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__label__wiki	0.828964	0.828964	ALBUM REVIEW: Renee Fleming - Broadway Earlier this year, internationally renowned soprano Renée Fleming made her Broadway debut as Nettie Fowler in the revival of Carousel. Her acclaimed performance wowed audiences and critics alike and even earned her a Tony nomination. In that spirit, Fleming has recorded Broadway, an album that celebrates musical theatre with a range of song selections from classic composers like Rodgers & Hammerstein to modern classics like Pasek & Paul. Fleming’s voice soars on each track as you would expect. “Fable” (Light in the Piazza), “Something Wonderful” (The King and I), and “Till There Was You” (The Music Man) all show off the grandeur of Fleming’s voice and display an unsurprising beauty, however, from a musical theatre perspective, there is a lack of emotional context and they fall rather flat. With purely classical arrangements as well, they don’t bring anything new to the table, offering very little to get excited about. Broadway is heavy on the ballads, but the few upbeat numbers and those that veer from the sound you would expect from Renée Fleming are the real stand-outs. “Wonderful Guy” (South Pacific) is a nice change of pace with a quirkiness that makes you smile. “The Glamorous Life” (A Little Night Music) is by far my favorite track with a new arrangement that turns it into a solo for Fleming. She hams it up brilliantly and offers a superb performance. Her ability to act through the song comes through and it is a really fun listen. There are a couple jazzy/bluesy selections such as “Loneliness of Evening” (South Pacific), “Down in the Depths (on the Ninetieth Floor)” (Red, Hot and Blue), and “All the Things You Are” (Very Warm for May) that feature a different, sultry layer to her voice. These songs showcase the diverse range of Renée Fleming’s talent with deep tones and softer vocals that are just as wonderful as her soaring soprano notes. The album’s one duet is a mash-up of “Children Will Listen” (Into the Woods) and “You’ve Got to be Carefully Taught” (South Pacific) featuring Leslie Odom, Jr. His smooth vocals are an excellent complement to Renée’s bold, powerful ones. The interesting arrangement along with the rich combination of their two voices makes for a stunning track. The contemporary choices, while gorgeously sung, do not stand up to the originals. “So Big, So Small” (Dear Evan Hansen), “Lay Down Your Head” (Violet), and “August Winds” (The Last Ship) all suffer from her precise execution which lacks a certain grittiness that lends itself to the emotional resonance of the pieces. With a wide range of selections from renowned composers that spans decades, there is no doubt that Renée Fleming’s Broadway is meant to be a love letter to The Great White Way. Unfortunately, not all of the selections celebrate the inherent emotional journey that makes musical theatre songs truly special. If you are a fan of Fleming’s or of the classic Soprano sound then this will appeal to you, but if you’re a fan of musical theatre it will leave something to be desired. Review by Laura Talbot Labels: album, broadway, Laura Talbot, Renee Fleming, review	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1564
__label__wiki	0.747498	0.747498	Z6_LGH61280K06PD0A4P125KF2S40 Z7_LGH61280K06PD0A4P125KF2SK2 A mysterious workd of the knights templar Knightfall the new drama series makes its series debut on Thursday, 26th July 2018 at 21:30 to 22:30 on SABC 3. From A+E Studios in association with Jeremy Renner’s The Combine, Island Pictures and Midnight Radio, the ten episode season takes viewers inside the medieval politics and warfare of the Knights Templar, the most powerful, wealthy and mysterious military order of the Middle Ages who were entrusted with protecting Christianity’s most precious relics. Knightfall begins after the fall of the city of Acre, the Templar’s last stronghold in the Holy Land, where the Holy Grail is lost. Years later, a clue emerges suggesting the whereabouts of the Grail and sends the Templars, led by the noble, courageous and headstrong Templar Knight Landry (Tom Cullen, Downton Abbey, Gunpowder), on a life or death mission to find the lost Cup of Christ. From their battles in the Holy Land, to their clash with the King of France, to the dark events leading to the demise of the Templar Order on Friday the 13th, 1307 - a date which became synonymous with bad luck—the story of the Knights Templar has never been fully told until now. Focusing on themes such as belief, sacrifice, politics, love, power and revenge – Knightfall goes deep into the clandestine world of this legendary brotherhood of warrior monks to find out who these knights were, how they lived, and what they died believing. For more information go to https://bit.ly/2uMQA0m. Z7_LGH61280KG3UB0A22O1T5T2820 Escape The New Norm The SABC Acquires The Bundesliga Broadcasting Rights The Return Of The FA Cup on SABC3 The Global Goal: Unite For Our Future Concert on SABC3 5FM and Good Hope FM 5G Virtual Party LIVE on SABC 3 Videos & Pics	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1569
__label__wiki	0.762842	0.762842	California Voters Saved the First Statewide Plastic Bag Ban Washington state voters rejected a carbon tax, while a fracking ban passed in Monterey County, California. (Photo: James David Phenicie/Getty Images) Nov 9, 2016· 1 MIN READ Emily J. Gertz is an associate editor for environment and wildlife at TakePart. The nation’s first statewide ban on those flimsy plastic grocery bags will take effect in California, thanks to the defeat of an industry-backed ballot measure to overturn it. As of Wednesday morning, 52 percent of voters had approved Proposition 67, upholding the state’s 2014 law ending the use of thin plastic shopping bags in supermarkets and larger grocery stores. Conservation advocates have been increasingly seeking such bans at local and state levels across the country because the bags, which are made from petroleum and may take centuries to fully biodegrade, have become a major source of plastic litter and a hazard to wildlife. A study published in January by the group Ocean Conservancy identified plastic bags as one of the most hazardous types of plastic litter for marine mammals, which get tangled up in the bags or mistake them for prey and eat them. “We have a coalition of over 700 groups, ranging from the California Grocers Association to the Sierra Club to the L.A. Chamber of Commerce,” in support of the law, said Steve Maviglio, a spokesperson for the Yes on 67 campaign. “One hundred fifty-one communities have local bans, so it became a better business practice to support the ban.” Maviglio called Prop. 67 “a very deceptive manipulation of our electoral system by out-of-state plastics companies [to] prop up their business in the state for another year and a half.” He estimated that delaying enforcement of the law had allowed bag manufacturers to supply around 20 billion thin-film bags to supermarkets and grocers, with earnings of around $160 million. RELATED: Can These Inventions Save Oceans From Our Plastic Habit? Jon Berrier, a spokesperson for the American Progressive Bag Alliance trade group, countered that a focus on thin-film plastic bags “ignores bigger threats” to the environment. He claimed that the switch to thicker, multiple-use plastic bags would increase the amount of plastic in California’s environment by up to 30 percent. Another ballot measure backed by the alliance, which would have redirected the 10-cent bag fee from retailers and environmental education programs to a wildlife conservation fund, failed. Berrier said the measure was intended to highlight that the fee amounted to a giveaway to grocery operators in return for backing the bag ban. But Maviglio—who said he was on the board of directors of a medium-size independent grocery store in Sacramento—said that based on his experience, grocers were breaking even or losing money on the bag fee. The Earth Is Becoming a Plastic Planet “The real motivation [was] twofold: First, to confuse the voters, because they’re asking voters to vote yes on this and no on 67,” he said. “The other fact is that they were essentially trying to screw the grocers who were supportive of [the statewide ban] after decades of opposing it.” Among other environment-related ballot measures around the country: Voters defeated a constitutional amendment in Florida, backed by power utilities, that would have undercut expansion of rooftop solar power in the state. Washington state voters rejected a carbon tax of $15 per metric ton on greenhouse gas emissions, which was aimed at lowering the state’s spew of the heat-trapping pollution. In oil-rich Monterey County, California, voters banned fracking and other extraction methods, as well as new oil wells in the county.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1572
__label__cc	0.583702	0.416298	Contrary to popular opinion Freemasons do not just look after themselves, almost half of their Charitable giving goes into the community worldwide. In fact in England only the National Lottery provides a greater amount for charity than the members of the United Grand Lodge of England. When a natural disaster strikes, such as an earthquake The Grand Charity will normally donate at least £25,000 for relief aid within 48 hours. What is wrong with looking after our own anyway? The medieval guilds, on which Freemasony is largely based had two main aims, to control the standards of workmanship of their members and to support those suffering hard times, surely the forerunner of insurance? Nobody thinks that insurance is wrong! Does your insurer pay out to anyone not insured with it? We do! The English Freemasons in Portugal have long been involved in the Community. Ten years ago the Group provided funding for local English speaking schools in both the Algarve and Greater Lisbon to receive booklets from the RIDE Foundation on its Drugs Awareness and Lifestyle teaching. This is still continuing, now sponsored by the company of one of our brethren. All our Lodges give every year to one or other of the four principal Masonic Charities as well as supporting local charities. In the last couple of years donations have been made to such well deserving causes as Help for Heroes spearheaded by one of our members whose grandson’s brother in law was twice injured in Afghanistan, the second time losing an arm and both legs. He is still serving in the Army whilst having alternate spells of rehab and duty and his ambition is to return to duty full time. At Christmas in the Algarve one of the lodges has had a “shoe box” campaign where toiletries have been put in a shoe box and handed in for distribution amongst the poor. In Lisbon 300 towels were bought for a home for mentally disadvantaged men and women and used clothing is being collected for donating to that home. Over the last 15 years or so, but not every year, donations have been given to the SOS Children’s’ Home in Bicesse. Other organisations to benefit are the Bombeiros, Vela sem Limites (sailing for the disabled), a small charity looking after children affected by AIDS, in fact most of them are small local organisations rather than national ones.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1583
__label__cc	0.640533	0.359467	Top 5: Hollywood Brothers There are some families that take Hollywood by storm. Today we shall focus on the brothers from the same mother who both bring it and were at some point, on the same level of success. Ben and Casey Affleck Ah, the Affleck brothers. I love them both. I think Ben went through a rough patch during the Bennifer faze of his life and never bounced back. He is highly underrated, in hotness and talent, but I try not to think of that injustice. Casey has been coming into his own in the past couple of years, which I also love. Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez For years Charlie was the shining light of this family...then came the meltdown and Emilio is looking pretty good. I mean, Two and a Half Men, Major League and Wall Street were all legit, but do they really hold a candle to the Mighty Ducks movies? Like really? Not really. Mark and Donnie Wahlberg My husband and my brother-in-law. My family is so fabulous! It isn't often that singers can make the transition to actors, but an Oscar nominated actor? And two people making the transition from the same family. Let's see Aaron and Nick Carter pull that shit off. It's impossible...unless your last name is Wahlberg. Luke and Owen Wilson It kind of seems like the Wilson brothers had their time in the spotlight and are slowly fading out. Luke more so than Owen, but who knows. There could be some kind of mad Wilson resurgence. I think the need for the boring 40 year old looking character is usually played now by an actor who is unknown and less expensive than Luke. Owen's broken nose hasn't yet gone out of style. Chris and Liam Hemsworth New blood. The brothers from down under. The older, Chris, is more well known today for his role as Thor, but younger brother is about to become the number 1 of the family after The Hunger Games gets released on Friday. I don't care if it sucks, it is going to shoot him to a whole other level of stardom. He will no longer be known as Miley Cyrus' boyfriend. Brotherly love. Don't cha love it? If Chris and Liam were not about to take over the world, Ben and Fred Savage would have made this list. Unfortunately the Boy is not Meeting up with the Wonder Years today. Labels: Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Celeb, Charlie Sheen, Chris Hemsworth, Donnie Wahlberg, FOR THE BOOK, Liam Hemsworth, Mark Wahlberg, Owen Wilson, Top 5	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1584
__label__cc	0.709486	0.290514	Young Scientist Journal Development of a Machine Learning Algorithm for the Prediction of Enhancer Region Activity Machine learning is a computational technique of data analysis that has shown rapid growth in use and applicability in the last decade. Machine learning is now being applied to a great extent within biology, proving to be a useful tool in the study of the human genome. This project employed machine learning regression techniques to predict the activity of enhancer regions of the human genome. The algorithm is trained using enhancer regions identified in a massively parallel reporter assay and tested using cross-validation methods. Genomic region features such as response to transcription factors and chromatin content, as well as 4-mer sequence data, are used as features for the algorithm. The final algorithm can predict enhancer activity almost as effectively as more complicated methods, demonstrating the high achievement of simple algorithms as well as the ability of machine learning techniques to provide insight into biological bases for genetic interactions. Since the first complete sequencing of the human DNA sequence by the Human Genome Project in 2001, where it was determined that only 2% of the genome encodes genes, multiple experiments and studies have been conducted in efforts to better understand how genetic code translates to phenotypic traits [1,2]. The human genome is of particular importance to researchers, as uniquely human genomic regions give rise to traits such as heightened intelligence and increased susceptibility to certain diseases not found in recent ancestors such as chimpanzees or other apes [2]. Many mutations in the human genome that affect disease susceptibility are found not protein-coding genes, but in non-coding regions, which can affect gene expression [2]. These non-coding gene regulatory regions are quite complex, as they can exert regulatory function by chromatin looping in three-dimensions, allowing non-adjacent and even distant portions of the genome (up to 1 Mbp apart) to promote or inhibit a target gene’s expression. Enhancers are a major type of regulatory region, and are of great interest for the study of human biological uniqueness, DNA structure, and complex disease [3,4]. Enhancers are known to both evolve rapidly as well as remain highly conserved across species, indicating opposing implications regarding their function and importance [3]. In order to determine the location and strength of an enhancer region, experimental assays must be performed on selected sections of the genome [5]. These are becoming more efficient and accurate, but results obtained from them must be analyzed and synthesized by researchers [5]. Massively parallel reporter assays (MPRAs) are one such experimental method, which can assay hundreds or thousands of sequences simultaneously. Likewise, MPRAs that produce datasets with thousands of entries and are difficult to fully analyze; drawing conclusions about the nature of enhancers or other gene regulatory elements becomes an arduous and expensive task. To combat this issue and to expedite the process of determining the strength of an enhancer region, machine learning techniques have been implemented [6-8]. Machine learning is an algorithmic method of analyzing data and making predictions based on the observed patterns [7]. It can be used to some degree in nearly every scientific discipline, but has specific utility in the field of genetics and genomics [7]. Human genome sequence data can be used as input from which the algorithms learn patterns, and the resulting models can be analyzed to determine certain characteristics of a given sequence, allowing for expedient interpretation of results [6,7]. Machine learning is also applicable within genetics as a tool for determining the importance of certain genomic characteristics [9]. A myriad of possible features can be generated from genomic sequence data, but only a handful of those features contribute any significant information about the genomic characteristic being studied. A genomic region might, for example, be known to inhibit the expression of certain genes, but whether or not that region is highly conserved across recent ancestors may not be relevant to the analysis or predictability of such a region. Machine learning methods such as feature selection allow for the importance of these features to be evaluated, providing results for further empirical study [9]. Such results can also create the foundation for the discovery of new genetic interactions, characterization of less-understood relationships, or new insight regarding previously confirmed results [5,6,8]. Despite their functionality, machine learning techniques have yet to replace standard assays for two main reasons. First, choosing the most effective learning algorithm is challenging, as different algorithms will predict varying activity levels. Furthermore, most techniques fail to produce high levels of accuracy in comparison with actual results [6, 9]. Though performance is improving, recent gains are not sufficient to replace conventional methods. Second, it is difficult to determine what DNA sequence information is relevant to its activity. Hundreds of characteristics of a genomic sequence can be tabulated and, in order to increase speed and efficiency, must be pared down to the minimum number of necessary features to analyze and incorporate into a prediction model [3,5,6]. This project used Python 2.7 Scikit-Learn evaluate the performance of a machine learning algorithm research trained on a dataset of enhancer regions obtained from Inoue et al. 2017 [6,10]. The algorithm employed both ENCODE functional annotations and sequence data as feature sets, and when utilizing the best combination of feature sets for training, predicted enhancer activity with a level of accuracy that suggests applicability on a larger scale. The goals of this research were twofold: (1), determine the ability of machine learning techniques to be utilized in the study of enhancer activity, and (2) evaluate the importance of certain genomic features in the analysis of enhancer activity. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Dataset Generation. To create a dataset for training each machine learning algorithm, two distinct types of features were incorporated. Firstly, data from Inoue et al. 2017 was utilized throughout training and evaluation of all machine learning algorithms [6]. This data included ENCODE database annotations, namely levels of response to certain transcription factors, GC content, and conservation across recent ancestors [5,6,8,11]. A total of 327 features were obtained from this dataset [6]. The second set of features employed was sequence 4-mer counts. These features count the occurrence of each possible substring of 4 base pairs (bp) in length within an input sequence, where each of the 256 possible 4-mers represents a single feature vector. Sequence 4-mers were generated by counting the occurrence of 4-mers for each region listed in Inoue et al. 2017. A portion of the scripts for this purpose were written by laboratory collaborators prior to the commencement of this research project. An additional feature, the length of the input sequence, was also incorporated, as it has been observed that the length of a sequence impacts its activity [12]. Algorithm Design. To accomplish the task of enhancer activity prediction, regression analysis was used, as the output data has a continuous range reflecting the predicted amount of activity, rather than a set of categories or clusters. The regression algorithm utilized was ExtraTrees, a randomized decision tree found with the Scikit-Learn module for Python 2.7 [10]. The algorithm is trained and evaluated on the total feature sample using Pearson’s r coefficient. The majority of this work, due to its computational complexity and time requirements, was performed on an institutional supercomputer cluster. Cross-Validation. In order to prevent over-fitting an algorithm to the dataset, the k-fold cross-validation feature was used [6,10]. Cross-validation functions by withholding a random portion of input data while training an algorithm on the remaining data, then evaluating the algorithm’s performance on the withheld data [10]. k-fold cross-validation performs this process on k subsets of the total input space, then combines each of the k algorithms into a single algorithm [10]. This method prevents the algorithm from learning to predict only the outputs of its training data, allowing it to generalize to other data sets. In this study, k = 10 was used as a compromise between cross-validation intricacy and computational complexity. Finally, the importance of each feature for the final accuracy of the algorithm was determined. ExtraTrees was first evaluated by training solely on sequence 4-mer data and then solely on ENCODE annotations data. Each individual result was then compared to the accuracy of the model trained using the total set of features. The importance of each feature individually was determined using Scikit-Learn’s feature selection tools, which ranks each feature in order of importance to the accuracy of the algorithm [10]. It is often the case, however, that multiple features appear to contribute equally to the success of the final algorithm. Following the training of ExtraTrees on each subset of features, the predicted activity was plotted against the known activity. The activity level of enhancer regions was measured as the ratio of RNA counts to DNA counts in parts per million for specific barcode sequences within each region [6]. The barcodes selected have been shown to be indicative of enhancer activity [6]. The exclusion of ENCODE data in training produces an insufficient prediction algorithm (Figure 1). The Pearson’s r coefficient, which measures the linear correlation between two data sets, of -0.027 demonstrates poor enhancer activity prediction ability for this particular algorithm. The p-value is also greater than 0.05, indicating that any correlation between the predicted and actual activity is product of random chance rather than the predictive ability of sequence 4-mers. Figure 1. ExtraTreesRegressor trained with sequence features only. Activity is given as a ratio of RNA and DNA counts, with frequency histogram presented opposite axes. In comparison with sequence features, ENCODE annotations produce a more accurate algorithm (Figure 2). The Pearson’s coefficient is much greater (0.41 vs -0.027) and the data clusters more centrally along the line y=x. This demonstrates the high predictive capability of ENCODE annotations for enhancer activity. The p-value (p = 1.6e-93) for this plot shows that the correlation is statistically significant. Figure 2. ExtraTreesRegressor trained with ENCODE annotations only. Activity is given as a ratio of RNA and DNA counts, with frequency histogram presented opposite axes. The inclusion of all features produces the most effective prediction algorithm (Figure 3), with a linear correlation coefficient of 0.42. Though this value is only marginally greater than that of Figure 2, it is nonetheless an improvement and indicates a slight gain to be had from the inclusion of sequence 4-mers as features. Similar to Figure 2, the p-value is also statistically significant. Figure 3. ExtraTreesRegressor trained with sequence features and ENCODE annotations. Activity is given as a ratio of RNA and DNA counts, with frequency histogram presented opposite axes. Though the best algorithm has a correlation less than 0.5, this value is still commendable for its goal, as similar methods have only attained a Pearson’s r coefficient of 0.6 on the same data [6]. The methods employed in this study, however, utilize simpler machine learning algorithms and fewer input features, and were still relatively effective. As previously stated, the two primary goals of this project were to evaluate the efficacy of machine learning for the prediction of the strength of enhancer regions and to determine the importance of certain feature sets, specifically ENCODE functional genomic annotations and sequence k-mers, on the accuracy of a prediction algorithm. For the latter of these goals, it is concluded that ENCODE features for each region are far more important than sequence k-mers when each set is considered separately, likely due to the wider breadth of information pertaining to genetic structure and chemical interactions described by ENCODE features. This result is not entirely unexpected, as previous studies have confirmed the ability of such features in other contexts [5,7]. It is important to note, however, that algorithms trained using sequence k-mers and other data obtained purely from the DNA sequence of a region itself, such as gapped k-mers, have obtained similar accuracies [3]. Though the algorithms generated in these previous studies classify regions as enhancers rather than assess their activity level, their accuracy contrasts with the inability of 4-mers to predict enhancer regions in this study [3]. When both ENCODE features and sequence 4-mers are incorporated for training ExtraTrees, the resulting algorithm outperforms those trained on each dataset individually (Figure 3). This is to be expected as ENCODE features, unlike sequence data, provide information about the configuration and specific chemistry of DNA regions, as well as how different portions interact with various enzymes, proteins, and other regions. Their overall predictive ability indicates that certain chemical qualities, likely related to the 3-dimensional configuration of a DNA strand, determine a region’s enhancing ability rather than specific sequences of nucleotide bases. The success of ENCODE incorporation also reflects a general truth for the training and evaluation of machine learning algorithms: that input features can never impede an algorithm’s predictions, but can only improve the algorithm or have no effect on accuracy. Despite this, the goal of determining feature importance is still relevant, as high correlation between features and enhancer activity may indicate an underlying biological framework for the association and provide a point for further experimental study. Certain features are also computationally laborious to generate or computer; removal of these features which produce minimal algorithm improvements (improving the algorithm’s accuracy by an amount less than some threshold) will likely decrease the total running time of the algorithm training. The accuracy of the regression model trained on all features is comparable to other algorithms trained using the same dataset, confirming the ability of machine learning to be used in the study of enhancers [6, 9]. This study, however, is the first known example of a randomized decision forest being employed for the prediction of enhancer region strength. Algorithms of this type present great potential for further use in genetics, as they are a compromise of algorithm complexity and computational effort. Both of the primary goals of this study were accomplished: the evaluation of the ability of machine learning methods to be used to study enhancers and quantification of the importance of ENCODE data and sequence k-mers as training features. However, there are multiple possible paths to enhance these results, particularly pertaining to the second goal of studying feature importance. There exist multiple alternative methods to rate the importance of individual features and their contribution to the final algorithm during training. Discerning the most important ENCODE features can not only reduce the computational time required to generate an algorithm but also lend insight toward genetic interactions. Features with high predictive ability may possess an underlying biological reason for an increased correlation with enhancer activity, which can be solidified through experimental analysis. Beyond feature selection within currently included datasets, models can also be improved with the inclusion of other feature sets, such as those used in previous studies [3,5,6,8]. This study’s results display the capabilities of machine learning as a tool to study human genetics. The use of a randomized decision forest to predict enhancer activity is novel, and has comparable accuracy to other algorithms trained using the same dataset. 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Consortium, An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome. Nature 489, 57–74 (2012). P. Yao et al., Coexpression networks identify brain region–specific enhancer RNAs in the human brain. Nature Neuroscience 18, 1168–1174 (2015). Posted by John Lee on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 in May 2018. Tags: algorithm, enhancer, genetics, Machine learning, prediction Author & Article Details Kevin Gomez Mary Lauren Benton Laura Colbran Tony Capra School(s): (Nashville TN) School for Science and Math at Vanderbilt Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet School (Nashville TN) Article Download: Kevin Gomez.pdf	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1586
__label__wiki	0.884973	0.884973	Israel Displays Flag Of United Arab Emirates To Celebrate Trump-Brokered Historic Peace Deal…Biden Hilariously Tries To Take Partial Credit By Patty McMurray \| Aug 13, 2020 Earlier today, the Trump administration brokered a historic peace deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Democrat presidential candidate and former Obama VP Joe Biden, attempted to take partial credit for the historic peace deal, saying he laid the groundwork for the agreement. Biden praised the agreement, under which Israel and the UAE will achieve full normalization of relations. He promised that he and Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) would build on the deal if they are elected to office in November. Biden statement on the Israel/UAE agreement pic.twitter.com/Yf021lNO05 — Allan Smith (@akarl_smith) August 13, 2020 Israel proudly displayed the UAE flag on the side of the Tel Aviv city hall to celebrate the historic peace breakthrough. Tel Aviv city hall now displaying flag of the United Arab Emirates to celebrate today's historic Israel-UAE peace breakthrough. 🇦🇪 Last week it was the Lebanese flag. 🇱🇧 🇸🇦🇧🇭🇸🇩: yallah, Tel Avivis are waiting. https://t.co/gSa7HLxjMO pic.twitter.com/r7OdzUe1ot — Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) August 13, 2020 Trump’s son-in-law and senior advisor to the president, Jared Kushner, who many consider a master negotiator for peace in the Middle East, spoke out about the historic peace deal between Israel and the UAE. “I want to start today by congratulating the people of Israel and the people of the United Arab Emirates. Today is a historic breakthrough and a great day for peace,” Kushner said, adding, “I also want to congratulate Pres. Trump on this milestone.” Kushner touted the significance of the deal “The last time we had an agreement like this in the region was in 1994 when Israel made an agreement with the kingdom Jordan which stopped aggression and helped bring about peace.” He explained, “When President Trump came into office, we had a caliphate for ISIS in the Middle East which was the size of Ohio. We had a lot of instability—Iran’s aggression was being felt all throughout the region. A lot of their proxies were very well funded and causing instability in Yemen and in Syria and in other places. And now, we’re in a position where we’ve been able to work with our allies. A lot of our allies have felt abandoned and President Trump’s been able to rebuild those relations.” JUST IN: Jared Kushner touts Israel-U.A.E. agreement to normalize ties. "Today is a historic breakthrough and a great day for peace. I also want to congratulate Pres. Trump on this milestone." https://t.co/gKgXErJV4f pic.twitter.com/ERuT3J7JcC — ABC News (@ABC) August 13, 2020 According to Christian Datoc, White House Correspondent for the Daily Caller, Kushner says the administration was brokering multiple agreements between Israel and other Arab countries but put them on pause to prioritize UAE — says he would expect an announcement of more deals before the election. NOW: Jared Kushner says administration was brokering multiple agreements between Israel and other Arab countries but put them on pause to prioritize UAE — says he would expect announcement of more deals before the election — Christian Datoc (@TocRadio) August 13, 2020 Of course, the mainstream media and members of the DC swamp will never give Jared Kushner or President Trump credit for the historic peace deal, but history will remember President Trump’s incredible achievements in the Middle East in less than 4 years as President of the United States. The truth is, that when it comes to President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, they will forever be known for allowing ISIS to metastasize and flourish in the Middle East, for allowing the persecution of Christians in the Middle East, for the terror attack in Benghazi and the lies their administration told to cover up their amateur response to the attack, and for their secret, dirty dealings with Iran. Peace in the Middle East will not be what Americans think of when they recall the Obama-Biden years.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1597
__label__wiki	0.64566	0.64566	The 10 Best-Selling Electric Cars of 2018 Last Updated: January 11, 2020 12:54 pm Now that U.S. automakers have reported their final sales numbers for 2018, it’s time to take a look at how sales of electric vehicles closed the year. Overall, 360,273 electrified vehicles were sold last year in the United States and 1.71 million were sold globally. The U.S. total is 80% higher than the 2017 total, and the global total is 40% higher year over year. According to a report from analysts at JPMorgan, by 2025 all-electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) will account for 40% of all new vehicle sales globally. That’s a 7.7% market share of a forecast 8.4 million sales. In 2016, about 1% of global vehicle sales were EVs and plug-in HEVs (PHEVs). China will lead the switch, far outstripping any other country in the adoption of electric vehicles. JPMorgan expects the Middle Kingdom to account for 59% of global electric car sales by 2020 before dipping to 55% in 2025. Small EVs with small batteries that sell for around $6,250 make electric cars both affordable and popular in China. Battery costs have dropped nearly 80% since 2010 to around $210 to $230 per kilowatt-hour. To be competitive with an internal combustion engine, battery costs have to fall to about $100 per kilowatt-hour, according to JPMorgan’s analysis. Speaking of internal combustion engines, global auto industry analysts at Jato Dynamics told the Financial Times last week that peak combustion engine sales likely peaked in 2018. Partly that’s the result of slowing new car sales projected for this year and beyond. Moody’s is projecting global car sales volume of 96.6 million units in 2019, up 1.2% over 2018 sales. If EV sales rise by 1.6%, as forecast by analysts at AlixPartners, the EV sales will be taking market share from the internal combustion engine. Norway has proved that the adoption of EVs gets a boost from government help. In 2018, nearly a third of all new cars sold in Norway were EVs. Adding in PHEVs, nearly half of all sales were down to electric cars. Norway exempts most battery-powered cars from taxes and offers both free parking and free charging stations for EVs. In the United States, both Tesla and General Motors, maker of the popular Chevy Bolt, have reached the limit of their eligibility for a $7,500 federal tax credit on sales of their cars. The credit was halved on January 1 and will be halved again in six months. By January 2020, the incentive will be gone, although Tesla is cutting prices on its cars by $2,000 to help offset the loss of the federal credit. Here’s a list of the 10 best-selling electric vehicles in the United States compiled by Inside EVs. This is Tesla’s entry-level EV, priced starting at around $35,000. The company sold more than 25,000 in December and will reach production of around 300,000 in 2019, if it maintains that pace. Toyota Prius Prime The Prius Prime is a PHEV first introduced to U.S. consumers in 2016, and it has sold more than 50,000 units since then. The Model X is Tesla’s crossover, introduced in 2015, and has sold 66,530 units since its introduction. First introduced in 2012, the high-end (starting price around $78,000) vehicle has sold more than 144,000 units through 2018. The PHEV Chevy Volt first went on sale in the United States in 2009 and has sold some 151,000 units through the end of 2018. Honda Clarity PHEV The Clarity PHEV first went on sale in late 2017 and sold just 903 units in that year. Honda also offers a Clarity EV model. The Bolt EV hit U.S. showrooms in late 2016 and has sold a total of nearly 42,000 units since its introduction. The Leaf EV has sold nearly 130,000 units since 2011 and is a direct competitor to the Chevy Bolt. BMW 530e This BMW 5-series PHEV went on sale in the United States in the spring of 2017 and has sold nearly 12,450 units since then. The Fusion Energi is a PHEV that addresses the same market as the Chevy Volt, Bolt and Tesla Model 3. Since its introduction in 2013, the Fusion Energi has sold more than 60,000 units. Top-Selling Cars of 2018 2018 U.S. EV SALES Tesla Model 3* 25,250 139,782 Toyota Prius Prime 2,759 27,595 Tesla Model X* 4,100 26,100 Tesla Model S* 3,250 25,745 Honda Clarity PHEV* 2,770 18,602 Chevrolet Volt* 1,058 18,306 Chevrolet Bolt EV* 1,412 18,019 Nissan LEAF 1,667 14,715 BMW 530e* 1,363 8,664 Ford Fusion Energi 790 8,074 2018 U.S. Sales Totals 49,900 361,307 2018 Worldwide Sales* 1,713,957 *Estimated sales numbers, reconciled on monthly or quarterly totals. Courtesy of Inside EVs. In the United States, one carmaker dominates — Tesla. The California-based carmaker sold 191,627 vehicles last year, more than half of all U.S. electric car sales. 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__label__wiki	0.643415	0.643415	Abstracts tagged "Cancer" Abstract Number: 010 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium Experience with and Management of HLH-like Toxicities Following Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy for Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory Pre-B ALL Amanda Ombrello1, Bonnie Yates 2, Haneen Shalabi 2, Terry Fry 3 and Nirali Shah 2, 1National Human Genome Research Institute/National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 2National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 3University of Colorado, Denver/Children's Hospital Colorado, Denver Background/Purpose: Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy is a highly effective form of adoptive cell immunotherapy combining antigen specific targeting capabilities with T-cell based cytotoxicity.… Abstract Number: 410 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting Prevalence of Malignancy in Myositis Patients with Anti-aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetase Antibodies: A Single Center Retrospective Study and Literature Review Taiga Kuga1, Yoshiyuki Abe 2, Kurisu Tada 3, Masakazu Matsushita 1, Ken Yamaji 1 and Naoto Tamura 1, 1Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, 2Department of Rheumatology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo, Japan, 3Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan Background/Purpose: Anti-aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase antibodies (anti-ARS antibodies) are related to Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy (IIM) and Anti-Synthetase Syndrome (ASS). While anti-TIF1-γ antibody and anti-NXP-2 antibody are highly… Abstract Number: 1199 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting Improving Rates of Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination in Patients with Lupus Nancy Desai1, Hanni Menn-Josephy 1, Ramon Bonegio 1, Christina Lam 1, Anna Kancharla 1 and Michael York 1, 1Boston Medical Center, Boston Background/Purpose: Patients with lupus have higher rates of cervical dysplasia and pre-malignant cervical lesions. At our institution, an urban referral center for patients with lupus, rates… Commonly Used Drugs in Rheumatology May Alter Anti-Tumoral Response to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Marie Kostine1, Eleonora Mauric 2, Thomas Barnetche 3, Léa Rouxel 3, Caroline Dutriaux 4, Léa Dousset 4, Sorilla Prey 4, Marie Beylot-Barry 4, Julien Seneschal 5, Rémi Veillon 6, Vergnenegre Charlotte 6, Amaury Daste 7, Domblides Charlotte 7, Baptiste Sionneau 7, Marine Gross-Goupil 7, Alain Ravaud 7, Edouard Forcade 8, Bernard Bannwarth 3, Nadia Mehsen-Cetre 3, Marie-Elise Truchetet 9, Christophe Richez 10 and Thierry Schaeverbeke 3, 1Department of Rheumatology, Bordeaux, France, 2FHU ACRONIM, Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France, 3FHU ACRONIM, Department of Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Bordeaux, France, Bordeaux, France, 4FHU ACRONIM, Department of Dermatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Bordeaux, France, Bordeaux, France, 5department of dermatology, centre hospitalier universitaire de Bordeaux, BORDEAUX, France, 6Department of Pneumology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Bordeaux, France, Bordeaux, France, 7Department of Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Bordeaux, France, Bordeaux, France, 8Department of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Bordeaux, France, Bordeaux, France, 9FHU ACRONIM, Department of Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Bordeaux, France. Bordeaux University, CNRS 5164, 33000 Bordeaux, France, Bordeaux, France, 10Pellegrin Hospital, University Hospital of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are revolutionizing the treatment of some advanced cancers. Gut microbiota has emerged as an important component of anti-tumoral response and… BTK Overexpression Is Associated with the Risk of Lymphoma in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: Data from Whole Blood Transcriptome of 346 Patients Followed-up Prospectively for 10 Years Pierre-Marie Duret1, Tao Ye 2, Wan-Fai Ng 3, Alain Saraux 4, Valérie Devauchelle Pensec 5, Raphaele Seror 6, Veronique Le-Guern 7, Claire Larroche 8, Aleth Perdriger 9, Jean Sibilia 10, Jessica Tarn 11, Gaetane Nocturne 12, Xavier Mariette 13 and Jacques-Eric Gottenberg 14, 1Hôpitaux civils de Colmar, COLMAR CEDEX, France, 2GenomEAST platform / Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), U1258, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire, IGBMC, Strasbourg, France, 3Musculoskeletal Research Group Institute of Cellular Medicine Faculty of Medical Sciences Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom, 4CHU de la Cavale-Blanche Brest, Brest, France, 5University Hospital of Brest, Brest, France, 6Hopitaux universitaires Paris Sud, Kremlin-Bicetre, France, 7Department of Internal Medicine, Referral Center for Rare Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, AP-HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France,, Paris, France, 8Internal Medicine, Paris, France, Paris, France, 9Rheumatology department, Rennes University Hospital, France, Rennes, France, 10CHU Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, 11Institute of Cellular Medicine Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom, 12Center for Immunology of Viral Infections and Autoimmune Diseases, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Université Paris Sud, INSERM, Paris, France., Paris, France, 13Center for Immunology of Viral Infections and Autoimmune Diseases, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Université Paris Sud, INSERM, Paris, France, 14Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France Background/Purpose: To identify a molecular signature associated with lymphomagenesis in primary Sjögren’s Syndrome (pSS).Methods: Whole peripheral blood samples were collected from 346 well-phenotyped pSS patients… Rheumatic Immune Related Adverse Events Associated with Cancer Immunotherapy: A Nationwide Multi-centre Canadian Cohort from the Canadian Research Group of Rheumatology in Immuno-oncology (CanRIO) Janet Roberts1, Daniel Ennis 2, Marie Hudson 3, Carrie Ye 4, Alexandra Saltman 5, Sabrina Hoa 6, Janet Pope 7, Megan Himmel 2, Nancy Maltez 8, Aurore Fifi-Mah 9, Annaliese Tisseverasinghe 10, Robert Rottapel 11, Karam Al Jumaily 12, Christina Ly 13, Liliana Cartagena 14 and Shahin Jamal 15, 1Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, 2University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3Jewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, and Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 4University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 5University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, 6University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, 7Western University, London, ON, Canada, 8University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 9University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 10University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, 11University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, 12University of Alberta, edmonton, Canada, 13McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 14Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, Canada, 15University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have revolutionized cancer therapy by harnessing the immune system to fight cancer. They are associated with the development of autoimmune… Cancer Risk in a Large Inception SLE Cohort: Effects of Age, Smoking, and Medications Sasha Bernatsky1, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman 2, Murray Urowitz 3, John Hanly 4, Caroline Gordon 5, Michelle Petri 6, Ellen M Ginzler 7, Daniel J Wallace 8, Sang-Cheol Bae 9, Juanita Romero-Diaz 10, MA Dooley 11, Christine Peschken 12, David A Isenberg 13, Anisur Rahman 14, Susan Manzi 15, Soren Jacobsen 16, S Sam Lim 17, Ronald F Van Vollenhoven 18, Ola Nived 19, Diane Kamen 20, Cynthia Aranow 21, Jill Buyon 22, Guillermo Ruiz-Irastorza 23, Ian Bruce 24, Dafna Gladman 25, Paul Fortin 26, Joan T. Merrill 27, Jorge Sanchez-Guerrero 28, Kenneth C Kalunian 29, Kristjan Steinsson 30, Manuel Ramos 31, Asad Zoma 32, Thomas Stoll 33, Munther A Khamashta 34, Murat Inanc 35 and Ann E Clarke 36, 1Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 3University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4Queen Elizabeth II Health Science Centre (Nova Scotia Rehab Site), Halifax, NS, Canada, 5University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 6Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 7State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, 8Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre, Beverly Hills, CA, 9Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 10Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador, Zubiran Vasco de Quiroga, Mexico City, Mexico, 11UnC Kidney Centre, Chapel Hill, NC, 12University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, 13Centre for Rheumatology, London, United Kingdom, 14University College London, London, United Kingdom, 15Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburg, PA, 16Copenhagen Lupus and Vasculitis Clinic, Copenhagen, Denmark, 17Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 18Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 19Lund University, Lund, Sweden, 20Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA., Charleston, SC, 21Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, 22NYU School of Medicine, New York, 23Autoimmune Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario Cruces, Barakaldo, Spain, Barakaldo, Spain, 24University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester, England, United Kingdom, 25Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, 26Division de Rhumatologie, Département de Médecine, CHU de Québec – Université Laval, Axe maladies infectieuses et inflammatoires, Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec – Université Laval, Canada, Quebec, QC, Canada, 27Okalahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, 28Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 29UC San Diego School of Medicine, LaJolla, CA, 30Landspitali, University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland, 31Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Nuestra Señora del Prado, Talavera, Talavera, Spain, Talavera, Spain, 32Lanarkshire Centre for Rheumatology, Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom, 33University of Glasgow, Kilbride, Scotland, United Kingdom, 34King's College London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, 35Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, 36University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada Background/Purpose: Many studies of cancer risk in SLE are limited by small sample size or use of administrative data, which rely on billing code diagnoses… Clinical Features of Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis Patients with Severe Dysphagia Nozomi Takasugi1, Yutaro Hayashi 1, Keisuke Izumi 2, Satoshi Hama 3, Misako Konishi 1, Mari Ushikubo 1, Yutaka Okano 1 and Hisaji Ohshima 1, 1National Tokyo Medical Center, tokyo, Japan, 2Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, 3tokyo medical center, tokyo, Japan Background/Purpose: Polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) are autoimmune inflammatory diseases characterized by proximal myositis. Dysphagia has been reported to develop in 35 to 62% of… Abstract Number: 364 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Elevated sCD40L As a Predictive Biomarker of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Nicholas Meti1, Khashayar Esfahani1,2, Ines Colmegna1,3, Marvin J. Fritzler4, Nathalie A. Johnson1,5, Ciriaco Piccirillo1,6, Wilson H. Miller Jr.1,2 and Marie Hudson1,7, 1Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 2Department of Oncology, McGill University, Jewish General Hospital, Rossy Cancer Network, Montreal, QC, Canada, 3Division of Rheumatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, 4Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 5Division of Hematology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, 6Department of Microbiology & Immunology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 7Division of Rheumatology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada Background/Purpose: The clinical use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) has led to outstanding clinical outcomes in previously refractory cancers, but ICI have also been associated… An Analysis of Cell-of-Origin in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Including Molecular and Clinical Factors Associated with Survival Basile Tessier-Cloutier1, David Twa2, Eva Baecklund3, Randy Gascoyne4, Nathalie A. Johnson5, Carin Backlin3, Diane L. Kamen6, Ann E. Clarke7, Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman8, Jennifer LF Lee9, Pedro Farinha4 and Sasha Bernatsky10, 1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 3Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, 4Department of Pathology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 5Department of Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 6Medicine/Rheumatology & Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 7Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 8FSM, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 9Medicine, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, 10Divisions of Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with increased risk of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). DLBCL is routinely classified by cell-of-origin (COO), with non-germinal… NON Diffuse SSc, Peripheral Neuropathy, Concomitant Sjogren Syndrome and ANTI-RNA Polymerase III Represent Risk Factors for the Higher Frequency of Cancer in a Large Single Cohort of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis Ana Paula Luppino-Assad1, Adriana Bortoluzzo2, Henrique Carriço da Silva3, Danieli Andrade4 and Percival Sampaio-Barros4, 1Rheumatology, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR., sao paulo, Brazil, 2c Instituto Insper de Educação e Pesquisa, São Paulo, SP, Brasil, sao paulo, Brazil, 3Rheumatology, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR., SAO PAULO, Brazil, 4Rheumatology, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR., São Paulo, Brazil Background/Purpose: A higher prevalence of cancer has been described in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), but the magnitude of this risk and the type of… Serum Cytokine and Chemokine Concentrations Predict Incident Cancer in US Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis Bryant R. England1, Harlan Sayles2, Punyasha Roul2, Apar Ganti3, Jeremy Sokolove4, William H. Robinson5, Grant W. Cannon6, Brian Sauer7, Joshua Baker8, Geoffrey M. Thiele2 and Ted R. Mikuls9, 1Rheumatology, VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System & University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 2University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 3VA Nebraska-Western IA Health Care System & University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 4Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Mountain View, CA, 5Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 6Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 7Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 8Philadelphia VA Medical Center and University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 9VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE Background/Purpose: The immune system plays a critical protective role in cancer (CA) development. Perturbations in immune signaling, including cytokine dysregulation, may disrupt this homeostatic balance.… Abstract Number: 1522 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Time Dependent Effect of Biologic Therapy on Overall Survival in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cancer Xerxes Pundole1, Natalia Zamora2, Harish Siddhanamatha3, Jean Tayar4, Cheuk Hong Leung5, Heather Lin6 and Maria Suarez-Almazor7, 1Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA, Houston, TX, 2Reumatologia, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 3The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Biomedical Informatics, Houston, TX, USA, Houston, TX, 4Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA, Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA, Houston, TX, 5Department of Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA, Houston, TX, 6Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA, Houston, TX, 7Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX Background/Purpose: Biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) are commonly used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). But the use of bDMARDs in patients with RA… Lymphoproliferative Malignancy in Psoriatic Arthritis and the Role of Systemic Immunosuppressive Therapies Linh Truong1 and Maida Wong2, 1Internal Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, 2Division of Rheumatology, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a systemic inflammatory disease that can have musculoskeletal (PsA-MsK) or concurrent MsK and skin (PsA-MsK/skin) manifestations, and the skin disease… Effect of the Metabolic Syndrome on Incident Vascular Events and Mortality in Four Rheumatic Diseases: An 8-Year Longitudinal Analysis Chi Chiu Mok1, Chiu Sum Chu1, Ling Yin Ho2, Kar Li Chan1, Sau Mei Tse1 and Chi Hung To3, 1Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2Dept of Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong, 3Medicine, Pok Oi Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Background/Purpose: To study the effect of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) on incident vascular events and mortality in 4 rheumatic diseases over an 8-years’ follow-up. 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__label__wiki	0.893229	0.893229	About The Margin ATM – The Podcast ATM Publishing Shop the Margin Get Across the Margin in your inbox! Subscribe to our NEWSLETTER Film & Television, Non-Fiction January 18, 2019 January 18, 2019 Christian Niedan’s History Storytellers — Part Six: The Insider by: Christian Niedan The sixth installment of a twelve part series, recounting and expanding upon an array of interviews with an assemblage of historians and history-infatuated filmmakers. The series continues with a look at the career of former-NYC nightlife king Peter Gatien (owner of Limelight) with an interview with his daughter, film producer Jen Gatien… Some film documentaries, to reach their full potential, need more than just a producer — they need an insider. Someone whose unique access and relationships make them essential to the production. From securing crucial interviews, to acquiring documents and images that add context to those interviews, these essential souls act as the secret weapon to the film’s genesis. For filmmaker Billy Corben, and his 2011 documentary Limelight about the career of former-NYC nightlife king Peter Gatien, that indispensable insider was the film’s producer (and its subject’s daughter), Jen Gatien. At the time of Limelight’s 2011 release, I interviewed Jen Gatien for my film website Camera In The Sun about the documentary, as well as her film producing career. Turns out, New York City played a starring role in Jen Gatien’s career. Gatien was a former resident of the Chelsea Hotel on 23rd Street in Manhattan, and worked with director Abel Ferrara to recount its story in 2008 documentary, Chelsea on the Rocks. Later on, she crossed the East River, into the Hasidic Jewish neighborhoods of Queens and Brooklyn, to co-produce the 2010 feature, Holy Rollers. The film is based on the real-life case of Sean Erez, who utilized Hasidic Jewish youths to smuggle ecstasy from Europe into the U.S. during the late 1990s. That decade saw ecstasy become the preferred party drug for “club kids” who could be found dancing until the break of dawn within Peter Gatien’s four Manhattan nightclubs: Limelight, Tunnel, Palladium, and Club USA. It was the Limelight, though, that became Gatien’s signature club — housed within a former Episcopal church at the corner 20th street and 6th Avenue. There, within what became for a period of time the world’s hottest nightclub, opportunistic dealers selling ecstasy attracted the attention of law enforcement, which resulted in the elder Gatien fighting drug-related charges in federal court. Though he eventually won that case in February 1998, it came at great financial cost, which led him to finally sell off all four of his clubs. Their loss signaled the end of a wild era in NYC, and Limelight explores that history through interviews with everyone from famous DJs like Moby, to infamous club kid (and former-Limelight party promoter) Michael Alig. Two decades removed from the club’s peak influence, Gatien gave me her take on what made Limelight special: Gatien: “It was so much an incubator of new music, because Limelight by way of its design had different rooms. And so, it appealed if you were into hip-hop, that would be there — but it’d also be alongside techno in another room, and upstairs in the VIP room would be yet another DJ. So, we’re talking on any given night (and you’ve gotta remember that nightclub was open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday), that’s a lot of music, and a lot of artists coming in and out of those places. I think breaking new genres of music was a massive component to Limelight’s success, because they were given an opportunity to sort of introduce it and see how crowds responded.” A key element to the success of those nights was the eccentric visions of party promoters like Alig – and it is his interview in particular that serves as a crucial narrative bridge from Limelight’s recounting of glittering nightlife highs, to delving into legal low points. Viewers are introduced to Alig being interviewed by Corben in prison, while serving time for murder. In that legal vein, Corben utilizes court records and interviews with Alig and others who were recruited to testify against Peter Gatien, crafting a legal saga that fleshes out the nightlife king’s financial downfall, and eventual deportation to his native Canada in 2003. His daughter noted to me that to properly retell that saga, Limelight needed Michael Alig on the record… about everything: Gatien: “I absolutely think that his interview was a gesture to my father to go on the record, which is not an easy thing to do, especially when you’re incarcerated. I can’t imagine that the corrections officers and government are looking favorably on Michael Alig for admitting to not just cooperating against my father, but the fact that the DEA agents let him use heroin while he was incarcerated, and turned a blind eye to murder.“ Jailhouse interviews were old hat for Corben. Indeed, a crucial element of his acclaimed 2006 documentary, Cocaine Cowboys is a prison interview with incarcerated hitman, Jorge “Rivi” Ayala, who candidly discusses multiple murders he committed during Miami, Florida’s drug wars of the 1970s and ‘80s. During Limelight’s production, Alig was in the midst of serving almost 17 years in prison for the murder and dismemberment of his drug dealer and roommate, Andre “Angel” Melendez. That event is dramatized in the 2003 film, Party Monster (based on James St. James’ 1999 memoir, Disco Bloodbath: A Fabulous but True Tale of Murder In Clubland), with Macaulay Culkin as Alig and Dylan McDermott as Peter Gatien. Gatien: “I saw that film when it first came out. And I feel like if their intent was to do a film about club kid culture, then I think they succeeded, and I give them credit for taking on that subject matter. Where I feel Limelight differs very strongly is this is much more of a sociopolitical crime thriller set with a backstory of the Limelight. I think it’s a much bigger look at New York, and at a pre-and-post Giuliani New York, and the price we paid in some ways for Giuliani’s cleanup campaign of Manhattan.” Though the screen stories told by Corben’s film production company, Rakontur, usually focus on his home state of Florida, Limelight is mostly set in New York City — with a brief-but-notable early stop in Hallandale (just north of Miami), where Peter Gatien opened his first U.S. club in the 1970s, which he also dubbed the Limelight. For Jen Gatien, putting trust in Corben’s storytelling instincts countered natural distaste at the inclusion of interviews with subjects like former-Limelight party promoter “Lord” Michael Caruso, who helped introduce ecstasy into Peter Gatien’s clubs, and then later aided the legal case against his employer. Gatien: “It was very hard to watch [Michael Caruso’s] interview and other interviews, but I abide by Billy’s desire to interview who he thought was integral to his vision for our film. I knew walking in who was going to say things that could be slanderous or hurtful to my father’s reputation. I was prepared to face that, knowing that nothing could be as bad as what the New York Post had already written.” Indeed, Peter Gatien’s portrayal by the Post was not unlike a James Bond villain — an image magnified by the patch Gatien sported from losing an eye in his youth. As Gatien’s legal troubles mounted, the tabloid gladly reported the complaints of neighborhood residents about the famous nightclub which had opened in a pre-Giuliani-era Chelsea that, by the late-1990s, had been transformed by gentrification. Gatien: “It was incredibly frustrating, in terms of Limelight’s later years, being a target of the New York Post with the residents in the Chelsea neighborhood complaining — because Limelight was there first. There was no one that moved into that neighborhood not knowing that nightclub was there far before it was gentrified into a residential neighborhood. Chelsea was not the neighborhood it is today. When that club first opened, it was essentially a no man’s land. So it was frustrating for it to get such a bad rap from residents. Everything in the media was negative about my father. Everything was propaganda by the government issuing press releases and sensationalizing what was going on in that building, because headlines guarantee politicians being reelected. And I think that the only way for DEA agents, mayors, politicians, police chiefs to get press is to kind of sink their teeth into someone or something that is coverable by the New York media. So when we sourced the film’s media coverage, we were able to find quite easily the negative stuff. The positive stuff, because this is a pre-cellphone camera decade, was really about me remembering who worked there, who might have something. It was like a scavenger hunt in many ways, trying to find old footage and photographs. So I think that that’s where producorialy I was meaningful to the project, in sort of knowing where to source that material. Unfortunately for my father, he did not own the photographs of the photographers that had worked at the Limelight over the 17-year, 18-year span. We were able to find house photographers who kindly let us license photographs, but it is a strange thing to need to license a picture of your father.” Author’s Note (Update): On August 22nd, 2018, the Buckhead Heritage Society organized an event at Sanctuary Night Club in Atlanta, Georgia, revisiting Peter Gatien’s second incarnation of the Limelight, which operated from 1980-87. Among the insiders sharing memories and pictures of the club was the Atlanta Limelight’s house photographer, Guy D’Alema — whose 2012 photo book about “the Studio 54 of the South” is titled, Limelight…in a sixtieth of a second. 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__label__wiki	0.640177	0.640177	Archived-Harley's Blog Wall Street Quakes as Trump Calls for Wiping Out Debt of Puerto Rico by Harley Schlanger October 10—While the U.S. media continues its nonstop Trump-bashing, now accusing the President of ignoring the suffering of Puerto Ricans hit by Hurricane Maria, the President lobbed a bombshell in an interview that left Wall Street shaken, and the mainstream media temporarily speechless. Following his visit to the island devastated by the storm,Trump told FOX News correspondent Geraldo Rivera that he wants to "wipe out" Puerto Rico's debt, which now stands at approximately $74 billion. In discussing what the federal government can do to help Puerto Rico, Trump said "we are going to work something out. We have to look at the whole debt structure." Puerto Rico has been struggling to manage its debt since 2014, defaulting on a $58 million bond payment in August 2015, after then-Governor Padilla announced in June 2015 that "the debt is not payable." In June 2016, the Congress refused to address the real debt crisis, instead passing the PROMESA bill, with support from the leadership of both parties, and signed by President Obama. PROMESA established a financial oversight board with full authority over the budget and debt restructuring of the island territory, modeled on the late 1970s BIG MAC financial dictatorship imposed by the banks on New York City, for debt collection. In signing the bill, Obama said that with PROMESA, "Puerto Rico will now have time to work out an orderly financial path forward." Implicit in this is that the debt, or at least most of it, would have to be paid. To realize this, the oversight board, with Obama's full backing, imposed an even more crippling austerity plan than what had been in place, prioritizing debt payments over health care and pensions. By further weakening the fragile economy, the austerity plan drove the poverty rate up to 45%, and triggered a large-scale emigration from the island. As Trump has noted, Puerto Rico had been in terrible shape before the two hurricanes hit. In the FOX interview, Trump told Rivera, "They owe a lot of money to your friends on Wall Street. We will have to wipe that out...I don't know if it's Goldman Sachs, but whoever it is, you can wave goodbye to that." PANIC ON WALL STREET Even raising the issue of cancelling Puerto Rico's debt set off panic attacks on Wall Street. The New York Times said that investors "were taken aback" by Trump's comments, as this would mean "major losses for investors". The article identified that among the largest holders of Puerto Rico's bonds are Wall Street giants BlackRock, Inc., Franklin Templeton Investments, and Goldman Sachs' asset-management unit. In its coverage, Bloomberg wrote that the idea that over $70 billion in debt could be written off "would shake investors faith." The news triggered a downward plunge of Puerto Rico's bonds, which hit a record low at 37 cents to the dollar. Almost immediately after Trump's comments, his Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Mick Mulvaney was asked to explain what Trump meant. Trying to calm the potential uproar, Mulvaney said he "would not take it [Trump's comment] word for word." He added that the administration "is not going to deal with the fundamental difficulties Puerto Rico had before the storm." This contradicts what Trump has been saying, as he has called for making the commitment to upgrade the island's infrastructure. But then Mulvaney contradicted himself, acknowledging that the federal government is committed to "rebuilding the island." Adding further to the confusion, Mulvaney, who was formerly a leader of the pro-austerity "deficit hawk" faction in the Congress, told CBS News that Trump will "absolutely not" bail out Puerto Rico. This could not have been comforting to Wall Street, as he seemed to be admitting that the policy would be to "wipe out" the debt, as the the federal government will not pay off the bond holders. One irate Wall Streeter, Larry McDonald, the head of macro strategies at ACG Analytics, attacked Trump, saying, "This is not a dictatorship. We have bankruptcy judges and the rule of law." He admitted, however, that this discussion "is scaring the bond market." HAMILTONIAN CREDIT TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE It is not the prospect of writing off $74 billion in Puerto Rico's bonds which is panicking Wall Street. Compared to the tens of trillions of dollars in insolvent debt currently on the books of corporations and financial institutions, and the hundreds of trillions of dollars of derivative obligations they are carrying, it is a drop in the bucket. What frightens them is the possibility that Trump may now be moving to fulfill his campaign promises to put the interests of the people ahead of the banks and multi-national corporate cartels. With the end of "easy money" looming for financial institutions, which had allowed them to cover their bad debts and bloated leverage with a zero interest flood of liquidity from the Federal Reserve, there is a high probability that a major credit default will trigger a blowout far bigger than that of 2008. When the 2008 crash happened, George W. Bush and Obama pushed through bailouts and the easy money policy to protect the swindlers of the Too Big to Fail banks and related institutions, allowing them to continue to create speculative bubbles, to greatly exceed the levels of debt they had created in the housing bubble which crashed. Trump's comments on the Puerto Rico debt came simultaneously with a shift in his approach to infrastructure spending. Previously, his commitment to spend $1 trillion for infrastructure had been tied, by the Wall Street neo-liberals in his cabinet and Congress, to either spending cuts in other areas, to "free up" funds, or to investment from Public-Private Partnerships, the notorious PPPs, which would limit funding only to programs which could return an immediate profit on every dollar spent. Had this been the requirement at the time of the founding of the United States, we would still be a poor nation dependent primarily on subsistence farming for income. Instead, under the leadership of the first Treasury Secretary, Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Fathers dealt with their debt problem by generating credit, through a National Bank, which provided funds for major infrastructure projects and manufacturing. Hamilton argued that, by turning the debt into productive credit, the improvement in overall productivity, due to advances in infrastructure, manufacturing, and technology through scientific discovery, would increase the overall real productive wealth of the nation, eliminating the problem of debt as a constraint altogether. Hamilton's policies worked, as the Revolutionary War debt was turned into an asset, as he argued it would be in his "Report on Public Credit" delivered in 1790, and this allowed that debt to be paid off. This is a central feature of Lyndon LaRouche's Four Basic Laws, to return to the principle of Hamiltonian credit, through a Capital Budget, to fund the development of increasingly energy dense platforms of infrastructure. When Trump campaigned for the return of Glass Steagall banking regulation, and major investment in infrastructure, this provoked real fear on Wall Street, especially since this—rather than "Russian meddling"—was a key component in his victory over Wall Street favorite Hillary Clinton. Would Trump dump the old agreements, which put bank and financial profits first, and instead adopt policies based on the principles behind LaRouche's Four Laws? When Trump met with a group of legislators from the House Ways and Means Committee on September 26, he indicated that public-private partnerships would not work to finance the kind of infrastructure development needed, especially after the destruction from the three hurricanes which hit in August and September. An unnamed White House official told the Washington Post that although the administration has researched these approaches (of the PPPs), "they are certainly not the silver bullet for all of our nation's infrastructure problems, and we will continue to consider all viable options." Trump has requested a $29 billion package for disaster aid and rebuilding the stricken areas, to be funded by the federal government. Wall Street's fear of the possibility of a total break from neo-liberal orthodoxy on infrastructure funding and bank regulation is directly linked to the other reason that there is a desperate effort underway to remove Trump from office. The best way for the President to realize a successful infrastructural development package would be for the U.S. to engage in full cooperation with China's Belt and Road Initiative. Trump has already forged a solid relationship with China's President Xi Jinping, and they will soon meet again, when he goes to China in November. The stage is thus set for a full break with the unipolar, neo-liberal order which has plunged the Transatlantic world into a state of permanent war and economic breakdown. The most recent attacks by the media on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's relationship with the President is evidence of their fear of the emergence of a New Paradigm of international cooperation, which prioritizes development over speculation and debt collection. Tillerson has played a leading role in pushing against the "regime change" doctrine of the two previous administrations, and favors a collaborative relationship with both Russia and China. Seen in this broader strategic dynamic, it is clear that the Wall Street establishment's hysteria over Trump's comments in Puerto Rico is fully justified. Harley Schlanger published this page in Archived-Harley's Blog 2017-10-24 15:10:17 -0400 Donate Volunteer Get updates	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1603
__label__cc	0.639166	0.360834	July 31, 2019 January 17, 2019 by Enrollee Talk about a personal experience and how it has effected you, and how you will effect the college with it. (OTHER on CommonApp) NOTE: This essay utilized pictures and graphics which could not be included online. “Quiet on the set. Camera ready? Sound ready? Roll camera… speed. Action!” This series of sentence fragments is used to get a film camera recording on a movie set. Ever since my first media class in seventh grade, I knew that media arts was my passion and would become my future profession. So it was not unusual for me to view my experiences as a filmmaker when I visited Eastern Europe last summer. With a group of fifty other Jewish teenagers, I visited twelve Nazi concentration camps, death camps, and ghettos, including Auschwitz, Terezin, Ponar, Kovno, Tikochin, Lupuchova Forest, Treblinka, Warsaw, Majdanek, Birkenau. Film is recorded at twenty four frames per second. During my studies at Northwestern University this past summer, I learned that each and every frame is important. Like the frames, each experience on my journey through Eastern Europe has led to my greater understanding of the importance of how the past will continue to be a living and influential entity that will shape my future. Frame 1: Treblinka Extermination Camp, PolandAfter a long bus ride, we stepped out into the sultry air. We observed a line of rocks representing the train tracks which used to hold the train cars of what would have been the victims’ last train ride. While fending off swarms of mosquitoes, we walked up to six large rocks bearing the famous words, “Never Again” in six languages for all people to understand. Just behind the six rocks were thousands of other rocks to represent the thousands of people killed at the death camp per day. In broken English, our tour guide told us that no one knows exactly how many people died at this camp, but estimates are that between 800,000 and 1,100,000 perished. Ninety-five percent were Jewish. Frame 2: Auschwitz & Birkenau, PolandThunder was clapping as if it was the fire roaring in the cremation ovens. We walked through the infamous “Arbeit macht frei” (work will set you free) arches that gave a very false message to the Jews and the other prisoners. Though the camp was set up more as a museum, it was perhaps where my textbook understanding was enriched mostly by the sensory experience. The smell of death still lingers. The endless piles of confiscated shoes, which felt like hardened rubber, reminded me of how many souls were lost. Later that day, under a slight drizzle, we traveled to Birkenau. We saw the crematoria and witnessed the crumbling barracks where prisoners were forced to live on top of each other in slots of concrete beds. We left the camp on the same train tracks that had transported the Jews and others to their deaths. We sang Hebrew songs about freedom to show the world that the Jews survived the Holocaust and continue to thrive as a people today.Frame 3: Lupachova Forest, LithuaniaOur bus drove through mile after mile of a forest with incredibly tall trees. We walked out to a fenced area where the ashes of thousands of murdered victims lie to this day. It is said that every Jew should visit Israel once in his or her lifetime. That didn’t happen for these victims of the Holocaust as Israel did not exist prior to 1948. Our Israeli staff members brought some soil from Israel to spread over the ashes to symbolically help those who perished “visit Israel.” We also heard from an eighty year old survivor named Eulich. He recalled his escape from the camp in the late 1930s. All the Jews from his town were herded into the forest and gunned down by the Nazis. He played dead for hours until the guards left, found a Nazi uniform, ran for miles and finally took a train to Italy and safety. After hearing his story, I learned that there were some happy endings to this horrific period in world history. The collage of graphic images, personal narratives, photos, videos, and statistics overwhelmed many of us on the trip. This spiritual journey changed my perspective on the world and my place in it. Prior to the trip, I had only a textbook understanding of the horrors of genocide with respect to Hitler’s “Final Solution.” After my journey, I felt a moral responsibility to expand my understanding of the murder of not only the six million Jews, but also of the five million others who perished. A good filmmaker thoroughly knows his subject. To learn more about the Holocaust and other atrocities, I am taking a course entitled “Facing History and Ourselves,” offered to a select group of seniors. This three period course explores prejudice, injustice and genocide throughout history. Its major focus is the Holocaust, but it also investigates more recent genocides including those occurring in Darfur and Uganda. In addition, this course gives me the opportunity to spend a semester volunteering at an organization of my choice, allowing me to pursue my passion for community service. “Cut!” Both film and critical life experiences offer an opportunity for reflection. My trip taught me that despite one of the darkest periods in our history, good triumphs over evil. The Jewish people survived and have gone on to make great contributions to our society. As a living legacy of those who were lost, I feel that I must spread the idea that we must take the time to learn about other cultures, celebrate diversity, and embrace what unites us as human beings. While continuing to expand my understanding of people from all different backgrounds, I look forward to contributing what I’ve learned and experienced with my new college community. Categories Emerson College Leave a comment Post navigation A Month in Ghana An Unforgettable Summer	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1606
__label__cc	0.610199	0.389801	Open Undergraduate Affairs menu New Student Registrations The following procedures specify ways in which an undergraduate might register a grievance and delineate the process for handling grievances, which are filed. Since the campus has procedures for handling allegations of capricious grading, cheating, and discrimination (see the Student Code), the procedures described below apply to all other grievances related to teaching, advising, and administrative affairs. For the link to the procedures for Academic Integrity Violations, please follow this link. For capricious grading concerns, please follow this link. Grievance Procedures for anything other than academic integrity The student shall promptly seek informal resolution of the issue with the faculty or staff member directly involved. If after reasonable efforts a satisfactory solution is not reached, the student may approach the immediate supervisor of the faculty or staff member to try and resolve the matter. If the informal strategy described above fails to satisfy the student, the next step is to approach the supervisor (or Department Head) of the faculty or staff person and inform them that they would like to file an official grievance with the unit’s faculty committee that oversees such grievances. The supervisor (or Department Head) should be informed in writing of the full scope and background of the grievance, and the student should identify the remedy being sought as part of the engagement of the grievance process. The Department Head shall also ask the faculty/staff member involved to submit a written response to the student’s grievance. It is expected that the response shall be received by the Department Head within 10 days of the request. Upon receiving the written grievance, the Department Head shall refer it to the Chair of the unit’s Grievance Committee for review and deliberation by that body. No one on the committee can be affiliated with the specific grievance, been accused in past grievances by the student, or be a close advisor/mentor of the student filing the grievance. The Chair and committee may interview the student and faculty or staff member in an attempt to reach a mutually satisfactory solution. If no resolution can be reached, the Chair and Grievance Committee will draft a decision/ruling to submit to the Department Head. As part of the review by the unit’s Grievance Committee, the Chair shall convene the Grievance Committee so that a hearing on the issue can be held as soon as possible or no later than thirty days after receiving the grievance. The hearing shall be conducted by the Chair under the following guidelines: The responsibility of establishing the validity of the grievance and the appropriateness of the suggested remedy shall be upon the student. The student and/or the faculty/staff member may be accompanied by an adviser of their choice, however only the student and/or faculty/staff member shall represent or speak for themselves in the hearing. The hearing shall be closed to the public except when both parties agree that it should be open. The Chair shall keep a record of the hearing, which shall include: The names of those present, A copy of any physical evidence (records, written testimony, duplicated materials, etc.) that is introduced, and A record of the final decision of the committee and its rationale. The hearing shall be conducted so that all parties to the dispute have an opportunity to present their views and to rebut those of the other. No final action shall be taken by the Grievance Committee and no testimony heard unless all voting members are present. All actions shall require the agreement of at least two voting members. The decision of the committee shall include a judgment concerning the validity of the alleged grievance and, if it is declared valid, a recommendation of a remedy for the harm done. The decision of the Grievance Committee concerning both the finding relevant to the dispute and the suggested remedy shall be submitted to the Department Head. The Department Head may affirm, reverse, or ask the Grievance Committee to reconsider its actions. The Department Head may also request additional information from the principals in the dispute in rendering a decision. The decision of the Department Head represents the final action of the department. The student must find avenues outside of the department (e.g., College of Applied Health Sciences) to pursue a redress of his/her grievance. The same procedure described above applies at the college level, with the Dean (or Dean’s designate) rendering the final decision.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1608
__label__cc	0.749313	0.250687	HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal Anti-Corruption Center Comparison of countries TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2019 The Rule of Law Index 2020 0,51 out of 1 Open Budget 2019 Global Right to Information Rating Financial Secrecy Index 2020 Index of Public Integrity 2019 IACA The United Nations (UN) The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2005. The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here. Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) GRECO’s member since 2011. The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2007. The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2006. The fourth evaluation round is completed. The status of the evaluation report is confidential. The summary is available here. Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 1999. The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here. Group of Twenty (G20) G20 Presidency in 2010. The documents adopted under the Presidency of the Republic of Korea are available here. APEC’s member since 1989. Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Member of the FATF since 2009. Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here. International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2011. Main Legislation Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, Chapter 34 Article 396, Chapter 35 Articles 424-433, (Уголовный Кодекс Республики Беларусь (Глава 34 Статья 396, Глава 35 Статьи 424-433)), (Russian); Law of the Republic of Belarus of July 15, 2015 No. 305-3 “On Combating Corruption”, (Закон Республики Беларусь «О борьбе с коррупцией» от 15 июля 2015 года № 305-3), (Russian); Decree of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus of February 5, 2016 No. 101 “On Award and Other Compensations to Natural Persons Facilitating the Detection of Corruption”, (Постановление Совета Министров Республики Беларусь от 5 февраля 2016 года № 101 «О выплате вознаграждения и других выплат физическому лицу, способствующему выявлению коррупции»), (Russian); Decree of the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Belarus, Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus of December 30, 2014 No. 30/1257/2/260 “On the Approval of Criteria for the Evaluation of Activities of Public Bodies and Other Organizations in Countering Corruption and Economic Offences”, (Постановление Генеральной прокуратуры Республики Беларусь, Совета Министров Республики Беларусь, Комитета государственного контроля Республики Беларусь, Следственного комитета Республики Беларусь от 30 декабря 2014 года № 30/1257/2/260 «Об утверждении критериев оценки деятельности государственных органов и иных организаций по борьбе с коррупцией и экономическими правонарушениями»), (Russian). Criminal Act, articles 129-133 and 357, (Korean/English); Act on the Prevention of Corruption and the Establishment and Management of Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, (Korean/English); Improper Solicitation and Graft Act, (Korean/English); Act on Preventing Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, (Korean/English); Act on the Protection of Public Interest Whistleblowers, (Korean); Public Service Ethics Act, (Korean); Code of Conduct for Public Officials, (Korean). Anti-Corruption Bodies General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Belarus, (Russian), (English). Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, (Korean/English). Home Blog Research About Disclaimer Country Profiles International Organizations Profiles Infographic Publications Web Sites © HSE University Anti-Corruption Center, 2019-2021	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1613
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Eskerrik… You can now subscribe to our web notifications Discover our new design for T-shirts and sweaters Onda Vasca 4: The most read entries in the blog Onda Vasca 2: The Brotherhood of Our Lady of Arantzazu in… Home Society Culture The Basque who signed the first international agreement in Basque, and the... The Basque who signed the first international agreement in Basque, and the father of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights English-Language Editor: John R. Bopp for A whilenow, we’ve been wanting to write an entry dedicated to René Cassin (Bayonne, 1887 – Paris 1976). A huge historical figure, he played a fundamental role in the fight against fascism, and in writing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But he also played an important role in the History of the Basques, and not only because he was born in Bayonne. Today, the day we celebrate the signing of that Declaration by the General Assembly of the United Nations, on December 10, 1948 in Paris, seemed the perfect time to do so. We are always reminded that René Cassin was French and Jewish, and ignored are the facts of where he was born and his family’s history. This is quite common among many Basques whose national origin his hidden (even wrongly, as is the case with Benjamin de Tudela, the Navarrese of Jewish ethnicity) behind a nationality that more interesting for the authors in charge of writing the history of France and Spain. His family lived in Bayonne for many, many years, perhaps since the time of their expulsion from the Kingdom of Navarre. Many of the Jews who lived there moved north when they were expelled, usually on their way to Bordeaux. On passing through Bayonne, many families decided to stay, undoubtedly thanks to the similarity of customs and language (Basque) between Navarre and Labourd. As an active defender of democracy and an avowed anti-fascist, in July of 1940 he joined the resistance in London, paying heed to General de Gaulle’s call to fight against the Nazis in favor of the liberation of France. He was a member of the Free French Government, and in 1944, he was named the vice president of the Council of State. Meanwhile, many of his family members were killed for being Jews. As a member of the Free French Government is how this Northern Basque became one of the signers of the first international agreement written in Basque, and the first document in which the government of Free France and an institution which represented the Basques, the National Basque Council in London, signed an agreement between equals, the Franco-Basque Pact. We’re reminded of this on the website dedicated to the Auxiliary War Navy of the Basque Country (Euzkadi) in Gipuzkoakultura: On May 17, 1941, at 4:30 in the afternoon, the document was signed at the headquarters of the French Council at Carlton Gardens nº 4. René Cassin, Maurice Dejean, Commander Escarrá, and Elene de la Souchère signed for France, and José Ignacio de Lizaso and Ángel Gondra for the Basque Council. The agreement was undersigned by Cassin and Lizaso. Copies were made in French, Spanish, and Basque. The pact itself was of enormous historical importance since, for the first time, a French authority recognized an organization representing the Basque people as an entity in public law. Moreover, it was the first international agreement signed in Basque. As a curiosity, it should also be noted that both signers were Basques, as René Cassin, the future Nobel Peace Prize winner, had been born in Bayonne General de Gaulle played a key role in getting that signed. We’ve already spoken about how the man who would become the President of France paid homage to the Basques in the Gernika Batallion in 1945 after the liberation of Point de Grave: On Sunday, April 22, 1945, General de Gaulle landed at Grayan aerodrome, accompanied by the commander of the French Forces in the West, General de Larminat; he went to the control center of Colonel de Milleret and carried out a review of the troops; he stopped before the Basque flag and saluted it for a long time; soon after, he told Kepa Ordoki: “Commander, France will never forget the effort and sacrificed made by the Basques to free our land.” Twelve war crosses were given to the Basque combatants. As for the signing of the Franco-Basque agreement, he also had some words full of symbolism, as the agreement was ratified via several telegrams exchanged between Manuel de Irujo and General de Gaulle: On May 26, Irujo sent it to de Gaulle, who was by then in Cairo, and on May 30, de Gaulle replied via telegram to Irujo, stating that “the collaboration of our two people is an important element in the fight against a common enemy, and for the triumph of national freedom around the world.” Simultaneously, on May 27 and 28, the UK Foreign Office and the US embassy were notified of the signing of the agreement and its content. It is also true that, once the common enemy had been defeated, the French (and British, and American) governments forgot all the effort and collaboration given by the Basque republicans, and left them under the control of the criminal Francisco Franco for over 30 years. But today, December 10, is a good day to remember that a Northern Basque is the father of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and he actively participated in the signing of the first international agreement in Basque in history. It’s very symbolic that that first agreement was signed by two Basques, one representing the Basque government, and another the French: two exiled governments who fought to survive totalitarianism. Since 2003, the Basque Government has awarded an annual prize on this day bearing the name of this universal Basque. This year, the prize was awarded to the Basque platform for the suit against the crimes of Francoism. Biografía de Rene Cassin Marina Vasca (Gipuzkoakultura) – – Euskadi ORIGENES Y CREACION DEL CONSEJO NACIONAL DE EUZKADI En mayo de 1940, el Gobierno Vasco en el exilio tenía su sede en París. La invasión alemana de Francia tuvo para él repercusiones muy importantes. Por una parte, el lehendakari José Antonio Agirre desaparecería al quedar atrapado en Bélgica y habría de pasar más de un año hasta que volviera a reaparecer, después de escapar a América. Por otra parte, los consejeros del Gobierno tuvieron que pasar a la clandestinidad en Francia y los que finalmente pudieron salir de allí llegarían a América después que lo hiciera el propio presidente. La sede de París sería ocupada por los alemanes y entregada después al Gobierno franquista. October 23, 1941. René Cassin, commissioner for Justice and Public Instruction, at the headquarters of Free France in London. Basque Government History of the Basques Northern Basque Country Previous articleOn “Basque by birth” or “Basques by choice”: the evolution of “the Basque feeling” in the diaspora Next articleAn educational description of the Basque shepherding dog, from Brazil Born and raised in Northern Nevada, USA, I'm a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno. 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__label__wiki	0.50849	0.50849	Influential SchoolsInfluential PeopleTools & ResourcesArticles & InterviewsAbout How to think about the pandemic historically and financially \| Interview with Dr. Niall Ferguson We met with notable historian, Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution from Stanford University and a senior fellow of the Center for European Studies at Harvard, Dr. Niall Ferguson to talk about the the historic and financial implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, and so much more. Enjoy! Notable historian Dr. Niall C. Ferguson explores inflation both in the past in 1920s Germany and in the United States in the near future, with COVID-19 as a deficit intensifier with a delayed impact. He explores the thinking about pandemic lockdowns in light of the influenza wave of the late 1950s and what the USA could have done differently to limit spread. Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a senior fellow of the Center for European Studies, Harvard, Dr. Ferguson talks with Dr. Jed Macosko, academic director of AcademicInfluence.com and professor of physics at Wake Forest University. See Dr. Ferguson’s Academic Influence profile See additional leading historians in our article Top Influential Historians Today Interview with Historian, Dr. Niall Ferguson 00:00 JM: Hi, I’m Dr. Jed Macosko at Wake Forest University and Academicinfluence.com. And today we have another wonderful guest, Niall Ferguson, professor at Stanford University and coming to us from, actually, Montana today. So thank you, Professor Ferguson, for joining us today. And I like to ask all of our guests, how did you get started in your particular field? How did you get interested in history? 00:25 NF: Well, Jed, as a school boy, I was drawn to literature, and probably envisaged at the age of 15 studying English literature. I read Tolstoy’s War and Peace one summer, and at the end of War and Peace, which is of course a work of historical fiction, there’s a tremendous essay Tolstoy writes, in which he offers his thoughts on the philosophy of history, and I found this extraordinarily engaging. And it was around that time that I began to think that perhaps I was a historian rather than a student of literature, so blame Tolstoy. 01:06 JM: So what about that essay intrigued you? What is the philosophy of history, and are you studying that now? 01:12 NF: I think I’ve been studying it in perhaps a rather amateurish sphere, I’ve only really written and published one essay in the philosophy of history, which was the introduction to a book called Virtual History. And in that introduction I offered the view, in opposition to Tolstoy, that history is a chaotic and contingent process that is not deterministic, and therefore not predictable. That we have free will perhaps more than we realize, and there is no great historical force that is propelling us forward against our will or unbeknownst to us. 01:52 NF: Tolstoy’s big question in War and Peace is, “What is the power that moves nations?” And that struck me as a great question to which there didn’t seem to be a ready off-the-shelf answer. And in Tolstoy’s telling, it’s only Napoleon who thinks that he’s driving the invasion of Russia. In reality, Tolstoy argues, there are great forces at work of which Napoleon is unaware and these forces impact all the characters in the novel. So I guess at the age of 15 I just wanted to know more about those forces. My mother is a physicist, so is my sister. My father was a physician, a doctor, and I’m the black sheep of the family. But they understood, I guess, the forces that govern the natural world and I wanted to understand the forces that govern the human world, which seemed to me to be harder in fact to identify, and therefore more interesting. 02:50 JM: That is fascinating. So that was what really brought you into history, and once you started studying it you say that the philosophy of history is not what you really specialized in. Can you tell us how you got into what you specialize in through college and grad school and then a professorship? 03:08 NF: Well, I was fortunate to study at Oxford in the early-1980s, when there were still some extraordinary brilliant historians teaching. And I did what the Oxford curriculum requires you to do if you major in history, as they say in the United States. I did some English Medieval history. I studied quite intensively the history of the Reformation, but I also did a good deal of work on modern European history, and in particular got interested in German history. Back in those days, if you wanted to pursue some kind of scholarly career in history, there only really seemed to be three countries worth studying. You could study Russia if you wanted to be a kind of integral part of the Cold War. You could study Germany if you thought that Germany was always going to be the issue in Europe, or if you just wanted to have La Dolce Vita you studied Italy. And it felt as if my contemporaries chose between those three, nobody thought of studying the United States. 04:06 NF: And I remember thinking that the big question that interested me was really a German question, or “The” German question, inspired by the great Karl Kraus’s play “The Last Days of Mankind”, which I happened to see at the Edinburgh Festival when I was an undergraduate. And that was one of those, again, literary turning points in my life. I came out of the theater thinking, “I need to understand that world.” And at first I wanted to write a doctoral dissertation about Kraus and the satirical literature of late-19th century, early-20th century Vienna. I was talked out of that by the great late-lamented Norman Stone, who said that it would be very difficult to translate the jokes into English and that one should attempt something that had a more empirically viable foundation. 05:00 NF: So I ended up going down the economic history road, and that was because, unlike my contemporaries who’d been educated in England, as a Scotsman I was really quite numerate and found math relatively easy. So I’d done a fair bit of economic history as an undergraduate. Norman’s advice was, “Do something that involves number crunching and statistics. It’ll make your doctoral dissertation somehow more compelling.” And so I decided, after much deliberation and having learnt German, which I did as a graduate student, that I was going to study the history of the German hyperinflation that culminated in 1923, because if you’re going to do numbers you might as well make the numbers really, really, really long, which the numbers in the German hyperinflation generally were. So I did my first real bit of historical research on financial and monetary history of Germany in the early-1920s. 05:57 JM: Well, I’m sure that that was pretty esoteric, and did it lead to your getting a professorship, and then what did you do after that? 06:07 NF: Well my father, as I mentioned, a doctor, was also a man of great West-of-Scotland Protestant good sense. And his advice, when I told him the dreadful news that I wanted to be an historian was at least to acquire some technical skills that would stand me in good stead if I failed as an historian, if my academic career didn’t go anywhere. So the idea was partly to learn Economics as well as to learn German. And I think it was a good decision. It was the mid-80s. In fact, I finished the work on the dissertation in 1989, and at that very moment the German question sprang back into life. I’d only just got my first job as a junior fellow at Christ’s College Cambridge when the Berlin wall came down. I’d been in Berlin all summer but just missed the crucial night of November the 9th. But that meant that Germany was suddenly a live question again in a way that it really hadn’t been. 07:01 NF: And so I was able not only to write about the financial consequences of Germany reunification, I remember writing a long essay on that subject for the New Republic, but also to persuade people that knowing about German inflation might actually not be so esoteric. And I think that that’s really why I went further down the road of financial history. I’d acquired some skills that were suddenly applicable to some big problems. It’s worth adding that the German Hyperinflation of 1919-23 was one of the most disastrous monetary episodes in all of history, and it’s the one that’s in all the economics textbooks. So knowing about that wasn’t entirely knowing something esoteric, it’s still a fundamental question every time a government runs an enormous budget deficit or a central bank prints a lot of money, as now, people ask them, “Is this going to cause inflation?” And I think having studied the hyperinflation I’m relatively well-qualified to attempt to answer that question. 08:00 JM: Mm-hmm. Well, you gotta answer it now, so is there big inflation brewing? We just finished interviewing some criminologists that say that because we haven’t had inflation since the early 1990s, we have been in a lower crime wave, and there’s a direct correlation. So are we due for more inflation? What’s going to happen now? 08:22 NF: Well, the answer is not certain, that we saw in the period after World War I in the United States or in most European countries. There is gonna be some pretty serious inflation in some emerging markets, like Argentina, where the government has not only inflicted lockdowns on the economy but then run a large deficit which the central bank is financing by printing money. That is going to lead to high inflation, without a shadow of a doubt. And there are a bunch of other emerging markets that are gonna be in a similar place. But the United States and the developed world generally have been in a relatively deflationary environment for a variety of reasons, including technology, but also the way in which central banks have operated since the 1980s. And so it’s not likely that we’re suddenly going to be catapulted back to 1920s, or for that matter, 1970-style inflation, especially as the kind of financing of government that’s going on now is not quite the same as we’re seeing an Argentina, in a couple of ways. 09:25 NF: It’s not that the Federal Reserve is [inaudible] and dishing out freshly printed dollars, that’s not how it works. Most of what’s done in the name of quantitative easing or large-scale asset purchases is financed by creating excess bank reserves, a funny kind of money that you and I can’t go and spend on Lattes at Starbucks. So it’s not actually inflationary, the policy that’s being pursued at the moment, it’s better to think of it as something that’s saving off what would be a pretty savage deflation. I do think that ultimately we’ll end up with higher inflation over, let’s say, a five-year time period, because the sheer scale of the expansion that the US has undertaken and the sheer breadth of the monetary growth almost certainly translates into a weaker dollar and could translate into higher inflation expectations after the pandemic’s over, but that’s really over several years. In the short run it’s definitely not an inflation scenario, not this year and probably not next year. 10:28 JM: And all of this five-year inflation that you’re talking about is due to COVID, if it hadn’t been for COVID we would still just be in this sort of flatline time? 10:37 JM: Yeah, I think inflation expectations are the key here, it’s when the public starts to anticipate higher prices that you start getting something like a meaningful increase in inflation. And that I don’t think would have happened without the huge shock that we’ve experienced this year. Not so much because COVID-19′s a disastrous pandemic by historical standards, it’s not even in the top 20, but because countries like the United States and many European countries did lockdowns in 2020, there was a huge decline in output and a great many people were suddenly out of work. And the government’s response, most obviously in the US, was then to run a huge budget deficit, literally send people checks through the mail. Many people ended up getting paid actually more than they had been paid in work. And this, in the short run, isn’t of course going to be inflationary, we’re trying to offset a massive contraction, which left its own devices, would have been Great Depression-like. 11:39 NF: But the question is, “What happens when the pandemic is finally brought under control by a combination of a vaccine or vaccines and other measures?” And at that point there will be a lot of money to be spent, that people right now have been saving a chunk of. So there will be a change of behavior and a change of expectations at some point in the next few years. The last thing I’ll add is that, as a historian, I’ve been struck by how often in history it’s been a geopolitical crisis, usually a war, that has triggered a big move in inflation expectations. And I think it would take something like that really to shift people’s expectations. That’s why I spend a lot of my time looking at the US-China relationship and the way Cold War 2 has been evolving. I should have explained at the outset that I wasn’t just interested in the economic history of Germany, I was interested in the history of Germany and relating the economics and the financial history to the history of politics and geopolitics. You’re only really interested in Germany as an historian, I think, if you want to understand why two World Wars and a Holocaust emerged from Germany’s politics. 12:54 NF: So I really approached that early part of my work with a non-economic question, the question was, “What had gone so wrong in Germany? Why had this very advanced economy, with the best universities in the world in the 1920s, ended up going down the path of Nazism?” And a big part of the answer I think is the trauma of the hyperinflation of 1923, which really discredited democracy in the eyes of a great many German voters. 13:25 JM: Interesting. So, as a historian, getting back to this current geopolitical crisis of COVID, you’re saying as a historian you don’t see it as a big… It’s not in the top 20. So had we not gone into lockdown we would have been following in this more historical path of keeping business going as usual, do you think that would have been better for our country? It would have been a more historical approach, but have we evolved as a society and as a civilization beyond just letting the weak and sick die, or what’s going on? 14:01 NF: Well, the way to answer that question is partly to look at historical experience, but also to look at the experience of other countries in 2020. In 1957-58, the United States and the world were hit by a new strain of influenza, people called it the Asian flu, it did indeed originate in China. And unlike COVID-19 this strain of flu killed the young as well as the old. It probably didn’t kill as large a proportion of world population as COVID-19 ultimately will kill, but if you factor in the fact that young people were suffering and dying, it was in some ways worse. If you just calculate quality adjusted life years lost. COVID-19 is very unusual historically, because it overwhelmingly kills people over the age of 65, and indeed in Europe it’s been people over 80 who’ve been the great proportion of victims. And that’s why I say COVID-19 is not by historical standards a top 20 pandemic, I think it ranks about 25 right now. And it’s not gonna get anywhere close to 1918-19, which was even worse Influenza pandemic. Now, in 1957-58, faced with a comparable pandemic, roughly comparable with our own, governments did pretty much nothing. There were no lockdowns, in fact there weren’t even school closures, and there were two great waves and death, and the ultimate death toll was… We can’t be exactly sure, but certainly in the region of 100,000, maybe 200,000 Americans. 15:39 NF: Now, if you had simply done that with COVID-19, you would have ended up with a lot more dead Americans. It’s hard to say, the Imperial College epidemiologist estimated 2.2 million if the US did nothing. I think that was on the high side. Nicholas Christakis at Yale has a new book just coming out, he comes down at closer to a million. I think in the end, even with lockdowns, even with social distancing, we’re going to see substantial numbers, more Americans, die. Larry Summers just estimating 625,000 is the ultimate death toll. I think when you put these numbers together, a policy of doing nothing, a 1957-58 strategy of basically letting it rip and trying to get a vaccine, which was what they did, would have had too high a death toll to be acceptable. But that doesn’t mean we had to do lockdowns, because Taiwan didn’t do lockdowns, South Korea didn’t do lockdowns. What they did was what we should have done, which was very quickly to ramp up testing, and contact tracing and isolation of people who tested positive. And by doing that from the very get-go in January, Taiwan was able to keep the number of casualties down, last I checked, to single figures. 16:58 NF: So we didn’t need to do nothing, we had to do something, but we did the wrong thing. Instead of acting early, following Larry Brilliant advice, “Early detection, early action”, we dithered around. We were still dithering around through February and it wasn’t really until mid-March that governments in the US and the UK thought, “Oh God, we have to do something drastic.” And that was when the lockdowns happened, causing much, much more economic damage than I think would have been the results of a Taiwanese or South Korean strategy. 17:29 JM: No. I agree. Wow. Now, back to your career. So you were at Christ Church when the Berlin wall fell. Where did… 17:36 NF: “Christ’s”. Not to be confused with Christchurch. Christ’s Cambridge, my first experience of Cambridge, I’d been Oxford all through my undergraduate and graduate years, but my first job was at Christ’s College Cambridge, and that was where I heard the news that the Berlin Wall had come down. 17:50 JM: Yeah it’s Christ’s College, thank you for correcting me. Where did you go from there? And how did you end up at Stanford? 17:58 NF: Well, I’d done a tour of duty in Germany, researching my PhD at the University Of Hamburg, came back to Cambridge, taught there for three years, and then moved back to Oxford. And I’d taught for about a decade as the history tutor at Oxford, became professor of financial history at Oxford. But by the late ’90s I was beginning to feel that the work I was doing in financial history, I’d written a book about the history of the Rothschild bank, I had written a book about World War 1, The Pity of War, that was very much concerned with its financing, was more interesting to Americans than to Brits who generally like their historians to write about kings, queens and prime ministers. And I did find that I was getting more invitations to talk in the US, whether in New York or at Harvard, than I was getting in the UK. And so I think I got itchy feet around about the year 2000 and started to consider the possibility of moving to the US. I had been due to give a lecture at NYU the day after 9/11, I think it was scheduled for 9/12, but of course, I never flew, and I sat in my Oxford rooms watching the twin towers fall. And in my very bloody-minded Scottish way I decided there and then “I’m definitely going to the US, I’m not going to have these people mess with me.” 19:26 NF: And so I wrote very shortly after that to the Dean of the Stern Business School at NYU saying “I’m in the market”, and he faxed over a job offer the next day, and in a very short time after that I had left Oxford and was teaching at NYU. I spent two years there, and then Larry Summers persuaded me to move to Harvard, which was a bit of a dream come true, because I think I’d had a crush on Harvard for some years. Had 12 happy years teaching history and business at Harvard, as the Lawrence Tisch Professor of History. And then reached a point a few years ago, in 2016, when I’d kind of done enough teaching, felt I’d achieved all I was going to achieve at Harvard, had to choose was I gonna spend the rest of my career there or do something different, and decided to do something different and accepted an offer at the Hoover Institution to go over to California, and that’s where we would now be located were it not for COVID-19. 20:23 JM: Absolutely amazing, just to hear what all you’ve done, all the books you’ve written, it’s really incredible. Just as we go, what would you say to people who are interested in Economics or History or Politics, if they’re in high school or going into college, what should they be thinking about? 20:43 NF: Well, I’d actually address this also to the people not interested in those things, and I would say, “You may not be interested in Economics and History, but they are interested in you, and they will have an effect on your life, and it will probably be a negative effect if you don’t really have any understanding of that facet of life.” I think Economics is often taught in an abstract fashion, with a great deal too much math and not enough history, and I prefer to understand things by finding out where they came from. So I wrote a book called The Ascent of Money back in 2008, which was really pre-financial crisis, designed to explain a financial crisis that I thought was coming. And I think that book’s a good introduction to my style of history because it explains the whole complex system of money, of banks, of stock markets, and all the rest of it, in a way that is designed to be intelligible to the lay reader. There’s not, I think, an equation. Maybe there’s one equation in the book, but it’s really not crucial, and it’s designed to explain the international financial system in terms of where it came from. And I found that that book has been my most successful book ’cause it answered a need for people who, in 2008, began to realize that financial history was definitely interested in them and wanted to have an answer to the question, “Where did all this come from and how did we get into this mess?” 22:09 JM: Wow. Well, thank you for that good book advice. And we really appreciate you taking some time with us today to talk about your career, talk about the interesting things you’ve studied, it’s been truly fascinating for me. Thank you so much. 22:21 NF: Thanks Jed, I appreciate it. What are Custom College Rankings? Personalize your college ranking list based on the factors that matter most to you — affordability, test scores, preferred locations, student body size, and of course, the subject you want to study Use Tool College Strategist Applying to college? Find your: Reach schools Target schools Safety schools Alexandria Library Bright Notes GhostDetect Influence Publishers Magnifying the Universe Copyright © 2021 AcademicInfluence.com • All Rights Reserved	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1619
__label__cc	0.652155	0.347845	9: Case-Control Studies Raymond S. Greenberg; Daniel T. Lackland Greenberg RS, Lackland DT. Greenberg R.S., & Lackland D.T. Greenberg, Raymond S., and Daniel T. Lackland.Case-Control Studies. In: Greenberg RS. Greenberg R.S.(Ed.),Ed. Raymond S. Greenberg.eds. Medical Epidemiology: Population Health and Effective Health Care, 5e. McGraw-Hill; Accessed January 21, 2021. https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1430&sectionid=84052186 Greenberg RS, Lackland DT. Greenberg R.S., & Lackland D.T. Greenberg, Raymond S., and Daniel T. Lackland. (2014). Case-control studies. Greenberg RS. Greenberg R.S.(Ed.),Ed. Raymond S. Greenberg. Medical Epidemiology: Population Health and Effective Health Care, 5e. McGraw-Hill. https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1430&sectionid=84052186 Greenberg RS, Lackland DT. Greenberg R.S., & Lackland D.T. Greenberg, Raymond S., and Daniel T. Lackland. "Case-Control Studies." Medical Epidemiology: Population Health and Effective Health Care, 5e Greenberg RS. Greenberg R.S.(Ed.),Ed. Raymond S. Greenberg. McGraw-Hill, 2014, https://accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1430&sectionid=84052186. CASE-CONTROL STUDIES In 1986, Barker and Osmond published a study that examined patterns of death related to coronary heart disease in England and Wales between 1968 and 1978. These investigators found that the death rates in the northern industrial towns were about 20% above the national average. In contrast, the more affluent areas in the rural south and east had heart disease death rates that were 20% below the national average. The pattern of death rates from coronary heart disease among adults paralleled that for infant mortality a half century earlier. One in 10 newborns died in the first year of life in the industrial north compared with one in 20 in the rural south and east. This ecological association between infant mortality and adult heart disease led these investigators to conduct a subsequent study of men born between 1911 and 1930 in Hertfordshire, England and followed them for subsequent risk of death from coronary heart disease. They found that low-birth-weight (LBW) infants had a 50% increased death rate from heart disease as adults. The results were even more striking with weight at 1 year of age—those in the lowest weight category (≤18 lb) had a twofold increase in risk of death from adult heart disease. The observation that events before birth and shortly thereafter could affect the risk of disease five or more decades later became known variously as the “Barker Hypothesis,” “The Thrifty Phenotype Hypothesis,” or the “Fetal Origins Hypothesis.” The basic premise of this theory is that adult heart disease (and related conditions such as diabetes mellitus, obesity, and hypertension) may arise because of the body’s response to undernutrition early in life. A number of mechanisms have been suggested, including metabolic responses to undernutrition in utero leading to decreased insulin secretion from the pancreas, diminished insulin sensitivity in muscles in order to conserve glucose, increased cortisol secretion, reduced number of nephrons, diminished myocytes, and impaired endothelial function. The association between low birth weight and chronic diseases in adulthood has been demonstrated in many populations for heart disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and obesity. Less clear is whether other chronic conditions, such as renal insufficiency, may have a link to LBW. In this chapter, we will explore how the LBW association with adult renal insufficiency can be explored using the case-control research approach. Low birth weight is defined as a weight at birth of less than 2500 g (5 lb, 8 oz). Further distinctions, such as very low birth weight (VLBW) at less than 1500 g and extremely low birth weight (ELBW) at less than 1000 g, can be made, but our focus here is on LBW. At present, approximately 1 in 12 newborns in the United States falls with the LBW classification, which represents nearly a quarter of a million affected births in the United States each year. There are two ...	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1620
__label__wiki	0.708151	0.708151	acldeliverynationwide.com Quick Answer: What Does Kadosh Mean In Hebrew? What does Kadosh Adonai mean? What is the origin of the word holy? What is the Hebrew word for Bible? What is sacred to God? Why is the book of Hebrews so important? What does the Hebrew word for holy mean? What does Tzedek mean in Hebrew? What does Elohim mean in Hebrew? What is a real name of Jesus? What does Qadosh mean in Hebrew? What does Tov mean? What does Hashem mean? What’s Hanukkah mean? Is Hebrew Bible same as Old Testament? Is the Torah older than the Bible? What is sacred in our society? What does it mean to live holy? What is the biblical meaning of Kadosh? Kadosh Kadosh Kadosh Adonai Tz’vaot M’lo Khol Ha’aretz K’vodo. “Holy, Holy, Holy, The Lord of Hosts, The entire world is filled with His Glory.” Isaiah 6:3. For the first verse, Isaiah 6:3, it is traditional for everyone to rise to their toes with each recitation of the word קָדוֹשׁ‎ kadosh (‘holy’).. Etymology of ‘holy’ The English word holy dates back to at least the 11th century with the Old English word hālig, an adjective derived from hāl (‘whole’), which was used to mean ‘uninjured, sound, healthy, entire, complete’. … The word holy in its modern form appears in Wycliffe’s Bible of 1382. The Hebrew Bible, which is also called the Tanakh (/tɑːˈnɑːx/; תַּנַ״ךְ‎, pronounced [taˈnaχ] or [təˈnax]; also Tenakh, Tenak, Tanach), or sometimes the Miqra (מִקְרָא), is the canonical collection of Hebrew scriptures, including the Torah. “Sacred” refers to something that is dedicated to the service of God, worthy of religious veneration or entitled to reverence and respect. The book has earned the reputation of being a masterpiece. It has also been described as an intricate New Testament book. Some scholars believe it was written for Jewish Christians who lived in Jerusalem. Its purpose was to exhort Christians to persevere in the face of persecution. Root: Q-D-Š ( קדש‎): meaning “holy” or “set apart” Hebrew. The word tzedakah is based on the Hebrew (צדק‎, Tzedek), meaning righteousness, fairness, or justice, and is related to the Hebrew word Tzadik, meaning righteous as an adjective (or righteous individual as a noun in the form of a substantive). Elohim, singular Eloah, (Hebrew: God), the God of Israel in the Old Testament. … When referring to Yahweh, elohim very often is accompanied by the article ha-, to mean, in combination, “the God,” and sometimes with a further identification Elohim ḥayyim, meaning “the living God.” YeshuaJesus’ name in Hebrew was “Yeshua” which translates to English as Joshua. So how did we get the name “Jesus”? Qadosh literally means “to be set apart for a special purpose”. A related word, qedesh, is one who is also set apart for a special purpose but not in the same way we think of “holy,” but is a prostitute (Deut 23:17). Israel was qadosh because they were separated from the other nations as servants of Elohiym. Tales of VesperiaTov may refer to: Tales of Vesperia, a video game which is the tenth mothership title in the Tales series. Tolman–Oppenheimer–Volkoff limit. The Hebrew word meaning “good” Hashem is a title used in Judaism to refer to God. It is also a given name and surname, common in Muslim societies. What is Hanukkah? The Hebrew word Chanukah means “dedication,” and this holiday commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. … Judah and his compatriots reclaimed the Holy Temple in Jerusalem and sought to re-light its menorah (an oil-based candelabrum). The sacred books that make up the anthology modern scholars call the Hebrew Bible – and Christians call the Old Testament – developed over roughly a millennium; the oldest texts appear to come from the eleventh or tenth centuries BCE. The Torah is written in Hebrew, the oldest of Jewish languages. It is also known as Torat Moshe, the Law of Moses. The Torah is the first section or first five books of the Jewish bible. However, Tanach is more commonly used to describe the whole of Jewish scriptures. Sacred, the power, being, or realm understood by religious persons to be at the core of existence and to have a transformative effect on their lives and destinies. Other terms, such as holy, divine, transcendent, ultimate being (or ultimate reality), mystery, and perfection (or purity) have been used for this domain. Holiness is simply separation. … In an effort to live a holy live, it means that we should be deliberate in being distinct from those who do not know Christ. Our God is different from all so-called other Gods, therefore we must live according to His will and give Him glory. Kadosh (Hebrew Word for “Sacred”) What Are The Worst Travel Trailer Brands? What are the worst travel trailers? What travel trailers How Long Does It Take For A Speeding Fine To Come Through UK? 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__label__wiki	0.675837	0.675837	Managing data, reports and family from his home September 22, 2020 - 8:35am Editor’s note: Beyond the Call is a section in Around the O Workplace that highlights the exceptional work of UO employees during COVID-19. Each story features an interview with one employee, in his or her own words, with light editing for clarity and length only. Sky Seymour Assistant Director in the Office of Admissions How long have you worked at the UO? I started working at U of O in late 2005, so about 15 years. Tell us about your work: It's facilitation of data. I think that's the best way to put it. It's figuring out the tools and software we have and then how the data works in between there to try and pull something out that meets the needs of the people using the data. I do a lot of interaction with departmental partners in terms of giving them reports. It's data in, data out and it's all the in between. It’s a lot of fun in its own way. How has your work changed during COVID-19? I think in a lot of ways it hasn't had a large impact in the small sense that my job is very data driven. My boss will ask me to write a report and the difference between me doing that in my office or doing it in my home is very minimal. I would say some impacts that I've experienced have been for big projects and not being able to sit around with people and just talk things over a whiteboard. Other than that, I've got a 3-year-old daughter at home. My office interruptions used to be people randomly coming up to my door, but now it's just my daughter coming in and asking for a hug. In terms of a life quality, there's a lot of pluses to it for me being able to be home. What is keeping you motivated during this challenging time? One obviously is my daughter. She’s a huge part of it. I want to be able to tell her I put 100 percent in at the end of the day, so nothing about this has changed that. I feel like I work with a really great supervisor and I like the team I work with. Even before, I had nights where I would stay at the office till midnight because something wasn't working right and if it didn't get fixed soon it was going to be bad. I'm like, “I’m in it. I'm just going to get it done,” and nothing about that has changed for me. I still feel that sense of responsibility. I'm doing something that I like to do and I'm working with people that appreciate the work I do and I don't want to let them down. Sky is a part of the Office of Admissions. Do you know someone who has gone beyond the call? Nominate a UO employee. Facilitating difficult legal decisions with research and expertise UO planning for COVID-19 vaccinations, awaiting supply Engaging prospective students amid a changing landscape Faculty and staff reminded of maintaining a respectful workplace Nominations are open for the Distinguished Teaching Awards All Workplace	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1628
__label__cc	0.594697	0.405303	Petal Maps APK Download. Android. Huawei Petal Search allows users to search and install apps on devices that are not in the Google Play Store. Petal Search users can use a variety of APK libraries provided by various APK providers. However, you will soon have access to Huawei's app for maps and navigation services, Petal Maps. According to the company's petal card. It offers maps and navigation tools, location services, full map views, location search, car navigation, and a list of favorite places in over 140 countries and territories. Petal Maps supports the display of maps in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian and Mandarin in multiple languages with voice instructions. Petal Maps has also added a new function to publish real-time traffic information that has been published in some major cities. This allows passengers to better think about their routes and trips. Super GNSS and the use of technologies such as image recognition algorithms, petal maps are more accurate and provide users with the most efficient and least congested routes. With the gesture control of the Huawei Mate 40 series device, drivers can switch between navigation view and map view by simply touching the screen with the palm of their hand. Petal cards for smartphones with Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) beta version are not available in the Huawei app gallery. The discovery of the petals puts the world in the palm of your hand. Discover your favorite app with our cutting edge technology.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1629
__label__wiki	0.896719	0.896719	September 13, 2012 User2 New Somalian president a symbol of hope: UAE paper Dubai: A UAE local daily commended election of new president in Somalia as a ”symbol of hope” and called on the international community to support him so as to forge widespread, popular support for a national government. ”The international community will have to continue with its high-level of direct support for the country by delivering essential services and providing security to its people. This will give Hassan Shaikh Mahmoud, who has been elected the President of Somalia by the country’s parliament, time to forge widespread, popular support for a national government, the Gulf News wrote in its editorial today. To do this, the Dubai-based English daily, said ”Mahmoud will have to ensure that there is credible, transparent governance and that the meagre resources of the country are fairly utilised for the benefit of all its people and not be held hostage to powerful interest groups. Anything less will simply slow Somalia’s return to the community of nations.”But, there is reason to hope that the appointment of Mahmoud will be the start of real, permanent change for the better. It is the culmination of a United Nations-backed transitional process that only reached this point because of the support of Somalia’s influential, although often warring, traditional leaders. His election may be a sign that they are beginning to understand the importance of reaching peaceful political consensus and constructive cooperation.” ”There have also been reports of tentative economic activity in Mogadishu in the wake of the eviction of the militant group, Al Shabab. Any effort to build social and political stability in the country and the capital must be underpinned by economic growth and job creation,” the paper remarked. ”Mahmoud, who is reportedly better known as a community activist than a politician, cannot be expected to run and heal the country on his own or even with the help of a still-to-be- appointed cabinet,” the Gulf News said, stressing that ”The international community will have to continue with its high-level of direct support for the country by delivering essential services and providing security to its people. DM’s public transport initiative gets good response Apricus Biosciences’ Wholly-Owned Subsidiary NexMed (U.S.A.) and Takeda Pharmaceuticals International GmbH Sign Exclusive License Agreement to Market Vitaros(R) in the United Kingdom Sudan protesters burn Israeli flag in anti-normalization ties rally UN chief urges Sudan to de-escalate Darfur tribal violence Ethiopian army releases eight Sudanese military captives	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1630
__label__cc	0.595347	0.404653	Survey Analysis On The Current State of The Business Environment and Identifying Expectations BRI Economic Team 1.The survey objective and scope It is crucial to study business expectations in terms of assessing the business environment in the country and forecasting a near-term perspective. To this end, an expert group at BRI has conducted interviews with 100 entrepreneurs in august-october 2018 from six economic regions of Azerbaijan and different sectors of the economy. Because of its test nature, fewer business subjects were involved in the first survey. At the next stages, much attention will be paid to surveying a large number of businesses. 41% of respondents were entrepreneurs from the Absheron economic region, including the capital city of Baku, while 21% were from Aran, 14% Guba-Khachmaz, 9% – Upper Karabakh, 9% Sheki-Zagatala and 6% Lankaran economic regions. Analysis of the distribution of respondents by sex showed that male respondents were dominant (79%), while female respondents accounted for 20%. 1% of respondents did not specify the sex of either party (see Fig 2). 30% of respondents were engaged in industry, 24% in agriculture, 21% in services, and 22% in trade. Among the respondents, there were also entrepreneurs from the construction sector (2%), while 15% from the education, 12% tourism, and 8% from public catering sectors (see Figure 3). Analysis of survey responses In response to the question regarding the state of the business environment, 47% of respondents said their business was expanded in 2017, while 18% claimed that their business was narrowed, and 35% ruled out any change (see Fig 4). Sectoral analysis of the business found that the expansion of the business was most observed in the construction sector (100%). More than half (52%) of the agricultural sector and 46% of the service sector said that the situation changed positively. Approximately a third of the representatives from the industrial (39%) and trade sectors (37%) shared these views (see Figure 4-1). Figure 4-1. The state of the business environment by sectors during the past year Compared to other sectors, the trade sector has seen more shrinking of business (26%), while decreases of 19% were observed in the service sector, 16% in the industrial sector and 14% in the agricultural sector in 2017 (see Figure 4-1). The regional analysis of the survey showed that the best situation in 2017 was in the Upper Kharabakh economic region. Thus, 67% of entrepreneurs from this region reported business expansion. At the same time, 53% of respondents from the Absheron economic region shared this position. The worst situation was in the Guba-Khachmaz and Aran economic regions. About 30% of these regions saw expansion. According to the survey, 43% of those from the Zagatala-Sheki economic region expanded their business (see Figure 4-2). Figures 4-2. The state of the business opportunities by regions during the past year The shrinking of business was mostly recorded in the Aran economic region (29%). Every fifth respondent in the Absheron economic district said that the business was shrinking. The answers of respondents from the Upper Karabakh, Zagatala-Sheki (14%) and Guba-Khachmaz regions reported business shrinkage in about 10% of entrepreneurs representing these regions. The Lankaran economic district respondents consider that their business has not changed at all. And 42% of respondents said that the number of employees had increased in the past year and 25% pointed to the drop, while 33% said that the number of employees had not changed (see Figure 5). Analysis showed that the employment has increased in the construction and services sectors during the past year, with 39% and 43% in the industrial and agricultural sectors. The least growth (26%) and the highest decrease (32%) in the number of employees was observed in the trade sphere. There was no decline in the construction sector, while decreases in industrial, agricultural and services sectors were 28%, 19% and 27% respectively (see Fig. 6). Figures 5-1. The state of the business environment by sectors during the past year Analysis of the survey showed that five in ten respondents (50%) think that the business environment has been improved during the past year, with 23% pointing to the worsening of the business environment, and 27% said that there were no changes in the business environment (see Fig. 6). Those who claim that the business environment has improved, explained it for a variety of reasons. 27% of respondents linked this improvement to the demand for products or services they sold. The second reason for this is the decline in inspections (18%) and improvement of tax relations (18%). And the responses also included – an increase in the transparency of the customs system (14%), the expansion of production (14%), the increase in the sales of goods or services (11%) as a positive step, while 9% of respondents reported a positive effect on the increase in government support and improvement of competitiveness, 7% on the e-government expansion and elimination of barriers. A small proportion of respondents (5%) indicated improvements in the formalization of documents and easier access to lending. 27% of respondents indicated other issues, including stabilization of prices, reduction of corruption, construction boom, etc. (see Fig. 7). The entrepreneurs surveyed also pointed to a negative side, along with positive aspects, indicating a number of factors causing the deteriorating business environment, with the main problem being a decline in the number of customers (85%) due to the deterioration of the purchasing power of the population. Respondents also reasoned the rise in prices on the market (55%) and the soaring prices of raw materials (45%) as the main deterioration. The percentage of respondents with the responses – The difficulties with customs procedures, tightening of competition, cheapening of the products they sell to consumers and increase in competitors in the market were the same (20%), while 15% stated that their staffing potential worsened due to layoffs. Every 10th respondent expressed concern over increased monopoly, costs, tax burden and market shrinkage. Respondents pointed to, among other factors, the reduction in goods imports, difficulties in obtaining a license, an increase in the number of obstacles, difficulty with access to foreign markets, etc. (see Fig 8). One of the survey questions regarding three major challenges respondents face in their current business. Analysis of the responses was as following: difficulty in accessing financial resources (26%), lack of customers (25%), increased costs (21%), tax burden (1%), inadequacy of staff resources (10%), import problems (10.2%), devaluation, artificial barriers, existing monopoly (7% each) and difficulty in entering external markets (6%) (see Fig 9). Businesses surveyed were asked to specify three important issues in order to expand their business. Their responses were as following: improving access to financial resources (38%), reducing costs (17%) and reducing tax burden (17%), applying the latest technologies (15%), strengthening human capacity (14%), and increasing the number of customers and government support (13%) (see Fig 10). To the question regarding expectations in the coming six months, more than half of respondents surveyed (57%) said that they are going to expand their business, while about a third of those reported no changes in their expectations. Besides, 9% of businesses surveyed said that they will shift to another sphere and 2% will axe employment. Only 1% of respondents reported shutting down their business (see Fig 11). The survey results found that respondents’ average expectations in the coming six months are mainly positive. 57% of respondents surveyed believe that the business environment will be improved over the next six months, while a third of those think that there will be no changes. And approximately each 10th respondent expressed concern over the deterioration of the business environment (see Fig 12). 14% of respondents expecting improvements reasoned their findings on increased government support, while 18% on sales volume increases, 16% on tax burden decline, and 6% on monopoly elimination and infrastructure improvement. Besides, only 2% of respondents as positive changes reported the simplification of tax procedures and visa regulations, the decline in the number of inspections, as well as e-service and law improvements. And 22% of respondents specified other factors, whereas 8% failed to report what improvements had been made (see Fig 13). To the question “What do you expect the business environment will suffer most in the coming six months?”, 33% of respondents surveyed think that goods and materials are going to get more expensive, while the national currency will be devaluated and the number of customers will be diminished, with some expecting weak goods imports and fuel price increases. Key results of the survey About half of respondents (47%) said that their business had been expanded during the last year, with 18% and 35% reporting their business had been declined and economic indicators remained stable respectively. Regionally analyzing, 67% of respondents from the Upper Karabakh economic region reported their business was expanded. This indicator for the Absheron, Sheki-Zagatala, and Guba-Khachmaz and Aran economic regions were, accordingly, 53%, 43%, and 30%. Looking at the survey results for sectors of the economy, the best situation can be found in the construction sector. All respondents from this sector reported they had expanded the business during the last year. This indicator for the agricultural sector was 53%, while 46% for the services sector, 39% for the industrial sector, and 37% for the trade sector. The decline in business was most observed in the trade sector (26% of respondents), while 19%, 17% and 14% of respondents, respectively, pointed to the services, industrial and agricultural sectors. The decline in business was most observed in the Aran economic region (29%), while the Absheron, Upper Karabakh and Sheki-Zagatala economic regions accounted for 20% and 14%. All respondents from the Lankaran economic region reported there were no changes in their business at all. A variations in the employment numbers is one of the core indicators to assess the state of the business. 42% of all respondents surveyed reported the growth rates of employment, while 25% reported a decline of the number of workers available and 33% said that there was no change. Analysis of the survey answers shows that the construction and service sectors saw a 50% increase in the number of employees, while increases of 39% of and 43% were observed in the industrial and agricultural sectors in 2017. Responding to the decline in the number of employees, respondents pointed a 32% decline in trade, 28% in industrial, 27% in service and 19% in agricultural sectors. There was no decline in the construction sector. Half of respondents believe that the business environment was improved, while 23% said it was deteriorated but 27% ruled out any changes in the business environment. 27% of respondents reported an increase in demand for products or services they provide, while 18% did a decrease of inspections and improvement of tax relations, 14% an increase of transparency in the customs system, 9% increasing government support, and 6.8% scaling up e-government. As the main reason for the deterioration in the business environment, 85% of respondents reported the deterioration of the purchasing power of the population and, consequently, the decrease in the number of customers. At the same time, 45% of respondents indicated the increase in raw materials and materials as a factor affecting the business environment. More than 10% of respondents expressed concern over increased monopoly, costs and tax burden, as well as shrinking market, difficulties in obtaining licenses, and narrowing access to foreign markets. In the current period, there are three major problems facing business: shortage of access to financial resources (26%), a small number of customers (25%) and a large number of expenses (21%). As the most important steps to expand their business, respondents pointed to improvement of access to finance (38%), tax burden reduction, introduction of new technologies (15%) and strengthening the human resources capacity (14%). In response to the question regarding expectations in the business over the next 6 months, 57% of respondents said they would expand their business, while more than 30% would keep their business stable, and more than 10% would change the sphere of activity and reduce their turnover. 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__label__wiki	0.775182	0.775182	You are here: Home > Bands > A > Airbourne Genre: Hard rock, heavy metal [insert_php] $external_baseHREF = "http://bandtshirt.co.uk/teeshop/"; $external_path = "/home/bandtshirtco/public_html/teeshop/"; $_GET["q"] = "Airbourne"; require($external_path."searchExternal.php"); [/insert_php] The following items are on eBay: The Australian hard rock band was formed by Joel O’Keeffe and his younger brother Ryan O’Keeffe in the year 2001 in Warrnambool. The main stay members of the band are lead vocalist and guitarist Joel O’Keeffe, drummer Ryan O’Keeffe and rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist David Roads. Justin Street later joined them in the year 2004 as a bass guitarist replacing Adam Jacobson from the band. Airbourne are considered to be one of the most successful bands as right from the beginning of their career they have been very successful. When their debut album named Runnin’ Wild was released for the first time in 2007 it peaked in the top 30 on ARIA album chart and also made it to the US Billboard and UK charts. Airbourne’s second album named ‘No Guts. No Glory.’ too managed to reach top 20 on ARIA and top 40 in UK charts. The band has done two EPs and 6 singles as well which have earned them worldwide recognition.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1640
__label__wiki	0.891044	0.891044	President Trump today announced the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to fill retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat on the Supreme Court. Trump Nominates Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court on July 9, 2018 Legal, Newsbytes President Trump today announced the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to fill retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat on the Supreme Court. Kavanaugh has served as a judge on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals since 2006. As a D.C. Circuit judge, Kavanaugh has ruled in numerous cases related to regulatory matters and administrative law. In 2016, he authored an opinion in PHH Mortgage v. CFPB that found the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s leadership structure — a single powerful director who cannot be removed at will by the president — to be unconstitutional. “The CFPB’s concentration of enormous executive power in a single, unaccountable, unchecked Director not only departs from settled historical practice, but also poses a far greater risk of arbitrary decision-making and abuse of power, and a far greater threat to individual liberty, than does a multi-member independent agency,” Kavanaugh wrote in the opinion, which was later reversed by the full D.C. Circuit before the case was dismissed earlier this year. CFPB reform	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1641
__label__wiki	0.511959	0.511959	Calvin Coolidge, Bank President on February 17, 2020 Mutual Banks For Presidents Day, observed on George Washington’s birthday, the ABA Banking Journal presents this selection from its archive. In this passage, Sterling Whitbeck, treasurer of Nonotuck Savings Bank in the 1920s, recounts the involvement of then-President Calvin Coolidge in the bank. Coolidge was the bank’s attorney early in his career and later served as a corporator, trustee and eventually president of the bank. Through a series of mergers and acquisitions, Nonotuck Savings Bank was succeeded by TD Bank. At about the time that Calvin Coolidge entered the practice of law in Northampton, Mass., a new mutual savings bank was established. Mr. Coolidge established his offices in the same building and adjoining those of the Nonotuck Savings Bank. It was only natural that the treasurer of the savings bank should call upon Mr. Coolidge to tend to the legal work of the bank. The bank grew very rapidly and must have kept Mr. Coolidge rather busy searching titles for the real estate mortgages and giving legal advice to the officers. Until public service required Mr. Coolidge to spend a larger part of his time in Boston, he visited the bank almost daily. The bank commenced business in April, 1899, and at the first meeting of the corporators Mr. Coolidge’s name was added to the list of the corporators. At the next annual meeting he filled a vacancy on the board of trustees. This connection he now holds with the bank. In 1902 he was elected a vice-president of the bank. During his term as Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts, the office of the president of the bank was vacated, and Mr. Coolidge was elected to this position, which he filled until 1921, when he tended his resignation, as his duties in Washington did not permit attendance to the duties incumbent upon the office. As far as we know, the Nonotuck Savings Bank is the only bank in which Mr. Coolidge has ever held office. ABA, Trades Urge International Tax Administration Relief Podcast: Building a Career as a Community Banker Making the Feeling Mutual	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1642
__label__cc	0.698236	0.301764	THE CHRONICLES OF FOOTBALL MANAGER Aside \| Posted on February 21, 2014 February 21, 2014 by astonbattlemisfit For the past week or so I have been contemplating the next topic to write about for my next article. Maybe I should do a ‘Flashback’ feature about one of the many games in my collection, Stubbs The Zombie to be precise (Maybe I’ll save that one for a rainy day!). Or perhaps I should write about my first gaming experience, that I can remember……It was probably something to do with the SNES and Super Mario World. Then it hit me! Why don’t I write about something that makes men the world over explode with passion, celebrate a 90th Minute winner like it was real life and Don their finest Armani Suit (Or whatever the Primark equivalent is) for the most important day of their footballing career so far! To quote Rolf Harris “Can you tell what it is yet?” Let me give you abit of help if you are struggling……FOOTBALL MANAGER! All throughout my teenage years up until this point, I have had an unhealthy obsession with this game! From picking a team who’s ‘War Chest’ is full to the brim so that I can buy the best players imaginable, to picking a team in not such a great position or league and try to reach the Holy Grail of transforming them into one of Europe’s, or indeed the World’s, premier teams. I would love to say that I absolutely love this game, but at times its more of a ‘Love/Hate’ relationship! One moment the game will aid you with that vital win or gift you with a signing that is a master stroke, but just when the CPU thinks things are going a little bit too well, BOOM! It sends you on 5 game losing streaks that causes irreparable damage to your whole season or just for a laugh decides to injure your star player and leave him on the sidelines for the rest of what remains of your season, lying there in tatters on the floor. Many of my female friends don’t understand why me and the vast majority of my friends like this game so much. They claim that it’s “Just clicking! You don’t actually do anything!” but believe me it’s so much more than that! Not long a go I purchased a book titled ‘Football Manager Stole My Life!” and some of the stories told in this book by ordinary people like you or me is absolutely extraordinary! There was one guy who was fortunate to do a semester of his course in Seville during his final year of college. As you can imagine he was a huge fan of Football Manager and by coincidence he had been playing the game incessantly as Sevilla FC, around the time they still had Dani Alves and Freddie Kanoute. The directors of his course had heard him non stop talk about his exploits in the game and his knowledge of the club, so on the off chance he was interested, he told him of a job opening as he was THAT impressed with his knowledge of Spanish football . He said yes even though it was unpaid, but it turned out that Sevilla FC we looking for a Spanish to English translator. He couldn’t speak a word of Spanish but as luck would have it during his interview, the interviewer insisted on speaking English to better grasp his understanding of the language. Amazingly he was given the job and moments such as meeting the Sevilla FC chairman, sitting in the front row of the stadium next to then manager Juande Ramos (who kind of stared at him in a bemused way as he sat that taking pictures of everything), sitting in on press conferences for new signings and meeting a vast majority of the playing staff are sure to stay with him for the rest of his life. All that from knowledge gained just by playing a computer game! But its not all happy endings in the chronicles of Football Manager! Other tales from the book consist of one guy, who had broken his toes on four separate occasions due to the old incarnation of the game Championship Manager, had an extreme case of ‘Gamer Rage’. He was in a relegation dogfight and required one point to stay up but, as you can imagine, he lost 1-0 and missed a penalty in the 90th minute that would have saved his season……he didn’t take this very well an ended up punting his desk and breaking three of his toes! Other people have had friends stage interventions they were THAT obsessed with the game that they would borrow their house mates laptop to ‘complete Uni essays’ but instead would have a Football Manager break consisting of a few hours! Now I can’t say that I have ever experienced any of these extremes, save for spending a lot of my spare time at uni watching little virtual men run around a pitch and even going as far as firing a game up and playing during a University lecture, but I don’t know what it is that prevents me from putting the laptop down and running for my life before it takes my soul! I have ‘new’ XBOX games that I have barely even played because every time I say to myself “This will be my last match! Then I will turn it off and play State of Decay/GTA V/Forza Horizon/Minecraft/Dead Island (You get the idea!)”. But as soon as those words seem to have left my lips, I appear to have played another 5 matches because I’m on a win streak and don’t want to quit lest my luck run out when I return to the game, then I eventually end up going to bed in the wee small hours of the night! This game along with FIFA and Mass Effect are the only games that cause me to induce a bout of Gamer Rage because I know I am good at them! But no matter what you try to get yourself out of a rut (changing tactics, rotating your team, making emergency/desperation signings) NOTHING WORKS! So you find yourself saving before each game so that if you lose you can just reload the game and keep trying until you win, but this could take an age! I got that frustrated once, otherwise known as ‘Incredible Hulk Mode’, that when I lost a match I punched the laptop screen and broke it……the downside to that is that it wasn’t my laptop, it was an ex girlfriends! I just told her it fell off the desk and hit a corner of a chair and that was what broke it! The lie was accepted and all was well in the world, because that gave her the motivation to throw away the prehistoric laptop and get a shiny new one, so you could say it was a blessing in disguise! Despite all of these setbacks that myself and others have experienced, the flame that is love for this game never seems to be extinguished. Men, and sometimes women, seem to be drawn together to share the roller-coaster of emotions that they have experienced at the hands of this game. I am not ashamed to say that I have gained the vast majority of my footballing knowledge from this game, from the latest wonder kids to come out of South America (Diego, Robinho and Freddy Adu were all the rage when I was younger!) to the history of various leagues and competitions around the world. I have even used my knowledge to help me earn a bit of cash during Euro 2012! I put a couple of pound on Alan Dzagoev to score first for Russia v Czech Republic……I only did this because I know he is absolutely AMAZING on Football Manager, and it turns out that quality translates into reality because the bet actually came off and he scored the first of Russia’s four goals in a 4-1 victory. Many a conversation I have had with my friends has turned to Football Manager conundrums such as “I need a new Right Back!” or “Holy Shit, I managed to beat Borussia Dortmund 3-0 away with Aberdeen!”. This is the beauty of Football Manager, or Video Games in general if you think about it, it manages to bring people together in a shared appreciation of something, you could even say people have found a way to be anti social together! Some football clubs have even used the game as a tool to scout new players due to the fact a lot of scouting work actually goes into all the players that are feature in the game, with Sports Interactive creating their own scouting network that spans the length of the globe. So if you are ever puzzled by why Football Manager is soo popular and well loved, just try your hand at it……But be prepared to never have a girlfriend/boyfriend ever again! ASTON SHAW This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Football Manager, PC, Video Games. 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__label__cc	0.501089	0.498911	Petit Institute Distinguished Lecture Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Ph.D. The Mikati Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine Director, Laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering Approximately 35 million men and women in the United States suffer from TMJ problems, and as many as one in four people experience symptoms of TMJ disorders, including pain in the chewing muscles, jaw stiffness, clicking, popping or grating, or the pain of arthritis. The temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, is the jaw joint that lies in front of each ear, connecting the mandible (lower jaw) to the skull, providing the mobility necessary for biting, chewing, swallowing food, speaking, and making facial expressions. Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic and her research team have been able to grow bone grafts that will match a patient’s original jaw bone for facial reconstruction surgery to repair injuries, disease, or birth defects. This spectacular advancement in bone tissue engineering provides all the advantages of the body’s original jaw bone. The team used real bone as a scaffold to grow the new TMJ graft. Taking the knee joints of calves, they stripped them of all their living cells and carved them into cubic centimeter-size parts of a human jaw joint. Using mesenchymal stem cells, which can differentiate into many cell types, to seed the scaffolding, they fed them with streams of nutrients, growth factors, and oxygen in a bioreactor. The next step will be to determine the best way to grow blood vessels in the bone grafts to continue their viability. In another research area, Vunjak-Novakovic is engineering thick, vascularized, and electromechanically functional cardiac tissue, by culturing stem cells, the actual “tissue engineers,” on a channeled elastomer scaffold perfused with culture medium containing oxygen carriers, to mimic blood flow. This research may lead to a heart patch that could be laid over injured heart tissue to restore normal function in someone who has suffered a heart attack. “As a biomedical engineer actively involved in this field, I look forward to unlocking the full regenerative potential of human stem cells, so we can cure disease and live longer than our failing organs,” she said. Her lab hosts the Bioreactor Core of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Tissue Engineering Resource Center. “This sophisticated bioreactor and imaging instrumentation has moved stem cell research from the ‘flat biology’ of petri dishes to controllable models of high biological fidelity, which can be studied in real time to observe the interacting factors mediating self-renewal and differentiation of stem cells,” said Vunjak-Novakovic. “We now have the capacity to develop entirely new research paradigms and approaches to engineering human tissues.” In 2002, Vunjak-Novakovic was elected a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. In 2007, she gave the Director’s lecture at the NIH, as the first woman engineer to receive this distinction. She was inducted into the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame in 2008, elected to the New York Academy of Sciences in 2009, and, in 2010, received the Clemson Award of the Biomaterials Society for contribution to literature. BS, University of Belgrade (Serbia), 1972; SM, University of Belgrade, 1975; University of Belgrade, PhD, 1980 A community lunch will be served immediately following the presentation. Location: Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Atrium URL: Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, Atrium Click on image(s) to view larger version(s) Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Ph.D. - Columbia University For More Information Contact Colly Mitchell Vunjak-Novakovic lab website Undergraduate Info Biology Electives Senior Research Experience Course Offering Schedule Pre-Health Curriculum 5 Year BS/MS Biology 5 Year BS Biology/MS Bioinformatics Study Abroad & International Plan Minors of Interest to Biology Majors Minors offered by Biological Sciences Minor in Physiology Minor in Health and Medical Sciences	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1649
__label__cc	0.577587	0.422413	We’re probably about to see the first-ever photograph of a black hole Image source: NASA By Mike Wehner @MikeWehner April 2nd, 2019 at 1:27 PM Black holes are so strange that they’re kind of hard to wrap your brain around. They’re super-dense objects with gravitational pull so strong that nothing can escape them and, while we know they exist, astronomers have never actually photographed one. Weird, right? When it comes to spotting a black hole the distance is really what is holding humanity back. The nearest supermassive black hole to Earth is thought to be situated at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, but that’s a long, long stretch for modern telescope technology. Other, smaller black holes are much closer, but still very difficult to spot. Now, researchers using a novel planet-wide imaging technique designed specifically to spot closer black holes are planning to make a major announcement, and there’s really only one thing it could be. The announcement, which we believe will be the release of the first-ever images of an actual black hole, is an incredibly big deal. It’s so big, in fact, that astronomers will be holding six individual press conferences to present the research in multiple countries around the world, from Belgium to Tokyo to Washington D.C., and “extensive supporting audiovisual material” will be released at the same time. The work was made possible by a network of telescopes around the world that collectively make up what is called the Event Horizon Telescope. The idea is that by combining the power of telescope positioned at different places on the planet, the team creates what is basically a virtual “Earth-sized” telescope capable of peering far deeper into the galaxy than ever before. The research has been ongoing for over a decade, but as the telescope gains power it is capable of more advanced imaging, and it seems it’s reached a point where capturing images of a black hole is possible. If the large astronomy team behind the work is indeed prepared to show us a real black hole for the first time it’ll be an incredible day, and we can’t wait to see it. Tags: astronomy, Black Hole, eso, event horizon telescope Mike Wehner has reported on technology and video games for the past decade, covering breaking news and trends in VR, wearables, smartphones, and future tech. Most recently, Mike served as Tech Editor at The Daily Dot, and has been featured in USA Today, Time.com, and countless other web and print outlets. His love of reporting is second only to his gaming addiction. India shot a missile at a satellite and now the debris might hit the International Space Station NASA is sorry for getting your hopes up	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1653
__label__wiki	0.747931	0.747931	Kates construction completed Crews worked all summer in Kates to have it ready for the first home volleyball game of the season. A new floor, bleachers, lighting, basketball hoops, scoreboards, and even new paint on the walls were a part of Kates transformation. By Teresa Williams Kates Gymnasium experienced extensive renovations over the summer. With a new floor as well as upgraded bleachers, lighting, and sound system, the gym will serve as a spotlight for the Ashland University athletic teams as they compete this fall and winter. Athletic Director Bill Goldring indicated that the newly renovated gym aligns with the initial plans for the project. “This is definitely coming out the way we envisioned it. It is very classy looking and clean and it will serve the purposes that we wanted with that gym,” Goldring said. “I’m very pleased at this stage.” One of the main upgrades involved the gym floor. The forty-six year old floor was replaced with new hardwood complete with an AU design on the court. Besides its sleek appearance, Goldring indicated that the floor will be safer for athletes and help reduce strain on their legs as they run up and down the gym court. Another area of the gym embodies the new bleachers. They possess a more contemporary appearance and will provide a comfortable seating arrangement for fans. Handrails were also added to increase safety for individuals sitting at the top of the bleachers. In addition, Kates features new lights at various points throughout the gym and will enhance the atmosphere during sporting events. “The lighting is drastically improved and needed to be across the board.” Goldring said. Aside from lighting, the gym now possesses a more advanced sound system. “The sound system was certainly better than what we had but not up to standards and this is state of the art,” Goldring said. “This is a fantastic sound system.” Overall, the gym renovations have closely followed the schedule and are nearing completion. With only a few additions remaining in the process, teams will soon begin using the gym for their practices. “They have been very true to the time table,” Goldring said. Once the renovations are complete, the gym will serve as a highlight for athletes, coaches, fans and visitors from other schools. “I think everybody is excited about it. We all knew it was something that was desperately needed. The first usage of the building was in 1967. It certainly needed to be updated and we went from close to the bottom to close to the top in our facilities,” Goldring said. Essentially, the upgrades will help strengthen the appearance of the AU programs as a whole. “It will dramatically help the sports that are in there and help the overall image of the athletic department and the university,” Goldring said. Goldring expressed gratitude for Dr. Fred Finks for providing the initial approval of the plan and also the physical plant employees and contractors who worked on the project. He said that many of the people that spent time working on the gym renovations in the summer commented on its impressive appearance. “They like working with our people here and they can see what we envisioned and what we wanted to do.” Goldring said. “It has been all positive.” bill goldring goashlandeageles kates construction kates gymnasium	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1654
__label__wiki	0.897992	0.897992	Latest Win-Loss Predictions for Every NFL Team, Preseason Week 2 Edition Kristopher Knox@@kris_knoxTwitter LogoFeatured ColumnistAugust 15, 2018 Matt Slocum/Associated Press As the great Bill Parcells once said, "You are what your record says you are." Potential and promise just don't mean much in the NFL, which is a league all about wins and losses. As we head into the second week of the 2018 preseason, it's a good time to predict what each team's wins and losses could look like by December. While plenty of starters sat out their preseason openers, we have at least gotten an initial look at each roster. We'll examine all 32 teams here and make win-loss projections for each, based on factors like roster makeup, schedules, divisional competition and coaching. We'll try not to overreact to the most meaningless week of NFL action, but we'll be considering what transpired in preseason Week 1 too. Christian Petersen/Getty Images For the Arizona Cardinals, the 2018 season is going to be about setting the foundation for future wins, not present ones. Developing rookie quarterback Josh Rosen and identifying other pieces to build around are the top priorities. Sure, the Cardinals can put together a couple of wins, but it's going to be an uphill battle. Rosen—who showed poise in the preseason opener but who also underwhelmed—is going to have to learn behind Sam Bradford early in the season. Whichever quarterback is under center, though, is going to be hampered by an offense that boasts little proven talent aside from Larry Fitzgerald and David Johnson—and Johnson is returning after nearly a year away from the field. Losing starting center A.Q. Shipley for the year certainly won't help matters. This is a team firmly in transition mode, with a new coaching staff and a completely new quarterback room. It also faces a schedule tied for eighth-toughest in the league based on opposing 2017 winning percentage (.520). Arizona may get a few bright glimpses at the future in 2018, but there are going to be some painful stretches as well. Prediction: 4-12 Daniel Shirey/Getty Images The Atlanta Falcons won 10 games last season and made it to the divisional round of the playoffs before losing to the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles 15-10. This is a dangerous team that should be getting some championship buzz. The Falcons have a plethora of offensive weapons—Julio Jones, Mohamed Sanu, Devonta Freeman and Austin Hooper are just a few—and a defense that allowed just 19.7 points per game in 2017, eighth-fewest in the NFL. If the offense can get more out of Steve Sarkisian's scheme in its second season, the Falcons are going to be a tough out for any opponent. In a different division, the Falcons would likely be looking at more wins in 2018. However, the NFC South sent three teams to the playoffs last season and should be hotly contested again this year. Getting to 10 wins in the division won't be easy, but Atlanta has the talent to get it done and to go on a playoff run. Prediction: 10-6 Patrick Smith/Getty Images The Baltimore Ravens haven't made the postseason since 2014, but they could be on their way back this year. They return a defense that survived a number of injuries in 2017 but still allowed just 18.9 points per game, they appear to have a true franchise running back in Alex Collins and they have a rebuilt receiving corps that looks to be functional. The big question is whether quarterback Joe Flacco can recapture some of the greatness he showed during Baltimore's Super Bowl run in the 2012 season. Flacco certainly looked like his old self in his preseason debut, going 5-of-7 for 71 yards and a touchdown. While the Ravens do have to contend with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC North, their overall strength of schedule (.488) is one of the easier in the league. Don't be shocked if they prove to be relevant in the playoff race late in the season. Brett Carlsen/Getty Images This is going to be a transitional year for the Buffalo Bills, who went to the playoffs in 2017 then jettisoned their starting quarterback after the season. At some point, Buffalo is going to turn the keys over to rookie quarterback Josh Allen, and the season will officially be about developing him for the future. Allen is a talented but raw passer, which we saw in the preseason opener. He flashed his elite arm strength but also showed the inaccuracy and lack of pocket poise that make him such a project. His upside is tremendous, but the Bills are going to struggle to get back to the postseason with him this year. Allen is simply too inconsistent. The good news for Bills fans is that there's still enough talent on this team to be competitive in most matchups, even when Allen struggles. LeSean McCoy is one of the better backs in the league, and the bend-but-don't-break defense won't outright lose many contests. If wide receivers like Kelvin Benjamin and Corey Coleman can reach their potential, this is going to be a fun team to watch, even if it isn't a title contender. The Carolina Panthers are in good position to get back to the postseason in 2018. They have a quarterback in Cam Newton who is capable of playing at an MVP level, they have some new offensive pieces—like wideout D.J. Moore and running back C.J. Anderson—and they have a defense that quietly allowed the seventh-fewest yards in 2017 (317.1 per game). How far the Panthers can go could depend on whether new offensive coordinator Norv Turner can get Newton back to the MVP form he showed in 2015. "He knows what's happening and we're working on him, doing some things to help with his decision-making and making sure we get all our eligible receivers involved," Turner toldxplained the team's official website. When Newton is at the top of his game, the Panthers are a tough team to knock off. Expect Carolina to be in the playoff mix all season long. Joe Robbins/Getty Images While the Chicago Bears would undoubtedly love to rack up some wins this season, 2018 is going to be more about the continued development of quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. The North Carolina product showed flashes as a rookie but also led a passing attack that was worst in the league (175.7 yards per game). This is why the Bears brought in pass-catchers Allen Robinson, Taylor Gabriel, Trey Burton and Anthony Miller. They also hired former Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy as head coach. Chicago has talent at other areas on the roster. It have a stout defensive line, a tremendous running back duo in Tarik Cohen and Jordan Howard and a serviceable cornerback tandem in Kyle Fuller and Prince Amukamara. However, all of these pieces are going to need to mesh quickly if Chicago is going to overcome the eighth-hardest strength of schedule (.520). The Bears will have their biggest win of the season if Trubisky is producing like a true franchise QB by the end of it. The Cincinnati Bengals can be pretty dangerous when things are clicking. The problem is that this team has to get past both the Ravens and the Steelers in the AFC North, which is a challenge. The Bengals also have some uncertainty heading into 2018. There is no guarantee head coach Marvin Lewis will be around beyond the season, and offensive coordinator Bill Lazor has struggled to field a threatening attack. Yes, Andy Dalton and Co. looked solid in the preseason opener (fluke pick-six aside), but this is still an underachieving unit that averaged just 280.5 yards per game last season, fewest in the league. The Bengals will have to find a winning identity if they're going to be more than an average team, and time may be running out for the current regime to do so. Al Pereira/Getty Images The Cleveland Browns brought in a lot of new talent this offseason. They traded for a former Pro Bowl quarterback in Tyrod Taylor, traded for a 2015 first-round defensive back in Damarious Randall and dealt for slot standout receiver Jarvis Landry. They also added quarterback Baker Mayfield and cornerback Denzel Ward in the first round of the draft. Fortunately for Browns fans, all of the new additions looked solid in the preseason opener. This means there is hope for the long-suffering Cleveland fanbase that new general manager John Dorsey is the right man to get the franchise back on track. Still, this is a team that has won just one game over the last two years, and coach Hue Jackson might not be long for Cleveland. The Browns will be better in 2018, but even a five-win improvement, which is big, would leave them far outside of the playoff mix. Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The Dallas Cowboys have talent. They have a capable quarterback in Dak Prescott, a franchise running back in Ezekiel Elliott and a legitimate Defensive Player of the Year candidate in Demarcus Lawrence. What the Cowboys don't have is a clear idea of who will be Prescott's top targets in 2018. Dallas said goodbye to both Dez Bryant and Jason Witten this offseason. The Cowboys brought in the likes of Allen Hurns, Tavon Auston and rookie Michael Gallup. This means Prescott will be working with a lot of new faces while also trying to rebound from a down 2017 campaign. The Cowboys can lean on Elliott and on a defense that allowed a respectable 20.8 points per game (13th in the NFL), which should keep them competitive in most matchups. However, the course of the season will largely be defined by the efficiency of the passing game. Even if Prescott returns to form, the Cowboys are going to have a difficult time making the playoffs out of the NFC East. The Eagles are going to be title contenders again, and the New York Giants appear to be much improved. Dallas will still be relevant this season, but it likely won't be a legitimate playoff threat. Wesley Hitt/Getty Images The Denver Broncos have an outside shot of getting back to playoff football in 2018 thanks in large part to a defense that is still dangerous. It's not the championship unit it once was, but it features top-end talent like Chris Harris, Bradley Roby, Von Miller and rookie Bradley Chubb. Chubb, Miller, Shaq Barrett and Shane Ray should form quite the pass-rushing rotation this season. Everything is going to hinge on the quarterback play, which was disappointing the last couple years, to say the least. Good defense was too often trivialized by stalled drives and turnovers. The Broncos brought in Case Keenum to solidify the position, but he'll have to be better than he was in the preseason opener (1-of-4 for five yards) if he's going to do so. If he struggles, it wouldn't be surprising to see the Broncos turn to Chad Kelly, who was recently promoted to backup over former first-round pick Paxton Lynch. If the Broncos can get even above-average play out of the quarterback position, they're going to be a challenge for most opponents. This isn't the same team that a hobbled Peyton Manning was able to take to the big one, though. Leon Halip/Getty Images There's a lot to like about the Detroit Lions heading into 2018. They still have an elite quarterback in Matthew Stafford, he has a collection of talented pass-catchers, and new head coach Matt Patricia should help add some attitude to the defense. Oh, and the long-struggling running game finally looks like it could be good. LeGarrette Blount, Ameer Abdullah and rookie Kerryon Johnson all averaged at least 4.0 yards per carry in the preseason opener. The challenge for the Lions is their presence in the NFC North, a division that now features two other top-tier signal-callers and an emerging Bears team. The Lions face the league's second-hardest strength of schedule (.535) which is going to make it difficult for them to challenge for a division title. Still, the Lions have enough talent to remain relevant in the playoff conversation for the majority of the season. Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Green Bay Packers will have Aaron Rodgers back under center, and that's obviously going to provide a big boost for the team. However, even the return of the most gifted signal-caller in the game isn't going to make Green Bay an instant Super Bowl contender. The reality is that the Packers have a middle-of-the-road roster aside from Rodgers. They have taken steps to revamp a defense that allowed the seventh-most points last season (24 per game). However, new defensive coordinator Mike Pettine isn't going to have a top-tier unit on his hands right out of the gate. The Packers also need to figure out how to field a more efficient running game. The backfield was functional last season, but Aaron Jones was the only back to tally more than four yards per carry. He'll be suspended the first two games of the season. Green Bay faces the league's toughest schedule (.539). Can the Packers navigate it and push for a playoff spot? Yes. Should they be considered Super Bowl favorites just because Rodgers is back? No. Peter Aiken/Getty Images The Houston Texans have to be considered a legitimate sleeper team this season, due to the simple fact they're going to be healthy. Last year, they lost quarterback Deshaun Watson, pass-rusher J.J. Watt and linebacker Whitney Mercilus to season-ending injuries. Defensive end Jadeveon Clowney underwent arthroscopic knee surgery earlier this offseason. The Texans were a different—and a dangerous—team when Watson was on the field. Fortunately, he looked back to 100 percent in the preseason opener, even if he didn't see much action. The next few weeks will be telling. With Watt, Mercilus and Clowney all healthy, the Texans should have one of the most disruptive front sevens in the NFL. The Texans have the league's easiest schedule this season (.453), and it's easy to see them taking advantage and making a playoff push. Stephen Brashear/Associated Press If you're an Indianapolis Colts fan, the best sight of the preseason so far was quarterback Andrew Luck on the field. The standout signal-caller has missed more than a year after undergoing shoulder surgery, but there he was in the preseason opener, throwing honest-to-goodness NFL passes with a real NFL football. Luck even took a sack, which didn't seem to faze him. For any player coming off a serious injury, that's important. The Colts are going to be a more competitive team this season just because Luck is back under center. However, they aren't likely to jump right back into playoff contention. They're rolling with a new head coach in Frank Reich, are in a division that has become incredibly competitive and still have a defense that logged just 25 sacks (31st in the NFL) and allowed 25.2 points per game (30th) last season. Luck makes Indianapolis relevant again, but until the defense starts showing signs of competency, contending with the Texans and the Jacksonville Jaguars is going to be difficult. Don Juan Moore/Getty Images The Jaguars are poised to take another stab at an AFC South title and to go on another deep playoff run. They have a revamped receiving corps that now features Donte Moncrief and rookie D.J. Chark, they have a legitimate running back in Leonard Fournette and they have a defense that is as dominant as we've seen in recent years. Jacksonville allowed just 16.8 points per game last season and produced an impressive 55 sacks. The Jaguars also improved their offensive line by landing All-Pro guard Andrew Norwell in free agency. The only real questions for this team are whether it can handle the spotlight of success and whether quarterback Blake Bortles can be more than a game manager. And will the team trust him to? Regardless, Jacksonville should be a postseason threat once more. Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images The Kansas City Chiefs were one of the league's hottest teams early in 2017 before a midseason slump brought the team back to earth. While the team still finished 10-6 and with a postseason spot, that midseason stretch did highlight some weaknesses—namely a disappointing defense that yielded 365.1 yards per game, fifth in the NFL. The porous defense may be even worse in 2018. Safety Eric Berry should be back after missing most of last season with an Achilles injury. However, veterans like Marcus Peters, Ron Parker, Tamba Hali and Terrance Mitchell are gone. A poor defense is going to be tough to overcome, especially with the steady hand of Alex Smith no longer guiding the offense. The Chiefs obviously believe the long-term future is brighter with Patrick Mahomes II under center. This may be true, but the Texas Tech product, who has just one pro start on his resume, is going to experience some growing pains. If those include numerous turnovers (Smith had just six total in 2017), the defense is going to be exposed even more—and the Chiefs will be in store for a notable step back. Stephen Dunn/Getty Images The Los Angeles Chargers were close to making the postseason last year. They finished at 9-7, and four of Los Angeles' seven losses came by a field goal or less. Had one or two plays bounced the Chargers' way, we'd have seen them in the playoffs. Expect the Chargers to be right back in the postseason mix in 2018, though injuries are going to make the challenge more difficult. The Chargers have already lost star tight end Hunter Henry and cornerback Jason Verrett to season-ending injuries. This is big, as both are among the best at their respective positions when fully healthy. Still, this is a Chargers team with an elite quarterback in Philip Rivers, a capable running back in Melvin Gordon and perhaps the league's most-feared pass-rushing duo in Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram. The Chargers should have an excellent chance of challenging for the AFC West title and using it to slip into the tournament. Josh Lefkowitz/Getty Images The Los Angeles Rams had one of the league's most complete rosters in 2017, and it got even better this offseason. L.A. added defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh, receiver Brandin Cooks and cornerbacks Marcus Peters and Aqib Talib. The Rams also have an emerging quarterback in Jared Goff and an MVP-caliber running back in Todd Gurley. There are two big questions the Rams must answer if they're going to be title contenders in 2018. Can they improve a run defense that allowed the fifth-most yards last season (122.3 per game)? And can they get defensive tackle Aaron Donald onto the field? Though there has been talk that Donald and the Rams were close to a deal, head coach Sean McVay has denied it. "I've seen a lot of reports out there, but that's news to us," McVay said, per Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. "So, no news on that front for us." Still, almost all the pieces are in place for the Rams to make a strong playoff run. Mark Brown/Getty Images The Miami Dolphins could be in for a long season, and not because the team is devoid of talent. Guys like Cameron Wake, Robert Quinn and Kenyan Drake will make Miami competitive, but this is clearly a franchise that lacks an identity and a direction. Miami parted with Ndamukong Suh this offseason and over the last year, it has traded its two best offensive players—Jay Ajayi and Jarvis Landry. Plus, head coach Adam Gase is firmly on the hot seat; OddsShark gives Gase 15-2 odds to be the first coach fired this year. The Dolphins need to determine if Gase and quarterback Ryan Tannehill need to be part of the future. Tannehill isn't the worst starter in the league, but he holds a career passer rating of just 86.5 and is returning from a year lost to a torn ACL. If Tannehill is merely average once again, the Dolphins are going to have a tough time even sniffing the playoffs. They could also be headed for some big changes at the end of the year. Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The Minnesota Vikings rode their NFL-best scoring defense (15.8 points per game allowed) and some timely throws from Case Keenum to a 13-3 record and the NFC title game last year. However, the team fell short on both sides of the ball there in a 38-7 blowout loss. In the offseason, the Vikings brought in Kirk Cousins at quarterback and used a first-round pick on cornerback Mike Hughes to bolster the secondary. They're also getting running back Dalvin Cook back from last year's season-ending ACL tear. As long as Cousins doesn't fall flat with his new team, Minnesota should be just as much of a threat as last season. So far, he seems to be fitting in fine. Cousins went 4-for-4 for 42 yards and a touchdown in his Vikings debut. "I think it was a smooth first drive, but it is a small sample size, and the next couple of weeks will be a good test for us," Cousins said, per Ronnie Stapleton of the Associated Press. Minnesota's strength of schedule is tied for the eighth-hardest (.520), but the Vikings will almost certainly be playoff contenders. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The New England Patriots have a knack for reinventing themselves, and we're likely to see it again this season. The offense could be transitioning to more of a run-based attack after adding guys like Jeremy Hill and rookie Sony Michel to the backfield. Don't discount the changes made to the secondary, either. The Patriots brought in cornerbacks Jason McCourty and rookie Duke Dawson to bolster the group. Still, New England is trying to fix a defense that allowed 366.0 yards per game last season, fourth-most in the NFL. They'll be doing so without defensive coordinator Matt Patricia, who is now in Detroit. Offensively, the Patriots will be operating without Brady-favorite Julian Edelman for the first month of the season, due to a PED suspension. Don't expect New England to be the same dominant force we've seen in the past. However, the Patriots will still be one of the top teams in the AFC because of their ability to adapt and evolve—and because Brady and head coach Bill Belichick are two of the best we've ever seen at what they do. Jonathan Bachman/Associated Press The New Orleans Saints narrowly fell short of the NFC crown last season. They have the tools to get a step closer to the Super Bowl this season. Most of last year's team returns, including reigning Defensive and Co-Offensive Rookies of the Year, Marshon Lattimore and Alvin Kamara. The Saints have one of the best signal-callers in the game in Drew Brees, and they added pass-rusher Marcus Davenport to a defense that allowed just 20.4 points per game last season. New Orlenas, though, is going to have to battle to equal last year's 11-5 record. They face the second-toughest schedule in the league (.535) and will play the first month without lead back Mark Ingram. Still, there are few weaknesses on this team on either side of the ball. Unless Brees' play suddenly falls off a cliff, the Saints should be challenging for the NFC South title once again. Bill Kostroun/Associated Press The New York Giants could be dangerous. They'll certainly be better than they were a year ago, as the offense has been upgraded and receivers like Odell Beckham Jr. and Sterling Shepard are back from injuries. With rookie running back Saquon Barkley and left tackle Nate Solder now on board, the New York offense could be one of the most explosive in the league. Barkley suffered a "mild leg strain" in practice recently, but that shouldn't keep him from being ready for the season opener. Still, it's going to be difficult for the Giants to jump right into the Super Bowl conversation. While the defense can improve by getting better play from the other side of the ball—sustained drives will do that for a defense—this is still largely the same unit that gave up the fifth-most points (24.2 per game) last season. The Giants will be relevant in the NFC East, and the possibility of a surprise playoff run is there. Until the defense proves it can be above average, however, New York is going to be a middle-of-the-road team. Rookie quarterback Sam Darnold had a strong preseason debut for the New York Jets, and it would be a surprise if the team didn't pick him to start in Week 1 of the regular season. However, the presence of Darnold isn't suddenly going to turn the Jets into playoff contenders. Darnold looked poised and polished while going 13-of-18 for 96 yards and a touchdown, but he's still a rookie who will experience some growing pains. The Jets are still a team that scored just 18.6 points per game in 2017 and fired its offensive coordinator after the season. The defense logged just 28 sacks and allowed the eighth-most points (23.9 per game). Darnold will have a few quality pieces to work with—like budding receiver Robby Anderson and offseason acquisition Isaiah Crowell—but he isn't joining a team loaded with talent. The Jets are tied for the league's fifth-easiest schedule (.477) so there will be opportunities to pick up wins. However, a playoff run is likely still a year away. The Oakland Raiders brought in Super Bowl-winning coach Jon Gruden this offseason to help improve quarterback Derek Carr and to change the team culture. Gruden has certainly made his mark already; he brought in wideouts Martavis Bryant and Jordy Nelson, dumped punter Marquette King and forced tackle Donald Penn to take a pay cut. However, there's no guarantee these changes are going to pay dividends. The reality is that Gruden has been away from the sideline for a decade, and it may take him time to get back into the groove. He's also trying to rebuild areas of the team outside of the passing game. The defense, which allowed 241.1 yards passing per game last season, remains a work in progress. So does the backfield, which is anchored by older runners Doug Martin and Marshawn Lynch. Gruden is also dealing with the ongoing holdout of Khalil Mack. Gruden may eventually be able to return the Raiders to winning, but there are going to be some growing pains. Expect Oakland to hang around the .500 mark this season. The playoffs could be on tap in 2019 if the coach proves to be putting the franchise in the right direction. The Philadelphia Eagles are the defending Super Bowl champions, and they're as well-positioned to repeat as any team in recent history. Philadelphia boasts a disruptive defense—one that allowed just 18.4 points per game last season—a stable of versatile running backs, an elite tight end in Zach Ertz and a trio of wide receivers in Alshon Jeffery, Nelson Agholor and Mike Wallace that could be dangerous. Oh, and the Eagles have a legitimate MVP-caliber quarterback in Carson Wentz. Wentz, who suffered a torn ACL last season, may not be ready to take the field in Week 1, but the Eagles have no reason to rush him back. Backup Nick Foles proved he's more than capable of leading the offense when he carved up teams like the Vikings and the Patriots en route to the Lombardi Trophy last postseason. The defending champs face a strength of schedule of just .492, 19th-hardest in the league. Keith Srakocic/Associated Press The Steelers were one of the most dangerous teams in the AFC last season, coming just a couple of plays short of besting the Patriots and claiming the No. 1 seed in the conference. There's no reason to believe they won't be right back at the top in 2018. The Steelers have something you rarely see in today's NFL. They have a future Hall of Fame quarterback in Ben Roethlisberger, a receiver in Antonio Brown who will be Canton-bound if he continues to produce at his current rate, and a running back in Le'Veon Bell with a Hall of Fame skill set. The question, of course, is when Bell will return from his holdout and what kind of shape he'll be in when he does. The Steelers also have an emerging No. 2 receiver in JuJu Smith-Schuster, an elite kicker in Chris Boswell and a defense that racked up a whopping 56 sacks in 2017. The Steelers are equipped to battle any team on virtually any level. If they can pass the mental hurdle that is the Patriots, they'll have a legitimate shot at reaching the Super Bowl this season. The San Francisco 49ers head into 2018 amid lofty expectations, largely due to the presence of quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. In fact, OddsShark gives the 49ers 20-1 odds to win the Super Bowl, the same odds given to the Falcons, who reached the divisional round last season. We should probably pump the brakes on the Garoppolo hype, though. Yes, he's looked the part of a surefire franchise quarterback, but this is still a guy with a mere seven starts under his belt. He has yet to prove he can carry a team for a full season. Garoppolo is largely going to have to carry the 49ers, who are still working through the rebuilding process. San Francisco may not be fully healthy when the regular season begins either. According to Cam Inman of the Bay Area News Group, 11 key players—including Jerick McKinnon, Matt Breida, Richard Sherman and George Kittle—are currently dealing with injuries. San Francisco will take another step in the right direction this season, but the 49ers are still a few pieces away from being legitimate contenders. Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images The Seattle Seahawks are no longer the dangerous perennial playoff contenders they once were. Staples of the Super Bowl Seahawks—like Richard Sherman, Marshawn Lynch and Kam Chancellor—are gone, and the offense lost two of its biggest weapons in Jimmy Graham and Paul Richardson this offseason. This season, the Seahawks are going to go as far as quarterback Russell Wilson can take them. The problem is that Seattle's offensive line is still in flux, and the Seahawks don't quite know what they're going to get out of rookie running back Rashaad Penny. The San Diego State product averaged just 2.0 yards per carry in his preseason debut. If he doesn't work out, Seattle could be in trouble. Wilson led the team in rushing by more than 300 yards over the next player last season. The Seahawks can get back to being a playoff team, but it's going to take some time. This is no longer a team that can lean on the Legion of Boom or the hard running of Beast Mode. This season will likely be spent searching for a new team identity. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in position to have a disaster of a season, and things could implode quickly. Starting quarterback Jameis Winston will be suspended for the first three games of the season after a sexual misconduct investigation, Dirk Koetter is on the hot seat—he has the best odds to be the first head coach fired this season, per OddsShark—and Tampa has a defense that is ill-equipped to compete in the brutal NFC South. While adding Jason Pierre-Paul and Vinny Curry will help the pass rush, the secondary that allowed 260.6 passing yards per game last season (most in the league) is essentially intact. The Buccaneers might have a chance for a better season in 2018 in a different division. However, the other three teams in the NFC South are playoff-caliber, and the Buccaneers face the fourth-most difficult schedule (.531) as a result. The Tennessee Titans squeaked into the postseason with a 9-7 record last season, and they even managed to win a playoff game. However, they're poised to regress for a couple of reasons. First, Tennessee isn't likely to have as much success in the AFC South this season. The Texans' top players are returning from injury, the Colts have Luck back under center and the Jaguars are still a legitimate Super Bowl contender. The Titans got five of their nine wins in the division last year, which isn't likely to happen again. Tennessee still lacks a top-tier receiving corps as well, which has hampered quarterback Marcus Mariota's development the past few years. Second-year wideout Corey Davis may be able to change the complexion of the receiving corps if he plays up to his potential this season, but his ability to do so remains to be seen. The Titans can lean on the running of Derrick Henry and Dion Lewis, and they should be competitive this season. However, a return trip to the postseason may not be in the cards. Steve Helber/Associated Press The Washington Redskins obviously believe Alex Smith is a better long-term option at quarterback than Kirk Cousins. While Smith is a proven and steady signal-caller, there's no guarantee he'll be better than Cousins in Jay Gruden's offense. Plus, he may get off to a slow start in his first year operating it. This means Washington may take a step back from last year's 7-9 campaign. The Redskins play in a competitive division that features the reigning Super Bowl champions, and they face a middle-of-the road schedule overall (.504). It doesn't help that Washington is in the process of revamping a defense that allowed the fifth-most points in 2017 (24.3 per game). Had the Redskins been able to lean on rookie running back Derrius Guice early in the season, it would have been easier to overcome growing pains on defense and under center. 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__label__wiki	0.729628	0.729628	Gundam 40th Anniversary By Roxy Simons. Nobuhiro Doi’s new film argues that no student is a lost cause and that no child should be left behind. Adapted from the best-selling book —and true story— How a Teen Girl Went from Academic Absurdity to an Elite University in One Amazing Year, the film focuses on Sayaka Kudou, a girl who is the worst student of her year. Having struggled to make any friends in elementary school, Sayaka decided, with her mother’s blessing, to focus more on enjoying herself rather than studying for school. This has meant that her academic level has become stagnant, though, and her knowledge is now on the same level as that of 4th grade elementary student. To almost everyone around her it looks like it’ll take a miracle for her to even finish her studies, but all she needs is for one teacher to believe in her potential. Working in a cram school, Yoshitaka Tsubota is determined to support all of his students and adapts his teaching methods to their individual circumstances. So when Sayaka turns up in his office after being suspended from school, he encourages her to aim for one of the country’s top universities: Keio. His optimism makes her happy, and it doesn’t take long for her to start believing it’s possible to go to Keio. The fact that she’s avoided her studies for five years, though, means that it won’t be an easy feat. Such classroom turnarounds are nothing new in Japanese fiction — they are, after all, the stuff that Tetsuko Kuroyanagai’s best-selling memoir Totto-chan was made of. Despite such precedents, when Sayaka starts out there are very few people that believe that her dream is plausible. Her school teachers call her scum, her friends want to have fun every night, and her father is too busy focusing on making Sayaka’s younger brother a pro-baseball player to take her efforts seriously. But no matter how many times her mother is called into school, she is still proud of her daughter and wants her to continue to do her best. That she remains the pillar in the family and keeps things together despite hardships and family clashes is touching. Yoshitaka, meanwhile, uses amusing teaching methods to build her interest in particular subjects, such as making her read a manga history of Japan. He’s fun and supportive, able to adapt himself to each student so that they are on the same page and this is exactly what Sayaka needs to do well. Even her friends are helpful, deciding that they would prefer her to study rather spending her evenings with them. Their support helps Sayaka through her studies, and as she becomes more determined to make the dream a reality it’s hard not to root for her to succeed. It is Sayaka that steals the show. Her unwavering resolve, charisma and wit make her the heart of the story, and Kasumi Arimura’s compelling performance makes the story even more fun to watch. She is strong and determined but also makes mistakes and is able to learn from them; that’s what makes her so relatable. Flying Colours is a classic underdog tale of someone going from the bottom to the top, but it doesn’t feel haggard. It’s a heart-warming and entertaining film, and thanks to an excellent cast it demonstrates that no child should be wrtten off just because of poor grades. Flying Colours is playing as part of the Japan Foundation tour of UK cinemas. Feb 6, 2017 Jonathan Clements All Posts, Featurescinema, Flying Colours, Japan, Japan Foundation, Nobuhiro Doi680 [Unboxing] Gurren Lagann Blu-ray Collector's Edition Escaflowne Ultimate Ed. Disc Replacement Update - 7th Feb. 2017 2017 © All the Anime	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1657
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__label__cc	0.685447	0.314553	Top UK Universities For Computer Science - Ranking & League Table Looking to Study Computer Science in the UK? Here’s our full guide on the top universities for computer science studies in the UK. We have curated a list of high-ranking universities which offer affordable, globally-recognized qualifications for Computer Science. UK University League Table for Computer Science (Updated 2021 Rankings) The University League Table for Computer Science shows some of the top ranking universities to study Computer Science in the UK. We’ve compiled a list of universities you should look out for, sorted by duration, UK and global ranking, as well as fees for international students. Fees (Per Annum) Subject Ranking UK Ranking TEF rating University of St Andrews Computer Science BSc (Hons) £23,910 4 Years 3 3 Gold Durham University Computer Science BSc £25,800 3 Years 5 7 Gold University of Warwick Computer Science BSc £25,770 3 Years 12 11 Silver Lancaster University Computer Science BSc Hons £22,550 3 Years 21 8 Gold University of Sheffield Computer Science BSc £23,750 3 Years 19 28 Silver University of Nottingham Computer Science BSc £23,760 3 Years 15 20 Gold Newcastle University Computer Science BSc Honours £22,800 3 Years 26 23 Gold There are quite a few areas of computer sciences that you are able to specialise in. Each of these areas apply specialist knowledge of theories and practices in vastly different fields within the realm of computer sciences. There are two distinct categories within the field, the first is applied computer science while the second is theoretical computer science. Both of these fields require knowledge of computational theories, programming languages or coding, algorithms, and computer architectures. However, theoretical computer sciences are general and more focused on the mathematical aspects of algorithms used in computer software. Applied computer science will usually involve the extensive study of a specific area in the field, such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and software engineering. A third related field is computer engineering which is a branch of engineering – computer engineers are involved in the development of computer hardware and software. Top Computer Science Schools In The UK The University of Cambridge is a great choice for any prospective software engineer as it ranks number one for Computer Science. In their 3-year course, you will be taught the fundamentals of computer science in your first year, while your second year is focused on application of theories and programming. Then, you will work on your thesis in your third year. They also offer a Master’s programme in computer science should you want to undertake advanced studies in computer science. You could read more about the University of Cambridge’s Computer Science courses on their website or read more about the application process via UCAS here. Coming in at a close second place on some university league tables, the University of Oxford’s programme in Computer Science is an outstanding choice for computer science studies. Oxford offers four different Master’s programmes for computer science – Mathematics and Computer Science, which is a theoretical computer science degree; Information Engineering; Computer Science; and Computer Science and Philosophy, which is a focused study on artificial intelligence. There is more information about Oxford’s computer science programmes on their website here. Cambridge and Oxford are known to have extremely high requirements for applicants – typically a minimum of one A* will be required for most of their courses. Recommended Computer Science Schools In The UK The University of York has cultivated a great reputation for their computer science faculty, offering 19 types of computer science degrees for better flexibility in your studies and excellent job prospects when you graduate, especially if you chose a degree that includes a year of experience in the industry – this is typically your third year. Due to their emphasis on graduate employability, the University of York fares well on university league tables, ranking number 18 in the country for the subject. The University of Southampton is also an excellent choice that offers a wide variety of degrees for students. With 17 types of degrees to choose from, you are provided with ample opportunities to study your chosen specialisation in computer science. Many of Southampton’s computer science degrees include new and dynamic areas of study, such as mobile systems, artificial intelligence, and game design. Some of their programmes also include foundation studies which allows applicants who lack the necessary A-level subjects (Mathematics and Physics) to study software engineering. How To Apply To Study Computer Science In The UK? The first step is to look for popular and high-ranking Universities in the UK which offer courses you are interested in. Refer to the table above to start your search. Things to consider when applying: The application process for UK universities differs from local universities as applications go through an organisation known as UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. UCAS handles all admission applications to UK universities, including those submitted by international candidates like you. To ensure a better chance of getting accepted, it is important that you prepare all the necessary documents and fill out all forms correctly. We also recommend that you apply for multiple universities simultaneously to ensure that you get your preferred offers. Read our full guide on UCAS here. UK Computer Science University Entry Requirements Here are some of the common entry requirements and tests a student has to pass before being accepted at a UK university to study Computer Science. Schools will also require you to have taken Mathematics and Physics at A-levels for entry. However, if you did not take these subjects, you can still study computer science by completing a foundation year which equips you with the basics demanded by the programme. Get Free UK Computer Science Course Application Assistance	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1661
__label__wiki	0.890901	0.890901	At OU, Tibetan luminary speaks on value of tolerance By Daniella Limoli, Athens News, September 25,2011 Athens, Ohio (USA) -- A renowned Tibetan monk spoke on the importance of practicing tolerance in everyday life in Ohio University's Walter Hall Rotunda last Wednesday. The visit was hosted by the Athens Karma Thegsum Chling (KTC) and the OU Tibetan Buddhist Study Group. << Khempo Karthar Rimpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist abbot in the Karma Kagyu line of Buddhism, addresses local community members and Ohio University students about the importance of tolerance and empathy at the Walter Hall rotunda in Athens, Ohio on September 21, 2011. Khempo Karthar Rimpoche is one of the few remaining Buddhist elders to have studied in Tibet before Chinese communist rule came to Tibet in 1951. Photo: Kevin Briggs. Lama Kathy Wesley, who serves at the Columbus KTC Meditation Center, introduced Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche. She said that the 87-year-old was born in the mountains of Tibet and at the age of 12 entered monastery school. He fled the Chinese Communism of Tibet in 1959 with other members of his monastery and took refuge in Bhutan in South Asia. Wesley said that in 1976 His Holiness the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa sent Khenpo Rinpoche to the U.S. as the abbot of the Karma Triyana Dharmachakra monastery. He has since traveled the nation teaching his lessons of tolerance and compassion. Translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso, Khenpo Rinpoche explained the numerous benefits of practicing tolerance, such as peace, energy and success. "The true root of tolerance is love and compassion... Someone who is loving and compassionate won't even have to try to be tolerant; they will be automatically tolerant. And because they are automatically tolerant, they will also be energetic and successful," he said. He later said that, "The limitation is that we fail to realize that just as I want to be happy so do all others... so what prevents love and compassion from becoming tolerance is a lack of empathy." He explained that people cannot be happy if they limit themselves to concern for their own happiness. "When you understand that people do the silly things they do because they are trying to be happy, you will be much more tolerant." Stephen Kropf, the assistant director of the Athens KTC, serves as the faculty adviser for the Tibetan Buddhist Study Group at OU that was responsible for bringing Khenpo Rinpoche to speak. "Well, it's always a blessing to hear one of these venerable men and women speak. They embody a direct line of teaching all the way back to the time of Buddha. So you're having as close to a direct teaching of Buddha as you can." He added that the teachings focus on the notion that every individual is fighting his or her own kind of battle. "Most of these teachings have a message that resonates with people regardless of time and culture," Kropf said. "I think that it relates equally to any community, and then each community that has its own specific makeup probably appreciates the teaching in their own unique way," he said. "Anybody that finds themselves in any social context would apply the teachings of tolerance to that context." Melinda Gard, a member of the Athens KTC, said she took away a "good feeling that a lot of people are really coming together to hear about love. "I think it's good because people want access to the dharma and teachings, and I just get that people are seeking some wisdom, and a lot of people look up to elders of all sorts," she said. "I think people really have a lot of respect, and a lot of OU students and faculty are seeking wisdom and knowledge." Kropf said, "I think all people can hear these teachings and lessons and derive something from it. These things can be understood and put into practice. The overarching idea of this is when you do a good deed a good deed is returned to you. It's the notion of karma." The public is welcome to attend the Athens KTC meetings every Sunday at 10 a.m. at Factory Street Studio on Ohio Avenue for meditation and the study of Tibetan Buddhism.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1662
__label__wiki	0.635717	0.635717	CAPS / CAPS Blogs URL: https://boards.fool.com/entitlement-vs-entitlement-33964365.aspx Subject: Entitlement vs. Entitlement Date: 9/20/2012 1:12 PM Author: TMFFlushDraw Number: 387589 of 457 What do Mitt Romney and the "entitled" 47% of America have in common? How about entitlement? Here are the two useful definitions of entitlement from Webster's Dictionary online. - a government program providing benefits to members of a specified group - belief that one is deserving of or entitled to certain privileges I don't disagree with Romney that too many people are on welfare, food stamps, unemployment, etc. I would love to hear solutions to this problem instead of complaining about the "takers" who are somehow stealing from the "makers", which this debate has become. We also have an issue with too many people being reliant on social security and medicare in retirement, which are the largest portion of this 47% Romney complained about. But when I sat back and thought about it again, isn't Romney acting awfully entitled? Not by the first definition, but by the second. Romney was born into priviledge and leveraged that into a very successful career. For that I do not begrudge him. But does his success mean that he deserves to pay a smaller percentage in taxes than most Americans? Does he deserve to own multiple homes because of the career he chose while someone who chose to be a teacher struggles to meet ends meet and therefore falls in the 47%? Did he deserve the loan his father gave him to buy his first house? Does he deserve the right to judge those with less as people who don't "take personal responsibility and care for their lives"? I don't begrudge him for getting these things, but did he deserve them? (the next paragraph is filled with gross generalizations, but you know what I'm talking about) My problem is with an attitude that "successful" (ie. rich) people have somehow done it on their own and owe no one anything for their success. They don't want to pay taxes, don't want to follow regulations built to keep the whole of society safe, and heaven forbid they have to deal with lowly workers who organize themselves into a union as their last resort in negotiating with the powers that be in business. How is an attitude of "I earned it, it's mine" with no regard for social responsibility somehow not viewed as entitlement? Rex Nutting may have said it best on MarketWatch.com yesterday saying, "Mitt Romney is running for president of an America where hard work only counts if it leads to success." I'm not a religious person, but I do remember a line from my Bible school days that seems appropriate. From Matthew 19:23-24 - "I tell you the truth, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." When I read this I think of the responsibility those with the most have to those with the least. It begins with not judging those with less as somehow lazy, inferior, or stupid. Sure, those people exist, but let's not lump 47% of America into this boat. For heaven sake Mitt Romney's own father benefited from the government's programs to support the poor. I pay taxes like most Americans and by the nature of my job I have to actually write a check every quarter. It makes you appreciate how much you pay when you have to do this. But I never do it begrudgingly. I drive on the roads that my taxes pay for, I went to the schools my taxes pay for, I live in the America my taxes pay for and for that I am thankful. I wish things were different, sure, but we live in a society where everyone should be considered and the good of all is better than the good of one. We have challenges ahead, there is no doubt about that. But somehow dividing us into "makers" and "takers" isn't the way to get over these challenges. Mitt Romney is a successful man but I would bet everything I own that there thousands of workers around the country who did much of the hard work that made that success possible. Many of these workers no doubt fall in his reviled 47%. Instead of blaming them, he should thank them for everything they have done for him. He should thank the state of Michigan for the education that provided a framework for him to build success. He should thank those before us who built our interstates, our power grid, our military, because without those his success would not be possible. I don't think Mitt was entitled to this infrastructure he built his success on, he was futunate to begin life in the position he did and he took full advantage of it. I wish he would understand that those who don't reach the same success aren't always at fault for their failures. Businesses fail, disabilities happen, and sometimes people reach a stretch of bad luck. A society as successful as America has a responsibility to build those people up, not knock them down. What exactly that role is... well that can be debated, but I'd like to start from a position of mutual understanding and not a position of condemnation. Don't get me wrong. Obama doesn't have all of the answers and this isn't an endorsement of him. I'd like to be able to debate the positive merits of Mitt, I'm just finding that challenging as we find out how little he can relate to those of us who have been laid off, been on government assistance, and have managed to find success even after life handed us challenges. For someone judging those on entitlements Mitt Romney is sounding a awful lot like an entitled person. He just has different entitlements than you and I. My two cents, Travis Hoium Copyright 1996-2021 trademark and the "Fool" logo is a trademark of The Motley Fool, Inc. Contact Us	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1663
__label__wiki	0.841439	0.841439	Morgan Wallen Reacts To His New Album Being Leaked By Walmart By Blake Taylor Jan 5, 2021 Morgan Wallen's new double album is due out on January 8, however thanks to Walmart, some fans are already listening to the new songs. According to a video Wallen posted on social media on Monday (January 4), the store has leaked Dangerous: The Double Album. "It’s been brought to my attention that some of my music, well my album, has leaked, at some Walmarts around the country," Wallen said in the clip. "Man, I’ve been working on this album for three years. I’ll be da*ned if I’mma let Walmart do the leaking like that." Wallen continued on to tell his fans that he's "gonna start doing the leaking myself." Since then, the country star has shared three new songs from the album with fans on TikTok including "Dangerous," "Warning" and "Rednecks, Red Letters, Red Dirt." "It’s kind of messed up, but I don’t shop at Walmart anyway," Wallen added in the video. "I also gave Target two extra songs. So if you’re going to buy my album physically, go to Target, baby." He also tagged Target as the location of the post on Instagram. Watch the full video below and stay tuned for more new music from Wallen dropping this week.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1664
__label__wiki	0.836538	0.836538	When Rishi Kapoor left Tom Struthers and John Street speechless! Movies, News, Press Release \| June 20, 2013 \| \| by Press Releases Tom Struthers and John Street are not easy to impress, especially for a team that has worked on some of the finest action movies in Hollywood such as The Bourne Ultimatum, Blood Diamond, Saving Private Ryan, Inception, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises. However, the talented action directors were left speechless after Rishi Kapoor performed a brilliantly executed action sequence on the sets of D-Day without any training or rehearsals. The veteran actor was shooting for an action sequence with Irrfan Khan which required him to crawl on the ground and engage in some intense hand to hand combat. Rishi Kapoor, who plays the character of Goldman, India’s most wanted criminal in the movie surprised the action director duo with his agility and accuracy in performance making the sequence look not only authentic but also extremely well executed leaving both Tom Struthers and John Street amazed. Tom Struthers was also heard saying that Rishi Kapoor’s performance was ‘one of the best he has seen’ in his career spanning over two decades. D-Day is produced by DAR Motion Pictures and Emmay Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Directed by Nikhil Advani, D-Day stars Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Arjun Rampal, Shruti Haasan, Huma Qureshi, Akash Dahiya, Sree Swara and Chandan Roy Sanyal amongst others. The movie is slated to release on the 19th of July. Catch the D-Day cast training for the action sequences on Training for D-Day – Arjun Rampal & Irrfan Khan.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1667
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__label__cc	0.615754	0.384246	YIN-YANG and Five Elements Different than the horoscope in the West, Chinese people put their fate at the hands of the YIN-YANG scholars as it is deeply rooted in the Taoism, they believed that there are two natural, complementary and contradictory forces in our universe. Because humans are in charge of all the living species, therefore the third one is named Human. YIN represents the female, negative, darkness, softness, moisture, night-time, even numbers and docile aspects of things. YANG represents the male, positive, brightness, hardness, dryness, day-time, odd numbers and dominant aspects. YIN and YANG are continually in the state of flux and always looking for the BALANCE point. One moves , the other responses. These scholars also believed that our universe consisted of five basic elements, which are Metal, Water, Wood, Fire and Earth (Soil). Everything, including humans, in the universe (between Heaven and Earth) must have a relationship with these five elements. So they tried to apply the five elements not only to every physical thing in the world, but also to the Colors, Directions, Seasons and Sounds. They even applied to the Years, Months, Days, Hours, Minutes and Seconds of the Chinese Calendar. People are able to know their five-element weights from their birth date and time. Based on the combination of these five-element weights plus the concept of the natural phenomenon, they can tell the rise and fall of human destiny (fate) cycle. The “element” in Chinese also means MOVEMENT, CHANGEABLE and DEVELOPMENT. If you want to be a lucky person, you have to move to an environment to bring your five elements into balance. For example, trees have their own growth cycle in between Heaven and Earth. Humans must have life cycles similar to those of trees. The seasonal changes affect the growth of trees. Trees grow faster in the spring and slower in the fall. The environmental changes also affect the life of trees. Without adequate sunshine, trees grow too slowly. Too much heat, trees will be dried out. Without water, trees cannot grow. Too much water, trees will be uprooted and afloat. Insufficient earth, tree will not grow tall…. The human life cycle is also affected by the same seasonal and environmental changes. The seasonal changes come from the Sun and Moon which are the clock for the calendars. The Chinese calendar is designed from Sun and Moon plus the Stem-Branch (concept from trees) cycle. Chinese YIN-YANG scholars have for thousands of years applied the Five Elements on the Chinese Stem-Branch calendar. This way humans get their Five Element weights using their birth date and time. When the seasons and environment change, the Five Elements have certain responses. Humans respond in a similar way. The YIN-YANG scholars made predictions on the human life cycle, from birth to death, by using this natural phenomenon. Five Elements, YIN-YANG	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1669
__label__cc	0.733738	0.266262	Academics / Cultural Immersion / USAC Happenings New Program: Kraków, Poland Are you ready to hear the greatest news since you realized you could study abroad? Starting Summer 2018, USAC will be offering summer, semester, and yearlong programs in Kraków, Poland! Fulfill your European study abroad dreams by heading to one of the most charming and cultural cities in Europe. Known as “Little Rome”, “Florence of the North”, “Little Vienna”, and “Polish Jerusalem,” Kraków is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Studying abroad in this city with USAC means learning about historical and modern-day Poland with courses in religious and European studies. As always, we show you the city and the country with a variety of field trips and tours outside the classroom to places such as Vienna, Budapest, Auschwitz concentration camp, Oskar Schindler’s Factory, and more! Why study in Kraków? Kraków offers many affordable cafes and restaurants; festivals and events; a strong music and art scene; as well as numerous historical sites. The city is very much a student city with over 30 universities and thousands of international students from all over the world studying there. Some of the most notable features include the main square, Rynek Glowny, the largest medieval square in Europe, the Wieliczka Salt Mine, a cathedral made of salt, The Town Hall, Kraków’s own version of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, Kazimierz, the Jewish quarters where Schindler’s List was filmed, and the Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camps which have been turned into and maintained as a museum. In addition to an amazing cultural and historical experience, Kraków is more affordable than most Western European countries. You’ll find it easy to explore and indulge in the city with friends and meet locals. Polish locals (Poles), will not hesitate to make you feel at home and fill your time abroad with stories of their homeland and help you create lasting memories. Studying in Kraków with USAC The USAC program focuses on the history and modern economy of Poland with courses in Jewish studies, Central European studies, economics, politics, and Polish language. Here’s a sample of classes that are offered in Kraków. This list will continue to grow so be sure to check the USAC website for the most updated courses. Polish Language and Culture Taught in English Introduction to Polish Language (WLL, 100-level, 1 credit) Polish Contemporary Culture (1 credit) Jewish Studies/Holocaust Studies The Holocaust: Twentieth-Century Jewish Studies (HIST/SOC, 400-level, 3 credits) Central European Studies/Politics From Medieval to Contemporary: Exploring the Great Art and Architecture of Kraków (ARCH/ART, 300-level, 3 credits) History of Poland and Europe under Communist Control: 1952-1989 (HIST, 300-level, 3 credits) Modern Central European and Polish Politics (PSC, 400-level, 3 credits) Economics/International Business International Management: Eastern and Central Europe (MGT, 400-level, 3 credits) International Marketing (MKT, 400-level, 3 credits) Polish Economy after Transformation and EU Accession (ECON, level TBD, 3 credits) Field Trips and Tours USAC believes in complementing academics with culturally rich field trips, tours, and field studies. When studying abroad, some of the best memories will be the experiences outside the classroom. Following are the USAC-organized field trips and tours that may be offered. Auschwitz opened in 1940 and was the largest concentration camp established by the Nazi regime during World War II. As you pass through the gates where millions walked to their death, you may feel completely numb. It’s a somber journey walking through the three camps – Auschwitz I, Auschwitz II (Birkenau), and Monowitz (or Buna); however, the history shared within these walls is greater than any book you could read. It’s just something you have to see and feel in person. The Wieliczka Salt Mine is on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage list. The mine opened in the 13th century and produced table salt continuously until 2007. It was one of the world’s oldest salt mines in operation. The mine is deep and full of tunnels, as well as spectacular chapels with sculptures of the country’s most beloved figures – all carved out of salt. It’s definitely worth the trek down the shafts. Zakopane and Tatra Mountains Head outside the city and into the mountains for spectacular views. The Tatras are the tallest range in the Carpathian Mountains, towering over most of Eastern Europe. The old town of Zakopane has preserved traditional mountain architecture with mountaineer cottages surrounded by ash trees. In addition to the architecture, folk costumes and jewelry have also survived here. Travel to Warsaw, the capital of and largest city in Poland. This city has had a tumultuous past. After the failed Warsaw Uprising during WWII, the Nazis destroyed most of the city. The city rebuilt has continued to evolve. Walk around the Old Town, learn about the history of Warsaw’s Jewish ghettos, and enjoy some local cuisine. Fall & Spring Semester Vienna and Budapest Visit two major capital cities – Vienna, Austria, and Budapest, Hungary. In Vienna, visit the Schönbrunn Palace and gardens, a UNESCO World Heritage Site; admire the famous paintings in the Belvedere Palace; see Hundertwasser House, one of Austria’s architectural highlights; and visit museums like the Fine Arts Museum (KHM) and the Sigmund Freud Museum. Budapest is known as one of Europe’s most beautiful and elegant cities. Soak up the Hungarian culture at the ancient hot spring baths (the highlight of the trip), relax on a Danube river cruise, and visit monuments of a proud Hungarian past including Parliament, St. Stephen’s Basilica, and Dohány Street Synagogue – the largest Synagogue in Europe. To see the latest field trips and tours being offered, check the USAC website. If you’re looking for a unique European experience, full of history and culture, look into studying abroad in Poland. Application Deadline for Summer: April 1 Application Deadline for Fall: June 1 Application Deadline for Spring: November 1 Academic, Jewish studies, Krakow, NEW PROGRAM, Poland, politics, religion Five Reasons You’ll Love Study Abroad in Lisbon, Portugal 10 Spring Destinations for Study Abroad USAC Study Abroad Programs for STEM Students Hello, can you please tell me the dates for the summer program and is it too late to apply for this summer? Thank you. Betsy Krakow summer deadline is May 1 and Fall 2018 deadline is June 1.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1670
__label__wiki	0.803801	0.803801	Home ♦ Featured ♦ George Strait announces christening concert series at the new Las Vegas Arena George Strait announces christening concert series at the new Las Vegas Arena Tuesday, September 22, 2015 ♦ Featured, Shows ♦ Revered across the globe as The King of Country, country music legend George Strait will be taking the Vegas stage at the new Las Vegas Arena beginning in April 2016. George Strait announces upcoming concert engagement at the Las Vegas Arena. Announcing the exciting news in a press conference this morning, the all-time best-selling musician said, “Las Vegas has been a big part of my country music career…the crowds are great and they come from all over the place, because there is so much to do here. A concert is kind of a bonus.” In addition to revealing his upcoming Vegas concert dates, April 22 – 23 and Sept. 9 – 10, Strait also gave press conference attendees a sneak preview of his newest album, “Cold Beer Conversation,” that will be released to the public this Friday. With 60 No. 1 singles including “Amarillo By Morning” and “Blue Clear Sky,” Strait will be performing an array of his classic hits as well a track from his new album. He worked with his son, Bubba Strait, to write several tracks on the record as well as other well-known songwriters such as Dean Dillon, Bill Anderson, Brandy Clark, Buddy Cannon and Jamey Johnson Strait. “I think it’s a great record – I always say this; I think it’s one of the best records I’ve done. I always shoot for that,” Straight said. Getting his start in Las Vegas playing at casinos including the New Frontier, the Golden Nugget and the Mirage, Strait will be the first of many icons to perform in the state-of-the-art Las Vegas Arena. “George has played an important role in our city’s entertainment history and we celebrate today as a city to welcome him back,” said Rick Arpin, Senior Vice President of the Las Vegas Arena. “We can’t wait to have him in our arms again.” With a long history of record-breaking concert attendance over his iconic career, there is no doubt that the undisputed King of Country will be able to fill the 20,000-seat venue with ease. “I am looking forward to singing those songs that I love so much,” said Strait. “I haven’t done them in a long time so I’m really, really looking forward to it.” Tickets for the concert series will go on sale Friday, Oct. 2 at 10:00 a.m. PT via www.straittovegas.com and range in price from $75 to $200 plus applicable fees. Rewatch the press conference The track listing for “Cold Beer Conversation” (available Friday) is as follows: 1. “It Was Love” (Keith Gattis) 2. “Cold Beer Conversation” (Al Anderson, Ben Hayslip and Jimmy Yeary) 3. “Let It Go” (George Strait, Bubba Strait and Keith Gattis) 4. “Goin’ Goin’ Gone” (Wyatt Earp and Keith Gattis) 5. “Something Going Down” (Jamey Johnson and Tom Shapiro) 6. “Take Me To Texas” (Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally) 7. “It Takes All Kinds” (George Strait, Bubba Strait, Bob Regan and Wil Nance) 8. “Stop And Drink” (Dale Dodson and Troy Jones) 9. “Everything I See” (George Strait, Bubba Strait, Dean Dillon and Keith Gattis) 10. “Rock Paper Scissors” (Casey Beathard, Monty Criswell and Bubba Strait) 11. “Wish You Well” (Clint Daniels, Jeff Hyde and Brice Long) 12. “Cheaper Than A Shrink” (Bill Anderson, Buddy Cannon and Jamey Johnson) 13. “Even When I Can’t Feel It” (Dean Dillon, Ben Hayslip and Lee Miller) Next Post: Best places to get pancakes in Vegas → ← Previous Post: Beyond the Strip: Unusual Las Vegas houses	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1671
__label__wiki	0.95699	0.95699	Sanford brings experience to Aggies Written by Cache Valley Daily <strong>LOGAN—</strong> USU football assistant head coach Mike Sanford may be new to the Aggies, but he certainly has plenty of experience to draw from. He spent the past two seasons as the offensive coordinator of Louisville, and spent five years as the head coach at UNLV prior to that. After spending his past two seasons in the Big East conference, Sanford is happy to be back in the Western United States. “A lot of my time in coaching has been in the West,” Sanford said. “I’m excited to be back, I love being back, I feel like this is where I’m supposed to be, and I love being here at Utah State and working for Gary Andersen.” Andersen may have been the driving factor in bringing Sanford to the Aggies. The two coached together at the University of Utah in 2004, when Andersen was the defensive line coach and Sanford was the offensive coordinator. That Utah team went undefeated, and was the first non-BCS team to play in and win a BCS bowl game. “I have a lot of respect for (Gary Andersen), just having coached with him and seeing what he’s done here,” Sanford said. “I excited to be a part of this thing because of the progress that’s been made. Hopefully I can, in some way, have some impact here.” Along with his assistant head coach duties, Sanford will also be in charge of the running backs and tight ends for the Aggies. For someone who has spent the past 10 years as an offensive coordinator or head coach, Sanford said he is enjoying a more hands on approach. “I think one of the things that you learn as you’ve been in this profession and having been a head coach – when you’re looking at it as a head coach, you want your assistants to do their job and to fulfill their role. It’s very important for me to fulfill my roll,” Sanford said. Sanford also feels that he’s joining the Aggies at the right time. USU is coming off its first winning season in 14 years, is a legitimate contender for the WAC title in its final year in the league, and will be moving to the Mountain West Conference in 2013. “I think there’s a real positive vibe on the team. Coming off the season that they did last year, I think there’s a really good attitude,” Sanford said. “I think there’s also a feeling of wanting to make the next step from here. That’s something that I’m very excited to be a part of.” Sanford started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at USC in 1977, before being named the defensive coordinator of San Diego City College in 1978. Sanford has also made stops at Army, the Virginia Military Institute, Long Beach State, Purdue, Notre Dame, and Stanford. He also spent three years with the San Diego Chargers as a recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach. Outside of coaching, Sanford said he enjoys spending time with his wife of 35 years, Melinda, his two children, and grandchildren. He also said he loves Utah and the mountains, and is an avid skier – even if he isn’t very good at it. “I’m excited to be at Utah State and I’m excited to be a part of this program,” Sanford said. “I just feel like I belong out here, I just feel like I belong in the Western United States.” Posted in USUTagged Aggies, Football, Gary Andersen, Mike Sanford, Romney Stadium, USU, Utah State, Utah State University	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1673
__label__wiki	0.532694	0.532694	NHS lines up cannabis medicine manufacturing Andrew Mernin The NHS is working on plans to manufacture medical cannabis products to use in clinical trials of children with severe epilepsy, the Telegraph reports. Stephen Powis, medical director of NHS England, wrote in a letter to numerous MPs that “progress has been made on the design and approval of a randomised clinical trial in refractory epilepsy, where the effectiveness of cannabis-based medicinal products can be assessed”. Cannabis was moved to schedule 2 of the Controlled Substances Act in November 2018, meaning it can be used medically and for research. Previous trials have found medical cannabis can reduce seizures caused by two forms of epilepsy, Dravet Syndrome and Lennox Gastaut Syndrome. GW Pharmaceuticals’ Epidyolex is currently the only medical cannabis product currently recommended for the treatment of epilepsy in the UK, for these two conditions. No doctor has prescribed medical cannabis to a patient on the NHS, meaning patients are often paying for private prescriptions. This is partly because some healthcare authorities point to a lack of robust clinical evidence to prove its efficacy. There is hope that the findings from more clinical trials, which are scheduled to start early next year, will provide evidence to support prescribing medical cannabis on the NHS. Placebo effect in focus Researchers hail CBN breakthrough Integro Medical Clinics welcome new specialist doctor to the team The benefits of CBD are wide-ranging, here’s a few of the most common ways people find it helpful – and the evidence to back it up. Over recent years, as the use of CBD has rocketed in popularity, there seems to be no end of uses that people have discovered for it. However, the ways in which it can be used are often broken down broadly into a few key categories. Cannabis Health takes a look at some of the most common complaints CBD can be used for. While the conditions may vary, one thing is clear; CBD is a valuable weapon in the fight against chronic pain. Anecdotally, it has provided much-needed relief to sufferers of endometriosis, fibromyalgia and arthritis, where previous, prescription-strength medications has failed. As for the science, in December, a study of Canadian medical cannabis patients found that its use reduced the use of prescription painkillers. The research found that, at the start of the six-month study, 28 per cent of participants were using opiate-based painkillers, which dropped to 11 per cent at the end. Such findings are also good news for tackling the UK’s increasing addiction crisis; around 540,000 Britons are thought to be addicted to opioids. It is understood that CBD’s pain-relieving properties stem largely from its anti-inflammatory effects – which is why it is also gaining popularity among athletes and sportspeople. Sleep – or the lack of it – is a huge issue, and for many it has only got worse over the past 12 months. Studies suggest than one in four people are struggling to get to or stay asleep, with mothers, key workers and people from minority ethnic backgrounds the worst affected. While the effect of cannabis on sleeping patterns remains an underdeveloped area of research, it is gaining momentum – with some promising signs. One study from 2019 showed that levels of cortisol, the stress hormone, reduced significantly in participants who took between 300 and 600mg of CBD oil before bed. However, another study in the same year found that a more regular dose was needed to improve their ability to fall and stay asleep. After a month on a 25mg dosage of CBD oil, 66.7 percent of patients said their sleep had improved. We could all do with a stress-reliever from time to time, and too many people still use alcohol or cigarettes for this very purpose. However, increasing research shows that CBD is a safer and healthier alternative to both of the above, accounting for its rise in popularity amongst the wellness sector. A landmark study in the US – thought to be the first of its kind – was launched in October last year to investigate CBD’s use as a formal anxiety treatment. The Cannabinoid Anxiety Relief Education Study is targeting millions of CBD and cannabis users across the US to assess the potential role of cannabinoids in reducing anxiety and other co-morbid conditions, such as insomnia and depression. And while research still ongoing, preliminary studies also suggest that CBD has been shown to reduce stress in animals such as rats. Study subjects were observed as having lower behavioural signs of anxiety, and the physiological symptoms of anxiety, such as increased heart rate, also improved. Sarah Sinclair The Island's government recently gave the go-ahead to grow medical cannabis The medical cannabis sector is expected to generate an additional £3 million a year for the Isle of Man economy after the go ahead was given for cultivation on the island. The Isle of Man Government voted to approve regulations to issue licenses for the production, distribution and export of cannabis products from the Island. The Isle of Man is self-governing jurisdiction and following a series of consultations, its Parliament, Tynwald, approved changes to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations which will permit commercial operators to produce medical cannabis products. The sector, which is estimated to generate around £3 million in annual benefit in the coming years and considerably more through the growth of associated infrastructure – including financial and operational – to support the sector. The Government also expects the medicinal cannabis sector to support and bring innovation to the Isle of Man’s Cleantech and construction sectors, as well as developing businesses from within and off the island. The growing global cannabis market provides significant opportunity for economic development in the Isle of Man, with the global market forecasted to account for USD 82.19 billion by 2027. The new regulatory framework responds to industry and consumer demand for stringent and flexible licensing of a broad range of cannabis products, ranging from outdoor grown industrial hemp to indoor grown medicinal products. The framework only relates to an export industry and there are no changes to domestic legality of prescription medicinal cannabis or the legality of non-medical adult use of cannabis in the Isle of Man. The Gambling Supervision Commission (GSC) will serve as the launch regulator for the sector and will be issuing guidance for hemp applications from Isle of Man growers soon. For high-THC operators, the GSC is finalising its approach to its regulation and is consulting with relevant commercial and government stakeholders, and anticipates issuing guidance and accepting license applications in the first quarter of 2021. Lawrie Hooper MHK, political member with responsibility for Business Isle of Man, said: “We are delighted to launch this exciting new sector in the Isle of Man and to take advantage of the expertise in regulating new, complex industries while providing stringent consumer safety. We’re confident that GSC’s regulation will once again attract quality businesses to the Island transforming the cannabis export sector into a key contributor to the Isle of Man’s post-COVID economic recovery.’ Mark Rutherford, responsible for preparing the new regulatory framework at the GSC, commented: “The Island has a track record as an early adopter of new sectors. Over the course of the past 20 years acting as the regulator for the Island’s eGaming sector, the GSC has developed expertise in keeping the industry crime free, protecting consumers and providing transparency, and this experience is complementary to the skills that will be required for this new and emerging sector. “This is an exciting opportunity and we have a sophisticated framework for supervising gambling which can be easily adapted to regulate the cultivation and processing of cannabis. We recognise there is huge potential for this new sector to create real positive economic benefit so we need to ensure we treat the new cannabis sector like we have treated the gambling sector: that license stakeholders that are competent, credible and crime free from the outset.” UK FSA novel food regulations no longer apply to Northern Ireland Northern Irish CBD companies have just ‘days’ to get European novel food applications under way if they have not already. Hemp Federation Ireland has urged CBD companies in Northern Ireland to submit their European Food Standards Agency (EFSA) novel food applications imminently, in order to meet the spring deadline. While the rest of the UK will fall under Food Standards Authority (FSA) regulations, Northern Ireland must continue to follow EU law after the end of the Brexit transition period. As set out in the ‘Northern Ireland Protocol’, any companies seeking authorisation for a CBD product to be placed on the market will have to follow EU and EFSA rules. This is to allow trade to continue uninterrupted between Northern and Southern Ireland. However, the news has placed CBD companies in Northern Ireland, and those who wish to trade there, in a ‘difficult position’ with just weeks left before the deadline for novel food applications on 31 March. Hemp Federation Ireland has been advising Northern Irish companies to proceed with the dual application process, allowing them to gain novel food status in both the UK and the EU. But those who were not aware of this, or have not already begun the dual application process have now been left at a ‘considerable disadvantage’, Chris Allen, of Hemp Federation Ireland, told Cannabis Health. “While Northern Ireland is still within UK customs territory it is still subject to the provisions of EU law, including food law. “This does put companies in a difficult position because the time frame is so tight for applications to EFSA, which I believe will close in mid-February. They really want to have those applications well underway within the next couple of days if they want to be covered by EFSA regulations. “In reality, there is about a 10 day window for them to get the house in order and when you consider the cost of the novel food application, I can only imagine that there are a lot of companies in the UK scratching their heads now.” All applications must include 90-day toxicity data, with the cost of this estimated to be between £300,000 and £1million. Stephen Oliver, of London-based cannabis consultancy firm, The Canna Consultants said it is likely that many companies in Northern Ireland will have already invested in the application process, believing they could remain on the market after this date. “There is bound to be teething problems arising as a result of Brexit, but this does seem a little bit unfair to companies who didn’t know about it,” continued Allen. “It does seem that UK and Northern Ireland stakeholders in the industry have been placed at a considerable disadvantage.” As things stand, CBD brands elsewhere in the UK, will no longer be able to sell their validated products in Northern Ireland after March 2021. England-based CBD firm Honest Hemp, which sells products in Northern Ireland, said the company was hoping to find a solution. “It’s very sad to hear that the CBD companies based in Northern Ireland will now have their products deemed ‘unlawful’, despite going through the same extensive processes as the rest of us in the UK. So, we do feel very lucky to be able to continue operating as an England-based company, said marketing manager, Georgious Mesimeris. “Here at Honest Hemp, we are working hard to find a solution that will allow us to continue selling to our customer base in Northern Ireland and ensure their needs are covered. Of course, it’s hard to predict the future in a time like this, but we can keep hoping that things work out for the best eventually.” Hemp Federation Ireland is working with Irish companies on navigating the post-brexit regulations and is happy to advise on the EFSA application process. “The whole industry has been constantly shifting in regulations over the past few years and it’s really not the fault of the companies themselves that they find themselves in this position now,” Allen added. “There is poor understanding of the regulations in Ireland and that is not something that can continue long term, it will have to be resolved. The really important thing now is for people to know what their options are going forward and to understand how Brexit works from this side of the Irish Sea.” Allen can be contacted by email on: chris@hempfederationireland.org Community extends support to cannabis icon Rick Simpson Case Studies10 months ago CBD oil and fibromyalgia – a case study Insight3 months ago I’ve gone from a wheelchair to walking thanks to cannabis Feature7 months ago Medical cannabis could help long-term effects of COVID-19, says David Nutt “I’m not a bad person” – chronically ill woman convicted of growing medical cannabis Cancer survivor claims cannabis oil helped her beat brain tumour Mum of three-year-old with ‘one in a million’ condition fights for medical cannabis funding UK firm aims to become world-leading medical cannabis producer Claim your free subscription to Cannabis Health Magazine	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1675
__label__wiki	0.814054	0.814054	Home Cover Story A Matter of Speculation By BusinessWest Staff August 30, 2010 796 No comment A New Potential Developer, Renewed Optimism for State School Site Cover August 30, 2010 To date, efforts to redevelop the former Belchertown State School property have been met with only frustration and some embarrassing moments — the last lead development team bounced a check on the town as it proceeded with initial steps in the process. But there is renewed, if cautious optimism as another outfit, Pennsylvania-based Weston Solutions, goes through the due diligence process on the challenged but opportunity-laden property. Said a Weston executive: “Let’s look at the canvas, see what we’ve got. Then we can figure out what brushes and paint we want to use, and then we move forward.” Bill Terry made a show of knocking on his wooden conference table when introducing the latest unfolding chapter in the redevelopment of the former Belchertown State School property. Perhaps he did so because, after more than a decade of stalled or failed plans, the Belchertown Economic Development and Industrial Corp. (BEDIC), current owner of the site, may have finally found the right people for the right job. And that’s on both sides of the negotiating table. Terry is the chair of the BEDIC, and he said Weston Solutions, a Pennsylvania-based remediation and redevelopment firm signed a letter of interest this past July, giving it full rein over all past documents, research, and findings from the BEDIC. That letter of interest begins a relationship between town officials and the employee-owned Weston, and while the process of due diligence is carefully underway, both sides expressed reserved, and not-so-reserved, enthusiasm. One of the Weston officials on the site these days is Valarie Ferro, senior technical director for the Northeast Division. She told BusinessWest that “there are many fine assets to the property. “Yes, there’s contamination there,” she continued. “But hospitals are not a new thing to us. We’ve looked at many, and were involved in a couple in various roles. When we walked onto the Belchertown property for the first time, we had a pretty good idea of what the project might entail, and when we got here, it was, ‘yup. That’s what we thought.’” And that’s the attitude that has local officials betraying their reservations on the potential for redevelopment of the property. A 50-year-old firm with a long and successful history, Weston is no stranger to projects of this magnitude and degree of difficulty. Weston now has 90 days to assess the property and the scope of the job. The BEDIC, meanwhile, also has 90 days of due diligence on Weston to see if its capabilities and track record are in line with the town’s master plan. Terry acknowledged that, thus far, he is “reservedly excited.” “They didn’t just come in and say, ‘we’re interested; we heard about this property from a developer,’” he said. “Their approach is, let’s crawl before we walk, and let’s walk before we run, and make sure that there is a good fit here for all parties involved.” While others have come before and failed, Weston Solutions is not, as Terry said, “just some guy out of the wooly West who says he’s a developer. This company, they know what they’re doing.” The halfway point for both parties’ pro forma on this job hasn’t yet been reached. But in separate conversations with BusinessWest, the hope for all involved is to no longer knock on wood when talking about the future of the Belchertown State School. The last time a developer took on the prospect of repurposing the Belchertown property, a grand resort and spa was envisioned for the remaining buildings and land at the state school, comprising just under 100 acres. Famously, the developer bounced the deposit check for the job, and the BEDIC found itself bounced back to square one — no development, a blighted property, and scant opportunity for a project to move forward. But that’s history, and what is unfolding has those involved far more excited about prospects in tune with the community. The details at this stage of Weston Solutions’ examination of the property is purely within the realm of speculation, but Terry allowed himself optimism when expounding on the current players involved on both sides of the property’s negotiations. For starters, Belchertown has a crack team in its court, and Terry said that, going forward, it’s not now just him and his colleagues, all of whom have full-time jobs in addition to their role with the BEDIC. “We on the board have talents,” he explained, not diminishing whatsoever the solid work he and his colleagues have accomplished over the years, “but it is good to have these professionals in our camp.” Among those professionals is MassDevelopment, with whom the BEDIC has been in collaboration since this past May. That signed memorandum of agreement, Terry said, puts all the resources of the state agency into play for the Belchertown property. “These are dedicated professional real-estate people and engineers — big players,” he continued. “We need only write out a request for service, provide some sort of budget, and they get right to work.” In addition, the town’s state legislators are all on board with any and all help that can be garnered from Beacon Hill, and Terry singled out Sens. Stan Rosenberg and Gale Candaras, and State Reps. Tom Petrolati and Stephen Kulik. “It’s finally the time where we have the right team assembled to make this happen,” he said. Finding a Solution Of course, those players are an important step in maneuvering the Belchertown project toward a positive outcome. But an ace team alone doesn’t get a project of this size and scope closer to a finished product. Weston’s history of engineering, procurement, property remediation, and development spans several countries and countless properties that were in far worse shape than the Belchertown site. From complex wetland locations to defunct chemical plants, Weston has a stated goal of “zero tolerance for unethical behavior” while working within communities. Ferro quoted her company’s logo at the beginning of her conversation with BusinessWest: “The trusted integrator for sustainable solutions.” “We do integrate, we pull it all together,” she explained, “but before that, we sort it all out. It’s an art, and it’s a science, and it’s an art and science at the same time. That’s where developers stumble with blighted or underutilized assets. There are just so many components to these projects.” Like the team assembled by the BEDIC, Weston has mobilized its own bevy of seasoned professionals. At the Belchertown property that day, Ferro, who has a background in redevelopment planning and community planning, said that in addition to herself, there are three others with specialized interests. A green deconstruction expert, “not just a landfill expert, but someone who knows how to safely and successfully repurpose any material,” she explained, was on hand along with Weston’s LEED-licensed site professional, to evaluate the environmental aspect. Rounding out the team was the LEED green-development expert, who also happens to be leading Weston’s Northeast efforts in a green-roof technology company it owns. “That’s just three of maybe four or five other components that we have to sort together,” she emphasized. When asked about the complexities of the Belchertown site, Ferro said, “by and large we are attracted to challenges. The projects we take on, and are successful at, are where others have failed before us. Or they were just not interested because of the inherent difficulties.” In addition to all those difficulties, however, is a site that she said comes with just as many, if not more, attributes. She described the brick buildings as “stately,” but it’s the landscape that holds more promise than other projects Weston has overseen. “The rolling topography, the views, the fact that it’s also a very valuable critical mass of land … you don’t know how much we struggle when working in urban environments, and we have to cobble together eight or 10 property owners just to sew together three acres. Here, we have a great big glob of land, and the surrounding land use is compatible.” That was a word often repeated in her conversation, and in which lies a core value for Weston Solutions. She said that’s a major difference between her firm and a more traditional property developer, which customarily has a book of clients and end users for projects of this size. “For us, we might want it, whatever it is,” she said of potential use at the site, “but if it’s not compatible with the town, or consistent with our core values, then we don’t pursue it. We just don’t go there. “And that’s why, frankly, there’s not a lot of talk up front for us right now,” she continued, “because we’re just trying to understand what the context is — both the town and the property. What’s our canvas? Let’s look at the canvas, see what we’ve got. Then we can figure out what brushes and paint we want to use, and then we move forward.” That canvas, however, has some underpainting already. When asked if Weston has been given an understanding on issues of core importance for the BEDIC, town hall, and the voting population of Belchertown, Terry stated unequivocally, “absolutely.” “They have our master development plan, and they have the 43D plan,” Terry said, referring to the site work made possible through MassDevelopment. “Not only that, we’ve verbally told them what is important to us. We told them we’re not building a new town center here. We’re not being disrespectful, but there are clear things that the community wants and doesn’t want. “Our development plan says no big-box stores,” he added. “Nothing against ‘Wally World,’ we all go there, but we’re not a community that wants them. Weston knows that too, and knows that we won’t entertain that idea. That could have happened years ago, but we didn’t want it.” Sense Break Looking ahead, Terry said the BEDIC has some clear hopes for what might unfold at the state school property. As a town resident with roots that trace back to the earliest settlers, he said that it is important for him, and many others, to keep that intergenerational component in Belchertown. To accomplish that, he sees health and wellness, specifically assisted living, as a good use for some of the property. He cited a similar project in Ludlow that had designs on full occupancy five years after construction, but successfully met capacity in two. Belchertown, he maintains, is a middle-class community with good schools and a strong commitment to public services. In keeping with that tradition, he said, is the need to “take care of mom and dad.” An assisted-living developer has expressed interest in parts of the property for several years, he continued, but has lacked the resources to tackle anything beyond his own slice of real estate. To further substantiate the possibility of a successful market for that style of development, he noted that several other assisted-living builders have looked at the site and weighed in with their own vote of confidence and an interest in buildable property. In a separate conversation, Ferro brought up a similar train of thought, giving evidence to her prior comments on collaboration. Weston has looked at the conceptuals for wellness and assisted-living development on the property, and while one of the things it is doing during this period is “going with their gut feelings and considerable contacts,” she agreed with that facet to Terry’s vision. “I really am attracted to their idea of inter-generational living,” she said. “Right next door there’s the police station, the teen center, and maybe some of this can be expanded so that it represents Belchertown as a whole. I think there’s real potential there.” But again, she tempered her enthusiasm with restraint. “I think we all wish there was a CliffsNotes on what to do about the Belchertown property. We’re sorting through an enormous amount of information and just literally sopping it up like sponges.” Just like everyone working on both sides of the project, however, restraint gave way to hope. “My gut feeling is that, seeing what’s there, there is potential to pull this off,” she said. From his office in Springfield, Terry echoed that sentiment. “We’re conservatively excited,” he said again. “It’s going to take a lot of care, but it seems like we’re working with the right folks, and this is the best shot we have had since I’ve been on the board.” Noticeably, he didn’t knock on wood this time. n Tags: Construction Real Estate Technology Putting Ideas in Motion Slow Going Our Annual Guide to Summer Events in Western Mass. 