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Billie Joe Armstrong Finally Responds to Criticism over Morrissey Collaboration
"I really did not have a clue"
Photo: Stephen McGill
By Allie Gregory
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is taking a step back on some comments he made about his work with the ever-controversial Morrissey following months of backlash.
Last year, Armstrong lent his musical stylings to Moz's covers album California Son for a track called "Wedding Bell Blues." At the time, the Green Day leader called the collaboration "an honour," but he has since changed his tune in the wake of criticism concerning Morrissey's far-right ties.
Speaking with Moz's favourite publication, the Guardian, Armstrong is now saying that he wasn't aware of the Smiths frontman's allegiance to the far-right wing political group For Britain, nor his recent controversial behaviour.
"I wasn't aware until the song came out," Armstrong told the publication. "We do the song, and he was very lovely, and then the song comes out and a lot of Brits were like, 'What the hell are you doing?' I really did not have a clue."
He continued: "Hey, we've all got our Ted Nugents, right?"
While his admission doesn't quite read as a message of support for Moz, Armstrong has yet to fully denounce him either.
In the months following Morrissey's most recent scandals, Armstrong is the only the latest of many to get sucked into the controversy. Broken Social Scene's Ariel Engle even admitted that she regrets having worked with Morrissey on California Son. Billy Bragg, Brandon Flowers, Nick Cave and Damon Albarn have also made their stances on the singer (and his opinions) known.
California Son was released back in April 2019. Morrissey plans to put out a new album titled I Am Not a Dog on a Chain on March 20 via BMG.
Green Day and Armstrong just released their new album Father of All... last week. Read our review of that record here.
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Last week, Green Day's fourth studio album Insomniac turned 25 years old, and the punk vets have rolled out a slew of goodies to mark the mi...
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Unveils 'No Fun Mondays' Solo Album
Billie Joe Armstrong spent much of his 2020 giving us his "No Fun Mondays" cover series. Now the Green Day leader is making the logical move...
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Morrissey Announces New Album 'I Am Not a Dog on a Chain'
Morrissey has just announced plans for his 13th solo album via his "Messages from Morrissey" forum on Morrissey Central. The record — due in...
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Young Fathers Win the 2014 Mercury Prize
Each year, the Barclaycard Mercury Prize celebrates Great Britain's best album, and now the 2014 winner has been announced: Dead by Young Fathers.
Young Fathers beat out fellow short-listed nominees Damon Albarn, Bombay Bicycle Club, Anna Calvi, East India Youth, FKA twigs, GoGo Penguin, Jungle, Nick Mulvey, Polar Bear, Royal Blood and Kate Tempest.
All 12 of the nominees got a bronze statue, while Young Fathers also took home the grand prize of £20,000 ($36,000).
The nominees and ultimate winner were chosen by a panel of 12 judges. The decision was made based solely on the quality of the music contained on the albums.
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Exclaim!'s Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums, Part One Best of 2018
Today (December 4), we begin rolling out the best of the best albums of 2018, and we're beginning with our Top 20 Pop & Rock Albums of the y...
Young Fathers / Algiers Venue, Vancouver BC, November 17
On paper, a tour where Young Fathers and Algiers share the bill is very exciting, to say the least. The pair of bands exceeded expectations,...
Young Fathers "Holy Ghost" (video)
After kicking off a string of summer tour dates last night (June 25) in London, Young Fathers have now shared a video for Cocoa Sugar cut "H...
Young Fathers Map Out North American Tour
Having dropped their Cocoa Sugar LP back in March, Young Fathers are now looking ahead to the fall with the announcement of a North American...
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Water and Wastewater Treatment Market Expected to Exceed $240 Billion by 2027
By: FinancialNewsMedia.com via PR Newswire
PALM BEACH, Fla., Oct. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The global water and waste-water treatment market has literally been rising over the past several years and is projected to continue to do so! "Increasing global water stress coupled with industrial wastewater disposal in aquatic ecosystems has led to a boost in the water reclamation requirements," the provider of market research reports stated in Global Recycling, "In order to curb these growing issues, the consumption of effective treatment equipment systems is likely to propel over the forecast period. The rise in industrial activities and growing contamination have further demanded the treatment of water to make it suitable for end-use purposes. People awareness toward environmental pollution is also a key driver for water and wastewater treatment market." Nowadays, declining water quality has become a global concern. It can directly influence the cost of providing water by utilities, reduce the volume of water available for use, and indirectly affect human health. Water pollution mostly occurs as a result of agriculture run-off, domestic sewage, and industrial effluents. Water treatment plants collects effluent from industrial and municipal sources and treats it to a level of purification that enables its reuse in agriculture, industry, and even as potable drinking source. One of the most significant improvements in the water industry in the recent year is the advancement in membrane technology. There is a vast array of novel membrane material used to treat and help reuse water. For instance, polymeric and ceramic membranes are well known in the industry. The use of membrane technology is increasing due to improvement in recent years that has made them affordable, efficient, and effective. As a result of all these factors, the water treatment industry witnessing boom across the globe. Active companies in the markets this week include: Evoqua Water Technologies (NYSE: AQUA), LifeQuest World Corp. (OTCPK: LQWC), Pentair (NYSE: PNR), Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), BioHiTech Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: BHTG).
A report from Meticulous Research projected that Water and Wastewater Treatment Market Projected To Be Worth $211.3 Billion by 2025, Growing at a CAGR of 6.5% from 2019-2025 however a more recent report added that The Water and Wastewater Treatment Market is expected to reach a value of $242.6 billion by 2027, at a CAGR of 6.7% during the forecast period 2020-2027. It said: "Rapid population growth and urbanization, growing demand for new water resources, rising focus on water quality and public health, increasing prevalence of water-borne diseases, rising industrial demand, and stringent governmental regulations on treating wastewater are the key factors driving the growth of the water and wastewater treatment market. The growing focus on sewage treatment in countries such as the U.S., China, and India, and the need for potable water provide significant growth opportunities for market players in the coming years."
LifeQuest World Corp. (OTCPK: LQWC) BREAKING NEWS: Lifequest Subsidiary Biopipe Global Establishes Joint Venture in the Philippines and Receives First Purchase Order for a 9,000 Gallons (35m3) Per Day Plant - LifeQuest World Corp. https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/LQWC/overview subsidiary Biopipe Global Corp., which developed the world's only highly scalable onsite sludge and chemical free sewage wastewater treatment technology, has formally established, Bpipe Corporation, a joint venture company in the Republic of the Philippines. Simultaneously, we have received a purchase order for a 35m3/day plant which will serve as a reference plant, and we expect to ship the plant in the current quarter. Additionally, the global partnership of Biopipe Global Corporation with Abrimix (Pty) Ltd., a leader in highly efficient, and cost-effective treatment of industrial water, will also enable BPipe to pursue the industrial wastewater treatment market in the Philippines.
According to a World Bank Research Document on Philippines Sanitation Sourcebook and Decision Aid, in the Philippines only about 10% of the wastewater is treated and generates 4,200,000m3 of sludge per annum. Only 5% of the total 105.5 million population is connected to a sewage system based on a report by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ("DENR"). Mr. Freddie Canta, President of BPipe Corporation, stated, "Biopipe, with its simple on-site, no-sludge, odor free, small area footprint and scalable system will help address the challenges of sewage treatment in the Philippines. We are looking forward to partnering with the Philippine government and the private sector in their efforts of providing better sanitation to Filipinos and promoting circular economy through water reuse. The market feedback is very encouraging as we already have several requests for proposals from companies in different sectors totaling 5,884m3/day."
"The Philippines sanitation sector is at a crucial turning point," according to Biopipe Global Corp. Chief Marketing Officer , Ms. Nina F. Aquino, "due to new DENR discharge regulations and growing public pressure to clean up Manila Bay from toxic fecal coliform. Initially, we plan to market to our solutions to hotels, shopping malls, mixed-use residential and office complexes, schools and hospitals. As part of our greater global initiative, we will continue to promote the worldwide 100% reuse of treated wastewater to alleviate over pumping of groundwater and pollution of fresh water supplies. In association with WaterPhilippines and the Philippine Water Works Association Inc., Biopipe is hosting a webinar titled, "Waste to Resource: Wastewater Treatment and Reuse for Business Profitability," on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 3:30 pm (GMT +8) where leaders from various parts of the water and sanitation sector will speak on best practices to achieve economic means to wastewater reuse & recycling." Read more news for LifeQuest World at: https://www.lifequestcorp.com/news-media
Other recent developments in the markets include:
Pentair (NYSE: PNR) recently announced the release of its 2019 Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report, highlighting its corporate and community citizenship efforts to make a positive impact for its customers, employees, communities and the global environment that Pentair strives to improve through smart, sustainable solutions. Global water treatment company Pentair announces the release of its 2019 Corporate Responsibility (CR) Report.
"Our mission, to deliver smart, sustainable solutions, drives all that we do and empowers our employees to make a difference within and beyond the workplace," said John L. Stauch, Pentair President and CEO. "Through our purpose, products and people, we are focused on helping to make the world a more sustainable place. This is core to Pentair and central to our vision in building a leading water treatment company."
Evoqua Water Technologies (NYSE: AQUA), an industry leader in mission critical water treatment solutions, recently announced it has acquired privately held Aquapure Technologies of Cincinnati, a Hamilton, Ohio based water service and equipment company. This acquisition will further strengthen Evoqua's service capabilities in Cincinnati, Ohio and the surrounding region. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Aquapure Technologies serves the commercial and light industrial markets from its Hamilton-based branch. It provides its customers with a variety of water treatment products and services, including deionization, reverse osmosis, softeners and filtration systems. "We are delighted to welcome Aquapure to the Evoqua family," said Evoqua Chief Executive Officer Ron Keating. "For over 30 years, Aquapure Technologies has been very successful by delivering excellent customer service and building a reputation as a trusted partner."
Xylem Inc. (NYSE: XYL), a leading global water technology company, is helping to prevent water shortages in the U.K. as part of its commitment to address scarcity and to make communities more sustainable and resilient. Xylem's recently published 2019 Sustainability Report, "Water for a Healthy World," highlights the digital transformation of water solutions to create water, energy and cost efficiencies for utilities and other customers.
"More than ever, utilities are seeking to conserve water and empower their customers to make smarter decisions about water usage," said Patrick Decker, Xylem president and CEO. "This project with Anglian Water, and our managed network partner, Arqiva, exemplifies the power of data and smart technology to address water scarcity issues. It's a foundational step toward a resilient and water-secure future for the region."
BioHiTech Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: BHTG), a sustainable technology and services company, recently announced that the Company has received a lease contract to install seven new food waste digesters at various Hackensack Meridian Health locations.
BioHiTech expects to complete the installations of the seven Revolution Series™ digesters in the fourth quarter of 2020. The orders were received through the Company's distribution partnership with a leading national provider of environmental and regulated waste management solutions. The new food waste digesters will help Hackensack Meridian Health reduce the environmental impact of its operations by safely disposing of food waste on-site, thereby lowering the amount of greenhouse gases emitted from traditional disposal methods. The Company's data analytics platform will also provide real-time transparency for food waste generation to help Hackensack Meridian Health in its waste reduction efforts.
