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| ERROR: type should be string, got "https://www.incomeinvestors.com/prospect-capital-corporation-monthly-dividend-stock/42035/\tMonthly Dividend Stock Now Pays 10.4%\tJing Pan, B.Sc., MA Income Investors 2018-08-09T08:22:39Z 2018-08-24 09:47:33 Prospect Capital Corporation PSEC PSEC stock Prospect Capital NASDAQ PSEC monthly dividend monthly dividends This is a look at Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC), a monthly dividend stock currently offering a 10.4% annual yield. Here's the full story. Prospect Capital Stock https://www.incomeinvestors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Prospect-Capital-stock-150x150.jpg\nMonthly Dividend Stock Now Pays 10.4%\nBy Jing Pan, B.Sc., MA | August 9, 2018\niStock.com/RomoloTavani\nCollect Monthly Dividends with an Oversized Yield\nUsually, income investors tend to stay away from companies that have cut their dividends before. The concern is that if management has reduced the payout in the past, they probably wouldn’t be shy about doing it again.\nStill, you might want to make an exception for Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC).\nProspect Capital Corporation is a business development company founded in 2004. Headquartered in New York City, the company provides financing solutions primarily to middle-market businesses in the U.S. It focuses on sponsor-backed transactions and direct lending to established owner-operated companies.\nIf you have been following the markets, you would know that as valuations got bloated, dividend yields have been subdued. And that brings us to the most obvious reason to like this specialty finance company—dividend yield.\nYou see, Prospect Capital is one of the most generous dividend payers in the current stock market. It stands out not only due to the sheer size of its payout but also because of its higher payment frequencies.\nRight now, PSEC stock has a monthly dividend rate of $0.06 per share, which comes out to an annual yield of 10.4%.\nOf course, like most ultra-high yielders, the company is not perfect. Last year, Prospect Capital cut its monthly dividend rate from $0.08333 per share to $0.06 per share, marking a 28% reduction. (Source: “Dividends,” Prospect Capital Corporation, last accessed August 6, 2018.)\nFor investors who want to use monthly dividends to cover their day-to-day expenses, few things are worse than a dividend cut.\nHowever, based on what the company has been doing recently, its double-digit yield could be worth considering again.\nProspect Capital Corporation: Solid Distribution Coverage\nYou see, before Prospect Capital declared the reduced dividend in August 2017, the company did not always make enough money to cover its payout. But since adopting the new dividend rate, PSEC has substantially improved its dividend coverage.\nIn the second quarter of its fiscal year 2018, which ended December 31, 2017, Prospect Capital generated net investment income of $73.2 million, or $0.20 per share. This was more than enough to cover its $0.18 of cash distributions declared during this period. (Source: “Prospect Capital Reports December 2017 Quarterly Results and Declares Additional Monthly Distributions,” Prospect Capital Corporation, February 7, 2018.)\nIn the third fiscal quarter which ended March 31, 2018, Prospect Capital’s net investment income came in at $0.19 per share. Again, the amount provided sufficient coverage of its three monthly dividends totaling $0.18 per share declared during the quarter. (Source: “Prospect Capital Reports March 2018 Quarterly Results and Declares Additional Monthly Distributions,” Prospect Capital Corporation, May 9, 2018.)\nStable Business Model\nMoreover, despite its lackluster dividend history, Prospect Capital actually has a stable business model in place.\nThe company has around $6.2 billion in capital under management. That makes it one of the largest business development companies focusing on middle-market businesses. Thanks to its size advantage, Prospect Capital can target more credit-worthy middle-market companies with one-stop financing solutions.\nIn particular, Prospect Capital invests mostly through senior and secured lending. As of March 31, 2018, 44.9% of the company’s portfolio was made up of first lien loans. At the same time, another 23.2% of the portfolio consisted of second lien loans. (Source: “Middle Market Finance and Private Equity,” Prospect Capital Corporation, last accessed August 6, 2018.)\nA first lien lender will stand first in line to get paid if the borrower goes through liquidation. With most of its portfolio invested in first and second lien loans, Prospect Capital can limit its default risk.\nAt the same time, a focus on senior and secured lending also produces a stable interest income stream. As of March 31, 2018, Prospect Capital’s portfolio had an annualized yield of 10.8%. And in the March quarter, interest payments collected from loans represented nearly 90% of the company’s total net investment income.\nWith a stable business model, PSEC stock could pay steady dividends going forward.\nCapitalizing on Rising Interest Rates\nAnother thing that’s going for this middle-market lender is the rising interest rate environment. By the end of March 2018, 90.1% of Prospect Capital’s debt investments bore interest at floating rates, yet 96.4% of its liabilities bore interest at fixed rates.\nManagement estimated that if the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)—a benchmark interest rate at which banks lend to each other—increases by 100 basis points, Prospect Capital would generate an extra $42.0 million in annual interest income, but its annual interest expense would only rise by $15,000. As a result, the company’s annual net investment income would go up by around $42.0 million. (Source: “Form 10-Q,” Prospect Capital Corporation, last accessed August 6, 2018.)\nRight now, market participants are expecting two more rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve in 2018. When interest rates further increase, Prospect Capital could generate higher profits. And that should be reassuring for income investors.\nBottom Line on Prospect Capital Corporation\nThere you have it. PSEC stock has disappointed income investors before with its dividend cut. But now, the company can actually afford its payout and is well-positioned for the rising interest rate environment. Adding in its monthly distribution schedule, Prospect Capital’s 10.4% yield looks quite attractive."
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Lindsey Stirling Releases New Single “What You’re Made Of” Featuring Kiesza
Written by Jason Price on August 13, 2020
Platinum-selling electronic artist, violinist, and multi-talented entertainer Lindsey Stirling surprised fans this week with the release of her new single “What You’re Made Of” featuring electro-pop artist Kiesza on vocals. Stirling teamed up with 2D mobile shooter game Azur Lane for the new track to represent their official theme song in celebration of the game’s 2nd anniversary. The empowering pop song, which Stirling wrote at an all-female SheWrites writing camp with RuthAnne Cunningham and Wendy Wang, put on by YouTube and She Is The Music, and its heroic vibe blend perfectly with Azur Lane’s worldview, which is based on a water-covered planet facing the attack of mysterious enemies named Siren. All battleship factions unite together to create an organization named “Azur Lane” and fight to protect this beautiful world. PRESS HERE to watch the official lyric video featuring scenes and images from the game. “What You’re Made Of” marks the first taste of new, original music from Stirling in 2020.
Tune in to Instagram today at 10:00am PT/1:00pm ET to watch Stirling and Kiesza chat live about “What You’re Made Of” and how the song came together. The two artists will also discuss their upcoming tour together, which has been rescheduled for summer 2021.
“I’ve always loved anime art and I was ecstatic when I got to write a song for an anime game that revolved around female empowerment,” shares Stirling. “It was also perfect because I wrote this song at an all-female writing camp. It’s about how even when you feel broken, you are so incredibly powerful. It’s in the moments of near defeat that you chart your truest fate because the way you react when you’re at the bottom really shows what you’re made of.”
Stirling has also announced a return virtual concert experience with Wave in support of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Wave’s cutting-edge broadcast and gaming technology will once again transform Stirling into a digital avatar and showcase her performing in an immersive and fantastical virtual world. Set for Thursday, August 20th at 3:00pm PT/6:00pm ET and streaming on YouTube, Twitch and Facebook, the interactive experience “Lindsey Stirling Live: The Artemis Reprise” will feature Stirling performing songs from her latest chart-topping album, Artemis, along with her greatest hits, and chatting live with fans. For more information and to watch, visit https://wave.watch/LSWAVE.
Artemis, Stirling’s fifth studio album released September 2019 via BMG, debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Dance/Electronic Albums Chart and remained on the chart for 15 combined weeks. The 13-track album, which has over 100 million total streams, features the singles “Underground,” “Artemis,” “Sleepwalking,” “Between Twilight” and “The Upside” featuring Elle King along with “Love Goes On and On” featuring Amy Lee. Stirling has also turned Artemis into a successful comic book series, with the second edition available now. PRESS HERE to listen to Artemis. The Artemis World Tour, featuring special guests Kiesza and Mako, is set to kick off its 35-date North American outing on July 3rd, 2021. Visit www.lindseystirling.com/tour for all dates and ticketing info.
Lindsey Stirling is known all over the world for her unique, futuristic violin-driven electronic music. Since the release of her 2012 self-titled debut, the Arizona-raised, Los Angeles-based artist has racked up tens of millions of followers worldwide and more than 3 billion total views on YouTube. She recently celebrated this visual milestone with a career-spanning retrospective video showcasing all of her 100 videos for the platform – PRESS HERE to watch. Stirling’s sophomore album Shatter Me was certified Gold by the RIAA, after debuting at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 and #1 on the Dance/Electronic Albums Chart and holding the #1 spot on the Classical Albums Chart for 21 consecutive weeks. Her third studio album Brave Enough, featuring guest appearances from Dan + Shay, Christina Perri, Rivers Cuomo, Andrew McMahon and others, earned Stirling her second Billboard Music Award for “Top Dance/Electronic Album.” In 2017, Stirlingreleased her first-ever holiday album Warmer In the Winter, featuring classic and original songs, marking the #1 new Christmas album of the year. Due to high demand from fans, a Deluxe Edition was issued in 2018. Additionally, Stirling co-wrote The New York Times best-selling book The Only Pirate at the Party with her sister Brook S. Passey, was the runner-up on Season 25 of “Dancing With the Stars” and has appeared on “America’s Got Talent.” The multi-hyphenate star also recently launched the charity outreach program The Upside Fund to help families with dire economic needs as a result of COVID-19 and those affected by the events that have transpired recently across the globe – PRESS HERE to donate to The Upside Fund, a project of Community Partners, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity. Additionally, check out Stirling’s virtual series String Sessions on YouTube and all podcast platforms featuring unique, acoustic performances and in-depth interviews with special guests including: Andy Grammer, Amy Lee from Evanescence, JP Saxe x Julia Michaels, Gabby Barrett, Johnny Rzeznik of Goo Goo Dolls, Jewel, LP and Bishop Briggs; PRESS HERE to watch past episodes and PRESS HERE to listen to the podcast.
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Joshua Bell Plays Dvořák
Rappaport Hall, Haifa
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Joshua Bell, violinist
Dvorak: Violin Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony no. 3, op. 55 (“Eroica”)
Violinist Joshua Bell performs Concerto No. 3 by Saint-Saëns and Dvořák Concerto, under Maestro Gianandrea Noseda.
Dvořák: Violin Concerto
If Antonin Dvořák had been more obedient and had followed his parents' path, the world might have gained the "Dvořák sausages" or "Dvořák delicacies. The Czech family of butchers may have lost an heir, but the music world gained a gifted composer. Either way, Dvořák was responsible enough not to rely on composition alone, especially in the early stages of his life. He studied violin, and later viola, and led the viola section of the Prague National Theater Orchestra. As did many composers, he participated in competitions with monetary prizes and won four consecutive Austrian Music Award prizes. The judging panel included Eduard Hanslick, an important music critic of the time, and Johannes Brahms. It was Brahms who was enthusiastic about Dvořák's music and introduced him to the violinist Joseph Joachim, who encouraged Dvořák to write a violin concerto for him. Dvořák began to write the concerto in 1879, and sent the famous violinist the manuscript, which was returned to him with a fair amount of comments and suggestions for changes. (He noted that Dvořák certainly knew how to write for the violin, but that there were more idiomatic ways to express the composer's intentions.) Dvořák vigorously went to work on revisions and in May 1880 informed his publisher that the work had been completed. Another set of remarks found its way to the final version of the piece, and Joachim organized a reading rehearsal of the concerto in Berlin in November 1882. However, Joachim never performed the concerto in public.
Among the lesser-known violin concertos, Dvořák's Concerto in A Minor is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and special--rich in vast melodies, equipped with a lyrical second movement and a finale in a Czech character. It is hard to understand why the concerto did not gain popularity comparable to his cello concerto (although this concerto is heard more than the almost-never-performed piano concerto).
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 ("Eroica")
Difficult is the life of a modern composer! "I'm willing to pay money for this nightmare to end," one listener shouted at the premiere of the new piece; "Why did this composer have to make such an effort to be original?" a critic noted; "It's hard to believe that even great music lovers can handle such a long work," wrote another critic. The year is 1804, the composer being attacked is Ludwig van Beethoven, and the event is the Third Symphony, "Eroica." Whether a work by Stravinsky, Schoenberg or Beethoven, changes in style and form have always been controversial, but to our delight, history proves wiser and more tolerant.
But one can also understand those who opposed this symphony: it is fundamentally different from other symphonies written by Haydn, Mozart and even Beethoven himself. In many ways it portrays the structural boldness and breakthrough musical thought that has since become Beethoven’s trademark. An extremely long symphony (about 50 minutes), the first movement includes no less than six different subjects (the sequence in which they are presented is further testimony to the genius of the composer). The mourning in the second movement is also unusual, not to mention the groundbreaking fourth movement, which is composed of variations and themes. But for those who performed the premiere, all these innovations were strange, unusual and incomprehensible. The truth must be said: here and there the critics understood that "great moments are not missing in the symphony, which prove the energies and the talent of the composer, but eventually the feeling was that it would be better for Beethoven to return to the symphonic style of his earlier works, such as his septet in E-flat or the quintet in C that had attracted the audience's attention in the past." We all benefitted - Beethoven did not listen to this advice.
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George Clooney’s secret to cutting his hair, as seen on TV
FILE – In this Feb. 11, 2019 file photo, George Clooney participates in the “Catch-22” panel during the Hulu presentation at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour at The Langham Huntington in Pasadena, Calif. In a Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020, interview on “CBS Sunday Morning,” Clooney said he’s been cutting his own hair for more than two decades with a Flowbee device. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — George Clooney is just like us, maybe. The star said he does his own haircuts with a device famously touted in infomercials.
In an interview on “CBS Sunday Morning,” the Oscar-winning actor and filmmaker said he’s been cutting his own hair for more than two decades.
“My hair is really like straw,” Clooney said of his thick, salt-and-pepper thatch. “So it’s easy to cut, can’t really make too many mistakes. So years ago, I bought a thing called a Flowbee.”
“You did not,” said skeptical interviewer Tracy Smith.
“The thing with the vacuum cleaner and clippers, yeah. I still have it,” Clooney replied. “My haircuts take, literally, two minutes. ”
Flowbee sales surged when the coronavirus pandemic limited access to salon and barber shops in some areas, Fortune magazine reported in late March. But as Clooney told CBS News correspondent Smith, he’s been cutting his hair “for 25 years” and relies on the Flowbee.
The product’s Texas-based maker didn’t immediately respond Sunday to a request for comment.
The device, first marketed in the late 1980s, has become entrenched in popular culture: It was spoofed in the movie “Wayne’s World” and served as a punchline in TV’s “Glee” and “The Nanny.”
Stan Rosenfield, Clooney’s longtime publicist, said Sunday he didn’t know if Clooney tends his own hair. Although the actor is famed for pranking his co-stars, Rosenfield said it seemed unlikely this was one of his practical jokes.
AP Business Writer Sarah Skidmore Sell contributed from Portland, Oregon.
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Sometimes, a fairly simple idea can really strike a chord with many. Particularly if it taps into the Irish tradition of giving to those in need.
During a business trip to South Africa, Sligoman, Ciaran McHugh, along with his employer, White Calling, visited the township of Khayelitsha, the largest township or "slum" in Cape Town, in November 2018. They were there to support the efforts of the Gary Kirsten Foundation, the company's charitable cause in South Africa. He was moved to reach out to the many enthusiastic yet ill-equipped kids who were desperate to play sport in the township.
Life is tough in the townships of South Africa. Especially for kids. Over 4 million children in South Africa live in poverty.
Ciaran was both amazed by the scale of the township settlements, but also appalled by the poverty. What moved him most, though, was the positive attitude and resilience of its inhabitants, especially the children.
While visiting a school in the township, two thoughts struck Ciaran. Firstly, that most of the children had no shoes on – and secondly, that a township is somewhere he would definitely want his kids wearing shoes. He could also visualise a box in his attic full of shoes which his kids had outgrown but that were still in good condition. They could be given to the deserving kids of Kayelithsa!
And so a plan was hatched to see if 500 pairs of pre-loved sports shoes could be collected in Sligo and shipped to the kids in the townships of Cape Town.
2 months later, and with the support of his employer, White Calling, the first "In My Shoes" campaign was launched in January 2019 and it received massive support!
Over 40 national schools in Sligo took part
Leaflets were sent home to parents explaining the appeal and asking families to donate sports shoes which their kids had outgrown
In some schools, Student Councils, comprising 6 to 12 year olds, ran the entire campaign, enabled by their teachers who wanted to empower them to work together for the benefit of others
Children in Sligo were also asked to include a note with each pair of shoes, to tell the kids in Cape Town a little bit about themselves and the sports they play
The campaign received huge support, from teachers, parents and pupils alike.
In all, over 2,500 pairs of sports shoes were donated, collected, sorted and shipped to the "In My Shoes" distributors in Cape Town.
The impact on the ground in Cape Town was massive.
"In My Shoes" received the following feedback from our Cape Town distributors:
“Your generous donation impacted so many lives”
“These communities are of the poorest and your donation of boots made many children smile and brought joy to them through your acts of kindness”
“One of the community leaders broke down in tears when we told her of our plans with the shoes, as they have been plagued by gang violence over the last couple weeks”.
"We are incredibly grateful for the incredible ‘In My Shoes’ campaign; myself and the team were absolutely amazed when this massive shipment arrived”
February 2020 sees the start of the second "In My Shoes" campaign.
The target – 5,000 plus pairs of sports shoes, to be collected in Sligo and beyond and shipped to the kids in Cape Town!
While they may be from two very different worlds, separated by 14,133 kilometers, children in both communities have been connected by thousands of small acts of kindness.
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Category: medical school
How Hard is Medical School? What about Getting into Med School?
We provide cutting-edge, collaborative patient care of the very best high quality, and we improve the well being of the communities we serve. Shreya Thatai, a second-year pupil med student in a joint medical program between the University of California, Berkley and University of California, San Francisco says she hopes the pandemic will inspire extra students to go to medical school. Medical colleges vary in emphasis and method to major care training. Then in 2009 the body that accredits medical schools, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), touched off a parity panic across the med school panorama by issuing stern new steering on diversity. In order to remain accredited, declared LCME, medical colleges “should” have insurance policies and practices in place that “achieve appropriate range.” Enough ethereal speak of alternative; let’s discuss outcomes.
All college students ought to begin their choice process on this way. Once AMCAS has sent …
What is probably the most troublesome type of physician specialty?
MCQ exam (YGS and LYS) scores required to be accepted to non-public medical schools are lower compared to their public counterparts. The language of instruction is, normally, Turkish, but few universities also offer faculties with English as the language of instruction. This makes Turkey a preferred place to review drugs for students from nearby areas like the Balkans, the Middle East, and to a lesser extent North Africa. A scholar who scores high sufficient gets a spot in a school of his/her desire. Entrance to medical colleges is extremely aggressive, only very top scoring college students are accepted to medical schools.
The Americans, led by the insular government’s Secretary of the Interior, Dean Worcester, built the University of the Philippines College of Medicine and Surgery in 1905. By 1909, nursing instruction was also begun at the Philippine Normal School. New Zealand medical colleges currently award the degrees of Bachelor of …
DO NOT go to MEDICAL SCHOOL
Let’s find what makes them so pleased, so you can also get pleasure from a satisfying career as a future doctor. As I recall, and I hope I actually have my details proper, my doc told me that he went to Osteopathic school virtually out of highschool prior to World War II. During the struggle, he served as a hospital corpsman in the U.S. He advised me that some time earlier than the top of WWII, he went by way of a program, run by the Armed Forces (Federal Government ). When he completed the program, he was given a medical degree.
Approximately seven-hundred college students attend LSU Health Sciences with an acceptance price of 20%. You should do that via the American Medical College Application Service.
If you have an unrelated bachelor’s diploma, you’ll have to take pre-med programs before applying to medical school. You ought to search steering …
According to Goldfein, two life-altering experiences led him to determine to turn out to be a health care provider. Goldfein was on a flight where a passenger having a heart attack wanted assist, which made Goldfein really feel helpless. He additionally had always regretted not trying out for the NFL when he had the opportunity. Goldfein stated he didn’t want to have any more regrets later in life and went to medical school when he was forty years old.
She explained that her husband handled her for years like she was an idiot. She said that in entrance of their pals he would make snide comments about her lack of education or her supposed inability to comprehend concepts.
The name refers to the fact that students on these programs already have a degree in one other topic (i.e. they are graduates).
Myanmar medical faculties are government-funded and
Online schooling: Pandemic forces medical colleges at WSU and UW to rapidly adapt to digital learning
The program lasts 6 years, with first 2 years being preclinical and final 4 years being largely scientific. After these six years, one has to take the nationwide licence exam (which consists of principally clinically oriented questions, but some questions also cope with basic sciences) and has to put in writing a thesis in any subject he/she studied. Final award is Doctor-Medic (titlu onorific) (shortened Dr.), which isn’t an academic diploma (much like Germany).
Most packages require between 6–7 years of research, and all supply a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. For instance, the Universidad de los Andes has a program whereby the medical student could graduate with both an MD and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) diploma, or an MD and a master’s degree in public health. In Romania, medical school is a department of a medical university, which typically includes Dentistry and Pharmacy departments as nicely. The …
How to Apply to Osteopathic Medical School
And it isn’t just younger docs who need to pitch in and assist. In Illinois, retired healthcare employees are stepping as much as the plate.
No matter what stage of pre-med you’re in – this guide is for you. From selecting a university to making use of to medical school, we’ll cover everything you should know to be a successful pre-med. From college subject to medical school tutoring and from MCAT to USMLE Step 1, Step 2CK, or COMLEX, we have you covered.
Medical coaching was supplemented by time spent at non-public non-degree institutions, time spent as house pupils, and for one of the best college students, time spent learning abroad.
Steven B. Abramson, vice dean of NYU’s medical school, agrees, but he said he expects three-12 months applications to multiply over the next 5 years.
A recent research among German medical college students at worldwide universities
Why is it so onerous to turn into a health care provider?
You could be a medical scholar and still have a life
Doctors of medication and osteopathy are beginning aspect jobs, from promoting stick-on nail colors to canine walking. Modern physicians see a second line of revenue as a necessity, a hedge in opposition to the new uncertainty within the formerly most-certain job of them all. They can reapply to residencies whereas having fun with a wage, advantages, and advancement as a substitute of working for little or no pay in an exploitative analysis lab — typically the only job provided to these graduates.
The most distinguished one of them is the University of Athens Medical School. The remainder of them are in Patras, Thessaloniki, Ioannina, Larissa, Heraklion, and Alexandroupoli.
merican drugs is at a crossroads as docs begin to reject a cruel, exhausting educational model and a minefield-ridden practice landscape. Hands wring over the worsening physician shortage, but little occurs …
Applying to Medical School
Their courses may also focus more on preventive drugs, although this is still covered in allopathic medical colleges. It takes years to turn into a physician within the United States, including earning a bachelor’s degree, attending four years of medical school, and finishing a three- to 7-12 months residency program after medical school. After residency, medical doctors might apply for a state license to practice drugs. Medical school consists of 4 years of medical coaching and training. The first two years of a potential physician’s medical school expertise are dedicated to guide study and laboratory work to prepare students for diagnosing and treating illnesses.
The extra you possibly can reveal your awareness and dedication, the higher position you’ll be in to argue your case. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the average age of students coming into medical school is about 24 years previous. However, it is possible …
NYC Med Students to Graduate Early to Battle Coronavirus
Students that are keen to affix the career ought to target colleges that supply a six year medical observe. Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rush Medical College, and University of Miami School of Medicine are a couple of faculties that supply this feature. These kinds of packages and hard to get into and have a rigorous curriculum to follow. out of the about 7200 matriculants to a DO school in 2017, 129 have earlier healthcare experience with 29 having expertise in allopathic medication (stats from AACOM).
Minimum requirements for admission range by region from two to 4 years of post-secondary study. The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada publishes a detailed AFMC.ca, guide to admission necessities of Canadian schools of drugs on a yearly foundation. In Zimbabwe there are three medical colleges is providing Medical degrees. For undergrads, these are University of Zimbabwe – College of Health Sciences …
Ex-MLB participant finishes medical school, primes to battle virus
Medical School ADmissions & Tutoring
Little Medical School is the only franchise that focuses on offering children with arms on interactive activities that promote careers in healthcare. Our franchisees receive a protected territory, as well as entry to all of our curriculum.
Please click right here to study more about our distinctive opportunity. At Match Day 2019, a hundred twenty five college students positioned in residency applications across the country–the biggest matched medical class in Brown’s history. The Medical School is happy to supply its annual report, that includes highlights of training, patient care, and research, as well as overviews of every division. In the center of downtown Chicago, Feinberg invites college students, school and staff to be part of a forward-thinking establishment dedicated to enhancing human well being through schooling and discovery.
The most impressive sort of research is that which college students conduct at college labs, however of
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Fixed Income Essentials
Guide to Fixed Income
Bonds Fixed Income Essentials
Callable Bonds: Leading a Double Life
By Eric Petroff
Normally, a bond is a very simple investment instrument. It pays interest until expiration and has a single, fixed life span. It is predictable, plain, and safe. On the other hand, the callable bond can be seen as the exciting, slightly dangerous cousin of the standard bond.
Callable bonds have a "double life." They are more complex than standard bonds and require more attention from investors. In this article, we'll look at the differences between standard bonds and callable bonds. We then explore whether callable bonds are right for your investment portfolio.
Callable bonds can be called away by the issuer before the maturity date, making them riskier than noncallable bonds.
However, callable bonds compensate investors for their higher risk by offering slightly higher interest rates.
Callable bonds face reinvestment risk, which is the risk that investors will have to reinvest at lower interest rates if the bonds are called away.
Callable bonds are a good investment when interest rates remain unchanged.
Callable Bonds and the Double Life
Callable bonds have two potential life spans, one ending at the original maturity date and the other at the call date.
At the call date, the issuer may recall the bonds from its investors. That simply means the issuer retires (or pays off) the bond by returning the investors' money. Whether or not this occurs depends on the interest rate environment.
Consider the example of a 30-year callable bond issued with a 7% coupon that is callable after five years. Assume that interest rates for new 30-year bonds are 5% five years later. In this instance, the issuer would probably recall the bonds because the debt could be refinanced at a lower interest rate. Conversely, suppose that rates moved to 10%. In that case, the issuer would do nothing because the bond is relatively cheap compared to market rates.
Essentially, callable bonds represent a standard bond, but with an embedded call option. This option is implicitly sold to the issuer by the investor. It entitles the issuer to retire the bonds after a certain point in time. Put simply, the issuer has the right to "call away" the bonds from the investor, hence the term callable bond. This option introduces uncertainty to the life span of the bond.
Callable Bond Compensation
To compensate investors for this uncertainty, an issuer will pay a slightly higher interest rate than would be necessary for a similar noncallable bond. Additionally, issuers may offer bonds that are callable at a price above the original par value. For example, the bond may be issued at a par value of $1,000, but be called away at $1,050. The issuer's cost takes the form of overall higher interest costs, and the investor's benefit is overall higher interest received.
Despite the higher cost to issuers and increased risk to investors, these bonds can be very attractive to either party. Investors like them because they give a higher-than-normal rate of return, at least until the bonds are called away. Conversely, callable bonds are attractive to issuers because they allow them to reduce interest costs at a future date if rates decrease. Moreover, they serve a valuable purpose in financial markets by creating opportunities for companies and individuals to act upon their interest-rate expectations.
Overall, callable bonds also come with one big advantage for investors. They are less in demand due to the lack of a guarantee of receiving interest payments for the full term. Therefore, issuers must pay higher interest rates to persuade people to invest in them. Usually, when an investor wants a bond at a higher interest rate, they must pay a bond premium, meaning that they pay more than the face value for the bond. With a callable bond, however, the investor can receive higher interest payments without a bond premium. Callable bonds do not always get called. Many of them end up paying interest for the full term, and the investor reaps the benefits of higher interest the entire time.
Higher risks usually mean higher rewards in investing, and callable bonds are another example of that phenomenon.
Look Before You Leap Into Callable Bonds
Before jumping into an investment in a callable bond, an investor must understand these instruments. They introduce a new set of risk factors and considerations over and above those of standard bonds. Understanding the difference between yield to maturity (YTM) and yield to call (YTC) is the first step in this regard.
Standard bonds are quoted based on their YTM, which is the expected yield of the bond's interest payments and the eventual return of capital. The YTC is similar, but only takes into account the expected rate of return should the bonds get called. The risk that a bond may be called away introduces another significant risk for investors: reinvestment risk.
An Example of Reinvestment Risk
Reinvestment risk, though simple to understand, is profound in its implications. For example, consider two 30-year bonds issued by equally creditworthy firms. Assume Firm A issues a standard bond with a YTM of 7%, and Firm B issues a callable bond with a YTM of 7.5% and a YTC of 8%. On the surface, Firm B's callable bond seems more attractive due to the higher YTM and YTC.
Now, assume interest rates fall in five years so that Firm B could issue a standard 30-year bond at only 3%. What would the firm do? It would most likely recall its bonds and issue new bonds at the lower interest rate. People that invested in Firm B's callable bonds would now be forced to reinvest their capital at much lower interest rates.
In this example, they would likely have been better off buying Firm A's standard bond and holding it for 30 years. On the other hand, the investor would be better off with Firm B's callable bond if rates stayed the same or increased.
A Different Response to Interest Rates
In addition to reinvestment-rate risk, investors must also understand that market prices for callable bonds behave differently than standard bonds. Typically, you will see bond prices increase as interest rates decrease. However, that is not the case for callable bonds. This phenomenon is called price compression, and it is an integral aspect of how callable bonds behave.
Since standard bonds have a fixed life span, investors can assume interest payments will continue until maturity and appropriately value those payments. Therefore, interest payments become more valuable as rates fall, so the bond price goes up.
However, since a callable bond can be called away, those future interest payments are uncertain. The more interest rates fall, the less likely those future interest payments become as the likelihood the issuer will call the bond increases. Therefore, upside price appreciation is generally limited for callable bonds, which is another tradeoff for receiving a higher-than-normal interest rate from the issuer.
Are Callable Bonds a Good Addition to a Portfolio?
As is the case with any investment instrument, callable bonds have a place within a diversified portfolio. However, investors must keep in mind their unique qualities and form appropriate expectations.
There is no free lunch, and the higher interest payments received for a callable bond come at the cost of reinvestment-rate risk and diminished price-appreciation potential. However, these risks are related to decreases in interest rates. That makes callable bonds one of many tools for investors to express their tactical views on financial markets and achieve an optimal asset allocation.
Betting on Interest Rates When Opting for Callable Bonds
Effective tactical use of callable bonds depends on one's view of future interest rates. Keep in mind that a callable bond is composed of two primary components, a standard bond and an embedded call option on interest rates.
As the purchaser of a bond, you are essentially betting that interest rates will remain the same or increase. If this happens, you will benefit from a higher-than-normal interest rate throughout the bond's life. In this case, the issuer would never have an opportunity to recall the bonds and reissue debt at a lower rate.
Conversely, your bond will appreciate less in value than a standard bond if rates fall and might even be called away. Should this happen, you would have benefited in the short term from a higher interest rate. However, you would then have to reinvest your assets at the lower prevailing rates.
As a general rule of thumb in investing, it is best to diversify your assets as much as possible. Callable bonds are one tool to enhance the rate of return of a fixed-income portfolio. On the other hand, they do so with additional risk and represent a bet against lower interest rates. Those appealing short-term yields can end up costing investors in the long run.
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Here's What Happens When a Bond Is Called
Six biggest bond risks
How a Call Provision Benefits Investors and Companies
A call provision is a provision on a bond or other fixed-income instrument that allows the issuer to repurchase and retire its bonds.
American Callable Bond Definition
An American Callable Bond can be redeemed by the issuer at any time prior to its maturity and usually pays a premium when the bond is called.
Callable Security Definition
A callable security is a security with an embedded call provision that allows the issuer to repurchase or redeem the security by a specified date.
European Callable Bond Definition
European callable bonds are bonds which can be redeemed by their issuer at a preset date that is before the bond’s actual maturity date.
Hard Call Protection Definition
Hard call protection is a provision in a callable bond whereby the issuer cannot exercise the call and redeem the bond before the specified date.
What Is a Cushion Bond?
A cushion bond is an investment that offers a rate of return that is above prevailing market interest rates in order to alleviate interest rate risk.
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The Eastern Conference Team That Needs LeBron the Most Is...
Philadelphia. If you thought I would say the Cavaliers, here why I didn't. The Cavaliers seem to be on their last shot at winning an NBA title, especially with Dan Gilbert doing things that ensure LeBron won't come back (i.e., firing David Griffin). Cleveland should solely focus on rebuilding if LeBron doesn't come back, especially with the amount of money they currently have tied up to players. They can reshuffle as much as they like. However, Cleveland won't be able to do a damn thing as long as Golden State's relevant.
Speaking of the Warriors, the 76ers can put themselves in the same league as the Warriors if they add LeBron. James (28.6 PPG, .488 FG %, 8.9 RPG for his career in the postseason) is a player who steps up when the chips are down--believe it or not--and Philadelphia will stand to benefit from his veteran leadership, especially with a young team. Add LeBron to a team with Joel Embiid, a colossal superstar, and a forward who's hard to guard in Ben Simmons and you get a team with even more size and skill.
Also consider this. With the way the Toronto Raptors are playing, echoes of a rebuild are growing louder with every loss in the second round. Milwaukee has a young team like Philadelphia, but they're trying to make the pieces fit. The Knicks are starting from scratch and everyone else is either just there or rebuilding. Philly's only major competition in the near future is the opponent who's close to sweeping them this round: the Boston Celtics. Considering how Boston has handled this series (and the playoffs, in general) without Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving, the Celtics have shown they have depth in spades. That is a model that the 76ers are hoping will come to fruition for them.
With Boston manhandling a young 76ers team right now, a player like LeBron can be a game-changer. James does great at coaching and mentoring younger players and will be the help that Simmons and Embiid need. LeBron can also continue to dominate the Eastern Conference and try to boost his paltry record in the NBA Finals. It's almost like a match made in heaven for the 76ers, almost as good as a Philly cheese steak.
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How Much is HOP.com Worth?
How much is HOP.com worth in today’s market? Three-letter .COM domain names can range in value from the low five-figure range ($10,000) up to the seven to eight-figure range.
Why is HOP.com valuable?
Why are three-letter .COM domains such as HOP.com valuable? Well, let’s take HOP.com as an example here. HOP.com is one of just 17,576 three-letter .COM domain names that are in existence. There are over 127 million .COM domain names registered, which means HOP.com and the other three-letter .COM names represent just 0.014% of all .COM domains. Rarity makes HOP.com a highly valuable name, especially to investors who pay top dollar to own the world’s rarest names.
There’s also the question of trust and stability. By owning a three-letter domain name like HOP.com for your brand, you are displaying a sense of trust to your customers or clients. As a consumer, would you trust HOP.com or official-HOP.com more? The right domain name gives an instant sense of trust in a brand to anyone who visits the domain. A sense of stability and permanence also comes from owning a domain name like HOP.com. It shows a long term investment in a brand.
These factors, and more, are why HOP.com is a domain name that has retained its value for two decades. The factors listed above are fine in theory, but let’s take a look at some examples of three-letter .COM sales to back up the overall value of HOP.com and three-letter .COM’s in general:
1. Fly.com
Fly.com has changed hands at least three times since 1999, selling each time for a seven-figure fee. The latest sale took place in 2017, where the domain was acquired for .89 million by Fly Holdings LLC. The company wasted no time in developing Fly.com into a flight search engine, and have subsequently been featured in news outlets such as the New York Times.
2.Eko.com
What is the first thing you would do if your company just signed a lucrative multi-year deal with Walmart? For this company, it was to spend .5 million on a new domain name. With a 0 million investment from Walmart behind them, Eko upgraded their domain name from HelloEko.com to Eko.com for .5 million. As well as acquiring their exact brand match domain, the purchase of Eko.com ensured that other popular companies named Eko (such as EkoApp.com) wouldn’t be able to acquire the name.
3. Say.com
Say.com is a highly memorable name that sold for 0,000 in 2015. The name was acquired by kids’ clothing brand Say, who adopted the domain name and thrived using an innovative membership model to attract customers. The domain was subsequently acquired by Say Technologies, who also own the @Say Twitter handle. As of writing, Say Technologies is harnessing the traffic that the domain receives to redirect visitors to its main website.
Another means of getting a face-value appraisal for HOP.com is to take a look at verified domain sales data.
Below is a list of verified three-letter .COM domain sales from recent years. You can use this data to gauge the value of your own domain name:
James Iles, the author of this article, has performed a couple of interviews with the buyers of two high-value three-letter .COM domain names for their respective companies. These represent real-world usage and give a clear idea as to why domains such as HOP.com command such a high value. You can access the two interviews here (DUE.com), and here (RTS.com).
Working out the intrinsic value of the HOP.com domain name (without any attached content, IP or other considerations) is a difficult process. Automated appraisals cannot be relied upon, and ultimately it comes down to the circumstances surrounding the acquisition or sale of the three-letter domain (with associated factors including motivation to buy or sell, the need for the domain, funding available, and current circumstances).
However, it can be easily proven that domains such as HOP.com are highly desirable, and previous sales data indicates that this type of name routinely sells for five ($xx,xxx) or six ($xxx,xxx) figures. In some cases, this will be higher.
Do you own HOP.com or a similar domain name? Do you have the budget to acquire a domain name such as HOP.com?If you answer yes to either of these questions, get in touch with a domain name broker who may be able to help you. Note that this is a research article only, the author does not own or represent this domain name, and has no connection to it.
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World / Science & Health
Launched in 1977, NASA's Voyager 2 probe provides insight on solar system's border with interstellar space
Data from the NASA spacecraft Voyager 2 have helped further characterize the structure of the heliosphere — the wind sock-shaped region created by the sun's wind as it extends to the boundary of the solar system, as depicted in this image released by NASA. | NASA JET PROPULSION LABORATORY / HANDOUT / VIA REUTERS
by Joey Roulette
WASHINGTON – The journey of NASA’s dauntless Voyager 2 spacecraft through our solar system’s farthest reaches has given scientists new insight into a poorly understood distant frontier: the unexpectedly distinct boundary marking where the sun’s energetic influence ends and interstellar space begins.
The U.S. space agency previously announced that Voyager 2, the second human-made object ever to depart the solar system following its twin, Voyager 1, had zipped into interstellar space on Nov. 5, 2018, at a point more than 11 billion miles (17.7 billion km) from the sun. Several research papers published on Monday provided scientific details of that crossing.
Both Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched in 1977, designed for five-year missions. Voyager 1 left the solar system at a different location in 2012. Both are now traversing the Milky Way galaxy’s interstellar medium, a chillier region filling the vast expanses between the galaxy’s stars and planetary systems.
The solar wind — the unending flow of charged particles emanating from the outer atmosphere of the sun — creates an immense protective bubble called the heliosphere that envelopes the solar system. The boundary of the solar system — the place where the solar wind ends and interstellar space begins — is called the heliopause.
Voyager 2’s scientific instruments detected abrupt differences in plasma density and magnetic particles upon crossing the heliopause, the researchers said. The researchers said the heliopause appeared to be much thinner than expected.
Plasma — the fourth state of matter after solids, liquids and gases — exists in the solar system as a soup of the charged particles beaming continuously outward from the sun and clashing with interstellar plasma that darts inward from other cosmic events like stellar explosions.
“This is a very exciting time for us,” California Institute of Technology physicist Edward Stone, project manager of the Voyager program, told reporters. “We will see a transition from the magnetic field inside to a different magnetic field outside, and we continue to have surprises compared to what we had expected.”
The electromagnetic junction just outside the heliosphere was thought to be a deeper transitional place of intermingling cosmic weather, but Voyager 2’s plasma wave instrument — built by University of Iowa researchers — detected sharp jumps in plasma density, much like two different fluids coming into contact with one another.
“Think of a cold front that forms when a very cold air mass comes down to the U.S. from Canada,” said Don Gurnett, professor of physics at the University of Iowa. “Here we find a very hot plasma mass coming outward from the sun that encounters the cold plasma in the interstellar medium. It does not surprise me that a sharp boundary forms.”
Scientists are still trying to understand the nature of interstellar space wind and how much of it can seep through the heliopause to reach planets in our solar system.
“We also have galactic cosmic rays, which are out in the interstellar space trying to flow in,” Stone said, referring to the high-energy atomic particles whizzing around the universe faster than the speed of light. “And some of them, only about 30 percent of what’s outside, can actually reach Earth.”
Voyager 2 entered the interstellar medium far beyond the orbit of Pluto at a spot about 120 times further from the sun than Earth’s orbit.
The research was published in the journal Nature Astronomy.
U.S., NASA, space, Milky Way galaxy, voyager 2, heliopause, heliosphere
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CENTRE FOR MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH (CMR) NAIROBI
Welcome to the Centre for Microbiology Research (CMR). CMR is one of the oldest research centres of the Kenya medical Research Institute (KEMRI). CMR has many laboratories spread in four sub-centres located in Nairobi (Mbagathi and Kenyatta National Hospital complex), Kisumu and the coastal town of Kwale. The centre has a total of 37 scientific and 13 support staff. In addition, the centre hosts the Nairobi centre for the Nagasaki University Institute of Tropical Medicine (NUITM) with a staff of 10. Our staff is well trained and continuous education is highly emphasized. Currently, 5 members of our team are pursuing PhD studies locally and abroad, 4 are training at Masters Level, while 3 are pursuing their BSc Higher National Diplomas. A further 2 are registered for Diplomas courses in various technical institutes. READMORE
Our mission is to improve human health and quality of life through research, capacity building, innovation and service delivery
Our vision is to be a leading centre of excellence in research for human health
To conduct research on emerging infectious bacterial diseases/opportunistic infections and molecular epidemiology of enteric parasites. The (3) three unit are namely:
i) Bacterial diarrhea/AMR
ii) Molecular diagnostic
iii) Outbreak rapid response
b) Functions
To conduct research on diarrhea illness caused by bacterial pathogens such as Cholera, Shigella, Salmonella, Pathogenic E. coli READMORE.
HATUA Project
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Mrs. Arnell Thornton - Harris
Arnell Thornton-Harris is co-owner and Headstart teacher at KIDZ Creative Concepts. She began this wonderful business venture with her mother, Delores Farabee, in 2006. Mrs. Arnell has helped with the cognitive development of young children for over 8 years. Mrs. Arnell (as her students affectionately call her) provides a supportive and nurturing environment that helps to develop a positive self-concept while providing enjoyable, yet challenging open-ended activities. She is inspired by the development of all children and their unique ways of learning and providing the freedom so that each child can play an active role in their education as well as the education of their peers. Mrs. Arnell attended Northern Illinois University where she obtained a Bachelors of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education. Mrs. Arnell continues her professional development journey with classes related to the physiological and intellectual development of children. Course topics include a rational understanding of the world, child safety, nutrition, the four stages of cognitive development, and special needs. Mrs. Arnell welcomes each child’s unique ability in regards to math, reading, science, gross-motor activities, music and sensorimotor skills. Mrs. Arnell understands that no matter where you are in life, there is always another level to reach because she values helping our youth succeed. Each year Mrs. Arnell enrolls in industry-related courses to ensure that she and KCC staff are knowledgeable of the growing needs in quality child care.
Ms. Andrea Davis
Andrea Davis works with the toddlers at KCC. She knew early on that she wanted to work with children. While in high school, Ms. Davis became the nanny of two little boys. She enjoyed teaching and caring for them day-to-day. The two boys were part of the DCFS system. Being a witness to what the children endured and seeing how the foster family was treated, made her passion grow deeper. Ms. Davis worked with children for eight years. Ms. Davis says, "They teach me so much daily and I enjoy every minute of it. Being able to do what I love every day has helped me in many ways." Ms. Davis is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in Social Work. Her goal is to work for DCFS and help children feel safe in their environment. Her plan does not stop there; she also would like to open a Daycare center one day. Ms. Davis enjoys working at KIDZ Creative Concepts because she is able to learn, grow and follow her passion of working with children.
Ms. Carissa Randolph
Carisse Randolph is a passionate caring instructor who loves educating children. As a child she wanted to be a veterinarian however, her creativity in different areas of learning inspired her to become a teacher. Ms. Carissa began her higher education journey at Eastern Illinois University and after one academic year transferred to Richard Daley College to be closer to home. She graduated from Daley College with an Associate Degree in Arts and a Certificate in Preschool Education in 2015. Ms. Carisse is currently attending Chicago State University and will complete her Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education in spring 2019. Ms. Carissa feels that education is the most valuable thing in the world. As an instructor Ms. Carissa places the success of her class above her own interests and displayed a passion for solving the issues that her students face. Knowing that Knowledge is power she goes above and beyond to ensure that her children are prepared for their future.
Ms. Valerie
Ms. Valerie has over 11 years of experience in early childhood education. She recently joined the KCC family and Ioves working where educators comprehend the crucial part of each child’s development. Ms. Valerie is honored to be in such a rewarding career. Ms. Valerie has experience as a preschool instructor teaching at CNH and MFS. In addition to teaching Ms. Valerie also has a background in counseling working at Haymarket/Maryville Academy where she taught substance abuse/dually diagnosed, parents parenting skills as a Family Educator. As a Family Educator she saw firsthand that she needed to advocate necessary change for children because their voice matters.
Joining a new team at the city of Chicago, she worked as an Editorial Assistant proof reading ordinances on behalf of the Mayor, and all 50 aldermen for 11 years. Ms. Valerie shares an extreme passion for her first love… nurturing and caring for our children. Ms. Valerie strives to enrich the lives of children through teaching excellence. She understand their needs and academic needs and believe their today is their tomorrow.
Ms. Valerie’s education spans from Harold Washington College to Northwestern College where she will complete her Child Development Associate Credentials in April/May 2018. Ms. Valerie has a passion for education and is committed to advancing her career in early childhood education.
Ms. Valerie is the proud parent of Brittany E. who has completed her training as a flight attendant and is studying to become a neonatal nurse. Ms. Valerie has two precocious Bombay cats. Her hobbies are reading, learning to swing dance, mentoring the youth, listening to her favorite Christian and classical music, rescuing animals and being around her warm family.
Ms. Angel Murph
Angel Murph really enjoys working with children, Learning from them as they learn from her. Angel mentors children and youth at her church Triedstone Full Gospel Baptist Church as a youth counselor and as a praise & worship leader. Angel has obtained her food handler certificate and her mandated reporter and CPR certificate as well. Angel began her career in childcare as a TA for The Little People's House in 2016 and fell in love with working with children from the start. This prompted her desire to go further in the field. Angel's future endeavors include fulfilling the required credentials to one day open up her own daycare/day camp. Working with Kidz Creative Concepts Angel looks forward to growing in this field and learning how to create a perfect fun creative classroom atmosphere.
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Kingsgate Workshops
Kingsgate Workshops’ Residency Programme
Artists-in-residence are provided with a six month free studio, small stipend and professional support in creating a new body of work for a solo exhibition or similar at Kingsgate Project Space. This residency programme is aimed at artists at key stages in their career and encourages research, experimentation, critical discourse and production. We are aware that exhibitions are not always the most helpful or valuable means of concluding a residency so we support artists in developing events, collaboration, intervention and non-gallery based outcomes as appropriate.
For more images and information on individual exhibitions please see our Past exhibitions page
We're excited to announce our next series of residencies for 2019-2020...
Jennifer Martin | June 2019 to February 2020
An underlying provocation of a call to relook threads through Martin's practice. A driving question of her recent artwork involves the role of art and media, more broadly, in the social and psychological construction of race and citizenship and its intersection with representation, agency, nostalgia, and identification. In working with performers for moving image, Martin employs a methodology of rehearsal, improvisation, and negotiation of narrative in unpacking character, language, and context.
Jennifer Martin (b 1990) is based in London, working with moving image, photography and installation. Her work operates in part as interventions and articulations of social-racial dynamics and lived experiences.
Martin is a graduate of the Royal College of Art (2018) and the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London (2013). Martin was awarded the Stuart Croft Foundation Education Award 2018 and is part of the FLAMIN Fellowship 2019. Upcoming solo exhibitions include Primary, Nottingham, UK (2019); Turf Projects, London, UK (2019); Cypher BILLBOARDS, London, UK (2019). Recent group exhibitions include Aesthetica Art Prize, York, UK (2019); arebyte Gallery, London, UK (2018); Lychee One Gallery, London, UK (2017); and Villa Iris, Fundación Botín, Santander, ES (2015).
Image: Jennifer Martin, Meanwhile on Set..., moving image installation view, 2018, digital photography
Ruth Waters | January to March 2020
Ruth Waters works with film, sound, animation, text and installation. Her practice explores the ways late capitalist networked society impacts both our levels of anxiety and our ability to imagine an alternative. She conducts extensive research for her projects, often online, where genres, time zones, generations, political struggles and reality TV exist simultaneously. Taking advantage of this open source material and its malleability; writing scripts and producing films which combine found footage with acted scenes. Her work offers critique of the murky emerging uncertainties of our digital era using dark humour and satire.
Waters is an artist from Kendal, currently living and working in London. She holds an MFA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths, University of London. Recent shows include Frequency of Magic, 아웃사이트 out_sight, Seoul (2019); Push Your Luck, Island, Brussels (2019); All About You, Koppel Project Hive, London (2019); The 6th Moscow International Biennale for Young Art, Moscow (2018); White Shadows at Wumin Art Center, Cheongju (2018); Seep at Peer Gallery, London (2017), Cacotopia at Annka Kultys Gallery, London (2017) and Solopreneur at Kingsgate Project Space, London (2016). She was the recipient of the Goldsmiths MFA Studio Award 2016 including a grant and a year residency at Acme Studios.
Image: Ruth Waters, Emotion Over Raisin, 15min Video Installation, 2019
Matthew de Kersaint Giraudeau | March to September 2020
Matthew de Kersaint Giraudeau creates sculptures, drawings, performances and films. His work addresses ugliness and taste, negative affective states, and the ambiguities of language and objects. His current research interests include exploring the awkward aesthetic possibilities of medieval art through painting and digital animation, utilising culturally abject food and other materials to make sculpture, and understanding the formation of reactionary political sentiments through affect theory and performance.
As an Associate of Open School East, 2013- 2014, he founded The Bad Vibes Club, which is a forum for research into negative states, runs Radio Anti with Ross Jardine, and collaborates with Ben Jeans Houghton as the ARKA group. He lives and works in London.
Image: Matt de Kersaint Giraudeau, Life and Death, paint on tile, 20x30cm, 2017. Photo by Tim Bowditch
Previous residents
Leonie Nagel | August to September 2017
The sirens of ST L. The meeting-point | 26 May – 23 June 2018
In the summer of 2017, Leonie Nagel became the first international artist to take part in Kingsgate Workshops’ studio residency programme. The Sirens of St L: The meeting-point at Kingsgate Project Space was an exhibition of new works begun in London and developed in the intervening months between London and Berlin.
The exhibition was an unruly gathering of gurning and leering faces, casual gargoyles, all coming together to look at and return our gaze. Leonie was able to create an ambitious and large scale tiled sculpture with the generous support from Rochester Square.
Leonie Nagel (b. 1992) lives and works in Berlin. She is currently studying at HGB Leipzig under Peter Piller and studied as a guest under Josephine Pryde at Universität der Künste Berlin (2017). Recent exhibitions include; Letters and Numbers 3. off-season in St Leoni (solo), 8. Salon, Hamburg (2017), Suppose there´s right and wrong it´s probably right, W139, Amsterdam (2017), Rave, Ying Collosseum, West Germany, Berlin (2016), and Fine weather in St Leoni (solo), Galerie KUB, Leipzig (2015).
Harry Lawson | February 2016 to March 2017
Cave | 14 January - 18 February 2017
Cave was a new work for Kingsgate Project Space following Harry Lawson’s six month studio residency at Kingsgate Workshops. Harry built, curated and arranged a series of themed cabinets - Regular Rocks; Incoherent Material; Tainted Objects; Potential for Containment / Transportive Objects; Deep Time. These allowed wonder and horror to charge mixed feelings of doubt, connection and the pursuit of significance. Unlike more pedagogic displays, it offered a moment of stillness within a great and unstoppable flux of time and space.
The exhibition was inspired by an event hosted by Harry three months before the show where a conversation event took place around a sculpture of a camp fire led by Jack Tan. During Cave Harry also created an event which subtly reframed the display of works by playing a selection of records in the space.
Harry Lawson (b.1985, Hereford, UK) graduated in 2013 with an MA in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art, London and previously attended John Moores University, Liverpool (2007). Recent exhibitions include; Remote Future, Remote Past, Apartment Projects, London, 2014 (solo show), and I see I don’t see Lewisham Arthouse, London, 2014. Harry also completed The Bothy Project residency at Aviemore, Scotland in 2013.
Francesca Ulivi | February - August 2016
Francesca works predominantly in the field of sculpture and video. Francesca's films, often shot in people's homes, take a quizzical interest in modes of etiquette and the emotional and physical attachment to objects. She often invites people to take part in activities or scenarios where the instinct of play can offer a freedom. Last month, Francesca was invited to take part in House of Ferment at Hauser & Wirth Somerset, where she lead a demonstration workshop on how make rare non-alcoholic fermented drinks.
During her reisdency at Kingsgate, Francesca spent time attending various classes and groups at nearby Kingsgate Community Centre. After a number of weeks she offered to work with a group of elder ladies, asking them what they wanted to do with her. She created a painting group, sharing traditonal skills (learned in a classical Italian art education) and encourgaing experimentation and conversation. It was not approporiate to make an exhibition from this project, so instead regular meeting sessions created and hosted by Francesca functioned as the exhibition.
Francesca Ulivi (b.1990, Italy) graduated with a Bachelor in Fine Arts at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (USA) and obtained an MA Fine Art degree at Chelsea College of Art and Design, London (2014). Recent exhibitions include: House of Ferment, Hauser & Wirth Somerset, 2016, Chelsea10, Cookhouse Gallery, London, 2015 and Venula,ae, 91 Peckham High Street, London, 2015.
Rob Crosse | September 2015 - March 2016
Clear as a bell | 2 April - 7 May 2016
Rob Crosse developed a new video work - Clear as a bell for his solo show at Kingsgate Project Space. Rob secured additional Arts Council England funding for this project. This allowed him to explore new ways of working, providing an opportunity to direct his own production team, and work with the National Railway Musuem in York.
In Case of Death, a text by poet David Nash was commissioned on the occassion of Clear as a bell and accompanied the exhibition.
Rob hosted two events during the exhibition run. The first was a film screening followed by discussion led by writer, academic and artist Dr Chantal Faust. The second an afternoon of performance where Noah Angell performed a new work a train going through the valley didn't wake him, but only entered his dream and David Nash did a reading from his text In Case of Death.
Rob Crosse lives and works in London. He graduated with an MFA from the Slade school of Fine Art in 2012. Recent exhibitions include Family Politics, Jerwood, London, 2013, New Perspectives, Katara Art Center, Doha, Qatar, 2013 and 21st Century, Chisenhale, London, 2012. Crosse recently completed a residency at the Bemis Center in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.
Victoria Adam | July - December 2015
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middens ❧ | 21 November 2015 - 16 January 2016
Victoria Adam was selected for our Materials residency which focussed on clay and ceramics. middens ❧ was Victoria’s first solo show in London and presented her with the chance to explore and test new media and methods and how they might extend her practice.
Nacre a text written by Gareth Bell-Jones, was commissioned on the occasion of middens ❧ and accompanied the exhibition. Gareth's intimate and humourous account of an ant army taking over his flat highlighted the unheimlich quality of Victoria's sculptural arrangements.
The show closed with the event With regards to Anne who is not happy... where artists, curators and writers Susanna Davies-Crook, Gareth Bell-Jones, Pascale Cumming-Benson, Alice Hattrick and William Tullett considered scent, cleanliness and commercialism in relation to Victoria's research and work.
Victoria was interviewed by Jonathan Stubbs in the Royal Academy Schools Patrons' newsletter, Autumn 2015 and middens ❧ featured in Art Licks Issue 18, 2016.
Victoria Adam (b. 1983, Somerset) graduated from the Royal Academy of Art in 2015 and previously attended the Slade. Recent exhibitions include; ( ゜_゜)彡 at Caustic Coastal, Manchester, 2014, Chalk Blush at Kinman, London, 2014 and Amsterdam Art Weekend at Marian Cramer Projects, Amsterdam, 2015.
Maia Conran | May - October 2015
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This island, and its buildings, is our private paradise | 19 September - 24 October 2015
This island, and its buildings, is our private paradise was Maia Conran’s first solo exhibition in London. Kingsgate Project Space became the island of the exhibition’s title through a process of breaking down and partial reconstruction of the materials, mechanics and structures of filmmaking. Key elements in a film’s pre-production – the screenplay, the lookbook, the set – all remained present and open to the possibilities of revision and reinterpretation within the gallery space.
During the residency, Maia worked with novelist Yannick Hill to write a screenplay which centred around a lone islander. She also worked with actor Clare Barrett to create a performance that created a temporary space to encounter an alternate version of the island.
Kingsgate Workshops hosted an in-conversation event between Maia and independent curator and freelance writer and art critic, Chris Fite-Wassilak, to discuss the research, processes and outcomes of the residency. The exhibition was reviewed by Helena Haimes for thisistomorrow
Maia Conran lives and works in London. She graduated from the University of the West of England, Bristol in 2010. She has recently exhibited at Grand Union, Birmingham; Phoenix Gallery, Exeter; and IMT Gallery, London; she has also been selected for national and international group exhibitions. Her work was published on DVD by Filmarmalade in 2012 and was the subject of a monograph entitled Here is the Yard published by Grand Union in 2014. Maia is a member of The Disembodied Voice research group.
Lauren Godfrey | March - August 2015
Ivy and Bob, 2015
Collage, frame, sandblasted glass, pasta
Artist talk, Lauren Godfrey & Anthea Hamilton with reading from Susanna Worth
Installation view, 2015
Photographer Tim Bowditch
Entrée, Stage Left | 6th June - 19th July 2015
Entrée, Stage Left was Lauren Godfrey’s first solo exhibition in London. Her residency focused on creating works that contemplate the space between theatre and restaurant culture. Influenced by a quote from British writer and food critic AA Gill - “A menu is a script, a recipe a scene” - Lauren’s exhibition incorporated objects, text and performance; addressing the slippage between the visual and the verbal. On the opening of the show, Lauren commissioned dancer Aisling Cook to perform three different sculptural configurations within the space, much like a three-act play or a three-course meal.
Kingsgate Workshops hosted an in-conversation event between Lauren and artist Anthea Hamilton, with an introductory reading from Susannah Worth. The exhibition featured in Artforum.com's “Critics' Picks” section, reviewed by Andrew Witt, July 2015.
Lauren Godfrey (b.1989, UK) lives and works in London. She graduated from BA at Slade School of Fine Art in 2012 and has exhibited across the UK, Italy, Australia and the USA in exhibitions including; Bloomberg New Contemporaries 2012 and Stovies, Scallops and Scabby Man’s Heads at An Tobar Gallery on the Isle of Mull, 2014. She also co-publishes the periodical, Her Eyes and My Voice with Connie Butler.
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What are the best birds to see in the Galapagos?
Written by: Christopher Klassen
There are a grand total of 56 native species of birds in the Galapagos that are present throughout the whole year. 45 of these birds are endemic to the archipelago, which means that they can’t be found anywhere else in the world! The remaining 11 are indigenous, which means they do live in other places besides the Galapagos. The various birds that are present in the Galapagos are categorized as: land, shore, or sea birds.
In addition to these 56 native species of birds in the Galapagos Islands, there are an additional 29 species of migrant birds which vary between being both native and/or migratory.
1. Waved Albatross
Albatrosses are known for their interesting and charming courtship rituals
Also known as the Galapagos albatross, the waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) is one of the largest birds that lives in the Galapagos. It can weigh up to 11 pounds (4.9 kilograms) and has a wingspan of 7 or 8 feet (approx. 2.5 meters). This magnificent species of bird in the Galapagos are only found on one island in the archipelago – Española. As this is a migratory species of bird, you will only find them living and breeding between the months of April and December on Española Island. They have also sometimes been seen on Isla de la Plata and Genovesa Island. Waved albatrosses mate for life, and both parents work together to take care of their young.
2. Blue-Footed Booby
The blue-footed booby is a marine bird that can be found in the subtropical and tropical regions of the eastern Pacific Ocean.
The blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii) is one of the best-known and perhaps most iconic bird of the Galapagos. Their name comes from the Spanish word “bobo,” which means “fool” or “clown” in Spanish, and might have been coined as a reference to either their clumsiness on land or their fearlessness towards humans. Blue-footed boobies have no natural predators, so they spend a lot of time on land and even nest right on the ground, in plain sight. Seymour Island is one of their main breeding grounds, and there are so many boobies here that visitors actually have to be careful not to step on any of their nests!
3. Galapagos Hawk
The Galapagos hawk is the only predator in the Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) is a bird that is endemic to the Galapagos Islands and also the only diurnal bird of prey in the archipelago. It feeds on insects, giant centipedes, rodents, and small reptiles (including the young of tortoises, sea turtles, and iguanas). This Galapagos bird’s mating behavior is highly unusual, as these hawks practice polyandry, which means that each female hawk has several, simultaneous mates. The male hawks (that she holds ties with) all partake in helping the female care for her eggs and young.
4. Galapagos Penguin
The Galapagos penguin is the second smallest species of penguin in the world
The Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) is the only penguin in the world that lives north of the equator and happens to be the second smallest species of penguin on our planet. The Galapagos has a population of approximately 2,000 penguins, with around 95 percent of these living on the islands of Fernandina and Isabela. They nest in caves and breed all year long.