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__label__wiki	0.545361	0.545361	Tag Archives: Gary Webb Posted on October 20, 2014 by carlosdev Jeremy Renner doesn’t want Matthew Lintz to hear what he’s about to tell Rosemarie DeWitt. (2014) True Life Drama (Focus) Jeremy Renner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Matthew Lintz, Oliver Platt, Michael Sheen, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Robert Patrick, Barry Pepper, Andy Garcia, Paz Vega, Tim Blake Nelson, Richard Schiff, Ray Liotta, Dan Futterman, Gil Bellows, Aaron Farb, Josh Close, Yul Vazquez, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jen Harper, Jena Sims. Directed by Michael Cuesta In 1996, Gary Webb was an investigative reporter working in the Sacramento bureau for the San Jose Mercury News. He had been part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team for the newspaper’s coverage of the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake. While covering the trial of a drug dealer (Farb) he is contacted by a beautiful, sexy but mysterious Latina woman (Vega) – the dealer’s girlfriend – who drops off some documents that his lawyer had been given during discovery, documents that clearly had never meant to be given to the lawyer. In it, the dealer had been apparently working for the United States government back in the ’80s as a paid informant – and selling drugs while he was. Not such a big deal until it became clear that the CIA was who he was selling drugs for. Webb would dig deeper and discover that the proceeds of the drug sales were being used to fund the Contras in the civil war going on in Nicaragua, a war that then-President Reagan desperately wanted to wage and one in which Congress had forbidden him to do so. He would visit Nicaraguan jails, abandoned airfields, chasing his story wherever his leads took him. With a supportive editor (Winstead), a loving wife (DeWitt) and a son (Lintz) who was as proud of him as could be, he brought all his facts together and wrote a multi-part series called Dark Alliance delineating the ties between the epidemic of crack cocaine that was impoverishing America’s inner cities, the Contra rebels and the Central Intelligence Agency. The Merc’s state of the art website (at the time) proudly pimped the articles for those outside of San Jose to peruse. It was a bombshell. One of the first new stories to go viral, it brought Webb great acclaim and notoriety. Still, he’s warned by a former CIA whistleblower (Sheen) that the CIA would come after him by making the story not about the facts but about Webb himself. And that’s just what happened. The other major newspapers – the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post – attacked Webb’s reporting and all but insinuated that he’d made the story up out of whole cloth. His own newspaper essentially threw him under the bus, refusing to defend their own reporter and his story even though they had every chance to confirm it during the editorial process. It was not the paper’s finest hour. In the interest of full disclosure, I myself worked for the Circulation department of the San Jose Mercury News before getting laid off in 2006 after their afternoon edition was discontinued. The events depicted in this movie mainly took place after I’d left and I didn’t know Webb at all (he worked out of Sacramento and I was at the main office in San Jose) although I was acquainted with a number of people in the newsroom including Jerry Ceppos, the managing editor who is played by the great Oliver Platt here. The movie is trying to be a journalism/political thriller along the lines of a All the President’s Men. Some hold Webb in the same regard as Woodward and Bernstein are held in terms of investigative journalism. There is a curiously flat tone to the movie; Renner as Webb often articulates that his job is to bring the facts to the public and at times it feels like the movie is being directed by Jack Webb (no relation). As I said, I didn’t know Webb in his Mercury News days and so I can’t say for certain how well Renner portrays the late reporter. His son Eric says that Renner caught his father’s essence and mannerisms to a “T” so I’ll go with his assessment on that. Renner is a passionate actor and this is a passion project for him. As you can imagine, the movie’s presence has resurrected some of the old debates. Washington Post investigative journalism team managing editor wrote an op-ed last Friday excoriating Webb and calling the movie fiction. Other sources including the Narco News – an online newspaper that reports mainly on America’s war on drugs and other Latin American issues – have fired back, defending Webb. As for you dear reader, you don’t have to take anyone’s word on the veracity of Webb’s work. You can see it for yourself including the supporting documents – all published online in 1996 – at the Narco News here. Frankly I don’t have the wherewithal to join the debate much. The piece itself remains explosive and controversial, even now. Was Webb a saint who just wanted to expose the truth of evildoers to the shining light of the public eye? In part, yes. By all accounts – even those of his detractors – have made it clear that Webb believed in the importance of investigative journalism and he believed in the truth of his own story. Certainly, it wasn’t perfect and he didn’t get everything right. Nobody does. However in the years since the publication of his work, the eventual repudiation of it and Webb’s eventual suicide in light of becoming unemployable at the job he loved, the essence of his story has been in fact validated. There was a connection between crack cocaine, the Contras and the CIA. How much crack was brought to the streets of Los Angeles and other American urban environments because of this dark alliance will probably never be known for certain. What the movie does get right however is the decline of American journalism. At one time, the fourth estate existed independently of the other powers of American politics – the legislative, executive and judicial branches. It stood as a kind of advocate for the American people, tilting at the windmills of political hanky-panky and bringing that which was hidden in the boardrooms of industry and the back rooms of politics to the light of day. Today, in 2014, we no longer have that protection. The mainstream media is all owned by large corporations – the Mercury News itself is owned by a hedge fund which in recent days quietly closed down and sold its iconic headquarter building on Ridder Park Drive and moved what little staff remains to a downtown San Jose office building. It was unheard of back in the day for a newspaper to throw one of its own reporters under the bus, but that’s what Ceppos and the Mercury News did. While in Ceppos’ extraordinary column which some have labeled an apology letter that in effect distanced the paper from Webb’s reporting there was some reference to “failure at every level and at every step” to properly edit the piece and verify the information (despite the presence of corroborating documentation which in what was then groundbreaking transparency was published online), at the end of the day we have since then seen a failure of mainstream journalism to stand up against corruption when it may potentially affect their advertising bottom line. We have seen an unwillingness to stand up against those whose activities cause harm to the public good, or segments of the public. We live in a world where real journalism, the kind that was meant to stand up for all of us, mainly exists on the Internet and is lost in the party-centric shouting of right wing and left wing posturing. In his grave, Gary Webb must be rolling indeed. REASONS TO GO: Examines the erosion of journalism in this country. REASONS TO STAY: Disappointing. Confusing at times. FAMILY VALUES: Plenty of foul language not to mention some drug content. TRIVIAL PURSUIT: Both Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise at one time expressed interest in the Gary Webb role. CRITICAL MASS: As of 10/20/14: Rotten Tomatoes: 75% positive reviews. Metacritic: 60/100. 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__label__cc	0.715025	0.284975	CK shortlisted in Nursing Times Awards We are delighted to announce that the CK Aspire, Domiciliary Research Team has been shortlisted in the Nursing Times Awards. The Domiciliary Research Team is part of the unique Salford Lung Study project sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline and they have been shortlisted in the Clinical Research Nursing category. The Nursing Times Awards is a prestigious occasion that celebrates and recognises excellence in nursing, this year it is sponsored by the Royal College of Nursing, National Institute of Health Research, Macmillan Cancer Support and the Greenwich University just to name a few. The winner will be announced at the Grosvenor Hotel in London on the 26th October 2016. Find out more about the Salford Lung Study here More Milestones Here at the CK Group we are committed to creating an excellent experience for our customers. We would be more than happy to speak with you. If you would like to find out more about our specialist recruitment solutions, contact us here.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1684
__label__wiki	0.898973	0.898973	Kansas Thought ‘Oh Crap’ When ‘Carry On Wayward Son’ Came Up Rich Williams recalled how Kansas responded with an “Oh, crap!” when Kerry Livgren presented his new song “Carry On Wayward Son.” It’s become the band’s signature track, but back in 1976, as it prepared to record its fourth album, Leftoverture, the members just didn’t want to learn any more music, as guitarist Williams told Uncle Joe Benson on the Ultimate Classic Rock Nights radio show. “We were going to start packing up and head down to Bogalusa, [La.,] where we’d been recording,” he said. “And Kerry, the last day, goes, ‘I’ve got another song.’ ‘Oh, crap!’ We really didn’t want to learn anything else. So he starts playing. ‘Whoa! This has got some promise to it!’ So we learned – just barely learned – it and then we went on to the studio.” When the moment came, the band realized, ‘Well, we better get on that other song now,” Williams said. “So I would imagine that the version of the backing track on the album is probably the first time we got it right. We were learning it as we went, really!” Listen to Kansas' ‘Carry On Wayward Son’ "Carry On Wayward Son" reached No.11 on the singles chart and helped Leftoverture reach No.5 in the albums chart. It remains the band's biggest-selling LP, having been certified five times platinum in the U.S. Be sure to listen to Ultimate Classic Rock Nights on more than 50 stations across the U.S. from 7PM until midnight, Monday through Friday. You can see the list of radio stations where it airs here. Top 100 '70s Rock Albums Next: Top 10 Kansas Songs Source: Kansas Thought ‘Oh Crap’ When ‘Carry On Wayward Son’ Came Up Filed Under: kansas	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1687
__label__cc	0.523379	0.476621	IN RE: M.S. Family Court, Westchester County, New York. IN RE: M.S., Petitioner, v. C.S., Respondent. (And Another Proceeding). Decided: April 09, 1997 Richard W. Fulfree, Yonkers, for petitioner father. Fusco & Carlin, Yonkers (Andrew Carlin, of counsel), for respondent mother. Richard J. Strassfield, White Plains, Law Guardian. The parties were married on December 9, 1989 and lived together in Yonkers, Westchester County, New York until the Respondent went to Ontario, Canada with the children in or around August, 1995. The Petitioner wrote a letter dated August 21, 1995, presumably for the Customs and Immigration officials, stating that he gave his permission for Respondent and the children to enter Canada until December 21, 1995. However, Respondent remained in Canada past that date. In late 1995, Respondent filed for custody of the children in Canada. The trial court there assumed jurisdiction and awarded “interim interim custody” to her. An intermediate appeals court upheld the order but found that the children were not habitually resident in Ontario. Petitioner appealed. By order dated August 13, 1996 (Kruzick, J.), the Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) reversed to the extent that Respondent was directed to return the children to New York. The Court applied the Hague Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, which controls international custody disputes, and to which both Canada and the United States are signatories. The Ontario Court found, inter alia, that the children were habitually resident in the State of New York prior to their removal and that while Petitioner consented to the children going to Canada until December 21, 1995, their retention in Canada by Respondent after that date was wrongful. Judge Kruzick, in ordering Respondent and the children to return to New York, maintained Respondent's “interim interim custody”, and directed Petitioner to provide Respondent with airline tickets, a two bedroom apartment and $2,000.00 per month, plus medical services. This order was to remain in effect unless or until a New York Court ordered otherwise. Pursuant to the Canadian Order, mother and children returned to New York on September 23, 1996 and have been residing in an apartment in Yonkers during the pendency of this proceeding. On September 18, 1996, M.S., (hereinafter referred to as the “Petitioner” or the “Father”) filed a verified petition in this Court seeking custody of his two (2) children, Mark, born November 14, 1990 and Michelle, born August 1, 1992. On September 23, 1996, he also filed a verified petition seeking visitation with the subject children. C.S., (hereinafter referred to as the “Respondent” or the “Mother”) filed a verified petition in this Court on September 26, 1996 also seeking custody of the aforementioned children. The mother seeks to reside in Canada with the children. The father opposes this move as not being in the children's best interests. He claims that such a move would deprive him of regular and frequent access to his children. He also expresses concern that the living environment in Canada is inappropriate for the children. A fact-finding hearing was held. Each party was represented by counsel. The children were represented by a Court appointed law guardian. The parties and law guardian waived clinical evaluations. On January 6, 1997, this Court directed Respondent not to remove the children from the Court's jurisdiction. It also reiterated that consistent with the Canadian order, it had assumed exclusive jurisdiction of this matter. At trial, both parties testified. In addition, they each proffered the testimony of several witnesses. Several photographs, letters and other documents were also admitted into evidence. Petitioner presented to this Court as an honest and responsible person, genuinely interested in his children's welfare. He testified to being a very involved parent from the day each child was born. He diapered them as babies and has always liked to play with his children, and participate with them in family gatherings and festivities. Petitioner's brother and sister and their respective spouses testified to the close relationship the subject children have with their father as well as with their paternal grandfather, aunts and uncles and cousins, all of whom reside in Westchester County. In fact, Petitioner lives in the same house as his father. The children resided there from birth until their mother took them with her to Canada. Since the children returned from Canada last September, they have spent a considerable amount of time there with their father and grandfather. Petitioner, contrary to Respondent's assertions, stated that while he knew Respondent was going to Canada with the children in August, 1995, he never knew of her wishes to remain there, and did not consent to her remaining there on a permanent basis. It is not disputed that during the one year period that Respondent and the children were in Canada, Petitioner regularly and voluntarily sent them money, and made efforts to see them. According to his testimony however, he did not see his children until they returned to New York last September. Respondent testified that she originally came to the United States around 1985-86 to earn more money, married Petitioner in 1989, and remained here, except for a few visits to Canada. She also stated that when she left for Canada in 1995, she told Petitioner that it was permanent. At trial, she never articulated her reasons for leaving New York except to say at one point that her father's illness was a factor. She went into great detail about her parents' farm and equestrian center where she and the children lived from August, 1995 until September, 1996 when she was ordered to return to New York, and where they would continue to live if she were awarded custody. The farm and equestrian center house many animals, including over thirty horses, and several dogs, cats and birds. The house has been renovated to add more living space for the children. She admitted that many people and cars frequent the area for riding lessons and other purposes, and that the children have free access. She stressed, however, that the children have never been endangered by the animals or by the regular presence of many people on the farm. Respondent noted that she works at the farm giving riding lessons in addition to working about 44 hours per week as the manager of a pizzeria. When she is working, her mother is the children's primary caretaker. Both children have learned to ride horses while in Canada. According to Respondent, Michelle is more enthusiastic about riding than Mark, who is more interested in playing hockey. Generally speaking, both children enjoy the farm and the various animals that live on it. Respondent spoke fondly of Petitioner's mother who passed away a few years ago. She conceded that her own mother is not a “huggy-kissy” person. This lack of affection by Respondent's mother is borne out by the fact that Michelle told the law guardian that her maternal grandmother kisses her only in her dreams. The Court in the case at bar is presented with a family consisting of a husband, wife and two children. They lived together in Yonkers as an intact family from 1989 until August, 1995 when the Respondent chose to move with the children to Canada, her native country. There is no divorce, and no previous order of custody except the interim order issued by the Canadian Court, which sent the Respondent, the children and the case back to New York. It is well settled that the sole criterion when questions of custody are confronted is the best interests of the child (Lincoln v. Lincoln, 24 N.Y.2d 270, 299 N.Y.S.2d 842, 247 N.E.2d 659). This standard necessarily encompasses a myriad of factors such as psychological, economic, social and familial (Hatz v. Hatz, 97 A.D.2d 629, 468 N.Y.S.2d 943). Moreover, there is no prima facie right to custody of children in either parent; a presumption of “maternal superiority” is outdated. (Fountain v. Fountain, 83 A.D.2d 694, 442 N.Y.S.2d 604). Recently, in the companion cases of Tropea v. Tropea and Browner v. Kenward, 87 N.Y.2d 727, 642 N.Y.S.2d 575, 665 N.E.2d 145, the Court of Appeals enunciated a new standard to be applied in cases involving custodial relocation, that standard being whether or not the proposed relocation by the custodial parent would serve the child's best interests. While Tropea and its progeny generally refer to cases in which there were separation agreements, prior resolutions of custody/visitation issues by order or agreement, and the imprimatur of the courts, namely a Judgment of Divorce, a Tropeaanalysis is mandated here since this proceeding smacks of relocation. The Court of Appeals in Tropea makes it clear that no one factor is dispositive in cases dealing with custodial relocation. The Court mentions a number of factors that should be considered: each parent's reasons for seeking or opposing the move; the good faith of the parent in requesting or opposing the move; the quality of the relationships between the child(ren) and both parents; the impact of the move on the quality and quantity of contact with the noncustodial parent; and the feasibility of preserving the relationship through an appropriate visitation schedule (See Blackburn v. Santiago, N.Y.L.J. April 1, 1997, p. 33, col. 2). Our analysis must also include the factors that courts have traditionally referred to in making custody determinations. The Court of Appeals perhaps put it best when it stated that each case: must be considered on its own merits with due consideration of all the relevant facts and circumstances and with predominant emphasis being placed on * * * the best interests of the child. Tropea v. Tropea, 87 N.Y.2d at 739, 642 N.Y.S.2d 575, 665 N.E.2d 145. Accordingly, this Court now proceeds to an analysis of the children's best interests, based upon the evidence adduced at trial and evaluating the factors commonly considered in an initial custody determination, with an overlapping of Tropea elements. This Court does not find either parent unfit for the task of raising the children. The parties now live different lives. Respondent wants to live with the children in a rural area of Canada on her parents' farm and equestrian center, some 550 miles from Yonkers and a ten (10) hour automobile drive. Her parents and brother live in the same residence as would Respondent and the children. Petitioner, who received a college degree in mechanical engineering, lives in Yonkers, owns a snack food route, and has several members of his family including his father, a brother and sister and nieces and nephews living in Westchester County. He also works part-time at a convenience store. He testified that if he received custody of the children he would leave his position at the store and seek to purchase a home closer to his brother and sister and their children who reside in northern Westchester County. The children have a close relationship with both parents, and that relationship should be preserved and fostered. If the Respondent is intent upon living in Canada, that action in and of itself disrupts the parent-child relationship. Indeed, the best way to ensure that the children's interests are served, would be for the parents to arrive at a mutually satisfactory agreement for the benefit of their children. However, they have not done so, and now the Court is left with fashioning the most appropriate custodial arrangement, under the difficult circumstances presented. Judge Titone so aptly opined in Tropea that “like Humpty Dumpty, a family, once broken by divorce, cannot be put back together in precisely the same way.” Tropea v. Tropea, 87 N.Y.2d at 740, 642 N.Y.S.2d 575, 665 N.E.2d 145. Although the case at bar does not yet involve a divorce, the fragmentation of the family is no less real, and the solutions no less elusive. The parents are virtually on an equal footing when it comes to their parenting abilities, love and concern for, and involvement with their children. The Court is confident that either parent would more than adequately provide for the children's physical, emotional, educational and other needs, albeit in different venues and in different ways. It recognizes the disparity between a farm lifestyle and a suburban New York lifestyle, but will not go so far as to say that one environment is superior to the other. The children love both of their parents, including their father. They have as much of a right to be with him as they do to be with their mother. They also have a loving and supportive extended family in their paternal grandfather, aunts, uncles and cousins. While the mother has family in Canada, there was no showing that the children have any real connection with their maternal grandparents or aunt or uncle. Interestingly enough, no one from the mother's family testified, even though Respondent's mother was in New York during a portion of this proceeding. She returned to Canada before the conclusion of the hearing. In fact, the law guardian, in recommending that the Petitioner father be awarded custody, noted that once the horses and other animals are removed from the equation, there is no reason for the children to be in Canada. The evidence adduced at trial shows that while in Canada the children spent most of their time on the farm with people other than the Respondent. When Respondent is present on the farm she is working with the horses. She also holds a full-time job off the farm. During these times, her mother is the primary caretaker. Petitioner, on the other hand, is generally more available to the children. He stated that the children are cooked nice meals whenever they are with him for visitation, and he will continue that practice. He also spends time with them on the weekends going on day trips, visiting his sister and her children, or just playing in the neighborhood. Moreover, Petitioner stated that he can always adjust his work hours, if such action is necessary. Petitioner showed good faith in stressing that Respondent and the children should spend as much time together as possible because it is important for the children to maintain a relationship with their mother. Respondent on the other hand did not convince the Court that she is committed to encouraging a relationship between the children and their father. She testified that if she received custody, Petitioner could see the children as often as he wished. However, such a simplistic proposal does not comport with the history of this case. For example, while the Respondent and the children were in Canada, Petitioner made at least two (2) attempts to see the children to no avail. Petitioner also claimed that when he telephoned the children, Respondent's mother would not allow the children to speak with him. In addition, Respondent admits that the distance from Ontario to Yonkers is substantial and that round trip airfare from Toronto is approximately $450.00. If, as she suggested, the children could visit their father seven times per year in New York, she admits that such an arrangement would cost $3,000.00 per year for each child. While she stated that she would pay one-half of the airfare, the Court is not convinced that she would be able to do so. The manner in which Respondent left this country also casts a pall over any claim that her actions in moving to Canada were done in good faith. She unilaterally and abruptly uprooted the children from the only home they ever knew and removed them to Canada. The only reason the Court can glean for this behavior is that Respondent was dissatisfied with her marriage, and engaged in self-help to extricate herself from it. In doing so, she failed to take into account the children whom that union had created, or how her actions would deprive the children of regular and meaningful access to their father. Moreover, her actions effectively deprived the Courts of the State of New York of our jurisdictionally mandated parens patriae standing. Only after prolonged litigation in Canada was this Court able to exercise its rightful jurisdiction. The Court has carefully assessed the credibility of all the witnesses, and has painstakingly reviewed all of the evidence. It has considered all of the relevant facts and circumstances and has weighed the potential loss of the children's and father's regular and meaningful access to each other, against whatever benefit a move to Canada may bring to the children. Quite simply, the Court finds that the move to Canada would significantly impair the quantity and quality of the relationship between the children and their father. This loss of contact could not be cured or significantly reduced by any visitation schedule. Respondent set forth no basis for her sudden uprooting of the children from their home. With the exception of the children's obvious enjoyment of the farm animals, she did not even remotely show how the children's best interests would be served or how their lives would be enhanced by residing in Canada, far away from their father. Accordingly, this Court finds upon a preponderance of the evidence that it would be in the children's best interests for custody to be awarded to the Petitioner father. Petitioner's custody petition is granted. His visitation petition, as well as Respondent's custody petition are dismissed. [Portions of opinion omitted for purposes of publication.] SANDRA B. EDLITZ, Judge.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1694
__label__wiki	0.741491	0.741491	Casgcmcri Repository of Free Essays The person did not suffocate due to the smog, The 1960’s and 1970’s were a time in which people around the world were beginning to think about themselves, and not the stereotypes they were bound to. People began having their own sense of style and instead of following society’s rules, they followed their own. Not only were some becoming self-aware, but some were also beginning to become aware about the people around them and the rights they were lacking. Civil rights, women’s rights, and gay rights protests broke out. Environmental commercials warning people about pollution also began to come to light as humans continued to build and innovate. Scientific and medical progress warned that pollution did not only affect the environment, but was also hazardous to one’s health. Many inventions were also made during the 1960’s and 1970’s; some aided to pollution in the environment such as pull-tabs. These innovations through business, science, and medicine that affected the environment began to be heard in music as well. The world was finally beginning to listen, and was becoming aware that the slope of joy in luxury and carelessness would begin to recede unless something was done.The Decades Birds Fell From the Sky______________________________________________________________________________ Put away that D. D.T. now. Give me spots on my apples. But leave me the birds and the bees. Joni Mitchell, “Big Yellow Taxi”______________________________________________________________________________Environmental changes caused by human pollution was one of the biggest threats in the 1960s and 1970s. Pollution caused smog, coal-ridden water, change in climate, and birds were even beginning to fall from the sky. Thousands of people died around the world due to dirty air from asphyxiation. If a person did not suffocate due to the smog, they most likely caught a sickness. New York City was one of the many places in the world that had the most smog. Automobiles in the 1960’s and 1970’s were one of the causes for smog because the emissions that came from the car were not filtered. Cars did not only affect the biosphere, the emissions also were released up and into the atmosphere, where the ozone layer is. The ozone layer protects the Earth from the sun’s heat, and as the gases reach the ozone layer, the glasses break down the layer, and aid to the global warming during the 60’s and 70’s. Wearing a mask to protect one from the toxic air was not out of the ordinary in the 60’s and 70’s. Smog affected the human necessity of air so much that this black fog still affects the world today by causing sickness. Another human necessity spoiled by pollution was water. Factories and companies were dumping pollutants and chemical waste directly into rivers, streams and other waterways. In 1969, many factories that had dumped a chemical waste into the Cuyahoga River caused the river to catch on fire when a spark from a train ignited oil on the top of the river. Within the same year, an oil spill occurred in California, causing the beaches that were littered with the oil to turn dark. Coal-ridden water began causing sickness between both people and animals. For many, their water was colored gray and black. Public service announcements were sent out by the organization Keep America Beautiful to warn the public about pollution, and the announcements held the slogan of, “People start pollution, people can stop it.” Two of these announcements were called “Canoe” and “Horse”. The announcements showed a man dressed as an Indian rowing his canoe through a dirty river, and riding a horse alongside the bank of a polluted river. Pollution from waste was not the only man-made substance affecting the environment. Human fertilizers also began affecting the environment. Bees and birds who came in contact with the fertilizers, whether it be by accident or pollination often ended up dying. The use of nuclear science also aided to pollution, such as when in 1979, there was a close call at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant. Despite the avoided meltdown, radioactive water and steam still leaked from the plant. Medical, Surgical, and Pharmaceutical Advancements ______________________________________________________________________________One pill makes you larger, And one pill makes you small. Jefferson Airplane, “White Rabbit” ______________________________________________________________________________ Medical advancements in the 1960s and 1970s, although aiding in environmental pollution, also affected humanity greatly in both good and bad senses. Many new inventions for surgical and pharmaceutical use were brought to the public. Narcotic use was also widely known, despite medical warnings. Not only were there inventions, but also achievements in just how far a surgeon’s skill could take them. The U.S. Congress also recognized wide-spread habits were hazardous, such as smoking cigarettes, and labeled all cigarette packages to be labeled as hazardous in 1965. The 1960’s held many medical improvements, such as in 1960, any foreign doctors must pass a test in order to practice in the United States. Blood from a dead body, in May of 1961, was successfully used in a transfusion, a year later the use of chemotherapy and radiation were introduced to fight leukemia in 1962. Two surgical achievements that took place in 1962 were when surgeons successfully reattached a boy’s severed arm, and the first kidney transplant of a non-relative donor was performed. Surgical achievements and medical inventions were not the only medicine-related advancements in the 1960s and 1970s, the government also aided in medical improvements. In 1962, the American government considered many proposals for proper elderly health insurance. Pharmaceutical changes such as the first public measles vaccine was released in 1963, along with medicine used for anxiety and ecliptic convulsions introduced as Valium. Bayer aspirin tablets were produced a year later, in 1964. In 1963, two more surgical transplants were performed on the lung and liver. Organ transplants did not stop there. A man named Christiaan Barnard performed the first heart transplant in South Africa, 1967. Two years after that, in 1969, the first complete artificial heart transplant was performed. Only three years before, a stapling device for easily sealing wounds was invented in 1966. A year after that, researchers found fluoridated water to help reduce cavities in teeth. The 1970’s was no different from the 1960’s when it came to medical advancements. The first computerized axial tomography (CAT) scan was invention by Robert S. Ledley in 1975, and in the five years before this influential invention, vaccines for smallpox and a deadly German disease called rubella were made. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was invented in 1978 by Dr. Raymond V. Damadian . Like the CAT scan, the MRI is an influential invention. Organizations and Medicine When it came to medicine, the organizations did more than put warning labels on cigarettes. Organizations helped to approve healthcare for certain age groups in the government, they helped open blood banks, and introduce anti-smoking campaigns. The American Heart Association announced an anti-smoking campaign on the 8th of June in 1963, and two years after that, New York City opened one of the first computerized blood banks at the New York Blood Center. A major health insurance company released a health plan to Americans that were older than sixty-five. Malnutrition in developing countries was claimed to be just as bad as amongst the poor in America. Organizations were also made to help doctors, such as one called, the Medical Information Telephone System, a consultation service for doctors. Alongside cigarettes being seen as hazardous, artificial sweeteners such as cyclamates were reported to be linked to cancer and birth defects. Rather than being given a warning, cyclamates were banned by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Cloud Nine______________________________________________________________________________Climb in the back with your head in the clouds,And you’re gone.The Beatles, “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds”______________________________________________________________________________ The use of narcotics was widespread in the 1960s and 1970s. A blooming society of hippies used marijuana and a Harvard professor, Timothy Leary, tried persuading people to use LSD. Polls used to ask adults questions about the use of these illegal drugs showed that adults did know how addictive drugs were. Scare tactics were used to try and get young children and adults to stop using drugs, where the ‘scare’ was that drugs cause acne or blindness. Because most of these tactics were used on people who had already tried drugs, they knew the scare tactics were false, and began to stop believing in anti-drug movements altogether. “Scare tactics are a big disaster,” Gary De Blasio said an executive director of Corner House Counseling Center for Adolescents and Young Adults. As time passed, drugs became more ‘glorified’ during the 1970s. Drugs were the grandeur in society so much that the number of adults who said they had tried drugs doubled from 12% in 1977. Americans began realizing how big of a problem the use of drugs is. In a Gallup poll in the year of 1978, 72% of American adults said they did not welcome the increased use of drugs. Within the same year, 83% of adults said it was important for young adults that do not have a future in college to know why using drugs are dangerous for one’s body.Law of Inertia The world was still going forward in science and the limits of what man can do were still being tested in the 1960’s and 1970’s. A major event that took place was the Space Race, a race between Russia and America. Russia successfully managed to get the first man into space, Yuri Gagarin, in 1961, but America was the first country to successfully get the first man on the moon in 1969. A song called “Space Odyssey” by David Bowie was made in reference to man being in space. The song describes a man who successfully reaches space only to have his circuit fail. Astronomers continued to explore the galaxy in the 1960s, and discovered quasars, the light in a black hole. One space explorations was called the Voyager Program, which is when two spacecrafts, called Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were released to explore the Milky Way Galaxy in 1977. Theories about space were also developed. An astrophysicist named Stephen Hawking proposed the theory of the existence of black holes, and his own theory on the Big Bang in the 1970’s. Science moved forward in many other ways besides space, both on ground and in the sea, where many different kinds of life were found in areas of the ocean once deemed uninhabitable. The greenhouse effect, what we know today to be global warming, became more pronounced as humans continued to use the Earth as their trash can. A major advancement due to integrated circuits helped to innovate better computers and devices, including the calculator. This advancement in computers helped scientists to calculate more quickly. The method of gene-splicing, which is when one organism’s DNA is combined with another organism’s DNA, was invented in 1973. Science would continue to expand for many more years.Innovation______________________________________________________________________________They took the credit for your second symphonyRewritten by machine on new technology The Buggles, “Video Killed the Radio Star”______________________________________________________________________________ The world that people lived in changed massively as there were advances in technology, pharmaceuticals, and everyday household items. A year before valium was invented in 1961, the halogen lamp was invented. This version of the halogen lamp was able to more easily fit into a lightbulb socket. Inventions with technology took place two years later in 1962 after the first audio cassette tape was made by Philips, through a team led by Lou Ottens. This first advancement in technology, called Space Wars, was more of a luxury than a major advancement because it was the first video game for a computer. Another invention that followed a year later in 1963 was also more close to a luxury, this invention was the videodisc. The video disc is a small disc that contained data from a video through use of tiny imprints in the disc. Alongside Space Wars, computers continued to advice, such as when Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code (BASIC), the first computer language, was invented by John George Kemeny and Tom Kurtz in 1964. The year of 1964 had no other technological inventions, with the only two other inventions during that year being acrylic paint and permanent-press fabric, and the next two years held little to no technological advancements except for the compact disk invented in 1965 by James Russell. The year of 1965, although only holding one technological invention, was the birth for many other inventions, such as Astroturf, often used in parks, softer contact lenses, and Kevlar, a material used to protect whoever wears it from a knife wound. The years of 1966 and 1967 held many new inventions in technology. In 1966, the first handheld calculator was created, and in the next year, there was a boom of computer-related inventions. Some of these inventions consisted of the mouse and the first computer with integrated circuits. The 1970s were no different when it came to progression. Technology expanded immensely, within the first year of 1970, the floppy disk, which is used for storing information on a computer, was invented. In either year of 1970 and 1971, two kinds of printers called the daisy-wheel printer and the dot-matrix printer. Inventions would continue to flourish throughout the 1970’s. Technology-related inventions continued to grow, as well as luxury and household inventions.To Save the Earth The immense human expansion taking place in the 1960’s and 1970’s caused many animals to loose their habitats, water to turn black, air to become polluted with smog, and the Earth to be littered with trash. Authorities began pushing out laws and organizations began to host clean-ups in a desperate attempt to save the Earth. Keep America Beautiful was a major organization that took part in the clean-up. Along with sending out public announcements and hosting cleanups, Keep America Beautiful also encouraged recycling and the re-planting trees and forests. Nearly 150,000,000 pounds of litter was collected due to this organization, and miles upon miles of the environment and neighbors were cleaned of trash. Over a million objects were collected to be recycled, such as batteries and aluminum. In 1960, a book called Silent Hill, published by Rachel Carson focused on the use of pesticides. As a result, President John F. Kennedy created a commission to research pesticides. The first law to protect the environment was passed in 1969, called the National Environmental Policy Act. A year after the law was passed, the first Earth day was hosted, and within the same year of 1970, the Clean Air Act was passed by President Nixon. The Clean Air Act monitored gas emissions from automobiles and factories in order to get rid of smog in the air that caused respiratory problems. The laws to protect the Earth did not stop there. In the years of 1972 and 1973, the Clean Water Act was passed to make sure To Jean Lesage ushered a period of intense changes Water kind of water can become polluted, regardless of Elise in 2013, Ibuprofen works by blocking the signal How life. Cells are nature. Without them there would ← Sikap adalah “tana”. “Tana” ini bermaksud hutan dan tanah. 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__label__wiki	0.709779	0.709779	Falsettos (March of the Falsettos/Falsettoland) March 23, 2015 D-FMichael Portantiere Original Off-Broadway Casts, 1981/1990 (DRG, 2CDs) (5 / 5) Although the second and third installments of William Finn’s “Marvin Trilogy” were originally produced nine years apart (the first installment was titled In Trousers), they’re now better known as the united work Falsettos, which reached Broadway in 1992. The closest thing we have to a cast album of that show is this two-disc set of material that eventually made up its two acts, but the recordings don’t preserve the rewrites that were made for Broadway. These are, nevertheless, definitive performances of Finn’s brilliant scores. There will probably never be a better Marvin than Michael Rupert, a better Whizzer than Stephen Bogardus, or a better Mendel than Chip Zien. Alison Fraser’s Trina in March of the Falsettos is only slightly superior to Faith Prince’s Trina in Falsettoland. James Kushner and Danny Gerard, as the two iterations of Marvin and Trina’s young son Jason, are both terrific, and so are Heather MacRae and Janet Metz as the “lesbians from next door.” The scores are sublime; Finn was adept at crafting both quirky patter songs and beautiful melodies. It’s impressive that the man who wrote “Four Jews in a Room Bitching” (a great opening number), “Please Come to My House,” and “Days Like This” was also responsible for “The Games I Play,” “Father to Son,” “What More Can I Say?” and the astounding “What Would I Do?” among myriad other songs on both ends of the spectrum. — Seth Christenfeld ← Fade Out – Fade In Fame The Musical →	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1696
__label__wiki	0.685646	0.685646	CatholicNetwork.US A Tale of Two 1 Percents by mvennerPosted on September 5, 2017 September 5, 2017 To comprehend how astonishingly unequal America has become, we need to look at the top of our economic order and the bottom. By Ben Leet, AUGUST 27, 2017 on Inequality.org Nothing may ever be more crucial to the cohesion and well-being of our human societies than fairness. We’re all moral beings. Extreme differences in income and wealth can create a toxic atmosphere of distrust and danger. In the United States today, we have differences that have become incredibly extreme, as any close look at our richest and poorest 1 percents quickly makes plain. America’s top 1 percent has received ample attention over recent years. Households at this summit own 42 percent of the nation’s household net worth. The entire bottom half of the nation owns only just over 1 percent. A 1 percent household has almost 2,000 times more wealth than the average household in the bottom half. But what about households at the bottom of our economic order, the households of our poorest 1 percent? No official agency keeps statistics on this bottom 1 percent. But we can get a sense of the lives households in this bottom 1 percent are leading thanks to the work of Kathryn Edin and H. Luke Shaefer, the authors of the award-winning book $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America. Edin and Shaefer note that “the number of American families living on $2.00 per person, per day, has skyrocketed to one and a half million American households.” That total equals just about 1 percent of all households — in effect, our poorest 1 percent. These poorest households are somehow making do on a few dollars a day. How do those few dollars compare to the resources a vailable to other American families? A typical four-person American family — the median U.S. family — has an income of $240 per day. A couple in the top 1 percent, by contrast, has a combined income of $7,122 per day. How much money do American families need, on a daily basis, to live decently? According to the official U.S. government yardstick, a measure widely derided as out of date and inadequate, a four-person household with less than $34 per adult is living in poverty. Another federal statistic, the Supplementary Poverty Measure, nudges the poverty line to $47 a day per adult in a four-person household. But U.S. Census authors of this measure readily acknowledge that $47 per day remains insufficient to achieve a “safe and decent” standard of living (food, housing, transportation, health care, clothing and personal care — everything you need to live). We are not without solutions to inequality in the United States today. But we do lack the necessary conversation, information, and political will. We have abundant prosperity. It is time we shared it. Review of ‘$2.00 a Day,’ by Kathryn J. Edin and H. Luke Shaefer, by William Julius Wilson From the late 1960s to the mid-1990s, a number of developments turned out to have profound effects on destitute families in the United States, which Kathryn J. Edin and H. Luke Shaefer’s “$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America” brings into sharp relief. Critics of welfare repeatedly argued that the increase of unwed mothers was mainly due to rising rates of welfare payments through Aid to Families With Dependent Children (A.F.D.C.). Even though the scientific evidence offered little support for this claim, the public’s outrage against the program, fueled by the “welfare queen” stereotype that Ronald Reagan peddled in stump speeches during his 1976 run for the presidency, led to calls for a major revamping of the welfare system In 1993, Bill Clinton and his advisers began a discussion of welfare reform that was designed to “make work pay,” a phrase coined by the Harvard economist David Ellwood in his 1988 book “Poor Support.” Ellwood, one of Clinton’s advisers, argued that to ease the transition from welfare to work, it would be necessary to provide training and job placement assistance; to help local government create public-sector jobs when private-sector jobs were lacking; and to develop child care programs for working parents. President Clinton’s early welfare-reform proposal included these features, as well as another component that Ellwood submitted — time limits on the receipt of welfare once these provisions were in place. Republicans, however, seizing control of Congress in 1994, devised a bill that reflected their own vision of welfare reform. Designed as a block grant, giving states considerably more latitude in how they spent government money for welfare than A.F.D.C. permitted, the Republican bill also included a five-year lifetime limit on benefits based on federal funds. States were allowed to impose even shorter time limits. Although the bill increased child care subsidies for recipients who found jobs, the all-important public-sector jobs for those unable to find employment in the private sector were missing. Moreover, there wasn’t enough budgeted for education and training. Much to the chagrin of the bill’s critics — including Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who predicted in 1995 that the proposed legislation would lead to poor children “sleeping on grates” — President Clinton signed the bill, called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), on Aug. 22, 1996, two days after his signing into law the first increase in the federal minimum wage in five years. In the immediate years following the passing of welfare reform, supporters of TANF argued that Moynihan and other critics were proved wrong. The number of single mothers who exited welfare and found work exceeded all expectations; child poverty rates fell; the expansion of the earned-income tax credit, a wage subsidy for the working poor, combined with the 1996 increase in the minimum wage and the additional availability of dollars for child care (as long as the parents were employed), boosted government provisions for working-poor families. Timing, though, had something to do with the apparent success of welfare reform. The tight labor market during the economic boom of the late 1990s significantly lowered unemployment at the very time that TANF was being implemented. Besides, despite improvements for the working poor, studies revealed that the number of “disconnected” single mothers — neither working nor on welfare — had grown substantially since the passage of TANF, rising to one in five single mothers during the mid-2000s. This is the group featured in “$2.00 a Day,” a remarkable book that could very well change the way we think about extreme poverty in the United States. When Edin returned to the field in the summer of 2010 to update her earlier work on poor mothers, she was surprised to find a number of families struggling “with no visible means of cash income from any source.” To ascertain whether her observations reflected a greater reality, Edin turned to Shaefer, a University of Michigan expert on the Census Bureau’s Survey of Income and Program Participation, who was visiting Harvard for a semester while she was a faculty member. (Edin and I served on three dissertation committees together; she is now a professor at Johns Hopkins.) Shaefer analyzed the census data, which is based on annual interviews with tens of thousands of American households, to determine the growth of the virtually cashless poor since welfare reform. His results were shocking: Since the passage of TANF in 1996, the number of families living in $2-a-day poverty had more than doubled, reaching 1.5 million households in early 2011. Edin and Shaefer found additional evidence for the rise of such poverty in reports from the nation’s food banks and government data on families receiving food stamps, now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and in accounts from the nation’s schools on the rising numbers of homeless children. In the summer of 2012, the authors also began ethnographic studies in sites across the country: Chicago, Cleveland, a midsize city in the Appalachian region and small rural villages in the Mississippi Delta. In each of these areas it did not prove difficult to find families surviving on cash incomes of no more than $2 per person, per day during certain periods of the year. Edin and Shaefer’s field research provides plausible reasons for the sharp rise in destitute families. The first has to do with the “perilous world of low-wage work.” The mechanization of agriculture has wiped out a lot of jobs in the Mississippi Delta, and even in cities like Chicago, the number of applicants for entry-level work in the service and retail industries far exceeds the number of available positions: “Companies such as Walmart might have hundreds of applicants to choose from” for any one position. Moreover, work schedules are often unpredictable, with abrupt ups and downs in the number of hours a worker gets. Responding to decreasing demand, “employers keep employees on the payroll but reduce their scheduled hours, sometimes even to zero.” Furthermore, given the glut of applicants, an employer can quickly move to the next person on the list if a job seeker can’t be reached by telephone immediately, which is a real problem for those who live in homeless shelters and lack cellphones. Finally, many applicants who are eligible for TANF aren’t even aware that it is available. The authors meet people who “thought they just weren’t giving it out anymore.” There are various strategies that the $2-a-day poor use to survive — from taking advantage of public libraries, food pantries and homeless shelters to collecting aluminum cans and donating plasma for cash. Still, in small Delta towns “the nearest food pantry is often miles away, despite the sky-high poverty.” SNAP constitutes the only real safety net program available to the truly destitute — but it cannot be used to pay the rent. “While SNAP may stave off some hardship,” the authors write, “it doesn’t help families exit the trap of extreme destitution like cash might.” All of the $2-a-day families highlighted by Edin and Shaefer have had to double up with kin and friends at various times because their earnings were insufficient to maintain their own home. Some had to endure verbal, physical and sexual abuse in these dwellings, and the ensuing trauma sometimes precipitated a family’s fall into severe poverty. This essential book is a call to action, and one hopes it will accomplish what Michael Harrington’s “The Other America” achieved in the 1960s — arousing both the nation’s consciousness and conscience about the plight of a growing number of invisible citizens. The rise of such absolute poverty since the passage of welfare reform belies all the categorical talk about opportunity and the American dream. $2.00 A DAY: Living on Almost Nothing in America, By Kathryn J. Edin and H. Luke Shaefer, 210 pp. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. $28. William Julius Wilson, a professor of sociology and social policy at Harvard, is the author of “More Than Just Race: Being Black and Poor in the Inner City.” By Kathryn Edin, H. Luke Shaefer When we first met Ashley, she was 19 and a new mom, living with her mother, brother, uncle and cousin in one of Baltimore’s public housing developments. Everyone in the home was out of work; no one was on welfare. The unit was furnished with only a three-legged table propped up against a wall, a ragged couch and one chair. The fridge was empty, the cupboards bare. Visibly depressed, Ashley’s hair was unkempt, and she was having difficulty supporting her baby’s head as she held her. Ashley and her relatives were lucky in that the government was at least helping out with a place to live, but they lacked that crucial ingredient for survival in America: cash. This extended family had spent the last few months on cash income so meager that it added up to less than $2 per person per day. Their story is far from unique. In fact, we estimate that in 2011 there were 1.5 million households with 3 million children scraping by on cash incomes of no more than $2 per person per day, up 130% from 15 years earlier. That’s about one of every 25 families with children living in a kind of poverty so deep that most Americans don’t think it even exists here. How do families get by with so little? Noncash benefits like food stamps — now called SNAP — can go only so far. We’ve found that family members are perpetually at work — although without a job — in efforts to raise enough money to make it through the day. Jessica Compton of Johnson City, Tenn., donates plasma as often as the law will allow for $30 a pop. There’s an obvious indentation at the crease of her arm, the result of so many needle pricks. Many among the $2-a-day poor bear these small scars. Some months, Jennifer Hernandez in Chicago sells her SNAP — a felony — because she thinks it’s more important to have decent thrift-store clothes for her kids than it is for her to eat all the time. Going without cash in the United States often means constantly looking for the next place to live, whether a homeless shelter or a friend’s couch. And sometimes it means trading sex for the ability to stay where you are for another night. Many of these strategies constitute felonies, most come with serious risks, and all are time consuming. Forcing families to engage in activities such as these pushes them further and further out of the American mainstream, trapping them in abject poverty. The rise of $2-a-day poverty is inextricably linked to the transformation of the social safety net that began 20 years ago. In the 1990s, President Clinton and Congress directed more cash resources to the working poor through programs such as the earned income tax credit, and sharply reduced cash aid to the very bottom of society. Today, less than 1.3% of the U.S. population is on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF — what many people call welfare. There are more avid postage stamp collectors in the country than welfare recipients. California is actually one of the more generous states when it comes to cash assistance for families with children. But there are nearly a million fewer people on California’s cash assistance rolls than there were 20 years ago. Americans, on the whole, are suspicious of welfare. It goes against too many core American values. Ask Americans if we should do more to help poor families and a large majority will say yes. Ask them if we should give out more welfare and a majority will say no. But it’s not simply a hatred of welfare that explains why it’s essentially dead. As a result of Clinton-era reforms, states can use federal funds not spent on cash assistance for other purposes, creating a powerful incentive to keep caseloads down. TANF is now effectively a welfare system for states, not for the people. When we asked families living on virtually nothing what they wanted most, they said the chance to work a decent job. But sometimes work doesn’t work, and people need help. We need to give a little cash to keep families from selling sex, selling SNAP, selling plasma to get a little cash. Cash allows people to purchase what they believe their families need most to succeed, and gives them the best chance possible to get out of their circumstances. In exchange for her interview, Ashley received the standard $50 stipend, the most money she’d seen in months. Within 24 hours she’d purchased a home perm and styled her hair, and walked down to Goodwill to get a new pantsuit. Infant formula sat on the counter. Her baby in her mother’s care, Ashley headed out in her new outfit to apply for jobs. Earning just a little cash was all she needed to search for work. H. Luke Shaefer is an associate professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work and Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. Kathryn Edin is a professor of sociology and public health at Johns Hopkins University. H. Luke Shaefer is an associate professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work and Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. They are the coauthors of “$2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America.” Jessica Compton’s family of four would have no income if she didn’t donate plasma twice a week at her local donation center in Tennessee. Modonna Harris and her teenage daughter Brianna, in Chicago, have gone for days with nothing to eat other than spoiled milk. After two decades of groundbreaking research on American poverty, Kathryn Edin noticed something she hadn’t seen before — households surviving on virtually no cash income. Edin, whose deep examination of her subjects’ lives has “turned sociology upside down” (Mother Jones), teamed with Luke Shaefer, an expert on surveys of the incomes of the poor. The two made a surprising discovery: the number of American families living on $2.00 per person, per day, has skyrocketed to one and a half million American households, including about three million children. But the fuller story remained to be told. Where do these families live? How did they get so desperately poor? What do they do to survive? In search of answers, Edin and Shaefer traveled across the country to speak with families living in this extreme poverty. Through the book’s many compelling profiles, moving and startling answers emerge: a low-wage labor market that increasingly fails to deliver a living wage, and a growing but hidden landscape of survival strategies among America’s extreme poor. Not just a powerful exposé, $2.00 a Day delivers new evidence and new ideas to our national debate on income inequality. We are excited to offer a series of entries collected by reporters at Groundcover News, a news organization that seeks to “empower low-income persons to make the transitions from homeless to housed, and from jobless to employed.” Here is the first, a story of survival in Detroit. Thanks to La Shawn Courtwright for this powerful reporting. Surviving Without A Check AS TOLD TO LA SHAWN COURTWRIGHT GROUNDCOVER VENDOR #56 When I was homeless at the age of 32, I lived on Belle Isle with Frank, my best friend. We obtained two grocery carts that were in the grocery store parking lot after the store’s hours of operation. We had taken the things we needed to the island and stashed them not too far from the Turkey Grill Restaurant, an easy marker. We would go bottle and can hunting all day until we got as many as we could take at one time. We put the glass in the shopping cart and hung extra bags around the cart for cans. We would, at times, be offered food by people at the park and gladly accepted what was palatable. We also ate plants that didn’t require cooking and ate at the mission or a restaurant. We had a large sleeping bag and an abundance of blankets and warm clothing. We used the shelter of the racquetball courts and collected a bunch of twigs or old coals that could be burned to produce enough heat until we fell asleep. We slept in the same bag to maintain warmth throughout the night. We used the locker rooms to shower. Frank would wait for me by the door once we knew that no one was lurking there. We used the lockers for our clean clothes. We did our laundry at the laundromat about 3 blocks away. That was our day, most of the time. Groundcover News approaches all of our activities with the following principles. We believe: • All people have the right to dignity. • Diversity has intrinsic value. • Poverty is political—systemic change is necessary. • Building community is essential to social change. • Political effectiveness requires staying power. • Solutions to poverty must involve people who are directly affected. • Risks are necessary to create positive change. • Meeting people where they are honors their skills and potential. • We are committed to quality, professionalism, and accountability in everything we do. Know Your Rights – Immigration Raids At Groundcover News, we believe that it is important not only to be informed, but to actively participate in one’s community. Recently added to our Community Resources page is a document containing information about your rights in the event of contact with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. This list of rights and responsibilities is also posted below. Remember, it is always better to be informed than not! REMEMBER: If you see something, say something. Have an ACLU know-your-rights wallet card. These can be purchased at the ACLU website: https://shop.aclu.org/Know-Your-Rights Published by mvenner View all posts by mvenner Prev Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s Joint Statement Next It’s a Myth That Corporate Tax Cuts Mean More Jobs	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1698
__label__wiki	0.767145	0.767145	Home Multifamily 202-Unit Housing Project at 3368 Washington Street in Jamaica Plain Will Move... 202-Unit Housing Project at 3368 Washington Street in Jamaica Plain Will Move forward Rendering credit: RODE Architects BOSTON – Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that a proposal by Pine Street Inn and The Community Builders, Inc. to create 202 units of supportive and income-restricted housing at 3368 Washington Street in Jamaica Plain will move forward, following approval from the Boston Planning & Development Agency. The project makes significant progress on Mayor Walsh’s commitment to end chronic homelessness in the City of Boston. “In Boston, we are committed to making sure that every individual has a place to call home and build a better life,” said Mayor Martin J. Walsh. “This project is only possible because of the commitment of Pine Street Inn, The Community Builders, and many partners and stakeholders across the City who have joined our call to bring an end to chronic homelessness.” The project includes 140 units of supportive housing designated for individuals receiving services from Pine Street Inn. The remaining 62 income-restricted units will be available to low- and moderate-income households with a range of incomes, from less than 30 percent of area median income (AMI), up to 80 percent of AMI. The existing building, currently owned by Pine Street Inn, houses operations and administrative offices that supports the mission of Pine Street Inn, but no shelter beds or housing units. The offices will be temporarily relocated during construction. “This project represents a major step forward in our efforts to solve homelessness in Boston,” said Pine Street President Lyndia Downie. “The number of units in this building will allow us to scale up our housing to a new level, bringing us close to 1,000 units of supportive housing throughout Boston and in Brookline. With the average age of our tenants at 55, this will provide a safe, secure community as they grow older.” The services will be funded by Boston’s Way Home Fund. Launched by Mayor Walsh in January 2018, Boston’s Way Home Fund has a set goal of raising $10 million over four years, to be used to create supportive, sustainable, long-term housing for chronically homeless individuals. The $10 million raised from the fund will allow the City to leverage a significant public and private investment. The project is consistent with the community goals outlined in the BPDA’s PLAN: JP/Rox, approved in 2017, to enhance livability, honor the existing diversity of the neighborhood, use creative design that celebrates the character of the district, and facilitate the creation of more income-restricted housing along the Washington Street corridor. Earlier this year, Mayor Walsh proposed dedicating $5 million in new hotel tax revenue towards achieving the City’s housing goals. In the first year, $4 million of this new funding is dedicated to the development of supportive housing for formerly homeless individuals through the City’s Department of Neighborhood Development. Previous articleCBRE Wins Six BOMA Awards Next articleFoster care organization expands with a new space in Wakefield Standard Communities Announces Its First Acquisitions in Massachusetts for $65 Million Boston-based West Shore adds three new multifamily properties to its portfolio Colliers Represents Seller on Urban Multifamily Portfolio Sale City Realty Group Names Angelina Morales Senior Property Manager CBRE Sells Hilltop Ridge and the Highlands Apartments to DSF Group... BPDA Approves 73 Residential Units	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1699
__label__cc	0.550688	0.449312	Gail Mitchell Receives Invested in Giving Back™ Volunteer of the Year Award Gail-Mitchell-3-21-19 CARMEL, Ind., March 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- CNO Financial Group, a holding company for several national life and health insurance companies that serve middle-income Americans and retirees, announced Gail Mitchell, vice president of underwriting, as the recipient of CNO's Invested in Giving Back Volunteer of the Year Award. A pillar of CNO's Invested in Giving Back charity program, the Volunteer of the Year Award recognizes a CNO employee for their commitment to community volunteerism. In addition, the company recognizes a charity of the recipient's choice with a CNO donation of $10,000. Mitchell serves as the Vice Chair of the CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions Foundation of Trustees and has chaired the organization's only public fundraising event, Signature Breakfast. Mitchell also serves as a member of the organization's philanthropic task force, raising funds for unmet needs and planning future capital campaigns. "Gail's business knowledge and experience with non-profit organizations has proven invaluable in directing the activities of the foundation board and the committees she serves on," says Orion Bell, president and CEO of CICOA. "Her commitment to our organization is clearly demonstrated in the passion, expertise and personal contributions she makes to help our organization empower older adults and people of any age with disabilities." Mitchell is also an avid volunteer in Bankers Life Forget Me Not Days®, the company's signature fundraiser to benefit the Alzheimer's Association®, which has helped raise more than $5 million for care, education and research programs since 2003. "Giving back to the communities in which our associates live and work is a core component of our company's culture," said Yvonne Franzese, chief human resources officer. "We are proud to recognize Gail's commitment to her community and will continue to support our employees in their volunteer efforts." Since 2010, CNO has awarded $180,000 to organizations where our associates volunteer their time and talent, recognizing more than 30 unique associate volunteers. To learn more about CNO's commitment to the community, please visit, https://www.cnoinc.com/about-cno/in-the-community/ About CNO Financial Group CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) is a holding company. Our insurance companies – principally Bankers Life and Casualty Company, Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company and Washington National Insurance Company – primarily serve middle-income pre-retiree and retired Americans by helping them protect against financial adversity and provide for a more secure retirement. For more information, visit CNO online at CNOinc.com. SOURCE CNO Financial Group For further information: Susan Judith Villalobos, CNO Financial Group, (312) 396-7678, SusanJudith.Villalobos@Cnoinc.com	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1707
__label__wiki	0.705272	0.705272	Congress reauthorized old denominations Apr 1, 2015 \| fun \| 2 comments 1853 Braided Hair Half Cent Obverse – The last half-cent before being revived for 2016. In a stunning move of bi-partisanship, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1776, the U.S. Mint Restoration Act. Under the law, the U.S. Mint is required to produce all denominations of minor coins that it had made in the past. Starting in 2016, the U.S. Mint will be required to produce the half-cent, two-cents, three-cents, and 20-cents coins using the designs that appeared last on those coins. To save money, the half-cent will be made of copper-coated aluminum while the two-cent coins will be similar in composition with the current Lincoln cent. Three-cent coins will be made of copper-nickel with ratio of 75-percent nickel to 20-percent copper and 5-percent zinc. The 20-cents coins will be a clad coin with no reeds on the edge. 1865 Two Cents 1866 Three-cent nickel 1876-CC Twenty cents Claiming that they are being faithful to the constitution, Financial Committee Chairman Jim Hensling said that to bring back these coins would not only increase the options for the American public but that the seigniorage earned from making these coins would go a long way to help balance the budget. Speaking with Hensling, Ranking Member Max Waterston was optimistic that this would provide needed relief for low-income people looking to save their change. The measure was supported by supported by Jan Yelling who also expressed concern that the coin rooms were overflowing with unused dollar coins. However, with expansion at many of the Federal Reserve member bank’s coin rooms that there should not be a problem supplying the country with the new coins. Looking a little forlorn at the announcement was the U.S. Mint’s Principal Deputy Director Jett Butler. On the job since January, Butler has to figure out how to ramp up production of these new coins in time to have them in circulation by 2016. However, we were assured by Treasurer Rosalind Rio that the U.S. Mint will have the resources to allow them to bring up the production levels to meet the demand. Bringing back these old denominations will certainly introduce new collectibles to the numismatic community. It will also be an opportunity for the makers of folders and albums to add to their portfolio. It is possible that the result will introduce new people who will collect these coins and learn about the past and why these coins were originally part of the U.S. currency system. Finally, in a statement read on behalf of Jake Lou, who could not attend, he applauded the work of congress and asked that they consider allowing the U.S. Mint to replace the paper one-, two-, and five-dollar notes with coins. Lou noted that the seigniorage on a five-dollar coin could be as much as $4.50, which could go a long way to help balance the budget. Hensling and Waterston were non-committal on the proposal. Half-cent image courtesy of the author. All other images courtesy of Wiki Media Commons. Bob Graul on April 1, 2015 at 12:02 PM I suspect this is an April Fool’s joke dbb on April 1, 2015 at 12:26 PM april fools?	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1709
__label__cc	0.716558	0.283442	The Concord Police Department established the School Resource Officer position in the Fall of 2000. The School Resource Officer (SRO) is a veteran sworn police officer, a member of the Criminal Investigations Division of the police department. The SRO is assigned to the Concord Public Schools and Concord-Carlisle High School, serving a population of over 1,500 students and their families, as well as the staff, faculty and administration of each building. The SRO serves as teacher, counselor, role model, and advocate for students, families, faculty and staff. The SRO is not the school disciplinarian, nor does he/she supplant any other staff function. The SRO brings full service, personalized policing to an important segment of our community. With a full-time presence in the schools, he/she is an easily recognized and approachable resource for students. In the classroom, the SRO presents classes on topics such as the history of law enforcement, search and seizure, constitutional rights, criminal law, and drug abuse. The School Resource Officer's duties extend far beyond the classroom and normal work day. The officer participates in PTO and faculty meetings, club projects, student social functions and sporting events. The SROs presence demonstrates the officer's commitment to the students and tends to strengthen the student/police bond. This also demonstrates the police department's willingness to go beyond the normal tour of duty for the safety and interest of the students. The ultimate goal of an SRO program is to maintain and improve the safety of the learning environment in our schools through the reduction and prevention of school violence and drug abuse. While the SRO's primary focus is prevention and deterrence, the SRO conducts all criminal investigations on campus, coordinating his activities with the building administrator. Although under the direct supervision of the Police Department, the SRO is considered a member of the school faculty and as such, works closely with the principal and vice-principal to determine the best course of action First Responder Student Information Form	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1714
__label__cc	0.554675	0.445325	Government Agencies Are Not People Under AIA in Return Mail Inc v United States Postal Service In Return Mail Inc v United States Postal Service, 587 U. S. ____ (2019), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the federal government is not a “person” capable of petitioning th... Mont v United States: Supreme Court Rules Pretrial Detention Can Toll Term of Federal Supervised Release In Mont v United States, 587 U. S. ____ (2019), the U.S. Supreme Court held that pretrial detention tolls a term of federal supervised release if a court credits that period of ... Supreme Court Upholds Indiana Abortion Law in Box v Planned Parenthood In Box v Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky Inc., 587 U. S. ____ (2019), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Indiana’s law relating to the disposition of fetal remains by... Indian Treaty Prevails in Herrera v Wyoming In Herrera v Wyoming, 587 U.S. ____ (2019), the U.S. Supreme Court held that Wyoming’s statehood did not abrogate the Crow Tribe’s 1868 federal treaty right to hunt on the �... SCOTUS Overturns Precedent in Franchise Tax Board of California v Hyatt The U.S. Supreme Court recently made waves in a relatively nondescript case. In Franchise Tax Board of California v. Hyatt, 587 U.S. ____ (2019), a divided Court overturned Neva... SCOTUS Clarifies Tax Immunity Doctrine in Dawson v Steager In Dawson v Steager, 586 U. S. ____ (2019), the U.S. Supreme Court held that by taxing the federal pension benefits of U.S. Marshals Service retiree James Dawson, while exemptin... Supreme Court Clarifies Tennessee Valley Authority’s Sovereign Immunity in Thacker v Tennessee Valley Authority In Thacker v Tennessee Valley Authority, 587 U. S. ____ (2019), the U.S. Supreme Court held that 16 U.S.C. §831c(b), which serves to waive the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (T... SCOTUS Rules Against Class Arbitration in Lamps Plus Inc v Varela By a vote of 5-4, the U.S. Supreme Court held in Lamps Plus Inc v Varela that an ambiguous agreement cannot provide the necessary contractual basis for concluding that the parti... SCOTUS Hears Last Oral Arguments of October 2018 Term The U.S. Supreme Court had a busy week, with oral arguments in seven cases. These will be last cases the justices will hear this term, with the remainder of their time largely d... SCOTUS Takes on Scandalous Trademarks and Hears Oral Arguments in Six Cases The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in six cases this week. One of the most closely-watched cases was Iancu v. Brunetti, which will determine whether the Lanham Act’s ...	