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Aaron Wise gets 1st tour win, shatters Nelson scoring record
By Schuyler Dixon The Associated Press
DALLAS, TEXAS — Aaron Wise had to kick his mom out of his hotel room because she was too chatty during a four-hour rain delay before his best shot at a first PGA Tour victory.
The 21-year-old rookie's caddie had to snap him back into the moment when Wise worried if he would get to finish the AT&T Byron Nelson as daylight faded with a comfortable lead over the final holes.
Wise didn't have to wait an extra 12 hours to celebrate, and mom got a twilight hug after a tap-in and another wave to the thinned-out crowd on the 18th green at the new Trinity Forest course.
Pulling away at the turn after the long delay to start the final round Sunday, Wise shattered the tournament record at 23 under with a closing 6-under 65 to beat Marc Leishman by three strokes as both became the first to finish the Nelson at 20 under or better.
"I did a great job of staying focused on the present today," said Wise, who won once each on the Web.com and Canadian tours. "That was a big key for me winning. My mom, my girlfriend, my girlfriend's family, a bunch of my other family was there.
"Mainly my mom and girlfriend were the two I wanted to hug and appreciate that time with."
Leishman, who shared the third-round lead with Wise after leading the first two days, shot 68.
The treeless links-style par-71 layout, a few miles south of downtown Dallas, was defenseless with softer fairways and greens and little wind once the morning storms passed.
The Nelson celebrated its 50th anniversary with a return to Dallas after 35 years at the TPC Four Seasons in suburban Irving. Rory Sabbatini set the previous record on that par-70 layout at 19-under 261 in 2009.
"I felt like when it rained today I was really going to tear the course up just because it allowed me to hit driver, which is my strength," said Wise said, who was born in South Africa but raised in the U.S. "I got a lot of short irons in my hand and was able to make a lot birdies."
Branden Grace holed a blind bunker shot for birdie on the par-5 first and matched his career-best 62 from last year's British Open — which was the lowest round ever in a major. He finished at 19 under with J.J. Spaun and Keith Mitchell, who had matching 63s.
Hometown star Jordan Spieth again couldn't improve on his best Nelson finish from his first start as a 16-year-old amateur in 2010. The three-time major winner, and highest-ranked player in the field at No. 3, shot 67 to finish at 11 under. Spieth tied for 21st.
Instead, Spieth has been joined by another 21-and-under winner, with Wise cruising a month shy of his 22nd birthday and two weeks after the 2016 NCAA individual champion at Oregon tied for second at the Wells Fargo Championship, two shots behind Jason Day.
Spieth doesn't have a top 10 finish in eight Nelson appearances, the most of any tournament for him.
"Felt like I played better than I scored," Spieth said. "Typically when you say that, it just means putts didn't go in."
Mitchell, also a rookie seeking his first win, and Ryan Blaum had matching 30s on the front nine, with both playing the last six holes on that side in 5 under. But Wise had five birdies over those six holes, and added one on the 10th while Leishman bogeyed.
His lead suddenly at four shots, Wise cruised from there with all pars — and that was plenty in his second bogey-free round of the week.
Blaum's run of five straight birdies ended with a bogey at 10, one of three on the back nine for him. He shot 66 and finished at 16 under with Kevin Na (68) and Jimmy Walker (67).
Leishman set a 36-hole Nelson record that was previously shared by Tiger Woods because of calm wind the first two rounds. A blustery Saturday brought scores up, but Trinity Forest was even more benign for the final round than it was the first two without its firm fairways and greens.
"It would have been windy I probably would have preferred that, firm and windy, taken a few of the guys behind a little more out of it," Leishman said. "You get what you're given. You can't choose your conditions. I played pretty good. He played better."
Adam Scott shot 65 to tie for ninth at 15 under but was projected to be just outside the top 60 in the world rankings, which he needed to avoid sectional qualifying for the U.S. Open. The 2013 Masters champion hasn't missed a major since 2001.
"I was kind of hopeful to get up there a little bit more but I mean I don't even think it's going to get there now," Scott said. "It's too easy out there, soft and got hundred yard-wide fairways. It's hard to get in trouble."
Defending champion Billy Horschel joined Spieth at 11 under. Hideki Matsuyama, the other world top 10 in the field besides Spieth at No. 9, finished 12 under after a 66.
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'Curtains' starring Jason Manford
DAN LOONEY, ADAM PAULDEN AND JASON HAIGH-ELLERY FOR DLAP ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT
A BRAND-NEW PRODUCTION
OF THE TONY AWARD WINNING MUSICAL
STARRING JASON MANFORD
SUNDERLAND EMPIRE: TUESDAY 21 – SATURDAY 25 January 2020
GENERAL ON SALE: 10AM, 18 FEBRUARY!
Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Book by Rupert Holmes
Original Book and Concept by Peter Stone
Additional Lyrics by John Kander & Rupert Holmes
Directed by Paul Foster
Originally Produced on Broadway by Roger Berlin, Roger Horchow, Daryl Roth, Jane Bergere, Ted Hartley and Center Theatre Group. American Premiere Produced at The Ahmanson Theatre by Center Theatre Group, LA’s Theatre Company.
Dan Looney, Adam Paulden and Jason Haigh-Ellery for DLAP Entertainment are delighted to present a brand-new UK tour of the Tony Award winning musical “CURTAINS” starring comedian Jason Manford, with a date at Sunderland Empire, Tuesday 21 – Saturday 25 January 2020.
The production will open at Churchill Theatre, Bromley on the 4 October 2019 and will tour the UK and Ireland until 4 April 2020. Further casting to be announced,
From the Tony Award-winning creators of ‘Cabaret’ and ‘Chicago’, this production tells the story of Jessica Cranshaw, star of the new Broadway-bound musical Robbin Hood, who has been murdered on stage on opening night! The entire cast and crew are suspects. Time to call in the local detective, Frank Cioffi, who just happens to be a huge musical theatre fan. With a nose for crime and an ear for music, Frank has his work cut out trying to find the killer whilst giving the show a lifeline.
Detective ‘Frank Cioffi’ will be played by stand-up comedian, writer, actor, radio and television presenter Jason Manford. Jason has many theatre credits to his name including playing ‘Caractacus Potts’ in the UK Tour of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and ‘Leo Bloom’ in the UK Tour of “The Producers”. His London theatrical credits include playing ‘Pirelli’ in “Sweeney Todd” at The Adelphi Theatre and ‘Nathan Detroit’ in “Guys and Dolls” at the Royal Albert Hall. In 2017 Jason released his debut album “A Different Stage” which reached Top 10 in the UK Charts. He has toured internationally as a stand-up comedian, and is a popular face on UK television having appeared on programmes including “Live At The Apollo” (BBC One), “Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow” (BBC One), “QI” (BBC Two), “Big Fat Quiz of the Year” (Channel 4) and “8 Out of 10 Cats” (Channel 4). Jason was nominated for Best Actor at the Royal Television Society Awards for his role as ‘Marty’ in the BBC One drama “Ordinary Lies”.
The producing team is made up of Dan Looney, Adam Paulden and Jason Haigh-Ellery for DLAP entertainment. The production was originally produced on Broadway by Roger Berlin, Roger Horchow, Daryl Roth, Jane Bergere, Ted Hartley and Center Theatre Group. The American Premiere was produced at The Ahmanson Theatre by Center Theatre Group, LA’s Theatre Company.
Music is by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb (“Cabaret” and “Chicago”), book by Rupert Holmes, original book and concept by Peter Stone with additional lyrics by John Kander and Rupert Holmes.
The production will be directed by Paul Foster (“Kiss Me Kate” and “Annie Get Your Gun” for Sheffield Crucible), choreographer is Alistair David (“Ghost” West End and UK tour and “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” and “The Sound of Music” both for Regent’s Park Open Air), Musical Supervisor & Arrangements are by Sarah Travis (Curve Associate Artist, “Sweeney Todd”, “Sister Act”), Set Design by David Woodhead, Costume Design by Gabriella Slade, Lighting Design by Tim Mitchell, Sound Design is by Tom Marshall and Casting Director is Jim Arnold CDG.
Suitable for ages 12+.
Roker Park has welcomed back the annual illuminations for the last two years. This popular event attracts thousands of families to the historical park to enjoy lit displays.
'Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more...'! Join @TheatreSpaceNE and @SLibraries for the fantastic 'Pl… https://t.co/A4M9HpH37k — 2 days 10 hours ago
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Roll Call Vote 106th Congress - 1st Session
Question: On the Motion to Table (Motion to table Kennedy Amdt. No. 177 )
Vote Number: 66
Vote Date: March 25, 1999, 12:47 PM
Vote Result: Motion to Table Agreed to
Amendment Number: S.Amdt. 177 to S.Con.Res. 20 (No short title on file)
Statement of Purpose: To reduce tax breaks for the wealthiest taxpayers and reserve the savings for Medicare.
Abraham (R-MI), Yea
Akaka (D-HI), Nay
Allard (R-CO), Yea
Ashcroft (R-MO), Yea
Baucus (D-MT), Nay
Bayh (D-IN), Nay
Bennett (R-UT), Yea
Biden (D-DE), Nay
Bingaman (D-NM), Nay
Bond (R-MO), Yea
Boxer (D-CA), Nay
Breaux (D-LA), Nay
Brownback (R-KS), Yea
Bryan (D-NV), Nay
Bunning (R-KY), Yea
Burns (R-MT), Yea
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Campbell (R-CO), Yea
Chafee, J. (R-RI), Yea
Cleland (D-GA), Nay
Cochran (R-MS), Yea
Conrad (D-ND), Nay
Coverdell (R-GA), Yea
Craig (R-ID), Yea
Daschle (D-SD), Nay
DeWine (R-OH), Yea
Dodd (D-CT), Nay
Domenici (R-NM), Yea
Dorgan (D-ND), Nay
Edwards (D-NC), Nay
Feingold (D-WI), Nay
Fitzgerald (R-IL), Yea
Frist (R-TN), Yea
Gorton (R-WA), Yea
Graham (D-FL), Nay
Gramm (R-TX), Yea
Grams (R-MN), Yea
Gregg (R-NH), Yea
Hagel (R-NE), Yea
Harkin (D-IA), Nay
Helms (R-NC), Yea
Hollings (D-SC), Nay
Hutchinson (R-AR), Yea
Hutchison (R-TX), Yea
Inouye (D-HI), Nay
Jeffords (R-VT), Yea
Johnson (D-SD), Nay
Kennedy (D-MA), Nay
Kerrey (D-NE), Nay
Kerry (D-MA), Nay
Kohl (D-WI), Nay
Kyl (R-AZ), Yea
Landrieu (D-LA), Nay
Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay
Levin (D-MI), Nay
Lieberman (D-CT), Nay
Lincoln (D-AR), Nay
Lott (R-MS), Yea
Lugar (R-IN), Not Voting
Mack (R-FL), Yea
McCain (R-AZ), Yea
Mikulski (D-MD), Nay
Moynihan (D-NY), Nay
Nickles (R-OK), Yea
Reid (D-NV), Nay
Robb (D-VA), Nay
Rockefeller (D-WV), Nay
Roth (R-DE), Yea
Santorum (R-PA), Yea
Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay
Sessions (R-AL), Yea
Smith (R-NH), Yea
Smith (R-OR), Yea
Snowe (R-ME), Yea
Specter (R-PA), Nay
Stevens (R-AK), Yea
Thomas (R-WY), Yea
Thompson (R-TN), Yea
Thurmond (R-SC), Yea
Torricelli (D-NJ), Nay
Voinovich (R-OH), Yea
Warner (R-VA), Yea
Wellstone (D-MN), Nay
Abraham (R-MI)
Allard (R-CO)
Ashcroft (R-MO)
Bennett (R-UT)
Bond (R-MO)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burns (R-MT)
Campbell (R-CO)
Chafee, J. (R-RI)
Cochran (R-MS)
Coverdell (R-GA)
Craig (R-ID)
DeWine (R-OH)
Domenici (R-NM)
Fitzgerald (R-IL)
Frist (R-TN)
Gorton (R-WA)
Gramm (R-TX)
Grams (R-MN)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hagel (R-NE)
Helms (R-NC)
Hutchinson (R-AR)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Jeffords (R-VT)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lott (R-MS)
Mack (R-FL)
Nickles (R-OK)
Roth (R-DE)
Santorum (R-PA)
Sessions (R-AL)
Smith (R-NH)
Smith (R-OR)
Snowe (R-ME)
Stevens (R-AK)
Thomas (R-WY)
Thompson (R-TN)
Thurmond (R-SC)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Warner (R-VA)
Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Bayh (D-IN)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Breaux (D-LA)
Bryan (D-NV)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cleland (D-GA)
Conrad (D-ND)
Daschle (D-SD)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Edwards (D-NC)
Feingold (D-WI)
Graham (D-FL)
Harkin (D-IA)
Hollings (D-SC)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kennedy (D-MA)
Kerrey (D-NE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (D-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Moynihan (D-NY)
Reid (D-NV)
Robb (D-VA)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sarbanes (D-MD)
Specter (R-PA)
Torricelli (D-NJ)
Wellstone (D-MN)
Lugar (R-IN)
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Getting the right help quickly during a stroke can protect your brain.
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Family Health, Neurosciences
As Daryl Brubaker of Timberville did morning exercises at home, he felt lightheaded. Thinking he had overexerted himself, he slowed down and stretched. That’s when he realized that his right arm was numb.
Concerned, Brubaker tried to tell his wife, Rebekah, but the right words wouldn’t come out.
“It was weird; different words came out of my mouth than the words I wanted to say,” says Daryl, who is in his early 30s. “Neither of us said it to the other, but we both suspected that I was having a stroke. We still thought, ‘No way.’”
The couple dropped off their children with relatives and drove to Sentara RMH Medical Center. Daryl walked into the emergency department (ED). He was assessed by a triage nurse, then quickly evaluated by the stroke team, which includes an ED physician, a neurologist and several nurses. The team confirmed that he was having a stroke.
After a CT scan showed no bleeding in his brain, Daryl was cleared to intravenously receive a clot-busting drug called tissue plasminogen activator, or tPA. The drug is considered the gold standard for treating ischemic strokes, which are caused by a blockage within a blood vessel that supplies oxygen to the brain.
“The stroke team did an amazing job,” says Daryl, a branch manager at Park View Federal Credit Union. “From the minute I got there, they knew what was going on, and they took it very seriously. A couple of nurses stayed with me. They explained everything that was happening and kept my wife informed. I was happy with the care and the way everything was handled.”
Prepared to help
“With stroke, time is brain,” says Dan Chehebar, D.O., a neurologist and medical director of the hospital’s stroke program. “With current treatment therapies, you usually have up to three hours to give the clot-busting drugs that may reduce brain damage. We also know, however, that the sooner people get the drug, the better their chances are of making a good recovery.”
Daryl recovered quickly from his stroke. Doctors believe it may have been the result of a genetic clotting disorder. He currently is under the care of a hematologist who has prescribed a blood thinner to help prevent another stroke.
“My takeaway from this experience is, if you think you’re having a stroke, call 911,” Daryl says.
“The rescue squad can call ahead to the hospital so that the stroke team is ready to meet you at the door. I realize I was fortunate to have arrived at the hospital in time to receive the clot-busting drug, but I tell people not to mess around. Getting to the hospital quickly is the best way to ensure a full recovery.”
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2011-UP-239 - State v. Hatchell
THIS OPINION HAS NO PRECEDENTIAL VALUE. IT SHOULD NOT BE CITED OR RELIED ON AS PRECEDENT IN ANY PROCEEDING EXCEPT AS PROVIDED BY RULE 268(d)(2), SCACR.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
In The Court of Appeals
The State, Respondent,
Middleton L. Hatchell, Appellant.
Appeal From Lexington County
R. Knox McMahon, Circuit Court Judge
Unpublished Opinion No. 2011-UP-239
Submitted May 1, 2011 – Filed May 24, 2011
Benjamin A. Stitely and Robert T. Williams, Sr., both of Lexington, for Appellant.
Attorney General Alan M. Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Salley W. Elliott, and Assistant Attorney General Deborah R.J. Shupe, all of Columbia; and Donald V. Myers, of Lexington, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM: Middleton L. Hatchell appeals his convictions for two counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct (CSC) with a minor, one count of lewd act upon a child, and one count of disseminating harmful material to a minor. He argues the trial court erred in denying his motions to quash the indictments and motions for a directed verdict. We affirm.[1]
I. INDICTMENTS
Hatchell argues the trial court erred in denying his motions to quash the indictments because the periods stated on the indictments were too long to provide notice of the charges against him. We disagree.
To determine whether the period alleged in the indictment provides sufficient notice to a defendant, this court uses a two-prong test: "(1) whether time is a material element of the offense; and (2) whether the time period covered by the indictment occurred prior to the return of the indictment by the grand jury." State v. Tumbleston, 376 S.C. 90, 98-99, 654 S.E.2d 849, 853-54 (Ct. App. 2007).
Here, the periods alleged in Hatchell's indictments provided him sufficient notice to prepare an adequate defense. First, time is not a material element of the CSC, lewd act, or dissemination offenses. State v. Baker, 390 S.C. 56, 62-63, 700 S.E.2d 440, 442 (Ct. App. 2010); see also S.C. Code Ann. § 16-15-385(A)-(B) (2003) (providing a person is guilty of disseminating harmful material to minors "if, knowing the character or content of the material, he . . . allows a minor to review or peruse material that is harmful to minors" or "allows a minor to view a live performance which is harmful to minors"). Second, the periods alleged in the indictments occurred before Hatchell was indicted. Accordingly, the trial court properly denied the motions to quash the indictments.
II. MOTIONS FOR A DIRECTED VERDICT
Hatchell maintains the trial court erred in denying his motions for a directed verdict because the State's evidence amounted only to a suspicion of guilt. We disagree.
"When reviewing a denial of a directed verdict, this [c]ourt views the evidence and all reasonable inferences in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party." State v. Brannon, 388 S.C. 498, 501, 697 S.E.2d 593, 595 (2010) (internal citations omitted). "[T]he [S]tate must present any direct evidence or substantial circumstantial evidence . . . from which the defendant's guilt can be fairly and logically deduced." State v. Muhammed, 338 S.C. 22, 26, 524 S.E.2d 637, 639 (Ct. App. 1999) (citations omitted).
"A person is guilty of [CSC] with a minor in the second degree if: (1) the actor engages in sexual battery with a victim who is fourteen years of age or less but who is at least eleven years of age . . . ." S.C. Code Ann. § 16-3-655(B) (Supp. 2010). A person is guilty of committing a lewd act upon a child if the person is "over the age of fourteen years [and] . . . willfully and lewdly commit[s] . . . a lewd or lascivious act upon or with the body, or its parts, of a child under the age of sixteen years, with the intent of arousing, appealing to, or gratifying the lust or passions or sexual desires of the person or of the child." S.C. Code Ann. § 16-15-140 (2003). A person is guilty of disseminating harmful material to minors "if, knowing the character or content of the material, he . . . allows a minor to review or peruse material that is harmful to minors" or "allows a minor to view a live performance which is harmful to minors." S.C. Code Ann. § 16-15-385(A)-(B) (2003).
As to the CSC charges, the State presented testimony Hatchell had sex with the victim multiple times while she was between the ages of eleven and twelve. Regarding the lewd act charge, the State presented testimony Hatchell repeatedly had sex with the victim and touched her breasts and vagina while she was between the ages of nine and twelve. For the dissemination charge, the State presented testimony Hatchell showed a pornographic video to the victim and did not attempt to turn it off after it began playing. Accordingly, the trial court properly denied the motions for a directed verdict.
FEW, C.J., PIEPER and LOCKEMY, JJ., concur.
[1] We decide this case without oral argument pursuant to Rule 215, SCACR.
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The road that led MITZI GAYNOR to international superstardom began in her native Chicago where she was virtually born into the theater. Her mother was a talented dancer and her father a virtuoso musician. Family members and teachers alike were quick to notice and nurture the natural born performing talent of young Mitzi who relished the hours of dance & performance training she was receiving. Her instructor, the acclaimed ballerina Madame Kathryn Etienne, knew from an early age that the young performer was destined for stardom and encouraged the child’s family to seek that stardom in Hollywood and so, the family moved west on a dream.
The Emmy® and Golden Globe® winning actress, comedienne and musical performer began her decades-spanning career at the age of thirteen in the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera as a featured performer in the corps de ballet of several Los Angeles, San Francisco and Philadelphia productions such as Songs Without Words, Naughty Marietta, Roberta, Jollyana and The Great Waltz and performed on Broadway in the New Century Theatre production of Gypsy Lady. Mitzi’s vibrant performances were capturing the attention of composers including Cole Porter and Irving Berlin when noted film director Henry Koster and producers Sol Siegel and George Jessel arranged a screen test that resulted in a contract at 20th Century Fox.
She transitioned from stage to screen at age nineteen with her first role opposite Betty Grable and Dan Dailey in the film My Blue Heaven. The studio, quick to capitalize on the vivacious talent that would later propel Mitzi to the top ranks of show business, cast her in a succession of audience pleasing comedies & musicals including Golden Girl, We’re not Married, The I Don’t Care Girl and Bloodhounds of Broadway.
During this period, Mitzi met the man who would not only become the guiding force of her professional life but also the great love of her personal life, influential agent and marketing genius Jack Bean. Thus began a fifty two year marriage and career partnership that would result in motion picture classics, dazzling television spectaculars and legendary nightclub and concert appearances.
Encouraged by Bean, Mitzi starred in her first and only western with Jeffrey Hunter called Three Young Texans then delivered a star-making performance alongside Ethel Merman, Dan Dailey, Donald O’Connor and Marilyn Monroe in There’s No Business Like Show Business. Following that film’s success, she was signed to a lucrative Paramount contract, negotiated by Bean, which would yield three film hits, The Birds and the Bees with George Gobel and David Niven, Anything Goes with Bing Crosby and Donald O’Connor and a praiseworthy dramatic turn in The Joker Is Wild alongside Frank Sinatra.
Now an established box-office star, Mitzi was cast alongside Gene Kelly in the lavish, globe-trotting MGM musical Les Girls, but perhaps her greatest film success lie just on the horizon. 20th Century Fox was preparing the film adaptation of one of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s most lauded and successful musicals, South Pacific, and nearly every motion picture actress in Hollywood was vying for the role of Ensign Nellie Forbush. The film’s director, the legendary Joshua Logan, had remembered catching a glimpse of Mitzi during a theatrical audition earlier in the decade. Convinced he had found his “Nellie,” Logan championed her for the part. The composers concurred and Mitzi won the coveted role in a whirlwind of worldwide publicity.
The film opened in 1958 to critical acclaim and international box-office success. The soundtrack, featuring Mitzi’s performances of “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair” and “A Wonderful Guy” amongst others has never gone out of print and remains to this day a perennial seller. For her performance, Mitzi was nominated for a prestigious Golden Globe® Award as Best Actress in a Musical. Following that success she returned to the big screen in Happy Anniversary, once again with David Niven, Carl Reiner and a young Patty Duke, Surprise Package with Yul Brynner and Noel Coward, For Love of Money with Kirk Douglas and ushered in a new era of acclaim as a live performer.
Mitzi first took the concert world by storm in 1961 at Las Vegas’ fabulous Flamingo Hotel. Her debut broke all box office records and was met with overwhelming acclaim - Life Magazine noted “Gaynor started at the top and climbed even higher”, The Los Angeles Times called her “The nation’s number one female song and dance star”- and The Hollywood Reporter proclaimed her “flawless and devastating.” She would remain a major Vegas headliner for more than a decade performing annually at the Flamingo for 4 years before moving to the Riviera in 1966 for 6 years. It was this engagement that brought her the long association and friendship with noted costume designer Bob Mackie. Mitzi was the first star client for whom Mr. Mackie designed an entire show. He would continue to design the lavish, razzle-dazzle costumes that remained a staple throughout her performing career. In 1972 Mitzi moved to the Tropicana where she opened their new Superstar Theatre. Her groundbreaking, high-concept stage shows set the gold standard for performing excellence and established her as a major attraction across the U.S. and Canada from Miami Beach to Vancouver. For the next five decades Mitzi would tour with a high-energy concert act that solidified her reputation as one of the greatest live performers of the era and has long since been simulated by many of the top female talents of our time.
Also a highly-sought after guest on the nation’s top television programs, Mitzi also made several memorable appearances in the medium, including a 1964 appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, in which she had top billing over The Beatles. She also performed to great acclaim on several Academy Awards broadcasts where her show- stopping 1967 rendition of Best Song nominee Georgy Girl, before a TV audience of 65 million, was met with wildly enthusiastic applause. Those successful Academy Awards appearances and an equally popular holiday installment of Kraft Musical Hall titled The Mitzi Gaynor Christmas Show, led to an avalanche of inquiries from virtually every network offering the dynamic performer television series and specials of her own.
She fulfilled the requests in 1968 with the premiere of the aptly titled Mitzi. The special debuted to blockbuster ratings, 33 million viewers and unanimous critical acclaim. The Los Angeles Times called it “glittering perfection…a kind of ultimate statement of that particular TV format.” Over the next ten years, she would continue to showcase her magical brand of dazzling showmanship in eight spectacular hours of non-stop entertainment including Mitzi…and 100 Guys (1975), Mitzi…Zings Into Spring (1977) and Mitzi…Roarin’ in the 20’s (1976). Each special was a lavish blend of song, dance and sparkling comedy with costumes by Legendary fashion designer Bob Mackie, choreography by Peter Gennaro, Danny Daniels, Robert Sidney and Tony Charmoli and guests drawn from the top ranks of show business including Bob Hope, Michael Landon, Carl Reiner, George Hamilton, Ken Berry, Jerry Orbach, Benny Goodman, Roy Clark and Suzanne Pleshette. Renowned for their technical and creative achievements, the specials were honored with 17 Emmy® nominations and 6 Emmy® awards. These specials were recently celebrated in the musical documentary Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years, which featured clips and commentary from Mitzi herself along with comedy icon Carl Reiner, Bob Mackie, Kristin Chenoweth, Kelli O'Hara and famed director/choreographer Tony Charmoli. It aired nationwide on public television and was honored with the 2010 NATAS Emmy® Award for Outstanding Entertainment Special.
Throughout the 1980’s and 90’s Mitzi continued to entertain sold-out audiences at top concert venues and performing arts centers across the United States and Canada and returned to the theatrical stage starring in the national tour of the Broadway revival of Anything Goes. She also added a new dimension to her career as a witty chronicler of Hollywood history in a popular series of columns for the influential trade paper The Hollywood Reporter.
She is currently sharing her fabled brand of entertainment in her new show Razzle Dazzle: My Life Behind the Sequins - a glittering multimedia one woman tour-de-force of side-splitting stories and classic songs, along with stunning video footage culled from her television, concert & film work. In reviewing the show, The New York Times called her “an all time great,” Rex Reed of the New York Observer noted “Glamorous, Colossal and one of a kind, Mitzi Gaynor is the real deal,” and The Las Vegas Tribune said “All the ingredients for a great show and a lot of fun.”
She recently received the International Press Academy’s Mary Pickford Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Entertainment Industry. She was named the Entertainer of the Year at the 28th Annual Tremaine Dance Gala and received The Chapman University Lifetime Achievement Award.
Mitzi is actively involved in various charitable initiatives including The Professional Dancers Society, where she has served as President since 2003. The organization helps both active and inactive professional dancers and works with the Actors Fund of America to provide low income housing, retirement and nursing facilities for entertainment professionals
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First Teaser For ‘The Walking Dead’ Movie Released; Film To Get Theatrical Release
‘The Walking Dead’ Season 10 Trailer Revealed At San Diego Comic-Con
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‘Dark Phoenix’ Projected To Be Bigger Bomb Than 2015’s ‘Fantastic Four’
Vince Hoover
X-Men: Dark Phoenix really had a terrible uphill climb in front of it from the get go. Not that it wasn’t really the studio’s own doing, though. Hiring Simon Kinberg to direct the story that he had already butchered once before as a writer as their first mistake. Also, coming off the heels of the dismal X-Men: Apocalypse and Disney buying out Fox, fans had pretty much already checked out of the franchise. They had visions of what the X-Men could really be in the hand of Marvel Studios. So, is it really that much of a shock to see that Dark Phoenix didn’t do well at the box office? But just how bad did it do?
According to Forbes, it looks like the final film in the FOX-men franchise could do worse than even the most dreaded film in the superhero genre, Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four. Dark Phoenix is down to just 426 theaters nationwide, as well as massively drying up on the world stage. This has the film’s projected final box office numbers at $250 million. Now, this may seem like no small feat, but considering the movie took $200 million to make, it shows its return ratio is only 1.39.
In contrast, FF only made $168 million, but with a budget of just $120 million, it has a slightly better return ratio, making it a more successful film, technically. However, whilst Dark Phoenix has had a bit of a mixed reaction from fans, FF is still widely panned as the worst superhero movie ever.
Regardless of what you thought of the film, it’s clear that Dark Phoenix was a letdown of a final chapter to the long running franchise. Many fans feel they deserved better for the swan song of Marvel’s Merry Mutants, but they do take solace in knowing that the property is back where it belongs, and they will one day find their way into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
What did you think of Dark Phoenix? Let us know in the comments below!
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5 minutes with... John from Advanced Material Development
By Daisy Wood
In our regular series, our Community Manager Daisy interviews new arrivals at Sussex Innovation about their business, why they joined, and their plans for growth. Today she chats with John Lee from Advanced Material Development.
What does Advanced Material Development do?
Advanced Material Development is a UK based business that's been formed to support scientific research in British universities but primarily here at the University of Sussex. We've linked up with an old friend, Professor Alan Dalton, who is the Professor of Materials Physics here, and have put together a board of experienced business professionals. We're going to be funding streams of research within the field of 2D materials.
On your website you refer to "World Challenges", what do you mean by this?
When we started out, in terms of determining the key areas that we wanted to tackle, it became clear that 2D materials are seen as "wonder materials" that are going to change the future of the planet. We decided to zone in on what we felt were some major challenges that the world faces, ranging from marine population to food wastage, to med-tech for all (not just advanced economies) and improvement of the whole supply chain, protection of consumer brands and various issues contained within that.
So was saving the world your reason for setting up the company?
It's not really that kind of approach. Those areas are where the research team are already focussing. All the academics that sit within the team are very applied scientists [who are] all looking to generate funding to support their work. The best way to generate funding is to focus on something that people feel can make a difference. A lot of the lines of research that we’re zoning in on are what we consider to be "close to market" – they're not long, ten-year time frames, they're more like two to three. We believe that with limited but well-allocated funding we can move these from being concepts to actual prototypes.
Do you think that academic research needs that push from somewhere?
The biggest problem, and I think it's being recognised more so by the universities and particularly here at Sussex, is the importance of impact. University researchers need to engage with businesses to get their research funded; evidence of impact supports their funding. So this is important and AMD is the Materials Science Group's impact. At the same time there’s a lot of state funding from the likes of Innovate UK, Horizon 2020 (which is European funding) and research tax credits. These things can be used to enhance the amount of funds you have at your disposal, but you still need to be engaged with a business enterprise.
What was the hardest thing setting up the company?
We started setting up the company in May last year. There's a lot of things you have to negotiate but I would say the hardest part was building a research framework agreement with the university. As they say, if you took your solicitors to the church, you'd never get married! And that's what it can be like…you have two legal sides trying to protect their "clients" while both are trying to build a collaboration to suit both... Getting to grips with that was one of the main things but also, at the end of the day, the hardest thing is to raise funding. We've been very lucky, through my thirty years in the City and many contacts there, and through other connections, we've been able to raise the money quite easily.
That must be uncommon…?
It still takes time. We put a lot of time into it, into our investment memorandum, and we were very thorough with all our documentation. In the end the research framework agreement which we developed with the University was seen to be very thorough and to protect both parties equally well.
Is there any advice you'd pass on to someone setting up a business?
I would say the best piece of advice I could give to anyone in a start-up situation is to admit that you don't know it all [and] prepare for the unexpected because there’ll be lots of it. [It's also important to] get it right from the start. We were with a patent lawyer the other day and he talked about future-proofing a business; I think this is important because most problems that you'll have in the future are because you didn't deal with things properly at the start. So, be thorough, pay attention to detail and make sure that everything legal is properly in place. It can be expensive but should not be treated lightly.
So Sussex Innovation Centre, why did you decide to join?
Sussex Innovation Centre, when we first stepped out on this journey, was not the obvious place to be. I live in Godalming, as does our Chairman Johnny Wybrew, and my brother [co-founder Richard Lee] lives in Wimbledon, so it's quite a long way from where we would choose to be. However, the academics of course are tied to the labs. Also, when we took a closer look at SINC it just seemed to be the ideal one-stop shop for everything that a small business needs in terms of the support network, the facilities and the general helpfulness of the people around you. There is genuinely a feeling that whatever issue you may face there is someone here who can help you.
How do you plan to grow your business with us?
It's early doors for us at the moment. We’ve spoken to Lucy about the Catalyst Team and have engaged with one of the team there who’s helping us out with some data gathering. We are also using a law firm who are based at SINC and we intend to utilise the in-house accounts team. I don’t have a lot of resources to pull on in terms of people, a lot of the time it’s just me and my brother in the office and we need to be able to outsource a lot of functions. If someone's just next door or just down the corridor, that's a lot easier than having to communicate with someone via email far away.
I see AMD very much as a long-term business plan. I left a career in the City having decided it was time for a change in direction and I saw this as a tremendous opportunity, perhaps a once in a lifetime one. We have access to some of the finest academics in the world and that doesn't just go for Materials Science here, as I think there are a lot of untapped opportunities within the University. I think SINC will give us the opportunity to grow. We've already had discussions about the opportunities for scaling up some of the work that we're doing, [if that happens] we know the facilities are here. I fully believe that AMD will retain an office here long-term. It may be that we spread out in terms of various operations and we may develop relationships with other universities, but for now the heart and soul sits here.
Want more like this? You can read the rest of our interviews with Sussex Innovation members here.
Advanced Material Development
Proprietary nanotechnology for the development of materials and near to market applications.
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Tallaght - 2 Die in Drug and Drink Related Deaths
Dublin South West Sinn Féin representative Seán Crowe has expressed dismay at the death of two young people from Tallaght as a result of a lethal cocktail of drink and drugs.Crowe said that the parish of Killinardan in Tallaght which has seen far too many drug related deaths over the years was reeling from these latest victims and called for an increase in the Tallaght Drugs Unit to effectively respond to the easy availability of drugs in the area.
Crowe said, "Having spent most of my adult life campaigning on this issue I can't recall ever having seen two deaths from separate incidences in any one area of Tallaght in such a short space of time.
"Today two young people, a woman and a man, from the Killinardan parish area of Tallaght were buried today, having died within hours of each other as a result of a lethal cocktail of drink and drugs.
"Two deaths in two separate incidences, two coffins in the same church in one area in such a short space of time. Two families heartbroken and trying to come to terms with their loss.
"These deaths are a stark reminder to everyone of the dangers of mixing alcohol and drugs and even more conclusive evidence of the prevalence of drugs in Tallaght and other communities throughout this state.
"These deaths are another indication of the drug and alcohol crisis that is growing and continues to grow with more and more young people and their families being adversely affected.
"Hardworking projects attempting to deal with the effects of drugs in communities like Tallaght need our continued support but the easy availability of drugs like Cocaine, Heroin, Benzedrine's and the increasing mixture of these with alcohol need new initiatives.
"The free availability of legal and illegal drugs needs to be tackled. The open dealing in clubs and pubs needs to be tackled by the Garda Authorities immediately.
"The door to door delivery service by drug dealers needs to stop in many estates in Tallaght. This needs to end but it wont happen in Tallaght with an eleven strong drugs unit.
"Communities and individuals need to be encouraged to get involved in tackling the drug crisis. This worked in the past and lessons learned and experienced gained need to be applied to tackle today's unique problems.
"All dealers, from low level right up to the drug barons, need to feel pressure from the Gardaí and from the Communities they are destroying. We are not seeing that at present.
"Sinn Féin has repeatedly called for resources for the Garda Drugs Squads to be at least doubled and I want to echo that call again today on the day of these funerals.
"The Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan needs to roll out the Dial to Stop Drug Dealing initiative in Tallaght. This successful pilot project in Blanchardstown should now be rolled out in areas like Tallaght that are awash with drugs.
"There is a need for societal changes to combat this crisis but the authorities in the interim can bring positive changes to areas most acutely effected by drugs and alcohol crisis." ENDS
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Slanderous attacks about trying to stop rising support for Sinn Fein - Gerry Adams TD
7 November, 2014 - by Gerry Adams TD
Addressing the annual Friends of Sinn Féin fundraising dinner in New York Sinn Fein Leader Gerry Adams TD said:
“Sinn Féin is proud of what we have achieved in Government in the North under Martin McGuinness’s leadership. And Sinn Féin is the lead opposition party in the South. We are determined to keep building; to keep making advances.
“Not surprisingly our political opponents remain equally determined to attack and undermine and devalue our efforts. Many of those who scandalously slandered and criticised John Hume and myself for our peace efforts in the 1990’s, are still active today.
“We have seen that most recently in the scurrilous allegations levelled against myself and Sinn Féin by the Taoiseach, the Tanaiste and the Fianna Fáil leader. These allegations are not true.
“The campaign of slander has been led largely by the Independent Group of Newspapers. It has opposed our peace efforts 20 years ago and continues to attack us today.”
Mr Adams accused the Taoiseach, the Tanaiste, and the Fianna Fáil leader of hypocrisy in the attacks on Sinn Fein and said:
“In their effort to stem the rising tide of public support for Sinn Féin it would appear that our political opponents are prepared to employ any dirty trick; use any lie; level any insulting allegation or bogus accusation.
“And that is what this tactic is really about. It’s about trying to blunt the growth of Sinn Féin and our potential for electoral gains at the next general election in the south in 2016. They will not succeed.
“But they do have good cause for concern. I am pleased to report to you that with your continued support 2014 was another good year electorally for the party in Ireland. In May Sinn Féin fought local government and EU elections across the island of Ireland emerging as the largest party in Ireland.”
Mr Adams said voters had endorsed Sinn Fein’s message for the need to reinvigorate the Peace Process and for an agreed, united Ireland.
“That’s what Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil and Labour and the DUP are afraid of. A strong Irish republican party focussed on uniting Ireland , and committed to achieving real change in Ireland”, he said.
Mr Adams thanked US diplomats Richard Haas and Meghan O’Sullivan for the work they did for peace in Ireland saying that their proposals for dealing with the past, with Orange marches and issues of identity provideh a way forward but were rejected by the Unionists and not supported by the British Government.
“Last year I told you that the Irish and British governments are failing the peace process. That remains my opinion. They have failed to demand that political unionism honour its commitments in government.
“Let me record that this negative stance is out of step with civic Unionism, the community sector, and the business and commercial sectors. Grassroot unionists, particularly those disadvantaged by austerity policies, deserve better.
“And the government themselves have also failed to implement key elements of the Good Friday and subsequent agreements. There is no Bill of Rights for the north to protect citizens; there is no Acht na Gaeilge; there is no north-south consultative forum.
“Let me also say that all of these measures will be introduced because we in Sinn Féin are absolutely determined that there is no going back. The only way is forward.
“You will also know, that the British government has reneged on the commitment to hold an inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane. It continues to cover-up the role of the British state in collusion and the murder of citizens.”
The Sinn Fein Leader said the Irish government is failing to effectively challenge the British government on any of this:
“Instead of acting as a co-equal guarantor with the British government, the Irish government is acquiescing to British policy.This is unacceptable. It is also dangerous.
“Martin McGuinness and I are waiting since the summer for a meeting with the Taoiseach. Fact is, the Taoiseach doesn’t understand the peace process. He sees Sinn Féin as rivals not as partners in peace building.
“The British government's appeasement of political unionism and the Irish government's detached attitude to the Good Friday Agreement are unhelpful and counter-productive.
“The Irish Government has previously been involved in each successful negotiation from Good Friday, through to St Andrews and Hillsborough. It needs to do so again.”
*See below the full text of Gerrys Adams’ address:
Defend the Good Friday Agreement
I want to welcome all of you here tonight to the annual New York Friends of Sinn Féin dinner.
This event would not have been possible without the commitment, hard work and dedication of the Friends of Sinn Féin Committee.
So a special go raibh maith agaibh go léir.
To: our musicians and to everyone who has worked on this event.
I want to thank our leader Rita O’Hare and Sinn Féin Finance spokesperson Pearse Doherty TD for their contribution this evening.
Richard McAuley, my close friend and colleague who normally travels to this event unfortunately is unable to be with us tonight, but sends his best regards from Ireland.
Thanks also to:
Jim Cullen
Pat, Jimmy and Brian Donaghy
Paul Bryce
Fay Devlin
Sean Mackin
Sean Downes
And Gerry Keogh
Despite their busy lives the Committee has once again succeeded in planning and organizing tonight’s very successful event.
It is that same commitment and dedication that has kept the Irish American diaspora connected to its homeland.
This diaspora is very important to Sinn Féin.
Pearse Doherty recently travelled to Australia to meet our latest generation of exiles. He is for Canada this weekend.
And I want to welcome Alan McConnell from Friends of Sinn Féin in Canada.
Mary Lou was in Australia earlier this year.
We applaud the work being done here for the undocumented and for immigrant reform.
I want to thank the Dublin TD Sean Crowe for his work and pledge Sinn Féin’s continued support on this important issue.
Remember almost half a million – a lost generation of mostly young people – have been forced to leave Ireland in the last eight years.
That, alongside the partition of our island is a shameful indictment of successive Dublin Governments.
Sinn Féin strongly supports the right of Irish citizens outside the Southern state to vote in Presidential elections.
That means people in the North and the Diaspora.
We put that on the agenda for the Constitutional convention and the Convention supports that right.
I introduced a Bill in the Dáil recently to give effect to this. So I look forward to you folks voting for our President.
I am also pleased to announce the appointment of Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh as the Sinn Féin spokesperson on the Diaspora.
Trevor, from Conamara will take up the good work that Sean Crowe started.
On this the 20th anniversary year of the IRA’s 1994 cessation, I especially want to thank all of you in this room.
I recognise many familiar faces.
Year after year, you have attended conferences, lobbied your political representatives, raised the issue of peace and justice and freedom for Ireland, and joined with us in the many fund raising events that have been held by Friends of Sinn Féin.
I want to thank you and the millions more across the USA and internationally, who have remained steadfast and true to the cause of freedom and independence and unity in Ireland.
Your efforts helped bring an end to the long war and to create the conditions for the peace process.
As I flew across the Atlantic this morning I had time to reflect on how much has changed; how far our struggle has come, and especially of my first journeys here in 1994.
20 years ago last month I first travelled across this huge United States from the east coast to the west.
I met Senator Ted Kennedy, Senator Chris Dodd, as well as Congressmen Peter King and Ben Gilman and Richie Neal and countless other city, state and national leaders, and I spoke to the then Vice President Al Gore.
20 years ago next month I was back for my first visit to the White House.
It is important that you understand that all of that, and the progress we have seen since then, and the continued engagement of successive Democratic and Republican Presidents and Congressional leaders, is down to your hard work and commitment.
None of that would have happened without your support; your lobbying; your efforts.
On those visits I made a commitment that Sinn Féin would work tirelessly for peace.
That we would work unstintingly to achieve Irish reunification.
And that we would honour every commitment we make.
We have kept those commitments.
Irish republicans have demonstrated a determination to keep looking forward, and to keep moving the peace process forward despite all the difficulties and frustrations.
We have taken risks for peace; personal risks and political risks.
And Sinn Féin is proud of what we have achieved in Government in the North under Martin McGuinness’s leadership.
And Sinn Féin is the lead opposition party in the South.
We are determined to keep building; to keep making advances.
Not surprisingly our political opponents remain equally determined to attack and undermine and devalue our efforts.
Many of those who scandalously slandered and criticised John Hume and myself for our peace efforts in the 1990’s, are still active today.
We have seen that most recently in the scurrilous allegations levelled against myself and Sinn Féin by the Taoiseach, the Tanaiste and the Fianna Fáil leader.
These allegations are not true.
The campaign of slander has been led largely by the Independent Group of Newspapers.
It has opposed our peace efforts 20 years ago and continues to attack us today.
For those of you who know the history of struggle in Ireland, you will know that none of this is new.
In 1916 the Irish Independent called for the execution of the leaders of the Rising.
In particular, when all the others were shot to death, except for the badly wounded James Connolly, the Independent demanded he be executed also.
A few years later during the Tan War it condemned Michael Collins and the efforts of that generation of IRA freedom fighters so beloved of the Dublin establishment.
Unlike Bobby Sands MP, or Mairead Farrell, or Maire Drumm, who the Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael leaders condemn as terrorists, they hale Mick Collins as a Gandhi like personage.
Mick Collins’ response to the Independent’s criticism of the fight for freedom was to dispatch volunteers to the Independent’s offices.
They held the editor at gun point and then dismantled and destroyed the entire printing machinery!
Now I’m obviously not advocating that.
Just pointing up the hypocrisy of the Taoiseach, the Tanaiste, and the Fianna Fáil leader.
And that is what this tactic is really about.
It’s about trying to blunt the growth of Sinn Féin and our potential for electoral gains at the next general election in the south in 2016.
They will not succeed. But they do have good cause for concern.
I am pleased to report to you that with your continued support 2014 was another good year electorally for the party in Ireland.
In May Sinn Féin fought local government and EU elections across the island of Ireland emerging as the largest party in Ireland.
The results are clear:
More citizens voted for Sinn Féin in 2014 than in the famous election of 1918.
Sinn Féin MEP’s represent every county on the island of Ireland.
262 Local government Councillors were elected.
Approximately a third are women. Not good enough yet, but better than any other party.
21.2% of the vote on the island of Ireland, over a fifth of the electorate support Sinn Féin.
And on 10 Councils, Sinn Féin is the largest party.
It was a historic result.
Voters endorsed our message that there is a fairer way to organise our economy and society which is rights based and citizen-centred.
They endorsed Sinn Fein’s message for the need to reinvigorate the Peace Process and for an agreed, united Ireland.
That’s what Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil and Labour and the DUP are afraid of.
A strong Irish republican party focussed on uniting Ireland , and committed to achieving real change in Ireland.
But the process of change is just that – a process.
It needs constant attention, renewal and initiatives.
Not least because there are still those in politics, in the media, in the governments, who are resistant to change.
That is evident in the ongoing difficulties in the current negotiations.
These centre around issues all of you will be familiar with; disputes over flags, contentious parades and dealing with the past and legacy issues.
In essence it’s all about equality, or the lack of it.
The negotiations are also about the future of the Good Friday Agreement and the political institutions it established.
Several weeks ago the DUP leader Peter Robinson asserted that the political arrangements set up under the Good Friday Agreement and other Agreements, were no longer fit for purpose.
No one here should miss the importance of this.
The DUP – always reluctant partners in the institutions – and opponents of the principles of equality and inclusiveness – are seeking to destroy the Good Friday Agreement.
They have stalled on implementing key agreements.
In recent weeks we have seen the DUP renege on an agreement to appoint Mitchel McLaughlin of Sinn Féin as speaker of the Assembly.
So, in the time ahead I am appealing to all of you to redouble your efforts in defense of the Good Friday Agreement and of the peace process.
The US government has sent former Senator Gary Hart to help. I welcome that.
Secretary of State John Kerry, President Obama and Vice President Biden, and the administration are committed to the peace process. I welcome that also.
I also want to thank US diplomats Richard Haas and Meghan O’Sullivan for the work they did for peace in our country.
Their proposals for dealing with the past, with Orange marches and issues of identity do provide a way forward.
But they were rejected by the Unionists and not supported by Downing St.
Last year I told you that the Irish and British governments are failing the peace process.
That remains my opinion.
They have failed to demand that political unionism honour its commitments in government.
Let me record that this negative stance is out of step with civic Unionism, the community sector, and the business and commercial sectors.
Grassroot unionists, particularly those disadvantaged by austerity policies, deserve better.
And the government themselves have also failed to implement key elements of the Good Friday and subsequent agreements.
There is no Bill of Rights for the north to protect citizens; there is no Acht na Gaeilge; there is no north-south consultative forum.
Let me also say that all of these measures will be introduced because we in Sinn Féin are absolutely determined that there is no going back.
The only way is forward.
You will also know, that the British government has reneged on the commitment to hold an inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane.
It continues to cover-up the role of the British state in collusion and the murder of citizens.
These matters will also be dealt with in the time ahead, in my view.
Martin McGuinness, I, MaryLou McDonald and Michelle Gildernew recently met David Cameron.
That was the first time he met the Sinn Féin leadership since he came to office.
We are still waiting for a promised second meeting.
Fact is, Mr Cameron has made no investment in the Irish peace process.
For its part the Irish government is failing to effectively challenge the British government on any of this.
Instead of acting as a co-equal guarantor with the British government, the Irish government is acquiescing to British policy.
This is unacceptable. It is also dangerous.
Martin McGuinness and I are waiting since the summer for a meeting with the Taoiseach.
Fact is, the Taoiseach doesn’t understand the peace process.
He sees Sinn Féin as rivals not as partners in peace building.
The Irish Government has previously been involved in each successful negotiation from Good Friday, through to St Andrews and Hillsborough.
It needs to do so again.
The current political impasse in the north is not sustainable.
There is therefore an urgent need to ensure that political progress is made.
That means new initiatives, especially initiatives which can repair broken relationships; promote reconciliation, and map a new course for the future.
We need our friends in Irish America and the diaspora to help inject forward momentum back into the peace process.
Irish America did it before.
The island of Ireland today is in transition.
Politics is in flux.
Progress has been made.
But more must be made, if the progress of the last 20 years is not to be squandered.
So tonight I am appealing for your help again.
I’m also pledging Sinn Féin’s continued and total commitment on making this process work.
We are involved in negotiations, and we’re not involved in negotiations to fail.
We’re engaged in negotiations to succeed.
That is what the vast majority of people want.
That is what our children and grandchildren deserve.
A future based on peace, democracy and equality.
I am appealing for Irish America to once again step up to the plate; defend the Good Friday Agreement and work with us in ensuring that peace and justice and independence are finally achieved for the people of Ireland.
Finally, I want to invite you all to be part of the centenary of the 1916 Rising.
That Rising was funded by Irish America – by the children of An Gorta Mór/ The Great Hunger.
The American connection needs to be recalled and celebrated and I would ask that you organise events to do so. We will help with speakers.
Most of the 1916 leaders visited here.
James Connolly lived here. So did Tom and Kathleen Clarke.
I also want to invite you to come to Ireland for the celebrations.
The Government has yet to announce its plans because it has no plans.
The Government won’t mark the Rising in appropriate way because it is opposed to the social and economic intent of the 1916 Proclamation.
It is against equality and the core values of Irish Republicanism.
But be confident that the plain people of Ireland will celebrate and educate and pay tribute to the brave men and women of 1916.
Be confident that Sinn Féin will continue to work to make the Proclamation a reality in a United free Ireland.
Maybe if enough of our exiles come home we might even have another Rising!
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Exclusive: Tests link Syrian government stockpile to largest sarin attack - sources
Anthony Deutsch
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The Syrian government’s chemical weapons stockpile has been linked for the first time by laboratory tests to the largest sarin nerve agent attack of the civil war, diplomats and scientists told Reuters, supporting Western claims that government forces under President Bashar al-Assad were behind the atrocity.
Laboratories working for the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons compared samples taken by a U.N. mission in the Damascus suburb of Ghouta after the Aug. 21, 2013 attack, when hundreds of civilians died of sarin gas poisoning, to chemicals handed over by Damascus for destruction in 2014.
(For a graphic on chemical attacks click tmsnrt.rs/2pKDWOY )
The tests found “markers” in samples taken at Ghouta and at the sites of two other nerve agent attacks, in the towns of Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib governorate on April 4, 2017 and Khan al-Assal, Aleppo, in March 2013, two people involved in the process said.
“We compared Khan Sheikhoun, Khan al-Assal, Ghouta,” said one source who asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the findings. “There were signatures in all three of them that matched.”
The same test results were the basis for a report by the OPCW-United Nations Joint Investigative Mechanism in October which said the Syrian government was responsible for the Khan Sheikhoun attack, which killed dozens.
The findings on Ghouta, whose details were confirmed to Reuters by two separate diplomatic sources, were not released in the October report to the U.N. Security Council because they were not part of the team’s mandate.
They will nonetheless bolster claims by the United States, Britain and other Western powers that Assad’s government still possesses and uses banned munitions in violation of several Security Council resolutions and the Chemical Weapons Convention.
The OPCW declined to comment. Syria has repeatedly denied using chemical weapons in the conflict now in its seventh year and has blamed the chemical attacks in the rebel-held territory of Ghouta on the insurgents themselves.
Russia has also denied that Syrian government forces have carried out chemical attacks and has questioned the reliability of the OCPW inquiries. Officials in Moscow have said the rebels staged the attacks to discredit the Assad government and whip up international condemnation.
Under a U.S.-Russian deal after the Ghouta attack in 2013, Damascus joined the OPCW and agreed to permanently eliminate its chemical weapons program, including destroying a 1,300-tonne stockpile of industrial precursors that has now been linked to the Ghouta attack.
But inspectors have found proof of an ongoing chemical weapons program in Syria, including the systematic use of chlorine barrel bombs and sarin, which they say was ordered at the highest levels of government.
The sarin attack on Khan Sheikhoun in April last year prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to order a missile strike against the Shayrat air base, from which the Syrian operation is said to have been launched.
Diplomatic and scientific sources said efforts by Syria and Russia to discredit the U.N.-OPCW tests establishing a connection to Ghouta have so far come up with nothing.
Russia’s blocking of resolutions at the Security Council seeking accountability for war crimes in Syria gained new relevance when Russia stationed its aircraft at Shayrat in 2015.
Washington fired missiles at Shayrat in April 2017, saying the Syrian air force used it to stage the Khan Sheikhoun sarin attack on April 4 a few days earlier, killing more than 80 people.
No Russian military assets are believed to have been hit, but Moscow warned at the time it could have serious consequences.
In June, the Pentagon said it had seen what appeared to be preparations for another chemical attack at the same airfield, prompting Russia to say it would respond proportionately if Washington took pre-emptive measures against Syrian forces there.
“SERIOUS LAB WORK”
The chemical tests were carried out at the request of the U.N.-OPCW inquiry, which was searching for potential links between the stockpile and samples from Khan Sheikhoun. The analysis results raised the possibility that they would provide a link to other sarin attacks, the source said.
Two compounds in the Ghouta sample matched those also found in Khan Sheikhoun, one formed from sarin and the stabilizer hexamine and another specific fluorophosphate that appears during sarin production, the tests showed.
“Like in all science, it should be repeated a couple of times, but it was serious matching and serious laboratory work,” the source said.
Independent experts, however, said the findings are the strongest scientific evidence to date that the Syrian government was behind Ghouta, the deadliest chemical weapons attack since the Halabja massacres of 1988 during the Iran-Iraq war.
“A match of samples from the 2013 Ghouta attacks to tests of chemicals in the Syrian stockpile is the equivalent of DNA evidence: definitive proof,” said Amy Smithson, a U.S. nonproliferation expert.
The hexamine finding “is a particularly significant match,” Smithson said, because it is a chemical identified as a unique hallmark of the Syrian military’s process to make sarin.
“This match adds to the mountain of physical evidence that points conclusively, without a shadow of doubt, to the Syrian government,” she said.
NO CHANCE REBELS BEHIND GHOUTA
Smithson and other sources familiar with the matter said it would have been virtually impossible for the rebels to carry out a coordinated, large-scale strike with poisonous munitions, even if they had been able to steal the chemicals from the government’s stockpile.
“I don’t think there is a cat in hell’s chance that rebels or Islamic State were responsible for the Aug. 21 Ghouta attack,” said Hamish de Bretton-Gordon, an independent specialist in biological and chemical weapons.
The U.N.-OPCW inquiry, which was disbanded in November after being blocked by Syria’s ally Russia at the U.N. Security Council, also found that Islamic State had used the less toxic blistering agent sulfur mustard gas on a small scale in Syria.
The Ghouta attack, by comparison, was textbook chemical warfare, Smithson and de Bretton-Gordon said, perfectly executed by forces trained to handle sarin, a toxin which is more difficult to use because it must be mixed just before delivery.
FILE PHOTO: A U.N. chemical weapons expert, wearing a gas mask, holds a plastic bag containing samples from one of the sites of an alleged chemical weapons attack in the Ain Tarma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria August 29, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abdullah/File Photo
Surface-to-surface rockets delivered hundreds of liters of sarin in perfect weather conditions that made them as lethal as possible: low temperatures and wind in the early hours of the morning, when the gas would remain concentrated and kill sleeping victims, many of them children.
Pre-attack air raids with conventional bombs shattered windows and doors and drove people into shelters where the heavy poison seeped down into underground hiding places. Aerial bombing afterwards sought to destroy the evidence.
The large quantity of chemicals used, along with radar images of rocket traces showing they originated from Syrian Brigade positions, are further proof that the rebels could not have carried out the Ghouta attack, the experts said.
Reporting by Anthony Deutsch; editing by Giles Elgood
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David Shepardson
(Reuters) - A group of 21 U.S. state attorneys general filed suit to challenge the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to do away with net neutrality on Tuesday while Democrats said they needed just one more vote in the Senate to repeal the FCC ruling.
The state attorneys, including those of California, New York and Virginia as well as the District of Columbia, filed a petition to challenge the action, calling it “arbitrary, capricious and an abuse of discretion” and saying that it violated federal laws and regulations.
The petition was filed with a federal appeals court in Washington as Senate Democrats said on Tuesday they had the backing of 50 members of the 100-person chamber for repeal, leaving them just one vote short of a majority.
Even if Democrats could win a majority in the Senate, a repeal would also require winning a vote in the House of Representatives, where Republicans hold a greater majority, and would still be subject to a likely veto by President Donald Trump.
Senator Ed Markey said in a statement that all 49 Democrats in the upper chamber backed the repeal. Earlier this month, Republican Senator Susan Collins said she would back the effort to overturn the FCC’s move. Democrats need 51 votes to win any proposal in the Republican-controlled Senate because Vice President Mike Pence can break any tie.
Trump backed the FCC action, the White House said last month, and overturning a presidential veto requires a two-thirds vote of both chambers.
States said the lawsuit was filed in an abundance of caution because, typically, a petition to challenge would not be filed until the rules legally take effect, which is expected later this year.
Internet advocacy group Free Press, the Open Technology Institute and Mozilla Corp filed similar protective petitions on Tuesday.
The FCC voted in December along party lines to reverse rules introduced in 2015 that barred internet service providers from blocking or throttling traffic or offering paid fast lanes, also known as paid prioritization. The new rules will not take effect for at least three months, the FCC has said.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said the issue would be a major motivating factor for the young voters the party is courting.
A trade group representing major tech companies including Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc and Amazon.com Inc said it would support legal challenges to the reversal.
The FCC vote in December marked a victory for AT&T Inc, Comcast Corp and Verizon Communications Inc and handed them power over what content consumers can access on the internet. It was the biggest win for FCC Chairman Ajit Pai in his sweeping effort to undo many telecommunications regulations.
While the FCC order grants internet providers sweeping new powers it does require public disclosure of any blocking practices. Internet providers have vowed not to change how consumers obtain online content.
FILE PHOTO - Net neutrality advocates rally in front of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) ahead of Thursday's expected FCC vote repealing so-called net neutrality rules in Washington, U.S., December 13, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden, a Republican, said in an interview on Tuesday he planned to hold a hearing on paid prioritization. He has urged Democrats to work constructively on a legislative solution to net neutrality “to bring certainty and clarity going forward and ban behaviors like blocking and throttling.”
He said he does not believe a vote to overturn the FCC decision would get a majority in the U.S. House. Representative Mike Doyle, a Democrat, said Tuesday that his bill to reverse the FCC decision had 80 co-sponsors.
Paid prioritization is part of American life, Walden said. “Where do you want to sit on the airplane? Where do you want to sit on Amtrak?” he said.
Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Cynthia Osterman and Leslie Adler
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relating to health occupations; changing provisions for operating x-ray equipment examination and practice; modifying provisions for medical practice; removing the expiration date for certain health occupation advisory councils; changing a licensing provision for chiropractic practice; modifying provisions for speech-language pathology and audiology; changing licensing provisions for physical therapists and physical therapy assistants; modifying provisions for licensed professional counselors and licensed professional clinical counselors; changing licensing provisions for social work; modifying practice provisions under the Board of Pharmacy; modifying health-related licensing board provisions; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 144.121, subdivision 5, by adding subdivisions; 147.02, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 147.037, subdivision 1; 147A.27, subdivision 2; 147B.05, subdivision 2; 147C.35, subdivision 2; 147D.25, subdivision 2; 148.10, subdivision 1; 148.515, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 148.65, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 148.67, subdivision 1; 148.70; 148.705; 148.706; 148.71; 148.73; 148.735; 148.736, subdivision 1; 148.74; 148.75; 148.754; 148.755; 148.76, subdivision 1; 148.78; 148B.50, subdivision 5; 148B.53, subdivisions 1, 3; 148B.555; 148C.12, by adding subdivisions; 148D.050, subdivision 1; 148D.055, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 148D.060, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, 13, by adding a subdivision; 148D.120, subdivision 2; 148D.125, subdivision 1; 151.01, by adding subdivisions; 151.06, subdivision 1; 151.21, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 214.103, subdivisions 8, 9; 214.32, subdivision 1; 319B.02, subdivision 19; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 148; 148B; 148D; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 148.691, subdivision 3; 148.71, subdivision 1; 148.72; 148.745; 148.775; 148D.001; 148D.010; 148D.015; 148D.020; 148D.025; 148D.030; 148D.035; 148D.040; 148D.045; 148D.050; 148D.055; 148D.060; 148D.065; 148D.070; 148D.075; 148D.080; 148D.085; 148D.090; 148D.095; 148D.100; 148D.105; 148D.110; 148D.115; 148D.120; 148D.125; 148D.130; 148D.135; 148D.140; 148D.145; 148D.150; 148D.155; 148D.160; 148D.165; 148D.170; 148D.175; 148D.180; 148D.185; 148D.190; 148D.195; 148D.200; 148D.205; 148D.210; 148D.215; 148D.220; 148D.225; 148D.230; 148D.235; 148D.240; 148D.245; 148D.250; 148D.255; 148D.260; 148D.265; 148D.270; 148D.275; 148D.280; 148D.285; 148D.290; Minnesota Rules, parts 2500.0500; 5601.0200; 5601.0300; 5601.0400; 5601.0500; 5601.0600; 5601.0700; 5601.0800; 5601.1400; 5601.1500; 5601.1600; 5601.2800; 5601.2900; 5601.3000; 5601.3105; 5601.3110; 5601.3115; 5601.3120; 5601.3125; 5601.3130; 5601.3135; 5601.3140; 5601.3145; 5601.3150; 5601.3155; 5601.3160; 5601.3165.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.121, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Examination for individual operating x-ray equipment.
After January 1, 1997, an individual in a facility with x-ray equipment for use on humans that is registered under subdivision 1 may not operate, nor may the facility allow the individual to operate, x-ray equipment unless the individual has passed an examination approved by the commissioner of health, or an examination determined to the satisfaction of the commissioner of health to be an equivalent national, state, or regional examination, that demonstrates the individual's knowledge of basic radiation safety, proper use of x-ray equipment, darkroom and film processing, and quality assurance procedures. The commissioner shall establish by rule criteria for the approval of examinations required for an individual operating an x-ray machine in Minnesota (a) After January 1, 2008, an individual in a facility with x-ray equipment for use on humans that is registered under subdivision 1 may not operate, nor may the facility allow the individual to operate, x-ray equipment unless the individual has passed a national examination for limited x-ray machine operators that meets the requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) and is approved by the commissioner of health.
(b) The commissioner shall establish criteria for the approval of examinations based on national standards, such as the examination in radiography from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists, the examination for limited scope of practice in radiography from the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists for limited x-ray machine operators, and the American Registry of Chiropractic Radiography Technologists for limited radiography in spines and extremities; or equivalent examinations approved by other states. Equivalent examinations may be approved by the commissioner, if the examination is consistent with the standards for educational and psychological testing as recommended by the American Education Research Association, the American Psychological Association, the National Council on Measurement in Education, or the National Commission for Certifying Agencies. The organization proposing the use of an equivalent examination shall submit a fee to the commissioner of $1,000 per examination to cover the cost of determining the extent to which the examination meets the examining standards. The collected fee shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state government special revenue fund.
(c) The examination for limited x-ray machine operators must include:
(1) radiation protection, equipment maintenance and operation, image production and evaluation, and patient care and management; and
(2) at least one of the following regions of the human anatomy: chest, extremities, skull and sinus, spine, or ankle and foot. The examinations must include the anatomy of, and positioning for, the specific regions.
(d) A limited x-ray operator who is required to take an examination under this subdivision must submit to the commissioner an application for the examination, a $25 processing fee, and the required examination fee set by the national organization offering the examination. The processing fee and the examination fee shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state government special revenue fund. The commissioner shall submit the fee to the national organization providing the examination.
EFFECTIVE DATE.
This section is effective January 1, 2008.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 144.121, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Limited x-ray machine operator practice.
(a) A limited x-ray operator may only practice medical radiography on limited regions of the human anatomy for which the operator has successfully passed an examination identified in subdivision 5, unless the operator meets one of the exemptions described in paragraph (b). The operator may practice using only routine radiographic procedures, for the interpretation by and under the direction of a licensed practitioner, excluding computed tomography, the use of contrast media, and the use of fluoroscopic or mammographic equipment.
(b) This subdivision does not apply to:
(1) limited x-ray machine operators who passed the examination that was required before January 1, 2008;
(2) certified radiologic technologists, licensed dental hygienists, registered dental assistants, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and registered physician assistants;
(3) individuals who are licensed in Minnesota to practice medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, podiatry, or dentistry; and
(4) individuals who are participating in a training course in any of the occupations listed in clause (2) or (3) for the duration and within the scope of the training course.
Subd. 5b.
Variance of scope of practice.
The commissioner may grant a variance according to Minnesota Rules, parts 4717.7000 to 4717.7050, to a facility for the scope of practice of an x-ray operator in cases where the delivery of health care would otherwise be compromised if a variance were not granted. The request for a variance must be in writing, state the circumstances that constitute hardship, state the period of time the facility wishes to have the variance for the scope of practice in place, and state the alternative measures that will be taken if the variance is granted. The commissioner shall set forth in writing the reasons for granting or denying the variance. Variances granted by the commissioner specify in writing the time limitation and required alternative measures to be taken by the facility. A request for the variance shall be denied if the commissioner finds the circumstances stated by the facility do not support a claim of hardship, the requested time period for the variance is unreasonable, the alternative measures proposed by the facility are not equivalent to the scope of practice, or the request for the variance is not submitted to the commissioner in a timely manner.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 147.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
United States or Canadian medical school graduates.
The board shall issue a license to practice medicine to a person not currently licensed in another state or Canada and who meets the requirements in paragraphs (a) to (i).
(a) An applicant for a license shall file a written application on forms provided by the board, showing to the board's satisfaction that the applicant is of good moral character and satisfies the requirements of this section.
(b) The applicant shall present evidence satisfactory to the board of being a graduate of a medical or osteopathic school located in the United States, its territories or Canada, and approved by the board based upon its faculty, curriculum, facilities, accreditation by a recognized national accrediting organization approved by the board, and other relevant data, or is currently enrolled in the final year of study at the school.
(c) The applicant must have passed an examination as described in clause (1) or (2).
(1) The applicant must have passed a comprehensive examination for initial licensure prepared and graded by the National Board of Medical Examiners, the Federation of State Medical Boards, the National Board of Medical Examiners, the Medical Council of Canada, or the appropriate state board that the board determines acceptable. The board shall by rule determine what constitutes a passing score in the examination.
(2) The applicant taking the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) must have passed steps one, two, and three within a seven-year period. This seven-year period begins when the applicant first passes either step one or two, as applicable. Applicants actively enrolled in or graduated from accredited MD/PhD, MD/JD, MD/MBA, or MD/MPH dual degree programs or osteopathic equivalents must have passed each of steps one, two, and three within three attempts in seven years plus the time taken to obtain the non-MD degree or ten years, whichever occurs first. Step three must be passed within five years of passing step two, or before the end of residency training. The applicant must pass each of steps one, two, and three with passing scores as recommended by the USMLE program within three attempts. The applicant taking combinations of Federation of State Medical Boards, National Board of Medical Examiners, and USMLE may be accepted only if the combination is approved by the board as comparable to existing comparable examination sequences and all examinations are completed prior to the year 2000.
(d) The applicant shall present evidence satisfactory to the board of the completion of one year of graduate, clinical medical training in a program accredited by a national accrediting organization approved by the board or other graduate training approved in advance by the board as meeting standards similar to those of a national accrediting organization.
(e) The applicant shall make arrangements with the executive director to appear in person before the board or its designated representative to show that the applicant satisfies the requirements of this section. The board may establish as internal operating procedures the procedures or requirements for the applicant's personal presentation.
(f) The applicant shall pay a fee established by the board by rule. The fee may not be refunded. Upon application or notice of license renewal, the board must provide notice to the applicant and to the person whose license is scheduled to be issued or renewed of any additional fees, surcharges, or other costs which the person is obligated to pay as a condition of licensure. The notice must:
(1) state the dollar amount of the additional costs; and
(2) clearly identify to the applicant the payment schedule of additional costs.
(g) The applicant must not be under license suspension or revocation by the licensing board of the state or jurisdiction in which the conduct that caused the suspension or revocation occurred.
(h) The applicant must not have engaged in conduct warranting disciplinary action against a licensee, or have been subject to disciplinary action other than as specified in paragraph (g). If the applicant does not satisfy the requirements stated in this paragraph, the board may issue a license only on the applicant's showing that the public will be protected through issuance of a license with conditions and limitations the board considers appropriate.
(i) If the examination in paragraph (c) was passed more than ten years ago, the applicant must either:
(1) pass the special purpose examination of the Federation of State Medical Boards with a score of 75 or better within three attempts; or
(2) have a current certification by a specialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties, of the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Professional Education, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or of the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 147.02, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Examination extension; medical reasons.
The board may grant an extension to the time period and to the number of attempts permitted to pass the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) as specified in subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (2), if an applicant has been diagnosed with a medical illness during the process of taking the USMLE but before passage of all steps, or fails to pass a step within three attempts due to the applicant's medical illness. Proof of the medical illness must be submitted to the board on forms and according to the timelines of the board.
The board shall issue a license to practice medicine to any person who satisfies the requirements in paragraphs (a) to (g).
(a) The applicant shall satisfy all the requirements established in section 147.02, subdivision 1, paragraphs (a), (e), (f), (g), and (h).
