pred_label
stringclasses 2
values | pred_label_prob
float64 0.5
1
| wiki_prob
float64 0.25
1
| text
stringlengths 112
978k
| source
stringlengths 37
43
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
__label__wiki
| 0.724698
| 0.724698
|
Putting Energy Disaggregation Tech to the Test
Cost, accuracy linked for tech that splits whole home energy into discrete loads
What if new technology could take a single measure of household power use -- say, smart meter data, or measurements from a single home sensor -- and tell us exactly how much power our air conditioning, water heating, kitchen appliances, household lighting and all our consumer electronics were using?
That’s the goal of a host of “energy disaggregation” technologies, from startups like Bidgely, PlotWatt, Navetas and Energy Aware, original technology developers like Enetics, and big companies including Belkin and Intel, in various stages of development and deployment around the world. Their goal is to capture the value from being able to break out discrete energy loads within homes and businesses, or even diagnose inefficiencies or imminent equipment failures, through the magic of big data, algorithms and analytics.
But there are a lot of questions for these technologies, also known as “non-intrusive load monitoring,” or NILM. The first one is how accurate they can be. The second one is how accurate they need to be, and at what cost, to meet the various use cases being contemplated for them.
Last year, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) set up a mock home in its Knoxville, Tenn. lab to see if it could answer some of these questions. The test pitted four separate NILM technologies -- two of them software-based, and two of them hardware-based -- against 57 separate real-world loads, from air conditioning down to cellphone charging, which EPRI monitored with submetering systems to get the real figures to use as a basis for comparison.
Last week, EPRI and the Department of Energy co-sponsored a workshop in Palo Alto to reveal some of the results. The presentation broke down each technology in terms of price over a five-year deployment, as well as accuracy in discerning and measuring loads, from easily recognizable HVAC and water heating systems, to harder-to-distinguish refrigerators, clothes washers, electric ranges or even household lights.
In simple terms, EPRI found “a cost versus accuracy tradeoff in some of [the] initial research,” Chris Holmes, senior project manager at EPRI, said at the workshop. Software-based systems that use available energy data from smart meters, circuit panel monitors or other sources were cheaper, but less discerning, while technologies that included specialized sensing hardware were far more accurate, but came at greater cost.
Balancing this cost-benefit equation will be an interesting challenge for companies interested in applying technologies like these, whether they’re companies trying to help property owners engage with and manage their energy use, or utilities that are hungry for data to help optimize load planning, energy pricing, and efficiency and demand response programs.
While EPRI isn’t disclosing the names of the vendors and didn’t delve into the technical details of how they go about their energy disaggregation task, there’s still a wealth of data to draw from the test results. Here’s a snapshot of what was on offer.
The Software Route: Hands-Off Intelligence, Less Accuracy
The first two technologies EPRI tested fell into the category of software-based, meaning that they don’t rely on their own hardware to do their work. Instead, they compare home energy data from other sources against a range of existing libraries of data about typical home and building energy use and configurations, and use various algorithms to yield estimates of which systems are using which shares of power at different times.
While Holmes didn’t name the vendors, he did say that “a lot of what you see being offered to utilities in the cloud, software-based, are of this nature” -- a description that would appear to match the offerings from Bidgely and PlotWatt, two startups that have been landing partnerships with home energy management companies of late. It’s also useful for utilities that aren’t often able to install equipment inside customers’ homes.
Here are some results from “Product A,” the more accurate of the two software-based technologies EPRI tested. As the chart shows, it provided its results in daily and weekly increments, and was able to isolate only the four largest loads in the house: HVAC, water heater, refrigerator and clothes washer.
At first glance, this level of detail might not seem that impressive -- but compared to the existing tools available to the industry, it can still be quite useful. For example, EPRI conducted a test last year (PDF) to see how hourly smart meter data could be used to verify whether specific appliances had actually turned off after receiving a demand response signal. The results weren’t so great: 67 percent accuracy for HVAC loads, 58 percent for water heater load, 24 percent for pool pump load and only 18 percent for refrigerator loads.
Disaggregation technologies that could provide more accurate measurement and verification (M&V) could be quite valuable for utilities seeking more certainty from their demand response projects, Holmes noted. It could also help in designing better energy efficiency programs, building more accurate load profiles that guide utility asset planning processes, and integrating new end loads like electric vehicle chargers, which haven’t been around long enough to build the historical assessments that utilities rely on today to forecast future demand.
The Hardware Route: Greater Accuracy -- With Customer Buy-In
The other two test vendors are hardware-based -- that is, they design their own equipment that’s installed at the meter or in the home to analyze household electricity. Krish Gomatom, senior engineer at EPRI, separated these technologies into two categories: “waveform-based analysis,” which uses signal frequency as the key measure to differentiate one load from another, and “spectral signature analysis,” which relies on current and voltage readings and a mathematical procedure known as the Fourier transform, to get the job done.
Once again, EPRI didn’t disclose which two hardware vendors it worked with on its test. But some startups taking a hardware-based approach to energy disaggregation include Navetas, Verdigris, Enetics, Energy Aware, and LoadIQ.
This category also includes two deep-pocketed players. The first, consumer electronics giant Belkin, has taken disaggregation technology from Zensi, a startup it acquired in 2010, and applied it to the Echo electricity monitoring devices it started piloting earlier this year. The second, Intel, has a similar technology out of Intel Labs that is being piloted in the Austin, Texas-based Pecan Street smart grid project, though it has yet to announce any commercialization plans.
Of the two hardware-based products tested by EPRI, both were able to deliver data down to the fifteen-minute level, compared to the software products’ daily readouts. They were also about to capture more devices with more accuracy: the first, “Product C,” was able to deliver 83 percent to 87 percent accuracy on HVAC, water heater and pool pump, and 74 percent to 86 percent accuracy on refrigerator and clothes washers and dryers.
But “Product D” really stood out. As the chart below indicates, it was able to pick out ten distinct household loads, including lighting, which is often a stumbling block for technologies like these, as well as to deliver results in up to five-minute increments at a very high level of accuracy.
Product D was also quite a bit less expensive than the other hardware-based technology, and close in cost to the less-accurate software systems as measured over a five-year deployment. It’s important to note, however, that the cost calculations here are complicated, involving comparisons between software licensing fees and hardware installation costs, as well as variable costs based on the number of units deployed.
Once again, it’s important to note that these systems aren’t accurate enough to stand in for revenue-grade submetering for any set of household loads. But they could help homeowners see their energy use patterns, identify wasteful behaviors, pinpoint which appliances are costing them the most, and other such tasks -- all without forcing them to install sensors at outlets, invest in smart appliances, or other expensive and time-consuming barriers to more active home energy management.
Next Steps in Bringing Disaggregation Into the Smart Energy Toolkit
EPRI’s second round of testing, scheduled for mid-2014, will add three to four new vendors to its roster, along with those from its first round that choose to continue to participate, Gomatom said. In the meantime, some real-world tests of NILM technology are already underway, according to Dave Kresta, emerging technology product manager for the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance.
His group and DOE’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are testing technology from five vendors -- Belkin, Enetics, Energy Aware, PlotWatt and Bidgely -- over the coming year, both in two PNNL test homes and in 30 real-world homes across the Pacific Northwest equipped with submetering equipment as part of a separate regional building assessment project.
Kresta noted that the 100 homes in this previous project cost about $30,000 apiece to hook up for the project -- some of it for hardware and telemetry, but most of it to pay the electricians who install and maintain it, as well as the PNNL scientists collecting, verifying and analyzing the data.
If that’s how much money it takes to hook up every load in a house with real-time metering, clearly it’s not an affordable route for homeowners or utilities -- which is why energy disaggregation is of such interest to utilities, he said. But that doesn’t mean that the NILM systems being tested are a piece of cake to implement -- several have been difficult to install, and some have overwhelmed the cellular network that’s carrying the data they collect back to the cloud, he said.
That’s part of the reason EPRI and DOE held last week’s workshop. The event brought many of the disaggregation technology vendors mentioned in this story into the same room with utility and regulator representatives, to start working on a set of standard definitions for how the accuracy of these technologies are measured, and how their data can be shared.
“We think this technology has the potential to be market-changing,” according to Cody Taylor of DOE’s Building Technologies Program. But that will require “common metrics that vendors can use, to tell how their product is better than some benchmarks – or better than competitors,” he said.
It may also require “data protocols and standardization that can allow common communication from hardware to software layers, common communication from event detection to customer notification,” he said. That may be harder to agree on, given the highly technical competitive differentiation between companies fighting for credibility in this new field.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23703
|
__label__wiki
| 0.689737
| 0.689737
|
Not in God's Name
by Jonathan Sacks
Despite predictions of continuing secularisation, the twenty-first century has witnessed a surge of religious extremism and violence in the name of God.
In this powerful and timely book, Jonathan Sacks explores the roots of violence and its relationship to religion, focusing on the historic tensions between the three Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Drawing on arguments from evolutionary psychology, game theory, history, philosophy, ethics and theology, Sacks shows how a tendency to violence can subvert even the most compassionate of religions. Through a close reading of key biblical texts at the heart of the Abrahamic faiths, Sacks then challenges those who claim that religion is intrinsically a cause of violence, and argues that theology must become part of the solution if it is not to remain at the heart of the problem.
This book is a rebuke to all those who kill in the name of the God of life, wage war in the name of the God of peace, hate in the name of the God of love, and practise cruelty in the name of the God of compassion.
For the sake of humanity and the free world, the time has come for people of all faiths and none to stand together and declare: Not In God’s Name.
Genre: Humanities / Religion & Beliefs / Religion: General / Interfaith Relations
Hardcover Arrow Icon
Despite the fact the book took 12 years to complete, it is bang up to date with references to the 2015 attack on the Paris kosher supermarket after the Charlie Hebdo attack. Long before ISIS was ever heard of, Lord Sacks said he had been worried about the phenomenon of radicalisation of political Islam.
The Jewish Telegraph
His broad vision has much to recommend it, and the book is argued with erudition and passion.
Sameer Rahim, The Telegraph
A penetrating analysis...This is essential reading.
Leamington Spa Courier
Sacks is a proper theologian, and he deserves praise for daring to seek out a common ethic within the three Abrahamic faiths...reaching out across the religious divide is important work that needs to be done.
Dublin Review of Books
Should be a must-read for any Jewish educator.
NOT IN GOD'S NAME featured in the Church Times' top ten religious books chart.
The Church Times
'It shows the former British Chief Rabbi as a serious and important socio-religious thinker.' 'Jonathan Sacks's splendid new book moves on three levels...offering a moral vision of what religion should be like in order to accommodate the Other and to reject violence. '
Rabbi Sacks speaking about the refugee crisis on Newsnight "Britain needs a very clear and conspicuous humanitarian gesture like Kindertransport...The British tradition of being a place of refuge for those who are at risk of losing their liberty and their lives should guide us now to being more generous rather than less so."
Speaking about Not in God's Name, he said: "The greatest threat to freedom in the post-modern world is radical, politicised religion. It is the face of what I call in the book 'altruistic evil' in our time. This poses a theological challenge to all three Abrahamic monotheistic faiths - Judaism, Christianity and Islam - that forces all of us, Jews, Christians and Muslims, to ask the most uncomfortable questions.
The murders in Beirut, Paris, and San Bernardino raise many questions...many explanations have been offered. Few I've come across, however, are as trenchant and eloquent as that offered by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks in his recent book, Not in God's Name: Confronting Religious Violence.
Not in God's Name is referred to as a 'remarkable book'. 'He believes that to persuade religious people of the Abrahamic faiths - Judaism, Christianity and Islam - arguments against religious violence must be rooted in theology, not in secular ideas alone.
ONE OF THE MAGAZINE'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR 'Compelling reading... extraordinarily engaging and accessible.'
Reform Magazine
'Jonathan Sacks is an enlightening presence for the whole world, and his message resonates today more powerfully than ever... Throughout this book, Sacks' analysis reflects an erudite mind fully engaged with philosophy, politics and social studies of the most rigorous kind. It is when he turns his attention and all of these resources to a theological engagement with the connection between religious faith and violence that he makes, what I believe is, his greatest contribution in this book... I cannot think of a more important new book for people of faith to read and study together than this book... Rabbi Sacks calls upon us to have hope; not mere optimism, but hope grounded in the deepest sources of our faith.
Michael Jinkins, The Huffington Post
Lord Sacks calls on moderates of all faiths to defend religious freedom
"Once you get rid of a politics of fear you can build a politics of hope" Rabbi Sacks speaking to Andrew Marr
The Andrew Marr Show
Not in God's Name was named as the 'Current Hit' in The Bookseller.
The former Chief Rabbi, Lord (Jonathan) Sacks, is one of the most interesting thinkers, writers and speakers about today. His interventions into the public debate rarely fail to encourage thought, knowledge and indeed wisdom. I suspect that this latest book will contribute a significant amount to the ferocious debates around religion and violence in our world today. There is a huge amount in the new book, including much to find agreement with as well as some things I am sure some readers will want to push back on.
Douglas Murray, The Spectator
The book is beautifully structured from the start and the reader never need feel lost as Sacks carefully leads them through his arguments... He does a sublime job of questioning the rather binary approach to the world that can be adopted by the Church.
Together Magazine (The Big Review)
Victory...will only be final when the West wins the battle of ideas. Jonathan Sacks gives us the intellectual tools to finish the job.
Standpoint Magazine
In his brilliant new book on religious violence, Not In God's Name, Jonathan Sacks identifies the challenge as "altruistic evil", evil committed in a sacred cause, and concludes that "no truth was ever proved by violence".
Matthew D'ancona, The Evening Standard
'A knowledgeable examination.' The book was featured in The Irish Catholic's BOOKS OF THE YEAR feature.
The Irish Catholic
His book is to be recommended for the way he addresses the issue of religious violence and aggression in the name of God and its many insights into the Scriptures.
Rev Marie Dove, The Methodist Recorder-
This is a powerful, compelling, timely book that does not deny the dark side of faith. Sacks underlines that extremists create more extremists but insists that it is not too late to stop this vicious cycle.
The Financial Times – BEST BOOKS OF 2015
Anything written by the former Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks is well worth reading, but his latest hardback is particularly timely.
LIfe and Work Magazine
Brilliantly subtle and original readings of biblical narratives This reading is an ingenious and often moving turning upside down of a rhetoric of "chosenness".
Rowan Williams, New Statesman
Cogent and wise, it must rank as a vital text for anyone aspiring to "win the peace."
World Watch Monitor
Sacks is especially interesting on the psychological reasons for why anti-Semitism is continually popular. I just hope the book is read in the Middle East
Ed West, The Spectator
A book, like all that Jonathan Sacks writes, that is full of knowledge, experience and deep thought. Well worth reading
In his new book, Not In God's Name, Lord Jonathan Sacks, the former Chief Rabbi, argues that what is needed to resolve the war of religion is better religion. False ideas about Islamic beliefs should be confronted and corrected; its essential teachings about love and peace should be embraced. Likewise, we might infer that the Prime Minister is not criticising Islam but urging Muslims to play a stronger role in promoting Islam as it truly is. This is a courageous statement to make. But undeniably necessary.
The book tackles the thorny issue of religious violence, at a time when it is prevalent across the Middle East in particular. Sacks tackles conflicts which claim to be committed in the name of God, delving into their theological underpinning, whilst searching for solutions. He drills into human nature, using a range of social, scientific and theological theories to identify what drives a tendency to violence, and how this can be broken down.
Jonathan Sacks returns as a defender of all religions. The former chief rabbi has written a new book arguing that belief in God is the solution, nor the cause of global conflict.
Michael Freedland, The Times
Deeply insightful and thought provoking.
It takes a strong religious mind to tackle this head on. Lord Jonathan Sacks, the recently retired Chief Rabbi is the type of man to think deeply, to reason well and construct a liberating case...This is not a 'nice' book to read. It certainly does not provide any political wand. It does courageously face the real live issues of the day. We cannot ignore the author's perspective, but should, like Sacks, consider a world where faith can and must override religion.
The Baptist Times
For Sacks, religion is essential to give us a sense of national identity and share 'common good', to prevent the pursuit of 'altruistic evil' that's offered by ISIL propaganda.
Third Way Magazine
And very often radical Islam offers, as Lord Sacks told us on BBC Radio 4's Sunday programme, "the sharpest, clearest voices they are hearing". He has coined the term "altruistic evil" to describe the phenomenon of profoundly evil acts committed for idealistic motives. It is persuasive analysis.
Ed Stourton, BBC NEWS
Rabbi Sacks is a spiritual and moral leader who has never shied away from taking the intellectual battle to some of religion's harshest critics... I was hugely impressed by the interdisciplinary nature of Rabbis Sacks' approach.
Peter Costello, The Irish Catholic
Lord Sacks' erudite analysis, and his suggested way forward in confronting religious violence, certainly reinforced the view that the man who held office as Chief Rabbi for 22 years, is still one of the big hitters, both in the UK and on the world stage
A thoughtful and timely contribution... very well argued.
"Altruistic evil" is a striking term coined by Jonathan Sacks, the former Chief Rabbi...in a challenging new book 'Not in God's Name'...Before their radicalisation, Sacks notes, many of those now on the battlefields were regarded by family, friends and fellow students as friendly, tolerant, moderate people. So how can they have become so devoid of conscience as to participate in the so-called Islamic State's chilling acts of barbarity... His answer is 'altruistic evil'...evil committed in a sacred cause, in the name of high ideals.'
All good-hearted readers will be attracted to his argument.
Noel Malcolm, The Tablet
A highly respected British scholar
Such a analysis opens up the cheering possibility that there is nothing inevitable about the antagonism between these three great faiths and the haunting tragedies it has produced.
Hortatory and prophetic...The centrepiece of Sacks's book is an extended meditation on the theme of sibling rivalry...this is exemplary.
The book was featured in The Jewish Chronicles's PICKS OF 2015
A wholly absorbing book. In Not in God's Name, Sacks ... spells out his hope for a future when human societies may resolve differences and respect a plurality of views. He does so with his usual measured and articulate voice in what is a thought-provoking and highly readable book
Entertainment Focus
This book makes interesting and valuable points...It is a case well put, and worth hearing
Marcus Tanner, The Independent
Sacks' analysis makes for compelling reading and his writing style is extraordinarily engaging and accessible. I found myself returning again and again to his exegesis of key Genesis narratives.
Lawrence Moore, Reform
Although Not in God's Name makes references to Christian and Muslim theology and exegesis, Rabbi Sacks clarifies that he was careful in writing the book not to step outside his own faith tradition. "It would just be wrong to tell Christians how to do Christian theology, and to tell Muslims how to do Muslim theology," he says, explaining that he hoped, instead, to invite others to attempt similar projects in their own faiths.
The theology that leads to violence in the three main monotheistic faiths must be addressed if the continuation of the terror afflicting the world is to be tackled.
TP O'Mahony, The Irish Examiner
The need to challenge and defeat ideas which are used to justify jihadist violence is brilliantly set out in Jonathan Sacks's book Not in God's Name.
Probably Britain's deepest and most interesting thinker on faith and extremism.
Andrew Marr - The Andrew Marr Show
The book was featured in The Church Times's BOOKS OF THE YEAR.
Jonathan Sacks can't be accused of shirking the big issues. In his latest book, Not in God's Name, the former chief rabbi considers a subject that believers of all faiths have a huge difficulty explaining: why do so many insist on advancing their belief in God as a justification for violence? It is, as the briefest survey of the headlines will confirm, a timely inquiry. Sacks, unsurprisingly, rejects the suggestion that religion itself is what causes the problem (though he does believe that if it is to be solved, theology must play a part).
Andrew Mueller, The Guardian
To that end, next week he is publishing Not in God's Name: Confronting Religious Violence, his first book since standing down in 2013 as Chief Rabbi after 22 years in office. It is no use, he says, hoping the problem will go away, or relying on our political leaders in the West to sort it out. Lord Sacks, is unmistakably a man on a mission, and he is sure that there is plenty we can do, if we find the will. "I'm optimistic, in the sense that when I speak to young Muslims, they are hungry for rising to the challenge of religion bringing reconciliation not violence among people. They have incredible idealism." And, he adds, as a final thought, befitting of one whose voice is so familiar on Radio 4's Thought for the Day, "I happen to believe in divine providence. God sends problems and God sends solutions
Peter Stanford, The Telegraph
Only one national leader in the Islamic world has said what needs to be said. Egypt's President Sisi called in January for a "religious revolution" led by his country's senior clergy, only to be labelled a heretic on Twitter. It does not help his case that Mr Sisi's ruthless jailing of thousands of suspected Islamists may only be radicalising thousands more. The responsibility of senior non-political Muslims is all the more serious as a result. As the former chief rabbi Jonathan Sacks writes in his new volume, Not In God's Name: "We have little choice but to re-examine the theology that leads to violent conflict in the first place."
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23705
|
__label__cc
| 0.667894
| 0.332106
|
Blood and Bone Marrow Cancers
Bone Marrow Failure Disorders
About Bone Marrow Failure Disorders
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Diamond-Blackfan Anemia
Essential Thrombocytosis
Large Granular Leukemia
Telomere Syndromes and Dyskeratosis Congenita
Bone Marrow Transplant Program
BRAF Tumor Center
Brain and Spinal Tumor Program (Neuro-Oncology)
Breast Cancer Program
Hopkins Opioid Program
Cancer Diagnostic and Treatment Planning Center
Cancer Rehabilitation Program
Cervical Dysplasia Center
Clinical Cancer Genetics
Colorectal Cancer Center
Esophageal Cancer Program
Greeenberg Bladder Cancer Instutite
Head & Neck Cancer Center
Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Registry
Hope Matters Project
Image Recovery Center
Integrative Medicine and Digestive Center
Leukemia Program
Leukemia Survivors Program
Lung Cancer Program
Ovarian Cancer Center
Palliative Care and Pain Program
Phase I Clinical Trials
Primary Brain Tumors
Sarcoma Center
Screening, Diagnostics and Prevention Services
Thyroid Tumor Center
Home > The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center > Centers & Clinics > Bone Marrow Failure Disorders
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare, acquired, disease that is caused by a mutation in bone marrow stem cells. The disease is characterized by destruction of red blood cells (hemolytic anemia), blood clots (thrombosis), impaired bone marrow function, and a 3% to 5% lifetime risk of developing leukemia. PNH affects only one or two people per million of the population and is a disease of young adults; the average age of diagnosis is 35 to 40 years of age, with occasional cases diagnosed in childhood or adolescence. PNH is closely related to aplastic anemia. In fact, up to 30 percent of newly diagnosed cases of PNH evolve from aplastic anemia. Similarly, the risk for developing PNH after treatment for aplastic anemia with immunosuppressive therapy (anti-thymocyte globulin and cyclosporine) is approximately 20% to 30%. The median survival after diagnosis is 10 years; however, now that effective therapy exists, most PNH patients should be able to live a normal life expectancy.
PNH is caused when mutations of the PIG-A gene occur in a bone marrow stem cell. Stem cells give rise to all the mature blood elements including red blood cells (RBC), which carry oxygen to our tissues; white blood cells (WBC), which fight infection; and platelets (PLT), which are involved in forming blood clots. The affected stem cell passes the PIG-A mutation to all cells derived from the abnormal stem cell. Cells harboring PIG-A mutations are deficient in a class of proteins called GPI-anchored proteins. Certain GPI-anchored proteins (such as CD55 and CD59) protect red blood cells from destruction. The majority of the disease manifestations like hemolytic anemia, thrombosis and infection result from a deficiency of these GPI-anchored proteins.
If your doctor suspects PNH he/she may order a variety of blood tests to confirm the diagnosis. Flow cytometry has become the gold standard for making the diagnosis. This test can determine the percentage of red cells and white blood cells that carry the PIG-A mutation.
Due to the wide spectrum of symptoms associated with PNH, it is not unusual for months or years to pass before the correct diagnosis is established. Some of the prominent symptoms of PNH include severe abdominal pain crises, severe headaches, back pain, excessive weakness, fatigue and recurrent infections. The classic symptom of bright red blood in the urine (hemoglobinuria) occurs in less than 30 percent of patients. Frequently patients notice their urine is a dark tea-color, sometimes cola-colored or even bright red. Typically, hemoglobinuria will be most noticeable in the morning and clear as the day progresses. Attacks of hemoglobinuria may be precipitated by infections, alcohol, exercise, stress or certain medications. Many patients note a feeling of fatigue that may be disabling during periods of hemoglobinuria. The excessive fatigue does not appear to be related to the degree of anemia, as it improves when the hemoglobinuria abates. Blood clots (thrombosis) occur almost exclusively in veins, as opposed to arteries, and are the leading cause of death in PNH. Hepatic vein thrombosis (also referred to as Budd-Chiari syndrome) and sagittal vein (a vein in the head) thrombosis are the most common sites for blood clots; however, all veins, especially those in the abdomen, are susceptible. Other common symptoms of PNH may include difficulty swallowing. Males may experience erectile dysfunction.
The appropriate treatment for PNH depends on the severity of symptoms. Some patients will experience few or no symptoms from PNH and do not require treatment other than folic acid and sometimes iron supplementation to increase red blood cell production. Over time, the disease may progress and more aggressive care may be necessary depending on the patients’ symptoms.
Medications -- Eculizumab (Solirus) is the only FDA-approved drug for the treatment of PNH. Eculizumab is administered intravenously every two weeks over 30 minutes. It is highly effective is reducing, or in many cases eliminating, the need for blood transfusions. Eculizumab also greatly reduces the risk of blood clots and in most cases greatly improves quality of life. The medication generally is safe and well-tolerated. The major adverse consequence of the drug is that it increases the risk for acquiring meningitis; therefore, all patients need to be vaccinated against meningitis. Even with the vaccine there is a 0.5% risk per year of acquiring meningitis, so many patients are also placed on penicillin to help prevent meningitis.
Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) is the only curative therapy for PNH. It is offered primarily only to patients who don’t have a good response to eculizumab. This is because of the potential risks of BMT and because eculizumab in most cases controls the disease.
At Johns Hopkins:
Articles by Robert Brodsky, M.D., Director of Hematology and professor of medicine and oncology at Johns Hopkins:
How I treat paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. Blood. 2009; 113(26):6522-7.
Narrative review: Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemobloginuria: the physiology of complement-related hemolytic anemia. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2008; 148(8):587-95.
Already a Patient?
Request your next appointment through MyChart!
Traveling for Care?
Whether you're crossing the country or the globe, we make it easy to access world-class care at Johns Hopkins.
Outside of Maryland (toll free)
Medical Concierge Services
Allegheny Health Network
The Allegheny Health Network collaborates on an array of initiatives that support cancer care and research.. Learn more.
Cancer Matters timely topics
Our Cancer for caregivers
Latest News from the Kimmel Cancer Center
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23707
|
__label__wiki
| 0.611507
| 0.611507
|
Computer Algorithm Illuminates Need of High-Volume Hospitals and Standard Care for Transplant Patients - 09/13/2016
Computer Algorithm Illuminates Need of High-Volume Hospitals and Standard Care for Transplant Patients
Can hospital size predict your chance of surviving transplant surgery? - Click to Tweet
Computer program reveals the need for standardized transplant care. - Click to Tweet
Using the results from a computerized mathematical model, Johns Hopkins researchers investigated whether they could improve heart and lung transplantation procedures by transferring patients from low-volume to high-volume transplant centers.
Investigators have long observed a positive relationship between a high operative volume and improved patient outcomes across a variety of surgical procedures, meaning that the more times a medical center does a particular surgery, the better its patients do overall. The new study, published in the American Journal of Transplantation on September 12, was the first to investigate this trend for heart and lung transplant patients on a national level, the Johns Hopkins team says.
“The reason we did the simulation is because there is a lot of uncertainty in predicting post-transplantation outcomes,” says Trent Magruder, M.D., a surgery resident and fellow in the Division of Cardiac Surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. “We hope our model will help illuminate areas for improvement and bring better and more predictable outcomes to doctors and patients.”
Past research showed that centers performing less than 14 heart transplants or 20 lung transplants each year have been associated with increased patient mortality. The new simulation drew on information from 12,594 heart transplant patients from 135 medical centers and 12,300 lung transplant patients from 67 centers in the U.S. The researchers define low-volume centers as those performing less than an average of 5.9 heart transplants or 11.9 lung transplants per year — both below the threshold for low-volume centers, as defined by past studies by other researchers.
The algorithm divided the continental United States into 11 regions, as defined by the United Network for Organ Sharing, which controls the allocation of donor organs, and began figuratively “closing” the center with the lowest number of transplants per year in each region. The algorithm essentially referred all patients from the “closed” low-volume center to the largest one in that region and assigned those patients the largest center’s reported mortality rate. This process was repeated until either five centers had been closed or only one transplant center in a given region was left.
For heart transplant patients, the first, second, third, fourth and fifth closings were associated with saving 10.1, 37.5, 76.6, 120 and 240.3 lives, respectively, at one year post-transplant. Lung transplant patients saw similar benefits, with 29.2, 78.2, 124.6, 202.5 and 240 lives saved at one year post-transplant for each successive closing.
“The goal of this study is not to say we need to close small centers,” says Christian Merlo, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins. “We used this algorithm as a tool to see if we can limit some of the heterogeneity between centers and find out if this improves outcomes for our patients. It is food for thought that we hope will spark conversation among our colleagues about the need for a set of best practices and ways to share that information across centers,” he adds.
While other countries, like the U.K., have nationalized, single-payer health care, a similar system may not be practical in the U.S. because of its size. For example, patients’ average travel distances for heart and lung transplantation exceed 300 miles in parts of the Pacific Northwest, and center closure would undoubtedly increase these distances. As such, regionalization could limit access to care to those who can’t afford to travel, in addition to the cost of the procedure. The authors emphasize that their algorithm, for the time being, can’t quantify the socioeconomic costs regionalization of care would create.
The researchers say that the next steps will include studying the best performing centers to see what they are doing differently from smaller centers to save more lives. Using this information, transplant physicians and surgeons can develop guidelines for best practices to share across the country. “The limitation of this study is that it is a black box,” says Magruder. “I can tell you that this algorithm appears to save lives, but I can’t tell you what the high-volume centers are doing, which makes more detailed research an important next step.”
In this year alone, 16,000 transplants have been performed in the U.S. Of those, 1,577 have been heart, 1,199 have been lung, and four have been heart and lung. However, all transplant patients can benefit from the improved care and collaboration across institutions that the researchers in this study wish to bring about.
Additional authors include Ashish Shah of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine; Bo Kim and Jonathan Orens of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; and Todd Crawford, Joshua Grimm, Errol Bush, and Robert Higgins of the Division of Cardiac Surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
The authors of this manuscript have no conflicts of interest to disclose as described by the American Journal of Transplantation.
Johns Hopkins is First and Only Center in the U.S. Approved for HIV-Positive Organ Transplants
Rachel Butch
rbutch1@jhmi.edu
Marin Hedin
mhedin2@jhmi.edu
An infographic and a video accompany this news release and are available for download.
We are providing these materials with the understanding that they will be used only to help illustrate the story in the corresponding news release. Please use the credit information provided. If there is anything else you need, please email us at JHMedia@jhmi.edu. Thank you.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23708
|
__label__wiki
| 0.566854
| 0.566854
|
Captivating Kent
Article by Sarah Hamilton-Walker | 16th August 2018
Whether you like historic houses, glorious gardens, bustling towns, fun family attractions or the sunny seaside, Kent has something to offer everyone – and nothing more so than beautiful countryside.
Known as the Garden of England there are many such glorious green spaces to visit – in fact there are more than 180.
Make sure to put on your list Riverhill Himalayan Gardens with its mix of quirky and traditional planting, Lullingstone Castle’s World Garden which combines plant heritage with cutting edge horticulture, the skilfully-designed seven-acre Great Comp Garden and the 14th century moated manor house Ightham Mote. Plus there is also Sissinghurst Gardens, Goodnestone Park, Quex Gardens and Hole Park waiting to be explored.
The beauty of Kent has meant that it has long been a magnet for film locations. Just this year Darkest Hour was released which saw filming take place at Chartwell, Winston Churchill’s home. Penshurst Place featured in The Princess Bride, and when it comes to films about the Tudor period Leeds and Dover castles have both been choice settings. Groombridge Place was the backdrop to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, meanwhile many Bond films have been shot on Kent’s shores in a nod to creator Ian Fleming, so a trip to all of these places is a must.
You will never find yourself stuck for something to do in Kent, just maybe stuck deciding from the variety of attractions it offers.With its location being of strategic importance historically, there are many castles situated in this corner of the South East. The romantic 13th century Hever Castle, once the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, is set in stunning gardens with a variety of attractions including mazes and its lake where you can go boating. Then there is Dover Castle, Britain’s first line of defence for centuries where you can explore the medieval royal palace, exciting exhibitions and wartime tunnels – just keep an eye out for ghosts!
Alternatively Leeds Castle offers a daily programme of activities and events alongside its award-winning gardens and romantic castle. There are plenty more castles to visit besides, including Scotney, Chiddingstone, Rochester, Tonbridge and Walmer to name but a few.
Explore all the county has to offer by rail with a trip on either the Kent and East Sussex Railway or the Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway, stretching 13 miles across Romney Marsh to Dungeness, a designated National Nature Reserve which is popular with photographers.
The Kent coast has plenty to offer with the iconic White Cliffs of Dover, The Historic Dockyard Chatham (one of Britain’s leading maritime heritage destinations), and the Turner Contemporary housing historical and contemporary art in a stunning seaside location.
The coastal town of Whitstable has colourful cottages and a harbourside fish market – and speaking of the seaside Kent boasts nine Blue Flag Beaches, six of which are in Thanet. The award-winning beaches are Botany Bay, Minnis Bay, Tankerton, West Bay, Joss Bay, Minster Leas, Sheerness Beach, Stone Bay and St Mildred’s Bay.
Inland, Canterbury has much to see, from its cathedral with a 1,400-year history featuring a Romanesque crypt as well as medieval stained glass windows, to The Canterbury Tales where you can immerse yourself in Geoffrey Chaucer’s stories.
Rich in historic interest and with a royal connection, the spa town of Tunbridge Wells offers a perfect mix of the past and modern day with the beautiful Pantiles at the lower end and a mix of independent and chain stores throughout the town. Other shopping destinations in Kent include Bluewater and the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet at Ashford.
If you are looking for artistic inspiration then head to the Creative Quarter in Folkestone, Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery, the Powell-Cotton Museum at Quex Park, the Marlowe Theatre, Gulbenkian Museum or The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge.
Family fun can be found throughout the county. For the animal-lover there is the South of England Rare Breeds Centre, Wingham Wildlife Park, Eagle Heights Wildlife Park and Wildwood Trust or enjoy a picnic at Knole in Sevenoaks amongst its many deer. For the adventurous head to Buckmore Park for kart racing or Go Ape at Bedgebury Pinetum, plus there are thrills and spills to be enjoyed at Dreamland in Margate. Or why not enjoy a relaxing day at Bewl Water where you can take a boat ride on the reservoir?
You may be in Kent, but experience the adventures of going on safari at Port Lympne Wild Animal Park or its sister site Howletts, a breeding sanctuary for some of the most rare and endangered species in the world.
Famous for its award-winning sparkling wines, why not head to one of Kent’s many vineyards for a tour such as Chapel Down, Biddenden and Hush Heath, or pop into Britain’s oldest brewer Shepherd Neame for a pint of beer?
Kent also has plenty of fun to be discovered underground at Chislehurst Caves or Ramsgate Tunnels, while staying above ground there are 4,273 miles of footpaths and cycle routes in the county – so there’s no excuse not to get out and enjoy all this beautiful corner of the country has to offer.
Images: Visit Kent, National Trust Images/Andrew Butler
Help Yourself to a Healthy Heart
The Thriving Town Of Tonbridge
Cherishing Canterbury's Cultural Jewels
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23711
|
__label__wiki
| 0.683374
| 0.683374
|
The Flanders Panel (Paperback)
By Arturo Perez-Reverte, Margaret Jull Costa (Translated by)
Mariner Books, 9780156029582, 304pp.
Publication Date: June 7, 2004
Paperback (5/1/1996)
A fifteenth-century painting by a Flemish master is about to be auctioned when Julia, a young art restorer, discovers a peculiar inscription hidden in a corner: Who killed the knight? In the painting, the Duke of Flanders and his knight are locked in a game of chess, and a dark lady lurks mysteriously in the background. Julia is determined to solve the five-hundred-year-old murder, but as she begins to look for clues, several of her friends in the art world are brutally murdered in quick succession. Messages left with the bodies suggest a crucial connection between the chess game in the painting, the knight's murder, the sordid underside of the contemporary art world, and the latest deaths. Just when all of the players in the mystery seem to be pawns themselves, events race toward a shocking conclusion. A thriller like no other, The Flanders Panel presents a tantalizing puzzle for any connoisseur of mystery, chess, art, and history.
Arturo P+rez-Reverte is an internationally acclaimed author and his books have been translated into nineteen languages in thirty countries and sold more than three million copies worldwide. He was born in 1951 in Spain, where he still lives.
MARGARET JULL COSTA has established herself as the premier translator of Portuguese literature into English today.
Praise For The Flanders Panel…
PRAISE FORTHE FLANDERS PANEL
“Paradoxes and puzzles abound.A sleek, sophisticated, madly clever chamber mystery about chess, life, and art.”—THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23712
|
__label__wiki
| 0.633109
| 0.633109
|
The Principles Behind Transferring a Gun’s Ownership
Americans exercise the right to keep and bear arms, as specifically protected by the Second Amendment to the constitution. Except for convicted felons and those legally determined to be mentally ill, every American can posses a firearm, subject to limitations of their State. Some states require people to obtain licenses for gun ownership but many states do not require such formality.
By mid 2016, it is estimated that around 36 percent of adult Americans either is a gun owner or is living with a gun owner. Compared with other countries, the figure might seem to be high but that statistic highlights some of the lowest gun ownership rates in the country in many years.
Transfer of Gun Ownership
Access to firearms, as guaranteed by the Constitution, allows people to buy, own, and sell guns. People may also transfer gun ownership, subject to applicable laws.
In most states, private sellers, or an individual without a license to sell or distribute firearms, may sell a gun to another unlicensed individual who lives in the same State as long as there is no reason to believe that the buyer does not possess the legal qualifications to buy and own firearm. However, private sellers are not allowed to directly sell or transfer gun ownership to another individual who resides in another state.
If a private seller wishes to sell or transfer gun ownership to another individual who resides in another state, the following procedures must be followed:
The gun must be transferred by the private seller or unlicensed individual to a Federal Firearms Licensee in the state of the individual who will receive the gun.
The Federal Firearms Licensee will lawfully transfer gun ownership from the private seller to the private buyer who is out-of-state.
There are no federal requirements of record keeping when the ownership of a firearm is transferred from one private seller or unlicensed individual to another unlicensed individual or private buyer.
LET US HELP YOU WITH YOUR GUN TRANSFER
Copyright © 2016 Gun Transfer. All rights reserved. | Site by Red Olive
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23713
|
__label__wiki
| 0.865637
| 0.865637
|
Search/Compare Variables
Start Sharing Data
Data Preparation Guide
Suggest Data to Archive
Official Rep Tools
Promoting ICPSR
Data Management & Curation
Tool & Services
Show Search Field
Find & Analyze Data
New York Times Monthly Poll #2, November 2002 (ICPSR 3712)
Version Date: Apr 29, 2009 View help for published
The New York Times. New York Times Monthly Poll #2, November 2002 . Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009-04-29. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03712.v3
CBS News/New York Times Poll Series
This poll, conducted November 20-23, 2002, is part of a continuing series of monthly polls that solicit opinions on political and social issues. Respondents were asked whether they chose to vote in the 2002 United States House of Representatives election, and if so, whether they were prevented from voting. If the respondents voted, they were asked which political party candidate (Democratic or Republican) they chose. In addition, respondents were queried about their current voting status, their candidate choice in the 2000 United States presidential election, whether they agreed more with the philosophy of the Democratic or Republican Party, and whether they identified themselves with the conservative Christian political movement. Respondents were also asked to give their opinions on the rights of private clubs to exclude members based on sex, forcing private single-sex clubs to admit members of the opposite sex, and switching the Professional Golfers' Association National Championship from the Augusta National Golf course to another golf club that does not exclude members based on sex. Background variables include age, sex, political orientation, marital status, religious orientation, education, ethnicity, income, and the number of phone lines in the home.
clubs Democratic Party (USA) discrimination gender issues memberships national elections public opinion religious right Republican Party (USA) sex discrimination social issues
This data collection may not be used for any purpose other than statistical reporting and analysis. Use of these data to learn the identity of any person or establishment is prohibited.
(1) This collection has not been processed by ICPSR staff. ICPSR is distributing the data and documentation for this collection in essentially the same form in which they were received. When appropriate, documentation has been converted to Portable Document Format (PDF), data files have been converted to non-platform-specific formats, and variables have been recoded to ensure respondents' privacy. (2) The codebook is provided by ICPSR as a Portable Document Format (PDF) file. The PDF file format was developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated and can be accessed using PDF reader software, such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader. Information on how to obtain a copy of the Acrobat Reader is provided on the ICPSR Web site.
The ASCII data file may have been replaced if the previous version was formatted with multiple records per case. A frequency file, which contains the authoritative column locations, has been added to the collection.
A variation of random-digit dialing using primary sampling units (PSUs) was employed, consisting of blocks of 100 telephone numbers identical through the eighth digit and stratified by geographic region, area code, and size of place. Within households, respondents were selected using a method developed by Leslie Kish and modified by Charles Backstrom and Gerald Hursh (see Backstrom and Hursh, SURVEY RESEARCH. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 1963).
Adult population of the United States aged 18 and over having a telephone at home.
Data Source View help for Data Source
The New York Times. New York Times Monthly Poll #2, November 2002 . ICPSR03712-v3. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009-04-29. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03712.v3
2009-04-29 As part of an automated retrofit of some studies in the holdings, ICPSR updated the frequency file for this collection to include the original question text.
2009-04-22 As part of an automated retrofit of some studies in the holdings, ICPSR created the full data product suite for this collection. Note that the ASCII data file may have been replaced if the previous version was formatted with multiple records per case. A frequency file, which contains the authoritative column locations, has also been added.
Created variable labels and/or value labels.
The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. Please see version history for more details.
This study is provided by ICPSR. ICPSR provides leadership and training in data access, curation, and methods of analysis for a diverse and expanding social science research community.
Thematic Data Collections
Data Stewardship and Research Projects
Report a Problem with the Site
© 2017 The Regents of the University of Michigan. ICPSR is part of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23719
|
__label__wiki
| 0.872705
| 0.872705
|
Movie Actress
Guitarist net worth
American net worth
Italy net worth
TV Actress net worth
Instagram Star net worth
Football Player net worth
American male television actors
✎ About Chase Coleman, III.
Who is it?: Founder, Tiger Global Management
Birth Year: 1975
Birth Place: New York, New York, United States
Residence: New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater: Williams College
Occupation: hedge fund manager
Known for: Founding Tiger Global Management
Home town: Glen Head, New York, U.S.
Title: CEO, Tiger Global Management
Spouse(s): Stephanie Ercklentz
Chase Coleman, III. Net Worth
Chase Coleman, III. was bornon 1975 in New York, New York, United States, is Founder, Tiger Global Management. Chase Coleman started out as a hedge fund investor, but his Tiger Global Management has evolved into a broader investment firm. Coleman's Tiger Global hedge fund has a long record of delivering fantastic returns. Tiger Global Management oversees some $20 billion in assets and invests in both public and private equities. Prior to starting Tiger Global, Coleman worked for hedge fund legend Julian Robertson. He has two long-time partners: Scott Shleifer, who helps run the Tiger Global hedge fund, and Lee Fixel, who oversees Tiger Global's venture funds.
Chase Coleman, III. is a member of Finance and Investments
Net worth: $2.7 Billion (Updated at 22 June 2018)
2018 $2.16 Billion
Some Chase Coleman, III. images
Coleman grew up in Glen Head, Long Island. His Father, C. Payson Coleman, Jr., born in 1950, is a partner at the New York law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, and his mother, Kim Payson, owned an interior design firm.
His grandfather was Charles Payson Coleman, who was managing partner of the New York law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell until his death in 1982. He was married to Louise Stuyvesant Wainwright, aka Mimi C. Thompson, (died 1996), a descendant of Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch Governor who surrendered New Amsterdam to the English, after which it was renamed New York, and who built the wall around what is now Wall Street, for which it is named.
He started his career in 1997, working for Julian Robertson and his hedge fund, Tiger Management. Coleman had grown up with Robertson’s son, Spencer, who lived close to Glen Head, in Locust Valley. In 2000, Robertson closed his fund, and entrusted Coleman with over $25 million to manage, making him one of the 30 or more so-called "Tiger Cubs", fund managers who started their fund management careers with Tiger Management. Fellow Williams graduate Ole Andreas Halvorsen, one of the world's wealthiest hedge fund managers, is another former "Tiger Cub," amongst other very successful hedge fund managers such as Stephen Mandel and Lee Ainslie.
According to Bloomberg, Coleman is notoriously publicity-shy and has refused to be photographed for any publication since his 2005 wedding photographed by the New York Social Diary. Coleman is co-chair of the Tiger Foundation and the investment committee of the Hospital for Special Surgery. The Tiger Foundation was founded by Julian Robertson in 1989, and its stated mission is "striving to break the cycle of poverty in New York City."
They reside on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. In 2008, they bought an entire floor of a Fifth Avenue building from Veronica Hearst, the daughter-in-law of william Randolph Hearst, for US$36.5 million, and have further homes on Long Island and in Palm Beach, Florida.
He is a "major Republican Party donor". For Example, in 2012, he donated US $30,800 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee and US $5,000 to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign. He has also donated to Democratic candidates, including $10,000 to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo,$4,950 to Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, and $2,700 to New York Senator Charles Schumer.
Coleman serves as managing partner of Tiger Global Management. The hedge fund was an early investor in Facebook, and sold its stake in 2013 for an estimated $1 billion. The venture capital section of Tiger Global is key to the firm's success. Much of this success is attributable to Investments in the Technology sector, especially in areas like private Internet companies such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Zynga, as well as Investments across global markets. In January 2015, Coleman introduced Tiger Global Internet Opportunities, which specifically focuses on Investments in the Internet, and has already grown to an estimated $2.3 billion after beginning with $700 million in capital. In June 2015, Tiger Global's hedge fund manager of many years and former partner of Coleman, Feroz Dewan, left Tiger Global to start his own investment firm, a "major setback" for Coleman, according to Forbes.
On the Forbes 2016 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked #722 with a net worth of US$2.4 billion. According to Business Insider, he was born into "old money" and has made a lot of "new money" as well.
1975 births Living people American hedge fund managers American billionaires Deerfield Academy alumni Williams College alumni People from Nassau County, New York
Chase Coleman, III. fans also viewed:
J. Christopher Flowers Net Worth
Finance and Investments
Lowell Milken Net Worth
Marcel Erni Net Worth
Robert Defares Net Worth
Sandy Weill Net Worth
Thomas Hagen Net Worth
Thomas James Net Worth
Wu Gang Net Worth
Liu Yiqian Net Worth
Lin Ming-Cheng & family Net Worth
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23720
|
__label__wiki
| 0.586485
| 0.586485
|
❮ Back to Case Studies
Melbourne, Australia & WebEOC
Melbourne, Australia, on the country’s southern coast, boasts a metro-area population of over four million citizens. More than 700,000 commuters come into the city each working day. The city hosts over 2,000 events per year, including 20 major events, making it the major events capital of Australia. Major planned events include the Australian Football League Final parade, Moomba Festival, the Melbourne International Film Festival and Spring Fashion Week.
“We host dozens of other sporting events and festivals, commencing with our annual New Year’s Eve party that attracts over 500,000 people and features fireworks at 15 sites around the city," said Susan Kempson, Spatial Systems Team Leader, City of Melbourne.
During the running of an event, the Melbourne Events Operation Centre (MEOC) coordinates the management of any incidents that may arise and the allocation of tasks amongst the various agencies that need to be performed on the ground. The previous event management system was a hard-copy, manual reporting system based on a seven-column Excel file and there were concerns about risk management. Some of the concerns revolved around information clarity, misplacement of paper and the possible miscommunication between field officers and the MEOC due to lack of location intelligence. The City of Melbourne decided the solution was an upgrade to WebEOC.
“Because WebEOC is a Web-based, commercial, off-the-shelf product it’s easy to configure and manage and provides real-time information to our staff,” Kempson said. “WebEOC enables us to restrict levels of access, offers automatic date and time stamping, is easy to update and enhance, and a bonus is that we can run simulated exercises as part of our training. It also gives us the ability to learn from past events.“In particular, because WebEOC centralises information it can then be viewed by external agencies – so everyone’s on the same page, especially during an emergency.”
Another major requisite was the ability for City of Melbourne staff out in the field to send and receive incident reports with accompanying photos and/or videos. “This provides us with the capability to use WebEOC out in the field on mobile devices, including iPhones and iPads, enabling officers to quickly and accurately describe an incident in the field which is immediately reflected in the control centre,” Kempson said. “Everyone in the control centre can see the incident and can allocate it to a responsible agency and track it to resolution.”
To ensure speed and accuracy, design of the WebEOC data entry screens was refined to eliminate all unnecessary complexity. The flexibility of WebEOC ensured that it could be tailored to best integrate with Melbourne’s existing emergency response frameworks. Feedback on the customisation was sought from representatives of the Victoria State Emergency Service, Victoria Police, Department of Human Services, Metropolitan Fire Brigade, and local municipal emergency response officers.
Municipal Emergency Management
While the Melbourne Events Operation Centre initially purchased WebEOC solely for event management, it’s now also used by the Municipal Emergency Control Centre where police, ambulance, fire and other emergency services work together with city council staff to monitor reports in real time and deploy resources in response to incidents as they occur. “Having WebEOC in our Events Operations Centre, Emergency Control Centre and within our Safe City Programme Centre means that if an event turns into an emergency all three agencies will be using the same system and have all the relevant information at hand,” Kempson said.
WebEOC is used to manage Melbourne’s Safe City Programme, which includes “Safe City Camera” and “Safe City Taxi” operations. The Safe City Camera programme uses 53 closed-circuit TV surveillance cameras in areas where anti-social behaviour or criminal activity is more likely to occur. Safe City Camera staff use WebEOC to monitor and record activity on the cameras 24 hours a day and officers in the programme drive around in patrol cars and use iPads to update incident information via WebEOC.
Safe City Taxi ranks are central city locations manned by safety officers who provide a safer environment for passengers waiting for a taxi and for drivers waiting for passengers. The programme uses WebEOC to capture taxi destinations and driver identification numbers. Collecting statistics is vital to expanding services, evaluating the need for service and testing new locations.
WebEOC has been used successfully in city council scenario exercises, such as ‘Exercise Reliant’ when over 90 people from government and private organisations participated, and during the Moomba Festival weekend in March when Melbourne was hit by major storms. Plans call for the City of Melbourne to use WebEOC to disseminate information on dangerous weather conditions and to provide weather report updates on a daily basis.
About Intermedix
Intermedix delivers technology-enabled services and SaaS solutions to health care providers, government agencies and corporations. The company supports more than 15,000 health care providers with practice management, revenue cycle management and data analytic tools. Intermedix connects the world’s population with crisis management and emergency preparedness technologies.
Recent Case Sudies
Download This Paper
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23724
|
__label__wiki
| 0.754861
| 0.754861
|
Rodarte’s Fantasy Life
By Allyson Shiffman
“We’ve always been interested in the notion that the mundane can be fantastical,” explain Rodarte designers Kate and Laura Mulleavy. This notion—that everything is not as it seems—is the starting point for Rodarte’s latest short film. Produced by The Creators Project, a partnership between Intel and Vice, “This Must Be The Only Fantasy” is a narrative short featuring Rodarte’s Spring Summer 2013 collection. What begins as any other carefree teenage rendezvous in present-day L.A. mutates into a surreal adventure, featuring mystical characters that mirror the medieval elements evident in the collection.
Starring the ethereal Sidney Williams in her film debut alongside Guinevere van Seenus and Elijah Wood, the project is the third in a series of narrative fashion films the brand has conceived with director Todd Cole. Like the two previous films, “The Curve of Forgotten Things” and “Aanteni,” “This Must Be The Only Fantasy” fits seamlessly into the story of the collection; a story that, for Rodarte, tends to begin on the runway and evolve in deliberate yet unexpected ways. “We are always thinking about how we can further create an immersive experience,” the designers say. “One that brings to life the world that we are imagining.”
