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__label__wiki	0.792189	0.792189	現在、 280 名を超えるエデュケーター、個人トレーナー、プロDJ、プロデューサー、エンジニア、ミュージシャン、コンサルタントが、Liveを使用した音楽制作の世界に携わっています。現在、トレーナーの活躍の場は、 53 カ国、 33 言語に上ります。すべてトレーナースクールオンラインすべての都市/州 40ème Rugissant 40ème Rugissant is a professional audiovisual facility offering production and training in Paris. We work hand in hand with the biggest french TV channels and studios to provide training. We specialize in music production, and are proud to work in partnership with Ableton. 4CMP 4CMP ("For Creative Music Producer") is a computer music school and production/recording studio located in the Milan city center. Aaron Zilch Los Angeles CA United States Aaron Zilch has been making electronic music for over 18 years. As a teen, his bedroom was a jungle of wires connecting a modular menagerie of hardware drum machines, samplers, and early digital audio workstations. As keyboardist/programmer/sound designer for American Head Charge he was signed to American Recordings. New Orleans LA United States Dallas TX United States Abid Hussain is an electronic and alternative rock producer with more than 25 years of experience. Working as Nebulae, Pellicle, Chlorophyll, and Kundalini Shock Attack, he has produced fourteen of his own albums, in addition to more than twenty-five remixes for artists all over the world. Absonant Absonant is a training center for those wishing to learn audiovisual and multimedia production. Its main objective is to provide students with the skills and capacities they need to become professionals and meet the market demand. Adam Fangsrud Austin TX United States Adam Fangsrud has been an electronic music nerd since he was 8, when his parents bought him his first Casio keyboard. He loves all forms of synthesis and sampling, and is equally comfortable with software and hardware. Adam Maggs Adam Maggs is a producer, DJ, member of the live club act StickFigures and an experienced Ableton Live trainer. Aditya Balani Aditya Balani is a multi-faceted guitarist, singer-songwriter, music producer and educator from New Delhi, India. A professional musician since 2001 his work has transcended stylistic and international borders. Adriano Clemente New York City NY United States Adriano Clemente has been playing piano since 1990. His first approach to electronic music production was in 1996, when he bought his first analog synthesizer. After several years making computer music and using hardware such as samplers, synths and drum machines, he discovered Ableton Live in 2005, and this completely changed his approach to music production and live performance. Adrian Pickard Brighton based DJ/Producer and sound engineer, Adrian Pickard was one of the first official Certified Trainers Worldwide. Akademia Dzwieku Akademia Dźwięku is the oldest computer music production school in Poland. Founded in 2008, it’s a pioneer in the field of pro-audio education in the country. It offers a wide array of courses; from dedicated Live workshops to sound design, from synthesis through mixing & mastering. Most courses are aimed at students with little to none, or a moderate level of experience. Akim Arita／有田明武北海道札幌市出身、東京在住の5弦ベーシスト兼ミュージックメイカー。Live+Pushにベースを組み合わせて楽曲制作を行い、現役バンドマンの目線からAbleton Liveを操る。 Alberto Chapa Nuevo Laredo Mexico Alberto Chapa is a musician, producer, audio consultant and educator with a genuine passion for helping artists and organizations turn their ideas into reality. Alberto is a natural teacher with a relaxed and upbeat approach to sharing his experience using Ableton Live, Push and Max to create in the studio and perform on stage. Alec Ness Minneapolis MN United States Alec Ness is a music producer and instructor from Minneapolis, MN. As an artist, Alec is a predominantly an electronic musician, he began producing with Ableton Live in 2005. Alessandro Lestino Torino Italy Alessandro Lestino began working as a DJ at the end of the 80's, playing in several Italian clubs. During those years his style, inspired originally by rock and R&B, began shifting toward electronic music. In 2003, he set up MusicLab, a recording studio used by many Italian and international artists with very different musical roots. Alessandro Rorato Motta di Livenza (Tv) Italy Alessandro has been playing music since 1992. In 1996 he moved from drums to laptop, kicking off his production career. From early on he played electronic music, first exploring drum'n'bass, then shifting toward more downtempo styles. In 2001, he was awarded the first prize at the national Coop for Music competition. Alexandre Cramoisy aka aLb Alexandre est un artiste pluridisciplinaire, basé à Lille, où il compose pour le théâtre et l’art contemporain quand il ne produit pas ses propres projets trip-hop et électro. En plus de ses activités de formateur il est le co-fondateur de 2Acréation, un studio de recherches poétiques appliquées aux arts visuels et sonores dans lequel il peut laisser s’exprimer son gout pour la vidéo, la photographie, la musique générative et l’interactivité. Ambrus Deak aka AMB With over 80 records to his name and a solid profile in the worlds of breakbeat and house, AMB has been producing glitch-hop since 2011 and is currently working with scene tastemakers such as Opiuo, Vibesquad, K+Lab, K-Theory, and others. Originally from Budapest, Hungary, AMB is a music tech graduate... Amir Margalit Tel Aviv Israel Amir Margalit (a.k.a GrainPiece) began DJing in 2000 as a teenager. He eventually decided to take his passion for music-making to the pro level. In 2010 he finished the three-year course in "Muzik" Faculty (Tel-Aviv, Israel) with distinction, and began producing and playing mainly techno & house at Tel-Aviv's biggest clubs. Amit Segall Amit Segall has played keyboards and guitar since 1993. As an aspiring singer-songwriter, Amit decided to learn modern production techniques and sound design, and he enrolled in the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music, where he studied sound engineering and music production. Andrei Abramov Andrei Abramov has been playing electronic music since 1996. After discovering Ableton Live 4 in 2005, he began producing and performing techno in clubs around the world. Andrei Constantinescu Andrei “MoShu” Constantinescu started working in the music industry in 1996 and has been involved in many of its fields - from live sound recording and producing, to field recording and post-production for TV and film, as well as sound design for the performing arts. Andres Power a.k.a OUTCODE Andrés Power is a DJ and producer born in Bogotá, Colombia, whose love for music began at the age of 13. With more than 25 years of experience in the electronic music scene, and after exploring different DJ setups and music production tools, he settled on Live as his main creative tool, both in the studio and on stage. Seattle WA United States Fascinated with technology and learning, Andrew explores new ways to grok tough topics and integrate the best approaches to discovering the science of sound and art in music. His educational experience ranges from 10-week courses to one-on-one sessions. Anna Lakatos Anna Lakatos is an electronic musician, singer, trained audio engineer and educator. Anna has been working as a recording, mix engineer and music producer since 2014, using various DAWs and analogue outboard gear. Antenna Lab Padua Italy Antenna Lab is an innovative training center located in Padua offering highly qualified training on techniques for audio-visual production and live performing. Anthony Garvin Anthony Garvin is a professional electronic music mix engineer from Sydney, Australia that delivers his expertise to some of the biggest names in Australian + global dance music. Antonio Križnič Velenje Slovenia Antonio Križnič is an electronic music composer, performer and educator. He has been involved in computer music since the late nineties and has experimented with sound in various forms, mostly in the harmonic techno genre. After discovering Live in 2003, he began using it to expand his live performance and his studio productions. Antonio Sage Winston-Salem North Carolina United States Antonio Sage is a Multi-Instrumentalist /Vocalist and Composer. He has written, performed and produced a vast catalog for clients such as Warner Chappell Production Music, Revolution, Groove Addicts, and Emergency Production Music. His compositions are featured in television programs and networks such as Judge Judy, Dr. Oz Show, The Morning Show, House Hunters International, Primer Impacto, Networks include; HBO, Fox, TNT, Univision, and MTV2. APAXX DESIGNS Apaxxdesigns is a high-profile facility in Paris, France. Run by Jean-Louis Hennequin, a well-known musician, producer, composer, and Apple Certified Logic Master Trainer, Apaxxdesigns is aimed at providing experienced audio users that extra bit that only real-world experience can provide. Arjaus School Arjaus School was created by Ableton Certified Trainer Mariano Trocca in order to spread technical and theoretical knowledge among the Argentinean music community. Aryaman Agarwal Aryaman Agarwal is a music producer and educator from New Delhi, India. He is primarily an electronic musician and began producing his own music using Live in 2012. After discovering the intricacies of the software, he started experimenting with different techniques of synthesis and sound design to create different genres of music. Ashrith Baburao Ashrith is a self-taught software and hardware aficionado who regularly indulges in tweaking knobs on analog synthesisers, drum machines and MIDI controllers. He began using computers at the age of 3 and learned QWERTY before the alphabet. He is a producer, performer and DJ of 8 years, is currently learning to play classical piano, and has been teaching professional courses in making and mixing music for 5 years. AskVideo.com / macProVideo.com The world’s largest audio-centric course library– has over 40 hours of Ableton Live and Push courses led by World Class performers and Certified Trainers. Your AskVideo Library Pass gives you unlimited access not only to Ableton courses but also 24,000+ other tutorials covering DAWs, Synthesis, Audio Recording, Music Production, Music Theory, Music Business and more. Moscow-based Audio is one of the leading audio training schools in Russia, offering full-time courses in music technology, audio production and DJing. Audio Engine Music Cento Italy Audio Engine Music is one of the most prestigious certified training centers in Italy. Through the years it has become an influential and popular center for students seeking Apple, Adobe, PearsonVUE, Avid and Ableton certified training. Ayako Okamura／岡村綾子メディアアート / VJ / インタラクティブなパフォーマンスなど、音と映像制作を一挙に担う。クラブミュージック、エレクトロニカ、ロックの楽曲制作。また、教育企業にて子供向けのオンライン講座、指導を担当。 Bartosz Marek Sztandar Katowice Poland From a Silesian club scene pioneer of the early 00's to a versatile sound engineer, music technology specialist and acclaimed educator; the path which has led the drum and bass producer and DJ - BMS - home from Katowice, Amsterdam and Ibiza has been always been paved with sound. Beat Drop Calgary AB Canada Beat Drop is an electronic music production and DJ school in Calgary, AB Canada. We are a community of musicians, DJs and producers of all genres who enjoy producing, creating and performing music. We offer courses and certificate programs in Ableton Live. Beat Lab Academy Master Ableton Live in the world’s first interactive music production school. Our Beat Lab Certification Program offers beginners to advanced users the tools and knowledge to take their musical career to the next level. Ben Casey is a Brooklyn-based electronic musician, Ableton Certified Trainer, and overall music tech nerd. When he’s not surrounded by wires and drum machines or tinkering with Max for Live, Ben teaches Ableton Live to musicians across all genres, from avant-garde to zydeco. Ben Hovey Asheville NC United States Trumpet/keyboard player, synthesist, and sonic scientist Ben Hovey, aka HoveyKraft, blends his artistry as an accomplished traditional musician with a deep knowledge of music technology, into a truly rare talent. His musical roots began at age 5 in 1982 with piano. Benjamin Ang Singapore Singapore Benjamin Ang, Principal Tutor of the Electronic Music Lab (EML) in Singapore, and half of synthpop / remix duo Cosmic Armchair, teaches electronic music production and performance with Ableton Live, Ableton Push, and Max for Live. Melbourne VIC Australia Ben Murphy is a Melbourne Australia based electronic music maker, educator and community facilitator. Specializing in the blend of creative approach and technical know-how, Ben is right at home in the world of electronic production, sharing the science behind the systems and developing unique solutions for the stage. Ben Vedren Ben is a french electronic artist, DJ, and Ableton Certified Trainer. For many years now, he has been sharing his knowledge and musical approach throughout groups trainings, one to one sessions and masterclasses. Berklee Online Advance your Ableton Live skills with Berklee Online, the award-winning online school of Berklee College of Music. Study Berklee's renowned music production techniques directly from our faculty members, inside highly interactive online classrooms alongside like-minded musicians and industry professionals. Bertrand Maillot Trained as a percussionist, Bertrand studied with Jacques Mercier and Philippe Macé at the CNR in Tours. Thereafter he played in classical and contemporary orchestras for about a dozen years, including the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Loire, the Paris opera, the 2E2M Ensemble, theaters in Tours, Nantes Angers, Caen, Reims... big brain audio big brain audio is a small, boutique-style environment ideal for concentrated learning in a friendly and open structure. Our way of teaching is to focus on developing confidence in using the tools for realizing your creative potential. The British and Irish Modern Music (BIMM) Institute is a group of eight independent colleges with over 6,000 students that specialise in the provision of BIMM education in Brighton, Bristol, Dublin, Birmingham, Manchester, Berlin, Hamburg and London. BIMM London is an Ableton Certified Training Centre. It is also a microcosm of the music industry, allowing music producers to work with performers, songwriters, events, business, and music journalism students. An amazing blend of technical excellence and creativity; all taught by tutors who are also working in the music industry. Box Hill Institute Box Hill Institute have been the leaders in contemporary music education for the last 35 years. With the best facilities in the southern hemisphere for music education and two certified Ableton Live trainers on staff, Box Hill offers quality training in Ableton Live from short course through to Certificates, Diplomas and degrees. BPM College BPM College is a leading music and sound school in Israel and was established in 2003 by Idan Huna & Yariv Etzion. Their goal is to give the best training for producers, musicians & sound engineers and take in over 700 students a year. bray institute of further education Bray Ireland At the Bray Institute of Further Education (BIFE), we give students the practical skills needed to secure work in the industry. Brian Funk Babylon NY United States Long Island NY United States Brian Funk, aka AfroDJMac, is a multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter from New York. He began his musical career with the guitar, playing in numerous rock bands, recording albums, and embarking on tours of the East Coast of the United States. Brian Jackson Brian Jackson is a music producer, electronic musician, audio engineer, educator, consultant, philosopher, and author of "The Music Producer's Survival Guide: Chaos, Creativity, and Career in Independent and Electronic Music” (iempsg.com). Brian is an expert instructor with more than 20 years of teaching experience, and is equally comfortable with lecturing to large groups, or intimate one-on-one training. Brian Markman Brian Markman is an engineer, producer and club DJ. Starting over 12 years ago playing records at acid jazz clubs and then at raves playing drum and bass, technology pushed his musical interests forward. 2 years ago, Markman came to SAE as an instructor in the Electronic Music Production program teaching Ableton Live. In the mid-1980's he co-founded the experimental industrial band "Language Lab" in San Francisco, then moved to Paris and immersed himself in the contemporary music scene there, working at IRCAM for several months, then going on to create sound installations and compositions independently. Byungryul Lee Byungryul Lee, aka Mute, is an electronic music & RnB producer and sound designer. He began his musical career composing electronic music for film, TV and commercials. Byungryul Lee currently writes RnB music and contributes sound design to AUIs (Auditory User Interface) for technology companies such as Samsung. Carles Reixach Carles is an electronic music and soundtrack artist, producer, and Dj, as well as being the CEO, and an experienced teacher of Live and Push, at the Eumes Advanced Music & Sound School. Carlos Polania Carlos Polania is a Music producer based in Bogota. While in high school, the impact that music and sound had on his life, drove him to begin experimenting with recording sounds and loops on a tape machine. Cenk Unis Cenk Unis is a producer, Dj, member of the visual entertainment collective ShiTv, and an experienced Ableton Live trainer. His journey with music began at a very young age. As a resident DJ he became a professional in 1991. Cesar Berti Cesar's musical career started in the 1990s, when he worked as a DJ. In 2003, he discovered computer music and began his career as a composer and producer. CESMA Lugano Switzerland CESMA is a multi-disciplinary research and teaching facility providing higher education in audio engineering, music and acoustics, certified by eduQua in Switzerland. We offer a wide range of programs, from higher education and federal exams to vocational and short-term courses in music technology and production. Charles Noel Charles is resident specialist of electronic music production, DJing and performance at the School of Audio Engineering. With almost twenty years of experience in the electronic music industry, Charles has produced albums for labels in Europe and has toured worldwide... Charly Fariseo Charly Fariseo is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer and live performer from San José, Costa Rica. He has been an Ableton Certified Trainer since 2014 and specializes in working on audio branding, sound design and post-production for TV, radio and web media. Charly teaches music production and currently performs with his band Rombos. Ché van Workum Ché van Workum has been a DJ and producer since 2000. After discovering Ableton Live in 2006 (version 5), he decided to become a professional in the music industry. Since 2007, Ché has run the SoundKings music platform and is also responsible for the house and techno sub-label, SKUG, organizing events throughout Rotterdam and the Netherlands. Chiara Fella Chiara Fella is a teacher, producer and performer based in Milan, Italy. Singing, music and technology are at the center of her life. Chris Cox aka Frank Booker Chris Cox aka Frank Booker, is a DJ, producer, music consultant, educator and Ableton Live Certified trainer. He is Programme Leader of DJ & Electronic Music Production at the Music & Audio Institute of New Zealand (MAINZ). Chris Dilday Nashville TN United States Chris Dilday is a musician, producer, DJ and engineer based in Nashville, Tennessee. A drummer since age 10 and a DJ since 16, he has immersed himself in music from an early age. Chris Petti Chris is a musician, producer, sound designer, educator, and certified music technology junkie for life… Chris has been DJing for 20 years and using Ableton Live for over 10. His work with Live has had spanned production and performance of house, techno, breakbeat, d&b and hip hop as well as acousmatic/sonic art work. Chris currently uses Live extensively in his... Chris Schlyer Chris Schlyer is a musician, performer and sound designer based out of Seattle, WA. He is heavily involved in the video game industry and has worked for companies such as Sony Computer Entertainment of America and Activision Blizzard, using Live as a tool for interactive audio development. Christian Sánchez (RED) Merida Yucatan Mexico Christian Sanchez aka "Red" is a sound reference in southern Mexico, involved in the underground electronic music scene for over 10 years, he has helped invigorate the music scene in his home town. Christian Schwanz aka. CEE Negri Sembilan Malaysia People call me Cee. I also produce music under this name. With projects like Al-Haca and Bass Sekolah under my belt, I have always been at the global forefront of eclectic, electronic bass music. Christian Thomas Christian Thomas is a Nashville-based musician, producer, instructor and consultant. He is the owner of Live Stems, a music performance consulting company specializing in track playback solutions with a client roster that includes many of today's top artists. Christian has been an Ableton Live user since 2002 and has been actively providing instruction for nearly two decades. Cora Novoa is an active industry professional producer/DJ/sound technician and freelance music tech tutor from Spain. Trained as a classical musician, and a flutist since 1997, Cora is also a sound technician and IT technician, and she holds several Apple certifications. Corey Baker Corey Baker, professionally known as Kill Paris, is a multi-instrumental producer from a quiet town in Indiana, USA. Picking up guitar at the age of 15, the musical journey began and soon enough Corey’s life was devoted to the art of sound. Costas Papa Dubai United Arab Emirates Costas is a Dubai based sonic artist, music producer and consultant. He’s an expert educator with more than 10 years of experience and the founder of Granular Academy. createsound.ie CreateSound is the only Certified Centre of its kind – we’re totally mobile and supply all the latest hardware and software on-site. We run courses anywhere and everywhere, from remote rural locations to urban project spaces. All our tutors are experienced producers and passionate about making music. Cristian “C-Funk” Moraga Cristián Moraga is a singer, composer, guitar & keyboard player, producer and one of the most renowned funk artists from Chile. His impressive international career with Los Tetas, beginning in 1995, made him a well-known figure of both funk and hip-hop in Latin America. Cristiano Nicolini Cristiano Nicolini is a Berlin based music producer, sound engineer and tech consultant. He is fluent in nearly all areas of music technology. He makes music as MATTOKIND, BleakHouse and PlastikJoy Damien Goundrie Hobart Tasmania Australia Damien started his career as a DJ in the early nineties and released his first track in ’94. He has worked in a variety of roles within the music industry ever since. A long-standing association with production, radio, and retail makes Damien the perfect mentor for young producers. Dan Freeman (CØm1x) Dan FreeMan (CØm1x) is a producer, bassist, and music technologist based in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Harvard University, he came to New York to be a session bassist. As a bass player he has performed with such artists as Angelique Kidjo and the B-52’s. Daniel Cantero Working as a sonologist, sound designer and music producer and combining these skills with his role as a hardware and software developer, Daniel Cantero is a talented all round audiovisual engineer managing research projects for the Digital Luthier company, which he founded. Daniele Mattiuzzi Daniele Mattiuzzi discovered Ableton Live in 2002, and has since become a specialist in music production using the software. His broad musical background and interests led him to attend the SAE Institute in Milan, where he obtained a diploma in Audio Engineering. Danilo Rispoli Palermo Italy Danilo Rispoli is a DJ, producer, sound designer, teacher, festival promoter and label manager. He began producing house and techno in 1989, and eventually Danilo productions reached the top positions of most relevant European and American charts, such as DMC and Billboard. In 2005, Danilo fell in love with Ableton. Dankmar Klein Dankmar Klein has been a product specialist with Ableton for a long time. He leads workshops and teaches all over Europe on a wide range of topics related to the practical use of Ableton Live. Danny Bonnici Over the past 14 years Danny Bonnici has been at the forefront of the global dance music scene. Danny’s tracks have featured on labels ranging from Renaissance to Global Underground,YK4, MOB, Vicious Vinyl, and more. DJ, producer, music journalist and vinyl collector Dario Piana has worked in music for more than 25 years, and has performed in hundreds of clubs and in special events and projects for companies such as Diesel, Milan AC and Red Bull. Dario Tatoli Bari Italy Dario Tatoli is a sound designer, musician and producer. An explorer of sound creation and manipulation. He has taught hundreds of students since 2011, using Ableton Live. Dario focuses on an exploration of different musical languages, encouraging students to develop their own musical identity. Darren Kramer Denver CO United States Darren Kramer is an innovative Electric Trombone DJ, XO Professional Brass Artist, and Ableton Certified Trainer, creating live remixes of originals and covers via live looping, effects, Push beat slicing, virtual synths, vocoder and the iPad Lemur app. He’s been a professional musician for over 30 years, working as a full-time freelance trombonist, pianist, composer, producer and educator. Dave "Dizz1" Norris Gathering influences from all forms of bass music, Dave has produced tracks for the legendary Roots Manuva (Here We Go Again) and Aloe Blacc (Everyday Grind). He has also created and taught both beginner and advanced Ableton Live production courses for over 10 years, everywhere from indigenous communities to specialised trade shows and also in prisons, while creating and refining his own unique curriculum focused on promoting positive vibes through music. David Engström Arvika Sweden David Engström is a versatile musician, producer and music teacher, with a passion for synthesizers, electronic music, experimentation and improvisation. David Lopez Atlanta GA United States David Lopez aka Didactic is an audio production & technology professional with over 15 years of diverse experience as an Audio Engineer, Consultant, Educator, Producer, DJ and Ableton Certified Trainer. David Najera David Najera has been involved in the music world as a Dj and Music Producer for over 10 years. He began using Ableton Live in 2006, and started teaching music production in different environments around the same time. David Surex David began his career as a trumpeter at the theater company La Cuadra de Sevilla, which took him on several european tours. In 1999 David became interested in electronic music, which led him to work as a professional Dj. In 2003 he began making music with computers using Cubase, following his studies as a sound engineer. David has been using Live since 2004. Dawn John Philip Dawn is a musician, music producer and creative consultant based out of Bangalore. He has over 15 years of experience as a studio producer, advertising consultant and live sound engineer. Dawn owns and runs his own production house “DJP Media”. dBs Music Berlin In September 2013, dBs Music opened it’s first international music production institute in Berlin, Germany. Courses are delivered in English to an international audience from more than 30 countries. Our roster of courses include 1 year diplomas and 2 or 3 year BA Hons degrees in Music Production & Sound Engineering, or Electronic Music Production and Performance. dBs Music Plymouth Over the past 12 years dBs Music has grown to become one of the UK’s leading colleges to study music technology and sound engineering. Originally founded in Plymouth on the South West Coast of England, the college now has sites in Bristol, Cornwall and Berlin. Deejay Academy Audio Recording School Deejay Academy es una academia de formación de Deejays y productores musicales, especializada en música electrónica, somos pioneros en la formación de Dj´s y productores en Colombia, nuestro programa académico de Live es uno de los más completos y funcionales. Delta Sound Labs EDU Cleveland Ohio United States The school started in 2018 with the goal of offering affordable, intensive music production education to the greater Cleveland area. Course enrolment is limited to a small number of seats every semester to sustain an intimate learning environment and our course content is aimed at helping artists starting out with their music production career. Devin Lamp Devin Lamp has been working as a freelance producer and engineer for more then a decade, helping bands, solo artists, and songwriters transform their musical dreams and ambitions into great recordings. Devotion Gallery Devotion is owned and operated by artists, musicians, thinkers, and teachers. We know from experience that tools and skills are integral to expression. Not only are we good at our crafts, but we also take pride in our deep knowledge of the technology used in our creations. We are professional students - always honing our skills - and love to teach. DJ Kiva Saint Croix Virgin Islands United States DJ Kiva is an artist, producer, DJ and founder of record label Adios Babylon. A multi-instrumentalist, he plays guitar, keyboards, trumpet and drums, and has toured internationally. DJP Music School DJP Music School is a leading training school for music production and DJ based in Madrid, Spain. It offers the best professional tutors, facilities and services to create a unique learning experience. Dmitry Odinoky Dmitry Odinoky got involved in music in 2003, starting with Russian hip-hop and gradually expanding his universe to include sound, coding and engineering. He worked in local radio stations and recording studios as a mixing engineer, beatmaker, producer and manager. DNA Music DNA Music es una academia de formación para DJ's, Productores musicales y técnicos en audio donde ofrecemos diferentes programas académicos según el nivel de profundización que quieras tener. Dominique Poutet, aka Otisto 23 Trained as a classical pianist, Dominique found his way into sound engineering and producing, specializing in acoustic sound recording. In 1994, he created his first studio and recorded many jazz artists (Didier Lockwood, Emmanuel Bex, Dave Burrell, and others). In 1998, Dominique began to compose for the video game industry and became more deeply involved in electronic music production. Drew Mayhills Perth WA Australia Drew Mayhills is a passionate organisational coach, educational leader and music producer with a demonstrated history of success in a range of contexts including the public and independent school systems, tertiary education, immigration detention and the disability sector. Drew Vespers Drew’s passion is helping make the complex topic of electronic music production accessible and engaging to all those who want to express their creativity through sound. His journey started with a Youtube channel where he shared free tips and tricks as video tutorials. The channel blew up and has continued to build momentum, now topping over 74,000 subscribers. Dustin Ragland Oklahoma City OK United States Dustin Ragland is a multi-instrumentalist, producer, and engineer who’s used Ableton Live on the road and in the studio since Live 2. He’s been working as a touring musician since 2003, and is an active recording engineer at his own Mir Studio, and at Stowaway Recording, both in Oklahoma City. Dynamic Sound School Dynamic Sound School is based in the high-end music production complex and venue, Studio 69, located in the center of Riga, Latvia. The school’s mission is to enable students to develop their skills to a professional level, and to promote music and its industry in the Baltics. Edoardo Pietrogrande Edoardo earned a degree in architecture at Università La Sapienza, Rome in 2006, a sound engineer diploma at SAE institute Milano, and a synthesis and hard disk recording Diploma at Sonus Factory Roma. Ed Rollo Hong Kong Hong Kong SAR Originally from Sydney, Australia, Ed Rollo is a professional drummer, producer and DJ. His musical journey started with performing in bands at a young age, which led to multiple national tours, lengthy recording sessions and performing with some of Australia’s finest session musicians. Eduardo Dominguez Mexico City Distrito Federal Mexico Mexico City based musician, producer and DJ, Eduardo has always been passionate about music and discovering new ways to create it, developing various techniques for DJing and sound design. Electronic Creatives Electronic Creatives is a team of show designers, software developers and music programmers who design and implement cutting edge solutions for audio/visual performance. Current clients include Kanye West, The Weeknd, Broods, Harry Styles, Iggy Azalea... Elise Reitze-Swensen Elise Reitze-Swensen is a composer, music producer and percussionist, who uses Ableton Live to create intricate dance music as part of electronic duo ‘Feels’. Elise is a passionate educator of Ableton Live and also the founder of Ableton User Group and music community ‘WOMPP’ (Women of Music Production Perth). Emanuel Frey Zürich Switzerland Emanuel Frey began playing classical piano in the early eighties and soon after began improvising. Entertaining from the stage with spontaneous ideas became one of his musical passions. Emanuel has also played in rock bands and toured as a keyboardist. E.M.I.L Bienvenu à E.M.I.L, premier Centre de Formation Certifié Ableton dans la région Rhône-Alpes, EMIL offre une formation de haut niveau sur mesure sur Live et les techniques de production musicale. Emile Hoogenhout Emile Hoogenhout, under the moniker of Behr, has played drums and bass for the past 15 years, sessioning for numerous bands within a plethora of genres. He studied in various institutions across South Africa and soon, his tastes delved into electronic music. Emiliano Pilloni Emiliano Pilloni has been passionate about music since he was a child. As he grew up, he became fond of electronic music and interested in its applied technologies. At the age of sixteen, he bought his first groovebox and soon found himself surrounded by samplers, synths, and drum machines. Emilie Gadave Emilie Gadave est flûtiste, productrice et musicienne électronique, au sein de différents groupes. Elle est aussi co-organisatrice du Ableton User Group Perpignan, fondatrice et formatrice à Milivolt, entreprise spécialisée dans les formations ableton Live et les ateliers de musique électronique. Emmanuel Guillard Rennes France Emmanuel Guillard is a French pianist/keyboardist and composer. Completely self-taught at computing, music theory and instrumental technique, he has been a professional musician for more than twenty years. He plays jazz, soul, gospel, and electronic music and he composes for movies. // Emmanuel Guillard est pianiste/claviériste et compositeur. Entièrement auto-formé au développement informatique, à la théorie musicale et la technique instrumentale, il est musicien professionnel depuis plus de 20 ans. Il évolue sur des répertoires Soul, Jazz, Gospel, Électronique et compose également beaucoup pour l’image. EMS - Electronic Music School The EMS - Electronic Music School teaches electronic music production and composition. We provide high-quality education in theory and practice, based on our personal EMS course of instruction and handouts. EMS is very scene-oriented, authentic, and very much interested in supporting our students beyond school, even after the regular study period. Our teachers are active DJs and producers, with bookings all over the world. Eric Chapus Eric Chapus AKA Endorphin has had a prodigious and highly creative career to date. Excelling in cinematic music designed for a wide range of applications, Eric has worked as a recording artist, an international live performer and an accomplished screen composer for film and television. Ernesto Malaca Ernesto Malaca, born in Chile with a Mexican heart, is a composer, producer and teacher. With a strong background in DIY electronics and MIDI controller design, coupled with classical music training, his work is informed by the technical and the creative, and rooted in a passion for Latin American aesthetics. Escuela de Música Electrónica Learn music production, sound design, performance, mixing and mastering online, from your own computer or mobile device, anywhere and at your own pace. EUMES EUMES is Spain’s leading training facility for music and sound technology, and has created the first career-based degree focused on three main goals: master music production, sound, and music business. Eve Klein Brisbane QLD Australia Eve Klein (a.k.a Textile Audio) is an opera singer and electronica artist who has been using Ableton Live to create experimental classical music, interactive performance art, and glitch electronica since 2004. Montpellier France Located in the heart of Montpellier’s historic center, in front of the conservatory, we provide training for beginners and professionals alike. Our program is modular so that students can pick and mix from five different modules, ranging from introduction to performance. Federico Pepe Federico works at the intersection of music, sound and programming since 2012. When he is not in front of his laptop surrounded by controllers, microphones and cables he teaches music technology courses. Flore Morfin Flore Morfin is a French DJ, label and event manager, as well as a composer, under the names of Flore and Ritual. She started using computers for making music in the late 90s and has been a professional musician for fifteen years. She's also an experienced teacher of Live and Push, at Formation Jarring Effects in Lyon, France. Florian Tippe Florian Tippe is a bass clarinetist, composer, sound designer and music teacher with a penchant for unpolished, raw sounds. Since 2007, he has used Ableton Live for performances, theatre plays, contemporary dance, sound installations and film music. FONDERIE SONORE Fonderie Sonore is a school for electronic music producers based in Rome. The school offers courses in the fields of computer music production and sound engineering. The main software used for electronic music classes is Live, along with its dedicated MIDI controller, Push. Franklin "el medico" Rodriguez Miami FL United States Franklin Rodríguez, aka El Medico, graduated from the Miami Campus of SAE Institute in 2002. After graduation, he became a supervisor at the school; a year later he was promoted to instructor and currently works at SAE full-time. Frédéric Cuin Taffin Basé entre la France et l’Angleterre, Freddy est un Ableton Ninja. Producteur, ingénieur du son et designer sonore, il est spécialisé dans la performance scénique et travaille régulièrement comme technicien pour le ‘National Theater’ de Londres. Gamma Music Institute Gamma Music Institute is a music school based in Turin that offers seminars, courses and workshops in music production, DJing and music business. Garnish Music Production School Garnish Music Production School offers 36-hour Ableton courses which can be achieved in as little as one week, to as much as twelve weeks, a 120-hour Ableton Award, and fully accredited UK music production diplomas that can be taken worldwide. Gaty Lopez Gaty Lopez began his DJ career in 1989, working on many radio and clubs around the world. He currently lives in Ibiza and is resident DJ at El Hotel Pacha Ibiza (Pacha Family), he also travels with his music to Miami, New York, Chicago, Berlin, London, Amsterdam and more. Gavin Timlin Gavin Timlin is a freelance music producer, DJ, and experienced sound engineer. He’s the brains behind CreateSound.ie - an outfit that runs mobile Ableton workshops throughout Ireland. Beside making his own electronic music, he has produced and released remixes for various Irish and international artists. George Nicholas George Nicholas is a multi-award winning musician, producer, mix engineer, and an experienced Ableton Live trainer from Sydney. Gian Carlo Lanza Giancarlo Lanza has been a club promoter in Napoli since the early 1990s. He began studying sound design and got a specialist certificate "music production using cubase" in 1999, and he currently works for backline, Ableton's Italian distributor, as a product specialist. Giona Vinti Giona Vinti began playing various kind of flutes and whistles in the mid-90s, then in 2000 he discovered a passion for electronic music, synthesis and sampling. Glenn Keteleer Glenn Keteleer, born in Belgium, has been around in the music scene and beyond for a long time. Under various monikers and in various roles - label boss, soundarchitect, dj, producer, teacher, Glenn has been using Ableton Live since the early days in 2001. Graham Spice Lexington VA United States Graham Spice is the audio engineer for the Department of Music at Washington & Lee University, where he specializes in music technology. As an instructor, Spice teaches courses covering music technology, production, EDM, and music business. Gregory J. Gordon San Francisco CA United States Gregory J. Gordon is the founder and CEO of Pyramind Studios & Training. Pyramind is both a music production school and a music production company based in San Francisco, California, that offers extensive Ableton Live training amongst a plethora of other music production classes. Harry Bum Tschak Harry Bum Tschak is a drummer and producer with a passion for anything that grooves. He started playing drums before the age of ten and hasn't stopped since - not even at the dinner table. He studied drums in Düsseldorf (Drummer's Institute), New York (Drummer's Collective) and Hamburg (Kontaktstudiengang Popularmusik). Harvey Cubillos Harvey Cubillos is the founder and one of the trainers at DJP Music School, a music production school based in Madrid, Spain. Originally from Colombia, Harvey mixes the native instruments of the Caribbean coast of Colombia with dance music and eclectic sounds into a style he calls Cubilleo. Heechan Lee Heechan Lee (aka Tama Rhodes) is a electronic musician, producer and live performer born in Korea. He began playing drums and keyboard and also programming music in 1995 and has been a user of Ableton Live since version 2. Heinrich Zwahlen Heinrich Zwahlen comes from a long and diverse tradition of music making, having witnessed the whole history of popular electronic music production first hand as a major label artist, performer, engineer and producer. Hojin Lee As a producer and an engineer, Hojin’s projects begin and end with Live and Push. As a seasoned teacher, his classes are always student-friendly. Hozaifa Sayed Hozaifa Sayed has been a teacher in music technology and audio engineering since 2014. His early interest in electronic music led him to pursuing a mastery of the process of making music. He has been relentless in his pursuit of learning, and thrives on sharing his knowledge. New Haven CT United States A guitarist, drummer and pianist since age 10, Ian Gallagher began producing in the mid-90s with an 8-track cassette recorder, drum machine and outboard gear. He went on to study classical guitar at New York City’s Manhattan School of Music before deciding that production was his passion. IATEC IATEC, founded in 1999, is one of the leading multimedia education centers in Brazil and offers a variety of courses in audio, music production, lighting and video. The school is located in Rio de Janeiro, with two branches—one downtown and another in Barra da Tijuca. Both branches have modern laboratories and professional recording studios for all classes. ICON Collective ICON Collective’s nationally accredited and fully-immersive music production programs are available in Los Angeles and Online. ICON’s programs teach you core technical skills while unlocking your unique creative process. Our programs are taught primarily in Ableton, and include weekly one-on-one mentor sessions with an industry professional. Ilan Kriger Ilan is a professional DJ since 2000 and has been performing in major clubs in Brazil (Warung, D-Edge, Lique, Red Vibe Concept to name a few). He started producing electronic music in 2002 (since 2005 in Ableton Live) after doing a course at Point-Blank in London. imPro Budapest School of Music Technology Founded in 2010, imPro School is the first institution in Hungary to offer education in electronic music production and Ableton Live. InEarBeat Electronic Music & DJ School InEarBeat, is an electronic music production and DJ school based in Bangkok, Thailand. We offer a variety of courses in Computer Music, Live Performance and DJing, with modern equipment and instruments. InTouch Media InTouch Media is the first Ableton Certified Training Center in the west of France. Based in the city of Rennes, famous for its "Trans Musicales" festival, where many electronic talents were discovered, InTouch Media delivers high-level training on major software DAWs such as Logic, Cubase, Reason, and, of course, Ableton Live. Isaac Cotec Portland OR United States Isaac Cotec has his hands in many aspects of the music industry. Over the past decade he’s been a record label owner, mixing/mastering engineer, a researcher in altering consciousness through sound, a touring musician and an Ableton Live Certified Trainer. IV ThinkLab Chicago IL United States The IV ThinkLab was founded to connect eager and dedicated students with actively working music industry professionals that are passionate about teaching. Students can choose classes that fit their ability and availability without breaking the bank. Eastsound WA United States Jake Perrine is the co-founder and Lead Trainer at WarpAcademy.com, an Ableton Live online training academy. His affordable and popular online course, Ableton Live 9 Jumpstart, teaches students how to use 90 percent of Ableton Live in just one month. James Patrick James Patrick is a DJ/ music producer, owner of Slam Academy and Timefog Recordings, curator of the international Spark Festival of Electronic Arts, and an Ableton Certified Trainer. He is a sound artist who thrives on bringing together the creative energy and ideas of his community. Through collaboration and experimentation, he creates immersive environments that explore the evolving definitions of sound art. Jamie Blake Bellingham WA United States Jamie Blake incorporates jazz, soul, hip hop, and electronic elements into a style he calls Life Music. He has been creating and performing music for over 16 years, and has been an avid Ableton Live user since 2008. Jamie Griffiths Swansea United Kingdom J-Me* is a professional club DJ / producer and scratcher with over twenty five years of experience (including three years as scratch DJ and percussionist for Hybrid). J-Me* has been a dedicated Ableton Live user for over 8 years, and is one of 12 certified Ableton Live trainers in the UK and the only certified trainer in Wales. Janne Hatula aka Fanu aka FatGyver Janne is an avid Live user and an electronic music production veteran from Helsinki. With over 25 years of production under his belt, he samples everything that moves and gets meticulous with drums and breakbeats. Janne offers both beginner and advanced Ableton Live tuition as well as mixing and mastering related lessons. In his young career, J. Anthony Allen has worn the hats of composer, producer, songwriter, engineer, sound designer, DJ, remix artist, multi-media artist, performer, inventor, and entrepreneur. Allen is a versatile creator whose diverse project experience ranges from works written for the Minnesota Orchestra to pieces developed for film, TV, and radio. Jason 'DJ Shine' Spanu Toronto ON Canada From the early 90's heyday of Toronto's techno scene through to his current constant touring as a band member and Ableton programmer for Nelly Furtado and more recently hip-hop superstar Drake, Jason "DJ Shine" Spanu has delivered a brilliant history as a key player in the Canadian electronic music scene. Javier Ferrer Javier Ferrer has been producing music since 1998. He was born in Ibiza and being very young he got used to listen to electronic music, it was for that reason that he decided to produce it for himself. He started using analog systems and during the following years He combined the analog with the digital. He discovered Ableton live in 2001 when the first version of that program appeared. Jean-Paul Grobben Jean-Paul has been producing electronic music for almost ten years, performing live in both solo and band settings, and has used Live since 2009. Together with Serge Dusault, he wrote two trip-hop albums under the name of Sed Project. Jef Aerts Geel Belgium Jef Aerts has been a professional sound engineer, music producer and musician since 1996. After starting out by playing around with old samplers, synths and guitar pedals, Jef studied Image and Sound at the RITS in Brussels. In 1999, he took a job at Galaxy Studios, where he gained invaluable production experience working as a sound engineer. Jeff Caylor Jeff Caylor is a music producer and Ableton Live specialist currently living and working in Hong Kong. With writing and production credits on more than 10 albums and several more singles, his most recent commercial work has focused on artists local to Hong Kong. Jeremy Highhouse Jeremy Highhouse is an engineer, producer, performer, synthesist, studio owner, and Live studio integration specialist. He has been teaching Live to individuals and small groups, with an emphasis on using the studio as an instrument, since 2005. Jerry DiPhillippo Jerry “BigJerr” DiPhillippo is a musician, engineer, performer and professional instructor currently residing in Los Angeles. Jerry started his musical journey at the age of seven with classical training on the piano. After several years, his interest diversified and he became proficient on the guitar, bass, drums and turntables. Jesse Abayomi Jesse Abayomi is a music producer, DJ, music production trainer and audio consultant all together in one lively Londoner. A man of many talents, his musical endeavors have revolved around Ableton Live for over a decade. Jesús Alejandro Rubio aka Titán Caracas Maracaibo - Zulia Venezuela Guayaquil - Guayas Ecuador Jesús Alejandro Rubio decidió mi madre que me llamaría, y así fue, sin contar que no necesitaría un nombre tan largo para triunfar. La vida y un camino corto pero complejo en el medio musical me asignó un seudónimo de tan solo cinco letras “TITÁN”, parecía en un principio bastante alocado, luego comprendí que la fuerza y el compromiso que tanto me define solo podría venir de ahí, de un titán. Jesús del Cerro For over twenty years, Jesús del Cerro has been both dedicated to his own music production projects and the music education sector, mainly focused on electronic music. Jimmy Allison Jimmy Allison is a bassist, producer, and Ableton instructor based in Austin, Texas. Jimmy has lived in Austin since 1996 and has performed many styles of music, from hardcore punk to jazzy trip-hop. JK Swopes Topeka KS United States JK Swopes aka saintjoe is a music producer, sound designer, audio consultant and educator. Joaquin Jimenez Joaquin is a Sound Artist, Producer, Ableton Live Certified Trainer, full-time lecturer at SAE Institute, DJ, live performer, and creative at his own digital and scenic arts company. Joey Paranoia a.k.a The Soon Orlando FL United States Tampa FL United States Joseph Petersen, aka Joey Paranoia, is a producer, DJ, and Ableton specialist with over ten years of experience playing in clubs and on the radio. He first started using Ableton Live in 2005, and has been an Ableton Certified Trainer since 2009. Jose Gerardo Rendon Santana Composer José Rendón (a.k.a g3l1d0) creates and produces music & sound design for film, TV, and Radio productions. With an interest in audio engineering, electronic instruments, and music technology from a very young age, he began his career as an electronic music performer in 1990. Joseph "Pailo" Cerimeli Joseph “Pailo” Cerimeli has been teaching Ableton for the last nine years both privately and publicly across the US. He currently works for the 4ms Company, which specializes in hand-build Eurorack format synthesizers, and works for ControlVoltage.net a specialized synthesizer shop. Josh Bess Josh Bess is a music producer and educator, born and raised in New York, currently based in Tokyo, Japan. Josh Bess is an Amazon Books Top Selling author in the music category with his book, Electronic Dance Music Grooves published with Hal Leonard Corporation. - Josh Bess は、ニューヨーク出身・東京在住の音楽プロデューサー / ミュージシャン / 執筆者であり、Hal Leonard Publishingから出版された ’Electric Dance Music Grooves’はAmazonの音楽書籍カテゴリーでベストセラーを記録。 Josh Garrett New Westminster BC Canada Josh Garrett has been producing and performing electronic music since catching the techno bug in 1995. In 2004, Ableton Live version 3 became the core of his live p.a. setup. Mainly producing acid and dub techno styles means Josh requires a high degree of flexibility for modulating sounds and effects. Josh Hogan Josh is a composer, sound designer, and music producer who has composed for film, games, live theatre, and dance. He uses Ableton Live to make music, mixing acoustic and world music with folk and sounds both organic and derived from electronica. Josh Panakera Molony Josh Panakera-Molony is a Multi Instrumentalist, Composer, Producer and DJ currently Teaching at the Ableton Certified Training Center, Liveschool in Sydney, Australia. Josh Spoon Josh Weatherspoon aka Josh Spoon is a multi-instrumentalist, producer with a music background that spans almost 20 years. Josh releases music and performs around Los Angeles as well as performs with and operates backing tracks for his church’s worship program. Josh is known for his Ableton Live Dubspot articles and being the creator of “30 Days of Ableton Push”. Juan Fernando Cifuentes Moreta a.k.a. Diablo Kiteño Producer, composer and sound designer Juan Fernando Cifuentes, aka Diablo Kiteño,is the first Ableton Certified Trainer in Ecuador. Inspired by technology and music from a very young age, he is a musician that incorporates electronic music composition into traditional genres. Julien Bayle Julien Bayle is a multidisciplinary artist based in France. He works at the juncture of sound & visual, using Ableton Live, the Max 7 programming framework, and custom eurorack & buchla modular synthesizers. Junichi Akagawa／赤川純一オーディオビジュアルアーティスト。プログラミングやセンサーを用いてインタラクティブなシステムを構築し、ライブパフォーマンスやダンス作品、インスタレーションなどの制作を行う。 Junichi Oguro／大黒淳一大黒淳一は音楽領域を拡張するサウンドアーティスト、作曲家。 Live Ver1.0から使用してSONYやユニクロのTVCMなど様々な商業音楽とリリースを行なっている。近年ではサウンドアーキテクトとして日本初の43.4ch立体音響システムの商業施設などを手掛けており、札幌で先端的な音響レーベル”43d”を主宰している。 Juno Lee Being a leader of electronic duo Casker (Juno, Yoongjin Lee), Juno first began making music with a guitar, in 1994. In 2000, he created Casker, which has released six albums and features a fusion of electronic, pop, and world music. Justin James Windsor ON Canada Detroit MI United States Justin James is an audio specialist, electronic musician and Ableton Certified Trainer with over a decade of experience in music production, live performance and education. Kai Yu Huang aka. fish.the Kai Yu has been playing with synths, making music and DJing since 1988. In 2001 He wrote the "2001 Electronic Dance Music Bible" with 4 friends, notable because it's the first book about dance music written in Chinese. In 2003, at the Mandarin-speaking world's equivalent of the Oscars, Kai Yu won the Golden Horse Award for "Best Original Music for Film" together with Lim Giong. 黃凱宇 1988 開始 DJ. 曾合著第一本中文電音參考書 " 2001 電子舞曲聖經" . 2003 年和林強合作 "千禧漫波 " 電影原聲帶, 兩人共同獲得金馬獎最佳原創電影音樂. Kei Kusama / 草間敬草間敬は1967年に福島市に生まれ、20年以上に渡ってアレンジャーとしてだけでなく、レコーディング・エンジニアまで幅広く手がける活動を展開。現在はAA=, 金子ノブアキ, KenKen, RIZE, [Alexandros], BIGMAMAなど、多くのミュージシャンの制作に関わっている。 Keith is a qualified sound engineer who has been involved in the electronic music scene for the past fifteen years. In this time he has played as a DJ at many of London’s largest clubs, and internationally, while releasing tracks across a variety of genres, including techno, tech house and progressive house. Ken Porter Phoenix AZ United States Producer, remixer, mastering engineer and musician Ken Porter has drawn on his international career and his mastery of the latest software and hardware tools to stay on the cutting edge of electronic and pop music for over 20 years. Kinneret Technology College Kinneret Israel Kinneret Technology college is located on the southern foot of the Sea of Galilee, Israel and is the largest institute to offer a degree in Sound engineering in the country. The Sound Technology department was established in 2,000, and over the past 18 years has built a reputation as a leading institute in sound tech studies in Israel. KMG Academy Boulder CO United States KMG Academy was established in 2015 and provides a unique form of instruction in the fields of recording arts, music production and business in the music industry. Our hands-on training approach allows students to truly grasp concepts in a fully functioning recording studio, which includes eight recording studios, two production suites, lecture hall, and Ableton lab. Our sole mission is to Keep Music Going and change lives in our creative community. Krishnamurthy Ramesh Krishnamurthy Ramesh is an audio engineer and music producer based in Chennai, India. Having a sharp ear for music and a passion for music technology, he has gathered invaluable experience by performing live and working in studios over the last decade. KT&G SangsangMadang Academy KT&G SangsangMadang Academy provides open education programs for cultural arts, such as visual art, literature, music, theatre, and film. The concept of the academy is sharing and supporting the work of sub-cultures and independent artists. Kukje University of Arts The Department of Studio Composition and Production in Kukje University of Arts. Located in Seoul, South Korea, Kukje University of Arts has been one of the most cutting edge schools focusing on applied music and music tech in the country. Laura Escudé "She has worked on every Kanye West tour since 2009 including this year's Saint Pablo tour, as well as tours for The Weeknd, Bon Iver, Iggy Azalea, Childish Gambino, Charli XCX and Drake among others. Not only is she widely regarded as one of the best in the world at this job but she's one of the only women in this male-dominated field." - HYPEBAE Laurent Bonnet Laurent Bonnet has been a saxophonist with several jazz and world music artists, both in France and internationally for over fifteen years. His interest in production and mixing led him to discover Live in 2004, and he soon started using it on stage and in the studio for various projects, ranging from jazz to electro. Lawrence Grey Lawrence Grey has been using Ableton Live since 2006 to produce records, DJ, and teach kids across the country how to make electronic music. His personal productions and DJ sets lean towards House and Techno, but in his educational work Lawrence has made everything from Trap to Trance. This versatility... Lee Sullivan Somerset United Kingdom Lee Sullivan is a senior lecturer and curriculum coordinator in electronic music production, performance technology and sound design at University Centre Weston. He is also the programme leader for the undergraduate program of study BA (Hons) Professional Music Performance and Production Leicester College Leicester United Kingdom Leicester College is one of the largest Further Education providers in the UK. The Music and Sound department is a Roland Academy and Apple Authorized Center for Training (Education). Lenny Kiser Lenny Kiser is a producer, DJ, audio engineer, and Ableton instructor. He currently teaches his own Ableton Live courses and organizes the SF Bay Area Ableton User Group in San Francisco, CA. Before starting his own training program, he taught at several of SF’s music production schools, including the Academy of Art University and SAE-SF. Leo Casagrande Studio Located in the city of São Paulo, the Studio Leo Casagrande is intended to provide the student all the infrastructure needed to become a qualified professional. Leonardo Casagrande Leo Casagrande began his career in 1994 and over the years has specialized in audio and technology courses. He spent 2007 and 2008 in London (UK), where he attended the Electronic Music Production course at the School of Audio Engineering (SAE), a renowned, worldwide media school. Leonardo Rojas a.k.a. PHO Leonardo Rojas, aka PHO, has worked in the music industry for over 14 years. He’s an Ableton Certified Trainer, DJ and music producer based in Bogotá, Colombia and has used Ableton Live since 2008. His eclectic style of blending musical styles has led to him producing in genres like soul, funk, hip hop and house. Leon J Minneapolis-based producer, performer and educator Leon J is a creative pioneer and a force in the electronic music community. With over 15 years of professional experience, Leon J has produced both remixed and original music that has been featured on Beatport, Crooklyn Clan and Crack 4 DJs. LFO Music Academy LFO Music Academy è la prima scuola di musica elettronica completamente Online in Italia. LFO Music Academy nasce nel 2016 da un idea di Salvo Zappala' - Trainer certificato Ableton dal 2010, diplomato in pianoforte jazz presso il St.Louis College of Music e produttore di musica elettronica. Liveschool The world's first Ableton-dedicated training company, Liveschool opened in 2006 and has since amassed a client list that includes Australia's major radio stations, record labels, events companies (such as Fuzzy), SAE Institute, and the non-profit group Heaps Decent. Loptimist Loptimist is a critical part of the South Korean music scene, having produced hip hop musicians like Drunken Tiger and Yoon Mi Rae since 1998. More recently, he's been collaborating with developers from across the planet to develop the Leestrument brand of Max for Live devices, performing with Italian accordionist Carmine Ioanna, and composing music for his solo albums. Lorne Bregitzer Lorne is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Denver, teaching audio production, sound design, sequencing and mastering. He has worked with many major label and independent artists in the studio, including Eminem, D’Angelo, Blue Traveler and TV on the Radio. He enjoys composing and performing original compositions in Live, as well as remixing various songs for live performance. Loudon Stearns Boston MA United States Loudon Stearns is a professor at Berklee College of Music in the Contemporary Writing and Production Department, where he specializes in composition with technology. Specific class topics include scoring to visuals, technology applications for songwriters, and composing electronic music. Luca Mucci Music, sound, art and technology are at the core of Luca’s research. Currently based in Milan, Luca has always been involved in various aspects of the electronic music world, from production, sound design and DJing, to manufacturing synthesizers and DSP research. Lucas Ramos is an audio engineer who has worked with recording and post-production since 2003. He began working with Live in 2006 while studying at SAE (School of Audio Engineering) and has been using it since for film scoring as well as his own music. He also taught at SAE as an Audio Diploma Lecturer, teaching almost all aspects of audio engineering. Panama City Panama Luis Gutierrez, aka Gutik, is a DJ, audio engineer, producer, sound designer and a professor of music production and live performance. His lessons are always up to date with the latest in both music and technology. Luz González Torres a.k.a Demian Licht Demian Licht is a music / film producer and professor of music technologies. Her passion for music led her to the field of electronic music in 2005 by studying audio engineering and music production as a teenager in Mexico City. Learn Ableton Push and advance your Ableton Live and general audio skills–anytime, anywhere–with video instruction from industry–recognized experts. lynda.com helps anyone learn creative, software, and business skills to achieve their personal and professional goals. With a lynda.com subscription, members receive unlimited access to a vast library of high-quality, current, and engaging video tutorials. Tilburg-Zutphen Netherlands Maarten Smit started out as a hip-hop DJ in 2004. After producing beats with his MPC, he discovered the possibilities of Ableton Live in 2006. Live's intuitive way of creating beats, loops and ideas on the fly was a perfect match for his way of producing and DJing. MACC @ Laboratoire de Mécanique et d’Acoustique Founded in 2017 as part of the well-known research laboratory L.M.A., the Marseille Ableton certified Centre (MACC) offers training courses for groups of students, using Ableton Live Suite 9, Max for Live, and Max 7. Concerning both studio set-ups and live performances, MACC aims to become one of the essential centers of multimedia training in France and in Europe. Madeleine Bloom Madeleine Bloom is a classically trained musician, producer, multi-instrumentalist and singer from Berlin. Since 2012 she has been running Sonic Bloom - the biggest independent online resource on all things Ableton. Marcello Ruggiu Marcello Ruggiu began his career as a musician in 1994, playing drums and making electronic music. By 2005 he had earned a degree in audio engineering. His speciality is recording – both live and in the studio – with a particular focus on electronic music production. In 2009 Marcello became... Marcin Staniszewski Marcin Staniszewski is a musician, producer and sound designer based in Warsaw, Poland. He has been making music since he was eight, venturing into many styles and sonic territories. As a multi-instrumentalist (piano, french horn, alto saxophone) he has played in numerous bands and ensembles while studying at Wrocław University... Mariano Trocca For over 15 years Mariano Trocca has been professionally involved in the music world. Mariano started producing with Ableton Live in 2004 and has collaborated with bands and producers, creating a wide variety of music, from house to symphonic fusion. Powys Wales United Kingdom With a raft of successful releases under his former moniker and now operating as ‘Dirty Lookin’ Mobile Disco’, Mark Burnett has performed to crowds of beat-hungry audiopaths across Europe, Asia and America. From residencies in some of Hong Kong’s premier clubs to playing at the Burning Man Festival, Mark has... Mark Towers Mark Towers is a lecturer in music technology at Leicester College, and is programme leader for the Foundation Degree in Creative Sound Technology with De Montfort University. He specializes in Max for Live, as well as working with Isotonik Studios to create unique and creative devices for music production and performance. Martin Clancy Martin is a Dublin/New York based Producer/Musician/Programmer & Lecturer. He has over 30 years of international studio experience and recently collaborators include artists such as Stonebridge, Richard Morel, Chris Cox . Martin has also lectured extensively on the Irish and International circuit on Music Business & Music Production. Since 2003... Martin’s been using and teaching Live since version 1.2. Over the years he’s taught musicians, producers, DJs, school kids, students and psychiatric patients. He’s written three books about Live, writes monthly tutorials and reviews for Music Tech magazine, and designed the Kenton Killamix MIDI controller. Mateusz Telega Mateusz Telega started working with music and sound in 2003 and specializes in mixing, mastering, recording and digital music production. In the field of sound creation, modular... Mathieu Valton Mathieu Valton, aka Hykus aka Jump The Gun, is a producer and DJ, who teaches music production and theory in Western Australia. The Ableton Certified Trainer, who lectures at Perth’s SAE Qantm Institute, has had the quality of his work be recognised by endorsement deals with Akai Pro, Arturia, Izotope,... Matt McCoy Matt McCoy is a worship leader, songwriter and recording artist from Chicago, Illinois. He received his bachelors degree in Electronic Media from the University of Cincinnati where he studied audio production, web and multimedia design. Matt has been using Ableton since 2004 (version 4) both on stage and studio. Matt Ridgway With a history of playing in DIY Indie bands and live electronica acts, Matt Ridgway is a multi-faceted musician and educator from Melbourne, Australia. Working with Ableton Live since version 3 in early 2004, Matt has extensive knowledge and teaching experience with both Live and Push. Maya Consuelo Sternel Maya Consuelo Sternel ist Musikerin, Produzentin und ausgebildete Toningenieurin. Sie spielt Keyboard und Theremin. Ihre facettenreichen Musikproduktionen bewegen sich im Bereich Bass Music und wurden auf diversen Labels international veröffentlicht. Sie schrieb Filmmusik u.a. für den Film „Kurz und Schmerzlos“ von Fatih Akin und komponierte Turntable-Konzerte für die Kammerphilharmonie und die beteiligten DJs. Melissa Uye-Parker Melissa Uye-Parker is a British-Nigerian producer, performer and educator based in London, making music since 2006. As a vocalist and songwriter, she has collaborated with the likes of Rae & Christian and Yesking and, more recently, produces under the moniker, Mjiri. Menno Keij Menno Keij discovered dance music in 1999 and has been producing electronic music using trackers, sequencers and hardware synthesizers ever since. In 2005, he began using Ableton Live for producing in the studio and performing live on stage. Merlyn Silva Merlyn is a musician and educator based in Aarhus, Denmark. He creates online educational content for Warp Academy, releases spacey electronica on Iboga Records, and coordinates DIEM, the electronic department of the Danish Royal Academy of Music (Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium). Michael Cupino Michael Cupino is an artist/composer/producer/engineer based in Miami, Florida, where he specializes in music technology and a variety of creative digital fields, from... Michael Goodwin Michael has been teaching Ableton Live for more than five years. His specialty is teaching Live in a way that lets students reach their creative goals, whether they are professional musicians, DJs or producers, or simply considering a new way of working. With more than ten years playing in live... Michael Greig Since setting up and running his own recording studio in 1996, Michael has produced and engineered a vast range of music - from guitar bands to sound art - and released his own electronic dance music on a range of labels covering Hardcore Rave to Minimal House. Michael Hatsis Michael Hatsis aka Banginclude is a Brooklyn, New York based producer and teacher who specializes in all things Ableton. Michael cut his teeth in music with the first version of Live and continues to use it in innovative ways today. Michel Sanchez-Infante A love for electronic music that started more than 20 years ago has led Michel Sanchez-Infante to release a string of records under various guises, perform his music live internationally, and study Electronic Music Composition at the HKU in Hilversum. Microfusa Microfusa is Spain's number one training provider in the fields of audio technology, electronic music production and DJing. Since they started, in 1987, thousands of students have been trained at their premium-quality facilities in Madrid and Barcelona, which include up to fourteen fully equipped recording studios and post-production suites. Mike Callander Mike is one of Australia’s most prolific techno DJs, a record label owner and live show programmer. His productions have appeared on TV shows, DJ mix compilations and in dark, sweaty nightclubs. Mikhail Arce-Ignacio Mikhail Arce-Ignacio is a musician, producer and DJ. His passion for music first took on shape in his fascination with playing percussive and stringed instruments in bands. Mile High Sounds Mile High Sounds, the first Ableton Certified Training Center in the Asian Region, provides courses centered around the Ableton Live platform. Minju Kim aka KxxHz KxxHz is a music producer, electronic musician, songwriter, electronic live performer, DJ and educator. She has worked as a versatile and prolific composer who has wide-ranging experience, including works written for theatre, musicals, TV/commercial and K-pop. Missionário José Missionário José strongly believes that there should be no boundaries between education, creativity, and performance in music-making. Mitch Lee Mitch Lee is an award winning film, tv and video game composer and sound designer. Since being introduced to Ableton Live in 2003, Mitch has gone on to produce music for companies like Warner Brothers, Activision, Atari, ESPN, Adidas, Nissan and many more. Modular Music Academy Modular Music Academy specializes in contemporary music creation, with unique training programs involving music composition, production and performance, from workshops to courses to our new 1-year career plan on electronic music. Musicians Institute (MI) Musicians Institute (MI) is a college of contemporary music that offers a variety of educational programs in Hollywood, California. MI students can earn Certificates, Associate of Arts Degrees, as well as Bachelor of Music Degrees in either Performance or Composition. Musiclab MusicLab began as a recording studio in Turin in June 2003. In 2004 it organized courses for sound engineers in collaboration with learning centers accredited by the Italian Ministry of Labour and the Region of Piedmont. Nightmaker Studios Nightmaker Studios provides top class music education for the masses using the latest software and hardware the music industry has to offer.With intimate class sizes in a state-of-the-art teaching studio, every student can receive targeted knowledge in a professional and nurturing environment. Nils Hoffmann Nils Hoffmann, born 1976 in Bremen, Germany, studied classical guitar and piano in Kassel and Cologne. He attended several international master classes, was concert master with the orchestra conducted by the Echo-award-winning M. Troester and has released his own music regularly since 2002 on various labels. He has taught at... Noah Pred Noah Pred has been making music in various forms for the past two decades. Working with hardware samplers, sequencers and synthesizers, he began performing live sets of techno, house and electro in the mid-nineties, and began DJing with vinyl soon after. noisy Academy The noisy Academy is a Berlin based education center for electronic music production and DJing. We offer high-quality Courses, Workshops and One-On-One-Training. Our goal has always been to provide our students with the latest gear in a professional environment, modern workstations and certified coaches. Students will not only learn how to produce electronic music and how to use controllers; they will also gain a musical awareness for a pop and subcultural context to understand how to reach people with their music! Norbert de Bot Amersfoort Netherlands Like many of todays biggest DJs and producers, Norbert de Bot hails from the Netherlands. He started his music career while studying to be a teacher and within a short space of time he was DJing at the biggest Dutch clubs and festivals. Nut Academy Nut Academy is a production studio, record label, and, since 2001, a music school. Omar Riad Omar "Ridiculous" Riad has been working in music production over the past eleven years. Originally an urban hip-hop producer, Ridiculous has branched out to various genres, including dubstep, glitch, house, and world music. OMiD Academia de Áudio OMiD Academia de Áudio is an institution specializing in forming Recording Engineers, Musical Producers, and Musical Composers (www.academiadeaudio.com.br). The institution also operates a fully equipped recording studio and production suite (www.estudiogravacao.com.br). Orville Kline Chicago native Orville Kline is not just another DJ. When he's not performing tag team DJ sets with Felix Da Housecat, DJing in front of crowds of thousands around the world, or engineering indie hip-hop tracks featuring Snoop, Orville somehow... Oscar Andres Muñeton Vasquez Oscar Muñeton is a DJ and producer from Medellín, Colombia, with more than eight years of experience teaching and creating music. He started working with Ableton Live in 2012, with the aim of combining digital and analog technology for live DJ performances. // Oscar Muñeton Dj/Producer de la ciudad de Medellín, con más de 8 años de experiencia en el campo de la creación musical electrónica y la docencia. Comenzó a trabajar con Ableton alrededor del año 2012 con el objetivo de combinar diferentes tecnologías digitales y análogas en el campo del DJ LIVE PERFORMANCE. Paul Laski Paul Laski, aka P-LASK, is a producer, remixer, sound designer, Dj, and label owner of Electric Dangerous Music, with over a decade of experience in the electronic music scene. Blending sounds from deep and tech house, to trance, to minimal and beyond, his original productions have developed a style very much his own. Pedro Rovetto As an experienced musician and record producer, Pedro Rovetto uses Ableton Live as his main creative instrument and tool. He knows Live and Push like the back of his hand, and is very experienced in teaching music production and the creative musical process. Percorsi Audio Acquapendente Italy Percorsi Audio is a leading training center in Italy for audio pro education. It is a Digidesign- and Ableton-certified center and IMSTA member. Peter Trimbacher Pete, also known as "Metapattern," is a live artist, producer, and educator based in Brisbane, Australia. Phelan Kane Phelan Kane is a London based music producer, engineer, artist, developer and educator. For over twenty years he has been active in both the music industry and the contemporary music education sector, with a focus on electronic music and alternative bands. His specialism is sound design and production techniques such as synthesis and sampling, alongside mixing, mastering , audio processing and plug-in development. Pierce Treude Cologne-based DJ and producer Pierce Treude has been involved in the music business since 1993. An audio engineer since 1997, Pierce has been working with Ableton Live since version 1 hit the market. Pierre-Antoine Grison aka Krazy Baldhead Pierre-Antoine Grison is a French musician and producer, based near Paris. He’s been a Live user since 2003 and has released music on Ed Banger Records as Krazy Baldhead among other projects. He provides a complete range of services around Live : training, consulting, custom devices design. He also created State Of The Loop, a controller dedicated to Live’s Looper. Point Blank offers Ableton Live training from anywhere in the world, utilising an award-winning Virtual Learning Environment and world-class schools in four countries. Point Blank China Hangzhou Zhejiang China Jointly launched by NetEase’s electronic music brand FEVER and award-winning Music Production School Point Blank, Point Blank China is the first official Ableton Live training centre in the Greater China Region. / 由网易电音品牌放刺 FEVER 与全球著名电音制作学院 Point Blank 共同推出的网易放刺杭州电音制作学院（Point Blank China）位于浙江国家音乐产业基地萧山园区杭州国际博览中心，是大中华区首家Ableton Live官方认证培训中心。 