(b) The applicant shall present evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is a graduate of a medical or osteopathic school approved by the board as equivalent to accredited United States or Canadian schools based upon its faculty, curriculum, facilities, accreditation, or other relevant data. If the applicant is a graduate of a medical or osteopathic program that is not accredited by the Liaison Committee for Medical Education or the American Osteopathic Association, the applicant must may use the Federation of State Medical Boards' Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS) or its successor. If the applicant uses this service as required allowed under this paragraph, the physician application fee may be less than $200 but must not exceed the cost of administering this paragraph.
(c) The applicant shall present evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has been awarded a certificate by the Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates, and the applicant has a working ability in the English language sufficient to communicate with patients and physicians and to engage in the practice of medicine.
(d) The applicant shall present evidence satisfactory to the board of the completion of two years of graduate, clinical medical training in a program located in the United States, its territories, or Canada and accredited by a national accrediting organization approved by the board. This requirement does not apply:
(1) to an applicant who is admitted as a permanent immigrant to the United States on or before October 1, 1991, as a person of exceptional ability in the sciences according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, section 656.22(d);
(2) to an applicant holding a valid license to practice medicine in another country and issued a permanent immigrant visa after October 1, 1991, as a person of extraordinary ability in the field of science or as an outstanding professor or researcher according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 8, section 204.5(h) and (i), or a temporary nonimmigrant visa as a person of extraordinary ability in the field of science according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 8, section 214.2(o),
provided that a person under clause (1) or (2) is admitted pursuant to rules of the United States Department of Labor; or
(3) to an applicant who is licensed in another state, has practiced five years without disciplinary action in the United States, its territories, or Canada, has completed one year of the graduate, clinical medical training required by this paragraph, and has passed the Special Purpose Examination of the Federation of State Medical Boards within three attempts in the 24 months before licensing.
(e) The applicant must:
(1) have passed an examination prepared and graded by the Federation of State Medical Boards, the United States Medical Licensing Examination program in accordance with section 147.02, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), clause (2), or the Medical Council of Canada; and
(2) have a current license from the equivalent licensing agency in another state or country and, if the examination in clause (1) was passed more than ten years ago, either:
(i) pass the Special Purpose Examination of the Federation of State Medical Boards with a score of 75 or better within three attempts; or
(ii) have a current certification by a specialty board of the American Board of Medical Specialties, of the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Professional Education, of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or of the College of Family Physicians of Canada.
(f) The applicant must not be under license suspension or revocation by the licensing board of the state or jurisdiction in which the conduct that caused the suspension or revocation occurred.
(g) The applicant must not have engaged in conduct warranting disciplinary action against a licensee, or have been subject to disciplinary action other than as specified in paragraph (f). If an applicant does not satisfy the requirements stated in this paragraph, the board may issue a license only on the applicant's showing that the public will be protected through issuance of a license with conditions or limitations the board considers appropriate.
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 147A.27, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
The council shall be organized and administered under section 15.059, except that the advisory council shall expire on June 30, 2007.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 147B.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Administration; compensation; removal; quorum.
The advisory council is governed by section 15.059, except that the council does not expire until June 30, 2007.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 147C.35, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
The advisory council shall be organized and administered under section 15.059. The council expires June 30, 2007.
Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 147D.25, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Grounds.
(a) The state Board of Chiropractic Examiners may refuse to grant, or may revoke, suspend, condition, limit, restrict or qualify a license to practice chiropractic, or may cause the name of a person licensed to be removed from the records in the office of the court administrator of the district court for:
(1) Advertising that is false or misleading; that violates a rule of the board; or that claims the cure of any condition or disease.
(2) The employment of fraud or deception in applying for a license or in passing the examination provided for in section 148.06 or conduct which subverts or attempts to subvert the licensing examination process.
(3) The practice of chiropractic under a false or assumed name or the impersonation of another practitioner of like or different name.
(4) The conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude.
(5) The conviction, during the previous five years, of a felony reasonably related to the practice of chiropractic.
(6) Habitual intemperance in the use of alcohol or drugs.
(7) Practicing under a license which has not been renewed.
(8) Advanced physical or mental disability.
(9) The revocation or suspension of a license to practice chiropractic; or other disciplinary action against the licensee; or the denial of an application for a license by the proper licensing authority of another state, territory or country; or failure to report to the board that charges regarding the person's license have been brought in another state or jurisdiction.
(10) The violation of, or failure to comply with, the provisions of sections 148.01 to 148.105, the rules of the state Board of Chiropractic Examiners, or a lawful order of the board.
(11) Unprofessional conduct.
(12) Being unable to practice chiropractic with reasonable skill and safety to patients by reason of illness, professional incompetence, senility, drunkenness, use of drugs, narcotics, chemicals or any other type of material, or as a result of any mental or physical condition, including deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skills. If the board has probable cause to believe that a person comes within this clause, it shall direct the person to submit to a mental or physical examination. For the purpose of this clause, every person licensed under this chapter shall be deemed to have given consent to submit to a mental or physical examination when directed in writing by the board and further to have waived all objections to the admissibility of the examining physicians' testimony or examination reports on the ground that the same constitute a privileged communication. Failure of a person to submit to such examination when directed shall constitute an admission of the allegations, unless the failure was due to circumstances beyond the person's control, in which case a default and final order may be entered without the taking of testimony or presentation of evidence. A person affected under this clause shall at reasonable intervals be afforded an opportunity to demonstrate that the person can resume the competent practice of chiropractic with reasonable skill and safety to patients.
In addition to ordering a physical or mental examination, the board may, notwithstanding section 13.384, 144.651, or any other law limiting access to health data, obtain health data and health records relating to a licensee or applicant without the licensee's or applicant's consent if the board has probable cause to believe that a doctor of chiropractic comes under this clause. The health data may be requested from a provider, as defined in section 144.335, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), an insurance company, or a government agency, including the Department of Human Services. A provider, insurance company, or government agency shall comply with any written request of the board under this subdivision and is not liable in any action for damages for releasing the data requested by the board if the data are released pursuant to a written request under this subdivision, unless the information is false and the provider or entity giving the information knew, or had reason to believe, the information was false. Information obtained under this subdivision is classified as private under sections 13.01 to 13.87.
In any proceeding under this clause, neither the record of proceedings nor the orders entered by the board shall be used against a person in any other proceeding.
(13) Aiding or abetting an unlicensed person in the practice of chiropractic, except that it is not a violation of this clause for a doctor of chiropractic to employ, supervise, or delegate functions to a qualified person who may or may not be required to obtain a license or registration to provide health services if that person is practicing within the scope of the license or registration or delegated authority.
(14) Improper management of health records, including failure to maintain adequate health records as described in clause (18), to comply with a patient's request made under section 144.335 or to furnish a health record or report required by law.
(15) Failure to make reports required by section 148.102, subdivisions 2 and 5, or to cooperate with an investigation of the board as required by section 148.104, or the submission of a knowingly false report against another doctor of chiropractic under section 148.10, subdivision 3.
(16) Splitting fees, or promising to pay a portion of a fee or a commission, or accepting a rebate.
(17) Revealing a privileged communication from or relating to a patient, except when otherwise required or permitted by law.
(18) Failing to keep written chiropractic records justifying the course of treatment of the patient, including, but not limited to, patient histories, examination results, test results, and x-rays. Unless otherwise required by law, written records need not be retained for more than seven years and x-rays need not be retained for more than four years.
(19) Exercising influence on the patient or client in such a manner as to exploit the patient or client for financial gain of the licensee or of a third party which shall include, but not be limited to, the promotion or sale of services, goods, or appliances.
(20) Gross or repeated malpractice or the failure to practice chiropractic at a level of care, skill, and treatment which is recognized by a reasonably prudent chiropractor as being acceptable under similar conditions and circumstances.
(21) Delegating professional responsibilities to a person when the licensee delegating such responsibilities knows or has reason to know that the person is not qualified by training, experience, or licensure to perform them.
(b) For the purposes of paragraph (a), clause (2), conduct that subverts or attempts to subvert the licensing examination process includes, but is not limited to: (1) conduct that violates the security of the examination materials, such as removing examination materials from the examination room or having unauthorized possession of any portion of a future, current, or previously administered licensing examination; (2) conduct that violates the standard of test administration, such as communicating with another examinee during administration of the examination, copying another examinee's answers, permitting another examinee to copy one's answers, or possessing unauthorized materials; or (3) impersonating an examinee or permitting an impersonator to take the examination on one's own behalf.
(c) For the purposes of paragraph (a), clauses (4) and (5), conviction as used in these subdivisions includes a conviction of an offense that if committed in this state would be deemed a felony without regard to its designation elsewhere, or a criminal proceeding where a finding or verdict of guilt is made or returned but the adjudication of guilt is either withheld or not entered.
(d) For the purposes of paragraph (a), clauses (4), (5), and (6), a copy of the judgment or proceeding under seal of the administrator of the court or of the administrative agency which entered the same shall be admissible into evidence without further authentication and shall constitute prima facie evidence of its contents.
(e) For the purposes of paragraph (a), clause (11), unprofessional conduct means any unethical, deceptive or deleterious conduct or practice harmful to the public, any departure from or the failure to conform to the minimal standards of acceptable chiropractic practice, or a willful or careless disregard for the health, welfare or safety of patients, in any of which cases proof of actual injury need not be established. Unprofessional conduct shall include, but not be limited to, the following acts of a chiropractor:
(1) gross ignorance of, or incompetence in, the practice of chiropractic;
(2) engaging in conduct with a patient that is sexual or may reasonably be interpreted by the patient as sexual, or in any verbal behavior that is seductive or sexually demeaning to a patient;
(3) performing unnecessary services;
(4) charging a patient an unconscionable fee or charging for services not rendered;
(5) directly or indirectly engaging in threatening, dishonest, or misleading fee collection techniques;
(6) perpetrating fraud upon patients, third-party payors, or others, relating to the practice of chiropractic, including violations of the Medicare or Medicaid laws or state medical assistance laws;
(7) advertising that the licensee will accept for services rendered assigned payments from any third-party payer as payment in full, if the effect is to give the impression of eliminating the need of payment by the patient of any required deductible or co-payment applicable in the patient's health benefit plan; or advertising a fee or charge for a service or treatment different from the fee or charge the licensee submits to a third-party payer for that service or treatment. As used in this clause, "advertise" means solicitation by the licensee by means of handbills, posters, circulars, motion pictures, radio, newspapers, television, or in any other manner. In addition to the board's power to punish for violations of this clause, violation of this clause is also a misdemeanor;
(8) accepting for services rendered assigned payments from any third-party payer as payment in full, if the effect is to eliminate the need of payment by the patient of any required deductible or co-payment applicable in the patient's health benefit plan, except as hereinafter provided; or collecting a fee or charge for a service or treatment different from the fee or charge the licensee submits to a third-party payer for that service or treatment, except as hereinafter provided. This clause is intended to prohibit offerings to the public of the above listed practices and those actual practices as well, except that in instances where the intent is not to collect an excessive remuneration from the third-party payer but rather to provide services at a reduced rate to a patient unable to afford the deductible or co-payment, the services may be performed for a lesser charge or fee. The burden of proof for establishing that this is the case shall be on the licensee; and
(9) any other act that the board by rule may define.
Master's or doctoral degree required for speech-language pathology applicants.
(a) An applicant for speech-language pathology must possess a master's or doctoral degree that meets the requirements of paragraph (b). If completing a doctoral program in which a master's degree has not been conferred, an applicant must submit a transcript showing completion of course work equivalent to, or exceeding, a master's degree that meets the requirement of paragraph (b).
(b) All of the speech-language pathology applicant's graduate coursework and clinical practicum required in the professional area for which licensure is sought must have been initiated and completed at an institution whose program meets the current requirements and was accredited by the Educational Standards Board of the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, a body recognized by the United States Department of Education, or an equivalent as determined by the commissioner, in the area for which licensure is sought.
Master's or doctoral degree required for audiology applicants.
(a) An applicant for audiology must possess a master's degree or doctoral degree that meets the following requirements:
(1) if graduate training is completed prior to August 30, 2007, an audiology applicant must possess a master's or doctoral degree in audiology from an accredited educational institution; or
(2) if graduate training is completed after August 30, 2007, an audiology applicant must possess a doctoral degree with an emphasis in audiology, or its equivalent as determined by the commissioner, from an accredited educational institution.
(b) All of the audiology applicant's graduate coursework and clinical practicum required in the professional area for which licensure is sought must have been initiated and completed at an institution whose program meets the current requirements and was accredited by the Educational Standards Board of the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, a body recognized by the United States Department of Education, or an equivalent as determined by the commissioner, in the area for which licensure is sought.
Physical therapist.
"Physical therapist" means a person licensed by the board who practices physical therapy as defined in sections 148.65 to 148.78.
Physical therapist assistant.
"Physical therapist assistant" means a graduate of a physical therapist assistant educational program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) or a recognized comparable national accrediting agency approved by the board. The physical therapist assistant, person licensed by the board who provides physical therapy under the direction and supervision of the a physical therapist, and who performs physical therapy interventions and assists with coordination, communication, and documentation;, and patient-client-related instruction. The physical therapist is not required to be on-site except as required under Minnesota Rules, part 5601.1500, but must be easily available by telecommunications.
Licensee.
"Licensee" means a person licensed as a physical therapist or a physical therapist assistant.
Board of Physical Therapy appointed.
The governor shall appoint a state Board of Physical Therapy to administer sections 148.65 to 148.78, regarding the qualifications and examination of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. The board shall consist of nine members, citizens and residents of the state of Minnesota, composed of four five physical therapists, one licensed and registered doctor of medicine, one two physical therapy assistant therapist assistants and three public members. The four physical therapist members and the physical therapist assistant members must be licensed physical therapists in this state. Each of the four physical therapist members must and have at least five years' experience in physical therapy practice, physical therapy administration, or physical therapy education. The five years' experience must immediately precede appointment. Membership terms, compensation of members, removal of members, filling of membership vacancies, and fiscal year and reporting requirements shall be as provided in sections 214.07 to 214.09. The provision of staff, administrative services, and office space; the review and processing of complaints; the setting of board fees; and other provisions relating to board operations shall be as provided in chapter 214. Each member of the board shall file with the secretary of state the constitutional oath of office before beginning the term of office.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148.70, is amended to read:
148.70 APPLICANTS, QUALIFICATIONS.
The Board of Physical Therapy must:
(1) establish the qualifications of applicants for licensing and continuing education requirements for relicensing renewal of licensure;
(2) provide for and conduct all examinations following satisfactory completion of all didactic requirements;
(3) determine the applicants who successfully pass the examination; and
(4) duly license an applicant after the applicant has presented evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has completed an accredited physical therapy educational program of education or continuing education approved by the board met all requirements for licensure as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant.
The passing score for examinations taken after July 1, 1995, shall be based on objective, numerical standards, as established by a nationally recognized board approved testing service.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148.705, is amended to read:
148.705 APPLICATION.
Form; fee.
An applicant for licensing licensure as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant shall file submit a written application on forms provided by the board together with a the appropriate fee in the amount set by the board. No portion of the fee is refundable. No applicant will be approved to sit for the national examination until the application is complete, as determined by the board.
An approved program for physical therapists shall include the following:
(1) a minimum of 60 academic semester credits or its equivalent from an accredited college, including courses in the biological and physical sciences; and
(2) an accredited course in physical therapy education which has provided adequate instruction in the basic sciences, clinical sciences, and physical therapy theory and procedures, as determined by the board. In determining whether or not a course in physical therapy is approved, the board may take into consideration the accreditation of such schools by the appropriate council of the American Medical Association, the American Physical Therapy Association, or the Canadian Medical Association.
Contents of application.
(a) The application must include the following information:
(1) evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has met the educational requirements of section 148.721 or 148.722 as demonstrated by a certified copy of a transcript;
(2) recommendations by two physical therapists registered or licensed to practice physical therapy in the United States or Canada attesting to the applicant's ethical and moral character;
(3) a recent full-face photograph of the applicant attached to the application with the affidavit on the form completed and notarized;
(4) a record of the applicant's high school, college, and board-approved physical therapy school education listing the names, locations, dates of attendance, and diplomas, degrees, or certificates awarded;
(5) a record of the applicant's postgraduate work and military service;
(6) a listing of the United States jurisdictions, and countries in which the applicant is currently licensed or registered, or has been in the past, including the applicant's license or registration certificate number, the date the license or registration was obtained, and the method by which the license or registration was received;
(7) a record of the applicant's current and previous physical therapy practice experience;
(8) a record of disciplinary action taken on past complaints, refusal of licensure or registration, or denial of examination eligibility by another state board or physical therapy society against the applicant;
(9) a record of the applicant's personal use or administration of any controlled substances and any treatment for alcohol or drug abuse;
(10) a record by the applicant of any disease, illness, or injury that impairs the applicant's ability to practice physical therapy;
(11) a record of any convictions for crimes related to the practice of physical therapy, felonies, gross misdemeanors, and crimes involving moral turpitude;
(12) a listing of any memberships in a physical therapy professional association;
(13) the applicant's name and address;
(14) the applicant's Social Security number, alien registration card number, or tax identification number, whichever is applicable;
(15) completed copies of credentials verification forms provided by the board; and
(16) any information deemed necessary by the board to evaluate the applicant.
(b) A person who has previously practiced in another state shall submit the following information for the five-year period of active practice preceding the date of filing application in this state:
(1) the name and address of the person's professional liability insurer in the other state; and
(2) the number, date, and disposition of any malpractice settlement or award made to a plaintiff relating to the quality of services provided.
148.706 SUPERVISION OF PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS, AIDES, AND STUDENTS.
Supervision.
Every physical therapist who uses the services of a physical therapist assistant or physical therapy aide for the purpose of assisting in the practice of physical therapy is responsible for functions performed by the assistant or aide while engaged in such assistance. The physical therapist shall delegate duties to the physical therapist assistant and assign tasks to the physical therapy aide in accordance with Minnesota Rules, part 5601.1400 subdivision 2. Physical therapists who instruct student physical therapists and student physical therapist assistants are responsible for the functions performed by the students and shall supervise the students as provided under section 148.65, subdivisions 5 and 6. A licensed physical therapist may supervise no more than two physical therapist assistants at any time.
Delegation of duties.
The physical therapist may delegate patient treatment procedures only to a physical therapist assistant who has sufficient didactic and clinical preparation. The physical therapist may not delegate the following activities to the physical therapist assistant or to other supportive personnel: patient evaluation, treatment planning, initial treatment, change of treatment, and initial or final documentation.
Observation of physical therapist assistants.
When components of a patient's treatment are delegated to a physical therapist assistant, a physical therapist must provide on-site observation of the treatment and documentation of its appropriateness at least every six treatment sessions. The physical therapist is not required to be on-site, but must be easily available by telecommunications.
Observation of physical therapy aides.
The physical therapist must observe the patient's status before and after the treatment administered by a physical therapy aide. The physical therapy aide may perform tasks related to preparation of patient and equipment for treatment, housekeeping, transportation, clerical duties, departmental maintenance, and selected treatment procedures. The tasks must be performed under the direct supervision of a physical therapist who is readily available for advice, instruction, or immediate assistance.
148.71 LICENSING TEMPORARY PERMITS.
Qualified applicant.
The state Board of Physical Therapy shall license as a physical therapist and shall furnish a license to an applicant who successfully passes an examination provided for in sections 148.65 to 148.78 for licensing as a physical therapist and who is otherwise qualified as required in sections 148.65 to 148.78.
Temporary permit Issuance.
(a) The board may, upon completion of the application prescribed by the board and payment of a fee set by the board, issue a temporary permit to practice physical therapy under supervision to a physical therapist who is a graduate of an approved school of physical therapy an applicant for licensure as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who meets the educational requirements of section 148.721 or 148.722 and qualified for admission to examination for licensing as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant. A temporary permit to practice physical therapy under supervision may be issued only once and cannot be renewed. It expires 90 days after the next examination for licensing given by the board or on the date on which the board, after examination of the applicant, grants or denies the applicant a license to practice, whichever occurs first. A temporary permit expires on the first day the board begins its next examination for license after the permit is issued if the holder does not submit to examination on that date. The holder of a temporary permit to practice physical therapy under supervision may practice physical therapy as defined in section 148.65 if the entire practice is under the supervision of a person holding a valid license to practice physical therapy in this state. The supervision shall be direct, immediate, and on premises.
(b) A physical therapist An applicant from another state who is licensed or otherwise registered in good standing as a physical therapist by that state and meets the requirements for licensing under section 148.72 does not require supervision to practice physical therapy while holding a temporary permit in this state. The temporary permit remains valid only until the meeting of the board at which the application for licensing is considered.
Foreign-trained Foreign-educated physical therapists; temporary permits.
(a) The Board of Physical Therapy may issue a temporary permit to a foreign-trained foreign-educated physical therapist who:
(1) is enrolled in a supervised physical therapy traineeship that meets the requirements under paragraph (b);
(2) has completed a physical therapy education program equivalent to that under section 148.705 and Minnesota Rules, part 5601.0800, subpart 2 148.721, and has provided to the board a Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy (FCCPT) comprehensive credentials evaluation (Type I certificate) or FCCPT educational credentials review demonstrating completion of the program;
(3) has achieved a passing score of at least 550 according to section 148.725, subdivision 3, on the test of English as a foreign language or a score of at least 85 on the Minnesota battery test an alternate equivalent examination, as determined by the board; and
(4) has paid a nonrefundable fee set by the board.
A foreign-trained foreign-educated physical therapist must have the temporary permit before beginning a traineeship.
(b) A supervised physical therapy traineeship must:
(1) be at least six months;
(2) be at a board-approved facility;
(3) provide a broad base of clinical experience to the foreign-trained foreign-educated physical therapist including a variety of physical agents, therapeutic exercises, evaluation procedures, and patient diagnoses;
(4) be supervised by a physical therapist who has at least three years of clinical experience and is licensed under subdivision 1; and
(5) be approved by the board before the foreign-trained foreign-educated physical therapist begins the traineeship.
(c) A temporary permit is effective on the first day of a traineeship and expires 90 days after the next examination for licensing given by the board following successful completion of the traineeship or on the date on which the board, after examination of the applicant, grants or denies the applicant a license to practice, whichever occurs first.
(d) A foreign-trained foreign-educated physical therapist must successfully complete a traineeship to be licensed as a physical therapist under subdivision 1. The traineeship may be waived for a foreign-trained foreign-educated physical therapist who is licensed or otherwise registered in good standing in another state and has successfully practiced physical therapy in that state under the supervision of a licensed or registered physical therapist for at least six months at a facility that meets the requirements under paragraph (b), clauses (2) and (3).
(e) A temporary permit will not be issued to a foreign-trained foreign-educated applicant who has been issued a temporary permit for longer than six months in any other state.
[148.721] EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSED PHYSICAL THERAPIST.
Accredited program.
All applicants for licensure as a physical therapist must complete a course in physical therapy education accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) or which meets the accreditation requirements of CAPTE, as determined by the board.
General education.
In addition to completion of the accredited program required in subdivision 1, applicants must complete an additional 60 academic semester credits or its quarter equivalent from an institution of higher education that is accredited by a regional accrediting organization. Coursework used to satisfy this requirement may not have been earned as part of the accredited program requirement of subdivision 1.
[148.722] EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSED PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT.
All applicants for licensure as a physical therapist assistant must graduate from a physical therapist assistant educational program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) or meet its standards, as determined by the board.
[148.723] EXAMINATION FOR LICENSED PHYSICAL THERAPIST.
National test.
All applicants for licensure as a physical therapist must take and pass the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) administered by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) or an alternate national examination determined by the board to be equivalent. For purposes of this section, passing scores are defined in subdivisions 2 and 3.
Examinations taken on or before July 1, 1995.
The passing score for qualifying examinations taken prior to July 1, 1995, is one standard deviation below the mean of all persons taking the examination.
Examinations taken after July 1, 1995.
The passing score for qualifying examinations taken after July 1, 1995, shall be based on objective, numerical standards established by the administering testing agency.
[148.724] EXAMINATION FOR LICENSED PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT.
All applicants for licensure as a physical therapist assistant must take and pass the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) for physical therapist assistants administered by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) or an alternate national examination determined by the board to be equivalent. For purposes of this section, passing scores are defined in subdivisions 2 to 4.
Grandparenting provision.
Applicants for licensure as a physical therapist assistant who meet the educational requirements of section 148.722 prior to September 1, 2007, are not required to take and pass the examination required by this section. This provision expires on July 1, 2008.
[148.725] REQUIREMENTS FOR FOREIGN-EDUCATED APPLICANTS.
Scope and documentation.
An applicant for licensure who is a foreign-educated physical therapist must fulfill the requirements in subdivisions 2 to 5, providing certified English translations of board-required relevant documentation.
Education evaluation.
The applicant must present evidence of completion of physical therapy schooling equivalent to that required in section 148.721 by having a Type I comprehensive credentials evaluation or educational credentials review performed by the Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy (FCCPT). The evaluation must be sent directly to the board from the FCCPT. The applicant shall be responsible for the expenses incurred as a result of the evaluation.
English test.
If not completed as part of the FCCPT Type I comprehensive credentials evaluation, the applicant must demonstrate English language proficiency by taking the test of English as a foreign language examination (TOEFL) and achieving a passing score as established by the board, or a passing score on a comparable nationally recognized examination approved by the board. For purposes of this subdivision, the passing score adopted by the board shall be applied prospectively.
The applicant must have practiced satisfactorily for at least six months under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist at a board-approved facility. A facility that offers such practice must provide a broad base of experience including a variety of physical agents, therapeutic exercises, evaluation procedures, and patient diagnoses. Supervision must be provided by a licensed physical therapist with at least three years of clinical experience. A proposed outline of clinical experiences must be approved by the board before the facility begins offering the experience.
Examination.
The applicant must satisfactorily complete the board-approved examination as stated in section 148.72 or 148.73.
148.73 RENEWALS.
Every licensed physical therapist and physical therapist assistant shall, during each January before January 1 each year, apply to the board for an extension of a license and pay a fee in the amount set by the board. The extension of the license is contingent upon demonstration that the continuing education requirements set by the board under section 148.70 have been satisfied. For purposes of this section, the continuing education requirements for physical therapist assistants are the same as those for physical therapists.
148.735 CANCELLATION OF LICENSE IN GOOD STANDING.
Board approval; reporting.
A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant holding an active license to practice physical therapy in the state may, upon approval of the board, be granted license cancellation if the board is not investigating the person as a result of a complaint or information received or if the board has not begun disciplinary proceedings against the person. Such action by the board shall be reported as a cancellation of a license in good standing.
Fees nonrefundable.
A physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who receives board approval for license cancellation is not entitled to a refund of any license fees paid for the licensure year in which cancellation of the license occurred.
New license after cancellation.
If a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant who has been granted board approval for license cancellation desires to resume the practice of physical therapy in Minnesota, that physical therapist or physical therapist assistant must obtain a new license by applying for licensure and fulfilling the requirements then in existence for obtaining an initial license to practice physical therapy in Minnesota.
A physical therapist, or physical therapist assistant whose right to practice is under suspension, condition, limitation, qualification, or restriction by the board may be granted cancellation of credentials by approval of the board. Such action by the board shall be reported as cancellation while under discipline. Credentials, for purposes of this section, means board authorized documentation of the privilege to practice physical therapy.
148.74 RULES.
The board may adopt rules needed to carry out sections 148.65 to 148.78. The secretary-treasurer of the board shall keep a record of proceedings under these sections and a register of all persons licensed under it. The register shall show the name, address, date and number of the license, and the renewal of the license. Any other interested person in the state may obtain a copy of the list on request to the board upon paying an amount fixed by the board. The amount shall not exceed the cost of the list furnished. The board shall provide blanks, books, certificates, and stationery and assistance necessary to transact business of the board. All money received by the board under sections 148.65 to 148.78 shall be paid into the state treasury as provided for by law. The board shall set by rule the amounts of the application fee and the annual licensing fee. The fees collected by the board must be sufficient to cover the costs of administering sections 148.65 to 148.78.
148.75 LICENSES; DENIAL, SUSPENSION, REVOCATION DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
(a) The state board of Physical Therapy may refuse to grant a license to any physical therapist, or may suspend or revoke the license of any physical therapist for any of the following grounds may impose disciplinary action specified in paragraph (b) against an applicant or licensee whom the board, by a preponderance of the evidence, determines:
(1) using drugs or intoxicating liquors to an extent which affects professional competence;
(2) conviction of a felony;
(1) has violated a statute, rule, order, or agreement for corrective action that the board issued or is otherwise authorized or empowered to enforce;
(2) is unable to practice physical therapy with reasonable skill and safety by reason of any mental or physical illness or condition, including deterioration through the aging process or loss of motor skills, or use of alcohol, drugs, narcotics, chemicals, or any other type of material;
(3) has been convicted of or has pled guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or other crime, an element of which is dishonesty or fraud, or has been shown to have engaged in acts or practices tending to show that the applicant or licensee is incompetent or has engaged in conduct reflecting adversely on the applicant's or licensee's ability or fitness to engage in the practice of physical therapy;
(3) conviction for (4) has been convicted of violating any state or federal narcotic law;
(4) obtaining (5) has obtained or attempted to obtain a license or attempting to obtain a license or approval of continuing education activities, or passed an examination, by fraud or deception;
(5) conduct unbecoming a person licensed as a physical therapist or conduct detrimental to the best interests of the public;
(6) has engaged in unprofessional conduct or any other conduct which has the potential for causing harm to the public, including any departure from or failure to conform to the minimum standards of acceptable and prevailing practice without actual injury having to be established;
(6) (7) has engaged in gross negligence in the practice of physical therapy as a physical therapist;
(7) treating (8) has treated human ailments by physical therapy after an initial 30-day period of patient admittance to treatment has lapsed, except by the order or referral of a person licensed in this state in the practice of medicine as defined in section 147.081, the practice of chiropractic as defined in section 148.01, the practice of podiatry as defined in section 153.01, or the practice of dentistry as defined in section 150A.05 and whose license is in good standing; or when a previous diagnosis exists indicating an ongoing condition warranting physical therapy treatment, subject to periodic review defined by board of physical therapy rule;
(8) treating (9) has treated human ailments, without referral, by physical therapy treatment without first having practiced one year under a physician's orders as verified by the board's records;
(9) failing (10) has failed to consult with the patient's health care provider who prescribed the physical therapy treatment if the treatment is altered by the physical therapist from the original written order. The provision does not include written orders to "evaluate and treat";
(10) treating human ailments other than by physical therapy unless duly licensed or registered to do so under the laws of this state;
(11) inappropriate delegation has inappropriately delegated to a physical therapist assistant or inappropriate task assignment inappropriately assigned tasks to an aide, or inadequate supervision of inadequately supervised a student physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, student physical therapist assistant, or a physical therapy aide;
(12) practicing has practiced as a physical therapist performing medical diagnosis, the practice of medicine as defined in section 147.081, or the practice of chiropractic as defined in section 148.01;
(13) failing has failed to comply with a reasonable request to obtain appropriate clearance for mental or physical conditions that would interfere with the ability to practice physical therapy, and that may be potentially harmful to patients;
(14) dividing has divided fees with, or paying or promising to pay a commission or part of the fee to, any person who contacts the physical therapist for consultation or sends patients to the physical therapist for treatment;
(15) engaging has engaged in an incentive payment arrangement, other than that prohibited by clause (14), that tends to promote physical therapy overuse, that allows the referring person or person who controls the availability of physical therapy services to a client to profit unreasonably as a result of patient treatment;
(16) practicing physical therapy and failing has failed to refer to a licensed health care professional a patient whose medical condition at the time of evaluation has been determined by the physical therapist to be beyond the scope of practice of a physical therapist;
(17) failing has failed to report to the board other licensed physical therapists licensees who violate this section; and
(18) practicing has engaged in the practice of physical therapy under lapsed or nonrenewed credentials.;
(19) has had a license, certificate, charter, registration, privilege to take an examination, or other similar authority denied, revoked, suspended, canceled, limited, reprimanded, or otherwise disciplined, or not renewed for cause in any jurisdiction; or has surrendered or voluntarily terminated a license or certificate during a board investigation of a complaint, as part of a disciplinary order, or while under a disciplinary order;
(20) has been subject to a corrective action or similar action in another jurisdiction or by another regulatory authority; or
(21) has failed to cooperate with an investigation of the board, including responding fully and promptly to any question raised by or on behalf of the board relating to the subject of the investigation, executing all releases requested by the board, providing copies of patient records, as reasonably requested by the board to assist it in its investigation, and appearing at conferences or hearings scheduled by the board or its staff.
(b) If grounds for disciplinary action exist under paragraph (a), the board may take one or more of the following actions:
(1) deny the application for licensure;
(2) deny the renewal of the license;
(3) revoke the license;
(4) suspend the license;
(5) impose limitations or conditions on the licensee's practice of physical therapy, including the: (i) limitation of scope of practice to designated field specialties; (ii) imposition of retraining or rehabilitation requirements; (iii) requirement of practice under supervision; or (iv) conditioning of continued practice on demonstration of knowledge or skills by appropriate examination, monitoring, or other review of skill and competence;
(6) impose a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each separate violation, the amount of the civil penalty to be fixed so as to deprive the physical therapist of any economic advantage gained by reason of the violation charged, to discourage similar violations, or to reimburse the board for the cost of the investigation and proceeding including, but not limited to, fees paid for services provided by the Office of Administrative Hearings, legal and investigative services provided by the Office of the Attorney General, court reporters, witnesses, reproduction of records, board members' per diem compensation, board staff time, and travel costs and expenses incurred by board staff and board members;
(7) order the licensee to provide unremunerated service;
(8) censure or reprimand the licensee; or
(9) any other action as allowed by law and justified by the facts of the case.
(b) (c) A license to practice as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant is automatically suspended if (1) a guardian of the physical therapist licensee is appointed by order of a court pursuant to sections 524.5-101 to 524.5-502, for reasons other than the minority of the physical therapist licensee; or (2) the physical therapist licensee is committed by order of a court pursuant to chapter 253B. The license remains suspended until the physical therapist licensee is restored to capacity by a court and, upon petition by the physical therapist licensee, the suspension is terminated by the Board of Physical Therapy after a hearing.
148.754 EXAMINATION; ACCESS TO MEDICAL DATA.
(a) If the board has probable cause to believe that a physical therapist licensee comes under section 148.75, paragraph (a), clause (2), it may direct the physical therapist licensee to submit to a mental or physical examination. For the purpose of this paragraph, every physical therapist licensee is deemed to have consented to submit to a mental or physical examination when directed in writing by the board and further to have waived all objections to the admissibility of the examining physicians' testimony or examination reports on the ground that they constitute a privileged communication. Failure of the physical therapist licensee to submit to an examination when directed constitutes an admission of the allegations against the person, unless the failure was due to circumstances beyond the person's control, in which case a default and final order may be entered without the taking of testimony or presentation of evidence. A physical therapist licensee affected under this paragraph shall, at reasonable intervals, be given an opportunity to demonstrate that the person can resume the competent practice of physical therapy with reasonable skill and safety to the public.
(b) In any proceeding under paragraph (a), neither the record of proceedings nor the orders entered by the board shall be used against a physical therapist licensee in any other proceeding.
(c) In addition to ordering a physical or mental examination, the board may, notwithstanding section 13.384, 144.651, or any other law limiting access to medical or other health data, obtain medical data and health records relating to a physical therapist licensee or applicant without the person's or applicant's consent if the board has probable cause to believe that a physical therapist the person comes under paragraph (a). The medical data may be requested from a provider, as defined in section 144.335, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), an insurance company, or a government agency, including the Department of Human Services. A provider, insurance company, or government agency shall comply with any written request of the board under this paragraph and is not liable in any action for damages for releasing the data requested by the board if the data are released pursuant to a written request under this paragraph, unless the information is false and the provider giving the information knew, or had reason to believe, the information was false. Information obtained under this paragraph is classified as private under sections 13.01 to 13.87.
148.755 TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF LICENSE.
In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the board may, without a hearing, temporarily suspend the license of a physical therapist licensee if the board finds that the physical therapist licensee has violated a statute or rule which the board is empowered to enforce and continued practice by the physical therapist licensee would create a serious risk of harm to the public. The suspension shall take effect upon written notice to the physical therapist licensee, specifying the statute or rule violated. The suspension shall remain in effect until the board issues a final order in the matter after a hearing. At the time it issues the suspension notice, the board shall schedule a disciplinary hearing to be held pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 14. The physical therapist licensee shall be provided with at least 20 days' notice of any hearing held pursuant to this section. The hearing shall be scheduled to begin no later than 30 days after the issuance of the suspension order.
Licensure required.
No person shall:
(1) provide physical therapy unless the person is licensed as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant under sections 148.65 to 148.78;
(2) use the title of physical therapist without a license as a physical therapist or use the title physical therapist assistant without a license as a physical therapist assistant issued under sections 148.65 to 148.78;
(3) in any manner hold out as a physical therapist, or use in connection with the person's name the words or letters Physical Therapist, Physiotherapist, Physical Therapy Technician, Registered Physical Therapist, Licensed Physical Therapist, PT, PTT, RPT, LPT, or any letters, words, abbreviations or insignia indicating or implying that the person is a physical therapist, without a license as a physical therapist issued under sections 148.65 to 148.78. To do so is a gross misdemeanor;
(4) in any manner hold out as a physical therapist assistant, or use in connection with the person's name the words or letters Physical Therapist Assistant, P.T.A., or any letters, words, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying that the person is a physical therapist assistant, without a license as a physical therapist assistant under sections 148.65 to 148.78. To do so is a gross misdemeanor; or
(4) (5) employ fraud or deception in applying for or securing a license as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant.
Nothing in sections 148.65 to 148.78 prohibits a person licensed or registered in this state under another law from carrying out the therapy or practice for which the person is duly licensed or registered.
148.78 PROSECUTION, ALLEGATIONS.
In the prosecution of any person for violation of sections 148.65 to 148.78 as specified in section 148.76, it shall not be necessary to allege or prove want of a valid license as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, but shall be a matter of defense to be established by the accused.
[148.715] FEES.
The fees charged by the board are fixed at the following rates:
(1) application fee for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, $100;
(2) annual licensure for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, $60;
(3) licensure renewal late fee, $20;
(4) temporary permit, $25;
(5) duplicate license or registration, $20;
(6) certification letter, $25;
(7) education or training program approval, $100;
(8) report creation and generation, $60 per hour billed in quarter-hour increments with a quarter-hour minimum; and
(9) examination administration:
(i) half day, $50; and
(ii) full day, $80.
Scope of practice.
(a) The scope of practice of a licensed professional counselor includes, but is not limited to:
(1) the implementation of professional counseling treatment interventions including evaluation, treatment planning, assessment, and referral;
(2) direct counseling services to individuals, groups, and families;
(3) counseling strategies that effectively respond to multicultural populations;
(4) knowledge of relevant laws and ethics impacting practice;
(5) crisis intervention;
(6) consultation; and
(7) program evaluation and applied research.
(b) For the purposes of paragraph (a), clause (1), "professional counseling treatment interventions" means the application of cognitive, affective, behavioral, systemic, and community counseling strategies which include principles of human development, wellness, and pathology. Counselors provide mental health services for clients whose symptoms significantly interfere with daily functioning and would most likely not improve in a reasonable time period without intervention.
(c) Licensed professional counseling does not include activities or services undertaken by persons listed in section 148B.592, or the performance of any act that licensed professional counselors are not educated and trained to perform.
(d) In order to evaluate and treat mental illness, a licensed professional counselor must complete the postgraduate training specified in section 245.462, subdivision 18, clause (6), or 245.4871, subdivision 27, clause (6).
General requirements.
(a) To be licensed as a licensed professional counselor (LPC), an applicant must provide evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
(1) is at least 18 years of age;
(2) is of good moral character;
(3) has completed a master's or doctoral degree program in counseling or a related field, as determined by the board based on the criteria in paragraph (b), that includes a minimum of 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours and a supervised field experience of not fewer than 700 hours that is counseling in nature;
(4) has submitted to the board a plan for supervision during the first 2,000 hours of professional practice or has submitted proof of supervised professional practice that is acceptable to the board; and
(5) has demonstrated competence in professional counseling by passing the National Counseling Exam (NCE) administered by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. (NBCC) or an equivalent national examination as determined by the board, and ethical, oral, and situational examinations if prescribed by the board.
(b) The degree described in paragraph (a), clause (3), must be from a counseling program recognized by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) or from an institution of higher education that is accredited by a regional accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Except as provided in paragraph (e), Specific academic course content and training must include course work course work in each of the following subject areas:
(1) the helping relationship, including counseling theory and practice;
(2) human growth and development;
(3) lifestyle and career development;
(4) group dynamics, processes, counseling, and consulting;
(5) assessment and appraisal;
(6) social and cultural foundations, including multicultural issues;
(7) principles of etiology, treatment planning, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders and dysfunctional behavior;
(8) family counseling and therapy;
(9) research and evaluation; and
(10) professional counseling orientation and ethics.
(c) To be licensed as a professional counselor, a psychological practitioner licensed under section 148.908 need only show evidence of licensure under that section and is not required to comply with paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3) and (5), or paragraph (b).
(d) To be licensed as a professional counselor, a Minnesota licensed psychologist need only show evidence of licensure from the Minnesota Board of Psychology and is not required to comply with paragraph (a) or (b).
(e) If the degree described in paragraph (a), clause (3), is from a counseling program recognized by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP), the applicant is deemed to have met the specific course work requirements of paragraph (b).
Fee.
Nonrefundable fees are as follows:
(1) initial license application fee for licensed professional counseling (LPC) - $250 $150;
(2) initial license fee for LPC - $250;
(3) annual active license renewal fee for LPC - $200 $250 or equivalent;
(3) (4) annual inactive license renewal fee for LPC - $100 $125;
(5) initial license application fee for licensed professional clinical counseling (LPCC) - $150;
(6) initial license fee for LPCC - $250;
(7) annual active license renewal fee for LPCC - $250 or equivalent;
(8) annual inactive license renewal fee for LPCC - $125;
(4) (9) license renewal late fee - $100 per month or portion thereof;
(5) (10) copy of board order or stipulation - $10;
(6) (11) certificate of good standing or license verification - $10 $25;
(7) (12) duplicate certificate fee - $10 $25;
(8) (13) professional firm renewal fee - $25;
(9) (14) sponsor application for approval of a continuing education course - $60;
(15) initial registration fee - $50; and
(10) (16) annual registration renewal fee - $25; and
(17) approved supervisor application processing fee - $30.
[148B.5301] REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AS A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL CLINICAL COUNSELOR.
(a) To be licensed as a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC), an applicant must provide satisfactory evidence to the board that the applicant:
(3) has completed a masters or doctoral degree program in counseling or a related field, as determined by the board based on the criteria in items (i) to (x), that includes a minimum of 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours and a supervised field experience in counseling that is not fewer than 700 hours. The degree must be from a counseling program recognized by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) or from an institution of higher education that is accredited by a regional accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). Specific academic course content and training must include coursework in each of the following subject areas:
(i) helping relationship, including counseling theory and practice;
(ii) human growth and development;
(iii) lifestyle and career development;
(iv) group dynamics, processes, counseling, and consulting;
(v) assessment and appraisal;
(vi) social and cultural foundations, including multicultural issues;
(vii) principles of etiology, treatment planning, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders and dysfunctional behavior;
(viii) family counseling and therapy;
(ix) research and evaluation; and
(x) professional counseling orientation and ethics;
(4) has demonstrated competence in professional counseling by passing the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination (NCMHCE), administered by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. (NBCC) and ethical, oral, and situational examinations as prescribed by the board. In lieu of the NCMHCE, applicants who have taken and passed the National Counselor Examination (NCE) administered by the NBCC, or another board-approved examination, need only take and pass the Examination of Clinical Counseling Practice (ECCP) administered by the NBCC;
(5) has earned graduate-level semester credits or quarter-credit equivalents in the following clinical content areas as follows:
(i) six credits in diagnostic assessment for child or adult mental disorders; normative development; and psychopathology, including developmental psychopathology;
(ii) three credits in clinical treatment planning, with measurable goals;
(iii) six credits in clinical intervention methods informed by research evidence and community standards of practice;
(iv) three credits in evaluation methodologies regarding the effectiveness of interventions;
(v) three credits in professional ethics applied to clinical practice; and
(vi) three credits in cultural diversity; and
(6) has demonstrated successful completion of 4,000 hours of supervised, postmasters degree professional practice in the delivery of clinical services in the diagnosis and treatment of child and adult mental illnesses and disorders, conducted according to subdivision 2.
(b) If coursework in paragraph (a) was not completed as part of the degree program required by paragraph (a), clause (3), the coursework must be taken and passed for credit, and must be earned from a counseling program or institution that meets the requirements of paragraph (a), clause (3).
(a) To qualify as a LPCC, an applicant must have completed 4,000 hours of postmasters degree supervised professional practice in the delivery of clinical services in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses and disorders in both children and adults. The supervised practice shall be conducted according to the requirements in paragraphs (b) to (e).
(b) The supervision must have been received under a contract that defines clinical practice and supervision from a mental health professional as defined in section 245.462, subdivision 18, clauses (1) to (6), or section 245.4871, subdivision 27, clauses (1) to (6), or by a board-approved supervisor, who has at least two years of postlicensure experience in the delivery of clinical services in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses and disorders.
(c) The supervision must be obtained at the rate of two hours of supervision per 40 hours of professional practice. The supervision must be evenly distributed over the course of the supervised professional practice. At least 75 percent of the required supervision hours must be received in person. The remaining 25 percent of the required hours may be received by telephone or by audio or audiovisual electronic device. At least 50 percent of the required hours of supervision must be received on an individual basis. The remaining 50 percent may be received in a group setting.
(d) The supervised practice must include at least 1,800 hours of clinical client contact.
(e) The supervised practice must be clinical practice. Supervision includes the observation by the supervisor of the successful application of professional counseling knowledge, skills, and values in the differential diagnosis and treatment of psychosocial function, disability, or impairment, including addictions and emotional, mental, and behavioral disorders.
Conversion from licensed professional counselor to licensed professional clinical counselor.
(a) Until August 1, 2011, an individual currently licensed in the state of Minnesota as a licensed professional counselor may convert to a LPCC by providing evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has met the following requirements:
(3) has a license that is active and in good standing;
(4) has no complaints pending, uncompleted disciplinary orders, or corrective action agreements;
(5) has completed a masters or doctoral degree program in counseling or a related field, as determined by the board, and whose degree was from a counseling program recognized by CACREP or from an institution of higher education that is accredited by a regional accrediting organization recognized by CHEA;
(6) has earned 24 graduate-level semester credits or quarter-credit equivalents in clinical coursework which includes content in the following clinical areas:
(i) diagnostic assessment for child and adult mental disorders; normative development; and psychopathology, including developmental psychopathology;
(ii) clinical treatment planning, with measurable goals;
(iii) clinical intervention methods informed by research evidence and community standards of practice;
(iv) evaluation methodologies regarding the effectiveness of interventions;
(v) professional ethics applied to clinical practice; and
(vi) cultural diversity;
(7) has demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the board, successful completion of 4,000 hours of supervised, postmasters degree professional practice in the delivery of clinical services in the diagnosis and treatment of child and adult mental illnesses and disorders; and
(8) has paid the LPCC application and licensure fees required in section 148B.53, subdivision 3.
(b) If the coursework in paragraph (a) was not completed as part of the degree program required by paragraph (a), clause (5), the coursework must be taken and passed for credit, and must be earned from a counseling program or institution that meets the requirements in paragraph (a), clause (5).
(c) This subdivision expires August 1, 2011.
Conversion to licensed professional clinical counselor after August 1, 2011.
An individual licensed in the state of Minnesota as a licensed professional counselor may convert to a LPCC by providing evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant has met the requirements of subdivisions 1 and 2, subject to the following:
(1) the individual's license must be active and in good standing;
(2) the individual must not have any complaints pending, uncompleted disciplinary orders, or corrective action agreements; and
(3) the individual has paid the LPCC application and licensure fees required in section 148B.53, subdivision 3.
The scope of practice of a LPCC shall include all those services provided by mental health professionals as defined in section 245.462, subdivision 18, and section 245.4871, subdivision 27.
Jurisdiction.
LPCC's are subject to the board's statutes and rules to the same extent as licensed professional counselors.
[148B.532] DEGREES FROM FOREIGN INSTITUTIONS.
In addition to meeting all other licensure requirements, an applicant for licensure whose degree was received from a foreign degree program that is not recognized by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) or from a foreign institution of higher education that is not accredited by a regional accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) must fulfill the requirements of this section, providing certified English translations of board-required relevant documentation.
An applicant for licensure as a licensed professional counselor must present evidence of completion of a degree equivalent to that required in section 148B.53, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (3), and paragraph (b). An applicant for licensure as licensed professional clinical counselor must present evidence of completion of a degree equivalent to that required in section 148B.5301, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (3). This evidence must be evaluated by the board with the assistance of a credentials evaluation service familiar with educational standards and professional qualification. The evaluation must be sent directly to the board from the evaluating agency. Agencies providing evaluation services must be accepted by the National Board for Certified Counselors, Inc. The applicant shall be responsible for the expenses incurred as a result of the evaluation.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148B.555, is amended to read:
148B.555 EXPERIENCED COUNSELOR TRANSITION.
(a) An applicant for licensure who, prior to December 31, 2003, completed a master's or doctoral degree program in counseling or a related field, as determined by the board, and whose degree was from a counseling program recognized by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Education Programs (CACREP) or from an institution of higher education that is accredited by a regional accrediting organization recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), need not comply with the requirements of section 148B.53, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (3), or (b), so long as the applicant can document five years of full-time postdegree work experience within the practice of professional counseling as defined under section 148B.50, subdivisions 4 and 5.
(b) This section expires July 1, 2007 2008.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148C.12, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Sponsor application fee.
The fee for sponsor application for approval of a continuing education course is $60.
Order or stipulation fee.
The fee for a copy of a board order or stipulation is $10.
Duplicate certificate fee.
The fee for a duplicate certificate is $25.
Supervisor application processing fee.
The fee for licensure supervisor application processing is $30.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148D.050, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
The practice of social work A person licensed under section 148D.055 or 148D.061 must comply with the requirements of subdivision 2, 3, 4, or 5.
Qualifications for licensure by examination as a licensed social worker.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (i), To be licensed as a licensed social worker, an applicant for licensure by examination must provide evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
(1) has received a baccalaureate degree in social work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the board;
(2) has passed the bachelors or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. Unless an applicant applies for licensure by endorsement pursuant to subdivision 7, an examination is not valid if it was taken and passed eight or more years prior to submitting a completed, signed application form provided by the board. The examination may be taken prior to completing degree requirements;
(3) has submitted a completed, signed application form provided by the board, including the applicable application fee specified in section 148D.180. For applications submitted electronically, a "signed application" means providing an attestation as specified by the board;
(4) has submitted the criminal background check fee and a form provided by the board authorizing a criminal background check pursuant to subdivision 8;
(5) has paid the applicable license fee specified in section 148D.180; and
(6) has not engaged in conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards of practice specified in sections 148D.195 to 148D.240. If the applicant has engaged in conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards of practice, the board may take action pursuant to sections 148D.255 to 148D.270.
(b) An application that is not completed and signed, or that is not accompanied by the correct fee, must be returned to the applicant, along with any fee submitted, and is void.
(c) A licensee granted a license by the board pursuant to paragraph (a) must meet the supervised practice requirements specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.125. If a licensee does not meet the supervised practice requirements, the board may take action pursuant to sections 148D.255 to 148D.270.
(d) By submitting an application for licensure, an applicant authorizes the board to investigate any information provided or requested in the application. The board may request that the applicant provide additional information, verification, or documentation.
(e) Within one year of the time the board receives an application for licensure, the applicant must meet all the requirements specified in paragraph (a) and must provide all of the information requested by the board pursuant to paragraph (d). If within one year the applicant does not meet all the requirements, or does not provide all of the information requested, the applicant is considered ineligible and the application for licensure must be closed.
(f) Except as provided in paragraph (g), an applicant may not take more than three times the bachelors or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards, or a similar examination body designated by the board. An applicant must receive a passing score on the bachelors or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board in no more than 18 months after the date the applicant first failed the examination.
(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), the board may allow an applicant to take, for a fourth or subsequent time, the bachelors or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board if the applicant:
(1) meets all requirements specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) other than passing the bachelors or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board;
(2) provides to the board a description of the efforts the applicant has made to improve the applicant's score and demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that the efforts are likely to improve the score; and
(3) provides to the board letters of recommendation from two licensed social workers attesting to the applicant's ability to practice social work competently and ethically in accordance with professional social work knowledge, skills, and values.
(h) An individual must not practice social work until the individual passes the examination and receives a social work license under this section or section 148D.060. If the board has reason to believe that an applicant may be practicing social work without a license, and the applicant has failed the bachelors or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board, the board may notify the applicant's employer that the applicant is not licensed as a social worker.
(i) An applicant who was born in a foreign country, who has taken and failed to pass the examination specified in paragraph (a), clause (2), at least once since January 1, 2000, and for whom English is a second language, is eligible for licensure as a social worker if the applicant:
(1) provides evidence to the board of compliance with the requirements in paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (3) to (6), and in paragraphs (b) to (e) and (h); and
(2) provides to the board letters of recommendation and experience ratings from two licensed social workers and one professor from the applicant's social work program who can attest to the applicant's competence.
This paragraph expires August 1, 2007.
Qualifications for licensure by examination as licensed graduate social worker.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (i), To be licensed as a licensed graduate social worker, an applicant for licensure by examination must provide evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
(1) has received a graduate degree in social work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the board;
(2) has passed the masters or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. Unless an applicant applies for licensure by endorsement pursuant to section 148D.055, subdivision 7, an examination is not valid if it was taken and passed eight or more years prior to submitting a completed, signed application form provided by the board. The examination may be taken prior to completing degree requirements;
(b) An application which is not completed and signed, or which is not accompanied by the correct fee, must be returned to the applicant, along with any fee submitted, and is void.
(f) Except as provided in paragraph (g), an applicant may not take more than three times the masters or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. An applicant must receive a passing score on the masters or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board in no more than 18 months after the date the applicant first failed the examination.
(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), the board may allow an applicant to take, for a fourth or subsequent time, the masters or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board if the applicant:
(1) meets all requirements specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) other than passing the masters or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work boards or a similar examination body designated by the board;
(h) An individual must not practice social work until the individual passes the examination and receives a social work license under this section or section 148D.060. If the board has reason to believe that an applicant may be practicing social work without a license, and the applicant has failed the masters or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board, the board may notify the applicant's employer that the applicant is not licensed as a social worker.
Licensure by examination; licensed independent social worker.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (i), To be licensed as a licensed independent social worker, an applicant for licensure by examination must provide evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
(2) has practiced social work as defined in section 148D.010, and has met the supervised practice requirements specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.125;
(3) has passed the advanced generalist or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. Unless an applicant applies for licensure by endorsement pursuant to subdivision 7, an examination is not valid if it was taken and passed eight or more years prior to submitting a completed, signed application form provided by the board;
(c) A licensed independent social worker who practices clinical social work must meet the supervised practice requirements specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.125. If a licensee does not meet the supervised practice requirements, the board may take action pursuant to sections 148D.255 to 148D.270.
(f) Except as provided in paragraph (g), an applicant may not take more than three times the advanced generalist or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. An applicant must receive a passing score on the masters or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board in no more than 18 months after the first time the applicant failed the examination.
(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), the board may allow an applicant to take, for a fourth or subsequent time, the advanced generalist or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board if the applicant:
(1) meets all requirements specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) other than passing the advanced generalist or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board;
(h) An individual must not practice social work until the individual passes the examination and receives a social work license under this section or section 148D.060. If the board has reason to believe that an applicant may be practicing social work without a license, except as provided in section 148D.065, and the applicant has failed the advanced generalist or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board, the board may notify the applicant's employer that the applicant is not licensed as a social worker.
(1) provides evidence to the board of compliance with the requirements in paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), and (4) to (7), and in paragraphs (b) to (e) and (h); and
Licensure by examination; licensed independent clinical social worker.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (h), To be licensed as a licensed independent clinical social worker, an applicant for licensure by examination must provide evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
(2) has practiced clinical social work as defined in section 148D.010, including both diagnosis and treatment, and has met the supervised practice requirements specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.125;
(3) has passed the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. Unless an applicant applies for licensure by endorsement pursuant to subdivision 7, an examination is not valid if it was taken and passed eight or more years prior to submitting a completed, signed application form provided by the board;
(6) has paid the license fee specified in section 148D.180; and
(c) By submitting an application for licensure, an applicant authorizes the board to investigate any information provided or requested in the application. The board may request that the applicant provide additional information, verification, or documentation.
(d) Within one year of the time the board receives an application for licensure, the applicant must meet all the requirements specified in paragraph (a) and must provide all of the information requested by the board pursuant to paragraph (c). If within one year the applicant does not meet all the requirements, or does not provide all of the information requested, the applicant is considered ineligible and the application for licensure must be closed.
(e) Except as provided in paragraph (f), an applicant may not take more than three times the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. An applicant must receive a passing score on the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board no later than 18 months after the first time the applicant failed the examination.
(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (e), the board may allow an applicant to take, for a fourth or subsequent time, the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board if the applicant:
(1) meets all requirements specified in paragraphs (a) to (d) other than passing the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board;
(g) An individual must not practice social work until the individual passes the examination and receives a social work license under this section or section 148D.060. If the board has reason to believe that an applicant may be practicing social work without a license, and the applicant has failed the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board, the board may notify the applicant's employer that the applicant is not licensed as a social worker.
(h) An applicant who was born in a foreign country, who has taken and failed to pass the examination specified in paragraph (a), clause (3), at least once since January 1, 2000, and for whom English is a second language, is eligible for licensure as a social worker if the applicant:
(1) provides evidence to the board of compliance with the requirements in paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), and (4) to (7), and paragraphs (b) to (d) and (g); and
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148D.055, is amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Provisional licensure.
An applicant for provisional licensure must meet the license requirements in subdivisions 2 to 8, except the applicant does not have to pass an examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board.
Programs in candidacy status.
The board may issue a temporary license to practice social work to an applicant who has completed the requirements for a baccalaureate or graduate degree in social work from a program in candidacy status with the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the board, and has:
(1) applied for a license under section 148D.055;
(2) applied for a temporary license on a form provided by the board;
(3) submitted a form provided by the board authorizing the board to complete a criminal background check;
(4) passed the applicable licensure examination provided for in section 148D.055; and
(5) not engaged in conduct that is in violation of the standards of practice specified in sections 148D.195 to 148D.240. If the applicant has engaged in conduct that is in violation of the standards of practice, the board may take action according to sections 148D.255 to 148D.270.
Temporary license term.
(a) A temporary license is valid until expiration, or until the board issues or denies the license pursuant to section 148D.055, or until the board revokes the temporary license, whichever comes first. A temporary license is nonrenewable.
(b) A temporary license issued pursuant to subdivision 1 or 2 expires after six months.
(c) A temporary license issued pursuant to subdivision 2a expires after 12 months but may be extended at the board's discretion upon a showing that the social work program remains in good standing with the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the board. If the board receives notice from the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the board that the social work program is not in good standing, or that the accreditation will not be granted to the social work program, the temporary license is immediately revoked.
(c) (d) A temporary license issued pursuant to subdivision 3 2a expires after 12 months.
Licensee with temporary license; baccalaureate degree.
A licensee with a temporary license who has provided evidence to the board that the licensee has completed the requirements for a baccalaureate degree in social work from a program accredited by, or in candidacy status with, the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the board may temporarily engage in social work practice except that a licensee with a temporary license may not engage in clinical social work practice.
Licensee with temporary license; graduate degree.
A licensee with a temporary license who has provided evidence to the board that the licensee has completed the requirements for a graduate degree in social work from a program accredited by, or in candidacy status with, the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the board may temporarily engage in social work practice, including clinical practice.
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148D.060, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
Revocation of temporary license.
The board may immediately revoke the temporary license of any licensee who violates any requirements of this section. The revocation must be made for cause, without notice or opportunity to be heard. A licensee whose temporary license is revoked must immediately return the temporary license to the board.
[148D.061] PROVISIONAL LICENSES.
Requirements for a provisional license.
An applicant may be issued a provisional license if the applicant:
(1) was born in a foreign country;
(2) communicates in English as a second language;
(3) has taken the applicable examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or similar examination body designated by the board;
(4) has met the requirements of section 148D.055, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clauses (1), (3), (4), (5), and (6); or subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clauses (1), (3), (4), (5), and (6); or subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), and (7); or subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), (4), (5), (6), and (7); and
(5) complies with the requirements of subdivisions 2 to 7.
License term.
(a) A provisional license is valid until expiration, or until the board issues or denies a license under section 148D.055, or until the board revokes the provisional license, whichever occurs first.
(b) A provisional license expires three years after the effective date of the license.
A licensee who is issued a provisional license must comply with the requirements of section 148D.050.
A licensee who is issued a provisional license must pay the appropriate license fee specified in section 148D.180.
Supervised practice requirements.
A licensee who is issued a provisional license must document supervised practice as provided in section 148D.062. If a licensee issued a provisional license is granted a license under section 148D.055, the licensee must also meet the supervised practice requirements in sections 148D.100 to 148D.115. The supervised practice completed under a provisional license does not apply to this requirement.
Evaluation by supervisor.
(a) After being issued a provisional license under subdivision 1, the licensee must submit an evaluation by the licensee's supervisor every six months during the first 2,000 hours of social work practice. The evaluation must meet the requirements in section 148D.063. The supervisor must meet the eligibility requirements specified in section 148D.062.
(b) After completion of 2,000 hours of supervised social work practice, the licensee's supervisor must submit a final evaluation and attest to the applicant's ability to engage in the practice of social work safely and competently.
Completion of requirements.
Upon completion of the requirements for a provisional license under subdivisions 1 to 6, an applicant shall not practice social work in Minnesota except as provided in section 148D.065, unless licensed according to section 148D.055.
Disciplinary or other action.
The board may take action according to sections 148D.260 to 148D.270 if:
(1) the licensee's supervisor does not submit an evaluation as required by section 148D.062;
(2) an evaluation submitted according to section 148D.062 indicates that the licensee cannot practice social work competently and safely; or
(3) the licensee does not comply with the requirements of subdivisions 1 to 7.
Revocation of provisional license.
The board may immediately revoke the provisional license of a licensee who violates any requirements of this section. The revocation must be made for cause. A licensee whose provisional license is revoked must immediately return the provisional license to the board.
[148D.062] PROVISIONAL LICENSE; SUPERVISED PRACTICE.
Supervision required after licensure.
After receiving a provisional license from the board, the licensee must obtain at least 37.5 hours of supervision according to the requirements of this section.
Practice requirements.
The supervision required by subdivision 1 must be obtained during the first 2,000 hours of social work practice after the effective date of the provisional license. At least three hours of supervision must be obtained during every 160 hours of practice.
Types of supervision.
(a) Twenty-five hours of supervision required by subdivision 1 must consist of one-on-one in-person supervision.
(b) Twelve and one-half hours of supervision must consist of one or more of the following types of supervision:
(1) in-person one-on-one supervision; or
(2) in-person group supervision.
(c) To qualify as in-person group supervision, the group must not exceed seven members including the supervisor.
Supervisor requirements.
(a) The supervision required by subdivision 1 must be provided by a supervisor who meets the requirements in section 148D.120 and has either:
(1) 5,000 hours experience engaged in authorized social work practice; or
(2) completed 30 hours of training in supervision, which may be satisfied by completing academic coursework in supervision or continuing education courses in supervision as defined in section 148D.010, subdivision 16.
(b) Supervision must be provided:
(1) if the supervisee is not engaged in clinical practice and the supervisee has a provisional license to practice as a licensed social worker, by a licensed social worker who has completed the supervised practice requirements;
(2) if the supervisee is not engaged in clinical practice and the supervisee has a provisional license to practice as a licensed graduate social worker, licensed independent social worker, or licensed independent clinical social worker, by:
(i) a licensed graduate social worker who has completed the supervised practice requirements;
(ii) a licensed independent social worker; or
(iii) a licensed independent clinical social worker;
(3) if the supervisee is engaged in clinical practice and the supervisee has a provisional license to practice as a licensed graduate social worker, licensed independent social worker, or licensed independent clinical social worker, by a licensed independent clinical social worker; or
(4) by a supervisor who meets the requirements in section 148D.120, subdivision 2.
Expiration.
This section expires August 1, 2011.
[148D.063] PROVISIONAL LICENSE; DOCUMENTATION OF SUPERVISION.
Supervision plan.
(a) An applicant granted a provisional license must submit, on a form provided by the board, a supervision plan for meeting the supervision requirements in section 148D.062.
(b) The supervision plan must be submitted no later than 30 days after the licensee begins a social work practice position.
(c) The board may revoke a licensee's provisional license for failure to submit the supervision plan within 30 days after beginning a social work practice position.
(d) The supervision plan must include the following:
(1) the name of the supervisee, the name of the agency in which the supervisee is being supervised, and the supervisee's position title;
(2) the name and qualifications of the person providing the supervision;
(3) the number of hours of one-on-one in-person supervision and the number and type of additional hours of supervision to be completed by the supervisee;
(4) the supervisee's position description;
(5) a brief description of the supervision the supervisee will receive in the following content areas:
(i) clinical practice, if applicable;
(ii) development of professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
(iii) practice methods;
(iv) authorized scope of practice;
(v) ensuring continuing competence; and
(vi) ethical standards of practice; and
(6) if applicable, a detailed description of the supervisee's clinical social work practice, addressing:
(i) the client population, the range of presenting issues, and the diagnoses;
(ii) the clinical modalities that were utilized; and
(iii) the process utilized for determining clinical diagnoses, including the diagnostic instruments used and the role of the supervisee in the diagnostic process.
(e) The board must receive a revised supervision plan within 30 days of any of the following changes:
(1) the supervisee has a new supervisor;
(2) the supervisee begins a new social work position;
(3) the scope or content of the supervisee's social work practice changes substantially;
(4) the number of practice or supervision hours changes substantially; or
(5) the type of supervision changes as supervision is described in section 148D.062.
(f) The board may revoke a licensee's provisional license for failure to submit a revised supervision plan as required in paragraph (e).
(g) The board must approve the supervisor and the supervision plan.
Evaluation.
(a) When a supervisee submits an evaluation to the board according to section 148D.061, subdivision 6, the supervisee and supervisor must provide the following information on a form provided by the board:
(2) the name and qualifications of the supervisor;
(3) the number of hours and dates of each type of supervision completed;
(5) a declaration that the supervisee has not engaged in conduct in violation of the standards of practice in sections 148D.195 to 148D.240;
(6) a declaration that the supervisee has practiced competently and ethically according to professional social work knowledge, skills, and values; and
(7) on a form provided by the board, an evaluation of the licensee's practice in the following areas:
(i) development of professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
(ii) practice methods;
(iii) authorized scope of practice;
(iv) ensuring continuing competence;
(v) ethical standards of practice; and
(vi) clinical practice, if applicable.
(b) The information provided on the evaluation form must demonstrate that the supervisee has met or has made progress on meeting the applicable supervised practice requirements.
Alternative verification of supervised practice.
Notwithstanding the requirements of subdivision 2, the board may accept alternative verification of supervised practice if a supervisee demonstrates that the supervisee is unable to locate a former supervisor to provide the required information.
Alternate supervisors.
(a) The board may approve an alternate supervisor if:
(1) the board determines that supervision is not obtainable pursuant to paragraph (b);
(2) the licensee requests in the supervision plan submitted pursuant to section 148D.062, subdivision 1, or 148D.125, subdivision 1, that an alternate supervisor conduct the supervision;
(3) the licensee describes the proposed supervision and the name and qualifications of the proposed alternate supervisor; and
(4) the requirements of paragraph (d) are met.
(b) The board may determine that supervision is not obtainable if:
(1) the licensee provides documentation as an attachment to the supervision plan submitted pursuant to section 148D.062, subdivision 1, or 148D.125, subdivision 1, that the licensee has conducted a thorough search for a supervisor meeting the applicable licensure requirements specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.115;
(2) the licensee demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that the search was unsuccessful; and
(3) the licensee describes the extent of the search and the names and locations of the persons and organizations contacted.
(c) The following are not grounds for a determination that supervision is unobtainable:
(1) obtaining a supervisor who meets the requirements of subdivision 1 would present the licensee with a financial hardship;
(2) the licensee is unable to obtain a supervisor who meets the requirements of subdivision 1 within the licensee's agency or organization and the agency or organization will not allow outside supervision; or
(3) the specialized nature of the licensee's practice requires supervision from a practitioner other than an individual licensed as a social worker.
(d) An alternate supervisor must:
(1) be an unlicensed social worker who is employed in, and provides the supervision in, a setting exempt from licensure by section 148D.065, and who has qualifications equivalent to the applicable requirements specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.115; or
(2) be a licensed marriage and family therapist or a mental health professional as established by section 245.462, subdivision 18, or 245.4871, subdivision 27, or an equivalent mental health professional, as determined by the board, who is licensed or credentialed by a state, territorial, provincial, or foreign licensing agency.
In order to qualify to provide clinical supervision of a licensed graduate social worker or licensed independent social worker engaged in clinical practice, the alternate supervisor must be a mental health professional as established by section 245.462, subdivision 18, or 245.4871, subdivision 27, or an equivalent mental health professional, as determined by the board, who is licensed or credentialed by a state, territorial, provincial, or foreign licensing agency.
(a) A social worker must submit, on a form provided by the board, a supervision plan for meeting the supervision requirements specified in sections 148D.100 to 148D.120.
(b) The supervision plan must be submitted no later than 90 days after the licensee begins a social work practice position after becoming licensed.
(c) For failure to submit the supervision plan within 90 days after beginning a social work practice position, a licensee must pay the supervision plan late fee specified in section 148D.180 when the licensee applies for license renewal.
(d) A license renewal application submitted pursuant to paragraph (a) section 148D.070, subdivision 3, must not be approved unless the board has received a supervision plan.
(e) The supervision plan must include the following:
(iii) the process utilized for determining clinical diagnoses, including the diagnostic instruments used and the role of the supervisee in the diagnostic process. An applicant for licensure as a licensed professional clinical counselor must present evidence of completion of a degree equivalent to that required in section 148B.5301, subdivision 1, clause (3).
(f) The board must receive a revised supervision plan within 90 days of any of the following changes:
(5) the type of supervision changes as supervision is described in section 148D.100, subdivision 3, or 148D.105, subdivision 3, or as required in section 148D.115, subdivision 4.
(g) For failure to submit a revised supervision plan as required in paragraph (f), a supervisee must pay the supervision plan late fee specified in section 148D.180, when the supervisee applies for license renewal.
(h) The board must approve the supervisor and the supervision plan.
[148E.001] CITATION.
This chapter may be cited as the "Minnesota Board of Social Work Practice Act."
[148E.010] DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this chapter, the terms in this section have the meanings given.
Applicant.
"Applicant" means a person who submits an application to the board for a new license, a license renewal, a change in license, an inactive license, reactivation of a license, or a voluntary termination.