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5. Magnificent Frigatebird
Magnificent frigatebirds are often referred to as “pirate birds” for their peculiar habit of stealing food from other birds
The magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) has several nicknames: Spanish sailors called them “pirate birds” and “man-o’-wars” for their habit of attacking other birds to steal their food. Darwin called them the “condors of the oceans” for their exceptionally long wingspan and ability to stay airborne for days. The magnificent frigatebird’s wingspan can match that of the waved albatross, despite having a significantly smaller, central body mass. This species, in fact, has the proportionately greatest wingspan of any living bird, and it’s popular with visitors due to its “aerial acrobatics.” The male is all black, with a red gular pouch that it will spend hours inflating during mating season to court the females. The female, which is slightly larger, has a blue ring around its eyes, along with a white breast and shoulders.
6. Flightless Cormorant
Flightless cormorants are exclusively found on the islands of Isabela and Fernandina.
The flightless cormorant in the Galapagos is a species of bird in the Galapagos that displays wholly unique characteristics, the most remarkable of which is its acquired inability to fly. They still have wings, sure, but they’re nothing more than short and stubby vestiges of the talent for flight they once held. Now, the flightless cormorant in the Galapagos is an adept swimmer, moving amongst currents and tides like total experts in hunt for their sustenance. To this day, they remain as a living manifestation of the importance of of adaptability!
7. Red-footed booby
Their red feet dangling out of the branches and leaves are hard to miss!
The smallest of the booby family in the Galapagos Islands, red-footed boobies are only found on select islands in the archipelago – Genovesa principally, and San Cristobal occasionally. They often forage on the outskirts of Galapagos waters, frequently on the hunt for flying fish, which they’re able to catch thanks to their remarkable speed. One of their most unique featured is that, unlike blue-footed boobies, red-footed boobies in the Galapagos nest above ground, in the bushes.
8. Galapagos Flamingo
Pink birds of the Galapagos: Flamingos
The Galapagos flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) makes for the smallest population of flamingo in the world, with only 320 to 350 of this particular species left. Consequently, they are considered an endangered species. While other flamingo species necessitate large groups for mating, Galapagos flamingos need only a few pairs. They inhabit saltwater lagoons near the sea and are filter feeders that mainly eat brine shrimp.
9. Darwin’s Finches
One of the birds of the Galapagos that contributed to Darwin’s theory of evolution: The Finch
Darwin’s finches comprise 14 species that all belong to the tanager family of birds and aren’t closely related to true finches at all. They are all members of the subfamily Geospizinae. While some finches can be found throughout the islands, others are endemic to just one or two of them. The finches are known for their wide diversity in beak shape (that is a physical reflection of their diet and niche). The large ground finch (Geospiza magnirostris), for example, has a massive beak used for cracking seeds while the small tree finch (Camarhynchus parvulus) has a small beak designed for hunting insects. The sharp-billed ground finch (G. difficilis), otherwise known as the vampire finch, is a parasitic species that drinks the blood of other birds.
10. Mockingbirds
The Galapagos mockingbird is one of four mockingbird species endemic to the Galapagos Islands.
Four species of mockingbirds belonging to the genus Mimus live in the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos mockingbird (M. parvulus) is one of the most prevalent species of birds in the Galapagos and can be found on several islands while the other three are all confined to a single island. The Española mockingbird (M. macdonaldi) is the biggest and fearless of humans. The Floreana mockingbird (M. trifasciatus) has the sad distinction of being one of the world’s rarest birds too, as there are only 250 of these left. The San Cristobal mockingbird (M. melanotis) is shyer than the other three species.
11. Swallow-Tailed Gull
The swallow-tailed gull is a near-endemic breeding bird of the Galapagos Islands
The swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus) is the world’s only fully-nocturnal gull. It feeds on the squid and fish that surface at night to eat plankton. This species can be found throughout the Galapagos Islands, and it nests on cliff ledges. Swallow-tailed gulls mate for life, and these mated pairs all stay in small groups together, collectively building nests and laying eggs at the same time. Swallow-tailed gulls have a single chick and both parents care for it.
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NBA: 48 players positive for coronavirus as testing resumes
FILE – In this Aug. 30, 2020, file photo, Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic (77) is fouled by Los Angeles Clippers’ Marcus Morris Sr. during the first half of an NBA basketball first-round playoff game in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Doncic’s first experience with the playoffs ended with questions about whether Morris was intentionally trying to hurt the young Dallas sensation in a first-round series won by LA. The Mavericks might have hinted at what they thought through trades and draft picks during this abbreviated offseason. Dallas acquired James Johnson and his black belt in karate from the Oklahoma City Thunder after using the club’s first-round choice at No. 18 overall on Josh Green, who was a strong defender in his only season at Arizona. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA said Wednesday that 48 players have tested positive for the coronavirus since testing resumed last week.
The league and National Basketball Players Association said 546 players were tested between Nov. 24-30 in the initial phase of testing after returning to team markets. That means about 9% of the tests were positive.
Any player with a confirmed positive test is isolated until cleared by rules established by the league and union, in accordance with CDC guidance. The league’s health and safety protocols for this season say that anyone with a positive test in this pre-camp phase “must receive medical clearance from a team-designated physician and a league-designated physician prior to entering a team facility, participating in in-person team-organized activities, or interacting in-person with other” members of their team.
The league, in its preseason guidance to teams sent late last week, made clear that some players testing positive was to be expected.
“During this pandemic, all this stuff is going to be different this season,” Dallas All-Star Luka Doncic said Tuesday. “Some players might get corona, get sick, not be able to be with the team for 10 days. So, I think that’s going to be a big part — which team is not going to have positive people. It’s going to be a lot of time together. I think that’s going to be key.”
Players needed three negative PCR tests between Nov. 24-30 before they could be cleared to start individual workouts, which will last throughout this week. A handful of teams are expected to be cleared to start group sessions or 5-on-5 practices Friday, most others on Sunday and Golden State will on Monday.
Anyone with a confirmed positive test will also need to successfully complete a cardiac exam before being able to return to play. It’s a possibility that some of the 48 positive players would not be cleared before the NBA’s preseason schedule starts Dec. 11. The regular season begins on Dec. 22.
“I’m confident that the league is going to do everything in their power to do things the right way and to protect us, protect the players and the staffs. Then, who the hell knows?” Golden State coach Steve Kerr said Tuesday, prior to the Warriors revealing that two players had positive tests. “I mean, it’s 2020. I think we just have to go into it with an open mind and do our best and see what happens.”
The NBA had no players test positive once they entered the bubble at Walt Disney World for the season restart near Orlando, Florida last July. A very small number of individuals tested positive after arriving at Disney but before they were released from quarantine and into the bubble, a sign that the NBA pointed to as proof that its system worked.
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NORMAN, Okla. (KSNT) - The K-State Wildcats fell to the Oklahoma Sooners Tuesday, 76-50.
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by Makenzie Koch / Jan 19, 2021
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has cleared “some big steps,” according to a new report, but he’s still going through the NFL’s concussion protocol.
Per a report from ESPN citing league sources, it’s too early to determine whether or not the Chiefs star will definitely play in Sunday’s AFC Championship game against the Buffalo Bills.
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Title 42. THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
Chapter 34. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM
Subchapter VI. ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION
Part B. Coordination
Section 2972 to 2978. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 683(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 519
42 U.S. Code §§ 2972 to 2978. Repealed. Pub. L. 97–35, title VI, § 683(a), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 519
Section 2972, Pub. L. 88–452, title VI, § 630, as added Pub. L. 90–222, title I, § 108(m)(3), Dec. 23, 1967, 81 Stat. 717, related to coordination of activities and policy statement attendant thereto.
Section 2973, Pub. L. 88–452, title VI, § 631, as added Pub. L. 90–222, title I, § 108(m)(3), Dec. 23, 1967, 81 Stat. 718; amended Pub. L. 95–568, § 17(a)(33), Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2442, related to establishment, etc., of Economic Opportunity Council.
Section 2974, Pub. L. 88–452, title VI, § 632, as added Pub. L. 90–222, title I, § 108(m)(3), Dec. 23, 1967, 81 Stat. 718; amended Pub. L. 92–424, § 27(b)(2), Sept. 19, 1972, 86 Stat. 705; Pub. L. 93–644, § 9(c)(4), Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2314; Pub. L. 95–568, §§ 13(j), 17(a)(34), Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2436, 2442, set forth responsibilities of the Director.
Section 2975, Pub. L. 88–452, title VI, § 633, as added Pub. L. 90–222, title I, § 108(m)(3), Dec. 23, 1967, 81 Stat. 719, related to cooperation of other Federal agencies.
Section 2976, Pub. L. 88–452, title VI, § 634, as added Pub. L. 90–222, title I, § 108(m)(3), Dec. 23, 1967, 81 Stat. 719, related to combinations among projects and programs.
Section 2977, Pub. L. 88–452, title VI, § 635, as added Pub. L. 90–222, title I, § 108(m)(3), Dec. 23, 1967, 81 Stat. 719; amended Pub. L. 95–568, § 17(a)(35), Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2443, related to establishment, etc., of information center.
Section 2978, Pub. L. 88–452, title VI, § 636, as added Pub. L. 90–222, title I, § 108(m)(3), Dec. 23, 1967, 81 Stat. 720, prohibited duplication of existing functions by new departments or agencies.
Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 9912(a) of this title, prior to the general amendment of chapter 106 (§ 9901 et seq.) of this title by Pub. L. 105–285.
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Longford Leader Editorial: Policing reforms must be effective
A majority of the public is always interested and seeking better policing. At its most fundamental this reflects a desire for safety and some structure and adherence to law and order in society. Any moves to make policing more effective and responsive generally find favour with most people.
The proposed reform of structures within An Garda Siochána was last week hailed by its proponents as being the most comprehensive in the force's history. And remember that these changes are coming just two years from the 100th anniversary of the foundation of this policing force, which was a major plank in the then nascent free state.
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Throughout its history the Gardaí have, by and large, enjoyed a good relationship with the people they serve. There have been problems, sure, but its members retain the respect and goodwill of most members of the public. What is certain is that changes to the structure and operation of the Gardaí is something that will impact everyone.
How policing is delivered and how effective it is are therefore of fundamental concern. Maximising the force's “operational impact” at ground level is something that few could argue with, but it remains to be seen whether this will be the case.
The proposed amalgamation of Longford and Roscommon with Mayo under one Chief Superintendent may indeed move more power towards Chief Superintendents and lead to greater frontline roles as the advocates of the plan claim. Time will tell.
However, changes that lead to any diminution in policing at local level would be a totally different story.
A plan like this would now benefit from a consultative process with the public and all interested parties to further tease out the detail, and to ensure that its application will be effective and just.
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We Are Family Foundation To Honor Roger Daltrey CBE And LL COOL J
We Are Family Foundation (WAFF) will honor The Who’s Roger Daltrey CBE and entertainment icon LL Cool J at its 2018 Celebration Gala on Friday, April 27, 2018 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.
WAFF is a not-for-profit organization founded by legendary multiple GRAMMY Award winning musician Nile Rodgers, dedicated to the vision of a global family. WAFF creates and supports programs that promote cultural diversity while nurturing the vision, talents and ideas of young people who are positively changing the world.
“Not only are both Roger and LL COOL J Kennedy Center and Grammy Awardees, they’ve dedicated much of their lives to organizations that benefit people overall, and youth specifically, which perfectly aligns them with We Are Family Foundation’s mission and goals. These two incredibly talented individuals are selflessly dedicated to helping others. We are immensely grateful to them for their efforts to improve the state of humanity and welcome them into our WAFF family,” says Rodgers.
Roger Daltrey CBE, a Kennedy Center Honoree and GRAMMY award winning lead singer of The Who, will receive the Mattie J.T. Stepanek Peacemaker Award. Daltrey has spent much of his career supporting charitable organizations, specifically as a patron of the Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) and a founder of Teen Cancer America. The Mattie J.T. Stepanek Peacemaker Award was named in honor of the late 13-year old best-selling poet and peacemaker, Mattie J.T. Stepanek. Previous honorees include, President Jimmy Carter, Dr. Maya Angelou, Desmond Tutu, Deepak Chopra, Paul Simon, Quincy Jones and Nelson Mandela (posthumous).
“I am delighted to receive the 2018 Mattie J.T. Stepanek Peacemaker Award. As one of the founders of Teen Cancer America I am proud to be honored by the We Are Family Foundation, who also recognizes the specific needs of our adolescents and young adults and understands how vital it is that we support them as they strive to positively change the world,” says Daltrey.
LL COOL J, a Kennedy Center Honoree, two-time Grammy Award winner, recording artist, actor, author, NAACP Image Award winner, entrepreneur and philanthropist will receive the Humanitarian Award. LL is the first rap artist to amass ten consecutive platinum-plus selling albums and received his star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2016 for his achievement in music. As an actor, he stars in the CBS’ “NCIS: LOS ANGELES,” which has garnered him four consecutive NAACP Image Awards. LL can also be seen hosting and producing Lip Sync Battle, which earned its second Emmy nomination and LL won an NAACP Image Award in 2018 for “Outstanding Host.” LL is an avid philanthropist involved in numerous causes including literacy for kids, music and arts programs in schools as well as his annual charity “Jump & Ball” in his hometown of Queens, New York which gives back to his community by offering a five-week athletic and team building program dedicated to bringing wholesome fun to young people. Previous honorees of the Humanitarian Award include Bono, Sting & Trudie Styler, Steven Van Zandt, Nile Rodgers, Jackson Browne, Peter Gabriel and Sir Elton John.
“Hanging with Nile is always a good time. Truly a chic affair, where we party like we are family and dance, dance, dance for a great cause. I am honored to be recognized by Nile and the We Are Family Foundation and help support the important work they do for our youth,” says LL COOL J.
Roger Daltrey, LL COOL J and Nile Rodgers & CHIC will perform live at the event.
This year, WAFF is honored to partner with Bulova to host “Spin for a Cause.” The renowned watch brand will also be making a special announcement during the Celebration Gala cocktail reception.
To purchase tickets or to make a contribution to We Are Family Foundation, please visit wearefamilyfoundation.org. Contributions are fully tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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Cat Stevens, ‘70s troubadour, singer-songwriter, inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and known to millions for his hits including “If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out,” “Wild World,” “Father and Son,” and “The First Cut Is the Deepest,” has partnered with New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Peter H. Reynolds to produce PEACE TRAIN, a children’s book celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the iconic song’s original release on his multiplatinum album Teaser and the Firecat. More →
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Assembling Cultures
Author: Jack Saunders Format: Paperback / softback Release Date: 11/05/2021
Assembling cultures takes a fine-grained look at workplace activism in car manufacturing between 1945 and 1982, using it as a key case for unpicking narratives around affluence, declinism and class. It traces the development of the militant car worker stereotype, looking at the social relations which lay behind the industry's reputation for conflict. This book reveals a changing, complex world of social practices, cultural norms, shared values and expectations. From the 1950s, car workers developed shop-floor organisations of considerable authority, enabling some new demands of their working lives, but constraining other more radical political aims. This is a story of workers and their place in the power relations of post-war Britain. This book is invaluable to academics and students studying the history, sociology and politics of modern Britain, particularly those with an interest in power, rationality, class, labour, gender and race. -- .
Atomic Tunes
Author: Tim Smolko, Joanna Smolko Format: Hardback Release Date: 11/05/2021
What is the soundtrack for a nuclear war? During the Cold War, over 500 songs were written about nuclear weapons, fear of the Soviet Union, civil defense, bomb shelters, McCarthyism, uranium mining, the space race, espionage, the Berlin Wall, and glasnost. This music uncovers aspects of these world-changing events that documentaries and history books cannot. In Atomic Tunes, Tim and Joanna Smolko explore everything from the serious to the comical, the morbid to the crude, showing the widespread concern among musicians coping with the effect of communism on American society and the threat of a nuclear conflict of global proportions. Atomic Tunes presents a musical history of the Cold War, analyzing the songs that capture the fear of those who lived under the shadow of Stalin, Sputnik, mushroom clouds, and missiles.
The Sympathetic Consumer
Author: Tad Skotnicki Format: Paperback / softback Release Date: 11/05/2021
When people encounter consumer goods-sugar, clothes, phones-they find little to no information about their origins. The goods will thus remain anonymous, and the labor that went into making them, the supply chain through which they traveled, will remain obscured. In this book, Tad Skotnicki argues that this encounter is an endemic feature of capitalist societies, and one with which consumers have struggled for centuries in the form of activist movements constructed around what he calls The Sympathetic Consumer. This book documents the uncanny similarities shared by such movements over the course of three centuries: the transatlantic abolitionist movement, US and English consumer movements around the turn of the twentieth century, and contemporary Fair Trade activism. Offering a comparative historical study of consumer activism the book shows, in vivid detail, how activists wrestled with the broader implications of commodity exchange. These activists arrived at a common understanding of the relationship between consumers, producers, and commodities, and concluded that consumers were responsible for sympathizing with invisible laborers. Ultimately, Skotnicki provides a framework to identify a capitalist culture by examining how people interpret everyday phenomena essential to it.
Author: Tim Smolko, Joanna Smolko Format: Paperback / softback Release Date: 11/05/2021
Black Fundamentalists
Author: Daniel R. Bare Format: Hardback Release Date: 11/05/2021
Reveals the role of Black Fundamentalists during the early part of the twentieth century As the modernist-fundamentalist controversy came to a head in the early twentieth century, an image of the fighting fundamentalist was imprinted on the American cultural consciousness. To this day, the word fundamentalist often conjures the image of a fire-breathing preacher-strident, unyielding in conviction . . . and almost always white. But did this major religious perspective really stop cold in its tracks at the color line? Black Fundamentalists challenges the idea that fundamentalism was an exclusively white phenomenon. The volume uncovers voices from the Black community that embraced the doctrinal tenets of the movement and, in many cases, explicitly self-identified as fundamentalists. Fundamentalists of the early twentieth century felt the pressing need to defend the fundamental doctrines of their conservative Christian faith-doctrines like biblical inerrancy, the divinity of Christ, and the virgin birth-against what they saw as the predations of modernists who represented a threat to true Christianity. Such concerns, attitudes, and arguments emerged among Black Christians as well as white, even as the oppressive hand of Jim Crow excluded African Americans from the most prominent white-controlled fundamentalist institutions and social crusades, rendering them largely invisible to scholars examining such movements. Black fundamentalists aligned closely with their white counterparts on the theological particulars of the fundamentals. Yet they often applied their conservative theology in more progressive, racially contextualized ways. While white fundamentalists were focused on battling the teaching of evolution, Black fundamentalists were tying their conservative faith to advocacy for reforms in public education, voting rights, and the overturning of legal bans on intermarriage. Beyond the narrow confines of the fundamentalist movement, Daniel R. Bare shows how these historical dynamics illuminate larger themes, still applicable today, about how racial context influences religious expression.
Author: Daniel R. Bare Format: Paperback / softback Release Date: 11/05/2021
Author: Tad Skotnicki Format: Hardback Release Date: 11/05/2021
Picturing the Western Front
Author: Dr Beatriz Pichel Format: Hardback Release Date: 09/05/2021
Between 1914 and 1918, military, press and amateur photographers produced thousands of pictures. Either classified in military archives specially created with this purpose in 1915, collected in personal albums or circulated in illustrated magazines, photographs were supposed to tell the story of the war. Picturing the Western Front argues that photographic practices also shaped combatants and civilians' war experiences. Doing photography (taking pictures, posing for them, exhibiting, cataloguing and looking at them) allowed combatants and civilians to make sense of what they were living through. Photography mattered because it enabled combatants and civilians to record events, establish or reinforce bonds with one another, represent bodies, place people and events in imaginative geographies and making things visible, while making others, such as suicide, invisible. Photographic practices became, thus, frames of experience. -- .
Approaching Recent World History Through Film
Author: Scott C.M. (Kansai Gaidai University, Japan) Bailey Format: Hardback Release Date: 07/05/2021
Approaching Recent World History Through Film: Context, Analysis, and Research explores the relationships between 20th-century world history and film by providing analysis of a diverse range of films organized by global history topics, including war and conflict, decolonization, political economy, and long-distance travel. This insightful text describes how to analyze films as original historical sources and how to carry out research projects using films. The text provides guidance on the types of world history films, their conventions, and how to analyze the historical arguments in movies. Scott C.M. Bailey incorporates in-depth discussions of the historical content and context of a wide range of international films connected with important 20th-century global history topics. The book also offers many prompts for discussion, historical timelines, and suggestions for further reading and viewing, as well as instructions on how to construct research papers and projects which employ the use of films as historical sources. This book will be of interest to students in world history and film history courses.
Disability and Tourism in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Italy
Author: Luciano (Catholic University, Italy) Maffi, Martino Lorenzo (University of Pavia, Italy) Fagnani Format: Hardback Release Date: 07/05/2021
Attention to the issue of disabilities has intensified in recent decades, prompting States and organizations to respond with appropriate measures to promote inclusion of persons with disabilities in all social environments. This book's thesis is that the seeds of this inclusivity were planted by the development of tourism for people with disabilities in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The book explores the development of tourism for people with disabilities in Italy during this time period. It adds an important tessera to the mosaic of international literature that has rarely considered the history of tourism and the history of disabilities in a unified manner. While certainly of great interest to an Italian audience, the discussion of the various responses taking form in Italy to the needs of persons with disabilities, and the role these responses have played in the development of mass tourism generally, is also quite pertinent to international contexts. This book is based largely on unpublished sources. The authors' hope is that the presentation of these new materials combined with the innovative approach of a historical study of tourism through the lens of disabilities will open up international scholarly debate and discussion drawing in contributions from all disciplines.
Author: Scott C.M. (Kansai Gaidai University, Japan) Bailey Format: Paperback / softback Release Date: 07/05/2021
A Cultural History of Democracy
Author: Eugenio (Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, UK) Biagini Format: Mixed media product Release Date: 06/05/2021
How has the concept of democracy been understood, manifested, reimagined and represented through the ages? In a work that spans 2,500 years these fundamental questions are addressed by 66 experts, each contributing their overview of a theme applied to a period in history. With the help of a broad range of case material they illustrate the physical, social and cultural contexts of democracy in Western culture from antiquity to the present. Individual volume editors ensure the cohesion of the whole, and to make it as easy as possible to use, chapter themes are identical across each of the volumes. Superbly illustrated, the full six-volume set combines to present the most comprehensive and authoritative survey available on democracy throughout history. The six volumes cover: 1 - Antiquity (500 BCE-565 CE); 2 - Medieval Age (565-1450); 3 - Renaissance (1450-1650); 4 - Age of Enlightenment (1650-1800); 5 - Age of Empire (1800-1920); 6 Modern Age (1920-present) The ten themes are: Sovereignty; Liberty and the Rule of Law; The 'Common Good'; Economic and Social Democracy; Religion and the Principles of Political Obligation; Citizenship and Gender; Ethnicity, Race and Nationalism; Democratic Crises, Revolutions and Civil Resistance; International Relations; Beyond the Polis. The page extent for the pack is approximately 2016pp. Each volume opens with Notes on Contributors and an Introduction and concludes with Notes, Bibliography, and an Index. The Cultural Histories Series A Cultural History of Democracy is part of The Cultural Histories Series. Titles are available both as printed hardcover sets for libraries needing just one subject or preferring a one-off purchase and tangible reference for their shelves, or as part of a fully-searchable digital library available to institutions by annual subscription or on perpetual access (see www.bloomsburyculturalhistory.com).
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HomeLatest NewsEgypt Latest NewsAmerican Citizen ‘Aya Hijazi’, Who Ran Egypt Children’s Clinic, Still in Detention
American Citizen ‘Aya Hijazi’, Who Ran Egypt Children’s Clinic, Still in Detention
October 20, 2016 Ahmed Rashed Egypt Latest News
Since Aya Hijazi was arrested two years ago, she refused to give up hope that Egypt’s courts would let her go free to reunite with her family,” but after 900 days of her pre-trial detention she started to lose that hope, ” said The Guardian.
Her sister, Alaa said, “In the first year and a half, she had taken it with a lot of grace.” She continued, “After she hit the two-year mark, five-month mark, she’s been despondent. She’s feeling no certainty or end in sight.”
The whole family has suffered from her detention in Egypt’s prison. Their mother recently became bedridden, Alaa said, adding “I wake with nightmares sometimes, in a panic. You never think that something like this could happen.”
Aya and her sister grew up in Falls Church, Virginia. In 2009, Aya Hijazi left for Cairo after she had graduated from George Mason University where she met her future husband, Mohamed Hassanein, in Tahrir Square during the country’s 2011 revolution.
The couple used their wedding fund to start a not-for-profit group, Belady, meant to offer a refuge for homeless children.
However, their hope faded away as many other youths after Egypt’s military coup in 2013 against Egypt’s first democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi when Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Abdel Fatah al-Sisi had taken control of the country in May 2014 when he cracked down political oppositions and human rights organizations.
During that time, al-Sisi security forces took notice of the Belady center. According to a human rights group supporting them, Hijazi, Hassanein, six volunteers and several children were arrested in a raid.
Wade McMullen, a lawyer for Robert F Kennedy Human Rights – a not-for-profit organization that has taken on Hijazi’s case- said that the police didn’t let them speak with a lawyer for a day.
McMullen said that during questioning, Hassanein was beaten and Hijazi was threatened and struck on the head. They were eventually charged with human trafficking and sexual abuse.
“For about three days they were incommnicado,” Alaa Hijazi said. “All my mother knew was the headlines about this American woman, which were all the same template.”
Right before the 2014 election that Sisi hoped would cement his rule, state-censored media ran with the sensationalist story – an American woman involved in kidnapping and sexual abuse. Officials reported that al-Sisi won 96.1% of the vote. McMullen said, “It’s very clear that they wanted big, splashy propaganda to show that the government was standing up to the big, bad west.”
Alaa Hijazi said: “It’s the idea in this public narrative of Americans corrupting our children and it caters to the idea of western influence and loose morals.”
The family and human rights groups say the charges are bogus, and that a forensic examination of the children showed that they had suffered abuse before they were taken in by Belady.
Prosecutors stalled, renewing detention without charges for 15 days at a time, a tactic McMullen said has become “quite routine”.
“Egypt has a limit of two-year pre-trial detention, but McMullen said the courts had adjourned for as long as six months, delaying any trial, “as cited by the Guardian.
Hijazi said, “We waited a while trying to be not too antagonizing – not that it’s a crime to be an American, but we didn’t want to reinforce the impression. We hoped this would self-correct.”
“But Aya has a law degree. A few times she would try to say something just on her own behalf and the courts wouldn’t even permit that.”
Hijazi said, “We don’t have any faith in the judiciary. “
When Hijazi’s family lost hope they eventually approached US officials, petitioned the United Nations working group on arbitrary detention and, finally, spoke to the press.
The Guardian reported that, “Neither the White House nor the state department nor the Egyptian embassy in Washington responded to questions about the case, but Barack Obama’s administration has called for Hijazi’s release, if in muted terms.”
In September, the Hijazi’s family met Washington’s UN ambassador, Samantha Power, and Avril Haines, one of Obama’s national security advisers, who “reiterated the president’s deep concern for the welfare of all American citizens held abroad”, according to a White House statement.
The White House said, “The United States will continue to offer her all possible consular support.” It added, “The United States calls on the Egyptian government to drop all charges against Hijazi and release her from prison.”
In the same context, US senators and representatives, led by the Virginia representative Don Beyer, have urged Obama and Sisi to secure the Belady group’s release as a means to improve ties between the US and Egypt.
Last month, Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont said, “The charges against them are as salacious as they are farcical.” He added, “She and the others should be immediately released. Absent proof, made available for all to see, that they have committed a punishable offense, the charges should be dismissed.”
Furthermore, during Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s visit to the United Nations general assembly in New York that same month, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton also called for Hijazi’s release.
Moreover, human rights organizations have condemned the detention and said it falls within a larger campaign against aid and civil rights workers.
The Washington director of Human Rights Watch Sarah Margon said “From everything we can tell, it’s ridiculous.” She added, “She’s been held in conditions that are worrisome, denied medicines that she needs, and there’s no reason for her to be there. The charges against her should be dropped and she should be sent home.”
“She got swept up into this excessively heavy handed approach by the Sisi government to go after a whole range of actors. So while the work she was doing was for children, development oriented, it seems very likely that she was lumped in with a campaign against NGOs, human rights organizations and in some cases even against difficulties with western governments.”
According to Amnesty International, more than 40,000 have been detained in Egypt’s prions since 2013 military coup, many tortured or detained without trial or legal counsel.
“In a way, we’re lucky that she’s not been tortured,” McMullen said. “We’re quite aware of the relative privilege but it’s sad that we have to be grateful.”
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TOPOUR PROJECTSAlongside Doctor Mukwege, Doctors of the World is on the front line, helping to fight against sexual violence
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Alongside Doctor Mukwege, Doctors of the World is on the front line, helping to fight against sexual violence
Since 2015, Doctors of the World (through its Belgian office) has been the privileged partner of Doctor Mukwege and Panzi hospital, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This support is crucial for the project, which remains fragile despite the international recognition of its founder.
“The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Doctor Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.”
After spending several years travelling the world to spread word of his cause and winning a number of awards (United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights, Sakharov Prize from the European Parliament, etc.), Doctor Mukwege was emotional when he learnt that he had been chosen to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
“Dear survivors around the world, I would like to tell you that, through this prize, the world is listening to you and refuses to remain indifferent,” stated the man who, 20 years ago, began his long fight against sexual violence.
Twenty years of struggle
Doctor Mukwege founded Panzi hospital in 1999, in Bukavu (Democratic Republic of the Congo). There, he discovered a tragedy deliberately caused by armed groups: the mutilation of women’s genitals. Deeply touched by the countless victims, Doctor Mukwege quickly specialised to become a world leader in ‘repairing’ the survivors of sexual violence, making Panzi hospital a place providing care, welcome and social healing.
A mission under threat
However, not everyone is a fan of Doctor Mukwege’s activities. While his struggle receives more recognition and media attention, he regularly receives threats on his life. “The threats continue today,” he explains. “We always receive one or two a week, but rather than discouraging us, we face up to them.”
The Congolese authorities do not have a positive view of the work of Doctor Mukwege, who has never hesitated to talk about the political problems in the DRC. “Several times, the hospital has had excessive taxes imposed on it, which other hospitals do not pay. They clearly want to prevent us from doing our work.”
It is to support the work – which is crucial but constantly under threat – of Doctor Mukwege that Doctors of the World formed a partnership with Panzi hospital in 2015.
With Doctors of the World, fighting sexual violence
“With Doctor Mukwege, we started from the idea of a shared utopia: one where victims of sexual violence are cared for but also recognised as victims,” explains Éric Wynants, coordinator for Doctors of the World at Panzi hospital.
At the hospital, Doctors of the World provides two of the four pillars of the project’s ‘holistic’ approach: medical care and psycho-social care. The two other pillars – legal assistance and socio-economic reintegration – are provided by other parties, including the Panzi Foundation. “This is the benefit of this system, which has been recognised and replicated in several countries: it is not a medical intervention with no follow-up, but instead comprehensive care to allow survivors to resume their lives under the best conditions.”
Since 2015, the partnership between Doctors of the World and Panzi hospital has been bearing fruit. “First financially, as despite our renown and the importance of the work done there, Panzi hospital is almost entirely dependent on international support,” stresses Éric Wynants. “Next, the advocacy of Doctor Mukwege is significantly amplified by Doctors of the World, in particular through our international network.”
Finally, the collaboration has been very productive in the field, where good medical practices, expertise in various areas related to sexual violence and in the use of tools are shared between the teams.
The future of women
Today, in the DRC, rape is not only a weapon of war, but a common practice among civilians, especially former child soldiers. The victims themselves are increasingly young, with some being under 10 years old. But for all this, Doctor Mukwege believes the future will be better. Things have changed since he started, 20 years ago. “Congolese women are mobilising. Today, they have the courage to speak out, to stand before courts, to bring their tormentors to account.”
This is a change that the work of Doctor Mukwege has contributed to heavily, and that Doctors of the World will continue to support in the years to come.
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Identities Involving the Fourth-Order Linear Recurrence Sequence
Lan Qi
Zhuoyu Chen
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School of Mathematics and Statistics, Yulin University, Yulin 719000, China
School of Mathematics, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, China
Symmetry 2019, 11(12), 1476; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym11121476
Received: 13 November 2019 / Revised: 30 November 2019 / Accepted: 2 December 2019 / Published: 4 December 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue The 32th Congress of The Jangjeon Mathematical Society (ICJMS2019) will be Held at Far Eastern Federal Universit, Vladivostok Russia)
In this paper, we introduce the fourth-order linear recurrence sequence and its generating function and obtain the exact coefficient expression of the power series expansion using elementary methods and symmetric properties of the summation processes. At the same time, we establish some relations involving Tetranacci numbers and give some interesting identities.
Keywords: four-order linear recurrence sequence; Tetranacci numbers; generating function; power series; identity four-order linear recurrence sequence; Tetranacci numbers; generating function; power series; identity
1. Introduction and Results
Let n ≥ 1 be an integer, the Fibonacci polynomials F n ( x ) are defined by the second-order linear recurrence sequence
F n + 1 = x F n ( x ) + F n − 1 ( x ) ,
with initial conditions F 0 ( x ) = 0 , F 1 = 1 .
The generating function of the Fibonacci polynomials F n ( x ) is given by
1 1 − x t − t 2 = ∑ n = 0 ∞ F n ( x ) t n .
In particular, for x = 1 , F n = F n ( x ) are the famous Fibonacci numbers. These polynomials and numbers play extremely vital roles in the mathematical theories and applications and a significant amount of research has been carried out to obtain a variety of meaningful results by several authors (see [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15]). For example, Yuan Yi and Wenpeng Zhang (see [16]) researched the computational problem of the summation:
∑ a 1 + a 2 + ⋯ + a h + 1 = n F a 1 ( x ) F a 2 ( x ) ⋯ F a h + 1 ( x ) .
Yuankui Ma and Wenpeng Zhang (see [17]) acquired a different expression about the summation by introducing a new second order non-linear recursive sequence.
In [18], Taekyun Kim and others studied the properties of Fibonacci numbers by introducing the convolved Fibonacci numbers p n ( x ) , which are given by the generating function
1 1 − t − t 2 x = ∑ n = 0 ∞ p n ( x ) t n n ! , ( x ∈ R ) .
The authors gave a new formula for calculating p n ( x ) by the elementary and combinatorial methods, and obtained some new and explicit identities of the convolved Fibonacci numbers, including the relationship between p n ( x ) and the combination sums about Fibonacci numbers.
In this paper, we consider the Tetranacci numbers H n (see [19]), which are defined by the fourth-order linear recurrence relation
H n = H n − 1 + H n − 2 + H n − 3 + H n − 4 , n ≥ 4 ,
with H 0 = H 1 = 0 , H 2 = H 3 = 1 .
It is obvious that H 0 = 0 , H 1 = 0 , H 2 = 1 , H 3 = 1 , H 4 = 2 , H 5 = 4 , H 6 = 8 , H 7 = 15 , H 8 = 29 , H 9 = 56 , H 10 = 108 , ⋯ ⋯ .
The Tetranacci numbers can be extended to negative index n arising from the rearranged recurrence relation
H n − 4 = H n − H n − 1 − H n − 2 − H n − 3 ,
which yields the sequence of “nega-Tetranacci” numbers, H − 1 = 0 , H − 2 = 1 , H − 3 = − 1 , H − 4 = 0 , H − 5 = 0 , H − 6 = 2 , H − 7 = − 3 , H − 8 = 1 , H − 9 = 0 , ⋯ ⋯ .
The generating function of the Tetranacci sequences H n is given by
1 1 − t − t 2 − t 3 − t 4 = ∑ n = 0 ∞ H n + 2 t n .
Tetranacci numbers have important applications in combinatorial counting and graph theory, W. Marcellus E (see [20,21]) studied the arithmetical properties of H n , Rusen Li (see [22]) obtained some convolution identities for H n . Moreover, the summation calculation for different sequences is one of the hot topics in number theory, and many scholars have obtained a series of interesting results (see [23,24]). Therefore, it is very meaningful to further study the properties of the Tetranacci sequences. Inspired by the above references, for a real number x ∈ R , we can define a new function H n ( x ) , which is given by
1 1 − t − t 2 − t 3 − t 4 x = ∑ n = 0 ∞ H n ( x ) t n .
The main purpose of this paper is to study the relationship between H n ( x ) and H n , and to prove some computational formulas of the fourth-order recurrence sequence by applying the elementary method and the symmetry properties of the summation processes. That is, we shall prove the following:
Theorem 1.
For a real number x ∈ R and any integer n ≥ 0 , we have
H n ( x ) = 1 24 ∑ a + b + c + d = n ( − 1 ) d x ( a ) a ! x ( b ) b ! x ( c ) c ! x ( d ) d ! S d − a S d − b S d − c − 1 24 ∑ a + b + c + d = n ( − 1 ) d x ( a ) a ! x ( b ) b ! x ( c ) c ! x ( d ) d ! S d − a S 2 d − b − c + S d − b S 2 d − a − c + S d − c S 2 d − a − b − 2 S 4 d − n ,
S r = 4 H r + 2 − 3 H r + 1 − 2 H r − H r − 1 , ( r ∈ Z ) ,
∑ a + b + c + d = n denotes the summation over all four-dimensional nonnegative integer coordinates ( a , b , c , d ) such that a + b + c + d = n , and x ( 0 ) = 1 , x ( n ) = x ( x + 1 ) ( x + 2 ) ⋯ ( x + n − 1 ) for all positive integers n.
According to this theorem, we can obtain the following corollaries:
Corollary 1.
For any integer n > 0 , we have
H n + 2 = 1 24 ∑ a + b + c + d = n ( − 1 ) d S d − a S d − b S d − c − 1 24 ∑ a + b + c + d = n ( − 1 ) d S d − a S 2 d − b − c + S d − b S 2 d − a − c + S d − c S 2 d − a − b − 2 S 4 d − n .
For any integer k > 0 and n > 0 , we have
∑ a 1 + a 2 + ⋯ + a k = n H a 1 + 2 H a 2 + 2 ⋯ H a k + 2 = 1 24 ∑ a + b + c + d = n ( − 1 ) d k ( a ) a ! k ( b ) b ! k ( c ) c ! k ( d ) d ! S d − a S d − b S d − c − 1 24 ∑ a + b + c + d = n ( − 1 ) d k ( a ) a ! k ( b ) b ! k ( c ) c ! k ( d ) d ! S d − a S 2 d − b − c + S d − b S 2 d − a − c + S d − c S 2 d − a − b − 2 S 4 d − n .
H n − 1 2 = 1 24 · 2 n ∑ a + b + c + d = n ( − 1 ) d ( 2 a − 3 ) ! ! a ! ( 2 b − 3 ) ! ! b ! ( 2 c − 3 ) ! ! c ! ( 2 d − 3 ) ! ! d ! · S d − a S 2 d − b − c + S d − b S 2 d − a − c + S d − c S 2 d − a − b − 2 S 4 d − n − 1 24 · 2 n ∑ a + b + c + d = n ( − 1 ) d ( 2 a − 3 ) ! ! a ! ( 2 b − 3 ) ! ! b ! ( 2 c − 3 ) ! ! c ! ( 2 d − 3 ) ! ! d ! · S d − a S d − b S d − c ,
where the double factorial is defined as n ! ! = 2 × 4 × 6 × ⋯ × n for even positive integers and n ! ! = 1 × 3 × 5 × ⋯ × n for odd positive integers.
For any integer n > 0 , we have>
H n 1 2 = 1 24 · 4 n ∑ a + b + c + d = n ( − 1 ) d ( 2 a ) ! ( a ! ) 2 ( 2 b ) ! ( b ! ) 2 ( 2 c ) ! ( c ! ) 2 ( 2 d ) ! ( d ! ) 2 · S d − a S d − b S d − c − 1 24 · 4 n ∑ a + b + c + d = n ( − 1 ) d ( 2 a ) ! ( a ! ) 2 ( 2 b ) ! ( b ! ) 2 · ( 2 c ) ! ( c ! ) 2 ( 2 d ) ! ( d ! ) 2 S d − a S 2 d − b − c + S d − b S 2 d − a − c + S d − c S 2 d − a − b − 2 S 4 d − n .
2. Several Simple Lemmas
To complete the proof of the theorem, we need the following two simple lemmas, which are essential to prove our main results.
Lemma 1.
For any integer r ∈ Z , we have
S r = t 1 r + t 2 r + t 3 r + t 4 r = 4 H r + 2 − 3 H r + 1 − 2 H r − H r − 1 ,
where t 1 , t 2 , t 3 and t 4 are the four roots of the equation t 4 − t 3 − t 2 − t − 1 = 0 .
It is obvious that H n can be expressed the formula
H n = c 1 t 1 n + c 2 t 2 n + c 3 t 3 n + c 4 t 4 n .
Since H 0 = H 1 = 0 , H 2 = H 3 = 1 , so we can get the system of equations
c 1 + c 2 + c 3 + c 4 = 0 , c 1 t 1 + c 2 t 2 + c 3 t 3 + c 4 t 4 = 0 , c 1 t 1 2 + c 2 t 2 2 + c 3 t 3 2 + c 4 t 4 2 = 1 , c 1 t 1 3 + c 3 t 2 3 + c 3 t 3 3 + c 4 t 4 3 = 1 .
On the other hand, we observe that t 1 + t 2 + t 3 + t 4 = 1 , t 2 t 3 + t 2 t 4 + t 3 t 4 = − 1 − ( t 1 t 2 + t 1 t 3 + t 1 t 4 ) = t 1 2 − t 1 − 1 , t 1 t 2 t 3 t 4 = − 1 and 1 = t 1 4 − t 1 3 − t 1 2 − t 1 .
It is clear that the Equation (3) implies
c 1 = t 1 ( t 1 − t 2 ) ( t 1 − t 3 ) ( t 1 − t 4 ) = 1 − t 1 3 + 5 t 1 2 − 2 t 1 − 1 , c 2 = t 2 ( t 2 − t 1 ) ( t 2 − t 3 ) ( t 2 − t 4 ) = 1 − t 2 3 + 5 t 2 2 − 2 t 2 − 1 , c 3 = t 3 ( t 3 − t 1 ) ( t 3 − t 2 ) ( t 3 − t 4 ) = 1 − t 3 3 + 5 t 3 2 − 2 t 3 − 1 , c 4 = t 4 ( t 4 − t 1 ) ( t 4 − t 2 ) ( t 4 − t 3 ) = 1 − t 4 3 + 5 t 4 2 − 2 t 4 − 1 .
Then note that (4) can also be written as
c 1 − t 1 3 + 5 t 1 2 − 2 t 1 − 1 = − c 1 t 1 3 + 5 c 1 t 1 2 − 2 c 1 t 1 − c 1 = 1 , c 2 − t 2 3 + 5 t 2 2 − 2 t 2 − 1 = − c 2 t 2 3 + 5 c 2 t 2 2 − 2 c 2 t 2 − c 2 = 1 , c 3 − t 3 3 + 5 t 3 2 − 2 t 3 − 1 = − c 3 t 3 3 + 5 c 3 t 3 2 − 2 c 3 t 3 − c 3 = 1 , c 4 − t 4 3 + 5 t 4 2 − 2 t 4 − 1 = − c 4 t 4 3 + 5 c 4 t 4 2 − 2 c 4 t 4 − c 4 = 1 .
Thus, we have
t 1 r = c 1 − t 1 3 + 5 t 1 2 − 2 t 1 − 1 t 1 r = − c 1 t 1 r + 3 + 5 c 1 t 1 r + 2 − 2 c 1 t 1 r + 1 − c 1 t 1 r , t 2 r = c 2 − t 2 3 + 5 t 2 2 − 2 t 2 − 1 t 2 r = − c 2 t 2 r + 3 + 5 c 2 t 2 r + 2 − 2 c 2 t 2 r + 1 − c 2 t 2 r , t 3 r = c 3 − t 3 3 + 5 t 3 2 − 2 t 3 − 1 t 3 r = − c 3 t 3 r + 3 + 5 c 3 t 3 r + 2 − 2 c 3 t 3 r + 1 − c 3 t 3 r , t 4 r = c 4 − t 4 3 + 5 t 4 2 − 2 t 4 − 1 t 4 r = − c 4 t 4 r + 3 + 5 c 4 t 4 r + 2 − 2 c 4 t 4 r + 1 − c 4 t 4 r .
Hence, by (2) and (5), we immediately obtain
S r = t 1 r + t 2 r + t 3 r + t 4 r = − c 1 t 1 r + 3 + c 2 t 2 r + 3 + c 3 t 3 r + 3 + c 4 t 4 r + 3 + 5 c 1 t 1 r + 2 + c 2 t 2 r + 2 + c 3 t 3 r + 2 + c 4 t 4 r + 2 − 2 c 1 t 1 r + 1 + c 2 t 2 r + 1 + c 3 t 3 r + 1 + c 4 t 4 r + 1 − c 1 t 1 r + c 2 t 2 r + c 3 t 3 r + c 4 t 4 r = − H r + 3 + 5 H r + 2 − 2 H r + 1 − H r = 4 H r + 2 − 3 H r + 1 − 2 H r − H r − 1 .
Now we have completed the proof of Lemma 1. □
∑ a + b + c + d = n x ( a ) a ! x ( b ) b ! x ( c ) c ! x ( d ) d ! 1 t 1 a t 2 b t 3 c t 4 d = 1 24 ∑ a + b + c + d = n ( − 1 ) d x ( a ) a ! x ( b ) b ! x ( c ) c ! x ( d ) d ! S d − a S d − b S d − c − 1 24 ∑ a + b + c + d = n ( − 1 ) d x ( a ) a ! x ( b ) b ! x ( c ) c ! x ( d ) d ! S d − a S 2 d − b − c + S d − b S 2 d − a − c + S d − c S 2 d − a − b − 2 S 4 d − n .
For any non-negative integers a , b , c and d, we have
t 1 d − a + t 2 d − a + t 3 d − a + t 4 d − a t 1 d − b + t 2 d − b + t 3 d − b + t 4 d − b t 1 d − c + t 2 d − c + t 3 d − c + t 4 d − c = t 1 d − a + t 2 d − a + t 3 d − a + t 4 d − a t 1 2 d − b − c + t 2 2 d − b − c + t 3 2 d − b − c + t 4 2 d − b − c + t 1 d − b + t 2 d − b + t 3 d − b + t 4 d − b t 1 2 d − a − c + t 2 2 d − a − c + t 3 2 d − a − c + t 4 2 d − a − c + t 1 d − c + t 2 d − c + t 3 d − c + t 4 d − c t 1 2 d − a − b + t 2 2 d − a − b + t 3 2 d − a − b + t 4 2 d − a − b − 2 t 1 3 d − a − b − c + t 2 3 d − a − b − c + t 3 3 d − a − b − c + t 4 3 d − a − b − c + t 1 d − a t 2 d − b t 3 d − c + t 1 d − a t 2 d − c t 4 d − b + t 1 d − a t 3 d − b t 4 d − c + ⋯ + t 2 d − c t 3 d − a t 4 d − b = S d − a S 2 d − b − c + S d − b S 2 d − a − c + S d − c S 2 d − a − b − 2 S 3 d − a − b − c + ∑ { i , j , k , m } ( − 1 ) d t 1 i t 2 j t 3 k t 4 m ,
where { i , j , k , m } go through permutations of { a , b , c , d } . □
Observe that the non-negative integers coordinates ( a , b , c , d ) with a + b + c + d = n is symmetrical, then we can obtain
∑ a + b + c + d = n x ( a ) a ! x ( b ) b ! x ( c ) c ! x ( d ) d ! t 1 d − a + t 2 d − a + t 3 d − a + t 4 d − a · t 1 d − b + t 2 d − b + t 3 d − b + t 4 d − b t 1 d − c + t 2 d − c + t 3 d − c + t 4 d − c = ∑ a + b + c + d = n x ( a ) a ! x ( b ) b ! x ( c ) c ! x ( d ) d ! S d − a S 2 d − b − c + S d − b S 2 d − a − c + S d − c S 2 d − a − b − 2 S 3 d − a − b − c + 24 ∑ a + b + c + d = n x ( a ) a ! x ( b ) b ! x ( c ) c ! x ( d ) d ! ( − 1 ) d t 1 a t 2 b t 3 c t 4 d .
On the other hand, we have
∑ a + b + c + d = n x ( a ) a ! x ( b ) b ! x ( c ) c ! x ( d ) d ! t 1 d − a + t 2 d − a + t 3 d − a + t 4 d − a · t 1 d − b + t 2 d − b + t 3 d − b + t 4 d − b t 1 d − c + t 2 d − c + t 3 d − c + t 4 d − c = ∑ a + b + c + d = n x ( a ) a ! x ( b ) b ! x ( c ) c ! x ( d ) d ! S d − a S d − b S d − c .
Then, applying (6) and (7), we obtain Lemma 2.
3. Proofs of the Main Results
In this section, we will prove our theorem and corollaries.
For any real number x ∈ R , applying the properties of power series, we have
1 ( 1 − t ) x = ∑ n = 0 ∞ − x n ( − 1 ) n t n = ∑ n = 0 ∞ x ( n ) n ! t n , ( | t | < 1 ) ,
we note that t 1 , t 2 , t 3 and t 4 satisfy t 1 t 2 t 3 t 4 = − 1 , so
∑ n = 0 ∞ H n ( x ) t n = 1 1 − t − t 2 − t 3 − t 4 x = ( − 1 ) x ( t − t 1 ) x ( t − t 2 ) x ( t − t 3 ) x ( t − t 4 ) x = ( t 1 t 2 t 3 t 4 ) x ( t 1 − t ) x ( t 2 − t ) x ( t 3 − t ) x ( t 4 − t ) x = 1 1 − t t 1 x 1 − t t 2 x 1 − t t 3 x 1 − t t 4 x = ∑ n = 0 ∞ x ( n ) n ! t n t 1 n ∑ n = 0 ∞ x ( n ) n ! t n t 2 n ∑ n = 0 ∞ x ( n ) n ! t n t 3 n ∑ n = 0 ∞ x ( n ) n ! t n t 4 n = ∑ n = 0 ∞ ∑ a + b + c + d = n x ( a ) a ! x ( b ) b ! x ( c ) c ! x ( d ) d ! 1 t 1 a t 2 b t 3 c t 4 d t n .
Then combining (8) and Lemma 1 and 2, we can obtain
H n ( x ) = ∑ a + b + c + d = n x ( a ) a ! x ( b ) b ! x ( c ) c ! x ( d ) d ! 1 t 1 a t 2 b t 3 c t 4 d = 1 24 ∑ a + b + c + d = n ( − 1 ) d x ( a ) a ! x ( b ) b ! x ( c ) c ! x ( d ) d ! S d − a S d − b S d − c − 1 24 ∑ a + b + c + d = n ( − 1 ) d x ( a ) a ! x ( b ) b ! x ( c ) c ! x ( d ) d ! · S d − a S 2 d − b − c + S d − b S 2 d − a − c + S d − c S 2 d − a − b − 2 S 4 d − n = 1 24 ∑ a + b + c + d = n ( − 1 ) d x ( a ) a ! x ( b ) b ! x ( c ) c ! x ( d ) d ! 4 H d − a + 2 − 3 H d − a + 1 − 2 H d − a − H d − a − 1 4 H d − b + 2 − 3 H d − b + 1 − 2 H d − b − H d − b − 1 · 4 H d − c + 2 − 3 H d − c + 1 − 2 H d − c − H d − c − 1 − 1 24 ∑ a + b + c + d = n ( − 1 ) d x ( a ) a ! x ( b ) b ! · x ( c ) c ! x ( d ) d ! 4 H d − a + 2 − 3 H d − a + 1 − 2 H d − a − H d − a − 1 · 4 H 2 d − b − c + 2 − 3 H 2 d − b − c + 1 − 2 H 2 d − b − c − H 2 d − b − c − 1 + 4 H d − b + 2 − 3 H d − b + 1 − 2 H d − b − H d − b − 1 4 H 2 d − a − c + 2 − 3 H 2 d − a − c + 1 − 2 H 2 d − a − c − H 2 d − a − c − 1 + 4 H d − c + 2 − 3 H d − c + 1 − 2 H d − c − H d − c − 1 4 H 2 d − a − b + 2 − 3 H 2 d − a − b + 1 − 2 H 2 d − a − b − H 2 d − a − b − 1 − 2 4 H 4 d − n + 2 − 3 H 4 d − n + 1 − 2 H 4 d − n − H 4 d − n − 1 .
This completes the proof of Theorem 1.
Since H n ( 1 ) = H n + 2 and 1 ( n ) = n ! , according to Theorem 1, we can easily obtain Corollary 1.
If we take x = k ∈ N in (1), we have
∑ n = 0 ∞ H n ( k ) t n = 1 1 − t − t 2 − t 3 − t 4 k = ∑ n = 0 ∞ H n + 2 t n k = ∑ a 1 = 0 ∞ ∑ a 2 = 0 ∞ ⋯ ∑ a k = 0 ∞ H a 1 + 2 H a 2 + 2 ⋯ H a k + 2 t a 1 + a 2 ⋯ + a k = ∑ n = 0 ∞ ∑ a 1 + a 2 + ⋯ + a k = n H a 1 + 2 H a 2 + 2 ⋯ H a k + 2 t n ,
and then by Theorem 1, we can obtain
This completes the proof of Corollary 2.
If we take x = − 1 2 and x = 1 2 in Theorem 1, since
− 1 2 ( n ) = − ( 2 n − 3 ) ! ! 2 n , 1 2 ( n ) = − ( 2 n − 1 ) ! ! 2 n = ( 2 n ) ! 4 n · n ! ,
we can immediately deduce Corollary 3 and Corollary 4.
The main results of this paper are to give some identities involving the fourth-order linear recurrence sequences by using two lemmas. We obtain some identities related to Tetranacci numbers, which gives us a better understanding of the properties of Tetranacci sequences. Although the characteristic equation of the fourth-order linear recurrence sequence has two real and two complex roots, with complicate irrational expressions, the expression in Theorem 1 does not use these roots, and depends only on the Tetranacci numbers. More importantly, we further verify that we can still get the properties of the higher-order linear recurrence sequence using the same method, noting that when the order of the linear recurrence sequence increases, the parameters become more complex, and the coefficients of its expansion will be more complicated.
Writing–original draft: L.Q.; Writing–review and editing: Z.C.
This work is supported by the N. S. F. (11826203), (11826205) and (11771351) of P. R. China, Yulin University-Industry Collaboration Project (2016cxy-12).
The authors would like to thank the anonymous referees for their very helpful and detailed comments, which have significantly improved the presentation of this paper.
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Medway Labour Group Welcomes Government U Turn – But Chaos Continues
Clive Johnson, Medway Labour and Cooperative Group Shadow Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, today said, ‘Medway Labour are glad that the government has finally seen sense and abandoned its ridiculous and untested exam algorithm which has brought so much unnecessary distress to young people.
‘This whole debacle could have been avoided by a system which supported teacher assessments and the government has had long enough to develop and test a proper system to cover this year’s assessments. They failed to do so, and it is time for the Secretary of State to take responsibility for his failure.
‘Unfortunately, this belated decision has not resolved all the issues. Universities are now thrown into chaos, having started to allocate places on the basis of last week’s flawed results. We still don’t know the impact on BTECs and other vocational qualifications or the impact on young people who have been home-schooled. This government and its predecessors have created an examination system which lacks resilience, having removed coursework and AS levels as a stepping stone to the full A Level.
‘It is not good enough for Gavin Williamson to apologise. His incompetence has caused untold distress to many young people this year and he should resign.’
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Megaphone renews call for Death Review Panel in light of unprecedented increase in homeless deaths
For Immediate Release: Megaphone renews call for Death Review Panel in light of unprecedented increase in homeless deaths
Vancouver, B.C. March 21, 2019
Today, in the wake of the release of BC Coroners Service data showing another unprecedented increase in the number of homeless deaths, Megaphone renewed its call for a Death Review Panel.
In 2016 (the most recent available data) ,the BC Coroners Service reported 175 deaths of homeless individuals. This is a 140-per-cent increase over the number of deaths in 2015 (73) – both the largest increase year over year and the highest absolute number of homeless deaths on record going back more than a decade. Previously, 2015 had the highest reported number of deaths on record.
According to the BC Coroners Service, in 2016, 86 per cent of accidental deaths and 53 per cent of all homeless deaths resulted from unintentional drug and/or alcohol poisoning. In previous years (2007-2015), this category accounted for 63 per cent of accidental deaths and 34 per cent of all deaths on average. These data are from 2016, the same year the province’s current overdose crisis led to an unprecedented number of deaths and the province’s declaration of a public health emergency. Since then, overdose deaths have increased each year. Given the increasing prevalence of fentanyl and fentanyl-analogues in the illicit drug supply since 2016 (as reported by the BC Coroners Service in its latest overdose deaths report), it is not unrealistic to presume the number of homeless people dying of overdose is even higher in 2017 and 2018.
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A Death Review Panel would examine why homeless people are dying at rates that should concern all British Columbians, and make recommendations for how all levels of government must work together to address this emergency. It should bring together people with lived experience, service providers, frontline responders, public health experts, and representatives from all levels of government to make clear and actionable recommendations to reduce the deaths happening in communities across B.C. This would include recommendations on improving access to housing and other necessary services; reducing the risks associated with substance use by making legally regulated drugs available alongside harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services; and steps to eliminate the criminalization of people experiencing homelessness.
Megaphone has issued reports on homeless deaths in B.C. since 2014, and in that time the median age of death for someone experiencing homelessness in B.C. has remained between the ages of 40 and 49 years old, decades earlier than the average age of death of 76.4 years for the general population.
“Where the political will exists, bold action can create life-saving change,” Hannon says. “Homelessness is not some arbitrary force of nature that exists outside of our control; it is directly created by – and can be solved by – the society we create. In honour of our homeless friends and neighbours who have died too soon, we must take urgent action.“
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NJ restaurants: Here’s how they might look after the pandemic
Jenna Intersimone
For the past 24 years, Verve has been a cornerstone of Somerville, known for its modern twists on French bistro fare, eclectic cocktails and an entourage of colorful staff.
Although those standards aren't likely to change, the establishment’s hearty crowd of regulars can expect to meet a somewhat different Verve, at least temporarily, when the bar and restaurant’s doors reopen to dine-in customers following the pause of the coronavirus.
Five days per week of operation, rather than seven. “Sneeze screens” behind the bar. A throwaway, all-day menu, pared down from the pre-pandemic offering, to serve all five of the restaurant’s unique spaces. A resurfaced bar. Towelettes on every table. The continuation of its new online takeout platform. A reduced capacity in each dining space, depending on state regulations following the lockdown.
Since Verve has closed to dine-in patrons, the restaurant has transitioned from an a la carte menu to a weekly three-course meal offering, as well as offering beer, wine, bitters, syrups and bottled concoctions to-go. It also offers free community soup each day from 4 to 5 p.m. for those in need.
“It’s not so much how we’re going to change, it’s what we’ve learned to do now,” said Verve owner Rick St. Pierre. “We have considered this a hard reset. In the last month, we have asked ourselves, 'What can we do to make things more streamlined, efficient, cleaner and better for service and for customers?'”
Surviving the new normal
Verve is by no means the only eatery prepping for its new normal, whatever that happens to be. Across New Jersey, restaurant owners are deep cleaning, planning to adjust their day-to-day practices and, unfortunately, also wondering if they can afford to stay in business once the anticipated reduced-capacity rules roll out.
Pierre estimates that restaurants who are self-financed, under five-years-old or are in rental spaces will have the highest rate of closures following the pandemic.
Pierre estimates restaurants that are self-financed, less than 5 years old or are in rental spaces will have the highest rate of closures because of the pandemic.
“The restaurant model of 5 percent return, which is the norm, is predicated on filling seats,” St. Pierre said. “They survive by understanding the cost per square foot and what they have to pay for, so at 50 percent capacity, there’s no profit at all. When you look at the whole picture, if you’re closed for three months and then asked to be half at your occupancy for three months, there’s no profit for six months.”
Stage Left Steak, Catherine Lombardi eye the future
Francis Schott, co-owner of 14-year-old Catherine Lombardi and 28-year-old Stage Left Steak, both in New Brunswick, said he doesn’t intend on opening his restaurants for dine-in customers at half capacity because he doesn’t feel it would make financial sense.
“I think it’s the government’s job to tell us when it’s safe to open and how it’s safe to open, and if the government comes up with a safe way to open, whether to do that is each individual business person’s choice,” Schott said. “I believe I would lose more money than just staying closed, but others may say, ‘I’ll take it — I need to get my rent paid.’”
In the meantime, takeout at the Italian-American Catherine Lombardi and Stage Left Steak steakhouse has been flourishing.
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“The wine shop is booming, and takeout is doing very well, but 90 percent of our operation is set up to do fine dining,” he said. “I am at 20 to 25 percent of my usual sales and I can consider that a win.”
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Keeping creative during coronavirus
Part of those sales include a tri-weekly offering of the award-winning Stage Left burger, which is usually pre-sold the day before. The synergy of having two neighboring restaurants and a wine shop has also been helpful, said Schott, because customers can order a burger from Stage Left, a bottle of wine and pasta from Catherine Lombardi, in the same order.
Schott said that he and co-owner Mark Pascal have also been working to recreate at least part of the experience guests would normally get at Stage Left Steak by offering their popular winemaker dinners, virtually. Guests can order the three-course dinner and wine pairings and take part in a Zoom meeting with other guests as well as a featured winemaker in a guided tasting. So far, all three have sold out.
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Although Schott and Pascal are looking forward to the days when the winemaker dinners and other dine-in services can return, they’re not rushing to prepare at this time.
The return of pre-pandemic restaurant culture
“We don’t know what the ultimate regulations are going to look like, so I will have what I need when those come, but I don’t think the open order is going to come tomorrow,” Schott said. “Mark and I are focused on making it as great as it can be right now and keeping the most people employed and safe.”
