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NFL 2013- Patriots beat the Falcons 30-23
Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft greeting each other before the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) warms up before the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
Hines Wards was part of the NBC team covering the Sunday night game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
Bob Costas was on hand for NBC Sunday Night Football game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
Atlanta Falcons cheerleader performs before the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
Atlanta Falcons cornerback Desmond Trufant (21) makes his way onto the field before the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick before the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
Atlanta Falcons free safety Thomas DeCoud (28) comes thru a cloud of smoke to make his presents known before the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez (88) catches a Matt Ryan pass in the first quarter for a first down during the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White (84) looking to get in the end zone in the first half during the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White (84) steps out of bounds at the 5 yard line during the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) takes a snap in the first quarter during the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) takes a snap during the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) drops back a throws a pass in the first half of the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) steps back to throw during the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
Atlanta Falcons running back Jacquizz Rodgers (32) tries to get thru the D-line of the New England Patriots during the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
Atlanta Falcons running back Jacquizz Rodgers (32) runs the ball for a first down during the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
New England Patriots running back Stevan Ridley (22) runs down the sideline during the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) takes a snap in the first half of the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
There were lots of Brady fans at the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
New England Patriots tight end Matthew Mulligan (88) finds the end zone in the first half of the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
New England Patriots tight end Matthew Mulligan (88) scores the first touchdown during the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
Atlanta Falcons strong safety William Moore (25) goes up for the interception but ends up just knocking the ball down during the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
Atlanta Falcons strong safety William Moore (25) comes down empty on a pass thrown by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) during the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Harry Douglas (83) catches a pass and gets the first down during the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
Atlanta Falcons cornerback Robert Alford (23) tries to tackle New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman (11) in the second half of the game between The Atlanta Falcons and The New England Patriots at The Georgia Dome.
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Website: www.iued.uni-heidelberg.de
The Institute for Translation and Interpreting (IÜD) was founded in 1930 as the Institute for Interpreting at the Mannheim School of Commerce. The Institute became part of the University of Heidelberg in 1933 and was consequently relocated to Heidelberg. As the oldest institution of this kind in Germany, the IÜD has a long tradition of teaching and research. The Institute combines tradition and innovation in the field of translation and interpreting. The IÜD is also one of the four founding members of CIUTI (Conférence Internationale Permanente d'Instituts Universitaires de Traducteurs et Interprètes), the oldest and most renowned international association of institutes of higher education offering degree programmes in translation and interpreting.
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Serpentine Gallery Unveils Pavilion and Summer Houses
As ever, we are looking forward to see Serpentine Gallery‘s pavilion – this time by Danish architecture firm BIG, which will run from June until October. Described as an “unzipped wall”, this modular structure will be made out of interlocking fibreglass bricks in a curved shape that leave an opening at the bottom to become a three dimensional space for visitors.
BIG’s structure focuses on a concept based on visitor experience
Following last year’s colourful plastic-wrapped structure designed by Spanish architects SelgasCano, BIG’s structure focuses on a concept based on visitor experience. The centre of the structure will be a void space that will host a cafe and events space during the day, and the gallery’s annual Park Nights programme in the evenings.
Alongside the main pavilion, four new “Summer Houses” will be featured. Designed by Kunlé Adeyemi, Barkow Leibinger, Yona Friedman and Asif Khan, these structures reference the 18th-century Neoclassical summerhouse – named Queen Caroline’s Temple – that is also located in Kensington Gardens.
Kunlé Adeyemi’s “Summer House” has been created as an inverse replica of the folly, which will be constructed from sandstone building blocks to fulfil the primary purpose of a summerhouse as a space for relaxation, whilst providing shelter.
Barkow Leibinger’s “Summer House” is based on the original design on a second 18th-century building that once rotated on top of an artificial hill to offer panoramic views of the Royal Park but was later demolished.
Yona Friedman’s “Summer House” is based on his La Villa Spatiale project, which proposes using mobile and modular architecture to allow cities to grow without needing lots of land and to help people create their own house designs.
Asif Khan’s “Summer House” draws on the Temple’s location close to the water and the way it catches sunlight reflected off the Serpentine lake. The structure features a polished metal platform and roof, surrounded the undulating timber staves.
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Drivers and teams
Renault signs with Spark Racing Technology and Formula E Holding as Technical Partner in the FIA Formula E Championship
Renault SAS, leader of Electric Vehicle and expert in motorsport, has signed on as official Technical Partner of Spark Racing Technology to supply the Formula E cars to be entered in the FIA Formula E Championship. The agreement was signed by Patrice Ratti, Renault Sport Technologies Managing Director and as a Renault SAS representative, Alejandro Agag, CEO of Formula E Holdings and Frédéric Vasseur, President of Spark Racing Technologies.
“Renault has demonstrated a unique commitment to zero-emission mobility, with a range of 4 cars available for sale. Renault in Europe, and the Renault-Nissan Alliance worldwide, have gained a position of EV sales leader. Formula E is an exciting opportunity to demonstrate the excellence and the reliability of our EV solutions” said Philippe Klein, Executive Vice President, Corporate Planning, Product Planning & Programs of Renault Group.
“We believe that motorsport is an efficient manner to promote the efficiency of new technologies, and we’re eager to use that single-seater in FIA Formula E championship to show our technology is the best.”
Renault’s ongoing involvement in motor racing’s series provides it with a unique technological laboratory, giving it an edge not only in the world of production vehicles but also on the race track. Renault’s technological excellence extends not only in F1 but also in all Z.E. range.
“Renault and Formula E both share the same commitment to innovative technology and sustainable motoring and we’re delighted to welcome them to the Championship as a Founding Partner,” said Alejandro Agag, CEO of Championship promoter Formula E Holdings.
“Not only is Renault one of the world’s leading car manufacturers, with a very successful motorsport pedigree, it is also a pioneer for electric vehicles being the first full-range car manufacturer to market zero-emission vehicles. To have a manufacturer of this calibre onboard is a great testament to the growing appeal of the FIA Formula E Championship.”
Spark Racing Technology sided toward this technological expertise to optimize the electric and electronic layout. The 42 Formula E single-seaters built for the beginning of the first season will be named “Spark-Renault”.
“Spark Racing Technology is extremely proud to have a new major quality player in motorsport, Renault” said Frédéric Vasseur, CEO of Spark Racing Technology.
“Their record and involvement in high level motorsport speaks for the brand. In addition, Renault has always been at the forefront of innovation and having their expertise and know-how is invaluable at such a key moment in the creation of the FIA Formula E World Championship. This partnership with Renault is a new corner stone in a building harmoniously taking shape at all levels.”
Renault Sport Technologies is the only car manufacturer to design, develop and market a comprehensive range of sporting cars and vehicles made for motorsport within the same entity.
It was an evidence for Renault to ask to his subsidiary to work on this project and to put on evidence all the engineers’ expertise on motorsport vehicles.
“Renault’s expertise in electric powertrain design and integration acquired both in production E.V. and in Formula 1 makes Renault Sport a natural partner for Spark in this exciting Formula E project” said Patrice Ratti, Managing Director of Renault Sport Technologies.
“Engineers from Renault Sport F1 and Renault Sport Technologies will collaborate with Spark Racing Technology team to optimize the electric and electronic layout and performance of the powertrain. Our experience will be particularly valuable to ensure the safety and reliability of the car”
For further information please contact :
Renault SAS
Jean-Jacques Delaruwiere (Press Manager) +33607734778
jean-jacques.delaruwiere@renault.com
Renault Sport Technologies
Marie-Hélène de Rabaudy (Press & External communication Manager) +33622571901
marie-helene.de-rabaudy@renault.com
For high-res image please visit our media website at http://media.renaultsport.com or http://media.renault.com
About Renault SAS
Renault has since 1995 been committed to a strong environmental policy that takes account of the environmental impact of all its activities at each phase in the vehicle life cycle. From 2007, the Renault eco² signature represented Renault’s commitment in this area in the eyes of customers and the general public. Through a number of innovations, including the electric vehicle and new internal-combustion technology, the emissions of Renault range vehicles in Europe should fall from 137g at the end of 2010 to less than 120g in 2013, and less than 100g / km in 2016 with electric vehicles.
About FIA Formula E Championship
Formula E is a new FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile) championship featuring racing cars powered exclusively by electric energy. It represents a vision for the future of the motor industry over the coming decades. The races will be held in the heart of the world’s leading cities, around their main landmarks. Demonstrations of the first cars will commence in 2013, followed by the first official electric car race in 2014. The plan is for a grid of 10 teams and 20 drivers in 2014. The FIA has expressed its delight with the sport’s shared values of clean energy and sustainability. Formula E hopes to promote general awareness around sustainability. It also intends to serve as a framework for R&D around the electric vehicle and accelerate general interest in these cars for personal use.
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Modern GE Turbine On Its Way From Elbląg To Pge Power Plant In Opole
The official dispatch of the steam turbine manufactured for the PGE Power Plant in Opole took place on February 9 in the GE Power Turbine Factory in Elbląg. This event closes the next stage of the construction project of two power units Nos 5 and 6, for which GE is the general designer. GE is also the supplier of key devices, i.e. generators, steam turbines and boilers.
The ceremony of the official departure of the turbine from Elbląg to Opole was attended by the representatives of the central and local authorities, the representatives of investor and the partners of General Electric, the host of the ceremony, including the suppliers and contractors working on the project.
Michael Keroulle, Chief Commercial Officer of GE Steam Power Systems, said: “We are very proud that the generators and steam turbines for the Opole project are supplied by GE’s own Elbląg factory. The machines, designed by Polish engineers and manufactured here, at our Polish factory, are among the most technologically advanced coal-fired power generation equipment in the world with a very low emission level compared to the global average. This is a great example of what GE and Poland can deliver here and should serve as an example to the rest of the world”.
The construction of power units Nos 5 and 6 with a total capacity of 1,800 MWe at the PGE Power Plant in Opole is the biggest project in the energy industry in Poland after 1989. In August 2016, a modern 50WT25E-158W generator, designed and manufactured at the GE Power facility in Wrocław, was already sent to Opole. Now, the company is supplying the subsequent component of the project, a steam turbine, designed and manufactured by the GE Power Turbine Factory in Elbląg.
Beata Stelmach, GE CEO for Poland and Baltic, says “GE has been present in Poland already for 25 years and in this period we have managed to develop complex operations in various industries. We are particularly proud of our share in the modernization of the Polish energy industry. The investment in Opole is a perfect example of cooperation and technological progress. 75% of the Opole project has been sourced out of GE’s Polish footprint. Every job at our facilities in Poland generates another four in the supply chain. And only at the site of Elbląg has GE a workforce of 1,400”.
The progress of works at the power plant in Opole has exceeded 70% and it is being continued according to schedule. Employment on this construction site has exceeded 5,000 by 300 companies involved in project realization. The construction is performed on the EPC principle (engineering, procurement, construction), i.e. it includes the design, delivery and construction of power units on a turnkey basis. Two constructed units- each with a gross capacity of 900 MWe - will be fuelled with coal. They will consume about 4.1 million tonnes of coal per year. The application of modern technologies supplied by GE will allow for obtaining a net energy efficiency for the power unit at the level of about 46% and for reducing the emissions, including CO2 emissions, by about 20 per cent per unit of generated energy. New units will generate up to 13.4 TWh of electric energy annually, which covers about 8% of the domestic output. The life cycle of the installed power units has been planned for 35 years of operation with a period of installed power consumption of up to 8,000 hours/year.
By designing and supplying key devices for the project, the GE partnership in the development of Opole Power Plant confirms active and effective participation by the company in the modernization of the Polish energy sector. The company’s efforts in this respect have also been highlighted on January 26 with the signing of the agreement on strategic cooperation in the area of energy and aviation by General Electric and the Ministry of Development. “In cooperation with Polish EPC partners, GE would be even able to secure a local supply much beyond 75% out of Poland”, adds Beata Stelmach.
The GE Power Turbine Factory in Elbląg has engineered all turbine components for power units Nos 5 and 6 in Opole, i.e. a high pressure module (HP), a medium pressure module (MP), a set of bearing racks, a set of HP and MP valve chambers, foundation elements and MP inlet pipelines. Due to its capacity of 900 MW, the manufactured turbine is also of a specific size. The HP module 8.05 x 2.87 x 3.25 m in size is of a gross weight of 85 tonnes and the MP module 10.63 x 4.01 x 5.00 m in size reaches a gross weight of 166.8 tonnes.
Ryszard Wasiłek, Vice-President of the Management Board for Development, said: “The construction of two new units in Opole is strategic for PGE to keep its leading position in the field of power generation . It will also enable our Group to modernize and refresh our generation fleet. Thanks to the joint efforts, the next phases of this project will be realized smoothly and according to the schedule, which places this project among leading undertakings in the Polish energy sector”.
Due to their size and weight, the individual turbine elements will be transported from Elbląg to Opole by land or water, as appropriate, with respect to their size. The HP module assembled at the Department of Casings and Turbine Assembly will be transported by a dedicated low-chassis vehicle with a pilot. The MP module will be transported with a hydraulic gantry to the bank of the Elbląg Canal, from which it will be directed via Gdańsk to Szczecin and then along the Odra River to Opole. The delivery of the turbine modules to the construction site in Opole is scheduled for February and March, respectively, followed by their installation.
Upon supporting the modernization of coal power plants in Poland, GE offers a number of solutions, which go in line with the power market idea that aims at providing flexibility of energy production by determination of the power mix that is the most advantageous to Poland. It is directly connected with the fact that coal has been so far and will remain in the nearest future the main supply source for domestic power plants. At the same time, demand for electric energy will be constantly increasing. GE can support Poland in the modernization of the power industry by delivering solutions which guarantee the highest power efficiency for the plants upon maintaining reductions in CO2 emissions. The application of the latest technologies allows for cleaner coal-based generation compatible with all environmental standards required by the European Union.
GE Power Turbine Factory in Elbląg
The GE Power Turbine Factory in Elbląg was founded in 1948. It manufactures complete steam turbines of various power ratings as well as modules, sub-assemblies and spare parts of a weight of up to 120 tonnes for steam, gas and nuclear power plants. The facility applies modern technological solutions in the production of turbine blades, such as five-axis automated processing centers and computer measurements of the blade profiles. Over 370 turbines manufactured by the facility in Elbląg operate at power plants all over the world. Elbląg also houses our Metallurgical Plant, one of the biggest and the most modern foundries in the world and the only such factory in the GE Group, dedicated to the production of complex and heavy castings for the energy sector. The steel foundry has been operating in Elbląg since 1948 and manufactures steel castings of a unit weight of 3,500 to 70,000 kg. The iron foundry, commissioned in 2009, offers ductile iron castings of a unit weight of 15,000 to 55,000 kg. The castings manufactured at our Metallurgical Plant are the basic components of turbines which operate both in Poland and globally.
GE is the world’s Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. GE is organized around a global exchange of knowledge, the “GE Store”, through which each business shares and accesses the same technology, markets, structure and intellect. Each invention further fuels innovation and application across our industrial sectors. With people, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for customers by speaking the language of industry.
GE in Poland
GE entered the Polish market in 1992. It currently employs 6,500 people in the industrial sector. The GE Group in Poland owns, among other things, three plants specializing in the manufacture of electric products (in Kłodzko, Łódź and Bielsko-Biała), two facilities of GE Aviation (Dzierżoniów and Bielsko-Biała) and three GE power plants (a turbine manufacturing plant and foundry in Elbląg and a generator manufacturing plant in Wrocław). The EDC (Engineering Design Centre) has also been operating in Warsaw for 16 years. It was founded as a partnership between GE and the Institute of Aviation. Since 1992 the company has invested USD 670 million in Poland and its annual expenditure on research and development isabout USD 100 million.
Find out more about GE at www.ge.com/pl and Twitter @GE_Polska and @PStracar_GECEE
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1888 Rand McNally Map of Connecticut and Rhode Island, United States
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Rhode Island. Connecticut.
1888 (dated) 13 x 21 in (33.02 x 53.34 cm) 1 : 455000
This is a beautiful example of Rand McNally and Company's 1888 map of the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island, United States. The map covers both states and includes parts of neighboring states. Color coded according to counties, the map notes several towns, cities, railroads, and various other topographical details with relief shown by hachure. This map was issued as plate no. 41 in the 1893 issue of Rand McNally and Company's Indexed Atlas of the World- possibly the finest atlas Rand McNally ever issued.
Rand, McNally and Co. (fl. 1856 - present) is an American publisher of maps, atlases and globes. The company was founded in 1856 when William H. Rand, a native of Quincy, Massachusetts, opened a print shop in Chicago. Rand hired the recent Irish immigrant Andrew McNally to assist in the shop giving him a wage of 9 USD per week. The duo landed several important contracts, including the Tribune's (later renamed the Chicago Tribune) printing operation. In 1872, Rand McNally produced its first map, a railroad guide, using a new cost effective printing technique known as wax process engraving. As Chicago developed as a railway hub, the Rand firm, now incorporated as Rand McNally, began producing a wide array of railroad maps and guides. Over time, the firm expanded into atlases, globes, educational material, and general literature. By embracing the wax engraving process, Rand McNally was able to dominate the map and atlas market, pushing more traditional American lithographic publishers like Colton, Johnson, and Mitchell out of business. Eventually Rand McNally opened an annex office in New York City headed by Caleb S. Hammond, whose name is today synonymous with maps and atlases, and who later started his own map company, C. S. Hammond & Co. Both firms remain in business.
Rand McNally & Co., Rand, McNally & Co's Indexed Atlas of the World, (Chicago) 1893.
Very good. Text on verso.
Rumsey 3565.072 (1897 edition). Philips (atlases) 1026 (1898 edition).
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Review: CU Show Choir presents Harmonise the Dancefloor
December 2, 2015 • Get Real.
Image Credits: CU Show Choir
The Cambridge University Show Choir’s Harmonise the Dancefloor was a one-off, sold-out late show at the ADC Theatre on 2nd December. It promised be a fun and energetic evening and it very much delivered. The performers didn’t fail to delight a crowd of revelers whose raucous excitement was tangible— in fact it was a credit to the Show Choir that they managed to work off rather than be put off by an audience who pushed the limits of polite and acceptable noise and interruption in a show. The result was a profoundly enjoyable show only made better by the obvious delight of fellow audience members.
From the get-go everything worked impeccably. The costumes were simple and well done, with matching costumes for people of all genders. This was in-keeping with the overall professionalism of the event. The show was well choreographed with a perfect pitch of being not too complex to execute while still being impressive. The song choices for the majority of the show were strong, presenting a broad range of styles with wide appeal, although sometimes this presented a minor problem in the form of unwelcome attempts of the audience to sing along. Importantly, the vocals were, by and large, incredibly strong.
The fun was infectious and it was a joy to see that the performers, as much as the audience, were really getting into it. They worked incredibly well together as a group, which is obviously important. They were at their best during the bigger group songs, with highlights for me including Cher’s Believe and an inspired ‘explosion’ medley of Grenade, Firework, and Dynamite. That said, the boys alone singing Rihanna’s Only Girl was superb, and the rendition of Robbie Williams’s Angels got the audience gently swaying. The only time I really questioned song choice was during an oddly tranquil rendition of Superbass. Even if the energy picked up at the end of the number, in my opinion a little more oomph was necessary to pull off a Nicki Minaj number. But even this, while I didn’t love it, was far from bad.
The compere, on a night like this, can make a real difference, and this show’s one was strong, confident, funny, and engaging, although some of his jokes went a little amiss. Despite this, I did wonder if from time to time he was left on stage just a fraction too long, with a space of time slightly too big for him to fill; there was a moment or two where his exchanges with the audience became a little awkward. As I say, this was not down to a lack of skill on his part but a small misjudgment in the pacing of the show.
On a production level, the generally professional show was let down on a couple of occasions simply by the height of the microphones. During a number of songs the solo voice was drowned out by the chorus because the soloist was not close enough to the microphone for the level to be right. This was a shame because the quality of the singing was of such a high standard that it would have been nice to be able to hear all of it. I suppose this is a by-product of the rapid rotation of singers that they had taking place. This rotation was actually one of my favourite things about the evening, as there was a real sense of a “collective”, rather than the Glee-style stars of Show Choir getting all the big solos. Perhaps in that sense a few mic hiccups were unavoidable.
That said, these minor hitches were largely lost in the grand scheme of things. The evening was a night of high octane fun, an easy pleasure in which it was tempting to lose oneself. It is clear to see, with a performance like this, how this group won the national show choir competition last year last year.
Ronan Marron (Get Real. contributor)
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Home/News/International/Canada/Ryder honors Mexican carrier partners
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Ryder honors Mexican carrier partners
Henry Carmichael, Staff Writer Monday, February 4, 2019
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Ryder System, Inc. (R: NYSE) presented its Service Excellence Awards to top-performing carriers at its ninth annual Mexican Carrier Recognition Event in Mexico City on January 17. The event – reported in a press release by Ryder on January 29 – recognized 20 Mexican carriers for their excellence in service in Ryder’s international supply chain.
Ryder uses the Service Excellence Awards to motivate its Mexican carrier partners to improve their service offerings. Ryder’s Mexico supply chain operations first began in 1994, according to the release.
“We share with them the best carrier practices because we want the best carriers working for us,” said Gene Sevilla, vice president of international supply chain solutions at Ryder. “Many carriers work for us and they all want to be recognized for the award.”
Sevilla said that for a carrier to be considered by Ryder for a Service Excellence Award, it must have zero accidents during the year, deliver all of its shipments on time and submit all invoices correctly to Ryder.
There are four categories of carriers considered for the Service Excellence Awards, based on the value of carriers’ shipments invoiced to Ryder. The categories are large, midsize to large, midsize and small to midsize. Five top-performing companies in each category are selected. Sevilla said that Ryder partners with a range of different-sized carriers in Mexico. The largest carriers invoice Ryder over $60 million annually, while there are some which invoice less than $1 million.
Ryder assists its Mexican partners to improve their capabilities by providing them with new truck-based technology which helps to prevent accidents, improves security and boosts performance. This in turn improves Ryder’s Mexican supply chain operations.
Ryder’s supply chain operations in Mexico are extensive. According to Sevilla, Ryder operates five million square feet of warehouse space in the country (roughly 10 percent of Ryder’s total warehouse space worldwide) and partners with nearly 200 Mexican carriers.
Sevilla said that Ryder’s supply chain manages around 30,000 monthly shipments within Mexico. Jonathan Mayor, Ryder’s manager of global corporate communications and social media, said that the company also manages over 21,000 monthly shipments crossing the U.S.-Mexico border as of 2018, more than three times the number of Ryder’s 6,000 monthly shipments crossing the U.S.-Canada border.
Ryder’s shipments cross the U.S.-Mexico border at three key locations – El Paso and Laredo, Texas and San Diego, California. Sevilla said that 95 percent of Ryder’s cross-border supply chain shipments move through these crossing locations.
“We’ve been in Mexico for 25 years and we have been growing tremendously there,” said Sevilla. “We’ve grown from nothing by selling and selling more. Our company now has over 4,000 employees [in Mexico] and we serve all the verticals.”
Sevilla also said that while Ryder’s share of northbound (Mexico to U.S.) shipments has remained flat in recent years, its share of southbound (U.S. to Mexico) shipments are now growing, providing new opportunities for Ryder’s supply chain in Mexico.
Here is the full list of the recipients of Ryder’s service excellence awards:
Large Carriers
Servicio de Transporte Internacional Y Local S.A. de C.V.
Transportes Monroy Schiavon, S.A. de C.V.
Fletes Lozmar, S.A. de C.V.
Auto Express Oriente S.A. de C.V.
AKNA Transportes S. de R.L. de C.V.
Midsize to Large Carriers
Promotora Norte Pacifico S.A. de C.V.
Transportes Logisticos de Carga S.A. de C.V.
Dynamo Fletes Y Servicios S.A. de C.V.
Corsa Transportes S.A. de C.V.
Auto Express Aguila S.A. de C.V.
Midsize Carriers
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Riverview Bistro in Stratford, Connecticut, signed up with Energize Connecticut in March 2014.
Embracing Energy Efficiencies
February 2016 Bryan Reesman
Margins are tight and unforgiving in the restaurant business, but an obvious opportunity for savings comes in the form of energy efficiency, and numerous state-funded programs offer cost-cutting incentives to help businesses become more sustainable.
The United Illuminating Company (ui) in Connecticut handles 20 percent of that state’s energy supply and provides restaurants with a 36-month history of their energy consumption, including hours of the day and the days of the week, to show where savings can be earned. If restaurants join the program, incentives may include up to 50 percent of costs covered by the state and zero percent financing, for those businesses with strong credit. When the state-funded Energize Connecticut program started in 2000, it provided opportunities for restaurants to improve efficiency in the areas of refrigeration controls, HVAC, and lighting. More recently, innovations like heat-recovery grills and advanced LED lights that can match the color and tone of existing installed lights have come to market.
David Petrone, chef and owner of Riverview Bistro in Stratford, Connecticut, which opened in 2012, signed up with Energize Connecticut in March 2014. The state covers about 50 percent of the tab and allows him to pay the rest interest-free over three and a half years. Petrone opted to implement the entire efficiency package, from LED lighting to controlled thermostats and sustainable water faucets. The restaurant’s monthly payment is roughly $700, which is about half its monthly savings of around $1,300.
“Restaurants do not have the highest profit margin, so it’s a dollar-and-cents business,” Chef Petrone says. “You have to find every angle you can to save as much as you can. In my case, I had to look at the real operating costs that I could play with—gas, electric, water—because those are things you can control to a certain degree.”
For instance, he replaced the 400-watt lightbulbs used in the restaurant’s parking lot with a 60-watt LED panel that was brighter. In the kitchen, he transitioned from four 34-watt bulbs to two bulbs plus mirrors.
Another Connecticut operator who has worked with UI is Brian Faye, co-owner of Lenny and Joe’s, which has locations in New Haven, Madison, and Westbrook. The New Haven restaurant is the newest unit and the first to become energy efficient. “It’s a great thing to do to help out, and the cost [savings] are great, too,” Faye says, adding that UI “came in and redid all of our light bulbs. We also purchased an energy-efficient refrigerator/freezer, and we redid all of the parking lot lights. It’s been great.”
Since completing the UI–recommended efficiencies project in October 2013 (they started working on it that February), the 10,000-square-foot location has saved an estimated $10,000 to $11,000 a year. In a scenario that has been common for UI, Faye admits he ignored the program the first couple of times he was approached. “Then I met with them, they explained everything, and I decided to go forward,” Faye says. “If something seems too good to be true it probably is, but they said they’d pay for everything and redo it all.”
And they did. “I didn’t really have to do anything,” Faye says.
Similar programs to help restaurants conserve costs and operate more efficiently exist around the country, such as those from ComEd in the Chicago and northern Illinois markets. Exploring incentive programs to conserve energy is certainly a conversation worth having with local utility providers, and national programs are worth exploring as well, such as the Green Restaurant Association, a non-profit based in Boston that provides tools for restaurants to become more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. Similarly, the National Restaurant Association’s Conserve program provides do-it-yourself tips for operators and works with organizations including Energy Star, the Food Service Technology Center, and the Food Waste Reduction Alliance.
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Ignacio Garraus: ‘I loathe myself’
Jakob Rodgers
The man at the epicenter of the Shawna Nelson Case broke his silence outside the courtroom Friday night on national television.
Ignacio Garraus, the husband of Heather Garraus who was shot to death execution style on Jan. 23, 2007 by his former lover, appeared on Dateline NBC, and said he felt guilty about his wife’s murder. He also described Heather Garraus as the only innocent person in the case.
Garraus had an on-again-off-again affair for more than two years with Shawna Nelson that resulted in Nelson having Ignacio Garraus’ child. On March 3 Nelson was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.
In the high profile trial, which brought national media attention, Garraus took the stand testifying about the details of his affair with Nelson, and the subsequent shooting of his wife.
Garraus, a former Greeley police officer, said Nelson held him hostage in the relationship and when they broke up she sent him ominous text messages.
More: Shawna Nelson sentenced to life behind bars
Because of the intense guilt he felt throughout the affair, Garraus told Dateline reporter Josh Mankiewicz he felt much better when he finally told his wife the truth and broke off the affair with Nelson.
“It’s almost like it was euphoric as having a weight lifted off of me,” said Garraus, in the interview televised on NBC. “Because having Shawna no longer have any type of power or leverage upon me was… You said I was emasculated? Well, I felt like a man again. Where I could be back in control of my own life.”
The only feeling he holds now, however, is guilt.
“I did the shallow thing,” Garraus said. “That my wife wouldn’t be intimate with me, I would go find it somewhere else. So now I’m a shallow adulterer. I don’t run from this.”
While, Garraus attended the verdict and immediate sentencing of Nelson, he declined comment, leaving the court quickly.
More: Sordid details emerge as Ignacio Garraus testifies in the Shawna Nelson trial
Garraus resigned as an police officer in March, 2007 and moved to Florida with his daughter. The child Garraus bore with Nelson is in the custody of Ken Nelson, Shawna Nelson’s husband.
Mankiewicz said that Garraus agreed to the interview so that he could tell the tale of his former wife.
“He’s tortured,” said Mankiewicz in a telephone interview with the Tribune. “This has been a huge lesson in the law of unintended consequences, and he clearly blames himself for what happened. He made no attempt to evade responsibility for it. I was, in some ways, surprised that he wanted to essentially just do the interview, which we did a couple of months ago.”
“It’s hard to talk to this guy and not feel bad for him,” Mankiewicz said.
Asked by Mankiewicz if he was ashamed of himself for what he did, Garraus had a simple answer to encompass his feelings about the complex string of events that led to his wife’s murder.
“Oh yes, I loathe,” Garraus said during the NBC interview. “And I got to hide it so my kid doesn’t see how bad I loathe myself. Because a beautiful woman’s dead for me having an affair, the chain of events that I had no way of foreseeing. But ultimately if I never had an affair, Heather would be alive. It’s on me.”
— Tribune reporter David Young contributed to this report
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How An 11-Year-Old Boy Invented The Popsicle
26th June 2019 JOHN SMITH
In 1905, 11-year-old Frank Epperson from San Francisco, California, accidentally invented the Popsicle
The next time you pop a Popsicle in your mouth, think about this: You’re enjoying the fruits of an 11-year-old entrepreneur’s labor.
The origins of frozen treats can be traced back to ancient times. It is known that the ancient Romans carried blocks of ice from the mountains to chill their food and drinks in summer.
They also made frozen treats by crushing the ice and flavoring it with fruits and syrups. The Chinese stored ice and made frozen treats just like the Romans.
It is said that when the Italian adventurer Marco Polo visited the Chinese court of Kublai Khan in the thirteenth century, he enjoyed some of the frozen treats made by the Chinese.
Centuries later 11-year-old boy would accidentally invent one of the most popular frozen treats of the modern age – the popsicle.
Green ice pop.
Frank Epperson
In 1905, 11-year-old Frank Epperson from San Francisco, California, accidentally invented the Popsicle.
It was a chilly evening when he decided to make himself a soft drink. He mixed soda powder and water with a wooden stirring stick but somehow forgot about his drink and left it on the porch.
When he woke up the next morning and returned to the porch his drink was frozen with the wooden stir stick stuck in the frozen liquid. He ran the glass under hot water and licked the frozen treat off the wooden stir stick. He had invented a new treat and named it Epsicle.
Hibiscus Popsicle.
The next summer he started selling the treat around his neighborhood for five cents a piece. As written by smartsidenews, he patented the Epsicle later in 1923 under the name frozen ice on a stick.
Reportedly his children urged him to change the name of the treatment since they always asked for “Pop’s sicles.”
Unfortunately, he was forced to sell his Popsicle rights the Joe Lowe Co. since he was broke and had to liquidate all his assets to stay afloat. “I was flat and had to liquidate all my assets,” he recalled years later. “I haven’t been the same since.”
The Popsicle gained more popularity, and Joe Lowe Co. took it to national fame. They added a second stick during the Great Depression making it even more popular than before.
Reportedly around 8,000 Popsicles were sold in one day at Brooklyn’s Coney Island amusement park. The company even changed its name to the Popsicle Corporation.
Raspberry Popsicle.
They faced competition from Good Humor, which produced chocolate-covered ice cream on a stick and sued the Joe Lowe Company for copyright infringement.
After a series of lawsuits, the court decided that the Lowe Company could sell frozen treats made from water while Good Humor could continue to sell its ice cream.
In 1989 Unilever purchased the Popsicle brand and later also Good Humor, putting an end to the feud between the two companies. Unilever now sells around 2 billion Popsicles each year.
John Smith has been with Histecho since 2017, A Senior Editor & Writer for Histecho. his work has been featured in outlets such as Scientific American, The Washington Post, NBC News, and Fox News. John grew up outside of Philadelphia and studied biology at Hamilton College in upstate New York.
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L3Harris has developed its largest telescope optic to date, a 3.5-meter secondary mirror for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST). Once fully operational, the telescope will survey the entire visible southern sky every few days, unlocking more of the universe than all previous telescopes combined.
LSST Secondary Optic and Cell Assembly
As part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) led LSST project team, L3Harris will provide both the secondary mirror and mirror cell assembly for the ground-based telescope located on Cerro Pachón in Chile. During its operation lifetime of 10 years, LSST will detect tens of billions of objects, allowing it to chart the history of the expansion of the dynamic universe. The telescope will also support the research areas of dark matter and energy.
LSST’s 3.5-meter diameter secondary mirror is a solid meniscus design fabricated from ultra-low expansion glass. L3Harris is also responsible for manufacturing LSST’s cell assembly, which includes the polished secondary mirror, mirror support system, mirror cell electronics and sensors, thermal control system, and mirror control system.
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The presentation will begin with an overview of the literature examining communication between dancers, dance educators, researchers, and medical practitioners. Work that has expressly explored barriers to communication and attitudes about these relationships will be described. The talk will then proceed with a more focused look at the following: (1) what the researchers have discovered through various tools (electromyography, kinematics, etc.), and why this information is either not applied or not reaching the educators and dancers; (2) what the medical practitioners are contributing to dancers and educators, and how collaboration among these groups can be improved; (3) how the unique perspective of dancers and educators informs the art form and training, and how researchers and medical practitioners can understand and embrace this perspective. The presentation will move to practical strategies to enhance communication with an emphasis on language and how these groups speak differently about dance issues, and the use of imagery from an artistic / scientific perspective. Resource: Motor Learning and Control for Dance: Principles and Practices for Performers and Teachers (Krasnow & Wilmerding)
Workshop: Neutral Pelvis, Core Support and Trunk Stabilization
The workshop will explore these three common concepts in dance training, and how they differ and overlap. Work on neutral pelvis will explore identifying the bony landmarks that define neutral organization for the pelvis, and the muscles that move the pelvis in and out of neutral alignment. The discussion of core support will focus exclusively on the deep core muscles (transversus abdominus, lumbar multifidus, diaphragm, and pelvic floor muscles), and how dancers can learn to recruit the core in stance and movement. The trunk stabilization work will shift to the global stabilizers (superficial muscles of the trunk), what their function is, and how they are sometimes confused with core support. Examples of exercises and imagery for all three will be provided. Please come dressed to move if you wish to participate and bring a mat or towel. Resource: HDC resource paper: A Guide to Neutral Pelvis, Core Support, and Trunk Stabilization (Krasnow & Wilmerding)
Virginia Wilmerding
Virginia "Ginny" Wilmerding, PhD danced professionally for a number of modern dance companies in New York City before moving to New Mexico. She is now a Research Professor at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. With colleague Donna Krasnow, PhD, she has written the book Motor Learning for Dancers, and edited the IADMS organizational book Dancer Wellness, both published through Human Kinetics. Ginny is the former CEO of the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science (IADMS), as well as a Past-President of IADMS (2005 to 2007), and served for several years on its Board, Education, and Research Committees. She has published original research in Journal of Dance Medicine & Science, Medical Problems of Performing Artists, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Athletic Therapy Today, Journal of Sport and Human Performance, and Idea Today and has served as an invited author for five resource papers for IADMS, in collaboration with Dr Krasnow. Research interests include body composition, training methodologies, aerobic capacity, biomechanics, injury incidence and prevention, pedagogical considerations in technique class, and the physiological requirements of various dance idioms.
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Analogue amphitheatre goes digital
The Jerudong Park Amphitheatre in Brunei has purchased an Allen & Heath digital iLive system, comprising an iDR10 MixRack and iLive-176 Control Surface.
In addition to various community services and events, the venue has hosted a long line of premier international artists and theatrical productions including Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Seal, Janet Jackson, Ronan Keating and Spirit of the Dance.
The venue wanted to migrate its FOH set up from an analogue to a digital system and approached Singapore installation firm, BCI. They recommended the Allen & Heath iLive system due to its distributed audio design and flexible architecture, making it an ideal choice for the large size of the venue and the variety of major productions hosted there.
"The iLive-176 system has exceeded our expectations and has been the perfect solution because of its magnificent sound quality, user-friendliness, flexibility and functionality," said JP Amphitheatre’s head of sound and lighting, Asmalee Hj Bujang. "I am impressed with the quality of the new system, we have never heard the sound with such clarity, the mix is very clean, and the reverbs are absolutely stunning. iLive adds a new dimension to our events, it is a great system for live show use, and built-in dynamics processing is a huge advantage."
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Public Speaking Is No Longer a 'Soft Skill.' It's Your Key to Success in Any Field
Great persuaders have a competitive edge in the age of ideas.
By Carmine GalloKeynote speaker and author, 'Five Stars: The Communication Secrets to Get From Good to Great'@carminegallo
The hard data show that "soft skills" are in high demand.
In a new LinkedIn analysis, "persuasion" was one of the top skills "most worth learning" in 2019. "Strengthening a soft skill is one of the best investments you can make in your career, as they never go out of style," according to the study.
After conducting dozens of interviews for Five Stars, my new book on persuasion, I've concluded that it's time to stop referring to public speaking and the art of persuasion as "soft skills." A wealthy entrepreneur at Y-Combinator, the iconic investment firm behind startups such as Reddit and Airbnb, persuaded me to stop using the term. During our conversation, he called out my mistake.
"Let's talk about a soft skill like storytelling," I said.
"Soft?" he shot back. "If an entrepreneur can't tell a convincing story, I'm not investing. You call it soft. I call it fundamental."
Warren Buffett would agree. Whenever Buffett is asked about the one most valuable skill that anyone can build today, he says public speaking. He even puts a value on it, which I wrote about in this article. "The one easy way to become worth 50 percent more than you are now -- at least -- is to hone your communication skills -- both written and verbal," Buffett says.
The Growing Value of Changing Minds
In a world built on ideas, the persuaders -- the ones who can win hearts and change minds -- have a competitive edge. I've spoke to economists and historians like Deirdre McCloskey at the University of Illinois, Chicago. She conducted an impressive research project to prove that old-fashioned rhetoric -- persuasion -- is responsible for a growing share of America's national income.
McCloskey analyzed 250 occupations covering 140 million people in the U.S. She created a statistical model based on the amount of time people in each category spent on public speaking and persuading another person to take action. In some cases, persuasion played a more limited role than others (think firefighters versus public relations specialists).
McCloskey reached the following conclusion: Persuasion is responsible for generating one-quarter of America's total national income. She expects it to rise to 40 percent over the next 20 years. McCloskey's research was taken up by another economist in Australia who reached a similar conclusion.
To understand why persuasion is no longer a soft skill, we need a short history lesson. In 1840, nearly 70 percent of the U.S. labor force worked on farms; today fewer than 2 percent of Americans work in agriculture. Manufacturing's share of the labor force has dropped from 40 percent in 1950 to under 20 percent today. Individual income from manufacturing continues to fall as robots replace workers and artificial intelligence takes over repetitive tasks once handled by humans.
The main task of the jobs that are left -- and the new ones created -- is to change minds.
As McCloskey explains, "Nothing happens voluntarily in an economy, or a society, unless someone changes her mind. Behavior can be changed by compulsion, but minds cannot."
Even in the "hard skills" jobs, persuasion sets people apart. "A coder who only knows technical skills might start at $40,000 to $80,000 in Silicon Valley. A coder who can speak to the client can easily command $120,000 and up," says McCloskey.
She's right. I've interviewed young business professionals in their 20s and 30s whose careers are soaring and who get promoted much faster than their peers largely because of their ability to deliver presentations more effectively. Here's the key. They work at it. Public speaking is a skill anyone can build.
In Warren Buffett's office, he has one diploma on display. It's not his business degree. It's a certificate he earned after completing a public-speaking course. Buffett says it's the most valuable degree he has. For a man who's worth $80 billion, that's saying something.
Calling public speaking a "soft skill" diminishes its value in a world that cherishes the hard sciences. Public speaking isn't soft. It's the equivalent of cold, hard cash.
Published on: Jan 4, 2019
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Sony Pulls The Plug On Controversial, Child Marriage-Themed Show 'Pehredaar Piya Ki'
The makers claim they will be back with a new season soon, though.
By Sonali Kokra
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A little over a month after its release, Sony Entertainment Television's controversial show, Pehredaar Piya Ki has been taken off air, according to a report by Hindustan Times.
In a statement explaining the decision, the channel said, "effective from August 28 2017, we are pulling off our programme, Pehredaar Piya Ki, from television. While we understand that the decision to end this serial will be disappointing to those whose creative energies are vested in it, namely, its crew and cast, we (as a channel) are convinced that we will be better served by focusing instead on developing viewer interest in our upcoming shows. We are grateful to all the artists, producers and fans of our shows and request you to graciously support the viewership of our new ventures."
The show has been in trouble ever since its release on 17 July due to its central theme of a marriage between a nine-year-old boy, Ratan, played by child actor Afaan Khan, and an 18-year-old girl, Diya, played by actress Tejasswi Prakash Wayangankar.
Admittedly, even though the show did not portray the 'marriage' between the 'couple' as anything other than one of convenience to further the somewhat bizarre plot, the scenes showing the minor stalking the woman, the idea of a 'suhaag raat' between a child and an adult woman, and watching the adult bride wait hand and foot on her kid husband, are rather distasteful to watch.
Naturally then, what the makers of the show tried to pass off as a harmless crush harboured by a young boy on his idol, was considered by many television viewers as regressive and inappropriate content for the 8:30 pm primetime slot. The matter was furiously debated, and an online petition to Union Information & Broadcasting Minister, Smriti Irani, calling for a ban on the show due to is regressive content and promoting a grave social evil like child marriage, garnered 1.25 lakh signatures.
The complaint was forwarded by Irani to the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC), an advisory body that issues guidelines for "non-news channels, including general entertainment channels, kids channels and special interest channels".
Acting on the growing public opinion against the show, the BCCC had recommended that the channel move the show to the 10 pm slot and run a disclaimer explicitly stating that it did not support child marriages.
On 19 August, Sony released a new promo announcing that the show would be aired at 10:30 pm, from August 22. In addition to this, to end all controversies about the inappropriateness of the so-called relationship, the show was scheduled to take a 12-year-leap on 17 October, showing Ratan as a 21-year-old young man.
However, in a surprise move that shocked everyone — the cast, crew, and viewers — less than a week later, Sony suddenly decided to pull the plug on the show by not airing the episode scheduled for Monday, 28 August. However, the episode did go on online on Sony's online platform, Sony Liv, reported India Today.
The cast and crew, who believed they were finally in the clear due to the scheduled leap did not see the sudden end coming either.
Jiten Lalwani, who plays the part of Bhuvan Singh on the show, told Hindustan Times, "Yes. If the episode hasn't aired then you know the news is true."
Despite the suddenness of the move, according to the India Today report, the show has been pulled off air because the makers and the channel felt the late-night slot did injustice to the story of the show. The makers have, however, promised they will be back with a new season of the show soon.
HuffPost India has reached out to the producers of the show for comment.
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Kathy Kelly co-coordinates Voices for Creative Nonviolence, an antiwar activist campaign.
Start of the Season
07/07/2011 09:28 pm ET Updated Sep 06, 2011
It looked like a scene from an opera. Massed in the doorway and second floor balconies of a quaint building in Athens, facing a magnificent view of the Parthenon, Spanish activists hung banners and flashed peace signs and proclaimed that they wouldn't leave the building, the Embassy of Spain, until their government assured them that their boat, "The Guernica," could at last leave for the suffering and besieged territory of Gaza. Like other boats in the "Freedom Flotilla 2," an international flotilla aiming to end the naval blockade of Gaza, the Spaniards' boat has been blocked from sailing by bureaucratic measures imposed by the Greek government. This was unacceptable to the activists. On July 4, 2011, the Spanish Ambassador to Greece had agreed to meet with only four of the Spanish activists, but at a pre-arranged time, one of the four had gone downstairs, opened the door and ushered in 17 others to help them occupy the Embassy. Today, three days later, they have issued an eloquent statement explaining why they still refuse to leave. They call for an end to the illegal blockade of Gaza and for immediate release of their boat so that it can soon reach Gazan shores. I'm here as an activist passenger on the United States flotilla boat, the Audacity of Hope, also blocked by the Greek government decision. We tried to escape to international waters but were towed back to dock by heavily-armed boats of the Greek Coast Guard. We haven't tried an embassy occupation. "That's what your group should be doing," said one of the main organizers of the international flotilla effort, referring to the Spanish action. He's right. And yet, crucial and telling differences exist between the Embassy of Spain in Athens, where I counted exactly one security guard nonchalantly keeping watch in the first afternoon of the Spanish activists' demonstration, and the Embassy of the U.S. in Athens. The U.S. Embassy takes up about four square blocks of land. Nondescript, boxy white buildings are surrounded by spiked fences of battleship gray. Embassy employees arrive at a checkpoint and are subjected to search routines that include examining the base of their vehicle as it drives over a pit. Dozens of guards maintain round the clock security. What necessitates such elaborate security measures? Is it simply that U.S. lives are more precious than the lives of others and therefore must be intensely safeguarded, or might it be that menacing economic and military policies enforced by the U.S. have caused antagonism and rage sufficient to endanger official U.S. representatives in almost any part of the globe? Several of us who were quietly fasting, across the street from our Embassy, earlier this week, called upon the U.S. to help free Gaza, free our ship from a Greek port, and free, or at least visit, our captain who was, at the time, detained in a Greek jail. When we politely declined to end our fasting presence, we were loaded into Greek police squad cars and held for several hours. The next day, the Greek police again detained six U.S. activists, this time for sitting on a park bench across from the home of the U.S. Ambassador to Greece. Had U.S. activists attempted to occupy the U.S. Embassy in Athens, in an action comparable to that of the Spaniards, we surely wouldn't have been filmed waving from open air balconies. It's likely that the only cameras within the U.S. compound that would cover such an event would be U.S. surveillance cameras. And, of course, the plight we want to make visible is not ours but rather that of the Palestinians in Gaza who rarely have an opportunity to raise or amplify their voices. Our guiding question, our rudder, as we contemplate next steps, asks to what extent we can focus world attention on the plight of Palestinians in Gaza. Today, I read an article by Professor Noam Chomsky in which he asked Chris Gunness, a spokesperson for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency in Gaza to describe the humanitarian crisis Gazans face. "If there were no humanitarian crisis, if there weren't a crisis in almost every aspect of life in Gaza there would be no need for the flotilla," said Gunness. "95 percent of all water in Gaza is undrinkable, 40 percent of all disease is water-borne... 45.2 percent of the labor force is unemployed, 80 percent aid dependency, a tripling of the abject poor since the start of the blockade. Let's get rid of this blockade and there would be no need for a flotilla." And so it goes. Our formation as peace and antiwar activists, should be guided by focusing on the most impoverished people who bear the brunt of our economic and military warfare. We U.S. activists must continue to learn from the durable actions and plans of the Spaniards and numerous other internationals gathered here in Athens, many of whom are facing draconian new economic policies in their home countries as financial institutions hold sway over governments and demand new austerity measures. Greek activists who assemble every night in Athens' Syntagma Square have constructed an inspiring, effective means for developing free speech and determined, risk-taking action in a setting that has evolved to emphasize simplicity, sharing of resources and a clear preference for service rather than dominance. I leave Greece tonight with sincere regret that I didn't spend more time learning from these sturdy activists. I and another US Boat to Gaza campaign member, Missy Lane, will head to Tel Aviv, where we plan to be part of a "flytilla," a new campaign which will bring hundreds of activists together in Israel's Ben Gurion airport, all of us intent on reaching Palestinian refugee camps and/or visiting Gazan families. Earlier this evening, a group of U.S. activists who've been able to remain longer, here in Athens, demonstrated at each of the heavily guarded streets leading to the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Greece. The Ambassador is hosting a huge festival tonight, in celebration of the U.S. July 4th holiday that commemorates independence. Several Greek people passing us read our signs seeking freedom for Gaza and asked us to understand that as recently as one year ago, the government of Greece showed no sign of submitting to Israeli or U.S. pressure and allowed international flotilla boats to sail. But, now they are dependent on the whims of financial elites around the world. The IMF is prescribing draconian measures which will wreck their economy and make them subservient to the dictates of foreign multinationals. What would happen if the government defied the masters? The Greek government has been told to bend down and kiss the dirt, and if it doesn't do so it will be told to bend down and eat the dirt. So far, the government has complied, and one instance of galling obeisance is their cooperation with Israeli and U.S. governmental insistence that no boats bound for Gaza be allowed to depart from Grecian ports. The flotilla may not leave Grecian ports this month, but the idea and practice of dissent surely will. The Arab Spring has planted seeds throughout the eastern Mediterranean, from its birthplace in the Tunisia through the Mubarak overthrow here to Greece, and of course throughout the world as it spreads into a heralded European Summer. With democracy in Gaza, here in Greece, and throughout the world so dependent on what our own government does in the United States, U.S. citizens should surely be thinking, thinking constantly, of daily actions, gutsy and inspiring, which we can take in our home country where we face so little risk compared with so many living in utmost precarity -- so many beckoning all of us to carry their hard-fought struggle beyond one Arab Spring into a perennial human striving for freedom; into hope, perhaps outlandish hope, even for an American autumn. A grand drama is unfolding here in Greece, in Egypt, in Gaza, and throughout the world, which may end in sorrow or in jubilation largely depending on whether people of the United States are watching, and themselves getting ready to take the stage. Kathy Kelly co-coordinates Voices for Creative Nonviolence.
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Donut County (Nintendo Switch Physical Edition)
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....................................... Shipping Begins Q1 2020 ....................................... Maybe it’s the impending apocalypse - or maybe it’s just because they’re so delicious - but there’s no denying that donuts are having a moment. So what better time to announce our tastiest Switch game yet? Follow the mischievous and adorable adventures of the residents of Donut County while they try to figure out exactly how they ended up underground. There’s donuts, there’s raccoons, and there’s even (probably unlicensed) drones — and now, they can all be in your Switch. If that ain’t sweet enough, we’ve included a Trashopedia Sticker Collection (Scratch-n-Sniff!). ....................................... Winner - Mobile Game of the Year - SXSW Gaming Awards 2019 Winner - Apple’s iPhone Game of the Year 2018 Winner: Story / World Design - IndieCade 2015 Finalist - Excellence in Visual Art - Independent Games Festival 2015 Honorable Mention: Grand Prize - Independent Games Festival 2015 Showcase Selection - Fantastic Arcade 2014 Experimental Gameplay Workshop 2013 Official Selection - Indiecade 2012 .
The Last Guardian Vinyl Soundtrack 2xLP
It’s with the utmost fan-thusiasm - and a joyous, child-like *giggle* - that we proudly unveil the vinyl soundtrack to the PlayStation®-exclusive opus, The Last Guardian. The Last Guardian humbly...
It’s with the utmost fan-thusiasm - and a joyous, child-like *giggle* - that we proudly unveil the vinyl soundtrack to the PlayStation®-exclusive opus, The Last Guardian. The Last Guardian humbly follows in the footsteps of Japan Studio’s previous efforts - the emotionally wrought, epically honed masterpieces of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. Composer Takeshi Furukawa delicately blends the scope of high adventure with the touching subtlety of an unlikely friendship. That unusual bond of boy & beast resonates deeply in the rich, orchestral score, accented further by wistfully beautiful album art by famed Nimit Malavia (noted for his elegant Fables covers). This soundtrack is as timeless as it is touching. Period. ----------------------------- FAQs I ordered multiple things at once, but only received one of them… why???Sometimes we have to ship items separately to minimize the damage that can happen during shipping. When we do, you’ll receive multiple e-mails with the specific tracking information for each shipment! But...! But...! But...!If you have any additional questions, we're all ears. Just toss an email over to store@iam8bit.com.
....................................... Shipping Begins Today! ....................................... The long-awaited — and absolutely dazzling — DJ Sona: Ultimate Concert Vinyl is finally here! Hot off the smashing success of the Legend of Legends:...
....................................... Shipping Begins Today! ....................................... The long-awaited — and absolutely dazzling — DJ Sona: Ultimate Concert Vinyl is finally here! Hot off the smashing success of the Legend of Legends: Selected Orchestral Works, iam8bit and Riot Games have teamed up once again, this time to bring to light the spectacle of DJ Sona’s preeminent virtual performance to wax. Spinning on your turntable, it’s a sonic experience like no other. 1. Kinetic (Original Edit) - DJ Sona, the Crystal Method, Dada Life 2. Concussive (Original Edit) - DJ Sona, Bassnectar, Renholdër 3. Ethereal (Original Edit) - DJ Sona, Pretty Lights; Produced by Nosaj Thing 4. Sona Demo (Unreleased Base Material) - League of Legends 5. Kinetic (Extended Mix) 6. Concussive (Extended Mix) 7. Ethereal (Extended Mix)
Concussive Red - $ 29.99 USD Kinetic Aqua - $ 29.99 USD Ethereal Purple - $ 29.99 USD
ROCKET LEAGUE X MONSTERCAT: GREATEST HITS
....................................... Shipping Begins Q1 2020 ....................................... YOU voted, we listened: iam8bit x Monstercat x Psyonix are thrilled to present the best-of Rocket League x Monstercat collection. This 2xLP is jam-packed with...
....................................... Shipping Begins Q1 2020 ....................................... YOU voted, we listened: iam8bit x Monstercat x Psyonix are thrilled to present the best-of Rocket League x Monstercat collection. This 2xLP is jam-packed with amazing tracks, carefully curated onto UNCAGED and INSTINCT discs, exploding out of a stunning, retro-vibey gatefold package. It’ll make you feel airborne! . 1. ROCK IT - Tokyo Machine2. Hot - FWLR3. Contra - Pixel Terror feat. Sara Skinner4. PLAY - Tokyo Machine5. Horsepower - Muzzy6. New Horizons - Protostar7. The Darkness - Xilent8. Amnesia - Pixel Terror9. Walking on the Moon - Infected Mushroom10. Truth and Malice - INTERCOM11. Wishes - Grant feat. McCall12. Bone Dry - Tristam13. Color - Grant feat. Juneao14. Shiawase - Dion Timmer15. LUV U NEED U - Slushii16. Badlands - Rogue 17. Silhouette - Bad Computer feat. Skyelle18. Internet Boy - Dion Timmer feat. Micah Martin19. Glide - Stephen Walking20. From Here - CloudNone .
Space Channel 5 20th Anniversary GyunGyun Selection
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of “Space Channel 5” (released by Sega) back in December 1999, the CD soundtrack is officially here! In the game, each player takes control of space reporter Ulala, using...
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of “Space Channel 5” (released by Sega) back in December 1999, the CD soundtrack is officially here! In the game, each player takes control of space reporter Ulala, using performance memory and motion to ward off enemies. It’s a video game loved worldwide with groovy tracks n’ cute characters, and a story that is truly out of this world. This soundtrack features not only the songs that have been loved by fans for 20 years since its release, but also songs from latest VR version game "Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash!" to be released at the end of 2019. Furthermore, it includes the main theme track “Mexican Flyer” and other snippets, remixes, and soundbites. Chu! . Disc1 side:ARAKATA .1 Mexican Flyer (Original)2 Option: The Reporter From Sch53 Opening Jingle:Swinging Report Show4 Coco tapioka:The Huge Dancer5 Space Ship:Strut6 Space observation deck (Drama)7 Asteroid Belt:Go! Go! ”Astrobeat Jr.”8 Mororin!monroe!: Rapid Geminis In The Monitor9 Space Channel 5:Getting The Truth10 Giant Evila: Space Dogfight!!11 Ending: Pala Paya ... Lounge Musique12 "Swinging Report Show"13 We are known as the Rhythm Rogues!!14 Space teacher and student15 "We've reached fountain square!"16 It's me, Pudding! (Drama)17 Dueling guitars!18 The Space BirdMistress19 Space Police in the sky20 Pine's theme song (Full)21 "Space channel 5!"22 Space Japanese course (Drama)23 Insect name (Drama)24 Public bath (Drama)25 "Space channel 5!!"26 Jagur's theme song27 Pala paya 78 .Disc2 side:TOMOARE .1 "Swinging Report Show Special"2 Space Diver3 Go! Go! Cheerleader!4 Cheerleader geek (Drama)5 Singing Fusion Bot "Purge the King"6 Mororian and Pudding (Drama)7 Strobe action8 Battle of the Bands!9 Who is who10 Purge's theme song (Full)11 This Is My Happiness12 Ulala dance & Taihei Neji (Drama)13 Go! Go! Rescue Heroes14 Theme of Pine (Sort of Soul Mix)15 Title TBA (New track from VR Edition)16 Title TBA (New track from VR Edition)17 Title TBA (New track from VR Edition)18 Title TBA (New track from VR Edition)19 Title TBA (New track from VR Edition)20 "Stay tune"21 Title TBA (New track from VR Edition)22 Making of S.C.5 Mix23 This Is My Happiness (Tom Jones A − Go Go Mix) ©SEGA ©Grounding Inc.
The Lion King - Legacy Cartridge Collection
*Cartridge colorways are randomly inserted into sealed, unmarked boxes. The edition of 4500 is comprised of: Opaque Mufasa Marigold; and Ultra Limited Translucent Serengeti Sunrise Glow-in-the-Dark (1 in 8 odds...