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Atomic Warfare
Background and Site Selection
B-Reactor at Hanford Nuclear Reservation (photo taken by author, 2013)
In 1940 through 1941, American scientists had been conducting atomic research under the instruction of the Office of Scientific Research and Development concentrating on one specific but rare isotope to exploit for atomic weapons, U-235 (uranium). In March 1941, a research group headed by physicist Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg at the University of California produced the first submicroscopic particles of Pu-239 (plutonium) which yielded an alternative production method to the rare uranium-235.[1] After the events that transpired in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on the morning of December 7th, 1941 which resulted in the United States’ entry into World War II, the Office of Scientific Research and Development recommended the Army Corps of Engineers be brought into the secret government project to blend practical application with laboratory research. With the approval of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Manhattan Engineer District (MED) division was created within the Army Corps of Engineers and headed by General Leslie R. Groves. In his first orders of business, Gen. Groves visited the Metallurgical Laboratory (Met Lab) at the University of Chicago to confer with the nation’s leading scientists working on fission of radioactive material for use in atomic weapons. Scientists at the Met Lab confided the uncertainties of the plutonium project to Gen. Groves. Much to his dismay, “It was as if the whole endeavor were founded on possibilities rather than probabilities.”[2]
The main roadblock in the progress of this project was that facilities necessary for plutonium production did not exist and could not be built at the existing uranium production plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. In November of 1942, the DuPont Corporation was selected as the prime contractor to construct these new facilities needed. Two top DuPont officials created extensive criteria upon which a site would be selected for construction. The criteria included finding a “large, remote tract of land with a hazardous manufacturing area of at least 12 by 16 miles” along with “no towns of more than 1,000 or more people closer than 20 miles from the hazardous rectangle” and “an abundant, clean water supply along with large electric power supply and a ground that could bear heavy loads.”[3] DuPont officials Franklin Matthias, Gilbert Church and A.E.S. Hall discovered a dusty tract lying between the towns of White Bluffs, Hanford and Richland, Washington. Colonel Matthias contacted General Groves soon after, “I told him I thought we had found the only place in the country that could match the requirements for a desirable site,”[4] and land acquisition proceedings began in January of 1943. Once the land acquisition was completed, the largest worker recruitment and population boom in Richland’s history was underway ballooning to 17,500 in Richland alone. This population boom came as the result of the construction of the first large-scale nuclear reactor located in the 100-area, nicknamed the B-reactor, in the world.[5]
[1] Glenn T. Seaborg. The Plutonium Story: The Journals of Professor Glenn T. Seaborg, 1939-1946. (Columbus: Battelle Press, 1994) 350.
[2] Gerber, M. S. Legend and Legacy: Fifty Years of Defense Production at the Hanford Site. Richland, Wash.: Westinghouse Hanford Company, 1992. 5.
[3] S. L. Sanger. Working on the Bomb: An Oral History of WWII Hanford. (Portland, OR: Portland State University, Continuing Education Press, 1995) 17.
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Effects on Cities
Reasoning Behind the Bombs
America's decision to drop the bomb
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KANISHKA
The life of Kanishka, one of the great kings of ancient India, is documented by Chinese sources, inscriptions and coins.
The date of Kanishka was the subject of a two-day seminar in 1913 which fixed it at 58 A. D. The genesis of a debate among historians may never cease. The traditional date of Kanishka, 78 A. D. , is the beginning of the Saka era. Britannica has him flourishing circa 120 A. D. Other scholars have his reign starting as late as 140 A. D. Whatever the date of Kanishka, it is agreed that he ruled 23 years and that his realm included Kashmir and Afghanistan. He was a Kushan (Kuie-Shuang), belonging to one of the five tribes into which the Yue-Chi (Indo- Scythians) were divided after their occupation of Bactria.
Kanishka is thought to have been the successor of Kadphises II, the Kushan ruler who conquered parts of the Indian interior, set up a governor to rule in his name and then became a convert to Saivism. In his time Kanishka increased his domain so that ultimately it extended from Bukhara on the west to Pataliputra on the east and the Pamirs in the north to central India in the south. His capital was at Purushapura (Peshawar).
He was a patron of the arts, as were many of the great kings of ancient India, but his fame rests chiefly on his patronage of Buddhism. He expended large sums toward the construction of Buddhist monuments and convened the fourth Buddhist council at Jullundur under the leadership of his teacher, Vasumitra. The beginning of Mahayana Buddhist is thought to date from this council. The council was called because Kanishka was confused by the many different views expressed by monks who visited him daily. In the Chinese historical records is this account:
“In the 400th year after the Nirvana of Tathagata, Kanishka, king of Gandhara, at the proper time having fulfilled his destiny, his royal influence reached far, so that distant peoples adhered to him. In his spare moments amidst the affairs of government he always studied the Buddhist sutras, and daily invited one monk to enter the palace and to expound the doctrine. But because different explanations of the doctrine were held by the various sects, the king was filled with doubt, and he had no way to remove his uncertainty . . . .
“The king the issued an edict to assemble saintly and wise men from far and near. Thereupon people from the four quarters came together like the spoke at the hub . . . “The proceedings of the council were engraved on copper plates.
Kanishka was tolerant of all religions because his coins honoured Brahmanic, Zoroastrian and Greek gods — and the Buddha.
Suggested Further Reading
Narain, A. K.
From Alexander to Kanishka. — Varanasi : Banaras Hindu University, 1967.
vi, 117 p. , plates ; 26 cm. — (Department of Ancient Indian Culture & Archaeology. Monographs ; No. 1)
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Plymouth University’s Dartmouth Centre for Seapower and Strategy (DCSS) has been set up to meet the clear and growing need to raise knowledge, awareness and understanding of strategic and defence issues as they relate to maritime affairs and the use of seapower in the 21st century.
Contemporary strategic challenges – including the resilience of global networks, food and water security and the rise in global maritime trade, have highlighted the dependence of island nations, such as the UK and Ireland, on seapower to maintain open lines of communication, connectivity, and so economic prosperity and political stability.
In late 2013 the UK Chief of Defence Staff argued that UK military risks having “exquisite weapons systems” but a “hollowed out force” not fit for purpose.
In January 2014 a former US Secretary of Defence suggested that the UK was in danger of losing full spectrum interoperability with the US.
By March 2014 the UK Chief of General Staff noted tensions in Ukraine were unforeseen and ‘confound our previous assumptions about stability across Europe.’
Since 2008, Plymouth University has established a history of excellence and success at delivering educational opportunities to naval officer and NCO professional training at the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth (BRNC). This experience is now complimented by Plymouth University’s newly created School of Government, who have expertise in strategic and defence studies as well as experience in professional military education.
The DCSS will undertake valuable teaching and research. It will also help inform and shape security policy decision-making by generating education and training opportunities, research, dialogue and debate across the maritime domain.
This independent, influential and inclusive Centre has three unique selling points:
Plymouth is Britain’s ‘Ocean City’ with a proud maritime and military history and Dartmouth hosts the BRNC, the world’s most prestigious naval college. Plymouth and Dartmouth have a unique heritage and profile in marine and maritime matters.
The Centre’s core staff are well positioned to highlight the implications of evolving links between key contemporary drivers including science and technology, business and trade, societal values and norms and changes to the strategic environment itself.
The dialogue, research and educational opportunities offered by the Centre will be of high quality, accessible and represent value for money.
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Kids send gratitude to 'Chinese uncles'
During the construction of the KKH Phase II Project, the CRBC Pakistan office provided specialized public welfare funds every year to help local disadvantaged groups, with the beneficiaries including children in the SOS Children's Villages in Pakistan, an organization that provides alternative care for children who can no longer live with their parents.
China Daily丨Updated: December 15, 2020
"Hello, dear uncles! My final grade was pretty good and ranked the 3rd in my class. Thank you a lot for your care and help..."
The opening lines are from one of more than 60 letters expressing deep gratitude that Pakistani children have written to employees of a Chinese company.
Four years ago, after completing important infrastructure projects including the Karakoram Highway (KKH) Improvement Project, Chinese engineers of the China Road & Bridge Corporation, or CRBC, went all the way to Pakistan again to join the construction of the KKH Phase II Project, introducing Chinese standards and technologies to the towering mountains on the border between the two countries.
With a total length of 118 kilometers, the KKH Phase II Project was opened to traffic in July this year. It is the backbone of the north-south passage of Pakistan's road network.
The completion of the project could boost Pakistan's economic development and further promote China-Pakistan economic and trade cooperation.
It plays an essential role in strengthening Pakistan's international trade ties with neighboring Central Asian countries and improving Pakistan's investment environment, said He Yun, an assistant professor at the School of Public Administration at Hunan University.
The SOS Children's Villages in Pakistan was built in 1982. It is a nongovernmental public welfare organization that accommodates about 160 orphans and abandoned children from Mansehra, Abbottabad, Bataclan and other regions.
Lacking financial support for a long time, most of the facilities were too old to meet the basic living and learning needs of the children there.
Genuine friendship
Li Zhihuai, then general manager of the CRBC Pakistan office, said that while constructing high-quality projects for the Pakistani people, Chinese people have also brought benefits to the local society and residents, having developed a genuine friendship with local people.
Ma Guiming, a director of the office, recalled when he first saw a 2-year-old boy named Ehsan, whose small hands left a deep impression on him.
"The back of his hands was chapped and rough, unlike the skin of a two-year-old. It hurts when looking at it," he said. "There was no hot water in the orphanage, and children could only wash with cold water in winter, so their skin turned red and even had cracks from the cold."
Soon, the office added SOS Children's Villages as a recipient of targeted assistance.
On Aug. 22, 2017, the "Love Orphans" charity donation and renovation project was launched in SOS Children's Villages.
"We renovated and decorated the orphanage's houses, equipped the orphanage with water heaters, solar panels, uninterrupted power supplies, batteries, and other essential daily necessities, and we also donated books, school supplies, etc," Ma recalled.
"Ni Hao! Xie Xie Shu Shu! (Hello! Thank you, uncles!)." A child named Amy who just received some donated books and paintbrushes, expressed her gratitude to the Chinese engineers in halting Mandarin.
Workers of the office often purchased and donated clothing, flour, rice, fruits, milk, and other daily necessities to the orphanage, played games with the children, and celebrated major local festivals together, which enriched the life of the children there.
"Children are the flowers of friendship, the bridges, and links for passing on China-Pakistan friendship, and they are the hope for the future of the country," said project director Wu Shixiang. "We hope that the friendship between China and Pakistan is higher than the mountains, deeper than the sea, and sweeter than honey."
The project office has also launched activities to help the locals, providing people from poverty-stricken families in remote areas with medical services and helping villagers build hardened roads, Wu said.
"The enthusiasm of the Chinese road builders was rewarded with sincere letters of thanks from the Pakistanis, which became the best witness for passing on the China-Pakistan friendship," he said.
China hands over 1,000 ventilators to Pakistan to fight COVID-19>
Construction firm finishes Pakistan school project>
China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal to jointly fight COVID-19>
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders got kicked out of restaurant – Guess what happened to business
Art Morgan
The Washington Post published an op-ed from the owner of a Virginia restaurant who booted White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders a year ago. The owner says that despite the threats made to her and on her business, she’s glad she did it. She said business has never been better.