Looking toward the future of restaurants enitrely, Schott agrees with some expert predictions that 20 to 30 percent of eateries will be closed permanently by the end of 2020, and the buffet business model will not return. However, he’s optimistic that pre-pandemic restaurant culture will return, eventually.
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“Are we not going to have hugs or handshakes? I don’t see our culture changing that way. We cannot be in a permanent state of waiters wearing face masks or washing our hands every 15 minutes, although we most certainly will do that to begin,” he said. “We’ll put up with it for maybe a year or two years, but we’re going to have be guided by science and get back to the culture of hospitality.”
What you could see
Reduced seating capacity
Pared-down menu
"Sneeze screens” behind the bar
Antibacterial products at each table
Larger takeout menu
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Jan/Feb 2017 issue
Why Teaching Civics in America’s Classrooms Must Be a Trump-Era Priority
The testing craze and resegregation stripped schools of a key mission: creating engaged citizens.
Kristina Rizga
Mike McQuade
When I was about 10, a classmate in my small-town school in Latvia liked to tell me in between classes that he hated Jews. I was the only Jewish kid in school, and one day as I walked home I heard steps behind me. My eyes caught his, and we stood there for a moment. I still remember his face—hazel eyes, closely cropped blond hair—and his navy uniform jacket over a white shirt. Suddenly, I heard a crunch as his fist landed on my left cheekbone, and I fell backward on a sidewalk damp with melting snow. I still remember the hollow ringing in my left ear. I looked around to scream for help, but the streets were empty. I’ve never felt more terrified and alone.
“There is nothing we can do to change him,” my father said in our garage the next day. He wore a large black boxing glove on his left hand that he made me practice hitting late into the night. “You have to throw the punch from your shoulder, and pack the weight of your entire body into it,” he said. “As soon as you show any fear, you’ve already lost.”
My mother and I eventually left Latvia, and bullying was a big reason for me. It’s been 22 years since I’ve thought about this particular incident—but the recent surge of media reports about xenophobic language and harassment across the United States brings those old fears roaring back. And now that we have an administration that has welcomed into the White House advisers with a long history of promoting Islamophobia and boosting white nationalists, I find myself wondering what that means for today’s bullies and their victims.
In a 2015 survey, 1 in 5 Muslim students in California said they experienced discrimination by a school staff member.
Extreme views can be socially contagious, especially among young people, who are more susceptible than adults to being influenced by their peers. As a journalist, I report on schools, and teachers have been telling me that violent rhetoric is more common, and that they’re struggling to find the right approaches to root it out. But some educators are also part of the problem. In a 2015 survey, 1 in 5 Muslim students in California said they experienced discrimination by a school staff member. According to a complaint filed by the American Civil Liberties Union last year, when a Muslim sixth-grader from Somalia raised his hand to answer a question, a teacher at a school in Phoenix snapped, “I can’t wait until Trump is elected. He’s going to deport all you Muslims…You’re going to be the next terrorist, I bet.” (The school denies these allegations.)
Such behavior is a far cry from the ideals of American public schools, which were founded to maintain a pluralistic democracy and protect citizens against the tyranny of the majority. Advocates for the public education system argued that the unique American experiment wouldn’t work without it—that schools were the most effective mechanism for instilling civic values such as abandoning unrestrained self-interest and opposing bigotry.
Until the late ’60s, three different courses in civic studies were common in American high schools, and they often focused on helping students apply the dry mechanics of government to solving problems in their own communities. Many social studies classes also aimed to highlight the fragility of the democratic process and the historic importance of civic engagement.
True, these classes were often heavy on jingoism and light on people of color, women, and LGBT communities, but that in itself prompted a civics lesson: a powerful movement for ethnic and gender studies that continues to expand.
From 2001 to 2007, 36 percent of districts decreased elementary classroom time spent on social studies, including civics.
But all that changed most notably in the 1980s, when, in addition to earlier cuts in civic studies, policymakers began shifting the focus from social studies toward easily testable subjects like math and reading. As Stanford University’s David F. Labaree argued in his intellectual history of American education, Someone Has to Fail, schools abandoned their civic mission in favor of preparing a new generation of skilled workers. The No Child Left Behind Act later accelerated this push, drawing on the work of a Reagan-era commission that postulated (with scant evidence) that test scores in reading and math would predict college and workplace performance.
In 2011, all federal funding for civics and social studies was eliminated. Some state and local funding dropped, too, forcing many cash-strapped districts to prioritize math and English—the subjects most prominently featured in standardized tests. A study by George Washington University’s Center on Education Policy found that between 2001 and 2007, 36 percent of districts decreased elementary classroom time spent on social studies, including civics—a drop that most affected underfunded schools serving working-class, poor, rural, and inner-city kids.*
In Detroit, for example, a veteran teacher named William Weir has struggled to keep civic education alive amid mandatory tests and funding cuts. Over the last three years, Weir’s school has lost its music, arts, and gym classes, as well as its teaching aides. Even though Weir is a social studies teacher, the principal asked him to teach English because it’s a tested subject. (The gym teacher became the new social studies teacher.) Meanwhile, Weir’s classes grew from 25 students to as many as 36.
Despite all this, Weir—who previously worked as a police officer—says teaching is the best job he’s ever had because he finds meaning in helping his students develop a sense of agency and confidence. Last year, Weir taught a course called “Take a Stand.” Students read about Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Cesar Chavez, and after a few weeks he assigned them a research project he had designed himself. “What would you like to take a stand on?” he asked a packed room of third- and fourth-graders. “I really miss our music and gym classes,” one student replied. “Why don’t we have them anymore?” asked another.
So Weir’s students read studies about the cognitive, physical, and emotional benefits of music and gym classes. They researched their school district’s financial woes, budget cuts, and emergency managers. Then they held a protest in front of the school and wrote letters to their federal, state, and local officials. With additional funding and a reduced testing burden, Weir told me, he could incorporate many more hands-on, relevant civics lessons like these.
1 in 6 now say it would be fine for the “army to rule,” up from 1 in 16 in 1995.
The good news is that help may be on the way: The ideology of how to teach American history and civics might vary, says Ted McConnell, executive director of the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools, but there is strong bipartisan support for expanding social studies. If recent research is any indication, that support couldn’t come a moment sooner. When, in 2011, the World Values Survey asked US citizens in their late teens and early 20s whether democracy was a good way to run a country, about a quarter said it was “bad” or “very bad,” an increase of one-third since the late 1990s. Among citizens of all ages, 1 in 6 now say it would be fine for the “army to rule,” up from 1 in 16 in 1995. In a different national survey, about two-thirds of Americans could not name all three branches of the federal government or which party controlled the House of Representatives. In a third study, almost half of the respondents said the government should be permitted to prohibit a peaceful march.
Educator, author, and civil rights activist Jonathan Kozol has spent the past five decades writing about public schools. “Civic education should be empowering young people to ask discerning questions, and to feel that it’s okay to challenge the evils and injustices they perceive,” he said. But “civic engagement is being beaten out of kids by this tremendous emphasis on authoritarian instruction, and part of it is [the emphasis on] one right answer on the test. We need to empower young people to understand that the most important questions we face in life have limitless numbers of answers and that some of those answers will be distressing to the status quo.”
I’ve seen that work firsthand, at some of the country’s most diverse and equitable schools. I spent four years observing classes at San Francisco’s Mission High School, a destination for immigrants from more than 40 countries. There, civics is an integral part of instruction not only in history, economics, and ethnic studies classes, but also in literature classes, where students are asked to consider how people from different eras and cultures interpreted the meaning of empathy, courage, and collective responsibility.
Mission High students are also encouraged to practice civic engagement skills by serving on the youth advisory council that helps the principal make decisions about course offerings and the budget, and by meeting with school board members to provide feedback on how to make the city’s classrooms more effective for all students.
On countless occasions, I saw students show me, their peers, and other adults what it means to derive power from a sense of community, moral generosity, and an ability to integrate multiple perspectives—instead of via competition, threats, or exclusion.
“My parents were telling me to stay away from black students. But African Americans were all really nice to us.”
One winter morning I watched students discuss a film based on the 1968 protests of thousands of Latino public school students in East Los Angeles. While the class went over the movie’s themes—courage to take a stand, commitment to collective goals, the importance of community support—a girl named Brianna jumped in.
“Speaking of stereotypes,” Brianna told her classmates, “I was in the bathroom with five other black girls, and we were fixing our hair. Two Asian American girls come in and they run out right away, thinking that we are going to bully them. I want to fix that. I’m a nice person!”
Brianna’s social studies teacher, Robert Roth, turned to another student and asked, “Rebecca, you were talking to me about this kind of stereotype the other day. Do you mind sharing what you said?”
“When we moved to St. Louis from China,” Rebecca said, “we went to an all African American school. My parents were telling me to stay away from black students. But African Americans were all really nice to us.”
She paused. “A lot of times, it’s coming from parents. But they just don’t know. My parents never met any black people in China.”
“Most parents,” George, a recent immigrant from China, said quietly. Then, in a slightly more confident voice, he added, “It’s not about the ethnicity. It’s about the person.”
“I love George,” Brianna said with a hand on her heart, as students shifted to the next activity.
When I observed moments like these, I felt a sense of regret that I was often the only white person in those classrooms. Kozol has long warned us about what’s lost when opportunities for learning mutual understanding disappear through resegregation. By most measures, our public schools today are more racially segregated than they were shortly after Brown v. Board of Education was decided, according to the Century Foundation, and white children are growing up in incredibly homogeneous environments: The average white kid goes to a school where 77 percent of students are white, and she is less likely than a student of color to interact with students from different racial or ethnic backgrounds.
Even three years after I finished my reporting at Mission High, these manifestations of deeper understanding burned in my memory more than any lessons of diversity and tolerance from lectures, history books, and pop culture. They can’t be conveniently translated into grades, test scores, and acceptance letters to elite colleges. But for many people like me, who left our homes, our best friends, our grandparents’ graves to be in a country that has a history of struggle for freedom and opportunity for all, their value is obvious.
*This sentence has been corrected to more accurately reflect the data available on classroom time spent on civics.
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End of an era: Navy’s P-3C Orion embarks on its final deployment
J.D. Simkins
The Navy's P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft has embarked on its sundown deployment with Patrol Squadron 40. (Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class John Herman/Navy)
It’s been 50 years since the P-3C Orion first took flight for the Navy.
Since then, the hulking aircraft has flown missions during the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, and in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State, participated in countless search and rescue efforts, and created an invaluable network of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data.
At the end of March, the “Fighting Marlins” of Patrol Squadron 40 began shipping out from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington state, destined for Bahrain’s Sheik Isa Air Base and Okinawa’s Kadena Air Base, taking with them the Navy’s longtime workhorse for its sundown deployment.
Designed to replace the P-2 Neptune, Lockheed Martin’s P-3A first entered the Navy in 1962.
“We intend to honor the platform’s final deployment by living the legacy of all those that have gone before us and continuing to fight to the finish," Cmdr. Patrick O’Reilly, VP-40’s commanding officer, told the Whidbey News-Times.
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After a 35-year run in the fleet, the F/A-18 Hornet will make it's final Navy operational flight on Feb. 1.
Mark D. Faram
The Fighting Marlins will continue their current mission following the conclusion of their deployment to the Navy’s 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, but will do so using advanced P-8A Poseidon planes.
The sea service began transitioning surveillance squadrons to that aircraft in 2013.
The Orion, meanwhile, “had its challenges,” O’Reilly conceded, especially in recent years due to the strain of a surging tempo of operations, but sailors fought them “with exceptional results” and he remains proud of what Patrol Squadron 40 accomplished in the plane.
“Even when the aircraft fought against us, even when the tempo was high and the days were long, we continued to fight,” he said.
Despite VP-40 closing the door on the Orion’s active-duty service, two Navy Reserve squadrons — NAS Jacksonville’s Patrol Squadron 62 and Whidbey Island’s Patrol Squadron 69 — will continue flying the plane.
The last P-3C Orion is expected to be phased out in 2023, ending more than six decades of service for the line of aircraft.
About J.D. Simkins
J.D. Simkins is a writer and editor for Military Times who was a Marine scout observer from 2004-2008. He ugly cried when the Washington Capitals won the 2018 Stanley Cup.
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UCSB volunteers will team up to clean Isla Vista as part of United Way’s campaign to improve neighborhoods
Wednesday, September 6, 2017 - 13:15
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Volunteers donate time for Day of Caring, an annual community cleanup campaign organized by United Way of Santa Barbara County.
Joining forces for a community cause, UC Santa Barbara faculty, staff, students and friends will spruce up Isla Vista on Saturday, Sept. 16, in collaboration with United Way of Santa Barbara County’s annual Day of Caring — the largest single-day volunteer event in the Tri-County region.
Now in it’s 26th year, Day of Caring includes cleanup efforts throughout Santa Barbara, Goleta and Carpinteria, with more than 1,400 people expected to participate.
“My husband, 5-year-old daughter and I all participated in Day of Caring last year — it is a fantastic way to give back to Isla Vista,” said Jennifer Lofthus, a policy coordinator in UCSB Administrative Services. “We’re all looking forward to participating again this year.”
Coordinated by the Isla Vista Parks & Recreation District’s Adopt-A-Block program, UCSB teams will be assigned various tasks in Isla Vista, such as window cleaning, gardening, painting, general maintenance and picking up trash. Managing the densely populated community prevents waste runoff from polluting neighborhoods, beaches and the ocean, according to the district. The cleanup effort runs from 9 a.m. to noon.
As a bonus, people who sign up for the Isla Vista project by Wednesday, Sept. 13, receive a UCSB baseball cap, as well as a Day of Caring T-shirt provided to all volunteers. Sign-up forms are available at http://www.ia.ucsb.edu/uw/day-of-caring-signup.aspx. For additional information, email united.way@ia.ucsb.edu or call 805-893-7382.
A continental breakfast and kick-off rally will be held for all Day of Caring volunteers at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Ben Page Youth Center, 4540 Hollister Ave. in Santa Barbara. Volunteers are asked to park at San Marcos High School, 4750 Hollister Ave., where free shuttles will be available to take people to the youth center. More volunteer opportunities are available at http://www.unitedwaysb.org/2017-day-caring.
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OSA Publishing > Optics Express > Volume 17 > Issue 7 > Page 5466
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Optical cooling in Er3+:KPb2Cl5
Nicholas J. Condon, Steven R. Bowman, Shawn P. O’Connor, Richard S. Quimby, and Carl E. Mungan
Nicholas J. Condon,1,* Steven R. Bowman,1 Shawn P. O’Connor,1 Richard S. Quimby,2 and Carl E. Mungan3
1Optical Sciences Division, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Avenue, Washington, DC 20375, USA
2Department of Physics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609, USA
3Department of Physics, United States Naval Academy, Mailstop 9c, 572C Holloway Rd, Annapolis MD 21402, USA
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Anti-Stokes laser cooling in Yb3+-doped KPb2Cl5 crystal (OL)
Optical pump-probe processes in Nd3+-doped KPb2Br5, RbPb2Br5, and KPb2Cl5 (JOSAB)
Investigation of site-selective symmetries of Eu3+ ions in KPb2Cl5 by using optical spectroscopy (OE)
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Laser materials
Optical cooling
Photon counting
Photothermal spectroscopy
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Laser cooling (140.3320)
Lasers, erbium (140.3500)
Laser materials (160.3380)
Rare-earth-doped materials (160.5690)
Original Manuscript: October 31, 2008
Revised Manuscript: February 27, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: March 2, 2009
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For the first time, optical cooling has been observed in the 4I13/2 excited state of erbium(III), using the low phonon energy host materal, potassium lead chloride (KPb2Cl5). Cooling was observed when samples were pumped at wavelengths longer than 1557 nm, 17 nm longer than the mean fluorescence wavelength of 1540 nm, which implies a nonradiative heat load of 1.1% for the 4I13/2 → 4I15/2 transition. When pumped at 1568 nm, the total cooling efficiency was 0.38% of the absorbed power. These results highlight the potential of Er3+:KPb2Cl5 as a material for lasers operating in an eye safe spectral region.
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Over the last decade or so, there has been a great deal of interest in the optical cooling of materials by anti-Stokes fluorescence. If a chromophore absorbs a photon whose energy is below its average emitted photon’s energy, then the energy difference is extracted from the system and cooling can occur. This effect was first described in 1929 [1], but it was not observed experimentally until experiments on gaseous CO2 were reported in 1981 [2]. The first observation of anti-Stokes cooling in a solid, Yb3+:ZBLANP glass, was reported in 1995 [3], followed by observations of cooling in Tm3+:ZBLANP [4] and in the crystalline materials Yb3+:KGd(WO4)2 [5] and Yb3+:YAG [6]. Typical reported cooling efficiencies are small, with cooling powers of < 3% for the ytterbium-doped materials.
While much of the work in optical cooling of solids has focused on its potential applications in cryocooling [7], other work has shown the utility of anti-Stokes fluorescence cooling in removing heat from laser media [8, 9]. This work so far has focused on ytterbium-doped materials lasing near 1 μm. It would be desirable, however, to make similar high-power sources in the “eye safe” spectral region beyond 1.4 μm. An obvious ion for such a source is erbium (III), whose 4I13/2 → 4I15/2 transition emits light at ~1.5 μm and has served as the basis for many lasers. There has been a substantial amount of recent work on resonant or near-resonant pumping of this transition in Er:YAG [10–13] in order to reduce heat loading due to the quantum defect and increase power. In most hosts, however, there is a tendency for excitations into this state to upconvert to the 4I9/2 state, which, when it nonradiatively relaxes to the 4I11/2 state, generates heat. Potassium lead chloride (KPb2Cl5) has the potential to overcome the upconversion problems. Er:KPb2Cl5 can be grown with high optical quality [14], and lasing has been demonstrated in it [15]. There has also been one report of optical cooling in this system from the 4I9/2 state [16]. Its low phonon energy and uniquely low upconversion rates [17] promise to strongly mitigate heating from upconversion and nonradiative relaxation.
Previous measurements of optical cooling have typically been made using photothermal deflection spectroscopy or observation with a thermal camera. The latter method is inappropriate for KPb2Cl5, because the material is completely transparent in most of the mid-infrared and is therefore invisible to the thermal camera. Photothermal deflection is also problematic for several reasons. It requires laser sources and sample material of very high optical quality, and changes in the index of refraction of the sample due to excited-state population changes can confound the result and lead to false cooling signatures [18, 19]. It is also inherently limited to probing one small region of a sample, defined by the probe laser, at a time, so there is no guarantee that the probed region is representative of the sample as a whole. To avoid these problems, the data presented here employ direct measurement of a well-insulated sample in an evacuated chamber using a fine wire thermocouple. This allows for the direct and unambiguous measurement of the temperature of the entire sample.
Samples of single-crystal, laser-grade Er:KPb2Cl5 were grown using a modified Bridgman method similar to that described previously [14]. To improve optical quality, zone-refined KPb2Cl5 was used in the initial charge and an extended cooldown routine was employed. The resulting boule, with an Er3+ concentration of 3.6 × 1019 cm-3 (as determined by comparison of the absorption strength with the known cross sections) was cut and turned to produce a rod 3 mm in diameter and 13.6 mm long with a polished barrel and end faces. The rod was aligned such that its axis was parallel to the [1 0 0] lattice pole, and all data were collected with the pump laser polarization oriented parallel to [0 1 0]. The specific heat of the material was measured to be 0.3 J g-1 K-1 using direct calorimetry by immersion of heated sample in n-heptane. Fig. 1 shows the previously-published absorption spectrum [20] of the sample polarized parallel to [0 1 0] and emission spectrum [17] averaged over all orientations; the average emission spectrum is shown since the fluorescence will be radiated in all orientations for any orientation of pump. The mark at 1539.8 nm denotes the fluorescence line center.
Fig. 1. Absorption (parallel to [0 1 0]) and emission (averaged over all orientations) spectra of Er:KPb2Cl5. The five dotted vertical lines denote the five pump diode center wavelengths used in the experiment, while solid vertical line denotes the fluorescence line center, λF = 1539.8 nm.
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Three diode lasers (nLight NL-C-1.0) with different nominal wavelengths were used as pump sources. Two of the diodes were run at two different temperatures (15°C and 29°C) while the third was operated only at 29°C, to provide a total of five measured wavelengths. The spectra of each diode at the appropriate operating temperatures were recorded with an optical spectrum analyzer (ANDO 6317B); spectral linewidths were 4-7 nm. The center wavelengths of these diodes are shown in Fig. 1 overlaid on the absorption and emission spectra. For each measurement, the laser in use was collimated with a cylindrical and a spherical lens, focused through a 1 mm pinhole to improve the beam quality, then refocused onto the sample with a beam diameter of 1 mm.
Fig. 2. The vacuum chamber with the sample and sample mount. The chamber itself is aluminum, with calcium fluoride windows on all four sides. The sample mount is made from two pairs of crossed glass cover slips mounted on a polycarbonate block to provide minimal thermal contact with the sample. The pump beam enters from the left and exits to the right.
The sample mount consisted of two pairs of crossed soda-lime glass cover slides attached to a polycarbonate post set inside an evacuated sample chamber (approximately 70 mm on a side) with 50 mm diameter by 6.5 mm thick CaF2 windows on four sides; a photograph of this chamber is shown in Fig. 2. A power meter (Scientech AC2500) was placed on the other side of the chamber to measure the transmitted laser power. The absorbed power was calculated from the transmitted power (corrected for reflection losses) using the absorption spectrum of the sample and the emission spectra of the laser diodes. A fine wire (0.001″ diameter) T-type (copper/constantan) thermocouple was positioned to contact the sample near its center, and its complementary junction was held in an isothermal block to prevent room temperature drifts from affecting the signal. The use of a fine wire thermocouple prevents heat transfer through it and improves its response time. In order to measure changes in the apparent temperature of the sample’s surroundings, a second T-type thermocouple (with its complementary junction in the isothermal block) was placed in the chamber near the sample, but not in contact with it. The thermocouple voltages were measured with a picovoltmeter (Hewlett-Packard 34420A), and the signal from the analog output of the picovoltmeter was recorded using the high-resolution mode of a digital oscilloscope (Tektronix TDS744A).
For each measurement, the sample was exposed to the laser for ~6 minutes, or until thermal equilibrium was reached. A very small amount of visible (green) upconversion could be observed while the laser was illuminating the sample, although no attempts were made to measure it. The laser was then shut off and the temperature was recorded at 0.2 s intervals for 200 s. This measurement was performed five times at each measured wavelength and the resulting traces were averaged. Collection of the data as the sample relaxes back to equilibrium with the environment, rather than collection while the sample is illuminated, eliminates potential problems due to short-term drifts of the pump laser or errors due to illumination of the measurement thermocouples by fluorescence and stray pump light.
The measured thermal transients were analyzed with a simple model, based on a previous one developed for analyzing photothermal deflection results [5,21]. As the crystal was in a vacuum chamber and in very weak conductive contact with its mount, the heat transfer is assumed to be completely radiative and the data were fit to a single exponential:
(1)ΔT(t)=ΔTeqexp(−1τ)
where t is the time since the laser turnoff, ∆T(t) is the change in temperature from ambient, ∆Teq is the equilibrium (t = ∞) change in temperature, and τ is the thermal time constant of the sample. The fraction of the absorbed power that is converted into heat by the sample, ξ, can then be calculated:
(2)ξ=mcpΔTeqτPabs
where m is the mass of the sample, cp is its specific heat, and Pabs is the amount of power absorbed by the sample. This equation assumes that the temperature of the crystal is spatially uniform, a valid assumption given the small size of the sample and the small fraction (<15%) of pump power absorbed by the sample. As a function of pump wavelength, λP, the fractional heat load is given by:
(3)ξ(λP)=ξQD(λP)+ξNR(λP)
where ξNR is the heat load due to nonradiative losses and ξQD is the heat load due to the quantum defect. ξNR is simply the (pump wavelength independent) complement of the radiative quantum efficiency, η:
(4)ξNR=1−η
ξQD is given, in terms of the mean fluorescence wavelength, λF, by:
(5)ξQD(λP)=ηE(λP)−ηE(λF)E(λP)=η(1−λPλF)
We may define the crossover wavelength, λ 0, as the wavelength where, as λP is tuned from blue to red, the sample switches from net heating to net cooling:
(6)ξ(λ0)=0⇒λ0=λFη
Substituting Eq. (4), Eq. (5), and Eq. (6) into Eq. (3) gives:
(7)ξ(λP)=1−λpλ0
Fig. 3. Temperature transients, corrected for chamber temperature drift, following shutoff of the pump lasers. Every thirtieth data point is plotted, and each transient is fit to an exponential. The two shorter-wavelength curves show evidence of heating, while the two longer-wavelength curves show cooling.
Table 1. Temperature transient fitting results and the resulting calculated heat loads.
Figure 3 shows the averaged temperature transients recorded after the pump laser was shut off at the five measured pump wavelengths. Measurements of the chamber temperature (using a non-contacted thermocouple inside the chamber) showed a drift with time after shutoff of the pump lasers that was consistently linear, but inconsistent in value from run to run. Given this, each temperature transient was fit to the sum of a linear term (to account for the behavior of the chamber) and an exponential term of the form given in Eq. (1). For the sake of clarity, the data shown in Fig. 3 were corrected for the sample drift term, and only the exponential part is shown. Based on the results from fitting the strongest signals, the time constant, τ, was set to 90 s for all fits.
Table 1 summarizes the results of the fits, all of which were of very high quality (R2 > 0.997). From the fit value for ∆Teq at each wavelength, the fractional heat load was calculated using Eq. (2). The data from the two shorter wavelengths, 1527.0 nm and 1533.3 nm, show that heating occurred, with 0.90% and 0.66%, respectively, of the absorbed pump energy transferred to heating. The middle wavelength, 1557.7 nm, produced a nearly linear transient, suggesting that this diode is near the crossover wavelength. The two longest wavelengths, 1564.2 nm and 1567.6 nm, both showed cooling, with cooling efficiencies of 0.15% and 0.38%, respectively. No attempt was made to account for radiation trapping; given the low optical density of these samples (α < 0.15 cm-1) and their narrow radius (1.5 mm), the effect of trapping should be negligible.
Figure 4 shows the measured fractional heat load of the sample plotted as a function of wavelength. The data fit well (R2 = 0.99) to a line with a slope of 2.97 × 10-4 nm-1 and a crossover wavelength of 1557 nm. The mean fluorescence wavelength for the 4I13/2 → 4I15/2 transition was calculated to be 1539.8 nm. From (7), assuming 100% quantum efficiency, this would imply a slope of 6.49 × 10-4 nm-1, significantly greater than the observed value. This result suggests that excited states other than 4I13/2 are important to the observed heat load, and that further study is required to pin down the mechanisms of heating and cooling in this material. The crossover wavelength of 1557 nm implies a nonradiative fractional heat load of 1.1%.
Fig. 4. Fractional heat load as a function of pump diode wavelength. The three diagonal lines are the expected lines for nonradiative contributions, ξNR, of 0%, 1%, and 2%.
Optical cooling has been observed for the first time from the 4I13/2 state of erbium (III) in Er3+:KPb2Cl5. The maximum observed cooling efficiency was 0.38% at 1567.6 nm. The nonradiative fractional heat load was for pumping into this state was found to be 1.1%, but the wavelength dependence of the overall heat load suggests the importance of other excited states. The low heat loads at all wavelengths suggest the possible use of this material system in resonantly-pumped eyesafe lasers.
This work was supported by the Office of Naval Research.
1. P. Pringsheim, “Zwei Bemerkungen über den Unterschied von Lumineszenz- und Temperaturstrahlung.,” Z. Phys . 57, 739–746 (1929). [CrossRef]
2. N. Djeu and W. T. Whitney, “Laser cooling by spontaneous anti-Stokes scattering,” Phys. Rev. Lett . 46, 236–239 (1981). [CrossRef]
3. R. I. Epstein, M. I. Buchwald, B. C. Edwards, T. R. Gosnell, and C. .E. Mungan, “Observation of laser-induced fluorescent cooling of a solid,” Nature 377, 500–503 (1995). [CrossRef]
4. C. W. Hoyt, M. Sheik-Bahae, R. I. Epstein, B. C. Edwards, and J. E. Anderson, “Observation of Anti-Stokes Fluorescence Cooling in Thulium-Doped Glass,” Phys. Rev. Lett . 85, 3600–3603 (2000). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
5. S. R. Bowman and C. E. Mungan, “New materials for optical cooling,” Appl. Phys. B 71, 807–811 (2000).
6. R. I. Epstein, J. J. Brown, B. C. Edwards, and A. Gibbs, “Measurements of optical refrigeration in ytterbium-doped crystals,” J. Appl. Phys . 90, 4815–4819 (2001) [CrossRef]
7. C. E. Mungan, M. I. Buchwald, and G. L. Mills, “All-Solid-State Optical Coolers: History, Status, and Potential,” in Cryocoolers 14, S. D. Miller and R. G. Ross Jr., eds. (International Cryocooler Conference, Inc., 2007) 539–548.
8. S. R. Bowman, “Lasers Without Internal Heat Generation,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron . 35, 115–122 (1999). [CrossRef]
9. S. R. Bowman, S. P. O’Connor, and S. Biswal, “Ytterbium Laser With Reduced Thermal Loading,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron . 41, 1510–1517 (2005). [CrossRef]
10. D. Garbuzov, I. Kudryashov, and M. Dubinskii, “110 W (0.9 J) pulsed power from resonantly diode-laser-pumped 1.6-μm Er:YAG laser,” Appl. Phys. Lett . 87, 121101 (2005). [CrossRef]
11. D. Y. Shen, J. K. Sahu, and W. A. Clarkson, “Highly efficient in-band pumped Er:YAG laser with 60 W of output at 1645 nm,” Opt. Lett . 31754–756 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
12. K. Spariosu, V. Levya, R. A. Reeder, and M. J. Klotz, “Efficient Er:YAG Laser Operating at 1645 and 1617 nm,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron . 42, 182–186 (2006). [CrossRef]
13. J. O. White, M. Dubinskii, L. D. Merkle, I. Kudryashov, and D. Garbuzov, “Resonant pumping and upconversion in 1.6 μm Er3+ lasers,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 24, 2454–2460 (2007). [CrossRef]
14. N. J. Condon, S. O’Connor, and S. R. Bowman; “Growth and characterization of single-crystal Er3+:KPb2Cl5 as a mid-infrared laser material,” J. Crys. Growth 291, 472–478 (2006). [CrossRef]
15. S. R. Bowman, S. K. Searles, N. W. Jenkins, S. B. Qadri, E. F. Skelton, and J. Ganem, “New mid-IR laser based on an erbium activated low phonon energy crystal,” presented at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Baltimore, MD , 11 May 2001.
16. J. Fernandez, A. J. Garcia-Adeva, and R. Balda, “Anti-Stokes Laser Cooling in Bulk Erbium-Doped Materials,” Phys. Rev. Lett . 97, 033001 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
17. R. S. Quimby, N. J. Condon, S. P. O’Connor, S. Biswal, and S. R. Bowman, “Upconversion and excited-state absorption in the lower levels of Er:KPb2Cl5,” Opt. Mater . 30, 827–834 (2008). [CrossRef]
18. O. L. Antipov, D. V. Bredikhin, O. N. Eremeykin, A. P. Savikin, E. V. Ivankin, and A. V. Sukhadolau, “Electronic mechanism for refractive-index changes in intensively pumped Yb:YAG laser crystals,” Opt. Lett . 31, 763–765 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
19. S. Biswal, S. P. O’Connor, and S. R. Bowman, “Nonradiative losses in Yb:KGd(WO4)2 and Yb:Y3Al5O12,” App. Phys. Lett . 89, 091911 (2006). [CrossRef]
20. N. W. Jenkins, S. R. Bowman, S. O’Connor, S. K. Searles, and J. Ganem, “Spectroscopic characterization of Er-doped KPb2Cl5, laser crystals,” Optical Materials 22, 311–320 (2003). [CrossRef]
21. C. E. Mungan and T. R. Gosnell, “Laser cooling of solids,” Adv. At. Mol. Opt. Phys . 40, 161–228 (1999).
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P. Pringsheim, “Zwei Bemerkungen über den Unterschied von Lumineszenz- und Temperaturstrahlung.,” Z. Phys. 57, 739–746 (1929).
[Crossref]
N. Djeu and W. T. Whitney, “Laser cooling by spontaneous anti-Stokes scattering,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 46, 236–239 (1981).
R. I. Epstein, M. I. Buchwald, B. C. Edwards, T. R. Gosnell, and C. .E. Mungan, “Observation of laser-induced fluorescent cooling of a solid,” Nature 377, 500–503 (1995).
C. W. Hoyt, M. Sheik-Bahae, R. I. Epstein, B. C. Edwards, and J. E. Anderson, “Observation of Anti-Stokes Fluorescence Cooling in Thulium-Doped Glass,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 3600–3603 (2000).
[Crossref] [PubMed]
S. R. Bowman and C. E. Mungan, “New materials for optical cooling,” Appl. Phys. B 71, 807–811 (2000).
R. I. Epstein, J. J. Brown, B. C. Edwards, and A. Gibbs, “Measurements of optical refrigeration in ytterbium-doped crystals,” J. Appl. Phys. 90, 4815–4819 (2001)
C. E. Mungan, M. I. Buchwald, and G. L. Mills, “All-Solid-State Optical Coolers: History, Status, and Potential,” in Cryocoolers 14, S. D. Miller and R. G. Ross, eds. (International Cryocooler Conference, Inc., 2007) 539–548.
S. R. Bowman, “Lasers Without Internal Heat Generation,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 35, 115–122 (1999).
S. R. Bowman, S. P. O’Connor, and S. Biswal, “Ytterbium Laser With Reduced Thermal Loading,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 41, 1510–1517 (2005).
D. Garbuzov, I. Kudryashov, and M. Dubinskii, “110 W (0.9 J) pulsed power from resonantly diode-laser-pumped 1.6-μm Er:YAG laser,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 121101 (2005).
D. Y. Shen, J. K. Sahu, and W. A. Clarkson, “Highly efficient in-band pumped Er:YAG laser with 60 W of output at 1645 nm,” Opt. Lett. 31754–756 (2006).
K. Spariosu, V. Levya, R. A. Reeder, and M. J. Klotz, “Efficient Er:YAG Laser Operating at 1645 and 1617 nm,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 42, 182–186 (2006).
J. O. White, M. Dubinskii, L. D. Merkle, I. Kudryashov, and D. Garbuzov, “Resonant pumping and upconversion in 1.6 μm Er3+ lasers,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 24, 2454–2460 (2007).
N. J. Condon, S. O’Connor, and S. R. Bowman; “Growth and characterization of single-crystal Er3+:KPb2Cl5 as a mid-infrared laser material,” J. Crys. Growth 291, 472–478 (2006).
S. R. Bowman, S. K. Searles, N. W. Jenkins, S. B. Qadri, E. F. Skelton, and J. Ganem, “New mid-IR laser based on an erbium activated low phonon energy crystal,” presented at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Baltimore, MD, 11 May 2001.
J. Fernandez, A. J. Garcia-Adeva, and R. Balda, “Anti-Stokes Laser Cooling in Bulk Erbium-Doped Materials,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 033001 (2006).
R. S. Quimby, N. J. Condon, S. P. O’Connor, S. Biswal, and S. R. Bowman, “Upconversion and excited-state absorption in the lower levels of Er:KPb2Cl5,” Opt. Mater. 30, 827–834 (2008).
O. L. Antipov, D. V. Bredikhin, O. N. Eremeykin, A. P. Savikin, E. V. Ivankin, and A. V. Sukhadolau, “Electronic mechanism for refractive-index changes in intensively pumped Yb:YAG laser crystals,” Opt. Lett. 31, 763–765 (2006).
S. Biswal, S. P. O’Connor, and S. R. Bowman, “Nonradiative losses in Yb:KGd(WO4)2 and Yb:Y3Al5O12,” App. Phys. Lett. 89, 091911 (2006).
N. W. Jenkins, S. R. Bowman, S. O’Connor, S. K. Searles, and J. Ganem, “Spectroscopic characterization of Er-doped KPb2Cl5, laser crystals,” Optical Materials 22, 311–320 (2003).
C. E. Mungan and T. R. Gosnell, “Laser cooling of solids,” Adv. At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 40, 161–228 (1999).
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Balda, R.
Biswal, S.
Bowman, S. R.
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Brown, J. J.
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Clarkson, W. A.
Condon, N. J.
Djeu, N.
Dubinskii, M.
Edwards, B. C.
Epstein, R. I.
Eremeykin, O. N.
Fernandez, J.
Ganem, J.
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Ivankin, E. V.
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Pringsheim, P.
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Shen, D. Y.
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Fig. 4. Fractional heat load as a function of pump diode wavelength. The three diagonal lines are the expected lines for nonradiative contributions, ξNR , of 0%, 1%, and 2%.
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Faccio, Franco [Francesco Antonio]
William Ashbrook
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[Francesco Antonio]
(b Verona, March 8, 1840; d Monza, July 21, 1891). Italian conductor and composer. Born in humble circumstances, he early manifested a propensity for music and was admitted to the Milan Conservatory in 1855, where he studied composition with Stefano Ronchetti-Montevito. There he struck up a lifelong friendship with Arrigo Boito, two years his junior. Their first collaboration was a patriotic cantata, Il quattro giugno (1860), inspired by the death in battle of a fellow pupil; Boito supplied the text and some of the music. The reception of this work at the conservatory, on the heels of the liberation of Lombardy, was so enthusiastic that the next year they produced a sequel, Le sorelle d’Italia, a panegyric to nations still under foreign domination. In the patriotic fervour of the times both Boito and Faccio, who were natives of the Veneto (then still in the hands of the Austrians), were received, despite their youth, by the upper echelons of Milanese society, including the famous salon of Countess Maffei. Their precosity, talent and determination to renew the tradition of Italian opera won them such warm support that on the completion of their studies they were awarded ...
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Posted by jesse shayne on March 07, 2017 at 10:28 AM
Legislative session highlights local impacts of statewide issues
This article was written by Tia Mitchell for Jacksonville.com
TALLAHASSEE | When it comes to the legislative session that begins Tuesday, what is important in Northeast Florida often mirrors statewide priorities but with a local twist.
For example, the expansion of gambling in Florida is a high-profile topic that will need to be addressed because the state’s compact with the Seminole Indians is expiring. The Senate bill also authorizes slots in counties where voters approved referenda, including Duval, the House bill does not.
“Bestbet is hopeful that the Legislature will work to protect the jobs and economic development that have come from this successful, well-run gaming entertainment company,” company spokesman Brian Hughes said in a statement. “As that relates to adding slot machine games, the voters in Duval County clearly voiced their support.”
Sen. Rob Bradley, R-Fleming Island, and Rep. Bobby Payne, R-Palatka, are sponsoring legislation that would set aside $35 million each year solely for conservation projects that benefit the St. Johns River and its tributaries as well as springs in the Keystone Heights area.
The money would come from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund, a pot of cash created when voters approved Amendment 1 in 2014. The conversation about water conservation dollars is currently focused on Lake Okeechobee farther south, so there is no certainty that money for the St. Johns will be approved.
Other proposals would have the same effect statewide, but have an undeniable resonance in Northeast Florida. Among them is a new pollution-notification rules up for debate after several high-profile incidents, including the release of millions of gallons of sewage into local waterways after Hurricane Matthew.
Jacksonville mother Marissa Alexander, whose self-defense claims were rejected by the courts after she shot at her estranged husband, has become a high-profile supporter of Bradley’s “Stand Your Ground” bill. It would put the burden of proof on prosecutors to disprove claims of self-defense during immunity hearings. Lucia McBath, whose son Jordan Davis was killed in what is known as the “loud music” case, opposes the bill. Her son’s murderer was convicted after initially claiming self-defense.
Sen. Audrey Gibson and Rep. Tracie Davis, both Jacksonville Democrats, filed bills that would create open primaries for state attorney and public defender races. The catalyst: thousands of voters in Duval, Clay and Nassau counties who did not get to participate in the recent elections for both offices after write-in candidates closed primaries in the Fourth Judicial Circuit. The open primaries bills haven’t received any airtime yet, a possible indication that legislators in other parts of the state aren’t as passionate about making this change.
Duval Schools Superintendent Nikolai Vitti is keeping tabs on a proposal that would require local school boards to share property tax revenue with privately run charter schools. That plan is being linked to a separate initiative that would allow school boards flexibility to increase the millage rate to offset this new requirement.
Vitti said he isn’t against the charter school proposal, but wants to make sure for-profit charter school companies aren’t able to build, own and later sell buildings paid for with public funds.
“I just feel like the language is too vague, and we have the opportunity for private interests to benefit from taxpayer dollars in a profiteering way that has nothing to do with the education of our children,” Vitti said.
On the health care front, hospitals are worried that the Legislature will reduce a budget that shares the amount of Medicaid funding they receive to treat low-income or uninsured patients. In recent years, safety-net hospitals like University of Florida Health Jacksonville have mostly avoided steep reductions.
Gov. Rick Scott’s 2017-2018 budget proposal kept safety nets whole but slashed the money that goes to other non-profit hospitals like Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville and the Mayo Clinic.
“Public hospitals, not-for-profit hospitals, and for-profit hospitals are all at an all-time low in how much charity care they are providing relative to their record profits,” Scott said in a statement about his healthcare budget.
Baptist Health administrators declined an interview request, saying they are taking a wait-and-see approach to the budget debate. Tony Carvalho, president of the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida, said any funding cuts that affect hospital that don’t have a sizeable profit margin like UF Health Jacksonville could be devastating because Medicaid reimbursements already don’t cover actual costs.
“We are losing money on every patient that we see,” he said. “We believe that it would be disastrous to cut that even further.”
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Why the Voter Rebellion is Alive and Being Led … by South Dakota!
This article was written by Open Primaries Directer of National Outreach Jason Olson for the Independent Voter Network
While no longer operative in the presidential election, the voter rebellion witnessed during the primaries is alive and well. South Dakota is now the epicenter, where Amendment V for Nonpartisan Elections gives voters the chance to reclaim their elections from the political establishment and send a message to Washington.
To many around the country, South Dakota would seem an unlikely place to be leading the voter rebellion. But the state best known for Mount Rushmore has a famous and historic independent streak: in 1898 it was the first state to pass the voter initiative process, helping to begin the Progressive Movement where women finally won the right to vote, and voters passed a series of reforms aimed at taking away power from the party establishment, including the initiative, referendum, recall, and nonpartisan local elections.
This year, South Dakota voters have an opportunity to remake the state’s partisan primary system. Like many states, South Dakota currently has closed partisan primaries that nominate candidates loyal to the Republican and Democratic parties. Amendment V for Nonpartisan Elections, on the November ballot, would replace that with a nonpartisan election system that allows all voters to participate and elect public servants rather than party servants.
Currently, over 115,000 South Dakotans are registered independent. However, these voters have virtually no voice as they can only vote in Democratic Party primaries. In “deep red” South Dakota, it is like being invited over to Thanksgiving dinner only to find out you are sitting at the kids table, as almost all elections are effectively decided in the closed Republican Primary. Nonpartisan elections would put all voters and candidates on a level playing field, allowing all voters to vote for the person, not the party.
At the high water mark of the Progressive Movement in 1934, Nebraska passed nonpartisan elections for its state legislature which allows all voters to participate and removes party affiliation from the ballot. As a result, the Nebraska legislature is the only state legislative body that is not organized by either the Republican or Democratic Party, and both Democrats and Republicans chair legislative committees.
California passed nonpartisan elections in 2010 and went from having only a few competitive elections to having the most competitive elections in the country. State legislators in both parties are also forming alliances that were previously impossible under the old partisan primary system.
South Dakota voters are clearly ready to lead the nation by sending a message to Washington, D.C. that “the voters have had enough.” South Dakotans for Nonpartisan Elections submitted over 40,000 signatures in support of Amendment V to place it on the November ballot and the call for reform has been answered by notable Republican, Democratic, and independent leaders and voters across the state.
Of course this effort is being opposed by the South Dakota political establishment. The Governor and many of the most partisan elected officials are rallying to defend their power and keep voters, especially the 115,000 independents, from having a voice. They rightly fear that giving power to the voters would force them to be accountable to the people of South Dakota.
If South Dakota voters are able to overcome the establishment’s opposition, every voter in the state will have a voice. And the national voter rebellion will have scored an important victory against the political establishment, giving hope to tens of millions of American voters and emboldening reformers in states around the country.
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The Troubled Man
Imprint: Vintage
A Kurt Wallander Mystery.
#10 in the Series: Kurt Wallander
Laurie Thompson (Translator)
Every morning Håkan von Enke takes a walk in the forest near his apartment in Stockholm. Then, one day he fails to come home.
Detective Kurt Wallander is not officially involved but Håkan's son is engaged to his daughter Linda. A few months earlier Håkan was eager to talk to Kurt about a controversial incident from his past. Could this be connected to his disappearance?
When Håkan's wife also goes missing, Wallander is determined to uncover the truth but the investigation will force him to look back over his own past, as he comes to the unsettling realisation that even those we love the most can remain strangers to us...
A heartbreaking tale of descent into despair and darkness that serves as a totem for what great crime writing can achieve
Declan Burke, Irish Times
By the time you get to the end, you'll be wanting another. But it would be hard to beat this tale of murder and loss which leads back to the heart of the cold war
A plot as twisted and exciting as any Le Carre thriller
It's a fine finale for the fretful policeman and it's hard not to feel you'll miss the old bugger
Siobhan Murphy, Metro
The Dogs of Riga
Faceless Killers
The White Lioness
The Man Who Smiled
One Step Behind
The Fifth Woman
Wallander's First Case
Henning Mankell (1948-2015) became a worldwide phenomenon with his crime writing, gripping thrillers and atmospheric novels set in Africa. His prizewinning and critically acclaimed Inspector Wallander Mysteries continue to dominate bestseller lists all over the globe and his books have been translated into forty-five languages and made into numerous international film and television adaptations: most recently the BAFTA-award-winning BBC television series Wallander, starring Kenneth Branagh. Driven by a desire to change the world and to fight against racism and nationalism, Mankell devoted much of his time to working with charities in Africa, including SOS Children’s Villages and PLAN International, where he was also director of the Teatro Avenida in Maputo. In 2008, the University of St Andrews conferred Henning Mankell with an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters in recognition of his major contribution to literature and to the practical exercise of conscience. www.henningmankell.com
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The Book of Why
Imprint: Penguin
The New Science of Cause and Effect
Judea Pearl
The hugely influential book on how the understanding of causality revolutionized science and the world, by the pioneer of artificial intelligence
'Wonderful ... illuminating and fun to read' Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize-winner and author of Thinking, Fast and Slow
'Correlation does not imply causation.' For decades, this mantra was invoked by scientists in order to avoid taking positions as to whether one thing caused another, such as smoking and cancer, or carbon dioxide and global warming. But today, that taboo is dead. The causal revolution, sparked by world-renowned computer scientist Judea Pearl and his colleagues, has cut through a century of confusion and placed cause and effect on a firm scientific basis. Now, Pearl and science journalist Dana Mackenzie explain causal thinking to general readers for the first time, showing how it allows us to explore the world that is and the worlds that could have been. It is the essence of human and artificial intelligence. And just as Pearl's discoveries have enabled machines to think better, The Book of Why explains how we too can think better.
'Pearl's accomplishments over the last 30 years have provided the theoretical basis for progress in artificial intelligence and have redefined the term "thinking machine"' Vint Cerf
Have you ever wondered about the puzzles of correlation and causation? This wonderful book has illuminating answers and it is fun to read
Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize, author of Thinking, Fast and Slow
If causation is not correlation, then what is it? Thanks to Judea Pearl's epoch-making research, we now have a precise answer to this question. If you want to understand how the world works, this engrossing and delightful book is the place to start
Pedro Domingos, professor of computer science, University of Washington, author of The Master Algorithm
Judea Pearl has been the heart and soul of a revolution in artificial intelligence and in computer science more broadly
Eric Horvitz, Technical Fellow and Director, Microsoft Research Labs
Pearl's accomplishments over the last 30 years have provided the theoretical basis for progress in artificial intelligence ... and they have redefined the term 'thinking machine'
Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist, Google, Inc.
Modern applications of AI, such as robotics, self-driving cars, speech recognition, and machine translation deal with uncertainty. Pearl has been instrumental in supplying the rationale and much valuable technology that allow these applications to flourish
Alfred Spector, Vice President of Research, Google, Inc.
Judea Pearl is a world-renowned Israeli-American computer scientist and philosopher, known for his world-leading work in AI and the development of Bayesian networks, as well as his theory of causal and counterfactual inference. In 2011, he won the most prestigious award in computer science, the Alan Turing Award. He has also received the Rumelhart Prize (Cognitive Science Society), the Benjamin Franklin Medal (Franklin Institute) and the Lakatos Award (London School of Economics), and he is the founder and president of the Daniel Pearl Foundation. Dana Mackenzie, a Ph.D. mathematician turned science writer, has written for such magazines as Science, New Scientist, and Discover.
Judea Pearl (Author) Judea Pearl is a world-renowned Israeli-American computer scientist and philosopher, known for his world-leading work in AI and the development of Bayesian networks, as well as his theory of causal and counterfactual inference. In 2011, he won the most prestigious award in computer science, the Alan Turing Award. He has also received the Rumelhart Prize (Cognitive Science Society), the Benjamin Franklin Medal (Franklin Institute) and the Lakatos Award (London School of Economics), and he is the founder and president of the Daniel Pearl Foundation. Dana Mackenzie, a Ph.D. mathematician turned science writer, has written for such magazines as Science, New Scientist, and Discover.
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NTS Group acquires Amega West Services
by NTS | Oct 12, 2020 | 2020 | 0 comments
Acquisition establishes NTS Group as a global leader in manufacturing, repair and rental of tools for the Oil & Gas sector
Dubai, October 12th, 2020. NTS Group has acquired Amega West Services, a market leader in the manufacture, repair and rental of legacy and specialized drilling equipment used in offshore and land-based Oil & Gas extraction applications, from Carpenter Technology Corporation. With headquarters in Houston and founded in 2007, Amega West has production and service plants in the United States, Canada and Singapore.
With this acquisition, NTS Group establishes itself as a global leader in manufacturing of drilling, subsea, top-side and process components, repair of Measuring and Logging While Drilling (MWD/LWD) and drilling equipment, as well as rental of legacy and specialized Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) drilling tools. A supply agreement has been signed with Carpenter Technologies to ensure the continued use of Carpenter’s proprietary non-magnetic alloys.
NTS Group will now have eight manufacturing and service facilities across strategic O&G locations.
Established in the UAE in 2006, NTS Group was acquired in 2019 by a joint venture between TUBACEX and ADQ’s Senaat with the goal of creating a global specialist manufacturing and services company for drilling tools and equipment.
Paul McMillan, NTS Group CEO, commented “The addition of Amega West Services transforms NTS Group from a regional to a global service provider to the Oil & Gas sector. From our strategic hubs, we will combine the strengths of both companies to offer customers an unrivalled range of manufacturing, repair and rental options. As a supplier of integrated, high-tech solutions, we are looking forward to building even closer ties with key customers.
Reddy Godula, Amega West President, commented “Amega team is thrilled to join NTS Group. Collectively we will further enhance our strong position in North America and expand as a global force with a complementary portfolio. Our customers are equally excited about the acquisition as we transform from a supplier to a partner and total solution provider. We look forward to a bright future.”
NTS’s services will be configured under a range of innovative contracting options to include Global Framework Agreements, Local Repair / Manufacture hubs and Stock Management Programs, aimed at reducing cost, improving lead times and increasing availability of equipment, while maintaining the highest levels of quality and service.
About NTS Group
With headquarters in the UAE, NTS Group is a global leader in the complex manufacture of Drilling, Subsea, Topside & Process Components, repair of MWD / LWD & Drilling Equipment and legacy and specialized BHA tools for the Oil & Gas sector.
It has manufacture and repair facilities in USA, Canada, Norway, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Singapore.
Through a joint venture established in 2019, NTS Group is owned by TUBACEX and ADQ’s Senaat.
www.ntsgroupco.com
About TUBACEX
TUBACEX is a multinational group with its headquarters in Alava and a global leader in the manufacture of stainless steel and high-alloyed tubular products (tubes and accessories). It also offers a wide range of services from the design of tailored solutions to installation and maintenance operations.
It has production plants in Spain, Austria, Italy, the United States, India, Thailand, Canada, Singapore, Norway, Saudi Arabia and Dubai, a worldwide network of service centers, and sales offices in 38 countries.
The main demand segments for the tubes manufactured by TUBACEX are the oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical and power generation industries.
TUBACEX has been listed on the Spanish Stock Market since 1970 and is part of the “IBEX SMALL CAPS” Index.
www.tubacex.com
About ADQ
With headquarters in Abu Dhabi, ADQ was established in 2018 as a public joint stock company (PJSC). It holds a broad portfolio of major enterprises spanning key sectors of Abu Dhabi’s diverse economy, including utilities, tourism and hospitality, aviation, transportation, logistics, industrial, real estate, media, healthcare, food and agriculture, and financial services.
As a strategic partner of the Government of Abu Dhabi, ADQ is committed to supporting the development of Abu Dhabi as a modern, competitive, prosperous and sustainable economy. ADQ stimulates value creation by developing prominent cluster ecosystems and instilling a performance culture across its portfolio of companies. ADQ is also an asset owner and investor in target sectors, both locally and internationally, which align with Abu Dhabi’s leadership vision.
For more information visit adq.ae or write to media@adq.ae.
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Food’s New Contributing Writer
Brett Anderson, formerly of The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, has joined the Food desk for the next year. Read more in this note from Sam Sifton.
I’m delighted to report that Brett Anderson, formerly of The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, has joined the Food desk of The Times for the next year as a contributing writer. Brett has spent nearly 20 years covering the restaurant scene in the Crescent City, breaking news and winning awards, and will remain based in Louisiana, with his family. But he will also cover the restaurants and foodways of the rest of the country, absolutely including his native Midwest, where he was raised a son of Minnesota.
Brett is no stranger to the pages of The Times. Articles under his byline have trickled in for years. He has written about gumbo in New Orleans restaurants and the rise of Japanese cuisine in Austin, about the restaurateur Ella Brennan and the pizza man Chris Bianco and the fancy chef Gavin Kaysen. It’s very exciting that he’ll be writing for us on a more regular cadence now.
Please welcome him aboard!
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James Beard Award for Food Team
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Two High School Athletes, Two Debilitating Brain Injuries
Home » Blog » Brain Injury » Two High School Athletes, Two Debilitating Brain Injuries
Traumatic brain injury lawyers at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm highlight the stories of two Chicagoland high school athletes, one a wrestler, one a football player, who recently suffered severe concussions while playing their respective sports. The football player, from Lane Tech High, remains hospitalized in the ICU after collapsing during a game.
The player, a senior at Lane Tech, walked off the field on Chicago’s Far South Side and fainted, suffering what appeared to be a seizure. Preceding his collapse there was no crushing blow, no noticeable slams to the ground. His brain injury, like so many others, revealed itself slowly and seemingly without warning.
Chicago Public Schools is not releasing any detailed information about his injury, however, a web page set up for him stated that he suffered a subdural hematoma (collection of blood on the surface of the brain). He is now in a coma at Advocate Christ Medical Center.
Paramedics are almost always on hand for high school football games, and fortunately, medical personnel were already working on the athlete when the Chicago Fire Department arrived following a 911 call. He was seizing and having extreme trouble breathing, surrounded by his teammates and family, when paramedics arrived. He underwent emergency surgery to remove some pressure from his brain, and his father says he is doing better every day.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel offered his support and condolences to the athlete’s family, as they and their community remain hopeful of his full recovery. The teen had aspirations to play football in college. About 4.2 million people in the United States play youth, high school, and college football, many of whom know first-hand the lingering dangers and of traumatic brain injury. A fund has also been set up to help pay for his medical bills, which can be found at GoFundMe.com under the title “Drew Williams recovery fund.”
A former director of the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research told the Chicago Tribune that major brain injuries in football have spiked in recent years, peaking at 16 in 2011. He points to helmet-to-helmet contact as the reason for this spike, which officials have had difficulty eliminating from the sport.
The wrestler from Coal City High School was injured at the 2013 Illinois high school state finals, the moment he had trained years for. Just 19 seconds into his match, however, his opponent slammed him onto the mat. His head hit first, and his opponent’s chin slammed into his head from behind. The athlete signaled to the ref that he was hurt, and lay motionless for several minutes on the mat as his trainers and the refs tried to assist him.
It was clear he had been knocked out, albeit briefly, and there was a gash on the back of his head. The teen says now that there is a small window, perhaps 30 seconds, which he does not remember. He was given several minutes to be wrapped up, and five minutes after his concussions, he still seemed to have little sense of where he was.
He was given a balance test, which wrestlers are supposed to get only one chance at after a possible concussion. When his trainer releases his shoulders, expecting the teen to stay balanced on his own, he stumbles backward. Despite his obvious struggle to stand upright, he decides to go back in. He wound up losing that match 11-3, throughout which he seemed to be a shell of the athlete he was at the beginning of the match. To this day he does not remember most of the match.
The Pintas & Mullins Law Firm is a member of the Brain Injury Association of Illinois, and has decades of experiencing working with victims of brain injury and their families. Medical bills from these types of injury can be astronomical, and the long-term debilitating effects even more devastating. If you or a loved one suffered a brain injury through the negligence of another party, contact a skilled traumatic brain injury lawyer as soon as possible for a free legal evaluation.
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City approves Liverpool Waters
Peel Group's £5.5bn scheme to regenerate 150 acres of dock land in north Liverpool has been approved by the city council's planning committee.
The approval of an outline application will now be referred to the Government to decide if it requires a public inquiry. The similarly ambitious Wirral Waters on the other side of the Mersey was approved by Wirral Council in August 2010 and was not called in for a public inquiry. Peel submitted the Liverpool Waters planning application in autumn 2010.
Cllr Joe Anderson, leader of Liverpool City Council, said after Tuesday's committee meeting: "Today's decision to grant planning permission for Liverpool Waters is one of the most significant and far-reaching made in Liverpool's recent history.
"It is a vote of confidence in a new beginning of a great city.
"The scale of what is being proposed is breath-taking – it represents a five and half billon pound investment to create thousands of jobs, provide new housing and attract new businesses and more visitors to the city. It is a scheme which is unprecedented in its ambition, scope and potential to regenerate a city."
Peel first mooted the idea of skyscrapers on the banks of the Mersey six years ago and has faced lengthy battles with English Heritage and Unesco over design, views and height standards affecting the city's World Heritage sites such as Pier Head and the cathedrals.
Anderson rebuffed the concerns, adding: "Liverpool has to grow and redevelop if we are to thrive and succeed in the future. We do not live in the past, we are not a museum. I care passionately about the future of Liverpool and the opportunities and life chances we give our children. Today's decision is for future generations. The new investment, businesses and employment opportunities Liverpool waters will bring is the future for our city.
"In arriving at their decision the city council's planning committee considered a very comprehensive report which thoroughly examined all the issues concerned and listened to a number of different presentations from both supporters and objectors and visited the site themselves.
"Everybody – including the committee – is well aware of the concerns about heritage, but we can have the strikingly modern, while retaining our world heritage status. I have never regarded this as being "either, or".
"With the safeguards the planning committee has insisted on, we can have Liverpool Waters living comfortably alongside the World Heritage Site.
"If this application had been rejected then we would have been left with huge stretches of derelict dockland cheek-by-jowel with our World Heritage site. Instead we now have the prospect of one of the most ambitious schemes ever seen in this country taking shape – it is one that will transform Liverpool's fortunes for future generations."
Liverpool One, Grosvenor's retail-led regeneration of Liverpool city centre, welcomed the decision to approve Liverpool Waters.
Miles Dunnett, head of asset management, Grosvenor Liverpool Fund, said: "We support the Council's decision and welcome the scale and ambition of Liverpool Waters. It will be yet another catalyst and milestone in the regeneration of both the city and wider Liverpool region, and its positive impact on perceptions of the city are likely to be even farther reaching.
"The boldness of the design and the diversity of the offer will add significantly to Liverpool's appeal, further increasing its attractiveness to businesses and adding an exciting element to the quality of life available in the city centre."
No one from Peel was immediately available for comment.
You know, Joe Anderson is bob-on in his quotes. The heritage lobby which represents nobody, should take note and move to Harrogate.
March 06, 2012 at 4:23 pm By Michael '50' Storey
Absolutely amazing news for Liverpool,the Waterfront will be the envy of them all!
March 06, 2012 at 4:28 pm By John
Absolutely wonderful news. Long overdue. Let us hope that these Manchester based Northern political oligarchs don’t railroad it !!
March 06, 2012 at 5:08 pm By tercol
it’ll create a wasteland of modern, out-of-place high rises and empty flats. Liverpool needs to concentrate on improving its tourism offer, bringing in manufacturing, creative and value-added investments. This is a great day for Peel (part owner of Liverpool) as its rampage in the North can continue. What’s happening with other unfinished schemes, such as the Baltic Triangle, Ropewalks and the Commercial District?
March 07, 2012 at 12:08 pm By Doug.
Fantastic news for Liverpool, only hope the architecture is good enough to complement the existing and enhance Liverpool’s offering rather than swamp the historic with blandness. (Doug – bit pessimistic of you, if anyone can progress this and make it happen in this market, Peel can. The property downturn isn’t going to last forever and this scheme isn’t going to be built overnight – we need to be well placed for the future.)
March 07, 2012 at 6:47 pm By Anti Nimby
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Get Information on Rebellion of Gokal and the Bundelas against Aurangzeb
The Jats of Mathura revolted against Mughal Tyranny. That was partly due to the fact that Abdun-Nabi-Khan, the Faujdar of Mathura (1660-69), oppressed the Jats very much and also offended their sentiments. The Jats revolted under the leadership of Gokal, a Zamindar of Tilpat, killed the Faujdar and plundered the Pargana of Sadabad.