*Cartridge colorways are randomly inserted into sealed, unmarked boxes. The edition of 4500 is comprised of: Opaque Mufasa Marigold; and Ultra Limited Translucent Serengeti Sunrise Glow-in-the-Dark (1 in 8 odds for rare cartridge). We cannot guarantee which version you will receive. It truly is completely random. . ....................................... Ships Q1 2020 ....................................... The majesty of The Lion King is cinematic legend, and when it comes to video games, its SNES adaptation truly pushed the limits of what was possible in the 16-bit era. From its nuanced character animation to its epic (and gut-wrenching) Wildebeest stampede, the Serengetti-spanning scope of the film was impressively captured on cartridge in all its glory. This ultimate Legacy Cartridge Collection edition pays tribute to the impossible feats that The Lion King achieved way back in 1994, with painstakingly restoration of all the original artwork and presentation in a premium package fit for royalty, complete with all the retro trappings, including an all-important, custom dust cover. .
Aladdin - Legacy Cartridge Collection
*Compatible with NTSC Genesis and EU Mega Drive retro consoles **Cartridge colorways are randomly inserted into sealed, unmarked boxes. The edition of 4500 is comprised of: Translucent Ruby Red; and...
*Compatible with NTSC Genesis and EU Mega Drive retro consoles **Cartridge colorways are randomly inserted into sealed, unmarked boxes. The edition of 4500 is comprised of: Translucent Ruby Red; and Rare Purple Gem Glow-in-the-Dark (1 in 8 odds for an ultra limited cartridge). We cannot guarantee which version you will receive. It truly is completely random, even to iam8bit staff. . ....................................... Ships Q1 2020 ....................................... The Aladdin video game is prolific in so many ways - from its historically significant and groundbreaking approach to character animation to its incredible integration of the film’s iconic songs. It proved, upon its initial release in 1993, that licensed products can also be high art. Widely regarded as the platform of choice, this Genesis version of Aladdin is presented in true Legacy Cartridge Collection elegance, complete with lovingly restored artwork, gleaming translucent cartridge shells, a full-color premium manual and other retro pack-in surprises. Everything that you’ve come to expect from iam8bit’s definitive series, honoring games that defined retro gaming excellence.
....................................... Shipping Q1 2020 ....................................... The best music shakes your soul and pulls you into another world. Sayonara Wild Hearts is, quite literally, that transportative, as if its songs hold...
....................................... Shipping Q1 2020 ....................................... The best music shakes your soul and pulls you into another world. Sayonara Wild Hearts is, quite literally, that transportative, as if its songs hold your hand on a journey through a high-speed, fluorescent-drenched dance cyclone. iam8bit has teamed up with Simogo and Annapurna Interactive to bring you a Swedish pop music motorcycle mash up that will change the way you experience music... FOREVER. Star in your own music video, restore harmony in the universe, and leave your heartbreak in the dust with the fast-paced, visually stunning adventure of a lifetime. Hands down, this is the best videogame soundtrack of 2019. . . . .
As a special bonus, a handful of randomly selected orders will receive a one-of-a-kind, original drawing by Keita Takahashi. These drawings will remain a surprise until orders ship. ....................................... Shipping...
As a special bonus, a handful of randomly selected orders will receive a one-of-a-kind, original drawing by Keita Takahashi. These drawings will remain a surprise until orders ship. ....................................... Shipping Q2 2020 ....................................... From the creator of Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy, the legendary Keita Takahashi’s latest opus is Wattam - a game that, at its core, is the ultimate toybox. Its depth of emotion is astounding, chronicling the friendship and folly in the most joyously colorful and bombastic of ways. It’s a very special experience, years-in-the-making, and iam8bit is so very proud to presenting Wattam in a lovingly crafted physical form. Collect all three exclusive covers, lest one be lonely :-)
Sun - $ 29.99 USD Apple - $ 29.99 USD Sushi - $ 29.99 USD
....................................... All solo PS4 games will ship after the Inside Collector’s Editions have been fulfilled in Q4 2019! ....................................... It’s no secret that Playdead x iam8bit have been collaborating closely...
....................................... All solo PS4 games will ship after the Inside Collector’s Editions have been fulfilled in Q4 2019! ....................................... It’s no secret that Playdead x iam8bit have been collaborating closely - and very quietly - on the INSIDE: Collector’s Edition for the last two years. While the Collector’s Edition is sold out (sorry!), we wanted to surprise fans with a special, ultra limited solo PS4 version of the game that is, perhaps, more than it seems. [REMAINDER OF PRODUCT DESCRIPTION REDACTED] . .
Gorogoa (Nintendo Switch Physical Edition)
....................................... Shipping Begins Q1 2020 ....................................... Any true work of art has layers to its creation. Gorogoa is no different. The magic of this meticulously illustrated puzzle game is that...
....................................... Shipping Begins Q1 2020 ....................................... Any true work of art has layers to its creation. Gorogoa is no different. The magic of this meticulously illustrated puzzle game is that the player has to construct and collage their own layers, and within those layers, lies a lifetime - a story of tremendously impressive detail and wrought with emotion. While it may seem like there are infinite possibilities, there is only one true resolution, and it takes a careful eye to find it. iam8bit is thrilled to team up with Annapurna Interactive and creator Jason Roberts for the physical release of this gorgeous journey… a treat for both the eyes and the mind. ....................................... “A hugely ambitious and utterly beautiful game.” —PC Gamer “Arguably the prettiest hand-drawn, hand-illustrated video game ever made.” —Ars Technica “Words and images can only convey the experience so much — Gorogoa is a title which you need to immerse yourself in completely.” —Jump Dash Roll ....................................... Winner - Debut Game - 14th British Academy Games Awards Winner - Innovation Award - 18th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards Top 50 Games of 2017 - Eurogamer 50 Best Games of 2017 - Polygon
....................................... Shipping Q2 2020 ....................................... Wattam is undoubtedly a game bursting with personality thanks to its colorful cast of characters, yet creator Keita Takahashi (Katamari Damacy, Noby Noby Boy) knows...
....................................... Shipping Q2 2020 ....................................... Wattam is undoubtedly a game bursting with personality thanks to its colorful cast of characters, yet creator Keita Takahashi (Katamari Damacy, Noby Noby Boy) knows just how important music is to dosing the universe with whimsy and charm. You don’t stand a chance against this incredible album, because listening to its many wondrous tracks immediately induces serenity through cartoonishly large smiles. Perfectly transporting listeners to an alternate realm of absolute glee, this soundtrack is actively jolly, yet surprisingly loungey, especially that infectiously - and instantly classic - theme song.
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Supergiant: the 10th Anniversary Collection
....................................... . Supergiant Games x iam8bit are proud to present a project we’ve been talking about for years - something so brazenly epic that we waited for the studio’s 10th...
....................................... . Supergiant Games x iam8bit are proud to present a project we’ve been talking about for years - something so brazenly epic that we waited for the studio’s 10th Anniversary to unleash it. Bastion, Transistor and Pyre are wholly unique visions, yet they share a common thread - the music that carries you through each world. Carefully composed by the Darren Korb, the scores to these three games have achieved notoriety well outside the indie gaming world to become some of the most beloved game soundtracks ever made. This gorgeous, all-encompassing (and rather hefty) vinyl box set celebrates that mastery across a whopping 12xLP, featuring 7 discs of core music from each game + 5 discs of NEVER-BEFORE-RELEASED bonus material (Transistor Extended, Pyre: White Lute and Pyre: Black Mandolin) + another bonus 7” from the beloved Hades. Indeed, a Supergiant collection for Superserious fans. Album List .Bastion .Get Used to It A Proper StoryIn Case of TroubleBynn the BreakerThe Sole RegretTwisted StreetsTerminal MarchPercy's EscapeFaith of JevelMine, Windbag, MineSlinger's SongBuild That Wall (Zia's Theme)Spike in a RailWhat's Left UndoneBrusher PatrolThe Mancer's DilemmaMother, I'm Here (Zulf's Theme)Pale WatchersThe Bottom FeedersFrom Wharf to WildsSetting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme) The Pantheon (Ain't Gonna Catch You) .Transistor .Old FriendsStained GlassForecast The Spine Coasting Vanishing Point In Circles Gold Leaf Traces Water Wall She Shines Apex BeatCut ApartHeightmapDormantSandboxWe All BecomeInterlaceTangentSignalsGatelessImpossibleBlank CanvasPaper Boats .Transistor Extended (NEVER BEFORE on Vinyl!) . Old Friends (Hummed) Stained Glass (Hummed) Forecast (Hummed) The Spine (Instrumental) Coasting (Hummed) Vanishing Point (Hummed) Traces (Hummed)Water Wall (Hummed) In Circles (Instrumental) Gold Leaf (Hummed) Heightmap (Hummed) Dormant (Hummed) Apex Beat (Hummed) Gateless (Hummed) Sandbox (Hummed) We All Become (Instrumental) Interlace (Hummed) Tangent (Hummed) Signals (Instrumental) Impossible (Hummed) Blank Canvas (Hummed) Paper Boats (Instrumental) V_n_sh_ng P__nt G_ld L__f _n C_rcl_s .Pyre . In the Flame Downriver Downside BalladPath to Glory Life Sentence Surviving Exile Forbidden Knowledge Moon-TouchedThrough the Valley Night Howlers The Herald Mourning SongThe Eight Scribes Glorious Tradition Flutter Fly Thrash Pack A Step Closer Dirty Deal Sinking Feeling Dread Design Snake Soul Strange Voyage Quest for Honor Knights of the Sea Vagrant Song Shattered Lands Talon Sheath Sky Dance Certain PlanGrand Ceremony To the Stars The Old Ways Never to Return Time PassesThe BlackwagonRage of Demons Will of the Scribes New UnionBound Together .Pyre - The White Lute (NEVER BEFORE on Vinyl!) . In the Flame (Acoustic Instrumental) Downside Ballad (Acoustic) Path to Glory (Acoustic) Surviving Exile (Acoustic) Forbidden Knowledge (Acoustic) Moon-Touched (Acoustic) Through the Valley (Acoustic) Night Howlers (Acoustic) The Herald (Acoustic) The Eight Scribes (Acoustic) Glorious Tradition (Acoustic) Flutter Fly (Acoustic) Thrash Pack (Acoustic) A Step Closer (Acoustic) Dirty Deal (Acoustic) Sinking Feeling (Acoustic) Dread Design (Acoustic) Snake Soul (Acoustic) Strange Voyage (Acoustic) Quest for Honor (Acoustic) Knights of the Sea (Acoustic) Vagrant Song (Instrumental) Shattered Lands (Acoustic)Talon Sheath (Acoustic) Sky Dance (Acoustic) Certain Plan (Acoustic) Grand Ceremony (Acoustic) To the Stars (Acoustic) Never to Return (Acoustic Instrumental) Time Passes (Acoustic) Rage of Demons (Acoustic) Will of the Scribes (Acoustic) .Pyre - The Black Mandolin (NEVER BEFORE on Vinyl!) . Never to Return: The Accusers Never to Return: The Fate Never to Return: The Dissidents Never to Return: The Withdrawn Never to Return: The Pyrehearts Never to Return: The Essence Never to Return: The Chastity Never to Return: The Tempers .Hades 7” . Out of Tartarus Lament of Orpheus ................................... . Bastion“Bastion is special. The soundtrack is phenomenal, the world is breathtaking, and the narration is a brilliant new idea for gaming.” —PC Gamer Winner - Best Original Score - Spike Video Game Awards 2011Transistor “Looks good, sounds even better. As beautiful and evocative as the visuals in Transistor are, it's the game's use of music and voice acting that set it apart aesthetically.” —Polygon Winner - Excellence in Music Score - SXSW Gaming Awards 2014 Pyre “Pyre enchants your eyes and ears with beauty at every turn.” —GameSpot Winner - Best Indie - Game Informer's RPG of the Year Awards 2017 .
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Gris 2xLP Vinyl Soundtrack
Nominated - Best Debut - 2019 Game Developer Choice Awards Nominated - Excellence in Music Score - 2019 SXSW Gaming Awards Nominated - Best Music - 15th British Academy Games...
Nominated - Best Debut - 2019 Game Developer Choice Awards Nominated - Excellence in Music Score - 2019 SXSW Gaming Awards Nominated - Best Music - 15th British Academy Games Awards (BAFTA) ....................................... . To describe Gris as simply a game is to tell only a fraction of the story. This stunning debut from Barcelona’s Nomada Studio is a transcendent experience - an artistic odyssey through a world of color - impossibly imaginative landscapes and jaw-dropping architecture. It’s a cathartic hero’s journey, not simply punctuated by sound, but driven by a haunting score that fully transports the listener to a watercolor infused paradise. In intimate collaboration with Nomada, we’ve created two versions of the vinyl - a super limited edition in a deluxe, quad-fold jacket and an open edition gatefold version that similarly, exudes fantastic beauty. This is a treasure for any vinyl collector to behold. The Verge called it “one of the most beautiful games ever made.” . IGN called it “a visual masterpiece.” . GameSpot said, “The ways in which it reinvents itself as you gain powers and dive ever deeper into this world is truly special, and just as it knows exactly when to pull back the camera or introduce a new song, it's keenly aware of when it's time to say goodbye. Like a comet streaking across the sky, Gris is full of wonder and beauty and leaves you with a warm glow in your heart." . The Verge’s 15 Best Video Games of 2018Thrillist’s 30 Best Video Games of 2018Polygon’s 50 Best Games of 2018The New Yorker’s Best Video Games of 2018GQ named it Best Painting for People Too Lazy to Hang Art 2018Den of Geek’s Best Games of 2018BGR’s 10 Best Games of 2018Slant Magazine’s 25 Best Video Games of 2018Paste Magazine’s 15 Best Switch Games of 2018GameSpot’s Best PC Games of 2018 by Score
Limited Edition $49.99 - Sold Out Open Edition $34.99 - Sold Out
GAME OF THE YEAR - Polygon, Paste, Killscreen - BEST DEBUT - British Academy Game Awards, Game Developer Choice Awards - Five years ago, Gone Home defined a genre,...
GAME OF THE YEAR - Polygon, Paste, Killscreen - BEST DEBUT - British Academy Game Awards, Game Developer Choice Awards - Five years ago, Gone Home defined a genre, trailblazing the seminal “walking simulation” category to further solidify that emotional, complex and subtlety in gaming narrative has a rightful place within our psyche. When Katie returns from an overseas journey, she discovers that no one is home. What unfolds is what The New York Times hailed as “The Greatest Video Game Love Story Ever Told,” and we couldn’t agree more. iam8bit (in collaboration with The Fullbright Company and Annapurna Interactive), is very proud that a game as storied and influential as Gone Home is our very first Nintendo Switch Physical Edition.
Nominated for the Gamer's Choice Awards - Fan Favorite Indie Game 2018 . It’s the greatest plot of the century… Raccoons have taken over Donut County with remote-controlled trash-stealing holes....
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2020 Election Guide
Economy Government & Policy
India's Two-Child Policy
By Vanessa Page
China is well known for having instituted a one-child policy back in 1979. While the policy was effective in stemming population growth, critics argue that the side effects of the policy have created many societal problems in China today.
Despite the problems associated with China’s one-child policy, India has been working for many years now to create their own family planning legislation. As of 2014, 11 Indian states have passed laws to restrict Indian citizens from having no more than two children.
India’s Two-Child Policy
These family planning laws are aimed towards politicians, both current and aspiring. Under the policy, people running in panchayat (local government) elections can be disqualified if they have not respected the two-child policy. The idea behind the law is that ordinary citizens will look up to their local politicians and follow their family size example.
Some governments have gone a step further: there are laws in some states that create disincentives for non-politicians to have more than two children. Examples of these disincentives include refusal of government rights for the third or higher children, denying health care for mothers and children, denying nutritional supplements for women pregnant with their third or higher child, jail and fines for fathers, a general decrease in social services for large families, and restrictions on government position appointment and promotion.
Criticisms
Almost from the beginning, these laws have been questioned. People are quick to point out that India is a country with a booming technology industry, one that relies on young people. There is fear that, by restricting the number of children that can be born, there will not be enough educated young people in the next generation to carry on India’s technological revolution.
Critics also argue that the population growth of India will slow down naturally as the country grows richer and becomes more educated. There are already well-documented problems with China’s one-child policy, namely the gender imbalance resulting from a strong preference for boys and millions of undocumented children who were born to parents that already had their one child. These problems risk being replicated in India with the implementation of their two-child policy.
Consequences of Negative Population Growth
By interfering with the birth rate, India faces a future with severe negative population growth, a serious problem that most developed countries are trying to reverse. With negative population growth, the number of old people receiving social services is larger than the young tax base that is paying for the social services. In this case, taxes must be increased and young people risk contributing way more than they will receive in the future.
In China, this problem is known as the 4-2-1 problem (four grandparents, two parents and one child). The 4-2-1 problem places a heavy burden on the child to support his parents and grandparents both directly and indirectly, and so China has made efforts to prevent this by allowing certain families to have additional children. It is something that India will need to consider for the future as well.
A final criticism about India’s two-child policy is that the laws are anti-women. Human rights activists argue that, not only does the law discriminate against women right from birth (through abortion or infanticide of female fetuses and babies), but divorce and familial abandonment are at risk of increasing if a man with a large family wants to run for political office. In addition, women in India are, by and large, uneducated and illiterate and, as such, are often unaware of the two-child policy. There have been cases where women with many children try and run for political office only to be turned away because of a law they didn’t know existed.
The Indian government, perhaps inspired by China’s one-child policy, has created a set of laws, varying from state to state, that force politicians to have a maximum of two children to lead by example. The laws are heavily criticized both in India and abroad and, while modified to avoid the negative consequences resulting from China's one-child policy, are still considered problematic and discriminatory.
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One-Child Policy Definition
The one-child policy was implemented by the Chinese government as a method of controlling the population.
Welfare Definition
Welfare is a government program which provides financial aid to individuals or groups who cannot support themselves.
What Is the American Dream?
The American Dream is the belief that anyone can attain their own version of success in a society where upward mobility is possible for everyone.
Ultimogeniture Definition
Ultimogeniture is a system of inheritance dating to medieval times whereby the youngest son gains possession of his deceased father's estate.
Economic Refugee Definition
An economic refugee is a person who leaves his or her home country in search of better job prospects and higher living standards elsewhere.
Poverty is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living.
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Home> Engagement> Our engagement approach> Patient and Public Participation Strategy
We are committed to patient and public engagement. We make sure that it is embedded in all parts of our commissioning arrangements.
We are committed to hearing our local communities’ views and ensuring we include them in every part of the commissioning process. We support our patients and community to be able to manage their own health needs and achieve optimal well-being, no matter who they are and what their circumstances might be.
Our approach involves strong partnership working with our key stakeholders, local third sector organisations and the communities they serve. This approach means we work with and support the entire community. We continue to engage with those who are already open to sharing their views with us, whilst actively seeking to engage with the most vulnerable, who might require additional support to highlight the needs and views they have.
To ensure we are accountable as an organisation, the local community is part of our governance. Community members or representatives sit on all of our Committees and Boards. We have two lay members on our Governing Body and a Clinical Lead for community engagement and self-care. Healthwatch Islington are a member of our Governing Body and all three of the CCG’s Committees.
Engagement runs throughout our organisation. All our staff are committed to making it part of their roles.
We are committed to continuing to build on, strengthen and progress our engagement work.
Our Committee and strategy
One of the ways we assure our engagement is through our Patient and Public Participation Committee (PPPC). This is one of three committees that report into our Governing Body. The role of the committee is to ensure that strong and effective engagement (for individual and collective duty) is taking place in every area of the CCG's work.
Our key work programmes annually present to the committee to demonstrate that they have engaged with local communities and provide feedback on how they have used this insight in their commissioning. Presenters are required to provide detailed information about all engagement activities carried out, including any available demographic data. Alongside this, we also monitor how they are improving and supporting local people to look after their own health
To support this we have developed a Patient and Public Participation Strategy 2015/16 to 2020/21 including an action plan for each year. The strategy has four objectives by which we measure all engagement activities. These are:
To support people to look after their own health and build the number of people who self-care in Islington.
To involve and engage patients in all levels of decision making from commissioning decisions to service design to the delivery of community well-being projects.
To ensure the local community are always informed and fed back to about the CCG's commissioning direction, and community and engagement work in Islington.
To listen to, involve and consult individuals and groups that find it hard to have their say because they are socially excluded, vulnerable or experience the worst health. To ensure that they are all treated fairly and equally and that Islington CCG is meeting its responsibilities under the Equalities Act 2010.
Each year we update the overall progress of the strategy to the PPPC and have a yearly action plan to support the delivery of the five year strategy. Our previous action plan covers 2016 - 2017.
View the past papers for our PPP committee
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Deb Sharpe, Diocesan School for Girls
Service to Horticulture and the Environment
Over 10 years, Senior Gardener Deb has dedicated herself to the gardens at Diocesan School, and thanks to her work the beauty of the campus gives staff and students a sense of welcome, calm and pride in the school.
Deb’s passion for the school’s roses has protected a significant part of the school’s history. To build the school’s performing arts centre, the roses had to be moved – this was complex as they could only be moved at certain times depending on the temperature and the length of the day. Deb dug up, nurtured and replanted over 80 roses over four years. She also created a register of each rose in the garden.
In the past year, Deb has developed a kitchen garden, which is now in daily use with students and staff coming to pick produce. Deb has also done a lot of hands-on work with the Junior School girls around growing plants, composting waste, and developing gardening skills. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge and encouraging interest in gardens in her wonderful quiet manner.
Director of Development Angela Coe says, “Deb has made an extraordinary difference to our school – she is our environmental conscience, a person who reminds us how the beauty of flowers and plants can enhance a sense of wellbeing for us all.”
Congratulations Deb.
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Illegal alien sentenced in New Mexico to more than 7 years for trafficking methamphetamine on Navajo Indian Reservation
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Mexican man, illegally residing in the United States, was sentenced Thursday to more than seven years in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking on a Navajo Indian Reservation.
Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) investigated this case.
Luis Rangel Arce, 45, will be turned over to ICE and placed in removal proceedings after he completes his 87-month federal prison sentence.
Luis Rangel Arce and his co-defendants Miguel Rangel Arce, 36, and Rogelio Santiago Quiroa-Valdez, also Mexican nationals, were among eight San Juan County, New Mexico, residents charged with federal narcotics trafficking. These arrests resulted from a multi-agency investigation led by HSI and the HIDTA Region II Narcotics Task Force into methamphetamine trafficking on the Navajo Indian Reservation in northwestern New Mexico. The three men were arrested in May 2016 during a law enforcement operation that included the execution of two search warrants at residences in Shiprock and Kirtland, New Mexico.
The investigation leading to the federal charges was initiated in response to an increase in methamphetamine trafficking on the Navajo Indian Reservation in the Shiprock area; it was designated as part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) program. OCDETF is a Department of Justice program that combines the resources and unique expertise of federal agencies, along with their local counterparts, in a coordinated effort to disrupt and dismantle major drug trafficking organizations.
This investigation identified eight defendants, who were charged in five indictments, through a series of methamphetamine purchases by undercover law enforcement officers. During this investigation, law enforcement authorities seized more than 2 ½ pounds of methamphetamine, 10 firearms, about $1,600 in cash, and a vehicle.
Luis Rangel Arce, Miguel Rangel Arce, and Quiroa-Valdez were charged with methamphetamine trafficking in a seven-count indictment filed in April 2016. The indictment charged the three men with participating in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy between November 2015 and March 2016, and with distributing methamphetamine on six occasions between January and March 2016. According to the indictment, the three men committed these crimes in San Juan County.
Luis Rangel Arce pleaded guilty Aug. 16, 2016, to distributing methamphetamine. In entering his guilty plea, Luis Rangel Arce admitted distributing methamphetamine to an undercover officer: 63.17 grams on Jan. 11, 2016, and 55.3 grams on Jan. 14, 2016.
On Aug. 30, 2016, Miguel Rangel Arce pleaded guilty to participating in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy. He admitted that from Nov. 24, 2015 through March 17, 2016, he conspired to distribute between 500 grams and 1.5 kilograms of methamphetamine to an undercover officer. At sentencing, Miguel Rangel Arce faces a statutory minimum penalty of 10 years and a maximum of life in prison.
Quiroa-Valdez also pleaded guilty Aug. 30, 2016. He admitted that on Feb. 24, 2016, he distributed 85.5 grams of methamphetamine to an undercover officer. At sentencing Quiroa-Valdez faces a statutory minimum penalty of five years and a maximum of 40 years in prison.
Miguel Rangel Arce and Quiroa-Valdez remain in custody pending sentencing hearings, which have yet to be scheduled. They will be turned over to ICE to be placed in removal proceedings after they complete their prison sentences.
The other five defendants were charged with methamphetamine trafficking in four other indictments. One pleaded guilty and was sentenced Sept. 27, 2016. Three entered guilty pleas and are awaiting sentencing. The other two defendants have entered not-guilty pleas and are awaiting trial.
Charges in indictments are merely accusations and defendants are presumed innocent unless convicted in a court of law.
The following agencies assisted in these cases: the FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Shiprock office of the Navajo Nation Division of Public Safety, New Mexico State Police, San Juan County Sheriff’s Office, Farmington (New Mexico) Police Department, and New Mexico National Guard.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Elaine Y. Ramirez, District of New Mexico, is prosecuting these cases.
For media inquiries about this release, call (915) 857-6084.
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(English) About IFE
Posted on Mittwoch, der 26. April 2017 by Information Forum for Eritrea
Veronica Almedom
Founder and co-director
Veronica Almedom is a Communication Specialist and a Peace Ambassador at the Global Forum for Young Leaders, One Young World. With a cumulative work experience of 5 years in the private sector, she co-founded IFE in November 2016. She now studies at the University of Geneva. Since 2013, Veronica Almedom has been actively promoting respect for human rights in Eritrea and supporting Eritrean asylum seekers in Switzerland. In January 2016, she was appointed as a member of the Swiss Federal Commission for migration.
Amanuel Ghebreab
Amanuel Ghebreab, graduated with B.A. in Economics and International Studies from Monash University in 2013. Amanuel then moved to Geneva where he graduated with MA of Political Science from the Graduate Institute, after which he worked with the Global Fund and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights respectively for a year. Having just graduated with a MS in Data Analytics from Clarkson University in the USA, Amanuel is following a career track as a data analyst.
Wegahtabrhan Sereke
Wegi Sereke is an Eritrean lawyer with a cumulative work of experience of more than 8 years. Formerly, she was a Staff Attorney at the Legal Advisor’s Office to the Eritrean State President. Currently, she is a Consultant with the Brussels-based think-tank, Europe External Policy Advisors (EEPA). After obtaining her graduate degrees in international dispute settlement (2011) and international law (2013) from MIDS and the Graduate Institute in Geneva, respectively, she has interned with three Geneva-based United Nations entities: UNCC, WIPO and UPOV.
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IHCL and Les Roches Launch a Program to Identify Top Talent in Hospitality in India – “The Next General Manager of India”
Winners will be Offered an MBA in Global Hospitality Management in Switzerland
Dr. Christine Demen Meier, MD, Les Roches and Mr. Puneet Chhatwal, MD & CEO, IHCL
Mumbai, July 31, 2019: The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), South Asia’s largest hospitality company and Swiss institution Les Roches Global Hospitality Education, ranked number 3 of the world’s top institutions for hospitality management by the QS World University Rankings 2019, are joining forces to address the prevalent skills gap and prepare the next generation of leaders to support the growth of the travel and tourism industry in India.
“With its natural beauty and cultural attractions, rich diversity and a unique tradition of hospitality, India is already a popular travel destination. We look back on a long-standing presence in India and are thrilled to associate Les Roches’ Swiss model of education with IHCL, developing the necessary skills and promoting the career opportunities in the hospitality industry,” commented Dr. Christine Demen Meier, Managing Director of Les Roches.
A dedicated initiative titled “The Next General Manager of India” aimed at young hospitality professionals, will award one full scholarship to study at Les Roches’ MBA in Global Hospitality Management program in Switzerland, followed by a fast track development program at an IHCL hotel. Additionally, Les Roches will offer 50% scholarships to five runners up. Shortlisted applicants who meet the program’s admission requirements will submit a business case and compete at a final selection event in Mumbai.
“IHCL as custodian of Indian hospitality has played a responsible part in nurturing talent in the industry. India has a huge untapped talent pool which is waiting to be unleashed. With forecasts of India being an over $5 trillion economy and the robust growth of travel and tourism, there is tremendous opportunity for hospitality professionals. The partnership with Les Roches is one such significant step in creating global leaders of tomorrow,” said Mr. Puneet Chhatwal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, IHCL.
With an innovative curriculum that integrates business strategy, management theory and real-world problem solving, Les Roches’ MBA in Global Hospitality Management provides students with the skills and insights necessary for senior managerial positions. The program consists of two semesters of study, culminating in the submission of a dissertation and includes two experiential study trips to Chicago and Shanghai, adding global experience and industry exposure.
For more information on “The Next General Manager of India”, please visit https://nextgmindia.com
About Les Roches Global Hospitality Education
Founded in 1954, Les Roches Global Hospitality Education is a private institution based on the Swiss model of experiential learning, offering bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the fields of hospitality, tourism and event management. Les Roches prepares entrepreneurial and innovative graduates across a global network of campuses in Switzerland, Spain and China.
Part of Sommet Education, Les Roches is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). Les Roches is ranked number three of the world’s top institutions for hospitality and leisure management and number three worldwide for employer reputation (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019).
Please visit: www.lesroches.edu Follow Les Roches
About The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL)
The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) and its subsidiaries bring together a group of brands and businesses that offer a fusion of warm Indian hospitality and world-class service. These include Taj – the hallmark of iconic hospitality, SeleQtions, a named collection of hotels, Vivanta, sophisticated upscale hotels and Ginger which is revolutionizing the lean luxe segment.
The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) is South Asia’s largest Indian hospitality company by market capitalization. It is primarily listed on the BSE and NSE.
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Ms. Rakhee Lalvani - Vice President – Public Relations & Corporate Communications, IHCL rakhee.lalvani@ihcltata.com
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Eastern Upper Karoo
Home→Eastern Upper Karoo→Philipstown→History of Philipstown
Sir Philip Edmond Wodehouse
Philipstown had its origins in 1863 on Rietfontein Farm after the Doppers of the “Gereformeerde” or Reformed Church separated from the Reformed Church parish of Colesberg in somewhat acrimonious circumstances due to their opposition to the practice of singing hymns in church. The new village was named in honour of Sir Philip Edmond Wodehouse who was the Governor of the Cape Colony from 1861 to 1870.
Rev A.A.J. de Klerk Coetsee
The new village was a strict church town under the control of the conservative Reformed Church and was purchased for a sum of £3150 and plots were made available to parishioners on condition that residences were constructed and improvements in the form of irrigated plots were developed.
Philipstown achieved municipal status in August 1876 and it was only in 1952 that control passed from the Reformed Church to a constituted Town Council with the payment of £8000.
Rev Jan Lion Cachet
The first Minister of the Reformed Church appointed was Reverend A.A.J. de Klerk Coetsee in 1869. Prior to this the Parish was administered by Reverend J. Beyer and Reverend Dirk Postma as custodians.
The simple yet beautiful sandstone church was built during the ministry of the Reverend Jan Lion Cachet for a cost of £8000 and was consecrated in January 1879. The addition of a church steeple was planned but never came to fruition.
Lion Cachet was born in Amsterdam of Jewish and Portuguese descent and he immigrated to South Africa in 1861 before qualifying as a minister of religion.
Philipstown Reformed Church
Unusually, it was only ten years later that a Dutch Reformed Church Parish was established in Philipstown as an offshoot of the Parish in Colesberg with the Reverend AD Lückhoff of Colesberg as custodian of the new parish.
Rev AD Luckhoff
The Reverend JP Jordaan was appointed as the first permanent Minister of the new Parish in 1876.
The cornerstone of the Dutch Reformed Church was laid in 1893 and the church was finally completed with the installation of gas lighting in 1912 at a cost of £5443.
Philipstown Dutch Reformed Church
During the 2nd Anglo Boer War, the Reverend S.W. Louw of the Dutch Reformed Church, who was born in the Orange Free State and whose sympathies lay with the Boers, was interned on St Helena Island by the British Colonial authorities and in broken health passed away just eight months after his return after the conclusion of the war.
Rev S.W. Louw
At the jail to the west of the village is the building where a small force of the 65th Imperial Yeomanry and Native Police held off a large force of General Christiaan De Wet's men on 12 February 1901.
General Christiaan de Wet
During this action, Trooper William Sopp (later promoted to Corporal) of the Imperial Yeomanry was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for courage under fire when he rode out from this building to warn approaching Australian Bushmen who were coming to relieve them that there were hundreds of Boers lying in wait for them.
Citation for Trooper W. Sopp
The Boers fired at this lone horseman as he raced on horseback to the Australians and fired at him as he returned, arriving back at the jail without injury.
The local cemetery bears testament to the action that took place in the vicinity of Philipstown during the war, with the village occupied briefly by invading Boer Commandos during 1900.
Medals of Corporal W. Sopp
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Tags: Politics, Local, News
Bexar Co. Commissioner Adkisson to run for SA mayor
Adkisson announced candidacy Sunday
SAN ANTONIO – Former state representative and current Precinct 4 Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson announced Sunday his plans to run for mayor of San Antonio.
Most recently, Adkisson ran for Bexar County judge, losing in November to Nelson Wolff.
"I thought I knew everything about county government because I had come from the state. I was a state representative and I thought, 'Well, you are an arm of the state, I know all about you.' I didn't know the first thing about local government, I was really having to be educated. And it's really government at the retail level, it's government at the grass-roots level," said Adkisson.
He plans to complete he current term as Precinct 4 Bexar County commissioner at the end of this year.
Adkisson joins an already crowded field of candidates vying for mayor, including former Rep. Mike Villarreal and former Sen. Leticia Van de Putte.
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A balance of style, environment and region
Its deep respect for the region and the environment arises from its profound connection to Filottrano – not only Lardini's headquarters, it is the home where the family and the company grew, helping them to become what they are now.
It starts with tradition: the history of tailoring in Le Marche, the soul of Italian-made goods, which helped lay the roots and building blocks for the four siblings to build the company that today has become Lardini.
It continues with personality: that independent, stubborn personality of someone with a goal in mind and who works toward it every day, changing and transforming whilst continuing to remain themselves – in short, the typical personality of someone from Le Marche region. This same character can be seen in the Lardini family, but also in the extended family of those who work for the company.
Today, if you choose Lardini’s collections, you might see the passion of these people not only in the unmistakable feeling of a suit against the skin, but also through the Made in Filottrano project. Where premium fibres meet human values, this project weaves together a series of interviews, allowing the people that make up the company to share the essence of Lardini.
A commitment to the environment
Filottrano is the home of Lardini’s headquarters, 20,000 square metres of bright yet understated architecture nestled amongst the natural landscape of the hills of Le Marche. Undergoing constant growth and technological changes, the company is focused on maintaining an ever-improving balance with the surrounding ecosystem.
One of the first companies to develop in the area, Lardini makes use of solar panels to power its machinery, thereby limiting its impact on the environment, as well as pollution filters, which improve its relationship with the environment.
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Layo G. is a luxury brand that provides edgy, tailored clothing for women bold enough to take a risk. We design pieces that take women from the office to a lounge, from day to night, from professional to sexy and beyond. We have a love affair with our core market, professional working women, and we fondly describe our brand with the tag line “every woman is a boss!”
Nigerian born designer, Layo Gbadamosi established the eponymous line at the heart New York City in 2014. Layo studied Fashion Design at Parsons, The New School for Design, while simultaneously attending law school at Fordham University School of Law. She spent the early years of her career learning about the business of fashion by interning and working in the legal departments of Burberry, Coach, Saks Fifth Avenue, Stuart Weitzman and more. Upon obtaining her law license, she served as Chief Legal Counsel and Director for Jovani Fashions, the evening wear giant. With a solid base in Fashion Law, she switched gears and went on to establish a preeminent career as an Entertainment Lawyer in the television and film industry when the opportunity arose. She made her way up the corporate ladder in an environment dominated by men. She worked at Viacom where she was Director, Business & Legal Affairs at its BET brand and now serves as a Business & Legal Affairs executive at Endeavor Content, a subsidiary of the global entertainment juggernaut, Endeavor. As the legal executive overseeing various programming hits such as "Being Serena", airing on HBO, "Juventus" airing on Netflix, and Disney's holiday specials, she quickly rose up the ranks and is recognized for her ability to successfully close highly negotiated deals.
As a lawyer and executive in the Entertainment Industry, Layo is the embodiment of the women this brand serves. She learned how to navigate the corporate battlefield, came to understand the struggles working women face and the weapons needed to navigate a terrain where many glass ceilings still need to be shattered. She became the woman she designs for and the Layo G woman was born through her experiences. We're edgy and we're not showing up in boring old suits. The Layo G woman is a boss, she is fierce, and she is winning battles across many boardrooms in bold and original style. We are professional warriors.
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What It’s Like to Hunt Down Cheaters: Private Eyes Tell Their Stories
August 1, 2019 /in Private Investigator Success Stories /by Barbara Kinsey
It’s not as simple as lipstick on the collar anymore.
By Whitney C. Harris
Almost everyone has been in a situation where they think their partner might have his or her hand in someone else’s cookie jar. And while catching the guilty party in the act can sometimes mean snooping on their phone or reading their e-mails, some players play so hard that the evidence is almost impossible to find.
That’s where Barbara Wolford, a licensed investigator at Kinsey Investigations in Los Angeles, and Daniel McBride, president of American Eagle Investigations in New York City, come in. Here’s how they solve one of life’s most frustratingly common mysteries—the case of the cheating lover.
So You’re Thinking of Hiring a Private Investigator…
Wolford says that if a client wants to snoop on his or her partner, they need to provide some basic info, like his/her partner’s home and work addresses, the make and model of his/her car and license plate number, and his/her daily schedule. “If [your partner] usually leaves the house at 7:15 a.m. for work and says they’re at the office until 5 p.m., we would go to the home well before 7:15, follow them, and make sure they go to work,” she says.
RELATED: If They Cheated Once, Will They Cheat Again?
Wolford points out that not all of these cases end in “ah-ha’s!” though.
“I had a case where a man claimed he went golfing starting at 4 p.m.,” she says. “It was in the winter and got dark around 5, so his wife was very suspicious. But, indeed, he was golfing with three other men in the dark at a well-lit golf course, smoking cigars the entire time.”
How Long Does it Take to Catch The Jerk?
As you might suspect, the time it takes to catch someone is relative to how good they are at hiding the affair—or perhaps how badly they actually want to be caught. “One woman asked us to follow her husband on a road trip,” says Wolford. “He was supposed to go to Palm Springs for work. The first thing he did was pick up a woman. The two of them drove all the way to Las Vegas! Luckily, the investigator I had follow them was also licensed in Nevada. He went inside the Venetian Hotel and filmed them checking in together. We provided the client with photos of the suspected female—it turned out to be a friend of hers.”
Dang, that’s cold!
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Photo evidence is the best proof, and Wolford is quick to provide that to the partner who hired her after it’s obtained. “We provide still photos and any film we capture,” she says. “We never confront the cheating party, though. And I don’t make any judgment calls. I get the footage, give it to the client, and let the client decide what to make of it.”
Clues Someone’s Cheating
When you catch cheaters for a living, you learn pretty quickly what the warning signs of infidelity are. “It could be a simple change in behavior, says Wolford. “Like all of a sudden, the woman’s husband is working out, buys some new clothes or a sports car, or has a different hairstyle.”
Suddenly working late all the time and using the computer or the phone more frequently than normal can also be tip-offs, says McBride. “If he’s guarding his phone and always has it on him so nobody can look at it—that can be suspicious,” he says. “Or if he puts a code on his phone if there wasn’t one before or deletes his text messages or incoming calls. … Also, if the husband doesn’t want to have sex with his partner anymore or his sexual desires change suddenly, that’s a big sign.”
Wolford and McBride also say that if you strongly suspect your partner is getting something on the side, the odds are, you’re probably right. “Four out of five times, the person is cheating,” says Wolford.
McBride states a higher, scarier number: “It’s about 85 percent of the time when a woman suspects her significant other of cheating,” he says. “People come to us if they have a very strong suspicion.”
…oh f*ck….
So Is Ot Worth it to Hire an Investigator?
Peace of mind is priceless, but it doesn’t come cheap. Wolford charges $90 per hour of service, and McBride says his invoice could run into the thousands.
So if you’re just feeling a little jealous, might be better to start an open dialogue with your partner about your concerns—and solve this mystery together.
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Fred Koberlein, Sr.
Fred Koberlein, Sr. has experience well beyond the majority of attorneys, for your case. As a retired judge, practicing attorney, former Naval aviator (both pilot and instructor), he pledges to use his education, experience, and love for helping others to help you achieve the best possible outcome for your case. He has worked on both civil and criminal cases regarding: wrongful death, family law, negligence and product liability, commercial codes, real property disputes, felonies and more.
As a graduate of the Naval Academy, Fred, Sr. fine-tuned his listening and leadership skills; both of which he incorporates into practicing law. As a carrier pilot, he has accumulated more than 3500 flight hours and learned not only through flying the plane, but also from rigorous and detailed training; thus, Fred, Sr. has the skills to hear what you, the prosecuting attorney, judge, and/or witnesses have to say, and has mastered the art of listening beyond the words. You can be confident that he will listen with the intent to understand and process your concerns in order to prepare you for the next step. Then he will process everything he has learned from you and other sources about your case and to try to obtain the most favorable outcome possible.
Fred, Sr. earned his Juris Doctorate with honors in 1978 from Florida State University, Tallahassee where he also was an intern with the State Attorney's Office of the First Judicial Circuit of Florida. After being admitted to the Florida State Bar, he began working in the Third Judicial Circuit of Florida with a ten-lawyer firm for six years. Next, he became a general partner with a firm that grew from two-lawyer to a five-lawyer law firm. Then in 2003, former Governor Jeb Bush appointed him as a Judge in Dixie County. The following year, 2004, and again in 2010, he was elected for six-year terms. Upon his reaching the mandatory retirement age for judges in the state of Florida, in 2013, he was appointed as a Senior Judge by the Florida Supreme Court, where he served until he joined KLO, to once again practice law as an attorney.
During his first tenure as an attorney, Fred, Sr. worked on cases from inception to appeal involving jury and non-jury trials, hearings before arbitrators and administrative bodies, and filed both pretrial and post-trial motions. He also served as General Counsel for Columbia County School Board, was a certified Circuit Court Mediator and a certified Family Court Mediator, and was an approved mediator for the Florida Bar Grievance Procedures. He spent ten years resolving a variety of cases while active as a mediator.
Fred, Sr. was also the coach of the Columbia High School Mock Trial team, where his team earned the Professionalism Award (highest honors) twice. He has a voluminous array of both legal and community volunteer experiences working with teenagers to seniors. He advocates for fairness for all and has utilized his skills with the State of Florida Bar Association, the Third Judicial Circuit, Rotary, Chambers of Commerce, Boys Club, and the Humane Society, to name a few.
Fred, Sr. returned to practicing law because “he loves helping people.” His philosophy on life is family first, church second, and the law third. Moreover, his philosophy as an attorney is CLIENTS FIRST and personal life second. He has spent countless hours working on cases for his own clients as well as for others within his firm. He sees the law as a means of service for his own clients as well as the law firm itself; assuring all that he is on their side. One of Fred, Sr.'s proudest moments was having had the opportunity as a judge to swear in his son, Fred, Jr. as an attorney for the state of Florida.
If experience, knowledge, trust, and commitment are what you seek in an attorney, Frederick Laurence Koberlein, Sr. is the best choice for you. You can count on him.
Committee Experience, The Florida Bar:
Florida Code and Rules of Evidence Committee
Family Law Section Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
Third Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee (1980-1993)
Third Judicial Circuit Fee Arbitration Committee (Chairman 1987- 1990)
Florida Bar Juvenile Rules Committees (1991-1993)
Conference of County Court Judges Civil Rules Committee
Florida Bar Code and Rules of Evidence Committee
Florida Bar Family Rules Committee
Section Membership, The Florida Bar:
Family Law Section
Trial Lawyer's Section
Other Law Related Associations:
J.C. Adkins, American Inn of Court
Third Judicial Circuit Bar Association, President (1983-1985)
Lake City-Columbia County Bar Association
Florida School Board Attorneys Association, Director (2001-2003)
Third Circuit Unified Family Court Advisory Group
National School Board Attorneys Association
Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers
Three Rivers Legal Services, Inc. (Director-7 years; President 1991-1993)
Law Volunteer Programs:
Coach, Columbia High School Mock Trial Team
Florida Bar Pro Bono Services (Service Award Recipient)
Director and Judge for Dixie County Teen Court Program
Third Judicial Circuit Volunteer Mediator Programs
Circuit Representative for the Conference of County Court Judges
University of Florida, College of Law, Appellate Advocacy Judge
Law related Education Mock Trial Judge
Justice Teaching Participant
Other Volunteering Programs:
American Red Cross (Director, Lake City Chapter 4 years)
Lake City Chamber of Commerce
Columbia County Boys Club
The Episcopal Diocese of Florida
Dixie County Chamber of Commerce
Suwannee River Chamber of Commerce
Dixie County Rotary Club (Past President)
Cross City Lions Club (Charter President)
Dixie County Historical Society
Shamrock Lodge (WM)
Dixie County Domestic Violence Task Force
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Education, Culture and Art
How They Began the Craftworker School
by Yitzhak Steinberg z”l
The school in Ciechanowiec was founded by a miracle. The details are as follows:
In 1881 a man, who was born and raised in Ciechanowiec, died. The man had been a soldier in the Tsar's army. As we know, during periods of the 19th century small children were abducted for military service. Every town had to meet a quota for the government. Young Jewish boys were inducted into the army and had to serve for 25 years. While still young, they were called “Cantonisten.” When they were older, they were dubbed “Nicholas soldiers”, as the edict for their service had come from Tsar Nicholas I.
Rich people were able to buy their sons' freedom by paying the leader of the community. Poorer families could not afford to pay and their children were kidnapped in the street and forced to serve in the military. Orphans were immediately sent to the army; others were snatched from their poor fathers.
A poor Jewish family named Kozak lived in Ciechanowiec. They had a son named Bishke who was very talented. The Tsar's agents were anxious to capture him but his parents successfully protected him until he was 13 years old. One day, on the way to fetch water from the well, he was captured and was unable to escape. He was inducted as a “cantonist” and sent to St. Petersburg where he served for 25 years. He remained in that city, married and became a prosperous businessman. However, he never had children and was very lonely. Before his death he had drawn up a will leaving all his wealth to charity. Remembering his Ciechanowiec upbringing, he left 25,000 rubles for a worthy cause in his childhood home. As is related in the Torah, Joseph said to his brothers, “You planned evil for me but G-d reserved good. Here is your reward. Do something good for the community.” So said the will of Kozak.
Things were not as simple as they appear. When the people learned that they were to receive a large sum of money, the bickering started. The older generation wanted to build a new mikve and an old age home. The Hasidim asked for a little shul as they had no place to pray. The younger generation had different ideas. “We have to build a school to train craftsmen. The edict for army service has expired. Lads of 14 and 15 have no place to learn.” It was pointed out that most could not afford to travel to other towns for educational opportunities. That opportunity was only open to the wealthy. It was asked, “What will happen to the orphans who wander our streets with no hope for the future? What will be their fate?” That prompted agitation for an industrial school where the young could learn trades and be prepared for reasonable careers.
These arguments didn't stir the opposition groups and there was a great dispute among the various factions. The Hasidim and other Orthodox religious leaders wanted to declare a fast day. Some of the young people became unstable and proposed building a church where missionaries would be invited to convert young Jewish boys and girls. This, of course, didn't happen and the many meetings that were held came to no conclusion or agreement. All sides remained adamant in their positions.
The young “radicals” realized that nothing would be accomplished through good will. They sought ways to oust the old leaders of the community and replace them with younger people sympathetic to their cause. They decided to push for an audit of past record keeping. Several inconsistencies were discovered. For example, it was proven that someone had died at age 20 and a new birth certificate was issued for him when he would have been 27. This and other false bookkeeping led to criminal charges for falsely distributing counterfeit passes and documents. The outcome was that those who had been in control admitted their guilt. The younger generation was victorious. A new leadership was installed and a decision was made to build the trade school.
The dispute took a few years and consumed 5000 rubles, but the victors believed it was worth the expense. A committee was formed and land was bought on Brainsker Street. An architect was engaged, plans drawn up, and the school was built.
It was a two-story building. Classrooms and space for studying were on the second floor. The ground floor was divided into shop areas where students could be trained in various trades: locksmithing, carpentry, etc. A women's division was set up to teach appropriate trades. Whoever finished four semesters (equivalent of five years of gymnasium) was certified as a qualified craftsman. They could still continue to study. Arrangements were made for poor students who were qualified, but lacked the financial resources, to pursue higher education.
The Vocational School
by Chana Turinsky, Nes Ziona, Israel
There was a “repaired room” in our town used for education. However, a new vocational school was built at the beginning of the twentieth century. The school building was very tall, built of red bricks, with large rooms, a wide stairway, gigantic hallways, and huge windows. We had never experienced structures like this, and it generated much respect and awe.
Our studies were conducted in Russian, but one hour a day was reserved for Hebrew. Our Hebrew and Jewish-history teacher was Mr. Fish. The principal was Mr. Malev, a tall, handsome man who commanded respect and fear. He arrived in our town from Russia and left after the 1915 fire. Among many other buildings, our school was badly burned in that inferno. Mr. Malev was like a father to the children. He would take a personal interest in them. Periodically he would examine their progress and would urge the talented ones to strive for higher education.
Most teachers were highly educated, having completed university studies and teachers' seminars. They brought a new atmosphere to Ciechanowiec - the fresh breeze of Western culture. They stood out from the ordinary townsfolk in their manner of dress and also in the way they articulated the Russian language. But they did not mesh with the local population and were not seen in synagogue on Shabbos or the holidays. Many suspected that they ate non-kosher food. Yet, they were outstanding in their dedication to their pupils and consistently followed our academic progress. One woman in particular was regarded as a great educator. That was Elizota Yosefowna Rosenbloom, a teacher of Russian. She implanted in us the desire to study, not only language, but science and other subjects as well. Her inspired teaching was meant to prepare us for life as useful citizens. Each Friday she gathered the children in the yard of her home to play games. She also sang to us and read poetry. These were mostly from Froog [sic]. The poem “Portnoy the Tailor” would bring tears to our eyes.
I will relate an interesting incident which will show you the spiritual and humanitarian greatness of this woman. Once, while walking down a side street, she encountered one of her impoverished students with her mother. The poor woman was wearing rags and the girl blushed with shame that her teacher had seen her mother like this. The youngster was so abashed she ran away. The very next day, Elizota Rosenbloom dedicated a special lesson to the concept of motherhood. Tactfully she explained that a mother is the greatest asset in the world for any child to have. And the external adornments worn by women have no value compared to the love and care of a mother.
The very establishment of the school was considered a major coup given the constraining atmosphere of those days. And the very first field trip just amplified that victory. After all, we were all children of religious parents who followed the old traditions. And suddenly, on a beautiful sunny day we were taking an excursion to the forest rather than studying in our classrooms. Everyone from the school, faculty and students, were all dressed in our finest clothes and were riding in carriages to experience the beauty of nature. Another carriage followed them. It contained a variety of foods and refreshments and its big copper container glistened in the sun. The protests rose from the traditionalists, the Shomrei ha Chomot (Guardians of the Walls). But our teacher, Berta Ilinoshna, the short wife of our principal, disregarded them. She insisted that the children get away from the narrow ghetto and be introduced to the open clean air where they could smell the scent of the forest and the flowers. She and Elizota Yosefowna Rosenbloom led us on this field day. We arrived in the forest jubilant and singing. The sunflowers were tall with their giant blossoms. The warbling of the birds surrounded us with cheery magic. We laid clean sheets on the floor of the forest, sat down together and had a sumptuous picnic. How beautiful those days of our youth!
The school curriculum was divided into several vocational areas. Victor, the handicrafts teacher, was very dedicated and inspired us to love the artistry that could result from the proper use of our hands. The girls learned sewing, cutting, needlework, and lacework. The boys studied mechanics, ironwork, and surveying. There was a special department devoted to orthopedics. And there were plans to open an electrical department. Many students excelled in their work and sent a large number of projects to the fair in Minsk. These received much favorable commendation. Some of the Ciechanowiec students went on to study at Warsaw's Wolberg Polytechnic Institute. Among them were Binyamin Halprin and his colleague Cohen. These young men did admirably well. During vacation periods, they would return to Ciechanowiec wearing their school uniforms. They resembled officers, and we were all very impressed with them.
One nice school custom was that on the day before our big vacation break, students and teachers would spend the day in one of the forests that surrounded our town. These were wonderful occasions full of good memories. Then there was no generation gap between students and teachers. We saw ourselves as one family - the younger ones with their older brothers and sisters. That summer before World War I, when we said a final farewell to our teachers, is well engraved in my heart. It was an exciting and emotional day. Our young hearts pounded in our breasts. We sensed it might be the last time we would see our dear beloved mentors. Indeed, that is what happened. War broke out and the Cossacks burned the town and our school. Many families fled east into the depths of Russia. The teachers had nowhere to return. It was the end of this important institution. The vocational school was like a nursery in which many of the educated youngsters of Ciechanowiec were planted and where they flourished.
The Russian Municipal Pro Gymnasium
by Yaacov Farber, Haifa, Israel
The Tsar's aim for our town was the Russification of the residents. He desired to insert a Russian component into the population, which was mostly Polish. As a means to that end, a pro-gymnasium for boys was established in 1908. It included a pre-school class and four grades. It was staffed by Russian teachers with high pedagogical and academic achievements. Because of the teaching staff, the pro-gymnasium's reputation spread. Many students from nearby villages came to Ciechanowiec to be educated at this prestigious institution.
Most of the Jews in our town were traditional. Nevertheless, they believed the institute gave a serious, high quality education that was capable of providing practical daily life experiences. Therefore, some Jews sent their children to the pro-gymnasium in addition to their religious education. Many other Jewish boys, desirous of a general education, tried to enroll in the institute. Because of the Tsar's rule that the number of Jewish students should not comprise more than five or seven percent, only 16 Jewish boys were allowed in the school. The writer of this article was one of them.
The Jewish schools did not enjoy the blessing of sun and fresh air and gave one the feeling of strangulation and poor hygienic conditions. The pro-gymnasium, on the other hand, was built in a natural setting in the most beautiful section of our village called the park. The neighborhood was in a vast area of tens of “margis.” It was at the eastern outskirts of the village, at an intersection opposite the Polish church. A dirt road lined by a high fence on the right side led to the park. There was only one house at the end of the road. The two-storied structure, which bordered the park, belonged to the well-known Ciechanowiec scholar and Zionist Shaul Severin Surawitz. The house remained intact after the conflagration of 1915 and several Jewish families lived there in crowded conditions.1
The main entrance to the park was landscaped with a variety of plants, shrubs, and a diversity of flowers. These beautified the wide spacious lawns. A little beyond, a path led through a dense grove of trees to a hill on which the school stood. From the building, one could look down the slopes to the surrounding parkland. The youngsters used to gather in one of the open areas not far from the school. We would have open-air parties by the light of the moon.
Yet, conditions were not always comfortable for Jewish students in the pro-gymnasium. There was a great deal of anti-Semitism. There were four Jewish children in my first grade class. Their names were 1) Itzel Robbins, son of Netta Robbins and grandson of Yehuda Shimon, 2) Leib Weiner, son of Itzel Weiner and brother of Golda Weiner Porat, 3) Yehoshua Rosen, son of Moshe Rosen of the Fishel Rosen family, the wool traders, 4) the writer of this article. There were smaller numbers of Jews in the other grades. In that year, when I was in the first grade, Shabtai Kaplansky 2 was the only Jewish student in the fourth grade.
Each day, upon entering the pro-gymnasium, we were met by the picture of the Tsar, which hung in every classroom. We always started by singing the Russian anthem. We Jewish students were purposely scattered in the four corners of the classroom but, despite that, we were very united. When a fight broke out among the students, we'd rush to help the victim. The Russian students, who were in the minority also, looked for our company to counterbalance the Polish majority. We established a good-neighbor relationship with those of them who sat on our same bench. It was insurance in case of a fight. I sat between the two “zhiks” - on my right Tadzhik and on my left Kazhik.
Studies were every day except Sunday and this created a problem for the Jewish students. After a great deal of campaigning, the school administration granted the special privilege of a release from written work on Shabbos and the holidays. To the teachers' credit they honored this agreement although with some anti-Semitic undertones. The exception was the mathematics teacher who sympathized with us.
On one Saturday I was suddenly called to the blackboard to solve a written math problem. It was not done intentionally but through forgetfulness. Our teacher had a memory and hearing impairment as a result of a wound incurred during the Russo-Japanese War. He was also very shortsighted and could barely see the images of the students. A rejection on my part would be seen as an evasion so I appealed to my “zhik” ally. Turning to Kazik Dombrovsky (son of the laundry woman), I asked him to go to the blackboard in my place. He agreed without hesitation. The other students were very curious and tense to see what would happen. The teacher, deep in thought about the solution and playing with his moustache, did not notice and credited me with the good mark. By the way, his moustache was long and braided and he would curl it behind his ears. That was a very unusual moustache!
The Russian “Pope” came to teach a lesson in general history and created a serious problem for us Jewish students. We were shaking in fear when we saw this awesome and imposing figure with a giant silver cross dangling from a long chain hung around his neck. His lecture was filled with hatred and in one anti-Semitic outburst, he waved his cross at us and shouted, “This is G-d and there is no other beside him!” The outburst was accompanied by insults, curses, and denigration of the Jewish religion. We were shocked to the bottom of our souls because we had learned in our fathers' homes that G-d has no body and is not three-dimensional. The vulgarity of the “Pope” really depressed us. When I returned home, I spilled my heart out to my parents. My father told me to avoid classes when the “Pope” was teaching.
At the end of 1914 there were no final exams because of the war. Our final marks were the average of the year's work, and I was promoted to second grade. However, from then on I attended reluctantly. Anti-Semitism became more intense and the treatment of the Jewish students worsened. My studies ended in 1915 when Ciechanowiec was set afire, including the pro-gymnasium.