Stephanie Wilkinson, the owner of the Red Hen restaurant, said that even though taking a stand can be risky, it’s the right thing to do and it can pay off in the end.
When the incident to took place, Williamson said it was handled very respectfully. She said her staff contacted her and said they were not comfortable serving Sanders so she did what she felt was right.
Wilkinson said:
“I’ve been getting hate mail for almost a year now, ever since I asked White House press secretary Sarah Sanders to leave my Lexington, Va., restaurant, the Red Hen, last June. At the time, the country was in turmoil over the Trump administration’s heinous practice of separating children from their parents at our southern border. In our tiny 26-seat restaurant, the horror felt simultaneously immediate and far away. Faced with the prospect of serving a fine meal to a person whose actions in the service of our country we felt violated basic standards of humanity, we balked. We couldn’t do it, I took Ms. Sanders aside and politely suggested she leave. She agreed, equally politely. She may or may not have expected this day would come, but she never showed any sign of outrage, or even much surprise. We’d drawn a line; she’d accepted it.”
Wilkinson was forced to close for ten days once word got out about the encounter. The media attention was not planned and resulted in a lot of threats towards her and the business. She said “Within 24 hours, the restaurant’s phone line was hacked, my staff and I were doxxed, and threats to our lives and families and property were pouring in through every available channel. Protesters colonized the streets around the restaurant. Thousands of fake Yelp reviews torpedoed our ratings, and dozens of people attempted to lock up our tables with reservations they had no intention of honoring.”
Trump was one of the attackers on Twitter. Wilkinson said his attack only escalated things further. “A victim of ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome.’ I was an idiot, or worse, and a lousy manager. Sure, I’d 86’d Sanders, but it was my business that was going down the drain.”
Buried in all the hateful messages she was receiving she noticed something. “For every hateful message, there was one of gratitude. For every angry accusation that our actions were driven by the inability to accept Hillary Clinton’s 2016 loss, there was a note of thanks from someone lamenting Trump’s rollback of protections for marginalized people. What’s more, for every wish that our business die a painful death, there was a dollar bill or a generous check or an order for a gift certificate.”
One year later her business is doing better than ever.
“When we opened after a 10-day hiatus, our dining room was full. In the following weeks, people who had never been to the Shenandoah Valley traveled out of their way to eat with us … And the love spread far beyond our door, as supporters sent thousands of dollars’ in donations in our honor to our local food pantry, our domestic violence shelter and first responders. After nearly a year, I’m happy to say that business is still good. Better than good, actually. And besides the boost to our area charities, our town’s hospitality and sales revenue have gone up, too.”
She shares a lesson to take away from this ordeal saying: “To everyone who might be fearful about taking a stand, I say don’t be. Resistance is not futile, for you or your business.”
Lindsey Graham now under investigation, Investigator calls for resignation
Adam Schiff hits Trump with his Mueller fate – and it ain’t pretty for him
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OPOWER
Submitted by Modern DC Business Magazine, Content Partner
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011, 11:24am
OPOWER is an industry leader in Energy Efficiency and Smart Grid software. Through their patentpending approach, they have successfully converted large-scale customer engagement into a highly reliable energy efficiency program that delivers unprecedented energy savings to their utility partners. Modern DC Business recently sat down with OPOWER CEO Dan Yates and President Alex Lasky.
What does O stand for in OPOWER?
There’s no one answer: the O represents many different things to many different people, all of them positive. We love it for its openness, optimism, and limitless opportunity.
Your company provides a software solution in the cutting edge business of Smart Grid. Please explain for non-industry experts why they should get excited about Smart Grid? What does it mean to the average consumer?
Staying Fit Locally, Quit Making Excuses
Submitted by I AM Modern Magazine, Community Content Partner
It is predicted that, over the course of the present decade, Americans will be looking to spend less money on exercise options and a lot less time to it due to tighter budgets and hectic schedules. Combine that with a mostly unregulated commercial food industry that still relies heavily on inexpensive and low quality resources high in fat, salt and processed additives. Not enough time to move and poor food choices at the ready. This is our nation’s crisis with obesity, which is expected to climb as high as 85%, up from an already disheartening 60%. Prevention is possible, through awareness and a little creativity. While nutrition accounts largely for body fat content, exercise raises metabolism and muscle can fill up space previously occupied by fat cells. It’s a package deal. Making wholesome food choices (yes, it really is that easy—just do it) will give you energy to work burning fat.
Vivian Schiller of NPR | Interview by I AM Modern Magazine
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011, 8:11am
Interview originally posted on I AM Modern Magazine
Md. man starts project to raise HIV/AIDS awareness
Submitted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 23rd, 9:46 am
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — During a visit to Greece in 2009, Michael Cambetes discovered a beautiful two-story, Victorian-style home, noting that most of the houses he saw were only one story. It had been left abandoned, rusty lock and all, and Cambetes, when asking around, soon learned the owner had died of AIDS — the first AIDS-related death on the island, he was told.
"It's sad," he said. "They shun it because they think it's the next plague."
While maybe not as extreme, people in the U.S. are still fairly ignorant about the disease, Cambetes said. "HIV is still one of those hush-hush things."
He set a goal to create a project to raise HIV/AIDS awareness. "A Touch of Red" combines his love of photography — something he's done as a hobby since he was 13 (he was given a camera because he was a hyperactive kid) — with his mission to raise HIV/AIDS awareness.
2nd Annual Bio Medical Competition
Submitted by Thurman D. Jones, Jr., Founder, Patriots Technology Training Center
National Institutes of Health Co-Sponsors
National Library of Medicine, NIH Office of Communications and Public Health
NIH Office of Science Education, and the National Human Genome Research Institute
On February 7th from 5:30pm-9pm, the Patriots Technology Training Center will host its 2nd annual Bio Medical Competition at the U.S. National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, in Bethesda MD 20894. Their goal is to encourage students to further their interest in various medical fields. Please visit their website (www.patriots-ttc.org) to view the 2010 Bio-Medical Competition co-sponsored by The Library of Medicine.
Eight high school and one home school team will present a five-page research paper, brochure, slide show, one-page web site, display board, and an oral presentation on one of the medical careers listed below:
Holidays 2010 – ‘Tis the Season to Grow
Submitted by Eva Jenkins, By Eva Jenkins, Community Blogger
Thursday, December 16th, 2010, 11:54am
Year-end holiday stress on top of double-digit unemployment and an economy that threatens to relapse into recession has left many Americans feeling utterly helpless and hopeless. This makes winter 2010 a perfect season for personal growth.
We all experience key moments in both our personal and professional lives. I define a ‘key moment’ as a triggering event or situation which presents a challenge and elicits (or demands) a response. The important thing is not so much the moment itself, but how we respond to it.
Because when a key moment occurs, we make an important choice to make. Consciously or unconsciously, we will choose how we will respond. In large measure, the quality of our lives, our happiness, and our personal effectiveness are determined by that response and how we handle the challenge of a key moment.
11-Year-Old Student Hero and Local Heroes Recognized by Bank of America
Submitted by Anonymous on Friday, November 12th, 9:26 am
As part of an ongoing effort to stimulate economic vitality in Greater Washington and in communities across the nation, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation today announced $450,000 in flexible funding and leadership training to local nonprofits through its Neighborhood Excellence Initiative, bringing the bank’s total commitment in Greater Washington through the program to $3.15 million since 2004.
The initiative continues to help hundreds of the nation’s most impactful nonprofits improve their long-term viability and bolster leadership strength, retain and hire new staff, and extend the depth and reach of their services – capabilities that are integral to community revitalization and critical in the current economy when nonprofit funding is down and demand for services is up.
Maryland Terrapins vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers
Jan 16, 12:00PM
XFINITY Center College Park
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The Twenty-First Century Revolutions and Internationalism: A World-Historical Perspective
Şahan Savaş Karataşli University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Keywords: Social Revolutions, Social Movements, Internationalism, Global-political Organizations, Samir Amin
In his essay, “It is imperative to reconstruct the Internationale of workers and peoples”, Samir Amin (2018) suggested that in order to “deconstruct the extreme centralization of wealth and the power that is associated with the [capitalist world] system”, we should seriously study “the experience of the worker Internationales [...], even if they belong to the past. This should be done, not in order to ‘choose’ a model among them, but to invent the most suitable form for contemporary conditions.” In this paper, I will follow Amin’s (2018) suggestion and provide a brief examination of the past experiences of first Internationales in the nineteenth century and conditions that produced them with an eye to the present moment. By comparing the political climate of the early twenty-first century to analogous comparable periods in world history, I will argue that today we need two distinct forms of global political organizations that are modeled after the International Workingmen’s Association and the Communist League. First one should serve as a horizontal “movement of movements” that would reflect the spontaneous and creative energy of mass movements from below; the second one should serve as a hierarchically organized world communist party.
Şahan Savaş Karataşli, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
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Chocolate Cookies with Peanut M&Ms
You can't beat this classic! Simple and so good! The crunchiness of the peanut M&M candies is a wonderful complement to the chewy chocolate cookies.
More than 50,000 people are expected to attend 28 holiday parties at the White House in December 2009.
In 1843, "A Christmas Carol" was written by Charles Dickens in just six weeks.
92 volunteers from 24 states, as well as residence staff, spent 3,400 hours decorating the White House.
There are more classic movies, productions, and songs played during Christmas than any other time of the year.
The American version of St. Nicholas, or Santa Claus originally came from the Dutch version called Sint Klaas.
Electric lights for trees were first used in the White House in 1895.
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, 20 May 2012 at 10:13 AM (9311 Views)
Tonight (May 8) I ran the first session of my new D6 mini-campaign. The premise for the campaign is that we're going to pretend that it's 1996, we don't know what the prequels are going to be, and we are going to write the prequels with our campaign. The only things that are true are things that exist in the classic trilogy films, and in official D6 sourcebooks. All other continuity from after that time period is not valid.
The set-up for the campaign is this: the Republic has been engaged in a series of brushfire conflicts with various outlying non-human worlds for several years, mostly over those planets' claims of oppression and attempts at secession. These conflicts have become collectively known as the Clone Wars, owing to the fact that the ongoing disputes cause the Republic Senate to authorize the creation of a clone army, which centralizes the authority of the Republic military in the hands of the Supreme Chancellor for the first time. As the Clone Wars rage on, the galaxy is spiraling further into chaos.
In the midst of this, Admiral Bail Organa of Alderaan has dispatched a former Republic soldier (a clone trooper who was wounded in battle and discharged from the army) to the planet Chathos, where a young Anakin Skywalker has been living after being abandoned as an orphan. At age 17, Anakin is a member of a swoop gang known as the Blacktalons, and he is a capable swoop racer and mechanic. Unbeknownst to Anakin, also on the planet are Obi-Wan Kenobi and Kane Starkiller, a Jedi Knight and his apprentice, respectively. The soldier Organa sent to Chathos has instructions to recruit Obi-Wan and bring him back to Alderaan, where Organa has a mission for him to undertake.