Just as the Mulleavys’ designs are considered down to the finest detail, every minute aspect of the film is a functioning cog in the story. “Every collection is unique and requires different creative ideas and context,” explain Kate and Laura. In this case, 18-year-old Williams captures the sense of effortlessness and innocence the designers sought for Spring/Summer 2013. For music they turned to indie darlings Beach House. “We knew that they would score the film in a sublimely beautiful and moving way,” the designers say. Finally, director Todd Cole never fails to bring the designers’ vision to life. “[With Todd], we always seem to be on the same page and yet, we still surprise and inspire each other,” the designers say. Yet again, Rodarte presents a fashion fantasy unlike any other.
The Best Boutiques of Downtown Manhattan, Ranked Solely By Their Free Beverages
That Time Lindsay Lohan Wore Three Dresses To The Oscars
Drake Gets Cold Feet, and Other Stories from Twenty Years of Alife
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23725
|
__label__wiki
| 0.75297
| 0.75297
|
Keaton Henson: ‘I make grim realities more beautiful to listen to’
The reclusive singer taps the fragility, beauty and discomfort of the emotionally afflicted
Wed, Sep 21, 2016, 07:01 Updated: Tue, Sep 27, 2016, 11:54
Tony Clayton-Lea
Keaton Henson: “The intensity, which I’m told is there, comes ironically from my not wanting to be up on stage. It’s never just another day on the road for me.”
Frankly, we are surprised. Very surprised. Having seen Keaton Henson perform a mesmerising anxiety-riddled set at last December’s Other Voices in Dingle, one is aware that the English folk musician doesn’t take fondly to something as frivolous as a promotional interview. Plus a rake of previous (missed) interview opportunities with other media outlets, such as the time he didn’t bother showing up for a chat, and one where he sent explanatory line drawings as answers to questions.
So we are pleasantly taken aback when Henson answers his phone. Initially hesitant, it swiftly transpires that he is eager to talk about his work as a musician, a songwriter and an artist, as well as the anxiety issues that manifest most obviously in his near-crippling stage fright.
First things first: Henson’s remarkable new album, Kindly Now, channels the kind of fragility, calm, mournfulness and beauty that made Jeff Buckley such a signifier for the emotionally afflicted. Henson agrees, but there is an extra ingredient in the mix that he doesn’t want overlooked.
“There is discomfort, too,” he says in a low but steady voice. “For me, there are certain pieces of beautiful art that have a discomfort in the reality of it. That’s what I hope for, anyway. It’s like the artists Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud, both of whom are icons to me. It’s about representing a grim reality, but in as beautiful a way as possible.
“If there’s anything altruistic about the art I make, then hopefully it’s that it makes those grim realities much more beautiful to listen to, and, if people wish, to take away with them.”
Grim experiences
The “grim realities” Henson writes about are, he freely admits, based on his own experiences of personal and romantic relationships. Kindly Now teems with such admissions.
“Yes, it’s all fairly autobiographical,” he says. “When you get to a certain age, your emotions aren’t anywhere as easy to write about. As a teenager, emotions are very straightforward and powerful, and that’s when I started writing songs. For this album, I tried to tackle writing about more complex adult feelings, which can be harder to strip down to their essence.”
The lyric writing arrives uninterrupted.
“It’s reasonably stream-of-consciousness. As someone who spends quite a lot of time on my own, I’m very practiced in talking to myself, so I have these inner conversations all of the time. That makes it easier to sit down and write.”
Henson is also an accomplished (and much exhibited) artist; he won’t choose between music and art because he “needs them both, and because I’m not on for sitting still. When the music is driving me nuts, the thing I need to do at that point is to go away and sit and draw for two days. Then I’m recharged and ready to write again.”
Henson was born in 1988, the sole offspring of ballet dancer Marguerite Porter (MBE in the 2015 New Year Honours list for services to ballet) and veteran TV and film actor Nicky Henson. His music breakthrough arrived five years ago when then BBC Radio 1 presenter Zane Lowe aired his song, You Don’t Know How Lucky You Are. The enthusiastic public reaction prompted the rerelease of Henson’s 2010 limited edition debut album, Dear . . . .
Live shows to promote the debut and his 2013’s Birthdays were infrequent at best and always in small spaces such as art galleries, museums and churches. The reasons soon became apparent: Henson’s extreme uneasiness with performing in front of an audience. Add such palpable tension to songs that thrum with disquiet and you have a mixture that people couldn’t get enough of.
Potential meltdown
Does Henson if some people go to his live shows in the hope of seeing a meltdown? There is the potential of that, he admits.
“The intensity, which I’m told is there, comes ironically from my not wanting to be up on stage. It’s never just another day on the road for me, though; each gig is a really huge deal.
“So it’s ironic, yes, and it seems to have generated a kind of performance that people want to see. Which means I have to do gigs more often! I suppose there’s something about a state of terror that can bring out a different performance.”
Is there a balance between the pressures of performing and satisfying fans?
“It comes down to the core aspect of anxiety – for me, after trying lots of things, what helps the most getting through it all is to find something you love more than you’re frightened of. It’s a constant meditation on how much I love making music, and I love it more than I’m frightened of what goes into making it.
“It is a balance, of course, but it takes a lot of will power to remember that when you’re backstage and the intro music starts playing.”
There is also the safety net of Henson being aware the people who go to his shows know what they are investing in. They’re hardly expecting Robbie Williams to bounce out in front of them?
“Me stage diving? I don’t think so! But now you mention it, I think there is an incredible kindness to my shows from the audience. I’m constantly amazed about that, and shocked when I go to other gigs that there isn’t always the same level of understanding and empathy. Yes, I’m sure – the people who like my music feel it more.”
Intense feelings
What a lovely person Keaton Henson is. Strip away the notions of someone trapped by their own neuroses and you have a smart, witty artist who feels things intensely and who expresses those feelings.
Still, does he ever wish he could be a brazen, publicity-seeking, unashamed personality-pumping performer?
“Every day,” he replies, with a laugh and more than a hint of candour. He says part of him wishes he could live his life like an open wound. It is a disarming thing to hear, and a remark that stays with me for days.
He is astonished by the energy displayed by some of his music industry friends.
“They tour and tour, and do interviews and all other kinds of media stuff,” Henson says. “I’m desperately jealous of that, but in my brain there’s a central protection towards my art making, and I’m hyper aware of things which affect that. So I need to safeguard the things within me that allow me to make it.”
- ‘Kindly Now’ is out now on Play It Again Sam. Keaton Henson performs at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on February 11th.
Keaton Henson – the illustrator
“Drawing is something I’ve done since I was very young. In fact, I assumed I’d be a full-time artist, but I have severe colour blindness so that prevented it, which is why all my illustrations are in monochrome. The art side of my life has always been a more technical thing, but I’m very comfortable with it. In fundamental terms, art is my hands, and music is my heart; my music is emotionally led, while art is more of a soothing thing for me.
“Music stresses me out in a nice way, but art calms me down.”
‘Baby Shark’ played by US city to deter the homeless
‘Making music keeps me alive, being in the music industry almost killed me’
Schemes for women in music help, just don’t look at the rest of the programme
Alarmist: Sequesterer
Ed Sheeran: No 6 Collaborations Project
Freya Ridings: Freya Ridings
New Order + Liam Gillick: ∑(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) So it Goes
What's on: Galway International Arts Festival 2019
July is here, festival season is upon us, and Galway has become a truly magical place with the arrival of the 42nd Galway International Arts Festival
0:46 Mick Jagger swaggers back on to stage after heart surgery
1:31 Belfast student wows Michael Bublé with rendition of An Cailín Álainn
1:49 Girl power: Spice Girls bring the party to Dublin
6:06 Nothing Else Matters: Slane students cover classic Metallica hit
2:11 The Netherlands wins the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23726
|
__label__wiki
| 0.980676
| 0.980676
|
BBC History Magazine digital subscription
The UK's best selling History magazine
BBC History Magazine aims to shed new light on the past to help you make more sense of the world today. Fascinating stories from contributors are the leading experts in their fields, so whether they're exploring Ancient Egypt, Tudor England or the Second World War, you'll be reading the latest, most thought-provoking historical research. BBC History Magazine brings history to life with informative, lively and entertaining features written by the world's leading historians and journalists and is a captivating read for anyone who's interested in the past.
Be the first person to tell us what you think about BBC History Magazine and you'll save $5 on your next purchase!
https://www.isubscribe.co.nz/bbc-history-magazine-digital-subscription.cfm 14052 BBC History Magazine https://www.isubscribe.co.nz/images/covers/nz/541/14052/square/BBCHistoryMagazine127201924925.jpg 72.45 NZD InStock /Digital/Arts & Culture/History The UK's best selling History magazine 72.45
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23729
|
__label__wiki
| 0.985322
| 0.985322
|
03/01/2015 1:17 PM IST | Updated 15/07/2016 8:24 AM IST
How A Newspaper Reporter From Bihar Rose To Run India's Biggest TV Empire
Several decades before Uday Shankar began his career as CEO of what is perhaps the country's most successful television network, even before he became part of the tele- vision news industry that revolutionised the way the country consumed news in the late 1990s, he began his professional life with a failure.
Open Magazine The Weekly for the Young Mind
Ritesh Uttamchandani
By Lhendup G Bhutia
As Uday Shankar walks into the unfinished and forbidden terrace of Star House, there is an amusing look of incredulity on the face of the security guard whose job is to restrict entry to this area. Shankar, CEO of Star TV India, has never been on the terrace. And the guard in all likelihood has never been on Shankar's floor. Seemingly unsure of what course of action he should follow, the guard stands up, perhaps to register a forbiddance, fidgets as though he is unsure if he should offer some pleasantries, accompanies us a few paces, but eventually returns to his seat without speaking.
We climb tiny inconvenient steps to reach the terrace that stands above the unfinished 40th floor of this imposing building. Shankar almost races ahead, while his female companions totter on their large heels, first on the steps, and later against the breeze on the terrace. After we complete the photo-shoot, his companions appear to want to leave the place. But Shankar stands, his elbows resting against an unfinished wall. "Look at that view," he says. Below you can see Bombay in all its grandeur and hopelessness. Tiny figures of traffic that halt more often than they move, old rattling trains carrying people home from work, a cluster of buildings shooting up around Mahalaxmi Race Course, and a gorgeous sea at a distance almost as though containing an exploding city. "Isn't that a great view?" he says, pointing to the distant setting sun.
As we walk down, Shankar is the only one to thank the guard.
Several decades before Uday Shankar began his career as CEO of what is perhaps the country's most successful television network, even before he became part of the tele- vision news industry that revolutionised the way the country consumed news in the late 1990s, he began his professional life with a failure. He sat for the UPSC examination like every other young man of reasonable intellect from a small city. And he cleared the preliminary and main rounds too. But even though some of his friends were selected, Shankar failed at the interview. "I have always been a little too sharp of the tongue and quick on the repartee. And I think I was too cocky at the interview," he says, refusing to elaborate--out of embarrassment, he admits--on what went wrong. "That's when I realised I had to take charge of my life."
Until then, Shankar had breezed through life with little care. Born to a civil engineer and homemaker, he was, according to himself, curious about the world from a young age. "I had three vices, really, as a kid--Newsweek, Time magazine, Far Eastern Economic Review," he recalls. "And most of my classmates were then still reading comic books." But he lacked the ambition his father so desired in him. He moved to Delhi to pursue a Master's degree in Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University, but continued to lead a life of little worry. He got himself a two-wheeler, hung out with friends, often plied himself with whisky, but rarely considered where his career was going. "So when I failed at the UPSC, it really shook me up. I started to reconsider where my life was headed," he says. He realised that he wouldn't enjoy the job of a civil servant, if he ever got selected for it. So instead of preparing for the civil services' examination again, he chose, much to his father's disappointment, a job he thought his curiosity and interest in current affairs would be more naturally inclined to. After completing a course at Times School of Journalism in Delhi, he found himself on a train to Patna, to become a political correspondent for The Times of India.
Shankar is leaner in reality than he appears on TV and in newspaper pictures. As the 52-year-old walks down a passage that leads from his office to his conference room, the military clatter of his shoes filling the air, he chats with colleagues who work on the floor with informal familiarity. It feels more like a newsroom crowd than that of a staid corporate house. He is dressed in a formal blue shirt and dark trousers, and wonders if he can leave the top button of his shirt undone for a photograph. His office exudes luxury, with a seating area for him to entertain guests and a desk beside a glassed-in sun porch where he can work, drinking coffee that is poured by gloved hands into mugs with 'Star TV' embossed on them.
In many ways, Shankar's career mirrors the rapid changes that have occurred in the country's media industry. He learnt journalism at various publications before shifting, like other ambitious journalists, to the then exciting new industry of TV news. Over the next few years, Shankar would work his way into various news channels, overseeing and bringing about changes in the technology and content of Indian TV news, and ascend to become one of the top editors in the business. The careers of most journalists would have reached a plateau here. But Shankar became part of another industry, a larger one, and another revolution. Shankar became Chief Executive Officer, unheard of for a journalist in India, of a multi-million dollar entertainment company that has a bouquet of 34 channels in seven different languages and which reaches roughly 650 million viewers every week. Shankar became the top boss of Star India.
When Shankar joined The Times of India as a political correspondent, he was focused on his career, but was still 'trouble' for management. He became involved with the local journalists' trade union, demanding better wages for journalists, and later protested against the paper's management when some of his colleagues lost their jobs. Over the next few years, he moved to a string of other publications in Delhi, covering various beats, from politics and health to the environment, and also became one of the founding editors of the environmental magazine Down To Earth. Television news was opening up to Indians at this time and Shankar wanted to join it.
"When I was still working with The Times of India in Patna, I was once in Delhi for a while," he says. This was in 1991, during the First Gulf War. Shankar was too poor, in his words, to afford a TV set. So he began to frequent the house of a friend who owned one with a cable connection. "We would sit in front of the TV, tuned in to CNN, watching with amazement at the coverage of the war by the channel," he says. "The visuals of a war, perhaps being witnessed by many around the world for the first time, the reporters standing on location signing off their PTCs (piece to cameras)--it completely blew my mind. I knew I wanted to be in such an industry."
Shankar also began to frequent the sets of televised current affairs programmes in India. He once even became a part of the audience for current affairs shows for Doordarshan. "I was getting drawn to the medium. Everything about it, from its lighting and cameras to the urgency of the news, began to captivate me," he recalls.
"I used to speak about it so often to my wife that one day she told me if I liked it so much, why didn't I join it."
Shankar began his career in the TV news industry at Zee TV as a news producer. He began to rise rapidly, rarely ever sticking to one job for too long, moving as a producer and later as a news editor and executive. He went from Zee TV to Home TV, then to the production house Shri Adhikari Brothers, and from there on to Sahara TV, Aaj Tak and Headlines Today, and finally Star News. Recently, Aroon Purie, Chairman of the India Today Group, which owns Aaj Tak, spoke about his impressions of Shankar to the media news portal Exchange4media. He said, "I think I am a pretty good judge of people... but the one person I misjudged was Uday Shankar... I found him to be a person who is passionate about journalism and passionate about news... He was from JNU, I wouldn't say he was a leftist, but he had kind of imbibed some of the leftist ideology, and I thought he was the last person to be a big corporate leader in India because he was not really a corporate person. He was the kind of person who was a free spirit, who said, 'I never hold a job for more than three years in any particular place', kind of a moving person who likes to do different things at different times..."
Shankar was director of Aaj Tak when it launched in 2000, and helped set up its English-language counterpart, Headlines Today in 2003. While at Aaj Tak, he is widely considered to have kicked off the phenomenon of 'Breaking News' in India, where the news was relayed instantly, something that other channels began to emulate. He says, "An event on TV was never instant then. There were no OB vans like those you see today and the technology to beam a feed directly into TVs at homes did not exist in India then." "But when the Gujarat earthquake occurred in 2001, we at Aaj Tak were able to, with the help of broadband cables, show what was happening almost instantly. That feeling of doing something new was exhilarating."
When the media baron Rupert Murdoch of News Corp purchased the Hong Kong-based Star TV in 1992 for almost $1 billion, he wanted to expand his media empire and create a truly global satellite network. He was particularly focused on China, which he visited often and whose leaders he courted extensively. Some even claim his marriage to Wendi Deng, his third wife who worked as a Star TV executive and whom he has now divorced, was motivated by that.
But Murdoch and Star TV burnt their fingers in China. Faced with legal regulations that prohibit foreign stations from buying domestic media outlets, as well as attempts to control content, it became clear after 2010, when Murdoch sold control of Star China TV to China Media Capital, that he was on his way out. Earlier this year, it was announced that Murdoch was selling his remaining stake--47 per cent--in the company. Murdoch's focus is now entirely on Star India, which in comparison with Star China TV has been doing remarkably well.
But it wasn't all that good, even in India. In fact when Shankar was asked to take over Star India in 2007, many believed it was a stop-gap arrangement. The performance of the entertainment channel was dipping, the ratings of its shows were low, revenues were shrinking and rival channels were pulling a march on it. The fact that the jobs of Peter Mukerjea and Sameer Nair, the two big names associated with the entertainment channel's set-up in India, who performed the separate and independent roles of looking after the programming and the running of Star India, were being combined and offered to someone who only had news industry experience appeared perplexing to industry watchers.
"All sorts of rumours were doing the rounds," he says.
"From how I would not last long to how the company would wind down its business in India."
But Shankar has turned the fortunes of the firm around. It is not just the leader in the category of entertainment channels, its various channels draw large revenues; it is also, through an eclectic mix of content like the Aamir Khan- hosted Satyamev Jayate, investing for the future. Shankar has also become an influential industry leader, currently serving as President of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF), who has used his clout to effectively lobby for a switch from analogue broadcasting to digitisation, a move that's expected to benefit all TV entertainment companies.
However, when Shankar was offered the CEOship of Star India, he had no experience in working with an entertainment television company of this size. He had never even watched a Hindi TV soap opera. "So I did what I did as a journalist when I didn't know something," he says. "I admitted I didn't know and began to learn." Among other things, he prescribed himself a daily minimum of an hour of soap operas, something he says he continues to do today. He uploads all the newest shows on his iPad and watches them as he travels. "As a journalist, you do such a wide spectrum of things. It was like the editor who told you 'Go and cover such and such beat today'. In my case, it was like covering entertainment," he says of the time he was offered the job. "So I sat down, followed it and tried to learn what worked and what did not." Shankar also quickly identified other problem areas. Star was overdoing the kitchen politics of TV soap operas. Cable and satellite TV had spread to smaller towns, but the programming was still largely aimed at metro audiences. "Every time the ratings were down, they'd do a show of [Kaun Banega Crorepati] to pump it up. The place was almost dead and people were living in denial."
Star India was then contractually bound to Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms to only telecast content made by the TV production house. In return, Balaji would only sell its content to Star India. When Shankar came on board, he did the unthinkable. He severed ties with Balaji Telefilms to also telecast content from other production houses. He also had iconic TV shows like Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kasauti Zindagi Ke and Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki wound up. Even KBC was stopped for several years. He instead brought in fresher content, TV shows that were more socially relevant and the female protagonists were more powerful, and went after new audiences. He says, "The relationship of content with those who consume it, I began to realise, whether it be news or entertainment, is not radically different. In news you brought the news of the day. In TV shows, you treated that news as elements of a fiction show."
That experiment with content continues till today, its most notice example being when he roped in Aamir Khan, to-- unlike other channels that brought in stars for tried and tested formats--do a non-fiction show where social ills would be examined and discussed. When Shankar came up with the idea of Satyamev Jayate and began to discuss the concept, it is said that one of his colleagues claimed he was 'totally out of line'. The show was an unusual marriage of sorts between journalism and entertainment, it was to be telecast on Sunday mornings, and each episode, it is rumoured, costs at least Rs 5 crore to make. Shankar had to take the concept to James Murdoch, the co-chief operating officer at 21st Century Fox which owns Star India (and son of Murdoch), to get a go-ahead.
Since then, the show has achieved remarkable success. Having just completed its third season, its viewership of the first episode of Season 3 was 4.9 million. The opening show of the second season, in March this year, had 4.8 million viewers.
Shankar continues to place studied bets. Last year, Star India announced that it was going to invest Rs 20,000 crore in sports--not just for telecast rights, but also to create sports leagues. So far, Star has, with other organisations, thrown its weight behind the Indian Badminton League, Hockey India League, the Indian Super League for football, and the Pro Kabaddi League. "Everyone says India is an only cricket-watching country. But that isn't necessarily true. We don't watch matches that don't feature the Indian cricket team. We don't watch domestic matches or tournaments that feature other international teams, apart from the IPL (Indian Premier League)," he says. "The only reason we follow the Indian team with such intensity is because, much vilified as the BCCI is, as a sports body it has been able to build people's interest in that game. We thought that instead of cribbing about how Indians don't watch other sports, why don't we produce our own sporting leagues and build people's interest in them?" To the surprise of many, the Pro Kabaddi League has been quite a success, gaining 435 million viewers over the 37-day period of the tournament, a figure that makes it the most-watched Indian live sports event after the IPL with its peak viewership of 552 million. According to Shankar, these programmes will take a while to become profitable. "For now," he says, "they are all investments for the long run."
This article is from Open Magazine.
MORE: ceo media Satyamev Jayate Star TV India times of india Uday Shankar
SUBSCRIBE AND FOLLOW NEWS
Why Do We Choose Western Fitness Diets Over Desi Dal Subzi?
This Is The Closest You Can Get To Knowing The Real Shah Rukh Khan
Vicky Kaushal Is Striving To Break The Mould With Every Film
Mumbai's Dabbawalas Are Now Delivering E-Commerce Products
SUBSCRIBE TO THE NEWS NEWSLETTER
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23732
|
__label__wiki
| 0.564105
| 0.564105
|
How Large Is Egypt's Religious "Right"?
By Lisa Blaydes and Drew Linzer
An important next step in Egypt's transition -- whether it occurs this September, when Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has announced he will not run for reelection, or sooner -- will almost necessarily involve free elections in which citizens are given the opportunity to choose among a full slate of candidates, representing a range of ideological backgrounds.
Under such conditions, how well can we expect candidates associated with Egypt's religious "right" to perform? Past experience suggests that under the most free of conditions during Mubarak's thirty years in power, candidates associated with the Muslim Brotherhood, for instance, enjoyed about a 20 percent share of the vote. Does the experience of the Brotherhood under Egypt's electoral authoritarian system provide us with a good estimate of how religiously oriented parties and candidates might do in future, more free elections? The answer is not at all clear.
We might want to think about this 20 percent as a reasonable lower bound for performance of Egypt's key Islamist organization, the Muslim Brotherhood. If under conditions of pretty serious repression (as was witnessed in the 2005 parliamentary elections), the Brotherhood could perform at this level, it seems quite reasonable that under more free conditions, the group -- or a similar one -- could garner even greater support.
But what of an upper bound on the vote share for the Egyptian religious right? In a 2008 research article, we examined the attitudes and political preferences of the Egyptian public, using public opinion data collected as part of the World Values Survey. Although Egyptians as a whole consider themselves to be highly religious, there remains a significant amount of variation in individuals' particular political and social beliefs.
Our study identified the absolute most religiously and politically conservative segment of the Egyptian public; a bloc characterized by deep personal piety, support for the confluence of politics and religion, and, quite frequently, a worldview that systematically favors men over women. Why does a preference for patriarchy matter? Scholars of Islamic thought offer some insight here. According to jurist Khalid Abou El Fadl, advocates of the religious right in Egypt and other Muslim-majority countries have "appropriated women's dignity into a symbol of honor for men," believing that the easiest and most effective way to prove one's religious legitimacy is to call for laws that are restrictive of women. As a result, those in Egypt's religious right have increasingly focused their attention on issues of morality, particularly as they pertain to the reputation and chastity of women.
Given this definition of the religious right in Egypt, we estimate that just over 60 percent of Egyptians might fall into this category. Among men, the proportion jumps to 80 percent, versus 45 percent of women. Another 20 percent of Egyptians -- predominantly women -- report beliefs indicating strong religious commitment, but not sharing the patriarchal values associated with the religious right. This leaves just 20 percent of Egyptians who meet conventional definitions of what we might think of as secular.
The personal piety of most regular Egyptians will come as no surprise to those who have spent any time in the country -- and, of course, there is no guarantee that all (or even most) of these religiously-minded individuals would necessarily be supporters of religiously based parties. Nor is there any guarantee that a party of the religious right in Egypt would be significantly different than the Justice and Development Party in Turkey. Nevertheless, our analysis indicates that the social and religious preferences of the Egyptian public are among the most conservative in the Muslim world. It remains to be seen whether Islamist political elites are able to mobilize this potential base of supporters in an upcoming, potentially free election.
Lisa Blaydes is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University and the author of Elections and Distributive Politics in Mubarak's Egypt (Cambridge University Press, 2011). Drew Linzer is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Emory University and the co-author of Electoral Systems and the Balance of Consumer-Producer Power (Cambridge University Press, 2010). Their research article is "The Political Economy of Women's Support for Fundamentalist Islam," World Politics (2008), 60(4): 576-609.
Lisa Blaydes
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Stanford University
Drew Linzer
Egypt Protests Fundamentalism Islam Egypt Religious Right Pollster Analysis
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23733
|
__label__wiki
| 0.591229
| 0.591229
|
Trade unions weigh in as ‘busker ban’ row deepens
Trade unions have weighed in on plans to regulate busking in areas such as Kensington’s museum district, and Portobello Road market. The council said it received “1,136 complaints of anti-social busking” from residents and businesses in 2018, with many bemoaning performers repeating the same songs and occupying the same...
Hammersmith Bridge could be closed for three years
Hammersmith Bridge could stay closed to vehicles for three years, as experts work to make it safe to drive on again. The bridge was closed “indefinitely” in April after a weekly check revealed damage that has been known about for years was much worse than authorities thought. A team of...
Environmental tests for Grenfell ‘contamination’ take place after months of campaigning
Further environmental tests for possible contamination from the fall-out from the Grenfell Tower fire are being undertaken this month, just before the second anniversary of the disaster. They follow months of campaigning by residents for further tests following revelations by fire toxicology expert Professor Anna Stec, of chemicals which could...
City Hall offers Hammersmith and Fulham £15 million for new council houses
A huge redevelopment of the White City estate could be on the horizon as council chiefs discuss plans for new homes using £15 million from City Hall. Hammersmith and Fulham Council’s senior politicians met on Monday, June 3, to consider building “100-250 new homes” and said half could be let...
It may seem that a ‘Rise of the Right’ is populating Western politics; in an ideological transition that hit its peak with the success of Nigel Farage and his Brexit party at the European Elections on 29th May 2019. Whilst to some it may have seemed frivolous to even be...
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s Birthday Celebration at Cadogan Hall
The 200th birthdays of the late Queen Victoria (May 24th) & Prince Albert (May 26th) were celebrated in concert at Cadogan Hall on the 25th of May 2019. The concert consisted of performances by The Royal Choral Society and Coburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Notable choral solos were performed by singers Laura...
Free festival celebrating the Great Exhibition of 1851 announced for Kensington
Leading cultural venues are joining forces to recreate the spirit of the Great Exhibition of 1851 for the 21st century. Over one weekend this summer, South Kensington’s Exhibition Road will host a celebration of curiosity and discovery, with a new, free festival of art, science and culture. Running from 28-30...
Prime Minister Theresa May visits Advance in West London, leading women’s charity providing support to survivors of domestic abuse
The Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Prime Minister, visited women’s charity Advance this morning to discuss provision for women survivors of domestic abuse. This follows the government’s announcement on Monday 13th May 2019 to make the provision of services for survivors of domestic abuse such as accommodation-based support a legal duty...
Four ways to prepare your child for boarding school
By Helen Lami, course director of Academic Summer Beautiful buildings, the chance to forge lifelong friendships and a varied curriculum – minus the charms and herbology lessons: some of the similarities that British boarding schools have with J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Unlike Harry’s journey to Hogwarts, getting ready...
Fulham Beach Bar Review
The sun peeped its fingers and toes round the corner of the clouds for just enough time for us to properly enjoy this venue, before the crippling grey and cold returned, banishing us back inside. Set on the Thames, the Fulham bar is located right on the waters edge adding...
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23735
|
__label__cc
| 0.578349
| 0.421651
|
LQDN au Camp Climat
9 August à 19h00 quadrapéro parisienLe Garage, 60 rue des Orteaux (Paris 20e)
LQDN au CC Camp
From bad to worse: the del Castillo Report on the European Electronic Communication Code
Paris, 22 March 2017 — The rapporteur for the European Parliament on the European Electronic Communication Code intends to make Europe retreat from the way to a free, developed, fair digital society.
To understand what it’s about, let’s step back a little.
Since 2002, the regulation of telecommunication has been based on a group of European directives called “the telecom package”. The second revision of this package (the first was in 2009) began in September 2016 with the publication by the European Commission of a draft bill for a European Code of Electronic Communication. This massive bill of more than a hundred articles aims to recast and reform the current telecom package. It is now being negotiated at the Council of the European Union, and a report just had been published at the European Parliament. This report published by the MEP Pilar del Castillo (ES – EPP) will be discussed in the coming months.
Our work on Telecom Package on the wiki
The bill of the Commission, a bill for a Telecoms oligarchy
We support the Commission’ stated objective: to offer very high speed connectivity, based on optical fibre, to all European citizens. That is obvious. However, we discuss how to arrive there. The Commission’s bill is a bill for oligopolies, a bill for the big ones, the three or four large operators in each country, a bill at the expense of the small ones. We knew that this Commission couldn’t come up with a bill favorable for citizens. That is probably what, at the last minute, convinced it to assemble into the communication, a collection of policies called “WIFI4EU”, as a last outburst before entirely forgetting citizens. As if Wi-Fi were no more than an issue of money, dribbled from the fingers like a handout, and not a set of liberties to conquer.
In the Commission’s bill, citizens are not equal before the law. The Universal Service Obligation designed by the Commission makes persons geographically isolated or in difficult situations into second-class citizens. While “mainstream” citizens will benefit from very high-speed Internet access, those benefiting from “Universal Service” will have only “functional” access worthy of the ancient Minitel of 30 years ago. In brief, for city-dwellers the very high-speed digital society, for rural citizens the leftover scraps of a two-speed economy.
Networks are today a common good. Even according to the French national electronic communication regulator Arcep, networks are “an infrastructure of liberty”. The Commission is neglecting that when it closes the door of the telecoms market to all the small actors who could build and nourish the wealth of telecommunications.
This restrictive closure of the market is tangible in many ways.
Opposed to the demands of European Community Networks, the Commission favored powerful operators substantially by completely deregulating investment in the as-yet undefined new network elements. It was the same when it proposed not to regulate the structurally separated operators. The Commission also handed operators a beautiful gift by offering them individual rights to radio frequencies for 25 years while counting on the secondary frequency market to keep it all working. Once again this flies in the face of history, because today Wi-Fi, and thus free frequencies, transmit more data than all other technologies combined.
But in this fight for the open spectrum, the Commission has defended the sharing of radio frequencies since 2012, and in this text has made a number of proposals in favor of the sharing of radio frequencies in the draft code. Maybe in good faith, but without taking care to establish a coherent and readable framework for the open spectrum, too sure to be swallowed by the Member States.
Those are a few illustrations of the slippery slope on which the Commission places itself against citizens, against the digital society, against innovation. But that is nothing compared to what the rapporteur, MEP Pilar del Castillo, foresees for this recast of telecoms law in Europe.
The “del Castillo” report, a report for private monopolies (i.e the nightmare)
Pilar del Castillo is no stranger to us. She never fails to place her portfolio of responsibilities at the service of the industry: an industry with which she cultivates privileged relations and to which she offers the most beautiful presents. Her report on the Code is one of them.
Determined in her quest for European breakage, Mrs del Castillo doesn’t hesitate to dig deeper the gap opened by the Commission. European regulation must not merely be written for an oligarchy, it must be made for a monopoly. But not any old type of monopoly. The public monopolies which Europe has fought against when they were State property, the rapporteur now plans to give to private companies — the incumbent operators, those now-privatised former monopolies.
To this end, the regulatory shortcomings explained above are extended and made more vague. The control of the regulator is reduced and traded off for more or less fair development. The idea that the optic fibre and a high speed symmetrical broadband are supposed to be objectives, is simply put rewritten to a mere placebo for copper networks. And, of course, no progress on what we could expect from a representative of the European people.
But where the intervention of the MEP is even worst, it is regarding the spectrum. The minimum of 25 years rights on public domain radio frequencies, has been extended to 30 years! 30 years. Here is what will block European economy, here is what will build fortresses around the kings of the digital economy, those incumbent operators re monopolising. And let’s not forget the total lack of possibility of interventions on the rights to use the spectrum given to those operators. Finally, because the benefits of the biggest will be pale into insignificance if they were not associated with the privation of the smallest, the unstable provisions by the Commission in favor of the open spectrum are literally eradicated by the rapporteur. Do not think about sharing. Do not think about innovation. Mostly, do not think especially about freedom.
On the ruins of the Telecoms in the making, the only positive provision of this report is the suppression of the administrative fees for the small operators… There is always a small gift for those left behind.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23749
|
__label__cc
| 0.737701
| 0.262299
|
Tiffany is a name that appears on items made by Louis Comfort Tiffany, the American glass designer who worked from about 1879 to 1933. His work included iridescent glass, Art Nouveau styles of design, and original contemporary styles. He was also noted for stained glass windows, unusual lamps, bronze work, pottery, and silver. Tiffany & Company, often called "Tiffany," is also listed in this section. The company was started by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young in 1837 in New York City. In 1853 the name was changed to Tiffany & Company. Louis Tiffany (1848-1933), Charles Tiffany's son, started his own business in 1879. It was named Louis Comfort Tiffany and Associated American Artists. In 1902 the name was changed to Tiffany Studios. Tiffany & Company is a store and is still working today and is best known for silver and fine jewelry. Louis worked for his father's company as a decorator in 1900 but at the same time was working for his Tiffany studios. Other types of Tiffany are listed under Tiffany Glass, Tiffany Gold, Tiffany Pottery, or Tiffany Silver. The famous Tiffany lamps are listed in this section. Tiffany jewelry is listed in the Jewelry and Wristwatch categories. Some Tiffany Studio desk sets have matching clocks. They are listed here. Clocks made by Tiffany & Co. are listed in the Clock category. Reproductions of some types of Tiffany are being made.
(Tiffany | Furniture, Clocks & Lighting Price Guide) eBay Auctions
Vintage tiffany studios blotter ends with the blotter in the chinese patternUS $400.0
Tiffany studios new york chinese pattern large blotter ends desk set no reserveUS $76.98
Tiffany studios blotter ends US $45.0
Tiffany studios new york abalone mother o pearl grapes blotter ends #1153 c1920US $245.0
Blotter Ends
Grapevine, Bronze, 19 X 2 In., Pair
American Silver Marks
Tiffany & Co. Silver
Tiffany Desk Accessories and Bookends
Jack-in the Pulpit Vases
Good, Better & Best of the Best: Classic Lamps
Silver Cocktail Shakers Create a Stir
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23751
|
__label__cc
| 0.68725
| 0.31275
|
Michael Eric Dyson on Obama and America's First 'Black Presidency'
(Nina Subin)
The election of Barack Obama as the first black president of the United States was an undeniable milestone in American history. But according to author Michael Eric Dyson, Obama's presidency has been marked by a constant struggle between political pragmatism and a desire to be an ally to people of color. In his new book "The Black Presidency," Dyson examines President Obama's relationship with race and how it has influenced his time in office.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23752
|
__label__wiki
| 0.926935
| 0.926935
|
Parrish pitches gem in FSU’s 1-0 win over Arkansas at CWS
by: ERIC OLSON, Associated Press
Posted: Jun 15, 2019 / 08:25 PM MDT / Updated: Jun 15, 2019 / 09:29 PM MDT
Florida State’s J.C. Flowers (8) celebrates after the final out against Arkansas in an NCAA College World Series baseball game in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, June 15, 2019. AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Drew Parrish called it the best performance of his career. It came at the right time and place for Florida State, which is attempting to send its coach and all-time NCAA wins leader into retirement with his first national championship.
Parrish limited Arkansas to five hits in eight innings and J.C. Flowers scored on a sacrifice fly in the ninth before closing it out on the mound, giving the Seminoles a 1-0 win in the first game of Mike Martin’s 17th College World Series appearance on Saturday night.
FSU had lost five CWS openers since last winning one in 1999. Of the past 38 national champions, 34 won their first game in Omaha.
The win was the sixth straight in the NCAA Tournament for Florida State (42-21).
“We don’t know what’s going to happen,” Martin said. “I can’t say we’re in the driver’s seat. This field is strong, this field is impressive. So this tournament is a long way from being in anybody’s hands.”
Parrish and Arkansas starter Isaiah Campbell engaged in a classic pitcher’s duel sprinkled with outstanding defensive plays, neither team budging until the Seminoles broke through against reliever Casey Scroggins in the last inning.
“It’s fun when you’re battling, putting up zeroes,” Campbell said. “It’s the biggest stage in baseball and to do it in front of 26,000 fans, it’s special. We gave the fans a treat.”
No. 5 national seed Arkansas (46-18), which scored 30 runs in its three super regional games against Mississippi, including 14 Monday, was shut out for only the second time this season.
“I had to match his intensity and keep my team in the game,” Parrish said. “We scratched out a run in the end. Lights out performance on both sides, and I’m glad we came out on top.”
Parrish was solid in his only previous CWS, a no-decision in a win over Cal State Fullerton in 2017. He was better than that against the Razorbacks, who are back in Omaha after losing the national championship a year ago when they failed to catch a foul ball on a play that would have given them a two-game sweep over Oregon State in the finals.
“Being in a situation like it was tonight, with the great fan support from both sides, probably the best game of my career,” Parrish said.
Parrish (8-5) hadn’t made it past the fifth inning in his previous four starts. He was masterful against the Razorbacks, striking out nine and walking two and getting out of trouble every time he encountered any.
He was at his best in the eighth, when Christian Franklin doubled into the right-field corner leading off and was on third after a groundout. Still throwing 93 mph after crossing the 100-pitch threshold, Parrish struck out Casey Martin and Mike Goodheart with a pair of wicked changeups.
In the top of the ninth, Scroggins (3-1) hit Flowers with a pitch, and there were two men on base when shortstop Casey Martin scooped up Carter Smith’s chopper up the middle and tried to tag Flowers as he slid into second. The ball popped loose and Martin’s glove fell off, with Martin shaking his left hand in pain after the play.
Matt Cronin came on, and Matheu Nelson moved the runners over with a sacrifice. Flowers scored when right fielder Heston Kjerstad’s throw home on Nander De Sedas’ shallow sacrifice fly was up the third-base line. The play stood after Arkansas asked for a video review to see if Flowers left third base early.
Flowers made a great play in the second inning when he robbed Kjerstad of extra bases with a catch against the wall in center field. As their closer, he came on in the bottom of the ninth to earn his 13th save, but not without a little drama.
Dominic Fletcher grounded to shortstop Mike Salvatore, who made a clean pickup but bobbled the ball in his right hand before firing to first, where he got Fletcher in a close play upheld on video review. A lineout and strikeout ended the game.
Campbell effectively mixed his fastball, curve, slider and changeup over his 101 pitches in seven innings and struck out 10, his fifth time in double digits this season. He has given up two or fewer runs in seven straight starts.
“He did everything he could to give us an opportunity to win the game,” Hogs coach Dave Van Horn said. “He probably didn’t have his best stuff early, kind of kicked it into gear in the middle a little bit and got out of a jam or two. It seems like every time he goes out there, he gives us six-plus, seven-plus, and we were in every game and had a chance to win it.”
Florida State plays in a Bracket 1 winners’ game against Michigan on Monday night.
Arkansas meets Texas Tech in an elimination game Monday afternoon.
BOSTON (AP) — That was a relief.
And not a bad start, either.
Entertainment / 9 mins ago
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23753
|
__label__wiki
| 0.798394
| 0.798394
|
Children’s Museum Plans Last Events at Current Location
Home » App » Children’s Museum Plans Last Events at Current Location
As the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum announces events for July and August, visitors have a last opportunity to visit the Children’s Museum in the current location. Events of fun and adventure will continue until the big move planned for September.
As June comes to an end, Space Jam comes to the Museum with moon sand, a moon walk, and a hunt for moon rocks. To mark the final 4th of July at the Watson Building, a July 4th parade will be held inside the building on July 3. Children are encouraged to participate in the parade by decorating riding vehicles. A Children’s Health Day sponsored by Walmart and with participants from Hunt Regional Healthcare, Family Smiles, and Carevide will be on July 16 from 10:00 to 11:30 and 12:30 to 2:00.
Remodeling on the building to be the new site for the Northeast Texas Children’s began this week. Plans are to move the site of the Children’s Museum to a newly purchased building at 100 Maple Avenue sometime in early fall. In addition to the building, the Children’s Museum also purchased 7 acres.
Warren Dunham, a long-time volunteer with local Boy Scouts, will be remembered on July 18 with Warren Dunham Day. The month of July will conclude with a Princess Pamper Party for special young girls.
August provides a special goodbye to the Children’s Museum’s twelve exciting years at the Watson Building. Construction of Main Street, new Party Rooms, and new exhibits provide a look into the future of the Children’s Museum. “The construction on the building at our new site is progressing on schedule under Building Supervisor Beckey Thompson. Main Street will have a new look, and we are excited about the improvements the new site will provide. We look to the initial opening at 100 Maple as the first phase in providing new and exciting exhibits for children in northeast Texas. After we actually get in the building, plans will begin for Phase 2. Improvements and upgrades will continue as part of the continuing operation of the Children’s Museum,” said Sharline Freeman, Executive Director of the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum.
For additional information on any of the summer activities, call the Children’s Museum at 903-886-6055 or go to the web page at www.netxcm.com.
Author: KSST Webmaster
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23754
|
__label__cc
| 0.591011
| 0.408989
|
News Catholic Church, Gender
British bishops under fire for recognizing pro-transgender ‘day of remembrance’
Tue Nov 20, 2018 - 12:05 pm EST
WESTMINSTER, England, November 20, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales told its social media followers this afternoon that today is the “Transgender Day of Remembrance.”
According to the Catholic Calendar of the Saints, in England today is the Feast of St. Edmund, King and Martyr. In other countries it is the feast day of St. Felix of Valois, St. Edmund Rich, and a number of lesser-known saints.
Nevertheless, the Catholic Bishops preferred to propagate to their flock a purely secular, and highly controversial, new devotion which was founded by a “trans” activist named Gwendolyn Ann Smith in 1999.
“Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance and we pray for all people who are ill at ease with their gender, seek to change it, suffer for it and have been persecuted, and also killed,” said the bishops’ tweet.
“All people are loved by God and are valued in their inherent God-given dignity,” it concluded.
The tweet was welcomed by American LGBT activist Father James Martin, SJ., who tweeted in response, “I join with the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales in praying for all transgender people, especially those who are persecuted in any way. May you know that you are all God's beloved children.”
However, English Catholics were less enthusiastic at what some construed as a blurring of Catholic doctrine on human sexuality.
Author and speaker Father Marcus Holden responded to the bishops’ tweet by saying that the secular holiday is part of an “ideological colonisation”:
“While we must pray for everyone who has died and fight against persecutions of any group of vulnerable people, ‘Transgender Remembrance Day’ is part of an ‘ideological colonisation’ which Catholics cannot support,” he wrote. “I’m surprised to see this here.”
The English priest concluded with a link to the wikipedia page about the secular, pro-LGBT innovation.
After initial support from other English Catholics, Holden was then attacked through Twitter by a number of Fr. Martin’s followers, invited by a woman named Julia Mooney to “come help even it up a little.”
English apologist Deacon Nick Donnelly saw the tweet as evidence that Catholics should be alarmed that the bishops of England and Wales are trying to drive the Church into the LGBT fold.
“This tweet confirms reasons for alarm that the Bishops of England & Wales as a conference are co-opting the Church into the LGBT political movement,” he wrote on Twitter.
Referencing a pro-homosexual curriculum introduced in UK Catholic schools with episcopal support, he continued, “The determination to push the @CathEdService LGBT ‘Made in God's Image’ program for schools was worrying enough. Now this!”
LifeSiteNews reached out to the media office of the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales but did not receive a response by press time.
Endocrinologist: The concept of ‘gender identity’ is a ‘fantasy or superstitious belief’
In “The Gender Identity Phantom,” an article published in MercatorNet on November 12, endocrinologist Michael Laidlaw explained that medical treatment attempting to “change” one’s sex is dangerous and unscientific.
“Comprehensive gender affirmative therapy is a high risk, experimental therapy based on low quality evidence and represents a treatment for a condition which cannot be diagnosed by any doctor,” he stated. (Some of the left’s preferred terms for medical “treatment” that does not affirm someone’s gender, but actually denies it, are “gender affirmative therapy” and “gender confirmation surgery.”)
In his essay, Laidlaw contrasts the evidence a doctor would present to convince parents that their child has cancer and needs treatment with a conversation a doctor might have with parents about a child’s belief he or she is “really” of the opposite gender.
Laidlaw called the concept of “gender identity” a “fantasy or superstitious belief.”
While recognizing that “variations in gender expression” – meaning “behaviors that fall outside sex stereotypes” – are a normal part of human diversity and that no child should be bullied “for failing to conform to sex stereotypes,” Laidlaw said children should also be supported in the reality of their biological sex. He also suggested that “current treatment of gender identity” is worthy of inclusion in a classic study of mass hysteria.
“There is a classic work from Scottish journalist Charles Mackay entitled ‘Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds,’” he wrote.
“It is a study of crowd psychology and discusses irrational economic fads such as the Dutch tulip mania and pseudo-scientific belief systems such as alchemy. If someone decides to revise or add to this classic work, then the 21st century treatment of gender identity will certainly be worthy of the chapter,” he continued.
As Catholic writer Christina Mead put it in an article for teens:
If you are having a transgender experience right now, that doesn’t mean it’s permanent. God has given us the gift of science and the wisdom of doctors to help us heal where we need healing. Doing harm to your healthy body and hormones is not the answer. Your healthy body doesn’t need healing. There are other options to help you manage. There are other steps you can take to help your mind not be at war with your body.
We humans are integrated beings. That means our souls don’t reside in a round glowing ball in the middle of our chest. Our bodies aren’t something to detest, something that holds our soul for now but isn’t important.
We are one being. So just as much as your soul is you, so is your body you. What we do with our bodies matters. You don’t just hurt my nose if you punch my face, you hurt me. If someone uses my body sexually for their own gratification, it’s not just my body that is affected, I am affected – my whole personhood has been hurt by being objectified.
When someone is having a transgender experience, it may feel like sex reassignment surgery, or hormone therapy will heal your body to be more in line with your perceived gender identity. In reality it is hurting the dignity of who you are, body and soul.
Subscribe to Pro-Life & Pro-Family News
Unsubscribe from News
All Content Copyright 1997-2019 LifeSiteNews.com.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23756
|
__label__wiki
| 0.857853
| 0.857853
|
Carmel's Christmas market, ice rink, to open Nov. 18
The grand opening for Carmel's Christkindlmarkt and ice skating rink will be 11:30 a.m. Nov. 18
Carmel's Christmas market, ice rink, to open Nov. 18 The grand opening for Carmel's Christkindlmarkt and ice skating rink will be 11:30 a.m. Nov. 18 Check out this story on IndyStar.com: http://indy.st/2zRzzmF
Chris Sikich, chris.sikich@indystar.com Published 2:18 p.m. ET Oct. 30, 2017 | Updated 6:21 p.m. ET Oct. 30, 2017
Carmel Christkindlmarkt, Inc was created under the direction of Mayor Jim Brainard as a way to use city money for a Christmas market. Nate Chute/IndyStar
Carmel is building an ice skating rink at the center green at The Center for the Performing Arts.(Photo: Chris Sikich/The Star)Buy Photo
The grand opening for Carmel's $6 million ice skating rink and annual Christkindlmarkt will be 11:30 a.m. Nov. 18 in the center green at The Center for the Performing Arts.
"Christmas in Carmel, Indiana, will never be the same," Mayor Jim Brainard said today.
Ice rink construction at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel
Work crews construct an ice rink on Center Green at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel Ind. on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. The rink will set between the The Palladium, The Tarkington, and Studio Theater. Michelle Pemberton/IndyStar
A sign directs visitors to the Palladium as work crews construct an ice rink on Center Green at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel Ind. on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. The rink will set between the The Palladium, The Tarkington, and Studio Theater. Michelle Pemberton/IndyStar
A worker moves materials as construction crews build an ice rink on Center Green at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel Ind. on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. The rink will set between the The Palladium, The Tarkington, and Studio Theater. Michelle Pemberton/IndyStar
A "Hard Hat Area" sign greets workers at the ice rink under construction on Center Green at the Center for the Performing Arts in Carmel Ind. on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. The rink will set between the The Palladium, The Tarkington, and Studio Theater. Michelle Pemberton/IndyStar
The German-themed Christmas market will feature food, crafts and cultural activities and entertainment 4 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 1 to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 1 to 9 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 24.
The Ice at Center Green will be open various hours Wednesdays to Sundays through March 11. Skate rentals will be $3 per person, plus $9 admission for adults and $6 for children 10 and younger.
Both projects have been in the works for about a year.
The city formed a nonprofit called Carmel Christkindlmarkt, Inc., in April to manage the market.
"This is an authentic European market, fashioned after the traditional German Christmas market that started in the 1300s," he said.
The nonprofit's budget details $737,504 in revenue against $541,625 in expenses this year, but it's clear the group's major benefactor will be the city. Carmel has granted the nonprofit $420,000 this year and budgeted another $125,000 next year.
The nonprofit estimates it will earn $285,000 from selling merchandise and $32,000 in food and beverage sales during the market. The mayor said he envisions only authentic Germanic food and crafts being sold at the festival.
The largest expense is staffing, at $203,109. Chief Executive Officer Maria Murphy will make $110,000, plus benefits, but money also is set aside for festival staffing.
Other major expenses include merchandise at $193,465, music and demonstrations at $70,000 and marketing at $65,000.
The holiday market will be set up around the ice skating rink, under construction now at the center green. The city also will outsource its management.
The Carmel Redevelopment Commission will pay Carmel Ice Skadium $61,918 annually for management fees to run the ice skating rink and also will reimburse expenses, according to a contract signed by the CRC. This year’s expenses are estimated at $87,924.
Mike Aulby, who owns the Carmel Ice Skadium and the Arctic Zone Iceplex in Westfield, said he's seen a need for an outdoor ice skating rink for years. The indoor facilities offer activities such as organized hockey and figure skating as well as open ice-skating hours. He believes the outdoor venue will further drive interest in skating year round.
"We've been around the business for a long time," he said, "so it makes perfect sense for us to be a part of this. We think this is going to create interest in skating."
Carmel Ice Skadium will receive 25 percent of the revenue for private ice rentals the first season, and 10 percent of revenue for skate rental and admissions in subsequent seasons, according to the contract.
The city is spending $6 million to build and landscape the ice-skating rink and to buy removable huts for the market. The city is installing chillers to keep the ice cold even during warmer weather. When the rink closes for the spring annual, the area will be replanted with sod.
The capital expense is included in a $257 million infrastructure bond the council approved last year.
Call IndyStar reporter Chris Sikich at (317) 444-6036. Follow him on Twitter: @ChrisSikich and at facebook.com/chris.sikich.
Read or Share this story: http://indy.st/2zRzzmF
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23757
|
__label__cc
| 0.537727
| 0.462273
|
The Infinite Drum Machine
The Infinite Drum Machine can create beats using sounds from the everyday world. Thanks to the Philharmonica Orchestra, London, for contributing some sounds to this project.
experiments.withgoogle.com
The art of the high line
The communications department of the High Line New York assigned me to design a datavisualization for their High Line Fall Members Magazine 2016. They provided me with a data-set of the artists...
Tibetan Opera
Tibetan Opera is called "Gillam", which means "fairy sister". According to legend, Tibetan opera was first performed by seven sisters, and the contents of the opera were mostly myths and stories in...
Geometric Figures In Buddha Statues.
This work explores the relationship between the mathematical proportions of Buddhist images and geometric figures, allowing the public to understand the inner structure and standard paintings of...
www.zcool.com.cn
Brelinski doesn’t like 100% chocolate
Don't like dark chocolate? Don't worry. Brady Brelinski, founding member of the Manhattan Chocolate Society, doesn't like it either.
blog.datawrapper.de
Nanjing Brocade Weaving
The main creative design is closely related with the subject, because I choose the theme of makeup flower weaving. The carrier is the big flower floor loom, because the process is a dynamic, so I...
pic.twitter.com
K-Pop Artists
One of the strongest Korean trends is K-Pop. This visualizes the K-Pop industry, giving a bird's-eye view of the top four agencies and their artists. YouTube data shows their emotions and...
public.tableau.com
Jules Verne- Exploring the World in two tales
Visualisation about two books written by Jules Verne. The Journey to the centre of the Earth and the Around the World in 80 days. The colour divides the visualisation in 2 parts, where the darker...