"Application" means an application to the board for a new license, a license renewal, a change in license, an inactive license, reactivation of a license, or voluntary termination.
Board.
"Board" means the Board of Social Work created under section 148E.025 .
Client.
"Client" means an individual, couple, family, group, community, or organization that receives or has received social work services as described in subdivision 11.
Clinical practice.
"Clinical practice" means applying professional social work knowledge, skills, and values in the differential diagnosis and treatment of psychosocial function, disability, or impairment, including addictions and emotional, mental, and behavioral disorders. Treatment includes a plan based on a differential diagnosis. Treatment may include, but is not limited to, the provision of psychotherapy to individuals, couples, families, and groups across the life span. Clinical social workers may also provide the services described in subdivision 11.
Clinical supervision.
"Clinical supervision" means supervision as defined in subdivision 18 of a social worker engaged in clinical practice as defined in subdivision 6.
Graduate degree.
"Graduate degree" means a master's degree in social work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the board; or a doctorate in social work from an accredited university.
"Intern" means a student in field placement working under the supervision or direction of a social worker.
Person-in-environment perspective.
"Person-in-environment perspective" means viewing human behavior, development, and function in the context of one or more of the following: the environment, social functioning, mental health, and physical health.
Practice of social work.
"Practice of social work" means working to maintain, restore, or improve behavioral, cognitive, emotional, mental, or social functioning of clients, in a manner that applies accepted professional social work knowledge, skills, and values, including the person-in-environment perspective, by providing in person or through telephone, video conferencing, or electronic means one or more of the social work services described in clauses (1) to (3). Social work services may address conditions that impair or limit behavioral, cognitive, emotional, mental, or social functioning. Such conditions include, but are not limited to, the following: abuse and neglect of children or vulnerable adults, addictions, developmental disorders, disabilities, discrimination, illness, injuries, poverty, and trauma. Social work services include:
(1) providing assessment and intervention through direct contact with clients, developing a plan based on information from an assessment, and providing services which include, but are not limited to, assessment, case management, client-centered advocacy, client education, consultation, counseling, crisis intervention, and referral;
(2) providing for the direct or indirect benefit of clients through administrative, educational, policy, or research services including, but not limited to:
(i) advocating for policies, programs, or services to improve the well-being of clients;
(ii) conducting research related to social work services;
(iii) developing and administering programs which provide social work services;
(iv) engaging in community organization to address social problems through planned collective action;
(v) supervising individuals who provide social work services to clients;
(vi) supervising social workers in order to comply with the supervised practice requirements specified in sections 148E.100 to 148E.125 ; and
(vii) teaching professional social work knowledge, skills, and values to students; and
(3) engaging in clinical practice.
Professional name.
"Professional name" means the name a licensed social worker uses in making representations of the social worker's professional status to the public and which has been designated to the board in writing according to section 148E.090 .
Professional social work knowledge, skills, and values.
"Professional social work knowledge, skills, and values" means the knowledge, skills, and values taught in programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the board; or a doctorate in social work from an accredited university. Professional social work knowledge, skills, and values include, but are not limited to, principles of person-in-environment and the values, principles, and standards described in the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers.
Sexual conduct.
"Sexual conduct" means any physical contact or conduct that may be reasonably interpreted as sexual, or any oral, written, electronic, or other communication that suggests engaging in physical contact or conduct that may be reasonably interpreted as sexual.
Social worker.
"Social worker" means an individual who:
(1) is licensed as a social worker; or
(2) has obtained a social work degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the board and engages in the practice of social work.
Student.
"Student" means an individual who is taught professional social work knowledge, skills, and values in a program that has been accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the board.
Supervisee.
"Supervisee" means an individual provided evaluation and supervision or direction by a social worker.
"Supervision" means a professional relationship between a supervisor and a social worker in which the supervisor provides evaluation and direction of the services provided by the social worker to promote competent and ethical services to clients through the continuing development of the social worker's knowledge and application of accepted professional social work knowledge, skills, and values.
[148E.015] SCOPE.
This chapter applies to all applicants and licensees, all persons who use the title social worker, and all persons in or out of this state who provide social work services to clients who reside in this state unless there are specific applicable exemptions provided by law.
[148E.020] CHAPTER 214.
Chapter 214 applies to the Board of Social Work unless superseded by this chapter.
[148E.025] BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK.
Creation.
The Board of Social Work consists of 15 members appointed by the governor. The members are:
(1) ten social workers licensed according to section 148E.055 ; and
(2) five public members as defined in section 214.02 .
Qualifications of board members.
(a) All social worker members must have engaged in the practice of social work in Minnesota for at least one year during the ten years preceding their appointments.
(b) Five social worker members must be licensed social workers. The other five members must be a licensed graduate social worker, a licensed independent social worker, or a licensed independent clinical social worker.
(c) Eight social worker members must be engaged at the time of their appointment in the practice of social work in Minnesota in the following settings:
(1) one member must be engaged in the practice of social work in a county agency;
(2) one member must be engaged in the practice of social work in a state agency;
(3) one member must be engaged in the practice of social work in an elementary, middle, or secondary school;
(4) one member must be employed in a hospital or nursing home licensed under chapter 144 or 144A;
(5) two members must be engaged in the practice of social work in a private agency;
(6) one member must be engaged in the practice of social work in a clinical social work setting; and
(7) one member must be an educator engaged in regular teaching duties at a program of social work accredited by the Council on Social Work Education or a similar accreditation body designated by the board.
(d) At the time of their appointments, at least six members must reside outside of the seven-county metropolitan area.
(e) At the time of their appointments, at least five members must be persons with expertise in communities of color.
Officers.
The board must annually elect from its membership a chair, vice-chair, and secretary-treasurer.
Bylaws.
The board must adopt bylaws to govern its proceedings.
Executive director.
The board must appoint and employ an executive director who is not a member of the board. The employment of the executive director shall be subject to the terms described in section 214.04, subdivision 2a .
[148E.030] DUTIES OF THE BOARD.
Duties.
The board must perform the duties necessary to promote and protect the public health, safety, and welfare through the licensure and regulation of persons who practice social work in this state. These duties include, but are not limited to:
(1) establishing the qualifications and procedures for individuals to be licensed as social workers;
(2) establishing standards of practice for social workers;
(3) holding examinations or contracting with the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board to hold examinations to assess applicants' qualifications;
(4) issuing licenses to qualified individuals according to sections 148E.055 and 148E.060 ;
(5) taking disciplinary, adversarial, corrective, or other action according to sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 when an individual violates the requirements of this chapter;
(6) assessing fees according to sections 148E.175 and 148E.180 ; and
(7) educating social workers and the public on the requirements of the board.
The board may adopt and enforce rules to carry out the duties specified in subdivision 1.
[148E.035] VARIANCES.
If the effect of a requirement according to this chapter is unreasonable, impossible to execute, absurd, or would impose an extreme hardship on a licensee, the board may grant a variance if the variance is consistent with promoting and protecting the public health, safety, and welfare. A variance must not be granted for core licensing standards such as substantive educational and examination requirements.
[148E.040] IMMUNITY.
Board members, board employees, and persons engaged on behalf of the board are immune from civil liability for any actions, transactions, or publications in the lawful execution of or relating to their duties under this chapter.
[148E.045] CONTESTED CASE HEARING.
An applicant or a licensee who is the subject of a disciplinary or adversarial action by the board according to this chapter may request a contested case hearing under sections 14.57 to 14.62 . An applicant or a licensee who desires to request a contested case hearing must submit a written request to the board within 90 days after the date on which the board mailed the notification of the adverse action, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
[148E.050] LICENSING; SCOPE OF PRACTICE.
The practice of social work must comply with the requirements of subdivision 2, 3, 4, or 5.
Licensed social worker.
A licensed social worker may engage in social work practice except that a licensed social worker must not engage in clinical practice.
Licensed graduate social worker.
A licensed graduate social worker may engage in social work practice except that a licensed graduate social worker must not engage in clinical practice except under the supervision of a licensed independent clinical social worker or an alternate supervisor according to section 148E.120 .
Licensed independent social worker.
A licensed independent social worker may engage in social work practice except that a licensed independent social worker must not engage in clinical practice except under the supervision of a licensed independent clinical social worker or an alternate supervisor according to section 148E.120 .
Licensed independent clinical social worker.
A licensed independent clinical social worker may engage in social work practice, including clinical practice.
[148E.055] LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.
License required.
(a) In order to practice social work, an individual must have a social work license under this section or section 148E.060 , except when the individual is exempt from licensure according to section 148E.065 .
(b) Individuals who teach professional social work knowledge, skills, and values to students and who have a social work degree from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the board must have a social work license under this section or section 148E.060 , except when the individual is exempt from licensure according to section 148E.065 .
(a) To be licensed as a licensed social worker, an applicant for licensure by examination must provide evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
(1) has received a baccalaureate degree in social work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the board, or a doctorate in social work from an accredited university;
(2) has passed the bachelors or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. Unless an applicant applies for licensure by endorsement according to subdivision 7, an examination is not valid if it was taken and passed eight or more years prior to submitting a completed, signed application form provided by the board. The examination may be taken prior to completing degree requirements;
(3) has submitted a completed, signed application form provided by the board, including the applicable application fee specified in section 148E.180 . For applications submitted electronically, a "signed application" means providing an attestation as specified by the board;
(4) has submitted the criminal background check fee and a form provided by the board authorizing a criminal background check according to subdivision 8;
(5) has paid the applicable license fee specified in section 148E.180 ; and
(6) has not engaged in conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards of practice specified in sections 148E.195 to 148E.240 . If the applicant has engaged in conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards of practice, the board may take action according to sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 .
(c) A licensee granted a license by the board according to paragraph (a) must meet the supervised practice requirements specified in sections 148E.100 to 148E.125 . If a licensee does not meet the supervised practice requirements, the board may take action according to sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 .
(e) Within one year of the time the board receives an application for licensure, the applicant must meet all the requirements specified in paragraph (a) and must provide all of the information requested by the board according to paragraph (d). If within one year the applicant does not meet all the requirements, or does not provide all of the information requested, the applicant is considered ineligible and the application for licensure must be closed.
(3) provides to the board letters of recommendation from two licensed social workers attesting to the applicant's ability to practice social work competently and ethically according to professional social work knowledge, skills, and values.
(h) An individual must not practice social work until the individual passes the examination and receives a social work license under this section or section 148E.060 . If the board has reason to believe that an applicant may be practicing social work without a license, and the applicant has failed the bachelors or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board, the board may notify the applicant's employer that the applicant is not licensed as a social worker.
(a) To be licensed as a licensed graduate social worker, an applicant for licensure by examination must provide evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
(1) has received a graduate degree in social work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the board, or a doctorate in social work from an accredited university;
(2) has passed the masters or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. Unless an applicant applies for licensure by endorsement according to section 148E.055, subdivision 7 , an examination is not valid if it was taken and passed eight or more years prior to submitting a completed, signed application form provided by the board. The examination may be taken prior to completing degree requirements;
(h) An individual must not practice social work until the individual passes the examination and receives a social work license under this section or section 148E.060 . If the board has reason to believe that an applicant may be practicing social work without a license, and the applicant has failed the masters or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board, the board may notify the applicant's employer that the applicant is not licensed as a social worker.
(a) To be licensed as a licensed independent social worker, an applicant for licensure by examination must provide evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
(2) has practiced social work as defined in section 148E.010 , and has met the supervised practice requirements specified in sections 148E.100 to 148E.125 ;
(3) has passed the advanced generalist or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. Unless an applicant applies for licensure by endorsement according to subdivision 7, an examination is not valid if it was taken and passed eight or more years prior to submitting a completed, signed application form provided by the board;
(c) A licensed independent social worker who practices clinical social work must meet the supervised practice requirements specified in sections 148E.100 to 148E.125 . If a licensee does not meet the supervised practice requirements, the board may take action according to sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 .
(h) An individual must not practice social work until the individual passes the examination and receives a social work license under this section or section 148E.060 . If the board has reason to believe that an applicant may be practicing social work without a license, except as provided in section 148E.065 , and the applicant has failed the advanced generalist or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board, the board may notify the applicant's employer that the applicant is not licensed as a social worker.
(a) To be licensed as a licensed independent clinical social worker, an applicant for licensure by examination must provide evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant:
(2) has completed 360 clock hours (one semester credit hour = 15 clock hours) in the following clinical knowledge areas:
(i) 108 clock hours (30 percent) in differential diagnosis and biopsychosocial assessment including normative development and psychopathology across the life span;
(ii) 36 clock hours (ten percent) in assessment-based clinical treatment planning with measurable goals;
(iii) 108 clock hours (30 percent) in clinical intervention methods informed by research and current standards of practice;
(iv) 18 clock hours (five percent) in evaluation methodologies;
(v) 72 clock hours (20 percent) in social work values and ethics, including cultural context, diversity, and social policy; and
(vi) 18 clock hours (five percent) in culturally specific clinical assessment and intervention;
(3) has practiced clinical social work as defined in section 148E.010 , including both diagnosis and treatment, and has met the supervised practice requirements specified in sections 148E.100 to 148E.125 ;
(4) has passed the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. Unless an applicant applies for licensure by endorsement according to subdivision 7, an examination is not valid if it was taken and passed eight or more years prior to submitting a completed, signed application form provided by the board;
(7) has paid the license fee specified in section 148E.180 ; and
(b) The requirement in paragraph (a), clause (2), may be satisfied through: (1) a graduate degree program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the board; or a doctorate in social work from an accredited university; (2) postgraduate coursework; or (3) up to 90 continuing education hours. The continuing education must have a course description available for public review and must include a posttest. Compliance with this requirement must be documented on a form provided by the board. The board may conduct audits of the information submitted in order to determine compliance with the requirements of this section.
(c) An application which is not completed and signed, or which is not accompanied by the correct fee, must be returned to the applicant, along with any fee submitted, and is void.
(f) Except as provided in paragraph (g), an applicant may not take more than three times the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board. An applicant must receive a passing score on the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board no later than 18 months after the first time the applicant failed the examination.
(g) Notwithstanding paragraph (f), the board may allow an applicant to take, for a fourth or subsequent time, the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board if the applicant:
(1) meets all requirements specified in paragraphs (a) to (e) other than passing the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board;
(h) An individual must not practice social work until the individual passes the examination and receives a social work license under this section or section 148E.060 . If the board has reason to believe that an applicant may be practicing social work without a license, and the applicant has failed the clinical or equivalent examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board, the board may notify the applicant's employer that the applicant is not licensed as a social worker.
Degrees from outside United States or Canada.
If an applicant receives a degree from a program outside the United States or Canada that is not accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar examination body designated by the board, the degree does not fulfill the requirements specified in subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1); 3, paragraph (a), clause (1); 4, paragraph (a), clause (1); or 5, paragraph (a), clause (1), unless the Council on Social Work Education or a similar accreditation body designated by the board has determined through the council's international equivalency determination service that the degree earned is equivalent to the degree required.
Licensure by endorsement.
(a) An applicant for licensure by endorsement must hold a current license or credential to practice social work in another jurisdiction.
(b) An applicant for licensure by endorsement who meets the qualifications of paragraph (a) and who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant passed the examination administered by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board for the applicable license in Minnesota is not required to retake the licensing examination.
(c) An application for licensure by endorsement must meet the applicable license requirements specified in subdivisions 1 to 6, except as provided in paragraph (d), and submit the licensure by endorsement application fee specified in section 148E.180 .
(d) The following requirements apply:
(1) An applicant for licensure by endorsement who is applying for licensure as a licensed social worker must meet the requirements specified in subdivision 2.
(2) An applicant for licensure by endorsement who is applying for licensure as a licensed graduate social worker must meet the requirements specified in subdivision 3.
(3) An applicant for licensure by endorsement who is applying for licensure as a licensed independent social worker is not required to demonstrate that the applicant has obtained 100 hours of supervision as specified in section 148E.110, subdivision 1, provided that the applicant has engaged in authorized social work practice for a minimum of 4,000 hours in another jurisdiction.
(4) An applicant for licensure by endorsement as a licensed independent clinical social worker (i) is not required to meet the license requirements specified in subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clause (2), and (ii) is not required to demonstrate that the applicant has obtained 200 hours of supervision as specified in section 148E.115, subdivision 1, provided that the applicant has engaged in authorized clinical social work practice for a minimum of 4,000 hours in another jurisdiction.
Criminal background checks.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), an initial license application must be accompanied by:
(1) a form provided by the board authorizing the board to complete a criminal background check; and
(2) the criminal background check fee specified by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
Criminal background check fees collected by the board must be used to reimburse the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension for the criminal background checks.
(b) An applicant who has previously submitted a license application authorizing the board to complete a criminal background check is exempt from the requirement specified in paragraph (a).
(c) If a criminal background check indicates that an applicant has engaged in criminal behavior, the board may take action according to sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 .
The effective date of an initial license is the day on which the board receives the applicable license fee from an applicant approved for licensure.
Expiration date.
The expiration date of an initial license is the last day of the licensee's birth month in the second calendar year following the effective date of the initial license.
Change in license.
(a) A licensee who changes from a licensed social worker to a licensed graduate social worker, or from a licensed graduate social worker to a licensed independent social worker, or from a licensed graduate social worker or licensed independent social worker to a licensed independent clinical social worker, must pay the prorated share of the fee for the new license.
(b) The effective date of the new license is the day on which the board receives the applicable license fee from an applicant approved for the new license.
(c) The expiration date of the new license is the same date as the expiration date of the license held by the licensee prior to the change in the license.
[148E.060] TEMPORARY LICENSES.
Students and other persons not currently licensed in another jurisdiction.
The board may issue a temporary license to practice social work to an applicant who is not licensed or credentialed to practice social work in any jurisdiction but has:
(1) applied for a license under section 148E.055 ;
(4) passed the applicable licensure examination provided for in section 148E.055 ;
(5) attested on a form provided by the board that the applicant has completed the requirements for a baccalaureate or graduate degree in social work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the board, or a doctorate in social work from an accredited university; and
(6) not engaged in conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards of practice specified in sections 148E.195 to 148E.240 . If the applicant has engaged in conduct that was or would be in violation of the standards of practice, the board may take action according to sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 .
Emergency situations and persons currently licensed in another jurisdiction.
The board may issue a temporary license to practice social work to an applicant who is licensed or credentialed to practice social work in another jurisdiction, may or may not have applied for a license under section 148E.055 , and has:
(3) submitted evidence satisfactory to the board that the applicant is currently licensed or credentialed to practice social work in another jurisdiction;
The board may issue a temporary license to practice social work to an applicant whose permanent residence is outside the United States, who is teaching social work at an academic institution in Minnesota for a period not to exceed 12 months, who may or may not have applied for a license under section 148E.055 , and who has:
(3) attested on a form provided by the board that the applicant has completed the requirements for a baccalaureate or graduate degree in social work; and
Temporary license application fee.
An applicant for a temporary license must pay the application fee specified in section 148E.180 plus the required fee for the cost of the criminal background check. Only one fee for the cost of the criminal background check must be submitted when the applicant is applying for both a temporary license and a license under section 148E.055 .
(a) A temporary license is valid until expiration, or until the board issues or denies the license according to section 148E.055 , or until the board revokes the temporary license, whichever comes first. A temporary license is nonrenewable.
(b) A temporary license issued according to subdivision 1 or 2 expires after six months.
(c) A temporary license issued according to subdivision 3 expires after 12 months.
A licensee with a temporary license who has provided evidence to the board that the licensee has completed the requirements for a baccalaureate degree in social work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the board may temporarily engage in social work practice except that a licensee with a temporary license may not engage in clinical social work practice.
A licensee with a temporary license who has provided evidence to the board that the licensee has completed the requirements for a graduate degree in social work from a program accredited by the Council on Social Work Education, the Canadian Association of Schools of Social Work, or a similar accreditation body designated by the board may temporarily engage in social work practice, including clinical practice.
Supervision requirements.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), an applicant who is not currently licensed or credentialed to practice social work in another jurisdiction and who obtains a temporary license may practice social work only under the supervision of an individual licensed as a social worker who is eligible to provide supervision under sections 148E.100 to 148E.125 . Before the applicant is approved for licensure, the applicant's supervisor must attest to the board's satisfaction that the applicant has practiced social work under supervision. This supervision applies toward the supervision required after licensure.
(b) If an applicant is currently licensed or credentialed to practice social work in another jurisdiction, and receives a temporary license according to subdivision 3, the requirements specified in paragraph (a) do not apply. However, if an applicant with a temporary license chooses to practice social work under supervision, the supervision applies to the requirements specified in sections 148E.100 to 148E.125 .
Prohibition on practice.
An applicant for a temporary license must not practice social work in Minnesota, except as provided in section 148E.065 , until the applicant has been granted a temporary license.
Representation of professional status.
In making representations of professional status to the public, a licensee with a temporary license must state that the licensee has a temporary license.
Standards of practice.
A licensee with a temporary license must conduct all professional activities as a social worker according to the requirements of sections 148E.195 to 148E.240 .
Ineligibility.
An applicant who is currently practicing social work in Minnesota in a setting that is not exempt under section 148E.065 at the time of application is ineligible for a temporary license.
[148E.065] EXEMPTIONS.
Other professionals.
Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prevent members of other professions or occupations from performing functions for which they are qualified or licensed. This exception includes but is not limited to: licensed physicians, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, licensed psychologists, psychological practitioners, probation officers, members of the clergy and Christian Science practitioners, attorneys, marriage and family therapists, alcohol and drug counselors, professional counselors, school counselors, and registered occupational therapists or certified occupational therapist assistants. These persons must not, however, hold themselves out to the public by any title or description stating or implying that they are engaged in the practice of social work, or that they are licensed to engage in the practice of social work. Persons engaged in the practice of social work are not exempt from the board's jurisdiction solely by the use of one of the titles in this subdivision.
An internship, externship, or any other social work experience that is required for the completion of an accredited program of social work does not constitute the practice of social work under this chapter.
Geographic waiver.
A geographic waiver may be granted by the board on a case-by-case basis to agencies with special regional hiring problems. The waiver is for the purpose of permitting agencies to hire individuals who do not meet the qualifications of section 148E.055 or 148E.060 to practice social work.
City, county, and state agency social workers.
The licensure of city, county, and state agency social workers is voluntary. City, county, and state agencies employing social workers are not required to employ licensed social workers.
Tribes and private nonprofit agencies; voluntary licensure.
The licensure of social workers who are employed by federally recognized tribes, or by private nonprofit agencies whose primary service focus addresses ethnic minority populations, and who are themselves members of ethnic minority populations within those agencies, is voluntary.
[148E.070] LICENSE RENEWALS.
License renewal term.
(a) If a license is renewed, the license must be renewed for a two-year renewal term. The renewal term is the period from the effective date of an initial or renewed license to the expiration date of the license.
(b) The effective date of a renewed license is the day following the expiration date of the expired license.
(c) The expiration date of a renewed license is the last day of the licensee's birth month in the second calendar year following the effective date of the renewed license.
Mailing license renewal notices.
The board must mail a notice for license renewal to a licensee at least 45 days before the expiration date of the license. Mailing the notice by United States mail to the licensee's last known mailing address constitutes valid mailing. Failure to receive the renewal notice does not relieve a licensee of the obligation to renew a license and to pay the renewal fee.
Submitting license renewal applications.
(a) In order to renew a license, a licensee must submit:
(1) a completed, signed application for license renewal; and
(2) the applicable renewal fee specified in section 148E.180 .
The completed, signed application and renewal fee must be received by the board prior to midnight of the day of the license expiration date. For renewals submitted electronically, a "signed application" means providing an attestation as specified by the board.
(c) The completed, signed application must include documentation that the licensee has met the continuing education requirements specified in sections 148E.130 to 148E.170 and, if applicable, the supervised practice requirements specified in sections 148E.100 to 148E.125 .
(d) By submitting a renewal application, an applicant authorizes the board to:
(1) investigate any information provided or requested in the application. The board may request that the applicant provide additional information, verification, or documentation;
(2) conduct an audit to determine if the applicant has met the continuing education requirements specified in sections 148E.130 to 148E.170 ; and
(3) if applicable, conduct an audit to determine whether the applicant has met the supervision requirements specified in sections 148E.100 to 148E.125 .
(e) If a licensee's application for license renewal meets the requirements specified in paragraph (a), the licensee may continue to practice after the license expiration date until the board approves or denies the application.
Renewal late fee.
An application that is received after the license expiration date must be accompanied by the renewal late fee specified in section 148E.180 in addition to the applicable renewal fee. The application, renewal fee, and renewal late fee must be received by the board within 60 days of the license expiration date, or the license automatically expires.
Expired license.
(a) If an application does not meet the requirements specified in subdivisions 3 and 4, the license automatically expires. A licensee whose license has expired may reactivate a license by meeting the requirements in section 148E.080 or be relicensed by meeting the requirements specified in section 148E.055 .
(b) The board may take action according to sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 based on a licensee's conduct before the expiration of the license.
(c) An expired license may be reactivated within one year of the expiration date specified in section 148E.080 . After one year of the expiration date, an individual may apply for a new license according to section 148E.055 .
[148E.075] INACTIVE LICENSES.
Inactive status.
(a) A licensee qualifies for inactive status under either of the circumstances described in paragraph (b) or (c).
(b) A licensee qualifies for inactive status when the licensee is granted temporary leave from active practice. A licensee qualifies for temporary leave from active practice if the licensee demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that the licensee is not engaged in the practice of social work in any setting, including settings in which social workers are exempt from licensure according to section 148E.065 . A licensee who is granted temporary leave from active practice may reactivate the license according to section 148E.080 .
(c) A licensee qualifies for inactive status when a licensee is granted an emeritus license. A licensee qualifies for an emeritus license if the licensee demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that:
(1) the licensee is retired from social work practice; and
(2) the licensee is not engaged in the practice of social work in any setting, including settings in which social workers are exempt from licensure according to section 148E.065 .
A licensee who possesses an emeritus license may reactivate the license according to section 148E.080 .
A licensee may apply for inactive status:
(1) at any time by submitting an application for a temporary leave from active practice or for an emeritus license; or
(2) as an alternative to applying for the renewal of a license by so recording on the application for license renewal and submitting the completed, signed application to the board.
An application that is not completed or signed, or that is not accompanied by the correct fee, must be returned to the applicant, along with any fee submitted, and is void. For applications submitted electronically, a "signed application" means providing an attestation as specified by the board.
(a) Regardless of when the application for inactive status is submitted, the temporary leave or emeritus license fee specified in section 148E.180 , whichever is applicable, must accompany the application. A licensee who is approved for inactive status before the license expiration date is not entitled to receive a refund for any portion of the license or renewal fee.
(b) If an application for temporary leave is received after the license expiration date, the licensee must pay a renewal late fee as specified in section 148E.180 in addition to the temporary leave fee.
Time limits for temporary leaves.
A licensee may maintain an inactive license on temporary leave for no more than five consecutive years. If a licensee does not apply for reactivation within 60 days following the end of the consecutive five-year period, the license automatically expires.
Time limits for emeritus license.
A licensee with an emeritus license may not apply for reactivation according to section 148E.080 after five years following the granting of the emeritus license. However, after five years following the granting of the emeritus license, an individual may apply for new licensure according to section 148E.055 .
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a licensee whose license is inactive must not practice, attempt to practice, offer to practice, or advertise or hold out as authorized to practice social work.
(b) The board may grant a variance to the requirements of paragraph (a) if a licensee on inactive status provides emergency social work services. A variance is granted only if the board provides the variance in writing to the licensee. The board may impose conditions or restrictions on the variance.
Representations of professional status.
In making representations of professional status to the public, a licensee whose license is inactive must state that the license is inactive and that the licensee cannot practice social work.
The board may resolve any pending complaints against a licensee before approving an application for inactive status. The board may take action according to sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 against a licensee whose license is inactive based on conduct occurring before the license is inactive or conduct occurring while the license is inactive.
[148E.080] REACTIVATIONS.
Mailing notices to licensees on temporary leave.
The board must mail a notice for reactivation to a licensee on temporary leave at least 45 days before the expiration date of the license according to section 148E.075, subdivision 4 . Mailing the notice by United States mail to the licensee's last known mailing address constitutes valid mailing. Failure to receive the reactivation notice does not relieve a licensee of the obligation to comply with the provisions of this section to reactivate a license.
Reactivation from a temporary leave or emeritus status.
To reactivate a license from a temporary leave or emeritus status, a licensee must do the following within the time period specified in section 148E.075, subdivisions 4 and 5 :
(1) complete an application form specified by the board;
(2) document compliance with the continuing education requirements specified in subdivision 4;
(3) submit a supervision plan, if required;
(4) pay the reactivation of an inactive licensee fee specified in section 148E.180 ; and
(5) pay the wall certificate fee according to section 148E.095, subdivision 1 , paragraph (b) or (c), if the licensee needs a duplicate license.
Reactivation of an expired license.
To reactivate an expired license, a licensee must do the following within one year of the expiration date:
(2) document compliance with the continuing education requirements that were in effect at the time the license expired;
(3) document compliance with the supervision requirements, if applicable, that were in effect at the time the license expired; and
(4) pay the reactivation of an expired license fee specified in section 148E.180 .
Continuing education requirements.
(a) A licensee who is on temporary leave or who has an emeritus license must obtain the continuing education hours that would be required if the license was active. At the time of reactivation, the licensee must document compliance with the continuing education requirements specified in sections 148E.130 to 148E.170 .
(b) A licensee applying for reactivation according to subdivision 2 or 3 may apply for a variance to the continuing education requirements according to sections 148E.130 to 148E.170 .
Reactivation of a voluntarily terminated license.
To reactivate a voluntarily terminated license, a licensee must do the following within one year of the date the voluntary termination takes effect:
(2) document compliance with the continuing education requirements that were in effect at the time the license was voluntarily terminated;
(3) document compliance with the supervision requirements, if applicable, that were in effect at the time the license was voluntarily terminated; and
(4) pay the reactivation of an expired or voluntarily terminated license fee specified in section 148E.180 .
[148E.085] VOLUNTARY TERMINATIONS.
Requests for voluntary termination.
(a) A licensee may request voluntary termination of a license if the licensee demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that the licensee is not engaged in the practice of social work in any setting except settings in which social workers are exempt from licensure according to section 148E.065.
(b) A licensee may apply for voluntary termination:
(1) at any time by submitting an application; or
For applications submitted electronically, a "signed application" means providing an attestation as specified by the board. An application that is not completed and signed must be returned to the applicant and is void.
(c) The board may resolve any pending complaints against a licensee before approving a request for voluntary termination.
Application for new licensure.
A licensee who has voluntarily terminated a license may not reactivate the license after one year following the date the voluntary termination takes effect. However, a licensee who has voluntarily terminated a license may apply for a new license according to section 148E.055 .
A licensee who has voluntarily terminated a license must not practice, attempt to practice, offer to practice, or advertise or hold out as authorized to practice social work, except when the individual is exempt from licensure according to section 148E.065 .
The board may take action according to sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 against a licensee whose license has been terminated based on conduct occurring before the license is terminated or for practicing social work without a license.
[148E.090] NAME; CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS.
A licensee must use the licensee's legal name or a professional name. If the licensee uses a professional name, the licensee must inform the board in writing of both the licensee's professional name and legal name and must comply with the requirements of this section.
Legal name change.
Within 30 days after changing the licensee's legal name, a licensee must:
(1) request a new license wall certificate;
(2) provide legal verification of the name change; and
(3) pay the license wall certificate fee specified in section 148E.180 .
Professional name change.
Within 30 days after changing the licensee's professional name, a licensee must:
(2) provide a notarized statement attesting to the name change; and
Address or telephone change.
When a licensee changes a mailing address, home address, work address, e-mail address, or daytime public telephone number, the licensee must notify the board of the change electronically or in writing no more than 30 days after the date of the change.
[148E.095] LICENSE CERTIFICATE OR CARD.
License wall certificate.
(a) The board must issue a new license wall certificate when the board issues a new license. No fee in addition to the applicable license fee specified in section 148E.180 is required.
(b) The board must replace a license wall certificate when:
(1) a licensee submits an affidavit to the board that the original license wall certificate was lost, stolen, or destroyed; and
(2) the licensee submits the license wall certificate fee specified in section 148E.180 .
(c) The board must issue a revised license wall certificate when:
(1) a licensee requests a revised license wall certificate according to this section; and
(2) a licensee submits the license wall certificate fee specified in section 148E.180 .
(d) The board must issue an additional license wall certificate when:
(1) a licensee submits a written request for a new certificate because the licensee practices in more than one location; and
License card.
(a) The board must issue a new license card when the board issues a new license. No fee in addition to the applicable license fee specified in section 148E.180 is required.
(b) The board must replace a license card when a licensee submits:
(1) an affidavit to the board that the original license card was lost, stolen, or destroyed; and
(2) the license card fee specified in section 148E.180 .
(c) The board must issue a revised license card when the licensee submits a written request for a new license wall certificate because of a new professional or legal name according to section 148E.090, subdivision 2 or 3. No fee in addition to the one specified in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), is required.
[148E.100] LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS; SUPERVISED PRACTICE.
After receiving a license from the board as a licensed social worker, the licensed social worker must obtain at least 100 hours of supervision according to the requirements of this section.
The supervision required by subdivision 1 must be obtained during the first 4,000 hours of postbaccalaureate social work practice authorized by law. At least four hours of supervision must be obtained during every 160 hours of practice.
Of the 100 hours of supervision required under subdivision 1:
(1) 50 hours must be provided through one-on-one supervision, including: (i) a minimum of 25 hours of in-person supervision, and (ii) no more than 25 hours of supervision via eye-to-eye electronic media; and
(2) 50 hours must be provided through: (i) one-on-one supervision, or (ii) group supervision. The supervision may be in-person, by telephone, or via eye-to-eye electronic media. The supervision must not be provided by e-mail. Group supervision is limited to six members not counting the supervisor or supervisors.
The supervision required by subdivision 1 must be provided by a supervisor who:
(1) is a licensed social worker who has completed the supervised practice requirements;
(2) is a licensed graduate social worker, licensed independent social worker, or licensed independent clinical social worker; or
(3) meets the requirements specified in section 148E.120, subdivision 2 .
Supervisee requirements.
The supervisee must:
(1) to the satisfaction of the supervisor, practice competently and ethically according to professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
(2) receive supervision in the following content areas:
(i) development of professional values and responsibilities;
(ii) practice skills;
(iv) ensuring continuing competence; and
(v) ethical standards of practice;
(3) submit a supervision plan according to section 148E.125, subdivision 1 ; and
(4) if the board audits the supervisee's supervised practice, submit verification of supervised practice according to section 148E.125, subdivision 3 .
After completion of supervision requirements.
A licensed social worker who fulfills the supervision requirements specified in subdivisions 1 to 5 is not required to be supervised after completion of the supervision requirements.
Attestation.
The social worker and the social worker's supervisor must attest that the supervisee has met or has made progress on meeting the applicable supervision requirements according to section 148E.125, subdivision 2 .
[148E.105] LICENSED GRADUATE SOCIAL WORKERS WHO DO NOT PRACTICE CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK; SUPERVISED PRACTICE.
After receiving a license from the board as a licensed graduate social worker, a licensed graduate social worker must obtain at least 100 hours of supervision according to the requirements of this section.
The supervision required by subdivision 1 must be obtained during the first 4,000 hours of postgraduate social work practice authorized by law. At least four hours of supervision must be obtained during every 160 hours of practice.
(1) 50 hours must be provided though one-on-one supervision, including: (i) a minimum of 25 hours of in-person supervision, and (ii) no more than 25 hours of supervision via eye-to-eye electronic media; and
(2) 50 hours must be provided through: (i) one-on-one supervision, or (ii) group supervision. The supervision may be in-person, by telephone, or via eye-to-eye electronic media. The supervision must not be provided by e-mail. Group supervision is limited to six supervisees.
The supervision required by subdivision 1 must be provided by a supervisor who meets the requirements specified in section 148E.120 . The supervision must be provided by a:
(1) licensed independent social worker;
(2) licensed graduate social worker who has completed the supervised practice requirements;
(3) licensed independent clinical social worker; or
(4) a supervisor who meets the requirements specified in section 148E.120, subdivision 2.
(4) verify supervised practice according to section 148E.125, subdivision 3 , if:
(i) the board audits the supervisee's supervised practice; or
(ii) a licensed graduate social worker applies for a licensed independent social worker license.
Supervision not required after completion of supervision requirements.
A licensed graduate social worker who fulfills the supervision requirements specified in subdivisions 1 to 5, and who does not practice clinical social work, is not required to be supervised after completion of the supervision requirements.
A social worker and the social worker's supervisor must attest that the supervisee has met or has made progress on meeting the applicable supervision requirements according to section 148E.125, subdivision 2 .
Eligibility to apply for licensure as a licensed independent social worker.
Upon completion of 4,000 hours of social work practice, including at least 100 hours of supervision according to the requirements of this section, a licensed graduate social worker is eligible to apply for a licensed independent social worker license according to section 148E.110.
[148E.106] LICENSED GRADUATE SOCIAL WORKERS WHO PRACTICE CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK; SUPERVISED PRACTICE.
The supervision required by subdivision 1 must be obtained during the first 4,000 hours of postgraduate social work practice authorized by law. At least eight hours of supervision must be obtained during every 160 hours of practice.
(1) 100 hours must be provided through one-on-one supervision, including: (i) a minimum of 50 hours of in-person supervision, and (ii) no more than 50 hours of supervision via eye-to-eye electronic media; and
(2) 100 hours must be provided through: (i) one-on-one supervision, or (ii) group supervision. The supervision may be in-person, by telephone, or via eye-to-eye electronic media. The supervision must not be provided by e-mail. Group supervision is limited to six supervisees.
The supervision required by subdivision 1 must be provided by a supervisor who meets the requirements specified in section 148E.120. The supervision must be provided:
(1) by a licensed independent clinical social worker; or
(2) by a supervisor who meets the requirements specified in section 148E.120, subdivision 2.
(3) submit a supervision plan according to section 148E.125, subdivision 1; and
(4) verify supervised practice according to section 148E.125, subdivision 3, if:
(ii) a licensed graduate social worker applies for a licensed independent clinical social worker license.
Supervision required.
A licensed graduate social worker must not engage in clinical social work practice except under supervision by a licensed independent clinical social worker or an alternate supervisor designated according to section 148E.120, subdivision 2.
Limit on practice of clinical social work.
(a) Except as provided in subdivision 8, a licensed graduate social worker must not engage in clinical social work practice under supervision for more than 8,000 hours. In order to practice clinical social work for more than 8,000 hours, a licensed graduate social worker must obtain a licensed independent clinical social worker license.
(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (a), the board may grant a licensed graduate social worker permission to engage in clinical social work practice for more than 8,000 hours if the licensed graduate social worker petitions the board and demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that for reasons of personal hardship the licensed graduate social worker should be granted an extension to continue practicing clinical social work under supervision for up to an additional 2,000 hours.
Upon completion of 4,000 hours of clinical social work practice, including at least 1,800 hours of direct clinical client contact and 200 hours of supervision according to the requirements of this section, a licensed graduate social worker is eligible to apply for a licensed independent clinical social worker license under section 148E.115, subdivision 1.
A social worker and the social worker's supervisor must attest that the supervisee has met or has made progress on meeting the applicable supervision requirements according to section 148E.125, subdivision 2.
[148E.110] LICENSED INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WORKERS; SUPERVISED PRACTICE.
Supervision required before licensure.
Before becoming licensed as a licensed independent social worker, a person must have obtained at least 100 hours of supervision during 4,000 hours of postgraduate social work practice required by law according to the requirements of section 148E.105, subdivisions 3, 4, and 5 . At least four hours of supervision must be obtained during every 160 hours of practice.
Licensed independent social workers; clinical social work after licensure.
After licensure, a licensed independent social worker must not engage in clinical social work practice except under supervision by a licensed independent clinical social worker or an alternate supervisor designated according to section 148E.120, subdivision 2 .
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a licensed independent social worker must not engage in clinical social work practice under supervision for more than 8,000 hours. In order to practice clinical social work for more than 8,000 hours, a licensed independent social worker must obtain a licensed independent clinical social worker license.
(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of paragraph (a), the board may grant a licensed independent social worker permission to engage in clinical social work practice for more than 8,000 hours if the licensed independent social worker petitions the board and demonstrates to the board's satisfaction that for reasons of personal hardship the licensed independent social worker should be granted an extension to continue practicing clinical social work under supervision for up to an additional 2,000 hours.
Licensed independent social workers who do not practice clinical social work after licensure.
After licensure, a licensed independent social worker is not required to be supervised if the licensed independent social worker does not practice clinical social work.
[148E.115] LICENSED INDEPENDENT CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS; SUPERVISION.
Before becoming licensed as a licensed independent clinical social worker, a person must have obtained at least 200 hours of supervision during 4,000 hours of postgraduate clinical practice required by law according to the requirements of section 148E.106.
No supervision required after licensure.
After licensure, a licensed independent clinical social worker is not required to be supervised.
[148E.120] REQUIREMENTS OF SUPERVISORS.
Supervisors licensed as social workers.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), to be eligible to provide supervision under this section, a social worker must:
(1) have at least 2,000 hours of experience in authorized social work practice. If the person is providing clinical supervision, the 2,000 hours must include 1,000 hours of experience in clinical practice;
(2) have completed 30 hours of training in supervision through coursework from an accredited college or university, or through continuing education in compliance with sections 148E.130 to 148E.170;
(3) be competent in the activities being supervised; and
(4) attest, on a form provided by the board, that the social worker has met the applicable requirements specified in this section and sections 148E.100 to 148E.115. The board may audit the information provided to determine compliance with the requirements of this section.
(b) If the board determines that supervision is not obtainable from an individual meeting the requirements specified in paragraph (a), the board may approve an alternate supervisor according to subdivision 2.
(1) the board determines that supervision is not obtainable according to paragraph (b);
(2) the licensee requests in the supervision plan submitted according to section 148E.125, subdivision 1 , that an alternate supervisor conduct the supervision;
(1) the licensee provides documentation as an attachment to the supervision plan submitted according to section 148E.125, subdivision 1 , that the licensee has conducted a thorough search for a supervisor meeting the applicable licensure requirements specified in sections 148E.100 to 148E.115 ;
(c) The requirements specified in paragraph (b) do not apply to obtaining supervision for clinical practice if the board determines that there are five or fewer licensed independent clinical social workers in the county where the licensee practices social work.
(1) be an unlicensed social worker who is employed in, and provides the supervision in, a setting exempt from licensure by section 148E.065 , and who has qualifications equivalent to the applicable requirements specified in sections 148E.100 to 148E.115 ;
(2) be a social worker engaged in authorized practice in Iowa, Manitoba, North Dakota, Ontario, South Dakota, or Wisconsin, and has the qualifications equivalent to the applicable requirements specified in sections 148E.100 to 148E.115; or
(3) be a licensed marriage and family therapist or a mental health professional as established by section 245.462, subdivision 18 , or 245.4871, subdivision 27 , or an equivalent mental health professional, as determined by the board, who is licensed or credentialed by a state, territorial, provincial, or foreign licensing agency.
In order to qualify to provide clinical supervision of a licensed graduate social worker or licensed independent social worker engaged in clinical practice, the alternate supervisor must be a mental health professional as established by section 245.462, subdivision 18 , or 245.4871, subdivision 27 , or an equivalent mental health professional, as determined by the board, who is licensed or credentialed by a state, territorial, provincial, or foreign licensing agency.
[148E.125] DOCUMENTATION OF SUPERVISION.
(a) A social worker must submit, on a form provided by the board, a supervision plan for meeting the supervision requirements specified in sections 148E.100 to 148E.120 .
(c) For failure to submit the supervision plan within 90 days after beginning a social work practice position, a licensee must pay the supervision plan late fee specified in section 148E.180 when the licensee applies for license renewal.
(d) A license renewal application submitted according to paragraph (a) must not be approved unless the board has received a supervision plan.
(5) the type of supervision changes as supervision is described in section 148E.100, subdivision 3 , or 148E.105, subdivision 3 , or as required in section 148E.115 .
(g) For failure to submit a revised supervision plan as required in paragraph (f), a supervisee must pay the supervision plan late fee specified in section 148E.180 , when the supervisee applies for license renewal.
(a) When a supervisee submits renewal application materials to the board, the supervisee and supervisor must submit an attestation providing the following information on a form provided by the board:
(5) a declaration that the supervisee has not engaged in conduct in violation of the standards of practice specified in sections 148E.195 to 148E.240 ;
(7) a list of the content areas in which the supervisee has received supervision, including the following:
(vi) ethical standards of practice.
(b) The information provided on the attestation form must demonstrate to the board's satisfaction that the supervisee has met or has made progress on meeting the applicable supervised practice requirements.
Verification of supervised practice.
(a) In addition to receiving the attestation required under subdivision 2, the board must receive verification of supervised practice if:
(1) the board audits the supervision of a supervisee; or
(2) an applicant applies for a license as a licensed independent social worker or as a licensed independent clinical social worker.
(b) When verification of supervised practice is required according to paragraph (a), the board must receive from the supervisor the following information on a form provided by the board:
(6) a declaration that the supervisee has practiced ethically and competently according to professional social work knowledge, skills, and values;
(c) The information provided on the verification form must demonstrate to the board's satisfaction that the supervisee has met the applicable supervised practice requirements.
Notwithstanding the requirements of subdivision 3, the board may accept alternative verification of supervised practice if a supervisee demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that the supervisee is unable to locate a former supervisor to provide the required information.
[148E.130] CLOCK HOURS REQUIRED.
Total clock hours required.
At the time of license renewal, a licensee must provide evidence satisfactory to the board that the licensee has, during the renewal term, completed at least 40 clock hours of continuing education.
Ethics requirement.
At least two of the clock hours required under subdivision 1 must be in social work ethics.
Requirement for LICSWs.
For licensed independent clinical social workers, at least 24 of the clock hours required under subdivision 1 must be in the clinical content areas specified in section 148E.055, subdivision 5.
Requirement for supervisors.
For social workers providing supervision according to sections 148E.100 to 148E.125, at least six of the clock hours required under subdivision 1 must be in the practice of supervision.
Independent study.
Independent study must not consist of more than ten clock hours of continuing education per renewal term. Independent study must be for publication, public presentation, or professional development. Independent study includes, but is not limited to, electronic study. For purposes of subdivision 6, independent study includes consultation with an experienced supervisor regarding the practice of supervision.
Coursework.
One credit of coursework in a semester-based academic institution is the equivalent of 15 clock hours.
Prorated renewal term.
If the licensee's renewal term is prorated to be less or more than 24 months, the required number of continuing education clock hours is prorated proportionately.
[148E.135] APPROVAL OF CLOCK HOURS.
Ways of approving clock hours.
The clock hours required under section 148E.130 must be approved in one or more of the following ways:
(1) the hours must be offered by a continuing education provider approved by the board;
(2) the hours must be offered by a continuing education provider approved by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board;
(3) the hours must be earned through a continuing education program approved by the National Association of Social Workers; or
(4) the hours must be earned through a continuing education program approved by the board.
Preapproval not required.
Providers and programs are not required to be preapproved but must meet the requirements specified in this section.
The board may grant a variance to the continuing education requirements specified in section 148E.130 , when a licensee demonstrates to the satisfaction of the board that the licensee is unable to complete the required number of clock hours during the renewal term. The board may allow a licensee to complete the required number of clock hours within a time frame specified by the board. The board must not allow a licensee to complete less than the required number of clock hours.
[148E.145] CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS APPROVED BY BOARD.
Board approval.
(a) The board must approve a continuing education provider who:
(1) submits a completed application to the board which provides the information required by subdivision 2 and which meets the criteria specified in subdivision 3; and
(2) pays the provider fee specified in section 148E.180 .
(b) An approval is valid for programs offered no later than one year from the date the application is approved by the board.
Information required.
The information that must be provided to the board includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) the name of the continuing education provider;
(2) the address, telephone number, and e-mail address of a contact person for the provider;
(3) a signed statement that indicates the provider understands and agrees to abide by the criteria specified in subdivision 3; and
(4) a signed statement that indicates the provider agrees to furnish a certificate of attendance to each participant in a program offered by the provider.
Criteria for programs.
(a) A continuing education provider must employ the following criteria in determining whether to offer a continuing education program:
(1) whether the material to be presented will promote the standards of practice described in sections 148E.195 to 148E.240 ;
(2) whether the material to be presented will contribute to the practice of social work as defined in section 148E.010 ;
(3) whether the material to be presented is intended for the benefit of practicing social workers; and
(4) whether the persons presenting the program are qualified in the subject matter being presented.
(b) The material presented must not be primarily procedural or primarily oriented towards business practices or self-development.
Audits.
(a) The board may audit programs offered by a continuing education provider approved by the board to determine compliance with the requirements of this section.
(b) A continuing education provider audited by the board must provide the documentation specified in subdivision 5.
Records retention; continuing education providers.
For three years following the end of each program offered by a continuing education provider, the provider must maintain the following information:
(1) the title of the program;
(2) a description of the content and objectives of the program;
(3) the date of the program;
(4) the number of clock hours credited for participation in the program;
(5) the program location;
(6) the names and qualifications of the primary presenters;
(7) a description of the primary audience the program was designed for; and
(8) a list of the participants in the program.
[148E.150] APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDERS.
In order to receive credit for a program offered by a continuing education provider approved by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board, the provider must be listed on the Association of Social Work Boards Web site as a provider currently approved by the Association of Social Work Boards or a similar examination body designated by the board.
[148E.155] APPROVED CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
In order to receive credit for a program approved by the National Association of Social Workers, the program must be listed on the National Association of Social Workers Web site as a program currently approved by the National Association of Social Workers.
[148E.160] CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS APPROVED BY BOARD.
Required program content.
In order to be approved by the board, a continuing education program must:
(1) promote the standards of practice described in sections 148E.195 to 148E.240 ;
(2) contribute to the practice of social work as defined in section 148E.010 ; and
(3) not be primarily procedural or be primarily oriented towards business practices or self-development.
Types of continuing education programs.
In order to be approved by the board, a continuing education program must be one of the following: academic coursework offered by an institution of higher learning; educational workshops, seminars, or conferences offered by an organization or individual; staff training offered by a public or private employer; or independent study.
[148E.165] CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF LICENSEES.
Records retention; licensees.
For one year following the expiration date of a license, the licensee must maintain documentation of clock hours earned during the previous renewal term. The documentation must include the following:
(1) for educational workshops or seminars offered by an organization or at a conference, a copy of the certificate of attendance issued by the presenter or sponsor giving the following information:
(i) the name of the sponsor or presenter of the program;
(ii) the title of the workshop or seminar;
(iii) the dates the licensee participated in the program; and
(iv) the number of clock hours completed;
(2) for academic coursework offered by an institution of higher learning, a copy of a transcript giving the following information:
(i) the name of the institution offering the course;
(ii) the title of the course;
(iii) the dates the licensee participated in the course; and
(iv) the number of credits completed;
(3) for staff training offered by public or private employers, a copy of the certificate of attendance issued by the employer giving the following information:
(i) the name of the employer;
(ii) the title of the staff training;
(iv) the number of clock hours completed; and
(4) for independent study, including electronic study, a written summary of the study conducted, including the following information:
(i) the topics studied;
(ii) a description of the applicability of the study to the licensee's authorized scope of practice;
(iii) the titles and authors of books and articles consulted or the name of the organization offering the study;
(iv) the dates the licensee conducted the study; and
(v) the number of clock hours the licensee conducted the study.
The board may audit license renewal and reactivation applications to determine compliance with the requirements of sections 148E.130 to 148E.170 . A licensee audited by the board must provide the documentation specified in subdivision 1 regardless of whether the provider or program has been approved by the board, the Association of Social Work Boards, or a similar examination body designated by the board, or the National Association of Social Workers.
[148E.170] REVOCATION OF CONTINUING EDUCATION APPROVALS.
The board may revoke approval of a provider or of a program offered by a provider, or of an individual program approved by the board, if the board determines subsequent to the approval that the provider or program failed to meet the requirements of sections 148E.130 to 148E.170 .
[148E.175] FEES.
The fees specified in section 148E.180 are nonrefundable and must be deposited in the state government special revenue fund.
[148E.180] FEE AMOUNTS.
Application fees.
Application fees for licensure are as follows:
(1) for a licensed social worker, $45;
(2) for a licensed graduate social worker, $45;
(3) for a licensed independent social worker, $90;
(4) for a licensed independent clinical social worker, $90;
(5) for a temporary license, $50; and
(6) for a licensure by endorsement, $150.
The fee for criminal background checks is the fee charged by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The criminal background check fee must be included with the application fee as required according to section 148E.055 .
License fees.
License fees are as follows:
(1) for a licensed social worker, $115.20;
(2) for a licensed graduate social worker, $201.60;
(3) for a licensed independent social worker, $302.40;
(4) for a licensed independent clinical social worker, $331.20;
(5) for an emeritus license, $43.20; and
(6) for a temporary leave fee, the same as the renewal fee specified in subdivision 3.
If the licensee's initial license term is less or more than 24 months, the required license fees must be prorated proportionately.
Renewal fees.
Renewal fees for licensure are as follows:
(3) for a licensed independent social worker, $302.40; and
(4) for a licensed independent clinical social worker, $331.20.
Continuing education provider fees.
Continuing education provider fees are as follows:
(1) for a provider who offers programs totaling one to eight clock hours in a one-year period according to section 148E.145 , $50;
(2) for a provider who offers programs totaling nine to 16 clock hours in a one-year period according to section 148E.145 , $100;
(3) for a provider who offers programs totaling 17 to 32 clock hours in a one-year period according to section 148E.145 , $200;
(4) for a provider who offers programs totaling 33 to 48 clock hours in a one-year period according to section 148E.145 , $400; and
(5) for a provider who offers programs totaling 49 or more clock hours in a one-year period according to section 148E.145 , $600.
Late fees.
Late fees are as follows:
(1) renewal late fee, one-half of the renewal fee specified in subdivision 3; and
(2) supervision plan late fee, $40.
License cards and wall certificates.
(a) The fee for a license card as specified in section 148E.095 is $10.
(b) The fee for a license wall certificate as specified in section 148E.095 is $30.
Reactivation fees.
Reactivation fees are as follows:
(1) reactivation from a temporary leave or emeritus status, the prorated share of the renewal fee specified in subdivision 3; and
(2) reactivation of an expired license, 1-1/2 times the renewal fees specified in subdivision 3.
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[148E.185] PURPOSE OF COMPLIANCE LAWS.
The purpose of sections 148E.185 to 148E.290 is to protect the public by ensuring that all persons licensed as social workers meet minimum standards of practice. The board shall promptly and fairly investigate and resolve all complaints alleging violations of statutes and rules that the board is empowered to enforce and (1) take appropriate disciplinary action, adversarial action, or other action justified by the facts, or (2) enter into corrective action agreements or stipulations to cease practice, when doing so is consistent with the board's obligation to protect the public.
[148E.190] GROUNDS FOR ACTION.
The grounds for action in subdivisions 2 to 4 and the standards of practice requirements in sections 148E.195 to 148E.240 apply to all licensees and applicants.
Violations.
The board has grounds to take action according to sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 when a social worker violates:
(1) a statute or rule enforced by the board, including this section and sections 148E.195 to 148E.240 ;
(2) a federal or state law or rule related to the practice of social work; or
(3) an order, stipulation, or agreement agreed to or issued by the board.
Conduct before licensure.
A violation of the requirements specified in this section and sections 148E.195 to 148E.240 is grounds for the board to take action under sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 . The board's jurisdiction to exercise the powers provided in this section extends to an applicant or licensee's conduct that occurred before licensure if:
(1) the conduct did not meet the minimum accepted and prevailing standards of professional social work practice at the time the conduct occurred; or
(2) the conduct adversely affects the applicant or licensee's present ability to practice social work in conformity with the requirements of sections 148E.195 to 148E.240 .
Unauthorized practice.
The board has grounds to take action according to sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 when a social worker:
(1) practices outside the scope of practice authorized by section 148E.050 ;
(2) engages in the practice of social work without a social work license under section 148E.055 or 148E.060 , except when the social worker is exempt from licensure under section 148E.065 ;
(3) provides social work services to a client who receives social work services in this state, and is not licensed under section 148E.055 or 148E.060 , except when the social worker is exempt from licensure under section 148E.065 .
[148E.195] REPRESENTATIONS TO CLIENTS AND PUBLIC.
Required displays and information for clients.
(a) A social worker must conspicuously display at the social worker's places of practice, or make available as a handout for all clients, information that the client has the right to the following:
(1) to be informed of the social worker's license status, education, training, and experience;
(2) to examine public data on the social worker maintained by the board;
(3) to report a complaint about the social worker's practice to the board; and
(4) to be informed of the board's mailing address, e-mail address, Web site address, and telephone number.
(b) A social worker must conspicuously display the social worker's wall certificate at the social worker's places of practice and office locations. Additional wall certificates may be requested according to section 148E.095 .
Representations.
(a) No applicant or other individual may be represented to the public by any title incorporating the words "social work" or "social worker" unless the individual holds a license according to sections 148E.055 and 148E.060 or practices in a setting exempt from licensure according to section 148E.065 .
(b) In all professional use of a social worker's name, the social worker must use the license designation "LSW" or "licensed social worker" for a licensed social worker, "LGSW" or "licensed graduate social worker" for a licensed graduate social worker, "LISW" or "licensed independent social worker" for a licensed independent social worker, or "LICSW" or "licensed independent clinical social worker" for a licensed independent clinical social worker.
(c) Public statements or advertisements must not be untruthful, misleading, false, fraudulent, deceptive, or potentially exploitative of clients, former clients, interns, students, supervisees, or the public.
(d) A social worker must not:
(1) use licensure status as a claim, promise, or guarantee of successful service;
(2) obtain a license by cheating or employing fraud or deception;
(3) make false statements or misrepresentations to the board or in materials submitted to the board; or
(4) engage in conduct that has the potential to deceive or defraud a social work client, intern, student, supervisee, or the public.
Information on credentials.
(a) A social worker must provide accurate and factual information concerning the social worker's credentials, education, training, and experience when the information is requested by clients, potential clients, or other persons or organizations.
(b) A social worker must not misrepresent directly or by implication the social worker's license, degree, professional certifications, affiliations, or other professional qualifications in any oral or written communications to clients, potential clients, or other persons or organizations. A social worker must take reasonable steps to prevent such misrepresentations by other social workers.
(c) A social worker must not hold out as a person licensed as a social worker without having a social work license according to sections 148E.055 and 148E.060 .
(d) A social worker must not misrepresent directly or by implication (1) affiliations with institutions or organizations, or (2) purposes or characteristics of institutions or organizations with which the social worker is or has been affiliated.
[148E.200] COMPETENCE.
Competence.
(a) A social worker must provide services and hold out as competent only to the extent the social worker's education, training, license, consultation received, supervision experience, or other relevant professional experience demonstrate competence in the services provided. A social worker must make a referral to a competent professional when the services required are beyond the social worker's competence or authorized scope of practice.
(b) When generally recognized standards do not exist with respect to an emerging area of practice, including but not limited to providing social work services through electronic means, a social worker must take the steps necessary, such as consultation or supervision, to ensure the competence of the social worker's work and to protect clients from harm.
Supervision or consultation.
Notwithstanding the completion of supervision requirements as specified in sections 148E.100 to 148E.125 , a social worker must obtain supervision or engage in consultation when appropriate or necessary for competent and ethical practice.
Delegation of social work responsibilities.
(a) A social worker must not delegate a social work responsibility to another individual when the social worker knows or reasonably should know that the individual is not licensed when required to be licensed according to sections 148E.055 and 148E.060 .
(b) A social worker must not delegate a social work responsibility to another individual when the social worker knows or reasonably should know that the individual is not competent to assume the responsibility or perform the task.
[148E.205] IMPAIRMENT.
Grounds for action.
The board has grounds to take action under sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 when a social worker is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety by reason of illness, use of alcohol, drugs, chemicals, or any other materials, or as a result of any mental, physical, or psychological condition.
Self-reporting.
A social worker regulated by the board who is unable to practice with reasonable skill and safety by reason of illness, use of alcohol, drugs, chemicals, or any other materials, or as a result of any mental, physical, or psychological condition, must report to the board or the health professionals services program.
[148E.210] PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL CONDUCT.
The board has grounds to take action under sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 when a social worker:
(1) engages in unprofessional or unethical conduct, including any departure from or failure to conform to the minimum accepted ethical and other prevailing standards of professional social work practice, without actual injury to a social work client, intern, student, supervisee, or the public needing to be established;
(2) engages in conduct that has the potential to cause harm to a client, intern, student, supervisee, or the public;
(3) demonstrates a willful or careless disregard for the health, welfare, or safety of a client, intern, student, or supervisee; or
(4) engages in acts or conduct adversely affecting the applicant or licensee's current ability or fitness to engage in social work practice, whether or not the acts or conduct occurred while engaged in the practice of social work.
[148E.215] RESPONSIBILITIES TO CLIENTS.
Responsibility to clients.
A social worker's primary professional responsibility is to the client. A social worker must respect the client's interests, including the interest in self-determination, except when required to do otherwise by law.
Nondiscrimination.
A social worker must not discriminate against a client, intern, student, or supervisee or in providing services to a client, intern, or supervisee on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, race, color, national origin, religion, illness, disability, political affiliation, or social or economic status.
When undertaking research activities, a social worker must use accepted protocols for the protection of human subjects, including (1) establishing appropriate safeguards to protect the subject's vulnerability, and (2) obtaining the subjects' informed consent.
[148E.220] RELATIONSHIPS WITH CLIENTS, FORMER CLIENTS, AND OTHERS.
Social worker responsibility.
(a) A social worker is responsible for acting professionally in relationships with clients or former clients. A client or a former client's initiation of, or attempt to engage in, or request to engage in, a personal, sexual, or business relationship is not a defense to a violation of this section.
(b) When a relationship is permitted by this section, social workers who engage in such a relationship assume the full burden of demonstrating that the relationship will not be detrimental to the client or the professional relationship.
Professional boundaries.
A social worker must maintain appropriate professional boundaries with a client. A social worker must not engage in practices with clients that create an unacceptable risk of client harm or of impairing a social worker's objectivity or professional judgment. A social worker must not act or fail to act in a way that, as judged by a reasonable and prudent social worker, inappropriately encourages the client to relate to the social worker outside of the boundaries of the professional relationship, or in a way that interferes with the client's ability to benefit from social work services from the social worker.
Misuse of professional relationship.
A social worker must not use the professional relationship with a client, student, supervisee, or intern to further the social worker's personal, emotional, financial, sexual, religious, political, or business benefit or interests.
Improper termination.
A social worker must not terminate a professional relationship for the purpose of beginning a personal, sexual, or business relationship with a client.
Personal relationship with a client.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a social worker must not engage in a personal relationship with a client that creates a risk of client harm or of impairing a social worker's objectivity or professional judgment.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), if a social worker is unable to avoid a personal relationship with a client, the social worker must take appropriate precautions, such as consultation or supervision, to address the potential for risk of client harm or of impairing a social worker's objectivity or professional judgment.
Personal relationship with a former client.
A social worker may engage in a personal relationship with a former client after appropriate termination of the professional relationship, except:
(1) as prohibited by subdivision 8; or
(2) if a reasonable and prudent social worker would conclude after appropriate assessment that (i) the former client is emotionally dependent on the social worker or continues to relate to the social worker as a client, or (ii) the social worker is emotionally dependent on the client or continues to relate to the former client as a social worker.
Sexual conduct with a client.
A social worker must not engage in or suggest sexual conduct with a client.
Sexual conduct with a former client.
(a) A social worker who has engaged in diagnosing, counseling, or treating a client with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders must not engage in or suggest sexual conduct with the former client under any circumstances for a period of two years following the termination of the professional relationship. After two years following the termination of the professional relationship, a social worker who has engaged in diagnosing, counseling, or treating a client with a mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder must not engage in or suggest sexual conduct with the former client under any circumstances unless:
(1) the social worker did not intentionally or unintentionally coerce, exploit, deceive, or manipulate the former client at any time;
(2) the social worker did not represent to the former client that sexual conduct with the social worker is consistent with or part of the client's treatment;
(3) the social worker's sexual conduct was not detrimental to the former client at any time;
(4) the former client is not emotionally dependent on the social worker and does not continue to relate to the social worker as a client; and
(5) the social worker is not emotionally dependent on the client and does not continue to relate to the former client as a social worker.
(b) If there is an alleged violation of paragraph (a), the social worker assumes the full burden of demonstrating to the board that the social worker did not intentionally or unintentionally coerce, exploit, deceive, or manipulate the client, and the social worker's sexual conduct was not detrimental to the client at any time. Upon request, a social worker must provide information to the board addressing:
(1) the amount of time that has passed since termination of services;
(2) the duration, intensity, and nature of services;
(3) the circumstances of termination of services;
(4) the former client's emotional, mental, and behavioral history;
(5) the former client's current emotional, mental, and behavioral status;
(6) the likelihood of adverse impact on the former client; and
(7) the existence of actions, conduct, or statements made by the social worker during the course of services suggesting or inviting the possibility of a sexual relationship with the client following termination of services.
(c) A social worker who has provided social work services other than those described in paragraph (a) to a client must not engage in or suggest sexual conduct with the former client if a reasonable and prudent social worker would conclude after appropriate assessment that engaging in such behavior with the former client would create an unacceptable risk of harm to the former client.
Sexual conduct with student, supervisee, or intern.
(a) A social worker must not engage in or suggest sexual conduct with a student while the social worker has authority over any part of the student's academic program.
(b) A social worker supervising an intern must not engage in or suggest sexual conduct with the intern during the course of the internship.
(c) A social worker practicing social work as a supervisor must not engage in or suggest sexual conduct with a supervisee during the period of supervision.
Sexual harassment.
A social worker must not engage in any physical, oral, written, or electronic behavior that a client, former client, student, supervisee, or intern may reasonably interpret as sexually harassing or sexually demeaning.
Business relationship with client.
A social worker must not purchase goods or services from a client or otherwise engage in a business relationship with a client except when:
(1) a social worker purchases goods or services from the client and a reasonable and prudent social worker would determine that it is not practical or reasonable to obtain the goods or services from another provider; and
(2) engaging in the business relationship will not be detrimental to the client or the professional relationship.
Business relationship with former client.
A social worker may purchase goods or services from a former client or otherwise engage in a business relationship with a former client after appropriate termination of the professional relationship unless a reasonable and prudent social worker would conclude after appropriate assessment that:
(1) the former client is emotionally dependent on the social worker and purchasing goods or services from the former client or otherwise engaging in a business relationship with the former client would be detrimental to the former client; or
(2) the social worker is emotionally dependent on the former client and purchasing goods or services from the former client or otherwise engaging in a business relationship with the former client would be detrimental to the former client.
Previous sexual, personal, or business relationship.
(a) A social worker must not engage in a social worker/client relationship with an individual with whom the social worker had a previous sexual relationship.
(b) A social worker must not engage in a social worker/client relationship with an individual with whom the social worker had a previous personal or business relationship if a reasonable and prudent social worker would conclude after appropriate assessment that the social worker/client relationship would create an unacceptable risk of client harm or that the social worker's objectivity or professional judgment may be impaired.
Giving alcohol or other drugs to client.
(a) Unless authorized by law, a social worker must not offer medication or controlled substances to a client.
(b) A social worker must not accept medication or controlled substances from a client, except that if authorized by law, a social worker may accept medication or controlled substances from a client for purposes of disposal or to monitor use.
(c) A social worker must not offer alcoholic beverages to a client except when the offer is authorized or prescribed by a physician or is offered according to a client's care plan.
(d) A social worker must not accept alcoholic beverages from a client.
Relationship with client's family or household member.
Subdivisions 1 to 14 apply to a social worker's relationship with a client's family or household member when a reasonable and prudent social worker would conclude after appropriate assessment that a relationship with a family or household member would create an unacceptable risk of harm to the client.
[148E.225] TREATMENT AND INTERVENTION SERVICES.
Assessment or diagnosis.
A social worker must base treatment and intervention services on an assessment or diagnosis. A social worker must evaluate, on an ongoing basis, the appropriateness of the assessment or diagnosis.
Assessment or diagnostic instruments.
A social worker must not use an assessment or diagnostic instrument without adequate training. A social worker must follow standards and accepted procedures for using an assessment or diagnostic instrument. A social worker must inform a client of the purpose before administering the instrument and must make the results available to the client.
Plan for services.
A social worker must develop a plan for services that includes goals based on the assessment or diagnosis. A social worker must evaluate, on an ongoing basis, the appropriateness of the plan and the client's progress toward the goals.
Records.
(a) A social worker must make and maintain current and accurate records, appropriate to the circumstances, of all services provided to a client. At a minimum, the records must contain documentation of:
(1) the assessment or diagnosis;
(2) the content of the service plan;
(3) progress with the plan and any revisions of assessment, diagnosis, or plan;
(4) any fees charged and payments made;
(5) copies of all client-written authorizations for release of information; and
(6) other information necessary to provide appropriate services.
(b) These records must be maintained by the social worker for at least seven years after the last date of service to the client. Social workers who are employed by an agency or other entity are not required to:
(1) maintain personal or separate records; or
(2) personally retain records at the conclusion of their employment.
A social worker must terminate a professional relationship with a client when the social worker reasonably determines that the client is not likely to benefit from continued services or the services are no longer needed, unless the social worker is required by law to provide services. A social worker who anticipates terminating services must give reasonable notice to the client in a manner that is appropriate to the needs of the client. The social worker must provide appropriate referrals as needed or upon request of the client.
[148E.230] CONFIDENTIALITY AND RECORDS.
Informed consent.
(a) A social worker must obtain valid, informed consent, appropriate to the circumstances, before providing services to clients. When obtaining informed consent, the social worker must determine whether the client has the capacity to provide informed consent. If the client does not have the capacity to provide consent, the social worker must obtain consent for the services from the client's legal representative. The social worker must not provide services, unless authorized or required by law, if the client or the client's legal representative does not consent to the services.
(b) If a social worker determines that a client does not have the capacity to provide consent, and the client does not have a legal representative, the social worker:
(1) must, except as provided in clause (2), secure a legal representative for a client before providing services; or
(2) may, notwithstanding clause (1), provide services, except when prohibited by other applicable law, that are necessary to ensure the client's safety or to preserve the client's property or financial resources.
(c) A social worker must use clear and understandable language, including using an interpreter proficient in the client's primary language as necessary, to inform clients of the plan of services, risks related to the plan, limits to services, relevant costs, terms of payment, reasonable alternatives, the client's right to refuse or withdraw consent, and the time frame covered by the consent.
Mandatory reporting and disclosure of client information.
At the beginning of a professional relationship and during the professional relationship as necessary and appropriate, a social worker must inform the client of those circumstances under which the social worker may be required to disclose client information specified in subdivision 3, paragraph (a), without the client's consent.
Confidentiality of client information.