Aurangzeb made preparations for an attack on the Jats and he proceeded against them. The Jats were defeated and Gokal was captured with his family. According to J. N. Sarkar, Gokal’s limbs were hacked off one by one on the platform of the police office of Agra.” His family was forcibly converted to Islam, 5,000 Jats lost their lives and 4,000 Mughal Soldiers were killed.
In spite of this, there was no peace. The new Faujdar of Mathura was a chip of the old block and he oppressed the people in the same way as Abdun-Nabi-Khan had done. The result was that the jats revolted once again in 1686 under the leadership of Raja Ram. They were so daring that they plundered Akbar’s tomb at Sikandara near Agra in 1688. Ultimately, Raja Ram was defeated and killed. The stronghold of the Jats was captured in 1691. However, the Jats carried on their struggle till the end of Aurangzeb’s life under the Leadership of Churaman.
Rebellion of Bundelas
The Bundela Rajputs considered themselves to be safe on account of “dense forests, the rapid streams, and the steep hills of Central India.” Bir Singh Bundela had openly revolted against Akbar in 1602 and Akbar had failed to punish him on account of the guerrilla tactics of the Bundelas.
Champat revolted against Aurangzeb but he was so much hard pressed that he committed suicide. Chhatrasal, one of the four sons of Champat Rai, “lived to defy the Imperial Government with success.” He was hardly 11 at the time of his father’s death. He and his brother Angad were employed by Raja Jai Singh in his own contingent and were given promotions on account of their service in the campaign against Shivaji.
Chhatrasal was also employed by Dilawar Khan in the Mughal Attack against Deogarh. As he felt that his services were not being recognised by the Mughal Government, he “dreamt of taking to a life of adventure and independence in imitation of Shivaji which meant a defiance of the Mughal Government.” The people of Bundelkhand and Malwa hailed Chhatrasal as the Champion of the Hindu Faith and Kshatriya honour.” He won many victories against the Mughals and was able to set up an independent state in Eastern Malwa. He died in 1731 “with the complete effacement of the Mughal Rule in the Bundelkhand.”
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Private Jet Charter to Napa Valley, California
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About Napa Valley, California
Located in California, Napa Valley is one of the most popular wine-producing regions in the world. This unique destination is characterized by hundreds of vineyards set amid rolling hills. The wineries range from small family-run estates to well-established brands like the Robert Mondavi Winery that even offers summer concerts. Premium wine production in Napa Valley started in the 1960’s and today, Napa Valley is a popular enotourism destination.
Popular Destinations in Napa Valley
Looking for activities once your private jet arrives in Napa Valley? Napa Valley offers many top attractions that can be explored with a day trip. Here are some of the popular destinations:
Petrified Forest: The history of the Petrified Forest dates back three million years ago when Mount St. Helena erupted, blowing a blanket of black volcanic ash north of modern-day Calistoga. Over time, the volcanic ash penetrated the redwoods, leading to their petrifaction. Scientists also discovered petrified shells, marine life and clams, so this led to the belief that the area was covered by water prior to the volcanic eruption.
Napa Valley Drifters: Napa Valley Drifters is run by two FAA certified pilots who are well acquainted with the local region. This attraction offers visitors the chance to enjoy picturesque scenery of Napa Valley with an exhilarating hot air balloon ride.
Vineyard in autumn
Domaine Chandon: This winery features outstanding wines, and champagnes including Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Reserve Brut, Brut Ros, and Pinot Meunier. It is also the biggest winery in the local area. In the tasting room, visitors are treated to hand-selected appetizers, and Chandon’s finest wines. Domaine Chandon also houses one of the best restaurants in Napa Valley where its menu complements the fine wines and French-inspired décor.
di Rosa: Spanning over two hundred acres and featuring a nature reserve, lake and garden, di Rosa is home to impressive art pieces by more than 800 artists from all over the world. The exhibitions are housed across four buildings on the sprawling grounds.
Uptown Theater: It was originally built as a Golden Hollywood era movie theater, and was renovated in 2000 into a music venue. Despite upgrading to highly advanced acoustics and sound systems, the theater still retains some of its original charm. In addition to showcasing up and coming musicians in the Bay Area, Uptown Theater also hosts performances by well known singers, including Cat Power, Willie Nelson, and Ziggy Marley.
Luxury Lodging in Napa Valley
Seeking luxury accommodations once your private jet has arrived in Napa Valley?
Andaz Napa
Bardessono
Hotel Yountville
Meadowood Napa Valley
The Carneros Resort & Spa
Villagio Inn and Spa
Vintage Inn
Restaurants in Napa Valley
3 Michelin stars:
The French Laundry:
6640 Washington st., 94599 Yountville
1 Michelin star:
La Toque:
1314 McKinstry St., 94559 Napa
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Airports In or Nearby Napa Valley For private Jets
Interested in renting a private aircraft to Napa Valley, California? Some of the airports that serve the Napa Valley region include:
Oakland International Airport (OAK): This is an international airport located 51 miles from the Napa Valley. The airport sits at an altitude of 9 feet above sea level, and has four asphalt runways measuring between 3,300 and 10,500 feet in length. It is one of the busiest airports in the state. Oakland International Airport is mostly used by commercial flights, though private jets can also access it with prior arrangement. All aircraft-related services including maintenance are available.
San Francisco International Airport (SFO): San Francisco International Airport is located around 58 miles away from Napa Valley. It has four asphalt runways measuring between 7,650 and 11,800 feet in length, and handles more than 400,000 aircraft operations a year. The airport has numerous amenities, including ample parking, recreation facilities, and aircraft maintenance services.
Sacramento International Airport (SMF): Located 64 miles away from Napa Valley, Sacramento International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the region. The airport covers an area of 6,000 acres, and has two runways measuring 8,000 feet in length. It is mostly used by commercial air traffic, though a limited number of private jets are also allowed to use it.
Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC): This airport is located 82 miles away from Napa Valley. The airport covers an area of 420 hectares, and sits at an elevation of 62 feet above sea level. It has two runways, and serves predominantly commercial air traffic. Private and chartered jets may use the airport, but will usually require prior arrangements.
Napa County Airport (APC): This is a local airport located around 8 miles from Napa Valley. It is a relatively small airport with three runways measuring between 3,000, and 5,000 feet in length. This airport sits at an elevation of 35 feet above sea level.
Petaluma Municipal Airport (UXK): This small airport is located around 25 miles away from Napa Valley. It covers an area of 89 hectares, and has a single runway measuring 3,600 feet in length. It is mainly used for general aviation, and is preferred by many private aircraft users.
Nut Tree Airport (VCB): The Nut Tree Airport is a small airport located 28 miles from Napa Valley. The public airport sits at an elevation of 117 feet above sea level, and has a single asphalt runway measuring 4,700 feet in length. It has an average of 100,000 aircraft operations a year.
Marin County Airport (NOT): Located around 30 miles away from Napa Valley, the Marin County Airport is one of the most popular for private jet users visiting the region. It is commonly preferred by private aircraft users, and has a single asphalt runway measuring 3,300 feet in length. It also has one helipad.
Interested in a Private Jet Charter to Napa Valley?
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Harmony Demonstrates How Charter Schools Lead on STEM
Starlee Coleman
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On National STEM Day, educators across America celebrated the exciting opportunities made possible by science, technology, engineering, and math studies. Charter schools have been major contributors to making STEM education more widely available to students in every neighborhood and from every background.
One charter school network that’s leading the charge: Harmony Public Schools.
Harmony Public Schools was founded with a mission—to encourage students in underserved communities to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. There’s a well-known gap in STEM education with African American, Hispanic, and low-income students taking AP science courses and majoring in sciences in college at much lower rates than White, Asian, and wealthier students. But Harmony’s founders and educators—many of whom hold advanced degrees in science and engineering fields—knew that these disparities were about access, not ability, so they leveraged the charter school model to build a different kind of school.
Based in Houston, Harmony places a heavy emphasis on STEM through its award-winning PreK-12 curriculum and helps students gain critical job skills and hands-on experience for the future. At Harmony campuses, it’s not unusual to see 2nd graders using a 3D printer to code and print their own toys or high schoolers creating 3D-printed prosthetic limbs for families in need. The end result is remarkable—58 percent of Harmony alumni choose STEM majors in college, more than double the national and Texas averages.
By exposing students to cutting-edge technology and hands-on experiences, Harmony is leveling the playing field for underrepresented groups and giving students the support they need to find their passion. Khalid, a Harmony School of Excellence alum, credited his school with helping him to discover his love of engineering and inspiring him to positively influence his community.
In addition, teachers like Theresa Gray (who was just awarded Teacher of the Year by the Texas Charter Schools Association) are given the flexibility to offer classes on Entrepreneurship and Social Media Marketing in order to prepare students for a 21st century workforce.
This dedication to personalized learning and innovative teaching approaches has paid off. Harmony has a 98 percent graduation rate, and 100 percent of those graduating seniors are accepted to college, a feat that is made even more impressive by the fact that 64 percent of Harmony alumni are the first in their family to attend college.
Harmony Public Schools have received glowing ratings from the Texas Education Agency. In 2019, the agency awarded five out of seven Harmony networks an overall “A” rating for their academics and gave all seven networks “A” ratings for financial accountability. National media have noticed, too. This year, all 23 Harmony high schools were on U.S. News & World Report’s list of best high schools.
Harmony's CEO, Fatih Ay, says, "A solid foundation in STEM allows our students to better understand the world around them and connects them with the future careers and opportunities that can make that world a better place. That’s why STEM is at the heart of Harmony’s academic model.” Harmony schools are proving that no student should have their horizons limited by low expectations or lack of access to world-class teaching. By inspiring students to pursue some of the most innovative work in the world, Harmony is showing students that nothing is beyond their reach.
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Our team wanted to see how data companies that are not used to being in the public spotlight would respond to people exercising their data rights. You have the right under the EU General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") to demand that companies operating in the European Union (either because they are based here or target their products or services to individuals in the EU) delete your data within one month. We wrote to seven companies and requested that they delete our data, and we've made…
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A European privacy group claimed today that dozens of amendments to the new Data Protection Regulation being proposed by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are being copied word-for-word from corporate lobby papers, with MEPs frequently failing to even remember their own amendments. Max Schrems, of the website and campaign Europe v Facebook, noticed striking similarities between proposed amendments and lobby papers written by representatives of Amazon, eBay, the American Chamber of…
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Two G4S Security Officers Receive Top Award for Bravery and Professionalism
Jul 15, 2015, 05:00 ET
JUPITER, Fla., July 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- G4S, America's leading security company, is announcing the winners of its 2015 Security Officer of the Year Award, the highest honor for security professionals. This year, two G4S Security Officers are being recognized for their bravery and professionalism.
G4S Officers Brian Polanco, from Honolulu, Hawaii and Willie Johnson, from Nashville, Tennessee, are each winners of the G4S Security Officers of the Year award for their actions during separate incidents in 2015.
Officer Brian Polanco is credited for helping to detain a man causing a loud disturbance at a Honolulu hotel. As Officer Polanco tried to calm the situation, the man fired a flare gun, hitting the G4S Officer in the hand. Despite his serious injuries, Officer Polanco extinguished the fire caused by the flare gun, then chased down the fleeing suspect and detained him until police arrived.
Officer Willie Johnson, in Nashville, Tennessee saved a woman from a burning car. Despite the hazardous situation, Officer Johnson dragged the elderly woman from the car that had burst into flames after a crash. Without Officer Johnson's heroism, the woman, who was injured and dazed, would not have survived the smoke and flames.
G4S is also recognizing 28 of its highest-performing Officers with G4S Values Awards. The award honors security personnel who continue to represent the G4S values of: Customer Focus; Expertise; Performance; Best People; Integrity; Teamwork and Collaboration; and Safety First.
To read more about the G4S Officers of the Year and Values Award Winners, go to: G4S.us.
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HIPAA does not trump open records law regarding public emergency response information
News Media Update MISSISSIPPI Freedom of Information Feb. 10, 2005
A Mississippi municipality must release emergency response records because HIPAA allows disclosure of an individual’s health information when mandated by open records law, the state’s attorney general ruled.
Feb. 10, 2005 — Police and fire departments in Hattiesburg, Miss., will soon resume releasing information about injured victims of crimes, fires and other emergency situations, the city attorney announced in January, almost two months after the state attorney general’s office told him that the city is legally obligated to respond to such records requests.
City Attorney Charles Lawrence had argued that emergency responders were prohibited from releasing information by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a federal law prohibiting health care providers from sharing individuals’ health information without their consent.
The city’s fire and police departments first invoked HIPAA in 2004 to withhold emergency response addresses from local journalists. When reporters said that the addresses were public records, Lawrence asked the Mississippi attorney general to clarify the fire and police departments’ position that HIPAA justified the secrecy.
Assistant Attorney General Heather P. Wagner wrote in a November letter that regardless of whether the police and fire departments were health care providers subject to HIPAA’s secrecy rules, a matter she did not determine, a federal HIPAA regulation provides that requirements of state open records laws such as the Mississippi Public Records Act supercede the rule’s privacy guarantee for individually identifiable health records.
Although Wagner’s letter was unpublished and focused on HIPAA’s applicability to Hattiesburg, media lawyer Leonard Van Slyke is optimistic about the impact the letter could have on other Mississippi communities. “I think other jurisdictions around the state will have a difficult time not looking upon it as precedential,” he said. “If a similar problem crops up other places, we’ll be furnishing them a copy of the letter I’m sure.”
Since HIPAA’s rules guaranteeing privacy of health information went into effect in April 2003, Texas and Kentucky attorney generals have adopted similar positions on the interplay between the federal rules and state open records law.
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Disney Fans, Rejoice! A Brand New Disney Theme Park Is Coming
Brooke NelsonUpdated: Dec. 23, 2019
Pack your bags! It's time for your next Disney trip.
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Members of the Mickey Mouse club, it’s time to start planning your next Disney vacation. And no, we’re not talking about the average trip to California or Florida. While the “Happiest” and “Most Magical” places on earth certainly have their charms—and here’s the difference between the two parks—you might need to take a longer flight for this one.
Trust us, you won’t regret it. Tokyo Disney has announced that it will build a third theme park, and it’s guaranteed to be like nothing you have ever seen before.
The brand new park, which will cost at least $2.7 billion, joins Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea as the third Disney-themed park in Japan. It will feature new rides and characters that highlight the unique history, art, and landscape of the country, according to the official release. Don’t miss these magical, mind-blowing facts about Disneyland.
Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea already draw in thousands of visitors each year. With the addition of a third park, as well as new characters and experiences, enthusiasts will be booking their tickets to Japan in no time. These theme parks go all-out for the holidays.
We have just one piece of bad news, though: Construction may not begin until 2025. But there are plenty of other new attractions to check out in the meantime. The must-see destination at the top of our list? It’s a tie between this breathtaking park and the epic new Star Wars Land.
[Source: Travel + Leisure]
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Mourners stand near a makeshift memorial in Aurora, Co.
Some of the deadliest mass shootings around world
A gunman at a Connecticut elementary school killed more than two dozen people, including children, on Friday. It is among the world's worst mass shootings. Here is a look at some others:
— Aug. 5, 2012: Army veteran Wade Michael Page kills five men and one woman and wounds three other people, including a police officer, before taking his own life at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin outside Milwaukee.
— July 20, 2012: Twelve people are killed when a gunman enters an Aurora, Colo., movie theater, releases a canister of gas and then opens fire during opening night of the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises." James Holmes, a 24-year-old former graduate student at the University of Colorado, has been charged in the deaths.
— March 11, 2012: Sixteen Afghan villagers, including nine children, are killed during a predawn attack in which Army prosecutors have charged Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, 39.
— July 22, 2011: Confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik kills 77 in Norway in twin attacks: a bombing in downtown Oslo and a shooting massacre at a youth camp outside the capital. The self-styled anti-Muslim militant admitted both attacks.
— Jan. 8, 2011: A gunman kills six people and wounds 13 others, including then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, in a shooting spree outside a grocery store in Tucson, Ariz. Doctors say Jared Lee Loughner, who has been charged in the deaths, suffers from schizophrenia.
— Nov. 5, 2009: Thirteen soldiers and civilians were killed and more than two dozen wounded when a gunman walked into the Soldier Readiness Processing Center at Fort Hood, Texas, and opened fire. Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Hasan is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder.
— April 30, 2009: Farda Gadyrov, 29, enters the prestigious Azerbaijan State Oil Academy in the capital, Baku, armed with an automatic pistol and clips. He kills 12 people before killing himself as police close in.
— March 10, 2009: Michael McLendon, 28, killed 10 people — including his mother, four other relatives, and the wife and child of a local sheriff's deputy — across two rural Alabama counties. He then killed himself.
— Sept. 23, 2008: Matti Saari, 22, walks into a vocational college in Kauhajoki, Finland, and opens fire, killing 10 people and burning their bodies with firebombs before shooting himself fatally in the head.
— Nov. 7, 2007: After revealing plans for his attack in YouTube postings, 18-year-old Pekka-Eric Auvinen fires kills eight people at his high school in Tuusula, Finland.
— April 16, 2007: Seung-Hui Cho, 23, kills 32 people and himself on Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va.
— April 26, 2002: Robert Steinhaeuser, 19, who had been expelled from school in Erfurt, Germany, kills 13 teachers, two former classmates and policeman, before committing suicide.
— April 20, 1999: Students Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, opened fire at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., killing 12 classmates and a teacher and wounding 26 others before killing themselves in the school's library.
— April 28, 1996: Martin Bryant, 29, bursts into cafeteria in seaside resort of Port Arthur in Tasmania, Australia, shooting 20 people to death. Driving away, he kills 15 others. He was captured and imprisoned.
— March 13, 1996: Thomas Hamilton, 43, kills 16 kindergarten children and their teacher in elementary school in Dunblane, Scotland, and then kills himself.
— Oct. 16, 1991: A deadly shooting rampage took place in Killeen, Texas, as George Hennard opened fire at a Luby's Cafeteria, killing 23 people before taking his own life. 20 others were wounded in the attack.
— June 18, 1990: James Edward Pough shoots people at random in a General Motors Acceptance Corp. office in Jacksonville, Fla., killing 10 and wounding four, before killing himself.
— Dec. 6, 1989: Marc Lepine, 25, bursts into Montreal's Ecole Polytechnique college, shooting at women he encounters, killing nine and then himself.
— Aug. 19, 1987: Michael Ryan, 27, kills 16 people in small market town of Hungerford, England, and then shoots himself dead after being cornered by police.
— July 12, 1976: Edward Charles Allaway, a custodian in the library of California State University, Fullerton, fatally shot seven fellow employees and wounded two others.
— Aug. 20, 1986: Pat Sherrill, 44, a postal worker who was about to be fired, shoots 14 people at a post office in Edmond, Okla. He then kills himself.
— July 18, 1984: James Oliver Huberty, an out-of-work security guard, kills 21 people in a McDonald's restaurant in San Ysidro, Calif. A police sharpshooter kills Huberty.
— Aug. 1, 1966: Charles Whitman opened fire from the clock tower at the University of Texas at Austin, killing 16 people and wounding 31.
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stated on June 22, 2010 in a U.S. Senate Democratic primary debate:
Greene no green card expert
Arizona's recent unveiling of a hard-line immigration law designed to identify and detain undocumented immigrants has sparked a national conversation about what role the federal government should play in addressing the millions of illegal immigrants who call the United States home.
In many ways, Republicans have dominated the debate with renewed calls for effective border security and streamlined deportation procedures.
But, that's not to say Democrats have been silent on the issue.
U.S. Senate contender Jeff Greene echoed a favorite party line in a June 22, 2010, Democratic primary debate when he ruminated over the hurdles faced by would-be immigrants looking to legally work in the United States.
Business-savvy immigrants, in particular, need help navigating convoluted immigrant laws, Greene said.
"We have that program where immigrants come here and they have to bring a million dollars in order to get a green card if they’re going to create jobs," he lamented. "But you know what? If an immigrant comes here and they’re willing to create jobs and they’re willing to contribute to our economy, we have to make it easier for the kinds of immigrants we want, because that is the past of America, that’s our greatness, and that will continue to be our greatness in the future."
Whether immigration contributes to America's greatness is a matter of opinion, but Greene's million-dollar statement caught our attention.
We wondered, what does a green card go for these days?
To be sure, so-called "green cards" are the key to legal life for immigrants in the United States. They are permanent resident cards that serve as evidence that the owner has the right to live and work here. Green card recipients can also petition for visas for other immigrants.
There are multiple paths to obtaining a green card.
The most common starting point for a green card is an employment visa submitted by immigrants who want to legally work in the United States. Other popular applications allow family members to petition for visas for foreign relatives, or allow refugees to seek humanitarian visas.
Other than application fees, most immigrants don't have to put up a large amount of cash to obtain a visa, but they do have to show they will have a job or someone to provide for them.
"The reason is to avoid immigrants from becoming dependent on government assistance," said Sharon Scheidhauer, a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services spokeswoman.
Each process carries a different base filing fee, which can range from $355 for a petition for a relative and $1,435 for a petition by an entrepreneur.
Greene singled out the entrepreneur visa in his comments, so we will here, as well.
The EB-5 Immigrant Investor visa can open doors, but it is not cheap. Congress created the application process in 1990 to lure foreign millionaires.
Recipients must invest $1 million in a U.S. business that benefits the economy and creates at least 10 full-time jobs, excluding employment for the visa applicant or the applicant's immediate family. If the investment is made in a targeted employment area, defined as a rural area or an area experiencing unusually high unemployment, the financial requirement drops to $500,000. The applicant must be involved in the daily management of the business and provide evidence that the investment funds were obtained through lawful means.
Despite the many requirements, the investor visa remains an attractive alternative to the traditional green card process, said David Abraham, a University of Miami School of Law professor.
"Those applying as employment visa immigrants must prove that they have a real and good job available that no American can/will fill," Abraham said. But, "if they have money to invest in a job-creating way, there is practically no wait."
stated on January 14, 2010 in an interview with Glenn Beck
"Close to half of the folks in this country illegally entered legally (but) overstayed (their ) visas."
By Aaron Sharockman • January 18, 2010
Roughly 1,028 immigrants applied for the investor visa last year. Most -- 966 in all -- were approved.
The investor visa, however, does not immediately yield a green card.
Instead, successful applicants are granted conditional residency for two years. After that period, they can apply to have the conditions removed if all requirements have been met.
"Then they become a lawful permanent resident -- otherwise known as a green card holder," said Scheidhauer.
Greene's campaign reiterated his criticism of the investor program.
"Jeff was making the argument that we should change the provisions of the EB-5 visa so that rather than requiring prospective immigrants to bring cash into the country, we should favor those who plan to come and start companies, and extend their visas once they begin hiring American residents," said spokesman Luis Vizcaino.
But it is worth noting that investor visa recipients don't enjoy exclusive rights to job creation. Temporary residents and permanent residents alike can legally start a business and hire workers in the United States.
So, there is some truth to Greene's statement. There is a program where immigrants can funnel $1 million into the U.S. economy in exchange for some legal rights. But successful applicants do not immediately receive a green card as a reward for their investment. And, contrary to Greene's assertion, immigrants don't "have" to participate in this exchange. They can obtain either a visa or a green card through other avenues that would also allow them to create jobs.
We rate this claim Barely True.
Editor's note: This statement was rated Barely True when it was published. On July 27, 2011, we changed the name for the rating to Mostly False.
Palm Beach Post, Senate Democratic Debate, June 22, 2010.
E-mail interview, Sharon Scheidhauer, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services spokeswoman, June 28, 2010.
E-mail interview, David Abraham, University of Miami School of Law professor, June 29, 2010.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, filing fees page, accessed June 28, 2010.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, green card page, accessed June 28, 2010.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Immigrant Petition by Alien Entrepreneur page, accessed June 28, 2010.
New York Times, "Foreign Millionaires in No Rush to Apply for Visas, U.S. Finds," December 22, 1991.
E-mail interview, Luis Vizcaino, Jeff Greene campaign spokesman, June 29, 2010.
Says a photo shows armed soldiers protecting Joe Biden’s inauguration.
By Miriam Valverde • January 16, 2021
stated on January 12, 2021 in an Instagram post:
Says Joe Biden stayed silent about violence at Black Lives Matter protests.
Jon Rosenthal
stated on January 5, 2021 in a tweet:
Says that “the way to reach ‘herd immunity’ is for >70% of the population to get vaccinated.”
By Brandon Mulder • January 15, 2021
Amanda Chase
stated on January 7, 2021 in Facebook post:
“Antifa is the culprit” in the Capitol riot.
By Warren Fiske • January 15, 2021
Devin LeMahieu
stated on January 10, 2021 in a TV interview:
"It takes quite a while on Election Day to load those ballots, which is why we have the 1 a.m. or 3 a.m. ballot dumping in Milwaukee."
By Eric Litke • January 15, 2021
stated on January 6, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Coronavirus vaccinations seem to be causing 50 times the adverse events of flu vaccinations after just the first of two shots.”
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A photo shows Democratic lawmakers wearing clothing and masks with the Nazi swastika.
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Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2021 Judges
A total of 50 world-renowned photo editors and digital experts from international publications in the news, photography and sports industries will choose the finalists of the Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2021 – sorting through over tens of thousands of images to do so.
Each judge will vote in three rounds – first for the five finalist images and then for the one Category Winner in each of the ten categories. From the ten category winning images they vote for the Overall Winner.
Judges base their decisions on a mix of composition, technical superiority, creativity, impact, artistic flair and overall qualities of photographic excellence.
Keep an eye out, the judges for the 2021 edition will be announced soon!
Calle Rosenqvist
After a few years of studying to be an engineer in material science. I chose to change my future to something more creative, something that makes me meet creative people, and started to study photojournalism to combine photography and writing. After a few years at Sweden’s biggest newspapers, I found my spot at Kamera & Bild, where I started to work as a technology journalist, testing cameras and writing articles, combining my technical experience with my photojournalistic ones. After a year I took over to be editor-in-chief; now leading the work to make the most exciting photography paper in Sweden.
Kamera & Bild is the biggest photo magazine made in Sweden, for the Swedish audience; including all exciting articles about photography, with the aim to make the reader a better photographer: in-depth interviews with many of the undiscovered and upcoming photographers all around the country, but also established ones, who have worked as photographers for a long time. It is always about the photos – they are the central part of Kamera & Bild.
For me, a great adventure and action photo is a capture in time that can broaden the timeline to tell a story – what happened before? What will happen after? Even better is if the feelings to explain the situation can be transferred to the one looking at the photos, so that the story can be lived and felt, too. In that way, a photo will grow with time, and get a broader meaning the more we look at it. And I am always stunned about the photographers that can take photos that give me goosebumps when looking at them.
As a photojournalist, my favorite photos are the real ones, the ones that are not staged, since they often talk right into my mind. This makes my relationship with photography close to the real world, and usually includes people in the photo too, because people’s expressions are so personal and individual. But I can also enjoy a good scenery, artistic and set-up photos too. But they have to have a meaning, a story. It is also amazing to see what it takes to get one picture – a lot of co-ordination, planning and sportsmen doing the impossible.
Today it is easy to equalize the meaning of good photography with “good technical skills”, but a good photo has something deeper to tell, than just being perfectly structured pixels. I guess it’s pretty common to say “be unique” as a pro tip, but if you twist around your first idea for a couple of rounds, I’m sure you could find something that is one-of-a-kind, and also have your personal twist merged into the photo. And perhaps you can make that photo part of a bigger story, a story that the viewer really wants to dig deeper into.
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Andrew Clurman
Andrew Clurman is the CEO and President of Active Interest, a media company comprised of more than 50 internationally renowned print, digital and social media brands, a state of the art video production company, and first-in-class events.
He says: "Photography provides a window to the soul of people, places and stories."
His philosophy on how to win: "When everyone's looking to the right, look to the left."
Christian Nerdrum
Against the current, our publishing house has managed to grow in a healty way the last two years. Fri Flyt first came out in 1998 and the first of five magazines. It´s all about outdoor for us, even though Fri Flyt is mostly covering freeride skiing. We also make books on safety and guiding, and festivals for our community. I have worked in Fri Flyt since 2007 and my work there has changed from being an editor to working with video content as producer.
If you can capture the energy and intensity of the athlete amongst great nature and timing with the light and conditions – that´s at least a good foundation for images I like.
I learned to shoot the hard way on my fathers analog Mamiya/Sekor, but have absolutely no strings to the old school. Now it´s digital all the way, and I use all kinds of cameras. The best picture I took this year was with my phone...
To practice photography, I think it´s ok to copy ideas and images you like. As you get better, the ideas will be your own and you can work on your own expressions.
Evgeny Tchebotarev
Evgeny Tchebotarev began photography in 2002 and since then he has spent the entirety of his professional career dedicated to the betterment of visual creativity, focusing on photography and design.
In early 2004, before Facebook and photo-sharing sites, he created a community for photographers to meet, share photos and information. He named it 500px.
In July 2018, he joined Skylum Software as VP of Growth Asia, applying years of hands-on expertise of working with Asian companies to expand Skylum’s award-winning products to the Asian markets.
He is an active photographer and has been honoured to judge many world class photo contests, including the previous edition of Red Bull Illume.
"For me, photography is the ultimate experience. Especially action sport photography. The amount of work, precision, and accurate timing that goes into that resembled more a scientific lab experiment rather than an action sport photo shoot.“
Naima Elisa Mancini
Graduate in the Faculty of Humanities at University of Milan, department of Visual Arts, I’m a photo editor at SportWeek, theSaturday supply of Italian sport daily La Gazzetta dello Sport, a weekly magazine in depth, with interviews, reportages and inquiries about the world of sport; not only football, not only Italian, but all over the world. We’re also very interested in adventures and the newest cool styles of life. We like to show to our readers the unexpected sides of sports.
I am a member of photo editor’s Italian Association (Grin) that promotes press photography in our country with exhibitions, meetings, and the photographic Award Amilcare G. Ponchielli. I’ve been part of contests juries, portfolio lectures and international photo festivals
She says, "A great adventure and action sports image is a picture of big emotion and strongness, for extraordinariness of action and landscape and for the power of the light and the composition.
"My tips and tricks for photographers is to be curious, in the meaning of following the world of photography in every direction: going to exhibitions and festivals, following editorial press, the work of other photographers, the evolution of languages and technology."
Laura Luykenaar
About 14 years ago I started as a Graphic Design-intern at “Funbox”, a publication covering extreme sports and lifestyle, which in 2006 evolved into “Salt Magazine”. It turned out that I easily find or pick up the best images with the stories our editors have in mind, so my job naturally became more and more about image editing than the design job that I went to school for. Photography is very important in my job. You can have the best writers and stories, but an image still says more than a thousand words.
Her biggest piece of advice: “Just don’t take the shot that has already been shot a thousand times before.”
Tips and tricks from Laura: "A great photo needs to be ‘just right’. I can’t just name one thing. The composition, the light, the focus should be the best for the subject that you are photographing. You can take 100 pictures of a scene and have 95 technically good photos, some crappy ones, but just 1 might turn out to be perfect. I think that luck and timing add a great deal to make a great photo."
Christof Kalt
In 2005 I moved to New York to study at the International Center of Photography (ICP). I worked as an assistant to a photo journalist and then as an assistant photo editor at GEO Magazine in their New York office. In 2011, I returned to Switzerland and started working at the Sonntagsblick Magazine – and now I work with all of the online and print publications at Blick Group. We focus on domestic as well as international news; in addition, we cover entertainment, lifestyle, and sports.
Photography is at the heart of what we do. It has the ability to capture the reader’s attention and directs them to the story; especially in the case of visual storytelling, photography has the ability to tell the story itself. Great photography has a powerful message and conveys emotion. Technically, and in addition to content that speaks for itself – great photography has beautiful lighting, a strong composition, and an element of surprise. Creative risks often are what sets great photography apart from just good, or average photography. I am often “wow-ed” by photographers who infuse some facet of their personality into the photography – especially those who have a clever sense of humor and communicate it in a witty and indirect way.
It captures a moment in time where the athlete(s) is in sync and yet at the same time in contrast with the natural surroundings that are present.
Share what is in your head, produce it - don’t be afraid to take creative risks. Old fashioned face-to-face networking is a great way to meet people, share ideas, see what is trending and talk about who you are and what your work means. Get out there and see what people are doing – give and receive constructive criticism. Be inspired, and in doing so provide inspiration for someone else. In addition, I also think social networking in the digital world provides great ways to promote and share your work – but get educated about sharing your work online and be knowledgeable about copyright laws and the pros and cons that come with networking online. Don’t rely on one form of communication with your audience – but find the balance that works right for you.
“Creative risks often are what sets great photography apart from just good, or average photography.” - Christof Kalt
I'm a professional editor and writer with more than 20 years' experience in print and online formats. For most of my career, I have been based in Hong Kong, an ideal base for an inveterate traveller as I can live in a green, hilly backwater on the island of Lantau while also having one of the world’s most connected and efficient airports just 30 minutes away by taxi. There I am editor-in-chief of Action Asia, a regional adventure travel magazine that has charted – and I hope also helped inspire – the rising interest among locals as well as expats in active ways to enjoy the wild outdoors. In addition, I freelance for a number of other local and regional magazines, mostly concerned with travel of one sort or another.
Photography at is best is not simply eye candy. A shot may evoke wonder with its spectacular setting, vivid colors or high impact, but the truly great images cause us not just to 'stand back’ and admire but to 'lean in’ and ask about the inspiration that brought the photographer to that point in time and place, how the scene was anticipated or imagined, the mechanics of its capture and perhaps a serendipitous collision of circumstance that elevated the final image.
Within this there is a tension between the quest for authenticity and a creative's desire to push their skills in new directions. Much of the best work seen in past illume contests has seen photographers play with expectations, providing unusual perspectives and juxtapositions. Last year’s winner shows how this doesn’t have to mean 'bleeding edge’ technology, prodigious post-processing or complex storyboarding. It can be as simple as faultless execution of a beautifully simple idea.
Christian Bugnon
"After having spent over 20 years as editor-in-chief and photo editor of several adventure, travel and leisure magazines, I can say one thing: photography is the lifeline of all my past and present endeavors. Photography says it all. And it says it even better when it catches your breath in a split second. This is what 30° magazine is all about: getting your attention and making you ponder. How on earth did he get that shot?"
On picking the right photo: "Being a photo editor isn’t always as fun as it sounds. To find the right picture, you may need to sort a 1000 of them. And go through a zillion photographers. I’m lucky enough I’ve hade opportunities to work with the best out there. The more daring. The more imaginative. The more profound. I’ve become very selective."
Some advice: "Technique is a given: you need to know how to handle your camera. Not just think you know. Then, practice sets in. Shoot, shoot, shoot. And shoot some more. Once your eye is sharp, then we begin talking."
Hideko Kataoka
Tell us about your professional background — how did you get to where you are now?
Hideko Kataoka has been a director of photography at Newsweek, Japan, since 2001. She joined the magazine as a photographer in 1991, covering national news, social issues and portraiture of world business and cultural leaders.
As director of photography, she oversees and directs photography both for the printed and digital editions of the magazine as well as its special issues. In 2004, Hideko launched the Picture Power section in the magazine, a weekly photo essay that captures underreported topics around the world.
Hideko is a lecturer at Tokyo Polytechnic University, does portfolio reviews and has served as a juror at international photography festivals and competitions, such as World PressPhoto and FotoFest, as an External Review Committee Member for Tokyo Photographic Art Museum.
A line about your publication / agency: What stories do you cover?
NEWSWEEK JAPAN is a full spectrum weekly magazine featuring International current affairs culture, sports and trends
What fascinates you about action and adventure sports photography?
The ability to capture intense moments of the human experience, and beauty of human body and activity.
Why do you think contests like Red Bull Illume are important to the photography scene?
This contest can raise the bar improving the quality and understanding of photography. It tells the audience the fascination of the photography.
Do you think the rise of social media has changed the way photography is being viewed?
Yes, absolutely.
What would you suggest to an up and coming photographer looking to gain more exposure?
Just start doing something you know and love, and show it by your own style.
Any tips for photographers looking to impress you in the competition?
Tell a story about the event you are recording.
Isabella Russ
I have been a photo editor for various magazines for over 20 years. Since 2012 I have been working at Red Bull Media House as a photo editor for the Terra Mater magazine. Meanwhile I am also responsible as photo director Servus World for magazines like Servus, Bergwelten and Carpe Diem. Terra Mater is a special interest magazine on nature, wildlife, sustainability and research. Terra Mater wants to discover the world and point out the beauty of our planet. The people sensitize that it is worth trying to preserve the planet as it is.
An adventure or action sport picture has to evoke an emotion. A photographer should always stay on the ball, constantly develop himself technically and stylistically and never lose his love for his profession.
Coco Tâche-Berther
I’ve been working 25 years as co-publisher and editor-in-chief of 7sky Magazine, 'skate, surf, snow, eco and awareness’.
I have also been a founder of 7sky.life for a few years, beaming the spirit of nature and beauty, evolution and consciousness on the collaborative media plattform.
My biggest pleasure is to connect people on heart level as well as tell and spread stories that can change the world in a positive way.
A great adventure & action sports image for me is when I feel an emotion looking at it. In these picture I always sense a love-story as well, the love-story between the photographer and its object.
My relationship with photography? I couldn’t do anything I do without photography. It is my tool, my way of communication. Photography accompanies me every day. I love great photography, even my husband and my son are both photographers (my son is a filmer, too).
Tips? Just connect to the object, find a nice, original and attractive angle, and click…
Denis Balibouse
A bit about yourself and your magazine
Born in 1972 I touched my first camera at 6 years old during a family vacation in Greece. I started taking pictures for a local newspaper at the age of 14 and went pro in 1990. I am staff photographer with Reuters since 2007 based in Geneva, Switzerland. Founded in 1851, Reuters is one of the leading news agencies covering the world for its media clients with text, photo, video and graphism. It employs 600 photographers worldwide.
What makes a great adventure & action sports image for you
A great photograph is difficult to explain and that’s why also you have so many categories. It can either bring emotion or goose bumps because of the action or a reaction for technical achievement. But one thing is for sure, I am looking for a wow effect, one picture must bring a reaction to its reader. I have nevertheless a preference for the pictures taken on the field of play where you rarely have more than one chance to catch the frame.
What is your relationship with photography
My dad was a sport journalist and I grew up surrounded by sports coverage.
I now live off and with my passion every day.
A few tips and tricks for photographers
Shoot, shoot, shoot, look at others for respectful inspiration and then go out to shoot, shoot and shoot more.
Apoorva Prasad
"I've been striving to build something that genuinely gives a voice to people around the world who are passionate about nature and the outdoors. The outdoors transcends borders, yet existing media has tended to skew towards specific nationalities or cultures. We're breaking down barriers, with the ultimate purpose of protecting wilderness across the globe."
What makes a great image? "A great image must transcend the mundane and capture the spirit or essence of the moment, capture time, or capture the emotion of the photographer, as much as or even instead of the subject."
Some advice for anyone submitting: "Think before you shoot. Don't lean on the fact of having a zillion gigs of space on your card to fill it up with a lot of bad shots that you'll have to sort out later. Think differently - what angle are you not seeing? Think counter-intuitively. Shoot into the sun at the right hours of the day to use it as backlight, or while using a natural feature as a scrim. Shoot as wide open as you can so you have the bokeh. Shoot motion blur. Emotion is more important than tack sharp lines."
Manfred Zollner
I have completed a master’s degree in communication studies and was a film critic before entering the world of photography. I have been writing about photography and photographers since the 1990s and have been editor-in-chief of fotoMAGAZIN in Hamburg since the beginning of this year.
fotoMAGAZIN is the oldest and most renowned photo magazine in Germany (since 1949) and it is published monthly. Once a year (in September) I produce the XXL - Fine Art - booklet fotoMAGAZIN EDITION.
A great action and adventure sports photo shatters our habits of seeing or imagining and shows us the action from a new, surprising perspective. The image is supposed to dynamically enhance the sport shown.
On how to win Red Bull Illume: "Think out of the box! Get inspired somewhere else and don't copy stuff. Go outside with your camera and try new things. And stick with it; don't get discouraged when an idea doesn't work out and the job gets frustrating."
Ryan Stutt
For 10 years King Network has been Canada’s largest action sports media company, publishing King Snowboard magazine, Forecast Ski magazine and King Skateboard magazine. Founded by Ryan Stutt, he’s been at the forefront of action sports media for over a decade.
What makes a great shot?
Get weird. Get creative. The best photos are the ones that make you say “Huh? The f**k? How’d it shoot this?”
How to win Red Bull Illume?
It’s all about timing and knowing the sport you’re shooting. Any idiot with an SLR can shoot an action sports photo—it takes someone with knowledge and love of what they’re shooting to really make a photo special.
Dan Havlik
I've worked for photography magazines and websites for the past 20 years and have been editor-in-chief of Shutterbug for the last five years. Shutterbug is the leading resource for anyone seeking to learn how to shoot better photos. With a broad audience of amateurs, photo enthusiasts, aspiring pros, and working professional photographers, Shutterbug.com offers a collection of the web's best photography how-to-do’s, tutorials, photo gear reviews and industry news.
The two most important things for me with adventure and actions sports images are timing and composition. Dare to try something different but don't forget the human element.
Udi J. Tirosh
Udi Tirosh is a Photographer, a relentless entrepreneur, a dad. Order of items is subject to daily changes.
He is also the editor of the industry-leading photography blog DIYPhotography.net - A one-stop shop for the photo and video industry.
He recommends: "Bigger and better said it before me (looking at you Robert Capa), If your photographs aren't good enough, you're not close enough. Or if that is not an option, go really, really far."
Florian Meissner
Florian is the Co-Founder and CEO of EyeEm, the world's premier photography community and marketplace connecting its more than 22 million creators with brands. The platform is powered by its patented computer vision software that automatically understands the content of an image, and curates millions of visuals, surfacing the best results for their global customer base. The idea originated after his digital SLR camera was stolen in a New York subway while working as a professional photographer. He has been featured and exhibited in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Forbes Magazine, Wired Magazine among others and is an avid speaker on technology, entrepreneurship and the future of the photography industry.
Florian says, "It’s all about the decisive moment. Clean and simple backgrounds that shape all the attention to your subject. Knowing your auto-focus inside out. And good light!"
Paul Hanna
I started my photography career early in my teens at my high school in the U.S.A. where I was the photo editor on the student annual and photographer for the student newspaper. I had a head start with photography as a boy as my father was a sports and travel photographer. After moving to Europe on a study abroad program I landed a job with Reuters news agency as a freelance photographer in Madrid, Spain in 1989. During those years I covered all sorts of sports and news such as the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics, Formula One and Motorcycling Grand Prix, etc. In 1992 I was offered a staff job with Reuters in London where I worked as Photographer/Editor, covering news and sports assignments such as the 1995 Tour de France cycling race, Summer and Winter Olympics, World Swimming, Cycling and the 1994 World Cup in USA. In 1996 I became the Chief Photographer for Reuters in Italy, where I was in charge of coverage and covered news and sports including the Vatican, Pope John Paul II’s foreign travels to Africa, Latin America, Middle East, and sports including Alpine Skiing World Cup, Nordic Skiing World Cup, Formula One, Motorcycling GP, Italian Football League, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games etc. In 2001 I returned to Spain where I was based as Chief Photographer Iberia for Reuters and lead the team of photographers covering news and sports. Again, assignments ranging from Rio Olympic Games, Rio World Cup, Spanish soccer league, Formula One, Vuelta de España cycling race, Sierra Nevada World Freestyle and Snowboard Championships, Korea Winter Paralympics to name a few.
I would sum up the characteristics of a great adventure and action sports image in a few words as such. An image which immediately conveys the drama, beauty, and spirit of a competition. An image which doesn’t need explaining because the viewer immediately recognises what is happening. An image which has looks so great you would want to hang it printed large on a wall to continue seeing it. An image which sticks.
As far as tips and tricks, I would say something similar to what my Wider Image profile in Reuters says, something along the lines of the following:
In Photography, that magical moment never repeats itself, and to capture it requires planning, concentration and lots of devotion and dedication. Know the sport, study beforehand, talk to the photographers that cover that type of sport often and always look for new ways to cover an event. Especially, cover each event as if it had never been covered, stay fresh and never be complacent. Camera gear is not as important as attitude and the way you use your head, breathe and THINK.
Aneta Filiciak
I am the CEO of 500px, a global community for photographers with over 15 million members from 195 countries, whom have shared 120+ million images to date and growing. Photographers, from hobbyist to high-profile professional photographers, and everything in between, come to 500px to discover and share incredible photos, gain exposure and get paid for their work and skills. The platform provides a variety of products and tools that motivate and help photographers to improve at every step of their creative journey.
A truly incredible image is one that captures the relationship between the action or surroundings and the emotion felt. Whether it’s the emotion of the subject or the emotion that you want the viewer to feel, this is the secret sauce that makes an image stand apart from the rest.
Evaluating and learning from your past work are key to improving your results. Look at what you were producing last week, last month, last year on a regular basis and push yourself to experiment and try new things - you’ll see the difference in your results.
Louisa Albanese
I moved to Boulder 10 years ago because of its status as an adventure hub, and it has not disappointed yet. I’ve been working at BACKPACKER for 3 years where we try and encourage readers to participate in a growing revolution: in a society that assumes that progress and everything associated with it is to be embraced, we encourage people to slow down and enjoy the simplicity of walking in the woods. Although I primarily work with editorial content I still view photographs in terms of “making” vs. “capturing”.
To me, making a great photograph requires the same intentionality as a sculptor needs to create a statue; you will surely get lucky snapping away at a scene, but if you want to make great images again and again then it’s helpful to approach it as a construction.
Rachel Fichmann
I've been working as a photo editor for 30 years. And I've been photo editor in chief for 8 years of Le Matin Dimanche, the biggest newspaper in the French part of Switzerland.
For me emotions, unforeseen and breathtaking images are important.
Look for the unusual and astonishing when you are out shooting images.
Andrew Fredrickson
Hailing from the Pacific Northwest, Andrew Fredrickson is the Managing Editor at Racer X Illustrated in Morgantown, West Virginia. When he's not at races shooting photos, you can find him going through the best of the best motocross images around the world to make Racer X Illustrated the most picturesque in the business.
"There are a lot of things to consider when deciding if an action photo is something spectacular. But one thing I tend to look for is the scene itself, along with the action presented.
"Learn about how light works! My best advice is to learn how to shoot on film and exactly how light relates to the shutter, aperture, film, and your lens."
Jaime Owens
I grew up in Florence, South Carolina being a little punk-rock, skaterat that fell in love with photography in high school. I was then able to turn my love of photography and skateboarding into a full-time career by working in skateboarding for the past 20 years, with 13 years at Skateboarder Magazine, and the last six years at Transworld Skateboarding. A day doesn’t go by that I don’t thank my lucky stars that I still get to do this for a living.
It’s not about the equipment. Photography’s about the moment, capturing a moment that will last forever.
Never get less than twelve hours sleep. Never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city. And, never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese.
Joe Klamar
I’m Slovak/Canadian photographer, born in 1965. I’ve studied photography and fine arts. Professionally, I started at a local daily newspaper at Medicine Hat, Alberta, while contributing to the Canadian Press. After that, I worked for the Winnipeg Sun, TASR and Reuters. Since 2003, I'm part of the staff at Agence France Presse (AFP) in Vienna, Austria as the regional chief photographer responsible for Austria, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Slovenia. Between 2011–2014 I was based in Los Angeles, USA, and have now moved back to Vienna where I am currently based. I have been covering news, sports, politics, entertainment and documentary events.
What makes a great adventure & action sports image for you?
I like when an adventure and an action picture blend into one. I love the big landscapes or cityscapes, well composed and captured in a beautiful light, with a small human element reaching its peak action moment. I like the contrast between a huge nature/environment while showing a small human being, taking its part in the front of a gorgeous backdrop.
What is your relationship with photography?
When I was 6 years old, my father loaded a twin-lens reflex camera with a roll of 6x6 B&W film for me; and it instantly became love at the first sight. Ever since I can remember I was taking pictures. Photography has been always the largest part of my life. It has become my lifestyle. It is a brush and a pencil giving me a chance to express myself. It is my life time hobby.
A few tips and tricks for photographers?
You need to have a passion and a love for the photography. Take pictures daily. More you do it, better you get. Be patient. If the results are not great spend more time shooting. Master your gear but don’t use too much of it. Less is more. Experiment. Try to get a better idea of what you want to capture in your picture. What you want to say with your picture. Study other photographers' styles and try to find your own.
Mr. Mukesh Kumar is an Indian Air Force veteran and has served the country for 10 years. He also has more than 13 years of corporate experience as a Business Consultant with reputed organizations like The World Bank, National Geographic, Deloitte & Touche, Tata Consulting Services, US Government, etc. He has experience of working with Event Management, Banking, Insurance, Healthcare, Non-Profit, Defense, and State/Federal Government projects, K12 and School Systems. Apart from this, he has traveled and worked in many countries like USA, Canada, South Korea, Austria, and China.
Founder and CEO of Chiiz, a platform for photographers to collaborate and showcase their creations, Mukesh Kumar has been working towards creating an ecosystem of photographers and other artists which would help bridge the gaps that he faced in his early days as a photographer.
Chiiz Magazine is an extension of chiiz.com and displays the work of photographers all over the world. A monthly photography magazine, Chiiz puts under the spotlight one genre of photography every month, effectively showcasing the work of renowned photographers in the genre. With limited space for advertisements, one can effectively browse through amazing work in photography without any distractions.
Micah Abrams
Micah is the Group Content Director for AMI’s Adventure Sports Network Group, and oversees all editorial and branded content for some of the largest and most respected brands in action and adventure sports, including Surfer, Powder, Snowboarder, TransWorld Skateboarding, and Bike. Prior to that, Micah wrote, edited and produced content across the sport and men’s general interest spectrum, garnering a Sports Emmy award for his work on NBC’s Olympic coverage, helping launch the digital media company Fatherly, and scripting 11 years-worth of ski movies for Warren Miller Entertainment. He is an accomplished skier, a much less accomplished surfer, and can still fall hard enough on a skateboard to make other skaters wince.
"The exact opposite of whatever everyone else thinks makes a great image. Whether it’s unexpected framing, a technical leveraging of external conditions that others find problematic to become an image’s focal point, or just looking over here when everyone is looking over there, the images I love best completely surprise me. Often, photographers find these images by going somewhere no one else has bothered to go; just as often, they create these images by coming at common situations in totally uncommon ways. "
Best advice you ever recieved?
"Technical mastery isn’t mastery without a point of view."
Laura Stanley
A Toronto native, Laura has over 13 years of experience as a professional photographer and photo editor. She got her first taste of photography adventure after successfully funding an Arctic expedition at the age of 15 through donations and equipment sponsorships.
Laura went on to combine her love of both storytelling and photography through an internship with National Geographic Adventure magazine in New York. Back in Canada, Laura went on to work for some of the country’s top magazines including OWL Kids, HELLO! Canada and Canadian Geographic Magazine.
Laura currently leads partnerships at Pexels, where she spends her days connecting the world’s most influential and creative partners to members of the world’s fastest-growing stock photography community. This includes working with brands and businesses who are looking to integrate the Pexels API as well as connecting partners to talented creatives from the community through custom shoots, photo contests, and strategic collaborations.
“What I love most and what I think truly makes great action and adventure imagery is something that gives you pause, or that instant roller coaster stomach drop feeling. Seeing a human go up against the world's most unpredictable elements shows us how strong we really are. I’m always blown away to think that behind every great action or adventure shot of an athlete or someone crazy enough to challenge these elements, there's someone equally as crazy, brave and skilled alongside them documenting those often death-defying moments of humans pushing the limits of their physical capabilities.”
Jen Aborn
I currently work at Conde Nast as the Visuals Editor for GQ, GQ Style and Pitchfork. Prior to that I was the Director of Photography at Golf Digest Magazine. I began my career as a Photo Editor at SLAM Magazine and then moved to ESPN the Magazine, working primarily on action sports and EXPN, a twice-yearly action sports insert. I covered stories ranging from athlete portfolios at X-Games to providing action photographers instruction on how to take a great moving shot. I've also worked at Red Bull as Head of Content Pool, and in advertising with the Converse Cons skate team.
Learning to create and live in your space behind the lens is critical. We live in an age where so much is shot on phones, which too can sometimes feel like a disconnect between photographer and subject. Learning to make and live in your space behind the lens is critical.
"There is one thing the photograph must contain: the humanity of the moment. This kind of photography is realism. But realism is not enough – there has to be vision, and the two together can make a good photograph.” – Robert Frank
Gabriel Sanchez
Photography has always been on the frontlines of action and adventure sports — the relationship between the two is undeniable. These two art forms that have grown together, shattered expectations, and reached new heights of creativity. I'm very excited to see what the future holds for both.
There are definitely parallels between the world of photography and the world of extreme sports. Both require an incredible amount of patience and dedication to grow. You'll find that the more you practice and overcome your failures, the more likely you'll grow into a stronger, more focused photographer.
For me, what makes a great action and adventure sport image is the visual harmony between an environment and the athlete.
Chris Wellhausen
A short profile about yourself and the media outlet/platform you work for.
I work alongside the editors at SNOWBOARDER Magazine as the Director of Photography, curating global perspectives from those of us behind the camera lens. Our collaborations with one another, all who contribute, and those that support the magazine’s art of storytelling are amazing. Our publication produces four print issues annually, numerous snowboard films, major events, and releases a constant flow of content digitally through our website and social media to all our audience and subscribers. SNOWBOARDER Magazine has become the world’s largest snowboard media over the last 30 years.
In your opinion, what makes a great action and adventure sport image?
A truly great action and adventure sport image needs to be compelling on so many levels. Beyond its basic merits of photography and trick selection, the scene has to evoke multiple emotions, make you feel like you want to be there, or ask yourself how it was even possible. It also needs unique lighting and processing. It has to stand out, especially with today’s mass image production and sharing abilities. These are just some examples.
What is your personal and professional relationship to photography?
I started snowboarding in New England as a high schooler. This ignited a life-long passion for the sport and the lifestyle, and led me to move to Lake Tahoe where I continued to pursue snowboarding as much as possible. Over these seasons I also found the gift/love of photography through the inspiration of the surrounding landscape. A further stoke was created, deeply influenced by the storytelling from snowboard media. I recognized its massive impact on the snowboarding community and I shortly made a powerful connection between snowboarding and photography. I began making photos of my friends snowboarding and attended a good number of events which led to seeing this vibrant scene first hand.
As I became a contributor to SNOWBOARDER and TransWorld SNOWboarding magazines it motivated me to contemplate a path to working in photography professionally. As I further chased snowboard adventure, the position of working behind the scenes within snowboard media presented itself after I moved to San Diego. I learned early on that I really enjoy working with photographers from all around the world, their magazine submissions, embracing opportunities to make photos, and creating a portion of snowboarding’s photo galleries and stories. This experience is so much more than an honor and a dream come true. I’ve now been working as a professional photographer since 2005.
What are a few recommended tips and tricks for photographers?
Actually doing the sport, and having a passion for what you photograph makes the deepest connection which helps you anticipate all the factors when setting up for the shot.
In addition to the creative process, make it a goal to establish a simple post-production workflow. This promotes good organizational habits. It’ll also save you time in the archival process and keep your clients happy.
Your network is huge for making ideas happen. Building quality relationships is really important.
Possibly provide an additional quote on one of the topics above or a related photography topic.
If you’re making imagery that makes you happy, you should be on track for a long life in photography.
Marion Mertens
I am a photo addict. Been in the photojournalism industry for more than 30 years. I first started as a news desker at Gamma Presse Images in Paris, then as photo assignment editor for Gamma Liaison in New York. Was then successively photo editor and news reporter at the French weeklies Le Figaro Magazine, l’Express and VSD before joining Paris Match 21 years ago. I oversee content on all web, social media, and mobile formats at Paris Match, including the magazine’s daily edition on Snapchat Discover. Previously, I was the French weekly magazine’s deputy and News Editor for 15 years.
Paris Match motto is the choc of photos and the weight of words. Visually oriented with great human stories angles.
Don’t forget where the story is...
"A photo a day keeps the doctor away!"
Eric Hendrikx
Eric Hendrikx is Action Sports Editor of REVOLVER Magazine. He studied photography composition and film development while completing his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Anthropology, ultimately seeking to become more like Indiana Jones. Hendrikx’s action sports and music photography work has been published in Rolling Stone, Playboy, Transworld, InsideHook, Adventure Sports Network, REVOLVER and more.
“As consummate writer, I find the most paramount action sports images are the ones that tell a compelling story — a photograph that you can gaze at and visualize the beforehand, the now, and the after,” says Hendrikx. “But also a tale that unfolds the more you connect with it. If the viewer sees the image, immediately gets it, and walks away — the photographer has failed to captivate.”
As Hendrikx explains it, some of the key elements of masterful photography include shooting wide enough so that the viewer feels as if he could step into the world created and play a role in its landscape. “Juxtaposition and inclusion of human subjects for scale and emotional connection are critical to relatability in action sports,” says Hendrikx. “And underexposing an image so that the viewer must dig deeper to discover its real treasures is often a photographer’s best-kept secret.”
Keri Bascetta
Keri Bascetta first picked up a camera in high school, and her early passion for the medium eventually led to studying photography in college, and pursuing a career in publishing. She is currently acting as Director of Photography and Staff Photographer for SKI Magazine in Boulder, CO. Her job allows her to assign and source striking images from top photographers around the world, while also spending time shooting product in the studio during summers and ski traveling on assignment during the winter months.
I look at thousands of images through photographers’ submissions to the magazine every year. It’s not easy to capture an image that stands out amongst all of them. Composition, light and color are initial elements that make you stop and look more closely, but the top images always connect to our emotions, which is why they stick in our memories.
I love the medium. I love that that after eleven years of looking through photographers’ annual submissions, I’m continually surprised by something new and different. I think some artists find the camera more restrictive than other art forms, like painting or sculpture, but those parameters just challenge us to think outside the box.
A few tips and tricks for photographers...
#1 When shooting digitally, always check your camera’s histogram. Don’t trust what you see on the screen, since an image’s brightness will be affected by how much your pupils have dilated.
#2 Connect with an athlete you trust and enjoy spending time with. The more you shoot with someone, the better you’re able to communicate with each other and thus succeed in capturing your vision.
#3 Safety always comes first. A lot goes into creating captivating images in the elements, some under the photographer’s control, some not. No matter how challenging a season you’ve had, always remember that if conditions in a zone you’re aiming for aren’t safe, don’t go. Use that day as a challenge to think outside the box and make something creative in an area that won’t put you, or your athletes, in danger.
Lauren Breedlove
Nick Galac
Nick Galac is a Senior Photo Editor at ESPN. He started his career as an intern at Marie Claire UK and has spent the past 13 years in sports photography at vertical and pansport titles including the past 8 years at ESPN where he specializes in creatively producing premium photography for digital content, features, covers and The Body Issue.
"Photography is such a vast medium that’s always evolving and I love being able to conceptualize and collaborate on the creation of compelling imagery on a daily basis."
Advice for participants;
"Enjoy and trust the photography process. Find your inspiration. Keep exploring and experimenting."
What do you look for in a great picture?
"Combination of energy, visual tension, light and composition."
Ray Bisschop
A bit about yourself and your magazine?
I have been in Marketing, Design and Photography for over 30 years. In this time, I have worked in several agencies initially as a designer and then working up to Creative Director and ran my own design and photography studio for 15 years. I now finally find myself at the helm of Surfing Life, one of Australia’s preeminent surf magazines. As a life-long surfer, this in an amazing position to be in, to combine both my craft and my passion into a career. Surfing Life was first published in 1985 (the same year I started surfing) and has been at the forefront of surf media ever since. In recent times, with the onset of online platforms, Surfing Life has had to adjust and in doing so, has developed a publishing strategy that sets it apart from everyone else in the industry. We publish five issues a year focusing on the five pillars of surfing, Waves, Travel, Technique, Boards and Surfers. Our promise to every reader is that they will become a better surfer; this is close to our heart.
A great adventure & action sport image is something that evokes emotion, be it awe, amazement, fear, dreams, etc, etc, it doesn’t really matter, it just needs to move you. I firmly believe action images have that ability. Of course, color depth, sharpness, framing and focal point all come into making the emotion jump off the page/screen, but unless it makes me stop in my tracks then it doesn’t have it.
I have been utilizing photography since day one of my career and then eventually started shooting myself, with a shutter count nearing the million mark I’ve certainly spent a lot of time behind the lens and continually shoot surf to this day. On top of that I am also the senior photo editor at Surfing Life and select most of the images that go to print.
Never think you have enough card space or batteries, always charge and dump every night while on assignment. Never think, ah that shot will be there tomorrow I’ll get it then, trust me it never is, it might be even better, but in my experience, if you don’t grab it, you’ve missed it. When it comes to surf images, water shots are always the best, so if you can shoot in the water, always shoot in the water. And finally, my moto has always been “my best photo is the one I will take tomorrow”, this helps you to never stop pushing.
My name is Thomas Heaton, I am a landscape photographer based out of the north east of England. I travel the world in pursuit of perfect light and inspirational subjects. I wish to experience and spend as much time in the outdoors as possible and this is what drives my photography.
My images are all inspired by nature and the elements around us and I share my work and my adventures through my YouTube channel. My goal is to create beautiful pieces of work and show people that anybody can enjoy the outdoors, connect with nature and make beautiful images too.
Being in the outdoors can be a relaxing and calming experience, it can also be a high-octane adrenaline inducing experience and the latter can make for some truly inspirational photography. A great action sports image should instantly change the state of mind of the viewer by stirring up feelings of excitement, fear, curiosity and inspiration. Ultimately a good sports/action image should be part of the building blocks that inspire a person to achieve great things and push new boundaries.
Capturing the moment, the pain and the struggle will help tell a powerful story. Atmosphere and the true moment come first.