The Austen Index
Visualising Jane Austen's people, places and plots: Jane Austen died 200 years ago, but her novels have never been more popular. But what goes into a Jane Austen novel? And what gets left out?
Museum. Space of attention
The project is a multimedia version of the research that we made for The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow. We analyzed video of more than 100 cameras located in different museum areas...
heatmap.arts-museum.ru
041/342, From psychedelic rock to minimalism.
041/342 is a visual experience in analysing a psychedelic rock piece. It charts my journey to minimalism.
Xi'an, more than this
Xi'an is an ancient city, so most of the people who live in Xi'an can not figure out the history of this city. In that case, we classified 282 cultural relics protection units in Xi'an, and we...
mp.weixin.qq.com
Hip-Hop Is Turning On Donald Trump
We looked through decades of rap lyrics and categorized every mention of Donald Trump and other presidential candidates, and presented the results with graphics, sound and an interactive database.
projects.fivethirtyeight.com
Talkshows : Die Flüchtlinge waren nur eine Phase
What about the claim that refugee debates dominate German talk shows? ZEIT ONLINE has evaluated the topics and rates of 900 broadcasts.
The Numbers of Berghain
One of the things that make Berghain amazing is the great artists curation. I find myself going to Berghain's website and looking at the listings just to discover great techno and house music...
dashinsky.com
Book Binding in China
Presented in the form of timeline: Decorative art of book in China which are classified according to different materials and forms， Binding styles of Chinese ancient books mainly include oracle...
Thai Royal Funeral: A Final Farewell to Rama IX
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in October 2016 at the age of 88, was Thailand’s monarch for seven decades. Preparations for a lavish, five-day funeral with a budget of $90 million took nearly a...
How People Like You Spend Their Time
The American Time Use Survey is an ongoing program from the Bureau of Labor Statistics that asks thousands of people, as you might guess, what they did during the last 24 hours. Using the data...
A Map of Every City.
The 'Map of Every City' is a study of history, the urban fabric, personal experience and gentrification applied to the medium of a traditional city street map. Through its universality, it...
A Visual Guide to 'The Big Lebowski'
In the twenty years since its 1998 release, Joel and Ethan Coen's neo-noir buddy comedy 'The Big Lebowski' has emerged as a cult sensation. A yearly festival is devoted to the film and its...
www.stevengbraun.com
Addiction-Prediction 5000
Addiction-Prediction is a cocktail application made with Processing, you can choose a cocktail from the dataset of the International Bartenders Association and the program will show you how to make...
Australian Survivor Visualised
This flow visualisation allows you to follow the castaways from Australian Survivor, Season 2 through their alliances and eliminations of until there is only one 'sole survivor'. The twists and...
paulvaartj.es
Welcome To Tattoo Studio
I collected four parts of information for the topic"tattoo", which is the environment where tattooists work, what tattooists need to work with, how do tattoos work and statistics about tattoos. I...
The Shape of Shakespeare's Sonnets
All 154 of Shakespeare's sonnets were run through sentiment analysis to produce word and overall line sentiment (positive, negative, neutral). This was then visualized in large interactive format...
Literary Constellations
When a story is well-written, you can become so immersed while reading that it becomes your world. All your surroundings disappear and all that remains are the words on the page guiding you through...
www.c82.net
Films Around the Clock Under the Midnight Sun
"Films Around the Clock Under the Midnight Sun" explores the schedule of the Midnight Sun Film Festival organised in 2018. Data for this visualisation consists of the last published schedule of the...
drive.google.com
Gazing Poetic Sound
Language has two aspects - sound and meaning, and yet we don't tend to care about sound as much as we care about its meaning when using language. This project attempts to draw attention to sound...
Go on the trail of ancient works
Discover the work of their creation at their exhibition.
inha.wedodata.fr
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23758
|
__label__wiki
| 0.834771
| 0.834771
|
Teresa Giudice’s Bankruptcy Settlement Approved By Federal Judge, Jacqueline Laurita Feud Still Raging
Glenn Minnis
Teresa Giudice has added reason to rejoice this holiday season after U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Stacey Meisel recently approved the parameters of a settlement allowing her to pocket the lion share of any proceeds she nets from her long-simmering legal malpractice suit.
The settlement hammered out by the Real Housewives of New Jersey star and her many creditors call for her to bank 55 percent of any net profits she receives from former attorney James Kreidel, with the remaining portion being applied toward her outstanding debts.
“Today was a big step,” Giudice’s attorney Carlos Cuevas said of an agreement that even left the judge confessing that she never expected it to happen. “We thank the trustee for his cooperation and also Judge Meisel.”
Attorneys for Guidice insist the reality TV star has already paid off a sizeable portion of her debts, including more than a fourth of the $551, 563 tax lien slapped on her and her still imprisoned husband, Joe, by the Internal Revenue Service. The couple also reportedly owes the state of New Jersey tens of thousands in unpaid tax bills.
Even as he serves out the remainder of his near four-year sentence on bankruptcy fraud and conspiracy charges, Joe Giudice also recently found a way to bring a huge smile to his wife’s face by writing her a song to mark their 17th wedding anniversary.
Teresa Giudice and Joe Giudice appear at Mount Airy Resort Casino for a book signing on March 5, 2016 in Mount Pocono City. [Image by Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images]
“He said he had a surprise for me, and that he wrote me a song,” she said during an appearance on Bravo’s What Happens Live, adding that the couple dreamed of one day having John Legend perform that tune.
Hours later, WHL host Andy Cohen managed to have Legend appear on the show to actually perform the tune, which featured such lyrics as “Because I’ll love you forever” “Teresa you are my heaven.”
Even in the face of all that love, all of late has not been rosy for Giudice, who continues to bitterly feud with RHONJ costar Jacqueline Laurita.
During a recent Season 7 reunion episode, Giudice fingered Laurita as having played a role in her too having been jailed for nearly a year on charges similar to those her husband was convicted of and blasted her as “a f**cking crazy b**ch.”
She later added, “I feel like she was definitely dabbling in it. She was speaking to people, getting information. Then maybe those certain people then went to the feds.”
As for her husband, Giudice proudly pronounced he has lost 35 pounds since being incarcerated and reiterated her long expressed position that she does not believe any of the talk about him cheating on her while she was locked away, as her long been speculated.
“I know if I was with Joe Giudice, I would make sure I would get kissing pictures. I would make sure I would get pictures in bed.”
Joe Giudice is now being held at the Fort Dix Prison in New Jersey. After having served roughly 85 percent of his 41-month federal sentence, reports are the earliest he could be released is March at 2014.
Teresa and Joe Giudice leave after being sentenced at federal court in Newark on October 2, 2014 in Newark, New Jersey. [Image by Mike Coppola/Getty Images]
However, that may not mark the end of his troubles. Given his Italian heritage, Giudice could face deportation proceedings after being convicted of such a serious crime.
Before starting his sentence, he told PEOPLE magazine, “we’ll worry about that when I get out.”
And in one of the final RHONJ episodes he starred in, Guidice told family attorney James L. Leonard if things ever really came to that, he is sure his wife and family would be willing to leave the country with him.
“Of course, she would,” he told Leonard without hesitation of Teresa.
[Featured Image by Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images]
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23760
|
__label__wiki
| 0.892673
| 0.892673
|
Packers Set Visit With Quarterback Drew Lock
Jonathan Bachman / Getty Images
When the Green Bay Packers drafted Aaron Rodgers in 2005, he famously sat on the bench for a few years while superstar and future Hall of Famer Brett Favre continued to start for the Packers. After an uncommonly long waiting period and a contentious period in which Favre retired and then changed his mind, Rodgers finally took over in 2008 and has remained the Packers’ quarterback ever since.
Now, the Packers may be looking for Rodgers’ long-term successor.
Green Bay set a meeting for this week with Drew Lock, a quarterback from the University of Missouri who is expected to be one of the top quarterbacks chosen in this year’s NFL Draft, Yahoo Sports reporter Charles Robinson said on Twitter Monday. He went on to describe it as a “legit visit.”
The Packers have two first-round draft picks — the 12th and 30th overall selections — in the NFL Draft, which begins April 25. The meeting does not necessarily mean the team plans to draft Lock, as NFL teams often feign interest in players in order to trick other teams into trading up or so they won’t telegraph their true intentions.
Rodgers is signed with the Packers through the 2023 season, following his latest contract extension last August. Signing for four years and $134 million meant that Rodgers was once again the league’s highest-paid player as of the start of last season.
In the latest CBS Sports NFL mock draft, Lock goes to the Denver Broncos with the 10th overall pick, with the Packers drafting Michigan linebacker Devin Bush with the 12th pick and Iowa State wide receiver Hakeem Butler with the 30th. Numerous mock drafts have projected Lock to Denver.
Ryan Wood, a Packers beat reporter for the Green Bay Press-Gazette, tweeted Monday that the Packers may consider drafting Lock with the 30th pick, in the event that he takes an unexpected drop. That was the exact scenario as in the 2005 draft when Rodgers, who had been expected to go in the top 10, dropped all the way to the 24th pick.
“The chances are low, but not quite [zerp],” Wood said.
Report: Drew Lock visiting Packers https://t.co/PvqDZzMHgN
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) April 15, 2019
The Packers are coming off a subpar 2018 season, during which the team finished 6-9-1, after they went 7-9 the year before. It marked the Packers’ first back-to-back losing seasons since 1990 and 1991, which were the two years prior to Favre’s arrival. Mike McCarthy, the team’s coach for 13 years, was fired by the team during the season, and Matt LaFleur was named the team’s new head coach after the season.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23761
|
__label__wiki
| 0.784473
| 0.784473
|
Home promocionales The Meller Band - Decades of number one hits
The Meller Band - Decades of number one hits
themellerband.com
Music Style:
Melsomvik
Band Description
The Meller Band is a fictitious band of fictional hits. The musical history startet 50 years ago and they have topped the charts every decade until today. The album "Decades of number one hits" contains songs from the 60s, 70s and the 80s!
Additional Band Websites
THE MELLER BAND
The Meller story may be true......
Pop-duo formed in 1964. Members: Ron Meller (artist name), b.1948 and Dan Martin, b. 1949.
Ron: vocals, guitar, bass, piano, drums
Dan: vocals, organ, bass, percussion, arrangement.
There were several different band members, including family and friends, but they never became regular members.
They were discovered when they played school concerts in Norway, and were especially known for their harmony singing. They were invited to be the opening act for the Rolling Stones in Oslo in 1965. When their parents thought this was not appropriate, the Pussycats became the warm up act for the "Stones".
Eventually they obtained a record deal and the first single, "Why did you have to go?" became a hit in their home country in February 1966. They sought their fortune in London in the summer of the same year, and the second single, "Let me tell you," went straight to the top in England.
Their success continued through the 60s with the highlight being when "Condition of Love" topped both the charts in UK and US late in 1967. Ron has said that George Harrison was inspired by his slide guitar on "It's Alright" in 1969, a studio-live song from 20 July that year, hours before the moon landing.
Internal strife beset the first half of the seventies. In 1974 there were rumours of a collaboration with other artist like Elton John, 10cc and the ABBA guys, but this was nothing more than rumours.
The Meller Band had new hits in the late 70s and debuted with film music. In the 80s their music style changed, as did the rest of the pop world . In the 90's music was again simple with clear references to the 60s. In the new century, it is still the simple melodies that dominate, but with symphonic elements, and they became a role model for Coldplay.
It started fifty years ago and they still manage to conjure up new pop hits! Two "greatest hits" collections are under way, "Volume one 1966 - 1983" release in 2015.
"Decades of number one hits 1966 -1983", 10 smash hits:
1) Why did you have to go? (1966)
2) Let me tell you (1966)
3) Condition of love (1967)
4) It's alright (1969)
5) My time (1971)
6) Playing this game (1976)
7) Get into (1977)
8) Harmony (1978)
9) Summer by the sea (1982)
10) This place (1983)
Tønsbergs Blad, Sandefjords Blad (Norwegian newspapers)
Exist The Meller Band really?
By ERIK MUNSTERHJELM
Published: December 04, 2015 at. 2:52 p.m. Last updated: 04th December 2015, at. 2:52 p.m.
Have you heard (about) The Meller Band? Not?
Relax. There are only few who have heard about this.
Until now! Friday is namely this super fictitious group album ready with "Decades Of Number One Hits Vol. 1 ".
Exist?
Still confused? We let one half of the duo, Ron Meller, explain.
- We're a band that exists, but that still do not exist, he says cryptically.
To clean up: The Meller Band is a project to Meller and colleague / friend Dan Martin, both domiciled in Tønsberg, Norway.
Together they have created the band project The Meller Band.
“Oddly enough” playsThe Meller Band music very strongly inspired by the two men's own favorites.
Fictional career
- We tend to say that this is "songs you know but who you have never heard." I think when people hear our songs, they will recognize the appropriate musical decade, says Meller.
Their “volume one hits” is recently released on every streaming service and on CD. This deals with the Meller Bands fictional career from 1966 to 1983.
- 1960 was the best and most innovative decade for pop music. Then comes the 70s and 80s. The Meller Band hardly know the music that has come out since 1985, says Meller. The favorite among many great bands are of course The Beatles, with Genesis as second. Supertramp, 10CC, Bee Gees, Roxy Music, Hollies, Chicago, EW&F, Al Jarreau are other favorites again.
Please visit website: themellerband.com
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23763
|
__label__wiki
| 0.942994
| 0.942994
|
Press centre and parliamentary activities
Our comments in the media on health and social care and our work
Viewing: All press releases
(-) End-of-life care
(-) General practice
(-) Public health
(-) Clinical commissioning groups
Health charities make urgent call for £1 billion a year to reverse cuts to public health funding
The government must make a clear and urgent commitment to restoring £1 billion of real-terms per head cuts to the public health grant which enables local authorities to deliver vital preventive services that protect and improve health.
Life expectancy in England ‘ground to a halt’ – The King's Fund responds to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures
‘Today’s figures show that in 2018 life expectancy gains in England ground to a halt,' says Dr Veena Raleigh, Senior Fellow at The King's Fund.
The King's Fund welcomes the new contract for general practice
The King's Fund welcomes the new contract for general practice as a promising early sign that the government and NHS England are making good on the commitments in the NHS long-term plan.
The King's Fund responds to the publication of Dr Nigel Watson's GP Partnership review
Beccy Baird, Senior Fellow at the King's Fund responds to the GP partnership review.
The King's Fund response to the NHS long-term plan
This is an ambitious plan that includes a number of commitments which – if delivered – will improve the lives of many people. NHS leaders should be applauded for focusing on improving services outside hospitals and moving towards more joined-up, preventative and personalised care for patients. But some significant pieces of the jigsaw are still missing, and there should be no illusions about the scale of the challenge ahead.
The King’s Fund response to Public Health England's review of life expectancy
Dr Veena Raleigh, Senior Fellow at The King’s Fund, comments on Public Health England’s review of recent trends in mortality in England.
The King's Fund responds to ONS winter mortality statistics
'These figures are particularly worrying for the UK which, after decades of progress, is seeing life expectancy improvements grind to a halt', says Dr Veena Raleigh, Senior Fellow at The King’s Fund.
Radical changes needed to tackle stalling health improvements
Without radical change, progress in improving the population’s health is at risk of grinding to a halt, warns The King's Fund in a new report.
The King's Fund responds to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care's vision for prevention
Commenting on the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care’s vision for prevention, David Buck, Senior Fellow at The King’s Fund, said his emphasis on preventing ill health and the promise of a green paper are welcome.
The King's Fund responds to 'disturbing drop-off' in UK life expectancy
Dr Veena Raleigh, Senior Fellow at The King's Fund, responds to the latest ONS data on UK life expectancy.
Government should do more to improve the public’s health
The government should look beyond the NHS and focus on a range of policies to improve the public’s health, including making effective use of tax and regulation, according to a new briefing from four leading research organisations.
The King's Fund responds to new government measures to tackle childhood obesity
The UK is the most obese nation in western Europe so we welcome the target to halve childhood obesity by 2030. The proposals to restrict the advertising of junk food and ban the sale of energy drinks to children signal a bolder and more active approach from the government.
Devolved powers could help make cities healthier
Metro Mayors and other city leaders should be empowered to take greater responsibility for improving the health of the nation’s cities, a new report by The King’s Fund argues.
Devolved powers could help tackle London's health inequalities
London’s leaders should be empowered to take stronger action to boost public health in the capital and reduce the city’s stark health inequalities, a new report by The King’s Fund argues.
Our response to the general practice investment data
It is still unclear how much of the increased investment is actually reaching frontline services, and whether it is sufficient to meet the rising demands placed on GPs, says Beccy Baird.
Big cuts planned to public health budgets
Central government cuts have forced councils to reduce planned spending on vital public health services such as sexual health clinics by £85 million, according to new analysis by The King’s Fund.
Cornerstone of NHS reforms faces uncertain future
Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) have secured better engagement from GPs than previous forms of commissioning but still face numerous barriers to putting power in doctors hands, according to a new report published by The King's Fund and the Nuffield Trust.
Causes of GP crisis revealed in new analysis
New research from The King’s Fund exposes for the first time the extent of the crisis in general practice, finding that the overall number of consultations (face-to-face and telephone) has increased by 15 per cent over the past five years, three times the rate of increase in the number of GPs.
The King's Fund responds to the 2016 Budget
David Buck, Senior Fellow at The King's Fund, discusses the implications of changes announced in the 2016 Budget.
'Family care networks' – the future of primary care
In future, 'family care networks' with GP surgeries at their heart should provide a wider range of services for patients outside hospitals, says a report on the future of primary care, published by the Fund.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23764
|
__label__wiki
| 0.933982
| 0.933982
|
took the lives of 1,497 of the 2,209 people aboard with it. Some bodies were recovered, but names remained elusive, while others are still missing. But researchers believe that they have finally resolved the identity of the unknown child -- concluding that he was 19-month-old Sidney Leslie Goodwin from England. [Photo of Sidney Goodwin]
Though the unknown child was incorrectly identified twice before, researchers believe they have now conclusively determined the child was Goodwin. After his recovery, he was initially believed to be a 2-year-old Swedish boy, Gösta Leonard Pålsson, who was seen being washed overboard as the ship sank. This boy's mother, Alma Pålsson, was recovered with the tickets for all four of her children in her pocket, and buried in a grave behind the unknown child.
The effort to verify the child's identity using genetics began a little over a decade ago, when Ryan Parr, an adjunct professor at Lakehead University in Ontario who has worked with DNA extracted from ancient human remains, watched some videos about the Titanic.
"I thought 'Wow, I wonder if anyone is interested or still cares about the unidentified victims of the Titanic,'" Parr said.
A name for the unknown child?
In 2001, with permission from the Pålsson family, the unknown child's remains were exhumed from Fairview Lawn Cemetery, one of the Halifax cemeteries where Titanic victims were interred. Parr had hoped to investigate the identities of other victims as well, though decomposition interfered. Two of the coffins held only mud, and only a 2.4-inch-long (6 centimeter) fragment of an arm bone and three teeth remained of the unknown child. But this was enough.
From these remains, Parr and his team extracted DNA from a section of mitochondria (energy-producing centers of the cells) that rapidly accumulates mutations, called HV1. Mitochondrial DNA is passed from mother to offspring, so the team compared the unknown child's DNA sequence with samples from the maternal relatives of the Pålsson child. These didn't match.
They broadened their search to include five other boys under age 3 who had died in the disaster. Alan Ruffman, who became involved in the project as a research associate of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, ultimately tracked down the maternal lines of all six children (including the Pålsson child) with help from genealogists, historians, Titanic researchers, translators, librarians, archivists and members of the families.
By comparing the unknown child's HV1 with these other young Titanic victims, the researchers eliminated all but two of the boys -- Eino Viljami Panula, a 13-month-old Finnish boy, and Sidney Goodwin. [History's Most Overlooked Mysteries]
An expert analysis of the child's teeth put his age somewhere between 9 months and 15 months -- seeming to eliminate Goodwin, who was older. So, the researchers concluded the boy was Panula and, in 2004, published their results.
A second try
But doubts remained. Ultimately, a pair of leather shoes recovered from the unknown child and held in the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic caused the researchers to question the identification.
The shoes had been saved by Clarence Northover, a Halifax police sergeant in 1912, who helped guard the bodies and belongings of the Titanic victims, according to the museum's website. A letter from Northover's grandson, Earle, recounts how the victim's clothing had been burned to stop souvenir hunters. Clarence Northover couldn't bring himself to burn the little shoes, and when no relatives claimed them, he put the shoes in his desk drawer at the police station. In 2002, Earle Northover donated them to the museum. These shoes were too large for a 13-month-old to wear.
Parr and his team attempted the identification again, this time with the help of the U.S. Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory.
They looked at another, less mutation-prone section of the mitochondrial DNA, where they found a single difference that indicated that Goodwin might actually be the unknown child. The Armed Forces lab confirmed this when they found a second, single difference in another section of the DNA.
"Luckily, it was a rare difference, so that is what gives you 98 percent certainty the identification is correct," Parr said.
A photograph of the other members of the Goodwin family, all of whom perished when the Titanic went down on April 15, 1912.
Credit: Photo copyright by Carol Goodwin, used by permission.
The loss of a family
Before he died, Sidney Goodwin was traveling on the Titanic with his parents, Frederick and Augusta, and five siblings from England to Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Carol Goodwin, a 77-year-old Wisconsin resident, heard about the ill-fated family from Frederick Goodwin's sisters, one of whom was Carol's grandmother.
"I can't say that it really startled me or amazed me," Carol Goodwin said of the news that the unknown child was her relative. "I guess maybe it had been so long in coming."
As a child, she learned about Frederick Goodwin's family by eavesdropping on conversations between her grandmother and her great aunt.
"They didn't talk about the children that much," Carol Goodwin told LiveScience. "It was their brother who was a favorite brother, how kind he was to them growing up."
Goodwin's interest in family history didn't spark until her 13-year-old granddaughter Becky saw a Titanic exhibit and wrote an essay for school. When her teacher wanted to submit the article to the magazine "Junior Scholastic," Goodwin wanted to check the facts first.
Now Goodwin is working on two books on the subject, a smaller one about the unknown child and a larger book she has titled "The Goodwins Aboard the Titanic: Saga of a Third-Class Family." (The family was traveling third class.) And, in a year, she and her husband plan to take a centennial cruise in memory of the Titanic. [Titanic Versus the Lusitania: Time Determined Who Survived]
On Aug. 6, 2008, relatives of the Goodwin family held a memorial service in Fairview Lawn Cemetery where they now believe Sidney Goodwin was buried under the unknown child's headstone. A cousin read the names of about 50 children who had also perished when the Titanic went down and a bell was rung for each, she said.
A soft, drizzling rain began to fall as the first name was read, and stopped when the list was finished, she recalled. Ultimately, the family left the headstone and the grave as it was.
"The tombstone of the unknown child represents all of the children who perished on the Titanic, and we left it that way," she said.
The remains of the rest of the Goodwins family have never been recovered.
"From those (unidentified bodies) that were buried in Halifax, I have read the coroner's reports for each of them, and nothing fits," she said.
An article describing the genetic analysis that led to the final identification of the unknown child's remains is scheduled to be published in the June 2011 issue of the journal Forensic Science International: Genetics and is already available online.
You can follow LiveScience writer Wynne Parry on Twitter @Wynne_Parry.
This Is the Earliest Known Christian Burial in England. It's Finally Revealing Its Secrets.
Leonardo da Vinci's Hair Allegedly Found, But Don't Get Too Excited
New Species of Early Human Is Even Smaller Than the 'Hobbit'
Was This Famous Revolutionary War Hero Intersex?
Wynne Parry,
Wynne was a reporter at The Stamford Advocate. She has interned at Discover magazine and has freelanced for The New York Times and Scientific American's web site. She has a masters in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree in biology from the University of Utah.
Wynne Parry, on
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23768
|
__label__wiki
| 0.952706
| 0.952706
|
Researchers looking for signals from technologically advanced aliens pick up countless strange pings — but so far, nothing has convinced them that a message really came from aliens.
But that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of overblown media headlines about potential alien detections. So a team of researchers pursuing the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, or SETI, has decided to revive a scale meant to ground these detections in reality. They shared their scale, called Rio 2.0, in a new paper that takes aim at SETI researchers and the media for irresponsible coverage of potential detections.
"It's absolutely crucial that when we talk about something so hugely significant as the discovery of intelligent life beyond the Earth, we do it clearly and carefully," lead author Duncan Forgan, a SETI scientist at the University of St Andrews in the U.K., said in a statement from the SETI Institute. "Having Rio 2.0 allows us to rank a signal quickly in a way that the general public can easily understand, and helps us keep their trust in a world filled with fake news." [13 Ways to Hunt Intelligent Aliens]
The new study builds on a similar effort, called the Rio Scale, which was developed in 2000 and was presented at the 51st International Astronautical Congress held in Rio de Janeiro the next year. But since the original scale was developed, SETI scientists have decided that the evaluation needed some updating, particularly given the breakneck pace of online media.
The new version of the scale creates the same output: a score ranging from 0 to 10 meant to convey the importance of a signal detection, with 0 representing a detection of no importance and 10 indicating one of extraordinary importance.
But the new research proposes tweaking the way that score is calculated to try to make it a better representation of the factors that determine a detection's true significance and to make the tool easier for scientists to use to evaluate their own signals and those of their colleagues. That initial score is then meant to be revised as additional data are gathered, the researchers explained.
The co-authors of the new research, who include some of the same people behind the 2001 scale, hope that reviving the scale will help the public and the media evaluate the importance of a signal — sort of like the alien equivalent of the Richter scale, co-author Jill Tarter, a SETI researcher based at the SETI Institute, said in the statement.
"The SETI community is attempting to create a scale that can accompany reports of any claims of the detection of extraterrestrial intelligence and be refined over time as more data become available," Tarter said. "This scale should convey both the significance and credibility of the claimed detection."
The research was described in a paper published July 24 in the International Journal of Astrobiology, and the researchers have set up an online calculator to produce the scores.
So far, the scientists wrote, the majority of the detections they've run through the calculator have come back with a score of 0, which means it's still much too early to get excited about alien communications.
Email Meghan Bartels at mbartels@space.com or follow her @meghanbartels. Follow us @Spacedotcom, Facebook and Google+. Original article on Space.com.
How Would Humanity React to Aliens? Survey Wants Your Answers.
Is Anyone Out There? New SETI Tool Keeps Track of Alien Searches
Here's the Truth Behind a NASA Document on Aliens Visiting Earth
Where Are All the Aliens? 'Out There' Book Excerpt
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23769
|
__label__wiki
| 0.575089
| 0.575089
|
Products>Frédéric Louis Godet Commentary Collection (16 vols.)
Frédéric Louis Godet Commentary Collection (16 vols.)
by Frédéric Louis Godet, M. D. Cusin, E. W. Shalders, Adolf von Harnack
T&T Clark, Thomas Whittaker, Zondervan, Funk & Wagnalls, Hodder and Stoughton
, 1875–1957
For 7 months with $22.05 down. Configure payment plan in cart.
One of the most influential and widely-cited conservative scholars from nineteenth-century Europe, Frédéric Louis Godet contributed enormously to New Testament scholarship and the debate over biblical inspiration. As the author of more than a dozen New Testament commentaries and an expert on the life of Paul and the Pauline epistles, Godet is rightfully remembered as one of the most influential conservative voices in European biblical scholarship.
The Frédéric Louis Godet Commentary Collection contains Godet’s two-volume commentary on Romans, three-volume commentary on the Gospel of John, and numerous other commentaries on the gospels and Pauline epistles. This collection also contains a collection of essays on the doctrine of the atonement, as well as a volume of key apologetic lectures delivered by Godet in his hometown of Neuchâtel in modern-day Switzerland.
With the power of your digital library, the entire Frédéric Louis Godet Commentary Collection is fully searchable and easier to access than ever! Some of the most important commentaries on the New Testament and the most influential works on the Pauline epistles are now available at the click of a mouse! The Scripture references in Godet’s commentaries are linked to the Bible texts in your digital library, and information about important theological and historical concepts are only a click away in your dictionaries, encyclopedias, and the wealth of resources in your digital library. These commentaries are ideal for students and scholars, and pastors will find them useful for sermon preparation.
Godet’s famous two-volume commentary on Romans
A collection of essays on the doctrine of the atonement
Godet’s apologetic lectures delivered in Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Godet, in all his commentaries, shows a scholarly breadth of familiarity with the commentators who preceded him. Many of their interpretations are stated and refuted in order to present that which the author feels is the correct interpretation of the passage. One can in reading this work avail himself of a clear summary of the views of many various writers. The author was respected as a theologian, hence his work has depth, and was revered as a Greek scholar and exegete, and thus his work has accuracy.
—J.D. Pentecost
[Frédéric Louis Godet] has many qualifications for his work. One of the most needful exists in an eminent degree—a hearty sympathy with the book he is expounding. He does not approach it from the outside, but the inside, having a heartfelt experience of the power of the blessedness of its truths.
—Talbot W. Chambers
Title: Frédéric Louis Godet Commentary Collection
Author: Frédéric Louis Godet
Commentary on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans (2 vols.)
Translator: A. Cusin
Sample Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
In this volume, Godet brings thoughtful Christian scholarship to bear on the book of Romans. In his Commentary on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, Godet’s exposition is as exegetical as it is theological. He not only critically examines the original text, but also discusses the key doctrines in relation to both the entire book of Romans and the rest of Scripture. He approaches Romans from the perspective of a theologian, and with the eye of a textual critic.
A Commentary on the Gospel of St. Luke (2 vols.)
Translators: E.W. Shalders and M.D. Cusin
Logos is pleased to offer Frédéric Louis Godet’s classic commentary on the Gospel of Luke. One of the most significant studies of Luke from the nineteenth century, Godet’s commentary is frequently referenced to this day as a reliable source for the study of Luke’s Gospel. It is respected for its exegetical style and ability to address the authenticity and origins of Luke’s Gospel with precision.
Biblical Studies on the Old Testament
Editor: W.H. Lyttelton
Publisher: James Parker and Co.
Although Godet is best known for his detailed biblical commentaries, he was also a prolific essayist, and reserved his essays for topics on themes which were broader than could be contained in a biblical commentary. This volume contains essays on Song of Solomon, Job, prophets, angels, and other topics. Godet’s essay on the six days of creation provides a unique window into the early church’s initial response and reaction to increasing scientific claims for an old earth.
Commentary on the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians, vol. 1
The first epistle to the Corinthians directly addresses core issues in the church—then and now—and answers crucial questions about its theology. This book’s practicality and theological wisdom, as well as its historical parallels with issues facing the contemporary church make it vital reading for modern Christians.
Volume one of Godet’s commentary on 1 Corinthians includes a lengthy introduction to the epistle as a whole, along with detailed commentary of the first six chapters. Godet devotes particular attention to the historical situation of the church in Corinth, church discipline, impurity, and marriage. Throughout his commentary, Godet—departing from the dominant trend in nineteenth-century biblical criticism—does not sacrifice sound exegesis and interpretation to conform to the standards of historical, textual, and modernist criticism.
This volume continues Godet’s commentary on 1 Corinthians. He devotes significant attention to Paul’s advice to the church in Corinth regarding the role of women in public worship, the celebration of the Lord’s Supper, and spiritual gifts—issues which remain at the center of church controversies 2,000 years later. Godet closes his commentary with a detailed exposition of chapter 15 and the resurrection of the body. This volume also includes chapters on the historicity of 1 Corinthians, the ecclesiastical offices of the church in Corinth, and the criticism of the text.
Studies on the Epistles of St. Paul
Translator: Annie Harwood Holmden
Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton
Studies on the Epistles of St. Paul brings us into close contact with the early churches in their trials and triumphs, and examines the overarching themes which provide interpretive clues for Paul’s writings. Although Godet wrote numerous commentaries on Paul’s epistles, this volume uniquely surveys the circumstances of Paul’s life, his spiritual challenges, and the lasting influence of his theology. This volume also connects Paul’s writings with issues the church faces today, such as the use of spiritual gifts, the conflict between law and grace, varying beliefs about Christ’s second coming, and controversy over women in ministry.
Commentary on the Gospel of John: With a Critical Introduction, vol. 1
Translator: Timothy Dwight
Publisher: Funk & Wagnalls
The importance of the study of the Gospel of John and its enormous impact on theology compelled Godet to write this lengthy and detailed commentary. Given its clear distinction from the Synoptic Gospels, John’s Gospel became an easy target for historical criticism and modernist theology—making Godet’s defense of its divine inspiration all the more urgent. His three-volume commentary defends the Gospel of John’s authenticity against skeptics and modernists. Nearly half of volume one contains an introduction to the authorship issue, the history of Johannine authenticity, the dating of composition, and a broad survey of all exegetical, interpretive, and historical material on the Gospel of John. This volume concludes with a detailed exposition of the first chapter of John.
Translators: M.D. Cusin and S. Taylor
Volume two of Godet’s commentary on John covers the middle part of the Gospel. He provides detailed commentary on Jesus’ first miracle, his travels to Judea, Samaria, and Galilee, as well as the controversies in Jesus’ ministry. This volume concludes with commentary on the First Discourse and the Second Discourse in chapter 10.
Translators: S. Taylor and M.D. Cusin
Volume three contains commentary on the second half of John’s Gospel, including the raising of Lazarus, the final days of Jesus’ ministry, and the development of the disciples’ faith. He comments at length on the passion narrative, including Jesus’ arrest, trial, and resurrection.
Introduction to the New Testament, vol. 1: The Epistles of St. Paul
Translator: William Affleck
This volume is the first of a two-volume introduction to the entire New Testament. Godet addresses the basic questions on the Pauline epistles, including the patristic testimonies, the inclusion of Pauline epistles in the New Testament canon, along with a brief introduction to each epistle. Godet also devotes an introductory chapter to Paul’s life, as well as a history of 2,000 years of interpretation. This volume is arranged chronologically—not canonically—making it especially useful for historical and contextual study of Paul’s writings.
Introduction to the New Testament, vol. 2: The Collection of the Four Gospels and the Gospel of St. Matthew
Volume two of Godet’s Introduction to the New Testament covers the Synoptic Gospels. In this volume, he defends the historicity and authenticity of the Gospels and their writers—a position not widely held at the time of publication—and investigates the canonicity of the Gospels. Each chapter is devoted to one of the Synoptic Gospels, and the volume concludes with chapters on the relationship between the Synoptics and the textual and contextual similarities and differences.
Studies on the New Testament
In this collection of essays, Godet aims to understand the New Testament from the perspective of the writers and the original audiences. He addresses the broad themes of the canon—themes too broad to include in his commentaries. This volume contains five lengthy essays on the origin of the four Gospels, the person and work of Jesus Christ, and four principal apostles. Studies on the New Testament concludes with an essay on the Apocalypse.
The Atonement in Modern Religious Thought: A Theological Symposium
Authors: Frédéric Louis Godet, Adolf Harnack, Auguste Sabatier, Lyman Abbott, Washington Gladden, T.T. Munger, F.W. Farrar, W.H. Fremantle, W.F. Adeney, R.J. Campbell, A. Cave, Marcus Dods, P.T. Forsyth, Silvester Horne. R.D. Horton, John Hunter, and Bernard J. Snell
Publisher: Thomas Whittaker
From a series of articles which appeared in The Christian World during 1899–1900, this volume gives readers a large and comprehensive view of the central doctrine of the Christian faith, and to consider the main lines of argument from each perspective. The Atonement in Modern Religious Thought contains essays from the most influential theologians from the turn of the century—from various countries, churches, and theological perspectives. It is designed for readers to gain mutual understanding on divergent—and occasionally contrary—views of the atonement. In addition to an essay by Godet, this volume also contains contributions from P.T. Forsyth, Lyman Abbott, Adolf Harnack, and R.J. Campbell.
Lectures in Defense of the Christian Faith
Translator: W.H. Lyttelton
These lectures were first delivered publicly in Neuchâtel, in modern-day Switzerland. In them, Godet addresses the leading secularists of his time, addressing their ideas and rebutting their arguments. The lectures were assembled into this book for wider distribution.
About Frédéric Louis Godet
Frédéric Louis Godet (1812—1900) was a Swiss Protestant theologian and New Testament scholar.
Born at Neuchatel in 1812, and educated there and at Bonn and Berlin, Godet served from 1838 to 1844 as tutor to Crown Prince (later King) Frederick Wilhelm III of Prussia. He served as supply preacher in the Val-de-Ruy from 1844 to 1851, and as pastor at Neuchatel from 1851 to 1866. Between 1851 and 1873 he was also professor of exegetical and critical theology in Neuchatel. From 1873 to 1887 he was professor of New Testament exegesis at the newly established Free Evangelical Faculty, which he helped to found.
Godet did much to interpret German theological thought to French-speaking Protestants, and the English translations of his works made him influential in international New Testament scholarship.
Frédéric Louis Godet died in 1900.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23771
|
__label__wiki
| 0.523319
| 0.523319
|
The Project Schedule News Clips FAQ Project Documents
LAWA MSC North
LAWA New Concourse
theproject
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the nation’s third busiest airport in annual passengers and the third busiest in annual aircraft operations. Although it has functioned as an airport since 1928, the main terminal complex at LAX was constructed in 1961. In order to continue to meet the needs of travelers and airlines in the 21st century, facilities at LAX must be continually upgraded and maintained. The Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has embarked upon a multi-billion dollar modernization program at LAX designed to provide improved, state-of-the-art facilities for travelers. The Midfield Satellite Concourse (MSC) Program is part of these improvements.
The MSC Program includes a new passenger concourse facility approved as part of the LAX Master Plan in 2004. The MSC facility will be located in the central area of the airfield, west of Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT). The MSC Program will permit greater flexibility in scheduling improvements at other facilities without disrupting day-to-day airline operations, reduce reliance on remote gates, and ensure a high level of service for LAX passengers during modernization upgrades, which may at times require the closure of existing gates. The MSC gates will not increase the total number of passengers or aircraft at LAX, but they will ensure that uninterrupted operations and schedules can be maintained during construction at other terminals.
Due to the size and scale of the MSC Program, LAWA proposes to develop the MSC Program in independent phases. Phase 1 ("MSC North Project") of the MSC Program is the construction of the northern portion of the multi-story MSC facility and associated improvements. The MSC North Project will improve the terminal operations, concessions facilities, and overall passenger experience at LAX. The facility is designed to serve both domestic and international traffic. The MSC North Project will provide LAWA with the flexibility to accommodate demand for aircraft gates while modernizing other terminals at LAX and reduce reliance on the West Remote gates.
The MSC North Project will comply with all elements of the Stipulated Settlement including jobs, construction practices, training, outreach activities, and limits on the total number of passenger gates and total annual passengers at LAX.
Approval to build the MSC was approved through several public and environmental procedures. The LAX Master Plan , approved by the City of Los Angeles City Council in December 2004, is the strategic framework for future development at LAX. The LAX Master Plan included the development of the “West Satellite Concourse,” which was renamed the Midfield Satellite Concourse or MSC. The overall MSC Program, as documented in the LAX Master Plan, includes the following facilities:
A Midfield Satellite Concourse (MSC);
A new Central Terminal Processor (CTP) in the Central Terminal Area (CTA);
A connector/conveyance system between the MSC and the CTP; and
Construction of new taxiways/taxilanes, apron areas, and utilities to service the MSC.
In 2005, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a Record of Decision on the LAX Master Plan EIS. This included environmental approval of the construction and operation of the MSC as depicted on the Airport Layout Plan approved as part of the FAA’s actions on the EIS.
The Final Environmental Impact Report for the LAX Midfield Satellite Concourse was approved in June 2014.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23772
|
__label__wiki
| 0.695218
| 0.695218
|
If you are a nonprofit and are looking for volunteers dedicated to helping your agency..
10 likes ⋅ 6 hours ago
SERVING UP LEADERSHIP – President Gregory Haile
LEADERSHIP BROWARD CLASS 38 INFO SESSION »
Date February 27 @ 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Price $35.00 – $45.00
Check out President Haile’s Leadership Insights video.
You don’t want to miss the next Serving Up Leadership with President Gregory Haile. Space is limited, register today!
President Gregory Adam Haile’s Biography
Gregory Adam Haile is the seventh president of Broward College. He assumed the role on July 1, 2018. Prior to his appointment, President Haile served as the General Counsel and Vice President for Public Policy and Government Affairs for Broward College from September 2011 to June 2018.
A career public servant, community leader, and accomplished educator, President Haile has championed the community serving in over 35 board or committee capacities and 20 Chair/President or Vice-Chair/President positions. His current positions include service on the board of Leadership Florida, and as a member of the Higher Education Committee of 50 (“Forward 50”), supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, among other roles.
Since being recognized in 2007 by Gold Coast Magazine as a prominent South Floridian, he has been recognized with nearly 2 dozen awards for his influence and commitment to the community.
In his previous position serving Broward College, President Haile oversaw broad-ranging legal issues related to tax, immigration, employment, labor, copyright, real estate, construction, tenure, and FERPA. He managed day-to-day regulatory challenges, provided counsel to support every aspect of College operations and advocated before local political leaders, state legislators, the Florida Executive Branch, members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, and state and federal agency leadership, to enhance their understanding of higher education issues and the impact of potential or pending legislation on institutions of higher education. Prior to joining the leadership team at Broward College, President Haile had a successful career as a corporate litigator.As an educator, President Haile has spent time in Cambridge, Massachusetts, teaching a self-designed 4-credit course in Higher Education Law and Policy at Harvard University (Summer School). He previously served as an adjunct professor at Broward College, teaching Business Law and Ethics, and with Miami Dade College, teaching Business Law.
He was educated at the Columbia University School of Law, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and served as the Editor-in-Chief of the National Black Law Journal and as an Editor of the Journal on Gender and Law. He received his bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University, where he graduated magna cum laude and was selected from among more than 13,000 students to receive the Most Outstanding Graduate award in his college. He is also a fellow of the Vanderbilt University Higher Education Management Institute. President Haile is married with two children.
Bistro Mezzaluna
FT LAUDERDALE, FL 33311 United States + Google Map
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23776
|
__label__cc
| 0.564253
| 0.435747
|
Leidos Awarded $365 Million Department of Energy Research Support Contract
RESTON, Va., July 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a FORTUNE® 500 science and technology leader, was awarded a Department of Energy contract to support research for the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL). The single-award, cost-plus-award-fee contract has a three-year base period of performance with two two-year option periods and a final three-year option period. The potential 10-year contract has a total dollar value of $364.7 million.
The NETL develops tools and processes to provide clean, reliable, and affordable energy to the American people. Under the contract, Leidos will provide scientific and engineering personnel, facilities, equipment, materials, supplies, and services to support technology-based energy research, development and demonstrations.
Additionally, Leidos will lead a team that includes subcontractors, various universities and small businesses to provide logistical and research support, business development, financial management, and research execution. The contract supports efforts intended to accelerate the development of reliable, clean, efficient energy systems.
"Leidos and its partners have more than 100 years of combined experience providing scientific and engineering support to the federal government," said Angie Heise, Leidos Civil Group President. "We will leverage that experience as we work with the Department of Energy to continuously improve research efforts at the NETL and help them deliver on their critical mission."
About Leidos
Leidos is a Fortune 500® information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company's 31,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $10.17 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2017. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
Statements in this announcement, other than historical data and information, constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause our actual results, performance, achievements, or industry results to be very different from the results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Some of these factors include, but are not limited to, the risk factors set forth in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 29, 2017, and other such filings that Leidos makes with the SEC from time to time. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.
Melissa Koskovich, Senior Vice President, Communications, +1 (571) 526-6850, [email protected]
Suzzanna Martinez, Director, Strategic Communications, +1 (303) 299-5343, [email protected]
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23777
|
__label__wiki
| 0.969172
| 0.969172
|
Queen Elizabeth II attends pop concert for 92nd birthday
Sting, Tom Jones, Jamie Cullum, others serenaded the monarch
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 92nd birthday with a Saturday night concert in London featuring British singers such as Sting, Tom Jones and Jamie Cullum.
Kylie Minogue, Shaggy and Craig David also were set to perform for the "Queen's Birthday Party" at Royal Albert Hall.
Elizabeth — the world's longest-reigning living monarch — attended the show with other members of the royal family. Flanked by Prince Charles and Prince William — first and second in line for the throne — she waved to the crowd as she took her seat.
Prince Harry, with fiancee Meghan Markle as his concert date, led the tributes to his grandmother.
Earlier in the day, honorary gun salutes were staged at Hyde Park, the Tower of London, a castle in Wales and the town of Windsor to mark the occasion.
The queen celebrates two birthdays every year: Her actual birthday on Apr. 21, which she usually marks privately with her family, and her "official birthday" in the summer. That usually falls on the second Saturday in June, when she joins the Trooping the Color military parade in central London.
Elizabeth's official birthday this year came on the tails of the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, which brought the leaders of the 53 Commonwealth countries together in England.
The queen has led the disparate group, made up of Britain and its former colonies, since she took the throne in 1952.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23778
|
__label__wiki
| 0.843837
| 0.843837
|
Border agency bows to privacy concerns
CBSA will store cross-border movement for 15 years
by Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA – The federal border agency is bowing to privacy concerns by agreeing to slash the amount of time it will keep data on the cross-border movements of Canadians as part of a new security plan.
The Canada Border Services Agency says it plans to retain personal details gleaned from the Canada-U.S. initiative for 15 years — not 75 — following pressure from the federal privacy watchdog.
The tracking system involves exchanging entry information collected from people at the land border — so that data on entry to one country would serve as a record of exit from the other.
The federal government plans to use the data for purposes ranging from catching unemployment insurance cheats to ensuring people ineligible to stay in Canada have left the country.
The first two phases of the program were limited to foreign nationals and permanent residents of Canada and the United States, but not citizens of either country.
The program was to be expanded next Monday to include information sharing on all travellers. in addition, Canada hoped to begin collecting information on people exiting by air — something the United States already does — by requiring airlines to submit passenger manifest data for outbound international flights.
The government says the airline data could help identify sex offenders planning to travel abroad or extremists off to join foreign conflicts such as the one raging in Syria, where young Canadians have already been killed.
The government’s June 30 deadline for those elements will be missed because legislative and regulatory changes still need to be made, federal and industry officials say.
The entry-exit initiative is a key element of the highly touted perimeter security deal intended to help ease the passage of travellers and cargo across the Canada-U.S. border while bolstering continental security.
Preliminary results of the second phase of the initiative, which began early last summer, demonstrate the program “is working as intended,” say border agency briefing materials obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act.
For the period June 30 to Sept. 30, 2013, 1.29 million entry records were received from the United States and Canada sent 1.34 million to the Americans.
A comparison of the data against the databases of Canada’s border agency revealed that 20 people subject to active immigration warrants or removal orders had left Canada, say the materials prepared last November. At last count, that led to four warrants being cancelled.
The privacy commissioner’s office had expressed concern about plans to keep information for 75 years and asked the border agency to review the “lengthy retention period.”
For future phases, Canada will keep personal information on all travellers for 15 years in “personalized” form and for another 15 years stripped of personal details, for a total of 30 years, the briefing notes say.
However, the U.S. has indicated it plans to keep information collected under the program for anywhere from 15 to 75 years — or possibly longer — depending on the circumstances.
The Canadian border agency sent a letter to the acting chief privacy officer of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security recommending signs be posted at U.S. land border crossings — as Canada had done on its side of the border — informing travellers of the data collection.
Homeland Security did not respond to questions about the next phase of the project.
The Canada Border Services Agency confirmed that “legislative and regulatory changes are required” before the full exchange of data on Canadian and American travellers takes place.
Additional information on the proposed changes will be provided “when legislation is tabled,” border agency spokeswoman Patrizia Giolti said in an email response to questions.
It is difficult to gauge the usefulness of the cross-border information exchanges or to know if the privacy protections will prove adequate, said Christopher Sands, a senior fellow at the Washington-based Hudson Institute, an independent research organization.
“We haven’t really got any evidence one way or the other about how this data is being used and whether there’s any sort of problem.”
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23780
|
__label__wiki
| 0.647187
| 0.647187
|
Murder Trial Underway For Lawrence Killings
The Lawrence Eagle Tribune reported that a triple murder trial is underway in the Salem Superior Court related to a 2011 murder of a Lawrence woman and her two teenaged children. Jose Luis Tejada has been charged with murder for the deaths of his girlfriend, Milka Rivera, 39, and her two children, Sachary Montanez, 19 and Max Ariel Montanes, 16 on September 4, 2011 during Labor Day weekend. The bodies were found all together in one of the children’s rooms.
The Allegations
The allegations against Mr. Tejada are that he fatally shot each member of the family with a .357 Magnum, and shot Max Ariel twice. The gun was found outside the backdoor of the apartment in which Tejada and Rivera were living in with the children, however no DNA evidence was recoverable from the weapon, and thus the gun cannot be placed in the hands of Tejada. This lack of DNA evidence puts the prosecution in a tough position as they have to prove that Mr. Tejada committed the murders beyond a reasonable doubt.
The Prosecution’s Parade of Witnesses
The prosecution has indicated that the jury comprising six men and ten women will hear from a series of witnesses regarding whether Mr. Tejada committed these crimes. In particular, the prosecution claims to have witnesses that Mr. Tejada confessed his crimes to, in addition to police officers who reported that Mr. Tejada admitted to the killings and justifying his actions by saying that he was tired of the family yelling at him. The prosecution further plans to present testimony from other police detectives, crime scene analysts and chemists concerning this case.
Defenses To Murder Charges
The defense did not elaborate on what its defense strategy would be concerning Mr. Tejada’s case, other than emphasizing the prosecution’s burden of proof, and this leaves the outcome of the case up for speculation. There has been no assertion of an alibi or that there has been a misidentification of the defendant as the suspected killer so far in the case, and the facts of the case do not seem to support a claim of self defense or the defense of others, which are the two most commonly asserted defenses in murder cases, even if Mr. Tejada were the shooter as alleged. Nor do the facts seem to support extenuating circumstances, such as the defendant was insane at the time of the crime, suffered from mental incapacity or was under the influence of intoxicating substances at the time the crime was committed. In light of the limited details as to the defense of Mr. Tejada, it will be interesting to see how this case proceeds over the next few weeks.
Getting in Touch With a Massachusetts Criminal Defense Attorney
Our Attorney is a seasoned criminal defense attorney with over twenty-five years of experience. She has worked as both a prosecutor and as defense counsel, which gives her a unique outlook on criminal defense. Our Attorney has the skills and knowledge necessary to fight her client’s charges. If you have been charged with a crime, please contact Our Attorney immediately either online .
Updated: August 14, 2014 10:50 am
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23784
|
__label__cc
| 0.726209
| 0.273791
|
What foods reduce testosterone?
Last reviewed Wed 15 May 2019 Last reviewed Wed 15 May 2019
By Jon Johnson
Reviewed by Natalie Olsen, RD, LD, ACSM EP-C
Bread, pastries, and desserts
Certain fats
Boost testosterone naturally
Some foods, including soy, dairy, and specific fats, may lower testosterone levels in the body.
However, a person can also increase testosterone levels naturally, by exercising regularly and maintaining a healthful weight.
The food a person eats can affect many aspects of their health, not just their waistline. Food powers the cells and may affect some of the body's other components, including hormones, such as testosterone.
Consuming too much of certain foods may throw the body's hormones out of balance or make it more difficult for the body to use hormones correctly.
Foods that may reduce testosterone
Soy and alcohol may reduce testosterone.
Testosterone is one of the major sex hormones in the body. Although men produce more testosterone, it is an important hormone for women as well. Testosterone promotes an increase in muscle mass, bone mass, body hair, and influences reproduction.
Typically, the body does an effective job regulating the hormones and keeping levels of testosterone where they need to be.
However, some foods may interfere with this process by unbalancing the hormone levels. People worried about their testosterone levels might choose to avoid the following foods.
1. Soy products
Soy foods, such as tofu, edamame, and soy protein isolates, contain phytoestrogens. These compounds are physically similar to the estrogen in the body and function in a similar way.
A study in the journal German Medical Science notes that although scientists have carried out a lot of research into soy, they still do not understand it fully.
The paper notes that many studies have not found a connection between eating soy products and altered serum testosterone or estrogen levels. However, another study showed that breast tenderness and estrogen concentrations returned to normal after a man stopped using soy.
The researchers suggested that phytoestrogens in soy might affect the body without changing the body's hormone levels, which could cause symptoms of high estrogen.
Researchers need to do more high-quality research in both males and females to identify the exact effects of soy in the body.
