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5 things to know for high school students, parents
By Sun Journal staff
School has returned for the students at New Bern, Havelock and West Craven High Schools.
Here is some helpful information that parents, as well as students can use to begin the 2019-20 school year.
1. Home Internet access:
The school district is partnering with the 1Million Project Foundation to provide high-speed internet access to high school students who don’t have reliable Internet access at home.
This means that students can receive a hotspot - hotspots provide free Wi-Fi connection to school-issued laptops or tablets - along with 10GB of free high-speed wireless data each month for up to four years while in high school.
Many students’ families don’t have access to reliable internet access in their household. By participating in the 1Million Project, a free hotspot will hopefully eliminate connectivity challenges for some students so that they can keep up with their homework assignments and be better positioned to succeed in school.
With their school issued connected device, students will be able to complete homework assignments from home, communicate with teachers, study online for college prep exams, download educational apps, and more.
This a completely free program for both the school district and your child to participate in. The 1Million Project Foundation never collects your address or any other information about you or your family.
Contact your child’s school for more details. You can also go to http://www.1millionproject.org/ to learn more.
2. New visitor system:
Craven County Schools announced that at the beginning of the 2019-20 school year, it will begin using the Raptor Visitor Management System in all of the district schools to build on the district’s program of campus safety for students and faculty.
Part of keeping students and faculty safe is school staff knowing who is in the building at all times.
The Raptor system will better allow tracking visitors, contractors, and volunteers.
Upon entering a district building, visitors will be asked to present a valid state-issued ID, which will be scanned into the system. The Raptor system will check to ensure that registered sexual offenders are not entering . It is important to note that the Raptor system only scans the visitor’s name, date of birth and photo for comparison with a national database of registered sex offenders. Additional visitor data from the driver’s license is not gathered nor is the system connected to any other system such as the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Therefore, any other information on the ID is not scanned by the system and is not accessible to any of the users. Once entry is approved, Raptor will issue a badge that identifies the visitor, the date, and the purpose of his/her visit.
A visitor’s badge will not be necessary for those who visit our schools simply to drop off an item in the office or pick up paperwork. In the event that a person does not have identification, he/she can still be given access to the building, but will be escorted by a school staff member.
Visit the Raptor Technologies website - raptortech.com. Contact Ross Friebel at 514-6393.
3. Kiosks for the high schools:
A new delicious and nutritious way to start the school day will be with kiosks in the high schools.
It allows students to get breakfast/lunch at multiple locations in the school.
It features easy grab-and-go items which makes eating more convenient.
It offers shorter wait times due to more locations.
And, the new menu choices align with trendy options.
4. Free and reduced meals:
If you are interested in applying for Free and Reduced Meals for your child, applications are available online, at your child’s school, and also at the Board of Education. Parents are encouraged to submit your application early.
Contact the School Nutrition Department at 514-6360.
Personnel additions:
Stacie Friebel, principal Havelock High School.
Friebel, former high school educator and current Curriculum Coordinator for Onslow County Schools, has been appointed to the principalship of Havelock High School. Friebel has served as a high school English teacher, media coordinator, and assistant principal in two military-connected schools for 25 years.
She earned her National Board Certification in 2001. She has taught Advanced Placement Courses, coordinated the Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID) program, and advised a variety of student organizations. In each experience, she has worked to help students create a successful high school experience. “Teenagers, their families, and the educators who work with them have been a vital part of my professional life,” she said. “The high school experience is a time of discovery, growth, and success. It has been my honor to be on the front lines of this experience for 25 years. I am humbled and extremely excited to continue my high school career in a place with a rich culture and history as that of Havelock High School.”
Sala Brown, assistant principal Havelock High School.
Brown, a former fifth-grade educator at Oaks Road Academy, has been promoted as the new assistant principal of Havelock High School. Brown has a total of 13 years in education and the last three of those dedicated to Craven County, where she has served as a teacher leader and organized several programs that support student leadership, personal growth, and responsibility.
In each experience, she strived for students to find the power within themselves and she now plans on sharing these experiences at the high school level.
“It has been my dream to work at the high school level for I have longed to see my students achieve this first major life milestone of high school graduation,” she said. “I am excited and look forward to learning and growing alongside the students, parents, and teachers as I embark on this new journey at Havelock High School.”
Sarah Willhite, assistant principal New Bern High School.
Willhite grew up in Wake County. She has lived in Winterville for the past 13 years with her husband. They have a 21-year-old daughter who attends East Carolina University.
Earning her Bachelors degree from Meredith College, she continued her education at ECU, earning a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education and a Master's in School Administration.
Currently, Willhite is working towards her Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at UNCW with a tentative graduation date of May 2020.
Serving as a public school teacher for mores than 11 years, she has taught fourth and fifth grade and provided enrichment as an AIG teacher for middle school students.
Three years ago she accepted her first administrative position, serving as the assistant principal at VFLE.
"I look forward to working with the families of New Bern High School and I am committed to ensuring every New Bern High School student receives a great education," she said.
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Australian troops committed to Vietnam
1965: Menzies commits Australian troops to the conflict in Vietnam
Australian soldiers, 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 1967
On 29 April 1965 Prime Minister Robert Menzies announced in parliament that Australia would send a battalion of combat troops to Vietnam.
The decision was motivated by a desire to strengthen strategic relations with the United States and to halt the spread of communism in South-East Asia.
By the time Australia withdrew its forces almost eight years later, 521 Australian service personnel would be dead.
Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies addresses parliament, 29 April 1965:
It is our judgement that the decision to commit a battalion in South Vietnam represents the most useful additional contribution we can make to the defence of the region at this time. The takeover of South Vietnam would be a direct military threat to Australia and all the countries of South and South East Asia. It must be seen as part of a thrust by Communist China between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Prime Minister Robert Menzies meets the US Defense Secretary Robert McNamara at the Pentagon
Origins of the Vietnam War
During the Second World War Japan invaded the French colonies of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. In 1945 the French returned, but Ho Chi Minh, leader of the Vietnamese Communist Party, saw an opportunity for his country to become independent. A bitter war ensued that ended with the French being defeated in 1954.
The Geneva Accords peace agreement in July that year saw the country divided between the communist north and a quasi-democratic (though corrupt and dictatorial) south.
In 1956 North Vietnam began trying to seize control of the south. From the late 1950s, the United States committed troops to help South Vietnam defend itself, rapidly escalating its deployments under the Kennedy and Johnson administrations through the early and mid-1960s.
This was motivated by US concerns about the so-called ‘Domino Effect’, which held that if North Vietnam defeated the South, communism would spread across all of South-East Asia.
The United States, South Vietnam and later Australia, New Zealand and other allies faced communist forces in two forms: the regular North Vietnamese Army, and the Viet Cong, who were mainly South Vietnamese guerrillas raised and supplied by North Vietnam and who were often indistinguishable from civilians.
AATTV
In 1962 the United States asked Australia to send military advisers to Vietnam as a way of making the war against North Vietnam appear more international. The Menzies government readily agreed.
The United States, Australia and New Zealand had signed the ANZUS treaty in 1951. Menzies hoped that by Australia sending advisers to Vietnam, America would be more inclined to provide support should other South-East Asian countries, such as Indonesia, threaten Australia more directly. He also hoped (in vain) that it would improve trade between Australia and the US.
The Australian Army appointed one of its jungle warfare experts, Colonel Francis ‘Ted’ Serong, to establish an elite unit of jungle warfare and counter-insurgency experts. Known as the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV), its first 30 members were deployed to Vietnam in mid-1962. They were dispersed around the country and though they were supposed to be non-combatant advisors they quickly found themselves having to lead by example in combat situations.
Colonel 'Ted' Serong
In early 1965 the United States drastically increased its military commitment to Vietnam, as it was becoming clear that the South Vietnamese Army was unable to provide sufficient resistance to the communist forces.
On 7 April Menzies and his External Affairs Minister Paul Hasluck persuaded the rest of the Liberal Party Cabinet that it was necessary to upgrade Australia’s commitment.
The United States had made informal overtures to Australia asking for more support and it was the view of Menzies that to strengthen the alliance and help stop the spread of communism, it was necessary to deploy an infantry battalion (about 800 men).
Menzies had foreseen the need to send combat troops well before April 1965. In November of the previous year he had brought in the National Service Scheme, which allowed for young men to be conscripted for Vietnam.
The Department of Defence advised against committing troops on the basis that neither North Vietnam nor China (which was backing North Vietnam) posed a real threat to Australia. Menzies ignored this advice. But he faced a problem.
While he knew the United States would be receptive to him sending a battalion, he had to get permission from the South Vietnamese Government. However, the South Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Huy Quat was reluctant. He felt that the arrival of more foreign troops would be a propaganda coup for North Vietnam.
As evidenced in several diplomatic cables, Australia’s ambassador to South Vietnam was instructed to pressure Quat. Three hours before Menzies was due to make the announcement in parliament, the Prime Minister received word from his ambassador that Quat had finally given a verbal agreement for the despatch of Australia troops. He had also agreed that this be framed as a request from Saigon.
Long Tan Memorial
Late in the evening of 29 April 1965 Menzies stood up in the half-empty House of Representatives and announced that Australia would soon send an infantry battalion to Vietnam. He somewhat misled parliament by implying that he was sending the battalion because the South Vietnamese Government had asked him to do so. In fact, they hadn’t. Nor had the United States, formally.
But by claiming that a beleaguered South Vietnam had asked for Australian involvement, Menzies was able to imbue the deployment with moral legitimacy.
Both the Opposition Leader Arthur Calwell and his deputy Gough Whitlam were not present when Menzies made the announcement. Later Calwell expressed his opposition to the deployment, correctly predicting the war would escalate and lead to young men conscripted under the National Service Scheme being sent to Vietnam.
The extent of the AATTV’s combat involvement had been kept from the Australian public, so the deployment of a battalion meant that Australia was effectively at war. However, most people and most of the press supported the decision.
A fortnight after the announcement, a Morgan Gallup Poll found that 64 per cent of people believed that communism would overrun South-East Asia if left unchecked.
The Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial
Troops deployed
In June 1966 Menzies’ successor, Harold Holt, visited President Lyndon B Johnson at the White House.
At a press conference Holt declared that Australia was ‘a staunch friend that will be all the way with LBJ’. He subsequently committed a further 1700 defence force personnel to Vietnam.
When Australia’s military commitment peaked in 1969, there were more than 7000 Australian troops deployed in Vietnam.
Public support for the war began to collapse in the late 1960s as it became obvious that the United States and its allies were not going to win. This opposition culminated in the Moratoriums of 1970 and 1971.
When Gough Whitlam became prime minister in 1972, he moved quickly to withdraw the last Australian combat personnel. The following year, the United States did likewise. In 1975 North Vietnam defeated South Vietnam.
The Vietnam War was the longest 20th-century conflict in which Australians fought, and the first without Britain as an ally. About 52,000 Australians served in Vietnam, with 521 killed and more than 3000 wounded.
Those who returned to Australia were often given a hostile reception by a public that chose to blame the soldiers (a third of whom were conscripted), rather than the government. This has had lasting consequences for Vietnam veterans, many of whom were already suffering psychological trauma from their experiences in combat.
About 60,000 Americans, 224,000 South Vietnamese and 1.3 million North Vietnamese soldiers and Viet Cong were also killed. Some 4 million Vietnamese civilians died in the war.
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Updated: 17 June 2020
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Water wars persist, even with record rain
Now that the years-long drought is officially over with one of the wettest Septembers on record, it is hard to believe that Alabama is still engaged in what the press is calling a “water war” with Georgia. Yet, even though the lakes and reservoirs were filled this summer and fall, watersheds shared by the states of Alabama, Georgia and Florida are still a limited and precious resource that must be cared for.
There must be an accord between the states about our commonly shared water resources. Right now, it still looks like Georgia and its governor want to fight rather than come to common ground, and it is a battle they are losing. However, instead of trying to put the matter to rest, our neighbor to the East may actually be thinking of expanding the conflict, and cause more problems between the states.
The decades old water dispute has centered on the main source of water for metro Atlanta, Lake Lanier. Lanier was built fifty years ago by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the headwaters of the Chattahoochee River, the waterway that forms much of the border between Alabama and Georgia. The dam and lake were authorized for flood control, hydropower and navigation, not as a reservoir for drinking water.
Yet as Atlanta grew and did not take into account its long term water needs, it simply took more and more of the water from Lanier. When the Corps decided to use the lake less for electricity and more for Atlanta, Alabama spoke up and sued, saying there was no consideration of what was going to happen downstream.
As the process wound through the courts and negotiations between the states faltered, a deal was struck between the Corps and Georgia in early 2004 for more water to go to Atlanta. Alabama and Florida challenged the settlement as a secret reallocation of commonly held water resources. Last July, a judge agreed with Alabama, and now Georgia is behind the eight ball on the ruling, and it would seem the negotiations.
Did that bring Georgia back to the table in a better frame of mind? The answer seems to be no. What there seems to be is a bunch of posturing and saber rattling. It isn’t about partisanship, because Gov. Riley, Georgia’s Gov. Perdue, and Florida’s Gov. Crist are all Republicans.
Now, the peach state is looking at other watersheds to see if they could also meet north Georgia’s water needs.
One of the watersheds they are looking at is what is known as the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River basin. The Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers are absolutely critical for Alabama, comprising many hydroelectric dams, recreational lakes, and drinking water for some of the state’s largest cities. Georgia is even looking into to tapping into Tennessee River watershed, though no part of the river actually is in Georgia.
Alabama relies on its rivers more than almost any other state. We have the most navigable waterways in the country. Our lakes comprise a backbone of our tourism industry. We rely on dams for a significant portion of our power. Moreover, our rivers are a central part of the history of our state. The Great Seal of Alabama is a map of state’s principal river systems. Rivers are who we are, and are critical to our future.
The water war has done one good thing for the state, for the first time Alabama is developing a comprehensive water plan to preserve our resources. Last year, the Legislature created the Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Water Policy and Management. The committee consists of House and Senate members, and it has been meeting and working on a comprehensive statewide water plan that will provide a basis to defend and preserve water resources from the pressures of development both inside and outside Alabama.
Yet, most of our state’s water resources could be in jeopardy by the actions of Georgia. That state has itself begun to enact a statewide plan, and it is about time.
We must remain vigilant and fight for our rights as downstream citizens. Hopefully, their state leaders will see the light, and their legal losses, and come to the negotiating table with a better attitude.
Jimmy Martin serves as Chilton County’s representative in the Alabama Legislature.
By Jimmy Martin
– Jimmy Martin serves as Chilton County’s representative in the Alabama Legislature.
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Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks
A Chinese lunar capsule has returned to Earth with the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 40 years.
The capsule of the Chang’e 5 probe landed in the Siziwang district of the Inner Mongolia region on December 17, state media reported shortly after 2:00 a.m. (1800 GMT).
The capsule earlier separated from its orbiter module and performed a bounce off the Earth’s atmosphere to reduce its speed before passing through and floating to the ground on parachutes.
Two of the Chang’e 5’s four modules set down on the moon on December 1 and collected about 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) of samples by scooping them from the surface and by drilling 2 metres (about 6 feet) into the moon’s crust.
The samples were deposited in a sealed container that was carried back to the return module by an ascent vehicle.
The successful mission was the latest breakthrough for China’s increasingly ambitious space programme that includes a robotic mission to Mars and plans for a permanent orbiting space station.
Recovery crews had prepared helicopters and off-road vehicles to home-in on signals emitted by the lunar spacecraft to locate it in the darkness shrouding the vast snow-covered region in China’s far north, long been used as a landing site for China’s Shenzhou crewed spaceships.
The spacecraft’s return marked the first time scientists have obtained fresh samples of lunar rocks since the former Soviet Union’s Luna 24 robot probe in 1976.
Those rocks and debris are thought to be billions of years younger than those obtained by the U.S. and former Soviet Union, offering new insights into the history of the moon and other bodies in the solar system.
They come from a part of the moon known as the Oceanus Procellarum, or Ocean of Storms, near a site called the Mons Rumker that was believed to have been volcanic in ancient times.
Chang’e 5 blasted off from a launch base in China’s southern island province of Hainan on November 23.
Flying a Chinese flag, the moon lander stopped functioning soon after it was used as a launching pad for the ascender, which was ejected from the orbiter after transferring the samples and came to rest on the moon’s surface.
It marked China’s third successful lunar landing but the only one to lift off again from the moon.
The spacecraft’s predecessor, Chang’e 4, was the first probe to land on the moon’s little-explored far side and continues to send back data on conditions that could affect a future extended stay by humans on the moon.
The moon has been a particular focus of the Chinese space programme, which has said it plans to land humans there and possibly construct a permanent base. No timeline or other details have been announced.
China also has joined the effort to explore Mars. In July, it launched the Tianwen 1 probe, which carried a lander and a robot rover to search for water.
China’s space programme has proceeded more cautiously than the U.S.-Soviet space race of the 1960s, which was marked by fatalities and launch failures.
In 2003, China became the third country to send an astronaut into orbit on its own after the Soviet Union and the United States.
The latest flight included collaboration with the European Space Agency, which helped monitor the mission.
Amid concerns over the Chinese space programme’s secrecy and close military connections, the U.S. forbids cooperation between NASA and the CNSA unless Congress gives its approval.
That has prevented China from taking part in the International Space Station, something it has sought to compensate for with the launching of an experimental space station and plans to complete a permanent orbiting outpost within the next two years.
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An unshorn alpaca grazing
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Camelidae
Genus: Vicugna
Species: V. pacos
Binomial name
Vicugna pacos
Alpaca range
Alpaca is the common name for a domesticated, gregarious, high-altitude South American ungulate, Vicugna pacos (syn. Lama pacos), of the camel family (Camelidae), characterized by a very long neck, long and slender legs (but short relative to the similarly appearing llama), small and elongate head, short ears with thin points, short tail, and a cleft upper lip. While its native range is in the high Andes mountains, this large herbivorous mammal is no longer found in the wild, but is maintained extensively in domestic herds, largely grazing in high elevations of the Andes of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Chile; the alpaca is commercially raised as well on other continents, notably in North America and Australia.
Alpacas are not used as beasts of burden, but mainly are valued for their fiber, and traditionally have been valued also for meat, hair, hides, and their dung, used as fuel. They have been domesticated for thousands of years, even prior to the Incas, who raised and bred alpacas for textiles reserved for royalty.
1 Overview and description
1.1 History of the scientific name
2.1 Spitting
2.2 Sounds
3 History and uses
3.1 Fiber
3.2 Meat
Alpaca fiber is lustrous, soft, and silky, and provided in enough quantity for commercial use. Alpaca wool is used for making knitted and woven items, much as with sheep's wool. These items include blankets, sweaters, hats, gloves, scarves, a wide variety of textiles and ponchos in South America, and sweaters, socks, coats and bedding in other parts of the world.
Closeup of an alpaca's face
Alpacas are even-toed ungulates (order Artiodactyla), with two-toes on each foot and an "unguligrade" form of locomotion. (Unguligrade involves most of the weight of the animal supported by the hoofs, in contrast with "digitigrade," where the toes touch the ground, or "plantigrade," where the entire foot is on the ground, as in humans.) There are three other camelids in South America, the domesticated llama (Lama glama), and the wild guanaco (Lama guanicoe) and vicuña (Vicugna vicugna). The alpaca was traditionally placed in the Lama genus (Lama pacos) with the llama, but generally is now placed with the vicuña in genus Vicugna.
The alpaca and llama are only known in the domestic state. While visually similar, alpacas are considerably smaller than llamas and the alpaca has a shorter head than the llama. Llamas, which are the largest South American camelid, are on average 1 to 2 feet taller and proportionally bigger than alpacas. Alpacas and llamas also differ in that alpacas have straight ears and llamas have banana-shaped ears (rather long and slightly curved inward) and llamas do not have eyelashes, while the alpaca does.
Alpacas have a camel-like face, a long neck, ears that have thin points, and an upper lip with a deep cleft. The tail is short. There is no dorsal hump as in the camels. With the exception of the face and legs, the entire body is covered with a long, thick, and soft wool, and the hair can stand on the head, presenting a tuft that can cover the eyes in males. The alpaca is larger than the vicuña but smaller than the other camelid species. The adult alpaca reaches about 90 centimeters (3 feet) in height and 70 kilograms (154 pounds) in weight (Grzimek et al. 2004).
Alpacas are kept in herds that graze on the level heights of the Andes of Ecuador, southern Peru, northern Bolivia, and northern Chile at an altitude of 3000 to 4800 meters (9,800-15,750 feet) above sea-level, throughout the year (Grzimek et al. 2004).
As with all the South American camelids, alpacas digest their food by the process of rumination. Their stomachs are divided into three chambers (Nowak 1983). After food is swallowed, it is kept in the first chamber for a while where it is partly digested with the help of bacteria and protists.
Alpacas and llamas can (and do) successfully cross-breed. The resulting offspring are called huarizo, which are valued for their unique fleece and often have gentle temperaments and are suitable for pets.
History of the scientific name
Shorn alpacas
In the eighteenth and nineteen centuries, the four South American camelid species were assigned scientific names. At that time, the alpaca was assumed to be descended from the llama, ignoring similarities in size, fleece, and dentition between the alpaca and the vicuña. Classification was complicated by the fact that all four species of South American camelid can interbreed and produce fertile offspring. It was not until the advent of DNA technology that a more accurate classification was possible.
In 2001, the alpaca genus classification changed from Lama pacos to Vicugna pacos in many taxonomies following the presentation of a paper (Wheeler et al. 2001) on alpaca DNA to the Royal Society showing that the alpaca is descended from the vicuña, not the guanaco. The relationship between alpacas and vicuñas was disputed for many years, but Wheeler's DNA work provided substantial evidence of the relationship. However, many academic websites have not caught up with or embraced this change.
Alpacas are social herd animals that live in family groups consisting of a territorial alpha male, females, and their young. They are generally considered gentle, inquisitive, intelligent, and observant. As a prey animal, they are cautious and warn the herd about intruders by making sharp, noisy inhalations that sound like a high pitch burro bray. The herd may attack smaller predators with their front feet, and can spit and kick. Due to the soft pads on their feet, the impact of a kick is not as dangerous as that of a hoofed animal, yet it still can give quite a bruise, and the pointed nails can inflict cuts.
Alpacas have a communal dung pile, where they do not graze. This helps in the control of internal parasites. Generally, males have much tidier, and fewer dung piles than females who tend to stand in a line and all go at once. One female approaches the dung pile and begins to urinate and/or defecate, and the rest of the herd often follows.
Not all alpacas spit, but all are capable of doing so. "Spit" is somewhat euphemistic; occasionally, the projectile contains only air and a little saliva but alpacas commonly bring up acidic stomach contents (generally a green grassy mix) and project it onto their chosen target. Spitting is mostly reserved for other alpacas, but an alpaca will occasionally spit at humans that, for example, take away food.
For alpacas, spitting results in what is called "sour mouth." Sour mouth is characterized by a loose-hanging lower lip and a gaping mouth. This is caused by the stomach acids and unpleasant taste of the contents as they pass out of the mouth.
Some alpacas will spit when looked at, others will never spit—their personalities are very individualized and there is no hard and fast rule in terms of social behavior, although there is often a group leader, and a group trailer/runt that is picked on by others.
A Bolivian man and his alpaca
Individuals vary, but alpacas generally make a humming sound. Hums are often comfort noises, letting the other alpacas know they are present and content. The humming can take on many inflections and meanings, from questioning to a high-pitched, seemingly almost desperate, squealing when a mother is separated from her offspring.
Alpacas make a variety of sounds. When they are in danger, they make a high-pitched, shrieking whine. Some breeds are known to make a "wark" noise when excited. Strange dogs—and even cats—can trigger this reaction. To signal friendly and/or submissive behavior, alpacas "cluck," or "click" a sound possibly generated by suction on the soft palate, or possibly in the nasal cavity. This is often accompanied by a flipping up of the tail over the back.
When males fight they also scream, a warbling bird-like cry, presumably intended to terrify the opponent. Fighting determines dominance, and therefore the right to mate the females in the herd, and it is triggered by testosterone. This is why males are often kept in separate paddocks—when two dominant males get together, violent fights often occur. When males must be pastured together, it is wise to trim down the large fang-like teeth used in fights, called "fighting teeth." Although alpacas may try to bite each other, they only have a bottom row of teeth, so damage is usually minimal. When fighting they will often tangle others necks and attempt to push each other around, but they settle down after a week, as they establish dominance.
When alpacas breed, males make a similar noise called an "orgle." This is thought to possibly stimulate ovulation in the female. This can sound like a warbling or gargling noise in the back or the throat, possibly generated by movement of the tongue.
A closeup of an alpaca.
Females are "induced ovulators," which means that the act of mating and the presence of semen causes them to ovulate. Occasionally, females conceive after just one breeding (which can last anywhere from 5 minutes to well over an hour) but occasionally do have troubles conceiving. Artificial insemination is technically difficult because the act of breeding stimulates ovulation—but it can be accomplished. Babies conceived from artificial insemination are not registerable with the Alpaca Registry.
A male is usually ready to mate for the first time between one and three years of age. A female alpaca may fully mature (physically and mentally) between 12 and 24 months. It is not advisable to allow a young female to be bred until she is mature, as over breeding a young female before conception is possible is a common cause of uterine infections. As the age of maturation varies greatly between individuals, it is usually recommended that novice breeders wait until females are 18 months of age or older before initiating breeding.
The young male's penis is attached to the prepuce, and generally does not detach until one to two years of age. The penis is a very long, thin, prehensile organ that is perfectly adapted for the task of finding the vaginal opening despite a fluffy tail, penetrating the hymen (if present,) navigating the vaginal canal, and entering the cervical opening, where deposit of the semen occurs.
Pregnancies last 11.5 months ± 2 weeks, and usually result in a single offspring or cria. Twins are rare, approximately 1/1000, slightly rarer than the proportion of twins in human births. After a female gives birth, she is generally receptive to breeding again after approximately two weeks. Crias may be weaned through human intervention at approximately 6 months and 60 pounds. However, many breeders prefer to allow the female to decide when to wean her offspring. Offspring can be weaned earlier or later depending on their size and emotional maturity.
It is believed that alpacas generally live for up to 20 years and occasionally longer.
History and uses
Alpacas have provided a variety of uses for people, providing wool, meat, hide, and dung, with the later being a valued fuel in areas where there is deficiency of trees to supply wood. These uses even predated the Incas, who bred this species specifically to use its soft fiber for fine textiles (Grzimek et al. 2004).
Alpacas have been domesticated and breed for five thousand years, before the Spanish Conquest and before the Incas (Metcalf 1999). They were central to the Aymara civilization of Western Bolivia before being conquered by the Incas (Metcalf 1999). It is believed that their name came originally from the Aymara language, as pacos, with the name passing to the Incas and the Spanish, and with the prefix al added later (Metcalf 1999).
The Moche people of northern Peru often used Alpaca images in their art (Berrin and Larco 1997). The Moche civilization flourished in Peru from about 100 C.E. to 800 C.E..
Alpacas are too small to be used as pack animals. Instead, they have been bred exclusively for their fiber and meat.
Of the various camelid species, the alpaca and vicuña are the most valuable fiber-bearing animals: the alpaca because of the quality and quantity of its fiber, and the vicuña because of the softness, fineness, and quality of its coat.
Alpaca fleece is a lustrous and silky natural fiber. While similar to sheep’s wool in that it is a natural fiber, it is warmer, not prickly, and bears no lanolin, which makes it hypoallergenic (Quiggle 2000; Stoller 2006). It is also soft and luxurious. In physical structure, alpaca fiber is somewhat akin to human hair, being very glossy. The preparing, carding, spinning, weaving, and finishing process of alpaca is very similar to the process used for wool.
The fiber comes in more than 52 natural colors as classified in Peru, 12 as classified in Australia, and 16 as classified in the United States (Horn and Horn).
Alpaca meat was once considered a delicacy by Andean inhabitants. It remains popular among some South American populations. However, a recent resurgence in the commerce of alpaca meat was curtailed by a recent change to Peruvian law granting the alpaca protected status. Today, it is illegal to slaughter or trade in alpaca meat in Peru. Because of the high price commanded by alpaca on the growing North American alpaca market, illegal Alpaca smuggling has become a growing problem (Hennessy 2005).
This article originally incorporated text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
Berrin, K. and Larco Museum. 1997. The Spirit of Ancient Peru: Treasures from the Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera. New York: Thames and Hudson. ISBN 0500018022.
Grzimek, B., D. G. Kleiman, V. Geist, and M. C. McDade. 2004. Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia. Detroit: Thomson-Gale. ISBN 0307394913.
Hennessy, H. 2005. Microchips to guard Peruvian alpacas. BBC News March 30, 2005. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
Horn, P., and R. Horn. n.d. Alpaca colors. All American Alpacas. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
Metcalf, A. A. 1999. The World in so Many Words: A Country-by-Country Tour of Words That Have Shaped our Language. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0395959209.
Nowak, R. M., and J. L. Paradiso. 1983. Walker's Mammals of the World. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0801825253.
Quiggle, C. 2000. Alpaca: An ancient luxury. Interweave Knits (Fall 2000): 74-76.
Stoller, D. 2006. Stitch 'N Bitch Crochet. New York: Workman, ISBN 0761139850.
Wheeler, J., M. Kadwell, M. Fernandez, H. F. Stanley, R. Baldi, R. Rosadio, and M. W. Bruford. 2001. Genetic analysis reveals the wild ancestors of the llama and the alpaca. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 268(1485): 2575–2584. Retrieved November 21, 2008.
All links retrieved March 9, 2016.
International Alpaca Association (IAA)
Alpaca Animal Enquiry Australian Alpaca Association Ltd.
Alpaca history
History of "Alpaca"
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Reinventing Social Democratic Development
Insights from Indian and Scandinavian Comparisons
Edited by Olle Törnquist and John Harriss (with Neera Chandhoke and Fredrik Engelstad)
Series: NIAS Studies in Asian Topics
Series number: 58
ISBN Hardback: 978 87 7694 198 7, £65 (December 2016)
ISBN Paperback: 978 87 7694 200 7, £25 (December 2016)
A pioneering book by concerned scholars who read the experiences of social democratic development in Scandinavia and India against each other, to explore the possibilities for its reinvention in the age of uneven development in the South and of growing inequalities globally.
The first book to consider whether social democracy can be reinvented in the age of uneven globalization, by combining experiences in the South and the North.
Uneven economic growth in the Global South, with mounting inequalities and the crisis of democratization, has generated new quests for social democracy – but are such efforts, these days, at all feasible? The point of departure in this book is that there are no easy solutions such as generalizing the Latin American Pink Tide or exporting the Nordic model.
There are many unresolved problems with participatory approaches; and the current conditions in the Global South differ substantially from those that enabled social and political forces to fight for the combination of equity and growth during late industrialization in the North. Can social democratic development be reinvented? This is what we discuss in this book.
There are numerous protests against the existing order and there are attempts at change. But history will not be repeated, and the effort must be made to move on by analyzing whether and how the troublesome new circumstances may not only block some of the old policies, but also pave the way for alternative dynamics that can foster a viable and democratic counter movement.
A group of prominent and committed scholars on social democracy in the South, most of them from Scandinavia and from India, decided four years ago to discuss these issues in several joint workshops. In this book, the outcome of their deliberations, they focus on the core dimensions of social democratic development and then read the two most critical cases in the South and North against each other in historical perspective, those of India and Scandinavia.
In order not to take ready-made Scandinavian solutions as points of departure, they start off from the challenges in India, only thereafter looking for useful Scandinavian and other experiences. They also consider whether and how Scandinavia is affected by uneven development in countries like India, thus casting fresh light on the current problems of social democracy in the North too.
Olle Törnquist, Professor of Political Science and Development Research, University of Oslo, (earlier with Uppsala University), has written widely on radical politics, development and democratisation. In addition to parts of India, his main empirical focus since the 1970s is Indonesia, where he also
co-directs research with scholarly activists. His recent books are Assessing Dynamics of Democratisation (Palgrave 2013) and the anthologies (with co-editors) Democratisation in the Global South (Palgrave 2013) and Reclaiming the State: Overcoming Problems of Democracy in Post-Soeharto Indonesia (PolGov & PCD 2015).
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A proposal to help the homeless left out in the cold
Joanna Gagis, Producer/Correspondent | January 31, 2019 | Law & Public Safety, Politics, Weather
Miguel says he’d be frozen or dead out on the streets if it weren’t for warming centers that provide housing for the homeless during a Code Blue — an official designation that kicks in when temperatures hit 32 degrees with precipitation, or 25 degrees without precipitation.
Paul Hulse runs the warming center through his nonprofit Haven, Beat the Street. But he can’t provide any help until the Code Blue is in effect.
“I get calls all the time, and when we can’t open, they call me and say ‘why can’t we open,’ and I say, ‘I’m sorry, I have to stick to what the regulations are,'” said Hulse. “And just because of a temperature, I have to say no, and that really breaks my heart. I can’t sleep at night.”
It’s a given on a day when temperatures are in the single-digits and the real feel is in the negative double-digits. But some are wondering why the Code Blue doesn’t kick into effect as soon as temperatures dip below freezing. They say that’s when the homeless are at the greatest risk.
“It doesn’t logically make sense. Freezing is freezing — 32 whether you have precipitation or not precipitation. So we have passed a resolution which we sent to the Senate and the Assembly requesting that it be 32 degrees, irregardless of precipitation,” said Toms River Councilman-at-Large Maurice Hill.
Sen. Bob Singer, who represents Toms River, agreed, so he introduced legislation in the Senate Thursday to change the law that’s been in effect since 2017.
“We have to make sure that people that are out on the streets, unfortunately the homeless, many of them have mental illness problems, other problems, there has to be a safe place for them. A heated place for them. And let’s put the Code Blue at 32 degrees. Simple. You can’t make a mistake. Whether it’s raining or not. Whether it’s snowing or not. 32 degrees is freezing. That’s the temperature that people should be indoors,” said Singer.
Some homeless people said they’ve been turned away because temperatures weren’t cold enough.
“They have a Code Blue that sometimes they don’t have it here,” said Darryl, who is homeless.
“I slept in vehicles, which it wasn’t too comfortable, because it was cold,” said Timothy. “I didn’t have no blanket.”
Department of Heath Commissioner Shereef Elnahal says especially in cold weather, it’s critically important to stay inside.
“It’s dangerous to be out there for even a matter of minutes. You can get frostbite in as little as five minutes being out in cold weather like this. So it’s really important to just stay inside, if you can,” said Elnahal. “And if you don’t have shelter, please call 211 and you’ll be directed to one of many shelters that the state can provide during this bitter cold.”
Temperatures are expected to rise into the mid-50s next week, but the next 24 hours will still be well below freezing.
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Stanislaus Consolidated Crews Contain Storage Unit Blaze
There were several fire engines at a storage facility near the intersection of North Yosemite Avenue (Highway 120) and A Street due to a call originally listed as a potential structure fire in the early morning around 8 a.m. on April 26. As calls continued to roll in to the Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District dispatch that smoke and flames were seen at storage unit complex, the call was upgraded to a working structure fire which put several units at the scene.
When Engine 28 arrived at the incident they had reported smoke coming from a storage unit. The crews managed to keep the fire contained to the unit where the fire had started.
According to Chief Kevin Wise’s summary of the incident the fire was quickly extinguished by Engine 27. It was discovered that there were people living in some of the units, authorities indicated. A primary search was conducted of all the units that were open, which resulted in negative results. The fire was contained to the unit where it started, and it didn’t take very long to contain it – Chief Wise’s estimate is 15 minutes.
The first alarm working structure response included five engines, two trucks, and two battalion chiefs that arrived on scene. The cause is still under investigation and the damage was estimated at $2,000. There were no injuries
Bairos Ready To Serve City As Appointed Mayor
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Newsweek cover imagines Diana at age 50
NEW YORK — The latest Newsweek cover contains a ghostly sight: a computer-generated image of a stylish Princess Diana, as she might look now, walking with Kate Middleton.
The article inside was written by Diana biographer and longtime provocateur Tina Brown. She’s also Newsweek’s editor-in-chief, having taken over after her online publication, the Daily Beast, merged late last year with the decades-old publication.
"What would she have been like?" Brown writes of Diana, who would have turned 50 on Friday, nearly 14 years after her death in a Paris car crash. "Still great-looking: that’s a given."
The magazine’s new issue also features an imagined Diana Facebook page and a slideshow comparing the fashion styles of Diana and Middleton, who married Diana’s oldest child, Prince William, in April.
About the cover, a Los Angeles Times headline asked, "Shocking, brilliant or just plain cheap?" An Atlantic Wire headline added, "How Creepy Is Princess Diana’s Ghost on the Cover of Newsweek?"
Brown’s answer: Not at all.
"We wanted to bring the memory of Diana alive in a vivid image that transcends time and reflects my piece," she said in a statement Tuesday.
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Hotels win big during record-breaking Easter Weekend
As a result of two big events in Philadelphia last weekend – the NCAA Men's Basketball East Regional and the ASICS Northeast Qualifier Volleyball tournament, Center City hotels experienced record-breaking occupancy over Easter Weekend, topping out at 95 percent.
Combined, the two events brought more than 30,000 visitors to Philadelphia who consumed an estimated 23,000 hotel room nights, resulting in a $40 million economic impact for the region, according to the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB).
Center City hotels saw a 10 percent increase in occupancy over 2015 and the Average Daily Rate (ADR) was also the highest on record at $176. Not only was there a major increase in group-related demand but in addition, thousands of leisure travelers also visited to support their teams.
The additional demand and increased rate resulted in a 30 percent growth in hotel room revenue over 2015 ($3.8 million in 2016 vs $2.9 million in 2015), with areas surrounding Center City also benefitting from the two events. The airport and stadium hotels increased their occupancy by 20 percent and hotel room revenue by 49 percent over last year.
Before the NEQ Volleyball tournament came to Philadelphia in 2013, hotel demand over Easter weekend was soft, with average occupancy below 65 percent from 2007 - 2012. The NEQ Volleyball tournament had an immediate impact on hotels, with occupancy jumping into the high 80s and low 90s between 2013-2016.
“Events like the NCAA Men's Basketball East Regional and NEQ Volleyball tournament have an impact on not just our hotels but our restaurants, attractions, taxis and more. The combination of a flexible, state-of-the-art Convention Center located in the heart of the city and strong partnerships with our sports teams, universities and venues, have enabled us to be a competitive destination when it comes to attracting these events, which in turn generate a solid economic impact for Philadelphia,” said Julie Coker Graham, PHLCVB president and CEO.
Source for statistics: STR, Inc, TravelClick.
Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB), www.discoverPHL.com , a private non-profit membership corporation, is the official Tourism Promotion Agency for the City of Philadelphia globally, and the primary sales and marketing agency for the expanded Pennsylvania Convention Center. The PHLCVB competes with its counterparts worldwide for convention and tourism business. The organization has departments dedicated to the multicultural, sports, and life sciences markets.
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PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Section. 1.
The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.
No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct. The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New-York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five, and Georgia three.
When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies.
The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.
Immediately after they shall be assembled in Consequence of the first Election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three Classes. The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; and if Vacancies happen by Resignation, or otherwise, during the Recess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive thereof may make temporary Appointments until the next Meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such Vacancies.
No Person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.
The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the Absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the Office of President of the United States.
The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.
Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.
The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators.
The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day.
Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members, and a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to do Business; but a smaller Number may adjourn from day to day, and may be authorized to compel the Attendance of absent Members, in such Manner, and under such Penalties as each House may provide.
Each House may determine the Rules of its Proceedings, punish its Members for disorderly Behaviour, and, with the Concurrence of two thirds, expel a Member.
Each House shall keep a Journal of its Proceedings, and from time to time publish the same, excepting such Parts as may in their Judgment require Secrecy; and the Yeas and Nays of the Members of either House on any question shall, at the Desire of one fifth of those Present, be entered on the Journal.
Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the Consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other Place than that in which the two Houses shall be sitting.
The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.
No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been encreased during such time; and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.
All Bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.
Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States: If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law.
Every Order, Resolution, or Vote to which the Concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of Adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the Same shall take Effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the Rules and Limitations prescribed in the Case of a Bill.
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
To borrow Money on the credit of the United States;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;
To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures;
To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;
To establish Post Offices and post Roads;
To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;
To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;
To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations;
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
To provide and maintain a Navy;
To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;
To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings;–And
To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person.
The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.
No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.
No Capitation, or other direct, Tax shall be laid, unless in Proportion to the Census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken.
No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.
No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another; nor shall Vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another.
No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law; and a regular Statement and Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public Money shall be published from time to time.
No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.
Section. 10.
No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.
No State shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it’s inspection Laws: and the net Produce of all Duties and Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the United States; and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Controul of the Congress.
No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.
The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America. He shall hold his Office during the Term of four Years, and, together with the Vice President, chosen for the same Term, be elected, as follows:
Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.
The Electors shall meet in their respective States, and vote by Ballot for two Persons, of whom one at least shall not be an Inhabitant of the same State with themselves. And they shall make a List of all the Persons voted for, and of the Number of Votes for each; which List they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the Seat of the Government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate. The President of the Senate shall, in the Presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the Certificates, and the Votes shall then be counted. The Person having the greatest Number of Votes shall be the President, if such Number be a Majority of the whole Number of Electors appointed; and if there be more than one who have such Majority, and have an equal Number of Votes, then the House of Representatives shall immediately chuse by Ballot one of them for President; and if no Person have a Majority, then from the five highest on the List the said House shall in like Manner chuse the President. But in chusing the President, the Votes shall be taken by States, the Representation from each State having one Vote; A quorum for this purpose shall consist of a Member or Members from two thirds of the States, and a Majority of all the States shall be necessary to a Choice. In every Case, after the Choice of the President, the Person having the greatest Number of Votes of the Electors shall be the Vice President. But if there should remain two or more who have equal Votes, the Senate shall chuse from them by Ballot the Vice President.
The Congress may determine the Time of chusing the Electors, and the Day on which they shall give their Votes; which Day shall be the same throughout the United States.
No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.
In Case of the Removal of the President from Office, or of his Death, Resignation, or Inability to discharge the Powers and Duties of the said Office, the Same shall devolve on the Vice President, and the Congress may by Law provide for the Case of Removal, Death, Resignation or Inability, both of the President and Vice President, declaring what Officer shall then act as President, and such Officer shall act accordingly, until the Disability be removed, or a President shall be elected.
The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be increased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.
Before he enter on the Execution of his Office, he shall take the following Oath or Affirmation:–“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur; and he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, Judges of the supreme Court, and all other Officers of the United States, whose Appointments are not herein otherwise provided for, and which shall be established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of Departments.
The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session.
He shall from time to time give to the Congress Information of the State of the Union, and recommend to their Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient; he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper; he shall receive Ambassadors and other public Ministers; he shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, and shall Commission all the Officers of the United States.
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
The judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services a Compensation, which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.
The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority;–to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls;–to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction;–to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party;–to Controversies between two or more States;– between a State and Citizens of another State,–between Citizens of different States,–between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.
In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make.
The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law have directed.
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.
The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.
Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States.
A Person charged in any State with Treason, Felony, or other Crime, who shall flee from Justice, and be found in another State, shall on Demand of the executive Authority of the State from which he fled, be delivered up, to be removed to the State having Jurisdiction of the Crime.
No Person held to Service or Labour in one State, under the Laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in Consequence of any Law or Regulation therein, be discharged from such Service or Labour, but shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due.
New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.
The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened), against domestic Violence.
The Congress, whenever two-thirds of both houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments to this Constitution, or, on the application of the legislatures of two-thirds of the several states, shall call a convention for proposing amendments, which, in either case, shall be valid to all intents, and purposes as part of this Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several states, or by conventions in three-fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may be proposed by the Congress; provided [that no amendment which may be made prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight shall in any manner affect the first and fourth clauses in the ninth section of the first article; and]amd that no state, without its consent, shall be deprived of its equal suffrage in the Senate.
All Debts contracted and Engagements entered into, before the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be as valid against the United States under this Constitution, as under the Confederation.
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
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Paul R. Kramer
Paul R. Kramer, LLC., focuses primarily on criminal defense in State and Federal courts. Its Principal, Paul R. Kramer, has been practicing criminal law for over forty (40) years. He has been in private practice since 1983. Previously, he served as the Deputy United States Attorney for the District of Maryland and was a federal prosecutor for twenty (20) years. He places a special emphasis on personalized attention to client's problems. He is often retained by larger law firms to act as co-counsel to their clients under criminal investigation or indictment or subpoenaed before grand juries. Paul R. Kramer has taught courses and lectured extensively in Criminal Trial Advocacy.
Litigation Percentage
85% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
U.S. District Court District of Maryland
U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, District of Columbia
U.S. v. Sheffer, 896 F.2d 842, 1990, C.A.4 (Md.), 1990038668
Turner v. Dammon, 848 F.2d 440, 1988, C.A.4 (Md.), 1988071818
U. S. v. Salsbury, 430 F.2d 1045, 1970, C.A.4 (Md.), 1970119773
U.S. v. DiTommaso, 405 F.2d 385, 1968, C.A.4 (Md.), 1968120307
U. S. v. Agnew, 428 F.Supp. 1293, 1977, D.Md., 1977106166
Classes/Seminars
Instructor, Criminal Trial Advocacy, University of Maryland School of Law, Continuing Legal Education, 1975 to 1980
Associate Professor of Law, Legal Research, Villa Julie College, 1976 to 1980
Associate Professional Lecturer, Criminal Justice System, George Washington University, 1979 to 1979
Instructor, National District Attorney's Association, 1979 to 1979
Faculty Member, Federal Practice Institute of the Federal Bar Association, 1980 to 1986
Baltimore City Bar Association, Member
Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland, Inquiry Committee for Baltimore City, 1993
Maryland State Bar, Board of Governors, 2005
American Bar Association, Member
The District of Columbia Bar
Maryland Trial Lawyers Association
Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association
National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
Assistant United States Attorney's Alumni Association of Maryland, Member, Board of Directors
Baltimore City Bar Association, Member, Litigation District Court Subcommittee
Federal Judicial Conference for the Fourth Circuit, Permanent Member
Baltimore City Bar Association Foundation, President
Past Employment Positions
United States Attorney's Office, District of Maryland, Deputy United States Attorney, 1969 to 1983
United States Attorney's Office, District of Maryland, Assistant United States Attorney, 1963 to 1969
Legal Aid Agency, Federal Public Defenders Office, District of Columbia, Attorney, 1962 to 1963
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Former Amazon executive faces lawsuit for violating non-compete
On behalf of Payton & Associates, LLC | Jun 21, 2017 | Business Torts
When an employee signs a non-compete agreement, they generally are not allowed to work for a competitor of their current employer for a set number of months after leaving said employer. A violation of a non-compete agreement is considered a breach of contract and can mean penalties for the breaching party.
Amazon Web Services recently filed a lawsuit against a former executive of enterprise applications who allegedly violated his non-compete agreement when he started working for rival company, Smartsheet, before the 18-month waiting period mentioned in the agreement ran out. The man signed on to be the business software company’s vice president of product. The employee says that Smartsheet is not a rival to Amazon, but rather a partner.
Smartsheet is a business software company that sells group collaboration software. Smartsheet uses AWS infrastructure to run some of their software. The company insists that their attorneys made sure that their actions were legal before hiring the executive and believes that this will likely make it more difficult for former Amazon employees to find work in the tech industry.
While many people support the use of non-compete agreements in the tech industry to protect the companies who invest in their employees by training them, some say that they prevent individual career advancement and hurt the economy. In fact, these disputes are a big reason why top graduates move to states like California, where non-competes are unenforced.
It is unclear why this particular executive was targeted, considering it is nearly impossible to stop employees from working in an Amazon-related business area, due to how broad the business is. However, it will be interesting to see what this means for non-compete agreements in the future.
Source: Fortune, “Amazon Sues Former Exec Claiming He Violated Non-Compete Agreement,” Barb Darrow, June 12, 2017
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Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon creative director leaves Ubisoft after his latest project is cancelled
By Samuel Horti 25 March 2018
Dean Evans says he wants to take more risks in development going forward.
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon creative director Dean Evans has left Ubisoft after 12 years at the developer. He's worked across the Far Cry, Splinter Cell and Assassin's Creed series, and was most recently working on a new game that Ubisoft has now cancelled. Following that cancellation, the company offered him a job in Paris, but he declined and will instead look to set up his own studio after taking a break from the industry.
“I split with my wife, and then the project I was working on was cancelled. All of this massive s**t going on at the same time and I started thinking, ‘Is the best option for me to move to another foreign country?'" he told GameInformer.
He said that he's left Ubisoft on good terms, and that he wants to take more risks in development in the future. “A lot of people have been complaining about the triple-A business and the lack of risk taking, that I’d be a total f***ing hypocrite if I moved forward and didn’t take any risks,” he says. “So f**k it, I think I might go out and set up my own studio and see where that goes.”
From the sounds of it, his future work will revolve around interactive spaces that encourage player creativity, rather than objective-based, scripted games. “I’m a big believer that the future is not games we as creators make, but that we create virtual worlds and give tools and systems to players and they’ll make infinite amounts of games,” he said. “We’re going to build spaces for players not just to play in, but to exist in. You’ll see it, in 10 years digital existence is going to be as important as your virtual existence.”
We know that Evans wanted to turn the bombastic Blood Dragon into a spin-off franchise, but we may never know whether that was the cancelled project that he was working on.
Samuel Horti
Samuel is a long-time PC Gamer freelancer who loves RPGs and making long lists of games he'll never have time to play. You can find him on the floor, struggling under the weight of his Steam backlog.
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Charlotte Lansinger
Charlotte Lansinger has been an executive search consultant with PERF since 1993 and has been a specialist in the field of police chief selection since 1987. Previously, she worked for the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) where she helped establish executive search services. She has assisted local governments and other organizations with the placement of more than 100 police chiefs in cities, counties, states, universities and transportation facilities across the country. Projects have included police chief searches for the cities of Baltimore, Denver, Seattle, Dallas, Houston and the US Capitol Police. Prior to her work in police executive selection, Lansinger worked in the field of human resources as a recruiter and manager. She is active in law enforcement career counseling and has given numerous presentations on the topic. She has also served as project associate for the development and administration of various police promotional examinations and assessment centers. She is a co-author of the PERF book Command Performance: A Career Guide for Police Executives and the sole author of the publication’s second edition published in 2015. She is also a contributor to Selecting a Police Chief: A Handbook for Local Government, published by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and PERF. Lansinger holds a bachelor’s degree in Government and Public Service from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
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Anthony Scaramucci had initially planned an Internet event of his own, but that was canceled last week. | Evan Vucci/AP
Anthony Scaramucci to give interview — in a den of lions
By HENRY C. JACKSON
The Mooch is finally ready to give a major interview since his fall from grace.
Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci’s choice of venue might raise some eyebrows, though: He will appear on CBS’ “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on Monday, the comedian announced Wednesday night on Twitter.
Scaramucci had initially planned an internet event of his own, but that was canceled last week. Instead he’ll take to late night television, a venue that mourned his job loss for all the material it seemed to squander.
Colbert’s ratings have soared in recent months, as he’s built much of his comedy around skewering President Donald Trump and his administration. That included, for the duration of his short-lived tenure, Scaramucci, whom Colbert dismissed as a “joke” and a “Trump World hanger-on.”
Here are five times Colbert roasted Scaramucci during his 10-day tenure at the White House:
1. Like Scrappy-Doo, or Chachi: On the day of Scaramucci’s hiring, Colbert damned him with faint praise, arguing that any lack of qualifications wasn’t that big a deal for the Trump administration, so Scaramucci would fit in just fine. Colbert wondered, though, if it was all a bit too much, too soon: He said the financier’s hiring was akin to a White House “already running short of story lines, so they started adding crazy new characters. Scaramucci is like adding Scrappy-Doo or Chachi to 'Happy Days.'”
2. First impressions: Colbert uncorked his own version of Scaramucci's braggadocious, Long Island patois — and picked up on the short-lived communications director’s insistence about Trump’s athletic prowess from his opening news conference. “I once saw him eat a whole taco bowl and then jump straight into the pool — no cramps,” Colbert said in his best Long Island accent. “This man is a primo athlete. I mean, just look at him.”
3. “Unfiltered Mooch”: Colbert savored the moment that ultimately brought Scaramucci down — his profanity-laced interview with The New Yorker. Alternating between a dramatic reading of Scaramucci quotes and an impression of the White House communications director, Colbert marveled at what he called “unfiltered Mooch.” “Hey everybody, I’m Anthony Scaramucci. The Mooch. I’m a front-stabber. I’m here to fire everybody. Be a little bit nice to me. I’m somebody’s little boy.”
4. Fulfilling his promise. Colbert showed mock devastation at the news of Scaramucci’s firing and summed it up this way: “The front-stabber has been back-stabbed,” Colbert riffed. “He said he was going to fire everybody and I’ve got to admit, he delivered.” He lamented though, that Mooch’s tenure was “not even a whole pay period.”
5. In Memoriam: In a song parody that seemed inevitable, Colbert mourned Scaramucci’s firing with a parody of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody.” It included lines like, “Said some dumb stuff now I’m out … Momma my job had just begun. And now I’ve gone and thrown it all away.”
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Rules that carriers must retain data called incompatible with EU law
By Jennifer Baker
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The European Union’s top legal advisor ruled on Thursday that laws requiring communications providers to retain all data, even to combat crime, are incompatible with fundamental rights.
Advocate General Pedro Cruz Villalón of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) said in a published opinion that the E.U.’s Data Retention Directive is in conflict with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the right to privacy.
The Directive requires providers of telephone and Internet communication services to “retain traffic and location data for a period laid down by law, in order to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute crime and to safeguard the security of the state.”
The ruling came following a request from the High Court of Ireland and the Constitutional Court of Austria. Civil liberties group Digital Rights Ireland filed a case against the Irish authorities, including the police, saying they have “unlawfully processed, retained and exercised control over data related to its communications.” A private individual has brought a similar case in Austria.
While Cruz Villalón’s opinion is not legally binding, it is likely to be followed by the courts. The opinion did leave the door open for mass storage of data under stricter conditions. He said that the Data Retention Directive, which dates from 2006, needed to be reformed rather than suspended.
In particular he wants a clearer definition of the “serious crime” that the Directive is intended to target. He also questioned why the upper limit for retention of private data is two years rather than one.
The ECJ will now proceed to a formal, legal ruling on the case, but in practice the court tends to follow the advice of the Advocate General.
Jennifer Baker reports on the European Union: Commission, Parliament, technology policy, regulation, and competition.
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Android, iOS Gain While RIM Slides in the U.S.
Google's Android and Apple's iOS gained a larger percentage of the U.S. smartphone market in the latter part of the year, while Research in Motion's share declined along with Microsoft and Symbian, according to the latest figures from market researcher comScore.
Android's market share rose from 43.8 percent at the end of August to 46.9 percent at the end of last month, comScore said. A total of 91.4 million people in the U.S. own a smartphone, and comScore surveyed more than 30,000 users to derive its figures.
Apple held 28.7 percent of the market, up from 27.3 percent. RIM slid from a 19.7 percent share to 16.6, the biggest decline of five platforms ranked by comScore. Microsoft declined .5 percent to 5.2 percent, and Symbian fell from 1.8 percent to 1.5 percent.
Google's open-source Android operating system is used by a variety of major manufacturers, including Samsung, LG, Motorola and HTC. Andy Rubin, Google's senior vice president of mobile, wrote on Twitter on Wednesday that 3.7 million Android devices were activated on Saturday and Sunday alone.
As far as manufacturers for both smartphones and non-smartphones, Samsung held 25.6 percent of the market and LG at 20.5 percent. Motorola came in third at 13.7 percent, followed by Apple at 11.2 percent and RIM 6.5 percent.
For RIM, the figures mark what has been a difficult year for the company, which experienced a major service outage in October and a tough launch of its PlayBook tablet.
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The Dangers of Automation in Airliners (Hardback)
Accidents Waiting to Happen
Aviation Civil Aviation
By Jack J Hersch
Imprint: Air World
Illustrations: 16 black and white illustrations
Published: 28th September 2020
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Automation in aviation can be a lifesaver, expertly guiding a plane and its passengers through stormy weather to a safe landing. Or it can be a murderer, crashing an aircraft and killing all on board in the mistaken belief that it is doing the right thing.
Lawrence Sperry invented the autopilot just ten years after the Wright brothers’ first flight in 1903. But progress was slow for the next three decades. Then came the end of the Second World War and the jet age. That’s when the real trouble began.
Aviation automation has been pushed to its limits, with pilots increasingly relying on it. Autopilot, auto-throttle, auto-land, flight management systems, air data systems, inertial guidance systems. All these systems are only as good as their inputs which, incredibly, can go rogue. Even the automation itself is subject to unpredictable failure. Can automation account for every possible eventuality?
And what of the pilots? They began flight training with their hands on the throttle and yoke, and feet on the rudder pedals. Then they reached the pinnacle of their careers – airline pilot – and suddenly they were going hours without touching the controls other than for a few minutes on takeoff and landing. Are their skills eroding? Is their training sufficient to meet the demands of today’s planes?
Accidents Waiting to Happen delves deeply into these questions. You’ll be in the cockpits of the two doomed Boeing 737 MAXs, the Airbus A330 lost over the South Atlantic, and the Bombardier Q400 that stalled over Buffalo. You’ll discover exactly why a Boeing 777 smacked into a seawall, missing the runway on a beautiful summer morning. And you’ll watch pilots battling – sometimes winning and sometimes not – against automation run amok. This book also investigates the human factors at work. You’ll learn why pilots might overlook warnings or ignore cockpit alarms. You’ll observe automation failing to alert aircrews of what they crucially need to know while fighting to save their planes and their passengers.
The future of safe air travel depends on automation. This book tells its story.
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This volume analyzes in great detail and great clarity some plane crashes of the last 10 years. Among the best known, the two occurred at the 737 MAXs of Lion Air and Ethiopian Airlines in 2018 and 2019 and the air France flight AF447 which disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean in 2009. The author, aviation enthusiast and certified pilot for IFR flight, he is also a financial journalist and as such he deepens many aspects on the sidelines of the technical aspect, but fundamental to fully understand certain planning and training philosophies, unfortunately a harbinger of errors due to the lack of “situation awareness” of the crews. The first chapters introduce the evolution of aeronautical technologies, focusing on the equipment (autopilot, FMS, FMC) that have contributed so much to improving the safety of scheduled flight. Then follow the chapters with the detailed examination of the various accidents and the reconstruction of each salient phase of the flight, with a style that is always fluid and free of unnecessary technicalities. In the chapters on the 737 MAX and A330 Air France of the tragic flight AF447, the author illustrates the different design philosophies of Airbus and Boeing and the genesis of the 737 MAX, in which the pressing schedule triggered various lightnesses and system errors. Hersch's notes are always illuminating and never banal, aimed at making the reader understand how crucial is the awareness of every gesture inside the cockpit and perfect coordination between crew members. A valid book for both enthusiasts and pilots.
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Marco De Montis
The introduction of computers and electronic systems into aircraft has been generally positive, although there are many potential risks and concern that these are not being met effectively. The author provides a provoking presentation of aviation safety in an age of automation – Most Highly Recommended
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In The Dangers of Automation in Airliners: Accidents Waiting to Happen, Hersch, an instrument-rated commercial pilot, focuses on nine flight incidents and seven crashes over 10 years, intricately dissecting every button pushed, every indicator light flashing, the mechanics behind every takeoff and landing, even the competence and frame of mind of the pilots. To say Hersch makes readers feel like they are in the cockpit is not cliché.
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One of the things I really like about this book is that it isn’t just a series of crash reports, telling of the mistakes made by crews and how it could have been avoided. It goes into detail about how automation arrived, the intricacies of how aircraft work (explained in layman’s terms) and how it all fits together.
It is easy enough for someone with little knowledge of aviation to read, whilst having enough detail to keep a knowledgeable enthusiast hooked.
The descriptions of the crashes and moments leading up to them is as captivating as watching an episode of Air Crash Investigation, while the summaries and explanations give real detail into what went wrong.
Airport Spotting
'I’m recommending it to my professional pilot colleagues and my non-flying friends'.
Flight Test Fact
This book was very informative.
It explained how automated stuff in a plane causes the most crashes and how pilots become lazy in flying.
Some history on who made the auto flying possible aswell.
If you like books about flying and aeroplanes then you'll like this.
NetGalley, Natalie Power
Oh I loved this book. As an avid aviation enthusiast, this book was so interesting, and the author included different stories alongside explaining technical terms and parts of the plane very well. Even though its a non-fiction book it was captivating and I would be reading this for hours on end. Definitely a 10/10!
NetGalley, Iman Khan
About Jack J Hersch
JACK HERSCH is a journalist, an instrument-rated commercial pilot, and expert in the field of distressed and bankrupt companies. He has served as a public company board member, and has guest-lectured in the business schools of M.I.T., U.S.C., and U.C. Berkeley, among others. Accidents Waiting to Happen is his second book, following Death March Escape, winner of the 2019 Spirit of Anne Frank Human Writes Award. He and his wife live in New York City.
Safety is No Accident: From 'V' Bombers to Concorde A Flight Test Engineer's Story (Hardback)
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Learn More About PEN/Faulkner
Posted on December 2, 2020 by Amanda Liaw
Who is PEN/Faulkner?
We are a nonprofit organization based in DC that has been in operation for 41 years. We were founded by National Book Award-winner Mary Lee Settle, who established the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, now the largest annual peer-juried literary prize in America.
Some of our recent winners include Chloe Aridjis (Sea Monsters), Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi (Call Me Zebra), and Imbolo Mbue (Behold the Dreamers).
What is PEN/Faulkner’s vision?
Imagine a world in which people with a diverse array of perspectives are engaged in meaningful conversations with literary figures, societal leaders, and (most importantly) each other. A world in which every child, no matter their background or circumstances, has access to robust literary educational opportunities.
That is our vision, which we have worked for more than 40 years to bring to life.
How does PEN/Faulkner achieve this vision?
On top of administering the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story, our public literary programs bring contemporary authors together in conversation about urgent societal issues.
In our virtual fall 2020 season, our three events explored:
The modernization of stalking in the digital age in Literature on Screen: You with author Caroline Kepnes (You, Hidden Bodies), actor Penn Badgley, and moderator Chris Klimek;
The effects of pandemics on human nature in Virus with authors Stephen King (The Stand), Lauren Beukes (Afterland), and Emma Donoghue (The Pull of the Stars), moderated by Daniel H. Pink (Drive); and
The use of speculative fiction to better understand our reality in Escape with authors Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid’s Tale), Rion Amilcar Scott (The World Doesn’t Require You), and Nisi Shawl (Everfair), moderated by Morgan Jerkins (Wandering in Strange Lands).
Meanwhile, our education programs provide students across DC with free books, author visits, and writing instruction. We believe that strong literacy skills are not only necessary for academic and career success, but are also essential for young people to participate constructively in a democracy, especially one that faces increasingly complex and global challenges.
Beyond strengthening students’ literacy skills and nurturing their belief in themselves, our programs aim to use literature to foster empathy and inspire students to own their stories.
Writers in Schools: Free books and author visits for Title I public and charter schools across DC.
Writing Workshops: Hands-on writing workshops led by trained, professional writers.
Writers in Residence: Long-term residencies with experienced writers, developed in partnership with educators.
Together We Read: A multi-school book club with author visits for students across DC.