ProAudio Escuela de Musica Electronica ProAudio School is a music training facility that specializes in electronic music. It was founded in 2012 by the Ableton Certified Trainer David Suárez. Up until now, we’ve trained more than 500 students. Our school is an inspiring space, created to train future musicians. We offer a series of courses that help students achieve all their musical goals, regardless of their level of knowledge. Producertech Eastbourne United Kingdom Producertech's website is an online school created by certified trainer Rob Jones that offers two core courses (complete beginners/advanced) and many additional tutorials on Live, taking students with little or no experience right up to advanced-level production and music making. Puneesh Suri Puneesh Suri started his career as a musician in 2005. In 2010, he moved to New York and spent three years enhancing his skills as a music producer and live performer. Currently, he produces experimental electronic music and performs live using guitars, an array of analog synthesizers and Ableton Live. Pyntago Pyntago is an Ableton Certified Training Center that focuses on electronic music production courses. The Ableton Live courses on offer range from a short four-week intro course to a full thirty-six-week course. Pyramind Pyramind: music production school, creative music and audio services and online learning network. South London United Kingdom Quantize Courses specialise in teaching underground music production using Ableton Live. Our online and studio-based courses teach students how to create release-ready tracks in the genre of their choice. Whether you are a beginner aiming to fast track your development, or an experienced producer looking to add a professional finish to your music, we have the course for you. r12 is a community, a place open all day: morning, afternoon and evening where students can attend school all day long: studying together, using the tools available, in their first co-working and construction space for professional projects. The ideal place where students can question, grow, learn, entertain and evolve from simple curious to true explorers of a world in constant evolution. Ramir Martinez Ramir Martinez has played guitar and sung in several bands since 1995. In 2000, he founded a music label called Tsunami Music, where he focused on abstract/instrumental hip-hop, drum'n'bass and breaks mixed with pop. Ramir discovered Ableton Live in 2005 and became active producing local bands. For ten years, he... Rasmus Kjærbo Ras Kjærbo hails from the northern reaches of Europe. A place known for its murky solitude, white snow, common welfare, and happy citizens. Emerging from a colorful background in academics, entertainment, and teaching, Ras ended up on the road to music production and technology in the aftermath of his studies - and has been treading the path ever since. Raúl Garza Raúl Garza is a producer, composer, electronic artist, percussionist and educator from Monterrey, México. His interest in learning and discovering new tools, sounds and music has led him to work in different areas, such as audio post-production, sound design, audiovisual art installations and education. He began his musical education at the age of six and in 2004 started using Live for composition, production and as a performance tool. Raz Mesinai Raz Mesinai’s unique methods in producing and teaching has made him one of New York’s most in demand teachers of music production today. Record Factory Record Factory is one of the best music production academies in east Asia, offering two to five month courses in music production, audio engineering, and post production with a high caliber of facilities and top-quality instructors. Reid Strange Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico Reid Strange is an audio engineer, music producer and educator based in Guadalajara, Jalisco. He is the owner of Orpheus Studio, where he offers music production and engineering services to artists, as well as live performance solutions using Ableton Live, in a range of musical styles. He is also an educator at Knob Studio, a music production and DJ academy in Guadalajara. Reid began using Ableton Live in 2005 and has been enthusiastically sharing his knowledge ever since. Relativity Education Relativity offers world-class training in a world-first music education environment featuring SubPac Tactile Bass Systems, Audeze Headphones and Ableton Push at every workstation. This innovative combination of classroom technology, in conjunction with our rotating array of professional artistic and technical instructors, ensures rewarding lectures with a focus on individual creativity that’s not available anywhere else in the world. Rémi CAZAL Multi-instrumentalist, Rémi studied Jazz & Modern music at the CRR in Paris. He uses Ableton Live in very different ways, producing, DJing & playing on stage with bands in several music styles. Remix Me Remix Me was established in Rome in 2011. We offer a wide variety of courses covering Djing, music production, and music business, in a training facility equipped with the latest technology. Reuben Samuel Reuben has played the violin, keyboards, and piano since 1986. Holding a BSc (Hons) in Sonic Arts (Middlesex University, UK), and achieving a high distinction at SAE International, he has produced several charted house and breakbeat numbers, has sonically branded products, and has performed in clubs around Malaysia and Australia. Ricardo Balderas Unit27 is a DJ, turntablist and producer based in Mexico City. His previous work largely consists of sample based hip hop, trip hop, downtempo and various forms of electronic music. Ricardo Luna Ricardo Luna aka Richi Tunacola got involved with music in 1994, playing drums in several rock bands in Valparaíso, Chile. He’s a classically trained musician, commencing his studies in percussion, and completing a composition major in 2007, at Escuela Moderna de Música. Riccardo Giovinetto Riccardo Giovinetto is a multidisciplinary artist based in Turin. He is an acoustic physicist, musician (curved soprano sax), composer, visual artist and teacher. He works at the juncture of sound & visual, using Ableton Live and Max 8\|Jitter to create soundreactive performance. He is part of OZMOTIC (a duo of electronic and instrumental music) and thier work is published by Touch Music. Richard Balgobin [DiiSiiMO] Marabella Trinidad & Tobago Richard, a.k.a. DiiSiiMO (pronounced dee-see-mo), is a sample-based performer, remixer, producer, teacher, and DJ. Richard started off as a DJ back in 1995, when he used to play at neighbourhood house parties. He took his multi-genre musical passion to the media in 1999 and anchored several radio and television shows... Ricky Graham Richard Graham, Ph.D. is a guitarist, former music technology professor and business owner based in Cleveland, Ohio. He has performed and presented music and art projects at festivals and conferences all over the world including Moogfest, Celtronic and the International Symposium on Electronic Art. Rishabh Rajan Rishabh Rajan is a multi-genre producer, composer, and educator. He has worked with Ableton Live since version 4. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Rishabh has written music for a variety of indie films and documentaries. He has also created content for sample library developers such as... Rob Jones has been obsessed with music since the tender age of 7, when vocal training and local amateur productions soon led to a string of work in musical theater and opera, including Oliver in London's West End and The Magic Flute at Glyndebourne Opera House. Ron Rüegg Ron has produced and performed electronic music since 1996. Currently he hits the floors with the international live act and DJ team Evolent. Ron ran two studios, Schaltraum and Tankraum, for several years, gaining knowledge and experience in producing, mixing, and recording. He has worked with artists from all genres... Rotem Ayalon Kfar Hanassi Israel Rotem Ayalon has been a professional DJ since 1999 and has been playing records ever since. He began DJing at age ten, and by age sixteen he was already playing at large venues and weddings. Born and raised in a very musical household, Rotem plays drums, keyboard, guitar and many other stringed instruments. Today, DJ Rotem Ayalon is one of the most popular wedding DJs in Israel. Rumkraft Rumkraft is a physical space in Copenhagen, created by artists for anyone interested in learning more about music or technology. All genres, ages, genders and nationalities are welcome. No one is too new or too experienced to join us at Rumkraft – together we grow stronger. We believe in learning by doing, at a pace where everyone can follow along, to ensure the best experience through your course. Our teaching staff and visiting industry professionals are all active musicians, passionate about their art and work. We look forward to meet you. Ryan Ash Ryan Ash has been DJing for more than 17 years and currently has five residencies at the top venues in Hong Kong where he has resided since 2008. He has also been creating computer-based and electronic music for around the same amount of time and has taken numerous courses through Point Blank, Berklee and other institutions and is selftaught in playing guitar and keyboards. Ryan Origin Ryan Origin is an electronic musician, engineer, and professional instructor from Los Angeles. He obtained his Audio Technology Diploma at SAE Los Angeles and, prior to graduating, taught their Electronic Music Production Program. He continues to teach classes and give lectures throughout Southern California. SAE Barcelona SAE Institute was founded in 1976 and since then it has grown to become the largest educational institution on creative media in the world, with more than 50 campuses on all 5 continents. Since it was established in 2004, SAE Institute Barcelona has grown both in campus size and educational offering becoming a referent in Creative Media education due to its 1st level Professional equipment & facilities, destined to the student's individual practices. SAE Institute Athens Since its establishment in 1998, SAE Athens has been well known in Greece for its commitment to excellence both in theoretical and practical training. The highly qualified SAE staff focuses strongly on the students' educational goals and career aspirations. SAE Athens offers the Audio Engineering Program (diploma), the Electronic Music Production course (EMP) and the DJ Certificate. SAE Institute Bogotá D.C. SAE Institute Bogotá is the first SAE Campus in South America. At its opening we’ll offer courses in Audio Production, Electronic Music Production, and Music Business. As we grow our goal is to supplement our program with the following: Ableton Live Course, Live Sound Course, Film Sound, Videogames Design & Production, Digital Film, and Animation. SAE Institute Brisbane SAE Institute is a groundbreaking global network of campuses offering government-accredited courses in audio and film production, and has long been regarded as a pioneer in creative media education. All courses taught at SAE Institute are delivered in an innovative and creative learning environment, using our proven teaching method that combines sound theoretical knowledge with invaluable hands-on training. SAE Institute Mexico City SAE Institute Mexico is the first SAE College in Latin America to open its doors and offer courses and degrees in Audio, Videogame Design & Production, Digital Film, Web and 3d Animation. The curricula reflect both the educational philosophy of SAE worldwide and the realities of the multimedia industry in Mexico and Latin America. SAE Institute Miami, FL The EMP program at SAE Miami is centered around the practical techniques needed to produce a variety of music styles, including hip-hop, house, dubstep, electro, and more. SAE Institute Milan SAE Institute Milan is one of the most important educational institutions in Italy for the fields of audio engineering, electronic music production, DJ techniques, digital filmmaking and 3D animation. Ableton Live is used primarily in the Electronic Music Production Certificate course (EMP) and DJ Techniques Certificate course (DJT). SAE Institute New York, NY The New York campus of SAE is located in midtown Manhattan at Herald Square. The curriculum is audio-centric and reflects both the educational philosophy of SAE worldwide and the realities of the audio/music industry in New York. SAE Madrid SAE Institute was founded in 1976 and since then it has grown to become the largest educational institution on creative media in the world, with more than 50 campuses on all 5 continents. After 15 years in the Capital of Spain, SAE Institute Madrid has become a reference creative media training, its 1st level Professional equipment & facilities, destined to the student's individual practices. SAE Vancouver Creativity and Performance is at the core of our Ableton certification program. Designed around Push and Ableton’s book, Making Music, this one-of-a-kind program is instantly engaging and introduces students to the song creation process from day one. Salvo Zappala' Salvatore Zappala' has been playing piano and synthesizers since the early 90s and has played in many bands (rock, metal, pop, electronica, jazz) and gained solid experience in sound synthesis, synth programming, and computer sequencing. In 2008, he earned a Jazz Piano degree at Saint Louis College of Music in Rome. Sam Ryan President of SOS Music Group LTD. and chief instructor of Electronic Music Production at SAE Vancouver, Sam Ryan works with the newest technologies in digital audio, MIDI and sample-based sequencing, combining his technical and artistic talents to fuse audio engineering with music production. Sanaya Ardeshir Mumbai India Like her naturally occurring namesake, Sandunes - otherwise known as Sanaya Ardeshir - plays with broad landscapes of sound. Her sonic identity has evolved alongside her journey from piano to production. Santiago Domingo Devia Santiago Domingo Devia is a producer, DJ, drummer and Ableton Certified Trainer from Argentina. He has released techno, house and breakbeat tracks under the name Santo Domingo. Santiago developed as a controllerist while in the band Quilombo Eletropical, in which he mixes electronic music with Latin American indigenous sounds. Satoshi Moriya / 森谷諭森谷諭と音楽の出会いは10代に始めたドラムだ。約15年以上に渡り、ポップスやロックを中心とした自身のバンド活動に加え、様々なアーティストのサポート・ドラムとしてレコーディングやツアーに参加、多くの経験を積む。その後、ファンクやソウル等のリズム感溢れる音楽に触れ、「人を笑顔にさせる音楽」、「人の心を揺さぶる音楽」の力に魅了される。 SawUp Faites passer votre projet musical à la vitesse supérieure, apprenez Live et Push avec SawUp. Où que vous soyez et quel que soit votre niveau, vous pouvez maintenant progresser auprès de formateurs, musiciens et artistes reconnus du monde francophone. School of Sound Willkommen an der besten Adresse für elektronische Musikproduktion und DJing der Schweiz. Unsere Standorte findest du jeweils 5 Minuten vom Bahnhof entfernt in Bern, Basel und Zürich. Wir beraten und trainieren schon seit 2015 aufstrebende Musiker. In vier Fachrichtungen unterstützen und fördern wir dich in Musik Produktion, Komposition, Engineering und Live Perfomance. Du lernst bei uns in Diplom-, Gruppen– und Einzelkursen, wie du deine Tracks von A bis Z produzierst, performst und vermarktest. Wir bieten Kurse für Einsteiger, Fortgeschrittene und professionelle Musiker an. School of Synthesis School of Synthesis was established in 2012 to bridge a significant gap in the Australian music market for unique, high-end, and highly personalized short courses in music production, using popular modern technology. Scottie Dugan Scottie Dugan is a synthesist, performer, composer and educator based in Atlanta. His introduction to the piano at a very young age resulted in fifteen years of formal classical piano and composition training. After performing and recording with various artists and bands, Scottie found Ableton Live in 2008. Now he... Seamedu, School of Pro-Expressionism Seamedu was founded with a motto of providing globally relevant music technology education and have it easily accessible to all. The state of the art, well-equipped sound lab and 2 world-class studios provide for hands on training and experiential learning which is part of this core motto of enabling students in professionally pursuing their creative need for expressing themselves musically. Sean Ou Tim aka Mr Sakitumi Sean is a classically trained pianist, multi-instrumentalist, producer, beat-maker, contortionist (probably a lie), improviser, and live electronic music performer…. (now breathe) His music has taken him around the globe to many prominent clubs and festivals in South Africa, the UK, and Europe. SEM - School of Electronic Music SEM has been delivering courses in music production, DJing, recording, and sound engineering for 21 years. The school provides certified courses ranging from one day to 2 years long. Serafin Sanchez Serafin Sanchez is a saxophonist, electronic musician, and Ableton Certified Trainer based in Colorado. He earned his M.M. in Jazz Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Colorado at Boulder and has performed with artists such as Ziggy Marley,... Sergio Urcelay Sergio started playing with all kinds of instruments and circuits at a young age and today, as a sound engineer, computer scientist, musician and producer, he remains deeply focused on the creative processes of sound. In addition to his developments in acoustics, sound design is his passion - not only... Simone Tanda Simone Tanda is a bass player/music producer/live performer who loves low frequencies. He gives electronic music lectures as well as one-to-one tutorials in several colleges and Live certified training centers in London and in Italy. Simone has been using Ableton Live since 2006 and it has become his favourite software... Simon Lyon Simon has been a Live user since 2004 with a focus on the integration of technology into live performances with bands and instruments. Working with a variety of Manchester based acts, he has remixed, produced and co–written with members of Inspiral Carpets, Julie Gordon (Happy Mondays) and MC Tonn Piper... Glasgow Scotland United Kingdom Simon Stokes is the owner and head tutor of Shoogle Studios, Scotland’s leading electronic music studio. As a lifelong music lover and trained audio engineer, he has played many instruments over the years, but found his passion for synthesizers and drum machines in the late ‘90s. Releasing house and techno... SINEE - Institute for Electronic Music & Arts Our institute bundles the diversity of the electronic art and music world and offers first-class workshops, seminars and courses. We are focusing on electronic music and its strong connection to modern music productions. Whether beginner or advanced, we ensure your best electronic development. Discover your SINEE universe now. Sjoerd van der Sanden Sjoerd van der Sanden is a live performer, producer and DJ of electronic music. After years of playing drums in several electronic/indie bands and a side step into contemporary music, he now dedicates his musical energies to the electronic music scene. With three Ableton Certified Trainers on its faculty and over 35 years of collective teaching experience, Slam Academy has quickly become the premiere destination for learning Ableton Live in the Midwest. Sonic Academy Sonic Academy is massive online resource of music technology tutorials, news, features, samples and software plugins to help you produce epic sounding tracks, then share them with the world. We don’t just show you how to use software, we show you how to make music. Soolee hit the scene as a techno artist representing Korea in the "We Call It Techno" event, and he continues to participate in the largest gigs in Korea. His band, Future Jazz Project, is an audio-visual interactive using Max for Live, processing, Jitter, and Controllerism to create a melting pot of sound art, electronic music, and visual elements. Sound Training Centre The Sound Training Centre (STC), in the heart of Dublin City, was established over 25 years ago. We have a long history of dedicated and committed training for the sound and audio industries. We offer Full and Part Time programmes in Sound Engineering, Music Production, Live Sound & Lighting, DJing and Electronic Music Production. Sowall Lee Sowall, already an accomplished jazz drummer who has released three albums in South Korea, took a step in a different direction by a making her debut as an electronic and hiphop beatmaker in 2017. SSR is a leading educator for the music and post production industries with campuses in Manchester, London, Jakarta and Singapore, offering a range of degree programmes, industry-focused courses and engaging short courses. There are 5 Ableton Certified Trainers working at SSR’s UK campuses in Manchester and London. Stefan Feuerhake Hamburg-based producer and DJ Stefan Feuerhake began his musical career in the late 1980s, as a hip-hop and funk DJ. Just a few years later he was infected by the techno virus, which changed his DJ work completely. In the following years, he developed into what he still is today: one of the most popular and influential DJs of the international progressive trance and psy-trance scene. Stefan Knauthe Stefan Knauthe is a composer, producer, engineer and sound designer with many years of experience. He started his career as a recording assistant and has worked as an engineer and producer in studios such as Hansa and White Wedding in Berlin and Boogie Park in Hamburg. Stefano Bechini Stefano is a musician, producer, teacher, and sound/multimedia designer who has been producing and performing with Ableton Live since 2005. 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With a focus on bass heavy rhythms, dark, emotional melodies, and twisted sample manipulation, he has not only released numerous albums of his own (both as Thavius Beck and under his previous moniker, Adlib), he has also collaborated with or remixed artists such as Saul Williams, Nine Inch Nails, The Mars Volta, Skylar Grey, and Nas, just to name a few. The Foxgrove The Foxgrove is a high-end, boutique electronic music and DJ school, created for the discerning hobbyist and professional alike. We offer professional custom tuition for all skill levels in a creative and inspiring environment in the heart of Manhattan. The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance (ICMP) Over the last 30 years, ICMP has grown to become London’s premier school of music. Originally focused on musicianship and performance, ICMP acquired Alchemea College in 2016 to launch full time, part time and professional production courses in Kilburn, London. 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Tom Lonsborough Tom is a lecturer at SEM Manchester and has been with the school since 2006. He was one of the first to take part in Ableton's Certified Training program back in 2008, and has been the school's Certified Trainer ever since. Tom Marland Tom Marland is a producer, multi-instrumentalist, music director and teacher whom has been using Ableton Live since 2007 to deliver significant results for some of Australia’s biggest names in music. Torsten Sven Rich-Wimmer Torsten Sven Rich-Wimmer utilizes his expertise as an active musician, engineer, and Ableton Certified Trainer to equip aspiring artists, producers and recording/mix engineers with all the necessary tools through interactive lectures and various online resources. Toru Ikemoto／池本達アーティストとしての可能性をクラブミュージック上で挑戦し続け、その培った経験を次の世代へ継承すべく"OsakaAbletonUsergroup"の運営や、自身のミュージックスクールyellowを通じ音楽の楽しさをたくさんの人へ届ける活動も行う。 Toshiki Yoshizawa／吉澤俊樹アーティスト・クリエイター・ベーシスト・サウンドデザイナー・コンポーザー・アレンジャー。 Tossawat Chotivong aka. 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Universidad de la Musica G Martell Based in Mexico City, G Martell College of Music & Audio has been offering excellence in qualified training in all areas related to the music and audio industry for more than twenty-eight years. The institution has become the leader of its kind in Latin America. Housed at a world top 50 university, the UQ School of Music offers Australia’s first university music technology programs built around Ableton Live, Push and Link. With a focus on creative music making, our programs teach students to produce and arrange music, to perform live using Push, Live, and Link, and to record in a professional studio environment. UPSTART Electronic Music Education UPSTART Electronic Music Education offers high-quality courses in Berlin and online. Our courses are held in German or English. Das praxisorientierte Kursprogramm von UPSTART unterstützt jeden Teilnehmer individuell bei der Umsetzung der eigenen musikalischen Ziele. 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He has vast experience in music production and live setups... Yeuda Ben-Atar Yeuda Ben-Atar, aka Side Brain, is a producer, performer, and music educator based in Los Angeles, California. He began his career in music playing keys and guitar in the 1990s. Yoshinori Saito / 齊藤義典コンポーザー、サウンドクリエイター、ライブアクト、そして講師として様々な方向から音楽の核心に迫り続ける音楽家である齊藤義典のキャリアは約15年にも及ぶ。 Yoshitaka Koyasu/ Koyas/ 子安喜隆 Koyasは東京を拠点に活動しているアーティスト／プロデューサー／DJであり、エレクトロニックなライブ・パフォーマンスやコラボレーションにフォーカスしたレーベルpsymaticsを運営している。// Koyas is a Tokyo-based artist/producer/DJ/event organiser running his own label called Psymatics focusing on electronic live performances and collaborations. yoyosonic music institute yoyosonic music institute, YMI, is Germany's first and only school dedicated exclusively to digital DJing and digital music production. The number one priority at YMI is to assist and support each of its students individually in their musical creativity by addressing their specific needs. Zaak Kerstetter Zaak Kerstetter is an audio production teacher, DJ, and artist who produces downtempo cinematic bass music under the moniker Zenotope. 冯榆喻 / Yuyu Feng Yuyu，艺名Fishdoll，来自北京。她是一名电子音乐制作人，音乐创作人，同时也是常驻北京爵士俱乐部的爵士歌手。自2014年以来她和众多来自世界各地的乐队和音乐人同台演出。 Yuyu Feng, aka. Fishdoll, is a electronic music producer, singer-song writer, musician and also a resident jazz singer on Beijing’s Jazz club stages. Since 2014, she has performed with several different bands and artists from all over the world. 廖海廷 / Hai-Ting Liao 廖海廷是擊樂手/音樂及聲音設計/模組合成器愛好者。海廷使用Ableton Live來創作、演出、劇場執行、教課及發展聲音的可能性。她現任新北市輔仁大學專案助理教授兼藝文中心行政組長、『噪音印製』音樂品牌發起人、音樂/聲音的自由工作者。王庹 / Alex Wang Alex Wang 是出生于中国的电子音乐人，DJ，声音设计师。他的创作涉及了实验音乐，地下俱乐部音乐, 电影和艺术表演的配乐，他目前居住于北京和上海。覃宇 / Juny Chengdu Sichuan China Juny 来自中国四川成都，他是一名电子音乐制作人/DJ、混音师、讲师， CMP（Chinese Music Producer）社区网站的创始人，同时他还是一名幕后的幽灵制作人！// Juny is a Chengdu-based electronic music producer, DJ, sound mixing engineer and music instructor. He has contributed to the music scene as a ghost producer for many years and is also the founder of the CMP (Chinese Music Producer) community website. 黄竑立 / Hotwill Huang Hotwill 是来自南部海岸，现居北京的新晋低音制作人：在同步计划及燃音乐发行的数首个性彰显的单曲，以 Negative808 的身份将自己融合了 Drum N Bass, Grime, Footwork, Juke 等多种高BPM舞曲风格的节奏炸弹投入京城的舞池，也使他获得了国内最富盛名的低音派对组织 Syndicate 的邀请，加入成为了其固定成员。	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2674
__label__wiki	0.946417	0.946417	President Buhari Urges Media To Report Reliable Information By Lekan Paul , Jan 10, 2019 7:56 pm Jan 10, 2019 President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday called on the media in the country to make an extra effort to report actual and reliable information and avoid fake news stories. Speaking during a courtesy call by Jamie Angus, the Executive Director of the BBC World Service at the State House in Abuja, President Buhari said facts must form the basis of all news reports. He congratulated the BBC for the high reputation they earned through difficult times, such as the period of the Nigerian civil war. The President noted that by devoting time and resources to research into their stories before going public with them, “the BBC has earned a reputation for being an impartial news medium that is relied upon by the people for correct information about events and happenings.” He commended their sacrifices in conveying news and information to the vast communities in Hausa across the Sahel region, and their recent commencement of broadcasts, from Nigeria, of news and programming in Igbo, Yoruba and Pidgin. The BBC team explained their plans for coverage of the upcoming elections in the country, including state gubernatorial debates. The team also spoke about the elaborate deployment of correspondents in the states for elections as well the just concluded conference sponsored by the broadcasting organisation to tackle the growing menace of fake news. [easy-social-share buttons="facebook,twitter" counters=0 style="button"] BBC Starts Pidgin Digital Service For West Africa Audiences By Lekan Paul , Aug 21, 2017 9:10 am Aug 21, 2017 A new language service for digital platforms in English-based Pidgin for West and Central Africa has been launched by the BBC World Service. Pidgin is one of the most widely-spoken languages across the region, even though it is not officially recognised. The launch is part of the World Service’s biggest expansion since the 1940s, following a government funding boost announced in 2016. Pidgin will soon be joined by 10 more new services in Africa and Asia. The WS also plans to offer more mobile and video content and a greater social media presence. It will also enhance its television services across Africa, including more than 30 new TV programmes for partner broadcasters in sub-Saharan Africa. Arabic and Russian programming will also be boosted in the 2020 project. Aisha Buhari And That BBC Interview By Reuben Abati By Editor , Oct 16, 2016 6:19 pm Oct 16, 2016 Public communication is one of the most delicate challenges that people in public life face, either in the corporate or the public sector. Many people suddenly find themselves in high places, and they become a source of news, a potential interview subject, and they get chased around by journalists and other media figures who want a story, in fact, not just a story, but a scoop. I used to explain in communication coaching classes and to the bosses whose media I managed, at one point or the other that they should never feel obliged to say things they do not want to say. No matter how aggressive the journalist may be, they should be careful what they say. A journalist would make you feel at home, he or she may even reassure you that whatever you don’t want published could be edited out, and that if you don’t feel comfortable with a question, you should feel free to keep quiet. But a good journalist knows how to push you into a corner and get you, through follow up questions, to say things you may not ordinarily want to say. By the time the tape starts rolling, and you are encouraged to feel like a star, and your own tongue starts rolling, you’d be surprised the kind of emphasis, what you consider an innocent remark, would receive when it is published. Point is: journalists, while on duty, are not working for politicians or big men and women; they are working for organizations that need stories that can sell. They want scoops that can make the headlines. That is what makes them journalists: getting the good story, the good comments, the good shots. After reading the interview granted by First Lady Aisha Buhari on BBC Hausa Service, I was tempted to conclude that this is what may have happened. She could have said the same things in a more delicately phrased manner. I have always held the view that anybody at all in a public position should be sent for media training (including how to deliver speeches, poise, pronunciation skills, even basic grammar lessons) before they are unleashed on a Nigerian public that has learnt to subject the lives of public officials to utmost scrutiny. The Aisha Buhari interview also fell short in this regard. She just gave the BBC Hausa service a scoop, which in my view has done more damage to her husband’s politics than good. Given the enormous effect that the interview has had on the public, I would have expected that by now, she would perhaps have tactically disowned it, put a spin on it somehow, and make it clear that it is not intended in any way to discredit, or criticize her husband’s administration. But nothing of such has happened. And what does that mean? That the interview was deliberate and that she is standing by every word she said. She has been called the “good lady in the Villa.” She has been praised for being a modern wife who can speak up, and exercise her right to free speech. She has been called fearless and assertive. The only thing I have not heard from some of the hypocritical commentators is that she would be a good Presidential candidate for 2019. I have also been told that she must have spoken out of frustration and that her public outburst about the existence of a cabal in the Villa, which determines who gets what appointment, to the disadvantage of members of the All Progressives Congress is making APC members who feel left out of the power-sharing process, very unhappy. But her outburst is nothing but a poor understanding of power politics. There will always be cabals around the seat of power. Power is so potent the people around the corridor will never leave it alone to the President. And if it is true that this cabal or the President has recruited non-APC members into the government, then that is a positive thing, it is also a positive thing that the President does not know many of the people he has appointed. He doesn’t need to know them personally as long as they come from all parts of Nigeria and they are competent men who can get the job done. The First Lady seems to assume that only card-carrying members of the APC should work for the Buhari administration. On a positive note, however, she doesn’t want anybody to hijack her husband’s Presidency and she believes those who are trying to do so do not mean well. But what does that say about her husband? The First Lady is also of the view that if the present trend continues, she cannot campaign for her husband in 2019 should he decide to seek re-election. She sounded pleased with what is being done to ensure security in the North East, but she gave the impression that she doesn’t think her husband has done enough to merit a second term in 2019. Hear her: “What I fear is the uprising of 15.4 million people”. And consider this: “…Nobody thought it is going to be like this. But now that it is so…Sometimes when one is doing something wrong without him knowing, but when people talk to them, they should listen”. Who is that person doing something wrong and who does not listen? Altogether, Mrs Aisha Buhari has passed the equivalent of a vote of no confidence in her husband, and the people around him. This is a kind of “home trouble” brought to the public. The biggest challenge a man can face is to have his own wife “fight” him in public. And what has happened is both unprecedented and significant considering that a Hausa-Fulani couple is involved. It is probably the first time a lady in this position would publicly upbraid her husband and his team. Is she furious because she has been scorned, ignored, rendered powerless? Well, even if we were not privy to other details, she was publicly scorned when her husband sent a volcanic message from Germany that she should go back to her place in the “kitchen, the living room and the other room.” Feminists and critics of misogyny have protested over this, quite rightly too, at a time when women are leading countries and corporations, it is incorrect and insensitive to say that the best place for a First Lady is to be a cook, a living-room-soap opera-watching detainee and a bedroom object. But given the cultural circumstances involved, this may well be the future Aso Villa fate of First Lady Aisha Buhari. She could be marked out as an ambitious woman who wants to share power with her husband, and as a threat to her husband’s politics. See how much damage has been caused already by the President’s counter-response: The German Chancellor glared at our President when she heard that comment about “the kitchen, the living room and the other room.” She quickly ended their press conference. Angela Merkel is married, and she is Chancellor, but I don’t think her husband would dare tell her she is best fit for the kitchen and the other room. And imagine if Theresa May, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Oby Ezekwesili, Grace Alele-Williams, Omobola Johnson, Chimamanda Adichie, Joke Jacobs… had all been chained down in the “other room”. No wonder, President Buhari’s local opponents are already making big political capital out of his un-Presidential comments, and the German public is shocked that any world leader could be so politically incorrect. The number of jokes and memes that have been designed around this husband-wife exchange are thoroughly amusing. Mrs Buhari has also handed over to critics of this administration, speaking points that would be exploited all the way till 2019, and she may well end up not as a powerful force in the Villa but as a strong voice for women’s rights. It is possible she may be advised soon to recruit spin-doctors to do damage control, but she may have left that rather late already. On the other hand, there is no amount of damage control that the President’s spin-doctors can sell to anyone. Whatever happens, she is cultivating a reputation as a different kind of First Lady. Since independence, every Nigerian Head of State or President has enjoyed the support of his wife while in office: strong, fanatical support. Mrs Maryam Abacha was so supportive of her husband, while everybody condemned him, and long after his death, she has continued to celebrate his memory. Before her, Mrs Maryam Babangida brought greater colour and celebrity status to the Office of the First Lady and added much value to her husband’s tenure. Mrs Fati Abubakar was a dignified presence behind her husband, the same with Mrs Margaret Shonekan. President Olusegun Obasanjo had as First Lady, the very elegant and beautiful Stella Obasanjo who mobilized support and goodwill for her husband. Turai Yar’Adua, wife of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua was also so devoted to her husband’s cause, she was declared the head of the Aso Rock cabal. No one doubted her determination to protect her husband’s interest during those critical moments. You all know Mrs Patience Jonathan. She was as First Lady, her husband’s most vocal supporter. This brought her at loggerheads with some sections of the public who objected to her prominence and controversial statements, but not once did she or the other First Ladies before her, criticize their husbands in public. Elsewhere, First Ladies also support their husbands. With all the reported cases of dalliance and cuckoldry during the Bill Clinton Presidency, Hillary Clinton stood by her husband. Michelle Obama has also proven to be a very good role model in this regard. Certain positions require careful grooming. Any form of tension in the home could distract a political leader and make him seem vulnerable in the eyes of the public. Mrs Aisha Buhari may have spoken her mind, but she should not make a habit of assuming the role of a radical, in-house critic, throwing her husband under the wheels. She ought to be thoroughly embarrassed by all the fun being poked at her husband because of that BBC Hausa interview she granted. How this matter is resolved between their kitchen and “the other room” is a family affair into which we cannot dabble. VIDEO: President Buhari ‘Jokingly’ Disses Wife Over BBC Interview By Editor , Oct 15, 2016 7:57 am Nov 2, 2016 President Muhammadu Buhari elicited laughter at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday when he responding to a question about an interview granted by his wife, Aisha Buhari, to the BBC. The president jokingly said, “I claim superior knowledge compared to [my wife] and the opposition,” mentioning his three failed campaigns for the presidency of Nigeria over a 12-year period before he won on his fourth attempt. He said his wife belongs to the his kitchen, the living room and the other room. The video below captures the president’s exact words. HEADLINES, NEWS Full Text Of Aisha Buhari’s BBC Hausa Interview By Editor , Oct 15, 2016 7:40 am Oct 15, 2016 This is the full text from the interview of First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari, by BBC Hausa Service: BBC Hausa: It has been One and a half years since President Muhammadu Buhari came into power, a lot of people are expressing their unhappiness over the way few acquaintance of the President have hijacked power while neglecting people that work for his success. Like we have promised, here is how the interview with Aisha Buhari and Naziru Maka’ilu from Abuja goes. BBC Hausa: People have goodwill towards President Muhammadu Buhari, especially looking at the things he did before, but since coming into power things have not been working the way they should, what do you thing is the cause? Aisha Buhari: I am not a government official, but in my opinion as a woman, a mother, what I think is it is well known that the first 4 years are not going to be easy. Firstly, it was people that brought the government into power. More than half of those people are not appointed into the government. Some people that are not politicians, not professionals were brought into the government. They don’t even know what we said we want and what we don’t during the campaign. They even come out and say to people we are not politicians, but they are occupying the offices meant for politicians. Some have parted with their wives, some lost their children lost, some women too have parted with their husbands because of politics, a lot happened during the time. The way things are going I too I am not happy. We are just starting, we have not finished. Some people that worked for the government have been appointed. But those heading government agencies you can find one fighting his state governor, they contested together during election one in APC while in PDP. BBC Hausa: Who are those doing these kinds of things? Aisha Buhari: Everybody knows them. Those people should know that people voted singly. Even Buhari too had one vote. Nobody voted 5 times. 15.429 Million People. That one that people are thinking too, he had only some 2 or 3 people. I am pleading to them to have the people at heart and embrace everybody so that we can all move together. Not even now in 2016 or 17, lot of people are creating divisions within the APC, which is our source of concern. They think they have worked for the government while those appointed some of them had no voter’s card. What I fear is uprising of 15.4 million people. BBC Hausa: Is the President aware some people are subverting his government? Aisha Buhari: Whether he knows or he do not, those that voted for him knows. BBC Hausa: But you are the most closest to him, did you tell him? Aisha Buhari: There is nothing I can tell him, he is seeing things himself. Out of the people he has appointed, take 50, 45 of them I don’t know them. Perhaps he doesn’t know them too. I have been living with him for 27 years. BBC Hausa: Do you think there are some people that are dictating to the President things to do, not him? Aisha Buhari: That is what I am saying, those that know they don’t have voters card, they should give chance to those that have, they are the ones that struggled and knows what we want to do. Some of them if you go to a meeting with them they will tell you, we are not politicians, if somebody is wise, they will not accept to take any political office. They didn’t even work for it. Even if you are asked to, you should say it is not my profession. Those places not headed by politicians will cause people discontent. BBC Hausa: One would wonder to hear you say some people have hijacked the government without him knowing, but who do you think are those people? Aisha Buhari: I don’t know them, I don’t know them. I don’t know them BBC Hausa: But some people are calling names, saying 2 or 3 are the ones, do you that as well? Aisha Buhari: Yes I agree. Because of those appointed apart from Fashola, Ameachi and some others, not much, I don’t know them, most of us too don’t know them, and he too does not know them BBC Hausa: One would wonder that Buhari is not the one charge knowing him as a person who had leadership experiences, people would not believe Aisha Buhari: Yes it is surprising; nobody thought it is going to be like this. But now that it is so…sometimes when one is doing something wrong without him knowing, but when people talk to them, they should listen. Because in the future, whether he is going to contest or not, it is that same people that would vote for APC. We hope those people don’t come back, and everybody don’t hope so too BBC Hausa: You said “Whether he is going to contest in the future or not”, has he disclose it to you whether he is standing or not? Aisha Buhari: He didn’t tell me, but I have made up my mind. Translated by www.nishadi.tv Buhari Replies Wife Over BBC Interview, Says She Belongs To My Kitchen President Muhammadu Buhari has reacted to the interview his wife granted to the BBC where she made scathing remarks concerning the president’s decision in government. Aisha Buhari had in an interview with BBC’s Naziru Mikailu, said she may not back her husband at the next election unless he shakes up his government. She further declared that Buhari “does not know”most of the top officials he has appointed, and that the government had been hijacked by some persons deciding presidential appointments. “The president does not know 45 out of 50, for example, of the people he appointed and I don’t know them either, despite being his wife of 27 years,” she said people adding that those who do not share the vision of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) were now appointed to top posts. “Some people are sitting down in their homes folding their arms only for them to be called to come and head an agency or a ministerial position.” But reacting to the First Lady’s comment, Buhari who is on a three-day visit to Germany laughed off his wife’s comments about him, saying, “I don’t know which party my wife belongs to, but she belongs to my kitchen and my living room.” His comments to reporters in Germany prompted German Chancellor Angela Merkel, standing at his side, to give him a short glare and then laugh. In his comments to reporters, Buhari also said he hopes his wife will remember that he ran for president three times before succeeding on the fourth effort. “So I claim superior knowledge over her and the rest of the opposition, because in the end I have succeeded. It’s not easy to satisfy the whole Nigerian opposition parties or to participate in the government.” Buhari, who was briefly a military dictator in the 1980s, was elected in his fourth run at the presidency in 2015 on the back of a coalition that includes former foes and opportunists who abandoned the former governing party of defeated President Goodluck Jonathan. Buhari has not said whether he will run again in 2019. “He is yet to tell me, but I have decided as his wife that if things continue like this up to 2019, I will not go out and campaign again and ask any woman to vote like I did before. I will never do it again,” Aisha Buhari said. Nigeria anger over blogger Abubakar Sidiq Usman’s arrest – BBC NEWS By Editor , Aug 9, 2016 4:16 pm Aug 9, 2016 Nigerians have reacted angrily to the arrest of a prominent news blogger by the anti-corruption agency for “offences bordering on cyber-stalking”. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had abused it powers by arresting Abubakar Sidiq Usman, the governing party’s youth wing said. His followers have launched a #FreeAbusidiq campaign on Twitter. Last week, Mr Usman published allegations that EFCC acting chairman Ibrahim Magu was bullying his staff. Mr Usman is an extremely popular blogger and the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has also said it is deeply concerned about his arrest, reports the BBC’s Nasidi Yahaya from the capital, Abuja. He is a strong backer of President Muhammadu Buhari, and a founding member of the youth wing of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement posted on its Facebook account, the APC youth wing said he was being held on “spurious charges”. The EFCC was formed to investigate financial crimes and had overstepped its jurisdiction by detaining him, it said. On Monday, the EFCC said Mr Usman was being questioned for “offences bordering on cyber-stalking”, and he had been offered bail. He remains in detention and has not been charged in court. Mr Usman is the third blogger to be arrested in Nigeria since the Cyber Crime Act came into force in 2015. Source: BBC NEWS http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37024062 The BBC hosts debates throughout Africa as part of the 100 Women season By Editor , Nov 27, 2015 8:26 pm Nov 27, 2015 More than 100 conversations across the world will discuss what it means to be a “good girl” or an “ideal woman” On 1st December, BBC 100 Women – a season dedicated to shining a light on women’s lives around the world – will bring together a series of debates from across the globe, to be broadcast live on television on BBC World News, on Radio on the BBC World Service and online on bbc.com. The BBC will host debates throughout the day at BBC Broadcasting House in London, while more than 100 conversations will happen across the globe in eight languages. In Africa, many groups across the continent will host discussions to contribute to the BBC’s live feed, including the Rape Crisis Centre in South Africa, Kinshasa Woman in the DRC, Women Journalists of Nigeria and the 50/50 group in Sierra Leone. Focussing on leadership, image and relationships, the debates will ask women across the world if they feel they have to conform to what is considered the “right way” to behave. They will also be asked what they believe to be a “good girl” and who decides what is “good” – them, their family or society. The debates will also find out how women react to those pressures and expectations, and if they accept or reject them. Fiona Crack, BBC 100 Women Editor said: “This debate is really special because we are giving women around the world the opportunity to have their voices heard on topics that matter to them. We’ll be tapping in to more than 100 conversations happening in almost 50 countries. The level of response we’ve had of people wanting to take part is testament to how needed these debates are.” Also taking part in the debates are Solidarité FM Benin, Building Maison De La Bible in Burundi, the Women’s Lobby in Cameroon, Women of Character in Ghana, Marrakesh Inspiration in Morocco, The Senegal Women’s group, The University of West Cape in South Africa, the South Sudan Empowerment Network, the Centre for Domestic Violence Prevention in Uganda, the Zambia National Women’s Lobby and the Women’s Lawyers Association of Zimbabwe, amongst others. BBC World Service And British Council Launch 25th International Radio Playwriting Competition By Editor , Oct 1, 2015 7:35 pm Oct 1, 2015 Writers from around the world are invited to submit their scripts as the 25th International Radio Playwriting Competition opens for entries today. The global competition, hosted by BBC World Service and the British Council, in partnership with Commonwealth Writers and co-producers The Open University, offers the unique opportunity for playwrights to use the medium of radio drama to reach an international audience. The competition has two first prizes – one for writers with English as a First Language and another for writers with English as a Second Language. Both winners will attend an award ceremony in London and see their plays recorded for broadcast on BBC World Service. A third award – the Georgi Markov prize – celebrates the most promising script from the competition’s shortlist in honour of BBC World Service journalist and writer Georgi Markov (1929-1978). The winner of this prize will also travel to London for the award ceremony and spend two weeks with BBC Radio Drama and BBC World Service. The previous competition attracted entries from a record 86 countries. To mark the 25th competition, The Ravens by Alana Valentine – the winner of last year’s English as a First Language prize – will broadcast again on Saturday 3 October on BBC World Service. Mary Hockaday, Controller, World Service English, said: “This competition gives writers around the world the opportunity to have their radio plays heard by a truly global audience. International stories and compelling story-telling in all its forms – whether drama, news or documentaries – is at the heart of the World Service. I’m really looking forward to hearing what this 25th competition inspires”. Neil Webb, Director Theatre and Dance, British Council said: “I am delighted that the International Radio Playwriting Competition continues to provide a platform for talented writers from around the world and I look forward to this year’s entries”. Lucy Hannah, Programme Manager, Commonwealth Writers said: “The power of storytelling combined with the reach of radio make for a winning combination. We value our ongoing partnership with the International Radio Playwriting Competition and look forward to the new insights into the world that it brings each year”. Dr Derek Neale, Senior Lecturer, The Open University Faculty of Arts said: “Creative Writing is a vibrant subject area at The Open University, with courses from beginner and undergraduate, to MA and PhD level. We are thrilled to collaborate with BBC World Service in this important and unique competition, encouraging and supporting talent internationally.” The shortlisted scripts and judging panel will be announced in due course. Previous judges have included Dame Eileen Atkins, Doris Lessing, Wole Soyinka, Lee Hall and Indira Varma. The International Playwriting Competition welcomes scripts from anyone outside the UK, whether established or new writers. The dramas need to be 53 minutes long and can be on any subject. The closing date for entries is midnight (GMT) on 31 January 2016. Further details on the competition, including T&C’s and how to enter, are online at: www.bbcworldservice.com/radioplay. Social media users can keep up to date with the competition on Facebook and join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #BBCPlay. Nancy Kacungira Awarded The BBC World News Komla Dumor Award By Editor , Aug 17, 2015 12:43 pm Aug 17, 2015 Today, the BBC announced that KTN News Anchor Nancy Kacungira has been awarded the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. Nancy, who was born in Uganda, joined KTN in Kenya in 2013 as an anchor for prime time news and has reported from Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. She also produces and presents a weekly segment that tells the inspirational stories of people working to better their local communities, and is KTN’s Social Media Editor. Prior to joining KTN, Nancy presented for Power FM in Kampala, and has also worked in digital marketing. Nancy will join the BBC News teams in London for a three month placement starting in September. This placement provides the opportunity to gain skills and experience working with teams across BBC News on TV, radio and online reaching the BBC’s audiences of 308 million across the world. Nancy said, “I am so greatly honoured and humbled to be the winner of this award. What I am most grateful for is the incredible opportunity given to me by the BBC to take my passion for African stories to the world stage and I look forward to reflecting the intriguing nuances of our continent in the story I will produce. I have always believed deeply and resolutely in the immense power and potential of Africa and Africans, and Komla Dumor was for me, one of the best examples of that; not just in his body of work, but in his personality too. To be a part of continuing his legacy is such an honour it feels almost like a dream!” Nancy impressed the judges with her well-rounded knowledge of the complex issues facing Africa and her awareness of the challenges involved in covering the continent. Her passion for telling Africa’s diverse stories and challenging preconceived stereotypes reflect Komla’s own devotion to the continent and, as part of his legacy, Nancy will be able to share her enthusiasm with the BBC’s global audience. James Harding, Director of BBC News and Current Affairs, said, “When Komla Dumor died, it was an enormous loss to the BBC, to the coverage of Africa and to all of us personally. I am delighted that in Nancy we have found an extremely passionate and talented journalist, a worthy winner of the award that we established in Komla’s name.” Solomon Mugera, BBC Africa Editor said: “We are delighted to award the BBC World News Komla Dumor award to Nancy Kacungira. I believe that Nancy’s passion for, and understanding of, African journalism truly embodies everything the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award has been set up to commemorate. We look forward to welcoming her to London.” The award was set up in honour of presenter Komla Dumor who passed away in January 2014 and aims to continue Komla’s legacy by celebrating African journalism and finding exceptional talent. The judging panel included BBC Global News Editor Vera Kwakofi, BBC Foreign Editor, Andrew Roy and the Editor for the Mail and Guardian in Africa, Charles Onyango-Obbo. There are two runners up for the award: Leila Dee Dougan from South Africa and Paa Kwesi Asare from Ghana. The English Premier League Kicks Off On BBC Africa From Saturday 8 August, football fans in Africa can follow the exciting live action of the new season of the Barclays Premier League in four languages. BBC Africa will bring commentary from matches of the world-famous league to football fans across the continent – in French, Hausa, Somali and Swahili. Broadcasts are available on BBC FM stations and partner radio networks. The programmes provide live match commentary and also interaction with pundits and fans across the continent via satellite links, telephone, SMS and social-media channels. Live updates from matches will also offered via live pages for each of these services on bbc.com, giving fans the chance to keep up with the matches wherever they are. Solomon Mugera, BBC Africa Editor, says: “We know that the English Premier League has millions of supporters from all across Africa and are very happy to be launching the season once again. Our commentary brings the thrill of these matches directly to fans, and there is more to come. In response to our audience’s growing interest in all things English Premier League, we want to give them an all access pass to players and clubs as well featuring the people who are the league’s heartbeat: its fans. Look out for our new and exciting online extras to support this season.” Details of Services: BBC Hausa Weekly on Sharhin Gasar Premier League, commentators are Aminu Kado and Aliyu Tanko. BBC Hausa reaches an audience of 18. 1million every week across Nigeria, Niger, and parts of Ghana and Benin. It is broadcast via 14 local FM stations. BBC Hausa has over 872,000 fans on Facebook and over 110,000 followers on Twitter (as of July 2015). Hausa-speakers anywhere in the world can access BBC Hausa multimedia content at bbchausa.com. BBC Afrique (French) Weekly on Samedi Foot, commentator is Emmanuel Coste. BBC Afrique reaches an audience of 12.7million every week and provides content for 23 countries across Africa. It is broadcast via eight local FM stations. BBC Afrique has over 382,000 fans on Facebook and over 124,000 followers on Twitter (as of July 2015). French-speakers anywhere in the world can access BBC Afrique multimedia content at bbcafrique.com. BBC Somali Weekly on Tabinta Tooska ah ee Tartanka Premier League-ga Ingiriiska ee Sabtida, commentators are Ahmed Abdinur and Mohamed Deysane. BBC Somali reaches an audience of 3.5 million every week across Kenya, Somali, Djibouti and parts of Ethiopia. It is broadcast via four local FM stations. BBC Somali has over 299,700 fans on Facebook and over 32,000 followers on Twitter (as of July 2015). Somali-speakers anywhere in the world can access BBC Somali multimedia content at bbcsomali.com. BBC Swahili Weekly on Ulimwengu wa Soka, commentators are Salim Kikeke and Hamisi Kizigo. BBC Swahili reaches an audience of 16.6 million every week across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and parts of Mozambique, Zambia and Malawi. It is broadcast via 21 local FM stations. BBC Swahili has over 973,000 fans on Facebook and over 55,000 followers on Twitter (as of July 2015). Swahili-speakers anywhere in the world can access BBC Swahili multimedia content at bbcswahili.com. Presidency Denies Claim That President Buhari Expressed Anti-Igbo Sentiment In BBC Interview By Editor , Jul 15, 2015 8:54 pm Jul 15, 2015 The presidency has denied claims by a pirate radio station that President Muhammadu Buhari expressed anti-Igbo sentiments while speaking in a recent interview with the BBC Hausa Service. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publiccity, Garba Shehu, in a statement Wednesday, described the claim as completely false, malicious and slanderous. According to Shehu, “the voice being ascribed to President Buhari in the recording repeatedly played back by the pirate radio station is definitely not the President’s and the claim that the station got the recording from a BBC interview is totally untrue.” “No one should be deceived by the pirate radio station’s hate propaganda against the President.” He said “President Buhari has not had any interview with the BBC’s Hausa Service since his assumption of office as alleged by the agents of disunity behind the pirate radio station’s inflammatory and divisive broadcasts.” “The last interview he had with the BBC Hausa Service, lasting not more than five minutes, was on the day he was declared winner and given his certificate of return as President-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission.” “Thankfully, the BBC Hausa Service Editor, Mr. Mansor Liman has distanced the BBC from the false interview clip being ascribed by the pirate radio station to President Buhari.” “President Buhari is the President of all Nigerians and will continue to treat all citizens on the basis of fairness, equality and equity.” “Nigerians should therefore ignore all propaganda designed to sow seeds of discord among them and promote a separatist agenda against national unity, solidarity and progress.”	