2. Dairy products
Many people looking to raise their testosterone levels might choose to avoid dairy products. This may be because some cow's milk contains synthetic or natural hormones, which might affect a person's testosterone levels.
Also, animal feed may contain soy, which could increase the levels of estrogen in the cow's milk.
Anyone with concerns about their testosterone levels might also consider giving up or limiting drinking alcohol. This may be especially true for males.
While some studies have found evidence that a small amount of alcohol increases testosterone levels in men, this is generally not the case. As a study posted to Current Drug Abuse Review notes, heavy drinking or regular drinking over long periods causes a decrease of testosterone in males.
The paper also notes that alcohol consumption causes an increase in testosterone levels in women.
4. Mint
Studies suggest that mint may reduce testosterone levels.
Peppermint and spearmint may make a calming tea, but the menthol in mint may reduce testosterone levels.
According to a study paper in Advanced Pharmaceutical Bulletin, scientists treated female rats with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) with spearmint essential oil to test its effects on the disorder. Researchers noted that spearmint essential oil reduced testosterone levels in these rats.
A review posted to BMC Complementary & Alternative Medicine also noted that there is some high-quality evidence showing that mint lowers testosterone levels in women with PCOS. However, there is not enough high-quality evidence surrounding the effect of the herb in general.
Most of the research on the topic focuses on animal models or women. Future studies should investigate the effects of mint in both sexes to get a better overall picture.
5. Bread, pastries, and desserts
A study in the journal Nutrients linked a diet high in bread, pastries, and other desserts to low total testosterone levels in Taiwanese men. Additional factors included high dairy consumption, eating out regularly, and not eating enough dark green vegetables.
According to the article, these men also had decreased muscle mass and increased body fat.
Best foods for increasing low testosterone
Certain foods can help boost testosterone. Learn more about it here.
6. Licorice root
A study in Integrative Medicine Research notes that licorice root can reduce testosterone in healthy women during menstrual cycles. Animal studies also show that licorice supplementation can reduce testosterone levels.
Ideally, any future studies would look into the effects of licorice on both sexes to better understand how the herb acts in general.
7. Certain fats
The type of fat a person eats may also affect their testosterone levels and function. A study in the Asian Journal of Andrology looked at the dietary patterns of young, healthy men in regards to their hormone levels and testicular function.
Their research indicated that eating trans fats may lower testosterone levels in the body. They also found that too many omega-6 fatty acids appear to reduce testicular size and function.
However, eating plenty of polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids may increase testicle size and improve function. The researchers called for more studies to confirm their findings, but people who are worried about their testosterone levels may want to avoid trans fats and limit omega-6 fats.
A person who smokes may have a hormone imbalance.
Other factors that may influence hormone imbalances or low testosterone include:
a sedentary lifestyle
chronic drug, tobacco, and marijuana use
Ways to boost testosterone naturally
There may also be some ways to boost testosterone naturally, including:
eating a more balanced diet focused on fresh foods
avoiding overeating
avoiding obesity
doing regular exercise
getting plenty of sleep each night
Diet and exercise play an essential role in maintaining good health and keeping the hormones balanced. Some foods, such as dairy, fats, and soy, may reduce testosterone levels in the body. Anyone who has concerns about their testosterone levels may want to avoid these foods.
What are the side effects of testosterone pellets? Testosterone is the male sex hormone, and its levels in the body decline steadily with age. Many people wish to supplement it when they are deficient. Testosterone pellets can be a convenient form of testosterone replacement therapy, but they can cause side effects, such as fluid retention and acne. Learn more here. Read now
What testosterone supplements should I take? Testosterone supplements may include injectable treatments or those that are transdermal, meaning people apply them to the skin. Learn more about testosterone supplements here. Read now
What happens when a woman has low testosterone? People tend to associate testosterone with males, but everyone requires some of this sex hormone. Testosterone levels change over time, and lower levels can lead to symptoms such as fatigue and a diminished sex drive. We look at the symptoms, causes, and treatments of reduced testosterone levels in women. Read now
Typical testosterone levels in males and females Testosterone levels vary depending on a person’s sex, age, and physical activity levels. Testosterone levels that are too high or too low may cause a range of potential complications including infertility and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Learn more about testosterone levels here. Read now
What do night sweats mean? Sweating at night may be a sign of low testosterone in males or menopause in females. Treatment often involves supplementing the hormone to correct an imbalance. Learn more here. Read now
Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness
Article last reviewed by Wed 15 May 2019.
Arentz, S., et al. (2014). Herbal medicine for the management of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and associated oligo/amenorrhoea and hyperandrogenism; A review of the laboratory evidence for effects with corroborative clinical findings. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4528347/
Ataabadi, M. S.,et al. (2017). Role of essential oil of Mentha spicata (spearmint) in addressing reverse hormonal and folliculogenesis disturbances in a polycystic ovarian syndrome in a rat model. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5788221/
Hu, T. Y., et al. (2018). Testosterone-associated dietary pattern predicts low testosterone levels and hypogonadism. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6266690/
Jargin, S. V. (2014). Soy and phytoestrogens: Possible side effects. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4270274/
Mínguez-Alarcón, L., et al. (2017). Fatty acid intake in relation to reproductive hormones and testicular volume among young healthy men. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5312216/
Vatsalya, V., et al. (2016). A review on the sex differences in organ and system pathology with alcohol drinking. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5894513/
Yang, H., et al. (2018). Licorice ethanol extract improves symptoms of polycystic ovary syndrome in Letrozole-induced female rats. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6160501/
Johnson, Jon. "What foods reduce testosterone?." Medical News Today. MediLexicon, Intl., 15 May. 2019. Web.
Johnson, J. (2019, May 15). "What foods reduce testosterone?." Medical News Today. Retrieved from
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23788
|
__label__wiki
| 0.670979
| 0.670979
|
How Football Could Save The Lives Of Women In Brazil
Marie Claire June 13, 2014 2:33 pm
As World Cup fever hits Brazil, a new football project is transforming the lives of women in the favelas – and giving them the power to rescue themselves from poverty. In the July issue of Marie Claire, we speak to those women...
‘I’m always afraid something terrible will happen to me, even if I just walk to my local shop,’ says 25-year-old Ellen Aquino. On a short trip from her favela home to the supermarket, Ellen runs the risk of being raped or having to dodge gunfire between rival drug gangs.
We’re sitting awkwardly on her single bed, which takes up most of Ellen’s small, two-roomed shack in a run-down shanty town on the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil’s biggest city. She shares it with her 42-year-old mother, a former crack-cocaine addict who has a tiny room next door, separated by a blanket hung between them. Born in the favela, it is likely she will die here, although she has already beaten the odds that loom over many children who become involved with drugs. Life expectancy in some favelas is just 19.
Ellen has grown up surrounded by men with guns selling drugs on her doorstep, or passed out in doorways. Many of her girlfriends born into these communities, where there is no hope of bettering themselves, have resorted to crack cocaine by the time they are teenagers. It’s the drug of choice for favela dwellers, due to its availability and dirt-cheap price – one ‘hit’ costs R$5 (just over £1.30). It’s shocking to think that the smartest districts of São Paulo are just a few miles from here, where some of the richest people in the world use helicopters to get to work or go shopping; the city has 193 heliports.
Tourists flying in for the World Cup will not witness the poverty of slums like Ellen’s as they browse the elegant neighbourhoods of Rio de Janeiro, where toned, tanned bodies are on display at Copacabana beach. But if they did, they would find communities of women just as passionate about the beautiful game, thanks to a groundbreaking new football project allowing women to escape the cycle of poverty, drugs and sexual exploitation they were born into.
Ellen is involved in a series of educational projects funded in part by British-based charity the Action for Brazil’s Children (ABC) Trust. Through one of the trust’s projects she teaches football to younger girls in the slums, encouraging them to build life-changing skills, such as team work and confidence – an alternative value system to the criminality around them.
‘We have five different programme areas across Brazil,’ explains one project’s co-director Jonathan Fone. ‘We focus on social work, education and culture, sport, local community and economic development, and encouraging young people to develop their own initiatives.’
The ABC Trust, which started in 1995, has helped more than 18,000 children since its inception. It aims to keep children in school and encourage them into further education, as well as teach good parenting. ‘Sex abuse, violence, drug abuse and alcoholism are rife in 99 per cent of the families here,’ adds Fone.
Another of the trust’s projects in Rio aims to go a step further and give young women who are pregnant or mothers vocational training, and then place them in data-entry jobs. It’s a welcome escape from the brutality of everyday life, and Ingrid Luiza Da Silva, 16, who teaches football and helps run motivational classes, has seen more than her fair share of violence. Her older sister Natasha was the main girlfriend, or First Lady, of a notorious drug dealer in their favela north of Rio. Natasha, now 18, was just 15 when she was approached by a man five years older. This is a common scenario: older drug dealers often pick off the young, attractive girls in the slum to date.
‘When you’re a drug dealer’s First Lady, it means that even if he has other women, you’re the most important, which gives you status in the community,’ explains Ingrid. ‘These First Ladies often hold real power.’
Natasha would act as her boyfriend’s lookout, and deliver drugs to customers for him – it’s easier for young women to pass unnoticed by the police. But, like many women who are used by dealers and tossed aside when they are no longer needed, Ingrid’s sister nearly paid with her life. ‘Her boyfriend found out she was cheating on him,’ she says, ‘so he tied her to the bed and left her in his house for a week, before calling the man she cheated with and telling him he was going to shoot her.’ Thankfully her family and the police were alerted and they rescued her in time. ‘Now that her boyfriend’s in prison, she has no power. She had to leave the favela because her man has informers who will tell him what’s happening here – even in jail, he’s still the boss.’
Ingrid was terrified about her own future after she gave birth to her now 18-month-old son, Eric. ‘I want him to have everything I never had; a way out from the slums,’ she says defiantly. This is a country where almost 50 per cent of children fail to even complete basic education, so opportunities to better oneself are scarce. Favela-dwellers – who make up 22 per cent of the population – are lucky to earn the minimum monthly wage (equivalent to about £180) in low-status jobs such as cleaning. ‘Through football and the support of ABC, I’m planning to break the cycle by continuing with my studies. One day I hope to become a doctor, so I can provide for my son,’ she adds.
It’s a constant struggle for women like Ingrid when the lure of drugs is everywhere and dealers rule the slums through fear. Were it not for her role football coaching younger children through the ABC Trust and receiving regular support, Thais Pavia, 18, has no doubt she could be living a life of crime, too. ‘This is a new beginning for me. I didn’t want to end up like my older sisters,’ she says. ‘One day I saw my sister Michelle stagger through the front door covered in blood. She was only 15, but she’d begun dating a drug dealer. She’d been beaten up by a group of men on the instructions of her boyfriend, who’d overheard her on the phone to another man. It turned out to be innocent, but he couldn’t be seen to lose face, so he ordered the attack. They ripped out so much of her hair she had to shave it off afterwards.’ Michelle, now 23, is addicted to crack. ‘If she carries on taking drugs, she’ll die soon,’ says Thais. It may be too late to save Michelle, but Thais has the most precious commodity: an opportunity to escape – if she stays committed.
Despite having a budget of about £2.1 billion allocated to build infrastructure for the World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games, little has trickled down to families of girls like Thais, Ingrid and Ellen (ABC is a charity funded by donations). Already the spiralling costs have resulted in riots, as people are angry that essential services are being sacrificed for sporting events. Since 2008, the government has been on a huge PR exercise to ‘pacify’ 36 favelas in Rio and dozens in São Paulo, which means sending in Brazil’s paramilitary service to ensure violent criminal factions leave the area. They are then ‘occupied’ by Pacifying Police Units, who patrol the favelas. But it has led to crime numbers soaring in Salvador, Recife and Fortaleza, as drug dealers simply relocate.
Viviane Dos Santos, a 38-year-old resident of a favela in Rio, works with one of ABC’s education projects and goes into slums to encourage younger girls to sign up for football training. Her husband was captured by a rival gang and tortured to death. ‘He was a dealer himself,’ she says calmly. ‘I’d always begged him to stop, but there were no other jobs and we had to survive. A week before he died, he bought us a little house outside the city, so we could start a new life.’ But a knock on the door put paid to that dream: several rival drug dealers masquerading as the police came for her husband. His body was found in a nearby river two days later.
With the help of projects run by ABC, women like Viviane have access to the emotional support and educational tools they need to fulfill their potential. ‘I want to go to college and travel,’ says Ellen, looking out over the boarded shop fronts of her favela. Ten years ago it would have been difficult for any woman in Ellen’s situation to even voice such a hope. Now, it might just come true.
Photographs by Kate Peters
This feature is from the July issue of Marie Claire, which us on sale now. Got a tablet? Take the new look Marie Claire wherever you go, download straight to your iPad & iPhone, Kindle (just search the store for ‘marie claire magazine’), Nook or Google Nexus for only £2.99.
Popular Life stories
How to get your daily dose of Vitamin D (and why you really need it)
Find the right sex toy for you with our ultimate round up
This is the sex education website that Emma Watson loves
These are the names most likely to get pregnant in 2018
Women over 40 now have a higher fertility rate than ever before
Apparently drinking coffee will increase your lifespan by nine minutes
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23792
|
__label__wiki
| 0.941872
| 0.941872
|
HomeChampionshipMatty Dawson-Jones confirms he will not be at Leigh in 2019
Matty Dawson-Jones confirms he will not be at Leigh in 2019
10th October 2018 Drew Darbyshire Championship 0
Matty Dawson-Jones has confirmed that he has played his last game for Leigh and will move onto pastures new next season.
The 28-year-old has been at the Centurions since he joined from St Helens in 2016, making over 60 appearances for the club.
But with the club facing financial difficulties, Dawson-Jones has admitted he played his final game for the club in their Championship Shield final defeat to Featherstone Rovers on the weekend.
“Not the way I wanted to finish my time at Leigh Centurions on Sunday, and it was made a little worse that I broke my hand during the game,” he posted on Instagram.
“I just wanted to thank all the Leigh fans how they’ve been with me over my two and a half years at the club.
“It’s certainly been a rollercoaster but getting promoted to Super League with the club is one of my best achievements in my career so far.
“Hopefully things will turn around and the club will get back to where it belongs soon.”
Not the way I wanted to finish my time @leighcenturionsrlfc on Sunday, made a little worse that I broke my hand during the game. Just wanted to thank all the Leigh fans for how they’ve been with me over my 2 and half years at the club. It’s certainly been a rollercoaster but getting promoted to SL with the club is one of my best achievements in my career so far! Hopefully things will turn around and the club will get back to where it belongs soon, you fans deserve it!
A post shared by Matthew Dawson-Jones (@matthewdawsonjones) on Oct 10, 2018 at 12:50am PDT
Dawson-Jones came through the ranks at Huddersfield Giants, before signing for Saints, where he scored 16 tries in 50 games.
He has recently been linked with a move to Super League side Hull FC for next season.
Matty Dawson-Jones
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23796
|
__label__cc
| 0.601783
| 0.398217
|
VONNEGUT DIES AT 84
AUTHOR Kurt Vonnegut - one of the greatest writers of his generation - has died, aged 84, after getting brain injuries in a fall.
Vonnegut, who wrote plays, short stories and novels, became a cult hero with the publication of his sixth book, Slaughterhouse Five, in 1969.
Other novels included Breakfast of Champions, Slapstick (Of Another Kind) and Mother Night.
Vonnegut, who tried to kill himself in 1984, was taken to hospital after falling at his new York home two weeks ago.
He is survived by his second wife, Jill Krementz, their daughter and his six other children.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23798
|
__label__wiki
| 0.963332
| 0.963332
|
https://www.middletownpress.com/nfl/article/NFL-All-Pro-picks-unveiled-with-Manning-taking-11790138.php
NFL All-Pro picks unveiled with Manning taking top honors
Staff, The Associated Press
Published 4:28 pm EST, Friday, January 3, 2014
The 2013 All-Pro defense, selected by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK >> Peyton Manning has responded to a lost season the way he reacted to all of his great seasons.
By having more great seasons.
Manning was the only unanimous choice for the 2013 Associated Press NFL All-Pro team Friday. It was his seventh time as a first-teamer, tying Hall of Famer Otto Graham for the most by a quarterback.
The Denver star set NFL records this season with 55 touchdown passes and 5,477 yards through the air.
He was chosen on all 50 ballots from media members who regularly cover the NFL. Manning also was an All-Pro for Indianapolis in 2003, '04, '05, '08 and '09 and last season made it as a Bronco. He's been on the All-Pro team in both seasons since missing 2011 after several neck surgeries.
"I think it's well documented that this is the second chapter of my career, and didn't know what to expect off that injury and new team, new players and new physical state after an injury," said Manning, a four-time league MVP who never missed a pro start before 2011. "So I had no idea what to expect, and I've put a lot of time and a lot of hard work in to it. But I've received a lot of help along the way from coaches and trainers and strength coaches and teammates. So I'm very grateful."
Manning still has a ways to go to set the record for most All-Pro appearances at any position. Among the players ahead of him is Hall of Fame receiver Jerry Rice with 10.
New Orleans tight end Jimmy Graham and Indianapolis outside linebacker Robert Mathis each drew 49 votes. Philadelphia running back LeSean McCoy and Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman had 48.
Minnesota kick returner Cordarrelle Patterson was the only rookie on the squad.
Eighteen NFC players and nine from the AFC made the team. Carolina and Philadelphia each had three: linebacker Luke Kuechly, center Ryan Kalil and fullback Mike Tolbert for the Panthers; NFL rushing leader McCoy, guard Evan Mathis and tackle Jason Peters for the coach Chip Kelly's Eagles.
"Just when Chip came here, we knew we were going to run the ball," McCoy said. "The linemen, they've all been healthy this whole year. They've been blocking so well for me and without those guys, it's not possible."
Only two members of the top teams in each conference made the All-Pro team. Joining Manning from the Broncos (13-3) was guard Louis Vasquez. Joining Sherman from the Seahawks (13-3) was safety Earl Thomas.
"It is very special, especially in a special season," Sherman said. "If you're having a special season and your team has four wins or five wins, I'm sure it doesn't feel as good. But when your team is winning, your defense is No. 1 in every category and you're just contributing, you're not even trying to do anything special individually, you're just contributing to the entire group. It really feels special. And with the chance to do what we have a chance to do this year, it would be fantastic."
Unlike Sherman, many of the players chosen did not enjoy huge team success this season: 12 of the 27 failed to make the playoffs.
Rounding out the offense were receivers Calvin Johnson of Detroit and Josh Gordon of Cleveland; running back Jamaal Charles of Kansas City; and tackle Joe Thomas of Cleveland.
Other All-Pros on defense were ends J.J. Watt of Houston and Robert Quinn of St. Louis; tackles Gerald McCoy of Tampa Bay and Ndamukong Suh of Detroit; outside linebacker Lavonte David of Tampa Bay; inside linebacker NaVorro Bowman of San Francisco; cornerback Patrick Peterson of Arizona; and safety Eric Berry of Kansas City.
The special teamers were Patterson, kicker Justin Tucker of Baltimore and punter Johnny Hekker of St. Louis.
One of 15 first-time All-Pros, Kuechly was last season's Defensive Rookie of the Year.
"It's an individual award, but it's a representation of the team," he said. "You got to always remember that you have four guys in front of you. You got the other linebackers, the coaches and the DBs behind you that make everything possible."
Overall, 16 clubs were represented on the All-Pro team: Denver, Kansas City, Cleveland, Baltimore, Houston and Indianapolis in the AFC; Philadelphia, Carolina, Seattle, Detroit, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, New Orleans, Arizona, Minnesota and San Francisco in the NFC.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23807
|
__label__wiki
| 0.542128
| 0.542128
|
https://www.middletownpress.com/opinion/article/Editorial-The-one-sided-relationship-with-Cuba-11794243.php
Editorial: The one-sided relationship with Cuba
Published 2:18 pm EDT, Saturday, October 3, 2015
Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez speaks to reporters during a news conference at United Nations headquarters on Sept. 29.
Photo: AP Photo
Since Dec. 17, President Barack Obama has been engaged in a sweeping overhaul of U.S.- Cuba relations at the heart of which are conciliatory gestures by Washington; more travel by dollar-spending Americans to the impoverished island; a pledge to deal with differences, including on human rights, through diplomatic channels rather than confrontation; and a presidential call for the end of the U.S. trade embargo. In calling for “reform” in Cuba this week at the United Nations, Obama made no use of such provocative terms as “liberty” or “democracy.”
President Raúl Castro’s regime, by contrast, “seems to have done little beyond reopening its Washington embassy,” as The Post’s Karen DeYoung reported Wednesday. Castro’s son-in-law, an army general, still controls the dollar- earning tourist industry, the Internet largely remains unavailable to ordinary Cubans, and, most important, dissidents remain subject to arbitrary arrest and detention - including several snatched off the streets for daring to approach Pope Francis during his recent visit.
Castro has in fact appeared to pocket Obama’s concessions - and raise his demands. His speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Monday read like one of his brother Fidel’s old jeremiads from the 1960s, complete with a call for Puerto Rican independence and condemnation of alleged NATO encroachment on Russia. More pertinent for Obama’s normalization project, Castro cast bilateral reconciliation as a long, complex, process which can only reach fruition once the United States ends the “economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba,” and the “return” of the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. These conditions, as Castro knows, range from politically difficult (lifting the embargo) to impossible (Guantanamo). The true practical relevance of lifting the embargo, at a time when it already exempts food and medicine, and travelers from the United States brought $3.5 billion worth of goods to Cuba in their luggage during 2013, while Cuban Americans sent $3.1 billion cash in remittances, was not seriously discussed.
Nevertheless, Obama staged yet another photo opportunity and private meeting with Castro at the U.N., after which Cuba’s foreign minister, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, was pleased to chide the U.S. president for failing to use his executive powers even more aggressively to circumvent the embargo law. Rodríguez said: “He has not done so. I expect him to do so.”
When it began, Obama billed his opening to the Castro regime as a more effective means of bettering the lot of the island’s impoverished and repressed 11 million people. So far, it’s raised their hopes, but not their prospects. Perhaps it’s time Obama started reciprocating the Cubans’ offer of advice and tell Castro more plainly what he expects Havana to do, starting with allowing the Cuban people freedom of speech, press and assembly. After all, Castro’s executive powers, accumulated over more than half a century, are much, much more extensive than Obama’s.
Editorial courtesy of The Washington Post.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23808
|
__label__wiki
| 0.686377
| 0.686377
|
On one foot: Ray Jivoff, and C. Michael Wright; photo by Aliza Baran
Both Members of this Theater Power Couple are Retiring as Artistic Directors
Lindsey Anderson May 14, 2019
MagazineTheater 0
A pair of artistic directors are planning their next act together.
When C. Michael Wright and Ray Jivoff moved to Milwaukee in 1988, some of the city’s best theater companies were putting on plays in run-down warehouses. The companies didn’t have much money, but they had a lot of ambition, and they welcomed talented newcomers with open arms.
Both men found work as actors. Then as directors. And eventually as administrators. Wright worked for Next Act Theatre for eight years, before accepting a position as the artistic director of the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre in 2005. Jivoff took over the same role at Skylight Music Theatre in 2017, after working many years as its education director.
Now the two are ready to step down from their respective roles. Jivoff will be leaving Skylight at the end of the current season, and Wright will be leaving the Chamber Theatre a year from now.
What brought you to Milwaukee?
Wright: We met 36 years ago in San Francisco. I was touring with Master Harold and the Boys.
Jivoff: It’s set in South Africa in the 1950s. It’s about a 16-year-old white boy and two black men who worked at his family’s restaurant – played by James Earl Jones and Danny Glover. …. [Wright] had to spit in James Earl Jones’ face!
Wright: After the tour I was asked to keep playing the role at a few regional theaters. I’d turned 30 by then, though, and didn’t really want to keep playing a 16-year-old. So I just said yes to one of them: the Milwaukee Rep.
That was in 1984. Ray came to visit. He was still living in San Francisco then, and I was mostly living in New York. But the Rep kept bringing me back, once a year for four years, and each time Ray would come to visit, and we fell in love with Milwaukee.
RELATED 5 Farm Dinners to Attend This Summer
What were some of the first roles you received after deciding to make the move?
Wright: I had a few offers from Skylight right away. I ended up doing six shows in a row there. Three the season we moved, and three the next season. Then they stopped hiring me and started hiring Ray. But I can’t fault them for that – I started teaching and directing.
Jivoff: My first acting gig here was with Theatre X [a now-shuttered experimental theater troupe that cast Willem Dafoe in some of his earliest roles]. It was located here, where the Broadway Theatre Center is now. There was a parking lot and a six-story warehouse – I was never sure whether they were leasing the space or just squatting in it, because it was pretty raw. But they were doing interesting shows.
What’s next for you?
Jivoff: I’m going to be performing in a show at the Northern Sky Theater [in Door County]. They’re in the process of building their own facility, and it’ll open this fall.
Wright: We bought a condo up in Sturgeon Bay about four years ago. There’s a booming theater scene in Door County – they have four professional theaters – and it’s our eventual goal to move up there permanently. We’re open to freelancing elsewhere, too, but we’re excited to move up there. We’ve also put aside money to go to Italy for our 40th anniversary.
“Curtain Call” appears in the May 2019 issue of Milwaukee Magazine.
Previous ArticleWe Chat with Biomedical Engineer Jay Goldberg About Inventing and Teaching at Marquette & MCW
Next Article6 Places to Catch a Dance Show in Milwaukee
Lindsey Anderson
Lindsey Anderson covers culture for Milwaukee Magazine. Before joining the MilMag team she worked as an editor at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and wrote freelance articles for ArtSlant and Eater.
Spotlight on First Stage Theater, Not Just for Kiddos
Adam Rogan July 7, 2019
Let’s Meditate
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23809
|
__label__cc
| 0.68186
| 0.31814
|
Episode 3: Suicide Intervention
In this episode I talk about a subject that can be difficult to talk about, but one that's very important to discuss. I talk about Suicide, and specifically what you can do to help somebody who may be considering it. Awareness of some of the signs is the first thing to have, and then there are steps to follow to help someone who is in this dark place. It's a tough topic to discuss, but it's worth it. When you know what to do in this situation, you can potentially save a life.
Details of the training I mention in the show can be found at www.livingworks.net
IASP is an international organisation providing details of crisis centers and suicide bereavement worldwide.
In Ireland see Pieta House and Console
Episode 2: Change Your Story - Change Your Life
In this episode I'm joined by Miller Anthony - a name that I expect you'll be hearing a lot more of in the future. Miller talks about being the person you need to be in order to have the life that you want. Specifically he talks about how changing the language that you use can change your whole life for the better. I think that this is one of those episodes that you're going to want to listen to over and over. Each time you listen you'll get more out of it. Miller calls this "an unfoldment of understanding".
You can reach Miller through his website www.millersadventure.com or on Twitter at @MillerAdventure and check out his YouTube channel at MillersAdventure.
Episode 1: Talk Therapy
In this episode I introduce the show and talk about its purpose and what I hope it will become. I also talk about what you can do to ensure that you find the best fit for you when it comes to Counselling or Psychotherapy.
Click below to listen.
The Mindful Meanings Podcast
At the end of last year I set a goal to have launched a new podcast by the end of January this year. It’s the first Sunday in February as I write this, and while I haven’t launched the podcast – I’m almost there - so I’m happy enough with that.
There was a lot for me to learn in order to be able to launch a high quality podcast. It was frustrating at times, and a lot of work at other times, but I feel that it’s been worth it. Not everything has gone exactly as I had hoped, but overall I’m pretty happy with how it’s turning out.
The Mindful Meanings Podcast will cover all things Psychotherapy, Mental Health, and Happiness. Its aim is to provide in an entertaining way, information and actionable advice that you can use to improve the quality of your life – no matter where you are starting from.
I was pushing to get the podcast launched by today, but that’s just not going to happen. My new mantra is “Done is better than perfect”, but there is still a level of quality that I’m not prepared to drop below. Although it’s a lot of fun putting together the podcast episodes, if they’re not going to be of real value to people then there’s not much point in me putting the time into them.
And so, my new aim is to have the podcast launched and submitted to iTunes by this time next week (Sunday). I’ve created this page in anticipation of that, and once the show is live I will add all the episodes here as they come out, along with the show notes, etc.
The messages of support and appreciation I’ve received on social media over the past couple of months about the podcast have been humbling. I could never doubt that there is a real need for a podcast like this and I feel very privileged to be a position to create it.
The new deadline and target for the podcast is: Three episodes live, downloadable, and submitted to iTunes by 14/02/2016, and one new episode uploaded per week after that – for a minimum of one year.
I’m super excited to be this close to launch, and I’m already looking forward to the next post announcing that the Mindful Meanings Podcast is live.
Have a great week, and be sure to check this page again from 14th Feb onward.
Namasté :-)
Choice Theory
© 2016 Mindful Meanings Dublin Counselling Service.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23810
|
__label__wiki
| 0.812819
| 0.812819
|
Home / Features / The Good OL' Days
The Good OL' Days
A Drive Down Memory Lane With Some Of The Key People Who Shaped Motor Trend Magazine
Mercedes-Benz 1000 Coupe Features
by motortrendauthor September 01, 1999
In the 50 years since Motor Trend first appeared on the newsstands in September 1949, numerous individuals have contributed to its growth and direction. But what was it really like behind the scenes? On the following pages, some of the key men in the magazine's development share their personal insights. We begin with two critically important pioneers from the formative years, the magazine's founder, Robert E. Petersen and MT's first editor, Walt Woron.
Robert E. Petersen-A Man For All TrendsImagine yourself as a 23-year-old kid from the tiny desert town of Barstow, California: a dedicated hot rodder, fresh out of the service, and already a successful magazine publisher.
Uh, does that last part sound kind of unlikely?
In 1949, Robert Einar Petersen was that kid. With no previous publishing experience (only a brief stint in MGM's publicity department, planting items in Hedda Hopper's newspaper column), "Pete" had begun Hot Rod magazine at the most grassroots of levels-writing, photographing, and even hawking it himself to the spectators at Southern California's dry lakes hot-rod races. It proved precisely the right magazine at precisely the right time, catching the wave of post-WWII enthusiasm and quickly riding it to become the world's largest automotive publication.
Less than a year later Pete founded Motor Trend, a magazine for a wider audience interested in new cars. It proved a winning formula; Motor Trend eclipsed Hot Rod's circulation in its second year of publication.
Today, Mr. Petersen is Chairman Emeritus of EMAP Petersen, a division of the world's largest publisher of special-interest magazines, with over 600 titles. He retired from the daily operations earlier this year when Petersen Publishing was sold to the (also 50-year-old) EMAP publishing corporation, headquartered in London. The company is traded on the British FTSE exchange.
But the road wasn't always smooth. During the tough times, the thing that kept Pete going was his love for his wife of 35 years, Margie, and his faith in his dream. Today, even with his tremendous successes in publishing, real estate, and jet aircraft charter services, when the subject turns to cars, Mr. Petersen, one of the world's wealthiest men, turns into Pete, the kid from Barstow, with a twinkle in his eye and a love for fast machines.
We caught up with him in his penthouse office at Motor Trend's headquarters in Los Angeles for some comments about the good ol' days.
On how MT was created: When I was first selling advertising in Hot Rod, there were a lot of people who didn't like the name. They said if I called it something nice they'd buy an ad. So, I thought about that, but determined that Hot Rod had its niche; I didn't want to change anything, especially not the name. But I thought it'd be a good idea to start a magazine for these people who didn't like the hot-rod image. So, I shot a photo of a Kurtis with one of our secretaries posing with it, and Al Isaacs made up a dummy cover and inside pages. I showed it around and those same people said, "Yeah, I'd advertise in that." And that's how we launched Motor Trend.
On finding the first Motor Trend staff: We hired some of my old buddies from MGM, as well as some of our racer pals, like Walt Woron. He brought in other experts, like Griff Borgeson, car buffs who could write. We needed guys who could cover what we then called "foreign cars." We'd cover circle-track racing, Indianapolis, Sports Car Club of America events, lots of racing we couldn't do in Hot Rod.
On the first road tests: Walt and I did the first test on an MG; he drove it and I shot the pictures. I don't think we knew what we were doing, but it worked out okay. Right at first, someone from the car dealer would go along with us, but pretty soon we'd built up good relationships with people at the car companies and they'd let us take the cars by ourselves. They'd seen that sales would increase when we wrote a story. They began to respect us.
On the potential for this new magazine: I never thought any magazine would fail-of course, some did (laughs). I had unfounded confidence.
On legitimizing car testing: In those days, big newspapers did the car reports. Editors of the auto sections, like Slim Bernard on the Examiner, were really ad salesmen. Sure, they edited the section, but they also sold the ads. People were used to stories on cars that were all pap. No one ever wrote anything technical. So, for us to report that the brakes on a particular car were no good, or that it cornered horribly, I think we changed the world. I had people so mad at me in Detroit that they wouldn't see me. In those days, you didn't dare criticize car companies. We were hated and loved at the same time.
On Car of the Year: I think it was a helluva idea. We certainly spawned a lot of copy cats. It hasn't always been easy, but that's part of the fun.
On the next 50 years: It's a tougher world now than when we got started. The Internet is changing things. I think that eventually most publications will end up on computer, except for some special instances, where photo quality and size are important, and when people want to save it. But on the other hand, 40 years ago, people said Hot Rod magazine was over, it was supposedly a trend that wouldn't last. They said the same about our Skin Diver magazine and the hobby as a whole; hah, they're still here. All this stuff doesn't disappear, it just takes a different shape. My magazines are my babies, and I want to see them go on. -C.Van Tune
PETE'S 10 FAVORITE CARS OF ALL TIME:
1 Ferrari 250GT California
2 Lamborghini Espada
3 Shelby Cobra
4 Aston-Martin DB4 convertible
5 Mercedes-Benz 300SLR
6 '13 Mercer
7 '35 Ford Phaeton
8 Ferrari 456GT
9 Bentley Turbo R
10 '60s South-American-built Jeep with two bench seats
Recollections Of OthersIn The BeginningWalt Woron-Motor Trend Editor1949-1960The year was 1949. The under-$2000 car (a fact) and the under-$1000 car (the promise)...Benny Goodman and Guy Lombardo...chopped and channeled custom cars and T-bodied roadsters...Juan Manuel Fangio and Louis Unser...Hudson and Kaiser and Packard and MG and Jaguar...turtleneck sweaters and T-shirts...Charles Chayne and Vic Edelbrock...the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants...the Davis three-wheeler and the Kurtis sports car...Rosamond Dry Lake and River road...Bohman & Schwartz and George Barris...Nat "King" Cole and Doris Day...super cams and water injectors.
Twenty-five years later:The under-$4000 car (the fact) and the under-$3000 car (the dream)...custom surfer vans, bikes, and diggers...Moody Blues and Guy Lombardo...Emerson Fittipaldi and Bobby Unser... Ford and Chevrolet and Plymouth and MG and Jaguar...turtleneck sweaters and T-shirts...Harry F. Barr and Vic Edelbrock Jr....the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants...the Bricklin and replicar Duesenbergs, Mercedes, and Model As...Bonneville Salt Flats and Woodward Avenue...O.J. Simpson and Bobby Fischer...Coachcraft and Barris Kustom Industries...Neil Diamond and Aretha Franklin...Pro cams and water injectors.
Fifty years later:The $50-100,000-plus car (all too common) and the under-$10,000 car (no longer even a dream)...the unforeseen domination of the new-car market by the Japanese, with names unheard of 50 years ago and some barely heard of 25 years ago: Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Acura, Lexus, Infiniti...American models that bit the dust in the past 25 years, among them: Gremlin, Pacer, Skylark, Chevelle, Chevette, Vega, Cordoba, Monaco, Charger, Dart, Torino, Falcon, Scout, Bobcat, Comet, Delta 88, Toronado, Riviera, Fury, Valiant, Duster, Sunbird...venerable names still with us: Corvette, Eldorado, Camaro, Firebird, and-on its way back-Thunderbird...production sedans with 150-plus-mph top speeds...the phenomenal rise in popularity of sport/utes...notable racing headliners still active, but different: Fittipaldi (Christian not Emmo), Unser (Al Jr. and Johnny, not Al or Bobby)...the computer revolution/evolution and the internet...road rage...more music than ever, from rap to reggae, jazz to rock, country and the resurgence of swing.
It was a paradoxical period in which Motor Trend was to be born. The War was over, but it still smoldered. Only now it was a Cold War with Russia, threatening to erup at any moment. There was a feeling of false security engendered by our hellfire-and-brimstone 33rd president, Harry S. Truman. The American flag had only 48 stars.
There was a consuming interest in cars of all types. Soldiers who had been overseas savored cars such as Fiat, Mercedes, BMW, and Alfa Romeo. Austin, VW, and Renault were trying for a foothold. MG already had one.
Young men and women, their puberty lost on the battlefields, were searching, striving, struggling for their station in life while trying to forget World War II, the H-bomb-was that named for Hiroshima or Hydrogen? Cornucopia was the national symbol, and the economy was on the move. A fairly rational changeover had been made from wartime to peacetime.
It was a period when that timeworn cliche about it being "fun to drive" was not a cliche. Traffic jams could be shed in minutes as back roads lured you on. Before so many expressways/freeways had to be built to accommodate the millions of cars-or was it vice-versa?-gasoline was cheap, and there was plenty of it.
It was 1949, a year when standard-size cars such as those built by Ford, Studebaker, Chevrolet, and Plymouth had wheelbases of 113-118 inches, and the luxurious Lincoln Cosmopolitan was 220 inches overall with a 125-inch wheelbase. Vee-shaped two-piece windshields were giving way to one-piece curved ones; flatheads were yielding to overhead valves. The huckster's "boulevard ride" had yet to give way to handling and cornering. Disc brakes were virtually unheard of.
Cadillac and Oldsmobile were leading the performance trend toward those new overhead V-8s. Column-shift "three-on-the-tree" manuals were more popular than automatics, and overdrives were still available. Floor shifts were only on sports cars and considered "old fashioned" on Detroit's stock cars. The biggest, most powerful engine around was Caddy's new 331-cubic-inch 160-horsepower V-8, making Cadillac (along with Oldsmobile) the fastest cars built in America.
Customizing was becoming an industry: No make of car was safe from being chopped, sectioned, channeled, fitted with a padded top, sprayed with 17 individual coats of flaming red, Kelly green, or sky-high blue paint, so that it could squat in its garage during the day and cruise the streets at night, glowing with pride under the harsh neon lights of local drive-ins.
Curious onlookers at custom/sports/hot rod/ "international" auto shows ogled exotic machinery, "Flown in at tremendous expense! Please don't touch!" Maseratis, Lagondas, Bentleys, Delahayes, Rolls-Royces, Lancias, Delages, Talbot-Lagos, and Bugattis. Yes, and even a sprinkling of prewar American marques. The "I thought it was German!" Duesenbergs, Packards, Lincolns, Chryslers.
Bill Holland won the 1949 Indy 500 in a blistering record speed of 121.32 mph; Red Byron became NASCAR champ, campaigning in an Oldsmobile; Johnny Parsons was USAC's big-car dirt-track champ.
Automotive terms they wouldn't encounter for years to come included airbag, safety-belt interlock, collapsible steering column, smog, catalytic converter, emission controls, 8-tracks, solid-state ignition, stratified-charge, gas turbine and rotary/Wankel engine. In 50 years, auto buffs would have become familiar with: mini-trucks and minivans, four-channel ABS, SUV and sport/ute, security systems, electronically controlled suspension, CD/cassette players, all-wheel drive, keyless entry, computerized engine management, on-board telemetry, halogen headlights, and transverse-mounted engines.
The year 1949 was a time for exploration. A time to gamble. A time when everyone was young. It was a time to speak out. It was a time for a new magazine.
Hot Rod magazine had been in existence for a little more than a year. Starting from scratch, selling at auto shows, dry lakes meets and dragstrips, photographer/publisher Pete Petersen and writer/publisher Bob Lindsay had found an avid 40,000 or so hot rodders eager to shell out 25 to read about other hot rodders and their activities.
But it didn't reach all the people interested in all types of other cars: foreign cars, custom cars, Detroit stock cars, horseless carriages, plus sports and track car racing.
"What shall we call it?"
"How about Motor Sports?"
"That's a good name, Pete, but it doesn't tell what the magazine is. Sounds too much like a racing mag. It should be something to tell what it is...like, the trends in motoring..."
"Hmmmhh...the trends in motoring..."
"Sure. Turn it around. Motoring Trends. Or...Motor Trend."
"That's pretty good. I like it. How about you, Bob?"
"Fine with me."
"That's it then. Motor Trend."
Not altogether a world-shaking event, except to a handful of us occupying cramped quarters on a walkup second floor in a rundown building on west Melrose Avenue, near the lower side of Hollywood, where two publishers shared one office, as the editor did with the advertising manager, Floyd Wheeler. Sharing puns in the art room were Al Isaacs, art director, and Tom Medley, artist/cartoonist/photographer.
Summer was one round after another of photo sessions with custom-car owners and builders. Editorial meetings. Interviews. Letters to Detroit and overseas manufacturers. Hours at the typewriter and drawing board. Dollars spent on the phone. Letters to possible contributors. Commitments to printers. Lunches at Pinks, that wonderful hot dog stand that still serves the same spicy, greasy chili-even today. Weekends spent at road races, auto shows, on the road, digging up leads for stories.
It was a time to firm up what we meant when we had agreed on the name, Motor Trend, a magazine juxtaposed with other magazines oriented to racing and speed: Hot Rod, Speed Age, and the intermittently appearing Road & Track.
Excerpts from an editorial in the Sept. '49 (first) issue of Motor Trend, entitled, "Why Motor Trend?"
"We weren't satisfied with just another magazine -we wanted a magazine that would interest the foreign car exponent, the sports car enthusiast, the custom-car fan, and also be interesting to the stock car owner. For a title, we wanted a name that would not only be catchy, but one to tell you what it is about.
"That is the 'why' of Motor Trend-a magazine that brings you the trends of the automotive field: designs of the future, what's new in motoring, news from the Continent, trends in design. Motor Trend will also feature photographs of well-designed custom cars, foreign cars and unusual race cars-you will read about horseless carriages and patented automotive inventions that were never produced..." ...plus c'est la mme chose.
What was it like to write about cars in 1949?
About the only writers doing road tests in the U.S. were Mechanix Illustrated's Tom McCahill, and the folks down at Road & Track.
So that, we felt, was an important adjunct of Motor Trend-even without a Labrador Retreiver as an assistant. Within the first year we had driven/tested a MG-TC, Studebaker's "next look" '50 six-cylinder Champion, an overdrive-equipped Ford V-8, the toothsome Buick Special straight eight, the "bigger on the inside, smaller on the outside" Plymouth six, a duplicate of the 26.52-mpg Mobilgas-Run-winning Mercury V-8, a Nash Rambler "convertible," a '50 bathtub-shaped Hudson Pacemaker six, an Olds 88 that was "the first over-90-mph car tested,' and a Chrysler New Yorker straight-eight.
Road tests were much simpler then. There were no fifth wheels, no fuel loops, no strip-chart recorders, no electronics-just a stopwatch, a car, and a bit of straight road. And, of course, a photographer, who, on occasion, was the boss, Pete Petersen himself. The watch we owned, and the road was easy to find; there weren't many tract housing developments (or police) in the San Fernando Valley in 1949, just roads and walnut groves. The only difficulty was the cars: We got them from local dealers because the manufacturers didn't know us then-and probably didn't even care. As a matter of fact, the words "press fleet" was another term not to be invented until the future.
Events where the MT logo could be seen during its first year included the Mobilgas Economy run (Los Angeles to the Grand Canyon), the Carrera Panamericana Road Race, closed-course road races at Watkins Glen, Palm Springs, Bridgehampton, and Santa Barbara, plus auto shows on both coasts.
Safety was an important aspect of the reason for Motor Trend's being. Articles that first year on driving, suspension, braking, and interior design pointed up the need for more effort on the part of Detroit's designers and engineers. The design parameters were no different from today's: Design a structure that will absorb high energies in a crash; engineer it to avoid those crashes; and create an interior that will provide protection for passengers in case you fail. Seatbelts and shoulder harnesses were advocated, but it was conceded that "it's somewhat nave to think the motoring public would use them."
By the end of the first year, Motor Trend was selling 138,000 copies and was on its way to becoming a force among auto-buff magazines. It had, by that time, passed its nearest competitor and stablemate, Hot Rod. A number of auto magazines 25 years later-in existence for a number of years-were unable to top our circulation figure set in 1950. By the second year, single-copy sales were over 254,000; the third year, 342,000; and by April 1953 were nudging a half million. Today, we're over 1.25 million, and still growing.
What would it be like to start a magazine like Motor Trend today, 50 years later? The answer is "not easy"-and that would be a huge understatement. The times are worlds apart; in the late '40s and through the '50s, people hungered for car news that was unavailable from other sources. There wasn't the proliferation of auto mags there is today. Very little car news in general-interest magazines. No automotive-flavored television shows. No racing events on TV. No "instant information" through the 'net.
While most of today's automotive magazines are "vertical' in nature, covering one or two types of cars or subjects, Motor Trend was what would be considered "horizontal" in nature when it was launched in 1949. It was designed to cover all types of cars. Road tests were a mainstay because readers wanted unbiased and comparative information, unlike what they might get from a car dealer.
Fifty years ago, there were fewer makes of cars to report on and to test. Even though the cars were not as sophisticated, the '50s provided innovative designs in abundance. With much less governmental intrusion, many more entrepreneurs were willing to take the risk. There was an excitement and an eagerness to explore new concepts and flights of fancy, such as rotary engines, jet propulsion, flying cars, and, yes, even the prospect of the atomic-powered car.
Yet, today's vehicles are light years ahead of the cars Motor Trend covered in those early years. And despite the strict parameters within which designers and engineers have to work nowadays, they still manage to produce cars that appeal to a wide range of buyers, including enthusiasts. Testing and reporting on cars and the people behind them satisfies a need to know about cars: what's available, how they affect our lives and lifestyles, how they satisfy some of our desires.
Yes, cars have changed. And so has the world around them. Goodness knows, Motor Trend has changed during its 50 years, leading to this, its 600th issue. As the Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, said in 513 B.C., "There is nothing permanent except change." Times change, too. But we adapt. If we didn't, there could be no change.
And wouldn't that make for a dull world?!-Walt Woron
Driving Around With Walt WoronHow many people who manage a 50-year-old business would ever get the chance to meet with the pioneers who launched that organization? In our case, how many magazine editors would have the opportunity to sit down with the man who held their job exactly 50 years earlier? We were lucky. We had that chance.
As you know from the previous story, Walt Woron was Motor Trend's founding editor. And, luckily for us-and for you-he's still around. Still sharp, still into cars, still has something to say. Just like he did 50 years ago.
Editor C. Van Tune, former Managing Editor Mike Lamm (who worked with Walt nearly 40 years ago), and I recently spent the day with Mr. Woron, who edited MT from its 1949 beginning through the June '60 issue, to talk about the subject of this section: The Good Old Days of Motor Trend. Here are some capsule comments from one of the most memorable interviews of our career. -Matt Stone
On starting a new magazine: Did I ever doubt that Motor Trend would make it? It may sound crazy, but never. I never had any doubt the magazine would make it, and that it would become the best magazine anyone ever put out in the automotive business. I loved the concept, I loved everything working on it. It was my life. Some people even called me "Walter Trend." That was my feeling about it, all the way through.
On testing cars: It was tough getting cars. Nobody knew what Motor Trend was at the beginning. We couldn't go to Detroit; we didn't know anybody there, so we'd call up a car dealer! We told them we were going to test the car. They'd say, "What do you mean, test the car? What are you going to do with it? Are you going to beat it up?" For example, we wanted to test a new Studebaker, so we went down and talked to Paul Hoffman. He finally said, "Alright, but our service manager has to go along with you." We didn't have any test gear, so it was really more of a driving impression. It wasn't until later that we got more sophisticated equipment.
On early top-speed testing: We did that down by the Salton Sea, about three hours from Los Angeles. It was a long way from the office, but that meant nothing to us then; the longer you can spend behind the wheel, the better you know the car. The first time was the first Hudson Pacemaker, through the end of the quarter-mile trap.
On letters from readers: Ideas always came pouring out of my head for all kinds of things. But I didn't know if they were any good or not. I liked to get feedback. We had readers submit ideas to us on what they thought about Detroit's cars, why didn't they buy this particular car, contest ideas. We ran contests an awful lot, where we gave away a new car. We did styling contests, where the readers restyled cars. We also had "Sell & Swap," where the readers could take out ads. The guys in the advertising department used to get mad at me, 'cause they thought it was cutting into ad sales. An ad in "Sell & Swap" only cost a buck! Reader involvement helped guide me.
On performance modifications: We tested the first Austin-Healey that came to the West Coast. I liked it so well I bought one. I drove it for a while, then talked to McCulloch, who had a supercharger for it. They said, "Well, let's put a supercharger on it and see what it'll do." They put it on there, and promptly blew a piston!
On driving Cross Country: You really get to know the car; you live with it. One time, I was wondering what the drivers at Le Mans experienced when they drove 24 hours straight. So, coming across country, one time, I did it. Drove for 24 hours straight.
On legends of the car business:Preston Tucker: Had dinner with him one time. A delightful person.
Ed Cole: A peach of a guy. Very smart, and a good driver. He convinced me that the Corvair was a helluva good-handling car. We took that around the road-handling course at the GM proving grounds, and he straightened out all the roads. I liked him so much that, at one point, I asked him for a job.
Semon E. "Bunkie" Knudsen: I never called him Bunkie. He was always Mr. Knudsen to me. Very sincere, dedicated man. Too bad what happened to him at Ford; he got a raw deal.
John DeLorean: Something else! I guess he was a good engineer, when he was at Pontiac; he did the job for them. But as an executive, I don't think he was really that good. With the exception of Lee Iacocca, I don't think I ever met anyone more egotistical.
Griff Borgeson: Great writer. The sessions we had together before he came to work for us were some of the most entertaining times I've ever had with somebody, just talking about things. We talked about music, philosophy; all sorts of things. A brilliant mind, and one hell of an engineer.
Carroll Shelby: Gave me quite a thrill one time at Bonneville [in the mid-'50s]. We were doing some high-speed runs on the salt flats, and when it was all over, he asked me if I wanted a ride back to the motel. I said, "Sure." So we got in this rented Chevy, and he leaned way back in the seat. With one finger on the steering wheel, he sticks his foot through the floorboard. We were pounding away at about 100 miles an hour.
On today's cars: I don't have firsthand experience with an awful lot of them. I think I'd rather have a good car from the '50s! I like the new Jaguar S-Type. It looks like they did a pretty good job on it. The New Beetle? I like it. It's just oddball enough to be what we used to call "funky."
On exotic cars of the day: Of course, we loved any chance to drive Ferraris, Maseratis. Bugattis were fascinating. One weekend, I had a chance to try out three of them: a Type 46, a Type 55, and a Type 57C. Few cars impressed me as much with its looks [as the 57C], but that thing was horrible: noisy, didn't shift well at all.
On his ultimate automotive dream: I want to drive every car that's ever been built. That was my goal, though I didn't come close. -Walt Woron
Michael Lamm-Managing Editor1962-1965Dreams do come true. Case in point: All through my teen years, what I wanted most in the world was to work as a road tester for Motor Trend. And sure enough, that's where I ended up in 1962.
But to begin in the middle: I graduated from college in 1959 on a Thursday, landed a job as a pasteup assistant for a VW magazine that Friday, and got married on Saturday. Six weeks later, the VW magazine editor died of a heart attack. The publisher asked me if I wanted to be editor. I said sure. So up from pasteup assistant to editor in one twist of fate.
Six months later, I applied for and got a job as managing editor of Motor Life, another Petersen publication. Motor Life's days were numbered, though, and I soon became managing editor of Rod & Custom-not a happy place. I applied for a transfer, and when the managing editorship of Motor Trend opened up, I got it. Now that was a happy place.
The editor was Chuck Nerpel. Chuck was a feisty little bantam of a man, loud and with a good command of profanity. He won arguments by out-shouting his adversaries. A lot of people didn't like Chuck, but I did, and we got along fine.
Chuck was a great believer in the power of photography. He'd been a World War II Air Force photographer, so he focused on Motor Trend's graphics. He insisted on action shots-big, zoomy pictures of cars slewing around corners, hanging the tail out, kicking up dust. Chuck was the first person I'd ever seen pour oil on the rear tires of a musclecar so he could shoot super-smoky burnouts with long tire streaks. Fake? Oh, yes. Dramatic? You bet!