Include the environment. When photographing your subject, it is tempting to fill the frame with their awesomeness, however space and context are very important. If you are photographing climbers scaling a glacier, try pulling wide to include the whole glacier and reducing the climbers to ant sized figures. This will give the image a lot of impact as the viewer can now see the scale of what the climbers face.
Don’t be afraid of getting things less than perfect. Sharpness, perfect exposure and a clean lens should be low on your list of priorities when photographing action sports. To get a great image you will have to get in amongst the action and this will mean shooting in hard, inhospitable environments. You will have to act fast and stay safe. Capturing the moment, the pain and the struggle will help tell a powerful story. If there is rain on your lens, then the viewer knows it was wet. If your image has motion blur, the viewer knows you were moving fast. If your highlights are blown out, the viewer knows that the sun was blasting down on the snow, but your subject was skiing in the shadow of the mountain. Atmosphere and the true moment come first.
Plan the perfect shot. Whilst a lot of sports are fast and frantic, some are controlled and more methodical. If you are planning a shoot of your friends climbing an E6, scout the crag first. See which direction it is facing and the time of day you will need to shoot to get the best light. Think about composition and which part of the route has the most dynamic move. All of this will help ensure you tell the best story.
Tyler Tate
Tyler Tate is the Editor in Chief and principle photographer for Action Sports Today/USA Today Action Sports. Tyler also runs a content provider media company T Squared Sports Media bringing additional content from the action and adventure sports community to mainstream media outlets like MSN, Yahoo and Apple News.
"Finding your comfort allows you to breathe and focus on the task at hand and that is to capture that moment. To tell the story. They say a photo is worth a thousand words. With the thirst for immediate information, a photo can be worth a million words now. Shot with intent and shot with purpose.
"Does the image tell a story? If it doesn’t then it is not a great photo. For many athletes, this may be the pinnacle of their career and it is your job to showcase their story in the image to share their passion with anyone who views your photo.
"Photography is the art of capturing the beauty of life in whatever capacity that may be. It is the act of appreciating and capturing “the moment”. As a photographer you need to have a relationship with your camera, know how to use the equipment and environment around you.
"Create Depth. Depth helps to create a story. In other words, make the viewer feel like they are there. Show passion, show heartbreak, capture the moment. If you think ahead and understand what you are shooting, you have a chance at getting 'the shot'."
Christian Lassner
Originally from bavaria, Christian Lassner is head of marketing of the daily newspaper "Salzburger Nachrichten“ based in Salzburg, Austria.
Founded 1945, the "Salzburger Nachrichten" is a party-politically independent daily newspaper, committed to the Christian world view, and are indispensable for the freedom of the individual.
More newspaper, more quality and more knowledge. The "Salzburger Nachrichten“ deliberately set the bar high fort he fullfillment of its many tasks for over 70 years.
"As a marketer, I think photography and especially the visual language are very important. The connection between marketing and photography is indispensable in every sense."
Any advice for photographers?
"Focus on the things you like. Take your time for the perfect shot."
Eva Kerschbaum
The Red Bulletin is an award-winning international branded lifestyle magazine that currently gets published in six countries with a monthly print run of 1,75 million copies.
The magazine features breathtaking stories from the diverse World of Red Bull and its many playgrounds as well as stories about like-minded people such as athletes, artists, creators, and entrepreneurs.
Following the magazine’s claim “Beyond the ordinary”, The Red Bulletin’s goal is to inspire its readers by telling the stories of inspiring high performers from around the globe.
Eva Kerschbaum is an Austrian photo Editor-in-Chief with more than twenty years of experience in the industry. She studied image science and photography, worked at Austria’s daily business newspaper “Wirtschaftsblatt” and weekly news magazine “Profil”, before joining The Red Bulletin’s editorial headquarter in Vienna in 2013.
Her favorite projects with The Red Bulletin include collaborations with Magnum such as the 2017 Exhibition “70 Years of Magnum Sports Photography” at Hangar-7 in Salzburg which she organized and curated.
“I like to call out other people’s strengths and I usually put a lot of thought into the images I’d like to get”, says Kerschbaum. “Good photographers don’t just go out and shoot. Their stories have to be well prepared. There’s not always a storyline in the beginning – but highly recommended that from my side. But regardless how much you plan, you should always be open for new experiences, reaching out for new perspectives and new ways of telling a story. My passion is sharing those stories that inspire, surprise and help our readers to keep their eyes out for a different world.
Heidi Volpe
I’ve spent the last 25+ years working with photography and design for a variety of media outlets, consulting editorial and commercial photographers. Currently, I’m the Director of Photography for Patagonia where the company is dedicated to saving our home planet. The photography department is a collective of photo editors: Jane Sievert, Jenning Steger, Cameron Tambakis, Kyle Sparks, Eugenie Fredricks, and Jakob Reisinger.
What makes a great image?
A great adventure & action sport image knows no boundaries; we all share the same playground. Great imagery is cinematic, thought-provoking.
It has a sense of place, depth and celebrates the human spirit, often it needs no words. Unexpected by Jane Sievert and Jennifer Ridgeway, Patagonia’s founding photo editors, respectively is a terrific celebration of wilderness and outdoor-sport photography as an art and a practice.
Advice for submission and shooting:
“You have a whole life in the outdoors, you realize you have a sense of responsibility to protect these wild places.” – 180° South. Think twice, shoot once, and know your place in the outdoors.
What is your narrative; how does that relate to your unique voice and what are the images only you can take?
With advent of digital platforms, you have visualists coming together making it important to know your strengths, to practice your weakness; always evolve your craft, be mindful. Just because you can take 1000 images, doesn’t mean you should. Less is often more.
Kevin Corrigan
I'm the Digital Editor at Climbing Magazine. Founded in 1970, we are the longest-running rock climbing publication in the US, covering all aspects of the sport in print and online at Climbing.com. I run the website. I moved to Boulder, Colorado, from New York City five years ago both for the job and to be closer to the cliffs. I'm also passionate about photography, though to be honest, lately my own climbing plans have taken priority. Both are such involved pursuits that they require a singular focus to be done well.
Photography was what originally drew me to the magazine industry. There's something special about a printed photo that can't be captured on a screen. When I was a teenager bikes were my passion, and I covered my walls in photos ripped from the pages of Ride BMX. Now that I'm an editor, I want to spread that same stoke to our readers that I got from magazines when I was growing up.
What makes a great photo?
To me, the best action sports photos are as much about the landscape as they are about the athlete. It's all about capturing the action within the greater context of the surroundings.
Luis Farina
My name is Luis Farina and I'm a content creator specialized in Skateboarding and Surfing. I've been working in both industries for almost 10 years. My experiences range from print-magazines, news website, and video content. I'm the Editor-in-Chief for Tribo Skate, one of the major skateboarding media-outlets in Brazil. TS was founded in 1991.
An adventure & action sports image should really make you say "wow'. It should really transmit the adrenaline of the trick and the feeling of the rider. From a technical stand point, everything should be in focus (the rider, the obstacle, and the gear). Preferably, you should be able to see the face of the rider. A camera with a faster shutter-speed is your best bet when trying to eternize a trick on a skateboard.
Photography is a big part of Skateboarding and Surfing. Both sports are really visual, and pretty much the only way to transcribe it is through video and pictures. Working in the industry, we are used to dealing with images all-day, every day. From ads to content on our website, it all includes visual representation of these sports.
Sarah Polger
Sarah Polger oversees digital strategy for contests and campaigns at National Geographic. National Geographic’s annual photography contests showcase photographs from around the world and connect photographers with the top editors in the industry. Formerly, she was a content strategist and editor for National Geographic Travel and Adventure, including managing the @natgeotravel Instagram account. Prior to joining National Geographic, Sarah served as a photo editor for news, sports, and culture stories working at AOL, The Washington Post, and the Smithsonian.
Relationship with photography?
Through storytelling, media outlets seek to work with photographers that are able to craft stories no one has seen before—whether that’s revealing a known story in a new light or capturing a previously untold story. It’s that collaboration that drives the best storytelling and pushes us all to better understand our world.
What makes a great adventure & action sports image?
A great action or adventure image captures the athlete merging with the surrounding environment—that crucial moment when the person and the land become visually symbiotic—showing the athlete’s personal drive and the power of the world.
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Beyond White Evangelicals’ Uneasy Relationship With Dr. King
Margot Starbuck
General, Race
How will the church engage today’s race issues—immigration, economic redistribution, presidential birth certificates—in the light of Dr. King’s very Christian message? Guided by King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail, Ed Gilbreath offers food for thought.
Ed, you say that King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail—written in newspaper margins, scraps of paper and eventually jail cell toilet paper!—was rooted in the Christian gospel. Where do you hear the message of Jesus in that document?
Though it was 1963 America, not first century Israel, there was a similar shadow of oppression by those in power over a subjugated segment of the population. In response to the eight white clergymen who criticized his presence in Birmingham, Dr. King wrote, “I am in Birmingham because injustice is here.” For me, it’s akin to Jesus’ prophetic announcement in the synagogue that “the Spirit of the Lord” was upon him to preach the gospel to the poor; heal the brokenhearted, and preach deliverance to the captives and liberation to the oppressed (Luke 4:18). This was Martin Luther King Jr. declaring his call to nonviolent resistance as well the church’s obligation to always stand on the side of justice. There’s a “thus saith the Lord” tenor throughout the letter that urgently confronts the smugness and complacency of a religious community that has become too content with the status quo of the culture around it. In many ways, it echoes Christ’s subversive voice to a religious community that had forgotten its prophetic purpose.
You’ve noted that though the white evangelical community has embraced King’s vision of racial and social justice, they’ve struggled with accepting his progressive theology. Say more about that. In our dismissal have we missed out on the “progressive” message of Jesus?
White evangelicals have had an uneasy relationship with Dr. King over the years. They’ve wrestled with embracing his vision of racial and social justice, and at times they’ve used questions about his more liberal theology as an excuse for dismissing him altogether. What I attempt to get at in Birmingham Revolution is the fact that, as a son, grandson, and great-grandson of black Baptist ministers, everything Dr. King said and did was grounded in a fundamentalist Baptist reading of the Bible.
However, as a black man in America during the era of vicious Jim Crow segregation, he was also compelled to read Scripture through that lens, to try to make sense of the un-Christian attitudes and unjust systems that he saw around him from people who professed faith in Jesus Christ. Therefore, if he could find truth about justice, freedom, and the human condition in more liberal theologies, he was not afraid to add them to his toolkit for exegeting and interpreting society. King was not afraid to join Jesus out in the extremes of “progressive” thinking if it meant staying true to the Bible’s demands for love and justice.
On Dr. King’s birthday, or during black history month, I’ve noticed how much many of us like to post his picture, and slogans and speeches on social media. (#guilty) But King was a man of action. To what action would King be calling the church today?
In Birmingham, Dr. King went to jail to help make the point that the pursuit of racial unity and justice is an essential part of the Christian mission. Today, in many ways, we’ve allowed our politics to divide us and define who we are as people of faith. King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” challenges us to strip away the cultural barriers and focus on the essential demands of the gospel. It’s a call to grace, justice, empathy, and reconciliation. If we’re only interested in loving our neighbor when they live in the same neighborhood as we do or vote for the same candidates as we do, then we’ve missed the full call of the gospel.
Where are you seeing that “action” being fleshed out in the church today?
I believe issues such as immigration reform, healthcare, and gay rights are forcing the church to figure out what it really means to live “Christianly” in a broken world. Dr. King’s vision of a “beloved community, ” at its heart, was a call for our nation to live up to its ideals of freedom and equality. But it also was a call for Christian people–and all of humanity–to recognize the image of God in one another. And I think there are countless people of faith in churches across this nation and around the world who, in the tradition of Dr. King, are willing to ask tough questions about their responsibility to God and neighbor, and are honestly working to put compassion for people before their commitment to ideology.
Here at RLC we’re about the practice of our faith in Jesus. So I’m curious how King’s Birmingham letter has impacted your own life and faith?
I was born a year after Dr. King’s death, so much of my understanding of him was shaped by popular conceptions of the man has this patron saint of racial unity—the “I Have a Dream” King that almost everyone finds, more or less, inoffensive. “Letter from Birmingham Jail” introduced me to a more radical, indignant, and human Dr. King. It also challenged me to take more seriously the biblical call to justice as expressed in Micah 6:8, “to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God.” In King’s day, even the people on his side were telling him to slow down and just wait. He knew that was another way of denying true justice. I believe part of our call as ministers of reconciliation in the world, as noted in 2 Corinthians 5, is to also be advocates of justice and peace wherever we can. “Letter from Birmingham Jail” is a powerful reminder of the urgency of that call.
Discover more in Gilbreath’s newest book, Birmingham Revolution.
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Margot Starbuck—author, collaborator and speaker—earned an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Bachelor's from Westmont College. She’s convinced that because God, in Jesus Christ, is with us and for us, we’ve been made to be with and for others. So she’s passionate about equipping folks to love our (sometimes unlikely) neighbors and is the author of seven books and collaborator on others. She enjoys speaking to audiences around the country that include: Messiah College, MOPs International, Young Life Women’s Weekend, Urban Promise Ministry Summit and Wheaton College Center for the Application of Christian Ethics. Margot lives downtown Durham, North Carolina, with her three teens.
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Jets' Quincy Enunwa suspended four games for personal conduct
Sports // NFL
Dennis Waszak Jr. The Associated Press
New York Jets wide receiver Quincy Enunwa (81) is tackled by Washington Redskins strong safety Kyshoen Jarrett (30) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. >> New York Jets wide receiver Quincy Enunwa was suspended four games without pay by the NFL on Monday for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
The suspension stems from an incident last year in which Enunwa was arrested for simple assault on his girlfriend at a New Jersey hotel. Domestic violence charges were later dropped in the case.
In a statement, the Jets said they “support and respect the NFL’s decision” to suspend Enunwa.
“The New York Jets share the NFL’s ongoing commitment to raising awareness of the frequency and impact of domestic and relationship violence,” the statement added, “supporting survivors and encouraging others to speak out and seek help.”
Enunwa has become a key part of the offense as a blocking receiver after being a sixth-round pick out of Nebraska last year. He has eight catches for 94 yards this season after earning the role as the Jets’ No. 3 receiver behind starters Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker.
Enunwa is eligible to return to the Jets’ active roster on Nov. 13, following the team’s game against the Buffalo Bills on Nov. 12. He’ll miss New York’s AFC East showdown with New England on Sunday, as well as games at Oakland and against Jacksonville at home. As per the league’s personal conduct policy, Enunwa is not allowed at the team’s facility during his suspension.
Coach Todd Bowles said he learned of Enunwa’s suspension Monday, but was aware since the preseason that the NFL could make a decision at some point during the season.
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Ryan Lochte Talks To Ellen Degeneres About Swimming Suspension & Focusing On The Future
by Casey Suglia
This summer has been a summer of highs and lows for Ryan Lochte. Lochte started out the 2016 Summer Olympics by winning a gold medal in the Men's 4x200 Freestyle Relay, but quickly took a turn for a worse during one night in Rio. To cap off the lows, on Wednesday, it was announced that Lochte has been suspended from swimming for 10 months. In recently released clips, Ryan Lochte talks to Ellen Degeneres about swimming suspension — hoping to put the past behind him.
On Thursday morning, USOC and USA Swimming announced the punishment of Lochte and the three swimmers — James Feigen, Jack Conger, and Gunnar Bentz — who had been involved in a reported night of partying after Olympic swimming had ended, according to USA Today. That night of partying resulted in "the Rio incident" — with Lochte reportedly "exaggerating" details from the night's events and apologizing for his actions. The punishment involves a 10-month swimming suspension for Lochte; his representatives did not respond to request for comment.
Lochte, however, looks to put Rio in the past and focus more on his future, shown in clips from his appearance on The Ellen Degeneres Show which is slated to air on Monday.
Lochte is honest with Degeneres about his emotions post-Rio scandal, telling her:
I reached the lowest point of my entire life that I never thought I would go to. I was in a really dark place and I didn't know if I should come out, just hide my entire life.
And just as honest about his 10 month suspension from swimming:
You know, I've been swimming my entire life and I've never taken a break, and for someone telling me that I can't do something I've been doing my entire life...it's heartbreaking and it stinks.
But Lochte has a reason to be hopeful about the future and to come back in the public eye — he is a cast member on this season's Dancing With The Stars, which premieres this upcoming Monday. As a cast member, Lochte will compete for a different kind of sporting medal — and now that he is suspended from swimming for 10-months, have a different place to focus his skills.
While Lochte can't focus on competitive swimming for the next 10 months, he can definitely focus on the future, telling Ellen, "...there is so much more I want to accomplish in the sport of swimming, so I do know that I'm still going to be training, and when I do come back, I'm definitely going to be a better swimmer and a better person."
Ryan Lochte has a lot to look forward to in his future. His Dancing With The Stars appearance is the first of many things to come for him.
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Studies on Early Arabic Philosophy
Published December 11, 2019 by Routledge
Format Paperback Hardback
Book Description Author(s)
Philosophy in the Islamic world from the 9th to 11th centuries was characterized by an engagement with Greek philosophical works in Arabic translation. This volume collects papers on both the Greek philosophers in their new Arabic guise, and on reactions to the translation movement in the period leading up to Avicenna. In a first section, Adamson provides general studies of the ’formative’ period of philosophy in the Islamic world, discussing the Arabic reception of Aristotle and of his commentators. He also argues that this formative period was characterized not just by the use of Hellenic materials, but also by a productive exchange of ideas between Greek-inspired ’philosophy (falsafa)’ and Islamic theology (kalÄm). A second section considers the underappreciated philosophical impact of Galen, using Arabic sources to understand Galen himself, and exploring the thought of the doctor and philosopher al-RÄzÄ«, who drew on Galen as a chief inspiration. A third section looks at al-FÄrÄbÄ« and the so-called ’Baghdad school’ of the 10th century, examining their reaction to Aristotle’s Metaphysics, his epistemology, and his famous deterministic ’sea battle’ argument. A final group of papers is devoted to Avicenna’s philosophy, which marks the beginning of a new era of philosophy in the Islamic world.
Peter Adamson is Professor for Late Antique and Arabic Philosophy at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Germany.
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Medieval & Renaissance Philosophy
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Marriage ban could be tested in court – The Royal Gazette | Bermuda News, Business, Sports, Events, & Community
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Marriage ban could be tested in court
Jonathan Bell
A legal challenge to a law designed to outlaw same-sex marriage could be fought in the Supreme Court.
Lawyer Mark Pettingill said his firm had been approached by a number of people and that he had been “instructed at this stage to pursue the potential for bringing an application to the Supreme Court on a constitutional challenge”.
The news came only a day after John Rankin, the Governor, gave Royal Assent to the Domestic Partnership Act, which was drawn up to replace same-sex marriage with domestic partnerships, which will also be available to heterosexual couples.
Mr Pettingill declined last night to give details on who had instructed him.
He added their nationality or gender was “not important” at this stage.
Mr Pettingill said: “What's important is that they fit the category, under section 15 of the Constitution, of an individual who feels aggrieved and regards their constitutional rights as being usurped.
“We are working diligently on it; obviously we have looked at this point before.”
Section 15 of the Bermuda Constitution covers the enforcement of fundamental rights, and Mr Pettingill said the case would entail “a tremendous amount of work”.
He explained: “You have to exhaust all local remedies, meaning the first port of call is the local Supreme Court and then potentially the Court of Appeal and up to the Privy Council.
“If, and it is if, action is commenced, it has the potential to go the whole way.”
The former One Bermuda Alliance MP led the case that resulted in a May 2017 Supreme Court ruling that enabled the island's first same-sex marriages to take place.
Legal case: Mark Pettingill has been approached (File photograph by Akil Simmons)
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Aarnav December 24, 2020
Hi all, welcome to ReporterBuzz.in. Today, I wanted to discuss a topic that we don't talk much about, and we have become very complacent about it. Our cinema has been dominated by love stories between the lead actor and actress or, in legal terms, the hero and the heroine. Now, this is what we call us romantic genre, right?. Love, as a word, has infinite possibilities. It can be a love between the father and the daughter, mother and a son or a human and his pet or a person's love for his or her own country, or a love for a sports love for science, math or technology and many more. For the most part, our movie makers stuck with the romance genre as there is a fair chance of return on investment doing such movies. And they fed this to us again and again and again.
Likewise, I think even the taste of the moviegoers in India has been conditioned to always look forward to love stories, right?. now, what's ironic is that more than 90% of the marriages in India are arranged marriages. However, many things need to match. In addition to the prospective bride and groom matching with each other, the families need to match their finances need to match, and if it's a Hindu family, even the horoscopes need to match.
Now this chart here shows different ways men and women get married.
The green and orange portions are different flavors of arranged marriage itself. The red one, which is possibly less than like 5%, chose to marry before letting their parents know. Now blue wants to a safer route by letting their parents know about their love.
Now, my intention here is not to bore you with all the statistics and data right?.
Mr. India
switching to the cinema, I think in the 80s, and before that era, the proportion of love stories was considerably less as most commercial cinema centered around grown-up, mature men and women dealing with day to day problems of life right? And in the middle of life If they get the time they do a little bit of romance. In the 70s, with socio-economic changes just rising unemployment, poverty, emergency, and the rise of angry young man love stories in Hindi cinema did not have much prominence in the central plot. I wouldn't say all those movies were good, but not many chocolate boy type heroes and heroines.
Talking only about Bollywood, two films change the template of love story forever. One was the 1988 Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak, and the other was Maine Pyar Kiya 1989. Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak explored a Romeo and Juliet kind of love story in which the lovers' families shared a tragic past, which created Rift and hatred in them for each other. Maine Pyar Kiya, directed by Suraj barjatya, was a benchmark for future love stories in the real sense of the word Right?. It showed the importance of proving oneself as a worthy match and winning the consent of the families. It showed how one could love and accept social acceptance, even the family values that form the bedrock of Indian culture.
Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak
I would say that these two movies pioneered cinema, and since then, our commercial cinema started to force love stories into all kinds of movies. Now in a parallel world, the likes of Mani Ratnam were pionee ring their version of love stories right. In the Tamil Movie, Mouna Ragam explored how a couple's relationship gets sour as the wife cannot let go of her ex-boyfriend's memory. In the Telugu Movie Gitanjali, a man learns that he's terminally ill and decides to live alone in a hill station. Now he meets a bubbly girl who teaches him how to live life to the fullest until he makes another shocking discovery.
Maine pyaar kiya
Switching to Hindi Cinema of the 90s, they followed the template of movies like Maine Pyar Kiya for a long time actor and actresses would generally play immature boys, and girls are the ones that have not reached the marriageable age yet, right? So that there is ample time they can spend on-screen to romance dance fight, get into troubles and finish the movie with the tagline, then they're married and lived happily ever after. Right? There are so many movies where the climax scene is just about the hero and heroine going through all the troubles crossing all the hurdles, but happily ending with the mangalsutra or thali tied successfully In the climax scene. No one would care how their life would look like after the marriage. It didn't matter whether the couple had any financial means to live together after the wedding. All that people cared about is their hero and heroine getting married towards the end and live happily ever after Right? Now the likes of Karan Johar has possibly not done any genre other than romance, right? in Kal ho na ho SRK, who plays Aman makes the ultimate sacrifice to give all his master tips to Saif Ali Khan playing Rohit to who Preity Zinta, who plays Naina. in general this movie is all about failed attempt to impress a girl then getting trained on it and then impressing again right? What sport!. Karan Johar metaphor of SRK and his Loverboy image to make numerous other movies deep-rooted melodrama and romance.
Kal ho na ho
Vetrimaaran, the renowned Tamil movie director, made a sarcastic statement recently during the promo of the upcoming movie Paava Kadhaigal that even his movies are either love stories surrounded by socially relevant topics's a socially relevant topic that is sugar-coated with the love story. He might have been too humble to comment about his movies like this, but I guess he was referring to any Indian film that needs to be commercially viable should have a romantic angle in it.
Pava kadaigal
One may wonder if we start making movies that don't have romance in them, will it become an existential crisis for all the actresses out there. Over the years, the only reason the heroine is there in many commercial movies is to be a hero's love interest. If romance is removed from a film, what would be the role of a heroine? And I recognize that there are few female-centric movies out there. However, for them to succeed, the actress needs to be good at her craft, should have a fan following, and most importantly, should be able to select a good script and a director.
Keerthi Suresh's 'penguin' and 'Miss India' are good examples of how a female-centric plot without an intelligent script can backfire big time. Friends, my intention here is not to talk about some of the great love stories we have seen in the past. And please don't pick on me on that. My purpose is to discuss why most movie makers are forcing a love story in a movie that doesn't necessarily need it. Let's take, for instance, the movie Lagaan. If you think about it, it's a fictional story that has patriotism, cricket, ignorance, innocence, and a sense of triumph towards the end. It also got nominated for the Oscars. And if you think from a Western perspective, the triangular love story was forced into the plot. I wrote an article about our Oscar misses and discuss why one of the panelists wasn't happy about Lagaan having so many songs. Now obviously, from a desi perspective, there is a couple of wonderful soul-stirring AR Rahman songs that are only focused on the hero and heroine's, and I guess for the Indian audience, the movie wouldn't have been complete without a triangular love story in it. Emperor Akbar might have had so many stories that could have warranted a film of its own. But Gowariker just chose the Joda and Akbar love story because it's the only thing that's commercially viable. Even the classic Mughal airism was all about how a good son relationship to Anarkali triggers a war between the father and son. Gowariker also went back to Mohenjo Daro civilization and made a freaking love story there as well. You got to have a couple of romantic songs for marketing and publicity purposes, but as the audience can, we consume cinema without having a forced love story in it at all. Ashoka right, an invincible emperor of Moria, demonstrates most of the Indian subcontinent in the third century BC.
Now Santosh even makes a Hindi movie with SRK and Kareena Kapoor. And even that is a freaking love story. Now I'm wondering if we can entirely blame the directors and the producers here. Let's say someone makes a mind-boggling thriller movie based on Mohenjo Daro civilization's real facts without a list of actors without the hero heroin dance numbers. I wonder if it is a viable financial option at all. The Tumbbad is an example where word of mouth helped the movie a little but was ignored by mainstream media and Bollywood big shots. For the most part.
Tumbbad
Romances are the genre that's needed for sure. Foreign filmmakers also do such movies, and there is undoubtedly a market for that too. Suppose you take Hollywood, for example. Romance is just one genre, not the primary genre, like what we have in India. I know the Ott has become a democratic platform for providing a level playing field for some extraordinary content creators. Post pandemic, I wonder how the movies at forced love angles are going to fare. Please comment on what is your favorite genre? And are you willing to give the directors a chance to let go of unnecessary romantic angle in their movie boldly?
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A scene from last year’s Light the Night fundraiser at the Stettler Town and Country Museum. This year’s rendition is on a drive-through basis only, but it still promises to be a not-to-be-missed seasonal highlight. (Independent file photo)
Stettler Town and Country Museum hosts ‘Light the Night’
This year’s rendition is drive-through only, but will still prove to be a dazzling display
Stettler Town and Country Museum is gearing up to showcase the sparkling ‘Light the Night’ fundraiser through December.
Because of COVID-19 restrictions, there will not be the annual gingerbread house contest on site, but folks are encouraged to check out this year’s array of Christmas lights on the grounds and museum buildings on a drive-through basis only, said Karen Wahlund, Stettler Town and Country Museum manager.
Unfortunately, visitors won’t be able to leave their vehicles, but it’s still a wonderful seasonal site to behold.
“We won’t be doing our Gingerbread House competition where people can come in and look at the houses,” she explained, adding that there are plans to host an online version of that. For more details, please call Karen at 403-742-4534.
“We aren’t allowed to have people walk around the displays this year. But people can still come, stay in their vehicles and enjoy our lights,” she said. “They just have to stay in their cars.
There are well over 2,000 lights lighting up the grounds – that’s how many Wahlund and her volunteers work at putting up. “And that’s not including any of the buildings and displays, too. So you could probably multiply that number quite easily,” she added.
Meanwhile, the lights will be on display Fridays and Saturdays through December until Christmas from 5:30 to 9 p.m.
Additional dates include Dec. 20th through to Dec. 24th as well.
Local businesses and organizations also each have one of the buildings on the grounds to decorate.
It started in 2014 and has grown every year and more and more people keep coming as the word is getting out, she said.
“Last year, we had 1,000 vehicles come through during the 10 days that we were open.”
Light the Night is also a key fundraiser for the Stettler Town and Country Museum so donations are appreciated.
“It’s one of our bigger fundraisers,” she said, adding that volunteers will be onhand each night to collect cash donations in a safe manner according to restrictions. Donations for the food bank are also accepted and appreciated, she said.
“It has really contributed to (building) community spirit since we started it,” said Wahlund.
Again, for more information, contact Karen at the Museum at 403-742-4534. The Museum is located at 6502 – 44th Ave.
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the glory of Indian National Flag ~ the sole manufacturer KKGSS
15th August - A great day for the Nation ~ “Independence Day” is around the corner and it is duty of every Indian to celebrate the day by hoisting our National flag in their houses, in Streets, Schools, Offices and in many other places.
The National flag of India was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on 22 July 1947, when it became the official flag of the Dominion of India. The term "tricolour" always refers to the Indian national flag. The flag is based on the Swaraj flag, a flag of the Indian National Congress designed by Pingali Venkayya. The flag, by law, is to be made of khadi, a special type of hand-spun cloth of cotton or silk made popular by Mahatma Gandhi. The manufacturing process and specifications for the flag are laid out by the Bureau of Indian Standards.
Usage of the flag is governed by the Flag Code of India and other laws relating to the national emblems. The original code prohibited use of the flag by private citizens except on national days such as the Independence day and the Republic Day. In 2002, on hearing an appeal from Naveen Jindal, the Supreme Court of India directed the Government of India to amend the code to allow flag usage by private citizens. Subsequently, the Union Cabinet of India amended the code to allow limited usage.
Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha (KKGSS) is a manufacturing federation located in the Bengeri area of the city of Hubli in the Karnataka, state of India. It is the only unit in India that is authorised to manufacture and supply the Flag of India. KKGSS was founded on November 1, 1957 by a group consisting of H. A. Pai, Anant Bhat, Jayadev Rao Kulkarni, B. J. Gokhale, Vasudev Rao and B. H. Inamdar who wanted to create a federation to cater to the need and growth of khadi and other village industries. The main product manufactured by KKGSS is the Indian flag. Apart from this, it also manufactures clothes, carpets, bags, caps and bed-sheets made of khadi, soaps, handmade paper and processed honey.
There are 100 specialist spinners and 100 weavers employed in making the flag. The flag is manufactured conforming to the standards laid down by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The cloth needed for the flag is sourced from KKGSS's unit in Bagalkot and divided into three lots, each of the lots to be dyed with one of the three major colors in the Indian flag. After dyeing, the cloth is cut in the required size and shape and the blue chakra (wheel) with 24 equally spaced spokes is printed on the white cloth. Finally, the three pieces are stitched together to make the Indian flag. Some of the critical confirmation criteria include that the width and length of the entire flag should be in the ratio 2:3 and that the chakra needs to be printed on both the sides of the flag with both of these prints perfectly matched, like two hands joined palm to palm.
The history of ‘Khadi’ is closely associated with Mahatma Gandhi coming to know about the ‘Charakha’ for the first time in 1908 when he was in London as the head of a delegation from South Africa. He decided then and there the course he was to take and the goal he was to pursue in his future life --devoting himself to the service of India and freeing it from the shackles of British rule. In his battle for freedom, ‘Charakha’ and ‘Khadi’ were to be the wheels of his chariot and ‘truth’ and ‘non-violence’ his weapons. Sadly, after having played its due role during independence movement, Khadi gradually receded to background, perhaps, owing to the failure of the people and the governments that followed to realise its significant role in the country’s economy. Now read this news item that appeared in The Hindu. [12th Aug 2013 - http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/bt-cotton-replaces-indigenous-varieties-in-flagmaking/article5013506.ece]
The Indian tricolour may have lost its indigenous connection with the ‘desi’ cotton variety, with the use of Bt cotton — a proprietary technology of an American seed company. Jayadhar, a popular variety of cotton grown in Karnataka that was also earlier used in making flags, has been replaced by Bt cotton. The report states that flag-making units at Bengeri in Hubli city and Garaga in Dharwad district, which meet the nationwide demand for the tricolour, have been using wholly or partly the khadi derived from Bt cotton.
“Quality of cotton is determined by length, strength and appearance, and Bt cotton provides all these qualities. The national flag needs to be stronger. We mainly process Bt cotton and buy other varieties if they are available,” an official at the Central Sliver Plant in Chitradurga said. The staple in indigenous varieties is shorter than Bt cotton, the official explained on the choice of cotton.
At the Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha at Bengeri where flag making started in 2008, the tricolour is manufactured using khadi made out of a combination of Jayadhar and Bt cotton. “To make the flag stronger, we mix Bt cotton with Jayadhar in a ratio of 25:75,” sangha secretary H.N. Antin said. Machinery is not used in the entire flag-making process, he added.
Indian flag in Organic cotton – courtesy The Hindu
“It is unfortunate that the cotton developed by an American company is being used to make the Indian flag” — a symbol of pride for the countrymen — when there are many indigenous cotton varieties that were earlier used for flag making,” said Krishnaprasad of Sahaja Samruddha, which is trying to revive local cotton varieties. GM Free India activists have urged the Prime Minister to hoist the flag made from organic cotton this Independence Day.
Janani Janmabhoomischa Swargadapi Gariyasi ~
Mother and motherland are superior to Heaven."
Saluting our "Maha Bharat" ::Vandhe Matharam ~ Jai Hindusthan ~ Jai Jawan ~ Jai Kisan ~
ever in the feet of Bharat Matha…
With reverence to holy motherland – S. Sampathkumar
Posted by Srinivasan Sampathkumar at Tuesday, August 13, 2013
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Dr. Mechthild Ladwig-Wiegard is post doc research assistant in the Institute for Animal Welfare, Animal Behavior and Laboratory Animal Science at the Freie Universität Berlin, Department of Veterinary Medicine. She graduated in Veterinary Medicine from the Freie Universität Berlin in 1994, and in 2015 received a Doctor’s degree in Animal Physiology from the Freie Universität Berlin. In 1994 she started working as a farm animal vet at the Clinic of Animal Reproduction of the Freie Universität Berlin. From 2003 – 2014 she was a research assistant in the Institute of vegetative Physiology at the Charité – University Medicine, Berlin and received in 2013 the qualification as a specialist for Laboratory Animal Science by the Berlin Veterinary Chamber. Since 2006 she was appointed as an Animal Welfare Officer, first by the Charité – University Medicine, Berlin and later in 2009 by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin. Since 2015 she is on a post doc position in the Institute for Animal Welfare, Animal Behavior and Laboratory Animal Science of the Freie Universität Berlin where she gives lectures, does her own research, is an appointed Animal Welfare Officer and one of the coordinators of the VetSkillsNet-initiative of the department of Veterinary Medicine. She has authored and co-authored more than 20 articles in national and international reputed journals and gave several presentations at national and international congresses. She is a member of several local and national committees and welfare bodys, like the committee for Animal Welfare, the committee for Laboratory Animal Science of the Berlin Veterinary Chamber, as well as a member of several national and international professional associations, like the German Society for Laboratory Animal Science (GV-SOLAS), the Veterinary Association for Animal Protection (TVT), the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) and the Animal Welfare Research Network (AWRN).
Mujitaba, Malam Abulbashar is presently an Assistant Lecturer with Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi Nigeria. I similarly completed my M.Sc. Animal Science (Reproductive Physiology) from the same institution. I obtained my Bachelors Degree from University of Maiduguri, Borno State Nigeria. I have published papers in reputed journals and conferences.
Birgitta Staaf Larsson has been active in animal welfare since 1995, working as an animal welfare officer at municipal level, at the County Administrative Board, and at the Swedish Board of Agriculture. She worked as a lecturer at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences for 10 years, and now employed at the Swedish Centre for Animal Welfare as a qualified officer. She participated in ISO/TC 034/WG 16 as a delegate in the working group forming an international ISO/TS 34700 Animal welfare management - general requirements and guidance for organizations in the food supply chain, published in December 2016.
Yusuf Leonard Henuk is a Professor in the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture at University of Sumatera Utara (USU), Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia. He received a Bachelor’s degree (S1: ‘Sarjana’) from the Faculty of Animal Science, the University of Nusa Cendana in Indonesia from 1980-1984. He obtained Master in Rural Science (M.Rur.Sc.) from the University of New England from 1991 – 1995 and continued Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) from the University of Queensland from 1998 – 2001. Both in Australia. He participated in the courses of “Arabic Language” and mainly “Poultry Production and Health” from 15 January – 31 March 2008 organized by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA), Cairo, Egypt. He was a twice Visiting Professor to the Department of Poultry Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA (September – December 2010 & 2017). Prof. Henuk was a prolific writer and has published many articles in international journal and mainly poultry science, e.g. World’s Poultry Science Journal as well as international scientific meetings as such as 1st International Conference on Native Chicken (“Invited Speaker”: Centara Hotel, 23-25 February 2015, Khon Kaen-Thailand); 5th International Conference on Sustainable Animal Agriculture for Developing Countries (“Invited Speaker”: 27-30 October 2015, Pattaya,Thailand); The 37th Malaysian Society of Animal Production (MSAP) Annual Conference (“Plenary Speaker”: Hatten Hotel, ,1-3 June 2016, Mallaca, Malaysia); The 1st International Conference on Tropical Animal Science and Production (“Invited Speaker”: Ambassador Hotel, July 26-29, 2016, Bangkok, Thailand); 25th World Poultry Congress (“Invited Speaker”: China National Convention Center, 05 – 09 September, 2016, Beijing, China); The 3rd Animal Production International Seminar & The 3rd ASEAN Regional Conference on Animal Production 3rd APIS & 3rd ARCAP (“Keynote Speaker”: Royal Orchids Garden Hotel, 19-21 October 2016, Batu Malang, Indonesia); 2nd International Conference on Plant Science & Physiology (“Keynote Speaker”: Avani Atrium Hotel Bangkok, 26-27 June 2017, Bangkok, Thailand); 8th International Conference on Animal Health and Veterinary Medicine (“Keynote Speaker”: Park Inn by Radisson, October 20-21, 2017, Toronto, Canada); 6th World Waterfowl Conference (“Oral Presenter”: October 22 – 25, 2017, Howard Civil Service International House, Taipei, Taiwan); 3rd International Conference on Veterinary & Livestock (“Keynote Speaker”: Avani Atrium Hotel, November 02-03, 2017, Bangkok, Thailand); 9th Global Veterinary Summit (“Keynote Speaker”: Hampton Inn Tropicana, November 16-17, 2017, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA); International Meeting on Veterinary and Animal Science (“Keynote Speaker”: Dubai, UAE, August 6 – 7 2018); 16th World Congress on Advances in Nutrition, Food Science & Technology (“Speaker Faculty”: September 10-11, 2018, Zurich, Switzerland); and Euro-Global Conference on Food Chemistry, Agronomy and Technology (FAT) (“Keynote Speaker”: September 20-22 2018, Rome, Italy).
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The original Hampden Park - in Massachusetts
Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland's national stadium, and has a long history going back to 1873 over three incarnations, with the current stadium being inaugurated by its owners, Queen's Park FC, in 1903.
What few people realise, however, is that there was another sports stadium called Hampden Park in existence long before the Scottish one was thought of, in fact before Queen's Park was even founded: it opened way back in 1853 in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was laid out by the Hampden Agricultural Society and had a long and varied history as host to baseball, bicycling and horse racing, not to mention a mustering site for the American Civil War.
You can see what it looked like in the fine colour engraving above, which was produced by the Springfield Bicycle Club in 1886 to promote a championship meeting at the ground. Around 1940 it changed its name to Pynchon Park, then in 1966 the grandstand burned to the ground in a mysterious fire. That was the end for the stadium and the site is now a car park for an industrial estate; you can see more photos and background at this link and also read about its history here.
The common link between the American version and the Glasgow stadium is that they both ultimately owe their name to the English patriot John Hampden, although by different routes. In Connecticut, Hampden County was established around the town of Springfield in 1812, so it was a natural choice of name for the owners.
In Glasgow, however, a terraced row of houses was named Hampden Terrace by the builder George Eadie around 1870 (he himself lived in Hampden Park Villa), and when Queen's Park built their football ground overlooked by this new street they simply decided to name their ground after the nearest set of buildings. While the choice of an English statesman may seem strange for a Glasgow suburban street, this was not Eadie's only such choice: the east end of Hampden Terrace was originally called Cobden Place, after the Liberal politican Richard Cobden.
Hampden Park (on left) laid out next to the Connecticut River in Springfield, in an 1866 map.
Scots hero who won football's first Olympic gold
As the first Scots-born Olympic gold medallist, Sandy Hall has outstanding credentials to be a national sporting icon. Yet this prolific goalscorer from Peterhead remains unheralded in his native land - because his greatest achievement came with a Canadian team.
The son of a whale fisherman, Alexander Noble Hall was brought up near Peterhead harbour but spurned the sea to earn his living by cutting granite. The hard physical work kept him fit and he played centre forward for his home town team, but there were few signs of the glory to come, an Aberdeenshire Cup final being a rare highlight.
That would all change when the young man travelled to Canada in 1901 in search of adventure, picking up work on construction projects. After a couple of years his stonecutting took him to Galt, west of Toronto, a small nondescript town which just happened to have the top football team in Ontario. With the added ingredient of Hall’s goals, the Galt eleven would achieve an extraordinary triumph: Olympic gold.
The 1904 Olympiad in St Louis was the first where medals were awarded in association football, the winners recognised by the International Olympic Committee even though the competition was limited to just three teams from two countries. Galt defeated the University of Toronto for the right to represent Canada, then headed south to Missouri in exuberant fashion on the Grand Trunk Railway. They were backed by 50 supporters, including the town’s mayor, who paid $10.70 each for the round trip on a special train decked in red and white.
Hall, the only non-Canadian in the eleven, scored a hat-trick in the opening match on 16 November, as Galt thrashed Christian Brothers College 7-0; the following day they defeated St Rose Parish 4-0. Without conceding a goal against these two local sides, the Galt players were duly declared Olympic football champions and trooped off to the Department of Physical Culture to be presented with gold medals. One of those precious prizes, won by fellow forward Fred Steep, is now on show at the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.
Galt's 1904 gold medal winners (pictures courtesy canadasoccer.com)
Until then, the only athlete with Scottish connections to have won an Olympic title was strongman Launceston Elliot in 1896, but he was born in India and brought up in England. Sandy Hall thus became Scotland’s first home-grown Olympic winner, and to this day remains our only footballer (the Great Britain gold medal teams of 1908 and 1912 were all English).
Yet when Hall returned home a year later, his Olympian status counted for little, and after a trial with Aberdeen reserves he picked up again for Peterhead in local amateur football. There the story might have ended but he was spotted by Edinburgh side St Bernard’s, who liked his direct bustling style, and they offered him the chance to play professionally. He made a sensational start to his senior career at the age of 25, scoring a hat-trick against Dumbarton, and his goals in 1906/07 were a major factor in Saints winning the second division championship.
This scoring prowess brought him to the notice of bigger clubs, and there was none bigger than Newcastle United, who had just clinched the English first division title. They paid £200 to take him to Tyneside in 1907, and again he made an immediate impression with ten goals in three end-of-season tour games in Germany; but when it came to the rigours of the Football League he made little headway and played just six times, scoring twice. United were happy to sell him to Dundee before the season was out.
Again he made an early impact, netting a cup double against Aberdeen on his debut, but Hall was used only sparingly as cover for Dundee’s established forward line, and had to be content with banging in the goals for the reserves. His chance to shine eventually came in the 1909-10 season with an extended run at centre forward, replacing first the ageing John ‘Sailor’ Hunter then George Langlands. Hall scored a hat-trick that saw off Motherwell in the Scottish Cup quarter-final; but after failing to find the net in the semi he was dropped for the final, cruelly missing out on Dundee’s epic cup victory over Clyde. He played his part nonetheless, as a fixture backlog forced Dundee to play 12 games in April, and he turned out in several league matches to keep the stars fresh for the final. There was no medal, but Hall’s role as understudy was acknowledged with a place in the cup-winning squad photo.
No sooner had the season ended than he was off to Portsmouth, where he was offered work as a stonecutter, but he failed to settle with just three goals as his team finished bottom of the Southern League. He returned to Scotland with Motherwell, ironically signed by their new manager John Hunter, who had taken Hall’s place in Dundee’s cup final team, but failed to find the net even once.
While playing success eluded him, Hall hit the headlines for a different reason in the summer of 1912 while visiting his mother in Peterhead. Hearing shouts that a boy was drowning, he ran down the harbour embankment, shed his clothes, and swam out against a strong current to save 5-year-old Alick McKenzie. Both the Carnegie Hero Fund and the Royal Humane Society recognised his bravery.
Sandy Hall's citation from the Carnegie Hero Fund
Back to the football, he joined Dunfermline, who had just been elected to the second division and needed experience up front. Hall rewarded their confidence with a Fife Cup victory in his first match and scored 18 league goals in his debut season. Also working as groundsman, he was into his third campaign with the Pars when war intervened and he signed up as an artillery gunner, travelling to the front to bombard the Germans. In a letter home, published in the Dunfermline Journal, he complained about squalid conditions and weak beer: “You can get a dozen into you and still belong to a temperance lodge”. It was a tough existence and within months he became so seriously ill that he was sent home, suffering from rheumatic fever.
The war inadvertently revealed that his family life was quite a tangle: years earlier, Hall had taken up with an unmarried mother, Elizabeth Gibson, and they had three sons but each time lied on the birth certificates that they were married; in fact they only tied the knot late in 1915, perhaps with the realisation that there would be dire financial consequences for her in the event of his death.
As it happened, he survived unscathed and after demob in 1919 was still fit enough to embark on a football swansong at home in Peterhead, coaching and playing well into his forties. However, while he won another winner’s medal in the Aberdeenshire Charity Cup, the episode ended in farce in 1923 when most of his team refused to play Aberdeen in a Scottish Cup tie. They were upset at the club’s decision to sell ground rights, and Hall led out a hastily-assembled makeshift eleven who suffered a record-breaking 13-0 thrashing at Pittodrie. It may have been a factor in his decision that summer to emigrate to Toronto with his family, this time for good.
As Sandy Hall faded into distant memory, his death in Canada in 1943 went almost unnoticed in Scotland, even in his native Aberdeenshire. Yet the first Scots-born Olympic gold medal winner retains a unique place in our sporting history, and deserves to be remembered as a local hero in the truest sense of the word.
Alexander Noble Hall
Born Aberdeen, 3 December 1880
Died Toronto, 25 September 1943
Football career
Peterhead 1898-1901
Buckie Thistle 1901
Toronto Scots 1902-03
Galt 1904
Westmount, Montreal 1905
Aberdeen A 1905
Peterhead 1905-06
St Bernard’s 1906-07
Newcastle United 1907-08
Dundee 1908-10
Portsmouth 1910-11
Motherwell 1911-12
Dunfermline Athletic 1912-15
Olympic gold medal 1904
Scottish Second Division Championship 1906-07
Lanarkshire Cup 1912
Fife Cup 1912, 1914
Aberdeenshire Charity Cup 1921
Carnegie Hero Fund award 1912
Royal Humane Society award 1912
Wartime service medals
Article copyright Andy Mitchell. With thanks to Les Jones, Colin Jose, Gordon Baird and the Andrew Carnegie Hero Fund Trust for their input.
Sandy Hall (circled) with Dundee's 1910 Scottish Cup winning squad
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Second Day of Shavuos, 5747 (1987)
Free translation from the talks of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson
Eve of Erev Shavuos, 5747 (1987)
Shabbos Parshas Naso, 9th Day of Sivan, 5747 (1987)
1. Our sages have taught:
Every day they (the Torah) should be to you as something new. (Rashi, Devarim 26:16)
This ‘newness’ must actually be felt as if the Torah were actually being given to us on this day. This approach is certainly appropriate on the day of the giving of the Torah.
Here we emphasize the fact that although we have the Torah a long time, yet, it is new. Clearly this does not negate the qualities of something which is old — rather it adds a facet of freshness. In our Divine service we should follow a pattern where we begin with the tried and then advance to the newer things.
At this farbrengen we will deal with new ideas and facets — nevertheless, one should begin with the general theme of the Season of the Giving of our Torah even though this subject has been duly covered in past years.
This approach of first stressing the tried and true may be seen in the first stages of Jew’s daily Divine service. Waking up as a ‘new being’ with the purpose of serving G‑d, ‘I was created to serve my Maker’ it is obvious that the day must begin with an expression of essential association with the Creator. This in essence is the theme of prayer. The term Tefillah etymologically is associated with the concept of connection one must therefore begin the day by cleaving to the Holy One, Blessed be He, and only then can he go on to carry out the details of his Divine service.
Before prayer, the person’s life-force, the soul, is still concentrated in one place, and through the process of prayer it permeates, infuses and is revealed in the whole body giving the person the ability to carry out his Divine service during the rest of the day. Any Torah and Tzedakah that is done prior to prayer is only as a preparation for prayer but the proper time for Torah and other good deeds is after one has prayed and effected the revelation of his soul.
The majority of the segments of the morning service are repeated every morning weekday, Shabbos and holiday. On special days additional segments are added and some parts of the service are changed. These ‘new’ additions also influence the usual parts of the service. Thus in prayer we see a difference between the ‘new’ parts which are added on Shabbos and holidays and the segments which are ‘like new,’ being influenced by the introduction of the ‘new’ sections.
Thus we pray the set daily liturgy and then reach a point when we introduce the new segments. This is similar to the idea that one must begin the day with the general connection to the Holy One, Blessed be He. There too we begin with the general themes of prayer and then move into more specific subjects.
We start with ‘Modeh Ani’ — ‘I offer thanks’ which establishes the existence of a Jew. This is followed by the morning blessings which follow the order of nature; waking up — the rooster who understands the beginning of day and crows — and the daily benefits which humans enjoy. Only after man has established his being does he add and include further aspects of specific prayer. Here we see the precedent that we begin with the old and then add the new.
Let us therefore begin this farbrengen with the general theme of Shavuos and then introduce the new aspects.
The holiday of Shavuos is the Season of the Giving of our Torah. This means that the entire Torah — all aspects of Torah — was given to the Jewish people on Shavuos.
In this context the Holy One, blessed be He, told Moshe:
I will give you the stone tablets and the Torah and mitzvos which I have written to teach them. (Shmos 24:12)
Rashi explains:
All 613 commandments are included in the Ten Commandments. R. Saadia explained...which of the 613 commandments are associated to each of the Ten Commandments. (loc. cit.)
Thus the Written and Oral Torah in their entirety were given to Moshe, as the Rambam explains so succinctly in his introduction to Mishneh Torah.
When the Mishnah of Avos begins by telling us that ‘Moshe received the Torah from Sinai and gave it...’ there, too, the implication is that everything in Torah and all its later developments, including the debates and questions and answers of the Talmud were all included in Moshe’s legacy.
In short all of Torah is included in the Ten Commandments, which are all included in the first commandment, that is encapsulated in the first word Anochi — being an acrostic for ‘I have placed Myself in My writing,’ (Shabbos 105a) and all this is concentrated in the Aleph of Anochi.
2. There are three individuals particularly connected with Shavuos — Moshe Rabbeinu, King David, and the Baal Shem Tov. Moshe Rabbeinu was the one who received the Torah, which was given on Shavuos. Regarding King David, the Midrash tells us that, ‘What Moshe Rabbeinu ended with, King David began with.’ This refers to the last passage in Chumash (Deut. 33:29), ‘Fortunate (ashrecho) are you, Israel,’ and the beginning of Psalms (1:1), ‘Fortunate (ashrei) is the man....’ This indicates that although all the Sages throughout all generations carry on the tradition received by Moshe Rabbeinu, nevertheless King David is particularly connected with him.
It is well known that the Baal Shem Tov passed away on the first day of Shavuos. The Alter Rebbe used to do many special things on this day, and later it became public that they were connected with the passing of the Baal Shem Tov. The connection is also hinted to in the verse mentioned above, since ‘(fortunate are you,) Israel’ was his name.
Furthermore, just as Moshe Rabbeinu and King David were related through their Torah works, so too the Baal Shem Tov and King David. Although he did not himself write any books, the Alter Rebbe wrote in Tanya that the book Tzavo’os HaRivash, written by his students, accurately conveys his Torah thoughts. And the relationship between this work and that of King David, is similar to that between Chumash and Psalms (‘What Moshe Rabbeinu ended with, King David began with’) — since the beginning of Tzavo’os HaRivash expresses the same idea as the end of Psalms.
Psalms ends with the verse (150:6), ‘Let every soul (kol ha’neshamah) praise the L‑rd.’ The commentaries question the word ha’neshamah — it would have seemed sufficient to write neshamah and omit the letter hey.
The explanation is that the letter hey comes to allude to another idea. Instead of merely indicating ‘every soul,’ it indicates ‘the entire soul,’ i.e. all the powers of the soul, should be completely involved in praising G‑d.
Tzavo’os HaRivash begins with the advice that ‘One should always be complete (tamim) in one’s service of G‑d, blessed be He.’ This means that he must be complete in his service (that nothing should be lacking), and that he himself be complete, totally devoted with all his energies and abilities towards His service. This is the same idea as kol ha’neshamah, ‘the entire soul.’
There is a yet deeper connection between the two works. Upon completing the entire Psalms, one is left with a burning question: since all our praises anyway do not come close to describing His greatness, what is the point of saying them in the first place? Our Sages make the comparison to a wealthy king who owned thousands upon thousands of gold coins. If one praised him by saying he owned silver, it would be considered an insult. How much more so our praises of G‑d!
The answer to this question is given in the beginning of Tzavo’os HaRivash. The ultimate purpose of one’s creation is to serve G‑d to the best of one’s ability — even though we might be unable to understand their significance in the eyes of the Infinite Being. Just as a servant works for his master even though he doesn’t understand his motives, so too we must be faithful servants of G‑d, even when we don’t comprehend His ways.
There is a great deal more which could be said on this topic, but the main thing is that it all come down to the world of action. This should be in the three pillars of Torah, prayer, and gemilus chassadim, which are related to Moshe Rabbeinu, King David, and the Baal Shem Tov respectively. We should try to emulate them in these three areas as much as possible.
Moshe Rabbeinu is obviously connected with Torah, and everyone should add in Torah similar to the way in which he received the Torah. One should treat the Torah as if he received it today from G‑d, studying it with increased vigor and enthusiasm.
King David’s Psalms are in the category of prayers. In the Yehi Ratzon said after reciting Psalms, we ask ‘...that they should be considered as if they were said by King David himself.’ The same applies to every single Jew, regardless of level of understanding, concentration on the Psalms, etc.
[The Rebbe smiled and said,] the custom has developed that Psalms are recited, on Shabbos Mevarchim, for example, with great speed — I don’t want to use the expression ‘haste!’ In any case, since it has become the custom, the statement, ‘Jewish custom is considered law’ applies.
When I was in ‘Cheder,’ I remember an argument broke out between two children, one from a Lithuanian home, the other from Polish chassidim. The Lithuanian child proudly spoke of how slowly and deliberately he prayed. His friend answered that he himself did the opposite — praying quickly because he desired to grab the next word. ‘On the contrary,’ he claimed, ‘your unhurried prayer shows that it is not so dear to you.’ He answered, ‘I’ll prove I’m right — our teacher certainly considers prayer precious, and nevertheless prays slowly!’ His friend answered, ‘But our teacher’s prayers are hot like fire — he can’t grab the words quickly! Our prayers are cooler, therefore we should grab them as fast as we can.’
The reason for telling this story is to stress the unity among Jews — that although there are many ways of serving G‑d, everyone still aims towards the same goal. Regarding our subject, it is possible that each individual’s recital of Psalms has the ability to resemble that of King David — therefore everyone should endeavor to recite them in this manner.
The Baal Shem Tov was famed for his ahavas Yisrael, and going out of his way to do favors for people. Even if he knew nothing about the person, he would nevertheless abandon everything he was involved in to help another Jew. So too, everyone must exert the greatest efforts to help all other Jews — regardless of the person’s background or whether one is personally acquainted or not.
3. There is a special lesson to be drawn from the fact that this year, Shavuos falls out on Wednesday. On Wednesday, G‑d created ‘the two great luminaries, the large one to shine by day and the small one to shine at night.’ The connection with Shavuos is that the sun and moon correspond to the Written Torah and the Oral Torah. Just as the moon has no light of its own, receiving all its light from the sun, so too the entire Oral Torah has its source in the Written Torah. This connection is also pointed out by the Midrash, which says that on Mount Sinai, when Moshe Rabbeinu was taught the Written Torah, he knew it was daytime; and when he was taught Oral Torah, he knew it was night.
The fact that the verse includes the moon among the ‘two great luminaries’ before describing it as being small is explained by our Sages as referring to the fact that the sun and the moon were both originally the same size. After the moon complained that ‘It’s impossible to have two kings wear the same crown,’ the moon become small — as indicated in the end of the verse.
Chassidus and Kabbalah explain that this episode is the source for all subsequent unholiness in the world. On the simple level, however, we do not find that G‑d disagreed with the moon’s complaint — He never answered, ‘It is possible for two kings to wear the same crown.’ From this we see that the moon was correct, and the result of its complaint was to bring the universe to a higher and more perfect state.
However, the question arises, — if it really was impossible to have ‘two great luminaries’ simultaneously, why didn’t G‑d make the moon small in the first place?
The explanation is similar to the statement of our Sages, [after prayers to relieve a drought were answered with a flood,] ‘You have given us so much good that we are unable to withstand it.’ G‑d wants to give the world the greatest amount of good and perfection. Sometimes, however, it is unable to withstand it. We find this in the Bais HaMikdash, where in the Holy of Holies the laws of nature were suspended, since ‘the ark did not take up any space.’ It was nevertheless impossible for this miraculous state to exist anywhere else in the world, since it cannot withstand such a powerful revelation of G‑dliness.
Similarly in our case, G‑d wanted to give the maximum revelation to the world — ‘two great luminaries.’ For this reason the sun raised no objection, for why worry about the world’s capabilities if G‑d Himself doesn’t? The moon’s question was based on its observation that G‑d has made the universe with certain natural limitations, and it is ‘unable to withstand’ such revelation.
Since we see that there is a level on which both the sun and moon are equal — ‘two great luminaries’ — the same applies to the Written and Oral Torah.
In addition to the similarities mentioned above, there is another dimension on which the sun and moon match the two aspects of Torah. The sun never changes in appearance, similar to the Written Torah, which is absolutely precise and the number of letters cannot be changed. It also applies equally to all people regardless of their level of understanding, as reflected in the law that recital of the Written Torah, even without understanding, is still considered to be Torah study. The moon, however, is constantly in a state of change. This is like the Oral Torah, where the exact wording is not of such vital importance in comparison with understanding, which is mandatory.
Even within the Oral Torah we find these two levels: Halachic decision is absolute — it cannot be changed in any way, added to, etc. (similar to the Written Torah). There is another type of learning, however, which involves giving broader explanations, can be expanded to include innovative ideas, etc. (corresponding to the Oral Torah). The lesson from the analysis of the interrelationship of the sun and moon is that even when a person is primarily involved in one area of Torah, he still must expend energy in the other area as well.
There is also a level on which the ‘sun’ and ‘moon’ are separate. A teacher of children, for example, cannot simply teach exactly what is written without explanation. He must explain things in a way that the children will understand, embellishing wherever necessary. The child is even given candies in order to interest him in learning. The custom is that when the child’s hair is cut at the age of three, one gives him honey to lick from an Alef-Beis, and throws candies at him in the name of the angel Michael. This shows that one must explain to the child the sweetness of Torah on his level. Only in this way will the Torah remain with him.
A Rav, on the other hand, must always be like the sun. His job is to give halachic decisions, without any embellishment or explanation. At the present time — due to the extreme darkness of the exile — it is proper to note the source of a legal judgment, in order to avoid any complaints, etc. However, the only citation should be the chapter number, paragraph, etc. and nothing more. These are the types of cases in which only one category of Torah study is stressed. In general, though, both types of Torah learning should be combined.
In addition to all the abovementioned, there is an additional lesson to be derived from the sun and the moon. As mentioned above, the world is set up in a way that the moon receives all its light from the sun. A person might consider himself to be like the sun — a ‘giver’ — and claim that he has no connection to a person who needs to be on the receiving end.
To him we answer that if he does not give to that recipient, he is tearing apart the order of creation. Just as the sun must give light to the moon, similarly those who are able to give to others must do so.
4. In the section of Torah which was studied on the first day of Shavuos we read of the portion dealing with the laws of sotah and nazir.
Rashi states that the portion of nazir was placed near the portion of sotah, because all who see the sotah in her shame will take an oath against wine.
What connection does the portion of sotah have with the giving of the Torah?
Chassidus explains that the Torah was given to the Jewish people after seven weeks of preparations and purification from the Exodus till Matan Torah. The Zohar says that the counting of the seven weeks is analogous to the seven days that a woman counts (before immersion in the mikveh), for on Shavuos the Jewish people and the Holy One, blessed be He, were united.
The theme of the sotah story is not to tell us the negative aspects — rather the good results when she is found innocent — that she will be permitted to have relations with her husband and they will be blessed with children.
This principle may be applied in various similar cases; the potential nazir need not see the sotah — it will suffice for him to read the details in the Torah.
When we see the path of the evil people leading them to success — this must teach us that certainly the righteous will be blessed. Here too it is not necessary for us to actually see the sinners successful; it is enough if we learn about this phenomenon in Torah in connection with the 26 generations that existed before the Torah was given to the world.
For in truth when we see the evil prosper and the righteous ones (G‑d’s people) suffer, especially in the diaspora, and the darkest period before Mashiach; we must clamor and protest as loud as possible — as Moshe asked ‘How can there be a righteous man who suffers and a wicked man who prospers’ or as Yirmeyahu asked ‘why does the path of the wicked prosper?’ And so too did all the later saintly tzaddikim — as we find in the many penitential prayers.