In this version of the prequels, there is no Jedi Council, no overarching Jedi organization at all, in fact. The Jedi are few and scattered, and are more like wandering samurai than monks. They each have their own philosophies and traditions, and may not agree with one another very often, but the Republic continues to allow them to operate as wandering diplomats, spiritual advisors, and law enforcement all in one. Jedi are so rare that most people don't even believe they exist, though well-traveled people may have encountered a Jedi once, or met someone who has. In this game, the Jedi are simply individuals who follow a similar philosophy, with no one to regulate their actions but themselves. They operate on an apprenticeship system, where they pass their knowledge on to their apprentices using their own teaching techniques. When Jedi meet one another, they usually introduce themselves with a short lineage of masters and apprentices, which conveys a lot about the individual Jedi's philosophy, beliefs, skills and even standing among other Jedi. Thus, for Obi-Wan to introduce himself as an apprentice of Master Yoda carries a lot of weight with the other Jedi, as Yoda has taken very few apprentices during the nearly 800 years of his study of the Force.
In the first session, Janos Creel (human clone bounty hunter/mercenary, played by Derek Guder) is aboard a space transport, the Star Phoenix, heading to Chathos. The ship is owned and piloted by BL3K (aka Bleak, a pilot droid turned smuggler, played by Chris Tulach), who has been hired by Bail Organa to see Creel safely to Chathos. As the scene opens (and the opening crawl fades away), the Star Phoenix enters the screen, and after a moment the relative silence is shattered by laser fire, as we see the ship being pursued by two Republic starfighters and a Republic light cruiser. The Republic has blockaded Chathos, for reasons unknown to anyone by the Supreme Chancellor. Creel manages to destroy one of the starfighters and then, as Bleak pilots the ship into position, destroys the cruiser's sensor dish, blinding them. As Bleak turns the ship toward Chathos, an ion blast from the light cruiser disables the ship, knocking out Bleak and sending the ship careening into the atmosphere.
On the planet below, Anakin Skywalker (played by Dan Helmick) is performing some routine repairs on his swoop when he looks up and sees the space battle taking place in the sky above. Lost in thought, he doesn't hear a trio of his fellow swoop gang members, the Blacktalons, pull up on swoops and try to get his attention. After Anakin snaps out of it, the gang leader tries to convince Anakin to join them as they buzz the spaceport control tower, but Anakin declines, and instead opts to take his swoop and head out into the jungle to find the downed ship.
As the Star Phoenix hurtles into the atmosphere, Creel finally manages to revive Bleak and get him back in the pilot's couch. Meanwhile, the primary fuel cells have been damaged and are trailing smoke behind the ship, so while Bleak sets to righting the space transport to keep it from spinning out of control, Creel heads to the engineering section of the ship to try to manually jettison the fuel cells. Unfortunately, emergency systems have locked the cells in place, so Creel opens a crate in the cargo bay marked REPAIR DROID, revealing a blue-and-silver astromech droid inside. The droid manages to release the emergency locks on the fuel cells, and Creel pulls the lever to jettison the smoking cells into the atmosphere. The Star Phoenix, now without its primary fuel, has been righted thanks to the use of the repulsors, but it's still heading in for a crash landing. The ship plunges into the jungle, digging a furrow into the planet's surface.
Minutes later, Anakin Skywalker arrives on his swoop bike and begins looking for things to salvage. To his surprise, the ship's ramp lowers and he sees Creel standing at the top of the ramp, in full (terrifying) body armor, and offers to help with repairs. Inside, Bleak learns that the astromech droid has the designation R2-D2, and the two set about evaluating the damage to the ship. Quickly they realize that most of the damage to the ship is superficial, save for the fuel cells and the large rend in the hull above them. Anakin tells them that he can likely help them find parts back in the city. When Anakin, Creel and Bleak head outside, they are surprised to find a massive jungle cat, called a nexu, exploring the wreckage. After Creel tries to scare it off, three more creep into view, and the group finds themselves quickly surrounded. At this moment, Obi-Wan Kenobi (a human Jedi Knight, played by Logan Bonner) and his apprentice Kane Starkiller (a young, 19-year old Hapan) emerge from the jungle on the back of riding beasts. A quick skirmish ensues, but when the nexu have been driven back introductions are made, and Creel explains that he was sent to recruit Obi-Wan for a mission of great import. He shows a holorecording to Obi-Wan, in which Bail Organa explains that he wants Obi-Wan to escort his wife, Mina, on a mission of great importance.
The group decides to return to Chathos City to get parts for the ship. Chathos is a planet covered in thick jungles (think like South American jungle), and Chathos City is something like Mumbai: large, sprawling, crowded, and with a high poverty rate. Worse, Chathos City was once prosperous, and much larger than it is now, but as outer edges of the city were abandoned, the jungle grew in and reclaimed it. The remaining people crowd together in stacked hovels, though the elite upper class (consisting largely of corrupt Republic bureaucrats) does live in relative splendor. Once the group arrives, Creel goes off to investigate finding some way to get past the blockade, while Obi-Wan instructs Kane to head to the spaceport and report on any suspicious activity. Obi-Wan, Anakin and Bleak head to the Blacktalons' hideout, where they hope to retrieve the supplies they need.
Creel discovers, through a tour through the violent parts of Chathos City's slums, that there is an alien woman looking for a way off-world. She has all the proper documentation to get past the blockade, but no way to use that documentation herself (tensions between the humans of the Republic and alien species are at an all-time high, and even with her documentation she couldn't get past by virtue of her being an alien). This leads to a rooftop meeting with Zythe (a female Falleen diplomat, played by Erik Scott de Bie) where she and Creel agree to work together to get off-world aboard the Star Phoenix. Meanwhile, back at the Blacktalons' garage, the trio has arrived to find all of the Blacktalons slain, with blaster burns indicating that they were killed by Republic troopers. Anakin is devastated to find all of his friends and companions dead, and soon Kane reports back with grim information in the form of a holorecording. The recording shows a hooded, black-robed figure with a red lightsaber killing all of the technicians inside the spaceport traffic control tower; at the edge of the recording, the Blacktalons can be seen buzzing the tower on their swoops. Kane surmises that the Blacktalons were killed after witnessing the attack, and that it was Republic troopers who were soon shipped off-world that did the killing. Anakin agrees to join Obi-Wan Kenobi in heading to Alderaan to meet with Bail Organa, and after making repairs to the ship they take off, make it past the blockade without incident thanks to Zythe's documentation, and make the jump to lightspeed.
Also, I used the StarWars.com Opening Crawl Generator to create the opening crawl for this session. I'm planning on running each session as a single act in a "movie" story arc, meaning that the game is likely to run for only 9 sessions. It's a bit of a breakneck pace, but it really helped me push things along whenever there was a lull.
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SGS Acquisition Co. Ltd. v. Linsley
SGS ACQUISITION COMPANY LIMITED, Plaintiff,
DAVID LINSLEY; BERNARD GUARNERA; NORTHERN ZINC, LLC; STAR MOUNTAIN RESOURCES, INC.; and BROADLANDS MINERAL ADVISORY SERVICES, LTD,, Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
MARCIA S. KRIEGER CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
THIS MATTER comes before the Court pursuant to a Motion for Summary Judgment by Defendants Linsley, Guarnera, Broadlands and Northern Zinc, LLC. Star Mountain Resources, Inc. (“Star Mountain”) (#82).[1] In addition to that Motion for Summary Judgment, the Court has reviewed the briefing and exhibits submitted by the parties (#86 and #87).
I. Jurisdictional Statement
The Court exercises jurisdiction in this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Colorado law applies to the claims asserted in this diversity case.
II. Summary of Relevant Material Facts
The Court begins with a brief summary of the relevant material facts and elaborates as necessary in its analysis. Undisputed facts[2] are treated as true, and disputed facts are construed most favorably to the non-movant, SGS Acquisition Company (“SGS”).
During late 2013 and early 2014, SGS became interested in purchasing a closed zinc mine known as the Balmat mine located in upstate New York. To acquire the mine, on February 20, 2014, SGS entered into a Letter of Intent (the “LOI”) with Hudbay Minerals Inc. (“Hudbay”) to acquire all issued and outstanding shares and intercorporate debt of Balmat Holding Corporation and St. Lawrence Zinc Company (for convenience, the Court will use the term “Hudbay” to also refer to the object of the contemplated purchase). The SGS LOI provided that the sale price was $13 million, with $3 million to be paid on closing (to be financed through an initial public offering), $5.5 million when SGS decided to put the mine in production, and $4.5 million in periodic installments out of net cash flow from the mine's operations. The LOI gave SGS an exclusive 75-day window to conduct its due diligence and determine whether it wanted to proceed with the deal.
SGS told David Linsley, Bernard Guarnera, and the firm with which they were associated, Centurion Private Equity Partners (“Centurion”), about the mine being offered for sale. Apparently, SGS did not intend to operate the mine, but instead wished to sell its acquisition or ownership rights to some third party - in essence, flipping the interest in the mine for a premium sale price. It approached Centurion for assistance in finding an interested third party buyer. Centurion agreed to solicit a buyer in exchange for payment of a procurement commission. For that purpose, SGS and Centurion also entered into a “Non-Compete and Non Disclosure Agreement” (the “NDA”) which was intended to cover information about the mine learned by Centurion as a result of the arrangement.
During March and April 2014, Mr. Linsley dealt with SGS on behalf of Centurion, which focused its efforts on an entity referred to as the “Korean client.” There were many communications between Mr. Linsley on behalf of Centurion, and Jeremy Read on behalf of SGS, but by April 24, no deal had been struck between the Korean client and SGS and SGS informed Mr. Linsley that it no longer interested in dealing with Centurion or the Korean client. The 75-day exclusivity window in the LOI expired on May 2, 2014, without a sale to SGS or extension of the LOI.
On July 7, 2014, Northern Zinc, LLC (“Northern Zinc”) (an entity in which Mr. Linsley and Mr. Guarnera had some ownership interest) made an offer to purchase the Hudbay interests. Hudbay accepted the offer on July 8, 2014, and the sale closed in November 2015, with the shares being transferred to Star Mountain Resources Inc.
Contending that Mr. Guarnera, Mr. Linsley, and Centurion improperly deprived SGS of its opportunity to acquire the Balmat mine, SGS filed the instant lawsuit on October 4, 2016. SGS's Second Amended Complaint (#58) asserted five claims, all arising under Colorado state law: (i) Intentional Interference with Prospective Business Relations against Mr. Linsley and Mr. Guarnera; (ii) Intentional Interference with Contract against Mr. Linsley and Mr. Guarnera; (iii)
Breach of Fiduciary Duty against Mr. Linsley and Mr. Guarnera; (iv) Misappropriation of Trade Secrets, ostensibly against all Defendants; and (v) Misappropriation of Business Value against Mr. Linsley and Mr. Guarnera. SGS also asserted a vicarious liability “claim” against Defendant Broadlands Mineral Advisory Services (“Broadlands”) for indemnification for acts by Mr. Guarnera.[3] Mr. Linsley, Mr. Guarnera and Broadlands seek summary judgment on all claims against them (#82). The parties agree that Colorado law governs the determination of all of those claims.
III. Standard of Review
Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure facilitates the entry of a judgment only if no trial is necessary. See White v. York Int'l Corp., 45 F.3d 357, 360 (10th Cir. 1995). Thus, the primary question presented to the Court in considering a Motion for Summary Judgment or a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment is: is a trial required?