(a) A social worker must ensure the confidentiality of all client information obtained in the course of the social worker/client relationship and all client information otherwise obtained by the social worker that is relevant to the social worker/client relationship. Except as provided in this section, client information may be disclosed or released only with the client's or the client's legal representative's valid informed consent, appropriate to the circumstances, except when otherwise required by law. A social worker must seek consent to disclose or release client information only when such disclosure or release is necessary to provide social work services.
(b) A social worker must continue to maintain confidentiality of the client information specified in paragraph (a) upon termination of the professional relationship including upon the death of the client, except as provided under this section or other applicable law.
(c) A social worker must limit access to the client information specified in paragraph (a) in a social worker's agency to appropriate agency staff whose duties require access.
Release of client information with written informed consent.
(a) Except as provided in subdivision 5, client information specified in subdivision 3, paragraph (a), may be released only with the client's or the client's legal representative's written informed consent. The written informed consent must:
(1) explain to whom the client's records may be released;
(2) explain the purpose for the release; and
(3) state an expiration date for the authorized release of the records.
(b) A social worker may provide client information specified in subdivision 3, paragraph (a), to a third party for the purpose of payment for services rendered only with the client's written informed consent.
(c) Except as provided in subdivision 5, a social worker may disclose client information specified in subdivision 3, paragraph (a), only with the client's or the client's legal representative's written informed consent. When it is not practical to obtain written informed consent before providing necessary services, a social worker may disclose or release client information with the client's or the client's legal representative's oral informed consent.
(d) Unless otherwise authorized by law, a social worker must obtain a client's written informed consent before taking a photograph of the client or making an audio or video recording of the client, or allowing a third party to do the same. The written informed consent must explain:
(1) the purpose of the photograph or the recording and how the photograph or recording will be used, how it will be stored, and when it will be destroyed; and
(2) how the client may have access to the photograph or recording.
Release of client information without written informed consent.
(a) A social worker may disclose client information specified in subdivision 3, paragraph (a), without the written consent of the client or the client's legal representative only under the following circumstances or under the circumstances described in paragraph (b):
(1) when mandated or authorized by federal or state law, including the mandatory reporting requirements under the duty to warn, maltreatment of minors, and vulnerable adult laws specified in section 148E.240, subdivisions 6 to 8 ;
(2) when the board issues a subpoena to the social worker; or
(3) when a court of competent jurisdiction orders release of the client records or information.
(b) When providing services authorized or required by law to a client who does not have the capacity to provide consent and who does not have a legal representative, a social worker must disclose or release client records or information as necessary to provide services to ensure the client's safety or to preserve the client's property or financial resources.
Release of client records or information.
When releasing client records or information under this section, a social worker must release current, accurate, and complete records or information.
[148E.235] FEES AND BILLING PRACTICES.
Fees and payments.
(a) A social worker must ensure that a client or a client's legal representative is informed of all fees at the initial session or meeting with the client, and that payment for services is arranged with the client or the client's legal representative at the beginning of the professional relationship. Upon request from a client or a client's legal representative, a social worker must provide in a timely manner a written payment plan or a written explanation of the charges for any services rendered.
(b) When providing services authorized or required by law to a client who does not have the capacity to provide consent and who does not have a legal representative, a social worker may submit reasonable bills to an appropriate payer for services provided.
Billing for services not provided.
A social worker must not bill for services that have not been provided except that, with prior notice to the client, a social worker may bill for failed appointments or for cancellations without sufficient notice. A social worker may bill only for provided services which are necessary and appropriate. Financial responsibility for failed appointment billings resides solely with the client and such costs may not be billed to public or private payers.
No payment for referrals.
A social worker must not accept or give a commission, rebate, or other form of remuneration solely or primarily to profit from the referral of a client.
Fees and billing practices.
A social worker must not engage in improper or fraudulent billing practices, including, but not limited to, violations of the federal Medicare and Medicaid laws or state medical assistance laws.
[148E.240] REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Failure to self-report adverse actions.
The board has grounds to take action under sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 when a social worker fails to report to the board within 90 days:
(1) having been disciplined, sanctioned, or found to have violated a state, territorial, provincial, or foreign licensing agency's laws or rules;
(2) having been convicted of committing a felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor reasonably related to the practice of social work;
(3) having had a finding or verdict of guilt, whether or not the adjudication of guilt is withheld or not entered, of committing a felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor reasonably related to the practice of social work;
(4) having admitted to committing, or entering a no contest plea to committing, a felony, gross misdemeanor, or misdemeanor reasonably related to the practice of social work; or
(5) having been denied licensure by a state, territorial, provincial, or foreign licensing agency.
Failure to submit application information.
The board has grounds to take action under sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 when an applicant or licensee fails to submit with an application the following information:
(1) the dates and dispositions of any malpractice settlements or awards made relating to the social work services provided by the applicant or licensee; or
(2) the dates and dispositions of any civil litigations or arbitrations relating to the social work services provided by the applicant or licensee.
Reporting other licensed health professionals.
An applicant or licensee must report to the appropriate health-related licensing board conduct by a licensed health professional which would constitute grounds for disciplinary action under the statutes and rules enforced by that board.
Reporting unlicensed practice.
An applicant or licensee must report to the board conduct by an unlicensed person which constitutes the practice of social work, as defined in section 148E.010 , except when the unlicensed person is exempt from licensure according to section 148E.065 .
Failure to report other applicants or licensees; unlicensed practice.
The board has grounds to take action under sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 when an applicant or licensee fails to report to the board conduct:
(1) by another licensee or applicant which the applicant or licensee has reason to believe may reasonably constitute grounds for disciplinary action under this section; or
(2) by an unlicensed person that constitutes the practice of social work when a license is required to practice social work.
Duty to warn.
A licensee must comply with the duty to warn established by section 148.975 .
Reporting maltreatment of minors.
An applicant or licensee must comply with the reporting of maltreatment of minors established by section 626.556 .
Reporting maltreatment of vulnerable adults.
An applicant or licensee must comply with the reporting of maltreatment of vulnerable adults established by section 626.557 .
Subpoenas.
The board may issue subpoenas according to section 148E.245 and chapter 214 for the production of any reports required by this section or any related documents.
[148E.245] INVESTIGATIVE POWERS AND PROCEDURES.
(a) The board may issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of all necessary papers, books, records, documents, and other evidentiary material as part of its investigation of an applicant or licensee under this section or chapter 214.
(b) If any person fails or refuses to appear or testify regarding any matter about which the person may be lawfully questioned, or fails or refuses to produce any papers, books, records, documents, or other evidentiary materials in the matter to be heard, after having been required by order of the board or by a subpoena of the board to do so, the board may institute a proceeding in any district court to enforce the board's order or subpoena.
(c) The board or a designated member of the board acting on behalf of the board may issue subpoenas or administer oaths to witnesses or take affirmations. Depositions may be taken within or out of the state in the manner provided by law for the taking of depositions in civil actions.
(d) A subpoena or other process or paper may be served upon any person named therein, by mail or by any officer authorized to serve subpoenas or other process or paper in civil actions, with the same fees and mileage and in the same manner as prescribed by law for service of process issued out of the district court of this state.
(e) Fees, mileage, and other costs must be paid as the board directs.
Classification of data.
(a) Any records obtained as part of an investigation must be treated as investigative data under section 13.41 and be classified as confidential data.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), client records must be treated as private data under chapter 13. Client records must be protected as private data in the records of the board and in administrative or judicial proceedings unless the client authorizes the board in writing to make public the identity of the client or a portion or all of the client's records.
Mental or physical examination; chemical dependency evaluation.
(a) If the board (1) has probable cause to believe that an applicant or licensee has violated a statute or rule enforced by the board or an order issued by the board; and (2) believes the applicant may have a health-related condition relevant to the violation, the board may issue an order directing the applicant or licensee to submit to one or more of the following: a mental examination, a physical examination, or a chemical dependency evaluation.
(b) An examination or evaluation order issued by the board must include:
(1) factual specifications on which the order is based;
(2) the purpose of the examination or evaluation;
(3) the name of the person or entity that will conduct the examination or evaluation; and
(4) the means by which the examination or evaluation will be paid for.
(c) Every applicant or licensee must submit to a mental examination, a physical examination, or a chemical dependency evaluation when ordered to do so in writing by the board.
(d) By submitting to a mental examination, a physical examination, or a chemical dependency evaluation, an applicant or licensee waives all objections to the admissibility of the examiner or evaluator's testimony or reports on the grounds that the testimony or reports constitute a privileged communication.
Failure to submit to an examination.
(a) If an applicant or licensee fails to submit to an examination or evaluation ordered by the board according to subdivision 3, unless the failure was due to circumstances beyond the control of the applicant or licensee, the failure is an admission that the applicant or licensee violated a statute or rule enforced by the board as specified in the examination or evaluation order issued by the board. The failure may result in an application being denied or other adversarial, corrective, or disciplinary action being taken by the board without a contested case hearing.
(b) If an applicant or licensee requests a contested case hearing after the board denies an application or takes other disciplinary or adversarial action, the only issues which may be determined at the hearing are:
(1) whether the board had probable cause to issue the examination or evaluation order; and
(2) whether the failure to submit to the examination or evaluation was due to circumstances beyond the control of the applicant or licensee.
(c) Neither the record of a proceeding under this subdivision nor an order issued by the board may be admissible, subject to subpoena, or be used against the applicant or licensee in a proceeding in which the board is not a party or decision maker.
(d) Information obtained under this subdivision must be treated as private data under chapter 13. An order issued by the board as the result of an applicant's or licensee's failure to submit to an examination or evaluation must be treated as public data under chapter 13.
Access to data and records.
(a) In addition to ordering a physical or mental examination or chemical dependency evaluation, and notwithstanding section 13.384 , 144.651 , 595.02 , or any other statute limiting access to health records, the board or a designated member of the board acting on behalf of the board may subpoena physical, mental, and chemical dependency health records relating to an applicant or licensee without the applicant's or licensee's consent if:
(1) the board has probable cause to believe that the applicant or licensee has violated chapter 214, a statute or rule enforced by the board, or an order issued by the board; and
(2) the board has reason to believe that the records are relevant and necessary to the investigation.
(b) An applicant, licensee, insurance company, government agency, health care facility, or provider as defined in section 144.335, subdivision 1 , paragraph (b), must comply with any subpoena of the board under this subdivision and is not liable in any action for damages for releasing information subpoenaed by the board under this subdivision unless the information provided is false and the person or entity providing the information knew or had reason to know that the information was false.
(c) Information on individuals obtained under this subdivision must be treated as investigative data under section 13.41 and be classified as confidential data.
(d) If an applicant, licensee, person, or entity does not comply with any subpoena of the board under this subdivision, the board may institute a proceeding in any district court to enforce the board's subpoena.
Evidence of past sexual conduct.
If, in a proceeding for taking action against an applicant or licensee under this section, the charges involve sexual contact with a client or former client, the board or administrative law judge must not consider evidence of the client's or former client's previous sexual conduct. Reference to the client's or former client's previous sexual conduct must not be made during the proceedings or in the findings, except by motion of the complainant, unless the evidence would be admissible under the applicable provisions of section 609.347, subdivision 3 .
Investigations involving vulnerable adults or children in need of protection.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), if the board receives a complaint about a social worker regarding the social worker's involvement in a case of vulnerable adults or children in need of protection, the county or other appropriate public authority may request that the board suspend its investigation, and the board must comply until such time as the court issues its findings on the case.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the board may continue with an investigation if the board determines that doing so is in the best interests of the vulnerable adult or a child in need of protection and is consistent with the board's obligation to protect the public. If the board chooses to continue an investigation, the board must notify the county or other appropriate public authority in writing and state its reasons for doing so.
Notification of complainant.
(a) In no more than 14 calendar days after receiving a complaint regarding a licensee, the board must notify the complainant that the board has received the complaint.
(b) The board must periodically notify the complainant of the status of the complaint.
Notification of licensee.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), in no more than 60 calendar days after receiving a complaint regarding a licensee, the board must notify the licensee that the board has received the complaint and inform the licensee of:
(1) the substance of the complaint;
(2) the sections of the law that allegedly have been violated; and
(3) whether an investigation is being conducted.
(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply if:
(1) the board determines that such notice would compromise the board's investigation according to section 214.10 ; or
(2) the board determines that such notice cannot reasonably be accomplished within this time.
(c) The board must periodically notify the licensee of the status of the complaint.
Resolution of complaints.
In no more than one year after receiving a complaint regarding a licensee, the board must resolve or dismiss the complaint unless the board determines that resolving or dismissing the complaint cannot reasonably be accomplished within this time.
[148E.250] OBLIGATION TO COOPERATE.
Obligation to cooperate.
An applicant or licensee who is the subject of an investigation, or who is questioned by or on behalf of the board in connection with an investigation, must cooperate fully with the investigation. Cooperation includes, but is not limited to:
(1) responding fully and promptly to any question relating to the investigation;
(2) as reasonably requested by the board, providing copies of client and other records in the applicant's or licensee's possession relating to the investigation;
(3) executing release of records as reasonably requested by the board; and
(4) appearing at conferences, hearings, or meetings scheduled by the board, as required in sections 148E.255 to 148E.270 and chapter 214.
Investigation.
A social worker must not knowingly withhold relevant information, give false or misleading information, or do anything to obstruct an investigation of the social worker or another social worker by the board or by another state or federal regulatory or law enforcement authority.
Payment for copies.
The board must pay for copies requested by the board.
Access to client records.
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, an applicant or licensee must allow the board access to any records of a client provided services by the applicant or licensee under investigation. If the client has not signed a consent permitting access to the client's records, the applicant or licensee must delete any data in the records that identifies the client before providing the records to the board.
Any records obtained according to this subdivision must be treated as investigative data according to section 13.41 and be classified as confidential data.
[148E.255] TYPES OF ACTIONS.
Actions.
The board may take disciplinary action according to section 148E.260 , adversarial but nondisciplinary action according to section 148E.265 , or voluntary action according to section 148E.270 . Any action taken under sections 148E.260 to 148E.270 is public data.
Disciplinary action.
For purposes of section 148E.260 , "disciplinary action" means an action taken by the board against an applicant or licensee that addresses a complaint alleging a violation of a statute or rule the board is empowered to enforce.
Adversarial but nondisciplinary action.
For purposes of section 148E.265 , "adversarial but nondisciplinary action" means a nondisciplinary action taken by the board that addresses a complaint alleging a violation of a statute or rule the board is empowered to enforce.
Voluntary action.
For purposes of section 148E.270 , "voluntary action" means a nondisciplinary action agreed to by the board or a designated board member and an applicant or licensee that, through educational or other corrective means, addresses a complaint alleging a violation of a statute or rule that the board is empowered to enforce.
[148E.260] DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.
General disciplinary actions.
(a) When the board has grounds for disciplinary actions under this chapter, the board may take one or more of the following disciplinary actions:
(1) deny an application;
(2) permanently revoke a license to practice social work;
(3) indefinitely or temporarily suspend a license to practice social work;
(4) impose restrictions on a licensee's scope of practice;
(5) impose conditions required for the licensee to maintain licensure, including, but not limited to, additional education, supervision, and requiring the passing of an examination provided for in section 148E.055 ;
(6) reprimand a licensee;
(7) impose a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for each violation in order to discourage future violations or to deprive the licensee of any economic advantage gained by reason of the violation; or
(8) impose a fee to reimburse the board for all or part of the cost of the proceedings resulting in disciplinary action, including, but not limited to, the amount paid by the board for services received from or expenses incurred by the Office of Administrative Hearings, the Office of the Attorney General, court reporters, witnesses, board members, board staff, or the amount paid by the board for reproducing records.
(b) Disciplinary action taken by the board under this subdivision is in effect pending determination of an appeal unless the court, upon petition and for good cause shown, decides otherwise.
Reprimands.
(a) In addition to the board's authority to issue a reprimand according to subdivision 1, a designated board member reviewing a complaint as provided for in chapter 214 may issue a reprimand to a licensee. The designated board member must notify the licensee that the reprimand will become final disciplinary action unless the licensee requests a hearing by the board within 14 calendar days.
(b) If the licensee requests a hearing within 14 calendar days, the board must schedule a hearing unless the designated board member withdraws the reprimand.
(c) The hearing must be scheduled within 14 working days of the time the licensee submits a request for the hearing.
(d) The designated board member who issued the reprimand may participate in the hearing but must not deliberate or vote on the decision by the board.
(e) The only evidence permitted at the hearing is affidavits or other documents except for testimony by the licensee or other witnesses whose testimony the board chair has authorized for good cause.
(f) If testimony is authorized, the testimony is subject to cross-examination.
(g) After the hearing, the board must affirm or dismiss the reprimand.
Temporary suspensions.
(a) In addition to any other remedy provided by statute, the board or a designated board member may, without a hearing, temporarily suspend a license to practice social work if the board or the designated board member finds that:
(1) the licensee has violated a statute or rule enforced by the board, any other federal or state law or rule related to the practice of social work, or an order, stipulation, or agreement agreed to or issued by the board; and
(2) continued practice by the licensee would create a serious risk of harm to others.
(b) The suspension is in effect upon service of a written order on the licensee specifying the statute, rule, order, stipulation, or agreement violated. Service of the order is effective if the order is served on the licensee or the licensee's attorney personally or by first class mail to the most recent address provided to the board for the licensee or the licensee's attorney.
(c) The temporary suspension remains in effect until after the board issues an order according to paragraph (e), or if there is a contested case hearing, after the board issues a written final order according to paragraph (g).
(d) If the licensee requests in writing within five calendar days of service of the order that the board hold a hearing, the board must hold a hearing on the sole issue of whether to continue, modify, or lift the suspension. The board must hold the hearing within ten working days of receipt of the licensee's written request. Evidence presented by the board or licensee must be in affidavit form only, except that the licensee or the licensee's attorney may present oral argument.
(e) Within five working days after the hearing, the board must issue its order. If the licensee contests the order, the board must schedule a contested case hearing under chapter 14. The contested case hearing must be scheduled to occur within 45 calendar days after issuance of the order.
(f) The administrative law judge must issue a report within 30 calendar days after the contested case hearing is concluded.
(g) The board must issue a final order within 30 calendar days after the board receives the administrative law judge's report.
[148E.265] ADVERSARIAL BUT NONDISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.
Automatic suspensions.
(a) A license to practice social work is automatically suspended if:
(1) a guardian of a licensee is appointed by order of a court according to sections 524.5-101 and 524.5-102; or
(2) the licensee is committed by order of a court according to chapter 253B.
(b) A license remains suspended until:
(1) the licensee is restored to capacity by a court; and
(2) upon petition by the licensee and after a hearing or an agreement with the licensee, the board terminates the suspension.
(c) If the board terminates the suspension, it may do so with or without conditions or restrictions, including, but not limited to, participation in the health professional services program.
Cease and desist orders.
(a) The board or a designated board member may issue a cease and desist order to stop a person from engaging in unauthorized practice or from violating or threatening to violate a statute or rule enforced by the board or an order, stipulation, or agreement agreed to or issued by the board.
(b) The cease and desist order must state the reason for its issuance and give notice of the person's right to request a hearing under sections 14.57 to 14.62 . If the person fails to request a hearing in writing postmarked within 15 calendar days after service of the cease and desist order, the order is the final order of the board and is not reviewable by a court or agency.
(c) If the board receives a written request for a hearing postmarked within 15 calendar days after service of the cease and desist order, the board must schedule a hearing within 30 calendar days of receiving the request.
(d) The administrative law judge must issue a report within 30 calendar days after the contested case hearing is concluded.
(e) Within 30 calendar days after the board receives the administrative law judge's report, the board must issue a final order modifying, vacating, or making permanent the cease and desist order. The final order remains in effect until modified or vacated by the board.
(f) If a person does not comply with a cease and desist order, the board may institute a proceeding in any district court to obtain injunctive relief or other appropriate relief, including but not limited to, a civil penalty payable to the board of up to $10,000 for each violation.
(g) A cease and desist order issued according to this subdivision does not relieve a person from criminal prosecution by a competent authority or from disciplinary action by the board.
(a) In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the board may bring an action in district court for injunctive relief to restrain any unauthorized practice or violation or threatened violation of any statute or rule, stipulation, or agreement agreed to or enforced by the board or an order issued by the board.
(b) A temporary restraining order may be granted in the proceeding if continued activity by a person would create an imminent risk of harm to others.
(c) Injunctive relief granted according to this subdivision does not relieve a person from criminal prosecution by a competent authority or from disciplinary action by the board.
(d) In bringing an action for injunctive relief, the board need not show irreparable harm.
[148E.270] VOLUNTARY ACTIONS.
Agreements for corrective action.
(a) The board or a designated board member may enter into an agreement for corrective action with an applicant or licensee when the board or a designated board member determines that a complaint alleging a violation of a statute or rule enforced by the board or an order issued by the board may best be resolved through an agreement for corrective action when disciplinary action is not required to protect the public.
(b) An agreement for corrective action must:
(1) be in writing;
(2) specify the facts upon which the agreement is based;
(3) clearly indicate the corrective action agreed upon; and
(4) provide that the complaint that resulted in the agreement must be dismissed by the board or the designated board member upon successful completion of the corrective action.
(c) The board or designated board member may determine successful completion when the applicant or licensee submits a request for dismissal that documents the applicant's or licensee's successful completion of the corrective action. The burden of proof is on the applicant or licensee to prove successful completion.
(d) An agreement for corrective action is not disciplinary action but must be treated as public data under chapter 13.
(e) The board may impose a fee to reimburse the board for all or part of the costs of the proceedings resulting in a corrective action, including, but not limited to, the amount paid by the board for services received from or expenses incurred by the Office of the Attorney General, board members, board staff, or the amount paid by the board for reproducing records.
(f) The board or designated board member must not enter into an agreement for corrective action when the complaint alleged sexual conduct with a client unless there is insufficient evidence to justify disciplinary action but there is a basis for corrective action.
Stipulations to cease practicing social work.
(a) The board or a designated board member may enter into a stipulation to cease practicing social work with a licensee if the board or designated board member determines that the licensee is unable to practice social work competently or safely or that the social worker's continued practice creates an unacceptable risk of safety to clients, potential clients, or the public.
(b) A stipulation to cease practicing social work must:
(2) specify the facts upon which the stipulation is based;
(3) clearly indicate that the licensee must not practice social work and must not hold out to the public that the social worker is licensed; and
(4) specify the term of the stipulation or when and under what circumstances the licensee may petition the board for termination of the stipulation.
(c) A stipulation to cease practicing social work is not disciplinary action but must be treated as public data under chapter 13.
(d) Nothing in this subdivision prevents the board or designated board member from taking any other disciplinary or adversarial action authorized by sections 148E.255 to 148E.265 in lieu of or in addition to entering into a stipulation to cease practicing social work.
[148E.275] UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE.
No individual may:
(1) engage in the practice of social work without a social work license under sections 148E.055 and 148E.060 , except when the individual is exempt from licensure according to section 148E.065 ;
(2) provide social work services to a client who resides in this state when the individual providing the services is not licensed as a social worker according to sections 148E.055 to 148E.060 , except when the individual is exempt from licensure according to section 148E.065 .
[148E.280] USE OF TITLES.
No individual may be presented to the public by any title incorporating the words "social work" or "social worker" or in the titles in section 148E.195 , unless that individual holds a license under sections 148E.055 and 148E.060 , or practices in a setting exempt from licensure under section 148E.065 .
Institutions.
A state agency, political subdivision, agency of a local unit of government, private agency, hospital, clinic, prepaid medical plan, or other health care institution or organization must report to the board:
(1) any adversarial action, disciplinary action, or other sanction for conduct that might constitute grounds for action under section 148E.190 ;
(2) the resignation of any applicant or licensee prior to the conclusion of any proceeding for adversarial action, disciplinary action, or other sanction for conduct that might constitute grounds for action under section 148E.190 ; or
(3) the resignation of any applicant or licensee prior to the commencement of a proceeding for adversarial action, disciplinary action, or other sanction for conduct that might constitute grounds for action under section 148E.190 , but after the applicant or licensee had knowledge that a proceeding was contemplated or in preparation.
Professional societies and associations.
A state or local professional society or association whose members consist primarily of licensed social workers must report to the board any adversarial action, disciplinary action, or other sanction taken against a member.
Immunity.
An individual, professional society or association, state agency, political subdivision, agency of a local unit of government, private agency, hospital, clinic, prepaid medical plan, other health care institution or organization, or other entity is immune from civil liability or criminal prosecution for submitting in good faith a report under subdivision 1 or 2 or for otherwise reporting, providing information, or testifying about violations or alleged violations of this chapter.
[148E.290] PENALTIES.
An individual or other entity that violates section 148E.275 , 148E.280 , or 148E.285 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Electronic signature.
"Electronic signature" means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record.
Electronic transmission.
"Electronic transmission" means transmission of information in electronic form.
Generally; rules.
(a) Powers and duties. The Board of Pharmacy shall have the power and it shall be its duty:
(1) to regulate the practice of pharmacy;
(2) to regulate the manufacture, wholesale, and retail sale of drugs within this state;
(3) to regulate the identity, labeling, purity, and quality of all drugs and medicines dispensed in this state, using the United States Pharmacopeia and the National Formulary, or any revisions thereof, or standards adopted under the federal act as the standard;
(4) to enter and inspect by its authorized representative any and all places where drugs, medicines, medical gases, or veterinary drugs or devices are sold, vended, given away, compounded, dispensed, manufactured, wholesaled, or held; it may secure samples or specimens of any drugs, medicines, medical gases, or veterinary drugs or devices after paying or offering to pay for such sample; it shall be entitled to inspect and make copies of any and all records of shipment, purchase, manufacture, quality control, and sale of these items provided, however, that such inspection shall not extend to financial data, sales data, or pricing data;
(5) to examine and license as pharmacists all applicants whom it shall deem qualified to be such;
(6) to license wholesale drug distributors;
(7) to deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew any registration or license required under this chapter, to any applicant or registrant or licensee upon any of the following grounds:
(i) fraud or deception in connection with the securing of such license or registration;
(ii) in the case of a pharmacist, conviction in any court of a felony;
(iii) in the case of a pharmacist, conviction in any court of an offense involving moral turpitude;
(iv) habitual indulgence in the use of narcotics, stimulants, or depressant drugs; or habitual indulgence in intoxicating liquors in a manner which could cause conduct endangering public health;
(v) unprofessional conduct or conduct endangering public health;
(vi) gross immorality;
(vii) employing, assisting, or enabling in any manner an unlicensed person to practice pharmacy;
(viii) conviction of theft of drugs, or the unauthorized use, possession, or sale thereof;
(ix) violation of any of the provisions of this chapter or any of the rules of the State Board of Pharmacy;
(x) in the case of a pharmacy license, operation of such pharmacy without a pharmacist present and on duty;
(xi) in the case of a pharmacist, physical or mental disability which could cause incompetency in the practice of pharmacy;
(xii) in the case of a pharmacist, the suspension or revocation of a license to practice pharmacy in another state; or
(xiii) in the case of a pharmacist, aiding suicide or aiding attempted suicide in violation of section 609.215 as established by any of the following:
(A) a copy of the record of criminal conviction or plea of guilty for a felony in violation of section 609.215, subdivision 1 or 2;
(B) a copy of the record of a judgment of contempt of court for violating an injunction issued under section 609.215, subdivision 4;
(C) a copy of the record of a judgment assessing damages under section 609.215, subdivision 5; or
(D) a finding by the board that the person violated section 609.215, subdivision 1 or 2. The board shall investigate any complaint of a violation of section 609.215, subdivision 1 or 2;
(8) to employ necessary assistants and make adopt rules for the conduct of its business;
(9) to register as pharmacy technicians all applicants who the board determines are qualified to carry out the duties of a pharmacy technician; and
(10) to perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as the provisions of the act may require.
(b) Temporary suspension. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the board may, without a hearing, temporarily suspend a license for not more than 60 days if the board finds that a pharmacist has violated a statute or rule that the board is empowered to enforce and continued practice by the pharmacist would create an imminent risk of harm to others. The suspension shall take effect upon written notice to the pharmacist, specifying the statute or rule violated. At the time it issues the suspension notice, the board shall schedule a disciplinary hearing to be held under the Administrative Procedure Act. The pharmacist shall be provided with at least 20 days' notice of any hearing held under this subdivision.
(c) Rules. For the purposes aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the board to make and publish uniform rules not inconsistent herewith for carrying out and enforcing the provisions of this chapter. The board shall adopt rules regarding prospective drug utilization review and patient counseling by pharmacists. A pharmacist in the exercise of the pharmacist's professional judgment, upon the presentation of a new prescription by a patient or the patient's caregiver or agent, shall perform the prospective drug utilization review required by rules issued under this subdivision.
Generally.
Except as provided in this section, it shall be unlawful for any pharmacist, assistant pharmacist, or pharmacist intern who dispenses prescriptions, drugs, and medicines to substitute an article different from the one ordered, or deviate in any manner from the requirements of an order or prescription without the approval of the prescriber.
Brand name specified.
When a pharmacist receives a written paper or hard copy prescription on which the prescriber has personally written in handwriting "dispense as written" or "D.A.W.," a prescription sent by electronic transmission on which the prescriber has expressly indicated in a manner consistent with the standards for electronic prescribing under Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 423, that the prescription is to be dispensed as transmitted and which bears the prescriber's electronic signature, or an oral prescription in which the prescriber has expressly indicated that the prescription is to be dispensed as communicated, the pharmacist shall dispense the brand name legend drug as prescribed.
Brand name not specified.
When a pharmacist receives a written paper or hard copy prescription on which the prescriber has not personally written in handwriting "dispense as written" or "D.A.W.," a prescription sent by electronic transmission on which the prescriber has not expressly indicated in a manner consistent with the standards for electronic prescribing under Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 423, that the prescription is to be dispensed as transmitted and which bears the prescriber's electronic signature, or an oral prescription in which the prescriber has not expressly indicated that the prescription is to be dispensed as communicated, and there is available in the pharmacist's stock a less expensive generically equivalent drug that, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, is safely interchangeable with the prescribed drug, then the pharmacist shall, after disclosing the substitution to the purchaser, dispense the generic drug, unless the purchaser objects. A pharmacist may also substitute pursuant to the oral instructions of the prescriber. A pharmacist may not substitute a generically equivalent drug product unless, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, the substituted drug is therapeutically equivalent and interchangeable to the prescribed drug. A pharmacist shall notify the purchaser if the pharmacist is dispensing a drug other than the brand name drug prescribed.
Prescriptions by electronic transmission.
Nothing in this section permits a prescriber to maintain "dispense as written" or "D.A.W." as a default on all prescriptions. Prescribers must add the "dispense as written" or "D.A.W." designation to electronic prescriptions individually, as appropriate.
Dismissal of a complaint.
A complaint may not be dismissed without the concurrence of at least two board members and, upon the request of the complainant, a review by a representative of the attorney general's office. The designee of the attorney general must review before dismissal any complaints which allege any violation of chapter 609, any conduct which would be required to be reported under section 626.556 or 626.557, any sexual contact or sexual conduct with a client, any violation of a federal law, any actual or potential inability to practice the regulated profession or occupation by reason of illness, use of alcohol, drugs, chemicals, or any other materials, or as a result of any mental or physical condition, any violation of state medical assistance laws, or any disciplinary action related to credentialing in another jurisdiction or country which was based on the same or related conduct specified in this subdivision.
This section is effective August 1, 2009.
Information to complainant.
A board shall furnish to a person who made a complaint a written description of the board's complaint process, and actions of the board relating to the complaint. The written notice from the board must advise the complainant of the right to appeal the board's decision to the attorney general within 30 days of receipt of the notice.
(a) A Health Professionals Services Program Committee is established, consisting of one person appointed by each participating board, with each participating board having one vote. The committee shall designate one board to provide administrative management of the program, set the program budget and the pro rata share of program expenses to be borne by each participating board, provide guidance on the general operation of the program, including hiring of program personnel, and ensure that the program's direction is in accord with its authority. If the participating boards change which board is designated to provide administrative management of the program, any appropriation remaining for the program shall transfer to the newly designated board on the effective date of the change. The participating boards must inform the appropriate legislative committees and the commissioner of finance of any change in the administrative management of the program, and the amount of any appropriation transferred under this provision.
(b) The designated board, upon recommendation of the Health Professional Services Program Committee, shall hire the program manager and employees and pay expenses of the program from funds appropriated for that purpose. The designated board may apply for grants to pay program expenses and may enter into contracts on behalf of the program to carry out the purposes of the program. The participating boards shall enter into written agreements with the designated board.
(c) An advisory committee is established to advise the program committee consisting of:
(1) one member appointed by each of the following: the Minnesota Academy of Physician Assistants, the Minnesota Dental Association, the Minnesota Chiropractic Association, the Minnesota Licensed Practical Nurse Association, the Minnesota Medical Association, the Minnesota Nurses Association, and the Minnesota Podiatric Medicine Association;
(2) one member appointed by each of the professional associations of the other professions regulated by a participating board not specified in clause (1); and
(3) two public members, as defined by section 214.02.
Members of the advisory committee shall be appointed for two years and members may be reappointed.
The advisory committee expires June 30, 2007 .
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 319B.02, subdivision 19, is amended to read:
Professional services.
"Professional services" means services of the type required or permitted to be furnished by a professional under a license, registration, or certificate issued by the state of Minnesota to practice medicine and surgery under sections 147.01 to 147.22, as a physician assistant pursuant to sections 147A.01 to 147A.27, chiropractic under sections 148.01 to 148.105, registered nursing under sections 148.171 to 148.285, optometry under sections 148.52 to 148.62, psychology under sections 148.88 to 148.98, social work under chapter 148D, marriage and family therapy under sections 148B.29 to 148B.39, professional counseling under sections 148B.50 to 148B.593, dentistry and dental hygiene under sections 150A.01 to 150A.12, pharmacy under sections 151.01 to 151.40, podiatric medicine under sections 153.01 to 153.25, veterinary medicine under sections 156.001 to 156.14, architecture, engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, geoscience, and certified interior design under sections 326.02 to 326.15, accountancy under chapter 326A, or law under sections 481.01 to 481.17, or under a license or certificate issued by another state under similar laws. Professional services includes services of the type required to be furnished by a professional pursuant to a license or other authority to practice law under the laws of a foreign nation.
BOARD OF SOCIAL WORK STUDY.
The Board of Social Work shall study and make recommendations to the legislature by December 15, 2008, on how to increase the numbers of licensed social workers serving underserved communities and culturally and ethnically diverse communities. The study shall also explore alternative paths to licensure that does not include a standardized examination.
EXCEPTION TO SOCIAL WORK LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS.
Notwithstanding the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, sections 148D.001 to 148D.290, the Board of Social Work shall issue a license to practice as a licensed social worker under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 148D, to an applicant who:
(1) meets the requirements described in Minnesota Statutes, section 148D.055, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clauses (1), (3), (4), (5), and (6);
(2) is currently licensed as a school social worker by the Board of Teaching under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 122A; and
(3) has been engaged in the practice of social work in an elementary, middle, or secondary school, for the preceding 15 years.
The board must accept applications under this section until August 1, 2007.
APPLICABILITY OF RULES.
Minnesota Rules, parts 5601.0100 to 5601.3200, apply both to physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, except parts 5601.1200; 5601.1300; 5601.1800; 5601.1900; 5601.2000; 5601.3200, subpart 2, item D; and 5601.3200, subpart 5, only apply to physical therapists.
$9,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2008 and $5,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2009 from the state government special revenue fund to the commissioner of health for the purpose of the examination procedures for individuals operating x-ray equipment.
REPEALER.
(a) Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 148.691, subdivision 3; 148.71, subdivision 1; 148.72; 148.745; and 148.775, are repealed.
(b) Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 148D.001; 148D.010; 148D.015; 148D.020; 148D.025; 148D.030; 148D.035; 148D.040; 148D.045; 148D.050; 148D.055; 148D.060; 148D.065; 148D.070; 148D.075; 148D.080; 148D.085; 148D.090; 148D.095; 148D.100; 148D.105; 148D.110; 148D.115; 148D.120; 148D.125; 148D.130; 148D.135; 148D.140; 148D.145; 148D.150; 148D.155; 148D.160; 148D.165; 148D.170; 148D.175; 148D.180; 148D.185; 148D.190; 148D.195; 148D.200; 148D.205; 148D.210; 148D.215; 148D.220; 148D.225; 148D.230; 148D.235; 148D.240; 148D.245; 148D.250; 148D.255; 148D.260; 148D.265; 148D.270; 148D.275; 148D.280; 148D.285; and 148D.290, are repealed effective August 1, 2011.
(c) Minnesota Rules, parts 2500.0500; 5601.0200; 5601.0300; 5601.0400; 5601.0500; 5601.0600; 5601.0700; 5601.0800; 5601.1400; 5601.1500; 5601.1600; 5601.2800; 5601.2900; 5601.3000; 5601.3105; 5601.3110; 5601.3115; 5601.3120; 5601.3125; 5601.3130; 5601.3135; 5601.3140; 5601.3145; 5601.3150; 5601.3155; 5601.3160; and 5601.3165, are repealed.
Sections 63 to 121 are effective August 1, 2011.
Presented to the governor May 21, 2007
Signed by the governor May 24, 2007, 5:02 p.m.
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BUSINESS, SOCIAL, AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
Section 322C.1204
322C.1203 322C.1205
2015 Subd. 3 Amended 2015 c 39 s 44
2014 322C.1204 New 2014 c 157 art 1 s 89
322C.1204 APPLICATION TO EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS.
Subdivision 1.Before January 1, 2018.
(a) On or after August 1, 2015, a limited liability company may not be formed under chapter 322B.
(b) Before January 1, 2018, this chapter governs only:
(1) a limited liability company formed on or after August 1, 2015; and
(2) except as otherwise provided in subdivision 3, a limited liability company formed before August 1, 2015, which elects, in the manner provided in its operating agreement or bylaw for amending the operating agreement, to be subject to this chapter.
Subd. 2.On or after January 1, 2018.
Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 3, on and after January 1, 2018, this chapter governs all limited liability companies.
Subd. 3.Application to existing limited liability company.
For the purposes of applying this chapter to a limited liability company formed before August 1, 2015:
(1) the limited liability company's articles of organization under chapter 322B at the time the limited liability company becomes subject to this chapter are deemed to be the limited liability company's articles of organization;
(2) for the purposes of applying section 322C.0102, subdivision 17, and subject to section 322C.0112, subdivision 4, the language in the articles of organization, and any bylaws, operating agreement, or member control agreement of a limited liability company formed before August 1, 2015, that becomes subject to this chapter will operate as if that language were in the operating agreement of the limited liability company when it becomes subject to this chapter; and
(3) subject to the operating agreement of the limited liability company:
(i) the limited liability company shall keep the records specified in section 322B.373, subdivision 1, clause (11), at the company's principal executive office, or at another place or places within the United States as determined under section 322B.373, subdivision 1, before the company became subject to this chapter;
(ii) for the purpose of applying item (i), section 322B.40, subdivisions 3 and 4, continue to apply to the limited liability company as if those provisions had not been repealed;
(iii) section 322C.0404, subdivision 1, does not apply to the limited liability company;
(iv) the profits and losses of the limited liability company are to be allocated among the members, and among classes and series of members, in proportion to the value of the contributions of the members reflected in the records required by item (i);
(v) the voting power of each membership interest is in proportion to the value of the contributions of the members reflected in the records required by item (i);
(vi) distributions of cash or other assets of the company, including distributions on termination of the limited liability company, must be allocated in proportion to the value of the contributions of the members reflected in the records required by item (i);
(vii) sections 322B.383, subdivisions 1, clause (1), 2, and 3, and 322B.386 continue to apply to the limited liability company as if those provisions had not been repealed; and
(viii) for the purpose of applying item (vii), section 322B.356, subdivision 1, continues to apply to the limited liability company as if that provision had not been repealed.
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Azerbaijan: Baku Tells General Assembly Of Armenian Settlement Activity
November 24, 2004 15:43 GMT
By Robert McMahon
Azerbaijan's foreign minister has urged the UN General Assembly to adopt a resolution expressing concern over alleged Armenian settlements in territories seized 10 years ago. Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told the assembly that thousands of ethnic Armenians have resettled in Azerbaijani districts near the enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh. But Armenia's UN ambassador denied any such activities. He told the assembly that the bid for a UN resolution could undermine an ongoing process directed by the OSCE.
United Nations, 24 November 2004 (RFE/RL) -- Azerbaijan has urged support for a UN General Assembly resolution that calls attention to the situation in territories captured by ethnic Armenian forces a decade ago.
Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov told the assembly yesterday that Baku was seeking UN engagement because he said basic UN humanitarian principles were at stake.
Mammadyarov said his government had become alarmed by reports of settlement activities that could threaten the return of hundreds of thousands of displaced Azerbaijanis to their homes in districts near Nagorno-Karabakh.
But he also stressed the primacy of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in mediating peace talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
"We do not attempt to engage the General Assembly into consideration of the conflict resolution issues," Mammadyarov said. "The matter is about the problem, which impedes the process of peace negotiations and, if continued, could lead to a humanitarian disaster."
The foreign minister said his country had gathered credible information about a settlement policy promoted by the Armenian government in Azerbaijani districts adjacent to Nagorno-Karabakh. They include Lachin, Kelbadjar, Zangilan, and Jabrail.
Armenia's UN ambassador, Armen Martirosyan, denied any such policy. But he did say that in order to address the charges, Armenia had decided to facilitate a fact-finding team within the OSCE to assess the situation in the territories. That is one of the requests contained in the Azerbaijani resolution.
Azerbaijan's foreign minister said his government had become alarmed by reports of settlement activities that could threaten the return of hundreds of thousands of displaced Azerbaijanis to their homes in districts near Nagorno-Karabakh.
He said Azerbaijan was trying to decouple the issue of the captured territories from the whole group of issues discussed under the aegis of the OSCE's Minsk Group. A fundamental part of those talks, he said, is the quest for self-determination by the Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians.
Martirosyan said the territories are serving as a security belt around Nagorno-Karabakh as a response to what he called the "war-mongering rhetoric" of the Azerbaijani leadership.
"The issue of those territories cannot be resolved unless there is a resolution on the status of Nagorno-Karabakh and security guarantees are provided," Martirosyan said.
Turkey's UN ambassador spoke in favor of the draft resolution, calling it a "cry out of frustration" by Azerbaijani officials.
But U.S. representative Susan Moore, speaking on behalf of the Minsk Group, said the Minsk process is the best forum for resolving the dispute. She said efforts should be focused on building confidence between the two sides and avoiding divisions in the General Assembly.
"Azerbaijan is raising specific concerns linked to the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh," Moore said. "We believe these concerns can be fully addressed in the existing format. As a first step an OSCE fact-finding mission could be considered as a means to address this issue."
The assembly chair said the chamber would continue discussions on the resolution at an unspecified later date.
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The Rialto Theatre Presents
Gregory Alan Isakov
Feb 11 Mon
The Rialto Theatre
This event is all ages
$1 from each ticket sold for this show will support Sweet Relief Musicians Fund. Sweet Relief Musicians Fund is a non-profit that provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians who are struggling to make ends meet while facing illness, disability, or age-related problems. For more information visit: www.sweetrelief.org
https://www.rialtotheatre.com/event/1788245/
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and calling Colorado home, Gregory Alan Isakov has been traveling all his life. Songs that hone a masterful quality tell a story of miles and landscapes, and the search for a sense of place. His song-craft lends to deep lyrical masterpieces, with hints of his influences, Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springsteen. He has been described as “strong, subtle, a lyrical genius.” Isakov's most recent album is a collaboration with the Colorado Symphony.
Oregon singer/songwriter LAURA GIBSON is a remarkable lyricist with an unforgettable voice, writing about timeless questions of the human condition. In past she has collaborated with Calexico, The Dodos and Colin Meloy (of The Decemberists), and her fourth album, Empire Builder, is out now on Barsuk Records.
"Her best record to date...Gibson offers a cathartic tale of loss and redemption, set against a gorgeous sonic backdrop. She sounds newly confident, invigorated, and free." - 7.7 Pitchfork
"There isn't a song here that isn't a low-key delight." - **** Q
"A triumph" – 8/10, Uncut
"Ghostly wonder adorned with astonishingly beautiful EBow & strings. A record of striking refinement." – 9/10, Guitar & Bass
"Captivating." - **** Mojo
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Will Petr Cech’s First Match For Arsenal Be Against Chelsea?
by David on June 23, 2015
It looks like Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech’s £11 million switch to Arsenal will be completed this week, with the former Chelsea No.1 signing a three-year deal, worth in the region of £100,000-per-week at the Emirates.
Ironically, Cech’s debut for Arsenal could come against Chelsea in the Community Shield at Wembley on August 2.
The clash could see Cech and Blues skipper John Terry go head-to-head after 11 trophy-laden years together. And Terry believes Cech’s switch across the capital will be worth up to 15 points for Wenger’s side next season.
‘I am sure if he does leave the club, which nobody wants to see, but we understand he wants to play football, he is going to be sorely missed,’ said the former England captain.
‘He will improve whatever side he goes to. There is obviously talk of Arsenal signing Petr and if they do get Pete, that will strengthen them for sure.
‘He will save them 12 to 15 points a season.’
Cech is a four-time Premier League winner, four-time FA Cup winner, three-line League Cup winner and is one of few goalkeepers to win the Premier League player of the month award. He was also most recently named into the PFA Team of the Year in 2014.
Chelsea goalkeeping coach Christophe Lollichon could now follow Cech across London. Cech and Lollichon have formed a successful bond at Stamford Bridge, and the Gunners are keen on capitalising on that partnership next season.
Meanwhile, David Ospina is set to leave once Cech’s move is ratified. Arsenal would prefer to sell the Colombian rather than Wojciech Szczesny as the Pole qualifies as a homegrown player.
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History of 128 East 63rd Street
The Society of Illustrators is located at 128 East 63rd Street in a graceful, five-story townhouse on a quiet residential block on the Upper East Side. Originally a carriage house built in 1875 for William P. Read, a personal secretary for financier J.P. Morgan, it is near many of New York’s famed cultural institutions, Central Park, and the glittering shops of Madison Avenue.
As the automobile superceded the horse and the smoky railroad trench that ran north from Grand Central Station was covered over to become Park Avenue, 128 was bought by two brothers who lived there from 1908 to 1939. They converted the building into a residence and the stable area became a squash court.
In August 1939, the Society purchased the building for approximately $33,000, which is nearly $500,000 in today’s dollars. The funds had been realized by the sale in 1925 of the rights to the Illustrator Show skits to the Shubert Organization for their Broadway hit Artists and Models (see History of the Society).
Leo "Sport" Ward, an architect with social connections, oversaw renovations to the building in exchange for living quarters. Period photos reveal his living room to be a congenial space for entertaining friends such as Gloria Swanson and Joseph P. Kennedy, among others. A very large goldfish pond occupied much of what is now the third floor terrace.
Incredibly, the façade of the building from the street to the third floor was blue cobalt glass. The door, which would for years be painted red, was also blue. The membership considered opening a commercial restaurant on the ground floor to help defray expenses, but the plan was abandoned. In time the blue glass proved to be too expensive to maintain and was covered over.
In 1951, renovations to the third floor were complete, creating a lounge for the membership and a library in what is now the bar. The bar, graced by Norman Rockwell’s Dover Coach, was on the fourth floor where the library is now. In the early 1960s the lounge was reconfigured into the dining room and bar; little has changed other than décor.
The street-level gallery opened in the 1950s and in 1968 its first renovations had begun. At the time, former Society president Howard Munce had arranged to rent the Society as a location for the film, Loving, a film about an illustrator that starred George Segal and Eva Marie Saint. According to former Executive Director, Arpi Ermoyan, “in order to meet a filming deadline, Columbia Pictures jumped in and helped finish the renovation job at break-neck speed and had a tree planted at curbside outside the Society’s front door.” (The tree was lost to the MTA’s ax with the construction of the cross-town subway in the late 1970s.)
Spearheaded by a campaign in 1981 by Society president John Witt to create the Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators, the lower level was converted into a second gallery. Funds had been raised by the membership and from a significant grant from the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency secured through the efforts of former president John Moodie. The galleries, open to the general public, greatly increased the space for year-round exhibitions, and a bookstore in the lower gallery offered posters and publications by the Society and others.
Twenty years later, with the support of the membership and president Judy Francis Zankel, the galleries were remodeled in anticipation of the Society’s centennial year and Founders’ Day on February 1, 2001. The red door, a remnant of which now hangs at the bar, was replaced by glass to more fully welcome the public.
Today, the building hosts not only many Society membership activities, but also lectures, drawing opportunities for professionals and students, art competitions, publications and gifts, beautiful and informative exhibitions, and more, all in service to the art of illustration as set out in 1901 by the first members of the Society of Illustrators in their Mission Statement.
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SouthworldChurches July 2016Brazil. The green movement for the Amazon.
A Bishop fighting against the deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. A hospital ship named in honour of Pope Francis to reach the remote areas along the rivers Amazonas, Trobetas, Nhamundá, Tapajós where the indigenous people live.
Thousands of trees are cut down every minute during the day and transported to sawmills on big trucks at night. It is in the sawmills that illegal or ‘dirty’ wood with false certification gets mixed up with the legitimate industry. Europe and North America are the main purchasers of tropical timber, especially of IPE, fine wood among the most expensive in the world (1300 dollars per cubic meter).
The data released by the Brazilian Ministry of Development and Trade show that 72 per cent of the timber production is absorbed by Western markets, and sometimes purchasers are unaware of the illegal origin of the wood but some others know.
After 3 March 2013, it became a crime to place illegal timber on EU markets and all organisations affected by the regulation have to adopt practices to assure that the timber or timber products they trade and supply are legal. But some corrupted Brazilian officials get round the law by providing false certification.
In August 2015, more than 30 officials and 19 businessmen were arrested in Brazil after an investigation revealed the widespread use of fraudulently obtained official documentation to launder illegal timber. The timber exporters/owners Madeireira Iller were among the arrested, and were found to have been using fraudulently obtained documents to trade illegal timber. In defiance of their due diligence obligations under EU law, several importers in the EU bought Madeireira Iller timber in the course of the past year-and-a-half, at least one of them apparently without even obtaining the required documentation to demonstrate the legal origin of the timber.
Since 2014, Greenpeace has been denouncing the destruction of the forest and, by placing Gps trackers on illegal loggers, it was found that logging trucks drove deep into the public forest – land owned by the government, where no permission to log has been granted.
Damage to indigenous peoples and the environment
Bernardo Johannes Bahlmann is the Bishop of Òrbidos in northern Brazil, a diocese where deforestation is increasing dramatically. Illegal logging affects both the environment and the indigenous peoples, who are hired to raze down kilometres of forest and get paid very little. “Many come here to exploit the poor.
Five hundred and sixty indigenous groups live in this territory, they are the real victims of those who for economic interests, decide to cut down trees without any concern for the environment and the people living in the area”, Bishop Bahlmann denounces. He, along with other local organizations, is committed to support the population by the creation of a ‘green movement’ in order to reforest the Amazon and change the economy and mentality. “We do not want only to denounce abuses against the environment and the indigenous people, but we intend to create better future opportunities”, says Bishop Bahlmann. “The green movement involves other dioceses, Caritas, Repam (the Pan-Amazon Ecclesial Network), non-governmental organizations, the local and State government, the judiciary. Denouncing is not enough. We must overcome difficulties through dialogue”, adds the bishop.
The Amazon forest provides one-fifth of the world’s fresh water and is one of the lungs of our planet, yet over the past six months, deforestation has dramatically increased, in order to make room for pastures and crops which are managed by Brazilian multinationals often controlled by the relatives of the politicians who rule the country. These links explain the silence of many institutional representatives who are supposed to protect the Amazon and its peoples.
The threats of fazendeiros and grileiros should not be underestimated because big business is at stake. “Any of us who is committed to fight against the forest exploitation is at risk. Many have been threatened with death, even some nuns”, admits Monsignor Bahlmann. “We try to build dialogue even with firms’ owners, but it is not enough, the whole system should be changed. Westerners have their responsibilities too. Planting trees is not enough, the economic system and mentality must change too”.
The hospital ship
Meanwhile, the project of a hospital ship is about to start. The hospital ship, which will be named in honour of Pope Francis, will be operative in 2017. The project has been promoted by the Franciscan Friars in the Providence of God, who have already established 60 hospitals, clinics and health centres which are operative throughout Brazil and Haiti. The project will be funded from the compensation for an environmental crime perpetrated by a major oil company.
The trial was held in Sao Paulo and the judge decided that compensation had to be intended for an ecological project, therefore the money will be used for the construction and maintenance of the hospital ship. “The hospital ship will travel along the rivers of the eastern Amazon, of our diocese and of other areas”, says the bishop. “We will be able to help thousands of communities living in the small villages near the river, in collaboration with other hospitals. The hospital ship will be extremely useful because it will be able to reach otherwise unreachable areas”. (P.S.)
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SouthworldNews February 2012DR Congo – Election trickery
DR Congo – Election trickery
Written by: Fr.Carmine
Category: News February 2012
Africa, DR Congo, elections
Imagine a country where the results of 2,000 polling stations in the capital disappear the very evening of the elections, where at the end of polling day presidents of voting centres take the ballot boxes with them and where soldiers in rural areas force people to vote for the incumbent. These and many other serious irregularities took place in the Democratic Republic of Congo last year, on November 28. Little wonder that three days after the Electoral Commission declared Joseph Kabila – in power since his father was assassinated in 2001 – the winner. Cardinal Monsengwo Pasinya, archbishop of Kinshasa, said that the results “conformed neither to truth nor to justice”. One month after, the Catholic Episcopal Conference went even further and stated: “What happened was unacceptable. It is a shame for our country”. When the bishops of the 47 dioceses of the country released their message on 12th January it found a resounding echo in a country where the Catholic Church yields an enormous social influence.
In December, Monsengwo had to face a campaign of insults orchestrated by politicians close to Kabila, who used the media to smear his name. The Congolese prelate stood his ground and during a press conference held on 5th January at his residence, he criticized the changes made to the Constitutions a year ago to make presidential elections a one-round, simple majority affair. “If I see that the State respects the Constitution and cares for the common good, we shall work together, otherwise they can’t count on me and I shall tell them”, said the cardinal.
The Congolese bishops judged the situation so serious that they decided to hold an extraordinary assembly early in January. On the 12th, the message they had prepared was presented in Notre Dame du Congo Cathedral in Kinshasa. Thousands of worshippers who followed the event interrupted the reading several times with standing ovations and cries of approval.
After defending the Cardinal‘s reputation, the bishops stated that “the electoral process was marred by serious irregularities that call into question the credibility of the published results”. Acknowledging that citizens were “frustrated”, they exhorted all not to yield to pessimism or violence. They also denounced the climate of “physical threats, human rights abuses, kidnappings, intimidation and the confiscation of public media by one political family” and they conclude that “there several incidents of trickery were truly planned beforehand”.
The message has clear recommendations for all political actors. The bishops ask the Electoral Commission either to correct the serious mistakes they made or to resign. The Parliament, they say, must review the composition of this Commission. Members of the Government must stop using public funds for their own personal interests. Army and Police personnel are told to never obey unjust orders. “The international community must give priority to the interest of the Congolese people and support its search of justice and peace”, they added.
These elections were the second held in four decades. In 2006, when the Electoral Commission was chaired by Apollinaire Malu-Malu, a Catholic priest from Butembo diocese, polls were hailed as generally transparent and fair. Malu-Malu was replaced by Methodist pastor Leon Ngoy, whose close personal friendship with Joseph Kabila cast doubts on his impartiality.
A number of international actors, like the Carter Centre, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States, expressed serious concerns about the elections but fell short of calling it fraud. The African Union said that the exercise had generally been free and fair. During the electoral campaign, the Catholic bishops led a civic education communication programme where they alerted against using public funds for any particular candidate – something that was done consistently by Kabila’s campaign team – and asked for fairness and a climate of peace.
Jose Carlos Rodriguez
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Dennis P. Culhane, PhD
Dana and Andrew Stone Chair in Social Policy
Co-Principal Investigator, Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy
3701 Locust Walk, Caster Building, C-19
culhane@upenn.edu
Link to Scholarly Papers
Policy analysis research methods
Dr. Culhane is a social science researcher with primary expertise in the area of homelessness and assisted housing policy. His work has contributed to efforts to address the housing and support needs of people experiencing housing emergencies and long-term homelessness.
Most recently, Culhane’s research has focused on using linked administrative data to gain a better understanding about the service utilization patterns of vulnerable populations, including youth exiting foster care and/or juvenile justice, as well as the individuals aged 55 and older who are experiencing homelessness.
Dr. Culhane’s research also focuses on homelessness among veterans. From July 2009 – June 2018 he served as Director of Research at the National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, an initiative of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Dr. Culhane also co-directs Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy (AISP), an initiative that promotes the development, use, and innovation of integrated data systems by states and localities for policy analysis and systems reform.
Stephen Metraux, Meagan Cusack, Fritz Graham, David S Metzger, et al.. “An Evaluation of the City of Philadelphia’s Kensington Encampment Resolution Pilot” (2019)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/dennis_culhane/227/
Dennis P Culhane, Dan Treglia, Thomas Byrne, Stephen Metraux, et al.. “The Emerging Crisis of Aged Homelessness: Could Housing Solutions Be Funded from Avoidance of Excess Shelter, Hospital and Nursing Home Costs” (2019)
Chris Glynn, Thomas H. Byrne and Dennis P Culhane. “Inflection Points in Community-level Homeless Rates” (2018)
Stephen Metraux, Jamison Fargo, Nicholas Eng and Dennis P Culhane. “Employment and Earnings Trajectories During Two Decades Among Adults in New York City Homeless Shelters” Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research Vol. 20 Iss. 2 (2018) p. 117 – 146
Dennis P Culhane, John Fantuzzo, Matthew Hill and TC Burnett. “Maximizing the Use of Integrated Data Systems: Understanding the Challenges and Advancing Solutions” The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science Vol. 675 Iss. 1 (2018) p. 221 – 239
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Wow! Spacecraft Spots Earth, Mars and Pluto's Position in Time-Lapse Sequence
By Elizabeth Howell 2016-06-23T19:22:55Z Science & Astronomy
STEREO-A's "selfie" of the solar system catches Earth, Mars and Pluto's location against the Milky Way. The image was taken June 18, 2016.
(Image: © SECCHI/Karl Battams via Twitter)
An incredible new time-lapse video shows Earth, Mars and the location of Pluto using images from NASA's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory Ahead (STEREO-A) spacecraft, with the Milky Way as a vivid background. The spacecraft, whose primary mission is to monitor solar activity, was on the far side of the sun when the pictures were taken earlier this month.
The time-lapse sequence was captured while STEREO-A was performing routine operations at the time, looking at the inner heliosphere (the sun's region of influence), said Karl Battams, an astrophysicist and computational scientist based at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, in an email to Space.com. The spacecraft took the photographs with its Heliospheric Imager 1 instrument, which is managed by the NRL.
"The HI-1 camera has a 20-degree square field of view, centered around 25-degrees away from the sun. The sun is off to the 'left' of the images," he said. [Earth, Mars, Pluto and Milky Way Seen By Spacecraft | Time-Lapse Video]
"While we do have Pluto labeled in the pretty pics online, it's not actually visible in them — it's far too faint and small for us to detect. Earth and Mars, obviously, are easily spotted, and we're lucky to have a stunning Milky Way backdrop again. It was arguably more beautiful a week or so ago when it was better centered in the field of view."
STEREO-A took the photos by using the H1 camera and other instruments in the Sun Earth Connection Coronal and Heliospheric Investigation (SECCHI) package. The H1 camera looks for solar outflows such as coronal mass ejections, when the sun ejects plasma from its surface into space. Other cameras in the package can look much closer at the sun, either by blocking its light with a coronograph, or by imaging the sun itself in the extreme ultraviolet wavelength, Battams said.
STEREO-A and a twin spacecraft, STEREO-B, both launched Oct. 25, 2006. They were inserted into sun-centered orbits that trail slightly ahead of and behind the Earth. (The "A" in STEREO-A stands for "Ahead" and the "B" in STEREO-B as stands for "Behind.") With the two spacecraft taking images of the sun at the same time, NASA and the NRL were able to receive stereo data on CMEs and other solar activity.
In October 2014, however, Earth lost contact with STEREO-B. At the time, controllers were resetting and testing the craft to see how well its automation would work when it was behind the sun and in poor contact with Earth. Communication has not been regained.
More images from SECCHI are available online here (click on the thumbnails on the left).
Follow Elizabeth Howell @howellspace, or Space.com @Spacedotcom. We're also on Facebook and Google+. Original article on Space.com.
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MLS Cup: Perseverence pays off for New England's Davies
Written By Ives Galarcep
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Jermaine Jones can't cook, which could have been a problem for someone spending his first Thanksgiving in the United States after a lifetime in Europe. With his family in Los Angeles, Jones admitted that he faced the grim prospect of something like McDonald's for Thanksgiving dinner if not for the thoughtfulness of Charlie Davies, who invited Jones and fellow New England Revolution teammate Lee Nguyen and Teal Bunbury for Thanksgiving dinner.
"I never eat so much," Jones said with a smile when recalling the Thanksgiving meal with Davies and his in-laws. "It was amazing, was my first (Thanksgiving).
"I was a little bit down not to have the first time with my family and my kids, but it was a nice Thanksgiving and I'm really happy that people was thinking about me and that I don't have to sit all alone in my apartment."
Just two days after bringing his teammates together for Thanksgiving, Davies helped propel his team to the MLS Cup final, scoring a pair of goals to lead the Revs past the New York Red Bulls.
The two events, Thanksgiving dinner and his double in Saturday's series victory, perfectly encapsulate how important Davies has been to the Revs, both on and off the field.
"What keeps us all together is (Davies) being able to keep everybody involved," Bunbury told Goal USA. "Just keeping the team together and having a positive outlook. Everyone always talks about his accident and what he's come through, and that's huge. His personality and his perseverance has been unbelievable.
"He's the glue that keeps this team together," Bunbury said. "His charisma, he loves to have a good time, but he knows when it's time to work and he puts the work in as well. In the beginning of the year, even when he wasn't playing, he kept his spirits high."
"Not only when he's playing, but when he's in the locker room, the guys feed off of him," Revolution coach Jay Heaps told Goal USA. "He's got this energy. The dancing, the every day. He talks (crap) in practice and there's good banter. The guys love him and I think that's important because there's not many players in a locker room where you get the feeling everybody on the team really wants him to do well.
"When he scores, it's like everyone scores," Heaps added. "I've only seen that with a few players. Guys like Steve Ralston, or Kevin Alston when he scored earlier this year. When those guys score, they're bigger than just the normal guy scoring."
For Davies, propelling the Revs to the MLS Cup final has capped a rollercoaster time with New England that began with his arrival in the summer of 2013. He struggled for playing time last season, but Heaps made it clear to Davies that he was a long-term part of the team's plans, and saw 2014 being the year Davies could really shine.
"For Charlie, he needed to get somewhere and get into the culture of a club," Heaps said. "Charlie's personality makes him who he is, and if he's always constantly moving around I don't think he can become the player he wants to be.
"I credit Charlie on all of it," Heaps said. "We wanted him to get settled and told him to get settled and even through the injuries he never stopped working and never changed his personality or attitude and that made an impression on everybody, so when he did make his way back you could see everybody rooting for him."
Davies' plans for taking 2014 by storm hit a snag when he suffered an injury before the start of preseason, setting him back and forcing him to wait more than half the season to eventually work his way into the starting lineup.
"Coming into this new season, I worked my tail off in the offseason, maybe too hard," Davies said. "I came in injured, and had to battle through calf strains through the first half of this season, finally got fit and waited my turn.
"Words can't really describe it for me," Davies said of his match-winning performance Saturday. "It's been such a long season, so many ups and downs, but we've always stuck together and we've continued to get better.
"I think what's really important, the guys in this locker room have pushed me since I've been here," said Davies. "They've really seen the potential that I have and they want me to succeed and that goes a long way. That's why I'm playing the way I am now."
For Davies, the ups and downs of 2014 pale in comparison to what he endured after surviving a deadly car crash in 2009 that nearly ended his career and could have cost him his life. His recovery and efforts to revive his career have been an inspiration in American soccer circles, and have made him grateful for every opportunity that has come his way since.
"After these five years, really just grinding it out, things would go against me and there's a lot of tears and pain. Through it all I just continued to fight and stay with it and things have turned out for the best."
That is why Davies makes the most of every opportunity, and why he is more than willing to be the glue that keeps the Revolution together, the player his teammates can rally around on the field, and count on off of it.
His commitment to his teammates, and gestures like the Thanksgiving dinner, are his way of repaying the faith shown in a player whose career appeared to be at a crossroads just a year ago.
"What's really important is the guys in this locker room have pushed me since I've been here," Davies said. "They've really seen the potential that I have and they want me to succeed. That goes a long way. That's why I'm playing the way I am now. The guys have all the faith and confidence in me."
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Ephesus Sports Lighting Named Title Partner of the Triple-A Baseball National Championship Game
Triple-A Baseball announced that Ephesus Sports Lighting, the leader in solid-state sports lighting, has been named an official partner of Triple-A Baseball for the 2019 season.
In addition, it was announced that the season's pinnacle event will be known as the Triple-A National Championship Game Presented by Ephesus Sports Lighting. The annual showdown pitting the champions of the International League and Pacific Coast League takes place on Tuesday, September 17 at AutoZone Park in Memphis, Tennessee, home of the defending Triple-A champion Memphis Redbirds. Ephesus Sports Lighting is the primary partner of the event as well as the national television and radio broadcasts.
The partnership platform will include the "Ephesus Sports Lighting Championship Spotlight" - periodic features published on the International League and Pacific Coast League websites highlighting the leading contenders for a berth in the 2019 Triple-A National Championship Game Presented by Ephesus Sports Lighting.
"Triple-A Baseball is excited to partner with Ephesus Sports Lighting and we welcome them as the presenting sponsor of the classification's annual National Championship Game," said International League President Randy Mobley. "The migration to LED lighting in outdoor sporting venues is now sweeping across the nation and Triple-A Baseball facilities are part of this movement toward greater efficiency. Our ballparks are known for providing the greatest fan experience in all of professional sports and with the unique capabilities of LED lighting that experience will rise to new heights."
"We are looking forward to showcasing the City of Memphis to a national television audience, and we are appreciative of Ephesus' support of this game, Triple-A Baseball as a whole, and our great city," Memphis Redbirds President and General Manager Craig Unger said.
Ephesus Sports Lighting solutions are currently employed at numerous Major League Baseball parks, such as PNC Park in Pittsburgh and Target Field in Minneapolis, as well as sports stadiums, arenas and fields of all sizes around the world including two Triple-A Baseball venues: Frontier Field, home of the Rochester Red Wings and a new installation at Harbor Park, home of the Norfolk Tides.
"Triple-A Baseball is all about providing great competition in a fun and welcoming family environment so it's a great fit for us as our innovative solid-state sports lighting solutions enhance the game experience for everyone," said Mike Quijano, director of business development and product marketing for Ephesus Sports Lighting. "Through this partnership we look forward to showcasing our technology and capabilities to other Triple-A franchises and organizations within their communities so they can learn how we can improve their carbon footprint, venue operations and game presentation."
About Ephesus Sports Lighting: Eaton's Ephesus light-emitting diode sports lighting product line provides optimal lighting that illuminates more uniformly on the playing surface and offers an improved stage for players and fans. They are easy to install, require little to no maintenance for years and offer the lowest total operating costs compared to other traditional sports lighting systems. Eaton manufactures its Ephesus line of high-output solid-state sports lighting solutions for a broad range of applications, from municipal ballfields to indoor and outdoor professional venues. These innovative advanced lighting solutions create brighter, more vibrant and sustainable environments. For more information, visit www.EphesusLighting.com.
About Triple-A Baseball: With a history dating back over 135 years, today you'll find 30 Triple-A Baseball teams throughout the United States developing talent for major league affiliates while providing affordable, family entertainment for fans of all ages. Drawing an average of nearly 14 million fans per season during the past decade, Triple-A Baseball spans the entire United States, from Norfolk, VA to Sacramento, CA. One day after July's Major League All-Star tilt, television audiences nationwide can tune in for Triple-A Baseball excitement as players from both the International and Pacific Coast Leagues compete in the Triple-A All-Star Game. The nationally televised excitement continues in September with the Triple-A Baseball National Championship Game Presented by Ephesus Sports Lighting, a winner-take-all showdown between the champions of each league. For more information visit www.Triple-ABaseball.com.
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Ofcom completes first phase of digital communications review
Via Ofcom
Ofcom today outlined the challenges facing the UK in ensuring that consumers and businesses receive high-quality digital communications services over the next decade and beyond.
Ofcom’s Strategic Review of Digital Communications, announced in March 2015, is examining competition, investment, innovation and the availability of all digital communications services. These include broadband, mobile, landline and bundled services.
Communications are essential to the functioning of the economy, and to the way people work and live. Improving these services for consumers and businesses is Ofcom’s first priority, and the review forms a fundamental part of that work.
Ofcom is seeking views on its review, which is focusing on four main areas detailed in a discussion document published today:
investment and innovation in the market, which can help make services widely available;
competition, to deliver quality services and affordable prices;
empowering consumers and businesses, particularly making sure they have the information and means to choose and switch between providers; and
keeping regulation targeted at areas of concern, and deregulating where possible to allow markets to function well.
Sharon White, Ofcom Chief Executive, said: “This review is about ensuring people get the best possible communications services, wherever they live and work.
“Our priorities are clear. We want to promote competition, investment and innovation, so that everyone benefits from even better coverage, choice, price and quality of service in years to come.”
Investment and innovation
UK consumers and businesses have benefited from significant investment in communications services in recent years. 4G mobile broadband is now available to 42% of premises from all four operators, and 90% from at least one. Superfast broadband is now available to 83% of premises, with a range of providers competing on service and price.
Ofcom wants to see the widest possible availability of high-speed broadband at home, at work and on the move. Ofcom estimates that a broadband speed of 10Mbit/s is necessary to benefit from today’s popular online services, such as on-demand video. However, 8% of UK households cannot currently access those speeds.
Availability is a concern in more rural areas, particularly in the nations and regions,1 but also in some urban places where roll-out costs or low incomes present particular barriers. Ofcom’s review will seek possible solutions to these problems.
It is examining how regulation can enable the commercial development of future ultrafast broadband, making it as widely available as possible.2
Ofcom is also considering what further options might be available to improve mobile services. Mobile 4G broadband will reach 98% of UK premises, due to Ofcom rules and industry investment. But consumers’ and businesses’ growing expectations for reliable, universal, always-on voice and data services will need to be matched by network investment.
Making sure competition delivers
A major focus of the current review is how well competition is delivering benefits to consumers and businesses. Ofcom’s last strategic review began in December 2003, concluding in September 2005.
It led to the creation of Openreach, through which BT is required to provide access to competing providers on equal terms, for them to offer telecoms services to consumers3 .