Summer Writing Programs: Writing instruction, book discussions, workshops with guest authors, and more.
Nuestras Voces: An initiative that focuses on amplifying Latinx/Hispanic voices through bilingual programming and featuring Latinx storytellers and stories.
In the last five years, we’ve donated more than 20,000 books to young people across DC. Many of the students we serve start building their own libraries with the books we give them. Many more are inspired by the authors we connect them with – not just as readers, but as writers in their own right, too.
With your support, we can get more than 3,000 culturally relevant books directly into the hands of students over the next year. COVID-19 has severely impacted student learning, with inequitable access to virtual technologies and literacy opportunities disproportionately affecting lower-income students and creating greater challenges for educators.
Through our education programs, PEN/Faulkner is:
Listening and responding to our community’s real-time needs;
Reaching remote and isolated students through online sessions; and
Donating books to students who cannot participate virtually.
Every dollar and every share matters. You can make a general donation to support our organization’s efforts here, or share this page with your community. We deeply appreciate your support in whatever way you can give at this time.
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Contextualising the assault on universities
by Will Davies on 5th August 2020
Photo by Judy Dean, under Creative Commons license
At the turn of the millennium, the UK was an unambiguous ‘world-leader’ in two principle sectors, both of which had been closely associated with the promise of the ‘knowledge economy’ and ‘post-industrial society’, on which so many policy hopes had hung since the deindustrialisation of the 1970s and early 1980s. Both were dedicated to esoteric language processing and translation, overseen by the expert ‘symbolic analysts’ who scholars such as Robert Reich and Saskia Sassen declared would be the driving forces of the new economy. The Blair government celebrated these sectors with gusto, encouraging their expansion, and looking to them as contributors to macroeconomic growth.
Within a decade, one of these sectors had become dependent on the state to the tune of almost a trillion pounds (at peak), and triggered such a deep recession that the national debt doubled as a proportion of GDP, and wages experienced their longest period of stagnation since the industrial revolution. But within another decade, the government and much of the press were engaged in a sustained cultural assault on the other of these two sectors, painting it as divisive, a threat to liberty and offering ‘poor value’ to its customers. The sectors are, of course, banking and higher education, and it’s important to understand how these respective crises are entangled.
But first of all, take stock of how extraordinary the current cultural campaign against higher education is. It has become clear that The Times in particular will now grant the maximum profile possible to any opinion or news item that casts universities as censorious, ‘low value’, ‘biased’ and – the watch-word of this agenda – woke. The prominent coverage this week of a methodologically abysmal Policy Exchange report, claiming academics (and not just visiting speakers or student societies) are censored and dismissed for their political opinions, was only the latest in a long vendetta against a sector that is simultaneously awaiting a financial hurricane, caused by the pandemic.
The idea that universities are opposed to ‘free speech’ is now a common sense in the pages of the right-wing press and, latterly, the Johnson government. I explored the reasons for this line of attack in this Guardian essay, including the fear that younger people – half of whom have attended university – hold values and political preferences which are at odds with those of newspaper readers and the Conservative Party, including on issues such as Brexit.
The economic charge that certain degrees are ‘low value’ (in the sense that graduates do not earn enough to pay off their student debt, which now incurs a market rate of interest) developed in parallel to this cultural front, but has now joined up with it thanks to the exceptional circumstances of the pandemic. Gavin Williamson, the Education Secretary, recently announced that financial rescue packages would be on-hand for universities struggling with the fall in student numbers over the next year or so, but that it would come with conditions surrounding ‘free speech’ and the closure of certain degrees – to be decided not by one of the fiendishly complex, but nevertheless transparent, audit instruments (REF, TEF and OfS) created over recent decades, but by some mysterious new Higher Education Restructuring Regime Board, “composed of external experts”. Meanwhile, Michelle Donelan, the Universities Minister, has accused universities of “taking advantage of” students with “dumbed down” courses, and signaled that the government now wants to see fewer people go to university.
Another hint of the government’s plans emerged when Boris Johnson gave an interview to the Sunday Telegraph in July, in which he praised the recent Australian policy of raising the price of humanities degrees, as a way of deterring students from taking them. The notional justification for this is that these degrees are ‘low value’ in the sense that they don’t pay a graduate premium (though neither does nursing), and should be used to subsidise allegedly ‘high value’ degrees in STEM subjects. The policy therefore addresses the ‘low value’ of humanities degrees by making them even worse value, while papering over the inconvenient fact these degrees are already being used by universities to cross-subsidise STEM teaching.
As the economic justifications for policy reforms rapidly disintegrate, the government is left with little more than the cultural prejudices against certain scholarly and critical traditions – prejudices which are stoked on a daily basis with by newspapers attacks on ‘wokeness’, and deepened by the more concerning conspiracy theories regarding inter-sectionality (advanced by Douglas Murray) and critical theory (a longstanding, if ill-understood, scapegoat of the far-right). The current government’s inability to forge a coherent analysis of the place of universities in the economy and society is the fall-out of a decade of policy reforms, which repeatedly claim to be driving efficiency and student satisfaction, only to discover that they cost the tax-payer more money and lead to the ‘consumers’ of higher education being the victims of ‘market forces’.
Re-valuing and de-valuing knowledge
To understand this mess, we therefore need to return to the crisis triggered by that other ‘world-leading’ sector, with its disastrous aftermath that was deepened and prolonged by the dogma of George Osborne. So much of the current hysteria that surrounds higher education today centres on undergraduates and tuition (although Policy Exchange are clearly intent on opening up a new front in the domain of research and academic appointments), and it is no coincidence that it was these issues that provoked many of the most furious political clashes of the Coalition government of 2010-15, helping to forge the youth wing of Corbynism and trash the reputation of Liberal Democrats.
‘Top-up fees’ for university tuition were introduced by the Blair government in 1998, with the justification that many of the economic benefits of a degree return to its holder. They were tripled in 2006 to around £3,000 a year. The announcement that mobilised mass protests in 2010 was of a further tripling to £9,000 a year. The withdrawal of government support for tuition only saved the government just over £3bn a year, a tiny sum given the distress to students and the upheaval unleashed, but justified on the basis that the government deficit (which approached 10% of GDP at the time the policy was announced) had become unsustainable in the aftermath of the banking crisis, though this was later re-framed as the consequence of Labour spending prior to the banking crisis.
That period of 2009-12 was therefore the crucible for a new common sense, barely hinted at by the policy of ‘top-up’ fees, in which the value of university tuition is reflected in the graduate labour market. That saving of £3bn a year was the wedge with which to unleash a whole neoliberal orthodoxy, in which education is an investment in human capital, whose returns are private and calculable. From here it was almost inevitable that a ‘market regulator’ (the Office for Students) would be created, new government audits of graduate employment would be established (the TEF) and economists (led by the IFS) would start to drill down into data on whether individual degrees were ‘worth’ their ‘price’. The Augar Review of May 2019 took as read something that a decade earlier would have been viewed as philistinism: that a university degree is only worth what its holders go on to earn.
Yet not only did the financial crisis facilitate a new common sense of the value of knowledge, it also created the material conditions in which knowledge was de-valued economically. As Keir Milburn and others have highlighted, the labour market impact of the ‘great recession’ that followed the banking crisis fell most heavily on those in early adulthood, at the same time as the cost of housing continued to rise, aided by the expansionary monetary policies that had been introduced to try and offset Osborne’s deflationary fiscal ones. Just at the historical moment when the ‘value’ of, say, a degree in English literature was being publicly re-framed in monetary terms, so the labour market value of that ‘asset’ was falling. The fact that policy-makers, politicians, economists and journalists now routinely use the term ‘low value degrees’ (an insult to teachers and students) is a simple offshoot of this pincer movement of Chicago School ideology and macroeconomic stagnation.
The invention of ‘woke’
Judged in both economic and educational terms, the reforms of the past decade look like a disaster, and policy-makers are now scrabbling around trying to deal with their consequences. As ever, market competition and consumer information (which combine in the form of league tables) are viewed as the tonic for everything, but universities and students are then blamed for their outcomes. See, for example, how lecturers and students are perennially incentivised to work harder and deliver better ‘outcomes’, but then accused of ‘grade inflation’ when this transpires. Without any apparent irony, one of the charges that the Education Secretary leveled against universities in July is that they spend too much time focusing on “administration”, though he made no mention of the fact that the last REF cost a quarter of a billion pounds to administer.
The more one looks inside the workings of universities, the more one sees evidence of perverse incentives and failed reforms that originate with central government. This is where the notion of ‘wokeness’ comes in: a catch-all pejorative term, that condemns an entire sector, while refusing all knowledge of what’s actually taking place. Central to this bogey-ethos is the place of some very marginal traditions of cultural studies, critical theory, post-colonial studies and literary theory, that (despite having zero or scant influence on the vast majority of disciplines) have now become a preoccupation for certain corners of the Right, especially in the pages of The Telegraph and The Spectator, and in online outlets such as Unherd and Spiked. Echoing the antisemitic theories regarding ‘cultural Marxism’, this conservative alliance is rapidly painting universities as ‘enemies within’ who sow ideological mischief, an agenda that suits Johnson’s new Brexit-based electoral strategy of collecting votes from over-50s and non-graduates.
As Asad Haider has helpfully laid out in the US context, the underlying reading of the history of ideas is absurd. But it is far from harmless. The charges being levelled against niche humanities subjects and social sciences (many of which were struggling in the context of the REF anyway) are being ratcheted up: not only ‘low value’ and exploitative of ‘consumers’, but carrying out a kind of brain-washing that is responsible for all the discord in an otherwise harmonious society. Just as Whitehall becomes referred to as ‘the blob’, an entire sector becomes obscured by a single piece of journalese. It’s a refusal to look at what’s actually taking place, which much of the time is a prosaic story of student stress, overwork, audit, managerial struggles and the normalisation of precarity of teaching contracts. With a further irony, the Johnson administration has taken to referring to various mediocre things as ‘world-leading’, while seeking to trash one sector that could claim this obnoxious status with some validity.
If the humanities and social sciences do have any particular privileged place in these political conflicts, beyond the paranoid fantasies of certain journalists and ideologues, it is that these are the disciplines that potentially see the current crisis most clearly for what it is: a crisis in valuation, which economics has so far been powerless to resolve, and politics will be unable to either, short of Orbanist efforts to stipulate what should and shouldn’t be taught. Academia has longstanding ways of valuing knowledge, which more or less work, albeit imperfectly. Peer review, marking, funding competitions and job talks can go horribly wrong, and are fraught with injustices, but they remain commonly understood ways of distinguishing merit. If you seek to trump those conventions with market mechanism, don’t be surprised if the outcome is a kind of chaos, in which nobody can agree on value any longer.
The critics of ‘wokeness’ will be interested to know that this was exactly what Jean-Francois Lyotard was warning against in his 1979 Postmodern Condition: “Knowledge is and will be produced in order to be sold, it is and will be consumed in order to be valorised in a new production: in both cases, the goal is exchange.” Markets and economics can’t offer a resolution to an epistemological crisis that they themselves caused. Gavin Williamson’s Higher Education Restructuring Regime Board may believe it can, purely on the basis of some murky presuppositions about which degrees ‘deserve’ to exist and which one’s don’t, as may Policy Exchange’s proposed Director of Academic Freedom. But once the bounds of ‘acceptable’ teaching and research are being set by the state, it’s hard to see that any argument has been won or any freedom is being upheld.
If the problem that these critics have is that of ‘relativism’, then maybe they’re onto something. But it’s not the epistemic ‘relativism’ of Derrida or Foucault that they ought to be focusing on, or the moral ‘relativism’ of a historical mentality that highlights demonstrable facts regarding the violence of empire. If the rug has been pulled out from under our capacity for judgement, look to the financial sector – the same sector that discovered that the value of a derivative was merely a construct of collective beliefs and whichever letters are awarded by a credit-rating agency. Just imagine a world in which newspapers waged a permanent war against the abuses and exploitation enacted by Britain’s other ‘world-leading’ sector, in which Ministers complained that it had grown too big, and various new boards and directors were invented to ensure that it used its freedom correctly.
The decline of the ‘state effect’
by Will Davies
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Roto Fantasy – Fantasy Sports is becoming more popular among many individuals. Nowadays, many adults play these games as a source of entertainment. Dream Sports has been around for many years, but they got in popularity after the appeal of baseball and basketball. Recently, Fantasy Sports has turned into one of the most popular methods to take pleasure in amusement and to communicate with others.
Dream Sports is a kind of virtual game, typically played through the Internet, in which gamers build or produce imaginary teams comprised of virtual or non-real gamers. These teams complete in video games based on the outcome of these players ‘ performances in reality. For instance, if Joe Hockey has been playing baseball all his life, he can join a league in which his group competes versus other teams that are made up entirely of other gamers who have actually not played baseball before. Each day, the players on his group struck a baseball and the outcomes are the score the teams make. The players and the leagues contend for points, which are the basis of the end-of-day total. If a group wins a game, then Joe Hockey earns a point and his group advances to the next stage.
Gambling is illegal in the United States, however this does not prevent individuals from participating in fantasy sports. The current death of the Uigea Act prohibits players from wagering over NFL picks and the exact same opts for NCAA competitions and soccer tournaments. Currently, no genuine plans have been put into motion to prohibit betting in the United States, but it promises that some sort of legislation will be passed in one day. As an outcome, it is important for anybody who participates in dream sports to understand how and when to bet.
There are likewise head-to-head and “clan ” competitors amongst gamers within each league. Understanding the various types of bets, their impacts, and the method they affect the results can help you decide when to position a bet on a particular player or group.
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Head-to-head competitors amongst gamers within a league are similar to other kinds of daily dream sports. For instance, if you bet on your preferred basketball team to win every video game during the playoffs, you would place that bet throughout the “playoffs “. If you desired to bet against your neighbor ‘s group in a head to head game, you would place that bet within the “routine season ” video games. Within a league, there is no chance to determine which kind of competition is “properly ” arranged and which is not.
Many standard leagues within the world of dream sports do have playoff races. These races happen through a league website and can consist of such things as batting leader, finest three hitters, pitchers, groups with the best record, and so forth. The winners of these races are figured out by a simple mathematical formula, so there is really nothing else to it than that. This suggests that there are no players who are trying to control the system in any method. Gambling is entirely based upon the randomness of whether a player completes a race.
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Childhood Adversity in Forensic Populations with Dr Gwen Adshead
Prison populations have been expanding as more offenders are imprisoned and given longer sentences. Prisoners are known to be a marginalised group with poor physical and mental health, however the risk factors for becoming a prisoner have only been systematically studied over the last twenty years.
In this presentation Dr Gwen Adshead discusses exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACES) in prison and offender populations and discuss the implications for policy makers and therapists who may work with offenders.
This event is open to the general public who are interested in this subject as well as other health professionals and those who work in forensic settings.
The trainer:
Gwen Adshead is a Forensic Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist. She trained at St George's hospital, the Institute of Psychiatry and the Institute of Group Analysis. She is trained as a group therapist and a mindfulness based cognitive therapist and has also trained in Mentalisation based therapy.
She worked for nearly twenty years as a Consultant Forensic Psychotherapist at Broadmoor Hospital, running psychotherapeutic groups for offenders, and working with staff around relational security and organisational dynamics.
She now works with patients with personality disorder in high security, prison and in the community. Gwen also has a Masters' Degree in Medical Law and Ethics; and has a research interest in moral reasoning, and how this links with 'bad' behaviour.
Gwen has published a number of books and over 100 papers, book chapters and commissioned articles on forensic psychotherapy, ethics in psychiatry, and attachment theory as applied to medicine and forensic psychiatry. She was honoured with the President’s Medal for services to psychiatry in July 2013; an honorary doctorate from St George’s Hospital Medical School in 2016, and was the Gresham Professor of Psychiatry 2014-2017.
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ELCA’s First Female Bishop to Speak at PLU Nov. 1
ELCA’s First Female Bishop to Speak at PLU
The Rev. Elizabeth Eaton will speak at PLU on Nov. 1. (Photo courtesy of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 21, 2014)—The Southwestern Washington Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and Pacific Lutheran University are joining to bring ELCA Presiding Bishop the Rev. Elizabeth Eaton to PLU on Nov. 1 for a free and public talk titled, “Who is Leading Us, and Where Are We Going?”
Eaton was elected ELCA’s fourth presiding bishop at the 2013 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, marking the first time in history that a woman became the leader of the largest Lutheran denomination in North America. Nationwide, the ELCA has nearly 4.2 million members.
“Her unexpected election as the first female leader of the national church is a breaking of that glass ceiling that previously kept women on the sidelines,” said Dr. Samuel Torvend, who holds the University Chair in Lutheran Studies at PLU.
What: The Rev. Elizabeth Eaton speaks on “Who is Leading Us, and Where are We Going?”
When: 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1. Coffee reception begins at 9 a.m.; a Q&A follows the talk.
Where: Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, on the PLU campus.
Admission: Free and open to the public.
Eaton’s visit to PLU is historic, too.
“This will be Bishop Eaton’s first public visit to the ‘None Zone,’ that region of the country where over two-thirds of the population does not participate in any form of religion,” Torvend said. “And she will be speaking in a part of the country that witnessed many departures from the church after it voted in 2009 for the full inclusion of gays and lesbians as church leaders.”
That latter issue still resonates as timely and relevant, especially in light of the Oct. 18 reversal by Roman Catholic bishops of a controversial document that had talked more positively of homosexuals than any other in the church’s history.
Eaton earned a Master of Divinity degree from Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass., and a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education from the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. Ordained June 4, 1981, Eaton served as assistant pastor of All Saints Lutheran Church in Worthington, Ohio; interim pastor of Good Hope Lutheran Church in Boardman, Ohio; and pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church in Ashtabula, Ohio. She was elected bishop of the ELCA Northeastern Ohio Synod in 2006 and re-elected in May 2013. Eaton’s husband, the Rev. T. Conrad Selnick, an Episcopal priest, is vice president for advancement and church relations at Bexley Seabury Federation. They are parents of two adult children, Rebeckah and Susannah.
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For Foster Care Kids, College Degrees Are Elusive
Stateline Article December 7, 2017
By: Teresa Wiltz Topics: Demographics, Education & Safety Net Read time:
Foster Kids and College
A lone student walks on the campus of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams. Some states are giving foster youth more guidance and financial support to help them obtain college degrees.
Gillian Jones, The Berkshire Eagle via, The Associated Press
Since she was 2, Alexis Barries has bounced from foster home to group home to finally, a place of her own. She’s got dreams of becoming an attorney, and even started college early, at 16.
Eight years and five community colleges later, the Californian is still a freshman, working her way through school at an exceedingly slow pace, punctuated by a frustrating series of stops and starts, from financial aid snafus to housing mix-ups. Without an adult to help her figure things out, she says, the obstacles she encountered took on Kafkaesque proportions.
“I wasn’t prepared for college. I didn’t have parents or anyone to look up to or help me with my college experience,” said Barries, who lives in Stockton, California, where she now attends San Joaquin Delta College.
“I completely fell down.”
At a time when many parents help their children navigate every twist and turn of their academic lives, former and current foster youth have a particularly difficult path. If they don’t have a parental figure to guide them, they’re often left on their own to maneuver through the maze of college applications and financial aid paperwork.
Some states are stepping up efforts to give them more guidance and support.
In October, California Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, signed into law a program providing additional support services for foster youth in community colleges, including assigning a counselor to entering students. This year New York will spend $4.5 million to help foster youth with tuition, books and living expenses, up from $3 million last year.
And in September, four Pennsylvania universities launched a public-private partnership to recruit foster youth who want to go to college and support them with year-round campus housing, food pantries, counseling and school supplies.
“There are all these hurdles that foster youth have to go through,” said California state Sen. Jim Beall, a Democrat, who sponsored the California legislation.
“There are no parents, no one to help them. They drop out and do other things.”
More than Money
The vast majority of kids in foster care want to attend college. But research shows that foster youth are much less likely to go to college than other high school graduates. One review of multiple studies estimated that approximately 20 percent of foster youth who graduate from high school attend college, compared with 60 percent of high school graduates overall.
And foster youth who make it to college are much more likely to drop out before earning a degree, even compared with first-generation college students.
Many foster kids have moved from high school to high school, aren’t academically prepared for the rigors of college, and have to play catch-up with remedial classes, extending their time in school. Many of them don’t know about federal financial aid they might qualify for, and struggle to find stable housing.
Money helps, youth advocates say. But foster youth also need something intangible: the emotional support of a caring adult, said Steve Walsh, director of the Educational Opportunity Program at California State University at Bakersfield, an intensive support program for foster youth and low-income, first generation college students.
“We assume if you throw a little money at the problem that takes care of it,” Walsh said. “But what universities and colleges are finding out is you need more than that.”
Even students who come from families of limited means have advantages that foster kids don’t, Walsh said. For example, he said, a student who can’t drive his car to class because his tires are shot may be able to get a ride from his parents, even if they can’t afford to give him $300 to buy new tires. Foster youth don’t have that kind of support.
There’s no federal requirement to provide foster youth with help in college, which leaves it up to the states. California, where a quarter of foster youth are 16 and over, has taken the most aggressive approach. Since 2015, the state has offered $15 million in community college assistance for current and former foster youth aged 16 to 26.
In each of the past three years, California has enacted legislation to tackle some aspect of the problem, such as providing grants for books and supplies, mental health services or child care assistance. (Foster youth are more likely to become teen parents.)
The most recent measure requires every county child welfare agency to assign somebody to assist foster youth with applications for college and vocational school and for financial aid. It also doubles the number of community college districts with on-campus support programs from 10 to 20, and streamlines the financial aid verification process for foster youth.
Help with the verification process would have made a big difference to Barries, who couldn’t find the documentation she needed to verify that she was, indeed, in foster care.
“It was so frustrating and overwhelming,” said Barries, who takes early morning classes before she goes to her full-time job in the information technology department of a foster home agency.
Young Brains
It is now widely accepted that young brains aren’t fully developed until around age 25, and that youth need a longer transition into adulthood because they don’t fully understand the consequences of their actions.
Meanwhile, the number of youth in foster care continues to rise, fueled in part by the increase in parental substance abuse, according to a report released in November by the Children’s Bureau at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Administration for Children and Families.
“We’ve got to do so much more to lengthen the runway” to successfully launch foster youth, said Amy Lemley, executive director of John Burton Advocates for Youth, a California nonprofit.
Generally speaking, foster youth age out of the system at 18, with no backup services to ease them into adulthood. That can make for an abrupt transition. But thanks to a 2008 federal law, states can extend foster care benefits to youth up to age 21 and receive federal funding for it. So far, 21 states have expanded benefits.
The support is separate from targeted efforts to help foster kids get through college, but it can play a huge role in their college prospects.
“Who’s that supportive adult who’s going to help them when they’re stressed out or they run out of money and don’t have food?” said Sandra Gasca-Gonzalez, director of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative, which supports youth aging out of foster care. “That can make or break their educational journey,”
No adult told Barries she was eligible to live on campus, rent free, so she signed a lease on a place off campus, and then had to work extra hours to pay the rent, which made it almost impossible to keep up at school.
“My social worker was so focused on making sure my independent living skills were up to par and that I had a job,” she said. “Going to college wasn’t on her list of things to help me with.”
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Iraqi refugees turn to sex trade in Syria
By Alistair Lyon, Special Correspondent
DAMASCUS (Reuters) - A score of young Iraqi women in tight, shimmering gowns shuffle across the nightclub dance floor under the hungry eyes of Gulf Arabs at nearby tables.
File photo shows the skyline of Old Damascus from the Beit al-Mamlouka hotel on Nov. 1, 2007. Just a half-hour's drive north of this Syrian city, a score of young Iraqi women visit a nightclub to engage in what the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR calls "survival sex". Photo cropped from the original. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri
The band blasts out Iraqi songs into the early hours as the watching youths join the dancing or summon girls to sit with them -- there is little pretence about what gets transacted at this neon-lit nightspot half an hour’s drive north of Damascus.
The dancers, some in their early teens, do not want to talk, but one said she had no other way to support her family. “My father was killed in Baghdad and our money is finished,” muttered the dark-haired girl in a black and silver dress.
The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR calls it “survival sex,” a desperate way to cope for Iraqi refugees whose savings have run out since they escaped the violence at home.
The idea repels many of the 1.5 million Iraqis in Syria, but the struggle to make ends meet has forced some to share tiny apartments with other families in the slums of Damascus, put their children out to work or marry off teenaged daughters.
Sometimes such early marriages are simply a cover for prostitution as young brides are swiftly trafficked, according to Hana Ibrahim, head of the Iraqi Women’s Will Association.
She also cited a growing incidence of temporary marriage, accepted in Shi’ite Muslim tradition, as another common route into the sex trade. “Mut’a (temporary) marriage is just for Shi’ites, but who said the Sunnis don’t have other ways?”
UNHCR representative Laurens Jolles said survival sex was directly proportional to general refugee impoverishment.
“We are more and more confronted with examples of young girls or women who have decided on their own or through their families to get involved in night clubs to supplement the family income or just to look after their children,” Jolles added.
Some end up in Syrian detention. Those who get out are often bailed out by their exploiters and returned to the streets.
Impoverishment is also the main factor driving refugees to return home -- about 1,500 a day are crossing back into Iraq, compared to up to 500 daily arrivals, the UNHCR says.
A survey in November showed 46 percent were returning due to financial hardship and 26 percent because their visas had run out -- Syria has recently tightened entry and residence rules.
STRUGGLE FOR DIGNITY
But among the myriad Iraqi refugee families who have sunk into poverty are many determined to get by without dishonor.
“We don’t think of our future, only of our children’s future,” said Rukkaya Fadhil, a 34-year-old woman in a green headscarf who keeps smiling despite the grim reality around her.
She has to care for her husband Fallah Jaheel, paralyzed from the waist down after being shot several times in his mobile telephone shop in Babil, south of Baghdad, three years ago.
The couple sold their house to pay for Jaheel’s first seven months in hospital and eventually fled to Syria with their two children, aged 11 and 7. They have lived for a year in the poor Damascus district of Sayyida Zeinab, crowded with Iraqis.
Their savings gone, they depend on charity and whatever help they can get from foreign relief agencies, hoping they will one day be given funds to go abroad so that Jaheel can get advanced treatment for his paralysis -- and perhaps walk again.
The UNHCR and partner agencies are handing out food and cash to the neediest Iraqi refugee families they can identify.
They plan to give food packages to at least 200,000 people in the next two months, compared to 51,000 now. About 7,000 families will be getting $100 a month by the end of December.
Bushra, 39, who would not give her family name, sometimes despairs at the indignities of life as a refugee and the struggle to look after her family in a foreign land.
Her troubles began, she explains, when her three brothers were killed at the behest of Iraq’s former leader Saddam Hussein. That prompted her husband to leave her, and the wives of the two married brothers to abandon their children.
Bushra was left to care for nine children, only one of them her own, as well as her ailing mother. One of the boys was killed by Shi’ite militia in Iraq. Sufyan, the oldest at 21, was tortured and cannot work. He sits staring at the television.
“I’m so tired, God, I’m tired,” the usually feisty Bushra wept in the damp, unheated room where the family sleeps. “What’s this life? We knew no life under Saddam and no life after him.”
Her mother, a black scarf around her face, recalled their once-comfortable life in Baghdad, saying their flat in Damascus would have fitted into a corridor of the villa they once owned.
“Just take me back to Iraq so I can die there,” she pleaded.
Bushra, who has worked in Iraq as a photographer and a hairdresser, cannot find a job in Damascus -- officially Iraqi refugees are not allowed to work in Syria. One grown-up son is a casual laborer on building sites, earning about $3 a day.
Somehow Bushra has held her family together, but it is easy to see how refugees in similar straits might send their children to work or beg, or cast aside social and religious taboos and push their womenfolk into night clubs or dubious marriages.
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Home Entertainment “Spectre” Awarded Guinness World Record Title for Largest Film Stunt Explosion
“Spectre” Awarded Guinness World Record Title for Largest Film Stunt Explosion
Beijing, China, Nov. 10, 2015 – In addition to breaking box office records across the globe, SPECTRE, the 24th James Bond adventure, has been awarded a Guinness World Records™ title for the Largest Film Stunt Explosion, it was announced today at a press conference in Beijing, China. SPECTRE, from Albert R. Broccoli’s EON Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and Sony Pictures Entertainment, opens in China this week.
Producer Barbara Broccoli and stars Daniel Craig and Léa Seydoux – who appear in the scene – accepted the record certificate on behalf of the official title holder, Academy Award® winner Chris Corbould, who served as Special Effects and Miniature Effects Supervisor on SPECTRE.
The incredible explosion was filmed for a pivotal scene in the film and took place on June 29, 2015 in Erfoud, Morocco and used 8418 litres of fuel and 33kg of explosives.
Commenting on the announcement, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, the producers of SPECTRE, said, “It is absolutely tremendous that the Guinness World Records have recognised Chris Corbould’s incredible work in Spectre in which he created the largest explosion ever in film history.”
Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief Craig Glenday added: “The James Bond movies are synonymous with pushing cinematic boundaries. The latest film, Spectre, has again captured the imagination of global cinemagoers, and this will certainly be due in part to the phenomenal stunts. The scene featuring the world’s largest film stunt explosion is spectacular and will live long in the memory as one of the outstanding moments in the Bond franchise.” The Largest Film Stunt Explosion is an early front runner for inclusion in Guinness World Records 2017, out next year. The 2016 edition is currently on sale.
SPECTRE follows the release of SKYFALL, the biggest Bond film of all time, which took in $1.1 billion worldwide.
A cryptic message from the past sends James Bond (Daniel Craig) on a rogue mission to Mexico City and eventually Rome, where he meets Lucia Sciarra (Monica Bellucci), the beautiful and forbidden widow of an infamous criminal. Bond infiltrates a secret meeting and uncovers the existence of the sinister organisation known as SPECTRE.
Meanwhile back in London, Max Denbigh (Andrew Scott), the new head of the Centre for National Security, questions Bond’s actions and challenges the relevance of MI6, led by M (Ralph Fiennes). Bond covertly enlists Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) and Q (Ben Whishaw) to help him seek out Madeleine Swann (Lea Seydoux), the daughter of his old nemesis Mr White (Jesper Christensen), who may hold the clue to untangling the web of SPECTRE. As the daughter of an assassin, she understands Bond in a way most others cannot.
As Bond ventures towards the heart of SPECTRE, he learns of a chilling connection between himself and the enemy he seeks, played by Christoph Waltz.
Now showing across the Philippines, “Spectre” is distributed by Columbia Pictures, local office of Sony Pictures Releasing International.
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Rice Epicurean Markets, the oldest family-owned supermarket in Houston, opened its first store in 1988. At that time Rice Epicurean was a division of Rice Food Markets, Inc. Founded on May 5, 1937, by William and Edna Levy, grandparents of the current owners, the first Rice Food Market store, a 2400 square foot building located at 2501 Rice Boulevard, was aptly named Rice Boulevard Food Market.
In 1937, The Village shopping center west of Rice Institute was an undeveloped, wooded area. Rice Boulevard was an unpaved dirt road and West University Place was in its developmental stages. In those early days, there were only two buildings in the shopping center, an ice house at the corner of Rice Boulevard and Kirby, and Rice Boulevard Food Market at 250l Rice Boulevard.
The first store was only 40 feet by 60 feet, and included William Levy’s wife Edna among the personnel, which numbered only five. That successful first store was eventually enlarged on five occasions until there was no longer space on the site for expansion.
In 1955, William Levy’s son-in-law, Alfred L. Friedlander, joined the business. Two years later, his son, Joel M. Levy, came into the family business.
In April 1957, the family opened its second location at the corner of San Felipe and Post Oak in Tanglewood. The Tanglewood store, as it was referred to in conversation, necessitated a change in the firm’s name from Rice Boulevard Food Market to Rice Food Markets.
When the Tanglewood store opened, it was surrounded by farmland and many customers were nearby rice farmers who were delighted not to have to go into the city for groceries. The store virtually stood alone and was the only major structure in what was to become the prestigious Galleria area.
William H. Levy passed away in 1968, but Rice Epicurean Markets continues to maintain his concepts from the first neighborhood location: quality products and personal service.
Before the advent of the supermarket of today, customers shopped in their own neighborhood and were known by name by the grocer, who usually offered charging privileges by simply signing their names on the grocery bills.
Rice, to now compete with the larger chains, was re-created in a successful effort to be the best grocery store in town. In 1988, Rice Epicurean Markets was born.
Today, Rice Epicurean Markets is still merchandised to be in tune with its neighborhood. The charge card system with monthly billing, introduced in 1964, remains in effect. Rice Epicurean Markets prides itself on the number of employees who have been with the chain for 20 years or more and can tell you by name, the customers and their families who have shopped with them for many, many years.
The Rice Epicurean concept pays close attention to the regular stock of grocery store items, but special requests, gourmet products and customer service figure prominently in the overall operation. The perishable departments receive special attention, featuring the finest meat, produce, chef prepared salads and entrees, upscale floral, European bakery, Angus Beef and See’s Candies.
In 2002, Rice Epicurean became the first Houston grocer to offer online shopping at RiceDelivers.com.
In 1996, Rice Epicurean Markets was awarded the prestigious, Nationally Acclaimed Award of Excellence honor by Supermarket Business Magazine.
Over the years, Rice Epicurean has also been recognized by the Houston Business Journal as a Top 50 Family Owned Business in Houston.
Rice Epicurean Markets, Inc. is wholly owned by founding family members. Current family members involved in the daily operations of the business are: Gary Friedlander, President and Chief Operating Officer and Bruce Levy, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
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How is the 2014 North West Pacific Typhoon Season Shaping Up?
Nikki Chambers August 05, 2014
July’s Typhoon Matmo was the 10th named typhoon of 2014 and the 5th to make landfall in the West Pacific basin. Typhoons can occur throughout the year, but the peak of the season is July through October, when nearly 70 percent of all typhoons develop, so we expect to see more activity in the region in the coming months.
Let’s take a look at recent activity and typhoon risk in China, the Philippines, Japan, and Taiwan.
To date, China has been impacted by three landfalling typhoons in 2014, the strongest of which was Rammasun, a Category 4 strength storm, with maximum sustained winds of 135 mph impacting Hainan and Guangdong provinces, and the autonomous region of Guangxi.
The southeastern coastal provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, and Zhejiang are most vulnerable to landfalling typhoons. They also represent some of China‘s most economically developed areas. Typhoon Rammasun impacted Guangdong province in July, bringing damaging wind and heavy rain. Overall in China, typhoon-induced flooding is the biggest driver of risk in high-exposure areas such as Guangdong, driving approximately 80 percent of the average annual losses from typhoon.
Insurance penetration is extremely low in China, varying by province. On average, about 15 percent of residential property risk is insured. Hainan, where Typhoon Rammasun first made landfall, has one of the lowest insurance penetrations in China, while Guangdong, one of the more prosperous provinces, is the second largest province for property insurance purchases with 41.7 billion Yuan ($6.8 billion) in direct premiums in 2012, according to the China Insurance Regulatory Commission.
Typhoon activity kicked off early this year in the Philippines with Tropical Storm Kajiki in January. More recently, the second storm to make landfall was Typhoon Rammasun, which hit Legaspi City in the Albay Province, south of the capital Manila, as a Category 3 storm. In a 36-hour period it brought 11.6 inches of rainfall, leading to flash flooding and landslides. The provinces impacted by Rammasun contain over $180 billion of insurable commercial and industrial building exposure, and over $215 billion of residential building exposure.
Like China, the Philippines lags behind some other markets in Asia in relation to insurance expenditure – non-life insurance penetration is 0.09 percent – though with higher proportionally for commercial and industrial businesses, which are centred around Manila and the industrial zones.
Tropical Storm Neoguri made landfall over the Kumamoto Prefecture on Kyushu Island in southwest Japan as the country’s first landfall this season. Neoguri brought strong winds, heavy rains, flooding, landslides, and mudslides to parts of southwest Japan. On Kyushu, the city of Ebino reported 13 inches of rain in the first 24 hours, and on Okinawa, heavy rainfall triggered flash flooding.
The southwestern parts of the country are the most vulnerable, particularly Shikoku, Kyushu, and San-in. Tokyo is rarely hit by typhoons and much of the coastline is protected from by the tsunami walls designed to protect from a four-meter storm surge.
Japan is the second largest non-life market in gross premium terms behind the U.S., and there is relatively high penetration of personal lines insurance, with over 50 percent of households buying building insurance. However, corporate Japan is massively under-insured compared to its western equivalents. Many large corporations only insure their property on an indemnity basis, while many small to medium-sized enterprises are completely uninsured.
So far this season, Taiwan has only been impacted by Typhoon Matmo, which passed through the center of the country as a Category 2 storm, bringing heavy rain and strong winds.
Storms typically travel towards the northwest from the Philippines, losing speed when they encounter the mountain chain running north-south down the center of Taiwan, and dropping most of their rain on the eastern side, causing rivers to overflow due to the extra water runoff from the mountains.
The most dangerous typhoons are those that approach from the south. The north-south mountain chain funnels them north up the Taiwan Straits so that they hit the western and northwestern parts of the island, including Taipei, where large industrial and commercial exposure is situated, such as the Hsin Chu Industrial Park in the province of Hsinchu which reportedly has a combined property/business interruption accumulation of $33.33 billion. However, insurers have reported few insured losses arising from wind damage alone, as the main damages are a result of flooding. Most of the losses caused by typhoons in Taiwan are agricultural, and thus uninsured. Insurance penetration is very low compared to some other markets in South East Asia in relation to insurance expenditure, with insurance penetration for non-life at 0.08 percent.
The 2015 Northwest Pacific Typhoon Season: Already a Record-Breaker
What’s at risk as Super Typhoon Hagupit approaches the central Philippines?
Only thirteen months since Super Typhoon Haiyan devastated parts of the Philippines, the region is again under threat from a large typhoon. Typhoon Hagupit, locally referred to as Typhoon Ruby, is currently Category 4 strength and expected to make landfall over the weekend. Hagupit isn’t forecast to be as strong as Typhoon Haiyan; however, its projected path takes it across southern Luzon Island, as well as an area 35 miles south of the Central Capitol Region that has a high concentration of exposure at risk of substantial wind damage. As the typhoon makes landfall, there is also the potential for storm surge along low-lying coastal areas, which are characterized by complex coastlines and bays. At this stage,there still remains a large degree of uncertainty surrounding Hagupit’s forecast track, intensity, and landfall locations, which the RMS catastrophe response team is monitoring closely. High concentrations of exposure at risk The Central Capitol Region includes Quezon City, the largest city in the Philippines, as well as Manila, which is the second largest city and serves as the capitol. This region has the highest concentration of economic insurable exposure ($165.5 billion), which accounts for approximately 20 percent of the country’s total insurable exposure. Using the RMS Economic Exposure datasets, we can see that $91 billion is residential, $59 billion commercial, and $14.4 billion is industrial exposure. Quezon City has the highest value of insurable exposure with $32.3 billion, of which 65 percent is commercial. In addition, our Industrial Clusters Catalog shows that a high proportion of industrial clusters could be impacted by Hagupit. These are located in the surrounding districts of Rizal and Laguna within the Calabarzon region, as well as the Lima Technology Center, which is in the direct path of typhoon. Despite being forecast to making landfall further north than Typhoon Haiyan, Hagupit is still likely to affect areas that are still recovering from the impacts of Typhoon Haiyan. Lessons from Typhoon Haiyan Reconnaissance Typhoon Haiyan illustrated that the complex geometry and shallow water where Haiyan made landfall can give rise to significant storm surge heights, evidenced by high surge levels experienced in San Pedro and San Pablo Bays, affecting Tacloban City. The Philippines is characterized by these complex coastlines and shallow waters, and future typhoon events, including Typhoon Hagupit, could similarly cause significant storm surge in other areas of the Philippines. In the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, our scientists conducted extensive field reconnaissance work. They observed that buildings were structurally more resilient to typhoon winds because of the region’s high risk of earthquakes. There is abundant use of reinforced concrete frames, which ensures the structural integrity of the buildings for earthquakes and winds. Wind alone did not cause substantial structural damage to structures built with reinforced concrete; however, the severe storm surge flooding caused the failure of some reinforced concrete framed buildings. Instead, wind damage was most evident to the roofing of buildings, particularly light aluminum roofs. Large span commercial and industrial light metal roofs collapsed, but concrete roof tiles preformed better. Since Haiyan, the Filipino government has been actively discussing sponsoring a catastrophe bond with the World Bank, but the process is complex and will take time to develop.…
Nikki Chambers
Manager, Business Solutions, RMS
As a member of RMS' model solutions team, Nikki works to guide more informed usage of catastrophe models and enhance understanding of model uncertainty. This requires interaction with the market, as well as other important stakeholders such as regulators and rating agencies, to help RMS develop tools that capture the evolving needs of the risk management industry. Based in London, her primary focus is on supporting the RMS Asian modeling suite and in facilitating client understanding of catastrophe models for risk management in the region. Nikki holds a BSc in Physical geography from Liverpool John Moores University and an MSc Geophysical hazards from University College London
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Ahead of his massive guitar auction, David Gilmour explains how he fell into collecting instruments and his history with some of the more than 120 guitars he’ll be selling in a new video. The four-and-a-half–minute clip shows him playing the 12-string on which he wrote Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here,” as well as a close-up of him playing the iconic opening notes of “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” on his famed Black Strat — an instrument that auctioneers Christie’s expect will fetch between $100,000 and $150,000 this summer. That instrument, he says, was on every track he recorded from 1973 through the mid-Eighties.
“My dream and ambition was to have a Fender, preferably a Stratocaster,” Gilmour says in the clip. “I loved it from the beginning. Buddy Holly played one. Hank Marvin played one. And that was enough for me. I just wanted a Strat.”
The video also shows off his Fender Stratocaster with the serial number #0001 and a gold Les Paul he used for the solo on “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2).” He says in the video that he hopes the guitars make a lot of money for charity.
In a wide-ranging interview with Rolling Stone this week, Gilmour said that he didn’t want people to interpret the auction as a move towards retirement; this is simply cleaning house. “Retiring is not a hard and fast thing for me in my life,” he said. “I don’t really have to retire. I don’t have to say those words. I don’t have to state that have retired or anything like that. If I retire, it will be a quiet, unnoticeable process at some point. But I’m not at that moment.”
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RFR Story
John Henry, Co-Owner
Green Means Go
Reed Ride for Charlotte
Reed has four starts in the NASCAR XFINITY Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway, recording his best finish of 12th in the May 2015 event. In that race, Reed started 10th and fought loose conditions for much of the afternoon. The team made the necessary adjustment to put Reed in position to fight for a finish just outside of the top 10.
Ryan Reed – Charlotte Advance
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Reed at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Riding with Ryan
American Diabetes Association Youth Ambassador Brianna Rochford will ride along with Reed during Friday’s NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Charlotte. The Charlotte native will have her name featured on a decal above the passenger-side door on the No. 16 Lilly Diabetes American Diabetes Association Ford Mustang. Rochford was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2007 at the age of six and decided at an early age that diabetes would not win. She serves as a mentor to kids who are newly diagnosed or struggling with their diagnosis. Like Reed, she is determined to pursue her hobbies and goals. The 10th grader at Kings Mountain High School is a cheerleader and a Champion Irish Step Dancer for Rince Na H’Eireann studio.
Dover Recap
Reed finished 14th on Saturday at Dover International Speedway after starting 16th. Due to rain, the field lined up by owner’s points to start the 200-lap race. Reed fought the handling of the car for the majority of the day, reporting that he needed forward drive. With necessary adjustments and fuel strategy, Reed was able to record his 15th top-15 finish of the season.
Several members of the No. 16 team call Charlotte Motor Speedway their home track:
Josh Patch Gas Man Salisbury, NC
Dave Sumner Front-end mechanic Winston Salem, NC
Hayden Reeves Shock Specialist Statesville, NC
Jimmy Holder Engine Tuner Randleman, NC
Tim Jones Engine Tuner Clemmons, NC
Ralph Diaz Pit Support Durham, NC
Roush Fenway Racing Fan Day
Roush Fenway Racing will host its annual fall fan day at its world headquarters in Concord, N.C. on Thursday, October 8th from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. The event is open to the public and will feature autograph sessions with each of Roush Fenway’s seven NASCAR drivers. Autograph sessions will kick off at 10 a.m. with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Trevor Bayne, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Greg Biffle plus Jack Roush himself. Roush Fenway’s NASCAR XFINITY Series drivers Bubba Wallace, Ryan Reed, Chris Buescher and Elliott Sadler will sign autographs at 11:30 a.m. Ticket distribution begins at 8 a.m.
Reed is currently 10th in the NASCAR XFINITY Series championship standings after one win and 15 top-15 finishes.
Reed on Charlotte
“Charlotte was one of the first tracks I competed at in the NASCAR XFINITY Series and I love it – day or night. I love racing at night, though. There’s a lot of grip and it feels like you can move around a little bit more than during the day race. I think everyone looks forward to this weekend as it’s a homecoming of sorts for the teams. I’m looking forward to meeting all the fans at RFR Fan Day this week and spending time with friends and family before we take to the track on Friday night.”
Tune-in
Reed and the rest of the NASCAR XFINITY Series will take the green flag from Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday, October 9th at 8 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network and PRN.
About The American Diabetes Association
The American Diabetes Association is leading the fight to Stop Diabetes and its deadly consequences and fighting for those affected by diabetes. The Association funds research to prevent, cure and manage diabetes; delivers services to hundreds of communities; provides objective and credible information; and gives voice to those denied their rights because of diabetes. For the past 75 years, our mission has been to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. For more information please call the American Diabetes Association at 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) or visit www.diabetes.org. Information from both these sources is available in English and Spanish.
About Lilly Diabetes
Lilly has been a global leader in diabetes care since 1923, when we introduced the world’s first commercial insulin. Today we are building upon this heritage by working to meet the diverse needs of people with diabetes and those who care for them. Through research and collaboration, a broad and growing product portfolio and a continued determination to provide real solutions—from medicines to support programs and more—we strive to make life better for all those affected by diabetes around the world. For more information, visit www.lillydiabetes.com or follow us on Twitter: @LillyDiabetes.
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THE ORIGINS OF ATTACHMENT THEORY: JOHN BOWLBY AND MARY AINSWORTH
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BookCon 2017: Dan Brown Shares His Secrets
By Jason Boog |
Dan Brown fans have waited four years for a new book to decode. At last, Origin has been announced for publication on October 3, one of publishing’s most anticipated (and most secretive) events. In fact, Doubleday has only released a single sentence about the novel: “Origin thrusts Harvard symbologist or symbolist Robert Langdon into the dangerous intersection of humankind’s two most enduring questions, and the earthshaking discovery that will answer them.”
BookCon caught up with Brown, uncovering a few clues about the new book.
Your books have the best puzzles and codes for readers to solve. What is your favorite puzzle or code that you haven’t managed to crack yet?
I’ve always been captivated by the Voynich Manuscript—the mysterious, 15th-century encrypted codex that still baffles cryptologists, linguists, and historians. The illustrated manuscript was just republished in a spectacular new edition, and I’ve spent a lot of time studying the text, images, and diagrams. Sadly, I’ve come no closer to deciphering the document’s meaning and purpose. I really hope someone can crack it in my lifetime.
My favorite Dan Brown novels include at least one famous painting that readers need to study very closely. Which modern art paintings or artists should I study to prepare for your new novel?
I’d prefer to preserve the mystery by withholding the names of any specific paintings, but I will tell you that Langdon is a great admirer of modernists Gauguin and Picasso. In this novel, as he moves into the world of contemporary art, Langdon must come down from his ivory tower, set aside his classical predilections, and navigate a landscape of avant-garde works that challenge his very definition of art.
For every novel, you have a team of fact-checkers working on the manuscript. What’s it like to be a fact-checker for Dan Brown?
I have great admiration for the fact-checking team. Considering it takes me years to gather all the facts in my books, it’s a daunting task for the fact-checkers to review all of that material in a matter of weeks. They tell me it’s great fun learning about exotic locations and esoteric history. And, yes, the fact-checkers always catch a few things that have slipped through the cracks during the writing process, so I’m very grateful to them.
Three years ago, you did an “Ask Me Anything” interview on Reddit. What is it like to tackle more than 1,500 comments in a single interview? What was the most bizarre question you received?
The Reddit “Ask Me Anything” was surprisingly enjoyable. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it turned out to be fairly well-controlled chaos. The hardest part of the process was having to bypass many great questions. I felt bad not answering everyone, but the inquiries were flowing in so fast, I could barely read them all.
As I recall, the most bizarre question I received was simply: “Albert Einstein or Isaac Newton?” I responded: “Nicola Tesla.”
During that interview, you wrote: “I’ve toyed with writing about ancient aliens, but cannot do it because I don’t buy it. Sorry. If anyone out there can convince me, please do.” Has anybody managed to convince you?
Nobody has ever convinced me that ancient aliens have visited Earth. Not even close.
Back in the 1990s, before you were a household name, you would write to individual readers personally. Do you miss those days?
I do miss the days of interacting personally with readers. I think it’s because I spent so many years as a teacher and loved that face-to-face process. Writing is a solitary journey, so I am always excited to go out on book tour and meet readers one-on-one.
You said 4 a.m. is the best time to write. How does that work?! Do you wake up early? Or stay up all night?
I’m in bed by 10 p.m. (boring, I know) and at my desk no later than 4 a.m. For me, the early hours have fewer distractions. I also believe that there is a close correlation between the writing process and the dream state (both of which require your mind to create something from nothing), so I like to transition from sleep to writing as quickly as possible... without checking my email or the headlines.
I love your writing advice: “Create something and throw it out before anyone can see it. Repeat the process until you create something you can’t bear to throw out.” How many times have you thrown out drafts? Have you ever thrown out a whole novel?
I’ve heard that some writers “get it right the first time,” but I am definitely not one of them. For every page printed in my novels, I have invariably written at least 10 that are discarded. When I speak to aspiring writers, I try to share with them my belief that the single most important skill they can learn as a writer is that of separation—that is, being able to read their own work as an “outsider” and ruthlessly delete anything that does not serve their story. I have never thrown out an entire novel, but I once had a computer crash that deleted the first one-third of Angels & Demons back in 1998. That was a very hard day for me. When I finally gathered myself and went back to rewrite the novel, the story evolved into something better. And, yes, I now back up on multiple machines.
I find your prose very soothing when I fly on airplanes—I’m flying with Digital Fortress tomorrow, in fact. What do you read on airplanes?
For me, flying has always felt like the perfect time to read—a forced hiatus from life, a welcome disconnect from all the communication below. (I fear the arrival of in-flight internet may be changing all that, though.) When I fly, I’m generally reading relevant research books, highlighter in hand.
Today, 11–11:50 a.m. Dan Brown discusses his books, making movies, and his interests in codes, science, religion, and art on the Main Stage.
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Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009)
Watch Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009) Online
It’s Yorkshire in 1974, and fear, mistrust and institutionalised police corruption are running riot. Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to search for the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit surrounding the police investigation into a series of child abductions. When young Clare Kemplay goes missing, Eddie and his colleague, Barry, persuade their editor to let them investigate links with two similar abductions in the last decade. But after a mutilated body is found on a construction site owned by a local property magnate, Eddie and Barry are drawn into a deadly world of secrecy, intimidation, shocking revelations and police brutality.
Director: Julian Jarrold
Actors: Andrew Garfield, Anthony Flanagan, David Morrissey, Jennifer Hennessy, John Henshaw, Mary Jo Randle, Warren Clarke
A Belfast Story
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He dwells in a world of eternal night, but the blackness is filled with sounds and scents, tastes and textures that most cannot perceive. Although attorney Matt Murdock is blind,…
Genre: Action, Crime
The Escape of Prisoner 614 (2018)
Two inept, small-town Sheriff’s Deputies catch an escaped prisoner that they believe was wrongly convicted.
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Still of the Night (1982)
When one of his patients is found murdered, psychiatrist Dr. Sam Rice is visited by the investigating officer but refuses to give up any information. He’s then visited by the…
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
An officially “dead” cop is trained to become an extraordinary unique assassin in service of the US President.
Country: Mexico, USA
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance, Thriller
Higher Learning (1995)
Malik (Omar Epps) is an African-American student attending on a track scholarship; academics are not his strong suit, and he goes in thinking that his athletic abilities will earn him…
Into the Blue (2005)
When they take some friends on an extreme sport adventure, the last thing Jared and Sam expect to see below the shark-infested waters is a legendary pirate ship rumored to…
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
New Orleans Uncensored (1955)
William Castle directed this Sam Katzman production, a gritty crime thriller about a newly-discharged sailor who gets a job as a longshoreman in The Big Easy. He swiftly discovers mob…
Life of Crime (2013)
Two common criminals get more than they bargained for after kidnapping the wife of a corrupt real-estate developer who shows no interest in paying the $1 million dollar ransom for…
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
When an office full of Chicago real estate salesmen is given the news that all but the top two will be fired at the end of the week, the atmosphere…
Hard Boiled (1992)
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring…
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn’t what he appears.
Trailer: Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009)
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Anchorage Daily News, a ProPublica Local Reporting Network Partner, Wins John Jay College/Harry Frank Guggenheim Award for Excellence in Criminal Justice Journalism
by ProPublica
Jan. 17, 2020, 11:33 a.m. EST
Anchorage Daily News reporter Kyle Hopkins won the 2020 John Jay College/Harry Frank Guggenheim Award for Excellence in Criminal Justice Journalism. He was honored in the series category for “Lawless,” produced in partnership with ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network, which detailed a sexual assault crisis in rural Alaska and how it is compounded by a profound lack of public safety services.
Alaska has the highest sexual assault rate in the U.S., and the impact is felt disproportionately by Alaska Natives, many living in the country’s poorest and most remote villages. For the series, Hopkins traveled to some of these villages, including one where sex offenders outnumber police officers 7 to 1. With a lack of qualified personnel, some communities hired officers convicted of felonies, domestic violence and other offenses, while other far-flung villages had no local law enforcement of any kind. Hopkins’ comprehensive reporting showed how these conditions contribute to an ongoing but preventable epidemic of abuse and trauma.
ProPublica’s Charles Ornstein, Adriana Gallardo, Beena Raghavendran and Nadia Sussman, and the Anchorage Daily News’ David Hulen, Alex Demarban, Michelle Theriault Boots and Tess Williams also contributed to the series.
In the wake of the investigation, U.S. Attorney General William Barr visited Alaska to learn more about the problems Hopkins highlighted. Barr declared an emergency for public safety in rural Alaska and pledged more than $52 million in funds as part of a sweeping plan to better support law enforcement in Alaska Native villages, including three new federal prosecutors to focus on rural Alaska, the hiring of 20 more officers, upgrading public safety infrastructure for Alaska villages and expanding tribal victim services. The U.S. attorney’s office announced it would hire rural prosecutors, and some communities will receive Alaska Trooper posts for the first time.
“This year’s winners demonstrate the critical role played by the media, locally and nationally, to ensure our justice system lives up to the values that sustain our democracy,” said Karol V. Mason, president of John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. Learn more.
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Research and publications Reserve Bank Korero - speaking and engagement programme Where we are going with macro and micro-prudential policies in New Zealand?
Where we are going with macro and micro-prudential policies in New Zealand?
Bernard Hodgetts; Dr Alan Bollard
Where we are going with macro and micro-prudential policies in New Zealand? (PDF 198.51 KB)
A speech delivered to the Basel III Conference in Sydney
Following the Global Financial Crisis, there has been general acceptance of the need for central banks and financial regulators to adopt a greater ‘macro-prudential' orientation to their supervision of financial systems and institutions. While the objectives of prudential policy are usually systemic, the policies have focused on ensuring the balance sheets of individual institutions are robust to shocks. The crisis showed that this micro-prudential approach can sometimes miss important system-wide financial risks. So, policymakers are increasingly focussing on the resilience of the financial system as a whole, and in particular on the capacity for pro-cyclical lending behaviour to amplify the macroeconomic cycle in a destabilising manner. I will return to these concepts and issues later.
There is currently considerable interest in macro-prudential instruments – policy tools that might be used to promote a more stable and resilient financial system and help smooth the credit cycle, reducing the risk of boom-and-bust cycles. These tools would take the form of specific prudential requirements placed on the balance sheets of banks or other financial institutions, such as capital requirements that vary over time, or restrictions on lending like loan-to-value caps.
This is not to suggest that micro-prudential policy is unimportant or that existing tools cannot be enhanced. On the contrary, a strong micro-prudential framework is essential for a robust financial system and remains at the heart of our efforts to maintain stability in the financial system. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (the Basel Committee) is now close to completing a major strengthening of the micro-prudential framework, while keeping system-wide stability objectives firmly in mind.
Micro-prudential policies/tools
The Basel Committee has developed and released new global regulatory standards for bank capital adequacy and liquidity, as endorsed by G20 leaders at their November 2010 summit. While the frameworks are now broadly set, further work is being undertaken on some areas of detail, in particular with regard to the liquidity standards.
In addition, work continues on related international financial reform issues such as measures for systemically important banks, and reviews of international accounting standards, the Basel Committee's Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision, and the international standards for financial market infrastructures.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is not compelled to adopt the full package of new global standards. While we are very supportive of strengthening global standards for bank capital adequacy and liquidity, we are likely to adapt aspects of the standards to New Zealand conditions or take a different view on some matters (for instance in relation to the leverage ratio).
We are currently in the process of assessing the potential impact of the new Basel 3 standards in the New Zealand context, but are yet to make final decisions about the measures we will adopt. We do not propose to ‘lead the world', but just as most jurisdictions are likely to implement Basel 3 ahead of the Basel Committee's timeline, we would expect to do likewise.
We are also likely to continue to implement our new liquidity policy according to our existing timetable (which is some years ahead of the Basel 3 timeline). While our liquidity policy is different in form to Basel 3, the substance is similar, and we do not propose to modify the policy in the near term.
There remains some uncertainty about how our liquidity policy will align with the global standards and with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's liquidity requirements. We will be monitoring international developments and engaging closely with APRA as this process unfolds.
With regard to the Basel 3 leverage ratio, it is not risk-based, so it can give a misleading picture of risk, and a single leverage ratio implies that one size fits all banks, which is not credible. However, we will explore practical issues with the ratio prior to making a final decision on this.
More generally, the Reserve Bank remains committed to making improvements to its existing prudential policy framework, given the importance for both institutional and wider financial system stability. With our major banks accredited to use their own risk measurement models for Basel 2 capital calculations, we put particular emphasis on ensuring that those capital models are calibrated to plausible economic downturn scenarios, rather than the relatively benign credit loss conditions of the past decade.
Macro-prudential/financial policies/tools
We have always had system stability as our objective for prudential policies, and the institutional focus of those policies has worked well in practice. The conservative and through-the-cycle approach to capital adequacy, including Basel 2 implementation, is an example of how our micro-prudential stance has enabled our financial system to flourish and to be resilient through the recent crisis. We believe this approach and our micro settings are effective in doing the job almost all of the time. However, by its nature, micro-prudential supervision has not always paid sufficient regard to macro-financial interactions. The aim now is to design prudential policies with macro-effects firmly in mind. The challenge for researchers is to identify policy instruments that can actually be used in a real-world setting. This involves careful analysis of what individual tools might or might not be able to achieve, the channels through which they would be expected to work, and the potential costs associated with using them.
The case for these new instruments rests mainly on their scope to build greater financial system resilience to the risks associated with the extremes of the credit cycle. In addition, some tools may have the ability to directly dampen the credit cycle. Some tools are potentially more effective in achieving the first of these objectives than the second. While a range of instruments is being viewed enthusiastically by some commentators, we must be careful about unintended consequences. The case for any particular instrument needs to be informed by a full analysis of its likely effectiveness in a real-world setting, along with the associated costs of deploying it.
It is important here to be clear whether tools would be aimed at building resilience and/or dampening excessive credit growth.
We also need to think about policies that address the cross-sectional dimension as well as the time dimension. In other words, the risk exposures and interconnections between institutions at any point in time (the 'cross-section' dimension), as well as the tendency for financial institutions, households and businesses to become over-exposed during an upswing, and excessively cautious in the subsequent downturn (the 'time dimension‘). There are also numerous design issues. Would the instruments be set by rules or discretion? Would they be set once and left alone or varied over the course of the economic cycle? Or would they be deployed only in exceptional circumstances? What governance arrangements are needed?
We need to be very conscious of the costs of using macro-prudential tools when considering whether to use them. Some tools have the potential to damage financial system efficiency. They could also result in disintermediation (that is, promote lending through channels other than those affected by the restrictions) or cause other unintended or undesirable consequences. During the period from the 1960s to the 1980s, New Zealand and other countries used a range of prudential measures to assist in the control of money and credit, some of which look rather similar to the macro-prudential instruments currently under consideration. Some of these tools, including the system of reserve asset ratios that applied to the trading banks in New Zealand, ultimately proved quite ineffective and led to the re-routing of financial activities outside of the banking system. So history reminds us of the need for caution.
Above all, macro-prudential policy should not be viewed as a panacea for macro-economic imbalances. When seeking solutions to these imbalances, we also need to consider the role of the tax system and the broader regulatory environment. Where clear distortions in these areas exist, we need to correct them in lieu of adopting macro-prudential solutions. Tax distortions in the area of investor housing contributed to an overheated housing market in New Zealand during the last cycle, and the Reserve Bank was strongly supportive of tax changes made in this area last year.
Potential macro-prudential instruments for New Zealand
Over the past year, the Reserve Bank has been assessing a range of macro-prudential instruments that might have a role to play in contributing to broader financial stability in New Zealand.[1]
As in other countries, credit growth in New Zealand is currently weak, so we have not felt a pressing need to implement such tools. We want the credit process to be able to support economic growth.
However, there have certainly been periods in our history where we have experienced unsustainably strong credit growth and asset price cycles, and we have seen the damaging effects of these, both on the economy and the financial system. We will certainly face similar developments in the future, so we want to develop our macro-prudential toolkit now to enhance our ability to deal with them when the time comes. Rapid credit and asset price growth have amplified the general economic cycle and have made monetary policy's task of controlling inflation more difficult. We have seen the difficulties that can arise when interest rates alone are used. The collateral damage to the net export sector from the high New Zealand dollar exchange rate during the previous economic upswing prompted a search for potential tools to assist monetary policy. Now, in light of the broader and significant social and macroeconomic costs arising from financial system distress in the aftermath of the global financial crisis, there is greater will to consider additional tools.
We believe several instruments may be useful from this perspective and could potentially form a useful part of the Bank's macro-prudential toolkit in the future. The instruments we have been considering include credit-based measures and liquidity and capital buffers.
We have been analysing these policy options in a New Zealand context, undertaking some simulations and other calculations to help establish their likely effectiveness.
Our expectation is that we would use these tools infrequently. In this regard, the Basel Committee has suggested that some countries might only use the counter-cyclical capital buffer once every 10 to 20 years when faced with exceptionally strong credit growth. We think this is a useful perspective.
Related to this we would have a preference for standards that can be set and to work through a cycle where possible, that is act as an automatic stabiliser rather than a discretionary stabiliser. This is an important learning from fiscal policy.
While our work is ongoing, we would offer the following preliminary conclusions:
Credit-based tools
A range of credit-based tools has been used by the emerging economies, especially in Asia, for many years. They include a wide range of regulated caps, targets and limits. These tools are receiving increased attention by the advanced economies. Of these tools, we have looked specifically at loan-to-value restrictions.