Our technical editor was Jim Wright, as quiet and introspective a man as Chuck was boisterous. Between them, Jim and Chuck improved the technology of MT's road testing-made it more scientific. But I do recall that we still punched stopwatches by hand.
We did most of our data gathering at Riverside Raceway, with Jim in charge, his assistant, Bob McVay, doing the scutwork, Bob D'Olivo photographing the action, and sometimes-just occasionally-me going along so I could play road tester. My primary duty, though, was to keep the magazine running and on schedule and tying together all the loose ends.
I remember one road test in particular: We'd taken a new Studebaker Wagonaire out to Riverside, and D'Olivo wanted to shoot some jump shots. He asked Jim to get this big, clutzy wagon airborne-maybe to illustrate the model name.
Jim said he'd try, and he decided to run the Wagonaire straight up the embankment beside the track. Problem was, the bank was so steep that it became a wall instead of a ramp, and when Jim hit this dirt barrier head-on at about 20 mph, he wiped out the whole front end. Fortunately, Jim wasn't hurt, and we'd already gotten enough photos to illustrate the article. Miraculously, that was the only accident we had during my years at Motor Trend.
When Jim Wright left to start his own magazine, John Ethridge came in as our new technical editor. Then, in the spring of 1965, for reasons I wasn't privy to, Chuck Nerpel left. For the next six months, Ray Brock from Hot Rod acted as MT's editorial director.
In September, almost by default, Don MacDonald, our old Detroit editor, became Motor Trend's new editor. Don was not a good man for the job, plus he and I really didn't get along. I left Motor Trend in October 1965 after finishing up the December issue and took a job with a small college in Northern California. But I kept coming back to MT as sort of a "temp" managing editor, and I've written for the magazine irregularly ever since. Which makes me one of many alumni irregulars.
Michael Lamm is a freelance automotive journalist, historian, and principal in Lamm-Morada, an automotive book publishing firm.
Eric Dahlquist-Editor1969-1975I came to Motor Trend in the spring of 1968, after a four-year stint at Hot Rod.
Hot Rod had been my dream job right out of the University of Buffalo, but I ended up leaving after four great years for the same reason most writers leave publications-politics. Still, the company figured I was an investment worth keeping, so the corporate president suggested I switch to Motor Trend.
There were just two things wrong with this. First, from my viewpoint at the time, which perceived the world in quarter-mile increments, going from Hot Rod, then the world's largest monthly circulation car book, to Motor Trend was like going from the major leagues to the farm system. Second, the Motor Trend staff was as thrilled about a hot rodder coming to their book as the L.A. Lakers were at Dennis Rodman's arrival. But, after a somewhat rocky start, and a major attitude adjustment on my part, the adventure turned out to be a mostly wonderful, often scary seven-year rocket ride.
In 1968, there were just three general-interest car books: Motor Trend, Car and Driver, and Road & Track. Road & Track was really dedicated to the flat-hat, tea-bagger crowd then and generally stayed clear of Motor Trend's stock-in-trade-Detroit. So that left Motor Trend to swat away at pesky, irreverent Car and Driver and their avowed mission to knock us off the number-one spot.
Because of a national economy that had expanded more or less continually since 1963, a spirit of optimism and good will prevailed across the land, and this was reflected in the idea that America could afford everything: the distant Vietnam war, prosperity, counter culture, and a virtual cornucopia of new homes and manufactured goods, especially cars. Flat out, the '60s were a car tester's dream, the high noon of the American automobile.
Traditionally, Motor Trend had tended to take a conservative middle ground in its reporting approach, but when I became editor, I was only 30 years old, and I figured it was smarter to ride in the van of popular culture. So, Motor Trend went into overdrive and tried to hit every performance/luxury/race/concept car/star level personality we could. Every day, I became Adolphe Menjou in "Front Page," conniving to beat our competitors with scoop after scoop and, like William Randolf Hearst, we'd create the war if it didn't already exist.
It paid off, nearly doubling the circulation in five years, much of it on the newsstand, which is the most accurate barometer of editorial vitality, as our management continually told us.
Of course, the safety, insurance, and fuel crises threw a giant monkey wrench into our fine scheme, and along about 1971-1972, we had to reinvent ourselves into the purveyors of leading edge automotive technology (read: safe and fuel efficient). Contrary to the ominous predictions of our competitors, this "responsible" but possibly boring approach to the catastrophic problems facing the country (read: energy crisis and recession) continually landed us in the national news media and finally, the Congressional record. As a result, Motor Trend became the defacto industry spokesman.
We think it was because the corporate executives who would normally have filled this leadership role had been so thoroughly pummeled and discredited by Washington for their politically incorrect decisions, there wasn't anyone else left.
Looking back on it, I really got to enjoy being on the "CBS Morning News" with Hughes Rudd.
Eric Dahlquist is now CEO of Vista Group, an automotive public relations, fleet vehicle management, and product placement organization based in Los Angeles.
Mike Anson-Editor1986-1989Comparison tests are valuable for the readers of Motor Trend because they put all the information in front of the readers in one issue. They look great on the cover and inside the magazine, but few people understand the amount of logistics involved in getting all those cars together at the same time at the same location for testing and photography.
We were doing a comparison test of sports cars in Arizona in the winter. We'd completed the instrumented testing at a private track near Phoenix without incident and had moved on to the photography sessions at an appropriate picturesque site north of the city. We had seven valuable sports cars, seven editor/drivers, three photographers, and one rented helicopter on a beautiful winding road. Even the weather was cooperating.
After we finished the complicated group driving shot, we moved on to the single "drive-by" shots. Each car was supposed to come by the photo location approximately 30 seconds after the previous car. Up rolls a local sheriff's patrol car "just to see what's going on." My loyal staff, when asked who was in charge, pointed en masse to me. I explained what we were doing, and he said that, as long as we were not speeding, he would leave us alone. As he stood there the first car came by at a leisurely 35 mph, so that was no problem.
Just as the officer was about to leave, Engineering Editor Ron Grable crested the hill at full-song in a turbocharged Mazda RX-7 about two feet off the ground. We gave him a 5 for style, but the deputy was not amused. There were ugly threats of arrest and tickets and the rude topic of a permit to film in a National Forest area was broached.
My loyal staff just watched as I was led away to the Park Ranger's office to buy a permit and pay a fine.
I was expecting the worst, but luck was with us once again. The permit was $25, the fine/late fee was $12.50, and the deputy never found the elusive Grable to issue the citation for flying.
Mike Anson is now a radio and television broadcaster with "America on the Road" on Westwood One radio and with "Speed Shop" on the SpeedVision cable television network
Jack R. Nerad-Editor1989-1991It was a day like any other at Motor Trend in 1985, when then-Editor Tony Swan came down from the seventh floor, looking a little shell-shocked, as he usually did after such presidential meetings, and said, "Guess what, gang? I've just been fired." Certainly, I was used to a bit of chaos at the publishing company, because little less than a year before I'd come over to Motor Trend from Petersen's Sports Car Graphic, the magazine that refused to live. SCG had been cancelled during a seventh floor meeting when someone in authority decided that the magazine, though it was on target in sales, was just too much trouble. So there I was at Motor Trend, and suddenly the magazine was without an editor. Not only that, but it quickly became obvious that the folks who'd fired Tony had no idea who would be the next editor. For the better part of the following year, Motor Trend had no editor at all.
Yet, somehow, building on the foundation that Swan had laid down, the staff of MT persevered. In fact, we triumphed. With no editor, the magazine became a kind of communal effort, and we began to come up with story ideas that took hold with the readers. As a guy who'd actually run magazines before, I put one hand on the tiller, but other staff members contributed mightily to the cause, and we developed some stories that resonated. Ron Grable put together a couple of improbable cover stories-"Countach versus Chopper" and "Vette versus Jet"-that helped set the tone with superb newsstand sales.
Then we decided to do a series of Top-Speed Tests that sent the public relations people up the wall, but were huge hits with the readers. I contributed a two-part cover story called "America's Car to America's Cup," about driving a Corvette across Australia to witness the America's Cup sailboat regatta. It hit the stands right as Dennis Conner was winning back the Cup for the USA-another winner.
We went on a roll, and, before the first year was over, Motor Trend had gone from being a solid number-three-selling magazine in a three-magazine field to the industry's top-seller on the newsstand. Our formula, fun with cars, which we had made up as we went along, was working like a charm. In fact, we decided we could occasionally go off the wall.
I wrote a straight-up road test of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile as if it were a new minivan model, and the story was nominated for a Maggie Award. Jeff Karr and I got together to drive in the ill-fated Carrera Panamericana, a revival of the Mexican Road Race, and we almost ended up in a south-of-the-border jail, but again we had a helluva story. Another time, we gathered up every Corvette model you could then purchase and drove them to a town in rural Arizona that called itself the Center of the Earth-yet another bestseller on the newsstand.
But I guess all good things must come to an end. We'd become the number-one newsstand magazine in the field, and we'd held the title three years in a row, but somehow somebody's nose had got out of joint. And after two years as the official Editor of the publication-two years that were the magazine's most successful in history to that date-I was given the distinct impression that my services could be better used elsewhere. Turned out my exit as Editor was much like Tony's, a bolt from the blue. But I still remember with pride the things we accomplished as a team and the terrific people with whom I worked. My years at Motor Trend were a revelation, an education, and now a fond remembrance of things long passed. I thank MT for giving me this chance to become reacquainted with you. May it have another Fabulous Fifty. Jack R. Nerad is a freelance author, as well as a radio and television broadcast personality.
Jeff Karr-Editor1991-1994Being handed the editorship of Motor Trend is like being called up to the bridge of an aircraft carrier running at flank speed into battle, and being told, "It's all yours; don't sink it." The prospect is both wildly exciting and excruciatingly frightening. At least that's how it struck me when I was offered the position in early 1991. I figured you had to be a grown-up to handle a job like that. Surely the Editor should be some sort of genetically engineered super specimen that rattles off part numbers and industry factoids at will. Luckily, nobody at the office knew my brother Warren (the real car guy in my family), so I got the nod instead.
If you wrote up an honest job description of the position of Motor Trend Editor, about 90 percent of it would sound like a typical high-stress corporate job: You work under pressure that could convert a charcoal briquette into an industrial diamond in about a half hour, and you'll probably drop dead from of a heart attack by age 50.
Then there's the other 10 percent of the job description: Every car company executive who can fog a mirror wants to buy you lunch, punch you in the face, or fly you somewhere to drive something exotic. You see secret prototypes, tour factories, hang with Carroll Shelby, drive zillion-dollar cars flat out at racetracks all over the world, sip Cognac in the Alps with captains of industry, have your opinion asked on everything that rolls (occasionally by CNN or Time Magazine during a big industry calamity), and get to travel with Mr. Petersen in one of his (several) Gulfstream jets now and then.
And pretty much anything you can dream up for the magazine can come to pass. In our (successful) quest to gain market share relative to the evil Car and Driver and Road & Track, we decided to test everything that moves. Over time and out of necessity, the MT staff developed into the automotive equivalent of Navy Seals. You could air-drop these people into the middle of the Death Valley at dawn with nothing but a cell phone and a fifth wheel. Stop by around noon, and they'd have a 20-car comparison test well underway and be wondering what you wanted on your sandwich.
It was a tremendous job, but a relentless grind. My three-year Maalox moment as Editor of Motor Trend came to an end when I realized that my Number One freelance writer, C. Van Tune, was driving more and worrying less than I was. So I resigned and became a freelance contributor to the magazine. In a weird twist of fate, Van soon took over as Editor from me, and we did a direct job swap.
True, I smoke fewer fine cigars in old castles with the good people at Jaguar these days, but I do plenty of driving. And I no longer have to wear that strangely starched Dilbert-esque necktie that appeared in the illustration accompanying my editorial every month. Overall, a good trade. Jeff Karr is an active freelance journalist for motorcycles as well as cars, and remains a Motor Trend Senior Editor-at-Large.
WALT’S 10 FAVORITE CARS OF ALL TIME
1 '55-'57 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe
2 '29 Duesenberg Model J Dual Cowl Phaeton
3 '79 Porsche 928
4 '73 Lamborghini LP400 Countach
5 '67 Shelby Cobra 427
6 '79 Ferrari 308GTB
7 '57 Chevrolet Corvette w/Fuel Injection
8 '51 Allard J2X
9 '55 Austin-Healey 100S
10 '48 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet
1 Photo in this Gallery
Watch: 7 Reasons Why the Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is the Ultimate Muscle SUV
McLaren P1 to Return in 2025
Maserati Alfieri, Alfa Romeo 8C Lead Revival of FCA’s Premium Brands
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23816
|
__label__cc
| 0.51817
| 0.48183
|
Boeing B-29 Superfortress, "T Square 54" 1/72
Item #:DESK210136
The Boeing B-29 was the most advanced four engine bomber of World War II. It featured remote controlled machine gun turrets and a pressurized cabin which allowed for high altitude flight. It was used exclusively in the pacific theater principally in raids against the Japanese home islands.
This model represents one of the B-29 survivors, "T-Square-54." This aircraft is on loan from the National Museum of the United States Air Force and is displayed in the Aviation Pavilion at the Museum of Flight, Seattle, Washington. T-Square-54 was a part of the 875th Bomb Squadron, 498th Bomb Group and completed 37 combat missions during its tour of duty in WWII.
This model is handcrafted from mahogany and hand painted in authentic colors. Stand is made of wood with a metal arm to support the model.
Length: 17" Wingspan: 23.75"
You're reviewing: Boeing B-29 Superfortress, "T Square 54" 1/72
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23821
|
__label__wiki
| 0.934602
| 0.934602
|
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Drew Edmondson is seen during a Muskogee interview Monday.
Staff photo by Mike Elswick
topical featured
Edmondson to lead enforcement of animal cruelty laws
By D.E. Smoot / dsmoot@muskogeephoenix.com
D.E. Smoot
Former Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson was tapped this week to help lead a nationwide effort to enforce local, state and federal laws that prohibit animal cruelty.
The Muskogee native will serve as co-chairman the National Law Enforcement Council, which was organized by the Animal Wellness Foundation and Animal Wellness Action. Josh Marquis, a district attorney for 25 years in Clatsop County, Oregon, will serve with Edmondson as co-chair of the newly formed NLEC.
“One measure of a civil society is how it treats its most vulnerable members, and few are as vulnerable as the animals,” Edmondson said in a media release. "We have a moral duty to show mercy toward all of God’s creatures.”
Marty Irby, executive director of Animal Wellness Action, said the NLEC's formation was spurred in part by lax enforcement of existing animal welfare laws at the federal level. Following passage of the Parity in Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act, which was included in the 2018 Farm Bill, the organization learned the U.S. Department of Justice had prosecuted only two animal-fighting cases during the past six years in the continental United States.
"We ... felt the need to raise awareness and create a task force – our NLEC announced today – to help work with law enforcement officials to ensure animal welfare laws are being enforced," Irby said. "In addition, Animal Wellness Action is also leading the charge on the enforcement of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, which USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue and the Trump Administration have failed miserably in enforcing."
Irby said the U.S. Department of Agriculture has allowed the continued use of caustic chemicals — a practice called soring — on Tennessee Walking Horses to produce an artificial high-stepping pain-based gait. The agency, he said, also "has coddled abusive horse trainers with decades long records of violating the law by allowing some of them to continue to show horses until 2022 before ever serving a day’s suspension."
The National District Attorney's Association published a report in 2014 that showed links between animal cruelty and violence toward people and other criminal conduct. The FBI’s homicidal triad, according to the report, includes early-age acts of animal cruelty.
Studies cited in the report found animal fights often serve as staging grounds for a range of other illegal behavior. In homes where domestic violence occurs, animals and children often become targets of rage.
“Cruelty to animals is not some isolated, easily compartmentalized act of aggression,” Marquis said in the media release. “When we stamp out animal cruelty and apprehend people who have lost empathy for the suffering of others, we make our communities safer for everyone."
The NLEC will focus its initial efforts on enforcement of federal anti-cruelty statutes, including laws against animal fighting, and offer assistance to law enforcers as needed. The NLEC also plans to advocate for increased funding for anti-cruelty enforcement at the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The NLEC also supports passage of Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act. The legislation would create a national anti-cruelty statute to crack down on perpetrators of acts of malicious cruelty with a federal nexus.
The National Law Enforcement Council includes a number of prosecutors who, like Edmondson and Marquis, have distinguished themselves in their public advocacy and continue to advocate for safer communities for people and animals.
Josh Marquis
National Law Enforcement Council
Drew Edmondson
Nlec
Follow D.E. Smoot
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23822
|
__label__wiki
| 0.833691
| 0.833691
|
Myanmar crisis – Muslim Aid response
Over 270,000 people have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh in recent days, Muslim Aid said today, as it called for a halt to the violence and urged the international community to do everything possible to ensure humanitarian access to the refugees.
The charity said Muslims in Myanmar were fleeing violence and urgently needed food, water, shelter and medical assistance. Muslim Aid has started distributions in Myanmar’s Sittwe state, delivering food and sanitation kits to refugees, and has sent teams to assess needs of refugees in Bangladesh.
The charity said more needed to be done to give aid agencies access to refugees so they can provide much needed humanitarian assistance.
Muslim Aid has launched the “Myanmar Emergency Appeal” to help raise funds for the crisis.
Jehangir Malik, Chief Executive of Muslim Aid says:
“Our mission as a humanitarian agency is to save lives, we are deeply concerned that the recent outbreak of violence in Myanmar has already cost 400 lives and that aid agencies have limited access to respond to this human catastrophe. Refugees fleeing the conflict desperately need access to food, water, sanitation, shelter and medical aid.
“Hundreds of refugees have no access to the essentials they need to survive. We urge governments and the international community to call on the UN Security Council to put pressure on the authorities to allow aid agencies immediate access. Those fleeing the violence must be able receive the urgent humanitarian assistance they need.
“We must unite to call on the international community to act now to end violence and avoid another human tragedy in history. We call on world leaders to ensure humanitarian assistance reaches those in need and security for all civilians affected by this violence.”
In Myanmar Muslim Aid has been delivering essential services since 2013, focusing on primary education and healthcare, but also including water, sanitation and livelihoods as part of its programme. It is also hoping to restart its programmes across the border in Bangladesh, where over 500,000 refugees from Myanmar are now living.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23823
|
__label__cc
| 0.658048
| 0.341952
|
NOJA Power OSM38 series ACRs used in compact and mobile MV substation application
OSM38 Automatic Circuit Reclosers are deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to achieve full transformer primary protection.
38kV OSM Recloser Portable Substations.
Brisbane, Qld, Australia – 2016 – Electrical switchgear engineers NOJA Power today announces that one of its African distributors in Johannesburg, a South Africa-based engineering company, RWW Engineering, has installed two of the company’s OSM Automatic Circuit Reclosers (ACR or “auto recloser”) as part of a compact mobile substation deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) around 1.2 billion people on the planet did not have access to electricity in 2013 and of these 95% are in Sub-Saharan Africa and developing countries in Asia. There is therefore an incredibly challenging task ahead for many governments, multilateral development banks and electrical utilities in these parts of the world to ramp up their efforts to provide access to reliable and safe electricity to these underprivileged communities.
Efficient diesel and gas portable generation sets, that today can range from a few kilowatts to well over a megawatt along with low scale renewable energy generation farms, offer a temporary solution that can, to some extent, alleviate the situation. All whilst some more permanent solutions, like large-scale micro-grids, are built and commissioned, something that can take time depending on the nature, complexity and size of the project.
In addition to the issue of lack of generation capacity there is also a real need to design and build a reliable and safe medium voltage distribution network that can reach in many cases very remote areas in some of these vast lands where most of the population live with very few means.
One solution on which a number of electrical utilities in these developing economies are relying on, are portable medium voltage substations as they have proved to be reliable, compact, modern and what is key, transportable.
These substations can be mounted on skids, wheels or the back of a large truck but the switchgear they feature needs to provide the latest functionality in protection, power quality and communications to be able to co-exist and seamlessly interoperate with electrical switchgear, RTUs and protection relays, among others, in the network’s outdoor and indoor substations as well as the existing pole mounted switchgear.
NOJA Power’s OSM reclosing circuit breaker complete with its RC10 control is currently being used for such applications in a number of countries around the world. For instance NOJA Power’s exclusive distributor for the industrial market in South Africa, RWW Engineering, has recently commissioned two portable substations rated 5MVA and 1.25MVA using a 38kV OSM recloser for the primary transformer protection, for a mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
“NOJA Power’s OSM, complete with its RC10 control, provides as very light weight and extremely compact solution that is packed with the most advanced power quality, protection and communication features required to interface the mobile substation to the medium voltage grid. Full transformer protection is achieved including Bucholtz and Temperature inputs via the RC10's I/O module.” says Jeremy Wood, Director and co-founder of RWW Engineering.
RWW Engineering has been designing and manufacturing products for two decades. The company prides itself in being able to tackle complex projects and custom solutions with very specific customer requirements.
“The OSM product is also a very cost effective all-in-one solution and unlike other solid dielectric vacuum interrupt products on the market today by providing a unique fully type tested arc fault contained and vented tank design NOJA Power’s OSM recloser protects the lives of linesmen and the public at large in the case of a catastrophic internal arc fault.” adds Wood. RWW Engineering have recently moved to their new and expanded premises located in 1047 Schooner Avenue Laser Park, Johannesburg, where they continue to design and build a wide range of mobile substations that feature NOJA Power’s OSM recloser complete with its RC10 control.
“We strongly believe that as a result of our large and ongoing investment in R&D we have now developed not only what is the most advanced and safest product in the world but also the most flexible and versatile of all medium voltage SF6-free and solid dielectric smart reclosers on the market” says Neil O’Sullivan, Group Managing Director of NOJA Power.
O’Sullivan adds “we expect our OSM product complete with its RC10 control to become the reclosing circuit breaker of choice for many OEMs, electrical utilities and mining companies requiring a reliable and complete packaged substation that can be quickly deployed in a remote location as our OSM product clearly provides them with the best value for their money.
RWW Engineering
OSM recloser
Portable Substations
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23824
|
__label__wiki
| 0.918724
| 0.918724
|
May 12, 2014 Issue
By John Seabrook
Illustration by Tom Bachtell
It was eleven on a recent Sunday morning, a few minutes before the Michael Nesmith photo op and signing, and Nez, as he’s known to friends, was in a suite at the Meadowlands Hilton, steeling himself. In the forty years since the demise of the Monkees—the made-for-TV band that, in spite of its ersatz origins, managed to record a handful of pop classics and shaped the future of the music video—Nez has avoided fan gatherings.
“Never. Never. Never,” he said, in a slight Texas drawl. “Anytime anyone has suggested it, I’ve always said no, because I smelled trade show.” Even as a Monkee, he didn’t seem keen on being a Monkee; his sly put-downs of the enterprise were what made the show at least sort of cool. The other three Monkees—Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, and Davy Jones—soldiered on through the decades after the show ended, surviving divorce, substance abuse, and sobriety together, and touring right up until Davy’s death, two years ago. Nez never needed Monkee money; his mother, Bette Nesmith Graham, was a Dallas secretary who invented Liquid Paper and left her only son more than twenty-five million dollars when she died, in 1980. But finally Nez received an offer he couldn’t refuse: the promoters of the 2014 Monkees Convention would pay Nesmith and his band a mint to perform—and so here he was, the star attraction. The writer Eric Lefcowitz, a Monkees historian who also attended the event, noted, “It’s like Zeppo showing up at a Marx Brothers convention thirty years after ‘Duck Soup.’ ”
Guarded by a small security detail, Nez ventured downstairs to the signing room. (Speaking of the muscle, he noted that he was less likely to get torn apart by the Monkee faithful than to be “killed by a million goldfish kisses.”) Micky Dolenz, the Monkees’ drummer and lead singer, was waiting for him downstairs, wearing a cowboy hat. Dolenz, in addition to acting and doing voice-overs, has found time to raise four daughters, and they were all present at the Hilton to perform with their dad.
“Nice set last night,” Dolenz said, complimenting Nez on the show he and his band had played in the hotel’s ballroom. Nez nodded and touched Dolenz’s shoulder. They found their marks, and the photo-taking began.
A middle-aged guy with the Monkees logo tattooed on his forearm came in and draped it around Nez for a photo. Next, a younger fan, who caught Monkeemania in the nineties, when the show ran on cable, said, “I’m so happy! I’m beyond happy! You made my day!”
“And you mine,” Nez said gravely.
“I sing ‘Different Drum’ really well!” she said, naming Nesmith’s best-known original tune.
“Every time you sing it, Nez gets a quarter,” Dolenz said.
Nez: “Sing it a couple of times.”
The photos ended, Dolenz left, and Nez sat at a low table for the signing. Fans had chosen from a menu of items that Nez would autograph, for a price. Vinyl albums were a hundred dollars, Monkee models a hundred and sixty, guitars two hundred, and added “personalizations” (up to five words each) were an extra forty dollars.
Some fans chose to kneel in front of Nez, in order to talk eye to eye, which gave a confessional aspect to their brief encounters.
“Oh, Mike, I had such a crush on you!” one woman cried. Another said, “Oh, Mike, I feel like I’m thirteen again!” A third: “Mike, I grew up with you.” She interlaced her fingers. “I grew up with you.”
“And I with you,” he intoned pastorally.
For some, this was the chance to finally add that missing Monkee autograph to the album cover that the other three had already signed. “You got the grand slam,” Nez would say to these people, with tepid enthusiasm.
Many had brought along pictures of Nesmith as a Monkee: thin face with mod muttonchops and a proto-hipster beanie. When they came face to face with Nez, their eyes kept moving back to the photo they were carrying, as though that were the real one.
A heavyset fellow in a cape and skin-tight pink jumpsuit with a large “M” stretched across the chest—a homemade replica of a costume the Monkees wore in several beloved episodes—approached the table.
Nez kept his cool. “I hope you don’t wear that to work,” he said.
Back in the suite, Nez was cautiously pleased with how the day had gone. “You know, this is serious. You get down to some really basic stuff. That’s what I see when I look into the eyes of these people, and I treat it with unquestioning respect. If a person shows up with a Monkees costume on, you just go right where they are.” ♦
This article appears in the print edition of the May 12, 2014, issue.
John Seabrook has been a contributor to The New Yorker since 1989 and became a staff writer in 1993. He has published four books, including “The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory.”
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23825
|
__label__cc
| 0.620296
| 0.379704
|
HomeProposed Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(g)
Proposed Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(g)
A Vague and Overbroad Speech Code for Lawyers
As a result of a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Rules on September 7, 2018, an amended version of Rule 8.4(g) was approved and forwarded to the full Supreme Court. The Court intends to publish the revised version, receive written comment, and schedule a hearing or hearings. To ensure the rule receives a thorough vetting, bar members should think carefully about what passage of this controversial rule will mean to the practice of law in New Hampshire and share their opinions with the court.
Since its adoption by the ABA in 2016, 8.4(g) has been rejected in nine states ((AZ, ID, IL, LA, MN, MT, NV, SC, and TN) and adopted in only one (VT). As comments submitted both to our own court and to courts across the country demonstrate, there are serious objections to 8.4(g) on constitutional grounds, namely, that it violates lawyers’ rights of free speech and free exercise of religion, and that it is unconstitutionally vague. Rather than reiterate legal objections (See https://www.courts.state.nh.us/committees/adviscommrules/dockets/2016/index.htm), I urge members of the bar to consider the following as further justification for opposing adoption of 8.4(g).
Let’s start at the source of the rule: the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility. Anyone who assumes that Rule 8.4(g) is intended to protect clients, courts, the justice system, and lawyers is wrong. In making its recommendation to add 8.4(g) to the ABA’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct, the committee quoted with approval the original draftsmen’s statement of purpose: “There is a need for a cultural shift in understanding the inherent integrity of people regardless of their race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, or disability, to be captured in the rules of professional conduct” (emphasis added). If 8.4(g) is designed to promote “a cultural shift” in New Hampshire rather than to protect our legal system and its intended beneficiaries, it’s off on the wrong foot. It immediately raises questions, ones I hope you will ask yourself.
Question 1: “What or who is the driving force behind adopting this rule in New Hampshire?” The group pressing hardest for the adoption of 8.4(g) is the New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association. There’s been no outcry of lawyer discrimination from any other group. The NHWBA, through its president, alleged in last month’s Bar News that discrimination against women is “irrefutable” and “endemic” in New Hampshire’s legal profession, that such discrimination “permeates” hiring, promotion, and compensation, and “hampers the achievement of attorneys at every level.” The only document offered as evidence of such discrimination is the Draft Report on the NHBA’s 2017 Gender Equality Survey. Notice the word “Draft.” It’s used because the full report and underlying data have yet to be published and are hard to find. Would it surprise you to learn that the survey’s 17% response rate and self-selection bias renders it “very unlikely” to “provide any credible statistics of the population as a whole” according to the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence? Or that the percentages so often cited by NHWBA include answers from respondents having minimal contact with NH (10% don’t practice law here at all; an additional 14% practice here less than 25% of the time)? (For more details, see my September 6th letter to the Advisory Committee on Rules on the Supreme Court’s website). If this gender survey is deemed proof of “endemic” discrimination, then the following should be considered as evidence refuting it: 1) NH has been found to be the “least sexist state” (Washington Post, August 21, 2018); 2) the NHBA’s Board of Governors did not find it necessary to mention discrimination in when it passed “The New Hampshire Lawyer Professionalism Creed” on January 21, 2016; and, 3) statistics of the NH Commission for Civil Rights do not support a finding of widespread discrimination anywhere in the state, much less in the legal profession (i.e., 2016 NH labor force = 746,450; number of employment discrimination claims (all types combined) under NH law = 240; number found to have probable cause = 18).
Question 2: “Where’s the evidence the rule is needed?” Given the extensive consciousness-raising activities of #MeToo and The Women’s March, I find it hard to believe that women are incapable of dealing on the spot with rude or sexist jokes and comments. Words are, after all, a lawyer’s stock in trade. Moreover, a panoply of state and federal laws prohibits discriminatory conduct in the workplace, including decisions on hiring and pay. So, what’s driving 8.4(g)? Promoting a “cultural shift” via a speech code is what this is all about, as evidenced by the chart from the 2017 Gender Equality Study (printed in last month’s Bar News as part of the NHWBA opinion piece). Of the five “inappropriate behaviors” shown in it, one is “inappropriate touching,” and the remaining four involve speech subjectively found to be offensive (“titles and terms of endearment,” “condescending treatment,” “comments on apparel/appearance,” “verbal advances”). What better way to force a cultural shift on what can and can’t be said by lawyers than to hold the threat of an ethics complaint over their heads?
Question 3: “What conduct does the rule proscribe?” For many of those supporting adoption of the rule, its lack of definitions and vagueness are not constitutional defects, but rather desirable features. According to the NHWBA, defining what is meant by “harassment” and “discrimination” is too limiting, possibly not reaching such “reprehensible behavior” as “commenting on apparel or appearance,” mistaking a lawyer for a non-attorney, or other subjectively-felt “microagressions.” Supporters advocate plucking the words “harassment” and “discrimination” out of federal and state law, scraping off any statutory limitations such as needing to show severity or pervasiveness, and applying them to lawyers in contexts entirely outside those covered by law (employment, housing, and public accommodations). Not even criminal violations are treated this loosely under the professional conduct rules. (For a criminal act to constitute misconduct, Rule 8.4(b) requires that it be one that “reflects adversely on the lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer in other respects.”) As Attorney Gene VanLoan persuasively argued in his Letter to the Editor published in last month’s Bar News, further ambiguity is created by the phrase “acting as a lawyer in any context.” Does this include representing yourself at a Planning Board meeting? Officiating at a wedding? Talking shop with another lawyer at a birthday party?
Bottom line? The vagueness of 8.4(g) should alarm every member of the bar.
Question 4: “What standards will be applied in enforcing 8.4(g)?” The short answer is, “Who knows?” Will the standard be objective or subjective? Must the complainant be the target of the “offensive” conduct/comment or is being a witness or overhearing enough? What makes a joke sexist? Or a compliment offensive? Can a comment be both acceptable (made by a woman to a woman) and sanctionable (made by a man to a woman) simultaneously, depending on the speaker? Because no answers to these and other critical questions appear in the rule, the effect of passage will be an immediate chilling of speech, guarded interactions with other attorneys, staff and clients, and a reinforcement of the stereotype that women and other groups are overly sensitive and helpless. Even assuming the rule could survive a constitutional challenge, this is an unacceptably high price to pay when compared to the rule’s supposed benefits.
Question 5: “Who will sit in judgment?” The recently-retired General Counsel of the Attorney Disciplinary Office is on record opposing adoption of this rule. Her reasons are obvious. Not only will the rule be impossible to enforce fairly, enforcement will strain limited resources that should be directed towards the ADO’s primary mission: protecting the public. Remember too that ethics complaints become public information shortly after filing (Supreme Ct. Rule 37(20)), which alone can cause irreparable reputational damage. If probable cause is found, the complaint will be heard by a subset of the Professional Conduct Committee, a group of lawyers who volunteer to serve and are approved by the Supreme Court. Given the enthusiasm some backers of 8.4(g) have displayed, if the rule is adopted, I won’t be surprised to see representatives of this group seeking appointment to the PCC. If I were charged with a violation of 8.4(g), these advocates are not the people I would want to decide my fate, which could include lifting my license to practice. Would you?
Sara B. Shirley
Sara B. Shirley is a retired trial attorney and former representative of Hillsborough County on The NHBA Board of Governors.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23827
|
__label__cc
| 0.609099
| 0.390901
|
Book Review: Philip Pullman’s Daemon Voices
I have deliberately avoided reading Philip Pullman’s The Book of Dust because I don’t want there to be any more stories about Lyra and her family and the world of His Dark Materials. The trilogy told all the story it needed to, with an ending I found both unbearable (it was one of the rare stories that made me cry, at the end) and satisfying.
It’s this idea of satisfaction—and its good friend, structure—that Pullman addresses in his non-fiction essay collection Daemon Voices: On Stories and Storytelling.
Stories, as Pullman reminds us, are rituals. They come with expectations, and part of your job as a teller of stories is to understand how to create, manage, and manipulate those expectations.
This means understanding story structure, and how we’ve been telling stories since the earliest oral narratives were transcribed into books.
It also means understanding theme and language and context, in the sense that some stories have certain aspects that naturally belong to them—that are already part of the story, before you begin to write it—and if you try to fit in too many pieces where they don’t belong, or leave other pieces out, your readers become unsatisfied.
Here’s how he compares two different types of fantasy narratives, for example:
“Jack and the Beanstalk” is a republican story because the magic grows out of the most common and everyday thing—a handful of beans—and the beanstalk grows right outside the kitchen window. The Lord of the Rings is not a republican story, because there is no point at which it connects with our life. Middle Earth is a place that never existed in a past that never was, and there’s no way we could ever get there.
In this case Pullman uses “republican” to mean “of the Republic of Heaven,” as in “No story in which there’s an absolute gulf between our world and the story-world can depict the Republic of Heaven, because the republic can be nowhere but here.” (I should note that, despite Pullman’s atheism, at least half of these essays tie back to religion and Christianity.)
There is a particularly interesting essay in which Pullman writes about his struggle over whether to make His Dark Materials what he calls “obvious”—to reveal that several of the main characters are actually related, for example, or to have a character behave heroically when needed. Would it not be “cleverer,” or more realistic, to have his main characters be strangers to each other? To have someone falter at the crucial moment?
But he decided to embrace the obvious. The told-before. The expected and eagerly anticipated.
We shouldn’t be afraid of the obvious, because stories are about life, and life is full of obvious things like food and sleep and love and courage which you don’t stop needing just because you’re a good reader.
That said, I’ll end this by telling you about two novels I read recently.
The first novel, which shall remain unnamed, played its hand too early. At a certain point it became obvious how the woman seeking revenge would get what she wanted, and that she wouldn’t have any change of heart or anything, and I flipped to the last chapter to confirm I was right and then decided I wasn’t interested in reading any more.
The second novel, The Time Traveler’s Wife, was similarly predictable, in the sense that you know many plot points in advance simply because the main character is a time traveler. But I found it absolutely riveting. I didn’t know how the characters would feel when these plot points happened, or what they would say to each other, or how an event glimpsed by a jump into the future would play out when the characters reached it in the present.
I wanted to know what happened next, even though I already knew it, because I was interested in how it would affect these unique and sympathetic people—and how their story would affect me.
That’s been a part of storytelling at least since Aristotle gave it a name, after all. ❤️
book reviews philip pullman
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23829
|
__label__wiki
| 0.540402
| 0.540402
|
> Families
New campaign to combat loneliness launches
Action for Children has joined with the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness to launch a campaign to encourage isolated and lonely parents and children to connect with others.
Action for Children's Cape Hill Children's centre in the West Midlands will be taking part in the Jo Cox Chat and Play sessions
To launch the campaign, Action for Children surveyed 2,000 parents about loneliness and isolation.
The findings revealed that more than half of respondents have suffered from loneliness - a fifth in the past week.
More than two-thirds (68 per cent) felt they had become ‘cut off’ from friends and family since having children, and a similar number (61 per cent) said they were worried their child is lonely some or all the time.
To help parents and children suffering from loneliness, Action for Children has teamed up with the Jo Cox Commission, to launch the #startswithhello campaign. Its aim is to encourage communities to connect, build relationships and provide support for parents and children suffering from loneliness and isolation.
Throughout November, Action for Children and the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness will be holding a number of events and organising activities, including a Jo Cox Chat and Play session for parents in the charity’s children’s centres and nurseries to give them the opportunity to meet other families within their communities and start a conversation.
Haley Minns, from Hunstanton in Norfolk, suffered from loneliness and anxiety after the birth of her first child. She was referred to an Action for Children support worker who encouraged her to speak to her GP and attend baby massage classes with her son.
She said, ‘My husband and I had a lovely life, both working full-time, just looking forward to welcoming our baby
‘But everything I was looking forward to turned out to be a totally different experience to what I expected. I’d thought I would be at my happiest, but actually it was so hard. I couldn’t get out the house because I was so anxious. All my friends had babies at the same time, but to me, it felt like they were all doing better than me and I just shut myself off.
‘It was fear and a lack of control. And social media didn’t help at all - everyone there seemed to have these lovely babies who were settled and they could go out. I would literally sit by my son while he was napping and didn't move. He was 14-weeks-old and I hadn’t even been able to leave his side to have a shower without someone else being at home. Even when he was asleep I felt I couldn't leave him so would just sit there. I hated the time I was having with my baby; it was such a lonely time for me.’
Chief executive of Action for Children, Sir Tony Hawkhead, said, ‘From a toddler who seldom meets people because of their mother’s anxiety, to a young man in his twenties afraid to leave his room in a homeless hostel, we know from our services across the UK the devastating impact loneliness can have on the lives of children, young people and families.
‘Now is the time to raise the volume on this issue and ensure much-needed research, funding and support is put in place. Whilst part of the solution lies with funders and policy makers, there is a role for every one of us in addressing this epidemic in our communities.’
Co-chairs of the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness, MPs Rachel Reeves and Seema Kennedy, said, ‘Our friend Jo Cox said, "Young or old, loneliness doesn't discriminate", and this survey highlights that fact. The worrying thing is the impact this parental loneliness then has on families and young people in particular.
‘Feeling lonely for long periods can be linked to poor mental and physical health – equivalent to smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Jo recognised the need to start a national conversation about loneliness and it’s essential that charities like Action for Children continue that conversation and highlight the issues.’
For more about Action for Children's work with the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness click here
New mothers feel lonely and isolated, survey finds
A Unique Child: Infant Mental Health - Never alone
Action for Children re-brands nurseries
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23831
|
__label__wiki
| 0.801907
| 0.801907
|
New Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity
The new version of the Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity will be published today. Recently, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), Netherlands Federation of University Medical Centres (NFU), Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), Associated Applied Research Institutes (TO2), Netherlands Association of Universities of Applied Sciences (VH), and the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) worked together intensively to thoroughly amend and expand the Code of Conduct that has been in use since 2004. The Code of Conduct will enter into force on 1 October 2018.
NWO joins international coalition to accelerate the transition to open access
Today, an international group of research councils called ‘cOAlition S’ and including the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, announced a plan for accelerating the transition to open access. The essence of the plan is that from 1 January 2020 onwards, all publications that emerge from research funded by these research councils must be published in open access journals or open access platforms.
Remove Policy
NWO Institutes Organisation
Exact and Natural Sciences
Netherlands Initiative for Education Research
Remove September
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23832
|
__label__wiki
| 0.910686
| 0.910686
|
Asia Pacific|Many Sources Feed Taliban’s War Chest
Many Sources Feed Taliban’s War Chest
By ERIC SCHMITT OCT. 18, 2009
A United States Army soldier and a Marine searched the home and compound of an Afghan farmer in Khan Neshin. American officials are debating whether cracking down on the drug trade will anger farmers dependent on it for their livelihood. Credit Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images, for The New York Times
WASHINGTON — The Taliban in Afghanistan are running a sophisticated financial network to pay for their insurgent operations, raising hundreds of millions of dollars from the illicit drug trade, kidnappings, extortion and foreign donations that American officials say they are struggling to cut off.
In Afghanistan, the Taliban have imposed an elaborate system to tax the cultivation, processing and shipment of opium, as well as other crops like wheat grown in the territory they control, American and Afghan officials say. In the Middle East, Taliban leaders have sent fund-raisers to Arab countries to keep the insurgency’s coffers brimming with cash.
Estimates of the Taliban’s annual revenue vary widely. Proceeds from the illicit drug trade alone range from $70 million to $400 million a year, according to Pentagon and United Nations officials. By diversifying their revenue stream beyond opium, the Taliban are frustrating American and NATO efforts to weaken the insurgency by cutting off its economic lifelines, the officials say.
Despite efforts by the United States and its allies in the last year to cripple the Taliban’s financing, using the military and intelligence, American officials acknowledge they barely made a dent.
“I don’t believe we can significantly alter their effectiveness by cutting off their money right now,” said Representative Adam Smith, a Washington State Democrat on the House Intelligence and Armed Services Committees who traveled to Afghanistan and Pakistan last month. “I’m not saying we shouldn’t try. It’s just bigger and more complex than we can effectively stop.”
The Taliban’s ability to raise money complicates the Obama administration’s decision to deploy more United States troops to Afghanistan. It is unclear, for example, whether the deployment of 10,000 Marines over the summer to Helmand Province, the heart of the opium production, will have a sustaining impact on the insurgency’s cash flow. And American officials are debating whether cracking down on the drug trade will anger farmers dependent on it for their livelihood.
But even if the United States and its allies were able to stanch the money flow, it is not clear how much impact it would have. It does not cost much to train, equip and pay for the insurgency in impoverished Afghanistan — fighters typically earn $200 to $500 a month — and to bribe local Afghan security and government officials.
“Their operations are so inexpensive that they can be continued indefinitely even with locally generated resources such as small businesses and donations,” said Kenneth Katzman, a Middle East specialist at the Congressional Research Service and a former analyst of the region at the C.I.A.
American officials say that they have been surprised to learn in recent months that foreign donations, rather than opium, are the single largest source of cash for the Taliban.
“In the past there was a kind of a feeling that the money all came from drugs in Afghanistan,” Richard C. Holbrooke, the administration’s special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, said in June. “That is simply not true.”
Supporting this view, in his Aug. 30 strategic assessment, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the top NATO commander in Afghanistan, voiced skepticism that clamping down on the opium trade would crimp the Taliban’s overall finances.
“Eliminating insurgent access to narco-profits — even if possible, and while disruptive — would not destroy their ability to operate so long as other funding sources remained intact,” General McChrystal said.
The C.I.A. recently estimated in a classified report that Taliban leaders and their associates had received $106 million in the past year from donors outside Afghanistan, a figure first reported last month by The Washington Post. Private citizens from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Iran and some Persian Gulf nations are the largest individual contributors, an American counterterrorism official said.
Top American intelligence officials and diplomats say there is no evidence so far that the governments of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates or other Persian Gulf states are providing direct aid to the Afghan insurgency. But American intelligence officials say they suspect that Pakistani intelligence operatives continue to give some financial aid to the Afghan Taliban, a practice the Pakistani government denies.
The United States Treasury Department and the United Nations have for years maintained financial blacklists of those suspected of being donors to the Taliban and Al Qaeda. But counterterrorism officials say donors have become savvier about disguising their contributions to avoid detection.
“The sanctions have worked to a certain extent but obviously not to the extent of being able to cut off all funds,” said Richard Barrett, a former British intelligence officer now monitoring Al Qaeda and the Taliban for the United Nations.
Still, drugs play an important role. Afghanistan produces more opium than any other country in the world, and the Taliban are widely believed to make money at virtually every stage of the trade.
“It extorts funds from those involved in the heroin trade by demanding ‘protection’ payments from poppy farmers, drug lab operators and the smugglers who transport the chemicals into, and the heroin out of, the country,” David S. Cohen, an assistant secretary at the Treasury Department responsible for combating terrorist financing, said in a speech in Washington last week.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in a report issued in August, said that Taliban commanders charged poppy farmers a 10 percent tax, and that Taliban fighters supplemented their pay by working in the poppy fields during harvest. The biggest source of drug money for the Taliban is regular payments made by drug traffickers to the Taliban leadership, based in the Pakistani border city of Quetta, according to the report.
Counterterrorism experts say the relationship of the insurgents to drug trafficking is shifting in an ominous direction. A United Nations report issued in August said that some opium-trafficking guerrillas had secretly stockpiled more than 10,000 tons of illegal opium — worth billions of dollars and enough to satisfy at least two years of world demand. The large stockpiles could bolster the insurgency’s war chest and further undercut the ability of NATO military operations to curb the flow of drug money to the Taliban.
A third major source of financing for the Taliban is criminal activity, including kidnappings and protection payments from legitimate businesses seeking to operate in Taliban-controlled territory, American authorities say.
The United States has created two new entities aimed at disrupting the trafficking networks and illicit financing. One group, the Afghan Threat Finance Cell, is located at Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul. The second group, the Illicit Finance Task Force based in Washington, also aims to identify and disrupt the financial networks supporting terrorists and narcotics traffickers in the region.
American officials say they are working closely with the Afghan government to dry up the Taliban financing, but as one senior American military officer in Afghanistan put it last week, “I won’t overstate the progress.”
Carlotta Gall contributed reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan.
A version of this article appears in print on October 19, 2009, on Page A1 of the New York edition with the headline: Diverse Sources Pour Cash Into Taliban’s War Chest. Order Reprints| Today's Paper|Subscribe
Skimming Off the Top, and Bottom FEB. 16, 2015
Decision on Afghan Troops May Wait OCT. 18, 2009
By Air and Ground, Pakistani Soldiers Penetrate Militant Heartland OCT. 18, 2009
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23833
|
__label__cc
| 0.561157
| 0.438843
|
Microbeads ban announced by Government
4 Dec, 2017 4:07pm 2 minutes to read
Luna Estate Winery switches to Pinot
4 Dec, 2017 4:20pm Quick Read
Price drop: Has your home been hit? Check out the latest valuations
4 Dec, 2017 4:08pm
New figures show 80 of 168 suburbs in the region saw values drop in the last three months
By: Corazon Miller
corazon.miller@nzherald.co.nz @c0ra_z0n
Have property values in your area dropped or risen in the past three months?
Latest data from QV reveal an area-by-area breakdown of property price performance.
See the full list from QV:
Propertyreportmerged (PDF)
Propertyreportmerged (Text)
The data reveals that Auckland's property market is losing its golden sheen. Almost half of all suburbs dropped in price in the three months to September.
New figures out today show 80 of 168 suburbs in the Auckland region saw values drop in the third quarter
However, QV national spokeswoman Andrea Rush said the latest QV Property Report showed that despite a drop in some areas there was still growth in the housing market.
"Eighty-two saw values drop in the year to September so this means more than half of the suburbs in Auckland saw values increase or remain in that same time frame.
"This illustrates how mixed the market is and it's not correct to say that all areas of the market are seeing values falling."
The report showed that of the city's most expensive suburbs, five - Remuera, Stanley Point, Epsom, Mission Bay and Orakei - dipped in value in the three months to the end of September.
Stanley Point, which was crowned as one of a golden quartet of $2m suburbs earlier this year when it hit a QV estimated median value of $2.019 million at the end of January, has trended downwards.
Homeowners to hit CV jackpot but 'don't lose your head'
Auckland's most expensive homes
Big Read: Living on Auckland's 'cheapest' street
Auckland becoming the city of million-dollar homes
After dipping below $2m earlier this year, it has continued the slide and in the three months to the end of September fell to $1.96m - a drop of $17,807.92 (0.9 per cent).
Herne Bay managed to hold its title as the country's priciest suburb with an estimated median value of $2.56m, up $47,819 (1. 9 per cent) in the same time period.
Saint Mary's Bay also experienced some growth, up $45,746.47 (2.1 per cent) to $2.23m in the last quarter.
However the third $2m+ suburb has been inching down - Remuera dropped $8292 (0.4 per cent) during the quarter to $2.065m.
At the other end of the market five of the least expensive suburbs, Auckland Central, Wellsford, Manukau, Randwick Park and Manurewa East have also dipped in price by between 0.7 per cent to 2.9 per cent.
The cheapest of all the suburbs was the apartment rich area of Auckland Central, which fell $3636 (0.7 per cent) in the three months to the end of September to an estimated median value of $515,800.
Rush said areas with the highest growth last quarter were in the inner city suburbs, a reflection of a trend that "areas further out from the city centre are tending to see values come back the most".
However, while growth was strong in some areas, across the board house prices in the country's biggest city have dipped in the last quarter by $5219.71 (0.5 per cent) to $1.038m.
CoreLogic head of research Nick Goodall said it was confirmation that the market was cooling.
Auckland's property market is losing its golden glow. Photo / Michael Craig
This followed lending restrictions hitting the investor market and banks being less willing to sign off loan applications to other borrowers.
"Recent reports showed that Auckland has dropped on an annual basis, for the first time since 2011."
Goodall said the report also showed how the market had changed in the three months since the July 1 date which the latest Auckland Council valuations were set at.
"If there's a little bit of growth, they can assume their CV is lower than the actual value of their house. It is a very good measure to understand how the market has moved."
And with the news last week that the Reserve Bank is undertaking a "modest easing" of the LVR restrictions, Goodall did not expect to see a huge surge in demand or prices.
From the start of next year the Reserve Bank would increase the cap on banks from 10 per cent to 15 per cent for new mortgage lending to owner occupiers with a deposit of under 20 per cent.
AUCKLAND'S NEW HOTSPOTS: FIND YOUR PROPERTY'S VALUE
"I think in general the feeling is that this is a pretty softly, softly approach that in itself won't do too much. It may stop demand from dropping but won't add a whole lot of demand, we are unlikely to see any form of resurgence."
Rush said the easing of the LVR limits was "very slight" but could allow some people to enter the market that could not have done so before.
"The underlying demand is still there, just many people have found it more difficult to gain finance or to find a deposit to purchase so anything that can ease this a little should result in a few more sales."
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23834
|
__label__wiki
| 0.749544
| 0.749544
|
Jan Czudek (Chairman of the Board)
Jan Czudek is the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Třinecké železárny. He has joined the company in 1983 as energy expert after graduating from the Technical University in Brno. He also held positions as automation designer, CEO of Inženýring Třinec, a daughter company, and investment director. In 2009, he was awarded the title of Best Czech Manager in metal production.
Ashok Patil
Ashok Patil is the CEO and Chairman of the Board of ArcelorMittal Ostrava. He served as the company’s finance director in the past. Ashok joined ArcelorMittal in 2001 as finance manager responsible for strategic planning and controlling in Romania. In 2005, he became the executive assistant of one of the group’s top executives in London. After that, he supervised the group’s internal audit, SOx emissions and risk management.
Ashok holds a degree in mechanical engineering and an MBA with focus on finance and marketing.
Prof. Ing. Jana Dobrovská, CSc
Jana Dobrovská is the dean of the Faculty of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering at the Technical University of Ostrava. Previously, she served as the head of the Department of Physical Chemistry and Theory of Technological Processes and a researcher in the Regional Materials Science and Technology. She authored and co-authored over 250 research papers, with over 100 having been published abroad. She has 75 publications on the Web of Science.
Ivo Žižka
Ivo Žižka is the director for HR and public affairs and member of the board of Třinecké železárny. he graduated from Technical University in Ostrava and joined the company in 1983. Since then, he has held a number of different positions including the director of the foundry since 1997.
Jan Rafaj
Jan Rafaj is the CEO of Residomo and also an adviser to the CEO of ArcelorMittal Ostrava. Jan has a law degree from the Masaryk University in Brno and holds an MBA from the Prague International Business School. In the past, he has held various legal, HR and public affairs roles at ArcelorMittal Frýdek-Místek and ArcelorMittal Ostrava. Between 2012 and 2017, Jan served as ArcelorMittal’s HR director for CEE region and member of the board of ArcelorMittal Ostrava.