This approach has delivered real choice, quality and value for phone and broadband customers over many years. However, some challenges remain. For example, the incentive for BT to discriminate against competing providers can be limited by regulation, but not removed entirely.
BT’s network has evolved in recent years, with fibre lines running closer to premises. This may require different models of competition than those that worked best for the traditional copper telecoms network.
In addition, Ofcom has been concerned that Openreach’s performance on behalf of providers has too often been poor, requiring the introduction of rules for faster line installations and fault repairs.
The review will address these issues, and Ofcom is today seeking views and evidence on future regulatory approaches, including:
Retaining the current model , where Openreach operates as ‘functionally separate’ from BT, and using regular market reviews to address any concerns around competition;
Strengthening the current model by applying new rules to BT - such as controls on its wholesale charges with stronger incentives to improve quality of service, or tougher penalties if BT falls short;
Separating Openreach from BT could deliver competition or wider benefits for end users. It would remove BT’s underlying incentive to discriminate against competitors. Separation could also offer ways to simplify existing regulation. However, the process would be challenging and it may not address some concerns relating to Openreach - such as service quality, or the timing and level of investment decisions;
Deregulating and promoting competition between networks . Virgin Media and a variety of smaller operators own networks, which allow them to provide phone and broadband services without using BT’s network at all. This kind of ‘end to end’ competition, which sometimes involves running fibre lines directly to premises, can help incentivise Openreach to improve its infrastructure. However, it could also lead to duplication of networks and weak competition.
It will also examine converging media services - offered over different platforms, or as a ‘bundle’ by the same operator. For example, telecoms services are increasingly sold to consumers in the form of bundles, sometimes with broadcasting content; this can offer consumer benefits, but may also present risks to competition.
Empowering consumers and businesses
People tailor communications services to their own needs, choosing from a range of providers at a price that suits them. For this to work properly, they need to understand the range of options available to them, and be able to switch between them effectively.
Ofcom’s review is considering whether consumers have all the information they need to make the choice that is right for them, both when researching the market and at the point of sale. It is also looking at how switching between providers might be made easier.
On 20 June, Ofcom introduced new rules that mean people can switch provider over BT's network by only dealing with their new supplier. Ofcom is currently considering whether similar processes may be appropriate for mobile and services bundled with pay TV, as consumers increasingly buy services this way.
Beyond this, Ofcom is keen to explore new ways in which consumers can engage with the market, in order to benefit from competition. Examples might include making services easier to compare, and increasing access to independent advice or feedback generated by users.
Targeted regulation and deregulation
The rules that govern the communications sector must evolve to keep pace with developments in technology, consumer needs and expectations. Ofcom’s review will identify where existing regulation may be simplified, removed or replaced.
For example, the rise of ‘over the top’ internet communications services, such as instant messaging, may create a case for less regulation on mobile operators, or for extending existing rules to internet-based services.
Today’s discussion document marks the conclusion of the first phase of Ofcom’s Strategic Review of Digital Communications.
Since announcing the review, Ofcom has been engaging with a wide range of stakeholders - including industry, consumer groups, the UK Government and devolved administrations - through meetings and workshops.
Ofcom will now take forward the review’s second phase, and is seeking evidence and responses to the discussion document by 8 October 2015. This will inform a statement at the turn of the year on priorities and action, which will shape Ofcom’s regulatory approach for the next decade.
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Blades support Westfield School
Blades development squad members Callum McFadzean, Jamie McDonagh and Joel Coustrain recently paid a visit to Westfield School to support their Achievement Evening.
This popular event has become one of the key moments on the school calendar with a number of performances from students taking place throughout the evening.
McFadzean is a former pupil of the school and with Jamie and Joel the trio were there to present the coveted Sports Team of the Year Award. The Sheffield United sponsored accolade was presented to the Boys' Year 8 football team.
The Year 8s had continued their success of last year winning the Sheffield League and the South Yorkshire Cup as well as being North of England Futsal Champions.
McFadzean said: "I was very happy to return to my old school and give something back. I did not find the academic side of school easy and the evening shows what hard work can achieve no matter what your talent. It was great to see so many pupils being rewarded."
United has a strong partnership with the school and the celebratory evening is just one of the ways in which the Club support the school.
Dave Millns, of Westfield School, added: "Once again Sheffield United have supported a very special evening at Westfield. Year on year they bring special guests in to present our Sports Team of the Year.
"Ironically the award this year was presented to a football team who were thrilled to be presented by footballers.
"We can't thank the Club enough for their continued support for this event but furthermore for all the opportunities they provide our students.
"We hope our strong relationship continues to grow and look forward to many more years working together."
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'Box to Box' now available in Blades Superstore
Bramall Lane has seen some characters over the years, but you would struggle to find a bigger one than Curtis Woodhouse!
Its pushing 20 years since he made his debut in the first team. There was never a dull moment around with Curtis, he had a will to succeed that was driven by where he came from and the background he had.
A mixed race family in Driffield was a rare beast, and his superb autobiography, 'Box to Box' details the struggles back then that young Curtis faced head on. The racism he encountered will chill your blood, but it kind of defines the person he became. A naturally talented sportsman, it is little surprise that all he wanted to be was John Barnes and take on the world in a Liverpool shirt!
Interest from many clubs, including Manchester City, was constant but after a spell with York it was 80's hero Colin Morris, father of his best friend Lee Morris, who recommended that the Blades gave them a trial. The rest, as they say, is history!
Our youngest ever captain in an FA Cup game, he loves the Blades to this day - Curtis candidly says that he thought all clubs were like Sheffield United - a family who cared for its own. The reality as he found out was different, very different
Curtis is painfully honest about the temptations, the dark underbelly of the sport that can claim the brightest stars and the reality is chilling. How does a player who has the world at his feet in terms of what he can achieve lose the interest in doing what he is best at? The book tells all in vivid detail.
Not many professional footballers will play for England and in the Premier League and then give it all up to pursue a career as a boxer, and a very good one, a champion in fact, but Curtis did. He is the sort of person that will succeed at all he tries, he has a will to win and often in the face of adversity is when he is at his best
The book is often very funny and self-effacing, it can also be make uncomfortable reading by sheer nature of its brutal honesty, but what a story and what a journey!
Curtis loves the Blades and it shines through as does his character and resolve. The honesty of it can be painful.
'Box to Box' is available now in the Blades Superstore, priced at £18.99.
The language used is, at times, raw and as he would tell the tale to you face-to-face. If you are offended by such prose then be warned, but if you want to read a story that, to be honest, you couldn't write, then this is the book to put on your Christmas list!
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Jack Kirby to be Honored at D23 Expo 2017
Silas LesnickFriday, June 16, 2017
Jack Kirby is among the Disney Legends being honored at this year’s D23 Expo
This July, the legendary Jack Kirby will be honored for his remarkable creative achievements as a Disney Legend in a ceremony to be held at this year’s D23 Expo in Anaheim, California. Hosted by Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger, the Disney Legends Award ceremony will take place at 10am on Friday, July 14, in Hall D23.
RELATED: Disney Legends to Include Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Stan Lee and More
Jack Kirby first grabbed our attention in the spring of 1941 with Captain America, a character he created with Joe Simon. Kirby then followed this debut with a prolific output of comic books in the Western, Romance, and Monster genres – all a prelude to his defining work helping to create the foundations of the Marvel Universe. For the next decade, Kirby and co-creator Stan Lee would introduce a mind-boggling array of new characters and teams — including the Avengers, Hulk, Thor, Iron Man, Silver Surfer, Ant-Man, Wasp, Black Panther, S.H.I.E.L.D., and the Inhumans. Kirby was inducted into the Eisner Hall of Fame’s 1987 inaugural class and continued creating comics throughout the ’90s before passing away in 1994.
Other honorees of this year’s Legends Award are Carrie Fisher, Clyde “Gerry” Geronimi, Manuel Gonzales, Mark Hamill, Stan Lee, Garry Marshall, Julie Taymor, and Oprah Winfrey.
Tickets for D23 Expo 2017 are available for $81 for one-day adult admission and $59 for children 3–9. Members of D23: The Official Disney Fan Club can purchase tickets for $72 for a one-day adult admission and $53 for children 3–9. Multi-day tickets are also available.
Tags: D23 Expo, Disney, Jack Kirby, Marvel
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Indian diamond trader buys Modi pinstriped suit for $875,000
This photograph taken on Jan 25, 2015, shows detailS on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's suit bearing his own name during a joint press conference after delegation level talks with US President Barack Obama in New Delhi. -- PHOTO: AFP
Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi, wearing a dark pinstripe suit repeatedly embroidered with the words "Narendra Damodardas Modi", meets with US President Barack Obama at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Jan 25, 2015. A diamond trader from Mr Modi's home state won the bidding for the personalised pinstriped suit the Indian prime minister wore to meet Barack Obama, tendering nearly US$700,000 (S$875,000) at a charity auction. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) - A diamond trader from Narendra Modi's home state on Friday won the bidding for the personalised pinstriped suit the Indian prime minister wore to meet Barack Obama, tendering nearly US$700,000 (S$875,000) at a charity auction.
The bespoke wool suit with the words "Narendra Damodardas Modi" woven into the pinstripe proved a hot ticket at the three-day auction, sparking a bidding war that pushed the price up to 43.1 million rupees.
The suit was among more than 450 lots put up for auction by Mr Modi in the city of Surat in his home state of Gujarat.
Mr Modi has won a reputation as a fashion icon for his sometimes daring sartorial choices.
But wearing a suit with his own name on it was seen by many as a step too far, drawing accusations of narcissism - possibly the reason Modi decided to sell it off.
The money raised will go towards cleaning up the holy Ganges river - a pet project of India's Hindu nationalist prime minister.
Winning bidder Lalji Patel, owner of the Dharmanandan diamond company, said he had wanted to do something for his country.
"Buying this suit was all I wanted. It feels good to know that the money will go towards the cleaning of the holy river," he told reporters.
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Britain blames threat of protests as Trump cancels London trip
A Madame Tussauds wax figure of US President Donald Trump outside the new US Embassy in south-west London.PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
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LONDON • The British government has blamed the threat of mass protests for US President Donald Trump's decision to cancel a visit to London to open the new US Embassy, and warned that criticism of the White House risked harming US-British relations.
Mr Trump said on Friday that he was abandoning next month's trip because he did not like the location and cost of the new embassy building.
But Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson suggested that the decision was prompted by opposition to Mr Trump in Britain, and warned that such critics "seem determined to put this crucial relationship at risk".
Prime Minister Theresa May offered Mr Trump a state visit to Britain one year ago, when she became the first foreign leader to visit the White House after his inauguration. But the date has yet to be set in the face of deep hostility to the American leader in Britain, prompting speculation it could be turned into a lower-profile trip focused on the opening of the new embassy.
Mr Trump tweeted overnight that he would not attend the ceremony, initially scheduled for next month. "I am not a big fan of the Obama administration having sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in London for 'peanuts', only to build a new one in an off location for 1.2 billion US dollars (S$1.5 billion)," he wrote. "Bad deal. Wanted me to cut ribbon - NO!"
The embassy move from central London to a regenerated area on the south bank of the River Thames is in fact the result of a decade-long project initiated by the administration of former Republican president George W. Bush.
Mr Trump's decision not to visit was welcomed by critics outraged by the US travel ban on some Muslim-majority countries, and more recently, his decision to re-tweet anti-Muslim videos posted by a British far-right organisation.
"Many Londoners have made it clear that Donald Trump is not welcome here while he is pursuing such a divisive agenda. It seems he's finally got that message," tweeted London Mayor Sadiq Khan. Mr Khan, a member of the main opposition Labour Party, said there would have been "mass peaceful protests", and that it was a "mistake" to invite him.
The embassy's new cube-shaped building is designed by American architect KieranTimberlake and will be open for business on Tuesday.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on January 14, 2018, with the headline 'Britain blames threat of protests as Trump cancels London trip'. Print Edition | Subscribe
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US couple denied request to leave Qatar in child death case
Feb 5, 2014, 7:25 pm SGT
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DOHA (AFP) - A US couple in Qatar accused of killing their adopted child to harvest her organs said on Wednesday they feel "kidnapped" by the Gulf emirate, with no verdict expected until late March.
Matthew and Grace Huang, Americans of Asian origin, were arrested in January 2013 after the death of their adopted daughter Gloria, an eight-year-old girl from Ghana, and accused of causing her death in order to sell her organs.
The couple's supporters describe them as a loving family and insist the girl died of an eating disorder caused by the "extreme poverty" she suffered at a young age in the West African country.
The couple were released in November pending trial, but on Wednesday the court denied their request to leave the country to join their other two adopted children in the United States, and said a verdict would be announced March 27, according to a judicial source.
The defence said the public prosecutor is pushing for the death penalty, although Qatar has not had any executions for several years.
"We have lost our daughter and our sons have lost their sister. And this court has taken more than a year of our lives," Matthew Huang said outside the courtroom.
"In the midst of our innocence, we feel we have been kidnapped and we just want to go home."
Both adoption and multiracial families are rare in Qatar, a conservative Gulf Arab emirate, and the family's supporters maintain that authorities misunderstood the Huangs' situation and found it inherently suspicious.
The "Free Grace and Matt" website said police accuse the couple of having adopted the children "in order to harvest their organs, or perhaps to perform medical experiments on them".
The Huangs moved to Qatar in 2012 so Matthew, an engineer, could work on infrastructure projects related to the 2022 World Cup.
The family's supporters describe them as a loving family, and say they have collected supporting testimony from people who knew them in Qatar, which authorities have declined to accept.
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Okinawa: Elementary school girl slashes mother in neck with knife
OKINAWA (TR) – Okinawa Prefectural Police have taken an elementary school girl into custody after she allegedly stabbed her mother at their residence in Itoman City on Monday, reports the Sankei Shimbun (Feb. 12).
At around 11:35 p.m., emergency services received a distress call about a “woman stabbed.” Personnel arriving at the residence found the woman, aged in her 40s, with multiple injuries to her neck, according to police.
The woman was transported in a conscious state to a hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.
Police said that the girl used a knife to stab her mother in a bedroom as she slept. A knife was found on the premises. During questioning the girl admitted to the allegations. However, a motive has not been determined.
In addition to the girl, the woman shares the residence with her mother, who tipped off emergency services.
Police later sent the girl to a child welfare center on suspicion of attempted murder.
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Perhaps Luc Besson’s “Lucy” Deserves More Credit
By : Ryan Pollard
Tag: Action, Luc Besson, Lucy, Scarlett Johansson, science fiction
Is Lucy better than many have given it credit for? Ryan Pollard certainly thinks so as he takes a look at Luc Besson’s stylish science-fiction film…
The concept of the film is very similar to Neil Burger’s Limitless, and a lot of people have commented that Lucy sounds very much like Burger’s film but Luc Besson has claimed to have written the screenplay long before Limitless came out. It does start with the same point as Limitless with the urban myth of being able to use up to 100% of the brain’s capacity, but Lucy goes in exactly the opposite direction, because that film was pretty much a wish-fulfilment fantasy about a struggling writer taking this drug in order to become a successful writer and also manipulate the stock market. Lucy is much more science-fiction minded as the protagonist gains superpowers as a result of taking the drug, and I love the idea of the film saying that the world is actually nothing like how we experience it at all, and that is an idea that has been explored, not just in science fiction, but also in the realms of physics and philosophy for years.
Another aspect that is highly remarkable is the characterisation of Lucy, because she starts losing the capacity to make mistakes, but as a consequence, that almost makes her lose a bit more of her own humanity as she starts unlocking more and more of her brain capacity, almost to the point where she becomes sort of robotic. This is something that Johansson pulls off effortlessly and confidently, and this is clearly her movie as she’s in nearly every single frame. Plus, if you look at her doing this, Her and Under the Skin, they make an interesting triple bill. There’s actually a lot of comparison between this and Wally Pfister’s underrated Transcendence, and being one of the few defenders of Transcendence, I would say the one advantage Lucy has over that is that it’s wittier and funnier. The problem with Besson is that there are times that his humour works and yet there are times when he becomes too indulgent and enjoying himself too much, but in the case of this, it’s thankfully the former.
Along the way, there are clear influences of The Tree of Life, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Akira and The Matrix. It even resembles an episode of Doctor Who as it deals with more radical themes of time and space relativity. But also, as it gets into the final act, it starts to owe a lot of debt to Ken Russell’s Altered States, which was adapted from the novel by Paddy Chayefsky. It deals with a character going through a regenerative stage at a molecular level, into human past and resulting in the ability to time travel, and both are about how everything is engaged and connected in one molecule of everybody’s body. Plus, even though that ending is completely nuts, it’s highly admirable that Besson is able to pull it off, because what you would expect to happen is for somebody to make that movie, bottle it and then go, “No, that’s not how it’s going to end. It will traditionally end with a chase, a shootout and resolution”. And then four years later, somebody would say, “Actually, you should’ve checked out the original ending”, and then that comes out on DVD/blu-ray, and viewers might’ve preferred that ending over what was shown at cinemas.
On the downside, the only boring part about the film are the car chases, because Luc Besson car chases are just infinitely dull as they just consist of shiny cars careering through small streets with many people getting hurt or killed and no one caring about it afterwards. Also, if you watch Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, you would think that this is how apes should be portrayed in future cinema, yet when you look at Lucy, you realise things haven’t changed as it has the worst ape of all time.
But the positives greatly outweigh the negatives, and what’s great is that, at 85 minutes, it’s stripped-back, and it’s almost, in the best sense, a thrill ride of a film that sweeps you off your feet and spins you around. It’s eccentric, daft and completely nuts, which only adds to its enjoyment by not taking itself so seriously. In the end, for all the things that are wrong with it, and despite the fact that it’s crazy and ridiculous, Lucy is highly enjoyable fun and deserves repeat viewings.
Written by Ryan Pollard
Directed by: Luc Besson
Written by: Luc Besson
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Amr Waked, Choi Min-sik
Genre: Science-Fiction / Action
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Lucy was released in the UK on DVD & Blu-ray – January 12th
Ryan Pollard is a former student of Animation at the University of Huddersfield.
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Adventure Safari
Land reform and private investment can go hand-in-hand
The debate around land expropriation without compensation has dramatically cooled off since the middle of last year when the topic was on just about every South African’s lips.
The topic briefly made the headlines again this week with President Cyril Ramaphosa and Deputy President David Mabuza receiving the final report of the Presidential Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture.
But it’s clear that well into 2019, South Africa has fresh challenges with these most notably being a new national government settling in after the sixth democratic general election and a struggling economy that is in desperate need of a turnaround.
Interestingly, one way to create much-needed jobs in our economy potentially rests with equitable land reform combined with a venture capital investment initiative such as Section 12J.
This is exactly what has transpired with a one-of-its-kind Section 12J project called Mdluli Safari Lodge, situated in the Kruger National Park.
The story with Mdluli Safari Lodge starts in 1960s Apartheid South Africa when the Mdluli Community were forcibly removed from their land inside the borders of the Kruger National Park. The Apartheid government then relocated the Mdluli Community to the west of the Park.
It would only be decades later, after the dawn of democracy in 1994, that the Mdluli Community would undergo a successful land claim process to secure freehold title to the 850 hectares that they were previously removed from. The land today is registered under the Mdluli Community Trust.
Looking to maximise economic opportunities from their land, the Mdluli Community decided to enter a partnership with the private sector via Mdluli Safari Lodge – a 12J-backed hospitality venture that officially opens its doors in October this year.
Mdluli Safari Lodge will feature 50 luxury double air-conditioned en-suite tents, private patios, indoor and outdoor showers as well as an elevated 360-degree viewing deck atop a large rock formation. As a result of working closely with the South African National Parks (SANParks) and the Kruger National Park (KNP) regulations and requirements, other key features include an eco-friendly, sustainable design that has sought to ensure minimum impact on the existing environment.
Opportunities, income
The project is viewed as a good venture for investors and the community, especially as there is a shortage of affordable luxury accommodation options inside the borders of the Park.
The Lodge, which is underwritten, will also be managed by Nkambeni Safari Camp, a division of Tourvest Accommodation and Activities, South Africa’s largest inbound tour operator. The Lodge is expected to create new job opportunities, uplift the community and generate sustainable income for the Mdluli Community.
Tourvest recently announced at the recent African Travel Indaba 2019 in Durban that it’s investing a meaningful amount in the Mdluli Safari Lodge project.
The total investment in the project now stands at R34m, with more opportunities for investors to still enter the project. The realisation of this multi-year project has all been made possible with Section 12J and thanks to the backing of The Grovest Group, which is South Africa’s most-experienced promoter in the 12J space.
Members of the Mdluli Safari Lodge board include Nelly Mdhluli and Buyile Mdluli as non-executive directors as well as experienced corporate veterans Malcolm Segal (non-executive director) and Nick Dennis (non-executive chairman).
In recent comments about the project, the Mdluli Community Chief, Inkhosi MI Mdluli, said he views the project as bringing “stability and social cohesion to the Community” while ensuring that “schools, roads and clinics shall be upgraded, and poverty eradicated through the creation of skills and employment opportunities”.
The economic potential of Section 12J
Woven into South Africa’s Income Tax Act, Section 12J enables investors to provide much-needed capital to Small-to-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) while receiving an immediate tax deduction equal to 100% of the amount they’ve invested.
The end result is that investors in the top tax bracket can see relief of up to 45% on their investments. In turn, their risk capital is also substantially reduced.
On the flip-side, SMEs – which are the engine room for economic growth – receive a better chance at success and, ultimately, becoming large taxpayers in future.
As of February 2019, in excess of R6bn has been ploughed into Section 12J funds in SA, helping countless SMEs get off the ground.
What Mdluli Safari Lodge shows is that the right private investment vehicle coupled with land reform can unlock fresh economic opportunities for the country. The opportunities are particularly abundant in our country’s tourism sector, which has been highlighted as a big area for growth by the likes of the World Bank.
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Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury – in the House of Commons on 21st May 2019.
All Commons debates on 21 May 2019
Emma Lewell-Buck Labour, South Shields
What fiscal steps he is taking to tackle child poverty.
(Citation: HC Deb, 21 May 2019, c600)
John Glen Minister of State (Treasury) (City), The Economic Secretary to the Treasury
The Government take child poverty extremely seriously and are committed to ensuring that all children have the best life chances. The Government believe that moving into work and progressing in work is the best and most sustainable route out of child poverty, and we have reformed the welfare system to ensure that work pays and working families can keep more of what they earn.
I despair at that predictable answer. There are 1.7 million children in destitution. Reports of children arriving at school hungry, scouring bins and stealing food from dinner halls are commonplace. Child poverty has risen by over half a million since 2010. Yesterday the UN rapporteur on extreme poverty was joined by Human Rights Watch in making it very clear that this Government’s relentless austerity measures and cruel welfare reforms are to blame for growing levels of hunger and poverty. Does the Minister agree with those internationally respected organisations?
No, I do not. I do recognise the diverse needs across this country. When I served with the hon. Lady on the all-party parliamentary group on hunger and food poverty and visited South Shields, I acknowledged that there are significant challenges. That is why I am very pleased to see that the employment rate in her constituency is up 20% since 2010.
Michael Fabricant Conservative, Lichfield
I wonder whether the Minister and the Chancellor have had a chance to read the west midlands local industrial strategy, drawn up by the Business Secretary and the Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street. Is the Minister aware that youth unemployment has reduced by some 50% over the last few years in the west midlands? Is that not a way to take children out of poverty?
It is well known that Andy Street has done a phenomenal amount to invest in the right sort of infrastructure and transform the life chances of many people across his region, and he deserves credit across the House for what he has achieved.
Tim Farron Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)
While there are only 300 people registered as unemployed in my constituency, there are nearly 2,500 children living below the poverty line, which tells us that living in a workless household is not the principal or only cause of poverty; low wages are also a cause. Will the Chancellor urgently review the living wage, so that it actually becomes a living wage, rather than giving it an inaccurate label intended only to ease the consciences of the comfortable?
The national living wage has gone up to £8.21 an hour. The Government’s aspiration is to allow it to rise to 60% of median earnings. It is important to acknowledge that in 2010 take-home pay was £9,200 after national insurance and tax. For someone working full time on the national living wage, that figure is now £4,500 more, at £13,700.
Tom Pursglove Conservative, Corby
Investing in education and skills is a positive, proactive means of promoting aspiration and ensuring that the families of the future are in working households, not in poverty. To that end, what discussions are being had between Ministers in the Treasury and elsewhere in Government about education funding and investment in skills and training?
Conversations are going on among Treasury Ministers. The Chief Secretary has heard that representation, and announcements will be made in the autumn Budget.
Kirsty Blackman Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Economy), SNP Deputy Leader
In evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee, the Child Poverty Action Group said of the two-child cap:
“You could not design a better policy to increase child poverty than this one”.
Will the Minister use the spending review to ditch that policy?
We spend £95 billion on working-age benefits, hardship payments, benefit advances and budgeting loans. Obviously all matters are under review in the context of spending decisions, which will be made clear in the autumn Budget.
That is not good enough. Analysis by Cambridge Econometrics states:
“In all of the Brexit scenarios, real wages for low-pay workers are depressed due to increases in prices and reduced levels of productivity, due to skills shortages and lower industry investment.”
Faced with this child poverty double-whammy, does the Minister agree that it is no surprise that the Tories are set for an absolute drubbing on Thursday?
I listen to the Office for Budget Responsibility, which is forecasting sustained real-wage growth for every one of the next five years. The latest statistics capture household income up to April 2018, but since then we have had a year of real-wage growth.
Jonathan Reynolds Shadow Economic Secretary (Treasury)
Child poverty has now reached such an unconscionable level that Members are right to highlight that, this week, the Government were condemned by Human Rights Watch for pursuing what it called “cruel and harmful policies”. Whether or not the Government accept that, the reality is that 4 million British children now live in poverty, that that figure has grown by 500,000 in the last five years and that the majority of those children have parents who are in work. Let me ask the Government: if they do not accept that Conservative policies are creating this crisis, what do Ministers believe is responsible for this humanitarian disaster?
What is important is that this Government continue to focus on creating jobs, and allowing families to experience the value of such a job and receiving more money in their household take-home pay, and that is what we will continue to focus on.
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Exotic Destinations To Visit If You Dare
Are you tired of going on the same vacations at the seaside or at the mountainside? A pang of envy undoubtedly clings to you whenever you open Facebook and see a friend check-in somewhere in Africa, announcing that they’re about to leave for an exciting safari. But since you’ve clicked this article, it’s very likely that you’d like to break the routine and venture somewhere that not many people normally go to.
The following exotic destinations are open to anyone who has the heart to pack their bags and head for an unforgettable adventure. Most of the time, adventure naturally implies certain risks. Whether this trip involves some extreme activities of the likes of bungee-jumping off the Tibetan Plateau into a river full of crocodiles or whether it’s all about dire weather conditions, there’s definitely enough to get the adrenalin circulating.
The Emperor Penguin Camping Tour
Photo Courtesy of Kids National Geographic
For this amazing holiday, you need to make sure that you’ll include a lot of coats, scarves, and gloves in your baggage. Union Glacier is a facility in Antarctica that’s recognized unique in the world for the possibilities given to those who travel to it. Visitors are able to sign up for a five-day camping trick in the heart of the glaciers, right next to a colony of emperor penguins.
Tourists board a private transport jet in Chile, from which they fly to the remote Ellsworth Mountains area. It’s undeniable that being surrounded by countless of penguins is more than a surreal experience, but this is the ultimate haven for any wildlife photography enthusiasts. Children would definitely be overrun by glee at the sight of a penguin colony carrying on its daily mundane tasks which involve feeding and nurturing. That’s just in theory because we don’t recommend having any children tag along. This is Antarctica, after all, and despite all the accommodation and conditions guaranteed, one of Earth’s ultimate extremities is no place to take lightly.
The trip takes place in November and the price of a holiday package totals $40,700.
Volcano Trip
Photo Courtesy of Inside the Volcano
We know we said “adventure,” but this is really something else. Every year, between May and October, tourists are able to journey to one of the volcanoes from Iceland, Thrihnukagigur (five bucks if you can say that quickly three times). But the catch here isn’t visiting the volcano from the outside but from the inside. The last time the Icelandic volcano erupted was 4,000 years ago and, fortunately, geologists have given us reassurances that another one won’t happen anytime soon.
An open cable elevator lowers the tourists into the heart of the volcano, which consists of a one-of-a-kind magma chamber and which is spacious enough to contain the Statue of Liberty in its entirety. What makes this volcano’s magma chamber truly unique is the complete lack of magma. Scientists believe that this is due to the liquid rock having either been absorbed by the walls, either having completely retreated into the depth of the volcano.
Either way, lava isn’t something you need to worry about. The retreat of the magma has left behind a multi-colored chamber which can definitely awe you through its impressive size and the dazzling colors painting its walls. Departures for this trip are in Reykjavik and in order to admire the volcano from the inside, you’ll need to take out of your pocket just $315. Double the price for a helicopter tour.
Via Ferrata Climbing
Photo Courtesy of Mount Kinabalu Ferrata
Via Ferrata is the Italian construction which translates to “iron road.” A mountaineering company called Mountain Torq built in Malaysia a Via Ferrata which traverses Mount Kinabalu. What’s a Via Ferrata, you ask? It’s the golden ticket for any beginner climber who wants to experience the thrills of mountain climbing without having to go through much training beforehand.
Being essentially a climbing route, it features a variety of paths and elements that make its completion an achievable goal even for inexperienced travelers. A sturdy steel cable is fixed to the rocks of the mountain, running wholly through the route traversed by tourists. Aiding themselves through ladders, bridges, steps, and iron rungs, those daring enough to go on this adventure are rewarded by a spectacular view of the summit from almost 12,400 feet above the ground.
The pricing for this adventure is of $340, regardless of which of the three routes (beginner, advanced, expert) the adventurer chooses to pursue. The package also includes a mandatory accommodation night, but while you’re at it, why not also go visit some of the beautiful Malaysia?
An Ostrich Ride
Photo Courtesy of China Daily
Speaking of safaris, these are always the best kind of exotic vacations. Who wouldn’t get pumped after journeying through the fields of Africa and observing its wild inhabitants in their natural environment? Book a trip to South Africa and, while going on a safari is a definite must in your bucket list, you might be interested to know that you can participate in a unique activity.
A farm in a town called Oudtshoorn raises ostriches and its gates are open to curious visitors. Aside from being able to admire the giant birds up-close and personal, tourists are also allowed to go on a ride on the back of one of them. That’s right, ostrich riding is something you can actually do and it’s guaranteed to leave a lot of people impressed when sharing the story.
Just Go To Bolivia
Photo Courtesy of WSJ
Bolivia may not be associated with luxury holidays or holidays in general, but it’s a hotspot for travelers to wish to take their vacations with a dose of adrenalin. There are several things you can do that can definitely increase your heart rate, one of which includes pedaling down the most dangerous road in the world, the Death Road.
The infamous dirt road is cut into the side of a mountain and bikers pedal downhill from a height of 15,400 feet. With the path being as narrow as it is, as well as surrounded by intimidating hulking rocks and waterfalls, this is the ultimate challenge for anyone who really wishes to push themselves to the extreme. However, be absolutely certain that you wish to partake in this activity, as it’s taken the lives of 21 bikers in the past.
But the destinations don’t end here! Also in Bolivia, tourists can visit the silver mines located in a cooperative mountain town called Potosi. Several agencies provide you with the necessary tools and gear (and a tour, obviously), but the peak of this journey is a visit to the explosive market, where you can purchase dynamite and nitroglycerine which you can legally detonate outside on a hill.
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The 10 Greatest Action Movies of the 1980s
Last Friday saw the theatrical release of action-packed blockbuster “The Expendables 2,” the star-studded follow-up to the equally star-studded 2010 box office smash. Directed by Simon West of “Con Air” fame and starring such no-nonsense macho men as Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Bruce Willis, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the newly released old-school action throwback proudly pays tribute to the beloved template of the ‘80s action movie – blood, pecs, testosterone and all that jazz. But here’s a question: what are the ten greatest action flicks of the 1980s? Why, let’s find out! [Read more…]
Filed Under: movies, top list Tagged With: 1980s, action, adventure, aliens, cinema, culture, die hard, films, genre, greatest movies, indiana jones, movies, sci fi, sylvester stallone, the expendables
The Bus of the Future, of the Past
It looks like something out of a Flash Gordon movie or a feature of a Buck Rogers outer-space adventure. But no, the Citroen U55 Cityrama Currus bus is the stuff of fact and not science-fiction. It is also the stuff of the past: this hyper-futuristic double-decker bus was constructed by French coachbuilder Currus in 1950 for tour operator Groupe Cityrama. Cruising through the scenic boulevards of Paris, it served as a tour bus of the City of Love, where Parisian onlookers would routinely stare at its outrageous figure and fear that they had accidentally stepped through a time portal, or that an alien invasion was imminent.
Reportedly, the vehicle was built atop the chassis of a Citroen U55 truck. It is almost entirely covered in wrap-around glass, including the upper-deck roof, which would be slid away on a fine summer’s day. It has a pointed tip protruding from its forehead, the practical use of which is debatable at best. Its strikingly unorthodox design earned it a place in several movies of the era, though sadly none of them were of the sci-fi genre: it can be seen in Louis Malle’s 1960 comedy satire “Zazie Dans Le Métro,” and then in Gérard Oury’s 1965 comedy “Le Corniaud.”
Check out further images of the bus below, and feel intense jealousy for those who, 60 years ago, got the chance to ride in this space-age automobile. [Read more…]
Filed Under: fun Tagged With: adventure, alien invasion, buck rogers, bus, capital, europe, flash gordon, france, paris, public transportation, science fiction, space age, strange, the city of love, tourism, vehicle, weird
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Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am is a thoughtful dive into the life of the famous author
Chris Knight reviews Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, a new documentary about the acclaimed American writer.
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Still from the film Toni Morrison: The Pieces I am. Mongrel Media
There are many pieces to author Toni Morrison. Some, like her 1993 Nobel Prize for literature, are common knowledge. Others, like the taste of her carrot cake, are known intimately only to those closest to her. And there were things new to this viewer, like the fact that she edited Muhammad Ali’s biography, The Greatest.
So whether you’re a Morrison neophyte or scholar, you’re likely to pick up something new from this bio-doc from Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, whose Black List docs a decade ago presented a potpourri of notable African-Americans. With two hours to devote to his subject this time he pushes deeper into her life, from her 1931 birth in Lorain, Ohio, to her current position as elder stateswomen – though as she notes in the new interviews that anchor the film, she doesn’t pretend to speak for black people; she speaks to them, and to be with them.
The overall image that emerges from The Pieces I Am is one of a thoughtful, down-to-earth thinker
Plainspoken and not overly humble, she notes: “Navigating a white male world was not threatening; it wasn’t even interesting. I was more interesting than they were. I knew more than they did. And I wasn’t afraid to show it.” Though she also admits that it took several popular, critically acclaimed novels for her to start referring to herself as just “a writer” and not “a teacher who writes” or “an editor who writes.”
The film doesn’t concern itself with Morrison’s family life; we learn little more than the fact that she raised two sons, and there’s no mention that one of them died in 2010. She does let slip that she had some wild days at Howard University in Washington, D.C.: “I was loose!” No regrets, she adds. She was more troubled that her teacher there wouldn’t let her write a paper about black characters in Shakespeare.
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But the overall image that emerges from The Pieces I Am is one of a thoughtful, down-to-earth thinker. In a TV interview from some years back – the film mostly hides the fact that her interlocutor was Charlie Rose – she expounds on the notion that racism is akin to a mental illness that needs to be defined as such and treated.
She’s also not easily star-struck. When Oprah Winfrey first read 1987’s Beloved, the talk-show host – who would go on to star in a movie adaptation of the book – reached out to the author. Finding that she had an unlisted number, Winfrey called the police and fire departments in Morrison’s hometown to ask for help.
Morrison remembers the call. “She said: ‘Toni Morrison, this is Oprah Winfrey.’ I said: ‘How did you get my number?’”
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Without eyesight, John Berg can see it all
Parimal M. Rohit October 23, 2014
LOS ANGELES – Mother Nature’s hurricane season might be winding down but come Oct. 26 a storm of boaters will be trekking the Pacific Ocean from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas as part of the annual Baja Ha-Ha cruiser rally. In the middle of the boating storm will be John Berg, who will be sailing his boat, Valhalla.
Berg, a Laguna Beach native, will go about his trip to the southern point of the Baja California peninsula just like everyone else on the 750-mile journey. However, Berg is 100 percent blind. Suffering from retinitis pigmentosa, or RP, he has lived almost as much life with eyesight as without, going fully blind between the ages of 25 and 28.
Now, the 54-year-old lives his life aboard the recently purchased vessel, Valhalla. Almost immediately after purchasing the boat, Berg docked at Lighthouse Yacht Landing in Wilmington. He lost his previous vessel, a Nordic 40, which he called home for 12 years, off the coast of Hawaii a few months ago.
He purchased the Ericson 34 on Sept. 29. After spending a few months bouncing around from house to house, living with his mother or friends in the Ventura area, Berg now calls Valhalla home. He is ready to take her to Mexico for the winter.
“I was pretty impressed with it because it had pretty much all the gear that I felt I need to go cruising again without having to invest all the time and effort that I did on the previous boat,” Berg said.
Though still emotional about the loss of his Nordic 40, sailing is what gives Berg life. Thanks to sailing, he is able to make the most of living with RP.
Being fully blind, Berg noted, limits his ability to do certain things. Though he aspired to be a physical therapist during his days attending Northern Arizona University, Berg ultimately realized sailing was the one thing he could do where his blindness would not impair him.
Riding and working on motorcycles as a teenager, Berg said he has a mind for all things mechanical. Such a mind does not always need eyesight, as Berg always found something to do on his vessel. Though the occasional task does require some help, most work he performs on his own.
Recently, Berg installed new radar atop the vessel, doing most of the work himself. The only help he needed was with the electrical wiring, recruiting someone to help him make sure he did not place a red wire in the wrong place.
Beyond the radar, Berg said most of Valhalla, which will be the second boat he cruises from San Diego to Cabo, is ready for sailing the open ocean. The boat cruised to Mexico with her previous owner in 2012, meaning Valhalla came equipped with requisite safety gear, radio equipment, working sails, cockpit shading, anchors and life boat, which meant less time having to prepare the boat for the Baja Ha-Ha. Comparatively, he spent months preparing his Nordic 40 with the standard equipment for last year’s Baja Ha-Ha.
Also sail-ready is Berg, courtesy of a special navigation and charter monitor. It was the only “accommodation” aboard his vessel. The monitor uses what Berg described as a “WiFi multiplexer” to broadcast all navigational data to him through an iPhone app.
With the monitor and cell phone app, Berg is able to hear key information such as wind, speed, depth and other data to help him navigate. While he rotates sailing responsibilities with his crew members, the monitor and phone app aid his ability to sail despite being blind.
On short trips to Dana Point or San Diego, he has just one crew member aboard, while longer trips call for three crew members. He will have a crew of three aboard Valhalla during the Baja Ha-Ha.
He fondly reminisces of his first Baja Ha-Ha, meeting people and making new friends en route to Cabo last October.
Consistent with the theme of Baja Ha-Ha, Berg participates in the rally to make new friends and take on the challenge of sailing from the southwestern corner of the United States to the southern tip of Baja California.
“I had a good time. I put a lot of time and effort into my boat … [and] spent a lot of time preparing it. Everything went great. I had a great crew,” said Berg who spent about four months navigating to La Paz, Mazatlan and La Cruz after the rally.
Berg is looking forward to his venture along the western Mexico coastline in his Ericson 34. A crew member with him during last year’s Baja Ha-Ha will team up with Berg again this year. Also joining him is a lady who served as a crew member during Berg’s first ocean crossing to Hawaii in May.
This year, the Baja Ha-Ha kicks off Oct. 26 and continues through Nov. 8. A cruiser rally, Baja Ha-Ha is not a race and no prizes are awarded for those who arrive at Cabo ahead of the pack. Everyone who arrives in Cabo via Turtle Bay and Bahia Santa Maria receives a trophy.
It will be awhile before Berg returns to Southern California since he plans to head a little further south after completing the Baja Ha-Ha to La Cruz, a fishing village just north of Puerto Vallarta.
“The nice thing about doing these events is the people you meet during the Ha-Ha, you see them everywhere,” Berg said. “Everybody inevitably ends up down in the Banderas Bay area. You hop on other people’s boat and sail around down there or I get people on my boat and sail around and basically just see the area.”
Once back in California, Berg plans to dock at a marina where he can walk to a local grocery store. A marina in Long Beach could be a possible destination, Berg said. There are slips in San Diego conveniently located to everyday services as well, he noted.
Once the winter is complete, Berg hopes to take Valhalla further out in the Pacific Ocean.
“If I come across the right situation and right crew, I might consider going to the South Pacific,” Berg said.
In love with sailing since aboard his first catamaran at age 13, Berg spent a lot of time cruising around Newport Beach. Moving up to Lake Tahoe after high school to operate a bicycle shop, Berg soon returned to Southern California’s coastline in San Diego. Meeting a special someone down there while taking classes at a community college, Berg would go on to finish college, get married and become a father.
His wife passed away in 2009. Now a single dad, Berg guided his daughter through high school. Upon graduating in 2013, she enrolled at the University of San Francisco the following fall semester.
Though he is a fan of backpacking, hiking, paddle boarding and water skiing, Berg has taken to sailing because it allows him to live life.
“I have to have something to do, and there is always something to do on a boat. I can go up my mast and do basic things. I feel like I have a purpose. In the whole boating community, it’s a pretty tight-knit community,” Berg said, adding he would feel “isolated” without sailing.
“I’m sure I could find some other hobby, possibly, and find something similar, do some other form of activity, but I go out on the water and it works for me,” Berg added.
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The Wheelmobile is coming to Orono
ORONO – One of America’s favorite game shows will be looking for contestants in Orono this weekend.
The Wheelmobile, the promotional vehicle for the game show “Wheel of Fortune,” will be in Eastern Maine searching for contestants to play on America’s Game. The Eastern Maine open auditions will only take place on Friday, June 21 and Saturday, June 22 at 5 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the Collins Center for the Arts on the campus of the University of Maine.
The Wheelmobile brings the fun and excitement of the broadcast game show “Wheel of Fortune” to local fans. Attendees will have the opportunity to show off their personality and puzzle solving skills in front of Wheel of Fortune staff and be evaluated as a contestant for the show’s upcoming 37th season. The Wheelmobile event is free and welcome to all ages.
Those interested in auditioning will need to fill out an application in order to have their name drawn at random to try out on stage and play a sped-up round of the game. Everyone on stage will walk away with unique prizes. The Wheel of Fortune promotions team will begin handing out applications one hour before each show begins and each show will last approximately one hour. Only those 18 and over can submit an application. Anyone who submits a completed application and is not called on stage can still be selected at random to be invited to a future final round of auditions when the show’s contestant producers return to the area. This will be the Wheelmobile’s only contestant search in Maine this season.
For nearly 20 years, the Wheelmobile has been making fans’ dreams come true. “Every year, ‘Wheel of Fortune’ receives over one million inquiries from viewers who want to be contestants,” says Executive Producer Harry Friedman. “The Wheelmobile was created to give people all over the country an opportunity to realize that dream.” In fact, most contestants who appear on “Wheel of Fortune” are discovered at Wheelmobile events in their hometowns.
The Wheelmobile event will take place inside the Hutchins Concert Hall located within the Collins Center for the Arts. The main entrance to the event will be through the Hutchins Concert Hall Entry Pavilion and applications for the chance to audition will be distributed inside the Hutchins Concert Hall Lobby.
“Wheel of Fortune” airs weeknights at 7 p.m. on WVII-TV ABC 7. For more information on the Wheelmobile, tune into WVII-TV ABC 7, log on to WVII.com or visit wheeloffortune.com.
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Four countries in running to host European Labour Authority seat
Written by Martin Banks on 7 May 2019 in News
Four EU countries have applied to host the seat of the future European Labour Authority (ELA), it has emerged.
Nicosia | Photo credit: Press Association
The ELA, the EU’s latest agency, will seek to police work standards for the 17 million mobile workers across the bloc.
The four bidding for the ELA are Cyprus (Nicosia), Bulgaria (Sofia), Latvia (Riga) and Slovakia (Bratislava).
The European Commission says it will assess the offers from each country based on a range of criteria, ranging from geographical balance, accessibility of the location and the existence of “adequate” education facilities for children of staff.
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On the basis of the Commission's assessment, a decision is expected to be taken on 13 June in Luxembourg.
The ELA is a permanent agency, made up of approximately 140 staff members, some of them seconded from EU countries.
A dedicated stakeholder group will provide further expertise and have an advisory role.
The authority will have an annual budget of approximately €50m.
“The aim of the ELA is to assist Member States in implementing EU legal acts in the areas of labour mobility across the EU and of social security coordination” European Council spokesman
In February, Council and Parliament reached agreement on the ELA which, it is hoped, will be fully operational by 2023.
The agency is part of efforts to bolster the enforcement of EU rules covering everything from reforms to the Posted Worker Directive to resolving economic differences between richer and poorer EU countries.
Importantly, countries will not be forced to work with the new authority but will instead be able to contribute on a voluntary basis.
A council spokesman said, “The aim of the ELA is to assist Member States in implementing EU legal acts in the areas of labour mobility across the EU and of social security coordination.”
“It will also support Member States in the cross-border enforcement of relevant EU law, including facilitating concerted and joint inspections,” he added.
The ELA’s creation was announced in September 2017 by Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in his 2017 State of the Union address.
Juncker said, “We have made a lot of progress on fairer rules for labour mobility in recent years. The new authority will help us to make them work in practice.”
Meanwhile, Juncker has been given the “European Leader of the Year” Award at the second “European Leadership Awards” ceremony, organised by the European Business Summit, which is taking place this week in Brussels.
Other nominees were EU Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and the Commission’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier.
The organisers said, “For the past five years, he [Juncker] has been at the helm of the European Commission at a time of great challenges for the European Union. As he prepares to leave the Presidency of the European Commission, this award recognises the impact Juncker has had on an ever-changing Europe.”
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Neighborhood Association to host annual plant, seed exchange
CeNique Yeldell
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The Midtown Neighborhood Association's 12th plant and seed exchange provides a way for residents to get to know their neighbors and learn about gardening from other community members.
What: The Midtown Neighborhood Association's (MNA) Perennial Plant and Seed Exchange
When: Saturday, May 16 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Where: Midtown Green Park | 753 Fountain St. NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
More info: MNA Facebook
The Midtown Neighborhood Association (MNA) will be hosting their annual Perennial Plant and Seed Exchange on May 16 at the Midtown Green Park. The event runs from 10 a.m. to noon and is open to the community.
Kelly Otto, executive director and community organizer of the MNA, says the annual exchange is the best way this early in spring to get out, meet new people in the neighborhood, while at the same time potentially making your yard more beautiful.
Otto says she has been gardening for 15 years and has met many people who stop to see her plot full of fruits, flowers and vegetables.
“We have people come who have never stuck a shovel in the ground and have no idea about plants, and others who all they do is garden when the ground isn’t frozen,” Otto says.
The event began in 2003 as a response to residents’ discussions on plants that were overbearing and spreading quickly in their gardens. Otto suggested the plant and seed exchange as a way to dig up things they have too much of and share the excess with other neighbors.
Duane DeRoo, a resident of the Ashby Row neighborhood in Midtown, has a background in horticulture and frequently attended the exchange.
"It’s nice to swap perennials and plants with the neighbors from other parts of Midtown and save money from having to buy them at a retail garden center," DeRoo says.
Aside from the exchange, there will be books available for participants on topics ranging from organic gardening to the differences in food versus flower gardening.
Otto says the biggest resource is the people who come to the exchange who share their hands on experiences with other people, so she encourages all community members to stop by.
For beginning gardeners, DeRoo says it's important to have a vision for what you want your landscape to look like and paticipants at the exchange can share their experience to help accomplish this.
Attendees bringing seeds and plants to the exchange need to write caretaking information on the containers. Having seeds and plants is not a requirement for the event.
For more information, visit the MNA’s Facebook page.
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Meet “Farout”, The Solar System's Most Distant Object Yet
An international team of astronomers has discovered the furthest object ever detected in the Solar System. Nicknamed “Farout”, it’s a small round object with a pinkish hue located 17.95 billion kilometers (11.15 billion miles) from the Sun. The color is common in ice-rich objects.
Its official designation is 2018 VG18 and it is 500 kilometers (310 miles) in diameter. It's the first object discovered further than 100 astronomical units (AU) from our star, with 1 AU being the Earth-Sun distance. Farout is at a distance of 120 AU, significantly further out than dwarf planet Eris, which is at 96 AU. Pluto, by comparison, is at 34 AU.
The object was discovered in images taken with the Japanese Subaru Telescope atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii on November 10. Follow-up observations to confirm the distance were conducted in December from Las Campanas Observatory in Chile.
“All that we currently know about 2018 VG18 is its extreme distance from the Sun, its approximate diameter, and its color,” co-discoverer David Tholen, from the University of Hawaii, said in a statement. “Because 2018 VG18 is so distant, it orbits very slowly, likely taking more than 1,000 years to take one trip around the Sun.”
Farout adds to the intriguing family of peculiar objects so far discovered beyond the orbit of Pluto. The orbits of these trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) seem to be influenced by the gravity of a massive planet so researchers have put forward the idea that Planet 9 exists over 200 AU from the Sun. So far the search hasn’t uncovered definitive proof, but TNOs are helping astronomers understand what’s going on at the edge of the Solar System.
“2018 VG18 is much more distant and slower moving than any other observed Solar System object, so it will take a few years to fully determine its orbit,” added co-discoverer Scott Sheppard, from the Carnegie Institution for Science. “But it was found in a similar location on the sky to the other known extreme Solar System objects, suggesting it might have the same type of orbit that most of them do. The orbital similarities shown by many of the known small, distant Solar System bodies was the catalyst for our original assertion that there is a distant, massive planet at several hundred AU shepherding these smaller objects.”
While we are only just starting to understand the further rims of the Solar System, discoveries like this show that there are still many worlds out there left to find.
Solar System distances to scale showing the newly discovered 2018 VG18 compared to other Solar System objects. Roberto Molar Candanosa/Scott S. Sheppard/Carnegie Institution for Science.
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‘American Horror Story: Freak Show’ Casts Patti LaBelle
She’ll be playing Gabourey Sidibe’s mother
Tim Kenneally | August 11, 2014 @ 2:14 PM
Patti LaBelle is ready to stir it up on “American Horror Story: Freak Show,”
The singer has been cast in the upcoming fourth iteration of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s horror anthology series on FX.
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LaBelle will appear in four episodes of the upcoming season, playing the mother of Gabourey Sidibe‘s character.
The upcoming season will takes place in the 1950s and center around a freak show in Florida. In addition to returning cast members such as Sidibe, Jessica Lange and Sarah Paulson, the cast has made a number of additions for the upcoming season, including “The Shield” alum Michael Chiklis and “All My Children” vet Finn Wittrock.
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...Accrual vs. Cash Thomas Warren Brow 2 October, 2014 HSM/260 Sara Stevens In cash accounting you only show transactions that are cash in or cash out transactions, and for a non-profit agency that does not show enough. The accrual method shows all transactions whether they are cash, credit, insurance, or check. In this system it keeps all monies out in the open, and stops any hidden monies from appearing out of nowhere and shows all monies and what is being done with them and how they are generated. The accrual takes the steps necessary to ensure that the agency has a clear and accurate account of any spending the agency does. In the accrual system you taken into account and record any revenue when the transaction occurs or a deal is made even in the event that there is no cash received, and more often than not the revenue and cash will not equal each other when this method is used. If the method of payment is cash when the service is rendered than it will be recorded the same, but if it is a credit payment that makes your revenue go up but your cash is the same then this is a case where the revenue and cash do not equal each other. ("Does Revenue Equal Cash In An Accrual System?", 2014) It is vital because statement of cash flow is the last document that is done for the finances and gives a flow of information which adds validity and accountability to financial records of the company. All people who fund an agency use these records to see what they are funding......
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...SPIRITUAL BIOGRAPHY OF GIDEON Gideon’s account within the Book of Judges chronicles in great detail his life story, with a particular focus on his role as a Judge. Gideon’s Judgeship began when the Spirit of The Lord came upon him following his encounters with the God of Israel who instructed him to “go in the strength you have and save Israel out of Midian’s hand. Am I not sending you?” (Judges 6:14 NIV) Gideon “blew a trumpet, summoning the Abiezrites to follow him. He sent messengers throughout Manasseh, calling them to arms, and also into Asher, Zebulun and Naphtali, so that they too went up to meet” (Judges 6:34-35) the Midianites, Amalekites and other eastern peoples. Shortly after Gideon’s call to arms some lingering doubt seemingly still presented itself after his personal encounters with God. Gideon had made two appeals to God with the wool fleece on the threshing floor. First to have dew only on the fleece and the floor to be dry, and the second test was a reversal of the first. These were tests designed by Gideon in an attempt to assuage his fears and build up his faith in God, his way, by testing God to ascertain if He was still committed to fulfilling His promise. Though God did graciously concede to answer both of Gideon’s requests for reassurance, his uncertainty that God would fulfill His promise apparently was a tenacious concern of his. These tests were a continuation from Gideon’s flurry of rebuttal questions beforehand in his interactions with......
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...Diploma vs. Associates vs. Bachelor Degree Nurses Louanne Adkins RN Grand Canyon University: Nursing History, Theories, and Conceptua... June 6, 2015 I have seen and experienced a wide variety of differences among the 3 types of degrees available, diploma vs. associates vs. bachelors. Myself, as a three year diploma nurse, I believe that I encountered more of a “hands on approach” to clinical skills versus the “book smart” bachelor approach versus the combination program of the associate’s degree. My diploma program started day one with patient interaction, from vital signs to baths. I discovered the bachelors program was mainly book work until the fourth year, at which time clinicals were initiated. The current trend and future of nursing is having a bachelor’s degree. I believe that this is due to the greater exposure to management skills on a daily basis that nurses now face. Previously there was a direct line from the doctors, who made the decisions, to the nurses that did as they were instructed. As the nursing processed evolved, nurses were empowered and started becoming a patient advocate, this came as a direct route of the education nurses received. Nurses have come to earn the respect of their coworkers and doctors that they have worked with. I had the experience of starting my first job out of nursing school on a med-surg floor on second shift with two other new grads. One was an associate degree grad while the other...
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...Psychology 1000 10/11/12 Nature vs. Nurture In the field of psychology there is a large controversy on whether nature or nurture affect who we are or who we will become. Those who favor nature will argue that our intelligence, personality traits and capacity to achieve goals are largely influenced by genetics. On the other side, people who put forward the idea of nurture will say that it is the environment we live in that shapes who we become. According to John Watson, a strong psychologist who proposed environmental learning as a dominating side, he can be able to train a baby randomly chosen in a group of 12 infants, to become any type of specialist he wants. As of now, we know that both nature and nurture play important parts in molding an individual; however, environmental factors are the real origins of our behavior. There are many examples that can be given to support Watson’s behavioristic views and theories. For instance, identical twins have very remarkable similarities; however when raised in two completely different environments, for example how accessible resources are to each of them, private school versus public school, cause several differences in the way they think and behave. Also, how well a parent takes care of his child and how safe the environment surrounding the family is, affects the child’s behavior and decision-making skills. Also, often children who have been raised in a stable and safe environment, with lots of affection from their parents......
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...Nature vs. Nurture vs. Tofu 2 Without conducting any research, I realize that I have never really thought about the subject of nature vs. nurture. By knowing a little of what the controversy is about, I am able to ask myself the right questions to complete my thoughts and come to a proper opinion. Usually I am an extremist by going with one side and not lingering with thoughts in the middle. However, this is a subject that does not deserve one end. By looking and observing those around me, many may notice that people share similar traits. Some traits are the result of nature and others are the result of nurture. There is no 50:50 ratio that is involved in the deciding factor of how much of each side contributes to the individuals we are today. Because biological factors and conformity are two different subjects, there is no scientific way to measure an accurate ratio of nature to nurture. Instead, I believe that each and every person is the product of 100 percent nature as well as 100 percent nurture. As my boyfriend and I are out to lunch, I throw my thoughts at him about nature vs. nurture and he makes me realize that tofu is a great example of both nature and nurture. He asks me how I am able to eat something so bland and tasteless. I tell him that tofu does have sort of a creamy nutty taste to it and is delicious plain uncooked. However, when tofu is cooked, it conforms to and picks up the flavor of the food or sauce that is being cooked......
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Now Reading: Following Abbott’s Lead, House Members Propose Pre-K Grants
Following Abbott’s Lead, House Members Propose Pre-K Grants
$100 million program would stop short of funding full-day pre-kindergarten
There’s widespread support around the Capitol for more state spending on pre-kindergarten programs, and much less agreement about how to do it.
State Reps. Eric Johnson (D-Dallas) and Marsha Farney (R-Georgetown) have proposed a $300-million-a-year plan to fund full-day pre-K for some children in districts that agree to meet new quality standards. Meanwhile, state Sen. Judith Zaffirini (D-Laredo) has introduced a more ambitious plan: universal, full-day pre-K for all 4-year-olds in the state.
On the campaign trail last year, Gov. Greg Abbott also proposed more pre-K spending, but more cautiously. Rather than a blanket pre-K expansion, Abbott suggested rewarding districts with $1,500 per student if they meet new standards for program quality.
That’s the plan outlined in House Bill 4, filed today by state Rep. Dan Huberty (R-Houston). The bill creates a framework for defining the “high quality prekindergarten programs” eligible for extra state funding, but remains vague on how much each school district would get and how their programs would be evaluated. Under HB 4, those decisions would all be left up to the education commissioner.
Huberty formally unveiled his bill at a press conference Thursday morning. Flanked by House budget and education leaders, he said the House budget would include $100 million for the new pre-K program, the Texas Tribune reported. In a statement today, Huberty said many districts would qualify for the extra money with programs they already have in place. The bill, he said, would provide “up to” $1,500 per student on top of the $3,650 the state funds today.
That isn’t nearly enough to cover the cost of full-day pre-K, so the bill falls short of what many early education advocates have recently favored. In a statement Thursday afternoon, Rep. Johnson said that high-quality pre-K “is by definition full-day prekindergarten.”
He and Farney will now have to fight to win House members over to a plan that’s more ambitious, and three times as expensive, as the governor’s preferred pre-K plan. Johnson’s office offered a reminder of the advocacy groups and civic leaders around the state that support a full-day program like the one in his bill.
David Anthony, CEO of Raise Your Hand Texas and a former superintendent of Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, says HB 4 includes some important elements—encouraging districts to use the state pre-K standards, and rewarding districts for using qualified teachers—but the bill is a missed opportunity if it doesn’t fund full-day learning.
“Our research shows students achieve the greatest gains when enrolled in high-quality, full-day pre-K,” Anthony says, with an emphasis on “full-day.” “We have seen first-hand in the research and talking with teachers that they can accomplish so much more in a full-day program than with the half-day.”
Full-day programs tend to fit better around working parents’ schedules. The state doesn’t track how each school district’s pre-K programs run, but a recent survey by the nonprofit Children At Risk found that 47 percent of Texas districts are paying to offer full-day programs beyond what the state covers.
Anthony says he’s worried districts that already fund their full-day programs will be temporarily satisfied with a little extra money from the state. That could relieve the pressure that’s been building lately to create a strong full-day system. “Our concern is they’re gonna see $1,500—that’s better than what they’ve been getting—and thinking that maybe there’s no need for further conversation.”
Until a few years ago, the Legislature offered more than $200 million in grants to help districts expand their pre-K programs. But that money was cut along with more than $5 billion in other education funding in 2011.
Compared to the old program, says Center for Public Policy Priorities analyst Chandra Villanueva, Huberty’s $100 million plan doesn’t look so exciting.
“Right now it looks like the governor’s proposal [as written in HB 4] is basically recreating a similar grant program,” she says. “This program just isn’t going far enough and meeting the needs that we really have.”
Villanueva, like many other early education advocates, says the Legislature should fund any pre-K expansion through the same funding formulas it uses to pay for K-12 education. Grant programs like the one cut in 2011, or the one proposed under HB 4, are much more susceptible to cuts from one session to the next.
Funding pre-K through the formulas, she says, would also help ensure students get more equal funding. HB 4, on the other hand, could reward wealthy districts that already have the money to meet new requirements for, say, class size or teacher qualifications.
“The governor’s bill that’s outside the formulas, it’s really increasing inequity in the system,” Villanueva says. “I think we need a systemic approach to dealing with pre-K, and increase the equity in the system.”
Patrick Michels, a former Observer staff writer, is a reporter at the Center for Investigative Reporting.
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International IPOs and Investing
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By Justin Kuepper
Initial public offerings — or IPOs — tend to generate a lot of excitement among investors. For example, Snap Inc.’s (SNAP) IPO in early-2017 generated a lot of interest due to the popularity of the Snapchat app. Most investors tend to focus on domestic IPOs because they often know the brands associated with them, but those focused exclusively on the United States may be missing opportunities in international markets.
In this article, we will look at international IPOs, how to find them, and how to invest in them, as well as some important considerations for investors.
What Is an IPO?
Initial public offerings — also known as IPOs — occur when a company sells shares to the public for the first time. In other words, the process transforms a privately-held company into a publicly-traded company. Companies pursue an IPO to raise capital, pay off existing investors, and to make access to capital easier in the future. After the IPO, the shares trade freely in the open market between investors with the price determining the company’s value.
The most famous IPOs are U.S.-based tech companies, such as Google, Facebook, and Snap, but there are all kinds of companies that undergo an IPO around the world. For example, biotechnology companies often require significant capital to bring new products to market, which makes an IPO an attractive prospect for them. In contrast, many tech companies undergo an IPO to pay off existing investors in private business, such as venture capital firms.
Companies that undergo an IPO are often required to file a prospectus, which details the company’s operations and recent financial history. These documents are lengthy in nature but are required reading for potential investors. In the U.S., these documents are filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) under Form S-1 or — in amended form — in S-1/A filings, but they may appear under different names in different countries.
Investing in International IPOs
International IPOs can be found in many different places, ranging from the traditional news media (for popular issues) to IPO-specific websites for a comprehensive list.
NASDAQ provides the most popular list of initial public offerings, which includes many international IPOs, as well as IPO performance metrics. Similarly, companies like Reuters provide IPO-specific news covering all countries around the world. International investors may want to keep an eye on these news outlets as a potential source for new international IPOs before diving deeper into each company before making an investment decision.
Investors willing to invest after the offering occurs may also look at exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds focused on international IPOs. These funds are required to report their holdings on a quarterly basis — including any new additions — which makes them a good source for a list of large and popular IPOs occurring around the world.
Investors may require an international brokerage account to invest in some foreign IPOs depending on where they are listed. Many large brokers, such as TradeStation and InternationalBrokers, offer access to hundreds of different markets. In other cases, securities may be dual listed in the United States or use American Depositary Receipts (ADRs), which enable investors to use any U.S. brokerage account.
International IPO Funds
The easiest way to invest in international IPOs is through ETFs and mutual funds, which provide access to hundreds of companies in a single security.
The Renaissance International IPO ETF (NYSE: IPOS) is the most popular option for investors looking for exposure to non-U.S. newly public companies ahead of their inclusion in core equity portfolios. Using the Renaissance International IPO Index as its underlying index, the fund includes the most economically significant newly public companies. Sizable IPOs are added on a fast entry basis and the rest are added during quarterly reviews. Companies that have been public for two years are removed at the next quarterly review.
As of May 2017, the fund has a 0.8 percent expense ratio and 1.45 percent distribution yield with roughly 58 percent exposure to Europe, 38 percent exposure to the Asia-Pacific, and 4.3 percent exposure to the Americas. The largest percentage of assets are concentrated in the United Kingdom (19 percent), China (19 percent), and Japan (14 percent), while the largest holdings include companies like WorldPay (6 percent), Japan Post Holdings (4.6 percent), and Auto Trader Group (4 percent). In terms of performance, the fund outperformed the MSCI ACWI ex-US Index during Q1’17 but has underperformed since inception.
Another popular option is the First Trust International IPO ETF (NYSE: FPXI), which is a market capitalization-weighted portfolio that measures the performance of the top 50 non-U.S. companies, including companies domiciled in emerging markets, ranked quarterly using the IPOX Global Composite Index. The fund has a slightly lower expense ratio of 0.7 percent but has similarly underperformed its benchmark index.
International investors should keep in mind that IPOs and international IPOs carry many unique risks, which should be carefully considered before investing, including:
Lack of Information: Newly public companies lack a long track record and are often relatively new corporations compared to blue-chip stocks. This means that investors have less information from which to base investment decisions off of.
International Risk: International companies may have an inherently higher risk than domestic companies since they entail additional political risks and currency risks, as well as potential taxation concerns for dividends and other income.
Less Diversification: Many international IPO ETFs and mutual funds are concentrated in specific countries, industries, or companies depending on the way that they’re constructed, which means that they may offer limited diversification.
High Expenses: International IPO ETFs often have higher expense ratios than traditional index funds due to the active nature of identifying initial public offerings and keeping the portfolio rebalanced on a regular basis.
Initial public offerings — or IPOs — tend to generate a lot of excitement among investors. While most investors are focused on domestic IPOs, there are many international IPOs that investors may want to consider. Investors have many different options for finding and investing in these IPOs, but it’s important to consider the risk factors involved beforehand.
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The Fire by Night: A Novel (Paperback)
By Teresa Messineo
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A powerful and evocative debut novel about two American military nurses during World War II that illuminates the unsung heroism of women who risked their lives in the fight—a riveting saga of friendship, valor, sacrifice, and survival combining the grit and selflessness of Band of Brothers with the emotional resonance of The Nightingale.
In war-torn France, Jo McMahon, an Italian-Irish girl from the tenements of Brooklyn, tends to six seriously wounded soldiers in a makeshift medical unit. Enemy bombs have destroyed her hospital convoy, and now Jo singlehandedly struggles to keep her patients and herself alive in a cramped and freezing tent close to German troops. There is a growing tenderness between her and one of her patients, a Scottish officer, but Jo’s heart is seared by the pain of all she has lost and seen. Nearing her breaking point, she fights to hold on to joyful memories of the past, to the times she shared with her best friend, Kay, whom she met in nursing school.
Half a world away in the Pacific, Kay is trapped in a squalid Japanese POW camp in Manila, one of thousands of Allied men, women, and children whose fates rest in the hands of a sadistic enemy. Far from the familiar safety of the small Pennsylvania coal town of her childhood, Kay clings to memories of her happy days posted in Hawaii, and the handsome flyer who swept her off her feet in the weeks before Pearl Harbor. Surrounded by cruelty and death, Kay battles to maintain her sanity and save lives as best she can . . . and live to see her beloved friend Jo once more.
When the conflict at last comes to an end, Jo and Kay discover that to achieve their own peace, they must find their place—and the hope of love—in a world that’s forever changed. With rich, superbly researched detail, Teresa Messineo’s thrilling novel brings to life the pain and uncertainty of war and the sustaining power of love and friendship, and illuminates the lives of the women who risked everything to save others during a horrifying time.
Teresa Messineo spent seven years researching the history behind The Fire by Night, her first novel. She is a graduate of DeSales University, and her varied interests include homeschooling her four children, volunteering with the underprivileged, medicine, swing dancing, and competitive athletics. She lives in Reading, Pennsylvania.
“A luminous once-in-a-lifetime story of war, love, loss and the enduring grace of the human spirit. I can’t remember the last time I was so deeply moved by a novel. You must read this book!”
— Lauren Willig, author of the Pink Carnation series and THE OTHER DAUGHTER
“THE FIRE BY NIGHT is quite simply historical fiction at its best: a genuine page-turner, with vivid language and rich, unforgettable characters. But more than that, it’s a startling anthem to the service and sacrifice of women in World War II.”
— David Gilham, author of THE CITY OF WOMEN
“With strong, sharp characters, explosive situations, marvelous detail, epic sweep, this fine first novel of war and friendship has it all.”
— Laird Hunt, author of NEVERHOME
“An epic story of love, loss and survival that weaves meticulous research together with the complexities of the human heart. This novel is not to be missed.”
— Karen White, New York Times bestselling author of FLIGHT PATTERNS
Publication Date: October 3rd, 2017
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Mains Castle
Angus & Dundee: About 1 mile north of Dundee, on minor roads north or west of A90, east of Caird Park, at Mains of Fintry, at Mains Castle.
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Mains Castle, Dundee (old postcard)
Mains Castle is a courtyard castle, mostly of the 16th century, but partly from the 15th century. Ranges of buildings form three sides of a courtyard, the last side being completed by a high wall with a parapet. The gateway is defended by a massive corbelled-out machicolation. The castle is dated 1562.
The main range, dating from the end of the 15th century, has a six-storey square stair-tower and corbiestepped gables. The entrance, at the foot of the stair-tower, led to the hall and to a private chamber on the first floor. The basement is not vaulted, and contained stables and cellars. The kitchen and bakehouse were in an adjoining range, which was rebuilt in the late 17th century. A keystone over a gateway has the initials DG and DMO for David Graham and Dame Margaret Ogilvie.
‘Mains’ is marked on Pont’s map of Perthshire and Angus, and is shown as a large tower.
The property originally belonged to the Stewarts, then the Douglas Earls of Angus from the 14th century, but passed in 1530 to the Grahams, who built the castle. One of the family, Sir David Graham, nephew of Cardinal Beaton, was executed for plotting to restore Catholicism to Scotland in around 1592. The Grahams had a burial vault at Old Mains [NO 411331], remodelled from the transept of the old church. There are old memorials in the burial ground, dating from the 17th century and later.
Mains Castle, Dundee (MacGibbon and Ross)
The property was sold to the Erskines in the 19th century, then to James Caird, a wealthy jute manufacturer, before being given to the City of Dundee in 1913. Although ruined and derelict for many years, it was restored in the 1980s. The grounds have been a public park (Caird Park) since 1923.
Mains Castle (Kidd, 1900?)
The castle is reputed to be haunted, and manifestations are said to include disembodied voices, furniture being moved by itself, as well as by ‘dark presences’. One story is that there is the ghost of a woman cruelly slain by her husband, as well as other bogles, including a young child.
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But, even after saying (or writing) this, I have regret over three specific friends that I lost in my coming out process. I regret the way it all went down, the way I acted, and don’t see a way that it will ever be fixed. I get a stomachache writing about it, even now, many years later. Even though “it gets better” the truth is, especially in the beginning, the coming out process is messy.
When I finally came out, it had taken me years to come to terms with being gay. I had accepted it, but was still very shaky in fully integrating it into all the parts of my internal world, terrified at being rejected and unable to be patient with any reaction that wasn’t supportive. One time, when I sensed that one of my friends was angry, but was either unaware or unwilling to admit to it, I felt unsafe and scared and ended the relationship. I told her I “couldn’t be in a friendship with an unsafe person during that time in my life.”