For the past we do not question G‑d’s ways — but for the future we must beseech and cry out and demand ‘How long’!?
This question applies also to the galus — we accept that we are in galus by G‑d’s decree, but it does not mean that this is a pleasant situation. G‑d’s only son has been exiled from his Father’s table, this is very bitter. So we must cry — How long? The Previous Rebbe has already said — ‘stand ready to greet Mashiach’ — we must only ‘polish the buttons.’
May G‑d grant that in the merit of studying the laws of nazir we will come to the time when once again we may observe the laws of nazir.
It is customary to discuss a topic to be included in the Kinus Torah (Torah conference) the day after Yom Tov. In Hilchos Nezirus (2:16), the Rambam writes, ‘The laws of Nezirus do not apply to non-Jews, as it is written (Num. 6:2), ‘Speak to the Bnei Yisrael.’ ’
This would seem to imply that even if a non-Jew would make a vow to become a Nazirite and refrain from wine, etc. he would not need to fulfill his promise. The Sifri also implies this when it says, ‘Jews can violate the prohibition of not fulfilling a vow, but non-Jews do not.’ Another factor supporting this idea is that the laws of Nezirus and of fulfilling vows are not included among the Seven Noachide Laws.
Upon closer examination, however, it is impossible to give such an interpretation. There are many matters not included in the Seven Mitzvos which are nevertheless incumbent on non-Jews. A clear proof of this is from the story of Sedom, whose inhabitants were punished primarily because they did not demonstrate the trait of charity (to the extreme extent that they would kill someone who gave charity). Since, as the Rambam rules, charity is not included in the Seven Mitzvos, for what were they punished? From here we see that there are matters not included in the Seven Mitzvos in which non-Jews are obliged.
This answers a puzzling question. The Talmud says (Eruvin 100b), ‘Even if the Torah had not been given, we would have learned modesty from a cat, honesty from an ant, etc.’ But since the Torah was given, why is it important to know what would have been otherwise?
According to the abovementioned, we can say that non-Jews, who are not obligated in the laws of the Torah, must still abide by rules which are self-understood. Since it is obvious that one must be honest, etc. a non-Jew must keep his word — not because it is included in the Seven mitzvos, but because it is necessary for him to help make the world a settled place. Therefore, although the Rambam says that, ‘The laws of Nezirus do not apply to non-Jews,’ he would nevertheless agree that a non-Jew is required to keep his word — especially if he made a vow to G‑d.
5. This is an appropriate time to mention the study of Chitas — Chumash, Tehillim (Psalms), and Tanya — which are closely connected with Shavuos. Study of the daily Chumash portion corresponds to Moshe Rabbeinu, who received the Torah; the portion of Psalms corresponds to King David, who passed away on Shavuos; and Tanya is the revelation of the wellsprings of the Baal Shem Tov, Toras HaChassidus.
There should be a strengthening in the study of Chitas, and may we merit to see Moshe Rabbeinu, King David, and the Baal Shem Tov in the flesh, with the speedy arrival of Mashiach.
A free translation from a talk of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory.
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Humanity on Mars? Technically possible, but no voyage on horizon
A member of the AMADEE-18 Mars simulation mission wearing a spacesuit standing in the doorway of a simulation habitat, with a view of the night sky above in Oman's Dhofar desert. AFP
By Ivan Couronne
WASHINGTON, July 31 (AFP) -- Robotic landers and rovers have been touching down on Mars since the 1970s, but when will humanity finally set foot on the Red Planet?
Experts believe the technical challenges are nearly resolved, but political considerations make the future of any crewed mission uncertain.
A prototype NASA spacesuit in 2014. AFP
NASA's human lunar exploration program, Artemis, envisions sending people back to the Moon by 2024 and using the experience gained there to prepare for Mars.
Plans have been proposed for a crewed exploratory mission of our neighboring planet since before NASA was created in 1958, but have never taken off.
In the spring of 1990, then president George Bush Sr announced the most audacious promise to date -- a man on Mars before July 20, 2019, the fiftieth anniversary of the first lunar landing.
The commitment clearly never came to pass, and similar goals articulated by presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump have not led to concrete programs.
"I have seen maybe 10,000 graphs, charts, proposing various ideas about how to get to Mars, for humans," G. Scott Hubbard, an adjunct professor at Stanford and former senior NASA official, told AFP.
"But putting the money behind it to make it a reality has not occurred."
The mission itself would last two or three years.
Today, Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin are building heavy rockets capable of sending tens of tons toward Mars.
An artist's illustration of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket (collectively referred to as Starship) which the company says will one day carry both crew and cargo to Mars. AFP
Alone, and far
For the seven-month journey, twenty years of living and working in the International Space Station (ISS) has reassured scientists about the dangers posed by radiation and by weightlessness, such as muscle atrophy.
The body does not emerge unscathed, but the risks are deemed acceptable.
Then there is the stay on Mars itself, which would last 15 months so that the planets are once more on the same side of the Sun.
The surface temperature will average -63 degrees Celsius, and though radiation is a factor, suits and shelters exist that would shield astronauts.
A woman wearing a spacesuit at a Chinese Mars simulation base in the Gobi desert. AFP
In case of medical emergencies, distance would make an evacuation impossible.
What mishaps should astronauts anticipate?
First of all fractures, but plaster casts would often suffice, says Dan Buckland, an engineer and emergency room doctor at Duke University, who is developing a robotic intravenous needle with support from NASA.
Diarrhoea, kidney stones and appendicitis are generally treatable, except for 30 percent of appendicitis cases which must be operated and could therefore be fatal.
With extensive screening of astronauts' genetics and family history, you can greatly reduce the probability of having a crew member who develops cancer over the course of a three-year mission.
"I have not found a showstopper for going to Mars, in terms of a health condition," said Buckland.
One major issue would be protecting the habitats and vehicles from the ravages of the fine dust that covers the surface.
"Mars is unique in that there's also a concern about dust storms," said Robert Howard of the NASA Johnson Center.
These hellish planet-wide tempests can block out the Sun for months, rendering solar panels useless.
Small nuclear reactors would therefore be needed.
In 2018, NASA and the Department of Energy successfully completed a demonstration project, the Kilopower Project.
Ultimately, the goal will be to manufacture materials on site using mined resources, probably with 3D printing machines.
Development is embryonic, but the Artemis program will be a testing ground.
Mars seen from the Hubble space telescope. AFP
Colonies?
Musk has proposed colonizing Mars, with a first expedition to build a factory that converts Martian water and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into oxygen and methane fuel.
"Becoming a multi-planet species," he said in a 2017 speech, "beats the hell out of being a single-planet species."Robert Zubrin, president of the Mars Society, likewise advocates for the creation of "new branches of human civilization."
That no progress has been made since humanity last walked on the Moon in 1972 is, to him, shameful.
"It was as if Columbus had come back from the New World the first time and then (king and queen) Ferdinand and Isabella had said, 'so what, we're not interested,'" he said.
Not everyone is convinced.
"Enough of the nonsense!" said exobiologist Michel Viso from CNES, the French space agency.
"We have an amazing planet with an atmosphere, with oxygen, with water...It's criminal, you don't have the right to fool people into thinking there is a 'Plan B,' a 'Planet B,' that we will have a Martian civilization."
Whether humanity installs a colony or permanent bases, the most important obstacle, for a lasting human presence on Mars, will be to convince people to accept a higher level of risk than for the Moon or the ISS, argues Buckland.
In the long run, not everyone will return.
A prototype Mars vehicle and habitat in the northern Arizona desert. AFP
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Hinsley indicted in arson
Squires charged with lying
SQUIRES
A Nashville man was arrested on Dec. 1 on a grand jury indictment accusing him of the aggravated burglary and arson of a Lakeview Mountain Estates home last month.
According to the indictment, Alton Ray Hinsley, 50, intentionally, knowingly or recklessly entered the habitation of Marvin Oppenheim on Nov. 6 with the intent to commit arson, constituting the offense of aggravated burglary, and that Hinsley did unlawfully and knowingly damage a structure by means of a fire or explosion.
Meanwhile, Thomas Richard Squires, 57, was arrested on Dec. 2 and charged in a state warrant with filing a false report as a result of the same investigation.
The sheriff said a sheriff's department detective interviewed Squires on Nov. 30 in connection with the structure fire. Squires allegedly told the detective that he did not have a key to the victim's house, and that he knew nothing about the fire at the home on Neil Drive. Further investigation determined that the information given by Squires about the fire was false, and he was placed under arrest.
According to DeKalb County Fire Chief Donny Green, no one was at the residence when the fire was reported by a neighbor. The Cookeville Highway, Main Station, and Liberty Stations responded, along with the department's tanker truck.
The fire was put out quickly, but the entire structure suffered extensive smoke and heat damage. Firemen took four cats from the structure, three of which survived.
DeKalb EMS and DeKalb County Sheriff Department's deputies were also on the scene and rendered assistance.
Hinsley was arraigned in DeKalb County Criminal Court Monday. His bond was set at $50,000. Squires bond was set at $5,000, and he will appear in court on Dec. 17.
Young arrested at school for sexual battery
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These Symphony-commissioned feature articles offer insights into the music you'll hear in the concert hall. We hope you'll find them provocative and entertaining.
Artist Spotlight: A Moment with Composer Andrew Norman
Los Angeles-based composer Andrew Norman has gained prominence in recent seasons through a number of high-profile composer residencies (with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, and Opera Philadelphia) and notable accolades including Musical America’s 2017 Composer of the Year award and the Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition.
This month, guest conductor Juraj Valčuha leads the San Francisco Symphony in Norman’s Unstuck.
Composer Andrew Norman
When he’s creating a big orchestral piece, composer Andrew Norman tries to keep the act of performance at the forefront of his imagination.
“I’m a big believer that orchestral music is a live art form; it’s about watching the players move and communicate with one another; it’s about seeing the choices being made on the stage, the performative acts of a group of extraordinarily talented human beings, as much as it is about the sounds. I don’t write music for a vacuum or for an empty hall.”
Speaking of halls, Norman grew up in Modesto, and paid many visits to Davies Symphony Hall.
“I remember coming to see Beethoven’s Ninth when I was a little kid, and Mahler’s Eighth when I was in high school; that was mind blowing. I was so struck by the breadth and scope of that emotional journey. I think about that experience to this day, so I am beyond thrilled to get to work with the San Francisco Symphony this season.”
The Symphony is performing Norman’s Unstuck on May 3-5. The title comes from Kurt Vonnegut’s anti-war novel Slaughterhouse-Five, where the main character has become “unstuck in time.”
“I was having a lot of trouble writing, but at the last possible second before the deadline I saw a copy of Slaughterhouse-Five in a bookstore. I thought about how the main character is constantly jumping back and forth in time, and how that could be an interesting formal conceit for my piece. Unstuck is a little bit like a musical labyrinth or a puzzle; everything is there, just in the wrong place. The piece is filled with lots of really fast jump cuts between wildly different ideas, and I think it’s asking what it means for one sound to come after or before another. You could also say Unstuck deals with how thoughts jostle around in a brain, a particularly chaotic and joyfully crazy kind of brain.”
The Bay Area will get another chance to experience Norman’s music next January, when the San Francisco Symphony premieres his Cello Concerto, a co-commission featuring soloist Johannes Moser.
“I’m trying to do the best I can to capture Johannes, and what I find compelling about his playing, and his personality, and the cello. Music doesn’t just flow out of me these days; I have to go looking for it, and sometimes it is very hard to find. I want to make sure the work I put out is the best I can possibly do, and the most honest and true. It’s not a process I take lightly.”
Last year, Norman won the prestigious Grawemeyer Award for his composition Play. He used the occasion to talk about an issue that troubles him: the lack of racial and gender diversity in classical composing.
“We need to have more people writing symphonic music about now, more people using this medium to express things about our own time and place, about our own differing forms of identity. When we program concert after concert of composers who are male, and white, and dead, we are sending out a very strong message about what and whom we value. We need to be actively asking why we’re doing that, and we need to find ways to open up our programming practices to give space and voice and a platform to those who don’t currently have it.”
Steve Holt is a veteran musician and journalist.
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Malloy wants to lower state sales tax, but not bring back clothing exemption
Feb. 16, 2015 Updated: June 6, 2019 3:51 a.m.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy plans to include a proposal to cut the state sales tax in his new two-year budget, to be presented to the legislature on Wednesday.
The cut would be phased in, going from the current 6.35% to 6.2% on Nov. 1, and then down again to 5.95% on April 1, 2017.
Some sales tax exemptions would be eliminated to protect the state’s revenue stream, including the exemption of clothing purchases under $50 that was to be re-implemented beginning in July.
“Eliminating minor exemptions will allow the entire sales tax to drop for almost all items, saving residents money on almost all purchases,” stated a press release from the governor’s office.
Consumer savings?
According to the Malloy release, the lower sales tax rates will save consumers $70 million in fiscal year 2016, $155 million in fiscal year 2017, $300 million in fiscal year 2018, $311 million in fiscal 2019, and $323 million in fiscal 2020.
However, some media reports, including a story in The Connecticut Mirror website, are pointing out the exemption on smaller clothing purchases actually would save consumers more, at least when it comes to the proposed first phase of the sales tax reduction.
The sales tax exemption on clothing purchases under $50 was to take effect again on July 1, based on legislation approved in the past. The clothing exemption also was in effect in the past.
‘Sales Tax Free Week’ remains
The annual “Sales Tax Free Week” in August on clothing costing less than $100 would remain under Malloy’s budget proposal.
The state is facing annual projected budget deficits in the $1.3 billion to $1.4 billion range during the next two fiscal years. It’s uncertain how Malloy plans to address these projected deficits in his two-year budget plan.
Past sales tax increases
Presently, the sales tax is 6.35%. It was 6% from 1991 to 2011, before being raised in Malloy’s first term. The sales tax was between 7% and 8% from 1976 to 1991, and 6% in 1975.
The 5.95% rate that would take effect in April 2017 would be the lowest since 1971, according to the Malloy release.
‘Streamlining and sacrificing’
“By reforming our tax system, we’ll be able to lower the cost of almost all items – for everyone,” Malloy said. “Our economy continues to improve, and the state is seeing the largest private-sector job growth since 1998.
“By streamlining and simplifying our sales tax structure, we can give working families the lowest sales tax level in four decades,” he said.
Malloy is scheduled to present his biennial budget proposal to a joint session (House and Senate) of the state legislature at noon on Wednesday.
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Updated concept plan released to rebuild on downtown Shelton fire site
Nov. 9, 2014 Updated: June 6, 2019 7:09 a.m.
The Matto family has presented updated conceptual plans to rebuild at the Howe Avenue site destroyed by the massive downtown fire in early January.
Family representatives recently showed the plans to the Planning and Zoning Commission’s (P&Z) Downtown Subcommittee for an informal review and discussion.
The new four-story structure would include 16 “high market value” apartments, five ground-floor retail stores, and second-floor flex space for such activities as yoga and ballroom dancing.
There also would be new off-street parking in the rear, close to the municipal parking lot in front of the post office.
The building would replace the 19th-Century structure that burned down, which housed about two dozen small apartments and approximately eight storefronts. The previous structure also was four stories in height.
“It’s compatible with the area and would be an enhancement of what was there,” said Dominick Thomas, an attorney who represents the Mattos.
The parcel is 0.41 acres in size and located at the heart of the city’s downtown. Most of the property now is vacant and surrounded by a fence. The legal owner is Ralph Matto.
Being treated as new application
P&Z staff concluded that the updated concept varies enough from the previous building that it will have to go through the zoning process as a new application, and not be grandfathered in. The Mattos and their representatives agreed to that approach.
Rick Schultz, city P&Z administrator, said the new plan is “a deviation from the pre-existing, non-conforming building,” and the Mattos therefore will likely apply for a Planned Development District (PDD) to move forward with the project.
A PDD designation would give the P&Z more control over the building’s architecture and give the developers more flexibility in having to meet the current zoning regulations for the parcel, Schultz said.
A PDD application is somewhat conceptual and the first part in a two-step process. A developer also must get site plan approval, which involves more specifics.
Very conceptual for now
Thomas said the building design remains very conceptual at this time.
“Architecturally, nothing is solid,” he said. “That’s way down the road, when we get to the P&Z [in the application phase].”
According to Thomas, the apartments would be larger than the previous ones, a few apartments could be turned into offices, and two-story retail elements are a possibility. “It depends on a lot of things,” he said.
The community space would be above where Liquid Lunch and the Joy Lee Restaurant were located. It’s tentatively called the Center for Therapeutic Movement Arts and would offer community flex space for wellness-related activities such as yoga, Pilates, Zumba, fitness classes, ballroom dancing, and extracurricular school programs.
The parking would likely involve one space per apartment unit as well as additional spots for the retail tenants. Thomas noted there is ample public parking in the area, both on-street and in municipal lots.
New City Hall issue
Thomas said the building would be “incorporable with anything else that could go around it.”
That’s important because Mayor Mark Lauretti is contemplating the idea of building a new City Hall in the vicinity. The Matto land could be incorporated into such a plan, or perhaps a new City Hall would be built adjacent to it.
The city owns a number of parcels in the immediate area.
Lauretti said he is aware of the Mattos’ new conceptual plan and that he continues to talk with the family about the idea of the city possibly buying the land. “We’re just sharing information and ideas,” he said.
The city could possibly make an offer to buy the Matto property, Lauretti said.
The new City Hall project remains theoretical for now, he said, but he will continue to look into the idea. “I’m going to get active in this thing and try to draw some conclusions,” Lauretti said. “It has to be vetted. We need to see it through.”
Limited 'window of opportunity'
A limited “window of opportunity” exists to pursue such a project, with the chance to put a new municipal building in the middle of the central business district being rare, he said.
Lauretti said the downtown post office property, owned by the U.S. Postal Service, could possibly be acquired for a new City Hall project. “It’s not really an impediment,” he said.
The city already owns the large parking lot in front of the post office, the Echo Hose firehouse on Coram Avenue, the L-shaped parking lot off White Street between the firehouse and the Pierpont Building, the probate court building on White Street, and a vacant building at 479 Howe Avenue that previously was a health district office, police station and firehouse.
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Sant'Agnello is the next town along from Sorrento to the east. It's a popular choice for visitors who don't want to be in the centre of Sorrento but still be close to the sea and have lots of options in terms of bars, restaurants and shops.
The town is split into two parts, the town centre with its distinctive church is a bustling area which sits astride the main road between Sorrento and the other towns on the Sorrento Peninsula.
Down towards the sea the town shares the same dramatic cliff-side views as its neighbouring towns and one of the best places to see this is from is Piazzetta Marinella where you'll find a bar/restaurant and also the entrance to La Marinella Beach Club with its gorgeous bright blue water.
Directions: Sant'Agnello is 2km away from the centre of Sorrento which equates to around a 25 minute walk.
You can also take buses from Piazza Tasso or Marina Piccola with a journey time between 10 and 15 minutes.
A third option is to take the train - Sant'Agnello is the next stop along from Sorrento with a journey time of just 2 minutes. The trains run every half an hour or so.
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Equal Everywhere - Jim Loree
Equality for Everyone
Jim Loree
Twenty years ago when Jim joined the company, he supported equality but wasn’t an active advocate at the time. Back then, like many of his peers, he was focused on driving business results, creating shareholder value and attending to all the performance-related details that C-suite leaders handle in the daily work of running a multinational corporation.
But a new dimension began to emerge over time, for reasons large and small. One large reason was fatherhood – Jim is a proud dad to four daughters. But there were other considerations as well. He is inspired by his wife Rebecca, who founded and operates a highly successful consulting company while engaging deeply in the community, raising their children and keeping their marriage a top priority.
“From deep within me, I’m a believer in equality and equal opportunity for all people, including women,” he said. “When you have women leaders on your team or women leading the team, you get input, decisions and outcomes that are quite powerful.” Jim believes that he personally benefited from a system that promotes people based on merit; however, he has come to realize that the system is inherently biased in favor of white men. Doing what he can from his leadership position to change that has now become a mission for him.
In his role as President and CEO of Stanley Black & Decker, this personal connection has been the inspiration behind a number of initiatives introduced to improve inclusion, diversity, and equal opportunities across the company. This includes improving work-life balance for employees, providing resources and support to ensure that this balance is practiced at all levels and in all parts of the world. It also includes a challenge from Jim to his leadership team to set the example, both advocating for and taking concrete actions to foster equality and respect for all.
Underlining the importance of parity, not just for women, but for people of all races, abilities and backgrounds, Jim has personally championed some ground-breaking diversity and inclusion projects over the past three years. The first is the foundation of multiple employee resource groups, including the Women’s Network – a company-wide network of leaders and advocates that provides formal and informal mentoring, training and relationship-building opportunities. Local chapters foster connections and deliver programs to help women connect, learn and grow.
With this support from the top, Stanley Black & Decker has recently received several industry awards and recognitions, including a Top 50 Employer for Women Engineers; Forbes’ America’s Best Company for Diversity; Mogul’s Top Companies for Women; and Comparably’s Best CEOs for Women and for Diversity.
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For Jim, #EqualEverywhere starts with equality, and progresses to equal opportunity, in every country globally. But he acknowledges there is still a long way to go. #EqualEverywhere is a call to action that prescribes the need to “develop awareness, shift perceptions and take action – in a comprehensive and meaningful way.”
Jim also takes an active role in organizations seeking to make positive progress in gender equality across the industry. He is a member of the CEO Action Network for Diversity & Inclusion, a powerful association that enables business leaders to come together to provide a unified voice, both impacting their own organizations and influencing the overall economy. He is a member of several groups such as the National Association of Manufacturers, the Business Roundtable, and the Manufacturing Alliance for Productivity and Innovation, all of which are advocating for progress in diversity and inclusion, breaking down barriers and eradicating bias, unconscious and otherwise, in the business world.
In the wider gender equality movement, Jim appreciates that there are encouraging examples of women increasingly taking roles on boards of directors within industry, as well as women winning elected offices in greater numbers – a real-world demonstration that women are making strong headway in high-profile professions. However, he believes there is still a lot of work to be done to start seeing significantly more women being promoted to more senior positions, including CEOs.
“Through my various leadership roles over the years, I’ve learned that there is much power in actively listening to the perspectives of all people,” said Jim. “And I want Stanley Black & Decker to be a place where our employees feel they are heard, know they belong and see they can truly make a difference – with no career limits. I’m dedicated to making significant progress with gender parity in the 2020s.”
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by Imelda May
Album: Tribal (2014)
This is the title track of Imelda May's fourth album. The Irish singer-songwriter told HMV.com: "I wanted to write a song about that for ages. You know we all think we're so advanced nowadays, but we're all tribal. We always end up in a tribe, whether that's through music, sport, nationality, whatever, I love that idea, I think it's great."
More songs from Imelda May
Lyrics to Tribal
RaptureBlondie
The first #1 hit with a rap was "Rapture" by Blondie in 1980. Debbie Harry's rhymes left lots of room for improvement.
Rebel YellBilly Idol
Billy Idol got the title for "Rebel Yell" from a brand of whiskey he saw members of The Rolling Stones drinking.
DarlinAvril Lavigne
Avril Lavigne said her Goodbye Lullaby track "Darlin" was "probably" the second song she ever wrote. The Canadian composed it when she was an unsigned 15-year-old living in Napanee, Ontario.
The Air That I BreatheThe Hollies
The Hollies hit "The Air That I Breathe" was written in part as a reaction to the smog in Los Angeles.
How Dry I AmIrving Berlin
Irving Berlin wrote "How Dry I Am" in anticipation of Prohibition, envisioning a bleak future without alcohol.
Wanted Dead Or AliveBon Jovi
"Wanted Dead Or Alive" by Bon Jovi got the Unplugged craze going when Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora performed it with just their acoustic guitars at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards.
Allen Toussaint - "Southern Nights"They're Playing My Song
A song he wrote and recorded from "sheer spiritual inspiration," Allen's didn't think "Southern Nights" had hit potential until Glen Campbell took it to #1 two years later.
Colin HaySongwriter Interviews
Established as a redoubtable singer-songwriter, the Men At Work frontman explains how religion, sobriety and Jack Nicholson play into his songwriting.
Don FelderSongwriter Interviews
Don breaks down "Hotel California" and other songs he wrote as a member of the Eagles. Now we know where the "warm smell of colitas" came from.
Rush: Album by Album - A Conversation With Martin PopoffSong Writing
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.
Joe JacksonSongwriter Interviews
Joe talks about the challenges of of making a Duke Ellington tribute album, and tells the stories behind some of his hits.
Dave Pirner of Soul AsylumSongwriter Interviews
Dave explains how the video appropriated the meaning of "Runaway Train," and what he thought of getting parodied by Weird Al.
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Art Crush of the Week: AIKO
Amanda Brownridge
AIKOBowery WallBunniesBunnyDubai WallsLady AikoStation 16 GalleryStreet ArtWynwood Walls
Art crushes. Like people crushes but only better. That glorious moment when you're scrolling through your Instagram feed and suddenly you stumble upon an image that stops you in your tracks and you just know that it is the beginning of something beautiful. You can't get enough and you fall down the rabbit hole of hashtags and hyperlinks.
(The Bowery Wall, AIKO. Photo credit: ladyaiko.com)
AIKO’s (aka Lady AIKO) distinctive style, with her playful manga-inspired images and bright colours can be seen all over the world. Having worked for many years as one of three members of FAILE, AIKO has also participated in the Wynwood Walls, the Bowery Wall, and most recently the Dubai Walls. AIKO combines American pop culture with traditional Japanese elements in a way described by the artist as “shouting eloquently” which can be seen in this video.
(The Wynwood Walls, AIKO. Photo credit: ladyaiko.com)
AIKO was part of a selection of 16 artists who participated in the inaugural edition of the Dubai Walls this year, an initiative created to promote street art in the Middle East.
(Dubai Walls, AIKO. Photo credit: dubaiwalls.com)
We just received three beautiful prints by AIKO in the gallery and can't wait to share them with you! Each one of these Bunny prints is hand finished, unique, and simply stunning. We are in love.
AIKO was born and raised in Tokyo before moving to New York City in the mid-90′s.
Already creating art since a young age, her art career in NYC began when she started working for Takashi Murakami. She apprenticed in Murakami’s studio in Brooklyn and worked for him until the late 90′s going on to direct a digital biography on the artist (“Superflat” 1998). AIKO continued to practice her own art and after leaving Murakami’s studio graduated from The New School University where she finished her MFA Media Studies and later met up with two American artists, the three of them would come to establish the group now known as FAILE. Creating work within the collective locally and abroad for a number of years, she moved on and established herself as Lady AIKO in 2006.
AIKO continues to create work in the studio as well as public space. She is acclaimed in the contemporary art world and well-respected within the international graffiti and street art scene. She had a two-person show “Brick Ladies” with Lady Pink in Brooklyn in 2008, and she worked with Banksy on “Exit Through the Gift Shop” in 2010. Her large scale works indoors and outdoors are installed in many cities, including Miami’s Wynwood Walls in 2009, New York City’s Bowery Wall in 2013, and Coney Art Walls in 2015, all three curated by Jeffrey Deitch. AIKO has also been involved in a large collection of group shows, from “AnimamixBiennale” at Shanghai’s MoCA in 2009 to “Edo Pop” at Japan Society NYC in 2013, ‘Some Place Like Home” at Rumney Guggenheim Gallery NY in 2015 to her more recent solo show, “Sweet Heart” at The Outsiders Gallery in the UK in 2014.
AIKO has also been commissioned to create works in collaboration with Louis Vuitton, Coach, The Standard, W Hotel, Hello Kitty, Isetan and Warner Bros. etc.
(Artist bio from ladyaiko.com)
Did you read about last week's art crush? Click here to learn more about the work of Alan Ganev!
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Covid-19, Economy, Health, National, News and views, Parliament, Portsmouth
PM Statement: City MP responds over Christmas changes
Responding to the Prime Minister’s announcement today (19 December 2020) of a new tier four for London and the South East, Portsmouth South’s Stephen Morgan MP said:
“The Government is yet again two steps behind, with indecision and confusion over how to limit the virus’ spread before the festive season putting our NHS at grave risk in the new year.
Whilst this week in Parliament I have been asking questions of Ministers on the new variant and what this will mean for our area, the answers have not been forthcoming. What is clear is the current tiered system is failing to stem the spread of the virus, and Ministerial inaction has led to infections out of control in certain parts of the country again.
With our area only going into tier three today, this is an incredibly serious moment for our city. Portsmouth people are understandably worried. Many of our small business owners are devastated. The Prime Minister’s latest announcement is a disappointment to us all.
We all want to spend time with family and loved ones after this awful year, but the situation has clearly taken a turn for the worse. Sadly the Government made promises it has failed to deliver and the Prime Minister’s mishandling means our city’s people and our economy will now suffer this Christmas”.
The Government has confirmed Portsmouth will go into Tier 4 at 00.01 tomorrow morning. Further information about the new tier and the implications for Portsmouth will be posted on this website in due course.
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Community, Covid-19, Health, National, News and views, Parliament, Portsmouth
Covid-19: Portsmouth to move to Tier 3
Responding to news Portsmouth will be moving into tier three as announced by the Health Secretary in the House of Commons today, Portsmouth South’s Stephen Morgan MP said:
“With cases up 46% in the south east, infections levels on the rise again here in our city, and the significant pressures on QA Hospital, Portsmouth will be moving to tier three at the weekend, meaning that our communities will regrettably be sitting under the toughest of conditions.
Just two weeks ago the Government mistakenly claimed they had the pandemic under control. The city council leader also wildly said Portsmouth could go into tier one.
Throughout this crisis, I have urged the government to act responsibly and with speed to take the hard decisions to control the virus. If political leaders fail to take swift and decisive action, they can no longer claim to be ‘protecting the NHS’.
Portsmouth people continue to make huge sacrifices to protect the vulnerable and save lives. Ministers must now get a grip of this virus, so that our NHS can be protected and our city’s economy recovers faster.”
Tier Three restrictions can be found here: www.gov.uk/guidance/tier-3-very-high-alert
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Covid-19, Health, National, News and views, Parliament, Portsmouth
GPs begin offering Covid-19 vaccine
Hundreds of local vaccination services run by family doctors and their teams are opening across England this week, as the roll out of the biggest vaccination programme in NHS history gains further momentum.
Groups of health providers are setting up local vaccination centres in villages, towns and cities covering every part of the country. Practices in more than 200 parts of the country have taken delivery of the vaccine and kicked off clinics already. More practices in more parts of the country will join on a phased basis during December and in the coming months as vaccine supply allows.
The community sites build on the work of the scores of hospital hubs which began vaccinating last week, with 90-year old Margaret Keenan receiving her first dose to become a global trailblazer in Coventry last Tuesday.
The NHS will contact people in the previously announced priority groups, over 80s and care home staff and residents, when it is their turn to receive the vaccine.
How will this week’s new Local Vaccination Services work?
Nurses, paramedics, pharmacists and other NHS staff will work alongside GPs to vaccinate those aged 80 and over, as well as care home workers and residents, identified as priority groups for the life-saving vaccine.
Along with other countries in the UK, residents of care homes in England will also receive their first vaccine this week after distributors finalise new, stringent processes to ensure safe delivery of the PfizerBioNTech vaccine.
Like hospital staff, who launched the world-leading campaign last week, practice teams are working rapidly to redesign their sites and put in place safe processes to meet the tough logistical challenges of offering the vaccination.
The NHS will contact people in the priority groups when it is their turn to receive the vaccine.
Who will get the vaccine first?
Phased vaccine supply means the bulk of vaccination for high risk groups will inevitably take place between January and April. So great vigilance is required before then to prevent a third wave of Covid.
Patients aged 80 and above who are already attending hospital as an outpatient, and those who are being discharged home after a hospital stay, will be among the first to receive the life-saving jab. Hospitals have already begun inviting over 80s in for a jab and working with care home providers to book their staff in to vaccination clinics.
All those vaccinated will need a booster jab 21 days later.
When will NHS staff be vaccinated?
The JCVI have put patient-facing health and social care staff into the top two priority groups because of their heightened risk of exposure to the virus. So, any appointments not used for the initial groups will be used for healthcare workers who are at highest risk of serious illness from covid.
How will people know when it is their time to get the vaccine?
When it is the right time people will receive an invitation to come forward. For most people this will be a letter, either from their GP or the national NHS. This letter will include all the information a person will need to book appointments, including your NHS number. We are asking the public not to contact the NHS to get an appointment until you get this letter. We would be grateful if you would help us to share this message over the coming weeks
Where will people get the vaccine?
The NHS has rapidly put in place new delivery channels tailored to the particular logistical requirements of the first Covid vaccine to be approved:
Hospital Hubs: Dozens of NHS trusts will act as hospital hubs where patients and staff can be vaccinated on site. These hubs are where we know the Pfizer vaccine can be stored safely.
Local Vaccination Services: To make it as easy as possible for those who are eligible to access a vaccination safely, Local Vaccination Services will also be available, starting this week. These community and primary care-led services will vary based on local and logistical considerations but will include GP practices, local authority sourced buildings or other local facilities and as vaccine supply increases in the New Year, local pharmacies too.
Vaccination Centres: The NHS will also establish vaccination centres, where large numbers of people will be able to go and get a jab. The majority will open in the New Year when supply of the vaccine increases. They are being set up in local venues such as sports stadiums and concert venues that offer the physical space to deal with large numbers of people while maintaining social distancing.
Delivery from Hospital Hubs and Local Vaccination Services
Although the Pfizer vaccine is typically delivered by a simple injection in the shoulder it is complex to move, store and prepare. It needs to be stored at -70C before being thawed out and can only be moved four times within that cold chain beginning in Belgium before being used. So the NHS began delivery from “Hospital Hubs” and are now activating GP-led Local Vaccination Services to begin vaccinations this week. More practices in more parts of the country will join on a phased basis during December and in the coming months as vaccine supply allows.
The NHS will offer the vaccine to more groups of people and in more ways, like local vaccination services, but this will be a marathon over the coming months, not a sprint:
We will keep expanding the programme as we get more vaccines.
So we can go as fast as supply allows, we have been recruiting and training more vaccinators and support staff from across the NHS and outside of it.
All of these will be trained, assessed and supervised, just like regular NHS vaccinators.
The public can really help the NHS deliver this effectively to those who need it most. The NHS asks are:
Your health service will contact you when it’s the right time to come forward so please don’t seek a vaccine before then;
Please act on your invite and make sure you attend your appointments when you arrange them;
And of course, please continue to abide by all the social distancing and hand hygiene guidance, which will still save lives.
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Health, National, Portsmouth
Portsmouth MP calls to end discrimination against local disabled people on International Day of Disabled Persons
Stephen Morgan MP has called for the end of the discrimination against disabled people in Portsmouth, after a recent report revealed the Government’s refusal to increase disabled people’s social security in line with Universal Credit will cost them at least £3.65m locally and almost £2bn nationally.
This comes as the City MP joins people from across the world today to mark the International Day of Disabled Persons – a United Nations initiative.
The £20 uplift in Universal Credit was not applied to Employment and Support Allowance as Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey MP said in May it may take “several months” to do.
Since then, over 3,600 ill and disabled people have not received any additional support in Stephen Morgan’s constituency.
The Member of Parliament for Portsmouth South, said,
“This pandemic has disproportionately affected the most vulnerable in our society and the same is true here in Portsmouth.
“I am seriously concerned about the government’s decision to allow this discrimination to continue on a national scale and how this will impact the more vulnerable members of our community.
“As we mark International Day of Disabled Persons, I will continue to hold the government to account on this incredibly regressive decision.”
Nationally, in the 33 weeks since the standard allowance of Universal Credit was increased, the worst affected have lost £660. In total, 1.9 million ESA claimants risk losing out on almost £2 billion.
Disabled people have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. Almost three in five people who have died from Covid-19 have either been disabled or with a long-term health condition, and the Equality and Human Rights Commission reported in October that disabled people have experienced difficulties in accessing care.
Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, Marsha de Cordova MP, said:
“The government must take responsibility for its actions. They have had months to fix this issue but have chosen not to increase support for disabled people.
“Government should do the right thing, end this discrimination and ensure those who rely on ESA have the support they need during this crisis.”
3rd December 2020 /by Sam Eccles
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Covid-19, Families, Health, News and views, Portsmouth
Portsmouth MP encourages over-50s to take up free Government flu-jab
Stephen Morgan MP has called for over-50s in Portsmouth to enrol on the government’s recently announced free flu-jab scheme starting on 1 December, following his recent visit to a Portsdown Group Practice surgery in Portsmouth.
The Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced that people aged 50-64 will be added to a list of people who are already eligible for a flu jab in England under an expanded winter vaccine scheme, which aims to combat the “twin threats” of flu and Covid-19.
Over 30 million people will be eligible for jabs making it the most comprehensive flu vaccination programme in UK history.
NHS hospitals in England during the winter period face typically higher levels of pressure compared to the rest of the year, but this year will face the added challenge of pressures on ICU beds and treatment for Covid-19 patients.
The Member of Parliament for Portsmouth South, commented:
“This year health clinics and hospitals face the additional pressure of an already difficult period of the year for public health in treatment for Covid-19 patients.
That is why it is incredibly important we do all that we can to help reduce this pressure on our NHS and health workers, and getting vaccinated for flu will go along in achieving that.”
Whilst added pressures will be particularly focused on hospitals this year, local NHS GP surgeries and clinics will play a significant role in the rollout of the government’s over-50s flu-jab programme.
Stephen Morgan MP, added:
“Local NHS practices provide an incredibly important role in local public health, and I’m really proud of the work of the Portsdown Group has done for Portsmouth on this, including Kingston Crescent Surgery.”
You can find out more about the government’s free winter flu-jab programme by visiting its website
20th November 2020 /by Stephen Morgan
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“The pandemic has shown just how valuable and loved NHS nurses are. They deserve a pay rise”
Since being elected as MP, Stephen Morgan has been standing up for public sector workers calling to scrap the cap, and pay those who serve our communities properly and fairly.
Responding to the Royal College of Nursing’s new campaign the Portsmouth South representative said:
“As an RCN champion I obviously support calls for the Government to make an immediate commitment to pay talks and to recognise and reward all NHS workers with a guarantee of a decent pay rise.
Health and care workers have been at the heart of the fight against coronavirus, working day and night to protect the NHS and save lives. They do so much to make our health service one to be proud of and they deserve our respect, admiration and full support.
Despite the brilliant efforts of staff, I am concerned that a decade of pay restraint and a lack of investment in the workforce has resulted in more than 100,000 vacancies across the health service, which includes more than 43,000 nurse vacancies.
In July, NHS England published its People Plan for 2020/21 which sets out actions to grow the workforce. While the plan contains some worthy commitments on staff wellbeing, I am concerned that without additional funding staff will continue to be overstretched and overworked. The Government had promised a full five-year People Plan with detailed, costed action. I believe this plan falls way short of that.
Ministers have said that decisions on pay for nursing staff are not due to be reviewed until 2021 when the current pay deal ends. However, I believe it is important to show our NHS staff the same commitment they have shown our country during the coronavirus emergency.
The pandemic has shown just how valuable and loved NHS nurses are. Ahead of the next Spending Review, I believe the Government must commit to the pay talks that NHS workers deserve, and put together a proper solution for recruitment and retention.
As we know, valuing our NHS workforce through fair pay and conditions is crucial to tackling vacancies. I firmly believe that any new deal for nurses and wider NHS staff must be agreed as soon as possible, in recognition of their bravery and the sacrifices they have made during the pandemic”.
The city MP has vowed to continue to put pressure on Ministers to act on pay and bring certainty to those who serve our city’s communities in the nursing profession.
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Portsmouth MP backs campaign for safe social care visits
Stephen Morgan MP is backing a campaign launched by The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) which is calling on the Government to categorise social workers as professional visitors.
The campaign has also called for the government to facilitate regular COVID-19 testing to give social workers access to people in care and health settings that they are there to support and safeguard.
Social workers undertake statutory and non-statutory duties on behalf of local authorities and the NHS including undertaking risk assessments, early intervention, and being a key advocate on behalf of people and families.
If social workers do not have access to people in care and health settings that they are there to protect the human rights of, this could result in needs being missed and the rights of people receiving care being lost.
BASW are also calling for routine tests for designated family members to be introduced to address the concern that the mental wellbeing of care residents is being severely impacted by not being able to see loved ones.
Speaking in support of the campaign, the Member of Parliament for Portsmouth South said:
“The campaign to facilitate regular testing of social workers and loved ones is one rooted in common sense and puts the welfare of those in receipt of residential care at the heart of social policy.
“Social workers in Portsmouth play an integral role in protecting the rights and wellbeing of people who live in care settings, and all measures should be taken to ensure that they have physical access to those in their care.
“People who live in care and health settings in our city need human contact with their loved ones, and we cannot disregard this human need. Instead we should take all measures to make sure this can be carried out safely.”
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“What we learnt from the first wave of this virus is that if you don’t act early and decisively, the cost will be far worse”
Responding to the Prime Minister’s statement in the House of Commons ahead of a second national lockdown, Stephen Morgan MP said:
“What we learnt from the first wave of this virus is that if you don’t act early and decisively, the cost will be far worse.
More people will lose their jobs, more businesses will be forced to close and tragically, more people will lose their loved ones.
The Prime Minister and the Chancellor failed to learn this lesson.
As a result, this second lockdown will be longer than it needed to be, it will be harder and the human cost will be higher.
The Government must use this time to finally fix test and trace, address the gaping holes in support for the self-employed and help small businesses through this crisis.
I will continue to lobby on behalf of Portsmouth so that all constituents are protected and kept safe”.
The Portsmouth South representative has vowed to take forward constituent concerns raised with him in recent days including access to gyms and sport facilities, support to independent shops and pubs, and ensuring the most vulnerable are protected.
2nd November 2020 /by Stephen Morgan
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Covid-19, Health, National, News and views, Parliament
Portsmouth MP reacts to PM’s national lockdown announcement
Reacting to news from the Prime Minister that the Government has decided Britain should go into another national lockdown until at least 2 December 2020, Portsmouth South’s Stephen Morgan MP said:
“The Government has been too slow to act the whole way through this crisis whether on health or on jobs, and it’s the British people that are suffering.
Now we will have a much harder lockdown again, Ministers must use this time to fix testing and tracing and set out a proper plan so Government doesn’t keep repeating the same mistakes again.
I know many in our city will feel miserable about this latest announcement by the Prime Minister and it’s consequences for their family, friends and community. Our local businesses have been struggling to keep people in work and customers served. It’s the same story up and down the country.
By working together here in Portsmouth we can, and we will, get through this, push down infections, and save lives”.
Keir Starmer, Leader of the Labour Party said:
“Everybody is concerned about the rise in infections, hospital admissions and – tragically – the number of deaths.
That’s why three weeks ago, Labour called for a circuit breaker in England, in line with SAGE’s recommendation to bring infections down. The Government completely rejected that, only to now announce the same thing.
That delay in introducing restrictions will come at an economic cost and a human cost.
I’m glad that the Government has finally taken this decision – but it should have done so weeks ago.”
The restrictions proposed include:
People will be told to stay at home except for education, work (if it can’t be done from home), exercise and recreation, medical reasons, shopping for food and other essentials, or to care for others
All pubs and restaurants will have to close (non-alcohol takeaways and deliveries can continue)
All non-essential shops will have to close (supermarkets can sell non-essential goods)
Households will not be allowed to mix with others indoors, or in private gardens
Individuals can meet one person from outside their household in an outside public space
Support bubbles for people who live alone and households made up of single parents and children can continue
Children will be able to move between homes if their parents are separated
Schools, colleges and universities will remain open
Workplaces will be asked to stay open if people cannot work from home – including construction and manufacturing
Outdoor exercise and recreation will be allowed, but gyms will have to close
Clinically vulnerable advised not to go to work if they are unable to work from home
After 2 December, different regions will return to the tiers one to three, depending upon the rates of infection.
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Covid-19, Health, News and views, Parliament, Portsmouth
Have your say on Covid-19 testing
News reports from across the country are increasingly identifying the problems with the Government’s Covid-19 testing arrangements with ill people struggling to access a test or told to travel miles and miles.
Stephen Morgan MP is calling on Ministers to urgently fix and expand testing systems, ensure contract tracing is improved and delivered by Public Health, and support is given to those who need to isolate in our city.
As more and more people get in touch about the Government’s handling of the testing system, Stephen is keen to hear from constituents about their experiences so he can continue to lobby Ministers for urgent improvements.
Please use this short form to have your say.
Have you or a family member used the test service?
Where did you have your test taken?
If yes, on a scale of 1 to 5 how satisfied are you with the service received? 1 being very dissatisfied, 5 being very satisfied
Please explain the reason why you have given this answer
What other issues with regards to the current testing system would you like Stephen to bring to the attention of Government?
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7th September 2020 /by Stephen Morgan
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Watch The National Play Fallon
News April 26, 2013 8:52 AM By Tom Breihan
Last night on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, the National were the musical guests, and they used the opportunity to play a couple of new songs from their forthcoming album Trouble Will Find Me, songs that we haven’t heard in their final form yet. On the show proper, they played the grand, slow-swelling “Sea Of Love.” And as on online bonus, they also did the tender, hushed, horn-laced “I Need My Girl.” During the rest of the show, the band’s twin brothers Aaron and Bryce Dessner also sat in with the Roots, but those videos haven’t surfaced online yet. Watch the two full performances below.
Trouble Will Find Me is out 5/21 on 4AD.
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Missouri's Ban on Banks Contributing to Ballot Measures, PACs Found Unconstitutional
By Chuck Hatfield and Erin Naeger
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri struck down as unconstitutional and permanently enjoined enforcement of a new Missouri campaign finance law. Under the provisions of the law, banks were prohibited from contributing to Missouri state candidates or ballot measures. They were also prohibited from contributing to Missouri PACs, essentially shutting Missouri banks out of the political process.
In a consolidated lawsuit, Legends Bank, et al. v. Missouri Ethics Commission, et al., Case No. 16-04332-CV-C-ODS, Legends Bank challenged, among other provisions, the amendment's ban on corporate contributions to campaign committees whose sole purpose is to support or oppose ballot measures and on contributions to political action committees from corporations organized outside Chapters 347 to 360, RSMo, including state-chartered banks.
The court agreed with Legends, finding Missouri's ban on banks contributing to ballot measure committees and the ban on bank contributions to PACs to be unconstitutional. Therefore, under the court's order, banks may contribute to campaign committees whose sole purpose is to support or oppose ballot measures and to political action committees. The court's order also allows PACs to accept contributions from foreign corporations that are registered to do business in Missouri and from other PACs.
As a result, the current status of Missouri's campaign finance law is that state-chartered banks may not contribute directly to state candidates, but they may contribute unlimited amounts to non-federal political action committees or to ballot measures.
The court stayed enforcement of its order for 45 days to allow the Missouri Ethics Commission time to appeal. Therefore, the court's order does not give protection from enforcement of the unconstitutional provisions until the end of the 45-day stay, which expires on June 19, 2017. Note this decision applies only to Missouri law and does not change federal restrictions on bank contributions to federal candidates.
For more information on Missouri's campaign finance laws, please contact Chuck Hatfield, Erin Naeger, or the Stinson Leonard Street contact with whom you regularly work.
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Home » Creating one-of-a-kind designs with waterjet technology
Creating one-of-a-kind designs with waterjet technology
Jennifer Richinelli
Waterjet Works! - a custom waterjet design and fabrication company - opened its doors on April 15, 1999 in Dallas, TX. The 10,000-square-foot shop is equipped with a variety of waterjet-cutting machinery from Flow International, including two “A” series 6- x 10-foot tables and a Bengal.
On April 15, 1999, Philip Einsohn launched Waterjet Works! - a custom waterjet design and fabrication company - in Dallas, TX. The corporation was started because Einsohn believed there was a call from the architectural, design and contracting communities for a company that understands the needs of these professions. And he knew that he could rely on his experience with waterjet capabilities while he was working in the design field to develop an operation that could satisfy these demands.
“I began Waterjet Works! because there was a need for decorative waterjet cutting that was not being fulfilled,” said Einsohn, explaining that the company started with only one customer, Albertson’s Grocery Stores. In all, Waterjet Works! did over 400 stores for them.
“In the beginning, I wanted to establish a firm foundation before increasing our growth beyond our ability to succeed,” said Einsohn. “Our growth has been measured, solid and consistent. We have a built a great team of service-oriented people who understand the decorative waterjet industry. We enjoy excellent relationships with numerous architects, interior designers, artists, flooring manufacturers, importers and flooring contractors across the U.S.”
Additionally, Waterjet Works! recently doubled its capacity with the purchase of a 125-hp Accustream intensifier pump as well as adding six additional cutting heads.
The operation
The 10,000-square-foot shop is equipped with waterjet-cutting machinery from Flow International of Kent, WA. It includes two “A” series 6- x 10-foot tables and a Bengal. To keep up with the company’s growth, Waterjet Works! recently doubled its capacity with the purchase of a 125-hp Accustream intensifier pump as well as adding six additional cutting heads.
“Our production time has decreased, providing our customers a quicker turn-around time as well as reducing their cost,” said Einsohn. “Truthfully, we are not in the waterjet business, but in the ‘service and experience’ business. Customer satisfaction is the name of the game.”
In total, there are 10 machine operators and three full-time programmers in the shop. “Our programming department is integral to our success,” said Einsohn, adding that a fourth programmer will be added to the staff soon. “Because so many of our orders are highly specialized and have many complex details to consider, the programming department is extremely important. Most people think that if you have the waterjet machines, then the rest is simple. Without sharp people who understand the intricacies of the materials, programming, communication with the customer and installation, the machines are of less value.”
Einsohn went on to explain that the majority of companies with waterjet machines are focused on repetitive cutting. “Our business is very different,” he said. “Only a portion of our business is repetitive. The majority is custom.”
In 2006, the company ran a second shift during its busy season - starting in the spring and continuing throughout the fall, according to Einsohn, adding that they started a second shift again in February of this year. “We are working hard to maintain this level of production throughout the years,” he said. “With our new equipment, we are on a new playing field and our capacity continues to increase. Quite frankly, it is not about the production capacity. It is about getting precise information to the machines that is important. There are so many details and approvals that have to be prepared prior to the actual cutting. With machines that will cut as accurately as they do, the rest of our business must be just as accurate.”
According to Einsohn, Waterjet Works! has a relatively small workspace compared to other companies with waterjet machines. “Our business model is based on a J.I.T. - Just In Time - thought process,” he said. “The Japanese developed this approach to manufacturing many years ago.”
Einsohn continued to explain that the location of the facility was strategically chosen to be near most of the company’s suppliers. “Instead of spending money on inventory and warehouse space, we focus on turning the jobs around in a short order,” he said. “One of the most important uses of our square footage is in the assembly area. Nothing goes out the door without being completely assembled and digitally photographed. We know it is correct before we ship it.”
Although Waterjet Works! does not employ its own install crews, the company works closely with installers and provides detailed installation maps with phone support to ensure the success of a project. “We know what they need to succeed, and we give them what they need,” said Einsohn.
Expanding markets
Among the primary sectors that Waterjet Works! deals with are retail, healthcare, hospitality, education, public art, religious buildings and public institutions. “Each year, more and more companies understand and appreciate the value of partnering with a quality waterjet company who understands the nuances of their materials and needs,” said Einsohn. “Our national reputation continues to increase as does our sales. In seven years, we have been able to do business in 46 states. In 2006, we did business in 35 states.”
According to Einsohn, he prefers to be in the business of servicing “friends,” rather than “customers.” “Friends tell you how you performed on a job and will come back the next time they need you,” he said. “You may never know how you did if they are only ‘customers.’ “
Since its launch in 1999, Waterjet Works! has built a reputable name for itself, and has completed many high-profile projects. “Our work in The Smithsonian Institution’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in 2002-2003 took us to another level on the national front,” said Einsohn. “In 2005, the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport project took us to yet another level. People began to see mosaics in a new light. We call our work ‘new mosaics.’ We either minimize the number of grout lines in a traditional mosaic or eliminate the metal strips used in terrazzo art. Both of these improvements add a great deal to the final piece of artwork. The art is closer to the artist’s intent.”
In addition to working with architects and designers, the company also is working with professional artists. “We added artists to our list of ‘friends,’ and many are currently drawing for commercial installations with our technology in mind,” said Einsohn. “It has broadened the artist’s capabilities on a national basis.”
Among Waterjet Works! notable projects are Schaefer’s Landing in Brooklyn, NY; Worthington Bank in Fort Worth, TX; Harrah’s Hotel in New Orleans, LA; Omni Hotels in New Haven, CT, and Orlando, FL; Island View Casino in Gulfport, MS; and Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital in Nashville, TN. Additionally, the company’s prestigious client list includes Baby’s R Us, Dallas Mavericks Basketball Team, Sketchers, Ford Motor Co., Harley Davidson and Ronald McDonald House. Einsohn has been honored with work at the Art Institute of Chicago and Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art.
Recent Articles by Jennifer Richinelli
A look back on 2020
Working in the "new norm"
Selling natural stone
Drawing inspiration from the surrounding landscape
Stone Column: The allure of natural stone
As Group Editorial Director of Stone World, Contemporary Stone & Tile Design and TILE Magazine, Jennifer Richinelli has been covering the stone and tile industries since she launched her career at BNP Media in 1996. Throughout her tenure, she has visited and reported on numerous national and international quarries, stone fabrication shops, trade shows and other industry events. She has also collaborated with members of the A&D community, including many renowned architects, on articles about designing with stone and tile.
Growing a family business with state-of-the-art technology
Creating a dramatic effect with granite
Re-creating a Georgian-style design with marble and onyx
Creating specialty divisions within one enterprise
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Panda Express eyes growth outside of the food court
Panda Express is the latest food company to change its business model in an effort to increase revenue and drive profitability.
The ubiquitous fast food restaurant is a staple in malls across the U.S., but company officials are spearheading a plan to overhaul food offerings in a bid to compete against large competitors such as McDonald's, which has unveiled a line of healthy options as a means of attracting more customers.
NPR reports that the Panda Express is not only seeking to change its menu offerings, but also to move the locations of its outlets. The company is working to entice Americans who are increasingly concerned about their health, and executives at the firm said that opening stand-alone restaurants would help them tap into an entirely new demographic.
Still, shifting a company's established business model is no easy feat, and analysts said Panda Express had its work cut out for it as it augments menu items and opens new stores. The fast food player will need to implement cost reduction measures to keep profits from falling during its investment into new stores, for example, and it may have to work with procurement consultants to assist in the strategic sourcing of new fruits and vegetables.
Panda Express first opened its doors in the U.S. 28 years ago, and its popularity has rapidly increased since then. The company is one of the fastest growing chains in the nation, according to the news provider, though executives are not comfortable to simply rest on their laurels amid mounting competition from big-name players in the restaurant space.
"Before, I just gave customers a big chunk of meat," Panda Express head chef Andy Kao said in an interview. "Now I need to make sure [the] nutrition's good."
The company's path away from processed foods and toward fresh ingredients first began in 2007, when it introduced a campaign to serve 20 different kinds of vegetables all chopped in-house each day. The company is endeavoring to change its public perception from that of a fast food chain to an upscale dining experience. In effect, Panda Express executives are hoping to shift into the so-called "fast casual" space, next to the likes of Chipotle and Panera.
While the U.S. restaurant sector has experienced sluggish growth in the wake of the recession, fast casual eateries have witnessed their revenue climb as consumers increasingly flock to them. The niche market, however, is exceedingly difficult to break into, as brands must craft an identity that is both ethnically authentic and affordable. Some companies working to break into the market have kept costs down through business cost reduction campaigns and rehashing contract supplier negotiations.
Experts contend that the key to succeeding within the space is offering delicious food that customers will not be able to purchase elsewhere. That is why Panda Express executives said the company is poised to succeed, as its orange chicken entrée is one of the most popular items on its menu. Last year, the restaurant chain sold 60 million pounds of it, according to Panda Express product manager Patricia Lui.
"Sweet and sharp and salty," she said, referring to the orange chicken. "You don't want any flavor to stand out. You want it to be balanced."
The company is also testing a number of other potential new menu items as it courts growth amid what economists say could be a sustained U.S. economic recovery. While the path may be crowded, Panda Express is confident it can successfully break into the niche of the restaurant industry.
Cablevision predicts reduced cash flow in 2012, citing capital expenditures
Officials from the Cablevision Systems Corporation said this week that the company's fourth quarter earnings were down from the year prior, a result of its aggressive investment strategy.
Company executives reported this week that the firm recorded a 47 percent drop in its fourth quarter net income. Cablevision chief financial officer Gregg Seibert said that the media company also expects its free cash flow to fall in 2012, as it substantially increases payments toward capital expenses.
Bloomberg reports the company does not plan to raise subscriber rates this year, even as it faces mounting competition and squeezed operating margins. Seibert affirmed Cablevision would increase efficiency and work to augment profits through business cost reduction initiatives, among other campaigns.
On a more positive note, the company reported that its consolidated net revenues climbed 7.3 percent to $1.69 billion in the fourth quarter. Moreover, its adjusted operating cash flow increased 21 percent to $626 million, while its consolidated operating income jumped 28.3 percent to $346 million. Cablevision chief executive James L. Dolan conceded the company spent heavily last year, but he said its strategic investment would help drive future revenue and profit growth.
The company's last fiscal year "was an important year for Cablevision as it marked the culmination of several multi-year initiatives to enhance shareholder value," Dolan said in a statement. "Those efforts have included spinning off MSG and AMC, completing the Bresnan acquisition, paying quarterly cash dividends, and actively conducting a share buyback program. We remain confident in the strength of our underlying business and in our ability to deliver industry-leading products. Looking ahead, we will continue to improve on those offerings while we remain focused on enhancing shareholder returns and building the company for the long term."
The company failed to achieve cost reduction targets as it invested in cable set-top box inventories. Moreover, the media giant spent aggressively to upgrade its networks over the past year, a move that some analysts said could have been offset by raising customer rates. Seibert noted the company had bolstered its long-term growth potential through the strategic investments. Analysts noted the firm could boost profits in the future through supply chain management initiatives.
"The main theme that people should take away from the call today is that we continue to be focused on moving the business in a direction where we both retain existing subscribers and have attractive, economically sensible offers for new subscribers," Seibert said.
Struggling, Peugeot plans GM partnership in effort to drive earnings
In an effort to raise cash, PSA Peugeot Citroen said recently it would offer a 1 billion-euro rights offering as a part of a newly announced partnership with General Motors.
European automakers have struggled to implement cost reduction measures over the past year. While carmakers throughout the world were negatively impacted by the effects of damage sustained to component suppliers in Japan last year, European companies have also had to contend with an exceptionally weak economic climate. Some automakers worked with supply chain consulting shops in an effort to improve efficiency, but France-based Peugeot is struggling to compete.
Bloomberg reports that the car company will sell GM a 7 percent stake as a part of its rights offering. The Peugeot family is still the company's largest shareholder, with family members commanding 30 percent of its total available shares. The family is expected to participate in the carmaker's latest ploy to raise cash, according to the news provider.
The deal between GM and Peugeot will bolster both automakers' bottom lines, but it will also result in the closure of certain production facilities and planned layoffs of employees, according to some analysts. The two companies have not formally announced the details surrounding the deal, and they could wait weeks – or potentially months – before revealing them, according to Bloomberg.
Peugeot is the second-largest automaker in Europe, trailing only Volkswagen. However, while Volkswagen has managed to maneuver the post-recessionary economic climate through deft supply chain management and aggressive marketing campaigns, Peugot has struggled. Peugeot's debt load has more than doubled over the past year, surpassing $4 billion.
Analysts and carmaker executives such as Fiat SpA chief executive Sergio Marchionne said that the proposed deal could benefit both GM and Peugeot.
"If the Peugeot-GM hypothetical tie up becomes a reality, I sincerely hope it deals with the overcapacity issue," he said. "It's essential that the European situation will be addressed, whether I address it or other people address it, I don’t particularly care."
Manufacturing plants in Europe have been overproducing cars over the past year, as levels have remained elevated even amid dwindling demand. Marchionne said he pegged excess European automobile capacity at 20 percent, but some analysts called such an estimate conservative.
Netflix? More like NetTV.
Kathleen Jordan on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 1
With the Oscars behind us, we can now look forward to a whole new set of movies to wow us in 2012. However, Netflix has learned that TV shows are becoming more popular than feature films among its customers. The New York Times reported that “TV series now account for more than half of all Netflix viewing.” As Netflix continues to focus more on TV series as its core business, its current agreement with Starz will not be renewed. This means that starting today, the streaming service will no longer offer movies like “Scarface” and “Toy Story 3.” It can be totally devastating for someone either absorbed in a TV series or looking to watch their favorite movie tonight that they just watched last week, and they eventually find that it has vanished from the streaming service. My coworker was up in arms when this happened to her while watching “Lost” which led her to sign up with Hulu only to find that “Lost” reappeared the week later. I can’t recall the reason why the TV series vanished for a week, but I digress. I guess I wanted to share the only connection I have ever had to Netflix as I am not a subscriber. If I were to subscribe though, I probably would do so mainly to watch old TV reruns. And that same reasoning is why Netflix did not renew its 3.5 year old deal with Starz. The irony of it all is the fact that Netflix’s deal with Starz is what helped Netflix gain Internet streaming subscribers.
About a year ago, Netflix determined that the deal would not be renewed. Many were concerned it would be “doomsday” but Netflix strengthened its TV offering and the end of the Starz deal is not the end of Netflix or the world after all. “Analysts say the prioritizing of television partly explains why the company has been able to retain about 21.7 million streaming subscribers in the United States.” In fact, The New York Times article goes on to share that “the new-release movies provided by Starz account for just 2 percent of all viewing, Netflix says, down from 8 percent a year ago.”