Dmitrij Ščuka
Dmitrij Ščuka is the CEO and Chairman of the Board of Vítkovice Steel. He has seven years of experience as a partner with Deloitte and many years from Evraz Holding where he served as the regional director for Europe and Africa. He is a graduate of the Technical University in Moscow where he majored in nuclear physics.
Peter Zima
Peter Zima is the Manager for EU and Government Affairs at US Steel Košice.
Anti-dumping proceedings
8. 10. 2018 | News
The emission allowance price flies upwards, the ceiling is out of sight
The steel sector is a major contributor to EU economy
23. 08. 2018 | News
Steel is perfect for beverage containers
The EU’s system of emission allowance trading and its reform
23. 08. 2018 | Environment, News
© 2019 Ocelářská Unie
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23836
|
__label__cc
| 0.545125
| 0.454875
|
Teekay Offshore Partners Announces Public Offering of Series B Preferred Units
in Canada / Energy News by— Oil & Gas 360
April 13, 2015 Share Print
Teekay Offshore Partners L.P. (Teekay Offshore or the Partnership) (NYSE:TOO) announced today that it plans to offer Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Units (Series B Preferred Units), representing limited partner interests, in a public offering. Teekay Offshore expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase additional Series B Preferred Units. The Partnership intends to use the net proceeds from the public offering for general partnership purposes, including the funding of newbuilding installments, capital conversion projects and the acquisitions of vessels that Teekay Corporation has offered or may offer to us, which may include funding our acquisition of the Petrojarl Knarr FPSO unit from Teekay Corporation.
Teekay Offshore is a publicly-traded master limited partnership formed by Teekay Corporation (NYSE:TK), and is an international provider of marine transportation, oil production, storage, towage and maintenance and safety services to the offshore oil industry focusing on the fast-growing, deep water offshore oil regions of the North Sea and Brazil. Teekay Offshore owns interests in 32 shuttle tankers (including two chartered-in vessels), seven floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) units (including two committed FPSO conversion/upgrade units), six floating storage and offtake (FSO) units (excluding one committed FSO conversion unit), one HiLoad Dynamic Positioning (DP) unit, ten long-haul towing and anchor handling vessels (including two vessels Teekay Offshore has agreed to acquire and four newbuildings), three units for maintenance and safety (including two newbuildings) and four conventional oil tankers.
Teekay Offshore intends to apply to have the Series B Preferred Units listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
The joint book-running managers for this offering are Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and UBS Securities LLC.
When available, copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus related to this offering may be obtained from Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, 222 Broadway, New York, NY 10038, Attn: Prospectus Department or by e-mail at [email protected]; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 180 Varick Street, Second Floor, New York, New York 10014; or UBS Securities LLC, 299 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10171, Attn: Prospectus Department.
This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This offering may be made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus. The offering is being made pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form F-3 previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) (File No. 333-196098).
The statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the outcome to be materially different. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Teekay Offshore’s public filings with the SEC. Teekay Offshore undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward looking statements, unless required to do so under applicable securities laws.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23837
|
__label__wiki
| 0.998507
| 0.998507
|
Top U.S. Lawyer Demands More of "The Wire"
AG Eric Holder requests at least a season, or a movie
By Sara Dover
Published Jun 1, 2011 at 10:35 AM | Updated at 3:32 PM EDT on Jun 1, 2011
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, alongside "The Wire" actor Wendell Pierce, begged the show's creators to bring back the HBO series.
Attorney General Eric Holder brings justice to the nation's most important cases, and now he wants to bring it to "The Wire" fans.
At a press conference on crime attended by some of the show's actors, the nation's top lawyer couldn't help but ask the HBO crime series' writers for more episodes, according to Reuters.
"I want to speak directly to Mr. Burns and Mr. Simon: Do another season of 'The Wire," Holder said to a laughing audience, referencing "Wire" creators David Simon and Ed Burns. "That's actually a minimum. … If you don't do a season, do a movie. We've done HBO movies, this is a series that deserves a movie. I want another season or I want a movie."
He jokingly added, "I have a lot of power, Mr. Burns and Mr. Simon."
Actors Wendell Pierce ("Bunk"), Sonja Sohn ("Kima") and Jim True-Frost ("Prez") came by the Justice Department to draw attention to protecting children from drug crime and exploitation.
An intricate crime drama that wove together stories about cops, drug dealers, reporters, politicians, lawyers, and the rest of the citizens of Baltimore, Maryland, "The Wire" ran for five seasons on HBO from 2002 until 2008. Created by former journalist Simon and former homicide detective Burns, it is widely considered one of the best TV dramas ever made.
Selected Reading: Reuters, Newser
Top Reasons Charlie Sheen Was Fired
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23839
|
__label__wiki
| 0.966542
| 0.966542
|
Home Scores Bracket Rankings Standings Stats Women's Final Four History Video
The Associated Press | November 11, 2013
Top 25 Roundup: Maryland wins 15th home opener in a row
No. 8 Maryland beats Loyola Maryland 89-53
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Alyssa Thomas had 14 points and 12 rebounds and Alicia DeVaughn added 14 points as No. 8 Maryland never trailed in an 89-53 victory against in-state foe Loyola Maryland on Sunday.
The Terrapins (2-0) never trailed as they defeated the Greyhounds (0-1) to win their home opener for the 15th consecutive season.
Nai Brown led Loyola with 11 points.
It was a solid bounce back for Thomas, a second-team All-America selection last season who had only four points in 10 minutes in Friday's opening 78-70 win at South Florida after dealing with foul trouble throughout. She needed less than six minutes to surpass her scoring output from the opener.
Maryland didn't put away South Florida until the final minute in that game, but needed little time to assert itself against Loyola.
Gray leads No. 2 Duke past No. 9 Cal, 70-58
BERKELEY, Calif. -- Two-time All-America guard Chelsea Gray was pleasantly surprised. Her repaired kneecap felt better than expected in her first game back from the injury.
Gray, who had surgery in March after suffering a dislocated right kneecap in February, had 22 points, five assists and a couple of steals in 31 minutes to lead No. 2 Duke past No. 9 California 70-58 on Sunday.
Tricia Liston added 15 points for the Blue Devils, who opened the season against a ranked opponent for the first time in school history. Richa Jackson had 13 on 6 of 7 shooting.
Afure Jemerigbe, Gray's best friend and teammate at St. Mary's, scored 16 points to lead the Golden Bears (1-1), who had won 15 consecutive regular-season games. Brittany Boyd scored seven of her 13 points in the final three minutes. Reshanda Gray added 10.
Stallworth helps No. 7 Kentucky women rout Wagner
NEW YORK -- DeNesha Stallworth had 18 points and 13 rebounds while Bria Goss added 17 for Kentucky in the 96-57 victory against Wagner.
The game also served as a homecoming for Wildcats Jennifer O'Neill and Jelleah Sidney, who are from New York. O'Neill finished with 11 points. Sidney had six points and seven rebounds.
Kentucky (2-0) trailed 7-3 early before scoring 27 of the next 30 points to take control of the game. They hit five 3-pointers during the game-changing spurt. Goss had eight points in the run, including a 3-pointer that made it 30-10 with 8:26 left in the half.
Kentucky led 50-27 at halftime and poured it on in the second half. Goss scored nine quick points to extend the lead to more than 30 before the first media timeout of the second half.
Wagner (0-1), which was hosting its first top 25 team in program history, couldn't get any closer the rest of the way.
No. 11 Sooners power past Wichita St. 89-70
NORMAN, Okla. -- Sharane Campbell matched her career high as she scored 24 points to lead No. 11 Oklahoma past Wichita St. 89-70 in the second round of the Preseason WNIT.
Oklahoma (2-0) used a 23-2 run, in which seven Sooners contributed, to grab a 43-19 lead with 4:38 left in the first half. Wichita State (1-1) responded, going on a 15-3 run to cut the lead to 46-34 at half time.
The Shockers couldn't get closer than nine points, and Oklahoma pulled away late.
Four of Oklahoma's starters finished in double figures, and Nicole Griffin pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds.
The Sooners shot poorly from outside (4 of 15) but made the difference up at the free-throw line, hitting 27 of 31 attempts.
Wichita State struggled from 3-point range (4 of 17) and the free-throw line (18-31). Alex Harden led the Shockers with 24 points.
No. 13 Penn State handles Fordham 78-61
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Maggie Lucas had 23 points and six rebounds to lead No. 13 Penn State to a 78-61 victory against Fordham on Sunday.
Lucas had four 3-pointers and moved past Michigan State's Lindsay Bowen to second place on the Big Ten's career 3-pointers list (297). She scored at least 20 points for the 48th time in her career.
Ariel Edwards and Dara Taylor also reached double figures for the Lady Lions (2-0). Edwards had 17 points on 7 of 12 shooting and Taylor added 12 points and a pair of steals.
The Rams (1-1) never led in the contest but closed Penn State's lead to 52-42 on Erin Rooney's 3-pointer with 13:13 left. Lucas answered with a 3 of her own and Penn State never looked back.
Rooney led the Rams with 20 points.
Iowa upsets No. 14 Dayton 97-93 in OT
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Bethany Doolittle shot 10 of 13 from the field and scored 22 points as Iowa upset No. 14 Dayton 97-93 in overtime on Sunday in the Hawkeye Challenge.
Samantha Logic hit a 3-pointer for Iowa with nine seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 90 and force overtime.
Iowa (2-0) held a 77-63 lead with under 10 minutes remaining in the second half and was up 85-79 with three minutes to play. But Dayton (1-1) then scored 11 consecutive points to take a 90-85 lead with 32 seconds left.
Iowa held the Flyers to just three points in overtime and scored five of its seven points in the extra frame on free throws.
Ally Disterhoft scored 19 points for the Hawkeyes and Logic added 16. Andrea Hoover led Dayton with 23.
Dayton is coming off a 28-3 season. Both teams lost in the second round of last season's NCAA tournament.
LSU advances in WNIT against Saint Joseph's, 80-64
BATON ROUGE, La. -- DaShawn Harden had 19 points and five steals to lead No. 15 LSU to the preseason WNIT semifinal round with a win against Saint Joseph's 80-64.
Theresa Plaisance scored 15 points, Danielle Ballard added 12 and LSU (2-0) was able to take a 40-25 halftime lead thanks to an 8-0 run to end the half.
Erin Shields scored 23 for Saint Joseph's (1-1), including a 3-pointer at 12:59 in the second half to cut the Hawks deficit to nine at 55-46, but the Lady Tigers were able to open the lead back to 18 with under a minute left in the game.
The Lady Tigers advance to the semifinal round to face the Quinnipiac at Louisville winner Thursday.
This was the first meeting between the teams in history.
No. 18 Purdue narrowly beats Ball State 63-57
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- KK Houser matched her career high of 21 points Sunday as Purdue halted a late rally by Ball State and won 63-57 in the season opener for both teams.
Houser went on a 15-point streak after drilling two 3's to tie up the score at the end of the first half and scored nine consecutive points at the start of the second for the No. 18 Boilermakers. Purdue was not tied at the half in any game last season.
Brittany Carter led the Cardinals with 19 points, hitting a jumper with 1:14 left to cut the deficit to three. Ball State started slow in the second, but went on a 12-0 run at 5:22 with a steal by Carter.
Whitney Hays made a three-point play after an assist from Houser to stretch Purdue's lead to 61-55 with 13.6 seconds left.
No. 21 Oklahoma State crushes Texas-Arlington 74-35
STILLWATER, Okla. -- Tiffany Bias had 14 points, nine assists and six steals Sunday at Gallagher-Iba Arena as No. 21 Oklahoma State crushed Texas-Arlington 74-35.
LaShawn Jones had a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds and Brittney Martin scored a game-high 16 points for OSU.
The Cowgirls (2-0) opened the game with a 32-7 run before UTA closed the gap to 41-23 at halftime. OSU then scored 18 unanswered points, holding the Mavericks scoreless for the first 7:59 of the second half.
The Cowgirls held the Mavericks (0-2) to 22 percent shooting and controlled the glass with a 55-32 rebounding edge.
Briana Walker and Laila Suleiman lead UTA with 11 points each. Walker also had six boards.
The Cowgirls returned four of their NCAA tournament starters from last season.
No. 22 South Carolina beats Louisiana Tech 68-45
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Aleighsa Welch scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 22 South Carolina beat Louisiana Tech 68-45 on Sunday.
Alaina Coates also had 10 rebounds and added 12 points for South Carolina (2-0), which outrebounded Louisiana Tech 47-29. South Carolina shot better than 45 percent from the field despite going 4 of 18 from beyond the 3-point arc.
The Gamecocks jumped to an early 16-4 lead in the first eight minutes of the game, forcing five Louisiana Tech turnovers during the span. The Gamecocks never trailed and led by as many as 27 in the second half.
Louisiana Tech (0-1) shot just 18 of 50 from the field. JaQuan Jackson led Louisiana Tech with 13 points.
South Carolina lost in the second round of last season's NCAA tournament. The Gamecocks beat Charleston Southern 99-29 in their season opener on Friday.
No. 23 Iowa State defeats North Dakota 84-55
AMES, Iowa -- Hallie Christofferson scored a career-high 32 points to go along with 11 rebounds as No. 23 Iowa State beat North Dakota 84-55 Sunday in the season opener for both teams.
Iowa State struggled to break away from North Dakota for most of the first half, but the Cyclones closed the first half on a 14-5 run, pushing their halftime lead to 47-35. North Dakota never threatened in the second half.
Nicole Blaskowsky scored 14 points and added a career-high 10 rebounds while Nikki Moody added 10 points of her own.
Madi Buck led North Dakota with 16 points, and Megan Lauck scored 13 of her own. Mia Loyd led the team with 10 rebounds. North Dakota struggled from the field, shooting only 30 percent.
The win brought Iowa State's season-opener record to 19-0 under head coach Bill Fennelly.
No. 24 Georgia takes down Presbyterian 45-30
ATHENS, Ga. -- Khaalidah Miller hauled in a game-high 11 rebounds and added seven points and six assists to help No. 24 Georgia beat Presbyterian 45-30 Sunday in the season opener for both teams.
The Bulldogs shot 32 percent from the field and out-rebounded the Blue Hose 51-37.
With the game tied 6-6 early in the first half, Georgia used a 9-0 run sparked by two Erika Ford jump shots and held Presbyterian to just four points in the remainder of the half for a 19-10 advantage.
The Blue Hose, who were 11-of-55 on field goal attempts, pulled within nine early in the second half. Georgia answered back, leading by as many as 16 with 9:16 to play.
Merritt Hempe scored a game-high 10 points and grabbed six rebounds. Krista Donald added eight points and nine rebounds for the Bulldogs.
Keyonna Allen and Rebecca Walker paced Presbyterian, each scoring seven points.
No. 25 Gonzaga beats Tennessee-Martin 91-54 in WNIT
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Haiden Palmer had 18 points on Sunday as No. 25 Gonzaga suffocated Tennessee-Martin 91-54 in the second round of the Preseason WNIT at the McCarthey Athletic Center.
Palmer also had five boards, three assists and three steals in her second consecutive 18-point game. Keani Albanez scored 14 points and set career-highs with both 4 of 7 3-point shooting and eight rebounds.
Gonzaga (2-0) led twice by 43 points, the last coming on a layup with 4:34 left by Shelby Cheslek to make the score 87-44. The Zags held UT-Martin to just 26.7 percent from the field.
Tiara Caldwell led the Skyhawks (1-1) with 13 points. Heather Butler added 12 but finished only 1 of 14 from long distance.
GU will now visit No. 11 Oklahoma on Thursday for the semifinals of the Preseason WNIT.
DI Women's Basketball News
Here are the longest active home winning streaks in women's college basketball
Mississippi State women's basketball takes home silver medal at World University Games
How to buy Women's Final Four tickets
NCAA student-athletes and coaches rally behind Tiana Mangakahia after cancer diagnosis
Syracuse's Tiana Mangakahia on breast cancer diagnosis: 'I will come out stronger'
Penny Davis named NCAA national coordinator of women’s basketball officiating
Some of the best championship moments we'll remember from the 2018-19 NCAA season
Look back at 2008 Honda Cup award winner Candace Parker's career
Remember when Maya Moore won back-to-back Honda Cup awards?
SHOP OFFICIAL CHAMPIONSHIP GEAR
Sights and sounds from Baylor's 2019 title
Baylor defeats Notre Dame to capture 2019 national championship
Regional sites named for 2021 and 2022 DI women’s basketball championship
Follow NCAA Women's Basketball
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23840
|
__label__wiki
| 0.82937
| 0.82937
|
Home | Publications| Encyclopedia | Lankford, James Paul
View A–Z Index
James Lankford
(image courtesy of Hon. James Lankford).
KeywordsOklahoma government politics history James Lankford Texan teacher Baptist preacher Turner Falls Creek camp US representative Fifth District Republican Edmond Shawnee Seminole Oklahoma City Affordable Care Act Democrat
LANKFORD, JAMES PAUL (1968– ).
On November 2, 2010, Oklahomans elected Republican James Lankford, a conservative, to serve as U.S. representative from Oklahoma's Fifth Congressional District, which includes most of Oklahoma, Pottawatomie, and Seminole counties. The district is 87 percent urban and comprises the principal cities of Oklahoma City, Edmond, Shawnee, and Seminole. Lankford was born on March 4, 1968, in Dallas, Texas. At age four his parents divorced, and he, his older brother, and mother lived with his grandparents. His mother, an elementary school librarian, remarried, and the family moved to Garland, a Dallas suburb.
In 1990 Lankford graduated from the University of Texas with a bachelor's degree in secondary education with emphasis on history and speech. He continued his higher education and received a master's degree in divinity in 1994 from the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth. One year later Lankford and his family moved to Edmond, Oklahoma, where he worked for the Baptist General Convention. From 1996 to 2009 he served as director of the Falls Creek Baptist Youth Camp, located at Turner Falls in the Arbuckle Mountains near Davis, Oklahoma. He and his wife, the former Cindy A. Hennessey, were married on May 9, 1992, in Tarrant County, Texas. They have two daughters.
During his campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2010 Lankford, an unknown with no previous political experience, had limited campaign funds. He used social media to launch his platform of reduced government spending. In the general election he faced Democrat Billy Coyle. Lankford won the race with 62.5 percent of the votes and replaced Republican Mary Fallin, who successfully ran for Oklahoma governor. Lankford ran for reelection in 2012. In the primary election he was unopposed. During the general election he faced Democrat Tom Guild and Independent Pat Martin. Lankford won the seat with 59 percent of the votes.
Lankford serves on the U.S. House committees on Budget and on Oversight and Government Reform. He chairs the subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care, and Entitlements. In 2013 he chaired the House Republican Policy Committee. Lankford has emerged as one of the leaders fighting against federal regulations that hinder small businesses and opposing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law by Pres. Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Lankford authored H.R. 2414, Farmers' Freedom Act of 2011, which would remove the regulation that prevented farm trucks from crossing state boundaries without federal vehicle regulations taking effect.
Linda D. Wilson
See also: GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS, REPUBLICAN PARTY
The Almanac of American Politics, 2014 (Washington, D.C.: National Journal, 2013).
Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774–Present (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Congress), http://bioguide.congress.gov (accessed October 29, 2013).
"James Lankford," Vertical File, Research Division, Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City.
The Oklahoman (Oklahoma City), 27 October 2010, 3 November 2010, and 8 October 2012.
No part of this site may be construed as in the public domain.
Copyright to all articles and other content in the online and print versions of The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History is held by the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS). This includes individual articles (copyright to OHS by author assignment) and corporately (as a complete body of work), including web design, graphics, searching functions, and listing/browsing methods. Copyright to all of these materials is protected under United States and International law.
Users agree not to download, copy, modify, sell, lease, rent, reprint, or otherwise distribute these materials, or to link to these materials on another web site, without authorization of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Individual users must determine if their use of the Materials falls under United States copyright law's "Fair Use" guidelines and does not infringe on the proprietary rights of the Oklahoma Historical Society as the legal copyright holder of The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and part or in whole.
Photo credits: All photographs presented in the published and online versions of The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture are the property of the Oklahoma Historical Society (unless otherwise stated).
The following (as per The Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition) is the preferred citation for articles:
Linda D. Wilson, "Lankford, James Paul," The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=LA038.
© Oklahoma Historical Society.
About the encyclopedia | Terms of use | Using the encyclopedia
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23844
|
__label__cc
| 0.511577
| 0.488423
|
Posts in Land Use Regulation
Honeywell Redevelopment
Phillips Preiss worked with the Morris Township Planning Board to plan the redevelopment of the 147-acre former Honeywell International Inc. corporate campus. The work included amending the Land Use Plan Element of the Master Plan to create a new Office and Research Laboratory/Planned Unit Development (OL-40/PUD) designation. The PUD permits a mix of office, laboratory and townhouse uses subject to a series of development standards and contingent upon the submission of a general development plan.
Land Use RegulationNaiad Design September 15, 2017 Morris Township, NJRedevelopment, Morris Township, Morris County, NJ, Honeywell, Master Plans, PUD, mixed-use
Affordable Housing Litigation Services
Clients: Various
Phillips Preiss provides planning services to both municipalities and private developers engaged in Mt. Laurel type litigation. Our work has included site suitability analyses and expert reports regarding a municipality’s compliance with its constitutional obligation to provide affordable housing.
Land Use RegulationNaiad Design September 15, 2017 New Jerseyaffordable housing, Mt. Laurel, NJ
Fort Monmouth Historic Preservation Design Guidelines
Client: Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA)
As part of its ongoing planning consulting services for the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority (FMERA), Phillips Preiss prepared design guidelines for the historic resources in the former Fort Monmouth. The Historic Preservation Design Guidelines provide details on historic features and convey recommendations on renovations, restorations, and new additions to Fort Monmouth’s contributing historic resources.
Land Use RegulationNaiad Design September 15, 2017 Fort Monmouth, NJdesign guidelines, Historic Preservation, Fort Monmouth, NJ, Tinton Falls, Eatontown, Monmouth County, Oceanport, FMERA
Zoning Regulating “Bulky Houses"
Clients: Villages of Scarsdale, Larchmont, and Roslyn, NY
A number of suburban communities in the New York metropolitan area are grappling with the development of houses that are out of scale and/or out of character with the established neighborhoods in which they are located. Several municipalities have retained Phillips Preiss to craft zoning controls to prevent the proliferation of these so-called “bulky houses." The firm concluded that the size (i.e., floor area and height) of the house is not always the problem, but that the design is equally important in determining how a bulky house appears. Phillips Preiss developed an innovative approach that imposed a baseline cap on building size, with a floor area bonus for architectural design that successfully avoids an oversized appearance.
Land Use RegulationNaiad Design July 28, 2017 Westchester County, NYZoning, bulky houses, monster houses, Scarsdale, Roslyn, NY, Westchester County, FAR, architecture, Larchmont
Municipal Planning Services for New Milford, NJ
Client: Borough of New Milford, NJ
The Borough of New Milford is a nearly fully developed municipality located a short distance west of New York City. When the largest redevelopable parcel in the Borough became available for development, New Milford selected Phillips Preiss through a competitive process to evaluate the development application for the site and to advise the Mayor and Council on zoning and affordable housing matters. Phillips Preiss has assisted the New Milford Zoning Board of Adjustment with the review of a contentious application for the development of the property. The Borough’s Mayor and Council subsequently selected Phillips Preiss as the Borough Planner. The firm’s work has included analyzing zoning options for the property, evaluating changes to the municipality’s affordable housing plan, reviewing other development proposals, and preparing a thorough update of the Borough’s Master Plan.
The Borough has adopted zoning changes to implement various Master Plan recommendations.
Land Use RegulationNaiad Design July 28, 2017 New Milford, NJNew Milford, Bergen County, NJ, Development Review, Zoning, Master Plans
Redevelopment Studies and Plans for Newark
Client: City of Newark, NJ
Phillips Preiss has provided redevelopment planning services to the City of Newark for over a decade. The firm has prepared numerous area in need of redevelopment investigations on behalf of the City and advised municipal staff on redevelopment issues. Projects have included sites throughout the downtown and other parts of Newark.
The Prudential Center, a major professional sports arena, was built in an area designated in need of redevelopment by a study prepared by Phillips Preiss. Teachers Village and One Rector Street are also being built in redevelopment areas that were designated based on studies prepared by the firm.
Land Use RegulationNaiad Design July 28, 2017 Newark, NJNewark, NJ, Redevelopment, Prudential Center, Essex County
Study to Amend Secaucus Transit Village Redevelopment Plan
Client: New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC)
In 2004, the NJMC adopted the Secaucus Transit Village Redevelopment Plan to encourage a transit-oriented mixed-use development in the area surrounding the Secaucus Junction train station. At the same time, a new interchange on the New Jersey Turnpike at Secaucus Junction greatly enhanced the value of the existing warehouse and manufacturing facilities in the area. After years of inactivity in the Station Square district, NJMC retained Phillips Preiss to analyze and recommend potential amendments to the Redevelopment Plan to stimulate redevelopment. The study concluded that a substantial increase in allowable residential densities will be necessary to provide sufficient economic incentive for existing industrial property owners to redevelop.
Land Use RegulationNaiad Design July 28, 2017 Secaucus, NJNJ, TOD, Transit Village, Redevelopment, mixed-use, industrial, NJMC, residential, Hudson County, Meadowlands, Secaucus
Form-Based Code for Fort Monmouth
Client: Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority
Phillips Preiss prepared a form-based zoning code and development and design guidelines for Fort Monmouth, a former military base which closed in 2011. The Fort encompasses over 1,100 acres that lie in three different “host municipalities:” the Boroughs of Tinton Falls, Eatontown and Oceanport. A reuse and redevelopment plan for the fort envisioned the development of mixed-income neighborhoods; creation of mixed-use, neighborhood centers; provisions for enhanced mobility; and the creation of an open space network. Phillips Preiss worked closely with FMERA and the three municipalities to translate the design concepts in the reuse and redevelopment plan into land use regulations that are flexible enough to respond to market conditions, based on sound sustainable planning principles, and conform to all New Jersey statutory requirements.
Land Use RegulationNaiad Design July 28, 2017 Fort Monmouth, NJFMERA, Fort Monmouth, Tinton Falls, Eatontown, Oceanport, Monmouth County, military base, adaptive reuse, Redevelopment, mixed-use, open space, Sustainability, form-based code, NJ
Waldwick Zoning Ordinance Overhaul
Client: Borough of Waldwick, NJ
Phillips Preiss completed an overhaul of the Borough of Waldwick code that includes a merger of the subdivision, site plan, land use procedures, soil movement, and zoning chapters into a unified land use and development ordinance. Phillips Preiss also modernized the ordinance to eliminate any inconsistencies of the current text with general planning practice. This includes an evaluation of ordinance definitions, permitted uses, parking requirements, and an update of the zoning schedule. Additionally, Phillips Preiss added a new section regulating solar panels and wind energy devices.
Land Use RegulationNaiad Design July 28, 2017 Waldwick, NJWaldwick, NJ, Bergen County, Zoning, code review, soil movement, subdivision, site plan, solar panels, wind energy, parking
Planning Advisor, Edgewater Harbor Mixed-Use Development
Client: National Resources
Edgewater Harbor is a mixed-use development on the former Unilever research site, which is located across from New York City in Edgewater, New Jersey. This major redevelopment project involves the adaptive reuse of an industrial building, restoration of a pier and construction of new roads and commercial, residential and mixed-use buildings, and a new municipal building for the Borough of Edgewater. Its focal point is a new traditional “Main Street” with apartments above storefronts and pedestrian-friendly design.
Phillips Preiss has served as planning consultant to the redeveloper, National Resources, since 2004. The firm has provided a range of services including analysis of affordable housing, demographic and fiscal impact issues; expert planning testimony before the Borough’s Planning Board; and drafting of amendments to the redevelopment plan.
Despite the difficult economic climate in recent years, the project has moved forward and is nearing completion.
Land Use RegulationNaiad Design July 5, 2017 Edgewater, NJadaptive reuse, industrial, Bergen County, Expert Testimony, main street, Redevelopment, Edgewater, NJ, mixed-use
University Medical Center of Princeton Campus - Plainsboro, NJ
Client: Township of Plainsboro,NJ
Phillips Preiss has provided ongoing planning services to the Township of Plainsboro in connection with the development of a world class health care-oriented mixed-use campus anchored by the University Medical Center of Princeton (UMCP) at Plainsboro on a former industrial property located along Route 1.
Phillips Preiss prepared the area in need of redevelopment investigation in 2007 which qualified the entire industrial site as a redevelopment area and subsequently prepared the redevelopment plan which set forth a detailed regulatory framework and design guidelines for the development of the property.
The firm has since worked with the Township and the redeveloper on amendments to the plan. The vision now is focused on broadening the medical facilities and ancillary uses to be provided within the redevelopment area to include a pediatric care/medical-office facility, a day care center, medical offices, and age-restricted and other residential health care facilities.
Walking paths, open spaces, water features, a green corridor and other common design elements will ensure that physical linkages between the various uses are provided. In addition, the plan is based on the idea that creating an attractive and engaging outdoor environment is beneficial to the health and well-being of not just patients, but also doctors, employees, visitors and other members of the community.
The first project developed to implement the redevelopment plan was the Merwick Care Center, a skilled nursing facility. It was followed by the hospital and medical offices of the UMCP. This building sets a high standard for environmental sustainability in building design by including features such as a high-performance curtain wall system, solar panels, a cogeneration facility, and water-saving fixtures, which create significant reductions in energy and water usage. Subsequently, a 32-acre public park was completed. The redevelopment plan was the recipient of a New Jersey Planning Officials Achievement in Planning Award.
Land Use RegulationNaiad Design July 4, 2017 Plainsboro, NJNJ, health care, medical, Sustainability, open space, pedestrian facilities, Middlesex County, Redevelopment, Plainsboro
Fort Lee Downtown Area Redevelopment Plan
Rendering by Elkus | Manfredi Architects
Client: Borough of Fort Lee, New Jersey
Rendering by Arquitectonica
Redevelopment Area 5 is a 16-acre site between downtown Fort Lee and the George Washington Bridge approach ramps which has been vacant for 40 years. Phillips Preiss prepared a redevelopment plan for the site which permits 1,377 residential units, 175,000 square feet of retail shops and restaurants, a 175-room hotel, a Borough museum, an art-house movie theater, and publicly accessible open space. The $1 billion project is intended to rejuvenate the Borough’s struggling downtown, create jobs, provide tax revenue to the local and regional economies, and serve as an iconic gateway to Bergen County.
The Fort Lee Planning Board approved major site plan and subdivision applications for the project in the spring of 2012. Phillips Preiss reviewed the development proposals on behalf of the Planning Board.
Land Use RegulationNaiad Design July 4, 2017 Fort Lee, NJmixed-use, NJ, Bergen County, Redevelopment, Fort Lee
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23852
|
__label__wiki
| 0.971236
| 0.971236
|
October 28, 2005 News » Whistler
Sea to Sky MP outraged at 1974 land deal with Squamish First Nation
By Clare Ogilvie
Sea to Sky Conservative MP John Reynolds is demanding action by the federal government on the lease and clean up of land rented from the Squamish Nation in West Vancouver.
By the time the lease expires in 2045, the price tag will be approximately $1 billion," said Reynolds.
In 1974, the federal government signed a lease with the Squamish First Nation with the intention of building a Pacific Environment Centre on the site.
The lease on the land, which is considered toxic because it is contaminated by iron concentrates and sulphuric acid, is reviewed every five years. The legal agreement was that the government would pay rent based on the highest and best use rates.
Originally the land rented for $241,000 but it has now climbed to $6 million a year.
It is estimated that the rent for the five-year period beginning April 11, 2004 will be between $7 and $8 million per annum.
Reynolds said the deal was part of an election promise made more than 30 years ago to get a Liberal MP re-elected.
"But it didnt work so they dropped the program and the program is going to cost me $1 billion before it is finished," he said.
"I want it cleaned up immediately. The land should be cleaned up so it (can be leased) and then (the Liberals) should consider looking to the private sector for a project. It is prime land.
"The Liberals have been trying to hide this from taxpayers but theyve been caught. Now theyll be forced to take action."
Questioned by Reynolds in the House of Commons Tuesday Environment Minister Stephane Dion said the Liberals discovered in the 1990s the site was contaminated.
"We have started to decontaminate the sites and we are working with the First Nations to have a good plan to develop it," Dion said.
Local girl feels music's healing power
Whistler community, and beyond, quietly manoeuveres an 11th birthday to remember for Mischa Arnott
by Alison Taylor
Whistler Blackcomb to get new gondola for 2018-19 season
Vail Resorts will invest $66 million in gondola and lift upgrades
by Joel Barde
More by Clare Ogilvie
Who's minding the baby?
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23856
|
__label__cc
| 0.65928
| 0.34072
|
Lost in Suburbia: Attack of the frozen forehead
Tracy Beckerman More Content Now
May 8, 2019 at 8:29 AM May 8, 2019 at 8:29 AM
About five years ago I noticed that the shallow lines on my forehead had started to morph into wandering rivers. Since I wear my hair very short, there wasn’t really any way to cover them up and I complained to my husband that I was starting to look old.
“How old do you think you look?” he asked.
“Around 50,” I replied.
“You are 50,” he said.
“Yes, but I don’t want to look 50.”
“What’s wrong with looking 50 when you’re 50?” he asked.
“I’d rather look 40.”
“But you’re not 40,” he said.
“I know that,” I said. “I just want to look younger than I am.”
“Just tell everyone you’re 60 and they’ll think you look really good for your age,” he said.
Without two x chromosomes, I knew there was no way in the world my husband would understand my concerns. So, I sought out the counsel of my 50-year-old friends who all, mysteriously, happened to have smooth foreheads. They also all had eyebrows that didn’t move, but I overlooked that because their foreheads were so smooth. The secret, they said, was to get a shot of botulism in my face to smooth everything out. I’m not sure why I agreed to inject a known toxic substance into my forehead, but they all seemed pleased with the results, so I decided to give it a shot … no pun intended.
I made an appointment with a dermatologist, got the shot, and then a funny thing happened. I discovered that I had a muscle weakness above one of my eyes that had heretofore gone unnoticed ... until I got the shot. Unfortunately, when the miracle forehead smoother interacted with the secret muscle weakness, it created something far worse than small lines in my forehead.
It made one of my eyebrows drop.
So now, instead of looking like a gracefully aging 50-year-old woman, I looked like Mr. Spock.
Naturally, this wasn’t really the look I had been going for. I went back to the dermatologist to register my complaint and ask if there was a way to get me to look like a human again, instead of a Vulcan. She said that there was nothing she could do and another shot could possibly make it worse. I was stuck that way for six months. Then she held up her hand, told me to “Live Long and Prosper,” and sent me on my way to boldly go where no middle-aged woman with a droopy eyebrow had gone before.
I assumed she meant the mall.
I figured I could probably find a solution there, and if not, there was nothing like retail therapy to make you feel better when you look like an alien.
Unfortunately, if I had thought that covering up small forehead lines were hard, covering up a droopy eyebrow was darn near impossible.
First I tried getting oversized sunglasses to cover the problem. But when I wore them inside I couldn’t see and kept walking into things. Clearly having a fat lip would not improve upon the eyebrow problem.
Then I considered getting an eye patch. But I was pretty sure that looking like a pirate wasn’t much of an improvement over looking like a Vulcan, plus I would have to walk around saying “Argh,” and “Shiver me timbers” all the time.
Finally, I consulted the smartest woman I know. I called my mom and told her about the shot of botulism and the droopy eyebrow and Mr. Spock, and after some thoughtful consideration, she came up with the most logical conclusion.
Stay inside.
For more Lost in Suburbia, Follow Tracy on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LostinSuburbiaFanPage and Twitter @TracyBeckerman.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23863
|
__label__wiki
| 0.555452
| 0.555452
|
[email protected] | Fort Wayne (260) 424-0444 Indianapolis (317) 324-1221
Plumbing Systems
Wireless Modeling
Data/Voice Cabling
Energy Modeling
IR Scanning
Document Scanning & Archiving
Carroll High School
IPFW Telecommunications
FW Community Schools
Moontree Studios at Ancilla College
South Bend Regional Airport
International Process Plant Cooling
Michael E. Lubbehusen, P.E.
Mechanical Engineer, Principal
Mike is a graduate of Purdue University with a degree in mechanical engineering. Prior to forming Primary Engineering, Inc., Mike served as a Principal with a mid-sized engineering firm in Indiana and is currently a registered professional engineer in Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Wisconsin, Kansas, Kentucky, and West Virginia. While working as a mechanical engineer, Mike has designed many facilities that include corrections, educational, commercial and retail spaces. In addition to his engineering duties, Mike volunteers as a judge in the Indiana Regional State Science Fair each year and volunteers with the NCEES Mechanical PE Test Committee. He currently lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana with his wife, daughter, and son.
Electrical Engineer, Principal
Brian is a graduate of Purdue University with a degree in electrical engineering. He spent many years working in manufacturing as a design engineer and in plant management before entering the consulting engineering field. Brian spent several years with another consulting engineering firm prior to forming Primary Engineering, Inc. He has a distinguished career designing several projects that are located in many areas across the eastern United States that include commercial offices, correctional facilities, schools and universities, retail spaces and medical offices. Brian is certified in QS9001 quality control measures. He currently lives in Carmel, Indiana with his wife and daughter.
Our team is comprised of some of the most talented minds in the fields of mechanical, plumbing and electrical engineering. It's this unique mix of talents that enables us to design robust systems that are energy efficient, reliable, and easy to maintain. We do a lot of things and we do them well.
2828 Lake Ave
9785 Crosspoint Blvd, Suite 103
© Copyright Primary Engineering Inc
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23868
|
__label__cc
| 0.72144
| 0.27856
|
Breast Tomosynthesis: A New Dimension
Breast Tomosynthesis: A New Dimension in Breast Cancer Detection
Like many of us, Joe and Lee Herring’s lives have been touched by cancer. Fortunately, Mr. and Mrs. Herring are in a position, personally and professionally, to help fight the battle against this all-too-common disease. Thanks to their generosity, the University Medical Center of Princeton (UMCP) Breast Health Center now has the benefit of breast tomosynthesis, a breakthrough in mammography. The Herrings’ generous gift, along with the proceeds of the 2014 Golf Outing, which raised more than $229,000, will help pay for this new equipment as well as training for staff that will use it.
Digital breast tomosynthesis produces clear, highly focused, three-dimensional images, while standard mammography produces two-dimensional views. This new breast imaging technique makes breast cancers easier to see in dense breast tissue, which is typically more difficult to evaluate. Breast screening is more comfortable for the patient, and there is a 30% increase in cancer detection.
Professionally, Mr. Herring is the CEO of Covance, a drug development company that specializes in clinical trials and laboratory safety work to test products before they go to market. In fact, Covance has contributed to the development of the top-selling prescription medicines in the world. Under Mr. Herring’s leadership, Covance worked to reduce the risk of cancer among its employees by supporting healthy lifestyle practices, making all facilities smoke-free, offering employees access to on-site exercise facilities, and providing smoking cessation and nutritional counseling. “We are happy to support the purchase of the breast tomosynthesis mammography unit for the Breast Health Center. We recognize and appreciate Princeton HealthCare System’s commitment to providing advanced cancer care close to home,” said Mr. and Mrs. Herring.
The continued support of donors like the Herrings will allow the UMCP Breast Health Center, as well as the Matthews Center for Cancer Care, to stay on the cutting edge and provide the community with the highest level of cancer care.
The UMCP Breast Health Center has earned national accreditation recognizing the excellence of its full spectrum of breast care, from preventive services to the most advanced cancer treatments.
The UMCP Breast Health Center is located at 300B Princeton–Hightstown Road, East Windsor Medical Commons 2, East Windsor, NJ 08520; the phone number is 609.688.2700.
Article as seen in Foundation News Fall 2015.
Princeton Medical Center Foundation
News and Events Publications Foundation News (Newsletter)
2015 PHCS Golf Outing Nets
PHCS's Religious Ministries Department
Princeton Day School Seniors
Supporting Employees in Times of Need
Giving Tuesday: A Successful New
Funding Spotlight: The Value of On-the-Job
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23869
|
__label__wiki
| 0.57363
| 0.57363
|
PROSPERED's knowledge users are organizations that partner with our researchers to both design research projects and integrate the resulting evidence into their programs.
Alive & Thrive
Alive & Thrive is an initiative to save lives, prevent illness, and ensure healthy growth and development through improved breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. Good nutrition in the first 1,000 days, from conception to two years of age, is critical to enable all children to lead healthier and more productive lives.
In its first five years (2009 to 2014), Alive & Thrive demonstrated that innovative approaches to improving feeding practices could be delivered with impact and at scale in three contexts: Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Viet Nam. Alive & Thrive is now supporting others to scale up nutrition by applying and adapting tested, proven approaches and tools in contexts such as Burkina Faso, India, Nigeria, and Southeast Asia. With its emphasis on learning and innovation, Alive & Thrive is expanding its focus in Bangladesh to maternal nutrition, and taking a more multisectoral approach in Ethiopia.
Canadian Partnership for Women's and Children's Health
The Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH) catalyzes Canadian collaboration among 100 partners who are improving women’s and children’s health in 1,000 communities worldwide. They do this by capitalizing on the data revolution, connecting experts, and communicating impact to stakeholders. Through the power of partnership, they strive to realize a world where every woman and child survives and thrives.
Canadian Public Health Association
The Canadian Public Health Association is the independent national voice and trusted advocate for public health, speaking up for people and populations to all levels of government. It champions health equity, social justice and evidence-informed decision-making. It leverages knowledge, identifies and addresses emerging public health issues, and connects diverse communities of practice. It promotes the public health perspective and evidence to government leaders and policy-makers. It is a catalyst for change that improves health and well-being for all.
CARE Canada
Founded in 1945, CARE is a leading international humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. CARE works with the poorest communities in 94 countries to:
Improve basic health and education
Enhance rural livelihoods and food security
Increase access to clean water and sanitation
Expand economic opportunity
Help vulnerable people adapt to climate change
Provide lifesaving assistance during emergencies
CARE places special focus on working alongside women and girls living in poverty because, equipped with the proper resources, women and girls have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23874
|
__label__cc
| 0.725835
| 0.274165
|
The Boston Globe Names PTC a Top Place to Work for 2017
NEEDHAM, Mass. – November 20, 2017 – PTC (NASDAQ: PTC) has been named one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts in the 10th annual employee-based survey project from The Boston Globe. The Top Places to Work 2017 issue was published online at Globe.com/topplaces on the night of November 16 and in The Boston Globe Magazine on November 19.
Top Places to Work recognizes the most admired workplaces in the state based on the votes of the people who know them the best—their employees. The survey measures employee opinions about their company’s direction, execution, connection, management, work, pay and benefits, and engagement. PTC was ranked 14th in the “Top Largest Employers” category.
PTC is a high-tech powerhouse that delivers on the promise of work/life balance. Employees around the world enjoy an environment of collaboration, creativity, flexibility, and respect. Traditional benefits, such as healthcare, 401K, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan, are enhanced with generous vacation time, paid time off for volunteering, a birthday holiday, and 12 weeks paid time off for new parents. Tuition reimbursement, flexible work schedules, free shuttle to/from nearby public transportation, free onsite gym, personal concierge services, onsite café, casual dress code, and weekly social hours round out PTC’s robust offering, designed to help employees find fulfillment and live balanced lives.
“We are honored to be recognized by The Boston Globe as one of the Top Places to Work in Massachusetts,” said Jim Heppelmann, president and CEO, PTC. “We have incredibly smart and talented employees at PTC, and I am grateful for their commitment and passion. We understand that a company is only as good as its employees and are committed to creating a culture of innovation and inspiration where all employees feel a sense of ownership and pride in our success.”
“Our winning companies are all in on a secret,” said Katie Johnston, the Globe’s Top Places to Work editor. “Treating employees well isn’t that difficult, and the payoff -- increased morale, retention, and productivity -- is huge.” The rankings in the Top Places to Work are based on confidential survey information collected by Energage (formerly WorkplaceDynamics), an independent company specializing in employee engagement and retention, from nearly 75,060 individuals at 334 Massachusetts organizations. The winners share a few key traits, including offering progressive benefits, giving their employees a voice, and encouraging them to have some fun while they’re at it. Top Places to Work online extras include sortable rankings and photo galleries. All can be found at globe.com/topplaces. Readers can follow the news on Twitter at #workboston.
About Boston Globe Media Partners LLC
Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC provides news and information, entertainment, opinion and analysis through its multimedia properties. BGMP includes the Boston Globe, BostonGlobe.com, Boston.com, STAT and Globe Direct.
About PTC (NASDAQ: PTC)
PTC has the most robust Internet of Things technology in the world. In 1986 we revolutionized digital 3D design, and in 1998 were first to market with Internet-based PLM. Now our leading IoT and AR platform and field-proven solutions bring together the physical and digital worlds to reinvent the way you create, operate, and service products. With PTC, global manufacturers and an ecosystem of partners and developers can capitalize on the promise of the IoT today and drive the future of innovation.
PTC.com @PTC Blogs
PTC and the PTC logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of PTC Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23875
|
__label__wiki
| 0.593027
| 0.593027
|
parade honorees
Puerto Rican Parade
Olga Rosado, Grand Marshal
Olga Rosado is a bilingual professional from Puerto Rico, who has been living and serving the Cleveland community for over 25 years. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Care Management & Administration from the University of Phoenix, Cleveland Campus. She started her career as a volunteer with Catholic Charities, serving as a Spanish Interpreter with the Federal Court for Immigration Services, specifically with Unaccompanied Children who crossed the border between Mexico and the United States. She has also provided interpretation services to refugees and asylums coming from various Latin-American Countries whom are new to the city, and seeking a better future free of violence.
Her experience working with under-served, marginalized, oppressed and discriminated populations brought her to connect with survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, homeless families, and the immigrant community.
Olga now manages the Hogar Consuelo Team, a program under the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center which advances education, awareness and the prevention of sexual violence and human trafficking within our
community through local educational institutions and organizations. This program now is being emulated by other organizations across the nation. Furthermore, she has helped individuals and families to find emergency shelter, employment, housing, medical care, legal services and many other community services. During her leisure time, she enjoys participating in arts and culture activities, by playing percussion instruments and loves to dance! She is an active member of a Brazilian music group and for more than a decade, Olga is the one whom has been leading the parade of Dia De Muertos in Cleveland.
Olga is a mother, grandmother and a great-grandmother and a friend and support to many in the community.
Ruben Estremera, Padrino
For 36 years, Ruben Estremera has been the owner of Westown Tire-Auto Repair in Cleveland, Ohio. Ruben says that the business was started by John Cupedro in 1946. He started to work for John in 1976, graduated from Lincoln-West High School in 1980, and then assumed ownership of Westown Tire in 1983.
In 1986, Ruben married his high school sweet heart, friend, and business partner Jean. The couple had two children, Eileen who graduated from Kent State with a teaching degree and began her career at the new Max Hays High School. Their son, Dominic Jose Estremera serves in the U.S. Marine Corps.
In 2013, Ruben celebrated 30 years in business, receiving a proclamation from City of Cleveland and in 2016, Ruben was recognized by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce when he received the Chamber’s Pillar of the Community Award. Ruben states, “Running a business is a lot of work and commitment” and gives credit to his late father Enrique Estremera for his work ethic and many others who have influenced his values and career. You need not go far to hear a positive story of Ruben.
A recent online review shares the story of a family traveling across the country to New York. After a fender bender on the highway, the family was led by police to Westown Tire who told them they would be taken care of there. The review continues saying, “Boy, were they ever right! Ruben helped us in every way possible. He let us use his phone number for the insurance claim details, he let us use his tools, he told us about local repair shops to call, he helped us with the radiator, and lots of other things. We hung out at his place for a couple of hours waiting for our insurance issues to be resolved, and he checked on us several times to see how we were doing. He made a lousy situation into a pleasant experience with his kindness and concern”. On April 8th, 2019, Ruben moved his Westown Tire business to its new location at 3620 Pearl Road where he looks forward to continuing to service the Greater Cleveland community for years to come.
Elizabeth Román, Madrina
Elizabeth “Lisa” Guzmán-Román grew up in Cleveland, Ohio to her parents George and Maria Guzman who were adamant that Lisa would speak Spanish and know about their Puerto Rican culture. At an early age, Lisa developed a passion for music and has been a singer since. She is married to Ruben Román, a local musician, and have 4 children together. Lisa proudly serves as a Certified Minister, Director of Ladies Ministry, Ladies Retreat Coordinator, and worship team member at Faith Fellowship Church in Macedonia, Ohio where she's been a member with her family since 1991.
Lisa came to work at the City of Cleveland by first becoming a volunteer with the Department of Community Relations in 2015 to help with the Hispanic Heritage Month events. That led to a part time position as the receptionist in 2017. Working alongside the Hispanic Liaison awakened a passion to help the Hispanic community. When the position became available, upon the retirement of the Liaison, Lisa took the baton
and continued in providing the resources and being an advocate. A few months later, with the transition of Executive Directors, Lisa was offered the position of Assistant to the Director which she felt was divine intervention. From this platform she could be of greater assistance to the Hispanic residents and so her new journey began in 2018 and a new Hispanic Liaison was hired. One of her duties is to respond to Hispanic families in distress and crisis due to violence, providing a presence of comfort and peace by offering resources and even a prayer. After a short tenure, the Liaison vacated the position and Lisa once again took the helm as Interim Hispanic Liaison performing double duty, and did so without complaint, answering many calls, and always willing to lend a hand and making sure that the Hispanic community did not fall under the radar. She continues to be a strong advocate and supporter not only for the Hispanic Community but to Hispanic agencies and organizations alike.
Nayseth González,
Miss Teen Puerto Rico 2019
Nayseth González was crowned Miss Teen Puerto Rico 2019.
She is the first to hold the title which will continue with the tradition of recognizing a Puerto Rican Parade Queen.
She represented the city of San Juan in the Miss Puerto Rico Image program having one of the highest scores. Nayseth excels academically at Normandy High School, volunteers for the Latina Image Program, and is youth leader at St. Michael Archangel. She is a young lady who is highly disciplined and represents all that is positive in a young Puerto Rican.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23876
|
__label__wiki
| 0.811746
| 0.811746
|
Drive a D-Type, XKSS, or other classic Jag for under $500
This is going on every gearhead's gift list
By Bob Sorokanich
Jaguar has a dream program for anyone who's lusted for wheel time in a classic cat. The Jaguar Heritage Driving Experience sets enthusiasts off on a 200-acre Warwickshire, England test track behind the wheel of some of the most important vehicles the company has ever made—yes, including the gorgeous, Le Mans-winning D-Type. It's a little slice of gearhead heaven, nestled in the English countryside.
Jaguar's Heritage Driving Experience offers a classic buffet of more than 500 classic cars, purchased from a lifelong collector and housed at the company's Fen End test track purchased from Prodrive a few months ago. The driving experiences are legendary, featuring classics including the XK150, E-Type, Mk.II, and the legendary D-Type race car that conquered Le Mans.
These aren't just passenger-seat ride-alongs, either: For a smidge over $200, you can slide behind the wheel of an XK150, the fastest production car on the road in 1957, or a Mk.II sporting saloon. For $305, you can split time between a Mk.II and its modern-day counterpart, the 503-horse XFR sedan.
READ MORE: Have you seen this cat? The Jaguar F-Type R Coupe is awesome
Then there's the cars you'd expect to be 100-percent off-limits: The historic C-Type and D-Type racers. Okay, they're "recreations built to the original car specifications"—a relief, considering how valuable the real things must be. But for less than $1,200, you could get actual wheeltime in a D-Type, its roadgoing XKSS counterpart, and a modern-day F-Type R Coupe. "You'll feel the wind whistle around your helmet and imagine what it might have been like to speed down the Mulsanne Straight in the dead of night, engine roaring over the cheering crowds," Jaguar says. That's all we needed to hear.
Yes, the pairings of brand-new showroom Jags with their classic counterparts is a tricky way to get people to test-drive the newest cats. We don't care. There's no other place in the world that we know of where you can hop behind the wheel of a legendary Jag for the price of a down payment on a family sedan.
Reservations are, of course, very limited—but if you're looking for the ultimate gift for the Jaguar fan in your life, it'll be damn near impossible to top this one.