Over a decade later, I know my reaction would be so different now if I were in that same position. I would have been able to give empathy for her process and time to work out her feelings in her own way. The way I acted had much more to do with my deep fear of rejection, but I also have compassion on the person I was then. I was a bit of a wreck! But, again, just as the coming out process is messy, it’s also a long, lawyered process. Last week’s guest blog has me reflecting back on those times during my coming out process.
Specifically, last week’s guest blog caused me to think about the messiness of figuring out if you are LGBTQ and really the entire coming out process. I see it much more like a very long road with no clear destination. It takes great courage to evaluate what’s most true about your heart and ask questions you know will bring about drastic changes, loss of relationships and maybe even loss of a job, or ministry.
Brandiilyne spoke to this when she said, “I needed to know whether this was just a phase or if this was a real dilemma. Could this be love? Or was it the ‘demonic force’ that I had been warned about? I began to, cautiously and thoroughly embark on one of the most important journeys of my life, that of self-discovery.”
She and I, really anyone who embarks on the quest to discover the truth of who they are risks everything, even facing the idea that this whole thing could be a “demonic force”. When someone is asking such primal, deep questions we can’t be expected to be our best selves. It is a truly vulnerable thing to allow yourself to re-write and open up the narrative of who you thought you were and begin to ask questions about it. Most people will shy away from such questions at all costs. But when you are LGBTQ, there comes a time when not asking questions of “who am I really” has more of a cost on our souls.
If exploring all this on our own isn’t vulnerable enough, in order to live authentically we need to share this new identity with those in our world; friends, family and even acquaintances over and over again. Can you imagine sharing some of the most vulnerable parts of yourself with everyone in your life while not knowing if they’ll reject you, judge you, or worse, say something that will make you question the whole thing over again?
In fact, its feels important to include a side note of sorts on rejection. I think people assume when someone in the LGBTQ community is rejected it’s this huge, dramatic experience. For example, parents kicking you out of the house, a sibling cutting off communication completely, or getting fired at your job all because you’re gay. This kind of rejection does happen all the time and it’s extremely painful, but there is a much subtler form that happens more frequently. Often times it’s not so clear and is more of a vague feeling of being rejected.
For instance, I recently called a church to see if they were open and affirming to gay people. My wife and I are looking for a church and want to worship somewhere where they won’t tell our kids we’re all going to hell because we’re gay. In the voicemail the pastor left for me, he shared with a very kind tone in his voice how much he wanted to help my family find a church community.
To the outside person, you might not see the rejection in that statement. Instead, you might think how cool and open this pastor is. I mean, it’s not like he’s telling me we’re not welcome at his church! Here’s the thing, he did just that in his words. He was very careful not to say the words, “come to our church.” Instead, he wanted to help us find anotherchurch. What that means is that we aren’t welcome there, or else he would have said so. He would have called me back and said, “Absolutely! Bring your wife and kids this Sunday and please introduce yourself to me when you come! I want to meet you and welcome you to our community!” — just like every pastor is trained to do. Pastors typically want to expand and grow their church, especially if someone expresses interest. The reaction is “I want you here.” It is not “I want to help you find a church community.”
Do you see the vagueness of the rejection? It left me feeling confused and wondering if I made the whole thing up. While I don’t believe this pastor means any harm, he still got the message of rejection across to me. When we have both blatant and vague rejections going on around our identity as an LGBTQ person, when we come out to a new person, it’s always done with quite a bit of baggage. It’s not a fresh new experience where there’s automatic trust and safety felt.
This kind of stress even has a toll on the physical body; many people either gain or lose weight, have a hard time sleeping, and are more susceptible to colds because their immune system is down. It’s a scary, painful time for most LGBTQ people. I’m grateful my journey didn’t end all those years ago in the midst of the messiness where I was unable to stand a vague rejection and sometimes hurting those I loved.
I’m in a very different place in my coming out now than I was years ago when I first uttered the words, “I’m in love with a woman.” But I know that if I had a friend or family member act that same way to me — vaguely angry, but not able to name it — in regards to my being gay, I would never feel inclined to end the relationship. I would be able to easily give space, time and support to my friend. As I read about the messiness in Brandiilyne’s story, I could only imagine how much grace she must need to give herself, just as I do over the people I hurt during my time of trying to figure out how to live authentically as myself. My journey was not finished in one conversation, and neither has hers.
It would be easy for us, the reader to judge her story (or mine), to call out the “moral” dilemmas of the journey and to use it as proof that being LGBTQ is a sin. But here’s the thing, no one truly knows the depth of the moral decisions we each face except God and us. In fact, what I have learned is that the right, true and moral way isn’t always so clear. It’s not up to us to resolve the ethics of someone else’s story, but to hear them, do our best to understand them and love them, even if it gets a bit messy.
While I know I didn’t go into detail about the friendships I lost, I still wish those friends understood the coming out process and all the facets of its messiness. I suppose I think if they understood it enough, they might be able to give our friendship another go. I’ve said I’m sorry for the betrayal, lack of space for their feelings and hurt feelings but somehow it wasn’t enough. I wish I would get a call tomorrow from my friend and I wish she would say that she got it, understood why I was unable to be patient with her process and that she wanted to be friends again. And perhaps some day I will get that call. Just as my process has no destination and takes lots of time, neither do my friends and so even though painful, on some level I still hold out hope for reconciliation some day.
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Doctor Who - Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
Our Doctor Who expert, Tony Cross, is journeying through all of time and space to bring us his thoughts on every available Doctor Episode. Today is the Eleventh Doctor adventure Dinosaurs on a Spaceship...
I like most things about Dinosaurs on A Spaceship. I think because it feels like an old school Doctor Who one-off adventure unburdened by the weight of story arcs, although I don't think it stops people looking for hints. After all The Moff's era of Doctor Who often sows little seeds throughout adventures that pay off. Eventually. Hopefully.
Having said that there is a darkness at the heart of this story that it is easy to overlook: the mass murder of Silurians by Solomon (David Bradley); Solomon's rather disgusting little speech about 'breaking' Nefertiti (Riann Steele) and - perhaps the most controversial moment in the story - the Doctor's decision to kill Solomon. There's no way around that fact. He doesn't let him die. He kills him.
People seem to think this is un-Doctorish but I'm not so sure it is. I think we've started to see the Doctor as far too saintly than his history would indicate. The universe is scattered with the bodies of people or creatures that the Doctor has caused to be killed. He doesn't often directly kill I'll accept that but, for me, I've never seen the Doctor as angelic. To me - as I've said in previous blogs - he's the sort of angel that gets referred to in one of my favourite speeches in Prophecy: "...always with one wing dipped in blood. Would you ever want to see an angel.”? One day I may write a blog at length about 'Death and The Doctor' but he's ruthless when it comes to it, particularly if he's given you a warning. After all Solomon is a mass murderer.
Yes, it might be a little surprising for new Doctor Who and for The Moff's era but that's partly because Solomon is an unusually black and white villain for the Moff's era of the show (even though I'm aware the story was written by Chris Chibnall). An out and out bad guy with - apparently - no redeeming features. However surprising though it is I don't think the Doctor is a character without blood on his hands. The fact that the Doctor knows this is part of the weight he carries.
I did think at the time that perhaps there was going to be a thread in the season that showed that the Doctor had been slightly affected by the Dalek Nano-cloud - see Asylum of the Daleks - but I'm not sure if I'm right about this. We shall see.
My other issue with the story is the 'comedy' sexism and unnecessary macho flirting of Riddell (Rupert Graves), although I'm inclined to think this is deliberately done for two reasons: firstly to show how wonderful both Nefertiti and Amy are and secondly to allow Amy to comment on the flirting between Riddell and Nefertiti as an ironic commentary on the flirting that goes on so much in New Doctor Who. (Phew, that's an oddly unlovely sentence.) I should add that I like both Rupert Graves' and Riann Steele's performances. They're nicely pitched.
Even allowing for that though do we have to start with another powerful woman grappling with the Doctor. It always seems a bit of wishful thinking on behalf of various Doctor Who writers to me. It's like after years of jokes about Doctor Who fans being single/living with their mother the (male) writers of Doctor Who have turned the Doctor into a symbolic representation of Doctor Who fans. It's a kind of mass Mary Sue-ing. Or something similar.
Anyway enough of this taking all this stuff seriously I should stop briefly to give a small round of applause to Mark Williams who plays Brian, err, Williams aka Rory's Dad. It's a lovely understated and perfectly timed performance. I'd like to see more of Brian.
Actually I've written this as if I didn't really like it, but I really enjoyed it. It's well-acted, even if some bits and bobs of the script irritate me and it feels like fun, which is the first story that's felt like that for a while. Sometimes this self-imposed 'watch all Doctor Who in order' plan feels like a chore but often a story pops up that is just good fun. This is one of those stories and one I'd happily watch again.
Tony Cross is the creator of the wonderful Centurion Blog's found HERE and HERE.
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Calvin Duncan (R) with his sister Eva during his graduation from Tulane University in May 2019. (Courtesy of Calvin Duncan)
A Wrongfully Convicted Man Gains His Freedom
Calvin Duncan was 19 years old and had moved from New Orleans to Mt. Hood, Oregon in 1982 to become a welder and pursue his G.E.D. He also planned on enlisting in the military, but his life would be put on hold for 28 and a half years for a crime he didn’t commit.
Duncan was arrested in 1982 for murder during the commission of an armed robbery. The murder had taken place thousands of miles away in his hometown of New Orleans.
“I actually didn’t believe it until [I] actually was arrested,” Duncan told The Epoch Times.
Wrongfully Accused
Duncan knew he was innocent, so he waived his extradition to New Orleans. He thought there had just been a horrible mix up.
Duncan spent two and a half years awaiting trial in jail. As he waited, he hoped that the police would find the person who had actually committed the murder.
When the trial began in January 1985, Duncan was finally made aware of the evidence the state was going to present against him.
Duncan was charged with first degree murder, and to make matters worse the prosecution was seeking the death penalty.
The state had three pieces of evidence: Firstly, there was a 15-year-old girl who claimed she had witnessed Duncan murder the victim, who was her boyfriend.
Calvin Duncan was wrongfully accused of murder and was tried for the crime in 1985 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Jennifer Zdon)
The second piece of evidence was testimony from police officers in Oregon and New Orleans saying he had made incriminating statements to them.
The third piece of evidence was a call to a crime stoppers tip line accusing him of the murder.
Duncan’s public defenders didn’t have the resources to investigate his case, and he only saw them the night before his trial when they checked to see if he had clothes.
The seriousness of Duncan’s situation had begun to sink in.
“I just knew I was going to get convicted,” Duncan recalled.
Jailhouse Lawyer
Duncan’s trial in 1985 lasted less than a day before the jury convicted him of first degree murder. He was sentenced to life in prison, and would have to fight to prove his innocence.
Even after his conviction, Duncan hoped the state would find the person who had actually committed the murder. He didn’t even hold any ill will toward the witness. He thought she had made a genuine mistake.
Going into prison, Duncan knew he wasn’t the only one there who had been wrongfully convicted. His plan was to save money in order to hire an investigator and get the court documents from his trial.
Calvin Duncan was a jailhouse lawyer during his incarceration who helped numerous inmates with their cases. (Jennifer Zdon)
After working in the fields and donating his plasma, he had saved enough money to get some of the documents from his trial. After going before a review board, he gained the ability to access the law library and studied diligently.
He had become a jailhouse lawyer in the parish prison in New Orleans, and continued to work as one when he was sent to the Louisiana State Penitentiary to serve his sentence. His job was to help other inmates with their cases and get access to the courts.
While working as a jailhouse lawyer, he was able to help numerous inmates.
However, he was uncertain if he’d be able to help himself. Duncan had visited Tulane University twice during his incarceration to pick up law books, and longed to pursue his education there if he was ever released.
Saving a Life
Notably, he worked on a case for an inmate named Juan Smith who had been convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Duncan was able to get his case heard in the United States Supreme Court after he made a claim to the trial court.
Smith’s lawyers were able to obtain the trial documents, and then brought the case to the Supreme Court in a case called Smith v. Cain.
The court ruled 8-1 to overturn his conviction because the prosecution had withheld evidence at trial.
The United States Supreme Court building. (Eric Baradat/AFP/Getty Images)
“I felt good for him, but then I [thought] about all of the other guys that are still in prison [who] can’t get their documents,” Duncan said.
Duncan then met a young woman named Emily Bolton, and the two founded the Innocence Project New Orleans (IPNO) while he was incarcerated.
The organization ultimately took up Duncan’s case in 2005. He had already served 23 years of his life sentence.
Initially, he thought the judge would be sympathetic to his case. However, the judge indicated that he may have worked on Duncan’s case when he was a prosecutor.
After Duncan and IPNO asked the judge to recuse himself, he denied Duncan’s petition for a new trial.
They appealed the ruling, and the Louisiana Supreme Court vacated the judge’s decision. Duncan’s case was then remanded back to the trial court for a new hearing claiming the prosecution had withheld favorable evidence.
IPNO was able to retrieve the court documents from his trial and investigate further. After reexamining the evidence, the state’s case against Duncan quickly became weak.
They discovered documents that showed the eye witness had made a mistake in her identification as he didn’t match the suspect’s description, and that the two police officers had lied about his alleged incriminating statements. Furthermore, the anonymous tip hadn’t specifically accused him.
Calvin Duncan (R) with his best friend Alvin Abbott during his graduation from Tulane University in May 2019. (Courtesy of Calvin Duncan)
The state offered Duncan a deal. He would not be able to maintain his innocence, and would have to plead guilty to manslaughter and attempted armed robbery. He was ultimately sentenced to time served.
After the deal, Duncan was released on January 7, 2011 after serving 28 and a half years. Now that he was free, he was able to start living his life again.
“I felt good. I always prayed that God would release me out of prison. I finally got what I prayed for,” Duncan said.
A Proud Graduate
Duncan was released on a Friday, and was on the campus of Tulane University the following Tuesday.
It was too late to sign up for the spring semester, so he enrolled the following fall.
“The best day of my life was when I was released. The second best days of my life was when I was pursuing my education at Tulane University,” Duncan said.
Nobody was aware he had been wrongfully convicted of murder until the end of the semester when he told his classes. He also told the class they shouldn’t take their education and opportunities for granted.
Calvin Duncan’s diploma from Tulane University. (Courtesy of Calvin Duncan)
This past May, Duncan graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in general legal studies.
“That was amazing to be able to walk across that stage despite all the difficulties in life that I experienced,” Duncan said. “It was a very proud moment for me.”
Duncan is also grateful that Tulane University didn’t discriminate against him, and appreciates the university giving him the opportunity to move forward in life despite the fact that he was incarcerated.
Duncan plans on going to law school, and wants to pursue both civil and criminal law. He wants to continue to help others and represent those who have been wrongfully accused.
“At some point I just hope that we would get away from this barbaric attitude that we have about punishing people, and if we get away from that we won’t be convicting innocent people,” Duncan said.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article incorrectly referred to Innocence Project New Orleans (IPNO) as a branch of the Innocence Project. It is a separate organization. The Epoch Times regrets the error.
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Volvo: The Importance of China to a Swedish-Based Global Brand
A conversation with Kyle Denton, public relations and events manager, Volvo Car Canada Ltd.
By David Taylor, Epoch Times Contributor
September 19, 2017 Updated: September 19, 2017
Since being acquired by Chinese business conglomerate Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely) in 2010, the iconic Gothenburg, Sweden-based automotive manufacturer has never looked back.
We had the opportunity to sit down with Canadian spokesperson, the affable Kyle Denton in the company’s Canadian head office. In a lively discussion on a warm late summer day, a wide-ranging conversation occurred around many things Volvo.
Kyle Denton (Volvo Group)
Starting with: in relatively short order, new ownership has allowed Volvo to flourish. “The team at headquarters in Sweden and globally has, to say the least, been empowered by Geely,” stated Mr. Denton. And it shows. The reins have been loosened, and Volvo is building and selling cars, wagons, and SUVs like never before. With an almost ubiquitous reputation for safety and solid (literally) manufacturing, under the guidance of design maven Thomas Ingenlath, Volvo is releasing a new generation of cars at a rapid pace, proving to the world that they can compete in all arenas.
In fact, CMA (Compact Modular Architecture) is the second new platform Volvo has launched since being bought by Geely. The first was its Scalable Product Architecture (SPA) that underpins such models as the now popular full-size SUV, the XC90, and S90 premium sedan. CMA will be used on the new-generation XC60, V60, and S60. “This new platform promises advanced technologies in the areas of connectivity, electrification and autonomous driving, as well as the refined driving dynamics you’d expect from a premium offering,” according to Mr. Denton.
2017 Volvo XC90 T5 Inscription AWD (Volvo Group)
Volvo also has added a new, four-cylinder engine range that includes a growing family of plug-in hybrids; expanded its global manufacturing capability with the addition of two plants in China while a U.S. factory with initial capacity for 100,000 cars a year is set to start production in 2018. “Furthermore, Volvo has boldly pushed itself into the race to offer autonomous driving capabilities across the complete product lineup.”
Safe to say that to this global company, China and Chinese are important to this brand going forward. “China will play an increasingly important part in our global manufacturing ambitions,” Volvo CEO Håkan Samuelsson was quoted recently in a statement. “Our factories (in China) will deliver world class products for export across the globe in coming years, contributing to our objective of selling up to 800,000 cars a year by 2020.”
2017 Volvo XC90 T8 interior (Volvo Group)
Furthermore, Volvo will, long-term, have three plants in China, one each for the respective 40-, 60- and 90-series models. The 90-series models will be built at a plant in Daqing, the 60-series models at a plant in Chengdu, and the 40-series models at a plant in Luqiao.
Truth be known, building the significantly new-for-2018 S90 exclusively in China makes sense for Volvo as the country, where sedans still sell in significant numbers, is where most S90s are expected to be sold. And there haven’t been any issues regarding quality with the S60 Inscription sedan that Volvo currently sources from China for sale in the U.S. since 2016.
When the award winning full-size second generation XC90 SUV was presented to an eager world in 2015, customers and dealers welcomed this innovative vehicle with open arms. This popular vehicle heralded a new and welcome phase for Volvo who, in 2016, sold just under 3,000 units, accounting for almost 50 percent of sales for the brand in Canada!
2017 Volvo XC60 (Volvo Group)
Consequently, Volvo continues with its “Designed Around You” theme and in mid-2017 introduced an all-new XC60. This new generation XC60 is no compromise in any respect. Now, some eight years after its original introduction, it may be considered strikingly “handsome” thanks to Volvo’s new design styling. Critics the world over are universal in their praise of this shorter, slightly smaller than the XC90 SUV. As Mr. Denton put it, “It is one of the most attractive entries in the segment!” This Volvo’s interior is as stylish as they come. Its overall design cleverly imitates its larger “brother”, the XC90, with the same stylish vertically-oriented touchscreen. Up close, the dashboard detailing isn’t quite as elaborate as that in the XC90, but no mistake, the materials, fit, and finish present the vehicle’s spacious interior in a premium light. Further, this vehicle is loaded with the now expected tech-oriented innovations and safety features which Volvo has developed to enhance its general reputation.
Volvo S90 Mussel Blue (Volvo Group)
Arriving in a few months to these shores will be the latest addition to the family, the XC40—the final piece in the XC puzzle. While specific details of this compact crossover were few and far between at time of publication, we have been fortunate enough to be provided with a couple of advance images of this truck which is due to be revealed in Milan, Italy on September 21, 2017. The XC40 will be the third and smallest member of Volvo’s totally refreshed SUV lineup, and in a bid to make an impact Volvo promises it’ll be a “distinctive” member of its SUV family.
To sum up, Volvo considers itself to be a 100 percent human-centric brand. As Mr. Denton says, “The general enthusiasm and laser focus on form and fashion benefit our loyal customers and even our employees—regardless of the market. We design, develop, and build automobiles that can be adapted to almost every situation, practically every demographic: built-in versatility across the product line and a transportation solution for most everyone!”
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Curbing Illicit Financial Flows: The Post-2015 Agenda and International Human Rights Law
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Corruption, which was identified as a cross-cutting theme in our Institute’s program of work for 2013, is not only a problem in its own right but also part of the “larger” issue of illicit financial flows (IFFs). Simply put, IFFs deprive governments in both developed and developing countries of resources that might otherwise be invested in public goods such as health, agriculture, infrastructure, and education.
IFFs concern both illicit money and in- and outflows of money, and corruption is both their cause and consequence. Corruption often “generates” the illicit money, which also can stem from fraud or trafficking of persons, drugs, weapons, or other illegal goods. In addition, abuse of entrusted power for private gain – as corruption is commonly defined – often lures in in- and outflows of money – for instance, when illegal money is laundered to leave via the regular financial system or when local authorities negotiate tax concessions and incentives for (foreign) investment for states, companies, or individuals.
Often corruption and IFFs are mutually reinforcing, and have a negative spiraling effect on a country’s economy, weakens governance, and affects the rule of law. For example, illegal money fuels the commission of further crimes and the potential for in- and outflows of capital, whether legally or illegally “earned”, poses opportunities for corruption and other illegal acts.
Therefore, we include corruption under the definition of IFFs but exclude the legal practice of tax avoidance (as opposed to tax evasion, which is illegal per se). A comprehensive approach is taken to IFFs at the intersection of peace, security and justice, by combining perspectives of conflict prevention, rule of law, and global governance. The result is two policy recommendations: (i) to incorporate the rule of law in the post-2015 agenda, also under draft goal 12e aimed at tackling IFFs, and (ii) to use human rights obligations and responsibilities to curb IFFs. These recommendations are made to three audiences: (a) policymakers, who work at the national and international level and through multilateral institutions such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the World Bank, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), (b) business representatives, who can contribute both positively and negatively to IFFs and their control, and (c) “facilitators” of IFFS such as
lawyers and accountants.
Our ultimate aim with these recommendations is to encourage post-2015 funding by a coalition of public-private and state-nonstate financiers, and promote human rights obligations for states and responsibilities for businesses, including law and accountancy firms, and “facilitators” of IFFS.
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One of the Italian exotic supercars
Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione was first introduced as a concept car at the Frankfurt Auto Show in 2003, this sexy sports car instantly captivate every eye of the beholder. The Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione could be the best of all time. The name refers to the eight-cylinder (cilindro in Italian) engine (8C) and Alfa Romeo's racing pedigree (Competizione, Italian for 'competition').
Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione coupé. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1JVlXGW)
And during the Mondial de l'Automobile 2006, Alfa Romeo announced the production of a limited series of 500 units of the 8C Competizione. The production version is very similar to the concept; the biggest difference to the exterior being the rear-hinged hood.
Rear view of Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione coupé. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1JVlXGW)
The car body is light enough for nearly all uses carbon-fiber material. Under the hood is equipped with a modified Maserati's 4.7 liter V8 engine and capable of generating power at 450 hp at 7,000 revolutions per minute, a peak torque of 480 newton metres (354 lb·ft) at 4,750 rpm (80% at 2,500 rpm) with an engine redline of 7,500 rpm and rev limiter of 7,600 rpm.
The six speed transaxle gearbox has computerized gear selection by means of levers behind the steering wheel and may be used in Manual-Normal; Manual-Sport; Automatic-Normal; Automatic-Sport and Wet modes. The gearbox can shift in 175 milliseconds when using Sport mode. The 8C also has a limited slip differential.
The best acceleration which can be inscribed by the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione car is 4.2 seconds to 100 km/h (62 mph) from its rest position and capable of touching a maximum speed of up to 292 km/h (181 mph).
Alfa Romeo 8C Spider roadster. (Picture from: http://bit.ly/1JVlXGW)
While her sister 8C Spider, a roadster version of the Competizione coupé. The Spider concept was built by Carrozzeria Marazzi was unveiled for the first time by Alfa Romeo at the 2005 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
The production version was unveiled at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show. Production of the 8C Spider began in 2009, in Modena, with Maserati in charge of building the cars. As previously announced, 500 cars were built.
Alfa Romeo claims that the 8C Spider's top speed is 290 kilometres per hour (180 mph), which makes it slightly slower than the coupé version. The brakes on the Spider are Brembo carbon-ceramic units. The Spider has a two-layer electrically operated fabric roof. The windshield frame is made of carbon fibre to try to maintain a 50/50 weight distribution. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | WIKIPEDIA]
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Komen Suffers Pro-Abortion Extortion
It was inevitable. Only those who are principally opposed to abortion can withstand the onslaught that the left is sure to unleash when there is even the appearance of being pro-life. When Komen for the Cure—the world’s largest breast cancer charity—initially announced that its decision to defund Planned Parenthood was due to the fact that Congress was investigating the nation’s largest abortion provider, it was painfully clear that Komen was not standing on firm ground. One doesn’t need an investigation into Planned Parenthood to discern what they are all about.
Alas, after only about three days of relentless attacks from the Planned Parenthood extortion machine, Komen backtracked and declared “We will continue to fund existing grants, including those of Planned Parenthood, and preserve their eligibility to apply for future grants, while maintaining the ability of our affiliates to make funding decisions that meet the needs of their communities.”
This seemed to satisfy many on the left and frustrate those of us who had cheered Komen’s initial declaration. However, some have noted that Komen’s follow-up statement was not necessarily a capitulation. James Taranto reports that “Austin Ruse, president of the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute, parses the statement for LifeNews and finds it actually reflects no change in policy: ‘We have known and have reported that they are continuing five grants [to Planned Parenthood] through 2012. This is a reference to that. The second clause about eligibility is certainly true. Any group can apply for anything. It does not mean they are going to get anything.’”
Pro-life advocate Jill Stanek notes that “Komen’s apology was careful not to include any commitment to give Planned Parenthood grants in the future. The Komen executive team doesn’t want to, now more than ever.”
It is unclear the direction Komen will take with Planned Parenthood in the future. One thing is clear—money will certainly factor into their decision. Major corporate donors were threatening to end their relationship with Komen over its initial Planned Parenthood statement, and Feminazis such as NOW’s Terry O’Neill were threatening corporations to do just that.
“…corporations like Yoplait, and Dell computers, and New Balance shoes, all these corporations…they’re going to have to move away from Komen,” said O’Neill on the MSNBC’s The Ed Show. As Taranto noted, the campaign against Komen “is analogous to a protection racket: Nice charity you’ve got there. It’d be a shame if anything happened to it.”
Also, time and again Komen was accused of “playing politics.” So much so that, in its follow-up statement, Komen said, “We have been distressed at the presumption that the changes made to our funding criteria were done for political reasons or to specifically penalize Planned Parenthood. They were not.” Komen later added that they would be “Amending our criteria [to] ensure that politics has no place in our grant process.”
Spending millions of dollars lobbying every year, Planned Parenthood is the most politically active organization operating in the most politicized industry within the U.S. Yet, after Komen decided it would no longer fund Planned Parenthood, The New York Times concluded that “Companies like Ford Motor, Dell and Yoplait may not find the same value in identifying themselves with the foundation after its sharp departure from political neutrality.”
Jay Bookman of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution called Komen’s original decision “profoundly stupid,” adding that Komen had “taken sides in a fight that was not its own.” You know what’s really “profoundly stupid”? Concluding that Komen was neutral and “apolitical” (to use another Bookman word) when they were funding Planned Parenthood, but “playing politics” when they decided to do otherwise.
Also “profoundly stupid” is to conclude that abortion represents only 3 percent of Planned Parenthood’s services. This is the lie that will never die. The New York Times, Ed Schultz, Ezra Klein, The Boston Globe, et al, parroted the 3 percent nonsense. Of course, the left does this to give people the false idea that Planned Parenthood isn’t all about abortion.
Part of the deception involved in this number is that, when a woman goes into Planned Parenthood for an abortion, there are multiple other “services” that go along with the abortion. Counting these services separately from the abortion is like concluding that, when someone stops at a liquor store and gets 4 candy bars, 3 bags of chips, and 2 packs of gum along with their Crown Royal, only 10 percent of the “services” the liquor store provides involve alcohol. Liquor stores are to alcohol what Planned Parenthood is to abortions.
Perhaps the greatest absurdity in all of this is the fact that Planned Parenthood does not provide mammograms. That’s right—all of the bluster over “women’s health,” and there are zero mammograms done at Planned Parenthood clinics. Do you think liberals would be satisfied in this debate if Komen took the approximately $700,000 it donated to Planned Parenthood last year and gave it to crisis pregnancy centers to purchase mammography machines? Nah, me neither.
Posted by Trevor Thomas at 10:04 PM
Labels: abortion, Jay Bookman, Komen, Planned Parenthood, Trevor Thomas
Why is the Catholic Church Surprised?
Newt’s Past Doesn’t Disqualify Him
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Daniëlla Dam-de Jong
internatiobnal environmental law
management of natural resources
Mr.dr. D.A. Dam-de Jong
d.a.dam@law.leidenuniv.nl
Daniëlla Dam-de Jong has been a staff member of the Grotius Centre since August 2013 as Assistant Professor.
More information about Daniëlla Dam-de Jong
Daniëlla Dam-de Jong is Assistant Professor at the department of public international law and the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden University. She has defended her PhD. at the same university on a dissertation entitled International Law and Governance of Natural Resources in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations for which she received a research prize by the Foundation Praemium Erasmianum and an honorary mention by the Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award. The dissertation has been published as a monograph by Cambridge University (2015).
She is currently conducting a research project on the contribution of the UN Security Council to enforcing intra-state peace agreements. More in general, she is interested in questions relating to the fields of sustainable development and peace & security, with a focus on the work of the UN Security Council. She is also a member of the ILA study group on UN Sanctions and International Law.
Daniëlla has studied law at the Free University Amsterdam, specialising in public international and European law. In addition, she has studied French language and culture at the University of Lausanne and the Free University Amsterdam. Previously, she has worked as an intern at the Dutch Advisory Council on International Affairs; as a policy officer at Campus The Hague; and as a research assistant and PhD. Candidate at the department of public international law of Leiden University.
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Preliminary school site plan approved; location of secondary access road debated
Location of secondary access road debated
By Joshua Keeran - jkeeran@civitasmedia.com
The Urbana Planning Commission on Monday approved the preliminary site plan for the construction of a pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade school building at 550 Community Drive.
The motion, which passed by a 5-0 vote (members Julie White and Bill Edwards were absent), includes a lengthy list of stipulations and recommendations.
Planning Commission member Kerry Brugger made the motion to accept the preliminary site plan based on the conditions set forth by the city of Urbana Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA), the 18 comments/points addressed by city department/division heads as stated in the report issued by the Technical Review Committee and one additional request involving the secondary access point to the school property.
“The applicant shall plan to extend Washington Avenue as a collector street from its current terminus eastward to Summit Avenue and connect the Washington Avenue extension to Community Drive,” Brugger said, adding the city’s comprehensive plan, created in 1974, highlights one of the biggest problems with the main routes in the city, a lack of crosstown routes running east and west. “The major street plan calls for Washington Avenue to be extended eastward from its present terminus to Dugan Road.”
The preliminary site plan submitted by Urbana City Schools on Oct. 2 has Community Drive extended from its current terminus near the YMCA to the future intersection of Washington Avenue, while the secondary access involves the extension of Boyce Street from its current terminus near the Urbana City Schools Athletic Complex to the future intersection of Summit Avenue.
“While we appreciate the Planning Commission’s approval of the preliminary site plan, we are surprised that the commission added the 19th condition requiring the extension of Washington Avenue,” Urbana City Schools Superintendent Charles Thiel said. “At previous meetings it was stated that the job of the commission was not to design and problem-solve the plan, but it appears that is what the commission did by their action (on Monday).”
During the Oct. 26 Planning Commission meeting, Michael Myers, project manager for Fanning Howey Associates (the firm hired by the school district to handle the project’s architectural work), presented reasons the site plan calls for Boyce Street to be extended instead of Washington Avenue.
“One of the obstacles that we all know we are going to run into along (Washington Avenue) is that this is a very low, wooded area,” he said. “It may have wetlands and very poor soil conditions through the area. During initial evaluation of this (area), we saw very extreme costs in trying to mitigate some of the issues. Plus, it’s a very long length to get back to that connection point as well.”
On Monday, Brugger refuted those claims.
“There’s been comments made about the poor soil along the proposed Washington extension,” he said. “First of all, we build roads in Florida. If they build roads in Florida, I’m sure thinking we can build roads in Ohio, whether it’s mucky, soft or not.
“The other point is, we’ve done the GeoTech (geotechnicalengineering), and it comes back pretty darn good,” Brugger added, saying the soil is comparable to the soil under the roadway on East Lawn Avenue. “There isn’t anything in that GeoTech that says we are building on a swamp.”
Brugger also addressed public and staff concerns over the ability of Boyce Street and Dorothy Moore to withstand bus traffic, even though similar residential streets near the current elementary schools consistently handle bus traffic.
“I don’t believe we are doing ourselves any favors by saying its OK and that we can get by with this because we are doing it now,” he said. “We are running (buses) on Russell Street, we are running buses on Boyce Street, and we are running buses on Windsor Avenue. Just because we’ve done it that way doesn’t mean its OK to keep doing it that way. I for one want the school, and I don’t think anybody in this room doesn’t want the school to be built. We just have to build it for the long term.”
Other members speak out
Planning Commission members David Hess and Bill Bean also voiced concerns over the school district’s plan to extend Boyce Street instead of Washington Avenue.
“For the most part, I think it’s a pretty good plan,” Hess said. “The main hang-up I keep coming back to is Boyce Street and Washington (Avenue). I really feel this project is important enough that we’ve got to do it the right way.
“In my opinion, Boyce Street feels like a square peg in a round hole to me. Everything else I’m comfortable with,” he added.
As mayor of Urbana, Bean said his concerns center around not only the residents living near the proposed Boyce Street extension, but also the future growth of the city.
“(The Boyce Street extension) is going to impact those people on Boyce Street, on Dorothy Moore and the surrounding area,” he said. “Also, we have a bottleneck at Jefferson and Boyce.”
Bean added the city’s growth depends on extending Washington Avenue.
“Without Washington Avenue, it’s going to be very difficult for future growth in the northeast part of the city,” he said. “I just think we should work toward doing what’s right with the growth, the health and the safety of our citizens.”
By Joshua Keeran
jkeeran@civitasmedia.com
Joshua Keeran may be reached at 937-652-1331 (ext. 1774) or on Twitter @UDCKeeran.
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09-27-2013, Orlando, FL
Oval tubes for photobioreactors: SCHOTT takes new approach to industrial cultivation of algae
New shape of the glass distributes light more evenly so that the microorganisms grow faster
The international technology group SCHOTT is conducting intensive research on the further development of photobioreactors (PBRs), and has now introduced a new approach for the industrial growing of algae. For this purpose, the manufacturer has developed an oval glass tube that is designed to help microorganisms grow more quickly. SCHOTT specialist Dr. Nikolaos Katsikis explains the idea, “We believe that the oval shape will distribute the light that algae need to carry out photosynthesis and grow much more evenly in PBRs. This will increase the yield.” Yet another benefit is that the oval shaped tubes from SCHOTT have a perfectly round shape at the ends so that they can be joined together using standard connectors to keep the cost low. SCHOTT is the only manufacturer capable of providing oval tubes with round ends for use in cultivating algae. SCHOTT will present this product innovation for the first time ever at the 7th annual Algae Biomass Summit in Orlando, Florida, (Sept. 30 to Oct. 3, 2013).
CONTURAX (R) oval-round Oval tubes for photobioreactors: SCHOTT takes new approach to industrial cultivation of algae
“We have already supplied initial tubes and are keeping a close eye on the test installations,” Katsikis. “We will then continue to improve our products based on the results.” According to Katsikis, the question of how the shape of the oval tube or the installation angle affects the growth of microorganisms is of particular interest. “We are the first manufacturer to offer this type of solution. Now, our goal is to set standards. We are therefore extremely interested in working together with other companies,” Katsikis added.
Background information: Algae third generation biomass
There are thousands of different types of algae all over the world today, of which approximately 100 to 200 can be industrially cultivated. The uses of algae and their metabolites are extremely diverse. They can serve not only as food, biofuels and fertilizers, but also as the ingredients of medications and cosmetics. Cultivating these microorganisms is described as third generation biomass because the process doesn’t take up farmland or compete with food production.
“There are essentially two different ways to cultivate algae industrially,” said Katsikis. “Open ponds seem to be rather inexpensive to build, but they have a number of drawbacks. The water in ponds evaporates and gets dirty over time. Foreign organisms can invade the ponds and interfere with algae production. Factors like these have a negative impact on yield.” On the other hand, he says that bioreactors that consist of rows of glass tubes of between 5 and 30 centimeters in diameter that are connected together offer significant advantages over open ponds. “The ideal conditions for algae exist in closed systems due to the fact that the process and all of the factors can be set more precisely,” said Katsikis. “This increases productivity and the quality of the harvest is also much higher.”
Process control offers many advantages
Due to the fact that the process can be controlled so well, the harvest results are highly reproducible. Algae can also be moved to another location quite easily —when a reactor needs to be cleaned, for example. This offers the operator greater flexibility with respect to production.
These advantages of process control and flexibility also play an important role in the latest trends in algae production. For example, carbon can be added as “food” for the algae inside a PBR and can be monitored more easily than in an open pond. Another trend calls for the light source to be optimized even to the point of distributing light via fiber optics within the algae culture. PBRs are better suited for this as well. Last, but not least, usually genetically modified algae can only be cultivated in closed systems.
When asked why the tubes are made of glass and not a synthetic material, Katsikis explains, “Tubes made of borosilicate glass are UV resistant and have been in use for well over 20 years without having to be replaced. These glass types can be up to 10 meters in length and, unlike plastics, do not require any additional support, which in turn lowers the cost. Glass is also scratch resistant and stands up to cleaning agents and utensils.
A broad portfolio from SCHOTT
SCHOTT offers algae farm operators a complete portfolio for PBRs. The portfolios include tubes with a variety of different wall thicknesses and interior diameters. The lengths vary from 1.4 to 10 meters. They also include U-shaped end pieces and connectors that can be modified to meet individual customer needs. The end pieces can also be used to connect glass and synthetic tubes. “In addition, we have significantly expanded the possibilities for our customers by launching these new oval tubes,” concluded Katsikis.
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Chess champs are getting younger and younger
Grandmasters, fresh-faced rising stars hosted at this weekend’s Canadian Open
Roszan Holmen
Sooke resident Rowan James
When Paul Leblanc started playing chess four decades ago, the players were all adults, the youngest being university-aged students.
These days, it’s quite a different scene.
“It’s remarkable,” said Leblanc. “When I go down to the chess club, there’s a kid in Grade 6 who beats me every time. There’s a kid in Grade 1 who is going to be beating me in about another year.”
That Sooke youngster is Rowan James. He’ll get back to Victoria on time to play his opening match in the Canadian Open Chess Championship on Sunday (July 8), after competing in a series of tournaments in Chicago, Toronto and Vancouver.
“He’s on the professional circuit and he’s six years old,” said Leblanc, who attributes the trend to the introduction of chess championships in grade schools about 15 years ago.
Leblanc is one of the organizers of the upcoming Open. The nine-game, six-day event is an international tournament – a step above the recent Grand Pacific Open, which generally attracts more local talent.
“We had to go to Toronto last year and put a bid in for it,” Leblanc said. “It hadn’t been held in British Columbia since 1999, so we thought it was time for the province to put in a bid.”
Five years’ organizing the Grand Pacific tournament gave the local group the reputation they needed to secure the bid.
There are 150 players registered, including grandmasters from Israel, the United States and possibly one from Toronto. There are $15,000 in prizes, with $2,000 going to the champion and lesser amounts to players in different ranks.
Nobody is eliminated during a chess championship. Every registrant plays nine games, but winners are matched with other winners as the games progress.
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Accelerated Settlement-Building, Home Demolitions Driving Atmosphere of Despair, Hopelessness among Palestinian People, Fourth Committee Hears
GA/SPD/655
Seventy-second Session, 26th Meeting (AM)
Chair of Special Committee on Israeli Practices Affecting Arab Human Rights Says It Received No Response to Request for Access
A sharp increase in settlement construction activity fuelled by the passing of a “regularization law” and combined with the demolition of Palestinian homes had led to an atmosphere of despair and hopelessness among Palestinians in the occupied territories, the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) heard today.
As the Committee considered the report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories, Ahamed Lebbe Sabarullah Khan (Sri Lanka), that panel’s Chair, cited the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip, the expansion of settlements in the occupied territories, and the risk of forcible transfer confronting vulnerable Palestinian Bedouin communities.
Expressing regret that Israel had not responded to the Special Committee’s request for access to the occupied territories, he noted that settlement construction continued in both the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the occupied Syrian Golan. That increasing activity, combined with the passage early in 2017 of the so‑called “regularization law”, demonstrated the absence of Israeli compliance with international law. The measure retroactively legalized previously unrecognized West Bank outposts under domestic law.
He went on to state that home demolitions were continuing at the highest rate since the United Nations started collecting such data, and included the demolition of donor‑funded humanitarian facilities serving vulnerable communities. The demolitions contravened Israel’s obligation, as the occupying Power, to provide for the humanitarian needs of the protected population, he said, citing the situation of the Khan al‑Amar Bedouin community as particularly concerning. Israel had issued demolition orders for all existing structures there, including a donor‑funded school, he added, stressing the need to rescind all demolition, eviction and seizure orders immediately.
Regarding the blockade of Gaza, he expressed particular concern that the electricity crisis it had created was having an impact on the right of Gaza residents to good health, and contributing to deteriorating sanitation conditions. Environmental concerns, including limited access to shrinking water supplies, were also worrying, he said, adding that Palestinians living in East Jerusalem were also in a precarious position given increasing restrictions on their movements and their very existence.
Craig Mokhiber, Director of the New York Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), presented five reports on behalf of the Assistant Secretary‑General for Human Rights. The reports concluded that settlement activity remained at the core of a range of human rights violations in the occupied territories, he said. They also concluded that Israel must cease all activities contributing to a coercive environment and to the risk of forcible transfer, including by discontinuing support for initiatives by private settler organizations aimed at seizing Palestinian properties.
Indeed, the Observer for the State of Palestine underlined that not only was Israel pursuing settlement expansion, it had escalated that activity four‑fold in 2017 compared to 2016, which itself had seen a 40 per cent increase.
Lebanon’s representative agreed, pointing out that Israeli authorities had granted thousands of building permits in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since the beginning of 2017.
Venezuela’s representative, speaking for the Non‑Aligned Movement, said Israel had used several so‑called legal and administrative measures to expand its control and advance its attempts to annex more Palestinian territory. Its methods included declaring certain “State land”, seizing land for archaeological excavations, creating national parks and developing tourism centres.
Syria’s representative emphasized that Israel would never have gone as far as it had done in terms of its expansion and settlement policies, were it not for the protection provided by certain accomplice States, who bore responsibility for the repercussions arising from Israel’s actions.
Other speakers today included representatives of Saudi Arabia (for the League of Arab States), Iran, Qatar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Maldives, Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria and Ecuador, as well as the European Union delegation.
The Fourth Committee will reconvene at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, 8 November, to continue its general debate on Israeli practices affecting the human rights of the Palestinian people and other Arabs of the occupied territories.
Introduction of Reports
AHAMED LEBBE SABARULLAH KHAN (Sri Lanka), Chair of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories, presented that panel’s report (document A/72/296). He expressed regret that, as in years past, the Government of Israel had not responded to a request for access to the Occupied Palestinian Territory. As a result, the Special Committee had visited Amman, Jordan, from 12‑14 July 2017, having held prior consultations with Member States in Geneva from 20‑21 March, he said.
He went on to state that, based on briefings and testimonies highlighted in the report, issues of concern included the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip, the expansion of settlements in the occupied territories, the demolition of homes and the risk of forcible transfer faced by vulnerable Palestinian Bedouin communities in Area C. Amidst reports of ongoing violations, the Special Committee had been told of an atmosphere that was increasingly hostile to civil society, and to the essential work of human rights defenders and journalists, he said.
Regarding the blockade of Gaza, he said he was especially concerned that the electricity crisis it had created was having an impact on the right of Gaza residents to health care amid deteriorating sanitation conditions. The Special Committee had also heard that settlement activity was continuing in both the Occupied Palestinian Territory and in the occupied Syrian Golan. The increase in settlement activity, combined with the passage of the so‑called “regularization law” earlier in 2017 — retroactively legalizing previously unrecognized West Bank outposts under domestic law — demonstrated Israel’s continued lack of compliance with international law, he emphasized, noting that environmental concerns, including limited access to shrinking water supplies, were also worrying.
Turning to the practice of demolishing Palestinian homes, he said 2016 had seen the highest rate of demolitions since the United Nations started collecting data, and they affected donor‑funded humanitarian assistance to vulnerable communities. The demolitions contravened Israel’s obligation, as the occupying Power, to provide for the humanitarian needs of the protected population, he stressed. The situation of the Khan al Amar Bedouin community was particularly concerning because Israel had issued demolition orders for all existing structures there, including a donor‑funded school. Emphasizing the need to rescind all demolition, eviction and seizure orders, he said Palestinians living in East Jerusalem were also in a precarious position amid increasing restrictions on their movement and very existence.
Also of growing concern to the Palestinian community were administrative detention orders, whereby detainees were held without charge or trial and could be held indefinitely, he said. Often they were never informed of the evidence or allegations against them, nor given a chance to challenge their detention in court. The Special Committee noted that 330 Palestinian children were being held in Israeli detention and was disturbed to hear accounts of ill‑treatment. Noting with particular concern reports of excessive force used by Israeli forces, he called on them to exercise restraint and to respond proportionately to perceived threats. Testimonies heard by the Special Committee indicated that, in general, the worsening human rights situation had led to an atmosphere of hopelessness and despair, he said, underlining that a renewed peace process was essential.
CRAIG MOKHIBER, Director, New York Office, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), delivered a statement on behalf of the Assistant Secretary‑General for Human Rights, and introduced the following reports of the Secretary‑General: Work of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories (document A/72/296); Applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949, to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and the other occupied Arab territories (document A/72/314); and Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, covering the period 1 June, 2016, to 31 May, 2017 (document A/72/564, to be issued).
He said the information contained in the latter documents was based on monitoring and other information‑gathering activities carried out by OHCHR and other entities. They included in‑depth discussion of the forced‑eviction cases faced by two Bedouin and herder communities of Area C, he added. The report concluded that settlement activities remained at the core of a range of human rights violations in the occupied territories. It stated that the Israeli authorities must cease all activities contributing to a coercive environment and the risk of forcible transfers, including by discontinuing support for initiatives by private settler organizations aimed at seizing Palestinian properties, he said.
Presenting the report of the Secretary‑General on Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People in the Occupied Territory, including East Jerusalem (document A/72/565, to be issued), he said that it focused on the unlawful use of force, detention and collective punishment, as well as the continuing lack of accountability for violations of international human rights law. That lack of accountability for crimes, which contravened international legal obligations, was a major driver of ongoing violations, fuelling resentment and spurring further conflict, he emphasized. Finally, he introduced the report of the Secretary‑General on the occupied Syrian Golan (document A/72/538), saying it summarized responses received to a request for information about steps taken or envisaged regarding implementation of General Assembly resolution 71/99.
Interactive Dialogue
The representative of Nicaragua asked for more detail about the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
The representative of Syria asked why the report did not reflect the position of the Secretariat and the Secretary‑General on the situation and suffering of the Palestinian people.
The representative of Indonesia asked about the conditions endured by detainees in Israeli jails, in particular the situation of children. Was the United Nations effective in investigating human rights violations in the occupied territories?
Mr. KHAN (Sri Lanka), Special Committee Chair, said in response to the representative of Nicaragua that violations of international humanitarian law and the escalation of hostilities had become acute and were further compounded by the power crisis in Gaza, where residents had as little as two hours of electricity at a time. The briefings heard by the Special Committee indicated that the high unemployment statistics were contributing to hopelessness among Gaza residents. The recent mass hunger strike had been in response to Israel’s policy of administrative detention, the orders for which covered six months and could be renewed indefinitely. There were currently 330 children held in Israeli prisons, three of whom were on administrative detention orders, he said, citing reports to the Special Committee indicating that children were subjected to ill‑treatment and denied due process.
Mr. MOKHIBER, Director of the OHCHR New York Office, said in response to Syria, that the Secretary‑General’s office promoted awareness of the Special Committee’s reports, not only to Member States, but also to the wider international community. Regarding prison conditions, he said the thousands of women and men in Israel’s jails constituted the highest number of imprisoned Palestinians in years. The hunger strike had been a response to the conditions there and the Government of Israel should go beyond immediate negotiations and address the underlying human rights grievances causing the protests. Israel’s administrative detention policies were in violation of international law, he emphasized, also expressing concern about the trend of imposing prison sentences on children, including in East Jerusalem.
The representative of Venezuela expressed indignation against the occupying Power’s treatment of the Palestinian people and condemned their collective punishment. Noting that such crimes continued without punishment of the occupying force for violations of human rights, he asked what reactions the Special Committee had received from the occupying Power in response to requests for information. How would it categorize the occupying Power’s attitude towards its activities and towards international law? He also questioned conditions in the prisons where children were held, and asked what impact such practices were having on Palestinian children.
The Observer for the State of Palestine, citing the report’s reference to Israeli policies and actions creating a coercive environment, asked the Special Committee Chair to provide specific examples. In reference to arbitrary detentions and the arrests of Palestinians, he added that Israeli military courts could not be considered legitimate.
The representative of Algeria sought details on the question of impunity, asking how the Palestinian people could be protected, including by the Security Council.
Mr. KHAN (Sri Lanka) responded by saying the Special Committee had requested access to the Occupied Palestinian Territory but had received no response, and was thus unable to gain access. Concerning the expansion of settlements, he said they were considered illegal under international law, while pointing out the growing number of approvals for settlement units in 2017 and 2016 compared to the previous two years. It had been reported that in July the Israeli Government had begun constructing more than 7,000 units in East Jerusalem, he recalled. As noted in several submissions, further construction had a detrimental impact on Palestinian human rights beyond the immediate infringement. The resulting restrictions on their movements were significant because settlement construction included the building of roads that were only accessible to Israelis, he said. Checkpoints installed near them made movement difficult and could become flashpoints for violence. Those developments should be particularly concerning in light of Israel’s recent legislation that indicated its intention to annex the Occupied Palestinian Territory in violation of international law.
Mr. MOKHIBER noted that the recommendations of many human rights bodies remained unimplemented, including those of intergovernmental bodies with human rights mandates. The lack of respect for international human rights law was a driver of frustration and conflict as Palestinians continued to bear the brunt of punitive Israeli practices and policies, he said. On the lack of accountability and the excessive use of force, he said there had been alleged attacks throughout the reporting period. The actions of Israel’s security forces had frequently constituted excessive use of force and extrajudicial killings were often suspected, he said, outlining some examples of such actions. Only one case during that period had led to the trial and conviction of a soldier, who had received a lenient sentence. Tackling impunity must be accorded the highest priority, he stressed.
MAJED BAMYA, Observer for the State of Palestine, rejected characterization of the reports under consideration as “one‑sided” or so‑called “Israel‑bashing”, describing them as factual, well‑documented and reflecting the actual and painful reality on the ground. Despite the explicit demands of Security Council resolution 2334 (2016) for the immediate and complete cessation of settlement activity, Israel continued its pursuit of settlements and destruction of any two‑State solution, he said. Moreover, Israel had escalated its activities four‑fold in 2017 compared to 2016, which itself had seen a 40 per cent increase in settlement activity. Other Israeli measures aimed at creating a coercive environment in order to forcibly displace Palestinian families included the continual threat of forced transfers, with Bedouin refugee communities at particular risk, as well as the confiscation of humanitarian aid projects and exploitation of the occupied territory’s natural resources, among other actions.
Compounding those actions had been the violence and terror routinely committed against Palestinians by the occupying army and illegal settlers, including a shoot‑to‑kill policy even where there was no imminent threat, he said. The arrest and detention of thousands of civilians also persisted, leaving a traumatic impact on those held in captivity and on their families. Israel also continued to carry out night raids, arresting children, at least 330 children of whom were currently held in Israeli prisons. All such illegal policies and practices were accompanied by “an unending series of collective‑punishment measures affecting every aspect of life of the occupied people”; including the illegal blockade of the Gaza Strip, where 2 million Palestinians had been inhumanely deprived, isolated, impoverished and traumatized for 10 years. Poverty and food insecurity were rampant in the enclave, with unemployment at 42 per cent, he said, describing the rate as among the world’s highest. The crisis was “purely man‑made”, he added.
He went on to state that whereas his delegation did not doubt the overwhelming international support for the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, “Israeli impunity has allowed it to persist in its denial of Palestinian rights and violations of international law, a situation that will, if not urgently addressed, destroy any prospect for peace”. Individual and collective action was vital for deterring further violations, securing justice and preserving future generations from oppression, subjugation and forced exile, he emphasized. Such action would open a new chapter wherein Palestinian‑Israeli peace and coexistence would be possible. Only an end to Israel’s colonization of Palestinian lands and an end to all other illegal policies and practices, he stressed, could halt the deterioration of the humanitarian situation, resuscitate the viability of the two‑State solution within the 1967 borders, and create the conditions necessary to realizing a just and lasting solution.
HENRY ALFREDO SUÁREZ MORENO (Venezuela), speaking on behalf of the Non‑Aligned Movement, said he deeply regretted that the Special Committee’s inquiries continued to yield negative results, especially regarding the escalation of violence against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and the dire ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. Israel had refused yet again to cooperate with the Special Committee, preventing it from observing the human rights situation, from consulting with Israeli authorities and from gaining access to victims in the occupied territories, he noted. Condemning Israel’s continued settlement construction, he said its illegal colonization measures — construction of the wall, confiscation of land and property, exploitation of natural resources, demolition of homes and forced displacement — had exacerbated conditions on the ground, further destabilizing the situation and escalating already high tensions.
He also expressed concern about the dire ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza resulting from Israel’s illegal blockade and military aggressions. That situation constituted a grave violation of international humanitarian law and international human rights law, requiring immediate attention, he emphasized. Urgent efforts were also needed to alleviate the hardships of Palestinians in Gaza, including the internally displaced and those suffering food insecurity, loss of livelihoods and widespread poverty. Noting that Israel had used several so‑called legal and administrative measures to expand its control and advance its attempts to annex more Palestinian territory, he said they included declaring certain areas “State Land”, seizing land for archaeological excavations, creating national parks, and developing tourist activities. The Group of 77 and China condemned Israel’s illegal exploitation of natural resources, which denied Palestinians their right to development and rendered them dependent for water and energy resources.
ABDALLAH Y. AL-MOUALLIMI (Saudi Arabia), speaking on behalf of the League of Arab States, said that Israeli forces continued their violations of human rights, including by using lethal force against Palestinian civilians. Calling for the full withdrawal of Israelis from all Arab territories, including the Syrian Golan and Lebanese territories, he said the borders determined in 1967, and the status of East Jerusalem as the capital of the future Palestinian State, must be respected, he stressed. Israel continued to turn a blind eye to peace efforts, instead pursuing settlement policies that risked thwarting any opportunity to seek a two‑State solution, he warned, denouncing its ongoing aggression against Palestinians as well its violation of international law and United Nations resolutions.
Citing the growing international consensus that Israel’s settlement activity was in violation of international law, he emphasized the Arab League’s rejection of attempts to effect demographic changes by demolishing homes and confiscating Palestinian lands. He called for the implementation of all Security Council resolutions, and urged Member States not to transfer their embassies to Jerusalem. In the face of the international community’s inability to find a solution to the conflict, the Arab League would continue to advocate for the basic rights of the Palestinian people, he stressed, warning that the escalation of tensions could have far‑reaching repercussions.
GUILLAUME DABOUIS, European Union delegation, reiterated the bloc’s commitment to a two‑State solution as the only way to bring about the lasting peace and security that both Israelis and Palestinians deserved. The European Union deplored and strongly opposed Israel’s settlement policy, which was illegal under international law. As reaffirmed by Security Council resolution 2334 (2016), it threatened the viability of a two‑State solution and the possibility of the Palestinian people fulfilling their right to self‑determination, he said. The European Union welcomed the agreement signed in Cairo on 12 October and Egypt’s continuing engagement, he said, adding that if fully implemented, that agreement could constitute an important step towards Palestinian unity under a single, legitimate and democratic Palestinian National Authority, he said.
The unsustainable situation in Gaza and recent tensions in East Jerusalem underlined the need for a political horizon, he noted. He expressed concern about the extensive recourse by Israel to administrative detention without formal charge. Furthermore, the European Union was also concerned about the high numbers of Palestinian children that Israel was holding in detention, and about persistent reports of their ill‑treatment during their arrest, transfer and interrogation in the West Bank. He called upon Israel to cooperate with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to ensure the rights of children in Israeli military custody were upheld at all times.
HOSSEIN MALEKI (Iran), associating himself with the Non‑Aligned Movement, expressed concern about the report’s findings on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. They showed that children comprised about one third of total Palestinians cruelly killed by the occupying Power during the 2016‑2017 period, he said. The illegal and inhumane land and sea blockade of Gaza continued to have a negative effect on Gaza’s entire civilian population, he said, adding that the blockade and all closures should be lifted. Iran condemned the illegal expansion of settlements and confiscation of land by the occupier regime in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and in the occupied Syrian Golan, in violation of the occupier’s obligations under international law, he said.
ABDULRAHMAN YAAQOB Y.A. AL-HAMADI (Qatar), associating himself with the League of Arab States and the Non‑Aligned Movement, called for the opening of a political horizon that could lead to a lasting peace in accordance with the two‑State solution. Such negotiations could lead to the settlement of the final status question and the creation of an independent, sovereign Palestinian State. In the meantime, however, Qatar called for accelerated implementation of the General Assembly resolutions from its special session calling for Israel to respect the Geneva Convention to protect civilians, which was applicable in the Palestinian case. He recalled that the Secretary‑General’s report on Israeli settlements stated that the occupation represented a flagrant violation of the Palestinian people’s human rights because it involved forced displacement, confiscation of property and restrictions on access. Noting that settlement activities had intensified further in 2017, he underlined that attempts to destroy the Arab portion of East Jerusalem, remove Palestinians from the city’s demographic composition, impede access to holy sites and violate their sanctity all constituted violations.
NEVILLE MELVIN GERTZE (Namibia), associating himself with the Non‑Aligned Movement, said the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory had deteriorated further since a year ago, as demonstrated by the expansion of Israel’s settlement policy. He emphasized that his delegation was particularly concerned about apparent apartheid policies that went as far as forcing Palestinians to use different roads from those used by Israelis. Affirming Namibia’s commitment to the cause of the Palestinian people, he urged Israel to stop all settlement construction as well as the destruction of Palestinian homes and infrastructure. The only way forward was a return to the negotiating table to ensure a two‑State solution, he added.
MOUNZER MOUNZER (Syria), associating himself with the Non‑Aligned Movement, said his delegation wished the Secretary‑General’s report had been more comprehensive, professional and detailed, rather than merely relaying information provided by Syria, Bolivia and Iraq. He emphasized that Israel would never have gone as far as it had done in terms of settlement‑expansion policies, were it not for the protection of certain accomplice States that bore responsibility for the repercussions arising from Israel’s actions. The occupying Power had been trying to alter the status of the Syrian Golan through repeated violations of human rights there, the imposition of Israeli nationality on Syrian people, and the denial of their right to remain in touch with their homeland, he asserted, adding that for more than 50 years, Israel had practiced a policy of collective isolation by imposing a blockade on many Arab towns in the occupied Syrian Golan. The occupying Power was denying the inhabitants their right to build houses and even demolishing those that some had built under the pretext that the owners had no permits, he said.
In terms of culture, he continued, Israel had invaded archaeological sites and stolen antiquities, violated students’ rights by imposing its own school curricula and substituted its own teachers. At the economic level, it had attempted to tighten its grip on lands and resources, confiscating more than three quarters of the Golan, and transforming most of its agricultural lands to military use, for dumping toxic waste, and for extracting resources, especially oil, in collaboration with American companies. Israel also controlled ground water there, channelling it to Israeli settlements. He warned that the repercussions from Israel’s actions would not be limited to the region, especially after its support for Al‑Nusra Front and other groups. On 3 November, that group had launched an attack on the town of Hader in northern Golan, with the support and protection of Israeli forces, he said.
HASSAN ABBAS (Lebanon) said Israel continued to use force as a means to suppress the Palestinians, including by the use of extrajudicial executions on the part of its security and military forces. More than 55 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli forces or by armed gangs of settlers in the course of 2017, he noted. Illegal settlement activity continued unabated in complete disregard of international law and United Nations resolutions, particularly Security Council resolution 2334 (2016), he said. Since the beginning of 2017, Israeli authorities had granted thousands of permits for settlement construction in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, he added, emphasizing that the Israeli Government fully subscribed to that illegal policy, “making the possibility of establishing an independent and viable Palestinian State dimmer by the day”. Regarding Gaza, he pointed out that 80 per cent of its inhabitants relied on humanitarian aid to survive, with 47 per cent suffering food insecurity. The international community must compel Israel to lift its illegal blockade, he said, underlining that it was a clear violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
JAIME HERMIDA CASTILLO (Nicaragua), associating himself with the Non‑Aligned Movement, emphasized the urgent need for a just and lasting solution to the Palestinian question. That would only be achieved through tangible actions with clear deadlines, he said, expressing regret that seven decades after the creation of Israel, the Palestinian people still did not enjoy their basic human rights. Describing that as a debt owed by the international community, he said it was regrettable that the United Nations had not granted the Palestinian people a full seat and the right to vote within the Organization. Voicing his delegation’s full supporte for a two‑State solution, in accordance with the 1967 borders and with East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine, he urged the international community to alleviate the plight of the Palestinian people by providing development financing to help their pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals. Stability in the Middle East would only be achieved through full implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions, he stressed. In closing, he welcomed the signing of the intra‑Palestine union agreement as evidence of the goodwill and unity of the Palestinian people.
Ms. RASHEED (Maldives) noted that Israel continued to defy United Nations conventions and Security Council resolutions while violating the basic human rights of the Palestinians. “We must not tolerate this injustice any longer,” she said, emphasizing that the international community must take assertive action and compel Israel to guarantee basic human rights for the Palestinians. Israel must dismantle the separation wall in Gaza, halt the expansion of illegal settlements and cease the forced eviction of Palestinians from their properties, she emphasized, calling for an end to the prolonged illegal occupation, and reiterating calls for a two‑State solution.
Ms. NASSRULLAH (Iraq) said the occupying Power’s continuing illegal practices demonstrated its defiance of legitimate resolutions, urging the international community to compel that country to abide by the principles of international law. The United Nations must exert pressure on Israel to allow the Special Committee to investigate all its practices. That panel’s recent report referred to Israel’s continuing illegal practices, she noted, the foremost of those including the expansion of settlements, forced displacement, demolition of properties and the continuing siege of Gaza, among others. The continuing demolition of Palestinian homes and the construction of settlements constituted clear violations of United Nations resolutions and relevant international conventions, she observed, stressing Iraq’s condemnation of such racist policies and all arbitrary practices and brutal measures against unarmed civilians. It was necessary to compel the occupying Power to provide guarantees of prosecution and to end its attempts to change the demography of East Jerusalem, she insisted.
Ms. AL SABAH (Kuwait) said Israel had imposed several obstacles in order to undermine the Special Committee’s report. That document referred to the systematic expansion of settlements, a deliberate and grave violation of international law, as well as Israel’s continued practice of defying the international community through such policies. As such, Israel had proven that it was not credible and did not wish to reach a final and political solution, which would entail the creation of a Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital, she said. Kuwait would renew its full support for the struggle of the Palestinian people, she added, calling for the release of all Palestinian detainees, and for a fact‑finding mission to visit Israeli prisons. Denouncing the continuing siege of Gaza, she also called upon Israel to abide by the 2004 advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice regarding the illegitimacy of the separation wall.
IDRISS BOUASSILA (Algeria), associating himself with the Non‑Aligned Movement, denounced the violation of the Palestinian people’s rights, including through the construction of settlements, settler violence, the abhorrent conditions of Israeli detention centres, unjust administrative detention policies, the detention of children, the excessive use of force by Israeli forces, the siege of Gaza and generally the absence of Israeli remorse. It still turned a blind eye to the rights of civilians in occupied territories, in defiance of humanitarian law and the will of the international community, maintaining such policies without accountability and with impunity. Israel’s settlement activity and its attempts to turn it into de facto policy were in clear violation of international law and United Nations resolutions, he stressed.
MARIO A. ZAMBRANO ORTIZ (Ecuador), associating himself with the Non‑Aligned Movement, said the Palestinian people were suffering a permanent violation of their human rights. Calling upon the Security Council to take specific action in relation to those violations, he rejected Israel’s settlement expansion policy, saying it threatened a two‑State solution. The situation was a political conflict threatening international peace and security, he said, calling upon the United Nations to mobilize assistance for the Palestinian people and for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
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20 lats, banknote, 1924, Latvia, ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ON ENLIGHTENMENT Full description
20 lats, banknote, 1924, Latvia, ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ON ENLIGHTENMENT
figurine, Dancing man, porcelain, Russia, Gardner manufactory, ~1890, h 25 cm Full description
figurine, Dancing man, porcelain, Russia, Gardner manufactory, ~1890, h 25 cm
goblet, silver, 84 standart, engraving, niello enamel, the beginning of the 19th cent., 96.40 g, Moscow, Russia, h 7.7 cm Full description
goblet, silver, 84 standart, engraving, niello enamel, the beginning of the 19th cent., 96.40 g, Moscow, Russia, h 7.7 cm
badge, Army Commander-in-chief's Staff, silver, gold, Latvia, 20-30ies of 20th cent., 55.3 x 40.4 mm, 29.75 g Full description
badge, Army Commander-in-chief's Staff, silver, gold, Latvia, 20-30ies of 20th cent., 55.3 x 40.4 mm, 29.75 g
tea glass-holder, silver, 84 standart, 1887, 170.30 g, by Richard Muller, Riga, Russia, h 10 cm Full description
tea glass-holder, silver, 84 standart, 1887, 170.30 g, by Richard Muller, Riga, Russia, h 10 cm
a cup, faience, M.S. Kuznetsov manufactory, Russia, the 2nd half of the 19th cent., h 14.5 cm, Tver factory Full description
a cup, faience, M.S. Kuznetsov manufactory, Russia, the 2nd half of the 19th cent., h 14.5 cm, Tver factory
tray, Alexander Katch, Art-Nouveau, St. Petersburg, silver plated, Russia, the border of the 19th and the 20th centuries, 55 x 36 cm Full description
tray, Alexander Katch, Art-Nouveau, St. Petersburg, silver plated, Russia, the border of the 19th and the 20th centuries, 55 x 36 cm
decorative plate, "Flowers", porcelain, sculpture's work, Rīga porcelain factory, handpainted by N. Trimailova, sketch by Sigismunds Vidbergs, Riga (Latvia), 1940, Ø 20.3 cm Full description
decorative plate, "Flowers", porcelain, sculpture's work, Rīga porcelain factory, handpainted by N. Trimailova, sketch by Sigismunds Vidbergs, Riga (Latvia), 1940, Ø 20.3 cm
figurine - inkstand, "Death to Fascism", porcelain, USSR, Porcelain factory of Gorodnitsa, the 30ties of 20th cent., h 18 cm, insert with defect Full description
figurine - inkstand, "Death to Fascism", porcelain, USSR, Porcelain factory of Gorodnitsa, the 30ties of 20th cent., h 18 cm, insert with defect
mug, silver, 84 standart, gilding, 1861, 378.65 g, by Carl Gustav Ekqvist, St. Petersburg, Russia, h 15.5 cm Full description
mug, silver, 84 standart, gilding, 1861, 378.65 g, by Carl Gustav Ekqvist, St. Petersburg, Russia, h 15.5 cm
the Order of the Red Banner, № 530334, with document. USSR, 45 x 36.2 mm, 25.40 g. Awarded to the missile battalion’s chief of staff, Maj. Mikhail Voronov. At eight-six on the morning of May 1, 1960, a Russian SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missile (SAM) fired by a battery of the Fifty-seventh Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade, commanded by Major Mikhail Voronov, shot down a CIA U-2 reconnaissance aircraft piloted by Francis Gary Powers deep inside Russia near the city of Sverdlovsk. Event: Captain Francis Gary Powers, flying Lockheed U-2C, 56–6693 left the US base in Peshawar, Pakistan, on a mission with the operation code word GRAND SLAM to overfly the Soviet Union, photographing targets including the ICBM sites at the Baikonur Cosmodrome and Plesetsk Cosmodrome, then land at Bodø in Norway. At the time, the USSR had six ICBM launch pads, two at Baikonur and four at Plesetsk. Mayak, then named Chelyabinsk-65, an important industrial center of plutonium processing, was an Full description
the Order of the Red Banner, № 530334, with document. USSR, 45 x 36.2 mm, 25.40 g. Awarded to the missile battalion’s chief of staff, Maj. Mikhail Voronov. At eight-six on the morning of May 1, 1960, a Russian SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missile (SAM) fired by a battery of the Fifty-seventh Anti-Aircraft Rocket Brigade, commanded by Major Mikhail Voronov, shot down a CIA U-2 reconnaissance aircraft piloted by Francis Gary Powers deep inside Russia near the city of Sverdlovsk. Event: Captain Francis Gary Powers, flying Lockheed U-2C, 56–6693 left the US base in Peshawar, Pakistan, on a mission with the operation code word GRAND SLAM to overfly the Soviet Union, photographing targets including the ICBM sites at the Baikonur Cosmodrome and Plesetsk Cosmodrome, then land at Bodø in Norway. At the time, the USSR had six ICBM launch pads, two at Baikonur and four at Plesetsk. Mayak, then named Chelyabinsk-65, an important industrial center of plutonium processing, was an
set of 2 charkas (little glasses), silver, 1792, 68.80 g, Savelyev Stepan or Semyonov Savva, Moscow, Russia, h 3.4 cm Full description
set of 2 charkas (little glasses), silver, 1792, 68.80 g, Savelyev Stepan or Semyonov Savva, Moscow, Russia, h 3.4 cm
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Jacki Weaver Regrets Her Profane Retort to Anjelica Huston
Spider-Man: Far From Home: Zendaya, the Black Dahlia Murders, and the MJ We Deserve
Inside Mufasa’s Lion King Death Scene, a Tearjerker for the Ages
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How Is Michelle Williams’s Glinda the Good Witch in Oz the Great and Powerful Different from Billie Burke’s Classic?
In Sam Raimi’s Oz the Great and Powerful, Michelle Williams has clarified, she plays a younger version of Glinda the Good Witch, the character immortalized by Billie Burke in the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz. Seemingly relieved by the leeway that this age gap allowed, Williams told the Orlando Sentinel* *back in 2011, after being cast in the role, “So I don’t have to do a Billie Burke imitation. I’m playing a younger Glinda, so I’m not bound by Billie Burke’s performance. I don’t get to say, ‘Toto, too!’ Thank goodness!” In several recent interviews promoting the film, which premieres this weekend, the Oscar-nominated actress has gone into more detail about the lengths she took to inform her version of the benevolent Frank L. Baum character and find the psychological motivation behind her mythical persona.