Loan-to-Value Restrictions
Loan-to-Value restrictions (or LVRs) have been used by a number of countries in response to excessive credit growth and overheated housing markets and, on balance, appear to have met with some success. Such a tool could be particularly useful in circumstances when funding and credit margins move counter-cyclically, and so reduce the effectiveness of liquidity and capital requirements in braking credit growth during a boom. Another advantage would be that an LVR restriction could be imposed and enforced relatively swiftly, given that banks would require longer operational lead times to meet higher liquidity and capital requirements. However, the use of non-price or administrative restrictions is subject to greater long-term enforcement and disintermediation risks. Moreover, we are not aware of any instances where LVR restrictions have been applied to sectors other than housing.
Accounting-based tools
Expected Loss Provisioning
Expected loss provisioning is a return to the more forward-looking (and less pro-cyclical) standards of the 1990s, where general provisions may be based on the expected loss over the life of a portfolio of loans, rather than current loss experience. The two international accounting boards – the IASB and the FASB – have each published proposed models for expected loss accounting and the two boards have since been working to align these proposals. A return to a system of expected loss provisioning in due course can be expected to play its part in contributing to a less pro-cyclical financial system.
Liquidity tools
Core Funding Ratio
The Core Funding Ratio is a tool that can help promote greater financial system resilience by requiring banks to fund credit using more stable sources than they might choose in the absence of the requirement. This discipline is particularly desirable during periods of rapid credit growth, when recourse to relatively cheap short-term wholesale funding rather than more stable longer term funding is more likely.
As a tool to actively lean against excessive credit growth, our simulations suggest that the Core Funding Ratio could, in some circumstances, play a useful supplementary stabilising role by requiring banks to always maintain a proportion of core funding which is typically more expensive than shorter-term wholesale funding. Alternatively, the Core Funding Ratio could be used as a counter-cyclical policy tool. Although the Core Funding Ratio could be a less effective anchor on credit growth during a global boom (when funding spreads become compressed), it would still be effective in its primary role of ensuring that banks resort to more stable funding sources.
Capital-based tools
Countercyclical Capital Buffers
A Countercyclical Capital Buffer is a further potential tool for building resilience in the face of excessive credit growth, which could be very beneficial during the subsequent downswing. It has also been suggested that these buffers might help to dampen the credit cycle directly. However, our calculations suggest it would have only a small dampening effect on the upswing of the credit cycle through its effect on the cost of funds (unless one makes extreme assumptions about the size of the counter cyclical buffer or the market cost of capital).
Sectoral Risk-Weight Adjustments
Sectoral risk weights could be adjusted to boost capital requirements for lending to a particular sector, over and above that calculated under the existing Basel 2 framework. While sectoral capital buffers would offer scope to more closely target those sectors subject to rapid credit growth, we have found in simulations that the use of such buffers is likely to have only a modest effect on the pricing of credit for the affected sectors, unless dramatic adjustments are imposed. In principle, sectoral risk weights, generated by Basel II through-the-cycle risk models, should already reflect the risks of lending to the sector, including the risk of a cyclical downturn. Accordingly, we must, in the first instance, focus carefully on the integrity of the risk models used to support Basel 2, before contemplating additional overlays. In recent years, we have sought improvements to the banks' Basel II risk models in New Zealand in key areas such as housing and agriculture, when it has become clear that risk assessments have been overly optimistic.
Moral Suasion
The potency of the tools we have considered as instruments to affect the credit cycle could be enhanced by a ‘moral suasion' effect, in addition to any direct impact via the cost of funds or credit constraints. This might mean that our simulations and calculations understate the effectiveness of the various tools to influence the credit cycle. The deployment of any tool would send an important signal to financial institutions, investors, rating agencies and the general public about the central bank's unease about rapid credit growth, and/or the risks accumulating in the financial system. It could thus help to reinforce a change in lending and borrowing behaviour. That said, we are naturally cautious about the strength of the moral suasion effect, particularly in the context of a credit boom (where risk aversion may be low), and if the instruments themselves were not widely considered by institutions to have ‘bite'.
Interplay of macro-financial and monetary objectives
The recent focus on macro-prudential instruments has gone hand-in-hand with the debate about the role of monetary policy in leaning against asset price cycles and the accumulation of financial imbalances. We know that easy monetary policy, in the form of low interest rates, can interact with financial decisions by encouraging greater leverage. Whether monetary policy can moderate imbalances or lean against the dynamics of credit booms is a more complex question. Some economists have argued that monetary policy could be used to more actively address these imbalances than in the past. This would essentially see monetary policy take on a more active role in leaning against asset market and credit cycles rather than focussing solely on medium-term inflation.
An alternative view is that macro-prudential policy instruments are the preferred means to deal with these imbalances. This has been the suggestion of Blanchard and others[2] who state that the authorities now have potentially many more instruments at their disposal than they used before the crisis. They argue that the policy interest rate is a poor tool to deal with excess leverage, excessive risk taking, or deviations of asset prices from fundamentals.
Whether macro-prudential tools are actually suitable for leaning against the credit cycle and managing various imbalances ultimately rests on an analysis of the individual tools and policy experience over time. Some tools may be useful, while others may well prove to be ineffective.
Our analysis of recent credit cycles suggests that the timing and magnitude of previous credit and asset price cycles fuelled the general business cycle and made the monetary policy task more difficult. These credit cycles also resulted in growing macro imbalances and institutional resilience was weakened due to the heavy reliance on short-term wholesale funding. Though bank capital positions remained adequate throughout the past two decades, there were downside risks, given that sectoral lending looked stretched, particularly for housing and agricultural lending. To the extent that macro-prudential policy may have helped to dampen the credit cycle, there would have been less pressure on monetary policy and on the exchange rate.
While none of the macro-prudential instruments we have considered would be a silver bullet in terms of moderating the credit cycle, we believe some could make a useful contribution. It may be the case that macro-prudential tools could be employed more effectively to influence the credit cycle by adopting a multi-pronged approach where several tools are employed in tandem. For example, faced with evidence of excessive credit growth, counter-cyclical capital requirements could be used alongside increases in the Core Funding Ratio, and this might represent a more even-handed approach than focussing on either one alone. This approach might even be supplemented by a more targeted instrument such as a Loan-to-Value restriction. Using multiple tools in this fashion would also tend to reinforce the signalling effect on lenders and borrowers.
Our current policy stance
In addition to strengthening banks' liquidity positions, the new Core Funding Ratio might be expected to discourage periods of very strong credit expansion. In recent years, banks have tended to fund cheaply in the offshore money markets and then use derivatives to synthesise fixed-rate term New Zealand dollar funding at a relatively low cost. The Core Funding Ratio, which is part of the new prudential liquidity policy, will drive banks to either compete for more stable funding from non-financial customers, or borrow in wholesale markets for terms longer than one year. During periods of rapid credit expansion, banks will thus not have the same ability to borrow in the offshore money markets, and will need to put increased emphasis on customer deposits and longer-term funding markets. As a result, lending rates may automatically move higher without the Reserve Bank needing to move the official cash rate to the same extent. Through these channels, the policy has the potential to have a role in assisting monetary policy, although this effect is likely to operate ‘at the margin'. With short-term wholesale market rates not likely to rise as much, the attractiveness of the New Zealand dollar as a destination for ‘carry trade' investors could also be reduced, which is of benefit to a small open economy such as ours in terms of reducing exchange rate volatility.
Statutory powers and governance[3]
The prospect of new macro-prudential tools raises important governance issues. These include how decision-making about particular tools can be dovetailed with monetary policy decision-making and how policy changes should be implemented.
In New Zealand, the Reserve Bank has dual responsibilities for price stability and promoting the soundness and efficiency of the financial system through its prudential powers under the Reserve Bank Act. The powers under the Act thus provide us with the scope to adopt additional macro-prudential instruments as long as they are used with the intent of better achieving financial system stability. On the other hand, using macro-prudential tools purely for macroeconomic stabilisation purposes would require changes to current legislative arrangements. We do not believe that such an approach would be sensible.
In most instances we would expect a macro-prudential intervention aimed at moderating macro-financial imbalances to be consistent with the desired monetary policy stance. In the rare event of inconsistency with monetary policy, we would either need to hold back on macro-prudential intervention, or proceed with considerable caution. An example of this might be in a severe downturn where, on financial stability grounds, we might want to keep a capital or liquidity buffer in place for longer than usual, while also wishing to stimulate the economy.
An important issue for consideration is thus how the Reserve Bank might choose to implement macro-prudential policy in the future. The process would begin by establishing that asset market imbalances had become exceptional and unsustainable − as reflected in asset prices and/or excessive credit. Then we would determine whether this was likely to contribute to macro imbalances in the future, which warranted policy action to bolster financial sector resilience and/or moderate the credit cycle. We are continuing to work on developing a set of indicators to help identify the build-up of financial imbalances, but, in practice, there will need to be a degree of judgment in assessing whether a macro-prudential overlay is warranted based on the Bank's financial stability objective. Next, we would assess whether a macro-prudential overlay would support monetary policy, or at least not work against it.
The nature of the imbalances would then guide the selection of the appropriate tool. Generalised credit growth and broadly-based accumulation of banking system risk would prompt consideration of tools that are broad-brush in effect, such as the Core Funding Ratio, or an aggregate Capital Buffer. Pressures emanating specifically from housing or other sectors could suggest more targeted tools such as Loan-to-Value restrictions or adjustments to risk weights for the implicated sectors.
Turning to governance structures, there is no consensus in the literature whether monetary policy and prudential regulation and supervision should be combined in a central bank, or undertaken by separate institutions. A strong case can be made that central banks are best placed to be macro-prudential regulators and that centralising responsibilities within the central bank helps to avoid problems of coordination. Certainly, this appears to be the trend internationally following the crisis. Our own experience is that dealing with these policy overlaps is assisted by having a small 'full-service'" central bank managing monetary policy and prudential policy across all its dimensions. Nevertheless, the coordination of these functions can still pose challenges and good internal process is important.
We established a Macro-Financial Committee in 2009 for the internal consideration of macro-financial issues and policies. This complements the Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy and Financial System Oversight Committees, which consider monetary policy and micro-prudential policies respectively. The Macro-Financial Committee currently reviews indicators of financial stability, oversees production of the Bank's Financial Stability Reports, and analyses potential new macro-prudential policy tools. If and when new macro-prudential policies are implemented, these will be reviewed and recommended to the Governor by the Macro-Financial Committee. The implications of such recommendations for micro-prudential policy and for monetary policy will be considered by the Governor and potentially referred to the other policy committees. We also regularly consult with the Treasury and Minister of Finance to keep them abreast of prudential policy developments and to glean their views. The Financial Stability Report, which is a legal requirement under our Act, requires us to explain and justify the prudential policies we adopt.
Micro-prudential and macro-prudential policies are both important. Good micro-prudential regulation should contribute to financial system stability and we need to remain focused on improving the regulation of individual financial institutions. However, we have learned that this might not be enough to contain system-wide risks. Macro-prudential instruments that focus on system-wide imbalances can also bolster financial system resilience and possibly help to moderate credit cycles. We need to be realistic about what can be achieved. Even if credit cycles can be moderated, they will not be eliminated.
Like other countries, New Zealand has already taken steps to promote a more resilient financial system with our liquidity policy helping to shift the banking system on to a more stable funding base. In terms of using macro-prudential instruments to better manage the credit cycle, there has not been a pressing need for the use of such tools given recent weakness in the credit cycle. However, we do need to keep preparing for how we might deal with credit and asset price booms when they recur in the future. Our work so far on macro-prudential instruments suggests that we should keep our expectations modest, but we have identified several tools that we would contemplate using in the right circumstances.
The world has little practical experience with some of the macro-prudential tools currently under consideration. There will be an important learning period ahead as countries start to use these instruments and develop their implementation frameworks. We can expect our understanding of this broad area to have evolved significantly in five or ten years' time.
Blanchard, O, G Dell'Ariccia and P Mauro (2010), ‘Rethinking Macroeconomic Policy', IMF Staff Position Note 10/03, IMF February
Ha, Y and B Hodgetts (2011), ‘Macro-prudential instruments for New Zealand: A preliminary assessment', paper prepared for Reserve Bank workshop on macro-prudential policy, RBNZ, 21 March 2011
Spencer, G (2010), ‘The Reserve Bank and Macro-Financial Stability', Reserve Bank Bulletin, 73(2), June 2010
RBNZ (2010), Financial Stability Report, November 2010
[1] For further discussion on macro-prudential instruments see Ha and Hodgetts (2011).
[2] See Blanchard et al (2010)
[3] See Spencer, G (2010) for further discussion of the Reserve Bank's macro-financial stability role.
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Small archive (including photographs of Admiral Hyman Rickover) pertaining to a technician, E. F. King, who worked at the U.S. Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory
[Fort Trumbell], New London, Connecticut: 1945-1964. Unbound. This grouping consists of material belonging to E. F. King who worked at the U.S. Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory from World War II until the 1960s. It includes the last newspaper-magazine published by the BuShips Field Engineering Group in 1945, a tongue-in-cheek award certificate from 1945, an 8” x 10” photograph of a technician (possibly King) building a model submarine, twelve photographs of model submarines intended to be presented as awards or mementos, and seven photographs (four 8’ x 10” and three 5” x 3.5”) of Admiral Hyman Rickover at the Undersea Sound Laboratory. All of the items are in nice shape. The certificate has some light edge wear and storage folds. One of the small vernacular photos has a small marginal chip in the upper left corner that does not affect the image.
The Underwater Sound Laboratory (now the Naval Undersea Warfare Center) grew from sonar research offices established in conjunction with Harvard and Columbia University early in World War II which were merged in 1946.
The 8.5” x 11” saddle-stapled 1945 newsletter-magazine, In Between, was the last issue published by the Columbia office before the merger. It contains photographs of the key team members and a listing of others including E. F. King.
The 17” x 16” “blueprint” certificate was awarded to King in January, 1945 to recognize his “unparalleled contribution” of “Mechanistic Malfunctionisms.” Its center motif features two large bulls supporting a coat of arms showing a ball-peen hammer, cold chisel, and file. In the upper corners are satirical officer branch insignia showing farm pitchforks that could be used for tossing manure labeled “Pitchfork Cluster.” The certificate was ostensibly presented by the “A.S.B.E.” which probably stands for American Society of Bullshit Engineers.
The photographs of wood and metal model submarines include the USS Kingfish, USS Quillback, USS Remora, USS Sarda, and other unnamed boats. Most are undated and uncaptioned; one is number dated NP24 – 12249.28 28-6-54.
All of the Rickover photographs show the admiral in mufti. One shows him with laboratory staff in front of equipment. The remainder show him participating in various award ceremonies. Most are undated and uncaptioned; two are dated 1964.
Very good. Item #009003
Admiral Rickover immigrated into the United States as a child in 1906 along with his Polish-Jewish family from Przasnysz to avoid anti-Semitic Russian pogroms. He grew up in New York City and Chicago and secured a congressional appointment to the Naval Academy. After initially excelling as an engineering officer, Rickover transferred to the early submarine service although he continued to perform in a variety of command and engineering positions. He became an early proponent of nuclear marine propulsion, especially for submarines, and was instrumental in convincing the Navy to create a Nuclear Power Division in the early 1950s which he led, and for the next three decades was the director of the U.S. nuclear Navy. A nice grouping of photographs and documents from the earliest days of what has today become the Navy’s important research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support center for submarines, autonomous underwater systems, and offensive and defensive weapons systems associated with undersea warfare.
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Red Hat Reports Third Quarter Results
RALEIGH, CAROLINE DU NORD — 20 décembre 2012 —
Third quarter revenue of $344 million, up 18% year-over-year
Third quarter subscription revenue of $294 million, up 19% year-over-year
Third quarter total deferred revenue of $988 million, up 21% year-over-year
RALEIGH, N.C.-- Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced financial results for its fiscal year 2013 third quarter ended November 30, 2012.
Total revenue for the quarter was $343.6 million, an increase of 18% in U.S. dollars from the year ago quarter, or 21% measured in constant currency, as detailed in the tables below. Subscription revenue for the quarter was $294.2 million, up 19% in U.S. dollars year-over-year, or 22% measured in constant currency, as detailed in the tables below.
"Strong execution, industry leading solutions and our ability to deliver a compelling ROI to our customers, all contributed to continued momentum and strong third quarter revenue growth in the face of a challenging global economic environment. Red Hat is benefiting from our position as a trusted vendor for IT," stated Jim Whitehurst, President and Chief Executive Officer of Red Hat. "Since October of last year we have completed three acquisitions, and are announcing a fourth today to expand our portfolio of open source solutions and enlarge our addressable market. As our enterprise customers move to open, hybrid cloud architectures, we are addressing their needs with a clear roadmap based on industry-leading open source technologies."
GAAP operating income for the third quarter was $49.9 million, down 7% year-over-year, due largely to acquisition-related costs, including stock compensation and amortization. GAAP operating margin was 14.5%. After adjusting for stock compensation and amortization expenses, as detailed in the tables below, non-GAAP operating income for the third quarter was $82.5 million, up 5% year-over-year. Non-GAAP operating margin was 24.0%.
Net income for the quarter was $34.8 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, compared with $38.2 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, in the year ago quarter. After adjusting for stock compensation and amortization expenses, as detailed in the tables below, non-GAAP net income for the quarter was $56.9 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, as compared to $55.7 million, or $0.28 per diluted share, in the year ago quarter.
Operating cash flow was $100.2 million for the third quarter, as compared to $96.6 million in the year ago quarter. At quarter end, the company's total deferred revenue balance was $987.7 million, an increase of 21% on a year-over-year basis. Total cash, cash equivalents and investments as of November 30, 2012 were $1.35 billion.
"While we continue to increase investments in new technologies and growth initiatives, our solid performance is driving steady profitability and strong operating cash flow. In Q3, we used our strong balance sheet and cash flow to repurchase approximately $52 million of common stock, in addition to closing the FuseSource acquisition which enhances our offering in the fast-growing Application Integration software space." stated Charlie Peters, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Red Hat. "We have continued this focused investment in key growth opportunities with the announcement of an agreement to acquire ManageIQ, Inc. ManageIQ positions us deeper in the cloud management market which analysts estimate will be a $3 billion market by 2016."
Additional information on Red Hat's reported results, including a reconciliation of the non-GAAP adjusted results, are included in the financial tables below. A live webcast of Red Hat's results will begin at 5:00 pm ET today and can be accessed by the general public at Red Hat's investor relations website at http://investors.redhat.com. A replay of the webcast will be available shortly after the live event has ended.
Red Hat is the world's leading provider of open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to reliable and high-performing cloud, Linux, middleware, storage and virtualization technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning support, training, and consulting services. As the connective hub in a global network of enterprises, partners, and open source communities, Red Hat helps create relevant, innovative technologies that liberate resources for growth and prepare customers for the future of IT. Learn more at http://www.redhat.com.
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(In thousands - except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
November 30, November 30, November 30, November 30,
Subscriptions $294,186 $246,538 $845,557 $710,408
Training and services 49,420 43,488 135,375 125,684
Total subscription, training and services revenue 343,606 290,026 980,932 836,092
Cost of revenue:
Subscriptions 21,153 17,041 57,939 48,876
Training and services 31,965 28,148 89,056 85,399
Total cost of subscription, training and services revenue 53,118 45,189 146,995 134,275
Total gross profit 290,488 244,837 833,937 701,817
Operating expense:
Sales and marketing 133,792 107,561 378,240 304,617
Research and development 68,655 53,739 191,901 153,515
General and administrative 38,122 29,965 109,847 92,277
Facility exit costs - - 3,142 -
Total operating expense 240,569 191,265 683,130 550,409
Income from operations 49,919 53,572 150,807 151,408
Interest income 1,936 2,075 6,384 6,138
Other income (expense), net (730) (227) 502 (167)
Income before provision for income taxes 51,125 55,420 157,693 157,379
Provision for income taxes 16,360 17,180 50,462 46,722
Net income $34,765 $38,240 $107,231 $110,657
Net income per share:
Basic $0.18 $0.20 $0.56 $0.57
Diluted $0.18 $0.19 $0.55 $0.56
Basic 193,374 193,393 193,127 193,162
Diluted 195,666 196,468 195,898 196,493
November 30, February 29,
Cash and cash equivalents $605,911 $549,217
Investments in debt and equity securities 280,433 264,298
Deferred tax assets, net 63,342 69,765
Prepaid expenses 83,809 81,266
Other current assets 2,010 1,629
Total current assets 1,290,292 1,221,355
Property and equipment, net 128,743 92,065
Goodwill 608,149 591,563
Identifiable intangibles, net 130,025 100,638
Investments in debt securities 463,553 446,838
Other assets, net 41,137 38,640
Total assets $2,661,899 $2,491,099
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $155,768 $114,078
Other current obligations 1,082 819
Total current liabilities 892,430 826,305
Long term deferred revenue 252,152 235,328
Other long term obligations 36,095 30,649
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock 23 23
Additional paid-in capital 1,770,525 1,709,082
Retained earnings 498,907 391,676
Treasury stock, at cost (780,912) (696,012)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (7,321) (5,952)
Total stockholders' equity 1,481,222 1,398,817
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $2,661,899 $2,491,099
(1) Derived from audited financial statements
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 16,126 12,392 44,773 38,278
Share-based compensation expense 26,678 20,770 72,743 55,710
Deferred income taxes 6,686 17,015 29,749 36,225
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements (8,100) (7,626) (27,900) (24,298)
Other (552) (233) (2,393) (550)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities net of effects of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable (35,291) (35,014) 534 (23,429)
Prepaid expenses 2,652 (3,096) (4,314) (6,324)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 21,554 22,206 47,903 21,595
Deferred revenue 35,207 32,046 56,515 56,167
Other 431 (144) 3,572 (159)
Net cash provided by operating activities 100,156 96,556 328,413 263,872
Purchase of available-for-sale debt securities (123,318) (329,730) (631,087) (731,016)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale debt securities 169,743 196,991 587,522 578,267
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired (21,188) (135,210) (31,239) (135,210)
Purchase of other intangible assets (5,577) (643) (32,440) (4,245)
Purchase of property and equipment (28,309) (11,115) (64,552) (31,294)
Other (66) (1,622) 264 (1,276)
Net cash used in investing activities (8,715) (281,329) (171,532) (324,774)
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements 8,100 7,626 27,900 24,298
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options 4,294 7,139 10,810 15,552
Purchase of treasury stock (52,018) - (84,900) (56,952)
Payments related to net settlement of employee share-based compensation awards (22,924) (20,118) (45,612) (32,103)
Payments on other borrowings (205) (70) (682) (759)
Net cash used in financing activities (62,753) (5,423) (92,484) (49,964)
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents 5,647 (20,597) (7,703) (5,099)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 34,335 (210,793) 56,694 (115,965)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period 571,576 737,458 549,217 642,630
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $605,911 $526,665 $605,911 $526,665
RECONCILIATION OF CERTAIN GAAP RESULTS TO NON-GAAP ADJUSTED RESULTS
Non cash share-based compensation expense included in Consolidated Statements of Operations:
Cost of revenue $2,444 $2,245 $6,777 $5,877
Sales and marketing 8,875 7,157 23,962 18,829
Research and development 7,935 5,368 22,040 14,445
General and administration 7,424 6,000 19,964 16,559
Total share-based compensation expense $26,678 $20,770 $72,743 $55,710
Amortization of intangible assets expense included in Consolidated Statements of Operations:
Cost of revenue $1,433 $669 $3,252 $2,864
Sales and marketing 2,076 1,957 6,272 5,874
Research and development 959 940 2,877 3,254
General and administration 1,476 905 3,800 2,616
Total amortization of intangible assets expense $5,944 $4,471 $16,201 $14,608
Facility exit costs included in Consolidated Statements of Operations:
Facility exit costs - - $3,142 -
GAAP net income $34,765 $38,240 $107,231 $110,657
GAAP income before provision for income taxes $51,125 $55,420 $157,693 $157,379
Add: Non-cash share-based compensation expense 26,678 20,770 72,743 55,710
Add: Amortization of intangible assets 5,944 4,471 16,201 14,608
Add: Facility exit costs - - 3,142 -
Non-GAAP adjusted income before provision for income taxes $83,747 $80,661 $249,779 $227,697
Provision for income taxes (1) 26,799 25,005 79,929 68,521
Non-GAAP adjusted net income (basic and diluted) $56,948 $55,656 $169,850 $159,176
Non-GAAP adjusted net income per share:
(1) Provision for income taxes:
Non-GAAP adjusted net income before income tax provision $83,747 $80,661 $249,779 $227,697
Estimated annual effective tax rate 32.0% 31.0% 32.0% 31.0%
Non-GAAP provision for income taxes before discrete tax benefit $26,799 $25,005 $79,929 $70,586
Discrete tax benefit - - - 2,065
Provision for income taxes on Non-GAAP adjusted net income $26,799 $25,005 $79,929 $68,521
Reconciliation of GAAP results to non-GAAP adjusted results
GAAP gross profit $290,488 $244,837 $833,937 $701,817
Add: Non-cash share-based compensation expense 2,444 2,245 6,777 5,877
Add: Amortization of intangible assets 1,433 669 3,252 2,864
Non-GAAP gross profit $294,365 $247,751 $843,966 $710,558
Non-GAAP gross margin 86% 85% 86% 85%
GAAP operating expenses $240,569 $191,265 $683,130 $550,409
Deduct: Non-cash share-based compensation expense (24,234) (18,525) (65,966) (49,833)
Deduct: Amortization of intangible assets (4,511) (3,802) (12,949) (11,744)
Deduct: Facility exit costs - - (3,142) -
Non-GAAP adjusted operating expenses $211,824 $168,938 $601,073 $488,832
GAAP operating income $49,919 $53,572 $150,807 $151,408
Non-GAAP adjusted operating income $82,541 $78,813 $242,893 $221,726
Non-GAAP adjusted operating margin 24.0% 27.2% 24.8% 26.5%
November 30, November 30, Year-Over-Year
2012 2011 Growth Rate
GAAP subscription revenue $294,186 $246,538 19.3%
Adjustment for currency impact 5,647 -
Non-GAAP subscription revenue on a constant currency basis $299,833 $246,538 21.6%
GAAP training and services revenue $49,420 $43,488 13.6%
Non-GAAP training and services revenue on a constant currency basis $50,444 $43,488 16.0%
GAAP total subscription, training and services revenue $343,606 $290,026 18.5%
Non-GAAP total subscription, training and services revenue on a constant currency basis $350,277 $290,026 20.8%
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Can We Remember Truthfully on Memorial Day?
Craig M. Watts
General, Peace & Nonviolence, Politics
Some conversations can haunt you long after they have taken place. I had one decades ago with a woman whose son was on the battlefield during World War II. Fortunately, at the end of the war he returned home without physical injury. But inwardly he was maimed. He suffered grievously from moral injury and psychological trauma.
The elderly woman told me she overheard her son speaking to someone on the phone. She assumed he was talking to another veteran. During the course of the conversation, with a broken voice he said, “I have walked over too many bodies.” Within weeks of her hearing him speak those words, her son committed suicide.
His memories were devastating. He didn’t see himself as a hero. He didn’t return home with recollections that filled him with pride, even though he likely felt that the cause for which he fought was right. But he couldn’t escape memories of the victims of his efforts.
The sort of moral injury and inward trauma experienced by that young man has afflicted many, some of whom, like the woman’s son, have resorted to suicide. Thankfully, more attention is being given to this deeply distressing type of woundedness. The men and women afflicted by it need our love and the support of those most equipped to help them in their struggles.
On Memorial Day, there seems to be no room for the kind of truthful memory that leads to remorse. While it is right to remember those who took deadly risks for our nation in war, it is also important not to forget those who have been killed by those sent to fight America’s wars. The memories of the morally injured combatants are far more truthful, though agonizing, than the sort of “memory” promoted on Memorial Day
Sanitized “memory” reinforces the belief that America was an innocent party in all wars the nation has been involved in, fighting only when there was no other choice, and fighting only for the most noble reasons: to defend the oppressed, to uphold freedom, and preserve democracy. None of that is true.
Memorial Day remembrance exercises are all too often exercises in false memory. Yes, lost loved ones are rightly grieved, and courageous and sacrificial actions are justly admired. But it is definitely not true that all American wars have been for just causes or fought in a just manner.
To “remember” in a way that suggests otherwise, as has been done in both political speeches and in many sermons, is deceptive and destructive. Theologian Miroslav Volf has insightfully written, “To remember something incorrectly is, in an important sense, not to remember at all—[w]e do not remember to the precise extent that what we remember is incorrect . . . so that we unwittingly pass fictions for truths.”
Memorial Day is not primarily an occasion for grief and for remembering specific individuals, though it certainly serves that purpose for those who have lost loved ones in war. But the actual function of Memorial Day is to rehearse the American story and foster a deeper love and connection to it. In other words, it is an exercise in a sort of spiritual formation. But the American story implied or expressed at Memorial Day omits crucial truths while distorting others.
First of all, unlike the memory of the traumatized, mortally wounded veteran I discussed earlier, Memorial Day has no place for remembering the vast number of dead bodies America has walked on. He was not unmindful of the sacrifices of those who were alongside him on battlefields. But neither was he forgetful of the many lives that he and other Americans were instrumental in sacrificing. That painful, truthful memory weighed on him in a tragic way.
But such truth has touched the hearts and minds of very few Americans. A recent study concluded that since World War II over 20 million people have been killed in U.S. led wars and military operations. The victims of the American armed ventures are spread over 37 different countries. The authors of the study note that “the victims are not just from big nations or one part of the world… Virtually all parts of the world have been the target of U.S. intervention.” The number of Americans killed in war during this time period pale in comparison to the lives that have been taken. It is reasonable to ask, as some have, “Is America addicted to war?”
Former President Jimmy Carter recently called the United States “the most warlike nation in the history of the world.” And there is good reason for that description. During the entire history of the U.S., there have only been 21 full years during which there has been peace. Of the 243 years the United States has existed, it has been engaged in some form of war or military armed conflict during at least a portion of 226 of those years. In order for there to be truthful remembering on Memorial Day, the propensity of the nation to engage in war far and wide must be recognized.
Second, Memorial Day will never be a time for truthful remembering so long as honoring the war dead is used as an occasion to promote militarism and falsely attribute noble motivations to all American wars. Year after year, we are told soldiers fight and die to “defend our freedom.” In churches, preachers often proclaim that the freedom of worship was at stake in American wars, though, in fact in no war was the freedom to worship on the line. Still some preachers have gone so far as to blasphemously compare soldiers who die on the battlefield to the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross.
Soldiers most often fight and die with honorable intentions that have nothing to do with the real reasons for the wars. But only rarely have American wars had anything to do with defending our freedoms or anyone else’s. It can rightly be said of World War II. But most of the conflicts the U.S. has fought has had far more to do with advancing or preserving economic advantage. Protecting corporate interests has all too often been pursued militarily in the name of protecting “the American way of life.”
While politicians can be expected to mouth less than truthful nationalistic lines on Memorial Day, preachers should not be mimicking them, bestowing honor where honor is not due and illegitimately glorifying not only warriors but American wars. In church, we have a far better story to tell than the America story, particularly a sanitized version of that story. We have the Jesus story. The story of his loving, nonviolent life is the one that should shape our lives and vision.
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Craig M. Watts is author of "Bowing Toward Babylon: The Nationalistic Subversion of Christian Worship in America" (Cascade Books 2017), an ordained Disciples of Christ minister, and a life-long peace activist. He is lives with his wife Cindi in Oaxaca De Juarez, Oaxaca, Mexico.
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remembering sadly the assassination of Ms Indira Gandhi
To many of Cricket fans – it would be a news that Mohinder Amarnath, the gritty batsman allrounder, Vice-captain of famous World Cup 1983, did captain India in an ODI. That was ODI no. 273 – 2nd ODI against Pakistan at Sialkot. It was not exactly bonhomie. After the first Test in Lahore, which the home side had dominated, Gavaskar lashed out at the officiating, saying, "despite the best efforts of the Pakistan umpires to favour the home team, we have managed to draw the Test and that is a miracle. Before embarking upon the tour of Pakistan we expected close decisions, but what happened in the Lahore Test was pre-planned and predetermined." At Sialkot at Jinnah Stadium, Indian Captain Mohinder Amarnath won the toss - Gavaskar sat the game out with an injury - and decided to bat. India was 210/3 after 40 overs ~ a good score those days .. Anshuman Gaekwad and Ghulam Parkar failed; Sandip Patil made 59; Dilip Vengsarkar was all set to make his maiden century at 94 but came the unusual stoppage.
In October 1984, TN Chief Minister MG Ramachandran was diagnosed with kidney failure, which was further complicated by diabetes, a mild heart attack and a massive stroke. MGR did survive all that and died much later in Dec 1987. After days of treatment in Apollo [when Greames Road reportedly was not allowed for commoners ~ huge crowds thronged the Road to get nearer MGR, anxious of his health], on the night of 5th Nov 1984, MGR left for New York. The then PM Ms Indira Gandhi visited MGR at hospital on 16/10/84. She was hale and healthy !
Earlier in Oct 1984, N.T. Rama Rao's visit to New Delhi led to wild rumours. Four days after his wife's death due to cancer, he came from Hyderabad in the morning, met President Zail Singh and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by appointment. He saw no opposition leaders and made no attacks on Mrs Gandhi. After a "tame" press conference, he flew back home. This led to speculation that he may have struck a secret deal with Mrs Gandhi, that he would show no more interest in getting the Opposition parties together to light her in the coming general elections. In turn, she will let him rule Andhra Pradesh undisturbed.
You may or may not like her – but certainly would feel very anguished by the way she was eliminated. Indira Gandhi, charismatic ‘Iron Lady’ of India, was assassinated on the morning of October, 31, 1984. She was the then Prime Minister of India. The assassination was carried out by her ‘Sikh Bodyguards’ Satwant Singh and Beant Singh. The assassination was the aftermath of the ‘Operation Blue Star’ carried out by the Indian Army at her behest. The Indian Army’s June 1984 assault on the Golden Temple in Amritsar left the Sikh temple heavily damaged. Hundreds of people lost their lives and this included both the militants and the Army. However, what followed the assassination was brutal, the recuperations were massive. For the next four days, the country was engulfed in the fire of riots. The country’s capital bore the most of its brunt.
Even to those who opposed her, Indira Gandhi, the first lady Prime Minister of the country was a tall leader. Despite the Emergency and the Operation Blue Star, she was popular among the masses. The country was shaken at her death. On that fateful day, she was on her way to meet British actor Peter Ustinov, who was filming a documentary for Irish television. He was going to interview her. At around 9:10 am, Indira was walking through the garden of the Prime Minister’s Residence at No. 1, Safdarjung Road in New Delhi. As soon as she crossed the gate, bodyguards, Beant Singh and Satwant Singh opened fired at her. At around 9:30 am, Indira Gandhi was rushed to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in a white ambassador.
Within six minutes of opening firing on the Prime Minister, Beant Singh and Satwant Singh were nabbed by Indo-Tibetan Border Police – sadly of the 33 bullets that were fired at Gandhi 30 had hit; 23 had passed through her body while seven were trapped inside. As the news of assassination spread, the country plunged to sorrow and reacted wildly at places. Remember walking from Parrys corner to reach home as buses had halted. Though the PM of the nation succumbed at around 2.20 pm, it took hours for the official announcement to be made.
The only daughter of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi was destined for politics. First appointed prime minister in 1966, she garnered widespread public support for agricultural improvements that led to India’s self-sufficiency in food grain production as well as for her success in the Pakistan war, which resulted in the creation of Bangladesh in 1971. After serving three terms, Gandhi was voted out of office for her increasingly authoritarian policies, including a 21-month state of emergency in which Indians’ constitutional rights were restricted. In 1980, however, she was reelected to a fourth term.
Nation should remember that strong lady who was murdered this day, 33 years ago !
The match at Sialkot, captained by Mohinder and Vengsarkar stranded at 94 was played on that fateful day – and as the news of assassination reached, the match was abandoned, in fact the tour too was called off. Read in newspapers that the announcement was made with riot police on high alert, not knowing what the crowd's reaction might be ! but, sadly, to the utter disbelief, it was reported that people started clapping and went away peacefully. Indira Gandhi was deeply unpopular in Pakistan, as she had was the popular Indian PM when Bangladesh was born and Pak defeated in 1971 war.
31st Oct 2014.
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The Last Act of the NHS?
by Allyson Pollock and Fiona Campbell
New Labour’s first term of office looks set to end with an Act of Parliament which could dismantle the NHS and take the UK down the American route of healthcare. The Health and Social Care Bill starts its final stages in the House of Lords this week. If the Bill becomes law before the general election, it will transfer to the private sector the ownership and entitlements in our National Health Service enjoyed by UK citizens for fifty years. In the new NHS, large corporations – at the expense of the taxpayer and of patients – will provide healthcare for profit in a commercial marketplace.
Why have those parliamentarians who support the idea of a health service funded by taxation and free at the point of delivery failed to speak out? The answer appears to be that, in the debate about other aspects of this complex portmanteau Bill, the significance for the future of the NHS of its financial provisions appears to have gone unnoticed. There has been huge controversy over the Bill’s proposed abolition of Community Health Councils. There has also been fierce debate about a clause relating to the publication and use of patient information. But there has been almost no discussion of the ironically numbered Clause 4 that will allow the formation of commercial companies, supported and underwritten by the Government, to provide health care to the NHS for profit.
Health ministers have emphasised that the immediate purpose of Clause 4 is to set up companies that will secure private-sector investment in GPs’ surgeries in run down inner city areas. We have to wonder what, other than large financial incentives from the Government, would induce commercial organisations to “invest” in such unlikely sources of profit. During parliamentary debates, Ministers refused to accept amendments that would ensure that clinical services continued to be provided by the NHS. So these private companies will also be able to employ doctors, nurses and other health professionals to provide health care that the NHS once provided. And given the shortage of health care staff, any company that is able to supply doctors and nurses will be able to dictate terms. Apart from considerations of principle, questions should be asked about whether an NHS dependent on the private sector for both infrastructure and services really could provide the best value for money.
Today’s UK health Ministers would almost certainly describe a vision of the NHS held to ransom by a huge private healthcare market as scaremongering. But we only have to look to the USA to see such a market in operation. In fact, many of the prospective companies entering into the public private “partnerships” envisaged by the Health and Social Care Bill are likely to be subsidiaries of US multinationals. The trillion dollar US health care industry is in financial meltdown and many of its major providers are in voluntary liquidation. In order to survive, the industry must find new markets and new sources of profit.
Buying up GPs’ surgeries in the UK and leasing them back to the NHS would be one source of income. So would employing doctors and nurses and selling their services to the NHS. But US finance and healthcare companies are used to a market in which they can also make profits through charging users. The NHS principle of health care free at the point of delivery has, until now, been a stumbling block to this source of income for commercial companies. But the Government has now found a way of breaking this 50-year compact with the people.
The Bill also allows the Secretary of State to create new NHS Care Trusts which will hold budgets for both health and personal or social care. This measure has been widely hailed by MPs and peers of all political parties as a means of integrating health and social care. But they have universally overlooked the significance of the fact that although health care is now provided free at the point of delivery, personal care, currently provided by local authorities’ social services departments, is means tested and charged for. So the implication of bringing personal care under the new Care Trusts is that, for the first time in its history, an NHS body will be able to charge for care.
In addition, the Government has made charging easier by introducing new guidance time-limiting NHS care to 6 weeks after a hospital stay or acute illness. People with long term illness such as stroke, Alzheimer’s disease or multiple sclerosis could all find that they are paying for some elements of their care, newly classified as ‘personal care’ which they once received free as ‘health care’ under the NHS.
Before too long people will have to get used to the idea that they will have to pay for some of the care arranged by their local NHS Care Trust. The idea that the NHS is where you get cared for free, irrespective of your income and according to your need, will begin to be eroded.
By this means, the Health and Social Care Bill will remove both practical and psychological barriers to our seeing NHS bodies as providers of private health care. The Government’s export advice agency, Trade Partners UK, describes the NHS as “one of the world’s best health care brands”. There will be nothing to stop the new NHS Trusts, resentful of their limited NHS cash allocations and released from the old ideology of free state health care, from capitalising (literally) on the NHS “brand” and entering into joint ventures with private health insurers and health companies to sell insurance products, such as long term care and private health care cover, to their patients.
In the new NHS care will more and more be provided for profit. The Government now says it doesn’t matter who provides care, so long as it is paid for by the public purse. But ownership matters particularly when the goal is profit and not the public’s health. Some of us have objected to the creation of Care Trusts partly on the grounds that they will take control of social services from democratically elected local authorities and put them in the hands of unaccountable quangos. Accountability matters all the more because the Health and Social Care Bill gives those quangos the power to hand over public resources to national and multinational companies which profit from ill health.
UK citizens have no collective memory of the enormous inequity in access to health care before 1948, when 50% of the population had almost no access to care. But we need only look at the US to see the effects of care based on ability to pay. There, the profit motive denies 50 million citizens, including 10 million children, access to health care and 40% of personal bankruptcies are due to health care bills.
The Health and Social Care Bill is destroying the legacy of Beveridge and Bevan as our representatives of all parties sit by and watch. Can we afford to let the NHS become the mere memory of a 50-year experiment in social justice?
Allyson Pollock is Professor of Health Policy at University College London.
Fiona Campbell is Co-ordinator of the Democratic Health Network at the Local Government Information Unit.
Published (in a shorter form) in the Guardian April 2001
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Professor Paul A. Bingham has over 20 years' experience in his field and has a strong international research group working primarily in glasses, ceramics, energy and waste management.
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Professor Paul A. Bingham gained a BEng (Hons) degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Sheffield in 1995. He then pursued PhD studies, also at the University of Sheffield, on the topic of glass science and technology, and was awarded his PhD in 2000. In 1999 Paul joined Glass Technology Services Ltd as a Glass Technologist, and was promoted to Senior Glass Technologist in 2002. In this role Paul carried out industrially-focused R&D and problem-solving, ranging from development of new environmentally-friendly glasses to forensic examination and glass plant production problems.
In 2004 Paul returned to academia, joining the Immobilisation Science Laboratory (ISL) at the University of Sheffield as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. In this role Paul worked on glasses and ceramics for the safe immobilisation of radioactive and toxic wastes, and also on energy-friendly materials development and waste management.
Paul joined Sheffield Hallam University in January 2012 as a Senior Lecturer in Materials Engineering, and became a Reader in Materials Engineering in 2015 and Professor of Glasses and Ceramics in 2018. In 2019 Paul took on the role of Research Lead for the Department of Engineering and Mathematics. Paul contributes to teaching of Materials Engineering, with specific focus on materials composition / structure / property relations; and glass and ceramics technologies. Paul is a past Course Leader for our Part-Time and Full-Time Materials Engineering degree courses (FdEng, BEng (Hons)) and led the past two successful re-accreditations of these courses by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3).
To date Paul has published over 90 research papers, articles and patent applications in the fields of glasses; glass-ceramics; energy and the environment; waste management and nuclear and toxic waste treatment; advanced spectroscopy; and manufacturing technologies. He has co-edited and co-authored a book on the subject of low-energy, environmentally-friendly glasses and he has a strong track record in attracting research funding from bodies as diverse as UK Research Councils, Innovate UK, BEIS, European Union, US Department of Energy and industry. He currently holds a number of active research grants. He is Director of Studies for several PhD students and line manages many postdoctoral researchers, visiting academics and interns.
Paul is a Fellow of the Society of Glass Technology and is Secretary of its Basic Science and Technology Committee. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and is also a member of the Institute of Physics and the Association for the History of Glass. He is a reviewer for over 10 international journals, the US DoE Nuclear Energy Universities Programme and EU H2020 funding bids.
Paul sits on several international and national committees. He is a member of the International Commission on Glass Technical Committee 5: Waste Vitrification and the RAL-ISIS Neutron User Committee. He was elected onto the Sector Decarbonisation Roadmap Committee for the ceramics industry, which directly advises the UK Government in this area. He is also a lead Academic Advisor to Glass Futures, which aims to develop a state-of-the-art training and R&D facility in glass. Paul also carries out a wide range of consultancy activities. He has consulted for the UK Government's Committee on Climate Change and for the ceramics, optoelectronics and glass industries. He also acts as an international expert witness and has worked with some of the world's largest and most well-known companies in his field. He has organised multiple conferences and was Chair of the Local Organising Committee for the highly successful Centenary Conference of the Society of Glass Technology in 2016. He has given many Invited Presentations at international conferences, and actively engages with the international academic and industrial communities.
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- Professor of Glasses and Ceramics since 2018; previously Reader in Materials Engineering (2015 - 2018); and Senior Lecturer in Materials Engineering (2012 - 2015);
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- Led successful re-accreditation of SHU Materials Engineering degree courses by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) in 2013 and in 2016;
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This project is a collaboration of 6 partners, with in-kind support from the British Glass trade associations, two glass manufacturers and three power plants, with aims to tackle the energy trilemma in the UK and global glass industries.
The project will explore changes in raw materials composition and balance by incorporating waste ashes from biomass energy-from-waste (EfW) plants, including partial replacement of mined / man-made raw materials in a glass melting furnace, to reduce glass melting temperatures, times and dependence on finite raw materials, and thus to reduce consumption, costs and CO2 emissions by 5-10% across the UK glass industry.
The critical innovative aspect of this work will be to apply chemistry techniques to biomass ash by-products to develop new, cost-effective raw materials that can be introduced into glass melting processes (the first new glassmaking raw materials to be implemented in 50 years) to reduce high temperature viscosity and provide lower energy input for fusion, directly impacting on all 3 aspects of the energy trilemma. The project builds on a successful Early Stage programme and is targeted at developing scalable technology that can be introduced into the UK’s 22 glass manufacturing sites.
September 2018 – Ongoing: EnviroGlass 2 – Optimising biomass ash to reduce the environmental impact of glass manufacture
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This project, led by GTS and supported by British Glass (representing the 8 main UK flat and container glass manufacturers) and Sheffield Hallam University (SHU), creates a new consortium with Ashwell Biomass, Templeborough Biomass Power Plant, Power Minerals and Glassworks Services. This project brings together three industrial sectors (Glass, Ceramics, Biomass Energy) for the first time to develop new raw materials for glass and ceramics manufacture. This project builds upon outputs from IUK Energy Catalyst Feasibility Study (IUK: 132334) 'EnviroGlass Melting', which assessed a range of wastes as potential new raw materials in glass manufacture to reduce melting temperatures, CO2 emissions and costs. The project proposed here builds upon these findings to address the challenges identified, developing new raw materials and demonstrating suitability for glass (TRL=7) and ceramics (TRL=3-4) industries to improve productivity and reduce:
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(iii) UK landfill (up to 75kT/yr)
March 2018 - Ongoing: Carboglass: Transformative Engineering Materials for Reduced Energy and Waste Consumption in Advanced Manufacturing Processes
Funded by EPSRC. Project PDRA: Dr. Alex Scrimshire
The overarching goal of this project is to establish the technological potential, through a proof - of - concept study, of an entirely new family of glassy materials which could safely and stably incorporate high levels of CO2 by locking it away within the structure of the material in a stable form that is resistant to air, heat and light. In doing so it is believed this will present multiple new properties and in so doing this will enable transformative industrial changes in the way we manufacture, use, recycle and think about glass. Carboglass could provide multiple new innovation platforms for advanced materials and manufacturing technologies; carbon capture and storage; nuclear decommissioning; and energy and CO2 emissions reduction, thereby impacting upon policy, health and quality of life; delivering the capability to disrupt existing business models and contributing towards a more resilient, productive and prosperous nation. This research could lead to new technologies that provide the UK glass industry with CO2 emissions savings of up to 50% (1.25MT/yr) and increase resource efficiency by up to 20% (1 MT/yr, saving £100M/yr). It could also provide a new path for treatment of carbon-rich radioactive wastes, and could become a leading carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. This disruptive development could lead to new high-skilled UK jobs and offer a technology platform for uptake by other industries. Public benefits of this research will include improved environment and quality of life (lower CO2 emissions and energy use; safer nuclear waste, new functional materials leading to new products and processes); disruption of business models (UK jobs and wealth creation); and raised public interest in science and technology. Carboglass represents an opportunity for the UK to lead the world in new, clean and green technologies and simultaneously provides multiple new pathways for a resilient, productive and healthy UK.
January 2018 - Ongoing: New Industrial Systems: Manufacturing Immortality
Funded by EPSRC. Project PDRA: Dr. Gaurav Gupta
The development of future real-world technologies will be dependent on our ability to understand and harness the underlying principles of living systems, and to direct communication between biological parts and man-made materials. Recent advances in DNA synthesis, sequencing and ultra-sensitive analytical techniques amongst others, have reignited interest in extending the repertoire of functional materials by interfacing them with components derived from biology, blurring the boundary between the living and non-living world. These bio-hybrid systems hold great promise for use in a range of application areas including, for example, the sensing of toxins or pollutants in our environment, diagnosing life-threatening illnesses in humans and animals, or delivering drugs to specific locations within patients bodies to treat a range of diseases, e.g. cancer.
During this project we will develop innovative manufacturing methods to enable the reliable and scaleable production of evolvable bio-hybrid systems that possess the inherent ability to sense and repair damage, so-called 'immortal' products. This will ultimately lead to the development of products and devices that can continue to function without needing repair or replacement over the course of their life. For example, imagine a mobile phone that can self-repair its own screen after being dropped, or a circuit board in a laptop computer that can repair itself after being short-circuited. The outputs of this project have the potential to provide solutions to some of our greatest societal challenges and by doing so to reinvigorate the UK manufacturing industry by establishing it as a world leader in the production of self-healing systems. Efforts will focus on three specific application areas. These are:
1. Electrochemical energy devices, e.g. fuel cells and batteries that are needed to power our everyday lives, from mobile phones to electric cars.
2. Consumer electronics, which underpin many of the core technologies that we encounter and use on a day-to-day basis, e.g. computers or televisions.
3. Safety critical systems that are used in the nuclear industry and deep sea technologies, e.g. deep sea cables that can withstand many years of use without needing to be replaced.
2013 - ongoing: Glass chemistry and processing issues - radioactive waste glasses.
Funded by US Department of Energy International Cooperation Programme.
Certain nuclear wastes within the US DOE complex contain relatively high concentrations of sulphur, which has a low solubility in borosilicate glass. This dictates that the waste be blended with lower sulphur concentration waste sources or heavily washed to remove sulphur levels prior to vitrification. High concentrations of sulphur can also impose a limit on waste loading, which in turn hinders waste throughput for a vitrification plant. It is therefore desirable to develop enhanced borosilicate glass compositions with improved sulfur solubility. This project has focussed on developing improved understanding of the mechanisms and effects of sulphur incorporation in glasses relevant to radioactive waste vitrification. Other issues associated with high-iron wastes, phosphorus in wastes, and cold cap melters are also currently being investigated.
October 2016 - September 2017: Briquetting of recycled glass fines for energy and CO2 reduction in the glass industry.
Funded by EPSRC. Project PDRA: Dr Wei Deng
The global glass manufacturing sector uses 140 - 220 Terawatt-hours of energy and emits 50-60 million tonnes of CO2 per year. Manufacturing inefficiencies are such that, without intervention and increased product demand, global CO2 emissions from glass making are forecast to increase by 20% by 2019. In the UK alone the glass industry produces over 3 million tonnes of glass per year, using 4.5 Terawatt-hours of energy (1.4 Megawatt-hour per tonne of glass melted), and emits 2 million tonnes of CO2. The energy required for melting glass in a furnace accounts for 75% of the energy consumption. Melting furnaces typically have 50-60% efficiency; however, the introduction of recycled glass (cullet) significantly reduces glass melting energy requirements and CO2 emissions. The availability of quality cullet is an industry-wide challenge - 20% is rejected every year and sent to landfill. In this project we are studying a novel briquetting process that turns rejected cullet (fines) into valuable waste materials re-introduced into glass manufacture. The technology being developed has potential to (i) reduce the glass industry's CO2 emissions by up to 8%; (ii) Secure the long term UK & global supply of cullet and (iii) reduce the industry's energy costs by 4-8%. This project utilises a test briquetting line, with laboratory scale glass melting and testing equipment.
July 2016 - June 2017: Lower-energy routes to commercial soda-lime-silica glass manufacture through changes in the raw materials balance.
Funded by Innovate UK. Project PDRA: Dr Charikleia Spathi
Commercial glass making is a key industrial sector that contributes £1.3bn p/a to the UK economy and is worth $98bn globally. Although significant improvements have been made over the last 20 years, it is still an environmentally inefficient sector that globally produces 108MT of flat and container glass, accounting for c. 220 TWh of energy consumption and 50-60MT of CO2 emissions. In the UK alone, the sector produces 3MT of glass, emits 2MT of CO2, and uses 4.5TWh of energy. The subsequent UK energy cost is £70m p/a. In an industry that is growing by 7.2% p/a this poses a significant environmental challenge. The fundamental issue in glass making is the inefficiency of melting processes which consume 75% of the total energy. Commercial furnaces operate at 50-60% efficiency because high temperatures of 1500-1600oC are required to melt the raw materials. This project is a feasibility study to develop lower energy routes to produce glass by changing the raw materials balance and partially replacing standard raw materials with waste stream and by-product materials. If successful the process could save c. 225-450 GWh of energy and reduce CO2 emissions by 200,000T p/a in the UK.
2014 - 2017: Light innovative materials for enhanced solar efficiency (LIMES).
Funded by EU Solar-Era Net.
There is a global drive to lower the cost of solar generated electricity. The cost per watt peak (€/Wp) can be reduced by increasing PV efficiency, reducing cost of the Balance of System (BOS) and minimizing the module costs. Module assembly is material extensive and constitutes a significant part of the price. Currently, 3 mm glass is the predominant cover of solar modules and it implies 30 % of the price. Reduction of encapsulant materials can help to minimize the foot print of the solar panel by minimized cost over the whole chain from raw materials to installation. The aim of the project is to exploit the development of 1 mm toughened glass as encapsulant to produce a light weight, low cost PV module with enhanced efficiency. We are developing new glasses and new coatings to improve the physical properties of the cover material of PV modules. Furthermore, novel toughening techniques of thin glass are being investigated, and prototypes assembled. We strive towards:
- Ultrathin glass-glass modules;
- Eliminating the transmission limit of solar glasses;
- Ultra-robust module designs with extended lifetime.
Paul works with a wide range of industrial collaborators and sponsors, from large multinationals to SME's, to Government and NGO's and other academic institutions. Here is a selection of these:
Johnson Matthey, Morgan Advanced Materials, Pilkington NSG, Glass Technology Services, Lucideon, British Glass Manufacturers Confederation, British Ceramics Confederation, Wright Engineering, Cogent Power, Mayflower Engineering, Mansol (Preforms), University of Oxford (UK), University of Warwick (UK), University of Birmingham (UK), University of Nottingham (UK), Loughborough University (UK), Université de Pierre et Marie Curie de Paris (France), University of Padova (Italy), University of Brescia (Italy), Tokyo Metropolitan University (Japan), Rutgers University (USA), Savannah River National Laboratory (USA), and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory(USA).
Bigharaz, M., Schenkel, T., & Bingham, P.A. (2021). Increasing force generation in electroadhesive devices through modelling of novel electrode geometries. Journal of Electrostatics, 109. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.elstat.2020.103540
Gao, Z., Yang, X., Jones, E., Bingham, P., Scrimshire, A., Thornton, P., & Tronci, G. (2020). An injectable, self-healing and MMP-inhibiting hyaluronic acid gel via iron coordination. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 165 (B), 2022-2029. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.10.079
Rautiyal, P., Gupta, G., Edge, R., Leay, L., Daubney, A., Patel, M., ... Bingham, P. (2020). Gamma irradiation-induced defects in borosilicate glasses for high-level radioactive waste immobilisation. Journal of Nuclear Materials. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2020.152702
Ahmadzadeh, M., Scrimshire, A., Mottram, L., Stennett, M., Hyatt, N., Bingham, P., & McCloy, J. (2020). Structure of NaFeSiO4, NaFeSi2O6, and NaFeSi3O8 glasses and glass-ceramics. American Mineralogist: an international journal of earth and planetary materials, 105 (9), 1375-1384. http://www.minsocam.org/msa/ammin/toc/2020/index.html?issue_number=09
Allsopp, B., Orman, R., Johnson, S., Baistow, I., Sanderson, G., Sundberg, P., ... Karlsson, S. (2020). Towards improved cover glasses for photovoltaic devices. Progress in Photovoltaics: research and applications. http://doi.org/10.1002/pip.3334
Hasanli, N., Scrimshire, A., Bingham, P., Palgrave, R., & Hayward, M. (2020). Structure and Magnetism of the Rh4+-containing perovskite oxides La0.5Sr0.5Mn0.5Rh0.5O3 and La0.5Sr0.5Fe0.5Rh0.5O3. Dalton Transactions: an international journal of inorganic chemistry, 49, 11346-11353. http://doi.org/10.1039/D0DT02466J
Zhang, B., Zhang, M., Zhang, L., Bingham, P., Li, W., & Kubuki, S. (2020). PVP surfactant-modified flower-like BiOBr with tunable bandgap structure for efficient photocatalytic decontamination of pollutants. Applied Surface Science, 530. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.147233
Gao, Z., Carames-Mendez, P., Xia, D., Pask, C., McGowan, P., Bingham, P., ... Thornton, P. (2020). The Facile and Additive-Free Synthesis of a Cell-Friendly Iron(III)-Glutathione Complex. Dalton Transactions. http://doi.org/10.1039/D0DT02331K
Chen, T.-.Y., Rautiyal, P., Vaishnav, S., Gupta, G., Schlegl, H., Dawson, R., ... Bingham, P. (2020). Composition-structure-property effects of antimony in soda-lime-silica glasses. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2020.120184
Muhammed, K., Scrimshire, A., Sterianou, I., Bell, A., & Bingham, P. (2020). Physical properties and sinterability of pure and iron-doped bismuth sodium titanate ceramics. Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society, 56 (4), 1441-1449. http://doi.org/10.1007/s41779-020-00461-5
Ali, A., Khan, I., Zhang, B., Nomura, K., Homonnay, Z., Kuzmann, E., ... Kubuki, S. (2020). Photo-Fenton degradation of methylene blue using hematite-enriched slag under visible light. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-020-07238-x
Bell, A., Backhouse, D., Deng, W., Eales, J., Kilinc, E., Love, K., ... Bingham, P. (2020). X-Ray fluorescence analysis of feldspars and silicate glass: effects of melting time on fused bead consistency and volatilisation. Minerals, 10 (5), 442. http://doi.org/10.3390/min10050442
Bell, A.M.T., Backhouse, D.J., Deng, W., Eales, J.D., Kilinc, E., Love, K., ... Bingham, P.A. (2020). X-ray Fluorescence Analysis of Feldspars and Silicate Glass: Effects of Melting Time on Fused Bead Consistency and Volatilisation. Minerals, 10 (5), e442. http://doi.org/10.3390/min10050442
Barrow, N., Packard, M., Vaishnav, S., Wilding, M., Bingham, P., Hannon, A., ... Feller, S. (2020). MAS-NMR Studies of Carbonate Retention in a Very Wide Range of Na2O-SiO2 Glasses. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 534, 119958. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2020.119958
Vaishnav, S., Hannon, A., Barney, E., & Bingham, P. (2020). Neutron diffraction and Raman studies of the incorporation of sulfate in silicate glasses. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 124 (9), 5409-5424. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b10924
Deng, W., Spathi, C., Coulbeck, T., Kilinc, E., Backhouse, D., Marshall, M., ... Bingham, P. (2019). Exploratory research in alternative raw material sources and reformulation for industrial soda-lime-silica glass batch. International Journal of Applied Glass Science. http://doi.org/10.1111/ijag.14775
Wilding, M., Bingham, P.A., Wilson, M., Kono, Y., Drewitt, J.W.E., Brooker, R.A., & Parise, J.B. (2019). CO3+1 network formation in ultra-high pressure carbonate liquids. Scientific Reports, 9 (1), 15416. http://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-51306-6
Wilding, M.C., Phillips, B.L., Wilson, M., Sharma, G., Navrotsky, A., Bingham, P.A., ... Parise, J.B. (2019). The structure and thermochemistry of K2CO3-MgCO3 glass. Journal of Materials Research, 34 (19), 3377-3388. http://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2019.250
Ali, A.S., Nomura, K., Homonnay, Z., Kuzmann, E., Scrimshire, A., Bingham, P.A., ... Kubuki, S. (2019). The relationship between local structure and photo-Fenton catalytic ability of glasses and glass-ceramics prepared from Japanese slag. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-019-06726-z
Ali, A.S., Ishikawa, S., Nomura, K., Kuzmann, E., Homonnay, Z., Scrimshire, A., ... Kubuki, S. (2019). Mössbauer and photocatalytic studies of CaFe2O4 nanoparticle-containing aluminosilicate prepared from domestic waste simulated slag. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-019-06715-2
Deng, W., Backhouse, D.J., Kabir, F., Janani, R., Bigharaz, M., Wardlow, A., ... Bingham, P. (2019). An ancient technology could help deliver decarbonisation. Glass International, 42 (7), 47-49. https://www.glass-international.com/issues/view/july-august-2019
Deng, W., Wright, R., Boden-Hook, C., & Bingham, P. (2019). Melting behaviour of waste glass cullet briquettes in soda-lime-silica container glass batch. International Journal of Applied Glass Science, 10 (1), 125-137. http://doi.org/10.1111/ijag.12555
Christopoulou, G., Modarresifar, F., Allsopp, B., Jones, H., & Bingham, P. (2019). Non-isothermal crystallization kinetics and stability of leucite and kalsilite from K2O-Al2O3-SiO2 glasses. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 102 (1), 508-523. http://doi.org/10.1111/jace.15944
Ahmadzadeh, M., Olds, T.A., Scrimshire, A., Bingham, P., & McCloy, J.S. (2018). Structure and properties of Na5FeSi4O12 crystallized from 5Na2O–Fe2O3–8SiO2 glass. Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry, 74 (12), 1595-1602. http://doi.org/10.1107/S2053229618014353
Ahmadzadeh, M., Olds, T., Scrimshire, A., Bingham, P., & McCloy, J. (2018). Structure and properties of Na5FeSi4O12 crystallized from 5Na2O-Fe2O3-8SiO2 glass. Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry, 1595-1602. http://doi.org/10.1107/S2053229618014353
Mary, N., Rebours, M., Castel, E., Vaishnav, S., Deng, W., Bell, A., ... Bingham, P. (2018). Enhanced thermal stability of high-bismuth borate glasses by addition of iron. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2018.07.061
Page, J., Topping, C., Scrimshire, A., Bingham, P., Blundell, S., & Hayward, M. (2018). Doped Sr2FeIrO6 – phase separation and a Jeff ≠ 0 state for Ir5+. Inorganic Chemistry, 57 (16), 10303-10311. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b01539
Allsopp, B., Christopoulou, G., Brookfield, A., Forder, S., & Bingham, P. (2018). Optical and structural properties of d0 ion-doped silicate glasses for photovoltaic applications. Physics and Chemistry of Glasses : European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part B, 59 (4), 193-202. http://doi.org/10.13036/17533562.59.4.003
Cassidy, S.J., Orlandi, F., Manuel, P., Hadermann, J., Scrimshire, A., Bingham, P., & Clarke, S.J. (2018). Complex magnetic ordering in the oxide selenide Sr2Fe3Se2O3. Inorganic Chemistry, 57 (16), 10312-10322. http://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b01542
Deshkar, A., Ahmadzadeh, M., Scrimshire, A., Han, E., Bingham, P., Guillen, D., ... Goel, A. (2018). Crystallization behavior of iron- and boron-containing nepheline (Na2 O●Al2 O3 ●2SiO2 ) based model high-level nuclear waste glasses. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 102 (3), 1101-1121. http://doi.org/10.1111/jace.15936
Deng, W., Wright, R., Boden-Hook, C., & Bingham, P. (2018). Briquetting of waste glass cullet fine particles for energy-saving glass manufacture. Glass Technology: European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part A, 59 (3), 81-91. http://doi.org/10.13036/17533546.59.3.013
Scrimshire, A., Lobera, A., Bell, A., Jones, H., Sterianou, I., & Bingham, P. (2018). Determination of Debye Temperatures and Lamb-Mössbauer Factors for LnFeO3 Orthoferrite Perovskites (Ln = La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd). Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 30 (10). http://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/aaab7d
Guo, J., Bamber, T., Singh, J., Manby, D., Bingham, P., Justham, L., ... Jackson, M. (2017). Experimental study of a flexible and environmentally stable electroadhesive device. Applied Physics Letters, 111 (25), 251603. http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4995458
Wright, A.C., Sinclair, R.N., Shaw, J.L., Haworth, R., Bingham, P., Forder, S., ... Vedishcheva, N.M. (2017). The Environment of Fe3+/Fe2+ Cations in a Sodium Borosilicate Glass. Physics and Chemistry of Glasses : European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part B, 58 (3), 78-91. http://doi.org/10.13036/17533562.58.3.016
Benassi, L., Dalipi, R., Consigli, V., Pasquali, M., Borgese, L., Depero, L.E., ... Bontempi, E. (2017). Integrated management of ash from industrial and domestic combustion : a new sustainable approach for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from energy conversion. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24 (17), 14834-14846. http://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-9037-y
Bamber, T., Guo, J., Singh, J., Bigharaz, M., Petzing, J., Bingham, P., ... Jackson, M. (2017). Visualization methods for understanding the dynamic electroadhesion phenomenon. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 50, 205304. http://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/aa6be4
Bingham, P., Vaishnav, S., Forder, S., Scrimshire, A., Jaganathan, B., Rohini, J., ... Vienna, J. (2017). Modelling the sulfate capacity of simulated radioactive waste borosilicate glasses. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 695, 656-667. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.11.110
Mediero-Munoyerro, M.J., McGregor, J., McMillan, L., Al-Yassir, N., Bingham, P., Forder, S., ... Midgley, P.A. (2016). Structural changes in FeOx/γ-Al2O3 catalysts during ethylbenzene dehydrogenation. Catalysis, Structure and Reactivity, 2 (1), 25-32. http://doi.org/10.1080/2055074X.2016.1234116
Clemens, O., Marco, J.F., Thomas, M.F., Forder, S., Zhang, H., Cartenet, S., ... Berry, F.J. (2016). Magnetic interactions in cubic-, hexagonal- and trigonal barium iron oxide fluoride, BaFeO2F. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 28 (34). http://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/28/34/346001
Modarresifar, F., Bingham, P., & Jubb, G. (2016). Thermal conductivity of refractory glass fibres. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 125 (1), 35-44. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-016-5367-0
Scrimshire, A., Lobera, A., Kultyshev, R., Ellis, P., Forder, S., & Bingham, P. (2016). Variable temperature 57Fe-Mössbauer spectroscopystudy of nanoparticle iron carbides. Croatica Chemica Acta, 88 (4). http://doi.org/10.5562/cca2782
Sun, H., Woodruff, D.N., Cassidy, S.J., Allcroft, G.M., Sedlmaier, S.J., Thompson, A.L., ... Clarke, S.J. (2015). Soft chemical control of superconductivity in Lithium Iron Selenide Hydroxides Li1–xFex(OH)Fe1–ySe. Inorganic Chemistry, 54 (4), 1958-1964. http://doi.org/10.1021/ic5028702
Chen, Y.-.C., Reeves-McLaren, N., Tan, C.C., Bingham, P., Forder, S., & West, A.R. (2015). Synthesis and characterisation of Li11RE18M4O39−δ: RE = Nd or Sm; M = Al, Co or Fe. Dalton Transactions, 45 (1), 315-323. http://doi.org/10.1039/c5dt02998h
Sun, H., Woodruff, D.N., Cassidy, S.J., Allcroft, G.M., Sedlmaier, S.J., Thompson, A.L., ... Clarke, S.J. (2015). Soft Chemical Control of Superconductivity in Lithium Iron Selenide Hydroxides Li1-xFex(OH)Fe1-ySe. INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 54 (4), 1958-1964. http://doi.org/10.1021/ic5028702
Bingham, P., Hannant, O.M., Reeves-McLaren, N., Stennett, M.C., & Hand, R.J. (2014). Selective behaviour of dilute Fe3+ ions in silicate glasses: an Fe K-edge EXAFS and XANES study. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 387, 47-56. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2013.12.034
Hyatt, N.C., Schwarz, R.R., Bingham, P., Stennett, M.C., Corkhill, C.L., Heath, P.G., ... Morgan, S. (2014). Thermal treatment of simulant plutonium contaminated materials from the Sellafield site by vitrification in a blast-furnace slag. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 444 (1-3), 186-199. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2013.08.019
Rodella, N., Bosio, A., Zacco, A., Borgese, L., Pasquali, M., Dalipi, R., ... Bontempi, E. (2014). Arsenic stabilization in coal fly ash through the employment of waste materials. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2 (3), 1352-1357. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2014.05.011
Dharmadasa, I., Bingham, P., Echendu, O., Salim, H., Druffel, T., Dharmadasa, R., ... Abbas, A. (2014). Fabrication of CdS/CdTe-Based thin film solar cells using an electrochemical technique. Coatings, 4 (3), 380-415. http://doi.org/10.3390/coatings4030380
Wright, A.C., Clarke, S.J., Howard, C.K., Bingham, P.A., Forder, S.D., Holland, D., ... Fischer, H.E. (2014). The environment of Fe2+/Fe3+ cations in a soda-lime-silica glass. Physics and Chemistry of Glasses: European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part B, 55 (6), 243-252.