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1715
__label__cc	0.523858	0.476142	How to Discuss the Traumatic Events on the Capitol With Kids and Process It as a Family Carli Pierson Originally Published January 8, 2021 1:32 pm MST Graphic created by Denzel Boyd for COURIER. What to know to help your kids process traumatic events as you might be struggling to process them yourself. Danielle Bridges’ 10-year-old daughter has always been sensitive. As a Black child living in a majority white suburb of Chicago, she distresses over her family’s safety. After the violent domestic terrorist attack on the Capitol on Wednesday, she’s even more concerned. “My daughter worried if we were going to get hurt,” Bridges, of Edgebrook, Ill., said. Her 16-year-old son couldn’t believe the pro-Trump terrorists were allowed to breach security at the Capitol and gain access. “They would have killed Black and brown people if they did this,” he said. During Wednesday’s violence at the Capitol, police officers appeared to stand by peacefully while white supremacists, emboldened by the president’s own words and actions, desecrated the seat of this nation’s democracy. In contrast, over the summer, Black Lives Matter protests were met with the national guard’s full military might. Indeed, the message was loud and clear for people of all ages watching the events unfold in Washington, DC, on Wednesday. The belligerently racist underbelly of this nation continues as strong as ever—and America’s white supremacist movement exists wholly unrestrained by federal and local governments. Sorting Fact From Fiction: Sign Up for COURIER’s newsletter. Americans and the rest of the world have questions about Wednesday’s historic violence, and parents and teachers will need help processing the trauma with children for a while to come. Two experts in trauma and healing told COURIER how to talk about traumatic events, like the ones we are living now, while processing the trauma ourselves. First, Balance Yourself Eutimia Montoya is a Chicana, indigenous healthcare practitioner in Denver, Col., highlighted the importance of having healing activities for everyone in the family to express emotions like rage dancing to get out powerful emotions. “For rage dancing, I set an intention to release a lot of stuff so that I won’t release it at my partner, at my children, or at my mom,” she said. “My intention is to release that trauma and move physically to process emotions with my body.” For Black and Indigenous people of color specifically, Montaya said there’s an added consideration: “Our ancestors were unable to cry and hold space for that sacred rage; we must allow ourselves to hold space for that sacred rage.” Montoya turns to Rage Against the Machine for her own rage dancing, but for children, she said to put on any music that children feel called to. Release Emotions Physically “It’s very personal, holding space for the fact that we have emotions and setting intentions to feel and release and work through those emotions with our body.” Montoya also suggested a pillow fight, a dance party, a cake baking day, or something else that you and your family enjoy that’s physical. She also suggested turning off all the inputs of “caca energy” (or poop energy). “Especially as someone who was raised in a community of people who were disenfranchised, the understanding is that the outer world is a dangerous place,” she said. “But in your home, you can control your inputs; you create the energy you want with your family. Be careful of how you curate that energy. Don’t have Trump blasting his hate on the television if you don’t want that hate in your home.” Montoya also recommended practices that connect you to love and kindness and emphasized the importance of involving your children in those practices. Have Honest, Age-Appropriate Conversations I also spoke with Dr. Karol Darsa, a licensed psychologist specializing in the treatment of trauma and author of the “Trauma Map: Five Steps to Reconnect with Yourself.” She gave me some specific pointers about how to talk with your children about traumatic events. Dr. Darsa told me that the most important thing to keep in mind is your child’s age. “The younger they are, the less they should know. As they get older, they will want to know more and will be more interested in current events.” Like discussing any other tragic event, Darsa said there are some basic guidelines for speaking with children about trauma. “My first rule is to keep kids away from the trauma and stress as much as possible,” she said. “If you’re having a tense conversation, then keep kids away. If the children are young, then make sure to watch the news when they aren’t around.” As for older children, she said, “If they’re older and they’re going to find out about what is going on from someone else, like in a message or on the internet, then it’s better if they hear it from you.” Darsa also emphasized that if kids of any age have a question, just give them one answer: she warned against getting too in-depth or giving lengthy, complicated, and confusing answers. Without a doubt, the violent insurrection that took place in the nation’s Capitol on Wednesday was deeply upsetting to millions of Americans regardless of political affiliation, religion, race, gender, or many other conceivable differences. But for people of color—and especially Black Americans, who have historically been targeted by lynch mobs that looked terrifyingly like the one we saw bear down on the halls of Congress—Wednesday was the bone-chilling culmination of an administration that for the past four years has implicitly and explicitly supported domestic terrorists that want to bring us back to the time of human enslavement. Micah Russell, 17, of Irving, Tex., feels like the insurrection has been “brewing since Trump’s presidency and escalated with this last election.” The images of white vigilante mobs, confederate flags and a hangman noose on the grounds of the Capitol will stick with him for a long time. Speak Reassuringly Darsa also suggests keeping in mind what’s important to most kids when speaking with them about traumatic events, “Most kids want to know whether they and their family are going to be safe,” she said. “It’s important to give them information without overwhelming them. Some children have already experienced racism, ableism, homophobia, and other forms of hate as early as elementary school. Understandably, they might feel less safe than their peers. Do not minimize those concerns, as what happened on Capitol Hill was a genuine threat to marginalized people. But, do embrace your child’s emotions of the events while offering comfort and security. “As parents, we have to be centered and calm,” said Darsa. “We want to be precise, acknowledge what is happening, and answer their questions, but focus on assuring them that they are safe.” Families like Bridges’ cannot escape the harsh realities of race intersecting with politics. They’ve always discussed such matters. “We talk a lot in this house about injustices and hypocrisy,” she said. And they will continue to do so. This attempted coup and the significance behind it will be with children of all ages and backgrounds for years to come. 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__label__wiki	0.876628	0.876628	IEEE Medals IEEE Recognitions IEEE Technical Field Awards Current Recipients Current VIC Summit Past VIC Summits IEEE Medals and Recognitions IEEE Medals are the highest awards that the IEEE presents on behalf of the IEEE Board of Directors. IEEE Medals embrace significant and broad IEEE interests and purposes. The highest honor is the IEEE Medal of Honor. IEEE Recognitions are among the highest awards in the hierarchy of IEEE awards. They are presented to individuals or corporations for significant contributions to IEEE or for advances in technology within the technical fields of interest of IEEE. The IEEE Technical Field Awards are awarded for contributions or leadership in specific fields of interest of the IEEE. New IEEE Medal Named for Computing Pioneer Frances E. Allen Home · Articles · New IEEE Medal Named for Computing Pioneer Frances E. Allen A new medal, sponsored by IBM, honors computing pioneer Frances E. Allen, an IEEE Fellow. Allen, who is also an IBM Fellow, helped design and build Alpha, a high-level code-breaking language that featured the ability to create new alphabets beyond the system-defined ones. For her contributions to computing, Allen received the Association for Computing Machinery’s A.M. Turing Award in 2006. She was the first woman to receive the honor. She is also an ACM Fellow. “Professionally, Fran spent a lifetime working to advance the field of computing and pioneer new breakthroughs,” says Ryan McKee, a family representative of Allen’s. “She was equally focused on inspiring and motivating young people—especially women—to do the same. Fran would be honored to accept this honor in the hopes that it will celebrate and inspire young men and women to pursue the next generation of challenges.” After receiving a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1954 from the New York State College for Teachers, now the State University of New York at Albany, Allen taught math at the same high school she had graduated from, in Peru, N.Y. She decided to pursue a master’s degree in mathematics at the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor, after two years of teaching. While there, she took a handful of basic computing classes and learned how to program an IBM 650 data-processing machine. IBM recruited Allen and offered her a position in the company’s research division in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1957, she began teaching the company’s researchers FORTRAN, the first high-level programming language. She planned to work at the company until she paid off her student loans, but she ended up staying at IBM for her entire 45-year career, retiring in 2002. She was the first woman to be named an IBM Fellow, the highest honor the company bestows on scientists, engineers, and programmers. During Allen’s career, she developed a number of cutting-edge programming- language compilers. In the early 1960s, she led a team of researchers that designed one of the first supercomputers—the Stretch Harvest—for the U.S. National Security Agency. The machine could decrypt messages using three different programming languages: FORTRAN, Autocoder, and Alpha. She also designed and built the machine-independent, language-independent optimizing component of the Experimental Compiler for IBM’s Advanced Computing System. The code helped drive technological improvements of hardware design, and it created a new way to analyze and transform programs. Allen wrote a seminal paper, “Program Optimization,” first published internally at IBM in 1966. It describes a robust new framework for implementing program analysis and optimization as well as a powerful set of new algorithms. “A Catalog of Optimizing Transformations,” a paper she wrote with John Cocke that was published in 1972, identified many transformations commonly used today. “Fran Allen is a pioneering and visionary computer scientist who was a treasured mentor and friend to me and many others,” says IEEE Fellow Jeanne Ferrante, professor emerita at the University of California at San Diego. “Fran always aimed to make the world a better place, be it on a personal or professional level. It would delight her to know this award in her honor will help others gain recognition for their innovative and impactful contributions.” To learn more about Allen’s life and career, you can read an oral history of her conducted by the IEEE History Center in 2001. The medal design is currently under development. Fran’s family selected a photo that they wanted to see as the medal design. Working with a medal vendor, a drawing was made from the photo. When the family was satisfied with the details in the drawing, the vendor sculpted a plaster rendering (pictured in photo). From this the final medal design will be rendered. The Allen medal recognizes innovative work in computing that led to a lasting impact on the field of engineering, technology, or science. It’s the second IEEE Medal to be named after a woman. Nominations for the award open in December. The Medal is scheduled to be presented for the first time at the 2022 IEEE Honors Ceremony. 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__label__wiki	0.620394	0.620394	Chemical Sciences in Biological Challenges 9.-11.6. 2021 @ SPA Hotel Rauhalahti, Kuopio Finland Category: Speaker Dr. Petri Turhanen Dr. Petri Turhanen, Ph.D, is university researcher at University of Eastern Finland (UEF), School of Pharmacy. He received M.Sc. in organic chemistry at University of Jyväskylä in 1997 and Ph.D. in synthetic organic and medicinal chemistry at University of Kuopio in 2003. His scientific interests are focused on synthetic chemistry with green chemistry aspect and on organophosphorus chemistry (like bisphosphonates and ATP analogues) and novel applications of prepared compounds. Dr. Turhanen has authored more than 50 publications and conference presentations being a main author in most of them, he also has 2 patents. Dr. Turhanen is currently acting as Guest Associate Editor in Frontiers in Chemistry in Research Topic: “Phosphonate Chemistry in Drug Design and Development” and Guest Editor in Sustainability special issue: “Synthesis Methods with Green Chemistry Aspect”. He is also Editorial board member of Current Medicinal Chemistry. Author Juri TimonenPosted on March 11, 2020 March 11, 2020 Categories Invited, Speaker Professor Katja Petzold Katja Petzold was born in Dresden, Eastern Germany, in 1981. She obtained her Biochemistry/Biotechnology degree in protein folding from the Martin-Luther University Halle, Germany in 2005. Thereafter, she received her Ph.D. in Medical Biophysics from Umeå University,Sweden in 2009 working with Prof. J. Schleucher, where she started her work on NMR method development for nucleic acids as well as for phospholipids. She then spent a short time as researcher at the University of KwaZulu/Natal, Durban, South Africa learning about small molecule drug design while establishing advanced small molecule NMR. After that she completed a postdoctoral fellowship with H.M. Al-Hashimi at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, studying RNA dynamics and the structure of RNA excited states, resulting in two Nature publications. In 2014, she moved to the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, where she is currently an Associate Professor of Biophysics. She has received a number of prizes, e.g. the Ampere prize of the NMR society and the Wallenberg Academy Fellow and secured prestigious funding. Her group’s research focuses on the study of RNA dynamics of disease related systems, such as ribosomes or microRNA (latest Nature publication), including viruses. The group works both on method development for NMR and RNA biophysics as well as identifying regulatory mechanism in RNA based on structural changes, so called excited states. Author Juri TimonenPosted on March 10, 2020 March 10, 2020 Categories Plenary, Speaker Professor Bernd Diehl Bernd W.K. Diehl was born in 1960. He completed his studies (Dr. rer. Nat Dipl. Chemist) in Organic chemistry and NMR spectroscopy at Philipps University Marburg in 1988. Bernd has worked at Bayer Research Center (1988-1990) as a head of NMR spectroscopy and he is a founder and CEO of Spectral Service AG (since 1990) at Cologne Germany. Bernd is also a founder of Steelyard Analytics Inc. (founded 2017) that is located at Manassas, the USA. During working on the industry, Bernd has had professorships in University of Marburg and Bonn (NMR spectroscopy, 1998-2000), University of Applied Science Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (NMR spectroscopy, since 2013) and University of Würzburg (mass spectrometry, 2015-2019), as well as guest professorship in Loyola University Chicago in 2017. Bernd has received the title of an honorary professor from the Hochschule Bonn-Rhein Sieg (HBRS) for his efforts on lecturing and work on the field of chemical industry for 30-years. He is also president of I.L.P.S. (International Lecithin and Phospholipid Society). Prof. Bernd Diehl has been involved in developing and publishing over 50 NMR methods for analyzing food products, pharmaceuticals and chemicals. Within last years he has also supported in total eight degree theses at HBRS and Spectral Service AG. Author Juri TimonenPosted on January 20, 2020 January 20, 2020 Categories Plenary, Speaker Professor Arri Priimägi Arri Priimägi was born in 1980 in Tallin, Estonia. He graduated in 2004 as a Master of Science and Technologu from the Tampere University of Technology and moved to the Helsinki University of Technology for carrying ot his doctoral studies. After Priimägi got his PhD in 2009 from the Helsinki Univiersity of Technology he worked as a post-doc in Aalto University and moved in 2010 to Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan). During the two years in Japan, Priimägi continued his work with photoreactive materials. After returning for one more year in Aalto university, he moved to Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy. In 2014 Priimägi started his tenure-track as an assistant professor in Tampere University of Technology, and turned three years later into associate professor and finally in 2019 to a full professor. Professor Priimägi is intrigued by functional soft materials whose properties can be controlled by external stimuli. The main reasons are the scientific curiosity, and the belief that the disruptive technologies of tomorrow are ultimately driven by the development of advanced and creative materials concepts. For more, please visit: https://www.tuni.fi/en/arri-priimagi Professor Kostas Demadis Kostas Demadis was born in Komotini (Thrace, Northern Greece) in 1967. He received his Bachelors Degree from the University of Athens in 1990 and his Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Michigan, USA in 1995. He then moved to the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (UNC) for a post-doc. In 1998, he was hired by Nalco Chemical Company as a Senior Chemist in their R & D Division. Kostas is a Full Professor in the Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, and Head of the Crystal Engineering, Growth & Design Laboratory. Kostas’ research group is interested in a number of research areas: Coordination polymers with emphasis on metal phosphonate MOFs, functional polymers, silicon chemistry (modeling of biosilicification mechanisms), water treatment issues (mineral scale inhibition, corrosion control, metal ion absorption), controlled delivery/release of active pharmaceutical ingredients (in particular bisphosphonate drugs), “green” chemistry, and hybrid polymeric materials for Cultural Heritage protection. Professor Demadis has published ~180 papers in peer-reviewed journals, about two dozen chapters in books, four books, and is the inventor of two patents. Web: http://www.chemistry.uoc.gr/demadis Author Juri TimonenPosted on December 17, 2019 December 17, 2019 Categories Plenary, Speaker Professor Paweł Kafarski Paweł Kafarski was born in 1949. He studied chemistry at Wrocław University of Science and Technology where his scientific adventure started with M. Sc. Thesis, completed in 1971, followed by doctoral thesis (1977) both under the supervision of Prof. Przemysław Mastalerz. Prof. Mastalerz subsequently supervised his scientific career for many years. In his laboratory Paweł Kafarski worked on the synthesis of organophosphorus compounds and their potential biological activities. In 1976/1977 he interrupted his PhD studies and spent nine months at Marquette University at Milwaukee working in the laboratory of Prof. Sheldon E. Cremer on the synthesis of phosphetanes. In 1989 he spent six months in the laboratory of Prof. Henri-Jean Cristau at Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie at Montpellier elaborating the procedure for the synthesis of phosphono peptides containing P-N bond in their structures. Scientific activity of Paweł Kafarski was concentrated on elaboration of synthetic procedures suitable to produce phosphonate inhibitors (most likely in enantiomerically pure forms) of physiologically important enzymes, to mention only: aminopeptidases (targets for anti-cancer and anti-malarial drugs), cathepsin C (potential anti-tumor agents), glutamine synthetase (target for ant-tuberculosis agents), urease (antibacterials for treatment of stomach ulcer and stone formation in urinary tract) or L-phenylalanine ammonia lyase (potential herbicides). The design of ligands for these targets relied on knowledge of molecular mechanisms of the catalyzed reactions and on three-dimensional structures of the chosen proteins. He coauthored over 350 papers, which are well cited in the literature (over 5500 independent citations). Professor Finbarr O’Harte Finbarr O’Harte completed his BSc Hons. degree in Biochemistry in 1986 and his PhD in Clinical Biochemistry (Veterinary Sciences Department), at Queen’s University Belfast in 1989. He worked in regulatory peptide research at Creighton University Medical School in Omaha, Nebraska, USA (1989-91), followed by a post-doctoral position in Biochemistry at University College Cork (1992-93). He has been involved in diabetes research since moving to the Ulster University at Coleraine in 1993 as a Post-Doctoral fellow. He took up an academic appointment at Ulster University in 1995. He was promoted to Reader in 2000 and to a Professor in 2005. He is currently a Professor of Endocrinology & Metabolism within the school of Biomedical Sciences at the Coleraine campus. He has supervised numerous MSc and MRes level students and 20 PhD students. His research interests have focused on drug discovery and development of stable peptide analogues for therapy of Type 2 diabetes and obesity. He has attracted significant research funding and has worked with numerous peptides including GIP, GLP-1, glucagon antagonists, CCK and apelin-13. He has designed stable bioactive peptide analogues, which have been tested in cultured cells and in vivo in acute and chronic small animal studies. This work produced to a number of research discoveries, leading to development of a strong intellectual property and patent portfolio. He is an academic co-founder of Diabetica Limited, an Ulster University start-up company focused on innovative diabetes peptide therapeutics. He has over 130 full peer-reviewed publications (h-index 37) with many presentations at national and international conferences and was recipient of the Nordisk Medal of the Irish Endocrine Society (2005). He has recently held the position of the President of the Irish Endocrine Society 2015-2018. Author Juri TimonenPosted on December 17, 2019 January 14, 2020 Categories Plenary, Speaker About Chemical Sciences in Biological Challenges Chemical Sciences in Biological Challenges is a conference for all of us who are strugling with chemical questions in biological world or using chemical methods to solve biological questions. Conference Postponed Due to COVID-19 April 17, 2020 Dr. Petri Turhanen March 11, 2020 Professor Katja Petzold March 10, 2020 FEBS National Lecture award to Professor Finnbar O’Harte February 18, 2020 Professor Bernd Diehl January 20, 2020 Chemical Sciences in Biological Challenges Proudly powered by WordPress	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1725
__label__wiki	0.865563	0.865563	Vale Mayor Bartels Posted on May 8, 2015 by terrypfogarty Former Mayor Bartels Sadly, former West Ward Councilor and Willoughby Mayor Greg Bartels has passed on. A full obituary will be published in due course. Hopefully, some WestWarders can make it to his funeral. Gregory Bartels has devoted a great part of his life to public service and to a large range of community activities. Educated at St Ignatius College Riverview, Mr Bartels was a Lane Cove local from his earliest days and was a resident at St Johns College, University of Sydney, after graduating from school. At the young age of 17, Mr Bartels enlisted in the Australian Naval Reserve and served in the Pacific campaign from the early landings in New Guinea until the liberation of the Philippines. In 1946 he was promoted to officer rank and served again for the victory contingent to England before being demobilised in 1947 at the rank of sub-lieutenant. However, his military history is but one of many significant areas of which his contribution allows me to feel proud of his Lane Cove roots. Mr Bartels continued his public service with the Commonwealth, and it was during this time that he completed his university degree in arts and was prominent in student affairs at both the State and Federal level before becoming president of the National Union of Australian University Students in 1952. Following the completion of his degree, Mr Bartels began his outstanding period of service to the United Nations Secretariat. Mr Bartels was responsible for the establishment of the Freedom from Hunger Campaign in Australia and New Zealand and negotiations on the treaty agreed to in 1968 between the United Nations and the Government of Japan for the employment of Japanese nationals in the United Nations secretariat. Further, he served four years as treasurer of the United Nations International School Council. My deep respect and love for Mr Bartels is relevant not only to my capacity as the member for Lane Cove but also to my role as Minister for Fair Trading. Upon his return to Australia, Mr Bartels was given a dual appointment by the New South Wales Government as the first Commissioner for Consumer Affairs and Trade Practices. He subsequently became a senior manager with the British Tobacco Company Limited and held directorships with WD and HO Wills Limited and Amalgamated Holdings Limited. After a period working with the Association of Independent Schools of NSW, Mr Bartels was offered the position of director general of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, which he occupied continuously until his retirement in 1991. I make particular mention of his service to the Liberal Party. Bringing his extensive experience in so many different fields, Mr Bartels served as general secretary of the New South Wales Division of the Liberal Party from 1978 to 1981. Gregory Bartels is a man of many talents with a wealth of experience. His community involvement spans decades, including his time as mayor of Willoughby City Council. As well as holding that important civic position, Mr Bartels also served as a patron, chairman, board member and director of so many local groups that the entire list is far too long to mention today. Nonetheless, I will mention just a few: Chatswood Golf Club, Chatswood RSL Club, the Northern Sydney Area Health Service Board, Riverview College Foundation, Chatswood Community Care Association, and many many more. Mr Bartels’ experience in business and government, from local involvement to international involvement, makes him an exceptional asset to our Lane Cove community. This was recognised as he was made a member of the Order of Australia in January 2000 and awarded the Centenary Medal in 2003. These are remarkable and well-deserved achievements. Whilst there can be no doubt that Greg’s late wife, Jill, and their four daughters, Kerry, Robyn, Julianne and Michelle, were enormously proud of their husband and father’s contribution to the community, it is important also to mention the familial support for Lane Cove. Mr Bartels’ eldest daughter, Kerry Chikarovski, served as the member for Lane Cove immediately before I was elected in 2003. Lane Cove is home to some of the State’s most valued citizens, and I am proud to stand here today as the member for Lane Cove and speak of the extraordinary contributions of a man like Greg Bartels. Free Rubbish Pickup Mayor Gail Giles-Gidney reminded us recently that households are entitled to a free personal rubbish pickup per year (in addition to the scheduled pickups). You can orginise your personal pickup for a fee by calling Council on 9777 1000 or email them at:email@willoughby.nsw.gov.au ImagineMe Art Exhibition Imagine Me is an innovative creative awareness-raising project for people who are living with a spinal cord injury. We aim to foster greater community understanding toward people living with disability. Imagine me has been invited by Willoughby Council to exhibit all the works at the new gallery space BLEND Coffee, Art, Food Café, 7 Victor Street Chatswood The Exhibition runs to 30th June, Mon-Friday 8.30am – 9pm and Saturday 11am-3pm. Thanks are due to Willoughby City Council, Royal Rehab Ryde, and staff at the Dougherty for the triumphant launch of the ImagineMe exhibition at the Dougherty Centre Cafe & Gallery space today. Clr. Saville reports that “some months ago she was listening to Radio National when she heard the familiar voice of Chatswood resident Mark Tonga discussing the photography exhibition, ImagineMe. ImagineMe allows people to tell their stories with photographs assisted by computerised images, guided by an experienced photographer. So I was very keen to see the exhibition today (1st May)! The artists’ images, and stories, capture their dreams, loves, memories and unfolding realities in very moving ways. It is hoped these inspiring images and stories find their way to wider audiences. In the meantime you are encouraged to visit and be inspired. Thanks to Clr. Saville for promoting this fascinating event (Editor). New footpaths? Willoughby Council has a long term plan to provide a footpath (at least on one side of the street) for very street within the city. Current projections indicate that there are 95 footpath projects with a projected cost of $2,098,451. Usually, $100,000 is allocated each year for these planned works. So achieving the goal od new footpaths will take over 20 years. Each ‘missing link’ footpath segment has been assessed and ranked. The highest ranking West Ward segment is for Hinkler Crescent East side from No. 1-19. However, this is unlikely to be addressed until two years time. However, it would be then maybe ten years before the Ward’s second highest ranking segment would be looked. A full list of the planned footpath segments is available on the Council web site.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1727
__label__wiki	0.849662	0.849662	Lake Forest High students weigh in on food drive Feb 20th, 2020 · by Brooke Schultz · Comments: 0 Students from Lake Forest High School gather and weigh food collected in a drive that ran this month. Students received more than 3,000 pounds of food. Donations will benefit the Food Bank of Delaware and Lake Forest’s food pantry. (Delaware State News/Brooke Schultz) FELTON — For 10 Lake Forest High School students, the start of school on Wednesday included some heavy lifting — more than 3,000 pounds of food. “We honestly did not think that we would even hit 1,000 [pounds],” noted Mackenzie Miller, a junior who spearheaded the drive. “It’s crazy the amount we had.” Donations will benefit the district’s food pantry, and the Food Bank. The food drive began Feb. 4 and concluded Wednesday. In the morning, the students who are part of Corey Yanoshak’s business class went to their designated schools within the district to retrieve their donations. Outside of the high school, the students unloaded their trunks and weighed the items. Lake Forest High School students and staff members Cassie Widerman and Corey Yanoshak pose with the donations they received during this month’s food drive. (Submitted photo) As part of Mr. Yanoshak’s business class, students are involved in the Chick-fil-A Leader Academy. Schools can partner with local franchises, which then provide financial support for projects that serve the community. Through the academy, students tackle the project “Do Good December.” While the district has done food drives before, there hasn’t been one within the last few years, and students knew that they wanted to go big for their project, Mackenzie said. Leading up to the drive, the students created and dispersed flyers, met with schools in the district to set up collection and drop off collection barrels, met with the superintendent and connected with the Food Bank of Delaware. “It was a lot more involved than I was expecting it to be,” Liam Sussman, a junior, noted. “I went around to all the schools a lot of different times and just like seeing the amount of stuff was really surprising because I didn’t expect us to get this much.” Mikayla Smith, a senior, agreed. “East is one of the smaller elementary schools — and we had to go over to decorate the barrel and to give them more boxes,” she said. “It’s just like for as small of a school as they are, they gave so much.” In one instance, Mikayla said that one child put his lunch in the donation because he didn’t have cans but wanted to help. “The younger kids, they like to help a lot,” said Ezra Butler, a junior. The drive exemplified what Mr. Yanoshak tells the students during class, he said. “One, it shows the power of giving back in the community. And two, to me, the best learning experience is not going to come out of a book, it’s going to come from getting out and doing stuff,” he said. “And this is one big way that they can do that.” Fostering leadership and community building is all part of what the leadership academy endeavors to do, Brittany Doby, public relations for the Camden Chick-Fil-A said. “I’m super proud as a bunch of teenagers who could be doing whatever they wanted to, chose to come together as a team and do something for the community that’s going to better them and that they want to keep doing it,” she said. “A school like this is well worth the investment for the money because we know it’s going to good use.” Cassie Widerman, the food pantry coordinator, said that through the donations they’ve received, she has been pulling items for the district’s pantry before the items go to the Food Bank, which is a partner with the pantry. After seeing the response, Mackenzie wants to keep the drive going. “I think that’s what makes our district a family, that we can all come together as one to help people around us,” Mackenzie said. Reach staff writer Brooke Schultz at bschultz@newszap.com Tags:Featured · Lake Forest School District	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1729
__label__wiki	0.788067	0.788067	What happened to the Great Library at Alexandria? by Brian Haughton Once the largest library in the ancient world, and containing works by the greatest thinkers and writers of antiquity, including Homer, Plato, Socrates and many more, the Library of Alexandria, northern Egypt, is popularly believed to have been destroyed in a huge fire around 2000 years ago and its volumous works lost. Since its destruction this wonder of the ancient world has haunted the imagination of poets, historians, travellers and scholars, who have lamented the tragic loss of knowledge and literature. Today, the idea of a 'Universal Library' situated in a city celebrated as the centre of learning in the ancient world, has attained mythical status. The mystery has been perpetuated by the fact that no architectural remains or archaeological finds that can definitely be attributed to the ancient Library have ever been recovered, surprising for such a supposedly renowned and imposing structure. This lack of physical proof has even persuaded some to wonder if the fabulous Library actually existed at all in the form popularly imagined. Lighthouse of Alexandria Illustration by Prof. H. Thiersch (Public Domain) Ancient Alexandria Once home to the massive Pharos lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonder of the Ancient World, the Mediterranean seaport of Alexandria was founded by Alexander the Great around 330 BCE, and like many other cities in his Empire, took its name from him. After his death in 323 BCE, Alexander's Empire was left in the hands of his generals, with Ptolemy I Soter taking Egypt and making Alexandria his capital in 320 BCE. Formerly a small fishing village on the Nile delta, Alexandria became the seat of the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt and developed into a great intellectual and cultural centre, perhaps the greatest city in the ancient world. The Origins of the Ancient Library Demetrius organised the construction of the 'Temple of the Muses' or 'the Musaeum', from where our word 'museum' is derived. The founding of the Library of Alexandria, actually two or more libraries, is obscure. It is believed that around 295 BCE, the scholar and orator Demetrius of Phalerum, an exiled governor of Athens, convinced Ptolemy I Soter to establish the Library. Demetrius envisioned a library that would house a copy of every book in the world, an institution to rival those of Athens itself. Subsequently, under the patronage of Ptolemy I, Demetrius organised the construction of the 'Temple of the Muses' or 'the Musaeum', from where our word 'museum' is derived. This structure was a shrine complex modeled on the Lyceum of Aristotle in Athens, a centre for intellectual and philosophical lectures and discussion. The Temple of the Muses was to be the first part of the library complex at Alexandria, and was located within the grounds of the Royal Palace, in an area known as the Bruchion or palace quarter, in the Greek district of the city. The Museum was a cult centre with shrines for each of the nine muses, but also functioned as a place of study with lecture areas, laboratories, observatories, botanical gardens, a zoo, living quarters, and dining halls, as well as the Library itself. A priest chosen by Ptolemy I himself was the administrator of the Museum, and there was also a separate Librarian in charge of the manuscript collection. At some time during his reign from 282 BCE to 246 BCE, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, the son of Ptolemy I Soter, established the 'Royal Library' to complement the Temple of the Muses set up by his father. It is not clear whether the Royal Library, which was to become the main manuscript Library, was a separate building located next to the Museum or was an extension of it. However, the consensus of opinion is that the Royal Library did form part of the Temple of the Muses. During the reign of Ptolemy II, the idea of the Universal Library seems to have taken shape. Apparently more than 100 scholars were housed within the Museum, whose job it was to carry out scientific research, lecture, publish, translate, copy and collect not only original manuscripts of Greek authors (allegedly including the private collection of Aristotle himself), but translations of works from Egypt, Assyria, Persia, as well as Buddhist texts and Hebrew scriptures. One story goes that the hunger of Ptolemy III for knowledge was so great that he decreed that all ships docking at the port should surrender their manuscripts to the authorities. Copies were then made by official scribes and delivered to the original owners, the originals being filed away in the Library. An often quoted figure for the ancient Library holdings at its peak is half a million documents, though whether this refers to the amount of books or the number of papyrus scrolls is unclear. However, in view of the fact that many papyrus rolls were needed to make up an entire book, it is more likely that it refers to the number of scrolls. Even 500,000 scrolls has been thought too high by some scholars, as the construction of a building with such a vast amount of storage space would be an immense, though not impossible undertaking. Nevertheless, during the reign of Ptolemy II the collection at the Royal Library became so vast that a daughter library was established. This library was situated in the precincts of the temple of Serapis, in the Egyptian district of Rhakotis, in the south eastern part of the city. During the librarianship of the Greek writer Callimachus (c. 305 BCE - c . 240 BCE), the daughter library contained 42,800 scrolls, all of which were copies of those in the main Library. Posthumous bust of Caesar by Carole Raddato (CC BY-SA) The Burning of the Great Library? The infamous destruction by fire of the Library of Alexandria, with the consequent loss of the most complete collection of ancient literature ever assembled, has been a point of heated debate for centuries. What exactly happened to this amazing storehouse of ancient knowledge, and who was responsible for its burning? However, it is probable 'the greatest catastrophe of the ancient world', may never have taken place on the scale often supposed. The prime suspect in destruction of the Library of Alexandria is Julius Caesar. It is alleged that during Caesar's occupation of the city of Alexandria in 48 BCE, he found himself in the Royal Palace, hemmed in by the Egyptian fleet in the harbour. For his own safety he had his men set fire to the Egyptian ships, but the fire got out of control and spread to the parts of the city nearest the shore, which included warehouses, depots and some arsenals. After Julius Caesar's death it was generally believed that it was he who had destroyed the Library. After Caesar's death it was generally believed that it was he who had destroyed the Library. Roman philosopher and dramatist Seneca, quoting from Livy's History of Rome, written between 63 BCE and 14 CE, says that 40,000 scrolls were destroyed in the fire started by Caesar. Greek historian Plutarch (died 120 CE) mentions that the fire destroyed 'the great Library' and Roman historian Dio Cassius (c. 165 – 235 CE) mentions a warehouse of manuscripts being destroyed during the conflagration. In his book The Vanished Library, Luciano Canfora interprets the evidence from ancient writers to indicate the destruction of manuscripts stored in warehouses near the port waiting for export, rather than the great Library itself. The great scholar and stoic philosopher Strabo, was working in Alexandria in 20 BC and from his writings it is obvious that the Library was not at that time the world-renowned centre for learning it had been in previous centuries. In fact Strabo does not mention a library as such at all, though he does mention the Museum, which he describes as 'part of the royal palace'. He goes on to say that 'it comprises the covered walk, the exedra or portico, and a great hall in which the learned members of the Museum take their meals in common.' If the great Library was attached to the Museum then Strabo obviously felt there was no need to mention it separately, and, perhaps more importantly, if he was there in 20 BCE, the Library had obviously not been burned down by Caesar twenty-eight years previously. The existence of the Library in 20 BCE, though in a much less complete form, means that we have to look to someone other than Caesar as the destroyer of Alexandria's ancient wonder. In 391 CE, as part of his attempt to wipe out paganism, Emperor Theodosius I officially sanctioned the destruction of the Serapeum, or Temple of Serapis at Alexandria. The destruction of the Temple was carried out under Theophilus, Bishop of Alexandria, and afterwards a Christian church was built on the site. It has been hypothesised that the daughter library of the Museum, located close to the Temple, and the Royal Library were also razed to the ground at this time. However, whilst it is plausible that manuscripts from the Serapeum library may have been destroyed during this purge, there is no evidence that the Royal Library still existed at the end the 4th century. No ancient sources mention the destruction of any library at this time, though 18th century English historian Edward Gibbon mistakenly attributes it to bishop Theophilus. The last suggested perpetrator of the crime is the Caliph Omar. In 640 CE the Arabs under General Amrou ibn el-Ass, captured Alexandria after a long siege. According to the story, the conquering Arabs heard about a magnificent library containing all the knowledge of the world and were anxious to see it. But the Caliph, unmoved by this vast collection of learning, apparently stated 'they will either contradict the Koran, in which case they are heresy, or they will agree with it, so they are superfluous.' The manuscripts were then gathered together and used as fuel for the 4,000 bathhouses in the city. In fact there were so many scrolls that they kept the bathhouses of Alexandria heated for six months. These incredible facts were written down 300 years after the supposed event by Christian polymath Gregory Bar Hebraeus (1226-1286 CE). However, while the Arabs may have destroyed a Christian library at Alexandria, it is almost certain that by the mid 7th century CE the Royal Library no longer existed. This is made clear by the fact that no mention is made of such a catastrophic event by contemporary writers such as Christian chronicler John of Nikiou, Byzantine monk and writer John Moschus and Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem. Rachel Weisz as Hypatia of Alexandria by Focus Features, Newmarket Films, Telecinco Cinema (Copyright, fair use) The Volatile City of Alexandria Attempting to identify one single devastating fire that destroyed the great Library and all of its holdings is a futile task. Alexandria was often a volatile city, especially during the Roman period, as witnessed by Caesar's burning of the ships, and also in the violent struggle between the occupying forces of Queen Zenobia of Palmyra and the Roman emperor Aurelian in 270-71 CE. Aurelian eventually recovered the city for Rome from Queen Zenobia's armies, but not before many parts of Alexandria had been devastated, and the Bruchion district, which contained the palace and the Library, were apparently 'made into a desert'. The city was again sacked a few years later by Roman Emperor Diocletian. Such repeated destruction spread over several centuries, along with neglect of the Library's contents as people's opinions and affiliations changed, means that the 'catastrophe' that ended the ancient Library at Alexandria was gradual, taking place over a period of four or five hundred years. The last recorded Director of the great Library was scholar and mathematician Theon (c. 335 - c. 405 CE), father of the female philosopher Hypatia, brutally murdered by a Christian mob in Alexandria in 415 CE. Perhaps one day, in the deserts of Egypt, scrolls that were once part of the great Library will be discovered. Many archaeologists believe that the buildings that once composed the legendary seat of learning at ancient Alexandria, if not buried under the modern metropolis, could still survive relatively intact somewhere in the north-eastern part of the city. Bibliography Related Content Books Cite This Work License We want people all over the world to learn about history. Help us and translate this article into another language! Brian Haughton Author and researcher of books on ancient civilisations & monuments, sacred places and supernatural folklore. 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__label__cc	0.68975	0.31025	HomeCinemaOrpheo Negro (Black Orpheus) Orpheo Negro (Black Orpheus) Miami Beach Cinematheque. June 18th, 2009. 8:30 p.m. The legendary film Black Orpheus (Orpheo Negro), directed by Marcel Camus and featuring Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn and Marcel Camus, will be screened at the Miami Beach Cinematheque on June 18th, 2009 at 8:30 p.m. in collaboration with Emerging Pictures. 1960 Academy Award Winner and winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival, Marcel Camus’ Black Orpheus retells the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice against the madness of Carnival in Rio de Janeiro. With its magnificent color photography and lively soundtrack, this film brought the infectious Boss Nova beat to the United States. In Portuguese with English subtitles. Orpheo Negro won the Academy Award Best Foreign Language Film, the Palm d’Or Cannes Film Festival and the Golden Globes Best Foreign Language Film. According to film critic David Ehrenstein, “Taking the ancient Greek myth of a youth who travels to the land of the dead to bring back the woman he loves, and transporting it to the slums of modern day Rio de Janeiro, this bittersweet romantic tragedy has charmed audiences the world over with its beauty, color, and – above all – its music.” Cintas Foundation Awards. Visual Arts and Music	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1732
__label__wiki	0.602028	0.602028	Mobile Accessibility Testing Guide for Android and iOS – free Posted on Thursday, 2 November 2017 by Henny Swan The TPG Mobile Accessibility Testing for Android and iOS (PDF, 2.6MB) is a free accessible PDF outlining how to test native apps and the web for accessibility on Android and iOS. It provides an overview of accessibility settings, how to use them and common testing tools. Instructions on how to test content are provided for Android Talkback, iOS VoiceOver, zoom and switch settings. Also included are some testing tips, differences between testing mobile web and native apps, as well as an explanation of gestures and how to use them. This is a great document to use if you are testing, developing or designing apps and need to understand how accessible your content is and how usable it is for people of different abilities. Note: The details are correct at the time of writing and based on iOS 9+ and Android 4.4+. New releases on both platforms may mean the details change or are adjusted slightly. Additionally, Android features can be inconsistent across devices and versions. The document flags issues where known, however, there may be further issues. About Henny Swan Henny Swan was Director of User Experience at The Paciello Group until 2020. Prior to TPG she worked at the BBC where she was lead author on the BBC Mobile Accessibility Standards and Guidelines, UX lead for accessibility and looked after BBC iPlayer, the BBC Standard Media Player, the 2012 Olympics, Weather and Sport. Henny has also worked as a Web Evangelist in the Developer Relations team at Opera Software ASA, and as a Senior Accessibility Consultant at the Royal National Institute of Blind People in the UK where she set up the RNIB Web Access Centre. Henny has been involved with Web Standards and accessibility since 2001, actively participating in W3C initiatives such as the Web Accessibility Initiative Education and Outreach Working Group, the User Agent Accessibility Guidelines Working Group, and the Mobile Accessibility Task Force. She is also a former lead of the International Liaison Group within the Web Standards Project (WaSP). Mohith says: Friday, 3 November 2017 at 11:29 am It would be good if the PDF is tagged or provide HTML version with proper tagging. Henny Swan says: Friday, 3 November 2017 at 12:07 pm Good catch! The tagged version has now been uploaded, apologies for the mix-up. Matt Putland says: Thursday, 9 November 2017 at 2:02 pm Do you have any recommendations on Browser & VoiceOver Support? Chris Leighton says: Friday, 10 November 2017 at 2:21 am Hello Henny, similar to Mohiths, why was this published as a PDF at all? I’m professionally curious to know where/why TPG decides PDF over HTML. It may be that your decision is something for me to take on. However I’ll jump into the PDF now Léonie Watson says: Friday, 10 November 2017 at 10:22 pm @Matt VoiceOver tends to work best with Safari, and to varying degrees with Chrome and Firefox. Saturday, 11 November 2017 at 7:45 am @Chris – This was produced as a PDF as it is a document handed out during training and workshops. It’s also emailed to clients. We’re looking at publishing it as HTML too.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1733
__label__wiki	0.868574	0.868574	Ukraine Southern Kherson Kherson is the large industrial and cultural center of southern Ukraine. It is an important seaport and the biggest river port of the country. It has a fantastic location, at the delta of the longest river in Ukraine, the Dnieper. Kherson is one of the most verdant cities in southern Ukraine. On its outskirts are located exceptional natural treasures: reserves, picturesque reed beds, fantastical islands, healing springs, golden beaches, and two seas, the Azov and the Black. This nautical city is relatively young, appearing only in 1778. Like Odesa, it was built by Gregory Potemkin, under the orders of Russian Empress Catherine the Great, who was looking to fortify the Empire’s southern border. Soon after the decision to build a new city was made, a fortress, shipyard and, subsequently, a settlement were founded. Years later, Potemkin would call Kherson the city of his dreams, and expressed his desire to be buried here. Erected on the high bank of the Dnieper, Kherson was named by Catherine the Great, who at the time had a habit of giving newly founded cities Greek names – kherson in Greek means “coast.” But another, more common, tale attributes the city’s name to the Crimean fortress Chersonesus. The city proudly bears the epithet “the Cradle of the Black Sea Fleet.” Indeed, as early as in 1779, the construction of the first Russian Imperial ships started on the city’s docks. Kherson grew rapidly, and in early 19th century it became an important economic center of southern Russian Empire. In early 20th century, after the establishment of the Soviet Union, Kherson restored its manufacturing dominance and soon turned into an industrial powerhouse. This, however, did not last long. In 1941, at the beginning of World War II, the city was occupied and lost its manufacturing might. Yet only three years after casting out the invaders, the city revamped, once again, its industrial capabilities. After the war, Kherson became the most important shipyard in the Soviet Union. Even today, its shipbuilding wharf is one of the largest in not only Ukraine, but all of Europe. Today, the Kherson region is known for its attractive resorts that have become favorite vacation destinations for both Ukrainians and foreigners. Yet its visitors are not only attracted by the sea and its beaches. One of the most popular destinations in Kherson is its historic center, which has retained a look typical look of a 19th century city. The parts of the Kherson Fortress that are still standing – the bulwark, the arsenal building, the Ochakiv Arch, and the Moscow Gate with its adjoining bastions – are definitely worth seeing, as well. But the most interesting remaining part of the fortress, founded in the late 18th century, is the Cathedral of St. Catherine, breathtaking in its size and majesty. There lies the body of the city's founder, Potemkin, honoring his last wishes. If you want to see first hand south Ukraine’s natural diversity and to get a glimpse of its southern hospitality, Kherson is definitely the place for you!	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1737
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__label__cc	0.692319	0.307681	»Administrative Rules Related »Department of Corrections (DOC) »Chapter DOC 393 DOC 393.12(2)(a) (a) Counseling. DOC 393.12(2)(a)1.1. `Procedure.' If the violation is minor and does not present a substantial or immediate risk to the community or the youth, the agent may review the conduct rules and court-ordered conditions of aftercare with the youth, inform the youth why the conduct is a violation and direct the youth to take corrective action. Counseling may be the appropriate course of action if any of the following apply: DOC 393.12(2)(a)1.a. a. The youth is unfamiliar with the conduct rule or court-ordered condition. DOC 393.12(2)(a)1.b. b. The youth has not previously violated the same or a closely related conduct rule or court-ordered condition. DOC 393.12(2)(a)1.c. c. The youth is unlikely to repeat the behavior if warned and counseled. DOC 393.12(2)(a)1.d. d. The youth's ability to understand the conduct rules or court-ordered conditions is limited or impaired. DOC 393.12(2)(a)1.e. e. Summary disposition or revocation is not appropriate. DOC 393.12(2)(a)2. 2. `Record.' The agent shall place a brief written record in the youth's supervision file that describes the youth's violation and the counseling the agent provided to the youth. DOC 393.12(2)(b) (b) Summary disposition. DOC 393.12(2)(b)1.1. `Procedure.' The agent may inform the youth that the youth's conduct is in violation of a conduct rule or court-ordered condition of aftercare and do one or more of the following: DOC 393.12(2)(b)1.a. a. Explain the conduct rules and court-ordered conditions and warn the youth that further violations may result in revocation of the youth's aftercare. DOC 393.12(2)(b)1.b. b. Modify or supplement the conduct rules. DOC 393.12(2)(b)1.c. c. Require the youth to take corrective action. DOC 393.12(2)(b)1.d. d. Further restrict the youth's placement or supervision. DOC 393.12(2)(b)2. 2. `Report.' When the agent imposes a summary disposition, the agent shall prepare a written violation report consistent with s. DOC 393.13. DOC 393.12(2)(b)3. 3. `Appeal.' DOC 393.12(2)(b)3.a.a. A youth may appeal a summary disposition to the next supervisory level within the department or the county department either orally or in writing within 5 days of its imposition. That supervisor shall review the action and issue a final written decision within 5 working days of receipt of the appeal. The agent shall record the appeal decision in the youth's file. If the supervisor does not issue a written decision within 5 working days, the disposition is upheld. DOC 393.12(2)(b)3.b. b. The filing of an appeal by a youth may not delay the imposition of the summary disposition pending outcome of the appeal. DOC 393.12(2)(c) (c) Initiation of revocation proceedings. The agent may recommend to the department or county department that revocation proceedings be initiated. The department or county department shall consider the following prior to initiating revocation proceedings: DOC 393.12(2)(c)1. 1. The youth's committing offense. DOC 393.12(2)(c)2. 2. The youth's past conduct and the positive and negative adjustments while on aftercare. DOC 393.12(2)(c)3. 3. Previous violations that have occurred and the disposition of each. DOC 393.12(2)(c)4. 4. The seriousness of the violation. DOC 393.12(2)(c)5. 5. The alternatives to revocation. DOC 393.12(2)(c)6. 6. Why alternatives to revocation are not appropriate and have been rejected. DOC 393.12(3) (3) Revocation of youth under extended jurisdiction. DOC 393.12(3)(a)(a) The aftercare revocation procedures in ss. DOC 393.14 to 393.16 and 393.18 do not apply to a youth subject to extended jurisdiction under s. 48.366, Stats. DOC 393.12(3)(b) (b) When the aftercare provider decides to initiate revocation proceedings for a youth subject to extended jurisdiction, the aftercare provider shall file a petition for revision of the court order with the committing court requesting revocation of the youth's aftercare status. DOC 393.12(4) (4) Administrative detention. DOC 393.12(4)(a) (a) If an aftercare provider initiates revocation proceedings, the aftercare provider may place a youth under its supervision on administrative detention pending the outcome of the revocation proceedings. The administrative detention decision shall be based upon the alleged violation and the youth's past conduct. The aftercare provider may hold the youth on administrative detention if it is likely that any of the following will occur if the youth remains in the current placement: DOC 393.12(4)(a)1. 1. The youth will seek to intimidate a witness in a pending investigation, disciplinary action or revocation action. DOC 393.12(4)(a)2. 2. The youth will encourage others by example, expressly or by the youth's presence, to defy staff authority and thereby erode the staff's ability to control a particular situation. DOC 393.12(4)(a)3. 3. The youth will present a substantial danger to the physical safety of himself or herself or another person. DOC 393.12(4)(a)4. 4. The youth will attempt to flee. DOC 393.12(4)(a)5. 5. Criminal, disciplinary or revocation proceedings will be inhibited. DOC 393.12(4)(a)6. 6. The youth will commit a crime. DOC 393.12(4)(a)7. 7. The youth will engage in an activity that violates a conduct rule or court-ordered condition of aftercare. DOC 393.12(4)(a)8. 8. The youth will not achieve the goals and objectives of his or her aftercare. DOC 393.12(4)(b) (b) If a youth under aftercare supervision of the department is removed from an approved placement, whether from the youth's own home or from an alternate care placement and a suitable alternative placement is not readily available, the department may place the youth at a type 1 secured correctional facility on administrative detention until a suitable alternate placement is found. If a suitable alternate placement is not found within 30 days, the supervisor shall notify the regional chief of the youth's status. If a suitable alternate placement is not found within 60 days, the regional chief shall notify the administrator. DOC 393.12(4)(c) (c) When the aftercare provider decides to place a youth on administrative detention, the aftercare provider may request that the youth be taken into custody under s. 938.19 (1) (d) 6., Stats. and released to the aftercare provider under s. 938.20 (2) (cm), Stats. DOC 393.12(4)(d) (d) The department may place a youth in a type 1 secured correctional facility or a secure detention facility within the meaning of s. 938.02 (16), Stats., pending the outcome of revocation proceedings. DOC 393.12 Note Note: Section 938.02 (16), Stats., was renumbered to s. 938.02 (10r), Stats., and the term “secure detention facility" was changed to “juvenile detention facility" by 2005 Wis. Act 344. DOC 393.12(4)(e) (e) DOC 393.12(4)(e)1.1. If the aftercare provider places a youth on administrative detention, the aftercare provider shall give the youth a written notice explaining why the youth is on administrative detention pending the outcome of the revocation proceeding. DOC 393.12(4)(e)2. 2. The aftercare provider shall give the notice to the youth no later than the 7th day after the day the youth was placed on administrative detention. The notice shall state the reason why revocation of aftercare has been initiated and shall identify the basis for administrative detention under par. (a). DOC 393.12(4)(e)3. 3. The notice shall inform the youth that he or she may appeal the administrative detention decision to the next supervisory level in writing at any time prior to the revocation hearing. DOC 393.12(4)(e)4. 4. The supervisor reviewing the appeal shall respond in writing to the youth within 7 days after receipt of the appeal. Failure of the supervisor to respond upholds the administrative detention decision. DOC 393.12(4)(e)5. 5. The youth may appeal the decision of the supervisor to the administrator at any time prior to the revocation hearing. The administrator shall respond in writing to the youth within 7 days after receipt of the appeal. Failure of the administrator to respond upholds the administrative detention decision. DOC 393.12(4)(e)6. 6. The original administrative detention decision shall remain in effect pending the decision on the appeal. DOC 393.12 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00; correction in (3) (b) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register February 2019 No. 758. DOC 393.13 DOC 393.13 Violation report. DOC 393.13(1)(1) When a violation results in a summary disposition, initiation of revocation proceedings or the youth is taken into custody by law enforcement for a violation of a law, the assigned agent shall prepare a written violation report. The violation report shall include all of the following: DOC 393.13(1)(a) (a) A description of the alleged misconduct, including any conflicting versions of the nature or circumstances of the alleged violation. DOC 393.13(1)(b) (b) The alleged victim's statement or a statement of the impact on the alleged victim. DOC 393.13(1)(c) (c) The youth's statement. DOC 393.13(1)(d) (d) A description of any alleged violations of the law, any statement or confession to law enforcement, guilty plea, pending charges, a prosecutor's recommended disposition or a conviction for the conduct underlying the alleged aftercare violation, if known. DOC 393.13(1)(e) (e) A list of all conduct rules and court-ordered conditions the youth allegedly violated. DOC 393.13(1)(f) (f) A description of the agent's investigation and statement of the agent's conclusions. DOC 393.13(1)(g) (g) Information about the custody status of the youth. DOC 393.13(1)(h) (h) Any recommendation for revocation of aftercare and the reasons for the recommendation, or a description of the specific summary disposition imposed under s. DOC 393.12 (2) (b). DOC 393.13(2) (2) The assigned agent shall maintain the violation report in the youth's file. DOC 393.13 History History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00. DOC 393.14 DOC 393.14 Preparation for revocation hearing. DOC 393.14(1)(1) Notice. Prior to a revocation hearing, the agent shall serve the youth with written notice of the hearing. If the youth is being held on administrative detention under s. DOC 393.12 (4), the notice shall be served no later than the 7th day after the day on which the youth was taken into physical custody in Wisconsin. If the youth is not in physical custody, the notice shall be served on the youth at least 14 days prior to the scheduled revocation hearing. The agent shall also send a copy of the notice to the hearing examiner's office and to the youth's attorney. The notice shall include: DOC 393.14(1)(a) (a) A statement of the alleged violation. DOC 393.14(1)(b) (b) A statement of the conduct rule or court-ordered condition of aftercare that the youth allegedly violated. DOC 393.14(1)(c) (c) A statement that a revocation hearing has been scheduled under this section and an explanation of the youth's rights at that hearing including: DOC 393.14(1)(c)1. 1. The right to be present. DOC 393.14(1)(c)2. 2. The right to be represented by an attorney. DOC 393.14(1)(c)3. 3. The right to deny the allegation and to speak on his or her own behalf. DOC 393.14(1)(c)4. 4. The right to present evidence. DOC 393.14(1)(c)5. 5. The right to present witnesses and the right to question witnesses. DOC 393.14(1)(c)6. 6. The right to receive a written decision stating the reasons for the decision based upon the evidence and testimony presented. DOC 393.14(1)(d) (d) A statement of the evidence to be considered at the hearing which may include: DOC 393.14(1)(d)1. 1. Documents. DOC 393.14(1)(d)2. 2. Physical evidence. DOC 393.14(1)(d)3. 3. Results of a breathalyzer test. DOC 393.14(1)(d)4. 4. Incriminating statements by the youth. DOC 393.14(1)(d)5. 5. All law enforcement reports regarding the allegation. DOC 393.14(1)(d)6. 6. All warrants issued relating to the allegation. DOC 393.14(1)(d)7. 7. Relevant photographs. DOC 393.14(1)(e) (e) A statement that the youth has the right to waive the revocation hearing in accordance with sub. (3), in which case the administrator or the director of the county department, shall decide whether to revoke the youth's aftercare. DOC 393.14(1)(f) (f) A statement that whatever relevant information or evidence is in the possession of the department or county department is available for inspection, unless the hearing examiner determines that the information or sources of information may be kept confidential. DOC 393.14(1)(g) (g) The date, time and place of the hearing. DOC 393.14(2) (2) Reissuance of notice. When the notice of a revocation hearing is found to be improper and the impropriety results in the dismissal of the revocation proceedings, the department or county department may reinitiate revocation proceedings by issuing a proper notice. DOC 393.14(3) (3) Waiver. DOC 393.14(3)(a) (a) A youth served with notice under sub. (1) or sub. (2) may waive the right to a revocation hearing, including the right to be represented by an attorney at that hearing, if the youth waives these rights knowingly, voluntarily and in writing. DOC 393.14(3)(b) (b) The aftercare provider may not accept a waiver from a youth who is less than 14 years of age at the time of the waiver, unless the youth's attorney approves the waiver. If a youth who is less than 14 years of age at the time of the waiver does not have an attorney, the aftercare provider may not accept a waiver unless the youth's parent, guardian or legal custodian approves the waiver. A youth may consult with an attorney, if requested, before the youth waives any rights. DOC 393.14(3)(c) (c) The aftercare provider may not accept a waiver from a youth of any age if the aftercare provider reasonably believes that the youth lacks the mental capacity to make a reasoned and voluntary waiver of his or her rights. /code/admin_code/doc/393 true administrativecode /code/admin_code/doc/393/12/4/a Department of Corrections (DOC) administrativecode/DOC 393.12(4)(a) administrativecode/DOC 393.12(4)(a) section true Published under s. 35.93, Stats. Updated on the first day of each month. Entire code is always current. The Register date on each page is the date the chapter was last published.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1743
__label__wiki	0.900842	0.900842	DEAD HOOKED: Tommy Kundrik Leads Mickey Thompson’s Radial Revolution Tommy Kundrik is living his dream. But on a memorable January morning with Barry Mitchell at Bradenton Motorsports Park, Kundrik, the Motorsports Manager at Mickey Thompson Tires, definitely thought he was dreaming. It was also a day that not only changed his life but changed the course of drag radial racing. “We had lost the market to Hoosier and we went in there for one test with three specs of tires,” Kundrik said. “Barry Mitchell at the time was running really fast. He had really fast 60-foots, like 1.13 and 1.14. We put the Hoosier on the car because we always do back-to-backs against our competition. He puts it on and blows the tire off. He goes out again and blows the tire off. “I’m just like, ‘Let’s put these on and see what’s going on.’ Well, the thing goes out there, and nothing touched the track and it was definitely a hotter part of the day, and the guy goes 1.10 60-foot and goes down the racetrack. I’m like, ‘What the hell? No way.’ “We put the Hoosier back on and it blows the tire off again. We put our tire back on and it goes down the racetrack, 1.10 60-foot. I was like, ‘You gotta be kidding me.’ There’s no way we hit this thing dead on first time. It’s that much better than the competition where theirs is spinning and ours is trying to drag the bumper off the thing going 1.10 60-foot. “So, we waited ‘till the next day and ran the same test again,” he continued. “Prep the racetrack, put the Hoosier on and he goes like a 1.15. He puts ours on, 1.10 60-foot again.” Stunned as Kundrik was, it wasn’t a dream and the story, at least some version of it, was out by the end of the day. It didn’t take long for it to spread, as evidenced by a sudden rash of calls at the Mickey Thompson office, all the while Kundrik was trying to take in what had just taken place. The world of drag radial racing was growing at a phenomenal rate and by all appearances, Kundrik and his team, which now features nine different people and five different semi trucks that travel to races across the country, had come across a potential game changer. He went back to the facility, made 100 tires, headed to Donald Long’s “Lights Out IV” a month later at South Georgia Motorsports Park and found out immediately about how much word had spread. “We made 100 tires and that’s all you could make in the time we had,” Kundrik said. “The way I had it structured was, ‘Hey guys, we have a 100 of these things. Be in line at 9 a.m. on Thursday and we’ll sell them until we’re sold out.’ We sold every tire. There was literally a line at the tire trailer with 100 guys in it. It was crazy. I’ve never seen anything like it.” It also made every single customer that day overjoyed with what they received. Kundrik and his team didn’t need any slick marketing slogan at the race and following what transpired during the event, one wasn’t necessary afterwards, either. “We released it at Donald’s race and it set every record, first race,” Kundrik said. “It was everything you could have ever wanted. You set every record, you took the market over completely, everybody’s happy and you sold every tire you had. It was unbelievable.” Kundrik was still waiting to get pinched when it came down to one of the biggest decisions of his career. In retrospect, it seemed like a no-brainer, but from a single test session to full-on production in a month or two seemed almost too good to be true. The performance of the tire at Long’s race was further backing of the tire’s performance and capability, but Kundrik, who was in charge of the project at the time, often wondered if he was being too ambitious to release the tire that quickly. It didn’t take long for that trepidation to turn into extreme satisfaction. “I couldn’t sleep for like two days, my stomach was turning, because it’s a lot of money to say this is the right tire,” Kundrik said. “We had one test on it. In the seven years that I had been there, we tested stuff for half a year before we released it. You just keep second-guessing yourself, but finally you say it’s good enough. “[Kundrik’s boss] asked me how many we were going to sell and I said 1,200 because all I did was add up all the X275 cars in the country. Well, no. No, we sold like four times that the first year because everybody wanted it. It fits on everything. It’s 28 inches tall, 10 and ½ inches wide. It’s our best-selling tire.” It’s a wild tale that will live on forever and, for Kundrik, it’s one of the vast number of reasons he loves what he’s doing. After working at American Racing Wheels, Kundrik went to Mickey Thompson in 2006 and has continued to live his dream for the past decade. He’s a staple at races and one of the more beloved figures at them, in part because of a giving, likable personality that has forged friendships with everyone he comes across. “The relationships, that’s the best part of the job for me, making those friendships along the way,” Kundrik said. “I’ve raced for a long time and you know what everybody goes through. I would do anything for these guys out there and so will my guys. I’m doing the job that I love and not many people get to do what they love. That’s the thing that means the most to me. “It’s like family. There’s so many good guys out there and I’ve made a ton of good friends. This means everything to me and I couldn’t see myself doing anything else. I think as long as you’re fair in this business you’ll go a long way.” Kundrik continues to be impressed with the growth of drag radial racing, which continues to boom in popularity. The market has been just as explosive and Kundrik and Mickey Thompson have had a direct impact on that with their drag radial tire. Seeing drag radial cars go 3.70s at well over 200 mph is now the norm, in part because of the modern marvel Kundrik and his team created. “It blows my mind every time I see someone go really, really fast,” Kundrik said. “To be part of something that’s the next level, it’s just amazing. It’s awesome because I’m an enthusiast, I’m a participant, everything. We’ve done a lot of cool stuff.” While the tire has revolutionized drag radial racing, Kundrik is the first to admit he’s relied on simple aspects, whether it’s common sense to see what’s needed, taking good ideas and running with them or good market research. With that in mind, it wasn’t rocket science to see that drag radial racing was where his team needed to focus. “For radial to keep going, to where it’s at currently and to keep going strong for what…eight years? It’s amazing. And it just keeps growing,” Kundrik said. “It’s absolutely amazing. Just to see all these guys that were anti-radial and to see what Donald has done with this deal and see where it’s gone – again, it’s amazing. To have 400 radial cars at the same property, it’s just amazing to see what it’s blown up to today.” Kundrik now sells drag radial tires to countries around the world – “to countries you wouldn’t think you could ever sell them to” – but constant progression continues to be the goal. He has witnessed what he calls the “rise and fall of Outlaw 10.5 right in front of my eyes” and wants to continue to set the bar, whether it’s the next generation of radial tires or something to give the Outlaw 10.5 participants a boost. “The 275 Pro started it, then the 315 Pro followed it and it’s that much better. It’s going to carry us into the future,” Kundrik said. “You know, we have a 33×10.5x16W coming. It’s kind of a blip on the radar now and we’re getting ready to start testing that, trying to give the Outlaw 10.5 guys a boost because if we leave them alone I think they’ll be a 3.95-4.00 car for the next 10 years. “I’m a huge believer in the notion that competition makes the world go around. You have to have someone out there pushing you to be better, someone setting the benchmark. I would like to think we’re the benchmark. We’re the best. Come get us. That’s what we’re striving for.” That means Kundrik will continue to live his dream, constantly looking for moments like that one magical day in Bradenton. But whenever and whatever that moment may be, he’s damn near positive that a drag radial tire will be involved. “I think it’s the next step,” Kundrik said. “I think radials are safer, they’re definitely faster. It’s the next step. You have to figure out how to make that next tire. We make little tires very, very well. Now, we’ve got to learn how to make big tires really, really well, and do it in a radial. You go to that next step and maybe someday you’ll see a Pro Mod with a big radial on it. If that day comes then we’ve succeeded because you can only go up. Nobody wants to go down. They just want to go faster and if you can give somebody a tenth and two miles an hour, it’s going to be huge – especially if you do it just by bolting a tire on. I see the market going that way, I really do. It’s just a matter of time.” ← Previous Story DI 30 UNDER 30 2016: Alex Taylor Next Story → Mickey Thompson Adds New Size to ET Street R Bias Line	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1744
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__label__wiki	0.525705	0.525705	dwayneyancey Posts Tagged one-act “The Ring” to be produced in Wisconsin in May Posted by Dwayne Yancey in News, Productions, Uncategorized on April 22, 2014 My one-act “The Ring” is one of three one-acts that will be produced May 17 by The Haylofters in Burlington, Wisconsin in the troupe’s annual one-act competition. The other two are “My Date With The Pope” by Ron Frankel and “a Serious Person” by John Doble. I’m always excited to have a script selected but especially thrilled by this one, which is one I’ve wanted to see produced for quite some time. Here’s the synopsis: Sixty years after a close call in a state championship girls basketball game, the star of the losing team still can’t reconcile herself to losing — so she breaks into the home of the star player on the winning team, hoping to steal her championship ring. A poignant story about regrets and sportsmanship. Cast: Two senior females. I wrote this a few years ago after watching a state championship girls basketball game. One team (the winning team, as it turns out) featured a much-acclaimed star who was destined for college ball. She was guarded throughout the game by a player who was not so heralded and, if she went on to play in college, I never heard about it. For purposes of my script, I envisioned the star and the other play in their retirement. It’s a sad little script, with a smile at the end. I also have a five-minute version of this script — the genesis of the one-act. That five-minute script is also being performed in May, at the Newburgh Free Academy in Newburgh, New York. Details on that here. “The Ring” (in either version) is unpublished, so, like all my unpublished work, is available royalty free. Details on how and why here. Here’s a full list of my scripts. “The Ring” is also part of what has become a small collection of sports plays for women and girls. None have sports action, though all use sports as a backdrop or a motif. I have the full-length script “Softball Is Life” — which had a staged reading in January 2014 — plus the one-act “Powderpuff” and several five-minute scripts, including “The Recruiter,” which is play of my full-length baseball play, “The Old Ballgame.” Haylofters, one-act, plays for senior women, royalty-free plays, royalty-free scripts, sports plays for girls, sports plays for women, the ring Dwayne Yancey is a playwright from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. He’s had scripts produced throughout the United States, Canada, Great Britain and other locations abroad. For more on his work, contact him directly at dwayneyancey@gmail.com. No Shame Theatre Big Dog Plays Brooklyn Publishers Eldridge Plays and Musicals Heuer Publishing Theatres I’ve Worked WIth Attic Productions Gone in 60 Seconds Festival (US & UK) Hollins Playwright's Lab Kevin Jones Performing Arts Studio Mill Mountain Theatre Keith Yancey's Baseball Stats Kenley Smith, Playwright Mike Allen's Arts Blog Tyre and Jane Yancey's Photography Yancey Media	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1751