The School of Sheintshe Meisler and Alter Herschke Krebonogy
by Chaya Mondri (Steinberg), Haifa, Israel
The founders of the Tarbut School in our town were Yehoshua Rogovsky, Ben Zion Nabozny, and Kalamarz, but its true foundation was laid in the school of Sheintshe Meisler.
That was a time of trouble for the Jews of Ciechanowiec. Most of the town had been destroyed by fire. The school had been burned to the ground and most of its veteran teachers had moved eastward into Russia. Boys and girls without any education wandered over the ruins. This sad scene touched the heart of Sheintshe, daughter of Alter Meisler. The Meislers had remained in town during and after the conflagration. Sheintshe was not a certified teacher, and I have no knowledge of her formal education. Nevertheless, she started a private school for girls in her small room in her parents' house in Neustadt. Sheintshe was her own messenger, going door to door, announcing the opening of her school and imploring the parents to send their daughters for an education. And that's how she happened to come to our home.
I was enrolled along with several other girls. Besides me, there were Chaya Lew (daughter of Mordecai Lew), Brucha Kafka (wife of Bertsche Shtiegal), Malka (Manya) Zlotolow (granddaughter of Shepsel Rubinstein), Faiga Beyla Danowitz (daughter of Beryl Danowitz), Etel Blatman (daughter of Moshe Blatman; she is nowadays in the United States), Michaleh Blatman (daughter of Chaim Blatman), Dinah Zlotolow (daughter of Baruch “Botsche” Zlotolow), Pesche Zlotolow (daughter of Itche Zlotolow), and Esther Rosen (daughter of Don Rosen; she is now in the United States).
The school started operation in 1919 on the second floor of Shepsel Rubinstein's house. It was called “school” to provide an aura of legitimacy. We gathered in a narrow room that had no resemblance to a classroom. There was no furniture or any other accoutrement of a school. We sat on a bed and potato crates that Sheintshe's parents had provided. Sheintshe foraged through the burnt ruins of the town and miraculously found a table that had somehow been overlooked. That was the interior of our school.
Sheintshe taught Polish and German. Alter Kagan taught Hebrew and Yiddish and an old man named Shmuelke taught us Chumash. After the death of Alter Kagan, Sheintshe's father, Alter Meisler, stepped in to teach Hebrew. The school lasted for about a year. Then Sheintshe left for Paris, joining her brother, the doctor, who was already living in France. She studied at the Sorbonne for three years and in 1927 emigrated to the U.S. By that time two brothers and three sisters, almost her entire family, had already settled in America. Her father had arrived in the United States in 1924 and assumed the position of Rabbi in a small New Jersey town.
Sheintshe moved in with her father and was employed in a retail store that sold dresses and women's millinery. The store was owned by a relative. In 1931 she married Moshe Yaacov Gelfand, our hometown boy whom she had first met in Ciechanowiec. Sheintshe died in 1948 and was laid to rest in a cemetery in Brooklyn.
When Sheintshe left Ciechanowiec, a new Hebrew language school opened on Kazari Street in the Old City. The students of this school were nicknamed “Alter Herschke's Volk.” The name was bestowed in honor of Alter Hersch Krebonogy, founder of the school. Only Hebrew was used there. The other teachers were Moshe Falick Heller and Yoel Lichtenberg. Lichtenberg had been a major force in teaching Hebrew to the children during World War I. He had arranged Hebrew language classes in the evening, which was the nucleus of the Tarbut School. You could say that Yoel was Tarbut's spiritual father. His school maintained three grades. Yoel taught the highest one which had mostly older students. The main subjects were Hebrew and mathematics. This school didn't last too long because in 1920 a new Hebrew grammar school was established. Lichtenberg, along with his teachers and entire student body, joined the new school, which ushered in a new era of Hebrew study in Ciechanowiec. By 1927 it had proven successful and was annexed into the Tarbut chain of schools.
The Education of Teenages in Ciechanowiec
by Chaya Hagidos (Etkes), Haifa, Israel
There were two types of schools in Ciechanowiec: the Polish government school and a Jewish school that taught the fundamentals of Hebrew culture. Although the government school was free, many Jewish parents preferred that their children attend the Hebrew school for nationalistic reasons. There the children learned about Eretz Yisrael, and Jewish and Israeli culture was infused in the program. The Zionist dedication and thirst for Hebrew culture were characteristic of our town. Each of us, students of the Hebrew high school, was convinced that his natural home was in Eretz Yisrael and that each place of exile was a training ground for aliyah.
The Hebrew language was just one of the subjects which we studied. And our ancestral language was used in the teaching of other courses as well. Our education encompassed discussion of all of life's challenges, all from a Zionist viewpoint. Our educational experience instilled in us an immense love and loyalty to the great ideal - the Zionist return to Eretz Yisrael.
The news of opening day at the new Hebrew University on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem was very emotional for us. The words of our great poet Chaim Nachman Bialik echoed through our very being, “Israel lit the first candle of the inauguration of His spirit of life. Because the first stone was planted on the heights of Jerusalem, it was forever stuck and will not evermore be moved.” On that day, we spontaneously left our school and entered the streets of Ciechanowiec singing and dancing. We were then students in the fifth level of the Tarbut School. We blessed each other with this phrase, “May we be able to finish our education at the university in Jerusalem!” We brought this enthusiasm home to our parents' houses and they were taken up with the news of the moment.
Upon graduation from the Tarbut School of Ciechanowiec, we scattered to different cities to continue our education: Warsaw, Vilna, Bialystok, and Grodno. The people in the new institutions were surprised at the pure quality of our Hebrew. We told them in Grodno that it was a tribute to our teachers and also the stress that was placed on Bialik.
We did not waste time during our vacation periods. While we enjoyed the camaraderie and engaged in recreation, our activities always included some sort of education program. We would gather in the forest in groups and would read aloud and discuss the writings of Herzl and Ahad Ha'am. And we also discussed the practical problems of the Yishuv in Israel. At these times, surrounded by the natural woods around Ciechanowiec, it seemed to us that rather than sitting by the banks of the Nurzec River, we were really alongside the Jordan. We were citizens of Israel on our way home.
During our studies we did not concentrate on the end but on the means; those professions that would help us rebuild that home in Eretz Yisrael. It was our teachers who taught us, “As ye sow, so shall ye reap.” That message was realized in the students' development. Many of the teenagers of our town fulfilled their aspirations and made aliyah.
Hebrew Cultural Activities in Our Town
by Zvi Elyashar (Kamenkowsky), Bnei Brak, Israel
The blessed educational activity of the Hebrew schools in Ciechanowiec bore fruit. Before World War I we had the Metukan Cheder and after the War there was the popular Tarbut school. In these schools, students received their first introduction to the Enlightenment and education in Hebrew culture. Most of them remained faithful to the concepts throughout their lives.
There were also youth of our town who acquired their Hebrew education as “autodidacts”. These included yeshiva boys who were “infected” by the general atmosphere of the period and began to study Hebrew literature and its use as a modern language. After World War I, an increasing number of pupils went on to high school study in larger cities. Most of them had graduated from the Tarbut school and were attracted to gymnasia and seminaries in Grodno, Bialystok, Vilna, and Warsaw.
Ciechanowiec had exhibited a strong Zionist spirit from the start of the movement and this was a strong influence in the cultivation of and spread of an independent and growing Hebrew education network. In every walk of life, there was a strong correlation between Zionism and modern Hebrew education. It was as if the faithfulness to one was identical to loyalty to the other. As a result of this enthusiastic atmosphere, there were in our town many youths and adults with a comprehensive Hebrew understanding. These faithful Jewish compatriots dedicated themselves to Zionism and Hebrew culture with all their might. One indication of this was that Hebrew was commonly used in conversation outside the school's walls. The teachers, of course, were able to speak Hebrew, but it was commonly heard among the students of the higher grades who were proud to practice its use as a modern language. Even young people who managed to pick up the language in a less formal way were heard speaking Hebrew. And high school students from other towns, who came to Ciechanowiec on summer vacations, swelled the numbers who would speak the revitalized tongue.
It was related to me that the use of modern conversational Hebrew in Ciechanowiec began well before World War I. It was promulgated by the Metukan Cheder, which taught the “Hebrew-in-Hebrew” method. The driving force and living spirit for Hebrew speech in the town was the great thinker and teacher Rabbi Moshe David Heller z”l. It was he who was the true father of Hebrew and Zionist education in Ciechanowiec. With his abounding love, his dedication and zeal for Hebrew, and by personal example, he succeeded in igniting and fusing a widespread loyalty to these new Jewish movements. Nearly everyone who was exposed to him would be drawn to them. His small, modest house was the central meeting place for those who held Hebraicism and Zionism close to their hearts. His table was always covered with Hebrew books and periodicals. Visiting students and friends would come to read them. Rabbi Heller would often present some article that had caught his attention. He would ask those assembled for their opinions on the literary or political issues raised. Lively discussions would ensue which, not infrequently, went on for hours. The beloved Rabbi would also arrange for speakers to address meetings. His students and friends, predominantly from the Tarbut school, imposed upon themselves a “practical halacha.” Only Hebrew would be spoken within their group. They would gather for discussions on cultural and political matters, often guided by an instructor. Because there was such a large Hebrew-speaking community, lecturers from out-of-town would be attracted to give lectures on such topics as the “purification” of the language.
The significant function of spreading education in general, and Hebrew in particular, was filled by the Tarbut library. I remember well the time I spent there between the two World Wars. The library's existence was a testament to the dedication of those who worked there. There was no national or local budget to support it. In a tiny room, books in Hebrew and Yiddish could be borrowed for a small fee. Before there was an electric power station in the town, a scant amount of light was provided by sagging wax candles. Throughout those years, a steady stream of volunteers with limitless devotion performed the painstaking labor of administering the library, keeping the collection organized, and maintaining records. I remember several of the “librarians” who participated in this sacred duty: Hanoch Perlstein, Leibel Gonidzdowitz, Shalom Pelchowitz, Chaya Rogovsky, and Eliezer Turinsky.
Ciechanowiec had a lively and respected market in Hebrew books and newspapers that were published in Poland, Eretz Yisrael, and in other countries. Aside from religious books, Hebrew books and periodicals arrived in town through Leibel Blum's bookstore. Ciechanowiec Jews subscribed to the quarterly The Period and the weekly On the Way, both of which were published in Poland. Maznim and Galyanut would arrive from Israel and from London came The World, which was the mouthpiece of international Zionism. The Mail would be sent to us all the way from the United States. Of course, we also read the daily newspaper Today, which was edited in Poland by Yosef Hauptman. Other newspapers, such as Davar and Haaretz arrived from Eretz Yisrael.
Hebrew as a spoken language was also encouraged through presentations by amateur dramatic troupes. Indeed, these plays were a major force in bringing modern Hebrew to the public. The initiators and participants of these dramatic groups were mainly graduates of the Tarbut school. They were joined by other Hebrew speaking youths from our town and by those young people who studied in other languages and cities, but who came to Ciechanowiec on vacation to perfect their Hebrew skills. One of the earliest of these productions was a musical play for children entitled Our Teacher Moses, written by Yitzhak Alterman and directed and produced by Chava Ser. Another dramatic troupe was organized under the auspices of Young Chalutz. They staged Yiftach's Daughter by Yitzhak Katznelson and Two Tunes, a play derived from the life of “Hatuppim,” about the story of Yehuda Steinberg in the days of yore. In 1928, a Hebrew-speaking troupe staged a musical play The Jewess, which was drawn from the libretto of the opera La Juive by Yaacov Yisrael Halevy (Jacques Fromenthal). This troupe also attempted to stage a production of Massada by Yitzhak Lamdan, but I don't recall whether they were successful in doing so. In the summer of 1930, Pinchas Abramson arranged an amateur troupe from among the town's youth. They presented a collection of Bialik's poems, played out to a Hebrew speaking audience at Etkes Hall.
The local culture of Ciechanowiec was characterized by those stage productions in Hebrew and Yiddish, and was centered in the theatres in which they were performed. I know of three theatres. The first, and oldest among them, was Lamprecht Hall on Khazari Street in the Old City, now a predominantly Polish area. It was named for a German resident of Ciechanowiec, who had erected the building as a sewing factory. It was in horrible condition; so shoddy that segments of the roof were held together with rusted metal parts retrieved from discarded automobiles. Under the raised stage, in the bowels of the hall, was a maze of cells and passageways that led to the outside. Many an adventurous and mischievous child explored these catacombs during the performances. A whisperer's hollow was at the edge of the stage. The whisperer was an essential part of the production. For the amateur actors had little time for memorization and rehearsals. The whisperer would sit in his hollow facing the actors, with a candle-lit copy of the script in his hands. From time to time he would whisper the lines to an actor who had forgotten them. Sometimes, the whisperer would be forced to repeat the lines several times because the actor, in his stage fright, would be so excited and embarrassed that he couldn't fathom the words. And sometimes the whisperer would raise his voice so loud that the audience could hear. The reaction might be disappointment or delight. In one case, a whisperer was appalled that, upon the raising of the curtain, an actor appeared holding his own copy of the script. The audience began to boo but the actor performed admirably and the whisperer was left to read his copy of the Book of Isaiah, which happened to be in the hollow. But the whisperer could not allow his function to be usurped. He decided to encourage the actor to improvise with a sudden emotion and called out, “Cry out, 'You filthy human being! What a disgrace!' and toss the book down to me.” The audience didn't know that the lines were fabricated. The actor complied and the whisperer's important function was restored.
The makeup and dressing room was located far to the rear of the hall, behind the stage. Under dim light, the nimble and adept makeup artist would apply beards, moustaches, colors, and lines to the actors' faces.
The stage curtain was far from professional. More than once, it refused to open for the beginning of a scene. Worse, resisting all the demands of the rope pullers, sometimes it would stubbornly refuse to close at the conclusion of the final scene - at a time when the closing would make the greatest impression. In such cases, two people would tug on the curtain and manually pull it closed until they met in the middle of the stage.
The lighting in the theatre gave off a constant humming sound. Sometimes the light was so bright it would temporarily blind the audience and actors alike. At other times, it was so dim that it gave a deathly pall to the faces of the actors. This would horrify the audience and the play's producers alike.
The two other theatre facilities were Etkes Hall and Witterkowsky Hall. They, too, were in the Old City, but located closer to the center of town. Although they were not exactly the height of perfection, they were in much better repair than Lamprecht Hall. Despite the fact that the cultural facilities were wanting, especially for theatre productions, Ciechanowiec could be proud of its artistic life. The wealth of effervescent theatre and the vibrant Hebrew culture pervaded the town. So much so, that many other towns, even in Eretz Yisrael, would be proud to possess the same. That culture remained until the Satanic destroyers came and swallowed up these accomplishments forever.
The “Tarbut” Library3
By Shayntshe Rubinstein
Our library was housed in the “culture” building, the exterior of which made a poor impression on everyone, local people and visitors alike. It gave the impression that it had been empty for years and that it had become a haven for the many birds that built their nests there.
Yet, our library had been located there for many years. In one of the dark rooms, long rows of bookcases contained many Hebrew and Yiddish tomes numbering 2500 volumes. The library was open three times during the week; Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday from seven to nine in the evening. By that time it was already dark. A small wobbly table, with two legs on which a lamp provided weak light, served as a reading table and desk. It was difficult enough to find books and articles in the dim light; it was even more difficult to do research under these conditions.
Two librarians would sit on a bench that appeared to have been there since Napoleon's time. The librarians were always very quiet but gave the impression of being very knowledgeable. When they entered or left the premises, they would give a nod of the head to the patrons. When no people were present, they'd stare at the walls, watching the shadows that were projected from the small lamp. Each evening, they'd replace the books on the shelves and complain about the sad condition of the collection. To them it seemed that every reader wanted to leave his impression on the pages of the books by writing in the margins, inscribing names, or drawing and doodling on the pages. It could not be thwarted. It was the custom.
Despite all this, there was no lack of subscribers in Ciechanowiec. There were many people who were interested in literature in our town. The most popular books were by Sholem Asch, Sholom Aleichem, Tetmeir, and Kabak.
The Maccabi Sports Club
by Shimon Drori (Yaskolka), Tel Aviv, Israel
The Maccabi Organization was founded in 1923 in our town. Hersch Golomb was the first chairman. The secretary was Berl Shapiro and the treasurer was Yitzhak Soloveitchik.
The name Maccabi was immediately recognizable because it was known throughout Poland. Hence there was no need to advertise for members or engage in public relations. The Maccabis attracted youth who were still in the maturation stage and those who were already young adults and working. Both groups had a driving ambition to build up the organization. Membership increased daily and the Maccabis became an influential component of Jewish life in Ciechanowiec. Dances, as well as sports programs, were sponsored under its auspices. Athletics and training were important. The training took place on the fairgrounds on the way to Kotzin. Those who lived closer to the town center trained on what we called “The Baloon”. That was the soft grass field between the bridges. Training was often watched by strollers who would pause to proudly observe their sons' athletic prowess. The performance of Paltiel, the coach from Bialystok, made a big impression on everyone. The Bialystok Maccabis already had uniforms and Paltiel always wore his.
Training was held twice a week. After a while, competition was scheduled with other sports organizations in the area. One such competition was a track meet against the Polish Sportsmen of Wysokie Mazowieckie. This group had a reputation of being invincible. A Gentile from Germany named Drovik volunteered to join our team. We all summoned up extra reserves of energy and talent and beat the Poles. Not very gracious losers, they became extremely angry and ashamed of their defeat. Their frustration found vent in anti-Semitic remarks and then in serious threats. We were on the verge of a violent confrontation when Drovik drew a gun and fired in the air over the Poles heads, frightening them off.
Competition generally took place on Sunday afternoons when villagers would get together for rest and relaxation. Before competitions with visiting teams, Maccabi parades would be held along the main street of the New City headed toward the court of the Peritz mansion (“Grotsch”). The parades would be led by horsemen; then came the fire department band; and then the host Maccabis marched with the guest team. The competition would be held on a grassy stretch along the banks of a tributary of the Nurzec River. The firemen's band entertained during intermissions. The games and accompanying celebrations made quite an impression on the populace and the Maccabis became famous throughout the region.
Many of the young Maccabis were teenagers who studied at the Tarbut School. They had always been eager to engage in sports and had been jealous of the Polish youth who trained in public under the guidance of a coach. Once we organized, that all changed. It gave us great pride to train under the banner of the Maccabis. Our heads were held high, as we were Jewish athletes. At the start, because we had no athletic fields of our own, we would train and play on whatever field was available. Often these were just empty lots between stores.
Until 1927 the Maccabi organization dominated the Jewish sports world. However, in that year we faced serious competition from Hapoel. It was associated with the party of the workers and many workers' sons were influenced to switch from the Maccabis to Hapoel. In addition, other Zionist youth organizations started to include athletics as part of their programs. Maccabi influence started to flicker, but it was not extinguished.
In 1935 the 2nd Maccabi Games were held and the Ciechanowiec Maccabi Organization was asked to send two competitors, a number based on the 1923 membership. Due to the loss of membership we could not get two top athletes, and we sent only one. I offered to represent the Maccabis and to improve my competence; I took a two-week course in coaching at the Warsaw Maccabi Organization. As a result of these events, I was able to make aliyah with the Maccabi team in that year of 1935.
The “Hapoel” Sports Club
by Feivel Mandelsberg, Haifa, Israel
In the year 1930 a group of workers belonging to HeChalutz decided to organize a pioneering sport club that they called Hapoel. Such a club would encourage youth who were interested in athletics to keep the Zionistic spirit. The organizers of Hapoel were, among others, Yisrael Zolondezh, Schneller, Kotik, Soloveitchik, Yarmus, Bertche Shtiegal, and the writer of this report, Feivel Mandelsberg. Yaacov Semiatitsky was appointed instructor.
We were not legally recognized in the beginning, so we had to furtively do our training exercises in the woods of the New City. After much lobbying, we finally received recognition from the Elders of Bielsk. This enabled us to engage in normal activities.
It should be mentioned that the youth of Ciechanowiec had a burning desire for athletic participation. This became especially evident in winter. Our clubhouse was not heated because we had no money to buy wood for fuel. With the advent of cruel, cold weather, the windows and doors were covered with frost. Still, we went through our exercise routines with great devotion. On such cold days when attendees would shrink to as few as four, we still went through all the details of our routines.
After we were legalized, Hapoel organized a march through the streets of Ciechanowiec. Led by the firefighters band playing international music, we proudly paraded with red flags. Those who opposed our programs informed the police that we were undertaking revolutionary activities, but we managed to find some community leaders who countered the charges.
Hapoel took on various tasks in town. We kept order at theatre performances and at political rallies organized by Poalei Zion. Whenever rumors surfaced that the Poles were trying to create under-handed trouble, members of Hapoel organized bands to defend the community against the hooligans. This led to cooperation with the Zionist Revisionist organization Betar. Together we formed a Jewish self-protection society.
Hapoel would compete in public athletic tournaments held in nearby towns. We appeared in Siemiatycze, Czyzewo, and Bransk. These performances brought some income to our organization and buoyed the mood of our members.
Regularly scheduled exercises were held twice a week. We had rudimentary gymnastic equipment including a high bar and horse. Instead of mats we used an old mattress. Even though the equipment was primitive, our extreme enthusiasm propelled the Ciechanowiec Hapoel to a high degree of proficiency in athletics.
1. The Rogojik family lived in the closest house to the Surawitz home. After World War I, Mr. Rogojik lived in the United States for many years. He was an active Zionist who worked diligently for Eretz Yisrael. Later, he made aliyah and lived in Haifa. At the age of 80 he was still involved with volunteer work and was active in Zionist organizations. His daughter, Mina Ben Zvi, was head of the womens's branch of the army during the formation of Tzahal. Return
2. Shabtai, today Meir Peles, was one of the Zionist pioneers of Ciechanowiec. He made aliyah to Eretz Yisrael in 1922. In 1923 he was founder and first principal of the evening school Ha Noar Oved (The Working Youth) in Neve Tzedek in Jaffa. As of this writing, he lives in Haifa and continues to teach. Return
3. This article was reprinted from “Maly Pshagland.” Shayntse was a grandchild of Shepsel Kaplansky. She was 15 years old when she wrote this article. Return
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The Topic of Resistance
by Ben Giladi
First we huddled together in the ghetto of Piotrkow. Slowly, edict by edict, the enemy claimed our dignity, our property, our strength and our lives. In the beginning we did not comprehend. Then we prayed. Then we accepted. But gradually we learned how to resist because we shared one common dream – the dream of survival.
With the establishment of the ghetto, the most pressing needs were food and housing because of the enlarged population, of which 45% were other Jewish souls from the areas incorporated into the Reich. In order to stay alive, many people started to smuggle food into the ghetto in exchange for money, clothes and other valuable items. Very few bakeries were functioning legally. To supply the pressing demand for daily bread, dozens of little, illegal bakeries came into existence. The butchers, despite strict prohibiting orders, were supplying meat.
Such activities were punishable by death; many paid the price of being arrested and deported, among them shochet Yehoshua Lerner and butcher Berek Pudlowski, who was caught when bringing a cow (live) up flights of stairs for slaughter.
Bribery was a big factor in disobeying the draconian rules of the oppressor. For example, in 1940, a large group of young men was deported to various labor camps in the Lublin area. A man name Gomberg was dispatched by the Council and was successful in releasing the boys in exchange for a large sum of money paid to the SS monster Dolf.
A hard task was satisfying the extortion demands by the Germans. On December 2nd, 1939, the Council was ordered to deliver a thousand men for forced labor each day and to pay their wages. In addition, the constant demands for the delivery of pianos, furs, furniture, etc., plus three cash contributions of a total of three hundred and ninety thousand zlotys greatly afflicted the people. In January, 1940, the Stadtkommissar demanded all leather and textiles from Jewish stores. The Council then submitted several memoranda to the occupants boldly describing the desperate situation and requesting that the community be spared in the future.
The people also responded with defiance. They sold or gave away the furs and other forbidden articles to the Poles or simply destroyed them.
Widespread welfare and medical aid was initiated in the ghetto by the Council – a kitchen for the needy, milk distribution for babies and children, shelters, clinics and many other facilities. Despite hard living conditions, some cultural activities were organized.
People tried somehow to brighten up their gloomy existence. There were a few illegal libraries, providing a vigorous book exchange; amateur theater groups were active and performed, form time to time, before selected audiences. Musicians performed, mostly chamber music.
The ghetto was established in the oldest and drabbest part of the city. All the parks and gardens were located beyond our reach. In 1940, a special squad of “new made” gardeners was organized. They planted flowers and greenery, beautifying the gloomy ghetto backyards and squares.
The religious people, in defiance of the rules, observed the Sabbath and Holidays as much as possible. A group of orthodox activists was responsible for saving holy books and scriptures. They succeeded in saving over three hundred religious objects from sacrilege.
A separate chapter of courage and dedication was written by the teachers of the ghetto. Soon after the smoke in 1939 had settled, they started their immense and very useful activities. Some joined forces and maintained a regular educational system conducted in strict secrecy. Every false move invited serious consequences. The youngsters were told to enter the flats one by one and carry their notebooks under their clothes. Sometimes the class had to stop in the middle of a session and disperse rapidly when the Germans were riding the block. This underground education was one of the most powerful expressions of passive resistance.
Various organizations continued their activities in the ghetto. Understandably, they were limited. The Bund movement held regular meetings and maintained close contact with their Central Committee in Warsaw, receiving underground literature and outlines for eventual active resistance. In July, 1941, a Polish underground courier, Maria Szczesna, was arrested by the Gestapo while carrying illegal publications and the names of most of the Council as underground activists. The Germans learned who was involved in the resistance and rescue endeavors. Shortly thereafter, a few of the Council members were arrested, among them chairman Zalman Tenenberg, treasurer Zalman (Stach) Staszewski, Maierowicz, Fraint and others. One of them, Jacob Berliner, surrendered to the Germans of his own will in solidarity with the arrested colleagues. They were sent to Auschwitz, and, shortly afterward, a telegram arrived stating that they all had died.
Despite the loss of their most important leaders, a group of Bund's younger activists kept in contact with Warsaw. Even in 1943, they were receiving large sums of money and underground pamphlets. All this was distributed among their fellow members.
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Many others were arrested and killed for possession of illegal material, among them Itka Lipnicka, Niusia Modkowicz and Lusia Weishoff. Lolek Kon lost his life for possessing a stinging satire about Hitler and Stalin.
The Hashomer Hatzair movement also continued its work in the ghetto. In February, 1940, an emissary from the Warsaw Hanhagah Rashit came to Piotrkow. His name was Mordechai Anielewicz; he later became the commander of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. His mission was to spread the gospel of resistance. After his visit, the contact with Warsaw was kept and Jakov Aronowicz, the head of the Ken in Piotrkow, attended a conspiratorial meeting in Warsaw dealing with future resistance policy and behavior. A special code was used in communicating with Warsaw. After the war, letters in such code, written by Aronowicz and Zarnowiecki, were found in the underground ghetto archives.
Movements such as Betar, Hanoar and others also conducted meetings and discussions. The subjects were mainly resistance and freedom.
There were several attempts of active resistance in the ghetto of Piotrkow. Let us mention with esteem the heroic outbreak of brother Goldberg and Liberman, members of Betar. At their workplace, they made contact with a Polish foreman. For an exorbitant fee, the man was ready to deliver guns and ammunition and also firemen's uniforms. He claimed to be a member of an Armia Krajowa unit and promised safe passage to their hideout in a nearby forest.
On a set day, the foreman delivered the arms and uniforms. He did not tell the boys that the bullets were blanks. At midnight, the five youngsters crossed the ghetto wall. The man led them to the Sulejow forest and left them there. They were soon surrounded by Germans. A gun fight ensued. But how do you fight an enemy with blank bullets? Soon they were captured, some of the boys wounded. The Gestapo brought them in for torturous interrogation. Shmuel Katz, the hat maker who made the firemen's caps, and Szymek Nyss, who helped them to cross the ghetto wall, were implicated. All those seven courageous men were brought to the Jewish cemetery and shot.
Some young men were successful in joining the Polish underground. One of them, Julek (Kazik) Szmulewicz (Small), escaped from Bugaj and was accepted by an Armia Ludowa unit, a left-oriented fighting force which had a policy of helping Jews. With them, he fought the enemy and, after the war he became an officer in the Polish Army. Heniek Goldhersh (pseudonym Wywra) and Heniek Ryterband fled from Bugaj and joined a different AL group. Just days before the Russian front reached Piotrkow in 1945, they were in combat with the Germans in the Milejow forest. Heniek Goldhersh lost his life; Heniek Ryterband survived.
At the same time, another young man also escaped from Bugaj. His name was Motek Szteinberg. He had difficulties in making contact with the underground and returned to the camp. Miraculously, he wasn't killed by Dietrich or Fisher and survived the Holocaust. He lost his young life in 1948 defending kibbutz Degania on the banks of the Kinereth.
Julian (Kazik) Szmulewicz
(Pseudonym "Jelen") Bernard (Bendit) Flatto
Fought in the French Resistance
Motek Sztajnberg. Escaped from
The Bugaj to join the partisans.
Returned, however, unable to
Make contact. Died heroically
During the Israeli War of
Independence Hersz (Henick) Goldhersz
It's impossible to mention all such stories of valor in one short essay. History teaches that there are two ways to resist – actively and passively. Active resistance is possible when the will rises in enough people to make the supreme sacrifice for honor and freedom. However, support from the outside is the ultimate condition.
For ages, the Jews in Poland were dispersed among hostile, sometimes reactionary and prejudiced masses. When the Germans came, we were contained in ghettos, where annihilation could proceed swiftly at a moment's notice without even the remote possibility of resistance. We were also cruelly deceived and alone. Still today, we cannot rid ourselves of the awful feeling of isolation that we experienced so deeply at that time. To set a foot out of the ghetto meant to be hunted day and night. And from the outside world, in answer to our cries, came only shattering silence.
The road to survival we instinctively took was the only one possible fit for sanity. Those who blame us today for our lack of active resistance then are only trying to cover up their own guilty consciences, to cover up the dark moments in the history of mankind, when the world stood silent.
Yakov and Eliezer Liberman
At the grave of Hersz (Heniek) Goldhersz.
(Pseudonym “Wyrwa”)
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Readers’ Choice 2014: Synagogue Life
Whether Orthodox or alternative, with memberships of a few dozen to more than 2,000, Bay Area synagogues pride themselves on inspiring programs, connecting Jews with age-old traditions, welcoming newcomers and serving the greater community.
Congregation B’nai Emunah, a Conservative synagogue in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset neighborhood, was established in 1949, welcoming survivors and refugees. Continuing in that spirit, the synagogue launched the “Sunrise, Sunset Café,” a Shabbat group “where we build community, one cup at a time,” writes Jeffrey Dielle, the synagogue president. In a synagogue blog, Rabbi Mark Melamut calls it a “culturally Jewish startup,” a response to newcomers who often say, “ ‘Rabbi, nice to meet you, but I’m not religious. I like Jewish culture but the rest of it doesn’t work for me.’ ” Café programs include live music, talks and discussions accompanied by coffee and home-baked goodies. B’nai Emunah offers individualized b’nai mitzvah instruction for special learners, annual retreats and a variety of interest groups, including a technology havurah and a Havdallah happy hour.
San Francisco’s 164-year-old Congregation Emanu-El, the largest Reform congregation in Northern California with more than 2,100 member-households, prides itself on marrying tradition with innovation, commissioning new works of music and sponsoring cultural programs and lectures that draw the wider community. A group for teens connects them one-on-one with Holocaust survivors. A synagogue museum has hosted exhibits by internationally renowned artists and, more recently, by residents of the city’s Jewish Home.
Kehilla Community Synagogue was launched in 1984 by politically progressive individuals seeking a spiritual home of their own. Today the Jewish Renewal synagogue in Piedmont prides itself on welcoming interfaith families and those of all colors, genders and sexualities. Worship and celebration are participatory and may include meditation, dance, contemporary chants, Hassidic and neo-Hassidic melodies — as well as Pop-Up Shabbat, an alternative Shabbat evening at the food trucks. Kehillat Ha’Adamah, part of the youth education program, combines urban organic farming with Jewish teachings about caring for the earth and pursuing food justice.
Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills, with a membership of 1,600 households, is a diverse Reform synagogue that welcomes newcomers to Judaism, interfaith families and learners of all ages. Saturday morning Torah study draws more than 200 each week, many from other spiritual communities who are seeking in-depth looks at ancient Scripture. Friday night musical celebrations held outdoors in the summer, rabbi- and lay-led traditional services, kid-friendly services and an alternative Torah service round out the worship opportunities.
Chabad is dedicated to reaching out to Jews with all levels of knowledge and observance. With that mandate, Chabad Jewish Center of Novato offers what it calls “Digestible Judaism,” including Shabbat dinners accompanied by songs and Hassidic stories, a Sunday men’s tefillin and biking group, women’s celebrations and “Sushi in the Sukkah.”
According to its mission statement, Congregation Kol Shofar is “rooted in the enduring values of Jewish traditions while embracing innovations that enrich contemporary Jewish life.” The Conservative synagogue in Tiburon “both invites and allows for people to experience different aspects of Judaism and connect to the community in a myriad of ways,” says Nancy Drapin, executive director. With that in mind, it offers a variety of worship services and adult classes. Kol Shofar is a founding member of the Marin Organizing Committee, working with other groups to shelter and feed the homeless and effect social change.
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In the Bay Area, where many come to Judaism from a variety of traditions and levels of Jewish literacy, synagogues fill the hunger to continue learning. That’s why so many offer adult Hebrew and b’nai mitzvah classes as well as Introduction to Judaism courses. Our readers chose the following synagogues for providing outstanding programs.
Congregation B’nai Emunah offers “Judaism University” in collaboration with Congregation Beth Israel Judea, Congregation Ner Tamid and Or Shalom Jewish Community. Taught by several rabbis, classes have included lessons from the Talmud and the sages. Rabbi Mark Melamut also holds a monthly Musar group, where participants examine ethical issues, individualized spiritual direction and a “Holy Rollers” group, teaching Torah maintenance.
Beyond the introductory classes, Congregation Emanu-El’s Tauber Jewish Studies Program offers a two-year, in-depth look at Jewish texts, thinkers and ideas. In addition, smaller groups can choose their own areas of study. Lunch and Learns in downtown San Francisco offer a welcome break during the work week. Scholar-in-residence Rabbi Lawrence Kushner’s recent series “Holy Language: Holy Letters,” a course in reading Hebrew, taught not only the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet but also the legends and mystical power behind them.
Kehilla Community Synagogue provides a range of educational experiences each semester that value Jewish tradition and history while inviting exploration by a diverse community of learners. “From a basic ‘Doing Jewish’ class to a ‘Queering the Torah’ inquiry, to an extensive team-taught study of the Prophets, the offerings appeal to many interests and backgrounds,” says Sharon Grodin, a member of the adult education committee. “The lineup for the fall includes an in-depth and interactive look at mystical, cultural, spiritual, philosophical, political, historical and musical aspects of Shabbat.”
In addition to classes in Torah, Talmud and Hebrew for adults, Congregation Beth Am has offered classes in modern Jewish literature, co-facilitated by a rabbi and a Stanford professor, and “Making Prayer Real,” which focuses on the skills and techniques to make prayer more meaningful. Weekend scholar-in-residence presentations, guest lectures and a film series are among the offerings. Every summer, Beth Am holds an adult study retreat at Asilomar. This year the focus is “Exploring the Prophets and Prophetic Judaism for the 21st Century,” which is Beth Am’s education theme for 2014-15.
Chabad Jewish Center of Novato’s “Judaism 101” provides a five-week crash course on the basics: Shabbat and the Jewish holidays, the reasons for kashrut, the meaning and purpose of prayer, and Jewish lifecycles. Previous offerings have included “Five Books of Moses in Five Hours.” Programs on the teachings of Chabad Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson round out the offerings, providing ways to incorporate his teachings to lead a more purposeful life.
Interfaith Programming
Beyond reaching out to non-Jewish spouses and family members, these congregations were chosen by readers for their outstanding interfaith programs. They collaborate with neighboring houses of worship in social-action projects, invite clergy from other faiths to speak and foster ongoing relationships between their congregants and those of other faiths.
For 25 years, Congregation Emanu-El has joined forces with Third Baptist Church in pulpit exchanges as well as Back on Track, a tutoring program for disadvantaged students. Congregants also participate in an interfaith discussion group with Christians and Muslims at Pacifica Institute in Burlingame. Emanu-El also hosts programs for interfaith families, including a picnic this fall.
Kehilla Community Synagogue is part of a faith trio with the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California and the Montclair Presbyterian Church, participating in art, educational and cultural activities as well as volunteer projects. In addition, through its social-action programs, Kehilla participates in a number of interfaith volunteer projects in the Oakland–East Bay area.
Congregation Beth Am recently launched “Opening Doors: Dialogues with Our Neighbors,” inviting clergy from community churches to discuss their faith. Through Building Bridges, a lay-led group created by married congregants who belong to Beth Am and All Saints Episcopal Church, Christians and Jews shared potlucks, discussed Scripture and attended services together. A Mothers Circle provides education and support for women of other faith traditions who are raising Jewish children.
Temple Emanu-El of San Jose, with a diverse membership that includes interfaith and nontraditional families, has a strong commitment to interfaith activities and relations, and Rabbi Dana Magat currently chairs the Interfaith Council on Economics and Justice for Santa Clara County. The synagogue participates in People Acting in Community Together, an interfaith, grassroots organization of more than 20 congregations. Through PACT, people from different ethnic, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds work together to solve pervasive social problems.
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Jews are commanded to repair the world and care for those in need, which is why synagogues take on environmental cleanup, hunger, housing and literacy projects. Our readers gave high marks to the following congregations.
Congregation B’nai Emunah not only collects food year-round for the SF-Marin Food Bank, but a group of volunteers assists each month at the food bank’s warehouse as part of a communitywide Apple Corps Program. The Shalom Bayit Adopt-a-Family program pairs congregants with a family in need recovering from domestic violence. Through Project Homeless Connect, a communitywide project, volunteers donate food, goods and services.
Long committed to social justice, Congregation Emanu-El is involved with a number of projects under the rubric of Project HELP: Hunger, Environment, Literacy and Poverty. The congregation’s greening project earned a Conservation Champion Award from the Union of Reform Judaism and a Green Oscar from Interfaith Power and Light. Congregants help provide respite care to homeless single mothers at the Star Community Home in the Richmond District and serve as tutors and mentors to disadvantaged students.
Congregation Sherith Israel members share a commitment to repairing the world by feeding the hungry, teaching children to read and supporting the troops. Every Sunday morning since 1993, children and adults at the San Francisco Reform synagogue have prepared, packaged and delivered meals to families at shelters. Chicken Soupers volunteers prepare and deliver monthly meals to homebound seniors and people with disabilities. Others work with the Jewish Coalition for Literacy and read to at-risk elementary schoolchildren. Through the San Francisco Organizing Project, an interfaith network, congregants are improving programs in the San Francisco school district and supporting elderly congregants and their caregivers.
Working with the Alameda County Food Bank, members of Berkeley’s Congregation Beth El engage in annual High Holy Day food drives as well as Thanksgiving turkey drives. The Reform synagogue also partners with Full Belly Farm to have boxes of locally produced fruits and vegetables delivered to the congregation, enabling members to support community agriculture through their purchases. Meanwhile, once a month, volunteers prepare and serve multicourse dinners to 125 to 200 homeless people. “This activity engages Beth El members of all ages in a hands-on tikkun olam activity,” says Debra Massey, director of education.
Since its founding, social and political action have been a vital part of Kehilla Community Synagogue’s mission, with projects ranging from environmental cleanup and climate concerns to measures combating racism and supporting human rights. Through Rebuilding Together, members work with other congregations and organizations to provide home repairs for low-income households in the Oakland area. Congregants work with Shalom Bayit to prevent and respond to domestic abuse in their own community. Members also participate in Oakland Community Organizations, a multifaith, multiethnic organization that seeks to improve the quality of life in Oakland.
Temple Sinai in Oakland “strives to be an accessible congregation, welcoming those with physical and learning disabilities,” says Lisa Hanauer, membership and communications director. She said it has also been the single-largest contributor to the Alameda County Food Bank for several years. Activities include an annual Freedom Seder, a Social Action Shabbat, community organizing with Oakland Community Organizations, and the People of the Book Literacy Project. An employment initiative helps members and others in the community to find jobs, and Out & About events, geared for LGBT members, welcome nonmembers as well. On an environmental note, Sinai’s new building is Silver LEED–certified (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).
At Congregation Beth Am, “social action has been part of our DNA since the 1960s, when our beloved Rabbi Sidney Akselrad marched with Martin Luther King from Selma to Montgomery,” says Loree Farrar, president-elect. The Tzedek Council provides opportunities to repair the world, ranging from hosting homeless families in the social hall in partnership with Home and Hope, to working to put an end to human trafficking in the Bay Area and beyond. A new community organizing initiative is focused on addressing income inequality and the need to expand affordable, high-quality early childhood education.
Chabad Jewish Center of Novato is “not a temple but a center,” Rabbi Menachem Landa emphasizes. “The idea is around people helping people, [building] ties to the community.” The teen club prepares and delivers chicken soup to infirm and bereaved congregants as well as those in rehab centers. In addition, the group did a charity drive for orphaned youth in Israel. Meanwhile, younger kids made cakes for Berkeley homeless shelters and visited youth in Children’s Hospital Oakland. “The lesson we are trying to teach is about bringing happiness to other people, and knowing that in Judaism giving is very important,” says Landa.
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Several weeks ago I was in New York City doing a workshop for a client. I left early to meet with the VP of Sales before the session began. At the front desk of the hotel, when I asked for directions to the coffee shop, I discovered it was almost eight blocks away -- which was a shocker since I thought it was just around the corner.
D ang! Now I was going to be late. So, I called Herb to let him know that I was walking as fast as I could. When I got him on the line, he said, "Get a cab. It'll just take a minute."
"That's okay," I replied. "I like to walk."
But here's the truth. I am a total taxi failure. They never stop for me. I can boldly step out into the street to flag one down just like New Yorkers do -- and they drive right past me like I don't even exist. It's happened so often, that I've given up on it.
Clearly I was not born to be a taxi rider.
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Duh! No one ever told me that before. In Minnesota, where I live, everyone has a car. We've never learned the appropriate taxi-flagging techniques. And, I can assure you that it's not an innate skill.
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A file photo of Telangana chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao. Photo: Mint
Telangana opposition parties look for tie-ups to counter ruling TRS
2 min read . Updated: 09 Oct 2017, 11:26 PM IST Yunus Y. Lasania
One of the earliest indications that opposition parties are set to form alliances to counter Telangana Rashtra Samithi has come from the CPI leadership in Telangana
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Hyderabad: Three years after Telangana was formed, opposition parties are trying their best to challenge the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), the principal political pole of the state, and bring about a change in the political landscape.
While the TRS has become stronger in the state after the 2014 assembly elections because of large scale defections from opposition parties and after winning two municipal polls with huge margins last year, opposition parties want to upset the ruling party in the 2019 assembly elections at any cost.
For instance, in the union elections to Singareni Colleries Co. Ltd last week, the Congress- and Telugu Desam Party’s (TDP)-affiliated trade unions supported the Communist Party of India (CPI)-led All India Trade Union Congress. The united front, however, failed, as TRS’s trade union wing won nine of 11 divisions.
The opposition has put up a united front on a host of issues, especially on government order 39 (which proposes to form farmer coordination committees through nominated posts), alleging that the TRS will use it to appoint its members to the posts.
One of the earliest indications that opposition parties are set to form alliances has come from the CPI leadership in Telangana. Its national secretary K. Narayana earlier told Mint that the party had taken a decision to tie up with “secular democratic parties" amid rumours in political circles that the CPI and the Congress are planning an alliance.
While Congress leaders from the state maintained that no decision about forming an alliance has been taken so far, they did not rule out the possibility of tying up with the CPI. “To go with which party will be decided only before the elections," said a senior Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee member from Hyderabad, who was unwilling to be named.
Another reason for the opposition to come together is mass defections to the TRS post the 2014 elections. The TRS, which won 63 seats out of 119 then, now has 90 MLAs, thanks to defections from TDP, Congress and the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), which lost its only three MLAs and one MP to the ruling party.
Gattu Srikanth Reddy, in-charge of YSRCP in Telangana, said, “We will definitely form an alliance for the 2019 general elections. It will be decided around the time of elections." Ravula Chandra Shekar Reddy, TDP member from Telangana, however said his party’s leadership has taken no such decision as of now.
“As of now, we have an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh). This is not the time to talk of 2019 and we will work to strengthen our cadre here," Chandra Shekar said. While the TDP is still with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), leaders from its Telangana unit have clearly said that the party will contest alone in the 2019 general elections.
Leo Augustine, a former general secretary of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties, said the state will again see alliance-based politics, like in the joint state of Andhra Pradesh in 2009 and 2004. In 2014 elections, except for the TDP and BJP, all other parties contested alone. He asserted that given TRS’s current strength, the opposition parties will be forced to tie up in the next elections.
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Government should build more homes, says survey
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People believe onus is on the Government to build more homes
A survey from leading protection specialist Royal London has revealed that in Leinster 30% of people believe the onus is on the Government to solve the housing crisis by building more new houses itself.
The second most popular solution was the introduction of greater rent controls, with 22% of respondents favouring this option.
The survey, commissioned by Royal London and conducted by market research company IReach, asked 1,000 people nationwide for their opinions on what the Government should do to solve the housing crisis.
“Recent reports have shown a huge reduction in the number of homes for sale or for rent. Which of the following measures should the next Government prioritise to solve the housing crisis?”
Joe Charles, Head of Proposition at Royal London, commented on the findings: “It’s clear that people have a variety of views when it comes to how best to tackle our housing crisis.
“That’s understandable given that Ireland’s current housing situation affects a range of people from a wide variety of societal groupings. So there naturally isn’t going to be a ‘one size fits all’ solution.
“The reasons behind the shortage of houses are equally as varied, and with the country’s population projected to grow by 1 million people by 2040, it’s clear that a longer-term solution is as vital as an immediate one.
“The survey findings show that 28% of respondents are in favour of the Government building more housing stock itself. The Government’s ‘Project Ireland 2040’, sets out plans to increase overall housing supply to a baseline level of 25,000 homes a year by 2020, and then a likely level of 30-35,000 annually up to 2027.
“Social housing is a vital component of the project, and through the plan 112,000 households are expected to have their housing needs met by securing a social housing home over the next decade.
“While progress and success will only be viewed in the medium to longer term, it would appear that the provision of housing stock as a solution to the housing crisis is high on the Government agenda.”
The results of the survey highlight that the housing crisis is not just about a lack of housing. 25% of those surveyed believe that the Government should apply stricter rent controls to ease the housing crisis.
Joe noted, “A quarter of our respondents would like to see stricter rent controls put in place.
“The rental market appears to be a ‘hamster wheel’ of sorts, with those currently renting, particularly in Dublin, struggling to save enough to buy their own home.
“This predicament has given us what has been called ‘Generation Rent’ - a whole generation who face the prospect of renting for a large part of their lives.”much touted as possible solutions over the last few years.
“The Government is taking steps to ease the housing crisis but it appears from our survey that quicker results are felt to be needed.”
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Jason Walker & Ors v James Nicholas Stones & Ors (2000)
Jason Walker & Ors v James Nicholas Stones & Ors (2000)
The principle in Prudential Assurance Co Ltd v Newman Industries (1982) Ch 204 would not operate to deprive a claimant of an otherwise good cause of action in a case where: (i) the claimant could establish that the defendant's conduct had constituted a breach of some legal duty owed to him personally; and (ii) on its assessment of the facts, the court was satisfied that such breach of duty had caused him personal loss, separate and distinct from any loss that might have been occasioned to any corporate body in which he might be financially interested. * Leave to appeal to the House of Lords granted.
Two of the claimants, who were beneficiaries under a trust, appealed from the decision of Rattee J: (i) refusing their application to re-reamend their statement of claim; (ii) refusing their application to join the third and fourth respondents (Wiggin & Co and John Hemingway respectively) as parties; (iii) striking out the reamended statement of claim; and (iv) dismissing the action. The claimants' complaint was that the trustees (the first and second respondents, Stones ('S') and Osbourne ('O') respectively), had committed breaches of trust by applying assets of the trust or exercising their discretions thereunder for the benefit of the claimants' father ('GW'), his holding company ('BWG') and another Hong Kong company ('Birdcage Walk') whose assets consisted almost entirely of its shares in BWG, rather than the beneficiaries under the trust. Initially they complained about the trustees' actions in relation to a bond issue but they sought to re-reamend the statement of claim to introduce four other matters and introduce allegations of dishonesty on the part of S, (a solicitor) his partner 'G' and the fourth respondent, Hemingway ('H'), a director of BWG and Birdcage Walk. The issues in relation to the re-reamendments were: (a) delay; (b) inadequacy of pleading; and (c) the relevance of the doctrine in Prudential Assurance Co Ltd v Newman Industries (1982) Ch 204. The funds allegedly misappropriated did not constitute assets of the trust and a beneficiary could not sue a trustee for allowing damage to be caused to a company in which the trust had a controlling interest when the company itself had a cause of action entitling it to recover for the wrong done to it. However, in this case the claimant beneficiaries were not shareholders of the companies whose assets were alleged to have been misappropriated or of their parent company. The trust contained Clause 15, which exonerated and indemnified the trustees generally where they had acted in good faith but with an exception for "wilful fraud or dishonesty on the part of the trustee whom it is sought to make liable". There was an issue as to the scope of such clauses. The issue in relation to the third respondent, a firm of solicitors, was whether it could be vicariously liable for the activities of S. The issue in relation to H was whether the Prudential Assurance principle operated to bar the case against him.
(1) The appellants had established at least a triable issue in their contention that, whether or not they equated the interests of the claimants with those of GW, the trustees entered into or cooperated in the bond issue transactions primarily with the intention of benefiting GW, Birdcage Walk and BWG and correspondingly did so in breach of trust because: (i) a clause in the trust deed precluded the trustees from exercising any power of discretion themselves in any manner that might benefit an excepted person (ie GW); and (ii) they did not exercise their power in a proper way with proper prudence as would a prudent man of business. This conclusion had to be subject to the effect of the two trustee-exemption clauses 14 and 15. (2) Having regard to the complexity of the matter, the explanation of the late introduction of the proposed pleas was credible. (3) The appellants had established, at the least, triable and sufficiently pleaded issues that the alleged wrongful diversions did take place and that S committed breaches of trust in relation to them, subject to the following matters. (4) The Prudential Assurance principle would not operate to deprive a claimant of an otherwise good cause of action in a case where: (i) the claimant could establish that the defendant's conduct had constituted a breach of some legal duty owed to him personally; and (ii) on its assessment of the facts, the court was satisfied that such breach of duty had caused him personal loss, separate and distinct from any loss that might have been occasioned to any corporate body in which he might be financially interested (Johnson v Gore Wood & Co (a firm) (1999) PNLR 426 considered). If these two conditions were satisfied, the mere fact that the defendant's conduct might also have given rise to a cause of action at the suit of a company in which the claimant was financially interested (whether directly or indirectly) would not deprive the claimant of his cause of action; in such a case, a plea of double jeopardy would not avail the defendant. (5) The appellants satisfied both conditions and the Prudential Assurance principle was therefore not a bar to their claims against the trustees. (6) Clause 15 on its true construction applied so as to exonerate the trustees save to the extent excluded by the clause, in particular dishonesty, for anything done by them in the purported execution of the trusts and powers of the trust deed, even though in fact not done in the exercise of such trusts or powers. (7) Since in the facts of the present case, the only relevant exclusion in clause 15 related to dishonesty, the appellants' action against O (against whom dishonesty was not alleged) could not succeed and should be dismissed. (8) The judge had applied a subjective test to the claim of dishonesty against S, relying on the Court of Appeal judgment in Armitage v Nurse (1997) 3 WLR 1046. However, that case had to be read in the light of Royal Brunei Airlines v Tan (1995) 3 WLR 64. The judge erred in his approach to the construction of the effect of clause 15, which did not exempt the trustees from liability for breaches of trust, even if committed in the genuine belief that the course taken by them was in the interests of the beneficiaries, if such belief was so unreasonable that no reasonable solicitor-trustee could have held that belief. (9) The court therefore considered the question of whether the claimants should be allowed to re-reamend their pleading so as to allege dishonesty against S. The claimants had on the pleadings and evidence shown sufficient foundation for a case against S based on dishonesty in the sense explained above. The court would exercise its discretion to allow their appeal against S and give them leave to re-reamend their statement of claim. (10) The legislature, in enacting s.10 Partnership Act 1890, treated breaches of trust committed by a trustee-partner as falling outside the ordinary business of any partnership and correspondingly incapable of giving rise to vicarious liability under that section. (Dubai Aluminium Co Ltd & Ors v Salaam & Ors (2000) LTL 7/4/2000 considered). Wiggin & Co could not therefore be vicariously liable for the activities of S. Alternatively the acts complained of were not committed in the ordinary course of business of the firm. The application to join Wiggin & Co was dismissed. (11) H's assumed conduct did not cause the claimants personal loss separate and distinct from any loss it caused to the companies. The position was quite different from that of the trustees, as the claimants would have to rely on the same causes of action as those on which the companies would rely. In H's case, the principle in Prudential Assurance (supra) would apply.
Appeal allowed in part as indicated above.
* The House of Lords received an application from Sarah Marchioness of Milford Haven, Romla Walker and James Nicholas Stones seeking leave to appeal in this case. The Appeal Committee was unable to reach a unanimous decision to grant leave following a consideration of the applicants' petition and after inviting objections from the respondent. On 8 March 2001 the matter was therefore referred to a hearing for determination.
* The petition of the appellants, praying that the appeal be restored and that the time for lodging the statement and appendix and setting down the cause for hearing might be extended to 20 December or to the third sitting day after the next ensuing meeting of the House was presented was heard and ordered on 5 December 2001.
* The appeal was set down for hearing and referred to an Appellate Committee on 31 January 2002.
Nourse LJ, Mantell LJ, Sir Christopher Slade
LTL 19/7/2000 : (2001) QB 902 : (2001) 2 WLR 623 : (2000) 4 All ER 412 : (2001) BCC 757 : Times, September 26, 2000 : Independent, July 27, 2000
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Munchies, Anyone? Colorado Restaurant Workers Most Likely to Use Legal Weed
In 2014-2015, a full 32.2 percent of food service workers reported having used marijuana (or hashish) in the last 30 days. That's the most dramatic result of a new report from Colorado's Department of Public Health and Environment, which collected survey data from more than 10,100 people on marijuana use, with the results broken out by age, sex, race and occupation. The department published its results today (April 13) in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
In second place after food service workers? "Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media" workers, with 27.5 percent of these workers reporting marijuana use in the past 30 days. "Production" workers come next, at 20.8 percent, followed by "life, physical and social science" workers at 20.6 percent; sales at 19.4 percent; and "installation, maintenance and repair" at 19.2 percent. [Marijuana Legalization in the U.S. (Map)]
Health care and technical workers were the least likely to report consuming weed of any listed group, at just 3.1 percent. "Protective service" workers came next, at 6.2 percent, followed by "education, training and library" at 6.3 percent and "community and social services" workers at 6.7 percent.
For reasons having to do with the structure of the survey, mining, oil and gas industry workers don't compare neatly to those other groups, but the researchers reported that 5.2 percent of workers in this industry reported using marijuana in the past 30 days. Meanwhile, 5.8 percent of utility industry workers (also listed separately and not neatly comparable) reported using marijuana in the past 30 days, the study said.
The rest of the listed professions clustered between 10.3 percent of workers in transportation/moving and 16.8 percent of workers in personal care and service.
So why all the variance? A great deal of it is likely related to the cultures of the different jobs. (Is anyone really surprised that folks in the arts are big into pot?) But drug-testing and safety policies also likely played a role, the researchers wrote.
While marijuana is legal to use in Colorado, you can still lose your mining or utility job if you fail a mandatory drug test. And movers and health care workers are frequently responsible for their own safety and that of others, which marijuana can compromise, the researchers noted.
Drug testing policies aren't perfect roadblocks to weed consumption though, as becomes clear when you break down responses by industry rather than occupation. (The difference is minor, but in this survey, it matters.) Workers in construction; manufacturing; and the agriculture, forestry and fishing/hunting industries use weed at rates of 19.7 percent, 163 percent and 14.4 percent, respectively, the researchers noted. That puts those workers all close to or above median consumption rates by industry, even though all three of those industries tend to routinely drug-test employees, according to the researchers.
Enough about work — what about race, sex and age?
Stepping away from the workplace for a moment, the survey also produced some interesting results by demographic categories.
White people in Colorado, notably, used weed more than any other group in the state, with 15.3 percent of white adults reporting use in the last 30 days.
Hispanic people were the next most likely to report consuming marijuana in the past 30 days, at a rate of 15.1 percent, followed by black people, at a rate of 14.5 percent. "Multiracial, non-Hispanic" people use weed at a rate of 12.7 percent, the study found. And "other, non-Hispanic" people use weed the least, at a rate of just 5.7 percent. It's not exactly clear who made up this group in the survey, but East Asians, South Asians, and Native Americans and other smaller non-Hispanic racial minorities could all conceivably be involved. (Unfortunately, standard demographic categories in survey data often don't map neatly onto America's racial and cultural realities.)
Men used more weed than women did, at rates of 17.2 percent versus 11.3 percent.
And 18- to 25-year-olds consumed more weed than any other age group, at a rate of 29.6 percent, even though the drug is still illegal for people under the age of 21. People ages 26 to 34, predictably, follow that group, at a rate of 18.6 percent. Folks over the age of 35 were all lumped together in the survey, consuming marijuana at a rate of just 11 percent.
Overall, 14.6 of the Coloradans surveyed reported using weed in the past 30 days.
Kaitlin Svabek, a Wisconsin-based information professional, helped Live Science sort through this data. Originally published on Live Science.
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Rockland Country Day alums Lea Michele, other talents, went on to fame
The Rockland Country Day School has closed after 60 years, but it proved a talent incubator.