Bosio, A., Gianoncelli, A., Zacco, A., Borgese, L., Rodella, N., Zanotti, D., ... Bontempi, E. (2014). A new nanotechnology of fly ash inertization based on the use of silica gel extracted from rice husk ash and microwave treatment. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part N: Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems, 228 (1), 27-32. http://doi.org/10.1177/1740349913490683
Denis Romero, F., Gianolio, D., Cibin, G., Bingham, P., d’Hollander, J.-.C., Forder, S., & Hayward, M.A. (2013). Topochemical reduction of the Ruddlesden–Popper Phases Sr2Fe0.5Ru0.5O4and Sr3(Fe0.5Ru0.5)2O7. Inorganic Chemistry, 52 (19), 10920-10928. http://doi.org/10.1021/ic400930y
Utton, C.A., Hand, R.J., Bingham, P.A., Hyatt, N.C., Swanton, S.W., & Williams, S.J. (2013). Dissolution of vitrified wastes in a high-pH calcium-rich solution. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 435 (1-3), 112-122. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2012.12.032
Bingham, P., Hyatt, N.C., & Hand, R.J. (2013). Vitrification of UK intermediate level radioactive wastes arising from site decommissioning. Initial laboratory trials. Glass technology : European Journal of Glass Technology Part A, 54 (1), 1-19.
Bosio, A., Rodella, N., Gianoncelli, A., Zacco, A., Borgese, L., Depero, L.E., ... Bontempi, E. (2013). A new method to inertize incinerator toxic fly ash with silica from rice husk ash. Environmental Chemistry Letters, 11 (4), 329-333. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-013-0411-9
Romero, F.D., Bingham, P.A., Forder, S.D., & Hayward, M.A. (2013). Topochemical fluorination of Sr3(M0.5Ru 0.5)2O7 (M = Ti, Mn, Fe), n = 2, Ruddlesden-popper phases. Inorganic Chemistry, 52 (6), 3388-3398. http://doi.org/10.1021/ic400125x
Chen, Y.-.C., Reeves-McLaren, N., Bingham, P., Forder, S., & West, A.R. (2012). Synthesis and characterization of Li11Nd18Fe4O39−δ. Inorganic Chemistry, 51 (15), 8073-8082. http://doi.org/10.1021/ic300296s
Bingham, P., & Barney, E.R. (2012). Structure of iron phosphate glasses modified by alkali and alkaline earth additions: neutron and x-ray diffraction studies. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 24 (17), 175403. http://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/24/17/175403
Kalantari, K., Sterianou, I., Sinclair, D.C., Bingham, P., Pokorný, J., & Reaney, I.M. (2012). Structural phase transitions in Ti-doped Bi1-xNdxFeO3 ceramics. Journal of Applied Physics, 111 (6), 064107. http://doi.org/10.1063/1.3697666
Cicek, B., Esposito, L., Tucci, A., Bernardo, E., Boccaccini, A.R., & Bingham, P. (2012). Microporous glass ceramics from combination of silicate, borate and phosphate wastes. Advances in Applied Ceramics, 111 (7), 415-421. http://doi.org/10.1179/1743676112Y.0000000018
Bingham, P., Hyatt, N.C., & Hand, R.J. (2012). Vitrification of UK intermediate level radioactive wastes arising from site decommissioning : property modelling and selection of candidate host glass compositions. Glass technology, 53 (3), 83-100.
Wright, A., Sinclair, R.N., Shaw, J.L., Haworth, R., Marasinghe, G.K., Day, D.E., ... Fischer, H.J. (2012). The atomic and magnetic structure and dynamics of iron phosphate glasses. Physics and Chemistry of Glasses, 53 (6), 227-244.
McGann, O.J., Bingham, P., Hand, R.J., Gandy, A.S., Kavčič, M., Žitnik, M., ... Hyatt, N.C. (2012). The effects of γ-radiation on model vitreous wasteforms intended for the disposal of intermediate and high level radioactive wastes in the United Kingdom. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 429 (1-3), 353-367. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2012.04.007
Bernardo, E., & Bingham, P. (2011). Sintered silicophosphate glass ceramics from MBM ash and recycled soda-lime-silica glass. Advances in Applied Ceramics, 110 (1), 41-48. http://doi.org/10.1179/174367610X12804792635189
Bingham, P., Connelly, A.J., Hyatt, N.C., & Hand, R.J. (2011). Corrosion of glass contact refractories for the vitrification of radioactive wastes: a review. International Materials Reviews, 56 (4), 226-242. http://doi.org/10.1179/1743280410Y.0000000005
Cassingham, N.J., Stennett, M.C., Bingham, P., Hyatt, N.C., & Aquilanti, G. (2011). The structural role of Zn in nuclear waste glasses. International Journal of Applied Glass Science, 2 (4), 343-353. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-1294.2011.00067.x
Connelly, A.J., Hand, R.J., Bingham, P., & Hyatt, N.C. (2011). Mechanical properties of nuclear waste glasses. Journal of Nuclear Materials, 408 (2), 188-193. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2010.11.034
Bingham, P., Connelly, A.J., Hand, R.J., Hyatt, N.C., Northrup, P.A., Alonso Mori, R., ... Edge, R. (2010). A multi-spectroscopic investigation of sulphur speciation in silicate glasses and slags. Glass technology, 51 (2), 63-80.
Bingham, P., Connelly, A., Hand, R., & Hyatt, N. (2010). Vitrification of legacy and intermediate level radioactive wastes : opportunities and challenges. Nuclear Future, 6 (6), 250-254. http://www.nuclearfuture.info/ibis/nuclearfuture/home
Bingham, P.A., Connelly, A.J., Hand, R.J., & Hyatt, N.C. (2010). Vitrification of legacy and intermediate level radioactive wastes: Opportunities and challenges. Nuclear Future, 6 (5), 250-254.
Bingham, P., Hand, R.J., Hannant, O.M., Forder, S., & Kilcoyne, S.H. (2009). Effects of modifier additions on the thermal properties, chemical durability, oxidation state and structure of iron phosphate glasses. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 355 (28-30), 1526-1538. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2009.03.008
Bingham, P., & Hand, R.J. (2008). Sulphate incorporation and glass formation in phosphate systems for nuclear and toxic waste immobilization. Materials Research Bulletin, 43 (7), 1679-1693. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2007.07.024
Bingham, P., & Jackson, C.M. (2008). Roman blue-green bottle glass: chemical–optical analysis and high temperature viscosity modelling. Journal of Archaeological Science, 35 (2), 302-309. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2007.03.011
Volotinen, T.T., Parker, J.M., & Bingham, P. (2008). Concentrations and site partitioning of Fe2+ and Fe3+ ions in a soda-lime-silica glass obtained by optical absorbance spectroscopy. Physics and Chemistry of Glasses, 49 (5), 258-270.
Bingham, P., Yang, G., Hand, R.J., & Möbus, G. (2008). Boron environments and irradiation stability of ironborophosphate glasses analysed by EELS. Solid State Sciences, 10 (9), 1194-1199. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2007.11.024
Bingham, P., Parker, J.M., Searle, T.M., & Smith, I. (2007). Local structure and medium range ordering of tetrahedrally coordinated Fe3+ ions in alkali–alkaline earth–silica glasses. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 353 (24-25), 2479-2494. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2007.03.017
Bingham, P., & Hand, R.J. (2007). Addition of P2O5 to SiO2-Al2O3-B2O3-MgO-CaO-Na2O glass : a study of its effects on glass properties, structure and melting behaviour. Glass technology, 48 (2), 78-88.
Bingham, P.A., & Hand, R.J. (2007). Addition of P2O5 to SiO2-Al 2O3-B2O3-MgO-CaO-Na2O glass: A study of its effects on glass properties, structure and melting behaviour. Glass Technology: European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part A, 48 (2), 78-88.
Bingham, P., & Hand, R.J. (2006). Vitrification of toxic wastes : a brief review. Advances in Applied Ceramics: Structural, Functional and Bioceramics Journal - Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, 105 (1), 21-31.
Bingham, P., Hand, R.J., Forder, S.D., Lavaysierre, A., Kilcoyne, S.H., & Yasin, I. (2006). Preliminary studies of sulphate solubility and redox in 60P2O5–40Fe2O3 glasses. Materials Letters, 60 (6), 844-847. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2005.10.029
Bingham, P., Hand, R.J., & Forder, S.D. (2006). Doping of iron phosphate glasses with Al2O3, SiO2 or B2O3 for improved thermal stability. Materials Research Bulletin, 41 (9), 1622-1630. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2006.02.029
Bingham, P., Hand, R.J., Forder, S.D., & Lavaysierre, A. (2005). Vitrified metal finishing wastes II. Thermal and structural characterisation. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 122 (1-2), 129-138. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.03.031
Bingham, P., & Hand, R. (2005). Vitrified metal finishing wastes I. Composition, density and chemical durability. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 119 (1-3), 125-133. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2004.11.014
Bingham, P., & Marshall, M. (2005). Reformulation of container glasses for environmental benefit through lower melting temperatures. Glass technology, 46 (1), 11-19.
Bingham, P. (2004). The effects of 1 wt % P2O5 addition on the properties of container glass. Glass technology, 45 (6), 255-258.
Bingham, P. (2003). Container glass formulation : a fresh look at an old problem. Glass, 80, 336.
Bingham, P., Parker, J.M., Searle, T., Williams, J.M., & Smith, I. (2003). Novel structural behaviour of iron in alkali–alkaline-earth–silica glasses. Comptes Rendus Chimie, 5 (11), 787-796. http://doi.org/10.1016/S1631-0748(02)01444-3
Ali, A., Khan, I., Zhang, B., Razum, M., Pavic, L., Santic, A., ... Kubuki, S. (n.d.). Structural, electrical and photocatalytic properties of iron-containing soda-lime aluminosilicate glass and glass-ceramics. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids.
Wang, W., Pang, W., Bingham, P., Mania, M., Chen, T.-.Y., & Perry, J. (2020). Evolutionary Learning for Soft Margin Problems: A Case Study on Practical Problems with Kernels. IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence. http://doi.org/10.1109/CEC48606.2020.9185574
Singh, J., Bingham, P., Penders, J., & Manby, D. (2016). Effects of residual charge on the performance of electro-adhesive grippers. In Alboul, L., Damian, D., & Aitkens, J.M. (Eds.) Towards autonomous robotic systems. TAROS 2016, Sheffield, UK, June 26--July 1, 2016, Proceedings, (pp. 327-338). Springer International Publishing: http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40379-3_34
Yambissa, M., Forder, S., & Bingham, P. (2016). 57Fe Mossbauer spectroscopy used to developunderstanding of a diamond preservation index model. Hyperfine Interactions, 237 (66), 1-6. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-016-1262-0
Fletcher-Wood, R.L., Gorin, C., Forder, S., Bingham, P., & Hriljac, J.A. (2014). Mössbauer spectroscopy for optimising systems for environmental remediation. Hyperfine Interactions, 226 (1-3), 499-508. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-013-0968-5
Wright, A.C., Clarke, S.J., Howard, C.K., Bingham, P., Forder, S., Holland, D., ... Fischer, H.E. (2014). The environment of Fe2+/Fe3+ cations in a soda–lime–silica glass. Physics and Chemistry of Glasses : European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part B, 55 (6), 243-252. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/sgt/pcg/2014/00000055/00000006/art00003
McGann, O.J., Gandy, A.S., Bingham, P.A., Hand, R.J., & Hyatt, N.C. (2013). The effect of γ-radiation on mechanical properties of model UK nuclear waste glasses. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 1518, 41-46. http://doi.org/10.1557/opl.2013.203
McGann, O.J., Bingham, P.A., & Hyatt, N.C. (2013). Systematic development of alkaline-earth borosilicate glasses for caesium loaded ion exchange resin vitrification. Ceramic Transactions, 241, 69-80.
Forder, S., Bingham, P., McGann, O., Stennett, M., & Hyatt, N.C. (2013). Mossbauer studies of materials used to immobilise waste. Hyperfine Interactions, 217 (1-3), 83-90. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-012-0700-x
Bingham, P., Connelly, A.J., Cassingham, N.J., & Hyatt, N.C. (2011). Oxidation state and local environment of selenium in alkali borosilicate glasses for radioactive waste immobilisation. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 357 (14), 2726-2734. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2010.12.053
Forder, S.D., Hannant, O.M., Bingham, P., & Hand, R.J. (2010). Concerning the use of standards for identifying coordination environments in glasses. Journal of Physics : Conference Series, 217, 012072. http://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/217/1/012072
Cassingham, N.J., Stennett, M.C., Bingham, P., Aquilanti, G., & Hyatt, N.C. (2010). The role of Zn in model nuclear waste glasses studied by XAS. In Diamond '10 Conference - Decommissioning, Immobilisation and Management of, Manchester, UK, 2010 - 2010. http://www.diamondconsortium.org/main_pubs/2010/File%2030%20-%20332%20Nate%20Cassingham.pdf
Hannant, O.M., Forder, S.D., Bingham, P.A., & Hand, R.J. (2009). Structural studies of iron in vitrified toxic wastes. ISIAME 2008, 539-+. http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01369-0_71
Schofield, J.M., Bingham, P., & Hand., R.J. (2009). The immobilisation of a chloride containing actinide waste surrogate in calcium aluminosilicate glasses. In Cozzi, A., & Ohji, T. (Eds.) Environmental Issues and Waste Management Technologies in the Materials and Nuclear Industries XII, (pp. 69-80). Wiley: http://doi.org/10.1002/9780470538371.ch8
Bingham, P., Connelly, A.J., Hand, R.J., Hyatt, N.C., & Northup, P.A. (2009). Incorporation and speciation of sulphur in glasses for waste immobilisation. Glass technology, 50 (3), 135-138.
Hannant, O.M., Forder, S., Bingham, P., & Hand, R.J. (2009). Structural studies of iron in vitrified toxic wastes. Hyperfine Interactions, 192 (1-3), 37-42. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-009-9944-5
Yang, G., Mobus, G., Bingham, P., & Hand, R.J. (2009). Electron beam induced structure changes in borosilicate and borophosphate glasses: a comparison by energy loss spectroscopy. Physics and Chemistry of Glasses, 50 (6), 378-383.
Cassingham, N.J., Bingham, P., Hand, R.J., & Forder, S. (2008). Property modification of a high level nuclear waste borosilicate glass through the addition of Fe2O3. Glass technology, 49 (1), 21-26. http://www.societyofglasstechnology.org.uk/cgi-bin/open.cgi?page=journal&sessionid=85597106
Schofield, J.M., Bingham, P., & Hand, R.J. (2008). Waste loading of actinide chloride surrogates in an iron phosphate glass. MRS Proceedings, 1107, 253-260. http://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-1107-253
Hannant, O.M., Bingham, P., Hand, R.J., & Forder, S.D. (2008). A Mössbauer study of iron in vitrified wastes. MRS Proceedings, 1107, 215-222. http://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-1107-215
Bingham, P., Hand, R.J., Stennett, M.C., Hyatt, N.C., & Harrison, M.T. (2008). The use of surrogates in waste immobilization studies : a case study of plutonium. MRS Proceedings, 1107, 421-428. http://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-1107-421
Bingham, P., Hyatt, N.C., Hand, R.J., & Wilding, C.R. (2008). Glass development for vitrification of Wet Intermediate Level Waste (WILW) from decommissionning of the Hinkley Point ‘A’ Site. MRS Proceedings, 1124. http://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-1124-Q03-07
Möbus, G., Tsai, J., Xu, X.J., Bingham, P., & Yang, G. (2008). Nanobead formation and nanopatterning in glasses. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 14 (S2), 434-435. http://doi.org/10.1017/S1431927608085292
Hannant, O.M., Bingham, P., Hand, R.J., & Forder, S. (2008). The structural properties of vitrified toxic waste ashes. Glass technology, 49 (1), 27-32.
Bingham, P., Connelly, A.J., Hand, R.J., Hyatt, N.C., & Northrup, P.A. (2007). Solubility and speciation of sulphur in glasses for waste immobilization. MRS Proceedings.
Bingham, P., & Hand, R.J. (2007). Recycling of incinerator ashes : potential energy-saving raw materials for the manufactureof glasses and ceramics or simply low-grade aggregate materials? In Freiman, S. (Ed.) Proceedings of the 1st International Congress on Ceramics: A Global Roadmap. Wiley
Bingham, P., Hand, R.J., & Scales, C.R. (2006). Immobilisation of simulated plutonium-contaminated material in phosphate glass : an initial scoping study. MRS Proceedings, 932. http://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-932-89.1
Bingham, P., Hand, R.J., Forder, S.D., Lavaysierre, A., Deloffre, F., Kilcoyne, S.H., & Yasin, I. (2006). Structure and properties of iron borophosphate glasses. Physics and Chemistry of Glasses, 47 (4), 313-317.
Harrison, M., Scales, C.R., Bingham, P., & Hand, R.J. (2006). Survey of potential glass compositions for the immobilisation of the UK's separated plutonium stocks. MRS Proceedings, 985. http://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-985-0985-NN04-03
Bingham, P., Forder, S.D., Hand, R.J., & Lavaysierre, A. (2005). Mössbauer studies of phosphate glasses for the immobilisation of toxic and nuclear wastes. Hyperfine Interactions, 165 (1-4), 135-140. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-006-9256-y
Bingham, P., Parker, J.M., Searle, T., Williams, J.M., & Smith, I. (2001). Novel structural behaviour of iron in alkali-alkaline earth-silica glasses. In Proceedings of the XIX International Congress on Glass, Edinburgh, July 2001. Society of Glass Technology
Bingham, P., Parker, J.M., Searle, T., Williams, J.M., & Fyles, K. (1999). Redox and clustering of iron in silicate glasses. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 253 (1-3), 203-209. http://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3093(99)00361-0
Bingham, P., Parker, J.M., Searle, T., Williams, J.M., & Fyles, K. (1998). Redox and clustering of iron in silicate glasses. In Proceedings of the XVIII International Congress on Glass, San Francisco, July 1998. Society of Glass Technology
Bingham, P. (2009). Design of new energy-friendly compositions. In Wallenberger, F.T., & Bingham, P. (Eds.) Fiberglass and glass technology : energy-friendly compositions and application. (pp. 267-354). Springer
Wallenberger, F.T., & Bingham, P. (2009). Fiberglass and glass technology : energy-friendly compositions and applications. Springer.
Muhammed, K.R. (2019). Development of Novel Processing Routes for Electrical Ceramics and Glass-Ceramics. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Bingham, P. http://doi.org/10.7190/shu-thesis-00239
Scrimshire, A. (2019). Investigations of catalyst and energy storage materials using 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Bingham, P. http://doi.org/10.7190/shu-thesis-00194
Allsopp, B.L. (2019). Effects of d0 and s2 cations on optical properties of silicate glasses. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Bingham, P. http://doi.org/10.7190/shu-thesis-00177
Vaishnav, S. (2018). Structural characterization of sulphate and chloride doped glasses for radioactive waste immobilisation. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Bingham, P. http://doi.org/10.7190/shu-thesis-00114
Yambissa, M.T. (2017). Mantle conditions and kimberlite geochemical criteria controlling diamond survival in Kimberlites. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Bingham, P.
- External PhD examiner (UK and international);
- Fellow of the Society of Glass Technology;
- Member of Society of Glass Technology Board of Fellows and Basic Science and Technology Committee;
- Member of International Commission on Glass Technical Committee 5: Waste Vitrification;
- Member of the RAL-ISIS UK Neutron User Committee;
- Member of the UK Ceramics Sector 2050 Decarbonisation Roadmap Committee;
- Chair of the Local Organising Committee, Centenary Conference of the Society of Glass Technology, 2016;
- Academic advisor to the British Glass Futures initiative;
- Peer reviewer for the U.S. Department of Energy Nuclear Energy Universities Program;
- International expert peer reviewer for EU FP7 and H2020 proposals;
- Regular reviewer for over 10 international journals.
Postgraduate supervision
Current PhD Students:
- BIGHARAZ, Masoud. Development and analysis of new ceramic materials for electroadhesive applications.
- EALES, James. Understanding composition-structure-property-phase relations in high-Fe2O3 radioactive waste glasses for the Hanford site.
- LOVE, Katrina. Phosphate solubility and impacts on properties of radioactive waste glasses for the Hanford site.
- MODARRESIFAR, Farid. Structure-viscosity relations in silicate and aluminosilicate glasses.
- RAUTIYAL, Prince. Understanding the structure, properties and performance of glasses for radioactive waste immobilisation using advanced spectroscopic techniques.
- RIGBY, Jessica. Understanding cold cap - glass melt migration in radioactive waste glass melting for the Hanford site.
- WIE-ADDO, Gloria. Reducing energy demand and CO2 emissions from industrial ceramic manufacture.
Past PhD Students:
- MUHAMMED, Khalid. Development of novel processing routes for electrical ceramic production.
- SCRIMSHIRE, Alex. Advanced spectroscopy of ceramic materials for catalysis.
- ALLSOPP, Ben. Development of novel glass dopants for enhanced solar efficiency glazing.
- VAISHNAV, Shuchi. Understanding the structural effects and solubility behaviour of sulphur in radioactive waste glasses.
- CHRISTOPOULOU, Georgia. Understanding the in-service behaviour of high-temperature thermal insulation materials.
- YAMBISSA, Mubuabua. Understanding diamond preservation conditions in Angolan kimberlites using advanced spectroscopic techniques.
- Hallam PhD students driving improvements in nuclear waste disposal, 18thDecember 2018.
- Your cracked phone screen may soon be able to repair itself…”, article and interview on self-healing materials, The Yorkshire Post, 11th January 2018, p. 15.
- Interview on self-healing materials, Howard Pressman’s DriveTime Show, BBC Radio Sheffield, 11thJanuary 2018.
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Potential ‘Ghostbusters 3’ Plot Details Involve Precocious Kids and a Small Town
Posted on Friday, January 18th, 2019 by Chris Evangelista
Everyone’s buzzing about Jason Reitman‘s Ghostbusters 3. The project was a well-kept secret for a while, but now it’s out there, and inquiring minds want to know: what the heck is the movie going to be about? It was previously reported that the script focused on a four teenagers who take up the Ghostbusters mantle, and now, some potential Ghostbusters 3 plot details have surfaced providing a little more information. The story allegedly features conspiracy theories, dark secrets about a small town, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria, and more.
Before we get into this, a disclaimer: approach these details with not just a grain, but an entire mountain of salt. The potential Ghostbusters 3 plot details come from We Got This Covered, who in turn got them from “a trusted source.” Using one source for a story – even if the story is about as something as harmless as a movie – is not ideal. It’s always better to have two or more sources to corroborate things. But interest in this new Ghostbusters film is high, and for the sake of giving you, the readers, what you crave, we’re going to report on this. But please tread carefully.
As previously reported, Reitman’s film is going to be a direct sequel to Ghostbusters 2, and set in the present day. Reports also indicate that the movie will focus on 4 teenagers – two girls and two boys – who become Ghostbusters. But according to WGTC, that might not be entirely accurate. Per their source, the main characters are a young boy and girl. The boy is about 13, and “passionate about fantasy and conspiracy theories. Furthermore, he apparently approaches every situation with ‘unbridled excitement for the unknown.'” In other words, this sounds like a 13-year-old Dan Aykroyd, which is appropriate enough. But wait, there’s more: this character will also “narrate life in real time, adding ‘descriptive color’ to the people he meets.” Oh, no. That sounds…annoying. The type of precocious movie kid crap that can get on your nerves fast.
As for the girl character, she’s about 12, and “an insanely smart kid.” But she also has trouble “interpreting and expressing emotions and speaks with a flat delivery that make her observations humorous.” She has trouble sharing her feelings and connecting with others, but her “‘science acumen’ is said to prove invaluable throughout the story.”
If these details are true, one thing is clear: these kids have the potential to be very annoying. These descriptions don’t sound like real kids – they sound like some screenwriter’s idea of quirky, “funny” kids. I continue to believe this film is going for a Stranger Things vibe, but think about how realistic the kids on Stranger Things seem. Other than Eleven, they all come across as normal, nerdy kids – not zany caricatures. But I suppose this might work if they find the right child actors.
The plot, meanwhile, allegedly focuses on “a family who moves back home to a small town. While there, they begin to ‘learn more about who they are and the secrets of the town itself.'” The boy and the girl aren’t siblings, so I’m not quite sure who this family is. And as you might notice, there’s no mention of the original Ghostbusters anywhere in here.
I personally find all of these details a bit dubious. For one thing, they don’t gel at all with the report that the script follows four teens. For another…this doesn’t sound like a Ghostbusters movie at all. But perhaps that’s the point. The teaser trailer that dropped this week confirms the film is set in some sort of rural setting, which is a far cry from the other Ghostbusters films, which all take place in New York City. Maybe Retiman and company are going out of their way to make their new film as different as possible.
Ghostbusters 3 is set to arrive in 2020, so we’ll learn more about it sooner or later. For now, let’s just chalk all this up to rumor.
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Formula 1 News: Lewis Hamilton Races to Sixth F1 World Title
The 34-year-old Mercedes driver is now out clear in second place the all-time F1 drivers list, overtaking the famed Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio, and moving behind Michael Schumacher, who picked up seven titles between 1991 and 2012.
Hamilton finished the race in Austin in second position behind his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas and ahead of rival Max Verstappen. His sixth title comes 11 years after his first, secured back in 2008, and is the result of a superb season, during which Hamilton has won 10 of the 19 races thus far.
Lewis Hamilton was a clear favorite in the F1 betting odds since the first race of the year, where the British racer secured pole position but was out fought by Bottas in the Aussie opener. However Hamilton then picked up six wins from the next eight races, with Mercedes destroying all other teams, with the likes of Ferrari and Red Bull struggling to match the German constructors.
With 381 point to his name Hamilton is now uncatchable and Bottas has second place sewn up, with Charles Leclerc, Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel the only other drivers will 100+ points to their names. Hamilton was very emotional on completing the race, clearly struggling to comprehend his ongoing success, stating;
“It’s beyond surreal that my life journey has brought me to this point in winning the sixth title,” he said.
“I don’t know how I am supposed to feel right now.”There are still two races to go with the F1 bandwagon still to visit Brazil and Abu Dhabi before the 2019 season is completed.
Real Madrid Manager Odds: Zinedine Zidane Looks Set to Be Fired
Cowboys Win Over Giants
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Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest advances and technologies, Braddom's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 6th Edition, remains the market leader in the field of PM&R. For more than 20 years, this bestselling reference has been the go-to resource for the entire rehabilitation team, providing in-depth coverage of essential core principles along with the latest research, technologies, and procedures that enhance patient care and facilitate optimal return to function. In this edition, lead editor Dr. David X. Cifu and his team of expert associate editors and contributing authors employ a more succinct format that emphasizes need-to-know material, incorporating new key summary features, including high-yield information and study sheets for problem-based learning.
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US working to convince Assad to accept 'inevitable' departure: Kerry
Feb 14, 2013, 6:00 am SGT
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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Washington aims to change Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's belief that he can hang onto power and accept "the inevitability" of his departure, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday.
"We need to address the question of President Assad's calculation currently," Mr Kerry told reporters. "I believe there are additional things that can be done to change his current perception." The new top US diplomat said he would not go into specifics in public, but has a "good sense" of possible proposals.
Speaking after talks with Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, Mr Kerry said he was convinced there was a certain "inevitability" given the current state of the conflict. "Now, that hasn't sunk into him yet, obviously," Mr Kerry added.
Although the top US diplomat has yet to outline the contours of his first foreign trip, he said one of his purposes was to "try to see what can be done with respect to that calculation and how we might be able to affect it." The United States is working for a negotiated solution to the 23-month conflict in which some 70,000 people are said to have died, Mr Kerry said.
The aim was to avoid "the implosion of the state, because that's dangerous for everybody, and it proposes the possibility of the worst kinds of outcomes." Mr Kerry hinted that the US and Jordan could take renewed steps to urge Russia, a key Syria ally, to bring more pressure to bear on Assad to quit.
Moscow has been sharply criticised for keeping up ties with the Assad regime as it battles opposition rebels, and for continuing arms sales to Damascus.
"I still remain hopeful that there may be an equation where the Russians and the United States could in fact find more common ground than we have found yet with respect to that," Mr Kerry said, adding that Jordan's King Abdullah II was expected to visit Moscow.
"The current situation is untenable," agreed Mr Judeh, saying there was general "agreement across the board" that political dialogue was needed.
"I think that rather than setting timelines, we have to start looking at ways and means of bridging respective positions so that we can arrive at a political dialogue taking place and resulting in what we all want, which is a transition and an end to this continuing violence," he added.
A top Russian diplomat said on Wednesday that Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem and opposition National Coalition chief Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib would make separate visits to Moscow for talks in the coming weeks.
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Global Health Governance: A "Who's Who" of Global Health (Part 1)
In our world of ever changing health risks and increasing globalisation, there has never been a more pressing need for health policy that transcends national borders and addresses issues on a global level. From international organisations such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) to factions such as Medcins Sans Frontières, there is a complex arena of actors on the global health scene that I’m going to attempt to decipher!
So who’s who? If you have been to any of our Medsin events you’ll have heard talk of ‘Big Pharma’, the UN, NGOs …but who are these organisations and what do they stand for? Lets start with the United Nations (UN), an international organisation born out of the trauma of the Second World War. The vision: ensure international peace and security. The UN was designed as a means to resolve disputes amongst nations, promote international cooperation and draw up policies to improve lives across the globe.
In 2000 the UN set out eight millennium development goals (MDGs), targeting issues ranging from child mortality to diseases such as HIV/AIDS. This global agenda has been called ‘the most successful anti-poverty movement in history’. Yet despite some of the MDGs being achieved by the target date of 2015, such as halving the number of people living in abject poverty, other goals were not as successfully tackled. Reducing maternal mortality has been reduced by nearly half, but not quite the two-thirds reduction that was aimed for. So this year new goals have been announced: the sustainable development goals (SDGs). By 2030, these 17 new goals hope to combat issues ranging from the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger to inequality among countries.
A variety of organisations are linked to the UN, as part of the ‘UN family’. Out of these, the World Health Organisation is the authority specific to the coordination of international public health. It was founded with the aim of addressing the health needs of all people through supporting governments protect the health of their populations. One of their greatest achievements has no doubt been the eradication of smallpox in 1979. As well as conducting global immunisation programmes, the WHO produces health guidelines and works to promote health research, all with the aim of achieving the “highest attainable standard of health” for every human being. Nevertheless with limited funds and accusations of responding slowly in emergencies such as in the Ebola outbreak last year, the WHO is not without its criticisms.
In addition to the WHO, other agencies working with the UN on the global health scene include the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Trade Organisation (WTO). Whilst the World Bank and IMF focus predominantly on reducing poverty by providing countries with financial assistance, the WTO focusses on trade regulation between countries. Yet global health governance extends beyond the workings of the United Nations, with an increasing plurality of actors year on year. My next post will discuss the roles of national governments, non-governmental organisations as well as public private partnerships to round off this overview of ‘whos who’ in global health!
Current commitments on greenhouse gas emissions run out in 2020. So what next? Well just last week, governments of more than 190 nations gathered to discuss the new global agreement on climate change:
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Phish festival Curveball in Watkins Glen canceled for health concerns
Matt Weinstein
stargazette.com
A Phish festival slated to draw more than 30,000 people to Watkins Glen International this weekend has been canceled.
With a 14-county state of emergency still in effect, the prospect of additional inclement weather, and a mandatory boil water order for the Village of Watkins Glen issued Thursday, Schuyler County and the New York State Department of Health announced they are unable to issue the required permits for this weekend’s Curveball festival.
The severe rainstorm created untenable conditions, including the inability to deliver clean drinking water to patrons and vendors as confirmed by test results delivered on Thursday, the Department of Health stated in a press release.
"Working collaboratively with Watkins Glen International and Phish, the County and the State explored all options to allow the event to continue as scheduled, the statement read. "While all parties acknowledge the inconvenience of this cancellation to patrons, we have a responsibility to act in the best interest of public health and safety for all."
The three-day festival was slated to begin Friday, but fans started to arrive when the festival grounds opened Thursday afternoon.
Phish and Curveball organizers said they will be notifying ticketholders about how to obtain a refund.
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“Public health and safety is a concern for all events at Watkins Glen International," WGI President Michael Printup said. "While we are disappointed Curveball has been canceled, we understand and support the county and Department of Health’s decision.”
The band released a statement on their website shortly after the announcement.
"We are so terribly sorry for the inconvenience that this is causing so many of you," the band wrote from the backstage area at WGI. "We hope from the bottoms of our hearts that at the very least this news will reach you before too much disruption takes place in your personal lives. We know that people traveled far, at great expense. We understand that people are missing work, and changing their schedules around.. we wish so much that there was some way that this wasn’t happening."
Water advisory led to decision
The decision to cancel the festival was spurred by a boil-water advisory issued Thursday morning by the Village of Watkins Glen, according to Bradley Hutton, deputy commissioner for the state Health Department’s Office of Public Health.
The mandatory advisory, which will likely be in effect for five days, was spurred by tests showing high levels of turbidity — cloudiness, essentially — in the water going into and coming out of the village’s water treatment plant.
After the advisory was issued, concert promoters and Watkins Glen International worked to try to secure enough bottled water or water tankers to provide drinkable water to the tens of thousands of festival-goers expected to descend upon the concert grounds, Hutton said.
But the tight timeframe and the massive size of the expected crowd made it impossible to pull off, Hutton said.
With no potable water source identified, the Health Department couldn’t issue the remaining water permit needed to carry out the event, according to the state.
“Throughout the day, we were working on determining whether there was any ability to get alternate water on-site in order to preserve the event going forward,” Hutton said. “The sheer numbers of people on-site and the urgent timeframe that was needed, there was no way for the concert organizers and host location to make that happen."
Hutton said there was no talk of canceling the festival prior to Thursday morning, when the boil-water advisory was issued.
The contaminated water was caused by major rainfall around Seneca Lake on Tuesday that led to flooding around some parts of the lake’s shore.
Heavy rainfall is often taxing on water treatment plants, which take on water that can be laced with higher-than-normal amounts of debris.
“Ultimately all parties involved determined that there was really no way that there was going to be adequate, safe drinking water for patrons and the decision was made that they would cancel the event,” Hutton said.
Jon Campbell of the USA TODAY Network Albany Bureau contributed to this story.
Here are scenes from the flooding from nearby Seneca County
Here are scenes from the flooding from the Southern Tier
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Sify Establishes Cable Landing Station in Mumbai for MENA and GBI
Sify Technologies Limited announced in January 2012 the operational readiness of their Undersea Cable Landing Station in Mumbai. The Sify's Cable Landing Station in Mumbai is constructed for the MENA cable and the GBI cable.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Raju Vegesna, CEO and Managing Director, Sify Technologies, said, “Sify is being increasingly recognised as a leading integrated ICT (Information & Communication Technology) company and this cable landing station is an important milestone in our journey. We now look forward to partnering with telecom service providers and playing a larger active role in the communication revolution that is unfolding in the Asia Pacific region, Middle East and Africa. With capacity to land additional submarine cable systems, this connectivity will open a larger market for our industry-leading Managed Enterprise and Data Centre Services in the Middle Eastern market."
With the opening of this landing station, Gulf Bridge International (GBI) becomes the first to land their sub-sea cable system in India. This cable system will provide telecom operators and communications companies, both in India and across the globe, greater choice and resilience. With a capacity of up to 10 terabits per second on certain cable sections, this system is designed to accommodate the rapid growth in voice and rich media traffic (internet, telephony and video) originating from and terminating in the Middle East as well as the African and European markets.
Commenting on today’s milestone, Mr. Ahmed Mekky, Board Member and CEO of Gulf Bridge International, said, “We would like to congratulate Sify on the successful opening of this cable landing station. We forecast a significant increase in the demand for international bandwidth between the Middle East and Asia, driven by the favourable demographics and increasing economic strength in both regions. This landing station and the GBI cable will become the leading gateway between these markets.”
Sify also signed a Landing Party Agreement (LPA) with MENA Submarine Cable System S.A.E., a licensed telecommunications operator in Egypt. MENA cable spans over three continents (Europe, Africa and Asia). Initially it lands in Italy, Egypt, KSA, Oman, and India with expansion plans to service more African and European countries. MENA-SCS is a six pairs fibre cable, where each pair is designed for expansion up to 96 wavelengths multiplied by 10Gb/s for each, which means an ultimate capacity of 5.76Tb/s and further scope to upgrade to 100G/S technology to have capacity more than 5 times current capacities.
Mr. Ahmed Khalaf, Managing Director MENA Submarine Cable System, said, “We are proud to partner with Sify in India. By Landing with SIFY, we believe that MENA will be able to connect India to Europe with its express fiber link in order to serve the growing demand on the Indian market. As a private investment and ownership, MENA will be able to show fast, flexible and professional offerings where our strategy is to provide unique services in the market to India, Asia, Middle East, and Europe customers."
Source: Business Wire
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The leader of the New Democrats has thrown down the gauntlet to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Canada-U. S. relations may never be the same.
Nov 26, 2020 6:40 PM By: Canadian Press
Updated Nov 26, 2020 7:05 PM
Jagmeet Singh challenged the firebrand member of Congress to a round of "Among Us," a popular online multiplayer game, and she accepted.
AOC, as she's known, livestreamed her debut on the game last month in an effort to lure younger voters to the polls for the Nov. 3 election, attracting a staggering 439,000 viewers.
Friday's matchup, which will stream on the online gaming site Twitch, begins at 7 p.m. eastern time.
A controversial standard-bearer for left-wing progressive politics, the 31-year-old Ocasio-Cortez was first elected to represent her New York district in the House of Representatives in 2018.
Since then, she has become one of the most familiar faces on Capitol Hill, part of a progressive wing of the Democrats that includes former presidential hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
"Among Us" pits a team of tiny astronauts trying to return to Earth against one of their own, an anonymous saboteur whose objective is to kill off other crew members before they can repair their ship and identify the impostor.
"Canadian members of Parliament and U.S. members of Congress venting each other into space. What could go wrong?" Ocasio-Cortez tweeted in response to Singh's invitation.
"See you tomorrow."
Ocasio-Cortez's Oct. 20 livestream, which included fellow progressive congresswoman Ilhan Omar, was one of the most-viewed events in the nine-year history of Twitch, which has become a popular way for politicians to attract young supporters.
The record still belongs to a professional gamer who played the popular game "Fortnite" with Canadian superstar Drake, rapper Travis Scott and NFL wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, with 628,000 viewers watching at the same time.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 26, 2020.
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Personal Leadership Narrative
Author: Robert Jon Peterson
To provide a personal leadership narrative that weaves my personal philosophy of leadership with theoretical elements present in the work of French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu.
In the following leadership narrative, I will attempt to outline my philosophy and beliefs regarding leadership as seen through the theoretical lens provided by Bourdieu’s general science of practices concerning the relationship between culture and power. I will begin by outlining my philosophy of leadership and the three, core beliefs I maintain as a leader within the field of education. Next, I will provide a brief summary of Bourdieu’s concepts of habitus, capital, and field and how they work together to form a general science of practices. I will conclude by analyzing how Bourdieu’s theory of practice has become a source of action in my ongoing development as a leader. Overall, it is my goal to create a personal leadership narrative that clearly reflects my philosophy of leadership, yet also gives voice to the powerful theory associated with the work of Pierre Bourdieu and how concepts like habitus, capital, and field apply to my practice as a leader in education.
Robert Jon Peterson
The French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu once stated, “The mind is a metaphor of the world of objects” (www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/45739.Pierre_Bourdieu). Bourdieu, like other social theorists before him, realized that the mind was a powerful tool for examining the subjective and objective aspects of human, social interactions and analyzing the dynamic relationship between culture and power within society. Influencing Bourdieu’s work were thinkers like Karl Marx, Max Weber, Louis Althusser, Emile Durkheim, Jean Paul Sarte, and Claude Levi-Strauss. As a result of their collective efforts, Bourdieu was able develop his own unique theory and concepts to help explain the relationship between culture and power (Swartz, 1997).
Philosophy of Leadership
Educational leaders of the 21st century are working to find their collective way through a myriad of political, economic, social, and ethical challenges facing them, and the people they serve. My philosophy of leadership centers on inspiring in others a passion for life long learning and creating opportunities for the intellectual and social development of the people around me. To achieve the dual goals of inspiring in others a passion for life long learning and nurturing their intellectual and social growth as human beings, I maintain three, core beliefs as an educational leader.
First, I believe it is essential to use both qualitative and quantitative methodologies for constructing knowledge and facilitating understanding of social phenomena. Employing both methodologies in data collection and analysis provides leaders in education with information about the people they serve and, more importantly, aids in generating ideas of how critical educators can better serve learners. Strategic utilization of antonymous data, and the ensuing dialectical tensions arising between adherents of both the qualitative and quantitative methods for collecting and analyzing data, can support professional discussions; many of which center around creating productive efficiencies within the programmatic, design cycle of: conducting an annual needs assessment, establishing of program targets, program development, program implementation, and program evaluation.
I believe grounding professional discussion and decisions in antonymous data is best practice within the field of education for it allows subjugated conflicts to arise within an organization like a school. When subjugated conflicts arise, it is the responsibility of the leader to engender dialogue and find resolution to the tension. I believe the institutionalized resolution of antinomy provides impetus for social progress in the field of education. The history of education in the United States of America bears that point out in legal cases like Brown vs. the Board of Education and it is the kind of social progress that I want to lead as a critical educator who utilizes both qualitative and quantitative data.
Second, problems are complex in the 21st century milieu of education. Social, political, economic, and ethical divisions, embedded in societal constructions of race, gender, class, sexual orientation, and language, add to the increasing difficulty of finding common, philosophical ground on how to best provide our nation’s people with a world class education. As a leader, I believe collaboration, dialogue, and teamwork are primary strategies for quickly identifying and analyzing complex issues arising from differences in how institutionalized systems of power express their dominance over groups of people who have, historically, been marginalized.
Through collaboration, dialogue, and teamwork, critical educators can break down societal barriers constructed by institutions, like schools, and build a unifying, educational super culture that will support the diverse, and ever-changing, needs of 21st century teachers and learners. Collaboration, teamwork, and dialogue are cornerstones for building a firm, organizational foundation for generating the institutional and community based conversations needed to solve complex issues in education and, hopefully, the broader society of the 21st century. As a leader, it is my moral obligation to use collaboration, dialogue, and teamwork to facilitate conversations that will change the world around me.
Building leadership capacity is a third central belief of mine and a key component for creating an environment supportive of life long learning and its reproduction within the cultures of school and society. Building capacity in others to emerge as leaders, in their own right, is a critical part of leading a group of people toward a common goal. Building leadership capacity in followers requires asking the right questions, actively listening, taking time to reflect, and demonstrating an ethic of care in one’s words and actions.
A primary tenet of building leadership capacity in an organization, therefore, is creating authentic and purposeful relationships with various individuals and stakeholder groups. As a leader, my responsibility is to create authentic relationships, across diverse cultural and political landscapes, built on others’ perceived trust in my ability and/or capacity to lead and grow future leaders and lead them toward a common goal. Furthermore, I strongly believe in creating leadership opportunities for historically underrepresented voices in my organization to participate, on a leveled playing field, in a civil discourse that respects diversity, demands equity and integration, and is culturally proficient in supporting the hopes and dreams of all learners. As a leader and critical educator, this is a commitment that I strive to make everyday.
Overall, I believe in using data to drive decisions, addressing problems through a collaborative, team, and dialogue based approach, and building leadership capacity as a leader in my organization and in the field of education. My core philosophy of leadership is to inspire in others a passion for life long learning and establish opportunities for people to grow as intellectual and social beings. In the following paragraphs, I will describe my conceptualization of Pierre Bourdieu’s general science of practices with specific analytical emphasis placed on the concepts of habitus, capital, and field and how these ideas work in conjunction to form a theory of practice for my leadership.
Bourdieu’s General Science of Practices
Habitus
In order to understand Bourdieu’s general science of practices, one must first come to grips with three, theoretical concepts: habitus, capital, and field. In Swartz (1997), Bourdieu provides a firm description of what he calls habitus. Swartz quotes Bourdieu as defining habitus as
A system of durable, transposable dispositions, structured structures predisposed
to function as structuring structures, that is, as principles which generate and organize
practices and representations that can be objectively adapted to their outcomes without presupposing a conscious aiming at the ends or an express mastery of the operations necessary in order to attain them. (p. 100)
Swartz (1997) continues to describe Bourdieu’s concept of habitus as one that seeks to, “evoke the idea of a set of deeply internalized master dispositions that generate action” (p. 101). According to Swartz habitus is, for Bourdieu, a theory of action that is not predetermined by existing structures present in society but, rather, represents constructed ways of knowing, stemming from practical dispositions internalized through one’s social interaction with the world, how to transfer knowledge into action within the ambiguous and uncertain landscapes provided by various social situations encountered as one moves through time and space. Swartz (1997) describes Bourdieu’s understanding of the relationship between human agency, which is inherently subjective, and the more objective constructs provided by everyday social life, as one that is, “…practical rather than discursive, prereflective rather than conscious, embodied as well as cognitive, durable though adaptive, reproductive though generative and inventive, and the product of particular social conditions though transposable to others” (p. 100).
Overall, Bourdieu’s concept of habitus can be broadly understood to serve two, primary purposes. For one, habitus operates as Bourdieu’s attempt to formulate a theory of culture as practice. Habitus provides greater space for human agency and practicality, or strategy, in the selection of how to act within certain social situations. Culture is not merely a common code nor is it a system of ideas, beliefs, or values (Swartz, 1997). Rather, culture is a, “practical tool used for getting along in the social world” (p. 115). Habitus is a means for conceptualizing the practice of culture within a variety of social settings nascent to the experienced world. Habitus also provides us with a practical, and strategic, sense for how to act and move within a social world governed by the dynamic relationship between each of our subjective, lived experiences interacting with the objective world around us.
Second, habitus serves the purpose of associating practice with a more classical notion of the term habit (Swartz, 1997). By utilizing the word habitus to describe the nature of the relationship between human agency and the social world, Bourdieu effectively reintroduced the concept of habit in a more general sense. Bourdieu’s broader conceptualization of habit, as more than simply the rudimentary and somewhat automatic responses to everyday life, helps to expand the notion of practice as habit to include a great variety of interpersonal interactions found in, “…habits of economic, political, religious, and domestic behavior; habits of obedience to rules and to rulers; habits of sacrifice, disinterestedness, and restraint” (Swartz, 1997, pp. 116-117). By associating practice with the classical sense of the term habit, Bourdieu is working to establish a cultural theory of action that durably describes, on a more general level of understanding, a set of dispositional strategies for taking practical action within the social world throughout the entirety of one’s life (Swartz, 1997).
For Bourdieu, there are primarily four types of capital that exist. The first is economic capital which refers to the availability one has to commanding economic resources such as cash and others forms of financial assets. The second type of capital, according to Bourdieu, is social capital. Representing social capital are the various resources derivative of the networks of associations and relations of power we have with other individuals in society. Social capital is the aggregate resources, actual or potential, available to us via our membership in different groups and made active through our participation, or interaction, with networks of institutionalized and non-institutionalized networks of relationships. The third type of capital is cultural capital. Bourdieu associates cultural capital with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and education attained through familial and social relations. By attaining increased cultural capital through the educational system, as an example, one has the capacity to develop a higher societal status. Finally, Bourdieu identifies symbolic capital. Denoting symbolic capital are the resources attained through honor, recognition, and/or prestige (Swartz, 1997).
For Bourdieu, each type of capital functions as a “social relation of power” (Swartz, 1997, p. 73). People draw upon the material, social, cultural, and symbolic resources available to them in order to sustain and improve their positions in society (Swartz, 1997). Bourdieu’s description of capital leads one to a broad understanding of the capital/power dynamic as a relational struggle over who has control over the valued resources, or capital, available to oneself, and others, in the various spheres of society where one exerts influence. Furthermore, Bourdieu links a general conceptualization of labor as a means for accumulating, investing, and converting various types of capital, under certain conditions, as a means for sustaining and/or increasing ones positional status in society.
Cultural capital, in particular, addresses the multiple forms of noneconomic goods and services available to people in differentiated and non-differentiated societies. Swartz (1997) describes Bourdieu’s concept of cultural capital by stating
His concept of cultural capital covers a wide variety of resources including such things as verbal facility, general cultural awareness, aesthetic preferences, information about the school system, and educational credentials. His [Bourdieu] point is to suggest that culture (in the broadest sense of the term) can become a power resource. This occurs when cultural markets emerge where investors exchange currencies, strive for profits, and, in the case of educational credentials in recent years, suffer from inflation. (p. 75)
Bourdieu continues his description of cultural capital as existing in three different states, which include the embodied, objectified, and institutionalized states (Swartz, 1997). In the embodied state, the individual apprehends the meaning of cultural capital through their internalized understanding and appreciation for different forms of cultural goods such as language, music, and scientific formulae. Internalization of cultural goods takes place as the individual embodies the form of the cultural good through their participation in the process of meaning making with the objective world and, more specifically, the family within which they are situated and raised.
In the case of obtaining cultural capital through the objectified state, Bourdieu describes the process of power acquisition as existing within one’s knowledge of how to refer to objects present in the person’s cultural surroundings. Such objects could be works of art, scientific instruments, and/or books requiring specialized, and culturally embedded, skills and abilities used in sustaining positional cultural power and increasing status in society.
The third, and final, state of cultural capital appears in an institutionalized form. Specifically, Bourdieu references the present educational and credentialing system that accompanies the individual’s ascent toward future labor production within a job market (Swartz, 1997). Through the process of investing in a child’s education, for example, the parent has the capacity to reap profit from the market through the conversion of economic capital, used to help attain higher levels of education, certification, and transference of labor into cultural capital. Bourdieu surmises that the educational system is a center of cultural production and reproduction in which the affluent gain greater positional power in society through the institutionalized relations of acquiring cultural capital via formalized schooling processes, curricular selection, and pedagogical influence (Swartz, 1997).
The three states of cultural capital form part of Bourdieu’s overall theory on the four types of capital available to people. Economic, social, cultural, and symbolic capital are all ways of expressing one’s relational power in society. For Bourdieu, the function of capital is to serve as an objectified means for acquiring increased positional status in society through the accumulation, investment, and conversion of capital resources into socially situated relations of power.
In terms of Bourdieu’s general science of practices, the concept of field operates as a visual metaphor (Swartz, 1997). According to Bourdieu, field helps to define the structure present in the social setting in which habitus functions. Swartz (1997) quotes Bourdieu as defining field as
A network, or configuration, of objective relations between positions. These positions are objectively defined, in their existence and in the determinations they impose upon their occupants, agents or institutions, by their present and potential situation (situs) in the structure of the distribution of species of power (or capital) whose possession commands access to the specific profits that are at stake in the field, as well as by their objective relation to other positions (domination, subordination, homology, etc.). (p. 117)
Fields are areas in which actors, competing for positional advantage with one another, struggle to control and establish monopoly over the production, circulation, and appropriation of goods, services, knowledge, and/or status (Swartz, 1997). Fields are also, “structured spaces that are organized around specific types of capital or combinations of capital” (p. 117). Many fields exist, such as the intellectual field, as frameworks for the competition over economic, social, cultural, and symbolic capital nascent to a given field.
Bourdieu develops the concept of field in an attempt to correct the subjectivist and objectivist ways of traditionally conceptualizing the relationship between culture and power. For example, Bourdieu utilizes the concept of field as a corrective against positivism. He articulates the corrective by describing the concept of field as a way for relationally thinking as opposed to simply rationally thinking. Empirical realities manifest themselves in terms of their relations with one another rather than as properties which define certain categorizations of experienced phenomenon. Oftentimes, the relations present within a specific field are in conflict with one another and represent struggles for greater power in social life (Swartz, 1997).
Bourdieu also develops the concept of field as a way to better understand class and material relations. Bourdieu posits that fields mediate the context within which classes function in society and provide the structure with which people engage in materialist relations with one another (Swartz, 1997). This is not to say that Bourdieu entirely foregoes a classist notion of the structure of modern society, but is meant to highlight the important role that fields play in providing the “structured structures” of relational power that is expressed through the combination of habitus and capital within a given field.
Finally, Bourdieu uses the concept of field to refute idealistically based perspectives of cultural practices (Swartz, 1997). Socially constructed conditions of struggle shape cultural production when one utilizes the analytical lenses provided by Bourdieu’s concept of field. Demystifying the “neutrality” of the production of cultural practices, situated within social and institutional systems of knowing about the objective world, Bourdieu’s concept of field functions as a discourse in opposition of the positivism and idealism present in the fields of both sociology and education (Swartz, 1997). Overall, the concept of field functions as a means for thinking relationally about the manner, and the context, in which culture is produced and reproduced and how habitus and capital combine to form relations of power.
General Science of Practices
Bourdieu’s general science of practices involves the dialectical intersection of habitus and capital, operating within a given field. Action, therefore, is the result of class specific dispositions operating within the auspices, or structures, provided by competitive arenas which Bourdieu calls fields (Swartz, 1997). Practice is the outcome of the combined relationship between habitus, capital, and field. In Swartz (1997), Bourdieu is quoted as stating that practices cannot be, “deduced either from the present conditions which may seem to have provoked them or from the past conditions which have produced the habitus…[but from their] interrelationship” (p. 141). In Bourdieu’s general science of practices, reductionism of habitus, capital, and field are subordinate to the development of practical action between the three concepts as established within any specific point in time of their interrelation with one another. Power, then, becomes the expression of the interrelations between particular types of class habitus and capital formation, functioning within structurally governed fields found in society.
Sociological research should, therefore, focus on three items according to Bourdieu. First, research must involve the analysis of particular fields of practice and examination of their relation to the broader field of power and how different fields, such as the arts, become subdominant in relation to fields like law. Second, research should be conducted to uncover the structure of “objective” relations present between the practices of various fields and between the individuals and/or groups competing with one another for various forms of capital and eventual dominance within a field and between fields. For example, how are the various forms of capital accumulated, invested, and converted within a specific field and to what extent are they the product of the interrelationship between class habitus and field? This question presupposes the need to examine the dominant and subdominant positions of the participants operating within, and outside of, a particular field. Third, future sociological research ought to consider the role played by class habitus and how the respective positions of agents of any given class based relation influence the development of capital within the field of struggle (Swartz, 1997).
Overall, analyzing Bourdieu’s general science of practices involves the uncovering of the various dispositions, or class habitae, internalized by agents and expressed through the use of various forms accumulated, invested, and converted capital by said agents who are, ultimately, competing for power within a field of struggle. A critical point in the theoretical framework provided by Bourdieu’s concepts of habitus, capital, and field is the notion that culture is derivative of social interaction, and oftentimes is embodied in the struggle over the measn for expressing power and dominance over individuals and/or groups. In the following paragraphs I will attempt to explain how Bourdieu’s general science of practices has had an impact on my development as a leader in the field of education.
General Science of Practices as a Source of Action
It is difficult to summate, in words, the impact that Bourdieu’s work has had on my recent, intellectual development and how it has been a source of action for me as a leader. Bourdieu’s general science of practices, and more specifically the concepts of habitus, capital, and field, is a relatively new theoretical framework for me to work with, as I was introduced to the theory during the later part of my coursework within the cohort. In the paragraphs to follow, I will explain why I believe, however, that Bourdieu’s theory offers an interesting opportunity for me to incorporate my work as a leader in the field of education with becoming an emerging leader within my family.
First, I believe that the Bourdieuian theoretical framework of the general science of practices allows for an in depth and critical analysis of the nature of power. I, like Bourdieu, believe that power is the expression of relational dominance of one person and/or group over another. I believe the expression of power is a prevailing phenomenon present in the field of education. As a leader, I am committed to better understanding how power is expressed and the conditions under which it operates to either include or exclude various individuals and groups within a field. Power is easily used and too frequently abused and, for me, it is essential that I better understand how to wield my power in a manner that is consistent with my ethics and moral understanding of what it means to be an educator who believes in inspiring in others a passion for life long learning through the utilization of qualitative and quantitative data, problem solving through collaboration, dialogue, and teamwork, and working to build leadership capacity within my organization.
Second, I believe the Bourdieuian model for understanding the relationships existent between culture, and how it is produced and reproduced through the socialization of internalized class habitus, and capital will be useful for me as a leader in education. We live in a diverse world in which various agents operate within, and outside of, fields of cultural production. I firmly believe that the assets or forms of capital we each bring with us, based on our family, education, and social standing, have a tremendous impact in how we compete with others for future resources. It is readily apparent to me, as an administrator at a high poverty, high needs, urban high school, the importance of being thankful for the opportunities I have been provided to achieve personal and professional success. Likewise, it is crucial I keep in mind the tremendous responsibility I have in creating opportunities for other agents, less fortunate than myself, to compete on a leveled playing field for increasingly scarce resources. Clearly, the formal schooling process advantages the few, to the detriment of the many, and I believe I can change that as a leader in education by using theoretical concepts like habitus, class, and field to determine how culture is produced and reproduced within schools.