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2675
__label__cc	0.57343	0.42657	View of “Rene Ricard: So, Who Left Who?,” 2017. Rene Ricard Half Gallery March 29–April 26, 2017 The poet Rene Ricard, who died in 2014, was once called “as hip as it gets . . . but he wasn’t cool.” There’s nothing cool about staking your own heart before a hardened audience. And in a post-Barthes world, neither is lavishing your authorial signature all over everything. “Rene Ricard,” or his initials, often scrawled on the works here, are at the same scale as his painted poems, which are accusations, recriminations, reproaches, and, of course, odes. Over and over, spoken and written, he insisted on his name, not as a point of pride but rather as resignation to an inescapable fate. What a pity, having to be nothing but yourself when everything else can be taken away. Quite a few of these paintings, dating back as far as the 1980s––in addition to a 1977 video of the artist reading on a DIY TV program called Public Access Poetry—have never been shown before, and they don’t feel like they were made to be shared with many. These bombastic, declarative things seem best suited to showing up unannounced and unasked for, like missiles. The oil-on-canvas Untitled (‘Then If God Is Love…’), 2003, takes that first phrase over a generic black-and-white landscape and finishes it off with “There is no god.” R. R. was not here to help a girl out. The hasty look of Ricard’s works would seem to confirm that they didn’t have to be paintings at all. But we might listen better when the message is writ large, hung, and awaiting our reception. The targets we hope to reach via poetry are often missed, “and the heart slithers back under its rock,” as Ricard eloquently states in the video. At least the painted messenger can hover in your periphery, or color your vision. — Paige K. Bradley	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2677
__label__cc	0.676993	0.323007	Atlético de Madrid receives the visit of Mallorca and Gregorio Manzano 1 de abril, 2007 - 2:00 After playing at La Romareda Stadium, Atletico de Madrid returns home to Vicente Calderon, where they beat Deportivo 2-0 in their last match that they played in front of their fans. On this opportunity the visitor is ex-Atleti coach Gregorio Manzanos Mallorca, who find themselves in an uncomfortable situation this season, immersed in the battle to avoid relegation to the Second Division. Atlético and Mallorca have faced each other 18 times at Vicente Calderon Stadium and the numbers are clearly in favour of the home team, who have won 13 matches; the two teams have drawn once (1961/1962 season) and Mallorca won on the other 4 occasions. In these 18 matches, Atletico de Madrid has scored 43 goals, while Mallorca has netted 14. Last season the Mallorcan squad took home the three points with a 0-1 victory. In the first round of League play, Atleti came away with one point in a nil-all draw.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2680
__label__wiki	0.700555	0.700555	Beverly Hills Copyright Infringement Attorney Salar Atrizadeh Home Contact Los Angeles Intellectual Property Lawyer Salar Atrizadeh Copyright Infringement — Direct, Vicarious and Contributory The United States Copyright Office defines Direct Copyright Infringement as the violation of a copyright holder’s exclusive rights, which include the impermissible reproduction, distribution, performance, public display, or creation of a derivative work of copyrighted work. Title 17 of the United States Code, §§ 501–513 govern copyright infringement and related legal remedies. In addition, copyright infringement may be vicarious and contributory. Vicarious Copyright Infringement is based on respondeat superior, a common law principle that holds employers legal responsible for the acts of an employee, if such acts are within the scope and nature of the employment. In order to establish vicarious liability, there must be an instance of direct infringement. While the employer does not have to have direct knowledge of the infringement, the employer must have a financial interest in the infringement and the ability to control the infringement. In Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, the court found Grokster liable for vicarious copyright infringement for distributing peer-to-peer software that allowed users to share electronic files. The court explained that by distributing a device that promoted or allowed infringement, a party is liable for the secondary infringement, regardless of whether the device has lawful uses. Contributory Copyright Infringement holds a party liable for infringement where the party induced or substantially contributed to copyright infringement by another party. Here, the contributing party must have reasonably known, or had reason to know, of the infringement. In Sony Corporation of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc., the United States Supreme Court held that Sony was not liable for contributory copyright infringement for its sale of home video tape recorders. The court explained that the average member of the public used the recorders to record television programs to watch at a later time, which increased viewership to include people who would not otherwise have been able to watch the program due to scheduling conflicts. Where the objecting parties were unable to demonstrate depreciation of commercial value of their copyrights, there was no basis for a copyright infringement claim. In order to establish a claim for copyright infringement, the copyright holder must show that (1) a valid copyright exists, (2) the infringing party had access to the copyrighted work, and (3) the allegedly unlawful use does not fall within the copyright exceptions of fair use or instruction. The courts provide a variety of legal remedies for copyright infringement, ranging from monetary damages to injunctive relief. If a court finds a party liable of copyright infringement, the court may require the party to pay damages, which may include the legal fees and costs associated with the underlying suit. Alternatively, injunctive relief will require the infringing party to cease all future unlawful use of the copyrighted work. The court may also confiscate any infringing works, to the extent that a physical product exists. The infringing party may also serve jail time if the infringement is criminal in nature. Assignment of Corporate Contracts Breach of Contract Suits Business Formation Considerations Close Corporations Commercial Torts and Litigation Contract Preparation, Negotiation, and Review Copyright Law Exceptions Copyright Registration: Procedures and Benefits Corporate Dividends and Distributions Corporate Structural Changes Failed IT Projects Flexible Purpose Corporation Interference with Contractual or Prospective Economic Relations Lanham Act and Trade Libel Non-Competition Agreement Organization and Entity Formation Pre-incorporation Planning Professional Corporations Shareholder Suits Beverly Hills Copyright Infringement Attorney \| Copyright Infringement — Direct, Vicarious and Contributory \| Los Angeles Intellectual Property Lawyer	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2681
__label__wiki	0.915119	0.915119	U.S. Senate moves forward on plan to develop EV supply chain ERNEST SCHEYDER Lithium ore falls from a chute onto a stockpile as excavators operate in the background at a lithium mine in Australia. U.S. lawmakers want to make it easier for companies to mine for lithium and other materials used in electric car batteries. WASHINGTON -- U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday moved closer to developing a national electric vehicle supply chain policy, with senators voicing bipartisan support for legislation designed to parry China's dominance in metals production and battery manufacturing. The Senate's Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the American Mineral Security Act, which would help streamline regulation and permitting requirements for the development of mines for lithium, graphite and other EV minerals. The pending legislation would require a tally of metal reserves in the United States and seek to streamline permitting for the EV sector, an area where China already leads by a wide margin. The bipartisan legislation, which seeks in part to codify a late 2017 executive order on U.S. mineral development by President Donald Trump, was sponsored by U.S. senators Lisa Murkowski, Joe Manchin and others. "We are not doing ourselves any favors when we don't know what we have in our inventory," Murkowski, an Alaska Republican, said at the hearing, which was webcast. "I suspect we have more than we even think we do." Even some existing U.S. mines are in China's orbit, with domestic production of so-called rare earth minerals reliant on Chinese processing and now caught up in the U.S.-China trade conflict. "China has a huge head start," said Gavin Montgomery, a battery and mining analyst at the Wood Mackenzie consultancy. "They've just been at this a lot longer than the rest of the world." Trump Administration officials from the Interior and Energy departments voiced support for the pending legislation. "We are committed to producing domestically sourced minerals," Joe Balash, assistant secretary for land and minerals management at the Interior Department, said at the hearing. Survey needed Just how much cobalt and other minerals used to make EVs are actually in the United States is anyone's guess, as the nation has conducted little by way of a national survey. Current estimates from the U.S. Geological Survey rely on corporate annual reports, historical data from the U.S. Bureau of Mines and other sources, according to USGS spokesman Alex Demas. Finding out the mineral composition of a particular region requires sending staff into the field to take rock samples, a timely and expensive endeavor. Murkowski's legislation would require a nationwide reserve analysis for all minerals used to make EVs. USGS data show, for example, that the United States has 35,000 tons of lithium in reserve, a figure that the agency and industry executives see as conservative. Albemarle Corp. operates the only U.S. lithium mine, a facility with the capacity to produce about 6,000 tons annually. According to current USGS data, that means that one mine could deplete U.S. reserves within six years. Several lithium projects are under development across the nation, including those from ioneer Ltd., Lithium Americas Corp. and Piedmont Lithium Ltd. Each aims to produce at least 20,000 tons of lithium per year, according to corporate presentations. Loan guarantees needed Jon Evans, president of Lithium Americas, told the hearing that the federal government should offer loan guarantees for U.S. mining and processing projects. "Federal loan guarantees would confirm the government's commitment to the development of a critical minerals supply chain," said Evans. Beyond physical reserves, concerns about the lack of U.S. processing facilities are also cause for worry. China controls about 85 percent of the globe's cobalt sulfate processing, according to WoodMac data. Cobalt sulfate is the version of the metal used in lithium ion batteries. eCobalt Solutions Inc. aims to produce 1,500 tons per year of cobalt once its Idaho project opens, though that is enough of the metal to make only about 300,000 EVs. "The fact that China maintains a near monopoly on the critical minerals needed for our defense system makes no sense at all," said Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, which has a legacy of mining interests. The Committee has not yet set a date to vote on the legislation. The United States does have some processing capability. Albemarle and rival Livent Corp. process some lithium domestically. Syrah Resources Ltd. mines graphite in Mozambique and ships it to Louisiana for processing for use in making battery parts. The United States is also reliant on China for rare earth processing, a group of 17 elements used to make electric vehicles and consumer electronics. California's Mountain Pass mine, owned by MP Materials, must pay a 25 percent tariff to ship rare earths it extracts from its California mine to China for processing, the collateral damage in the ongoing U.S.-China trade war. "All we seek is a level playing field to compete as a low-cost producer so we can help establish an EV supply chain in the United States," said James Litinsky, co-chairman of MP Materials. But those facilities tend to be the exception and investors so far have been wary of funding new U.S. projects in part due to China's dominance, with concerns that any investment would be difficult to recoup. "Ultimately, these projects have to stack up economically, even if U.S. politicians make it easier to get permitting," said WoodMac's Montgomery.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2684
__label__wiki	0.859494	0.859494	AMC Loews Kips Bay 15 570 2nd Avenue (between 31st and 32nd Streets) AMC Loews Jersey Gardens 20 651 Kapkowski Road Elizabeth, NJ 07201 A film directed by Jerrold Tarog Written by Rody Vera and Jerrold Tarog Executive Producers: Fernando Ortigas/ Eduardo Rocha/ Paulo Avelino TBA Studios is proud to present the US theatrical release of GOYO: The Boy General (Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral), a film written and directed by Jerrold Tarog. Following its current, successful release in its native Philippines, GOYO will open theatrically in New York on September 21, with Los Angeles and other key US cities to follow. GOYO: The Boy General is a historical biopic that focuses on the last months in the life of Gregorio del Pilar (Paulo Avelino), one of the youngest generals of the Philippine Revolution (against Spain) and the Philippine-American War. He was the most trusted ally of Emilio Aguinaldo, the Philippine President and Commander-in-Chief during the Revolution and War. GOYO is the next installment, following the surprise 2015 blockbuster hit HENERAL LUNA, a film that chronicled Revolutionary General Antonio Luna’s life (and which also had a US theatrical release in October 2015). After five months of relative peace, the U.S. Army begins its final push to crush the Philippine army and capture Aguinaldo. Goyo faces the biggest challenge of his life as he oversees the large caravan of officers, soldiers and civilians making their perilous escape through the mountains of the Northern regions. The hovering presence of death and failure throughout the journey ultimately calls into question Goyo’s accomplishments and public popularity. The boy general is forced to grow up and ask the only question that matters during times of war: What does it really mean to be a hero? Director’s Statement - Jarrold Tarog: For many, Gregorio del Pilar was a true hero of the revolution, but for some, he was nothing more than an arrogant henchman of Revolutionary President Emilio Aguinaldo. Yet his willingness to give up his life reveals a level of determination and perhaps humility that cannot be easily dismissed. For someone so young and popular to face death head on, Goyo, as del Pilar is known to his friends, deserves to be examined using both a wider and a more intimate lens. As the second part in the envisioned historical trilogy that began with HENERAL LUNA (2015), GOYO: ANG BATANG HENERAL continues an attempt to examine our faults as a people by using the past as a reflection of the present. With multiple points of view and the same characteristic freedom to move between historical fact and fiction as in HENERAL LUNA, GOYO expounds on themes of maturity and responsibility, contrasts the naivete of youth with sobriety of adulthood, and attempts to ask questions about our readiness for a task of nation building. How does one attain honor when facing certain death? What should a man like Goyo hold close to his heart when forced to make the ultimate sacrifice? 150 min Not Rated In Tagalog with English subtitles 2018	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2689
__label__cc	0.654575	0.345425	Latin America’s Freest Economies for Foreign Business by Team Latin America \| Jun 20, 2019 \| Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, LATAM, Mexico \| 0 comments Latin America’s regional economy is showing signs of steady growth and increasing trade and investment. A mixture of staple and emerging economies and progressive legislative changes are supporting this rapid development. The Latin American economy is export-based, and success in this area boosts the GDP of many countries. The region is rich with reserves of minerals and other raw materials. It also houses tropical and temperate climates that make it ideal for growing a variety of agricultural products. New, business-minded governments are stepping in and promoting strong international trade ties and pro-foreign business conditions. But which countries doing business in the Latin American expanse are the most open traders for foreign companies? We explore some of the regions freest markets for businesses considering moving into the area. Peru’s rapid growth Latin America is rich with reserves of minerals and other raw materials. It also has tropical and temperate climates that support its booming agricultural industries. Peru has one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America. One of Peru’s strongest talents is the mining sector. Mining is one of Peru’s traditionally high-achieving areas. The country produces copper, silver, gold, lead, tin and iron. This makes Peru a great spot for enjoying commercial diversity and offering varied options to local and foreign investors. Forming a company in Peru is straightforward. There are no restrictions for foreign shareholders, foreign investment, foreign exchange and remittance of profits. Another factor that attracts foreign investors to Peru is the extent of the country’s international trade. The country’s multiple free trade agreements and partnerships encourage international connectivity and foreign direct investment. Recently, Peru and Australia signed a free trade agreement that seeks to reduce tariffs on 99% of Australia’s exports to the country. The agreement (known as PAFTA) also commits Peru to standardizing its regulations for and communications with foreign business, promoting transparency and consistency that gives companies much needed commercial confidence. Chile strengthens international connections Chile continues to implement policies that promote international trade, and is a member of the Pacific Alliance, the Rio Group, Mercosur, APEC, and UNASUR. The country’s business atmosphere promotes foreign investment in almost every sector and industry. This makes Chile a hot spot for entrepreneurs. It is fairly easy to start and operate a business in Chile. Forming a company in Chile takes 7 procedures, roughly 5.5 days, costs approximately 0.7% of income per capita, and requires zero paid-in minimum capital, even though a small investment is recommended to avoid future problems with banks. Foreign investors in Chile may access all productive activities freely, especially in food, infrastructure, tourism, energy and mining industries. These are the best industries for foreign investment. With a keen businessman behind the wheel, Argentina’s increasing openness coyly draws in an increasing amount of trade and investment. New government promotes business and investment in Argentina The economy in Argentina is becoming increasingly attractive to foreign investors thanks to the reigning government. President Maurcio Macri’s new policies in support of foreign business and investment, and a keen fiscal strategy has prompted a statistical overhaul. The leading industries in Argentina come from a range of diverse sectors. The largest GDP contributors are the business, social, and other services sector. These sectors make up around 33.3% of GDP. This is followed by the manufacturing sector which makes up around 17.2% of GDP. The commerce and tourism sector contributes around 16.9%. There has also been much growth in the construction and services sectors. Overall, with a keen businessman behind the wheel, Argentina’s increasing openness coyly draws in an increasing amount of trade and investment. Steady growth in Ecuador Ecuador has a GDP of USD $103 billion and positive economic growth ranging from .1% to 5% over the past five years. Ecuador is another Latin American star-child with a continuous, steadily growing economy. Annually, the country exports more than US$19 billion worth of goods and services to other countries around the world. Imports are similar to appease rising consumer demand in the middle classes, and growing foreign direct investment. Major industries in Ecuador consist of agricultural products like coffee, cocoa, rice, potatoes, sugar cane, and pork. Foreign investment from countries such as Australia and New Zealand and diversification have encouraged new businesses across a range of industries to take dominance, adding to the country’s GDP. Other blooming economies compete for foreign investment As Asia’s growth starts to plateau, another region benefits by offering opportunities already exploited in other parts of the world. According to Forbes, Latin America’s collective economy is now growing faster than that of Asia. Asia’s unsustainable period of growth starts to show signs of a plateau. Consequently, another region benefits by offering opportunities already exploited in other developed parts of the world. By 2020, market observers Barclays Capital project positive growth in a range of Latin American countries, including Venezuela. Eyes are on the ‘big four’ economies booming in Latin America: Argentina (mentioned above), Mexico, Brazil and Colombia. Brazil is currently the second largest food producer in the world (Behind the USA). 60% of the country’s territory is used to farm, 77% of the production is exported and the government incentives to agricultural production reached USD $175.5 billion in 2017. This is really good for investment. Colombia has the fourth largest economy measured by gross domestic product. Petroleum is Colombia’s main export, making over 45% of Colombia’s exports. As of 2015 the GDP per capita has increased to over USD $14,000 and GDP increased from USD $120 billion in 1990 to nearly USD $700 billion. Mexico is the 12th largest exporter in the world. During 2017, the United States received 79% of its imports from Mexico. Trade with the United States and Canada has tripled since NAFTA’s signing in 1994. More than 90% of Mexico’s trade is under 12 free trade agreements. Currently, Mexico has trade agreements with 46 countries. This is more than any other nation, and extends Mexico’s reach to all corners of the globe. These trade agreements are a huge factor for Mexico’s international trade success. With growing regional and domestic wealth, Mexico is set to strengthen its regional and global influence, alongside Brazil. Whether Chile’s stability or Mexico’s diversification sparks your interest, Latin America provides vastly different business options for investors to choose from. As the continent offers growing major and infant industries with varied opportunities for business, your expansion becomes a matter of preference. However, we recommend you seek help in understanding local legislation and requirements. Biz Latin Hub has specialized experts who can provide you with customized services and expertise to invest in the region. We have offices in each of the region’s largest, and fastest-growing countries, and we’re ready to help. Get in touch with us at [email protected] to find out more.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2692
__label__wiki	0.920481	0.920481	info@block518.com Work Time. Play Time. Your Time. NEW NISSAN DEALERSHIP PLANNED The Free Press, Mankato, MN MANKATO — The year is closing out with a spate of big business deals in Mankato, including plans for a new Nissan dealership, the sale of two hotels and an investment partner added for an under-construction building downtown. A group tied to Mankato Motors and owner Dale Schmitt is planning to build a Nissan dealership just east of Snell Motors. Doug Anderson, a longtime owner of local hotels, recently sold the City Center Hotel in downtown Mankato to a Twin Cities group, which is planning significant remodeling to the property. In downtown Mankato, Kyle Smith and his Tailwind Group brought in an equity partner as they put the finishing touches on a new tower that will house Ridley and others. And the GrandStay Residential Suites, next to the former Asiana Grill and near Heintz, has been sold to a Mankato businessman. Nissan expanding Mankato Motors carries the Nissan line of vehicles, along with its primary line of Chevrolet and also Volkswagen. The planned new Nissan dealership, which will sit on 5 acres, will offer substantially more room than the shared space at Mankato Motors. Initial plans for the site are being reviewed by the city. “Our plan is for construction in 2017,” Schmitt said. Nissan has just more than an 8 percent share of the U.S. auto market and has set a goal of capturing 10 percent by 2017. In 2014 Nissan set a record with 1.28 million vehicles sold in America. The land will be on the corner of Haefner Drive and Madison Avenue/County Road 17 and is owned by the Haefner Children LLC. Decades ago the area was the Haefner farm. Menards was first to build on the land with their building being converted into Snell Motors when Menards built its current store. City Center Hotel Doug Anderson built the 150-room Holiday Inn in downtown Mankato in 1979 and in 2009 he took the hotel independent and renamed it City Center Hotel. His family sold the hotel recently to a group of five Twin Cities investors related to businessman Zahid Hameed of Brooklyn Park. The sale price was $2.65 million. City Center General Manager Rick Lecy, who came in under Anderson and is now with the new owners, said some of the investors own other hotels and for some this is their first hotel deal. He said they are already working on renovations to the hotel. “We’re looking at the public spaces first, the meeting rooms, lobby, pool,” Lecy said. He said they will likely move quickly on some renovations to finish before events such as New Year’s Eve parties come. “You only have a few slow months, and you want to get (the renovations) done then,” said Lecy, who has led renovations at a number of other hotels. He said the guest rooms were renovated a couple of years ago. “Guest rooms should be (redone) about every five years.” Lecy said the owners may consider tying the hotel to a franchise in the future but for now will continue to operate it as an independent. Lecy said that while carrying a franchise name can add to average occupancy, the location of the City Center Hotel to the civic center and downtown skyway makes it relatively easy to market as an independent. Anderson, who was inducted into the Minnesota Lodging Association Hall of Fame in 2009, has been moving out of the hotel business he has so long been involved in. Anderson, 76, recently sold the Holiday Inn Express, next to the hilltop Hy-Vee, for $4.5 million to an Iowa group. His last local hotel, the 145-room Best Western, is also listed for sale. Investor in Ridley building The Ridley building, on the corner of Cherry Street and Riverfront Drive, is one of a trio of towers that have gone up in the past couple of years on the same block. The Profinium Place tower, on the corner of Riverfront Drive and Warren Street, is already occupied. A building on Front Street, which will have commercial space on the ground floor and high-end apartments on the upper floors, is near completion. Tailwind, owned by Kyle Smith, his brother Landon and Reggie Reed and Michael Sather, spearheaded all the projects at a cost of around $30 million, plus $10 million in public spending for a parking ramp and other work. Tailwind recently brought in an equity partner on the Ridley building. Finance & Commerce, a daily print and online business newspaper, reported that Mid Rise Holdings II LLC of Mora brings $12.5 million to the project. “We still have it and manage it, we just brought in an equity partner,” Smith said. He said it was an opportunity for the ownership group and it will help quickly finish the building, with some tenants set to move in in the coming weeks. The building will be the new headquarters for Ridley, currently housed on North Riverfront Drive. Northwestern Mutual also will be a tenant. Smith said the building is 100 percent leased. The Profinium tower is 95 percent full. Smith said 95 percent of the apartments in the Front Street building are leased. He said he’s close to announcing commercial tenants on the ground floor of the building. GrandStay sold The 53-room GrandStay Residential Suites has been sold by a group of investors near St. Cloud to a group tied to Mankato businessman Shawn Clow, according to Finance & Commerce. The sale price was $1.6 million. Clow told the newspaper he planned to create an independent boutique extended-stay hotel. The Tailwind Group Copyright © 2019 Block518. All Rights Reserved.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2695
__label__wiki	0.914882	0.914882	Business selected Heathrow airport hits record 70 million passengers https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21496856 Image caption Heathrow is operating a near capacity levels. A record 70 million passengers used Heathrow last year, boosting the airport's revenues by 8% to £2.46bn. The airport, the UK's busiest, is operating at close to capacity, with 471,341 flights during 2012, just below the legal limit of 480,000 a year. Passenger numbers fell by 400,000 during the Olympics, as Britons stayed home to enjoy the Games and the number of inward-bound travellers dipped. The chief executive of Heathrow again warned about a lack of capacity. Colin Matthews said a decision on new airport capacity was "urgent", because of competition from rival airports in Europe and the Middle East. The results published on Monday include Stansted airport, which was sold to Manchester Airports Group for £1.5bn. Stansted's passenger numbers fell 3.2% to 17.5 million last year. The company said construction of the new Heathrow Terminal 2 should be completed towards the end of 2013, with operations commencing in mid-2014. The project accounted for a large slice of the £1.1bn invested in the airport during 2012, an increase of more than 30% on a year earlier.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2699
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__label__wiki	0.756302	0.756302	Hebrews 10Hebrews 12 Hebrews 11 The Message (MSG) Faith in What We Don’t See 11 1-2 The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It’s our handle on what we can’t see. The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd. 3 By faith, we see the world called into existence by God’s word, what we see created by what we don’t see. 4 By an act of faith, Abel brought a better sacrifice to God than Cain. It was what he believed, not what he brought, that made the difference. That’s what God noticed and approved as righteous. After all these centuries, that belief continues to catch our notice. 5-6 By an act of faith, Enoch skipped death completely. “They looked all over and couldn’t find him because God had taken him.” We know on the basis of reliable testimony that before he was taken “he pleased God.” It’s impossible to please God apart from faith. And why? Because anyone who wants to approach God must believe both that he exists and that he cares enough to respond to those who seek him. 7 By faith, Noah built a ship in the middle of dry land. He was warned about something he couldn’t see, and acted on what he was told. The result? His family was saved. His act of faith drew a sharp line between the evil of the unbelieving world and the rightness of the believing world. As a result, Noah became intimate with God. 8-10 By an act of faith, Abraham said yes to God’s call to travel to an unknown place that would become his home. When he left he had no idea where he was going. By an act of faith he lived in the country promised him, lived as a stranger camping in tents. Isaac and Jacob did the same, living under the same promise. Abraham did it by keeping his eye on an unseen city with real, eternal foundations—the City designed and built by God. 11-12 By faith, barren Sarah was able to become pregnant, old woman as she was at the time, because she believed the One who made a promise would do what he said. That’s how it happened that from one man’s dead and shriveled loins there are now people numbering into the millions. 13-16 Each one of these people of faith died not yet having in hand what was promised, but still believing. How did they do it? They saw it way off in the distance, waved their greeting, and accepted the fact that they were transients in this world. People who live this way make it plain that they are looking for their true home. If they were homesick for the old country, they could have gone back any time they wanted. But they were after a far better country than that—heaven country. You can see why God is so proud of them, and has a City waiting for them. 17-19 By faith, Abraham, at the time of testing, offered Isaac back to God. Acting in faith, he was as ready to return the promised son, his only son, as he had been to receive him—and this after he had already been told, “Your descendants shall come from Isaac.” Abraham figured that if God wanted to, he could raise the dead. In a sense, that’s what happened when he received Isaac back, alive from off the altar. 20 By an act of faith, Isaac reached into the future as he blessed Jacob and Esau. 21 By an act of faith, Jacob on his deathbed blessed each of Joseph’s sons in turn, blessing them with God’s blessing, not his own—as he bowed worshipfully upon his staff. 22 By an act of faith, Joseph, while dying, prophesied the exodus of Israel, and made arrangements for his own burial. 23 By an act of faith, Moses’ parents hid him away for three months after his birth. They saw the child’s beauty, and they braved the king’s decree. 24-28 By faith, Moses, when grown, refused the privileges of the Egyptian royal house. He chose a hard life with God’s people rather than an opportunistic soft life of sin with the oppressors. He valued suffering in the Messiah’s camp far greater than Egyptian wealth because he was looking ahead, anticipating the payoff. By an act of faith, he turned his heel on Egypt, indifferent to the king’s blind rage. He had his eye on the One no eye can see, and kept right on going. By an act of faith, he kept the Passover Feast and sprinkled Passover blood on each house so that the destroyer of the firstborn wouldn’t touch them. 29 By an act of faith, Israel walked through the Red Sea on dry ground. The Egyptians tried it and drowned. 30 By faith, the Israelites marched around the walls of Jericho for seven days, and the walls fell flat. 31 By an act of faith, Rahab, the Jericho harlot, welcomed the spies and escaped the destruction that came on those who refused to trust God. 32-38 I could go on and on, but I’ve run out of time. There are so many more—Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, the prophets. . . . Through acts of faith, they toppled kingdoms, made justice work, took the promises for themselves. They were protected from lions, fires, and sword thrusts, turned disadvantage to advantage, won battles, routed alien armies. Women received their loved ones back from the dead. There were those who, under torture, refused to give in and go free, preferring something better: resurrection. Others braved abuse and whips, and, yes, chains and dungeons. We have stories of those who were stoned, sawed in two, murdered in cold blood; stories of vagrants wandering the earth in animal skins, homeless, friendless, powerless—the world didn’t deserve them!—making their way as best they could on the cruel edges of the world. 39-40 Not one of these people, even though their lives of faith were exemplary, got their hands on what was promised. God had a better plan for us: that their faith and our faith would come together to make one completed whole, their lives of faith not complete apart from ours. Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. 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__label__wiki	0.88593	0.88593	Ronald Lowe Venture into the Dales , Lowe, Ronald , English Available for sale from Big Sky Fine Art; this original painting by Ronald Lowe dates from around the late 1960s.<br> The watercolour is presented and supplied in a sympathetic and contrasting contemporary frame to suit the subject colouration and behind glass.<br> The watercolour is signed lower right.<br> <br> Ronald Lowe was a Yorkshire man by birth, but from 1959 lived and worked in Wales, and established himself as one of the leading Welsh artists of the twentieth century.<br> <br> He studied at Leeds College of Art 1949-1955, with Richard Macdonald and Keith Lucas, and then in London. He served in the Army as an education officer, then moved to Wales and continued his career in education. He taught first in a school in Haverfordwest and then as a lecturer in the History of Art in both the University of Aberystwyth and the University of Swansea. The artist Maurice Sheppard was one of his students and there was a close working relationship between the two artists, with Sheppard frequently visiting Lowe’s studio in Pembrokeshire. Lowe also became Her Majesty’s Inspector of Art for Wales.<br> <br> When not teaching Lowe was painting and his open expansive style developed over the years and brought him much recognition, He took part in many group shows, including the Royal Academy and the Howard Roberts’ Gallery, Cardiff. He also had many one-man exhibitions, starting with Dillwyn Gallery, Swansea. These were mainly in Wales, but also in America.<br> <br> Today his work is found in many public collections, including the Welsh National collection and University College, Swansea. <br> <br> Lowe loved to paint landscapes, to capture the beauty of scenes from his native Yorkshire and Wales. His later works include stunning and dramatic views, sometimes from an aerial perspective, of which this is an excellent example. <br> <br> This original work depicts the Dales of northern England, from the perspective of height and movement. We feel we are strapped to the underbelly of a large bird, soaring above! There is a real sense of speed, as the ground swirls below, coming into and out of focus. The prominent colours on the ground are rich brows and soft yellows, with wisps of blue, purple and orange. Darker browns mark out hedges, trees and shrubs. The sky in the distance in painted in the same palette of soft hues and the overall impression is a sense of wonderment. Venture into the Dales Signed lower right Image size 20.9 inches x 27.2 inches ( 53cm x 69cm ) Frame size 29.1 inches x 35.6 inches ( 74cm x 90.5cm ) Available for sale from Big Sky Fine Art; this original painting by Ronald Lowe dates from around the late 1960s. The watercolour is presented and supplied in a sympathetic and contrasting contemporary frame to suit the subject colouration and behind glass. The watercolour is signed lower right. Ronald Lowe was a Yorkshire man by birth, but from 1959 lived and worked in Wales, and established himself as one of the leading Welsh artists of the twentieth century. He studied at Leeds College of Art 1949-1955, with Richard Macdonald and Keith Lucas, and then in London. He served in the Army as an education officer, then moved to Wales and continued his career in education. He taught first in a school in Haverfordwest and then as a lecturer in the History of Art in both the University of Aberystwyth and the University of Swansea. The artist Maurice Sheppard was one of his students and there was a close working relationship between the two artists, with Sheppard frequently visiting Lowe’s studio in Pembrokeshire. Lowe also became Her Majesty’s Inspector of Art for Wales. When not teaching Lowe was painting and his open expansive style developed over the years and brought him much recognition, He took part in many group shows, including the Royal Academy and the Howard Roberts’ Gallery, Cardiff. He also had many one-man exhibitions, starting with Dillwyn Gallery, Swansea. These were mainly in Wales, but also in America. Today his work is found in many public collections, including the Welsh National collection and University College, Swansea. Lowe loved to paint landscapes, to capture the beauty of scenes from his native Yorkshire and Wales. His later works include stunning and dramatic views, sometimes from an aerial perspective, of which this is an excellent example. This original work depicts the Dales of northern England, from the perspective of height and movement. We feel we are strapped to the underbelly of a large bird, soaring above! There is a real sense of speed, as the ground swirls below, coming into and out of focus. The prominent colours on the ground are rich brows and soft yellows, with wisps of blue, purple and orange. Darker browns mark out hedges, trees and shrubs. The sky in the distance in painted in the same palette of soft hues and the overall impression is a sense of wonderment. Venture into the Dales - Lowe, Ronald I would like to make an offer for Venture into the Dales by Ronald Lowe	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2704
__label__wiki	0.956598	0.956598	Bookbinders' Guild of NY Examines Offshoring More than 100 executives from the book publishing industry made their way across New York City on the eve of Jan. 11, through a particularly heavy downpour, to Café St. Barts to examine offshore printing at a monthly meeting of The Bookbinders' Guild of New York. "With so much work moving offshore," as the meeting flyer had announced, the meeting organizers felt the subject was an essential one to address. And, despite the cold wind and rain, the topic lured in attendees. "Attendance was about 120—larger than most of our meetings," says Marvin Dunkiel, program director for the guild and sales director for Cadmus Communications. "I was a little concerned starting off the New Year with the subject, but I believe we were pleasantly surprised." Presenting at the dinner were Sue Cole, director of production for the Children's Book Group of Disney Publishing Worldwide, and Rick Willett, vice president of production for Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. (Stanley Redfern, vice president of production for Harry N. Abrams Inc., was also scheduled to present, but was unable to make it to the event.) Sue Cole started off the presentations while guild members finished off their dinner and drinks. "There are good and bad points of doing offshore work. We'd like to manufacture in the U.S., but we can't afford to do it," she said. "I think there are also great, great things about [manufacturing] overseas. … You have to look at the big picture and position things where they're best-suited." While many of Disney's children's books are produced overseas, including the Baby Einstein imprint, which will now be printed entirely offshore, Cole noted that 63 percent of Disney's books are manufactured in the United States. Cole also outlined factors that would determine whether a book was a candidate for manufacturing. "If a book is more than 200 pages, or has more than a 75,000 print run, it's more cost-effective for you to do it here [in the U.S.] because of the weight of the book, the cost of shipping …" She added that she compares numbers side-by-side to determine a book's destination for production. Cadmus Communications Harry N. Abrams Inc. Sterling Publishing Co. The Bookbinders' Guild of New York Marvin Dunkiel Rick Willett Stanley Redfern Sue Cole Caf St. Barts Press Release: Pearson Turns the Page on College Textbooks as Digital Courseware Demand Grows DOJ Files Suit to Block Quad/LSC Deal Top Strategic Issues Facing the Book Value Chain Akadémiai Kiadó Partners with Sheridan PubFactory Paper Prices Likely to Remain High for Publishers Fate of Thomson-Shore Plant, Jobs Get Determined	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2709
__label__wiki	0.901579	0.901579	Social Media Spotlight: Socially Active How Chronicle Books increased its Web site traffic and gained more than 14,000 followers on Twitter in less than a year. By Janet Spavlik Many publishers have launched or are launching social media efforts. But, as time will tell, an effective social media strategy requires more than simply setting up a Twitter account or a Facebook page and waiting for followers and fans to flock. When San Francisco-based Chronicle Books launched its social media strategy in March 2009, it did so with specific goals in mind. "The overriding strategy … was to build our community, build audience, raise our brand awareness of Chronicle Books online and start … driving traffic to our site," says Guinevere de la Mare, Chronicle's community manager, who works with the marketing team to spearhead and sustain social media efforts. In less than a year, Chronicle has seen measurable results. For example, the number of followers to its Twitter page (Twitter.com/ChronicleBooks) has increased from approximately 200 when Chronicle's social media strategy was officially launched in March 2009 (the page was created, but not actively in use, prior to March) to more than 14,000 at press time. "[We have the] second-largest following of a book publisher [on Twitter, behind Penguin Group] based on the sites that I can track," says de la Mare, noting that over the last three months of 2009, the page's fan base had been growing steadily by about 40 percent. "It's been a huge, huge success for us." Having a Voice De la Mare credits the Twitter page's success to the types of information she tweets. "One of the things we wanted to be careful about was not using it as strictly a soapbox, one-way, promotional platform—'buy books, buy books, buy books.' We make a real effort to try to engage in communication with people, to jump into topics that are relevant, and contribute our voice to ongoing discussions," she says. "When you're personifying the online presence of the brand for any company, you really need to have a deep and clear understanding of what that brand is and how it should sound, and the types of things that will really resonate with its customers." Guinevere de la Mare Liza Algar E Janet Spavlik Author's page	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2710
__label__cc	0.685768	0.314232	Science› I'm convinced that exercising in the morning has transformed my productivity, and research backs me up Adam BarsoukNov 27, 2018, 01:55 IST iStock / Getty Images Plus Exercising in the morning can be a beneficial addition to your daily routine. Among other benefits, exercise is scientifically proven to boost wakefulness. Author Adam Barsouk explains how a routine of morning exercise "transformed" his productivity. I used to find that getting out of bed was the most difficult ordeal of the morning. Hitting snooze for a few minutes led to snoozing for hours, and that morning grogginess would plague the rest of my day. Luckily, I happened upon a straightforward, scientifically-backed, and incredibly healthy trick to overcoming the dawn doldrums: exercise. It may sound like torture at first, but here's why a few minutes of exercise every morning has completely transformed my mornings and my productivity. Earning the benefits of exercise One of the most frequent excuses for not exercising is that it's too difficult, and you're out of shape. I know from experience - a few years ago, I was overweight and couldn't run more than a block. Then I got tired of how I looked and felt and started trying to move around. Walking became running, push-ups became bench presses, and before I knew it, I actually had more time to do everything I needed because I was getting better sleep thanks to the exercise. With more time on my hands and stronger focus, I have managed to juggle medical school, cancer research, and a fair bit of writing. But none of this would have been possible had I not stumbled upon morning exercise, which has allowed me to overcome morning grogginess to be more awake and productive. The tick-tock of your internal clock I wasn't alone in feeling tired in the mornings. Over one-in-three Americans don't get enough sleep, and most "binge-sleep" on the weekends, offsetting their natural, daily rhythm. Our bodies are programmed with an internal clock called the "circadian rhythm," which functions by oscillating levels of hormones like melatonin (the sleep hormone) and cortisol (the stress and awakening hormone) throughout the day. Cortisol is a powerful hormone, and it's one that I have learned to use to my advantage in the mornings. Boosting your "awake" hormone I first started exercising in the afternoons, which made my workouts feel exhausting after a long day of work. Cortisol levels tend to naturally fall in the afternoon and evening, which may make one feel weaker. On the other hand, cortisol levels actually start climbing as early as 3 a.m. in most people in order to help us wake up. I really started to appreciate the effects of cortisol and exercise when I began running in the mornings instead to avoid the summer heat. Soon enough, I was practicing a daily rotation of running, swimming, biking, or weight-lifting, and getting up early no longer felt like a chore. A study from the University of North Carolina is but one of many that find that exercise is a great way to boost cortisol to feel more awake in the morning. Exercising in the morning exploits the already-high levels of cortisol, which helped me feel stronger and lighter on my feet. Moreover, moving my afternoon workouts to the morning helped me fall asleep easier and get a deeper sleep, as research from the National Sleep Foundation shows. More sleep meant I felt more refreshed and ready to exercise and be productive the next morning. My exercise routine also began affecting other parts of my life. I stopped relying on caffeine and sugar to get me through the day. In fact, researchers at the University of Georgia found that even 10 minutes of exercise promotes wakefulness better than caffeine, and I can testify to it. Doing things "because they are hard" I wasn't born particularly fit or "well-endowed" muscularly. Rather, the key to my success was the willpower to start with just a little exercise in the morning and stick with it. John F. Kennedy, speaking of the mission to the moon, once said that we don't do difficult things "because they are easy, but because they are hard." Tomorrow morning, channel your inner JFK and force yourself to take a walk, a run, or maybe just do a few push-ups. It'll give you a much-needed reason to get out of bed, a much easier time getting into bed that evening, and a much more lively day in between. At least, I know that's what morning exercise did for me. 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Some of the most popular DNA kits are on sale right for Black Friday at their lowest prices ever - here's a quick break down of each one 1I'm convinced that exercising in the morning has transformed my productivity, and research backs me up 2CVS is set to complete its $69 billion deal with Aetna almost a year after it was announced, creating a new kind of healthcare company 3A group of students at Weill Cornell and Columbia explain why their CEO is wrong to oppose 'Medicare for All' 4Pharmacists are getting squeezed by 2 of the world's biggest companies. Here's how they're fighting back. 5Some of the most popular DNA kits are on sale right for Black Friday at their lowest prices ever - here's a quick break down of each one	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2714
__label__wiki	0.896291	0.896291	https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/pasadena/news/article/City-of-Pasadena-s-tax-deal-with-ETJ-industries-13230439.php City of Pasadena’s tax deal with ETJ industries praised, criticized By Jaimy Jones, STAFF WRITER Published 2:57 pm CDT, Friday, September 14, 2018 The city of Pasadena has reached a new eight-year agreement on taxes with industries in its extraterritorial jurisdiction. Photo: Internal The city of Pasadena has approved a new eight-year contract with a number of companies in its extraterritorial jurisdiction that increases the amount they will pay in municipal taxes, but elected officials disagree on how good the deal is for the city. At the Aug. 21 meeting in which City Council approved the agreement, Councilman Sammy Casados said that rates in the contract didn’t go far enough in the city’s favor. He said that annexation of the industrial districts could yield greater tax revenues. Councilman Don Harrison, criticized the agreement as well, saying, “It’s a sweetheart deal.” He joined Casados and Cody Ray Wheeler in voting against the agreement, which passed in 6-3 vote. But Councilman Thomas Schoenbein said the new contract set to begin in 2019 increases the tax amount that businesses in the districts will pay compared with the previous contract. He argued that annexation would cost more than it would bring into city coffers. “I think it’s a very good deal for both parties,” Schoenbein said in a Sept. 13 interview. “We’re in competition with other cities to bring business to our city. We have to be competitive with other industrial districts. They bring workers, they buy homes or rent, they purchase retail and eat at restaurants. Other council members aren’t looking at a total big picture.” Rates provided by Schoenbein reflect that the companies paid taxes based on 55 percent of their assessed fair market value in the fourth year of the previous contract, which spanned from 2011 to 2018. The new agreement set to run from 2019-27, will levy a tax based on 60 percent of the fair market value on the land in the fourth year, he said. The first three years of both agreements contain the same rates. The numbers provided by Schoenbein show that the first year of both contracts levy zero taxes, the second levy’s a 20 percent tax on fair market value and the third levy’s a 45 percent tax of fair marker value. Both contracts impose a 100 percent tax on fair market value of the land in the final, eighth year. Documents requested from the city related to the new contract and companies within the agreement were not provided by presstime. Councilman Cody Ray Wheeler said the agreement will bring roughly $17 million per year in taxes to the city. Because the companies’ sites are outside of Pasadena but within its ETJ, the city can levy a tax rate that is negotiated with the companies. Industrial districts in the ETJ are not subject to Pasadena’s ordinances and permitting requirements, according to the city’s website. Harrison said the new deal was made without input from the council. “Industry, I believe, wrote the contract, and I don’t think it’s any good,” he said. Companies such Chevron Phillips on Texas 225 and smaller industrial companies on Port Road and Red Bluff Road and the Bayport Industrial District south of Fairmont Parkway and west of Texas 146 and The Bayport Cruise Terminal at Port of Houston are in various industrial districts that Schoenbein said are on the city’s north and south ends. Harrison said that in 2005, the city received $15 million from the industries in the ETJ. He said the $2 million increase per year under the new contract didn’t go far enough to recoup costs of what the city already provides the districts through police and fire protection and water service. At the same time, Harrison said, taxes have risen on homeowners who are likely to see an increase in their property taxes with the proposed rate going up 4 cents per $100.00 value last year to a proposed rate of 61.5 cents per $100 value for 2018. Public hearings on that proposed rate are set for 6 p.m. Sept. 18 and at 10 a.m. Oct. 2 at Pasadena City Hall, 1149 Ellsworth. Early this year, the Pasadena Economic Development Council amended its budget to include $4 million for road infrastructure improvements should those improvements become necessary as an economic incentive to attract potential industry expansion, EDC spokesman Dennis Winkler said in an email. The Pasadena EDC is a taxing entity which uses taxpayer funds to build infrastructure or other amenities that attract businesses to the city. However, Winkler said, the EDC has not announced any new industry projects nor committed to any infrastructure projects to benefit industry. Schoenbein says the new contract works in Pasadena’s favor even if the city could have driven a harder bargain. “Supporting the increase allows The City of Pasadena to generate tax revenue from our continuing growing economic engine within our Industrial Districts,” he said in an email message. “We will reinvest revenues and support business growth within our city and industrial districts. I understand the need for us to be competitive as we compete against other cities trying to entice businesses to locate within their city’s.” Two public hearings are scheduled on the residential property tax rate: Sept. 18, Tuesday at 6 p.m., and Oct. 2, Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Pasadena City Hall, 1149 Ellsworth. Second and final City Council vote on the 2019 proposed budget Sept. 18, 5:30 p.m. in the main conference room of City Hall, behind council chambers and is open to the public. Important Contacts For information on local classifieds and other HCN advertising, call (281) 378-1000. More Pasadena News "It's kind of like the stock market" Galveston restaurants with the best health inspection scores Here are the participating restaurants in Houston Restaurant... Researchers uncover new species of dinosaur at Texas state park Galveston Island State Park beach redevelopment project pushed...	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2716
__label__wiki	0.541162	0.541162	newsroom/news-releases/2012/cigna--cmc-reaches-a-milestone-of-one-million-policies-sold-in-china Cigna & CMC Reaches a Milestone of One Million Policies Sold in China Jon Sandberg, 860-226-7253 Jon.Sandberg@cigna.com China Media Contact: Cigna & CMC Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Richard Zhou +86 755 8319 6209 ext. 6810 richard.zhou@cmc-xinnuo.com SHENZHEN, China & BLOOMFIELD, Conn., December 03, 2012 - Cigna & CMC Life Insurance Co., Ltd. ("Cigna & CMC"), a joint venture company between Cigna and a China Merchants Group affiliate, announced today that the company has sold its one millionth policy in force in China. Cigna & CMC has been growing rapidly in the Chinese health and life insurance market since it was established nearly 10 years ago. Mr. Ma Weihua, chairman of Cigna & CMC said: "This is a key historical milestone in Cigna & CMC's successful growth story. The achievement reflects the collective focus and commitment of the joint venture team. It also illustrates the power of Cigna & CMC's shared values and vision enabling the company to leverage resources to drive these results. This milestone will inspire Cigna & CMC to achieve even greater success in the next decade and beyond." As one of the most successful life insurance joint ventures in China, Cigna & CMC leverages Cigna's more than 220 years' experience, distribution expertise, and deep knowledge of insurance services. That foundation, coupled with CMC's vast retail experience, powerful brand, and strong customer understanding, provides the power behind the JV company's ability to succeed through its use of analytics and insights on consumer needs in China. Cigna & CMC has developed a unique business model by embracing a shared vision and set of values for the company and leveraging resources and scale to solidify the reputation of an innovative and trusted brand in the industry. In just under a decade, the company has grown into an impressive insurance operation with licenses to operate in nine provinces across China, approximately 4,000 staff and 1 million in-force policies. In fact, the JV company also won the honor of being named China's Best Foreign Life Insurance Company and ranks #1 in terms of comprehensive competitive capabilities among life insurance joint ventures in China. The JV company operates three lines of business in China: offering supplemental health, life and accident (HL&A) products that are distributed through direct marketing channels including internet, telemarketing, bancassurance and affinity partner distribution and China Merchants Bank's established branch network, selling and servicing the needs of globally mobile employees through Cigna's expat business unit, Global Health Benefits, and recently launching its global and local individual private medical insurance (IPMI) product suite targeting globally mobile High Net Worth individuals either based out of or working in China "We are extremely pleased with this remarkable achievement in the China market," said Mr. David Cordani, president and CEO of Cigna, "As a leading global health service provider, we will continue to bring our product and distribution expertise to this critically important joint venture. Cigna & CMC will continue to see strong growth in the next decade, given China's growing demand for health insurance and our unique solutions to help fill the diverse set of customers' needs." Cigna & CMC has maintained its rapid growth in 2012 despite a relative slowdown in China's fast-growing economy. In fact, Cigna & CMC recorded USD $238 million in premiums and fees year-to-date through 9/30/2012, a 35% increase over the prior year. The company attributes the growth to its customer-centric products and services, as well as its innovative, diversified marketing strategies. "With China's growing middle class, aging population and expanding urbanization, there will be tremendous opportunities for the insurance sector to help meet China's health and protection needs," said Mr. Fernando Moreira, general manager and CEO of Cigna & CMC. "We will stay focused on the customer and leverage the advanced resources of both companies to provide comprehensive, improved health insurance services for the local market." Founded in 2003, Cigna & CMC has expanded into Beijing, Shanghai, as well as provinces of Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Hubei, Shandong and Liaoning. About Cigna & CMC Life Insurance Company Limited Cigna & CMC Life Insurance Co., Ltd. ("Cigna & CMC") was established by Cigna and a China Merchants Group affiliate in 2003. Founded in 1792, Cigna Corporation is one of the largest insurance companies in the US. As early as 1897, a Cigna predecessor company was the 1st American insurance company operating insurance business in China granted by the Qing Dynasty Government. China Merchants Group ("CMG"), founded in 1872, is one of the earliest enterprises in Chinese enterprise modernization process in recent China history. Cigna & CMC was awarded Best Foreign Life Insurance Company Award in China for two consecutive years in 2008 and 2009 by China Financial Times and The Institute of Finance and Banking of Chinese Academy of Social Science. Cigna & CMC topped in the overall competency ranking among all joint venture life insurers in China in the 2010 Asia Insurance Competency Ranking Research Report conducted by California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) and 21st Century Business Herald. For more information about Cigna & CMC, Pls. visit www.cigna-cmc.com. Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) is a global health service company dedicated to helping people improve their health, well-being and sense of security. All products and services are provided exclusively by or through operating subsidiaries of Cigna Corporation, including Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company, Life Insurance Company of North America and Cigna Life Insurance Company of New York. Such products and services include an integrated suite of health services, such as medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, vision, supplemental benefits, and other related products including group life, accident and disability insurance. Cigna maintains sales capability in 30 countries and jurisdictions, and has approximately 71 million customer relationships throughout the world. To learn more about Cigna®, including links to follow us on Facebook or Twitter, visit www.cigna.com.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2718
__label__cc	0.56645	0.43355	TropiChat: Film as Social Change, the Case of Rio's Favelas The New York Times 15th Floor Conference Center Presented in partnership with VOCES, Latino Heritage Network of the New York Times Company Sponsored by Ketel One Vodka. Media Sponsor: BrazilNYC Presented as part of Premiere Brazil! 2012 organized by the Museum of Modern Art and the Rio de Janeiro Film Festival. As part of the 10th anniversary of Premiere Brazil! organized by The Museum of Modern Art and the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Cinema Tropical and VOCES, the Latino Heritage Network of The New York Times Company, present a special roundtable with the directors of 5 x Favela: Now by Ourselves and 5 x Pacificação (Peace), and special guests. The directors, all of them active members of their communities who have been involved in different stages with social operations in their favelas: Cidade de Deus, Complexo do Alemão, Vidigal and Vigario Geral, will be discussing and debating the recent operation of UPP (Pacifying Police Units), a new concept elaborated and implemented by José Mariano Beltrame, the Secretary of Security for the State of Rio de Janeiro. It is a major operation carefully orchestrated so that each favela would be rid of drug dealers and have installed a new police unit, capable of connecting and be closer to the favela citizens. This was an operation being held over the last year and a half which made news all over the world. It is meant to change the image of Rio, as well as the conditions of life and security in the city at large, also offering the communities the possibility of integration and empowerment. Panelists: Carlos Diegues, producer; Luciano Vidigal, filmmaker; Rodrigo Felha, filmmaker; José Beltrame, Security Secretary, State of Rio de Janeiro. Moderator: Larry Rohter, The New York Times	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2719
__label__wiki	0.907147	0.907147	National Trust launches major recruitment drive Miss Scotland Lucy Kerr has the key to Scotland's secrets Deborah Punshon Families across Scotland are being handed the key to Scotland’s treasures this summer - when they join the National Trust for Scotland. That’s the message from Scotland’s largest conservation charity as it launches its biggest recruitment drive on Thursday, April 27, with TV, radio and outdoor advertising. The TV advert shows a family approaching a mysterious door in Ayr High Street with an ornate key. The family turns the key and are transported to a beautiful beach, an impressive castle and a dramatic battle scene all in a few seconds. Miss Scotland, Lucy Kerr, tried out her own key on a recent visit to Pollok House, Glasgow. Lucy (19) from Bearsden was joined by local children on her visit to the historic property where the National Trust for Scotland was born 86 years ago. Mark Bishop, director of customer and cause said: “Becoming a member of the National Trust for Scotland is like being given a very special key - the key to spectacular scenery, the key to Scotland’s amazing history and the key to experiences you will never forget. We wanted to showcase all of this with our exciting new campaign and encourage families to open up the Trust’s treasures which are just waiting to be shared and celebrated this summer.” The charity says it has deliberately taken a fun, family focus to help show new recruits that it’s “attainable, affordable and relevant to all”. The fresh campaign comes as the Trust is investing £17 million in Culzean Castle, Brodick Castle, Brodie Castle and Newhailes. The National Trust for Scotland has 360,000 members and that number is growing. The only charity to care for both built and natural heritage, it looks after the nation’s top heritage treasures including St Kilda, the UK’s only dual World Heritage Site; the Robert Adam-designed masterpiece, Culzean Castle; the iconic Glencoe; the site of the final defeat of the Jacobites at Culloden; one of Scotland’s last remaining working grain mills at Barry Mill and the beautiful Pitmedden Garden with its distinctive box-hedging. There is plenty of fun to be had at these beautiful places all summer long – join the Nature Nippers at Hill of Tarvit, Cupar as under 5s explore the outdoors, Billionaire Boy drops in to House of Dun in Angus for an open air performance on July 5, or join a whale and dolphin watch at stunning St Abbs Head on August 6. Visit www.nts.org.uk.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2721
__label__wiki	0.766754	0.766754	Carrick MP - ‘I will work harder’ Carrick MP Corri Wilson. Published: 15:54 Tuesday 18 April 2017 Carrick MP Corri Wilson says Prime Minister Theresa May is putting party interests before that of her country in calling for a general election. Commenting on the announcement from the Prime Minister that she is to seek the dissolution of Parliament to call an election, Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock MP Corri Wilson said: “I am astounded by the gall of the Prime Minister. This is a blatant bid to grab complete control of power for the foreseeable future. She is putting the interests of her party ahead of the country, and trying to sweep away all opposition to her right-wing agenda of cuts, austerity, and a disastrous hard Brexit. “She is clearly betting that the Tories can win a bigger majority in England, given the utter chaos the Labour Party are in at the moment. “More than ever before, this will be an election about standing up for Scotland, in the face of a right-wing, austerity obsessed Tory government with no mandate in Scotland, but which now thinks it can do whatever it wants and get away with it. “But it does give the people here in Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock the opportunity to once again reject the Tories’ narrow, divisive agenda. I will always put the people of this constituency first, and between now and June 8th I will be working harder than ever to retain their trust.” Theresa May’s statement from Downing Street read: “I have just chaired a meeting of the Cabinet, where we agreed that the Government should call a general election, to be held on June 8. “Britain is leaving the European Union and there can be no turning back. And as we look to the future, the Government has the right plan for negotiating our new relationship with Europe. “We want a deep and special partnership between a strong and successful European Union and a United Kingdom that is free to chart its own way in the world. “That means we will regain control of our own money, our own laws and our own borders and we will be free to strike trade deals with old friends and new partners all around the world. “Our opponents believe that because the Government’s majority is so small, our resolve will weaken and that they can force us to change course. They are wrong. And the decision facing the country will be all about leadership. It will be a choice between strong and stable leadership in the national interest.” Nicola Sturgeon: the Scottish Parliament’s greatest achievements	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2722
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__label__wiki	0.858119	0.858119	New York approves statewide plastic bag ban April 1, 2019 / 7:44 AM / AP New York's Democrat-controlled legislature worked into the night Sunday to wrap up work on a new state budget that includes new tolls on motorists driving into the busiest parts of Manhattan and a statewide ban on plastic bags. The Senate and Assembly began voting on budget bills Sunday and hoped to finish their work on the $175.5 billion spending plan early Monday. In addition to new tolls and the bag ban, the budget calls for closing up to three yet-to-be-determined state prisons, eliminating cash bail for misdemeanor and non-violent felony arrests, a permanent, annual 2 percent cap on local property taxes, and another $1 billion for public education. "This budget is probably the strongest progressive statement that we've made," Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters Sunday as lawmakers worked through hours of debate and voting on the budget. "If you have big problems, it calls for big solutions." In an agreement reached earlier last week but not officially announced until Sunday, most single-use plastic bags provided by supermarkets and other stores will be banned statewide starting March 1, 2020. Individual counties will have the option of charging 5 cents for paper bags, with 2 cents going to local governments and 3 cents to the state's Environmental Protection Fund. New York would be just the third state with a statewide ban. California's ban has been in place since 2016. All of Hawaii's counties ban plastic bags but it's not a state-mandated ban. "The convenience of plastic bags is simply not worth the environmental impact," said Carl Heastie, D-Yonkers. "By reducing our state's usage, we will see less litter in our communities and less plastic pollution in our waterways." Major issues that didn't make it into the spending plan include legalization of recreational marijuana. Cuomo and legislative leaders have said the issue was too complex to rush into the budget. Instead, it could be handled in separate legislation worked out over the last three months of the legislative session, scheduled to end June 19. The Manhattan tolls plan known as congestion pricing will be the first of its kind in the nation. State leaders said a review board will determine the toll amount, exemptions and credits for drivers headed into the borough's central business district. The billions the tolls are expected to raise will go toward fixing New York City's ailing mass transit system, though a portion of the revenue will go to the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North An earlier estimate had put the toll amount for personal vehicles at nearly $12. Cuomo said without the tolls, either the subways could continue to deteriorate or fares for subways and city buses would have had to go up 30 percent. "That was the choice," he said of the toll. "You need a viable mass transit system." The state budget also will include two other dedicated revenue sources for the subways: a "mansion tax" on Manhattan homes that sell for $25 million or higher, and an internet sales tax levied on retailers who sell merchandise online. The funding streams for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority include a reorganization plan and other reforms Cuomo has demanded for the agency that runs the city's buses, subways and commuter trains. In addition to eliminating cash bail for some charges, other criminal justice reforms include requiring prosecutors and defense lawyers to share all case information well in advance of trials, and speeding up the time it takes for a case to go to trial. The budget agreement also establishes a state commission that will come up with a system for public financing of legislative and statewide offices, with up to $100 million in taxpayer funds authorized annually for such a system. Cuomo and legislative leaders also agreed to legislation that would allow three hours of paid time off for New Yorkers to vote on Election Day and expand voting hours upstate in primary elections to begin at 6 a.m. instead of noon to match general election hours. First published on April 1, 2019 / 7:44 AM	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2727