A trial is required if there are material factual disputes to resolve. As a result, entry of summary judgment is authorized only “when there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(a); Savant Homes, Inc. v. Collins, 809 F.3d 1133, 1137 (10th Cir. 2016). A fact is material if, under the substantive law, it is an essential element of the claim. See Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242, 248 (1986). A dispute is genuine if the conflicting evidence would enable a rational trier of fact to resolve the dispute for either party. Becker v. Bateman, 709 F.3d 1019, 1022 (10th Cir. 2013).
The consideration of a summary judgment motion requires the Court to focus on the asserted claims and defenses, their legal elements, and which party has the burden of proof. Substantive law specifies the elements that must be proven for a given claim or defense, sets the standard of proof, and identifies the party with the burden of proof. See Anderson, 477 U.S. at 248; Kaiser-Francis Oil Co. v. Producer's Gas Co., 870 F.2d 563, 565 (10th Cir. 1989). As to the evidence offered during summary judgment, the Court views it the light most favorable to the non-moving party, thereby favoring the right to trial. See Tabor v. Hilti, Inc., 703 F.3d 1206, 1215 (10th Cir. 2013).
Motions for summary judgment generally arise in one of two contexts - when the movant has the burden of proof and when the non-movant has the burden of proof. Each context is handled differently. When the movant has the burden of proof, the movant must come forward with sufficient, competent evidence to establish each element of its claim or defense. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 56(c)(1)(A). Presumably, in the absence of contrary evidence, this showing would entitle the movant to judgment as a matter of law. However, if the responding party presents contrary evidence to establish a genuine dispute as to any material fact, a trial is required and the motion must be denied. See Leone v. Owsley, 810 F.3d 1149, 1153 (10th Cir. 2015); Schneider v. City of Grand Junction Police Dep't, 717 F.3d 760, 767 (10th Cir. 2013).
A different circumstance arises when the movant does not have the burden of proof. In this circumstance, the movant contends that the non-movant lacks sufficient evidence to establish a prima facie case. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, 477 U.S. 317, 325 (1986). The moving party must identify why the respondent cannot make a prima facie showing; that is, why the evidence in the record shows that the respondent cannot establish a particular element. See Collins, 809 F.3d at 1137. If the respondent comes forward with sufficient competent evidence to establish a prima facie claim or defense, then a trial is required. Conversely, if the respondent's evidence is inadequate to establish a prima facie claim or defense, then no factual determination of that claim or defense is required and summary judgment may enter. See Shero v. City of Grove, Okla., 510 F.3d 1196, 1200 (10th Cir. 2007).
IV. Discussion
A. Intentional Interference with Contract (Count II)
The Court begins its analysis with SGS's claim against Mr. Linsley and Mr. Guarnera for intentional interference with contract. The contract in question is the SGS LOI[4] with Hudbay.
The elements of the tort of intentional interference with contractual obligations under Colorado law are: (1) the defendant was aware of a contract between two parties, (2) the defendant intended that one of the parties breach the contract, and (3) the defendant induced the party to breach or make it impossible for the party to perform the contract.[5] Krystkowiak v. W.O. Brisben Cos., Inc., 90 P.3d 859, 871 (Colo. 2004); Lutfi v. Brighton Cmty. Hosp. Ass'n, 40 P.3d 51, 58 (Colo.App. 2001). Mr. Linsley and Mr. Guarnera essentially contend that summary judgment is appropriate on SGS's tortious interference with contract claim because SGS has not come forward with evidence to establish that they made it impossible for SGS to perform under the LOI.
Greatly summarized, the LOI called for SGS to make an initial payment of $3 million to complete the first step of the Hudbay acquisition. The sale was not consummated, and the question presented is whether SGS has produced competent evidence that would suggest that Mr. Linsley and Mr. Guarnera engaged in actions that prevented SGS from making that payment and consummating the sale. SGS contends that Mr. Linsley and Mr. Guarnera interfered with the LOI by representing to it that Centurion “was obtaining financing (and in fact the Koreans would do the deal)” and that SGS relied on those representations such that, after negotiations with Centurion fell through, they were unable to “find[ ] other financing” before the LOI expired.
Claim against Mr. Guarnera:
No evidence in the record shows any act by Mr. Gaurnera that can reasonably be construed as making any representation to SGS about obtaining financing during the SGS LOI period. According to Mr. Linsley's declaration - which SGS has not disputed - Mr. Guarnera was simply a consultant to Centurion. There is no evidence that Mr. Guarnera made representations to SGS concerning obtaining financing; rather, all such communication with Centurion was with Mr. Linsley, and at most, Mr. Guarnera was copied as a recipient on such communications. Thus, there is no showing that Mr. Guarnera ever represented to SGS that Centurion was obtaining funding with the purpose of hindering SGS's ability to perform under its SGS LOI. Accordingly, Mr. Guarnera is entitled to summary judgment on SGS's claim against him for Intentional Interference With Contract.
Claim against Mr. Linsley
As noted, above, Mr. Linsley conducted the communications with SGS on behalf of Centurion. In early March 2014, after the SGS LOI was executed, SGS, through Mr. Read, wrote to Mr. Linsley expressing SGS's interest in “selling out to the Koreans and walking away if it were made worthwhile for us.” He also advised that SGS was talking to another entity - Glencore - and that SGS's Canadian brokers were also “keen to introduce capital, ” indicating that SGS was pursuing several different sets of possible investors in addition to Centurion's Korean client. In late March, Mr. Linsley advised that the Korean client was “happy to do a deal” with SGS and requested that SGS provide a copy of the LOI, but, as discussed below, it appears that Mr. Read initially either ignored or denied that request. Following a conversation on March 27, 2014 between Mr. Read and Mr. Linsley, Mr. Read e-mailed Mr. Linsley stating that SGS needed a firm decision in the “short term” as to the structure of the deal. He acknowledged that SGS could ask for an extension of the LOI deadline with Hudbay, but that it would need justification. Mr. Read then spelled out terms of the deal that would be acceptable to SGS.
Mr. Linsley responded on April 8, 2014 by again requesting a copy of the SGS LOI, and he explained that the Koreans are “keen to do this deal” but indicated that they could not understand why they were unable to see the LOI and related documents. Between April 8 and 16, 2014, Mr. Linsley made a proposal on behalf of the Korean client, but it was rejected by SGS. By April 16, 2014, Mr. Read appeared to begin taking steps to distance from Centurion, telling Mr. Linsley that “[g]iven the huge differences between what we put on the table and apparent position of your investors, we don't think it fruitful to come back with another structure.” Although he indicated that SGS would remain open to another offer, he stated “[we] must assume that you won't be able to come up which an acceptable plan and make appropriate arrangements, which are agreeable to us in any case.”
On April 23, 2014, Mr. Read again wrote to Mr. Linsley, stating that other SGS officials had become persuaded that there were other “credible investors who are serious about investing on acceptable terms, ” and suggesting that, if Centurion wanted to do the deal, “you have to give me something in writing with which I can try to change my colleagues' view.” (At another point in the same communication, Mr. Read again emphasized that SGS had “real potential investors in place” and assured Mr. Linsley that, to the extent Centurion was “waiting for our deal to fall over… it will not.”) Mr Linsley offered to send over a proposal subject to another site visit, but Mr. Read rejected the offer. Finally, on April 24, 2014, Mr. Read wrote to Mr. Linsley indicating that SGS was no longer interested in pursuing a deal with Centurion, stating that “we want to concentrate efforts on parties that we believe will invest alongside us.”
The foregoing evidence is not sufficient to demonstrate a triable issue of fact as to whether Mr. Linsley's communications with SGS operated to prevent SGS from finding other financing. From the outset, the SGS LOI expressly represented that SGS's willingness to buy Hudbay was not dependent upon SGS obtaining financing. (Instead, it contemplated that SGS would finance the initial $3 million payment through an initial public offering.) Even during SGS's negotiations with Centurion, Mr. Read made clear to Mr. Linsley that SGS was also courting other interested investors who were themselves capable of reaching a deal. Whether Mr. Read's representations were true - that other investors did indeed exist - or simply stalking horses intending to induce Centurion into agreeing to a deal is irrelevant: Mr. Linsley can hardly be said to have intentionally interfered with SGS's deal with Hudbay ...
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Henry Sarson & Sons
January 3, 2016 T Farrell 1 Comment
Sarson’s is the leading brand of malt vinegar in Britain.
Sarson’s claimed in 1860 that the business had been established for “upwards of fifty years”, which suggests an establishment date of around 1810.
A Mr Sarson was established as a vinegar brewer on Craven Street, City Road, London, by 1822.
Premises had been removed to the corner of Brunswick Place, City Road, London by 1830.
James Sarson (born 1791) was head of the business by 1841.
Sarson’s “Pure Malt Vinegar” was being advertised in the press by 1842.
James Thomas Sarson (born 1821) had joined his father in business by 1846, and the firm began to trade as Sarson & Son.
Henry Sarson enters the business
Henry Sarson (born 1825), brother to J T Sarson, had joined the business by 1847.
James Thomas Sarson was described as a vinegar and mustard merchant in 1851. The business was relatively small at this time.
Sarson & Son branded its product as “Virgin Vinegar” from 1861 in order to indicate its purity at a time when food adulteration was rife. Most vinegar brewers added sulphuric acid to their product to decrease the necessary fermentation period.
Sarson & Son did not add caramel to darken their vinegar, unlike most brewers, so their product had a much lighter colour than its rivals.
Sarson was advertised as a high quality vinegar. It was packaged in capsulated bottles to prevent tampering, and sold through 3,523 outlets by 1871.
Henry Sarson employed 20 people, including four carmen, four van boys, three clerks, three women and six salesmen, by 1881. The business was still a relatively modest concern.
Henry Sarson & Sons; mass production
Henry Sarson’s two sons, Henry Logsdail Sarson (1861 – 1918) and Percival Stanley Sarson (1867 – 1951), had entered the business by 1892, which began to trade as Henry Sarson & Sons.
Percy Sarson was a keen businessman, with a feisty personality.
Henry Sarson retired from the business in 1893.
Henry Sarson & Sons had been converted into a private limited company by 1900.
Over one million gallons of vinegar were brewed in 1913.
In 1919 Sarsons fired an employee of 16 years service after she took her sick child to hospital.
In 1921 the company was accused of fixing the market to keep the price of malt vinegar artificially hight.
Acquisition by Crosse & Blackwell
Crosse & Blackwell acquired Henry Sarson & Sons and Champion & Slee, another large London vinegar brewer, in 1929. The merger brought together the three largest vinegar brewers in the South of England.
The Crosse & Blackwell vinegar interests were merged with those of Distillers and Beaufoy Grimble to form British Vinegar with a capital of £450,000 in 1932.
Over five million gallons (around 23 million litres) of vinegar were brewed in 1950.
The Virgin Vinegar brand name was phased out in the 1950s.
Holbrooks & Co, with a vinegar brewery in Stourport, was acquired in 1954.
A site was acquired from the Co-op at Middleton, Manchester in 1968.
Subsequent ownership
Nestle of Switzerland took full control of British Vinegar in 1979.
The London vinegar brewery was closed in 1991.