Lastly, I believe that Bourdieu’s theoretical framework can function as the critical link between my role as a leader in education and my role as a leader in my family. As early as next summer, I am anticipating a new leadership role as a holder of the title of Leiataualesa, a chiefly, matai title in Samoan family and society. As such, it is critically important that I link the foundational aspects of my leadership philosophy as an educator with that of my family. I am hoping that Bourdieu’s general science of practices will offer me the chance to better understand what it means to be Afa-Samoa or, a half Samoan person who identifies his leadership as being a father, husband, and man of his family, people, and organization. It is my desire that I will be able to bridge my experience being a leader in Samoa, and in my family, with being a leader in education. In the process, I would like to blaze a new trail of social theory of leadership that will help others, like me, grow into their own culturally embedded identities and roles as persons of color living, working, and breathing their personal, narratives in their respective organizations, fields of professional occupation, and familial settings.
In summary, my thinking as a leader has developed and grown as a result of my exposure to the theory of Pierre Bourdieu. Although I have only been working with Bourdieu’s concepts of habitus, capital, and field for a short time, the knowledge I have gained has helped me to see what it means to be a leader in a new and interesting way. For sure, Bourdieu’s theories have helped to stretch my thinking and will provide me with new ways of approaching my practice, and action-taking, as a leader in education and as a future leader in my family. In closing, I would like to thank professors Fish and Brookfield for providing me with the opportunity to write my personal, leadership narrative and also for taking great care in teaching our cohort what it means to lead with integrity, grace, humility, and a touch of creativity.
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http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/45739.Pierre_Bourdieu.
Swartz, D. (1997). Culture and Power: the Sociology of Pierre Bourdieu. Chicago: The
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£6 million award to drive next-generation solar technology into new applications
Flexible solar modules: developed at Swansea University, these can be printed directly onto a flexible base, making them cheaper to manufacture, and suitable for more applications, than traditional solar cells.
A £6 million award will drive next-generation solar technology into new applications.
The grant brings together three world-renowned research groups from Swansea University, Imperial College London and Oxford University to advance organic and perovskite solar cells into applications that current solar technologies are not suitable for.
These next-generation photovoltaics show great promise: their performance competes with current technology, but they have the advantages of being flexible, lightweight, cheap to produce, and they can be printed directly onto products during manufacture.
These properties make them suitable for new applications that will be critical to advances such as:
• 5G, which requires ultra-lightweight sources of power for pseudo-satellites and high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
• The Internet of Things, for which sensors and computing devices are increasingly embedded into everyday objects;
• Zero-carbon buildings and vehicles, which could use their roofs, walls and windows to generate power.
The award is a Programme Grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. It will be used by the team to:
• Deliver the fundamental science and engineering to underpin the development of these promising solar technologies;
• Develop low-carbon, low-cost manufacturing methods that will enable them to be produced at scale;
• Develop prototypes to show how they can provide solar power in new applications.
The research programme is called Application Targeted and Integrated Photovoltaics (ATIP).
It will be led by SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre at Swansea University in partnership with Swansea’s new Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials (CISM), the Centre for Processable Electronics (CPE) at Imperial College London, and Oxford University’s Department of Physics.
It also involves twelve key industry partners from different parts of the supply chain, who understand the technical and cost requirements to deliver new products to market.
The programme will be led by Professor James Durrant FRS from SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre.
Professor James Durrant said:
“The fact that the EPSRC has chosen to award this Programme Grant is testament both to the expertise of our team and to the UK’s strength in this field. With these three leading centres working together, we will be able to advance the next generation of solar technologies from the lab to the real world more quickly, for the benefit of the UK and the rest of the world.”
The project has also been backed by the UK’s solar research community.
Professor Michael Walls of Loughborough University, Director of the EPSRC Supergen Solar Network, commented:
"The electricity generated by solar modules has become an important part of the global energy mix. Its continued growth is vital to the UK’s commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2050. UK researchers have pioneered a new and super-efficient solar technology based on perovskite chemistry. The new EPSRC funded project on ‘Application Targeted and Integrated Photovoltaics’ will take this exciting technology closer to deployment."
EPSRC Executive Chair, Professor Dame Lynn Gladden, said:
“This exciting, multi-disciplinary project represents a step-change in the application of solar power and will help the UK to cut emissions and develop a climate-resilient, zero-carbon economy. The versatility and low cost of this emerging technology also demonstrates how innovative sustainable technologies will help us to improve the way we communicate through 5G and the Internet of Things.”
UK Government Science Minister Amanda Solloway said:
“This funding will allow our brilliant researchers from some of our leading universities to make the next generation of solar technologies a reality. These ground-breaking technologies have the potential to power up zero emissions vehicles, bolster our telecommunications network and provide clean energy for many of the devices we rely on every day. All of this will be essential to building a greener future and achieving net zero by 2050.”
Secretary of State for Wales Simon Hart said:
“With this £6 million investment, the UK Government is backing some of south Wales’ very best scientists and researchers, as they work to advance the next generation of solar technologies. The UK Government funding will accelerate the development of this new, lightweight solar technology, generating benefits for consumers across the world and helping us to reach our target of net-zero emissions by 2050.”
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Athens 2004 - PM Sunday 22nd August
Had my first proper souvlaki on the way to the stadium. Quite tasty, although better are to come. During the course of this meal, we also managed to have an excellent conversation about Def Leppard, Toto, REO Speedwagon and the like - why? well we like to tease JVP about this. He claims not to be a fan of this kind of music, but my goodness he knows a lot about it. Know any Toto songs apart from Africa? JVP does. Very funny. As with all things crap-music related, this soon leads us into thinking about our mutual friend Des and his ropey taste in hair metal....
This is a pretty big night at the athletics. Why? Well because we are going to get to see 8 strutting, pompous peacocks run up the track in about 10 seconds. Yup - it's the 100m final.
It's also the women's marathon tonight. We consider going to watch the finish at the old stadium to cheer Paula in, but decide to head up to the main stadium. We wish Paula all the best, and try to keep up with it on the big screens when we get to our seats, but it's bloody hot today. Come on Paula!
Scat manages to leave his camera at the souvlaki house (one metro stop down from the stadium) and so after a panicky moment (when he wonders if I picked it up for him - as I did at the airport when he left it lying around) he heads off back there. Lucky for him the owner had hung onto it. Also lucky for him, he was prepared to give it back.
Luke also has a brilliant competitive dad moment in the stadium shop with some kid. They have the Athens 2004 playstation game set up in there for people to have a look at, and some kid had taken Luke on in the 100m - foolishly fancying his chances, not realising that Luke has this game at home and has taken great pride in honing his techinique. He crushed the kid, who apparently was still in the dark ages of button pushing in the sprint to Luke's finely honed analogue stick technique. Amateur!
We've also picked up a couple more medals in the rowing today - a silver and a bronze - and the GB total of 20 is starting to look pretty good against the 28 we won in Sydney in 2000.
When we purchased the tickets for the stadium (about 12 months ago via an application type thing on the athens 2004 website) we were only able to apply for seats in the stadium in pairs, so we have to break up into little gangs once we get in. Tonight I am with Mr. Poll, and we have fairly decent seats around about the end of the longjump run up (the triple jump is on tonight). Luke lucks out and is sat down by the pit. Still, these seats will do. These are category A tickets, and cost us 90 Euros each, but it's immediately obvious where the real best seats are: almost an entire half of the stadium, down the home straight, is taken up by press or dignitary seats. There are literally hundreds of them. I'm not really sure how necessary this is. I appreciate that the media coverage of the games is the thing that makes their profile so large, but do they really need to be sat down there in such numbers? You don't see this at other stadiums do you? The dignitary seats are somehow worse - they aren't full for most of the time that I'm in the stadium, which is a disgrace. There are hospitality boxes at the back behind us, and the people in them seem to spend all their time watching the telly. I think the Greeks are very interested in the Greek performances, but perhaps they are a little less interested than the aussies were in 2000 in the games themselves.
Bad news for Paula in the Marathon when she is forced to drop out after about 23 miles from what we later discover is basically exhaustion brought on by the heat. This is a choker for her, and for the 1000s of fans lining the route. This was supposed to be a banker gold medal for GB, and is gutting. We watch Paula sobbing in the gutter on the big screen in the stadium. A Japanese girl wins, but hats off to Tracey Morris, the optician who qualified for Athens in the London Marathon by knocking about an hour off her PB - she finishes 20-somethingth in a time of about 2:41. This is only slightly slower than her best time, but this is a really tough course (mainly uphill) and in some pretty extreme conditions for a long distance race.
Back in the stadium, both Darren Campbell and Mark Lewis-Francis have failed to qualify for the 100m final. At this point in the games, the GB sprinters are not really doing anything to refute the pre-games criticisms in the papers... At this point we also get to see a couple of paralympic finals - the wheelchair 800m for women and the wheelchair 1500m for men. The former containing British heroine Tanni Grey-Thompson. It's great to watch these guys performing in front of a packed stadium on such a big night of athletics, and I hope we get to see more merging of the two games in the future. Tanni comes last by some distance, but as she comes round the track again with the rest of the athletes, JVP and I stand up and give her a huge cheer whilst waving the flag, and she gives us a little wave and a rueful smile. It was a pleasure to see you perform Tanni, and I don't care where you finished.
It's not really a great night for the Brits all round. As I mentioned, we were at the end of the long jump run up, so we get an excellent view of our triple jumper Phillips Idowu having 4 no jumps (he managed to negotiate an extra jump, for some reason). Still - Christian Olsson makes it a brilliant night for the well represented Swedes in the stadium with a win in the same event (their high jumper, Stefan Holm, has already picked up a gold), so together with Kluft's win in the heptathlon yesterday, they have quite a lot to be shouting about. And that's exactly what they do.
In the women's 100m hurdles heats, we get the not totally disagreeable sight of Gail Devers coming to grief before the first hurdle. I don't like to see anyone hurt, but I have to admit that there is something that I really don't like about Devers, and it's not just the nails (horrid though they are). The home crowd gets a huge boost when their 400m hurdler, Fani Halkia, storms through her semi-final with an Olympic record time. She's pretty and blonde, and the greeks are desperate for a track gold medal to make up for the absence of their hero and ropey motorbike rider Kenderis. Fani later goes on to claim the gold....
None of our girls qualify out of the 400m semi-finals, but we do get to have a small cheer as Michael East makes the 1500m final as a fastest loser (oh the glamour!). Still, the big event of the night is clearly the 100m final... quite a lineup, and it's quite exciting really. In the end the result is:
Gatlin (USA) 9.85
Obikwelu (Por)
Greene (USA)
The first 4 all ran in under 9.90 for the first time ever.
It's okay, I suppose... but the 100m has been so tarnished since 1988 that I don't think it's quite the same event as it used to be. I'm pleased to have been there to see it though. The rendition of "Zorba the Greek" played into the stadium before the start of the race really got everyone rocking though - full on audience participation. Actually, perhaps that was more fun than the race itself. The Greeks seem to love that tune totally unironically. Good luck to them. Perhaps the crowd had heard that Greece had picked up a gold medal on the rings in the gymnastics. Whatever. The stadium was rocking.
When we get out, Scat is a complete shambles (he has been sitting with Bob, and this seems to happen quite a lot to people who sit with Bob. In fact, we call it being "bobbed"). Despite this, it's really very easy indeed to hop onto a #14 bus and get back to Syntagma square.
Quite a night, but it's the Decathlon tomorrow!
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UK Foreign Office accused of cover up after destroying hundreds of files on Sri Lanka
UK Foreign Office accused of cover up after destroying hundreds of files on Sri Lanka | Tamil Guardian
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The British Foreign Office stands accused of “shredding history” after it emerged that it had destroyed almost 400 files related to its links with the Sri Lankan government as it waged a war against the Tamil armed struggle.
A freedom of information request by the Morning Star found that the Foreign Office had destroyed nearly twice as many files on its engagement with Sri Lanka from the 1970’s onwards, than it had previously admitted.
Though the British government admitted last year that it had destroyed 195 files from the 1970’s, the Morning Star revealed that shredded another 177 files from the 1980s, bringing the total to 372.
At the time, the British government had sent MI5 and SAS personnel to advise and train Sri Lankan spies and commandos as they launched military offensives against Tamil separatists.
One such file was labelled “Sri Lanka interest [sic] in Northern Ireland as a military problem,” and may have contained details such as Sri Lanka’s defence secretary General Attygalle secret visit to Belfast in 1984, where he met with the head of the Royal Ulster Constabulary and discussed counter-insurgency tactics.
The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) said the UK government “cannot be allowed to erase its complicity” in Sri Lanka’s crimes, with spokesman Andrew Smith saying,
“The conflict in Sri Lanka had devastating consequences, and killed tens of thousands of people.
“Britain’s role in the war might be embarrassing for the government, but if there is to be justice and accountability it needs to be fully exposed and understood.”
Dr Rachel Seoighe from Kent University, warned that, “the destruction of files is happening on an even larger scale than initially thought”.
“They are shredding history,” she added.
She went on to state,
“The British government’s role in the conflict, particularly in arming and training the Sri Lankan forces, is not yet fully understood. That’s why its eagerness to destroy files from that period is suspect and concerning.
“We cannot allow for a rewriting of history through this selective destruction of documents.”
Tamil artist M.I.A. told the Star that Western governments had backed “atrocious armed actions against the Tamil people and their political struggle for equality and self-determination.”
“This support naturally includes erasing and rewriting history,” she said.
See more from Phil Miller for The Morning Star here.
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The Federalist Papers: Nos. 32 & 33
On this day in 1788, a long essay is published. That essay would eventually be broken down into Federalist Papers No. 32 and 33. The Federalist Papers are a collection of essays that were published in New York newspapers in late 1787 and early 1788. They argued FOR the new Constitution, then being considered for ratification by the states.
Essay 31 was published yesterday, and I warned you then that Alexander Hamilton (aka “Publius”) was going to harp on a subject that most of us dislike. Well, I am sorry to tell you that he is continuing in the same vein today.
We can still learn something from these papers.
Hamilton potentially made the mistake of giving too much power to the national government. He served with George Washington during the Revolution and would have seen, first-hand, the great difficulties created by the Continental Congress’s inability to raise taxes. He overreacted. In trying to correct that problem, he went too far. He failed to see dangers that he should have seen.
We should avoid the opposite problem (assuming we ever get the chance). We are over-taxed now, but if we respond to this problem by completely stripping the federal government of its ability to tax us, we could run into issues there as well. Our government does have functions that it legitimately needs to finance. (Albeit not nearly as many as your average U.S. Congressman would claim!?)
Hamilton opens by noting, again, that the national government’s power to tax should not create a danger because the people and the states will keep the national government in check.
He disputes that an unlimited national power of taxation would be at odds with state sovereignty. To the contrary, states can still provide for themselves and are restricted in only a few areas. For instance, the Constitution restricts “Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports” (Article I, Section 10, Clause 2). But in other areas, the states have a “concurrent and coequal authority” to tax and “the authority of the States remains undiminished.” Hamilton acknowledges that, in some areas, there might be “questions of prudence,” but there would not be a “constitutional inability to impose a further tax.”
Finally, Hamilton addresses concerns about the “necessary and proper” clause in the Constitution, particularly when combined with the clause making U.S. laws the “supreme law of the land.” Interestingly, he sees the clauses as almost unnecessary, but inserted to protect the Union against the more powerful states. How ironic, since we have experienced the opposite. But also notable that he believes those clauses carry so little extra power, beyond what has already been delegated in the Constitution. Indeed, he finds the “necessary and proper” clause to be redundant, “perfectly harmless,” inserted to guard against “those who might hereafter feel a disposition to curtail and evade the legitimate authorities of the Union.”
Hamilton potentially failed to be sufficiently imaginative about possible abuses of the federal taxing power. However, we have also failed. We failed to “take such measures to redress the injury done to the Constitution as the exigency may suggest and prudence justify,” as Hamilton expected that we would, in the close of this essay.
My post with more background on the Federalist Papers and their authorship can be found in the Federalist Paper No. 1 summary (see October 27 history post, HERE).
A few logistical publication notes for those who care:
You’ll see conflicting dates about when this paper was published (January 2 vs. January 3). I went with January 2 because the Library of Congress and the U.S. Archives website both use that date. I believe the problem stems from the fact that the New York Independent Journal published the piece on January 2, 1788, but the New York Daily Advertiser published it the next day.
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Nine myths about prefabricated data centres debunked
Felipe Reséndiz busts common myths and misconceptions surrounding prefabricated data centres There are many misconceptions in our industry when it comes to the pros and cons of prefabricated data centres. The biggest single reason for this is that when people hear “prefabricated” they often immediately imagine a “containerised” solution. These long, narrow and relatively inflexible... Read More
Overcoming the challenges of data centre growth
The data centre industry is looking forward to a sustained period of enormous growth. While there will be construction challenges, there is already a solution, says Jos Baart, vice president sales and marketing at Flexenclosure We are living in an explosion of data. More data is being generated, collected, processed, stored and demanded back again... Read More
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Carbon-neutral California: Governor signs a historic climate law and adds a bold executive order
The new law requires the world’s fifth largest economy to generate 100 percent of its electricity from carbon-free sources by the end of 2045, marking one of the world's most ambitious climate policies (see “California advances an ambitious climate policy that should be a model for the world”).
There’s more: California governor Jerry Brown went a significant step further on Monday, signing an executive order directing state agencies to figure out how to make the entire economy carbon neutral in that same time frame. That would require transforming not just California’s electricity sector but transportation, manufacturing, and more. In addition, the order sets a goal of maintaining “net negative emissions” beyond 2045, which means using plants or technology to draw carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, and reuse or store it some manner (see “Maybe we can afford to suck CO2 out of the sky after all”).
An important marker: It’s unclear how enforceable or achievable the executive order is at this point. There are still major technological hurdles to cleaning up shipping, aviation, long-haul trucking, or other industries, and negative-emissions technologies haven’t been shown to work on a large scale yet (see “We still have no idea how to eliminate more than a quarter of energy emissions”).
“An executive order from an outgoing governor is not the same thing as a law,” noted Michael Wara, director of the climate and energy policy program at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, in a tweet. “I would celebrate the law and view the EO as an important marker of where the state should aim.”
A test bed: Some observers believe the clean electricity measure is now the most important climate law on the books in the United States, given the strict limits, the size of California’s economy, and the measure’s technological flexibility. As MIT Technology Review previously reported, the state is, “acting as a test bed for what’s technically achievable, providing a massive market for the rollout of clean-energy technologies and building a body of knowledge that other states and nations can leverage.”
James Temple
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The Pentagon is putting billions toward military AI research
DARPA, the US Defense Department’s research arm, will spend $2 billion over the next five years on military AI projects.
Is that a lot? That depends. In the realm of AI research, it’s a huge chunk of change—China, for example, made waves earlier this year when it announced it was putting a similar amount of money behind an AI-focused research park in Beijing. The Pentagon, though, functions on a different scale—$2 billion isn’t quite enough to buy 20 of its shiny new F-35 fighter jets.
The focus: The initiative, announced Friday, is being billed as a way to form better partnerships between machines and humans. DARPA said new projects will focus on things like security clearance vetting, improving the reliability of AI systems, and exploring explainable AI. Notably absent from the press release: any mention of autonomous weapons.
The subtext: The new funding comes in the wake of strong Silicon Valley pushback against working on military AI programs (see “Google won’t renew its military AI contract”). Some researchers are taking the announcement as DARPA saying, in effect, that if Google won’t accept its money, that’s no problem. It’ll find someone else that will.
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All the Books I Read in 2020
01.03.2021 / Annie Zhu
This year’s post ended up being super long because I read more—40 books (20 fiction + 20 nonfiction) compared to last year’s 26. I also included my thoughts on the 7 books of fiction I abandoned, so there’s a total of 47 mini book reviews below. Gah.
My reading year started off slow. The stress of a new virus rapidly spreading around the world zapped my concentration, but once I resigned to the quietness and introspective space that 2020 provided, I went into a reading frenzy.
I’m usually not an audiobook person, but since I started taking long walks after the gyms shut down, I turned myself into one. I still prefer to read novels, but nonfiction in audiobook form works for me, and I’ll continue to listen to them after this pandemic is over.
(AB) = audiobook
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Bunny by Mona Awad
I picked up Bunny because it’s about a group of girls in an MFA program, and I wanted to compare experiences. Well, it is nothing like my MFA experience at all. There were no twee rich girls in my program (do girls like that even want to write fiction?), and in the novel, the girls mess with witchcraft to turn bunnies into boys. When I started the book, it seemed like a typical fish-out-of-water story set in academia, but halfway through, it descended into madness, which I thoroughly enjoyed. There was one chapter from the collective point of view of all the girls that I thought was genius. If you like experimental fiction with a splash of horror and satire, this is a fun read.
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill by Abbi Waxman
I thought this was going to be something along the lines of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, but it turned out to be the literary equivalent of a Hallmark movie, which is cool if you like Hallmark movies. I say that because there are no real stakes in the story, and everybody gets along. Nina Hill, a shy woman who works in a bookshop, is supposed to have social anxiety, but she seems to have the most happening social life, attending book club meetings, chatting with regulars at the shop, winning quiz nights at the pub, where she meets a hot guy, who, gasp, doesn’t like to read. The characters are witty, but they all have the exact same kind of wit, even the Uber driver. I will say, I appreciated this book because I was reading it when the pandemic started, and its lightheartedness and tame storyline put me in a calmer mood during a chaotic time.
There There by Tommy Orange (AB)
I read a quarter of There There in book form, then switched to the audiobook when I started taking long walks during the first lockdown. His words have more punch on the page, so I recommend reading the novel. The writing is poetic and powerful, and the Tony Loneman chapter certainly had me crying. Not every character’s story has a big arc; some seem to be more slice-of-life type vignettes than others, and I didn’t find that the characters came together in the end in a satisfying way. I would have preferred less characters, maybe 4 to 5, and more of a plot, but I still think this book is worth reading to understand what it’s like to be Native in modern-day America.
I’m glad I gave Moshfegh another shot after I abandoned her novel, Eileen, last year. In comparison, that book was bleaker and lacked the humour of My Year of Rest and Relaxation. I laughed out loud several times thoroughout reading this novel. It’s now one of my Cuppa Tea Book Club picks. You can read my full review in the forums there.
Homesick for Another World by Ottessa Moshfegh
I absolutely adored this short story collection. Moshfesh’s characters continue to be losers and outcasts, but I could feel the author’s great sympathy and tenderness for them because I felt them too. I love her sense of humour. She featured Chinese characters in a couple of the stories, and I found it refreshing that they were well-rounded people rather than lazy stereotypes. (I read somewhere that the author lived in China for a short while.) My favourite short story collection I read this year.
Chemistry by Weike Wang
I first heard about this author from reading her short story, “Omakase,” in The New Yorker. A claustrophobic and frustrating read, as I do not think about race nearly as much as the protagonist in that story, but it intrigued me enough to seek out more of her work. Chemistry is about a Chinese-American Ph.D. student having a personal breakdown while earning her degree in Chemistry at a prestigious university that’s probably based on Harvard. She resents her white boyfriend (a theme in the author’s work?) who seems to have it way easier in life. Although this narrator is just as frustrating here for her indecisiveness, I enjoyed this book for the deadpan humor and the neat facts about science. I felt for the main character and rooted for her. A very angsty coming-of-age novel with a fascinating look at the toll parental and societal pressures can have on a young person.
On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
A beautiful novel by a poet about the violence and delicacy of American life. I cried so much when reading the first half, which focused on the protagonist’s relationship with his mother and grandmother. The latter is a bit anti-climatic, and, on the whole, not much plot here, but some of the best writing I’ve read this year.
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
I read this novella in two sittings. I found it utterly charming and chose it as a book pick for my Cuppa Tea Book Club. Read my full review in the forums on Goodreads.
Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid (AB)
Written as the transcript of a documentary on a fictional, Fleetwood Mac-like band, this book was made for the audiobook experience. The cast really brought extra depth to the story. The author did a good job depicting all the different types of relationships—lovers, bandmates, siblings, friendship—and I liked how all women were supportive of each other. Not crazy about the main character, but everyone else was cool. Forget Daisy; the real star of this book is Camila! Now there’s a woman with common sense and a backbone. All about sex, drugs, and rock and roll with beautiful young musicians in the ’70s, this is just screaming to be adapted for the screen. Apparently, it’s going to be made into a Netflix series.
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 by Cho Nam-Joo
An international sensation, this slim novel, translated from Korean, single-handedly started a much-needed feminist discourse within South Korea. And caused sooo much controversy. The power of fiction, right? If you’re a woman, you’ll be able to relate to this book in some way. I was unimpressed by the sterile writing style at first, but there’s a reason it’s written this way. I highly recommend this book.
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwong
What a perfect summer read, especially in a year when we can’t travel. A lot of this novel is set in Capri, Italy, and those parts are pure travel porn. While I haven’t read his Crazy Rich Asian trilogy yet, this book taught me a lot about rich people, particularly New York high society. I doubt Kwong is exaggerating about the snobbery and racism that exists in those circles. I also thought he did a good job depicting what it’s like to be biracial and torn between two cultural identities. That brought some depth to an otherwise light and airy beach read.
I don’t know if I’d recommend Asymmetry to the average reader. I usually enjoy experimental, challenging novels, but throughout reading this, I was constantly wondering, what is the point of this story? The rewards come later because long after I finished it, I found myself thinking about its themes of identity, empathy, and power dynamics. It’s a novel about writers for writers or those in the publishing industry, which makes sense why it got so much press. Nonetheless, I’m pleased that such an unconventional novel found mainstream success.
(SPOILER ALERT: Personally, I think this novel is about a white woman writer, in the book and IRL, who is saying “F.U. I want to write from the POV of an Iraqi-American man. Screw staying in my lane!!” and proceeds to do it well. Part 1, the Philip Roth-inspired love story, was her Trojan horse to get the book published by the white people in the publishing industry and have a shot at mainstream appeal. Part 2 was the story she really wanted to write. Well played, Lisa Halliday!)
13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad (AB)
I enjoyed Bunny so much, I read the author’s debut novel too. Each chapter is from a different time in the main character’s life, not always in chronological order and not always from her point of view. Lizzie has struggled with weight throughout her young life, and the stories show how obsession with weight and appearances affect all her relationships. After she loses the weight, her life gets worse in many aspects. Some stories are better than others—there’s one where she gets annoyed that someone else is hogging an exercise machine at the gym. The strongest stories are the ones about Lizzie’s complicated relationship with her mother.
Sour Heart by Jenny Zhang
The stories are definitely sour, but there are two that are really moving and it comes later in the book. Although I didn’t always enjoy reading the stories—it can be a bit profane and many of the protagonists sound the same—I respect them. Zhang is probably the only writer who understands how I grew up as an immigrant and the kind of kids I knew. Her style is very unique; she writes in a raw, stream-of-consciousness way. If anything, read “The Evolution of My brother,” and “Why Were They Throwing Bricks?” The ending of the latter really crushed me.
Severance by Ling Ma
Damn. This novel gave me nightmares. Published in 2018, it shares many unsettling parallels with our current pandemic. The author had a lot to say, and she packed it all into this multi-layered, genre-bending novel. The immigration story was heartbreaking, and it helps explain why the narrator decides to stay in New York and work while everyone else has long fled the city to escape the virus. The book is a slow burn, but it’ll get under your skin. Ma is a very talented writer.
Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado
The stories by Machado mixes folklore, science fiction, and horror. They are a bit hit-and-miss for me, but the really good ones are worth reading, and I appreciated her interesting ideas and where she wanted to go with most of them. My favourites are “The Husband Stitch” and “Eight Bites.” This collection of horny and creepy stories reminds me of a more feminist Kelly Link.
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Not a book I’d typically pick up, but I was curious why this novel was so popular. The marsh setting is really interesting, and I felt I was there. The author clearly has a love of nature, and the strongest part of the book for me was her metaphors of nature for love and life. The murder story kept it a page turner, although the ending gave it a sinister tinge. I didn’t end up loving the book in a deep, personal way. One reason could be that I didn’t buy Kya as someone who could exist in real life. She’s been living alone in the marsh since she was a kid, but she never needed to go to the doctor or dentist or something? She’s drop-dead gorgeous, yet the townspeople treat her as if she’s vermin? And the only friends she makes are two handsome, age-appropriate, eligible bachelors from town who are both in love with her? The twist at the end is kind of far-fetched as well. This is a book that tries to be several things at once: a coming-of-age novel, a literary love letter to nature, a murder mystery. The former and the latter didn’t hit the spot for me, but it’s a compelling read nonetheless.
Breasts and Eggs by Mieko Kawakami
It’s my understanding that the original Japanese version of Breasts and Eggs is a novella, released ten years ago. In the English translation edition, the author tacked on a sequel, making this an unnecessarily bloated read. I wish she’d just left it at the original novella. I laughed out loud so much at many of the narrator’s observations, I cried in spots, and I just loved everything about it. Weird, funny, sad, touching—it’s got everything, which is why it was a bestseller in Japan. Book 2 is set a decade later, and I believe the author also wrote it a decade later for the expanded English translation version…and it’s not very good. It goes on way too long about the narrator’s journey with donor conception with little payoff and with none of the charm and humour of the first part. If only I can get a copy of just the novella in English and pretend the sequel never happened.
Ms Ice Sandwich by Mieko Kawakami
This is marketed as a novella, but I think it’s more of a short story or a novelette at the most. You can read it in under an hour. The story is about a little boy who has a crush on a convenience store cashier. The author did a really good job depicting the innocent and often complicated feelings of a child. A really sweet and touching story.
I was blown away by the rich narratives in this novel, which is more of a short story collection with interconnected characters. Each chapter is a different story of a black woman from London. I loved following their thoughts, desires, learning their secrets. They’re intelligent, flawed, and aware of their own hypocrisies. In many stories, you’ll find discussions on race, privilege, and feminism that’s way more nuanced than the stuff you’ll find on the Internet. Great energy comes from the unconventional prose style and line breaks. The characters are all very distinct and feel like real women. A masterclass in character study and empathy. My favourite novel, along with Convenience Store Woman, in 2020. A very intellectually stimulating and emotionally fulfilling read.
Abandoned Fiction
Grand Union by Zadie Smith
You know I absolutely adore Zadie Smith’s essays, but as much as I try, I can’t connect with her fiction. While I enjoyed White Teeth, and parts of On Beauty, I haven’t been able to finish her recent novels. Grand Union is her first collection of short stories, and I gave it a whirl, but I didn’t end up being too crazy about most of the stories I read either. “Sentimental Education” I enjoyed, but the others felt like writing experiments and I didn’t know what she was trying to say in them. The stories didn’t feel cohesive as a collection either. Oh well.
Show Them A Good Time by Nicole Flattery
Sally Rooney blurbed this book with a positive review, and it sounded like something I’d be into, but I read three stories and abandoned. Some really witty writing and truly original one-liners, but very little happen and all the characters sound the same. If I can’t connect to the characters, it’s hard for me to keep going, even when the writing is excellent.
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell (AB)
Good writing and fleshed-out main character, but after a few chapters, I got the gist of how a 42-year-old teacher managed to groom a 15-year-old schoolgirl into a sexual relationship that continued into her adulthood. I listened to the audiobook, which is super long, and I really didn’t want to listen to 15 hours of a very unsettling story. Basically, all you need to know is that the main character is young, insecure, and needs validation, which this middle-aged man exploits. The end.
The Seas by Samantha Hunt
I abandoned this novel by Samantha Hunt almost halfway through. The writing was fine, but the story didn’t intrigue me enough to keep going. I found myself not caring about the unrequited love story.
Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan (AB)
I feel like every new book by a young author is marketed to “fans of Sally Rooney” these days because she’s now the gold standard for millennial fiction. But aside from a quasi-love triangle and the author also being Irish, I didn’t think this novel had much in common with Rooney’s work. First of all, the protagonist here seems to have no life other than obsessing over some guy who’s clearly not into her. She’s Irish and living abroad in Hong Kong to teach English but she doesn’t explore the city and has no real interest in the culture. She has no friends, except when she goes drinking with coworkers in Lan Kwai Fong, the neighbourhood in Hong Kong where all the expats hang out. What a waste of a location. Even when she’s talking to her family or a roommate or anybody else, it’s about Julian, who is really not that interesting either. After Julian leaves town abruptly, she starts obsessing with a local woman. If she started exploring more of Hong Kong at this point, I didn’t find out because I abandoned the book here.
So We Can Glow by Leesa Cross-Smith
There’s nothing bad about this short story collection. In fact, the opening pages are stunning, and I liked the longer stories. My issue is that most of the stories are so short—flash fiction of only one or two pages oftentimes—and I personally don’t like starting a story and having it end two minutes later. But this could be great for someone who loves flash. Maybe I’ll finish it someday.
Lot by Bryan Washington
Given all the accolades this short story collection received, I really thought I was going to like it. It’s not bad, but I didn’t feel an emotional connection to any of the characters. Not enough distinction between the protagonists in the different stories either, but maybe some of them are supposed to be the same person? The stories I read reminded me of a tamer, less sexist Junot Diaz. I would have probably finished this book if it wasn’t due so soon at the library.
Women with Money by Jean Chatzky
A good beginner’s guide on money for women. I wanted to learn more about investing, but since this book is more of an overview of different topics, it doesn’t get too deep. This book did make me think about things I otherwise wouldn’t, such as caring for aging parents and leaving a legacy.
My Squirrel Days by Ellie Kemper (AB)
I’m a fan of Ellie Kemper, the actress from The Office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Kemper is just so darn likable and it was a pleasure to listen to her narrate in the audiobook. The chapters on her career trajectory and the behind-the-scenes commentary on her sitcoms were more interesting, probably because her personal life is so tame. I didn’t know she used to write for The Onion, which is awesome. Unfortunately, some chapters fell flat, such as the one that’s all about her being hangry in a restaurant, but even the worst of them are saved by the author’s charm.
Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick (AB)
Another celebrity memoir to keep my mood light during the heaviest part of 2020. Like with Ellie Kemper’s memoir, I only really found the stuff on showbiz interesting. Sometimes Kendrick got real and personal about her insecurities and experiences dating crappy men, which I appreciated, but on the whole, I think she’s too young to write a memoir of much substance on her personal life. It is interesting to learn that when she was going to the Oscars for Up in the Air, she was still living with roommates in LA and living from paycheque to paycheque. Doing the Twilight movies gave her the means to take on low-budget indie films. I’m sure she is no longer worried about money these days.
Before and After the Book Deal by Courtney Maum
A writer friend recommended this book to me since we’re both working on book projects. It’s an indispensable guide for authors, outlining what we need to know about the industry, from the process of writing and finishing books to the awkwardness of promoting them.
Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow (AB)
This book mostly covers Farrow’s efforts investigating the Harvey Weinstein cases and how many powerful forces tried to silence his reporting of the women’s stories. It’s an eye-opening look at just how far wealthy men are willing to go to cover up their sex scandals. I listened to the audiobook, which is a hilarious experience because Farrow, a former voice actor, narrates. He puts on these cringey accents for different characters, but I love that he just goes for it. My fave is his cockney accent. I’d burst out laughing in the middle of serious moments.
Dear Girls by Ali Wong (AB)
I listened to the audiobook of comedian Ali Wong’s Memoir, which is written as a collection of letters to her young daughters. Wong narrates, and as a professional voice actor, she does a great job conveying the various emotions. I’d find myself snorting with laughter then moved to tears. One of the better celebrity memoirs. Frankly, it made the other celebrity memoirs feel shallow in comparison.
David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell (AB)
Interesting stories about how underdogs succeed against all odds, and those who turn disadvantages into advantages. Sometimes the author tried too hard to make the stories fit into his theme, but on the whole, there’s a lot to gain from this book. My big takeaway is that it’s better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond.
We are Never Meeting in Real Life by Samantha Irby (AB)
I listened to my first Samantha Irby essay collection on audiobook, and I laughed out loud many times in public like a madwoman. The author’s droll narration makes the experience even funnier. The first essay, “My Bachelorette Application,” is legendary.
Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby (AB)
Irby’s newest collection of humorous essays. I didn’t laugh out loud as much as with the previous book, but maybe it’s because I got used to her humour and delivery. There are still some very funny stories here, and I will read every book she writes.
Blue Truth by David Deida
Right after I finished the library book, I went out and bought my own copy of Blue Truth. His core spiritual teaching in this book is to allow the self and the body to be open, and each chapter provides a different angle on how to do this.
A Life’s Work: On Becoming a Mother by Rachel Cusk
Slowly working my way through Rachel Cusk’s body of work. She is a true intellectual with feminine sensitivity and warmth. Reading her makes me a better person. Some really beautiful, honest, wise, and sometimes sad passages on motherhood here.
Messages from the Masters by Brian L. Weiss, M.D.
Weiss is a psychiatrist who wrote the popular Many Lives, Many Masters, about his experiences working with a patient who remembered her past lives. In this book, he shares more testimonials from his past-life regression therapy work with clients and the lessons they learn about life, death, family, and the soul’s journey.
Only Love is Real by Brian L. Weiss, M.D.
Weiss worked with two clients, Elizabeth and Pedro, who were strangers to each other and lived in different countries. Yet Weiss knew from both of their past-life regressions that they had been together in many lifetimes. He can’t tell one about the other due to client confidentiality, and his subtle attempts to introduce one to the other fail. But the universe has a plan of its own. A real love story that sounds straight out of a movie.
Intimations: Six Essays by Zadie Smith
I’m not ready for COVID entertainment, but I made an exception for “Intimations” because I wanted to see what Zadie’s been up to during quarantine. These six short essays she wrote in the early months of the lockdown might be some of her best work yet. They’re at once personal and abstract, moving and intellectual, so casually powerful. My fave has to be a couple of mini-chapters under “Screengrabs”: “A Man with Strong Hands” and “Contempt as a Virus.” Some of the ideas in her other essays appealed to me as a writer. In one, she argues that writing is just “something to do” the way baking banana bread is something to do. In another, she explains why writing is all resistance. A form of control. Great for the page, but terrible practice for real life. I can’t disagree.
Make it Scream, Make it Burn by Leslie Jamison
The writing was competent, and her topics were interesting, but I felt like she was trying to work out her own personal issues through her subjects in many of these essays. It felt to me like she really wanted to write about her own life, but was hesitant to elaborate. When I read the essays later in the book where she did focus on her own life experiences, it made so much more sense. Yet, I still felt her hesitancy, maybe even shame and embarrassment, in opening up about herself. I think I picked up that hesitancy because I was reading Untamed by Glennon Doyle at the same time, who has no shame in sharing whatsoever.
Untamed by Glennon Doyle (AB)
This book was endorsed by every celebrity ever, and I wanted to see what the hype was about. I didn’t expect to like it, thinking it was going to contain cheesy motivational messages, but I ended up really enjoying it. You win, Adele. Doyle talks a lot about intuition, although she calls it “knowing.” I appreciated that she was an open book about her life, and she manages to find insightful spiritual lessons from banal everyday experiences. Many would find value in reading this book.
Two Unlikely People to Change the World by Karen Berg
Karen Berg passed away this year. She’s such an inspiration to me, and I feel privileged to have met her several times in my life. Her memoir recounts her journey with husband Rav Berg as they went from teaching Kabbalah to a few people in their home to millions around the world. I wrote more about the book and my own spiritual journey in my almost memoir-ish post here.
Change: Realizing Your Greatest Potential by Ilchee Lee
Such a fascinating book that touches on many topics: spirituality, Tao philosophy, science, manifesting, and creating a sustainable future. I took my time reading this because I wanted to properly understand and absorb his teachings. His greatest message in this book is how to truly connect with ourselves to do what is right instead of what we are conditioned to want. His plan to reform this earth is also extremely enlightening. I hope we can succeed in making that happen.
The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn
I’ve read so many classic books on manifesting, but I didn’t realize there was a female author who wrote on this topic as well. Shinn was an inspiration to Louise Hay, and other new-age spirituality writers and teachers. This book, published in 1925, has some outdated references, and the biblical references may not be to everyone’s tastes, but her core teachings are as relevant as ever. Most of the lessons were good refreshers for me.
ThetaHealing: Digging for Beliefs by Vianna Stibal
A new book by Vianna Stibal, the creator of the ThetaHealing technique. You might know that I am a certified ThetaHealer, and most of the teachings in this book are geared for healers and those already familiar with Thetahealing. A lot of the teachings from the book I’d already learned from class, although Vianna included additional information and personal experiences to highlight certain lessons. One concept worth noting is that the subconscious can’t always tell a negative belief from a positive one. If you command, for example, all negative beliefs to be released and healed, it would likely not be effective because the subconscious might actually consider some negative beliefs to be positive, so we have to be very specific with what we’re commanding. A great reference book for healers.
Which books did you read in 2020? Let me know in the comments below.
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Here's what's going on with Tested's new YouTube Channel Memberships, which is replacing our Premium Membership program.
Hey everyone! It’s been a month since we announced the launch of Tested Channel Memberships on our YouTube channel, and the transition away from the Premium Membership model that we previously ran. Channel Memberships on YouTube replaces the Premium Membership model you signed up for on Tested.com, which we announced we were sun-setting back in February. We launched this program at two levels: $1.99 a month at a “Tested Supporter” level, which grants access to custom badges, emojis, and member-only livestream chat on YouTube streams, as well as merch discounts. For $9.99 a month, you can become a Tested Patron, which includes exclusive videos like build diaries, first dibs in Q&As, and more access to the Tested team and influence on the content you want to see us make.
We know that the announcement came as a shock for some of you, and your feedback was heard loudly and clearly. I apologize for the lack of communication and clarity in that announcement. You guys deserve better, and we’ve been working to come up with ways to address those concerns over the past month. To that end, we’ve opened up a new level of YouTube Channel Membership that will be more comparable to the Tested Premium Membership model.
For $4.99 a month, it’ll include the benefits of the Supporter level as well as access on YouTube to our entire Premium video archive (which is currently being ported over to the YouTube channel), behind-the-scenes updates, and new member-only videos we’re producing now on a regular basis. One new series, for example, has Adam and our team revisiting old builds and providing commentary over classic Tested videos to pull back the curtain on how those builds were made and filmed. Adam’s retrospective on our very first One Day Build is up now.
To recap, Tested Channel Memberships on YouTube means you can support us in one of three levels:
Tested Supporter – $1.99/month
Tested Premium – $4.99/month
Tested Patron – $9.99/month
You can learn more about the specific perks of each level of our YouTube Channel Memberships here. If you’ve already signed up for the “Supporter” level membership (thank you!!!) and you’d like to upgrade to “Premium,” that’s possible. Just look for the “upgrade” option in your Youtube channel membership settings for Tested. Unfortunately, there is no cross-compatibility between YouTube Channel Memberships and the old Tested.com Premium Member program, but we are uploading all of our previous premium videos on YouTube now for Tested Premium and Tested Patron members.
Our team also put together a FAQ to address questions about what’s been going on with Premium Memberships on the site, the decision to move to YouTube Channel Membership, and what’s happening with Tested.com. I hope that these will answer the majority of the questions about the ending of our Premium Membership model on the site and transition to YouTube’s Channel Membership program. To be honest, this changeover has been nerve-wracking for us as well, as we’re still navigating production and running Tested in this lockdown and work-from-home environment.
The exclusive content and programming made possible by Channel Memberships is going to be developed on an ongoing basis, and the feedback of members is a huge part of that. But even as we’ve started up over this past month, it’s something that Adam and the rest of us are really excited to ramp up, and the support you’ve shown so far energizes us. Your patience and understanding is also extremely appreciated, and it’ll be our responsibility to prove that the new memberships are worth your continued support. If you are unsure about committing to any level of channel membership right now, we 100% understand. We hope you continue to watch and enjoy the content we put out as every single view matters.
Please feel free to reach out to share your thoughts and suggestions, any time. Our team also hangs out regularly on Discord, so you can always message us there.
WHY DID WE END PREMIUM MEMBERSHIPS ON TESTED.COM?
To be completely transparent, the model was simply not sustainable in the long term. We needed to make a change that would allow us to put our resources towards the facets of Tested which our fans respond to the most. The management and infrastructure related to keeping the premium service operational was simply not the best use of the budget (supplied by you!) or the talent we have available. Keep in mind, we also have a lot of data to suggest that the model was not particularly successful as it was presented. Could we have made improvements and changes and stayed within the ecosystem of Tested.com, perhaps, but we weren’t positive the audience numbers were where they needed to be to prove long term success. If we made a big change, we only wanted to make it once.
WHEN DID WE KNOW THAT PREMIUM WAS ENDING ON TESTED.COM?
We knew the long term model was in a precarious place in early 2020. Keep in mind, because we’re on an annual schedule, we must always plan one year ahead. Before COVID, we were confident we could continue creating content and keep the infrastructure up through 2020, but 2021 was going to be problematic. Therefore, the best thing to do was to shut down new annual memberships in February. At that time, we didn’t know what was going to replace premium or where. We weren’t trying to be coy or deceptive. We simply didn’t have all the answers, yet action needed to be taken and we wanted to relay that action to all of you as soon as possible. (Keep in mind, we STILL don’t have all the answers.) We just knew we needed to try something new and we had plenty of options to investigate. Unfortunately, that’s when COVID hit and threw everything out of whack. We didn’t know how/when/if we could shoot the kind of content our audience was used to. We didn’t know if we’d be able to maintain our business in a completely anemic ad market. The future suddenly became very uncertain and we needed to focus on getting our general business straight before committing to a new premium model. To be frank, we weren’t sure we were going to make it through months of an extended shut down.
HOW DID WE LAND ON YOUTUBE CHANNEL MEMBERSHIPS?
When we finally got in the groove of regular production in the COVID environment, we were able to complete our research on how to best move forward with premium. We took some meetings (including Patreon) and we spent time with data and feedback from our various channels over the years. Ultimately, we decided we needed to bring the premium model to where the majority of our audience spends their time. We were burning resources trying to bring people off of Youtube and onto Tested.com, and we assumed those same challenges would continue if we started the service on another platform. We’re not necessarily over the moon with Youtube’s share of profits or the flexibility in the current channel membership platform, but it does allow us to do some of the things many of you have asked about. At this time in Tested’s history, Youtube channel memberships was the right fit. It doesn’t mean it will be perfect, but we think this will help our business to continue with limited disruption and even some new, exciting opportunities.
And P.S.: For those of you who asked why Tested.com members were not given the opportunity to shift directly into the Youtube plans, we investigated methods of membership transference or free trials. Unfortunately, there was no technical solution that could be worked out with Youtube in time for launch. However, we’re continuing to work with them on alternative possibilities.
WHY DOES YOUTUBE CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP COST WHAT IT COSTS?
Contrary to what may be a common misconception on Youtube, Tested is not Adam Savage. As many of you premium members know, the money that goes into this business doesn’t directly flow to and from Adam’s bank account. Sure, we have a parent company to help leverage larger partnerships and expand our reach, but we still operate like a small business with a very small number of full time employees (six to be exact.) You know our mission has always been focused on creating quality content and sharing most of that content with as many people as possible. Your support in premium memberships over the years has helped us tremendously with that mission. We are eternally grateful. So we wanted to create a channel membership plan that aligned with that message of support, which is the $1.99/mo. level. Members who subscribe to this level are absolutely helping us continue to make the content that you all hopefully enjoy.
Additionally, we’ve received a lot of feedback about our fans wanting more “access.” In order to allow for this shift in our model, where viewers can interact with Adam or have more say in our content decisions, we decided to create the “Patron” level of channel membership. After some number crunching and cost analysis, we decided to set this price at $9.99/month, as it reflects what we believe to be the value that these benefits offer. We absolutely know that this is a significant price increase from our $40/annual membership plan on Tested.com and not everyone will be able to take the leap. Thus we’ve added the new “Premium” level at $4.99/mo. that is a little closer to the original membership model on Tested.com. It’s not our intention to box anyone out or make you feel disconnected from the brand with these price changes. It’s truly just a matter of making a business decision that helps best with our operations and a prolonged future.
WHAT’S HAPPENING TO TESTED.COM?
If you read our first answer on why premium membership was shut down on Tested.com, you may have noticed mention of infrastructure and operational cost. Despite its old design and lack of regular maintenance, Tested is still quite costly to manage because it lives on a proprietary CMS. The good news is Tested.com is not going away and will be undergoing some much needed updates. The bad news is that not everything about the site will remain the same. We’re currently engaged in a major restructure of the site’s underlying technology in order to curb these maintenance and infrastructure costs. By mid/late October, these changes will launch to the public. We’re still finalizing the list of features and content that will be carried over to the new infrastructure and we expect to pass more information along to all of you very soon, so please understand if we don’t have the answers you may be looking for at this time. In general, decisions are being made based on data, not just the need to cut costs. But in relation to premium content, however, we’ll be keeping those videos live on site and will continue to add news ones as they are created.
We know this probably doesn’t answer EVERY question you may have, but we do hope it offers some more clarity without boring you with the minutiae of our business. Again, many thanks to all of you while we negotiate through this. Our fans are always on our mind when we have to make tough decisions, and we value the effort you all take in engaging with us.
-Team TESTED (Adam, Norm, Joey, Gunther, Ryan, and Kristen)
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7 thoughts on “An Update About Tested Channel Memberships”
Meh. A few months back I turned off auto renew to my Premium membership because it seemed there was not much Premium content coming out. Bear in mind $40 USD is $53 Canadian so it’s not as cheap for us Canucks as it is for you guys in the U.S. Now, to get closer to the Premium level I’ll have to pay about $80 CAD? Sorry guys, I love this site, but that’s pretty crappy value for a 50% increase in costs.
I’d like to add a positive note here. First a disclaimer though, I haven’t yet paid into any of your new membership schemes, mostly because I’m in the middle of a cost cutting exercise myself. I’d love to support what you do in the future though once the finances settle down again. My main point here though is to say that it’s good to know that the team running Tested is listening to those of us out here and trying to respond to that. The results may not please everyone but any small business needs a two way relationship with their customers (and a few large ones could do with paying attention to that idea too!).
I don’t know how the relationship works between the Tested team we know from your videos and your parent company but it’s always been quite clear that you operate as a very small, relatively independent business. I’ve been involved with operating small businesses and I know it’s constantly a massive balancing act to keep things going, improve what you do and at the same time try to please all of the customers all of the time. The world of the internet means a lot of people expecting content for nothing (or at least in exchange for a few ads) and I don’t think the balance of income from that model against the expenses of running a business is apparent to many of the people who consume the content being produced, whether that’s video, blogs, informative web sites or anything else. That’s not to say people don’t pay attention, I just don’t think the whole model is at all transparent.
Producing the quantity and quality of output that Tested has, especially over the last few months is an impressive achievement. I’m somewhat aware of the effort required to produce even a single short video with worthwhile content. I have no idea how anyone produces a constant stream of them.
Lastly I’ll say this, I don’t know about prices in the US but your new $4.99 per month works out about the same as the subscription cost of a major hobbiest print magazine that I subscribe to here in the UK. Provided you can keep up the quantity and quality of output you’re generating right now I think that’s about the best sort of price comparison that can be made.
Fan since day 1, subscriber from the day you opened it up.
I would like to thank you for all the work you put in to this! It’s absolutely clear that this is a very small labour of love outfit and I’m surprised it went as long as it did.
To go the Youtube route doesn’t seem like a money grab but basically the only way forward. To everyone bitter, just imagine Tested going away for good otherwise. Nobody is forced to switch to a YouTube subscription. There will be content for free on there.
Who would be mad at the cook of restaurant you like for switching the business model because they have to? This is their job!
All the people employed at Tested deserve to get paid. Just because it is tied to many people’s hobbies it’s no different.
The Youtube reach is just so much larger. Still not sure why there isn’t a “tip the creator” button on every channel.
Anyway, good luck! You do create top content both visually and from a journalistic point of view.
I’m ok with the expense, but I really don’t want another monthly ding on my credit card. If you offer an annual payment plan (even with no discount) I’m on-board.
Certainly wouldn’t be surprised if that’s a limit imposed by YouTube – if so please use whatever conduits you have to tell them people are holding off on subscribing until that’s an option.
Props to all the work you folks have done and I wish the best (and would like to give you money if I can do it annually 🙂
Thanks for adding a membership option similar to premium membership. Now i can continue to back you!
I’m glad you’re updating the site, i think it could be something great for this community if some effort was put into it (sorry). It’s just a lost oppertunity and i hope that will improve with better infastructure.
What with the remaining months on the current Premium membership?
The biggest problem I have with Youtube memberships is that once your credit card info is on there it’s too easy for both accidental and drunk purchases (latter not really a problem but the former is).
Because of how easy it is to spend money on there, I’d rather not put my credit card on there. Google also has a lot of services that they’re happy for you to regularly pay for so I will be avoiding that.
I also hate anything monthly, and will cancel it without remorse on a tighter month. Yearly payments are able to sneak through much easier.
It’s also like Patreon, too many people I want to support on there so not supporting any makes the decision easy and prevents me from spending too much. Sad to say but once the direct support on this site goes away so will mine.
For how much I use the site it won’t make a difference, but just a sign of how there are too many “monthly” ways to spend money that’s becoming more scarce.
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Book Discovery: A Week on a Ward by Vincent Blade Douglas
An engaging and thought-provoking personal account.
— Victoria,The BookWalker
The mind is a fascinating thing. What goes on in the mind during different states of consciousness, at different stages in life will always be surrounded by mystery and wonder. Much has been written about the human mind as well as the effects of psychedelics and the psychic phenomenon. However, many agree that we still have not accessed all of the depths of the mind.
A Week on a Ward is author Vincent Blade Douglas' contribution to the knowledge of the mind. This book is not born out of a scientific experiment. Instead, it is plucked from his personal experience.
Douglas taught Math, Russian, and Psychology. He has a doctorate in Education. Before obtaining his doctorate, he ended up locked away in a psych ward. This book was written right after his release. This is his story.
Around 50 years ago, Douglas found psychedelics and the psychic phenomenon. His use and abuse of both have led him inside a psychiatric ward. There he woke up not recognizing himself, not knowing where he was, and without recollection of the events that led him there. He was confined for a week. That one week would affect him forever.
A Week on a Ward is Douglas' first-person account of the week he spent on a psychiatric ward. This account is not a cautionary tale or an inspirational message. What the readers take from this book is up to them. As Douglas reveals, most of his accounts were written while he was still experiencing delusions and hallucinations. Whether or not what he has seen and observed was true, only time will tell. Even that might not happen at all. What A Week on a Ward truly offers its readers is a window into one fascinating mind.
Reviews and What Readers Say
" An engaging and thought-provoking personal account. "
—Victoria,The BookWalker
A Week on a Ward by Vincent Blade Douglas
Review by Krystle Manis
Disclosure: This article is a personal endorsement of the professional reviewer. The BookWalker is disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.
Howard Blazek writing as Vincent Blade Douglas, is a former high school teacher (math, Russian, psychology), and systems analyst. After receiving his doctorate in Education, he was the evaluator of a county-wide demonstration project, a manager in a large health & welfare fund, and a business writer/instructional designer providing freelance consulting services to over 50 companies.In his late 20s, he returned to graduate school, receiving a full, 4-year fellowship to a major university in northern Florida. It was a dream come true. Although he made grades, he only lasted a year as a brief period as a "hippie" ended in drug paranoia. He returned to Chicago, surprisingly with a raise and a promotion at his old job. He did become a trained psychic (faith healer). He decided to try school again and lasted a month.He woke up in a closed psychiatric ward, not knowing who or where he was. He wrote this book immediately after his release. It is accurate and factual with no fictionalization, embellishment, or exaggeration. Although he has written and produced over 1/2 million benefit booklets and a large number of training materials, this is his first book. He views it as a historical memoir.
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Who is the Narrator in The Devil All the Time?
Netflix has made a fantastic new addition by way of ‘The Devil All the Time.’ The gritty story is based on Donald Ray Pollock’s novel of the same name and plays out as a psychological thriller. The protagonist is almost trapped in the purgatory of his actions after we are introduced to several unsavory characters. The film blurs the lines between right and wrong, leaving us in a moral dilemma and an open ending. Thus, even in a movie like ‘The Devil All the Time,’ which boasts a spectacular cast – the narrator becomes a central character who deserves equal importance. So, who’s the voice guiding us through the tale?
Who is The Devil All The Time’s Narrator?
The narrator of The Devil All the Time is none other than Donald Ray Pollock himself. Having the author of the novel act as the narrator seems apt. After all, in ‘The Devil All The Time,’ the narrator is omniscient, so who better to take on the task than the author who created the work. Pollock’s iconic southern drawl takes us through the numerous ethical conundrums in ‘The Devil All The Time.’ Antonio Campos, the director, became fixated early on about getting Donald to lend his voice as the narrator.
He spoke about it to Vanity Fair, saying, “His voice is very powerful. We needed a narrator to guide us, to connect all these pieces, and give us a sense that there is something bigger at play here. It had to be Don.” Luckily, Donald was more than eager to jump on board, giving the movie a fresh seal of approval and authenticity, as far as the fans of the novel are concerned.
Pollock’s contribution to helping us wade through the murky morals is especially evident towards the end when we focus on Arvin, falling asleep in a stranger’s car. The character’s sense of timelessness and grappling with whether he remains a good person after the revenge killings are wonderfully captured in the narrator’s words. Moreover, as we follow the slew of characters from the end of World War II to the start of the Vietnam War, Pollock’s narration helps bind the non-linear tale together while explaining the greater overarching narrative.
Without Donald giving an insight to viewers, we might have remained stuck at the surface readings of the events that unfurl. A lot of them are gruesome and downright evil, so to extrapolate a kernel of truth becomes the job of the narrator. It is a task that Pollock executes wonderfully. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that ‘The Devil All The Time’ would not be the same film without Pollock narrating the chain of events and what the characters are going through.
Read More: Movies Like The Devil All The Time
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Who’s most assertive, Rupert Murdoch or Arianna Huffington? And is Keith Weed more cheerful than Nicola Mendelsohn?
By Katie McQuater-20 June 2016 11:57am
The Drum has created Top trump cards with the help of IBM Watson
The Drum was given the opportunity to play with the power of IBM Watson and decided to use it to analyse the character of the marketing and media industry, based on the Twitter profiles of some of its most influential practitioners which we then turned into a game of Top Trumps.
Now, what we want to determine is whether the most influential people we analysed possess certain personality attributes that could explain their success. Do top influencers trump the rest of us? And what makes them stand out?
From a list of influencers that included Huffington Post’s Arianna Huffington; media mogul Rupert Murdoch; Ogilvy Group’s Rory Sutherland; Unilever chief Keith Weed; DDB Worldwide’s Wendy Clark; Coca-Cola chief marketer Marcos de Quinto; Airbnb’s Jonathan Mildenhall; Facebook’s Nicola Mendelsohn; Dentsu Aegis Network’s Tracey de Groose; and Havas Media Group chief executive Paul Frampton, we found that, on average, key influencers are 30 per cent less conscientious than the rest of the profiles, and almost 30 per cent more curious. They also score 26 per cent higher on emotional range and are 27 per cent more likely to take on challenges.
Influencers are also 15 per cent less likely to display conservation/tradition, meaning they are less resistant to change and less likely to emphasise self-restriction than the rest of the group.
Family is more important to the influencers, as they are almost 30 per cent more likely to value closeness than others in the sample.
Positively, adventurousness is also a stand out metric for our influencers, slightly ahead of our wider sample of marketers, and higher than 80 per cent of the general population.
Our influencers’ writings suggest a slightly higher level of altruism than the population as a whole, in addition to moderately lower levels of assertiveness. For both assertiveness and altruism, our influencers sit in a higher percentile than our remaining analysed marketers, but scores are broadly in line with the industry average.
From the results it is therefore possible to surmise that the average top influencer in the industry is driven by curiosity, an urge to succeed, and values the connection of family and setting up a home. Their emotions are more sensitive to their environment, but they are less likely to act in an organised or thoughtful way.
How do you compare to the industry’s most influential? Do you possess the attributes needed to be a success? Head to toptrumps.thedrum.com to find out.
The scores on the cards are all percentiles, comparing one person to a broader population. For example, a 90 per cent on extraversion does not mean that the person is 90 per cent extroverted. It means that for that single trait, the person is more extroverted than 90 per cent of the people in the population (‘population’ refers to the baseline; a sample population analysed by Personality Insights).
This article is about: Europe, Top Trumps, The Drum, HuffPost, IBM Watson, Artificial Intelligence, IBM, Arianna Huffington, Rupert Murdoch, Jonathan Mildenhall, Nicola Mendelsohn, Paul Frampton, Marketing, Social Media, Creative, Brand
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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Reaction: "The Good Samaritan" (4x06)
Saturday, November 05, 2016 / Sky Destrian / No comments
Spoilers! Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. contains PG-13 level content.
This week the gang encounters opposition from all sides, including their very own S.H.I.E.L.D. director as things finally come to a head with Lucy the ghost and her insidious plan. Also, we get Ghost Rider's origin story--are there really two of them?! Let's dig into this intense episode!
My Favorite Moments
★ The scenes with Robbie and Gabe were well-acted and well-written. It was really good to see Robbie come clean, both with Gabe and the audience.
★ Honestly, though, it was amusing when Gabe thought Robbie was a secret agent.
★ Robbie's origin story was really harrowing and creepy and everything I could have dreamed of. (Also, is there another Ghost Rider in this universe?)
Don't mistake him for a Good Samaritan. #GhostRider #AgentsofSHIELD pic.twitter.com/vkchHNJqmJ
— Agents of SHIELD (@AgentsofSHIELD) November 2, 2016
★ The CGI on Robbie's face when he turned back into a human! It was so stunning! I can't even! (The CGI in general was amazing.)
★ Coulson. For some reason, he was really exciting for me in this episode--probably because he took the reins back a little bit, reminding us of the S.H.I.E.L.D. director Coulson we all know and love.
★ Oh, and the Star Wars references were perfect.
My Least Favorite Moments
★ I feel like I'm somehow wrong, but I really don't like Jeffrey Mace after this episode. Especially after he sent Jemma off to who-knows-where.
All the nope.--(source)
★ Eli Morrow was one of my favorite secondary characters, so I'm disappointed he went bad. I am personally offended.
★ This episode's pacing was a bit off to me, and I feel more disgruntled by the questions at the end of this episode than usual. I'm usually intrigued, but this week the intrigue has morphed into frustration because I just want to know!
★ Also, I dislike that we have to wait until November 29th for another episode.
★ This quote about the fate of Coulson, Fitz, and Robbie:
“The way we see it is they are dead,” Henry Simmons tells EW. “In my mind, they’re gone, they’re dead, because that’s everything we’ve experienced so far.” (source)
Excuse me?!
"Geese? I have zero geese. We are goose-free." - Coulson
Robbie Reyes and Coulson were the highlights of this episode, which was by all means not a bad one. Though it's not my favorite of this season, it had amazing CGI, well-written backstories, and plenty of wit to go around. I definitely look forward to the next installment, which will air on a ridiculously late date of November 29th. Until then, fellow S.H.I.E.L.D. agents!
Have you seen "The Good Samaritan"? What did you think of it?
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Sky is an aspiring writer and 21-year-old Marvel fangirl. She loves disappearing into fictional worlds, often for hours (or days) at a time. When she’s not writing, analyzing stories, or crying over her latest fictional-character-crush, you can find her drinking coffee, hanging out with her family, and pursuing Tony Stark-like wit.
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Take Off the Kid Gloves and Stop China’s Cyber Thieves
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By Liz Peek
Why is it so hard for the U.S. to clamp down on Chinese cyber theft? Because our businesses - those most damaged by hacking – are desperate for the growth that China can offer, and terrified they will be punished if they stand up to Beijing’s bullying.