Rockland Country Day alums Lea Michele, other talents, went on to fame The Rockland Country Day School has closed after 60 years, but it proved a talent incubator. Check out this story on lohud.com: https://www.lohud.com/story/news/education/2019/08/21/rockland-country-day-drew-lea-michele-grace-vanderwaal/2071203001/
Peter D. Kramer, Rockland/Westchester Journal News Published 11:57 a.m. ET Aug. 21, 2019 | Updated 3:07 p.m. ET Sept. 3, 2019
Rockland Country Day was path to celebrity
Ezra Miller stars in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald." Jaap Buitendijk/Warner Bros. Pictures
Grace VanderWaal performs at the Lafayette Theater in Suffern Oct. 25, 2017. The show was a fundraiser for the Hope for Change in Ramapo political party. Peter Carr/The Journal News
Emmy winner Tyne Daly is joining the cast of CBS' 'Murphy Brown' reboot . Walter McBride/WireImage
Rockland's Isabelle McCalla made her Broadway debut as Jasmine in "Aladdin" in January. This fall, she stars as Alyssa, a girl who just wants to go to the big dance with her girlfriend, in "The Prom." Isabelle McCalla
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Actress Lea Michele attends The Hollywood Reporter's Empowerment In Entertainment Event 2019 at Milk Studios in Los Angeles. Valerie Macon, AFP/Getty Images
The closing of Rockland Country Day school closes a pathway to fame.
Among the 60-year-old school’s famous alumni are:
Tyne Daly — the Tony-winning actress (“Gypsy”) who won six Emmy Awards (“Judging Amy” and “Cagney & Lacey") — graduated from RCDS, when it was in South Nyack.
Tony- and Emmy-winner Tyne Daly graduated from Rockland Country Day School in its earliest days, when it was in South Nyack. (Photo: Walter McBride/WireImage)
Sebastian Stan — who plays Bucky Barnes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and played Carter Baizen in “Gossip Girl” on TV and Jeff Gilooly in the film “I, Tonya," graduated from RCDS.
Lea Michele — the “Glee” star attended elementary school at the K-12 RCDS, during which time she appeared as Young Cosette in Broadway’s “Les Miserables.”
Before Lea Michele made her name in "Glee," she was an elementary-schooler at Rockland Country Day. During her time at RCDS, she was cast as Little Cosette in Broadway's "Les Miserables." (Photo: VALERIE MACON, AFP/Getty Images)
Isabelle McCalla — who just ended a run starring in Broadway’s Tony-nominated musical “The Prom,” studied at the school.
Ezra Miller — the award-winning star of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” who also stars in the Harry Potter spin-off series of films, "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" and "Crimes of Grindelwald," attended the school.
Adam Gussow — blues harmonica player and memoirist who grew up in Congers, graduated from RCDS before heading off to Princeton and Columbia. He now teaches at the University of Mississippi.
Broadway’s boldface names also sent their kids to the school on Kings Highway.
Bill Irwin — the Tony-winning writer, performer and clown, sent his son, Santos, to RCDS and was a regular at the school’s annual fundraisers. He once got a parent to bid thousands of dollars for the chance for their child to trick-or-treat with him, in costume, as Mr. Noodle from “Sesame Street. ”
David Yazbek — the Tony-winning Broadway composer of “The Band’s Visit,” sent his son, Omar, there.
Then there's Grace VanderWaal, Rockland's ukulele-playing winner of "America's Got Talent," who donated a signed Fender uke for a scholarship fundraiser that was to be announced on Oct. 1, 2019.
Grace VanderWaal, Rockland's "America's Got Talent" winner, was hoping to help raise money for the scholarship fund at Rockland Country Day School when she autographed a Fender ukulele to be raffled off on Oct. 1, 2019. (Photo: Carucha L. Meuse/The Journal New)
CLOSING: Rockland Country Day School closing its doors after 60 years
REACTION:Parents 'heartbroken, shocked,' scrambling
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Susan Lucci To Co-Host 14th Annual UCP of NYC Women Who Care Awards Luncheon
Edward R. Matthews, CEO of United Cerebral Palsy of New York City (UCP of NYC), and Loreen Arbus, Founder & Chair of Women Who Care, announced today that Susan Lucci, star of the hit series “Devious Maids,” Emmy award-winning actress from “All My Children,” host of Investigation Discovery’s “Deadly Affairs,” and New York Times best-selling author, will return for the third consecutive year as host of The 14th Annual Women Who Care Awards Luncheon.
For the first time, Thomas Roberts, award-winning and Emmy award-nominated anchor of “MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts,” fill-in host on NBC’s “TODAY,” former host of MSNBC’s “Way Too Early,” contributor on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” and recipient of the Human Rights Campaign’s Visibility Award, will co-host the awards luncheon with Ms. Lucci. Roberts will be the first ever male co-host of Women Who Care.
The luncheon, to be held Thursday, May 7th, at Cipriani 42nd Street, benefits United Cerebral Palsy of New York City and celebrates the accomplishments of extraordinary women as professionals, philanthropists, and caregivers, who have broken glass ceilings and inspired others through their professional and charitable endeavors.
Ms. Lucci is a former Women Who Care award honoree and a longtime celebrity supporter of UCP of NYC.
“I am very touched by United Cerebral Palsy of New York City’s impact as a lifeline for thousands of children, families, and adults with disabilities,” says Susan Lucci. “I am particularly impressed by the comprehensive nature of their ongoing programs and services which encompass so many different aspects of health, education, assisted technology, and the arts.”
In addition to narrating a video for UCP of NYC and Susan G. Komen to help raise breast health awareness for women with disabilities, Ms. Lucci’s charitable work is wide-ranging. Her commitment to helping children has taken her to Africa in support of Feed the Children. She has served as the March Of Dimes National Ambassador in 2000, and as a celebrity spokesperson for AMDeC (Academic Medicine Development Company) and The New York Cancer Project. She has also been involved with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and is the recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the prestigious New York City Gracie Award, and the Muse Award for Women in Film & Television. She was inducted into the American Academy of Achievement Awards and presented with the Italian Board of Guardians Lifetime Achievement Award.
Thomas Roberts observes: “I am delighted and honored to be the first male co-host of this great event, which draws attention to the achievements of so many outstanding and extraordinary women, and helps United Cerebral Palsy of New York City do its deeply valuable work.”
Prior to his addition to MSNBC’s team, Mr. Roberts served as a correspondent for CBS News. He also contributed to several entertainment shows including “Entertainment Tonight” and “The Insider,” and before that, was a news anchor for CNN Headline News. He is an award-winning journalist, having received a 2002 Emmy nomination and a Virginia Associated Press award for his work on the documentary, “Parvo Puppies.” He received an Edward R. Murrow award in 2001 for a documentary that he produced titled, “When Parents Don’t Pay.” He has been honored for his work as an advocate in the LGBT community, and was the recipient of the prestigious Visibility Award from the Human Rights Campaign. He has also been honored by the Stonewall Community Foundation, Marriage Equality USA, and The National Crime Victim Bar Association.
Loreen Arbus is Founder/Chair of Women Who Care. Susan Spencer, Editor-in-Chief of Women’s Day, will be Honorary Chair of the event, and Donna Hanover, journalist/radio personality and former First Lady of New York City, returns as Honorary Co-Chair. Tamsen Fadal, Emmy award-winning Anchor of PIX 11 News, will be a new Women Who Care Co-Chair. She joins returning Co-Chairs Robin Givens, actress/director/author; Ali Stroker of “Glee Project” and “Glee” fame; and Emmy award winner Paula Zahn, host of “On the Case with Paula Zahn.” Hearst Corporation returns as lead sponsor of Women Who Care.
Honorees for this year’s luncheon include news journalists Judy Woodruff & Al Hunt, social entrepreneur Joan Hornig and Ernst & Young (EY). A special presentation will include Charlie Rose. In addition to Ms. Lucci, previous Women Who Care honorees include Robin Roberts, Cyndi Lauper, Diane Sawyer, Gayle King, Lauren Bush Lauren, Judith Light, Amy Lee, Ann Curry, Marlo Thomas, China Machado, Roxanne Mankin Cason, Francine LeFrak, Anne Sweeney, Patricia Duff, Terrie Williams, Dr. Pamela Gallin, Maysoon Zayid, Julia Monk, Hannah Jacobs, Linda Kaplan Thaler, and many other extraordinarily accomplished women.
Past celebrity presenters for Women Who Care include: Oprah Winfrey, Diane von Furstenberg, Jimmy Smits, America Ferrera, Cynthia Nixon, Ivanka Trump, Danny Glover, Meredith Vieira, Alan Rickman, Nicole Miller, Deborah Norville, Alex Witt, Cynthia McFadden, Dr. Oz, Maurice DuBois, Mike Woods, Regis Philbin, Michelle Bachelet, the former President of Chile, as well as Frank Bennack , Jr., Executive Vice Chairman and former CEO of the Hearst Corporation, and many other VIPs.
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Still - Volume 2
Bright City
’Still: Volume 2’ is the second release in Bright City’s series of instrumental worship albums. Infusing modern worships songs with a vibrant, chilled aesthetic, this albums delivers the perfect backdrop for moments of devotion, prayer and meditation for individuals and churches. From creating an ...
Sing! Live At The Getty Music Worship Conference
Keith & Kristyn Getty
’Sing!’ is a live album of the musical highlights recorded at the Sing conference in Nashville. Led by Keith and Kristyn Getty, this album features famous artist such as Laura Story and Matt Boswell. Track Listing: All hail the power of Jesus’ Name How shall I sing? Come behold the wondrous m...
Beautifully Broken
Produced by Jeremy Redmon (Big Daddy Weave), the 11-track album showcases a powerful theme of releasing shame and trusting God’s love, amidst our flaws and insecurities. Among the songs is the album’s title track and first single, “Beautifully Broken”. Describing the album’s message, Plumb says “Br...
Belfast Symphony (Live)
Over 50 orchestral musicians, 60 choir members and nearly 1000 strong concert audience joined Robin in a live performance of a host of his most popular worship songs. Coupled with a few new compositions this makes it an album not to be missed.
Light of Christmas
TobyMac’s 10 track collection of holiday tunes Light Of Christmas includes “Can’t Wait for Christmas” featuring Relient K, and 2016’s crazy fun and seasonal radio single “Bring On The Holidays" along with fun songs from his 2011 Christmas in Diverse City release, which featured Owl City, Leigh Nash ...
New Hallelujah
A New Hallelujah was recorded LIVE this past June in front of 12,000 people in Houston, TX. The record features The African Children’s Choir, a 200 voice choir, and a special guest appearance by Israel Houghton. It is Michael’s passion to bring the LIVE WORSHIP experience back to the front of all ...
Terry MacAlmon
Everlasting Love is filled with live worship from South Africa. It is his first live album in 6 years. Terry explained about the album: “Most of the songs on this album are original recordings. I had the privilege of recording with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. It took us about 7 month...
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Efforts Help Oystercatchers Make a Comeback
The Manomet Team | February 17, 2014 | | In the News
This article was originally published in the Wilmington Star News on February 17, 2014, and was written by Kate Elizabeth Queram. View the original article here.
The number of American oystercatchers in North Carolina increased by more than 30 percent in the past five years, a jump researchers say is a direct result of a long-term conservation partnership between dozens of groups along the Eastern Seaboard.
“This is highly unusual in the shorebird world,” said Shiloh Schulte, American oystercatcher recovery coordinator at the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences in Plymouth, Mass. “Shorebirds are in really dire straits at this point, so seeing one that we’re able to turn around is pretty exciting.”
American oystercatchers are orange-billed, black-and-white birds that make their homes on coastlines from Maine to Texas. They’re classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as a species of “special concern,” several steps below endangered. A survey in 2003 estimated the total oystercatcher population at 10,900; that number fell steadily until 2009, when conservation groups from Canada to Texas – including Auduborn North Carolina, N.C. State University and the state Wildlife Resources Commission – joined together to help protect the species.
“Instead of having groups competing for limited resources, we’re doing this coordinated approach,” Schulte said. “It’s pretty easy to go into an area and say, ‘We’re going to protect this spot,’ but that doesn’t do anything for the other 95 percent of the species. You have to operate at scale if you want results.”
Oystercatcher conservation efforts focused largely on habitat protection and educational outreach. In Wrightsville Beach, for example, elementary school classes drew educational signs warning beachgoers to steer clear of the grass-covered dunes on the island’s south end, where oystercatchers nest. Audubon North Carolina then posted those signs, resulting in less foot traffic through the birds’ habitat.
“If you address those threats and provide high-quality habitats and give the birds the protection they need, they have the best possible chance of nesting successfully,” said Walker Golder, deputy state director of Audubon North Carolina. “When you have everybody doing that on a large scale, it’s resulted in great benefits for the species.”
Last year – four years into the 10-year conservation project – Schulte conducted an aerial survey along the East Coast to take population counts and gauge the success of the large-scale efforts. The results, released last month, totaled 11,200 birds, a 3 percent increase from 2003. In North Carolina, the population increased by from 602 to 800, a 33 percent jump from 2008.
The results are promising for the oystercatchers, and also indicate that environmental factors such as water quality and shellfish populations are also in relatively good shape along the coast.
“Oystercatchers are an umbrella species. If you protect one, you’re protecting others,” Schulte said. “For example, when you protect sections of beach and marsh so oystercatchers can nest, that means other species that depend on that environment are also protected.”
The project is funded through 2019 via a $10 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The steady money stream is a large part of what’s made efforts successful, and researchers hope to continue the project past its original time frame.
“The working group and the effort and the conservation initiative have really just expanded tremendously,” Schulte said. “Maintaining that is a challenge, especially when you start seeing success. It’s easy to see people’s attention diverted to other things, but we haven’t yet achieved what we want to. We want this to be indefinite.”
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Indoor training ground artwork revealed
An artist’s impression of our new indoor training ground can now be seen for the first time.
The training ground, which is expected be named One Call Sports Hall, will be located at the side of the current training pitch next to the Ian Greaves Stand.
Chairman John Radford is set to invest an initial £500,000 for the build of the new facility, which will eventually be available for community use.
Joint Operations Director Paul Broughton, who is overseeing the project, said: “This is a hugely positive move for the club. It will be a state of the art facility and will give our players a first class training base.
“It is all part of our long-term commitment to improve all areas of the football club and take us to the next level,” he added.
Manager Paul Cox said: “The building is just one of a number of positive things which the chairman and I have previously discussed.
“We will make this club a sustained success. We want to make sure we have good facilities and a quality infrastructure.”
The facility, which will contain an indoor 3G playing surface, is expected to be constructed by the start of the 2013-14 league season.
Gallery: Stags return in great shape for pre-season
Take a look through the best snaps from the players' first day of pre-season training earlier today.
Gaffer lauds prospective new training facility
After planning permission was granted earlier this week, Stags’ boss Steve Evans has dubbed the club’s prospective new training facility as ‘wonderful’ for the town of Mansfield.
Under 21s match moved to Forest training ground
Mansfield Town’s under 21s face Nottingham Forest in the Central League Cup this afternoon at the Reds' training ground (1.15pm kick-off).
Training ground hours paying off for Beardsley
Goalscorer Chris Beardsley believes the hard work of both the players and the management during the week was key to today’s victory over Crawley Town.
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Nike’s new ad celebrates the Women’s World Cup. Don’t tell Adidas.
Marielle Segarra Jun 3, 2019
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Nike has unveiled a commercial featuring a 10-year-old soccer phenomenon, Makena Cook, playing alongside her heroes from the women’s game in advance of the Women’s World Cup in France this week.
In the ad, Cook is in the thick of a soccer match that looks like it could be the final of the Women’s World Cup. The soundtrack is Joan Jett and the Blackhearts’ “Bad Reputation.”
But at no point does the ad actually use the phrase “Women’s World Cup.
That right is reserved for the official sponsors of the tournament — among them, Coca-Cola, Visa and Adidas.
Victor Matheson, a professor of sports economics at the College of the Holy Cross, says the official sponsors get to plaster their names all over the stadiums and related events.
“But just because they’re the official sponsor of the World Cup doesn’t mean that Nike has to stop advertising,” he said. “And it doesn’t mean that Nike has to stop advertising with respect to women’s soccer.”
Sponsorship rights can cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Windy Dees, who teaches sports marketing at the University of Miami, says what Nike’s doing is much cheaper.
“They don’t like to overpay for big global rights fees when they can save all of that money. They can just make really creative advertising like the commercial that they’re running right now and everybody watches that, and they run it over and over,” she said.
So what’s the point of Adidas being an official sponsor?
Matheson says the sportswear manufacturer is probably thinking about benefits long after the tournament is over.
For example, he said, “[Adidas] hopes that every college women’s soccer team next fall is going to be using the official tournament balls from the event.”
It also gets guaranteed eyeballs on its products. More than 760 million people watched the last Women’s World Cup four years ago.
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Home News Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server: A Review
OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server: A Review
Wayne Dixon
Apple has released their tenth iteration of OS X, called OS X 10.9 Mavericks. OS X 10.9 Mavericks builds on the existing OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and adds some new features. Some of these features will be very apparent, like Maps, while others will be hidden within the background and will help improve battery life. Of course, right alongside OS X 10.9 Mavericks Client, Apple has released OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server, and some of the OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server changes will be big for developers.
Since the initial unveiling of OS X 10.0 Cheetah back in 2001, Apple has used the names of big cats for their releases. These names are, in order of appearance: Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion, and Mountain Lion. With OS X 10.9, Apple has decided to shift their focus away from big cats to places within California, with the first in the new series being Mavericks.
Apple unveiled their new naming scheme at their World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote on June 10th, 2013. Within the keynote, Apple had joked that they could have named OS X 10.9 Sea Lion, to stick with the lion theme, but decided to pass on this because “that could be a bit of a dead end” in the long term.
During the keynote Apple announced that they anticipate using places in California for OS X moving forward. Craig Federighi stated, “we want a set of names that will carry us for at least the next 10 years”. Federighi also stated that they were planning on using “places that inspire us,” meaning places in California. This statement signifies that Apple intends to maintain the OS X desktop version of their software for the foreseeable future. While it may be that new features will appear in both OS X and iOS in tandem, the products will remain separate operating systems and not merge.
This separation could change should ARM-based technology become as fast and efficient as desktop-based hardware. If this were to occur, it would be conceivable that OS X and iOS could become one operating system.
OS X 10.9 Mavericks maintains the same requirements as OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion. If your Mac is capable of running OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, it is most likely capable of running OS X 10.9 Mavericks. In order to run OS X 10.9 Mavericks you must be running one of these Macs: an early 2007 iMac or newer, a late-2008 or early-2009 aluminum Macbook, a mid-2009 13-inch Macbook Pro, a mid to late-2007 15-inch MacBook Pro, late-2007 17-inch MacBook Pro or later, a late-2008 MacBook Air or later, an early-2009 Mac Mini or later, an early-2008 Mac Pro or later, or an early 2009 or later Xserve.
Apple has announced the pricing of OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server to be $19.99, and once again this will be offered as a desktop add-on to Mavericks Client as opposed to standalone software. This pricing is the same as OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Server, but much lower than the $49.99 price tag for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Server. The $19.99 price does not exclude any user from, in theory, being able to convert their standard OS X 10.9 Mavericks installation into OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server. The continuation of the low price means that Apple will keep the price down for all to be able to purchase OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server.
OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server includes many new features that will allow an OS X administrator to be even more effective and efficient at their job. Some of the new features include an improved Caching Server, a more powerful Profile Manager to deploy more than just applications, and even an Xcode Control Server. But before we delve into all of the server specific features, let us look at a couple of OS X 10.9 Mavericks Client improvements that anyone who has to manage a server will also find useful.
Finder Tabs
Finder’s traditional role included having separate windows to be able to view items on your Mac. This could become unwieldy if you need to look in several different places for files. Now, instead of needing to have a bunch of windows open, you can use a set of tabs, much like in Safari, to have multiple folders open simultaneously. This can be a great way to have a bunch of related items open without cluttering up the screen. This is particularly useful on smaller screens, like that of the 11-inch MacBook Air.
Having tabs is great, but what if you need to move items between tabs within the same Finder window. You can still do this easily. All you have to do is select the item, or items, you want to move, or copy, and drag them to the destination Finder Tab, and the items will be moved or copied.
There is one thing to be cognizant of when using Finder Tabs. If you have multiple tabs in a Finder window, whichever tab is currently active will be shown under the Window menu. As an example, if you have two windows open, say Applications and Downloads, if Applications is currently the active tab, the Window menu will say Applications. However, if the Downloads tab is active, that is what will appear in the Window menu. It is a simple concept, but something to be aware of, because there may be a time when you don’t realize that you have a window with multiple tabs open and you could swear that you had a particular location open , but you may not be able to find it easily.
Finder Tabs will make the life of a system administrator that much easier by allowing administrators to quickly and easily transfer items between windows. This is a much more efficient method than dealing with multiple windows as was required with OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and previous versions.
iCloud Keychain
iCloud has become Apple’s core mechanism for synchronizing information between OS X and iOS devices using the same iCloud login. iCloud Keychain will keep all of your devices, both OS X 10.9 Mavericks and iOS 7 devices, up to date with all of your login credentials, credit cards, and other autofill information. This will make life much easier for you if you sign up with a service on your OS X 10.9 Mavericks machine and then need to log in to that service on youriOS device, or even another OS X 10.9 Mavericks machine.
iCloud Keychain automatically synchronizes your usernames, passwords, and even credit cards using iCloud to keep all of your devices up to date. The information is encrypted so that Apple cannot read it, or at least that’s according to their documentation.
To enable iCloud Keychain, take the following steps:
Open System Preferences.
Click on iCloud.
Sign into iCloud, if you are not already signed in.
Click the checkbox next to Keychain.
If you don?t already have it set up, you will be prompted to create a password that must be entered when your computer awakes from sleep. You can choose to enable this or not.
You will be prompted to request approval to use this OS X 10.9 Mavericks machine for iCloud Keychain. An email will be sent to verify that you want to allow this, if it is the first machine that you are setting this up on. Subsequent devices that want to use iCloud Keychain will need to get approval from your primary machine.
You machine is all set for iCloud Keychain.
One of the downsides to iCloud Keychain is that you are not able to view any information about iCloud Keychain on your iOS devices. It can only be viewed from Macs running OS X 10.9 Mavericks. This can be an issue if you want to be able to verify that the information is being transmitted.
Server Specific Items
Server.app has not remained stagnant since its initial release with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Server. Server.app 2.2 with OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server is no exception. While it has remained largely unchanged, there are some new features and some slight changes that will help almost any administrator.
Before we delve too deeply into the cool new features of OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server, there has been a slight change to Server.app; the colors during setup. Apple has forgone the traditional blue color palette for setup in favor of a sleeker white, grey and black scheme. This color scheme reflects a subtle shift to a softer tone regarding how Server.app appears during setup. In no way does this affect functionality; however, it may be a sign of things to come in the future version of OS X’s Server.app.
File Sharing Protocols
One of the key functions of any server is file sharing. File sharing can occur not just between OS X networks, but also between OS X and a variety of other networks that includes Linux, Unix, and Windows. Apple has improved communications with all of these operating systems.
Server Message Blocks (SMB)
There has emerged a standard communications mechanism called Server Message Blocks (SMB). SMB is also sometimes called Common Internet File System, or CIFS. SMB has been in existence since the latest 1980s and Microsoft heavily modified it to be in their Windows Operating systems. OS X Server has supported SMB version 1.0 since the Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah Server days. With OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server, not only is SMB version 1 supported but SMB version 2 (SMB2) is as well. SMB2 has also become the default file sharing protocol for all file sharing.
SMB2 adds a few enhancements to the protocol, the primary of these being support for “Jumbo Frames” and support for 10 Gigabit per second over Ethernet — commonly shorted to 10GbE — network connections. The primary layer 2 protocol for the Internet is Ethernet. Ethernet’s standard packet size, or transmission unit, is 1500 bytes — well actually 1540 bytes. This is standard on most network connections. There is an option on a number of enterprise switches that allow for an adjustment of the maximum transmission unit (MTU) above 1500. Anything above 1500 is considered to be a “jumbo frame”. Jumbo Frames allow a particular network connection between a device and a switch, or a switch and a switch, to transmit more information in a single packet. This means that information will be able to traverse the network in a much faster fashion. This can result in faster transmission speeds and faster transfers between devices.
It makes sense that Apple went with SMB2 right now. SMB2 was introduced with Microsoft’s Windows Vista operating system in January 2007. SMB2 is the default for most of the currently supported versions of Microsoft Windows, which are Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Server 2012. SMB is now in version 3.0 with the release of Microsoft’s Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. SMB 3.0 will also be the default for the soon to be released Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1.
Do not fret, the previous default protocol, Apple File Protocol, or AFP, is still employed for older OS X machines that connect to an OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server machine. AFP is also still used by Apple’s Time Machine backup service. When connecting to an OS X 10.9 Mavericks machine, you are still able to specify using the Apple File Protocol should you wish to do so, you just have to specify “afp://“ at the beginning of the connection.
While Microsoft’s Windows may be the predominate desktop operating system, the primary server operating system has to be Linux/Unix. While many Linux installations come equipped with SMB enabled and are able to communicate with Windows devices, their preferred protocol is Network File System, or NFS. Apple has enhanced communications with NFS shares by incorporating NFS v3 and NFS v4 support within OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server.
One of the big enhancements is the addition of AutoFS, which allows administrators to specify paths to be auto-mounted for users throughout an entire organization. The best part is that it can be done using the same auto-mounting maps employed with Linux. This change will make administration of Linux and OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server that much easier for all parties involved.
Services Categorization
Under OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Server, Apple chose to have all of the services in one giant alphabetical list. While this made it easy to find what you were looking for, it was a possible befuddling point for some novice administrators. This is no longer the case under OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server. Apple has chosen to revert back to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server categorization. Under Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server, administrators had two distinct sections of services: Services and Advanced Services. Apple has chosen to bring back this model of categorization.
Under Services there are twelve different services listed. They are Caching, Calendar, Contacts, File Sharing, Mail, Messages, Profile Manager, Time Machine, VPN, Websites, Wiki, and Xcode. This grouping represents the most likely features that OS X Server administrators will want to access.
Under the Advanced category there are seven services. They are DHCP, DNS, FTP, NetInstall, Open Directory, Software Update, and Xsan. This grouping represents those services which only more advanced administrators will be willing to tackle.
Overall, I can agree with the categories chosen for each service. The only one that might be in the wrong category is the FTP Server. While it may be the case that many OS X administrators will not use an FTP Server, the service is not difficult to configure nor is it difficult to maintain, so it is a bit strange that it was put into this category.
The re-introduction of the categorization will put many novice administrators at ease, while allowing advanced administrators to quickly see which advanced services they may need to configure for their environment.
One of the many downsides the approach that Apple has chosen, where Server.app would be a paid add-on distributed through the Mac App Store and which began with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Server, is that the ability to manage previous versions of OS X server was gone. Under OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Server you could not manage a Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Server installation with anything other than Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Server. If you utilized the Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Server version of Server Admin, you could manage Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server devices, but this approach used two separate applications to manage different versions of OS X server.
Under OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server, this is no longer the case. With OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server an administrator is able to use the same Server.app application to manage both OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server as well as OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Server installations. This is a big improvement for entities that have a small number of OS X devices that manage all of their OS X Servers. When you administer an OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Server installation with Server.app 2.2, the Services Categorization will remain in the same format as a OS X 10.9 Mavericks server would.
With previous versions said entities would be required to keep one of their servers running the previous version, just to be used as a management point for their old servers. It is a much needed improvement to be able to use one Server.app to manage both the current and previous versions of OS X server.
Caching Server
In December of 2012, Apple issued an update for OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Server. This upgrade moved the version of Server.app to 2.2 build 166, and with it came a new feature: Caching Server.
Traditionally, Apple always had its Software Update service available for companies to be able to not only internally manage software updates, but also to save on bandwidth costs. The Software Update service, as mentioned previously, allows companies to selectively enable updates as well as selectively determine which devices use the server’s software update service.
Caching Server takes this to another level. Caching Server is used to cache not only traditional software updates, but also updates for applications downloaded via the Mac App Store and iTunes App Store. Caching these updates will allow updates to be downloaded faster, which in turn will also conserve bandwidth.
Unlike the Software Update service, Caching Server does not have much in the way of granular control. It’s really more of a download server. As an administrator, you have no fined-grained control over what applications are stored. The only options available via the user-interface is the ability to turn on and off the service, select which disk the cache is stored on, and how much hard drive space to give the service. This can be anywhere from 25GB to an unlimited amount. By default, Caching Server wants to have an unlimited amount of space. Once the Caching Server has filled up its entire allotment of storage, it will begin to clean up space by deleting the least used updates.
There are some advanced options available via terminal. The options available, which are not available via the GUI, are which interface to listen on, which IP address ranges to listen on, the Console Log Level, the maximum concurrent users who can connect to the server, and which port to listen on. You are also able to set the options that available in the GUI, via the command line.
Caching Service is still a very nascent service, and I’m sure that we’ll see updates to the service over the next couple of years. It’s not entirely inconceivable that the Caching Server and Software Update service may eventually merge into one service. As a matter of fact, I would be quite surprised if this was not Apple’s ultimate goal.
OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server enhances Caching Server a bit. Under OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Server, an administrator was only able to set a location, how much hard drive space to allocate for Caching Server, and enable the ability to reset the cache. With OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server, each different type of cacheable item is visible to the administrator. The four categories are Mac Apps, iOS Apps, Books, and Other. The first three should be self-explanatory. The Other category is presumably anything that doesn’t fit into the other three categories, but despite all of my testing, I couldn’t actually get anything to appear in this category. It’s possible that it’s being reserved for a future product or product category.
One of the things that many administrators love to be able to see is log files and statistics, which Server.app has covered. Under OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Server there were only three categories viewable to an administrator: Processor Usage, Memory Usage and Network Traffic. These are still present under OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server, but there’s also a new one: Bytes Served. Bytes Served relates to OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server’s Caching Server.
Caching Server, as mentioned above, allows administrators to cache items downloaded from the Mac App Store as well as iOS applications, iBooks, and other items. This is particularly useful for items that are likely to be downloaded by many users. Instead of requiring additional bandwidth for each download, the file is only downloaded once and then cached on the server for others to access. Having a caching server makes it much faster for users to download updates. Imagine having 100 employees all downloading a 700 megabyte file. That would be 70 gigabytes of bandwidth consumed for just one update.
In regards to statistics, an administrator can see how much has been transferred in a given time period, up to 7 days, and see how much usage the caching has received during the requested time. This can help administrators choose whether or not to free up some space by resetting the cache.
Xcode Services
Git is a source code repository mechanism that lets multiple developers work on a single project from the same codebase. The benefits of a Git repository is that the complete history, which includes a full tracking capability, is downloaded each time a repository is updated. The second benefit of Git is that it is not dependent on a centralized server as many other repository systems are.
Since Xcode 4 was introduced in March of 2011, the ability to save to a local Git repository has been available. A local Git repository is great for an individual developer. A problem begins to occur when you have more than one individual working on the same codebase. While it may be possible for two people to use the same code and share their changes, a problem with scale occurs when you have more than two people working on a project.
When you are in charge of a group of developers who are working on a project, it is hard to keep everybody on the same page, let alone keeping them all using the same codebase. In the past, many companies were stuck with either setting up a dedicated computer to store the repositories, cobbling together a solution to put on their OS X Server, or using a cloud-based service like GitHub to store their developers’ work. The issue with cloud services is that it is an outside entity that is storing the information and should something disastrous occur, all of that work could be gone, or should a security issue arise, their code could potentially be stolen. Many companies prefer to keep their data internal and under the care of their IT staff.
One of the newest features of Server.app is a feature called Xcode, but for easier identification I will refer to it as Xcode Services. Xcode Services is a built-in service that allows you to set up a central repository for your developers to use. This could be used in lieu of an external hosting provider, like GitHub. Xcode Services support is built into Xcode 5 and can easily be accessed from the first dialog screen by selecting “Check out an existing project”.
Xcode Services provides more than just a Git repository; it also allows developers to make use of a new feature in Xcode 5, called Bots. Xcode Bots allows a developer to automatically handle tasks, like builds, analyzing, testing, and the archiving of code. The interval at which this can be done is set within the developer’s Xcode preferences. There is also an option to have a bot run at every commit.
There are only a few options to consider when configuring Xcode Services. These options are Permissions, which version of Xcode to use, and integration with a Developer Team.
Under Permissions, there are a couple of settings to verify. The first is who can create and view bots. Xcode Services uses a three-tiered hierarchy for access. The three levels of access are “anyone”, “logged in users”, and “only some users”. The option “anyone” will allow, as it states, anyone to have full access, both read and write, to bots. The option “logged in users” requires that developers provide authentication before being able to write data. If you choose “logged in users”, a new option will pop up entitled “Also allow view-only access for”, and the only option will be “anyone”. If you do not want to allow what is effectively anonymous viewing access, you simply need to keep the box unchecked.
The last option, “only some users”, will allow you to select which individual developers are allowed to create and view bots. Additionally, you can select which users are allowed to have “view only” access. When selecting “only some users”, you can select any option to allow viewing of bots, should you determine that it is needed.
This is not the only location where permissions can be set. As an administrator, you also have the ability to limit individual repositories to certain users or groups. This method can be useful if you have a large number of developers that will be using the same server to store their code. It may be more advantageous to allow all of them to create and view bots, but then limit access to individual repositories. This last method is best when multiple groups of individuals are all using the same OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server for hosting their repositories.
There are two different categories of repositories that can be hosted. The first is local repositories. These are those hosted only on the OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server and are not necessarily part of a public development process. The second category is remote repositories. This category is for those projects that may be hosted on other OS X 10.9 Mavericks Servers or on the Internet on sites like GitHub. With remote repositories, the OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server effectively becomes a proxy. Developers connect to the OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server machine hosting Xcode Services enabled, and they can check out the code from the local repository instead of having to go out to the Internet to retrieve the information. This is a great feature if you want to limit Internet access from your development machines, but still provide access to crucial public projects. This also works should an existing infrastructure exist within a company and the developers need access to that repository.
One thing to keep in mind regarding Xcode Services is that each time Xcode is upgraded, Xcode Services will need to be upgraded as well. This procedure is just like setting up Xcode Services for the first time. The only difference is that your repositories will remain intact and do not need to be re-created. Upgrading Xcode Services will only take a couple of minutes and your developers will be back to coding and having the automated bots archive and test their code.
Xcode Services should provide development teams an easy mechanism to be able to centralize code and then be able to automatically create archives and test builds. With the addition of Xcode Services, OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server will be an even more appealing version for developers than any previous OS X server has been, up to this point.
Despite the best efforts of many administrators, they cannot always be right in front of the screens that they are charged with keeping watch over. To help in notifying administrators when things go awry, Apple has included alerts that can be sent out via both email and push notification. There have been some slight changes with alerts under OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server. Apple has decided to consolidate alerts into larger categories.
Under OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Server, there were a total of ten alerts. These were Caching service alert, Certificate expiration, Disk Space, Disk unreachable, Mail storage quota, Network configuration change, S.M.A.R.T. status, Software updates, Time machine, and Virus detected. Under OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server the categories are now Caching, Certificates, Disk, Mail, Network Configuration, Software Update, and Time Machine. It’s helpful to know what each group of alerts will notify you about.
The Caching alert will notify you when the following events occur: the caching service is low on disk space, the caching service is out of disk space, the caching resource is missing, when the “Caching service is temporarily unavailable”, when the “Caching service cannot start”, when the “Caching service is unable to register”, and when the “Caching Service is too busy”. When a caching server gets low on disk space, the caching service can be migrated to another volume which has more storage space. The only one that is a bit confusing is the “Caching service is unable to register” alert. I still haven’t figured out what this one actually means.
For the Certificate alerts, you’ll be notified when: a certificate cannot be created, when a certificate cannot be renewed, when a certificate expires, when a new Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate is created, when an SSL certificate fails to be created, when an SSL certificate is missing, and when a certificate needs to be renewed. Certificate alerts will notify an administrator before a certificate is due to expire to allow them to generate and create a new certificate. The list of certificates that will generate an alert are: SSL, code-signing, and push notification certificates. When certain services do not have a certificate associated with them, or when they have an expired certificate, the services will no longer operate and users will no longer be able to connect to the service.
Disk issues can be disastrous if they are not taken care of quickly, so the Disk alerts can be critical. With these, notifications will include: the Self Monitoring And Reporting Tool, commonly shortened to S.M.A.R.T., status changes, when a volume is no longer available, when a volume is low on free space, and when a volume is full. Alerts about disks will mention which disk or volume is experiencing an issue. If it is a S.M.A.R.T. status issue, it is best to take care of that quickly.
Many entities use an OS X Server for their email. Email today is littered with all sorts of spam and virus-laden emails, so it’s always nice to know when issues related to mail occur. The notifications for mail include: when a virus is detected on an inbound email, the mail virus scanner is not running, Post Office Protocol (POP) or Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is not running, when the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service is not running, or when the virus database update tool is not running. When a virus gets loose on your OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server machine, that can be a problem. If you receive an alert that the virus database update tool is not running, make sure to take care of that sooner rather than later.
There is one area that you really needs to know about, should anything change, and that is networking. If any network change occurs on a machine, it may wreak major havoc with the system. The alerts for Networking changes are: when a Host name has changed, a Network Internet Protocol (IP) address has changed, when a reverse DNS host name mismatch occurs, and when a Bonjour network name changes. The IP address change notifications will occur for both IPv4 as well as IPv6 addresses.
Software updates are a necessary item to keep an OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server running as securely as possible. You’ll receive these Software Updates notifications: when there are software updates available, when they can be installed, and when there are recommended updates available for the server.
The last group of notifications is regarding Time Machine. Time Machine is Apple’s proprietary mechanism for allowing OS X machines to back up their contents. Time Machine begins with a full backup and will subsequently do incremental backups. Incremental backups are consolidated as needed. The alerts for Time Machine are: when a backup is incomplete and when a machine’s backups are out of date. Time Machine notifications should include when the last backup on the machine was completed.
In all, alerts have remained relatively unchanged. Administrators who are accustomed to receiving notification of events on their OS X server will be able to continue to do so. The consolidation will make it easier for more novice administrators to be alerted for the items they need to know about most.
Installation Change
All throughout the betas of OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server, developers installed OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server’s Server.app using a traditional package installer instead of the through the Mac App Store. That has changed with OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server, which has been released in the Mac App Store and is available now.
Removed Feature: Network Utility
There is one utility application that has been removed, not just from OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server but also from OS X 10.9 Mavericks Client: Network Utility. Network Utility was an application that allowed you to perform some network tasks, like displaying Network information and stats, Pinging a host, looking up information about a Network Host using NSLookup, using trace route to look at where an Internet packet travels to arrive at its destination, a Whois Search to determine who owns a particular website, Finger, which is used to identify a person, and Port Scanning to be able to determine if a specific port is available. All of these functions are still available through terminal, with the exception of port scanning.
The benefit of the Network Utility app was that the application was all in one simple user interface that anybody could use without much trouble. If you really miss Network Utility in OS X Mavericks Server and you still have a copy of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion or OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, you can simply copy Network Utility from the Applications/Utilities folder on one of those systems and put it in the Applications/Utilities folder on OS X 10.9 Mavericks’ computer and it will work without any issue. But be careful: if you perform an upgrade, the application will be removed during the upgrade.
Apple has always been concerned about battery life and optimizing OS X to be able to perform at its peak efficiency. One method is to add a bigger battery to mobile devices, and while this can work by shrinking other components there is a limit to how much space a battery can occupy within a device. When you have reached the practical limit for hardware, you turn to software to optimize the experience. With OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Apple has done just that. Apple has introduced three concepts, two of which the general user will be able to appreciate. The third is more of a background item that the user may peripherally notice when they notice that their battery life is excellent. The three features are App Nap, Compressed Memory and Timer Coalescing.
App Nap
There are many items that can really drain a battery in a portable device, and the big two are heat and a constantly running application. Typically the second one leads to the first. To combat this type of battery drain, Apple has added a new feature to OS X 10.9 Mavericks called App Nap. App Nap is a feature that does just what is says: it allows an application to take a nap.
By taking a nap, Apple means that an application can be temporarily paused so that it is no longer running. When this occurs, the application does not consume any processing power, which in turn means that it does not consume any battery power. Having fewer apps not consuming battery power all the time naturally leads to longer battery life.
OS X 10.9 Mavericks will automatically determine which applications should be put into an App Nap. The determination depends on a couple of factors. The first is whether or not the application is even viewable. If the application is in the background, it may be put into a sleeping state more readily. If there are no open windows for an application, it almost certainly will be put into a sleeping state.
The second factor is whether or not the application is playing audio. If you have iTunes playing some music, or streaming from an Internet radio station, it will not be eligible to be put to sleep. This is true of any application that plays audio. It could be a live streaming application for a podcast that you listen to, or even just a web browser.
The third factor is whether or not the application has opted out of power management. This can either be done programmatically by the developer or by having the user specifically disable App Nap on an application. To disable App Nap on any application, perform these simple steps:
Locate the application in Finder, typically under /Applications.
Right-mouse click or cmd+I on the application to obtain the inspector information.
Check the box titled “Prevent App Nap”.
The app will no longer be “App Nap” eligible.
When an application is asleep, it gets put into a queue that will perform tasks in the order in which it was added to the queue. This queue is rarely called and processes in this queue are not executed that often. The best part of App Nap is that developers will not have to do anything to have their applications be able to take advantage of App Na. Most applications are automatically enabled for App Nap.
App Nap is not a feature that is new to just OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server, but also OS X 10.9 Mavericks Client. App Nap is a built-in mechanism that will automatically put idle applications to sleep. App Nap inspects each application process to determine which process should get the highest priority. The idea behind App Nap is to put resources where they are needed at a given time and to put processes that do not immediately require resources on the back burner.
Compressed Memory
Similar to App Nap is Compressed Memory. Compressed Memory is a feature that will take memory from unused applications, like those that are currently sleeping thanks to App Nap, and use that memory for currently active applications. It accomplishes this by compacting the oldest used items to about half the size of their memory. Compressed Memory is able to do this by using the WKdm (Wilson-Kaplan Direct Mapped) compression algorithm. The WKdm algorithm takes the input as it looks for commonality between the data. If there is some commonality, it will create a pointer for the common part of the memory for when it is decompressed. The algorithm keeps working until it has compressed the memory to approximately 50% of its original size. The compressed memory is still stored in memory to make decompression faster.
For example, let’s say you have a bunch of applications open, like iTunes, Safari, iBooks, Messages, Pages, and Adobe Lightroom. Let us presume that the memory on your OS X 10.9 Mavericks system is at its maximum.
There are a couple of real benefits to compressed memory. The first benefit is that OS X 10.9 Mavericks will always seem responsive since the system will get the memory it needs and can keep the memory that it does not need out of the way. Secondly, since decompression is very quick, if your Mac does need the compressed memory, it will be able to decompress it and present the necessary memory to the application. The last benefit is that since everything is stored in memory, there is a significant reduction in writing to your SSD-based hard drive. This means that the longevity of the flash disk will be extended.
Timer Coalescing
I will not lie; this section will be a bit geeky. As mentioned before under the App Nap section, the two biggest drains on battery life are heat and a constantly running applications. All computers these days have processes running constantly, except when the machine is completely turned off. On a typical system there could easily be over 100 processes running. On my system, after a restart, with no applications running except activity monitor, there are 233 processes running. I had stopped all of the services that I could, but there were still that many processes running.
Normally when you have a bunch of applications running, they are all going to need to use processor time to accomplish their tasks. And with today’s Macs having at minimum a dual-core processor, you will always have the ability to run two processes simultaneously, if the application supports it. Even though you probably have multiple processes asking the processor to execute tasks constantly, the chance that any two tasks will be executed at exactly the same time is pretty low. And having the processor constantly executing tasks is taxing on the battery.
Timer Coalescing draws on the idea of using a parallel-processing type system to execute many instructions at the same time. This is accomplished by shifting the execution times for application tasks by a tiny amount to allow the processor to execute the processes in one fell swoop instead of every few microseconds. This is done in order to minimize the amount of time the processor has to be active. The more time that a processor is idle, the better the battery life.
Resource Management Conclusion
App Nap in conjunction with Compressed memory and Time Coalescing provide a comprehensive strategy for not only making your OS X 10.9 Mavericks machine always seem responsive, but also for extending the longevity of the hardware. The is accomplished by limiting unnecessary writing to the flash drive as well as executing instructions from multiple applications simultaneously by shifting execution times so they all align. By reducing the writes to a disk as well as increasing the amount of time the CPU is idle, the overall responsiveness of the system increases, thereby giving the user a feel that they have a brand new Mac.
One of the most beneficial tools for the power user is Activity Monitor. Activity Monitor is akin to Microsoft’s Task Manager. Activity Monitor gives the user a look at what is actually running on your Mac. Activity Monitor has received a complete overhaul. Instead of merely showing you a bunch of different process views. Under OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion you were provided with aggregates for each category. Activity Monitor would not list the utilization for each process, excluding percentage of CPU and memory utilization.
Applications can become unstable and sometimes it becomes necessary to kill a process. Sure, you could go into terminal and use the “top” command to accomplish this. However many general computer users are not comfortable with, or even know anything about, terminal. To provide a graphical task manager Apple has included Activity Monitor since the initial release of Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. Under versions prior to Mac OS X 10.3 Panther it was called Process Viewer. Activity Monitor under OS X 10.9 Mavericks has received a refresh.
With the new Activity Monitor you are given five different tabs to view: CPU, Memory, Energy, Disk and Network. The views will display, in context, the statistics for each process. For instance, if you’re looking at the CPU tab, you will see the percentage of CPU that is currently used, the total CPU Time for that process, the number of threads as well as the Idle Wakeups that have been performed by the application. You can organize each column in either ascending or descending order. To get a taste of what this looks like, check out the screenshot below.
For the Memory tab, you are shown the amount of memory used by each process, the number of threads, the number of ports and the user. Each column can be sorted in either ascending or descending order. Also under the Memory Tab you will see the Memory Pressure, which directly relates to the section Resource Management above. You can see the total Physical Memory, the Memory currently used, the amount of Virtual Memory and how much Swap space has been used.
The Energy tab is a completely new tab. This tab will show you the the current Energy Impact for a given application, the Average Energy Impact, and whether or not the application is currently sleeping, through the use of App Nap. This is the only tab that is able to use the new view option of “Applications in the last 8 hours”. This is because the Average Energy Impact is calculated based on the last 8 hours. By default the Energy tab only shows the applications in the last 8 hours, but you can view all current processes.
The Disk tab is much like the Disk Activity tab under OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and previous versions. You can still see all of the same information: the number of reads in, the number of writes out, the number of reads in per second, as well as the number of write outs per second. You are also still able to switch between the number of Input/Output operations per second and the amount of data being transferred between memory and the disk. The default options that are viewable in the Disk tab are the Process Name, Bytes Written, Bytes Read, and the user who owns the process. This breaks down the amount of data for each process. This is something that could not be readily gleamed under OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and previous versions.
The Network tab is a brand new look into the network activities of each process on your Mac. In this view, by default, you see the number of bytes sent for a given process, the number of bytes received, the number of packets sent, the number of packets received as well as the user who owns each of the processes. The other information available is the same as in previous versions of Activity Monitor. This information is the total number of packets in, the total number of packets out, the number of packets in per second, the number of packets out per second, the total amount of data received, the total amount of data sent, the data received per second and the data sent per second. You are also still able to switch between Data and Packets. The graph will change to show the selected item. The Network tab can be very useful if you are experiencing a lot of traffic and want to know which process is the one sending or receiving all of the traffic.
There are a couple of things that are no longer in Activity Monitor. The first of these is the Disk Usage tab. While it may be a loss for many users who have a lot of storage attached to their system, there are other applications that will provide this information. The information is still available from within Disk Utility as well as in Finder.
The second item that has been removed is the ability to select a color for graphs. The only two colors now are red and blue. You could say that this is in order to maintain the whole “Red vs. Blue” theme, but I don’t think that it is that complicated. By standardizing colors, support personnel, both Apple and third-party support, can inform users as to which color to look at for a particular task.
The overall refresh of Activity Monitor is a definite improvement over the previous versions of OS X. The inclusion of tab-specific views does mean that users will be able to see, more gradually, what is going on with their Mac. In particular, the Network and Energy tabs will be very useful. With the addition of the Energy tab, users will be able to see which applications are taking up all of their battery usage on portable Macs.
Profile Manager Server
Profile Manager Server is one of the few services that has changed, although the change is small. The basic functions of being able to enroll devices and apply policies to them still applies. The changes in Profile Manager Server are those surrounding updating to be compliant with OS X 10.9 Mavericks as well as iOS 7.
The changes are only to accomodate those new features within each operating system. The changes for OS X 10.9 Mavericks are: addition of controls for iCloud Keychain and the changing of “Mail, Contacts and Messages” to “Internet Accounts”. As for iOS 7, the biggest change is support for controlling iCloud Keychain. Beyond this, there has been no appreciable change.
There are some services that have remained unchanged from OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Server to OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server. These services are Domain Name System (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Calendar, Contacts, File Sharing, Mail, Messages, Time Machine, Virtual Private Network (VPN), Websites, Wiki, FTP, NetInstall, Software Update, and Xsan. All of the information regarding these services can be found in my OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Server review.
Open Directory API
With any program, no one company can conjure up every conceivable feature needed for a particular service or platform. To reduce the dependency on the service creator, the inclusion of an Application Programming Interface (API) comes in handy. APIs allow developers to take a service and connect, or add on, to it. OS X applications use all sorts of APIs to run and interact with the system. Sometimes it becomes quite necessary to rethink the entire API. There is one area in which Apple has done this with OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server. That area is Open Directory Plugins.
Under OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Server, as well as previous versions, there was an API for Open Directory, entitled DirectoryServices. Apple is changing the whole thing under OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server, requiring Open Directory Plugins to be implemented as an XPC service module. XPC is a mechanism for facilitating interprocess communications. XPC integrates with Grand Central Dispatch and launches to accomplish this task.
More information about XPC and creating XPC services can be found on the Apple developer site.
Daemon and Library Changes
Every OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server comes with some built-in applications. These applications are used by the operating system. These applications can also be used by more advanced users to run web servers, build websites, or even just for development. These applications are updated with security updates whenever OS X 10.9 Mavericks receives either a point release, like the inevitable 10.9.1, or a security update, like Security Update 2013-005. Typically these are not updated outside of these mechanisms, unless a user manually decides to update these applications.
One of the main programming languages used within Web applications is PHP. PHP has been included with OS X Server since OS X 10.0 Cheetah Server. Throughout each iteration of OS X Server, Apple has included a new and updated version of PHP. OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server is no exception to this.
Under OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Server, Apple bundled PHP 5.3 on the system and updated it to 5.3.15 with OS X 10.8.4. PHP under OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Server included a patch, called Suhosin. This patch provided some additional security, outside of the built-in security features of PHP 5.3. Many of the security benefits of the Suhosin patch were encompassed in PHP 5.4, so PHP 5.4 no longer requires the use of the Suhosin patch.
There are actually two different versions of PHP on an OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server machine. The first is the version that is built-in with OS X 10.9 Mavericks. This version is up to date at version 5.4.17. This is the latest version available, as of this writing.
Apple has made a change to the way Server.app handles PHP. Instead of relying on its own version of PHP, Apple has opted to use the OS X 10.9 Mavericks built-in version of PHP to parse PHP files. This is a big change. This means that as Apple upgrades OS X 10.9 Mavericks, the version of PHP that is used to show webpages is also upgraded automatically.
This change is facilitated by the change in the way that Server.app is installed. Instead of relying on a sandboxed version of the application, Apple is now able to use the built-in libraries in OS X 10.9 Mavericks to handle some aspects. This will make it easier for administrators, and developers, to be able to predict what version of PHP will be on a system and react accordingly.
OpenSSL has been a standard library within both OS X and OS X Server since the initial release of OS X 10.0 in March of 2001. Throughout each iteration of OS X, Apple has updated OpenSSL to keep pace with new features and security updates. OpenSSL on a fully patched OS X 10.5 Leopard is 0.9.7l, while on 10.6.8 Snow Leopard Server it is version 1.0.0a, built on June 1st, 2010. On a fully patched 10.7.4 machine, it is 0.9.8r built on February 8th, 2011. On OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, the version is the same as Lion, 0.9.8r. OS X 10.9 Mavericks is running OpenSSL version 0.9.8y, which is the most recent version in the pre-1.0 train. However, it boggles my mind as to why Apple chose to use version 0.9.8y instead of the latest version, 1.0.1e.
I am not sure why Apple decided not to use the latest 0.9 version, 0.9.8x, or even switch to the 1.0 train of OpenSSL. The versions for that are 1.0.0j or 1.0.1c. Any of these three versions would provide some security updates, which would make OS X 10.9 Mavericks that much more secure than previous versions and would bring Apple more in line with many other developers.
Just like OpenSSL, SSH has been a standard feature of OS X for quite a while. Apple uses OpenSSH for its SSH daemon. OpenSSH, in case you are not aware, is the daemon used to allow users to remotely connect to your Mac, as well as allowing your Mac to remotely connect to other servers. This is one method of securely connecting back to your Mac.
On a fully patched version of OS X 10.5 Leopard the version of OpenSSH is OpenSSH_5.2p1. On OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard, the version of SSHd is OpenSSH_5.2p1. On OS X 10.7 Lion it is OpenSSH_5.6p1, and on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, it is OpenSSH_5.9p1. Last year I mentioned that it was unlikely that we would see OpenSSH version 6.0 or higher until OS X 10.9, and this turned out to be the case.
The version of OpenSSH on OS X 10.9 Mavericks is 6.2p2, which is the latest portable version of SSH. Why Apple chose to use the portable version is a mystery to me. One that defies logic. The only possible explanation that I can come up with is that they plan on doing regular updates outside of point releases and using a portable version means that they will be able to keep the version up to date without having to do a full installation.
Ruby is a programming language that is used by many programmers to create websites that have a rich user experience. Apple also uses Ruby as the basis of its built-in applications, like Wiki, Profile Manager, and Calendar. Ruby, much like many of the other built-in libraries, has been in OS X for quite a while now.
A fully patched version of OS X 10.5 Leopard runs version 1.8.6 patch level 369 of Ruby. Compare this to OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard where the version of Ruby installed is 1.8.7 patch level 249. OS X 10..7 Lion has version 1.8.7 patch level 357. OS X Mountain Lion runs Ruby 1.8.7 patch level 358. These are no where near the latest version of Ruby, which is 1.9.3 patch level 194.
The version of Ruby installed on OS X 10.9 Mavericks is Ruby 2.0.0p247, which is the latest. However, the version bundled with Server.app is version 1.9.3-p448. Unlike some other bundled applications, Ruby is not readily usable for sites that are hosted using using Server.app as the user interface. There are instructions to install Ruby on OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, which should work on OS X 10.9 Mavericks as well. I can understand why Apple does not want to use the system version of Ruby as a couple of built-in applications — Wiki and Profiler — both depend on Ruby to work. The aspect of this that I do not get is why Apple does not update their own applications that require Ruby to be compatible with the latest version.
Python is running at version 2.7.5, which is the latest for version 2. However, version 3.2.5 and 3.3.2 are both available. I do not get why Apple is not supporting more recent versions of libraries. If there was some major issue that prevented users from using version 3.2 or 3.3 within Server.App, it may be plausible. The biggest issue with not including version 3 is that developers who use Python within their OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server hosted applications will be using version 2.7.5 and not 3.2 or 3.3.
There are many different database products that one could install on OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server. A smattering of different ones include MySQL, MariaDB, and SQLite. SQLite is included with OS X 10.9 Mavericks, and there’s more information on that below. PostgreSQL is another option for developers to use. However, with OS X 10.9 Mavericks Client it is not built-in; it has to be manually installed.
Despite not being built-in to the client, PostgreSQL is installed with Server.app. This is not user accessible as Server.app is a sandboxed application. The version included with Server.App is 9.2.4, which is the latest version of PostgreSQL. It is good to see that Apple has kept at least one of the included libraries up to date.
SQLite is a very lightweight database applications that can be included with almost any application. Whether it be a PHP, Ruby, or even an iOS or OS X application. Many images within applications are larger than the SQLite files, so the space required to include the files should not be an issue. SQLite 3 is included with OS X 10.9 Mavericks. The version included is 3.7.13, built on July 17, 2012. The latest version is 3.7.17. As the SQLite site states, “An automated test suite runs millions and millions of test cases involving hundreds of millions of individual SQL statements and achieves 100% branch test coverage.” This makes it a very reliable server-less database product. It boggles my mind that Apple would not keep up to date with something that requires less than 500 KB of storage.
Anybody who has been on the Internet for more than five minutes should know that it is full of viruses and spyware. While there are many vectors for infection, one of the primary vectors is through email. In order to combat the majority of viruses and malicious content, Apple has included an open-source product called ClamAV. ClamAV is a free product that is designed to compete directly with traditional antivirus applications like Symantec’s Norton Antivirus and McAfee’s Internet Security Suite. Since ClamAV is open-source any developer can include it with their project. Apple has elected to do so.
With most anti-virus products the anti-virus engine does not need to be updated that often. However, the virus definitions do need to be updated quite often. Usually this is at least once per day for most antivirus products. Apple has chosen to have ClamAV check twelve times per day, or every two hours, which is also the default. This can be configured by changing the value of “Checks”, on line 99, in the /LibraryServer/Mail/Config/clamav/freshclam.conf file. ClamAV, which is run automatically within Server.app. The version of Clam AV is 0.97.8, which is the latest version available.
OS X 10.9 Mavericks provides a ton of other new features that are not server specific, but for the purposes of this review I chose to focus primarily on the server-specific features. All in all, OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server is a great upgrade for those who have become accustom to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion Server. OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server does not introduce anything radically new. It does, however, refine existing services, while adding a completely new feature with Xcode Services. This is reminiscent of the upgrade from Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Server to Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server, which similarly included some refinements and only a few new features.
The inclusion of Xcode Services will make life much easier for developers and administrators alike. The ability to maintain both local and remote repositories will allow administrators to not only vet requested repositories but can segment off development machines from the Internet, but still provide all of the necessary tools to the developers. OS X 10.9 Mavericks Server is a solid upgrade and provides a definite improvement over previous versions.