Departing from Burke’s Glinda, Raimi and Williams decided that in Oz the Great and Powerful, the character should be more fallible. “Glinda can’t be omniscient because then she has no struggle,” Williams explained recently to the Los Angeles Times. “If she already knows everything about the situation, there’s nothing for her to discover.” To the Toronto Sun, she elaborated, “If she’s just good and pure, she’s easily dismissed as being unrelatable or not that interesting or, even worse, annoying. . . Her purity, her truthfulness, her goodness, those things are absolutes, but within those, what kind of flavours and variations can I find?"
TheLos Angeles Timesnotes that to prepare, Williams also kept a “Glinda notebook,” recording her observations about the witch’s “upright posture and precise way of holding her wand,” while reading nearly all of Baum’s Oz novels. In the books, Glinda the Good Witch is described as a young woman with rich, red hair (point, Burke) who wears a pure, white dress (point, Williams). In addition to being slightly younger, Williams’s Glinda had many modifications to her costume, which lost the sparkly, bubble-gum-colored prom-dress affect, eight feet in circumference in the skirt, and about 10 inches in crown. For one action sequence, Williams has said that she even managed to persuade Raimi to have a different costume made for her. In an interview with Collider, she explained:
“I remember that it became very clear to me that Glinda needed to change her dress to go into battle, and that she needed something that she could move more freely in and that could look like armor—after we had already shot something of me in my other dress, doing something in battle. I went to Sam [Raimi] and said, ‘It’s really important to me. I know what it should look like. Is there any way, please?’ And Sam is so accommodating that he said, ‘If it means that much to you, then it means that much to me,’ and we got to reshoot that with the new dress.”
While the new Glinda gets to take part in several dramatic scenes in Oz the Great and Powerful, Billie Burke’s role was limited to a string of cheery cameos, in which she offers reassuring words to Dorothy in her trademark lilting delivery. In keeping with Baum’s description of the character, and the psychological breakdown devised with Raimi, Williams opts for a more subdued, otherworldly take on the character. In the clips below, also note how, as Williams mentioned above, both Burke and Williams wave their wands with careful precision and travel via their Baum-scripted mode of Oz-ian transportation: bubbles in the sky. (It’s amazing the bubble-effect updates that 70+ years and a reported $325 million budget will afford you.)
Spider-Man: Far From Home Review: A Kid in King Marvel’s Court
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Forget Marvel Movies, Gwyneth Paltrow Can Barely Remember Sebastian Stan
How Legion Creator Noah Hawley Got the Show Back on Track in Season Three
Toy Story: All the Pop Culture That Inspired Pixar’s Classic Series
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You are at:Home»News»Industry news»Wabco’s shareholders approve acquisition by ZF
Wabco introduced its first electronically controlled air suspension system (ECAS) in 1986. Image: Wabco
Wabco’s shareholders approve acquisition by ZF
By Adam Gavine on June 28, 2019 Industry news
The merger between Wabco Holdings (“Wabco”) and ZF is approaching completion, following a special meeting of Wabco’s shareholders on 27 June in New York. At the meeting, holders representing 68.44% of the company’s shares outstanding voted in favour of adopting the proposed merger agreement. Overall, 71.97% of Wabco’s shareholders participated in the vote, approving ZF’s acquisition of all outstanding shares of Wabco for US$136.50 per share in an all-cash transaction for an equity value of over US$7 billion.
Wabco is a global supplier of technologies and services that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, while ZF Friedrichshafen AG (“ZF”) is a privately held global technology company and systems supplier for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology. This merger will bring together two global technology leaders serving OEMs and fleets in the automotive and commercial vehicle industry, combining Wabco’s capabilities in commercial vehicle safety and efficiency, including technologies involved in vehicle dynamics control, active air suspension systems, and fleet management systems, with ZF’s expertise in mobility technologies for cars and commercial vehicles.
Jacques Esculier, chairman and CEO of Wabco, said, “We are very pleased that Wabco’s shareholders have supported our merger plans, recognising that the ZF transaction offers a compelling strategic fit to advance the requirements of our industry, while also providing certainty of value and liquidity for our shareholders.”
The proposed merger remains subject to further customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. ZF and WABCO continue to expect to close the transaction in early 2020.
AP Racing makes “seven-figure investment ” in UK manufacturing
Continental begins series production of brakes for driverless taxis
AB Dynamics acquires simulation software specialist, rFpro
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Definition of Rugby. Meaning of Rugby. Synonyms of Rugby
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Art + Design 18 July 2019
Rather than being esoteric, I see the circle as a common, universal, ordering structure, one of the most fundamental in the world…when I was doing these drawings I’d keep seeing these organized forms. Of course, your consciousness and your mind start restructuring the world according to whatever values are already there.
Bruce Conner: It Wasn't All True
The present collection comes from Natasha Nicholson, an artist who was close to Bruce Conner from 1967 to 1972, a productive period of transition (among many) for Conner, one where he was creating some of his now most notable collages, films and drawings.
Nicholson first met Conner when she was twenty-two, in an evening class Conner was teaching at the Art Institute of San Francisco. The class was titled "For Women Only" and in the first session, Conner went over to the door, locked it and told the students: “we’re staying here all night. If anyone is uncomfortable, you can leave now.” Nervously, a few women left, but Nicholson stayed. She looks back now, saying Conner was one of the most brilliant teachers she has encountered: “mentally demanding” and able to “get you to go somewhere you had no intention of going ... powerfully but quietly ... into an unfamiliar realm.”
Nicholson and Conner circa 1968
They spent the next five years together, collaborating, learning from the other’s artistic practice and navigating the nascent, somewhat ungainly west coast art scene. This time was particularly difficult for Conner, as he struggled to move away from the assemblages that had gained him recognition, avoid the label of “film-maker” and maintain gallery support as he withdrew from the art world. “Everything broke the rule from the last time,” Nicholson says of Conner’s work, and he was always concerned with “yes and no, black and white, positive and negative—all of the contrasts that could be between something.”
Stills from the film Vivian, 1965 (L, R) Portrait of Bruce Conner, 1968 (center)
Conner’s enigmatic, passionate and imperious approach to art making is evident in this collection, which includes a rare, early abstract painting, dense, metaphysical "all-over" prints and drawings, letters and ephemera, small collages and assemblages and a stunning 16mm reel of nine of his pioneering films, compiled by Conner himself.
estimate: $700–900
result: $1,000
estimate: $3,000–5,000
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $10,400
16mm film print (nine films)
In recent years Conner’s massive and varied body of work has come to be seen as one of the most important of the twentieth century, simultaneously embodying and shirking the mainstream and counter-cultural fluxes of the era. Conner approaches the tragedies and ecstasies of the century with a roving, sympathetic eye, an iconoclastic smirk, and above all, an unwavering commitment to artistic integrity in the face of “art as commodity.”
Nicholson characterizes Conner and their relationship as complicated, noting that “he had an enormous capacity for caring about people,” but could also be his own (and others’) “worst enemy.” She has held this collection for nearly forty years and as retrospectives of Conner’s work have recently appeared at major institutions, she claims that “it wasn’t all true,” but he was a “remarkable artist and a remarkable person” made of many disparate parts, often obscured, that “would change constantly.”
still from Cosmic Ray, 1962
This significant collection offers a rare glimpse into the interior life of an artist of astonishing output and curiosity, who has often been referred to as a “cosmological artist,” concerned with the anxieties of existing as an individual, obligated to being consigned to the world. “I think that happens with certain people that are so, to use a word from one of his movies, ‘cosmic ray,” says Nicholson—they “hold this universe inside of them … they are a sole source of power and fury.”
"I haven't called very many people brilliant in my life, but he truly was. Everything he did, he could do any medium, anything and the passion that he brought to it was amazing."
Natasha Nicholson on Bruce Conner
We confront this total unknown entity in the world...I like to re-create that moment, the moment when you are confronted with something that is a surprise. It is a delight, a mystery, maybe an unsolvable mystery. Unsolvable mysteries are much more attractive to me.
Bruce Conner 1933–2008
Bruce Conner was born in McPherson, Kansas in 1933 and died (by his own account) several times, after spending fifty years creating one of the most idiosyncratic and interesting bodies of work of the latter half of the twentieth century. Never content to work in one medium or mode, Conner explored moments of chaos and order, grief and ecstasy, our private and collective experiences, through assemblage, photography, film, collage, drawing and conceptual vagaries.
Conner once called Kansas “a place to be from,” and, like many young creative people of his generation, he was eventually drawn to the west coast. He studied literature and art at several schools, including Kansas Art Institute, Wichita University, University of Nebraska and briefly, Brooklyn Museum School. He later admitted his perpetual enrollment was largely to avoid the horror of being drafted. Painting was the first medium he explored seriously, citing Modigliani, Paul Klee and the ethos of Dada as early influences. Though he was painting at the height of abstract expressionism, and in an abstract mode, he found very little kinship with the style, its disciples and New York, calling the city “a rat maze, going from one little box to another little box … to get from one safe haven to another.”
Auction Results Bruce Conner
Untitled (artist's book)
collection of letters and ephemera
#601 (from SET OF SIX)
#707 and #705 (two works from SET OF SEVEN)
Legal Tender (two works)
Untitled Fragment (SHORT POEM)
#121 TWELVE MOONS
#100 MANDALA
Untitled (three works)
#210 and #209 (two works)
#703 (from SET OF SEVEN)
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Internet sensation ‘Grumpy Cat’ has died at age 7
Posted: May 17, 2019 / 12:37 PM EDT / Updated: May 17, 2019 / 12:37 PM EDT
FILE – This Dec. 1, 2015 file photo shows Grumpy Cat posing for a photo in Los Angeles. Grumpy Cat, whose sour puss became an internet sensation, has died at age 7, according to her owners. Posting on social media Friday, May 17, 2019, her owners wrote Grumpy experienced complications from a urinary tract infection […]
MORRISTOWN, Ariz. (AP) – Her owners say Grumpy Cat, whose sourpuss demeanor became an internet sensation, has died at age 7.
Posting on social media Friday, Grumpy Cat’s owners wrote that she experienced complications from a urinary tract infection and “passed away peacefully” Tuesday “in the arms of her mommy.”
Her owners said, “Grumpy Cat has helped millions of people smile all around the world – even when times were tough.”
Some days are grumpier than others… pic.twitter.com/ws209VWl97— Grumpy Cat (@RealGrumpyCat) May 17, 2019
The cat’s real name was Tardar Sauce, and she rose to fame after her photos were posted online in 2012. She had more than 2 million followers on Instagram and more than 1 million on Twitter.
Her website says her grumpy look was likely because she had a form of dwarfism.
Owner Tabatha Bundesen founded Grumpy Cat Limited, and the cat made numerous appearances, including commercials.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. judge on Friday denied bail for former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo after prosecutors argued he was a flight risk and pointed out officials found a suitcase with $40,000 in cash during his arrest.
Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson ordered Toledo, 73, held pending an extradition hearing scheduled for July 26.
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Betsy Atkins, Corporate Board Director
Betsy Atkins - author of Behind Boardroom Doors. She currently serves on 4 public company boards including Cognizant, as well as the board of privately held Volvo Cars. She'll discuss Tesla and CBS with Jen Rogers.
William: The Democrats’ far-left “Squad” squandered a huge opportunity this week to take the high road. Imagine if they had reached out to President Donald Trump and to the nation, rather than using their press conference Monday to score political points. Imagine if Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) — who kicked off the presser by calling the president “the occupant” of the White House — had invited Trump to visit her district and sit down with her constituents to hear their views. Imagine if Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) — who used the presser to recite, on live television, every profane phrase Trump has been accused of uttering — had used the opportunity to admit that she, too, had used language that offended some Americans, and to apologize. Imagine if she had acknowledged the tolerance of the American people instead of claiming “every single person who is brown and black at some point in their life in this country” had been abused. Imagine if Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) had used the press conference to propose working together with the president on issues of mutual interest — such as peace in the Middle East — rather than calling for his impeachment (which failed miserably in a Wednesday vote). And imagine if Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) had challenged the president to work with her on her ambitious policies rather than declaring that he “operates in complete bad faith.” If they had done so, they would have seized the moral high ground, and Trump would have had to follow their lead. Somehow, the Squad could not bring themselves to do that. Their party leaders deserve some of the blame. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) set a terrible example on Sunday when she said Trump’s tweets about the “Squad” meant that he wanted to “make America white again.” That wasn’t merely an attack on the president: it was also an attack on his supporters. Pelosi also explicitly injected race into a conversation, making rational debate difficult. Pelosi’s response was also ungrateful. Trump had defended her last Friday from exactly the same bogus charges of racism. AOC’s argument against Pelosi was that she had “singled out … women of color” simply by attacking the four of them. There are many other “women of color” in Congress. When Trump told reporters that Pelosi is not a racist, that was an opening to restore bipartisanship. She rejected that overture, setting the tone for her whole caucus. But the “Squad” still could have behaved differently. The fact that they chose outrage over reconciliation reflects two realities. One is that the new crop of “democratic socialist” candidates are not just fresh faces, but highly-trained political operatives carrying out an agenda. They have been coached not to explain, not to apologize, and not to do anything that would give the other side a way out of the confrontation. They want to hold onto race as a political cudgel. Their political organization, the “Justice Democrats,” specifically targets white incumbents for removal. They will continue turning up the heat. The other reality is that Americans have lost touch with the language and the tactics of the civil rights movement. Our popular culture and our universities downplay reformers like Dr. King in favor of more radical, supposedly more authentic political heroes. Omar quoted Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the press conference, but completely rejects his example, if she even understands it. Dr. King succeeded because even though he fought hard for what he wanted to achieve, he tried to appeal to the common humanity of those with whom he disagreed. He used rifts as an chance to achieve results. Now, progress depends on the Squad’s defeat.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar Responds to ‘Send Her Back’ Chants With Maya Angelou Poem ‘Still I Rise’
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March 29, 2019 at 4:40 pm EDT | by Chris Johnson
EXCLUSIVE: CDC chief ‘totally confident’ in plan to beat HIV by 2030
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield said he’s totally confident in the plan to beat HIV by 2030. (Photo public domain)
A top Trump health official leading the charge on the administration’s effort to end the HIV epidemic by 2030 said Thursday he’s “totally confident” about achieving the ambitious goal.
Robert Redfield, director of Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, made the remarks during an exclusive interview with the Washington Blade on the initiative and the continued stigma facing the LGBT community in health settings.
President Trump announced the initiative during his State of the Union address, pledging to seek resources to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030. The subsequent budget request to Congress sought $300 million for the first year of the initiative (while simultaneously seeking cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, programs on which many people with HIV rely).
Top health officials within the administration, Redfield said, developed the initiative and submitted the proposal to Secretary of Health & Human Services Alex Azar, who in turn submitted the plan to Trump in time for his State of the Union address.
“We presented that initiative to our secretary of health, who has fully embraced it as one of his major priorities,” Redfield said. “He was successful in presenting this to the president, who was also very committed and engaged, but I don’t know the actual process of how words get into his speech.”
Although the administration is also seeking to roll back the Affordable Care Act and to cut Medicare and Medicaid, Redfield said he doesn’t think changes to other health programs will affect the main HIV initiative.
“At least for individuals who are at risk for HIV infection or who have HIV infection, these persons will get access to the medical and preventive care independent of other issues they may come about related to the broader health care issues of our nation,” Redfield said.
Redfield, who worked as a medical researcher at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center at the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s, also marveled at the advancements in treatment and prevention that he said enables the plan to beat HIV/AIDS by 2030.
“[I was] involved in the first trial to ever use AZT, and I remember how ecstatic we all were when we increased survival from 10 months to 26 months,” Redfield said. “Who would believe today that when you’re 20 years old and you get HIV, you can expect to live between the age of 70 and 75?”
Read the full interview below:
Washington Blade: Now that the budget request is out, how confident are you the administration can achieve President Trump’s goal of ending new HIV infections by 2030?
Robert Redfield: I’m totally confident that we’re going to succeed. And, again, I just want to clarify the goal is to end the HIV epidemic by 2030, and so, what that technically means is to bring new infections down to less than one per 100,000, so that would be less than 3,000. Obviously, we would like to do all the way down to zero, but the goal is to end the AIDS epidemic in America by decreasing new infections below 1 infection per 100,000 group of people.
Blade: The president announced the initiative during his State of the Union address. What was the process like to make sure those words would be included in the speech?
Redfield: Well, I really don’t know that process as much other than I can say that this was a very thoughtful initiative that was put together by key principals from CDC, NIH, HRSA, the Indian Health Services, the assistant secretary of health, who really did work together for months to look in detail whether we felt that the targeted initiative, a highly focused initiative could meet the goal of bringing the HIV epidemic to an end.
Once we were confident among ourselves that, as you know well, Chris, we had the tools, whether it’s successful treatment to get people diagnosed and treated, virally suppressed, so not only they can live a full life, but also, importantly, that if you’re virally suppressed that…you would no longer be able to transmit, and if you could couple that with getting people at risk for HIV infections in comprehensive prevention programs, including PrEP, that the epidemic would come to an end.
And the question was how would we do that. And when we looked at the new infections in America that have stabilized around 40,000 and just spotted the infections where they occurred, we noticed that over half the infections were in 48 counties and D.C. and San Juan — which is just 50 jurisdictions out of over 3,000, so immediately if you look at that map, everyone said, “Wait a minute. This is highly focused. We can do this.”
It’s also highly focused, as you know, demographically that most of the new infections that we’re seeing are in men who have sex with men, and not just men who have sex with men, but African-American and Latino men, and not just African-American and Latino men, but men that are between the ages of 25 and 34. So it’s very geographically focused and it’s very demographically focused.
So we came together with an initiative, which we all believed was no longer aspirational, but was practical. We presented that initiative to our secretary of health, who has fully embraced it as one of his major priorities. He was successful in presenting this to the president, who was also very committed and engaged, but I don’t know the actual process of how words get into his speech. Clearly, I do know how the secretary became very committed and made this one of the major objectives of his tenure as secretary and he presented it to the president. He wanted to make it one of the major initiatives of his presidency.
Blade: The president’s budget request calls for $300 million for the initiative. Will future requests seek similar resources, or was that a one-time request?
Redfield: As you know the president’s budget request, as you said, nearly $300 million, $291 million. That was the budget that the experts within the department, the agencies that I mentioned, thought that we needed in Year One.
This is a multi-year initiative, and people can anticipate that there’ll be additional requests in a second, third, fourth and fifth year. And people can anticipate that those resources obviously will be — requested will be significantly greater than the resources that were in the president’s budget for 2020.
Blade: The budget also requests an $845 billion cut to Medicare and seeks to roll back Medicaid as it was expanded under the Affordable Care Act. Could the administration achieve the 2030 goal if Congress agrees to the cuts as well?
Redfield: You know, Chris, that’s outside my expertise other than to say that I am confident, as are the other leaders, confident that within the president’s HIV initiative, we will have the resources needed to make sure that all — I’m going to keep saying that “all,” because people when I say “all,” they say but what about these people? I say all people with HIV infection we will work to get diagnosed, engaged in care and on retroviral therapy and virally suppressed.
And we did our current calculations with a five-year budget outline and eventually, as you know, it’s a 10-year program, but we did outline the first five years. We did it assuming that there was no significant change in expanded Medicaid and any change in services. The second thing we did is [ensure] all people at risk for HIV infection would get access to comprehensive prevention strategy, including PrEP.
So, at least for individuals who are at risk for HIV infection or who have HIV infection, these persons will get access to the medical and preventive care independent of other issues they may come about related to the broader health care issues of our nation.
Blade: You were working on HIV/AIDS drug development at the height of the epidemic in the 1980s and 90s. How would you compare HIV/AIDS treatment at that time to what we have now?
Redfield: You know, it’s really been a gift to watch the power of science apply. When I started as an HIV physician in 1983, many of my patients had a limited life expectancy. I learned as a physician just to try to take care of them to the best of my ability, but all too often, that ended in death way too prematurely. [I was] involved in the first trial to ever use AZT, and I remember how ecstatic we all were when we increased survival from 10 months to 26 months. Who would believe today that when you’re 20 years old and you get HIV, you can expect to live between the age of 70 and 75?
When we originally had therapy, as you know, and went through single lymphocyte, dual lymphocyte, then eventually the protease inhibitors came and we had many patients that were taking 20, 30, 35 pills a day, three times a day, significant toxicity, major side effects and frequently at the end of the day, half the patients developed resistance and therapy failed.
There was a time actually when I was involved in Baltimore after I left the military that I was considered one of the doctors of last resort. People would come with multi-drug resistance virus, resistant to three or four classes of drugs. We would try to do the best and keep their T-cell count from falling and just do the best we could.
Today, the therapy we have is single pill or two pills once a day. I like to use the term it’s pretty bulletproof, meaning the drugs really work and the virus really doesn’t have the ability to escape them the way it did in the old days. Drug resistance is no longer a real threat, particularly with some of the major drugs that are used today. The side effects now on these drugs are really minimal, close to the side effects of water. So today we have really very simple, very successful, very easy-to-take therapy that has minimum side effects, limited toxicity so that people can expect to take them for 20, 30, 40 or 50 years and can expect being able to have a high quality of life.
You know, and you follow this close, there’s even advancements in therapy that are coming beyond that in terms of some of the long-acting therapies, long-acting injectables. It probably won’t be long to some people who don’t even like taking a pill a day to be given an alternative option to take some type of injection, or even people are looking at long-acting implants that will be able to basically provide the treatment that they need.
It’s clear that we will need chronic anti-retroviral therapy to maintain viral suppression. I do think therapy strategies continue to be worked on, science is working hard trying to find ways we can cure HIV infection. I think those days will come. We’ve seen several cases already, but I think you’ll see strategies develop that are actually more applicable.
So, I think it’s just an amazing testament to the power of science and I’d like to say it to you: A big part of it was obviously the investment and the science that was done in the private sector, but probably the most important investment was the courage of the young men and women and persons in the community that had the courage to participate in the clinical research.
So that we actually went from a day when most people with HIV infection kind of looked at a difficult clinical course that too often ended in premature death and today we’re looking at actual lifetime, we’re even looking at the ability to tell young people that are HIV infected, we can actually not only help you live a natural lifetime, we can actually make it so you’re no longer infectious to those you care about or those you have sexual relationships with. And who would have believed that?
Again, I know you reach out to a large community, a lot of credit goes to the community, the early community that had the courage to participate in clinical research.
Blade: Why has HIV/AIDS been such a personal priority for you?
Redfield: You know, that’s an interesting question because it really, really has. It wasn’t initially because of any insight. I was asked…my job in the military was to look at infectious diseases…that were viral that might be transmitted by blood, or sexually transmitted diseases. Rapidly, obliviously, it was clear that HIV fit into that group.
When I started prior to the understanding of the cause, taking care of the men and women that were in the military with HIV infection at a time when we didn’t know what it was, I’ll tell you the truth, they rapidly became my friends. It was a real challenge. I went into infectious disease rather than oncology because I didn’t think I could deal with my patients dying all the time. I eventually ended up with HIV [care] and becoming a dominant provider of HIV care.
Really, until I became CDC director last year, I cared for many, many, many patients and I say initially because I got to see it and I really did believe that, systemically, science could do this. I worked with really good scientists, I got to be part of the team that originally proved the causation between AIDS and HIV. I got to work on some of the earlier therapies as you mentioned. I saw incremental improvement, then it got applied to individual lives and made a difference.
I could still remember very clearly the last patient that I had that missed out on protease inhibitors…If she could have just lived another six weeks, she’d probably be alive today. But I think it was that. And I saw science making a difference. I think that’s why now I want to see those tools I would never believed even 10 years ago, we wouldn’t have been able to dream to end the AIDS epidemic, the fact those tools today, we have them. I think many of us for years were hoping there’d be a historical effort in the United States to do this, and we’re just honored and appreciative that President Trump has chosen to use this as a major initiative, Secretary Azar, and say let’s apply that science and let’s get this thing to the finish.
Blade: Let’s go back to the plan. There’s concern that it addressed the biomedical aspects of HIV/AIDS, but ignores the social determinants of health. What assurances can you make homophobia and transphobia won’t be a factor in seeking to treat HIV patients?
Redfield: Chris, this is a critical, critical point. Succeeding in ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic in America is not limited to the biomedical success. I think the first thing I will say is I feel very strongly that stigma in all its forms are the enemy of the public health. That’s obviously even more critical in the drug overdose, drug use, drug misuse epidemic that were dealing with. I think it’s clear that many of the people that haven’t gotten access to diagnosis or have been linked to care and stay in care, or haven’t gotten access to comprehensive prevention strategies, many of these reasons that has not happened are defined in what you highlight as factors that are really social determinants of health.
One thing I’ll say about this initiative: It’s not a top-down initiative. Each of these jurisdictions are going to have to come up with a different plan and we said it clearly: It’s a plan that’s for the community, by the community, in the community. I will say the community is going to be the most critical lynchpin of this plan because many of us public health leaders, or many of the academic leaders, probably aren’t the critical experts to understand what it is that community needs to get diagnosed in certain communities, or what it is they need linked to care.
I’ll be the first to say that housing is part of the medical issue. I’ll be first to say that there are a number of social determinants, so the community is going to be critical, and groups like your paper are going to be important because probably the most critical group that can help this program be successful is the persons who actually become HIV-infected in the first couple years.
I think we need to…have a detailed, what I call a social autopsy to understand what was it that didn’t work so this individual didn’t get access to the prevention efforts that we know work. What was it that made this individual’s sexual partner not get access to HIV treatment so they could be virally suppressed and undetectable? It really is building the trust and partnership with the community to be a part of this initiative. When I say this is our initiative from CDC, or our initiative from the U.S. government, it’s our initiative for the entire HIV community to finally bring an end to the HIV epidemic as we know it.
And the only thing that will prevent it is if we don’t get the full participation of the community, which I’m confident we will as we move forward and build the trust of the community that we’re serious about making sure the community does get — all people can get access to effective therapy, all people in the community can access to comprehensive strategies.
Blade: You talked about stigma being contrary to the interest of public health. Do you think that stigma based on homophobia and transphobia still persists in medicine and do you think the military’s transgender policy, the ban, which is framed as a broad-based medical policy, is evidence of stigma based on transphobia?
Redfield: What I can say is that I do believe that stigma still exists in the HIV epidemic, and particularly, you see it in transgender persons and having clinical settings that people feel comfortable accessing. We clearly see it in men who have sex with men, particularly the African-American and Latino men that have highly religious structures that have seemed to reinforce stigma.
We’ve also seen it, Chris, in one of the areas that I’ve seen in some of the surveys we’ve done about men who have sex with men about their own feeling about themselves. There is sadly still self-stigmatization that people have that we need to get rid of. People need to feel proud of who they are and not feel that they’re stigmatized either internally or externally, so it’s still there.
I will tell you, it’s nothing compared to trying to confront the stigma dealing with drug misuse and drug use, but it’s there and needs to be confronted and it needs to be peeled away so it doesn’t impact individuals from gaining access to the care and treatment and prevention services that they deserve to have free access to.
Blade: And is the military’s transgender policy an example of that?
Redfield: I really am not going to comment directly on that. I think that what the military’s decisions are — from a public health point of view we need to embrace transgender persons so that they can get access to care and treatment prevention services that they need, and I think you’ll see this initiative accomplish that. We need to embrace men who have sex with men that feel stigmatized so that they can be in clinical settings.
The one thing I will say that’s important that we need the community, all too often we develop these clinical programs where the illness is for the patients to come to us on our terms. I’ve challenged the community and I’ve reached out and I’ll continue to reach for the community to develop innovative ways to provide care and treatment and prevention services to the community where they are and I think, again, central to this, is the importance that stigma has no place in our efforts to bring an end to the AIDS epidemic and the president’s initiative.
Chris Johnson is Chief Political & White House Reporter for the Washington Blade. Johnson attends the daily White House press briefings and is a member of the White House Correspondents' Association. Follow Chris
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Age: Risk of malignancy increases with age.
Risk of 3% at age 35-39 years
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Travel history: People who have traveled to areas with endemic mycosis (such as histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, or blastomycosis) or a high prevalence of tuberculosis have a higher chance of the SPN being benign.
People who have a history of tuberculosis or pulmonary mycosis have a greater chance of the SPN being benign.
Blood tests cannot lead to a diagnosis. However, the following tests may indicate whether the SPN is benign or malignant:
Anemia (low levels of hemoglobin) or an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (speed at which red blood cells settle in anticoagulated blood) may indicate an underlying cancer or an infectious disease.
Elevated levels of liver enzymes, alkaline phosphatase, or serum calcium may indicate that the SPN is cancerous and spreading or that cancer is spreading from other parts of the body to the lung.
Persons who have histoplasmosis or coccidioidomycosis may have high levels of immunoglobulin G and immunoglobulin M antibodies specific to these fungi.
A tuberculin skin test is used to help determine whether the SPN has been caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The test involves injecting the tuberculin antigen (a substance that triggers the immune system to produce cells that attack and try to destroy the antigen) into the skin and observing the body’s response. If the injection site swells and reddens, there is a chance that the SPN has been caused by tuberculosis.
Chest X-rays
Because SPNs are often first detected on chest X-rays, ascertaining whether the nodule is in the lung or outside it is important. A chest X-ray taken from a side position, fluoroscopy, or a CT scan may help confirm the location of the nodule.
Although nodules of 5 mm diameter are occasionally found on chest X-rays, SPNs are often 8-10 mm in diameter.
Patients who have an older chest X-ray should show it to their health care provider for comparison. This is important, because the growth rate of a nodule can be determined. The doubling time of most malignant SPNs is one to six months, and any nodule that grows more slowly or more rapidly is likely to be benign.
Chest X-rays can provide information regarding size, shape, cavitation, growth rate, and calcification pattern. All of these features can help determine whether the lesion is benign or malignant. However, none of these features is entirely specific for lung cancer.
Characteristics that may help establish the diagnosis with reasonable certainty include (1) a benign pattern of calcification, (2) a growth rate that is either too slow or too fast to be lung cancer, (3) a specific shape or appearance of the nodule consistent with that of a benign lesion, and (4) unequivocal evidence of another benign disease process.
The CT scan is an invaluable aid in identifying features of the nodule and determining the likelihood of cancer. In addition to the features seen on a chest X-ray, a CT scan of the chest allows better assessment of the nodule. The advantages of a CT scan over chest X-ray include the following:
Better resolution: Nodules as small as 3-4 mm can be detected. Features of the SPN are better visualized on CT scan, thereby aiding the diagnosis.
Better localization: A nodule's location can be more accurately determined.
Areas that are difficult to assess on X-rays are visualized better on a CT scan.
CT scanning provides more details of the internal structures and more readily shows calcifications.
If the CT scan demonstrates fat within the nodule, the lesion is benign. This is specific for a benign lesion.
CT scanning helps distinguish between a neoplastic abnormality and an infective abnormality.
Positron emission tomography (PET)
Malignant cells need more energy than normal cells and benign abnormalities; therefore, they consume more sugar. PET involves a radiolabeled substance to measure this activity. Malignant nodules absorb more of the substance than benign nodules and normal tissue and can be readily identified on the 3-dimensional, colored image.
PET scan is an accurate, noninvasive exam, but the procedure is expensive.
Single-photon emission computed tomography
Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) imaging is performed using a radiolabeled substance, technetium Tc P829.
SPECT scans are less expensive than PET scans but have comparable sensitivity and specificity. However, the test has not been evaluated in a large number of people and it is not widely available. In addition, the SPECT scans are less sensitive for nodules smaller than 20 mm in diameter.
Biopsy (a sample of cells is removed for examination under a microscope): Different ways are used to collect biopsy samples from the airway or lung tissue where the SPN is located.
Bronchoscopy: This procedure is used for SPNs that are situated closer to the walls of the airways. A bronchoscope (a thin, flexible, lighted tube with a tiny camera at the end) is inserted through the mouth or nose and down the windpipe. From there, it can be inserted into the airways (bronchi) of the lungs. During bronchoscopy, the health care professional takes a biopsy sample from the SPN. If the lesion is not easily accessible on the airway wall or is smaller than 2 cm in diameter, a needle biopsy may be performed. This procedure is called a transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) biopsy.
Transthoracic needle aspiration (TTNA) biopsy: This type of biopsy is used if the lesion is not easily accessible on the airway wall or is smaller than 2 cm in diameter. If the SPN is on the periphery of the lung, a biopsy sample has to be taken with the help of a needle inserted through the chest wall and into the SPN. It is usually performed with CT guidance. With SPNs larger than 2 cm in diameter, the diagnostic accuracy is higher (90%-95%). However, the accuracy decreases (60%-80%) in nodules that are smaller than 2 cm in diameter.
Video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS) is performed with the help of a thoracoscope (a flexible, lighted tube with a tiny camera at the end) inserted into the chest through a small cut on the chest wall. The camera displays the image on a TV screen, and the surgeon uses the display to guide the operation. This is an option that may be used to remove the nodule for both treatment and for confirming diagnosis.
Based on the results of exams and tests, a person with SPN can be divided into one of the following three groups:
Persons with probable benign SPN: Persons who have been diagnosed with probable benign SPN may need to undergo further serial testing such as chest X-ray or CT scans every three to four months in the first year, every six months in the second year, and once every year for up to five years. Determining that the SPN is benign is typically based on factors that include:
Persons younger than age 35 without other risk factors
Benign appearance on chest X-ray
Stability of the SPN over a period of two years on chest X-rays.
Other factors include gender, ethnicity, appearance of nodule, location of nodule, smoking history, medical history, and history of exposure to radon, asbestos or uranium.
Persons with a malignant SPN: Persons who have been diagnosed with a malignant SPN based on the results of the exams and tests should have the nodule surgically removed.
Persons with SPN that cannot be classified as either benign or malignant: Most persons fall into this category. However, as many as 75% of these patients have malignant nodules on further evaluation. Therefore, such persons are also advised to have it surgically removed.
The SPN may be surgically removed in patients who have (1) a moderate-to-high risk for cancer and clinical signs that indicate that the nodule is malignant or (2) a nodule whose malignancy status cannot be determined even after a biopsy.
SPN is removed surgically by either thoracotomy (open lung surgery) or a video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
Thoracotomy involves making a cut in the chest wall and removing small wedges of lung tissue. Patients undergoing this procedure are usually required to stay in the hospital for several days afterward.
Video-assisted thoracoscopy is performed with the help of a thoracoscope (a flexible, lighted tube with a tiny camera at the end) inserted into the chest through a small cut on the chest wall. The camera displays the image on a TV screen, and the surgeon uses the display to guide the operation. Its advantages over thoracotomy include a shorter recovery time and a smaller incision.
Persons who have been diagnosed with a benign appearing SPN should schedule serial follow- up testing as guided by their doctor.
Avoiding the possible causes may help prevent SPN from forming. Possible avoidable causes include the following:
Traveling to areas with lots of cases of mycosis (histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, blastomycosis) or to areas with a high prevalence of tuberculosis
Occupational exposure to risk factors for lung cancer (such as asbestos, radon, nickel, chromium, vinyl chloride, polycyclic hydrocarbons)
Most SPNs are benign, but they may represent an early stage of lung cancer.
The 5-year survival rate for diagnosed lung cancer is 55% for localized disease and 4% for advanced disease.
The only chance for cure of early lung cancer that presents as a SPN is prompt diagnosis and treatment.
WebMD Medical Reference from eMedicineHealth Reviewed by Melinda Ratini, DO, MS on November 21, 2017
SOURCE: Solitary Pulmonary Nodule from eMedicineHealth. American Lung Association: "Lung Cancer Fact Sheet." UpToDate: "Diagnostic evaluation of the incidental pulmonary nodule." CDC: "Nocardiosis."
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ABC News(NEW YORK) — In the two months since he announced a presidential exploratory committee, Mayor Pete Buttigieg has risen to relative prominence in a crowded 2020 field by appealing to the “whole country,” beyond the liberal silos that Democrats tend to focus on in presidential races.
“An election is supposed to be about our whole country and we can’t just concentrate on those areas where people, for the most part, already agree with us,” he said on ABC’s “The View” on Friday. “If they have a somewhat different set of values, if they know what you have to say is coming from a place of values, I think you get a lot of credit for that.”
Democratic presidential candidate @PeteButtigieg: “An election is supposed to be about our whole country … we can’t just concentrate on those areas where people, for the most part, already agree with us.” https://t.co/f8u2wc159S pic.twitter.com/kUXfoXMMNO
— The View (@TheView) March 22, 2019
The South Bend, Indiana, mayor is gaining traction in the early stages of a primary season with 15 contenders competing for the Democratic nomination by showcasing a blend of Midwestern values and robust policy acumen to back his long-shot bid. While Buttigieg might still be a lesser-known candidate, this week he earned a spot on the stage at the first Democratic debate after surpassing the 65,000 donor threshold to qualify.
Although he hasn’t formally announced his candidacy, the 37-year-old said he believes he can attract voters open to “different voices” with “authenticity.”
“My generation really puts a premium on authenticity,” Buttigieg asserted. “I think you have a much better chance of reaching — and of course we want to reach out to conservatives, too, not by tricking them and pretending to be more — if I’m not aligned with somebody to where they shouldn’t vote for me because I don’t represent their values, then fine, but I’d like to reach more conservatives who just might for the first time in a long time — because the Republican party went through this hostile takeover by the current president — just might be open to different voices and different candidates.”
Buttigieg’s early push comes as the expected entrance of former Vice President Joe Biden looms over the race. CNN reported on Monday that Biden discussed with advisers the possibility of choosing a running mate early in the primary to “keep the focus of the primary fight on the ultimate goal of unseating Trump.” The close advisers are considering pre-packaging a ticket with Stacey Abrams as his vice president, according to Axios.
“Abrams continues to keep all options on the table for 2020 and beyond,” Abrams’ spokesperson Lauren Groh-Wargo said in a statement to ABC News. “She has met with over half a dozen presidential contenders to discuss their commitment to voting rights and to investing in Georgia.”
During his Friday interview, Buttigieg dismissed the theory behind that speculation when asked about picking a vice president right out of the gate, but signaled he supported a gender-balanced ticket.
“I don’t speak for anybody else but it would definitely feel presumption if I did it,” he said. “I don’t think you rule anybody in and out decisively. First of all, you got to get there. There’s research on companies that’s shown that when a company has more gender balance in it’s leadership, it’s more profitable. If that’s true for companies, I bet you that’s true for countries.”
The former Navy intelligence officer could make history as the nation’s first openly gay presidential nominee of a major party. He was the first openly-gay executive in Indiana history.
Buttigieg came out publicly in a 2015 essay in the South Bend Tribune, less than two weeks before the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationally in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges.
“When I came out … it was 2015. We were in the middle of a reelection campaign,” Buttigieg said. “It was not obvious that that was going to be a safe thing to do. It was in Indiana. Mike Pence was the governor at the time, and I wound up getting re-elected with 80 percent of the vote. So I think people will evaluate you for the job that you do.”
Despite the historic nature of his candidacy, in the ever-evolving field of 2020 candidates, Buttigieg urged his fellow Democrats to keep voters in the foreground and focus on what they are running for, not against in President Donald Trump.
“Where we could go off the rails is if we see this fountain of negativity because we’ve lost our minds about the current president, not without reason, right, but it can’t be all about him,” he said. “If we’re always talking about him, then folks at home in the Midwest, for example, are going to say you’re not talking about me. So the more we can make it about voters, not who’s looking good in the committee hearing or who got the best zinger off on the cable news show. Where I live that’s not what decides people’s lives.”
A graduate of Harvard University and Oxford who has met with former President Barack Obama about his presidential ambitions, Buttigieg also addressed issues and ideas confronting the 2020 hopefuls in the early primary race — including a proposal on the fringes — reparations to African-American families hurt by slavery.
“I’m supportive of the concept of acting proactively to right these wrongs,” Buttigieg said. “I don’t know that — if it’s perceived though as just a check in the mail system, I think we’re going to have a hard time coming up with something that everybody can believe is fair.”
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“Let’s be intentional. When we decide how housing money is going to be spent, let’s tar got those to neighborhoods that experience red lining,” he added before sharing his support for a U.S. House proposal that will set up a commission to look into the idea.
Buttigieg also implied that socialism, which continues to be defined and redefined in American politics, has been weaponized as a “scare tactic” by President Donald Trump and Republicans.
“I think in many ways it’s a term that’s lost it’s meaning because it’s being thrown around politically,” he said before citing the example of the Affordable Care Act, which he pointed out was initially a proposal by a Republican governor. “I believe that capitalism is this incredibly powerful force that can do a lot of good, but I guess in the same way people talk about democratic socialism, I want to talk about democratic capitalism.”
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Wellness Corporate Solutions Implements Updated Blood Pressure Classifications
Bethesda, Md., December 8, 2017 / Wellness Corporate Solutions (WCS), the award-winning provider of biometric screenings, health coaching, and comprehensive wellness programming, is transitioning to updated blood pressure classifications. The update is an immediate response to news from The American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines, which announced revised guidelines for hypertension classifications in November 2017.
As a top-rated wellness provider, WCS adheres to rigorous standards and top-grade health accreditations throughout its service offerings. The new hypertension classifications and targets consist of updated blood pressure readings that qualify people for the Normal, Elevated, and Stage 1 and Stage 2 hypertension.
Prior to this update, hypertension was classified as a blood pressure reading of 140/90 mm Hg or higher. The new guideline classifies hypertension as a blood pressure reading of 130/80 mm Hg or higher.
“We’re committed to providing services that provide useful, actionable information for employers and employees,” said Susan Torroella, WCS Executive Vice President of Screening Services. “By updating our screenings and health education to match the most recent guidelines, we are making sure American workplaces are receiving the best, most up-to-date information when it comes to their health.”
While these updated guidelines will upgrade a significant number of people to a hypertension diagnosis, the goal of the new standard is to emphasize preventive measures. For most of the people with a Stage 1 Hypertension result, the treatment plan will be focused on lifestyle changes. WCS pairs its screening services with health education, and also offers state-of-the-art health coaching and comprehensive wellness programs.
“Our entire approach to corporate wellness is built around the idea that we can inspire healthy behavior change,” Torroella said. “We’ve never been more prepared to give employees the support they need to lower blood pressure and improve cardiovascular health.”
WCS has already begun to transition all systems and wellness representatives over to the new guidelines, with a target of completing the transition in the first quarter of 2018.
According to the World Health Organization, hypertension is the single highest risk factor for death and disability. Along with hypertension, WCS screening services include full lipid panels, body composition analysis, and blood glucose testing, among other key health metrics.
Wellness Corporate Solutions is a nationwide provider of comprehensive wellness programming and biometric screenings headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Since its founding in 2004, WCS has provided wellness services for more than 700 public- and private-sector clients, including Fortune 100 companies with more than 150,000 employees. To learn more, visit our website and connect with us on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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Zinc Appoints New 'Insights Lead'
- Dec 2016 -
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Ana Petrusevski as the new Insights Lead for Zinc.
Ana has spent most of her career in Australia, along with stints in the UK and the US, working for different creative consulting firms in the fields of innovation, branding & digital. Her experience ranges from working on new product development initiatives for major brands, to working with tech startups on defining new product and service propositions. She has a soft spot for academia and has been teaching undergrad and postgrad students about Human Centred Design and Design Thinking.
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North Korea 'Playing Hardball' with Trump, Trying to Extort More Concessions Ahead of Summit
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Mathew Ha, with the Washington, D.C.-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins CBN's Senior International Correspondent George Thomas to discuss implications of North Korea's recent political moves.
To many observers, North Korea's threat to cancel the upcoming historic summit between Kim Jong Un and president Donald Trump is another reminder of how untrustworthy the communist regime is.
"Look, this is something that we fully expected," White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday. "The president is very used to and ready for tough negotiations and if they want to meet, we'll be ready and if they don't, that's OK too."
On Wednesday, the regime released a statement complaining about a host of issues and bashed the Trump administration for making "reckless" statements against North Korea.
"We have already stated our intention of denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and made clear on several occasions that precondition for denuclearization is to put an end to anti-DPRK hostile policy and nuclear threats and blackmail of the United States," Kim Kye Gwan, the first vice-minister of North Korea, said in a statement Wednesday.
"The most hopeful interpretation is that this is just negotiating posturing," said Michael Szanto, an international policy expert. "The North Korean government is hoping that they can gain leverage against the United States."
Experts say it is too soon to tell whether North Korea has returned to old habits of diplomatic brinkmanship or if these threats are merely posturing ahead of the planned summit.
"This is mainly about looking for additional concessions before the summit even happens," Mathew Ha, research associate with the Washington-based Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told CBN News. "This is their way of sort of playing hardball with the United States."
North Korea is notorious for deploying brinkmanship tactics with former US administrations.
"The North Koreans have consistently used diplomacy, as Kim Jung Un has learned from his father, that this is a great way to extort concessions from the United States and its allies," Ha said.
"This is a guy who cannot be trusted, this is literally a little boy who is running this country," said CBN News National Security Correspondent Erik Rosales about Kim. Rosales shared his insights about North Korea and explains the China connection on a recent edition of the CBN News Daily Rundown.
"We are not going to make concessions just to get to the negotiating table," warned Texas Congressman Michael McCaul.
McCaul, who chairs the Homeland Security Committee, says the Trump administration will not make the same mistakes as previous administrations.
"I think that has been the fatal flaw that has happened over the past three administrations where the North Koreans have played us and continued their nuclear weapons program," McCaul said.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says whatever concessions the North is looking for, some issues are non-negotiable for the United States, the primary one being that Pyongyang agrees to complete denuclearization.
"The president has a commitment and he will make this commitment to Chairman Kim," Pompeo said. "If you do the things we need to do so that America is no longer held at risk by your nuclear weapons arsenal, and that you get rid of your CBW {chemical, biological weapons} program and missiles that threaten the world, we will ensure that your people have the opportunity for the greatness that I know Chairman Kim wants them to have."
Trump's national security advisor, John Bolton, echoed Pompeo's sentiments.
"We are going to do everything we can to come to a successful meeting, but we are not going to back away from the objective of that meeting, which is complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of North Korea," Bolton said in an interview with Fox News Radio.
North Korea says it has no interest in a "one-sided" meeting meant to pressure it into abandoning its nuclear weapons.
"If the US is trying to drive us into a corner to force our unilateral nuclear abandonment, we will no longer be interested in such dialogue," Kim Kye Gwan said in Wednesday's statement.
"If President Trump follows in the footsteps of his predecessors, he will be recorded as more tragic and unsuccessful president than his predecessors, far from his initial ambition to make unprecedented success," Kim added.
The regime's media repeated its opposition on Thursday to previously scheduled military drills between South Korea and the United States.
"We'll make continued efforts to maintain and improve the current political situation," said an unidentified writer on a North Korean government website. "But indiscriminate drills for invasion of the North will never be tolerated."
President Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un are scheduled to meet June 12 in Singapore.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday, "if the North Koreans want to meet, we'll be there."
"The president is fully prepared to have the meeting, but if not that's OK too and we'll see what happens beyond that," Sanders said during her daily briefing at the White House.
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ANTHONY ALEXANDER DEAN
Died: March 7, 2016
Tony Dean was born in New York, son of Frederic Max and Rebecca Whitney Dean. His father was employed in the hotel business and the family moved frequently in his youth. Tony graduated from San Marino (California) High School.
At Yale Tony was a member of Branford College where he served as a college aide and played soccer, baseball and softball. He was a scholarship student. He was a member of the WYBC executive staff and Vice-Chairman of the board in 1961. He was also a member of the Desert Club, in the Football Band and earned his fencing numerals. Tony was a Philosophy Honors major, on Dean's List and a ranking scholar.
Following graduation Tony attended Yale Law School, was appointed to the Yale Law Journal and was awarded his L.L.B. in 1965. He was selected as a Fulbright Scholar and studied German antitrust law at the University of Cologne from 1965 to 1966. Tony was fluent in German.
On his return to New York he joined the law firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. Subsequently he was a partner in Dunnington Bartholow & Miller from 1977 to 1980 and later in Windels, Marx, Davies & Ives and the Gibbons, P.C. firm. He specialized in antitrust, corporate and commercial litigation and was a frequent lecturer on international arbitration and litigation.
He was a member of the Board of Directors of the federal court's Eastern District Litigation Fund for 19 years and its president for 11 years. He was also a member of the Federal Bar Council and the Committee on Second Circuit Courts. He was admitted to and practiced in the state and federal courts in New York and New Jersey.
In addition to his activities in the law, Tony was a longtime member of the Board of Regents of Long Island College Hospital and the Continuum of Health Partners Board of Trustees as well as the Yale Club of New York. He was a frequent attendee at the monthly class luncheon. Tony also was a warden at Grace Church in Brooklyn Heights.
Tony married Joanna August 24, 1967 and they settled in Brooklyn Heights where they raised two sons, Alexander (born in 1968) and James (born in 1973). Both sons followed Tony to Yale, Alexander graduating in 1990 and James in 1994. Both were also world class squash players and starred at Yale and in national competitions. Joanna graduated from South College in 1965 and earned her M.A.T. in Education in 1966. Her career is in development for non-profits.
Your scribe and Tony were roommates in the summer of 1964 in New York City while we both worked as summer associates at city law firms. We shared a 4th floor brownstone walk-up in the midtown theatre district, since long gone in what is now the hotel district. Some of our parties and lady visitors were memorable, but I give Tony all the credit. Then in the summer of 1966 I met Tony in Cologne and we traveled together in Germany and in Denmark. Those were good times.
Tony was a wonderful friend with a subtle sense of humor and he became a first-class lawyer.
Classmate Aaron Etra, his WYBC Chairman, provided an epitaph which captured Tony's spirit: "He was unfailingly upbeat, enthusiastic, wise and contributory. From our days at Yale until the last time I saw him, Tony was the personification of a friendly and courtly gentleman, a person one was fortunate to have known and blessed to have had as a colleague and counselor. His smile is a lasting memory."
Tony died March 7, 2016, at home in Brooklyn Heights surrounded by his family after a courageous fight against cancer. He is survived by Joanna, Alexander and James, four grandchildren, his sister Whitney and brother-in-law Andrew Bergman. He was predeceased by his parents and his brother Rick.
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Why Don’t Boats Have Gears and Why Does a Car Have a Gearbox To Help It Accelerate When Stationary?
Some powerboats do have gears, but these are the exception rather than the rule.
The difference between boats and cars lies in the way in which the power generated by the engine is translated into movement of the vehicle. In a boat the engine turns a propeller which pushes water backwards. The reaction to this rapidly moving stream of water pushes the boat forward.
If the engine and propeller are well matched there will be sufficient power to turn the propeller, even when the engine is running slowly.
If the boat is large it may take some time to accelerate, during which water can be seen streaming away from the stern. Have a look next time you are on a ferry, you’ll see churning water at the back of the ship, even though the ship has yet to move.
In a car the wheels can turn only if the car moves, in contrast to the ferry, but it takes a lot of power to accelerate from standing.
Unfortunately, internal combustion engines do not generate much power when they are running slowly, so if the engine were connected to the wheels without a gearbox, the inertia of the vehicle would stall the engine.
The gearbox allows the engine to turn rapidly, generating power, even when the wheels are moving slowly. If it were not for the ingenuity of gearbox and clutch designers, the internal combustion engine would have had no future in road vehicles. In contrast, steam engines generate a lot of power from a standing start so steam locomotives can pull away without a gearbox.
On loose surfaces such as sand, a car’s wheels can turn without the vehicle immediately moving too.
This is somewhat similar to the ferry, in that sand is thrown backwards as the wheels rotate. However, more sand does not immediately rush in to take its place, so the wheels are likely to dig themselves into the sand until the car is embedded to its axles.
Speedboats experience a huge amount of drag. Typical full-speed drag force is a quarter of the weight of the boat, which is like driving a car up a slope of slightly over 25 per cent.
Speedboats have to be low geared to overcome this drag, and a multi-speed gearbox would make very little difference for low-speed acceleration. The drag is so large that any gear change would have to be extremely fast or the boat would slow down too much during the changes.
Because propellers slip through the water when the boat is starting up, there is no need for a clutch, the water acts like one.
It is possible to change gear on a boat by changing the propeller for one of a different pitch. A lower pitch gives better acceleration, and allows you to pull larger loads, while a higher pitch gives better top speed, if the waves are small, which reduces drag. However, the typical change that might be useful on a boat is less than the difference between adjacent gears on a car.
The speed of a car is proportional to the engine speed for a particular gear. This is not the case in a boat because the propeller can “slip” in the water, whereas a car tyre stays stuck to the road. In all engines an increase in revolutions means an increase in power, up to a certain point.
Most of us will have accidentally taken off from traffic lights in a car in third gear. The number of revolutions in third gear is much lower than that in first gear, so the engine does not generate enough power to move the car and it stalls.
This shows that a low gear is essential in a car for power at low speed. But if you open the throttle fully in a boat, the propeller spins freely in the water, the engine reaches a high number of revolutions and the boat moves off without stalling.
The boat’s single gear is designed so that the propeller works most efficiently within the engine’s operating range. There is no need for additional gears.
In a boat, the drop in power while changing gear results in a large drop in speed, because the resistance in water is much greater than on a road, so a boat cannot pass through a gear change as easily as a car can.
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From the most ancient times, it has been the unanimous consensus of the Patristic Fathers and Doctors of the Church that each human being is protected by a guardian angel. “Are they not all ministering! spirits, sent to minister for them who shall receive the inheritance of salvation?” Heb. 1: 14. To minister is to serve, guard and help us. “The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.” Psalm 34:7. Again, “he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways,” Psalm 90:11. Hence Jesus says, “Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say to you, that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father who is in heaven,” Mat. 18:10. And when St. Peter was delivered from prison, and came knocking at the door where his brethren were gathered, they, hearing his voice, could not believe it was him, saying instead, “It is his angel,” Acts 7:15.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us that “rom its beginning until death, human life is surrounded by their watchful care and intercession” (fn. omitted), and that “eside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading him to life,” quoting St. Basil’s Adv. Eunomium. (
CCC para. 336.). The venerable Baltimore Catechism (rev. ed. 1941) explains that “he good angels help us by praying for us, by acting as messengers from God to us, and by serving as our guardian angels” (para. 42), “protecting us from harm” and “inspiring us to do good.” (
Id.,
para. 43.).
Not only individuals but Churches, nations, and other communities are protected by Guarding Angels, just as Saint Michael the Archangel is the guardian of the Catholic Church, as he was of the ancient Israelites. As stated in the
Synodus Episcoporum Bulletin of the Commission for the Information of the Ordinary General Assembly of Bishops
,commenting on the Latin Rite of the Guardian Angels, “ur doctrine is: the Lord, with the ministry of the guardian angels, enlightens, protects, holds and governs not only individual persons, but the whole Church, peoples, cities and communities.”
As stated by the Deuteronomist (at 32:8):
When the Most High gave to the nations their inheritance
when he separated the sons of men,
he fixed the bounds of the peoples
according to the number of the sons of God.
In 2001, during the pontificate of our late, great Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments published the “Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy: Principles and Guidelines.” It notes that, through the centuries, “the Holy Angels have been adopted as patrons of cities and corporations; great shrines in their honour have developed such as Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy, San Michele della Chiusa in Piemonte and San Michele Gargano in Apulia, each appointed with specific feast days; hymns and devotions to the Holy Angels have also been composed.” (
Id.
, at para. 216.) Devotion to the Guardian Angels was strongly encouraged by St. Basil the Great (+378), who taught that “each and every member of the faithful has a Guardian Angel to protect, guard and guide them through life,” and by St. Bernard of Clarivaux (+1153), who was “a great master and a notable promoter of devotion to the Guardian Angels.” (
, citations omitted.) Sincere devotion to the Guardian Angels has many salutary effects, including the inculcation of “devout gratitude to God for having placed these heavenly spirits of great sanctity and dignity at the service of man,” “an attitude of devotion deriving from the knowledge of living constantly in the presence of the Holy Angels of God,” and “serenity and confidence in facing difficult situations, since the Lord guides and protects the faithful in the way of justice through the ministry of His Holy Angels.” (
One of the greatest saints in our own century, St. Josemaria Escriva, the founder of Opus Dei, received inspiration from the Guardian Angels and Our Lady of the Angels: on October 2, 1928, the Feast of the Guardian Angels, he received God’s calling for his mission while hearing beautiful church bells ringing from Our Lady of Angels Church in Madrid, Spain.
As St. Josemaria later recalled:
I can’t easily forget the ringing of those bells on October 2nd, 1928: the bells of Our Lady of the Angels. My children, in your work, in your interior struggle, in your traveling along this road that goes uphill and has obstacles, know that you are not alone. You have the grace of God, you have the help of our Mother the Blessed Virgin, and you have the holy Guardian Angels.
http://www.opusdei.ca/art.php?p=35458.)
In the “Apostolic Brief regarding the Beatification of the Venerable Servant of God Josemaría Escrivá, Priest, Founder of Opus Dei,” the Holy See says the following regarding St. Josemaria:
The root of the astonishing fruitfulness of his ministry lies precisely in his ardent interior life which made Blessed Josemaría a contemplative in the midst of the world. His interior life fed on prayer and the sacraments, and expressed itself in a passionate love for the Eucharist, in the depth with which he lived the Mass as the centre and root of his own life, in his tender devotion to the Virgin Mary, to St Joseph and the Guardian Angels, and in his faithfulness to the Church and the Pope.
Thus, St. Josemaria encourages us to trust in our Guardian Angels: “Have confidence in your guardian Angel. Treat him as a lifelong friend — that is what he is — and he will render you a thousand services in the ordinary affairs of each day.” (The Way 562) St. Josemaria’s love of Our Lady of the Angels and the Guardian Angels surely were powerful forces of good: as the order he founded has borne rich fruit, gaining more than 60,000 members who do good works throughout the globe.
In the words of our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI:
Dear brothers and sisters, we would be removing an important part of the Gospel were we to leave out these beings sent by God, who announce and are a sign of his presence among us. Let us invoke them frequently, so that they may sustain us in our commitment to follow Jesus to the point of identifying with him.
Pope Benedict XVI, “Angelus Homily”, Saint Peter’s Square, First Sunday of Lent, 1 March 2009.
Just as the Patristic Fathers and Doctors of the Church believed in ancient times, so too does the Church believe today that devotion to the Guardian Angels — and to their Queen, Our Lady of the Angels — is a wellspring of blessings for individuals, institutions, and nations. “Have confidence in your guardian Angel. Treat him as a lifelong friend — that is what he is — and he will render you a thousand services in the ordinary affairs of each day.” (St. Josemaria; The Way 562.) “Therefore the Church confesses her faith in the guardian angels, venerating them in the liturgy with an appropriate feast and recommending recourse to their protection by frequent prayer, as in the invocation ‘Angel of God.’” Pope John Paul II, “Angels Participate in History of Salvation” (General Audience, Aug. 6, 1986).
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Impey, McCorkle, Cha-Molstad, Dwyer, Yochum, Boss, McWeeney, Dunn, Mandel, Goodman, Deutschbauer, Davis, Mackiewicz, Nikonova, Zimmerman, Galante, Zhang, Cater, Geiger, Pack,
We analyzed the DNA binding properties of wild-type simian virus 40 large T antigen and found that the protein binds cooperatively to three tandem sites at a regulatory region of SV40 DNA [1].
The regulatory region of the biotin operon in Escherichia coli [2].
The regulatory region of the trp operon of Serratia marcescens [3].
Previous work suggests that a regulatory region lies 5' and remote to the gene, as indicated by a region of tissue-specific DNase I hypersensitivity and by underproducing mutants with DNA lesions in the hypersensitive region [4].
Previous transfection studies of HIV LTR constructs linked to the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase gene indicated that multiple regulatory regions including the enhancer, SP1, TATA and TAR regions were important for HIV gene expression [5].
We have recently found three new polymorphisms within the APOE transcriptional regulatory region (M.J.A. et al., manuscript submitted) and now establish an association between one of these polymorphisms (-491A/T) and dementia as observed in Alzheimer's disease, in two independent clinical populations [6].
The upstream regulatory region of the serotonin transporter gene has not, therefore, a major influence on the depressive symptomatology in mood disorder subjects [7].
Evidence for likely altered regulation of UBE3A expression in maternal 15q11-q13 duplications suggests further investigation of the regulatory regions of this gene in autistic disorder [8].
We examined, in rats, the activity of the major metabolic enzymes for adenosine - adenosine deaminase, adenosine kinase, ecto- and cytosolic 5'-nucleotidase - in sleep/wake regulatory regions as well as cerebral cortex, and how the activity varies across the day and with sleep deprivation [9].
PRNP contains both intronic and upstream regulatory regions that may influence susceptibility to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease [10].
SXL binding to the 3'UTR regulatory region inhibits the recruitment of 43S ribosomal preinitiation complexes to the mRNA [11].
To address this issue directly, we mapped three quantitative trait loci that control yeast sporulation efficiency to single-nucleotide resolution in a noncoding regulatory region (RME1) and to two missense mutations (TAO3 and MKT1) [12].
We propose that deposition and inheritance of actively modified H3.3 in regulatory regions maintains transcriptionally active chromatin [13].
Defining the CREB regulon: a genome-wide analysis of transcription factor regulatory regions [14].
Using truncated Adh constructs, a nontranscribed segment in the Adh regulatory region was found to be one of the sequences required for homology recognition [15].
Mechanism of araC autoregulation and the domains of two overlapping promoters, Pc and PBAD, in the L-arabinose regulatory region of Escherichia coli [16].
We examined this regulatory region of the ETB receptor gene (EDNRB) to determine whether hypermethylation of cytidine nucleotides accompanies decreased ETB expression in human prostate cancer [17].
Possible association of fibromyalgia with a polymorphism in the serotonin transporter gene regulatory region [18].
Chemotaxis toward insulin proceeded through a pertussis toxin-sensitive pathway and required both tyrosine kinase activity and tyrosine autophosphorylation of the regulatory region of the beta-subunit [19].
We have analyzed phosphatidylserine-dependent Ca2+ binding to fusion proteins expressed in Escherichia coli that carry various modifications in the regulatory region of cPKC beta 1 or nPKC epsilon [20].
Thus a small regulatory region acts in vivo as a positive enhancer to determine the fat body expression pattern of yp1 [21].
Furthermore, FOG and GATA-1 synergistically activate transcription from a hematopoietic-specific regulatory region and cooperate during both erythroid and megakaryocytic cell differentiation [22].
We propose that the 3'EH-/- mutation disrupts the activity of a regulatory region that influences heavy chain class switching to several different CH genes that lie as far as 100 kb upstream of the mutation [23].
Previous mutational analyses of the mouse metallothionein-I gene (mMTI) promoter have delineated a heavy-metal regulatory region between -60 and -42 relative to the transcription start site [24].
It has been shown that the prnA and prnB genes concerned with proline metabolism form a gene cluster with the regulatory region lying between the two putative structural genes prnA and prnB [25].
Comparison of Hoxb-1 regulatory regions from different vertebrates identified three related sequence motifs critical for rhombomere 4 (r4) expression in the hindbrain [26].
We previously showed that the regulatory region that is included suffices to promote the accumulation of CAT mRNA in transgenic S. purpuratus embryos, on the same developmental schedule and in the same embryonic region, the aboral ectoderm, in which the CyIIIa actin gene is normally expressed (Flytzanis et al. 1987; Hough-Evans et al. 1987) [27].
Previous studies have demonstrated that 181 bp of 5' flanking DNA from the AChR delta-subunit gene are sufficient to confer synapse-specific transcription in transgenic mice and NRG responsiveness in cultured muscle cells, but the critical sequences within this cis-acting regulatory region have not been identified [28].
Our results support a model whereby transcription factors such as NFAT1, which are nonselectively induced in antigen-stimulated T cells, gain access to cytokine regulatory regions only in the appropriate subset of differentiated T cells in vivo [29].
Skeletal muscle differentiation is initiated by the transcription factor MyoD, which binds directly to the regulatory regions of genes expressed during skeletal muscle differentiation and initiates chromatin remodeling at specific promoters [30].
Microinjection of a soluble fragment of synaptotagmin encompassing one of the domains homologous to the C2 regulatory region of protein kinase C, but lacking the membrane anchor, also inhibits evoked dopamine beta-hydroxylase surface staining [31].
The erythroid-specific transcription factor Eryf1 binds to DNA sites within regulatory regions of every member of both the alpha- and beta-globin families in chicken [32].
By acting through its receptor bound to the distal enhancer, estrogen stimulated the interaction between the distal and proximal regulatory regions two- to threefold compared to control values [33].
Although Akt is a serine-threonine kinase, part of its regulatory region is similar to the Src homology-2 domain, a structural motif characteristic of cytoplasmic tyrosine kinases that functions in protein-protein interactions [34].
ARP-1 also bound to a thyroid hormone-responsive element and to regulatory regions of the apoB, apoCIII, insulin, and ovalbumin genes [35].
We find that the Pc protein quantitatively covers large regulatory regions of repressed BX-C genes [36].
The deletion apparently fuses a new regulatory region to the structural portion of the CYC7 locus [37].
Competition for overlapping sites in the regulatory region of the Drosophila gene Krüppel [38].
These results show that trithorax maintains expression of target genes by interaction with their regulatory regions and that this interaction depends on the presence of at least some of the other trithorax and Polycomb group proteins [39].
Chromatin immunoprecipitation experiments indicated the presence of the GAGA factor-FACT complex in the regulatory regions of Ultrabithorax and Abdominal-B [40].
Using electron microscopy to observe progesterone receptor binding to regulatory regions of uteroglobin and mouse mammary tumour virus genes, we demonstrate a similar binding between receptor oligomers at two DNA sites [41].
Here we report the results of a functional dissection of the alpha 1-AT regulatory region [42].
Sequence determination of 1.1 kilobases (kb) of the 5' regulatory region and of 6 kb across exonic regions revealed a single AG-to-GG mutation within the 3' splice site of intron 6 in the defective gene of an analbuminemic individual [43].
We have analysed the organisation of the regulatory region of the deltaD gene using fusions to the reporter gene gfp and germline transgenesis [44].
Moreover, the 5' regulatory region of the Tnf alpha allele of UVB-R mice possesses a (CA)14 minirepeat that is located immediately 5' of the cytokine response element nearest the tumor-associated transplantation antigen box [45].
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Police logs: Person shot in head with paintball
Find out what Wisconsin Rapids-area residents are reporting in their neighborhood.
Police logs: Person shot in head with paintball Find out what Wisconsin Rapids-area residents are reporting in their neighborhood. Check out this story on wisconsinrapidstribune.com: https://wrtnews.co/2NBCWpe
Karen Madden, Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune Published 9:46 a.m. CT July 9, 2018
» At 9:07 a.m. Sunday, a caller reported someone burning "all kinds of illegal materials" in the 2500 block of Third Street South.
» At 1:01 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported a possible bullet hole in a front window in the 1100 block of 10th Street South.
» At 1:41 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported a kitten stuck in a sewer in the 2200 block of Fifth Street South.
» At 3:56 p.m. Sunday, a Wisconsin Rapids woman asked to have an officer talk to her teenage daughter about marijuana.
» At 3:57 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported a theft from a house in the 2200 block of Saratoga Street.
» At 5:01 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported someone smashed glass on the road in the 700 block of 10th Avenue North.
» At 5:21 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported someone broke into a storage unit in the 2800 block of West Grand Avenue, ransacked the unit and took items including a washer, dryer, bicycle and tools.
» AT 5:42 p.m. Sunday, an employee at Goodwill Industries, 2561 Eighth Street South, reported a woman took a bag of stuff.
» At 6:38 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported a dog had been in the back seat of a car since 11 a.m. The windows of the car, which was in a backyard, were down. Officers checked in the dog and it was playing and could get out of the vehicle, if it needed to get out.
» At 7:34 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported a pickup with two small children in the bed heading west on the East Riverview Expressway.
» At 7:58 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported his child was out of control, hit a brother and tried to push someone down the stairs.
» At 8:19 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported his friend was shot in the head with a paintball gun by someone in a car at Robinson Park, 1600 Apricot Street.
» At 9:01 p.m. Sunday, a woman reported she wanted her roommate kicked out of her apartment.
» AT 9:11 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported a father hit his child with a fishing pole on Friday.
» At 10:34 p.m. Sunday, police arrested a man for drunken driving after a Wisconsin Rapids woman reported a domestic disturbance.
» At 11:34 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported an ongoing issue with neighbors in the 100 block of 15th Avenue South.
» At 12:34 a.m. Monday, a caller reported someone knocked on a front door in the 200 block of 20th Avenue.
If you can solve a crime, please contact the appropriate police agency. Wochit
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» At 7:48 a.m. Sunday, a caller reported someone broke into a car and took a suitcase and some clothes from the 4900 block of Creamery Road, Port Edwards.
» At 10:32 a.m. Sunday, a Junction City man reported his vehicle hit a bear in the 6600 block of Fifth Avenue, Rudolph.
» At 3:45 p.m. Sunday, a caller reported a hay baler and hay field on fire near the intersection of Wood County V and Macarthur Drive, Rock.
» At 5:53 p.m. Sunday, deputies arrested a man and a woman following a domestic disturbance in Richfield.
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What is a CPAP System?
A CPAP system may help treat insomnia.
A CPAP device can help treat issues like loud snoring.
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines help treat people with sleep apnea, a medical condition that occurs when a person's breathing stops and restarts while sleeping.
People with sleep apnea often develop daytime fatigue.
Sometimes used to treat mild sleep apnea, nasal strips work by pulling open up the nostrils, making it easier to breathe through the nose.
Written By: Mary McMahon
Edited By: O. Wallace
A continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) system is a medical device which is designed to keep a patient's airway open while providing respiratory ventilation so that the patient can breathe. These systems were originally used in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but they are also used in some medical settings such as intensive care units. In contrast with respiratory ventilators which require intubation, a CPAP system is very easy to use, and it usually has less side effects.
With a CPAP system, a patient wears either a face mask or a nasal pillow, and a CPAP generator connects with a tube. The generator creates a steady flow of pressurized air which holds the patient's airway open, sort of like how the pressured air inside a balloon keeps the balloon inflated. If a patient cannot breathe on his or her own, the CPAP system provides a steady supply of air, while patients who suffer airway closures when they sleep will not have experience airway obstructions while using a CPAP system.
For people with apnea, a CPAP device can make it easier to sleep through the night. Patients with OSA wake up repeatedly as a result of the airway closures they experience in their sleep, and they can develop daytime fatigue and a number of other problems if the apnea is not treated. With CPAP, patients can sleep safely, and symptoms such as snoring and insomnia will be resolved. It can take some time to get used to sleeping with the machine.
CPAP systems are not usually available over the counter, because the air pressure needs to be prescribed by a doctor. For apnea patients, the prescription is usually written by a sleep doctor who determines the level of pressure necessary to keep the airway open, while patients in the hospital will have their CPAP systems adjusted by doctors and nurses if needed. Getting the right pressure is critical, as pressure which is too high can damage the lungs.