An odd courtship ensues. Blackstone founder Steve Schwartzman recently announced that he will give $100 million to establish a scholarship for study at the prestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing. His gift is expected to be matched -- largely by donations from companies doing business in China; the hope is to raise $300 million in all. Mr. Schwartzman, forgive the expression, is sucking up.
Like participating donors JPMorgan Chase, Caterpillar Tractor and Boeing, the Blackstone Group is paying homage to China. The private equity behemoth has been a cautious investor in the country, wary of high valuations and uncertain exit opportunities, even as China has invested in Blackstone’s stock and its funds. Recently, Blackstone has been raising money to invest in China’s volatile real estate sector, where sell-offs have driven prices lower.
Like other private equity companies, Blackstone must operate within the limits set by the Chinese government, and deal with arbitrary rulings such as the decision last year to temporarily shut down new public offerings, the most common exit strategy for buy-out firms. Helping students to attend one of China’s premier schools is a worthwhile goal; at the same time, it doesn’t hurt to make friends in high places.
While Blackstone and other U.S. companies are busily currying favor with Beijing, the Obama administration’s overdue pushback on cyber theft may well undermine those efforts. Like gasoline siphoned from a tank, enormous intellectual capital has been stolen from the United States. As China has become increasingly brazen about its cyber intrusions – targeting not only businesses but government installations of all kinds, the U.S. is finally cracking down.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Obama administration is considering penalizing China’s cyber mischief through possible sanctions, “indictments of Chinese nationals in U.S. courts” and cyber counter-maneuvers, “both attack and defense.” The Chinese have denied state responsibility for cyber intrusions, with a senior general reiterating that stance just this week after meeting with Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
At the same time, General Fang Fenghui described hacking as “serious as a nuclear bomb.” He is correct. Interference with our power grid or financial system could be devastating. Continued theft of our corporate secrets is just as costly. Challenging China takes some courage, but the time has come. China is looking just a tad vulnerable.
In the midst of their every-ten-year political reboot, China’s leaders face slowing growth, mounting pollution, rising labor costs, social unrest and shaky finances. Their nervousness about public criticism has led to a recent crack-down on corruption. High officials are suddenly eschewing fancy cars and designer goods in an effort to polish their image.
At the same time, there is mounting concern over the madcap spending that has propelled recent growth in China. A segment aired by CBS’ “60 Minutes” showed empty cities built in the effort to stave off the impact of the financial crisis. Concern about Beijing’s fiscal levitation was amplified in recent days by warnings from a senior Chinese auditor that local government debt is “out of control”, and could generate a more severe financial crisis than that brought on by the U.S. housing bubble. Just recently, Fitch lowered its rating on China’s sovereign debt. Moody’s signaled growing concerns as well by cutting its outlook to “stable” from “positive.”
China’s spending spree has failed to generate continued high growth. China’s GDP advanced at only 7.7 percent in the first quarter, a rate that would be welcome in most countries, but represents a deceleration for Beijing. That is the fourth consecutive quarter in which China’s economy advanced at less than an 8 percent annual rate. 2012 growth was a 13-year low.
On the plus side, China has continued to grow its share of worldwide trade, accounting last year for an estimated 11 percent of global exports, up from 9 percent before 2008. Their success comes in part from their ability to move upstream – replacing t-shirts and cheap handbags now produced in lower-wage countries like Vietnam with higher-value products like computers and auto parts.
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that China now employs more people in such higher-value industries than in textiles and leather goods. They also note that since 2010, China’s exports of electronics and other advanced products grew 24 percent to $129 billion, compared to $47 billion or a 5 percent jump in exports of clothes and shoes. That is a monumental shift, and one that has likely been made possible by accessing U.S. technology.
China must continue to grow to satisfy the needs of its increasingly demanding populace. It can only do so by generating internal consumer spending – a stated goal but tough slog- or by pushing upstream into higher-value products. This they will do, and they will steal U.S. technology to do it. It is time for the U.S. government, and U.S. corporations, to take the long view and get tough. This may be difficult for U.S. companies that operate in China on sufferance, but it is essential.
As the U.S. hardens its stance on cyber theft, Steve Schwartzman’s $100 million may prove one of the private equity mogul’s best investments to date – and that’s saying a good deal.
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Canadian Maggie MacDonnell wins $1-million Global Teacher Prize
Maggie MacDonnell raises the Global Teacher Prize with one of her students while standing next to Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Aya Batrawy
Published March 19, 2017 Updated March 19, 2017
A Canadian school teacher whose teaching philosophy underscores hope and acts of kindness in an isolated corner of Quebec won a $1 million prize Sunday in what has become one of the most-coveted and high-profile awards for teaching excellence.
Maggie MacDonnell was awarded the annual Global Teacher Prize during a ceremony in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, beating out thousands of applicants from around the world.
The prize was established three years ago to recognize one exceptional teacher a year who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession, employs innovative classroom practices and encourages others to join the teaching profession.
Related: Three Canadians shortlisted for Global Teacher Prize
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered his congratulations in a video message that was broadcast at the event.
"On behalf of all Canadians, from one teacher to another, congratulations on winning the Global Teacher Prize 2017," the message began.
"You have done extraordinary things in exceptional circumstances and have showed enormous heart, will and imagination," said Trudeau, a former teacher himself.
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, Governor General David Johnston, and astronaut Chris Hadfield all took to social media to congratulate the Nova Scotia-born teacher, who has been teaching in northern Quebec since 2010.
The Kativik School Board also putting out a release praising MacDonnell's work at Ikusik High School in Salluit, Quebec's second-most northern community.
Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was on hand to present the prize to MacDonnell. Her name was announced by French astronaut Thomas Pasquet in a video message from the International Space Station.
MacDonnell was among 10 finalists flown to Dubai to attend the ceremony. The nine others hail from Pakistan, the UK, Jamaica, Spain, Germany, China, Kenya, Australia and Brazil.
Last week MacDonnell told the Canadian Press she was excited three of her students could make the trip to Dubai with her.
"They're a huge part of the story and the reason I chose to get involved (in the award) was to make sure it could in some way benefit their lives," she said.
She said that if she won she wanted to start an environmental stewardship program for northern youth, focused on kayaking.
MacDonnell has been teaching in Salluit for six years. According to her biography, Salluit is home to the second northernmost Inuit indigenous community in Quebec, with a population of just over 1,300, and can only be reached by air.
Her perseverance to continue teaching in the remote area, where many teachers leave their post midway through the year, made her a standout for the award. MacDonnell created a number of programs for boys and girls, including job mentorship and funds to assist with healthy meals.
She also established a fitness centre for youth and adults in the local community, where drug use and alcoholism rates are high due to the region's harsh winters and isolation. The tiny village witnessed six suicides in 2015, all affecting young males between the ages of 18 and 25.
Her approach focuses on emphasizing "acts of kindness" such as running a community kitchen and attending suicide prevention training.
"The memory that continues to haunt me is when I see these Canadian teenagers, their very own classmates of the deceased, literally digging the grave," she said. "I didn't know until I came to Salluit that that was a Canadian reality."
Last year, Palestinian teacher Hanan al-Hroub won for her efforts in encouraging students to renounce violence and embrace dialogue. The inaugural prize went to Nancie Atwell, an English teacher from Maine.
The award is presented by the Varkey Foundation. Its founder, Sunny Varkey, established the for-profit GEMS Education company, which has more than 250 schools around the world.
The foundation's CEO, Vikas Pota, said in a statement that the award aims to shine a spotlight on great teachers and share their stories with the world.
Also Sunday, 15 countries, including Chile, Iraq, Japan, Pakistan, Portugal, Somalia, Ukraine and Yemen, announced they would launch national teaching prizes with the support of the Varkey Foundation.
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Acevo's income fell by £500,000 last year
16 November 2016 by Liam Kay
The reduction is largely down to a more than 50 per cent fall in income from trading activities, its accounts for the year to the end of March show
Income at the charity chief executives body Acevo has fallen by more than a quarter in the past year, its latest accounts show.
The accounts for the year to 31 March 2016, which have been published on Acevo’s website, show total income fell to £1.3m from almost £1.8m the previous year.
Expenditure also fell from more than £1.8m in 2014/15 to almost £1.5m, the accounts reveal.
The accounts, which have not yet been sent to the Charity Commission or Companies House, also show that Acevo’s total net assets fell from £485,593 to £294,792 in 2015/16.
The majority of the reduction in income is due to a more than 50 per cent fall in income from trading activities from £739,174 in 2014/15 to £296,895 last year, the accounts show.
This includes trading income from business activities falling from £368,682 to £124,048, and sponsorship income dropping from £253,420 to £107,382 last year.
Paul Farmer, chair of Acevo, said in his introduction to the report: "These have been difficult times for the sector, and Acevo has been challenged too, but our mission has never been more crucial.
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"It has never been more difficult to be a sector leader – and Acevo is a point of constant contact, support and encouragement. Our three-year strategy Leading the Charge makes real key commitments to engage ever more locally, democratically, innovatively and accountably and this will be our task in 2016/17.
"2015/16 was a year of transition but I am confident that we will come to view it as a year of key investment and evolution, where a new and exciting identity or the UK’s leading network for charity and social enterprise leaders began to be formed."
Acevo said earlier this week that Vicky Browning, director of the charity communications network CharityComms, would take over as chief executive at the end of January.
Acevo to represent academy head teachers
Acevo has also announced it has set up a partnership with London Leadership Strategy, a school improvement body, that works with school academy heads representing more than 50 schools across England and Wales.
As part of the agreement, Acevo said it would help deliver "peer-driven mutual learning" between charity leaders and academy heads, and would help cover areas such as good governance, impact measurement and how to make partnerships work.
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NYC Media
First Friday's!
A Few of my Favorite Things: 2020 Edition
2020 gave me ample to deep dive into television and music, so here are a few of my favorite picks, and some honorable mentions from this year!
Source: Indiewire.com
Best Comedy: Insecure (HBO)
Emmy Award-Winning Series Insecure* that is. Even though it was a Creative Arts Emmy this time, I’m speaking into existence some Primetime Emmys next year! Insecure has been on a roll like no other these past few years. Every season is undeniably better than the last. This season delved into topics that don’t come up too often on the small screen such as ya know… Black people in general. (We still need more representation.) Anywho, Issa and the team came through with two more episodes this season, too!
Thinking of Season 4, people may immediately think about the plot that arched throughout the entire season, which was Issa and Molly’s friendship, but I also want to call some attention to the episode that focused on Molly and Asian Bae’s trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. That specific conversation Molly and Andrew had with Andrew’s brother in the pool showed the very fine line between Black people and non-Black people of color. Reasons why you should not lump Black and POC together example #94,297,492.
Honorable Mentions: I May Destroy You (HBO), Schitt’s Creek (Pop), Ramy (Hulu), Dave (FX on Hulu)
Source: vox.com
Best Miniseries: Mrs. America (Hulu)
This one right here took me up. I love, love period dramas. Mrs. America was unlike anything I have seen before. As you can probably guess, I don’t do a *whole* bunch of time seeing life through the eyes of Conservative White Women, because…. Why would I? But, this show forced me to look through their point of view. Mrs. America follows the battle of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) focusing on Women’s’ Rights in the ’80s. Each episode follows a new prominent figure in the movement from both the conservative and liberal viewpoints. Shout out to Emmy Award winner Uzo Aduba who shined in her turn as Shirley Chisolm, she deserved.
TV is wonderful when it allows you to step into the shoes of someone who is unlike you. That is exactly what Mrs. America did. The writing was impeccable, it propelled the story and character development immaculately. Learning about the conservative dissent to the ERA in the '80s was... fun.
Honorable Mentions: Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu), The Undoing (HBO), Hollywood (Netflix)
Source: variety.com
Best Documentary Film: Visible: Out On Television (Apple TV+)
Visible: Out On Television was one of the most insightful, inspiring, heartfelt documentaries of the year. Visible follows LGBTQ+ representation since the invention of television. They truly leave no stone unturned in this five-part look at how television has shaped American society in a multitude of ways. Each part of the documentary covers a designated period of time, painting such vivid imagery of how American’s saw the culture through television. If I were to choose a documentary that taught me the most about a certain topic, this would be the one.
The last installment of the documentary is entitled, “The New Guard” was one of the most hopeful things I’ve seen all year. Visible truly exemplified the resilience of the LGBTQ+ community. It was invigorating to see how much LGBTQ+ representation is present in today’s media. No longer are the days where LGBTQ+ youth have to search and scour for representation, it is more readily available, and that matters! Representation is a very important step in finding self-acceptance and pride in who you are, and Visible truly moved that process along for me.
Honorable Mentions: The Last Dance (ESPN), Becoming (Netflix), The Remix (Netflix), Disclosure (Netflix), Hillary (Hulu)
Source: pitchfork.com
Best Album: Ungodly Hour by Chloe x Halle
Let’s be honest, a lot of music that comes out today is not timeless. Almost as if it has a deadline that is sealed within the year of its original release. But Ungodly Hour? ChloexHalle disrupted the industry with this one. From the lyrics, the production, to the melodies, the gurls snapped undeniably. So much so that 4/5 of my Top 5 Songs on Spotify were from this album. My favorite part about this album is the lyrics. Chloe x Halle have a beautiful way of creating vivid stories in their songs that allow me to create little mental movies, I love the imagery. My favorite song from the album is “Don’t Make It Harder on Me.” What makes this song stick out is the clear blues and gospel influence that flank the instrumentation layered under the soulful interpretation of the lyrics by the girls. The only thing this album is missing is a Vinyl pressing! Hopefully, by mid-summer, they’ll bless us with it. *fingers crossed*
Honorable Mentions: ALICIA (Alicia Keys), Rainbow Boy (Keiynan Lonsdale), Bigger Love (John Legend), Lianne La Havas (Lianne La Havas)
Best Drama: Lovecraft Country (HBO)
Y’all knew the vibes. From episode one, Lovecraft Country drew me in like moths to a flame. Before Lovecraft premiered, I had not seen Black people depicted in such a breathtaking style. One of many things Lovecraft illustrated perfectly throughout the season is the feeling you get when you’re in a great mood but still can’t help to think about how something bad is bubbling just beneath the surface. Uneasiness constantly prevails. However, Black love, Black joy, and Black family prevailed as well.
Episode 7, “I Am” was my favorite episode of the season. This episode followed Hippolyta as she traveled through multiple dimensions on a quest to find who Hippolyta is outside of what the world tells her. Hippolyta's travels took her to Paris, performing on stage with Josephine Baker, to a galaxy far away, where she appeared as the superhero, Orinthia Blue, and many other places. At the end of her journey, Hippolyta connects once again to the essence of herself which was lost in translation through years as a wife and mother. It was quite a beautiful episode, featuring beautiful Black women front and center. #ProtectBlackWomen
Honorable Mentions: Grand Army (Netflix), Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC), P-Valley (Starz)
Comment below if I mentioned any of your favorites, or left some out. I am always looking for new things to procrastinate with! :) Thanks for sticking with me through this wild year, catch you on the flip!
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Women FIFA World Cup 2015 Prize Money (Doubled)
July 10, 2015 By totalsportek2
USA women team won the 2015 FIFA Women world cup beating Japan in the final and will pocket $2 million in prize money while Japan finished runner and they are set to earn $1.4 million. A complete prize money pool break out is listed below.
Women Football World Cup 2015 Prize Money:
The 2015 Womens World Cup taking place in June-July this year in Canada which has already got a massive prize money hike with 50% increase in total prize money pool and the winners will get double what was paid out 4 years ago. Lets take a look at the breakdown of the 2015 world cup prize money.
Women Fifa World Cup 2015 – Total Prize Money $15 million
STAGE PRIZE MONEY
Winners $2 million (£1.3m – €1.6m)
Runner Ups $1.4 million
Semi-Finalists (2 losing teams) $700,000 each
Quarter Finalists (4 losing teams) $400,000 each
Round of 16 (8 losing teams) $200,000 each
Group Stage (16 eliminated teams) $100,000 each
Participation Bonus (all 24 teams) $200,000 each
Why Women World Cup Prize Money Is So Low Compared To Mens Competition ?
There are some complaints about Prize money for women world cup as mens world cup gets massive 400 times more money than the women competition, World Cup in brazil had a total prize money pool of around $576 million where winners got away with $35 million while women champions will only pocket $2million.
Well 2014 mens world cup was the 30th edition of worlds most watched team competition the world, mens competition in 2015 in brazil generated around $4 billion revenue for FIFA so the prize money pool was $576 million which is 1/8th of the total revenue.
while women world cup is into its 7th edition and its way harder to sell in terms of tv rights and commercial deals, having said that FIFA wants to increase the women prize money with every passing competition and that will only happen if the women version of the game gets more exposure. Right now Women game is around 100 years behind mens football which means it will take alot of time for Women world cup to catch up with mens competition and have the same prize money pool like in tennis.
FIFA gave out around $576 million in prize money for the mens world cup 2014 where the winners Germany took more than $35 million and the runners ups Argentina received $25 million while each of the 32 teams got minimum of $9.5 million which include $1.5m participation fee and $8m for every team eliminated from the group stages. So that makes mens FIFA World Cup one of the highest paying competition in terms of prize money but what about the women world cup ?
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Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
Lewis & Clark, in their quest for a water route to the Pacific Ocean, opened a window onto the west for the young United States.
Ackley Heritage CenterAckley
Situated on the rolling prairie plains of North Central Iowa, Ackley's lush land offered an invitation for settlement, particularly to the German people from Ostfriesland, Germany. Those German pioneers' hard work, self reliance, and commitment to family laid the foundations for the strong community that Ackley is today. Recording and preserving the history and artifacts of this great migration is the goal and purpose of the Ackley Heritage Center.
Ambrose A. Call State ParkAlgona
Ambrose A. Call State Park is a 138 acre "oasis" of rugged hills heavily wooded with virgin timber in an area of gently rolling farmland. The park is located near the east fork of the Des Moines River. Ambrose Call and his brother, Asa, were early settlers in the area who carved their claim, the first in Kossuth County, on a walnut tree at the present site of the park. The brothers spent their first night in Kossuth County on July 9, 1854. The next day, while Asa went for his wife and supplies, Ambrose and a traveling companion, William Smith, began work on a cabin in what is now the state park.
Amana Heritage SocietyAmana
The Amana Heritage Society collects, preserves and interprets the heritage of the Amana community from its True Inspirationist beginnings to the present day. We strive to be the historian of our community, expanding our collections of artifacts, library and archival materials-and ideas-and making them available to the general public and scholars.
Communal Kitchen and Coopershop MuseumAmana
The Ruedy Kuche (kitchen house), built in 1863, served up to 40 community members at each meal during the communal era and was one of about nine kitchen houses in Middle Amana. In the communal Amana Colonies no residents had their own kitchens; community members and Taglohners (hired hands) ate at one of the over 50 kitchens operated in the Amana Colonies.
Barn Museum & Communal Agriculture MuseumAmana
Contain exhibits that reflect Amana's agricultural heritage. The Communal Agriculture Museum, which was once an ox barn or Ochsentall contains antique agricultural implements used on Amana's communal farms as well as photographs depicting the role of agriculture in communal Amana. What was once a Gaustall (horse barn) is now the Barn Museum. This museum features the miniature woodcrafting of Henry Moore and is the largest known collection of miniatures made by one man. In the scale of one inch to the foot, Henry Moore built a unique world with dozens of buildings of both regional and national historic significance.
Brunnier Art MuseumAmes
The Brunnier Art Museum is the state's only accredited museum emphasizing a decorative arts collection, and one of the nation's few museums located within a performing arts and conference complex (Iowa State Center). Founded in 1975, the museum is named after its benefactors, Iowa State alumnus Henry J. Brunnier and his wife Ann. The decorative arts collection they donated, called the Brunnier Collection, is extensive, consisting of ceramics, glass, dolls, ivory, jade, and enameled metals.
Elizabeth and Byron Anderson Sculpture GardenAmes
The sculpture garden design incorporates sculptures, a gathering arena, and sidewalks and pathways. Planted with perennials, ground cover, shrubs, and flowering trees, the landscape design provides a distinctive setting for important works of twentieth and twenty-first century sculpture, primarily American. Ranging from forty-four inches to nearly nine feet high and from bronze to other metals, these works of art represent the richly diverse character of modern and contemporary sculpture.
Art on Campus CollectionAmes
Iowa State University is home to one of the largest campus public art programs in the United States. Over 2,000 works of public art, including 600 by significant national and international artists, are located across campus in buildings, courtyards, open spaces and offices.
Farm House MuseumAmes
The Farm House Museum is an on-campus resource providing a changing environment of exhibitions among the historical permanent collection objects that are on display. A walk through the Farm House Museum immerses visitors in the Victorian era and colorful state and local history. Programs, receptions, university classes, and educational tours are presented on a regular basis to enhance visual literacy. Our relationship with Iowa State University, local K-12 schools and the community facilitates the design and presentation of insightful tours, curriculum connections, and programming tailored to the diversity of our audience. The Farm House Museum provides educational opportunities for all ages -- from learning traditional soap making techniques to analyzing the lifestyle of Victorian-era farm children.
Christian Petersen Art Museum Ames
The Christian Petersen Art Museum is named for the nation's first permanent campus artist-in-residence, Christian Petersen, who sculpted and taught at Iowa State from 1934 through 1955. Petersen is considered the founding artist of the Art on Campus Collection.
Octagon Center for the ArtsAmes
The Octagon Center for the Arts was established in 1966 as a community arts center, originally housed in a 100-year-old octagon-shaped building that gave the center its name. Since then, the Octagon has expanded to become a comprehensive community arts center located.
Reiman GardensAmes
Now one of the largest public gardens in Iowa, Reiman Gardens creates a striking entrance to Iowa State University and the city of Ames. Situated on a 14-acre site, the year-round facility features distinct gardens throughout the indoor and outdoor areas, an indoor conservatory, 2,500-square-foot indoor butterfly wing, butterfly emergence cases, a gift shop, and five supporting greenhouses. Reiman Gardens has many award-winning features, and has recently planted one of the first rose gardens in a public garden that incorporates both sustainable designs, plants, and gardening practices. It's Reiman Gardens' goal to show gardeners how to have beautiful and practical gardens and cut the use of chemicals, incorporate more native and hardy plants, and use less labor.
Wapsipinicon State ParkAnamosa
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters, Camping, Trails, Caves, Bicycling, River Activities (boating, fishing), Hunting and Golf.
Lake Anita State ParkAnita
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters, Camping, Trails and Lake Activities (swimming, boating, fishing).
Lower Gar State Recreation AreaArnolds Park
Facilities and Activities:Picnicking/Shelters/Lodge, Trails and Lake Activities (boating, fishing).
The Spirit Lake Massacre - Abbie Gardner CabinArnolds Park
Location of the infamous Spirit Lake Massacre in 1857. Log cabin restored to 1856 appearance. Visitors Center with artifacts and film. Location: Monument Drive. Arnolds Park, IA 51331
Abbie Gardner Sharp CabinArnolds Park
The site where 13-year-old Abbie Gardner was an eyewitness to one of the few violent conflicts between European-American settlers and American Indians in Iowa (what became known as the 1857 Spirit Lake Massacre). The cabin has been restored to resemble its approximate 1856 appearance. Nearby are a monument to those killed, a one-acre park, and a visitors center full of artifacts.
Bloomsbury FarmAtkins
We believe that education about agriculture, tied with FUN activities, is essential for everyone - especially kids! Here at Bloomsbury Farm we are surrounded by rich heritage, history, and farming; and we are passionate about sharing it with all who visit! We invite you to bring your students to experience the rural magic of the Iowa farm with an added twist of extremely unique and exciting activities! We have a giant Jumping Pillow, Corn Box, Barnyard Buddies, Hayrack Rides, and much more here at Bloomsbury Farm!
Lake of Three Fires State ParkBedford
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters/Lodge, Camping, Cabins, Hunting, Trails and Lake Activities (swimming, boating, fishing).
Bellevue State ParkBellevue
Facilities and Activities:View from overlook at Bellevue State Park, Nelson Unit picnicking/shelters, camping, trails and South Bluff Nature Center
Family MuseumBettendorf
The Museum's Mission: Inspire, connect, and strengthen our community by enriching the lives of our children today and expanding their capacity to shape their future. Engage families, caregivers, and teachers with children eight years and under in active play and learning experiences and environments that spark their curiosity, explore their interests, foster their potential and nourish a sense of belonging.
Boone County Historical CenterBoone
Highlights of the Museum: View a model railroad diorama of the dramatic Kate Shelley story. Also see her gold medals and the lantern she carried on that stormy night. Explore a recreated slope coal mine. Learn about the environmental history of the area through an extensive collection of mounted animals, birds, and eggs. Military and Gun collection from the frontier days to Desert Storm. Prehistoric and Native American items. Extensive collection of US coins. Early medical equipment. Temporary and special exhibits through out the year. Historical and Genealogical records.
Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace Boone
Guided Tours of birthplace of First Lady, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, wife of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States & Five Star General During World War II. Completely restored Victorian home. Chronological exhibits. Photos and mementos of Ike and Mamie's life. Library of Eisenhower related references and local history. Mamie's 1962 Plymouth Valiant on display and 1949 Chrysler Windsor.
Lake Darling State ParkBrighton
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters, Cabins, Camping, Trails and Lake Activities (swimming, boating, fishing).
Phelps House MuseumBurlington
The Phelps House Museum graces the top of Snake Alley, known as the crookedest street in the world. Family treasures from three generations of the Garret-Phelps family fill this Victorian Mansion home. Discover the medical memories of Burlington in the first Protestant Hospital in Des Moines County.
Laura Ingalls Wilder Park & MuseumBurr Oak
Nestled along the banks of the Silver Creek in the far Northeast corner of Iowa you will find the village of Burr Oak, which was named for its ample number of bur oak trees. Founded in 1851 this village was the major crossroads of the area, with over 200 covered wagons passing through daily on the way to the South and West. In 1880, a couple of years after the Ingalls family left Burr Oak, the population was 199. Laura Elizabeth Ingalls was born February 7, 1867, in a little log cabin house in the Big Woods near Pepin, Wisconsin. She was the second daughter born to Charles and Caroline Ingalls. Laura and her family moved several times throughout her childhood, which provided her with information and adventure for her books. She had her first book published when she was 65 years old. Laura and Almanzo Wilder lived on Rocky Ridge Farm in Missouri until their deaths. Almanzo died in 1949 at the age of 92. Laura died three days after her 90th birthday in 1957. They are buried in Mansfield, Missouri along with their daughter, Rose Wilder Lane.
Hearst Center for the Arts Cedar Falls
At the Hearst Center for the Arts you will find: Outstanding artworks and fascinating exhibitions, Great performances, Valuable workshops in the creative arts, Vibrant gathering with other art lovers, Stimulating programs and discussions and Classes for all age groups.
Ice House MuseumCedar Falls
The Ice House Museum features an outstanding display of the items used in cutting, harvesting, storing, selling and the use of natural ice. The 600 square foot display area for tools and implements used to cut natural ice was completed in 1991. A large mural showing the Cedar River in winter forms the background for a "frozen" river where tools of the trade are displayed. Blocks of "ice" are stacked as they would have been in the ice house with the tools used by the men who delivered ice to homes and businesses throughout the area.
"R" Little Red School House MuseumCedar Falls
When the first settlers arrived in their communities they built three things in this order: a home, a schoolhouse and then their church. The school building soon became the center of cultural life in the community. This school house was built in 1909, replacing an older building. It was thus known as "Center School," and because of its location was used as the voting place for the township. The voting records were kept in the storage room to the right of the front entrance.
University of Northern Iowa MuseumsCedar Falls
Mission: To the education, research, and public service missions of the University through educational programming, exhibition, collection, and preservation. For the campus and general public, the Museums foster lifelong learning and the exchange of ideas, as well as a respect for our natural resources and the human heritage of the world.
Antique AcresCedar Falls,
Antique Acres is a private organization whose members own, preserve and display working examples of antique threshing, steam, plowing and saw milling machinery. Antique Acres was incorporated in 1964 to purchase 80 acres of land and to organize what has become an annual "Old Time Power Show," held each August on this site. The Antique Acres collection includes a 1918 Moline Universal tractor. A museum on the grounds features a large collection of old farm machinery, including items more than 100 years old.
BrucemoreCedar Rapids
You can't experience Brucemore by looking at a screen. Grab the family, take a tour of the mansion, stroll the gardens, pack a picnic, and attend outdoor theatre. Brucemore, a National Trust Historic Site in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is a museum and so much more. As a community cultural center, Brucemore's 26-acres are alive with concerts, festivals, performances, and activities. So log off and come over to the big house.
Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids
The mission of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art is to excite, engage, and educate our community and visitors through our collection, exhibitions, and programs.
Carl & Mary Koehler History CenterCedar Rapids
Kids ages 7-12 are invited to take a trip back in time. Our Mission: To Preserve, Interpret, Present and Share the History of Linn County.
Red Haw State ParkChariton
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters/Lodge, Trails, Lake Activities (swimming, boating, fishing) and Public Hunting.
Stephens State ForestChariton
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters, Camping, Cabins, Trails and Lake Activities (swimming, boating, fishing).
Floyd County MuseumCharles City
Come explore the history of the heartland. The Floyd County Museum is one of the Midwest's largest rural county museums, with over 50,000 artifacts depicting early and recent prairie life, both agricultural and industrial.
Sanford Museum and PlanetariumCherokee
Exhibits and activities on a variety of subjects including: Archaeology, Art, Astronomy, Geology, History, Natural History, and Paleontology.
Nodaway Valley MuseumClarinda
Come in and see the unique history of Southwest Iowa with many different exhibits and buildings including: Birthplace of 3H and 4H. Follow the work of Jessie Field Shambaugh who was superintendent when Page County was recognized as "The Best Rural Schools in America." She pioneered the Boys' Corn Club and the Girls' Home Club which developed into 3H and 4H.
Clear Lake State ParkClear Lake
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters/Lodge, Camping, and Lake Activities (swimming, boating, fishing).
Heritage Farm Park Clermont
Step Back in Time...1890's. Heritage Farm Park is a non-profit corporation that continues to grow in popularity and use. The goal of Heritage Farm Park is to provide a recreational and educational facility that celebrates and preserves northeast Iowa's rural agriculture and cultural heritage.
Conrad Heritage Hall and MuseumConrad
"Preserving and Sharing Our Heritage".
Heritage Museum of Johnson CountyCoralville
Discover Johnson County's past in the unique stories of our fascinating people. Located in the 1876 Old Coralville Public School, the Heritage Museum features changing exhibits which vividly illustrate the culture and heritage of Iowa and Johnson County. A turn-of-the-century school room gives visitors an appreciation of the days when school children drank from a common dipper, and 'ciphered' on hand-held slates.
Iowa Children's MuseumCoralville
The Iowa Children's Museum is a vibrant cultural attraction, educational family resource and vital element in the Iowa economy. The mission of The Iowa Children's Museum is to inspire every child to imagine, create, discover, and explore through the power of play. The museum serves this mission through interactive exhibits, engaging hands-on programs and community outreach. With an annual visitation of approximately 120,000 children and adults, The Iowa Children's Museum is one of the largest cultural attractions in Iowa.
Prairie Trails MuseumCorydon
There is something here to interest everyone! The large main brick building houses 25,000 artifacts in five galleries covering over 21,000 sq. ft. The eye-catching red Heritage Barn contains an extensive collection of early farm artifacts displayed in interesting interpretive exhibits. Across the rolling prairie they came - - Native Americans hunting game, roaming free until 1845...Early settlers in the Iowa-Missouri disputed territory, driving stock to market...Mormon Pioneers trekking west across the prairie wilderness...Pioneer Families eager to farm Iowa's fertile soil...Homesteaders seeking land and a better life.
Lake Manawa State ParkCouncil Bluffs
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters, Group Camping, Camping, Trails and Lake Activities (swimming, boating, fishing).
RailsWest History CenterCouncil Bluffs
Rock Island Depot Museum, Historic Railcars, and working Model Railroad. The Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot was constructed in 1899 on the south edge of downtown Council Bluffs and today is operated as a museum and model railroad display.
The Union Pacific Railroad MuseumCouncil Bluffs
The Union Pacific Railroad Museum houses one of the oldest corporate collections in the nation. It includes artifacts, photographs and documents that trace the development of the railroad and the American West. The Union Pacific Collection dates to the mid-1800's, featuring original editions of reports from survey teams that searched for the best land route to join the nation, east to west. Surveying equipment, early rail equipment, and artifacts from the construction of the nation's first transcontinental railroad tell the story of one of the world's construction marvels.
Green Valley State ParkCreston
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters/Cabins, Camping, Trails and Lake Activities (boating, fishing).
Geode State ParkDanville
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters/Lodge, Camping, Trails and Lake Activities (boating, fishing).
Figge Art MuseumDavenport
The Davenport Municipal Art Gallery opened in 1925, through a gift of 350 European and Mexican Colonial paintings, creating the first municipal art gallery in the State of Iowa. Today, the collections have grown over ten-fold and include more than 3,500 paintings, sculptures, and works on paper from the 16th century to the present. The museum was renamed the Figge Art Museum in 2003.
Putnam Museum & IMAX TheatreDavenport
Nine Eagles State ParkDavis City
Rugged wooded hills and valleys abundant with oak trees makes Nine Eagles one of southern Iowa's most scenic parks. The park has some trees which are more than 300 years old. Visitors enjoy six miles of bridle trails and nine miles of hiking trails, swimming at the sandy beach, pleasant camping areas and shaded picnic spots with tables and fireplaces scattered throughout the 1,100-acre park. Plants native to the area flourish and provide excellent cover for birds and wildlife. White-tailed deer can be seen almost every morning and evening along the park roads. Waterfowl are a common sight along the lakeshore. Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters, Camping, Trails and Lake Activities (swimming, boating, fishing).
Porter House MuseumDecorah
This house museum illustrates the life and times of it's owners,Adelbert and Grace Porter, with their personal furnishings, collections, art work, photographs, and library. A.F. Porter's collection of exotic butterflies is the focal point of the museum, and "the Porters' story" is closely tied to Bert's work as a naturalist and photographer. The museum grounds include a unique rock wall, designed by Bert, and built from his extensive collection of rocks and minerals. Fountains, birdbaths, planters, and a water garden enhance the park surrounding the house.
Vesterheim Norwegian-American MuseumDecorah
Embodies the living heritage of Norwegian immigrants to America. Sharing this cultural legacy can inspire people of all backgrounds to celebrate tradition. With 16 historic buildings in its main complex, which occupies most of a square block in downtown Decorah, Iowa, and two National Register sites just outside the city, Vesterheim houses over 24,000 artifacts, which include large samplings from the fine, decorative, and folk arts, and the tools and machinery of early agriculture, lumbering, and other immigrant industries.
Blank Park ZooDes Moines
Blank Park Zoo inspires visitors to appreciate the natural world through conservation, education and recreation. The zoo offers special classes specifically designed for home school students.
Des Moines Art CenterDes Moines
The Art Center presents thought-provoking exhibitions and educational programs, as well as hands-on studio art classes. We are proud of our world-class architecture and our outstanding Permanent Collections. Our restaurant boasts a 5-star rating and the museum shop is a source for great gifts, contemporary items, jewelry, greeting cards, and art related books.
Salisbury House & GardensDes Moines
Discover the enduring charm of 16th century England, the changing America of the 1920s, the vibrant culture of the 21st century. Salisbury House is all of that. Imagine moving through room after majestic room...the expansive Great Hall, the art-filled Common Room, the elegant dining room, the rare book-filled Library. And the experience has just begun. Treasures of art and antiquity create the dazzling mosaic that is Salisbury House. Experience Salisbury House for yourself!
Science Center of IowaDes Moines
Imagine. Experiment. Play! At the Science Center of Iowa, the experience is yours! From the inner workings of the human body to the outer reaches of the solar system, science surrounds you with dynamic live programs and hands-on interactive exhibits that will inspire the curiosity in us all. Interact, experiment and explore and see what you and science can do!
Terrace HillDes Moines
The official home of Iowa's governors. This beautiful mansion is filled with art, antiques and architecture that remind us of Iowa's rich history and heritage. Each year, more than 18,000 visitors tour Terrace Hill. Please use the website as a guide to help you learn about the history of one of Iowa's most famous homes, plan a tour, and find out about upcoming events at Terrace Hill.
Greater Des Moines Botanical GardenDes Moines
Offering field trips where students are engaged in fun hands-on learning while exploring plants and growing science skills. Interdisciplinary tours and programs are aligned with the Iowa Core, Next Generation Science Standards and local curricula for grades PreK - 8th. High school programs are currently being developed.
Lake Wapello State ParkDrakesville
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters, Lodge/Restaurant, Family Cabins, Camping, Trails and Lake Activities (boating, fishing).
Mines of Spain State Recreation Area and E. B. Lyons Nature CenterDubuque
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters, E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center, Horseshoe Bluff Interpretive Area, Trails, Hunting and Trapping.
Dubuque Museum of ArtDubuque
Our Mission: We will promote cultural growth through arts education, interpretation and preservation to enhance quality of life. - Iowa's oldest cultural institution established in 1874 located in the heart of downtown Dubuque's cultural corridor
Backbone State ParkDundee
Backbone State Park was dedicated in 1920. It was Iowa's first state park and remains one of the most significant. Backbone is named for its narrow and steep ridge of bedrock carved by a loop of the Maquoketa River. Folklore named this high ridge of rock the "Devil's Backbone". Nearly a hundred years ago, State Geologist Samuel Calvin wrote these words about "The Backbone": "Its sides are in places precipitous, the rocky cliffs rising sheer for more than 80 feet. Erosion and secular decay have carved the rocks into picturesque columns, towers, castles, battlements and flying buttresses. "
Field of Dreams Movie SiteDyersville
Field of Dreams, released in 1989, is a movie that has inspired millions and became an Academy Award nominee for "Best Picture of the Year." Welcome to this home, this farm, this baseball field, this little piece of heaven on earth. Welcome to this place where reality mixes with fantasy and dreams can come true.
National Farm Toy MuseumDyersville
Features thousands of toys and exhibits between its two floors. Tractors, implements, trucks, miniature farm dioramas, toy manufacturing information, and pedal tractors are on display around the museum. Also displayed are two Doug Schlesier sculptures, plaques honoring inductees into the National Farm Toy Hall of Fame, and a plaque honoring the founders of the world's largest farm toy manufacturer headquartered in Dyersville, the Ertl Company.
Pine Lake State ParkEldora
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters/Lodge, Camping, Cabins, Trails, Lake and River Activities (swimming,fishing, boating).
Danish Immigrant Museum Elk Horn
The Danish Immigrant Museum shares the legacy and continuing influence of Danish culture as realized in the experiences and contributions of Danish immigrants, their descendents and Danes living in America.
Fort Defiance State ParkEstherville
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters/Lodge, Camping, Trails.
Shimek State ForestFarmington
Fort Atkinson State PreserveFayette
The state of Iowa acquired the fort in 1921 and reconstruction was started in 1958. In 1968, the fort was dedicated as part of the State Preserves System because of its geological, archaeological and historical value. The fort is located in the city of Fort Atkinson, Iowa.
Volga River State Recreation AreaFayette
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters, Camping, Trails and Lake Activities (swimming, boating, fishing). Hunting!
Pilot Knob State ParkForest City
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters, Camping, Trails and Lake Activities (boating, fishing).
Blanden Memorial Art MuseumFort Dodge
The Blanden Art Museum seeks to be a cultural catalyst for north-central Iowa by collecting, conserving, exhibiting, interpreting, providing exhibition text and publications on visual arts from around the world. Permanent collection and temporary exhibitions with interpretative labels and frequently gallery guides and Blanden catalog publications, expert speakers, adult workshops, children's classes,outreach programs to mentally and physically challenged individuals are the major vehicles for providing visual learning opportunities at the Blanden Art Museum.
Fort MuseumFort Dodge
The Fort Museum and Fort Trading Post is the first and finest attraction in highlighting the past and present history of Northwest Iowa. The Fort Museum is truly one of the finest locations to document the development of the Des Moines River basin, and the Fort Dodge, Iowa area. The Fort Museum is also the home of the Original "Cardiff Giant". The Gypsum material to carve the statue was quarried in the Fort Dodge area quarries.
Union Grove State ParkGladbrook
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters/Lodge, Camping, Trails and Lake Activities (swimming, boating, fishing).
Iowa Aviation MuseumGreenfield
The Iowa Aviation Museum celebrates Iowa's remarkable aviation heritage... from the state's first recorded flight in 1910 to its native sons and daughters exploring the universe.
Springbrook State ParkGuthrie Center
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters, Camping, Cabins, Trails, Bicycling, Hunting and Lake Activities (swimming, boating, fishing).
Waubonsie State ParkHamburg
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters, Camping, Trails.
Beed's Lake State ParkHampton
Beed's Lake State Park is a beautiful place for a family picnic or cookout. Its grassy shaded picnic areas provide many opportunities for relaxation. Facilities and Activities: Camping, Trails, Lake Activities (swimming, boating, fishing).
Prairie Rose State ParkHarlan
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters/Lodge, Camping, Trails and Lake Activities (swimming,fishing, boating).
Effigy Mounds National MonumentHarpers Ferry
Before Europeans arrived, a unique American Indian "Effigy Mound" culture developed in the upper Midwest building thousands of earthen mounds in the shape of animals across the landscape. Today, over two-hundred mounds are preserved intact here; thirty-one are effigies in the shape of bears and birds found along hiking trails. Ranger Programs 11:00 & 1:00 Daily
Yellow River State ForestHarpers Ferry
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters, Camping, Cabins, Trails, River Activities,
Cedar RockIndependence
The Walter Residence: Cedar Rock designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The Walter house was one of Wright's most complete designs. Nearly everything at Cedar Rock bears the architect's imprint. Wright designed the furniture, selected the carpets, chose the draperies and even picked out the accessories. Cedar Rock was begun in 1948 and completed in 1950. It's roof and floors are concrete; the walls are brick, glass and walnut. Cedar Rock is one of nine Wright designed residences in Iowa. There is also a bank and hotel designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the state. Of all the Wrights designs in Iowa, Cedar Rock is the only home chosen by Wright to bear his coveted signature tile.
Banner Lakes at SummersetIndianola
Banner Lakes at Summerset State Park, Iowa's newest state park, is nestled in the rolling landscape between Des Moines and Indianola on Highway 65/69, within minutes of the state's largest metro area. Picnicking, bicycling, Mountain Biking, Boating and Fishing, nearby Shooting Range and Public Hunting.
Lake Ahquabi State ParkIndianola
Facilities and Activities: Shelters and Enclosed Lodge, Camping, Trails, and Lake Activities (swimming, boating, fishing).
Arts Iowa CityIowa City
The mission of Arts Iowa City is to make the visual arts flourish through visual arts exhibitions and promotion, artist mentoring and networking, and community visual arts education.
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Medical MuseumIowa City
The mission: To stimulate, inform, and educate patients, visitors and the citizens of Iowa and surrounding regions about institutional health care and health-related issues. The presentation of exhibits will provide the public with an understanding of the University Hospitals and Clinics' past, present and future role in contributing to medical and patient-care advances in Iowa. Exhibits will consist of artifacts, photographs, medical equipment and instruments, records and other memorabilia.
University of Iowa Museum of Natural HistoryIowa City
The mission: To inspire in visitors of all ages understanding and a sense of wonder, discovery, respect and responsibility for our natural and cultural worlds through exhibits, programs and collections, as well as through links with UI research and activities.
Kalona Historical VillageKalona
The Kalona Historical Village Visitors Center is the home of the nationally known Quilt and Textile Museum. We have two galleries one "English" and one "Amish" reminding visitors that the Amish call anyone "English" that is not Amish). The Visitors Center also houses 100 pieces of Iowa City and Keota glass made in the area in the 1800's, the Reif Gem and Mineral Museum, the largest collection of spool cabinets, and many family showcases featuring collectibles from families in the area.
Rock Creek State ParkKellogg
Lacey Keosauqua State ParkKeosauqua
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters, Camping, Cabins, Trails and Lake Activities (swimming, boating, fishing). Indian Mounds: A series of 19 mounds overlook the Des Moines River in the northwest section of the park. These were built by an ancient group of Woodland Culture Indians in order to bury their dead. Such mounds are usually found on hilltops overlooking river valleys. These are sacred locations to living Native American peoples - please pay your respects but avoid walking on or otherwise disturbing the mounds.
Elk Rock State ParkKnoxville
Facilities and Activities: Osprey WebCam - Elk Rock, Picnicking/Shelters/Lodge, Camping, Trails, Equestrian Campground and Lake Activities (swimming, boating, fishing).
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and MuseumKnoxville
When you are in or near Knoxville it is an absolute must that you stop by and see the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum and of course a visit next door to the famed Knoxville Raceway, you will never forget them. Everyone needs to go there at least once.
Trapper's Bay State ParkLake Park
Black Hawk State ParkLake View
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters, Camping, Lake Activities (swimming, boating, fishing) and Trails.
Buffalo Bill MuseumLe Claire
Birthplace and Boyhood Home
Brushy Creek State Recreation AreaLehigh
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters, Equestrian Camping, Camping, Lake Activities (swimming, boating, fishing) Hunting, Shooting Range and Trails.
Dolliver Memorial State ParkLehigh
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters/Lodge, Camping, Trails, Boating, Fishing, Copperas Beds and the "Boneyard Hollow".
John L. Lewis Memorial Museum of Mining and LaborLucas
John L. Lewis was born February 12, 1880, to Welsh immigrant parents, in the coal mining camp of Cleveland, Iowa -- a mile east of Lucas. "John L." began work in the "BIG HILL" Mine in Lucas as a teenager, joining UMWA Local #799 in 1900. Myrta Bell, a daughter of a local physician, married John L. Lewis in 1907. The following year they moved to the coal fields of Illinois, where he began his rise to power in the United mine Workers of America. He served as their president for forty years and was a founder of the Congress of Industrial Organizations. Lewis died in June of 1969 and is buried in Springfield, Illinois, in the same cemetery as Abraham Lincoln. Both men were born on February 12 and were destined to make great changes in our American Way of Life.
Ledges State ParkMadrid
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters/Lodge, Camping, Group Camp, Cabins, Bicycling, Trails and River Activities (boating, fishing).
Clay Castle MuseumMadrid
Houses one of the largest collections of dolls in the country. Many were made by Margaret Keigley, who donated her collection to the Madrid Historical Society. Included in the collection are doll houses, sewing machines and a variety of other toys
Maquoketa Caves State ParkMaquoketa
Maquoketa Caves is probably Iowa's most unique state park. Its caves, limestone formations and rugged bluffs provide visitors a chance to "step back" into geological time thousands of years. Caves vary from the 1,100' Dancehall Cave with walkways and lighting system to Dugout Cave. The remaining caves are all different sizes and shapes. Some can be explored by walking while others can best be seen by crawling. In any case, a flashlight and old clothes and shoes are most helpful. The park contains more caves than any other state park in Iowa. A beautiful trail system links the caves, formations, and overlooks while providing an exciting hiking experience. Many areas on these trails have seen new construction, making the journey to the caves safer and easier. Trail highlights include the dramatic "Natural Bridge" which stands nearly 50 feet above Raccoon Creek, and the 17-ton "Balanced Rock". The unique beauty of Maquoketa Caves State Park provides a lovely setting for picnicking. A children's play structure is located between the campground and picnic area.
Hurstville Interpretive CenterMaquoketa
The Jackson County Conservation environmental education staff are here to help you and your students, group, business, or organization learn more about Iowa's natural resources. Whether it be a program about a specific topic or a trip to a park, we are here to help you experience the outdoors and learn more about our natural world! Groups of all ages are welcome to explore on their own or work with a naturalist to develop a personalized learning experience that align with Iowa Core Standards. Free admission, open year round.
Granger House MuseumMarion
The Granger House Museum is a restored middle-class family home representing the American Victorian era. The house, built in the 1840s and occupied by a single family for nearly 100 years, showcases an extensive collection that includes many original furnishings. The 1879 brick carriage house, next to the family home, is a virtually untouched treasure and the only one of its design in the Midwest. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Granger House represents the lifestyle of a middle-class family living in late 19th century Marion. The museum's guided tours, demonstrations, and seasonal activities bring our town's history to life.
Marshall County Historical Society MuseumMarshalltown
The Historical Society was formed in 1908 to provide a public link to Marshall County's past. It exists to collect, store, and preserve artifacts and documents that were used or manufactured in Marshall County. The Historical Society Museum displays the Society's collections that illustrate and interpret Marshall County's natural and human history. Several other sites are also associated with the Historical Society. Visit our animated "Virtual Museum".
Stockman House by Frank Lloyd WrightMason City
The Stockman House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1908 for Dr. George and Eleanor Stockman as their family home, is now a museum. Restored to its 1908 presentation and furnished with period pieces and reproductions of furnishings Wright designed for other houses, the Stockman House provides visitors with Wright's vision of a modest home of the time. The house is located within easy walking distance of other significant Prairie School buildings.
MacNider Art MuseumMason City
The Museum exhibits and interprets a permanent collection of American art; temporary exhibitions of art; provides art classes for all ages; offers enriching arts programs; and maintains an art library.
Pikes Peak State ParkMcGregor
Facilities and Activities:Picnicking/Shelters/Lodge, Camping, Trails, and Bicycling.
Elinor Bedell State ParkMilford
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters/Lodge, Camping, Trails, and Lake Activities (swimming, boating, fishing).
Emerson Bay State Recreation AreaMilford
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters/Lodge, Camping, Trails, and Lake Activities (boating, fishing).
Mini-Wakan State ParkMilford
Facilities and Activities:Picnicking/Shelters/Lodge, Lake Activities (boating, fishing).
Wilson Island State ParkMissouri Valley
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters, Camping, Cabins, Trails, River Activities, Hunting and the Desoto Wildlife Refuge.
Honey Creek State ParkMoravia
Palisades-Kepler State ParkMount Vernon
Facilities and Activities:Picnicking/Shelters/Lodge, Camping, Cabins, Trails and River Activities (boating, fishing).
Midwest Old ThreshersMt. Pleasant
The Mission of the Midwest Old Settlers and Threshers Association is to preserve and celebrate our agricultural heritage through education and entertainment.
Fairport Recreation AreaMuscatine
The Fairport Recreation Area provides excellent access and viewing of the Mississippi River. The large towboats, recreational boaters, river wildlife especially birds) and the majesty of the river all parade in front of the campground.
Wildcat Den State ParkMuscatine
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters, Camping and Trails.
Muscatine History and Industry CenterMuscatine
The Muscatine History and Industry Center examines products made locally -- from buttons to file cabinets and retread for tires to animal feed. The companies producing these goods have more in common than the location of Muscatine. Their histories are made of humble beginnings, risk-taking entrepreneurs, innovative technologies, strenuous days, and moments when driven individuals pushed on in spite of possible failure. "Made in Muscatine" means taking a chance, turning a vision into prosperity, and evolving to meet new demands.
Mormon Pioneer National Historic TrailNauvoo, IL to Salt Lake City, UT
70,000 Mormons, led by Brigham Young, traveled from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Salt Lake City, Utah between 1846 to 1869 in order to escape religious persecution.
Carnegie Cultural CenterNew Hampton
The mission of the Carnegie Cultural Center is to establish a vital presence of the arts, history, and the cultural awareness for the benefit, enlightenment, and enjoyment of all Chickasaw County residents and visitors.
Nishna Heritage MuseumOakland
This museum is the largest Little Town Museum in Iowa. We are very proud of our"little" Museum. We started the Historical Society in the mid 1900's. We purchased our first "Store" and opened the Museum in "that store" in the mid 1970's. We later purchased two more stores and linked them together. Our museum is about 150' by 150' in overall size. Our displays are mostly of the local area but not confined to this. We have displays from around the world, brought in by local people.
Oelwein Historical Society MuseumOelwein
There is plenty of free off-street parking with room for a few tour busses (to the right of the above photo). So come on down and spend a few hours in air-conditioned comfort reminiscing in yesteryear.
Lakes Art CenterOkoboji
The Pearson Lakes Art Center delivers educational programming to students of all ages through instructional classes, lectures and exhibitions; exposes community members to the numerous forms of art including, visual, music, drama, writing and film; serves as an advocate for the arts with partners in the schools and other neighboring organizations; and provides an important outlet for local and regional artists to exhibit and market their work. The Pearson Lakes Art Center is also fortunate to display the Pearson Art Collection.
Old Fort MadisonOld Fort Madison
Old Fort Madison is the Midwest's oldest American military garrison on the upper Mississippi River.
Lewis and Clark State ParkOnawa
Facilities and Activities: Keelboat Display, Picnicking/Shelters/Lodge, Camping, Trails and Lake Activities (swimming, boating, fishing). Lewis & Clark Festival: Join in the annual June festival celebration which will feature movies about the Lewis and Clark 1804 expedition, an appearance of buckskinners in frontier dress, bluegrass music and historic presentations.
Preparation Canyon State ParkOnawa
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters, Hike-in Camping and Trails.
Lake Keomah State ParkOskaloosa
Wapello County Historical MuseumOttumwa
So many ancestors! So little time!
Pleasant Creek State Recreation AreaPalo
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters/Lodge, Camping, Cabins, Hunting, Trails and Lake Activities (swimming,fishing, boating).
Badger Creek State Recreation AreaPanora
The lake at Badger Creek is by far the most popular natural resource, and thus fishing is the most popular form of recreation. The lake comprises of 276 acres. Largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, and catfish are the main sought after species. There are no motor restrictions, but all boats must operate at a "no wake" speed.
Guthrie County Historical VillagePanora
The Guthrie County Historical Village features twelve buildings, numerous exhibits, and thousands of artifacts that explore the history of Guthrie County from 1850 to the early-20th Century. The museum is a county-wide project that started in 1968 with the acquisition of the Panora Depot. The majority of our collection has been donated by families and friends in the surrounding communities.
Pella Historical VillagePella
Pella Historical Village is a collage of more than twenty buildings, some more than 150 years old. Others were built later or moved and restored in keeping with our Dutch heritage. These structures are nestled in a courtyard laced with brick walkways. Volunteers play an integral role in the Historical Society. They assist in many areas of the Village and Windmill.
Big Creek State ParkPolk City
Big Creek State Lake was created as part of the Saylorville project to protect Polk City from floods. A diversion dam which forms the 866-acre Big Creek Lake was primarily developed as a flood control project but also offers a wide variety of recreation. Big Creek State Park and the adjoining public hunting areas provide recreation for visitors of all ages and interests. The focal point of the 3,550- acre complex is the lake.
National Mississippi River Museum & AquariumPort of Dubuque
The Dubuque County Historical Society (DCHS) has its roots in the Richard Herrmann Museum of Natural History, established in the 1870s. The DCHS was formed in 1950 as a private, non-profit organization with a focus on oral and archival history; and it opened its first museum, the Mathias Ham House, in 1964. Over the past 25 years the DCHS has successfully raised $54 million to organize and expand its Mississippi River Museum into the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium. The Museum & Aquarium is accredited by the American Association of Museums -- a distinction held by only 9 percent of American museums -- and was named an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution in August 2002. The new river campus houses the William Woodward Discovery Center, the National Rivers Hall of Fame, the Fred W. Woodward Riverboat Museum, the Pfohl Boatyard, a wetland, and a refurbished train depot.
Buffalo Bill Cody HomesteadScott County
The boyhood home of Buffalo Bill Cody, government Scout and Wild West Showman, is located in the broad valley of the Wapsipinicon River. The 1847 farmhouse, entered in the National Registry of Historic Places, was built by Isaac Cody, Buffalo Bill's father, of native limestone and contains walnut floors and trim. The Homestead has been restored and furnished with items typical of the mid-19th century. Cody Homestead is nestled in scenic hillside overlooking the rich Iowa prairie where buffalo and long horn cattle graze on the land surrounding the house.
Greater Shenandoah Historical Society Museum Shendoah
The Greater Shenandoah Historical Society is a non-profit, educational institution dedicated to the collection, preservation, presentation and interpretation of significant historical information and artifacts from the western half of Page County and eastern third of Fremont County, Iowa. The museum contains thousands of artifacts significant to Shenandoah's interesting and rich historical-past. Displays include tributes to the two Shenandoah radio stations which were among the first the nation and the history of the seed and nursery companies that earned Shenandoah the title "The Nursery Capital of the World".
Stone State ParkSioux City
Facilities and Activities: Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, Picnicking/Shelters/Lodge, Camping, Camping Cabins and Trails.
Sioux City Art CenterSioux City
The Sioux City Art Center presents exhibitions of local, national and international artists, as well as occasional touring Blockbuster shows.
Lake Macbride State ParkSolon
Parker Historical MuseumSpencer
"To collect, preserve, and interpret Clay County history for the education and enjoyment of the public."
Bily Clocks MuseumSpillville
Marvel at the unique clocks that two brothers, Frank and Joseph Bily (bee-lee) hand-carved. The clocks depict history, art, religion and culture and are covered with hundreds of expertly carved figures. Some stand over nine feet tall.
Marble Beach State Recreation AreaSpirit Lake
Facilities and Activities:Camping, Trails and Lake Activities (swimming, boating, fishing).
Pikes Point State ParkSpirit Lake
Templar State Recreation AreaSpirit Lake
Viking Lake State ParkStanton
Buena Vista County Historical SocietyStorm Lake
The historical society was founded in 1960 to preserve and display items significant to our county's history. It has three display sites in Storm Lake: a downtown museum, a log house and a country school.
Wilder Memorial MuseumStrawberry Point
Step back in time and view: Over 800 Heirloom Dolls, 40 Lighted Victorian Lamps, Priceless European Figurines, Princess Di Porcelain Doll, Rare Farm Tools/Toy Tractors, and the lamp used in the movie "Gone with the Wind".
Living History FarmsUrbandale
Travel Through 300 Years of Iowa's Agricultural Heritage. At Living History Farms, visitors experience first-hand what it was like to live on an Ioway Indian farm, on a pioneer farmstead, in an early Iowa town, on a farm from 100 years ago and what farming is like today! Discover America's agricultural heritage as you walk through three working farms, each with authentic crops and livestock. Learn how Native Americans grew crops in Iowa at the 1700 Farm. See how early farmers opened the prairie with oxen at the 1850 Farm. Find out how horse-power and cast-iron machines revolutionized agriculture at the 1900 Farm. Then, reconnect with today's agriculture in the Wallace Exhibit Center where you can see the many ways two-percent of the people in the United States (farmers) feed, clothe - and even fuel - the other 98 percent.
Bob Feller MuseumVan Meter
The Bob Feller Museum is located in his hometown of Van Meter, Iowa. On display is baseball memorabilia from Mr. Feller's Hall of Fame career.
McIntosh Woods State ParkVentura
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters, Camping, Yurts, Trails and Lake Activities (swimming, boating, fishing).
George Wyth State ParkWaterloo
Bluedorn Science ImaginariumWaterloo
This hands-on science center makes learning scientific principles fun through interactive exhibits and formal demonstrations. Exhibits focus on light and electricity, momentum, liquids, gases and sound.
Grout Museum of History & ScienceWaterloo
Pretend you're a pioneer. Reach for the stars. Explore your ancestry. Your curiosity will take you far. The Grout Museum of History and Science features permanent and continually changing exhibitions of area history, regional flora and fauna, and the only public planetarium in Northeast Iowa. It's also home to the Hans J. Chryst Library/Archives, northeast Iowa's largest genealogical reference library. The library also contains an archival collection numbering 21,617 maps, photographs, oral histories, audio/video tapes, clippings and documents relating to the Cedar Valley.
National Wrestling Hall of Fame and MuseumWaterloo
The mission of the Dan Gable International Wrestling Institute and Museum (DGIWIM) is to preserve, maintain and promote the long and illustrious heritage of mankind's oldest sport in a manner which will benefit the sport, educate and entertain the public, and to inspire youth to dream big and work hard. Today the museum boasts over 600 displays as it takes visitors through the history of wrestling, from ancient Greece through the present day Olympics. The Professional Wing of the museum has a half-size wrestling ring, a wall devoted to the legendary Frank Gotch, the George Tragos/Lou Thesz Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, and many other exciting displays.
Waterloo Center for the ArtsWaterloo
The Waterloo Center for the Arts is a municipal non-profit institution dedicated to fostering community awareness and appreciation of the arts by acquiring, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting significant works of art. Operates under the auspices of the Waterloo Cultural and Arts Commission, the Center and its programs reflect the City's commitment to and support of arts and culture.
Herbert Hoover National Historic SiteWest Branch
Herbert Hoover exemplified the ideal of individualism and the self-made man. His expertise as a mining engineer made him a millionaire by age 40. Having been raised in the Quaker traditions of humanity and generosity, Hoover then embarked on a course of public service for the rest of his life.
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and MuseumWest Branch
Enables visitors to experience for themselves the many sides of Iowa's only president: The permanent galleries begin with Hoover's boyhood in Iowa and continue on to the Waldorf Towers in New York where he spent the final years of his life. The Quarton Gallery offers exciting temporary exhibits relating to American history. In the Hoover Library people of all ages can learn about President Hoover's life and career. Using manuscripts, photographs and oral histories, one can learn the stories of our history.
Walnut Woods State ParkWest Des Moines
Facilities and Activities: Picnicking/Shelters, Camping, Trails and River Activities ( boating, fishing).
John Wayne BirthplaceWinterset
Step back in time and picture the life of a young midwestern boy and his family near the turn of the century. This modest four-room home has been restored to reflect its appearance in 1907, the year of Duke's birth. An impressive collection of John Wayne memorabilia includes unique items such as the eyepatch worn in the movie True Grit, a hat worn in Rio Lobo, and a prop suitcase used in the film Stagecoach. Hundreds of rare photographs of Duke are on display as well as letters from Lucille Ball, Gene Autry, Maureen O'Hara, Jimmy Stewart, Kirk Douglas, Bob Hope, Ronald Reagan and George Burns.
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A Community Foundation for Charitable Giving
The Lake Community Foundation's mission is to provide a community foundation through which philanthropists can support their favorite charities and to use its endowments for the benefit of the community.
Lake Community Foundation
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Community foundations serve their local communities by:
managing permanent funds for charitable individuals, families, corporations,
and nonprofit organizations
allowing for donor-directed distributions to specific charities
distributing grants to worthwhile causes in the name of the donor
being governed by a board of community leaders who know the needs of the community
responding to changing needs with flexibility
The City of Eustis
Community Foundation of Central Florida
Lake County Economic Development and Tourism
Donors choose to work with a Community Foundations
to take advantage of the tax benefits of planned giving
to simplify their giving
to leave a legacy for generations to come
Donors using Lake Community Foundation are able to choose among a number of funds options to benefit their favorite charities, such as:
Unrestricted Gifts
Designated Beneficiary Funds
Field of Interest Funds. In addition,
Deferred Charitable Gift Annuities
New donor-advised funds can be set up with a contribution as little as $5,000 ($25,000 minimum for the new donor-advised endowed fund or $50,000 for other named designated endowment funds). And there are never any out of pocket costs/fees for establishing a new fund. You may make a contribution of any size to an existing fund.
Click here to visit the Community Foundation of Central Florida’s Knowledge Base, a searchable database of information about Central Florida nonprofit organizations.