__label__wiki	0.600593	0.600593	Want a safer Internet? Here's how to start By Brian Mastroianni February 9, 2016 / 1:26 PM / CBS News In our constantly-connected digital age, how can you keep yourself and your family safe online? Tech organizations and companies around the world are calling attention to security issues to mark Safer Internet Day, an annual event that aims to encourage better practices for making the Internet a safer place. Internationally, the day, which is always the second Tuesday in February, is organized by Brussels-based Insafe Network for the European Commission. Since 2014, ConnectSafely.org, a nonprofit devoted to educating people about safety, privacy, and Web security, has served as the day's U.S. coordinator. "One thing that I always point out, one thing that I always emphasized, is the word 'safer.' The Internet is not 100 percent safe -- all great things have risks associated with them," said Larry Magid, co-founder and CEO of ConnectSafely.org and a CBS News technology analyst. "There are things you have to keep in mind with safety, security, and privacy. [You] have to be careful how you present yourself, have to be careful to use long passwords and practice security -- all of those key points." One thing that Magid stressed is the importance of being kind online. "Part of it is respecting yourself and others. Maintaining your own reputation by not posting something that will haunt you," he said. On Tuesday, ConnectSafely.org is hosting a Safer Internet Day event at the Universal Studios Hollywood Globe Theater in Hollywood. The event is filled with a wide range of celebrity speakers and presentations, all tying into the central theme: "Play your part for a better Internet." "You used to have worries about predators, but now it's more worry over how people treat each other online," Magid said. Magid added that safety for young people is one of the key themes this year. From cyber bullying to sexting, he said that young people have to be "empowered" to make the best decisions online. The recent proliferation of mobile messaging and social media apps has led to increased risks for users young and old -- but especially young, since these apps are so popular with teens. "Apps have their challenges. You have to be kind of resilient, you have to understand that if someone does say something mean about you, or attacks you somehow online, or if you notice that someone is being harassed -- you have to use common sense for staying safe," Magid stressed. These were the 25 worst passwords of 2015 Tips for safe online shopping in the age of hackers Magid said it is important that parents be aware of the risks involved with their children using apps and sites that could open them up to harm. And of course, falling prey to malicious attacks online can happen to adults too. "Most people will not abuse whatever the next great app is," he said. "But some will fall through the cracks, some will abuse it, and it's important that we continue to educate people." First published on February 9, 2016 / 1:26 PM Brian Mastroianni Brian Mastroianni covers science and technology for CBSNews.com Right Rail - Video Promo - Listing To the Moon! Apollo 11's great adventure Jeffrey Kluger, editor-at-large at Time magazine, recounts the human landmark of landing men on the lunar surface. Kluger talks with Apollo 11 command module pilot Michael Collins and astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and, in archive footage, hears from mission commander Neil Armstrong about the achievement of the first Moon landing, and of the "magnificent desolation" they found there. Colson Whitehead on "The Nickel Boys" Author Colson Whitehead won a Pulitzer Prize for his bestselling 2016 novel "The Underground Railroad." He talks with Lee Cowan about his latest novel, "The Nickel Boys," a fictional tale of cruelty and trauma based on the notorious Alfred G. Dozer School for Boys outside Tallahassee, where the neglect and abuse of children was rampant for decades. The seamstresses who fashioned Apollo's spacesuits When NASA needed a lunar spacesuit for the Apollo astronauts, they turned to the International Latex Corporation, and a cadre of women who normally sewed latex bras and girdles, to create a softer, more flexible spacesuit. Tracy Smith talked with some of the seamstresses who fashioned protective wear that would mean life or death for men in space, and with Apollo 17 astronaut Harrison "Jack" Schmitt who was the last man to walk, and jump, on the lunar surface. Walter Cronkite and the awe of space exploration When Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, nearly half of the country's 57 million TVs were tuned to CBS's anchored by Walter Cronkite. Martha Teichner reports on the epochal event through the lens of Cronkite's enthusiastic reportage. Black models in modern art A recent New York City art exhibition, now at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, explores the importance of black models as key to the development of 19th and 20th century art, through their representations by French and American artists (including Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Frederic Bazille and Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault). Nancy Giles talks with curator Denise Murrell about how the Harlem Renaissance influenced painters such as Henri Matisse, and with Brooklyn artist Mickalene Thomas about black figures in art at a time of social and political transformation. Right Rail - Gallery Promo New images from inside the command module that landed the first men on the moon Feb 12, 2016 12 photos A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity It's summertime - time for music at festivals and venues across the country Jun 8 72 photos Photographer Dave Engledow, the "World's Best Father" He calls himself the "World's Best Father," and he's got the pictures of himself and his daughter, Alice, to prove it Latest From CBS News	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2728
__label__wiki	0.895328	0.895328	Romney concedes, thanks supporters Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, wife, Ann Romney, wave to the crowd on stage after conceding the presidency during Mitt Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on Nov. 7, 2012, in Massachusetts. President Barack Obama won re-election against Romney, after voters went to the polls in the heavily contested presidential race. Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images Spectators react to President Obama's projected re-election displayed on large televisions during Mitt Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on Nov. 7, 2012, in Massachusetts. Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A spectator sits on a bench on his Apple iPhone while waiting for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, to concede his presidency during Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on Nov. 7, 2012, in Massachusetts. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is greeted by wife, Ann Romney, Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), and wife, Janna Ryan after conceding the presidency during Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on Nov. 7, 2012, in Massachusetts. Credit: Matthew Cavanaugh Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney waves to the crowd while speaking at the podium as he concedes the presidency during Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on Nov. 7, 2012, in Massachusetts. A woman reacts to a speech by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, while he concedes the presidency during Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on Nov. 7, 2012, in Massachusetts. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at the podium as he concedes the presidency during Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on Nov. 7, 2012, in Massachusetts. Credit: Justin Sullivan Spectators sit on the floor as they wait for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney to concede his presidency during Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on Nov. 7, 2012, in Massachusetts. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images (L-R) Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, wife, Ann Romney, Republican vice presidential candidate, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), wife, Janna Ryan, and family walk off of the stage after conceding the presidency during Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on Nov. 7, 2012, in Massachusetts. Spectators react to a speech by Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, while he concedes the presidency during Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on Nov. 7, 2012, in Massachusetts. Credit: Joe Raedle Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, wife, Ann Romney, wave to the crowd on stage after conceding the presidency during Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on Nov. 7, 2012, in Massachusetts. (L-R) Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney greets Republican vice presidential candidate, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) on stage while his wife, Ann Romney, and Janna Ryan hug after conceding the presidency during Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center (L-R) Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, wife, Ann Romney, Republican vice presidential candidate, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), and wife, Janna Ryan, stand on stage together after conceding the presidency during Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on Nov. 7, 2012, in Massachusetts. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, wife, Ann Romney, Republican vice presidential candidate, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), wife, Janna Ryan, and their families greet each other on stage after conceding the presidency during Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on Nov. 7, 2012, in Massachusetts. Credit: Matthew Cavanaugh/Getty Images Republican vice presidential candidate, U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and family wave to the crowd after Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney conceded the presidency during Romney's campaign election night event at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on Nov. 7, 2012, in Massachusetts.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2730
__label__wiki	0.824558	0.824558	AIW Framework AIW Research Phases Of AIW Current AIW Coaches About AIW Coaching Become An AIW Coach AIW Resources AIW Connections Sort by TypeLocal CoachesLead CoachesCenter Coaches Sort by LocationMinnesotaGeorgiaIowa Local Coaches IA Abby is an Instructional Coach at Mount Ayr Middle-High. She has a BS and MA from NWMSU and teaching certification through Buena Vista University. She is a PhD candidate in American Studies from Purdue University. Abby has been working with AIW for 4 years and was insprired to become a local AIW Coach to support teachers in developing lessons that enrich student learning. Allison Peabody Local Coaches GA Allison is the Instructional Coach at Pike County Elementary School in Zebulon, GA and has taught nearly all grades at the elementary level. Allison received her BA in Early Childhood Education from the University of Georgia, M.Ed. from University of West Georgia, and an Ed.S. in Educational Supervision and Administration from Lincoln Memorial University. Amanda Bonjour Amanda is the K-12 Literacy Instructional Coach at Dike-New Hartford. She is a 2010 graduate from Central College, and obtained her MA in Educational Leadership in 2017 from Viterbo University. She is an AIW Local Coach with a desire to increase student learning and connections to the real world. Amber Moore Amber Moore is an educator at the Atlantic Middle School in Atlantic, IA. She currently teaches eighth grade science, is an AIW Local Coach, and a member of the district leadership team. She earned her bachelor’s degree in middle school education from York College in York, NE in 2002. Amy Belding Amy teaches MS health and physical education for Pella Community Schools. Amy also taught for Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and for Independent School District #763, Minnesota. Amy’s B.A. is from Wartburg College and M.A. from University of Northern Iowa. She serves on the AIW leadership team and coaches. Amy Blau Amy is a 5th grade teacher and Coach at Lincoln Elementary School in Spencer, IA. Amy received her BA in Elementary Education from Buena Vista University and her MA in Elementary Education from Morningside College. Amy holds endorsements in reading, talented and gifted, and special education. Amy Block Amy is in her 8th year of teaching music at Panorama Elementary. She is currently in her 25th year of teaching private piano lessons as well. Amy holds a BA in music with an education endorsement from Briar Cliff University. She has worked with AIW for 2 years and was part of the AIW Fine Arts cohort with the Panorama Community School District. Amy Hutchinson Amy is an eighth grade language arts teacher and Teen Leadership instructor at Nevada Middle School in Iowa. She serves as a learning team coach and AIW local coach. Amy’s B.A. is in Elementary Education with Reading Endorsement at Northwestern College. She earned her M.A. in C/I at University of St. Mary’s, with a K8 English/LA Endorsement. Amy Jaeschke Amy has taught business and marketing, and been an at-risk instructor at Fort Dodge Senior High for the past 14 years. She has a Bachelor’s Degree from Buena Vista University. Amy Mastin Local Coaches MN Amy Mastin began her teaching career in 2001. She is currently working at Laporte School in Laporte, Minnesota where she teaches third grade and serves as an AIW local coach. She earned a BS in Elementary Education from Bemidji State University with an emphasis in Reading. Amy Seitz Amy is a K-12 Instructional Coach at Dike-New Hartford. Amy received her BA in English Education from the University of Northern Iowa and taught high school English prior to moving to a coaching position. She also earned an ESL endorsement through Morningside College. Amy has been involved with AIW for 7 years. Andrea VanWyk Andrea has been an art teacher in the Pella Comminity School District since 1984 after graduating from Central College in Pella. In 1997 she earned her Masters degree in Art Education at Iowa State University and since then has been teaching the elementary and secondary methods of art education at Central College. Andrew Sundberg Andrew is in his 12th year of teaching in Laporte School, currently teaching mathematics in grades 5-8. He earned both his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Bemidji State University. Involved in AIW for the past 3 years, Andrew was a member of the original pilot team and now serves as a local coach. Angie Emerick Angie is the high school instructional coach and local coach at Carroll High School. Previously, Angie was the physical science teacher at Carroll High for 5 years. She has also taught all high school courses at three other districts. Angie received her Bachelor’s degree from Buena Vista University in 1999. Ann Kluver Ann teaches eighth grade reading at Carroll Middle School. She graduated from Buena Vista University in 2005 with a BA in Elementary Education and Special Education. She received her MS in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in reading in 2009 from Buena Vista University. Ann became a part of the AIW team upon joining the CMS staff in 2010. Ann Norton Ann has been a classroom teacher for grades 3, 5, 7-8 Reading, and Title 1 Reading, a building principal, and is currently the K-12 school improvement coordinator facilitating professional learning and leadership at Maquoketa Valley Schools. She holds a BS degree from Mt. Mercy University, an MA from Viterbo University, and an administrative endorsement from Morningside. April D. Teal April was a classroom teacher for 16 years and is an instructional coach for Pike County. She earned a BA degree from Mercer University, an MA from Georgia College, and is working on a Specialist degree in school leadership from Columbus College. She has an Instructional Coaching Endorsement and has worked at Pike Primary School for 10 years. Ayn Thoreson Ayn is in her sixth year of teaching high school Spanish and is currently teaching at Spencer High School, with degrees in Spanish and Business Admin from Iowa State University. After working in the corporate world, she got her MA in Education and began teaching. She is a local coach and also serves on the District Leadership Team and 6-12 Professional Development Team. Becky Koenig Becky teaches eighth grade language arts at Spencer Middle School. During her 30 year teaching career, she has taught 6th-12th grade English, speech and drama, and reading. As a local AIW coach, Becky serves on the professional development team planning, organizing, and coordinating PD for the district. Brad Reiman Brad Reiman graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a BA in education and endorsements in Mathematics and Special Education. Brad currently teaches sixth grade math at Spencer Middle School in Spencer, Iowa. Prior to that, he taught sixth grade at Lincoln Elementary also in Spencer. Brant Bemus Brant is an Assistant Principal/AD at North High School in Sioux City, Iowa Prior to North High, Brant was the Principal at East Middle School in Sioux City with a lead team that explored AIW implementation. His B.A. is History Education from Wartburg College with an M.A. in Educational Leadership at University of Northern Iowa. Bryan Friedrichs Bryan is an instructional coach at Fort Dodge Senior HS. He previously taught science in Minnesota for 4 years, and then a variety of science courses for 10 years at Fort Dodge. Bryan earned his B.S in Biology from the University of North Dakota and his Master of Education in Technology Integration from Graceland University. Callie Anderson Callie serves as JK-2nd grade principal in the Creston Community School District. She previously taught Preschool, Kindergarten and had 4th/5th grade combined class. She has her BS in Education from Buena Vista University and her MS in Administration from Iowa State. Callie joined the AIW movement in Creston in 2013. Carla Lee Lead Coaches IA Carla is currently an Instructional Coach for Northwest Area Education Agency. She holds a Master’s degree in Reading from Northwest Missouri State University and an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from Kansas State University. She helps secondary teachers implement the English Language Arts Iowa Core. Carla supports North High School in Sioux City and West Monona School District in Onawa as an AIW Lead Coach and is a liaison for Hinton Middle and High School. Carol is a middle school math teacher in the Creston Community School District. She is an original member of the district’s professional development AIW Lead Team and now serves as an AIW Coach for the district. Carol is a graduate of Buena Vista University and holds a M. Ed. from Graceland University. Carrie Dawson Carrie has been in education for 19 years, teaching English 9-11 and French. She was a graduation coach for 2 years, working with at-risk students. The past 8 years have been in administration as both assistant principal and CTAE director at the secondary level, allowing her to continue to pursue her passion – focusing on student success. Carrie Thonstad Carrie Thonstad is the Elementary Principal for the West Sioux School District. She has been an elementary educator in various roles for 15 years. She has experience as a Title I Reading specialist, Reading Recovery teacher, Multiage Classroom teacher, Classroom teacher and Elementary Administrator. She has been involved with AIW since 2010 and is a local coach for the district. Catelin Santon Catelin Santon has been a kindergarten teacher at the Creston Early Childhood Center in Creston, Iowa for 4 years. She has also taught a variety of dance classes in Creston for 3 years. Earning her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary and Early Childhood from Central College, she is a part of the Elementary School Lead Team and joined the AIW movement in 2014. Cathy Jochims Cathy has taught third and fourth grade for 25 years, but recently accepted the elementary principal position at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn. She has an MAT from Morningside College and Administrative Certification through the Iowa Principal Leadership Academy, and also has National Board Certification as a Middle Childhood Generalist. Cathy has served on the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn anchor team and is an AIW local coach for the district. Chris teaches high school English and is an AIW Local Coach at South O’Brien Schools, where he has served for 5 years. In the past, he has taught Talented & Gifted, junior high English, and coached speech and soccer. Chris earned his BA in English & Secondary Ed at Northwestern College in 2009. Christin DeJong Christin is an instructional coach with Northwest Area Education Agency. Prior to her position there, Christin was an elementary teacher for 7 years. She has been trained in Reading Recovery at the University of South Dakota and holds a Masters of Education degree in Reading from the University of Sioux Falls. Christin is currently an AIW Liaison for two schools and an AIW Coach for two schools. Cindy Devlaeminck Cindy is an elementary principal in the Spencer Community School District. Prior to that she was a 4th grade teacher, 6th grade teacher, and an elementary guidance counselor. She received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from the University of Northern Iowa, her Masters in Guidance and Counseling from Northwest Missouri State, and her principal certification from Drake University. Cindy was on the elementary AIW pilot team for Spencer Community Schools. Cory Heiman Cory currently serves as the Dean of Students at Carroll Middle School in Carroll, Iowa and is an AIW Local Coach. Prior to this, he served 6 years as the Elementary Principal at Panorama Community Schools, taught fifth grade for 4 years at Maple Valley, and 5 years teaching seventh grade at Missouri Valley Community Schools. Crista Limoges Crista is in her 11th year of teaching English and Psychology at Sioux City North. She has her BS in Education from Morningside College and her MS in Administration from Wayne State. Crista has served on North’s AIW Lead Team for 4 years and now serves as the AIW Local Coach as well. Dameon Place Dameon is a band director in the Pella Community Schools. He is a 2005 graduate of the University of Iowa and a 2011 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa. Dan Breyfogle Dan has been a Social Studies teacher and athletic coach at Panorama Community Schools for the past 12 years. He obtained his BA in History/ Political Science Education from Iowa State University in 2000 and a MA in Educational Leadership from Drake University in 2007. Dan is currently a Local AIW Coach in the Middle School and High School at Panorama in Panora, Iowa. Dana Carmichael Center Coaches MN Dr. Dana L. Carmichael has worked in public education domestically and abroad since 1987 in a variety of roles, including classroom teacher, K–12 Social Studies Curriculum Specialist, Director of NCLB, and most recently Director of Staff Development. Authentic Intellectual Work has been an integral part of her professional work since 1996. Her life mission is ensuring today’s youth have authentic learning experiences regardless of personal circumstance. Dana Merfeld Dana is currently teaching in a K-1 multiage classroom at Monticello Community Schools in Monticello, IA. She has an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from the University of Northern Iowa. She received her MA in Education from Viterbo University in LaCrosse, WI. Prior to Monticello, Dana spent 7 years teaching kindergarten and second grade in Cascade, IA. She has been involved with AIW since 2011 for the elementary buildings in Monticello. Dawn Lanca-Potter Dawn serves as Curriculum Coordinator of Pike County Schools in Zebulon, GA. During her 20 year career, she has served as a middle grades teacher and MS instructional coach. She received her Bachelor and Master’s degrees from University of Georgia and her Specialist degree from Georgia College. Debbia Haywood Debbie Haywood is an Instructional Guide at Central Elementary School in Nevada, IA. In her 24 years she has taught 1st-4th grade Multi-Age and Years 2-5 in England for 8 years. Debbie a math trainer for Cognitively Guided Instruction and received a BA in Elementary Education and a Reading Endorsement from UNI, the British Teaching Qualification, and a Master’s in Effective Teaching, Learning and Leadership from Drake. Debra Smith Debra currently teaches sixth grade language arts at Panorama MS/HS. She received her bachelor’s in elementary education with an endorsement in science and reading from ISU. She has worked with AIW for 4 years in the Panorama District. She is a CRISS trainer and is on the teacher leadership team. Dr. Melissa G. Smith Melissa is principal of Pike County Elementary School, with a BSEd in Early Childhood Education from Columbus State University, her M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from West Georgia State University, and Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Georgia. Previously, she was an elementary teacher, an instructional coach and an assistant principal. Elizabeth Glasnapp Beth teaches French, AP, and Global Competence Through Film at Pella High School. She is a 7-12 ESL teacher, a local coach and department curriculum lead. She has earned a Journalism BA from Drake, BA from the University of Iowa in Secondary Education and French, with MAs from Drake University in Ed Leadership and UNI in French Literature. Elizabeth Hansen Liz teaches English, reading and speech in the Grinnell-Newburg School District. She has a BA in Speech Communication from Iowa State University and her MA in Education from Viterbo University. Liz is a member of the AIW anchor team,serves on the building leadership team, and has served 3 terms as the Coach-at-Large on the Iowa High School Speech Association’s Executive Committee. Elli M. Wiemers Elli has been a high school math teacher since 1990 and an instructional coach since 2009 at Spencer Community School District in Iowa. In her role as instructional coach, she plans and delivers professional development to support AIW and other district priorities to teachers of grades 6–12. Elli holds PreK–12 administrator endorsement, earned a Masters in School Mathematics from ISU, and was a National Board Certified Teacher from 2000 to 2010 in Adolescent and Young Adult Mathematics. Emily DeYoung Emily teaches a variety of language arts courses at Nevada High School. She serves as a learning team coach and local AIW coach. Emily’s B.A. is in secondary English education with a speech and theater endorsement from Northwestern College. She earned her M.S.E. from Drake University with an endorsement in reading, 7-12. Emily Gibson Emily is an educator at Central Elementary in Nevada, Iowa. She has taught kindergarten for the past 6 years. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Iowa in 2010. Eric C. Nelson Eric is the Pella HS Principal in Iowa, formerly serving as the assistant principal. He has taught and coached in several districts in Iowa and Kansas City. Eric holds a BS from Buena Vista University, MS from Kansas State, and a Specialist in Education from Drake University. Eric Carlson Eric Carlson teaches art at Kelliher Public School in Northern Minnesota, specializing in painting, drawing, 2-D design and graphic design. He received his Bachelor of Science in Art Education from Bemidji State University in 2004. He did his student teaching in Havelock North, New Zealand and worked with special needs students at Schoolcraft charter school in Turtle River for 2 years. Eric is a local coach for Kelliher. Erin Schroeder Erin is currently the business and computer teacher at West Sioux Middle School/High School in Hawarden, Iowa. She got her degree from the University of Northern Iowa in Business Teaching. She is also local coach and professional development leader in the district. Fred Hucke Fred is an English/Speech Teacher and Speech Coach at Fairfield Community School District. He studied at University of Northern Iowa. Fred Nolan Fred has worked in public education in Minnesota as a sixth grade teacher, elementary and middle school principal, community education director, and superintendent of schools since 1974. He currently serves as external partner for Ogilvie, Minnesota Public Schools in their school improvement grant providing coaching in Authentic Intellectual Work, curriculum mapping, curriculum development, and teacher evaluation system development. Fred also serves as the executive director of the Minnesota Rural Education Association. Fred holds a PhD from the University of Minnesota in Educational Administration with emphasis on communication, ethical leadership, and school culture. Greg Ebeling Greg has been the Superintendent of Pella Community Schools since 2011. Prior to Pella he spent 7 years as superintendent in Spencer, and 5 years at Maquoketa Valley School in Delhi, Iowa. Greg started his career in as a math teacher and coach in Oskaloosa. He earned his B.A. from Gustavus Adolphus College, his M.A. from Drake, and his superintendent’s endorsement from UNI. Gretchen Kriegel Gretchen is the Curriculum, Assessment, and Grant Writing Director at Monticello Community School District in Monticello, Iowa. Prior to working for Monticello schools, she was an Assistant Sector Coordinator for Keystone Area Education Agency in Dubuque. Gretchen has her MA in Educational Leadership and is in the process of completing her graduate course work to obtain her Educational Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership. Before becoming a school administrator, Gretchen spent 10 years as a Special Education teacher holding positions that ranged from second grade to high school. Heather Blakely Heather is the seventh grade Science teacher at Fairfield Middle School, in Fairfield, Iowa. She holds a BA in Science Education from the University of Northern Iowa and an MA in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Phoenix. Heather also holds endorsements in Earth Science, Chemistry, and Biology. She serves as a local AIW coach for her district. Heather Ludwig Heather currently teaches high school English and dual credit courses at Nevada Community Schools. Prior to teaching at Nevada, Heather taught at Greene Community Schools, Greene, Iowa. Heather earned her BA from Luther College, MSE from Drake University in Effective Teaching, Learning, and Leadership, and doctorate in Educational Leadership from Drake University. Helen Kennedy Helen is completing her 36th year as an educator, first in special education and the last 16 years in administration. Helen earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, ND and earned her administrative certification at St. Mary’s University in Winona, MN. She currently serves as the 7-12 Principal at Bagley Junior Senior High School in Bagley, MN. Helen has been involved in AIW for 3 years. Hope Bossard Hope has been in education for the past 34 years and is currently the Director of Curriculum and School Improvement at Gilbert Community Schools. Prior to Gilbert, she taught high school English, speech, and psychology before becoming the coordinator for the Effective Teaching Masters Program at Drake University. Hope earned a BA from Iowa State University, then MSE and Specialist degrees from Drake University. She has been a part of AIW since its pilot year. Jacki Kooistra Jacki is an instrucational coach and 8th grade science teacher at Nevada Middle School. Over the course of her 9 years of teaching she has served 7-12 science, math and language arts. Jacki is a graduate of the University of Sioux Falls, with a Bacherlor’s of Arts degree in Elementary Education, with middle school endorsements in math, social studies and science. She acquired her Master’s degree from the University of South Dakota, Vermillion in PK-12 Educational Administration. Jackie Moorman Jackie is a MS special education teacher, a MTSS instructional coach, and an AIW coach for the Maquoketa Valley School District. Her elementary degree is from University of Iowa, MA in special education from Upper Iowa University, and administration certificate from the University of Northern Iowa. James Northwick James Northwick is the Schuler Elementary Principal and Curriculum Director in Atlantic Community Schools. He earned his bachelors degree in elementary education at the University of Northern Iowa and his Master’s Degree from Iowa State University. James T. Stanford James began his career in education as a teacher at Jonesboro High School, GA. He holds a BBA in Business Management from the University of Georgia and a Masters in Educational Leadership from the University of West Georgia. He serves in the role of Assistant Principal at Pike County High School in Zebulon, Georgia. Jan Hansen Jan is a middle school special education teacher in her 8th year at Panorama Schools in Panora, Iowa. Jan is a Northwest Missouri State University graduate with a BS in Elementary Education and Special Education, in her 16th year of teaching. Jan is an AIW anchor team member and now serves as an AIW Local Coach and as a Professional Learning Coach in the secondary building. Jan Thompson has a Bachelors of Science in Math with a Secondary Education and Biology endorsement from South Dakota State University. She has taught High School Math and Biology for 25 years and is currently teaching High School Math at West Sioux High School. Janelle Schorg Janelle Schorg is currently an Instructional Coach and Math Consultant for Northwest Area Education Agency. Prior to her current position, she taught middle school Math and Reading for 8 years. Janelle holds a Master Educator License, including a BA in Elementary Education, and endorsements in middle school, math, and coaching. She is also a Cognitively Guided Instruction Leader in the state of Iowa. Janelle serves three school teams as an AIW Liaison and works with two school districts as Lead AIW Coach. Jarrod O’Donnell Jarrod O’Donnell earned his Bachelor of Music Education from Buena Vista University and his Master in Music Education from Kent State University. He is an adjudicator and clinician for the IHSMA and individual contests around the state. As the high school Band Director at the Atlantic Community School District, Jarrod is actively involved with SWIBA Honor Band, AIW coaching, and TLC leadership. Jean Kehoe Jean is currently the K-4 Literacy Specialist at Monticello Community Schools in Monticello, IA. She has undergraduate degrees in Marketing and Psychology from the University of Iowa and Elementary Education from Coe College. She received her MA in Mathematics for the Middle Grades from the University of Northern Iowa. Prior to coming to Monticello, Jean spent 11 years teaching fifth grade and Title 1 math. Jeannie Krambeer Jeannie is an K-12 instructional coach and tech integrationist for the North Fayette Valley School District. Previously, she has taught high school composition and yearbook classes, 6-8 middle school reading and language arts classes, and fifth and sixth grade reading extension classes. Jeff Struck Jeff is a Mathematics Consultant for Area Education Agency 267. He provides school improvement consulting along with technical assistance and leadership concerning Iowa Core Mathematics. Previously, he was a MS and HS mathematics teacher and a computer science programming teacher. Jeff holds a MS degree from the University of Iowa and a Master Educator’s License. He is an AIW Lead Coach and Liaison for districts in AEA 267. Jeff Tadsen Jeff Tadsen is a K-5 art instructor in the Indianola Community School District in Iowa. He has taught art education for the past 20 years. Jeff was named Outstanding Elementary Art Educator for the state of Iowa in 1998. In addition to teaching, Jeff has served in a leadership capacity within various committees and school improvement groups and currently is serving as a local AIW coach for the district. Jehanne Beaton Zirps After 15 years of teaching secondary social studies teaching in urban public schools, Jehanne has served as an instructional coach supporting interdisciplinary teaching, culturally relevant pedagogy, and authentic, student-centered teaching. She has just completed her doctorate in social studies education and teacher education and works as a partnership liaison between an urban high school and university teacher preparation programs. Jenni Pudens Jenni Pudenz is an instructional strategist at the elementary building for the Gilbert Community School District. Prior to her instructional strategist position, Jenni taught second grade at Gilbert. Jenni obtained her Bachelor’s at Iowa State University in Ames, IA. Jennifer Bleecher Jennifer is currently a teacher, local coach, and member of the leadership team with the Nevada Community School District. She teaches second grade in Nevada. Her teaching experiences include all grades K-6, in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Austin, and Nevada, IA. Jennifer Gates Jennifer has taught since 1997 and is currently a science educator at Union High School where she also serves as an AIW Coordinator. She earned a BS in Animal Ecology from Iowa State University, MA in Science Education from the University of Northern Iowa, and National Board Teacher Certification in 2013. Jennifer Huling Jennifer graduated from The University of Iowa and is a Nationally Board Certified English Language Arts teacher at Northeast Community School District where she teaches American Writings, World Literature, and Media. She coaches speech and golf and serves on the building leadership team and as a mentor for other teachers. Jennifer was a member of the pilot team for AIW at Northeast in 2008 and is a local AIW coach for her district. Jennifer Schnormeier Jen has been a teacher at Gilbert High School for 15 years. Her current classes are English 10 and Yearbook. Jen obtained her Bachelor’s at Central College in Pella, Iowa and is serving as an AIW local coach for her district. Jenny Allison Jenny is the Director of Teaching and Learning for Pike County Schools, Georgia. She has been and educator for 20 years with a background in music and special education and also works as an online instructor in the teacher education program at Boise State University. She now serves as an AIW Local Coach in her district. Jerry Raymond Jerry is currently the middle school principal at Carroll Community Schools for the past 10 years. Additional administration duties were at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Middle School (6 years) and Greene Jr/Sr High School (3 years). Jerry earned his master’s degree in Educational Administration from Drake University. Jessica Hillers Jessica has been a high school English teacher at Monticello High School in Monticello, Iowa, for the past 5 years. She holds a BA in English-Teaching and an MA in English (TESS) from the University of Northern Iowa. At Monticello, Jessica is part of the high school’s building leadership team and School Improvement Advisory Committee. Jessica Larsen Jessica teaches third grade at Washington Elementary for the Atlantic Community School District. This is her 9th year of teaching and is an AIW local coach for the district as well. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Buena Vista University and Master’s degree from Graceland University. Jessica Williams Jessica is an English teacher at Pella Community High School and has served there since 2009. She began her career as a teacher in 1999 after graduating from Central College. Jessica has been involved with AIW since 2013, beginning as a member of a pilot team and team anchor. During the 2016/17 school year, she became an AIW local coach for her district. Jessica sees the difference AIW makes to teachers and students alike and looks forward to continuing on the AIW journey. Jill Parker Jill Parker graduated from Simpson College with a degree in Elementary Education with endorsements in Reading and Early Childhood. She is currently in her 4th year of teaching at Panorama Elementary in fourth grade. She serves as an AIW Local Coach and Mentor Teacher on the District Leadership Team. Jim Edgeton Jim Edgeton has directed the marching band, 10-12 concert band and jazz band at Fairfield High School in Fairfield, Iowa since 1992. He sponsors the local chapter of National Honor Society and serves as a local AIW coach. Jim holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Illinois Wesleyan University and a Master of Music Education degree from Southern Methodist University. His previous teaching experiences were in Goldfield, Iowa and Dallas, Texas. Joan Fredrickson Joan Fredrickson is the K-12 teacher librarian for the Panorama School District in Panora, Iowa. She received her Masters of Library and Information Science from the University of Iowa, her B.A. in Elementary education from the University of Northern Iowa and her B.S. in Sociology from Iowa State University. She is an AIW anchor team member and a professional learning coach at the Elementary. Joan Nikkel Joan is a seventh grade literature teacher at the Pella Middle School. Prior to working in Pella, Joan taught fourth grade in Oskaloosa. She has also been a Reading Plus teacher as well as a sixth grade language arts teacher in Pella. Joan holds an elementary degree with an English minor and endorsements in reading and language arts. At Pella, Joan also serves as a local AIW coach. Jody Herbold Jody is a science consultant and instructional coach with Northwest Area Education Agency. Previously, Jody was a middle school science and history teacher for 9 years. She has a BS in Animal Science from Iowa State University, a BA in Education from Buena Vista University, a Professional Educator Masters from Morningside College, and a K-12 Administrative license from the Iowa Principal Leadership Academy. Jody currently is an AIW Coach in two schools and an AIW Liaison in two schools. Joe Mueting Joe has been the high school principal at Spencer Community Schools for the past 6 years. Additional administration duties were at Spalding Catholic HS and Sheldon HS. He earned his master’s degree in Educational Administration from the University of South Dakota. His first experience in AIW was as part of the Spencer High School pilot team in 2007. John Fernstrum John is currently a junior/senior high American History teacher at South O’Brien School. He has served as the Athletic Director and coached several sports as well. He has a BA in Political Science from Northwestern College and a Masters in Education from the University of Sioux Falls. John hopes to finish soon his Educational Doctorate from the University of St. Thomas. Jolene Schlemme Jolene is a first grade teacher in Monticello, Iowa. She is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa with a degree in elementary education, minor in social studies, and an endorsement in reading, her master’s degree from Jones International University in Denver in curriculum, assessment, and instruction. Jon Muller Jon is employed at Pella High School where he serves as the High School Assistant Principal. He has been in his current role since 2010 and was part of the second pilot team for AIW beginning in 2013/14 school year. Jon is a graduate of Central College and was a social studies teacher before becoming an administrator in 2004. He earned his MA degree from Drake University in 2003. He is encouraged by the way the staff at Pella High has embraced AIW and how it has revolutionized the classroom experience for the students and teachers in his building. Josh Manning Josh has been the middle school principal at Pella Community Schools for the past 4 years. Additional administration duties were at Oskaloosa Elementary and Waukee Schools. Josh’s master’s is in Educational Leadership from Iowa State University with his undergraduate degree from Central College. His first experience in AIW was as a pilot team member in 2011. Josh McCollum Josh began his teaching career in 2008 as a HS math teacher in Chariton, IA after graduating from Central College. Since then, he has transitioned to teaching MS math and PLTW courses in Pella, IA. In 2015 he became an AIW anchor and is an AIW Local Coach. Julie Goecke Julie is a kindergarten teacher in the Nevada School District. She also taught at Odebolt-Arthur and Denison, IA. She is a graduate of Iowa State University and serves as an AIW local coach at Nevada. Julie Weidenthaler Julie earned her Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Nevada Reno and has been teaching for 29 years. She is currently in her 13th year at Panorama where she teaches middle school science. She was part of their pilot AIW team 5 years ago and now serves her district as a local coach and as a mentor on the teacher leadership team. Julie Winterton Julie is employed at Storm Lake High School where she taught English for 12 years. For the last three years she has served as the instructional strategist in the high school. Julie is a graduate of Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota with a Bachelor’s of Arts degree in English Education. She earned a Master’s degree from Morningside College in Education. Julie’s passion is the classroom where she believes learning should be student-focused and challenging. AIW for professional development is an exciting addition to the high school. She believes strongly that this change will produce the dynamic classrooms she envisions. Karen Komulainen Karen is a 7-12 Social Studies & Spanish teacher at Laporte Public School in northern Minnesota where she is in her 20th year of teaching. She earned her Social Studies Education Bachelor’s Degree from Adams State College in Colorado and her Spanish Education degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, MN. She received her MS in Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment from Walden University in 2006. Karl Corbin Karl is presently teaching 7th-8th grade math at Nevada Middle School. He was a pilot member of his building for AIW. He earned his bachelor’s degree from ISU in Elementary Education with an endorsement in math and his Master’s from Drake University. Kate Sutton Kathleen (Kate) Sutton teaches eighth grade language arts at Nevada Middle School, Nevada, Iowa, where she has been since 1998. Previously, Kate taught in Hutchinson, Minnesota, and Remsen, Iowa. She received her BA from Iowa State University and ME from Viterbo University. Kate has served on building and district teams including Iowa Core, School Improvement, and a member of the pilot AIW team. Kate Wieczorek Kate teaches math at Nevada MS where she is also an Instructional Coach. Previously, she was a HS math teacher in central New York. Kate has a BA in Mathematics from the State University of New York College at Geneseo, an MS in Special Education from LeMoyne College, and also earned her National Board Certification in 2014. Katherine Hunter Katherine graduated from Briar Cliff University with a bachelor’s in secondary education and Spanish. She is currently a Spanish teacher at Hinton High School and serves as a district AIW Local Coach. Kathleen Synder Kathleen teaches ESL, TAG, and MS Second Chance Reading at Ar-We-Va School District. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from ISU in Teaching PreKindergarten/Kindergarten Children and her Master’s degree from Morningside College. She also has her ESL, TAG, K-12 Reading, and PreK-12 Administrator endorsements. She serves as the local coach for Ar-We-Va. Kathryn Van Norden Kathryn is a Family and Consumer Sciences teacher and local AIW Coach at Pella High School. After working in the restaurant and textile industries for 15 years, she attended ISU to earn her teaching certification. She recently completed her Masters of Education and now looks forward to her next educational challenge! Kathy Hageman Kathy is an instructional coach and technology integrationist at North Fayette Valley Schools, where she is a high school Local AIW Coach. She has taught at all levels in the areas of reading, English, and art. Kathy has an MA in education from Viterbo University. Kathy Steinmetz Kathy teaches Special Education at Bagley High School and has worked in the district for 27 years. She earned her BS degree from Moorhead State University in Physical Education and Health Education. She has her coaching, SLD, MMI, and E/BD certifications. She earned her MS degree from Bemidji State University in Special Education with a focus on Reading. Katie Borton Katie Borton is a seventh grade science teacher at Nevada Middle School. She has been there for 3 years. Katie has a Bachelors of Science in Zoology from Michigan State University and a Master of Arts in Teaching Science from Iowa State University. Katy Evenson Katy Evenson currently serves as a school improvement consultant with Northwest Area Education Agency located in the northwest corner of Iowa. Prior to her current position, she was a business education teacher and curriculum coordinator for 13 years. Katy holds a Master of Arts degree in Teaching and is completing her PreK-12 Educational Administration endorsement. Katy is currently a Lead AIW Coach for five schools and serves as an AIW Liaison for two schools. Kelly Blomquist Kelly has been teaching Kindergarten for 9 years – 3 at Panorama. She earned her BA from Graceland University and began working with AIW in 2013 when she joined the Panorama teaching staff. She became a mentor teacher and member of the Panorama Elementary Teacher Leadership Team in 2015. Kelly Borchers Kelly has taught for a total of 20 years, beginning her career at East Monona and Charter Oak-Ute with the last 18 years teaching gifted & talented in the Carroll CDS. Kelly holds a BA in history/sociology from the University of Northern Iowa with a G and T endorsement from Morningside College. She is a local AIW coach at Carroll Middle School. Kelly Nunn Kelly Nunn is a graduate of Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. She has taught Early Childhood Special Education and Preschool at Panorama Elementary for 5 years. She is currently serving as a Professional Learning Coach and AIW Local Coach in her district. Kelsie Sheets Kelsie is a middle school special education teacher and a local AIW coach in her district. She attended Central College for for BA in elementary education and attended Morningside for her Master’s in special education. My passion and belief that all students can learn drives my determination to work with closer with my colleagues to better meet all student needs through the AIW framework. Kendra Hamilton Kedra Hamilton currently teaches first and second grade Multi-Age at Nevada Central Elementary School. This is her 13th year of teaching. She earned her BA in Elementary Education from Iowa State University and her MA from Drake University in Effective Teaching, Learning, and Leadership. Kerri Michael Kerrie serves as AIW Coordinator for the Union Community School District in La Porte City, IA. She received her BA in Secondary English Education from the University of Northern Iowa, and earned her National Board Certification in 2013. She has served on multiple school improvement committees. Kevin Hosbond Kevin has taught English and speech at Fairfield High School since 2001. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communication Education with an English endorsement from Iowa State University. He also holds a Master of Education degree in Learning and Technology from Western Governors University. He is an award-winning IHSSA speech coach, AIW enthusiast, and first-year Local Coach in Fairfield. Kevin Huffstetler Kevin is the principal of Pike County Elementary School in Georgia, also having served as Director of School Improvement, Director of Teaching and Learning, and HS administrator. He is transitioning to the principal of Pike County High School Fall 2016. Kevin holds a BA and MS from the University of Tennessee, with an EdS from Lincoln Memorial University. Kim Carlson Kim currently serves as the 5–12 teacher-librarian in the Monticello Community School district. She has worked in the Monticello School District for the past 20 years. Kim has a Masters degree in Library Media Specialist from the University of Northern Iowa, and she is currently a Local AIW Coach for both the high school and the middle school in Monticello. Kim has been an educator for 30 years, the past 5 as principal of Laporte K-12 School in Northern MN. She received her BS in Physical Education from UW-LaCrosse, her MS in Special Education from Bemidji State University and her Administration degree from St Cloud State University. She has taught Physical Education, Adapted Physical Education and Health Careers, and is now a local coach in Laporte. Kimberly Huegerich Kim is a high school Spanish teacher at Nevada High School and serves as a local Learning Team Coach. She earned her bachelor’s degree in art, Spanish, and education at Briar Cliff University with K-12 certification. Her masters was earned in Spanish with an emphasis in teaching from the University of Northern Iowa after studying in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Kristi Kenealy Kristi is an elementary music teacher at Central Elementary in Nevada, IA. Kristi graduated from Luther College in 2008 and will complete her Master’s in Music Education from the University of Northern Iowa in the fall of 2017. She is an AIW Local Coach and a TLC classroom coach in her district and hopes to increase learning for students and teachers through the AIW framework. Kyle Fett Kyle has taught fifth grade at Rock Run Elementary in Iowa Falls for 11 years. He is a local coach and also serves as the IPI engagement coach. Kyle’s B.A. is in Elementary and Middle Level Education from the University of Northern Iowa, with an M.A. in C/I from the University of Saint Mary and an M.A. in Ed Leadership from Viterbo University. Kylee Boettcher Kylee Boettcher is a Buena Vista University graduate, currently teaching Language Arts for Panorama High School. Kylee serves on the Teacher Leadership Committee as a Professional Learning Coach and an AIW Local Coach. Laura Atwood Laura is currently the principal at the Fairfield Middle School in Fairfield, Iowa. Prior to her current position, she taught high school and middle school social studies in North Carolina. Laura holds a MA in Educational Leadership and a BA in Social Sciences, with a Spanish minor and Talented and Gifted endorsement. Laura Hensley Laura Hensley has a Bachelors of Science with Secondary Education endorsement from Illinois State University. She has taught Social Sciences and English at the secondary level and was an Alternative Education director. She received her Masters of Science in Education at Western Oregon University. Laura currently is the At-Risk Coordinator at West Sioux Middle and High Schools in Hawarden, IA. Lesa Downing Lesa taught high school and middle school Social Studies at the Creston Community School District in Iowa for 16 years and began her career as 6-12 Instructional Coach in 2012. She works with the Lead Team to plan and support professional learning. Lesa graduated from Iowa State University with her Masters in Educational Leadership and she received her undergraduate degree in Education from Southern Illinois University. Linda Zillig Linda is in her 2nd year as the Instructional Coach/GT Facilitator at George Washington Middle School in Dubuque, Iowa. Prior to that, she spent 13 years in special education at the high school level and 7 years teaching third grade. Linda also serves as an AIW local coach for her district. Lindsey Good Lindsey Good will begin her 1st year as a mentor teacher and instructional strategist at Gilbert Middle School in the 2014-2015 school year. She has taught middle school math and science in Des Moines and Gilbert over the last 6 years. Lindsey holds an MS in Teacher Effectiveness and Professional Development from Drake University. Lisa Greenig Lisa Greenig began her teaching career in 1995. In 2004 she accepted a full-time teaching position at Fairfield Community School District. Currently, she teaches Title math for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students. Lisa holds a Master Educator license. She has been involved with AIW since 2012 and became a local coach in 2014. Lisa Wiese Lisa Wiese serves at the PK-6 Elementary Principal and PK-12 Curriculum Director for the South O’Brien School District. Previously, she taught in elementary special education and general education classrooms. Lisa received her BA and MAT from Morningside College and her PK-12 administrative degree through the Iowa Principal Leadership Academy. She has served on the district’s AIW Lead Team since 2011. Liz Kluver Liz has been at Spencer HS since 2011 teaching business classes and careers. She received her undergraduate degree from Grand View College in Business Education and Business Administration with an MBA from Southwest Minnesota State University. She serves as a Teacher Leader and coaches a learning team. Liz Labath Liz Labath was born and raised in St. Louis and continues the family business of being an educator. She received her BA from Central Missouri State and her teaching degree from Drake University. Liz has happily taught second grade for the Panorama district for the past 25 years. Lorilee Boxleiter Hamel Lorilee Boxleiter Hamel is currently a 6-12 educational programmer for the Dubuque Community School District and is also the Higher Education Liaison. Lorilee taught middle school English/language Arts for 25 years. She received a BA in English from Loras College and her MS in education from the University of Wisconsin in Platteville. Lorilee is a local coach for the district and is charged with implementing and supporting AIW in all 18 of the Dubuque schools Louise Bass Louise earned a Bachelors of Art degree in vocal, band and elementary music with piano performance from the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota. She has taught K-12 music at Laporte Public School in Laporte, MN for over 20 years. She is a member of the pilot team and an AIW local coach. Lowell Ernst Lowell is the Director of K-12 Instruciton for the Pella Commuinity Schools in Pella, Iowa. Lowell earned his BS from Morningside College and his masters in Educational Administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He has seen great growth in teachers at all levels during the AIW journey in Pella and is looking forward to seeing that growth continue. Lucinda Boyd Lucinda has been educating students in Humboldt, Iowa, for 19 years. Her current roles include K–8 vocal music, curriculum leader for physical education/music/art, and Local AIW Coach for the Humboldt district, working closely with the elementary schools. Lucinda received her Bachelor of Music Education degree and Bachelor of Music degree from Iowa State University where she is now finishing her graduate studies in Educational Leadership. Lucinda will complete her K–12 administrator endorsement requirements this fall. Maggie Davis Maggie Davis has been a third and fourth grade multi-age teacher at Nevada Central Elementary for 5 years. She graduated from Northwest Missouri State University with a BS in Elementary Education and will begin her master’s program in the fall of 2014. Maggie was part of the AIW pilot team at Central Elementary in 2013, and she serves Nevada as a local AIW coach. Maggie Elgert Maggie is at Sioux City North HS teaching mathematics and ESL. She is an AIW Local Coach, BLT and Lead Team member, and math chair. Her BAs are in Math and Education from Briar Cliff University, an MA in Math Ed from WGU, and ESL endorsement from Buena Vista University. Marci Dunlap Marci Dunlap currently serves as the Fairfield CSD curriculum director and local coach. She has been in education since 1993, teaching secondary English until 2007 and earned National Board Certification in 2004. She earned her MA in English Education and PK-12 certification from the University of Iowa. Fairfield CSD has practiced AIW since 2009. Marcia Knupp Marcia Knupp serves as a school improvement consultant for Iowa’s Area Education Agency 267 and is a Lead AIW Coach. For 7 years, she has coordinated the mentoring and induction program for AEA 267. Previously, Marcia taught literacy at Union Middle school in Dysart, Iowa where she earned National Board Certification and had the honor of being chosen as a Gold Star Teacher. Marcia holds a BA from the University of Northern Iowa and an MA from Viterbo College in LaCrosse, WI. Marilyn Nickel Marilyn currently serves as a Literacy Consultant for Green Hills Area Education Agency. Prior to that, she spent 25 years as an elementary classroom teacher and an additional 6 years as an instructional coach/Title teacher. She received her Masters and her K-12 Reading Specialist degree from Viterbo University in LaCrosse. Marilyn is currently serving as a Lead Coach for the Creston Community School District. Marilyn “Millie” Olsen is currently an Instructional Coach and Assessment Consultant for Northwest Area Education Agency, previously serving as a Special Education Consultant. Millie has also been an elementary Special Education teacher. She holds a Master Educator License in Curriculum and Instruction and a BA in Elementary Education and an endorsement Special Education. Millie serves as Liaison for two schools and is an AIW coach in three other school districts. Mark Solomon Mark has been a Social Studies teacher for 14 years at the middle and high school levels and head boys soccer coach in Texas and Iowa, Mark is a member of the building leadership team at Pella Community High School, where he has taught and coached for the past 6 years. He graduated from the University of Iowa with a BA in History and from Sam Houston State University with an MA in Administration and Supervision. Mary E. Heck Mary Heck is currently a consulting teacher at East High School in Sioux City, IA. Her classroom experience of 26 years was divided between secondary Language Arts and Biology. She is an AIW Local Coach who earned her bachelor’s degree in English and Biology and her Master’s in Secondary Administration from Wayne State College, with a masters plus thirty having also attended Colorado State University. Mary Schmidt Mary has been an Iowa educator for 33 years as a junior high and high school English and speech teacher, a facilitator of middle and high school gifted programs, and most recently a consultant at Heartland AEA in Johnston, IA. At Heartland she serves half time as the agency-wide gifted education consultant and half time as a professional learning and leadership consultant supporting AIW and other district needs. Mary is a graduate of Iowa State University (BA, Speech/English) and the University of Northern Iowa (MAE, Gifted Education) and earned National Board Certification in 2001 (early adolescence generalist). She is currently the AIW Coach for one school district and is the AIW liaison in two others, with coaching responsibilities to be added as more Heartland AEA schools engage in AIW. Maryann Angeroth This is Maryann’s 37th year in education. She has a Master’s of Library Science and an Associate’s Degree in Micro-Computer Networking. She served 28 years as librarian at St. Albert Catholic Schools, where she helped bring the school into the digital age by implementing an automated library system while supporting the school’s computer network for over 1,000 students and staff. Green Hills Area Education Agency employs Maryann as an Instructional Technology and Continuous Improvement Consultant to support schools in southwest Iowa. Maryann is currently the Lead AIW Coach at four schools and serves as an AIW Liaison at two schools Meg Frideres Meg Frideres has taught social studies, including AP and honors, at Nevada High School for the past 13 years. She is a member of her district’s professional development team and served as a member of her building’s AIW pilot team. She has a BA in history with an educational endorsement from University of Iowa. Melanie Rasmussen Melanie is finishing her 4th year of teaching kindergarten at Washington Elementary in Atlantic. She holds a BA in Marketing and a Master’s Degree in Education. She has worked as an AIW lead for the district for 2 years and has become a certified local coach, enjoying her time preparing for her journey into AIW leadership. Melissa Hesner Melissa is a School Improvement and Science Consultant with AEA 267. Prior to her current position, she was a HS chemistry/physics and MS science teacher for 15 years. Melissa holds a MA in Science Education and a K-12 Administrative license. She is currently an AIW Coach for several schools in AEA 267. Melissa Jones Melissa is an Instructional Strategist at the Intermediate building for the Gilbert Community School District. She taught fourth grade before accepting the strategist position. Her bachelor’s degree is in early childhood and elementary education from the University of Northern Iowa and her masters is in elementary education from Viterbo University. Melissa Stell Melissa Stell has been employed at Spencer Middle School, in Spencer Iowa for 15 years; she teaches eighth grade Math and Algebra I. She has her BA in Elementary Education with endorsements in Middle School, Math, and Coaching from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. Melissa has been involved with AIW for 5 years and serves as local coach for her district. Melissa Walker Melissa graduated from the University of Iowa with a B.A. in Spanish and certification in K – 12 Foreign Language Education. She received her Master’s Degree in Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Phoenix. Melissa has been a Spanish Teacher at Pella High School for 15 years and now serves as an AIW Local Coach. Michele Dirkx Michele has been a high school English teacher in the Spencer Community School District for 20 years. She received her undergraduate degree from Northwestern College in 1993 and her MA degree in Curriculum from Buena Vista University in 2000. In addition to her AIW involvement, she currently serves as a member of the District Leadership and 6-12 professional development teams. Michelle Knott Michelle is a 3rd/4th multi-age teacher at Central Elementary School in Nevada, Iowa. Michelle is a math trainer for Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI). She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Northern Iowa and her master’s degree from Viterbo University. Michelle Weber Michelle Weber is an Instructional Coach/GT Facilitator at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Dubuque, Iowa and previously taught seventh grade science for 8 years. She received a BA in elementary education from Loras College and her MS in science education from Montana State University. She also serves as an adjunct professor of education for the University of Dubuque. Mike Duncan Mike has served 11 years as superintendent in Pike County, Georgia. Previously, he was high school principal and assistant principal in Clayton County for 5 years and a MS assistant principal and teacher in Fayette County from 1996-1999. He earned his doctorate in Ed Leadership from the University of Georgia. Mike Maddox Mike is the HS Principal in Pike County, GA, transitioning to the MS Fall 2016. He has been a science teacher in Georgia and Tennessee, a field archaeologist, and held administrative positions. He has a BSEd from Georgia Southern U, MS from U of West Georgia, and an ED.S in Administration from Lincoln Memorial University. Mona Yanacheak Mona is currently employed at Northwest Area Education Agency as an Instructional Coach and regional CTE Consultant and Counselor Support. She also serves on the Iowa Core Lead Team, State Leadership Team for Social Studies, and as a certified Fierce Conversations trainer. Mona has been an educator for more than 30 years with an MA in Leadership. She is serving as an AIW Liaison and Lead AIW Coach in several schools in northwest Iowa. Myra Hall Myra Hall has invested over 20 years in the education profession. She lives in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and is employed at Grant Wood AEA (AEA 10). Supporting AIW teams is one of the ways Myra supports full implementation of the Iowa Core and improving teaching and learning opportunities for all students. Nick Harthoorn Nick is a high school math teacher at Pella Community Schools. Nick graduated from Northwester College in Orange City, IA in 2004 and went on to earn his masters degree in educational leadership from Drake