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Train Wreck: Amtrak Is a Case Study in Government Waste
By Jarrett Skorup | Feb. 28, 2012
At a campaign stop on Saturday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said that if he is elected he will stop federal funding for passenger rail, including Amtrak.
“I like those things, I just think they have to be paid for by private funds, not by funds from China,” he said.
The Michigan news website Mlive.con highlighted the story and quoted a response from Amtrak President and CEO Joe Boardman about similar statements in the past that would cut funding to the service:
“Congress has given Amtrak a critical national mission to provide intercity passenger rail service, and with an appropriate level of federal funding support, we can secure a stronger future for our country and reduce the nation’s dependence on foreign oil,” Boardman said earlier this month.
The beneficiaries of a government subsidy — including the bureaucrats who administer it — always claim the taxpayer dollars are “critical” to some “mission” of helping some undetermined amount of people in some immeasurable way; Amtrak is a case study of such claims.
The federally funded rail service began in 1970 in response to the financial failure of private passenger rail providers. It promised that the service would be profitable within three years. More than 40 years and tens of billions of dollars later, Amtrak is still bleeding red ink. Subsidies total nearly half a billion dollars this year and the “service” has never turned a profit.
With few exceptions, rail projects, from Amtrak to high-speed rail to the People Mover, are models of inefficiency. The subsidies per passenger and per mile are off the charts when compared to other forms of transportation. And it is only through government accounting that taxpayers would spend $1 million in renovations on a train service with only 78 daily passengers, as taxpayers will for the Amtrak station in Jackson.
Political promises are often forgotten a short time after they are made. When they are recalled, bureaucrats simply promise that this time things will be different. Amtrak is no exception and Congress should end this expensive mistake.
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Israel Labor number 2 quits politics ahead of leadership race
June 10, 2019 at 12:40 pm | Published in: Israel, Israeli Elections, Middle East, News
A man casts his vote during the Israeli general elections in Tel Aviv on 9 April 2019 [Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Anadolu Agency]
Israeli Labor Party number two Tal Russo has announced that he will quit politics and not stand in the party’s upcoming leadership race or September’s general election, deepening the party’s ongoing crisis.
Russo – a former army general who oversaw Israel’s 2012 assault on the besieged Gaza Strip – announced today that he will be resigning from politics at the end of the current Knesset term. He has therefore ruled himself out of the Labor party’s upcoming leadership race and the 17 September general election, Israel’s second this year.
The move will come as a shock to Labor, particularly given that Russo only joined the party in February ahead of the 9 April election and was widely expected to run again in September.
Russo explained his decision in a Facebook post, writing: “Friends, I went into politics four months ago with great plans to change the Labor party and the State of Israel, no less. But given the circumstances we find ourselves [in] – early elections and new primaries to choose the leader of the [Labor] party after such a short period of time – I won’t be able to do the things I had hoped.”
He added: “I don’t want to be part of the struggle over an inheritance [of the party leadership], so I remove my candidacy for control of the party and from the Knesset list for the 22nd Knesset [September’s election].”
Russo was seen as a close ally of outgoing party leader Avi Gabbay, who appointed the former general to the number two slot earlier this year. However, following the Labor party’s dire performance in the April election – winning only six seats, down from the 18 it previously held – Gabbay has faced calls to step down as party chief and bring forward a leadership race.
Polls: Israel’s Netanyahu will win more seats in September election
Gabbay’s fate was sealed last month on the final day of coalition negotiations, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a last-ditch attempt to form a government by reaching out to the various Knesset factions. In need of five seats to secure a majority, Netanyahu approached Gabbay about the possibility of Labor joining the ruling coalition, an offer the party leader declined.
However, Gabbay later admitted that he and Russo had considered Netanyahu’s offer, which would have included burying legislation to bypass the Supreme Court, ending attempts to grant the prime minister automatic immunity from prosecution in his upcoming corruption cases, and granting Labor veto rights in “any anti-democratic legislation”.
This admission sparked anger among key Labor party figures, with Knesset Member (MK) Stav Shaffir telling Israel’s Channel 12 news that “Avi Gabbay has ended his political career. Last night’s events prove it. The Labor party needs to be rebuilt and cleared of old backroom dealings, in favour of a determined party that believes in its ability to win.”
Shaffir added that it was time to “come together, close ranks, examine additional [possible] alliances and form leadership that can stand at the forefront of the fight to save Israeli democracy,” referring to rumours of a Labor party merger with Israel’s other left-wing party Meretz.
READ: 4 things to watch ahead of Israel’s September election
Shaffir is seen as a rising star in the Labor party, with her election in 2013 making her the youngest female MK in Israel’s history. Shaffir shot to fame for her role in Israel’s 2011 “social justice protests”, which saw hundreds of thousands of protesters descend on Tel Aviv to oppose the rising cost of living, housing shortages and deterioration in public services.
Shaffir announced on Friday that she would run in the Labor party’s leadership race, writing on Facebook: “Friends: I am running the for the Labor Party leadership! And I am very excited. Come with me and we will start again […] If until today you have been sitting on the fence and waiting, you have to raise your head. Get up and take power into your own hands.”
Other Labor MKs have also announced their candidacy, including Amir Peretz – who formerly led the powerful trade union federation, the Histadrut, and briefly served as Labor party head between 2005 and 2007 – and veteran Israeli politician Ehud Barak, who served as prime minister between 1999 and 2001. Barak has also previously headed the Labor party, but resigned from politics in 2012.
Both Peretz and Barak had pushed for only Labor’s central committee members to be allowed to select the new party leader, rather than the party’s tens of thousands of members. However, in what the Times of Israel described as a “blow” to the two hopefuls, the party last week shelved the proposal, opting instead for an open leadership race.
Voting will now take place on 2 July, just over two months before Israel goes to the polls for the second time this year.
READ: Trump says ‘too bad’ Israel will have to redo polls
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Million Stone Man Ministries
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Paul Nordmark
Million Stone Man Ministries was inspired after God's calling on Paul's life when he was 19 years old, a year after he gave his life to Jesus Christ. Paul went on to graduate from Rhema Bible Training Center in Missions. Then he was led into building landscapes by moving several million stones with his hands while guided and directed by the Holy Spirit. These inspirational works of art have glorified the name of Jesus Christ, have changed lives for the kingdom of God, and were preparation for ministry. Psalm 40:1-3 "I waited patiently for the Lord, and he inclined to me, He also brought me up out of the horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my steps. He has put a new song in my mouth, praise to our God, many will see it and fear, and trust in the Lord."
A man once told Paul that the stones he put in a yard were speaking to him, that God is a creative God, and that He uses ordinary people to make big statements. ~
The Word of God says that if we do not Praise Him, the very stones will cry out! Luke 19:40
Beginning at a very young age, Paul Nordmark had an tremendous interest in rocks and plants. A rock collection was stored throughout his room and under his bed. Instead of super hero's, photos of landscapes covered his bedroom walls. Paul helped his mother care for the plants in the rock gardens which his father had built as a child. After many challenging teenage years at the age of 24 Paul felt led to start a small lawn mowing business out of the back of his car. The Lord guided Paul day-by-day from using a lawn mower to building over 1,000 garden structures that span across America.
In 2001, Paul published his book that was dedicated to Jesus, "Inspirational Terracing," which has gone into countries where people are persecuted for Christ. In 2007, 2008, and 2011 Paul produced each volume in a DVD series "Amazing Landscape Transformations." God has prepared Paul for ministry through unthinkable trials and dangers in facing tremendous land challenges. Paul relied on his faith, prayer, and trust in God for the vision and protection he needed daily. The creativity, materials, inspiration, and perseverance came through childlike faith to get through the most challenging circumstances, as he installed thousands of pounds of materials to create each masterpiece. Paul was never alone. God even carried him when he flipped his bobcat over a series of four retaining walls, dropped 14 feet down, and landed on all four wheels. God just recently protected Paul as a speeding car came right toward him while unloading rocks and plowed right into the back of his truck, Paul only had two seconds to jump out of the way. He was the only one out of six people who didn't end up going to the hospital in that accident, he walked away untouched by the grace of God.
With no formal education in landscape or architecture, Paul's work has been featured in National Brochures for retaining stones, in Landscape Contractor Magazine, and newspaper articles "Landscapes Inspired By Faith." He has been interviewed on national radio programs twice. Paul has been taught everything he knows by the Holy Spirit, Who guides him by faith. Paul resides in the Inland Empire with his wife, Christina Nordmark, and they have 6 beautiful children. He has had hundreds of experiences where the Lord has guided him supernaturally in creating works of art for people to enjoy! Paul has inspirational messages for people to help them discover their gifts, to be Spirit led, to develop perseverance, to live in the fruit of the Spirit and to glorify God in the gifts they have been given. His messages are all on overcoming the difficult hillsides and challenges in your life by faith and turning them into something beautiful. (View Ministry Highlights and contact page above)
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GK moving towards greater efficiency
Grace Kennedy reported on its year end result via a live video stream March 8, 2018. Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Donald Wehby started off by outlining a myriad of challenges the company faced for the 2017 period, before moving on to unveil future plans for the Group in 2018 and beyond.
The slew of hurricanes to hit the Caribbean in 2017 has impacted the operation of the Company but mainly through it insurance service business. Despite this, all business segments experienced growth in profit with the exception of insurance which contracted year over year. Food Trading profit was up 17% for the year ended 2017, while Banking and Investment profit when up 79%. Mr. Wehby summed up his address with additional highlights throughout the year:
The ban on corn beef was said to have also impacted the operation of Grace Kennedy for the financial year ending 2017. According to Frank James- Group Chief Financial Officer- “ the ban on corn beef impacted the Jamaican revenue by $500 million.”
For the latter half of 2017, the Jamaican dollar appreciate against its main counter-part- the USD- by approximately 5%. “As an international company, earning 44% of our profit outside of Jamaica the re-evaluation of the dollar in the latter part of 2017 has affected our revenue and by extension our profitability”, according to Don Wheby.
During 2017, GK in agreement with Western- union suspended the operation of 10 Western union locations across the island in August 2017. However, stricter compliance measures and increase due diligent throughout the Western Union network resulted in the reopening of 8 outlets in December and currently all ten outlets are now in full operation. This has negatively impacted GK 2017 results.
On September 1, 2017 GK finalized a deal to acquire 100% of Consumer Brands, a large player in the local distribution sector. Even-though it is early days yet the move has been baring fruits as “Consumer brands has being out performing throughout the year. Revenue is up and contributing to GK bottom line is up” Don Wheby stated. Grace Kennedy at this time is actively looking at potential acquisitions within the financial and the food business both locally and overseas. GK is interesting in expanding it banking and insurance business regionally. “For Financial services the focus will be on Trinidad and Guyana to expand both Insurance and Banking services” according to the CEO.
On the brighter side of things, CEO Don Wehby alluded to a range of innovative products to be launched in the coming financial year, along with information on the progress GK has made on delivering on its goal of becoming more efficient and more profitable.
According to the CEO, by incorporating innovation along with sales strategy, Grace Kennedy Ltd was able to bolster revenue through acquisition and by adding new products and services. As such, revenue for the Group surpassed the $90 billion mark, closing 2017 year end at $92.5 billion.
Despite the revenue growth achievement, pre-tax profit was down approximately 5% for the financial year ended December 2017. Frank James attributed this lowering of pre-tax profit to a Non-recurring gain that occurred in 2016. The Group Chief Financial Officer noted, “Non-recurring gains were more significant on a pre-tax basis than the gain that derived from acquisition in 2017.” GK after tax net profit was up around 5% due to the tax credit which is expected to continue into 2018 financial year.
Additionally, GK has budgeted $3 billion to construct its new head quarter in Downtown Kingston. Under the Urban renewal tax relief act, GK is allowed to recover 1/3 of its capital investment in the form of tax credit. The project is 50% complete and is scheduled to be finish in late 2018.
GKG online continues to grow, while GKMK started off slower than expected but GK is anticipating the launch of a new product on the platform, including a companion card to be launch in the second half of 2018 financial year.
Mr. Wehby announced the HiLo supermarket chain as the “game changer” of retail. The HiLo Super market chain is promised to be an online e-commerce platform where customers can order their groceries from the comfort of their home or office and have them delivered. In passing the CEO mention that GK products are also now available on Amazon.
In addition to the disruption to come to the retail sector, GK has its plans set on “revolutionalizing” the financial service sector also. Expected to launch this August, GK will offer potential customers the option of carrying out a wide range of financial transaction- from banking, to insurance to money service- via a mobile phone.
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A look back: 35 years ago, Allentown brought the world together for weightlifing
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35 years ago, Allentown became the epicenter for the world's best weightlifters who came to Allen HS on March 26, 1983 for the Record Makers IV meet sponsored by Mack Trucks. The meet attracted 1,768 fans. Three world records, two US records and one Hungarian mark were set. (KEITH GROLLER / The Morning Call)
Politically, the United States and Russia have long had their differences, but a little more than 35 years ago, the Russians and Americans were able to get along on at least one stage.
And that stage was in Allentown.
On March 26, 1983, Allen High's Phys Ed Center, now called J. Milo Sewards Gym, was the epicenter of the weightlifting world.
Mack Trucks, then a sponsor of the U.S. Weightlifting Federation, joined with the Allentown School District to bring together many of world's best weightlifters in a meet called Record Makers IV.
With the U.S. boycotting the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow and the Russians reciprocating four years later by skipping the 1984 Games in Los Angeles, the event in Allentown was a rare opportunity to bring the two countries together along with the best lifters from a variety of nations.
"It was a magical three days," said Rick Troxell, a former Olympic-style weightlifting participant and weightlifting historian who is now a personal trainer with a business in Quakertown.
"It was a big deal," said Mark Kappes, a Catasauqua High grad who won multiple national titles and fought through a dislocated elbow to finish third at the U.S. Nationals and just missed qualifying for the 1988 Olympic team. "You had the best weightlifters on the planet coming to Allentown when normally events were held in places like Las Vegas."
"I was there as a spectator and it was a special event, something we'll never see again here," said Whitehall's Don Kuhns, a local powerlifting enthusiast and competitor. "It was a day that aficionados of the sport will never forget."
Moyer's moment
Allentown was a hotbed for weightlifting in the 1940s, '50s and '60s.
Allentown's YMCA was a singular mecca where the likes of Bob Bartholomew, Kappes' uncle and a member of the 1968 U.S. Olympic team, trained.
Gerald "Jeff" Moyer was also a national champion and a member of the 1967 Pan-Am Games team. Moyer was also a French teacher and the strength coach at Allen.
"This event doesn't happen without Jeff Moyer, plain and simple," Troxell said. "He had been at the world championships himself in 1967 and knew what it took to host an event of this magnitude. He had the wherewithal, the know-how, he knew what it took to get weightlifters here and make them comfortable.
"He had a friend named John Blasco, an executive at Mack Trucks and a weightlifting enthusiast who wanted to promote the sport and put a spotlight on Mack Trucks. This was designed as a salute to Mack Trucks."
Moyer died in 2009 and Blasco 15 years earlier, so they are no longer here to reconstruct how everything came together.
Troxell has an idea.
"Somewhere along the line, Jeff and John had a conversation about hosting a world-class meet in Allentown and Mack Trucks would be the sponsor," Troxell said. "They probably went to the U.S. Weightlifting Federation and said that Allen had a facility that could host an event like this. The year before, there was a U.S.-Canada meet at Allen, an international meet, so there was experience in hosting something like this."
Troxell said Moyer really wanted to host the U.S. Olympic trials at Allen in 1988. The success of the 1983 event would be his calling card.
The event was successful by numerous measurements. For one, the event attracted 1,768 fans, much more than a normal weightlifting event would have generated in that era.
"It was something he really wanted to achieve," Troxell said. "The U.S. Federation was impressed by how he ran the 1983 meet and he got pretty far in the bidding process for the Olympic trials. I helped him round up sponsors here in the Lehigh Valley. We had the financial backing. Jeff met with the federation in Chicago, but at the very end, Jeff and Allentown lost out to Miami. That was too bad."
Promotional appearance at Hess's
As a way to attract people to Allen for two days, a promotional appearance was arranged in the sporting goods section of Hess's Department Store on Hamilton Street in downtown Allentown. A prominent ad in The Morning Call caught a lot of eyes.
"They [the foreign competitors] loved looking at the models walking up and down in Hess's," said Troxell, who was a menswear buyer for the store at the time. "We took them to eat at the Patio restaurant, but they only seemed to picking at their food. The Patio had some of the best food in the area back then. We figured out that two days later, these big guys had to make weight in order to compete. So, they couldn't eat."
Kuhns went to Hess's specifically to catch a glimpse of some of the world's best weightlifters.
"I thought they would be sitting behind a table signing autographs," Kuhns said. "Instead they were just standing there in a roped-off area about 15 feet by 15 feet in the sporting goods section. It was almost disrespectful. There was Yanko Rusev from Bulgaria, a five-time world champ and two-time Olympic champ, and kids were just pointing at him."
"We didn't know what to do with them at Hess's," Troxell admitted. "You had to deal with a language barrier. It's tough to say if they understood what Hess's was all about."
Visit to the bank
While not involved with the actual running of the meet, Troxell helped out through his job at Hess's.
"Victor Sots, a Russian, wanted some American money to buy things at Hess's, so I had to take him to the bank which was right behind Hess's," Troxell said. "It was just me and him going out the 9th Street door without any security.
"We got into the bank and I am not sure how we did it, but we got Sots some cash. Later on, it struck me that these guys were known to defect. And I had to wonder what would I have done that day if Sots turned to me and said 'I want to defect' What would I have done? I really don't know. Thankfully, I didn't have to find out that day."
Three years later, Nam Suleimanov, a 15-year-old Bulgaria who set one of the three world records at the Allen High meet, defected to Turkey.
Kappes worked as a loader at the meet and because he had international experience himself, he got to hang out with the competitors at the George Washington Lodge by Route 22 on MacArthur Road, located in the spot currently occupied by Home Depot.
"The Russians were big social drinkers and they loved their Russian vodka," Kappes said. "They would chain-smoke American cigarettes and drink and have a great time. They would trade equipment for cigarettes. They were just regular guys who loved to socialize. The Bulgarians kept to themselves and were all business. The Russians were work hard, play hard. The Bulgarians just wanted to work harder."
It was a unique opportunity for Kappes to see what kind of people were behind the so-called Iron Curtain.
"Remember this is during the Cold War," he said. "Our countries couldn't get together at the Olympics because of the boycotts, so this was a chance to bring us together. The political rhetoric was that we hated the Russians and they hated us. But in the sporting world, we were friends and had a great time together."
Antoli Pisarenko, a Russian super heavyweight, was sort of the Babe Ruth of weightlifting at the time of the meet and he didn't disappoint. He lifted more than any man in history that day in Allentown with a clean and jerk of 574 pounds — 300 more pounds than he weighed.
The 5-foot, 123-pound Suleimanov set a world record with a lift of 352 and a half pounds.
The crowd knew that they had seen something special and roared with delight.
"It was just an impressive event; one of the best we've ever had around here," Kuhns said. "I'll never forget it."
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Perspective > Topics in Advanced Practice Nursing eJournal > Articles
De-escalating the Aggressive Patient
Irene J. Su, RN, MSN
Vignette: A Verbal Altercation Becomes Physical
Joe was a 21-year-old patient admitted to a state psychiatric hospital for schizophrenia. This was one of several involuntary hospitalizations since Joe was a teenager. One evening during dinner, Joe got into an argument with another patient over a seat. The verbal altercation suddenly became physical when Joe threw his dinner tray across the table. Staff proceeded to remove Joe from the dining room according to his behavior modification plan, but Joe resisted and put up a fight. Team assistance was initiated. Joe was taken down by trained staff, and 4-point restraint was applied in the seclusion room. The psychiatrist was called in to talk with Joe. Joe eventually calmed down and was released from physical restraints. However, he had pain and swelling of his right hand, which he had used to punch the wall during confrontation with the staff. Joe was sent to the emergency department of a local hospital, where an x-ray was taken. The radiology report indicated that Joe's right hand was fractured. Joe's hand was splinted, and Joe was given oral analgesics and made a follow-up visit to an orthopaedic doctor 7 days later.
Responses to Aggression in Mental Health Settings
In the mental health setting, dealing with aggressive patients can be an everyday occurrence for nursing staff. Patient death or injury resulting from the use of restraint and seclusion is an increasing concern. A well-known 1998 article[1] documented 142 restraint-related deaths nationwide over a decade, 40% of which were attributed to unintentional asphyxiation during restraint. Restraint not only poses a risk for patient harm but also is physically and emotionally traumatizing for staff involved in the incident. Stefan pointed out that "high restraint rates are now understood as evidence of treatment failure."[2] Since the Joint Commission began tracking sentinel events in 1996, it has reviewed the deaths of 20 patients who were physically restrained.[3] Since then, the Joint Commission has advocated standards based on prevention as an intervention and the use of restraint as a last resort only after the least restrictive measures are exhausted.
Most facilities have a protocol to call for team assistance when a psychiatric patient begins to display aggression. Nurses often believe that there is power in numbers, which can be true in certain situations. However, the increased external stimuli of gathering staff members can also have untoward effects on the patient. The show of force may contribute to the escalation of combative behaviors.
Evidence points to a direct correlation between a high level of anxiety or perceived powerlessness on the patient's part and ensuing aggression.[4] The underlying cause of the behavior should be readily identified and handled accordingly. For instance, patients can become angry as a result of hallucinations, external provocation, or physical discomfort.
Observational studies[5] have classified patient violence as having 3 causes:
Patient factors: consistent assessment findings related to patient history and diagnosis;
Situational/environmental factors: level of staff supervision and morale of the ward; and
Victim factors: certain types of people who are repeatedly targeted by aggressors.[5]
When these factors are clearly identified, precautions may be taken to control and minimize the risks in the milieu.
The Third-Person Approach
Although restraint may be necessary in emergency situations for patient and staff safety, physical confrontation can usually be averted if de-escalation techniques are implemented before the patient gets out of control. De-escalation using a third-person approach, if implemented judiciously and cautiously by staff, can be very effective in managing patients in the early stages of anger and aggression.
The third-person approach is similar to hostage crisis negotiation, in which a third party is brought in to negotiate a solution. Usually, it is much easier for the third person to take a neutral stance and to allow space for the angry person to step down. Billikopf postulates that all other things being equal, an outside third party has a greater chance than an insider of successfully mediating and resolving a difference.[6] The third person is not an arbiter trying to decide right from wrong, but a nonjudgmental facilitator of communication.
A "third party" or "third person" is a trained nursing staff member who was not present at the start of the dispute or conflict. A person who was involved in the conflict may be perceived, from the patient's standpoint, as being part of the problem. The ideal third person is someone who knows the patient well and with whom the patient has a certain degree of rapport.
The value of a therapeutic relationship has been established by nurse theorist Peplau.[7] Research suggests that ineffective interpersonal relationships and interactions are major factors in escalating a volatile mental health client.[8,9] Irwin concludes that intolerable environments (of which nurses are a part) and ineffectual interactions are far more likely to influence behaviors than are psychiatric symptoms alone.[10]
Use of the Third Person in De-escalation
Whenever an outburst is anticipated, the audience should be removed immediately. If team assistance is called in accordance with institutional policy, it may be better for the team members to stay in the background, ready to provide support when needed, but allow a single, third person from the care team to approach the patient. This less-than-expected response, or "under-reaction," can promote de-escalation.[11] The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority also suggests shifting the method of intervention from "a show of force to a show of support."[12] A 3-month study on the use of least restrictive interventions found that patients commonly select "verbal warning or talking things through" as the most valuable tool of anger management.[13]
The third person should maintain a calm and supportive demeanor and use therapeutic communication skills. Avoid arguing with the patient or getting into a power struggle, and listen with empathy; the Greek Stoic philosopher Epictetus said that we have 2 ears and 1 mouth, so that we can speak less and listen more. In addition, state everything in clear, simple language: As anger escalates, the patient's perceptual field becomes limited; he or she probably cannot understand complex reasoning or process what you are saying. Tell the patient that you want to help, but he or she needs to calm down first. It is appropriate to say something like, "I would like to help you, but I can't hear you if you are screaming and yelling." Do not react to verbal attacks from the patient. Be aware of your own feelings of countertransference.
Staff members who take on the role of third person should have proper training in various techniques of nonviolent crisis intervention. The third person must also practice safety precautions, such as standing beyond arm's reach of the patient, positioning himself or herself for easy exit by the door, and avoiding displays of body language that may be viewed as provocative to the patient.
Sometimes patients act out because they feel threatened. Assure the patient that he or she is safe, then set firm but nonthreatening limits. Offer choices to gain the patient's cooperation, and present positive reinforcement first. Positive reinforcement does not have to be a material reward; it can be praise and encouragement, or earning a certain privilege. In Rosenheck and Neale's 6-month study of 40 Veterans Affairs Assertive Community Treatment Program teams, clients with violent behavior who were exposed to negative limit-setting interventions typically had poorer outcomes.[14]
Psychiatric nurses have an obligation to maintain the safety of the patient and others in the environment. If restraint is deemed necessary, it should be used only when all measures of de-escalation have failed. In reality, no rigid policy or clinical guideline can spell out each and every scenario when physical restraint is the lesser of 2 evils. Psychiatric nurses have to rely on their own clinical judgment to weigh the risks and benefits of the measures they are considering. When to initiate physical restraint is a situation that depends on the vagaries of the institutions in which health professionals practice.[15]
In the original vignette, physical restraint and patient injury could have been prevented if nursing staff had intervened before Joe became aggressive. Because it was difficult to remove Joe from the dining room, the other patients should have been temporarily removed. When the team members responded to the call for assistance, one negotiator should have approached Joe to talk him down. Afterward, Joe's behavior modification plan should have been reviewed to balance positive and negative reinforcements.
Topics in Advanced Practice Nursing eJournal. 2010;10(2) © 2010 WebMD, LLC
Cite this: Irene J. Su. De-escalating the Aggressive Patient - Medscape - Apr 12, 2010.
Clinical Instructor, Division 1, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Nurse Educator, Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Disclosure: Irene J. Su, RN, MSN, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
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Dealing with taxes during a divorce
On behalf of Matthew J. Hill of M. J. Hill & Associates, PLLC posted in High Asset Divorce on Wednesday, November 7, 2018.
Spouses in Texas who are thinking about divorce should consider the financial issues linked to the end of their marriage. Financial concerns often keep people in an unhappy relationship long after they first want a divorce. However, some of the most important financial issues that come with the dissolution of a marriage aren't about which spouse walks away with which assets. Divorce can have a significant effect on taxes, so it is important to consider tax issues when going through the asset division process.
Tax laws are changing for people who finalize their divorces after the new year begins in 2019. Under the current tax structure, people who pay alimony can deduct that sum from their annual return while recipients of spousal support must pay taxes on the income. This will all change; instead, payors will no longer be able to deduct their support payments, and the recipient will receive the income tax-free. However, it's not a boon to recipients; the tax deductions were a strong incentive to achieve a generous settlement in terms of spousal support. As a result, many couples are working to reach a final settlement before Dec. 31.
Taxation can also be a concern when dividing retirement accounts, often one of a couple's largest assets. It's important to obtain a qualified domestic relations order from the court when dividing a retirement plan; otherwise, both parties could be hit with an unexpected tax penalty. The order also must comply with the rules of the retirement plan to complete the asset division.
When people decide to divorce, there is an array of related issues that are also important to keep in mind. A family law attorney may provide advice on tax-related matters while working to achieve a fair resolution on issues like property division and spousal support.
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Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 4:37 p.m.
About two months ago, I was part of a group from Leadership New Jersey that had the opportunity to meet with Governor Corzine’s chief-of-staff, Brad Abelow. Inevitably, the conversation turned to the governor’s highly unpopular fiscal restructuring plan and state budget proposal.
The Chief said that the governor has taken unpopular positions in the past and stood by them regardless of what happened to his poll ratings. Fair enough. But then Abelow said something curious – well, curious to a pollster. He asserted (and I’m paraphrasing a bit) that the all-time biggest drop in Jon Corzine’s job approval came during his U.S. Senate term, after he voted against authorizing the use of force in Iraq.
I didn’t have Corzine’s senate career ratings memorized, but given recent events in his gubernatorial career, I was sure that wasn’t right. So, in our never-ending pursuit of the “Real Numbers,” I looked it up. Any way you slice it, the movement in Senator Corzine’s voter approval is nothing compared to what’s happened to Governor Corzine’s ratings this year.
According to the latest Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey Poll (April 30, 2008), Governor Corzine has an upside down job rating among New Jersey registered voters – 36% approve to 53% disapprove. [Note: I’m using registered voters as the base in this analysis so the trend is consistent across polls.]
Corzine ended 2007 with a +3 net rating, or 46% approve to 43% disapprove according to the Quinnipiac Poll (see tables below for full trend). That dropped to a net –4 rating in the Monmouth/Gannett poll released January 16, 2008 – the week after he announced his toll road/fiscal restructuring plan. The governor then embarked on a series of town hall meetings to sell the plan, but by late February his ratings had dropped even further to a net –15. [An interesting side note: While the governor’s job rating declined during this period, opinion on the toll road plan itself did not budge (for details).] And two weeks after the governor announced his austere budget proposal, his approval dipped even further to a net –21.
In sum, from December 2007 to March 2008, Governor Corzine’s net job rating dropped a full 24 points. Specifically, his job approval declined from 46% to 34%, while his job disapproval increased from 43% to 55%.
Now, let’s turn to Brad Abelow’s assertion. Senator Jon Corzine’s job rating in September 2002, the month prior to his vote against the Iraq war resolution, was 47% approve to 19% disapprove – or a net +28 job rating (courtesy of Quinnipiac). This is fairly consistent with his job rating throughout 2002.
Senator Corzine’s job approval in December 2002 – his first public poll rating after the war vote – was a net +25 rating (47% approve to 22% disapprove), a nearly negligible change. To be fair to the governor’s chief-of-staff, though, we should look to the time of the actual conflict. After the Iraq war commenced in March 2003, Jon Corzine’s approval rating did indeed decline – to a net +17 (46% to 29%). It bottomed out at 44% to 30% in June (and again in November) of that year, before his approvals climbed into the 50s by August 2004.
Jon Corzine’s job rating as senator dropped 14 net points from September 2002 to June 2003. It’s also worth noting that President Bush’s net job rating among New Jersey voters (again, courtesy Quinnipiac) also declined by a similar 15 points during the exact same period – from +34 in September (64% to 30%) to +19 in June (58% to 39%). So, it’s not really clear whether it was specifically Corzine’s vote against the Iraq war or a general reaction against Washington that was responsible for the decline in his senatorial job rating.
In any event, Senator Corzine’s job approval never dropped below 44% and his disapproval never topped 30%. This is a far cry from where Governor Corzine’s job approval stands today, with a clear majority of voters who disapprove and a net rating that is now 20 points lower than it was at the start of the year.
What are the possible implications in today’s political climate? Well, if Congressman Rob Andrews thinks calling for change is a good primary strategy against a U.S. Senator with a +17 net job rating (48% approve to 31% disapprove of Frank Lautenberg’s performance), imagine how that change message may play out against a gubernatorial incumbent with a net –17 job rating.
Governor Corzine Job Approval (among registered voters)
Net Approval
4/30/08 * 36% 53% 11% -17
3/9/08 * 34% 55% 11% -21
2/26/08: Announces budget proposal
2/20/08 ** 37% 52% 12% -15
1/12/08 to 2/11/08: Holds town hall meetings
1/16/08 * 42% 46% 12% -4
1/8/08: Announces fiscal restructuring plan
12/11/07 ** 46% 43% 11% +3
10/7/07 * 47% 34% 19% +13
9/25/07 ** 49% 40% 11% +9
7/22/07 * 46% 36% 17% +10
7/9/07 ** 48% 39% 13% +9
4/12/07: Auto accident
2/28/07 ** 50% 34% 16% +16
2/19/07: Announces state worker contract
2/18/07 * 44% 36% 20% +8
Source: * Monmouth/Gannett; ** Quinnipiac
Senator Corzine Job Approval(among registered voters)
11/12/03 44% 30% 26% +14
9/24/03 48% 30% 22% +18
4/2/03 46% 29% 25% +17
March 2003: Iraq war starts
October 2002: Iraq war resolution vote
Source: all from Quinnipiac Poll
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Thomas Jefferson Facts For Kids Fun Facts About Thomas Jefferson For Kids. Thank you again for stopping by! Today we are going to be talking about some Thomas Jefferson facts for kids. Thomas Jefferson was known mostly for writing the declaration of independence and is credited as being the Founding Father of the United States.
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5 Sep 2019. Thomas Jefferson was a Founding Father of the United States who wrote the Declaration of Independence. to political differences (Adams was a Federalist), and Adams did not consult his vice president on any important.
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Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father. His only full- length book is Notes on the State of Virginia (1785), considered perhaps the most important American. In 1821, at the age of 77, Jefferson began writing his autobiography, in order to "state some recollections of dates and facts concerning myself".
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Born on April 13, 1743, Thomas Jefferson was a leading figure in our country's quest for independence. A native of Virginia, Jefferson also played important roles in the early history of our fledgling nation as its Minister to France, Secretary of.
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Interesting Thomas Jefferson Facts: It has often been said that Thomas Jefferson was addicted to learning. He learned to speak four languages and to read an additional two. Thomas Jefferson was a member of the Committee of Five and the.
Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743, at Shadwell plantation in western Virginia. Jefferson's selection was based upon his powerful writing style and the fact that he represented the interests of Virginia, Authoring this important document positioned Jefferson as one of the new nation's most important Founding.
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Jul 10, 2019 · Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743–July 4, 1826) was the third president of the United States, after George Washington and John Adams. His presidency is perhaps best known for the Louisiana Purchase, a single land transaction that doubled the size of the United States’ territory.
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12 Apr 2011. It is meant to give you a sense that this fun, funny, endlessly curious man would have been an incredibly cool person to know. Ten cool facts about Jefferson. 10. He totally would have had an iPad. Jefferson loved science.
Jun 02, 2018 · Take a look below for 30 more fun and interesting facts about Thomas Jefferson. 1. He was a proponent of democracy, republicanism, and individual rights motivating American colonists to break from Great Britain and form a new nation. 2. Jefferson produced formative documents and decisions at both the state and national level. 3.
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Interesting Facts about Thomas Jefferson 1. Thomas Jefferson’ tombstone is one of the most unique in history. Unlike many, his tombstone bears no words about his presidential life. His tombstone is located at his hilltop mansion in Monticello. From his epitaph, it is seen that he was regarded as an author, an advocate, and a founder.
Jefferson accomplished a lot in his lifetime—his presidential tenure didn't even make it into the three achievements inscribed on his gravestone. Here are a few facts you never knew about one of the most interesting men in American history. 1.
Interesting Thomas Jefferson Facts: It has often been said that Thomas Jefferson was addicted to learning. He learned to speak four languages and to read an additional two. Thomas Jefferson was a member of the Committee of Five and the Second Continental Congress.
Nov 28, 2018 · Thomas Jefferson was a wonderful student and gifted learner from a young age. Tutored at home, Jefferson’s formal education began when he was between the ages of nine and 11 when he boarded with his teacher Reverand James Maury and studied Latin, Greek, French, history, science, and the classics. in 1760, he was accepted at the College of William and Mary, where he studied.
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Feb 20, 2012 · So, in tribute to Thomas Jefferson, here are five things you need to know about our third president. Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell, Virginia on April 13, 1743. He was the third of ten.
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Thomas Jefferson facts. Thomas Jefferson was the third President of United States of America who wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776, which declared the 13 colonies free from England and the rule of the King. The list of interesting facts about Thomas Jefferson also includes that he was an avid reader and loved to read books even if.
Thomas Jefferson. Kids Science Fun Facts All about Thomas Jefferson – 3rd U.S. President. Fun Facts. Thomas Jefferson was born April 13, 1743 in Albemarle County, VA. (previously Shadwell, Goochland). Jefferson's father was a surveyor.
7 Apr 2016. Who's the man behind the Jefferson Memorial and Monticello? Thomas Jefferson , of course! Read on to learn more about America's third President and author of the Declaration of Independence.
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Leon was born in the Netherlands and went to the Gymnasium Camphusianum in Gorinchem to receive his pre-university education. He spent one year studying and playing Division I tennis at the University of Texas in San Antonio. After that, he continued his education in the Netherlands and became a Physical Therapist. He received a Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Leuven and another Master’s Degree in Clinical Epidemiology from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam. Eventually, he stopped working as a clinical physical therapist altogether and became a researcher, focusing on research methodology and statistics. He received his PhD in Clinical Epidemiology from the Medical School of the University of Utrecht. He also spent some time doing research in Japan and received a PhD in Medical Informatics from the Kitasato University School of Medicine. He has published more than 30 peer-reviewed papers in medical journals, many in the area of meta-analysis. Leon continues to direct the development of MIX 2.0 as founder and chief scientific officer at BiostatXL. He is also Director of Consulting Services at Certara and one of the drivers of the model-based meta-analysis projects of this biosimulation company. When he is not behind his computer, Leon likes to be active and is involved in tennis, aikido, iaido, running, fitness, and (last but not least) mind-body training and meditation.
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February 22, 2017 2:00 pm David Bisson
On 21 February, a hacker collective that calls itself the National Hackers Agency gained control of 109.68.38.20. The IP address belongs to Mesh Digital, a company based in the United Kingdom that helps companies market themselves online. DomainMonster is Mesh Digital’s domain registrar. It sells companies domains and space on its web servers.
As reported by The Register, it appears the group had been vying for control of the server with another group called BD Level 7. The National Hackers Agency won that contest. To celebrate, it began defacing websites hosted on the server that promote adult content. But the hacker group didn’t stop there. It then turned to all the other hosted sites.
In total, the National Hackers Agency defaced 612 domains and subdomains. The group attacked different websites, many of which are owned by small businesses located in the United Kingdom, within seconds of one another. Among those websites affected by the hack include DomainMonster’s own blog.
At this point, it’s not known how the National Hackers Agency gained control of the server. Perhaps the server was protected by weak authentication and the group brute-forced its way into gaining access. Alternatively, the server’s software might have been susceptible to a vulnerability that the hackers chose to exploit.
Given these possible scenarios, it’s important that other organizations come up with security policies that emphasize the importance of strong authentication and set up a patch management strategy. Companies should then educate their personnel about these policies. They can do so via the use of third-party policy management software.
Does this type of solution sound of interest to you?
If so, please contact Metacompliance and learn how its policy management services can protect your organization and its critical data.
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September/October 2017 Issue
Inside the Growing Guest Worker Program Trapping Indian Students in Virtual Servitude
And how American universities are acting as willing partners.
Nikhil Swaminathan
Students arrive by bus at the University of Central Missouri's satellite campus in Lee's Summit, Missouri.Barrett Emke
On a late-summer morning in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, two buses approached a low-slung building. The warehouselike facility in this Kansas City suburb was actually a branch of the University of Central Missouri, whose main campus was 40 miles away in rural Warrensburg. Nearly 90 percent of UCM students hail from Missouri. But this morning, almost all the 40 or so who hopped off the buses were from India. To get there, some had taken out loans against their parents’ homes; whole families had pooled funds to send over just one student. Wearing jeans, hoodies, and the occasional salwar kameez, they headed to computer science and information technology classes through a pair of double doors, past a looming decal of the school mascot, Mo the Mule.
It was two years ago that Poonam Gohil first rode that bus. Petite with a round face and shoulder-length black hair that swoops over her right eye, Gohil had come from Mumbai to get ahead. She’d seen Indian friends leave for the United States and secure good-paying jobs at well-known companies, and she decided to attend UCM because of the school’s relatively low cost—students can earn a master’s degree in computer science for about $15,000. It was still a big stretch, especially since Gohil’s parents had passed away when she was young, but she cobbled together scholarships, awards, and a job at a coffee shop to help pay her way.
Gohil arrived on campus as the Indian student population at UCM was skyrocketing, jumping from just 152 in 2012 to nearly 2,500 in 2015—some 17 percent of the university’s student body. The school had become a newly popular destination thanks to a little-known but fast-growing guest worker program called Optional Practical Training, which allows foreign students earning degrees from American institutions to work in their field for a year after graduation. Those with degrees in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics can stay in the United States for up to three years.
That’s also how long foreigners can stay under the better known (and more restrictive) H-1B skilled-worker visa, which limits guest workers to the position described on their application and requires companies to pay to sponsor them before they start working, making it difficult for them to switch jobs. The flexibility of the OPT program is one reason why its numbers increased 39 percent between 2014 and 2016, and why nearly two times more OPTs were approved than H-1Bs last year. With more than 300,000 OPTs currently working in the United States, according to the federal government, the program has become a key part of the tech industry’s efforts to recruit globally.
Gohil thrived at UCM. She hoped that by excelling, she’d set herself up to score a well-paying gig in the United States. Most graduate students do an internship in their last semester; she was one of a few computer science students who elected to write a thesis, analyzing real-time edits to Wikipedia to improve its trustworthiness. When I met with Gohil on campus in April, a Saudi Arabian classmate walked by and inquired about her thesis. “You didn’t see my WhatsApp status?” Gohil asked. “I won an award!”
Former University of Central Missouri student Poonam Gohil outside her home in Warrensburg, Missouri.
Barrett Emke
Yet like many of her Indian classmates, Gohil was stressed out about the job search. She’d applied for positions with dozens of major companies but secured only a handful of interviews—and no calls back. “It was heartbreaking,” Gohil told me. Meanwhile, she’d started receiving multiple text messages and emails from aggressive contractors at tiny firms she’d never heard of. “Do you have any other good Referrals?” one text to Gohil read. “Text me their Names and Ph Nos.. You will get referral bonus from us…” Others approached Gohil on LinkedIn, asking her to work for them and offering her $1,000 for every person she brought with her. Soon enough, she figured, she’d have to settle for a contract job at one of these cut-rate temp firms. After all, if she couldn’t find an employer to sponsor her OPT, she’d have to go back home to India.
For many foreign students like Gohil, the OPT program has become a pathway into a shadowy world of white-collar indentured servitude. For every graduate who lands a job at Amazon, Intel, or Microsoft, many more end up laboring at small companies known as “body shops” that specialize in contracting tech workers for IT and software development roles at larger firms, usually for short-term projects. Often run by Indian immigrants themselves, the labor brokers entice workers with the claim to make $50,000 or so per year. That sounds pretty good for a new graduate, until you understand what strings are attached.
Body shops have long run afoul of federal labor laws. In 2014, the Center for Investigative Reporting found that firms illegally withheld nearly $30 million from some 4,400 tech workers on H-1B visas from 2000 to 2013. CIR also reported that they regularly used restrictive employment contracts to keep H-1B holders from leaving for permanent jobs, and even sued them for quitting, sometimes for as much as $50,000 in damages. (In 2013, the Labor Department cited six tech consultancies for trying to impose illegal penalties on workers who’d left their jobs.) Additionally, the CIR investigation gave an example of a body shop that forced workers to exaggerate or falsify their résumés to make them appear more attractive to large end clients.
Now, according to lawsuits involving Silicon Valley-area body shops and interviews I conducted with three dozen foreign guest workers, these practices have spread to the OPT program. But the difference is that universities are willing partners too. Eager to make up for funding shortfalls in the wake of the Great Recession, schools across the country have enrolled larger shares of international students, many of whom pay full freight.
Hal Salzman, a tech labor expert and public policy professor at Rutgers University, told me that, given the demand, colleges are incentivized to quickly set up grad programs and start charging for degrees that let students join guest worker programs. “And with the OPT,” he said, “they can enter without any wage protection, job protection, or other kinds of minimal labor conditions.”
Students are “just left out to fend for themselves. These institutions are just spewing out these degrees.”
Some OPTs believe they’ll be able to pay off their student loans once they score a job after graduation. Although college officials must sign off on a student’s employment, their vetting of companies is so lax that it amounts to a rubber stamp, giving shadowy operators a chance to gain a foothold on campus.
For example, a New Jersey-based company named Friendly Consultants Inc. was among the body shops that reached out to Gohil. In the fall of 2015, it was the sole sponsor of the Indian student association’s celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which she had helped organize; during the event, Friendly held a raffle with a sign-up sheet collecting the names, email addresses, phone numbers, and expected graduation dates of dozens of students.
On its website, Friendly boasts about its sponsorship of the UCM event, as well as other events at Kent State University, Northwest Missouri State University, and the University of Akron. But of the roughly two dozen reviews of the company on MyVisaJobs.com, a sort of Glassdoor for guest workers, the overwhelming majority were extremely negative, with several warning prospective employees to avoid Friendly altogether. (Friendly did not respond to multiple requests for comment.)
Gohil never returned Friendly’s messages. A few weeks after I spent time with her in Warrensburg, she texted to let me know she’d finally landed the interview she’d been dreaming about: Amazon. The company had an opening for an entry-level software development engineer, and she was flying to Washington, DC, in two weeks. If all went well, she’d start the new gig in the summer—and put Friendly and the other body shops behind her.
When UCM turned to international recruiting around 2010, administrators knew what Indian students were looking for: instruction in STEM fields, then an OPT, and then, in a best-case scenario, an H-1B. (Of the 85,000 H-1B visas offered each year, 20,000 are reserved for people who have earned a master’s degree or higher from a US institution.) According to Mike Godard, UCM’s vice provost for enrollment management, the school hired several carefully vetted education agents in India to direct students to UCM. But the 1,500 percent increase in Indian enrollment at UCM still shocked university leaders. “I don’t think anyone in their right mind would have predicted that type of spike,” Godard said.
Of the million or so foreigners studying at American universities, 16 percent come from India. At last count, there were more than 90,000 Indian OPTs in the United States—more than double the number in 2010. Houston-based immigration attorney Emily Neumann, whose firm is a go-to for consulting companies filing visa applications for Indian workers, said UCM suddenly popped up on her radar this year. She had prepared H-1B visa applications for several students who attended the school. “With the Indian community, it’s so close-knit,” she said. “So if their relatives say, ‘I graduated, the classes were easy, I didn’t have any trouble getting my H-1B and my OPT,’ all of their friends are going to start going to the school.”
University of Central Missouri student Vicky Reddy near Lions Lake in Warrensburg, Missouri.
One of those students is Pradyumna Reddy, a rangy, stylish industrial-management major from Hyderabad who goes by the nickname Vicky and lives in a two-bedroom apartment with three roommates near UCM’s Warrensburg campus. When I visited in the spring, Indian students were renting all six units in his building, and all of them were OPT-bound. Vicky shared a room with a computer science major, and their beds consisted of two piles of blankets arranged within a few inches of each other on the ground. The apartment’s lone luxury was a new smart TV sitting on the box it came in; the walls were bare save for a map where Vicky had traced the routes he’d driven in the used Chevy Cruze he bought when he moved to Missouri. In the kitchen, there was a rice cooker, a pile of dishes, and a 50-pound bag of onions from a restaurant-supply store in Kansas City. Onions, Vicky explained, are expensive at Walmart.
Vicky came to UCM after a stint at the University of New Haven, a private school in Connecticut that was so expensive he blew through almost a quarter of his $50,000 loan in just one semester. He plans to complete his master’s in December. Because his undergraduate degree is in mechanical engineering, he didn’t have the prerequisites to study computer science and opted for industrial management instead. He’s hoping that doesn’t prevent him from catching on with a body shop: If Vicky isn’t able to pay back his debt, his father’s wages will be garnished to cover it. The pressure to work in the United States, first as an OPT and then on an H-1B, is massive. “I don’t want to be blamed,” he told me. “My relatives will say, ‘You didn’t get any job. Are you not worth it?’ That’s how people think.”
According to data I requested under the Freedom of Information Act, UCM ranked 26th in the number of approved OPTs in the workforce since 2011, behind elite schools like Columbia and Carnegie Mellon. But also ahead of UCM in the rankings was Northwestern Polytechnic University, a California school that BuzzFeed exposed in 2016 for enrolling thousands of foreign students—making up 99 percent of its student body—but having no full-time, permanent faculty. While graduates from name-brand schools frequently found their way to Fortune 500 companies like Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Google, and Apple, UCM graduates seem indistinguishable from those who attended Northwestern Polytechnic—both often move straight from the classroom to obscure tech firms.
As UCM’s Indian population has surged, problems with the OPT program have emerged. Promatrix Corp.—a New Jersey firm that sent representatives to a UCM career fair in the spring of 2015—was ensnared in an elaborate sting operation set up by the US government in which federal agents created a fake school, the University of Northern New Jersey, to trap companies misusing the student visa system. In early 2016, the Justice Department brought a complaint against the firm’s CEO and managing director, Tejesh Kodali, and another employee for conspiracy to commit visa fraud and harbor immigrants for profit. Kodali pleaded guilty to a visa fraud conspiracy charge in late 2016.
There’s no legal obligation for schools to vet employers recruiting on campus, according to Edwin Koc of the National Association of Colleges and Employers, the professional association for career service counselors. And in the case of public universities, these counselors have to be careful to avoid discriminating against a particular type of firm.
With little oversight from their institutions, students can land at body shops like SCM Data and MMC Systems, two East Coast firms that were accused by a Homeland Security agent in a 2015 court case of coaching students to lie to the government about their work to obtain H-1B visas. Court documents also claim that the companies failed to pay some guest workers, despite promises of $27 an hour.
Prathiba Kalyan, a New Jersey-based staffing specialist who places body-shop consultants with her clients, says the OPTs she has encountered are “just left out to fend for themselves. These institutions that are just spewing out these degrees aren’t making any attempt to give them a career path.”
Vicky Reddy records his travels throughout the United States on a map at home in Warrensburg, Missouri.
When I asked UCM’s dean of international affairs, Joseph Lewandowski, about the high number of alumni ending up at body shops, he called the trend “alarming.” But UCM isn’t alone. A computer science professor at Central Michigan University said approving students’ applications for OPT at the school amounted to double-checking to make sure that forms were filled out correctly. “All I needed was a piece of paper from an employer,” the professor told me. “They didn’t even have to tell me how much money they were paying. They just had to tell me they’re employed.”
In 2015, Central Michigan awarded more than 150 master’s degrees in computer science, three times more than it had handed out the year prior. Nearly 85 percent of them went to international students, the bulk from India. According to department chair Pat Kinnicutt, the school temporarily offered in-state tuition to foreign students and didn’t require a minimum score on the GRE. The floodgates opened. In 2016, it rescinded both perks.
“The large number of students definitely impacted the quality of education—lowered it,” Kinnicutt said. Unsurprisingly, almost all students took opportunities to work in the United States, including via OPT. “All our students do get jobs,” he said.
So how do OPT students—and the companies they work for—fare? When Chetan Reddy Kottur graduated in 2011 from Southern University, a historically black college, he immediately set off for a Dallas-area body shop called Saxon Global. The company gave him temporary housing near its office, placing him with five other Indian guys in a two-bedroom apartment. He slept on the floor in what would have been the dining room for months. During that time, he says, he fabricated his résumé because he believed that’s what was expected of him. (According to a former employee of an Atlanta-based body shop, inflating guest worker experience is rampant in the industry.) Saxon marketed Kottur as a business intelligence developer, claiming he had previously created reports using companies’ internal data to improve their decision making.
One of the résumés Kottur used stated he had seven years of work experience at American companies like McGraw-Hill Education and a Campus Federal bank in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (He was only 25 at the time.) Thanks to a bogus résumé and something known as a proxy call—in which a more seasoned worker takes a phone interview with a potential client on behalf of a newbie—he landed a gig in Indianapolis at Simon Property Group, the country’s largest shopping-mall operator. “I was scared the shit to death,” Kottur recalled. “I thought, ‘How am I going to do the job?'”
“My relatives will say, ‘You didn’t get any job. Are you not worth it?’ That’s how people think.”
Luckily, his team included others from his hometown of Hyderabad, and they helped pull him along through the end of the six-month project. But a few months later, when he started a new posting at the HMO Kaiser Permanente in Pleasanton, California, Kottur was unable to answer a series of technical questions from his boss and was fired on the spot. “I thought this was the only way,” Kottur said. “Every day, my heart was pounding so much. Usually, I would know in one month whether I would survive or not.” (Saxon Global CEO Gopi Kandukuri vehemently denied Kottur’s account.)
Kottur worked for another body shop after Saxon Global, but he has since left consultancies behind. He now works at a mortgage insurance company in North Carolina. In early February, he posted a testimonial-style video to YouTube. In it, he decries the body-shop model and encourages others who have been through it to tell their stories. It has more than 26,000 views and nearly 100 comments. “Please come out,” Kottur implores, peering through purple-rimmed plastic glasses. “If you constantly let these people take advantage of you, none of this will stop.”
During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly hammered the tech industry for relying on immigrants—particularly those with H-1Bs. He singled out Disney for laying off portions of its workforce after signing outsourcing contracts with a large Indian IT services company—and forcing the pink-slipped workers to train their H-1B replacements. Demand for H-1Bs has far outstripped supply in each of the past five years, which is why the Department of Homeland Security hands them out via lottery: In 2016, there were a record 236,000 applications for just 85,000 new visas. In April, Trump ordered a review of the visa-granting process, and though any real changes will require Congress to pass legislation, his rhetoric appears to have had an impact. There were 37,000 fewer H-1B applications filed for the 2017 lottery as compared with 2016.
Yet for all the debate raging over H-1Bs, the OPT program—which has no enrollment cap—has flown under the radar to become the surer, bigger path for Indians to temporarily work in the United States. Recently, Pravin Rao, the chief operating officer of outsourcing firm Infosys, told India’s Economic Times that his company (which has secured thousands of H-1Bs over the years) was now “looking at hiring from more colleges in the US.” Instead of facing the scrutiny that goes with importing midlevel workers from India, it could use the OPT program to take advantage of resources already in the United States.
Meanwhile, Poonam Gohil will be one of thousands of OPT students looking for work this fall: When I checked back with her, she told me she didn’t get the Amazon job. Worse, her employment authorization card was due in mid-July; at that point, she’d have just a few months to secure an employer. Otherwise, she’d have to return to Mumbai.
“Right now, I just feel like it’s really hard to get a job here,” Gohil told me, adding that she’s still leery of going to work at a body shop. “I was better off in India.”
This article was supported by an Ida B. Wells Fellowship from The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute.
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The Peace Park debacle
The shooting that occurred on July 30, 2016 was a tragedy many in the area felt could never happen in Mukilteo.
A city described as quiet, nice, quaint, and above all, safe, was shaken to the core after a jealous ex boyfriend was able to purchase an AR-15-style rifle and kill three Kamiak graduates and injure a fourth.
The incident led to the moniker “Mukilteo Strong” and one of the victims’ fathers is now on the forefront of increasing gun safety in Washington, and the country itself, to prevent incidents like this from happening once again.
Since then, Washington voters approved Initiative 1639, a call for increased gun safety, overwhelmingly. But gun safety is not what we’re here to talk about.
Shortly after the shooting happened, as the city was still grieving, people started asking what they could do to help with the healing process.
Kamiak has scholarships in their names. There’s a baseball tournament held in Jake Long’s name every summer. Anna Bui’s family set up a scholarship so UW Bothell students can travel abroad.
Ultimately, the idea for the Peace Park came to fruition, and the donated Byers’ property was selected as the ideal location, as it had a beautiful view of the Sound.
The Peace Park was to be a beautiful way for the city to contribute to their memory, and to help the community heal from that awful day in 2016.
Unfortunately, the attention turned away from these lives we lost and onto the state senator, mayor, and city council.
Originally slated to be a small project, initial costs were somewhere around $40,000 of city money. Later, it increased in size and scope, and costs were closer to $80,000. Some councilmembers had reservations and voiced their concerns during council meetings.
Some councilmembers also spoke out about the decision to have the park on the Byers’ property, noting a lack of accessibility.
One shooting survivor came before the council and said she felt it was the perfect spot for the park. She also said most people would go there one time and never return.
Councilmembers from that point agreed to leave the plan for the Byers’ property unchanged.
Soon after, things got hectic as the Mukilteo City Council learned in March that they would be receiving $400,000 in state funds for the Peace Park.
Sounds good, right? The city now doesn’t have to spend money on the project.
Well, the cost of the grant was the loss of a $721,000 grant that was for the daylighting of the Japanese Gulch.
Understandably, councilmembers and community members were upset with what had transpired, as the Japanese Gulch project funding appeared to be approved already.
In fact, we had reported on $721,000 grant just weeks before the Peace Park bomb was dropped.
Mayor Jennifer Gregerson told councilmembers that Sen. Marko Liias, D-Mukilteo helped secure the funding.
We later learned through talking to Liias, and through some emails forwarded to us by Councilmember Bob Champion, and Gregerson, that Liias had in fact been the one to call for the funding switch, and that Gregerson and a city staff member wrote up the grant to send to Liias’ office, with a request for $400,000.
Recently, the Mukilteo received the grant after a council decision, which passed 6 to 0 with one councilmember abstaining.
Aside from alleged misappropriate spending by the mayor, discussion about the new ferry terminal, and general budget discussions, this was one of the most talked about topics in late 2017, and all throughout 2018.
A project that should have been a rallying point for the community turned into constant arguments and struggles when discussed at council meetings, first when the project costs increased, and second, when the grant form the state came to fruition.
It’s really a shame. Something that could have further etched the mantra of “Mukilteo Strong” into the community became something negative to talk about.
You knew going into meetings when the project was going to be discussed that the scope of the project and/or the city receiving a grant at the expense of the Japanese Gulch was going to come up, and that it was going to be a negative-leaning discussion.
The councilmembers were doing their jobs, which was to spend city money to the best of their ability. And the mayor appeared to be trying to receive money to fund the project so it wouldn’t come out of the city’s hands.
But now, when the park is ready to open (likely this July or August), while we as a city should be celebrating the opening of a beautiful park in memory of Anna Bui, Jordan Ebner, and Jake Long, and all victims or unnecessary violence in our state and country, there will always be the memory of how ugly the discussions were. There will always be the memory of how the state money got there - at the expense of another important Mukilteo project.
This situation was handled poorly by a number of parties.
Hats off to Jeff Price, the city’s Recreation & Cultural Services Director, for taking the reins on this project and listening to council feedback, citizen feedback, and going out and receiving donations from residents and organizations who wanted to be a part of this project.