__label__wiki	0.627978	0.627978	Emma Wolverton (1889–1978) By James Walter Dennert Emma Wolverton, also known as Deborah Kallikak, lived her entire life in an institution in New Jersey after psychologist Henry Goddard classified her as feeble-minded. He also wrote a book about Wolverton and her family that psychiatrists previously used to show that intellectual disability is hereditary. At the time, researchers in the psychology field, including Goddard, were working to understand differences in people’s intellectual abilities. They used the term feeble-minded to refer to those they described as having lower intellectual functioning. Subject: People, Disorders Cervarix HPV Vaccination Series By Alexis Darby, Grace Kim In 2011, United Kingdom pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline released Cervarix, a vaccination series protecting girls and women from two strains of Human Papillomavirus, or HPV. HPV, a sexually transmitted infection, can present in men and women without symptoms, or may cause symptoms such as genital warts. There is a link between HPV and cervical, vaginal, anal, head, neck, and face cancers, and Cervarix can reduce genital cancers in girls and women, particularly cervical cancer. Zidovudine or azidothymidine In 1964, Jerome Horwitz synthesized the drug zidovudine, commonly abbreviated ZDV, otherwise known as azidothymidine, or AZT, at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. Horwitz and his colleagues originally developed zidovudine to treat cancers caused by retroviruses. In 1983, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine recipients Françoise Barré-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier discovered a new retrovirus, the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, France. Impact of Air Pollution on Reproductive Health” (1999), by Radim Srám In 1999, researcher Radim Srám, sometimes spelled Radim Šrám, published his article “Impact of Air Pollution on Reproductive Health” in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives. In the article, Srám analyzes the effects of exposure to air pollution, which can include harmful chemicals, on fetal growth and development. Srám discusses how industrialized countries such as the US and China have led to an increase in the global amount of respirable air pollutants. “Invasive and Non-invasive Methods for the Diagnosis of Endometriosis” (2010), by Albert L. Hsu, Izabella Khachikyan, and Pamela Stratton In 2010, Albert L. Hsu, Izebella Khchikyan, and Pamela Stratton published “Invasive and Non-invasive Methods for the Diagnosis of Endometriosis,” henceforth “Methods for the Diagnosis of Endometriosis,” in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. In the article, the authors describe how specific types of endometriotic lesions appear in the body and evaluate five methods for diagnosing endometriosis. Endometriosis is the growth of endometrium, the tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus, outside of the uterus. “The Impact of Emotional and Physical Violence During Pregnancy on Maternal and Child Health at One Year Post-partum” (2011), by Sarah McMahon, Chien-Chung Huang, Paul Boxer, Judy L. Postmus In 2011, Sarah McMahon and colleagues published “The Impact of Emotional and Physical Violence During Pregnancy on Maternal and Child Health at One Year Post-partum,” hereafter, “The Impact,” in the journal, Child and Youth Services Review. While existing studies had indicated negative chronic effects resulting from intimate partner violence, or IPV, such as miscarriage and premature labor, there was little research specifically analyzing the separate and joint effects of psychological and physical abuse on pregnant women and fetuses. “Perspectives on the Properties of Stem Cells” (2005), by Ernest McCulloch and James Till In 2005, Ernest McCulloch and James Till published the article “Perspectives on the Properties of Stem Cells,” which discusses the various properties and future possibilities for the use of stem cells. Stem cells are unspecialized cells that can develop into several different cell types. In the article published in the journal Nature on 1 October 2005, the authors say they wrote the article to dispel misconceptions about what stem cells are, what they do, address some controversies surrounding stem cells, and discuss potential uses of stem cells. Ina May Gaskin (1940– ) By Megan O’Reilly Ina May Gaskin is a certified professional midwife, or CPM, in the US during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. She worked at the Farm Midwifery Center in Summertown, Tennessee, a center well known for its low rates of intervention, which contributed to low rates of maternal and fetal mortality. One technique Gaskin used when assisting women with delivery helped resolve a complication called shoulder dystocia, which is when a part of the infant’s body is delivered, but the rest of the body is stuck in the birth canal. Menstrupedia Comic: The Friendly Guide to Periods for Girls (2014), by Aditi Gupta, Tuhin Paul, and Rajat Mittal Menstrupedia published the comic book Menstrupedia Comic: The Friendly Guide to Periods for Girls, hereafter Menstrupedia Comic, in July 2014 in India. Aditi Gupta, the founder of Menstrupedia and a women’s health activist, wrote Menstrupedia Comic while studying at the National Institute of Design in Gujarat, India, in 2013. Gupta worked alongside her husband, graphic designer Tuhin Paul, who provided the illustrations for the book. According to Menstrupedia, misconceptions and taboo surrounding menstruation in India prompted Gupta to develop the book. Subject: Publications, Reproduction, Outreach Menstrual Tampon Menstrual tampons are feminine hygiene devices, usually made of absorbent cotton, that are temporarily inserted into the vagina for absorbing a woman’s blood during menstruation. In 1931, Earl Haas invented the menstrual tampon most commonly used in the twenty-first century. Later, Gertrude Tendrich produced the first commercial tampon brand, Tampax, using Haas’s patented design. Tendrich and Haas’s tampon was made of tightly compacted absorbent cotton, shaped like a bullet, and had a string attached at the base that allowed for easy removal from the woman’s body.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1752
__label__wiki	0.638489	0.638489	(-) Remove Disorders filter Disorders "The Familial Factor in Toxemia of Pregnancy" (1968), by Leon C. Chesley, et al. In the 1950s and 1960s, researchers Leon Chesley, John Annitto, and Robert Cosgrove investigated the possible familial factor for the conditions of preeclampsia and eclampsia in pregnant women. Preeclampsia and eclampsia, which are related to high blood pressure, have unknown causes and affect at least five percent of all pregnancies. Subject: Reproduction, Experiments, Disorders The Effects of Bisphenol A on Embryonic Development Bisphenol A (BPA) is an organic compound that was first synthesized by Aleksandr Dianin, a Russian chemist from St. Petersburg, in 1891. The chemical nomenclature of BPA is 2,2-bis (4-hydroxyphenyl) propane. The significance of this synthesized compound did not receive much attention until 1936, when two biochemists interested in endocrinology, Edward Dodds and William Lawson, discovered its ability to act as an estrogen agonist in ovariectomized, estrogen-deficient rats. “Effect of Vaginal Sildenafil on the Outcome of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) After Multiple IVF Failures Attributed to Poor Endometrial Development” (2002), by Geoffrey Sher and Jeffrey Fisch Researchers Geoffrey Sher and Jeffrey Fisch gave Viagra, also known as sildenafil, to women undergoing fertility treatment to test whether the medication could improve fertility and pregnancy rates. The researchers proposed that Viagra, typically indicated to treat erectile dysfunction in men, would help women with a history of failed past fertility treatments by thickening their endometrial lining, which is the layer of tissue in the uterus where an embryo implants during pregnancy. Subject: Experiments, Reproduction, Disorders US Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program In 1996, the US Congress mandated that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) create and regulate the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program. The program tests industrial and agricultural chemicals for hormonal impacts in humans and in wildlife that may disrupt organisms' endocrine systems. The endocrine system regulates the release of small amounts of chemical substances called hormones to keep the body functioning normally. Subject: Disorders, Legal, Ethics The Discovery of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome The term Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) was first published in 1973 in an article published in the British medical journal The Lancet. In that article, a group of pediatricians and psychiatrists at the University of Washington Medical School helped to define the morphological defects and developmental delays that can affect children born to alcoholic mothers. Those observations include pre- and post-natal growth deficiencies, minor facial abnormalities, and damage to the developing brain that can result in behavioral, learning, and cognitive abnormalities. Mitochondrial Diseases in Humans Mitochondrial diseases in humans result when the small organelles called mitochondria, which exist in all human cells, fail to function normally. The mitochondria contain their own mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) separate from the cell's nuclear DNA (nDNA). The main function of mitochondria is to produce energy for the cell. They also function in a diverse set of mechanisms such as calcium hemostasis, cell signaling, regulation of programmed cell death (apoptosis), and biosynthesis of heme proteins that carry oxygen. Cocaine as a Teratogen Cocaine use by pregnant women has a variety of effects on the embryo and fetus, ranging from various gastro-intestinal and cardiac defects to tissue death from insufficient blood supply. Thus, cocaine has been termed a teratogen, or an agent that causes defects in fetuses during prenatal development. Cocaine is one of the most commonly used drugs in the US and it has a history of both medical and illegal recreational use. It is a drug capable of a wide array of effects on physical and mental health. Subject: Reproduction, Disorders Parasitic Twins Parasitic twins, a specific type of conjoined twins, occurs when one twin ceases development during gestation and becomes vestigial to the fully formed dominant twin, called the autositic twin. The underdeveloped twin is called parasitic because it is only partially formed, is not functional, or is wholly dependent on the autositic twin. Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of Sex (1998), by Alice Domurat Dreger Hermaphrodites and the Medical Invention of Sex, by historian of science Alice Domurat Dreger, was published in 1998 by Harvard University Press. In the book, Dreger describes how many doctors and scientists treated human hermaphrodites from the late nineteenth century to the early twentieth century. She states that during this time period, many physicians and scientists struggled to determine the nature sex, and to support a classification of sex as male or female, many physicians and scientists resorted to viewing a person's gonads for identification of his or her sex. Subject: Publications, Theories, Disorders Conjoined Twins Conjoined twins are twins whose bodies are anatomically joined in utero. The degree to which the twins are attached can range from simple, involving skin and cartilage, to complex, including fusion of the skull(s), brain(s), or other vital organs. There are more than a dozen classifications of conjoined twins but what they all tend to have in common is the sharing of the chorion, placenta, and amniotic sac. Congenital Vertebral Defects The spinal column is the central structure in the vertebrate body from which stability, movement, and posture all derive. The vertebrae of the spine are organized into four regions (listed in order from cranial to caudal): cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and pelvic. These regions are classified by their differences in curvature. The human spine usually consists of thirty-three vertebrae, seven of which are cervical (C1-C7), twelve are thoracic (T1-T12), five are lumbar (L1-L5), and nine are pelvic (five fused as the sacrum and four fused as the coccyx). Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) Gene The Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene was identified in 1989 by geneticist Lap-Chee Tsui and his research team as the gene associated with cystic fibrosis (CF). Tsui's research pinpointed the gene, some mutations to which cause CF, and it revealed the underlying disease mechanism. The CFTR gene encodes a protein in the cell membrane in epithelial tissues and affects multiple organ systems in the human body. Mutations in the CFTR gene cause dysfunctional regulation of cell electrolytes and water content. Martius Flap Procedure to Repair Obstetric Fistulas The Martius flap procedure is a surgical procedure used to treat obstetric fistulas in women. Heinrich Martius developed the procedure in twentieth century Germany to treat women with urinary incontinence caused by stress, and later doctors used it to repair obstetric fistulas. Fistulas occur in pregnant women when a hole is torn between the vagina and the urinary tract (called vesicovaginal) or the vagina and the rectum (called rectovaginal). The hole, or fistula, occurs in the tissue separating two organs and therefore obstetric fistulas result in either urinary or fecal incontinence. Subject: Technologies, Disorders "Human Toxoplasmosis: Occurrence in Infants as an Encephalomyelitis Verification of Transmission to Animals" (1939), by Abner Wolf et al. In a series of experiments during mid 1930s, a team of researchers in New York helped establish that bacteria of the species Toxoplasma gondii can infect humans, and in infants can cause toxoplasmosis, a disease that inflames brains, lungs, and hearts, and that can organisms that have it. The team included Abner Wolf, David Cowen, and Beryl Paige. They published the results of their experiment in Human Toxoplasmosis: Occurrence in Infants as an Encephalomyelitis Verification of Transmission to Animals. Neural Tube Defects (NTD): Folic Acid and Pregnancy In the US, one in 1000 births is affected by neural tube defects (NTD). A neural tube defect is a birth defect involving the malformation of body features associated with the brain and spinal cord. An NTD originates from and is characterized by incomplete closure of the neural tube, which is an organizer and precursor of the central nervous system. Methylmercury and Human Embryonic Development Methylmercury (MeHg) is an organic form of mercury that can damage the developing brains of human fetuses. Women who consume methylmercury during pregnancy can bear children who have neurological issues because methylmercury has toxic effects on the nervous system during embryonic development. During the third week of gestation, the human nervous system begins to form in the embryo. During this gestational period, the embryo's nervous system is particularly susceptible to the influence of neurotoxins like methylmercury that can result in abnormalities. Fetal Surgery Fetal surgeries are a range of medical interventions performed in utero on the developing fetus of a pregnant woman to treat a number of congenital abnormalities. The first documented fetal surgical procedure occurred in 1963 in Auckland, New Zealand when A. William Liley treated fetal hemolytic anemia, or Rh disease, with a blood transfusion. Subject: Disorders, Ethics, Reproduction The Effects of Diethylstilbestrol on Embryonic Development Estrogen plays a key role in the regulation of gene transcription. This is accomplished by its ability to act as a ligand and to bind to specific estrogen receptor (ER) molecules, such as ERα and ERβ, which act as nuclear transcription factors. There are three major nuclear estrogen receptor protein domains: the estrogen binding domain, the protein interaction domain, and the DNA binding domain. Subject: Disorders Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS) is a human disorder in which an individual's genetic sex (genotype) differs from that individual's observable secondary sex characteristics (phenotypes). A fetus with AIS is genetically male with a 46,XY genotype. The term 46,XY refers to the chromosomes found in most cells of the fetus. Most cells have a total of 46 autosomes, or non-sex chromosomes, and a pair sex chromosomes, XX for genetic females, or XY for genetic males. Anencephaly is an open neural tube defect, meaning that part of the neural tube does not properly close or that it has reopened during early embryogenesis. An embryo with anencephaly develops without the top of the skull, but retains a partial skull, including the face. Anencephaly is one of the most common birth defects of the neural tube, occurring at a rate of approximately one in one thousand human pregnancies. The condition can be caused by environmental exposure to chemicals, dietary deficiencies, or genetic mutations. Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Cardiac Development A variety of developmental defects occur as a result of prenatal exposure to alcohol (ethanol) in utero. In humans, those defects are collectively classified as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) representing the more severe defects. FAS is defined by pre- and post-natal growth retardation, minor facial abnormalities, and deficiencies in the central nervous system (CNS). In addition to those defects, prenatal exposure to alcohol impacts cardiogenesis, the developmental stage of heart formation. Developmental Timeline of Alcohol-Induced Birth Defects Maternal consumption of alcohol (ethanol) during pregnancy can result in a continuum of embryonic developmental abnormalities that vary depending on the severity, duration, and frequency of exposure of ethanol during gestation. Alcohol is a teratogen, an environmental agent that impacts the normal development of an embryo or fetus. In addition to dose-related concerns, factors such as maternal genetics and metabolism and the timing of alcohol exposure during prenatal development also impact alcohol-related birth defects.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1753
__label__wiki	0.647518	0.647518	"Otaria" redirects here. For the fictional continent, see Magic: The Gathering storylines. The South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens, formerly Otaria byronia), also called the Southern Sea Lion and the Patagonian sea lion, is a sea lion found on the Ecuadorian, Peruvian, Chilean, Falkland Islands, Argentinean, Uruguayan, and Southern Brazilian coasts. It is the only member of the genus Otaria. Its scientific name was subject to controversy, with some taxonomists referring to it as Otaria flavescens and others referring to it as Otaria byronia. The former eventually won out,[3] although that may still be overturned.[4] Locally, it is known by several names, most commonly lobo marino (es)/lobo marinho (pt) (sea wolf) and león marino (es)/leão marinho (pt) (sea lion) and the hair seal. Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Clade: Pinnipediformes Clade: Pinnipedia Family: Otariidae Genus: Otaria Péron, 1816 O. flavescens Otaria flavescens (Shaw, 1800)[2] South American sea lion range Otaria bryonia 3 Social behavior and reproduction 4 Human interactions DescriptionEdit Skeleton of a male South American sea lion The South American sea lion is perhaps the archetypal sea lion in appearance. Males have a very large head with a well-developed mane, making them the most lionesque of the eared seals. They are twice the weight of females.[5] Both males and females are orange or brown coloured with upturned snouts. Pups are born greyish orange ventrally and black dorsally and moult into a more chocolate colour. The South American sea lion's size and weight can vary considerably. Adult males can grow over 2.73 m (9 ft) and weigh up to 350 kg (770 lb).[6] Adult females grow up to 1.8–2 m (6–7 ft) and weigh about half the weight of the males, around 150 kg (330 lb). This species is even more sexually dimorphic than the other sea lions.[7] EcologyEdit Sea lions at Beagle Channel The South American sea lion is found along the coasts and offshore islands of South America, from Peru south to Chile in the Pacific and then north to southern Brazil in the Atlantic.[8] Notable breeding colonies include Lobos Island, Uruguay; Peninsula Valdes, Argentina; Beagle Channel, and the Falkland Islands. Some individuals wander as far north as southern Ecuador, although apparently they never bred there. However, the movement ecology of South American sea lions remains poorly understood, although biologging studies in recent years have advanced our understanding of their at-sea movements at some breeding locations.[9][10][11][12] There is no evidence of a winter migration of sea lions from the Falkland Islands.[13] South American sea lions breed on beaches made of sand, gravel, rocky, or pebble beaches[8] They can also be seen on flat, rocky cliffs with tidepools.[8] Sea lion colonies tend to be small and scattered, especially on rocky beaches.[8] The colonies make spaces between each individual when the weather is warm and sunny.[8] They can also be found in marinas and wharves, but do not breed there. South American sea lions consume numerous species of fishes, including Argentine hake and anchovies.[8] They also eat cephalopods, such as shortfin squid, Patagonian squid, and octopus.[8] They have even been observed preying on penguins, pelicans, and young South American fur seals.[14] South American sea lions may forage at the ocean floor for slow-moving prey or hunt schooling prey in groups, depending on the area. When captured, the prey is shaken violently and torn apart. South American sea lions have been recorded to take advantage of the hunting efforts of dusky dolphins, feeding on the fish they herd together.[15] The sea lions themselves are preyed on by killer whales and sharks, and visited as a handy source of blood by common vampire bats from Isla Pan de Azúcar.[16] Social behavior and reproductionEdit Sea lion colony in Patagonia Mating occurs between December and February. The oestrus usually begins 6 days after the birth of a pup and soon after the copulations start with a peak in January. Males arrive first to establish and defend territories, but then switch to defending females when they arrive.[7] A male aggressively herds females in his territory and defends from both neighbors and intruders.[7] On rocky beaches, males establish territories where females go to cool off, keeping them until estrus.[8] On cobble or sandy beaches, males have territories near the surf and monopolize females trying to get access to the sea.[8] The number of actual fights between males depends on the number of females in heat.[7] The earlier a male arrives at the site, the longer his tenure will be and the more copulations he will achieve.[7] Males are usually able to keep around three females in their harems, but some have as many as 18.[7] Male with harem During the breeding season, males that fail to secure territories and harems, most often subadults, will cause group raids in an attempt to change the status quo and gain access to the females.[17] Group raids are more common on sandy beaches than rocky ones.[17] These raids cause chaos in the breeding harems, often splitting mothers from their young. The resident males try to fight off the raiders and keep all the females in their territorial boundaries. Raiders are often unsuccessful in securing a female, but some are able to capture some females or even stay in the breeding area with one or more females.[17] Sometimes, an invading male abducts pups, possibly as an attempt to control the females.[17] They also take pups as substitutes for mature females.[18] Subadults herd their captured pups and prevent them from escaping, much like adult males do to females.[18] A pup may be mounted by its abductor, but intromission does not occur.[18] While abducting pups does not give males immediate reproductive benefits, these males may gain experience in controlling females.[18] Pups are sometimes severely injured or killed during abductions.[17][18] Despite being mostly a harem-territorial species, one population in Peru has been recorded having a lek-like breeding system. Here, with its longer ratio of males in comparison to females, the males cluster together and display and try to attract females while allowing then to move freely. The warmer climate also makes the females move constantly to the water, further making the traditional mating system difficult to maintain. The group raids that exist in temperate populations are virtually non-existent here.[19] Female sea lion and pup Sea lion mothers remain with their newborn pups for nearly a week before making a routine of taking three-day foraging trips and coming back to nurse the pups.[7][8] They act aggressively to other females that come close to their pups, as well as alien pups that try to get milk from them.[20] Pups first enter the water at about four weeks and are weaned at about 12 months. This is normally when the mother gives birth to a new pup. Pups gradually spend more time in the nearshore surf and develop swimming skills.[8] South American sea lions are observed to make various vocalizations and calls which differ between sexes and ages.[21] Adult males make high-pitched calls during aggressive interactions,[21] barks when establishing territories,[21] growls when interacting with females,[21] and exhalations after antagonistic encounters.[21] Females with pups make a mother primary call when interacting with their pups,[21] and grunts during aggressive encounters with other females.[21] Pups make pup primary calls.[21] Some of those vocalizations and acoustic features may support individuality.[21] Human interactionsEdit Urban sea lion colony in the city of Valdivia, Chile Sea lion, symbol of Mar del Plata Sea lion skins The Moche people of ancient Peru worshipped the sea and its animals. They often depicted South American sea lions in their art.[22] Two statues of this species are the symbol of the city of Mar del Plata. Indigenous peoples of South America exploited this species for millennia and by Europeans around the 16th century.[23] The hunting has since gone down and the species is no longer threatened. The species is protected in most of its range.[1] Numerous reserves and protected areas at rookeries and haul-out sites exist for the sea lions.[1] Despite this, protection regulations are not effectively enforced in much of animals' range.[1] The overall population of sea lions is considered stable; the estimate is 265,000 animals. They are declining in the Falkland Islands, and in Argentina Patagonia, but are increasing in Chile and Uruguay.[1] Many sea lions of the Peruvian population died in the 1997/1998 el Niño.[1][24] They still are killed due to their habits of stealing fish and damaging fishing nets.[1] Sea lions in the port of Mar del Plata have been found with toxic chemicals and heavy metals in their systems.[25] This species is sometimes kept in captivity. Marine life portal Mammals portal Unihemispheric slow-wave sleep Pincoy ^ a b c d e f g Campagna, C. (2008). "Otaria flavescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2009. CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url ^ Shaw, George (1800). "Yellow seal". General Zoology. Vol. 1. Part 2. Mammalia. London: G. Kearsley. pp. 260–261. ^ Rodriguez, D., R. Bastida. 1993. The southern sea lion, Otaria byronia or Otaria flavescens?. Marine Mammal Science, 9(4): 372–381. ^ Berta, A. & Churchill, M. (2012). "Pinniped Taxonomy: evidence for species and subspecies". Mammal Review. 42 (3): 207–234. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2907.2011.00193.x. ^ Kindersley, Dorling (2001,2005). Animal. New York City: DK Publishing. ISBN 0-7894-7764-5. Check date values in: \|year= (help) ^ http://www.theanimalfiles.com/mammals/seals_sea_lions/south_american_sea_lion.html ^ a b c d e f g Campagna, C., B. Le Boeuf. 1988. "Reproductive behavior of southern sea lions". Behaviour, 104(3–4): 233–261. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Randall R. Reeves; Brent S. Stewart; Phillip J. Clapham; James A. Powell (2002). National Audubon Society Guide to Marine Mammals of the World. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. ISBN 0375411410. ^ Riet-Sapriza FG, Costa DP, Franco-Trecu V et al (2013) Foraging behavior of lactating South American sea lions (Otaria flavescens) and spatial–temporal resource overlap with the Uruguayan fisheries. Deep Sea Res Part II 88–89:106–119. ^ Rodríguez DH, Dassis M, Ponce de León A et al (2013) Foraging strategies of Southern sea lion females in the La Plata River Estuary (Argentina–Uruguay). Deep Sea Res Part II 88–89:120– 130. ^ Baylis, Alastair M. M.; Orben, Rachael A.; Costa, Daniel P.; Tierney, Megan; Brickle, Paul; Staniland, Iain J. (2017). "Habitat use and spatial fidelity of male South American sea lions during the nonbreeding period". Ecology and Evolution. 7 (11): 3992–4002. doi:10.1002/ece3.2972. PMC 5468127. PMID 28616194. ^ Baylis, A.M.M., Orben, R.A., et al. Diving deeper into individual foraging specializations of a large marine predator, the southern sea lion Oecologia (2015) 179: 1053. ^ Baylis AMM, Orben RA, Arnould JPY, Christiansen F, Hays GC, Staniland IJ (2015) Disentangling the cause of a catastrophic population decline in a large marine mammal. Ecology 96: 2834–2847. ^ Harcourt, R (1993). "Individual variation in predation on fur seals by southern sea lions (Otaria byronia) in Peru". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 71 (9): 1908–1911. doi:10.1139/z93-273. ^ Würsig, B. and Würsig, M. 1980. "Behavior and ecology of the dusky dolphin, Lagenorhynchus obscurus, in the South Atlantic". Fishery Bulletin 77: 871–890. ^ Midgley, Neil (27 July 2012). "The Dark: Nature's Night-time World, BBC Two, 9.00pm, preview". The Telegraph. Retrieved 12 May 2019. ^ a b c d e Campagna, C., B. Le Boeuf, H. Capposso. 1988. "Group raids: a mating strategy of male southern sea lions". Behaviour, 105(3–4): 224–249. ^ a b c d e Campagna, C., B. Le Boeuf, H. Cappozzo. 1988. "Pup abduction and infanticide in southern sea lions". Behaviour, 107(1–2): 44–60. ^ Soto, K. H.; Trites, A. W. (2011). "South American sea lions in Peru have a lek-like mating system". Marine Mammal Science. 27 (2): 306–333. doi:10.1111/j.1748-7692.2010.00405.x. ^ Esteban Fernández-Juricic and Marcelo H. Cassini. "Intra-sexual female agonistic behaviour of the South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens) in two colonies with different breeding substrates". Acta Ethologica, Volume 10, Number 1, 23–28, doi:10.1007/s10211-006-0024-4. (2007) ^ a b c d e f g h i Esteban Fernández-Juricic, Claudio Campagna, Víctor Enriquez and Charles Leo Ortiz "Vocal Communication and Individual Variation in Breeding South American Sea Lions". Behaviour, Vol. 136, No. 4 (May, 1999), pp. 495–517 ^ Berrin, Katherine & Larco Museum. The Spirit of Ancient Peru:Treasures from the Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1997. ^ Rodriguez, D. and Bastida, R. 1998. "Four hundred years in the history of pinniped colonies around Mar del Plata, Argentina". Aquatic Conservation of Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 8: 721–735. ^ Baylis, A. M. M., Orben, R. A., Arnould, J. P. Y., Christiansen, F., Hays, G. C. and Staniland, I. J. 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__label__wiki	0.779166	0.779166	Not to be confused with The Three Kings. For other uses, see We Three Kings (disambiguation). Three Kings of Orient The Adoration of the Magi by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo John Henry Hopkins, Jr. 8.8.4.4.6 with refrain "Three Kings of Orient" by John Henry Hopkins, Jr. "We Three Kings", original title "Three Kings of Orient", also known as "We Three Kings of Orient Are" or "The Quest of the Magi", is a Christmas carol that was written by John Henry Hopkins Jr. in 1857. At the time of composing the carol, Hopkins served as the rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and he wrote the carol for a Christmas pageant in New York City. Many versions of this song have been composed and it remains a popular Christmas carol.[1] 1 Lyrics 1.1 Composition 2 Background and influence 3 Parodies Lyrics[edit] [as printed in Hopkins, Carols, Hymns, and Songs, 1st ed., 1863] THREE KINGS OF ORIENT. 1. We Three Kings of Orient are, Bearing gifts we traverse afar, Field and fountain, Moor and mountain, Following yonder Star. O Star of Wonder, Star of Night, Star with Royal Beauty bright, Westward leading, Still proceeding, Guide us to Thy perfect Light. Gaspard. 2. Born a King on Bethlehem plain, Gold I bring to crown Him again, King for ever, Ceasing never Over us all to reign. O Star, &c. Melchior. 3. Frankincense to offer have I, Incense owns a Deity nigh: Prayer and praising All men raising, Worship Him God on High. Balthazar. 4. Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume Breathes a life of gathering gloom;— Sorrowing, sighing, Bleeding, dying, Sealed in the stone-cold tomb. 5. Glorious now behold Him arise, King, and God, and Sacrifice; Heav’n sings Hallelujah: Hallelujah the earth replies. Composition[edit] John Henry Hopkins Jr. organized the carol in such a way that three male voices would each sing a single verse by himself in order to correspond with the three kings.[2] The first and last verses of the carol are sung together by all three as "verses of praise", while the intermediate verses are sung individually with each king describing the gift he was bringing.[3] The refrain proceeds to praise the beauty of the Star of Bethlehem.[4] Nowadays, however, the Magi's solos are typically not observed when singing the carol.[2] The carol's melody has been described as "sad" and "shifting" in nature.[5] Because of this, it highly resembles a song from the Middle Ages and Middle Eastern music, both of which it has been frequently compared to.[5] Context[edit] The carol centres around the Biblical Magi, who visited Jesus as a child in a house (Matthew 2:11) sometime after his Nativity and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh while paying homage to him. Though the event is recounted in the Gospel of Matthew, there are no further details given in the New Testament with regards to their names, the number of Magi that were present or whether they were even royal.[6][7] There are, however, verses in the Old Testament that foretell of the visitors. Isaiah 60:6:..."The wealth of the nations will come to you. A multitude of camels will cover you. The young camels of Midian and Ephah; All those from Sheba will come; They will bring gold and frankincense, and will bear good news of the praises of the Lord." New American Standard Bible, and two selections from the Psalms- Psalm 72:10: "The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall pay tribute, and the kings of Arabia and Saba offer gifts" and Psalm 72:15: "...and may there be given to him gold from Arabia", New American Standard Bible. Hence, the names of the Magi—Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar—and their status as kings from the Orient are legendary and based on tradition.[4][7] The number three stems from the fact that there were three separate gifts that were given. (Yet, there is no logic in concluding that three gifts meant three, rather than two to two trillion gift givers, each giving the same one, two and/or three gifts in combinations as unique or like those combinations also being given by one or more other gift givers!)[8] Background and influence[edit] At the time he was writing "We Three Kings" in 1857, John Henry Hopkins Jr. was serving as the rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.[4][9] Although he originally worked as a journalist for a New York newspaper and studied to become a lawyer,[5][10] he chose to join the clergy upon graduating from the University of Vermont.[11] Hopkins studied at the General Theological Seminary in New York City and after graduating and being ordained a deacon in 1850, he became its first music teacher five years later, holding the post until 1857 alongside his ministry in the Episcopal Church.[8][11] During his final year of teaching at the seminary,[11] Hopkins wrote "We Three Kings" for a Christmas pageant held at the college.[12] It was noteworthy that Hopkins composed both the lyrics and music; contemporary carol composers usually wrote either the lyrics or music but not both.[9][13] Originally titled "Three Kings of Orient", it was sung within his circle of family and friends. Because of the popularity it achieved among them, Hopkins decided to publish the carol in 1863 in his book Carols, Hymns, and Songs.[13] It was the first Christmas carol originating from the United States to achieve widespread popularity,[1] as well as the first to be featured in Christmas Carols Old and New, a "prestigious"[13] and "influential"[14] collection of carols that was published in the United Kingdom.[13] In 1916, the carol was printed in the hymnal for the Episcopal Church; that year's edition was the first to have a separate section for Christmas songs.[5] "We Three Kings" was also included in the Oxford Book of Carols published in 1928, which praised the song as "one of the most successful of modern composed carols."[7] Parodies[edit] The carol has sometimes been subjected to parody, and several parody versions exist. ^ a b Storer, Doug (December 17, 1982). "America's first Christmas carol written in Huron". The Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida. p. 12B. Retrieved December 26, 2013. ^ a b Crump, William D. (August 30, 2013). The Christmas Encyclopedia, 3d ed. McFarland. pp. 436–7. ISBN 9781476605739. ^ Lowe, Cody (December 24, 1993). "The Stories Behind The Songs". The Roanoke Times. p. NRV5. Retrieved December 27, 2013. (subscription required) ^ a b c Willson, Ruth (December 24, 1966). "Carol singing popular tradition". The Leader-Post. Regina. p. 6. Retrieved December 26, 2013. ^ a b c d Dunham, Mike (December 19, 1993). "Caroling Into Christmas Insurance Salesmen, Teachers Had A Hand In Writing Songs". Anchorage Daily News. p. G1. Retrieved December 27, 2013. (subscription required) ^ Bogle, Joanna (1992). A Book of Feasts and Seasons. Gracewing Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 9780852442173. ^ a b c The Christmas Carolers' Book in Song and Story. Alfred Music Publishing. March 1, 1985. p. 36. ISBN 9781457466618. ^ a b Osbeck, Kenneth W. (1999). Joy to the World!: The Stories Behind Your Favorite Christmas Carols. Kregel Publications. p. 97. ISBN 9780825434310. ^ a b Mulligan, Hugh A. (December 22, 1959). "Bethlehem Inspired American To Write Famous Carol". The Telegraph. Nashua. p. 13. Retrieved December 26, 2013. ^ Pond, Neil (December 19, 2005). "Christmas Classics". McCook Daily Gazette. p. 6. Retrieved December 28, 2013. ^ a b c Shiver, Warren (November 30, 2007). "Stories Behind The Hymns – We Three Kings". Gaffney Ledger. Retrieved December 28, 2013. ^ Higgins, Cathy (December 25, 2006). "Creation of classics". The Albany Herald. p. 6B. Retrieved December 26, 2013. ^ a b c d Flanagan, Mike (December 19, 1986). "The origins of Christmas Songs". Ottawa Citizen. p. H1. Retrieved December 26, 2013. ^ Oldfield, Molly; Mitchinson, John (December 24, 2013). "QI: some quite interesting facts about Christmas carols". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved December 26, 2013. Fuld, James (1966). The Book of World Famous Music Classical, Popular and Folk. Images of early editions of the carol and historical information about We Three Kings Of Orient Are Free typeset sheet music from Cantorion.org Presentation of Jesus at the Temple Great Blessing of Waters at Theophany (Eastern Orthodox) Epiphany feast days (East Syriac Rite) Timkat (Ethiopian Orthodox Church) Little Christmas (Julian Calendar) Feast of the Transfiguration (Certain Protestants) Biblical Magi Baptism of the Lord Marriage at Cana Bolo-rei Tortell Epiphany Eve Cavalcade of Magi Chalking the door Pilgrimage to Al-Maghtas Badalisc Moravian star St. Knut's Day Star singers As with Gladness Men of Old Es ist für uns eine Zeit angekommen (Unto us a time has come) Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn (The Only Son from Heaven) Stern über Bethlehem (Star above Bethlehem) The Three Kings Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How Lovely Shines the Morning Star) Noted works Christus (Mendelssohn) Church cantatas for the Feast of Epiphany (and following) Orgelbüchlein § Epiphany BWV 616–617 The Ballad of the Brown King Christianity portal Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=We_Three_Kings&oldid=998641768" Songs about royalty American Christmas songs Burl Ives songs Cultural depictions of the Biblical Magi Book of Love (band) songs Mario Lanza songs The Beach Boys songs Glen Campbell songs Epiphany music	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1764
__label__wiki	0.801724	0.801724	Endurance Sports Florida Florida Cup: Growing in SUP Stature By Pete Williams MADEIRA BEACH – Bruce Denson paused this morning during his busy day of race director duties at the Florida Cup to consider the growth of the third-annual stand-up paddleboarding event. There were nearly 200 paddlers between the open, elite and kids races, a tent city of sponsor tents representing prominent SUP companies, and postcard-perfect weather. There was a massive inflatable finish arch and announcers from Stoke Radio handling emcee duties to give the race a big-event feel. Best of all, Denson seems to have found the ideal spot for a major SUP race in Tampa Bay: Archibald Park in Madeira Beach. “We’ve gotten tremendous support from Madeira Beach, the sponsors, and of course the entire SUP community,” says Denson, a St. Petersburg attorney and avid paddler. Archibald Park, the longtime home of the Madeira Beach Triathlon, seems tailor-made for SUP, with parking for about 80 cars in the beach lot and at least 100 more at a supermarket across the street that allows athletes to park there for no charge in a designated area. Though Pinellas County’s Gulf of Mexico beaches are ideal for SUP racing, parking always has been the stumbling block. Numerous events have tried to build traction at sites between St. Petersburg and Clearwater only to struggle with offering adequate parking nearby. Denson debuted the Florida Cup in Treasure Island in 2013 and staged it at St. Pete Beach last year, encountering the same issue in both places. The Archibald Park lot, usually shut down for triathlon parking to stage the transition area and post-race festivities, proved adequate for Florida Cup parking. For later arrivals, Denson had board “sherpas” on hand to unload boards and transport them to the shoreline while racers parked at the supermarket. Denson also has streamlined what was a packed weekend-long series of activities. There’s still Friday night packet pickup and a post-race lunch, but the focus is on the race itself. That’s why we believe the Florida Cup will be among the major SUP races that will survive long-term. As with running, triathlon, and obstacle racing, the number of SUP races has exploded in recent years only to see a shakeout. Many SUP events self-destruct by offering prize money, multiple parties, and lavish awards presentations held well after the end of the race – all of which adds financial pressure and organization hassles to what is already a challenging production staged on public waterways. Even The Battle of the Paddle, the sport’s premier event held in California, folded earlier this month after nearly a decade because race organizers grew tired of staging what had become an increasingly lavish and expensive weekend. Which races will fill the void? The popular Carolina Cup, held in Wrightsville, North Carolina in April, is now the biggest event with more than 600 athletes. Denson’s Florida Cup also seems in good position to grow, especially with athletes and sponsors raving about this morning’s event. Florida always seems like the overshadowed little brother in endurance sports, with Californians claiming ownership of triathlon and stand-up paddleboarding. But the Sunshine State leads the nation in number of marathons, obstacle races, triathlons and SUP events – and also the quality of events – with California promoters forever struggling to get their act together. The nation’s largest warm-weather state now has no major championship in triathlon or SUP. Some might suggest that mirrors the overall management of the states in general. Either way, we’re bullish on SUP in Florida and the Florida Cup, the Sunshine State’s premier event, which seems poised to flourish in 2016 and beyond. Filed under SUP Tagged as Bruce Denson, Florida Cup, Stand-up paddleboarding, SUP Nude SUP Challenge Returns to Kissimmee The Nude SUP Challenge, which debuted last year as the world’s first clothing-optional stand-up paddleboard race, returns to the Cypress Cove nudist resort in Kissimmee, Fla., on Sunday, Sept. 13. The four-mile race, held on the 50-acre Brown Lake within the confines of Cypress Cove, takes place the day after Surf Expo, the largest industry trade show for surfing and SUP. Surf Expo is held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, just a 25-minute drive from Cypress Cove. Registration for the Nude SUP Challenge is now open. Race entry also provides all-day admission into Cypress Cove, one of North America’s premier nudist resorts. Cypress Cove is hosting a weekend of clothing-optional endurance sports with the fifth-annual Streak the Cove 5K taking place on Saturday, Sept. 12. Registered athletes will receive Cypress Cove member rates on hotel rooms and campsites for the weekend. “We’re looking forward to a great weekend of racing,” said Cypress Cove owner Ted Hadley. “Between the Streak the Cove and the Nude SUP Challenge it promises to be one of most memorable weekends ever.” Nineteen athletes – 11 men and eight women – made endurance sports history by competing in the inaugural Nude SUP Challenge in 2014 Athletes came from as far away as Southern California, Ohio, Maryland, and Georgia.With more than a hundred Cypress Cove residents and guests watching along Brown Lake on a balmy morning, paddlers completed four and a half laps around the 50-acre waterway for a total of four miles. The winner, a 25-year-old man from Sarasota, navigated the course in 40 minutes, 45 seconds. The female winner, a 33-year-old also from Sarasota, finished fourth overall at 44:15. Stand-up paddleboarding is one of America’s fastest-growing sports, combining fitness and water sports. As the sport has grown in recent years, a number of stand-up paddleboard races have emerged. The Nude SUP Challenge was the first clothing-optional stand-up paddleboarding race anywhere and more than 60 paddlers are expected for 2015. “This is a great event,” said Hadley, who watched the 2014 race unfold from the middle of Brown Lake in his boat with one of several Osceola County EMS staffers hired for safety support. “We’re looking forward to growing the Nude SUP Challenge into an annual tradition.” The Nude SUP Challenge was organized by Enterprise Media LLC, which has put on the clothing-optional Streak the Cove 5K run at Cypress Cove annually since 2011 and the Caliente Bare Dare 5K in Florida’s Pasco County since 2010. As with all races put on by Enterprise Media, photography is strictly prohibited. Race results and names of participants are not published. Filed under Races, SUP Tagged as nude stand-up paddleboarding, Nude SUP Challenge The Bob Seger Top 70 at 70 This is a blog about endurance sports in Florida, so it might seem an odd place to celebrate today’s 70th birthday of Bob Seger. But Seger knows a few things about endurance and Florida and not just because he ran a 5:05 mile in high school. He spent much of his twenties trying to build a following outside of his native Michigan, touring endlessly before building some traction in the Sunshine State. He continued his marathon travels in the 1980s and marked his 50th year in music with a tour earlier this year with three stops in Florida. Seger’s music resonated with me as a 10-year-old living in Richmond, Virginia in 1980. This was a transitional period in American music, right after disco and before the dominance of Michael Jackson and Madonna. So my formative years of music fandom could have gone in many directions. Thankfully Seger was there on my FM dial with his bluesy-rock-country sound delivered in a high-testosterone voice that was warmer and rangier than contemporaries like Neil Young and John Fogerty. He was Springsteen before Springsteen, a gifted songwriter and blue-collar commentator. You could understand and sing along with his ballads and hard-charging songs about picking yourself up, learning from experience, dealing with regret, and forging ahead. Seger was just 35 in 1980, his best-selling album sales behind him, but his songwriting showed the wisdom of a much older man. Like my all-time favorite athlete, Dale Murphy, Seger enjoyed his best years from 1976-1983 and made another strong push from 1986-87. Seger didn’t always make the best career decisions. He turned down both Woodstock and a chance to play halftime at the Super Bowl. His longtime manager Punch Andrews has made some puzzling moves over the release of his music on iTunes and elsewhere. But Seger has remained true to his core values. He let himself go gray and heavier and embraced the old guy look. He became a father later in life and basically took a decade (1996-2006) off when his kids were little. At a time when many of his contemporaries rake in millions with endless touring, he’s hit the road sparingly over the last two decades. For 35 years, he’s provided the soundtrack to my life and those of many others, something I was reminded of in February when I saw him in Fort Myers on what might have been his last tour. If so, it’s been a helluva ride, with so many memorable songs. In honor of his 70th birthday today, here are my 70 favorite Bob Seger tunes. (70) – Shakedown (Beverly Hills Cop II soundtrack, 1987) – A very un-Seger sounding song but, like all Seger movie music, it fit perfectly with the film and the era. Given the man’s incredible body of work and how many of his songs appeared in movies, it’s odd that Shakedown is both his only No.1 hit and his only song nominated for an Academy Award. Even diehard Seger fans struggle to come up with that trivia answer. (69) – The Horizontal Bop (Against the Wind, 1980) – One of Seger’s few cheeky double entendre songs – “Grass is good as carpet. Anyplace is fine” – it probably belongs higher, but we’ll stick it at 69. (68) – Sock it to Me Santa (A Rock and Roll Christmas, 1995) – Not as awkward as the Bon Jovi “Back Door Santa” tune, but definitely an unusual offering from Seger. Still, it has its moments and always good to hear Seger in Christmas rotation, especially where “Little Drummer Boy” has been deemed too slow. (67) – Blue Monday (Road House soundtrack, 1989) – Written by Dave Bartholomew and popularized by Fats Domino, Seger covers this well for the movie “Road House” starring Patrick Swayze at the height of the late actor’s chiseled, mullet-headed fame. Seger has contributed to a lot of great films. This isn’t one of them, but his Blue Monday is memorable. (66) Wreck This Heart (Face the Promise, 2006) – Leadoff song on Seger’s first new album in a decade, it’s a catchy tune about dealing with pressure and finding the time for what’s important. (65) East Side Story (1966) – One of Seger’s first singles, recorded with his band The Last Heard, it sounds a little ‘60s psychedelic, but the 21-year-old’s powerful voice resonates. Seger made his first TV appearance to perform this song on the show “Swingin’ Time” hosted by Robin Seymour. (64) – Tightrope (Like a Rock, 1986) – Like Shakedown, a very un-Seger sound more reflective of the ‘80s than Seger’s career. But this song about drug culture is a powerful one. I was mesmerized as a 16-year-old watching Seger’s female backup singers on the American Storm tour gyrate on stage during this song. They sounded awesome, too. (63) Downtown Train (Ultimate Hits, 2011) – Seger recorded this Tom Waits cover in 1989, but didn’t release it since Rod Stewart had just done his own version. Seger and Stewart have somewhat similar voices and Seger’s Downtown Train, included in his Ultimate Hits album in 2011, furthers that comparison. (62) Lucifer (Mongrel, 1970) – You can hear the future Seger sound developing in this tune, released with his Bob Seger System band in the pre-Silver Bullet era. It peaked at No.80 on the charts, one of his first top 100 hits. (61) Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey! (Going Back to Birmingham) (Ultimate Hits, 2011) – Seger covered this 1956 Little Richard song in 1989 in the same session that produced Blue Monday for the Road House soundtrack but didn’t release it until 2011. Seger gives it his own bluesy, rollicking twist. (60) Heavy Music (1967) – Released as a single with The Last Heard, it later appeared on the popular Live Bullet album. Many thought it had sexual connotations – especially the many references to going deeper – but Seger maintained it was just a song about the power of music. (59) – No Man’s Land (Against the Wind, 1980) – This was the B-side of the first 45 I ever purchased, the title track of the Against the Wind album. It’s a shame we no longer have 45s, which inspired us to examine under-the-radar songs we otherwise would have ignored. No Man’s Land, deep on the bench of a great album, is such a tune. (58) Brave Strangers (Stranger in Town, 1978) – Overshadowed by megahits on perhaps Seger’s best-known album (though Against the Wind was his only No.1 disc), Brave Strangers is a signature Seger song of brief romance that starts slow before building to a crescendo. (57) Little Victories (The Distance, 1982) – Seger said this song is “about those first couple of days after something falls apart, when you’re close to a bad, almost suicidal depression… That’s when you’re just determined, and you think, ‘How am I gonna get through this?’ Okay, I got up today, that’s a little victory.” Familiar Seger themes of picking yourself up and being stronger from the experience. (56) Take a Chance (The Fire Inside, 1991) – Seger never has whiffed in the Silver Bullet era with the first song on an album and this cautionary tale about not being honest and genuine is no exception. (55) East L.A. (1984) – B-side of the single Understanding recorded for the “Teachers” movie soundtrack, this is about living a low-key but satisfying existence in Tinseltown. “We’re just cross town, a couple million miles away.” (54) Lookin’ Back (1971) – A non-album single about political conservatism, it later appeared on Seger’s Live Bullet album. (53) Let it Rock (Nine Tonight, 1980) – Seger is one of many to cover Chuck Berry’s 1960 classic and it’s a strong tribute. This is one of four songs on the Nine Tonight album recorded on my 11th birthday at the Boston Garden. I wish I could have been there. (52) The Fire Inside (The Fire Inside, 1991) – Title track of a disappointing album by Seger standards, it seemed like a stretch to include it later in the Greatest Hits collection, especially since Seger mentioned that he rewrote the original lyric many times. “I’ve never done that before or since.” Seger always does a great job with his first lyrics and this song has grown on me. (51) Fortunate Son (Like a Rock, 1986) – Seger’s live version of the CCR tune is one of the best of the off-covered, anti-war anthem. Though recorded 17 years after the original, it still struck a chord. (50) Wildfire (Early Seger Volume 1, 2009) – Recorded in 1985 and once considered for the title track of what became the Like a Rock album, it ended up on the cutting room floor. Seger dusted off this moving Roll Me Away-sound-a-like for his first Early Seger album, released in 2009. (49) Can’t Hit the Corners No More (Unreleased, late ‘70s) – Springsteen has “Glory Days.” John Fogerty has “Centerfield.” It’s too bad Seger, a big Detroit Tigers fan, left this one off the Against the Wind album. It’s a quintessential Seger tune about getting older through the eyes of a pitcher. It was supposed to appear in the Tom Cruise/Paul Newman movie “The Color of Money” but didn’t make it. Oh well. Maybe it will end up in a boxed set some day. (48) American Storm (Like a Rock, 1986) – It sounds like “Even Now,” the leadoff song of his previous album (The Distance). But this song might best showcase Seger’s howling, breathless range. I’m guessing he can’t hit some of these notes anymore. Then again, most of us have never touched cigarettes and can’t begin to sing along with this one. American Storm was a great name for a concert tour, and the 106-show voyage from 1986-87 was Seger’s last extended road trip. (47) – Real Mean Bottle (Face the Promise, 2006) – Most memorable song from the only new album Seger released in an 18-year stretch (1996-2014), it pairs Seger with friend and fellow Michigan native Kid Rock. (46) Miami (Like a Rock, 1986) Once used in an episode of “Miami Vice” at the height of that show’s popularity, it’s a vivid, haunting song where Seger voices concern about the treatment of Cuban refugees. (45) – Detroit Made (Ride Out, 2014) – Faster cover of a track written by John Hiatt, another gifted songwriter, who opened for Seger on his 1996 “It’s a Mystery” tour. (44) – The Fire Down Below (Night Moves, 1976) – Somewhat overlooked on Seger’s breakout studio album, this tale about prostitution – later covered by Bette Midler and Tina Turner – showcases Seger’s songwriting talents. (43) Betty Lou’s Getting’ Out Tonight (Against the Wind, 1980) – Fast-paced, funky tune used during encores on several concert tours, its lyrics have always puzzled me. Is Betty Lou getting out of jail? Rehab? House arrest? Being grounded? (42) Good for Me (Against the Wind, 1980) – Overshadowed on an album full of signature Seger ballads, this song is a typical Seger reflection showing respect, admiration and bewilderment over women. “She’s no good at being phony. She never tells a good lie.” (41) Makin’ Thunderbirds (The Distance, 1982) – You’d think Ford would have contacted Seger to use this song about the heyday of its ’55 Thunderbird and the Detroit auto industry, inspired by Seger’s three-week stint working at Ford as a young man. Instead it was Chevy that came along after the 1986 Like a Rock album and built a memorable campaign. (40) I Can’t Save You Angelene (It’s a Mystery, 1996) – One of Seger’s more unique sounding songs, with lots of piano and a slow but powerful beat. (39) Nine Tonight (Nine Tonight, 1980) – Another hard-charging song, it was supposed to be on the Against the Wind album but ended up the title track of a live album shortly thereafter. Interesting Seger trivia: It’s the first of many Seger songs to appear in movie soundtracks (John Travolta’s 1980 “Urban Cowboy,” which includes a who’s who of talent, including Joe Walsh, Bonnie Raitt, Kenny Rogers, The Eagles, Jimmy Buffett, and The Charlie Daniels Band.) (38) Nutbush City Limits (Beautiful Loser, 1975) – Cover of Tina Turner hit about her rural Tennessee hometown, Seger kicked off many ‘70s concerts with this upbeat tune, most famously for the Live Bullet album. Interesting trivia: Nutbush does not have city limits. (37) Ain’t Got No Money (Stranger in Town, 1978) – I’ve always liked that Seger rarely uses improper grammar unless it makes an impact – i.e. “today’s music ain’t got the same soul.” This song was written by Scottish rocker Frankie Miller, who Seger cited as an influence in 1978. The opening lyrics of this song sound like something Seger might have written: “Well I’m looking for a woman about five foot six, who ain’t into glamour, she’s just into kicks.” (36) Railroad Days (Brand New Morning, 1971) – Beautiful acoustic song, just Seger and his guitar. It’s about the glory days of youth and touches upon some of his interests (trains, baseball). The song, like the album, is only available in vinyl. (35) The Ring (Like a Rock, 1986) – Another classic Seger ballad about lost hopes and dreams. “Now twenty years have gone. And her kids have moved on. And she’s still on the far end of town.” (34) Comin’ Home (The Distance, 1982) – One of Seger’s longest (6:08), slowest, and most downtrodden songs, it’s about returning home after struggling to make it in the big city. “Lots of dreams that all went wrong. You’ll just tell them what they want to hear. How you took the place by storm. You won’t tell them how you lost it all. You’ll just say you’re comin’ home.” (33) Manhattan (It’s a Mystery, 1996) – Seger didn’t write this one, but he’s the right voice for this dark song about the New York drug culture. (32) Satisfied (Greatest Hits 2, 2003) – What a versatile tune. It’s a beautiful love song with a rhythm that makes it sound like it belongs in a strip club. Usually when an artist tacks a couple of previously unreleased tunes to a Greatest Hits album, it seems like a reach. This one sounds like signature Seger. “All of the others, just stood around and lied. If I had you, babe, I’d be satisfied.” (31) Come to Poppa (Night Moves, 1976) – Seger didn’t write this one – Earl Randle and Willie Mitchell did – but he puts his bluesy-rock stamp on it. Maybe Seger’s most high-testosterone song, it too sounds like it belongs in a strip club, though maybe as part of a male review. (30) It’s You (Like a Rock, 1986) – Maybe Seger’s most underrated love song, another beautiful ballad of enduring love. “I don’t really claim to understand it. I just know the way you make me feel. No one has to tell me I’m a lucky man. No one has to tell me that it’s real.” (29) Fire Lake (Against the Wind, 1980) – Another slow, powerful ballad on an album full of them, this song seems to go perfectly with Jim Warren’s album cover art of horses running through the surf. If it sounds a bit like an Eagles tune, that’s because Glen Frey, Don Henley, and Timothy B. Schmit provided backing harmony vocals. (28) Sunspot Baby (Night Moves, 1976) – Seger had two brief early marriages and you get the impression he met some interesting women along the way before getting married for a third time and having kids later in life. This song, like many Seger tunes, starts off strong. Like a novelist or journalist, you can tell the guy works hard on his leads: “She packed up her bags and she took off down the road. Left me here stranded with the bills she owed.” (27) Get Out of Denver (Seven, 1974) – Oft-covered, most successful track from the underrated Seven album, the first with the Silver Bullet Band, it helped bring Seger out of obscurity as he approached 30 and had a successful tour as the opening act for KISS. (I was only 4 when this tour took place. Can someone put a 2016 KISS/Bob Seger tour together? Tell me this wouldn’t be huge!) I saw Seger perform this song in Denver on Valentine’s Day on the 2007 Face the Promise tour. He hadn’t played it often but he introduced it with, “Well, you know I’ve gotta play this here!” (26) Even Now (The Distance, 1982) – Another Seger song that captures the uneasiness of growing older. Perhaps appropriately, The Distance was the last album by a major American recording artist to be released on 8-track. Seger requested it knowing many of his fans still listened to the format. As someone who drove a 1977 Pontiac station wagon with an 8-track deck through high school graduation (1987), I appreciated the gesture, buying old Seger 8-tracks in thrift stores. (25) Little Drummer Boy (A Very Special Christmas, 1987) – So many rock versions of Christmas classics seem tailor-made for holiday movie trailers. Seger’s beautiful rendition of this song, which features Springsteen guitarist Nils Lofgren helping out the Silver Bullet Band, is low-key but powerful. (24) – We’ve Got Tonight (Stranger in Town, 1978) – Seger has marveled at how so many couples have told him they chose this as their wedding song. It’s about a one-night stand. (23) – Her Strut (Against the Wind, 1980) – Nobody can underestimate the impact of the 1960s-70s Jane Fonda, no matter how polarizing her political views. This aggressive guitar number, released several years before ol’ Barbarella became a fitness icon, captures her perfectly. “In spite of all her talking. Once she starts in walking. The lady will be all they ever dreamed.” (22) – Shame on the Moon (The Distance, 1982) – This slow Rodney Crowell cover, for which Seger earned a Grammy nomination, makes me feel like I should be riding horseback single file through a mountain pass. I’d hum this while traveling through Europe by train after high school graduation playing endless games of Spades with my buddies as I tried to “shoot the moon.” (21) – Katmandu (Beautiful Loser, 1975) – Ca-ca-ca-ca-catchy tune with a great backstory. Seger would look at National Geographic as a young boy and was fascinated by far-off, exotic places. In the early 1990s he visited Nepal for the first time and then-King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah asked him what inspired him to write the song. Just another example of amazing songwriting. “ I got no kick against the west coast. Warner brothers are such good hosts. I raise my whiskey glass and give them a toast.” Great stuff. (20) Rock & Roll Never Forgets (1976) – Another powerful retrospective, wisdom-of-age song, this has appeared in a couple of recent movie trailers and has served as Seger’s final concert encore for more than 20 years. “So now sweet sixteen’s turned thirty-one. You get to feelin’ weary when the work day’s done.” Seger was 31 when that song came out and already showed a lot of wisdom. A perfect Seger-in-microcosm song. No wonder it’s the title of his “Ultimate Hits” album released in 2011. (19) Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man (1968) – Everyone has a song from childhood that inspired them to lock the bedroom door and lip sync repeatedly, pretending to be a rock star. This was recorded before I was born, but it was that song for me. Set the tone for Seger’s muscular lyrics that appear in so many of his later tunes: “And I was just thirteen when I had to leave home. Knew I couldn’t stick around, had to roam. Ain’t good lookin’, but you know I ain’t shy. Ain’t afraid to look a girl in the eye.” (18) – Mainstreet (Night Moves, 1976) – Another great single from the Night Moves album, Seger wrote it about a pool hall in his native Ann Arbor. Features some of the best sax work by Alto Reed, the longtime Silver Bullet showman with the most fitting stage name ever. (17) Hollywood Nights (Stranger in Town, 1978) If you haven’t driven 90-plus on the freeways around Los Angeles late at night with this blaring, preferably after just getting into town and enduring one of those only-in-L.A. experiences, add this to your music device for the next visit. (16) You’ll Accompany Me (Against the Wind, 1980) “A gypsy wind is blowing warm tonight. The sky is starlit and the time is right. And still you’re tellin’ me you have to go. Before you leave there’s something you should know.” That’s just the first 33 words of the song. Why can’t anyone write like this anymore? (15) Night Moves (Night Moves, 1976) – In high school, I had a teacher give us a week to memorize a lengthy song or poem and present it to class. The only catch? We couldn’t miss a word. One guy didn’t wait a week, standing right up and delivering Night Moves, already a decade old at that point. The tune includes some of the more offbeat Seger phrases – tight pants points, trusty woods, etc. – and makes me regret never learning to play the guitar. (14) Roll Me Away (The Distance, 1982) – This makes me want to go out and buy a Harley. My buddy Jonny Simpkins helped me appreciate it more by quoting it on Facebook for a week before heading out cross-county on his bike last year. It’s Seger at his best, changing speeds like a pitcher between ballad and up tempo until it reaches a crescendo, hitting all the Seger themes of life on the road, brief romance, and picking yourself up. “Stood alone on a mountain top starin’ out at the Great Divide, I could go east I could go west it was all up to me to decide.” This song seems to have risen in stature over the years as Seger has opened concerts with it for two decades – deservedly so. (13) The Real Love (The Fire Inside, 1991) – One of Seger’s best straight-up love songs, this highlighted one of his least successful albums. “I long to see you in the morning son. Everyday – everyday.” Probably the highest ranking this song will get by any Seger fan, but I’m placing it here since it served as such perfect intro music for our wedding video, which did not include “We’ve Got Tonight.” (11-12) Travelin’ Man/Beautiful Loser (Beautiful Loser, 1975; Live Bullet, 1976) – Technically two songs, but often performed live and recorded together, most memorably on Sept. 4-5, 1975 for the Live Bullet album released the following April. This pairing is a pretty good summary of Seger’s work between the haunting ballad of Beautiful Loser and the upbeat but retrospective Travelin’ Man. (10) – Tryin’ to Live My Life without You (Nine Tonight, 1981) – This sounds like it should be a Seger song between its opening lyrics about smoking five packs of cigarettes a day and theme of enduring love. But it’s actually a Eugene Williams cover that pays tribute to the Memphis horn style. There’s a great story about how Seger recorded this (memorably live at the Boston Garden on Oct. 6, 1980) to poke fun at his friends Glenn Frey and Don Henley for ripping off Williams’ opening notes for The Eagles song “The Long Run.” (9) – Lock and Load (It’s a Mystery, 1996) – Underrated, hard-driving song about getting over regret and getting off your ass. “Mediocrity is easy, the good things take time, the great need commitment – right down the line.” Seger, who became a first-time father later in life, recorded this album around his 50th birthday and pretty much took the next decade off to spend time with his young kids. Pretty cool. (8) Still the Same (Stranger in Town, 1978) – Seger wrote this about the Type A characters he met upon moving to Hollywood. There’s a great mid-80s interview between Seger and Bob Costas (available on YouTube) where Costas talks about how this song resonated with him because of his father’s gambling addiction. (7) Chances Are (Hope Floats soundtrack, 1998) – Beautiful duet with Martina McBride that highlighted film starring Sandra Bullock and Harry Connick Jr. You could fill an album with Seger movie music, both original and adapted. Seger’s music has long benefitted from powerful voices of female backup singers, most notably Shaun Murphy, Marcy Levy, and Laura Creamer. (6) Like a Rock (Like a Rock, 1986) – If you watched televised sports from 1991-2004, you listened to this song thousands of times in Chevy truck commercials. And you know what? It never got old. Name another tune that carried an ad campaign for more than a decade. Heck, name another ad campaign that lasted 10 years. Another of Seger’s great reflections-on-getting-old tunes; he wrote this around his 40th birthday. “Twenty years, where’d they go? Twenty years, I don’t know. I sit and I wonder sometimes, where they’ve gone.” (5) Feel Like a Number (Stranger in Town, 1978) – Though written long before robo calls and customer service numbers that take you to India, this high-adrenaline tune that showcases Seger’s songwriting chops still resonates today. “I took my card and I stand in line, to make a buck I work overtime, Dear Sir letters keep coming in the mail…To teachers, I’m just another child. The IRS, I’m another file.” As with “Hollywood Nights,” I always find myself driving really fast on the highway whenever I’m in the car and this song is on the air. (4) Old Time Rock N Roll (Stranger in Town, 1978) – Perhaps the most played song of the jukebox era, made famous by Tom Cruise’s tighty whitey breakout role in “Risky Business” in 1983. Not even endless wedding reception play could ruin this anti-disco tune, released at the peak of the Bee Gees and The Village People. (3) Understanding (Teachers soundtrack, 1984) – Somewhat unnoticed until it appeared on Seger’s Greatest Hits Volume 2 in 2003. Written for the underrated movie “Teachers” starring a deep ‘80s cast of Nick Nolte, Judd Hirsch, Laura Dern, Ralph Macchio, Morgan Freeman and others, it’s another great Seger retrospective tune that also hit the message of the movie perfectly. “It always seemed like no one cared. Then you took the time. And now everything seems clear.” (2) Turn the Page (Back in ’72, 1973) – Haunting classic from 1972 about life on the road, highlighted by the signature sax of Alto Reed. Later covered by Metallica and also the inspiration for Bon Jovi’s Wanted Dead or Alive. Among Seger’s oldest and most critically acclaimed hits, one of the great concert sing-a-long tunes of all time, Turn the Page has stood the test of time. (1) Against the Wind (Against the Wind, 1980) – Title track of an album featuring cover art by Jim Warren. It’s the best of Seger’s wish-I-knew-now-looking-back ballads, though written when he was only 34. Used appropriately in “Forrest Gump” as Forrest ends his three-year running saga after Jenny breaks his heart. This was the first 45 record I bought and I’ve owned it in LP, cassette, 8-Track, CD and digital download. Not sure why it grabbed the attention of a 10-year-old with his first stereo in Richmond, Virginia, but it continues to resonate with me. About 10 years ago, I found an oversized 1980s-era record store poster of the album cover on eBay and later traded it to Warren – who had a studio near me – for one of his prints. Seger brought Against the Wind full circle by putting the Arizona desert scene from Forrest Gump on the cover of his latest album, Ride Out. Tagged as Bob Seger 70th birthday, Bob Seger greatest hits, Bob Seger underrated songs Sweet 16's turned...75. 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__label__wiki	0.91707	0.91707	7 Takeaways From North Carolina’s State Energy Conference Written By Elizabeth Ouzts April 24, 2018 AP Photo/Winston-Salem Journal, Walt Unks Crews install a solar farm in Davidson County, North Carolina in 2011. The debate over how North Carolina transitions to a cleaner energy economy took center stage at the annual event in Raleigh. It’s a time of rapid change in North Carolina’s energy sector, from the state’s rise to No. 2 in the country for solar to the decline of large, centralized coal plants. The energy transformation was a central theme last week at North Carolina State University, where hundreds of clean energy advocates, academics and business people gathered for the annual State Energy Conference. Here are seven takeaways from the event held by the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center: 1. Solar developers are frustrated with Duke Energy’s interconnection logjam. North Carolina’s 4 gigawatts of solar capacity comes almost entirely from large solar farms — rows upon rows of ground-mounted panels built in the last six years. The upsurge was due in part to how the state implemented the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act, a 1978 federal law that requires utilities to contract with small power producers. Duke long argued that the state’s PURPA rules were too favorable for clean energy, and two years ago began slowing to a trickle connections of large solar arrays to its grid, leaving developers over a barrel. A sweeping, bipartisan clean energy law adopted last summer, House Bill 589, was supposed to break the logjam. Only the smallest solar farms would be regulated under new PURPA terms. Duke would use the old terms for up to 3.5 gigawatts of projects stuck in its connection queue, and contract for another 2.6 gigawatts of solar under a competitive bidding process not subject to PURPA. The bill promised to double the state’s solar capacity over four years. But Duke is behind schedule in setting up the new procurement process, and too many projects remain stuck in the connection queue, said conference panelist Karen Kemerait, an attorney for clean energy companies. A representative from Duke brushed off these concerns, but “from the solar developers’ perspective, it continues to be a major issue and problem,” Kemerait said. 2. There are still plenty of loose ends from a sweeping 2017 renewable energy law. House Bill 589 was also designed to spur a wave of rooftop solar and give universities and other large electricity users new pathways to buy clean energy. But critics at the conference said Duke’s proposed “green source advantage” program falls short, and they worry the law opens the door for Duke Energy to reimburse rooftop solar panel owners less money for the energy they produce. Ultimately, whether House Bill 589 represents a “sunrise” or a “sunset” for clean energy in the state will come down to how utility regulators implement it, said Kemerait. “I think it is a sunrise,” she said, but “there is a considerable amount of work that needs to be done to ensure that North Carolina continues to be a viable state for renewable energy.” 3. The current utility regulatory framework has its limits. Duke’s $13 billion “grid modernization” proposal, unveiled a year ago at the same conference, is still maligned for not doing enough to encourage distributed clean energy projects or give customers more information about electricity use. But if there was one thing clean energy advocates and Duke Energy agreed on during a morning panel on the “future of energy,” it was that the current utility model gives the company limited options to recoup new grid costs, whatever their value, if electricity sales remain flat. “Right now, our regulatory framework is preventing the alignment of interests between customers and the utility,” said panelist Ivan Urlaub, executive director of the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association. “That’s why we see a lack of enthusiasm at this stage for the [Duke grid] proposal.” 4. The state’s next clean energy source could come from the ocean. The Tar Heel State is best known as a leader in solar energy, but Mike Muglia, a researcher from the University of North Carolina Coastal Studies Institute, said the state was also pioneering efforts to harness the ocean’s current to produce electricity. With 35 times the flow of all rivers in the world combined, the Gulf Stream could power the state many times over. The key is tapping the ocean current’s flow at a fixed, relatively narrow point, where it acts like a garden hose. “You want to go to somewhere the hose doesn’t move so much,” Muglia said. A huge drop-off in the continental shelf off Cape Hatteras provides just such a corridor, and it’s one of only two such spots in the United States. (The ‘garden hose’ is also in effect off the coast of Japan, where researchers are studying the Kuroshio Current.) Despite ocean energy’s enormous potential, researchers are starting small, with the aim of powering Navy operations at sea. Muglia also said turbines in the ocean could help reduce the impact of currents on above-sea wind turbines, such as those planned off the coast of Kitty Hawk. 5. Despite the headlines, the nuclear industry says it’s optimistic. With cost overruns and mismanagement causing the demise of a multi-billion project in South Carolina, and a plant in Georgia hanging by a thread despite similar problems, the trend lines don’t look good for nuclear energy, even in a region once unique for embracing it. But a panel said a nuclear renaissance was still on the horizon and that engineers were working furiously to address the industry’s skyrocketing operating and construction costs. Proposed redesigns range from the grand (burying an entire plant underground to reduce the workers needed) to the banal (purchasing one type of glove instead dozens to save hundreds of thousands of dollars). Bob Coward, president of the American Nuclear Society, said the bulk of the safety regulations governing the industry were unnecessary and could be scrapped. “The future is bright,” insisted panelist Mark Sartain, the vice president of nuclear engineering for Dominion Energy, “but there are a number of fundamental challenges for us.” 6. Small co-ops and munis are emerging as energy innovation laboratories. With their nonprofit missions and small customer bases, many city-run electric utilities and rural electric cooperatives have emerged as laboratories for innovations in clean energy and energy efficiency. At the conference they showcased their efforts, including more than a dozen community solar projects, the widespread deployment of “smart meters” that give customers real-time information about their electricity use, and a range of microgrids — small, self-powering energy systems that can disconnect from the larger grid in times of emergency. Though Duke Energy serves the most customers in the state by far, these nonprofit utilities serve as a breeding ground for programs that can be implemented on a larger scale, said Mark Brown, who runs customer programs for the city of Fayetteville’s public works commission. “I think we can be role models,” he said. 7. The oil and gas industry isn’t going away soon, but it sees the trends. Dave McGowan, executive director of the North Carolina Petroleum Council, predicted, “we’re going to see natural gas remain a part of our energy mix for the next 30 or 40 years.” But even in the gas industry, McGowan said, the “energy transition is a big topic,” and there is wide recognition that sustainable sources will increasingly replace fossil fuels. “We understand that’s the trend,” he said. “We know that’s where we’re going on the horizon.” About Elizabeth Ouzts Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, Elizabeth Ouzts has reported on the state’s clean energy transition for the Energy News Network since 2016. Her work on the state's hog industry and its pursuit of renewable natural gas has also appeared in Environmental Health News. A former director of communications for the nonprofit Environment America, Elizabeth brings nearly two decades of experience in environmental and energy policy to her reporting. More by Elizabeth The two most important lawmakers on energy policy this session are optimistic about passing clean energy legislation, especially when it comes to energy efficiency. In Kansas and Missouri, critics say the “energy choice” legislation is in direct conflict with cities’ commitments to transition from fossil fuels. Commentary: Finding common ground to advance clean energy, local economies in N.C. Sen. Tillis has identified a strategy for growing the economy and creating jobs, writes Tom Darden, which has a real chance for bipartisan support: Boost clean energy jobs. More on North Carolina Subscribe to North Carolina	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1766
__label__wiki	0.75194	0.75194	Homes Fit for Heroes — The Brigham Residence/Tokio Florist With Homes Fit for Heroes, I normally celebrate multi-family housing. Every so often, however, I find a single-family home worth singing the praises of. Such is the case, I reckon, with the mansion at 2718 Hyperion Avenue which I re-visited for the first time after a roughly decade-long absence. In a way, it’s multi-family housing too — having been the residence of several generations of Angelenos — sometimes unrelated but living under the same roof. It’s also mixed-use, which earns it points and makes it worthy of consideration. The Brigham Residence The home, though large, is what one might refer to as hidden in plain sight — a fact made remarkable by its location along busy Hyperion Avenue. One one side is a location of Trader Joe’s. On Yelp, 72% of reviews contain complaints about that market’s nightmarish parking lot although roughly 100% of those are made by the very urban rubes who insist on driving rather than walking or cycling to the market — and thus cause it to be as nightmarish as it is. On the other side is Merrill Plaza, a run-of-the-mill 1980s strip mall, the status of which is somewhat elevated by its having a name. Its parking lot is less nightmarish — but only because it is small and not as many automobiles crowd into it. View of Hyperion from upstairs Tucked between these two surface parking lots is a large Craftsman home, cloaked in a thicket of greenery so dense it would be easy to miss if not for the large, faded sign out front reading “Tokio Florist.” According to the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, the home was built in 1914, and originally stood at 326 South Normandie Avenue, in what’s now Little Bangladesh. According to the Los Angeles County Assessor, on the other hand, it was built in 1918. Whatever the case may be, it seems likely that it was moved to its current location in 1929 by Kress House Moving Company for a cost of $5,000. Aerial photograph from 1938 showing the Brigham Residence flanked by Walt Disney Studios and Times Drug. A year later, the Elmwood Apartments were constructed on its former site and a year after that, those apartments were raided and discovered to be operating as an opium den. Across the street from the home’s new location was the newly opened Disney Studios. I wish that I knew the name of the home’s architect but I don’t. To me, it seems to have the somewhat incongruous appearance of a ski chalet. It seems to me to also have Storybook, Tudor revival, and maybe even faintly Chinese elements as well. Surrounding it are a collection of modest buildings which seem to have been used for various purposes. I had been to the home when Tokio Florist was still in business. By then, Ms. Kozawa was in her 90s. Her hair was mostly dark, although shocks of gray hair swept back from her temples which gave the wife of Frank something of the appearance of the Bride of Frankenstein. If I recall correctly, business was conducted on the porch and accessory buildings. I definitely didn’t venture into the house at any point. The home’s first residents were Harrison Benton Brigham and Eunice L. Brigham (née Landrum). Brigham was born on a farm in Latah County, Idaho in 1888. After living in Washington for a spell, he was by 1913 living in Los Angeles and that year graduated from the College of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons. Brigham specialized in diagnostic roentgenology and started his own practice in 1917. He was involved in the formation of the state’s first osteopathic hospital, Monte Sano Hospital & Sanitarium, which opened nearby in 1923. He was also a member of the Freemasons and Kiwanis organizations. Eunice Landrum was born in Arkansas in 1899. She was a member of the Los Angeles Alumnae Chapter of the musical sorority, Mu Phi Epsilon. She married Harrison Brigham in 1920 and afterward seems to have devoted much of her time to hosting luncheons, tea, bridge games, and musicales for her fellow sorority members. In 1926, she gave birth to a daughter, Elaine. A son, James, followed in 1931. Also living in the home were Eunice’s mother, Lula, and the couple’s live-in servant, Beulah Harper. Not far away, at 4537 Los Feliz Boulevard, Yuki Sakai (née Kawakami) operated Tokio Florist on a five-acre lot they leased. Members of Sakai’s family raised flowers in the San Fernando Valley, including carnations, chrysanthemums, delphinium, freesia, Iceland poppies, protea, ranunculus, snapdragons, stock, and sweet peas. Flowers including gladiolas and poinsettias were also grown in the garden surrounding the flower shop, which also included on its grounds a Japanese garden designed by a Mr. Kato. Aiding Ms. Sakai was her brother and her daughters. All, except the eldest, had been given flower-related English names. Etsuko was “Rose,” Hisako was “Pansy,” and Miyoko was “Violet”. Sumiko was “Lillian” — although she seems to have been known to most as “Sumi.” There was also a son, Akira, who became “Dan.” Noh masks Yuki was a widow. Her husband, Masao “Fred” Sakai, had abandoned the economic security of his hospital job in Nagoya to avoid an arranged marriage. In California, the young couple lived in several homes, including in Downtown Los Angeles, La Jolla, and finally, Glendale, where they lived with Yuki’s parents, Asakichi and Ura Kawakami, who rented a home in Glendale from Leslie Coombs Brand (the Missouri-born “father of Glendale”). In 1926, Fred was killed at the age of 42 by a motorist. Yuki Sakai opened Tokio Florist in 1929 with help from her brother, Saichi, and the family moved into a home on the property. The florist was popular with Hollywood entertainers of the day and regular customers included Bud Cort, Carrie Jacobs-Bond, Cecil B. DeMille, Deanna Durbin, Earl C. Anthony, Ginger Rogers, Greta Garbo, Joan Fontaine, Martha Raye, Mickey Rooney, Olivia de Havilland, Walt Disney, and Mae West — and her pet monkey). On 19 February 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066, which ordered the deportation and incarceration of Americans of Japanese ancestry. The Sakais, Kawakamis, and roughly 120,000 other Japanese Americans were forcibly interned in concentration camps. Manzanar was one of sixteen such camps and was home to roughly 10,000 detainees. It was at Manzanar that Hawaiʻi-born Ukio Frank Kozawa, who served in the armed forces, impressed Sumiko with his treatment of her grandfather and other elders. Hawaiʻian-Japanese were interned at much lower levels, ironically, because they composed over one-third of that territories population, and imprisoning all of them would’ve been disastrous for overseas territory. World War II ended in fall of 1945 and the last incarcerated Japanese-Americans were released the following spring. The Sakais found that their garden had been vandalized during their captivity but they repaired it and re-opened Tokio Florist. Frank and Sumiko later married and gave birth to a daughter, Susan Michiko Kozawa, in 1949. Around 1960, however, the landowners gave the Sakais roughly a month’s notice that they were going to demolish the florist and build four 32-unit apartments on the property between Rodney Drive and Hillhurst Avenue. For a brief spell, the Sakais operated at a small shop on the other side of the boulevard. Trees behind the house Harrison Brigham had died at the Brigham Residence in 1957. Eunice made ends meet by renting the upstairs bedrooms — at the time to three Japanese businessmen. Sumiko approached Eunice about moving their operation into her home and they moved themselves and Tokio Florist into the home in the early 1960s. Eunice retired to Running Springs. Yuki died in 1994. Frank died in 2007. I’m not sure when he and Sumiko officially retired but I first visited the shop right around that time. At some point, the gate seemed in front seemed to be permanently closed. Susan moved to Seattle years ago. Sumiko died in 2016 at the age of 100. When the estate sale was announced, I returned to the residence, mainly curious about the house’s interior and history. On the right, a light switch — on the left… ? It was my first estate sale and I found the experience a bit strange, to be honest. Dozens of people picked over the artifacts of someone else’s life, all on display and sale. The air upstairs was heavy and musty — smelling as it did of bodies, dust, old clothes, and vetiver. Outside, emanating from an unseen speaker in the parking lot was the joyous music of Mahmoud Ahmed. It was a bit like a combination of a wake, house party, and yard sale. There were so many people crowding the rooms — poking and prodding boxes and piles in search of things to buy. There were, however, occasional moments in which a room would briefly empty and a fleeting sense of calm returned — hinting at what the house might’ve been like for much of its past. Someone was a model railroad fan Someone was a fan of Lasse Braun’s films The house was literally overflowing with objects acquired over several lifetimes. The long check-out line stretched down the driveway and moved at a snail’s pace. I hadn’t expected to purchase anything, desiring as I generally do to have fewer things in my home… but I nevertheless came away with a small tanuki figurine from Japan. I wonder what will happen to this home now. It would be a shame if it was demolished. I could imagine it being tastefully transformed into a bed & breakfast or perhaps a restaurant. I doubt it will ever again be a single-family home or a florist again. If a new development is in the works, maybe it can be moved once again. Vintage cat paw prints Densho Digital Repository Eric Brightwell is an adventurer, writer, rambler, explorer, cartographer, and guerrilla gardener who is always seeking paid writing, speaking, traveling, and art opportunities. He is not interested in generating advertorials, cranking out clickbait, or laboring away in a listicle mill “for exposure.” Brightwell has written for Angels Walk LA, Amoeblog, Boom: A Journal of California, diaCRITICS, Hidden Los Angeles, and KCET Departures. 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Posted in Homes Fit for Heroes, Uncategorized California CraftsmanEstate SalesFloristsHomes Fit for HeroesjapanJapanese-AmericansLos FelizMELAMideast Los Angelessilver lakeThe Mideast Side ‹ PreviousHouses of the Hallows — Bethany Presbyterian Church Next ›Pan-Asian Metropolis – Visiting Moonlight Forest 9 thoughts on “Homes Fit for Heroes — The Brigham Residence/Tokio Florist” thekeystonegirlblogs says: Love the way the sky’s always nice and blue in your photos – must get myself a one-way ticket to L.A. (but not today, I’m told it’s raining!). ericbrightwell says: I credit the “High Dynamic Range” (HDR) setting and our usually blue skies. It is, however, raining quite heavily today… an occurrence which is so rare that I always get rather excited by it! paul prejza says: These little bits of personal histories and places are wonderful to hear. Thanks for writing this. When I relocated to Los Angeles in 1962, the hillside at the east end of Los Feliz (just east of Ferndale) was a flower farm. Driving up Western, it came into view after crossing Franklin and usually provided a spectacular and unexpected rural scene. By 1964, It was a housing development!! Some years later, I discovered from a Japanese friend, that her parents leased the land and operated the farm; at that time they were not allowed to own the land, and when they returned from the their interment, the farm was in the hands of others. Quite possibly they knew the people in your story Thanks! The Japanese friend probably did know the people in this story. In their interviews for the Manzanar archive, they say that there weren’t many Japanese in the area and that their friends that lived south of Los Feliz were sent to Heart Mountain in Wyoming whereas those from the north side were taken to Manzanar. retrofuturegroup says: Wonderful article; well researched and told thank you Baz says: Wonderful well written story. Thanks You. I am a treasure hunter of sorts. I went to the sale too and acquired the art deco cabinet that you have pictured with the trains inside. Everyone saw the contents but no one saw the amazing display case. I also came away with two identical signs that say ” Please do not pet or touch the dogs”. That made me sad. Warren Y Kawakami says: When I was very young, I often visited Uncle Frank and Auntie Sumi. They weren’t really my aunt and uncle–but they told me to call them that. They were very kind to me. I never understood my familial relationship with Auntie Sumi until I read your article. Thank you for doing the research and posting it. I spent my early years on my grandparents’ (Kawakami) flower farm in the SFV, and I would often visit the Hyperion house. I used to accompany Uncle Frank when he delivered floral arrangements to Forest Lawn (and he would scare me with stories about the mortuary, Lol). Aunite Sumi would often give my mother and me a plant to take home for our garden. Pleasant memories and wonderful people. (BTW, I remember that sign, “Please do not pet the dogs”–they had a couple of mean miniature schnauzers that would snap at you if you got close to them. So I would always play with their Siamese cat Misty.) Eric Brightwell says: Thank you so much for sharing your memories. I wonder whether or not those footprints in the concrete were made by Misty!	