University. Nicole Cote Nicole is currently a middle school and high school science teacher at Charter Oak-Ute Community School in Charter Oak, Iowa. She has a BA in Science Education and will be serving her school district as an AIW local coach. Nicole Galliart Nicole has taught special education at Nevada and currently teaches eighth grade. A member of the Nevada AIW Anchor team and Local Coach at the MS, Nicole also worked at Roland-Story and Mt. Pleasant. She earned her Bachelor’s in Vocal Music Education from Iowa State University in 1995, her Special Education Certification through the Regents’ Endorsement Initiative, and her Master’s of Education from Viterbo University. Pat Hamilton Pat worked for 23 years as a middle school teacher in Algona Community School System. He currently serves as the Middle School Principal for the Spencer Community School System in Spencer, Iowa, and is also serving as a local coach for the district. Patricia Breise Patricia has been a Social Studies/Language Arts teacher for 32 years and since 2009 has served the Spencer Community Schools as an Instructional Coach. In her role as an Instructional/Local AIW Coach, Patricia plans and implements professional development infusing alignment of the Iowa Core through AIW in ongoing curriculum development with the 6–12 staff. She has been actively involved with AIW as a participant with the Spencer High School pilot team. Patricia holds an MS Ed from Northwest Missouri State University. Patti Ryan Patti works with Maple Valley-Anthon Oto and Schleswig Schools in School Improvement and Curriculum. She has taught mathematics/reading and is a National Board Certified Teacher. Alma maters include Buena Vista University – BA Elementary Education, Morningside College – MA Teaching, and the Iowa Principals Leadership Academy Cohort 1. Patti is also a school-based Olweus Certified Trainer and adjunct faculty member at BVU and Morningside. Patty Meinecke Patty has a degree from Iowa State University in elementary education, a reading endorsement, and authorizations to coach and teach PE. With an MA in Teaching from the University of St. Mary in Kansas, she is the Instructional Coach and local AIW Coach at Panorama Elementary School, with 26 years of experience in second and third grade, 6-8 social studies and math, and Title I reading. Peggy Christensen Peggy is a Science Consultant with Heartland AEA 11. Prior to coming to Heartland, she was a Science Consultant with Keystone AEA 1 and taught high school and middle school science for 15 years. Peggy holds a Master’s degree in Science Education from the University of Iowa. She is currently a Lead AIW Coach and serves as an AIW Liaison for two schools in AEA 11. Rachel Downing Rachel Downing is a graduate of Iowa State University. She has taught fifth grade for 13 years at Panorama Elementary in Panora, Iowa. She has specialties in K-8 language arts and science. She is a Mentor Teacher on the district’s leadership team and an AIW Local Coach. Rachel Menken Rachel is an eighth grade teacher at Carroll Middle School in Carroll, Iowa. She previously taught fourth grade and sixth grade at Waverly-Shell Rock, and she holds a bachelor’s degrees in elementary education and received her Master of Arts in Education in 2013. Rachel will serve as a Local Coach for Carroll’s middle school building. Rachelle Mau Rachelle is currently an elementary teacher for Humboldt Community Schools. After teaching fifth grade for 12 years, she is moving to third grade for the 2013-2014 school year. Rachelle holds a BA in elementary education and masters degrees as a Reading Specialist and in Educational Technology. Randy graduated with a BA in Elementary Education and Exercise Science from Central College. He received his K-12 reading endorsement endorsement from Morningside. Randy is currently teaching middle school and freshman reading for the Panorama School District. Rita Martens As lead consultant, Rita provides leadership to the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Iowa Core for the Iowa Department of Education. Prior to her current position, she has served as the secondary Literacy Consultant and a school accreditation specialist for the state of Iowa. Rita was a classroom English teacher for 24 years; during this time she provided leadership to a variety of district and school improvement initiatives. Rita holds a Master of Science degree and is currently a PhD candidate at Iowa State University. She is currently a Lead AIW Coach for Scavo Alternative Program in the Des Moines Public Schools. Robin Hammann Robin is an athletic coach and science educator for Pella Community High School. She has been in these roles since 2005. She holds a degree in Biology from MidAmerica Nazarene University with education certifications from William Penn University and the University of Northern Iowa. She has completed certifications for engineering education through Project Lead the Way (PLTW). She has been serving as a teacher leader for AIW in her district since 2012. Robyn Ploeger Robyn is a secondary Mathematics teacher in her 2nd year at Panorama Schools in Panora, Iowa. Jan is a Buena Vista University graduate with a BS in Mathematics, in her 8th year of teaching. Robyn currently leads a team in scoring AIW and serves as a model teacher with the Teacher Leadership Program. Robyn Ponder Robyn is currently a third grade teacher at Carpenter Elementary in Monticello, Iowa and has also been a Literacy Specialist. Prior to working in Monticello, she worked for 5 years in Cedar Rapids as an elementary teacher and a special education teacher. Robyn has a Master’s in Education from St. Ambrose University and is a National Board Certified teacher. She has been involved with AIW since 2011 as a Local Coach for the elementary buildings in Monticello. Ryan Dumkrieger Ryan is the head principal of North High School in Sioux City, Iowa since 2013. His building’s leadership team has focused on being student-centered and creating authentic learning experiences. He received his B.S. from Morningside College, a Masters in C/I from Wayne State College, and his Education Specialists degree from Drake University. Sara Markley Sara is currently teaching seventh and eighth grade Health and working as the middle school Instructional Guide at Nevada Community Schools. Prior to teaching at Nevada, Sara taught at McCombs Middle School in Des Moines, Iowa. Sara earned her BA from Iowa State University and her MAE from Viterbo University. Sarah Boesch Sarah is a middle school teacher in Hinton, Iowa. For the past 5 years, she has taught language arts, reading, ESL, and has served as an instructional coach. Sarah graduated from Morningside College and has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Secondary Education. Sarah Goldsmith Sarah has taught seventh grade Science, seventh grade Health, and eighth grade Health at Monticello Middle School in Monticello, Iowa for the last 3 years. She graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a B.A. in Biology and is currently working on her Masters in Science Education. Scott Driskell Scott serves as the 3rd-5th grade principal at Creston Community Schools. He served 2 years as Dean of Students at Creston and another 5 in the same position at the Earlham Community Schools. Scott earned his BS from Iowa State University and his Masters from Drake University. Scott Sletcha Scott is the ELA chair at Fairfield Schools in Fairfield, Iowa and local AIW coach. He also teaches for the Iowa State Education Association’s Professional Academy. He received his Master’s degree from the University of Northern Iowa and received National Board certification in 2008. Currently Scott is a pioneer member in the Teacher Leadership Initiative — a collaborative effort between the National Education Association, the Center for Teacher Quality, and NBPTS. Scott Tjeerdsma Scott is in his 10th year teaching in the Pella Community School District. Originally, a fourth grade teacher, for the past 5 years he has taught seventh grade math along with assuming the duties of MS athletic director and dean of students. Shaelynn Farnsworth Shaelynn Farnsworth currently serves as a School Improvement Consultant with AEA 267 with a focus on Literacy, Technology and AIW. Shaelynn is 1 of 4 AEA 267 consultants supporting multiple districts in the area, and she also is a Lead AIW Coach. Prior to her current position, she was a high school English teacher for 13 years, with an MA in English. Shane Williams Shane is currently employed at MOC-FV as a Social Studies and Physical Education instructor, and also is the 6-12 Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator and a PLC leader. Shane has taught in Kansas City, MO, and several Iowa districts. He has a Masters in Instructional Leadership, B.A. in Secondary History Education, B.S. in Physical Education, and minor in social science education. Shannon M. Aker-Guyer Shannon currently teaches Special Education at Monticello Community High School in Monticello, Iowa, serving students with moderate to severe learning needs. She has taught special education for 16 years, serving students with varying needs in kindergarden through twelfth grade. Shannon holds a BA in Education from Western Illinois University, with an emphasis on Special Education. This is her 2nd year working on AIW as a member of the Leadership Team at Monticello Community High School, and Shannon is currently completing the requirements to be a Local Coach. Sheila Krueth Sheila teaches secondary Special Education at Kelliher Public School in Kelliher, MN. Prior to teaching in Kelliher, she taught fourth grade for 8 years and kindergarten for 5 years at Lino Lakes Elementary. Sheila has her master’s degree in curriculum and instruction, grades K-12 and has been an AIW coach for two years in Kelliher. Sheila Long Sheila teaches sixth grade Special Education at Alden Elementary and is now the AIW Student Engagement Coach. She graduated with a B.A. from Northern Iowa and has a M.A. in Special Education from Iowa State. She began AIW in 2010, and Sheila serves as a AIW Local Coach for the district. Sheryl Watts Sheryl is in her 6th year as principal for the Pike County Primary School, Zebulon, GA. Sheryl was HS Spanish teacher in Thomaston and Zebulon. She also served as assistant principal in both the Pike County Elementary and High School. Stacy Evans Stacy is an elementary art teacher in the Indianola School District. She has completed her 18th year at Emerson Elementary. She enjoys the benefits that AIW has given her as a professional educator and serves as a local coach for the district. Stacy Laird Staci has taught high school language arts and social studies in Fort Dodge, Iowa for the past 14 years and serves as local coach. Prior to that, she taught middle school in Davenport. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Northern Iowa and is currently working towards her MA in Educational Leadership through Iowa State University. Stacy Shepherd Stacy Shepherd is a University of South Dakota graduate. Her degree is in Spanish and English education. Stacy is a Spanish teacher at Creston, Ia, where she is a member of the Building Lead Team, a Mentor Teacher, and an AIW Local Coach. Sue Chartier Susan Chartier is an Instructional Coach and Gifted Education Consultant for Northwest Area Education Agency. She taught middle school Social Studies and Mathematics for 10 years in the Sioux City Community School District. Susan holds an MA in Special Education from the University of South Dakota. She is currently a Lead AIW Coach for two schools and serves as an AIW Liaison for another. Susan Lyons Susan Lyons is a middle school science teacher, AIW local coach and instructional coach for Pella Community Schools. She received her Bachelor’s degree in biology from Central College and her Master’s degree from Nova Southeastern University. Susie Peterson Lead Coaches GA Susie Peterson is a former English/History high school teacher, adjunct college instructor, and high school principal, working with several southwest Iowa schools for the past 30 years. Her MA is in English from NWMSU, and her administrative doctoral work was done at Iowa State. Susie is an independent consultant and currently partners with the Atlantic School District as an AIW Coach and also shares responsibilities with other district initiatives. Tamela Johnson Tamela is currently the K-12 Curriculum Director, Elementary Family School Administrator, and the Preschool Director for Humboldt Community School, with a masters’ degree from UNI. She strives to meet teachers’ needs through professional growth opportunities and sees AIW as a strong avenue to implementing the Iowa Core. Tamela facilitates the District Leadership Teams and has a strong leadership role in the district-wide AIW implementation at Humboldt CSD. Tammi Latham Tammi Latham is currently a third grade teacher for the Creston Community School District. She has been with the district for 10 years, also teaching first and second grade. Prior to that, she was a Title 1 Reading teacher for 10 years. Tammi graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education and a Reading Endorsement from Buena Vista University. Tammie McKenzie Tammie served as Associate Principal from 2005-2014 and is currently the Principal at Carroll High School. Prior to her current position, Tammie taught all grade levels of the Visual Arts for 20 years in four Iowa school districts. Tammie was a member of the 2012 Local Coach cohort and provides AIW leadership at Carroll High School. Tammie has a Bachelor of Special Studies and Coaching Certification from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, IA as well as an MA in Administration from Drake University. Tammy Delaney Tammy has been teaching since 2004 and has been at the Spencer MS since 2009. She received her B.A. from Buena Vista University and her MA from Morningside College. She currently teaches sixth grade, serves as an instructional coach at the middle school, and is an AIW local coach. Tari Eeling Tari Eeling teaches fifth grade at Fairfield Middle School. She graduated from Central College with a Bachelor of Arts Degree and a Reading Endorsement in Elementary Education. She completed her Masters Degree in Technology Based Learning through Morningside College. Tari has been working with AIW for the past two years and serves as local coach for the district. Tiffany Millikan Tiffany has a Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education with endorsements in Reading and Coaching from the University of South Dakota and her Master’s in Human Resource Management. Tiffany has taught fifth grade for 6 years at West Sioux Elementary in Hawarden and previously had a 13-year career in the area of Human Resources within corporate settings. Tina Wahlert Lead Coaches MN Tina currently serves as a school improvement professional development consultant with Green Hills Area Education Agency. Prior to her current position, she taught K-12 special education, reading, English, and technology for 18 years. She holds Master’s degrees in Education and Educational Administration. Tina is currently serving as Lead AIW Coach for districts in Iowa and Minnesota. Tonya Van Dam Tonya is a 2-3rd grade resource room teacher at Central Elementary in Nevada. She serves as a learning team coach and AIW local coach. Tonya’s B.A. is in Elementary Education with endorsements in K-8 Strat1, Instructional Strat II ID, Multi-Cat with Integration, and K-12 athletic coach from Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, Tonya earned her Master’s degree from Iowa State University with an emphasis on special education. Tracy Call Tracy has been a special education instructor at Norwalk High School for 12 years. He received his bachelors in education from Grand View University and has endorsements in mathematics, social studies, and behavioral disorders. Tracy has been involved with AIW for the past 5 years. Vickie Smith Vickie currently serves as Principal of Pike County Middle School in Zebulon, GA. She has also served as a middle grades teacher, a school counselor at both elementary and high school, and 8 years as a middle school administrator. She received her undergraduate degree from Mercer University and her Masters and Doctoral degrees from the University of West Georgia. Wade VanVark Wade is currently the AIW coordinator and Dean of Students at Pella Community High School. He previously taught HS math and served as the 7-12 math department instructional coach. He has a B.A. in Education from Central College, M.S.E in Ed Leadership from Drake University, and is currently ABD in Drake’s Educational Leadership doctoral program. Will Dible Will is an Instructional Mentor Coach and High School Physics teacher for the Spencer Community School District. Will has experience teaching in every subject matter in science in his 10 years of teaching and is currently in his second year in his role as Instructional Mentor Coach. Will’s BS was in Chemistry from the University of Iowa with a minor in Physics and he also has his Masters in Secondary Science Education from the University of Iowa. He just finished his administration degree (Advanced Studies Certificate) through the University of Northern Iowa in 2017. The Center for AIW Offering resources and professional development for teachers and school administrators to help students from elementary through high school produce authentic intellectual work. *Login CONTACT the center 821 Raymond Ave Suite #400 ©2019 The Center for Authentic Intellectual Work \| All Rights Reserved	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2731
__label__cc	0.546926	0.453074	The Smart Campaign Wins IDB 'clearBanking' Award The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has granted the clearBanking award to The Smart Campaign in recognition of its work to strengthen corporate governance and risk management. The Smart Campaign, which has been endorsed by over 1,500 MFIs, networks, donors and investors, support organizations, and individuals worldwide, was honored with this recognition on December 21, when the IDB announced the winners of its beyondBanking awards. The beyondBanking awards highlight sustainable environmental, social, and corporate governance projects implemented by financial intermediaries (FIs) in Latin America and the Caribbean. “These awards offered an opportunity to highlight unique, cutting-edge ideas which were put into practice and are now making a difference in the lives of clients and communities,” said Daniela Carrera-Marquis, chief of the IDB’s Financial Markets Division. “We hope these steps are the first on a path to innovate commercially viable, long-term business models and mainstream principles of sustainability in the financial sector,” Carrera-Marquis added. The Smart Campaign works to strengthen corporate governance and risk management in MFIs around the globe. Through technical assistance and knowledge sharing, The Smart Campaign helps protect MFI clients and ensure that MFI services are transparent, appropriate, and flexible enough to meet clients’ diverse needs. “We’re truly honored to receive the Inter-American Development Bank’s clearBanking award, and we look forward to keeping client protection in the spotlight in 2011,” said Isabelle Barrès, the director of The Smart Campaign. The Smart Campaign’s 2011 action agenda includes: Rolling out new training sessions with microfinance networks from Latin America, Africa, Asia, and beyond Developing new tools for MFIs and investors who want to make client protection a fundamental part of their business model Providing an online space where MFIs can highlight their advances in client protection and directly share their knowledge and best practices The Smart Campaign’s industry-wide, collaborative effort involves not only MFIs, but also networks, investor groups, regulators, and other stakeholders who recognize that sustainable microfinance has to keep clients’ interests front and center. The Smart Campaign’s 26-member Steering Committee hails from 17 countries and 5 continents. The awards are part of the IDB’s beyondBanking program, which encourages FIs in Latin America and the Caribbean to adopt sustainable social, environmental, and governance practices. Through financing, technical assistance, and knowledge sharing, beyondBanking recognizes the catalytic role of FIs in promoting economic growth and corporate change. It seeks to contribute to the Bank of the Future – a bank business model which balances financial with social returns in order to foster an inclusive, environmentally friendly and transparent financial sector. The beyondBanking awards were launched in March 2010. There were over 120 proposals submitted for the 8 award categories. An independent committee of experts reviewed all submissions and selected the three best in each category. The winners were decided through public voting that tallied almost 16,000 online votes. For more information about The Smart Campaign or to become an endorser, please visit: www.smartcampaign.org.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2732
__label__cc	0.742365	0.257635	cheaper option Gary Conkling Marketing Segmentation More to Segmentation than Age Whole Foods Market announced a new chain of grocery stores aimed at younger, more price-conscious Millennials, but may have oversimplified its segmentation by overlooking the ageless ways it attracts food buyers. No one denies we live in a segmented marketplace. But the segmentation may be a lot more complex than merely dividing us up by age, gender or geography. As Katie Martell, writing for ragan.com, pointed out in a blog, Whole Foods Market managed to miss the demographic mark and diss other age cohorts with its announcement of a new chain of food stores designed especially for Millennials. It is an example of oversimplifying segmentation. Millennials are about to overtake Baby Boomers as the largest population segment, but they are hardly a monolithic group. To design a grocery store just for them may prove a tricky task. What's interesting about Whole Foods Market is its broad appeal across demographic, geographic and even income groups. A CFM team spent an entire day at the Whole Foods Market in Seattle's University District. The diversity of customers, especially considering the relative prices for food, was astonishing. What drew people to the store – in some cases from miles away – was Whole Foods Market's commitment to quality organic fruits, vegetables, meat and seafood. We interviewed housewives, professionals on their lunch break, a mailman and college students. What they bought and how much they spent varied, but their reasons for coming were pretty much the same. The mailman, who drove to the store from many miles away, called it "inconvenient quality." Several of those we interviewed joked about the chain's unofficial nickname of "Whole Paycheck." But that didn't deter them from shopping at the store. The winning pitch our team made to provide PR for the first Whole Foods Market store in Portland was titled, "It's all about the food." Fresh. Reliably sourced. Artistically displayed. Those aren't qualities limited to an age group. They appeal to a wider span of people. In announcing its new store concept, Whole Foods Market talked about appealing to "tech savvy" consumers and offering lower-priced products in a more streamlined store format. Being tech savvy has almost nothing to do with selectivity of what you eat. Food consumers who value an all-organic store are willing to pay a premium price, but still shop for "bargains." Many grocery stores can be ponderous, but Whole Foods Market has a format that is easy to shop and which has been widely copied by other grocers. As a regular Whole Foods Market customer (and a non-Millennial), I see the chain's greatest challenge as remaining different as competitors emulate what it offers. We drive out of our way to buy meat and seafood at our favorite Whole Foods Market, but make another trip to a nearby New Seasons to buy produce and fruit. The Whole Foods Market we patronize offers a "tech savvy" Instacart option, where you can call in your order and pick it up and pay for it at a designated check-out line. It's a great, convenient option, but not a substitute for personally looking at the meat and seafood counters for the freshest, most appealing choices and for seasonal specials. So far, I've never seen anyone checking out at the Instacart line. But I've stood in line at the meat counter along with people of all ages. Tagged: Whole Foods Market, Whole Paycheck, tech savvy, cheaper option, all about the food, market segmentation, Millennials, Marketing PR, CFM PR	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2734
__label__wiki	0.7064	0.7064	70 Years Of Jamestown Pro Baseball To Be Celebrated - Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame In 1939, professional minor league baseball began in Chautauqua County when the Jamestown Pirates were formed as charter members of the newly organized Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York (PONY) League. On Aug. 25th at Diethrick Park, the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame, in conjunction with the Jamestown Jammers ,will celebrate the 70th anniversary of the inaugural season. Highlighting the celebration will be appearances by Jim Matthews, business manger of the 1939 Pirates' club, and Bob Olson, batboy for the team. Matthews, now 92 years old and a resident of Leicester, first arrived in Jamestown in May of 1939 to manage the financial affairs for the local farm team of the Pirates. Although named the Jamestown Pirates, the ballclub actually played its home games at the former Celoron Park baseball field. Matthews remembers that the 1939 Celoron ballpark had seen better days and that there were no restrooms or concessions. He recalls that fans had to enter through the main gates of Celoron Park and then walk to the baseball field where they paid 25 cents for general admission. Matthews reports that the Jamestown Pirates lost money that year and had to be subsidized by the parent club. At the end of the season, the Pittsburgh management, unhappy with the substandard conditions at Celoron, moved their franchise to London, Ontario. Fortunately for Jamestown area baseball fans, the owner of the Niagara Falls team in the PONY League transferred his club to Jamestown for the 1940 season with the understanding from city officials that a state-of-the-art stadium would be constructed within the city. After playing the 1940 season at Allen Park, the Jamestown Falcons were rewarded with the new Municipal Stadium (now Diethrick Park) in 1941. Olson was a 14-year-old living in Celoron in 1939 when the Jamestown Pirates came to the village. Olson and his friend, Bud Showers, loved to hang around the ballfield watching the team. As time went by, and without ever officially being offered the job, they assumed the positions of batboys for the squad. Olson, now a Jamestown resident, remembers having to carry two pails to a house across Duquesne Street from the park to get water for the home and visitors' dugouts. Although Olson was never paid for his duties, he has many priceless memories of the ballplayers that comprised the team. The last living player on the 1939 Pirates is believed to be pitcher Bill Black of LaPorte, Pa. Black was contacted by the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame and invited to the 70th anniversary celebration, but poor health will prevent him from traveling. Another player on the 1939 Pirates was Falconer native Les James. James, an outstanding athlete in several sports, was inducted into the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. His widow, Arlene, will represent Les and other players from the original Jamestown professional team at the commemoration. To join in the recognition of Jamestown's rich baseball heritage, the Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame invited all of its inductees or family representatives to Diethrick Park for the Aug. 25 Jammers game. Nearly three-dozen Chautauqua Sports Hall of Fame inductees will be recognized for their contributions to sports in the Chautauqua County area. The Jammers' opposition that evening will be State College, a farm team of the Pirates. To make this commemoration a truly fan-friendly event, the Jammers have designated the Aug. 25 game as another Dollar Night, meaning fans can purchase game tickets, hot dogs and beverages for $1each. Game time is 7:05 pm.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2735
__label__wiki	0.663318	0.663318	Sara Ratcliff Sara B. Ratcliff was named the Executive Director of the Federal Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCO) Council October 2017. She informs and coordinates the activities of the 24 CHCO Act Departments and Agencies on human capital strategies and policies, as well as on the assessment of human capital management in Federal agencies. The Council manages such matters as modernization of human resources systems, improved quality of human resources information, and legislation affecting human resources management operations and organizations. Before joining the OPM leadership team, Sara Ratcliff served as the Director of the Human Capital Management Office for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, a position for which she was selected in July 2014. She managed the Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) for 60,000+ Intelligence civilians. She was a key architect in building the Department of Defense’s cyber personnel system. She conducted a zero based review of the Defense Intelligence Enterprise; updated 150+ policies; created a data base for tracking the Joint Duty Assignment rotational program; built a technological platform for increasing participation in rotational assignments and led the first major performance management reform pilot in over a decade. From 2010, Ms. Ratcliff served as the Naval Intelligence Chief Human Capital Officer where she published the Cyber Warfare Manpower Zero Based Review, Information Dominance Corps Human Capital Strategy and the Naval Intelligence Strategic Human Capital Plan. She led the first Intelligence Community Swap meet promoting joint duty talent exchanges. She managed furlough planning for the DON’s 3000+ Intel employees. She re-engineered the Civilian Intelligence Personnel Office resulting in its becoming Navy’s Human Resource Office with the best hiring timeline. She led the production and publication of Navy’s DCIPS policies. Prior to Ms. Ratcliff’s service at the Department of Navy, she created The Ratcliff Co., Inc – a private sector executive search firm with 7 recruiters. Ms. Ratcliff’s previous federal service includes her appointment as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Civilian Personnel Policy and Equal Opportunity (DASD (CPP/EO)), Deputy Director of Policy at OPM and US House of Representatives Appropriations Committee Associate Staff member. At OSD, she led policy for DoD’s then 1.2 million civilians, she directed the Department’s 5 year strategic civilian drawdown plan to reduce the civilian workforce by 20%. She led creation of Civilian Assistance and Reemployment (CARE) separation incentives for transitioning employees. Her office created a Defense Out-placement Referral Service (DORS) for displaced military and civilian employees and designed the blueprint for the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program (VSIP). She led consolidation efforts resulting in the creation of the Defense Civilian Personnel Management Service (CPMS) and the Defense Civilian Personnel Data System (DCPDS). DoD’s Executive Development Program (ELDP) was created during her tenure. While on Capitol Hill, Ms. Ratcliff served Rep Frank Wolf (VA) and authored his merit pay reform legislation, authorities to create relocation services for federal executives, bills to allow employees to share leave, Public Service Recognition Week and revisions to federal Reduction-in-Force rules. She was instrumental in eliminating Most Favored Nation status for Romania, creation of the President’s Bi-partisan Commission on Pornography, ending the import of goods made by Soviet slave labor, transfer of the Foreign Service Institute campus to Arlington and transfer of the 2 federal airports to the State of Virginia. Ms. Ratcliff was recognized with the Secretary of Defense Medals for Outstanding Public Service and Distinguished Civilian Service, the Director of National Intelligence Human Capital Excellence Award, The Department of the Army’s Outstanding Civil Service Medal, the Senior Executive Association’s Distinguished Service award and DOD’s Desert Shield/Desert Storm service medal. Ms. Ratcliff graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2736
__label__wiki	0.977534	0.977534	Accenture cuts 600, asks 800 to 'leave' Ellen Almer Chicago-based tech consultancy Accenture is dealing with the economic downturn by cutting 600 support staff workers and asking an additional 800 employees to take a voluntary six- to 12-month leave of absence. An Accenture spokeswoman said the cuts affect primarily U.S. employees, most of them in the human resources, marketing and recruiting departments. The voluntary sabbatical program is open to 800 senior-level consulting personnel. Participants will receive 20% of their salaries and are guaranteed similar positions when they return, the spokeswoman said. The employees have until Aug. 31 to sign up for the so-called FlexLeave program. In a statement, Accenture CEO Joe W. Forehand said the cuts were necessary to offset "lower-than-usual attrition levels," which have created an imbalance between the demand for consulting services and staff. The spokeswoman said no partners are being laid off, nor are they eligible for the sabbatical program. But William Baker, partner at Baker Nelms & Montgomery, a Chicago-based executive recruiter specializing in management consulting placement, said he believes Accenture, formerly Andersen Consulting, likely will thin the partner ranks gradually over the next year during annual performance reviews. The 70,000-employee firm doubled its number of partners to about 2,500 last Sept. 1, the start of its fiscal year. The move was designed to tie Accenture's up-and-comers to the firm and stem defections to tech companies, whose promises of options had lured many from the partner track during the previous three years. To offset the drain on the partnership's income, Accenture encouraged about 280 highly paid senior partners to take early retirement last year, sources say. (Crain's, May 28, 2001). The spokeswoman said Thursday that 60 partners chose to retire last year. Accenture, which split from parent Andersen (formerly Arthur Andersen) last year, is scheduled to hold an initial public offering in early July.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2737
__label__wiki	0.98673	0.98673	Altered plans Gallun Alderman Thomas Allen, who represents the 38th Ward on Chicago's Northwest side, has fought Skokie-based Alter Group over rights granted by the state in 1988 to redevelop the former site of Chicago Read Mental Health Center. Photo: Erik Unger Northwest Side Alderman Thomas R. Allen appears to have the upper hand in his long-running feud with Skokie real estate developer Alter Group Ltd. over plans to redevelop the former site of Chicago Read Mental Health Center. Nearly 60 acres of the Northwest Side property, which lies on Chicago's border with suburban Norridge, still sit fallow almost two decades after the state decided to sell it. "At this point, it's not even about making money," says Alter Group President Michael Alter. "It's about cutting our losses." It's a complicated mess, with finger-pointing on both sides about who's to blame for the lack of progress. Alter Group contends the 38th Ward alderman has obstructed its good-faith efforts to redevelop the site, which the state still owns. Alderman Allen accuses Alter Group of foot-dragging, arguing further that the firm orchestrated an illegal land grab for part of the property. 'NOT GOING TO WALK AWAY' The alderman scored one victory last month, when Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed a bill mandating that 13 acres of the Chicago Read property be preserved as green space, effectively taking it back from Alter Group. Alderman Allen scored another in July when he pushed a non-binding resolution through the City Council asking the state to dump Alter Group as the developer of the rest of the site. Alter Group's rights to 31 acres of the site expired last year, according to a spokesman for the state's Department of Central Management Services (CMS). Mr. Alter says his firm is willing to walk away from that parcel, but only after being compensated for the costs it has incurred as the site's developer. Expenses include legal bills, environmental reports and architecture fees, though he declines to provide figures. "We've got so much invested in this, both in time and money and sweat and blood, that we're not going to walk away for nothing," Mr. Alter says. DISPUTED CLAIMS A CMS spokesman acknowledges that Alter Group still holds the rights to about 11 acres of Chicago Read property, but he disputes the developer's claims to the 31-acre parcel. "The Alter Group will not be involved in the development of the property, but we look forward to working with another developer to make sure the community's needs are met," according to the agency spokesman. As for compensating Alter Group, the CMS spokesman says it "has no legal right to develop the property, and it's irrational to think that taxpayers should foot the bill when Alter will have no role in the property. They were tasked with developing this site and they have little to show in nearly 20 years." Mr. Alter says he's puzzled to hear that. "It's wholly inconsistent" with his "ongoing, constructive" discussions with the state. The relationship began in 1988 when the state granted Alter Group the development rights for part of the property along Montrose Avenue. Yet, all Alter Group has developed since then is a small industrial park with five tenants, including Eli's Cheesecake Co. Mr. Alter says his firm brought numerous industrial tenants to the city, only to be thwarted by Alderman Allen's "obstructionist tactics." He blames the alderman, not the city's Department of Planning and Development, and says delays are more of an issue than costs. Alderman Allen counters that city officials have brought plenty of development leads to Alter Group but the firm scared away prospects by charging exorbitant prices. "I don't understand the comment," says Mr. Alter. "We certainly have every intention to be as competitive as we can." The alderman also contends Alter Group obtained the development rights for the disputed 31-acre parcel by circumventing required state procedures for disposing of surplus land. "I refuse to participate in the public fraud of having the state convey land to a private developer in violation of the state Surplus Land Act," says Mr. Allen. Current options for the remaining undeveloped 42 acres include turning some of it into parkland with athletic fields and walking paths. Neighboring Wright College also wants more land to expand its campus, and Eli's Cheesecake President Marc Schulman is pushing a plan to build an agricultural high school on the site. ©2005 by Crain Communications Inc.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2738
__label__wiki	0.97328	0.97328	Messier explains why he kept quiet during series NHL Team Report - New York Rangers - INSIDE SHOTS Mark Messier stayed quiet throughout the Rangers' run to the Eastern Conference final. The captain of the Blueshirts' lone Stanley Cup championship team in 72 years didn't want to serve as a distraction to the current team -- despite his title as special assistant to GM Glen Sather. But Messier spoke with a few reporters before Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final in Los Angeles. "I think going forward that you can't quantify how important it was for these players to have played the kind of playoff hockey they did for as long as they did and feel what it's like to play this deep," Messier told the New York Post. "The fatigue, the upsets, the times you have to climb back, they're hard lessons to learn unless you actually experience them, and that should put our team in position to take a major leap forward. "But moving forward, as you can see, teams that win the Stanley Cup get stronger as series move on, so for us this year the big thing is to add depth so we don't have to use as many players as much as we did. The more depth you have, the less chance of wearing players down and having injuries." Messier was in L.A. to announce the three finalists for the Bridgestone Mark Messier Leadership Award -- Rangers captain Ryan Callahan, Kings captain Dustin Brown and Phoenix captain Shane Doan. He added that he remained mum during the playoff run because he wanted to avoid comparisons between the current Rangers, who won the Eastern Conference title in the regular season, and the 1994 Cup champions. "I tried to stay out of the way because I really felt the players from both teams had earned the right to be in the position they were in and shouldn't be overshadowed," Messier said. "Like I said, my ship had sailed a long time ago. But being in New York, with all the storylines that developed during this series, from a journalistic standpoint, it was a great time for hockey and a great place to be." SEASON HIGHLIGHT: The Rangers finally got past three years of waiting until the final days of the regular season to decide their playoff fate, squeaking in twice as the No. 8 seed and missing the playoffs altogether in 2010. Beginning with two games in Sweden -- and also including a victory in the NHL Winter Classic outdoors in Philadelphia -- the Rangers finished first overall in the Eastern Conference with a 51-24-7 record, the first time they did that since their 1994 Stanley Cup championship season. TURNING POINT: The Rangers appeared to be one of those teams of destiny when Marian Gaborik's goal in triple overtime of Game 3 in the second round of the playoffs against Washington completed a ridiculous comeback that also included Brad Richards' tying goal with 7.6 seconds remaining. But the Rangers dropped the next game, 3-2, en route to their second consecutive seven-game series. In fact, the Rangers had eight opportunities in the playoffs to take a two-game lead, and they lost all eight games. NHL Team Report - New York Rangers - NOTES, QUOTES --RW Marian Gaborik underwent surgery May 30 to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder, an injury he'd been playing with for several weeks and one that possibly explains his inconsistent production in the postseason. He is expected to be sidelined 5-6 months. "Yeah, it was the Ottawa game, that was the real play," Gaborik said, referring to Game 3 of the first round against the Senators. "I went into the boards behind the net. I just tried to play through it. I kept getting treatment; I just tried to take care of it as much as I could. The guys did a really good job in the room. Obviously, you try not to think about it. You try to play the best that I could, according to the situation. I don't want to make excuses, but it was there. I would say it affected me." --RW Brandon Prust, who will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, underwent surgery to repair a torn tendon in his right ring finger, suffered in a fight with Ottawa's Zenon Konopka in January. His recovery time is expected to be about four weeks. QUOTE TO NOTE: "I don't think one player should have left our (facility) disappointed with the year he had. There's a tremendous amount of pressure to score in the playoffs, and especially on your offensive guys. I've been there myself and was successful some times and unsuccessful other times. They don't make it easier for the star players to score, and that's why you need depth. ... I can say that I know the coaching staff is unbelievably proud of the way the team played from start to finish." -- Mark Messier, special assistant to GM Glen Sather, after the Rangers' elimination in the Eastern Conference final. NHL Team Report - New York Rangers - ROSTER REPORT MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: G Henrik Lundqvist had a career season at age 30 in backboning the Rangers to the best record in the Eastern Conference, earning Hart Trophy and Vezina Trophy nominations and getting past the second round of the playoffs for the first time in his career. Despite a 10-10 playoff record, Lundqvist also finished the postseason with an excellent 1.82 goals-against average. "Just to get a taste of it, it's exciting, but at the same time, we didn't reach our ultimate goal," Lundqvist said of the Rangers' six-game loss to New Jersey in the Eastern Conference final. "We didn't get to where we wanted to." MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: LW Brandon Dubinsky, the Rangers' leading scorer a year ago, took a step back in the first season of a four-year, $16.8 million contract. The 26-year-old forward, who finished the regular season with just 10 goals and 24 assists in 77 games, also missed 11 postseason games with a high ankle sprain. "Obviously, this wasn't the season I hoped for," Dubinsky said, "but the good news is I think this organization still believes in me." BIGGEST NEEDS: One year after spending $60 million on No. 1 center Brad Richards, the Rangers will be in the market again for a scorer in free agency after averaging barely two goals per game in the playoffs, coach John Tortorella indicated. New Jersey forward Zach Parise heads a decent free agent class, and the Rangers figure to be at the head of the line with an open checkbook. They also might revisit trade talks for Columbus star Rick Nash, whom they attempted but failed to acquire at the spring trade deadline. The uncertainty surrounding Michael Sauer (concussion) and Tortorella's reliance mostly on his top three defensemen -- Dan Girardi, Ryan McDonagh and Marc Staal -- in the postseason probably means the Rangers also will be in the market for a reliable blue liner this summer. FREE AGENT FOCUS: Despite the potential for more labor strife with the current CBA set to expire Sept. 15, the Rangers are likely to be among the active participants when the free agent season kicks off on July 1, with a top-six forward and a top-four defenseman on GM Glen Sather's radar. Among the Rangers' own unrestricted free agents, they will attempt to retain winger Brandon Prust ($800,000) and backup goalie Martin Biron ($800,000). The status of UFA forwards Ruslan Fedotenko and John Mitchell and defenseman Steve Eminger are less certain. Defenseman Michael Del Zotto is the Rangers' most prominent restricted free agent, with fellow blueliners Anton Stralman and Stu Bickel and winger Mats Zuccarello also in that group. PLAYER NOTES: --RW Jesper Fast, the Rangers' sixth-round pick in 2010, signed an entry-level deal with the Rangers on May 29 after scoring five goals and 16 points in 21 games with HV71 of the Swedish Elite League. The 20-year-old forward, formerly known as Jesper Fasth, also missed three months this season because of a fractured ankle. --LW Marek Hrivik, who had nine points in nine playoff games for AHL Connecticut after signing as an undrafted free agent out of the QMJHL, was signed to an undisclosed contract on May 30. The 20-year-old Slovakia native had 29 goals and 70 points in 54 games for Moncton last season. --C Oscar Lindberg, acquired from Phoenix in exchange for Ethan Werek in 2011, agreed to terms on an entry-level deal on June 1. Lindberg, originally drafted in the second round by the Coyotes in 2009, had 10 points in 46 games for Skelleftea of the Swedish Elite League in 2011-12. MEDICAL WATCH: --RW Marian Gaborik (shoulder) underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum May 30. He's expected to be out until November. --D Michael Sauer (concussion) remains out indefinitely. He was injured Dec. 5. --RW Brandon Prust (torn tendon in right ring finger) underwent surgery. The finger doesn't figure to be healed until late June. Column: ‘Mai Tai Guy’ snatches Kyle Schwarber’s home run ball from kids — and the social media outrage is way over the top. Again. Eastern Conference (NHL) Marian Gaborik	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2739
__label__cc	0.697844	0.302156	Help Brownies & Downies stay open Published by Aimee Pace on May 5, 2019 The future of Brownies & Downies is hanging in the balance after a home affairs mix-up caused the owner of the much-loved establishment to be banned from South Africa for five years. The café on the corner of Long Street and Prestwich Street is not only home to some of the most delicious brownies in the city but also improves the quality of life for the intellectually challenged by evolving South Africa’s societal views and acceptance of these individuals in society. Local comedian Barry Hilton visiting the Brownies & Downies team. Brownies & Downies offers a welcoming atmostphere of love and acceptance while providing quality food for each and every customer that comes through the door. This unique establishment is now under threat due to their Dutch co-owner, Wendy Schultz, being banned from re-entering South Africa due to a “slip-up” with her paperwork at the Deparment of Home Affairs. Wendy may not be able to re-enter the country for another five years. Schultz is very passionate about her work with Brownies & Downies and feels they are making a huge difference in the lives of young people with Down Syndrome. Eager employees offering smiles and great service at Brownies & Downies. “Essentially, Brownies & Downies runs a training programme where young people with special needs are taught culinary skills so that they are empowered, can have a sense of purpose, and can contribute meaningfully to society,” she said. The process to sort out her paper work has been a painstaking one, Chultz explains. “I have battled in an appeals process spanning close on two years to sort out my paperwork with the Department of Home Affairs, but seem to hit one snag after the other. Apart from wishing to be reunited with my husband, Brownies & Downies needs me back in South Africa to continue the work that we have started,” says Schultz. Employee training in progress at Brownies & Downies. The training programme has successfully integrated 12 people with intellectual disabilities into work environments, with seven still awaiting Wendy’s return to be placed. Schultz runs the restaurant together with her husband, and the the couple are inundated with calls from special needs schools, as well as families with special needs children, from around the country to start similar initiatives due to the success of the Cape Town establishment. The impending closure of Brownies & Downies will not only impact the lives of many young people benefiting from the programme, but trainers and other support staff face the prospect of losing their jobs too. Brownies & Downies is asking for help from any and everyone who can assist to get Wendy’s paperwork sorted so that their doors don’t have to close. Contact Brownies & Downies if you can assist: www.browniesanddownies.co.za Pictures: Facebook/Brownies & Downies Article written by Aimee Pace Aimee is an avid gamer, enthusiastic yogi and animal lover. Addicted to anime, coffee and plant-based meals. Current favourite pastimes include, sewing and learning Japanese.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2742
__label__wiki	0.902796	0.902796	Career achievements of cricketers Career achievements of sportspeople Career Development Lists of international cricket centuries by player Australian cricketer Sir Don Bradman, often called the greatest batsman of all time,[2][3][4] scored twenty-nine Test cricket centuries during his international career which lasted from 1928 to 1948.[N 1] However, his cricketing career was interrupted from 1940 to 1946 due to the outbreak of World War II, followed by poor health.[5] He assumed captaincy of the Australian side in the 1936–1937 season,[6] and scored fourteen of his centuries as captain.[7] Bradman holds the world record for the most double centuries scored by a single batsman, with twelve to his name.[8] He was the first of four batsmen to have twice scored triple centuries, Brian Lara, Virender Sehwag and Chris Gayle.[9] His total of nineteen centuries against Englandremains the world record for the highest number of centuries against a single team.[10] When he made 334—his first triple century—against England in the 1930 Ashes, Bradman scored 309 of those runs on 11 July 1930, which remains as the highest number of runs scored by a single batsman in one day.[11] It was the highest individual Test score until Wally Hammond scored 336 in 1933.[12] Len Hutton then surpassed Wally Hammond with 364 in 1938 which stood until 1958 when Garfield Sobers scored 365 not out. Later Brian Lara scored 400 in 2004. In the same series, Bradman went on to score a further century and two more double centuries, accumulating 974 runs in 7 innings—the most runs scored by one batsman in a single series.[13] In 1937, Bradman, suffering from influenza and coming in at the seventh position, scored 270 to guide his team to victory against England.[14] It was rated as the best Test innings of all time by the Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack in 2001.[1] It is also the highest score made by a number 7 batsman, while his 304 against England in 1934 was the highest score made by a number 5 batsman, until January 2012, when Michael Clarke made 329* against the touring Indians.[15] [16] By the time of his retirement in 1948, Bradman had made twenty-nine centuries in eighty innings. These centuries, with which he had accumulated 5,393 of his 6,996 Test runs,[17] were scored with a 36.25% ratio of centuries per innings played.[18] This allowed him to maintain a career batting average of 99.94, while no other batsman has been able to reach 61.[N 2][19]He would have retired with an average of 100 had he scored four more runs in his final innings.[20][21] * Remained not out ♠ Captained the Australian side Test The number of the Test matches played in that series Pos. Position in the batting order Inn. The innings of the match H/A The venue was at home (Australia) or away. Lost The match was lost by Australia. Won The match was won by Australia. Drawn The match was drawn. Test cricket centuries Inn. 1 112 England 6 3 3/5 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Home 29 December 1928 Lost[22] 2 123 England 5 2 5/5 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Home 8 March 1929 Won[23] 3 131 England 3 4 1/5 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Away 13 June 1930 Lost[24] 4 254 England 3 2 2/5 Lord’s Cricket Ground, London Away 27 June 1930 Won[25] 5 334 England 3 1 3/5 Headingley, Leeds Away 11 July 1930 Drawn[26] 6 232 England 3 2 5/5 The Oval, London Away 16 August 1930 Won[27] 7 223 West Indies 3 1 3/5 Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane Home 16 January 1931 Won[28] 8 152 West Indies 3 2 4/5 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Home 13 February 1931 Won[29] 9 226 South Africa 3 1 1/5 The Gabba, Brisbane Home 27 November 1931 Won[30] 10 112 South Africa 4 2 2/5 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Home 18 December 1931 Won[31] 11 167 South Africa 3 3 3/5 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Home 31 December 1931 Won[32] 12 299* South Africa 3 2 4/5 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Home 29 January 1932 Won[33] 13 103* England 4 3 2/5 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Home 30 December 1932 Won[34] 14 304 England 5 2 4/5 Headingley, Leeds Away 20 July 1934 Drawn[35] 15 244 England 3 1 5/5 The Oval, London Away 18 August 1934 Won[36] 16 270♠ England 7 3 3/5 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Home 1 January 1937 Won[37] 17 212♠ England 4 2 4/5 Headingley, Leeds Away 22 July 1938 Won[38] 18 169♠ England 3 1 5/5 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Home 26 February 1937 Won 19 144♠ England 3 3 1/5 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Away 14 June 1938 Draw 20 102♠ England 3 4 2/5 Lord’s, London Away 28 June 1938 Draw 21 103♠ England 4 2 4/5 Headingley, Leeds Away 23 July 1938 Won 22 187♠ England 3 1 1/5 The Gabba, Brisbane Home 29 November 1946 Won[39] 23 234♠ England 6 2 2/5 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Home 13 December 1946 Won[40] 24 185♠ India 3 1 1/5 The Gabba, Brisbane Home 28 November 1947 Won[41] 25 132♠ India 3 1 3/5 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Home 1 January 1948 Won[42] 26 127♠ India 6 3 3/5 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Home 3 January 1948 Won[42] 27 201♠ India 3 1 4/5 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Home 23 January 1948 Won[43] 28 138♠ England 3 2 1/5 Trent Bridge, Nottingham Away 10 June 1948 Won[44] 29 173♠ England 3 4 4/5 Headingley, Leeds Away 22 July 1948 Won[45] Jump up^ Bradman only played international Test cricket matches and not One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals, which were not played at that time. Jump up^ Calculated from batsmen who have batted a minimum of twenty innings. ^ Jump up to:a b “Laxman, Kumble in Wisden’s top ten list”. Cricinfo. 26 July 2001. Retrieved 1 January 2010. Jump up^ Armstrong, Geoff (2003). Legends of Cricket. Allen & Unwin. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-86508-836-5. Jump up^ Ashley Alexander, Mallett (2001). Eleven: the greatest eleven of the 20th century. University of Queensland Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-7022-3258-9. Jump up^ National treasures from Australia’s great libraries. National Library of Australia. 2005. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-642-27620-9. Jump up^ Page, Michael. “Biographical essay by Michael Page”. State Library of South Australia. Archived from the original on 20 June 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2010. Jump up^ “Sir Donald Bradman”. The Telegraph. 27 February 2001. Retrieved 5 January 2010. Jump up^ “DG Bradman – Centuries in Test cricket as captain”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2010. Jump up^ “Most Double Hundreds in a Career”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2010. Jump up^ “Most Triple Hundreds in a Career”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2010. Jump up^ “Most hundreds against one team”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2010. Jump up^ “Most Runs in a Day”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2010. Jump up^ “Most Runs in an Innings”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January2010. Jump up^ “Most Runs in a Series”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2010. Jump up^ “England v Australia 1936/37”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January2010. Jump up^ “Most runs in an innings (by batting position)”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2010. Jump up^http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/518951.html. Missing or empty \|title= (help) Jump up^ “DG Bradman – Centuries in Test matches”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2010. Jump up^ “Players Batting 30 Innings with 10% Centuries”. Howstat. Retrieved 1 January 2010. Jump up^ “Highest Career Batting Average”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2010. Jump up^ “Widen’s cricketers of the century”. BBC News. 5 April 2000. Retrieved 5 January 2010. Jump up^ “The Legend of “the Don” (TV program transcript)”. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 February 2001. Retrieved 5 January 2010. Jump up^ “The Ashes (1928/29) – 3rd Test”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2010. Jump up^ “The Ashes (1928/29) – 5th Test”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2010. Jump up^ “The Ashes (1930) – 1st Test”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January2010. Jump up^ “The Ashes (1930) – 2nd Test”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January2010. Jump up^ “The Ashes (1930) – 3rd Test”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January2010. Jump up^ “The Ashes (1930) – 5th Test”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January2010. Jump up^ “West Indies in Australia Test Series (1930/31) – 3rd Test”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2010. Jump up^ “West Indies in Australia Test Series (1930/31) – 4th Test”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2010. Jump up^ “South Africa in Australia Test Series (1931/32) – 1st Test”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2010. Jump up^ “South Africa in Australia Test Series (1931/32) – 2nd Test”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2010. Jump up^ “South Africa in Australia Test Series (1931/32) – 3rd Test”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2010. Jump up^ “South Africa in Australia Test Series (1931/32) – 4th Test”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2010. Jump up^ “The Ashes (1932/33) – 2nd Test”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2010. Jump up^ “The Ashes (1946/47) – 1st Test”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2010. Jump up^ “India in Australia Test Series (1947/48) – 1st Test”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2010. ^ Jump up to:a b “India in Australia Test Series (1947/48) – 3rd Test”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2010. Jump up^ “India in Australia Test Series (1947/48) – 4th Test”. Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2010. 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__label__wiki	0.859256	0.859256	New Paltz, New York State University of New York at New Paltz Student Outcomes Graduation Rates for State University of New York at New Paltz Percent Earning Bachelor's Degree within 4 years 48% earned a bachelor degree A college's graduation rate is a strong indication of its effectiveness and your potential to find success at a school. These statistics measure the percentage of first-time, full-time students who earned a bachelor degree within four, five or six years from State University of New York at New Paltz. For comparison, approximately 58% of starting students nationally earn a bachelor's degree within six years. State University of New York at New Paltz is more effective than average at successfully graduating students. Average salary after attending State University of New York at New Paltz 10 years after enrolling, the average income of former State University of New York at New Paltz students who are working and no longer in school is $47,400, which is 38% higher than the national median. Sources, U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard / Department of Treasury. Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=196176 IPEDS survey data for State University of New York at New Paltz. Can you get into State University of New York at New Paltz? Compare yourself with other successful applicants and get your admission chances instantly with Cappex Calculate my Chances	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2746
__label__wiki	0.98644	0.98644	New Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Poster Released Once Upon a Time in Hollywoodbrad pitt Leonardo DiCaprio movie posters Once Upon a Time in Hollywood quentin tarantino By Christian Long Stars Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio are featured on the newest poster for director Quentin Tarantino’s ninth cinematic epic, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Sony Pictures posted the poster to Twitter today, which features the two stars against the backdrop of the Hollywood hills. With an era-appropriate car just out of focus as well. Along with Pitt and DiCaprio, the massive ensemble cast for the film also includes Margot Robbie (I, Tonya), Burt Reynolds (Smokey and the Bandit), Timothy Olyphant (Santa Clarita Diet), Michael Madsen (Sin City), Tim Roth (Selma), Damian Lewis (Billions), Luke Perry (The Fifth Element), Emile Hirsch (Speed Racer), Dakota Fanning (The Alienist), Clifton Collins (Pacific Rim), Keith Jefferson (The Hateful Eight), Nicholas Hammond (The Sound of Music), James Marsden (Westworld), Julia Butters (Transparent), and Scoot McNairy (Halt and Catch Fire). RELATED: Once Upon A Time in Hollywood Set Photos with Pitt, DiCaprio, and Pacino Set in Los Angeles in the summer of 1969, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood focuses on a male TV actor named Rick Dalton (DiCaprio) who’s had one hit western series and is looking for a way to get into the film business. His sidekick Cliff Booth (Pitt) — who’s also his stunt double — is looking for the same thing. The horrific murder of Sharon Tate (Rick’s neighbor in the film, portrayed by Robbie) and four of her friends by Charles Manson’s cult of followers serves as a backdrop to the main story. The movie is said to be similar to a “Pulp Fiction-like tapestry” that covers a group of characters during that summer. This will be Tarantino’s first film based on true events, as Inglourious Basterds was technically set in World War II and featured key leaders including Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill, but in an alternate history that did not follow reality. Production for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is currently underway in Los Angeles for Sony Pictures and the film is slated for release on August 9, 2019.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2750
__label__cc	0.637827	0.362173	Compassionate Mind Australia About Compassionate Mind Australia What is Compassion? Committee Members Affiliations Resources Videos Books Websites Research Articles Practitioner Tools Practitioner Tools We offer compassion practices and a hub for the promotion of courses and community events that align with our purpose. Compassion Focused Therapy Workshops Wednesday, January 23, 2019 9:00 PM 21:00 Friday, April 5, 2019 5:00 PM 17:00 Victoria Park Function Venue 309 Herston Road Herston, QLD, 4006 Australia (map) With Professor Paul Gilbert and Dr James Kirby To Register: www.trybooking.com/xewp OVERVIEW OF WORKSHOPS These workshops provide a great opportunity to learn from the founder Prof Paul Gilbert, who has travelled from the UK to provide this training opportunity in Brisbane with Dr James Kirby. CFT is an innovative therapy which has become increasingly popular amongst a range of health professionals. CFT was originally developed for clients with high-levels of self-criticism and shame and has a growing evidence-base for a variety of clinical disorders and presentations, including with depression, anxiety, as well as complex trauma, PTSD, and psychosis. Practicing compassion has been shown to have powerful effects on physiological, psychological and social processes. 1. Introduction to CFT (3-day: 23-25 Jan 2019) (Early bird before 15 Dec $895; Full price $950) 2. Compassionate Mind Training - A Personal Practice (3-day: 20-22 Feb 2019) (Early bird before 15 Jan $895; Full price $950) 3. CFT and the Therapeutic Relationship (1-day: 15 March 2019) (Early bird before 15 Feb $250; Full price $295) 4. CFT and Working with Complex Cases (2-day: 4-5 April 2019) STUDENTS: 30% Discount off ticket prices MULTIPLE EVENT BOOKINGS: 10% Discount off total price For Discount Codes, contact event organiser or email: compassiontrainingaustralia@gmail.com *Fees include GST WORKSHOP DETAILS 1. INTRODUCTION TO COMPASSION FOCUSED THERAPY (3-day: 23-25 Jan 2019) 18 CPD hours of professional development for health practitioners Compassion-focused therapy (CFT) brings an evolutionary framework to the conceptualisation of mental health problems and their alleviation. Practicing compassion has been shown to have powerful effects on the mind, body, and social processes. This introductory course is designed to encourage the use of practices that stimulate compassionate mental states and those that build a sense of the compassionate self-identity. Workshop Objectives: 1. Gain an understanding of how evolutionary functional analysis advances our understanding of mental health difficulties and in particular the importance of the evolution of attachment, caring and affiliation as part of the human affect motivation and regulation systems 2. Gain an understanding of the 3 system affect regulation model (threat, drive and affiliative-soothing), which informs compassion-focused interventions 3. Be exposed to key compassion-focused skills including the use of the breath and body postures, the practice of compassion focused imagery, the use of compassionate mind training to build the “compassionate self”, employing the “compassionate self” to engage with areas of personal difficulty ,and building supportive social relationships. 4. Gain an understanding of how CFT may be applied to clients with different problems in which there is a non-affiliative relationship with self and/or others (e.g. eating disorders, personality disorders, anxiety, depression, shame, psychosis etc). 2. COMPASSIONATE MIND TRAINING – A PERSONAL PRACTICE (3-day: 20-22 Feb 2019) NOTE: This workshop is suitable for ANYONE (not limited to health professionals) This workshop will help to facilitate participants with cultivating their potential for a compassionate mind with personal practice. It will give people direct experience of mindfulness and compassion practices drawn from a synthesis of Western therapeutic and Buddhist approaches. Integrating mindfulness into the practice of compassion, we will find a step-by-step approach to cultivating the inner compassionate self. By creating a stable base through mindfulness practices of soothing breathing and grounding, we will build on this by establishing a warm and receptive inner environment through working with voice tone, facial expressions, and wise acceptance of our changing emotions. We also work with our bodies to show how certain systems, such as the vagal parasympathetic system, can be linked to and cultivated by compassion practice. Through conscious identification with qualities of strength, wisdom and commitment we learn to embody the compassionate self. From this place we are then in a position to relate compassionately to the parts of ourselves that struggle, and to broaden our compassion to other people in our lives. In this way we will experience the healing qualities that come from a stable and compassionate mind and develop new and transformative ways of being with our self and other people. 