Unfortunately, more focus ended up on political power struggles than the memories of three Kamiak grads that were shot and killed for being at a party with their friends.
You only have one shot to do a project like this, and there’s going to be an asterisk next to it for a lot of people because of how it all went down.
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Discover the magic of the Museum. In mansion and printing press. In room and studio. In letters and typography. In beautiful books. Experience how, long before our digital age, words and images were spread around the world.
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Discover the work of the Plantin printing office
In 1555, Christoffel Plantin released his first book. In less than twenty years, Plantin's publishing house has become the top in Europe.
Welcome to Plantins house
In 1576, Plantin relocated his printing works to the Vrijdagmarkt. His family lived and worked there for three hundred years. They converted the ‘Gulden Passer’ (‘Golden Compass’) into a beautiful mansion. The Moretus family cherished their printing works, which had become a part of Antwerp’s heritage. The last owner, Edward Moretus, sold the house to the City of Antwerp in 1876.
Meet Plantin and his family
Christophe Plantin and his son-in-law Jan Moretus were a revolutionary duo. They were the first printers on an industrial scale – the Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg of their day. Four hundred years later, you can simply drop in on them. Because their home and workplace are still there, as if they had just popped out to the bakery.
Dive into the collection
The Museum Plantin-Moretus presents three hundred years of book-printing art and family history. You can admire the oldest printing presses in the world and a rich collection of art, including portraits by Rubens. In the library, you will find manuscripts, incunabula and original prints. And the archives tell you about daily life in both the printing works and the mansion.
The Museum’s temporary exhibitions focus on a succession of different themes. Specific aspects of the house, the Plantin-Moretus family, the output of the Officina Plantiniana... you can learn more about each of these subjects.
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Woman Arrested in Connection With Richmond Hit-and-Run of 3-Year-Old Boy
By Jodi Hernandez and Bay City News • Published at 9:53 am on September 28, 2017
A teenager was arrested Thursday in connection with a hit-and-run crash that critically injured a 3-year-old boy in Richmond one day prior, police said.
The 19-year-old suspect works as the receptionist at Friend's Auto Repair where the vehicle's owner had dropped off a red SMART car, investigators say. It's unclear why the woman was driving the car, but police believe she struck the toddler around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 2700 block of Macdonald Avenue.
"From what we understand, she's a receptionist for the auto shop and somehow she was able to obtain the keys and drove the customer's car," said Richmond police Lt. Felix Tan.
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Investigators say the suspect then returned the vehicle to its owner, who drove away, unaware that the vehicle had been involved in a crime. Police said the damage to the car was minor so the owner didn't notice it.
The woman was was pulled over by El Cerrito police around 7:30 a.m. Thursday on the westbound Interstate 80 on-ramp from Potrero Avenue, Tan said.
"Right now, she's under arrest and booked for felony hit-and-run," he said.
Officers learned that the toddler, Geronimo Perez, was with his mother and was about to get into their car parked along the curb. But he escaped his mother's grasp and darted into the street where the car struck him, according to Tan.
The suspect fled.
"It wasn't responsible for the driver to take off like that," said Ivis Andrade. "We have to be responsible for what we do."
Andrade ran out of her office to see the toddler lying on the street. That's a scene she says she will never forget.
"I saw the mom how she was panicking and crying," Andrade said. "I don't think any mother should have to go through that."
The boy was described as being critically injured Wednesday and Tan said Thursday morning that his condition is now "critical but stable."
Geronimo's devastated father said he had surgery to reduce swelling in his brain and is now breathing with the help of a machine.
"It's not fair," he said in Spanish. "He is just a baby."
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call police at (510) 233-1214.
Check back for updates.
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Nothing is Real: The Reanimation of the Beatles
Will the avatars become the new icons?
By Jere Hester • Published at 8:27 am on September 13, 2009
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In “Love,” the Cirque du Soleil Las Vegas spectacular based on the Beatles’ music, there’s a brief scene as odd as it is affecting: a shadow-play “conversation” between the group members, pieced together from snippets of recording studio banter.
Though the moment is fleeting, it’s clear from the shadow projections which Beatle is which – a sign of just how ingrained the images of John, Paul, George and Ringo are in many of us. While touching – it’s the Beatles’ “cameo” in the show they inspired – there’s a certain eeriness and sadness attached even as the audience wants the illusion to go on.
Last week’s release of The Beatles: Rock Band and news that “Yellow Submarine” is set to be remade by Disney using 3-D performance capture technology, mark two giant steps in not only the continuing revival of the group, but its reanimation.
But for generations that didn’t grow up steeped in Fab Four lore, will the Beatle avatars become the new icons?
Even when the group was together, there were attempts to capture the magic in other forms, such as in the goofily fun 1960s Saturday-morning cartoon, and, of course, in the trippy 1968 animated feature “Yellow Submarine.” The 1970s Broadway show “Beatlemania,” which featured lookalikes playing the group’s songs, promised “an incredible simulation.”
Some three decades later, technology is providing the means to make good on the “incredible simulation” pledge. Rock Band, whatever one thinks of video games, does as good a job as can be expected in capturing the group members at different point in their journey as a band.
The “Yellow Submarine” reboot is being directed by Robert Zemeckis, who first used the performance capture technique in the at times exhilarating “Polar Express” (let’s hope they techies since have made strides toward putting a little life in the characters’ eerie eyes). Zemeckis has an obvious kinship to the Beatles: he used what’s now ancient screen wizardry to insert John Lennon into 1994’s “Forest Gump,” and he directed the charming 1978 comedy “I Want to Hold Your Hand.”
Other than providing the music (no small contribution, of course), the Beatles had little to do with the original “Yellow Submarine,” other than mugging for the camera in a short live-action coda. It’s unclear whether Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will lend their bodies or voices to the remake, though the prospect seems unlikely.
But if recent patterns hold, the duo – and the families of Lennon and George Harrison – no doubt will be intimately involved in overseeing the project, as they were in the creation of Rock Band.
More than money, the tight control exerted over the Beatles’ property is about protecting and extending their legacy. Even with the release last week of the remastered Beatles CDs, the music promotion game has changed. McCartney recently said his motivation for allowing Rock Band to go forward was making sure "our music is getting played."
McCartney just wrapped an incredible U.S. tour. Starr most recently hit the road last year. Both are still making music, but are pushing 70. They clearly realize new platforms are needed to keep the Beatles’ music alive without them.
If Rock Band seems like a natural way to reach teens, the “Yellow Submarine” remake appears aimed at attracting younger kids – much like the original film, which hooked many of us too young to remember the Beatles as a group.
The images these and future generations retain of the band, whether as animated videogame figures, CGI-like movie characters or as flesh-and-blood humans who revolutionized music, remains to be seen. As Harrison liked to say, in a quote featured on the poster for the original “Yellow Submarine”: “It’s all in the mind, y’know.”
Or as Lennon told us in “Strawberry Fields Forever”: “Nothing is real.”
Still, in whatever form it’s delivered, we’ll always have the music – which is a lot more satisfying and lasting than grasping at shadows.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992. Follow him on Twitter.
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Cardinal George Pell Pleads Not Guilty in Abuse Case
Pell will face at least one charge at trial after being accused of sexually abusing multiple victims decades ago
By Rod McGuirk • Published at 9:11 pm on April 30, 2018
Australian Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis, on Tuesday officially denied charges of sexual abuse spanning decades after his lawyers failed to sway a court to dismiss them.
Australia's highest-ranking Catholic will appear for the first time on Wednesday in the Victoria state County Court where he has been ordered to stand trial at a date yet to be set.
Lawyers for Pell, Pope Francis' finance minister, have been fighting the allegations since before he was charged last June with allegations of sexual abuse against multiples people in Victoria from the time he was a priest in his hometown of Ballarat in the 1970s until the 1990s, when he was archbishop of Melbourne.
Magistrate Belinda Wallington on Tuesday dismissed about half the charges that had been heard in a four-week preliminary hearing in Melbourne but decided the prosecution's case was strong enough for the remainder to warrant a trial by jury. The details of the allegations and the number of charges have not been made public.
When she asked Pell how he pleaded, the cardinal said in a firm voice, "Not guilty." Wallington gave the 76-year-old permission not to stand as is customary.
When the magistrate left the room at the end of the hearing, many people in the packed public gallery broke into applause.
Vatican spokesman Greg Burke issued statement saying: "The Holy See has taken note of the decision issued by judicial authorities in Australia regarding His Eminence Cardinal George Pell. Last year, the Holy Father granted Cardinal Pell a leave of absence so he could defend himself from the accusations. The leave of absence is still in place."
Pell's plea marked the only words he spoke in public during the hearing. Wearing a cleric's collar, white shirt and dark suit, he was silent as he entered and left the downtown courthouse with his lawyer, Robert Richter. More than 40 police officers maintained order on the crowded sidewalk outside.
The cardinal's legal team found some solace in the outcome, with Richter telling the magistrate "the most vile of the allegations" had been dismissed.
Anne Barrett Doyle, of BishopAccountability.org, a Massachusetts-based online abuse resource, described the magistrate's decision to make Pell stand trial as "a turning point in the global abuse crisis in the Catholic Church."
"Whatever its outcome, the judge's decision marks the victory of accountability over impunity, and of the rule of secular law over the Vatican's failed strategy of cover-up," she said.
Pell's lawyers had argued that all of the accusations were untrue, could not be proved and should be dismissed.
Wallington dismissed one charge because the alleged victim was an "unsatisfactory witness" during the first two weeks of the preliminary hearing, when complainants testified via a video link from a remote location to a courtroom closed to the public and media.
"It is difficult to see how a jury could convict on the evidence of a man who has said on his affirmation that he cannot recall what he said a minute ago," Wallington said.
She described her job in the preliminary hearing as "sifting the wheat from the chaff."
"Unless the credibility of a witness is effectively destroyed, credibility and reliability are matters for a jury," she said. "Where the evidence is so weak that the prospect of conviction is minimal, it is not of sufficient weight to commit" a defendant to stand trial.
She said she did not dismiss charges "merely because there is a reasonable hypothesis consistent with innocence."
Under his bail conditions, Pell cannot leave Australia, contact prosecution witnesses and must give police 24-hour notice of any change of address.
Richter, Pell's lawyer, told Wallington in his final submissions two weeks ago that the complainants might have testified against one of the church's most powerful men to punish him for failing to act against abuse by clerics.
But prosecutor Mark Gibson told the magistrate there was no evidence to back Richter's theory that Pell had been targeted over the church's failings.
Since Pell returned to Australia from the Vatican in July, he has lived in Sydney and flown to Melbourne for his court hearings. His circumstances are far removed from the years he spent as the high-profile and polarizing archbishop of Melbourne and later Sydney before his promotion to Rome in 2014.
The case places both the cardinal and the pope in potentially perilous territory. For Pell, the charges are a threat to his freedom, his reputation and his career. For Francis, they are a threat to his credibility, given that he famously promised a "zero tolerance" policy for sex abuse in the church.
Advocates for abuse victims have long railed against Francis' decision to appoint Pell to the high-ranking position in the first place. At the time of his promotion, Pell was already facing allegations that he had mishandled cases of clergy abuse during his time leading the church in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia's largest cities.
So far, Francis has withheld judgment of Pell, saying he wants to wait for justice to run its course. And he did not force the cardinal to resign, though Pell took an immediate leave of absence so he could return to Australia to fight the charges. Pell said he intends to continue his work as a prefect of the church's economy ministry once the case is resolved.
In recent years, Pell's actions as archbishop came under particular scrutiny by a government-authorized investigation into how the Catholic Church and other institutions have responded to the sexual abuse of children.
Australia's Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse — the nation's highest form of inquiry — revealed last year that 7 percent of Catholic priests were accused of sexually abusing children in Australia over the past several decades.
In testimony to the commission in 2016, Pell conceded that he had made mistakes by often believing priests over people who said they had been abused. And he vowed to help end a rash of suicides that has plagued abuse victims in Ballarat.
Pell testified to the inquiry in a video link from the Vatican about his time as a priest and bishop in Australia. He did not attend in person because of a heart condition and other medical problems.
Police said at the preliminary hearing that they had planned to arrest Pell for questioning had he returned to Australia in early 2016 to testify.
His lawyers argued in court that Pell was targeted for "special treatment" by detectives from a police task force that investigated historical sex abuse. Police witnesses denied that accusation.
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2012 White House Correspondents’ Dinner Red Carpet
Published at 9:00 am on April 30, 2012
The stars were out in D.C. Saturday for the 2012 White House Correspondents' Dinner.
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Actress Viola Davis attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Zooey Deschanel attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Kim Kardashian attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Actress Claire Danes and journalist Bob Schieffer attend the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: AL Roker and Deborah Roberts attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Chris Matthews attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Aasif Mandvi attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Ronan Farrow and Daniel Radcliffe attend the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Musician Ski Johnson attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Eliot Spitzer attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Meghan McCain attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Director Steven Spielberg attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Martha Stewart attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Rosario Dawson attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Eva Longoria attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Actress Dakota Fanning attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Charlize Theron attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Colin Powell attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys attend the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Model Kate Upton attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Mary J. Blige and Kendu Isaacs attend the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Norah O'Donnell attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Omar Epps attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Uggie The dog from "The Artist" attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Journalists Wolf Blitzer and guests attend the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Alicia Keys attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Kevin Spacey and J.R. Martinez attend the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Lindsay Lohan attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Actress Claire Danes attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Goldie Hawn attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Actor Paul Rudd attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Actress Sigourney Weaver attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Mary J. Blige attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Kate Hudson attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Kris Jenner attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Journalist Ann Curry attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Leslie Mann and Judd Apatow attend the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Comedian Aziz Ansari attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Holly Robinson Peete attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Kerry Washington attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Model Irina Shayk attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Actress Reese Witherspoon attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Ivanka Trump attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Anchor Gayle King attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Elle Macpherson attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Journalist Arianna Huffington attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Ginnifer Goodwin attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: Journalist Barbara Walters attends the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 28: John Legend and Chrissy Teigen attend the 98th Annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
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Tom Borner
Kate Cerrone
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Kate help business owners and managers resolve their company challenges.
Business law is Kate Cerrone’s avocation. Her father practiced business law from the family home. He became involved in politics and eventually became a judge. Her brother, uncle, and cousins also practice business law. They were dedicated to solving problems for people and their businesses. Her dad knew how to build relationships and businesses. She saw how they worked to help others, and it inspired her. She learns something new from each case. It is always interesting to her. There is always a new story, she says.
Kate Cerrone is adept at arbitration, mediation, and litigation to resolve disputes. She helps owners, partners, and managers of companies resolve problems. She has 18 years of experience assisting business people in their operation, from start-up through closure, and every stage in between.
Her strengths include business planning, entity formation, operations, succession planning, and commercial closings. Kate Cerrone has authored numerous articles and successfully argued landmark legal decisions on a range of business topics.
Giving back to the community is important to Kate. She currently serves as Chairman of the Pomfret Board of Education, having previously served as Vice-Chairman from 2010-2017, and as a Member since 2005.
Kate Cerrone is a former Trustee and Executive Committee Member at the Woodstock Academy. Also, she formerly was the Community Fundraising Co-Chairman of the Hale YMCA. Kate was a Committee Member of the Day Kimball Hospital Estate Planning Committee. She was a Board Member of the Policy Council of the Thames Valley Council for the Community Action Head Start Program.
Born and raised in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, Kate has lived in Pomfret for the past 19 years. She enjoys horseback riding, playing the piano, singing, reading, and unwinding at spin classes.
She earned her Juris Doctor degree from Pace University in 2000 and her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame in 1993. She is a member of the Connecticut Bar Association and the Windham County Bar Association.
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Microsoft Launches Office 2016
Microsoft confirmed on September 22, 2015 a “broadly available” launch date for the new Office 2016 for Windows.
This comes after many months of iteration, with the software first available in to users in private preview, followed by developers and IT pros. While Office 2016 has technically been open to anyone via a public preview since May, September 22 is when Microsoft will give its omnipresent word-processing software the final stamp of approval.
So what’s new? There are a number of key updates to look out for in the latest version, including collaborative co-editing features which have been available to Office Online users for a while. This allows multiple desktop users to work on documents at the same time and see all updates in real-time.
Office 2016 for Windows will simplify the process of syncing documents from the desktop to the cloud, making it easier to edit the same document on multiple devices. Microsoft’s cloud credentials are a specific focus for chief executive Satya Nadella, who announced back in June that creating “the intelligent cloud platform” was to be one of Microsoft’s three key investments.
It’s also worth noting that Microsoft Office for Mac has been widely available since July 2015, though it has been tethered to an Office 365 subscription. Microsoft did say that a standalone version of the software would be available for purchase in September, though its latest announcement doesn’t refer to Mac specifically. But it is safe to assume that, from September 22, Office 2016 will gradually be made available to users on all platforms.
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Franklinton Cemetery
The OES visited Franklinton Cemetery on August 25, 2002. Established in 1799, Franklinton Cemetery is believed to be the oldest burying ground in Central Ohio. The cemetery was known as being a beautiful graveyard nestled in a locust grove with a board fence throughout the early to mid 1800s. The cemetery also marks the location of the first church in Central Ohio, built in 1811, but the building has been gone for quite some time. The cemetery was largely abandoned by the 1870s, with most of the burials being removed to Green Lawn Cemetery. The body of Lucas Sullivant, the founder of Franklinton and Columbus, was among those moved to Green Lawn.
Franklinton Cemetery is all but forgotten today. Only a few tombstones remained standing during our visit and they were in pretty bad shape. The entire cemetery was surrounded by a stone wall. Before the wall was built, records indicate vandals would drive their wagons into the cemetery and remove tombstones to be used as doorsteps. A large monument telling the history of the cemetery was later erected at its center. Veterans of the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and the Civil War are buried in the cemetery. The town’s first minister, Seth Noble, is also among those interred. Records indicate there are at least 114 burials remaining in the cemetery, but many are unmarked today. Of those 114 remaining burials, the oldest belongs to Elizabeth Goodale, who died on January 24, 1809. The last burial was Samuel Scott Sr., who died on October 16, 1871. The Franklin County Historical Society inducted the cemetery as a historical site in May 1962. There was a historical plaque at the cemetery’s entrance that documented the cemetery’s history when we visited, but it has since been taken down or stolen.
Location Information: Inactive Cemetery [Safe]
Franklinton Cemetery is located on River Street off Souder Avenue in Columbus; Franklin County.
Franklinton Cemetery and its historical plaque.
The entrance to the cemetery from River Street. The gate had been gone for some time.
There was a larger gated entry at the corner of the cemetery nearest McKinley Avenue.
A look along the wall near River Street.
A closer look at the cemetery's historical marker. It has since disappeared.
These were a few of the broken tombstones within the cemetery.
An overview of the cemetery. There were not many tombstones still standing.
The cemetery was surrounded by industrial buildings.
Several replacement markers for veterans were in the cemetery, although they don't mark the location of their graves.
The tombstone of Lt. Col. Robert Culbertson, a Revolutionary War veteran. Born in 1738, Robert died in 1820 at about 82-years-old.
The tombstone of Revolutionary War veteran Seth Noble. Seth was also the first minister in Central Ohio. Born in 1743, he died on September 15, 1807.
The replacement stone for Revolutionary War veteran Samuel McElvain, who died in 1806. Samuel was a pioneer his entire life and friends with Andrew Jackson, Daniel Boone and the first Benjamin Harrison.
Private Samuel Scott, Jr's replacement stone. He served as a Private during the Civil War and died from a disease in December 1861.
The monument at the center of the cemetery.
The monument tells the history of the churchyard and its cemetery.
The monument was dedicated in 1931 to the memory of Franklinton's pioneers.
Another look at the monument.
The tombstone of Isabella O'harra. Isabella was born in 1774 and died on March 7, 1844 at 69-years-old.
The replacement tombstone of Captain Joseph Vance. He served in the War of 1812.
One of the few original markers left in the cemetery belonged to William Brown. Born in 1744, William died on September 27, 1830 at 86-years-old.
This old photo shows that many broken tombstones were piled in a corner of the cemetery many years ago.
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Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations
Pat Casey
359. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the most recent proposals put forward at the EU Agriculture Council on the need to ensure there is no reduction in funding for CAP post 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40915/19]
Written answers (Question to Agriculture)
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
The European Commission has proposed, as part of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027, that funding for the Common Agricultural Policy should be set at €365 billion. This equates to a cut of approximately 5% to the CAP budget in the next MFF period 2021 - 2027. I have previously stated that the proposed cut is unacceptable for Ireland.
Negotiations on the MFF proposals have commenced and are running in parallel to the CAP post-2020 negotiations. The MFF is a critical matter for all Member States and its agreement requires unanimity at the EU Council. It is clear that there are divergent views among Member States on the appropriate level for the budget. While some Member States (including Ireland) have indicated their willingness to increase their contributions once they contribute towards areas of added European value, there are others who feel equally strongly that the current proposals, such as they are, are too costly.
Brexit further compounds the budgetary issue, with some €12 billion per annum in UK net contributions being removed from the budget post-2020.
I continue to work at building consensus among my agriculture colleagues in Europe with regard to maintaining the CAP budget. In May last year, I co-signed a Joint Memorandum in Madrid, which calls for the CAP budget to be retained at current levels for the EU 27 post-2020. The memorandum has been supported by up to 20 other EU Agriculture Ministers. We will continue to work together on this issue as the negotiations for the CAP post-2020 and its budgetary allocations progress.
At the Council of Agriculture Ministers, I have consistently called for an adequate CAP budget to meet the increasing demands being placed on farmers in the context of the post-2020 CAP proposals, for example, in achieving greater climate ambition. Indeed, I made this point most recently at the last Informal Council meeting in Helsinki on 24 September 2019.
Ireland will continue to work closely with its EU colleagues to build a consensus around the need to fight for a strong CAP budget as the negotiations progress.
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NFRS joins other services in supporting Business Safety Week 2019
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service is offering businesses fire safety advice as part of the National Fire Chiefs Council's (NFCC's) Business Safety
Week 2019.
The campaign runs from 9th - 15th September aims to provide those who are with responsibility for businesses and public buildings with
information and advice to reduce the number of fire incidents and false alarms in the workplace, both of which impact business safety and
productivity.
The week encourages all businesses to ensure they have taken the steps required by law to protect their business and employees from fire.
Advice will also be given on preventing arson attacks, reducing false alarms, and if needed fire safety advice for premises with sleeping
accommodation adjacent or above them.
The lead up to Christmas can be a busy time for businesses so NFCC are calling on people to take the opportunity now to review risk
assessments and escape plans in preparation for Christmas as they may take on extra stock and new or seasonal staff. Statistics show that in
2017-18 there were 19,033 fires in UK businesses with about 30% (5,293) being deliberately set.
In the UK electrical fires account for around 33% of accidental fires in the workplace. These fires can be due to electrical faults or misuse of
electrical equipment. A rise in these fires is seen during the Christmas period.
By law, employers should make sure equipment is installed, maintained and used correctly, whether it is owned or leased by the business.
NFCC’s Protection and Business Safety Vice Chair Guy Keen, said: “About one third of fires in the workplace are due to electrical faults and misuse of electrical equipment. The majority of these fires are likely to be preventable by taking some simple measures, businesses can learn about how to make their premises and their staff safer from fire.
“We know that many small businesses never recover from the damage caused by fire, so it is really important to factor in fire safety particularly
as part of preparations in the run up to Christmas.”
Chair of NFCC's Protection and Business Safety Committee, Mark Hardingham said: "Fire can have a devastating effect on small and medium size businesses. The NFCC is committed to supporting business and linking them to their local fire and rescue service who can help and advise them on reducing their fire risk.
"We encourage business owners to get in touch with their local fire service and find out about the help available so business can flourish and
support the UK economy and local community in a safe and sustainable way."
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Senators Snowe, Collins Advance $2 Million Spending Measure to Restore Penobscot River
Maine Environmental News, Penobscot River Restoration Project, Waters
Posted on September 22, 2004 by NRCM
News from the Penobscot Partners: A coalition of the Penobscot Indian Nation, American Rivers, Atlantic Salmon Federation, Natural Resources Council of Maine, Maine Audubon and Trout Unlimited
(Washington, DC; Bangor ME) Conservationists and the Penobscot Indian Nation praised Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins (both R-Maine) for securing a $2 million line item in the Fiscal Year 2005 Commerce/Justice/State Department appropriations bill to restore the Penobscot River. The bill was approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee on September 15, and now moves on to consideration by the full Senate.
Federal funding is critical for implementing an innovative, landmark agreement among business, federal, state, tribal and conservation interests to restore the once-magnificent Penobscot River fisheries, including striped bass, American shad, and the Atlantic salmon and short-nose sturgeon, while also providing the opportunity to maintain more than 90 percent of current energy production. Inclusion of such funding in the current Commerce Department appropriations bill is an important first step.
“I applaud all the groups – both public and private – for joining together to preserve the natural beauty of the Penobscot River and protect its valuable fisheries and wildlife. The Penobscot Partners continue to honor Maine’s tremendous natural legacy, serving as a model corporate-private-public partnership,” said Snowe. “I am pleased that Senator Collins and I were able to secure $2 million in the Committee-approved fiscal year 2005 Commerce/Justice/State appropriations bill for this critical conservation project. I will continue to work to ensure that this economically and environmentally-sound project continues to get the resources it needs to succeed.”
“The $2 million provided in the Senate bill will bring us one step closer to the goal of opening more than 500 miles of the Penobscot River to Atlantic salmon and other native fish. It is my hope that we will not only restore a river that flows through the heart of our state, but also restore a portion of our heritage – a heritage that includes the Penobscot Nation, Maine’s sportsmen, and the many communities that reside on the banks of the majestic Penobscot,” said Senator Collins.
“I am greatly encouraged that the funding included in the Commerce/Justice/State Department budget by Senators Snowe and Collins will enable us to begin implementing this outstandingly beneficial project for the sake of both the fish that will return to the upper Penobscot and for the people and communities along this stretch of the river,” said Governor John Baldacci.
“This first investment is always the hardest, and thanks to the leadership of Senators Snowe and Collins, we’ve taken an important early step toward successfully restoring the fisheries of the Penobscot River for people and wildlife.” said Laura Rose Day, Director for Penobscot Partners, a coalition including American Rivers, Atlantic Salmon Federation, Natural Resources Council of Maine, Maine Audubon, Trout Unlimited and the Penobscot Indian Nation. “Once again, Maine leads with river restoration efforts to benefit both our state and the nation.”
Widely hailed as one of the most ecologically significant and innovative river restoration efforts in the country, the Penobscot agreement includes the decommissioning and removal of the Veazie and Great Works dams to allow migratory salmon, shad, striped bass, and other fish to move freely up and downstream. The agreement similarly calls for the purchase and decommissioning of the Howland dam and proposes the construction of an innovative fish bypass to allow sea-run fish to swim around the dam. The dams will be purchased from PPL Corporation for approximately $25 million, and another $25 million will be needed over the next 8-10 years for implementation costs such as dam removal, fish bypass construction, fish restoration, economic development and mitigation.
The groups called on the full Senate to act swiftly to approve the measure. “We’re committed to working with the Senators and the Department of Commerce on applying the funds to best achieve the goals of the initiative. The purchase of the dams is the centerpiece of the agreement, so funds to purchase the dams are among the most pressing needs,” said Rose Day.
“This encouraging news, coupled with the strong support of Representatives Michaud and Allen in the House of Representatives, means that Congress can soon send this measure to the President’s desk,” said John Banks, Natural Resources Director for the Penobscot Indian Nation. “The appropriation bill funds are an important step toward the restoration of habitat for Maine’s Atlantic salmon and nearly a dozen once-abundant fish species of the Penobscot River.”
Filed Under: Maine Environmental News, Penobscot River Restoration Project, Waters Tagged With: dam removal, fisheries restoration, Maine, Maine's environment, News Release, Penobscot River, river restoration, sea-run fish
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Legally Hang Federal Reserve Directors whose Economic Warfare Tactics make People Homeless &/or Refugees
U.S. Presidents: Truth Goes a Long Way
"Banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered. The issuing power should be taken from the banks and restored to the people, to whom it properly belongs."
~ President Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809
"Bankers are a den of vipers. I intend to rout you out and by the Eternal God I will rout you out. If the people only understood the rank injustice of our central bank system, there would be a revolution before morning. If the central bank continues to control our currency, receiving our public monies, and holding thousands of our citizens in dependence, it would be more formidable and dangerous than the naval and military power of the enemy. It is not our own citizens only who are to receive the bounty of our government ... More than 8 million dollars of the stock of this bank are held by foreigners ... Is there no danger to our liberty and independence in a bank that in its nature has so little to bind it to our country? If government would confine itself to equal protection, and, as Heaven does its rains, shower its favor alike on the high and the low, the rich and the poor, it would be an unqualified blessing."
~ President Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837
"Whoever controls the money of a nation, controls that nation and is absolute master of all industry and commerce. When you realize that the entire system is very easily controlled, one way or another, by a few powerful men at the top, you will not have to be told how periods of inflation and depression originate."
~ President James Garfield, 1881
"We began planning the Revolutionary War in order to issue our own money again ...and keep King George III and Bank of England from enslaving us with debt, and making Americans their financial slaves. By the time the revolutionary war started, Apr. 19 1775, British taxation had sucked the gold and silver out of the American colonies, to Britain. So, we had to print money to finance the war."
~ Benjamin Franklin, a 'founding father', 1706-1790
"The privilege of creating and issuing money is the supreme prerogative of Government, the Government's greatest creative opportunity. By adoption of these principles, taxpayers are saved immense sums of interest."
~ President Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1866
"If this mischievous financial policy which has its origin in North American during the late war in that country, shall become indurated down to a fixture, then that Government will furnish its own money without cost. It will pay off debts and be without debt. It will have all the money necessary to carry on its commerce. It will become prosperous without precedent in the history of the world. The brains and wealth of all countries will go to North America. That country must be destroyed or it will destroy every monarchy on the globe."
~ Hazard Circular inserted in 1865 London Times re: Lincoln's 'Greenbacks'
"Capital must protect itself in every possible manner by combination and legislation. Debts must be collected, bonds and mortgages must be foreclosed as rapidly as possible. When, through a process of law, the common people lose their homes they will become more docile and more easily governed through the influence of the strong arm of government, applied by a central power of wealth under control of leading financiers. This truth is well known among our principal men now engaged in forming an imperialism of Capital to govern the world. By dividing voters through the political party system, we get them to expend energies fighting over questions of no importance. Thus by discreet action we can secure for ourselves what has been so well planned and successfully accomplished.
~Aug. 25, 1924 USA Banker's Magazine
UN Plan will create more homeless in U.S. ...then convert U.S. to dictatorship/oligarchy/3rd World poverty status
United Nations – Replacement Migration: Is It a Solution to Declining and Aging Populations? —(here)—
United Nations projections indicate that over the next 50 years, the populations of virtually all countries of Europe as well as Japan will face population decline and population aging. The new challenges of declining and aging populations will require comprehensive reassessments of many established policies and programmes, including those relating to international migration. Focusing on these two striking and critical population trends, the report considers replacement migration for eight low-fertility countries (France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, United Kingdom and United States) and two regions (Europe and the European Union). Replacement migration refers to the international migration that a country would need to offset population decline and population aging resulting from low fertility and mortality rates. —(concerning USA, cont below, here)—
I. OVERVIEW OF THE ISSUES —(here)— ...the present study addresses the question of whether replacement migration is a solution to population decline and population aging. Replacement migration refers to the international migration that would be needed to offset declines in the size of population and declines in the population of working age, as well as to offset the overall aging of a population. Eight countries and two regions that are treated as individual countries have been selected for this study. All of them are relatively large countries that have below-replacement fertility. The countries and regions are France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, Europe and the European Union. Through the technique of population projection, calculations are made of the amount of replacement migration that would be necessary for each of the eight countries and two regions to offset the expected declines in the size of the total population and working-age population, as well as to offset the overall aging of the population.
As to UN lack of credibility, note following photo & headline (excerpted from above video)
(above) NO-GO Zones In The US! Literal Hellholes Coming
(above) Seattle is Dying – KOMO's Eric Johnson explores the impact the drug and homelessness problem is having on Seattle & possible solutions in, "Seattle is Dying."
No-Go Zones Abroad, here
Left Behind: Homeless Crisis in San Francisco
Fox News – Aug 20, 2019: In the summer of 2019, Fox News embarked on an ambitious project to chronicle the toll progressive policies has had on the homeless crisis in four west coast cities: Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Portland, Ore. In each city, we saw a lack of safety, sanitation, and civility. Residents, the homeless and advocates say they've lost faith in their elected officials' ability to solve the issue. Most of the cities have thrown hundreds of millions of dollars at the problem only to watch it get worse. This is what we saw in San Francisco.
—(story, here)—
FEMA Barges Arrive In Hawaii 10 Miles Off Coast
FEMA Camps Open for Business
Homeless rounded up
Columbia SC has passed laws where being homeless is now illegal and the homeless are being sent to FEMA Homeless Camps. Several Church organizations that feed the homeless in Los Angeles noticed that they are disappearing at an alarming rate.
FEMA Camps Rounding Up Homeless
A British scientist & his team revealed levels of radiation illnesses in Fallujah, Iraq from U.S. munitions ...were comparable to, or higher, than those found in Hiroshima and Nagasaki after atoms bombs detonated there in 1945. —(story, here)—
Replacement Migration (continued from above)
8. United States of America
(a) Past trends
The total fertility rate in the United States dropped from 3.45 births per woman in 1950-1955 to 2.02
in 1970-1975. Except for a temporary period during the late 1970s and early 1980s, when it hovered
around 1.8, the total fertility rate has continued to be around two children per woman. Life expectancy at
birth, meanwhile, has risen from 69.0 years in 1950-1955 to 75.7 years in 1990-1995. As a consequence
of these changes, the proportion of the population aged 65 or older rose from 8.3 per cent in 1950 to 12.5
per cent in 1995, and the potential support ratio declined from 7.8 in 1950 to 5.2 in 1995. As a point of
comparison, the potential support ratio was 15 in 1900, when 4 per cent of the population was aged 65
years or older.
(b) Scenario I
Scenario I, the medium variant of the United Nations 1998 Revision, assumes an annual net intake of
760,000 migrants per year between 1995-2050, for a total of 41,800,000 net migrants during the period.
Accordingly, the total population of the United States is projected to increase continuously from 267
million in 1995 to 349 million in 2050 (the results of the 1998 United Nations projections are shown in
the annex tables). By 2050, out of this total population of 349 million, 59 million, or 16.8 per cent, would
be post-1995 immigrants or their descendants. The population aged 15-64 would increase slowly from
174 million in 1995 to 214 million in 2050, although not in a monotonic fashion. The population aged 65
or older would rise rapidly, from 33 million in 1995 to nearly 76 million in 2050. As a result, the
potential support ratio would decrease from 5.2 in 1995 to 2.8 in 2050.
(c) Scenario II
Scenario II, which is the medium variant with zero migration, uses the fertility and mortality
assumptions of the medium variant of the 1998 Revision, but without any migration to the United States
after 1995. The results in this scenario are quite different from those of scenario I. The total population
would increase to 290 million in 2050, which is 50 million less than in scenario I. The population aged
15-64 would rise from 174 million in 1995 to 192 million in 2010 and 2015 and then decline, returning to
174 million in 2050. The population aged 65 or older would double, from 33 million in 1950 to 68
million in 2050. As a result, the potential support ratio would decline to 2.6 in 2050, which is slightly
below that presented in scenario I.
(d) Scenario III
Scenario III keeps the size of the total United States population constant at its maximum of 298
million, which it would reach in 2030 (assuming no in-migration after 1995). In order to keep the total
population constant at that level, it would be necessary to have 6.4 million migrants between 2030 and
2050, which is an average of 319,000 migrants per year. By 2050, out of a total population of 298
million, 7.3 million, or 2.5 per cent, would be post-1995 immigrants or their descendants.
(e) Scenario IV
Scenario IV keeps the size of the population aged 15 to 64 constant at its maximum of 192.5 million,
which it would reach in 2015 (assuming no in-migration after 1995). In order to keep the working-age
population constant at that level, 18.0 million migrants would be needed between 2015 and 2050, which
is an average of 513 thousand migrants per year. By 2050, out of a total population of 316 million, 25.0
million, or 7.9 per cent, would be post-1995 immigrants or their descendants.
78 United Nations Population Division, Replacement Migration
(f) Scenario V
Scenario V does not allow the potential support ratio to decrease below the value of 3.0. In order to
achieve this, no immigrants would be needed until 2025, and 44.9 million immigrants would be needed
between 2025 and 2035, an average of 4.5 million per year during that period. By 2050, out of a total
population of 352 million, 61 million, or 17 per cent, would be post-1995 immigrants or their
descendants.
(g) Scenario VI
Scenario VI keeps the potential support ratio at its 1995 value of 5.2 persons aged 15-64 for each
person aged 65 or older. In order to keep the potential support ratio constant at that level, it would be
necessary to have 593 million immigrants from 1995 to 2050, an average of 10.8 million per year. By
2050, out of a United States total population of 1.1 billion, 775 million, or 73 per cent, would be post 1995 immigrants or their descendants.
(h) Additional considerations
The official United States estimate of (documented) migrants into the United States from 1990 to
1996 is about 1.1 million per year. Thus, the past regular inflow into the United States is well above the
number of migrants needed to prevent a decline in the total population or in the working-age population.
Also under both scenarios III and IV, the percentage of post-1995 immigrants and their descendants in the
total population of 2050 (2.5 per cent for scenario III and 7.9 per cent for scenario IV) would be below the
percentage of foreign-born that exists currently (9.6 per cent). Figure 23 shows, for scenarios I, II, III and
IV, the population of the United States in 2050, indicating the share that consists of post-1995 migrants
and their descendants.
In the absence of migration, the figures show that it would be necessary to raise the upper limit of the
working-age to 66.9 years to obtain a potential support ratio of 3.0 in 2050, and to about 74 years in order
to obtain in 2050 the same potential support ratio observed in 1995 in the United States, which was 5.2
persons of working age per each older person past working age. Increasing the activity rates of the
population, if it were possible, would only be a partial palliative to the decline in the support ratio due to
ageing. If the activity rates of all men and women aged 25 to 64 were to increase to 100 per cent by 2050,
this would make up for only 21 per cent of the loss in the active support ratio resulting from the ageing of
the population.
We Can Pay For Solar & Open &/or Closed Borders & Eliminate Homelessness
If We Cancel The National Debt, Follow Jefferson & Have a Publically-Owned Central Bank
Manmade climate change, homelessness, illegal immigration, genocide & nuclear are Fed cartel financial warfare tactics to grow Fed stockholder national debt interest payment dividends of $2 trillion dollars per year ...taxation without representation
...when you know the Fed is the military industrial complex, simply take the target off your back & put it on theirs
Nuclear reactor global proliferation with foreign aid, World Bank & Chinese financing mask nuclear reactor bomb factories that become central bank weather warfare targets
...when you know Vatican Bank's Knights of Malta direct the west's military intelligence depleted uranium war on Muslims, hide
Climate change, homelessness, immigration floods, nuclear & military expenditures are expense tactics to create more national debt so we pay more interest to Fed stockholders
...when Fed stockholders & Vatican Bank's Knights of Malta western intelligence community create misery ... war, disease, natural & nuclear disaster to increase the Fed's annual dividends (US)$600 billion totalling $2 trillion/yr from five original Rothschild-founded banks, that's enough to end homelessness, poverty & war & install solar
Who Owns the Federal Reserve & the Stock Market? ... & What Corporations do They Own & Direct that Pollute the Pacific Ocean & the Earth for more profits?
...when you realize Fed stockholders are more interested in profits from killing the Pacific, Mother Earth, Gaia, Nature, Animals & Humanity & omnicide won't stand in their way, don't you wish you could bring them to trial & march them to the gallows?
The Pacific Ocean is Dying
Federal Reserve Directors whose Corporations & Military Tactics Kill the Ocean should be Marched to the Gallows
Worldwide with a Focus on the Pacific Ocean, Oregon, Washington, California, British Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, U.S., EU, Russia, India, Japan & locations of every nuclear reactor & dump since all give you immune deficiency diseases & cancer
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NYC for the Film Nerd
For the true film buff, we say there’s no better city than New York (and, yes, that includes Hollywood).
As early as the 1890s—long before film hit America’s west coast—Thomas Edison and his competitors (does the name Charles E. Chinnock ring a bell?) shot and exhibited movies in Manhattan and Brooklyn. One of Edison’s films, in a remarkably prescient nod to 21st-century sensibilities, featured boxing cats. OK, that one was shot across the Hudson River in New Jersey; but, man, we’re not going to just ignore boxing cats.
In the years since, New York City has remained at the forefront of American cinema. We’re the place that gave the world Spike Lee, Martin Scorsese and Nora Ephron; The Producers and The Godfather; 12 Angry Men and Andy Warhol’s five-plus-hour movie of John Giorno sleeping. And with productions still shooting on location around the five boroughs and at Silvercup Studios and Kaufman Astoria Studios, our film industry is as lively as ever.
With those previews out of the way, here are the best places to direct yourself in the pursuit of film-related action in New York City.
Courtesy, Alamo Drafthouse
Eat-In Theaters
There’s a nationwide trend of fancy theaters where you can watch movies from comfortable seats and eat something more substantial than popcorn and a suspicious-looking hot dog. New York City has a bunch of ’em.
Alamo Drafthouse: This nationwide chain has proven popular in Brooklyn with reserved seats; a well-known policy of “no talking, texting or arriving late”; and, yes, a long draft beer menu. The City has two more Alamos on the way, with Lower Manhattan and Staten Island theaters scheduled to open in 2019.
iPic: You’ll find comfortable seats and pricey tickets at the South Street Seaport location of this chain.
Nitehawk Cinema: Brooklyn’s first eat-in theater is still going strong in Williamsburg, and there are plans to open a second one in Park Slope by the end of 2018.
Syndicated: This Bushwick theater specifically serves only “quiet foods” in its screening room. Movies tend to be second-run or repertory, and ticket prices are often less than half those at other theaters.
Courtesy, Film Society of Lincoln Center
Indie Theaters
One of the best things about being a movie fan in New York City is that you get an early look at great indie films the rest of the country has to wait for. These theaters are fun places to catch the next award winner or experimental project.
Angelika Film Center: This indie multiplex is a longtime favorite of the downtown crowd. The film selection is good, and there’s a lobby café.
Anthology Film Archives: Repertory, experimental and super-indie fare have made an East Village home here since 1970.
Brooklyn Academy of Music: See highbrow films (and sometimes big mainstream stuff) in a majestic venue. Check out its themed film series too.
Film Forum: This recently renovated nonprofit cinema has some very comfy seats and a long history of influencing the City’s artistic filmmakers.
Film Society of Lincoln Center: The film arm of the massive Lincoln Center complex screens movies in multiple venues. The Film Society also hosts the annual New York Film Festival.
IFC Center: Popular events here include the Doc NYC documentary festival in November and “Waverly Midnights,” late-night screenings of cult classics that are a carryover from the space’s days as the Waverly Theater.
Metrograph: The on-site restaurant and shop are nice touches, as are fancy popcorn flavors like turmeric and cayenne or olive oil and sea salt.
Quad Cinema: New York City’s first multiplex, named for its four screens, looks extra spiffy after its 2017 makeover.
Village East: This NYC landmark started life as a Yiddish theater back in the 1920s. It’s gone through many lives since; these days it shares a parent company with the Angelika, and shows similar fare.
Rent Videos!
You may have heard that there’s only one Blockbuster Video left in all of the United States—a lonely holdout in Bend, Oregon. But you can still rent movies in New York City.
Video Vortex: Alamo Drafthouse’s Brooklyn outpost features a branch of video store and bar Video Vortex, which includes the library from the dearly departed Video Free Brooklyn; the new Manhattan Alamo will have a Video Vortex as well.
Videology: This Williamsburg, Brooklyn, establishment has a 17,000-plus DVD collection and offers the fun of browsing for the perfect video in an algorithm-free experience. The space doubles as a bar, hosting festive events like TV bingo and trivia nights.
Kings Theater. Photo: Julienne Schaer
Tours and Landmarks
New York’s exciting street scenes and recognizable architecture make it a popular filming location, and it’s home to tours that can lead you to exactly where your favorite movies were shot. You can also visit some of the sites on your own.
40 Acres and a Mule: Spike Lee’s film production company has its offices in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, where you can buy merch.
Loews Wonder Theatres: Back in the day, New Yorkers saw movies in palatial surroundings at the places now known as the Kings Theatre, Loews Paradise Theater, Tabernacle of Prayer and the United Palace Theater. The last of these shows movies once a month and holds the occasional tour; you can also catch concerts at Kings.
On Location Tours: This company offers guided outings to the places where famous NYC movies and TV shows have filmed. Fans of When Harry Met Sally, Oceans 8 and Ghostbusters, among others, should be pleased.
New York Film Festival. Photo: SeanDiserio
You know what a film festival is. New York City has some good ones. This list is far from comprehensive, but it’s a start.
Coney Island Film Festival: This small-scale festival gravitates toward the local (Brooklyn and Coney Island are recurring themes), the nostalgic (don’t be surprised to see a movie about egg creams) and, sometimes, the bizarre or raunchy (there’s at least one music-video title we can’t print on a family website).
New York Film Festival: Lincoln Center’s film fest, which dates back to the 1960s, has spotlighted works by Luis Buñuel, Martin Scorsese and Alain Resnais. There are frequent Q&A sessions with artists.
Tribeca Film Festival: The City’s big, glitzy downtown film festival—founded by a group that included Robert De Niro—includes a mix of blockbusters and indie films, narrative and documentary fare, and even a sprinkling of television.
Museum of the Moving Image. Photo: Marley White
Movie Museums
The City’s institutions offer a chance to study the art and history of film and television.
MoMA: The museum has a film library that holds more than 30,000 titles and hosts frequent screenings of interest to the highbrow crowd.
Museum of the Moving Image: This is the only institution of its kind in the US, dedicated to the history of movies and television and their continuing societal impact. Film programming includes family-friendly work and more esoteric fare.
The Paley Center for Media: The center features a massive library of 160,000 TV and radio shows and commercials that anyone can watch, and hosts themed screenings every day.
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Bill Moyers: We, the Plutocrats vs. We, the People: Saving the Soul of Democracy
Posted on September 12, 2016 by Jerri-Lynn Scofield
Jerri-Lynn here: This magisterial essay describes how and why American politics has stopped reflecting the will and concerns of the people. It examines the rise of inequality and reflects the wisdom of someone who has been thinking carefully about this subject for more than six decades. The statistics Moyers cites will be familiar to many but are shocking nonetheless.
Moyers recognizes that this plutocratic trend is not something that just happened, without benefit of any human agency. He doesn’t forget to discuss cui bono: he explains how moneyed interests have organised politically to enact deeply inegalitarian policies. The essay is long, but comprehensive and beautifully written, and ends on a touch of optimism, describing what must happen next for we, the people to take back control over our politics.
By Bill Moyers, who has been an organizer of the Peace Corps, a top White House aide, a publisher, and a prolific broadcast journalist whose work earned 37 Emmy Awards and nine Peabody Awards. He is president of the Schumann Media Center, which supports independent journalism. This essay is adapted from remarks he prepared for delivery this past summer at the Chautauqua Institution’s week-long focus on money and power. He is grateful to his colleagues Karen Kimball and Gail Ablow for their research and fact checking. Originally published at Tom Dispatch.
Sixty-six years ago this summer, on my 16th birthday, I went to work for the daily newspaper in the small East Texas town of Marshall where I grew up. It was a good place to be a cub reporter — small enough to navigate but big enough to keep me busy and learning something every day. I soon had a stroke of luck. Some of the paper’s old hands were on vacation or out sick and I was assigned to help cover what came to be known across the country as “the housewives’ rebellion.”
Fifteen women in my hometown decided not to pay the social security withholding tax for their domestic workers. Those housewives were white, their housekeepers black. Almost half of all employed black women in the country then were in domestic service. Because they tended to earn lower wages, accumulate less savings, and be stuck in those jobs all their lives, social security was their only insurance against poverty in old age. Yet their plight did not move their employers.
The housewives argued that social security was unconstitutional and imposing it was taxation without representation. They even equated it with slavery. They also claimed that “requiring us to collect [the tax] is no different from requiring us to collect the garbage.” So they hired a high-powered lawyer — a notorious former congressman from Texas who had once chaired the House Un-American Activities Committee — and took their case to court. They lost, and eventually wound up holding their noses and paying the tax, but not before their rebellion had become national news.
The stories I helped report for the local paper were picked up and carried across the country by the Associated Press. One day, the managing editor called me over and pointed to the AP Teletype machine beside his desk. Moving across the wire was a notice citing our paper and its reporters for our coverage of the housewives’ rebellion.
I was hooked, and in one way or another I’ve continued to engage the issues of money and power, equality and democracy over a lifetime spent at the intersection between politics and journalism. It took me awhile to put the housewives’ rebellion into perspective. Race played a role, of course. Marshall was a segregated, antebellum town of 20,000, half of whom were white, the other half black. White ruled, but more than race was at work. Those 15 housewives were respectable townsfolk, good neighbors, regulars at church (some of them at my church). Their children were my friends; many of them were active in community affairs; and their husbands were pillars of the town’s business and professional class.
So what brought on that spasm of rebellion? They simply couldn’t see beyond their own prerogatives. Fiercely loyal to their families, their clubs, their charities, and their congregations — fiercely loyal, that is, to their own kind — they narrowly defined membership in democracy to include only people like themselves. They expected to be comfortable and secure in their old age, but the women who washed and ironed their laundry, wiped their children’s bottoms, made their husbands’ beds, and cooked their family’s meals would also grow old and frail, sick and decrepit, lose their husbands and face the ravages of time alone, with nothing to show from their years of labor but the crease in their brow and the knots on their knuckles.
In one way or another, this is the oldest story in our country’s history: the struggle to determine whether “we, the people” is a metaphysical reality — one nation, indivisible — or merely a charade masquerading as piety and manipulated by the powerful and privileged to sustain their own way of life at the expense of others.
“I Contain Multitudes”
There is a vast difference between a society whose arrangements roughly serve all its citizens and one whose institutions have been converted into a stupendous fraud, a democracy in name only. I have no doubt about what the United States of America was meant to be. It’s spelled out right there in the 52 most revolutionary words in our founding documents, the preamble to our Constitution, proclaiming the sovereignty of the people as the moral base of government:
We the People of the United States, in Order 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, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
What do those words mean, if not that we are all in the business of nation-building together?
Now, I recognize that we’ve never been a country of angels guided by a presidium of saints. Early America was a moral morass. One in five people in the new nation was enslaved. Justice for the poor meant stocks and stockades. Women suffered virtual peonage. Heretics were driven into exile, or worse. Native people — the Indians — would be forcibly removed from their land, their fate a “trail of tears” and broken treaties.
No, I’m not a romantic about our history and I harbor no idealized notions of politics and democracy. Remember, I worked for President Lyndon Johnson. I heard him often repeat the story of the Texas poker shark who leaned across the table and said to his mark: “Play the cards fair, Reuben. I know what I dealt you.” LBJ knew politics.
Nor do I romanticize “the people.” When I began reporting on the state legislature while a student at the University of Texas, a wily old state senator offered to acquaint me with how the place worked. We stood at the back of the Senate floor as he pointed to his colleagues spread out around the chamber — playing cards, napping, nipping, winking at pretty young visitors in the gallery — and he said to me, “If you think these guys are bad, you should see the people who sent them there.”
And yet, despite the flaws and contradictions of human nature — or perhaps because of them — something took hold here. The American people forged a civilization: that thin veneer of civility stretched across the passions of the human heart. Because it can snap at any moment, or slowly weaken from abuse and neglect until it fades away, civilization requires a commitment to the notion (contrary to what those Marshall housewives believed) that we are all in this together.
American democracy grew a soul, as it were — given voice by one of our greatest poets, Walt Whitman, with his all-inclusive embrace in Song of Myself:
and whatever is done or said returns at last to me…
I speak the pass-word primeval — I give the sign of democracy;
By God! I will accept nothing which all cannot have their counterpart of on the same terms…
(I am large — I contain multitudes.)
Author Kathleen Kennedy Townsend has vividly described Whitman seeing himself in whomever he met in America. As he wrote in I Sing the Body Electric:
— the horseman in his saddle,
Girls, mothers, house-keepers, in all their performances,
The group of laborers seated at noon-time with their open dinner-kettles and their wives waiting,
The female soothing a child — the farmer’s daughter in the garden or cow-yard,
The young fellow hoeing corn —
Whitman’s words celebrate what Americans shared at a time when they were less dependent on each other than we are today. As Townsend put it, “Many more people lived on farms in the nineteenth century, and so they could be a lot more self-reliant; growing their own food, sewing their clothes, building their homes. But rather than applauding what each American could do in isolation, Whitman celebrated the vast chorus: ‘I hear America singing.’” The chorus he heard was of multitudinous voices, a mighty choir of humanity.
Whitman saw something else in the soul of the country: Americans at work, the laboring people whose toil and sweat built this nation. Townsend contrasts his attitude with the way politicians and the media today — in their endless debates about wealth creation, capital gains reduction, and high corporate taxes — seem to have forgotten working people. “But Whitman wouldn’t have forgotten them.” She writes, “He celebrates a nation where everyone is worthy, not where a few do well.”
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt understood the soul of democracy, too. He expressed it politically, although his words often ring like poetry. Paradoxically, to this scion of the American aristocracy, the soul of democracy meant political equality. “Inside the polling booth,” he said, “every American man and woman stands as the equal of every other American man and woman. There they have no superiors. There they have no masters save their own minds and consciences.”
God knows it took us a long time to get there. Every claim of political equality in our history has been met by fierce resistance from those who relished for themselves what they would deny others. After President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation it took a century before Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — a hundred years of Jim Crow law and Jim Crow lynchings, of forced labor and coerced segregation, of beatings and bombings, of public humiliation and degradation, of courageous but costly protests and demonstrations. Think of it: another hundred years before the freedom won on the bloody battlefields of the Civil War was finally secured in the law of the land.
And here’s something else to think about: Only one of the women present at the first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls in 1848 — only one, Charlotte Woodward — lived long enough to see women actually get to vote.
“We Pick That Rabbit Out of the Hat”
So it was, in the face of constant resistance, that many heroes — sung and unsung — sacrificed, suffered, and died so that all Americans could gain an equal footing inside that voting booth on a level playing field on the ground floor of democracy. And yet today money has become the great unequalizer, the usurper of our democratic soul.
No one saw this more clearly than that conservative icon Barry Goldwater, longtime Republican senator from Arizona and one-time Republican nominee for the presidency. Here are his words from almost 30 years ago:
The fact that liberty depended on honest elections was of the utmost importance to the patriots who founded our nation and wrote the Constitution. They knew that corruption destroyed the prime requisite of constitutional liberty: an independent legislature free from any influence other than that of the people. Applying these principles to modern times, we can make the following conclusions: To be successful, representative government assumes that elections will be controlled by the citizenry at large, not by those who give the most money. Electors must believe that their vote counts. Elected officials must owe their allegiance to the people, not to their own wealth or to the wealth of interest groups that speak only for the selfish fringes of the whole community.
About the time Senator Goldwater was writing those words, Oliver Stone released his movie Wall Street. Remember it? Michael Douglas played the high roller Gordon Gekko, who used inside information obtained by his ambitious young protégé, Bud Fox, to manipulate the stock of a company that he intended to sell off for a huge personal windfall, while throwing its workers, including Bud’s own blue-collar father, overboard. The younger man is aghast and repentant at having participated in such duplicity and chicanery, and he storms into Gekko’s office to protest, asking, “How much is enough, Gordon?”
Gekko answers:
The richest one percent of this country owns half our country’s wealth, five trillion dollars… You got ninety percent of the American public out there with little or no net worth. I create nothing. I own. We make the rules, pal. The news, war, peace, famine, upheaval, the price per paper clip. We pick that rabbit out of the hat while everybody sits out there wondering how the hell we did it. Now, you’re not naïve enough to think we’re living in a democracy, are you, Buddy? It’s the free market. And you’re part of it.
That was in the high-flying 1980s, the dawn of today’s new gilded age. The Greek historian Plutarch is said to have warned that “an imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of a Republic.” Yet as the Washington Post pointed out recently, income inequality may be higher at this moment than at any time in the American past.
When I was a young man in Washington in the 1960s, most of the country’s growth accrued to the bottom 90% of households. From the end of World War II until the early 1970s, in fact, income grew at a slightly faster rate at the bottom and middle of American society than at the top. In 2009, economists Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez explored decades of tax data and found that from 1950 through 1980 the average income of the bottom 90% of Americans had grown, from $ 17,719 to $ 30,941. That represented a 75% increase in 2008 dollars.
Since 1980, the economy has continued to grow impressively, but most of the benefits have migrated to the top. In these years, workers were more productive but received less of the wealth they were helping to create. In the late 1970s, the richest 1% received 9% of total income and held 19% of the nation’s wealth. The share of total income going to that 1% would then rise to more than 23% by 2007, while their share of total wealth would grow to 35%. And that was all before the economic meltdown of 2007-2008.
Even though everyone took a hit during the recession that followed, the top 10% now hold more than three-quarters of the country’s total family wealth.
I know, I know: statistics have a way of causing eyes to glaze over, but these statistics highlight an ugly truth about America: inequality matters. It slows economic growth, undermines health, erodes social cohesion and solidarity, and starves education. In their study The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger, epidemiologists Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett found that the most consistent predictor of mental illness, infant mortality, low educational achievement, teenage births, homicides, and incarceration was economic inequality.
So bear with me as I keep the statistics flowing. The Pew Research Center recently released a new study indicating that, between 2000 and 2014, the middle class shrank in virtually all parts of the country. Nine out of ten metropolitan areas showed a decline in middle-class neighborhoods. And remember, we aren’t even talking about over 45 million people who are living in poverty. Meanwhile, between 2009 and 2013, that top 1% captured 85 percent of all income growth. Even after the economy improved in 2015, they still took in more than half of the income growth and by 2013 held nearly half of all the stock and mutual fund assets Americans owned.