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1769
__label__cc	0.620057	0.379943	Mythology 202: Under used Folklore September 7, 2018 October 29, 2018 by Erika Anne Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in society, such as foundational tales. We all know the basic mythology that we use in writing but each culture has different lore, some that can offer different types of stories, fables, myths, and gods to play within our writing. If you are looking for something besides the typical Greek-Roman or Egyptian gods to put into your modern myth, here are some great alternatives that you might want to consider diving into: Slavic ( x ) These are what I would call “The old gods” but really aren’t they all old? Slavic people are of eastern European descent though they are typically divided into Eastern Slavs (Russians, Ukrainians, and Belorussians), Western Slavs (Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, and Lusatians) and Southern Slavs (Bosnians, Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, Macedonians, and Bulgars). Needless to say that these three groups have a lot in common when it comes to their mythology (Seeing as how myths were passed around) but also a lot of individual details to their myth. Sadly the first mention of them isn’t until the 6th century and there is a lack of cultural relics to look back on. Even the reference to them and anything recorded was made by Christian hands, leaving it vastly open to interpretation. Since so much of American myth is imported, we tend to forget about this one. But native American folk lure is absolutely fascinating and can give you a huge idea as to how some fables that we imported transformed into what they became from their home roots. Again few Native American myths were written down before the 19th century, and many different groups of Native American peoples had differences in their myths, there seems to be an overarching certainty of a single extreme life force that expresses itself through all of the creatures in the universe. Unlike any folklores, Native American tales seemed to be more focused on ordinary people- thus making ordinary people and animals the divine. Japanese Folk Tales are absolutely lovely as they are becoming fashionable again, as are many of the practices of building altars whether its the healer Yakushi Nyorai or the more well-known Budda. One of the wonderful things about using Japanese folklore in writing and just exploring it, in general, is that there is a very real sense of the spectacularly leaking into the every day. Japanese folklore is also riddled with mythical creatures and the embodiments of moral principles. Heathen is what we would often associate with “Paganism” (though this term isn’t accurate as Christain Romans referred to all nonchristian religions as Pagan. However, for the purpose of this, I am referring to the Germanic and Scandinavian peoples that were encountered and practiced Old Norse religions. The cosmos in Norse mythology consists of Nine Worlds that flank a central cosmological tree, Yggdrasil. Many of us know the names of Odin and Thor, popularized by Modern movies but there is so much more to these myths then that and because Norse people had proto-English many of the texts and fables were translated by monks. But if you feel comfortable after further study, I wouldn’t mind hearing a story told by a Völva! One of my favorite hybrid religions (syncretic mixture) of Roman Catholic beliefs from the French colonial periods and a mixture of African religions including Dahomey, Kongo (No longer exists as a country) and Yoruba. Like the saints or angels in the Catholic religion, the Loa are spirits that interact with people to bring them closer to one monotheistic god (The Bondye). Songs and dance are used in rituals lead by a priestess to invoke the Loa. Here is a list of them that can give some great inspiration for interaction. Reincarnation. Need I say more? I probably dont and that probably set off a whole list of ideas for anyone with a creative mind. But I’ll say more anyway because there is always so much more to a religion then we see on the surface. Hindi is wonderful because there is so much to work with. Along with a wide range of gods, it explores the orgins of the cosmos and many other topics that we think about during world building. There are a huge amount of sources including Ramayana Mahabharata and the 9 Puranas. The Bantu West Africa and Central Africa are highly important for multiple reasons. Some of our oldest texts come from libraries in Ethiopia and Timbuctoo. This section focuses on sub-Saharan sections of Africa because one I do not consider Egyptian myth as underused as some other myth from this continent and two because of the dissemination of this religion through….well let’s just say nonvoluntary means. But it is this group that had their folklore travel to places like Haiti (Vodun as we discussed), the Caribbean (Santeria) and Brazil (Candomblè). Bantu folklore is an overarching term for many different groups (Literally hundreds) but they also have overarching themes such as the chameleon, the fact that there is one supreme god and the fact that the dead play a large role in the world of the living, hanging around to influence it after their mortal death. This is also where many believe the myth about mirrors and spirits to have originated. This one here is a particularly mythology that stretches all over the globe, making it absolutely a must have for anyone that likes cross-cultural mythology or fables. I’m talking Maylasian, Native American, African, Central American, Japanese, Serbian…. you name it, a cultural probably has mention of the entire universe being connected. Shamanism is the practice of harnessing that power to heal and enlighten. Christianity, Judaism and Islam I know that it might seem a bit odd to write about these still very VERY relevant religions and while I am trying not to be insulting here and do not by any means want to say that anyone is wrong in their beliefs. I would encourage people to take a look at the theology of these religions and not be afraid to use them in your writing. They are thick with prose that can inspire. I was raised Catholic and understand the power of the ritual. Because of that I feel a deep connection to all of these prose and let me tell you, Islamic and Hebrew tales are ridiculously overlooked. I personally have a fascination with the Hebrew tales of Gollums, Leviathans, and other creatures. Syncretism is the combining of different beliefs while blending practices of various schools of thought. Haitian like we talked about is one of these but let’s not forget the blending of the myths of the different immigrate populations when they migrated to American, the Christain influences on Islam, the blending of Christianity with Norse and Celtic Mythology in Europe and the Modernization of Judaism. All of these are hybrids of each other. Let’s not forget modern myth in our stories either-all hail Neil Gaiman for his genius American Gods rendition. But that’s not all that Neil did. No looking at many of his books you can see a modern myth in the pages. Books like “The Grave Yard Book” is directly (in his words) from The Jungle Book. There are so many stories that we tell now that we think are set in stone. But all of the cultures above considered their theology set in stone too (And some still do-modern religions included). Don’t be afraid to take a deeper look at your favorite stories, fables, and theologies to see where they came from. A rich cultural tapestry is not limited to the past but to the present stories that we present as moral foundations. Disclaimer: I, as a writer, respect all of these theologies and apologies if anyone reading this feels offended. Every culture has a rich cultural heritage and should be treated with the utmost respect regardless of what your personal religious views are. What are some of your favorite underutilized myths to use or that you would like to see more of in writing/ storytelling? folklore mythology theology world building Writing writing guide Five Types of Yoga Basics of Skin Care 2 thoughts on “Mythology 202: Under used Folklore” Dirk Mestas says: some genuinely interesting points you have written. Erika Anne says: Thanks Dirk! I’m glad that you like it! Leave a Reply to Erika Anne Cancel reply	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1770
__label__cc	0.675651	0.324349	Mystery Woman Tell us more for better jobs, advice and connections Don’t miss out on new opportunities. Your feed isn’t personalized yet. Follow topics like career advice, lifestyle or health. Discover and join groups with like-minded women who share your interests, profession, and lifestyle. COMPANIES YOU FOLLOW Get alerted when there are new employee reviews. A Reddit User's Simple, Now Viral Lesson: "Independent Women Can Ask for Help Sometimes" vectorfusionart / AdobeStock AnnaMarie Houlis “Independent woman can ask for help sometimes,” a recent, now-viral post on the TwoXChromosomes sub-Reddit explains. In the post that has now garnered 10.8k upvotes since it was shared, user @u/RabidMother wrote about an enlightening conversation she recently had with her 15-year-old daughter who uses a wheelchair. She wrote: “My 15-year-old daughter recently got a wheelchair for occasional use when feeling weak. She hates being pushed in it, but this morning could barely push herself. I offered to help and she shouted (laughing), 'I'm an independent woman and can do it myself!' So I kept walking while she was barely moving. Then I hear, 'Ummm, mom? Can you push me?' I, teasingly, responded, 'But I thought you were an independent woman?' She replied, 'I AM! But an independent woman can ask for help sometimes!' Even after explaining it, she's still confused why I'm so proud of her for that single sentence!” Reddit users loved the story, sharing their two cents. One commenter wrote: “Your daughter sounds great, give her a high five for me.” Another commented: “I have two little ladies, both under 11, I want them to be strong independent women as well. There are so many pressures on little girls/young women nowadays, it sounds as if your daughter will be able to sail through it with an attitude like that.” And mother even another shared a more personal, relatable story: “I'm a disabled veteran, for mental health reasons, and have had to rely on people a lot more than I ever planned. It has been extremely difficult, but I came to a point where I had to give up on the expectations of where I thought I would be at this age. I had to stop comparing myself to what I thought I should be able to do, and just focus on getting stronger/healthier/happier. It took about 5 years for me to stop stressing out about ‘But I should be doing THIS, like them over there!.’ I'm finally there. Happy with who I am, where I am, and willing to take my progression as slowly as it needs to come. Good luck to you!” Most of the commenters acknowledged that adults, and particularly women, have a hard time with the concept of asking for help. That’s because women are taught not to ask for help—that in an age of feminism, they need to be strong, independent women and, if they appear uncertain or incompetent, it’ll set them back. We’re told that if we don’t ask for what we want, we won’t get what we want. We’re told to lean in—but when we do, we’re told we’re “too bossy.” There are well-documented studies about why women don’t ask for help, and there are even more alarming financial statistics that share the repercussions of that. To be fair, the headway the women’s movement has made in its agenda thus far is almost entirely because women have “done it themselves.” They’ve marched, voted, demanded and worked their ways up corporate latters to smash glass ceilings—by themselves. We know that women are capable of achieving successes, both big and small themselves. But the problem lies in our expectations that women shouldn’t ever ask for help, even if they can do it themselves. “Many women whether single mums, married mums, or childfree struggle with the concept of asking for help when they need it — but why do we do it?” reads a story published on LinkedIn by author Carol Stewart. “Once I realized that I fell into this category, I started to question why. I would rather have worked myself flat out than admitted that I needed help. But ladies, you know what, it is OK to ask for help, and asking for help is not a sign of weakness, or a sign that you can’t cope. It does not even have to be a sign that you are not good enough. Many women are being held back in their careers because they will not ask for help.” She adds that asking for help is not a sign of weakness; rather being able to admit when enough is enough is a sign of strength. “You can only do so much before you reach the end of your own capabilities,” she writes. “Continuing beyond that is damaging for your health.” Working mothers should ask for help when they know what to do, but perhaps don’t have the time to do it all. Those dealing with the mother-manager syndrome should ask for help when they’ve work to do, but they’re given unrelated tasks they could delegate to others to share the load. And because studies show that mentors hugely help our success, women of all levels in their careers can ask for help from mentors, too. “When you need help, ask for it,” writes Forbes contributor, Denise Restauri. “At work, the person who can help you most isn’t always your boss. You may need to go sideways, up and down the organizational chart, but don't be afraid to ask for help. You may find your mentor.” We may feel expected to be superheroes at times, but the fact is that we’re all just human—and that’s OK. AnnaMarie Houlis is a multimedia journalist and an adventure aficionado with a keen cultural curiosity and an affinity for solo travel. She's an editor by day and a travel blogger at HerReport.org by night. Check to share anonymously Our employer partners are actively recruiting women! Update your profile today. The Fairygodboss Feed We're a community of women sharing advice and asking questions \|Ask anything (even anonymously)… Personalize your jobs Get recommendations for recent and relevant jobs. Great to work here! Lots of women in leadership positions. Keep a record of important conversations, up to and... I have been here much longer than I expected thanks to... Aerotek, Inc. Be prepared to be overworked and talked down on. depending... 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__label__cc	0.57007	0.42993	Cryptogenic Hepatitis Hidden infection by C virus Liver Biopsy (+34)91 544 94 64 / 91 544 60 13 Genetics is the field of biology that seeks to understand the biological inheritance that is transmitted from generation to generation. What is Genetics? The study of genetics allows us to understand what exactly happens in the cell cycle, (replicate our cells) and reproduction, (meiosis) of living beings and how it can be that, for example, between human beings are transmitted biological characteristics genotype (content of the specific genome of an individual in the form of DNA), physical characteristics phenotype, appearance and even personality. The main object of study of genetics are the genes, formed by segments of DNA (double strand) and RNA (single strand), after the transcription of messenger RNA, ribosomal RNA and transfer RNA, which are synthesized from DNA . DNA controls the structure and functioning of each cell, with the ability to create exact copies of itself, following a process called replication, in which DNA replicates. The Human Genome Project, created in 1990, aimed to decipher the genetic code of the human being, which was completed in 2000. This research project has shown that there is 0.1% genetic variability among people. This variability is mainly due to polymorphisms of a single nucleotide (SNP of the English Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) that consist in the change of one nucleotide for another in the genome sequence, having been proven that many of these genetic polymorphisms may have pathogenic implications. The risk of suffering from a disease is due to the combination of genetics and the environment (diet, lifestyle, etc). Depending on the disease, the influence of genetics in suffering it or in treating it can be very large or residual. There are diseases where genetics is the cause at 100%, while others do not have (or have yet to be proven) a relationship with the patient’s genes. In genetic tests what is valued is the risk or, in other words, the probability of suffering from the disease. If you have a high risk does not mean that you will definitely develop the disease, but that your chances are higher and therefore you should go to your doctor so that with this information schedule the frequency of your reviews, medications, etc. In the same way, a low risk does not totally rule out the appearance of the disease, although the probabilities are lower. Genetic risk In recent years, studies have been conducted that have identified certain genetic patterns that are frequently repeated in people affected by a disease. In this way, it has been possible to relate the presence of variations (polymorphisms) in certain genes with the highest probability of suffering from a disease. Limitations of genetic testing The genetic test is based on the study of polymorphisms that consist of the change of a single nucleotide (SNP) in a specific area of the genome. It must be borne in mind that there may be rare or infrequent polymorphisms associated with the risk of suffering diseases that have not yet been discovered or that are so rare that their effects can not be determined in epidemiological studies. That is to say, it may happen that the patient has some of these variations in other genes that affect their risk of the disease but that nowadays can not be analyzed as previously mentioned. Therefore, although this genetic test is based on the latest scientific research, it may be that in the future new genetic variations are discovered that improve the prediction of the risk of suffering from a certain disease. However, the state of current science, already allows to draw interesting conclusions from the clinical point of view, which help physicians to improve their decisions. Expand the information on this topic Abbreviation of deoxyribonucleic acid, which is the molecule that contains all the genetic information of a person Alelo Each of the alternative forms that a gene can have that differ in their sequence. Each of the structures that result from the packaging of DNA during cell division. Sequence (fragment) of DNA that constitutes the unit for the transmission of hereditary characters. Set of the genes of an individual contained in the chromosomes. Combination of the variants of a gene in an individual. Heterozygote When the two alleles of the same gene are different. When the two alleles of the same gene are the same. Each of the units that make up the DNA. Variation in the nucleotide sequence of genes between individuals. Adenomatous polyps Abnormal growth of potentially cancerous mucosal tissue Ordered succession of the units (nucleotides) that constitute a gene. English abbreviation of the technique of polymerase chain reaction (Polymerase Chain Reaction) by which millions of times are amplified minimum amounts of DNA, which allows to detect precise and specific genetic sequences. The FEHV clinic is a pioneer in the use of genetic diagnostic tests, offering the novel PNPLA3 gene test. GRIFFITHS, A.J.F., S. R. WESSLER, R.C. LEWONTIN & S. B. CARROLL (2008). Genética. MGraw-Hill Interamericana. Novena edición. KLUG, W.S. & CUMMINGS, M.R. (1998). Conceptos de Genética. 5.ª Edición. Prentice Hall. España. BENITO-JIMÉNEZ, C. (1997). 360 Problemas de Genética. Resueltos paso a paso. 1.ª Edición. Editorial Síntesis. España. MENSUA, J.L. (2002). Genética: Problemas y ejercicios resueltos. Prentice. 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__label__cc	0.589261	0.410739	Alice in Quantumland Do you really want to send crewgrrl a message saying you like their work? (thing) by crewgrrl Tue Jun 24 2003 at 5:33:57 U.S. $20.00, Paperback Written by Robert Gilmore This is an amazing book by Robert Gilmore. It is a laymen's work on quantum mechanics, using an allegory of Alice in Wonderland. This means that while the story is an original work of science fact, Alice's journey in Quantumland is patterned after the journey of the original Alice (in Wonderland). For example, instead of the Cheshire Cat, we have Schrödinger's cat. The book that Alice is reading at the beginning of the story is, in fact, Alice in Wonderland. When we meet our intrepid and oft-confused heroine, she has abandoned her copy of Alice In Wonderland for the television set. Alice can find nothing good to watch on TV, and wishes she could have some adventures, "like the Alice in the book." While she is attempting to find a halfway decent program on television, the screen begins to dissolve into myriads of colored dots. Alice is drawn to the screen and is pulled in. And so she goes down into Quantumland. The first person that Alice meets is a spin-up electron. While he does his best to explain some of the attributes of Quantumland, such as the fact that no two electrons that are exactly alike can share a compartment in a photon wave train, all that happens is that Alice becomes more confused. As she progresses, she will meet many interesting characters, and learn a lot about the world around her. These characters include: The Emperor (with and without his clothes), The Quantum and Classical Mechanics, The Little Mermaid, and The Ugly Duckling. Her adventures take her, not down the rabbit hole, but to the heart of the atom. She goes to the Heisenberg Bank to learn about how energy is transferred between particles, and to a room where thought experiments come to life. Alice is sent on a merry chase, but in the end, returns home safe, sound, and slightly more knowledgeable. Meanwhile, the I learned a complex science, in simple terms. But even though it is simplified, I did not feel as though I was being talked down to. That being said, this is an amazing little book. It is informing and entertaining. It also contains allusions to the real Alice in Wonderland, as well as other fantasy books, including The Wizard of Oz. I chewed through it in a few days, and I am not that fast of a reader. It is a short book, with explanatory notes at the end of each chapter. You do not have to be a rocket scientist to understand this book, but you don't feel stupid either. I recommend this novel to anyone with an interest in physics, or comical literature. The Tao of Physics Consumer quantum mechanics Ian Malcolm The Madonna of Port Lligat Quantum mechanics Devil May Cry The Clothes They Stood Up In Flatland The Wizard of Oz Automated Alice ISBN Sophie's World Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Science fiction April 11, 2010 Visualizing the Fourth Dimension The Luckiest Girl in the World Robert Byrd's "The Emperor Has No Clothes" speech Quantum entanglement Alice in Wonderland Rocket Scientist politically correct catting weird things to /dev/audio I don't remember what life was like when I was seven. I like the taste of air. What should I do? Choosing to be gay	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1781
__label__wiki	0.902612	0.902612	Sydney Peace Prize (thing) by Mardy Wed Nov 03 2004 at 15:47:34 Some people might think that the Sydney Peace Prize is a pretentiously wanky imitation of the Nobel Peace Prize, with a small clique of cultural elites arbiting moral standards. However, most people - in fact probably everybody on the planet outside Australia - have never heard of the Sydney Peace Prize. The Sydney Peace Foundation is an NGO run through the University of Sydney, funded through donations and sponsorship (including from Kerry Packer's PBL media conglomerate, and Sydney ratepayers). It acts as a partnership between ' corporate, media, public service, community groups and academic communities'. Aside from determining who wins the annual Sydney Peace Prize, the foundation provides training packages, launches peace initatives, funds scholarships, and even runs corporate courses in removing conflict in the workplace (Practicing peace and justice in the workplace provides companies with a competitive edge through a happier and healthier workforce and a significant increase in productivity.) More famously, since 1998 the Sydney Peace Foundation has been awarding the Sydney Peace Prize. The prize can be awarded to an individual or organisation: who has made significant contributions to global peace including improvements in personal security and steps towards eradicating poverty, and other forms of structural violence; whose role and responsibilities enable the recipient to use the prize to further the cause of peace with justice; whose work illustrates the philosophy and principles of non-violence; Past recipients include: 1998: Professor Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, a bank that provides innovative microcredit schemes for peasants. 1999: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former anti-apartheid activist and Chairman of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. 2000: Xanana Gusmão, President of Timor Leste. 2001: Sir William Deane, Governor General of Australia, with strong credentials in fighting for the cause of indigenous and disadvantaged Australians. 2002: Mary Robinson, the Irish United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. 2003: Dr Hanan Ashrawi, founder of the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy. Her award was particuarly controversial - the mayor, Lucy Turnbull, boycotted the award ceremony because she claimed Ashrawi had rejected peace overtures by Israel and had failed to condemn Palestinian suicide bombings. 2004: Arundhati Roy, Booker Prize-winning Indian author of The God of Small Things and other novels. Another controversial candidate, she urged Australians to vote against their Prime Minister in the 2004 Australian federal election, on account of his Iraq policies. She gave her $50,000 prize money to a drug rehabilitation programme targetting Aboriginal youth. ref: www.spf.arts.usyd.edu.au/peace Demonyms of Australia The God of Small Things Mary Robinson Xanana Gusmão mental_floss Nobel Peace Prize Muhammad Yunus Arundhati Roy What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor? Desmond Tutu Nobel Prize in Peace World famous in New Zealand	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1782
__label__wiki	0.875252	0.875252	Loan Sales Tuesday, Apr 11, 2017 NCUA Residential Mortgage Loan Sale Performing & Non-Performing Residential Loans - 8 Pools Tuesday, Mar 14, 2017 Freddie Mac Non-Performing Loan Sale Latest Oklahoma Export: Distressed Ukraine Loans Husband-and-wife team has carved a niche selling nonperforming loans, which have grown rapidly in several countries, including Ukraine By Tess Riski and Konrad Putzier https://www.wsj.com/articles/latest-oklahoma-expor... After years of war and economic malaise, Ukraine is struggling under a mountain of bad loans. Now the crisis is creating a business opportunity for an Oklahoma family company. Oklahoma City’s First Financial Network, run by the husband-and-wife team of John and Bliss Morris, has carved out a niche selling nonperforming loans—many of them real-estate—in countries like Mexico, Nicaragua, Spain and the U.S. “We get asked, ‘Why Oklahoma?’ a lot,” Mr. Morris said. “If you understand our background, it’s not that unique,” Ms. Morris said. She had years of experience working with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., starting in 1985 when the federal agency’s largest liquidation bank was located in Oklahoma City. “We have made a reputation for ourselves. For decades, this is what we’ve done.” One of First Financial’s largest portfolios includes Chernomorets Stadium in Odessa, Ukraine. PHOTO: PETER CZIBORRA/REUTERS Business is booming. The volume of nonperforming loans as a percentage of total loans grew rapidly in several countries between 2010 and 2017, according to a February report by the World Bank, particularly in Europe, Central Asia and Africa. No country has a higher share of bad loans than Ukraine, which is still recovering from a severe recession in 2014 and 2015. In May, the country elected a new president, Volodymyr Zelensky, who vowed to eliminate the widespread corruption that was blamed for exacerbating the country’s financial crisis. “The situation in Ukraine is a mess,” said Taras Yeleyko, the head of the consolidated sales office of Ukraine’s Deposit Guarantee Fund, which, similar to the FDIC, protects bank depositors. In 2015, the U.S. Treasury Department asked the Morrises to bring their financial expertise to the Eastern European country, where 96 out of 182 banks failed and a staggering 52% of loans are nonperforming, Mr. Yeleyko said. “According to the law, we are obligated to sell them,” Mr. Yeleyko said of the bad loans. But doing so has proven to be a challenge. Ukraine’s banking sector was hit hard by the 2008 global financial crisis, which left many lenders on shaky footing. Then came a second, bigger shock: the 2014 revolution that toppled then-president Viktor Yanukovych ’s government, followed by the Russian annexation of Crimea and a war in the east that plunged the country into a recession. Many of the 96 failed banks’ assets ended up in the hands of the Deposit Guarantee Fund. In 2015, a team of U.S. government experts working to help Ukraine recover moved into the offices of the Guarantee Fund and put it in touch with the Morrises. Sharon Easky, who headed the team but no longer works for the U.S. government, said the Morrises’ online bidding system provides a level of transparency and competition that can combat bad actors. Auction participants can access First Financial’s proprietary bidding system online at all hours of the day. According to Ukrainian law, the bidding must follow “Dutch auction” rules, whereby the price is reduced from the initial asking amount until a buyer is found. “It is a key mechanism to prevent corruption in the future,” Ms. Easky said of First Financial’s online bidding system. “In addition to just opening up the markets and bringing investors in and moving product to market, [First Financial] brings a process that truly is hard to manipulate.” Ukraine’s financial crisis was unusual. Many failed banks had been owned by oligarchs, who used them to funnel loans to their own businesses at favorable terms with little security, said Vitaliy Kravchuk, a senior research fellow at the Kyiv-based think tank Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting. When these loans ended up at the Deposit Guarantee Fund, they were worth much less than their book value. In August, First Financial auctioned off a portfolio of 290 of Ukraine’s nonperforming loans collateralized by commercial, industrial and residential real estate, vehicles and equipment. It had a balance of $416 million and sold for $3.5 million, less than 0.9% of the book value. Little is available online about the portfolio’s buyer, Financial Company Helios, which was formed for the specific purpose of buying these types of assets. Similar challenges may be on the horizon for the group’s coming auctions. One of First Financial’s largest portfolios includes Chernomorets Stadium in Odessa, which was previously owned by the failed Imexbank, which Deposit Guarantee is liquidating. The portfolio, with a balance of $540 million, also includes a 5-star hotel, retail-and-office space and a city sports museum. Deposit Guarantee has put the stadium up for auction several times in recent years, to no avail. An August auction by First Financial again failed to find a buyer. Built for the 2012 Union of European Football Associations tournament, the 35,000-seat stadium was once a symbol of Ukraine’s modernization. Now it may be a tough sell in part because Ukraine’s economic malaise is hurting demand for concerts and similar events, said Mr. Kravchuk. Write to Tess Riski at Tess.Riski@wsj.com and Konrad Putzier at konrad.putzier@wsj.com Rees Plaza at East Wharf 9211 Lake Hefner Parkway, Suite 200 © 2021 First Financial Network, Inc.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1783
__label__wiki	0.586403	0.586403	We've been a family business based in the heart of Cheshire's chemical manufacturing area since 1977. Over 40 years later our founding principles of fairness, quality and excellent customer service are still very much alive. A family run business Over 3 generations 1970’s – 1989: Getting started ReAgent is proud to be a family owned business, now in its third generation. The company was started by Derek and Norma Millard back in the 1970s. Derek was a physicist working for what was then the largest chemical manufacturer in the British Empire, Imperial Chemical Industries, more commonly known as ICI. Derek had the bold idea to set up a small chemical manufacturing business which would supply ICI with a range of analytical chemical solutions, standard solutions and chemical reagents more efficiently and more economically than ICI could produce from its own department. Our original logo. RCS stands for ReAgent Chemical Services After lengthy negotiations, a number of setbacks, countless sleepless nights and a host of meetings with banks, lawyers and accountants it finally all came together for Derek and Norma when they got the blessing of the ICI top brass to set up their company. So in 1977, taking with them a number of Derek’s ICI colleagues, ReAgent Chemical Services Limited was born. Read more about our humble beginnings in The Birth of ReAgent, through the Eyes of its Founders. Our factory floor circa 1979 – the large platform was demolished in 2013 Planting the seeds of growth Reagent Chemical Services Limited developed and grew as a company, employing more staff and producing a wider range of products to satisfy demand from new customers in a diverse range of industry sectors. The company was one of the first in the UK to gain accreditation to BS 5750, the pre-cursor to ISO 9001:2008 Quality Standard and the photograph below shows the proud moment in 1982 when the Mayor of Halton presented the certificate to the company. Receiving our BS 5750 certification in 1992 1989 – 2009: The next generation In 1989 Derek and Norma stepped down from their respective positions as Managing Director and Company Secretary, handing over the reins to their daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Steve Hudson, although Derek and Norma continued with their involvement in the company until their retirement in 2000. Significant changes These years saw many significant changes within the organisation, with new premises and increased staffing levels to meet customer demand. As Managing Director Steve grew the customer base and built up close working relationships, many of which continue to this day. Barbara led the company through a rebranding exercise and ReAgent Chemical Services Limited became ReAgent, with a new logo and branding. Barbara also developed ReAgent’s ongoing commitment to its staff as a fair and responsible employer and embarked on becoming an accredited Investor in People (IIP) which status it achieved in 2006. Steve Hudson (centre) accepts our first Investors In People Award in 2006. Second from left is his son and future MD, Richard Hudson and to the far right is Barbara Hudson. 2009 – Present: Continued growth and expansion Steve and Barbara’s son, Richard Hudson became Managing Director of ReAgent in 2009 and the company’s growth since that time has been tremendous. Richard’s background as a Chartered Marketer has led to a radically efficient way of working with heavy investment in a new IT infrastructure within the organisation and many new systems and processes in place. The company has purchased additional premises and has continued to increase its staffing levels to become one of the leading and most highly respected chemical manufacturers and suppliers within the UK. Managing Director of ReAgent, Richard Hudson, proudly displaying our business plan for 2014-2017 ReAgent is proud of its green credentials and has become accredited to ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Standard and is working towards BS OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management. With exciting plans for development and expansion into Europe and beyond, Richard has ensured ReAgent’s continued growth into the future for the benefit of its employees and customers alike. Take a look at the major milestones in ReAgents history over at our blog for even more information on our History. Call our technical sales team on 0800 9555 798	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1784
__label__wiki	0.887889	0.887889	You Are Here Home Health News Natural contaminant threat to drinking water from groundwater Natural contaminant threat to drinking water from groundwater FitManitoba - March 10, 2020 at 10:04 More than half of the world’s population faces a looming threat to the quality and availability of their drinking water because climate change and urbanisation are expected to cause an increase in groundwater organic carbon, a new UNSW study has found. The research, published in Nature Communications overnight, examined the largest global dataset of 9404 published and unpublished groundwater dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations from aquifers in 32 countries across six continents. DOC is a naturally occurring component of groundwater, but the higher its concentration, the more difficult and expensive it is to make groundwater drinkable. In Australia, groundwater is widely used as the main source of drinking water for many cities and towns. Lead author Dr Liza McDonough, of the Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre at UNSW, said the study forecasted elevated DOC concentrations because of projected changes in temperature and rainfall due to climate change, as well as increased urbanisation. “We identified groundwater DOC concentration increases of up to 45 per cent, largely because of increased temperatures in the wettest quarter of the year — for example, in a number of south-eastern states in the United States. We predict increases in DOC in these locations could increase water costs for a family of four by US$134 per year,” Dr McDonough said. “Other areas such as eastern China, India and parts of Africa already experience severe groundwater contamination issues. These may be further compounded, particularly in south-eastern China, by groundwater DOC increases associated with large predicted increases in temperature in the wettest quarter of the year by 2050. “Generally, we expect urbanisation to increase groundwater DOC concentrations by up to 19 per cent, compared to agricultural or natural land use, likely as the result of contamination — for example, through leaking septic and sewer systems.” The research, a collaboration between UNSW, the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), Southern Cross University, British Geological Survey, and the University of Bradford, found four major contributing factors to groundwater DOC levels: climate, land use, inorganic chemistry and aquifer age. Health threat Dr McDonough said increased groundwater DOC, whether naturally occurring or due to contamination, also posed a threat to human health. “Groundwater is Earth’s largest source of freshwater and provides essential drinking water for more than 50 per cent of the world’s population,” she said. “But, because most health impacts caused by DOC are related to the formation of by-products of water treatment chlorination and depend on concentrations of other water chemical parameters, the World Health Organization and many countries — including Australia — do not regulate DOC concentrations in drinking water directly.” Dr McDonough said that while DOC is a naturally occurring, key element of groundwater it could combine with, and transport, potentially dangerous heavy metals otherwise bound to rocks and sediment where groundwater occurs. “This is a concern when, for example, more than 100,000 lifetime cancer cases in the United States alone can be attributed to drinking water contaminants,” she said. Water treatment costs to rise Dr McDonough said it was important to understand what caused high DOC concentrations in groundwater. “An increase in groundwater DOC concentration impacts the ability and therefore cost to make groundwater drinkable,” she said. “For example, we projected a 16 per cent increase in annual household water costs in some parts of the United States because of rising water treatment costs — due to the need to implement additional water treatment measures to remove increased DOC concentrations. “The decrease in groundwater quality and substantial increase in water treatment costs will also compound existing constraints on groundwater resources, including availability.” Wet vs arid climates Dr McDonough said the impacts on groundwater DOC levels from climate change and urbanisation, while likely to occur globally, differed by geography and climate. “Our research found that in arid climates, groundwater DOC concentrations increased with higher rainfall because microbes can better break down organic matter, such as leaves, under warm and increasingly wet conditions,” she said. “Increased temperatures in arid environments, however, reduced groundwater DOC concentrations because when conditions are too hot and dry, vegetation and organic matter sources are limited. “By contrast, increased rain in warm and wet environments decreased groundwater DOC concentrations because heavy rainfall dilutes the DOC in groundwater.” Water treatment solutions Dr McDonough said she looked forward to conducting further research to determine the best water treatment options for areas where groundwater DOC concentrations are anticipated to increase. “Our next step is to investigate how the character of DOC changes when you have different aquifer minerals, because some types of organic matter can stick to certain mineral surfaces and ultimately reduce this type of organic matter remaining in the water,” she said. “This will help provide guidance on the most suitable water treatment options in areas where DOC concentrations are expected to increase.”	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1786
__label__wiki	0.755875	0.755875	The Laotian Problem No one foresaw any geo-political problems from the small backward and completely landlocked Kingdom of Laos in 1945. It was a land inhabited for the most part by hill tribes who were generally peaceful and quite happy with their lifestyle. But there developed a rivalry between somewhat obscure princes that evolved into a serious international crisis and ultimately, an East vs. West military confrontation. A minor feud, generally meaningless to the rest of the world, was altered by North Vietnam’s policy of extending its control over the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) and its use of Laos as a steppingstone to achieve undetected infiltration into South Vietnam. Behind the scenes was the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) who had begun supplying military aid to the Pathet Lao —the army of the leftist Prince Souphanauvong. To counter these Communist-inspired activities, the United States had extended its military assistance effort to the anti-Communist Prince Boun Oum. As this minor struggle continued (from around mid-1950), Prince Souvanna Phouma, who had previously proclaimed neutrality, sided with the Pathet Lao. It was thus that the tiny Kingdom of Laos became a pawn on the chessboard of international politics. US military assistance in Laos did very little to slow the escalation of Pathet Lao activities. In early 1960, the Pathet Lao joined forces with the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) to seize control of the eastern portion of the country’s long, southward panhandle. In 1961, aided again by NVA, the Pathet Lao opened an offensive on the Plain of Jars in central Laos. Boun Oum’s forces proved unable to contain this Communist push into the Laotian central region. By March 1961, the situation had become critical enough for President John F. Kennedy to alert the Commander-in-Chief, Pacific (CINCPAC), Admiral Harry D. Felt[1], for a possible military deployment to Laos. Admiral Felt selected Major General Donald M. Weller[2], then serving as Commanding General, 3rd Marine Division, to additionally serve as Commander, Task Force 116. Weller’s command primarily consisted of US Marine ground and air forces, augmented by selected (mission essential) units of the US Army and US Air Force. As Weller organized his task force, President Kennedy successfully arranged a cease-fire in Laos. The crisis cooled further when fourteen governments agreed to reconvene the Geneva Conference to consider neutralization of the Laotian kingdom. Kennedy called off the alert and General Weller’s task force was deactivated. Negotiations in Geneva proved to be long and tedious and the ceasefire was at best tenuous; sporadic fire fights continued to erupt in various areas, usually localized, but over time growing in their frequency. In the opening weeks of 1962, widespread heavy fighting broke out again, precipitating a more intense crisis. US observers agreed that by May 1962 the situation reached a critical point. Pathet Lao and NVA forces routed a major element of anti-Communist Laotian forces at Nam Tha, a town located along the Mekong River in northwestern Laos. As a result, General Phoumi Nosavanled his army in a general withdrawal into northern Thailand. In doing so, Phoumi risked widening the conflict into Thailand. Afterward in control of the east bank of the Mekong, the Pathet Lao were poised for a drive into Thailand, which at the time was a member in good standing of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). Additionally, General Phoumi’s defeat threatened the US negotiating position at the on-going Geneva accords. Accordingly, Kennedy ordered the re-activation of Task Force 116. This time Admiral Felt selected Marine Major General John Condon[3] to serve as its commander. A Marine battalion landing team (BLT) joined the US 7th Fleet amphibious ready group as its special landing force. Combat elements of TF 116 promptly sailed into the Gulf of Siam. The US demonstration had two purposes: (1) send an important signal to Pathet Lao and NVA forces that the United States would not countenance an invasion into Thailand, and (2) assure the government of Thailand that the United States was committed to its defense. After President Kennedy authorized a deployment of US military forces to Thailand, US Army Lieutenant General John L. Richardson assumed command of TF 116 with orders to execute military operations in Laos. Richardson’s orders were clear: exercise his command in a way that left no doubt as to American intentions to defend Thailand. He would accomplish this by positioning his force in a manner that would allow them to respond to any armed Communist threat to Thailand. At the same time, General Harkins (COMUSMACV) was ordered to also assume command of USMACTHAI and to exercise supervisory authority over TF 116. One element of TF-116 already in Thailand was 1st Brigade, US 27th Infantry Division. US war plans called for an additional Marine Expeditionary Brigade. The Brigade would consist of a regimental landing team (RLT) (three BLTs), an attack squadron, a helicopter squadron, and various other supporting units of varying size. Marine air assets would operate out of the air base at Udorn, Thailand, which also served as the country’s provisional capital some 350 miles northeast of Bangkok. Udorn hosted a 7,000-foot runway suitable for high performance aircraft and aviation support units. The first attack squadron to arrive in Thailand was VMA 332, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Harvey M. Patton, who’s 20 A-4 Skyhawks arrived at around noon on 18 May 1962. Lieutenant Colonel Harold W. Adams, commanding BLT 3/9[4] and Lieutenant Colonel Fred A. Steele, commanding HMM-261, both units forming a key element of the Special Landing Force, disembarked from ships of the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) at Bangkok. Aviation support detachments began arriving at Udorn from Okinawa. To coordinate all aviation units and responsibilities, a provisional Marine Air Group was formed under Colonel Ross S. Mickey. On 19 May, Brigadier General Ormond B. Simpson[5], commanding the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (3rdMEB) (formerly, Assistant Division Commander, 3rdMarDiv) arrived at Udorn. As the brigade commander, Simpson would command all USMC air and ground elements deployed to Thailand. Simpson additionally carried the designation Naval Component Commander, which gave him responsibility for all Navy and Marine forces operating under JTF-116. Elsewhere, US forces increased with additional USAF tactical fighter bombers, refueler aircraft, and two air transport squadrons. The US 27th Infantry was reinforced by Hawaii-based units and a logistics support command was activated near Bangkok. Major General Weller joined the staff of JTF-116 as LtGen Richardson’s chief of staff. With the numbers of American forces sharply increasing, General Simpson implemented a civic action program with the people of Thailand. Civil action programs were performed by Marines when they were not involved in field or weapons training programs. Officers introduced local citizens to the English language while Marine engineers and Navy Seabees helped to repair buildings. Navy medical and dental personnel attended to physical ailments and injuries. In Laos, Communist forces cautiously observed an ever-enlarging US military footprint in Thailand. The Pathet Lao and NVA halted their advance toward the Thai border. JTF-116 headquarters was set up at Korat. General Weller established a rear-element in Bangkok and concentrated on coordinating the activities of the JTF with the Joint US Military Assistance/Advisory Group (JUSMAAG), Commander, US Military Assistance Command, Thailand (COMUSMACThai), and the US representatives of SEATO. At this time, Colonel Croizat, formerly the first Marine Corps advisor to the Vietnamese Marine Corps, served as senior US military representative to the SEATO planning staff in Bangkok. Weller and Croizat were familiar with the JTF structure, its capabilities, and its functions. Portions of the Marine Corps contingency operation plan for Laos were later incorporated into operational planning for service in the Republic of Vietnam. One key provision of the plan was its emphasis on command relationships, an important aspect of Marine Corps and Air Force tactical support operations. In Laos, the CG 3rdMEB exercised operational control over all Marine tactical aircraft, an integral part of the air-ground team, which the Marines had nurtured since the mid-World War II period. In Laos, training and acclimatization for combat operations began almost immediately at Udorn and Nong Ta Kai. While aviators became accustomed to working in the joint-tactical environment, ground pounders familiarized themselves with the terrain, working alongside Thai army units. Coordinated air-ground maneuvers publicized the presence of the Marines. Throughout this period of area familiarization, the Marines confined themselves to areas approved by the government of Thailand so as to minimize their contact or interference with local populations. Once Pathet Lao and NVA commanders realized that the United States was seriously committed to Thailand, their offensive operations in northwest Laos came to a screeching halt. By late June 1962, US officials reported progress in negotiations in Geneva and Vientiane. President Kennedy, in a show of good faith, ordered major combat elements of JTF-116 to withdraw from Thailand. A month later, quarreling factions in Laos agreed to participate in a coalition government headed by Prince Souvanna Phouma and form a neutralist state. Within this protocol, agreed to and signed by the United States, Soviet Union, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Burma, Great Britain, France, Canada, India, China, Thailand, Poland, the Kingdom of Laos, and Cambodia, all foreign troops were prohibited from entering or operating within the borders of Laos[6]. By 31 July 1962, all Marine Corps combat forces were withdrawn from Thailand/Laos, the 3rdMEB was deactivated, and the first deployment of the Marine Air-Ground task force to Southeast Asia came to an end. The Laos Problem illustrated the value of the U. S. Marine Corps (a) as a force capable of supporting American foreign policy objectives on short notice, (b) its ability to partner with Navy, Army, Air Force units, and the militaries of foreign allies, (c) its ability to operate at will within remote areas, and (d) its ability to establish culture-sensitive civil action programs. The lessons learned by the Marines in Thailand/Laos would be taken off the shelf in another war in the not-too-distant future. Pathet Lao (still alive) Diplomatically, Kennedy’s solution to the Laotian problem was a failure on many levels —not least of which were the convictions of both South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem and U. S. Ambassador to South Vietnam Frederick Nolting, that a neutral Laos would only serve the interests of North Vietnam. Both Diem and Nolting knew that Prince Phouma was weak and untrustworthy. Diem’s solution was hardly realistic, however: he wanted to partition Laos into a pro-communist/pro-capitalist country. President Kennedy wanted a diplomatic solution to the Laotian problem —sooner rather than later— and that’s what he got. Despite the agreement on Laos, which North Vietnam almost immediately violated, Laos did become the primary infiltration route of North Vietnamese men and materials into the Republic of (South) Vietnam. Equally significant, perhaps, was the fact that Ho Chi Minh had taken an adequate measure of John F. Kennedy and the man who would succeed him: Lyndon B. Johnson. (Next week: Marine Advisors in Vietnam) Castle, T. At War in the Shadow of Vietnam: U. S. Military Aid to the Royal Lao Government, 1955-1975. Columbia University Press, 1993. Conboy, K. J. War in Laos, 1954-1975. Squadron/Signal Publications, 1994. Freedman, R. Vietnam: A History of the War. Holiday House, 2016. Hastings, M. Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-75. Canada: HarperCollins, 2018. Hitchcock, W. The Age of Eisenhower: America and the World of the 1950s. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2018 Karnow, S. Vietnam: A History. New York: Viking/The Penguin Group, 1983 Sturkey, M.F. Bonnie-Sue: A Marine Corps Helicopter Squadron in Vietnam. South Carolina: Heritage Press International, 1996 Whitlow, R. H. S. Marines in Vietnam: The Advisory & Combat Assistance Era, 1954-1964. History & Museums Division, Headquarters, U. S. Marine Corps, Washington, D. C., 1977 [1] Admiral Felt (1902-92) was a naval aviator who led US carrier strikes during World War II. He served as CINCPAC from 1958-64. Felt, was an unremarkable graduate of the US Naval Academy. He spent five years at sea before applying for flight training. Felt went on to become one of the more accomplished Navy aviators in its entire history. [2] Weller, an artillerist, became the Marine Corps’ foremost expert on naval gunfire support and authored several books on the topic. During World War II, Weller served under (then) Brigadier General Holland M. Smith, commanding the 1st Marine Brigade, as his artillery and naval gunfire support coordinator. Weller retired from active duty in 1963 while serving as Deputy Commander, Fleet Marine Forces, Pacific. [3] Commanding General, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. [4] A battalion landing team is an infantry battalion reinforced by additional units sufficient to enable the team to accomplish its assigned mission. In this case, 3/9 was reinforced by an artillery battery, a tank platoon, an amphibious tractor platoon, a pioneer platoon, a motor transport platoon, an anti-tank platoon, and air and naval gunfire liaison teams. [5] General Simpson (1915-1998) later commanded the 1stMarDiv during the Vietnam War. [6] See also, final paragraph. Had the North Vietnamese adhered to their agreement, they would not have established the logistics corridor through the eastern length of Laos that became known as the Ho Chi Minh trail. Without it, the War in Vietnam might well have had a different outcome. Posted on 03/20/2020 01/31/2020 Author MustangCategories History & Traditions, In between wars, In the Pacific, Vietnam War/Era 9 thoughts on “The Laotian Problem” markone1blog says: Thanks for this reminder. It is such a good distraction from the continual reporting on the virus. Mustang says: Thank you, sir … In late 1945 the United States was the strongest military power the world had ever seen. And then political weaklings took it all back. Amazing. China was weak. Look at where we are today. Meanwhile in self impose lock down in house. I keep getting calls from people claiming to represent Microsoft and others telling me my computer has been hacked and they will shut off service in 48 hours unless I follow instructions of their IT guy. Interesting, background noise sounds like a call center and English speaking people all have accents leading me to believe they are Asian. Hmmm. We’ve lost about 35% of our many mutual funds. The economy is shutting down due to orders for people to stay home. All the schools are closed. And now a Cyber War is about to begin? Only semi safe place is in deployed submarines. Shades of the movie ON THE BEACH with G. Peck and Ava Gardener. Can a Democratic Republic beat a well organized dictatorship? I miss the better times we had so long ago. Tad You nailed it, Tad! Americans deserve the government they elect. It’s what happens when under-educated people show up to vote. By coincidence, sir, I watched “Run Silent, Run Deep,” the classic B&W movie with Gable and Lancaster. Fictional, of course, but “cyber war” was contained in garbage bags thrown overboard by the cook. IMO, as for this “stay at home” regimen for seniors like me, it was fueled by our ever glorious media hype. Of course, if I catch ANY flu with my “underlying conditions”, I am a goner… but hark back to the days of WWII when our media went to town. Sure, it generated a lot of hatred towards the enemy but it was falsified or made better/worse depending on the desired outcome. It was propaganda. Ladybug says: Thank you for your wonderful commentary, infused with personal experiences. You take me back to a time when I spent many hours a week studying about Southeast Asia. It’s always good to revisit history – There are so many lessons to be learned from the past. Stay safe and healthy, Mustang. From what I get, the timeline from deployment to withdrawal in July 1962 was but a few months?That was unbelievable considering it was a time of telephone, telexes and radio. And the Marines accomplished their mission while the presidency failed. Hark the days of FDR. Previous Previous post: Viet Nam: The Marines Head North Next Next post: Counterinsurgency and Pacification	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1787
__label__wiki	0.683018	0.683018	Mexico proposes phasing out Roundup pesticide by 2024 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Agriculture Department has proposed rules for phasing out the use of glyphosate, the active ingredient in weed killer Roundup, by early 2024. The rules were praised by environmentalists and organic producers who have complained of pesticide contamination, but drew criticism from many farmers. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has long objected to the pesticide, and in late 2019, Mexico blocked a 1,000-ton shipment of the pesticide from entering the country, citing health and environmental concerns. But previous rule proposals from the agriculture department had suggested that more study was needed. The new proposal is to look for replacements. “Until January 31, 2024, a transition period will be established to achieve the total substitution of glyphosate,” said the proposal published last week. On Monday, Mexico’s Organic Producers’ Society welcomed the latest proposal, but proposed a special label be established to certify products that are free of glyphosate. “We do not use glyphosate on our crops, but we have been the victims of external contamination by this substance anyway” said Homero Blas Bustamante, president of the organic society. “This has caused economic losses for organic producers, mainly of coffee and honey.” But the comments page for the proposed rule was crowded with dozens of messages from farmers angry about the change, saying they relied on the pesticide. The European Union in late 2017 approved a five-year extension allowing the use of glyphosate in member countries. Environmentalists have demanded an immediate ban on the use of glyphosate over concerns it is leading to a decline of bees and other insects, and might be harmful to human health. Bayer, which bought U.S. rival Monsanto in 2018, has faced several lawsuits over Roundup in the United States. More AP International Stories Inauguration sows doubt among QAnon conspiracy theorists Shootout near downtown Lexington caught on camera Offbeat / 1 hour ago	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1789
__label__wiki	0.944474	0.944474	Fauci: Vaccinations are ramping up in a `glimmer of hope’ by: Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press and Nexstar Media Wire The U.S. ramped up COVID-19 vaccinations in the past few days after a slower-than-expected start, bringing to 4 million the number of Americans who have received shots, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday. The government’s top infectious-disease expert also said on ABC’s “This Week” that President-elect Joe Biden’s pledge to administer 100 million shots of the vaccine within his first 100 days in office is achievable. And he rejected President Donald Trump’s false claim on Twitter that coronavirus deaths and cases in the U.S. have been greatly exaggerated. “All you need to do … is go into the trenches, go into the hospitals, go into the intensive care units and see what is happening. Those are real numbers, real people and real deaths,” Fauci said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Here’s a closer look at COVID-19 vaccine facts The U.S. death toll has climbed past 350,000, the most of any country, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, while more than 20 million people nationwide have been infected. States have reported record numbers of cases over the past few days, and funeral homes in Southern California are being inundated with bodies. Experts believe the real numbers of deaths and infections are much higher and that many cases were overlooked, in part because of insufficient testing. Fauci said he has seen “some little glimmer of hope” after 1.5 million doses were administered in the previous 72 hours, a strong increase in vaccinations. He said that brings the total to about 4 million. But he acknowledged the U.S. is well short of its goal of having 20 million people vaccinated by the end of 2020. He said about 13 million doses have been distributed to clinics, hospitals and other places where they will be administered. “There have been a couple of glitches. That’s understandable,” Fauci said. “We are not where we want to be, there’s no doubt about that.” New COVID-19 variant found in California He expressed optimism that the momentum will pick up by mid-January and that ultimately the U.S. will be vaccinating 1 million people a day, as Biden has vowed. “The goal of vaccinating 100 million people in the first 100 days is a realistic goal,” he said. On Sunday morning, Trump falsely tweeted that the outbreak has been “far exaggerated” because of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “ridiculous” methodology. He complained too that Fauci has been credited by the media with doing “an incredible job” when Fauci “works for me and the Trump administration, and I am in no way given any credit for my work.” Fauci and others are warning that an additional surge is likely because of holiday gatherings and the cold weather keeping people indoors. “It could and likely will get worse in the next couple of weeks, or at least maintain this very terribly high level of infections and deaths that we’re seeing,” Fauci said. Will vaccines protect against new COVID strain? What to know now that the variant is in the U.S. The worries extend overseas, where British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said more onerous lockdown restrictions in England are likely as a variant of the coronavirus has pushed up infection rates to their highest levels on record. More than 50,000 new infections have been reported daily over the past six days. Scientists have said the variant is up to 70% more contagious. While Fauci said while the U.S. needs to do its own study, he sought to reassure viewers that British researchers have found that the mutated version “doesn’t make people more ill or cause more death” and that vaccines are effective against it. Associated Press writers worldwide contributed to this report. Weather / 10 hours ago Jan. 20: Forecast at 10 p.m. Man behind viral "big tip" challenge fighting COVID-19 Jan. 20: Gifts for the new leaders and the end of some testing Jessamine County knife maker has sharpened his skills over the decades Morning Weathercast Wednesday, January 20 Weather / 1 day ago Forecast at 10 p.m. Jan. 19 by WDKY News Staff / Jan 21, 2021 FRANKFORT, Ky. (WDKY) - Governor Andy Beshear is providing an update on COVID-19 cases. Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman is announcing new steps in the state’s effort to get internet access in every Kentucky home with a new internet speed test. You can contribute by taking the speed test here. by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar/AP, Bill Barrow/AP, Dean Reynolds / Jan 21, 2021 WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan Thursday to turn the tide on the pandemic, speeding up the vaccine rollout and providing financial help to individuals, states and local governments and businesses struggling with the prolonged economic fallout. Called the “American Rescue Plan,” the legislative proposal would meet Biden's goal of administering 100 million vaccines by the 100th day of his administration, while advancing his objective of reopening most schools by the spring. On a parallel track, it would deliver another round of aid to stabilize the economy while the public health effort seeks the upper hand on the pandemic. Staffers, director at Lexington daycare facing child abuse charges	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1790
__label__wiki	0.909949	0.909949	Bills beat Broncos 48-19 for first AFC East crown since 1995 by: ARNIE STAPLETON, Associated Press Posted: Dec 19, 2020 / 08:06 PM EST / Updated: Dec 20, 2020 / 03:56 AM EST Buffalo Bills wide receiver Isaiah McKenzie, left, greets Denver Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay before an NFL football game Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey) DENVER (AP) — Donning gray caps that declared them AFC East champions for the first time since 1995, the Buffalo Bills acted like this was old hat. “We’re going to enjoy it on the flight back home, but we know the job ain’t done yet,” defensive end Jerry Hughes said after the Bills’ 48-19 dismantling of the Denver Broncos officially ended New England’s 11-year reign atop the division. “We still have a lot more to accomplish,” added Hughes, who contributed to the Bills’ biggest blowout of 2020 with a 21-yard fumble return for a touchdown just 17 seconds after Josh Allen’s second TD run. Sporting blue T-shirts that read “Won but not done,” the Bills (11-3) acted like the Patriots did all those years when they dominated the division and AFC East titles were mere stepping stones. “It’s great that we’re able to do it the first time in 25 years,” Allen said. “To be the team and to be the quarterback on the team that does it, obviously feels really good. At the same time, that’s not our end goal. We set out to do this in order to get the chance to do what we really want to do, and that’s to win a Super Bowl championship.” No disrespect to those celebrating, of course. “I know our fans and Bills Mafia is probably going crazy right now,” Allen added. “But there’s still a lot on the table.” Buffalo coach Sean McDermott said he received a congratulatory email from Marv Levy, the last Bills coach to win the AFC East. But he, too, was looking beyond winning a division title. “We have more work to do,” McDermott said. Allen, who wasn’t even born the last time the Bills won the division in 1995, ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more against the team that bypassed him in the 2018 NFL draft despite his starring at windy Wyoming, just 2½ hours north of Denver. Asked if the snub by Broncos general manager John Elway, who chose linebacker Bradley Chubb instead, made this milestone moment any more meaningful, Allen responded, “I’m where I’m supposed to be.” While the Bills have turned things around in Allen’s three seasons, the Broncos (5-9) continue to founder. This loss secured their fourth consecutive losing season, something that hadn’t happened in Denver since the franchise’s futile early days in the 1960s and early ’70s. They also became the first team ever to go five years without making the playoffs following a Super Bowl title. Allen threw for 359 yards, hitting Stefon Diggs 11 times for 147 yards before he suffered a foot injury in the fourth quarter, and Cole Beasley eight times for 112 yards. Allen also tied Jack Kemp’s record of 25 career touchdown runs with his second TD scamper, a 1-yard keeper to the right that was set up by Andre Roberts’ 55-yard return of Taylor Russilino’s short second-half kickoff. After Allen’s 1-yard TD run to start the second half, cornerback Tre’Davious White strip-sacked Drew Lock on Denver’s first offensive play. Defensive end Jerry Hughes scooped up the ball at the 21 and weaved his way through several Broncos to make it 35-13. Allen dismantled Denver’s makeshift secondary that had lost five cornerbacks in two weeks, picking on De’Vante Bausby all afternoon while completing 28 of 40 passes. Rookie cornerback Michael Ojemudia held his own but was ejected in the third quarter for slapping Bills rookie receiver Gabriel Davis. Allen threw touchdown passes to Dawson Knox and Jake Kumerow, who became the 13th Bills player to catch a TD pass, tying an NFL record held by seven other teams. Lock hit tight end Noah Fant with a 6-yard touchdown toss with 5 seconds left in the first half, but Russolino missed the extra point. He also missed the 51-yard field goal attempt way to the right on Denver’s opening drive. “I thought offensively we had a pretty good first half there,” Broncos coach Vic Fangio said. “If we make the field goal and extra point for 17 points, you’re looking at a tight game.” COVID KICKER The Broncos turned to Russolino, whose vagabond career included stops in the XFL, the Canadian Football League and even the Chinese arena league after Brandon McManus went on the COVID-19 reserve list. In addition to his short second-half kickoff to the Buffalo 4 that Roberts returned to Broncos territory, Russolino missed a 51-yard field goal and two extra points on a windy day that didn’t adversely affect Bills kicker Tyler Bass, who made both field goal attempts and all six extra points. “All four of those were disappointing,” Fangio said, “because he had a really good day in practice the other day when he was practicing and I was encouraged by him. There was some wind out there, but it didn’t bother their kicker. Yeah, I thought he was going to kick better than he did.” Bills: Along with Diggs, PR Andre Roberts injured his lower back in the third quarter, and OL Daryl Williams left with a groin injury. A person with direct knowledge of the injury told The Associated Press that Diggs’ foot was fine. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because McDermott provided no injury updates after the game, when he said he was “just praying that everyone turns out to be healthy.” Broncos OLB Bradley Chubb (ankle) and RB Royce Freeman (hip) were hurt in the second half. Bills: visit the New England Patriots for a Monday night game on Dec. 28. Broncos: visit the Los Angeles Chargers, who they rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat on Nov. 1 with a touchdown as time ran out. AP Sports Writer John Wawrow contributed. Follow Arnie Melendrez Stapleton on Twitter: http://twitter.com/arniestapleton More AP Sports Stories AP Top News / 15 mins ago Community gives back to “Big Tip Challenge” organizer now battling virus Jessamine County man’s knife-making skills are a cut above Overnight Lexington shooting puts woman in ER	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1791
__label__wiki	0.592391	0.592391	GateWorld Forum > THE COMMISSARY > Sci-Fi & Fantasy Television > Classic Shows > Supernatural > Season Five Episodes > Two Minutes to Midnight (521) View Full Version : Two Minutes to Midnight (521) BOBBY SELLS HIS SOUL TO HELP STOP THE APOCALYPSE/DEAN GOES HEAD TO HEAD WITH DEATH - Crowley (guest star Mark Sheppard) tells Bobby (Jim Beaver) he will give him the location of Death (guest star Julian Richings), the fourth horseman, in exchange for his soul. Knowing Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) need that fourth ring to stop the Apocalypse, Bobby reluctantly agrees. Sam and Dean confront Pestilence (guest star Matt Frewer), but he unleashes a deadly virus upon them, so Castiel (Misha Collins) must intervene on their behalf. Dean has a meeting with Death to discuss Lucifer, and an unholy alliance is formed at a very high price for Dean. Phil Sgriccia directed the episode written by Sera Gamble (#521). http://i680.photobucket.com/albums/vv170/madwelsboy/SN521b_0597b-7a86ac78-t3.jpg good episode death was great obviously Sam's gotta be there next season so he probably won't jump in the pit so I have no idea where things are going to go from here, I love it so glad I don't read spoilers :) The Supernatural guys really like that O Death song to use it in an actual episode. That came out of no where lol Hi! It's me, Miss Gushy. Just thought I'd remind you upfront, because you aren't going to recognise me from this post. :p As Dean would say, "Hey Kripke, remind me to beat that buzzkill out of you later." I can't properly express just how disappointed I was with this episode. With each turn of events, my heart just sank and sank and sank. :( But I am still a fanatical fan because...... 1) We haven't seen next week's finale yet. With all that was said and revealed with this one (and from next week's promo), I have very little hope they could turn it around enough to get back to where I was wishing it to go, but you never know. If there is any show that could do it, it would be this one. So I'll reserve final judgement on this one until I can put it into context with the whole season. 2) I have always believed in the "Can't please all the people all the time" mantra. And most of the time (ESPECIALLY with this show), I am the one who is pleased. So it's only fair and about time that other fans to get the story THEY want! ;) 3) Related to number 2, when finishing up a story this huge, that's been set up this long, it's next to impossible to live up to the fans' expectations. I understand. Heck, looking back, the episodes I seldom rewatch from season 4 are When the Levee Breaks and Lucifer Rising. I think those episodes accomplished what they needed to, but I don't find them particularly entertaining to watch. 4) With my expectations now so low for next week, it's got to be better than that, right? ;):P:D 5) We have a season 6!!! 