Netflix didn't start broadening its TV offering just to prepare for the end of the Starz agreement. Another reason they worked to strengthen their TV programs were the rising prices charged by major movie studies for films and shows. Studios are fearful that Netflix might become too powerful and who can blame them? Check out the Strategic Sourceror’s post yesterday about DreamWorks who appears to be struggling partly because of Netflix's success.
The New York Times also discusses where the future of Netflix should go from here. Its next challenge should be to become a direct competitor to HBO and create original shows of its own rather than reruns. In fact, “a show from Norway, “Lilyhammer,” had its American debut on Netflix earlier this month, and an ambitious drama made just for Netflix, “House of Cards,” will have its debut later in the year. A revival of the Fox sitcom “Arrested Development” will also come out sometime next year.” It will be interesting to see how this next phase of Netflix pans out.
In the meantime, for those “Toy Story 3” and “Scarface” fans, this is a heads up that you need to find another favorite movie to watch next week. If you wait about six months, you’ll be able to view “The Artist,” the winner of best picture at the Oscars.
Best Practices Finance
Banking Fees in 2012
Nick Haneiko on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 0
As the U.S. economy is slowly recovering from the recession, banks are trying to pick up the pieces of their bankrupt laden industry. They are looking to recover the estimated $10 billion lose in revenue they received from new laws and regulations any way they can. So of course they look to us, the consumers, to assist in this. You probably didn’t notice, but most banks throughout the country are increasing fees or creating new ones in order to offset revenue losses from the 2009 Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act. The Act's main purpose was to establish fair and transparent practices relating to consumer credit plans. It basically tried to stop banks from taking advantage of consumers. So what do they do? They find new ways to take advantage of us.
Here are some of the changes many banks will be making in 2012, if they haven’t already.
Monthly minimums – Citibank’s EZ checking, which is now no longer available to new customers, requires a minimum balance of $6,000 or charges a monthly penalty fee of $15. This is an increase from last year of a minimum of $1,500 to avoid a $7.50 penalty fee. That doesn’t sound too “EZ” to me.
Overdraft fees – last year the average overdraft fee was $27.50. This year banks could be raising this as high as $45. That is a 64% increase. To avoid this, many banks allow you to set up your account on line to e-mail you a warning when your account goes lower than a certain amount you can set.
To help with both monthly minimums and avoid overdraft fees, you could consolidate your accounts with the same bank and link your savings and checking accounts to automatically pull from your savings if you overdraft. This still might not help if you’re as broke as some of the people I know and have less in your savings than they do their checking.
Card replacement – losing your card can be really annoying, especially when you start imagining the ridiculous things that the person who found/stole it could be using it for. Bank of America, which is the card I have, now charges $5 for a lost card where they charged $2 last year.
Wiring Money – Most banks allowed for free incoming money transfers as long as you had an account with them. Well – not any more. For example, TD Bank is now charging $15 for an incoming wire which was free last year.
Early closure – in order to retain customers and avoid people switching banks, some banks like PNC now charge $25 if you close your account within 6 months of opening it.
Online/Paperless – I’m sure you have seen the signs and advertisements for “go paperless!” Banks have been pushing this for a few years now to reduce costs. Well, banks like PNC are now charging $5 to have funds transferred over the phone but don’t charge anything to do it on-line. Banks may also begin charging a monthly fee if you want to continue getting paper statements.
The best thing to do is make sure you understand the fees associated with your accounts and watch your account closely for any fees the bank may charge you for. Sometimes you can get them waived just by asking. Never hurts to ask right?
Pinterest …. Have you read the fine print?
Jennifer Ulrich on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 5
If you’re not living under a rock then I imagine you have heard of Pinterest. It’s the newest form of social media allowing users to post their interests on an online pin board as well as “like” and comment on various photos, DIY ideas, recipes, etc. I have to say that it is quite addictive, and for the most part from what I have experienced the pins are linked to blogs or websites that promote that item or recipe or whatever. It all seems harmless, right? I thought so too until I just read this article posted on Facebook about copyright violations and how it affects the users of Pinterest. Of course I had to look into it a little more before deciding to delete my account. As they say, the most commonly told lie is, “I have read and understood the terms and conditions”.
Under the About section on Pinterest there are sections labeled Terms and Copyright. In both of these sections the terms and conditions regarding copyright infringement are detailed very thoroughly. You will also find that the site takes this very seriously and even promotes awareness of what your rights are and those of the content owners. They are also very clear about where the responsibility and liabilities lie. So basically all this article does really is bring to light that people never really read or understand the terms and conditions before agreeing to them. As with any website where you plan to create or distribute content you should take the time to understand the implications of your actions before creating a world of trouble for yourself. Pinteresting….don’t you think?
Joseph Payne Named One of Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s Pros to Know for 2012
Maddy Miller on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 0
Joseph Payne, Vice President of Professional Services at Source One Management Services, LLC, was recognized in the 2012 edition of Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s Pros to Know as a Provider who offers thought-leadership that is shaping the supply chain industry and advancing it as a respected discipline. Payne will be listed as an awardee in the March issue of the magazine both in print and online.
Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s Pros to Know edition recognizes many exceptional supply chain executives at manufacturing and non-manufacturing enterprises who are leading initiatives to help prepare their companies’ supply chains for the significant challenges ahead. The men and women included in the 2012 Pros to Know exemplify the talent, knowledge, skills, and effort necessary for supply chain leadership. Supply & Demand Chain Executive covers the entire global supply chain, focusing on ROI, professional development, and change management, all in a solutions-based format. It helps readers navigate the complex supply chain world through hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints, and unbiased case studies.
“Joe is a great asset to our company and we congratulate him on this respected honor. His knowledge and dedication to his craft makes him an excellent leader in our organization. He plays an integral role in moving our company into the future and truly deserves this industry recognition,” said Steven Belli, Chief Executive Officer of Source One Management Services, LLC.
Payne, a resident of East Norriton, helps companies reduce costs and manage change. He leads a team of project managers and analysts, developing insights into the challenges organizations face when undertaking initiatives to reduce costs through strategic sourcing and negotiation best practices. His areas of expertise include strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, business process reengineering, and financial reporting. Payne has extensive experience helping Fortune 500 companies and large healthcare organizations implement sustainable cost savings programs.
Payne’s previous experience includes process and technology consulting with Accenture. His work at Accenture was focused in the insurance industry, helping companies develop customized IT solutions to integrate systems and make business processes more efficient. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Operations and Information Management from the University of Scranton.
Payne is a co-author of the book titled: “Managing Indirect Spend: Enhancing Profitability Through Strategic Sourcing,” published by John Wiley & Sons in 2011.
The Good and Bad of Leap Day
Lindsey Fandozzi on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 0
Leap day was introduced by Julius Caesar in the Roman Empire and is needed to keep our calendar in alignment of the Earth’s rotations around the sun. For most businesses the extra day this month will be fairly insignificant. For example, some businesses that have hourly employees will have to adjust their expenses for Leap day. Also, all businesses will have to increase their utility budgets to account for the additional day in February. In this area, the extra day for utilities probably does not have much significance for businesses considering the mild winter weather we had.
Although there is an extra day of expenses to account for, there is also a positive to Leap day. The extra day is another opportunity to gain revenue for your business in a short month. Businesses are set to offer Leap Day sales to consumers in an attempt to gain additional revenue. Check your local listings.
Finally, Leap Day is also a chance to kick back and enjoy the day (even if it’s not your birthday). It’s a chance to break from the norm. The Washington Post provides some tips for enjoying the day. Happy Leap Day!
Airlines using cost reduction measures, added fees and other tactics in effort to drive revenue
Amid volatile gas prices, airlines are working to drive earnings growth through added fees and other measures, The New York Times reports.
Since the government officially deregulated the airline industry more than 20 years ago, airline companies have struggled to maintain profitability. Volatile energy prices have been the biggest single contributor to their poor financial performance over the past decade or so, but many major carriers have implemented business cost reduction measures and other initiatives aimed at bolstering profits.
While the fees airlines now charge for checked bags and in-flight beverages and snacks are a nuisance for travelers, they have largely helped fuel an uptick in profit growth over the past few years. Such campaigns have helped airlines deliver net income gains even as oil prices shot up in 2011. However, such initiatives have been so successful that airlines are now beginning to mull additional fees for services.
Airlines are aware of the substantial amount of money they have made from revenue generated by nonticket items, and they are increasingly searching for other areas where such fees can be applied to raise earnings. Carriers are unveiling a myriad of new potential revenue drivers, including the sale of branded merchandise.
Nonticket items have become one of the airlines' most successful money drivers, according to the Times. In 2011, carriers recorded more than $32.5 billion worldwide from levying such charges. That figure represents a nearly 44 percent surge from the $22.6 billion nonticket items and fees earned airlines in 2010. While cost reduction campaigns were once airlines' sole means of combating dwindling profits, fees and other initiatives are also buttressing earnings.
Carriers charge passengers assorted fees for a number of services, but their future growth is contingent on developing additional ways to drive revenue and profits, Airsavings revenue specialist Raphael Bejar said. Airlines must increasingly shift their business models, and concurrently focus on improving efficiency through strategic sourcing and supply chain management, in addition to charging for new products and services.
Airlines must "transform themselves from airline companies to retailers," Bejar said. "As long as the airline is thinking the old way, it will die. The airlines moving up and transforming themselves will succeed," he added.
Some airlines are venturing far outside the realm of traditional carriers' core businesses, with Air New Zealand recently opening its own banking segment. The company is converting certain members of its frequent-flier club into customers of its fledgling bank operations. Some of the airline's customers will receive its own branded debit card that stores cash, accrued airline miles and foreign currency. Air New Zealand loyalty director Simon Pomeroy said the card would help drive earnings.
"It gives us the opportunity to build a larger revenue channel, the ability to make money from foreign revenue conversion," he said. "We make money off the individual as well as the collective use of the card every day. If fuel goes up we will still be making money."
Rising oil prices are among the most significant concerns looming on the minds of airlines executives across the globe. On the New York Mercantile Exchange in New York on Tuesday, oil futures for April delivery traded at approximately $106.55 per barrel, a figure that is more than 10 percent higher than at the same point the year prior.
As airlines increasingly focus their attention to driving revenue through alternative fees and nonticket items, they are helping ensure they will survive – even as some major players stand on the brink of bankruptcy.
Without Shrek, Dreamworks struggles to fuel earnings
Strategic Sourceror on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 0
Movie studio Dreamworks Animation said this week that its fourth quarter earnings fell, citing lower ticket sales from its film offerings.
The animation company, a competitor of Disney's Pixar, said Tuesday its net income in the fourth quarter fell to $24.3 million. For the full-year, the company said its net income was $86.8 million. In the year prior, the company reported net income of $85.2 million in its fourth fiscal quarter, but the studio said it lacked the same big-name films that helped drive ticket sales in the past.
Last year, the film studio released the final installment of the massively popular "Shrek" series. Moreover, company executives said that a number of its other movies released the year before, including "How to Train Your Dragon" and "Megamind," helped bolster profits through high DVD sales and merchandise tie-ins.
Dreamworks fourth quarter revenue, on the other hand, did beat analysts' expectations. The studio said it logged $219 million in revenue in the quarter, a figure that was down 21 percent from the $276 million it reported in the same quarter a year prior. The Associated Press reports that analysts had previously estimated the company would report $206 million in quarterly revenue.
Film studios such as Dreamworks and Universal have had to overhaul their strategies over the past few years in an effort to drive profitability. While DVD sales once fueled movie studio earnings, they have decreased significantly as competition from Netflix and other online-streaming services has eroded demand. Film studios had to implement ambitious cost reduction measures as they sought to buttress earnings, but they have garnered mixed results through such initiatives.
Dreamworks chief executive Jeffrey Katzenberg, who co-founded the studio with Steven Spielberg and David Geffen, noted that the company's theatrical releases in 2011 were successful at the worldwide box office. By more closely monitoring spend management and indirect spend, the film studio could potentially increase earnings, some experts said.
"DreamWorks Animation's two feature films in 2011 achieved a high level of commercial and critical success, as Kung Fu Panda 2 and Puss In Boots together reached $1.2 billion at the worldwide box office and each received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature Film," Katzenberg said in a statement. "After its initial weekend, Puss In Boots is off to an excellent start in its domestic home video release and we are now looking ahead to the next big event for the Company: the theatrical release of Madagascar 3."
Major fast food giant eyes growth outside of U.S.
One of the world's largest food companies is eyeing India as it works to maintain its torrid pace of growth.
Reuters reports that Yum Brands Inc. is hoping to repeat its success in China as it enters India, home to one of the world's fastest-growing economies. Yum, the parent company of KFC and Pizza Hut, has increasingly relied on China as a source of net income, with the world's second largest economy currently contributing more than 50 percent of total company profits.
Yum executives are betting that they can continue their win streak in India, aggressively charting growth in the Far East nation. The company is targeting Indian students and members of its burgeoning middle class in its latest effort, as it works to compel Indians to spend more money on classic American staples – with decidedly Indian influences.
There are millions of vegetarians in India, which is one of the many obstacles Yum faces on the path toward market dominance there. The company must also ensure it is abiding by procurement best practices and paying close attention to the strategic sourcing of food products. The opportunity to expand its business in India is so significant that Yum is hoping to avoid any kind of bad public relations debacle that could turn off potential customers to its stores.
As it did in China, Yum is endeavoring to rapidly grow its restaurant base in India. In total, the company plans to have at least 2,000 eating establishments in India by 2020. The goal is exceedingly ambitious as it only currently operates 374 stores, but analysts said the food giant is capable of expanding at such a quick pace, citing its success in China, the U.S. and elsewhere.
"I look at India as the most dynamic market for us in the 21st century," Yum chief financial officer Richard Carucci told the news provider recently.
Experts say the path toward increased profitability and exposure in India will likely differ from its success in China, however. Yum opened its first KFC in China in 1987, and its growth in the country was largely uninterrupted over the next few decades. It now operates more than 4,500 stores in China and earns a substantial return on investment, underscoring how deft supply chain management can enable a multinational firm to succeed.
Yum has already undertaken steps in India that will help focus its attention on driving sales and earnings gains. The company has separated its Indian segment from its core international unit, allowing it to report its own separate financial results. Yum's bold strategy in India is prompted by the continued strength of its economic ascent and demographics.
Although China's population is quickly aging, India – currently the world's second most populous country – is markedly younger. In fact, 60 percent of India's 1.2 billion people are under the age of 30, an age group that is the bread-and-butter of the fast food restaurant industry.
Moreover, Yum is bullish on India because Indians spend less on fast food than their Chinese counterparts. With the nation's economic growth rate forecast to surpass that of China within the decade, that figure is expected to rise precipitously.
While there are certainly challenges facing Yum in India, the company is prepared to combat them as it looks to continue its streak of expanding in untested markets. Yum executives have largely brushed aside criticisms over the company's growth plan, noting it faced the same kind of opposition when it first entered China. That bet worked out for them, and the company is confident its expansion in India will, too.
Adidas Banks on Continued Lin Success
Ian Mac Manus on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 0
Fans are not the only ones that have caught hold of the February’s Jeremy Lin explosion into NBA stardom. Homemade Lin jerseys and fanatical declarations filled social networking sites following his February 4th breakout game against the New Jersey Nets. The subsequent appearance of available official Lin NBA gear was inevitable, but came to the market in startling speed.
Adidas, official apparel provider of the NBA, is looking to capitalize on Lin’s outbreak performances by providing replica jerseys and apparel offerings within weeks of the players booming debut. Adidas entered into an 11 year contract with the NBA in 2006. The sporting goods giant is no stranger to banking on young athletes across several sporting categories and the international buzz of Lin fans will certainly provide the demand they need to kick start the investment in this new sensation.
Due to the timeliness of the appearance of the apparel offerings to the market, it is speculated that Adidas looked to customizable products as an early outlet to hungry consumers. Number 17 jerseys were the soonest to hit web retail and were conceivably the easiest to manufacture on such short lead-times.
Individually stylized apparel creations have also made their way to the NBA’s official store only weeks later and speak to the investment Adidas has made that goes beyond the satisfaction of an immediate demand. Though banking on fashionable and quick to market trends does historically yield lower sell through quantities, the creation of additional apparel offerings does suggest that Adidas will continue to manufacture for this un-forecasted niche market. As these products have certainly spun the Adidas supply chain and development teams into a high octane frenzy, the sporting goods leader must be looking for a continued Lin performance to fuel its investment.
Save Money At College
Leigh Merz on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 0
More and more publishers are migrating to books online saving students and other readers a lot of money. Traditional University text books cost well over $100. I went to school for Apparel Design and even buying used books, I spent thousands of $ each semester. Potentially I could have shared a book with some classmates, but some classes required books be brought to each session and assignments were derived from the material.
An article on ChinaDaily.com.cn expresses the savings opportunity and shift in technology use by readers; “Price differences for e-books vary depending on publisher and demand. At a Northwestern University bookstore, a new printed microeconomics textbook costs 94 dollars while its digital alternative is more than 30 percent cheaper at 62 dollars. Currently textbooks in prints still dominate the market, but statistics collected by the Pew Research Center, a Washington based think tank, indicate the market is poised for a digital textbook revolution. According to Pew's recent study on tablet ownership, the share of adults in the US owning tablets or e-book devices nearly doubled from 10 percent to 19 percent from November to mid-December last year and bumped up again to 29 percent in mid-January this year.”
When I was in college, we did not have the option of printing our materials out of the text book for a small one-time fee. Not only would this have saved me money, but it would have been extremely Eco-friendly to not print the entire book…some books being 1,000+ pages. Homework assignments could be printed off when needed or just looked at online, then completed. Students have the opportunity to bring their laptop or tablet devices to class as well…a one stop shop for note taking and reading.
Universities are working with publishers to encourage this change that will result in lower overall costs for students and more effective learning options. Mary Beth Marklein states in USA Today, “In a plan funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other non-profit groups, Rice University this month announced it will provide free online textbooks for five of the nation's most-attended college courses. Rice officials estimate students in the USA could save $90 million over the next five years.”
I wish I was still in college when this opportunity was available and implemented. I think about all of the art supplies I could have purchased with the money I saved…well my parents saved!
Best Practices Marketing
My Supply Chain has a Twitter Account?!?!?
Daniel Kane on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 0
As the social media craze only gains more momentum, one has to wonder the effects a well-managed social network can have on a business’ success. When I think of how a Twitter or Facebook account would help a company, I immediately think of marketing and penetrating to the end consumer. What better way to get into the heads of your customers than to bombard them with advertisements as they “like” a picture of their friend’s cat, dressed like a leprechaun? In reality, social media offers marketers the unparalleled opportunity to be relevant, and participate in an open environment where they and consumers are encouraged to share. An astute organization may gain the ability to infer consumer suggestions and reactions in real time. But how can this tool be leveraged to improve our supply processes?
To effectively answer this question, we must ask another: What factor contributes most heavily to an effectively managed Supply Chain? The most difficult aspect of a Supply Chain to control is the members themselves. Full cooperation and business transparency is often difficult to get from all parts of any organization, as the rallying call is often diluted across functional departments.
What social media offers to organizations is an avenue for collaboration, and a level of transparency that is non-existent in any other communications method. With the explosion of networking sites like LinkedIn and Facebook, supply chain leaders have the ability to collaborate with suppliers, outsourced manufacturers, logistics service providers, and other partners on an individual level, while also creating a visible and accessible representation of the company itself.
The benefits of incorporating social media into business processes do not stop there. There is considerable opportunity to improve internal communications, and generate collaboration between co-workers and across functional groups where oftentimes, very real barriers to communication exist.
The social network has exploded into a way of life for some, and has become a strong indicator of the norms of future of business-to-consumer, and business to business communications. It is not a case of IF social networks will be affecting our business and supply network, but WHEN!
Scott Decker on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 0
Last Sunday night during the Oscars, I noticed an interesting Lexus commercial. An eclectic collection of has-been technology was getting pulled back by some mysterious force, while the technologically-advanced Lexus drove proudly forward. The phrase went something like, "Anything not moving forward, is moving backward." This of course referred to the fact that constant innovation and updating is essential in technology today to stay ahead of the copy-cat, follower products that lag behind the innovation curve (See Blackberry) and suffer huge revenue losses as a result. Any company that is resting on their laurels or past successes is already sealing their fate.
The same can be said about procurement. If you aren't consistently refreshing your sourcing efforts on each category, it can pass you by and leave a great deal of savings on the table. Businesses and Procurement departments often have a myriad of reasons why they may delay or resist a sourcing effort. Some of the most common include:
"That category was just sourced three years ago." - That is positive that sourcing is taking place, however, a great deal of market forces can act upon pricing even in a very short period of time. Setting a regular schedule for sourcing a category is helpful, and beyond that keeping up with the category's market and trends in between RFP events can uncover key points of leverage and pricing fluctuations in the market.
"We are in a contract in this category for a long time." - This can be difficult, however, in many cases leveraging market data with the incumbent supplier even while under contract can prove fruitful. Beyond market pricing and benchmarking, discussing ways to improve servicing or lead times can lead to soft cost savings and examining operational process changes can uncover vast inefficiencies and costly mistakes in the Procure-to-pay lifecycle.
"Our supplier hasn't raised pricing for five years, and we have never found better pricing." - It is encouraging when a supplier doesn't increase pricing, however, if pricing has had no check against the market, and no check against the real cost driver of a product such as an index, the pricing has been in a "bubble." This is especially true if there was no sourcing effort to begin the relationship and purchases with the supplier in the first place. If a supplier and manufacturer are both already making a killing on your business, why would they need to increase prices? A supplier may not conduct their own negotiations or sourcing efforts with their manufacturer-suppliers and thus, you end up at their mercy. Additionally, businesses may not be aware of how the pricing is even determined. Beyond the price the supplier pays to the manufacturer being above market, the margin or markup on the item (the suppliers cut) may be out of line with the industry standard as well.
These are just a few examples demonstrating why consistent strategic sourcing efforts can make a huge difference in optimizing the bottom line. Procurement Service Providers can take the burden off of procurement teams to deliver continuous improvement and regular, timely sourcing efforts for indirect spend categories.
Volkswagen wows with record earnings, but European carmakers continue to struggle
Volkswagen said this month its financial results in 2011 were the best in its storied history.
Though Volkswagen is based in Europe, the carmaker was easily able to sidestep the ongoing troubles plaguing the continent. The company said its net income more than doubled to roughly $20.6 billion last year, underscoring how the firm's commitment to strategic sourcing and supply chain management enabled it to bolster its operating margins.
Moreover, the company's full-year revenue also jumped by nearly 26 percent, hitting roughly $212 billion. The automaker's profits were bolstered by, among other factors, its Porsche brand and the effects of cost reduction measures implemented over the past few years. The company's earnings performance easily outpaced analysts' expectations.
Volkswagen also noted unit sales rose approximately 15 percent from 2010, underscoring its sustained pace of growth. The company sold 8.3 million vehicles in 2011, with its various brands – of which Audi and Porsche are included – reporting sales hikes. The unit sales, revenue and profit figures were all records for the venerable automaker.
Volkswagen is now the world's second-largest carmaker, rising a spot to sit just behind U.S.-based rival General Motors. Though Toyota had occupied the title for the past few years, the Japanese automaker's sales were significantly impacted by damage resulting from the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami that battered the island nation in March last year. GM sold 9.03 million vehicles in 2011, placing Volkswagen within striking distance of the company.
The New York Times reports that although Volkswagen may trail GM in total worldwide sales figures, the company is substantially more profitable than the American carmaker, which recently reported a full-year profit of $7.6 billion for its fiscal year. Though policy makers in Europe project the euro zone will experience a slight recession in 2012, analysts are still bullish on Volkswagen's growth prospects for the year, particularly after officials said sales climbed 1.3 percent in January from the year prior.
U.S. carmakers also reported better-than-expected financial results for the 2011 fiscal year, but their European counterparts were far less fortunate. French automaker Peugot recently said it had lost money, and officials from the company said they are mulling a number of business cost reduction initiatives as they work to boost profits. Renault, another French car manufacturer, is struggling to maintain its slim margin of profitability.
In major deal, consortium buys El Paso's production and exploration division
The El Paso Corporation announced recently it would sell its exploration and production businesses to a consortium headed by Apollo Global Management.
Officials from El Paso Corp. said that the move would generate roughly $7.15 billion, a figure that serves as one of the most significant since the recession struck in 2007, The New York Times reports. What's more, the sale will give the consortium access to some of the nation's gas and oil fields in the U.S., lending them an advantage in the strategic sourcing of the naturally occurring fuel sources.
Mergers and acquisitions activity has been lower thus far this year than in recent years, according to experts. However, the latest deal has helped move the market, which Thomson Reuters estimates is down 35 percent from the same point in 2011. The tepid economic environment in Europe, coupled with fears about growth in the U.S. and emerging economies such as Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC), has prompted many companies to forestall planned buyouts and sales.
However, economic data out of the U.S. has increasingly emboldened economists that the latest recovery will be sustained. That has likely injected a bit of confidence into companies mulling either sales or purchases, experts said. With oil prices rising precipitously since the beginning of the year, the consortium is hoping to take advantage of that jump through expanded exploration in the U.S.
Kinder Morgan purchased El Paso outright for more than $21.1 billion, but the company is hoping to construct the largest and most expansive pipeline system in North America. Officials from Kinder Morgan said that the sale of El Paso's natural gas and oil exploration portfolio would help finance its own transaction, leading the way for the consortium to sweep in.
The U.S. has become a hotbed of natural gas drilling over the past years, as hydraulic fracturing – more commonly known as fracking – has enabled energy companies to tap previously unreachable stores of the hydrocarbon. The U.S. has rapidly become the world's largest producer of natural gas, and experts contend that one of the single biggest contributors to the plummeting price of the commodity is the uptick in production from the U.S.
Still, there has been controversy surrounding how extensive El Paso's U.S. reserves actually are, with some scientists speculating they contain far less natural gas and oil than originally estimated. Still, Apollo senior managing director Josh Harris said the company was confident in its purchase.
"Apollo is acquiring a company with an impressive portfolio of valuable natural resource assets, a talented management team and a remarkable group of highly skilled employees. We look forward to building on El Paso's impressive track record of success in partnership with Apollo’s natural resources expertise," he said.
The strategic sourcing of oil and natural gas has become exceedingly important to energy companies over the past few years. They have increasingly spent more money on searching for and identifying new sources of oil and natural gas, but their return on investment has continued to drop, prompting many such firms to reevaluate their strategy.
By investing in El Paso's exploration and production portfolio, Apollo is betting that fracking and other technologically-advanced extraction methods will help bolster natural gas and oil reserves.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange Monday afternoon, natural gas and oil prices both declined. Oil futures for April delivery fell 0.97 percent to trade at $108.70 per barrel. Natural gas futures dropped 2.16 percent to hit $2.50 per million BTUs. Mild winter temperatures throughout the U.S. have also helped suppress natural gas prices thus far this year, according to experts.
High gas prices prompt businesses, consumers to rethink spend management
Strategic Sourceror on Monday, February 27, 2012 0
Carmakers are anxiously eying the rising price of gas, but experts contend that if they continue their upward trend it could drive sales of hybrid and electric cars.
The cost of gas in the U.S. has surged since the beginning of the year. If they continue to climb, which most experts say they could, they are likely to hurt President Obama's re-election hopes, as Americans struggle to pay to fill up at the pump. The average price of gas differs among states, but they have crept past $3.65 in large swaths of the nation, edging precariously close to what strategists say is a critical threshold of around $4.
When gas prices top $4 per gallon, there tends to be a significant backlash among the electorate, Democratic pollster Geoff Garin told The New York Times. With prices currently 12 percent higher than they were at the same point a year earlier, the president has had to respond to mounting criticism from GOP presidential candidates.
"Four dollars per gallon has typically been the tipping point when people go from complacency to exasperation," Garin said.
That gas prices have risen so precipitously over the past few months is largely outside of the president's control, but that has not stopped anxious voters from articulating their fears to the president at events he stages throughout the U.S. The uptick in prices has largely resulted from geopolitical tensions emanating from the Middle East, particularly as the West has increased its criticism of Iran, which is moving forward with its condemned nuclear power program.
Moreover, burgeoning demand from China and other emergent economies has outstripped supplies, spurring the price gains. High energy prices are eating into consumers' disposable incomes and businesses' profits, but Marketplace reports that they could fuel sales of hybrid and electric vehicles if they continue to climb. While such automobiles tend to be more expensive than other kinds of car models, they can generate long-term cost reductions.
Economists and public officials are concerned the steep rise in gas prices will have a serious impact on overall spending. At current prices, the U.S. will spend $55 billion more this year than in 2011 on gas. Companies are increasingly eying supply chain management and overall spend management as a means of combating the rise in gas prices, but experts affirm investing in efficient vehicles and other technologies could significantly reduce the long-term burden of volatile energy prices.
With energy prices forecast to remain elevated at least over the short-term, experts contend that sales of hybrid and electric vehicles will start to rise over the coming months. Fortune Magazine editor-at-large Allan Sloan told Marketplace that Americans are likely to increase purchases of such cars if they grow increasingly confident that prices will remain high.
Tensions with Iran have only intensified over the past few weeks, and economic growth in Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) has continued to increase at a torrid pace, leaving little doubt that demand will remain robust. Iran's defiance in the face of economic sanctions over its nuclear program and its insistence that it will cut off oil shipments to Europe could further spur higher prices – and as a result, prompt more consumers to opt for fuel-efficient cars over their gas-guzzling SUV counterparts.
Ford eyes technology to improve efficiency, prevent traffic jams
As automakers prepare for a burgeoning global population, they are increasingly investing in technologies that will help improve efficiency and allow for enhanced traffic navigation.
Ford Motor Group, which was the only member of the Big Three automakers to not receive a bailout from the federal government, hopes to keep its recent momentum through its coordinated investment in the research and development of technologies that will help cars navigate through even highly congested metropolitan areas.
Bill Ford Jr. spoke this week at the Mobile World Congress conference, affirming that while advances in technology have helped revolutionize the automaking sector, carmakers must adapt to a shifting global environment. Car companies have increased their presence in foreign nations, expanding their manufacturing and distribution networks as they endeavored to tap into the huge amounts of cash flowing to and from emerging economies.
The ever-changing world landscape has prompted Ford and its competitors to overhaul their supply chain management, and it is prompting an entirely new set of concerns among executives, Ford said. For example, the strategic sourcing of certain car components has become exceedingly critical in the wake of widespread shortages that erupted in 2011 following the shocks to Japan's economy.
Car companies were forced to quickly tweak their sweeping supply chains, reworking supplier contract negotiations and identifying new potential suppliers in the wake of procurement auditing. Ford cautioned carmakers must now develop new systems that will enable drivers to more easily navigate crowded metropolitan areas. Experts project the global population will continue to surge over the coming decades, with billions of people living in major urban centers such as New York City, Tokyo and Paris by the middle of the century.
"What I'm really worried about is the role of the car in the long-term," Ford asserted. "If we do nothing, it will limit the number of vehicles we can sell. If we can solve this problem of urban mobility, I think there's a great business opportunity for us."
In an effort to tap into the burgeoning middle classes of the world's emerging economies, Ford and other carmakers have unveiled newly-designed vehicle models that are highly fuel-efficient and significantly smaller than standard sedans.
Moreover, Ford is hoping to continue to work with telecommunications companies as it seeks to develop systems that will effectively enable vehicle systems to communicate with one another, helping allay traffic congestion. Daily Tech News reports that such smart road technology could shift how drivers interact with their cars, and it could also fuel future carmaker sales.
U.S. carmakers have been at the forefront of the movement to develop new technological advances in their model offerings, particularly in the wake of the near collapse of the domestic automobile sector. Ford, General Motors and Chrysler were all in dire financial straits in the lead-up to the recession, but the economic contraction simply decimated their finances, prompting the government to loan both GM and Chrysler billions of dollars in an attempt to stave off bankruptcy.
The three automakers have since charged back, but they have emerged as fundamentally different companies. GM, for example, has emphasized cost reduction initiatives in an effort to bolster profitability, while Chrysler and Ford have adopted procurement best practices and business cost reduction initiatives as they seek sustained growth.
Ford affirmed that the company's research and development team is confident that the development and strategic investment in next generation technologies will enable cars to drive exceptionally close to one another within 10 to 15 years. Advanced parking systems will also enable cars to more compactly fit in parking lots, further saving space and time. Realizing such goals, however, will take a coordinated effort, he said.
"Even if the technology is there, there's still going to have to be tremendous thought by urban planners," Ford noted. "That [driving] freedom has been threatened unless we redefine what personal mobility can be in a congested urbanized world."
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Google Pays to Invade Your Privacy Through Market Research Effort
Victoria Baston on Monday, February 27, 2012 0
In order for companies to keep up with our ever-changing society, they must know what consumers really want. Recently, Google announced that it has begun to put together a program where they will track individuals’ online activity. Now, one may think who would feel comfortable allowing a company to watch their every move online? The answer - people who don’t mind giving up some privacy rights for the greater good and ones who also shop on Amazon! Google has agreed to pay each user $5 to $25 in Amazon giftcards in exchange for participating in the panel. Since Google is competing against other web browsers such as Yahoo and Bing, they are hoping that this program will provide them with the insight necessary to set them apart from the others.
With Google generating over a billion dollars a year in revenue from products such as email services and cell phone and computer applications, constantly improving their products is critical. That being said, this initiative, if conducted properly, will be extremely beneficial in finding what modifications are needed to stay up to date with user preferences. According to Google, the program, called Screenwise, will consist of a panel of about a few thousand people. All participants must have a Google account and use the Google Chrome web browser. They will receive $5 up front for installing the browser extension that will allow all data from their browser to be collected and monitored. Then, for every three months that they continue to participate in the program, they will receive an additional $5, up to a year. While many people may feel like this is harmful and an invasion of privacy, Google looks at it as necessary in order to deliver a product of high quality. Whether invading the privacy of users or not, this is a classic example of market research.
Market research is often overlooked as being one of the major steps in sourcing. The purpose of the research phase of any sourcing initiative is to gain market intelligence by identifying potential opportunities to reduce costs based on the data collected. Though Google’s overall objective for their use of market research is slightly different, like sourcing, the company will be able to sift through data collected through the browser extension and find ways to improve their site and the way it’s used based on overall consumer behavior. For instance, they may realize that they should invest less capitol in banner ads based on minimal usage or that users prefer web results with more information rather than one with a general overview of the site. Once realizing what changes need to be made, they’ll conduct further research on ways to implement the idea and add it to their overall strategy in improving the web site.
Google’s use of market research will hopefully produce the results needed to in tailor their web browser to one that provides tools and applications that most users prefer. This could be seen as an invasion of privacy, but at least it may produce some good in terms of the way users browse on the Google site and they’re getting paid for it!
With focus on improving earnings, Sears eyes cost reduction measures, real estate sales
Sears Holding Corp. announced recently a new ambitious plan it plans to undertake that will enable it to raise badly needed cash, Bloomberg reports.
Sears has struggled over the past decade as it faced mounting competition from rivals such as Target and Wal-Mart, and as its business model failed to generate results in an increasingly digital landscape. Hedge fund executive Edward Lampert currently controls the company, and he is championing its continued push toward profitability.
In a cost reduction measure that will also help generate millions of dollars, Illinois-based Sears said this week it would sell 11 store sites. What's more, the company plans to separate some of its other businesses as a means of driving profitability. The retailer is under intense scrutiny from investors and analysts, particularly following the announcement of its latest quarterly results, in which it reported its biggest loss in approximately nine years.
Low- and mid-tier retail chains – a group in which Sears competes – struggled to drive shoppers to their stores over the past few years. The retrenchment in consumer spending, coupled with a tepid economic climate and a murky jobs outlook, have hurt earnings at stores throughout the U.S. Retail executives have combated such negative market forces by implementing business cost reduction initiatives, scrutinizing supply chain consulting and overhauling strategic sourcing, but results have been decidedly mixed.
Sears is embracing an altogether different strategy in its own quest to improve sales and its financial performance. Selling the 11 sites could potentially generate as much as $270 million, with the company already negotiating a deal with General Growth Properties. Its decision to separate the company's Hometown and Outlet shops and a small number of hardware stores would also help its bottom line, with the move set to bring in anywhere between $400 million and $500 million.
The company reported a fourth quarter net loss of $2.4 billion on Thursday, underscoring the significant hurdles it must cross as it works to return to profitability. The retailer also said sales during the holiday shopping season dropped 4 percent to roughly $12.5 billion. Still, Sears chief executive Lou D'Ambrosio affirmed the company has already begun other initiatives aimed at bolstering profitability.
"We are taking immediate actions to address our fourth quarter performance including cost and inventory reductions, honed and targeted marketing, margin actions, and bringing in new talent to strengthen our merchandising and leadership team, like Ron Boire, who was recently named chief merchant and president, Sears and Kmart Formats," he said in a statement.
Procter & Gamble announces job layoffs in cost reduction campaign
The consumer products giant Procter & Gamble said this week it would lay off thousands of workers as it works to improve its overall financial performance.
Officials from the company said Thursday that they would eliminate 5,700 positions over the next 18 months in a strategic business cost reduction initiative. Coupled with other ongoing cost-cutting measures, the planned layoffs will help Procter & Gamble save an estimated $10 billion by the end of the company's 2016 fiscal year, officials asserted.
Procter & Gamble has witnessed mounting competition in its core consumer products market, and has been adversely affected by volatile commodity prices. The company has also had to contend with a lackluster economic climate in the U.S., which has prompted a contraction in consumer spending that has hurt earnings.
The cost reduction initiative will help Procter & Gamble improve efficiency and boost profitability over the next four years, according to analysts. Moreover, experts said that a renewed focus on supply chain management would also bolster earnings over the short- and long-term. The Associated Press reports that the Cincinnati, Ohio-based company will complete the announced layoffs by the end of its 2013 fiscal year.
Copper prices on the rise
Copper traders have grown increasingly bullish on the commodity's future growth prospects as global demand continues to outpace supply.
Copper demand has surged in both the U.S. and China over the past few years, its rise fueled by an uptick in economic output in the former and ongoing construction projects in the latter. Bloomberg reports that traders are emboldened by such a confluence of circumstances, and they are forecasting prices will continue to rise this year.
Global copper inventories monitored by the world's largest metals exchange are currently at their lowest levels in more than 2.5 years, with those tracked by the London Metal Exchange poised to decline for the fifth consecutive month. Of the 29 analysts polled by the news provider, 14 said they believed the metal would gain in value next week, with 10 remaining neutral.
Economic reports recently released in both the U.S. and China have also fueled analysts' bullish outlook on the commodity. Jobless claims in the U.S. have fallen to their lowest level in years, and Chinese officials said late last week it planned to lower banks' reserve requirements in an effort to stimulate economic activity. What's more, copper sourcing has become increasingly difficult for a large number of companies in the wake of falling stockpiles, which according to Barclays Capital will likely cause a shortage of the commodity for the third year in a row.
Demand for copper tends to ebb and flow with the strength of the worldwide economy. China's rapid ascent over the past few decades has fueled demand for the metal throughout the Asian nation, as it is used in construction and the manufacturing of appliances and electronics equipment, among other consumer items. Some Chinese companies have had such difficulty securing copper supplies that they have turned toward procurement consultants and strategic sourcing experts in their pursuit of the commodity.
Amid surging investor sentiment, copper prices closed higher on Friday on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Copper rose 1.5 percent to close at $3.86 per pound. The metal has jumped 10 percent on the London Metal Exchange thus far this year, rising to approximately $8,358 per metric ton.
Target's earnings on point
Retail chain Target posted earnings this week that surprised analysts, driving shares higher.
U.S. retailers were preparing for the worst this past holiday season. With consumer confidence ebbing and flowing last year amid market volatility and a tepid labor economy, retailers across the nation aggressively slashed prices in an effort to attract shoppers to their brick and mortar stores.
Economists and industry forecasters were bearish on the overall holiday shopping season, with discount chains significantly impacted by a retrenchment in consumer spending. Target, which competes against Wal-Mart and other low-cost brands, endeavored to increase store traffic through its continued use of sales and discount specials. With the release of its better-than-expected earnings report on Thursday, it seems its approach paid off.
Target posted net earnings in its last fiscal quarter of $1.03 billion. That figure was up from the $936 million the company reported in the same period the year prior. Moreover, Target's earnings per share jumped 17 percent from last year, while its full-year earnings per share also rose 21 percent.
The Minnesota-based retailer instituted a number of cost reduction measures as a means of offsetting its aggressive discounting policy. Enhanced supply chain management and strategic sourcing further improved efficiency. The company said sales climbed 2.8 percent in the last quarter to $20.3 billion, and its comparable-store sales – which experts assert is a true indicator of a retailer's overall success – rose 2.4 percent.
Target's retail segment earnings before interest expense and income taxes (EBIT) increased 3.1 percent to $1.608 billion. The retailer did post a decline in its quarterly gross margin rate, a reflection of the hit it took from offering steep discounts. Target reported a gross margin rate of 28.7 percent in the quarter, representing a slight drop from the 29.1 percent rate logged the year prior.
Nevertheless, Target chief executive Gregg Steinhafel said that the company was pleased with its latest quarterly performance, especially considering the circumstances under which it is operating.
"We're very pleased with our fourth quarter and full-year 2010 financial results, which reflect strong performance in both of our business segments," he said in a statement. "In 2011, we will continue to focus on driving sales and traffic and providing an enhanced shopping experience through key strategic initiatives that include our ambitious remodel program, 5 percent REDcard Rewards and the launch of our new Target.com platform. Beyond 2011, we plan to expand our store footprint in new ways, opening our first City Target stores in 2012."
Target surpassed analysts' expectation, according to Reuters, but an uncertain economic climate is fueling concern about future earnings. Target and other low-priced retailers that dropped prices to attract shoppers will not be able to continue to offer such exceedingly steep discounts, as their operating margins would continue to decline.
U.S. retail chains are carefully eying new economic reports as they devise new ways to draw consumers to their stores. Many such businesses are expanding their online presence, a move they hope will aid in business cost reduction initiatives and fuel sales.
HP profit falls as company adjusts to changing consumer tastes
Hewlett-Packard reported disappointing earnings this week, as the company's personal computing and printing segments failed to ignite growth.
HP is a staple in Silicon Valley, a particularly impressive feat considering its position as a destination for start-ups. Unlike its rivals, HP thrived over the past few decades, even as competition mounted amid a number of technology bubbles. However, the company has reached a crossroads, as its bread-and-butter printing and personal computing divisions are no longer fueling overall growth.
HP posted a 44 percent drop in its quarterly profit on Wednesday, citing the effects of a slowdown in sales of PCs and printers. Increasing digitization and the emergence of the tablet over the past few years have hurt sales of printers and PCs, respectively, and HP is currently working to improve profitability through business cost reduction programs and enhanced supply chain management.
Newly appointed HP chief executive Meg Whitman - whose prior managerial background included her exceedingly successful stint at eBay - is working to enhance the company's product and service offerings. With HP's net revenue declining 7 percent to $30 billion compared to the year prior, the company is feeling the effects of a contraction in business and consumer spending on computers and printers.
Whitman noted earlier in the year that she plans on improving HP's profitability through a variety of measures, including a renewed focus on spend management and indirect spend. While HP's earnings report missed analysts' expectations and underscored the challenges it faces, the company is focused firmly on the long-term, Whitman asserted.
"In the first quarter, we delivered on our Q1 outlook and remained focused on the fundamentals to drive long-term sustainable returns," she said in a statement. "We are taking the necessary steps to improve execution, increase effectiveness and capitalize on emerging opportunities to reassert HP's technology leadership."
Nevertheless, analysts and a growing number of industry experts have questioned whether the company can return to earnings growth as competition from Apple and other technology giants heats up. Tablet sales are forecast to continue to eat into those of PCs, and HP's personal computing segment is struggling under such a crowded market place. Sales at the firm's personal systems group fell 15 percent last quarter.
What's more, while HP's printing division has historically bolstered company earnings, the segment is showing signs of slowing, with the company's printing group reporting a 7 percent drop. With Whitman at the helm, HP is hoping to stage a comeback , but its future - at least now - is teeming with seemingly insurmountable obstacles, experts say.
FDA utilizes supply chain management to fix cancer drug shortage
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on February 21 that it plans to use effective supply chain management to compensate for a shortage of certain cancer drugs, according to a statement.
"A drug shortage can be a frightening prospect for patients and President Obama made it clear that preventing these shortages from happening is a top priority of his administration," FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., said in the statement. "Through the collaborative work of FDA, industry, and other stakeholders, patients and families waiting for these products or anxious about their availability should now be able to get the medication they need."
The FDA responded to a dire shortage of Doxil by importing of a substitute called Lipodox. This drug has not received approval from the FDA, and its importation is only temporary, according to CNN Health. This strategy of temporarily allowing importation is generally only utilized when a drug experiences a critical shortage and FDA-approved medications cannot compensate for the deficient supply.
The government agency has conducted some evaluation of the potential health problems that could be created by the drug, the media outlet reports. The government agency expressed confidence that offering the replacement drug should eliminate the shortage within a week. Patients have been unable to obtain the drug for month, The Los Angeles Times reports. It is used to treat various types of cancers including ovarian.
Supplies of methotrexate have been dwindling as well, and the FDA has granted a new manufacturer with approval to supply the market with a formulation of the drug that is free of preservatives. APP Pharmaceuticals, the drugmaker, has stated that it expects its new product to be available to the market in March, according to CNN Health.
Drug delivery company Hospira released additional supplies of the medication, which resulted in 31,000 vials of the product being transported to healthcare facilities. The drug has encountered supply problems since around 2008, and is used to treat bone cancer and a type of leukemia, the media outlet reports.
"The actions announced today will help to boost the supply of some of the most badly needed cancer drugs by patients across the country," Dr. J. Leonard Lichtenfeld, deputy chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society stated, according to the media outlet. "It is critical that the FDA ensure that the added supply of these drugs is safe and made easily available to the patients who urgently need them."
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Sourcing the iPad 3 – Seriously, who wouldn’t want to be a Mac supplier?
Diego De la Garza on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 0
Competition in the tablet market is fiercer than ever and only weeks away from the release of the new “iPad 3”, anticipation has been building up on the new features the newest Mac tablet will include. As a consumer, is hard to believe that it has been only a few months since I purchased my iPad 2 when rumors are already surfacing about an iPad 3. This got me thinking about how incredibly efficient Mac’s sourcing capabilities must be so a significantly improved product can be released with such frequency.
As a sourcing professional, I believe that the leverage power Mac has of negotiating best quality services at the best prices must be tremendous. The iPad 3 release rumors alone have fueled Apple’s stock price to break the $500 mark ($513.70 as of 2/21) which represents over a 20% increase since the beginning of the year; such reputation, a market capitalization of almost $500 billion and a market share that is overtaking the entire PC market, confirm Mac as a company that continues to outperform the industry every year.
A company with such profile and the thirst of adding more complex features to its products (such as the highly speculated 2048 x 1536 retina display and a new processor for the iPad 3) allows Mac to build a portfolio of integrated circuit suppliers eager to work with them; and truth be told, who would want to be a Mac supplier? With a client like this, current suppliers have little to worry about; I mean, as long as they are industry compliant, I’m sure they will have steady business for quite some time.
However, not a lot of companies get to work with the tech giant. Behind Mac products there is a list of tight supplier selection standards that need to be met before setting up a supply deal with Apple. For the iPad 3 and other iDevices (iPod, iPhone, etc.), during 2011, Apple conducted over 229 auditing process along their production lines. These audits include issues that go from job safety to financial performance to waste disposal procedures. The goal is to provide technology products that are safe, clean and reputable from the conception of the idea to the hands of the final user.
These ambitious goals bring to mind the next question: How much does this cost, and how does this cost impact the final price of the product? In other words, what do these efforts represent to the consumer? Well, the answer rests in the sourcing strategy. The iPad 3 will be facing competition from tablets like the Amazon Kindle Fire and the Windows 8 tablets which may not present the impressive specs of the iPad 3 but affordability instead; this means that the iPad 3 must present a significant set of upgrades at even more competitive prices than its competitors to entice the market. However, it is highly unlikely that the iPad 3 be released with a lower price; and we also know Apple will not compromise quality either. So, what can Mac do retain its current market while competing with cheaper products? Well, some analysts are already speculating about the iPad Mini. The underlying strategy is simple: Offering an alternate product to its already popular selection of high end gadgets to compete with any device in the market. Whether the product will work or not is for the market to decide, but there is no question that the strategic approach makes sense.
However, despite Apple’s negotiating power, high quality standards and efficient strategic positioning, I believe there is far more fundamental reason of why any supplier would want to work with a company like this. The reality is that like other companies such as Google, YouTube or Facebook, Apple is one of today’s corporations defining the industrial market place of this generation, spawning superstar companies out of nowhere and redefining business models that for decades dominated our system. What these companies have in common is their ability to create and sustain partnerships effectively; switching strategic sourcing models from mere vendor selection to partnership management.
Seriously, who wouldn’t want to work with a client who makes you a reputable partner rather than just another supplier?
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The BRIC, the MIKT and the Next Eleven – the new generation of strategic sourcing and near shoring destinations: Part 1 - The Overview. (In Spanish)
They are not political blocs or formal commercial associations; however, much has been said about the relevance of the “BRICs” of the new economic wall. Who are the countries behind the new macro-economic trends and how did they become so crucial to our future? A prelude to what will be a more thorough analysis of the new world order is provided today…in Spanish.
Recientemente se habla mucho de las nuevas economías para los próximos cuarenta o cincuenta años, tanto ha sido el interés por encontrar nuevas oportunidades de inversión y desarrollo, que neologismos han sido creados para hacer referencia a crecientes bloques económicos mas que a naciones independientes.
A principios de la década pasada se empezó a hacer referencia a las nuevas promesas económicas bajo el termino BRIC, inicialmente presentado por Jim O’Neal en su estudio titulado “Building Better Global Economic BRIC’s”; el acrónimo hacia referencia a Brasil, Rusia, India y China, convirtiéndose en un popular termino macroeconómico del cual muchas otras naciones querían formar parte. El término simbolizaba el cambio del paradigma global en el que el poder económico se centralizaría en países en desarrollo y se alejaría de las economías del G7 durante las próximas décadas. El término no agrupa a un bloque económico ni comercial, sino que únicamente hace referencia a naciones con el potencial de desarrollo económico suficiente como para eclipsar a las grandes potencias económicas de esta década.
Aun cuando el termino BRIC ha ganado gran popularidad, no puede ser limitado únicamente a los países que refriere, es decir, fuera de los cuatro países integrantes del termino original, existen países que no pueden ser descartados como potencias económicas igualmente destacables. Tal es el caso de México, Corea del Sur y Sudáfrica. Inicialmente Corea del Sur y México no fueron integrados como parte del BRIC pues estaban consideradas como economías más desarrolladas pues ya formaban parte de la OECD. Poco después Sudáfrica fue añadida a los países BRIC formando el acrónimo BRICS.
Eventualmente, el mismo Jim O’Neal y Goldman Sachs crearon el termino MIKT el cual incluiría a México y Corea del Sur (junto a Indonesia y Turquía) que a diferencia del BRIC se enfoca en el sector de inversiones, mercados de capital y bonos. De manera similar surgió el termino Next-11 en el cual se listan las economías mas prometedoras para la inversión y el comercio.
En la práctica, estos términos sirven como punto de referencia a los cambios y tendencias de la economía mundial. Los países incluidos en estas listas son el punto de partida para buscar nuevas oportunidades de desarrollo el día de hoy. La nueva generación de potencias mundiales se esta gestando en esta década y con ella el desarrollo de mercados mas abiertos y competitivos. Se argumenta el potencial económico del BRIC es tal que para el 2050 las cuatro naciones integrantes podrían ser de las mas dominantes del globo. Se predice que para el 2020 el PIB de India se cuadriplicara y rebasara a la economía de USA para el 2040, así mismo se proyecta que China será la economía independiente mas grande del planeta para el 2030. Fuera del BRIC se proyecta que para el 2050 México tendrá un PIB per cápita mayor a todos los países de Europa excepto a tres y Corea del Sur se proyecta a ser la sexta economía mas grande para el 2016. Por esta razón, Jim O’Neal, el mismo creador del termino original ha propuesto los términos BRIMC y BRICK para incluir a estas naciones, pues bajo su propio argumento, estos países no pueden ser definidos como mercados emergentes en el sentido clásico sino como componentes críticos para la economía global moderna y tan centrales como lo que el día de hoy integra al G7.
La economía global esta cambiado el paradigma comercial que conocemos; el entender mas a fondo las economías que gobernaran el panorama mundial en los próximos años es vital para desarrollar la visión adecuada para encontrar oportunidades de inversión y el desarrollo e incubación de nuevas ideas, subsecuente a este breve resumen, revisaremos a algunas de estas “nuevas economías emergentes”.
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ROBBERY IS BLAMED ON NEED FOR DRUGS
A Largo man accused of five robberies said he did it because he needed money to feed his addiction to painkillers, police say.
The string of robberies began May 30, when Largo police say Ryan Lee Murphy, 25, entered a 7-Eleven on Clearwater Largo Road N and demanded money just before 5 a.m. After a cashier gave him $96 from the cash register, he fled the store on his bicycle.
Murphy of 805 10th St. SW went to three other stores that day: first, a Tropical Smoothie store at 9:52 a.m., then the PineCrest Golf store at 10:08 a.m. and finally a BP gas station at 11:37 a.m., a police report states. Each time he demanded money from the cashiers, but didn't get any, the report states.
On June 29, Murphy returned to the 7-Eleven on Clearwater Largo Road N and again demanded money. After he was given $19, he fled, police say.
In all five cases, Murphy either said he had a gun or implied he did, police said. Surveillance cameras at two of the stores captured the robberies. Murphy was arrested early Saturday and faces five charges of strong-arm robbery. He was being held Saturday at the Pinellas County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail.
Man's ashes to be spread via fireworks
The family of a Florida man has chosen a unique way to spread his ashes: sending them off in fireworks during a lakeside Fourth of July celebration.
Tom Moore died unexpectedly in May, and his remains were cremated.
The Central Florida man always enjoyed watching fireworks on the Fourth of July, and so his family approached a fireworks company about spreading his ashes during the celebration.
Santore & Sons agreed to accommodate the family's request, and began packing Moore's ashes into shells on Tuesday.
The pyrotechnic tribute to Moore will be held today.
Man arrested in Calif. for 1981 Florida murder
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James Edward Sims was taken into custody Friday at his residence in Lakewood, Calif., the Lee County Sheriff's Office said. He has been charged with the 1981 murder of 29-year-old Roy Radabaugh.
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A civilian analyst with the sheriff's cold case unit used a thumbprint on a California driver's license to identify him.
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WhatsApp makes the news quite a bit. Why is it encrypted, and what does that...
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How secure is WhatsApp? WhatsApp security and encryption explained
WhatsApp has introduced end-to-end encryption, and changes to its terms and conditions mean you're sharing your data with its parent company Facebook. But how secure is WhatsApp? We break down encryption, and what it means for you.
WhatsApp claims its messages are end-to-end encrypted. Here's how to make sure yours are, and why calls to create a backdoor are ill advised
By Henry Burrell, Contributor | 27 Mar 2017
WhatsApp is an extremely popular mobile messaging service with over 1 billion daily users. That's an amazing figure, and the company prides itself in the apparent security it affords all of those users (provided they are running the latest version of the app).
Below is our guide on how to ensure your WhatsApp messages are fully end-to-end encrypted. However it's also good to be aware that not everyone trusts the company's word, in part because of privacy issues surrounding its parent company Facebook and also its implementation of encryption.
WhatsApp uses part of a security protocol developed by Open Whisper Systems, a company that has its own fully secure messaging app Signal (for iOS and Android). It's very good. It may not be as obsessed with multimedia sharing as WhatsApp but its basic functions are the same - and fully end-to-end encrypted.
WhatsApp has taken a few hits and been in the news recently, and the somewhat limited understanding of encryption means it can be a bit confusing. Here are a few examples of WhatsApp in the news, and what it really means.
Check out the five best secure messaging apps.
Amber Rudd's call for encryption ban
The UK's Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, appeared on the Andrew Marr show on Sunday 26 March in the wake of the Westminster terrorist attack. She made ill-advised comments on banning end-to-end encryption in apps like WhatsApp, saying the government needs to make sure they “don’t provide a secret place for terrorists to communicate with each other.”
Unfortunately this conveys a basic misunderstanding of tech and encryption. Her idea to ban WhatsApp from encrypting all of its one billion users’ messages goes against the virtues of privacy in our society. Rudd’s assertion that “there should be no place for terrorists to hide” is an understandable one, but her misunderstanding of the security implications of banning all WhatsApp encryption is jarring.
Her comments came after it was revealed lone wolf attacker Khalid Masood used WhatsApp at some point before the events at Westminster. It is unclear to what end.
If WhatsApp were forced to create a backdoor into its service that allowed governments to spy on suspected terrorists, it would compromise the security of millions of users data. The Guardian even reported that Brian Paddick, the Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman said that, “My understanding is there are ways security services could view the content of suspected terrorists’ encrypted messages and establish who they are communicating with.”
By publically stating that WhatsApp shouldn’t encrypt messages in order to uncover terror threats easier, Amber Rudd has let the world know that, once again, those in positions of political power still don’t – or don’t think it’s necessary to – understand technology.
Guardian report
In January 2017 the Guardian reported claims that WhatsApp 'has the ability to force the generation of new encryption keys for offline users, unbeknown to the sender and recipient of the messages, and to make the sender re-encrypt messages with new keys and send them again for any messages that have not been marked as delivered.'
The Guardian claimed that WhatsApp has a 'backdoor'. If WhatsApp covertly changed security keys of a user, the company could, according to Tobias Boelter, a cryptography and security researcher at the University of California, 'disclose its messaging records, it can effectively grant access due to the change in keys' at the request of government agencies.
WhatsApp claims this loophole exists so that if someone changes their phone, and therefore their automatic security key, messages will still send so as not to disrupt service. This is, to be fair, a valid point, as not doing so would disrupt the service of 1 billion people relatively frequently. WhatsApp's full statement can be found here via Reddit.
Open Whisper Systems also issued a statement here. While one can't say for sure who is right, it continues to show that companies that try to promote security are the ones that end up suffering for it publicly.
Despite this, here is our guide on how to turn on WhatsApp encryption in the first place, and also how to opt out of adverts on the platform.
Wikileaks' Vault 7
On Tuesday 7 March 2017 Wikileaks caused a stir by releasing 'Vault 7', thousands of confidential documents it claims are from CIA internal networks. This has raised some concerns that WhatsApp messages, which are end to end encrypted, could be read.
Reporting can be slightly confusing in this instance; it's not actually the encrypted nature of the messages that could be compromised. The reports detail the intelligence agencies' ability to remote control single devices and access them as though they were the user. Obviously in this case, the encryption is still strong, but it is the end user's device that has been compromised.
Therefore since this news, you needn't worry about the validity of the encryption in WhatsApp, worrying though it is that Wikileaks is claiming the CIA and others have the power to hack individual devices.
So that's the news side. Here's the tech side.
WhatsApp encryption information
Chances are you’ve probably sent a fair few WhatsApp messages already today. As of 5 April, all those messages are now encrypted end-to-end – provided you have the most up to date version of the app downloaded on your iPhone, Android, Nokia, Window or BlackBerry smartphone handset. Here we break down what the somewhat confusing issue means for you - what is WhatsApp encryption? Also see: Best WhatsApp Messenger tips and tricks
How to turn on encryption in WhatsApp
WhatApps now securely encrypts every single message, call, picture, video or any other type of file you send so that the only person who can read or view it is the recipient. Not even WhatsApp has the ability to intercept and view those messages.
As a user, you don’t have to turn this feature on, nor can you turn it off. You should receive a message within your chats if you are using the latest version of the app (which is required) to let you know the change has been implemented for you.
If you’d like to learn a bit more about the issue, we’ve broken it down further for you. Also see: Will WhatsApp encryption lead to a WhatsApp ban?
What is encryption?
Encryption is the scrambling of messages from the sender on their journey to the recipient, largely to discourage the interception and reading of those messages by other parties.
This concept dates back thousands of years to coded written message sending, but now, modern forms of communication can be encrypted automatically with complex coding.
Thanks to the smartphone revolution, we now send and receive an awful lot more data between devices. All this data, be it voice calls, text messages or mobile data, is managed by whichever service provider whose service you are using. Whether or not this data is encrypted varies depending on the policy of the company providing the service.
For example, voice calls and text messages are handled by your mobile operator. This operator also provides your 3G or 4G connection to the Internet on your smartphone, but they don’t encrypt all the services you use.
If you tend to message via WhatsApp rather than text message, your mobile operator is not responsible for encrypting that WhatsApp data – it merely provides you with your connection to the wider Internet, the connection that allows apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter to send messages all over the world. Also see: How to restore WhatsApp messages from a backup.
How does WhatsApp end-to-end encryption work?
WhatsApp encrypting messages ‘end-to-end’ is a big deal because it means that the company itself has decided to run a system in which even it cannot intercept and read messages sent on its own platform.
When you send a message, it can only be ‘unlocked’ by the intended recipient, thanks to a very complex code that took WhatsApp several years to develop. It’s no mean feat to achieve, particularly given that 1 billion people use the service.
This differs to many messaging apps, which only encrypt messages between you and them. This means that your messages are stored on the services servers, usually not permanently, so hypothetically could be accessed and read.
Why has WhatsApp introduced end-to-end encryption?
Now that WhatsApp has end-to-end encryption, it means that they and no party – governments, police, hackers, other users – can intercept and read your messages.
WhatsApp has done this because as a company they believe in your right to have private conversations when you use their service. Also see: How to avoid WhatsApp scams
Why is end-to-end encryption important?
The reason the decision is getting a lot of attention is because of high profile cases in which communications service providers like Facebook are put upon by authorities to release sensitive personal data.
A high profile case is the FBI asking Apple to unlock an iPhone 5C that was used by one of the San Bernardino shooters, a move which Apple refused, underlining the integral values many large communications companies hold when it comes to personal data, security and encryption.