6 CPD hours of professional development for health practitioners Considerable research suggests that the therapeutic relationship is one of the biggest sources of change. This workshop will look how CFT conceptualises the therapeutic relationship, how it is informed by attachment theory and research and how it changes over time. Special attention will be given to how the therapist themselves uses compassion-focused techniques to support themselves in therapeutic work. The workshop will touch on issues of transference and countertransference and the importance of the therapist addressing their own potential issues of shame, self-criticism, and their dark sides. NOTE: This workshop is most suitable for health practitioners trained in and practicing CFT There are many sources of difficulty that can produce complexity in psychotherapy. These range from difficulties such as psychosis and bipolar disorders through to complex trauma-based difficulties. One of the sources for complexity are fears, blocks and resistances to compassion motivation and affect. This workshop will look at some of the origins of fears blocks and resistances in relationship to experiential avoidance, passive aggression, and unprocessed attachment emotions such as anger and grief. In addition we will explore the impact of complexity on the mind of the therapist. PROFESSOR PAUL GILBERT Paul Gilbert, PhD, FBPsS, OBE is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Derby and is a Visiting Professor at The University of Queensland, Australia. He was an NHS Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Derbyshire Health Care Foundation Trust until his retirement in 2016. He has researched evolutionary approaches to psychopathology for over 40 years with a special focus on shame and the treatment of shame-based difficulties - for which compassion focused therapy was developed. He was made a Fellow of the British Psychological Society in 1993. In 2003 Paul was president of the BABCP and a member of the first British Governments’ NICE guidelines for depression. He has written/edited 22 books and over 300 publications. In 2006 he established the Compassionate Mind Foundation, a charity with the mission statement “to promote wellbeing through the scientific understanding and application of compassion” (www.compassionatemind.co.uk). He was awarded an OBE in March 2011. DR JAMES KIRBY James is a Clinical Psychologist and Lecturer at School of Psychology at the University of Queensland. He is also the Co-Director of the Compassionate Mind Research Group at the University of Queensland. He has broad research interests in compassion, however, specifically he examines compassion focused therapy and evaluates compassionate mind training interventions. James also holds a Visiting Fellowship at the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University. He has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles and chapters. He also continues his work as a clinical psychologist in private practice. 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__label__wiki	0.591232	0.591232	Authors celebrate at 60th Miles Franklin, won by Josephine Wilson On a literary night of nights Josephine Wilson took home the Miles Franklin Literary Award for her novel Extinctions. Hailed by the judging panel as a clever and compassionate novel, the story follows protagonist Fred Lothian’s experiences with ageing, adoption, grief and remorse; rescue and also resistance to rescue. Read more about Josephine’s book and the […] Josephine Wilson’s Extinctions wins 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award Australia’s most prestigious literary award has been bestowed on Josephine Wilson for Extinctions, published by UWA Publishing. In a year when the Miles Franklin Literary Award celebrates its 60th anniversary, it is fitting the 2017 winning novel should address the themes of ageing and survival. Established through the will of My Brilliant Career author Miles […] Behind the lines with the final five With just a day left before the winner of this year’s Miles Franklin Literary Award is announced (7 September), the five finalists discuss their shortlisted novels. Discover the inspiration behind the stories and gain a glimpse into the minds of these brilliant writers. Read their words in this article, as it appeared in the Sydney Morning […] Miles Franklin shortlist named 60 years ago, author Miles Franklin had a vision: to advance and better Australian literature. As the shortlist for the 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award is revealed, it’s fair to say Miles herself would be delighted to see five first-time nominees, each with their own distinct voice and writing style, recognised in the Award’s jubilee […] In 60th year, an epic 2017 Miles Franklin Literary Award longlist revealed Sixty years since Patrick White was awarded £500 and proclaimed: “I am going to buy a hi-fi set and a kitchen stove,” after winning the inaugural Miles Franklin Literary Award, the longlist for 2017’s iteration was today announced by Perpetual. As trustee of the Award, one of Australia’s most prestigious literary prizes, Perpetual announced […] Literature under threat if copyright changes are adopted On the day of the announcement of the Miles Franklin Award (26 August), author Anna Funder wrote in The Age, “Even as a child I knew that the books that got the gold sticker tapped into something profound about humanity and about this country. When my book All That I Am won in 2012, though I was far […] Keeping the focus on ‘Brilliant Careers’ Melbourne Writers’ Festival 2016 Opening Night Speech by Kim Williams on the Miles Franklin Award What does it take to produce a superb work of literature? Talent, intelligence and the perseverance of an explorer, perhaps even a fictitious one such as Johann Ulrich Voss. A writer needs patience, time and a quiet place to encounter an […] A. S. Patrić wins the 2016 Miles Franklin Award Author A. S. Patrić has won the prestigious 2016 Miles Franklin Literary Award for his debut novel, Black Rock White City. The award, announced at the opening night of the Melbourne Writers Festival tonight, has delivered Mr Patrić $60,000 in prize money from the Miles Franklin Trust, managed by Perpetual. As one of the five […]	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2756
__label__cc	0.674328	0.325672	/advice-and-protocols/advice/aboriginal-children/identifying-aboriginal-andor-torres-strait-islander www.cpmanual.vic.gov.au/advice-and-protocols/advice/aboriginal-children/identifying-aboriginal-andor-torres-strait-islander This advice provides additional information regarding the identification of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children. Document ID number 2309 , version 2, 8 February 2019. See procedure Identifying Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children for tasks that must be undertaken. Identifying Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children who are involved with child protection in Victoria is a practice requirement. Early identification of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children ensures: the child’s cultural rights are protected and promoted; there is adherence with additional legislative obligations under the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 (CYFA) that promote cultural safety and connectedness; Aboriginal specific services are offered to the child and family as early as possible. There are a number of provisions in the CYFA that relate to Aboriginal children, such as the Aboriginal Child Placement Principle (ss. 13-14), additional decision making principles (s.12), cultural support requirements (s.176), and restrictions on making permanent care orders (s.323). A child’s Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander status is significant as these provisions do not apply to children who are not Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Why this practice requirement is important Children and young people are entitled to have their culture known, respected and nurtured. To get the best outcomes for children, and to promote culturally safe practice, practitioners need to proactively ask about each child’s cultural identity. This promotes the child’s cultural rights and connections and shows respect for the history of each child and their family. The CYFA requires that an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander child’s cultural plan aligns with their case plan. Cultural considerations inform all aspects of case planning and promotes Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and young people’s connection to their family, community and culture. Focussed attention on cultural plans through care teams and achievement of these plans also fosters positive and healthy identity development. This supports Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and young people growing strong in their culture. By identifying Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children early, practitioners contributes to practice that ensures the child’s cultural rights are upheld; culturally appropriate care options are identified; culturally specific supports and services (including Aboriginal family-led decision making meetings) are offered to the child early; and legislative obligations (including consultation with ACSASS and the Aboriginal Child Placement Principle) are met for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children under the CYFA. As soon as a child is identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, record this in CRIS, and consult with ACSASS. Consistent and accurate recording of Aboriginal cultural information on CRIS leads to improved data and service provision. This data is used when planning service and program delivery and in identifying what works well, to support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and families in the child protection program. How to ask With confidence, respect and sensitivity Asking each child and parent if they are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander is of critical importance in protecting the child’s culture and identity. Some children and young people may not know that they are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and some families may choose not to identify that they are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander to child protection. Respect a person’s right to privacy and choice to identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, or not. If you are asking a person directly (such as the child or a parent): ask; “Are you Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander? If the answer is “Yes”, clarify; “Are you Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander or both? If the answer is “No”, clarify; “What is your cultural background or heritage?” A simple and clear explanation, advising that this information is asked of all children and families and that the information is used to help support children, should be provided as required. Child and family’s privacy Information collected by child protection is governed by the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 and the Health Records Act 2001. Information sharing provisions under the CYFA are consistent with this legislation. Information collected by child protection must be stored and used appropriately and in accordance with legislation. Information that a child is Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander is to be provided to the Children’s Court if a protection application is issued as there are obligations and requirements that a magistrate must consider in making decisions for Aboriginal children under the CYFA. Self-Identification Child protection practitioners are required to ask a reporter if the child is Aboriginal at intake, and to ask a child and family at investigation if they identify themselves as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Child protection’s recording of this status is based on their response. Child protection accepts self-identification by a child or parent as a sufficient basis for responding to the child as Aboriginal. Child protection do not need to ‘confirm’ a child’s Aboriginal status. This is based on the view that: past government policies have had a detrimental impact on the lives of Aboriginal people and the department endeavours to protect the rights of future generations of Aboriginal people by implementing culturally safe practices. This includes avoiding any action which diminishes, demeans or disempowers the cultural identity and well-being of an individual. in the context of Child Protection intervention, there is no advantage to be gained by a person identifying as Aboriginal when they are not. Although the definition of an Aboriginal person in the CYFA includes additional elements, it has not been the practice for Child Protection to seek evidence that the child is of Aboriginal decent, or accepted by community. Practitioners are required to discuss each child’s Aboriginal status with the family and to verify the information recorded in CRIS is recorded accurately. Recording details of discussions with the family including the family member/s who provided the information, assists child protection to better understand and support the child. When no family can be located to verify the child's indigenous status, it may not be possible to verify. In this circumstance an ACSASS or Aboriginal service worker may be able to assist child protection with this. This information is to be recorded using the ‘record verification’ button in CRIS. An Aboriginal agency or organisation may inform child protection of their opinion or assessment of a child or young person’s Aboriginal status. An Aboriginal organisation may determine that it will not provide a service to the child or their family as a result, and this will be accepted by the department. The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies supports this approach by emphasising that Aboriginal people have the right to determine issues of identity and community through their own processes. To date, if the child or parent continues to self-identify as Aboriginal, and the service meets a statutory obligation, the department finds another way to meet the obligation. If a child has been recorded as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander on CRIS and new information suggests that this is not the case, or the child and family advise that the child is not Aboriginal, formal de-identification on CRIS may need to be considered. Refer to Changing the status of a child from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander – advice and the Changing the status of a child from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander – procedure for further information. Aboriginal communities are often well connected. Liaising with your local ACCO, particularly if they already know the family, may assist you to identify key mentors, significant relationships and facilitate stronger supports and connections for the child. It is possible that families who have not previously identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander may wish to at a later time and practitioners need to be sensitive and accepting of this. Responding to Aboriginal children - advice Identifying Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children - for families (pdf, 78.58 KB) Last updated: 1 March 2019 Web Page Address: www.cpmanual.vic.gov.au/advice-and-protocols/advice/aboriginal-children/identifying-aboriginal-andor-torres-strait-islander	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2759
__label__wiki	0.934326	0.934326	Home News Cast Announcement: Arbuthnot and Pals’ Adventures In Oz Cast Announcement: Arbuthnot and Pals’ Adventures In Oz Published: 3rd July 2019 Arbuthnot and Pals Return For Summer Holiday Fun One of the best-loved stories in children’s literature is being given a sprinkle of panto magic at The Customs House this summer. Arbuthnot and Pals’ Adventures in Oz is loosely based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L Frank Baum, who penned a number of stories about the Land of Oz. Davey Hopper returns as Arbuthnot and he will be joined by Dale Jewitt as Puddles, Eleanor Chaganis as the Wicked Witch of the West, Luke Maddison as Jack, Glen Richard Townsend as Dennis and Lori Smedley as Cecilia. Davey made his panto debut as Arbuthnot in Jack and the Beanstalk in 2016 and has gone on to do many shows as the much-loved character. In fact, this will be Arbuthnot’s 10th show at The Customs House! Davey, who was nominated for Best Comic at this year’s Great British Panto Awards for his performance in Beauty and the Beast, said: “Well, what can I say about this show? We are going to be bigger and better! “This is the largest cast I’ve assembled for any show I’ve directed and what a cast! I absolutely can’t wait to share the stage with them. This is going to be one to remember, with songs and dances that kids of all ages can join in with.” “I love The Wizard of Oz. It was one of the first shows I ever did on The Customs House stage. When I was 16, I played the Lion in the summer school, so it has a very special place in my heart. You’ve got to get your tickets now!” In the family show, the Wicked Witch of the West has cast a mysterious spell that has made everyone in Cooksonville believe they are characters from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz! Only Cecilia remembers who she really is. Can she convince Arbuthnot that it’s not real and defeat the Wicked Witch? Arbuthnot and Pals’ Adventures in Oz is written by Davey and Dale, who trained at the University of Northumbria and NORTH at Northern Stage. His theatre credits include Christmas Crackers and Clear White Light (Live Theatre), Animal Farm and Growth (Northern Stage) and Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew and Much Ado About Nothing (Theatre Space North East). He is also a founding member of Theatre Hoodang and The Canny Network that provide development opportunities and workshops for north east performers. Eleanor graduated from Guildford School of Acting with a First Class Honours degree in Musical Theatre. She has just finished a regional tour of The Cinder Path after coming back from the international tour of The Jungle Book with S4K. She is an accomplished performer with experience in many genres, from Shakespeare to musicals. She has appeared in The Customs House panto for the last three years. Eleanor said: “I’m thrilled to be back at The Customs House and very excited to see where this adventure takes us.” Luke began his career at The Customs House at the age of 18 and has played many roles on stage and screen, as well as radio and opera, across the UK. Recent credits include The War of the Worlds at Northern Stage, When the Boat Comes In at The Customs House and Everywhere We Go at The Customs House. He said: “I’m delighted to be performing in Arbuthnot and Pals’ Adventures in Oz and can’t wait to get started.” Glen trained in musical theatre at the SA Performing Arts Centre and has played various roles, including five years in panto at the Consett Empire, playing Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk, Buttons in Cinderella and Freddie LeFou in Beauty and the Beast. Lori has just finished her first year of training for her musical theatre degree at Newcastle College and is trained in all genres of dance and musical theatre at Lumsdale Theatre Arts and South Tyneside Dance Workshop. She has danced in 10 pantomimes at The Customs House and was principal dancer in The Cow Jumped into The Woods, Puddles’ Adventure and Arbuthnot and Puddles’ Pirate Adventure. She played Cecelia in Arbuthnot and Pals’ Detective Agency earlier this year. She said: “I’m very excited to be joining this fabulous cast and crew back at The Customs House again!” The principal dancers are Laura Robinson, Emily Mohan, Katie Reed and Holly Chinneck. Arbuthnot and Pals’ Adventures in Oz runs from Tuesday, July 23, to Thursday, July 25, with performances at 2pm on Tuesday, 11am, 2pm and 6pm on Wednesday and 11am and 2pm on Thursday. Tickets, priced £8, are available from the box office on (0191) 454 1234 or online HERE. The Takeover 2019 Shortlisted At The ScottishPower Foundation Awards We are delighted to announce The Takeover 2019 was... Cast Announcement: Bobby Robson Saved My Life The cast of Bobby Robson Saved My Life have...	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2764
__label__wiki	0.69211	0.69211	Mr. T Threatens To Beat Up Kids (And 5 Other Bizarre Drug PSAs) James McClure Progress is often made in tiny steps. This week, America took another step in the long journey toward ending the War on Drugs with the news that D.A.R.E. - one of the country's largest anti-drug advocacy groups - has removed marijuana from its list of "gateway drugs", substances that supposedly lead users to trying harder drugs like heroin. With little fanfare, the group removed marijuana from its list of gateways, which now only includes alcohol and tobacco. D.A.R.E. - which stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education - is one of many advocacy groups that launched in the 80s as the Reagan administration intensified the War on Drugs by telling Americans - especially kids - to "just say no" to marijuana and other substances. Now that the War on Drugs is under heavy scrutiny at home and abroad, it makes sense for these groups to rethink their strategies. But for clarification, D.A.R.E. is not saying that marijuana doesn't pose harm to kids. And neither are we. But the idea that it's a gateway to heroin and other hard drugs is a fallacy that arguably does more harm than good. And to commemorate D.A.R.E.'s step toward reasonable drug policy, we thought we'd take a look back at some of the most bizarre anti-drug PSAs that emerged from the War on Drugs. (Full disclosure: we agree with a lot of these ads in principle, especially when it comes to keeping marijuana away from minors. But as you'll see, the ads often defeated their own purpose.) 1. This is your brain... One of the most famous anti-drug PSAs is also one of the most puzzling. According to the commercial, your brain on drugs is breakfast. Is this an ad against using drugs, or an endorsement of waking-and-baking? 2. Mr. T.'s ultimatum Is violence the answer to drugs? Mr. T. thinks so in this PSA, in which he bullies kids into staying clean: "Don't...or else!" he warns after smashing a glass and throttling the camera. 3. Superheroes can but won't protect you from dealers Superheroes often help people in trouble...except when drugs are involved. In these two PSAs, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and a Mighty Morphin Power Ranger stand on the sidelines as kids are subjected to peer pressure. 4. Knight Rider admits the War on Drugs isn't based on evidence You'd think that the best way to inform the public about the dangers of drugs would be to use scientific research, right? Not according to the David Hasselhoff as Knight Rider in this piece: leave the stats aside and focus on the emotional rhetoric. 5. Marijuana Malpractice This PSA raises a good point. Surgeons shouldn't smoke marijuana in the ER. Nor should they drink, text, play video games or do a whole bunch of other legal things during an operation. 6. Freddy Krueger endorses marijuana Okay, this one isn't a serious PSA. The parody starring Johnny Depp (credited as Oprah Noodlemantra) was part of Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991). But to the film's credit, Freddy might've been more effective than anything else in keeping kids in the 80s away from marijuana. h/t Extract banner image: meh.com Perry Farrell Says Performing High is Part of the Rock Singer's Job Description	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2765
__label__cc	0.548302	0.451698	A brief look at Australia Investment landscape Australia is a stable parliamentary democracy, offering international investors a cost-effective, low-risk and innovative business environment. It is a federation of six states and two self-governing territories, each with its own legislative, executive and judicial arms of government. Currently home to around 25 million people, Australia has a fast-growing population. It is culturally diverse with around one in five people born overseas. The national language is English and Australia follows the English common law system. Australia offers strong opportunities in growth sectors such as renewable energy, health and aged care, and tourism infrastructure. Traditional sectors such as mining, finance, logistics, agriculture, property and construction, and services industries have all performed well, attracting foreign investment. Australia also offers strong capabilities and opportunities in key growth sectors such as renewable energy, health and aged care, and tourism infrastructure. The country has free trade agreements (FTAs) with regional partners, including member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and Thailand, as well as Chile and the United States. It is also negotiating additional FTAs, including with the European Union, the Gulf Cooperation Council, Hong Kong, India and the Pacific Alliance, as well as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership of 16 nations, which would become the world’s largest trading bloc. These FTAs offer Australian-based companies a competitive advantage in servicing these markets. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has up-to-date information on Australia’s FTAs. The Federal Government has primary responsibility for defence, finance and taxation, post and telecommunications, administering the national healthcare system, immigration, tertiary education, aviation, and foreign affairs and trade. The state and territory governments are responsible for primary and secondary education, roads and transport, police and health care. Third-tier local governments are responsible for planning and development, and providing local services to communities. Australia has a common law system, which is based on the English system. The states and territories each have their own judicial system and courts. The Federal Court deals with federal matters and the High Court of Australia hears appeals relating to federal, state and territory matters. Australia has one of the highest standards of living in the world, offering international businesspeople a superb climate, a unique and beautiful environment, top international schools, excellent flight linkages, and quality social and cultural infrastructure. While international businesspeople can choose from one of several pathways to entering Australia, everyone is required to have a visa. All visa applicants must meet public interest criteria relating to health, character, national security and foreign relations. The longer the planned period of stay, the more rigorous the criteria. The Department of Home Affairs offers comprehensive information about business immigration into Australia. All People in A brief look at Australia Show all people in A brief look at AustraliaHide all people in A brief look at Australia Information for all people in A brief look at Australia is loading	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2768
__label__cc	0.504356	0.495644	Prince Died From Opioid-Related Overdose In Articles, Clearbrook Treatment Centers Prince Died From Opioid-Related Overdose2016-06-062016-06-08/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/clearbrook.pngClearbrook Treatment Centershttps://www.clearbrookinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/prince-dead-from-opioids.jpg200px200px Toxicology and autopsy results show that Prince died from an accidental overdose to the highly potent opioid, Fentanyl, according to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office. There have been speculations about the singer’s death since he was found unconscious in an elevator at Paisley Park, his residence in Chanhassen, Minnesota. Prince has always had a reputation for clean living, but close friends have reported that the singer has long suffered from injuries caused from years of performing. Fentanyl, an opioid based drug, was originally intended for cancer patients, but has since been prescribed for a multitude of reasons. Those reasons can include things such as surgery, something Prince has had to undergo several times in the past. The opioid can now also be manufactured and distributed illegally, and is believed to have contributed to the rise in overdose deaths in the U.S. According to DEA, Fentanyl is 25-50 times more potent than heroin and 50-100 times more potent than morphine. Since Prince’s untimely death, countless amounts of articles have come out questioning his lifestyle. The first report noted less than a week before he died, Prince had an emergency landing in Moline, Illinois, because he was found unconscious on his plane. Anonymous sources say first responders gave him a shot of Narcan, the overdose reversal drug. It was then revealed the performer was to be seen by a doctor who would prescribe him Buprenorphine. Buprenorphine, also known as Suboxone, is meant to aid in withdrawal symptoms from opioid drugs. Since Dr. Howard Kornfeld, the prescribing doctor, could not see Prince immediately, he sent his son Andrew Kornfeld to Minnesota on the first redeye. Unfortunately, by that point, it was too late. Andrew Kornfeld, who is currently not a licensed practitioner, was among those who found the artist dead in his elevator. It was also reported that Prince was treated by a Dr. Michael Todd Schulenberg, twice in the month of April. The medications in which Dr. Schulenberg prescribed, have not yet been revealed. Currently, an investigation is taking place, to find out whether or not the artist obtained the fentanyl legitimately. It is safe to say, if Prince purchased the opioid illegally, he did not meet a drug dealer himself. Thus, investigators are looking into his inner circle of staff and friends. According to federal law, when someone dies from illegally purchased fentanyl, it can carry up to a 20 year prison term for the one responsible for distribution. Prince was known for many things. He was an icon; a musical legend. Unfortunately, he suffered from an addiction that is killing thousands of Americans. So what will his legacy be? Will we look at him as the stereotypical junkie who just couldn’t get it together, or will see Prince for who he is really was? A legend who suffered from the disease of addiction, who at the end, seemed to want to get better. Sadly, opioid addiction does not wait for you to be ready. For Prince, it killed him the day before helped arrived. We must remember it is never too soon to ask for help, but for some, it could be too late. At Clearbrook, we offer a safe medical detox and treatment for opioid addiction. For over 40 years, we have been able to rehabilitate thousands of individuals and help them repair their shattered lives. If you are struggling from opioid addiction and do not want to suffer anymore, please do not wait until it is too late. Contact our Admissions Specialists and begin on the road to recovery. ARE YOU OR SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT STRUGGLING WITH DRUGS OR ALCOHOL? CALL CLEARBROOK TREATMENT CENTERS NOW AT 1-800-582-6241. Think You’re Too Young To Get Sober?Articles, Clearbrook Treatment Centers A Story Of Addiction: “Through A Mother’s Eyes”Articles, Clearbrook Treatment Centers	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2769
__label__cc	0.567577	0.432423	Case Name EEOC v. Integrity Financial Services EE-IL-0122 Docket / Court 1:06-cv-05112 ( N.D. Ill. ) State/Territory Illinois Case Type(s) Equal Employment Special Collection EEOC Study -- in sample IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study Attorney Organization EEOC On September 21, 2006, the Chicago office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois following a complaint by a former employee of Integrity Financial Services ("Integrity"). The plaintiff ... read more > On September 21, 2006, the Chicago office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois following a complaint by a former employee of Integrity Financial Services ("Integrity"). The plaintiff sued Integrity under 42 USC §2000 (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) and 42 USC §1981a (Title I of the Civil Right Act of 1991). The plaintiff sought a permanent injunction enjoining the defendant from engaging in any employment practice that discriminated on the basis of race; requiring the defendant to institute and carry out equal employment opportunities for its employees; ordering the defendant to reinstate the individual employee. The plaintiff further sought back pay, non- and pecuniary losses, and punitive damages. The complaint was based on an allegation that Integrity intentionally discriminated against a black female employee on the basis of her race by terminating her employment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After many status conferences, the case was settled when the District Court Judge Mark Filip entered a consent decree on May 29, 2007. The two-year consent decree included non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses. It required Integrity to post notice of the decree, maintain and make available to the EEOC records of complaints made about race discrimination, submit written reports to the EEOC every six months, and conduct annual training sessions for all employees. The decree also included a dispute resolution clause requiring each party to notify the other party of alleged non-compliance and a chance to remedy. Integrity agreed to pay a total of $9,000, all of which was awarded to the charging party. On August 7, 2007, the EEOC made a motion to reopen the case and a motion for order to show cause why Integrity should not be held in contempt of the consent decree as the defendant did not pay $9,000. The defendants alleged an inability to pay. Both motions were stricken without prejudice. On May 20, 2008, the case was re-assigned to Judge John W. Darrah. On June 5, 2008, the plaintiff filed a renewed motion to show cause why defendant should not be held in contempt. This was withdrawn on June 9, 2008 because the defendant was no longer in business and the owner of the defendant was deceased. The case is closed. Daisy Manning - 05/14/2008 Joanna Kuzdra - 03/23/2018 Discrimination Prohibition Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law Provide antidiscrimination training Retaliation Prohibition Discrimination-area Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff EEOC-centric Direct Suit on Merits Disparate Treatment EEOC Plaintiff Causes of Action Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e Defendant(s) Integrity Financial Services Plaintiff Description Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers. Indexed Lawyer Organizations EEOC Nature of Relief Damages Order Duration 2007 - 2009 1:06-cv-05112 (N.D. Ill.) EE-IL-0122-9000.pdf \| Detail Consent Decree [ECF# 30] Judges Darrah, John W. (N.D. Ill.) show/hide docs EE-IL-0122-9000 Plaintiff's Lawyers Calhoun, June Wallace (Illinois) show/hide docs EE-IL-0122-0001 \| EE-IL-0122-9000 Cooper, Ronald S. (District of Columbia) show/hide docs Gochanour, Gregory M. (Illinois) show/hide docs Hendrickson, John C. (Illinois) show/hide docs Reams, Gwendolyn Young (District of Columbia) show/hide docs Smason, Diane I. (Illinois) show/hide docs Defendant's Lawyers Caruso, Carmen David (Illinois) show/hide docs Eagle, Joan Myers (Illinois) show/hide docs	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2770
__label__wiki	0.533014	0.533014	Benjamin and Olivia 2017’s top baby names so far in B.C. The race is almost over for the top baby names in 2017 Jen Zielinski Benjamin and Olivia are in the race to be number one. The top names for babies born in B.C. in 2017 are almost out and it appears Benjamin for boys and Olivia for girls are leading the pack. RELATED: Lucas and Olivia 2016’s top baby names so far in B.C. Following closely behind Benjamin its Liam, Logan and Lucas — but it’s a tight race to be number one this year. If Benjamin can keep its marginal lead it will be the first year it will top the boys’ name list. Past popular names Ethan and Oliver will fall off the top five this year, possibly being replaced by Logan and James. Final statistics will not be available until later in 2018. For the girls, Olivia is back again after hitting the top name in 2016 and it appears Olivia will knock Emma out of the race for number one by a good margin — the girls’ name Emma is number two in the standings. For the past six years, Olivia and Emma have been the top two girls’ names. So far, the other names for girls in the top five remain Sophia, Charlotte and Ava. There were 45,399 babies born in B.C. in 2016 – 22,188 girls and 23,210 boys. In 2016, Lucas was the number one boys’ name in B.C., followed by Benjamin, Ethan, Oliver and Liam. Olivia was the number 1 girls’ name in 2016, followed by Emma, Charlotte, Ava and Sophia. To see the full list of the most popular baby names in B.C. for 2016, click here. RCMP divers recover missing 10-year-old’s body in B.C. lake after crash American Indigenous man has right to hunt in Canada	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2771
__label__cc	0.740552	0.259448	New Screens and Video of Hunted: The Demon's Forge Crucible Mode Screens 4/19/2011 at 12:48 PM by Andrew Gaskill 4 Hunted: The Demon's Forge is looking to extend its longevity. A new dungeon creator mode has been revealed, simply titled "Crucible." Gold earned during the campaign can be used to buy new items for the dungeon tool. Potential dungeon engineers will be given a grid and multiple options to craft a challenging level for their friends. You can even upload your Crucible to share with others online. It's like being a Dungeon Master, only without stupid rule books or that silly screen! We have a very informative video after the break that explains just how the Crucible tool will work. Hunted: The Demon's Forge's co-op aspects have intrigued us from the start. Developers have repeatedly stated it was designed with co-op in mind. Game Informer recently sat down with David Clayman, Hunted's associate brand manager. He had some interesting things to say about co-op: The important part about Hunted is that it was conceived as co-op from the very beginning, so it isn’t co-op in that you are only playing with someone to defeat a difficult enemy. Every part of the game was created with co-op in mind. Caddoc and E'lara both have their strengths and they play to each other. And there is the co-op at a distance where you can throw revival vials, and the magic system can get very intense. It isn’t just an offensive weapon. You can choose to buff your partner and use mana to help your partner out. Clayman added; All of the skills were designed with co-op in mind. Caddoc has this one skill where he will lift enemies up on the air and he will drop them, and it will do damage. But what he is really doing is lifting them up as targets for E’lara. E’lara has a freeze arrow she can advance, and it’s great because you can shoot the freeze arrow and it will do damage. But what she is really doing is giving Caddoc a chance to close the gap and charge enemies, because he is better at dashing in at close range. There isn’t anything you can’t do alone, but if you want to be very successful, you need to work with your partner. We've been excited about Hunted: The Demon's Forge for a while now, and all of this talk of co-op just makes the wait all the more unbearable. If you want even more information on Hunted, be sure to check out our own Co-Optimus interview and hands-on co-op preview. Hunted: The Demon's Forge will be out May 31 on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. It supports 2 player online and local co-op. Source: Gameinformer.com $14 Gets You Hunted: The Demon's Forge The World of Hunted: The Demon's Forge Explored in Latest Video Hunted: The Demon's Forge Co-Op Interview Hunted: The Demon's Forge Pre-Order Bonuses Reveal Dungeon Creator Hunted: The Demon's Forge Co-Op Design Explored	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2773
__label__wiki	0.703762	0.703762	Hospital Point Light Hospital Point Quick Facts Shape: Square Pyramidal Original Optic: 3.5 Order, Fresnel Present Optic: 3rd Order, Fresnel Existing Keepers Quarters? Yes Year Constructed: 1871 Architectural Style: Queen Ann Construction Materials: Wood Hospital Point Lighthouse Beverly, MA The promontory called Hospital Point, in Beverly on Boston's North Shore, derives its name from a smallpox hospital built there in 1801. The hospital, used as a barracks in the War of 1812, burned down in 1849. It's believed a watch house was previously located there as early as 1711. The area was the site of an earthwork fort that saw action in the fall of 1775 when the British ship Nautilus fired on the town. Cannons at the point and at Fort Lee in Salem were fired at the Nautilus, which ran aground as the tide fell. The vessel escaped when the tide rose again. Beverly was an active port for both trade and fishing for many years. But it was the maritime commerce of neighboring Salem that led to the establishment of a lighthouse at Hospital Point. The Lighthouse Board requested funds "to complete the lighting" of Salem Harbor in 1869, and $30,000 was appropriated by Congress on July 15, 1870, for that purpose. A temporary light was exhibited at Hospital Point beginning on May 1, 1872. By the following year, a 45-foot- square brick lighthouse and adjacent two-story keeper's house were completed. The keeper’s house still stands, with major additions made in 1941, 1968, and 1986, and much of its original trim removed. A brick oil house, built in 1902, also still stands. A garage was added to the station in 1942. The lighthouse was provided a 3 1/2-order Fresnel lens (right), a rare size in New England. A condensing panel was installed in front of the lens. Because of this panel, the light diminishes in intensity if a mariner veers from the main channel. The panel is considered unique in American lighthouses. On May 1, 1927, the lighthouse officially became the Hospital Point Range Front Light. A rear range light, created by adapting discarded lightship equipment, was installed in the steeple of Beverly's First Baptist Church, a mile away. The light, seen through a window in the steeple, is 127 feet above mean high water. The additional light was lined up by incoming mariners with the front range light, as an added guide to Salem Harbor. The steeple was the only part of the church to survive a disastrous fire in 1975. Arthur Small, whose wife was killed at New Bedford's Palmer's Island Light in the hurricane of September 1938, became keeper in 1939 after he had recovered from his own injuries. During World War II, Keeper Small maintained a shore patrol in the area and had to check the lights at Derby Wharf and Fort Pickering in addition to Hospital Point. The keeper's house was enlarged during the war to provide barracks for 20 men. The keeper's dwelling was altered in 1941 to provide barracks for 20 men. The lighthouse was automated in 1947, and since then this tidy lighthouse station has been home to the commander of the First Coast Guard District and his or her family. Source: New England Lighthouses: A Virtual Guide The property is a private residence, thus there is no access. It sits at the end of a road with a cul-de-sac and signs saying no parking. Probably best to bicycle or walk to the property. Nearest Address: 1 Bayview Ave, Beverly, MA The lighthouse can be viewed either from a nearby Park (sorry, can't remember the name of it) or you can drive to the cul-de-sac next to the lighthouse. However, there are signs saying no parking on the cul-de-sac. Here are directions right to the lighthouse: Take Route 128 to exit 20 and get onto Route 1A south In Beverly take Route 1A 1.7 miles to Route 62 East. Turn left onto Route 62 (Elliott St) In 1/4 mile after turning left onto Elliott St. Route 62 ends. Turn left onto Hale St. Take Hale St. (which becomes Route 127 north) for 1.1 miles and turn right onto E. Corning Rd. In 0.3 miles at the intersection with Neptune St. continue straight on Bayview Rd. Follow Bayview Rd. 0.25 miles to the end at the cul-de-sac and lighthouse.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2774
__label__wiki	0.927447	0.927447	The snubbing of ‘Be More Chill’: How a sci-fi musical became Broadway’s biggest paradox Maria Baranova /Courtesy By Lauren Sheehan-Clark \| Staff The National: Easy to find, not easy to listen to — ranking the band’s albums ‘Sunshine Sento-Sake’ is the best show to enjoy slowly How ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ changed the way I watch movies Tony Award nominations are like a buffet for hungry producers looking to boost their shows’ revenues, and this year, the viral hit “Be More Chill” has been sent to bed without supper. Nominated only for best original score, the sci-fi musical follows the story of high school loser Jeremy Heere (Will Roland), who attempts to climb the social ladder by embedding an artificial intelligence system, called a SQUIP (Jason Tam), into his brain. The show’s “geek turned jock” plot is simple yet highly relevant, with the potential to reach even loftier heights. Its theme of technological hegemony, somewhat underdeveloped despite its centrality to the plot, lays the groundwork for even deeper conversations about life in the digital age. It reflects the bitter truth of how social media can easily become a soapbox for harmful ideas and a breeding ground for conformity. Perhaps under different guidance, “Be More Chill” could have been a sophisticated and morbid horror story about how technology has consumed the very identities of children growing up with the internet. But rather than delving into tragedy à la “Dear Evan Hansen” — a musical about teen suicide that swept the 2017 Tony Awards — the creators of “Be More Chill” chose a different route. With neon lights, campy costumes and a deus ex machina revolving around Mountain Dew, the show flagrantly turns its back on any and all appearances of “sophistication.” Instead, it revels in its own ridiculousness, toeing the line between reality and clichéd teenage daydreams. As for the aforementioned simple plot, it ends even more simply: Jeremy eliminates most of the SQUIPs, scores a date with his crush and learns a valuable lesson in self-confidence. And for many, this simplicity works. After the cast recording was released on Spotify, “Be More Chill” soared in popularity and quickly won over a large following whose online support helped carry the musical to Broadway. Much of the show’s success, moreover, is owed to its appeal to younger audiences; as with “Dear Evan Hansen,” the experience of watching high school characters like Jeremy cope with mental health issues resonated with many adolescents and young adults. In fact, one could say that “Be More Chill” is less of a musical in the traditional sense and more of a youth movement, propelled by its army of virtual fans. But while some critics were quick to join the hype, others were far less eager. The New York Times gave it mediocre reviews in both 2015 and 2018, while The Washington Post went so far as to call it “a patience-trying endurance test.” Above all, many of the show’s opponents agreed that “Be More Chill” simply wasn’t made for adults. And therein lies the ultimate paradox behind “Be More Chill,” both its greatest blessing and its biggest curse: It is a Broadway musical not meant for traditional Broadway audiences. The obvious blessing here is that, even with some poor reviews, “Be More Chill” proved to be incredibly successful, landing a Broadway run based off of almost nothing but grassroots support. The show has captured the hearts of theater kids across the nation, and in that sense, it has already done its job and done it well. It doesn’t need a heap of nominations to cement its status as a hit musical or an important cultural influence — the 70 million Spotify streams it had racked up by April is enough proof of that on its own. What it may need the nominations for, however, is ticket sales. For a select few shows, the Tony Awards are like a spotlight that generates greater interest and profit, while most others take a hit to their sales. In this case, Forbes reported that “Be More Chill” saw the biggest drop of any show currently on Broadway, losing more than $219,000 after nomination announcements. Its young fans may have gotten the show to Broadway, but that doesn’t mean that they necessarily have the resources or opportunity to go see it there. No doubt, the team behind it all is currently asking itself, “What exactly do we do with an online audience?” This isn’t to say that “Be More Chill” deserved every nomination that it was denied; a show about defeating a Keanu Reeves look-alike with Mountain Dew isn’t exactly a paragon of artistry. It’s loud and tacky, sometimes in a smartly satirical way and sometimes in a “cover your ears” way, and perhaps the nominating committee truly believed that it couldn’t compete with the other contenders. One thing is clear, however: This musical has already had a much stronger impact on the world of theater than some of its more generously nominated peers. “Be More Chill” is an open question to Broadway that must be answered if theater elites have any hope of ushering their industry into the new age — but if this year’s nominations are anything to judge by, it’s a question that won’t be answered anytime soon. Contact Lauren Sheehan-Clark at [email protected]. 2019 tony awards, Be More Chill, Jason Tam, snub, Tonys 2019, Will Roland Whether it's new music release announcements, previews of art events or musings on the latest entertainment news, Culture Shot is the spot to find out what's going on in the world of Arts & Entertainment, Bay Area and beyond.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2776
__label__wiki	0.948004	0.948004	North Wales Police continue search for Shotton ‘gunman’ ARMED police swooped on a town centre after a report of a man who may have been carrying a gun. Officers were sent out at about 2.20pm on Tuesday to find a suspect on a mountain bike in Shotton who had what was thought to be a gun tucked into the waistband of his trousers. But despite an hour-long search by the officers – including four who were armed – they did not find the man, and inquiries are continuing. North Wales Police Inspector Sian Harrison said: “We had a report of a guy on a mountain bike cycling recklessly. “He was challenged by a van driver. He lifted his shirt up and there was a black handle which could have been the butt of a gun sticking out of he top of his trousers.” She added: “I directed our armed response officers, who are routinely armed, and they searched the area for an hour.” The search team included a traffic policeman and North Wales Police helicopter crew. They spoke to several mountain bikers but did not find the suspect. Insp Harrison said it could have been a false alarm and added: “Shotton is still a safe place to live.”	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2777
__label__wiki	0.715581	0.715581	Jose Enrique welcomes Liverpool FC new-boy Aly Cissokho The Spanish international says that added battle for positions will bring out the best in players Aly Cissokho JOSE ENRIQUE has welcomed the arrival of Aly Cissokho – and believes the new Liverpool left-back can bring the best out of him. Cissokho last week signed on a season-long loan from Valencia to provide competition for Enrique. The Frenchman made his debut as a second-half substitute in Saturday’s 1-0 Premier League victory at Aston Villa. But Enrique, who played the full 90 minutes and had a role in Daniel Sturridge’s winner, is convinced having Cissokho breathing down his neck can only benefit his game. “I welcome the competition,” said the Spaniard. “If Liverpool sign another left-back then I understand it because it was just me here last season. Sometimes Glen (Johnson) had to play left-back. “We need two players for every position, and I like it when I have competition. If you have somebody there who is really fighting for your position then it can bring more out of you, because you know if you don’t play well then you’ll lose your place. “Hopefully that helps me and I can play at my level as I did in the first six months when I first arrived at Liverpool.” Enrique’s pass provided the starting point for Liverpool’s winning goal at Villa Park, Philippe Coutinho’s dummy allowing Daniel Sturridge – the matchwinner the previous week at home to Stoke City – the chance to jink beyond left-back Antonio Luna and goalkeeper Brad Guzan before stabbing home. “Well, I’ll be claiming an assist!” laughed the left-back. “But really the goal was all down to Danny. Philippe left the ball for him, and he did all the rest. “It was an amazing goal, and hopefully he can continue with that form because Danny is a top, top player. “The manager said last week Danny can be one of the top strikers in the league, and I agree. The longer he stays in this form, the better it is for us. “Hopefully he can be a contender for top scorer this season, if he has luck with injuries and continues this form. For me, he has everything you’d want from a striker. He is quick, he is strong and can play with both feet.” Of the game, Enrique said: “It was a good win. We played well in the first half but in the second half we were made to drop deeper a bit. The most important thing is we have six points from our opening two games and we want to continue like this. “They put us under pressure in the second half. That’s normal for a home team, and it’s always difficult to come here. They had to take chances going forward but I thought we did really well defensively.” Liverpool have won their first two Premier League games for only the third time since 1994 and kept two opening clean sheets for the first time since 2005. “Having a good start like this is very important for the confidence,” added Enrique. “For many years, Liverpool didn’t win the first game of the season and have won the first two games even less. “It’s important to keep clean sheets, not just for the defenders but the whole team. We defend as a team. “Keeping a clean sheet away from home always builds confidence, and we know with the forward players we have we are always going to have a chance to score goals. If we keep clean sheets, then we are going to get a lot of points.” Liverpool’s next league match is at home to Manchester United next Sunday, and Enrique added: “We showed last year that we can fight against any team, and we did that against United. We are even stronger when we play at home. “But we have Notts County in the Capital One Cup before that, so if we can keep winning we can keep building our confidence.”	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2778
__label__wiki	0.871553	0.871553	Newman, cathedral to launch English as Second Language program By David Myers Tom Heydman, Director of Newman University Western Kansas in Dodge City, recently announced the formation of a pilot program to be offered in partnership between Newman and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Dodge City. “We are in partnership with the cathedral to provide a basic ESL (English as a Second Language) instruction program in English and math for immigrants and others who speak very little English,” Heydman said. “We are always looking for ways to work with the Catholic Diocese of Dodge City to carry out our mission to provide educational services for the people of Southwest Kansas,” said Heydman. The pilot program will kick-off in July at the Dodge City Campus at Hennessy Hall. Heydman hopes that it will grow to be offered at several sites throughout the diocese. While there will be a cost involved, Heydman said they are working to make it very affordable by making scholarships available. “It’s not just for Spanish speakers from Mexico,” he said. “We have immigrants from Guatemala, Somalia, Burma, and several Asian countries.” Eventually, Heydman hopes to offer a U.S. citizenship preparation program as well. “With our Newman/Diocese interactive television system, we can offer programs to people throughout southwest Kansas,” he said. Through classes presented on site and through interactive television at 10 locations throughout the diocese, people can take courses, with or without college credit, near where they live. Through the partnership, the diocese offers pastoral ministry classes and catechist formation classes, among others, throughout the year both for credit and personal enrichment. Newman opened its Western Kansas office at Hennessy Hall on the old St. Mary of the Plains campus in Dodge City in 1992 following the closing of the college. Since then, 637 teachers have received their certification through Newman’s western campus. “We are the primary suppliers of teachers in Western Kansas since the closing of St. Mary of the Plains,” Heydman said. Besides offering an elementary, middle school, and secondary teacher completion program, the university offers four graduate programs. They also offer a quickly-growing ESL (English as a Second Language) endorsement program for licensed teachers. While not officially required by schools in Western Kansas, Heydman said that with current demographics, the endorsement is so strongly needed that nearly all schools pay for their teachers to complete the 15-hour program. More than 200 teachers are involved in the program right now, taking classes at any one of the 10 sites throughout the diocese. On Jan. 27, a USD 443 Dodge City bond issue was defeated that would have converted Hennessy Hall into a middle school. “Newman was founded in the late 1800’s for the purpose of educating teachers for rural Kansas, and we have continued that mission in Western Kansas since 1992,” Heydman said. “We were making plans to move if the bond passed, but we are very happy to be here at Hennessy carrying on the Newman/St. Mary of the Plains spirit for the foreseeable future.”	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2781
__label__cc	0.679211	0.320789	“Voices of Resistance Sing On” ColumnDecember 31, 2008 Art & Politics Strong voices for peace have left us this year, people who used their art for social change, often at a high personal price. Odetta was a legendary folk singer of the civil rights movement. Considered the “Queen of American Folk Music,” Odetta introduced audiences worldwide to African-American folk, blues and gospel music. New Year’s Eve was her birthday. She would have been 78. When Rosa Parks was asked which songs meant the most to her, she replied, “All of the songs Odetta sings.” Web ExclusiveMay 03, 2019Live in the DN Studio: Mexican Singer Lila Downs Protests U.S. Immigration Policy & Covers Manu Chao Web ExclusiveMay 03, 2019 Live in the DN Studio: Mexican Singer Lila Downs Protests U.S. Immigration Policy & Covers Manu Chao	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2783
__label__wiki	0.564923	0.564923	Violence Spikes in Iraq as U.S. Considers Ways to Extend Occupation Past December Deadline StoryAugust 19, 2011 Watch Full Show Watch Full ShowNext Story Raed Jarrar Iraqi-American blogger and political analyst based in Washington, D.C. He was in Iraq two weeks ago. Jarrar's Blog, "Raed in the Middle" It was one year ago today that the Obama administration officially announced it was pulling the last full U.S. combat brigade from Iraq. Today, roughly 46,000 U.S. troops remain in the country, along with more than 64,000 private contractors. This week, as Iraq suffers its deadliest violence of the year, there is increasing speculation that the Obama administration will extend its occupation of the war-ravaged nation. Earlier this month, the Iraqi government authorized talks on whether to approve keeping thousands of U.S. troops in Iraq beyond a withdrawal deadline of December 31. “All of the U.S. troops have [gone] back to their bases since 2009, and they have not been taking any daily patrols to [do] what they used to call 'protect Iraqis,'” says our guest, Raed Jarrar, an Iraqi-American blogger and political analyst based in Washington, D.C., who was in Iraq two weeks ago. “I think the U.S. presence in Iraq is not for protecting Iraqis. It has not been a part of the solution. And it’s actually a part of the problem.” [includes rush transcript] StoryJan 07, 2013Chuck Hagel Faces Tough Confirmation from Senate Hawks for Rejecting Party Line on Israel, Iran This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. JUAN GONZALEZ: It was one year ago today that the Obama administration officially announced it was pulling the last full U.S. combat brigade from Iraq. Today, roughly 46,000 U.S. troops remain in the country, along with more than 64,000 contractors. This week, as Iraq suffers its deadliest violence of the year, there’s increasing speculation that the Obama administration will extend its occupation of the war-ravaged nation. Earlier this month, the Iraqi government authorized talks on whether to approve keeping thousands of U.S. troops in Iraq beyond a withdrawal deadline of December 31st. Top U.S. military chief, Admiral Mike Mullen, said any agreement to extend the U.S. occupation will require the Iraqi government to continue granting U.S. soldiers full immunity. ADM. MIKE MULLEN: That kind of an agreement, which would include privileges and immunities for our American men and women in uniform, will need to go through the core. They also understand that time is quickly running out for us to be able to consider any other course. My government has made it clear that we would entertain a request for some troops to stay. JUAN GONZALEZ: Earlier this week, the leading Iraqi Shiite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr, made headlines after declaring there would be “war” if U.S. forces remain beyond the year-end withdrawal deadline. Despite officially ending combat operations, the U.S. military continues to carry out attacks inside Iraq. This week the U.S. acknowledged carrying out two air strikes against alleged Iraqi militants in June. AMY GOODMAN: Iraqi government officials who support keeping U.S. troops have pointed to a recent spate of attacks as a reason to back a prolonged occupation. On Monday, Iraq suffered its deadliest day of the year with 89 people killed, more than 300 injured, in dozens of coordinated attacks across Iraq. The violence came just days after at least 56 people were killed in another series of attacks across the country. To talk more about the violence and the prospect of an extended occupation, we’re joined from Washington, D.C., by Raed Jarrar, an Iraqi-American blogger and political analyst, recently back from his country, from Iraq. Raed, welcome to Democracy Now! Talk about the state of affairs in your country. RAED JARRAR: This was a very hard trip for me. I haven’t gone back to Baghdad since 2003. So it’s the first time I go back to the city that I was born in. And it’s the city that I finished my high school and undergraduation degree from. It was very hard to go because of two reasons. The first one is that the city was destroyed. I couldn’t recognize many of the neighborhoods because of the level of destruction. And I could not recognize many of the places because of the concrete walls that have been built around Baghdad. So when I drive around the neighborhood that I grew up in or the one that I went to school at, I couldn’t tell where I was because of the concrete walls that were built, just blocking everything. You can’t see where you are. The second reason that made me feel really sad is that all of my family, my cousins and uncles, and all of my neighbors, all of my co-workers, colleagues, all of them have left the city. So I was a stranger in a city that I used to know hundreds of people in. So it was really hard for me to see the real results of eight years of occupation and the real results of the displacement of five million Iraqis. Two-and-a-half million of them left the country, and the other two-and-a-half million were displaced internally. The situation was extremely bad. Everything was bad. Services were really bad. There was no electricity while the temperature was more than 125 when I was there. Water supplies were not consistent. All government services were not working. Healthcare and education were dysfunctional. The political process is completely dysfunctional. Many of the important ministries have not been filled yet. And unfortunately, these new talks to extend the U.S. military occupation are leading the country to more violence, because those who are against extending the occupation are attacking the U.S. troops and interests in Iraq, and those who are for extending the U.S. occupation are causing more violence to justify a longer occupation, because this has been the narrative all along, linking security to prolonging the U.S. occupation. So the more they can prove that Iraq is unstable, the more that they can guarantee that the U.S. would stay longer. JUAN GONZALEZ: Let me ask you, in terms of this resurgence of violence, in the few reports that appear in the U.S. press here, it’s depicted largely as a resurgence of sectarian violence. Your perspective on this? For instance, Margaret Warner of PBS recently spoke with the Washington Post's Annie Gowen, who's reporting from Baghdad. And in the interview, Gowen said she spoke to Iraqis who were afraid that their country would descend into more sectarian violence if U.S. troops withdraw. This is a clip. MARGARET WARNER: Have you heard anyone express fear that Iraq could see a return to the kind of sectarian violence that they had back in ’06 and ’07? ANNIE GOWEN: Yes, actually, I spoke to just an Iraqi man today who said, you know, “We want the American troops to stay. You know, we are afraid that when they leave, the minute they leave, civil war will descend on the country again.” And, you know, nobody wants to go—nobody here wants to go back to those days of the sectarian violence in '07, when, you know, you couldn't—the Iraqis couldn’t even walk to work without seeing corpses in the street. JUAN GONZALEZ: So, Raed Jarrar, is that your view, from what you saw, that the Iraqis are looking to the United States to save them from further sectarian violence? RAED JARRAR: You know, I have rejected these arguments all along. In the last 20 years of conflict between the U.S. and Iraq, I have always rejected the argument that the U.S. is there to protect Iraqis from themselves and to protect Iraqis from other Iraqis. These arguments have expired years ago. I think it’s—it doesn’t make sense anymore to even use these arguments, because there are no U.S. troops patrolling Iraqi streets anymore. So I don’t know how would that Iraqi man claim that the U.S. is protecting Iraq, saving Iraq from civil war that is awaiting around the corner, if we end our occupation and give Iraq back to the Iraqis. The U.S. has no tools to protect Iraqis from each other anymore, even if it wanted to. I don’t think the intention is there, but even if the intention is there, there are no means to do that. All of my trip in Iraq, I have not seen a single U.S. patrol or tank going around streets. All of the U.S. troops have went back to their bases since 2009, and they have not been taking any daily patrols to, what they used to call, “protect Iraqis.” So I think I completely reject this argument. I think our presence, the U.S. presence, in Iraq is not for protecting Iraqis. It has not been a part of the solution. And it’s actually a part of the problem. I think we have to understand, as Americans, that Iraqis view the U.S. as a foreign occupier. It is a part of why the Iraqi government lacks legitimacy. And it’s a part of why the Iraqi armed forces lack legitimacy. So, to claim that our presence there, the U.S. presence, is for the sake of Iraqis is laughable. After eight years of occupation and 13 years of semi-daily attacks and economic sanctions, it’s laughable for Iraqis to look at the U.S. as the savior. The U.S. is definitely a part of the problem. And a complete U.S. withdrawal is seen as a very important, and maybe the only, first step towards putting the country back on the right track of reconstruction and reconciliation. AMY GOODMAN: Two things, Raed Jarrar. Can you talk about the significance or the role that Muqtada al-Sadr plays, and also the support that the current Iraqi government gives for Syria, this as the U.S. government has, after quite a long time of bloodshed in Syria, called for Assad to step down? RAED JARRAR: Yeah, I think—let me start by talking about the Iraqi government’s support to Syria. Some parts of the Iraqi governments are supporting the Syrian government, not because of political reasons, but unfortunately because of sectarian reasons. These are the same political parties, the ruling parties in Iraq, that saw Iraq through sectarian lenses. They see the region and the world through sectarian lenses, as well. For them, for al-Dawa party and the ISCI, the Supreme Council of Iraq, and other Shiite sectarian parties, they see the Syrian government as a Shiite government, and therefore, they want to protect it. It does not make any sense when you look at the regional dynamics and at what’s happening now in Syria. It does not make sense that the current Iraqi government will be taking this stand. But unfortunately, as I said, the U.S.-installed government in Iraq only sees the world through these sectarian lenses, and that’s why now they are sending money and funds and threatening to go to war with Syria if the Assad government collapses. I think, to answer the second part of your question about Muqtada al-Sadr, everyone in the U.S. realizes that he has been a key player. I think the Sadrist movement, overall, is more on the nationalist side. They are nationalist Shiites in Iraq who refuse foreign interventions, in general. I think the last couple of years proved that the leadership of the movement is more open to collaborate with Iran than collaborate with other regional powers. But I think the masses are very critical to both Iran and the U.S., and they don’t want either countries to interfere in Iraq. The recent threats by al-Sadr to start attacking the U.S. again, these are extremely serious threats. We’re talking about a movement of around five million Iraqis living in Baghdad and the south of the country. Many of them are armed. And many of them have started attacking the U.S. troops already. This week, al-Sadr movement attacked—they have launched eight military attacks against the U.S. forces in the last few days. And I think these are very concerning. And I think the lack of political clarity, the lack of a clear political message from the president here, from President Obama, is causing all of this situation to deteriorate, because President Obama is allowing the Pentagon and the national security establishment in the U.S. to push back and to try to negotiate prolonging the occupation, try to link the U.S. withdrawal to security conditions on the ground, rather than keeping it as a deadline, a timeline. So all of this—the lack of leadership by President Obama is sending wrong messages to Iraqis, and it’s pushing the discussion to the military attacks level. As I mentioned earlier, we have attacks against the U.S. We have attacks against Iraqis, that are not sectarian in nature, by the way. The attacks that happened on Monday, a wave of attacks that killed and injured hundreds of Iraqis, were not sectarian in nature—Sunnis and Shiites were targeted, because of political reasons, because of attempts to justify a longer U.S. presence. So I think many of these things can be solved by having a very clear political message by President Obama that we are indeed, the U.S. is going to withdraw the last U.S. soldier by the end of this year, that he is going to abide by his promises, and he’s going to implement the binding security agreement with Iraq on time. AMY GOODMAN: Raed Jarrar, thank you very much for being with us, Iraqi-American blogger, political analyst, based in Washington, D.C., just returned from Iraq. Next story from this daily show A Debate: Should the U.S. Approve TransCanada’s Massive Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline? NEXTA Debate: Should the U.S. Approve TransCanada’s Massive Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline? 