The Stourport brewery was closed in 1999 with the loss of 22 jobs. Production was relocated to the larger Middleton site.
Sarson’s vinegar was the leading vinegar brand in Britain by 1999, with around a third of the market.
Sarson’s was acquired by Premier Foods in 2002. Over 5.5 million litres of vinegar were sold every year.
Mizkan of Japan acquired Sarson’s in 2012.
Sarson’s is made from a 9.5 percent alcohol barley wine that the company brews itself. The vinegar is matured for seven days in large oak vats.
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Kodiak Maritime Museum
7,500 Years of Karluk Sockeye Salmon
It is July, the peak of summer on Kodiak Island, and salmon are returning in their millions to the island’s rivers, and to the prince of Kodiak’s rivers, the Karluk, on the southwest coast of the island. Like many Kodiak rivers, the Karluk River system supports all five species of salmon native to Alaska- pinks, chums, silvers, kings and sockeyes, but it is the sockeye, the red salmon, which have made the Karluk arguably the greatest salmon river in the world.
Sockeye, or red, salmon
The word “Karluk,” is itself derived from the Alutiiq word for salmon, “Iqaluk,” and these noble fish have been spawning in the Karluk since the retreat of the last ice age glaciers about 8,000 years ago. Archeological evidence indicates the first humans on Kodiak arrived not long after the ice went away, in skin boats from Asia by way of the Aleutians and the western Alaska coast. As evidenced by their hunting tools found near the mouth of the Karluk, these immigrants focused their food gathering efforts on the hunting of marine mammals, but as subsequent cultures evolved on Kodiak, the focus of their diet changed from seals, sea lions, and the occasional whale, to salmon.
Sockeye swim into the Karluk for six months, beginning in May, peaking in late summer, and still coming in decreasing numbers well into the fall, with stragglers as late as December. This easily obtained protein source, available fresh for half the year and handily converted to dried salmon for the fishless winter and spring months, allowed the Alutiiq people and their ancestors to divert a substantial portion of their time and energy from food gathering to the pursuit of high culture. All summer they caught salmon with nets in the lagoon at the mouth of the river and in v-shaped stone weirs they built in the river itself, which forced the salmon to pass through narrow apertures where they could be speared or driven into woven basket weirs. By the time the Russians arrived in the late 18th century, the Alutiiq at Karluk had developed a society rich in politics, art, and religion, all made possible by the easy availability of the king of fish.
The Russians of course were single-mindedly obsessed with the gathering of sea otter skins, not salmon, and despite their need for cash, viewed the fish almost exclusively as a food source for themselves and their coerced Alutiiq hunters, not as a source of capitalist wealth. While there is evidence the Russians sold some dried and salted salmon from Karluk to markets in California, they never exploited the incredible resource of the river’s sockeye run to its full potential.
Historians have long conjectured on what might have been if the technology of the hermetically sealed tin can had become available to the Russian American Company in those last years of their Alaskan venture, when the sea otters had run out and the colony was bleeding money. Instead, in 1867, ten years after the Hume Brothers began canning salmon on the Sacramento River, the Czar sold Alaska to the Americans. By the early 1870s, having already fished out the rivers in California, Yankees began canning salmon in Southeast Alaska, and in 1882 built the first cannery on Karluk Spit, where the river emptied into Shelikof Strait.
Salmon canneries at the Karluk River, 1880s.
For five years it was the only cannery at Karluk, but within a few years the spit was covered with other wooden cannery buildings, net warehouses, workshops and housing for the seasonal workers. The money to build the canneries came from San Francisco and New York, the fishermen were mainly working class Americans and recent European immigrants, and the cannery workers were Chinese. The local Alutiiq found their livelihoods where they could in this newly arrived industrial scene, as cannery workers or as fishermen working for the canneries.
In these first years of the canning industry at Karluk the extravagant wealth which might be taken from the river became apparent to the American capitalists. In 1882, 58,000 salmon were canned at Karluk, in 1887 a million, and for several years in the 1890s, more than three million fish a year were commercially harvested and canned at Karluk. The largest Karluk harvest ever was in 1901, when 4 million sockeye were caught and canned, and the largest escapement was in 1926, when 2.5 million fish made it past fishermen’s nets into the lake. (This number must be qualified by the fact that escapement was not measured at Karluk before 1920) The run declined from there, unsteadily, with good years and bad, but trending always downwards, until the nadir of the Karluk fishery in 1955, when fewer than 30,000 sockeye were caught.
Beach seining at Karluk, 1960s
Until the 1940s the fish were mainly caught with beach seines, some as long as 300 fathoms- 1,800 feet. One end of the net was anchored to the beach on the spit and the other end was towed out into the water with a steam launch, around the schools of salmon, and back to the beach, at which point the fish were loaded into carts and rolled directly into the canneries. It was a very efficient system. After the Second World War beach seines were gradually replaced with seines deployed from boats- the same kind of net, except a boat held both ends of it, which allowed fish further from shore to be captured. Fishing went on six days a week, and each year’s management of the fishery was decided in a smoky room in Seattle by cannery owners and Federal fisheries managers. Concern for the future of the run was trumped by the desire for profit.
And then in 1959 Alaska became a state, and as our local narrative has it, with the end of 80 years of cannery influenced management, the hiring a young cohort of Alaska Department of Fish and Game fish managers, and decisions based on the best available science, the salmon runs were saved. The Karluk sockeye run has been rebuilt, though not to historic levels. After a few bad years around 2010, the run this year is healthy again, with about 200,000 sockeye having escaped up river past fishermen’s nets so far this season, and 150,000 sockeye harvested.
Kodiak salmon, and especially the Karluk sockeye, have been lucky in their choice of spawning habitat. In recent years it has become apparent to fisheries scientists that rearing habitat is the single most important factor in the health of a salmon run. This would explain why hatcheries, fishing reduction, and even the elimination of fishing altogether, cannot always save a salmon run which has no clean place to mate and lay its eggs. The placing of thousands of small streams around Puget Sound into culverts since the 1960s has been blamed for the decline of a once massive silver salmon resource there, and the threat of mines in the watershed of Bristol Bay looms as an existential threat to that fishery. But with neither an encroaching population nor mineral wealth, managers and fishermen on Kodiak are cautiously hopeful that, barring unforeseen effects from climate change, salmon will live here forever.
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High School Girls Arrested in Murder Plot
High School Girls Accused In Murder Plot:
Two girls were suspended from high school on Friday after they were arrested on charges of plotting to kill a female student and dispose of her body.
Jerrica Lee Garn and Rachel Whitmore face felony charges, NBC 4's Mike Bowersock reported.
The two girls, age 15, are students at Clear Fork High School in Belleville.
The threats allegedly were both verbal and written in the form of passed notes.
The Richland County sheriff told the Mansfield News Journal on Monday that there were a series of verbal and written threats and that they were more substantiated than other threats.
No details yet on the motive.
However this is believed to be one of the suspect's MySpace. It's a "friends only" MySpace. It shows the last log in was 1/26/06 which was the night before they were arrested.
More details as they become available.
TOF to LiLO.
Posted by Trench Reynolds at 11:52 AM 14 comments:
Was lethal force justified?
Some Question Whether Deputy Was Justified In Shooting:
Some people have been leaving comments on my site asking if lethal force was justified in the police shooting of Christopher Penley. Maybe this article will answer some of those questions...
Mike Weippert received the Purple Heart after he was stabbed in the line of duty and needed more than 200 stitches on his face. Ten years later, Weippert is again being attacked, this time for his use of lethal force on a 15-year-old student.
"Twenty years on sheriff's office, 17 years on SWAT. It's a difficult situation for a lot of people," said Sheriff Don Eslinger.
The decorated SWAT member, who volunteered to talk with elementary and middle schools, isn't talking. But others are wondering out loud, why not a Taser instead of a gun?
"I understand the distance wasn't conducive to the utilization of a Taser and, plus, when I guess a firearm is pointed, a Taser is not necessarily the most appropriate means to deal with that," Sheriff Eslinger said.
Now I'm not a cop but think about it. Christopher Penley brandished an authentic looking gun. Before the standoff with police he had held another student hostage. Then when confronted by police he held the gun to his own head then raised it at police like he was going to fire. The police had no way of knowing if the gun was real or not even if Christopher Penley's father did get word to them. His dad can say it's a fake but there's no real way of knowing until the weapon is in police hands. And even if the distance was conducive to using a taser if an officer used a taser on an armed subject there's no way to guarantee the suspect wouldn't pull the trigger firing wildly.
It was an unfortunate and tragic incident but I think the police did the best job they could.
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By Gary Nisbet Peter Smith
A monumental sculptor, he was born in Dyke, Morayshire, and trained with J & G Mossman before opening a rival firm specialising in the production of granite monuments for Glasgow's cemeteries.
He became the manager of Mossman's granite workshop in 1875, and subsequently purchased the firm in 1891 soon after John Mossman 's death, and continued to operate under the firm's original name, as well as signing many monuments with his own name.
He originally set up on his own as a sculptor in granite and freestone in 1878, with premises at St James' Cross, Stirling Road, and in 1879 he moved to 8 Mason Street (now part of Cathedral Street), and lived nearby at 30 Taylor Street, where he occupied a three-room apartment together with his wife, Margaret Nicol, and their four sons, James Nicol Smith, George, Peter and Alexander.
By 1885, he had also set up a workshop at Sighthill Cemetery, and a new home at 79 John Knox Street, which he occupied until 1894, when he moved his family to 126 Montrose Street, and by which time he had already taken over J & G Mossman .
Under his direction J & G Mossman produced a considerable number of monuments for the Necropolis and other cemeteries in Glasgow, and exported monuments to others throughout Scotland and to the USA.
His important Necropolis work includes the stonework for the monument to Alexander McCall, designed by C R Mackintosh , with a bronze portrait panel by J P Macgillivray (1888) and the monument to the architect Thomas Gildard, which incorporates a bronze portrait relief by William Shirreffs (1896).
He also produced an astonishing number of Celtic crosses for the Necropolis, carved with a variety of designs and motifs, some of which were devised by major Glasgow architects. A particularly good example being the elaborately carved cross to William Craig Blackburn, which was designed by James Thomson (1903).
A good example of Smith's work outside Glasgow is the monument to James Allan in Helensburgh Cemetery, which features a huge marble roundel carved with the Agnus Dei (1891).
In 1908, he moved the firm's workshop and office to 18 Cathedral Street, which he ran until his death on 24 May 1911, after which the firm passed to his decendants, the Nicol Smith's and Pollock Smith's.
Smith was buried in the Necropolis, his grave marked with a granite monument produced by his own firm, and which survives intact.
His successors relocated the firm's premises again in 1915, to 56-60 Cathedral Street, which it occupied until 1977, when a they moved their workshop and head office out of the city to 42-4 Parkhead Road, Alloa, Clackmannanshire.
The firm still retains a showroom in Glasgow, at 284 High Street, Glasgow.