Tom L. Hofmeister, Chairman
Tom has over 35 years of experience in Central Florida as business owner, entrepreneur, and community leader, with a reputation for vision, integrity, and performance. Some of his many areas of expertise include establishing corporate relationships, corporate staffing, financial infrastructure, and creating lucrative business opportunities. Tom’s Guiding Principal: Being fortunate enough to make money affords us the privilege of giving back and helping others.
Robert D. White, Secretary
Bob White is a native of Lake County and Executive Vice President of The First National Bank of Mount Dora. He has been with the bank for 24 years. A graduate of Florida State University, White has served on a number of local boards including Mount Dora Area Chamber of Commerce and Florida Hospital Waterman. He also served as Chair/Co-Chair of the Mount Dora Bicycle Festival.
Richard A. Paul, Treasurer
Paul is a native Floridian and a retired Certified Public Account and Certified Value analyst. He has served as Treasurer and member on the North Lake Hospital District.
Mark Brewer, Director
Brewer is President and CEO of the Central Florida Foundation and a member of the Advisory Board of the Donors Forum of Central Florida.
John Feldman, Director
Feldman is a member of the American, North Carolina, Florida and Lake County Bar Associations. He is a practicing Board Certified Wills, Trusts and Estates attorney with the law firm of Cauthen & Feldman, PA in Tavares, Florida. He specializes on estate planning, probate, taxation, real estate, and business law.
Dean Guy, Director
Dean has been a resident of Lake County for over thirty years. He is a graduate of Washington and Lee University; his graduate studies were at the University of Texas. In addition to his service in the US Army Counter Intelligence Corps, Dean’s corporate career includes working with the Tidewater Oil Company, Container Corp of America, American Cryogenics, and Burdett Oxygen Company; he was the Founder and President of Central Oxygen and Supply. Dean is a Past Commodore of the Mount Dora Yacht Club and Past International President of the Antique and Classic Boat Society. Dean has served as Chairman, President, Executive Committee or Committee Member of Florida Hospital Waterman (Board, Foundation and Foundation Finance), the Lake Eustis Institute, Mount Dora Friends of the Library, Leisure Point, as well as the Lake Community Foundation.
Margo S. Odum, Director
Odom has lived her entire life in Florida. She recently retired from century Link as the Regional Director of External Affairs. Margo Odom received her BA from the University of South Florida and her MA degree from Rollins College. She serves on Lake Sumter State College’s District Board of Trustees of which she is past Chair, on the LSSC Foundation, the Educational Foundation of Lake County, and the Umatilla Citrus Growers Association.
John R. Prickett, Jr. Director
Jack Prickett has owned Prickett Properties since 1973. He specializes in commercial and net lease properties in Florida, Alabama, and Georgia. He received his BA degree from Louisiana State University and his MA from Emory University. Prickett is past president of the Lake County Board of Realtors.
Ann Huffstetler Rou, Director
Rou is a life-long resident of Eustis, Florida where she has continued her parents’ involvement in the civic, religious, and philanthropic life of the community. She is a sustaining member of the Eustis Service League, and she was the organizing president of the Eustis Band Shell Society. Rou has served as a trustee for the Florida Hospital Waterman Foundation for over twenty years.
Keith Shamrock, Director
A long-time Florida resident, Keith Shamrock is a graduate of Stetson University. He has served as president of the Eustis Chamber of Commerce, the Eustis Kiwanis Club, and the Lake County Board of Realtors. He was the broker/owner of Keith Shamrock Realty and the owner/president of Shamrock Homes.
George Warren Jr., Director
George Warren is the owner of Bay and Lake Pharmacies, a long-established business in Eustis, Florida. Warren has been a local independent pharmacist for over 30 years and is a member of the National Community Pharmacist Association, American Pharmacy Association, and the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists.
Anita Young, Director
Anita Young has completed her 30th year of employment at AdventHealth Waterman, formerly known as Florida Hospital Waterman. She was appointed as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in April 2016. Her prior roles include serving as President and Chief Development Officer, Florida Hospital Waterman Foundation, since 1996 and Director of Development from 1988 until 1996. Prior to the Foundation, Anita worked in various healthcare-related capacities at East Carolina University and Methodist Healthcare Systems of Memphis, TN.
Dalton Yancey, Director
Dalton Yancey, a graduate of the University of Florida and active alumnus, recently retired from a 35-year career of advocacy for the interests of American agriculture. He represented the interests of sugarcane farmers and citrus growers. He currently owns and operates a small citrus grove in north Lake County and manages family businesses.
Philanthropists feel good about doing good when they establish charitable community funds and endowments at the Lake Community Foundation.
They are assured a secure place for their charitable donations where funds and endowments are grown and preserved according to prudent investment principles. Philanthropists also benefit from the combined wisdom of a board of directors who are local community leaders and recognize the needs of their community.
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What becoming a commuter city means for Clarksville's future
Jimmy Settle
Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle
Many people who work in Nashville can no longer afford to live there.
Clarksville is seeing increased demands on its housing market as the entire region grows.
Demands on highways and schools are also among key considerations for Montgomery County.
For Ronnie and Brooke Gray of Clarksville, burning up the highway between Clarksville and Nashville isn't a weekly or monthly thing.
For them, it's been an every-workday routine since around 2013.
Brooke still makes the daily Interstate 24 commute from their Quiver Lane home near Exit 11 to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she works as a night-shift nurse. Brooke said many of the nurses she works alongside at Vanderbilt are commuters, just like her.
Ronnie used to make the drive every day when he worked for famed financial adviser Dave Ramsey in Brentwood, but he has since taken a job in Clarksville as operations director and chief financial officer for their home church, Lifepoint on Rossview Road.
For both of them, commuting to and from Nashville has become increasingly challenging amid middle Tennessee's rapid growth, with more traffic jams.
But like many commuters who match their profile, they choose Clarksville as their home rather than Nashville because Clarksville is far more affordable.
"The traffic is getting progressively worse," Ronnie said. "But the affordability of Clarksville still outweighs it.
"At one point, we did put our house here on the market and considered moving to Nashville but quickly found that the cost of a similar home in south Nashville would be about double what we're paying here," he said.
Comparing the costs
The Grays live in a 2,800-square-foot home on Quiver Lane, with four bedrooms and 3 1/2 bathrooms that sits on about a 1/3-acre lot. A similar home on the south side of Nashville would cost them around $420,000.
In Clarksville, the total cost is about half that.
Add to that, cost-prohibitive daycare for their two children, ages 4 1/2 and 2 1/2, which in Nashville, would be equivalent to an additional monthly mortgage payment, they say.
The drive can be tough. But Brooke, working nights, has learned how to hit the road during those windows of opportunity of the afternoon and morning when traffic volumes are less than during rush hours.
"Sometimes I do have to be good at anticipating and giving myself that extra time to account for Nashville traffic," she said, adding she can get from her home to the I-65 split in north Nashville, normally, in about a half-hour.
"For me, when I was making the commute, because of my hours I was often driving it during the rush hour," Ronnie said. "If I left my house around 6:30 in the morning, I could often get to work in about an hour, but coming home in the afternoons sometimes took me up to two hours."
Hectic schedules used to find them, at times, meeting at the exits between Clarksville and Nashville to hand off their children to one another.
Their real estate agent, Melinda Kelly-Major with Reliant Realty, said the Nashville job market has expanded by 40% in a short time period, compared to 15% for the rest of the nation, "but many people can't afford to live in Nashville, and that's why we're seeing more of this trend in Montgomery County." Even some Nashville agents are now selling homes in Montgomery County, she said.
The challenge for Clarksville, assuming it does make economic sense to capitalize on the commuting trend, is to find ways to keep its own housing market and cost of living lower than Nashville's.
Making room for more
"What's happening is that many of the people that work in Nashville can't afford to live there, and we're seeing more of this every day," said Jeff Truitt, chief executive officer of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Economic Development Council.
"It's clearly something that is affecting our own rate of population growth in Clarksville-Montgomery County. Our rate of growth has definitely stepped up."
Fort Campbell remains an important driver in the performance of the Clarksville real estate market, and that will no doubt continue.
But this commuting trend is relatively new and will accelerate the pace of home sales, causing available home inventories to shrink and requiring planners to look closer than ever before at how the community is going to manage all this growth.
The state's recognized population predictor, the University of Tennessee, has Montgomery County gaining more than 90,000 net new residents between now and 2040. Local planners think the number could end up higher, given Middle Tennessee's overall explosion of growth.
"As a result, we really need to be focusing more on that geographical commuter circle around Nashville," Truitt said.
The average monthly home price in Montgomery County at closing is currently just under $200,000. The median home price in Nashville-Davidson County is roughly $265,200 and rising rapidly, according to reports.
Measuring cost of living in a national composite index based on six components — housing, utilities, grocery items, transportation, health care and miscellaneous goods and services — the national average is set at 100.
Clarksville-Montgomery County's cost of living is 93 — 6 points under the national rate. Nashville, though rates at 110 — 10 points higher than the national rate.
One issue many U.S. employers are confronted with is retirement risk, which is the loss of employees, as well as possibly the loss of valuable experience and company knowledge.
However, Clarksville's population is relatively young, and the number of millennials flocking to the region is astounding. For a city of its size, the number of millennials residing in Clarksville is significantly above the national average — accounting for 29% of the total population.
The median age in Clarksville is 29, and 30 in Montgomery County, compared to 38 in Tennessee and the nation.
While commuting is indeed on the rise, officials note the most recent labor study conducted for the Clarksville-Montgomery County EDC shows that roughly 53% of Montgomery County residents still work within their home county — a large share compared to the greater region, while 47% leave the county every day for work.
How long that will hold true depends on a wide range of job market and quality-of-life factors.
Amazon effect
If there was ever a doubt that Clarksville is feeling the impact of Nashville's growth and business explosion, it was put to rest last November when tech giant Amazon announced its decision to bring a logistics hub to Music City.
Dubbed the biggest jobs announcement in the state's history, Amazon is projecting 5,000 jobs, with average annual pay of $150,000 a job.
Truitt and others watching the marketplace say there's no doubt that Amazon's arrival will accelerate the commuting trend in the ring of counties around Davidson County.
One challenge for Clarksville's real estate market is maintaining enough land and housing inventory to meet the growing demand.
Elizabeth Norrie, speaking for the Clarksville Association of Realtors, said that at one point in April,1,798 residential properties were in the active listings, compared to an average 1,938 active listings in April 2018.
If inventory continues to decline, it would drive prices up in the Clarksville market — which, depending on how high prices go, could have an adverse effect. All of that is speculation for now, but the community is striving for ways to provide inventory in a well-planned way, with land uses that sustain an orderly growth rate.
More:90,000 new residents coming to Montgomery County in next 20 years
That's essentially the challenge before a newly-formed Clarksville-Montgomery County Growth Coordinating Committee that's spending the next six months looking at land uses countywide for the next 20 years.
Just as important as providing home inventory in Montgomery County is conserving land suitable for new construction. Some say the best way to do that is through creative zoning and land uses that promote infill development on vacant lots inside the Clarksville city limits. This practice, local planners say, can help slow the rate of urban sprawl in Montgomery County.
"We've got to have more, affordable and readily-available housing for this commuter segment of the local real estate market that's only going to continue to expand," Truitt said.
It's a trend that's leading to battles in local government, especially Montgomery County government at present, over proposed changes in land-use rezoning. More rural agricultural property is disappearing as the community needs more room for rooftops. Some farm families are selling out for profit as the price of land goes up, while other rural dwellers try to fight off urban encroachment.
"I understand the concerns people have about these rezonings," Truitt said. "Many people say they like to see healthy growth, but just not in their own backyards.
Working on solutions
"But it's happening, and in addition to the home inventory part of the equation, we have to be cognizant of what all of this is doing to our transportation network. Ride-sharing, for example, is going to become a much more vital component of our ability to manage the growth trend and minimize traffic tie-ups," Truitt said.
Part of the state's Improve Act, providing a stream of gas tax funding for the state Department of Transportation, is to add traffic lanes on I-24, initially from the Kentucky state line down to Exit 11. Officials hope that someday that will help to relieve some of the pressures on interstate traffic.
"We have to look at the demands this growth puts on our school system as well. We have got to continue to put quality first and foremost as we expand education. Quality in our schools is actually one of the additional things that is drawing commuters to our community," Truitt said.
And, as it tries to tackle all of the challenges of the commuter trend, Truitt said Clarksville-Montgomery County cannot live on an island.
"We need to approach this issue regionally. We're already very connected with the Nashville Chamber of Commerce, Cumberland Region Tomorrow and the Greater Nashville Regional Council."
"We are absolutely blessed to be faced with these issues, rather than the obvious alternative. I'm excited that we're even having these kinds of conversations," he added.
Reach reporter Jimmy Settle at jimmysettle@theleafchronicle.com or 931-245-0247. To support his work, consider signing up for a digital subscription at TheLeafChronicle.com.
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The city of Frankfurt was first referred to as such in 794 on a document from Charlemagne, who built a palace there. The city’s actual name is Frankfurt-on-the-Main. It is sometimes called the Manhattan of Europe because of its many skyscrapers, or Mainhattan in honour of the river that runs through it, the Main. The tallest building in Frankfurt is Commerzbank Tower, which stands at 259 metres high. It is the fourth-largest financial centre in Europe and the headquarters of the European Central Bank, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, the Deutsche Bundesbank and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Although the city has two well-known breweries, including the country’s highest-volume beer maker, the beverage of choice remains cider, called Ebbelwei. It is important to note that its famous sausage must be cooked in simmering water for 5 to 10 minutes, but that cooking it in boiling water is strongly discouraged.
The Line has chosen to depict the Frankfurt skyline as seen from the Goethe Tower.
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Historian and author of The Silk Roads
Peter Frankopan is Senior Research Fellow at Worcester College, Oxford, and Director the Centre for Byzantine Research at Oxford University. He was previously Schiff Scholar at Jesus College, Cambridge and Senior Scholar at Corpus Christi College. His most recent book, The Silk Roads: A New History of the World was described as ‘breathtaking’ (Daily Telegraph), ‘magnificent’ (Sunday Times), ‘fearless and brilliant’ (Guardian), ‘a dazzling piece of historical writing’ (South China Morning Post), ‘majestic, brilliant and extraordinary’ (Open, India). The Berliner Zeitung calls it ‘not just the most important history book in years but the most important in decades’.
Silk Roads has been an international bestseller, topping the Sunday Times Non-Fiction charts, and remaining in the Top 10 for 20 consecutive weeks. It has gone to #1 around the world, including India, Ireland and China, where went straight to the top of the non-fiction bestseller list when it was published in October 2016. Silk Roads was named The Daily Telegraph's History Book of the Year 2015.
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Son, Ambulance : Key
Bands that work in collectives inevitably tend to promote a high level of overlap between projects. That’s how it was in the late ’90s with the now-defunct Elephant Six collective. The Apples In Stereo’s Robert Schneider seemed to have produced at least one recording by each band, while Jeff Mangum sang backup or played drums on every other album released by an E6 band. The best example of late of this kind of inter-band camaraderie is best seen in artists on the Saddle Creek label. They’re all based out of Omaha, which helps logistically, but they all seem to have a genuine interest in being a part of each other’s work. If you were to see a Saddle Creek release that doesn’t credit Tim Kasher, Conor Oberst or a Baechle, it would be the first.
Take the newest release on the label, for example. Son, Ambulance’s Key features a writing credit by Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst and instrumentation provided by Cursive and The Good Life’s Tim Kasher. Does that mean that Son, Ambulance isn’t a perfectly capable band on their own? Certainly not. But it doesn’t hurt to be a part of a healthy, nurturing family of talented musicians.
Son, Ambulance is the vehicle for the songwriting of Joe Knapp, who applied the moniker to his solo work starting with Oh Holy Fools, a split with Bright Eyes. Yet Key, SA’s latest, is a full-band effort, displaying a wide range of emotions and ambitious songwriting. Son, Ambulance is, by far, the most piano-centric Saddle Creek band, which immediately sets them apart from the rocking Cursive, the alt-country leanings of Bright Eyes or the electro new wave of The Faint. Key seems to fall somewhere between modern Britpop and 1970s AM radio pop, marrying gentle, minor key melodies with a penchant for epic arrangements and just the slightest bit of drama.
Key has no shortage of high points. Leadoff track “Paper Snowflakes” is a perfect autumn single, morose and mopey, but no less catchy and likeable. “Billy Budd,” a track co-written by Conor Oberst, suggests Bright Eyes in its touches of Southwestern twang. Yet, some of the larger pieces display the most interesting moments, like the seven-minute rock opera of “Sex in C Minor,” which is followed by the much shorter, yet no less brilliant “C Minor Interlude,” featuring some female vocals. That ’70s influence resurfaces on the nigh southern rock of “Taxi Cab Driver” (with an E-Street Band worthy sax solo) and it totally rocks.
Son, Ambulance may not be as well-established as some of their Saddle Creek peers. And as a band, they’re still pretty green. But Key is evidence enough that with or without the minimal aid of a Bright Eye, they’re a talented group, helmed by a gifted songwriter who is equally adept at paying homage to his influences as he is at surpassing them.
The Good Life – Album of the Year
Keane – Hopes and Fears
Twilight Singers – Blackberry Belle
Ambulance Son
Jeff Terich November 29, 2004
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Anti-Police Bias Infects Fox News
The grand jury in the Eric Garner case heard nine weeks’ of evidence before declining to indict the police officer. Many in the media didn’t wait nine minutes before finding the officer guilty of a crime. This rush to judgment was evident across the political spectrum, in the liberal and conservative media.
With “sit-ins, die-ins, and blockades” making news around the country against “police violence,” it apparently has become tempting for some conservatives to take the side of the black criminal and look stylish. They must figure this is a way of getting accolades from the liberals.
But here are the facts about the grand jury, as disclosed by Stephen J. Rooney, a justice on the Richmond County Supreme Court in New York:
In addition to sitting for nine weeks, it heard from a total 50 witnesses. Twenty-two of the witnesses were civilians, while the remaining witnesses were police officers, emergency medical personnel and doctors.
Sixty exhibits were admitted into evidence, including four videos, records regarding the New York Police Department (NYPD) policies and procedures, medical records pertaining to the treatment of the deceased, photographs of the scene, autopsy photographs and records pertaining to NYPD training.
The grand jury was instructed on relevant principles of law, including Penal Law § 35.30 regarding a police officer’s use of physical force in making an arrest.
The grand jury is one of our most precious institutions of self-governance. It is designed to screen criminal indictments before people are charged.
It’s true that the commentators did not have access to all of this evidence. But they could have taken some time to review the video from a police officer’s point of view, and to review police procedures. Instead, conservatives in the media jumped to conclusions, showing how the narrative of the liberal media was already dominating their thinking.
Interestingly, however, former NBA basketball star Charles Barkley had it right even before the grand jury decision was handed down. He watched the video and told CNN, “…when the cops are trying to arrest you, if you fight back, things go wrong. I don’t think they were trying to kill Mr. Garner. He was a big man and they tried to get him down.”
For some reason, our prominent white conservatives couldn’t see the case as clearly as this black man.
Fox News commentators took sides against the police officer. Andrew Napolitano, the Fox News judicial analyst, said, “This ought to have been an indictment and it ought to have been an indictment for some form of manslaughter. It’s not first degree murder. It’s not second degree murder. But it’s certainly reckless manslaughter.” Napolitano is a judge who should know better. He knows—or should know—that the grand jury looked at all of the evidence, including the fact that the supervising police officer on the scene was black.
One of the most ridiculous critiques of the outcome was offered by Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) and Sean Hannity of Fox News. They implied that Garner was being arrested for not paying taxes on cigarettes. He was selling untaxed cigarettes, but that was not the main reason he got into trouble. In fact, shop owners called the police for help in getting him out of the neighborhood. He had been committing crimes since the age of 16.
Selling untaxed cigarettes sounds like a petty crime. But anyone who reviews the evidence knows that crime rates have been going down in New York City precisely because the police have been enforcing the law at all levels, from petty crimes on up to murder. The police are not supposed to decide which laws to enforce; they are supposed to enforce the law, period.
We are accustomed to an anti-police bias from the liberals. But Glenn Beck said, “How this cop did not go to jail and was not held responsible is beyond me.” Perhaps he should have taken some time to look at the video more closely. On first glance, it does look shocking. But it’s not true that the “chokehold” was in fact a “chokehold.” Officer Daniel Pantaleo used a headlock, which is a textbook takedown maneuver. Garner had a series of health problems contributing to the unfortunate outcome. Second, even the video shows Garner resisting arrest, saying “It stops today.” Third, it is clear the officer asked for back-up and didn’t immediately take down the suspect. Garner was given every opportunity to be arrested and taken into custody peacefully.
Radio host Michael Savage was the worst offender, in terms of taking sides against the police. He called the police officers “jackals” and “cowards,” and falsely called Garner’s death “the chokehold murder of an innocent black man.” On his radio show on Thursday, he said, “Tell me what happened when the guy is saying he can’t breathe? Did they pull back? Did the jackals pull back? Did the big cop Daniel Pantaleo with the big muscular tattooed arms…release his chokehold?”
Again, it wasn’t a chokehold. What’s more, criminals always complain about police brutality, alleging broken arms or legs, or not being able to breathe, when they are resisting arrest. He clearly could breathe since he was griping about his treatment. A real chokehold would have prevented him from saying anything.
Charles Krauthammer said, “From looking at the video, the grand jury’s decision here is totally incomprehensible. It looks as if at least they might have indicted him on something like involuntary manslaughter at the very least.” But the video has to be interpreted from the point of view of police procedures and the law. That’s what the grand jury did.
Megyn Kelly of Fox News, who is a lawyer, said about the case, “It was a slap on the wrist kind of crime, for which he effectively received the death penalty…” The term “death penalty” implies a deliberate effort to take his life.
Don’t these conservative commentators realize they are inflaming an already tense situation and making things worse? They are accusing the police of serious crimes and putting the lives of officers in danger as a result.
Whatever happened to the Fox News Channel that was supposed to be a counter to the liberal diatribes we usually get from MSNBC?
Those of us who have been fighting liberal media bias for decades are extremely disappointed with the conduct of the conservative media we have worked so many years to support. This alternative source of news and information is supposed to help us make informed decisions about issues of national and international importance. Instead, we are being treated to conservative back-up for liberal opinions designed to make police into villains and bad guys.
This is just what President Obama and the “progressives” are counting on, as they proceed to put local police under federal jurisdiction, monitoring, and control. Six years after Obama was first elected, it is apparent that our leading light conservative commentators still don’t understand how the “progressive” agenda is moving forward—now with their support.
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Mr. W. H. Braden says:
What smart person said to the effect, you have a right to express your opinion but not your own facts? And I do agree, the Progressive movement and The New World Order is humming along.
Good job,Trevor! You are always able to find out what is really going on. Thank you!
John Collignon says:
Cliff Kincaid investigates and reports. Too bad 75% or more, DON’T !!
Debs.nz says:
Did the autopsy report state compression injuries to the neck but no crush injury to windpipe? Did I also see somewhere he also had heart failure, (weakened heart muscle)? Look this man had multiple and complicated health issues and as such, must have contributed to his death. He quite obviously had become belligerent and obstructive with the police as they tried to arrest him. People completely try to obscure the police’s job, which is to respond to complaints and to arrest if needed. Officer in charge was black female, she stood over everyone while this happened. So not a ounce of racism can I see or hear and that’s just 1 video out of 4 the Grand Jury watched. The kowtowing to the left’s narrative on the Fox network is just that, appeasement!
Erudite Mavin says:
The usual Libertarians jumped in with their agenda
Napolitano, Rand Paul, Glen Beck, and fringe Savage.
Talking points from the Ron Paul anti police rants.
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Tuesday, June 11, 2002, Chandigarh, India
M A I L B A G
Kandela crisis: who is to blame?
From Dr D. R. Chaudhary's article (June 3), it is clear that the genesis of the peasants' crisis in Haryana lies in their poor socio-economic conditions and an equally poor governance. I hold a slightly different view as I feel the present leadership alone is more responsible for the entire episode.
Of course for many, it may appear quite absurd that Haryana farmers are agitating not to pay electricity bills because for a right-thinking individual a consumer should pay for the goods and services he consumes and enjoys. And so is apparently true for these farmers too, but that is not this agitation all about.
If we go slightly back when farmers were killed in police firings at Kadam village of Bhiwani district in a similar agitation during Mr Bansi Lal's regime, it was the INLD who not only promised the then agitating farmers with free electricity but also supplied them with electric diesel generators, asking them not to pay their electricity bills. While at that time Mr Bansi Lal kept on saying that it was not possible for any government to waive off the electricity dues, Mr Chautala simply refuted his arguments citing the example of his father's loan-waiver poll plank. Mr Chautala, on certain other occasions too, has been saying on record that once he returns to power, he shall waive off all their power dues.
Ever since the farmers in various parts of Haryana have not been paying their bills with the hope that once Chautala's INLD came to power, their dues shall be waived off.
As they prayed and expected Mr Chautala became the Chief Minister of the State and it was now his turn to fulfill his promise.
However, quite unexpectedly, all of their hopes were belied when he turned away his face from this issue. He soon realised that such a thing is not possible. For these innocent and gullible Haryana farmers, his promise of free power turned out to be an usual pre-poll bluff. The issue is not the payment of bills now as almost 75 per cent of the farmers have already paid their dues. The basic issue is that many families of these farmers have been ruined with the death of the head of their households, while many of their bread earners are behind bars. They are now rightly demanding adequate compensation and withdrawal of court cases.
Dr D.P. SINGH MOR, Bass, Hisar
Passing the buck
This refers to Mr Bansi Lal’s letter “Politicians of all hues” (June 4). How easy it is to come out clean and put the blame on others. No doubt Mr. Bansi Lal never made any promise for free electricity, but does that solve the problem? He went ahead and promised 24 hours power during his last tenure. This seemed a nice move until the promise was broken on June 30,1999. This showed the total absence of knowledge both on technical and administrative structure of power production and distribution on his part.
Mr Bansi Lal should have gone to farmers and explained them that paid electricity for 24 hours is better than free power for eight hours. But he never did that. Maybe he feared this will shatter his self-image of “stubborn-Jat” borne out during the Emergency days. He failed to understand the ramifications, ground realities and technical difficulties for generation of enough power supply for 24 hours. He never made an attempt to try and raise the income of farmers so that they themselves pay the power bills.
Mr Bansi Lal may have not ignited the fire but he also never called the fire brigade. The result: the problem is still there and farmers who were earlier killed in Mandhiali are now killed in Kandela.
Hence, I would still like to put him in “politicians of all hues”.
LOKESH KUMAR, Jhajjar
Govt schools: image and performance
The zero per cent result shown by many government schools in Himachal Pradesh, though they are equipped with all facilities is a matter of serious concern. It needs the immediate attention of all concerned. It has put a big question mark on the credibility and capability of the teachers.
The syllabi of Plus 1 and Plus 2 classes is very wide and of very high standard. The teachers who had served in some other department for 20 to 25 years or a teacher who teaches one subject for 15 to 20 years and made lecturer for some other subject cannot do justice to the job. This may be one of the reasons for the poor performance of students in the annual examination.
The second major reason is that today educational institutions are no more sacred seats of learning but hotbed of politics. As a result, senior, sincere, intelligent and dedicated teachers feel cheated. This has ultimately affected their working and the losers are the students.
There may be other reasons too, but these are the major reasons for the poor performance. Consequently, for the betterment of education, we have to formulate and implement decisions which are not beneficial for individuals but for students and the education system as a whole.
VIKRAMJEET SHARMA, Samkri (H.P.)
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The Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority National Archives serves to safeguard and preserve the records of Sigma Sigma Sigma, ensuring that the history and heritage of the Sorority is maintained. The Archives identifies, acquires, and preserves archival materials that document the history of Sigma Sigma Sigma National Sorority and the Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation, promoting the awareness, discovery, and use of the materials.
What is an archive?
An archive is a repository that maintains the records of enduring value for a person, organization, or cultural institution. It can be found in almost any type of institution, such as a local historical society, the Smithsonian, Library of Congress, a university library or a corporate business. It can contain many forms of materials, such as meeting minutes, photographs, diaries, letters, CDs, and digital records.
Why are archives important?
Archives act as a witness to the past, providing evidence, explanation, and justification for past events. They are essential to ensuring that the legacy and history of an institution remains for future generations. Beyond cultural and historical importance, they often contain significant legal, administrative, or governmental documentation.
What is the Tri Sigma Archives?
The Tri Sigma Archives maintains the collections throughout the Walton House, including the chapter dolls, jewelry, Mabel Lee’s personal items, and documents such as convention minutes, papers of past presidents, and issues of The Triangle.
Why should you care about and support the Tri Sigma Archives?
The Tri Sigma Archives supports the legacy of our organization and is essential to its future. Without proper archival care, we could lose materials that embody our past: original editions of The Triangle, convention and Panhellenic meeting minutes, handwritten notes from Mabel Lee and Mary Hastings Holloway Page, interviews with the founders, and scrapbooks documenting our events for decades. These items illustrate how we have grown into the successful and empowering organization we are today. We want to guarantee that this history will remain to enlighten and inspire future sisters for many years to come.
To help support the archives, please donate at: https://donate.trisigma.org/archives.
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Complete List of Topics
The Student Research File topics are listed below. They are arranged in an approximate chronological order.
The Personal Life and Views of Harry S. Truman.
Harry Truman's World War I *online only
From Soldier to Senator: Harry S. Truman, 1918-1941 *online only
Renovation of the White House, 1945-52.
Planning for the Postwar World: President Truman at the Potsdam Conference, July 17-August 2, 1945.
United States Policy in Occupied Germany After World War II: Denazification, Decartelization, Demilitarization and Democratization.
The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb on Japan
The War Relocation Authority and the Incarceration of Japanese-Americans During World War II.
President Truman and the Plight of Displaced Persons in Europe Following World War II.
Demobilization and Reconversion: Rebuilding a Peace-time Economy Following World War II.
The War Crimes Trials at Nuremberg and Tokyo, 1945-48.
The United Nations, 1945-53: The Development of a World Organization.
Creating a Pluralistic Democracy in Japan: The Occupation Government, 1945-52.
The Development of an Atomic Weapons Program Following World War II.
The Chinese Civil War: General George C. Marshall's Mission to China, 1945-47.
The Quest for the Peaceful Atom: The Baruch Plan and the Atomic Energy Act of 1946.
The Attempt to Achieve Stable Economic Gr owth During the Truman Administration.
The Debate Over Labor Policy: President Truman's Battle with Congress Over Passage of the Taft-Hartley Act, January-June 1947.
The Truman Administration's Agricultural Policy, 1945-48.
President Truman's Fight to Unify the Armed Services, 1945-49.
The Truman Administration's Civil Rights Program: The Report of the Committee on Civil Rights, and President Truman's Message to Congress of February 2, 1948.
The Truman Administration's Civil Rights Program: The Desegregation of the Armed Forces.
The Ideological Foundation of the Cold War-the Long Telegram, the Foreign Affairs "X" Article, the Clifford Report, and NSC 68.
The Truman Doctrine and the Beginning of the Cold War, 1947-49.
Establishing the Marshall Plan, 1947-48.
The Central Intelligence Agency: Its Founding and the Dispute Over Its Mission, 1945-54.
The Truman Administration's Loyalty Program
The United States Recognition of Israel.
Running From Behind: Truman's Strategy for the 1948 Presidential Campaign.
The Fair Deal-President Truman's Vision of the American Future.
The Point Four Program: Reaching Out to Help the Less Developed Countries.
Containment in Latin America: The Truman Administration's Policies Toward Argentina, Brazil, Cuba and Mexico.
The Emergence of an Asian Pacific Rim in American Foreign Policy: Korea, Japan and Formosa.
The Emergence of an Asian Pacific Rim in American Foreign Policy: Indochina, Thailand, Burma, Malaya, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Cold War Confrontation: Truman, Stalin and the Berlin Airlift, June 1948-May 1949.
The Brannan Plan: The Truman Administration's Attempt to Achieve Full Production Agriculture, 1949-50.
The Origins and Establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1948-52.
The Truman Administration's Policy Toward Native Americans.
The Development of an Energy Policy During the Truman Administration.
The Problem of Migratory Farm Labor in the United States, 1948-52.
President Truman's Fight for National Health Insurance, 1949-53.
Creating a New Balance of Power: The Integration of Western Europe.
President Truman's Response to Women's Issues.
Preparing to Survive Atomic Attack: The Truman Administration's Civil Defense Program.
President Truman's Confrontation with McCarthyism.
Oil Crisis in Iran, 1950-52.
The Truman Scandals: The President Confronts a Political Crisis, 1951-52.
Waging Psychological Warfare Against the Communists, 1951-53.
The Constitutional Crisis Over President Truman's Seizure of the Steel Industry in 1952.
Immigration Policy: President Truman's Veto of the McCarran-Walter Act.
The Old President as Political Campaigner, 1952-1972.
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5 Important Terms You Need to Know Before Purchasing a Franchise
Every industry has their own language and the industry of buying and selling franchise businesses is no different. Understanding the basic terminology can help get you started on the right foot. Transworld Business Advisors is here to help you every step of the way so let's start with a few commonly used terms. Franchising is a form of business by which the owner of a product or service expands or obtains distribution through affiliated dealers (also known as franchises).
A franchisor owns the rights and trademarks of a company and then allows a third party (the franchisee) to use these rights and trademarks to conduct business at a franchise location. In return for a fee, the franchisor (owner) grants the rights to operate a branch of the business under the names, brands, and associated aspects of the business. The franchisor ultimately owns the brand and proprietary knowledge of the specific business entity.
Franchisee A franchisee is the person or party that is purchasing the right to use a business's trademarks, associated brands, and other proprietary knowledge in order to open a branch. The franchisee invests in their location and use of the brand and any intellectual capital inherent in the brand as long as they adhere to the business rules and payment structure the franchisor requires to be brand compliant.
Franchisor vs. Franchisee
Franchising is a continuing relationship in which a franchisor provides a licensed privilege to a franchisee to do business using their brand. One of the benefits of being a franchisee is that the franchisor offers assistance with information that is needed for running the business such as organizing, training, vendor relations, marketing, and management. In exchange for this assistance and instant brand equity, the franchisee typically pays a franchising fee and a portion of the branch's profits or gross sales to the franchisor. The franchisee and franchisor enter into a legal contract detailing the terms of the mutually agreed upon legally binding arrangement, known as the franchising agreement.
The franchise fee (also called the "initial franchise fee") is the payment made by a franchisee to the franchisor for joining the franchise system. This is the initial payment that the franchise makes to the franchisor when they become a franchise.
The franchise fee is typically a one-time upfront flat fee, paid upon signing the franchise agreement for the right to use the brand name of the franchise. This payment acts as compensation to the franchisor for the initial training and support for new franchisees. The amount a franchisor sets as their franchise fee varies from industry to industry and even within franchisors in the same industry.
A royalty fee is a payment made from the franchisee to the franchisor to compensate for the use of the franchise brand. The use of royalties is common in franchise situations where an original owner chooses to sell his product to a third party in exchange for royalties from the future revenues it may generate. Royalties are often expressed as a percentage of the franchisee's revenues. Many factors affect the royalty rate including exclusivity of rights, risks involved, market demand, technologies involved, and the level of innovation the product or service provides the franchisee.
Protected Territories
Many franchisors grant their franchisee an exclusive area or territory, where no other franchises belonging to the same underlying business can set up shop. These territories are commonly known as protected territories, or areas of protection.
As the name suggests, the purpose of a protected territory is typically to prevent internal competition and to protect franchisee sales from being cannibalized by other locations utilizing the same brand in close proximity. Protected areas or territories may be defined by a radius in miles, postal codes, or cities. Territories are protected for a specified amount of time and agreed to in the franchise agreement.
Because no two franchisor's operations or agreements are the same it is vital that prospective franchisees obtain the assistance of knowledgeable and experienced franchise professionals. Transworld Business Advisors can help you identify any problem areas in the contracts, or franchise agreement, that can lead to confusion and future disputes over the franchise agreement. If you are considering buying a franchise, Transworld offers the professional services that successfully bring buyers and sellers together. Contact us today to discuss how we can help you reach your franchise-related goals.
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Matty Conrad started with one barber shop eight years ago; now he owns and operates three others and is up for Canada’s Best Barber Award. Kristyn Anthony/VICTORIA NEWS
Island barber among Canada’s best
Matty Conrad says he got into the biz to serve his community
Kristyn Anthony
Seven chairs form a row along the mirrored wall of Victory Barber and Brand, and rarely do many of them sit empty.
Three hundred heads will lose their locks in the run of a day, something owner Matty Conrad still isn’t used to.
“Dumb-ass luck and a lot of hard work is basically what this has been,” he says of the last eight years in a business that has grown to include his own line of hair products, beard oils, coffee and even a collaboration on a craft beer.
Now, with nine others across the country, Conrad has been nominated for Canada’s Best Barber Award, after inspiring so many in the industry.
The former owner of downtown salons The Fix and Lab, he branched off into barbering because he was tired of the old stereotype that said the only thing found in a barbershop was a shortcut to a bad cut.
“[The way men described it was] as if they were being cheap or apologizing for having gone there – ‘Oh, I just went to the barbershop’,” he says with a laugh.
He found a space on Blanshard street – it was literally just four cement walls, he remembers – and with a friend, opened Victory Barber and Brand in 2010.
Barbershops have seen a renewed interest in recent years, often saddled with the idea that they’re painfully hip.
To those who throw around that word, Conrad says, “I think people like to label things as hipster if it’s trendy and they don’t understand it, or they’re out of touch.”
The lifelong stylist is more concerned with how to sustain the “trend,” a word he uses begrudgingly.
“As barbering grows, as it moves forward, the real challenge is, can it stay relevant beyond just the trend,” he muses, pointing out that the art of barbering dates back more than 8,000 years. “That’s one thing about human beings is that they’re fundamentally vain creatures.”
But when it comes to men and women, Conrad says playing to that vanity is different. For men a barbershop evokes a feeling of pride and dignity, something they don’t necessarily find in a hair salon.
That being said, Victory made the decision to offer services based on the type of haircut, not the head who will wear it. The business model doesn’t care how others might identify a client, he says, it’s how they themselves identify. “If we can provide the service you’re looking for, then by all means feel at home here, feel included, we welcome you.”
For the Victoria boy, who has gained global notoriety and regularly travels for speaking engagements or to teach at hair shows, there’s no plan to leave the Island.
“I grew up here, this is my community, I’m not leaving,” he says. “We’ve been able to contribute to the fabric of the city and help put Victoria on the map in some respects, and that’s all I ever set out to do, serve my community.”
His community however, has grown a little bigger. Victory now has a shop in Duncan, in Vancouver’s Gastown and a few streets over from the Blanshard flagship, at Saint Franks on Broad St.
There is no elevator to success… you have to take the stairs. #workhard #stayhumble
A post shared by Matty Conrad (@mattyconrad) on Dec 20, 2017 at 12:40am PST
With the other barbershops in town, there’s a sense of camaraderie, a mutual respect, something Conrad is proud of. And that extends to his fellow nominees, some of whom he considers friends. “I know them and I know their work, they’re exceptional at what they do and I’m so, so proud to be on that list,” he says.
But as far as competition goes, Conrad shrugs. He isn’t worried, people will always need their hair cut. “For every barber there’s a client and for every client, a barber.”
To vote for Conrad, visit Pollev.com. Canada’s Best Barber will be announced Feb. 18 in Montreal.
kristyn.anthony@vicnews.com
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Vegas Celeb Sightings, Culinary Quick Tips, Current Events
In Vegas VIP Scene-ery by Vegas Only Entertainment August 6, 2018
BRETT’S VEGAS VIEW
Contributed Jackie Brett
CRISS ANGEL NEW MINDFREAK® WILL OPEN AT PLANET HOLLYWOOD: After 10 years headlining his show at the Luxor, Goth-style magician Criss Angel in collaborating partnership with Cirque du Soleil will close his show there on Oct. 28. Don’t despair, the world-renowned illusionist will move to Planet Hollywood to open “Criss Angel MINDFREAK,” in the newly-renamed Criss Angel Theater on Dec. 19, 2018. The brand-new production will incorporate cutting-edge technology with more than 75 illusions and 20 never-before-seen effects on a massive scale. For Angel, he’s returning to where he began “MINDFREAK” in 2005 at Planet Hollywood. Shows will be performed Wednesday–Sunday at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $69.
‘I LOVE THE 90S – THE VEGAS SHOW’ WILL OPEN AT PARIS: “I Love The ’90s Tour” will settle down when it opens the “I Love The ’90s – The Vegas Show” at Paris on Friday, Oct. 12. A rotating lineup of headliner acts will appear in the 90-minute immersive dance party with Salt-N-Pepa, Rob Base and All-4-One kicking off the residency. Other artists confirmed for the live experience include Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath, Kid ’n Play and Dru Hill. The show will also feature a live DJ, nostalgic video, dancers and more.
BARRY MANILOW SETTLES IN AT WESTGATE: Barry Manilow’s return to Las Vegas and the stage at Westgate, where he performed “Manilow: Music and Passion” and “Ultimate Manilow: The Hits” from 2005 to 2010, is being cherished by fans. His new production “Manilow Las Vegas: The Hits Come Home” is a familiar format and all about the music. When you enter the showroom, you’re given a glow stick and paper glasses with color lenses. From the first song, the audience gets involved. The glasses are a part of the show where Manilow takes you on a video/musical tour of his cherished New York City. Throughout the show featuring his 10-piece live band and three backup singers, video images and designs light up the stage and proscenium augmenting the music at hand from emotional ballads to hyper numbers like “Copacabana.” Most enjoyable are vintage video and images of his life through music from when he was a small child visiting a music store with his grandfather to his first appearance on television with his first hit “Mandy.” Manilow’s show is one not to be missed.
BOATHOUSE ASIAN EATERY MAKES VEGAS DEBUT AT PALACE STATION: The all-new Asian-inspired restaurant, Boathouse Asian Eatery, created by brother-sister team Cat and Tu Do with partner Hans Mogensen from Northern California, has opened at Palace Station on the new casino floor where the Feast Buffet was recently unveiled. It is part of the resort’s $192 million modernization makeover. The contemporary atmosphere features indoor and outdoor seating, a 14-seat sushi bar, six-seat noodle bar, and large cocktail bar, which offer seating for 200-plus guests. Lunch and dinner are served daily with hours 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and until 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. The restaurant’s presentation is farm-to-table style. The design is clean with crisp lines, wood accents and high ceilings. A wall-to-wall custom octopus mural designed to symbolize good fortune welcomes guests and hand-painted art appears throughout the interior. Boathouse Asian Eatery at Palace Station is the company’s seventh restaurant concept on the West Coast. The trio launched their first restaurant in 2004. They are expected to open Mumfresh Asian Eats, a casual quick-serve venue with a teppanyaki-inspired menu inside Palace Station’s Marketplace later this year.
WORLD OF DANCE WILL MAKE TOUR STOP AT GREEN VALLEY RANCH: NBC’s hit series “World of Dance” featuring the best dancers from across all genres will make its second “The World of Dance Live Tour” and stop at Green Valley Ranch performing in the Grand Events Center on Friday, Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. Ticket range is $35 to $55 and $125 for a VIP package. The show, which is a live interpretation of the TV show “World of Dance,” will include the top six finalists from the TV show, and the first three performers already announced are Michael Dameski, Charity and Andres, and BDash and Konkrete.
NEW THIS YEAR SEVEN OH BREW OKTOBERFEST: A new two-weekend event is being introduced this year by the folks who produce the annual holiday Glittering Lights at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway every winter. Seven oh Brew Oktoberfest will be a new food, drink and music festival taking place at Craig Ranch Regional Park in North Las Vegas Sept. 27-30 and Oct. 4-7. The new festival is being described as over-the-top celebration akin to the original in Munich, Germany.
WELLRED COMEDY TRIO WILL VISIT TREASURE ISLAND: The three-man comedy group wellRED, made up of friends Trae Crowder, Drew Morgan and Corey Ryan Forrester, will make their debut at Treasure Island with their “From Dixie With Love” tour on Friday, Aug. 10 at 9 p.m. Tickets start at $35.95. The “liberal redneck” trio approaches outdated traditions and intolerance and mix it up with smart political satire. They have been touring nationally since their best-selling book, “Liberal Redneck Manifesto: Draggin’ Dixie Outta the Dark” was released in 2016. In addition, the three friends weekly co-host the topical, “wellRED podcast,” while on the road.
THE HANGOVER BAR IS OPEN AT MADAME TUSSAUDS: “Vanderpump Rules” star Scheana Shay and Thunder From Down Under male dancing hunks hosted the official opening of The Hangover Bar at Madame Tussauds. At the event, the Thunder gents debuted their shot, Thunder Spank, as the first shooter of the Celebrity Shot Series. The Hangover Bar is the latest addition to The Hangover Experience, which currently features the famous hotel suite and wedding chapel, along with figures of Alan portrayed by Zach Galifianakis, Phil played by Bradley Cooper, and Mike Tyson.
IT IS A FUN ‘DRAG’ AT SAKE ROK: Sake Rok located at the Park MGM, revels in a social dining scene on the main floor. There is a mezzanine level overlooking the dining room and on a third floor a big room where “Drag Supper Club” is held on Saturday nights at 6:30 and 9 p.m. The dinner is served buffet style and followed by a performance highlighting stars from “RuPaul’s Drag Race Queens” Emmy-winning competition reality show like Shannel, Coco Montrese and India Ferrah, as well as other talented men in fabulous costumes. While dining, a person passes through the room matching audience members’ cash with the equivalent in dollar bills. The men in drag wear over-the-top elaborate costumes with matching make up. The spectacle is sassy, campy and a bit obscene, which means alcohol helps enliven the audience. General admission tickets start at $69.95 with guarantee bottomless sangria.
FUTURE BUILDING PLANS
A new 20,000-square-foot Target store is being planned to open on the Strip north of the MGM Grand in 2020. A move is being planned for the popular Pinball Hall of Fame located at 1610 E. Tropicana Ave. since 2009. Addicted operator Tim Arnold, now 62 years old, used to install pinball machines at bars and restaurants, which morphed into his 8,600-square-foot building jammed with 250 pinball machines and other games. With an additional 800 machines in storage, his purchase of a 1.76-parcel of land in the tourist corridor on the south end of the Strip on the east side will provide for him to build a larger building to house his fun possessions. In the same south Strip neighborhood and across the street from Mandalay Bay, Israeli hoteliers bought the 1961 now dwarfed 25-unit Motel 8 for $7.4 million at 3961 Las Vegas Blvd. The new owners plan to clear the space for a new hotel casino. Effecting locals more than tourists, the historic Huntridge Center near Charleston Boulevard and Maryland Parkway is getting a revitalized uplift with two fast-food outlets, Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop and Roberto’s Taco Shop, on the drawing boards to share a 4,000 square foot retail space in what is being called The Swoop Building with a neo-1950s-style look. The dining shops, which could be open in December or January, will be located right across the street from the historic shuttered since 2004 Huntridge Theater.
RACERS KEVIN HARVICK, CLINT BOWYER HIGHLIGHT AUTOGRAPH SESSION: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) driving stars Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer will be featured along with other drivers TBA at a Sept. 13 autograph session from 6-7 p.m. being held before the Star Nursery 100 NASCAR K&N Series West race at 8 p.m. at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Harvick and Bowyer combined won nine MENCS races this season.
HOOTERS PRESENTS FREE DIVE IN MOVIES IN AUGUST: The Porch at Hooters Casino Hotel located adjacent to the pool has launched its first Dive in Movie month hosting free movie screenings on a 10-foot by 16-foot video wall every Saturday at 7:30 p.m. through August. Patrons can lounge poolside or take a dip while enjoying specials such as buckets of five beers and a floatie for $15; or a bucket of five Budweiser products and large Pizza Hut pizza with two toppings for $19.99. Individual floaties are $5. Remaining movies are: Aug. 11 “Finding Nemo;” Aug. 18 “The Lost World: Jurassic Park;” and Aug. 25 “Cast Away.”
FOOD • BEVERAGE NEWS
A first-time culinary fusion dinner event featuring renowned vegan Chef Mayra Trabulse and owner Chef Ritesh Patel will be held Downtown on the rooftop patio at Turmeric Flavors of India on Wednesday, Aug. 22 from 7-10 p.m. The five-course, vegan-style, sit-down meal will showcase Indian and Caribbean foods with both chefs presenting live demos and live DJ music. Tickets are $79 or $148 per couple with one drink and validated parking included. Go Greek Yogurt will open its first location outside of Southern California at The Venetian this month. The fresh yogurt bar will feature master “yogurtiers” who customize each dish both fresh and frozen. The thick and creamy Greek yogurt is imported by air from Greece while finishing ingredients and various toppings are also imported from Europe. Therapy Restaurant located Downtown will be celebrating National S’mores Day on Friday, Aug.10 by serving up s’more gooey goodness. Therapy’s Cast Iron S’mores is served in a cast iron pan with a graham cracker crust, layered with semisweet chocolate, caramel and toasted marshmallows, and priced at $8. Bacon can be added at no extra cost. Les Kincaid will celebrate the 17th anniversary of his show Wines Du Jour on Thursday, Sept. 6 at Lawry’s The Prime Rib with arrival at 6:30 p.m. and on-air program from 7 to 8 p.m. featuring J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines. Cost is $40, and RSVP is required…email les@leskincaid.com. All Remedy’s and Distill valley locations are supporting the American Heart Association the entire month of August by serving the specialty cocktail RED Cosmo made with Tito’s Vodka for $10, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to the association. Ferraro’s Restaurant & Wine Bar’s next Taste & Learn event pairing wines and a small-plates menu will be held Saturday, Aug. 25 at 6 p.m. Franco Wine in Las Vegas will supply exclusive Italian varietals representing Italy with wines from: Bocale located in the city of Montefalco in the Umbria region; Tenuta del Morer in the Veneto; and Lanciola in Tuscany, which produces fine Chiantis and Sangioveses. Reservations required, cost is $65 inclusive.
ABOUT TOWN ITEMS
Last week, Las Vegas headliner Frankie Moreno donated 10 brand new Gibson guitars to the Nevada School of the Arts on 4th Street Downtown, which will help support students who don’t have or can’t afford instruments. The Highway Radio Network with its main studio in Barstow, Calif., has opened a live broadcast studio on the second floor of the Pawn Plaza complex at 725 South Las Vegas Blvd., which is next door to Pawn Stars famous pawn shop. Make a note: The Mint 400 off-road race will return to Las Vegas March 4-10, 2019. “Breakdown” – A tribute to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will appear in the Cascade Lounge at JW Marriott on Sunday, Aug. 26 at 3 p.m. Tickets for the near to real experience are $18 each or $9 if paying with points. The Southern Nevada Health District for the first time has appointed a chef to its Board of Directors. Chef Nicole Brisson, the new executive chef at Eataly Las Vegas set to open at Park MGM this fall, will serve a two-year term. One of her goals is to bridge the gap between the culinary industry and inspectors. Brisson was formerly culinary director for B&B Hospitality Group; and, also opened Wynn Las Vegas. Big events next month will include: 2018 Fall NASCAR Weekend – Sept. 13-16; Mr. Olympia – Sept. 14-15; Life Is Beautiful Festival – Sept. 21-23; Barrett Jackson collector car auction – Sept. 27-29; and Las Vegas Fan Fusion 2018 – Sept. 28-30 at the Convention Center.
CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT HAS PAI GOW POKER PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT: The all-new Fortune Pai Gow Poker Progressive jackpot is over $1 million. The progressive links 37 Fortune Pai Gow tables across Caesars’ nine Las Vegas resorts: Caesars Palace, Rio, Harrah’s, Paris, Bally’s, Planet Hollywood, Flamingo, The Cromwell and The LINQ. This is Las Vegas’ largest network of tables with three different progressive jackpots: The Mega jackpot hits with a seven-card straight flush; the Major jackpot is won with five Aces; and the Minor jackpot is achieved with a royal flush. Discovery children’s museum HOLDS SPECIAL events: Celebrating Artist Appreciation Month, an interactive art workshop will be held at the Discovery Children’s Museum with Artist in Residence: Lance Smith on Sunday, Aug. 19 from 10 a.m. to noon. Las Vegas-based fine artist and illustrator Smith has been featured in local and national group exhibitions. Recommended for ages 8–12, workshop participants will focus on the fundamentals of drawing as they design their favorite animated character or comic book superhero. Cost is $20 for museum members and $25 for non-members. Participants and parents can enjoy the museum after the workshop at no extra cost. It will be Kids Night Out on Friday, Aug. 24 from 5 to 7:30 for ages 5-10. Attendees will experience art and science activities, as well as facilitated play throughout the entire museum along with pizza, lemonade and ice cream cups. Tickets are $20 for members/$40 for non-members. Reservations can be made online.
SOME CELEBRITY SIGHTINGS
Former all-star athlete Shaquille O’Neal made a surprise appearance at Beer Park at Paris on a recent Thursday afternoon. Sporting khakis with a yellow t-shirt, the mega-celebrity chatted and took photos with eager fans and the bar staff. Heiress, soon-to-be bride, and businesswoman Paris Hilton last week hosted the official VIP launch party for her first skincare line, Paris Hilton Skincare ProD.N.A. at Hakkasan Nightclub at MGM Grand. She was joined by her mother, Kathy Hilton, and brother, Barron Hilton.Triple-threat talent and “Dancing with the Stars” judge Julianne Hough celebrated her sister’s bachelorette party at a recent 10:30 p.m. performance of “Magic Mike Live” at the Hard Rock Hotel.
RAINBOW COMPANY YOUTH THEATRE HOLDS SEASON LAUNCH PARTY: Rainbow Company Youth Theatre, a city of Las Vegas program, will celebrate its 42nd season running Sept. 28 through May 5, 2019, with productions of “Winnie the Pooh,” “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka,” the annual Nevada tour show and “The Land of the Dragon.” Folks can learn more about the company, upcoming season and ticket packages at the free Season Launch Party Sunday, Aug. 12, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Charleston Heights Arts Center, 800 S. Brush St. The event with a sneak peek of the season will feature interactive activities and experiences for each of the four productions, such as the Pooh Bear Parade the Willy Wonka Midway.
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Exit from Early Retirement: Paradigm Shifts, Policy Reversals, and Reform Obstacles
Bernhard Ebbinghaus
in Reforming Early Retirement in Europe, Japan and the USA
10.1093/0199286116.003.0007
Political Science, Comparative Politics
Governments have realized the negative impact of early retirement on social expenditures and labor costs, responding with a paradigm shift away from passive labor market policies. Governments seek to ... More
Governments have realized the negative impact of early retirement on social expenditures and labor costs, responding with a paradigm shift away from passive labor market policies. Governments seek to reverse early exit by raising the retirement age in pension systems, reforming disability insurance, closing special early retirement programs, activating older workers, and fostering gradual transitions to retirement. These reforms met many obstacles given the entrenched multiple pathways and status quo defense of the social partners, particularly as benefits came to be viewed as acquired rights.Less
Governments have realized the negative impact of early retirement on social expenditures and labor costs, responding with a paradigm shift away from passive labor market policies. Governments seek to reverse early exit by raising the retirement age in pension systems, reforming disability insurance, closing special early retirement programs, activating older workers, and fostering gradual transitions to retirement. These reforms met many obstacles given the entrenched multiple pathways and status quo defense of the social partners, particularly as benefits came to be viewed as acquired rights.
Keywords: early retirement, welfare state reform, paradigm shift, welfare state retrenchment, retirement age, pension systems, gradual retirement, older workers, policy learning
The Protection‐Pull Factors: Multiple Pathways to Early Exit
There are multiple pathways to early exit from work: early pensions (retirement age before 65), flexible and partial pensions, special preretirement schemes, long-term unemployment benefits, and ... More
There are multiple pathways to early exit from work: early pensions (retirement age before 65), flexible and partial pensions, special preretirement schemes, long-term unemployment benefits, and disability pensions. Early exit from work often emerged as an unintended consequence of progressive social policies. But once institutionalized, these exit pathways were difficult to reform, particularly in Continental European welfare states. In contrast, fewer and less generous pathways exist in Scandinavia, Anglophone economies, and Japan.Less
There are multiple pathways to early exit from work: early pensions (retirement age before 65), flexible and partial pensions, special preretirement schemes, long-term unemployment benefits, and disability pensions. Early exit from work often emerged as an unintended consequence of progressive social policies. But once institutionalized, these exit pathways were difficult to reform, particularly in Continental European welfare states. In contrast, fewer and less generous pathways exist in Scandinavia, Anglophone economies, and Japan.
Keywords: early retirement, public policies, pensions, retirement age, disability insurance, unemployment benefits, pathways
Ever Earlier Retirement: Comparing Employment Trajectories
The chapter analyzes the main trends and cross-national variations in early exit from work for eight European countries, Japan, and the USA. Participation levels and employment rates of older workers ... More
The chapter analyzes the main trends and cross-national variations in early exit from work for eight European countries, Japan, and the USA. Participation levels and employment rates of older workers between age 55 and 64 have declined. Cohort-adjusted early exit rates for both men and women show not only a rise in early retirement over the 1970s and early 1980s, but also substantial cross-national differences. Early exit from work is widespread in Continental Europe, less so in Scandinavia, Anglophone market economies, and in Japan.Less
The chapter analyzes the main trends and cross-national variations in early exit from work for eight European countries, Japan, and the USA. Participation levels and employment rates of older workers between age 55 and 64 have declined. Cohort-adjusted early exit rates for both men and women show not only a rise in early retirement over the 1970s and early 1980s, but also substantial cross-national differences. Early exit from work is widespread in Continental Europe, less so in Scandinavia, Anglophone market economies, and in Japan.
Keywords: early retirement, employment rates, unemployment rates, older workers, retirement age
Chapter Chapter The Role of 401(k) Accumulations in Providing Future Retirement Income
Sarah Holden and Jack VanDerhei
in Restructuring Retirement Risks
Economics and Finance, Financial Economics
As defined contribution plans are increasingly being offered as the primary employer-sponsored pension, it is of interest to ask whether these accumulations are likely to yield sufficient retirement ... More
As defined contribution plans are increasingly being offered as the primary employer-sponsored pension, it is of interest to ask whether these accumulations are likely to yield sufficient retirement income. This chapter uses a projection model to explore alternative future scenarios for retirees who had 401(k) plans available to them over their full working careers. It also assesses the impact of ‘catch-up’ contributions, saving through an individual retirement account when an employer does not offer a 401(k) plan, and changing retirement ages.Less
Sarah HoldenJack VanDerhei
As defined contribution plans are increasingly being offered as the primary employer-sponsored pension, it is of interest to ask whether these accumulations are likely to yield sufficient retirement income. This chapter uses a projection model to explore alternative future scenarios for retirees who had 401(k) plans available to them over their full working careers. It also assesses the impact of ‘catch-up’ contributions, saving through an individual retirement account when an employer does not offer a 401(k) plan, and changing retirement ages.
Keywords: pensions, projections, forecast, adequacy, retirement saving, retirement age
The Evolution of Public Sector Pension Plans in the United States
Robert L. Clark, Lee A. Craig, and Neveen Ahmed
in The Future of Public Employee Retirement Systems
Business and Management, Public Management, Pensions and Pension Management
Municipal governments in the United States began offering retirement plans for their workers in the mid-nineteenth century, and state governments followed in the early twentieth century. As these ... More
Municipal governments in the United States began offering retirement plans for their workers in the mid-nineteenth century, and state governments followed in the early twentieth century. As these plans matured, they confronted economic, social, and political challenges, including the creation of the Social Security system, which subsequently shaped their structure, governance, and generosity. After reviewing this history, the authors employ data from all fifty states to estimate a pension benefit equation for hypothetical workers and explain differences in the generosity of plans across states and types of workers covered. The authors show that population growth, plan funding, union representation, and participation in Social Security influenced the generosity of the plans.Less
Robert L. ClarkLee A. CraigNeveen Ahmed
Municipal governments in the United States began offering retirement plans for their workers in the mid-nineteenth century, and state governments followed in the early twentieth century. As these plans matured, they confronted economic, social, and political challenges, including the creation of the Social Security system, which subsequently shaped their structure, governance, and generosity. After reviewing this history, the authors employ data from all fifty states to estimate a pension benefit equation for hypothetical workers and explain differences in the generosity of plans across states and types of workers covered. The authors show that population growth, plan funding, union representation, and participation in Social Security influenced the generosity of the plans.
Keywords: pension history, pension funding, Normal Retirement Age, Social Security, replacement rates, Survey of State Pensions, union representation
How Elastic Is the Response of the Retirement-Age Labor Supply? Evidence from the 1993 French Pension Reform
Antoine Bozio
in Pension Strategies in Europe and the United States
10.7551/mitpress/9780262062725.003.0003
Economics and Finance, Econometrics
This chapter discusses the key parameter of labor-supply elasticity of older workers using the 1993 pension reform in France and the implications of the long-run effects of the 1993 and 2003 reforms. ... More
This chapter discusses the key parameter of labor-supply elasticity of older workers using the 1993 pension reform in France and the implications of the long-run effects of the 1993 and 2003 reforms. It cites a study on the pension reform of 1993 implemented by the government of Edouard Balladur that restricted the conditions for obtaining a full pension in order to reduce the amount of pensions by increasing the period taken into account to compute the reference wage. It also shows an overall assessment of the impact of the 1993 French pension reform. The chapter confirms the strong correlation between social security parameters and labor-force participation displayed with cross-country data.Less
This chapter discusses the key parameter of labor-supply elasticity of older workers using the 1993 pension reform in France and the implications of the long-run effects of the 1993 and 2003 reforms. It cites a study on the pension reform of 1993 implemented by the government of Edouard Balladur that restricted the conditions for obtaining a full pension in order to reduce the amount of pensions by increasing the period taken into account to compute the reference wage. It also shows an overall assessment of the impact of the 1993 French pension reform. The chapter confirms the strong correlation between social security parameters and labor-force participation displayed with cross-country data.
Keywords: 1993 French pension reform, social security parameters, retirement age, years of contribution, disclosure effect, disability pensions
China: Potential Directions for Reform
Nicholas Barr and Peter Diamond
in Reforming Pensions: Principles and Policy Choices
This chapter sets out a series of recommendations to strengthen the pension system of China in ways compatible with China's capacity to implement reforms effectively. It first discusses overall ... More
This chapter sets out a series of recommendations to strengthen the pension system of China in ways compatible with China's capacity to implement reforms effectively. It first discusses overall structure and administration. It then considers options for the basic pension, individual accounts, and voluntary pensions, respectively. The chapter also discusses issues connected with the age of retirement, and finally it considers ways of extending coverage to more of the population.Less
Nicholas BarrPeter Diamond
This chapter sets out a series of recommendations to strengthen the pension system of China in ways compatible with China's capacity to implement reforms effectively. It first discusses overall structure and administration. It then considers options for the basic pension, individual accounts, and voluntary pensions, respectively. The chapter also discusses issues connected with the age of retirement, and finally it considers ways of extending coverage to more of the population.