There are a number of variations on the CPAP system. An auto-CPAP will modulate the pressure in response to the patient's respirations, and bi-level CPAP machines reduce the pressure when patients breathe out. Since patients sometimes complain of discomfort while wearing a CPAP machine, these more advanced devices can increase compliance with a CPAP prescription by making it easier for the patient to wear the device. Some CPAP machines can also humidify the air and perform other functions, including logging data about a patient's respiratory rate.
What Are the Pros and Cons of an Auto CPAP Machine?
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What is a CPAP Ventilator?
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geekish
My Dad had a sleep study done because he has always been tired all the time, no matter how much sleep he gets. He also, over the past ten years, has woken up super early and can not go back to sleep. The doctors found out he has delayed sleep apnea and delayed sleep insomnia.
At first the doctors wanted him to try to go to sleep later, to see if that would help him sleep longer, but that did not help at all. He would just end up more tired because he lost an hour or two of sleep from trying what they had in mind.
Since that did not work, they prescribed him a CPAP system
. Unfortunately for him, and us, this system/machine has not helped him thus far. If this does not help him get more than five hours of sleep every night, they may try him on some sleeping pills. It seems like the CPAP system works for most people, but sadly, it does not work for my Dad.
I hope he gets the sleep he needs as soon as possible. I hope my Dad will finally feel refreshed and rejuvenated swiftly.
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@miriam98 - I can't afford the hospital treatment, but I am looking into getting something for my condition.
I believe that I have sleep apnea. I often wake up at night unable to breathe, gasping for breath. I find that if I massage my diapragm or lungs it gets the air flowing again, but still it's not good, and it does prevent me from getting a good night's sleep.
I may look into a CPAP system. I've tried other tips like sleeping on my side or raising my head on a pillow, but it hasn't helped much.
miriam98
I have a friend at work who suffered with sleep apnea for quite some time. Finally he agreed to go in for medical treatment at the hospital. He was monitored while he slept. They hooked up this CPAP system to him, to record breathing patterns and ensure that he got sufficient oxygen too.
When the results were in he was quite surprised. He was told that there were several times during the evening where he stopped breathing (at least fully) for several minutes. That came as quite a shock. He eventually got a nasal CPAP system and breathing machine to enable him to sleep better at night.
It made a big difference in his sleeping patterns. When he awoke he felt refreshed and was much more alert during the day.
EdRick
@dfoster85 - Speaking as a husband, I think it might work if you stop *threatening* to move to another room and actually do it! That might be the trigger.
Otherwise, it's really hard to help someone who won't help themselves, and nagging will be ineffective. You might discuss it with him one more time. Find some testimonials from people who've gotten them; it can be really life changing. Don't lecture, exactly, but know about both the lifestyle benefits and the long-term health benefits. Then tell him that you love him and you want him to be more present (i.e., more awake) when you are together. And that you won't bring it up again, but you'll be there for
him when he's ready.
It's a commitment; you have to have a sleep study done first, which requires spending a night in a special lab. And the CPAP headgear does take getting used to. But my father found it to be incredibly rejuvenating. He drinks too much and takes medicine for bipolar disease and ADHD, and we all thought he was drunk and overmedicated. He would sleep twelve hours at night and still nod off at the dinner table. But once he got the CPAP, he had his life back. He sleeps 7-8 hours and wakes up refreshed. He has more energy for the grandkids, who finally have a chance to get to know him.
dfoster85
Any advice for trying to get my husband, who I think has serious sleep apnea, into a CPAP? He thinks it would be uncomfortable. But his snoring is so bad that I have already been threatening to move into another room, and so far he is unmoved.
He just seems so tired during the day, even though he sleeps nine hours at night. I think that if he were getting a better night sleep, he would be more rested.
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It's all right.
The Office - The Injury [S02E12]
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Personal experiences motivate students to put on their dancin' shoes for THON
Mother, uncle, friend — each of Penn State York’s THON dancers has experienced cancer though the loss of someone they knew well. Justin Neal lost his mother to cervical cancer eight years ago. Yaribeth Ocasio lost her uncle to prostate cancer, and Kelsey Haines lost a friend and former Penn State York student to leukemia. All three will represent their campus in the fight against pediatric cancer at the Penn State IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, affectionately known as THON, Feb. 15-17 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
York THON Dancers' Moves 2018
Yaribeth Ocasio, Justin Neal, and Kelsey Haines, left to right, show off their smooth dance moves as they get ready for THON.
Maddie Hill to be honored, remembered at York basketball games Dec. 7
“I am not afraid. I was born to do this.” These words from the late Maddie Hill, as she battled cancer, continue to inspire the Penn State York community to honor her during the third annual Maddie Hill Basketball Games on Friday, Dec. 7. Hill was 19 when she died on June 29, 2016, after battling cancer three times.
Justin Luton York
Sporting a #fightlikehill shirt, Justin Luton, a member of the Penn State York basketball team, warms up prior to the 2017 basketball games honoring Maddie Hill. Members of the women's and men's basketball team, the athletics staff, the York THON group, and others will wear shirts honoring Hill at the games set for Dec. 7.
Maddie Hill Plaque
Penn State York will honor the late Maddie Hill on Friday, Dec. 7, in a ceremony between the women's and men's basketball games. This plaque hangs in the student affairs office at Penn State York as a remembrance of her heroic fight against cancer and her dedication to the cause. Hill battled cancer three times and never gave up on finding a cure for pediatric cancer. She canned with Penn State York Benefiting THON and was an active member of the group even while undergoing chemotherapy. Hill died on June 29, 2016.
Cancer survivor gives back through poker tournaments
Fighting for his life is something Jimmy Clark, 25, understands well. A cancer survivor, Clark will host the ninth annual Poker with Jimmy, a No Limit Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 11. The tournament has raised more than $75,000 over the past eight years, for THON and the Four Diamonds Fund (through THON) at the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital for children battling pediatric cancer. This year’s event takes place at the Goodwill Fire Company, 2318 S. Queen St., York, Pennsylvania. Doors open at 10 a.m. with play beginning at 11 a.m.
Jimmy Clark
Jimmy Clark, a cancer survivor and Penn State graduate, left, will host the ninth annual Poker with Jimmy tournament on Sunday, Nov. 11. This is one of many events sponsored by Penn State York Benefiting THON to raise money for children battling pediatric cancer.
Penn State York Benefiting THON raises more than $13,000
Penn State York Benefiting THON took part in THON 2018, Feb. 16–18 at the Bryce Jordan Center on the University Park campus, and raised $13,887.33. The THON total, combining all fundraising efforts from throughout the University, was $10,151.663.93.
York Dancers in Sunglasses
Casey Dierdorff, Paulina Martinez, and Thalia Splawn, left to right, show off their extra large red glasses and dancer mail sent to them by members of the campus community. York's color was red, and faculty, staff, students, and family members made sure the dancers had plenty of things to keep themselves busy during the 46-hour dance marathon.
York THON 2018 Group
Keeping it lively, some of the members of Penn State York Benefiting THON cheer on the dancers from the stands at the Bryce Jordan Center prior to the official start of during THON Weekend, Feb. 16-18. Once THON started at 6 p.m. Friday, there was no sitting for 46 hours.
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Startups at YU
By: | February 3, 2015
Many would have you believe that the rigorous and time-consuming schedule at YU would crush the entrepreneurial spirit of students and make it impossible for them to create start-up companies while on campus. However, a recent YU event highlighting companies developed by current YU students has indicated otherwise.
Ben Yehoshua and Binyamin Lewis, Presidents of the Engineering and Entrepreneurship club, hosted an event for leaders of start-ups in YU to present their own companies and network with other entrepreneurially-minded students. Instead of seeking outside speakers to enlighten students, Yehoshua capitalized on the resources within the YU community by using speakers from within the pool of current students.
Yehoshua envisioned the event as being beneficial to both the business owner and the student. While certain business owners may already be running a successful business, talking to others who have encountered similar experiences and challenges can help the owner immensely and serve to “open up avenues of creativity for [him].” As well, the event enabled companies to meet potential employees. In his role as President of the Engineering and Entrepreneurship club, Yehoshua has asked other companies to look into hiring YU students for internship credit. Bogglo, a marketplace for college students, already employs YU students.
The speakers also provided insights relevant for students who do not yet own their own company, but are looking to do so. Yehoshua told The Commentator that he knows how challenging the initial steps of creating a startup are, so he hoped students would take advantage of the event to hear about others’ experiences. Finally, networking with seasoned startup leaders could potentially lead to jobs for other students at YU.
Yehoshua got involved in helping start-ups at YU through his brother, who ran the Engineering and Entrepreneurship Club at YU last year. With entrepreneurial experience gained from running his jewelry startup studio18ben, the younger Yehoshua assumed his brother’s role this year. After learning of Lewis’ interest in becoming involved in the club, he brought him aboard as well.
Yehoshua and Lewis were able to bring in leaders from a diverse group of startups with a plethora of stories to share about their own experiences. The first to address the crowd were Aaron Hakakian and Menachem Leib Brenner, representing the company Accomplysh. As they explained, Accomplysh’s goal is to connect students from all walks of life with information on teachers (similar to RateMyProfessor.com), to buy and sell textbooks (similar to Chegg.com) and other goods (similar to YU Marketplace, a group on Facebook). Accomplysh is up and running in YU, Columbia, and Binghamton.
Next, YU graduate Adam Moisa shared the story about how he got the idea for Agora, a cloud storage software that enables users to mesh various cloud services together with the added benefit of sharing documents with people from all the different cloud services. He spoke about how he was once pressed for time to submit an application and he knew the document he was looking for was stored somewhere in one of his cloud programs, but couldn’t remember which cloud it was located on and ultimately wasn’t able to locate the document. With the help of Entrepreneur-in-residence and Associate Dean Michael Strauss, Moisa created the company and has seen much success thus far. Moisa explained that his biggest challenge was finding the right partners to make his vision for a product become a reality. When asked where he sees his company in ten years, Moisa replied that his long-term strategy is to position the company for acquisition.
Two YU sophomores, Eli Kraiem and Daniel Schwartz, presented the ideas for their money-managing app, Mula. While companies such as Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley cater to the upper class, even companies like Fidelity, which market themselves as catering to the lower class, still require minimum investments of around $25,000, which still leaves a huge segment of the population without a money manager. Kraiem and Schwartz explained that Mula, geared towards the middle to lower class, is comprised of both a budget and an investment feature. Consumers can add their credit card information and the app/website will analyze this data and suggest ways for them to save money. With the money saved, people can then use the app/website to invest. Their product offers different investment models, with several different levels of risk-appetite.
Daniel Simkin presented his company, Bogglo, which he believes will change the way people buy and sell items online. When asked about his motivation for creating this start-up, Simkin elucidated that he was motivated to be a part of change in the world and wants to do it through a “better, faster, safer Craigslist,” in the words of one of Simkin’s employees.
Lastly, David Dachoh of TextBookText explained the simple process his company has developed for buying and selling textbooks. With TextBookText, users either text the ISBN number of their book or submit it online, receive a price quote, and then drop the book off and receive payment through the mobile payment system, Venmo. In Dachoh’s words, “our biggest challenge was creating a system that would work nationwide to buy and sell textbooks physically on campus.”
When asked how his company is unique, compared to the myriad of textbook buying and selling companies already in existence, Dachoh explained that buying and selling textbooks on campus through a network of friends is something no other textbook company does. Additionally, their website is unique in that it is guaranteed to be 10% cheaper than Amazon.com, and 10% of all profit is given to charity.
Dachoh’s advice to all students thinking about creating a startup is to make sure there’s a demand for the product or service before investing time and money into it, and, if possible, running some kind of test for the product or service. Dachoh also recommends that entrepreneurs should always be open-minded to new ideas and constantly think of new ways to stay up to date and expand their business.
In summation, Yehoshua and Lewis are clearly onto something in working to cultivate the YU startup scene, since so much is occurring without us even knowing about it. The large number of startups at YU covers a wide range of sectors. It’s possible that in a few years, the way we store information on the cloud, buy and sell textbooks, and invest our money will be radically different, thanks to these and future startups.
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Regional history after 1500
The Cambridge World History
Volume 7. Production, Destruction and Connection, 1750–Present
Part 1. Structures, Spaces, and Boundary Making
Part of The Cambridge World History
J. R. McNeill, Georgetown University, Washington DC
Kenneth Pomeranz, University of Chicago
Kenneth Pomeranz, John McNeill, Giovanni Federico, Kaoru Sugihara, Merry Wiesner-Hanks, Paul Josephson, Vaclav Smil, Massimo Livi-Bacci, Alison Bashford, Mark Harrison, Erez Manela, Tony Arend, Aviel Roshwald, Danielle Kinsey, Bin Wong, Prasenjit Duara, Mark Levene, Robert Strayer, John Voll, Mark Selden, Julie Charlip, Frederick Cooper, Ian Tyrrell, Lionel Frost
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Since 1750, the world has become ever more connected, with processes of production and destruction no longer limited by land- or water-based modes of transport and communication. Volume 7 of the Cambridge World History series, divided into two books, offers a variety of angles of vision on the increasingly interconnected history of humankind. The first book examines structures, spaces, and processes within which and through which the modern world was created, including the environment, energy, technology, population, disease, law, industrialization, imperialism, decolonization, nationalism, and socialism, along with key world regions.
Considers modern world history from a variety of perspectives, including economic, political, cultural and social
Sets major world regions in a global context
Highlights the increasing interconnectedness of the world's nations, cultures and peoples
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1. Introduction Kenneth Pomeranz and John McNeill
Part I. Material Matrices:
2. Energy, population, and environmental change since 1750: entering the anthropocene John McNeill
3. The economic history of agriculture since 1800 Giovanni Federico
4. Industrialization Kaoru Sugihara, John McNeill, Kenneth Pomeranz and Merry Wiesner-Hanks
5. The history of world technology, 1750-present Paul Josephson
6. A new world of energy Vaclav Smil
Part II. Population and Disease:
7. Demography and population Massimo Livi-Bacci
8. Population politics since 1750 Alison Bashford
9. Disease and world history from 1750 Mark Harrison
10. The politics of smallpox eradication Erez Manela
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11. The evolution of international law Tony Arend
12. On nationalism Aviel Roshwald
13. Assessing imperialism Danielle Kinsey
14. Self-strengthening and other political responses to the expansion of European economic and political power Bin Wong
15. Decolonization and its legacy Prasenjit Duara
16. Genocide Mark Levene
17. Communism and fascism Robert Strayer
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18. The Middle East in world history since 1750 John Voll
19. East Asia in world history Mark Selden
20. Latin America in world history Julie Charlip
21. Africa in world history Frederick Cooper
22. The United States in world history since the 1750s Ian Tyrrell
23. The economic history of the Pacific Lionel Frost.
J. R. McNeill studied at Swarthmore College and Duke University and has taught at Georgetown University, Washington DC, since 1985. He has held two Fulbright awards, Guggenheim, MacArthur Foundation and Woodrow Wilson Center Fellowships, and a visiting appointment at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales. His books include The Atlantic Empires of France and Spain, 1700–1765 (1985); The Mountains of the Mediterranean World (1992); Something New Under the Sun: An Environmental History of the Twentieth-Century World (2000), co-winner of the World History Association book prize, the Forest History Society book prize, and runner-up for the BP Natural World book prize, listed by the London Times among the ten best science books ever written (despite not being a science book) and translated into nine languages; The Human Web: A Bird's-eye View of World History (2003), co-authored with his father, William McNeill, and translated into seven languages; and most recently, Mosquito Empires: Ecology and War in the Greater Caribbean, 1620–1914 (2010), which won the Beveridge Prize from the American Historical Association and was listed by the Wall Street Journal among the best books in early American history. In 2010 he was awarded the Toynbee Prize for 'academic and public contributions to humanity'.
Kenneth Pomeranz is University Professor in History and the College, University of Chicago. His work focuses mostly on China, though he is also very interested in comparative and world history. His publications include The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy (2000), which won the John K. Fairbank Prize from the AHA, and shared the World History Association book prize and has been translated into seven languages; The Making of a Hinterland: State, Society and Economy in Inland North China, 1853–1937 (1993), which also won the Fairbank Prize; The World that Trade Created (with Steven Topik, first edition 1999, 3rd edition 2012), and a collection of essays recently published in France. He has also edited or co-edited five books, and was one of the founding editors of the Journal of Global History. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the American Philosophical Society, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Institute for Advanced Studies, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and other sources. In 2012 he was elected president of the American Historical Association.
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Securing Trade and Transportation
2016-04-11 Rein Westra 2 Comments
The horrific bombings in Brussels on 22 March – and the attacks in Paris and Ankara that preceded them – make it very clear the security situation in Europe will remain unpredictable and fragile for some time to come. In responding to these threats, some nations have enacted measures to restrict the transportation of goods and people. Many more nations will do the same.
While terrorism will undoubtedly cost the global community many lives, barriers to free movement will also present severe economic consequences in billions of dollars in lost trade and development opportunities. In this way, the battle against terrorism is not just defined by suicide bombs and drone strikes, but also by the need to manage the flow of people and goods, and maintain economic growth.
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The current situation demands politicians pursue the resolution of the conflict in a humanitarian and civilized manner. Threats must be addressed and neutralized, locally and regionally, in Europe and at the source. While there are short-term measures to be taken, we will, however, be at war for some time to come. The challenge will be to reconcile the security of borders with the need to minimize damage to economic growth for the duration of the conflict and enhance the resilience of the European trade system against disruption in the future.
Setting the Stage for Conflict
Uncontrolled immigration is a challenge for the European Union (EU). Latest indications are that the million or so refugees and immigrants that have come to the continent in the past year have included terrorists as well as economic migrants. Though there is a clear need to differentiate between those that need help from those arriving with ulterior motives, the EU’s failure to act in unison leaves member nations no choice but to take unilateral measures to secure their populations. These measures take the form of border controls which will remain in place until the security improves, the stream of migrants abates and the EU adopts a clear immigration and asylum policy. Such a policy would allow an immigrant or refugee, legally allowed into one country, to legally travel to another EU country for pleasure or work.
Until then, trade will suffer. Cross-border commuters and trucks loaded with goods are already spending hours and days at crossings, costing millions of Euros every week. With freedom of movement of both people and goods – two of the four foundational freedoms of the EU – threatened, the EU must find methods to keep the borders controlled while letting bona fide European citizens and trade to flow unhindered. This is no small task and will require clear policies as well as some on-the-ground technical solutions.
Critical to the security of free trade is the construction of transportation corridors where pre-screened vehicles conducting cross-border travel have separate, dedicated lanes at the border for secure and unhindered continuous movement. These transportation corridors will enable Europe to create stable networks that protect its core industrial base and trade corridors. Such corridors could be created by the centralized management of transportation information regarding the goods being moved and the personnel transporting them. Using existing technology, manufacturers, traders, and transportation companies could register their trucks with a central organization which would check the vehicle’s license plate against an encrypted registry. Today, police in some countries already scan license plates to search for known criminals; when a ‘hit’ occurs, the suspect is apprehended or followed.
With this registry in place, “accepted” vehicles then enter a virtual or physically secure pathway where their movement is monitored by GPS and national authorities can feel confident allowing them to pass unhindered across borders. In many places in Europe, limited access toll-roads already exist. Investment would be required on the part of nations to monitor flows in key corridors with cameras. Many transportation firms already follow their trucks with GPS systems, allowing for tracking of movements outside the supervised, segregated corridors.
Valuable information necessary for transportation security is already being collected by private corporations. Governments should implement similar technology in order to create virtual secure lanes of travel. Image Source: www.cshtransport.com
All this information is already readily available. Transportation firms already have an abundance of additional data available such as the waybill, driver identity and other relevant documentation which can be biometrically linked to the driver, then stored and shared system-wide. The collection and integration of this information with automated camera systems that can match specific trucks against a planned itinerary in a secure pathway will allow national governments to supervise cross-border traffic with little hindrance, be alerted to unscheduled detours and other anomalies en route.
The Way Forward for Secure Transportation
None of these ideas are revolutionary; a model already exists for successful integration of this type of transportation data. In the aviation sector, nations control registered movements within their borders and hand over verified movement to the next country as aircraft depart their airspace. Airline passengers that frequently cross borders can undergo a one-time intense background check and vetting process. These individual passengers, properly identified and documented, are then able to cross borders at airports based on biometric characteristics.
Clearly, this is a complex big-data exercise with some significant cost. Yet, if it can be done for aircraft, there is nothing preventing its implementation for ground-based freight and passenger traffic except the political willpower to execute. It is time to extend this system-based approach to road-based border checkpoints. This transportation gap in the security matrix cannot be neglected any further.
Trade and free movement of goods and workers are critical interests for the security of all nations in Europe. Currently, implementation of the appropriate measures to protect these interests are being lost in debates as politicians ride a wave of arguments tending towards protectionism and exclusion of immigrants. The authority to regulate interstate commerce resides with the governments of the European Union. For that reason, it is imperative that in the mire of political discourse, the need to build the critical infrastructure with the appropriate and available technology to restore trade and commerce receive ample attention and a unified response. Only by including transportation security in a complete threat analysis can we do justice to the complex task of intelligently and resiliently securing commerce and economies against terrorism.
Rein Westra is a former CEO in the public transit sector, and currently engaged in the development of web-enabled logistics IT services. He is CEO of the The Hague Policy Group, an advisory firm focused on public policy and strategy in trade and transportation, with particular concern for economic development and security.
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How should points be used?
Should the game be 3D or 2D?
3D with lots of bells and whistles
2D with fast downloading and low memory requirements
On March 13th, 2012 Lee.177.Ju said:
Until the quality and the safety of 3D media reaches a certain level of practicality, I think having the game in 2D would be a better choice. This way, we get faster use of the medium's resources. Also, with today's high definition screens, 2D is a very dependable choice. Maybe though, it would be nice to have an option where the player may choose to switch back and forth between 3D and 2D modes. Therefore, it would cater to all types of players, and also friendly on all platforms (people with slower computers may choose to play in 2D while people with faster computers may choose to go with 3D).
On March 13th, 2012 Young.177.Be said:
Each version has its own merits. A 2D game is easier to spread and produce. Its easier to be accessible as more people would be able to obtain and play this game. However a 3D game has the power to fully simulate a real world environment. We are able to have more power.
Benjamin G Young
CoCu 177 : Winter 2012
On March 13th, 2012 flower.177.sa said:
I believe that the game should be presented in a 2D format. Since the game has important underlying concepts and themes, I think that "bells and whistles" and flashy graphics would only detract from the gameplay experience.
The mechanics of the game are most important, and 2D graphics would best serve this purpose. If it were more important to "fill in the gaps" where the experience of the story was not sufficient to convey the ideas trying to be put across, I could see 3D graphics beings a possibility. However, I think the Decrees make for a strong basis for a story, and a 2D environment would allow for the player to "fill in the gaps" with their imagination rather than having graphics put those images in their heads. I think the main idea behind procedural rhetoric becomes important here, wherein extra detail only derogates from the gameplay possibilities presented by the decrees.
On March 12th, 2012 sandoval.177.ja said:
2D, not just because of system requirements or access, but to also allow more focus on the underlying systems. To emulate realistic social structures is no easy task, the more resources available during development the easier it will be to faithfully generate what is designed here.
While 3D games can pull you in, how far do we want players to be removed from reality? By allowing players to still retain their distance from this game, they can more easily see the possibilities it presents to the real world.
This game, if realized, would benefit greatly from being available as a mobile application. It would increase availability and most likely the diversity of the participants. Many people do not play console games or pc games, but will download a free game for their phone/mobile device.
On March 13th, 2012 chua.177.ym said:
I agree, for the idea behind the game, 2D is more appropriate than 3D. The implementation of this will be heavily stats-based, meaning there will always be a bunch of numbers on the screen. Implementing the game in 2D would be a better choice, having the player navigate through everything with context menus. If the game were to be in 3D, with so many possible players and variables, this would be a tremendous task. Actually, a world map providing info should suffice, providing information about its countries, states, and citizens with the appropriate amount of depth and density (somewhat similar to how www.cybernations.net handles it)
On March 13th, 2012 ngo.177.je said:
I agree, by making the game 2D, the game would be playable by players who do not meet the system requirements or access, allowing a larger number of people in the world to have access to the software.
It's true that 3D games might be more enjoyable since it mimics the dimensions we see in real life, but I feel that it isn't necessary if the point of the game is not to display great graphics but to convey key points to the public and see how they interact with these points.
It's important to keep diversity in mind when creating a game. Players need to see different perspectives of the game so that the game isn't one note or boring. By making the game 2D, the game recieves a more diverse crowd of players which in return will make the game play more interesting internally.
On March 11th, 2012 Vanderberg.177.St said:
For widespread play I think it should definitely be 2D. If we want this game to be a worldwide experience and played by many different people, the requirements to play need to be low. I also think since this is a simulation of life in this new society, there would be a lot of things to keep track of: the state of the area you live in, your job, your family, your finances, etc. I think the UI would be better if it was an entirely 2D game.
The nature of the game is very niche to begin with. Playing a simulation game about a new idealistic society isn't what most core gamers want. There should be no mind paid to appealing to the masses with 3D graphics. It would be a waste of resources.
On March 12th, 2012 afalla.177.ed said:
I respectfully disagree with this statement. I believe that the game should be 3D with multi-axis freedom. The reasoning is that 3D game environments allow for better immersion into a game. The graphics don't need to be very good but it has to be 3D. An example is when they used 3D immersion to treat PTSD in that one video we saw in class. 3D also signifies a better sense of freedom because you have different view points and better angles of the world and your own character. This game should be all about feel and not just about stats. The closer they players are to seeing a realistic environment and realistic avatars the better it is to immerse and get into the game.
However, with the quality of 3D today, there is still plenty of people who do not prefer 3D due to various reasons (nausea, headaches, eye pain, etc). Also, although i agree that 3D is pretty cool, I disagree with the idea that "graphics don't need to be very good". I think a game should have its priorities in place, and I believe that quality graphics in 2D definitely is more appealing than a game in 3D with poor graphics.
On March 11th, 2012 ma.177.se said:
I prefer 2D game because of two reasons.
First, developer doesn't need to think about 3D graphic effect and user computing system, so they can more focus on the contents for game.
Second, it stimulates user's imagination when user is play game. (it's personal idea. It's personal reason that I am playing DOS game. For 2D game, they normally put more text than graphic effect, so user can think more to play the game )
On March 10th, 2012 perez.177.ro said:
Who is our target audience? What is our budget? Who is our team? These are important questions to discuss, as they will influence our decision in whether we make the game 3D or 2D.
Let’s start with who the creators of agoraXchange want to play their game. Directly quoting from their “faq” page we have, agoraXchange is for anyone who suspects that a proposal like this, in times like these, sounds intriguing. Please don’t think because you are not (or are) a gamer that you shouldn’t participate.” It seems like the creators want to cast a wide enough net, so as to not exclude anyone. Making the game 3D is visually appealing, but the costs become much greater. By costs, I’m talking about funding and people wise. It is much more costly to make a 3D game, and much harder to make a 3D game than it is to make a game with 2D graphics. And from what the creators state on your "faq" page, funding is in the few thousands, so it might not be wise to make a 3D game, which would surely call for a higher budget.
Additionally, making the game 3D increases the minimum system requirements, which may exclude potential players who don’t have access to newer computers. I’m sure this wouldn’t be a problem in the United States, but what about poorer countries? Also, making the game 2D would make the game run faster and much more smoothly, thus increasing the user’s experience with the game. Think about this scenario, 30 computers at the school library running on the same network. A network, mind you, that isn’t the best. This isn’t a T1 connection here. The school just can’t afford it. If the game were 3D, the kids might not want to play because it would just run so slow, but if the game were 2D, the game would probably be more enjoyable because it wouldn’t run as choppy. A 2D game would also mean that the opportunity to run the game from the internet browser (as opposed to downloading a game client) is much more feasible. This increases the accessibility of the game to a wide range of people.
And finally, from a player perspective, we might argue that people may be discouraged from playing a game that is 2D because it’s too old school or because it doesn’t have state-of-the art graphics. However, Braid is a prime example of how a 2D game can have massive commercial success regardless of its graphics engine. Thus, appealing to the 3D player base shouldn’t play such a big factor. If anything, the content of the game is much more important than the graphics engine. If we focus on the game mechanics, graphics won’t be much of a problem if they are 2D. I’m simply saying, a 2D game can have beautiful graphics.
On March 9th, 2012 wong.177.fi said:
In my opinion, 2D with fast downloading and low memory requirements is the way to go. I personally have not played with too many 3D graphics games but for the ones I have played, I realized that it's very difficult to control the views of the game with all the perspectives you are able to have. Yes, 3D is more realistic and seems like the game would be more "advanced" in a way but it will require a lot of memory and capabilites to do so. Whether the game is going to be on the web or installed on someone's computer, the system needs to have the requirements to handle the 3D graphics and if they dont't then it won't produce the best quaility. I thnk that 2D is more simplistic and having it in low memory will allow users to play it without worrying if their computers won't handle the game. And also, fast downloading will mean fast access to the game.
On March 10th, 2012 yoo.177.er said:
Whereas I understand your reasoning that the gameplay elements should be based on a 2D platform, by saying, "I personally have not played with too many 3D graphics games but for the ones I have played, I realized that its very difficult to control the views of the game with all the perspectives you are able to have," you're not arguing much for the benefits of 2D platforming that may potentially outweigh the costs of 3D platforming. For one, we're way past the age of 3D's introduction into the video-gaming world. Any bugs or glitches that may have been caused from it have been fixed, mostly. Many games with a behind-the-back, 3D platforming, third-person perspective are actually quite the charm in fact. You can check the reviews for games such as Uncharted, or the new line of dramatic-horror genre games released by Capcom's Resident Evil franchise. These games have been praised for their innovative game-play mechanics that utilize 3D camera perspectives, and the user-friendly control the player possesses over their character. And you also said, "whether the game is going to be on the web or installed on someone's computer, the system needs to have the requirements to handle the 3D graphics and if they don't then it won't produce the best quality." What entails your opinion for the "best quality"? And regarding the fact that computers these days might not be able to handle 3D graphics adequately, come on. World of Warcraft is a highly acclaimed MMORPG and is popular all over the globe. It uses 3D graphics, and the last time I checked, I didn't hear any detractors complaining because their personal computers weren't able to handle its 3D platforming. Games can still be quite popular and accessible in the 3D platform, but if you're concerned specifically about its accessibility to audiences that transcend the number of participants within WoW's Azeroth, maybe agoraXchange's developers can tone down the graphics card requirements of its software, yet still employ three dimensions. In this day and age, I think MMORPG's should reflect 3D platforming.
Eric Yoo
COCU177: Critical Computer Game Studies
WI12; Ayhan Aytes
On March 12th, 2012 wang.177.yi said:
I agree with Eric above, mostly because I think computational requirements for graphics is far less of an issue today than it was say, perhaps 10 years ago. I think the World of Warcraft example is an apt one because of the game's appeal cross the globe. Nowadays computers that are bought in stores can be somewhat close to performance of someone who pieces together a computer on their own, so long as the individual parts inside as similar in quality. Competition and development in the home computer market has driven down costs in this sense.
One thing I can point out is that this game doesn't necessarily have to be 3D in the sense that 3D = reality. World of Warcraft's graphics are quite different from, say Skyrim's, and as a result there are very different requirements for the two games. I think one important point to note here is that, should we create a 3D world, it doesn't necessarily remove the imagination that can be employed by individuals when playing. In fact, by allowing 3D interaction, it may be possible for individuals to interact with objects in the game in ways that spark their creativity more so than would be possible if the graphics were purely 2D. Think about machinima in this case, as it attempts to use an alternative world and simulation in the creation of new narratives for the user.
On August 10th, 2011 hsuhanchao said:
I personally think that 2D games are better than 3D games in various aspects. Even though playing 3D games provides an opportunity to get closer to virtual reality or some realistic experience. However there are still some problems with 3D games. First, recent study has found out that most of people who watch 3D screen for a long time will having symptoms like headache, nauseous and eye strains. This is due to that when watching 2D screen, both eyes focus on one point while eye movement and the lens adapt to depth. However, in 3D, our eye register movement but our body doesn’t, and the lens can no longer adapt the depth. Second, in order to play 3D games, you need to buy a 3D monitor with pair of 3D glasses because our normal eye can not detect the depth perception of 3D vision. Yet, 3D monitor and 3D glasses is both expensive luxury item that cost you about 400 dollars. As a result, it may limit the players who have finically struggle to buy a set.
Overall, the more advanced technology, the easilier it will affect our life. It is clearly that 3D computer games will cause long term health effects. We can still enjoy the 3D technology, but not so often, and it will not have seriously impact on our body.
On August 10th, 2011 Congrui_Li said:
In a game meant to persuade the masses, 3D is a must. Although developing a 3D game might be taxing and expensive, the end product will be better suited to consumers. Many people argue that accessibility is important, I must disagree. People would not even touch a game this day and age if the game is not presented well. Consumers are spoiled by the realistic and commercial games that corporations mass market. Without aesthetics, people wouldn't spend more than a minute on this game.
On March 10th, 2012 mcpeak.177.sh said:
While I agree that in general consumers are quite spoiled, I think that games such as Minecraft and Braid are examples where bells and whistles are not everything to the player. What makes these games so loved isn't the great graphics, but the compelling gameplay and world. A 2D game can still be visually appealing, and with less resources being put into making an impressive 3d world, more time can be put into developing a distinct art style for the game.
With this project, I think the goal is not so much to create a brand and to market it as best as possible, but rather to create a game that as many people can access as possible. If we create a game that requires a new computer with an expensive graphics card, we are catering to the rich and ignoring a group of people who may want to play this game but simply can't. Thus, I think a 2d game with lower requirements and greater accessibility is the way to go.
On August 8th, 2011 Evan Friedman said:
I think the game should be 3-D but an artistic 3-D with very low requirements similar to World of WarCraft (WoW). Many people in many different nations including the poorer nations have some sort of WoW account when looking at the global demographics of the game. Having this type of graphic style would make the game more engaging because it would be more visually interesting and not many people are engrossed by sprites and pixel art as they were in the 1980s to the mid 90s or late 90s. In other words, having 2-D graphic would only make this appeal to a even more niche audience than what it is already going to appeal to which in itself is already very small. In other words, if one hopes to expand the game to further audiences than its initial audience than an artistic 3-D low requirement presentation is absolutely essential if it doesn't want to be doomed to obscurity.
On June 8th, 2008 max193209 said:
I agree with the previous comment. I feel that the game should be in 2-D in order to allow for the contributions of those nations who are not as technologically advanced. It is important to keep the game aessable to the highest number of people because this is designed to be a global game. I also agree that there should be future options for the implementation of 3-D graphics. I believe that as technological advances are made and more countries have higher technological capacities the game should be able to switch over to 3-D. Also, it would be good to give the player the option of choosing 3-D or 2-D. I think that would be best because it would still allow the highest number possible to play the game.
On August 9th, 2011 raymondshong said:
Although the game is designed to be a global game, it has to still be attractive in order to sell and to keep its users. Imagine having a dull game to play, even though it is free would you play it? There are hundreds of free web based and download games and only the ones that are atrractive seem to be the leaders, such as Team Fortress 2, and League of Legends. I'm sure there are thousands of free first person shooter games and role playing games but because these two were developed with nicer graphics and game play, they have higher players. Making the game 3-D does limit those who are not able to get a computer that can run the game but with today's technology, it does not take much to run a nice game on a computer PLUS if you are located in a region where nicer computers are limited, I think there are other things on your mind rather then sitting and playing a game. For example, a family this is financially struggling may find it hard to buy a newer computer. a Family that is financially struggling may also find it hard to find time to play games. Of course this may not be the scenario for all people but to me, everything seems to balance out. Better game quality= more players.
On June 5th, 2008 jddrew said:
skeadie makes a great point about access...and the technological requirements behind 3-D graphics could prohibit a large population from contributing to the game. However, the door should not be shut on 3-D graphics and a change to this in the future should be a possibility.
On June 4th, 2008 McLovin said:
Because this is a global politics game, there needs to be a sensitivity to the technological capacities of as many places around the world as possible. The simple fact is that many nations are behind in their access to high performing computers and speedy internet access. Keeping it 2D will be pragmatic in that it will allow as many people to play as possible. Besides, the main point of this game is not to create a video game with the best graphics.
On June 3rd, 2008 travelingwanderer said:
i think a 2D game would retain the aspects of political theory in the game. this abstract nature keeps the door open to pondering outside possibilities
On June 2nd, 2008 skeadie said:
I personally think that the 'fast downloading and low memory requirements' would allow more people to access the game - and more easily at that. The game would benefit from having as many people as possible participate in it, and this would be achievable with a 2D game. If the game was in 3D but required a specific browser or internet-speed connection to access, it would limit a large number of people from participating. Aesthetics are important, but access is essential.
On April 23rd, 2010 rejene said:
I agree with this comment. Having the game in 2D is the practical and most realistic way to go. If many people had the specific browser and fast internet needed for 3D then it would be the best option. But realistically , you can't expect everyone to have these specific requirements for the best kind of graphics. I also admire what this person said in the last part of his comment that "Aesthetics are important, but access is essential" which is very true. How could you enjoy the best graphics of the game if you can't even access the game? And if you do have access to the game most people probably couldn't which would lead to the downfall of the game instead of success.
On March 13th, 2012 Balistreri.177.ph said:
I disagree with these comments. Most computers nowadays can easily be played on 3D compatible machine so, this should not affect which players can and cannot play. However, I would like a more realistic approach and that's why I believe that it should be a 3D game. Also, there are many 3D browsers games out there already so this should not be an issue. This is possible because of many 3D engines one is the unity 3D engine which is an integrated tool for creating 3D video games or other interactive content. I do agree that "Aesthetics are important, but access is essential" but, I believe with nowadays technologies that access has become easier and easier and rarely plays a role compared to 10-15 years ago.
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Entries in Afraid (2)
Can’t Sleep? You May Be Afraid of the Dark
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Erik Snyder/Photodisc(BOSTON) -- If you’ve been suffering from sleepless nights, you may have more than simple insomnia -- you may be afraid of the dark.
Results from a new study presented at the Associated Professional Sleep Societies annual meeting in Boston are the first to suggest that some adults can’t sleep because they fear darkness.
Researchers in Toronto studied nearly 100 college students who were either good sleepers or poor sleepers. They monitored small twitches in eye muscles during sleep while exposing the subjects to unexpected bursts of sound when the lights were either turned on or off, and what they found was startling.
Poor sleepers were more easily disturbed by the noises and their reactions were exaggerated by darkness. And over time, while good sleepers became increasingly accustomed to the disturbances, poor sleepers became even more anxious and startled at these alleged bumps in the night.
While treating people with insomnia, Dr. Colleen Carney, principle investigator of the study and director of the Ryeson University sleep and depression laboratory, would continually hear how her patients could only fall asleep if they turned on the television or left the bathroom light on, mannerisms shared with children who are afraid of the dark.
Sure enough, when surveyed, a surprising 46 percent of poor sleepers admitted to harboring current fears of darkness, almost double that observed in good sleepers.
More than 50 percent of Americans report having experienced insomnia in the past year, and 19 percent have chronic sleeping problems.
The high incidence of insomnia among Americans has been attributed to risk factors such as high levels of stress, shift work, or mood disorders such as anxiety or depression. This study, however, is among the first to suggest that an underlying fear of the dark could be a major contributor.
“Listening to unexpected noise is a useful way of assessing fear of the dark because we can’t inhibit our startle reflex,” Carney said. “And these behaviors are typical of a phobia.”
Currently, the National Institute of Health recommends improved sleep hygiene and behavioral therapy as first-line treatments for insomnia. A common recommendation for someone who hasn’t fallen asleep after 20 minutes is to do something else away from bed before reattempting sleep. But for someone trying to get over a phobia of the dark, turning the light back on may have the unfortunate effect of making them feel even more awake.
The good news about this is that phobia treatment is one of the big success stories of non-drug therapy, and many frustrated poor sleepers may have finally found a new and easy answer to their problems.
Monday, June 11, 2012 at 6:45AM by Jeanette Torres Permalink
tagged Afraid, Dark, Insomnia, Phobia, Sleeping, fear
From Halloween to Horror Movies, Why We Love to Be Afraid
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- For those who like the genre, a good horror movie arouses a cocktail of chemistry in the cerebral cortex -- the part of the brain that controls memory, perception and consciousness.
And it's not just movies, but amusement park rides and even books and fairy tales that can elicit simultaneously both pleasure and gripping fear.
As Oct. 31 approaches, businesses are capitalizing on the psychology of fear -- the spine-tingling sensation and the joy that goes with it.
This year, Americans will spend $6.9 billion on Halloween horror -- costumes, haunted houses and fright fests -- according to the National Retail Federation.
"We don't have many other holidays that are really directly connected to a strong emotion that is almost universal -- fear and the dark side," said Frank Farley, a professor of psychology at Temple University who specializes in thrill-seeking and extreme behavior.
One 2007 study published in Science Daily dispelled earlier assumptions that humans respond to pleasure and avoid pain: "It certainly seems counterintuitive that so many people would voluntarily immerse themselves in almost two hours of fear, disgust and terror. Why do people pay for this? How is this enjoyable?" But pay they do: as one example, the third film in the low-budget Paranormal Activity series grossed $54 million over last weekend, making it the highest ever for a film released in October.
Researchers from the University of California and University of Florida concluded what most thrill-seekers know: People can experience both fear and euphoria at the same time.
"Pleasant moments of a particular event may also be the most fearful," it concluded, comparing horror movies to the thrill and fear of extreme sports.
But not everyone likes being scared, according to psychologist Farley, and how a person responds to fear is wired in their personality. Those who thrive on fear are so-called T-types -- they are thrill-seekers, according to Farley, who coined the term in the 1980s.
"They like uncertainty, suspense, unpredictability, the unknown," he said. "Uncertainty is the prime source of fear. You don't know what's going to happen."
Movie makers and amusement park ride creators know how to induce fear.
"There is intensity of stimulation," he said. "It can be the sound of screams or the visual -- something comes out of nowhere into the face, like a house of horror."
Music is also important, like the pulsating, unforgettable theme of the movie Jaws, heard whenever the great white shark stalked its prey.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 10:49AM by Jeanette Torres Permalink
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Entries in Animal Testing (2)
Chimp Research Unethical, IOM Says
Tom Brakefield/Stockbyte(WASHINGTON) -- The Institute of Medicine has called for strict limits on the use of chimpanzees -- the closest genetic relatives to humans -- in medical and behavioral research.
“The committee concluded that research using animals that are so closely related to humans should not proceed unless it offers insights not possible with other animal models and unless it is of sufficient scientific or health value to offset the moral costs,” said Jeffrey Kahn, chairman of the IOM committee, in a news release. "We found very few cases that satisfy these criteria.”
The IOM’s report said the amount of research conducted on chimps had decreased over the past 10 years but should continue only if there were no other suitable models for the research, the research could not be conducted ethically on humans and not using chimps would slow or prevent important progress against life-threatening diseases.
Chimpanzees are viewed as more accurate models for how diseases and treatments develop in people than other animals, such as mice. But because chimps share some behavioral characteristics with humans, many scientists have concluded that experimenting on them is unethical.
Scientists have used chimps to develop vaccines and treatments for HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and the IOM report said private research companies have used the animals to test drug safety and efficacy.
The primates are used both by federally funded researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as by researchers in the private sector.
The U.S. is one of only two countries that conduct invasive research on chimpanzees; the other is Gabon in central Africa. There are approximately 1,000 chimpanzees in U.S. research facilities, according to a report in the New York Times.
Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 12:34PM by jc Permalink
tagged Animal Testing, Chimpanzees, Chimps, Monkeys
Animal Research Promoted by Controversial Billboards
ABC News(SEATTLE) -- Who should live, a little girl or a rat? That's what a billboard campaign promoting the use of animals in research for human medical treatments asks.
The advertisements are a part of the Research Save campaign, paid for by the Washington, D.C., non-profit organization Foundation for Biomedical Research.
"Without research with animals models, especially rodents, we will not have cures for the many currently incurable diseases afflicting children today including leukemia, diabetes, paralysis, autism, congenital heart disease, cystic fibrosis, Deuchenne muscular dystrophy and malaria," FBR President Frankie Tull said.
Animal activist group, People for The Ethical treatment of Animals, PETA disagrees.
"It still doesn't make any difference to any feeling human being what the species is," Kathy Gullerimo of PETA told ABC affiliate KOMO-TV in Seattle. "They all experience pain. They all can suffer."
The billboards feature a picture of a little girl and a rat with the caption, "Who would you rather see live?" But an FBR spokeswoman said they aren't meant to shock.
Instead, FBR Director of Media & Marketing Communications Liz Hodge said, the aim is "to get people to think where the benefits are coming from that we expect when we're sick."
The billboards are featured in five cities including Los Angeles, Seattle, Baltimore, Chicago and Portland, Oregon. They will remain up until the beginning of May. The group plans to put up another billboard in Madison, Wisconsin at the end of April.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 9:36AM by Jeanette Torres Permalink
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Savoring My Passage - the monthly journal of A. C. Gray
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Savoring Every Moment
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Mennonite Buggies and Quilts - Shenandoah Valley
“Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Jesus Christ….Greet all the brothers and sisters with Christian love….May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.” Paul to the church at Thessalonica, circa 65 AD.
A unique characteristic of the community to which I recently moved is life shared with Old Order Mennonites. It is quite common to see horse drawn buggies and carriages on the highways and backroads; they are verboten on the Interstate. Enroute to church on my first Sunday after moving here, I passed five Mennonite families, all dressed in black. Invariably friendly, they all smiled and waved as we passed. The scene keeps recycling in my thoughts: no matter the critics of their old fashioned ways, how marvelous to witness their ethic of nonviolence and abstinence from what they believe to be worldly indulgence.
The Bridgewater Mennonites are a group of Christian Anabaptist denominations named after the Frisian Menno Simmons (1496–1561), who, through his writings, articulated and formalized the teachings of earlier Swiss founders. The teachings of the Mennonites were founded on their belief in both the mission and ministry of Jesus Christ, which they held to with great conviction despite persecution by the various Roman Catholic and Protestant states. Rather than fight, the majority survived by fleeing to neighboring states where ruling families tolerated their rejection of infant baptism. In the Bridgewater community, some of the Mennonite people do drive cars and use modern technology for farming.
Bridgewater College adjoins the Bridgewater Retirement Village where I live. Both were founded by the Church of the Brethren. Many of my neighbors are former ministers in the Brethren Church. I became acquainted with the Brethren while working alongside many of them on Red Cross disaster operations. Historically, they have partnered with Quakers and Mennonites in their peace efforts, declining to engage in military service as conscientious objectors. They emphasize peace, simplicity, and equality of believers and consistent obedience to Christ. During the Second World War, many worked as volunteers for various civilian government agencies as alternatives to combat and some did serve in the military in non-combat status.
Bridgewater dates back to 1740 when the first settlers arrived from Scotland and Ireland, followed soon by German settlers. Several early families built mills and the settlement was first known as Bridgeport. On February 7, 1835, the settlement was chartered as the Town of Bridgewater. The name was derived from its proximity to the North River and the bridge that was built there in 1820. The original land area within the town was approximately twenty acres. On a relief map of the Shenandoah Valley, Bridgewater is almost right in the middle, so both the Blue Ridge to the East and the Alleghenies to the West are in view.
Even though the divine life that is given to us in Christ, by the Holy Spirit, is essentially the same life that we shall lead in Heaven, the possession of that life can never give us perfect rest on earth. A Christian is essentially an exile in this world in which he has no lasting city. The very presence of the Holy Spirit in his heart makes him discontent with worldly and material values. He cannot place his trust in the things of this life. His treasure is somewhere else, and where his treasure is, his heart is also. Thomas Merton in his book, No Man Is An Island
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Stewart, Archibald (1867–1925)
by Peter Love
Archibald Stewart (1867-1925), trade unionist and political official, was born on 30 December 1867 at Sebastopol, Victoria, seventh surviving child of John Stewart, miner, and his wife Ann, née Erskine, both Scottish born. He grew up in Creswick where his father became caretaker of the botanical gardens. In his early working years Archibald took numerous jobs, from mining in the Creswick district to selling groceries at Ballarat. As an active member of several labour organizations, he faced an employers' blacklist which made it difficult for him to find permanent employment and to support Mary, née Edwards, whom he had married at Fitzroy with Victorian Free Church forms on 25 June 1891. Stewart was an early member of the Australian Workers' Union and, until 1910, its delegate on the Ballarat Trades and Labor Council.
Following a visit by Tom Mann in 1902, Stewart helped to establish the Ballarat branch of the Political Labor Council, serving as secretary in 1905-06. His considerable organizing skills were obvious to party officials during James Scullin's unsuccessful campaign against Alfred Deakin at the 1906 election. Stewart stood as Labor candidate for the Legislative Assembly seat of Ballarat East in 1908, but was defeated by the Liberal R. McGregor; in 1910 he was narrowly beaten for the Federal seat of Grampians by H. W. H. Irvine. Although he left Ballarat soon after the election, Stewart maintained close contact with the area, tackling Irvine again at the 1913 poll and joining the board of the Ballarat Evening Echo in 1914.
After moving to Melbourne, Stewart was elected senior vice-president of the Political Labor Council in 1910 and appointed full-time secretary in 1911, following the resignation of P. R. Heagney whose stewardship had been severely criticized. The pay was poor, but Stewart worked in a diligent and methodical way to consolidate the Labor Party organization in Victoria and, by 1914, was acknowledged as one of the 'powers behind the throne' of the Fisher government. His influence was recognized by his appointment as secretary of the newly established Australian Labor Party federal executive in 1915, a post he held until 1925.
Stewart's staunch adherence to Labor principles led him to play a leading role in organizing opposition to W. M. Hughes's conscriptionist policy in 1916-17. Drawing on the experience of more than twenty State and Federal conferences, he conducted some of the delicate negotiations that helped to keep the industrial and political wings of the labour movement together when they threatened to split over the issue of syndicalism and the socialist objective in 1919-21. A sturdy, kind-faced man, Stewart had a blunt and occasionally gruff manner; his integrity and generous nature made him popular in a movement not noted for brotherly love. He died of tuberculosis at his Sandringham home on 29 May 1925. The sorrow of his wife and three surviving sons was shared by the many mourners at the Coburg general cemetery where Scullin paid him the rarest tribute accorded a political activist: 'He was a man whose word was his bond'.
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Labor Call, 4 June 1925.
Peter Love, 'Stewart, Archibald (1867–1925)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/stewart-archibald-8660/text15143, published first in hardcopy 1990, accessed online 20 July 2019.
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Bride shamed for $165G wedding paid for by parents: 'I lost my job a month after getting engaged'
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A bride is getting dragged for having an elaborate wedding that set her back a whopping $165,000. Though the outrage didn’t stem from the bride’s expensive tastes — it was from who was footing the bill.
Emily, 29, from Phoenix, Ariz., shared details of her wedding on Refinery29’s article “10 Women Share Who Paid For What at Their Wedding.”
Emily, who did not give a last name, shared that her wedding cost $165k — including marriage prep, church-related costs, ceremony and reception with fireworks.
Though the expense was massive, those who commented on Emily’s story were outraged by the fact that Emily did not pay for any of it.
“My parents paid for basically everything. I paid for a few little 'extras,' like my bridesmaids' gifts, but I lost my job a month after getting engaged, so I didn’t have an income for about half of the time I was wedding planning. I would have liked to contribute more, but it just wasn’t in the cards, and my parents were very generous,” she wrote in Refinery29’s questionnaire.
Emily added that her husband paid for the engagement ring and engagement trip to Canada, as well as his groom expenses, and his parents paid for the rehearsal dinner and gave the couple $5,000 toward the honeymoon.
My husband and I are aggressively paying back his six-figure student debt, so a lavish 200+ person wedding would not have been in the cards.
The 29-year-old goes on to explain that her parents' generosity was just “understood.”
"It was just always understood that my parents would be paying, but I still often felt guilty about how much everything cost. But my parents, my husband, and I all agreed very early on that we wanted a big, fun wedding, and that’s just expensive,” she wrote.
“Since I wasn’t working, I would have had to forgo a lot of that stuff in the moment, and they made it possible for me to just enjoy it and not worry about the cost,” she continued, adding that she is “incredibly grateful” to her parents.
Emily went on to explain the couple would have had a wedding that looked “a lot different” if her parents didn’t pitch in.
“My husband and I are aggressively paying back his six-figure student debt, so a lavish 200+ person wedding would not have been in the cards,” she wrote.
Though the expense was massive, those who commented on Emily’s story were outraged by the fact that Emily did not pay for any of her wedding.
Though Emily claimed she doesn’t think anyone “should go into debt” for a wedding, she is happy she was able to have the wedding of her dreams.
“It’s the marriage that is important, not the wedding. (I know, I know, easy for me to say, I got both.)" Emily wrote.
Those on Refinery29’s Facebook page were quick to respond, shaming the bride’s budget.
“That’s just immature and irresponsible. Wow,” one person wrote.
“You can have an amazing wedding day for less than $165k and it is definitely not a parent’s job to pay for a wedding,” another person commented.
“My parents paid for my wedding. About $30k 20 years ago. They saved my whole life to do this for me. It was such a blessing! I will do the same for my daughter. $165k however is over the top. And I would never ask for that, and I’m raising my daughter to now be outlandish too!” one person shared.
“’My husband and I are aggressively paying back his six-figure student debt, so a lavish 200+ person wedding would not have been in the cards… …If you can’t afford a big party, don’t have one.’ Girl. YOU couldn't afford it, your parents could,” another person wrote, referencing the bride’s husband’s debt.
“Geez, you could buy a house (or at least an awesome down payment) for that!” one shared.
“That's a waste of money, your parents could use that money for retirement. Spoiled much,” another wrote.
Not everyone was against the bride, though.
“Why shame someone else on what they spent on their wedding? If her parents were happy to pay for it, that’s their business,” a commenter wrote.
“I’m tryna have coins like this. I’d love to be able to really afford my son’s wedding. Or honeymoon. It’s goals for me,” one commented.
“This a good way to distribute wealth. ~ If the parents of the bride can afford it, more power to them. this wedding kept a number of people employed. It is a whole lot better than handing it out,” another in favor of the bride wrote.
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Hero father dies in Florida after saving drowning 8-year-old daughter from rip current
A Georgia father drowned on Tuesday after saving his 8-year-old daughter from a dangerous rip current in Florida, the Fort Myers News-Press reports.
Thomas Zakrewski, 46, drowned off the coast of Upper Captiva Island after he, his daughter and at least four other members of his family experienced trouble in the water while walking along a sandbar, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office told the paper.
A distress call reportedly went out at around 5:30 p.m. that day, and the Upper Captiva Fire District arrived at the scene to find between six and eight people struggling to get out of the water.
Chief Jason Martin of the island’s fire department told the News-Press that four members of the family managed to escape but Zakrewski was swept away by the outgoing rip tide after passing his daughter to her mother.
The department, along with law enforcement, purportedly spent three hours searching for the father before divers from the U.S. Coast Guard stepped in to assist with the effort. A video from the sheriff’s office shows searchers scanning the waters by boat and helicopter.
Later that night, the rescue team located Zakrewski’s body nearly a half-mile from where he was last seen.
According to the National Weather Service, 28 deaths in the U.S. this year have been officially attributed to rip currents. Twelve of them have occurred in Florida alone. Authorities, however, have yet to determine whether Zakrewski’s death was the result of being caught in one.
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Lost Horizon (2016). The world promised by the October Revolution had to be not only fair and prosperous, but to also colonise the outer space. Socialism should have been established not only in space, but also in time, aided by technology which would allow to turn time into eternity. But over time, the economical failures had also brought disillusionment about the political utopia and about the promised bright future. In Lost Horizon, Tkachenko shot objects, which represent the image of the ideal cosmic future. He chose the format 6×6, encapsulating the utopian state projects into the Suprematist form of his fellow compatriot artist founder of the Russian Avant-Gard Kasimir Malevich’s ‘The Black Square’ from 1917, which being a revolutionary art piece, reflects the historical epoch it was conceived in.
Restricted Area: Monument of the Conquerors of the Space
Restricted Areas (2015) is a series about the utopian strive of humans for technological progress. Better, higher, stronger… Always trying to own ever more this human desire is the source of technical progress including commodities and grandeur as well as the tools of violence that keep power over the other. “I travel in search of places which used to have great importance for the technical progress and are now deserted. Those places lost their significance together with its utopian ideology which is now obsolete. Secret cities that could not be found on maps, forgotten scientific triumphs and abandoned buildings of almost inhuman complexity. The perfect technocratic imagery of a future that never came.” For Restricted Areas, Tkachenko traveled the former countries part of the former USSR, in search of places that used to hold great importance for the idea of technological progress. These places are now deserted. They have lost their significance, along with their utopian ideology, which is now obsolete. “Any progress comes to an end sooner or later. It can happen due to different reasons: nuclear war, economic crisis or natural disasters. For me it is interesting to witness what is left after.”
The Last Resident (2014) is a study, referring to space exploration utopias and its social background narrating the phenomena of disappearing villages. In Russia, like in other countries, there are hundreds, even thousands of villages and small towns dying off. From 1993 to 2004, 23000 villages and towns were officially closed, while the population of cities is constantly growing. The project’s aesthetics was inspired by painting where light is used to illuminate the nocturnal scenery, such as by Russian landscape painter of Greek descent, Arkhip Kuindzhi.
But to me it seems quite clear that it's all just a little bit of history repeating”
DANILA TKACHENKO, RUSIA, 1989 shows a group of images taken in an instant made as time slowly goes by though History. Regarding the impossible task to explain it, Leon Tolstoy said in his 2nd Epilogue for his book War and Peace :
“The goal toward which humanity is being led seems to be known for the historians: to one of them is the greatness of the States... to another it is liberty, equality, and a certain kind of civilization.”
About an episode that seems to describe every regime change he said:
“In 1812 the ferment [araised in Paris] reached its extreme limit: Moscow… During that twenty-year period an immense number of fields were left untilled, houses were burned, trade changed its direction, millions of men migrated, were impoverished, or were enriched, and millions… slew one another.”
“What does all this mean?” asked Tolstoy in 1867, answering: “If history had retained the conception of the ancients it would have said that God, to reward or punish his people, gave Napoleon power and directed his will to the fulfillment of the divine ends… But modern history cannot give that reply”.
In the XXI century, contemporary historians still do not find convincing explanations neither about past nor about present.
Danila Tkachenko, has been capturing the remains of recent regimes at the dawn of a world’s new order. About his Lost Horizon series, he says: “Socialism should have been established not only in space but in time... But over time, the economical failures had also brought disillusionment about the political utopia and about the promised bright future.”
Regarding his Restricted Areas series he adds: “I travel in search of places which used to have great importance for the technical progress and are now deserted. They lost their significance. Any progress comes to an end… for me, it is interesting to witness what is left afterwards.”
The production of the Russian artist holds an aesthetic traversed by time and makes reference to yesterday artistic movements. His deserted observatories recall the Düsseldorf School, while his buildings emerging from black squares evoques the Suprematism and Land-art seems to prowl his Monuments.
His images place us in front of the History that, resisting interpretation, is ready to be contemplated.
Arturo Delgado, Curador
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Home » AO On Site: Lisa Yuskavage Paintings on view at David Zwirner February 19th to March 28th, 2009
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AO On Site: Lisa Yuskavage Paintings on view at David Zwirner February 19th to March 28th, 2009
David Zwirner Lisa Yuskavage opening - photo by Art Observed
Lisa Yuskavage’s second solo show with David Zwirner Gallery opened on February 19th in Chelsea, the first of three Zwirner openings over the next two weeks. Yuskavage, a graduate of Yale’s illustrious MFA program, is a certified art star: she’s been profiled in mainstream press like Vanity Fair and W, and her work is collected by the likes of Charles Saatchi and Jean-Pierre Lehmann. In addition to her current solo exhibition at David Zwirner, Lisa Yuskavage is part of two group shows in early 2009: “Diana and Actaeon: The Forbidden Glimpse of the Naked Body” at the Stiftung Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf, Germany and “Paint Made Flesh” at the The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN.
The World’s Best Ever: Lisa Yuskavage at David Zwirner
Exhibition page: Solo show by Lisa Yuskavage
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Lisa Yuskavage New Paintings at David Zwirner
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Lisa Yuskavage, PieFace (2008) at David Zwirner Gallery
Yuskavage paints her subjects in a manner akin to salon painting – her work does not exist in a vacuum, rather, it demands an audience. Just as her girls regard themselves with bliss, wonder, or complete vapidity, the paintings are meant to evoke a reaction. And Yuskavage’s work is so polarizing that she was destined for art tabloid heaven. MoMA bought a canvas or two, Yuskavage became known as the “bad girl” of the 90s art supernova, collectors started paying seven figures, and she dumped her longtime gallerist to pick up with a new one, David Zwirner.
Lisa Yuskavage, Chrissy (2009) at David Zwirner
Lisa Yuskavage, Drag (2007) at David Zwirner
The New York-based painter is alternately panned and praised by critics for her cartoonish, borderline pornographic depictions of women. She’s often aligned with contemporary (and fellow Yale classmate) John Currin, who, as critic Jerry Saltz wrote, is the “Botticelli” to Yuskavage’s “Vermeer or Raphael.” The current show, a collection of new paintings completed since 2007, is clearly the work of the boundary-pushing artist, thought it represents a noticeable change in tone and depth. After all, how long can someone paint splayed legs, big breasts, and exposed genitals before they are no longer provocative or sexy? Yuskavage’s painterly strokes are in full evidence, as well as the signature busty ladies, though something is amiss. Instead of her typical gauzy, pastel hues, green-tinted shades of mustard and brown permeate the canvases. An ominous narrative strings together several of the works, and an island of rocks, striped socks, and a baby are all recurring images in the series.Perhaps the greatest departure is that Yuskavage obscures the girls’ faces in three of the paintings. Nor is it simply any abstracted figuration, the visages have been desecrated with a pie to the face. This throwback to slapstick comedy, combined with pornographic undertones, is aggressive and unsettling, and far removed from the frivolity and naivety often ascribed to Lisa Yuskavage.
David Zwirner Lisa Yuskavage opening - photo by ArtObserved
Lisa Yuskavage lurking in the crowd at her opening - photo by ArtObserved
Lisa Yuskavage appears! - David Zwirner opening - photo by Art Observed
Lisa Yuskavage, Reclining Nude (2009) at David Zwirner
David Zwirner Lisa Yuskavage opening
Lisa Yuskavage, The Smoker (2008) at David Zwirner
Words by Kelsey Keith Pictures courtesy of David Zwirner Gallery and Art Observed
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9/11 families lawsuit
Congress Scams the 9/11 Victim Families with House Passage of JASTA on Sept 9
declassified 28 pages
House Resolution 3815
JASTA
Jay Syrmopoulos
John Cornyn
Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act
Podesta Group
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“BREAKING: Bill Passes House Allowing Citizens to Sue Saudi Arabia for 9/11 — But It’s a Cruel Hoax”
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/sue-saudi-bill-passes-house/#SOz1qCaRAdDiIMfW.99
…it turns out that the bill offers nothing more than an illusion of the prospect of justice and accountability. It is, indeed, a cruel hoax.
A last-minute amendment to the final draft of the bill included a provision that allows for the U.S. attorney general and secretary of state to stop any pending legislation against the Saudis. The section that was quietly inserted into the legislation — “Stay of Actions Pending State Negotiations” — allows the secretary of state to simply “certify” that the U.S. is “engaged in good-faith discussions with the foreign-state defendant concerning the resolution of claims against the foreign state.”....
TomT Wed, 06/01/2016 - 1:09pm
"Why is the MSM (Finally) Reporting on the Petrodollar?" by CorbettReport
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Game of Thrones - The Recent Saudi Coup
How Big Oil Conquered the World
John Micklethwait
Mohammad bin Salman
petro-dollar
Saudi Coup
The Untold Story Behind Saudi Arabia’s 41-Year U.S. Debt Secret
U.S.-Saudi Arabian Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation
What's the Untold Story of Saudi Arabia's Debt Secret
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhxRH8tHApw
Published on Jun 1, 2016 - "Why is the MSM (Finally) Reporting on the Petrodollar?"
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Bloomberg is trumpeting "The Untold Story Behind Saudi Arabia’s 41-Year U.S. Debt Secret," but anyone who is scratching their heads at this non-revelation might well wonder 'Why Bloomberg?' and 'Why now?' Join James in today's Thought For The Day as he examines the latest volleys in the ongoing covert war between the Saudis and the US and the bigger picture of the battle for the global monetary system.
More links below...
TomT Tue, 05/31/2016 - 6:31am
Game of Thrones – The Recent Saudi Coup
al-Hayat
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Ibn Saud
King Abdullah
King Fahd
King Faisal
King Khaled
Mohammad bin Nayef
Prince Ahmed
Prince Alwaleed
prince bandar
Prince Khaled
Prince Miteb
Prince Muqrin
Prince Saud
Prince Sultan
Prince Turki
Robert Baer
Sudairi
Turki al-Faisal
Ulema
The coup in Saudi Arabia becomes timely with the current renewed media attention about the 28 Pages.
There is no doubt that a transition is taking place in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia’s internal struggles for power have been likened to HBO’s “Game of Thrones”. Unlike Western royal families, the Saudi Monarchy has not had a clearly defined order of succession. Within recent years, an ongoing Saudi coup is starting to take shape. Many internal elements are involved. Factions and vested interests exist not only among the Royal Family, but within the culture, religion, finance, corporations, demographics and their values, fiefdoms, clans, age groups, etc.
Also, in the context of the World’s stage where nations and corporations struggle to survive or dominate, there is an additional complex global array of events and scenarios often veiled by the many factors involved. These influences can range from local wars and turmoil, to foreign relations, to the international financial system, to oil, to covert operations and more.
(Note: The word “clan”, such as the “Sudairi clan”, is used in the video. “Clan” refers to each of the 22 or 24 wives of the founder of Saudi Arabia, Ibn Saud. Ibn Saud died in 1953. The Kings of Saudi Arabia have been a son from one of the different wives or “clans” of Ibn Saud.)
King Salman’s palace coup and the Saudi royal politics – (15 minutes)(May 2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btqb0D_KSfg
TomT Thu, 05/26/2016 - 1:27am
Is Senate bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia all it seems? Lawmaker ‘added loophole that allows State department to
Sen. Lindsey Graham
Senator Chuck Schumer
Senator John Cornyn
Is Senate bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia all it seems? Lawmaker ‘added loophole that allows State department to stall action’
May 25, 2016 By Tom Wyke for MailOnline and Associated Press
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3608418/Is-Senate-bill-allowing-9-11-families-sue-Saudi-Arabia-Lawmaker-added-loop...
~The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would allow families of September 11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia
~The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act had triggered a threat from Riyadh to pull billions of dollars from the U.S. economy
~Now it has been revealed loophole was inserted to reduce bill's power
~Senate Democrats had firmly supported the legislation, putting them at odds with the Obama administration
The Senate's unanimous passing of legislation that allows families of September 11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia may not be as groundbreaking as it was first believed.
The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) was initially reported as being a chance for the families to pursue damages from the Saudi government but now it has emerged a clause was inserted to water down the bill's power.
The wording of the loophole states the Secretary of State just has to engage 'in good-faith discussions with the foreign-state defendant concerning the resolution of claims against the foreign state,' according to the NY Post.
It had been feared the legislation would trigger potential diplomatic issues with Riyadh, which was threatening to pull billions of dollars from the U.S. economy, if the bill is enacted.
simuvac Fri, 07/17/2009 - 8:38am
Judge Hellerstein: Airlines can't question FBI in 9/11 suits
Judge Alvin Hellerstein
Judge: Airlines can't question FBI in 9/11 suits
By HARRY R. WEBER (AP) – 14 hours ago
ATLANTA — A federal judge ruled Thursday that airlines and other companies in the industry that are being sued by families of terrorism victims can't question FBI agents about the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
The defendants wanted to depose the agents and sought access to other evidence related to the investigation of the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people in order to show at trial that the government's failure to catch the terrorists and prevent the attacks mitigates and excuses any alleged fault on the aviation companies' part.
The government objected.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in New York said the defendants have also argued that the terrorists likely would have succeeded even if the defendants had exercised due care.
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johndoraemi Mon, 06/29/2009 - 2:03pm
Obama Steps Up To Treason
9/11 Injustice
"Supreme Court quashes 9/11 lawsuit against Saudis"
"...That was more or less the position of the Obama administration as well, which sided with the [SAUDIS] and urged the courts to dismiss the lawsuit."
"...Among the documents were a statement from an Al Qaeda operative in Bosnia who said the Saudi High Commission had funded the terrorist group in the 1990s, and evidence from the U.S. Treasury Department that a Saudi charity, the International Islamic Relief Organization, had been financially supporting Al Qaeda as recently as 2006."
I'm not surprised that the little people of the world, the victims, have no say in international affairs. This is quite blatant and is essentially the status quo. The famous quote by Nazi Air Marshall Herman Goering is relevant here:
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BANGKOK — Organized crime syndicates in Southeast Asia are flourishing in the illegal trafficking of drugs, wildlife, counterfeit goods and people, a U.N. report said Thursday. The 179-page report from the United Nation's Office on Drugs and Crime said that corruption and freer movement of people and goods have facilitated the trafficking, adding that organized crime groups in the region are becoming more mobile as they exploit areas with weak border control and use advanced logistics to move products. "Southeast Asia has an organized crime problem, and it is time to coalesce around solutions to address the conditions that have...
HONG KONG — Thousands of Hong Kong senior citizens, including a popular actress, marched Wednesday in a show of support for youths at the forefront of monthlong protests against a contentious extradition bill in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. The seniors also slammed the police for their handling of a protest Sunday in Hong Kong's Sha Tin district. That protest was mostly peaceful but ended in mayhem when violent scuffles in a shopping mall saw dozens injured, including a policeman who had a finger bitten off, and over 40 people detained. Veteran actress and singer Deanie Ip, who joined Wednesday's demonstration,...
HONG KONG — Colin Wong has come to know the sting of pepper spray well. After more than a month of demonstrations in Hong Kong's sweltering heat, memories of the burning sensation are a constant reminder of what protesters call an excessive use of force by police. Each time he felt the now-familiar sting, Wong, 18, was more determined to not back down. "Every time we come out and stand up, problems continue to arise afterward," Wong said, referring to the protesters' dissatisfaction with responses from law enforcement and Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam. "Trust in the whole Hong Kong...
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is "seriously considering" cutting diplomatic ties with Iceland, which spearheaded a resolution that asked the U.N.'s top human rights body to look into the thousands of deaths of suspects under his anti-drug crackdown. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo told reporters late Monday that the Iceland-initiated resolution, which was adopted by the U.N. Human Rights Council in a vote last week in Geneva, showed "how the Western powers are scornful of our sovereign exercise of protecting our people from the scourge of prohibited drugs." Duterte told Panelo that he "is seriously considering cutting diplomatic relations...
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