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__label__cc	0.627924	0.372076	Online Divorce Forums Share Questions & Answers. Home States New Jersey Divorce Source New Jersey Divorce Articles, News and Resources Child Support Emancipation Because of Poor Grades Emancipation Because of Poor Grades Information Provided by: Theodore Sliwinski, Esq. Can I emancipate my child because he is "bombing out" of community college with poor grades? A very common scenario is when a child starts bombing out of community college or a four-year college, and the noncustodial parent then wants to try to emancipate the child. Thus, the vexing issue is whether a noncustodial parent can emancipate a child if he achieves poor grades. An illustrative is the case of Keno v. Pilgrim, A-395-04T3. Here, the plaintiff, Deborah Keno, appealed from two orders entered in the Family Part, Essex County, on October 2004. The first order was entered on October 1, 2004. This order denied the plaintiff's request for an increase of child support from the defendant, Franklyn Pilgrim. The second order refused to vacate or modify a July 26, 2004 order that emancipated the parties' daughter. The plaintiff and the defendant met in 1983, and they had one daughter, Nailah, who was born August 28, 1984. The parties were never married. The defendant had three other children from another marriage. On October 19, 1989, the plaintiff filed a complaint in Superior Court seeking the establishment of a support order against defendant and on July 20, 1990, an order was entered to compel an HLA test. This test confirmed that defendant was Nailah's father. The court entered an initial order of support on April 3, 1991, and the parties have been in and out of court concerning various issues since that time. Thereafter, the plaintiff appealed the October 1, 2004 order that emancipated the parties' daughter, effective on July 1, 2004. Nailah was a student at the Livingston Campus of Rutgers University. In her first year at Rutgers, Nailah performed poorly. As a result, the court entered an order on March 26, 2004 that included the following terms: Nailah Keno must obtain a B or better average in each course, with a minimum of 12 credits hours, for the Spring 2004 semester. If she does, she will not be emancipated. If Nailah does not obtain a B average, she will be emancipated and child support will be terminated. If her grades drop below the B requirement at any time after Spring 2004 semester, the child is emancipated and child support is terminated. In summary, the trial judge ordered that the child must maintain a "B" average. The trial judge opined, "Whatever she finishes this semester with, if it's a "B" average, defendant pays. If it's not a "B" average, he's off the hook, and maybe she has to take a year off and get a job and save money so she can go to school the next year. Maybe she has to go to school at night and work during the day or vice-versa." Although Nailah's academic performance improved, she did not "hit the benchmark" as set by the court in the March 26, 2004 order. She did not achieve a "B" average in the Spring semester. The court reviewed her grades, and observed that "she's got a cumulative average of 2.4 and 34 credits toward a degree. She needs ... 120 credits for a Bachelor's degree." The court acknowledged that Nailah had earned a 3.0 average for the Spring semester, but she did so with only three courses, having withdrawn from one course and having failed another. Under the circumstances, the court concluded, there was no question that Nailah had failed to comply with the March 26, 2004 order. Consequently, the order emancipated her, effective as of July 1, 2004. The emancipation order was entered on July 26, 2004. In summary, the trial court emancipated the child because she failed to maintain a "B" average at Rutgers. On appeal, the plaintiff argued that the trial court improperly emancipated Nailah based on her poor college grades. Moreover, the plaintiff argued that the judge failed to apply the correct case law. The Appellate Division further held that the trial court utilized a solitary criterion to determine whether Nailah had moved beyond the parental sphere, and whether she obtained an independent status. The court held that a child's early struggles at school does not take a child outside of the parental sphere and make him or her independent. On the contrary, when the child struggles in college he or she may need and rely on his or her parents even more than during times of success. Therefore, the Appellate Division held that the standard applied by the court was arbitrary, capricious and unreasonable. Accordingly, the Appellate Division held that as a matter of law, Nailah was not emancipated because her grades were poor. Additionally, the Appellate Division opined that the judge failed to consider the full set of applicable standards and guidelines. See, Gac v. Gac, 351 N.J. Super. 54, 64 (App. Div. 2002), rev'd and remanded on other grounds, 186 N.J. 535 (2006). Instead, the trial court created an artificial and arbitrary standard that attached controlling significance to the child's grades. New Jersey law does not mandate that a student attain a particular GPA in order to receive contribution from his or her parents. See, Keegan v. Keegan, 326 N.J. Super. 289, 295 (App. Div. 1999); (affirming trial court's decision ordering father to continue contributing to his daughter's college education without giving any relevance to the daughter's 2.36 cumulative GPA.) Are there any cases that hold that if a child achieves poor grades then he can be emancipated? Yes, in the recent case of Hahn v. Rasumussen, A-5937�07T2, the trial court did in fact emancipate a child because she only achieved a GPA of 1.77. In this case, the plaintiff filed an appeal of a post-judgment order that was entered on May 15, 2008. In this order the trial court granted the defendant's motion to emancipate the child. The trial court found that the child's performance in college was very problematic. The child failed two courses and she only achieved a GPA of 1.77. The trial court recognized that although the child still lived with the plaintiff, the child had established an independent identity by "buying her own automobile and obligating herself to car payments, insurance and maintenance," and by working twenty-five hours a week at a local bank. On appeal, the Appellate Division upheld the trial court, and it agreed that the child was emancipated because she achieved a GPA of only 1.77. What should I do if I am paying my hard earned child support and my son is only getting C's and D's at community college? I would advise you to write your former wife and advise her that you are very concerned that your son is performing miserably in community college. Thereafter, I would also advise you to file a motion to request that the court emancipate the child based on his poor grades. In nine out of ten cases the judge will not emancipate the child on your first emancipation motion. In your first motion most judges will "lay down the law" and order that the child must improve his grades for the next semester. If your son still is getting C's and D's in the next semester, then you should file another emancipation motion. Thereafter, most family court judges will finally emancipate your son. This may ultimately be a "Phyric" victory. You may be successful in emancipating your son. However, in the long run your son will not be able to "max out" his potential. Moreover, if your son can't find a job, then he will most likely by "shaking you down" for money in the future. In short, you just can't win! You could save yourself a few bucks in the short term by emancipating your son. However, in the long run if your son can't make it in our very competitive world because of a lack of a quality education, then he will be trying to sponge off you. In summary, if you analyze the total picture you actually could be worse off financially if you emancipate your child early before he finishes college. This logic sounds counter-intuitive but it is largely true. New Emancipation Law in New Jersey Understanding the Child Support Guidelines in New Jersey Divorced Parents - Who Pays College Tuition? Child Support and Taxes 7 Helpful Tips for Negotiating a Child Support Agreement FERPA and College Contribution What Constitutes Full-Time College Enrollment/Attendance? Navigate: Home States New Jersey Divorce Source New Jersey Divorce Articles, News and Resources Child Support Emancipation Because of Poor Grades In order for permanent alimony to be awarded in New Jersey, the marriage must have lasted at least 10 years and one spouse must have become economically dependent on the other. This type of alimony allows the obligee to maintain the lifestyle to which he or she has become accustomed for the duration of the obligor's lifetime (unless the obligee remarries). FEATURED TOOL - The Custody JunctionTM Advantage (Scheduling, Tracking & Reporting Like Never Before)	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2788
__label__wiki	0.688539	0.688539	Verfasst von: Mark Edele David Stahel: Kiev 1941. Hitler’s Battle for Supremacy in the East. Cambridge [etc.]: Cambridge University Press, 2012. XVI, 468 S., 21 Abb., 13 Ktn., 2 Tab. ISBN: 978-1-107-01459-6. When did the Germans lose the war against the Soviet Union? In 1944, when Army Group Center was destroyed? In 1943, when the battles of Stalingrad and Kursk ended with victories of the Red Army? In late 1941 and early 1942, when first the advance got stuck in the mud, and then Stalin’s army went on the counter offensive in the battle of Moscow? Or on 22 June 1941, when the Wehrmacht attacked a numerically and economically superior enemy with a determined and ruthless leadership not likely to budge? Economic historians like Mark Harrison, Richard Overy, or Adam Tooze have argued for the latter interpretation: that the entire project of the war against the Soviet Union was ill-conceived and doomed to failure from the start. Historians of military operations, by contrast, often opt for later turning points, giving the Germans some chance for victory, speculations which make writing detailed battle histories worthwhile to civilians in the first place. The most likely candidates for a decisive turning point – if one is willing to give the Wehrmacht a chance at all – are the battles of Moscow, Stalingrad, and Kursk. David Stahel argues for an earlier decision, symbolised by the (first) battle of Smolensk in July and August 1941. In his first book, Operation Barbarossa and Germany’s Defeat in the East (Cambridge, New York 2009), he developed the operational equivalent to the economic arguments of Harrison, Overy, or Tooze. The Wehrmacht, he contended, was doomed “Long before the first snows of winter began to fall, […] even before the first autumn rains brought most movement to a halt, in fact as early as the summer of 1941” (Operation Barbarossa, p. 2). While Smolensk can serve as a convenient shorthand for the timing of the German demise, it was not the result “of any one decision or battle, but rather as the general consequence of many factors broadly represented by the harsh terrain, vast distances, fierce Soviet resistance and internal German weakness” (Operation Barbarossa, p. 24). This thesis prompted the eminent historian of the Soviet Union’s war effort, Ewan Mawdsley, to point out that “Smolensk was […] followed by two or three more overwhelming German victories, at Kiev in September, at Viaz’ma-Briansk in October, and north of the Sea of Azov in November” (English Historical Review 75 [2010], pp. 773–776; here p. 776). The book under review is Stahel’s answer to such criticism, a book-length elaboration of what he had sketched in the conclusion of Operation Barbarossa. In this renewed blow against “the myth of the Wehrmacht’s unbroken series of victories in the east … to the very gates of Moscow” (p. 9), Stahel again argues against historians such as R.H.S. Stolfi, Andrew Nagorski, and John Mosier, who assume that the Germans could have won in 1941. Their accounts, he contends, reflect the German generals’ postwar mystifications. German military files, he adds, instead support the Soviet version of fierce resistance of Stalin’s army in 1941. Here, he explicitly builds on the work of David Glantz and John Erickson. The basic argument he develops is three-pronged: first, he summarises the economic debate which conclusively shows the slim chance of the Germans in the long run; second, he documents the heavy losses and the fierceness of fighting, using German archival files and witness accounts; finally, he stresses the poor use the Soviet leadership made of the considerable resources at its disposal, which helps explain why the Wehrmacht did so well despite the odds. The battle of Kiev of August and September 1941, he contends, was not so much a German victory than a Soviet defeat, prompted by ill-conceived decisions by Stalin himself. Like in his first book, he stresses the brutality of the fighting from the first days of the war, the tenacity of many Soviet units, and the policy of ceaseless counter-attack, which hemorrhaged German forces from the get go. While the losses of the Soviets were apocalyptic, the Germans also suffered from large-scale destruction of people and materiel, which thinned Hitler’s already inferior fighting forces: by the end of September, they had lost over half a million men in the east, or “16 per cent of the total Barbarossa invasion force” (p. 311). Kiev picks up the story where Operation Barbarossa left off, in the late summer of 1941, and follows it to the start of Operation Typhoon, the attack towards Moscow in early October. There are considerable overlaps in argument with Barbarossa, but in Kiev Stahel’s operational-cum-economic history is embedded to a much larger extent in a “military history from below”, a view from the trenches which makes the entire account more graphic and concrete. Stahel’s narrative is animated with well chosen quotations from participants’ recollections, letters, and diaries. His description of the road to Kiev, the battle itself, and its aftermath is military history with the war left in: suffering and dying; war crimes of both sides; rats, lice, mosquitoes and flies; dirt, mud, dust, and contaminated water; thirst and hunger; terrible injuries and festering corpses; dysentery, cholera, malaria, and typhus; forced marches and harrowing battles – it is all there. The result is a vivid account of the hopelessness of the entire operation, the battle of Kiev yet another exemplification of the overarching point: what looked like victories were indeed won at extremely high cost against an enemy of vastly superior resources. Stahel’s study is based on wide reading in secondary sources in German and English, on research in the German military archive in Freiburg, and on study of published letters, diaries, and memoirs. The German side is much better developed than the Soviet war, an imbalance which not only reflects Stahel’s training as an historian of Germany, but also the unequal development of the historiography. Historians of the Soviet war have simply not produced a literature of the same breadth, depth, and subtlety as their counterparts concerned with Hitler’s army. Stahel at times gets trapped by the contradictions within the existing historiography. In chapter one, for example, he follows those who believe in the overwhelming loyalty and the determined fighting spirits of the Soviet people; some two hundred pages later he cites the evidence of severe discontent, desertion, and even outright rebellion a competing interpretation of the Soviet war effort has collected. These tensions never get resolved, which leaves the undeniable tenacity of the Soviet forces something of a mystery. Overall, then, the book can be recommended for anybody interested in this war. Even those readers who were already convinced by the argument of Stahel’s first book will find a wealth of new material illustrating its point. The combination of fluid writing, colourful sources, and a polemical edge make this stimulating reading for specialists and non-specialists alike. Mark Edele, Crawley, Western Australia Zitierweise: Mark Edele über: David Stahel: Kiev 1941. Hitler’s Battle for Supremacy in the East. Cambridge [etc.]: Cambridge University Press, 2012. XVI, 468 S., 21 Abb., 13 Ktn., 2 Tab. ISBN: 978-1-107-01459-6, http://www.dokumente.ios-regensburg.de/JGO/erev/Edele_Stahel_Kiev_1941.html (Datum des Seitenbesuchs) © 2015 by Institut für Ost- und Südosteuropastudien in Regensburg and Mark Edele. All rights reserved. This work may be copied and redistributed for non-commercial educational purposes, if permission is granted by the author and usage right holders. For permission please contact jahrbuecher@ios-regensburg.de	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2790
__label__wiki	0.79219	0.79219	Amazing Abandoned Places in the World By Maan June 27, 2013 5 Mins Read Eerie, historical, tragic and beautiful. These are just a few of the words often used to describe abandoned places all over the world. As monuments to things and people, ideas and values that once were, these places have their own gravity—pulling people to them in their ruined glory. Abandoned places range in type and location from ghost towns in the United States Midwest to disaster areas like Pripyat, Ukraine (the site of the Chernobyl disaster). The things and places we leave behind awe people. Despite the dangers, many people, often known as urban explorers, go to great lengths to return and document these seemingly forgotten places. Here are a few of the many abandoned places in the world: Dome Houses Where: Florida, United States The Dome Houses in Florida were once homes built along the seashore. Named after their shape, the houses were epitomes of modernity built before their time. They have now fallen into disrepair, slowly being reclaimed by the sea. Though efforts have been made by the new owners to restore them, the Dome Houses are in a precarious position as they lie in an environment area being protected by the government. The Last House on Holland Island Where: Maryland, United States The last house on Holland Island is the final victim to nature reclaiming what is hers. The house used to be one of a group of houses on the island, all lost to the slow erosion of the island by the sea. Though efforts were made to save the house, it finally gave itself to the sea, partially collapsing two years ago. It is now completely submerged during high tide. Takakanonuma Greenland Where: Fukushima, Japan Abandoned amusement parks are often the stuff of nightmares. Takakanonuma Greenland is one of those creepy places, with rusted rollercoaster rails jutting out of the thick grass, as well as other rides and buildings once dedicated to fun and amusement lying in waste. It doesn’t help that given the weather of Japan, most of the photos taken of Takakanouma Greenland have it shrouded in fog. Aqua Park Where: Russia Another amusement park that was never finished, Aqua Park was a victim of an accident that happened at another water park. After the glass ceiling at a nearby water park collapsed, Aqua Park lost its bright outlook and soon lost funding as well. Although the lot has been sold to build a mall, Aqua Park still stands as a testament to our fickle desires for entertainment. 1984 Winter Olympics Bobsleigh Track Where: Formerly Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, now Bosnia Sometimes, things are made to be used just once. Unlike the Olympic pool in Beijing which has now been turned into a huge water park, the 1984 Winter Olympics bobsleigh track in Bosnia is riddled with graffiti and overgrown weeds. Though Yugoslavia is no more (because of political upheaval, it is now a group of smaller countries, with the bobsleigh track now in current Bosnia), the bobsleigh track remains. Thames Estuary Army Forts or the Maunsell Forts Where: Thames and Mersey estuaries, United Kingdom While these sea forts look like old sets from the movie Waterworld, they were once real fortified towers used by the Royal Navy during World War II. They were built in 1942, but were decommissioned by the late 1950’s. Abandoned, the forts have since fallen into disrepair. However, a few forts were able to avoid this fate by being turned into lighthouses, luxury hotels or even a micro-nation known as the Principality of Sealand. Chemin de fer de Petite Ceinture or the “Little Belt Railway” Where: Paris, France It’s hard to imagine that there could be anything abandoned in a city as big and as well-known as Paris, but every city has its secrets. Opened in 1852, the Chemin de fer de Petite Ceinture railway was once a circular route that linked the main stations in Paris. It was closed in 1934 after use of the rail gradually declined. These days, some of its tunnels are accessible in public parks. Satsop Nuclear Power Plant Where: Washington, United States The Satsop Nuclear Power Plant was abandoned during construction due to unpopular opinion towards nuclear power. It was left nearly completed for eleven years, then finally abandoned in the early 1990’s, as it was deemed too expensive to dismantle. Despite never being used, the site has been transformed into the Satsop Business Park, a business and technology park. The power plant’s cooling towers have also become a favorite photography spot for urban explorers. Hotel del Salto or The Haunted Hotel Where: Southwest of Bogotá, Columbia Once catering to visitors of the Tequendama Falls, Hotel del Salto has become a visitor’s attraction site itself. It opened in 1924 on a cliff—providing a beautiful view of the waterfall to those who could afford it but closed in the early 1990’s, supposedly because of contaminated water. The hotel is said to be haunted by those whose lives ended at the hotel, either from bar fights that accidentally went over the edge of the second floor’s balcony or by those who willingly took their own lives by throwing themselves from the cliff. Visiting abandoned places can be an amazing experience. Many of these sites are open for exploration and even have guides to give tours. However, there are those that are privately owned which require permission for exploration; some can be extremely dangerous, as most buildings in their abandoned state can no longer be considered structurally sound. Which of these places would you like to see for yourself? Let us know by leaving a comment below! [divider_1px_bg] Editor note: Contributor Vincent Sevilla is a professional graphic designer and marketing consultant for Australianoutdoorliving.com.au, one of the prime companies that manufacture outdoor blinds, roller shutters, and artificial lawns. Deal Of the Week : 20 Advanced Responsive HTML Templates Weekly Motion Graphics Inspiration No #21 zaipamn 6 years ago Reply Hotel del Salto is the place where I like to visit in the future because of its mountainous view and serenity. Miss Lily Azn 4 years ago Reply Cool Raul	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2792
__label__wiki	0.539778	0.539778	Tony Bennett coming to DPAC, February 1 A Night to Remember with Music’s Best November 30, 2012 (Durham, NC) – Celebrate Valentine’s Day early with the legendary vocalist Tony Bennett when he hits the stage of DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center, on February 1, 2013. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 7 at 10am: Friends of DPAC members may place their orders on December 6. Joining Friends of DPAC is free, and you can register at www.DPACnc.com/friendofdpac. "Fans will not want to miss this once-in-a-lifetime performance of a true national treasure," said Bob Klaus, GM of DPAC. Tony Bennett has earned his status many times over. He is entering his seventh decade as a recording artist with 17 Grammy® Awards including the Grammy® Lifetime Achievement Award to his credit. Bennett remains the Columbia recording artist with the greatest longevity at the label; when his Duets II cd debuted at #1 (his very first) on the Billboard Album charts in September 2011, it made him the oldest artist to achieve the top spot at age 85. His 2007 prime-time special, “Tony Bennett: An American Classic,” won seven Emmy Awards. He is a Kennedy Center Honoree and an NEA Jazz Master. Bennett marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the 1965 civil rights march to Montgomery and was later honored with the Martin Luther King’s Salute to Greatness Award and the United Nations' 2007 Humanitarian Award. In addition to performing, he is a successful visual artist, with original paintings featured in the permanent collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC. Bennett has published his autobiography, two books of his paintings, his latest release Life is a Gift; he recently released the documentary film, The Zen Of Bennett. For more information please visit www.tonybennett.com.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2793
__label__wiki	0.639497	0.639497	News Archive for February, 2014 Rectification of a Will The England & Wales Court of Appeal has ordered that a clerical error in the signing of Wills by a husband and Wife can be rectified after the event. Anthony Davies, a partner in local law firm DPA Law said, “The creation of a valid Will follows very strict rules in relation to how it is signed and witnessed”. In this case, a solicitor had been instructed by the husband and wife to draft identical wills leaving his or her estate to the other and, if the other spouse had already died, to the claimant, whom they treated as an adoptive son. Through the solicitor’s mistake each signed the other’s will. The error was not noticed on the wife’s death but, on the husband’s death the natural sons of the husband and wife, who would succeed to the entire estate on intestacy, challenged the validity of the will signed by the husband. For a will to be valid, it is required in law that the will must be in written form, signed by the testator or his representative in his presence, witnessed by at least two witnesses and that by his signature it appeared that the testator had intended to give effect to the will. The court found that, although the will executed by the husband did not have his full knowledge and approval, there was a certainty as to his intention and as to how he would have expressed himself, if he had appreciated the mistake. Accordingly it rejected the claims of the natural sons of the husband and wife and allowed the directions of the will to stand. Anthony Davies, comments “The Court has clearly used its discretion in this case to allow a simple clerical error to be corrected; however, the ruling also underlines the need to follow correct procedure in signing and witnessing of wills”. If you would like assistance in planning and writing your will, call Anthony Davies at DPA Law on 01554 749144 for further information. PARTNER NOTES Marley v Rawlings and Another Judgment, January 22, 2014 Posted by Peter Nicholas on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 11:28 AM Registering Land as a Village Green The law offers a way of protecting land that is used as a local amenity in order to ensure that it can be enjoyed for generations to come. Where land has been used by local people ‘as of right’ for recreational purposes for at least 20 years, it can be registered as common land (a ‘village green’) under the Commons Act 2006. In this context, ‘as of right’ means that the land has been used without permission, without the use of force and openly (i.e. not in secret). Registration of land as a village green makes subsequent development of it extremely difficult to achieve. It is not necessary for land to be publicly owned for it to be registered as a village green. Privately owned land can be registered and the owner of land that is used for recreational purposes by the community can apply for their own land to be registered as common land. The legislation that allows registration of common land applies throughout England except in Epping Forest, the Forest of Dean and the New Forest. To register land as a village green, an application must be made to the appropriate registration authority, which is usually the local council. The procedure is largely the same throughout the country, with one or two exceptions. You do not have to have a formal legal right over, or a legal interest in, the land to make an application for registration: anyone can make one. If the owner of land which has been used for recreational purposes by the community fences it off, or takes steps to prevent the continuance of the use, a registration must be sought within two years of the challenge to the use as of right. The Act does allow land to be deregistered (‘released’) in certain circumstances. Normally, an application to release land requires the registration of ‘replacement land’ as common land. The Act also prohibits the sale or lease of common land. From 2013, where a ‘trigger event’ has occurred (which includes the making of a planning application or the identification of land for potential development in a development plan), the ability to apply for the land to be registered as common land is suspended until the planning status of the land is resolved. Lastly, it is not necessary for land to be ‘green land’ for it to be registered as common land: in 2013, a beach was registered as common land under the Act. If you would like advice on any aspect of planning law, including how to protect your rights as a property owner, contact us. Late Claim Against Estate Rejected by Court The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 allows those who have been financially dependent on a person who dies to seek financial provision to be made for them from the deceased’s estate if that person has not made appropriate provision for them in their will. An application under the Act must be made within six months of probate being granted, otherwise it is necessary to obtain the permission of the court in order to proceed with an application. In a recent case, a woman in her 80s failed to gain permission to make an application for financial provision under the Act more than six years after the death of her husband in 2005. The man’s estate was valued at approximately £7 million. It included shares in a family company, properties in Arizona and London, and a house in Surrey in which his widow lived. Arrangements were made to provide an income for life for her, but early in the administration of the estate (which was entrusted to her sons) she expressed misgivings about the level of income she could expect to receive. Although she did take legal advice at the time, it is not clear that she was advised that she could make a claim under the Act. However, the fact is that she did not do so although she had taken professional advice and was not content with the way the estate was being administered. In his judgment, Lord Justice Black said, "In my view, it would not be appropriate... the appellant to be permitted to make her claim six years after the expiry of the time limit in the Act." Merely hoping that a dispute can be settled amicably is often not a successful strategy. If you have misgivings about the provisions of a will in which you have a financial interest, contact us for advice. Joint Accounts and Mental Capacity If you are concerned about the future mental capacity of a relative or any other person with whom you have a joint bank account, it makes sense to consider setting up the appropriate power(s) of attorney. The British Bankers’ Association’s guidance for members advises them to freeze all joint accounts if one of the account signatories becomes mentally incapable. Should this happen, the account will remain frozen until the bank concerned receives a valid power of attorney. Even where there is an appropriate power of attorney in place, there is likely to be some minor disruption. However, where no such power exists, it can cause significant difficulties, especially where the account concerned is used for everyday living expenses or in connection with the operation of a business. Contact us for advice on the creation and use of powers of attorney. Misappropriation Case Highlights Value of Using Professionals A sad recent criminal case illustrates the wisdom of appointing a professional person to assist when substantial family funds are being administered. The case involved a disabled woman who received a settlement of £2.6 million in 1999 from Grimsby Scunthorpe Health Authority as a result of negligent treatment at the time of her birth. She suffers from cerebral palsy and requires around-the-clock care. The money was entrusted to the girl’s mother and her mother’s (now) exhusband to be used for her maintenance, care and other needs and was intended to provide for her for life. However, the pair made deep inroads into the funds and were discovered to have extracted more than £500,000 from the settlement for their own purposes, living what was described as a ‘lottery winner’ lifestyle. The couple were released on bail in October 2013 pending sentence, which the judge described as ‘inevitably a sentence of custody and of some significance’. If a member of your family has a substantial sum which is intended to provide for them or you wish to make provision for the care of another person, the choice of who is entrusted to look after and manage the fund is critical. Using a professional who has appropriate indemnity insurance offers a degree of protection that will give added comfort that the settlement is safe and in competent hands. Ignoring Duty to Neighbours Costs Homeowner Homeowners have a responsibility to ensure that they do not damage their neighbours’ properties and this includes a legal duty to keep their garden trees and shrubs under control. When a North London woman ignored her responsibilities in this regard, the result was an order by the court to pay more than £17,000 in damages to her neighbours after the spreading roots of her ‘dominating’ cypress hedge caused damage to the foundations of their home. The couple who lived next door brought a claim for damages against the woman after they discovered cracks in the exterior and interior walls of their property. The Technology and Construction Court found that expert evidence had established that the cypress trees were a significant cause of the subsidence damage and that a ‘reasonably prudent landowner’ would have appreciated the real risk posed by the trees’ roots. Given the ‘dominating position’ of the hedge – described as ‘not an attractive feature’ – the damage to the couple’s home was ‘reasonably foreseeable’. Finding the woman liable in nuisance, the Court found that it would only have cost between £700 and £800 to remove the hedge and that the woman had failed to take appropriate steps to eliminate the obvious risk. However, the Court went on to rule that damage caused by a 50-year-old oak tree on the woman’s land had not been reasonably foreseeable, and lopped 15 per cent off the couple’s compensation to reflect their contributory negligence in failing to complain to their neighbour earlier. The Court awarded the couple damages for the cost of expert advice, surveys and remedial work, and for the distress and inconvenience caused by the tree roots damage. If you are concerned about possible damage to your property owing to a neighbour’s plants or activities, contact us for advice on the steps you can take. Private Residence ‘Deemed Residence Period’ Reduced The UK tax system has traditionally exempted any profit on the sale of a person’s principal private residence (PPR) from Capital Gains Tax (CGT). The exemption applies to make any gain accruing during periods of use as a PPR exempt from charge. A property which has been used as the taxpayer’s PPR for part of the period of ownership, but not all, may therefore attract a charge to CGT. One valuable relief is that the last three years of ownership of a property have been deemed to be a period of actual residence whether or not the owner(s) actually resided there. With the logjam in the property sales market now clearing, the Chancellor of the Exchequer sprung a surprise in his recent Autumn Statement by reducing the ‘deemed actual residence’ period to 18 months for sales which take place after 5 April 2015. Religious Discrimination – The Right of Christians Not to Work on Sundays A Christian care worker who resigned from her post after being required to work on Sundays – which she regarded as a violation of the fourth commandment – has failed in her landmark fight for compensation (Mba v The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Merton). The woman worked at a children’s care home. Her employment contract required her to work on Sundays, although her wish not to do so had been accommodated by her local authority employer for two years. When the home was short-staffed, however, she was put on the rota for Sunday working. This requirement led to her eventual resignation, ‘with regret', and she launched Employment Tribunal (ET) proceedings, claiming constructive unfair dismissal and religious discrimination. Her constructive unfair dismissal claim was rejected. As regards her claim that the requirement that she work on Sundays was a provision, criterion or practice that discriminated against Christians, the ET concluded that strict observance of the Sabbath was not a ‘core’ principle of Christian belief and her employer’s demand that she meet her contractual obligations was objectively justified within the meaning of the Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 (now superseded by the Equality Act 2010). This claim was also dismissed, therefore. The ET’s decision was subsequently upheld by the Employment Appeal Tribunal. On appeal, the Court of Appeal found that the ET had erred in law in finding that observance of the Sabbath as a rest day was not a core component of the Christian faith. It had been wrong to ask itself that question in that it was not necessary for the woman to establish that all or most Christians, or all or most non-Conformist Christians, would be put at a particular disadvantage by a requirement to work on Sundays. The Court, however, found that the ET’s error of law had ‘made no difference’ to the outcome of the case. The requirement that the woman should work in accordance with her contract was not indirect religious discrimination as it was a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim. This case should not be seen as giving employers the go-ahead to insist that employees work on Sundays. Whether or not this is permissible will depend on the specific circumstances of each particular case. Contact us if you would like assistance with determining your organisation’s terms and conditions of employment.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2794
__label__wiki	0.845953	0.845953	WSJ Historically Speaking: Beware of Astrologers on the March Photo: THOMAS FUCHS According to the Roman historian Suetonius, an unnamed soothsayer repeatedly tried to warn Julius Caesar that calamity awaited him, famously saying, “Beware the Ides of March.” But March 15 arrived without anything untoward taking place, and Caesar bumped into the soothsayer as he made his way to the Curia Pompeii. “See,” chided Caesar, “the day has come.” “Yes,” came the reply. “But it has not yet gone.” If the story is true, the soothsayer is one of the few astrologers in history to make a completely clear and unambiguously accurate prediction. But the abysmal record of astrology and its intellectual cohorts doesn’t seem to have dented their popularity. Looking to the stars for guidance is as ancient as the Babylonians, who used astrological charts to help predict the recurrence of the seasons. Every ancient civilization from the Egyptians to the Persians studied the stars, seeing astronomy and astrology as variations of the same pursuit. In the fourth century B.C., Alexander the Great’s conquests spread the popularity of astrology throughout the Hellenistic world. Rome proved especially fertile ground after Julius Caesar’s supposed brush with the soothsayer. Officialdom disapproved of astrologers, and so did the poet Juvenal, who complained early in the second century of “people who cannot appear in public, dine or bathe, without having first consulted an ephemeris.” Constantine, Rome’s first Christian emperor, made astrology punishable by death. But in following centuries, the Catholic Church maintained an uneasy truce with the practice, with some popes routinely consulting their astrologers before making any important decisions. Nearly every royal court employed an official astrologer, though none was as famous as the French apothecary known as Nostradamus, who (when not writing vague prognostications about the future) was employed by France’s queen, Catherine de Medici, to make horoscopes for her children. The practice was still at the heart of daily life in 1606 when William Shakespeare voiced his skepticism in “King Lear,” warning “that, when we are sick in fortune—often the surfeit of our own behavior—we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars.” A hundred years later, however, astrology met its match in the form of Isaac Bickerstaff, Esq. The leading astrologer of the day was John Partridge, whose annual predictions in his almanac “Merlinus Liberatus” had been terrifying Londoners since 1684. In 1708, Bickerstaff published a rival set of predictions, which included Partridge’s death “upon the 29th of March next, about eleven at night, of a raging fever.” On March 30, notices of Partridge’s demise were sent around London. Church officials arrived at Partridge’s home to take the body away—only to find that he was very much alive. By this time, Londoners had grown tired of Partridge’s gloomy tyranny, and many decided that they preferred him dead. People who had been tormented by him in the past took particular pleasure in perpetuating the fiction of his demise. The more Partridge protested that he was healthy, the more ridiculous he appeared. His power to awe and terrify was broken. Years later, the perpetrator of the hoax was revealed to be Jonathan Swift, the author of “Gulliver’s Travels.” Despite Swift’s efforts, there has never been a shortage of believers in astrology, including Nancy Reagan and Princess Diana—just as there has never been a shortage of scientists trying to debunk it. In 1979, two U.S. astronomers named Robert Culver andPhilip Ianna published the results of a study examining more than 3,000 predictions by leading astrologers between 1974 and 1979. Their research revealed that 2,673 turned out to be plain wrong—a failure rate of almost 90%. Scientific predictions have their problems too. When researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey analyzed 2,300 earthquake forecasts from more than 230 sources, they found that they were less accurate than simply guessing. As Cassius in Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” says, “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars.” Ancient Greece Ancient Rome Astrology Historically Speaking Wall Street Journal Beware the Red Tide How We Kept Cool Before Air Conditioning Overcoming the Labor of Calculation The Immortal Charm of Daffodils Next ArticleWSJ Historically Speaking: Gambling and Other American Hustles	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2795
__label__wiki	0.944201	0.944201	Fly-tippers target RSPCA charity shop Chris Bishop chris.bishop@archant.co.uk @chrismojo Rubbish dumped in the RSPCA's bin included an item which identified a business Picture: Submitted An investigation is under way after a charity shop was plagued by fly-tipping. Marie Hayes by the bin outside the RSPCA shop in King's Lynn Picture: Chris Bishop Rubbish including catering waste and bottles has been dumped in the wheeled trade waste bin behind the RSPCA shop in King’s Lynn. When the bin was full, bags of rubbish have also been left behind the shop, on Norfolk Street. But council officials are now investigating after an item which identified a business in the town was also left in the bin. The RSPCA shop in Norfolk Streeet, King's Lynn, which has been plagued by fly-tippers Picture: Chris Bishop Volunteer Elena Anastasi said shop staff were used to coming in on Monday morning and finding they had been targeted. “We’ve had ongoing problems for a very long time. Despite the fact we lock it, people force it open,” she said. “However someone made a mistake and left their contact details on one of the pieces of rubbish.” The teddy bear stolen from the RSPCA shop, in King's Lynn Picture: Submitted Fellow worker Marie Hayes, who is in her 80s and has been volunteering at the shop since it opened almost 30 years ago, added: “We have to pay to have this emptied and people just come and dump stuff.” The shop, which is staffed by around 20 volunteers, raises money towards the running costs of the RSPCA’s West Norfolk Rehoming Centre at Eau Brink, near Lynn. It also helps people on low incomes to pay their vets’ bills. Over the years it has been open, it has raised more than £1m. As well as its problems with waste dumping, the shop has also been targeted by thieves. Last week, a hand-made teddy bear made by Merrythought of Ironbridge, Shropshire, which was priced £30, was taken from a window display. Other items have also been stolen from the premises. Miss Anastasi said: “When these things happen it’s a massive disappointment for us.” West Norfolk council said the waste dumping had been reported to its waste management team. A spokesman said: “They have arranged for the shop’s waste bin to be emptied free of charge on this occasion. “They are currently undertaking an investigation based on what they have recovered from the dumped waste. We have prosecuted in the past for similar offences.”	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2799
__label__wiki	0.670155	0.670155	Richard D. Kahlenberg Richard D. Kahlenberg is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, where he writes about a variety of education issues. He has been called “the intellectual father of the economic integration movement” in K-12 schooling, and “arguably the nation's chief proponent of class-based affirmative action in higher education admissions.” He is also an authority on teachers’ unions, private school vouchers, charter schools, turnaround school efforts, and inequality in higher education. He is the author of four books: Tough Liberal: Albert Shanker and the Battles Over Schools, Unions, Race and Democracy (Columbia University Press, 2007); All Together Now: Creating Middle Class Schools through Public School Choice (Brookings Institution Press, 2001); The Remedy: Class, Race, and Affirmative Action (Basic Books, 1996); and Broken Contract: A Memoir of Harvard Law School (Hill & Wang/Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1992.) In addition, Kahlenberg is the editor of seven Century Foundation books: Affirmative Action for the Rich: Legacy Preferences in College Admissions (2010); Rewarding Strivers: Helping Low-Income Students Succeed in College (2010); Improving on No Child Left Behind: Getting Education Reform Back on Track (2008); America’s Untapped Resource: Low-Income Students in Higher Education (2004); Public School Choice vs. Private School Vouchers (2003); Divided We Fail: Coming Together Through Public School Choice. The Report of The Century Foundation Task Force on the Common School, Chaired by Lowell Weicker (Executive Director) (2002); and A Notion at Risk: Preserving Public Education as an Engine for Social Mobility (2000). Kahlenberg's articles have been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, and elsewhere. He has appeared on ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX, C-SPAN, MSNBC, and NPR. Previously, Kahlenberg was a Fellow at the Center for National Policy, a visiting associate professor of constitutional law at George Washington University, and a legislative assistant to Senator Charles S. Robb (D-VA). He is also a nonresident senior fellow at Education Sector and serves on the advisory board of the Pell Institute. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and cum laude from Harvard Law School. Between college and law school, he spent a year at the University of Nairobi School of Journalism as a Rotary Scholar. Hold Students Accountable and Support Them Forum: Rethinking the High School Diploma WINTER 2015 / Vol. 15, No. 1 Rethinking the High School Diploma Education Next talks with Chester E. Finn, Jr., Richard D. Kahlenberg and Sandy Kress Unions and the Public Interest Is collective bargaining for teachers good for students? Blog Posts/Multimedia A Smarter Charter: A Response to Nelson Smith We welcome the chance to respond to Nelson Smith’s review of our book, particularly on issues of teacher voice, diversity and achievement. What Explains KIPP’s Success? Peers May Be A Big Part of the Story The new study is far less definitive than advertised because it addresses, at most, only one of the three ways in which peer influences might make a difference in KIPP’s success. How D.C. Schools Can Ward Off the ‘Big Flip’ At some D.C. elementary schools, rather than settling into a healthy racial and socioeconomic balance, student populations are flipping from one extreme to the other, with fourth-grade classes dominated by minorities and preschool classes that are mostly white.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2800
__label__cc	0.740288	0.259712	George Lucas Educational Foundation Dr. Fatima E. Terrazas-Arellanes Research Associate, University of Oregon I am a Research Associate at the Center for Advanced Technology in Education at the University of Oregon. Currently I am a Principal Investigator of Project ESCOLAR (Etext Supports for Collaborative Online Learning and Academic Reading) a five year grant funded by the Office of Special education Programs (OSEP) to develop, test, evaluate, refine, and disseminate Collaborative Online Projects designed to support academic reading of science content for middle school students with learning disabilities. I am also a Co-Principal Investigator of Project SSOAR (Stepping Up to SOAR: Strategies for Online Academic Reading) funded by OSEP and Project COPELLS (Collaborative Online Projects for English Language Learners) funded by the National Science Foundation. My areas of expertise include: a) literacy and bi-literacy instruction for English Language Learners students of Spanish speaking background, b) use of assistive technology to address the educational needs of students with disabilities, c) research design and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa in 2000, a Master’s of Science in Special Education from the University of Oregon in 2008, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Oregon’s School Psychology Program in 2009. Website: http://escolar.uoregon.edu/oregon/ PBL Science Empowered by Discussion Forums ELLs are better positioned to learn science through the COPPELLS model of PBL, which provides online and asynchronous forums for reviewing and discussing course material. K-2 Primary 3-5 Upper Elementary 6-8 Middle School 9-12 High School Follow Edutopia ©2019 George Lucas Educational Foundation. All Rights Reserved. Edutopia® and Lucas Education Research™ are trademarks or registered trademarks of the George Lucas Educational Foundation in the U.S. and other countries.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2801
__label__cc	0.702775	0.297225	Part 1: Happy Surg...e claims in 2018/19 Blog - 18/03/2019 Part 1: Happy Surge Year! The rise of subsidence claims in 2018/19 After last year’s long, hot summer subsidence claims have surged to their highest level in 12 years. The third quarter of 2018 saw more than 10,000 households make subsidence claims on their household insurance, totalling £64 million, almost four times as many as in the previous quarter. This quarterly increase, the Association of British Insurers has said, is the highest quarterly jump since records began over 25 years ago. This two-part blog examines the nature of subsidence, how can it be rectified and whether insurance is available to cover the costs of repair? What is subsidence? Subsidence is the downwards movement of a site on which a building stands, where the soil beneath the building decreases in volume causing the building’s foundations to become unstable. In contrast, heave is the upwards movement of a site caused by the expansion of the soil beneath the building’s foundations. Soil decreases in volume when it loses moisture, making clay soil particularly vulnerable as it is made up of 30-35% water. Soil with a high clay content can become desiccated when it is low in moisture, which causes the soil to shrink in size. Clay rich soil is particularly common in the South East of England, making this area most likely to suffer with subsidence. Prolonged dry, hot weather is one cause of subsidence, and probably the main contributor to this year’s surge of claims. Another cause, which can further worsen the situation, is excess vegetation, which absorbs the remaining moisture in the soil. Some of the worst culprits include poplar, oak and willow trees which have root networks spanning over 30 metres that can absorb more than 50,000 litres of water each year. Depending on the root networks’ position in relation to a building, the absorption and soil shrinkage can be uneven, leading eventually to the building moving in different directions. Subsidence warning signals include cracks, often diagonal in nature and located near doors and windows, suddenly appearing rather than growing gradually. Subsidence may also cause dry wallpaper to rip or crinkle. Eventually subsidence will make a property, and its foundations, unstable. How is subsidence rectified? Subsidence claims are often complex involving protracted investigations and ongoing monitoring. The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) suggests that monitoring a site over a 12 month period is reasonable because all the seasons are covered. In many cases the building can be stabilised by repairing leaking drains, removing vegetation including trees or providing additional strengthening. Underpinning is often a last resort as it is the most expensive, intrusive and time consuming remedy. A recent report stated that it usually takes 24 months to resolve a subsidence claim by underpinning and that it costs in the region of £25,000-£30,000. Although, underpinning is generally accepted as the most permanent and effective way to stabilise a property, it can cause a number of problems if it’s not required or if it is undertaken extensively. Whilst policyholders usually believe that this is the only effective solution, they are advised to work with insurers and experts to ensure that the right decision for the property in question is made. New technologies are also emerging to deal with subsidence, including ground rehydration systems and grouting injections, which serve to stabilise the soil without the underpinning. Will your insurer cover subsidence? Duty of Disclosure and Prompt Notification The good news is, subsidence, as well as heave and landslip, are generally covered by buildings and contents insurance for private homes in the UK. Provided that policyholders notify their insurer as soon as they become aware of the subsidence, they should have a valid claim. It is very important to report cracks suspected of being caused by subsidence to insurers immediately so that the insurer cannot attempt to avoid the claim on the basis of delayed notification. It is also equally important to report any cracks or evidence of subsidence to the insurer on inception or renewal of a Policy as failure to do so could be a material non-disclosure, giving the insurer the ability to avoid the entire policy. In Loyaltrend Ltd v Creechurch Dedicated Ltd [2010] EWHC 425 (Comm) material damage was caused to a fashion retail outlet in Notting Hill by reason of subsidence. A claim was initiated by the tenant of the property for business interruption losses arising out of reduced takings caused by damage to the interior of the shop. The Insurer ran a notification defence on the basis that “significant cracking” was clearly apparent in November 2003 and that the Claimant’s insurance broker should have brought this to the Insurer’s attention in November/December 2003, before policy inception. Further, the Insurer successfully argued that upon inception of the policy, the Claimant was obliged to notify the Insurer immediately of any material damage which may consequently give rise to a claim, and that the Claimant failed to do this by not giving notice until August 2005. I shall discuss the specific business interruption aspects of this case in more detail in part two. Similarly, in Brit UW Ltd v F&B Trenchless Solutions Ltd [2015] EWHC 2237 the insurer argued that the Defendant, F&B Trenchless Solution Ltd, had failed to disclose material information prior to the conclusion of the policy. Materiality is an objective assessment and therefore the question for the court to consider was whether the Defendant’s knowledge would have influenced a prudent insurer to vary the terms of the cover if it had been disclosed at the underwriting stage. The Judge found in favour of the Insurer, that there had been a material non-disclosure and that this did induce the Insurer to offer more favourable terms as it appeared to be a good risk. Policy Definitions and Exclusions (the small print) Whilst many policies will provide cover for damage and/or loss caused by subsidence, they usually only cover the cost of repairing the present damage and/or loss, but do not cover the cost of preventing future or further damage or subsidence. Insurers do not tend to cover this sort of proactive, future-proofing work and, consequently the cost of this often falls on the responsible homeowner. However, making a claim for this sort of work, even if it is rejected by insurers, shows clear evidence of early notification. The FOS has provided some useful guidance on subsidence related complaints. Common complaints include mismanaged claims, insufficient settlement proposals, poor quality repairs and rejected claims. Specifically, the FOS refers to the situation where an insurer rejects a subsidence claim on the basis that the damage and/or loss was caused by an alternative, uninsured, event e.g. settlement. Similarly to subsidence, settlement is the downward movement of a site, however, it is the result of soil being compressed by the weight of the building(s) within 10 years of construction. Other definitions to be mindful of are “buildings” and “main residence”. Many insurers will not cover subsidence damage to parts of the property defined as “buildings” unless the “main residence” is also affected by the subsidence. In practical terms this means an insurer may avoid covering damage to patios, outbuildings, paths and swimming pools, where they alone are affected and the “main residence” is not. In reality damage to these “buildings” could be just as detrimental and costly to a policyholder as damage to the “main residence”. It is therefore sensible for policyholders to understand what their policy says on the subject. Change of Insurance Provider The eminently sensible Judge Mackie QC in Loyaltrend Ltd v Creechurch Dedicated Ltd [2010] EWHC 425 (Comm) drew the court’s attention to the difficulties, where there is more than one insurer during the period of damage, in determining “with whom and to what extent liability should lie”. Where a claim for subsidence repair is made close to the start of a policy, an insurer will likely argue that the subsidence, and the damage and/or loss caused by the subsidence, pre-dated the policy. To govern this tricky situation, the Association of British Insurers published a Domestic Subsidence Agreement, which, as of December 2017, 50 insurers had signed up to. Where the claim is made during the first eight weeks of a policy, it is agreed that the previous insurer will manage the claim. Where the claim is made more than one year in to a policy, it is agreed that the incumbent insurer will manage the claim. The responsibility for claims falling within eight weeks and one year in to a policy will be shared; the claim will be accepted and managed by the insurer to be first notified, however the insurers will divide the cost of the claim. It should be noted that if the property also changes ownership during this period, that the Domestic Subsidence Agreement will not apply. Part 2 of this blog will consider subsidence insurance claims and commercial properties in more detail. In the meantime should you require any advice on this topic, or any other insurance related matters, please contact Nicola Maher or any member of the Edwin Coe Insurance Litigation team. Edwin Coe LLP is a Limited Liability Partnership, registered in England & Wales (No.OC326366). The Firm is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. A list of members of the LLP is available for inspection at our registered office address: 2 Stone Buildings, Lincoln’s Inn, London, WC2A 3TH. “Partner” denotes a member of the LLP or an employee or consultant with the equivalent standing. Jessica Brittain Edwin Coe assists and advises clients on a wide range of disputed insurance claims arising from denial of liability and ... Latest Blogs See All Buying or owning a house in multiple occupation Marketing email or service message? ICO fines EE Ltd for sending unsol... 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__label__wiki	0.975441	0.975441	'Kid from Akron' celebrated in hometown fete 1119dDave McMenamin 10hRyan O'Hanlon LeBron James dazzles hometown crowd in Akron title party LeBron overcome with emotion in return to Akron (2:06) LeBron James returns to Akron as an NBA champion and shares what winning a title with the Cavaliers means to him and the city. (2:06) Dave McMenaminESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. AKRON, Ohio -- The Cleveland Cavaliers' championship party kept right on rolling Thursday with a celebration in honor of NBA Finals MVP LeBron James in his hometown. When James greeted fans at Hopkins International Airport on Monday afternoon, the day after the Cavs bested the Golden State Warriors to win the first pro sports title in the city of Cleveland in 52 years, he reminded the adoring masses, "I just always want you guys to remember that I'm just a kid from Akron, Ohio." A few days later, that "kid" -- now fully grown at 31 years old -- got to see just how much the residents of Akron appreciate the man he's become. LeBron James steps on-stage with the Larry O'Brien trophy Thursday during his hometown celebration in Akron, Ohio. AP Photo/Phil Long James took the stage at Lock 3, a public park in downtown Akron, to Skylar Grey's "Coming home," the same song he chose in the summer of 2014 when at another public gathering in Akron to commemorate his return to the Cavs. Only this time, he was carrying the Larry O'Brien Trophy. "I remember like it was yesterday when we had the welcome home celebration and I walked inside of the University of Akron football stadium and all you guys was there when I decided to come back," James said. "And that roar that I heard then is nothing compared to this roar right here. You guys are unbelievable." Lock 3 met its capacity of 7,500 approximately an hour before the start of the event. Canal Park, the 9,000-seat home of the Akron Rubberducks, an AA baseball team, was also opened for the overflow crowd. Others lined building tops and parking garages to get a glimpse of James. The Akron event drew upwards of 25,000 people, according to organizers -- a modest turnout compared to Cleveland's championship parade crowd that was estimated at more than 1.3 million people Wednesday. "I promised when I came back two years ago I had one mission from a basketball standpoint," James said. "I had one mission and my one mission was to bring a championship back to Ohio, back to Cleveland and back to Akron and look up there, it's right there! "There's no way I could accomplish such a feat like we just had this past Sunday without the support from all of you guys. Akron is home. You all know that. Everywhere I go, everywhere I go I preach Akron. I love each and every one of you." The crowd loved him back. "The young man continues to take pride in Akron," said Dave Tomei, 63, who was wearing a T-shirt honoring James and the Fighting Irish of St. Vincent-St. Mary winning the mythical high school national championship in 2003. "He never forgot where he came from. He continues to give back. Even when he left for four years to Miami, he continued to give back. He never forgot about us and he deserves a lot of credit for that." LeBron says no to Olympics; Melo, others a go LeBron James and the power to change legacies Cleveland rocks: 1.3M toast Cavs with parade Wilson Campbell, 48, coaches youth sports in Akron and sees James' direct impact with his teams. "For over 10 years he's given back," Campbell said. "Brand new helmets, uniforms, you name it. He's dedicated, and it's a great thing." The city unveiled a 60-foot banner showing James, with tears in his eyes, holding the Larry O'Brien Trophy after the win over the Warriors with the headline "I'm Home." Below it, a quote from James' homecoming letter in Sports Illustrated, "In Northeast Ohio nothing is given, everything is earned, you work for what you have," was printed, only modified to start with the words, "In Akron." It also re-named a portion of Main Street as King James Way. Keith Dambrot, head coach of the University of Akron men's basketball team, who coached James in his freshman season at St. Vincent-St. Mary, was in attendance. As was Dru Joyce, his second coach at the high school, who continues to coach there. "This is amazing," Joyce said. "That's the word: Amazing." Despite persistent rain Thursday, event organizers said a crowd started forming at noon, approximately eight hours before the start of the program. The night ended with fireworks, but not before Dambrot launched some fireworks of his own, setting the bar for his former player's championship future. "Listen, we're going to have about six more of these celebrations," Dambrot said. "Anybody could have stayed in Miami, but not many guys could come to Akron, Ohio, and Cleveland (and) win championships." Monitors on site displayed a slideshow of images of the children enrolled in the LeBron James Family Foundation's "I Promise" campaign -- which pledges a free education at the University of Akron to the 2,300 students who complete the program that runs from middle school through the end of high school -- interspersed with photos of James' youth from playing on a toy hoop as a toddler to winning state championships as a teenager. "Every kid here, I want to thank you guys for allowing me to continue to inspire you guys every single day," James said. "Every single night when I step out on the basketball floor or even when I leave the arena, I always have you guys on my mind." The celebration could be seen on the land and in the air, from vendors selling T-shirts with sayings like "Cleveland scored the championship, Akron got the assist," while the Goodyear Blimp flew overhead, sharing the sky with a prop-engine plane that towed a sign that read, "THANK YOU LEBRON!!" "It was 50-plus years that the Cleveland drought was going on," James said. "Cleveland's last championship was 50-some-odd years ago," James said. "Guess what? It took a kid from Akron to end it. Thank you." With that James, dropped the microphone and exited into the night with his family beside him.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2808
__label__wiki	0.930606	0.930606	The Top 10 Most Expensive Movie Flops of All Time Blade Runner 2049 has nothing on these guys By Nick Pope and Cameron K. McEwan \| Nov 25, 2017 IMAGE Universal Pictures/Reality Media With the news that the recently-released superhero team-up Justice League is on course to lose up to $50-$100 million, you might be wondering if the DC movie is set to be the biggest flop of all time. Not quite. It's got some way to run before it can punch and truth-lasso its way to the bottom. We should note that, while the production budget can sometimes appear to have been recouped in worldwide box-office receipts, marketing costs and "Hollywood accounting practices" add to the overall amount a film costs to produce. Here are the top 10 movies which not only bombed, but in some cases destroyed companies and careers... 10\| The Adventures of Pluto Nash Production budget: $100 million \| Loss: $96 million Eddie Murphy was once synonymous with success: the '80s gave us Beverly Hills Cop and Trading Places; the '90s, The Nutty Professor and Dr. Dolittle; and even in the '00s he had Shrek. But 2002's The Adventures of Pluto Nash kickstarted a real dive into live-action family clunkers; see also, Norbit and Meet Dave (or rather don't). It was simply a terrible movie. The sci-fi comedy (and we use the term loosely) didn't receive one breath of praise, with everyone lambasting the script, humour, acting and visual effects. Its 5% rating on Rotten Tomatoes says it all. Which begs the question—ijust how did this movie cost so much to make? 9\| Stealth You'd be forgiven for asking, Stealth? This 2005 sci-fi Top Gun-esque tale boasted the early-'00s rising stars Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel, and Jamie Foxx with The Fast and the Furious and xXx director Rob Cohen behind the camera. Sounds like a solid action film destined for a middling but profitable future. With no real production problems to speak of, Stealth crashed and burned on its own terrible merits, beaten by the likes of Wedding Crashers and Sky High on its opening weekend. 8\| 47 Ronin Giving a gargantuan budget to a first-time feature-film director is a risky move. But that's precisely what happened here when Universal Studios endowed Carl Rinsch with an eye-watering multi-million dollar check. Rinsch had worked in commercials and "state of the art interactive technologies" (according to his website) when he was given the 2013 flick. Tellingly, he was removed from the project during the editing process and more footage featuring its star Keanu Reeves was shot. But this couldn't save the samurai fantasy adventure that had critics and audiences alike seeking seppuku. 7\| The Lone Ranger The 2013 western from Disney reunited the dream team of Gore Verbinski, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Johnny Depp after numerous, highly profitable Pirates of the Caribbean installments. This should be box-office gold, right? Not quite. The production ran into trouble, costs escalated and the whole thing was nearly shut down before it was completed. When it finally hit cinema screens, The Lone Ranger was slammed by critics and shunned by audiences. The film wasn't a total wash-out though—it received two Oscar nominations (for 'Visual Effects' and 'Makeup and Hairstyling'). 6\| Titan A.E. Production budget: $90 million \| Loss: $100 million An entry that killed a company, in this case Fox Animation Studios, which bravely ventured out into space but collapsed just ten days after Titan A.E.'s release in 2000. The talent involved is impressive—directors Don Bluth and Gary Goldman (who'd just scored with Anastasia amongst many more animated films), writers Joss Whedon and John August, and the voices of Matt Damon, Bill Pullman, and Drew Barrymore—but not enough to save Titan A.E from lukewarm reviews and and a debut opening of No. 5 at the box office. 5\| Mars Needs Moms Production budget: $150 million \| Loss: $100 million Disney should have known better than to return to Mars and computer-generated imagery but this is exactly what they did. A year before the disastrous John Carter (more of which later), the house of Mouse adapted the Berkeley Breathed picture book of the same name with the mother of all production budgets (well, certainly very pricey anyway). The reviews weren't great (though not Emoji Movie terrible) and its opening weekend ranks as one of the worst for a movie rolling out nationwide. 