READ MORE: Jaguar F-Type R Coupe to get standard AWD
via Jalopnik
1956/1958 Jaguar XKSS - Auto Shows
Jaguar Celebrates E-Type’s 50th Anniversary at Monterey - 2011 Pebble Beach Concours Preview
2013 Jaguar XJ Ultimate - 2012 Beijing Auto Show
Photos: 1956/1958 Jaguar XKSS
Merry Christmas: 2014 Jaguar F-Type Wallpaper
The Comparison: 2014 Jaguar F-Type S vs. 2013 Porsche Boxster S
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23880
|
__label__wiki
| 0.526712
| 0.526712
|
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES: California to require licensed drivers in driverless vehicles
The state’s Department of Motor Vehicles released a set of guidelines for self-driving car operations
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) released a set of proposed guidelines that could put ordinary people behind the wheel of autonomous vehicles, a move those in the business of developing driverless technology are concerned will hamper AV development and initiative within the state.
Among the proposed requirements, a licensed driver would be required to sit in the driver's seat, ready to take the wheel should an event occur that required immediate attention. That driver would also be liable for any roadway violations. Moreover, manufacturers would need to subject their vehicles to a third-party safety test and apply for three-year permits that would allow them to lease, but not sell self-driving cars to the public.
In a statement released by Google, which is currently developing a driverless car of its own, the company said, “We're gravely disappointed that California is already writing a ceiling on the potential for fully self-driving cars to help all of us who live here.”
Supporters of the proposal, however, feel the DMV’s actions could lead to better research, specifically around human behavior and interaction around self-driving vehicles.
The DMV will accept public feedback at meetings in January and February in Sacramento and Los Angeles. California is the largest auto market in the U.S., and its rules would be a landmark in the development of self-driving technology.
At present, 11 companies have permission to test AVs on California’s public roads. There have been scattered collisions, nearly all involving Google cars. Those collisions have been minor and the tech giants insists each has been caused by other drivers, not by its technology.
2019 ATSSA Traffic Expo New Products Rollout
Traffic sign production
Light Rail Transit (LRT)
Redefining urban rail in the U.S.
Since 1956, New York has had the option of two modes of public transportation within the city. One is very expensive to build and maintain and really…
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23881
|
__label__wiki
| 0.873036
| 0.873036
|
The Cartwright Group drives forward with financing from RBS CIB
/ February
Altrincham-headquartered The Cartwright Group (Cartwright), the commercial vehicle bodybuilder and trailer manufacturer, lessor and maintenance specialist, is forecasting a strong 2013 following a successful 2012 in which the family-run firm grew its UK market share significantly.
To help capitalise on further growth opportunities and maintain its strong business momentum, the coachbuilder has signed a significant financing deal with Royal Bank of Scotland Corporate & Institutional Banking (RBS CIB).
Operating from a 38-acre site in Cheshire, Cartwright has developed one of the most efficient bodywork and trailer manufacturing plants in Europe. The firm, which celebrated its 60th anniversary last year, increased its market share in the UK parcel, retail and transport sector in 2012 helped by on-going investments in its facilities and staff: it invested £2m in its factory complex across the year, for instance, and saw its new apprenticeship scheme fully subscribed. An additional 30 apprentices will start work in 2013, bringing the total to 70, while it also plans to take on a number of additional operatives.
Cartwright has already begun 2013 with new orders and clients, including its first ambulance conversion order for Yorkshire Ambulance Service and a number of new temperature controlled customers including a leading supermarket chain. The firm’s rentals division has expanded dramatically over the past five years and the business, which has the largest trailer rental offering in the UK, is investing further in its leasing capability as divisional revenues approach £20m – equating to 25% of the group’s turnover.
The financing deal was arranged by the Manchester team at RBS CIB and will be used to refinance existing debt, to make further investments and as working capital. RBS CIB has also become the day-to-day business bank for Cartwright.
"We had an excellent 2012 and we are confident that 2013 will be even stronger. We have started the year with good business volumes and indicators, allowing us to hire more employees and make long-term investments in the business. In terms of product development, we intend to push more temperature controlled products, from home delivery vehicles up to double deck trailers."
Steven Cartwright, director at The Cartwright Group
"The Cartwright Group is a manufacturing success story and the exact type of business the UK needs more of. The firm is led by a dedicated management team with a profound understanding of the market and a similarly strong sense of fostering growth and seizing opportunities. We will work with the firm to support its continuing growth and look forward to a positive year ahead."
Sam Reynolds, relationship director, RBS Corporate & Institutional Banking
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23884
|
__label__wiki
| 0.517712
| 0.517712
|
Renewable energy helps farm look to the future
/ May
A family of farmers is hoping an investment in renewable energy will help secure the future for the next generation.
NatWest’s Peter Reynolds, front, with, left to right, Mark Rowden holding daughter Myah, Roy, Stephen and Jayne Rowden
Roy and Jayne Rowden have worked Newlands Farm near Dartmouth in Devon as a poultry farm for more than 20 years.
The couple has always been interested in renewable energy and when two of their sons joined them in the business they used it as a way to diversify and secure the future of the farm.
Generating income
The 50-acre farm already has solar panels on its domestic buildings and workshops, and a biomass boiler to heat the buildings and chicken houses.
Now, with funding from NatWest, the family has installed a 50kw wind turbine. The farm is expected to use 60% of the energy produced and the remaining 40% will be sold to the National Grid.
“We have four boys and two girls, and two of our sons, Mark and Stephen, decided that they wanted to come home and work on the farm,” said Jayne. “It’s very difficult for youngsters to get into farming now because of property prices.
“We have two free-range chicken houses with 16,500 chickens, and that has been the focus for Roy and I for the last 20 years or more. We needed to increase the business with Mark and Stephen coming in.”
The family has introduced beef farming, plans to expand its chicken enterprise, and also worked with NatWest relationship manager Peter Reynolds to secure lending to install the solar panels, the biomass boiler and now the new turbine.
“Roy and I have always felt that we ought to be harnessing nature’s free energy,” said Jayne. “You have to do it on a small acreage. We have funded it ourselves with the help of NatWest so that we can increase the farm’s turnover to help Mark and Stephen stay in agriculture in the future.
“NatWest has been brilliant. Peter has been professional but has become a friend as well. He is very supportive.”
Peter, an agricultural specialist, said: “Helping the Rowden family achieve their goals and ambitions to enable the family farming business to move onto the next generation safely is just one of the reasons I enjoy my role as agricultural relationship manager so much.
“Investing in renewable energy projects has the added benefits of delivering a sustainable and environmentally sound investment.
“NatWest aims to make things simple whilst bringing expertise and experience to add value to each transaction. We were pleased too to work alongside Amanda Burden of Luscombe Maye, who helped the Rowdens achieve the planning permissions they required.”
Energy costs Farming 2014
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23885
|
__label__wiki
| 0.714445
| 0.714445
|
“Fiona Lewis takes us on a wild and hilarious ride from a storybook childhood in the English countryside to a glittering Hollywood career with a French fantasy escape—meeting famous lovers and intriguing locals along the way. With wit, wisdom, and poignancy, Lewis asks the tough question: How do you define success, find your passion, and not get lost along the way? Any Francophile with a Hollywood crush will devour this wonderful, sexy story.” —Kate Betts, author of My Paris Dream
Mistakes Were Made (Some in French)
Fiona Lewis
Having lived a perfectly satisfactory life in California for over two decades, Fiona Lewis wakes up one day in her fifties and asks herself, Is this it? Is this the existence I’m meant to have? She can hardly complain. After all, her life has been full of adventure and privilege: London and Paris in the ’60s, Los Angeles in the wild ’70s. Now, however, she feels lost, as if she were slipping backward over the edge of a ravine, abandoned not only by her old self, but by that reliable standby, optimism. Realizing she has to find a way to reinvent herself, she impulsively––and against her husband’s wishes––buys a rundown chateau in the South of France.
Alone in the depths of the countryside, she contemplates her childhood, her affairs––Roman Polanski, Roger Vadim––her years as an actress in some good and some questionable films, and her first Hollywood marriage to the damaged son of a movie star. As the renovation drags on, fighting with a band of impossible French workmen, she is forced to battle her own fears: her failure to become a real success, her inability to have children, and her persistent dread of getting old. She also has to contend with her husband, who has no interest in the rural French life. In fact, he resents her obsession with France, and with the house that seems to have such a hold over her. And he’s not wrong. He cannot understand why she’s not happy with her idyllic life in Los Angeles, with him, and why she suddenly needs to escape.
It’s a long-standing predicament that many women must confront, along with aging, failed relationships, and missed opportunities. And yet this provocative, brave, and sometimes hilarious memoir takes a stunning turn when all those unanswered questions develop into a tender and unexpected love story.
Fiona Lewis was a model and actress in the sixties, starring in Roman Polanski’s The Vampire Killers, Ken Russell’s Lisztomania, and Brian de Palma’s The Fury. She is the author of the novel Between Men, and her writing has appeared in The Observer, The New Yorker, and Talk Magazine.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23891
|
__label__wiki
| 0.985399
| 0.985399
|
May 4, 2018 / 10:17 PM / a year ago
'Sopranos' TV star's ex-husband found guilty in pump-and-dump case
Brendan Pierson
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Abraxas Discala, former husband of “The Sopranos” TV star Jamie-Lynn Sigler, was found guilty on Friday of taking part in what federal prosecutors have called a $300 million stock manipulation scheme.
Discala, 47, was convicted of securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy charges by a jury in Brooklyn federal court.
Sigler was not charged in the case and has not been accused of wrongdoing. She played Tony Soprano’s daughter Meadow in “The Sopranos,” an HBO television drama that followed the fortunes of a New Jersey mafia family.
Discala’s lawyer Charles Ross said he planned to file motions challenging the conviction.
“We’re obviously disappointed,” he said. “We’re going to continue to fight on behalf of Mr Discala.”
Kyleen Cane, a lawyer who was also charged with taking part in the scheme and went to trial alongside Discala, was found not guilty. Her lawyer, Roland Riopelle, said he was “grateful” for the verdict.
Discala, who was the chief executive of OmniView Capital Advisors, and Cane were charged with fraudulently inflating the prices of thinly-traded penny stocks, selling them to unsuspecting elderly people and other investors, and keeping the profits.
Prosecutors said the “pump-and-dump” scheme lasted from Oct. 2012 to July 2014 and involved trades in four publicly-traded companies.
Prosecutors said the defendants’ activities boosted the stocks’ market valuations to $300 million and caused investor losses of at least $50 million in a single stock, CodeSmart Holdings Inc.
Reporting By Brendan Pierson in New York, Editing by Rosalba O'Brien
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23897
|
__label__wiki
| 0.81652
| 0.81652
|
December 23, 2016 / 2:47 PM / 3 years ago
Stocks could suffer as Trump trade policy takes shape
Rodrigo Campos
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The year-end stocks rally on the heels of the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president was built on expectations of reduced regulations, big tax cuts and a large fiscal stimulus.
Traders work on the floor at the opening of the day's trading at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 22, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly
Now signs are emerging from the Trump camp that harsher trade policies that could jeopardize the honeymoon are likely in the offing, and investors would be well advised to give those prospects more weight when gauging how much further an already pricey market has to run.
By naming China hawk Peter Navarro as head of a newly formed White House National Trade Council, the incoming administration is signaling Trump’s campaign promises to revisit trade deals and even impose a tax on all imports are very much alive.
Among the policies favored by Navarro and Trump’s pick for commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, who has the president-elect’s ear on a range of economic issues, is a so-called border adjustment tax that is also included in House Speaker Paul Ryan’s “Better Way” tax-reform blueprint.
If implemented, economists at Deutsche Bank estimate the tax could send inflation far above the Federal Reserve’s 2 percent target and drive a 15 percent surge in the dollar.
Analysts calculate that, all else being equal, a 5 percent increase in the dollar translates into about a 3 percent negative earnings revision for the S&P 500 .SPX and a half-point drag on gross domestic product growth. The dollar index .DXY has already gained more than 5 percent since the U.S. election.
Harsher trade policies may not cause a full economic slowdown, “but I’d expect a localized recession in manufacturing and smaller gains in factory employment as well,” said Brian Jacobsen, chief portfolio strategist at Wells Fargo Funds Management in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin.
He said the border tax could trigger retaliation, pouring uncertainty into the market.
“Even if the drafters of the legislation have pure intentions, other countries could use this as a pretext for propping up or subsidizing their own favorite industries.”
TOP ECONOMY RISK
Stocks have rallied broadly since Nov. 8, with the S&P 500 advancing by 5.7 percent and the Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI surging nearly 9 percent to brush up against the 20,000 mark. Some sectors, such as banks .SPXBK, have shot up nearly 25 percent in the post-election run.
U.S. equities have gotten substantially pricier from a valuation vantage as well. The forward price-to-earnings ratio on the S&P 500 has risen by a full point since Election Day, from 16.6 to 17.6, Thomson Reuters data shows. That makes stocks about 17 percent more expensive, relative to their earnings potential, than their long-term average multiple of around 15.
Small caps have gotten pricier still. The forward multiple on the Russell 2000 has risen to 26 from 22 on Nov. 8, up 18 percent, while the index price has climbed 14 percent.
S&P 500 earnings are expected to rise 12.5 percent next year, according to Thomson Reuters Proprietary Research estimates. Anything that impedes companies from achieving that target, such as a bump from a trade spat or further dollar appreciation in anticipation of new trade barriers, would undermine equity valuations.
In the latest Reuters poll of U.S. primary dealers, economists at Wall Street’s top banks cited Trump’s evolving trade policies over other factors, such as fiscal policy, a strong dollar and higher interest rates, as the greatest risk to the near-term economic outlook.
The idea of a tax on imports “should alarm people,” according to Michael O’Rourke, chief market strategist at JonesTrading in Greenwich, Connecticut.
“If we do have a trade war that’s going to be a major negative” for stocks, he said, adding that the upward momentum in equities, alongside the lack of participation due to the upcoming holidays, have so far prevented a repricing but “we could cap the rally here, that could very well happen.”
O’Rourke said technology, a sector that represents the globalization trade, would be among the hardest hit by taxing imports.
Deutsche Bank’s auto sector equities analyst estimated the border tax could slam other industries that rely on global supply chains, with the cost of a new car, for instance, jumping by as much as 10 percent.
Reporting by Rodrigo Campos; Editing by Dan Burns and Meredith Mazzilli
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23898
|
__label__wiki
| 0.856973
| 0.856973
|
October 1, 2011 / 3:10 AM / 8 years ago
Wall Street protesters march on police
Ray Sanchez
NEW YORK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Protesters who have camped out near Wall Street for two weeks marched on Friday on police headquarters in Manhattan over what they viewed as a heavy-handed police response to a previous demonstration.
The Occupy Wall Street movement, whose members have vowed to stay through the winter, are protesting issues including the 2008 bank bailouts, foreclosures and high unemployment.
More than 1,000 people marched past City Hall and arrived at a plaza outside police headquarters in the late afternoon. Some held banners criticizing police, while others chanted: “We are the 99 percent” and “The banks got bailed out, we got sold out.”
Workers from the financial district on their way home watched as the marchers passed, with some saying it was not obvious what outcome organizers of the Occupy Wall Street movement wanted.
Police observed the march and kept protesters on the sidewalk, but no clashes were reported. Police said no arrests were made before the protest dispersed peaceably by 8 p.m. after the march.
“No to the NYPD crackdown on Wall St. protesters,” organizers had said on their website, promoting the march. Other online flyers for the march read: “No to Stop-and-Frisk in Black & Latino neighborhoods” and “No to Spying and Harassment of Muslim Communities.”
The protest came less than a week after police arrested 80 people during a march to the bustling Union Square shopping district, the most arrests by New York police at a demonstration since hundreds were detained outside the Republican National Convention in 2004.
A police commander used pepper spray on four women at last weekend’s march and a video of the incident went viral on the Internet, angering many protesters who vowed to continue their protests indefinitely.
The protest encampment in Zuccotti Park in downtown Manhattan is festooned with placards and anti-Wall Street slogans. There is a makeshift kitchen and library, and celebrities from filmmaker Michael Moore to actress Susan Sarandon have stopped by to show solidarity.
Asked on his weekly radio show on Friday whether the protesters could stay indefinitely at the private park they call their base, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, “We’ll see.”
Bloomberg added: “People have a right to protest. But we also have to make sure that people who don’t want to protest can go down the street unmolested.”
Similar but smaller protests have also sprouted in other cities in recent days, including Boston, Chicago and San Francisco. (Editing by Ellen Wulfhorst, Mark Egan and Cynthia Johnston)
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23899
|
__label__wiki
| 0.935006
| 0.935006
|
Significant Milestone in Former OAB Redevelopment
Press Releases, Seaport
City and Port of Oakland Achieve Significant Milestone in Former Oakland Army Base Redevelopment
California Transportation Commission Affirms $242 Million for Army Base Project
Oakland, Calif. —August 24, 2012— The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners praised the California Transportation Commission (CTC) for their decision to commit $242 million in voter-approved Proposition 1B bond funding to the redevelopment of the former Oakland Army Base.
The Oakland Army Base (OAB) project involves a transformation of the former base into a world-class trade and logistics center which will strengthen the Port’s position as the leading export gateway on the United States West Coast. The Port handles 99% of all containerized goods in Northern California, and agricultural products represent approximately 40% of the total value of exports.
Port of Oakland Commission President Gilda Gonzales said, “We thank the California Transportation Commission for recognizing the bold vision that the Port, the City and its development partners have planned. Ultimately, this state-of-the-art facility will enhance rail connections, increase global business opportunities, and support thousands of construction jobs.”
On July 9, 2012, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. visited the Port to announce $15 million in federal TIGER grant funding for the OAB project, affirming the project’s national and strategic significance.
"The unanimous vote by the California Transportation Commission approving the plan for the Oakland Army Base Project is a vote of confidence in our vision for the Oakland working waterfront," said Oakland Mayor Jean Quan. "Upon becoming Mayor, I made this a high priority and took bold action to put key staff and Port Commissioners in place to ensure that this $242 million stayed in Oakland. I am extremely pleased and thank the CTC. This will create thousands of jobs and ensure Oakland will remain a key global economic engine in the future."
The affirmation of these funds follows the June 19, 2012 Oakland City Council approval of development agreements with international firm Prologis and the Oakland-based California Capital Investment Group, for the City’s portion of the 360-acres former Oakland Army Base that it shares with the Port of Oakland.
“We thank the California Transportation Commission, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Northern California Trade Corridor Coalition, the City and all of our business and labor partners for their support,” said Port of Oakland Executive Director Omar R. Benjamin. “This former Oakland Army Base redevelopment project will allow us to continue creating jobs in the region.
The Port supports more than 70,000 jobs in the region and over 800,000 jobs across the United States through Port operations and those of its tenants and users. The OAB project is scheduled to break ground by the end of 2013.
About the Port of Oakland:
The Port of Oakland oversees the Oakland seaport, Oakland International Airport, and 20 miles of waterfront. The Oakland seaport is the fifth busiest container port in the U.S.; Oakland International Airport is the second largest San Francisco Bay Area airport offering over 300 daily passenger and cargo flights; and the Port’s real estate includes commercial developments such as Jack London Square and hundreds of acres of public parks and conservation areas. Together, through Port operations and those of its tenants and users, the Port supports more than 70,000 jobs in the region and over 800,000 jobs across the United States. The Port of Oakland was established in 1927 and is an independent department of the City of Oakland. Connect with the the Port of Oakland and Oakland International Airport through Facebook, or with the Port on Twitter, YouTube, and at www.portofoakland.com.
Robert Bernardo
rbernado@portoakland.com
Jay Alan
Interim Director of Communications
Office of the Mayor, City of Oakland
mayorsmedia@oaklandnet.com
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23901
|
__label__wiki
| 0.503548
| 0.503548
|
ACADEMY FANFUNDING PRIZE DRAW
Become the virtual owner of a training ground penalty spot
The Pompey Academy FanFunding campaign is now in full swing, with more than £52,000 already contributed to the £250,000 target since the launch event on June 10.
The campaign is expected to get close to £60,000 over the weekend and to celebrate we have introduced a prize draw.
Anybody who contributes by 9am on Monday, June 23 will be in with a chance of becoming the virtual owner of one of the penalty spots of the new pitches they will have helped to create.
The winner will also be presented with their special certificate during the first home match of the season against newly-promoted Cambridge on August 16.
Newly-appointed academy manager Mark Kelly said: “The response to the campaign has been incredible so far and we want to show our appreciation to everybody who’s got behind it by doing something special for them.”
The club’s project manager for the campaign, Colin Farmery, explained why he thinks additional rewards are important.
He said: “In the last week we’ve introduced some new rewards, including the opportunity to write a match report and some wristbands, but we felt it was important to recognise the contributions so far as every pound is so important and we wanted to offer something additional to say thank you.”
Fans can contribute any amount from £10 to £10,000 and will receive an exclusive reward as well as their entry into the free prize draw.
Everybody who has contributed to date will also be included in the draw and the winner will be picked out of the hat by Kelly when he visits Roko to survey the future academy pitches for the first time next week.
To make your contribution, please click here to visit the Official Pompey Academy campaign page.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23902
|
__label__cc
| 0.738357
| 0.261643
|
Studies in Mark - Part 19:
“Unforgivable Opposition”
Studies in Mark
(19 of 57)
Now let's turn in our Bibles to Mark's gospel chapter 3 please. We are taking up our study again - if you haven't been with us in previous weeks, we are studying Mark's gospel - this is our 20th study in the book, I think, and we're only in chapter 3. But we are beginning this morning at verse 20, and we'll be reading down to verse 30 - and the title of my message today is 'Unforgivable Opposition'.
It's a lesson that Jesus exemplifies in His life and ministry, but it's also something that He taught to His disciples and teaches to us today. It is simply this: if we, like He, are involved in the service of Jehovah, we will encounter opposition...
Beginning in Mark 3 verse 20: "And the multitude cometh together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. And when his friends", the Lord Jesus' friends, "heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself. And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation. Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit".
Now if you can remember a number of weeks ago, in our last study when we looked at how the Lord chose and ordained the twelve disciples in the same chapter, verses 13 to 19, you remember that I told you that one commentary - which is a good one on Mark's gospel by a man called R. Kent Hughes - he entitles the chapter on the choosing of the disciples 'Jesus, Pressured Jesus'. Of course I told you that that was a parody of a line from a favourite hymn, 'Jesus, Precious Jesus'. The point he was making is: Jesus was pressurised in His ministry in verses 7 to 19. He was experiencing pressure because of His workload as the Servant of Jehovah. The population around Him were making great demands on His ministry, He was experiencing pressure from sick folk and from those who were demonised - verses 10 and 11 show us that. We saw in that study what the method was the Lord Jesus implemented to cope with the pressure of being the Servant of the Lord and the demands of His popularity.
The first was prayer, and the second was share. He spent a whole night in prayer, and he was asking the guidance of Almighty God just before the morn when He would choose His twelve disciples and apostles. Not only did He implement prayer to cope with pressure but He also shared the ministry, and the choosing of the twelve was also a sign that the Lord Jesus implemented practical means to share the load of ministry. Not only was He doing that, but He was also instigating a plan whereby He would spread that message to generations that were yet to be. Of course those twelve disciples, eleven of them, would become twelve missionaries, and indeed many of them martyrs for the gospel cause as they took it to the four corners of the globe. We are still fulfilling that ministry, the method of the Lord Jesus is unchanged, we ought to follow it as well - discipling others to take the gospel and preach it to every creature.
What Mark is saying to us in this message of his gospel is that if we choose to suffer and serve Christ, we must be ready to travel the Calvary Road as well...
Now this morning, in verses 20 to 30, we see pressure upon the Lord Jesus in a different form. This time it is not coming because of the workload of service, but because of opposition to His service. Now we have seen this already in Mark's gospel, particularly coming from the Scribes and Pharisees - but this morning we're going to see this opposition to His ministry in two forms and from two sources. First of all it comes, surprisingly so, from Jesus' friends and even perhaps His loved ones. Then secondly we see again it comes also from His enemies, the Scribes and the Pharisees. Now before we go on any further I want to lay down a few scriptures from John chapter 15 to show us that this is a lesson that we need to learn, it's a lesson that Jesus exemplifies in His life and ministry, but it's also something that He taught to His disciples and teaches to us today. It is simply this: if we, like He, are involved in the service of Jehovah, we will encounter opposition.
Look at John 15 with me, verse 18 reads thus, Jesus said: 'If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord' - now mark these words - 'If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also'. But this is what I want to lay down as a foundation to everything we will say this morning as we look at the unforgivable opposition that the Lord Jesus faced: He told us, 'If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you'. Service, serving the Suffering Servant of Mark's gospel and the gospel record, will entail for us suffering service also.
Now of course we have seen many times, particularly in our introduction to this series, how Mark's gospel is the gospel of the Suffering Servant of Jehovah - it's the gospel that follows Him, primarily, more than any other gospel, as He travels the Calvary Road and goes to be the sacrifice for our sins. But what Mark is saying to us in this message of his gospel is that if we choose to suffer and serve Christ, we must be ready to travel the Calvary Road as well - that is a road that leads to a cross, and a cruel crucifixion, and a death to self, to sin, to popularity. To be the servant of Christ involves opposition. Like Him, it will involve opposition from family and friends, it will involve opposition from enemies, even in religious establishments.
Now let's look first of all at the first source of the Lord's opposition, verse 21 - it says: 'His friends heard of it', or His own people heard of it, 'and they went out to lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself'. The New King James translates that, 'He is out of his mind'. These were close friends of the Lord, perhaps even His relatives - if you look down at verse 31 that we will deal with in a later week, it says 'There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him'. Now we're not told precisely what they wanted to say to the Lord Jesus, but it is likely that, whatever it was, it involved a concern either for His safety, or for His reputation as a prophet and a miracle worker - it might have been that they heard what Jesus was teaching, what He was saying, what He was doing, and they feared for Him. They assumed, 'He's gone mad, He's out of His mind, He's beside Himself'. Now of course we know that the Lord Jesus had brothers and sisters, half brothers and sisters according to the flesh. Mark 6 and verse 3 tells us that, but John 7 and verse 5 also informs us that some of His half brothers in the flesh did not believe in Him. Now eventually they did, but at this point they didn't - but because of His faithful service to God, the Lord Jesus experienced division in His own family concerning Him and His ministry. Jesus taught us as His disciples today, as His servants now, that we will know the same experience.
If you have faced opposition in the home, persecution from those who are your friends and your loved ones, you are one of a privileged number...
He tells us in Matthew 10, listen: 'Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me'. If you experience hostility in the home because of your faith, do you know what that is? It is fellowshipping in the sufferings of the Lord Jesus Christ. If you have faced opposition in the home, persecution from those who are your friends and your loved ones, you are one of a privileged number that is the great fellowship of the community of suffering saints who have also suffered at the hands of friends and loved ones, even at times Christian friends and loved ones. You're in the fellowship of Christ.
Now you know I love Christian biographies, and I'm always encouraging you to read them - but you learn a great deal about the Christian life from these stories of men and women of God of faith. Many do not know that William Carey, who has been dubbed 'the father of modern missions', during his first year in India was overwhelmed by opposition - not from the Indians, but from family and friends. Everyone seemed to be against him. His own wife, who had never wanted to come to India to begin with, was hostile, and she was sinking into insanity. His four children were continually contracting tropical diseases. His co-worker, a man by the name of John Thomas, squandered all their money leaving Carey virtually destitute. He could echo the cry of King David when he said in Psalm 41: 'Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me'. The father of modern missions, as he served the Lord Jesus, suffered as the Lord Jesus suffered.
Now I told you several weeks ago in our Monday evening studies, I think it was that night we looked at Abigail, that John Wesley also suffered from friends and family. His own brother thwarted his attempted marriage to Grace Murray who was ideally suited to him as a bride. Then later on he entered into an incompatible marriage to a wealthy widow by the name of Molly Vazeille, and that resulted in her vehement opposition to his ministry, and heartache and deep unhappiness in a tragic marriage. The founder of Methodism, the leader of the Great Awakening, opposition from friends and family. After the Great Awakenings in the United States, in the New England area, Jonathan Edwards - who was a catalyst for that Awakening - was involved, after that revival now, in a prolonged opposition to his ministry coming from within his own church. He was involved in a dispute over whether or not unbelievers should partake of the Lord's Supper, and because of it - his belief was that they shouldn't - in 1750 he was ejected from the pastorate in Northampton where he served for 23 years. These are the greatest spiritual giants that Christian history has, and yet they all faced suffering in their service, they faced opposition from friends and family, and from close believers.
We need to waken up to the fact that Christian service will not be a picnic inside or outside the church...
I see a pattern here, I hope you see it too, and it's enshrined, I believe, in Mark's gospel: the more Christ-like your service will be, the more Christ-like your suffering will be - even friends and family will oppose it! His own people said He was mad. Then we see that His enemies, the Scribes and Pharisees, verse 22 - they came down from Jerusalem, they didn't say He was mad, they said 'He has a devil'. They accused Him of being possessed by Beelzebub - now we will look at what that accusation meant later, but what I want you to see is that not only do we often have opposition from within our own ranks or within our own families, but we need to be awake to the fact that the whole wide world is against us. The enemies of Christ are still with us today. Remember what He said in John 16:2, and think of a modern day application of it: 'They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service'. On April 18th, five Muslims entered a Christian publishing company and killed three believers in the southeastern province of Malatya in Turkey. Two of the Christian victims were Turks, converted from Islam, and the third was a German citizen who had lived in Turkey for 10 years - killed for their faith, and I can't even begin to enter into how they were killed for their faith. Reports of this event, which have been very scarce certainly in the United Kingdom, say that four of the attackers admitted that the killings were motivated, listen, 'by both nationalistic and religious feelings'. They believed that they were doing God a service to kill His servants! We need to waken up to the fact that Christian service will not be a picnic inside or outside the church. It is a choice to suffer as Christ has suffered, and if we serve as He served, we will suffer as He suffered.
Now let's look - and this is my first point now! - let's look at the form this opposition took. The form, we've seen the two sources - His friends and loved ones, and the Scribes and Pharisees - but let's see the form the opposition took. The first from the friends and family took the form of saying: 'Jesus, you're deranged! You are deranged! You're mad! You've got a Messiah-complex'. The reason, probably, is because, we see from verse 20 that a great multitude gathered and the Lord Jesus and His apostles were kept so busy that they didn't have time to eat, and the family and friends hearing of His activities felt, 'You're out of your mind!' - and they sought to take Him away. They probably were embarrassed by the zeal of what they saw as a religious fanatic in the family - a religious fanatic in the family. Does that sound familiar to any of you? Maybe that's what you have been for many years to some who belong to you. But you know it's not only unbelievers who sometimes look on Christians, other Christians, as fanatics in the family - but if you are on fire for God, or have a desire to be on fire for God, many believers see you as a fanatic. That's how they viewed Christ.
J.R. Miller says this, and I think it's wonderful, he says: 'If there were more of this insanity there would not be so many unsaved souls dying under the very shadow of our churches, it would not be so hard to get missionaries and money to send the gospel to the dark continents. There would not be so many empty pews in our churches, so many long pauses in our prayer meetings, so few to teach in our Sunday Schools. It would be a glorious thing if all Christians were beside themselves as the Master was, or as Paul was. It is a far worse insanity which, in this world, never gives a thought to any other world; which, moving continually among lost men, never pities them nor thinks of their lost condition, nor puts forth any effort to save them'. William Macdonald said it well: 'It is always true that a man who is on fire for God seems deranged to his contemporaries. If we set out to make a fortune, men will cheer us; if we are a fanatic for Jesus Christ, they will jeer us'. Are you a fanatic for Jesus Christ? You should be.
William Macdonald said it well: 'It is always true that a man who is on fire for God seems deranged to his contemporaries. If we set out to make a fortune, men will cheer us; if we are a fanatic for Jesus Christ, they will jeer us'...
They accused Christ of being deranged, that was His friends. What do His enemies say? They accused Him not of being deranged, but of being demonised. Verse 22, the Scribes didn't think He was insane, far from it, they thought He was wickedness personified. They accused Him of casting out demons by the power of Beelzebub, which means 'The Lord of dung flies', or 'The Lord of filth', which is just another name for Satan. They said: 'You're casting out devils by the Devil. You're casting out demons by Lucifer'. Now what does that say of these enemies of Christ? It demonstrates the hardness of their hearts towards Him.
Now let me summarise what I've already said and apply it somewhat. What we've seen already, as we've looked at the two sources of this unforgivable opposition, and as we've looked at the two forms that it has taken, is that: one, sometimes opposition comes to us when we are serving the Lord because of ignorance on the part of others. That was the case with the Lord Jesus: some just simply didn't know who He was. They were ignorant, and that's why they opposed Him. They didn't realise He was the Son of God, the Messiah of God. Then secondly there were not only those who opposed because of ignorance, but those who opposed because of misunderstanding. They knew who He was, but they misunderstood His mission. He was not the Messiah that they expected nor wanted. They wanted an imperial conqueror who would take the Romans to task, and deliver Israel as the Kingdom of God again, and bring that Kingdom on earth there and then. They suspected who He was, but they didn't like the way He was doing His ministry. Then thirdly, there was opposition not only through ignorance and misunderstanding, but there was opposition through pure wickedness - those who knew who He was, who knew what His mission was, but who rejected Him outright.
Now we will experience all these forms of opposition as we serve the Lord: because of others' ignorance, and we've got to live with that; even at times with their misunderstanding; but sometimes we will be opposed because of absolute wickedness in the hearts of others. For these Scribes and Pharisees who personified that attitude, that attitude was fatal. So I want you to see not only the form this opposition took, but the fatal attitude that was the unpardonable sin. We are looking specifically at the opposition of these Scribes. Jesus answers the Scribes' accusation that He casts out devils by the Prince of Devils in a twofold manner. First of all in verses 23 to 26 He teaches them a parable, and the gist of it simply goes that if Satan was casting out demons by Beelzebub, then Satan would be working against himself - Satan would be frustrating his own purposes. He uses the illustration: just as a kingdom divided against itself cannot stand, or a household divided against itself cannot stand, Satan's kingdom cannot stand if he was casting out his own devils - because Satan wants to control men through demons, not free them from demons!
Incidentally, can I say that the Lord Jesus' illustration applies in every facet of our lives, in our homes and in our churches. A church divided cannot stand. Verse 27, Jesus then says, interpreting this parable: whoever defeats Satan must be stronger than he. Jesus sees Himself as a robber, if you like, entering into the strong man's house, and seizing that man's goods. Now that's how the Lord Jesus saw His ministry, that's how it panned out in the Gospels, that's what the apostles preached in the Acts, and what they taught in the epistles. Listen to 1 John 3: 'For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil'. In His lifetime, He proved His ministry as He cast out the demon-possessed people, delivered them, freed them from their oppression and possession. But let me say: when He went to the cross - and this is the gospel of the cross if ever there was one - the Lord Jesus defeated Satan, the grave, hell and evil forever; and we need to realise in the face of opposition that is wicked, opposition that is satanic, and as it increases as we near the end of the age and the return of the Lord Jesus, we need to assert that the victory at Calvary is absolute over all evil! Not only must we assert it, we must claim it in Christ's name by faith and in the battle of prayer.
What are we to understand as the core of what these opposing people did and said to Jesus? It's not so much to do with words that they spoke, or even works that they did, but an attitude that they had...
I wish I had time to go into that, that's a subject all on its own that we don't have time for this morning. But let us not think that we are fighting for victory, we are fighting in victory, the victory of Calvary. So this is what the Lord Jesus is saying: He has bound the strong man, He has stolen his goods. So he gives them this parable, and then He lays down a principle in verses 28 to 30 that many have known as 'the unpardonable', or 'the unforgivable' sin. 'Verily I say unto you', verse 28, 'All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme: But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation. Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit'.
Now what does this mean? We're going to spend a wee bit of time on this, because many explanations have been offered as to what the unpardonable sin is. Many people in our world who are not Christians think they have committed it - I heard of somebody even this morning, who said: 'I don't think I'll ever be saved, I think I've committed the unpardonable sin'. There are even Christians who fear - they profess Christ, and they fear that they have committed this at some time, whether before conversion or after conversion. Some people say it is blaspheming the Spirit - so if the Holy Spirit does something, and you say it's not of God, that is the blasphemy of the Spirit, the unpardonable sin. Others say it's attributing the works of God to Satan - if you go further than saying it's not of God, and actually say it's the devil doing it, that's the unpardonable sin. Now is that true? Are any of those definitions correct? Well, whilst some of those things actually did happen here in this portion of Scripture, we need to ask a better question than 'What is the unpardonable sin?'. What are we to understand as the core of what these opposing people did and said to Jesus? It's not so much to do with words that they spoke, or even works that they did, but an attitude that they had.
So what we need to ask is: what actually are we to understand was the unpardonable sin? And secondly: can it be committed today? Well, like every interpretation of the Holy Scriptures, context is key - don't just pluck a verse out of context and give it your own meaning, you've got to root it and ground it in the passage where you find it. First of all we note that Jesus says that all blasphemies and sins will be forgiven of men - that's an absolute statement: all blasphemies will be forgiven of men. In Matthew 12 Jesus actually is recorded as saying all manner of sins will be forgiven of men, except, of course, the sin against the Holy Spirit as found here. Now, let me ask you a question: Matthew 12 and verse 32 actually says that you can blaspheme the Son of God and be forgiven, Jesus said that! Even blasphemy against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but not blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. Here's the question: is the Lord Jesus, the Son of God, of lesser importance than the Holy Spirit? Think about it, is He? I mean, if you can blaspheme Him, and not the Holy Spirit, does that not imply that the Holy Spirit is a little bit more important? Well, if that's not the case - and we believe it is not the case, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are co-equal in the Godhead - it must mean that what the Lord Jesus is talking about here is not speaking blasphemies, it's not even thinking thoughts of blasphemy. What we have here is something deeper, something more serious.
So what is it? Well, if you take the wider context and you look at Matthew 12, where this verse is found also, we see that these words were spoken by Jesus after He had healed the demoniac who was both blind and dumb. The crowd were saying round about, the ordinary people, 'Perhaps this man is indeed the Son of David, the Messiah!'. They were testifying His true identity, they were responding to God's ministry of the Holy Spirit in their midst, and yet the Scribes and Pharisees responded by taking an opportunity to say: 'That miracle was done by the power of the devil himself'. So the wider context in Matthew 12 is that the ordinary everyday people recognized that this was Jesus the Messiah, sent by the Spirit - but the Scribes refused and hardened their hearts, and attributed His ministry to the devil.
So this sin against the Holy Spirit, this unpardonable sin seems to mean a deliberate closing of the heart and mind to the witness of the Spirit to Jesus...
That's the wider context, now let's look at the even broader context in the history of Israel. God the Father sent John the Baptist to preparing the nation for the coming Messiah, prepare the way of the Lord. Many, people responded to John's call and repented, Matthew 21 says that: 'John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him'. Harlots, publicans, sinners believed, but the religious leaders would not permit their hearts to recognize the Lord Jesus - in fact, they actually arrested John the Baptist, and ultimately they had him killed. God the Son came as promised, He called the nation to trust Him, but those same religious leaders asked for Jesus to be killed. Yet on the cross the Lord Jesus cried: 'Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do'. Then the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost and demonstrated God's power in many convicting ways - how did those religious leaders respond? By arresting the apostles, ordering them not to speak in the name of the Lord Jesus, then killing Stephen themselves - and Stephen told them their sin, what was their sin? Acts 7:51: 'You do always resist the Holy Spirit'. They were sinning against the Holy Spirit in that manner. They had sinned against the Father, they had sinned against the Son and all that they graciously gave - but when it came to the point of Christ rising again, ascending, and the Spirit coming, and the Holy Spirit witnessing to who Christ was through the apostles, and then they rejected it: it was the end of the line for them, there could be no more forgiveness because there would be no more message, no more messengers like Christ.
Have you got the point? So this sin against the Holy Spirit, this unpardonable sin seems to mean a deliberate closing of the heart and mind to the witness of the Spirit to Jesus - that's exactly what the Scribes did. They would not accept the spiritual witness of who Jesus was. Now sensitive souls have suffered much agony because of certain interpretations of this verse. Some in their past were forced to blaspheme Christ, even Christians in times of persecution have been forced to blaspheme, and they worry they have committed this sin. You remember that Saul of Tarsus tried to force early Jewish Christians to blaspheme in Acts 26, communist governments in our own day trying to do this to believers, and remember Peter the apostle cursed and swore that he did not know Jesus - and he was forgiven, he repented and was reinstated to a place of authority in the church.
Listen to me this morning: if you are a Christian or a non-Christian, and you fear that you have ever committed the unpardonable sin, that is sure proof that you have never committed it - because anyone who has committed it is past feeling, past caring; they have outright rejected the gospel completely and permanently. We can't know anyone who that may be, only God knows - but ultimately this is a complete and utter rejection of the ministry of Christ that will take people to hell. Now let me say - and please don't misunderstand what I'm saying, some people go out at times and take half of what I said, and misinterpret me - listen carefully to what I'm saying this morning: literally this sin cannot be committed today in the sense that Jesus is not physically here as the Jewish Messiah performing miracles and signs to the nations. The nation has rejected Him as their Messiah, they can't do that again, so in a literal sense this sin, as was committed here, cannot be committed again - but spiritually it can be committed in the sense of those who permanently reject Christ and the gospel, anyone who rejects the Holy Spirit's convicting influence and does not believe, will not be forgiven, neither in this world nor the world to come.
You will suffer if you serve, and if you serve as Jesus served you will suffer as Jesus suffered...
If you look at verse 22 the word that is used of the Pharisees saying that Jesus cast out devils by Beelzebub, the word 'saying' is in a tense that means this was an ongoing and persistent thing they said - they went on saying it! Now listen: this does not teach that God is unwilling to forgive, but this unpardonable sin teaches that the person concerned is unwilling to receive God's forgiveness, and persists in that permanent attitude just like the Jews did. They hardened their hearts so much that even till today, apart from a remnant, they are still in spiritual darkness. It was a historic sin that cannot be repeated in context, and yet it is being repeated in the spiritual sense all over our world where people harden their hearts, some permanently, to Jesus Christ.
Let me summarise everything I've said this morning: if we are serving the Servant of Jehovah, opposition is certain. You will suffer if you serve, and if you serve as Jesus served you will suffer as Jesus suffered. That opposition at times can be serious: family, friends, and even satanic opposition that we have seen this morning. But here's the message: the great gospel that we preach is that salvation is secure to those who, hearing God's voice, do not harden their hearts but believe His word - but there is a word of warning: if you do not use what God has given to you, you will lose it. The law of nature is that if a man will not do anything, the time is bound to come when he cannot do it. If you don't use an eye, and patch it up, you'll lose the sight in it. If you don't use a limb, and tie it up, you will lose the use of it. If you cover over your ear for an extended period of time, you will lose your hearing. There will come a time, if you constantly reject the gospel of the Lord Jesus and harden your heart, there will come a time when your heart will not be able to believe. It could be hardened through sin, it could be hardened through age, through time, through previous rejections of the gospel - all those things harden the soul.
I wonder am I talking to someone this morning in this family worship service, and you have constantly rejected the Lord Jesus? You need to be very careful that your next rejection is not a permanent rejection that hardens your heart to such an extent that you resist the Holy Spirit to never speak to you again. Pirate Gibbs from 'The Pirates of the Caribbean' was a terror to the commercial seas, and finally he was hanged in New York City - but he acknowledged before his death that when he committed his first murder, I use his words, 'His conscience was a hell in his bosom'. But after sailing the seas for years and years under the skull and crossbones, he became blunted, and testified that he could have robbed a vessel, murdered a crew, and laid down to rest like a child in a cradle - hardened. There are many forms of unforgivable opposition in the sense that they are unjustified, but there is a rejection of Christ which is final and eternally unforgivable, and in that sense will never be forgiven in this age nor the age to come. Do not go into eternity having committed that sin.
John chapters 14 and 16 tell us that the ministry of the Holy Spirit when Jesus left this world was to convince sinners that they are sinners and they need a Saviour. If you are beginning to be convinced of that, that is the work of the Holy Spirit; but if you resist that you are in danger of rejecting His ministry in your life, and the cross work of Christ and eternal salvation - that's what we're talking about today. The more you reject, the more you resist, the less light and feeling you will have. May anyone who finds themselves being convinced of these truths trust in Christ now before it is too late.
Father, we thank You - though it's hard to say those words, but we must get to the place - we thank You for when we suffer for serving the Suffering Servant of the Lord. Even when that opposition comes from friends and families, but even when it comes from satanic sources, angels of light, we thank You that we are in the fellowship of His sufferings. Yet, our Father, if we could just turn the tables of focus on to those who are doing the opposing for a moment, we fear for their souls, and we ask that none certainly in this building, but none in our families and among our friends, none will permanently reject Jesus Christ. Give us a greater burden for their souls, give us a greater confidence in the victory of the cross and claim it on their behalf. Bless us now as we go our separate ways, in Jesus' name, Amen.
Don't miss part 20 of our Studies In Mark: “Jesus' True Relations”
This sermon was delivered at The Iron Hall Evangelical Church in Belfast, Northern Ireland, by Pastor David Legge. It was transcribed from the nineteenth recording in his 'Studies In Mark' series, entitled "Unforgivable Opposition" - Transcribed by Preach The Word.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23904
|
__label__wiki
| 0.696144
| 0.696144
|
Throwbacklist Thursday: O Mother, Where Art Thou?
in asian american studies, women's history | Tagged midwife, Mother's Day, mothers, parenting, Throwbacklist Thursday | Comments Off on Throwbacklist Thursday: O Mother, Where Art Thou?
I wouldn’t try being a mom for a million bucks. I’m not just talking about all the surgery it would require. Fatherhood is definitely its own cross to bear, don’t get me wrong. There’s a reason men die at a younger age on average. But if you’re a father, you get a lot of credit just for being present, and “present” gets stretched to include monkeying with power tools or watching television.
Society demands mothers be involved, and it never ends, because a child—let alone multiple childs—keeps finding a way into things: activities, friendships, art, sports, self-improvement, jaw traps, mud, coyote dens, and Lego addictions, just for starters. A mother, forced to deal with a larval life that’s always in flux, never gets to be laid back, a mindset the father takes for granted. Not only does she have to raise a child according to some unrealistic vision of the kid’s potential, she takes the lead role in parenthood’s most fundamental task: keeping a precocious ape alive long enough for it to develop some minimal sense of self-preservation.
We salute all mothers here at the UI Press. We also publish books about them, their history, their hard work, their health, and their role in civilizing humanity against its stronger, dumber instincts.
Boundaries of Touch: Parenting and Adult-Child Intimacy, by Jean O’Malley Halley
Discussing issues of parent-child contact ranging from breastfeeding and sleeping arrangements to sexual abuse, Jean O’Malley Halley traces the evolution of mainstream ideas about touching between adults and children over the course of the twentieth century in the United States. Boundaries of Touch shows how arguments about adult-child touch have been politicized, simplified, and bifurcated into “naturalist” and “behaviorist” viewpoints, thereby sharpening certain binary constructions such as mind/body and male/female. In addition to contemporary periodicals and self-help books on child rearing, Halley uses information gathered from interviews she conducted with mothers ranging in age from twenty-eight to seventy-three. Throughout, she reveals how the parent-child relationship, far from being a private or benign subject, continues as a highly contested, politicized affair of keen public interest.
Mother-Work: Women, Child Welfare, and the State, 1890-1930, by Molly Ladd-Taylor
Early in the twentieth century, maternal and child welfare evolved from a private family responsibility into a matter of national policy. In Mother-Work, Molly Ladd-Taylor explores both the private and public aspects of child-rearing, using the relationship between them to cast new light on the histories of motherhood, the welfare state, and women’s activism in the United States.
She argues that mother-work, “women’s unpaid work of reproduction and caregiving,” motivated women’s public activism and “maternalist” ideology. Mothering experiences led women to become active in the development of public health, education, and welfare services. In turn, the advent of these services altered mothering in many ways, including by reducing the infant mortality rate.
Japanese American Midwives: Culture, Community, and Health Politics, 1880-1950, by Susan L. Smith
In the late nineteenth century, midwifery was transformed into a new woman’s profession as part of Japan’s modernizing quest for empire. With the rise of Japanese immigration to the United States, Japanese midwives (sanba) served as cultural brokers as well as birth attendants for Issei women. They actively participated in the creation of Japanese American community and culture as preservers of Japanese birthing customs and agents of cultural change.
The history of Japanese American midwifery reveals the dynamic relationship between this welfare state and the history of women and health. Midwives’ individual stories, coupled with Susan L. Smith‘s astute analysis, demonstrate the impossibility of clearly separating domestic policy from foreign policy, public health from racial politics, medical care from women’s care giving, and the history of women and health from national and international politics. By setting the history of Japanese American midwives in this larger context, Smith reveals little-known ethnic, racial, and regional aspects of women’s history and the history of medicine.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23906
|
__label__wiki
| 0.737446
| 0.737446
|
Daniel Kany: Why these statues aren’t art – and should be torn down
The Confederate monuments that have come under question should be thought of like outdated architecture, this art critic says.
By Daniel Kany
The Portland City Council rejected the gift of this statue of George Cleeve, the city's founder, which stands along the waterfront at Portland Yacht Services. Staff photo by John Patriquin
In 2013, the Portland City Council rejected a gift of a 7-foot bronze statue of George Cleeve, the city’s ostensible founder, because of his relationship to slavery. The statue now looks out over the port from private land at Portland Yacht Services.
In 2015, Bowdoin College removed a 21-by-25 inch plaque from the lobby of Pickard Theater and placed it in the college library’s special collection. That plaque lists the names of 19 Bowdoin alumni who fought for the Confederacy and Jefferson Davis who, in 1858, received an honorary degree from Bowdoin – well before he was elected president of the Confederacy and declared war against the United States of America.
The plaque was mounted at Bowdoin in 1965 during a peak of the American Civil Rights struggle, a moment coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the Confederate Army’s formal surrender at Appomattox, overseen by none other than erstwhile Bowdoin College professor Joshua Chamberlain, the hero of Gettysburg.
Few would argue that a plaque is a work of art. This particular plaque was placed by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, a group whose name has come up repeatedly in the recent conversations about the controversial Confederate markers so many Americans are calling to have removed.
The news last week was dominated by the strife in Charlottesville surrounding the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. I hear people saying “this isn’t about statues” and others talking about the Confederate monuments as though they were art. First of all, few – if any – of those monuments are art. Secondly, it is about the statues. Lee, by the way, wrote after the war that he was against the idea of Confederate monuments.
Most of us have family portraits framed like paintings on the walls of our homes. They’re often our most precious possessions, but we don’t claim them to be art.
As an art critic, my job is to comment on the distinction between what is worthy art and what is not. We need to remind ourselves at this cultural moment that not everything that shines in a frame on the wall or sparkles on a public pedestal is art.
Since WWII, a common art-or-not conversation in America has concerned the distinction between art and craft. I reject that dichotomy, preferring to talk about the continuum between art and kitsch – with the idea that kitsch represents “non-art.”
A key non-art quality is propaganda. Not all propaganda is non-art, to be sure: Consider Joe Rosenthal’s “Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima,” the iconic photograph depicting United States Marines raising an American flag during World War II’s Battle of Iwo Jima. Beyond the jingoism, Rosenthal’s image depicts struggle, teamwork, triumph and features historical narrative qualities and a fresh take on the classical pyramidal composition championed by none other than Leonardo da Vinci.
However, the message of architectural monuments is generally driven by the groups that fund or vote for them. If Congress, for example, orders a monument to Obama, Bush or even George Washington, it’s not necessarily art. Consider that the Washington Monument was put on the table in 1783, construction began in 1854 and yet it wasn’t opened until 1889, ground to a halt again and again by controversy.
Moving forward, consider a warrior that Ronald Reagan supported in the successful proxy fight against the Soviets in Afghanistan. The Cold War victory was a huge moment for America. The warrior I am talking about, however, was Osama bin Laden. Would any American city support a statue of bin Laden? Certainly not. After all, he attacked the United States with spectacular bloodshed on Sept. 11. Well, remember that Lee and the Confederates killed more American troops than Hitler, Ho Chi Minh, bin Laden or anyone else.
I think monuments to Lee would be akin to monuments to bin Laden or Timothy McVeigh. But there’s more to this than the question of whom to honor. Because of the Confederacy’s dedication to slavery and ensuring blacks did not become American citizens, its symbols, such as Lee, Davis and the Confederate Battle Flag, are – above all else – symbols of hate.
Message and content matter. Morals matter. It’s one thing to honor societal values – and I think that is visual art’s great cultural ability. But it’s another thing to demean other humans based on identity or race. Our society, after all, is built on the Constitution, the goals of which were “to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.”
If a municipality can vote a Confederate statue into place, it’s clear the scales of justice aren’t balanced – and that is precisely the message those Jim Crow-era statues were intended to send to African Americans as well as white supremacists. You certainly can’t “insure domestic tranquility” where official symbols brazenly announce the racism of the people in power.