Does every app have end-to-end encryption?
The short answer is no – but also this is not something to be alarmed about.
WhatsApp’s decision is one of the first of its kind, and is particularly interesting because traditionally smartphone messaging services have played down the importance of security.
Facebook Messenger only encrypts messages between your device and their servers. This means, by law, Facebook could be obliged to divulge private messages. The same applies to Instagram, which Facebook owns, though interestingly, it also owns WhatsApp.
Read next: How to read a WhatsApp message without the sender knowing
n August 2016 WhatsApp announced that it will start to share data with its parent company Facebook in order to draw in adverts to the platform. Third party companies will be able to send targeted messages directly to WhatsApp users should they accept the new terms and conditions.
Facebook bought WhatsApp in 2014 and the latter will now share users’ phone numbers with Facebook to provide advertisements. It’s a clear sign that the platform is having to monetise its offering after a few years of providing a free service.
It seems if you opt in, Facebook will recieve information in order to better target you with adverts on the Facebook platform. It's a small but significant sign that the Facebook-owned WhatsApp is having to concede some of its privacy values.
If you don't want to share additional information such as your phone number cross-platforms, here's how to opt out of WhatsApp adverts.
You will be given the following screen where you can agree to the changes.
Instead of pressing agree, tap the arrow at the bottom of the screen to read more details. You'll then get this screen, where you uncheck the box, opting out of sharing additional information:
If you've already clicked Agree, you can still reverse your decision for the next 30 days. Simply open WhatsApp and go into Settings > Account, then untick Share my account info.
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Incentives Align To Create Bubbles
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The Death Of Online Advertising Is Greatly Exaggerated
from the precision-targeting dept
Wed, Dec 24th 2008 2:00am — Timothy Lee
Over at his personal blog, occasional Techdirt contributor Tom Lee weighs in on an interesting discussion going on around the blogosphere about who, if anyone, is to blame for the precipitous decline of the newspaper business. My sympathies are with the pessimists: in principle, there are a lot of things newspapers could have done to better manage the transition to Internet-based news, but as a practical matter it's really difficult for large organizations to adapt to disruptive technologies. Tom makes some sensible points about the newspaper business, but then makes a claim about the broader advertising industry that I didn't agree with. Tom suggests that the online advertising market may be fundamentally doomed because now that advertisers can more precisely measure the effects of advertising, they're discovering that it "just doesn't work very well."
I think there are a couple of problems with this. In the first place, advertising has never "worked very well" in the sense that any given ad impression doesn't exactly get the viewer to run out and purchase the product being advertised. In the traditional advertising business, companies didn't know which specific ad will work on which specific viewer, so they adopted a scattershot approach where they exposed millions of customers to dozens of ads and hoped a few of them would have the desired effect. But despite our ignorance about precisely which ads "work" on which viewers, it's pretty clear that advertising "worked" in the aggregate. McDonalds and Coca Cola clearly get some value from the millions of dollars they spend on TV and print ads.
On the Internet, the scattershot approach is no longer necessary. Digital media allows advertisers to be a lot more specific about the users they want to target and to collect a lot more data about their effectiveness. Tom suggests that this is a bad thing because once companies discover their ads aren't working well, they'll stop spending money on them. But the flip side is that advertisers can measure when a particular ad is working, and that ad inventory becomes correspondingly more valuable. Even better, better measurement means that the average ad should improve over time. Ads that don't work can get dropped more quickly, and the ones that perform well can be put on heavy rotation, emulated by other advertisers, and so forth. That can only be good for ad revenues.
Tom also suggests that advertising is doomed because the Internet makes it a lot easier to avoid it. But peoples' hatred for advertising isn't inevitable. It's a consequence of the limitations of 20th century media technologies that required advertisers to adopt "scattershot" approaches to advertising. There was no way to target car ads at the 5 percent of the population that's in the market for a car at any given time, so the other 95 percent of us had to sit through endless car commercials. But online there are lots of ways to more narrowly target ads at people who are likely to be interested in them. In the long run, as we've said before, advertisers are going to have to realize that content is advertising. If you can make ads relevant, interesting, or entertaining, people aren't going to try as hard to avoid them. Search engines do this by only showing ads relevant to the particular keyword a user entered. Other advertisers have figured out that if they make their commercials fun to watch, people will be more willing to watch them. Of course, it's hard to predict whether the total amount of advertising revenue will go up or down over the next decade. But as long as people buy stuff, companies will be willing to spend significant amounts of money to influence their decisions.
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AI Big Data
Addressing Covid-19 in socially deprived communities needs to be driven by facts, not speculation
Wed 1 Jul 2020 | Ciaran Gallagher
Leveraging data analytics within local authorities will help to identify individuals within a community who are most at risk from coronavirus
Throughout the crisis, organisations across the globe have been forced to operate with their hands tied behind their back. Contracts have been significantly scaled back or terminated, supply chains will have been disrupted and workforces have been trimmed. In light of this, having access to accurate data has never been more critical and for many it has acted as the differentiator between success and failure.
As lockdown measures begin to ease and some industries report the first green shoots of recovery, having access to that same accurate data will be equally critical. The public sector is no exception.
A local approach to tackling a crisis
The public sector is under intense pressure to enhance services, improve outcomes and step up efficiencies, despite significant resource constraints and the unique complexities and volatilities surrounding Covid-19.
Accurate data is critical to provide valuable insights when supporting communities, particularly as lockdown measures begin easing and people start moving more freely. This has led to many public sector departments and local authorities accelerating their digital transformation efforts.
Historically, digital transformation within the public sector could be a slow and laborious process, but like most things stemming from coronavirus, the typical playbooks have been ripped up. Digital implementations, which would have previously taken months and even years to come to fruition, are now being deployed in weeks and some cases days and hours.
Initial digital transformation efforts were deployed to help protect against human, social and economic loss, but having moved past the peak, local authorities are now looking at their wider digital infrastructure, in order to make long-term changes, supporting what is now coined as the ‘new normal’.
Critically, one of the biggest digital enhancements will be the uptake of data visualisation and projection models, leveraged through data analytics. Data scientists require access to large data sets to track the disease, which will continue to guide us through the easing of lockdown. Looking further, we can also expect greater uptake of data analytics at a local level to track the movement of the virus within communities. This is important as it will enable us to understand which individuals are most vulnerable.
Responding to the facts
Assumptions over facts at a time of hypersensitivity can cause panic within communities. To remove the risk of such scenarios materialising, the importance of leveraging accurate data is critical. As an example, data from the ONS recently revealed blue-collar workers could be at significant risk from COVID-19 in England and Wales, particularly in the most deprived areas. In the current climate, statements such as this can become easily manipulated, leading to widespread fear.
Through data analytics, data modelling and visualisation platforms allow data scientists to understand the specifics of what makes a particular person more vulnerable over another. In practice, this could examine correlations existing between different cohorts of society –based on ethnicity, occupation, age, location density, family size or income – to understand the most exposed, particularly amongst areas with high levels of social deprivation.
Adopting this approach and integrating this data into your decision-making processes, means conversations become driven by fact, not speculation. It removes unnecessary scaremongering, providing greater clarity to local authorities on where resources need to be deployed in order to keep those at most risk within the community, safe.
The use of data analytics is just one example where digital services will play a key role in supporting local authorities as we enter the next phase and beyond. Previously, it might have been the case that for every digital solution deployed within the public sector there was a non-digital equivalent, but this is unlikely to continue as we move towards a digitalised future.
Cloud technologies, with the ability to support an increasingly remote workforce will become the new norm. Additionally, use of data analytics and modelling will be leveraged to track the movement of the virus throughout communities. The data retrieved will help to drive improved operational efficiencies leading to quicker and more informed decision making. In doing so, this will enable teams and departments to understand where care and support needs to be prioritised.
By Ciaran Gallagher, Senior Consultant and Enablement & Training Lead, at TrueCue
Ciaran Gallagher
Senior Consultant and Enablement & Training Lead
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Jeffrey L. Littlejohn serves as a Professor of History at Sam Houston State University. A native of Dallas, Texas, he received his BA in history at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, and his MA and PhD in history at the University of Arkansas. Over the past decade, Littlejohn has worked with his co-author, Dr. Charles H. Ford, to document the African American civil rights struggle in Virginia and East Texas.
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You Got This: Bryony Gordon’s new guide to life is everything we need right now
Stylist Team
Bryony Gordon, writer, podcaster, author and mental health champion shares her wisdom with the next generation (and us!) in her new book, a guide to life called You Got This.
“We talk about teenagers coming of age,” says journalist and author Bryony Gordon. “But I was 37, the age I got sober, before I think I was actually an adult.”
With this in mind, Gordon’s latest book, You Got This, is aimed at young teenagers and contains “everything I wish someone had told me”. But, she says, “I think women of all ages can benefit from the advice. When I was younger, mental health wasn’t really talked about and we can all use reminders and the chance to catch up.”
So, in the spirit of ‘never too late’, here’s the advice that works at any age.
1. You are incomparable
“It’s true! No one compares to you. We’re all unique and miraculous. The chances of you, specifically, existing as a human were calculated by Dr Ali Binazir and they are so close to zero. The universe really wants you to be here and not to look like Kim Kardashian.”
2. Don’t dismiss hormonal feelings
“Respect the anger and sadness you feel when you’re about to get your period. Don’t write them off and say, ‘Oh, it’s just hormones.’ They are still real feelings and they’re worthy of validation. We can’t write off three months of every year.”
You Got This by Bryony Gordon: The author dispenses advice to teenagers (and, well, everyone) in her latest book
3. Treat yourself like a baby
“You may be a grown adult, but you should give yourself the level of care that you would give a baby. Never stop treating yourself like that. Feed yourself. Water yourself. Get fresh air.”
4 . Relationships are only part of life
“I know our attitudes on this are starting to shift but it’s still an important reminder. Life is not going to be made better by being in a relationship, and that goes for any stage of life, from teenage crushes to wanting to get married. I thought everything would fall into place when I got married, but I still ended up in rehab.”
5 . You are the best you
“I spent so long trying so hard to be someone else because I hadn’t realised that the best thing I could be as an adult was me. People come up to me and say ‘I wish I had your confidence!’ but you can just be you, not a version of me or anyone else.”
You Got This by Bryony Gordon (£9.99, Wren and Rook) is out 2 May
Photography/camera press: Joseph Sinclair
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Burn it
Student uses journals to cope with struggles
Photo by Emily Meinzer
Flames consume a page of her journal. She has kept a journal for all four years of high school to help her cope with her father’s alcoholism and her brother’s drug addiction.
Story by Colton Johnson, feature editor
She tears the ink stained page from her journal and holds it to her face. Look at the words. See that they are real. Understand that this happened.
Burn it.
She holds the flame under the corner of the paper. A coffee-stained circle begins to emerge, quickly turning black. The flame magnifies, climbing up the page, but she doesn’t let go. Look at the words. See that they are real. Understand that this happened.
When the fire comes alarmingly close to her fingers, she sets the darkness that was in that page free. The wind carries away the ashes, and in them are the liquor bottles that seemed plastered to her dad’s hand along with every angry threat her brother ever made when he was at his worst. The wind carries every mocking snicker and every judgmental glance.
No one is bothered. No one is burdened.
“When things were bad, I would mostly write silly stories and poetry about flowers which filled the four journals I have from my years of being in high school,” she said. “Sometimes I would write my darkest secrets because I loved how it made me feel to get it on the page. Then I would go back and burn the paper so no one else could read it.”
At a young age, her life began to fill with these dark pages before she had the capability to burn them to ashes.
“My dad was already an alcoholic when I was born. My mom died in a car accident when I was two, and my dad just got worse,” she said. ”That left my brother and me on our own. It’s always been just us since the beginning. We were like a duo.”
With the physical absence of her mother and the mental absence of her father, she had to rely heavily on her brother for support. Due to the fact that they had grown up looking out for each other, they developed a rare relationship that many siblings usually never discover until they are adults.
“One time we were at the lake, and I took off my floaties because I thought I was old enough to swim alone,” she said. “I started drowning, and my dad was passed out drunk on the beach, so my brother had to jump in and save me.”
Although her father was never really there for her, he was at least there. He was present. He was a parent. She had some memory of normal even if it was small. That all changed, however, the day the cops showed up at her camp site.
“I was 7. We were on a family vacation, and we were sitting on the hood of the car when the police came,” she said. “They said, “Your dad is in trouble,” and they arrested him. My brother said not to worry and that everything was gonna be fine. He said that he would be out in a week, but he didn’t get out for four years.”
After their father was taken away and they moved in with their grandparents, her brother had a bitter seed planted in him with the question of “Why me?” in the back of his mind. He became reckless under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
“When I was in fifth grade, my older brother started using drugs. It wasn’t bad at first, just like marijuana and of course alcohol, but when he was introduced to meth in ninth grade, he went crazy,” she said. “He was just always super angry at the world. He was angry that all of this was happening to him. He was much older than me, so he understood more of what was happening.”
While she was losing the one person who had always been there for her, she was simultaneously walking into the horror house of middle school, oblivious to the vultures that would circle overhead.
“My seventh grade year was the worst year of my life,” she said. “My dad had gotten out of prison, and my brother was hard on drugs. [My brother] got kicked out of my grandparent’s house because he would threaten to beat them up, and so he moved in with my dad, which only made things worse for [my brother]. On top of that, I was realizing I was into girls.”
At that time, the idea of liking girls meant the end of the world. It meant snickers as she walked by that people made sure she heard. It meant no one would want to be friends with her.
“Eighth grade year I told myself I wasn’t gonna like girls. I was gonna like boys, and so I became boy crazy trying to convince myself that I was normal,” she said. “I was making out with boys, and the entire time I was just thinking, “Be normal, be normal, be normal, be normal.” I wanted to be like everyone else. I wanted to have the same problems as everyone else. I wanted to worry about what I was going to wear, not if my brother was still on drugs or not.”
She hoped that in becoming this ideal middle school girl, she would be able to keep the snide comments and teasing at bay. However, a person can only walk in shoes that do not fit for so long before it becomes unbearable.
“I came out of the closet my sophomore year. People at school would say I was just doing it for attention and that it was just a phase. It wasn’t just adults either, it was from people that I had to see every day in class, and when they say that you are doing it just for attention, you really can’t argue with that because that in itself makes it seem like you are trying to draw attention,” she said. “It completely invalidated the thing I had struggled with for years.”
Although many ridiculed her for her decision to come out of publicly, her grandmother always stood by her side in her choices.
“My grandmother was there for me even when I did come out of the closet, and we are best friends now,” she said. “She always tells me that life is what you make it, and I think that so important because people are so negative and negativity is a choice.”
This advice from her grandmother began to change her entire outlook on the life she was living.
“I realized that I could determine how my days were going to be good or bad, so I made this decision to be positive. And not just to say I was positive that but to genuinely feel it in my soul,” she said. “I became captivated with the idea of being alive and being with people, and I just completely changed my outlook on life. My goal is to just make other people happy, and I thought maybe if I can make other people feel good then it would make me feel good and then it would in turn make my home life better.”
After she made peace with herself, she began to look back at the relationships with her brother and her father, the pages of her relationships she had begun to silently burned.
“My brother was a different person after the drugs, and it changed our entire relationship. We we hardly talked,” she said. “After, [he] got off the hard drugs, and he grew up, and he apologized to me for all the years he had made my life hell.”
While her brother did put himself out there to try to help to build back the bridge that his actions had burned, her father did not.
“I made the decision last year that before I graduate I was going to mend the relationship [with my father]. It’s sad that the kid has to make the decision when the parent will not admit to themselves that they did wrong, but I don’t want to live a life without my parents. I only have one left.”
No, her past was not that of an ideal childhood, but her positive approach allowed her to take what she was given and grow. Life isn’t about how how unfortunate or how picture perfect one’s past is; it is about how that person goes about making a future for themselves with what they are given. She learned to love the person she was, and in doing so, she developed a self confidence that is rarely found.
“Whatever they have to say doesn’t matter because I know me,” she said. “I’ve always known who I am, so whatever it is that people say can’t change me. I’m always going to be me.”
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This Day in History: January 14th- The Human Be-In
January 14, 2016 Kathy Padden Leave a comment
This Day In History: January 14, 1967
The Human Be-In, or the Gathering of the Tribes, on January 14, 1967 in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park brought hippies, LSD and psychedelia to national attention. It was the harbinger of the celebrated Summer of Love, and made Haight-Ashbury the epicenter of a growing movement of young people ready to follow acid-dropping Harvard professor Timothy Leary’s advice at the Be-In to “turn on, tune in, and drop out.”
Leary later stated in his autobiography, Flashbacks,
“Turn on” meant go within to activate your neural and genetic equipment. Become sensitive to the many and various levels of consciousness and the specific triggers that engage them. Drugs were one way to accomplish this end. “Tune in” meant interact harmoniously with the world around you – externalize, materialize, express your new internal perspectives. “Drop out” suggested an active, selective, graceful process of detachment from involuntary or unconscious commitments. “Drop Out” meant self-reliance, a discovery of one’s singularity, a commitment to mobility, choice, and change. Unhappily my explanations of this sequence of personal development were often misinterpreted to mean “Get stoned and abandon all constructive activity”.
Along with Tim Leary, many other leading figures of the counterculture were at the Be-In, including Allen Ginsberg, Dick Gregory, Jerry Ruben, and Michael Bowen, who masterminded and organized the event. Popular bands like the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and the Quicksilver Messenger Service provided entertainment for the twenty to thirty thousand people estimated to be in attendance. The Diggers handed out free food, and Owsley “Bear” Stanley brought massive amounts of “White Lightning” LSD to the party.
Both the Human Be-In and the hippie movement as a whole was the passing of the torch from the beat poets to the disaffected generation of students living in the San Francisco area at the time. They all shared the same core values – environmental awareness, communal living, liberal political beliefs and the quest for higher consciousness. This transition was personified perfectly by Allen Ginsberg, the beat poet who attended the happening dressed head-to-toe in white, chanting mantras, and dancing with joyous abandon.
Michael Bowen came up with the name “Human Be-In” at another event, the Love Pageant Rally. It incorporated humanist values with the current strategy employed by political activists – sit-ins. The practice had been used throughout the 1960s to protest segregation and outmoded college and university policies. The Human-Be-In was conceptualized to protest the banning of LSD in California on October 6, 1966.
Poet and novelist Michael McClure described the Be-In as:
a spiritual occasion, culminating from the countless preceding events, dances, thoughts, breaths, lovemakings, illuminations. The Be-In was a blossom, it was a flower. It was out in the weather. It didn’t have all its petals. There were worms in the rose. It was perfect in its imperfections. It was what it was and there had never been anything like it before.
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Bonus Fact:
LSD, more technically known as Lysergic acid diethylamide was first synthesized on November 16, 1938 by Swiss scientist Dr. Albert Hofmann. Dr. Hofmann was working at the Sandoz Laboratories in Switzerland researching ergot alkaloid derivatives for use in pharmaceuticals. Ergot alkaloid’s are a type of ergoline alkaloid which is found in a certain type of fungus. Ergoline has many medicinal uses, including being used in the treatment of migraines and Parkinson’s disease.
In synthesizing LSD, Dr. Hofmann intended to create a stimulant for the respiratory and circulatory systems. The fact that his creation caused psychedelic effects wasn’t actually known until a full half decade later when Dr. Hofmann accidentally absorbed a small amount of the chemical through his fingertips. He described his first experience with LSD thus:
“…affected by a remarkable restlessness, combined with a slight dizziness. At home I lay down and sank into a not unpleasant intoxicated-like condition, characterized by an extremely stimulated imagination. In a dreamlike state, with eyes closed (I found the daylight to be unpleasantly glaring), I perceived an uninterrupted stream of fantastic pictures, extraordinary shapes with intense, kaleidoscopic play of colors. After some two hours this condition faded away.”
After a significant amount of further study, LSD was eventually introduced as a psychiatric drug starting in 1947. It was also later used in the 1950s by the CIA in Project MKULTRA, where, among other things, the CIA illegally gave LSD to people, including the general public, without their knowing. They then studied the effects with the point of the project to attempt to use various methods, including drugs, torture, etc, to manipulating people’s brain states and functions as way to experiment with potential mind control methods.
LSD wasn’t the only popular hallucinegenic substance Dr. Hofmann was involved with. As director of natural products at Sandoz, he studied various other hallucinogenic substances, successfully synthesizing some of them, such as psilocybin, which is the main ingredient of “magic mushrooms”.
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Why new moms have scary thoughts about their babies
In Kate Rope's new book, Strong as a Mother, she talks about the terrifying but rarely talked about thoughts that new moms get postpartum.
By Kate Rope May 2, 2018
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“I had intrusive thoughts of falling down our wooden stairs while holding the babies, and crushing them. These thoughts got pretty graphic and troubling, but I didn’t mention them because I thought they were crazy, and if I spoke them out loud, someone would take my babies and have me committed.” —Jessica, Atlanta, Georgia
“I would have thoughts like I would hit [my baby’s] head when walking through a doorway or he would be dropped. I could see it in my head.” —Amy, Houston, Texas
“The weight of being this person’s way of being alive was incredibly heavy for me. My mind began seeking out some of the most dramatic ways I could fail at that, including tripping and dropping him. What if I did? It came from a place of realizing how vulnerable he was and how responsible I was.” —Jessica, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Have you ever been waiting on a subway platform and thought, What if I jumped in front of the train? Or maybe you were driving down the road and for a brief second had a vision of veering into oncoming traffic. These flashes of weird, unexpected, and often uncharacteristic images and thoughts are pretty much universal according to experts. It’s the brain’s way of testing things out, identifying dangers, and keeping us safe. And parenthood is no different. In fact, “intrusive thoughts,” as they are called, tend to bloom in those early weeks and months of trying to keep a small human alive and well.
“Everybody has unwanted thoughts that go against who they are as a person,” says Jonathan Abramowitz, professor and associate chair in the department of psychology and neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “Our brains are creative, and we wonder about whether we could do certain things or whether certain things could happen. That’s just how the brain works. That’s part of being human.”
Abramowitz is one of the country’s foremost experts on intrusive thoughts and has found that “people especially tend to have these thoughts about things that are important to them.” (Hello, babies!) Our new babies are really important to us, and keeping them safe is our most important job. So, what do we do? Immediately, and understandably, we start to come up with images of potential dangers. We are on the lookout for anything that could possibly harm them, and, yes, that includes ourselves.
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In fact, Abramowitz’s research has shown that as many as 91 percent of new moms and 88 percent of new dads experience thoughts of harm coming to their babies.
“I think on some level we are evolutionarily programmed to do this,” says Margaret Howard, PhD, professor of psychiatry and human behavior and medicine at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. “Back in prehistoric times, there were lots of dangers lurking, so I think there’s still a little part of our primitive brain that has that element of hypervigilance. What it speaks to is a mother’s recognition of the fragility of her new baby and also this primal urge that mothers have to protect and keep their offspring safe.”
Of course, that doesn’t mean that it might not be really scary or uncomfortable to have these thoughts, and many parents are afraid to share them with anyone, says Karen Kleiman, LCSW, founder of the Postpartum Stress Center in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, because “they think they’re going mad, and that if they tell anybody they are going to have their baby taken away.”
Do these thoughts mean I could harm my baby?
A lot of women are scared to share these worries, because of the very rare but very tragic stories we hear in the media about moms hurting their babies or themselves. There is an extremely rare postpartum psychiatric emergency, postpartum psychosis, during which women can be at risk for harming themselves or their babies. But there is one key differentiating factor between the everyday intrusive thoughts most new moms experience and postpartum psychosis (which affects less than one in one thousand new moms), and that is feeling disturbed by the thoughts.
“There is a continuum of possible thoughts from ‘Is my baby getting enough food?’ all the way to ‘What if I take this knife and do something violent to my baby?’” says Kleiman. “It does not matter where your thoughts fall on that continuum; the scarier thoughts are not worse. What matters is how these thoughts make you feel.”
For women who experience postpartum psychosis, if they have thoughts about harming themselves or their children, the thoughts usually make sense to them and may feel like the right thing to do for the baby. For instance, a mom may believe she has harmed her child in some irreparable way and ending the child’s life may seem—in her psychotic state—like the only way to save him from this perceived harm. (Any mother experiencing these kinds of delusions needs immediate medical attention. Postpartum psychosis is serious, but also very treatable.)
However, the vast majority of women experience intrusive thoughts as weird, abnormal, even disturbing, but they don’t make sense to them. Rather, the thoughts feel out of character, shocking, and sometimes profoundly upsetting, and there are things you can do to cope with them. It is also important to know whether your response to them is a sign that you are experiencing an anxiety disorder.
How to manage scary thoughts
Trying to will these unwanted thoughts away is not going to work. “If you try not to think about a pink elephant, the first thing you are going to think about is a pink elephant,” says Abramowitz. Instead, Abramowitz recommends acknowledging and observing the thoughts. When you let them “come along for the ride,” says Abramowitz, you can see they’re not what they seem to be and develop a healthy relationship with them. “You learn how to be good at having the thought rather than trying to control the thought,” says Abramowitz.
And, says Howard, “these thoughts tend to fade with time.” Research shows that these worries tend to ebb and flow and may be more frequent around six weeks after your baby is born but then dissipate over the next month or so.
One way to help alleviate the worry that can accompany these thoughts, says Abramowitz, is just educating families before birth about how common they are. That alone can decrease the likelihood that a parent will develop an anxiety disorder related to them. So maybe reading this is helping you feel better. Or maybe it isn’t.
Can’t just brush off your intrusive thoughts? Find out more about when scary thoughts become obsessions, and talk to your doctor about getting help.
From Strong as a Mother: How to Stay Healthy, Happy and (Most Importantly) Sane from Pregnancy to Parenthood by Kate Rope, copyright © 2018 by the author and reprinted by permission of St. Martin’s Press. On sale May 1, 2018.
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Jets Regular Season
Jarrett wins AFC Defensive Player of the Week Award
S Jaiquawn Jarrett's tremendous performance on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers earned him the AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. Jarrett, who started in place of the first round pick S Calvin Pryor, had 2 interceptions, a sack and recovered a fumble. All three statistics were the first in his NFL career.
Jarrett, 25, was a 2011 second round draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles who released him one year later. The Jets picked him up in 2012 and signed to a future/reserve contract. He played for the Gang Green in all 16 games in 2013, recording 25 tackles (6 solo) and forcing two fumbles.
He became the first Jet to win any of the six weekly NFL awards this season and the fourth Jets safety to win this particular award since 1984. S Kerry Rhodes was the last Jets safety to win this award in 2006.
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LCD Soundsystem re-form with announcement of new album and tour
In a long post on the band’s website, frontman James Murphy says the band fully re-formed beyond their Coachella appearance – and defended the decision
It’s official: LCD Soundsystem are back. Photograph: Jim Dyson/Getty Images
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First came the surprise single, released on Christmas Eve: a downtempo ballad titled Christmas Will Break Your Heart. Then came the rumours that the band was set for a surprise comeback at California’s Coachella festival, followed by confirmation that LCD Soundsystem – James Murphy’s seminal electronic outfit that have not played live since a farewell show at Madison Square Garden in 2011– will indeed re-form for the event, which will be held over two weekends in April.
James Murphy: soundtrack of my life
And finally, on Tuesday, Murphy confirmed in a long, rambling post on the band’s official website that LCD Soundsystem will soon release a new album, their first since 2010’s This Is Happening, as well as tour the world in support of the material.
As Murphy explains it, “early in 2015, I realized I had more [songs] than I’d ever had in my life”. He considered not recording the tracks, “which was in a way the easiest option”, but says it “also seemed like a weird and arbitrary (and sort of cowardly) cop-out”. He then toyed with the idea of putting out a solo record, at the insistence of bandmates Nancy Whang and Pat Mahoney. In the end, Murphy decided to “make an LCD record with friends, who want to make said record, and deal with whatever fall-out together”.
Since news broke of the band’s reunion, some fans have expressed anger at their decision to regroup after staging such a big sendoff. At the time of the LCD Soundsystem’s disbandment, Murphy told the Guardian: “I always told myself I wouldn’t do LCD past the age of 40.” In the years since the band’s breakup, Murphy launched a campaign to soundtrack New York City’s subway system, got into the bar and restaurant business, and produced records for Arcade Fire and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
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Of the blowback he’s received, Murphy said: “There are people who don’t hate us at all, in fact who feel very attached to the band, and have put a lot of themselves into their care of us, who feel betrayed by us coming back and playing. Who had traveled for or tried to go to the MSG show, and who found it to be an important moment for them, which now to them feels cheapened. I just hadn’t considered that. I know –ridiculous on my part. I saw some comments online a few days ago from people who felt that way, and it blindsided me, and made me incredibly sad.”
Nevertheless, Murphy assured his fans that “this isn’t a victory lap or anything, which wouldn’t be of much interest to us”. He continued, “This is just the bus full of substitute teachers back from their coffee break with new music and the same weird gear – or as much of it as we still have (it’s very interesting to re-buy the same gear, and in some cases buy gear back from people you sold it to), and rambling around trying to be louder than everyone else.”
According to sources who spoke with Consequence of Sound, the band’s reformation will reap considerable financial rewards. AEG Live, an American worldwide sporting and music entertainment presenter, has reportedly offered them a multimillion-dollar deal to headline Coachella, as well as the company’s other Los Angeles festival, FYF Fest, which takes place in August.
Murphy closed his note writing: “Thank you to everyone who has been absurdly kind to us over the past 14 (!) years. If you have moved on and don’t like us anymore, that’s obviously ok, too.”
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Electric vehicle sales charge up on Ministry's largesse
Roudra Bhattacharya Mumbai | Updated on February 17, 2011 Published on February 16, 2011
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Electric vehicle sales have seen a sharp spurt in the last few months, because of a drastic drop in model prices on the back of a generous Government subsidy.
Mahindra Reva, the only electric manufacturer in the country, said sales of its ‘REVAi' have jumped three-fold in the last two months. Meanwhile, another industry official said that sales of electric scooters have also gone up 30 per cent.
The strong growth in the nascent EV industry has been spurred by the massive sop announced by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in November last year. At a total project cost of Rs 95 crore, it has provided for 20 per cent subsidy on the factory price of EVs up to a maximum of Rs 1 lakh for cars and Rs 5,000 for electric two-wheelers. Companies are, however, required to have 30 per cent local content.
Mr R. Chandramouli, COO, Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles, told Business Line that the subsidy has led to a drop in prices by Rs 75,000 of the REVAi to Rs 3.5 lakh.
“We have seen a three-fold jump in our 50 units a month sales after the subsidy was announced. Sales have increased across all regions where we have an outlet such as Delhi, Bangalore, Pune, Jaipur, Hyderabad and Kerala. We were earlier selling 600 units a year, but now expect to sell 3,000 units in 2011-12,” he said, adding that the company has asked the Government to increase the annual subsidy cap from 700 units to 3,000 units.
Mahindra Reva is also rapidly expanding its sales network. Before it bought out the Reva business, the company had only two points of sale but by March aims to have 30 showrooms and a total of 100 by 2011-end, Mr Chandramouli said.
Hero Electric
Hero Electric, the largest electric two-wheeler maker, has also seen a sharp sales spike in January and most of this month. “We have seen a 30 per cent increase in sales year-on-year. We have a 38 per cent share of the electric two-wheeler market and hope to maintain this pace through the year,” said Mr Sohinder Gill, CEO, Hero Electric and Director (Corporate Affairs) of the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles.
In 2010, 85,000 electric two-wheelers were sold, of which 65,000 units are accounted for by the organised players.
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Dear Abby: Cross-dressing causes fracture in solid longtime marriage
Jeanne Phillips
Dear Abby: My husband and I have been together for 11 years, married for eight. We have been through a lot together, which has served to strengthen our marriage. My husband is my Prince Charming and my happily forever after.
Recently, he has discovered that he likes wearing women’s clothes. It started with him wearing women’s underwear under his clothes, which didn’t bother me. I even bought him a few pair I liked. It has progressed quickly.
He assures me that he isn’t gay, he does not want to become a woman or want to dress in women’s clothes full time. However, some of his behaviors have changed, and his wearing women’s clothing has increased. When I tried discussing my concerns with him, he said I was being irrational. We fought, and I thought we had worked some things out, but he still has an attitude.
I’m terrified that this is the beginning of the end of my marriage, and I don’t want to lose him. But I also don’t know just how much of this I can accept or how far he wants to go. He says if I can’t accept it, he will stop doing it. But we will both know that he has that desire, and I don’t want to stifle something that seems to mean so much to him. I have no one I can talk to about this, Abby. Please help.
– Struggling in Florida
Dear Struggling: Take the opportunity to learn all you can about cross-dressing. More men than you may think engage in it, and the majority are heterosexual. An excellent support group for cross-dressers and wives of men who need (not 'LIKE') to cross-dress is The Society for the Second Self (Tri Ess). Its website is tri-ess.org. Go there and you will find the support and answers you’re looking for.
Keep the lines of communication with your husband open and honest. Only the two of you can determine how to navigate through this. For many couples, it’s not necessarily a deal-breaker.
Dear Abby: When I was 21, I got pregnant with 'Earl,' a guy who had nothing to his name but a bicycle. It was three weeks after we met. Earl was 24. Two years later we split. I was working and he was a stay-at-home dad, and I couldn’t stand it.
Five years later, I married a very wealthy man, moved to another country and lived a life of luxury. Thirteen years later we split. I left our small island and moved back, still well off on my own.
Earl was my rock and is a totally different man now. Sixteen years later, I have fallen head over heels for him. He has become everything I’ve always wanted. Our son wasn’t crazy about it at first (he’s 18), but now loves it. Earl’s mother said she knew it would end up this way. My parents have reservations. Do you think we have a fighting chance?
– New Expat in Nevada
Dear New Expat: Earl is not the person he was and, frankly, neither are you. Do the two of you have a fighting chance? Absolutely. However, before marrying anyone again, it is important that you discuss this with an attorney and have in place a signed prenuptial agreement. While it may not seem romantic, it’s the intelligent thing to do.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. To receive a collection of Abby’s most memorable – and most frequently requested – poems and essays, send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby – Keepers Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. Shipping and handling are included in the price.
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Bringing back the concept of the concept album.
In the 80s, Andrew Lloyd Three Names released a bunch of recordings of his shows, before they were actually completed shows.
Jesus Christ Three Named Show was one of the first . . . but Evita had one, and there was a songs from Starlight Express CD too.
On this side of the record-producing pond, Frank Wildhorn (the would-be ALW of the West) had his hand in the pre-album album with J&H, Civil War (with fancy recording artists, nonetheless), and others.
But other than those, and a few randoms here and there, the concept of the concept album went the way of Annie 2.
Why would a show on its way to Broadway not take a few bucks from the budget to make a “Songs from . . . ” CD? The benefits are ginormous:
You’d have them to sell on your first preview, instead of having to wait for months to make the OCR.
You’d have a first class marketing tool to use on your way to Broadway . . . and let’s face it, nothing sells a musical better than its music . . . to investors, to sponsors, theater owners, etc.
You’d start building a fan base, and have people humming songs on the way in, rather than just on the way out.
In the past twenty years, the cost of making albums, and distributing albums has dropped tremendously. You can even DIY it. And done cheap enough, almost any CD could certainly find the “long tail” market and recoup some of its costs.
Objections I’ve heard are, “The cast might not be the same as on Broadway,” (who cares) and, “What if we cut a song?” (who cares – listen to ALW’s Evita). The bottom line is this . . . when an audience member leaves a musical and has a song in their head . . . they’ll do anything to hear it again to satisfy that musical craving. And when I say anything, I mean anything (you’re reading a blog from a guy who listened to a cassette bootleg of Rent for weeks.)
You can satisfy that need, make some money, and market your show better if you’ve got a CD to sell from the start. So add the cost to your budget, and get that score out in the world.
Huh. I think I just convinced myself to do a recording of Somewhere in Time while we’re out here in Portland.
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I agree Ken. Audiences love the idea of a ‘sneak peak’ and feel privileged to be part of something at the very beginning. It will guarantee the excitement I felt at finally going to a Madonna concert after listening to her songs over and over and over again for years (yes I’m at 80’s baby). I think it’s a fabulous marketing idea, and you’re right, relatively cheap.
Lisa Peterson says:
Pretty, pretty please do a bootleg of Somewhere in Time. Its lovely, romantic music that I could hear over and over again. I am first in line for that recording. 🙂
Marilyn O'connell says:
Yes, Yes, Yes – Make a concept album – need to hear that music!
Richard Roland says:
To be THAT geek, I’ll say that it was actually in the 1970s when the SUPERSTAR and EVITA concept albums came out (1970 and 1976, respectively). I love the concept album idea. But I’m also of a generation that loves the multi-cast-recording concept. i.e.; I can never have enough different recordings of a musical that I love. I first heard the concept album of EVITA in 1977, obsessed over it, then got my hands on the ’79 recording, and, eventually, obtained the unfortunately incomplete/edited down Elaine Paige recording. This is coming from someone who has every recording of GYPSY ever produced.
I agree that the concept album should make a comeback for every reason you state, but once the show is open and running, satisfy your audience with a recording of that production. There is always a difference in how a show sounds from concept to original cast recording. EVITA is the best example in how a show changes from concept to realization. Originally written as a rock opera, EVITA thrilled me with the pulsing beats, heavy bass line, occasional disco flavor and combination of the London Philharmonic with a rock band. I’m sure that because it’s what I was first exposed to, it’s my favorite recording of the show, but I also thrill to the sheer musical theatre prowess of the original Broadway cast’s vocals. Same idea, same score, but very different products. Both worth listening to.
Ed Glazier says:
It also seems that there is often some question as to whether some label will record a show after it opens. I don’t understand why a producer doesn’t always include the cost of a recording in the budget. It seems to me that if the producer and creative team want the show to have a life after its initial production, a recording is essential to spreading the word. Even big shows like CANDIDE or not so big ones like SHE LOVES ME survived to sing another day – or several other days – because of their cast recordings. If a producer believes in the show, why depend on some record producer to fund and distribute a recording? Electronic distribution seems to be a whole lot simpler these days and selling on the internet – for example, via CDBABY – can keep the show alive and provide an opportunity for non-New Yorkers to discover it.
I agree about the pre-opening album. The original Jesus Christ Superstar album has never been topped and the benefit of having a recording of a show pre-opening is that if one of the songs is cut, you now have a recording of it anyway!
LA Producer says:
Good luck with SAG/AFTRA! Totally agree with you Ken but to do it “by the book” will be a real pain in the ass.
Ben Fort says:
I think this approach can be especially helpful for new writing teams who want to establish themselves. In Chicago, there are dozens of theater companies less than five years old who aren’t concerned with raising millions so much as competing for non-equity actors, reviewers, and audiences. A group in that situation could use Kickstarter to raise a few grand to record and be in a much better position. They could attract actors with the opportunity to record, offer reviewers a taste, and have a built in audience with their Kickstarter backers.
Robert Stigwood was the absolute master of this approach. Stigwood was also the original producer of JC Superstar – but he developed this tactic into a fine art with the film version of Saturday Night Fever. He engineered the release of the soundtrack album right to the top of the Hit Parade BEFORE the movie opened. He repeated this strategy with the film version of Grease. He really pushed the cross-over potential of his shows and proved that it’s a very sound and sensible strategy to follow.
Paul Cozby says:
And don’t forget the concert version of “Ragtime.” It was actually different from what finally appeared on Broadway. We were in Texas at the time, young kids filling up the SUV, and we literally played the digitals off that CD. We could sing “Journey On” like the Von Trapps. It made us love the show long before we saw it.
Laurie Windham says:
Prior to premiering the new rock musical “Give Me A Break” in November 2012, we did a cast recording of the soundtrack. In addition to the benefits already mentioned, there are other good reasons to do it:
– Building buzz: Ultimately, we made the entire CD available on iTunes, but for pre-premiere marketing, we released a song on iTunes each week for the last 10 weeks running up to the premiere to build some buzz
– Web site, FaceBook, Twitter content: having quality soundtrack cuts (and links) provides rich content to showcase on the show’s web site before, during and after the premiere. This can also be linked to CD sales fulfillment
– Priming reviewers: we included a free CD in the package we gave theatre reviewers of the show premiere. This added credibility to the show. One reviewer liked the CD so well, he recommended buying it in his review.
– Cast compensation: we chose to offer cast members who sang on the recording performance royalties on song/CD sales. This gave us another component to our compensation package which helped us recruit quality talent to an unknown show
– Cast Preparation: learning and perfecting the music for the cast recording gets the cast up-to-speed on the music and gives them more time to make the songs their own for the performances.
– Team building: being in the recording studio together builds a team espirit de corps among the cast
– Training tool: the CD is a music learning tool to quickly bring new cast members up-to-speed.
What if you add a song? My boyfriend was really interested in buying a recording of “A Christmas Story” until he realized that, because it was recorded out-of-town, it didn’t have the song “You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out” (which was the primary reason for his interest in buying it). I think if you’re going to record out of town, you need to be prepared to amend the CD as necessary.
Ray Phillips says:
This blog entry needs to be a plaque… Ken this is one of your best truisms… this is total bank!
As someone who lives in Australia, even an OCR is like a concept album because it is often so long before we get show here…
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EM Forster Stopped Writing After Losing His Virginity
June 6, 2010 by Steve Pep
Writer E.M. Forster always knew he was gay but didn't have his first sexual experience until later in life – when he was 38 years old – years before he wrote the gay-themed novel Maurice. A new biography reveals that the relationships he forged replaced his desire to write and also reveal the recent discovery of a diary he kept that chronicled his sexual adventures.
The Times reports:
"Now Forster’s papers, including his “sex diary”, which had been locked away at his former lodgings at Cambridge University, indicate his creative drive was curbed after he lost his virginity to a wounded soldier on an Egyptian beach when he was 38 and met his long-term lover — a married policeman — several years later."
"The author felt he could not continue to write about the heterosexual, English middle-class themes with which he had made his name."
“'I should have been a more famous writer if I had written or rather published more, but sex prevented the latter,' Forster wrote."
Forster's diary also reveals that he apparently exclusively dated blue collar men. One entry, in part: “I want to love a strong young man of the lower classes and be loved by him and even hurt by him."
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Manny Walters is a distinct South African Singer-Songwriter with influences rooted deeply in folk, rhythm and blues, and soul. "South African singer/songwriter Manny Walters may describe his sound as 'electric rhythm & blues/garage soul', but, whatever designation you choose to apply, one thing is clear - Manny Walters is imbued with an intuitive and instinctive musicality that is rare indeed in its authenticity and gravitas. Influenced by greats such as Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Tracy Chapman, Bill Withers and Sly Stone, Walters delivers his socially conscious and intelligently poised lyricism with the kind of passionate, soulful intensity that is as timeless in its ambition as it is inspirational in its contemporary appeal, the grit-flecked, raw soul of his commanding voice profoundly resonant in its ability to captivate the listener. Having just released his debut EP with Robert Scott (Bass) and Asher Gamedze (Drums), Walters is the kind of emerging artist who will readily find favor with those who desire music that appeals to the conscience just as easily as it satisfies the soul."
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Mexico will be the economy hardest hit by the pandemic: UNCTAD.
By Yucatan Times on September 27, 2020
In 2020, Mexico will fall 10%, the most profound fall among Latin American countries, while by 2021, it will have a very tenuous growth of just 3%
MEXICO CITY (apro).- The covid-19 pandemic will leave Mexico as the economy hardest hit in Latin America by the lack of tax incentives, unemployment in tourism, and the decline in exports, warned the Conference of Nations United Nations on Trade and Development (UNCTAD, for its acronym in English).
In numbers, the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will collapse 10%, according to the international organization’s projections. In comparison, Latin America and the Caribbean as a whole will have a fall of 7.6%. Brazil will decline by 5.7%, and Central America will decrease its GDP of 5.2% for this year.
“In 2020, Mexico will fall 10%, the deepest drop among Latin American countries, while by 2021 it will have a very tenuous growth of just 3%. It will not be a V-shaped recovery,” said Alex Izurieta, senior economist at UNCTAD, when presenting the 2020 Trade and Development Report.
Such a forecast is far from the forecast of the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP), maker of the country’s economic and fiscal policy, which for 2020 anticipated a drop of 8.6% and a recovery of 4.6% in 2021.
“Three factors badly hit Mexico: the first is that it is a country that depends a lot on exports, manufacturing, and is an exporter of primary goods such as oil, whose prices have fallen; the tourist factor, where the country has been specializing, and the decisive lack of fiscal push to counteract the pandemic is very atypical, although it has occurred in several countries,” Izurieta stressed.
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In this sense, the economist Luis Foncerrada Pascal warned that employment will still take time to recover and reach the levels before the covid-19 pandemic.
He specified that during the pandemic rise, unemployment reached 34 million people, equivalent to 53% of the country’s labor force, while in July, the figure was reduced to 23 million. Although it is less, it still represents 36% of the people with possibilities to work.
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Plaza de la Constitucion
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Once a commercial center for various businesses in the Old City, the Plaza de la Constitucion is now home to an array of restaurants and shops. Its history began when a constitutional government was initiated in Spain. The area was used for the slave market and other commercial activities. Visitors to St. Augustine enjoy stopping at the Plaza for a peaceful rest and the lovely scenery.
Overlooking Matanzas Bay and the approach to the Bridge of Lions, the Plaza de la Constitucion has been a central part of public life in St. Augustine since the late 16th century. Flanked by several buildings dating from the colonial period, including the Government House and the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine, the plaza and its historic structure served as the commercial, governmental and spiritual heart of the city. The site for official ceremonies, it was also the public marketplace where ships docked at the nearby wharves sold their cargoes. Today, it is home to several monuments, memorials and landmarks as well as social gatherings throughout the year. A centerpiece of the city’s historic district, the plaza was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970.
History of the Plaza
Designated in a Royal Ordinance in 1573, the recreation area is the oldest public park in the United States. The ordinance required that the site have a rectangular shape based on the compass points with a length that was 1.5 times the width. The plaza received its name when an obelisk celebrating the Spanish Constitution was erected in 1812. After the monarchy was re-established the following year, King Ferdinand VII ordered all such monuments be destroyed. St. Augustine city leaders failed to comply with this and as a result, this is the only remaining monument of its kind in the world. The original streets of St. Augustine emanate from the plaza.
A Setting for Historic Events
The public square has been the setting for numerous historic events in the history of the city, Florida and the country. It was the site where representatives from both governments officially transferred control of Florida from Spain to the United States in 1821. The scene of numerous rallies leading up to the Civil War, the plaza was the location where Union naval officers reclaimed the city from the Confederacy in 1862. During the struggle for civil rights, the plaza, which once served as a slave market, was the setting for numerous peaceful protests. Robert Hayling, a young Black dentist, led the first protest on Labor Day in 1963. The following year, Dr. Martin Luther King was arrested there as he led another march.
Points of Interest on the Plaza
The public marketplace at the eastern end of the plaza is a reconstruction of the one built in 1824. The four cannons were once used in the defense of the Castillo de San Marcos. A pre-1700 well has been designated an American Water Landmark.
Along with a Confederate war memorial, there are tributes to prisoners during the American Revolutionary War as well as soldiers who died in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. A statue commemorates Felix Varela, a Cuban-born Catholic priest known for his efforts to secure independence for his homeland during the 19th century. He spent his later years in St. Augustine.
St. Augustine Foot Soldiers Monument
Located near the southeast corner of the plaza is the St. Augustine Foot Soldiers Monument that honors the men and women who engaged in various forms of peaceful protest to advance civil rights. The 675-pound bronze sculpture by Brian Owens was unveiled in 2011 and depicts four figures of various ages and races.
The plaza hosts a variety of outdoor events, including festivals and concerts, throughout the year. It forms the backdrop for the Easter Parade, featuring locals promenading in their spring finery. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the plaza’s gazebo is the setting for free Thursday night concerts. During the winter holiday season, 2 million tiny white lights trace the outline of the historic buildings and the branches of historic oak trees that surround the plaza.
Bordered by St. George Street and King Street as well as Cathedral Place, the park is open to the public 24 hours a day free of charge. On-street, metered parking is available near the plaza. Parking is enforced from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, excluding national holidays. On Sunday, the city offers complimentary parking. For those taking the Old Town Trolley tour, hop off at Stop #15 to explore the area.
The Government House has been the site of official functions since 1598. The headquarters and residence of numerous colonial governors, the building served briefly as the capitol for the Territory of Florida. The lobby is used as a museum that hosts rotating exhibits.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine
The oldest Catholic edifice in the city, the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine is an example of Spanish-inspired architecture. The walls are adorned with detailed frescoes depicting the early spread of Catholicism in the New World. The exquisite stained glass windows chronicle the work of St. Augustine of Hippo, the namesake of the church.
Located in the former Gilded Age Ponce de Leon Hotel, Flagler College features opulent architectural details, frescoes and one of the largest collections of Tiffany stained glass windows. The National Historic Landmark is home to unique pieces, such as an onyx Thomas Edison clock and large ornate crystal chandeliers.
Housed in the former Alcazar Hotel, the Lightner Museum is filled with interesting and beautiful Victorian-era antiques as well as sculptures, paintings and pieces of decorative art. Step back in time as you explore rooms restored to their former glory that provide the perfect backdrop for a wide assortment of priceless works.
Ximenez-Fatio House
Built in 1798 as a merchant’s home and place of business, the Ximenez-Fatio House is a historic house museum that captures and preserves the first Florida tourism boom of the early 19th century. Staged in its role as a former boarding house, it is furnished with period pieces and family mementos.
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Arsen Savadov is a central player in modern Ukrainian art; he formed part of the New Wave movement of the late 1980s-early 1990s that broke away from the tradition of official Soviet art and pioneered a new artistic language.
The Donbass-Chocolate series dates from 1997. The main characters in this project were real life miners, who played a leading part in the continual social unrest experienced in Donbass in the mid 1990s. In the series, the Donbass miners’ perceptions of the senselessness and hopelessness of their existence, together with the dirt, sweat, and often life-threatening accidents in the mines they experienced, are contrasted with gentle and fragile ballet tutus. These had become symbolic of the Soviet Union’s disintegration, in large part due to Swan Lake being broadcast across all Soviet television channels during the attempted military coup against Gorbachev in 1991.
The Collective Red-1 series was shot in 1998 in a provincial meat processing plant. The provocative performance makes references to the ancient legend of the Minotaur, a love child of queen Pasiphaë and a bull sent by Poseidon. The backdrop of a place dedicated to the routine slaughtering of animals proved a powerful setting for the ritualistic activities performed by the participants, who were surrounded by the colour red – the same colour as the blood of the real, recently-butchered animals.
Collective Red-2 series begins as an intrusion into a quite realistic performance of a May Day communist demonstration on the European Square in Kiev. Its central theme is the collapse of the totalitarian system and plays on the association of the colour red with the most appalling system of terror of the 20th century.
In the second half of the Collective Red-2 series, young male dancers in ballet skirts and demoralised-looking common Soviet people play out a costume drama against the backdrop of Soviet paraphernalia. Here the conflict between the Soviet and post-Soviet is represented by the aesthetic contradiction between the apolitical youth (symbolised by the handsome actors, radiating erotic energy) and the faceless crowd.
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Gallipoli Italy
Ancient Town in the "Heal of the Italian Boot"
"Beautiful city" is the Italian form of the Greek name for the southern town of Gallipoli Italy - and it couldn’t be more aptly named. This gem of a city which used to be part of Ancient Greece is located in the province of Lecce in the region of Apulia (or Puglia) and has a population of just under 32,000. Gallipoli is situated by the Ionian Sea on the west coast of the Salentina Peninsula. The town is divided into two parts. The modern section which contains skyscrapers and other new buildings and the old section is situated on an island which is linked to the mainland by a sixteenth century bridge.
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Perhaps the most charming part of a visit to Gallipoli Italy is the old part of town. This island is a quaint and scenic area of historical landmark and narrow streets. The Sant’Agata Cathedral is located right in the centre of town and is a must-see. There are also several other churches on the island. These include the Church of St. Francis of Paola, the Church of St. Francis of Assis, Church of San Domenico al Rosario and the Church of the Holy Crucifix.
Walls and bastions surround the old town and were built in the fifteenth century to keep it safe from attack. In the nineteenth century, they were modified to allow in the breathtaking views of the port, harbour and surrounding seas.
The port in Gallipoli Italy is also worth a visit. Here you can watch as fishermen bring their boats in and out of the harbour. There are also some excellent seafood restaurants here. And if you are feeling really daring, try the sea urchins which are a trademark dish in Gallipoli.
If you love castles, take a wander to see the Castello Angiono. It is near the old town and is a fortress which was initially built in the thirteenth century by the Byzantines. It was modified in the fifteen century and once guarded the old port.
Gallipoli Italy even boasts its own golden sandy beach, the Spiaggia della Purita. It is the perfect spot to stop and relax after a busy day of sightseeing. Here, private boats can dock in the tourist harbour.
Gallipoli has a treasure trove of historical landmarks, lovely scenery and authentic Italian cuisine. Because of its southern location, it is considered a year round tourist destination. However, the most popular season with good weather is from May to October. There are also several festivals held throughout the year including Easter Week and Santa Cristina in July. But whatever time of year you visit, you’ll be sure to make memories in Gallipoli that you won’t soon forget.
Gallipoli Map & Train Tips
Gallipoli boasts it’s very own train station for easy travel in and out of the city. The Gallipoli Railway Station is operated by Ferrovie del Sud Est and is situated on the Zollino-Gallipoli and Gallipoli-Casarano railway. It offers local services to Lecce, Zollino, Nardo and Casarano.
If you are unable to take the train, the nearest airports are Bari and Brindisi. There is also a modern freeway that runs in and out of the city. Below is a map of Gallipoli to help with planning your vacation. Refer to the Italy train map for an overall glimpse of the country's railway system.
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Oak Bay Police identify man in alleged teen-luring incidents using teddy bear
Victoria Buzz Staff
Oak Bay Police have identified a 25-year-old man who was believed to be using a teddy bear to lure teenage girls in a series of incidents.
On December 30th, 2020, a 14-year-old girl told police she had been approached by a stranger near the Oak Bay Recreation Centre. The teen told police she was walking in the area with friends and saw the man place a small teddy bear on the sidewalk.
When she picked up the teddy bear, the man approached her and engaged her in a conversation.
Police responded to the area to look for the man and made inquiries with neighbourhood residents but did not locate the individual.
A few days later, the teen said she saw the man in the same area again, and saw the bear on the sidewalk as well.
This prompted Oak Bay Police to issue a media release to the public of the incident as they searched for the man.
On Friday, January 8th, police responded to two reports of a man placing a teddy bear on the track at Oak Bay High School; he was then reportedly hanging around to watch as girls approached it.
“Complainants described this as a similar incident they had read in the papers earlier in the week,” Oak Bay Police said in a release.
Police attended the area and were able to identify a 25-year-old man.
“Investigators have spoken with him. While his actions were not illegal they did cause significant concern and the impact of his actions has been explained to him,” the release said.
No other details were released.
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Andrew impresses ‘Idol’ judges with weighty cover
By Amy Carlson Gustafson | Pioneer Press
PUBLISHED: February 24, 2015 at 11:01 p.m. | UPDATED: October 25, 2015 at 6:48 a.m.
Mark Andrew hit all the right notes with “American Idol” judges Wednesday during the first show of the season in which the singers were vying for “America’s votes.” Minneapolis’ Andrew was the fourth of the top 12 men to take the Fillmore Detroit stage in the hourlong episode from Michigan. The 29-year-old landscape foreman and new dad covered the Band’s “The Weight,” smartly choosing a song that fit his style perfectly. Andrew delivered a straightforward, solid version of the tune, and the judges clearly liked what they heard.
Keith Urban said, “That was such a perfect song for your voice.”
Harry Connick Jr. echoed Urban’s sentiment and added: “If you keep singing songs like that, you’ll be in a zone I don’t think a lot of other competitors will be in.”
Jennifer Lopez also was taken with the performance.
“Your vibe is so right now,” she said. “You have a real chance at this.”
Before he performed, Andrew said, in a prepackaged interview, that “American Idol” was his chance to “break out of that small Minneapolis scene I’ve been stuck in.”
The top 12 women — including South St. Paul’s Shannon Berthiaume — perform Thursday (7 p.m.; KMSP-TV). Next week, eight contestants — the four men and four women with the least amount of votes — will be eliminated.
Amy Carlson Gustafson
Amy Carlson Gustafson covered arts and entertainment for the Pioneer Press staff from 2000 to 2016.
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A modern industry
The flour milling industry is a vibrant sector that combines traditional skills with modern technology to produce a wide range of flours.
Flour milling in the UK today is an automated and efficient industry, having evolved a long-way from the days of water-driven and wind-driven mills. Modern mills function as continuous-flow operations throughout the year.
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Feeding and nourishing the nation
About a third of all grocery items on supermarket shelves contain wheat flour – from bread, biscuits and cakes to soups, sausages and sauces. On top of this Kantar states that 99.8% or households in the UK purchase bread. In the world of food, flour has a central role. Furthermore wheat flour is a significant contributor of essential vitamins and minerals. A third of the fibre and calcium we consume derives from flour; along with 30% of our iron consumption.
[i] 99.8% of UK households purchase bread (Kantar worldpanel); 30% grocery products in big four supermarkets contains flour, (Data by Ascential)
[ii] National Diet and Nutrition Survey
Supporting the UK economy
The UK flour milling industry remains the largest user of domestic wheat. The industry has worked hard to promote the benefits of increased availability of UK bread making wheats. The result is that usage of homegrown wheat is now double the level of forty years ago, and in a normal year makes up 80 - 85% of usage. To find our more about the wheat varieties used by UK millers, click here.
It is compact and highly efficient with a total turnover from all sources of approximately £1.25 billion per year. The UK is self-sufficient in flour with a small positive trade balance.
To find out more about the milling process itself, click here.
Like so many industries, in recent years the flour milling industry has continued to consolidate. There are now 32 companies operating 51 mills. The four largest companies account for approximately 65% of UK flour production. Many of the smaller millers have developed niches ranging from pre-packed flours to those for specific uses such as flours for speciality breads.
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Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations
Statements & Speeches
Mission Staff
60th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations
Her Excellency Noura Al-Kaabi
Thank you Mr. President.
I would like to begin by congratulating you on your presidency of the 60th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. I wish you and the all the members of this bureau great success.
The selection of "Women’s Empowerment and its Link to Sustainable Development” as the priority theme of this session is a timely choice. This year we must commit to accelerating the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, particularly Goal 5: "achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls." I am pleased to reiterate my country’s readiness to cooperate and strengthen international efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Agenda.
Nationally, the leadership of the UAE recognizes the key role of women as partners in state-building and in achieving inclusive and sustainable development. It is through the consistent and meaningful empowerment of women in a range of priority and decision-making roles that the UAE expects to achieve real progress in our commitment to implement the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action at the domestic level.
Additionally, the UAE remains steadfast in supporting women in their transition to leadership roles in a broad range of political, economic, and social decision-making processes. Just last month, five women ministers were appointed to the new UAE federal government, increasing the number of female ministers to eight. That means that close to one third of the UAE Cabinet is female. What is more, all the new women ministers hold critical portfolios for the country and our region – leading ministries of community development, international cooperation, tolerance, youth, and happiness. This development reflects the UAE's firm conviction that women are key partners in the development and progress of the nation.
These efforts do not take place in a vacuum, and we have found that national partners and strong institutions are critical to achieving progress. Several women’s organizations in the UAE play priority roles in furthering the empowerment of women and enhancing women’s roles in the development process, particularly the General Women's Union, which is the principal national mechanism for the empowerment of women. This organization plays an important role in building women’s and girls’ capacities in various fields. Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, President of the General Women's Union, leads national efforts aimed at empowering women, strengthening their position in society, and ensuring their effective contribution to the UAE’s development process. These efforts have significantly contributed to increasing women's access to leadership positions, and to furthering the overall development of our society.
In order to measure our own – and the world’s – progress, the UAE believes that effective monitoring and periodical evaluation of the implementation of the sustainable development goals will be critical to maintaining and furthering gender equality and women’s empowerment. Therefore, our government announced last month that the UAE World Government Summit will serve as an annual platform to gathers leaders of governments, prominent academics, policy-makers and practitioners as well as private sector representatives from over 125 countries to review the implementation of the Sustainable Development Agenda. We see this as an important opportunity to share best practices in monitoring, reporting, and financing mechanisms related to the Goals, including Goal 5 on gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
Based on our national experience, the UAE firmly believes that gender equality and women's empowerment are at the core of peaceful and prosperous societies. We believe that safeguarding these principles can protect communities from the challenges that hinder the achievement of sustainable development, particularly noting the impact of the rise in extremism on our region’s growing youth populations, heightened unemployment, and the increase in violations of the human rights of women and girls, including their vulnerability to all forms of violence.
We believe that to successfully navigate and manage these challenges, we need to build multilateral partnerships in support of the global empowerment of women. That is reflected in the UAE’s committed international role and strong partnership with the United Nations, particularly with UN Women. We look forward to the opening of the UN Women liaison office in Abu Dhabi this year in order to further strengthen this partnership and expand the scope of the implementation of UN Women’s strategic plan in the region.
The UAE is also committed to strengthening the capacities of communities worldwide in resilience, recovery, and the achievement of post-conflict development. Through its Mission in New York, the UAE leads a number of partnerships in support of “Women, Peace and Security”, a critical agenda which calls for the participation and representation of women in every aspect of building and sustaining peace.
The UAE delegation is following the ongoing consultations on the Agreed Conclusion with great interest. This will serve as a central component to the international agenda on gender equality and women's empowerment in the coming years. We are working closely with other countries to produce a comprehensive document that takes into account the interests and concerns of all Member States of the United Nations.
In conclusion, Mr. President, let me reiterate the UAE’s continued commitment at the national, regional, and international level towards achieving the full empowerment of women as a prerequisite for the realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – a vital next step to our common aim of achieving peace and security throughout the world.
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