Keywords: basic pension, China, coverage, individual accounts, legacy costs, notional defined-contribution pensions, retirement age, rural pensions, voluntary pensions
The Effect of Social Security on Retirement in the United States
Courtney Coile and Jonathan Gruber
in Social Security Programs and Retirement around the World: Micro-Estimation
10.7208/chicago/9780226309989.003.0013
Economics and Finance, International
This chapter examines the impact of Social Security (SS) on retirement, taking advantage of newly available data on retirement behavior and methodological advances in retirement modeling over the ... More
This chapter examines the impact of Social Security (SS) on retirement, taking advantage of newly available data on retirement behavior and methodological advances in retirement modeling over the past decade. The data set, the Health and Retirement Study, follows a sample of near-retirement-age individuals starting in 1992 and contains detailed information on demographic and job characteristics, labor force attachment, earnings histories, health, and private pensions. The study has two major findings. First, retirement appears to respond much more to SS incentive variables defined with reference to the entire future stream of retirement incentives than to the accrual in retirement wealth over the next year alone, indicating that it is important to include forward-looking measures such as peak value or option value in retirement models. Second, simulations of the effect of two possible policy changes—raising the early and normal retirement ages by three years or moving to a system with a flat benefit of 60 percent of earnings—show that these policy changes could have significant effects on retirement behavior.Less
Courtney CoileJonathan Gruber
This chapter examines the impact of Social Security (SS) on retirement, taking advantage of newly available data on retirement behavior and methodological advances in retirement modeling over the past decade. The data set, the Health and Retirement Study, follows a sample of near-retirement-age individuals starting in 1992 and contains detailed information on demographic and job characteristics, labor force attachment, earnings histories, health, and private pensions. The study has two major findings. First, retirement appears to respond much more to SS incentive variables defined with reference to the entire future stream of retirement incentives than to the accrual in retirement wealth over the next year alone, indicating that it is important to include forward-looking measures such as peak value or option value in retirement models. Second, simulations of the effect of two possible policy changes—raising the early and normal retirement ages by three years or moving to a system with a flat benefit of 60 percent of earnings—show that these policy changes could have significant effects on retirement behavior.
Keywords: retirement behavior, Health and Retirement, pensions, retirement incentives, retirement policy, retirement age
Twenty‐First‐Century Pensions Issues
Nicholas Barr
in The Welfare State as Piggy Bank: Information, Risk, Uncertainty, and the Role of the State
Economics and Finance, Public and Welfare
Two sets of issues will become increasingly salient. The first part of the chapter discusses strategies to address population ageing, with heavy emphasis on two policies – increasing economic growth ... More
Two sets of issues will become increasingly salient. The first part of the chapter discusses strategies to address population ageing, with heavy emphasis on two policies – increasing economic growth and raising the retirement age. The second part of the chapter discusses the possibility of pension design that is compatible with national and international labour mobility, fragmented family structures, and international competitive pressures. A particular question is whether it is possible to design pensions that have not only the advantages of defined‐contribution schemes (improved labour mobility) but also the advantages of defined‐benefit schemes (greater individual certainty).Less
Two sets of issues will become increasingly salient. The first part of the chapter discusses strategies to address population ageing, with heavy emphasis on two policies – increasing economic growth and raising the retirement age. The second part of the chapter discusses the possibility of pension design that is compatible with national and international labour mobility, fragmented family structures, and international competitive pressures. A particular question is whether it is possible to design pensions that have not only the advantages of defined‐contribution schemes (improved labour mobility) but also the advantages of defined‐benefit schemes (greater individual certainty).
Keywords: defined benefit, defined contribution, economic growth, labour mobility, population ageing, retirement age
Micro-Modeling of Retirement in Belgium
Arnaud Dellis, Raphaël Desmet, Alain Jousten, and Sergio Perelman
The widespread use of various early retirement programs makes Belgium the country with the lowest average retirement age in the Western world, which is approximately fifty-seven years old for men. ... More
The widespread use of various early retirement programs makes Belgium the country with the lowest average retirement age in the Western world, which is approximately fifty-seven years old for men. This chapter, which studies the incentives pushing people toward retiring early, explicitly models the incentive structure built into the various public retirement and early retirement systems. First, it computes indicators of benefit entitlement, such as social security wealth, and then defines several different incentive measures based on the notion of social security wealth. In a third step, the empirical estimation of microeconometric probit and option value models is performed. From an exceptionally rich and broad database, an accurate measure of all individuals' pension wealth was determined, as well as of the implicit tax rates the elderly workers face in case of delayed retirement.Less
Arnaud DellisRaphaël DesmetAlain JoustenSergio Perelman
The widespread use of various early retirement programs makes Belgium the country with the lowest average retirement age in the Western world, which is approximately fifty-seven years old for men. This chapter, which studies the incentives pushing people toward retiring early, explicitly models the incentive structure built into the various public retirement and early retirement systems. First, it computes indicators of benefit entitlement, such as social security wealth, and then defines several different incentive measures based on the notion of social security wealth. In a third step, the empirical estimation of microeconometric probit and option value models is performed. From an exceptionally rich and broad database, an accurate measure of all individuals' pension wealth was determined, as well as of the implicit tax rates the elderly workers face in case of delayed retirement.
Keywords: early retirement programs, retirement age, incentives, public retirement, retirement benefits, pension wealth, tax rates, elderly workers
Life-cycle Asset Allocation Strategies and the Distribution of 401(k) Retirement Wealth
James M. Poterba, Joshua Rauh, Steven F. Venti, and David A. Wise
in Developments in the Economics of Aging
This chapter presents evidence on the distribution of balances in 401(k)-type retirement saving accounts under various asset allocation strategies that investors might choose. In addition to a range ... More
This chapter presents evidence on the distribution of balances in 401(k)-type retirement saving accounts under various asset allocation strategies that investors might choose. In addition to a range of age-invariant strategies, such as an all-bond and an all-stock strategy, it considers several different life-cycle funds that automatically alter the investor's mix of assets as he or she ages; and a no lose allocation strategy, in which households purchase enough riskless bonds at each age to ensure that they will have no less than their nominal contribution when they reach retirement age, and then invest the balance in corporate stock. The results suggest several conclusions about the effect of investment strategy on retirement wealth. First, the distribution of retirement wealth associated with typical life-cycle investment strategies is similar to that from age-invariant asset allocation strategies that set the equity share of the portfolio equal to the average equity share in the lifecycle strategies. Second, the expected utility associated with different 401(k) asset allocation strategies, and the ranking of these strategies, is very sensitive to three parameters: the expected return on corporate stock, the relative risk aversion of the investing household, and the amount of non-401(k) wealth that the household will have available at retirement.Less
James M. PoterbaJoshua RauhSteven F. VentiDavid A. Wise
This chapter presents evidence on the distribution of balances in 401(k)-type retirement saving accounts under various asset allocation strategies that investors might choose. In addition to a range of age-invariant strategies, such as an all-bond and an all-stock strategy, it considers several different life-cycle funds that automatically alter the investor's mix of assets as he or she ages; and a no lose allocation strategy, in which households purchase enough riskless bonds at each age to ensure that they will have no less than their nominal contribution when they reach retirement age, and then invest the balance in corporate stock. The results suggest several conclusions about the effect of investment strategy on retirement wealth. First, the distribution of retirement wealth associated with typical life-cycle investment strategies is similar to that from age-invariant asset allocation strategies that set the equity share of the portfolio equal to the average equity share in the lifecycle strategies. Second, the expected utility associated with different 401(k) asset allocation strategies, and the ranking of these strategies, is very sensitive to three parameters: the expected return on corporate stock, the relative risk aversion of the investing household, and the amount of non-401(k) wealth that the household will have available at retirement.
Keywords: retirement savings accounts, asset allocation, life-cycle funds, investment strategy, retirement income, retirement age, retirement wealth
Pension Strategies in Europe and the United States
Robert Fenge, Georges de Menil, and Pierre Pestieau (eds)
This book discusses the demographic challenges facing pension systems in the United States and some developed countries in Europe. Factors affecting the challenges include the speed level of the ... More
This book discusses the demographic challenges facing pension systems in the United States and some developed countries in Europe. Factors affecting the challenges include the speed level of the aging population, previous yet flawed policy initiatives on early retirement, and the extent of pay-as-you-go (PYAG) financing in certain countries. Part One of the book covers the structural features of pay-as-you-go (PYAG) pension systems, which was introduced in Europe in the late 1940s to provide benefits for retirees facing war and economic depression. Part Two covers sustainability brought by economic policies and political processes created within a democratic context and systems competition. Meanwhile, part three covers an analysis on policy issues regarding private, funded pension systems that provide the necessary compensation for diminishing benefits, including a focus on the annuitization of savings. The book explains the scale of the crisis and the diversity of existing systems, the urgency of scholarly analyses of national policies, policy proposals in relation to working lives and personal savings, pension reform in Germany from 2001 up to 2006, and security in retirement as outlined in the 2006 White Paper.Less
This book discusses the demographic challenges facing pension systems in the United States and some developed countries in Europe. Factors affecting the challenges include the speed level of the aging population, previous yet flawed policy initiatives on early retirement, and the extent of pay-as-you-go (PYAG) financing in certain countries. Part One of the book covers the structural features of pay-as-you-go (PYAG) pension systems, which was introduced in Europe in the late 1940s to provide benefits for retirees facing war and economic depression. Part Two covers sustainability brought by economic policies and political processes created within a democratic context and systems competition. Meanwhile, part three covers an analysis on policy issues regarding private, funded pension systems that provide the necessary compensation for diminishing benefits, including a focus on the annuitization of savings. The book explains the scale of the crisis and the diversity of existing systems, the urgency of scholarly analyses of national policies, policy proposals in relation to working lives and personal savings, pension reform in Germany from 2001 up to 2006, and security in retirement as outlined in the 2006 White Paper.
Keywords: dependency ratio, life expectancy, retirement age, annuitization of savings, State Earnings-Related Pension Scheme, pay-as-you-go
Introduction: Ignoring the Obvious
Judith Ann Trolander
in From Sun Cities to the Villages: A History of Active Adult, Age-restricted Communities
10.5744/florida/9780813036045.003.0001
History, Cultural History
This study focuses specifically on the development of age-restricted, active adult communities, not naturally occurring retirement communities, or age-targeted retirement communities. Neither type of ... More
This study focuses specifically on the development of age-restricted, active adult communities, not naturally occurring retirement communities, or age-targeted retirement communities. Neither type of community bans those under the age of nineteen as permanent residents. Furthermore, neither is likely to have 80 percent or more of its housing units occupied by at least one person who is age fifty-five or older. The age-restricted communities have the highest concentration of the elderly. This history also focuses on communities that have at least five hundred residential units, not single buildings or smaller developments. This study does not cover trailer courts, recreational vehicle parks, or manufactured-home communities, all of which continue to be tremendously popular with retirees, particularly in Florida but elsewhere in the Sunbelt as well.Less
Introduction : Ignoring the Obvious
This study focuses specifically on the development of age-restricted, active adult communities, not naturally occurring retirement communities, or age-targeted retirement communities. Neither type of community bans those under the age of nineteen as permanent residents. Furthermore, neither is likely to have 80 percent or more of its housing units occupied by at least one person who is age fifty-five or older. The age-restricted communities have the highest concentration of the elderly. This history also focuses on communities that have at least five hundred residential units, not single buildings or smaller developments. This study does not cover trailer courts, recreational vehicle parks, or manufactured-home communities, all of which continue to be tremendously popular with retirees, particularly in Florida but elsewhere in the Sunbelt as well.
Keywords: age-restricted communities, active adult communities, retirement communities, age-targeted retirement communities, recreational vehicle parks
Retirement and the Hidden Epidemic: The Complex Link Between Aging, Work Disengagement, and Substance Misuse and What To Do About It
Peter A. Bamberger and Samuel B. Bacharach
Psychology, Health Psychology
Substance misuse among older adults in the United States is a major hidden health threat, with broad implications for the welfare and quality of life of those misusing alcohol and drugs, as well as ... More
Substance misuse among older adults in the United States is a major hidden health threat, with broad implications for the welfare and quality of life of those misusing alcohol and drugs, as well as their families. Although retirement is often viewed as playing a key role in the onset and exacerbation of older adult substance misuse, research findings are inconclusive. The book begins by conducting a critical review of that research, paying particular attention to the difficulty of capturing the etiological role of retirement in older adult substance misuse when the very nature of retirement is in flux. The book then presents findings from a 10-year, longitudinal study designed to address both this issue as well as some of the more methodological shortcomings of prior studies. In addition to examining the direct impact of retirement on older adult substance misuse and disentangling the confounding effects of aging, it examines how individual differences, shifting social networks, preretirement work factors, conditions in retirement, and the interactions among each of these may affect subsequent misuse. On the basis of these etiological insights, the book examines the efficacy of contemporary individual- and policy-level interventions and proposes several alternative approaches to prevention and treatment.Less
Retirement and the Hidden Epidemic : The Complex Link Between Aging, Work Disengagement, and Substance Misuse and What To Do About It
Peter A. BambergerSamuel B. Bacharach
Substance misuse among older adults in the United States is a major hidden health threat, with broad implications for the welfare and quality of life of those misusing alcohol and drugs, as well as their families. Although retirement is often viewed as playing a key role in the onset and exacerbation of older adult substance misuse, research findings are inconclusive. The book begins by conducting a critical review of that research, paying particular attention to the difficulty of capturing the etiological role of retirement in older adult substance misuse when the very nature of retirement is in flux. The book then presents findings from a 10-year, longitudinal study designed to address both this issue as well as some of the more methodological shortcomings of prior studies. In addition to examining the direct impact of retirement on older adult substance misuse and disentangling the confounding effects of aging, it examines how individual differences, shifting social networks, preretirement work factors, conditions in retirement, and the interactions among each of these may affect subsequent misuse. On the basis of these etiological insights, the book examines the efficacy of contemporary individual- and policy-level interventions and proposes several alternative approaches to prevention and treatment.
Keywords: aging, retirement, substance misuse, alcohol abuse, illicit drugs, drug misuse, problem drinking, etiology, age—retirement confound, prevention, treatment
Sweden: an extended working life policy that overlooks gender considerations
Clary Krekula, Lars-Gunnar Engström, and Aida Alvinius
in Gender, Ageing and Extended Working Life: Cross-National Perspectives
Policy Press
10.1332/policypress/9781447325116.003.0008
Sociology, Gerontology and Ageing
The Swedish government policy on extended working life has since its introduction in the mid-1990s aimed to lower the costs of the public pension system and to reduce the financial burden for ... More
The Swedish government policy on extended working life has since its introduction in the mid-1990s aimed to lower the costs of the public pension system and to reduce the financial burden for workers. By focusing on an idealised category of those who are "willing and able to work longer", the policy has neglected the obstacles faced by those with physically demanding jobs or with a big responsibility to care for a close relative. This mainly affects women and upholds a neoliberal view of older people. By only problematizing gender perspective on the challenges to gender equality in working life, a narrow understanding of gender equality is created which deviates from other national gender equality policies. The policy debate thereby contributes also to excluding older women and men from the Swedish gender equality project. Despite the argument that an extended working life is needed to ensure the value of pensions, this does not apply to those who are unable to continue working - they are instead expected to rely on the social security scheme.Less
Clary KrekulaLars-Gunnar EngströmAida Alvinius
The Swedish government policy on extended working life has since its introduction in the mid-1990s aimed to lower the costs of the public pension system and to reduce the financial burden for workers. By focusing on an idealised category of those who are "willing and able to work longer", the policy has neglected the obstacles faced by those with physically demanding jobs or with a big responsibility to care for a close relative. This mainly affects women and upholds a neoliberal view of older people. By only problematizing gender perspective on the challenges to gender equality in working life, a narrow understanding of gender equality is created which deviates from other national gender equality policies. The policy debate thereby contributes also to excluding older women and men from the Swedish gender equality project. Despite the argument that an extended working life is needed to ensure the value of pensions, this does not apply to those who are unable to continue working - they are instead expected to rely on the social security scheme.
Keywords: Categorizations of older workers, Gender equality policy, Informal elderly care, Gendered effects, Family and caring responsibilities, Ill health, Increased retirement age, A neoliberal view on older workers, Individual responsibility
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Theodore C. Bergstrom and John L. Hartman
This chapter discusses the factors that affect the political support for pay-as-you-go (PAYG) retirement plans in the U.S., including the impact of changes in social security benefits on the value of ... More
This chapter discusses the factors that affect the political support for pay-as-you-go (PAYG) retirement plans in the U.S., including the impact of changes in social security benefits on the value of taxes paid and benefits received for persons of each age and sex groups. It reveals how demographic changes, such as the baby boom of the 1950s and the decline in birth rate, will significantly increase the tax burden imposed by the social security system. In 2001, there were about 5.3 people of working age for everyone age sixty-six or higher. By 2020 this ratio will fall to 4.15, and by 2030 to about 3.2. The chapter also considers projected populations that will gain or lose from the change in retirement age.Less
Theodore C. BergstromJohn L. Hartman
This chapter discusses the factors that affect the political support for pay-as-you-go (PAYG) retirement plans in the U.S., including the impact of changes in social security benefits on the value of taxes paid and benefits received for persons of each age and sex groups. It reveals how demographic changes, such as the baby boom of the 1950s and the decline in birth rate, will significantly increase the tax burden imposed by the social security system. In 2001, there were about 5.3 people of working age for everyone age sixty-six or higher. By 2020 this ratio will fall to 4.15, and by 2030 to about 3.2. The chapter also considers projected populations that will gain or lose from the change in retirement age.
Keywords: pay-as-you-go social security, social security tax revenue, Social Security Administration, alternative discount rates, retirement age, Condorcet winner
Abhinav Chandrachud
in The Informal Constitution: Unwritten Criteria in Selecting Judges for the Supreme Court of India
Law, Legal History
This chapter analyzes historical legislative debates surrounding the establishment of the Federal Court during British rule in India, and debates in the Constituent Assembly about who would get to ... More
This chapter analyzes historical legislative debates surrounding the establishment of the Federal Court during British rule in India, and debates in the Constituent Assembly about who would get to serve on the proposed Supreme Court of independent India. Though arguments were made in favor of appointing the court’s judges from among the ranks of practicing lawyers and ‘distinguished jurists’, the assumption always seemed to have been that the front-running judicial candidate for the court would be a senior High Court judge or High Court Chief Justice. These debates will then be contrasted against the actual practice of recruitment on the Federal Court of India before the constitution came into being. It will be seen that informal communal quotas prevailed, much against the desires of colonial legislative policymakers, and that the character of the court was transformed after independence, where all the judges were former High Court judges.Less
This chapter analyzes historical legislative debates surrounding the establishment of the Federal Court during British rule in India, and debates in the Constituent Assembly about who would get to serve on the proposed Supreme Court of independent India. Though arguments were made in favor of appointing the court’s judges from among the ranks of practicing lawyers and ‘distinguished jurists’, the assumption always seemed to have been that the front-running judicial candidate for the court would be a senior High Court judge or High Court Chief Justice. These debates will then be contrasted against the actual practice of recruitment on the Federal Court of India before the constitution came into being. It will be seen that informal communal quotas prevailed, much against the desires of colonial legislative policymakers, and that the character of the court was transformed after independence, where all the judges were former High Court judges.
Keywords: Federal Court of India, Constituent Assembly Debates, retirement age, original intent, Hari Singh Gour, B.N. Rau
Reforming Pensions
Anders Åslund and Simeon Djankov
in Europe's Growth Challenge
Europe is aging rapidly, and the old need pensions and care. As a share of the active population aged 15−64, the European population aged 65 or above is projected to increase from 28 percent in 2016 ... More
Europe is aging rapidly, and the old need pensions and care. As a share of the active population aged 15−64, the European population aged 65 or above is projected to increase from 28 percent in 2016 to 53 percent in 2060. Consequently, an increasing share of national income will cover pension expenditures. In 2013, old-age pensions accounted for an average of 9.2 percent of GDP in the EU-28, to compare with 6.1 percent of GDP in the United States. European pension systems vary greatly, but they appear to be converging. Early pension schemes are reined in. Retirement ages are set to rise with longer life expectancy. The Dutch pension system appears the best. Comprehensive pension reform would aim at a three-pillar system with a minimum public pension guaranteed to all, a second pillar of a pension based on mandatory private savings, and a third pillar of voluntary private savings.Less
Anders ÅslundSimeon Djankov
Europe is aging rapidly, and the old need pensions and care. As a share of the active population aged 15−64, the European population aged 65 or above is projected to increase from 28 percent in 2016 to 53 percent in 2060. Consequently, an increasing share of national income will cover pension expenditures. In 2013, old-age pensions accounted for an average of 9.2 percent of GDP in the EU-28, to compare with 6.1 percent of GDP in the United States. European pension systems vary greatly, but they appear to be converging. Early pension schemes are reined in. Retirement ages are set to rise with longer life expectancy. The Dutch pension system appears the best. Comprehensive pension reform would aim at a three-pillar system with a minimum public pension guaranteed to all, a second pillar of a pension based on mandatory private savings, and a third pillar of voluntary private savings.
Keywords: Aging population, pension expenditure, old-age pension, retirement age, early retirement, pension reform, pension funds, The Netherlands, European Union
Demographic Change, Relative Factor Prices, International Capital Flows, and Their Differential Effects on the Welfare of Generations
Dirk Krüger and Axel Börsch-Supan
Alexander Ludwig (ed.)
in Social Security Policy in a Changing Environment
This chapter evaluates the welfare consequences of the demographic transition per se and not just the alternative Social Security reform scenarios, as well as in the analysis of the distributional ... More
This chapter evaluates the welfare consequences of the demographic transition per se and not just the alternative Social Security reform scenarios, as well as in the analysis of the distributional consequences of changing factor prices due to population aging. It is reported that that the rate of return to capital can be expected to decrease by about 80–90 basis points until 2050, with a corresponding increase of wages if PAYGO Social Security systems are reformed such that contribution rates are held constant. It is also shown that increasing the mandatory retirement age by five years is shown to mitigate substantially these losses and to significantly increase the welfare gains of newborns. The welfare gains for newborns are actually larger than what is computed because in addition, these newborns are expected to live longer than the current generation.Less
Dirk KrügerAxel Börsch-Supan
This chapter evaluates the welfare consequences of the demographic transition per se and not just the alternative Social Security reform scenarios, as well as in the analysis of the distributional consequences of changing factor prices due to population aging. It is reported that that the rate of return to capital can be expected to decrease by about 80–90 basis points until 2050, with a corresponding increase of wages if PAYGO Social Security systems are reformed such that contribution rates are held constant. It is also shown that increasing the mandatory retirement age by five years is shown to mitigate substantially these losses and to significantly increase the welfare gains of newborns. The welfare gains for newborns are actually larger than what is computed because in addition, these newborns are expected to live longer than the current generation.
Keywords: Social Security, factor prices, capital, wages, retirement age, newborns
Saving Social Security
William G. Gale
in Fiscal Therapy: Balancing Today's Needs with Tomorrow's Obligations
Economics and Finance, Public and Welfare, Economic Systems
Social Security is among the nation’s most popular and successful programs, as discussed in Chapter 8, providing crucial income every year for tens of millions of retirees, surviving spouses, ... More
Social Security is among the nation’s most popular and successful programs, as discussed in Chapter 8, providing crucial income every year for tens of millions of retirees, surviving spouses, dependents, and the disabled. But the program is financially unsustainable. The taxes that today’s workers pay go mainly to cover the benefits of today’s retirees. As a result, the coming rise in the number of retirees relative to workers will leave the program with too little revenue to pay all the benefits workers have earned starting in about 2034. Policymakers should enact a 2016 plan proposed by a Bipartisan Policy Center commission. It would bring Social Security into long-run fiscal balance by raising taxes and cutting benefits in a progressive manner, protecting the poor, raising the retirement age, encouraging people to work longer, and fixing the way Social Security calculates inflation.Less
Social Security is among the nation’s most popular and successful programs, as discussed in Chapter 8, providing crucial income every year for tens of millions of retirees, surviving spouses, dependents, and the disabled. But the program is financially unsustainable. The taxes that today’s workers pay go mainly to cover the benefits of today’s retirees. As a result, the coming rise in the number of retirees relative to workers will leave the program with too little revenue to pay all the benefits workers have earned starting in about 2034. Policymakers should enact a 2016 plan proposed by a Bipartisan Policy Center commission. It would bring Social Security into long-run fiscal balance by raising taxes and cutting benefits in a progressive manner, protecting the poor, raising the retirement age, encouraging people to work longer, and fixing the way Social Security calculates inflation.
Keywords: Social Security, disability, OASI, DI, payroll tax, retirement age, replacement rate, Social Security trust fund, chained CPI, privatization
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The topic of gay rights has been a controversial one for decades. It has spanned politics, religion, and of course, Hollywood. Though acceptance for same-sex love continues to expand, and more legislation is set in place to provide equal rights for the LGBTQ community, there are still those strongly in opposition. In 74 countries, in fact, being gay or transgender is illegal and in many of those, punishable by death. Organizations such as Human Rights Campaign (HRC), and Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAAD), have started to create a safe space for those who want to have the freedom to be themselves.
These celebrities have proven themselves to be influential advocates for the LGBTQ community. Their work through various foundations, advocacy for the creation of legislation and all-around support for equal rights show just how committed these celebrities are to creating a world where someone is not discriminated against or bullied for their sexual preferences. In other words, these stars are pretty damn cool…
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The 2015 GLAAD Media Awards Vanguard Winner received a standing ovation after delivering her acceptance speech.
“Women, poor people, people of color, people with disabilities, gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, trans people, intersex people — we have been pitted against each other and made to feel there are limited seats at the table for those of us who fall into the category of ‘other.’ As a result, we have become afraid of one another,” said Washington. She compared the plight of the LGBTQ community to that of the fight for racial equality, a long struggle that she says has yet to be overcome. With her voice, we’re one step closer.
The Arrow star has been an avid supporter of marriage equality. When his co-star, Colton Hayes came out as gay, Amell said he couldn’t have been happier for Hayes living his truth. He was criticized for attending Vancouver’s Gay Pride parade, but paid absolutely no mind to the haters. The CW actor once wrote on his Facebook page, “Marriage — and all the benefits that come with it — should be available to everybody. Some of the most loving, powerful relationships I’ve witnessed have been same-sex couples.”
Never one to bite his tongue, the rap sensation has given his support and admiration to people in the public eye who are able to come out, particularly men. Following Frank Ocean‘s coming out, A$AP said he respected him for living in his truth, and that there are a lot of people in this world who could take notes.
“It makes me upset that this topic even matters when it comes to hip-hop, because it makes it seem like everybody in hip-hop is small-minded or stupid, and that’s not the case… I treat everybody equal, and so I want to be sure that my listeners and my followers do the same if they’re gonna represent me.” That’s awesome.
This HRC member has also gotten involved with an organization called Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) to become an advocate for her LGBTQ family members. She frequents events such as Pride parades and has called on lawmakers to create fair policies for everyone regardless of gender identity or sexual preference.
She says the reason she’d become so involved with social issues recently is that, “I’m trying to make the world a better place for my baby.” Commendable!
Years ago, the rapper was criticized by the queer community after he expressed that he wasn’t sure if homosexuality would be fully accepted in hip-hop. However, he changed his view years later, saying that as the world evolves, he hopes that the music industry does as well. “I’m in favor of life in general,” the “Drop It Like It’s Hot” hitmaker said. “I have no control over what people think or feel, you know? Do what makes you happy.”
The 2008 HRC Ally Award winner distanced herself from her church after realizing that it did not support LGBTQ rights. Unlike any actress before her, Hathaway sold her wedding photos so that she could give a portion of the profits to Freedom To Marry, an organization that supports same-sex marriage. Now that’s awesome!
Our favorite childhood actor shut down LGBTQ critics after a 2012 interview with the magazine, Attitude in which he said, “The ultimate reason gay marriage should be legalized everywhere is because, as a kid, you look to your mum and dad and they’re married, then you look at the gay couple who’ve been together for the same amount of time, but because they can’t get married their relationship doesn’t seem the same.” He also said, “Gay people should have equality in law everywhere. If you grow up as a young gay man knowing you don’t have the same opportunities as everyone else, you’re going to feel victimized and massive prejudice towards you.”
Growing up in an era, and a city, that was not accepting of gay rights, Dolly has not shied away from defending the rights of the LGBTQ community. Most notably, she’s been a huge critic of Christians who consider themselves being against gay and trans equality, saying “I think everybody should be allowed to be who they are, and to love who they love. I don’t think we should be judgmental. Lord, I’ve got enough problems of my own to pass judgment on somebody else.”
The supermom, actress, and entrepreneur revealed that like Anne Hathaway, homophobia was the deciding factor in her distancing herself from the church. She’s the recipient of not one, but two GLAAD Media Awards. In 2014, told The Daily Beast, “I fell in love when I was 16 and had this major crush on… I guess he was a drag queen? He was bisexual and a ballerina, and this was while I was at the Atlantic Theater Company in Vermont. We used to go to this gay club and I’d dance with him all night, four nights a week.”
In an article with The Huffington Post, the Ocean’s Eleven actor said, “It is astonishing that gay and lesbian Americans are still treated as second-class citizens. I am confident that, very soon, the laws of this nation will reflect the basic truth that gay and lesbian people — like all human beings — are born equal in dignity and rights.” He, too, has been recognized by The Advocate and continues to be a strong voice in favor for the LGBTQ community.
As if being one of the most influential women in television wasn’t enough, Shonda has made it her duty to bring gay marriage to the forefront of mainstream conversation. She has also expressed that television is lacking adequate LGBTQ representation and tries to reverse that on her shows How to Get Away With Murder, Scandal, and — of course — Grey’s Anatomy. Sounds like the type of diversity we need!
Jenny from the Block, like many others on this list, is also a GLAAD Vanguard winner. She was a producer on the show, The Fosters on Freeform, which featured an interracial lesbian couple at the family leaders. This is only one of the many efforts she’s made to promote marriage equality. This summer, she made a touching tribute during Pride to her gay aunt who struggled with her sexuality.
The former teen heartthrob is no stranger to the public eye. He’s used his platform to advocate for the rights of all people and has worked to raise awareness through his acting roles playing gay men. His sexuality has been questioned by the media several times, yet Jonas doesn’t let it get to him. Instead, he works to eliminate the stigma that often surrounds the LGBTQ community. He’s participated in The Trevor Project and the It Gets Better campaign, both of which work to decrease the high rates of suicide among gay teens.
Just when America thought we couldn’t love the pint-sized, reality star any more, she served as the officiant for a gay wedding. The Jersey Shore star has said (somewhat controversially) that she prays for a gay son, and believes that she gets along better with gay men than with straight women.
The Born This Way Foundation founder has been a hands-on advocate for those who may be bullied or ostracized for their sexual orientation. She has openly spoken about being bisexual and is often highlighted by publications such as The Advocate, and organizations such as GLAAD. Many have said that Gaga is one of the best advocates the gay community has ever had as she’s become something of a gay icon.
The former president and first lady have been staunch supporters of equal rights, and the 44th administration passed historic legislation to improve the lives of LGBTQ people in America. Both have spoken against bullying, and believe all people should have equal health benefits. During a 2016 Town Hall, the 44th president expressed that his views on same-sex marriage we’re always so open. “People I loved who were in monogamous same-sex relationships explained to me what I should have understood earlier, which is it was not simply about legal rights but about a sense of stigma, that if you’re calling it something different it means that somehow it means less in the eyes of society.” He also said his daughters, Sasha and Malia, helped him see more clearly about this issue.
The Hollywood wild-child has been a vocal advocate for the LGBTQ community. She dons an equality tattoo on her middle finger, has been spotted wearing a “Homophobia is a social disease” pin, has spoken out publically about the current presidential administration and what she believes are their unjust views, and expressed that she has had relationships with both men and women. In fact, she identifies as pansexual, which means that she doesn’t see gender as a factor when it comes to picking a romantic or sexual partner. I think it’s safe to say that in her world, love always wins!
In 2016, this free-spirited goddess made headlines after helping one of her fans come out of the closet. Her encouraging Twitter DM’s led to the young man to muster up the courage to be his true self to his friends and family. These kind words from the pop star were greatly appreciated and Rihanna continued to periodically check up on her fan’s well-being.
The music superstar was no fan of President Trump’s withdrawal of protection rights for trans youth. She took to her Facebook in support of Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), encouraging fans to donate to the organization that supports LGBTQ students K-12. “LGBTQ students need to know we support them,” she wrote. “Share your support to protect trans youth.” Then, while on tour in North Carolina, she expressed her disdain with the state’s lawmakers who created the “Bathroom Bill.” Considering her wide reach of fans and followers, she could really make a difference!
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Wade Thiel February 10, 2020
Celebrating Women Who Ride
The Women’s Sportbike Rally (WSR) is the only annual female-focused sportbike road rally in the world. The rally announced some changes and updates for 2020. This is the 15th annual event. This year, four rallies will be held in 2020 in three new locations. The locations and dates are:
WSR NorCal: Petaluma, California – June 26 to 28
WSR SoCal: Temecula, California – July 24 to 26
WSR Mid-Atlantic: Winchester, Virginia – September 4 to 7
WSR Deals Gap: Deals Gap, North Carolina – September 11 to 13
The format for the WSR will change a bit. The press release said the rally will have a bit more of an unplugged feel to it, which is supposed to be more like the original rally. The press release states: “In a world where social media and digital advertising have become an integral part of life, WSR aims to provide several days of 100% real-life “unplugged” face-to-face experiences that create a lasting impression on all attendees.”
I’m all for that. The event is supposed to encourage women riders, the sportbike lifestyle in general, and facilitate new friendships. WSR’s format might be a little different this year, but its values are the same. Those values are encouragement, education, camaraderie, and empowerment through intimate gatherings celebrating all women who love motorcycles.
“We’re proud to have the ability to reach an even larger audience of women motorcyclists from across North America this year,” said Rally Director, Brittany Morrow (who is a valued contributor to this site and others). “Each event will mimic the original rally that women have returned for year after year. Its the same WSR we all know and love, but with the power to connect more female riders to each other than ever before.”
Men are welcome and encouraged to attend as the guest of a female rider. Seeing as how females are an important part of the motorcycling community and becoming a bigger force on two wheels, I encourage anyone who can attend to do so. Check out the website for more information.
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Wade Thiel divides his time between motorcycles, cars, and the outdoors. He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana, and tries not to let the cold winter months get him down too much.
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KILIS, Turkey — Al-Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate threatened to attack all U.S.-backed rebels entering the country, after the U.S.-led coalition launched airstrikes on the jihadists’ positions in Syria in retaliation for the abduction of members of a rebel brigade trained by the Pentagon.
The airstrikes came as Jabhat al-Nusra, the al-Qaeda-linked group, announced the Thursday capture of Nadim al-Hassan, commander of the rebel group known as Division 30, which it said had received U.S. training and was acting on behalf of “agents of America” in Syria.
Syria’s Sunni Muslims “will not accept” groups working for the United States, the statement from Jabhat al-Nusra said. The group also called on the rebels to abandon the United States as an ally, and return to fighting in the name of Islam.
Division 30 includes about 60 Syrian fighters that the United States trained in recent months in Turkey and calls the New Syrian Force. They were sent into Syria two weeks ago to help build the moderate opposition to President Bashar al-Assad and participate in a new U.S.-Turkey effort to drive the Islamic State from northwest Syria.
U.S. officials have insisted that none of the newly trained fighters are among those abducted with Hassan, at a spot north of the Syrian city of Aleppo.
But they acknowledged that the captures of Hassan and the others were a blow to the Obama administration’s efforts. Jabhat al-Nusra is one of the most powerful Syrian insurgent groups but is not allied with the Islamic State.
Lt. Cmdr. Kyle Raines, spokesman for the U.S. Central Command, said that “members of the New Syrian Force, along with members of the 30th Division of the Free Syrian Army” had “successfully repelled” a new attack Friday morning by an “unknown force of about 50 personnel.”
“There was support from coalition airstrikes,” Raines said, but no confirmation of losses on either side. Nearly all the U.S. airstrikes on Syria that began in September have been directed against the Islamic State in central and eastern Syria.
The fights with Jabhat al-Nusra took place in the northwestern Syrian town of Azaz, near the Turkish border at Kilis, U.S. officials and a Syrian rights group said.
Syrian activists posted images of what they said were coalition strikes on a Jabhat al-Nusra command center in Azaz. In a statement posted online, Jabhat al-Nusra said the strikes “left a number of martyrs and wounded in our ranks.”
The statement also claimed Hassan’s capture and accused the U.S.-linked rebels of coordinating airstrikes on its positions in the area.
“We warn soldiers of [Division 30] against proceeding in the American project,” the statement said, according to Reuters.
A fighter who said he belonged to Jabhat al-Nusra posted an English-language account of Friday’s battle with Division 30 online.
The fighter, posting with the user name @Abu_M0hammed, said that the jihadists’ and U.S.-backed rebels clashed for about 30 minutes before they heard the sounds of a coalition drone overhead. The drone, @Abu_M0hammed said, was “collecting information” for later airstrikes on the group.
It taught “us some valuable lessons in how to improve our tactics on the ground, against enemies [who] have superior air power,” he said.
Pentagon officials said Thursday that none of the approximately 60 U.S.-trained fighters under Hassan’s command were among those captured by Jabhat al-Nusra.
[U.S. and Turkey aim to create de facto ‘safe zone’ in Syria]
Northwestern Syria has been a swirl of fighting groups, with other moderate, U.S.-backed forces — sometimes in alliance with Jabhat al-Nusra — battling the army of Assad.
The Islamic State has been steadily advancing westward along the Syria-Turkey border.
The U.S. training initiative, begun several months ago in Turkey, has had difficulty recruiting Syrian opposition members for a program that is funded to train 5,000 of them.
The first contingent of about 60 was sent into Syria on July 14, with new equipment and vehicles. U.S. officials said the fighters had pledged allegiance to a goal of fighting against the Islamic State, rather than becoming involved in the many other battles underway in the region.
DeYoung reported from Washington.
Today's coverage from Post correspondents around the world
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Arbitration rules ok
It has been four years since the inception of a new dispute resolution procedure for financial claims between separating husbands and wives. This is an alternative option to court that closely replicates the court process. It is designed to be quicker by allowing the parties to jointly approve a qualified arbitrator to the entire case so avoiding the vagaries of judicial listing by the court and delay.
For a long time in the commercial world, disputing parties have been able to have their decisions resolved in arbitration to save themselves a court battle. The new family finance arbitration procedure has brought this opportunity into the realm of family law for divorcing couples.
Arbitration for parties begins by a joint application to the institute of Family Law Arbitrators for the appointment of a sole arbitrator from a family arbitration panel to ‘rule’ on their dispute. In most cases an arbitral award will not be challenged but there has been a recent example of such a challenge.
In a recent case DB –v- DLJ [2016] EWHC324(Fam) a husband issuing at court a notice to show cause why the arbitral award between himself and his wife should not be made into a court order. In response, the wife claimed that the arbitral award was either vitiated by a mistake that was made over the value of her home, or alternatively that the value attributed to her home was invalidated by subsequent events (known as a Barder event). The judgement in the case was very robust and favoured the arbitral award. The decision was based upon the fact that the arbitration rules contained in the Arbitration Act 1996 govern how to challenge arbitration awards and these do not extend to either a mistake or to a Barder event.
The judge deciding the husband’s application observed that the award made by the Arbitrator, Gavin Smith, was “a thorough, conscientious and clear piece of work. Its quality is a testament to the merit of opting for Arbitration.”
Mr Smith decided that the parties property and cash should be shared equally. The pensions should also be shared equally and that necessitated a court order. The husband’s business (in which he was a 70% shareholder) was directed to be shared 60/40 to reflect the fact that it was well established at the time the parties began their relationship. The wife would be paid maintenance of £36,000 a year until she received payment from a sale of 40% of the business. There was power to extend her maintenance if the provision from the shares would cause her undue hardship.
The wife argued that the value of her home had potentially lost over £200,000 and that this was sufficient to unpick the Arbitrator’s award. The decision taken was that that was not accepted since she had a safety net in the form of maintenance that would ensure her longer term needs could still be met.
This case is a sign of the court not interfering with an arbitration without very sound justification. The arbitration rules are to be respected. A Court is likely to make into an order, terms established by arbitration unless there are reasons that have a basis in law for the court using its discretion and choosing not to make the order. Participants can expect almost all cases that are concluded with an Arbitration award will result in the court upholding that award.
The court in this case was at great pains to show that they would adopt an approach of great stringency if an arbitral award were challenged. It is easy to see that the court wish to discourage parties from thinking they can treat the arbitral process as a dry run and then look to a re-hearing in court.
Often in arbitration and also court proceedings, neither party is particularly happy with the outcome and would rather certain decisions had gone another way. That is the risk of putting decisions in the hands of those that will judge the facts and the law as they see it, not as each of the litigating parties want them to. If putting a decision in someone else’s hands is something that a couple wish to avoid then they are more likely to choose the option of mediation or collaboration where they can retain control of the decision making process.
Users of the arbitration system are broadly very impressed with its results. The ability to fast track a dispute resolution without protracted delay of court proceedings is to be commended.
You can also find out more information on the family pages of our website on all of these options. The family team at Whitehead Monckton have a wealth of experience providing guidance and advice in all areas relating to separation or divorce. If you wish to discuss any of the points raised in this article, please contact a member of the Family team.
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THE WINCHESTER STAR
Winchester church welcomes new pastor with talent for writing
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The Rev. Anne Robertson has a thing for wolves. She always has.
But little did she know how connected she is to them.
When Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church’s newest pastor was researching her Robertson heritage, she discovered the family crest has three wolf heads on it.
“I already loved wolves and thought, ‘Oh, that’s interesting,’” she said. “’This is great. I wonder why the Robertson crest has three wolf heads?’”
After some more research, was aghast over what she found out.
“It was a Robertson who supposedly killed the last wolf in Scotland,” she said, adding she’s not one to kill any living species. “This horrified me.”
Robertson, who is also a published book author, then came up with an idea for a novel based on werewolves. The novel, which was sketched before joining CMUMC on Aug. 1, would follow the main characters who learn to become human by associating with real wolves. The main characters then develop "the most desirable traits in humans – loyalty, caring for family, most of the things wolves really are."
“I think wolves have gotten a bad rap,” she said. “Over the years they are the evil one and the werewolf plays into that. It’s sort of almost a wolf antihero if you will.”
Writing for years
Robertson’s enthusiasm for writing began during her childhood and carried into her early years of parish ministry.
Her first published works – mostly poems -- happened during her teen years. During her 20s she wrote a fantasy novel that came close to being published.
“It came naturally,” Robertson said of her writing ability. “My father was a very good writer. My mother was an English teacher. I grew up with books.”
Her ability to take pen to paper flourished, as she’s now authored eight books.
She describes her first -- Blowing the Lid Off the God-Box: Opening Up to a Limitless Faith (Morehouse, 2005) – as her most satisfying experience.
“I had written … the book in 2001 and I had been shopping it around to publishers,” Robertson said. “As a writer, you stack up rejection letters. I tried this place and that place. It sat with an editor for nine months, but eventually (it was not published). Then when I was up at a church in Dover, New Hampshire, that was where I won the (Wilbur C. Ziegler Award for Excellence in Preaching) award.”
An editor at Morehouse Publishing took notice of her award-winning sermon and asked her if she’d be interested in writing a book.
“I said, ‘Lady, I’ve been trying for four years to get this book to a publisher,’” Robertson said.
Twenty-four hours later, she had her first book contract.
“It blew me away,” she said. “I think I cried for 24 hours.”
Other published books of Robertson's include God's Top 10: Blowing the Lid Off the Commandments (Morehouse, 2006) and God With Skin On: Finding God's Love in Human Relationships (Morehouse, 2009).
In 2007 she took the helm of the historic Massachusetts Bible Society for 13 years, becoming the first woman to lead the organization in its more than 200-year history.
Her newest personal book is New Vision for an Old Story: Why the Bible Might Not Be the Book You Think It Is (Eerdmans, 2018).
Currently, she’s working on a new, five-volume series called Exploring Justice: The Ten Commandments, which she describes as “basically a greatly-expanded treatment of God's Top 10.”
For now, that series, and the werewolf fantasy novel, will stay on her bucket list as her responsibilities to the Winchester church have taken up most of her time.
“Going back into church life sort of interrupted all of that,” Robertson said. “But I still hope to write the rest of them.”
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Home>Global Travel News>Business Exceeding Past Years Performances at ITB Asia 2019
Business Exceeding Past Years Performances at ITB Asia 2019
Singapore (Singapore) – October 31, 2019 (travelindex.com) – ITB Asia came to a close today at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, having attracted a record number of 13,000 attendees from 132 countries and territories. The show saw strong participation this year with over 1,300 exhibitors and more than 1,250 buyers. The three-day exhibition also saw more than 27,000 business appointments made, a 7.4% year-on-year growth.
In its twelfth year running, this year’s conference program brought together thought leaders from across the MICE, Leisure, Corporate, and Travel Tech sectors to explore how businesses can turn creative ideas into bold, yet practical, initiatives to keep pace with technological developments in the travel industry. Across the three days of the conference, attendees were able to hear from more than 270 speakers, including Booking.com, Expedia, IBM, OYO China, TripAdvisor, Tujia and more. For the first time, attendees also got a chance to gain a detailed understanding of some of the most important practices and trends that are defining the future of MICE events at ITB Asia’s inaugural MICE Show Asia. With a turnout that exceeded expectations, the successful debut gives grounds for optimism for the future expansion of this dedicated marketplace.
Dr. Christian Göke, Chief Executive Officer, Messe Berlin said: “After 12 years, ITB Asia experienced strong growth again. This new record clearly demonstrates that the show is well accepted by the industry around the world as the must-attend event in Asia. Messe Berlin is delighted to continue the strategic partnership with Marina Bay Sands and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) from 2020 to 2022. We very quickly realized that not only could we benefit from the extension, but that the whole of the global travel industry stood to benefit as well. I am also pleased to know that every year the team and all partners involved working hard to design ITB Asia to go right to the heart of the industry. At ITB, we build unforgettable emotions that link our industry with its people. Attendees can walk away with new inspiration, cultivating relationships and tangible takeaways.”
Marina Bay Sands will see a renewal of its partnership with Messe Berlin (Singapore) as the show’s official partner hotel while the extension of the relationship with STB will see Singapore as the host country for ITB Asia for the next three years of the show.
Mr. Keith Tan, Chief Executive, Singapore Tourism Board, said: “Since its inaugural show in 2008, ITB Asia has strengthened the travel industry in Asia. It has introduced new ideas, challenged prevailing mindsets, and provoked countless important connections and discussions. The travel industry in Singapore and throughout Asia has benefited immeasurably from ITB Asia. With the extension of our partnership with Messe Berlin (Singapore), STB looks forward to growing ITB Asia even further and making it even more relevant to Asia’s travel trade.”
Mr. George Tanasijevich, President and Chief Executive Officer, Marina Bay Sands, said: “Building communities is core to what we do at Marina Bay Sands. We are privileged to have contributed to the success of ITB Asia, which has been staged at Marina Bay Sands since 2014. We look forward to another three years of partnership with Messe Berlin, offering creative solutions and flexible venue spaces to elevate the show experience and to enable deeper engagements for all delegates.”
The next three editions of ITB Asia will take place from 21 to 23 October 2020, 27 to 29 October 2021 and 19 to 21 October 2022.
Great interest is already being expressed for ITB Asia’s 2020 edition with more than 3,500 square meters of exhibition space being booked for next year’s show. Among others, these will include the Korea Tourism Organisation, Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia, Singapore Tourism Board, Spain Tourism Board and Visit Finland. In addition, ITB Asia 2020 will be introducing Travel Tech Asia as a new show under ITB Asia’s umbrella of events. Travel Tech Asia will provide the travel-tech community with a platform to connect, create and enhance the way people travel, meet and do business, with technology.
About ITB Asia 2020
ITB Asia 2020 will take place at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands, from 21-23 October 2020. It is organized by Messe Berlin (Singapore) Pte Ltd and supported by the Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau. The annual three-day B2B trade show and convention will feature hundreds of exhibiting companies from the Asia-Pacific region, Europe, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East, covering not only the leisure market but also MICE and corporate travel. Exhibitors from every sector of the industry, including destinations, airlines and airports, hotels and resorts, theme parks and attractions, inbound tour operators, inbound DMCs, cruise lines, spas, venues, other meeting facilities and travel technology companies are all expected to attend.
Progressing into its 13th year, ITB Asia is the premier meeting place for the travel trade industry for forging new partnerships and strengthening existing business relationships with the most important players in the region. ITB Asia’s 2019 edition saw huge success with over 1,300 exhibitors, over 1,250 quality buyers, more than 7,000 minutes of conference and more than 13,000 attendees.
About MICE Show Asia 2020
MICE Show Asia 2020 will take place at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore from 21-23 October 2020. MICE Show Asia is where the incentive travel, meetings, and events industries come together to connect and build the future of MICE. The annual three-day business-to-business trade show and convention featured industry suppliers, meetings & events professionals to up-and-coming MICE innovators from a wide range of disciplines, sectors and all levels of seniority. The show is co-located with ITB Asia 2020.
About Travel Tech Asia 2020
Travel Tech Asia 2020 will take place at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore from 21 to 23 October 2020. Organized by Messe Berlin (Singapore) Pte Ltd and supported by the Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau, the inaugural three-day conference will feature leading travel brands and innovative start-ups to attendees from all levels of seniority across a wide range of disciplines and sectors in the travel industry. The conference will be co-located with ITB Asia 2020 and MICE Show Asia 2020.
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Australia to shut border between its 2 largest states as Melbourne infections surge
by: The Associated Press and Nexstar Media Wire
Women hold signs outside housing commission apartments under lockdown in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday, July 6, 2020. The leader of Australia’s most populous state says her government’s decision to close its border with hard-hit Victoria state marks a new phase in the country’s coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill)
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian authorities were preparing to close the border between the country’s two largest states, as the country’s second-largest city, Melbourne, recorded two deaths and its highest-ever daily increase in infections on Monday.
The border between the states of New South Wales — home to Sydney — and Victoria — home to Melbourne — is due to be shut late Tuesday.
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian was a critic of states that closed their borders to her state when Sydney had Australia’s largest number of coronavirus cases. But she said she changed her stance because the situation in Melbourne was unprecedented and indicated the pandemic was in a new phase.
The overwhelming majority of new infections detected in Melbourne in recent weeks were from community transmission. Everywhere else in Australia, the vast majority of people who tested positive for the virus were infected overseas or had been infected by a returned traveler, Berejiklian said.
“What is occurring in Victoria has not yet occurred anywhere else in Australia,” she said Monday. “It’s a new part of the pandemic and, as such, it requires a new type of response.”
The Victorian government locked down 36 of the most virus-prone Melbourne suburbs last week and at the weekend added another four suburbs because of the disease spread.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said of the 127 new cases recorded overnight, 53 were among 3,000 people who have been confined by police to their apartments in nine public housing blocks since Saturday.
Australia’s Acting Chief Medical Officer Paulk Kelly has described the high-rises as “vertical cruise ships” because of the high risk of virus spread.
Police allege a 32-year-old man bit a police officer on Monday as he attempted to leave a high-rise in the suburb of Flemington. He would be charged with assault, resisting police and attempting to breach a pandemic order, Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said.
The infections announced Monday surpassed the first surge of infections in Melbourne that peaked on March 28 at 111 cases recorded in a day.
Daniels said he agreed with Berejiklian and Prime Minister Scott Morrison, a Sydney resident, that the border needed to close. Three in five Australian residents live in Sydney or Melbourne and the air services between the two cities before the pandemic were among the busiest in the world.
“I think it is the smart call, the right call at this time, given the significant challenges we face in containing this virus,” Andrews said.
Deputy Chief Medical Officer Michael Kidd confirmed that federal authorities agreed with the closure. The federal government had previously opposed any internal border closures aimed mostly at stopping spread from Victoria and New South Wales. Morrison had urged state leaders to open their borders for the good of the economy.
Kidd said that only 16% of new cases detected in Australia in the past week had been infected overseas. Two weeks ago, 50% of new cases were people infected overseas and detected in hotel quarantine, he said.
“The situation in Melbourne has come as a jolt, not just of the people of Melbourne but people right across Australia who may have thought that this was all behind us. It is not,” Kidd said.
Outside of Victoria, another 13 cases reported in the past 24 hours were people infected overseas. Of those, 10 had been in hotel quarantine in New South Wales and three in Western Australia
New South Wales police will enforce the Victorian border closure. Some flights and trains services would continue for travelers who are given permits and exemptions, Berejiklian said.
New South Wales Police Commissioner Mick Fuller said officers would use drones to detect people who attempt across the border via forest tracks to avoid the 55 policed road and bridge crossings.
Nationwide, Australia has recorded more than 8,500 total infections and 106 deaths.
by Heather Wright, KTAL/KMSS, Nexstar Media Wire / Jan 17, 2021
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Posted on March 2, 2020 by Wilmington News Journal
OF Luis Robert, INF Carter Kieboom among rookies to watch
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By JAY COHEN - AP Sports Writer
Chicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert looks on from the dugout before a spring training baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Washington Nationals infielder Carter Kieboom throws during spring training baseball practice Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Oakland Athletics' Jesus Luzardo throws during spring training baseball practice, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
CHICAGO (AP) — New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso was the breakout star in an impressive group of major league rookies last summer. Now another wave of young talent is looking to leave its mark on the sport.
Here is a closer look at a handful of rookies who could play a starring role this year:
—OF Luis Robert, Chicago White Sox: The 22-year-old Robert joins a formidable White Sox lineup after agreeing to a $50 million, six-year contract in January — ahead of his major league debut. The athletic Cuban slugger batted .328 with 32 homers, 92 RBIs and 36 steals over three minor league stops last season.
—INF Carter Kieboom, Washington Nationals: Anthony Rendon’s departure in free agency created an opening at third base for the Nationals, and the reigning World Series champions are looking to Kieboom to fill the role. Kieboom spent most of last year with Triple-A Fresno, hitting .303 with 16 homers and 79 RBIs in 109 games.
—LHP Brendan McKay, Tampa Bay Rays: McKay was hampered by shoulder stiffness early in spring training, but it looks as if the No. 4 pick in the 2017 amateur draft could take on a more prominent role with the Rays this year. The two-way player made his major league debut in June, going 2-4 with a 5.14 ERA in 13 games and 2 for 10 with a homer at the plate.
—OF Dylan Carlson, St. Louis Cardinals: The switch-hitting Carlson is on the brink of his major league debut after an impressive 2019 season. The outfielder, who doesn’t turn 22 until October, batted .292 with 26 homers and 68 RBIs over two minor league stops. He was selected by St. Louis with the No. 33 pick in the 2016 draft.
—OF Jo Adell, Los Angeles Angels: There’s a lot to like about the 6-foot-3 Adell, who turns 21 on April 8. He finished last season with Triple-A Salt Lake, hitting .264 with eight RBIs in 27 games with the Bees. The 10th overall pick in the 2017 amateur draft could be headed back to the minors for the start of this season, but he might not be there for very long.
—2B Gavin Lux, Los Angeles Dodgers: The loaded Dodgers have a couple of promising rookies who could help the club this year, led by the sweet-swinging Lux. The No. 20 pick in the 2016 amateur draft hit .347 in the minors last season. He made his big league debut in September, batting .240 with two homers in 23 games.
—LHP Jesús Luzardo, Oakland Athletics: Luzardo broke into the majors in September, striking out 16 in 12 innings and recording two saves in six relief appearances. But the A’s think his future is in their rotation. The left-hander went 1-1 with a 3.19 ERA in seven starts for Triple-A Las Vegas last year.
—OF Cristian Pache, Atlanta Braves: The reigning NL East champions have a glut of outfielders after signing Marcell Ozuna to an $18 million, one-year contract in January. But Pache could make his big league debut this summer. He batted .277 with 12 homers and 61 RBIs in the minors last season, finishing the year with Triple-A Gwinnett.
—RHP Deivi Garcia, New York Yankees: The development of the 20-year-old Garcia took on added significance for the Yankees after James Paxton had back surgery on Feb. 5 and Luis Severino was lost for the season with an elbow injury. Now Garcia could begin the year in New York’s rotation after he struck out 165 in 111 1/3 innings in the minors in 2019.
—2B Nico Hoerner, Chicago Cubs: The 22-year-old Hoerner became the first member of the 2018 draft class to join a big league roster when he was promoted in September. The former Stanford star looked pretty comfortable with the Cubs, batting .282 in 20 games. He is in the mix for the second base job this spring, but he could begin the year with Triple-A Iowa after he skipped that level on his way to the majors.
—RHP Casey Mize, Detroit Tigers: It’s a big season for the 22-year-old Mize, who threw a no-hitter in his Double-A Erie debut last year, but also was hampered by shoulder inflammation. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 amateur draft went 6-3 with a 3.20 ERA in 15 starts with the SeaWolves.
—LHP MacKenzie Gore, San Diego Padres: The 6-3 Gore is one of baseball’s top pitching prospects. He went 9-2 with a sparkling 1.69 ERA in 20 minor league starts in 2019, striking out 135 in 101 innings. He could be headed back to the minors — he finished last season with Double-A Amarillo and just recently turned 21 — but San Diego is hoping he will help anchor its rotation for years to come.
Jay Cohen can be reached at https://twitter.com/jcohenap
https://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2020/03/web1_124513739-d1dc0deb7188406784ee5b44da720969.jpgChicago White Sox center fielder Luis Robert looks on from the dugout before a spring training baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
https://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2020/03/web1_124513739-7341050decdf4a4b972c5cd1cfa32e21.jpgWashington Nationals infielder Carter Kieboom throws during spring training baseball practice Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Oakland Athletics’ Jesus Luzardo throws during spring training baseball practice, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
https://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2020/03/web1_124513739-5705a4b9352345b984c3c33459601c4c.jpgOakland Athletics’ Jesus Luzardo throws during spring training baseball practice, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
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National Teacher-Artist Prize
THE FIRST ART PRIZE FOR TEACHERS
The National Teacher-Artist Prize 2021 is a national contemporary two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) art prize sponsored by Zart Art. It aims to encourage, recognise and celebrate the visual arts practice of primary and secondary school educators. This marks the first art prize for teachers.
The National Teacher-Artist Prize was established to reward teachers by celebrating the value and quality of their individual art practice, supporting both their professional teaching practice and personal growth needs. The prize is a recognition of those who foster rich learning environments within school communities and promote the fundamental importance of the arts in children’s education. The prize aspires to be one of the most valuable events on the art and education calendar, being the only dedicated art prize for educators in the world.
The National Teacher-Artist Prize will be held annually. Entrants must be Australian residents who are registered teachers, and currently working in an Australian school and over the age of 18.
THE NATIONAL TEACHER-ARTIST PRIZE WINNER
receives a Cash Prize of $10,000
PLUS their school will receive art materials from Zart worth $10,000
HIGHLY COMMENDED STATE-BASED PRIZE
seven winners will receive art materials from Zart worth $2,500
THE PEOPLE’S CHOICE PRIZE
receives an individual Cash Prize of $2,500
WHAT WILL YOU ENTER?
The National Teacher-Artist Prize committee is delighted to announce that the guest judges for the 2021 prize are Del Kathryn Barton and Dr Henry Ward.
The judging process for the National Teacher-Artist Prize 2021 will occur in two phases. After individually reviewing each digital entry, the judges will convene in February, 2021, to select around 50 shortlisted finalists. At the prize exhibition in April, guest judges Del Kathryn Barton and Dr Henry Ward will announce the overall winner plus seven state-based Highly Commended prizes.
Del Kathryn Barton is one of Australia’s most acclaimed artists. She is the only woman to have twice won the prestigious Archibald Prize (in 2008 and 2013) and in 2017 she had her first major retrospective, The Highway is a Disco, at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
Her work is found in many prestigious collections around the world, including The Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; The Pizzuti Collection, Columbus, US; and the Tiroche deLeon Collection, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Henry Ward
Dr Henry Ward is an artist, writer, curator and educator living in London. He is the Creative Director for Freelands Foundation, and has written and lectured widely on the arts and education.
He works across a range of media and a variety of approaches, working predominantly in painting and drawing but also venturing into sculpture, photography and collage. He was shortlisted for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize in 2018 and 2019. His background, and continued work in art education, informs much of his expanded practice, focusing on teaching as a form of socially engaged art. He is interested in the relationship between approaches to teaching and approaches to making.
Entries Open: 6:00am on 1st October, 2020
Entries Close: 11:59pm on 31st January, 2021
Finalists short list announced: 1st March, 2021
National Teacher-Artist Prize Exhibition Dates: 1st – 23rd April, 2021
Winners of the National Teacher-Artist Prize and the seven Highly Commended State-Based Prizes will be announced on Opening Night being Friday 2 April 2021 with the winner of the People’s Choice Prize announced shortly following the close of the National Teacher-Artist Prize Exhibition.
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We’d love you to share your artwork and journey with us on the Zart Teachers Forum on Facebook or on Instagram!
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HP: ITIL helps control outsourcing
Adopting IT standards such as the IT Infrastructure Library, can help an organization better decide what functions to outsource; but customization should be minimal.
By Vivian Yeo | August 21, 2006 -- 05:31 GMT (22:31 PDT) | Topic: Tech & Work
The IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) "should be a strong requisite" for companies looking to improve outsourcing relationships, according to a Hewlett-Packard executive.
Developed by the U.K. Treasury's Office of Government Commerce, the ITIL encompasses a set of best practices intended to help organizations develop a framework for IT Service Management.
Joroen Bronkhorst, program manager of ITSM (IT service management) for HP's services business, told ZDNet Asia in a recent interview that implementing ITIL processes would translate to structuring activities in an organization. This allows the company to identify activities it can channel internal resources into and those that can be undertaken by a third-party.
Bronkhorst said: "[However] if you don't structure your processes, the challenge is you can outsource to a third-party, but you will never know if the output of that vendor is consistent with the output you're expecting because you haven't organized yourselves along the lines of the ITIL."
At the same time, the service provider that has adopted the ITIL framework can determine exactly what levels of service the client wants and how these can be measured, he said.
"If [the service provider] implements ITIL-specific processes, it knows which taps to turn to increase or decrease a service level," he explained. "You can basically show a customer how you're going to achieve a service level that you're negotiating on."
"It's not only about agreeing on service levels that are [based on] industry benchmarks, it's also showing really how you're going to do it," Bronkhorst noted. "By adding IT processes in place that you're monitoring and measuring, you're also able to show what the impact is if you make changes to an IT process within a service that you're providing."
To be successful in rolling out processes in accordance with the ITIL framework, added Bronkhorst, companies should make only "slight customizations" rather than many changes during the adoption.
"[Customers] might still want to have some slight variations, although we'd always strongly recommend [for them] not to deviate too much because you're reinventing again and you'll lose the benefit of using pre-defined material," said Bronkhorst. "That's how we try to make ITIL processes a reality, by working with pre-defined stuff."
One ITIL user, Citigroup, selected the components that were most relevant to the company and only added its own enhancements in areas that were not addressed by the industry standard.
According to Venkat Narayanan, its Asia-Pacific senior vice president for technology infrastructure, Citigroup in December 2005 adopted seven key processes under the ITIL, made its own improvements and coined the modified framework, the Process Architecture Model. Narayanan was speaking at a conference earlier this month organized by the Singapore chapter of the IT Service Management Forum (itSMF).
Narayanan explained that the financial services company added new components in several processes such as problem management, in order to ensure the framework "matched our needs".
But while the ITIL framework may be the right step for some organizations, it is not a silver bullet for every problem.
Aidan Lawes, CEO of itSMF, said at an IBM conference last month, that organizations "shouldn't get too religious about ITIL".
The framework "is not highly prescriptive" and is only one of many models such as CMMI (Capability Maturity Model Integration) and Six Sigma to consider, he said.
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