Now, concentrations of wealth would be far less of an issue if the rest of society were benefitting proportionally. But that isn’t the case.
Once upon a time, according to Isabel Sawhill and Sara McClanahan in their 2006 report Opportunity in America, the American ideal was one in which all children had “a roughly equal chance of success regardless of the economic status of the family into which they were born.”
Almost 10 years ago, economist Jeffrey Madrick wrote that, as recently as the 1980s, economists thought that “in the land of Horatio Alger only 20 percent of one’s future income was determined by one’s father’s income.” He then cited research showing that, by 2007, “60 percent of a son’s income [was] determined by the level of income of the father. For women, it [was] roughly the same.” It may be even higher today, but clearly a child’s chance of success in life is greatly improved if he’s born on third base and his father has been tipping the umpire.
This raises an old question, one highlighted by the British critic and public intellectual Terry Eagleton in an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education:
Why is it that the capitalist West has accumulated more resources than human history has ever witnessed, yet appears powerless to overcome poverty, starvation, exploitation, and inequality?… Why does private wealth seem to go hand in hand with public squalor? Is it… plausible to maintain that there is something in the nature of capitalism itself which generates deprivation and inequality?
The answer, to me, is self-evident. Capitalism produces winners and losers big time. The winners use their wealth to gain political power, often through campaign contributions and lobbying. In this way, they only increase their influence over the choices made by the politicians indebted to them. While there are certainly differences between Democrats and Republicans on economic and social issues, both parties cater to wealthy individuals and interests seeking to enrich their bottom lines with the help of the policies of the state (loopholes, subsidies, tax breaks, deregulation). No matter which party is in power, the interests of big business are largely heeded.
More on that later, but first, a confession. The legendary broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow told his generation of journalists that bias is okay as long as you don’t try to hide it. Here’s mine: plutocracy and democracy don’t mix. As the late (and great) Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis said, “We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” Of course the rich can buy more homes, cars, vacations, gadgets, and gizmos than anyone else, but they should not be able to buy more democracy. That they can and do is a despicable blot on American politics that is now spreading like a giant oil spill.
In May, President Obama and I both spoke at the Rutgers University commencement ceremony. He was at his inspirational best as 50,000 people leaned into every word. He lifted the hearts of those young men and women heading out into our troubled world, but I cringed when he said, “Contrary to what we hear sometimes from both the left as well as the right, the system isn’t as rigged as you think…”
Wrong, Mr. President, just plain wrong. The people are way ahead of you on this. In a recent poll, 71% of Americans across lines of ethnicity, class, age, and gender said they believe the U.S. economy is rigged. People reported that they are working harder for financial security. One quarter of the respondents had not taken a vacation in more than five years. Seventy-one percent said that they are afraid of unexpected medical bills; 53% feared not being able to make a mortgage payment; and, among renters, 60% worried that they might not make the monthly rent.
Millions of Americans, in other words, are living on the edge. Yet the country has not confronted the question of how we will continue to prosper without a workforce that can pay for its goods and services.
You didn’t have to read Das Kapital to see this coming or to realize that the United States was being transformed into one of the harshest, most unforgiving societies among the industrial democracies. You could instead have read the Economist, arguably the most influential business-friendly magazine in the English-speaking world. I keep in my files a warning published in that magazine a dozen years ago, on the eve of George W. Bush’s second term. The editors concluded back then that, with income inequality in the U.S. reaching levels not seen since the first Gilded Age and social mobility diminishing, “the United States risks calcifying into a European-style class-based society.”
And mind you, that was before the financial meltdown of 2007-2008, before the bailout of Wall Street, before the recession that only widened the gap between the super-rich and everyone else. Ever since then, the great sucking sound we’ve been hearing is wealth heading upwards. The United States now has a level of income inequality unprecedented in our history and so dramatic it’s almost impossible to wrap one’s mind around.
Contrary to what the president said at Rutgers, this is not the way the world works; it’s the way the world is made to work by those with the money and power. The movers and shakers — the big winners — keep repeating the mantra that this inequality was inevitable, the result of the globalization of finance and advances in technology in an increasingly complex world. Those are part of the story, but only part. As G.K. Chesterton wrote a century ago, “In every serious doctrine of the destiny of men, there is some trace of the doctrine of the equality of men. But the capitalist really depends on some religion of inequality.”
Exactly. In our case, a religion of invention, not revelation, politically engineered over the last 40 years. Yes, politically engineered. On this development, you can’t do better than read Winner Take All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class, by Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson, the Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson of political science.
They were mystified by what had happened to the post-World War II notion of “shared prosperity”; puzzled by the ways in which ever more wealth has gone to the rich and super rich; vexed that hedge-fund managers pull in billions of dollars, yet pay taxes at lower rates than their secretaries; curious about why politicians kept slashing taxes on the very rich and handing huge tax breaks and subsidies to corporations that are downsizing their work forces; troubled that the heart of the American Dream — upward mobility — seemed to have stopped beating; and dumbfounded that all of this could happen in a democracy whose politicians were supposed to serve the greatest good for the greatest number. So Hacker and Pierson set out to find out “how our economy stopped working to provide prosperity and security for the broad middle class.”
In other words, they wanted to know: “Who dunnit?” They found the culprit. With convincing documentation they concluded, “Step by step and debate by debate, America’s public officials have rewritten the rules of American politics and the American economy in ways that have benefitted the few at the expense of the many.”
There you have it: the winners bought off the gatekeepers, then gamed the system. And when the fix was in they turned our economy into a feast for the predators, “saddling Americans with greater debt, tearing new holes in the safety net, and imposing broad financial risks on Americans as workers, investors, and taxpayers.” The end result, Hacker and Pierson conclude, is that the United States is looking more and more like the capitalist oligarchies of Brazil, Mexico, and Russia, where most of the wealth is concentrated at the top while the bottom grows larger and larger with everyone in between just barely getting by.
Bruce Springsteen sings of “the country we carry in our hearts.” This isn’t it.
“God’s Work”
Looking back, you have to wonder how we could have ignored the warning signs. In the 1970s, Big Business began to refine its ability to act as a class and gang up on Congress. Even before the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, political action committees deluged politics with dollars. Foundations, corporations, and rich individuals funded think tanks that churned out study after study with results skewed to their ideology and interests. Political strategists made alliances with the religious right, with Jerry Falwell’s Moral Majority and Pat Robertson’s Christian Coalition, to zealously wage a cultural holy war that would camouflage the economic assault on working people and the middle class.
To help cover-up this heist of the economy, an appealing intellectual gloss was needed. So public intellectuals were recruited and subsidized to turn “globalization,” “neo-liberalism,” and “the Washington Consensus” into a theological belief system. The “dismal science of economics” became a miracle of faith. Wall Street glistened as the new Promised Land, while few noticed that those angels dancing on the head of a pin were really witchdoctors with MBAs brewing voodoo magic. The greed of the Gordon Gekkos — once considered a vice — was transformed into a virtue. One of the high priests of this faith, Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs, looking in wonder on all that his company had wrought, pronounced it “God’s work.”
A prominent neoconservative religious philosopher even articulated a “theology of the corporation.” I kid you not. And its devotees lifted their voices in hymns of praise to wealth creation as participation in the Kingdom of Heaven here on Earth. Self-interest became the Gospel of the Gilded Age.
No one today articulates this winner-take-all philosophy more candidly than Ray Dalio. Think of him as the King Midas of hedge funds, with a personal worth estimated at almost $16 billion and a company, Bridgewater Associates, reportedly worth as much as $154 billion.
Dalio fancies himself a philosopher and has written a book of maxims explaining his philosophy. It boils down to: “Be a hyena. Attack the Wildebeest.” (Wildebeests, antelopes native to southern Africa — as I learned when we once filmed a documentary there — are no match for the flesh-eating dog-like spotted hyenas that gorge on them.) Here’s what Dalio wrote about being a Wall Street hyena:
…when a pack of hyenas takes down a young wildebeest, is this good or bad? At face value, this seems terrible; the poor wildebeest suffers and dies. Some people might even say that the hyenas are evil. Yet this type of apparently evil behavior exists throughout nature through all species… like death itself, this behavior is integral to the enormously complex and efficient system that has worked for as long as there has been life… [It] is good for both the hyenas, who are operating in their self-interest, and the interests of the greater system, which includes the wildebeest, because killing and eating the wildebeest fosters evolution, i.e., the natural process of improvement… Like the hyenas attacking the wildebeest, successful people might not even know if or how their pursuit of self-interest helps evolution, but it typically does.
He concludes: “How much money people have earned is a rough measure of how much they gave society what it wanted…”
Not this time, Ray. This time, the free market for hyenas became a slaughterhouse for the wildebeest. Collapsing shares and house prices destroyed more than a quarter of the wealth of the average household. Many people have yet to recover from the crash and recession that followed. They are still saddled with burdensome debt; their retirement accounts are still anemic. All of this was, by the hyena’s accounting, a social good, “an improvement in the natural process,” as Dalio puts it. Nonsense. Bull. Human beings have struggled long and hard to build civilization; his doctrine of “progress” is taking us back to the jungle.
And by the way, there’s a footnote to the Dalio story. Early this year, the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, and by many accounts the richest man in Connecticut where it is headquartered, threatened to take his firm elsewhere if he didn’t get concessions from the state. You might have thought that the governor, a Democrat, would have thrown him out of his office for the implicit threat involved. But no, he buckled and Dalio got the $22 million in aid — a $5 million grant and a $17 million loan — that he was demanding to expand his operations. It’s a loan that may be forgiven if he keeps jobs in Connecticut and creates new ones. No doubt he left the governor’s office grinning like a hyena, his shoes tracking wildebeest blood across the carpet.
Our founders warned against the power of privileged factions to capture the machinery of democracies. James Madison, who studied history through a tragic lens, saw that the life cycle of previous republics had degenerated into anarchy, monarchy, or oligarchy. Like many of his colleagues, he was well aware that the republic they were creating could go the same way. Distrusting, even detesting concentrated private power, the founders attempted to erect safeguards to prevent private interests from subverting the moral and political compact that begins, “We, the people.” For a while, they succeeded.
When the brilliant young French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville toured America in the 1830s, he was excited by the democratic fervor he witnessed. Perhaps that excitement caused him to exaggerate the equality he celebrated. Close readers of de Tocqueville will notice, however, that he did warn of the staying power of the aristocracy, even in this new country. He feared what he called, in the second volume of his masterwork, Democracy in America, an “aristocracy created by business.” He described it as already among “the harshest that ever existed in the world” and suggested that, “if ever a permanent inequality of conditions and aristocracy again penetrate the world, it may be predicted that this is the gate by which they will enter.”
And so it did. Half a century later, the Gilded Age arrived with a new aristocratic hierarchy of industrialists, robber barons, and Wall Street tycoons in the vanguard. They had their own apologist in the person of William Graham Sumner, an Episcopal minister turned professor of political economy at Yale University. He famously explained that “competition… is a law of nature” and that nature “grants her rewards to the fittest, therefore, without regard to other considerations of any kind.”
From Sumner’s essays to the ravenous excesses of Wall Street in the 1920s to the ravings of Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and Fox News, to the business press’s wide-eyed awe of hyena-like CEOs; from the Republican war on government to the Democratic Party’s shameless obeisance to big corporations and contributors, this “law of nature” has served to legitimate the yawning inequality of income and wealth, even as it has protected networks of privilege and monopolies in major industries like the media, the tech sector, and the airlines.
A plethora of studies conclude that America’s political system has already been transformed from a democracy into an oligarchy (the rule of a wealthy elite). Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page, for instance, studied data from 1,800 different policy initiatives launched between 1981 and 2002. They found that “economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy while mass-based interest groups and average citizens have little or no independent influence.” Whether Republican or Democratic, they concluded, the government more often follows the preferences of major lobbying or business groups than it does those of ordinary citizens.
We can only be amazed that a privileged faction in a fervent culture of politically protected greed brought us to the brink of a second Great Depression, then blamed government and a “dependent” 47% of the population for our problems, and ended up richer and more powerful than ever.
The Truth of Your Life
Which brings us back to those Marshall housewives — to all those who simply can’t see beyond their own prerogatives and so narrowly define membership in democracy to include only people like themselves.
How would I help them recoup their sanity, come home to democracy, and help build the sort of moral compact embodied in the preamble to the Constitution, that declaration of America’s intent and identity?
First, I’d do my best to remind them that societies can die of too much inequality.
Second, I’d give them copies of anthropologist Jared Diamond’s book Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed to remind them that we are not immune. Diamond won the Pulitzer Prize for describing how the damage humans have inflicted on their environment has historically led to the decline of civilizations. In the process, he vividly depicts how elites repeatedly isolate and delude themselves until it’s too late. How, extracting wealth from commoners, they remain well fed while everyone else is slowly starving until, in the end, even they (or their offspring) become casualties of their own privilege. Any society, it turns out, contains a built-in blueprint for failure if elites insulate themselves endlessly from the consequences of their decisions.
Third, I’d discuss the real meaning of “sacrifice and bliss” with them. That was the title of the fourth episode of my PBS series Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth. In that episode, Campbell and I discussed the influence on him of the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer, who believed that the will to live is the fundamental reality of human nature. So he puzzled about why some people override it and give up their lives for others.
“Can this happen?” Campbell asked. “That what we normally think of as the first law of nature, namely self-preservation, is suddenly dissolved. What creates that breakthrough when we put another’s well-being ahead of our own?” He then told me of an incident that took place near his home in Hawaii, up in the heights where the trade winds from the north come rushing through a great ridge of mountains. People go there to experience the force of nature, to let their hair be blown in the winds — and sometimes to commit suicide.
One day, two policemen were driving up that road when, just beyond the railing, they saw a young man about to jump. One of the policemen bolted from the car and grabbed the fellow just as he was stepping off the ledge. His momentum threatened to carry both of them over the cliff, but the policeman refused to let go. Somehow he held on long enough for his partner to arrive and pull the two of them to safety. When a newspaper reporter asked, “Why didn’t you let go? You would have been killed,” he answered: “I couldn’t… I couldn’t let go. If I had, I couldn’t have lived another day of my life.”
Campbell then added: “Do you realize what had suddenly happened to that policeman? He had given himself over to death to save a stranger. Everything else in his life dropped off. His duty to his family, his duty to his job, his duty to his own career, all of his wishes and hopes for life, just disappeared.” What mattered was saving that young man, even at the cost of his own life.
How can this be, Campbell asked? Schopenhauer’s answer, he said, was that a psychological crisis represents the breakthrough of a metaphysical reality, which is that you and the other are two aspects of one life, and your apparent separateness is but an effect of the way we experience forms under the conditions of space and time. Our true reality is our identity and unity with all life.
Sometimes, however instinctively or consciously, our actions affirm that reality through some unselfish gesture or personal sacrifice. It happens in marriage, in parenting, in our relations with the people immediately around us, and in our participation in building a society based on reciprocity.
The truth of our country isn’t actually so complicated. It’s in the moral compact implicit in the preamble to our Constitution: we’re all in this together. We are all one another’s first responders. As the writer Alberto Rios once put it, “I am in your family tree and you are in mine.”
I realize that the command to love our neighbor is one of the hardest of all religious concepts, but I also recognize that our connection to others goes to the core of life’s mystery and to the survival of democracy. When we claim this as the truth of our lives — when we live as if it’s so — we are threading ourselves into the long train of history and the fabric of civilization; we are becoming “we, the people.”
The religion of inequality — of money and power — has failed us; its gods are false gods. There is something more essential — more profound — in the American experience than the hyena’s appetite. Once we recognize and nurture this, once we honor it, we can reboot democracy and get on with the work of liberating the country we carry in our hearts.
This entry was posted in Guest Post, Income disparity, Social policy, Social values, The destruction of the middle class on September 12, 2016 by Jerri-Lynn Scofield.
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I Have Strange Dreams September 12, 2016 at 2:53 am
Some antidote to Moyer’s optimism:
Several years after the Wall Street-ignited crisis began, the nation’s top bank CEOs (who far out-accumulated their European and other international counterparts) continue to hobnob with the president at campaign dinners where each plate costs more than one out of four US households make in a year. Financial bigwigs lead their affluent lives, unaffected, unremorseful, and unindicted for wreaking havoc on the nation. Why? Because they won. They hustled better. They are living the American Dream.
This is not the American Dream that says if you work hard you can be more comfortable than your parents; but rather, if you connive well, game the rules, and rule the game, your take from others is unlimited. In this paradigm, human empathy, caring, compassion, and connection have been devalued from the get-go. This is the flaw in the entire premise of the American Dream: if we can have it all, it must by definition be at someone else’s expense.
In Why America Failed, noted historian and cultural critic Morris Berman’s brilliant, raw and unflinchingly accurate postmortem of America, he concludes that this hustling model, literally woven into the American DNA, doomed the country from the start, and led us inevitably to this dysfunctional point. It is not just the American Dream that has failed, but America itself, because the dream was a mistake in the first place. We are at our core a nation of hustlers; not recently, not sometimes, but always. Conventional wisdom has it that America was predicated on the republican desire to break free from monarchical tyranny, and that was certainly a factor in the War of Independence; but in practical terms, it came down to a drive for “more” — for individual accumulation of wealth.
So where does that leave us as a country? I caught up with Berman to find out.
Chris Williams September 12, 2016 at 4:18 am
Thanks for that, a good read, as was Moyers’ essay. Here is concluding remarks from MB, who now lives in Mexico:
Here’s what the US lacks, which I believe Mexico has: community, friendship, appreciation of beauty, craftsmanship as opposed to obsessive technology, and—despite what you read in the American newspapers—huge graciousness; a large, beating heart. I never found very much of those things in the US; certainly, I never found much heart. American cities and suburbs have to be the most soulless places in the world. In a word, America has its priorities upside down, and after decades of living there, I was simply tired of being a stranger in a strange land. In A General Theory of Love, Thomas Lewis and his colleagues conclude that happiness is achieved only by those who manage to escape the American value-system. Well, the easiest way to escape from that value-system, is to escape from America.
As I live in Cairns, I would be interested if others had noticed an uptick in Americans looking for a new country??
Nelson Lowhim September 12, 2016 at 5:19 am
Nice, what’s that piece from? And yes, I’ve noticed quite a few people who are thinking about moving out of country.
Young Ex-Pat September 12, 2016 at 5:48 am
I’m 29. I left the U.S. as soon as I could. I spent some time doing odd jobs in Central Europe. Now I live in Russia.
Russia obviously has its own problems. But if we’re talking about the most important thing in life — making meaningful connections with your fellow humans — life here is vastly superior to anything I could ever hope for in America.
Keep the sanctions coming. It makes for good banya talk.
Skippy September 12, 2016 at 6:42 am
Some wondered why I left in the mid 90s to start a family in Oz from Boulder CO.
vidimi September 12, 2016 at 8:17 am
this is so spot on and applies to canada as well
Eric377 September 12, 2016 at 1:45 pm
If only the primary evidence that far more Mexicans have come to the US weren’t so clear I might understand this a bit better. Trump would be doing many Mexicans in the US a big favor by deporting them?
optimader September 12, 2016 at 2:14 pm
Here’s what the US lacks, which I believe Mexico has: community, friendship, appreciation of beauty, craftsmanship as opposed to obsessive technology…I never found much heart. American cities and suburbs have to be the most soulless places in the world.
Generalization to the point of irrelevance.
There are many very nice places to live, including Mexico. That said, compared to the US it is a monoculture in a warm to hot climate with a failed economy. Nice place it visit, I wouldn’t want to live there.
Stated another way, you can find a nice place to live anywhere if you have sufficient funds. or the inverse, I would much rather be poor in the US than poor in Mexico. How about you?
BTW I like where live. I guess I’m fortunate in that regard.
Chris Williams September 12, 2016 at 2:42 pm
thanks for replies.
Australia seems so far away from everything that is happening in the US. And yet, we have our own form of neo liberalism from our own Malcolm Turnbull and his cadre of like-minded followers. Will seriously see me looking for somewhere kinder to people, if it keeps up.
Mike G September 12, 2016 at 5:01 pm
I grew up in Oz and have lived in the US for a couple of decades and people occasionally ask me about the prospect of moving there.
I tell them move if you’re looking for a place that is not too difficult to adapt to, good quality of life, to broaden your perspective on the world and see interesting places to visit as a tourist. If you’re moving to get away from some aspect of American culture you’ll probably be disappointed, because all the same negatives are to be found there in greater or lesser quantities.
You’d have better luck improving your lifestyle by moving to a small town with a good quality of life than moving to a similar-sized city in another western country.
relstprof September 12, 2016 at 5:44 pm
Wasn’t Benjamin Franklin the first to note that Colonials often left “civilization” to live with the Native Americans, but Native Americans never reciprocated the gesture.
Nice, sounds a little like Hunter’s claim that (on the eve of electing Nixon) it was a nation of used car salesmen that was doing so.
Great article, though, it feels fresh even after so much talk about inequality. So it goes, but what are the next steps? And for those who think the economy is rigged, how many of them actually think Trump will fight for them, and how many think Bernie will (or HIllary for that matter)? And, more important, how many will keep fighting long after the Presidential election because one voting day isn’t going to make the difference? And for the ones with the money and the power (and those living off them) , how easily will they give up any power/$? Not without a fight, I take it. Or not without paying half of us to fight the other half… And if we combine that with the natural inclinations of many people (to be tribal) and point out that climate change will only exacerbate droughts refugees etc etc, where then does that leave us?
A dark place[1]. Some of us keep working to bring all this to light, but it sometimes seems hopeless (and with CC, can one wait a lifetime?). Nevertheless, people before have faced harder odds, so fight on we must.
[1] It’s very interesting that us humans tend to take our lessons from nature. Sometimes an animal is chosen and it would appear that people try to emulate them (lions and what have you), though I think it’s just an excuse… nevertheless, the hyena one is just sad. One does wonder how intransitivity and other matters work into their selfish worldview—then again, I don’t have 16 billion, so what do I know.
Sound of the Suburbs September 12, 2016 at 4:08 am
Today’s neo-liberal ideas lead to their inevitable conclusion.
Neo-liberal ideas have never really worked in a democracy because they make the majority poorer.
Before rolling these ideas out globally these ideas have been tested in various nations to make sure they work.
By only looking at the parts that did work and ignoring the parts that didn’t, it was deemed a huge success.
The impoverishment of the majority was hidden as these nations could export to other countries that hadn’t adopted neo-liberal ideas.
Once you roll it out globally, you impoverish the global consumer base and start seeing problems with global aggregate demand.
Neo-Liberal ideas were based on the intellectual rigour of neoclassical economics and ideas developed at the University of Chicago.
The economists at the University of Chicago were probably unaware the base they were building on had already been corrupted to hide the findings of Classical Economics and the difference between “earned” and “unearned” income.
Nothing ever comes of building on bad foundations.
The bad foundations and hiding the difference between “earned” and “unearned” income lead to inevitable consequences.
Most of the UK now dreams of giving up work and living off the “unearned” income from a BTL portfolio, extracting the “earned” income of generation rent.
The UK dream is to be like the idle rich, rentier, living off “unearned” income and doing nothing productive.
The very nature of money itself has long been hidden and neoclassical economics just built on the common view of money which is wrong (the true nature of money was revealed by the BoE in 2014).
The common view of money allows you to think that debt leads to no problems no matter how it is used.
We now have debt inflated asset bubbles around the world in the form of over-inflated real estate markets in almost every nation on Earth (not Germany).
Debt was used to inflate the US stock market leading to the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and debt was used to inflate the US housing market leading to the Wall Street Crash of 2008.
Neoclassical economists said “How did that happen?”
Steve Keen used realistic assumption about money and debt in his models and saw the private debt bubble inflating in 2005.
Neo-classical economists ignored historical evidence since the Tulip Mania of 1600s Holland to conclude that markets naturally reach stable equilibriums.
Alan Greenspan did mention “irrational exuberance” once in 1996 but then stayed silent as the dot.com boom really took off. His fellow neoclassical economists must have reminded him there is no such thing as irrational investors; our rigorous, scientific economics tells us so.
The neoclassical economist is now rendered blind to bubbles due to their rigorous, scientific economics that tells them bubbles and irrational investors don’t exist. The FED saw no bubbles leading up to the 1999 dot.com crash and 2008.
Neoclassical economics decided that the economy trickled down to lower taxes on the wealthy ignoring the fact that the idle rich have always existed at the top of society and capitalism supports our Aristocracy in luxury and leisure today.
Personal wealth rapidly began to polarise, impoverishing the global consumer. The mistaken ideas about debt allowed neoclassical economists to think consumption could be permanently maintained with credit not thinking how repayments would gradually take away the power of consumers to take on more debt.
Run the world on bad economics and things go wrong, badly wrong.
Pretending it is rigorous and scientific won’t actually get you anywhere apart from into repeated economic crises.
In our wonderful new, supply side, trickle down world we have taken our eye off the global consumer.
How is the global consumer these days?
1) The once wealthy Western consumer has had nearly all their high paying jobs off-shored. As a stop gap solution they were allowed to carry on consuming through debt. They are now maxed out on debt.
2) Japanese consumers have been living in a stagnant economy for decades.
3) Chinese and Eastern consumers were always poorly paid and with nonexistent welfare states are always saving for a rainy day. Western demand slumped in 2008 and the debt fuelled stop gap has now come to an end.
4) The Middle Eastern consumers are now too busy fighting each other to think about consuming anything and are just concerned with saying alive.
5) South American and African consumers are busy struggling with economies that are disintegrating fast.
Well, here’s another fine mess you’ve gotten us into neo-liberals.
Read Naomi Klein’s “Shock Doctrine”.
The inequality of neo-liberalism is not an accident, it was known and understood in early tests in South America and Indonesia.
It is designed that way.
The idea is just to improve overall GDP and lead to lower inflation.
The economy “improves” in ways that are worse for the majority and when you roll it out globally you gradually reduce global aggregate demand until the whole thing falls over and dies.
Jim September 12, 2016 at 6:47 pm
Please take the time to glance at the writings of Philip Mirowski.
He persuasively argues that you should not conflate neoclassical economic thought with neoliberalism.
To do so distorts the role of a powerful state in creating our contemporary neo-liberal market society.
Ignacio September 12, 2016 at 6:44 am
Natural competition? Foster evolution? This is going to happen and it won’t be pretty if it follows course.
PhilU September 12, 2016 at 7:40 am
I know we don’t need to tax the rich to spend it but I’m starting to think we need to for stability. Back when we had a functioning economy the top tax rate was 70%–93%. That incentivised the ultra rich to keep corporate profits inside the company rather than pay their employee’s too much because it would just end up going to the government. The current setup incentivizes companies to offer big pay to attract top talent and you get a bidding war with some people at the top getting paid much more then they need. So to make up that cost firms cut pay for people at the bottom and cut back on reinvesting. Kalecki was big on the idea that the profitability of a firm is directly related to the amount of investment it made earlier. So that decrease in investment reduces profitability down the line. While the pay cuts at the bottom hurt the economy as a whole because poor people have no money and can’t afford to buy anything.
I’ve been kicking around in my head some way of tying income of the top 10% to the well being of the poor. I am thinking of something like tying the income threshold of the top tax bracket to the poverty level. So that a reduction in poverty means more take home money for the upper class.
Carla September 12, 2016 at 8:29 am
@PhilU — I respectfully suggest that a one-dimensional society based upon materialism to the exclusion of all else, will not find materialistic solutions sufficient to turn it into a multi-dimensional society worth living in. Wonder if you read the interview with Morris Berman linked above, and if so, what you thought of it.
I did, and like every other thing that I’ve read lately it brings me that much closer to jumping off a bridge. If the problem is that we are a nation full of hustlers then the only solution however impossible it would be to enact, is to change the goal post. If you want to be greedy, go for it, but you have to find a way to bring the poor along with you or the government gives you a huge haircut.
Norb September 12, 2016 at 9:02 am
Bill Moyers has been a voice attempting to raise the consciousness of the American people for decades. But here lies the contradiction. The elite that call the shots in our society have always been Hyenas preying upon the weak and timid. They have used the language of democracy and equality as cover for their predations and like the Hyenas they so admire, sneer in the face of their victims at having fallen once again for their chicanery. Expressions of love will not safeguard you agains a wild pack of Hyenas, and while Moyers is exactly right, he offers no clear path forward.
As noted in the essay, and the link above about Morris Berman’s observations, the time is well past timid half measures. Most fed up with the current system simply just can’t up and leave to a better place. Thats part of the reason why the problems persist- it is easier to flee than to fight. The Hyenas count on that reaction.
More direct action is needed and leadership willing to show the way.
Today I am expecting to see this misdirection of love and compassion being directed toward Hillary Clinton and her medical problems. She is a wounded Hyena that should be left out on the savanna to her fate, if her creed is followed to the letter. But many well intentioned people will waste their energies expressing compassion for her while at the same time her followers are diligently plotting our further demise and subjugation. It is mind boggling to see this in action.
Jeremy Grimm September 12, 2016 at 6:12 pm
I fear you are right about coming past the time for timid half measures. But I don’t see a shape for the forces of the coming change. It looms a ghastly specter which will lash out at some random time in the future with furious and unpredictable impact. I want to be far far away from the center of the storm. I flee.
I’ve read a few of Morris Berman’s books. Commenting on his website feels much less comfortable than commenting here. I have trouble separating his affection and affinity for the people in foreign places such as Mexico and Japan from the special status he enjoyed in these places as a professor and author. I have traveled but not relocated as he has. I felt the warmth between Koreans (me — I was always a special case good and bad) in Seoul deteriorate between my first visit in the 80’s and a later visit a several years ago. It saddened me to perceive Seoul taking on many of the unhappy features of Tokyo. I think some of the special warmth in the feelings between peoples that Berman notes missing in the US culture are characteristic of the transition from rural life to city life more than peculiarly characteristic of the US.
As for Hillary I will waste no love or compassion on her — have no fears of that.
I felt great melancholy reading this essay by Bill Moyers. He has literally spent his entire life fighting against forces driving our country toward the catharsis of our elite and the chaos which will follow. We will ride the whirlwind.
I am alway brought back to the theme of Good vs Evil in the world. The endless human struggle to survive in the world and forces that are unleashed in the process. The propaganda machine in America knows this also so is working overdrive to harness unavoidable human emotions.
My experience shows me that far more people are predisposed to help their fellows in need. They would not hesitate to help when someone is in despair. It is this tendency that is brutally suppressed in the capitalist system because it cannot be tolerated. That is our dilemma. How to foster compassion and cooperation. On a finite world, competition ends badly. We need to live for today, in the spirit of cooperation- that is the only force capable of resisting oppression. The rest is smoke, mirrors, and diversion.
Jack September 12, 2016 at 9:11 am
Good article. And interesting comments as well. Sometimes I learn more from the comments on NC than I do the articles!
I think Moyers is too optimistic. The only way I think “America” can be turned around is by revolution; violent if necessary. And I don’t think that is going to happen. One, I believe the powers that be will recognize the need to maintain at least some nominal level of a safety net or they know things will boil over. Two, Americans are just too stupid as a people. In the immortal words of George Carlin, “Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” That quote came to mind earlier this morning when I read in the WAPO that students, seniors no less, in a high school journalist class did not realize Osama Bin Laden had been killed. Journalist class! Yes, Americans are for the most part stupid. They don’t know history, or current events, well beyond who did what in the latest football game anyway. And if there is any doubt, just look at who we have running from both parties for the highest elected office? I mean can you believe it? Trump? And Clinton? I can believe it. Here we are in a country that accepts the fact that Kennedy was killed most probably by agents of the government, and we just shrug. Or 9/11, which was “celebrated” yesterday. Study after study (one from a prestigious European group just came out) has shown the towers were likely brought down by controlled demolition. Think about that. If even the slightest possibility existed that that was true, don’t you think anyone of intelligence would want to know? I liked the bit in the Berman article where he talked about the college dean trying to talk to his faculty about morals and America and their “eyes just glaze over”. That Americans cannot hear anything that is critical of America. In my mind that has always been our problem. We cannot accept the fact as a country or people that we are not really that great. We happened to luck into a land of bountiful natural resources, and natural defenses to protect us while we raped it. The American Revolution, if you really study history, had very little to do with high minded thoughts of liberty. I don’t care what the “founders” said in the Declaration. That’s just talk. It was about money and power and wresting it for themselves. If you look at every major war that the US participated in the “noble cause” was mostly a lie. As a people we were lied into the Revolution, lied into the Mexican war, lied into the “Civil War”, most definitely lied into WWI and probably lied into WWII.
polecat September 12, 2016 at 1:40 pm
With narcissism on full display, what with, Facebook, selfies, popular ‘gangsta’ culture, a feckless & compliant Press, etc. is it any wonder that a vast no. of the public are morons!
Left in Wisconsin September 12, 2016 at 3:56 pm
Ignorant, not stupid. Talk to any one of those high schoolers about something they are well-informed about and I guarantee you will not find them (well, most of them) stupid. But shockingly ignorant. As are most adults.
But it is hard to get people to realize the need for critical self-education when they are constantly bombarded with the message that we are the greatest country/people of all time.m
RBHoughton September 12, 2016 at 10:30 pm
You are right, ignorant not stupid.
I live near a cosmopolitan city in Far East with a large community of resident westerners. When new Americans (and a good many British too) arrive they have predictable opinions but are unable to defend them. There are English-language newspapers from every country in the region all saying the same thing. Within a few months these new arrivals are better informed and recognize that something has to be done. They take this back home on conclusion of their contracts. I don’t know if they spread the news or keep quiet but at least their eyes and minds have been opened.
Katharine September 12, 2016 at 9:27 am
A long time ago I heard a saying attributed to Martin Luther, though I subsequently heard it was apocryphal. Whoever it may really have been said, “If I knew I were going to die tomorrow, I would plant a tree.” You won’t see the benefit if you do, but someone may. You’re not going to solve all the problems, or see them solved in your lifetime, but like the Hawaii policeman you do what you can where you are because that it how you live with yourself.
Noonan September 12, 2016 at 9:55 am
On December 23, 1913, the Congress and President of the United States willingly surrendered control of our money supply to a cartel of New York bankers. They have consolidated their power ever since.
inode_buddha September 12, 2016 at 11:39 am
Prior to 1913, J.P. Morgan did most of the governments banking. And everyone else’s too.
KPL September 12, 2016 at 11:19 am
A great piece! IMO, the elites are sowing the seeds for a ‘let them eat cake’ moment (I am surprised they do not see it). It is bound to happen. May be the money and delusion of grandeur is not allowing them to see the gathering storm.
Just heard (on NPR, so it must be true!) that the newest Trump Hotel will open in Washington D.C. in time for the inauguration. Celebrity suite(s) — not sure if it’s one or more — will be $100,000 per night for that occasion, with a 5-night minimum.
Robert Coutinho September 12, 2016 at 12:56 pm
After reading the comments (up to this point), I feel it necessary to point out one obvious (to me) fact. The oligarchy can fairly easily defeat any uprising by buying off the leader of any such project.
Synoia September 12, 2016 at 1:16 pm
Not “Can,” Have, Clinton and Obama for two.
Were they bought — or were they sold?
Were either Clinton or Obama ever leaders of a project to defeat oligarchy? Were they ever truly idealistic? If so, it could only be evident in some dim and distant time in their very early youth. I think they tendered their services to act the Judas goat.
jrs September 12, 2016 at 2:33 pm
Well OWS did try the leaderless movement … (I don’t know if this was any more or less successful than the alternative, just saying it is an alternative)
shinola September 12, 2016 at 1:30 pm
Ray Dalio’s hyena/wildebeest allegory perfectly expresses what used to called Social Darwinism (although that particular term seems to have fallen into disfavor).
Today’s neoliberalism is essentially the same concept.
Bernard September 12, 2016 at 2:40 pm
yes, bread and circuses. football and TV. designed to splinter, aka, divide and conquer. fifty some odd years of implementation.
we have let the Rich buy Congress and now we have been sold down the river.
with the election of St. Reagan, this “control” has been consolidated. George Carlin was so ahead of his time.
as was Goebbels.
Reading this website has shown me how ignorant i was and how easy it is to lose any hope.
i too have wished i could have moved when i had a future. living in America, only the Rich and connected have any possibilities of a future. Our children and grandchildren are what matters.
as Chris Hedges has shown time and again, the Rich will do whatever it takes, like Malcolm X said, to get what they want. Watching the Elites subvert America has not been easy to live with. the only culture America has ever had was the Almighty Dollar. and now the Dollar is finishing us off, and the world with us.
only with peaceful revolution by the masses will there be any hope of change. en mass there is hope.
otherwise, the “troublemakers” will be killed and silenced as an example of what awaits those who dare to express their “opinion.” Remember how they diverted the Iraq war protests in NY onto side streets. how the Media does what the Owners say!
how well the Elites have succeeded in “controlling the masses.” another plantation like from the South, different Overseers, Obama, Hillary, Bill, and the 535 members of Congress, bought and paid by the Elites.
what happened to S. America, Chile, Brazil, Argentina yesterday and again today is what we are in for.
at least in Mexico you know the Gov is and has always been corrupt. America pretends otherwise.
our Exceptionalism at its’ finest.
Bill Moyer has to lead a Revolution in person, not talk about it on TV.
Christina Marlowe September 12, 2016 at 7:27 pm
Bill Moyers is a member of both the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and the Bilderberger Group.
JCC September 12, 2016 at 9:25 pm
So, I assume that you meant this comment to show us his bona fides and that “he knows whereof he speaks”?
I have never met Bill Moyers, but he appears to be the quintessential good person. Motivated by the power of love and reason to effect change in the world. He is admired and respected by all sides of issues due to his integrity. Here lies the rub, the elite can always bring out the trump card of violence to achieve their ends. Violence in all its forms. Sure, a truth lies in refraining form violence and is used to great effect to disempower the masses, but how does one deal with classes of people that have no compunction about dispensing violence to achieve their ends?
It seems to me, until you are willing to pick up a sword to achieve your ends, you are left with isolating yourself in some defensive position, doing the best you can to fend off the aggressive predators. We are entering another heightened phase in human evolution in which the theme of Good vs Evil is taking center stage. Not the diverted propaganda themes that make a mockery of the deeper meaning of life all around us, but a deeper, visceral experience that something is defiantly wrong in the world and needs addressing.
The elite cannot justify the levels of inequality and misery they are creating. They have turned their backs on the citizenry and the environment in order to pursue their own narrow interests. Change will come as more citizens find the courage to turn away form the elites in the search for answers to pressing problems. Moyes speaks to the path we can travel on to find our answers. We need to form lasting alliances with individuals who innately are driven to help another off the ledge of despair, not ones that will cynically speculate on when he will jump. The moral depravity of such standpoints is all the obvious. The entire rewards system of our current society is upside down.
William C September 13, 2016 at 9:36 am
Force should be right; or rather, right and wrong,
Between whose endless jar justice resides,
Should lose their names, and so should justice too.
Then every thing includes itself in power,
Power into will, will into appetite;
And appetite, an universal wolf,
So doubly seconded with will and power,
Must make perforce an universal prey,
And last eat up himself.
Wm Shakespeare
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Military Bases in Florida
Since Florida is a peninsula and has water on three sides, it’s where many military bases are constructed, with its easy modes of transportation and huge amounts of coastline. Many service members enjoy being stationed at a military base in Florida because of its subtropical weather and plethora of things to do.
If you’ve recently been assigned a station in one of the Florida military bases or you’re simply interested in learning more about these southeastern stations, we’ve compiled a comprehensive list of all the military bases in Florida to tell you more about each one.
What military bases are in Florida?
In Florida, there are a total of four Air Force bases (with one airfield), one Army base, and six Navy bases. It makes sense that there would be so many Navy bases in a state with so much coastline. But it’s also a great place for Air Force training and flying planes since the state has gorgeous weather most of the year.
For the purposes of this list and since Florida is such a large state, we’re breaking things down into military bases in the Northern Florida panhandle, military bases in Central Florida, and military bases in South Florida.
Military Bases in Florida Panhandle
Eglin Air Force Base
Eglin Air Force Base is in Okaloosa County, Florida near Destin on the Gulf Coast. Established in 1935, Eglin Air Force Base is the 96th Air Base Wing and is under Air Force Material Command.
Hurlburt Field is part of Eglin Air Force Base and is home to the headquarters for Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), the 1st Special Operations Wing (1 SOW), the Air Force Special Operations School (USAFSOS), and the Air Combat Command’s 505th Command and Control Wing.
Situated about 12 miles east of Panama City in Florida’s panhandle, Tyndall Air Force Base is home to the 325th Fighter Wing, headquarters for the 1st Air Force, the 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group, and the 601st Air Operations Center.
Tyndall Air Force Base is often requested by service members since Panama City boasts white sand beaches and emerald green waters. When stationed there, it’s like living in a tourist destination.
Naval Air Station Pensacola
Naval Air Station Pensacola is in the Florida panhandle on the Gulf Coast with the main purpose of enhancing the readiness of the U.S. Navy. The base employs more than 16,000 service members and 7,400 civilian employees.
Major tenants at Naval Air Station Pensacola include Naval Aviation Schools Command, Naval Air Technical Training Center, Marine Aviation Training Support Group 21 and 23, the Blue Angels, and the headquarters for Naval Education Training Command.
Naval Air Station Whiting Field
Naval Air Station Whiting Field is located outside of Milton, Florida in Santa Rosa County in the Florida panhandle. It is one of the Navy’s primary pilot training bases, providing student pilots with training for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Air Force along with allied forces.
Naval Support Activity Panama City
Naval Support Activity Panama City is a military base for the Navy that houses, among other commands, the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division and the Navy Experimental Diving Unit.
Military Bases in Central Florida
MacDill Air Force Base
Established in 1941, MacDill Air Force Base is located in Tampa, Florida on the West coast of Central Florida, bordering the Gulf of Mexico. This installation hosts the 6th Air Mobility Wing of the Air Mobility Command (AMC).
Naval Air Station Jacksonville
As you can probably tell by its name, Naval Air Station Jacksonville is located in Jacksonville, Florida on the northeastern coast of Florida. Known as one of the Navy’s finest and fastest-growing naval installations, it received the 2012 Presidential Excellence Award and the 2013 Navy Installations Command Excellence Award.
Naval Air Station Jacksonville is the largest Navy base in the southeast region and the third largest in the country. The base specializes in anti-submarine warfare and aviation training to support the U.S. and allied forces.
Patrick Air Force Base
Patrick Air Force Base is located in Brevard County, Florida between Satellite Beach and Cocoa Beach on the east coast of Central Florida. Situated near the Kennedy Space Center, it is home to Air Force Space Command with the 45th Space Wing.
It also controls the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and the Eastern Range. Initially used as a Navy Airfield, Patrick Air Force Base was deactivated between 1947 and 1948 before becoming an Air Force base.
Naval Station Mayport
Also located in Jacksonville, Florida, Naval Station Mayport hosts 55 commands and private organizations and at any given time, more than two dozen ships will be berthed in the Mayport basin.
Naval Station Mayport is busy with an air facility conducting more than 135,000 flights every year and home more than 14,000 active-duty service members, 45,000 family members and veterans, and 1,400 civilian employees. It is also the third-largest naval facility in the country.
Military Bases in South Florida
United States Army Garrison – Miami
Located in Doral, Florida, the United States Army Garrison – Miami is part of the U.S. Army Management Command. Its main purpose is to provide a comfortable, high quality of life for service members and their families.
Naval Air Station Key West
Situated way down in south Florida, Naval Air Station Key West is said to have “perfect flying weather year-round.” The base is equipped with a Tactical Combat Training System and hosts tenants such as the Joint Interagency Task Force South, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. Army Special Forces Underwater Training School.
Another highly requested base, Naval Air Station Key West is surrounded by the famous tourist area and is bound to be an exciting place to blow off steam and relax in the sun on days off.
Other Military Facilities in Florida
In addition to the various military bases throughout the state of Florida, you’ll also find some important military clinics, hospitals, and VA medical centers including:
The 325th Medical Group at Tyndall Air Force Base
The 6th Medical Group at MacDill Air Force Base
The 9th Medical Group at Eglin Air Force Base
Naval Branch Health Clinic Key West
Naval Branch Health Clinic at Naval Air Station Pensacola
Naval Branch Health Clinic at Naval Air Station Whiting Field
Naval Hospital Jacksonville
Naval Hospital Pensacola
Naval Branch Health Clinic at Naval Support Activity Panama City
The 45th Medical Group at Patrick Air Force Base
Army Health Clinic Southcom
C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center in Bay Pines, Florida
James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa, Florida
Lake City VA Medical Center in Lake City, Florida
Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida
Miami VA Healthcare System
Orlando VA Medical Center
West Palm Beach VA Medical Center
Military Bases in Florida with Lodging
In general, most military bases have adequate lodging available for service members temporarily stationed there or family members visiting a soldier. However, Florida military bases probably offer some of the better accommodation options than some others throughout the country.
Since Florida is such a tourist destination, you’re likely to find lodging close to the military bases that meet the needs of your personal taste and budget.
For more information about Florida military bases, military and VA medical centers, and all the other U.S. military bases throughout the country and even internationally, check out our directory for the complete list. Simply search by city, state, or country for more details about the various U.S. military bases.
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Black Films in New York City: A Couple's Journey
By Lara Louise Telson Eighteen years ago, two young intellectuals set off to accomplish a nearly impossible task: create an international film festival in New York City about the black experience. In 1993, the African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) presented 24 films at the Cinema Village in Greenwich Village; today, ADIFF is 102 films […]Read More
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Last Flight of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-133
February 19th, 2011 | Author: Greg - Staff Writer
Nasa announced on Friday that Space Shuttle Discovery was ready to launch on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 4:50pm. Sadly, this is the last flight of Discovery.
The Shuttle is already on launch pad 39A and is prepared to leave. The countdown will start on Monday at 3pm.
The crew members on Discovery’s final mission are Commander Steven Lindsey, Pilot Eric Boe and Mission Specialists Alvin Drew, Michael Baratt, Steve Bowen and Nicole Stott. Bowen replaced astronaut Tim Kipra, who was injured in a bicycle accident in January.
Discovery will be making it’s way to the International Space Station where it will deliver and install the Permanent Multipurpose Module, the Express Logistics Carrier 4 and provide other important components required by the Space Station. Discovery has been to the Space Station 35 times.
Space Shuttle Discovery is one of three currently operating space shuttles and will be the first of the fleet to be retired after this mission. The other two orbiters are Atlantis and Endeavour. Discovery’s first launch was on August 30, 1984 and up until now has flown 38 missions. It has orbited the Earth 5,628 times, deployed 31 satellites and has docked with the International Space Station 11 times.
Discovery has had several groundbreaking missions. It was the shuttle that launched the Hubble Space Telescope and also performed the second and third Hubble service missions. Discovery was the return to flight orbiter after both the 1986 Challenger disaster and the 2003 Columbia disaster.
STS-133, this final mission, will last 11 days.
I don’t know about you, but I think it’s sad to see the end of the shuttle program drawing to a close. These awesome machines have been carrying our dreams into space for 30 years.
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In terms of the American space program, the futrue of launches to orbit is (if it gets through the Congressional obstacle course) .In short, rather than paying to develop and purchase vehicles, NASA will pay for tickets on privately owned and operated spacecraft. SpaceX (who have been mentioned on LP in the past) are probably furthest along; they have a functioning rocket, the Falcon 9, and a partially completed capsule that has successfully launched and launched (Dragon).The Falcon/Dragon launch stack isn’t as Buck Rogers as a shuttle, but it’s so much cheaper that it’s not funny.
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CCHS APUSH
This is a blog that hosts the podcast feeds for Mr. Hill's APUSH class at Colquitt County High School.
By appslover123 - Nov 05 2010
Which ones are on ch.'s 11-12?
really really helpful
By grench723 - Apr 29 2010
This is so wonderful thanks so much for them i only wish they went past imperialism. but reviewing for the ap test this is so the best way to do it. Thanks again.
Rank #1: War of 1812
Rank #2: Age of Jackson Part 1
Rank #3: Jeffersonian Era Part 1
Rank #4: Era of Good Feelings Part 2
Rank #5: Federalist Era Part 1
Rank #7: Market Revolution Part 1
Rank #9: Critical Period Part 2
Rank #10: Critical Period Part 1
© 2019 OwlTail All rights reserved. OwlTail only owns the podcast episode rankings. Copyright of underlying podcast content is owned by the publisher, not OwlTail. Audio is streamed directly from Dennis Hill servers. Downloads goes directly to publisher.
PHS APUSH
APUSH It Real Good
APUSH into the Past
AP US History Buschistory David Busch
AP Textbook Readings
A.P. Government and Politics
I Hope You're Studying: Ms. Galloway's AP World History
King Henry's AP European History Podcast with Mr. Sterrett
United States History, post-1945
The Prepped and Polished Podcast
BHS AP Euro
AP Biology Podcast
Hank's History Hour
Election College | Presidential Election History
Lectures, podcasts and all things fun about American History
Rank #1: Unit I Review Session (9/19/08).
To accompany an earlier Unit I review, this "live" session is in front of an APUSH audience recorded on Sept. 19, 2008.
Rank #2: Civil Rights Movement.
Civil Rights Movement from FDR to Kennedy for those who missed class on 4/24 or who just can't live without more Civil Rights Notes.
A podcast that examines various topics and themes of the American past and present, written and recorded by AP US History students at Whitney High School
Rank #1: Episode 34 - The New Deal.
Evaluating Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal legislation by analyzing the Great Depression and how the government responded to the national crisis
Rank #2: Episode 38 - The Dilemma Of Democracy.
Does war give the US government the right to expand its power over citizens? A study of actions taken during World Wars I and II tries to answer that question
Podcast by Susquenita HS APUSH
Rank #1: World War II And The American Home Front, Life In Central Pennsylvania.
Even though World War II started in 1939, the United States did not enter until late 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's address following the attack stated that it was "a day that will live in infamy" before asking congress to declare war on Japan and its allies. On the home front, America did everything possible to provide supplies and fund the war. Agencies that were led by Bernard Baruch in World War I were once again imperative. Citizens were buying bonds to help our soldiers overseas. Many women were entering the workforce for the first time and picked up the jobs men left behind. All of these efforts continued until the end of the war when the Axis powers succumbed to the Allied powers in 1945.Harriet Magee was just five when the United States joined the World War II. The war was very close to the many members of her family. Living in Duncannon, Pennsylvania, Harriet's father was a contractor who helped construct naval bases and veteran hospitals as well as an air raid warden who would patrol the streets at night. Her cousin, Jack, was in the air corp and an active member in the war. Harriet also would help on the home front doing such activities like looking for airplanes and marching the streets of her hometown waving American flags. Even in adulthood, Harriet helped contribute to the war effort. During the Vietnam War, she was a civilian nurse who helped bring head trauma patients back to the United States for treatment. Later on, Harriet became a teacher and taught at Susquenita High School, continuing to help others.
Rank #2: That's Life (1960s Pop Culture).
The mid-twentieth century was a colossal turning point in culture, especially in the younger generations. The shift from the conservative, traditional values of the 1950s to the rebellious, obscene actions of the 1970s mingled together in the 60s. There was tensions between age divisions and altogether a stark contrast between values. Music showed the emergence of rock n' roll, which challenged the upbeat and peppy pop of the 50s. Television and celebrities like Marilyn Monroe were more displayed and comedy became the popular genre in main media. Even artistic movements changed; Andy Warhol's pop art became one of the famous works in the modern art category. Books were an important staple, as well:To Kill a Mockingbird's themes of racism opened up conversations in the Civil Rights Movement, and In Cold Blood spoke of criminal deviance and sparked the crime genre in pop culture. The Vietnam War included college students rallying around this point to try and save their friends and family stationed in a needless war against communism. Pop culture is always a fascinating and broad topic for any decade, as it shows the common ideals and interests of the people at the time. But the 60s particularly reflects the movements that occurred at the time, like Civil Rights, Anti-War, and Youth Revolution. Barbara Harter grew up in central Pennsylvania and has continued to raise a family there for three generations. She was born in 1945 and went to Bishop McDevitt Catholic School, where she graduated in '63. Following schooling, Mrs. Harter balanced various secretarial jobs and volunteer work in the mental health and pediatric centers at Harrisburg Hospital. She married my grandfather, Douglas, in 1969. She raised three children and has six grandchildren and one granddog. She currently loves reading, beach vacations, and of course, her loving family.
American History is discussed and reviewed with cause and effect relationships and long term implications. This is part of a larger series of podcasts and videos available at www.buschistory.net and also available on You Tube under Buschistory.
Rank #1: Supreme Court 9 Brown V Board of Education 1954.
This landmark case is one of the pillars of the modern Civil Rights movement. In order to overturn Plessey 1896 the NAACP needed to prove that separate could never be equal. It took Linda Brown, some dolls, and Thurgood Marshall to demonstrate the inferiority that Black America felt regardless of how "equal" the separate facility was.
Rank #2: US History Review 3: 1841-1858 AP US History Buschistory David Busch.
This Podcast is the third in the series of AP US Review Videos from Buschistory. It deals with the years 1841-1858. It is also available as a video on You Tube at - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkWbbAUbeKg - Additional information and study materials can be found at www.buschistory.net
Audio readings AP Textbooks.
Rank #1: The American Pageant Ch. 36.
The audio reading of The American Pageant textbook for students of AP US History. An accompaniment to the textbook. Ch. 36
Audio reading of The American Pageant, textbook for students of AP US History. An accompaniment to the text. Ch. 40 For all of you taking the AP test in May I wish you the best of luck!
A place where we can revisit past lectures.
Rank #1: Federalism Part 2.
Recording of our class on 09/13/2013. We discuss the positives and negatives of federalism. If you would like to review Mr. Miller's Power Point feel free to revise it on his site at the following link ( https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxjY3Zoc21pbGxlcnxneDoyZjE3YjU0ODQ5NzljODI1 ). All aspects of the Power Point belong to Mr. Miller.
A series of very rough review podcasts for the six units of AP World History. I intend to add some newer, less DIY-sounding podcasts in the near future.
Rank #1: Unit Four Review.
In which Ms. Galloway talks about the Renaissance, Reformation, and exploration and conquest.
Rank #2: Unit Five: Revolutions Review.
In which Ms. Galloway talks about Unit Five (1750 CE to 1900 CE), including the Age of Revolutions, the Industrial Revolution(s), imperialism in Africa and Asia, nationalism, and central European unification.
These podcasts are geared to students of World History and AP European History
Rank #1: Causes of World War II.
This podcast explores the causes of World War II including the rise of fascism, the economic crises brought about by World War I, and the inaction of many European powers in the face of aggression from other countries.
Rank #2: The Causes of the French Revolution.
This podcast explores the long-term and short-term causes of the French Revolution.
Podcasts for the TRHS AP World Class
Rank #1: Chapter 4.
GREECE AND IRAN, 1000–30 B.C.E.
THE MEDITERRANEAN AND South West Asia, 2000–500 B.C.E.
Lectures from a University of Virginia course on post-1945 American history
Rank #1: Lecture 19: Rise and Fall of Richard Nixon.
Lecture 19 in Jennifer Burns\'s U.S. Society and Politics Course
Rank #2: Lecture 17: The Feminist Movement.
The Prepped and Polished Podcast is an educational and inspirational show that offers tutoring and test prep tips as well as interviews with celebrities and leaders in education. It is hosted by Alexis Avila, founder of Prepped and Polished LLC, a tutoring and test prep firm for K-college.
Rank #1: P&P Tutoring Tips Episode 123: SAT Reading Test "How to Tackle Paired Multiple Choice Questions".
The Prepped and Polished Podcast is an educational and inspirational show that offers tutoring and test prep tips as well as interviews with celebrities and leaders in education. It is hosted by Alexis Avila, founder of Prepped and Polished LLC, a tutoring and test prep firm for K-college.On today's Tutoring Tips Episode, SAT Instructor Terri K. shows how you to tackle paired multiple-choice questions on the SAT Reading Test by following some basic strategies. Enjoy, Thanks for Listening and remember at The Prepped and Polished Podcast, We Empower You to Take Control of Your Education! For more information visit: Prepped and Polished.com.Please rate, review and subscribe to the show on iTunes!
Rank #2: P&P: Ron Caruthers "How to Pay for College Without Going Broke".
On episode 214, Alexis Avila talks to Ron Caruthers. Ron Caruthers is the nation’s foremost expert on college planning and college funding, and the author of What Your Guidance Counselor Isn’t Telling You…Inside Secrets to Choosing Your Career, Selecting Your Major and Getting Into Your Top College Choice.Ron Caruthers was an adjunct instructor at Palomar and Mira Costa Colleges in San Diego, California, and a regular on San Diego’s morning news programs. He has been interviewed on ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX. He has also been quoted in Newsweek, Inc. Magazine, USA Today and the Wall Street Journal, among other publications.Ron’s 5 step process to getting the most free money: 1. Make sure you understand the formula and get your number down as low as possible2. Pick schools that are affordable on own or have money to give you (more expensive schools have money to give) 3. Fill out your forms accurately and on time (December is fine and don’t apply the first two weeks of October)4. Appeal a financial aid decision if necessary. Most of the time when you appeal, you get more money5. Look for grants and outside scholarshipsRon’s final advice for teens and parents: College is not free but it can be more affordable if you understand the system. So get educated. To work with Ron Caruthers check out http://www.roncaruthers.comFor More Information Visit: preppedandpolished.com.Enjoy, Thanks for Listening and remember at The Prepped and Polished Podcast, We Empower You to Take Control of Your Education!
This podcast is intended to help the AP Euro students at Bozeman High School. The podcast is based off the information found in the following textbooks: McKay "A History of Western Society" Merriman "A History of Modern Europe: From the Renaissance to the Present" and Palmer "A History of the Modern World". In addition to these books Steve Mercado's class notes have been an invaluable source in creating the lecture outlines and can be purchased at historysage.com. Finally I would like to thank Roger Stip and Todd Beach for general inspiration and enrichment.
Rank #1: Wars of Religion Thirty Years War.
Wars of Religion Thirty Years War
Rank #2: Podcast 10: Absolutism Louis XIV.
Podcast 10: Absolutism Louis XIV
This Podcast is meant to supplement (not supplant) the lectures and readings for Mr. Peevyhouse's AP Bio class AP Bio at DHS. The information is copyrighted for use in my classes. Not for distribution or any other use.