22 more episodes for potential gold! :) So, I'm not going to go into all the specifics that made me so unhappy with this one, because I don't want to be anyone else's buzzkill. If y'all loved it, then that is GREAT, and I am not going to rain on your parade. As for myself, I still have 2 things to look forward to next week: (spoiler shown in the trailer) First of all, it looks there will FINALLY be some good whump :o And secondly, my very favourite part of the season finales: The "Then" with Carry On My Wayward Son......at least it had BETTER be that song! If they dare change that?! I might need the long summer hiatus to cool off! ;) Really? I can't remember when I've seen an episode of SPN that I don't like. Last night's epsiode was no exception. I about fell outta my chair when Crowleyshowed us the pic of him and Bobby kissing. I also like the fact that Bobby is walking again! I was like YAY! he's back in the saddle!!! I'm really looking forward to next week's episode!!! So, I'm not going to go into all the specifics that made me so unhappy with this one, because I don't want to be anyone else's buzzkill. If y'all loved it, then that is GREAT, and I am not going to rain on your parade. It's an open discussion thread for all opinions. :) I like reading peoples' criticisms of episodes hint hint ;)...otherwise it gets boring reading nothing but praise 24/7. I've done my fair share of criticizing eps of various shows on this board. I didn't love this episode, but I thought it was okay...as a means to get where they apparently need to be for the finale. My favorite part of the episode was the conversation with Death. Interesting twist that he's been bound to Lucifer somehow. Maybe a little convenient as a means of gaining the ring so easily, but I like it. I still don't like how they keep harping on Sam being weak and vulnerable. That tune got old a number of episodes ago for me. Poor Cas. :( Having to take the bus.... I kind of had worries about him joining the cast at the start of the season (as far as how much screen time he'd get and how much they'd have him paired with Dean), but I think they actually underused him this season. They came close to striking a nice balance for me, but I think he could have been used just a tick more. MC is great and the Cas stuff in this episode was my second favorite thing about it. eta: Loved the episode title as well. With the reference to the Doomsday Clock. Midnight is doomsday and the closest the clock has ever reached was two minutes till midnight. Just this minute finishing watching the ep...and I'm stunned...really I am. It felt like it lasted 5 minutes..always a good sign. I agree that there's a bit too much talk of Sam being weak in there but I forgive them that because of how it plays into the final showdown. I really loved Death..it totally surprised me how he was portrayed...really powerful and scary and Dean's reactions were perfect. Giving Dean the ring instead of another big battle I liked...because how on earth could you kill Death!!!! Poor Cas and I'm glad to see him back......Yay! for Bobby.. I've seen the clip of next weeks ep...I've gone weak at the knees.... I think that's where I really differ as a viewer..I don't really have too many preconceived ideas and wishes..I just love to be taken along with the story wherever it goes... I (mostly) love Kripkes vision. And When the Levee Breaks is my absolute favourite ep of all the seasons..I've watched it so many times...:D in fact I re-watched it a couple of days ago. Good job we don't watch in the same room together...:lol: Personally, I thought this was a great episode. As did my wife and my dad. So much went on, with the Pestilence story, stopping the "vaccine", the meeting with Death. I was almost overwhelmed. It is so great that Bobby is up and walking around again.:) I really can't wait to see how this wraps up next week. This has been such a strong season IMO. I love the version of O Death used in the show. I know it's by Jen Titus, but I can't find the download on Amazon.com or itunes. :( I enjoyed a lot in this episode. Bobby's admission to selling his soul (complete with Crowley's photo, lol), Castiel's frustration at losing most of his angelic powers, some nice whump with the boys in misery on the hospital floor ;), Dean's conversation with Death, Sam saving civilians and Bobby realizing that perhaps they can be too hard on Sam, Bobby walking again! (Loved Crowley's line about the emotion at that moment, "This is getting maudlin." :D) The Sam-is-weak statements are getting a bit old by this time. We know his character flaws by this time, we have seen them visually on screen--repeatedly--and we don't need to be retold verbally. :) I can't believe next week's ep will be the season finale. :( I can hardly believe the finale is upon us too. I know this season will end with a bang though. Another season you say? I thought they'd end it here (not because it's unpopular, but because it kind of seems you can't go much further than the apocalypse. But, I digress, I've loved this season and this week I was rewarded with the kind of episode I was hoping for: another strong arc driven story, a couple of horseman, a daring plan and a good quality set up for the finale The big bang! :D It's an open discussion thread for all opinions. :) I like reading peoples' criticisms of episodes hint hint ;)...otherwise it gets boring reading nothing but praise 24/7. I've done my fair share of criticizing eps of various shows on this board. I put in a few of my main complaints here, but like I said, I don't even feel like it's fair when I haven't seen the finale yet. Who knows if they will even be valid after that! -Eh. I didn't really like the confrontation with Death. I didn't think it was bad, per se. And it was a nice change to the other horsemen. But this was a scary concept, having Dean face Death all alone...then he has Dean sit down and all the jeopardy was immediately taken out of it. Kind of anticlimactic. -Bobby walking. I wanted Bobby walking again, don't get me wrong. But Crowley threw that bonus in as an afterthought, and that's what it felt like story-wise to me, too. Like, "Oh wait, we need Bobby walking for the final battle. Quick! Think of a way he could be instantly cured without Cas." -Which brings me to Castiel. I, too, was worried that he would become too prominent a figure when he was made a regular cast member. But I also agree that he was almost UNDER-used. He spent the season powerless and whiny, having only just enough, or just too little power to serve the storyline. -Bobby and Dean talking about Sam. Bobby said they've been riding him since he was 12, thinking that he had this darkness in him. Sorry. I don't buy it, it doesn't track. Since he was TWELVE?! We saw scenes from when Sam was 12 and Dean wasn't riding him hard, he was still very protective of him. And Sam is the one they constantly make fun of for being so 'girly', for sharing his feelings, for being so sympathetic with the victims (remember Dean's view of him in Tall Tales?), for always trying to save everyone. He didn't leave the family because he was dark and violent, he left because he DIDN'T want that kind of life that Dean and John seemed so comfortable with. My impression was that they never thought of Sam as potentially evil until John whispered it to Dean when Sam was 23 years old! The kernel of truth in Bobby's statement, however, was that they have been hard on him.....LATELY. Since Dean got back from Hell, they have been horribly and at times unfairly critical of Sam, but I didn't see that before Dean was gone. -Sam saying 'yes' while Dean doesn't. And related to this; Adam. Here is my HUGE pet peeve and why I am not very excited for the last episode anymore. (But also where I have no idea if my fears will prove to be unfounded). When they brought Adam back as a potential vessel, I was furious! :mad: What a HUGE cheat!! But, then Zachariah revealed that he wasn't really a vessel, so I let it go. And they also killed Adam off again, so I wasn't worried about him becoming Cousin Oliver, and the show Jumping the Shark for real. When some of you were speculating that Adam could still be around, I didn't even want to consider the possiblity. What has changed now that Adam COULD be a vessel? And whatever it is, I don't care, this ticks me off to no end! This basically nullifies Dean's importance in the entire season. It goes against so many of the things that were said by so many of the humans, prophets, gods, demons, and angels this past year. About destiny and how it HAD to be Sam and Dean specifically. How they were exactly like Michael and Lucifer in personality (and Adam is like the 'Good soldier, older brother, following Daddy's orders' HOW?). Someone said they are just along for the ride and don't have any ideas or expectations about where the show should go. I hate predictability myself. I like to be surprised as much as anyone by various twists and turns. But I was PRETTY sure that this was all leading to a Michael vs. Lucifer fight of SOME kind! We've been primed for years for this big showdown between the show's two leads. This whole season's led us to believe that either fate controls us (in which case Sam and Dean WILL fight), or it doesn't (in which case Sam and Dean will prove this by both refusing). Apocalypse, apocalypse, apocalypse. This mother of all battles between Sam and Dean will now be Sam...and Adam. Remember him? Some random brother we invented a year ago, only it wasn't really their brother. Aren't you just as attached to him? That's like promoting the Ali vs. Frazier fight and saying, "In this corner, the heavyweight champion...Muhammad Ali!! And in this corner, it's....Joe Frazier's half-brother, who you probably don't know, and doesn't really fight, but really, it will be JUST as good." I am not interested in that fight. Lastly, this is a totally unfair, personal preference since I am a DeanGirl. :o The last couple seasons, I have been watching thinking, "Wow, there are such a huge number of Dean episodes!" All the biggest emotional scenes have been Dean's, a lot of the huge kills are his, he has the best monologues, he has the episodes where there are 2 Deans...all of which are just FINE with me!! ;):P But in the back of my mind, I have been waiting for the other shoe to drop. They have to keep the SamGirls happy, too. It's only fair (this is what I meant when I said that usually I am the one pleased in the 'can't please all the people'). So, while I realised it would have to happen, and I don't want to short the Sam fans....I still didn't want the finale to the apocalypse to be a Sam episode!! Finales should absolutely be about both of them. BUT, once again, I realise that this may not even be the case once we see final episode. As I said in the beginning, I will need to watch the finale, too, to put all this in the proper perspective. Maybe after I do, I will totally change my tune! ;) Ok, those were my complaints. We'll see how valid they are in a few days. :P Interesting theories ;) sorry couldn't resist..:D But to me Dean was terrified...none of his usual smart arse quips there. He knew he was in the presence an awesome power. Another thing I loved was Death saying to him that he couldn't cheat death...except if you're one of the Winchesters that is. :P Aaw that's a bit harsh..I thought it was a clever way to do it. Well..maybe...but overall I think they got it just about right. A difficult balance they had there to make with Cas I think. I agree they never thought of Sam as evil until that moment with John but I think you misheard what Bobby said....he didn't say that he thought Sam had had darkness in him since he was twelve. Only that they had been hard on him since he was young. That I agree with. Dean has always been hard on him. It's blatantly there from the first Season onwards. I could pick out loads of examples. Bobby mentions the darkness..as of now..in the present Sam. Whoa...you're jumping the gun there...wait and see ...I think you're going to be pleasantly surprised...and no I don't know what's going to happen..honest :P Only managed to watch the ep last night. Which has its perks, since now it's only a couple of days I have to suffer until the finale airs... Okay, I liked it, but it didn't pull me in as much as the last two eps. Somehow there was too much going on, the whole thing felt rushed to me. I'm not sure if this breakneck pace is intentional, but I like me storylines to develop more slowly, and having nailing Pestilence, the Croatoan chase and the showdown with Death all on top of each other went overboard for me. That said, I liked the overall developments, I loved how Sam and Dean are getting comfortable with each other again, how they let each other make the decisions, trusting the other to make the right ones. I like the way they're using Crowley - who may still end up having his own agenda, who knows. I can see where Crichiel's 'peeves' come from, even if I don't share them. And as you so rightly said, they may be unfounded. Just a few comments that popped into my head as I read your post. I have to side with Lizzie on this one, I was actually delighted that the scene played out like this. Conquering or cheating Death out of his ring - especially as he would know by now that they're after it - would have been a touch too unbelievable to me, even for Spn. It also tied up a loose end for me, which is why Lucifer summoned Death mid-season, with ostensibly no follow-up. He had Death tethered up like a dog, ready to unleash him at his will. Excellent casting as usual, that actor really delivered both with his looks and his personality. Again, I agree with Lizzie. It was kinda neat, and not really unexpected to me ever since Bobby was ready to 'deal'. The only thing that had me wondering, actually, was that Bobby didn't think of it himself. He's too clever to let such an opportunity pass. I don't know about that. If Castiel had had any more powers it would have been too handy, made things too easy. And I wouldn't say he was whiny, just frustrated and he had every reason to be. Also, I don't find him under-used. He's had some really good moments, between finding and confronting Raphael, appearing on TV in heaven and zapping the angels by carving the sigil into his own chest. Sure, that only served the storyline, but what doesn't? Again, what Lizzie said. I was under the impression that the 'being hard on him' was meant as turning a reluctant Sam into a hunter, getting him trained for a life he didn't want. Also, the 'darkness' in him need not necessarily refer to the demon blood. Sam admitted himself that all his life he'd had this anger or rage in him, and that could be what Bobby referred to. It made him hot headed, which again is why they had to watch him closely, afraid that he'd let his temper get in the way when they were on a hunt. Well, Castiel said it's not ideal but it is possible. Adam is a plan B, a sort of understudy. If you compare the Apocalypse to a gala opera night, it's still opera even if the star tenor gets sick and is replaced, even if it's not the same experience. Personally, I don't think Adam will play a big role in the finale, things will change and change again. And for the reasons you said, I'm pretty positive that Kripke will use boys brothers equally in the end of his story arch. They were in almost all the stills I've seen, and there is one where Deanholds a rather uncharacteristic pose, which makes me think he'll be channeling Michael at some point. That's the spirit. I hope you won't be disappointed. Thanks for sharing these thoughts with us, though. It's great to hear somebody else's point of view, since it makes me think more closely about the eps and my own reaction to certain parts. No no no. Not jumping the gun. I said over and over, I would have to wait and see because all my fears might prove unfounded. It's why I didn't even really want to post until I saw the finale. But, I thought, as this is a thread on THIS episode, I should look at it separately. Plus, LoneStar said I could post negative comments and not be killed!! :D:P (actually 'thank you' to both you and stars for disagreeing without totally skewering me. :)) gets skewers ready ;) Hey, that's what 'discussion' means in my book, people presenting their different opinions. There's nothing more boring than everybody agreeing how awesome an episode was, so this was great. And your points were well supported, which is the right kind of criticism. Where we disagree is mostly a matter of perception, and we're all entitled to our own POVs. BTW, one thing that had me a bit confused was when they went back to the opening scene in the middle of the episode. For a moment I was really confused, wondering whether Pestilence had revived that woman, and was replaying that death scene. I don't really see a reason why they had to use that same scene twice, anybody else got an idea about that? They were doing one of those tricks where they start the story as some point in the action and then roll back the clock to show you the events leading up to that scene...thus the scene was played twice when time caught back up to where the episode opened. I'm guessing you missed the "12 hours earlier" or whatever the number of hours was caption at the bottom. -Bobby walking. I wanted Bobby walking again, don't get me wrong. But Crowley threw that bonus in as an afterthought, and that's what it felt like story-wise to me, too. Like, "Oh wait, we need Bobby walking for the final battle. Quick! Think of a way he could be instantly cured without Cas."I agree. That's essentially what I thought when they did that for Bobby. Obviously we need Bobby up and around, and there were only a limited number of means for that to happen so in a way I can accept it, but for a demon to be so uh...charitable. I know he has a motivation for doing this if that is in fact why Crowley has been helping them. I quite liked Crowley when we first met him but for me he was, at times, too convenient in these last eps. Him revealing the info about the rings I'm totally cool with because I always figured that was where the story would head...Lucifer being trapped, but meh there was just some things that came too easy...like finding the last two horsemen. I know it had to be done quickly since they only had a couple of eps left, but I guess I just didn't like the brothers having to rely so heavily upon a demon to get the job done. The kernel of truth in Bobby's statement, however, was that they have been hard on him.....LATELY. Since Dean got back from Hell, they have been horribly and at times unfairly critical of Sam, but I didn't see that before Dean was gone.Them being hard on Sam all these years is understandable, but like LizzieAnne, I don't think Bobby was implying they were worried about some darkness in him from a young age. That totally goes against established cannon, and I would totally be mad if they tried to go back and suggest that. But this bemoaning of Sam has been bothering me for the later half of the season. I get that they are still wary of what he did last season, but just how much doesn he have to do this season to prove to them that he's changed. What he did last season was motivated by Dean's death and his need for revenge. Those two factors are gone, imo. Sure it grew into him enjoying the rush of the power it gave him (which is why he could slip again), but they still act like Sam can't be trusted or that his head's not in the game. Sam was forced into a situation where he had to use demon blood again but afterwards he willingly let himself be locked up to get clean. If he's so questionable, they should have written that as more of a struggle to get Sam to comply. Here he is with all that power again and he chooses to give it up without a fight. If Sam says yes in the last ep, it's not because he's weak and angry, it's because he's doing what he feels needs to be done for the greater good. Sam shouldn't get complacent about what he did, but I think the writers have piled on more of this narrative than necessary in the dialogue. As a viewer of this season, Sam has been written as the strongest character of the bunch, imo. Dean, Bobby, and Cas have been moping around with their problems and doubts while Sam has carried on with the weight of the last season on his back. Bobby needs to see Sam in action saving people to get past the doubt that Sam's not totally in this to help people?? Meh, I didn't like that. As to the final episode, I'm in the wait and see mode. I think it will be good (this is the culmination of five years after all and I think Kripke will do it justice) and don't think Dean will be pushed aside. "The one who begins it is the one who will end it" or something to that affect. Then again they could wiggle out of that as meaning Dean would only be there to stop the actual Apocalypse and bring about the shinny happy world the angels want and not just mean putting a temporary halt on it. Only 50+ hours till we find out! :D Oops. To be totally fair, I just re-watched the scene with Dean and Bobby this morning, and I DID catch that they said 'Sam's been pulling people out of burning buildings since he was 12-years-old'. Not that he's been potentially evil since then. :o Although to me, the conversation still implies that they have been hard on Sam for years. And I still say it is reallly just this last year and a half or so that they've been so unfair. In season 2, Sam thought he was evil and Dean was the one insisting that he wasn't. But, the dialogue was vague enough that I could see an argument that Bobby only meant that they've been tough recently. ;) And I agree, LoneStar, that Sam has basically been the one to carry all of them through this last season. While I found it really fascinating to watch Dean's temporary slide into despair the past 6 months or so (especially because it showcased Jensen's acting skills), seeing him so unDean-like just made it that much cooler in Hammer of the Gods when he had rebounded. But, poor Sam! It wasn't just Dean, it was everyone around him and I think that's why I was so frustrated with Castiel's anger/despair. EVERYONE was just giving up and I would have liked to have had ONE character that still believed in God and his Plan! Or at least in their ability to overcome Michael's and Lucifer's plans for them. I think it's to make the opening scene have more impact...and I suppose it did have that effect although I can see how it could be seen as confusing. It made me think. :P It's one of those things which gets better on a second viewing. Them being hard on Sam all these years is understandable, but like LizzieAnne, I don't think Bobby was implying they were worried about some darkness in him from a young age. That totally goes against established cannon, and I would totally be mad if they tried to go back and suggest that. Very nicely put...I thought I was the only one who was thinking all of that...:P I'm thinking that there've been so many shady dealings by the angels and Sam and Dean being mislead at every turn...that 'The One who begins it , ends it' statement could be yet more lies and deceptions....to get Dean to say 'Yes'. So yes...plenty of wiggle room there. Yep.I think the conversation there does imply that they've been hard on Sam for years...but I agree with that though. But I think that's different to saying that he's evil. I think those two things are separate. Yes I agree that Dean never thought Sam had evil inside him in the earlier Seasons...but he's always been tough on him...it's there even in the first ep in the 1st Season....not in a nasty way but it's still there. Maybe when we get the loooong hellatus I'll make a list..:D	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1793
__label__wiki	0.646222	0.646222	GadgetGuide4U Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro With 6-inch Display, 4GB RAM, 5000mAh Battery Launched: Specifications, Pricing And More Samsung has launched the company’s latest smartphone in the Galaxy A series – Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro in India at a price tag of Rs. 32490. It comes in Gold, Black and White colours and it will be available across India starting from 26th September, 2016. It is the successor of Galaxy A9 smartphone which was launched last year. Mr. Manu Sharma, Vice President, Mobiles Business, Samsung India Electronics said: “The millennial generation is increasingly consuming content on their smartphones & the 6” sAMOLED display on Galaxy A9 Pro enhances that experience. With capabilities like multitasking with higher memory and advanced processor, one of the largest batteries in the industry for long lasting use and an enhanced camera with Optical Image Stabilizer along-with low light photography capability, the Galaxy A9 Pro provides a Flagship experience. We are excited to expand our Galaxy A series with the new Galaxy A9 Pro which offers a differentiated experience to our consumers for their active lifestyle.” On the specifications front, it features 6-inch Full HD super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and it is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 4. It is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor which is paired with Adreno 510 GPU & 4GB of RAM. It runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and has 32GB in-built memory which can be expanded further up to 256GB via microSD card. On the photography front, it features 16MP rear-camera with OIS, LED flash and 8MP front-facing camera for selfie & video-calling. It has dual-SIM support and connectivity features like 4G LTE support, NFC, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, and Bluetooth 4.2 It packs 5000mAh battery with support for fast charging and lets you to charge the battery from 0 to 100% in 160 minutes, and up to 32% in just 30 minutes. It offers 32 hours of talktime and over 20 days of standby mode. There is a fingerprint sensor embedded in the home button and it has metal frame & glass back similar to the Samsung Galaxy S6 series smartphone. Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro specifications Display: 6-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels Processor: Octa Core Snapdragon 652 processor with Adreno 510 GPU Memory: 4GB RAM, 32GB Internal Storage, expandable memory upto 256GB via micro SD card Operating System: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Rear-Camera: 16MP rear camera, OIS, f/1.9 aperture, LED flash Front-Camera: 8MP front camera, f/1.9 aperture Connectivity: 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v 4.2, ANT+, NFC Battery: 5000mAh battery with Fast Charging Categories: Mobile Phones Sign up to receive email updates and to hear about our latest adventures! We won't sell your email or send you spam. Mobile Phone, Consumer Electronics Products, Technology News, And More	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1794
__label__cc	0.65475	0.34525	All Light Kits Vehicles Light Kits Trains & Boats Planes & Spaceships Buildings Light Kits Architecture Series Franchise Light Kits Contact Us: support@gameofbricks.eu ALL VEHICLES LIGHT KITS SPACESHIPS & PLANES ALL BUILDINGS LIGHT KITS ALL FRANCHISE LIGHT KITS Game of BricksHome 9 Best Lego architecture see By Nikita P. If you know Lego well enough, you'll see that it is not just a toy that you play with whenever you're bored. Lego offers so many educational and mental development benefits to both kids and adults. Among the many things that you can improve on by building with Lego are resourcefulness, teamwork, academics, creativity, self-confidence, and the most important one to this article, architecture. Yes, you can learn architecture by building your favorite sets with Lego, and that's exactly what we're going to be looking at right now in this article. We will consider the several unique Lego sets that can help your kids become interested in architecture and even want to go further in the discourse. Just tag along as I walk you through this excellent list. Be prepared to get tempted to purchase one right away but I'll advise that you wait till you have seen every product that we have on the list before you decide so that you can decide on which one to choose and know what you would get or give up by choosing one over the others. 1. Lego Villa Savoye One of the most magnificent structures on this list is the Lego Villa Savoye. Your child would most definitely love to build this incredible replica using just Lego pieces. It's a medium-size structure, so you don't have to worry about planning too much space to house it. This may be the perfect set for people who have limited space in their home as it measures around 3.6 inches in height, 7.5 inches in width, and 7 inches in depth. You don't have to worry about building it off the memory you have of the magnificent Villa Savoye. The box contains a booklet that guides you on exactly how to create the structure. The booklet also includes details and history of the Villa Savoye, so you're gaining some knowledge while developing your architectural skills. Tell me that's not something you'd love to buy. You can get it in most Lego stores in your locality or you can just order it online. 2. Lego Burj Khalifa, Dubai If you know anything about beautiful and magnificent structures at all, then you must know that the Burj Khalifa is one that must be mentioned in every five. I'd suggest that you show your kids the real image or video of this remarkable structure before they begin to build it. It should motivate them to put their heart and mind to it. The Burj Khalifa is one of Dubai's tallest and most beautiful structures and Lego made it tall enough with the bricks to fit perfectly in your home. Don't worry, it's not too wide, so it's not going to require too much space. You should know, however, that you can't have it on a shelf because it measures around 15 inches in height. You'd best place it on the ground. The width is approximately 3 inches x 3 inches. The set comes with 333 beautiful pieces, so it's not going to take too long to complete. It's very suitable for kids around ages 10 to 16. You should consider getting it for your kids as a birthday present. They'd totally fall in love with it. You can also have it as a decorative piece just beside your TV set. 3. Lego Louvre If you don't already know, allow me to be the first to tell you that the magnificent Louvre is the largest art museum ever built. A simple history of the museum for your kids before they get into the engineering aspect of this set is definitely going to come in handy. You don't have to scroll through the internet to find information about the structure. Lego already put a booklet in the box to help you with that as well as information on how to build the structure. You probably haven't seen a toy as detailed as Lego sets and they did justice to this one. The Lego Louvre is as detailed as it gets, and to think that you're building it with just 695 Lego bricks is another reason to blush when it is presented to you as a gift. This set is going to consume a bit of your space, but only a bit. When compared to much larger Lego sets that we've seen, this one is pretty medium in size. It fits perfectly well in most homes. It measures 5 inches in height, 7 inches in depth, and 6 inches in depth. Your kids would totally fall in love with this. 4. Lego The Leaning Tower of Pisa I don't think you can search for "The most incredible buildings in the world" on Google and not find the Leaning Tower of Pisa on the top 5 of the list. This building is one of the world's current wonders and to help your kids build something similar using just Lego bricks is something that even you would be proud of. The set is magnificent enough in size, then the fact that it actually leans against the air is fantastic. Everyone would love to have this structure standing at the center of their living room and brag about building it. This set is a fantastic birthday present for your 12 to 14 years old kids. Inside the box, you will find a booklet that gives you the complete history and details of the original tower so that you can have an idea of what you're building. A description of the building is going to come in handy. Keep the completed form of this set on your desk, your short shelf, or on the floor close to your TV set or anywhere your visitors can easily see it. It is a pretty tall set but it doesn't take up so much space as it isn't so big in width. 5. Lego Sydney Opera House One of the most beautiful architectural structures in Australia, the Sydney Opera House, is among the most notable buildings in the world. It isn't only massive; the design is entirely fantastic and shocking. You'll see that many toy companies have sought to create something that looks like it; however, none has made it possible for you to build it by yourself and from scratch except Lego. If you don't have enough space in your living room, you may not want to consider this one unless you don't mind having it take up some of your small space. The set measures 11 inches in height, 25 inches in width, and 15 inches in depth, but of all these, the one you should be concerned about is the width because that's what takes up space. The set is as detailed as it gets. Lego makes sure that you don't miss out on any bit of the coolness of the set. What you see is exactly what you'll build, and what you build is exactly what you'll get. My favorite part of this set is that every single Lego piece in the set is unique to this set. The colors, the shapes, and the sizes are specifically for the Lego Sydney Opera House, so you don't have to worry about deciding whether or not to lend some pieces out. 6. Lego Eiffel Tower Among some of the most outstanding architectural designs and structures in the world is the Eiffel Tower of France. You probably are already planning a visit to France just to see the Tower and probably take some pictures for memory's sake. Lego makes sure that the set is a replica of the real Eiffel Tower. The only difference is the size and, maybe, the fact that the real one is made from iron. This set is very detailed, so there's a good reason for its size. It isn't going to take up too much of your room space; in fact, you can just simply have it on your desk, short shelf, or beside your TV set. You can imagine how awesomely beautiful the set is going to be in your pictures. Inside the box, you will find a booklet that describes the real Eiffel tower and give you a good history of what the structure represents, when it was built, and where it is located. The booklet also contains information on how to build your own with the available Lego pieces. If you're wondering what birthday gift you can present to your 9 to 15 years old kids, then you shouldn't search any further once you have found this one. The plus side is that once the project has been completed, it can sit perfectly anywhere you put it. 7. Lego Flatiron Building This set is going to fit perfectly into any room size, and it only measures around 5 inches in height, 3 inches in width, and 4 inches in depth. It's perfectly okay for kids around ages 7 up as it doesn't really weigh too much and they can carry it around with ease. You would definitely fall in love with this set, especially when you consider the fact that it can also be used as a decorative piece to be placed on your center table, office desk, shelf, or somewhere close to your TV set. The set features a nameplate and a booklet that reveals the beautiful history of the original structure, the details, and information on how to build the Lego form. If you're looking for a birthday present for your kids that love building things and you haven't thought about this one, then you might want to look it on on Lego's website. 8. Lego Guggenheim Museum This set is what I love to call a 2 in 1 beauty as it features an eight-story annex tower as well as a New York city's 5th avenue museum. Magnificence is an understatement with this set. There's no perfect word to express its goodness. The design isn't as big as many people would expect but it is large enough to keep your kids busy for at least 10 hours. The set measures around 4 inches in height, 7 inches in width, and 5 inches in depth. You can keep it wherever you want and it would serve as a decorative piece. You don't want to present this to kids that are too young, as it may be too confusing and challenging. The structure is very detailed too and would be better appreciated by kids around ages 10 to 14. The box also contains a booklet that informs you on how to create the set with guides on what brick goes where. The booklet also includes a fascinating history and details about the museum. This one is a must-buy if you want to see a wide smile on the face of your kids. 9. Lego Seattle Space Needle Let us bring the journey back to America, shall we? Inside the box, you'll find Lego pieces with which you can build a replica of the Seattle Space Needle. If you have lived in America long enough or are a citizen, you wouldn't need to be told that this building is among some of the world's most desirable structures. The design is impeccable and the booklet inside the box completely describes it. The set measures around 8.7 inches in height, 3.1 inches in width, and 2.5 inches in depth. It's pretty affordable and won't take up too much of your room space. I personally would advise that you present this as a present, preferably for your kid's graduation—just something to congratulate them and make them feel interested in taking up architecture as a profession. Lego is obviously very big on architectural sets and these aren't all the architectural Lego sets you'll find. Other sets such as the Lego White House, Lego Willis Tower, Lego United States Capitol Building, Lego Lincoln Memorial, and several others. Even if you're not getting the set for just your kids, you can decide to build them yourself and place them on your furniture to give your room a fascinating appearance and outlook. Get one of these for yourself or your kids and you would be glad that you did. 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__label__wiki	0.87585	0.87585	girls speak geek celebrity interview archive. media commentary. tv and film reviews. Leonardo DiCaprio: Leading Man With two confident, unsettling performances, the former boy wonder grows up (finally) and becomes the actor of his generation. by Chris Heath for GQ \| Photographs by Terry Richardson \| November 2006 He was already a successful, cheeky, sweet-faced TV actor when Leonardo DiCaprio saw the first two film performances that really turned his head. One was James Dean’s in East of Eden. The other, in Taxi Driver, was by Robert De Niro (whom the teenage DiCaprio had just been cast opposite in This Boy’s Life). “I never said, ‘This is what I’m going to aspire to be,'” he remembers, “because at that age, it’s something that’s so beyond anything that’s a possibility. But certainly it was something like, ‘Wow, I would love to give a performance even close to that someday.'” Everyone significant involved with East of Eden was retired or gone, but he realized that the auteur behind Taxi Driver was very much around. From then on, the director he most wanted to work with was Martin Scorsese. When he was about 18, DiCaprio even changed his representation primarily because he believed that his new agent could get him access to a Scorsese project, Gangs of New York. For a while, nothing happened, but not long afterward he met Scorsese in a New York bar after the screening of a De Niro movie: “I was blown away that he even knew who the hell I was. He started talking to me about Bob and how Bob told him about me…” It turned out that after This Boy’s Life, De Niro had advised Scorsese that this was a kid worth looking out for. “I was dumbfounded that he’d seen anything I’d done.” DiCaprio’s wish would eventually come true. And by the time Gangs of New York was finally made, years later, it was partly DiCaprio’s participation that allowed the film to go forward. (DiCaprio got the good news while eating pad thai in Thailand, where he was filming The Beach. But even then it was delayed, and DiCaprio was ready too soon: “I started working out and bulking up to be this Irish gangster, and the movie kept getting postponed, so it was like a year and three months of having to work out, having to eat.”) Two more Scorsese-DiCaprio films have followed: the Howard Hughes tale The Aviator, which DiCaprio calls “the most memorable and rewarding filmmaking experience I can recall,” and the recent, electric tale of multiple deceit in Boston cops-and-Mob-land, The Departed. “The guy’s a mentor to me, that’s what it is,” says DiCaprio, “and I’m blessed, honestly, to be in his presence when making these movies, because you cannot stop learning… It’s incredible. I couldn’t have hoped for anything more.” In The Departed, DiCaprio may not have the flashiest role but he has a quiet assurance that allows him to channel the darker currents at the film’s turbulent center. No contemporary Scorsese interview is complete without some kind of testimony to DiCaprio and their bond: “His face is a battlefield of moral conflicts.” “There’s an inner story going on with DiCaprio that somehow I was able to tap into, which is similar to what I feel.” DiCaprio says he believes Scorsese still refers to him as “the kid,” though not to his face. “Thankfully,” says DiCaprio, “he sees something in me that makes him want to work with me.” We talk on the patio of a suite at the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, where DiCaprio explains that he is jet-lagged from a brief trip to Europe to meet with a director he won’t identify about a project he won’t discuss. There’s a supposedly scientific study reported in the Los Angeles Times today proving that famous people are more narcissistic than others. “I’m sure. Isn’t that the very nature…? It wasn’t mind-blowing evidence, right? I thought you were going to tell me the news about Pluto not being a planet.” No, but I’m not happy about that. “Me neither. I’m a Scorpio—I’m supposed to be ruled by Pluto.” So you’re fed. “I know. I’m no longer part of the Zodiac.” What does it mean you’re supposed to be like? “Scorpios? Passionate [snorts derisively]…driven…secretive…highly sexual…and something else. I forget. And I know what your next question’s going to be. ‘And how accurate do you think that is, according to who you are, sir?'” So does that seem like a vaguely reasonable summary? “Very vague, yeah. Very vaguely.” For his latest movie, Blood Diamond, Leonardo DiCaprio becomes a Zimbabwean gem smuggler hemmed in by some of life’s usual hazards—greed, lust, danger, conscience—while he hunts down the one huge diamond he imagines will solve all his problems. Though it is far more than a film made simply to express a political point, Blood Diamond does attack the diamond industry in two ways. One of these ways—the diamond industry’s sometime indifference to the source and human costs of the diamonds it sells (particularly those from Sierra Leone)—is presented as a matter of recent history. But the other—the suggestion that the diamond industry is a global scam based on artificially restricting supply to maintain the high prices of gems with little intrinsic value—seems more timeless, and hence more of a challenge. DiCaprio says that he has bought diamonds—”girlfriends, my mom”—but not recently. When I suggest that the movie portrays diamond consumers as people buying into some kind of marketing myth, he responds, “What isn’t a marketing myth, at the end of the day? To me, the point is to say we’re all consumers.” And so, he suggests, we should all be careful and responsible about everything that we buy. I guess there is another weird kind of resonance in Blood Diamond in that this is the second movie you’ve made about searching for a big diamond. [puzzled] “What’s the other one?” That famous one with the boat. “Oh. Right.” Crudely speaking, so far there have been four ages of Leonardo DiCaprio, the actor. First, there are his years as a teenage TV pinup, which began when he was cast on the one-season sitcom Parenthood and peaked when he joined the cast of Growing Pains. Second, there is a remarkable, precocious, teenage and slightly post-teenage work in movies like This Boy’s Life, Romeo & Juliet, The Basketball Diaries, and What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (for which he got his first Oscar nomination). Fourth, there is his impressive and self-assured recent climb into manhood: the Scorsese movies and also his deft Steven Spielberg romp Catch Me If You Can. And between these – the third age of DiCaprio – comes the once-in-a-lifetime disorienting meteor strike of the most successful film of all time, Titanic. “I know, it’s certainly the biggest thing I’ll ever do. You know, not a bad movie at all.” In one of the interviews you did before you made Titanic, you said, “I just don’t want to be big box office yet. The more you stay low-key at a young age, the more you have room for that stuff in the future…..” “Right. It was weird, because my initial reaction was to not do it because of those reasons. And then it became something that I just wanted to try. On a whim! [laughs] I wanted to try it on a whim, to see what it was like to make that type of film. And this seemed like – and it was – a film that wasn’t just about the action, it was about the love story, and I’d never really done anything like that. Something that had a budget like that, that had effects that were out of this world and insanely complicated, that had a climactic, action-orientated ending. But what I wanted to do was to try something completely different than what I’d been doing. Nobody could have foreseen the impact. It’s mind-boggling.” You’ve always been careful to not seem ungracious about Titanic. “I’m not ungracious about it, because it absolutely gave me the opportunity in every possible way as an actor to steer the course of my own professional career, which is what almost every actor dreams of.” Leonardo DiCaprio first saw Titanic at a test screening in the Los Angeles valley; he remembers the audience’s excitement. Nevertheless… “I had no idea. Even while it was happening. This time after – if you want to talk about the effects of what it was like to be in that sort of bubble – that was insane. It was a weird time, man. It felt like I was on the run. [laughs] Like I was on the lam or something. Like I was The Fugitive.” “Fortunately, I grew up close to Hollywood. And I certainly would not have been an actor or entered the acting industry if it hadn’t been convenient like that. I probably would be doing local theater or something, but I don’t know if I would have had the courage to have come out to Los Angeles, set up shop independently, and pursue the career with such vigor and passion.” So you don’t feel like “If I’d grown up in Des Moines, there was so much of this acting stuff inside me that I would have had to burst out of town and find its home”? Strange to think that geography plays such a big part in destiny. “Oh, absolutely. But the basic fact that my stepbrother had done commercial and television spots, and he was 8 years old and had an agent – the mere concept would never have occurred to me. I would have just stayed in school and stayed in drama class and have that to be my outlet and, on career day, figured out how to be a biologist or a travel agent. But I was not successful at getting an agent when I was 9 or 10 – I was a break-dancer, and my hair was in some sort of weird shaved Mohawk or whatever, and that wasn’t conducive to Cheerios commercials.” I presume you don’t have many days now when you suddenly start dreaming about the travel-agent life you could have had? “No. The reason I wanted to become a travel agent was to be able to get free trips. But I remember being really disillusioned on career day, because I knew I had absolutely no idea what I could seriously take on as a profession. I tried again to get an agent, and I succeeded, but there was a period of a year where I almost quit, because I went on a hundred auditions and I didn’t get one job. Finally you get to the point where you’re so disillusioned by the process that you kind of say ‘I’m not going to care so much about what these people think of me.’ And that’s when I got my first television show.” Thanks to the indiscriminate and lazy wonders of YouTube, random snatches of DiCaprio the teen star live on. In one of his first interviews, filmed on the set of Parenthood and taken from a program called 50 Cutest Child Stars, he explains his motivation as an actor, oozing a bratty, grinning, cat-got-the-cream geekiness: “I like to act. I like… I think it’s going to get me ahead in life. I must admit I like the attention.” “It’s hard for me to draw upon what was exactly going through my head there, but I can definitely say that was a direct result of finally having others kids in my school acknowledge my existence. Finally getting a little attention at school. Because I was an entirely unpopular student, so to have someone say, ‘Hey! I saw you on The New Lassie, dude! Awesome!’ would have me leave school gleaming.” Why do you think you were so unpopular? “Why? Because I was.” When I ask him what it was like acting opposite Jack Nicholson, he refers me to the documentary Stanley Kubrick’s daughter made about the making of The Shining and in particular to the remarkable footage in which Nicholson, in preparation for a scene, starts jumping and jabbering and contorting himself in a terrifying and seemingly insane manner. “It’s him amping himself up,” says DiCaprio. “It’s almost like a coach pep-talking himself.” And he was doing that while you were acting next to him? “Sure. It’s a part of his… What was fantastic was finally sitting there as an actor doing a scene with him, being able to sit at a table with him and not being able to predict anything he’s going to do.” Before one scene, the prop guy tipped off DiCaprio that Nicholson had somewhere near him, a gun, a fire extinguisher, matches and a bottle of whiskey. “You have to expect the unexpected,” says DiCaprio. “You have to walk on the set knowing that you don’t know what’s going to happen.” Tobey Maguire first met Leonardo DiCaprio at the audition of Parenthood. “I would see the same circle of kids getting close,” Maguire remembers, “and Leo was kind of new to me, and I actually just kind of wrote him off. I was sizing up my competition, I guess, looking around. He was so relaxed he seemed unfocused. But in fact, he was just really relaxed and prepared.” In his first real movie (no one sane remembers much about Critters 3, including DiCaprio), This Boy’s Life, DiCaprio played the young (Tobias) Wolff. Robert de Niro was already cast as Wolff’s stepfather, and the final eight or nine young actors in contention auditioned opposite him. Maguire, who was also auditioning, says that he had just started reading books about acting history and techniques, and about the kind of preparation actors like De Niro would do, and that may be why he froze: “I just was so freaked out by his presence… I don’t think Leo was as aware at the time. There wasn’t that extra weight for him to go and meet De Niro.” DiCaprio says he did realize that this wasn’t an audition he could just float through. “I knew I had to do something to stand out.” In the scene, when De Niro presented him with a virtually empty mustard jar and asked him whether it was empty, instead of merely saying that it was, he yelped the answer with a kind of wild, unexpected, unintimidated defiance, and it worked. “There was a whole generation of actors there, and I happened to get lucky that day, and I guess I made a decision that sort of altered the course of my life.” He still had a lot to learn. “It was all mind-boggling stuff to me,” he recalls. I’d just never seen people take it that, sort of, seriously, for lack of a better term.” He credits the director, Michael Caton-Jones, for showing him how such a thing could and should be done. Suddenly, he wasn’t another teen TV star; he was an actor. “He knew that if I was awful, his film wouldn’t have worked. So he took me very seriously, which is what I needed… I have the most unbelievably fond memories of that movie. Whenever it comes on cable or anything, it gives me that little bump in the throat. I get a little bit emotional when I see it, because I was so excited and happy to be there. Just being there as a kid, working with Robert de Niro and being the star of a film, it was like winning the lottery.” I was reading an old interview with Michael Caton-Jones, and he said about you, quite clearly affectionately, “He was a smart-mouthed little f,” and even provided the example. Ellen Barkin apparently lectured you about clowning around on-set with her and Robert De Niro and said that you should behave more like the two of them. And you’re supposed to have retorted, “Like the two of you? Let’s see, on one hand he did Raging Bull. On the other hand you did Switch. And you’re the one who’s telling me what to do?” [laughs, wincing slightly] “Oh boy. Yeah. I was a little brick back then. Wow.” Do you remember saying that? “I don’t remember saying that exact quote, but I wouldn’t doubt it. I’m sure I did say something to that effect. But that was part of the reason, I believe, why he cast me. That was my life – I was always the smaller kid during junior high and high school, where I hadn’t had my big growth spurt, so I would defend myself with my mouth. We’d have these things in school called bagging contests, where you basically sit and berate and insult each other for an hour, and I had to learn to hold my own, because I couldn’t do it physically. Live or die by those in school – it’s of the utmost importance.” When Leonardo DiCaprio first saw This Boy’s Life, he had no idea whether he had done anything good, but there was one part of the experience in which he could take an uncomplicated pleasure: “The greatest moment was watching the pride that my grandfather had. That’s the image that I remember the most. Because he’s a coal miner from Germany who worked in the coal mines for thirty years, went through World War II with his family, moved to the Bronx, had one of the most hard-core lives you could ever imagine, worked his entire life. And to see him proud of his grandson… “My grandfather came from an era where they would work fifteen hours, six to seven days a week, and still not have enough food to feed the family. The stories that my mother tells me of what it was like in war-torn Germany for a peasant family, basically. Pretty amazing stories.” Did he have to fight in the war? On the German side, I guess. “Yeah. Well, listening to my grandparents tell their stories of the propaganda that was going on then, for people that weren’t necessarily educated and didn’t keep up with politics, they really genuinely didn’t understand what was going on. Really didn’t.” In what ways are you most German? “I can be very blunt, to particular people in my life. Straight-forward. I don’t sugarcoat things. But that isn’t to everyone; that’s only to people I care about. And work ethic – they have a tremendous work ethic in Germany. My mother and my grandmother both came from war-torn Germany, and they have much more nuts-and-bolts attitude toward life. A lot of things are black-and-white. I do have that in me, and I’ve gotten that from them. When you’re dealing with the artistic world, you can’t always look at things as black-and-white, but it helps on the business side.” And how are you most like your father? “He’s taught me patience more than anyone else – tolerance with people – and [he’s] someone who’s always pushed me to see the other side of a viewpoint. He’s opened my mind to a lot of things.” And you knew Timothy Leary? “Of course Timothy Leary. Yes!” Had you known him throughout your childhood? “Yeah. We’d been to his house many times. He was really into what the future would bring and felt intrinsically a part of the future, even in his later days, when he knew he was passing. He looked at death like he was passing in a different dimension, not that he was dying. It was pretty fascinating to see a man in his last days like that.” DiCaprio followed This Boy’s Life with an even better role, in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. This marked the first time Dicaprio did any research for a role. He spent a week or two hanging out with mentally disabled children in a Texas home, compiled a checklist of around a hundred mannerisms, and then showed them to the film’s director, Lasse Hallström, one by one, to find out which he liked: “The way he uses his fingers and does this, the hand movement, the way I would walk, the kind of pitch of voice, the way he would read, the language he would use…” The character that resulted was far more than a compilation of tics; he was remarkable, extreme and believable. This was a first in a series of bold and compelling pre-Titanic roles. Even back then, DiCaprio would politely choose to share next to nothing about his romantic life, such it was (“I would love her as a person”, he told me of an unnamed girlfriend, “but I don’t know what’s it like to fall in love.”), and he has since stuck to that without fail. Perhaps he might say a little more if asked a little less. What do you understand about love now that you didn’t understand when you were 18? “Boy, you got some heavy questions, huh? What I understand now? That it’s a huge commitment. To embrace it properly. And that at 18 years old, you have almost no chance of having a love that will survive for the rest of your life, but you don’t know that at 18.” That’s one of the great but slightly sad things about being 18. “Yeah. But it is kind of sad, because you kind of do know that the next some-odd years of your life, there’s no chance of anything surviving at all. Without repeated heartbreak and the reconciliation – that’s the only way.” Do you think you understand more or less about women as you get older? “More. Through trials and tribulations.” Do you get happier as you get older? “Yes. Definitely. Don’t you agree? I think teenage life is filled with narcissism and giant mood swings that are unnecessary and constantly inflating problems to phenomenally unrealistic proportions.” Leonardo DiCaprio has been getting older. But very, very slowly. “It’s a fact”, he concedes with an edge of patient amusement. “I have looked young for many years.” Sensibly, he chooses to see this as a positive thing for an actor, one that has allowed the cloaks of younger men to rest easily on his shoulders, rather than be frustrated that biology and physiognomy may have short-changed him of a gravitas he has otherwise deserved. Anyway, it seems as though his life clock may have been ticking slowly on the inside as well as on the outside, and has a theory why this may be so. How old do you feel now? Not my age. [He is 32.] Younger. Midtwenties. Because if you accumulate all the time that I’ve had on-set where I wasn’t actually living life, you could probably substract years and years. That’s not like lifetime.” So if you filmed twelve months a year— “I’d never age. Physically, emotionally, or mentally.” When we meet for the final time, at the Peninsula hotel in New York, Leonardo DiCaprio leads me up some stairs to a table in a restaurant-bar. As we sit and talk, he notices something happening through the second-floor window behind me. By chance, this hotel bar faces the Manhattan showroom of the world’s largest diamond company, De Beers (one that no one, surely, would ever confuse with the fictitious market-molding multinational jewel sellers Van De Kaap in Blood Diamond). And tonight they’re having a party. “A giant De Beers party, swinging and rocking”, DiCaprio says. It seems fitting. Since we last met, he has been dashing across the world promoting his two movies, and he says that he needs it to stop. “For example, I’d like to absorb sunlight. I haven’t seen the sun for almost two weeks now.” Shall I write, “As he speaks, he looks sadly out of the window toward the waning sunset, knowing that another day has passed him by”? “Boo-f**ing-hoo, right?” This article has been edited for girlsspeakgeek.com. The complete story appeared in GQ, Dec.2004. December 24, 2004 \| Interview GQ, Leonardo DiCaprio \| this post contains affiliate links Copyright © 2021 girls speak geek. Tweak Me theme by Nose Graze	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1799
__label__cc	0.577018	0.422982	2018 Government Innovation Awards When smart cities meet event management By GCN Staff Unsurprisingly, the city of Independence, Ore., goes all out on the nation’s birthday, hosting a four-day event that doubles its population of about 10,000. Management of the celebration has largely been left to volunteers, but this year, they got some digital help. Virtual Situation Room City of Independence, Ore. Click here for all the 2018 Public Sector Innovation winners “Our problem was how do we most effectively deploy staff during this very large event where it’s just madness and craziness, and how do we keep track of all the information?” said Jason Kistler, the city’s IT manager. The answer was the WiseTown Situation Room, an event management tool created by the city and software development company TeamDev. Kistler likened it to a computer-aided dispatch system. During the event, the tool automatically ingested real-time traffic information, surveillance video and geo-referenced social media posts and shared them on a central dashboard. “We had an app that ran on all volunteers’ smartphones [and] all city staff smartphones, and that enabled us to track their locations within the event,” Kistler said. “When an issue would come up, we could assign the nearest person…who was available.” The city also used internet-of-things technology to monitor the crowds and collect demographic information. Using sensors at the entrance gates, officials could track the number of people entering and leaving, along with their age groups and genders. It was a vast improvement over operations in the past. “Usually, volunteers are just running around putting out fires that they see,” Kistler said. Connect with the GCN staff on Twitter @GCNtech.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1800
__label__cc	0.698441	0.301559	Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Alexandra Erwin We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates. Alexandra Erwin Co-Chair, Early Career Scientist Steering Committee Broadly, my research interests are in the fields of genetics and epigenetics. Epigenetic factors influence the expression of genes, and some can be transmitted across generations. My current project looks at how these epigenetic factors change with age, since not all cells are affected by aging in the same way. For example, the cells that give rise to future generations, known as germ cells, show increased protection from the effects of aging than other cells of the body. Epigenetic factors have been shown to contribute to age-related changes in some cells, and I’m investigating whether that’s also true for the germline and the reproductive tissues. This research may help us better understand what specifically makes the germline more impervious to the aging process and could help us gain insight into the decline in reproductive function that occurs with age. I use fruit flies as a model organism. As a PhD-trained scientist, you have many career options. What career paths interest you the most? I want my career to embody my passion for helping early career scientists. There are many mismatches between scientific training and the labor market. For example, even though PhD training is geared towards academia, only about 15% of PhDs in the biological sciences find themselves in academic tenure track positions. Moreover, the need for increased diversity at various levels and sectors is being echoed across all STEM disciplines. My scientific training, which includes critical thinking, data analysis, and problem solving, equips me with the tools needed to address problems facing next generation scientists. An opportunity to be involved in contributing to policies that target scientific workforce issues while advocating for and implementing efforts that improve training for early career scientists would be very rewarding. More specifically, I am passionate about the scientific workforce issues that are unique to my geographical region in the Midwest, such as talent retention and acquisition, and would be thrilled for an opportunity to work on ways to cultivate relationships within and outside of the scientific community to further build and retain scientific talent in our area. In addition to your research, how else do you want to advance the scientific enterprise? There is still a lot of work to do to make science a more accessible and fulfilling career path to people with different backgrounds, experiences, and circumstances. We need to be committed to reducing and eliminating barriers that keep those with a passion for science from staying in the field. For trainees especially, the new jobs landscape is intimidating, but I would encourage us all to to take action early to explore diverse career interests and interact with people in various careers and sectors. There are so many roles that scientists can play to move the scientific endeavor forward as a whole. It’s important for us to be adaptive and flexible professionals that can share our skills and passion for science across varying areas of employment sectors. Why were you interested in a leadership position? A leadership position at the GSA is not only a way for me to engage more with a professional society that I have a lot of respect and admiration for, but it is also a new opportunity to develop my passion for helping early career scientists on a broader scale. Much of my professional development so far has been through opportunities at the GSA, so I’m excited to use this chance to encourage other trainees to get involved and supplement their research with rewarding professional experiences. Involvement with the ECSSC is a great opportunity to learn from a diverse group of people and experience a new organizational environment that is much different than the university setting I’m used to. I think some of the most useful skills members of the ECS committees will gain through this experience are team-work and collaboration on a scale we likely wouldn’t have in our regular research setting. One of my favorite things about the structure of the organization is the involvement of advanced career advisors. Not only can trainees participating in ECS committees gain new skills and get feedback from successful leaders in the sciences, but they also have a chance to expand their network and grow as professionals. As a leader within the Genetics Society of America, what do you hope to accomplish? The steering committee is an umbrella committee for the policy, communication & outreach, and career development subcommittees. For my first project, I will be collecting and analyzing data from the community to understand the interests, concerns, and challenges of early career scientists. My co-chair Alessandro Bailetti and I will use the results to guide the focus of the subcommittees and our focus as a whole. We will also provide feedback and direction for the three subcommittees. I’m eager to work with the rest of the steering committee as we develop programming, advocate for trainee interests, energize engagement, and highlight the unique insights and experiences of the trainee community. My short term goals as a co-chair of the steering committee are to make new connections within the organization. Our committee incorporates trainees from different model organism communities, with different areas of research, and at various career stages. We have a great opportunity to learn from one another and work together to explore the current policies and practices that impact trainees. My long term goals for committee involvement are to find effective ways to adapt quickly to the needs of our trainees and offer unique resources for trainees of the genetics community. I also think an important long-term goal is to help foster a permanent culture of engagement from next generation scientists. As the scientific landscape rapidly changes, it’s important for us to develop communications outside of our immediate communities and to connect with scientists and nonscientists in various sectors. The GSA provides a great platform for building these relationships. Previous Leadership Experience: Founder and Lead Organizer of Jayhawks Breaking Barriers, an initiative to close the gender leadership gap in STEM -The University of Kansas Lead Organizer of the SEARCH Symposium (Scientists Exploring non-Academic Career Choices) – The University of Kansas Co-president – The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Student Organization Graduate student senator – University of Kansas Student Senate Spring 2017 Trainee-Organized Symposia announced Neural networks dive deep to locate proteins Early Career ScientistsECS Leadership Spotlight	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1801
__label__cc	0.635345	0.364655	← Olivia Chow: Harper’s Ominous Omnibus City rejects retail development for Bathurst Street → Project Bookmark Canada helps bring fiction to life August 10th, 2012 · 1 Comment Inventive project showcases excerpts from fictitious works in the real locations where they occur. Project Bookmark Canada’s fourth bookmark, displaying the poem ‘Essentialist’ by Ken Babstock on St. George Street. Credit: Kristin Eliason/Gleaner News By Kristin Eliason There are two bookmarks in the Annex, but they are not of the paper variety. One, on St. George Street, can be found just north of Bloor Street on the west side. The other can be found at the northwest corner of College and Manning Streets. These bookmarks are green and white, ceramic, poster-sized plaques; and rather than mark a page, they mark the exact geographical location where an imaginary literary scene takes place. The charity that installs these plaques, Project Bookmark Canada, began as a non-profit organization in 2007 before becoming a nationally-registered charity in 2008. It displays excerpts from fictitious works in the real locations where they occur. The idea behind the project is that while “you can’t quite put yourself in the character’s shoes,” says Miranda Hill, founder and executive director of the project, “you put yourself in their footprints.” Hill, a writer herself, won the Journey Prize in 2011. She will be publishing her first book of fiction, Sleeping Funny, this fall. Still, she also identifies herself equally as an avid reader, and it was this affinity for the written word that led her to the idea for Project Bookmark Canada. While living in Toronto, she says she would stumble across scenes from books she just happened to be reading at the time. Rather than having to bring the book in order to enjoy the experience of being in the presence of literary imagination, she thought to herself, “Wouldn’t it be great if you could encounter the scene right there in the place?” In 2009, Project Bookmark Canada provided the public with its first opportunity to do just that. The first bookmark, a scene from In The Skin Of A Lion by Michael Ondaatje, was installed at the Bloor Viaduct on April 23. In 2010, five more were installed in Owen Sound, Kingston, Toronto and Ottawa. In 2011, four were added in Mississauga, Midland, Hamilton and Port Colborne. Now, it is the charity’s goal to build a nationwide network. Its next bookmark will be its first out-of-province. It will honor Al Pitman, a local poet, when his poem The Sea Breeze Lounge is installed in Woody Point, Newfoundland on Aug. 23. But, in order for Project Bookmark Canada to continue to flourish and grow, it relies on donations, grants and participation from the public. There are many different ways to get involved. Annual memberships are available at varying costs, donations are welcome, and groups can get together to adopt a bookmark for their community, essentially funding it themselves. And for those book lovers not able to invest money, they can still invest their time. Hill encourages readers to contact her via the website to suggest specific passages from books, in order to build their database. “I get suggestions,” she says, “I’d love to get more. “I think of Project Bookmark Canada as a project owned by Canadians for Canadians, the more people feel that they’re participating … the more potential it has for it to endure not just for the next 5 years, but for the next 50.” Hill believes that Project Bookmark Canada is building a Canadian cultural icon. And if its growth over the past three years is any indication of how it will do in the future, it is well on its way to achieving its goal. For more information on Project Bookmark Canada, please visit their website at www.projectbookmarkcanada.ca Tags: Annex · Arts 1 response so far ↓ 1 Gleaner Community Press \| kristineliasonblog // Oct 26, 2012 at 5:32 pm […] Project Bookmark Canada helps bring fiction to life. (August 2012) […]	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1804
__label__cc	0.577464	0.422536	Activist investors: More harm than good by Arthur Guarino , August 8, 2017 The role of activist investors in American boardrooms has grown in recent years. But the dilemma is whether they make a positive impact on a company or do more harm than good. American business schools have long taught the financial concept of “shareholder wealth maximization” but in the past decade activist investors have taken the idea to an entirely new level. In many cases, management teams of many corporations have earnestly tried their best to maximize shareholder wealth, but many activist investors feel there have been missed opportunities resulting in misspent capital and poor returns. But even if activist investors have focused on achieving better returns, their intentions may actually cause more harm than good for other investors, the firm itself, and even the American economy in the long term. What are activist investors? Activist investors usually purchase a minority stock position in a publicly traded company with the idea of introducing strategies to increase profits, cut costs, and overall improve operating performance under their guidance, wisdom, and experience. They seek to work with the firm’s management team by introducing new techniques that will ultimately maximize long and short-term value for all shareholders and run the firm more efficiently and effectively. Activist investors often purchase common voting shares in the target company, enough so they can possibly have a seat on the board of directors. Activist investors usually take their ideas directly to senior management, and often the board, advocating immediate change. The problem occurs when management rejects or refuses to work with activist investors since they may not have sufficient knowledge or experience in that particular industry or about the company itself. This may spur the activist investor to possibly purchase a larger position in the firm’s ownership and thereby place their people on the board. Another activist investor’s tactic is to obtain support of pension funds and institutional investors, who can pressure the board and management as large shareholders, so that change can occur. These investors are often hedge funds who must disclose their activist share by filing a Schedule 13D with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This regulation must be followed when an investment surpasses 5 percent of the company’s voting common stock. The problem lies in what the possible harmful outcomes may be to the firm and other shareholders. FTI Consulting: 2015 Shareholder Activist Landscape: An Institutional Investor Perspective Problems caused by Activist Investors While activist investors see themselves as the salvation of an underperforming company and helping fellow shareholders achieve greater wealth than they ever imagined from their holdings, they can actually be making things worse. There is the situation with Nelson Peltz and his hedge fund, Trian Fund, and their investment in DuPont. Peltz, through Trian, purchased shares in DuPont and demanded that it cut costs by $4 billion or else take full control of the chemical giant without input from management. DuPont relented and significantly reduced costs including globally laying off 5,000 people in 2016 or 10 percent of its workforce. DuPont was also forced to make huge cuts in its research and development areas, thereby hurting its competitive edge as an industry innovator. Trian convinced DuPont shareholders and executives that the company needed to “optimize stockholder value” rather than long-term growth. “This company (DuPont) is over 200 years old, and this guy who has nothing to do with the industry has basically got people on the board slashing R&D, just pumping money out of the company. And none of it is illegal,” argues William Lazonick, an economist at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. There is also activist investor’s short sightedness, since they only seek high, quick returns for a minimal investment. S&P Global Market Intelligence found that 40 percent of activist investors either reduce or completely relinquish their positions in the target company in just a quarter after making investments. According to Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, dean at the Yale School of Management, concern about the cost and bad press of proxy battles has motivated corporate boards to settle 45 percent of proxy battles in 2016, with many settlements involving invitations to activists to join the board. In 2001, only 17.5 percent of proxy battles were settled this way. From a financial perspective, activists focus on monetary remuneration. Activist investors, Carl Ichan and David Einhorn, pressured Apple’s board and management to pay shareholders a substantial amount of the company’s cash resulting in a share buyback worth $40 billion and later had a $130 billion distribution in the form of stock dividends and another buyback. There was also Daniel Loeb through his hedge fund, Third Point, and its stake in Japanese robot maker, Fanuc. In 2015, Mr. Loeb urged Fanuc to make better use of its cash reserves. Fanuc decided to placate Mr. Loeb by doubling its dividend payout ratio and establishing a new unit to communicate with shareholders. Finally, in 2015, McDonald’s was pressured by activist investors to make larger dividend payments to shareholders. McDonald’s relented and announced borrowing $10 billion to finance $30 billion in dividend payments to shareholders. Debtholders are also affected by activist investor’s actions. According to a study conducted by Wan Wongsunwai of the Kellogg School and Jayanthi and Shyam Sunder of the University of Arizona, they concluded that activist investors both hurt and help debtholders, depending on the activists’ goals. Wongsunwai, et al., stated that, “Debtholders are sort of locked in. They make an investment [through a bond or loan] in a company, then typically remain hands-off. So, we can think of them as ‘bystanders’ who may benefit or suffer from activism.” They found that post-activism interest rates rose by 30 basis points, on average. They also concluded that there was a higher chance of debt defaults or payment delays, thereby creating more risk. Serious long-term consequences While there are other negative consequences, one that can hurt all investors is that more publicly traded companies may decide to go private such as Dell. This saves them the aggravation of dealing with activist investors who have their own agenda, but hurt average investors who wish to diversify their holdings and achieve better long-term returns. Categories: Finance, North America Tags: american, economy, finance, Stock Arthur Guarino Arthur Guarino is an assistant professor in the Finance and Economics Department at Rutgers University Business School teaching courses in financial institutions and markets, corporate finance, and financial statement analysis. The first half of his career was spent in the financial services industry. He has written articles dealing with finance, economics, and public policy. 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__label__cc	0.699611	0.300389	Golf Range Magazine Teaching & Training Aids Fitting/Demo Email Best Practices GRAA Regional Boot Camps GRAA Pro-Am at Casa de Campo 2020 GRAA Awards Archive John Deere Announces Third-Quarter Earnings -Press Release, Moline, Ill. The following information was excerpted from a press release announcing John Deere’s 2013 third-quarter results. Note that the information presented below comes from various sections of the company’s press release. The entire press release should be consulted for a complete discussion. To view the entire press release… click here. To view the conference call slideshow…click here. Income jumps 26% on 4% gain in net sales and revenues. Performance driven by strong profits in farm machinery and financial services. Extensive growth investments remain on track, helping expand company’s global footprint. Full-year income forecast raised to $3.45 billion. Net income attributable to Deere & Company was $996.5 million, or $2.56 per share, for the third quarter ended July 31, compared with $788.0 million, or $1.98 per share, for the same period last year. For the first nine months of the year, net income attributable to Deere & Company was $2.730 billion, or $6.97 per share, compared with $2.377 billion, or $5.88 per share, last year. Worldwide net sales and revenues increased 4 percent, to $10.010 billion, for the third quarter and rose 8 percent to $28.345 billion for nine months. Net sales of the equipment operations were $9.316 billion for the quarter and $26.373 billion for nine months, compared with $8.930 billion and $24.454 billion for the same periods last year. “John Deere is well on the road to another year of impressive performance after reporting record third-quarter results,” said Samuel R. Allen, chairman and chief executive officer. Sales and income for the period were higher than in any prior third quarter, he pointed out. “Deere’s success is a reflection of considerable strength in the farm sector, especially in North and South America. We also are making further progress executing our wide-ranging operating and marketing plans, which call for expanding our global market presence while keeping a close watch on costs and assets.” Summary of Operations Net sales of the worldwide equipment operations increased 4 percent for the quarter and 8 percent for nine months compared with the same periods a year ago. Sales included price realization of 3 percent and an unfavorable currency-translation effect of 1 percent for both the quarter and nine months. Equipment net sales in the United States and Canada rose 4 percent for the quarter and 9 percent year to date. Outside the U.S. and Canada, net sales increased 5 percent for the quarter and 6 percent for nine months, with unfavorable currency-translation effects of 1 percent and 3 percent for these periods. Deere’s equipment operations reported operating profit of $1.443 billion for the quarter and $3.943 billion for nine months, compared with $1.127 billion and $3.347 billion last year. The improvement for both periods was due primarily to the impact of price realization and higher shipment volumes. Also affecting third-quarter results was an impairment charge for long-lived assets related to John Deere Water operations. In addition, nine-month results were impacted by increases in production costs, selling, administrative and general expenses and warranty costs, as well as the unfavorable effects of foreign exchange. Increased production costs were related primarily to higher manufacturing-overhead expenses, partially offset by lower raw-material costs. The higher manufacturing-overhead expenses were in support of growth, new products and engine-emission requirements. Net income of the company’s equipment operations was $846 million for the third quarter and $2.324 billion for the first nine months, compared with $678 million and $2.040 billion in 2012. The operating factors mentioned above, along with a higher effective tax rate and increased interest expense, affected both quarterly and year-to-date results. Financial services reported net income attributable to Deere & Company of $150.0 million for the quarter and $407.9 million for nine months compared with $110.4 million and $338.6 million last year. Results for both periods were aided by growth in the credit portfolio and improved crop insurance margins. These factors were partially offset by an increased provision for credit losses in the quarter and by higher selling, administrative and general expenses for the year to date. Last year’s nine-month results also benefited from revenue related to wind energy credits. Company Outlook & Summary Company equipment sales are projected to be up about 5 percent for fiscal 2013 and to decrease by about 5 percent for the fourth quarter compared with the year-ago periods. Included is an unfavorable currency-translation impact of about 1 percent for the year. For the full year, net income attributable to Deere & Company is anticipated to be about $3.45 billion.According to Allen, Deere is poised for a very successful 2013. “Last year’s fourth-quarter sales were particularly strong, in part because our factories were running at a high rate to catch up with customer orders. Even with this difficult comparison, our financial guidance implies a healthy level of income for the coming quarter and a third consecutive year of record results.” Longer term, Allen said he remains quite optimistic about the company’s prospects. “We continue to believe our investment in new products and capacity will allow Deere to be the provider of choice for a growing global customer base in the years ahead,” he said. “In our view, broad trends based on a growing, more affluent, and increasingly mobile population have ample staying power and should help the company deliver substantial value to its customers, investors and other stakeholders in the future.” Equipment Division Performance Agriculture & Turf. Sales increased 8 percent for the quarter and 12 percent for nine months largely due to higher shipment volumes and price realization, partially offset by the unfavorable effects of currency translation. Operating profit was $1.336 billion for the quarter and $3.684 billion year to date, compared with $1.014 billion and $2.991 billion, respectively, last year. The improvement for the quarter was driven primarily by the impact of price realization and higher shipment volumes. Also affecting third-quarter results was an impairment charge for long-lived assets related to John Deere Water operations. Year-to-date results improved due primarily to higher shipment volumes and price realization. These factors were partially offset by increases in production costs, selling, administrative and general expenses, warranty costs, and unfavorable effects of foreign exchange. Construction & Forestry. Construction and forestry sales decreased 11 percent for the quarter and 8 percent for nine months mainly as a result of lower shipment volumes. Operating profit was $107 million for the quarter and $259 million for nine months, compared with $113 million and $356 million last year. The quarterly operating-profit decline was primarily because of decreased shipment volumes, mostly offset by price realization and lower research and development expenses. Nine-month results were lower mainly due to reduced shipment volumes, increases in production costs, an unfavorable product mix and higher selling, administrative and general expenses, partially offset by price realization. Market Conditions & Outlook Agriculture & Turf. Deere’s worldwide sales of agriculture and turf equipment are forecast to increase by about 7 percent for full-year 2013, including a negative currency-translation impact of about 1 percent. Relatively high commodity prices and strong farm incomes are continuing to support a favorable level of demand for farm machinery in much of the world. Deere’s sales are further benefiting from global expansion and advanced new products.] Industry sales for agricultural machinery in the U.S. and Canada are forecast to be up about 5 percent for the year, reflecting continued strength in demand for large equipment such as high-horsepower tractors and combines. Full-year industry sales in the EU28 are forecast to be down about 5 percent due to weakness in the overall economy and soft conditions in the U.K. farm sector. In South America, industry sales are projected to be up about 20 percent as a result of strong market conditions and the impact of government-financing programs in Brazil. Industry sales in the Commonwealth of Independent States are expected to be moderately lower than in 2012, while Asian sales are projected to be little-changed. In the U.S. and Canada, industry sales of turf and utility equipment are expected to be up about 5 percent for 2013, reflecting improved market conditions. Construction & Forestry. Deere’s worldwide sales of construction and forestry equipment are forecast to decrease by about 8 percent for 2013. The decline mostly reflects a cautious outlook for U.S. economic growth. Global forestry sales are expected to be higher for the year as improved U.S. demand more than offsets weakness in European markets. Financial Services. Full-year 2013 net income attributable to Deere & Company for the financial services operations is expected to be approximately $560 million. The forecast improvement over last year is due primarily to expected growth in the credit portfolio and lower crop insurance claims, partially offset by higher selling, administrative and general expenses. John Deere Capital Corporation The following is disclosed on behalf of the company’s financial services subsidiary, John Deere Capital Corporation (JDCC), in connection with the disclosure requirements applicable to its periodic issuance of debt securities in the public market. Net income attributable to John Deere Capital Corporation was $124.7 million for the third quarter and $335.6 million year to date, compared with $98.5 million and $270.2 million for the respective periods last year. Results improved for both periods due primarily to growth in the credit portfolio. Nine-month results were also impacted by higher selling, administrative and general expenses. Net receivables and leases financed by JDCC were $30.096 billion at July 31, 2013, compared with $25.766 billion last year. Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:Statements under “Company Outlook & Summary,” “Market Conditions & Outlook,” and other forward-looking statements herein that relate to future events, expectations, trends and operating periods involve certain factors that are subject to change, and important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Some of these risks and uncertainties could affect particular lines of business, while others could affect all of the company’s businesses. The company’s agricultural equipment business is subject to a number of uncertainties including the many interrelated factors that affect farmers’ confidence. These factors include worldwide economic conditions, demand for agricultural products, world grain stocks, weather conditions (including its effects on timely planting and harvesting), soil conditions (including low subsoil moisture from recent drought conditions), harvest yields, prices for commodities and livestock, crop and livestock production expenses, availability of transport for crops, the growth of non-food uses for some crops (including ethanol and biodiesel production), real estate values, available acreage for farming, the land ownership policies of various governments, changes in government farm programs and policies (including those in Argentina, Brazil, China, the European Union, India, Russia and the U.S.), international reaction to such programs, changes in and effects of crop insurance programs, global trade agreements, animal diseases and their effects on poultry, beef and pork consumption and prices, crop pests and diseases, and the level of farm product exports (including concerns about genetically modified organisms). Factors affecting the outlook for the company’s turf and utility equipment include general economic conditions, consumer confidence, weather conditions, customer profitability, consumer borrowing patterns, consumer purchasing preferences, housing starts, infrastructure investment, spending by municipalities and golf courses, and consumable input costs. General economic conditions, consumer spending patterns, real estate and housing prices, the number of housing starts and interest rates are especially important to sales of the company’s construction and forestry equipment. The levels of public and non-residential construction also impact the results of the company’s construction and forestry segment. Prices for pulp, paper, lumber and structural panels are important to sales of forestry equipment. All of the company’s businesses and its reported results are affected by general economic conditions in the global markets in which the company operates, especially material changes in economic activity in these markets; customer confidence in general economic conditions; foreign currency exchange rates and their volatility, especially fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar; interest rates; and inflation and deflation rates. General economic conditions can affect demand for the company’s equipment as well. Uncertainty about and actual government spending and taxing could adversely affect the economy, employment, consumer and corporate spending, and company results. Customer and company operations and results could be affected by changes in weather patterns (including the effects of drought conditions in parts of the U.S. and dryer than normal conditions in certain other markets); the political and social stability of the global markets in which the company operates; the effects of, or response to, terrorism and security threats; wars and other conflicts and the threat thereof; and the spread of major epidemics. Significant changes in market liquidity conditions and any failure to comply with financial covenants in credit agreements could impact access to funding and funding costs, which could reduce the company’s earnings and cash flows. Financial market conditions could also negatively impact customer access to capital for purchases of the company’s products and customer confidence and purchase decisions; borrowing and repayment practices; and the number and size of customer loan delinquencies and defaults. A debt crisis, in Europe or elsewhere, could negatively impact currencies, global financial markets, social and political stability, funding sources and costs, asset and obligation values, customers, suppliers, and company operations and results. State debt crises also could negatively impact customers, suppliers, demand for equipment, and company operations and results. The company’s investment management activities could be impaired by changes in the equity and bond markets, which would negatively affect earnings. Additional factors that could materially affect the company’s operations, access to capital, expenses and results include changes in and the impact of governmental trade, banking, monetary and fiscal policies, including financial regulatory reform and its effects on the consumer finance industry, derivatives, funding costs and other areas, and governmental programs, policies and tariffs in particular jurisdictions or for the benefit of certain industries or sectors (including protectionist and expropriation policies and trade and licensing restrictions that could disrupt international commerce); actions by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board and other central banks; actions by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and other financial regulators; actions by environmental, health and safety regulatory agencies, including those related to engine emissions (in particular Interim Tier 4/Stage IIIb and Final Tier 4/Stage IV non-road diesel emission requirements in the U.S. and European Union), carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions, noise and the risk of climate change; changes in labor regulations; changes to accounting standards; changes in tax rates, estimates, and regulations and company actions related thereto; compliance with U.S. and foreign laws when expanding to new markets; and actions by other regulatory bodies including changes in laws and regulations affecting the sectors in which the company operates. Customer and company operations and results also could be affected by changes to GPS radio frequency bands or their permitted uses. Other factors that could materially affect results include production, design and technological innovations and difficulties, including capacity and supply constraints and prices; the availability and prices of strategically sourced materials, components and whole goods; delays or disruptions in the company’s supply chain or the loss of liquidity by suppliers; the failure of suppliers to comply with laws, regulations and company policy pertaining to employment, human rights, health, safety, the environment and other ethical business practices; start-up of new plants and new products; the success of new product initiatives and customer acceptance of new products; changes in customer product preferences and sales mix whether as a result of changes in equipment design to meet government regulations or for other reasons; gaps or limitations in rural broadband coverage, capacity and speed needed to support technology solutions; oil and energy prices and supplies; the availability and cost of freight; actions of competitors in the various industries in which the company competes, particularly price discounting; dealer practices especially as to levels of new and used field inventories; labor relations; acquisitions and divestitures of businesses, the integration of new businesses; the implementation of organizational changes; difficulties related to the conversion and implementation of enterprise resource planning systems that disrupt business, negatively impact supply or distribution relationships or create higher than expected costs; security breaches and other disruptions to the company’s information technology infrastructure; changes in company declared dividends and common stock issuances and repurchases. Company results are also affected by changes in the level and funding of employee retirement benefits, changes in market values of investment assets, the level of interest and discount rates, and compensation, retirement and mortality rates which impact retirement benefit costs, and significant changes in health care costs including those which may result from governmental action. The liquidity and ongoing profitability of John Deere Capital Corporation and other credit subsidiaries depend largely on timely access to capital to meet future cash flow requirements and fund operations and the costs associated with engaging in diversified funding activities and to fund purchases of the company’s products. If market uncertainty increases and general economic conditions worsen, funding could be unavailable or insufficient. Additionally, customer confidence levels may result in declines in credit applications and increases in delinquencies and default rates, which could materially impact write-offs and provisions for credit losses. The failure of reinsurers of the company’s insurance business also could materially affect results. The company’s outlook is based upon assumptions relating to the factors described above, which are sometimes based upon estimates and data prepared by government agencies. Such estimates and data are often revised. The company, except as required by law, undertakes no obligation to update or revise its outlook, whether as a result of new developments or otherwise. Further information concerning the company and its businesses, including factors that potentially could materially affect the company’s financial results, is included in the company’s other filings with the SEC (including, but not limited to, the factors discussed in Item 1A. Risk Factors of the company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q). Ken Golden Director, Global Public Relations GRAA Member Benefits GR Magazine – Consumer Edition Video Best Practices GRAA Member Help Center Access to Preferred Vendors About the GRAA Golf Range Association of America. All rights reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0072.json.gz/line1808

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