POD , 1878-1977;
Census Returns, 1881, 644-5, Book 5;
Information from J & G Mossman Ltd;
Information from Kenny Pollock Smith;
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How much emphasis is Obama going to put on veterans tonight? Check out some of the top concerns advocacy groups hope he addresses:
Fire and Forget: The Biggest Problem Veterans Still Face
Everyone visit the Obama library years from now, pull all the reporter emails on the tan suit tweet and then decide whether to laugh or cry
by pfeiffer44 via twitter 1/21/2015 1:35:37 AM
We know Pres Obama will likely mention a wounded vet at #SOTU tonight. The real question is will he focus on policy to help that vet? #IAVA
— Paul (PJ) Rieckhoff (@PaulRieckhoff) January 21, 2015
George Washington is waiting for #SOTU to start here at the Capitol, watching everyone head inside. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B71cgV4CQAA5B-B.jpg
As President Obama promotes his new Cuba policy, administration officials are stressing that the U.S. will have more influence over the island when relations are normalized. They say the U.S. can be a more effective voice for democracy and a robust civil society if Cuba is no longer isolated and citizens have access to the outside world. Those who oppose the policy say the U.S. is rewarding the Castro regime's human rights abuses. Cuba, meanwhile, appears to be attempting to lower expectations before a U.S. delegation begins talks with Cuban officials Wednesday in Havana. Read more: ow.ly
The president has said he would veto any bill from Republicans that threatens to pull apart Obamacare, and some GOP members are going after the Affordable Care Act's definition of a workweek. Under Obamacare, the traditional 40-hour workweek was shortened to 30, meaning anyone who works that amount must be offered health insurance coverage by an employer. Not surprisingly, employers across the nation support a 40-hour workweek definition, while unions oppose it. Read more about the full debate.
by Kimberly Leonard edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/21/2015 1:21:58 AM
Counting down to the State of the Union? Try your hand at some SOTU trivia, like which president started the tradition of having a hero sit in the first lady's viewing box? Get that answer (Hint: We may have given it away) and more here.
More economic complexities:
While job opportunities are growing, ratings still aren't at pre-recession levels.
Americans say they are falling behind on cost of living.
Although both Republicans and Democrats agree that inequality has grown, agreeing on what to do about it is a different story.
In Obama's speech, he'll tout progress that includes "a growing economy, shrinking deficits, bustling industry and booming energy production." In the rebuttal by Sen. Joni Ernst, she'll emphasize the other economic side: "We see our neighbors agonize over stagnant wages and lost jobs ... Americans have been hurting."
So, who is right?
Per usual, the truth is somewhere in the middle. A growing number of Americans think the economy is doing well.
But, it's still a top issue for many.
It's also true that the U.S. budget deficit is at a low.
But wages aren't really growing.
by Lindsey Cook via U.S. News Media Group edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/21/2015 1:04:00 AM
by The White House via twitter 1/21/2015 12:55:23 AM
by Andrew Soergel edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 11:55:45 PM
Along with the economy, Obama's job rating has gone up recently. He'll likely reference the changes as fodder against the Republican-controlled Congress, which has voiced concern about Obama's willingness to use executive action to achieve his remaining policy goals.
by Lindsey Cook via U.S. News Media Group 1/20/2015 11:55:01 PM
Obama's planned remarks on cybersecurity:
“No foreign nation, no hacker, should be able to shut down our networks, steal our trade secrets, or invade the privacy of American families, especially our kids. We are making sure our government integrates intelligence to combat cyber threats, just as we have done to combat terrorism. And tonight, I urge this Congress to finally pass the legislation we need to better meet the evolving threat of cyber-attacks, combat identity theft, and protect our children’s information. If we don’t act, we’ll leave our nation and our economy vulnerable. If we do, we can continue to protect the technologies that have unleashed untold opportunities for people around the globe.”
by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 11:48:42 PM
Obama's planned remarks on the fight against the Islamic State group:
"“In Iraq and Syria, American leadership – including our military power – is stopping ISIL’s advance. Instead of getting dragged into another ground war in the Middle East, we are leading a broad coalition, including Arab nations, to degrade and ultimately destroy this terrorist group. We’re also supporting a moderate opposition in Syria that can help us in this effort, and assisting people everywhere who stand up to the bankrupt ideology of violent extremism. This effort will take time. It will require focus. But we will succeed. And tonight, I call on this Congress to show the world that we are united in this mission by passing a resolution to authorize the use of force against ISIL.”
Excerpt from Obama's 2015 State of the Union:
"We are 15 years into this new century. Fifteen years that dawned with terror touching our shores; that unfolded with a new generation fighting two long and costly wars; that saw a vicious recession spread across our nation and the world. It has been, and still is, a hard time for many.
But tonight, we turn the page."
by U.S. News & World Report via U.S. News Media Group 1/20/2015 11:42:35 PM
"Defiant in the face of the new Republican majority, President Barack Obama will press Congress Tuesday night to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, then funnel the revenue into tax cuts for others and programs to make community college and child care more affordable." Read more.
Obama will likely speak a few minutes over an hour.
Among the guests sitting with first lady Michelle Obama tonight will be Alan Gross and his wife, Judy. Alan was imprisoned in Cuba for five years before he was released on humanitarian grounds last month. His release was a part of the opening of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba, which had no official ties for more than 50 years.
by Teresa Welsh via U.S. News Media Group edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 11:33:25 PM
Pick any two presidents to compare the most distinct words used in their State of the Union addresses with this tool.
by Lindsey Cook via U.S. News Media Group edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 11:25:00 PM
Tonight, we'll likely hear echoes of proposals Obama has made in past State of the Union addresses that he hasn't delivered on, such as tax and energy reform goals. Check out all his past proposals and see which ones he has completed in this WSJ graphic
Will there be an 'Oh My!' moment in the State of the Union this year? Here are five things to watch for during the speech tonight.
How many times do you think Obama will say "middle class" in tonight's speech? How about "health care" or "education"? Use a tool from National Journal to submit your predictions before the speech and see how you do.
During her 2014 campaign for U.S. Senate in Iowa, Joni Ernst released one of the country's most memorable videos, in which she not only said she would make politicians squeal like the hogs on the farm where she grew up, but also that she would work to repeal Obamacare.
Ernst, who has now been in office only a few weeks, is set to deliver the Republican response to President Barack Obama’s State of the Union speech tonight. It’s likely, however, that her message about the Affordable Care Act this time will take more of a “repeal and replace” approach – which seems to be favored among congressional Republicans, particularly given the high number of people who have signed up for insurance under the law during the second year of open enrollment.
Though Ernst has not publicly released information about what she might say, a GOP address from July 2014 offers some clues:
“We believe Obamacare is not improving health care in America, but making it worse. We need, and must demand, more individual control over our health care decisions, not less. Parents and doctors know what’s best when it comes to the health of their child, not the government. We need to start over and create real, meaningful health care reform that allows us Americans to choose the plans they want, the doctors they need, at a cost they can afford.”
by Kimberly Leonard via YouTube edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 11:02:33 PM
(Gina Whang/Wikimedia Commons)
by Kimberly Leonard via U.S. News Media Group edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 11:02:29 PM
President Obama begins his seventh year in office Tuesday facing a Congress where both the House and Senate are in the hands of the opposition party. He shares this in common with every other president fortunate enough to even have a seventh year in office since the 1950s.
... from NPR
by Lindsey Cook edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 10:25:16 PM
Will President Obama talk about war tonight? #SOTU (He kind of has to, right?) ow.ly/HEzam
by U.S. News via twitter 1/20/2015 10:21:33 PM
So even if you care nothing about the speech: DRINKING GAME.
Rep. Massie: 'If you see someone not paying a lot of attn to the president' at #SOTU 'it's going to be me' finding hemp bill cosponsors
by stevennelson10 via twitter 1/20/2015 10:17:04 PM
Obama can blame more than just disinterest for falling State of the Union ratings. (We're looking at you, cord-cutters.) http://ow.ly/HF18z
Get smart on France's war footing following the Charlie Hebdo Paris attacks:
France, U.S. Draw Clear Lines from Paris to ISIS, al-Qaida
Will Obama follow up with similar rhetoric tonight?
by Paul Shinkman via U.S. News Media Group 1/20/2015 10:06:54 PM
President Francois Hollande aboard the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. (SIPA/AP)
by Paul Shinkman via U.S. News Media Group edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 10:06:50 PM
Tonight the president will propose formal sick, maternity and paternity leave, which could assist caregivers and new parents. Obama to Promote Sick, Family Leave
by Kimberly Leonard via U.S. News Media Group 1/20/2015 9:50:39 PM
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., center, joined by Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., left, and Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., holds a press conference hours before the president's State of the Union Monday about the Keystone XL Pipeline bill, which is being debated in the Republican-controlled Senate despite President Obama's threat to veto it. See a gallery of the Keystone XL Pipeline's journey.
(J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
by Diana Soliwon via U.S. News Media Group 1/20/2015 9:49:15 PM
Tonight, some lucky government official will be missing from the State of the Union crowd.
Flanked by security worthy of a president and an aide carrying the codes needed to destroy the world, this person will head to an undisclosed location during President Barack Obama's speech. In the event of a fatal attack on Obama and other top government officials, this person would become president.
Although the tradition of the "designated survivor" started with the Cold War, it's become more serious since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Here's a timeline showing the officials who held the role in the past.
by Lindsey Cook via U.S. News Media Group edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 9:45:02 PM
Care about your Internet speed? Then you'll probably care about the speech tonight. Here's why.
(Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)
by U.S. News & World Report via U.S. News Media Group 1/20/2015 9:39:58 PM
Of 22 guests seated in the first lady’s box tonight, six were selected to epitomize the president’s health care agenda. They include:
- Bill Elder, a cystic fibrosis patient who speaks to “the promise of precision medicine,” a kind of research Obama hopes to expand.
- Victor Fugate, a health care worker who found health insurance on the exchange after he was laid off.
- Nicole Hernandez Hammer, a researcher and mobilizer addressing how climate change disproportionately affects the health of the Latino community.
- Larry Merlo, president and CEO of CVS Caremark, which became the first major retail pharmacy to do away with tobacco sales.
- Astrid Muhammed, a wife and mom who was able to enroll in health insurance through the marketplace despite a brain tumor diagnosis. Fully covered by insurance, she received a surgery to remove the tumor.
- Dr. Pranav Shetty, global emergency health coordinator for the International Medical Corps, who helped establish and run Ebola treatment and training centers in Liberia.
by Kimberly Leonard via U.S. News Media Group edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 8:32:03 PM
Days after NASA confirmed 2014 was Earth’s hottest year on record, a leading climate scientist will sit with first lady Michelle Obama for the president’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. Read more on what to expect from Obama on climate change and the energy industry.
(Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images)
Create Your Own State of the Union Address
The Sunlight Foundation created a tool using language modeling that allows users to generate a random State of the Union address based on speeches by past presidents. Use sliders to indicate how much language you want from each president.
by Lindsey Cook edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 7:42:56 PM
Gallup has released a poll comparing American sentiments in January 2008, around the lead-up to the last State of the Union before Barack Obama was elected president, to those this year. The poll shows American opinion has changed the most in the last seven years in the area of race relations. In 2008, 55 percent of Americans said they were satisfied with race relations, compared to 30 percent today.