Rank #1: Cell Respiration.
This is to help you understand the topics covered in Mr. Peevyhouse's AP Bio class
Rank #2: Cell Song .
Hank Nelson provides weekly European history lessons in a story telling style while following the Advanced Placement for European History curriculum
Rank #1: Chapter 15 Part 1: The Religious Wars.
This is the first huge chapter, so I have divided it into 2 podcasts. The chapter begins with the religious wars: the War of Three Henry’s, the Dutch Revolt, and, my personal favorite, the 30 Years War. This was one of the most tumultous times in the history of the world. The 30 Years War, as you will see, was basically the first World War, with basically every country in Europe fighting against one another. You will see the forming of much of modern Europe, and you will analyze whether or not the religious wars were actually religious or not.Hint: They Weren’t.
Rank #2: Chapter 19A The Beginning of the French Revolution.
The French Revolution is one of the most important events that you will learn about in AP Euro. It completely changed the politics in France and would lead to 20 years of nearly continuous conflict in Europe. Today you will learn about the events that lead to the French Revolution and the first few events of the upheaval.
Join us as we take a fun and informative look at the history of Presidential elections in the United States of America as well as all sorts of topics directly related to how our government and elections work!We also delve into the reasons and policies (Constitutional or otherwise) behind exactly what makes the highest offices in the land tick.
Rank #1: Watergate and Richard Nixon | Episode #105 | Election College: United States Presidential Election History.
___________________________ What happened with Richard Nixon? Didn't he get impeached? How does Watergate work? Is that kinda like deflategate? We explore the mixed-up world of this presidential scandal in today's episode! ______ Support the show! Use this link to do your shopping on Amazon. It won't cost you a penny more and it will help us out! ElectionCollege.com/Amazon ___ Be sure to subscribe to the show! Leave us a review on iTunes - It really helps us out! Facebook | Twitter | Instagram ___ Get a free month of Audible and a free audiobook to keep at ElectionCollege.com/Audible ___ Music from: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music ___ Some links in these show notes are affiliate links that could monetarily benefit Election College, but cost you nothing extra. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rank #2: Warren G. Harding - Part 1 | Episode #279 | Election College: United States Presidential Election History .
Get acquainted with Warren G. Harding! He's destined to be considered one of the worst presidents in American history. First though, we need to hear about his backstory. Let's go! Join our Facebook group and be our Election College Cousin! - ElectionCollege.com/Group _______________________________ Support us on Patreon! For only $0.11 per episode ($1/month) you can be part of our Patreon community. For a few more bucks per month we'll throw in two bonus episode! Check it out. ____________________________ Support the show! Use this link to do your shopping on Amazon. It won't cost you a penny more and it will help us out! ElectionCollege.com/Amazon ________________________ Be sure to subscribe to the show! Leave us a review on iTunes - It really helps us out! Facebook | Twitter | Instagram ________________________ Music from: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music ________________________ Some links in these show notes are affiliate links that could monetarily benefit Election College, but cost you nothing extra. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Baseball fans will eat over 18 million hot dogs at ballparks this year
Well, hot dog. That's a lot of dogs — and sausages.
This year, baseball fans will snack on 18.3 million hot dogs and nearly 4 million sausages at Major League Baseball ballparks, according to a survey by the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council (yes, apparently that exists).
Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles is projected to sell the most hot dogs at a single park, possibly handing over 2.7 million this year. The runner-up, the Chicago Cubs' Wrigley Field, is projected to sell 1.2 million hot dogs.
But you won't find your average gas station hot dog at these ballparks. For baseball season, hot dogs become an event.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have three dogs inspired by Sports Illustrated this year, including the "All Day Breakfast Dog," featuring hash browns, country gravy, cheddar cheese, bacon, fried eggs hot sauce and green onion onto an 18-inch (!) hot dog. Not to be outdone, the Minnesota Twins' have the "Boomstick" at Target Field — a 2-foot-long "beast" covered in chili, nacho cheese, grilled onions and jalapeños.
If you're a baseball or hot dog fan, you can check out the council's MLB Hot Dog & Sausage Guide to see more over-the-top MVPs of baseball season.
Prepare your stomach if you're headed out to seemingly any ballpark this year. Or at least grab a plain hot dog for the principle of the thing.
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ADVISORY - CN to report second-quarter 2015 financial and operating results on July 20, 2015 Français
MONTREAL, July 20, 2015 /CNW/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) will issue its second-quarter 2015 financial and operating results today, July 20, 2015, at 4.01 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
CN's senior officers will review the results and the railway's outlook in a webcast/conference call starting at 4.30 p.m. EDT today. Claude Mongeau, CN president and chief executive officer, will lead the call.
Parties wishing to participate in or listen to the second-quarter presentation and question-and-answer period by telephone should call 1-800-355-4959 or 416-641-6122 by 4.20 p.m. EDT today.
CN will webcast the presentation live and furnish slides supporting the officers' remarks via the Investors section of its website, www.cn.ca/en/investors. The slides will be posted on the website after the close of markets today. A webcast replay will be available after the call ends.
CN is a true backbone of the economy, transporting more than C$250 billion worth of goods annually for a wide range of business sectors, ranging from resource products to manufactured products to consumer goods, across a rail network spanning Canada and mid-America. CN - Canadian National Railway Company, along with its operating railway subsidiaries -- serves the cities and ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the metropolitan areas of Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Chicago, Memphis, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America. For more information on CN, visit the company's website at www.cn.ca.
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NJ: Fines for Cocaine-Related Convictions
Persons convicted in New Jersey of cocaine-related crimes are exposed to various financial penalties from the court. Some of these financial penalties are discretionary with the judge. Others are mandatory.
The maximum fine on a possession of cocaine conviction is $35,000.00. The maximum fine for distribution of cocaine, or for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, depends upon the quantity of cocaine involved. When the quantity is less than one-half ounce, the fine can be up to $75,000.00. From one-half ounce or more, but less than five ounces, the fine can range up to $150,000.00. And for five ounces or more, the fine can reach $500,000.00.
When the New Jersey conviction is for distribution of cocaine, or possession with intent to distribute, an alternative method of determining the maximum fine is available to the court. In lieu of the maximum fines just mentioned, the court can make findings concerning the street value of the cocaine in question. The court then has the authority to impose a fine of up to triple the street value that it determines.
All fines imposed above are discretionary. “Discretionary” means that the court has the discretion as to how much of these fines to impose. In its discretion, the court can refrain from imposing any of these fines.
In addition to discretionary fines, New Jersey statutes specify other amounts that the judge sentencing a person convicted of cocaine-related offenses must impose. These additional amounts are called “assessments,” not fines. From the perspective of the convicted person, there is no practical difference between a fine and an “assessment.”With rare exception, however, these assessments are mandatory. The court lacks discretion to waive these assessments, as it could with fines.
The first assessment is called the “Drug Enforcement Demand Reduction”penalty. It is usually just referred to as “DEDR.” This DEDR penalty is determined solely by the degree of crime of which the person has been convicted. This amount is determined as follows:
Degree of Crime
Amount of Mandatory Assessment
Third Degree $1,000.00
Second Degree $2,000.00
First Degree $3,000.00
When a person is sentenced on multiple counts, the court does have discretion to assess a DEDR penalty on only one of the counts. That shall be the count having the highest DEDR assessment. In deciding to exercise this discretion, the court must consider whether assessment of multiple DEDR penalties would constitute a serious hardship that outweighs the need to deter future criminal activity. The court must also consider whether imposition of just one DEDR penalty would foster rehabilitation.
The court is also required to impose DEDR penalties upon persons receiving PTI. In those instances, the number of DEDR penalties to be imposed is limited to one.
For persons convicted of cocaine-related offenses in New Jersey, N.J.S. 2C:35-20 requires the court to impose a “laboratory fee.” The amount of this fee is $50.00. A separate lab fee must be imposed for each cocaine- or drug related offense for which the person was convicted. This fee is in addition to the DEDR penalties, and the discretionary fines mentioned above.
Finally, persons convicted of cocaine- and drug related offenses are assessed the same fees assessed for non-drug convictions. These consist of a “Victims of Crime Compensation Board” (VCCB) fee, a “Safe Neighborhoods Services Fund” (SNSF) fee, and a “Law Enforcement Training and Equipment Fund” fee. The VCCB fee is $50.00 for each count convicted. The SNSF fee is $75.00 per count convicted. The Law Enforcement Training fee is $30.00. Only one Law Enforcement Training fee is imposed per conviction, regardless of the number of counts.
The highest priority for Cocaine Lawyers in New Jersey™ is to avoid a conviction for their clients. When that is not feasible, their top priority becomes preserving their clients' freedom. Saving clients' driving privileges and minimizing financial penalties come rather far down the list, but these are still important. Cocaine Lawyers in New Jersey™ remain mindful of these issues as their defense progresses. Persons charged with cocaine- and drug related offenses are invited to discuss all issues in a confidential no-cost no-obligtion conference.
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Nonlin. Processes Geophys., 9, 163–172, 2002
https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-9-163-2002
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Special issue: Theory and simulation of Solar System Plasmas, No. 3
Effects of MHD slow shocks propagating along magnetic flux tubes in a dipole magnetic field
N. V. Erkaev1, V. A. Shaidurov2, V. S. Semenov3, and H. K. Biernat4,5 N. V. Erkaev et al. N. V. Erkaev1, V. A. Shaidurov2, V. S. Semenov3, and H. K. Biernat4,5
1Institute of Computational Modelling, Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk-36, 660036, Russia
2State University of Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
3Institute of Physics, State University of St. Petersburg, St. Petergof, 198504, Russia
4Space Research Institute, Austrian Academy of Sciences, Schmiedlstrasse 6, 8042 Graz, Austria
5also at: Institute of Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Meteorology, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
Abstract. Variations of the plasma pressure in a magnetic flux tube can produce MHD waves evolving into shocks. In the case of a low plasma beta, plasma pressure pulses in the magnetic flux tube generate MHD slow shocks propagating along the tube. For converging magnetic field lines, such as in a dipole magnetic field, the cross section of the magnetic flux tube decreases enormously with increasing magnetic field strength. In such a case, the propagation of MHD waves along magnetic flux tubes is rather different from that in the case of uniform magnetic fields. In this paper, the propagation of MHD slow shocks is studied numerically using the ideal MHD equations in an approximation suitable for a thin magnetic flux tube with a low plasma beta. The results obtained in the numerical study show that the jumps in the plasma parameters at the MHD slow shock increase greatly while the shock is propagating in the narrowing magnetic flux tube. The results are applied to the case of the interaction between Jupiter and its satellite Io, the latter being considered as a source of plasma pressure pulses.
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How to cite: Erkaev, N. V., Shaidurov, V. A., Semenov, V. S., and Biernat, H. K.: Effects of MHD slow shocks propagating along magnetic flux tubes in a dipole magnetic field, Nonlin. Processes Geophys., 9, 163–172, https://doi.org/10.5194/npg-9-163-2002, 2002.
Theory and simulation of Solar System Plasmas, No. 3
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Rick Porcello, New Jersey native, on his NY Mets memories and improving upon 2019
Chester, New Jersey-native Rick Porcello discussed Mets memories, how he can improve upon 2019 and more.
Rick Porcello, New Jersey native, on his NY Mets memories and improving upon 2019 Chester, New Jersey-native Rick Porcello discussed Mets memories, how he can improve upon 2019 and more. Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/mets/2019/12/16/rick-porcello-nj-native-ny-mets-memories-and-improving/2666196001/
Justin Toscano, MLB writer Published 3:06 p.m. ET Dec. 16, 2019 | Updated 3:07 p.m. ET Dec. 16, 2019
Rick Porcello is officially a member of the team for which he grew up rooting. He has two favorite Mets memories.
A Mike Piazza homer. Porcello couldn’t say when it occurred, but seeing Piazza blast one out at Shea Stadium “was a huge thrill for me.”
The 2000 season, when the Mets went all the way to the World Series. “Just kind of being a fan for that ride,” Porcello said, “was incredible.”
The Mets signed Porcello to a one-year deal worth $10 million. He’ll compete for a spot in the rotation. He comes with accomplishments, including an American League Cy Young and a World Series ring.
ROTATION: A look at Mets' starting pitchers after Rick Porcello, Michael Wacha signings
On Monday, Porcello, a Chester, New Jersey, native, hopped on a conference call with reporters. More on what he said:
When teams could first contact free agents — without discussing money or contracts — the Mets were the first to call Porcello. The small gesture meant a lot to him because, he said, players usually get calls from many teams that day. The Mets’ call alerted him to the team and he said: “I had me eyes set on the Mets in free agency.”
Porcello: “The pitch was that we’re looking to win. It was a good building block in the season that they had last year and unfortunately it came up a couple games short, but this team is right in line and in position to do something this year. That’s right in line with what I want to do. I’m a competitor first and foremost, and always looking for the opportunity to be on a ballclub to win.
“The other factor is it being extremely close to home for me. I live about an hour from Citi Field. That opportunity of having the hometown comfort, the ability from my father and family and friends to be able to come see these games in person and get to experience it a little bit more live were pretty deciding factors for me and definitely contributed to me wanting to be part of the Mets.”
Porcello said it’s “extremely exciting” to join this rotation, which he’s watched from afar. He mentioned each of the Mets five other starting pitchers by name.
Porcello: “All of these guys are extremely talented guys that are fierce competitors and that’s what I consider myself. I think it’s going to be a great fit and we’re all going to be able to feed off one another. There’s that momentum that kind of happens in a starting rotation where you turn the ball over to one another and everybody is kind of rolling and throwing the ball well. That’s how you go places, that’s how you make the postseason and advance. I’m looking forward to getting the ball rolling and that opportunity.”
Al Leiter, another Jersey native and former Met, is now a baseball operations advisor with the club. Porcello met Leiter years ago when the rookie showed up at Comerica Park for the first time. Leiter was in the concourse and didn’t have much time, so the conversation didn’t last long.
Porcello: “I’ve always been a huge Al Leiter fan. One of my favorite teams of all-time was the 2000 team and he was a big part of that. I guess my personal relationship with him goes back even further than he knows.”
Porcello made 32 starts in 2019, but dragged a 5.52 ERA out of the season. He’s hoping to have more success in Queens.
Porcello: “There’s kind of a long list of things, honestly, from the offseason leading into spring training then certain things in the season that I think kind of contributed to some of the struggles I had. I’ve got a pretty good grasp of what was going on. I think the mechanical side of things — mechanically, when things are off, it starts to affect how you’re thinking on the mound and the mental stuff starts to go a little bit. But it was just a matter of not being able to execute pitches, when you really boil it down to that.
“I’ve got a bunch of things that I’ve been doing this offseason, whether it’s drill work or looking at video and comparing some of the things that I’ve done well to what I wasn’t doing well and making sure that I’m staying on top of that. I started throwing a lot earlier this offseason, using some different drills and mechanical things to help me get my arm up in position better and some of those things that are really a big difference in me executing pitches. It’s a fine line between being on and off, and I’m just using this extra time in the offseason to leave no stone unturned, as far as making sure everything is on track and I’m prepared to head into spring training and the season throwing the ball the way I know how to.”
Porcello didn’t know Beltrán personally, but did from playing against him. He called Beltrán a “smart and savvy” hitter. Porcello also researched pitching coach Jeremy Hefner’s background and read about the success he had with the Twins. Then he spoke with both Beltrán and Hefner. They factored into his decision to come to New York.
Porcello: “I’ll be looking forward to playing for Carlos and working with Jeremy.”
Justin Toscano is the Mets beat writer for NorthJersey.com. For unlimited access to all Mets analysis, news, trades and more, please subscribe today and download our app.
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SUNY Old Westbury a 'Best College for Your Money'
Submitted by kinanem on August 27, 2019 - 10:17am
SUNY Old Westbury has been ranked again among the top institutions in the nation by Money magazine as a “Best College for Your Money.”
Money’s annual list placed SUNY Old Westbury at No. 255 in the nation as one of the best for successfully combining quality and affordability – a rise of nearly 100 places in the ranking over last year. The magazine ranked a total of 744 colleges out of 2,400 across the country.
“We are pleased to again be recognized for providing an educational experience that offers students opportunities to succeed and to own the future they want for themselves while doing so at an economical cost,” said College President Calvin O. Butts, III.
To construct its rankings, Money weighed more than 19,000 data points, including tuition, family borrowing and estimated career earnings. It consulted sources such as the U.S. Department of Education, Peterson’s and PayScale.com and weighed colleges based on quality of education, affordability and outcomes.
The university has also been recognized by a number of national publications and organizations for excellence.
INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine named SUNY Old Westbury one of only 96 institutions across the nation to receive the 2018 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.
The USA Today and College Factual "2019 Best Colleges" rankings recognized SUNY Old Westbury among the top five percent of colleges and universities nationwide for the diversity of its student body.
U.S.News & World Report included Old Westbury In its “2018 America’s Best Colleges” rankings second among Regional Universities in the North for the diversity of its student body.
Study.com recognized SUNY Old Westbury in 2019 as one of the Top 50 Colleges for Racial and Cultural Diversity.
Money ranked colleges on 26 factors, including six-year graduation rate, instructor quality, student debt, ability to repay debt and a variety of statistics tied to earnings after graduation.
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GFL Environmental cancels IPO after investors seek price below range
November 6, 2019 by Armina Ligaya, The Canadian Press
TORONTO—GFL Environmental Inc. is cancelling its initial public offering, which was expected to raise upwards of US$2.4 billion, after investors proposed pricing below its desired range.
The Toronto-based waste management company in October had launched its IPO priced at between US$20 and US$24 per share.
“The existing shareholders determined that the proposed pricing offered in the IPO at 18.00 it did not represent fair value for the company and therefore have elected to revisit the public markets at a later date,” GFL chief executive Patrick Dovigi said in an emailed statement.
GFL provides non-hazardous solid waste management, infrastructure and soil remediation and liquid waste management services in Canada and 23 U.S. states.
It says it is the fourth-largest North American diversified environmental services company and has a workforce of more than 10,000 employees. GFL says it serves more than 135,000 commercial and industrial customers and provides solid waste collection services to more than four million households.
GFL’s principal shareholders include BC Partners and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.
Since GFL was founded in 2007 by Dovigi, a former professional hockey player who was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers, the company has grown significantly.
Its strategy involves being a “consolidator of choice” in a fragmented market, GFL said in its investor presentation in October. In turn, it benefits from increased operational efficiency from economies of scale, GFL added.
Since 2007, the company has made 109 acquisitions, and closed at least 22 in 2019 alone, it said in an investor presentation. In September, GFL said it acquired the Windsor Disposal Services Group of companies. A month prior, the company acquired the Vancouver Island solid waste operations of Evergreen Industries Ltd., part of the Alpine Group.
GFL’s IPO was highly anticipated, and would have been among the biggest in Canada in several years.
With up to 100.7 million subordinate voting shares planned, the IPO was expected to raise as much as US$2.42 billion. At the time, GFL said the IPO was expected to close the week of Nov. 11, subject to customary closing conditions.
Hydro One’s IPO in 2015 raised an estimated $1.66 billion. Sun Life Financial’s IPO in 2000 raised $1.8 billion while Manulife Financial went public for $2.49 billion in 1999.
GFL’s decision to hold off comes after a sluggish third-quarter for Canadian IPOs.
A recent PwC Canada report said there wasn’t a single new issue on the TSX in the third quarter, and the Canadian market for initial public offerings fell further behind the pace of last year.
“Year-to-date, 31 IPOs with a value of $646 million reached the market in the first three quarters of 2019, compared to the 32 new issues that raised $1.9 billion in the same period of 2018,” the consultancy said in October.
Concerns over global trade tensions and market volatility were factors, PwC Canada said, but noted there were offerings in the pipeline for the fourth quarter.
GFL said in October it had been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange and it had applied to list its subordinate voting shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange, both under the symbol GFL.
GFL has said that the proceeds of the IPO would “repay certain indebtedness and general corporate purposes, including future acquisitions.”
In its investor presentation, GFL said its business was “recession resilient.”
“Waste colection is non-discretionary, making it less sensitive to cyclical economic trends.”
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Governance of Australian Government Superannuation Schemes Bill 2011; Consideration in Detail
Warren Snowdon (Lingiari, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Defence Science and Personnel) Share this | Hansard source
I will not detain us for long. I just want to record the fact that, obviously, we will not be supporting these amendments and, more importantly, go over the conditions which are precedent to this. I have already outlined the Superannuation Act 1990 and noted that the existing arrangements provided for a similar appointment process to occur, without the issue being addressed when the coalition was in government. This process existed. The deed which sets out the requirements was also revised for various reasons and reregistered on ComLaw eight times under the coalition without any interference or questions raised about the board representation. Furthermore, the APRA superannuation trustee arrangements for superannuation funds other than public offer funds includes, for the purpose of the basic equal representation rule, 'member representative means a person nominated by members of the fund or by an organisation representing their interests, such as a trade union'. That is, it is appropriate for a union to nominate member representatives for a trustee board, particularly when representing a workforce as large and diverse as the APS. There is no other mechanism to nominate or elect employee board members that will not have significant cost implications other than going through the ACTU and allowing them to appoint employee members. The APS spans over 160,000 employees and a stand-alone appointment process for the appointment of board representation of the type being described by the opposition would in fact be very unrealistic and indeed too costly. I say to opposition members that running a scare campaign on the role of the ACTU on these boards is largely irrelevant. It is really irrelevant to the due process. We know that these people will operate responsibly, you know they will operate responsibly; let us just get on with it.
Question put:
That the amendments (Mr Robert's) be agreed to.
The House divided. [13:27]
(The Speaker—Mr Harry Jenkins)
Question negatived.
Bill agreed to.
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Jewish Enviornmentalism
Reflections by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
For an excellent bibliography of materials on Jewish Environmentalism, see the Forum on Religion and Ecology at Yale
On That Day, God’s Name Shall Be One:
Jewish Ethics and the Environmental Impulse
The fundamental underpinning for all Jewish morality is the recognition that one God created the cosmos, the earth, and all living things. That unity provides a single platform for the establishment of a moral order as well as a cogent base for the assertion that all human beings possess intrinsic and equal worth. “Let us make humanity in our image,” God announces prior to doing precisely that. While the Jewish Scripture asserts that humanity is distinctively made in God’s image, that same Torah asserts that we were preceded in creation by all other life forms (the ancient rabbis remind us that “we were created after the flea”), and that we are responsible to “till and to tend” the earth. Because the one God is also the Creator of the world and its inhabitants, our reflection of God’s image is best embodied in acts of justice toward our fellow human beings and acts of guardianship toward all of God’s creatures.
Ultimately, then, the oneness of God accounts for the unity of all moral claims—that what is right must cohere, that justice is indivisible and what is truly wise must be compatible. Small wonder, then, that an environmental agenda, while specifically addressing the question of humanity’s relationship to the ecosphere must, of necessity, speak also of the gap between the income of developing and developed nations, of the need to equalize the status of men and women, of the danger involved in the rapid rise in human population, the need to revise human consumption patterns, global climate change, and the need to assert the unity of the human family. If we are made in God’s image, than divine oneness should be visible through us. If the world issues from a sacred unity, than all causes are united with all others, and justice for any must be justice for all.
In that light, the call of this fuller agenda can be seen as the modern translation of the insistence of our prophet Moses: “justice, justice shall you pursue,” and his larger insistence that “you shall not remain indifferent.” Just as Mosaic law addresses the need for equal justice for Israelite and the stranger in our midst, just as the Torah elevates the status of women in its day, just as the mitzvot (commandments) require compassion to animals—reflected both in how considerately beasts of burden were to be treated and in the humane laws of kosher slaughter—so, too, Agenda 21 is all-encompassing in its breadth.
While Judaism is rooted in the Torah, that bedrock of the millennial love affair between God and the Jewish people, it extends beyond the biblical period, confirmed and intensified in the rabbinic period and our own day. The sages and rabbis of Talmudic Judaism were insistent that the way to manifest the sovereignty of God lay in obedience to God’s commands, in how we demonstrate the fellowship of humanity with all living things. After all, wasn’t it these same rabbis who quoted the prayer of the Psalmist: “Human and beast are in Your care; help them, Lord.”
God’s sovereignty impels a concern for all of God’s creation; caring for the earth is a religious imperative. What, then, are the principal areas of Jewish environmental concern?
•Bal Tash’hit: the commandment to refrain from waste or from wanton destruction. While the Torah’s prohibition is directed specifically against destroying sources of food, rabbinic tradition expands this edict to preclude all wasteful destruction. If, as the psalmist sings, “the world is the Lord’s” then it is not our property to dispose of. Rather, we must cherish its bounty and its resourcefulness as ours to be enjoyed and then returned. In truth, everything we use we borrow; and we can either return what we have used in a form that it can be easily reintegrated into the natural order, or in a way that will impede the living system that is our world. The mitzvah of bal tash’hit is one that impels us to attend to life and the world as a single system, in which we are increasingly powerful—hence dangerous—participants. Bal Tash’hit is God’s warning to be careful and to tread lightly.
•Tza’ar Ba’alei Hayyim: This commandment requires humanity to show compassion to all other forms of life. Midway between animal rights and human wrongs, it affirms the distinct sanctity of human life by insisting that we may not treat animals the way they treat each other. Precisely because we are “a little lower than the angels” we must act toward animals in a way consistent with moral concerns, not simply to indulge our own desires or pleasures. Tza’ar ba’alei hayyim implies a consciousness of the needless way animals suffer at the hands of human beings and an insistence that humans may take animals’ lives only when it is necessary for human survival. It implies acting as a species in such a way as to maintain the diversity of all living things (because, as one medieval sage put it, “God formed the world for habitation”). Tza’ar ba’alei hayyim requires shifting our consumption away from the ingestion of animal flesh, the ostentatious display of animal hair and skins as human adornment, and the mutilation or torture of terrified, tormented animals for our own amusement.
•Shabbaton and Yovel: Biblical Israel understood that the earth possesses the necessary tools for its own regeneration and fertility, and that humanity benefits from respecting that natural cycle of rest and rebirth. Consequently, the Torah records God’s mandate to allow the earth to rest uncultivated every seven years (the Sabbatical Year) and for that pattern of seven times seven years to culminate in the Yovel, the Jubilee Year, during which the earth is to lie fallow. Indeed, even Shabbat (the Sabbath), Israel’s great gift to the world, is—in part—the ritualized acknowledgment that the earth is only our’s to use as caretakers and as tenants. As with Agenda 21, that respect for our tenancy on a planet not our own possession also has immediate implications for how people treat each other. Thus the Israelite farmer is enjoined not to re-harvest a field: all overlooked produce becomes the property of the poor. So too, tithing for the priests, the Levites, and the poor is—remarkably—categorized within ancient Israel’s legislation for living in harmony with the land.
If all things are interconnected, then all things are one. If economic justice requires political freedom requires adequate sustenance requires secure shelter requires sustainable development requires limiting our drive for consumer goods requires a tended environment then, indeed, each are a part of all.
Then, indeed, God’s oneness is not just a theological stance but a clarion call for involvement, for engagement, and for change. On the day that we attend to all these concerns, on the day that we make the earth our home and humanity our family, then it shall truly be, in the words of the prophet Zechariah, that “the Lord shall be one; and God’s name, One.”
Photo used under Creative Commons from Leonard J Matthews
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Elizabeth Marshall Anderson Senior Associate, White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance
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Elizabeth Marshall Anderson Senior Associate White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance
Elizabeth Marshall Anderson is a managing associate in Orrick’s White Collar, Investigations, Securities Litigation & Compliance group.
Elizabeth (Liz) represents companies and individuals in government investigations, regulatory enforcement matters, internal investigations, and complex civil litigation.
Liz focuses on white collar, accounting, and securities matters and has appeared on behalf of banks, investment advisors, accounting firms, and broker-dealers in federal court and before the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Department of Justice, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, among others. She has experience conducting large internal investigations related to accounting and compliance issues. Liz also represents individuals in shareholder securities class actions.
Krystal Anderson Associate, Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Krystal Anderson Associate Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Krystal Anderson, a lawyer in Orrick's Orange County office, focuses her practice on complex business litigation and dispute resolution.
Krystal concentrates principally on business tort and unfair competition-based disputes, as well as copyright, trademark and trade secret disputes. Krystal has experience representing companies and individuals as both plaintiffs and defendants throughout the litigation process, including having conducted pre-litigation counseling and investigations.
Additionally, Krystal devotes time to pro bono work, representing multiple clients in immigration-related matters, is an active member of the Orange County Coalition for Diversity in the Law, the Iranian American Bar Association of Orange County, and the Federal Bar Association Orange County Young Lawyers Division, and regularly contributes to various publications, including Orrick’s Trade Secrets Watch blog.
During law school, Krystal completed an externship for Honorable Judge Alex Kozinski at the United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, served as President of the Cornell Law Students Association, was the Senior Cornell Law Library Research Assistant, and received academic awards including the CALI Award in Remedies.
Shane D. Anderson Associate, Intellectual Property, Patents
Shane D. Anderson Associate Intellectual Property, Patents
Shane zealously advocates for his clients by leveraging his legal acumen and experience working as an engineer and an educator to develop the strategy and arguments best suited to achieving his client's goals.
Shane has experience working on patent disputes in Federal Court and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board for globally-recognized companies in the domains of software, communications, consumer electronics, and other high-tech fields. He understands what it takes to be successful in complex patent litigation and wields his unique experience and education to gain the best result possible for his clients. Prior to joining Orrick's Intellectual Property Group Shane practiced in Silicon Valley as an associate at a global law firm and focused on patent litigation.
Prior to law school, Shane was an electrical engineer and worked both in Japan and Canada, developing test systems, embedded hardware, and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) software. Shane also worked as an educator in rural Japan, an experience that informs his ability to explain complex topics both clearly and persuasively.
Shane also has a passion for community service and pro bono representation. Among his efforts, he assisted with the representation of plaintiffs in a Voting Rights Act, Section 2, litigation, and advised a small business owner and drafted agreements and contracts.
Patricia E. Anglin Of Counsel, Compensation & Benefits, Corporate
Patricia E. Anglin Of Counsel Compensation & Benefits, Corporate
Patricia is Of Counsel in our San Francisco office, and is an experienced advisor on the design, implementation and taxation of qualified and nonqualified retirement benefits, deferred compensation and health and welfare benefits. Patricia also regularly advises benefit plan committees on their fiduciary duties.
Patricia is a trusted resource for her clients and leads complex negotiations to provide innovative solutions with regard to benefits design, administration and compliance. Patricia provides substantive expertise in the defense of benefits litigation matters, has substantial experience with the employee benefit aspects of sales and acquisitions of businesses and is an expert on the Affordable Care Act and HIPAA.
Patricia regularly advises general counsel, executive management, CEOs, boards of directors, retirement and health plan committees and key leadership of Fortune 500 companies on complex questions and issues regarding the operation of their domestic and international employee benefit plans and compliance with federal and state law.
Before joining the firm, Patricia acted as Senior Manager of National Employee Benefits at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and formerly served as Senior Counsel-Benefits and Executive Compensation at AirTouch Communications, Inc. (now Vodafone).
Patricia also acted as Legislation Counsel on the Joint Committee on Taxation within the United States Congress working extensively on the Clinton health care proposal and other benefits legislation. Prior to the Joint Committee, Patricia was an associate at Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro (now Pillsbury Winthrop).
John Ansbro Partner, Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
John Ansbro Partner Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
John Ansbro is a seasoned litigator based in New York specializing in complex commercial litigation representing large, sophisticated clients in their most important matters in state and federal courts across the country. He has secured over $1 billion in damages when acting as plaintiffs’ counsel, and he has secured dismissals at the pleading stage and summary judgment dismissals when defending his clients.
A front line advocate, John has deep experience in all aspects of litigation in the trial courts, on appeals, and arbitration. He has handled a wide range of matters that include a host of different contract disputes, issues arising from the 2008 Financial Crisis involving residential home mortgage backed securities (RMBS), bankruptcy litigation, insurance recovery, consumer class actions, and commercial real estate foreclosure. John has also served as an arbitrator on an ICC International Court of Arbitration panel in a cross-border contract dispute.
John currently is lead counsel to Hemlock Semiconductor Operations LLC (majority owned by Dow Corning Corporation and Corning, Inc.) in seven actions pending in Michigan and New York courts seeking $3 billion in damages where Hemlock asserts breaches of long-term supply agreements against defendants located in Japan, Germany, China and Taiwan. In a case of first impression in Michigan, John won the dismissal of an attempt by a Japanese conglomerate to avoid $1.4 billion in purchase obligations on the theory that alleged illegal acts by the Chinese Government constituted an “act of government” under the parties’ force majeure provision. The Michigan Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed that dismissal. In another of these actions, John recently obtained summary judgment against a German company along with a damages award of $793 million. John regularly travels to Japan to coordinate strategy with the team of Japanese attorneys defending Hemlock in the Tokyo District Court against alleged breaches of the antitrust laws of Japan.
Since 2011 John has been a senior member of the Orrick team that represents Credit Suisse Securities USA in actions brought by monoline insurers seeking to deny coverage under financial guarantees they issued covering a number RMBS. He also defends Credit Suisse in several actions brought by RMBS investors alleging breaches of representations and warranties. As lead counsel, John obtained a dismissal—from the bench, after lengthy argument—of a $46 million fraud action in which the issuer of a collateralized debt obligation (CDO) claimed it was fraudulently induced to guarantee a credit default swap referencing $396 million of CDO certificates underwritten by Credit Suisse. John demonstrated to the court that based upon public information and other facts known to the issuer, it was on sufficient notice of the alleged fraud well before the expiration of the statute of limitations. John argued and won a unanimous appellate affirmance of that dismissal.
John is also a senior member of Orrick’s team representing one of the nation’s largest mortgage loan servicers. This engagement covers all of the company’s RMBS related legal issues, including allegations by various certificate holders and RMBS trustees of faulty loan servicing under the trust agreements. None of these allegations have been successful.
Beyond these examples, John’s depth of experience includes handling matters in a wide variety of industries, as shown by the examples below of his engagements.
Prior to joining Orrick, John was a Litigation Associate at Donovan Leisure Newton & Irvine LLP.
Rosario Apuzzo Associate, Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
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Rosario Apuzzo Associate Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution
Rosario Apuzzo is an Associate in Orrick's Rome Office, and a member of the global Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. His practice focuses on international matters involving multiple jurisdictions for both Italian and non-Italian clients and also includes counseling relating to international contract law.
Rosario is an experienced trial lawyer, having successfully litigated several trials, domestic and international arbitrations, among other, in commercial litigation and renewable energies.
He regularly represents Italian and international clients with significant presence in Europe and United States, including numerous start-up companies, banks and financial services companies.
Rosario also has broad experience handling domestic litigation, alternative dispute resolution, bankruptcy proceedings, enforcement of civil decisions, employment law and commercial law.
Matthew Archer Partner, M&A and Private Equity, Corporate
Matthew Archer Partner M&A and Private Equity, Corporate
Matt focuses on project development and finance, as well as mergers and acquisitions in the energy industry.
Matt's practice is centered on project development and mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) in the energy industry, with a particular focus on electric power and midstream projects. He regularly advises clients on the development, construction, operation, purchase and disposition of conventional power, renewable and midstream projects. His experience includes each stage, from early development, construction, offtake agreements, through commercial operation, financing, repowering and disposition. Matt also regularly represents clients in the development, structuring and construction of large natural gas pipeline, renewable and gas-fired power projects energy projects in Mexico.
Matt’s experience encompasses all manner of revenue and construction contracts; equipment supply and warranty agreements, long-term parts and services agreements; operating and maintenance agreements; electric interconnection and transmission agreements; fuel supply and transportation agreements; and ownership, joint venture and equity participation agreements.
Kevin Arlyck Associated Law Professor, Supreme Court & Appellate
Kevin Arlyck Associated Law Professor Supreme Court & Appellate
Kevin is an Associated Law Professor affiliated with the Supreme Court and Appellate group. His practice involves high-stakes appeals in federal and state courts across the country.
Kevin has experience in a wide range of subject areas, including class actions, securities, bankruptcy, and patents. He has co-authored numerous appellate briefs, including briefs to the Supreme Court of the United States at the certiorari and merits stages, on subjects including consumer protection, Indian law, criminal forfeiture, federal court jurisdiction, and foreign sovereign immunity. Kevin has also engaged in strategic planning and motions practice at the trial stage in both federal and state courts.
Prior to joining Orrick, Kevin clerked for Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor of the Supreme Court of the United States and Circuit Judge Robert Katzmann of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He has a Ph.D. in history from NYU, where he specialized in the history of the federal courts in the early national period.
Nathelie Ashby Of Counsel, Public Finance
Nathelie Ashby Of Counsel Public Finance
Nathelie is an of counsel with our Public Finance practice in Texas.
Nathelie regularly serves as bond and disclosure counsel for state agencies, universities, cities, school districts and other political subdivisions in tax-exempt bond transactions. Nathelie also represents investment banking firms as underwriter's counsel.
Matt Ashby Of Counsel, Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Mass Torts & Product Liability
Matt Ashby Of Counsel Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Mass Torts & Product Liability
Matt Ashby has served as local and national trial counsel for some of the largest U.S. companies in the government contracting, chemical, construction, maritime and automotive industries for over a decade. Matt's prior professional experience, as a Certified Public Accountant in California and as a senior auditor for a Fortune 500 multinational corporation, enables him to wield a unique and sophisticated legal practice on behalf of his clients.
Prior to his legal career, Matt served as a senior auditor for a Fortune 500 multinational corporation, where he supervised compliance and financial audits, internal controls, and M&A due diligence. His training in federal contracting and accounting have enabled him to add unique value to his legal service. As a result, Matt has been called upon to bring a fresh perspective to his clients' defense strategies, both locally and nationally.
In addition to serving his clients, Matt enjoys opportunities to collaborate with and educate other lawyers.
Matt has participated as a lecturer and faculty member at national complex litigation and product liability conferences and has been interviewed by leading legal publications for his views on trends in these practice areas. He has written articles for DRI and Law360 on cross-border discovery and trial practice, as well as authored a chapter on damages for a regional legal treatise published by The Recorder. Matt has also prepared a comprehensive DRI practice guide on the defense of litigation involving international parties.
Prior to Orrick, Matt most recently practiced as a partner in the Los Angeles office of Polsinelli LLP (an Am Law 100 firm).
Stephen Ashley Partner, Capital Markets, Technology Companies Group
Stephen Ashley Partner Capital Markets, Technology Companies Group
Stephen Ashley is a partner in the New York office and a member of the firm's Capital Markets practice. He advises clients on a wide range of securities law matters and regularly represents both issuers and underwriters in both domestic and cross-border capital markets transactions.
Stephen's experience includes public offerings and private placements of common and preferred equity and investment grade, high yield and convertible debt securities, as well as liability management transactions such as exchange offers, tender offers and consent solicitations. He also advises clients on various compliance, corporate governance, stock exchange listing and other general corporate matters, while working closely with Orrick’s M&A and Restructuring teams on securities related issues.
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Stephen routinely works on high profile transactions that have been recognized for their complexity and execution. IFLR1000 recognized Stephen as a notable Practitioner in 2019 and 2020. Legal500 reported in 2016 that clients say Stephen “is very responsive, does thorough research and speaks in plain English.”
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Kevin has litigated matters in state and federal courts around the country, in arbitration, in administrative proceedings, and on appeal.
Kevin has also devoted a significant portion of his time to pro bono matters. Public Counsel’s Immigrants’ Rights Project awarded Kevin its 2016 Pro Bono Award in recognition of his representation of an asylum seeker in a long-running matter.
Kevin has published articles on securities-related topics in the Daily Journal, the National Law Journal, Bloomberg BNA, and other publications.
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Michael A. Morse and Pamela C. Brecht to Present at the Philadelphia Bar Association’s 2014 Bench-Bar & Annual Conference
PHILADELPHIA, PA- Michael A. Morse and Pamela C. Brecht of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick and Raspanti, LLP will be featured presenters at the Philadelphia Bar Association’s 2014 Bench-Bar & Annual Conference on October 17, 2014 in Atlantic City, NJ.
Mr. Morse will moderate the panel “False Claims Act or Whistleblower Litigation: What Every Practitioner Must Know About This Constantly Developing Area of the Law.” Ms. Brecht will be part of the panel presentation. The panel will include an overview of the federal and state False Claims Act statutes; the unique procedural postures of these complex cases; how these cases are prepared and litigated; pitfalls involved in this unique litigation; working with the federal and state governments in whistleblower cases and the pivotal role of the court in False Claims Act litigation.
Michael A. Morse is a partner in the firm’s Philadelphia office where he serves as Chair of the Federal and State Whistleblower (Qui Tam) Litigation Practice Group. He has represented whistleblowers in some of the most ground-breaking false claims cases in the country, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars in recoveries for federal and state taxpayers. Since 1986, more than $38 Billion has been recovered under the False Claims Act. Mr. Morse has been selected as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for 2014 in the area of White Collar Criminal Defense. He has also been selected by The Legal Intelligencer as a Lawyer on the Fast Track for 2010. Mr. Morse received his B.A. from the University of Michigan and his J.D. from Emory University Law School.
Pamela C. Brecht is a senior associate in the firm’s Philadelphia office. Ms. Brecht focuses her practice on state and federal qui tam litigation and complex federal litigation. She has been or is currently involved in litigating some of the most complex Qui Tam cases filed in various courts throughout the United States. Her cases have included alleged fraud by a large multi-state Medicaid managed care contractor, FCA violations by three of the largest hospital corporations in the country, and complex financial relationships among healthcare providers, as well as pharmaceutical fraud cases. She is also part of the team that is advancing one of the first national cases alleging fraud in the Medicare Part D program. Ms. Brecht received her B.A. from Villanova University, cum laude, and her J.D. from Temple University School of Law.
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Extended Interview: Claire Evans from YACHT
Posted By Andy Mulkerin on Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 12:03 PM
Photo courtesy of Alin Dragulin
There’s a really short version of this interview in today’s paper; I talked to Claire last week when YACHT was on tour with Yo Gabba Gabba’s stage show. It was a really interesting interview, so I’m bringing you the long version! The band plays at the Rex Theater on Mon., Dec. 5.
You guys are out with Yo Gabba Gabba right now, right?
Yes, we're currently en route to our last show on that tour.
How has that been?
It's been extremely surreal. It's been both surreal and fun and kind of terrifying. It's something that -- we have this policy of saying yes to anything that's offered to us, as long as it's not financially or spiritually prohibitive in some way. If it's possible, we'll probably do it. So when this came along, we didn't hesitate long before we said yes. We feel like that policy keeps us lean and mean and keeps us a little bit scared and on edge. Which is good, because we fear complacency. We believe that if you get too accustomed to playing a certain kind of show for a certain audience or the same set or the same style of performance again and again, you end up losing what makes you excited about what you're doing in the first place. Anything that can push us outside of our comfort zone is positive. And this definitely, definitely does. We're wheeled out on a neon riser by dancing puppets, through this video screen, and we jump out with wireless microphones and play for four minutes to 2,000 six-year-olds. Definitely not what we're used to. It's been a great experience, overcoming that fear and re-acclimating to a new environment and learning how to perform to children, which of course is very different, while still remaining true to what we do and what we believe in. I think we found a good equilibrium. It's almost bittersweet to be finishing now.
How do the kids like it?
They're good! They're so young, and they're so freaked out by what's going on. A lot of the kids are at that age where I don't think they can really determine the difference between the program they see on television and what's going on in front of them. It's the same puppets, but it's live. And it's very visually stimulating, and very loud and a lot of lights and colors. A lot of kids are just in this crazy stupor, just trying to figure out what's going on. But other kids are going bananas and jumping up and down in the aisles. They're very authentic; kids like something and they show it. If they don't, they start crying and their parents have to take them out of the room.
You guys do a lot of stuff that's off-the-wall, and involves visual art and new media art and theoretical, ideas-based stuff, but you also make music that's really fun in a simple way -- in terms of how it can be enjoyed. How do you balance and mix those parts of what you do? Do you look at fun, danceable music as an entry for people into other aspects of your art?
I think there's a little bit of truth in that. We aim to provide a full spectrum experience. As consumers of art and media and music, we love it when we're given a great breadth of material to get into. Once you like something, it's always fun going further and further down the rabbit-hole. You go from watching Twin Peaks to watching David Lynch making quinoa on Youtube or whatever. It's nice to travel with something you like. We try to provide something for all different kids of people, and provide entry points for all different levels of interest in YACHT. We don't think of any aspect being more important or more accessible or more primary than any other. We just use the name YACHT for our going name for anything we do -- that ranges from music to video to graphic design to texts to objects and installations and experiences of all kids, and we hope to expand always to different kinds of practice.
If somebody likes YACHT because it's pop music, that's wonderful, that someone's found something we do that is of value to them. And if they like YACHT because it's a philosophical point of view, that's as satisfying to us as anything else. The fact that those two things can be parallel to one another is pleasing to us. We don't have a lot of distinction in our mind between high and low interest in things; we love pop culture as much as we love philosophy, and there's meaning in anything if you put your mind to it in the right way.
Can you sum up your philosophical point of view, in a brief way?
Yeah! I mean, there's a lot of peripheral points that we consider to be part of our larger philosophy that manifests in our stances on things. We believe in free information and free software, we believe in extraterrestrial life, we believe in universal self-empowerment. But really the core philosophical thing about YACHT is just that in an indifferent and chaotic universe, no person or idea or mode of thinking has any primacy over any other. And if you understand that as being something that's exciting and self-empowering, as opposed to something that's alienating and frightening and horrifically mortal, then you can have a great enjoyment in life. We all have the power to dictate the reality we live in to as great an extent as we have the will to put in. Every person is capable of writing their own holy books if they want. We write pseudo-spiritual-philosophical tracts because -- we don't believe that our point of view is any more important than anyone else's, but we can color our world the way that we decide to , and that's something we take seriously and try to practice as much as possible.
How do you reconcile being part of a culture that involves hacking and remixing and free software, but at the same time being artists who have to make a living? You refer to YACHT as, among other things, a business.
Well -- that all comes from the same place as seeking transparency in what we do and how we present ourselves. Yes, there's a conflict between advocating free information and charging $15.99 or whatever for a CD, but it doesn't have to be. First of all, we give a lot for free -- we give almost everything for free. The only thing that really costs money is the concert. You can download our album for free; we don't try to stop anyone from doing that. In fact, we seed our own torrents from our home computers. For us, once you've made something and put it out into the world, there's a measure of having to let go that you have to have. It doesn't belong to you anymore; it belongs to the larger neuosphere or popular culture and creative culture, and if people are consuming it, it's successful, regardless of whether or not we make money. That said, we have to make money. And we manage to make money, but not because we're leaning hard into the capitalist aspect of our band, but because we've scaled our lives to where we can live on less. We don't have a mortgage, we don't have dependents, we live fairly shoestring, day-to-day existence. Which is fine for us -- if you are willing to restructure your priorities and comfort in life, you can live on what you love if you work at it, and if you find a way. For people to give us money -- they do it because they like us and they want to participate in the culture and the want us to continue to do what we do. And there are people who are wililng to pay money for that, and we're deeply grateful for that. We never want to deny the fact that we are a business. When we say that we're a band, business and belief system, it's honest. I think a lot of people have this idea, which I think is kind of a condescending idea, artists who say 'Because you're an artist, you shouldn't ever speak of money, or you shouldn't ever think about your wage or your well-being or your stability, because that's somehow beneath the artist's ken. But we have to live like anybody else. And we can do what we can do to be as much of a trade and a craft as a lifestyle choice.
You recently collaborated on a book that the Studio for Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon published.
Yeah! It was a project that was spearheaded by a woman who I'd not met but who I'd been in contact with over the years, Andrea Grover, she's an independent curator, she used to run a microcinema called the Aurora Picture Show and Jona played a media arts festival there in years past and kept in touch over the years. I've been a science writer for as long as I've been doing YACHT, longer actually, that's my other creative, intellectual outlet, writing popular science journalism. So I guess she'd been following that and she reached out to me. She'd been doing a Warhol scholarship at the Studio for Creative Inquiry and was working leading up to the point when we started working on the book, about intersections between art and technology and science. In the '60s there was a lot of industrial-slash-academic support for those sorts of interdisciplinary projects. And she was looking at what happened to that movement, and how it's changed, and she came up on the model of the book sprint -- she wanted to do some sort of documentation of the project. She wanted to implement it with some people she thought would be functional collaborators, so she reached out to me, this woman Regine Debatty, a French-born Italian-living new media arts blogger, a CMU proffesor, Pablo Garcia -- a conceptualist architect, he's partly responsible for the Conflict Kitchen in Pittsburgh. And got a handful of research associates, and we did it in conjunction with the Miller Gallery at CMU. We worked on the book seven days non-stop every day, nine to nine probably, 12-hour days, and managed to go from a rough outline and Andrea's research to a finished, 190-page book about this exact moment in time, a very topical and hopefully timely and useful resource for artists and curators and people who are interested in art-science-technology collaboration and connections and creative projects that are interesting. It's like a Yellow Pages, if you will, of projects and artists.
It was great; I'd never been to Pittsburgh before and I have a very deep, weird, near-psychedelic fondness for Pittsburgh now because of it, because it was a really engaging, stimulating, fascinating intellectual time. I loved being at CMU; people are such amazing weirdos there. I was really blown away by a lot of the people and institutions I came across in Pittsburgh. I think the Waffle Shop is such a cool thing, and every city in America should have something like it. And the center for post-natural history, Rich Pell -- I just feel like people are doing amazing shit in Pittsburgh, it was very exciting. I'm not trying to butter you up. I've been looking forward to this show for a long time.
When was the last YACHT show in Pittsburgh?
It's the first since I've been in the band -- Jona played in Pittsburgh in 2006. But this iteration of YACHT has never come close.
What can you tell us about what's in store for the show?
YACHT shows are ever-changing based on the whims of Jona and me; I cannot give you -- not because I'm trying to be coy, but I really cannot tell you exactly what it's going to be like by the time that date rolls around. I can tell you that there will be five people on stage; there will be a visual element that is really immersive, interactive visual elements that will engage the audience and perhaps push them to the limits of their comfort; there will be physical contact if I have anything to do with it; there'll be a lot of laying-on of hands and a lot of both physical, tactile and invisible instrumentation going on. And we have a band we really like, Extreme Animals, playing with us.
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Working for women in Vanuatu
Caption: Jane Prentice MP, Dorosday Kenneth, and APGPD Chair Dr Sharman Stone MP
A passionate and accomplished campaigner for women’s rights in Vanuatu, Mrs Dorosday Kenneth visited Australia thanks to the Pacific Women’s Parliamentary Partnerships Forum.
As Director of the Department of Women’s Affairs, within the Ministry of Justice and Community Services, Mrs Kenneth works to promote women’s leadership, economic development, and violence against women services.
Mrs Kenneth spoke of three key programs that her Department is working on to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment:
Though no women MPs were elected to Parliament in the recent snap general elections in January, her Department has been working hard to increase women’s representation in politics, particularly at the municipal level where they have introduced gendered quotas.
Her Department has also been developing a program to address the high rates of gender-based violence in the community. Community members are encouraged to volunteer to become community leaders, akin to Justices of the Peace, to support victims of violence. Their assistance includes helping file police reports and referring people to appropriate services. While not paid, they are appointed by the Prime Minister in recognition of the important service they are providing for the community. The Department is also developing a manual to assist them with these tasks.
The Department is also working with churches to develop a gender and faith policy in the religious country. The Uniting Church of Australia is assisting with this program
Recently, to mark International Women’s Day, the Department focused on the theme of women and children in emergencies, highlighting the recent experiences of Cyclone Pam, and raising awareness among women about the rights they can claim.
In response to a question about access to family planning, Mrs Kenneth said it is more widely available in urban centres. Often women living more remotely must travel – and this poses a barrier both in terms of travel times and costs, but also often requires telling family members the reason for this travel, which may face additional pressure from social taboos. The Government is working with UNFPA to support education about reproductive rights. The Government has been focusing on targeting the youth as the levels of teenage pregnancy is high. The ‘Push em head’ (pop you head in) clinics are designed to encourage young people to try sexual health services.
In response to a question about alcohol consumption, Mrs Kenneth said that it is rising, though there is no solid research on alcohol consumption rates. The growth of the tourism industry, and a new culture around nightclubbing appear to have contributed to rising drinking levels among the younger population.
Mrs Kenneth’s previous roles in the public service include Director of Agriculture and Rural Development and Director of the Department Fisheries. She is also Chair of the Vanuatu Coffee Industry Council and member of the University of the South Pacific Emalus Campus Advisory Committee.
Agriculture, including the coffee industry was badly damaged by Cyclone Pam in March 2015, and little of the aid money disbursed from Australia has been spent on the recovery efforts, due to mismanagement and delays because of the elections and ministerial changes.
Mrs Kenneth was interested to see a new coffee harvesting machine when visiting Queensland, and hopes that some technological improvements – such as the new coconut pulping machine new used in some parts of Vanuatu, will increase productivity.
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Hella Jongerius: Misfit
Hella Jongerius: Misfit, is the second Phaidon monograph on Dutch product designer Hella Jongerius (1963).
Editions: Hardback | English
Hella Jongerius: Misfit is a detailed survey of the work of Dutch product designer Hella Jongerius (b. 1963). Jongerius studied Industrial Design at the Eindhoven Design Academy and graduated in 1993. She came to prominence very soon after graduating, with a series of her designs being produced by the influential Dutch conceptual design collective Droog Design. She started her own design company, Jongeriuslab, in 1993 in Rotterdam, and in 2008 moved to Berlin. She has collaborated with many prestigious manufacturers, including Vitra, Royal Tichelaar Makkum and Swarovski, and her work is held in the collections of MoMA, the Stedelijk Museum and the Design Museum in London, amongst many others. Jongerius designs a range of products, including furniture, lighting, textiles and glassware but has a particular interest in ceramics. Her work combines the traditional with the contemporary, she is interested in new technologies and processes, and in older techniques. An extreme example of this is her ‘Red White Vase’, the shape is based upon an amalgamation of medieval pottery shards, glued together to form an archetype, put into serial production, and decorated with a type of paint usually used to paint car bodies. Jongerius is also fascinated by the value of the individual character and qualities that objects can assume, and in how individuality can be incorporated into manufactured products. For example her ‘B-Set’ of porcelain crockery, produced for Royal Tichelaar Makkum since 1997, is fired at too high a temperature during the manufacturing process, ensuring that the clay deforms slightly and giving each set a completely unique shape.
Size: 255 x 185 mm (10 x 7 1/4 in)
Louise Schouwenberg is a Dutch writer and curator. She writes for several international magazines, has contributed to a large number of books on design and curated a number of art and design exhibitions. In 2010 she was appointed Associate Professor of Design Theory (Lector) and head of the Masters department for Contextual Design at Design Academy Eindhoven. Schouwenberg has a long association with Hella Jongerius which dates back to 1997.
Paola Antonelli is Senior Curator in the department of architecture and design at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She lectures widely on design and has contributed to a series of design and architecture publications, including Supernatural: The Work of Ross Lovegrove published by Phaidon.
Alice Rawsthorn is a design journalist, critic and broadcaster. As well as writing regularly for the International Herald Tribune, she has written a number of books, including Yves Saint Laurent: A Biography and Marc Newson.
Irma Boom is a renowned Dutch book designer. She has designed a large number of books for clients as diverse as OMA/Rem Koolhaas and Ferrari. Her books are united by a shared sense of great unconventional beauty.
"Hella Jongerius: Misfit is a handsome book, its design by fellow dutch designer Irma Boom, reflecting the imaginative work of the maverick product designer."—d-talks.com
"This monograph (stich-bound - lovely) brings together and celebrates the work of the genius Dutch designer, Hella Jongerius... Her work is gloriously eccentric, yet grounded. The perfect combination. And we love her Polder sofa, always have, always will."—Living Etc magazine
"Designing a design monograph is bit of a balancing act... Trust Irma Boom to get it spot-on with this gorgeous collection... The book's soft binding, untrimmed paper and tactile layered-vinyl cover illustration provide subtle nods to the unexpected and craft-influenced elements that have become Jongerius's signature; inside, the aspects of Jongerius's practice that set her apart are all proudly on display... It's a book almost as covetable as the design it sets out to celebrate; if Hella Jongerius is a misfit, fitting in has never seemed less desirable."—Grafik
"A wonderfully tactile and detailed showcase... Like much of Jongerius’ work, this monograph has the mark of the maker: deliberately dynamic and demonstrative it is a wonder to behold."—Bethany Rex, Aesthetica
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Samsung Android Tablets
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2018) receives Bluetooth & Wi-Fi certifications
by Joshua Swingle / Jun 05, 2018, 8:27 AM
It’s been over two years since Samsung launched the original Galaxy Tab A 10.1, but if two new certification listings are anything to go by, a successor may finally be in the pipeline.
Beginning with the Wi-Fi certification, other than the model number, not much information is revealed. The only interesting detail being the inclusion of Android 8.1 Oreo straight out of the box, which should mean a summer release date is on the cards ahead of the official Android P launch. Additionally, a separate Bluetooth certification also confirms the existence of the model. Now, it’s worth noting that in both listings the new tablet goes by the model number SM-T595. This suggests that Samsung is currently working on an LTE variant. After all, 2016’s Galaxy Tab A 10.1 boasted the model number SM-T585, with the regular Wi-Fi version known as SM-T580. Nevertheless, when it comes to a Wi-Fi only 2018 model, no traces have appeared as of yet.
Despite the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 name previously being used, Samsung could be about to change its branding strategy with the arrival of this year’s variant. See, upon further inspection of the Bluetooth certification, the product name is revealed to be Galaxy Tab A2 XL. If this turns out to be the case, it would suggest a successor to the smaller Galaxy Tab A 7.0 is also on the cards over two years after its release under the Galaxy Tab A2 name.
For now, it’s still unclear when Samsung may choose to launch its updated tablet lineup. However, considering the Galaxy Note 9 is expected to be unveiled August 9, the South Korean giant may capitalize on the event by announcing new tablets.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2018) certifications
source: Wi-Fi Alliance, Bluetooth SIG via: SamMobile, Nashville Chatter
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