The content and messages of much of the 700 Confederate monuments in America comprised a triumphant response to the Jim Crow laws enacted a century ago in the states that had formed the Confederacy. The messages were not the articulations of individual artists, but the result of democratically elected councils and leaders who sought to reclaim the values of the Confederacy, the “foundations” of which, according to Davis’s vice president Alexander Stephens, “are laid, its cornerstone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man (….) Slavery subordination to the superior race is his natural and normal condition.”
That was the cornerstone of the Confederacy. And that is the message of Confederate symbols. The swastika didn’t start out as a symbol of anti-Semitism, but that’s what it is now. The Confederate Battle Flag only became popular in the 1950s as a way to give the finger to the anti-segregationists and remind black citizens who was in charge. And now, like the swastika, it is a tool for racial terrorism.
So does it matter if a racist statue is a work of art? This is a big question, but consider this: If a project proposed by a municipal committee is a building that becomes antiquated, what do you do? You can upgrade it or tear it down. And we’re talking about hateful objects that were often mass-produced, the messaging of which was rarely, if ever, in the hands of commissioned artists. So, yes, these things are generally far more akin to outdated architecture than to works of art. Tearing down an outdated bit of architecture is not iconoclasm. Icons, after all, are sacred objects, not hateful ones.
Freelance writer Daniel Kany is an art historian who lives in Cumberland. He can be contacted at:
Browse more in Opinion
Maine Voices
Introducing:
A new Opinion feature that aims to build community and entertain.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23907
|
__label__wiki
| 0.991817
| 0.991817
|
Ducks say Ryan Kesler could be done for the season
Chronic hip pain has limited the 34-year-old to only five goals and eight points in 60 games this season
Ducks center Ryan Kesler, who has struggled ever since undergoing major hip surgery after the 2016-17 season, might not return this season, GM and interim coach Bob Murray said Friday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
By Elliott Teaford | eteaford@scng.com | Orange County Register
PUBLISHED: March 15, 2019 at 12:35 pm | UPDATED: March 15, 2019 at 2:03 pm
DENVER — More and more, as the days have passed, it seems likely that Ryan Kesler’s season is over.
Kesler hasn’t skated because of an ongoing hip issue since the Ducks’ loss March 6 to the St. Louis Blues and he didn’t join his teammates for their trip to play the Arizona Coyotes and the Colorado Avalanche.
“I don’t know if we’re going to see him again this year,” said Bob Murray, the Ducks’ general manager and interim coach.
Asked after Friday’s morning skate at Pepsi Center whether it would be better to simply shut down Kesler for the remainder of the season, treat his hip during the offseason and regroup for training camp in September, Murray said, “If he were willing to do that, that would be fine. We’ll see.”
Kesler underwent major hip surgery after the 2016-17 season and hasn’t been the same player since. Kesler, a Selke Trophy winner and a five-time finalist, played only 44 games last season, scoring only eight goals and 14 points. He has three goals and eight points in 60 games this season.
His last appearance, against the Blues, was the 1,001st game of his NHL career. One night earlier, against the Coyotes, he played his 1,000th game, reaching a milestone that drove him through countless hours of rehabilitation exercises and off-ice workouts after his surgery.
He became the seventh active United States-born player to reach the 1,000-game mark.
“It was a fun night, a fun day, just reminiscing on all the years in the past,” a cheerful Kesler said after his milestone game last week against Arizona. “I said I wouldn’t do it, but I ended up doing it. I’ve had a great first 1,000 games. I’ve had lot of fun in this league.”
Murray said there was no timetable for Kesler’s return to the ice or the lineup.
“I don’t know when he’s coming back,” Murray said. “He’s hurting pretty good.”
Kesler insisted on pushing through to his 1,000th game and Murray wasn’t going to stop him.
“I get why he wanted to do that,” Murray said. “It would have been very difficult to say no.”
Kesler, 34, has three seasons and a little more than $20 million remaining on a six-year, $41.25-million contract extension he signed with the Ducks on July 15, 2015. The Ducks could buy him out of his contract if they believe he can no longer be a productive player. They also could place him on long-term injured reserve.
NOT-SO-SPECIAL TEAMS
The Ducks went into Friday’s game against the Avalanche with their 25th-ranked power play clicking at a 15.7-percent success after going a combined 0 for 6 in the past three games, including 0 for 4 in a 6-1 loss Thursday to the Coyotes. Their penalty-killing unit ranked 23rd in the 31-team NHL.
Ducks sign four players, including La Mirada native Chase De Leo
Ducks hire Kevin Dineen to replace Dallas Eakins as AHL coach in San Diego
Report: Ducks sign defenseman Michael Del Zotto to 1-year, $750,000 deal
Ducks sign left wing Andreas Martinsen to 1-year contract
Ducks add to their depth with signings of Anthony Stolarz, Jani Hakanpaa
“They’re both not good enough,” Murray said. “The power play seemed to be going in the right direction for a while and then got sidetracked, although we had chances (Thursday) night. The penalty kill, it’s hard work and discipline.”
Staying out of the penalty box seemed to be the best cure for a malfunctioning power play, Murray said. The Ducks had been shorthanded five times or more in five of their past six games going into Friday, and they had given up at least one power-play goal in four of six.
“That has crept back into our game again,” he said. “The numbers have crept back up again.”
anaheim-ducks
Ryan Kesler
Elliott Teaford
Elliott Teaford covers the Anaheim Ducks for the Orange County Register and the Southern California News Group. He covered the Ducks for 12 years, including the Stanley Cup season, for the Los Angeles Times and the Daily Breeze before returning to the beat in 2018 for SCNG. He also covered the Lakers for five seasons, including their back-to-back NBA championships in 2009 and '10. He once made a jump shot over future Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton during a pickup game in 1980 at Cypress College.
More in Anaheim Ducks
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23908
|
__label__wiki
| 0.519418
| 0.519418
|
Birmingham Has a Lot to Celebrate As The New “All-America City!”
This month the National Civic League named the city of Birmingham as an “All-America City” during a conference in Denver. Not such a bad place to call home if you are a new homeowner in Hoover or Birmingham or looking to buy your next home in Ross Bridge golf community.
For the first time in 42 years, Birmingham is back as “All-America City” boasting a thriving culinary scene featuring nationally known chefs and restaurants. The city offers an exciting night scene complete with craft breweries, an entertainment district and a new downtown stadium with a view of the Birmingham skyline.
“This is a great honor for the city of Birmingham. Our delegation worked many long hours to see that Birmingham’s story was told and told correctly,” said Mayor William Bell. “We are thankful that the National Civic League jury recognized that Birmingham is ’50 years forward,’ [referencing the 50th anniversary of major civil rights events in 1963] and we look forward to working to prepare the city for the next 50 years, the next generation.”
The new title reflects significant community planning and change over the last five years and the award recognizes several communities each year who have demonstrated innovation, inclusiveness, civic engagement and collaboration to address local challenges.
“The All-America City distinction is a well-deserved honor for the City of Birmingham.” This validates to the world what people in Birmingham already know—this is a great place to live and work—and it will be a useful tool to entice companies to relocate and expand in our region,” said Fred McCallum, president of AT&T Alabama and the 2011 chairman of the Birmingham Business Alliance.
The complements don’t stop there. Even national publications have recognized the city’s contribution to its community and residents. According to an article published by The New York Times, “National Geographic Traveler recently mentioned the city’s renaissance, and Forbes cited it as an up-and-coming city for young professionals. NBC’s Today Show featured Birmingham as an attractive travel destination because of its history and affordability, and Zagat has highlighted a restaurant scene that includes chef Frank Stitt’s flagship Highlands Bar and Grill.”
If you recently moved to Ross Bridge, be sure to check out your new hometown’s Sidewalk Film Festival which was recently named as one of the nation’s top movie events by USA Today. Looking for a special family outing? Take a trip to the Alabama Theatre, built in 1927, and named as one of the 10 most beautiful theatres in America by the cultural website, Flavorwire.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23910
|
__label__cc
| 0.647662
| 0.352338
|
Overview Policy documents(52) Publications(3)
Report on the economic impact of capital investment plans by Russell Group Universities
Spending on buildings and facilities by Russell Group universities will generate billions for the economy and thousands of new jobs across the country in years to come.
Jewels in the Crown: the importance and characteristics of the UK’s world-class universities
This report sets out the key characteristics of world-class universities, explores the environments that make them successful and the benefits that our leading universities bring to the UK.
Staying on top: The challenge of sustaining world-class higher education in the UK
This report, released shortly after the UK General Election in May 2010, warns of the dangers of under-investment in Britain’s leading research-intensive universities and the wider implications for the health of the UK economy.
Dr Tim Bradshaw
tim.bradshaw@russellgroup.ac.uk
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23912
|
__label__cc
| 0.717454
| 0.282546
|
2010 Spirit of Competition Award Dinner
Museum Event
Over 150 guests witnessed legendary racer, WWII fighter pilot and inventor John Fitch being presented with the third Spirit of Competition Award, Wednesday, October 20th at the annual dinner at the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia. In presenting the award, Executive Director Frederick Simeone noted the talent, heroism and humanity that Fitch applied to all facets of his long career. Fitch joins drivers Mario Andretti and Janet Guthrie as a Simeone Museum Spirit of Competition Award recipient. Fitch was introduced by noted racer George Wintersteen, the original owner of the museum’s Corvette Grand Sport. Guests were also treated to an up close look at the new SLS AMG from presenting sponsor Mercedes-Benz USA. Associate sponsor of the event was Hagerty Insurance. In the course of a driving career that spanned almost two decades, John Fitch won numerous sports car races including the 1953 Sebring 12-hour race in a Cunningham C4R. He competed in the 24 Hours of Le Mans six times, finishing as high as third. Fitch was the only American on the legendary Mercedes-Benz racing team and later served as the first manager for Chevrolet’s Corvette racing team, and the first general manager of the Lime Rock Park race track. In addition, Fitch emulated his ancestor John Fitch – a steamship pioneer – by inventing many safety innovations for the race track and the highway. The Fitch Barriers – yellow sand-filled barrels – are ubiquitous on America’s highways and have saved countless lives. During WWII, Fitch piloted a P-51 Mustang and was credited with downing a Messerschmitt Me 262 jet before being shot down two months before the end of the war. “John Fitch has made great contributions to auto racing and auto safety,” commented Dr. Frederick A. Simeone, executive director of the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. “Not only was he the first American to compete successfully in Europe in the postwar era, he used his inventive genius to help save lives, both on the track and the highway.”
2019 The History of Le Mans, Part III – Prototype Revolution
2019 The History of Le Mans, Part II – Patriotic Pride
2019 The History of Le Mans, Part I – Patriotic Pride
2019 The Sports Car Comes To America Demo Day
Previous Alfa Romeo 100th Anniversary Exhibit
Next John Fitch Receives 2010 Spirit of Competition Award
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23914
|
__label__cc
| 0.59148
| 0.40852
|
Mirabai Bush on Mindfulness at Google
In this episode, Mirabai Bush talks about how to integrate mindfulness into the workplace, using her experience of creating the mindfulness programme at Google.
Most people today are asked to improve performance at work with fewer resources and tighter deadlines, all while dealing with equally stressed co-workers and clients. This toxic combination leads to employee burnout and harms organizations. While people may not have control over stressors at work, mindfulness-based exercises are a scientifically proven, natural way to manage one’s responses to them.
Mirabai Bush’s mindfulness trainings for the workplace are based on traditional Buddhist practices to help reduce stress, increase productivity, and encourage creative problem solving.
Mirabai is a Key Contributor to Google’s Search Inside Yourself Curriculum.
She has released a new CD called Working With Mindfulness. You can get this at morethansound.net
Also visit contemplativemind.org for lots of resources.
Mindfulness, Sleep
Mark Williamson on Action for Happiness
This week we have Mark Williamson, Director of Action for Happiness. Action for Happiness is essentially a movement for positive social change.
They focus on bringing together people from all walks of life who want to play a part in creating a happier society for everyone. Here's the questions we discussed on the show in this episode.
Why do you think happiness is important?
Can you say what you do in your work for action for happiness?
How has working for AfH changed your life personally?
Do you know any examples of how AfH has helped someone get out of depression/anxiety?
I know you're a fan of mindfulness. Why do you like it?
Could you finish with 3 practical tips to help our listeners be a bit happier?
Check out ActionforHappiness.org to join this wonderful movement!
Mindfulness, Mindsight, Neuroscience, Therapy
Professor Frank Bond on Mindfulness, ACT and the workplace
Professor Bond is Director of the Institute of Management Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London, here in the UK.
He’s co-author of ‘Acceptance and Commitment Theory’. He talks about his experience with using ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy) to improve performance and reduce stress in the workplace. A fascinating episode. I hope you enjoy it and remember to leave a comment to let me know what you thought of the show, and if you would like more.
Mindfulness, Neuroscience, Relationships
Professor Mark Williams on Mindfulness and Therapy
Mark Williams is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Oxford, Welcome Trust Principal Research Fellow and Director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre.
He has been working closely with the Centre of Suicide Research since 2003 on a large Welcome Trust Programme to investigate psychological mechanisms in suicidal behaviour in recurrent depression. His research now continues as part of the Mindfulness Centre, focusing on understanding the psychological processes that underlie depression and suicidal behaviour and the development of new psychological treatments. He co-developed Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy and is the author of several books, including "Suicide and Attempted Suicide", "The Mindful Way Through Depression" and "Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World" as well as authoring over 175 articles and chapters on psychological models and treatment of depression and suicidality.
Mindfulness, Therapy
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23919
|
__label__wiki
| 0.899405
| 0.899405
|
Nuggets-Bucks Preview
The Milwaukee Bucks made lineup changes in order to alleviate their defensive woes, though it didn't prevent a sixth loss in seven games.
Coach Jason Kidd has not decided whether he will stick with a defensive-minded lineup when the Bucks try to hand the visiting Denver Nuggets a seventh straight loss Monday night.
Kidd opted to use Michael Carter-Williams and Jabari Parker off the bench for the first time in Sunday's 87-82 defeat at Charlotte, giving O.J. Mayo his first start and Jerryd Bayless his first in his last six games.
The moves were made because Milwaukee (6-11) allows 109.0 points per 48 minutes for the league's worst mark. They changes proved very successful, as the Bucks yielded a point total that matched their second-lowest and limited the Hornets to 38.6 percent for their second-best mark.
Milwaukee held Charlotte to 37.5 percent shooting in the first quarter in building a six-point lead.
''I thought the lineup switch got us off to a really good start,'' said Kidd, who said he will discuss with his staff what lineup to use Monday. ''Defensively, guys were into it. We got a lot of deflections. We had multiple shooters on the floor.''
Milwaukee outscored Charlotte in every quarter except the second, a period that proved decisive as the Hornets held a 23-9 edge.
"The effort was there, the energy was there, the understanding is you gotta play four quarters and we just came up short in one of them," Kidd said.
One horrific quarter was an issue for Denver (6-11) in Saturday's 92-81 loss at Dallas. The Nuggets were outscored 25-5 in the third after going into halftime up by four.
"Our challenge is to play for 48 minutes and we've been unable to do so lately," coach Michael Malone said. "We go to Milwaukee and we gotta try to get that losing streak over by getting a win and to stop beating yourself on the road."
The Nuggets haven't lost seven in a row since Jan. 16-26.
"I temper my frustration with the understanding that we are a very young team," Malone said. "When we start our normal lineup, we have a 19-year-old, a 20-year-old and a 21-year-old so being young in the Western Conference makes it difficult. So it is frustrating, nobody likes to lose, we all hate to lose but you lose six games in a row, that gets old after a while."
The 21-year-old player in question is second-year guard Gary Harris, who started the first 16 games before sitting out Saturday with a concussion. Randy Foye took his place in the lineup.
Denver welcomed back Kenneth Faried, who had 10 points and five rebounds in 14 minutes after missing three games with a sprained ankle.
Faried scored on a putback of Danilo Gallinari's missed shot for the winning basket in Denver's 103-102 home victory over Milwaukee on Nov. 11. Gallinari scored 25 in the Nuggets' 10th victory in 11 games against the Bucks.
Bayless led Milwaukee with 22 points and Greg Monroe had 18 and 10 rebounds. Carter-Williams and Parker missed the contest due to injuries.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23921
|
__label__wiki
| 0.926226
| 0.926226
|
Defense shows Brooks' generous side
BRENTWOOD -- Jurors in the John Brooks capital murder trial listened to the lively music of a blues band Brooks once played in while watching a slide show of the long-haired band members.
Brooks tapped his foot as the blues song played Friday and one juror nodded her head to the music. Brooks' defense attorneys have listed his musical talent as one of the mitigating factors on why the jury should spare his life.
The 56-year-old Brooks of Las Vegas was convicted Oct. 16 of two counts of capital murder for hiring three men to kidnap and kill Jack Reid, a 57-year-old a handyman from Derry that Brooks believed had stolen from him.
Testimony in the penalty portion of the case is nearing completion and the jury will be charged with deciding whether Brooks should be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole or to death.
Jurors heard testimony from defense witnesses Friday attempting to show Brooks was generous to people, a talented musician and that the surgical instrument sterilization tray he invented had helped society.
Brooks patented his invention and then manufactured it through his company PolyVac Inc.
Joseph Paterno, of Gilford, testified that he used to head up an organization called Industrial Research Center that worked to encourage industry in the state. Paterno testified that Brooks' sterilization tray was very promising and he worked to help acquire a grant for PolyVac, which enabled the company to grow.
"This was a new product, it was the best product on the market and Jay had a real good position in the market," Paterno said. "The factory was so clean you could almost eat off the floor."
Prosecutor Janice Rundles asked if Paterno did a market study to determine if the product was in fact the best on the market. Paterno said he did not. He said the company was a true American success story in that it had been started in Brooks' kitchen and grew to 70 employees by the time he first met Brooks in 1993.
Jane Rothrock, a college professor who teaches operating room nursing, testified as an expert witness by the defense.
"My opinion was that most definitely these products improved patient care," Rothrock said. "They allow me as an operating room nurse to be very efficient in the operating room."
William Wood, retired director of vocational education for Pinkerton Academy in Derry, testified that Brooks donated $3,000 to the school to start a program for students with an interest in engineering. Brooks sponsored the First Robotics Program for the first two years and provided space at his company for the students to meet. He also provided two of his employees to work with the students.
"My impression was that Jay very much supported this kind of thing for young people," Wood testified. "He believed in hands-on education."
Wood was questioned by prosecutors about why Brooks did not continue to support the program financially after the first two years.
"I had the very strong sense that it just wasn't going to work and I needed to move on," Wood said.
Defense attorneys asked Wood if he was aware that Brooks had sold his company at that time, which could account for why he did not continue to support the group.
Charles Myette, of Chester, testified that he was in several bands with Brooks in high school, including the Crescendos, a soul band in which Brooks played the trumpet.
"At that time we thought he was the best around," Myette said of Brooks trumpet playing ability. "At the time we were a garage band and we played at a lot of places we gained some success but we never made any money at it."
After a judge at a competition told the band they had a good sound but had no moves, Brooks took the lead in encouraging the band to liven up their routine. Brooks started a trademark move of spinning his trumpet during the shows after this, Myette testified.
Gardner Berry, of Manchester, was in a different band at the same time that Brooks toured with the Crescendos, and played some of the same venues. He testified that he reconnected with Brooks in the late 1980s and eventually went to work for Brooks'. Brooks then offered to loan him $5,000 as a down payment on a house, Berry said.
Another high school friend, William Cote of Durham, testified that when his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, Brooks often called to check on him and sent fruit baskets. When Cote's father was dying from with leukemia, Brooks was one of the last to see him alive other than the Cote family. Brooks noticed how hot it was in the room where Cote's father was and returned with two floor fans for the room, Cote testified.
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23922
|
__label__wiki
| 0.948211
| 0.948211
|
PORTSMOUTH — Whaleback Systems recently named service provider veteran Joseph Dively to its board of directors.
Dively, who has nearly 20 years experience in the carrier space, brings a new level of service provider expertise to help guide Whaleback into 2010 and beyond.
Dively is senior vice president for Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc., a family of companies that provides advanced communications services to residential and business customers in Illinois, Texas and Pennsylvania and offers various services over its IP network including local and long distance telephone, digital phone, high-speed Internet and digital TV.
Dively is responsible for Local Exchange Carrier and CLEC operations, including customer service, marketing, sales, business systems and directory operations.
Dively holds a bachelor of science degree in business from Eastern Illinois University and remains active in university affairs, having served as president of the Alumni Association and chairman of the Business School Advisory Board.
YORK, Maine — Dr. John Gallant, D.C., F.I.A.C.A., of Gallant Chiropractic Health Center announced that the practice now offers chiropractic acupuncture.
Chiropractic acupuncture is the same as the traditional Chinese medicine model.
Gallant received his fellowship from the International Academy of Chiropractic Acupuncture. He's been practicing chiropractic for 10 years and has been certified in acupuncture now for five months. The combination of the two really compliment each other, he said. Some major health insurances are now covering this service because they realize acupuncture benefits the patients.
The World Health Organization states that acupuncture can treat more than 300 health conditions ranging from musculo-skeletal disease, headaches, sinusitis, premenstrual syndrome, menopausal symptoms and psoriasis to name a few.
The office can be reached at (207) 363-7323 for a complimentary consultation.
Office hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2:30 to 6 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 2 to 6 p.m. on Friday.
PORTSMOUTH — The Essex National Heritage Commission board of trustees recently elected Charles R. Cullen, president and chief executive of The Provident Bank, to serve a 3-year term.
Cullen has been an active ENHC commissioner since October 2005, and the Provident Bank has supported several ENHC initiatives in the greater Newburyport, Mass., area.
Cullen was appointed president of The Provident Bank in May 2003 and CEO in May 2004, bringing more than 30 years of banking experience. He actively participates with many community organizations. Cullen is chairman of the Anna Jaques Community Health Foundation and a member of the board of trustees at Anna Jaques Hospital.
He is a graduate of Lowell Tech and received his MBA from Suffolk University.
The Provident Bank is an independent, mutually owned, community bank based in Amesbury, Mass., with seven full-service locations in Amesbury and Newburyport, Exeter, Portsmouth and Seabrook. The bank will open its eighth branch in Hampton in early 2010.
YORK, Maine — The Atlantic Design Center, a division of Eldredge Lumber, announced that Sherry McFarland has passed her exam and is now a Certified Bath Designer. McFarland earned her certification as a Kitchen Designer in 2006. The certification is issued by the National Kitchen & Bath Association, whose mission is to enhance member success and excellence, professionalism and ethical business practices, and also provide leadership and direction for the industry. The NKBA's certification is based on in-depth testing and extensive industry experience. McFarland is now entitled to use the CKD, CBD appellation.
© Copyright 2006-2019 GateHouse Media, LLC. All rights reserved • GateHouse Biz
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23923
|
__label__wiki
| 0.882547
| 0.882547
|
UK to help destroy Syria’s chemical weapons
NewsNational News
LONDON — Britain’s Foreign Office says it will help the international mission to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons program.
The U.S., Russia, China, Denmark, Norway and Finland are already committed to the mission.
The U.K. said Friday it has agreed to destroy 150 tons of industrial-grade chemicals from Syria’s stockpile at a commercial facility.
The Foreign Office said the chemicals will be shipped to the U.K. before being transferred to a commercial site to be incinerated and destroyed.
It added that it will give specialist equipment — to help transport chemicals — to the U.S. to help with the destruction at sea of some of the most toxic chemical weapons and also provide a ship to help ensure the safety and security of Danish and Norwegian cargo vessels removing Syria’s stockpile.
Former Rialto police officer charged in fatal beating at 2014 house party
San Bernardino to see a two-day reprieve from the hot weather, then the heat returns
UCLA program helps foreign doctors practice in U.S.
San Bernardino to consider accepting Carousel Mall redevelopment proposals
Water in Trona area is now safe to drink, San Bernardino County says
More in World News
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23928
|
__label__wiki
| 0.730684
| 0.730684
|
Photo by Dayne Topkin on Unsplash
What comes after a Ph.D.? Check out the data
By Maggie Kuo Jul. 24, 2017 , 5:15 PM
Ph.D. students may feel like it’s taking an extraordinarily long time to reach the day they submit their theses and move forward with their careers. The feeling is not unfounded: According to the most recent data from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF’s) Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED), those who received their degrees in science and engineering between July 2014 and June 2015 on average spent 5.2 to 6 years in their doctoral programs. Engineering students were the quickest, and training in psychology and the social sciences took the longest.
These numbers probably don’t come as a shock. But they’re notable because it’s the first time the SED has specifically tracked doctoral degree completion time—an important measure for individuals considering enrolling in a doctoral program, students currently pursuing their Ph.D.s, and those interested in addressing various scientific workforce and pipeline challenges. Previous years’ surveys have counted from the time that students entered any graduate program, which results in slightly longer times—which have actually dropped slightly over the last 20 years, as NSF’s report, published last month, highlights. (The data were released last December.) Whether this trend will hold true going forward and with the new, more precise doctoral completion time tracking could have implications for ongoing discussions about graduate training.
That’s important in part because of one number that is definitely on the rise: students completing doctorates. The 2015 class of nearly 41,300 new science and engineering Ph.D.s was the largest since NSF started collecting graduate data in 1957. The numbers have dipped and plateaued over that time, and the past 15 years mark the latest surge, with the most dramatic increases in the life sciences and engineering.
The rise in newly awarded degrees is matched by an overall increase in the number of Ph.D. recipients with definite postgraduate plans, which includes postdoc positions and other full-time jobs in and outside of academia. However, the percentage of new Ph.D. holders with concrete plans has been declining since peaking in the early 2000s, when approximately 75% of new graduates had definite plans. By 2015, that number dropped to roughly 60% for graduates in the life sciences, physical sciences, and engineering. Psychology and social sciences and math and computer science Ph.D.s weathered better, hovering at approximately 69%.
New math and computer science Ph.D.s also tended to do better than their colleagues in other disciplines when it came to salary, most notably for industry jobs but also to some extent for postdocs. With the continuing growth of the tech industry, these results probably aren’t particularly surprising, but the data may provide a useful reference for those who are considering their post-Ph.D. career direction. For comparison, humanities and arts Ph.D. holders’ average salaries in all employment sectors were similar to those for science and engineering postdocs.
The report also visualizes trends in doctorates awarded to underrepresented minority students and outcomes for international students. Check out the full report to dig into your own disciplines and questions.
Survey of Earned Doctorates
Career-related Policy
Non-disciplinary
doi:10.1126/science.caredit.a1700057
Maggie Kuo
Maggie Kuo is a former staff writer for Science Careers.
More from Careers
Why I livestream my science
What can scientists learn from stand-up comedy?
Amid concerns about grad student mental health, one university takes a novel approach
Follow Science Careers
Enter keywords, locations or job types to start searching for your new science career.
Top articles in Careers
A wave of graduate programs drops the GRE application requirement
By Katie Langin May. 29, 2019
How I learned to teach like a scientist
By Sally G. Hoskins Jun. 13, 2019
It’s OK to quit your Ph.D.
By Katie Langin Jun. 25, 2019
Racial and gender biases plague postdoc hiring
By Katie Langin Jun. 3, 2019
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23930
|
__label__wiki
| 0.837906
| 0.837906
|
Who uses Dianetics? Millions of people throughout the world, including Jenny, a student.
“I didn’t understand why I was feeling certain ways, or why other people were reacting in certain ways,” says Jenny. “And after reading it, it’s just become much more clear. I understand myself better. I don’t feel like I’m reacting as much as I used to.”
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23932
|
__label__cc
| 0.588115
| 0.411885
|
Council OKs permit for Chicano Music Festival beer garden
SILVER CITY >> The Town Council unanimously approved a public celebration permit on Tuesday for the upcoming...
Council OKs permit for Chicano Music Festival beer garden SILVER CITY >> The Town Council unanimously approved a public celebration permit on Tuesday for the upcoming... Check out this story on scsun-news.com: http://www.scsun-news.com/story/news/local/2015/08/12/council-oks-permit-for-chicano-music-festival-beer-garden/71567564/
Randal Seyler, SilverCity Published 2:24 p.m. MT Aug. 12, 2015
Raul Turrieta, left, discusses the upcoming Walk for the Heroes, a fundraising walk from Hurley to Santa Clara, during Tuesday's Silver City Town Council meeting. Randal Seyler - Sun-News(Photo: )
SILVER CITY >> The Town Council unanimously approved a public celebration permit on Tuesday for the upcoming Silver City Chicano Music Fest Car and Bike Show, which will be held Sept. 4-6 in Gough Park.
The annual Labor Day-weekend Chicano Music Festival and Car and Bike show offers a whole weekend of free music, dancing and activities for the whole family, according to the website, silvercitytourism.org.
The festival kicks off with a dance on Friday, Sept. 4.
On Saturday, Sept. 5, and Sunday, Sept. 6, there will be all-day music and activities with a variety of vendors.
The permit was sought by Q's Southern Bistro, and will allow alcohol service in Gough Park from noon to 9 p.m. on Saturday and from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday.
"We're asking permission to set up the beer garden," said Yolanda Quintana, representing Q's Southern Bistro. "We will have a four-foot high mesh fence set up so people can see watch the activities that are going on."
The purpose of the Chicano Music Fest is to preserve, educate and promote Chicano cultural music and traditions, according to the website.
The event begins on Friday, although the beer garden will only be open on Saturday and Sunday.
"Can we make that fence six-foot tall?" Councilor Guadalupe Cano asked. "A 10-year old could reach over a four-foot fence."
Quintana said they could provide a five-foot fence for the beer garden.
"OK, that's an adult-height," Cano said.
The council also heard from Raul Turrieta, county assessor, who invited the public to participate in the sixth annual James H. Pirtle Walk for the Heroes, which will be held on Sept. 26.
"This year's event will begin in Hurley and end at the Bataan Park in Santa Clara," Turrieta said. The walk is a community driven fundraiser that supports military families.
The annual event is named after James H. Pirtle, an army specialist and New Mexico native, who was killed in Iraq on Oct. 4, 2003.
His mother, Kay Beeman of Silver City, and good friend Elizabeth Lopez, embarked on a mission to establish this walk as an annual event.
This annual walk is to commemorate the victims and brave responders of 9/11 and our servicemen who died or were wounded on the battlefield against terrorism, according to the event's website, walkfortheheroes.com.
The event is sponsored by the Gaffney-Oglesby Marine Corps League. Registration for the walk will begin at 7 a.m. on Sept. 26 and will cost $20.
Turrieta said there will be a photo opportunity at 2:30 p.m. this Saturday at Bataan Park.
"I'd like to invite the public to come out to the park on Saturday for the photo," Turrieta said.
For more information on Walk for the Heroes, call 575-654-8141 or visit walkfortheheroes.com.
Randal Seyler can be reached at 575-538-5893 (ext. 5803).
Read or Share this story: http://www.scsun-news.com/story/news/local/2015/08/12/council-oks-permit-for-chicano-music-festival-beer-garden/71567564/
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23934
|
__label__cc
| 0.560155
| 0.439845
|
The 12 inescapable monuments
Heritage & Tradition
The vineyard of Saint-Emilion
THE MAJOR EVENTS
The 22 villages of the Great Saint-Emilion Area
The Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
The Bordeaux Wine Routes
New in 2019 Underground Unesco Town Vineyard and Wine Unusual discovery of the vineyard Nature Family outings Gastronomy and wine tasting Half day or entire day Heritage & Culture Special visits To offer European Heritage Days
Campsites Hotels Guest rooms Cottages and furnished flats Unusual
To eat
Wine bars Regional cuisine / Brasserie Bistronomic Gastronomic Restaurants
Wine shops Fancy food Elaboration of sparkling wine Crafts / Decoration Art Galleries Well-Being Shops & Services Transports
Châteaux to visit
Châteaux of the day The secrets of the vineyards From generation to generation Remarkable architecture Underground quarries
Schedules Contact
How to come ? Weather
Where to park ? Tips
Tourism & Handicap Employment and internships Tourism quality
Home Discover The Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion Saint-Laurent-des-Combes
22 Peyrelongue
33330 SAINT-LAURENT-DES-COMBES
mairie-de-st-laurent-des-combes@wanadoo.fr
The green lung of the Jurisdiction
Presentation of the town
Saint-Laurent-des-Combes is a municipality of 262 inhabitants, being part of Saint Emilion Jurisdiction. It is located 3 km southeast of Saint-Emilion on high land of 300 m, its surface area is 386 hectares. Its inhabitants are called the Saint-Laurentais.
A little history...
The name 'Combes' commemorates the "Cumbis" forest (Greek root "Kumbe" meaning cavity) in which the monk Emilion would had set up his hermiatge at the time of the Saracens back in the 8th century.
Saint-Laurent-des-Combes took part in some great moments in the history of France. On May 15, 1814 took place a big party in honor of the return of King Louis XVIII and the presence of the Duke of Angoulême in the department, on this occasion: "The white flag is raised. A solemn Mass with the Te Deum is celebrated. A banquet unites the inhabitants. In the evening there were dances and the town is illuminated. "
Village life was located mainly around the village church, but during the second half of the 19th century, it moved to the foot of the hill with the arrival of the railway.
The town was marked by several famous people: Jean de Foix, brother of King Louis XII, with the Chateau Candale. Raymond Theodore Troplong, Senate President (1852-1869), and the Chateau Troplong Mondot. Professor Jean-Louis Faure, member of the Academy of Medicine, with the Chateau Bellefont-Blecier, bequeathed in 1918 to the municipality 18 hectares of forest in order to make it the "green lung" of the Jurisdiction. Or, the doctor-general René Labusquiere, grand-son of Jean-Louis Faure, a giant in tropical medicine.
A hilly natural heritage ...
Exceptional site formed by a succession of valleys, the town offers magnificent views from the edge of the limestone plateau where stands the Romanesque church. From its square, there is a good view across the Dordogne valley.
Saint-Laurent-des-Combes has some streams, the main one is the Beuran Creek located 19 meters above sea level.
The town has a relatively limited area of 38 hectares of wood. This area, particularly sensitive and showing a remarkable biological interest, has allowed in 1991 to include the municipality to the Inventory of Natural Areas of Ecological Interest, Fauna and Flora (ZNIEFF).
Saint-Laurent-des-Combes is part of the Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion, which was declared World Heritage by UNESCO as "cultural landscape". The landscapes of valleys and hills following one another, and its harmonious nesting, fully justifies this registration. Hiking trails allow to explore thelandscapes of vineyards, woods and rural heritage.
All over its territory, Saint-Laurent-des-Combes can produce wines of several appellations of Bordeaux, such as the Bordeaux and Bordeaux Supérieur. But above all, the vineyard is in the territory of the Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion, under the appellations of AOC Saint-Emilion and Saint-Emilion Grand Cru; therefore they are the wine mainly produced there. Several of its vineyard properties are part of the circle of Grands Cru Classés and Premiers Grands Cru of Saint Emilion.
More informations about the vineyard of Saint-Emilion, here.
The viewof the Dordogne Valley from the front of the Church.
Several bicycle and hiking routes have been realized by the Tourist Office of Greater Saint-Emilion Area passing through Saint-Laurent-des-Combes:
Rando - road terroirs
Velo- Dordogne Valley and its vineyards
Cycling - Road remarkable architectures
Cycling - Between vineyards and Dordogne
The routes can be downloaded here.
© Office de Tourisme du Grand Saint-Emilionnais 2013 - Terms of use
We susribe
Alcohol abuse is dangerous for your health, please consume in moderation
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23941
|
__label__wiki
| 0.580978
| 0.580978
|
Chemotherapy delays unacceptable
The State Liberals are calling on the Health Minister Jack Snelling to release the AHPRA report into the chemotherapy bungle.
“The victims of this breakdown in the quality of health services have been waiting more than a year for this explanation as to how the South Australian health system failed them,” said Shadow Minister for Health and Wellbeing.
“The Weatherill Government has steadfastly refused to hold a judicial investigation into the bungle to provide answers to families.
“Having denied the need for a judicial inquiry on the basis of the AHPRA investigation, the Minister cannot know keep it secret. He must provide a copy to victims immediately and then publicly release it.
“The release of the AHPRA report would provide a better understanding of how South Australia’s health system comprehensively failed so many patients at the moment they needed it most.
“It is totally unacceptable that it has taken eighteen months for only part of the investigation to be completed, especially given the vulnerability of the client group. Three serious matters are still subject to investigation.
“The AHPRA investigation does not address issues in relation to SA Health staff who are not registered health professionals when there are so many issues that have been raised about the performance of health bureaucrats.
“Minister Snelling must also explain why the Government’s internal disciplinary processed are not finalized and what the Crown Solicitor’s Office Disciplinary Inventional found?
“I’m astonished that more than two years since SA Health became aware of the mistakes in the treatment of the patients that the Weatherill Government’s internal investigation has not finished.
“This is despite former SA Health CE David Swan telling the Select Committee into the chemotherapy bungle on the 16 June last year:
The fourth one is a forensic audit that we have undertaken and are working through related to the actions of the employees from an industrial prospective. That is well underway, but still going through its natural process
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23942
|
__label__cc
| 0.697703
| 0.302297
|
San Francisco DUI Defense Attorney
What To Do First
The Criminal Case
The DMV Case
DUI Glossary
DUI Driving Cues
Preliminary Alcohol Screening
Evidential Breath Testing
Blood Alcohol Testing
Finding Someone in Jail
DUI Accidents Causing Injury
DUI Investigations
DUI and Professional Licenses
Blood Alcohol Calculator
DUI FAQ
DUI Defenses
Out of State Drivers
DUI Medication & Drug Arrests
Boats & Motorcycles
DUI Schools
Federal DUI Cases
California Supreme Court
Breath Alcohol Testing
Your Driver's License
California DMV Hearing Attorney 415.552.6000
Use the form below to contact our firm and tell us about your case.
Over 20 Years of Legal Experience He Wrote the Book on California DUI Defense
The lead attorney at The Law Office of Robert Tayac is a highly respected attorney in the field of DUI defense who truly cares for his clients. Contact his office today for a no-obligation review of your case and to commence work toward achieving your best possible result.
San Francisco DUI Attorney Robert Tayac
Specializing in DUI Defense in San Francisco & All Bay Area Counties
Welcome to the website for San Francisco DUI lawyer and California DMV attorney Robert Tayac. If you, a relative or someone you care about has been arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) in San Francisco, or the surrounding counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara or Sonoma, or has received a letter from the California Department of Motor Vehicles Driver Safety Office threatening a driver's license suspension or driving privilege suspension, please read the material presented in the "What to Do First" and "DUI Overview" sections of this website, then seriously consider calling this office and hiring an experienced and locally based attorney who specializes in state and federal driving under the influence cases and California driver's license suspension matters.
California DUI Laws are complicated and DUI defense is a specialty. A California arrest for driving under the influence usually initiates two separate cases. The first case is a criminal case, while the second case is a DMV case. Those arrested for drunk driving who hold professional licenses (attorneys, physicians, nurses (registered nurses or licensed vocational nurses), physical therapists, teachers, certified public accountants (CPA's), pilots, stock brokers, bankers, veterinarians, dental hygenists, x-ray technicians, or other professionals) are at risk of having an additional case initiated by the board or commission which issued the license. This additional case may impact a person's license to practice their profession or affect their employment.
Individuals who hold positions of trust, such as law enforcement officers, fire fighters, scientists, teachers, commercial truck drivers, airiline pilots, and those who hold security clearances will also be presented with specific legal issues that require special attention.
Out of state drivers are presented with additional legal issues because the state which issued them a driver's license (home state) can be expected to initiate a case against their out of state driver's license which may carry additional consequences to those which may result from the California Department of Motor Vehicles suspension case. Almost all states have entered into several agreements to include the Interstate Driver's License Compact (DLC), Non-Resident Violator Compact (NRVC), and Interstate Driver's License Agreement (DLA).
Collectively, these compacts and agreements are intended to further a national policy that there should be only one driving record for every person who drives or has ever driven a motor vehicle in the United States. The states which are members of these compacts share information through a computer database of information called the National Driver Register (NDR). This database contains information about drivers who have been convicted of minor traffic violations or had their driving privilege suspended or revoked in a state other than the one which issued them a driver's license for a serious traffic violation such as driving under the influence (called driving while impaired and DWI in some states), reckless driving, or other driving offenses. Once the home state is notified, the Interstate Driver's License Agreement requires a member state to post the out of state traffic conviction to their state's driver's license record and apply its own laws and consequences for the out of state conviction.
If a person is not a citizen of the United States, the risk exists of deportation, denial or significant delay of naturalization, exclusion from admission to the United States, exclusion from readmission to the United States following travel outside of the United States, denial of an extension of an H1B work visa or an upgrade to Lawful Permanent Resident status (also called, Resident Alien Permit Holder or Green Card Holder) or other renewal or upgrade of status with the United States.
Immigration Agents regularly visit the county jails of each of California's fifty-eight (58) counties, review the records of individuals who have been arrested and interview those in custody in an effort to identify non-citizens who have been arrested for criminal offenses. Once identified, the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent will place an immigraion hold on the arrested person which will prevent them from being released from the county jail by the sheriff's department or a California Superior Court Judge. For this reason, it is essential that release of a non-citizen be arranged as soon as possible following an arrest through bail or other means.
Why Choose Our Firm?
Attorney Robert Tayac Puts a Long, Decorated Career to Work for You
Puts Over 20 Years of Experience Toward Your Case
Specialized Education in DUI Defense
Has Trained Other Attorneys in San Francisco
Former San Francisco Police Officer & Police Inspector
Certified by the SFPD on the Intoxilyzer 5000 Testing Device
Co-Authored the 4th Edition of California Drunk Driving Defense
Boasts a Successful Record Achieving the Best Result for His Clients
Takes the Time to Understand You & Your Case
DUI Stop, Investigation, Arrest and Prosecution
Motorists are continuously being monitored and screened for suspicious activity and violations of the law by California Highway Patrol Officers, local Police Officers, County Sheriff's Deputies and other law enforcement officers. Even before being stopped, incriminating evidence is being collected and is sometimes recorded on video cameras mounted on the dashboards of police cars. Officers take note of so-called vehicle in motion DUI Driving Cues, the details of which are included in police reports.
The DUI investigation will continue or be initiated after the officers stop the motorist and make personal contact with the driver during the pre-arrest screening phase of a driving under the influence investigation. A driver's physical appearance and performance on so-called field sobriety tests will be detailed on a police report, as well as the results of a Preliminary Alcohol Screening (PAS) breath alcohol test.
Sometimes, the conversation between the officer and the motorist will be recorded on an audio or video recording device. After the DUI arrest, the results of an evidential breath test, or evidential blood test will be included in the police report, as well as on a separate breath test strip or separate laboratory report of blood analysis. While serious, the consequences of a first offense DUI arrest are less severe than those of a second offense DUI arrest. Multiple offense DUI cases such as a third offense DUI or even a fourth arrest for drunk driving will lead to increasingly serious DUI penalties which may include mandatory jail time or even a state prison commitment.
Additionally, the consequences of a DUI accident or a DUI accident causing injury or death are very severe and may lead to an actual jail or prison sentence even for a first offense driving under the influence conviction. Although there are DUI defenses which may apply to particular cases, many attorneys overstate the extent to which these defenses may be applicable to a particular individual's case. In fact, the California Department of Motor Vehicles has reported that 77.2 percent of DUI arrests made in 2009 resulted in convictions.
Additionally, it is important to understand that special rules, procedures and penalties apply to Federal DUI cases stemming from arrests in the Presidio National Park, Moffett Airfield or on other Federal property by the United States Park Police or other federal law enforcement agencies. Federal driving under the influence cases are prosecuted by the United States Attorney's office and upon conviction result in formal supervised probation by the United States Probation Office who will come to a person's home and may contact their employer.
If you are attempting to locate someone who has been arrested, feel free to use the directory in the "Finding Someone in Jail" section of this website. However, it is important to realize that several hours may pass from the time of the DUI arrest until a person has been transported to the county jail for booking. Depending upon other factors, several additional hours may pass until the individual has been formally booked (interviewed, fingerprinted, photographed, checked for warrants) and their name has been entered into the county jail's database. Feel free to contact this office any hour of the day or night if you need assistance locating someone who has been arrested or in facilitating communication with a reputable bail agent.
A DMV hearing must be requested on your behalf within ten (10) days of your DUI arrest, or your driver's license will automatically be suspended thirty (30) days from the date of your arrest.
Top California DUI Attorney
Robert Tayac is recognized as being a top California DUI lawyer and leads an experienced team of highly qualified DUI investigators and DUI experts who serve clients accused of driving under the influence violations in San Francisco and all San Francisco Bay Area Courts. Mr. Tayac has specialized education, training, and experience in driving under the influence defense, enabling him to handle any California DUI case. Notably, Mr. Tayac has trained other lawyers who practice in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Additionally, Mr. Tayac, as a former San Francisco Police Officer and Police Inspector, is the only California DUI attorney trained by the San Francisco Police Department in DUI investigation and certified by the San Francisco Police Department on the Intoxylizer 5000 breath alcohol testing device. The Intoxylizer 5000 is the only evidential breath testing device used in San Francisco driving under the influence prosecutions and Federal DUI prosecutions arising from arrests occurring within the Presidio National Park. Although most other Bay Area counties use the Drager Alcotest 7110 MK IIIC evidential breath testing device, Mr. Tayac has received specialized training from the manufacturer on this device. Notably, Mr. Tayac is a qualified accident investigator, having received advanced law enforcement training in accident investigation.
As well, Mr. Tayac coauthored the Fourth Edition of California Drunk Driving Defense, which is the practice guide other attorneys use as a reference when they have questions regarding how to handle their clients' driving under the influence cases. The California Supreme Court cited Mr. Tayac's book as an authority in the DUI criminal case of People v. McNeal in 2009. The California Supreme Court decides appeals and is the highest California Appellate Court deciding important legal questions and reviewing the decisions of the California Superior Courts and the California Court of Appeal.
The Law Office of Robert Tayac has a record of success and achieves the best possible result in each client's case. For nearly twenty years, Mr. Tayac's office has been and remains the choice of professionals who are accused of driving under the influence and are being prosecuted in San Francisco or one of the surrounding counties of Alameda (Fremont, Hayward, Oakland and Pleasanton), Contra Costa (Martinez, Pittsburg and Richmond), Marin (San Rafael), Napa, San Mateo (Redwood City), Santa Clara (Palo Alto and San Jose) and Sonoma (Santa Rosa). There simply is no attorney who will achieve a better result in a California driving under the influence case.
“I have no doubt that I engaged the best talent and proceeded in the best way throughout this.”
“Without Mr Tayac's knowledge and drive to succeed, I most likely would not be able to write this review today.”
“...you achieved for me an outcome exceeding what is typical for Santa Clara County.”
“Thank you again Robert, and we are just hoping that we can move on and 'let it go'.”
“He's professional, honors his promises, and gets excellent results for all his clients.”
Office Location and Areas We Serve
Mr. Tayac's principal office is located at 505 Montgomery Street, 11th Floor San Francisco, California 94111. Satellite offices are maintained in Napa, Redwood City, San Rafael, and Walnut Creek. For more information on driving under the influence matters in neighboring cities and counties, feel free to review the county specific information on the resource pages listed here.
Mr. Tayac and the DUI investigators and experts working with him stand ready to help you or your family member. Feel free to consult with a member of the office regarding the case any day of the week between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time at 415-552-6000.
If you hire the Law Office of Robert Tayac, you will know that you have retained the services of the most knowledgeable and experienced DUI defense team.
Contact the Law Office of Robert Tayac for a consultation!
See Service Areas
The Law Office of Robert Tayac
Attorney Robert Tayac talks about the firm's experience handling DUI related cases.
The Accuracy of Breath Test Machines
Attorney Robert Tayac talks about breath test machines and how to determine if they are accurate.
Mr. Tayac discusses the two types of field sobriety tests and what you should do if you are asked to perform one.
DUI & Professional Licenses
DMV Hearing Representation
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23945
|
__label__wiki
| 0.900483
| 0.900483
|
Cloacina
From Arroyo Grande, environmental services company Cloacina was the second-fastest growing company in the county, growing 781 percent in three years. The company was founded in 2008, employs 25 people and reported revenue of between $5 million and $10 million.
A.M. Sun Solar
Energy company A.M. Sun Solar of Paso Robles ranked 728 on the list, after growing 628 percent in three years. Founded in 2012, it employs 34 people and reported an annual revenue of $5.5 million in 2016.
This is A.M. Sun Solar’s second consecutive year on the list.
Meathead Movers
Packing company Meathead Movers in San Luis Obispo grew 95 percent in the past three years, putting it at 3,346th on the list. This is the sixth year in a row the company has been recognized by the magazine.
Meathead Movers was founded in 1997, employs 716 people and earned $14.2 million in revenue in 2016.
Watch as a crew from San Luis Obispo-based Meathead Movers packs a house in about a minute in this timelapse video.
IQMS
Software company IQMS, another repeat honoree on the list, ranked 4,044th, reporting growth of 69 percent over three years. The Paso Robles-based company was founded in 1989, and has now appeared on the list seven times since 2011.
The company had an annual revenue of $53.5 million in 2016, and employs 312 people.
Morris & Garritano Insurance Agency
Finally, Morris and Garritano Insurance Agency of San Luis Obispo made it on to the list for the first time at the 4,243rd spot, reporting growth of 62 percent over three years. The company employs 116 people and reported revenue of $17.2 million in 2016.
For the full Inc. 5000 list, visit https://www.inc.com/inc5000.
Correction: An earlier version of this story gave the wrong location for A.M. Sun Solar. The company is located in Paso Robles.
Submit news and notes items for Biz Buzz. Email: bizbuzz@thetribunenews.com; on Twitter @SLOBizBuzz; phone: 805-781-7902; fax: 805-781-7905; mail: Biz Buzz, The Tribune, P.O. Box 112, San Luis Obispo, CA 93406-0112.
How Meathead Movers went from charging $20 and a pizza to a multimillion-dollar business
Meathead Movers helps women literally move out of abusive relationships — for free
Tell us your best business advice
What’s the best piece of business advice you’ve ever received? And how has it helped make you more successful in your business/professional life? Tell us in 100 words or fewer, and send it to bizbuzz@thetribunenews.com. We will publish them in future Biz Buzz columns.
Habit Burger opens this week in Atascadero
See the new SLO County restaurants, shops and businesses that opened in 2019
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press
Authorities say a man screaming "You die!" burst into an animation production studio in Kyoto, Japan, and set it on fire, killing 33 people.
The Latest: UK lawmakers impede path to no-deal Brexit
The Latest: Epstein denied bail in sex trafficking case
Elizabeth Warren pitches new constraints on private equity
Court upholds ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli’s conviction
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23946
|
__label__wiki
| 0.993204
| 0.993204
|
BBC Sport retains SPOTY production contract following tender
By Will Strauss, Editor
Friday, June 14, 2019 - 13:00
BBC Sport’s in-house production team has secured the contract to provide the event staging and TV production element of the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) for the next three years.
The contract starts this year and ends in 2021, but there is an option, at the BBC’s discretion, to extend it for a further two years.
The award of the contract follows a competitive tender process that forms part of the ‘Compete or Compare’ strategy launched by the BBC in 2014. As a result, the BBC invited pitches from all producers, internal and external, with detailed eligibility and shortlisting information shared with bidders.
All the pitches were assessed against five criteria – the quality of editorial proposals, the strength of event staging plans, fit with the BBC’s strategic priorities, risk and value for money. BBC Sport’s in-house production team scored highest against these criteria amongst the eligible producers who submitted proposals to stage and produce BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
The evaluation panel was made up of two senior members of the BBC Entertainment team; head of business Matthew Travers and commissioning editor Jo Wallace alongside two senior members of BBC Sport’s commissioning team, director Barbara Slater and head of TV sport Philip Bernie. Sports production consultant and panel Chair, Jackie Myburgh, completed the panel.
SPOTY is the first BBC programme to be competed for in this way in the sport genre, ahead of the removal of the in-house guarantee next year.
Panel chair Myburgh said: “The evaluation panel was very impressed by the quality of the proposals and their individual credentials. Ultimately we felt that BBC Sport’s in-house team put forward the most creative, robust and complete response to the requirements of the tender.”
Director of sport at the BBC, Barbara Slater, added: “SPOTY is widely considered to be the most prestigious award ceremony in UK sport and it remains incredibly popular with BBC audiences. I look forward to seeing how the programme will evolve in the coming years to ensure its place on the sporting calendar remains as strong as ever.”
|
cc/2019-30/en_head_0021.json.gz/line23948
|
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.