The drop is likely driven by the recent outrage over the deaths of unarmed African-Americans – specifically Eric Garner, Tamir Rice and Michael Brown – at the hands of law enforcement, and that anger has evolved into a larger conversation about the role of racial bias in policing. While no members of Brown's family nor the families of other African-Americans involved in high-profile, police-involved deaths are listed among the president's guests for the evening despite calls from the Congressional Black Caucus to invite them, the issue of policing tactics is still expected to come up tonight. Additionally, Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Phillip C. Tingirides, who leads an effort to improve community-cop relations, and his wife will be in attendance as guests of the first lady.
by Tierney Sneed via U.S. News Media Group edited by U.S. News & World Report 1/20/2015 7:38:49 PM
Who's attending the SOTU tonight as guests of the White House? Former Cuban prisoner Alan Gross and eight lucky letter writers.
(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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News FROM March 2016
Work in progress: Audition
2016-03-28Audition
A remake of the 1999 horror by Takashi Miike, Director TBA.
When the 1999 film was screened at the Rotterdam Film Festival 2000 it had a record number of walkouts. At the Swiss premiere a member of the audience passed out and needed emergency room attention.
Work in progress: The Wall
The story is set in the middle kingdom, China and takes off when a roman legion reaches the Great Wall.
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National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (NCESSE) Inspire … Then Educate
A Commitment to a Powerful Story
Embraced Pedagogy
Learning Community Model
Student Spaceflight Expts Program
Voyage National Program
To Earth and Beyond
MESSENGER Educator Fellows
Videoconference with Astronauts
Compendia of Lessons
Engaging Reading
Clarke Institute
SSEP – Real Spaceflight, Real Science: A Remarkable Look Back at Mission 1 Flight Experiment Selection
Published on March 9, 2012 by Jeff Goldstein in Program News
We have never told the complete backstory for selection of the flight experiments for Mission 1 to ISS. So here it is. It’s a pretty remarkable, very real world window on spaceflight and science. And it is a powerful teachable moment as Rebecca Mitchell, the teacher facilitator for one of the two Houston flight experiments pointed out last week.
To all teachers and administrators reading this, we’d like to invite you to put SSEP to work for your students in a whole new way. SSEP is real science and real spaceflight, all the time. It’s already engaged many students across your community, and likely has been covered by local media, so it’s objectives and program operations are familiar. The challenge—use the SSEP experience for ALL students of science across your community as a series of teachable moments, as a window on how research is really done. Shouldn’t that be a core objective of science education—an understanding of how science is actually undertaken by researchers? The challenges along the way? The journey? And you have real researchers in your community. They are the student Principal Investigators, Co-Investigators, and Collaborators that designed experiments and wrote proposals to represent your community in orbit. Think about this … your community has its own space program … and your student researchers enable it, can take pride in it, and should talk about it.
One way to put the, e.g., Fitchburg, MA, or Charles County, MD, or Houston ISD Space Program to work for you is to put your student proposing teams to work as Ambassadors. Have them visit other classrooms and other grade levels across your community, maybe visiting other schools. Have them talk about how they first noodled ideas for, and then formally designed an experiment based on the constraints of mini-lab operation and spaceflight operations to and from low Earth orbit (think about what you just read!) Have them talk about what it’s like writing a real research proposal and the proposal selection process. Have your selected flight experiment team talk about the process for loading the mini-lab, how it will get to the International Space Station, and how they will analyze their experiment samples on return to Earth.
We always think of astronauts as heroes and role models we’d like to get in front of a class. But wait a second, what about all the scientists and engineers that make spaceflight and space science possible? And what about your own student SSEP researchers? Should they not be role models and heroes to other students? There is real opportunity here for inspiration of the next generation through leveraging of the SSEP experience.
OK, now for the untold story of Mission 1 flight experiment selection. What a great set of teachable moments.
Here is how it was supposed to play out—
The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program is proud to report that there were a total of 779 proposals submitted from student teams across the 12 communities participating in Mission 1 to ISS—by far the greatest number of proposals received for a SSEP flight opportunity to date. Of those, 382 proposals were put forward for review by Step 1 Review Boards in each of the communities. Each Step 1 Review Board selected up to three finalist proposals, which were submitted to the National SSEP Step 2 Review Board. On December 13 and 14, 2011, the Step 2 Review Board met at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, reviewed all 35 finalist proposals, and selected one proposal to fly for each community, for a total of 12 flight experiments. The national press release announcing the selection of the Mission 1 to ISS flight experiments is provided in a January 5, 2012. SSEP National Blog post. It is noteworthy that the 779 proposals received reflected a total of 3,490 students fully engaged in experiment design.
Congratulations to the thousands of students and their teachers participating in the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program for the first mission to the International Space Station. Well done!
THE REST OF THE STORY (welcome to the world of REAL spaceflight): In the midst of formal selection of the Mission 1 to ISS flight experiments, NanoRacks informed NCESSE that based on recent conversations with NASA regarding payload handoff to the Russians, they had to alter an important constraint on Aquarius, the Mission 1 experiments payload. Aquarius could no longer be refrigerated during transport from Houston to Kazakhstan, and during its storage at the launch site before being placed on Soyuz 30. This had the potential to significantly impact all flight experiments given that proposing teams were designing their experiments with refrigeration in mind. All 12 student flight teams were very rapidly asked to do a careful review of their experiments in light of the loss of refrigeration. For 3 communities it was found that the flight experiment would be severely impacted. For each of these three communities, the other finalist proposals were rapidly re-evaluated by their student teams to see if refrigeration was a requirement. Luckily, for all three communities a second flight experiment was identified and NanoRacks agreed to fly two experiments for each of these communities. A total of 15 experiments are therefore flying in Aquarius to ISS, including the three secondary flight experiments. All of this was taking place against a very fast moving clock, where a list of all experiment fluids and solids flying needed to get to NASA toxicology at Johnson Space Center or risk loss of flight of the Mission 1 payload.
We notified SSEP leadership across the Mission 1 communities regarding the crisis at hand via phone calls and an email titled “Urgent Communique On Flight Experiment Selection – Houston We Have A Problem”. The experience at the local level that ensued was captured in a series of emails by Wyeth Collo, the SSEP Community Program Director in San Marino, California:
Note that times below are in EST as received by NCESSE in Washington, DC, while Wyeth is in California, 3 hours earlier.
12/14/11, 10:56 pm: NCESSE issues Communique
12/14/11, 11:20 pm: Unfortunately received. This is real science.
12/15/11, 12:07 pm: Knowing now that refrigeration is an issue, a different proposal might have been selected that does not require refrigeration. I am assuming this is not possible.
12/15/11, 1:12 am: I do understand. While many of the teams focused on refrigeration as a means of controlling growth as outlined in previous emails and postings, this change is tough so late in the game. [using a natural selection metaphor] As I tell my students… adapt, migrate or die…. migrating and dying are not options here.
Timing on this end is going to be tough since we are entering into finals, but again, we will make the necessary changes.
12/15/11, 1:35 am: I just [got] off the phone with the team leaders, two of the proposals require refrigeration on both ends of the experiment, while one needs only [on one] end. However, changing the quantity of cells initially loaded and delaying the mixing might not require refrigeration since the time from returning to earth and returning to the experiment teams is not too long. i will have the other experiment ready in the morning as soon as i get in.
12/15/11, 1:45 am: I hope for good news tomorrow. get some sleep.
12/15/11, 11:27 am: Good Morning. Do you need a written change in protocol so as to accommodate the change in refrigeration? I have all three teams working on changing their procedures. Do you need written changes sent to you for approval [of a second flight experiment] prior to [the 12 noon EST] deadline?
12/15/11, 7:42 pm: Good Evening Jeff. Today/last night was interesting and intense. When I got to school today, I had to cancel lecture and call all the kids from all three teams in. By the time they assembled, it was now 8:10 and I explained to everyone what the new rules were and if you want to play, you had to change or modify the procedures. I told them they had 45 minutes to get this done. As a teacher, watching these three groups come together and problem solve gives me hope for the future. Today was exciting and exhausting. I’m sure it’s worse for you.
I want to say thanks for the opportunity. With that being said, we want more…
I have included the Implementation plan [for Mission 2 to ISS].
This is REAL science and REAL spaceflight. It is not nice and neat. It is not predictable. Often you need to get that roll of duct tape out to save the day (watch Apollo 13, the movie). Every one of the student teams across the nation stepped to the plate in a big way that day back in December 2011. We should all be incredibly proud of them.
And … that wasn’t the end of the story. On January 30, 2012, 12:30 am EST, NanoRacks informed NCESSE that Soyuz 30, the Aquarius launch vehicle, failed a critical pressurization test (see February 1, 2012, SSEP National Blog post). On February 13, 2012, NCESSE was officially notified that in response to the failure NASA had moved Aquarius from the Soyuz 30 to SpaceX Dragon launch vehicle, launching out of Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This meant that refrigeration was restored, all 15 experiments would still fly, and SSEP would be part of history as Dragon became the first commercial vehicle to dock with ISS, heralding in a new era in space travel. All this is covered in the February 13, 2012, National Blog post.
Now you know the rest of the story (so far). You might want to get reacquainted with the experiment teams that took part in this behind-the-scenes adventure by visiting the SSEP Mission 1 to ISS Experiments page.
Countdown to Currently Scheduled Launches for the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program
Completed SSEP MissionsM - Mission, L - Launch Date, R - Return to Earth Date
M13: L - 07/25/19 SpaceX-18, R - 08/27/19 SpaceX-18 M12: L - 06/29/18 SpaceX-15, R - 08/03/18 SpaceX-15 M11: L - 08/14/17 SpaceX-12, R - 09/17/17 SpaceX-12
M10: L - 06/03/17 SpaceX-11, R - 07/02/17 SpaceX-11
M9: L - 02/19/17 SpaceX-10, R - 03/19/17 SpaceX-10
M8: L - 07/18/16 SpaceX-9, R - 08/26/16 SpaceX-9
M5: L - 07/13/14 Orb-2, R - 10/25/14 SpaceX-4
M4: L - 01/09/14 Orb -1, R - 03/10/14 Soyuz 36S
M3b: L - 01/09/14 Orb-1, R - 03/10/14 Soyuz 36S
M3a: L - 09/18/13 Orb-D1, R - 11/10/13 Soyuz 35S
M2: L - 10/07/12 SpaceX-1, R - 11/19/12 Soyuz 31S
M1: L - 05/22/12 SpaceX-D1, R - 07/01/12 Soyuz 29S
STS-135 (Atlantis): L - 07/08/11, R - 07/21/11
STS-134 (Endeavour): L - 05/16/11, R - 06/01/11
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Excellent SSEP Overview
January 9, 2014, Mission Control, Houston, interviews
SSEP Director Dr. Jeff Goldstein, during Orb-1 Launch of the 23 SSEP Mission 3b/4 Experiments
We've Got to be that Light - A Gift to America's Teachers
Symphony of Science Remix, NSTA Keynote Address,
March 2011, Dr. Jeff Goldstein, NCESSE Director
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New STEM Opportunity – Permanently Install a Voyage Scale Model of the Solar System in Your Community as a Focal Point for STEM EducationPosted by Jeff Goldstein on January 14, 2021
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SSEP Teachable Moment – Where is the International Space Station Right Now Over Earth?Posted by Jeff Goldstein on May 3, 2020
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