4\| Monster Trucks Kids are problematic for the film industry. The majority of this list is made up with failed children's movies and this one, based purely on a pun, is typical of its genre. 2016's Monster Trucks was to launch a new franchise from Paramount but, after the opening barely scraped over $10 million at the box office, the flimsy premise crashed. 3\| John Carter There are only four films to top this slice of Disney sci-fi from 2012 in terms of costs: two instalments of Pirates of the Caribbean, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and the recent Justice League. John Carter's pedigree—solid cast (though its lead, Taylor Kitsch, was perhaps out of his depth), Oscar-winning Andrew Stanton (Wall-E, Finding Nemo) on directing duties and celebrated source material (from Edgar Rice Burroughs)—didn't save it from a critical pasting and poor audience turn-out. The Mars-based franchise failed to happen for Disney, who then decided to look elsewhere for their science-fiction fix. By the end of the year, they owned Star Wars. 2\| Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas The combined Hollywood weight and talent of Brad Pitt and Michelle Pfeiffer couldn't save this 2003 Dreamworks animated movie from drowning. Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas wasn't received too poorly. In fact, it did garnish some positive comments but audiences weren't interested in old-fashioned cartoons after the massive ripples caused by Pixar's Finding Nemo, released just months previously. As a result, Dreamworks Animation almost sank without trace. The company abandoned traditional hand-drawn films and sought safe harbour in computer-generated animation; their next offering was Shrek 2 and the Madagascar franchise began soon after. 1\| King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Probably best known for featuring an appearance from David Beckham, Guy Ritchie's turkey came with a surprisingly high budget. Warner Bros were keen to kickstart a new franchise based on the Arthurian legend with actor Charlie Hunnam fronting, but this was not to be their sword-in-the-stone. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword opened in the US to just $15 million and received a clunking 28% on Rotten Tomatoes. Maybe they should get Beckham to bend those figures. If we adjust for inflation, the list is very similar, except the number one and number two entries are switched. The big difference is the inclusion of the 1995 pirate flick Cutthroat Island at number three. Starring Geena Davis and Stranger Things' Matthew Modine, the production was already in trouble with spiralling costs and, upon its release, reviews weren't kind. The film was bestowed the dubious honor of "largest box office loss" by Guinness World Records and lead to the demise of production company Carolco Pictures and the blockbuster future for lead actress Davis. It would be almost 10 years before the movie industry bravely flew the Jolly Roger with any pirate-related outings. From: Digital Spy This story originally appeared on Esquire.co.uk. * Minor edits have been made by the Esquiremag.ph editors. View Other Articles From Nick Cameron K. McEwan View Other Articles From Cameron These Are the Most Divisive Movies Ever, According to Science Brutal TV Moments That Were Almost Even More Gruesome	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2809
__label__wiki	0.824575	0.824575	Ray Price's early '70s pop chart streak Ray Price, who we lost today at age 87, was one of early '70s country radio's crossover kings. As the Billboard ads above illustrate, a country artist's ability to chart in multiple genres was something to brag about in an industry eager to bust out of an insular phase. Although there's much more to Price's extraordinary legacy than this, his streak of six pop chart appearances between 1970 and 1973 bear special notice here. The orchestrated countrypolitan sounds that led Price to the pop and easy listening charts during this era may still offend the ears of some hardcore country fans, but there's no denying the interpretive authority of a true master, whatever the genre, when you listen to these: Ray Price - "For the Good Times" (Billboard #11, entered 8/29/70; country #1). Written by Kris Kristofferson. Produced by Don Law. 45: "For the Good Times"/"Grazin' in Greener Pastures" (Columbia 1970). LP: For the Good Times (Columbia 1970). These six records also stand as memorials to Don Law's final years of prominence. Ray Price - "I Won't Mention It Again" (Billboard #42, entered 3/20/71; country #1). Written by Cam Mullins, produced by Don Law. 45: "I Won't Mention It Again"/"Kiss the World Goodbye" (Columbia 1971). LP: I Won't Mention It Again (Columbia 1971). Cam Mullins gets label credit as the arranger/conductor for this, but he took care of those roles for all of these. Ray Price - "I'd Rather Be Sorry" (Billboard #70, entered 8/14/71; country #2). Written by Kris Kristofferson. Produced by Don Law. 45: "I'd Rather Be Sorry"/"When I Loved Her" (Columbia 1971). LP: I Won't Mention It Again (Columbia 1971). Ray Price - "The Lonesomest Lonesome" (Billboard #109, entered 4/29/72; country #2). Written by Mac Davis. Produced by Don Law. 45: "The Lonesomest Lonesome"/"That's What Leaving's All About" (Columbia 1972). LP: The Lonesomest Lonesome (Columbia 1972). Ray Price - "She's Got to Be a Saint" (Billboard #93, entered 1/6/73; country #1). Written by Joe Paulini and Mike DiNapoli. Produced by Don Law. 45: "She's Got to Be a Saint"/"Oh Lonesome Me" (Columbia 1973). LP: She's Got to Be a Saint (Columbia 1973). Ray Price - "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" (Billboard #82, entered 8/25/73; country #1). Written by Jim Weatherly. Produced by Don Law. 45: "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me"/"Like a First Time Thing" (Columbia 1973). More crossing over: Gladys Knight and the Pips took their version of this song to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1974 and #1 on the soul chart. No more Price singles reached the Hot 100 after this, although his country chart success continued until 1982. Posted by Kim Simpson at 10:28 PM Labels: Country, MOR, Records KSTP (Minneapolis): Top 40, 1973-1976	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2810
__label__wiki	0.770397	0.770397	Sudan (USD) Last 30 days Last 90 days All time All PDF Epub DRM-Free Sort by Popularity Sort by Title, Ascending Sort by Title, Descending Sort by Author, Ascending Sort by Author, Descending Sort by Publication Date, Oldest Sort by Publication Date, Newest The Letters of T. S. Eliot Volume 2: 1923-1925 T. S. Eliot, Valerie Eliot Letters Of T. S. Eliot Series Faber & Faber (2011) Volume Two covers the early years of his editorship of The Criterion (the periodical that Eliot launched with Lady Rothermere's backing in 1922), publication of The Hollow Men and the course of Eliot's thinking about poetry and poetics after The Waste Land . The correspondence charts Eliot's intellectual journey towards conversion to the... Volume Two covers the early years of his editorship of The Criterion (the periodical that Eliot... 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Notes Towards the Definition of Culture 'The term culture . . . includes all the characteristic activities and interests of a people; Derby Day, Henley Regatta, Cowes, the twelfth of August, a cup final, the dog races, the pin table, the dart board, Wensleydale cheese, boiled cabbage cut into sections, beetroot in vinegar, 19th century Gothic churches and the music of Elgar. The reader... 'The term culture . . . includes all the characteristic activities and interests of a people;... The Waste Land and Other Poems April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire, stirring Dull roots with spring rain . . . Published in 1922, The Waste Land was the most revolutionary poem of its time, offering a devastating vision of modern civilisation which has lost none of its power as we enter a new century. April is the cruellest month, breeding Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing Memory and desire,... Skimbleshanks The Railway Cat Old Possum's Cats Series We must find him or the train can't start! All aboard as Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat, stars in the third picture-book pairing from Arthur Robins and T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's cats, set on the Night Mail train where Skimble won't let anything go wrong. We must find him or the train can't start! All aboard as Skimbleshanks, the Railway Cat, stars in...	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2813
__label__wiki	0.971059	0.971059	AFP / April 17, 2019 Skill shortage could hold up Notre Dame rebuild: UK architect LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (April 17): One of the architects who helped restore Windsor Castle after a devastating fire said a shortage of craftsmen could hold up the reconstruction of Notre-Dame. "The supply of craftsmen with the skill to work so much stone, so much timber, so much lead, so much glass for the windows is something which the industry in the whole of Europe may well be challenged to meet at the present moment," Francis Maude, director at the Donald Insall Associates architect firm, told AFP. "There are other very large projects which are facing the same limitations," he said, giving the example of the Houses of Parliament where his firm is also working. Maude's firm was called upon by the British royal family to help restore Windsor Castle following a fire in 1992 that also shocked the country. The fire began in the Queen's Private Chapel when a curtain was ignited by a spotlight pressed up against it. It spread to the State Apartments, including St George's banqueting hall, and engulfed Brunswick Tower. There were no casualties, also thanks to the quick reaction of the castle's own small fire brigade. The restoration work began in 1995 and was completed in 1997, costing £36.5 million at the time. As part of the renovation, a specially commissioned stained-glass window was installed in the medieval surrounding depicting a firefighter battling the blaze. The castle's grandest rooms were restored to their former state while others were modernised, and the issue of how faithfully to stick to the original design is likely to be the source of "big discussion" when rebuilding the iconic Parisian cathedral. "There will be some who think the only way we can restore Notre-Dame is to make it exactly the same as it was before," said Maude. Alternatively, restorers could draw inspiration from the rebuilding of Reims Cathedral after World War One, when a fire-resistant steel roof was installed. - Stonework at risk - Maude pointed out that "there has already been a process of change at Notre-Dame" with the 19th century restoration work done by French architect Viollet-le-Duc, and that carefully selected parts of the church could be modernised, making it more efficient and less at risk of future fires. But it is likely to be many months before the mammoth cleaning-up process ends and an assessment made on which parts of the 850-year-old Gothic masterpiece can be salvaged. "One particular difficulty which I can imagine is the cathedral being largely constructed of limestone," warned Maude. When limestone is exposed to temperatures of over eight hundred degrees centigrade, it "decays through chemical reaction... and it's then rather difficult to use it again," he said. "I can imagine that there's going to be a lot of the historic surface of the stonework lost but there may be stone buried deeper within the walls which can be capped." - 'A symbol of renewal' - The cathedral's relatively bare interior should count in its favour, compared to Windsor Castle, where centuries of redevelopments led to a complex web of empty spaces behind the walls. Money does not appear to be an issue, with billionaire donors already pledging hundreds of millions of euros. The director said he would be "delighted to be invited" to help in the restoration, which he believes could end up revitalising the UNESCO world heritage landmark. "It can be a symbol of renewal," he said of the fire. "There's also an opportunity in some parts of a rebuilt Notre-Dame to have a new expression of an artistic temperament for our own times." Global real estate investments record best performance in a decade Some stunning fireworks displays around the globe to usher in the New Year French regulators seize 1MDB-linked properties worth up to €150m	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2814
__label__cc	0.668445	0.331555	SCI Reports on Iran's Q3 Industrial, Mining Producer Inflation EghtesadOnline: The Statistical Center of Iran has released its latest report on Producer Price Index for industrial and mining sectors. According to an SCI report published on Monday, the average PPI for the mining sector in the yearlong period to Dec. 21, 2018, which marks the end of the third quarter of the current fiscal year (March 2018-19), increased by 41.9% compared with the same period of last year. The sector’s average PPI for the yearlong period to Sept. 22, the end of Q2, had increased by 30.8% year-on-year. The overall PPI of mining sector (using 2011 as the base year) stood at 380.4 in Q3, indicating a 17.2% increase compared with the previous quarter and 62.2% growth over the same quarter of last year, according to Financial Tribune. The “extraction of metal ores” subsector had the biggest impact on the 17.2% rise in producer inflation of mining sector in Q3. It increased by 19.9% compared with the preceding quarter to reach 409.2 from 341.2 in Q2. The rise is mostly driven by a 79.8% increase in the activities of “extraction of copper ores”. PPI for “extraction of copper ores” in Q3 reached 240.1, registering a 79.8% rise compared with the quarter before. The rising price index for “extraction of copper ores” in Q3 is chiefly due to the increase in the prices of “copper concentrates”. The industrial sector's PPI in the year ending Dec. 21, 2018, grew by 47.3% compared with the same period of last year, according to SCI. The sector’s PPI for the yearlong period to Sept. 22 had increased by 32.9%. The overall PPI of the industrial sector stood at 420.4 in Q3, indicating a 23.5% increase compared with the previous quarter and 73.2% growth over the same quarter of last year. The rise in industrial PPI is mostly driven by the increase in producer inflation of “coal production industrial-oil refineries” subsector, which stood at 478, posting a 47.5% rise compared with the previous quarter. A 47.5% rise in producer inflation of “production of refined petroleum products” in Q3 is chiefly to blame for the increase in producer index of “coal production industrial-oil refineries” subsector. PPI vs. CPI The importance of PPI lies in its predictive content for the future pattern of Consumer Price Index. Changes in PPI are usually reflected in CPI within a short period of time. PPI gauges the price fluctuations of goods and services for the producer whereas CPI measures changes in the price level of a basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households. In other words, PPI is an index of prices measured at the wholesale, or producer level. It shows trends within the wholesale markets (as it was once called the Wholesale Price Index), production and manufacturing industries and commodities markets from the perspective of the seller. According to Investopedia, PPI can serve multiple roles in improving investment-making decisions because it can serve as a leading indicator of CPI. When producers face input inflation, rising costs are passed along to the retailers and eventually to the consumer. PPI presents the inflation picture from a different perspective than CPI. Although changes in consumer prices are important for consumers, tracking PPI allows one to determine the cause of the changes in CPI. If, for example, CPI increases at a much faster rate than PPI, such a situation could indicate that factors other than inflation may be causing retailers to increase their prices. However, if CPI and PPI increase in tandem, retailers may be simply attempting to maintain their operating margins. All in all, a decrease in PPI is one of the signs of a probable slowdown in CPI in future months. Almost a perfect correlation exists between CPI and PPI. The Statistical Center of Iran's latest inflation report, though, shows the goods and services CPI registered a year-on-year increase of 39.6% in the Iranian month Dey (Dec. 22, 2018-Jan. 20) compared with the similar month of last year. SCI had put YOY inflation of the preceding month, Azar, which ended on December 21, at 37.4%. The overall CPI (using the Iranian year to March 2017 as the base year) stood at 154.7 in Dey, indicating a 2% rise compared with the previous month. The month-on-month inflation was put at 2.6% for the preceding month. The average index in the 12-month period ending Jan. 20 increased by 20.6% compared with last year’s corresponding period. SCI had put the average 12-month inflation rate for the preceding month of Azar at 18%. The index registered a year-on-year increase of 39% for urban areas and 42.7% for rural areas compared with the similar month of last year. SCI put the average 12-month inflation of urban and rural areas in Dey at 20.6% and 20.9% respectively. The overall CPI reached 154.1 for urban households and 158.4 for rural households, indicating an increase of 2% for both urban and rural areas compared with the previous month. Iran Statistical Center of Iran SCI mining Producer Inflation Industrial SCI Releases Iran's National R&D Survey Iran: SCI Reports Consumer Price Changes in Goods, Services Groups SCI Puts Iran's Q1 Growth at 1.7% SCI: Inflation at 9.7% Iran's Poultry Producer Inflation Up 70% YOY	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2817
__label__wiki	0.751495	0.751495	H.S. GIRLS BASKETBALL: Middleboro's historic season comes to an end Glen Farley The Enterprise @GFarley_ent Mar 2, 2019 at 9:18 PM Apponequet is too much for a sophomore-laden Sachems squad that became the first Middleboro team to win a tournament game earlier this week. The Sachems fall to the Lakers, 62-44, in the quarterfinal round of the MIAA Division 3 South Sectional. LAKEVILLE – They made history this season – and their future is bright. With its 46-13 romp in Wednesday night’s MIAA Division 3 South Sectional first-round game at Madison Park, the 2018-19 Middleboro High School girls basketball team registered the program’s first tournament win on record since 1972. The Sachems' historical season ended at Apponequet Regional High School on Saturday night, however, when they bowed to the Lakers, 62-44, in the teams’ quarterfinal-round game. The third-seeded Lakers improve to 18-4 and advance to a semifinal-round date with seventh-seeded Abington (17-7) on Tuesday night at 7:15 at Taunton High School’s Rabouin Field House. The 11th-seeded Sachems see their season conclude at 13-11 overall, 13-9 for tournament-seeding purposes since their two losses to Bishop Stang were exclusion games. “It’s a good start” said Jeff Powers, the Sachems’ first-year head coach, “but I know I’m not content, I know they’re not content. We’re going to come back hungry next year and we want to get even better. Obviously increasing our win total and in the South Shore League we lost to the top dogs. I want to take them down next year.” Any chance the Sachems might have had of taking the Lakers down was pretty much dismissed at the outset of the second half when the hosts opened the third quarter by outscoring them, 14-2, with senior Jayda Fortin contributing the last eight points to the tear, including a 6-for-6 effort at the foul line, part of her game-high 20-point performance. Classmate Lea Seablom backed Fortin with a double-digit effort of her own, tossing in 14 points (she buried four 3-pointers along the way). Another senior, Selena Lopes, chipped in with nine points for Apponequet. A Middleboro team that consists primarily of sophomores and has no seniors on it was led by junior Samantha Crowley and sophomore Katie Benson with 12 points apiece. Sophomore Amanda Bukunt had nine for the Sachems. “They’re just a very coachable group,” said Powers. “Everything I ask them to do they do it the best that they can. It’s always, ‘Yes, coach,’ and it’s always working as hard as they can. “The potential’s there. A few players really stepped up. Katie Benson had a tremendous game. She hit some shots that were big for us, especially at the end of the first half, and we have some young talent that’s just starting to develop. As we get older, as we get stronger, as we get faster, you mix it with the talent and we have a good thing going on here.” While that 14-2 third-quarter tear broke a game that was 28-22 at the half open, putting Apponequet up 18, 42-24, it was a 1-3-1 defense that gave the Sachems fits that backboned the Lakers’ victory. Powers refused to accept his team's youth as an excuse for its inability to cope with the Lakers' look. “It’s a young team, but we have kids who’ve been playing varsity since they were freshmen,” said Powers. “At this point in the season I think we’ve developed enough that we’ve got to know when to take care of the ball, when we need to take risks like that. Those turnovers hurt us.”	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2821
__label__cc	0.558858	0.441142	MIT Media Lab’s CityCar: From Invention To Innovation In this excerpt from the new book The Sorcerers and Their Apprentices, author Frank Moss examines the CityCar project and the difficulty of turning an idea in a lab into a product that changes a market. By Frank Moss 7 minute Read In the dead of night about a week before Christmas 2009, members of the Smart Cities group quietly pushed a car out of their second-floor workshop of the brand-new Media Lab building, into the freight elevator, and down to the lower-level atrium for its first test drive. This was the first demo of the working prototype of the CityCar, the project that had consumed the past three years of their lives. PhD student Will Lark had the first crack at the remote control, and when he first commanded the car to move forward, it lurched so quickly that it would have crashed through one of those glass walls had one of the students not grabbed and braked it from behind. The second attempt went more smoothly, though, and soon Lark and fellow PhD student Raul-David “Retro” Poblano were passing the remote back and forth as they took turns moving the car through its paces–forward, backward, and sideways. Meanwhile undergraduates Tom Brown, Charles Guan, and Nicholas Pennycooke were helping PhD student Ryan Chin make repairs on the fly. Screws needed to be tightened; a few wires needed to be cut. The power level on the wheels needed to be adjusted so that they would have enough torque to move easily along the smooth marble floors. When a wheel started to fall apart, Chin hastily patched it together. He didn’t have a choice; there were no spares. The Smart Cities group will keep refining and test driving as many versions as it takes to get the design just right. As Chin puts it, “If a cell phone dies, no one is going to die. But there is a degree of complexity in building a car that doesn’t exist with most other lab projects. There are many moving parts that have to go together. We have to make sure that the controls work, and we have to make sure that the safety systems work. Think about it. The car as we know it is the product of a hundred years of evolution, and it’s a very difficult task to reinvent it with just a small team of MIT students, no matter how smart they are.” People often use the terms invention and innovation interchangeably, but they are actually quite different. Invention is the art of coming up with and creating revolutionary new ideas and technologies, whereas innovation involves figuring out how to actually execute and implement them. In other words, the wheel robot and the CityCar are brilliant inventions, but true innovation would mean taking those inventions out of the lab, and putting them to use in the real world. Moreover, while inventions can be born from the imagination and hand of a single individual, and many are, true innovation on the scale needed to solve today’s complex, interconnected, and global problems requires a larger collaborative effort among people and organizations alike. In his book Reinventing the Automobile, Professor William Mitchell referred to these kinds of problems as “wicked problems.” According to Mitchell, these are problems that “don’t seem to have a clear answer, that will require consensus building, with solutions that may be in conflict with one or two key constituent groups, and will require the cooperation of large slow moving organizations.” When they embarked on the CityCar project, Mitchell and his Smart Cities students were determined to tackle the “wicked problem” of traffic choked, polluted urban environments by developing radically new modes of personal mobility for cities. The wheel robot invention was the first step, but it was only the beginning. The next step was to build fully functioning working prototypes of the car and ultimately to conduct real-life pilots in cities. In other words, it wouldn’t be enough to just invent the car of the future. To achieve true innovation, they would have to come up with a way to put it to use. Just as the wheel robot was only part of the City Car design, the design of the vehicle itself is only a piece of the group’s plan to solve the “wicked problem” of urban congestion and pollution. They must think not only about the invention of the vehicle itself but also about how it will fit into the greater context of the city and urban life–how it can be used to create an entirely new system of personal transportation that provides the benefits of mass transit while still preserving the freedom and flexibility of personal forms of transportation like cars, bikes, and scooters. After all, cars in cities are parked 95 percent of the time, and 85 percent of cars have only one occupant. That’s a lot of empty cars. The team’s thinking was influenced by existing vehicle sharing systems, like the Zipcar network in the United States and the world’s largest bike sharing system called Vélib in Paris, which validated that these systems could work. They wondered if they could learn from them and do it better. As a result, they are designing a shared-use system they call Mobility-on-Demand (MoD). With MoD, you would be able to pick up a CityCar at one location and drop it off at any of hundreds of recharging stations strategically placed near bus, train, and subway lines. Picking up a car would be as easy as renting a luggage cart at the airport. Just swipe your credit card or ID at the charging station and drive away. A GPS tracker system would also prevent theft and vandalism, problems that have plagued Paris’s bike rental system and others like it. The group’s big vision is of a synchronized, networked transportation system so well coordinated that there are always enough cars in the right place at the right time. To accomplish this, they will have to design an urban nervous system that could monitor the car’s usage and traffic patterns and use sophisticated algorithms to predict demand at different points in the city at different times of day, while at the same time controlling supply to heavily trafficked locations, to avoid bottlenecks. For example, when a particularly packed train of commuters pulls into the station during morning rush hour or when hoards of Red Sox fans descend upon Fenway Park for a night game, the system will know how to reallocate and redistribute the cars so there’s the right number of cars on hand and traffic will flow smoothly and without disruption. Such a system should also implement dynamic pricing–perhaps rentals would be more expensive on rainy days, to encourage carpooling and reduce congestion–as well as electric charging infrastructure that minimized energy consumption. In time the system could even navigate the vehicle without any effort from the driver and even integrate with other urban networks to provide fun personal services, like recommending nearby dining, shopping, and sightseeing. If widely implemented, it would totally change our concept of urban mobility, and it would be a huge step toward making the cities of the world more livable and sustainable. The challenge of designing a MoD system like this will be to make it “smart” enough to accurately predict user demand. Solving this, too, will require a process of iterative prototyping not unlike the process that led to the full-scale model. Chin acknowledges that writing the algorithms to run this back-end part of the system is a far less glamorous task than building the physical car, but he notes that it actually may be even more valuable because it has “the clear potential to change society if done correctly.” He explains, “Our system doesn’t work just for our car. It is designed to be used for any one-way rental system, for any electric car or any bike or any scooter. We could be moving mules around the Grand Canyon or gondolas around Venice. We know that in the end, there will be lots of electric vehicles out there, and they’re going to need a back-end system to keep them running.” Of course, the journey from the prototype to the widespread adoption in urban areas is a long one, but it is well underway. Not content to test this design only on the grounds of the Media Lab, or even on the streets of Cambridge, the Smart Cities group decided to partner with a city somewhere in the world to build and actually put a fleet of City Cars into use. So in 2010 they created a partnership with a Media Lab sponsor to build twenty full-scale working prototypes of the CityCar and then deploy them in five major urban areas in Europe within three years. Bill Mitchell was the first to concede that no one can be sure whether this particular version of the City Car will catch on. But shortly before his death in June 2010, Mitchell told me that he was absolutely confident that his group was on the right track. “The traditional model of the automobile is exhausted at this point, and there will be radical intervention. I don’t know if it will be precisely the model that we lay out, but it will be a lightweight, small-scale, and intelligent electric vehicle.” Chin and his Smart Cities colleagues seem to be in a state of perpetual motion these days–overcoming obstacles one at a time, trying to turn the City Car from a clever invention into a profound innovation. Follow @FastCoLeaders for all of our leadership news, expert bloggers, and book excerpts. Excerpted from The Sorcerers and Their Apprentices by Frank Moss © 2011 Frank Moss. Reprinted by permission of Crown Business, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2823
__label__wiki	0.51949	0.51949	GMC CCKW 2 1/2 ton Truck- ‘Crazy Horse’ GMC CCKW 2 1/2 ton Truck- ‘Crazy Horse’ in front of the Robert R. McCormick House The GMC 2 1/2 ton capacity ‘Deuce-and-a-half’ truck was introduced in the months prior to WW2 as an all-in-one vehicle which could be used for hauling anything from ammunition, to troops. As time went on however, these rugged trucks were built into many different variations with specific purposes such as towing/recovery, communications van, and fuel and water storage. Despite its name, the truck can carry as much as 4-5 tons of supply. Our May 1941 truck is the troop-carrying variation with a ring-mounted .50cal M2 Machine gun above the cab, and folding troop benches. Its name ‘CCKW’ comes from a GM vehicle code system which designated the vehicle as a wide wheel-based, conventional (meaning the engine was in front) cab truck with all-wheel drive designed in 1941. The CCKW was so popular that despite introducing its replacement in 1950, the truck continued to serve reliably with the US Army until the mid-1960s. By the end of WW2 more than 570,000 CCKW trucks were produced- a production number second only to the Jeep. Occupants: Driver, Co-driver, Gunner (depending on variant), +12 (if troop transport variant) Carry Capacity: 4-5 tons Engine: 92 or 104hp, GMC 270 (gasoline) Transmission: 5 speed 2x range manual Top Speed: 45mph Production: 572,000 produced from 1941 to 1945 These restored military vehicles are maintained and operated by the museum staff and vehicle volunteers. During the summer, the vehicles participate in many parades and are periodically displayed on the Cantigny Park grounds.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2824
__label__wiki	0.662801	0.662801	Dispensers for Safe Water Deworm the World Evidence Action Beta Our Approach and History Our Board and Advisors Leveraging our existing government partnership in India to tackle anemia Julie Wang’ombe & Diksha Radhakrishnan For several years, we’ve partnered with the Government of India to deliver mass school-based deworming as part of our Deworm the World Initiative. What began as a one-state effort in 2011 evolved into a national initiative in 2015, reaching roughly 89 million children across 11 states. India’s National Deworming Day now reaches nearly 270 million children annually for as low as 0.05 USD per treatment. [1] The ongoing success of this partnership has allowed us to explore opportunities to extend our impact in India. Last year, we began a conversation with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare about expanding our collaboration to deliver additional evidence-based, cost-effective, life-changing health programs at massive scale. We identified a few high-potential areas for collaboration, focusing especially on child health interventions that could be delivered through a school-based model, given our in-depth experience with that distribution channel. Ultimately, we settled on one promising area for further exploration through our Beta incubator: India’s national Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) program, which is designed to address the pressing challenge of anemia among school-age children. Globally, anemia affects over 1.6 billion people. In India, it is the leading cause of disability and is particularly prevalent among women, adolescent youth, and young children. Prolonged anemia in childhood can have deleterious and potentially irreversible effects on children’s physical and cognitive development, jeopardizing their ability to succeed both in education and later-life. Although a number of factors can drive anemia, the single largest cause is iron deficiency, which contributes to over 50 percent of anemia cases in India. In 2013, the government launched the National Iron Plus Initiative under which the school-based Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation (WIFS) program now exists to reach children and teenagers aged 5 to 19. The WIFS program grew out of a UNICEF-led pilot that was highly successful, achieving a 24 percent reduction in anemia prevalence after one year at an average cost of just 0.58 USD per girl treated. Similar initiatives outside India have also been high impact, leading to dramatic reductions in the prevalence of anemia and iron deficiency, and in some cases resulting in improvements in the physical and cognitive development and educational attainment of targeted children. WIFS has since been rolled out in all states across the country, targeting out-of-school children through government-run health centers (known as anganwadi centers). However, the program – a complex, multi-faceted initiative – has faced challenges that have impeded its reach, effectiveness, and impact. A government-approved survey that we conducted in February 2018 in over 4,000 schools across 10 states [2] where we support school-based deworming, shed light on some of these challenges. For example, we found that WIFS was reportedly implemented (regularly or irregularly) in just 31 percent of schools, with a significant number of these schools indicating they lacked a regular supply of tablets. Meanwhile, 61 percent of schools indicated they were unaware of the program and, consequently, were not implementing it. Some schools also indicated that they struggled to store tablets, manage inventory, and administer tablets to children. Similar issues were observed in a parallel survey we conducted of more than 5,000 anganwadi centers involved in WIFS implementation. External observers have also noted implementation challenges. For example, a working paper by a group of development economists who studied WIFS implementation in Odisha state found that the program had limited effect. The researchers concluded this was due to disruptions stemming from inconsistent tablet distribution and breaks in the school calendar. Based on our initial assessment, and drawing on our experience meeting similar logistical and public advocacy needs for India’s National Deworming Day, we have identified several areas where we think Evidence Action can offer targeted support to improve program delivery, coverage, and monitoring. These include supply chain management (from procurement to the distribution of tablets), teacher and community worker training on effective drug administration, community sensitization on the existence, need for, and benefits of the WIFS program, and program monitoring systems. We expect that there will be opportunities to leverage not just our experience with National Deworming Day, but also the National Deworming Day platform itself, including existing inter-ministerial planning committees and teacher training tools. If it is possible to achieve this kind of overlap in planning and delivery platforms and program cost-sharing, it could drive up cost-effectiveness for India’s National Deworming Day as well as the WIFS program. With the government’s guidance and the support of charity evaluator GiveWell, we spent 2018 conducting a light-touch assessment of the potential of this intervention and identifying key questions for further exploration as part of phase 1 of our Beta incubation process. In 2019-2020, with the continued support of GiveWell (we’ll share a link to their assessment soon), we are launching phase 2 of the incubation process, centered on “prototyping” our proposed technical assistance model, which we plan to test in two states in India over the next two years. The goals of this work will be to: Create a more robust understanding of the program’s current cost-effectiveness; Develop and iteratively improve our technical assistance model before potentially scaling up; and Understand the extent to which our technical assistance is able to lead to significant program delivery and coverage improvements and track how cost-effectiveness improves through our support. We are excited about this promising opportunity to build on a strong government partnership that already benefits hundreds of millions of children every year, and we look forward to sharing lessons as this new work progresses. [1] Average cost per child, per treatment round in 2017. [2] Bihar, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh Tags: Beta, Deworm the world, india, WIFS Previous PostPress Release: Government of Pakistan Launches Deworm Islamabad Initiative Next Post5 behavioral insights to boost Winning Start’s volunteer retention and motivation Deworm the world initiative Fundraising Policies and Donor Rights Sign up with your email address to receive updates from Evidence Action. Envelope Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2825
__label__wiki	0.676632	0.676632	Hamon: “We defended really well throughout” Stopper gives reaction after goalless draw at York Following a 0-0 draw at York City, Exeter City goalkeeper James Hamon declared himself happy to keep a clean sheet on his return to first-team action, and praised his teammates for making that possible. In reality much of Hamon’s work was concentrated on commanding his area – the Minstermen were rarely able to break through the Grecians’ defensive ranks. The only two times that they managed a shot on target – in the first half through Wes Fletcher from a tight angle, and after half-time after Russell Penn made space for himself – Hamon was there to foil the efforts. And while he was disappointed that a clean sheet wasn’t good enough for all three points, he was still pleased with the showing and the sturdiness that the team showed. “It’s a great way to come back in,” said Hamon after his return to the team. “We did our jobs as a defensive unit to keep the ball out of the net but it’s just a shame that we couldn’t score today as we have done on many other occasions. “I think coming all the way up here and keeping a clean sheet is a really good start and always a bonus. “The boys in front of me did really well today. I think they only had two shots on target across the game and we defended really well throughout the pitch. “That started from the front – the forwards pressed well and that passed through the midfield, and the back four did really well to keep the ball away from me. “We knew they would put a lot of balls into the box and we knew we had to stand up high and look after that, and we defended it well. Thankfully most of the balls were quite high which meant I could come through the crowd and take them. “There was a moment in the first half where we had three consecutive chances – the first one was saved and then it was off the line twice. On another day that goes in, we win one-nil, and we go back down to Exeter chuffed. “But it’s a long way to come so we’ll take the point and the clean sheet, and we’ll come back up next week [against Carlisle] and put the same shift in and hopefully get the three points. “All over the pitch we put a good performance in. The boys ran their socks off and deserved the clean sheet, but it’s unfortunate we couldn’t put the ball in the net.” He was also full of praise for his teammates in the defensive positions for their role in the shut-out. Centre-half Jordan Moore-Taylor won his share of aerial duals, Jamie McAllister shone in the left-sided full-back role, and captain for the afternoon Danny Butterfield – who screened the defensive line – also played a key role in dictating play. He continued: “Jordan has been great for the last few games. He throws himself in front of shots from 20 or 25 yards out – it’s always him that gets in the way. “Macca has done really well – he has come in recently and he did really well replacing Woody today. “That’s what we need – solid players like that in our team. If we have that throughout our squad, we won’t go too far wrong. “And Butts is a great character, but not only that – he’s a great football player as well. He’s the one that we can trust on the ball. “He’s so comfortable on the ball that it’s almost scary at times. He was a great captain today – he’s a born leader. “He did really well sitting in front of the back four and protected us, and made our job a lot easier.”	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2826
__label__wiki	0.939398	0.939398	Home Drama The Fifth Estate – Benedict Cumberbatch on his hints of Sherlock Holmes The Fifth Estate – Benedict Cumberbatch on his hints of Sherlock Holmes Colin Davies Oct 13th, 2013 @ 7:05 pm EDT As the search got underway, the filmmakers of The Fifth Estate agreed that one actor seemed to best embody Assange in all his mix of geeky cool and single-mindedness: Benedict Cumberbatch. Fifth Estate – Director Bill Condon (left) with Benedict Cumberbatch on the set ©2013 DreamWorks II Distribution, photo by Frank Connor “Benedict is an actor we still want to know more about and that is so very appropriate for Julian,” says Director Bill Condon. “There were obvious hints in ‘Sherlock Holmes’ of his incredible intelligence. And he has that kind of otherworldly quality that makes him and Assange so fascinating.” Benedict Cumberbatch was instantly attracted to the material. “The story is about a massive moment we are going through in politics, media and contemporary history,” he observes. “But it is also the story of a friendship going through a shakeup in the middle of it.” “After a brief spell of euphoria, I spiraled into panic about how on earth I was going to do this,” Benedict recalls. “There was so much to take on – vocally, physically and just confronting the full import of the story. I did a lot soul searching. Reading the source material books was exciting, but at the same time I was aware that Julian himself despises the people who wrote those books, so I went back to other material” Fifth Estate – Daniel Domscheit-Berg (Daniel Brühl) and Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch) ©2013 DreamWorks II Distribution, photo by Frank Connor Julian’s relationship with Daniel turns from a youthful partnership to a serious war of ideals. “I think in a platonic way, Daniel fell in love with Julian and his ideas,” observes Benedict. “They became very close at the crucial, formative time of WikiLeaks, and they shared an extraordinary adventure. But it came down to a battle of principles between two very different men.” Director Bill Condon was impressed by Cumberbatch’s commitment, which even included ultimately establishing a private, personal e-mail connection with Assange himself. “Julian has a very insistent take on these events that in many ways no one else agrees with, but his responses to Benedict were interesting and valuable,” says the director. “Benedict understood that his job was to morph into Julian and to represent his point of view. He got so into the head of Julian, he brought something beautiful to the performance.” The Fifth Estate, Benedict Cumberbatch – Acting Biography Fifth Estate – Julian Assange (Benedict Cumberbatch) ©2013 DreamWorks II Distribution, photo by Frank Connor Benedict Cumberbatch (Julian Assange) is best known for playing Sherlock Holmes in Steven Moffat and Mark Gattiss’ Sherlock, a BBC adaptation of the classic Sir Arthur Conan Doyle novels. It is a role that has earned him international acclaim and several awards, including two BAFTA nominations and a BAFTA Audience TV Award nomination for Best Actor. Most recently on film he portrayed Major Stewart in Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation of “War Horse” and Peter Guillam alongside Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy and Colin Firth in Tomas Alfredson’s “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.” In 2011, Cumberbatch returned to the National Theatre, alternating the roles of The Creature and Dr Frankenstein in Danny Boyle’s stage production of “Frankenstein” earning him a shared (with co-star Jonny Lee Miller) Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor and an Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor. Cumberbatch studied drama at University of Manchester before training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Early television roles include Tipping the Velvet, Silent Witness, Nathan Barley, MI-5, Dunkirk, To the Ends of the Earth and The Last Enemy. However, it was his powerful portrayal of Stephen Hawking, the Cambridge Cosmologist, in the BBC’s highly acclaimed drama Hawking that brought him to the attention of an international audience and earned him his first BAFTA nomination. His second BAFTA nomination came in 2010 for his portrayal of Bernard in the BBC adaptation of Small Island.” Cumberbatch’s film work includes Starter for 10, Amazing Grace, Third Star, Wreckers, Stuart: A Life Backwards, The Other Boleyn Girl and the dastardly Paul Marshall in Joe Wright’s Oscar®-winning Atonement On stage there have been two seasons in Open Air Theatre in Regent’s Park with The New Shakespeare Company, Lyngstrand in Trevor Nunn’s production of Lady from the Sea; George in Tennessee Williams’ Period of Adjustment; Tesman in Richard Eyre’s West End ensemble production of Hedda Gabbler, for which he received an Olivier Award nomination and the Ian Charleson Award; Berenger in Ionesco’s Rhinoceros; Eisenring in The Arsonists; and The City at the Royal Court Theatre. In 2010, he took on the role of David Scott-Fowler in After the Dance, the award-winning revival of Terrence Rattigan’s play at the National Theatre directed by Thea Sharrock. Cumberbatch recently starred in the BBC/HBO drama Parade’s End. Last year, he played the role of the dragon Smaug in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit. Recently he was seen on the big screen as the villain in JJ Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness. Later this autumn he will star as “Little” Charles Aiken in August: Osage County alongside Meryl Streep, and in 12 Years a Slave directed by Steve McQueen. A third series of Sherlock is in production for 2014. Previous articleThe Fifth Estate – Trailer, Image Gallery and lowdown Next articleDownton Abbey Series 4 Episode 5 – Alfred’s opportunity creates tension The editor of Film Review Online THE GOOD LIAR – Official Trailer “The Grinch” Benedict Cumberbatch interview Ant-Man and the Wasp – Where were they? POSTER +NEW TRAILER Tomorrow Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War – Red Carpet World Premiere Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War press conference blowout! Avengers: Infinity War Trailer 2	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2829
__label__wiki	0.973504	0.973504	13 dead as truck runs over people outside police station in Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor Amaravati \| Published: April 21, 2017 7:22:18 PM At least 13 persons were killed and 18 others, including some police officers, were injured as a truck driver lost control over the vehicle outside a police station in Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh this afternoon. Some police officers also sustained injuries, said Superintendent of Police (Tirupati Urban) Jayalakshmi. (PTI) At least 13 persons were killed and 18 others, including some police officers, were injured as a truck driver lost control over the vehicle outside a police station in Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh this afternoon. While six persons were crushed to death under the truck’s wheels, others died of electrocution and the resultant fire, triggered by the mishap. Some police officers also sustained injuries, said Superintendent of Police (Tirupati Urban) Jayalakshmi. A local reporter of a regional newspaper who was at the police station lost his legs in the accident. The injured persons were taken to Ruia Hospital in Tirupati. A group of about 50 people had come to the police station to submit a petition against the illegal sand mining in the Swarnamukhi river and the police officers were talking to them when the driver of a truck passing by the police station lost control over the vehicle, which hit an electrical pole on the Putalapattu-Nayudupeta state road. Watch this also: The truck then ran into shops on the roadside, trampling at least six persons to death. As the electrical wires got snapped, some people in the vicinity got electrocuted. It also caused a minor fire which was doused immediately. The truck driver and his assistant, who were suspected to be drunk, fled from the spot, the police said. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu expressed grief over the incident. The state cabinet, which met here this afternoon, announced ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the kin of the deceased. The chief minister directed Industries Minister N Amarnath Reddy to rush to the spot and supervise the relief operations. State Transport Minister K Atchannaidu has ordered an inquiry into the mishap. Leader of Opposition Y S Jaganmohan Reddy too expressed grief over the loss of life.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2831
__label__wiki	0.953668	0.953668	Durga Puja now a platform for CPI(M) to connect with people Kolkata \| Updated: September 22, 2017 12:49:03 PM The party which was once averse to take part in religious festivals, is now banking on "social festival" Durga Puja to reach out to the people and revamp its dwindling mass base in West Bengal. The party which was once averse to take part in religious festivals, is now banking on “social festival” Durga Puja to reach out to the people and revamp its dwindling mass base in West Bengal. (Image: Reuters) The party which was once averse to take part in religious festivals, is now banking on “social festival” Durga Puja to reach out to the people and revamp its dwindling mass base in West Bengal. The CPI(M), which is facing a tough time in the state in coping with the ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition BJP, has allowed its MLAs to take part in inaugural programmes of Durga Puja. “We can no longer afford to stay away from festivals and social events. We may not believe in religion but there is no harm in participating in festivals and social events,” a senior state secretariat member of the CPI(M) told PTI. He said that the change of stance of the party was in the backdrop of the “competitive communalism practised by both the BJP and the TMC. If you have to fight them, you have to take part in these festivals as this is one of the best opportunities to spread our message.” For decades, CPI(M)’s participation in Durga Puja has been limited to setting up stalls to sell Left literature outside puja pandals across the state. But this time, party MLA Tanmoy Bhattacharya from Dum Dum North Assembly seat will take part in four Durga Puja inaugurations in his constituency. Another MLA Manas Mukherjee too has a busy schedule next week inaugurating several pujas in his constituency. Bhattacharya said Durga Puja had turned into more of a social festival than a religious one in Bengal, and it would be foolish to stay from such festivities which could be a platform for establishing mass contact. “I personally don’t believe in religion, but being a public representative how can I stay away from social festivals,” Bhattacharya asked. Mukherjee also echoed the views of Bhattacharya. “I am not attending any religious programme. I am attending a programme where so many people have come together. We also attend marriage ceremonies where several religious customs are followed,” Mukherjee said. The development has brought back memories of an incident in 2006, when late senior CPI(M) leader and Transport Minister Subhas Chakraborty had to face severe criticism within the party for worshipping Kali at Tarapith temple claiming that he was a Hindu, a Brahmin and a Marxist. At this, a senior state committee leader said, “what Subhas Chakraborty had done and what our present MLAs are doing are different. Our MLAs are neither worshipping nor are offering ‘anjali’ to deities. They are just participating in inauguration ceremonies and other social events of the festival”.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2832
__label__wiki	0.981651	0.981651	Divine Organics eyeing up to Rs 100 cr turnover in three years New Delhi \| Published: December 18, 2017 11:12:41 AM Organic skincare brand Divine Organics is eyeing a turnover of up to Rs 100 crore in the next three years as it expands operations in India and overseas. Going forward, the company will also look at raising about Rs 10 crore from private equity or venture capital investors to support its expansion plans, Dhar said. (Website screenshot) Organic skincare brand Divine Organics is eyeing a turnover of up to Rs 100 crore in the next three years as it expands operations in India and overseas. “We are looking at a turnover of Rs 80-100 crore from our operations in India and overseas. By early next fiscal, we will enter markets in Indian sub-continent like Sri Lanka, South-East Asia and the Middle-East,” Divine Organics CEO Gautam Dhar told PTI. “We want to give consumers a 100 per cent organic product option at a competitive price range. We plan to focus on metro and mini metro cities in India,” he added. Divine Organics, which claims to be India’s first comprehensive range of ECOCERT certified fully organic beauty brand, will look at selling its products through a network pf 400 outlets across India. Going forward, the company will also look at raising about Rs 10 crore from private equity or venture capital investors to support its expansion plans, Dhar said. The company offers a range of organic skin care, body care and hair care products, priced in Rs 300-1,250.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2833
__label__wiki	0.769642	0.769642	Darksiders 3 review: A slow but welcome return to the apocalypse Meitav Kleinfeld With a weak story and a bland combat system, Darksiders 3 starts slow, but as the pieces join together, it forms a memorable return to the series. The Darksiders series has been away for some time. Luckily, the good guys at THQ Nordic brought it back to life with Darksiders 3. Despite starting slow, the game becomes a satisfying action-adventure game and a graceful return to the series’ mythological world. The series has always shifted in play style and inspiration, with the original going for a Zelda vibe, and Darksiders 2 moving towards Diablo territory. This time, Darksiders 3 takes a lot from the Dark Souls series. Seven Dead Sins Just like the first two games, Darksiders 3 tells us the story of the premature apocalypse and the Four Horsemen. After we’ve seen War’s and Death’s points of view, Darksiders 3 shows us the events through the eyes of Fury. The Charred Council tasks Fury with finding and catching the Seven Deadly Sins, who have escaped their prison and now roam the ravaged earth freely. As you explore the human plain, you meet every one of them and get a short cutscene in which you see just how terrible they are. Then you battle and finally, kill them. Unfortunately, there’s almost no room to give any depth to the Seven Deadly Sins or their dynamic with Fury. But the Sins are not the only occupants of the post-apocalyptic earth. You also meet a variety of characters, including returning ones such as Ulthane and the ever-lovely Vulgrim. Seeing them again is a nice throwback to the previous games. Darksiders 3 introduces some new characters too. However, they all seem to have very vague motives, and it’s tough to understand just what they want and why they are a part of the story. I found it difficult to make out anything beyond whether they are good guys or bad guys. Even the main characters fail to leave an impression. While I enjoyed the dynamic between Fury and The Watcher back when I played the demo at Gamescom, it did not reflect the final game. Fury and Watcher only talk to each other during key moments in the story, and these conversations are short and superficial. Even then, Fury slows down from her usual jog into a leisurely stroll, something that slows down the game even further. There are a few other things that bug me about the story. There are a few choices you can make throughout the game, but they only appear in a single, optional side-quest. So, they little effect on the story, making them unrewarding and unnecessary. Also, Fury has a moral change of heart at some point (as these stories often do), but it fails to resonate with her character and worse – the player. Whips and Swords to Break Some Bones When you start playing Darksiders 3, you only have access to Fury’s whip. While powerful, it’s very slow and not very satisfying to use, so the gameplay becomes repetitive very fast. Luckily, you’ll quickly gain access to the Fire Hollow, and that is when things start to get interesting. Throughout the apocalypse, Fury gains access to four different hollows, which in turn give her a new weapon and mobility powers. Each of these can be combined with Fury’s whip to smoothly chain combos and create a much more diverse and exciting combat experience. In addition to her arsenal, Fury can perform arcane counters, which are immensely satisfying to execute. When dodging at the right moment, Time goes into slow motion, allowing you to land a powerful counter-attack. Dodging and countering was my favorite part of Darksiders 3’s combat experience. Fury also has a Havoc form, which she can transform into after charging a meter. Fighting in Havoc form is nothing more than mashing the attack button while invincible and feels utterly unnecessary and unfulfilling. Executions, on the other hand, are sorely missed. These brutal little animations were fun additions to the previous games and would have added a nice variety here. Similar to the Dark Souls franchise which Darksiders 3 adopts from, enemies you defeat leave behind souls and artifacts you can use to level up Fury and her weapons. Unlike Dark Souls, progression isn’t too deep. There are very few options to customize Fury, and role-playing fans should expect very little from this title in that sense. Turn Left at the End of the World The Darksiders franchise always had exploration and environmental puzzles as a part of its core gameplay. In Darksiders 3 you have one huge map to explore, filled with puzzles and enemies. In theory, you should be able to cross the map in one continuous run with no loading screen. In practice, this is not the case. I was frequently interrupted by unexpected freezes while I was exploring as the game loaded the rest of the map. Every room or turn has enjoyable environmental puzzles to solve. They often require you to use different powers Fury unlocks further in the game, so it’s always exciting to return to an older area after gaining a new Hollow form and open new nooks to explore. However, there’s no actual in-game map you can use to track your location or the areas you already opened, which makes hunting for secrets very annoying. I was never able to know if I thoroughly explored a section of the world, and exploring was often about just finding a secret instead of figuring out how to get to it. Some of the puzzles were surprisingly challenging, but not to the point where I was frustrated by them, but in a way that was always very satisfying to beat. A few of them are so clever that they made me feel very proud of myself for figuring them out. A Colorful Apocalypse Unlike what you’d expect from a post or midst-apocalyptic game, Darksiders 3 is full of bright colors and imaginative designs. While most textures and models look a bit dated, the game does stay true to the series’ iconic art direction and brings new characters to life in a way that makes them feel like they were there from the very beginning. None of the Seven Sins resemble their conventional design in any other media and have a completely original look while maintaining their sinful identity. The only exception here is Envy, who doesn’t appear to be envious or provoke any sense of envy at all. The environments themselves don’t always look their best, and it’s especially noticeable in urban areas, where the debris doesn’t seem very realistic. Still, the level design itself is always great and comes together to create pathways that are fun and exciting to explore. More than the Sum of Its Sins Darksiders 3 doesn’t have a particularly coherent plot, the gameplay can be intense but not as with other modern melee action games, and exploration can be a bit confusing since you don’t have a map. But despite its flaws, the game is a fun one. All its core mechanics come together to create an engaging experience that had me hooked through to the very ending of the story. I’m even likely to return to try playing using different weapons and on a harder difficulty. Whether you’re a longtime fan of the series or a newcomer, your journey with Fury might begin as a slow trudge, but by the end, you’ll be glad to be a part of the apocalypse. Previous articleFreja and the False Prophecy takes you on a journey through Nordic mythology Next articleFallout 76 review: War never changes but now you won’t fight alone	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2840
__label__wiki	0.534162	0.534162	2 Big-Brand Dividend Aristocrats Set to Raise Their Payouts for a 50th Straight Year in 2017 Chances are you know these top-tier dividend stocks very well. Feb 3, 2017 at 8:21AM Dividend stocks are the lifeblood of most retirement portfolios, but not all dividend stocks are created equally. Despite there being well over a thousand publicly traded companies that have paid a dividend to their shareholders over the trailing-12-month period, only a select few dozen qualify to be called "Dividend Aristocrats." A Dividend Aristocrat describes a publicly traded company that has increased its annual payout to shareholders for a minimum of 25 consecutive years. Since 2000, Dividend Aristocrats have outperformed the broader S&P 500 in all but six years. In particular, during the years when the S&P 500 trudged through the dot-com bubble and the Great Recession, Dividend Aristocrats outperformed the S&P 500 by a double-digit percentage. As we begin 2017, fewer than 20 of the more than 7,000 listed stocks had a streak of increasing their payout of 50 years or longer. This year, though, two household brands are set to join that elusive club (along with five additional companies that are lesser known). One brand-name company set to join the elite Dividend Aristocrats is Target (NYSE:TGT), which aims to increase its payout for a 50th straight year. Based solely on Wall Street's estimated $5.34 in full-year EPS for fiscal 2018, and its $2.40 annual stipend ($0.60 per quarter), its payout ratio of 45% would suggest there's plenty of room for Target to increase its dividend. Image source: Target. One thing making Target tick is the company's so-called "agnostic channel" approach to growth. While its brick-and-mortar stores are its flagship presence, the company has a major opportunity to gain customers and grow via its digital marketing channels (online and mobile). According to Target, consumers who shop in-store and online spend three times as much as those who shop in-store only. During the third quarter, Target reported e-commerce growth of 26%, so clearly its investments in digital channels, and in reaching a new generation of millennials, are paying off. Target has also done an admirable job of controlling its costs despite investments in e-commerce. Following a round of layoffs in 2015, Target's cost of sales and selling, general, and administrative expenses are down 7.3% and 9.3%, respectively, through the first nine months of the year. This isn't to say Target isn't investing in itself. For example, beyond e-commerce, it's investing in new methods to improve its supply chain. However, the big gist is that it's keeping its margins intact and investing in only its highest-return projects despite a more challenging retail environment. Lastly, Target's ability to lure consumers into its stores (and onto its digital channels) with name brands continues to be a selling point for the company. Beginning with Ron Johnson as VP of merchandising in the 1990s and extending to today, Target's focus on discounted brand-name merchandise (along with its own store-owned brands), and consumers' seemingly insatiable desire to own and buy exclusive brands, remains a positive catalyst. Target's dividend streak doesn't appear to be in any danger. Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. The other brand-name Dividend Aristocrat aiming to join the 50-year streak club is hand tool and power tool accessories manufacturer Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE:SWK). As with Target, above, the company's payout ratio would suggest Stanley Black & Decker will have little qualms increasing its stipend in 2017. The company is currently paying out $2.32 annually ($0.58 per quarter), yet it's on pace, per Wall Street's estimates, to earn $6.95 in 2017. That's an estimated payout ratio of just 33%. How Walmart, Target, and eBay Are Taking on Prime Day eBay and Target Ramp Up the Bargains to Compete With Amazon Prime Day Why Target Is a Dividend Investor's Dream Driving Stanley Black & Decker's growth is a nice balance of organic growth and merger and acquisition (M&A) activity. Organically, the company generated 4% organic growth during the fourth quarter and full-year, according to its recently released Q4 and fiscal 2016 report. Despite ongoing currency headwinds in overseas markets, Stanley Black & Decker's flagship tools and storage segment led the way. The company keeps gaining North America tools market share, and much of it has to do with the rollout of innovative new products. During Q4, the company attributed a solid chunk of its organic sales growth to the DeWalt FlexVolt, a cordless battery system that automatically changes battery voltage with different tools. Stanley Black & Decker has also been a busy bee in the M&A column. Recently, the company acquired two iconic brands that could expand its customer base and store presence. Arguably the most exciting acquisition was that of the Craftsman brand from Sears Holdings (NASDAQOTH:SHLDQ) for $900 million, announced early last month. The move is expected to allow Stanley Black & Decker to offer the Craftsman brand of tools in bigger department stores, and it will be immediately accretive to earnings. Within five years, the company sees $0.35 to $0.45 in annual EPS stemming from its Craftsman purchase. Sears, needing the cash to stem a large cash outflow amid weakening sales figures, sold its Craftsman brand at a very attractive price to Stanley Black & Decker. In October, the company also gobbled up Newell Brands for $1.95 billion in order to get its hands on the Irwin and Lenox hand and power tool brands. By year three following the completion of this deal, the company expects $0.50 in annual EPS accretion. With plenty of organic and inorganic growth opportunities, Stanley Black & Decker appears primed for success (and many years of additional dividend increases). NYSE:TGT NYSE:SWK NASDAQOTH:SHLDQ Why Target Stock Has Gained 31% So Far in 2019 Target Opening More Stores on (or Near) College Campuses 2 Big-Brand Dividend Aristocrats Set to Raise Their Payouts for a 50th Straight Year in 2017 @themotleyfool #stocks $TGT $SWK $SHLDQ Next Article	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2843
__label__wiki	0.850491	0.850491	What The Last Five Seasons Of The AP Poll Say About Trending Teams In College Football Blake Williams Contributor Covering the space where money, gambling and business meet sports The Associated Press preseason college football poll was unveiled today and it came with few surprises. The top 5 of Alabama, Clemson, Oklahoma, Florida State and LSU mostly matched with other preseason polls released earlier this offseason. GLENDALE, AZ - JANUARY 11: The Alabama Crimson Tide with the ball against the Clemson Tigers during the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at University of Phoenix Stadium on January 11, 2016 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) However, when looking at the poll within the context of college football history and recent trends, it gets more interesting. The AP released its all-time Top 25 earlier this summer in honor of 100 years of polling, with Ohio State claiming the top spot. Using the same formula that the AP did for its all-time poll (one point for a poll appearance, two for a No. 1 ranking and 10 for an AP national title), I took a look at the past five years of AP poll to highlight the trends in the sport. First, if you don’t think that five years is enough time to get a quality snapshot of college football trends, may I remind you how much has happened since the beginning of the 2011 season. At that time Urban Meyer was broadcasting games for ESPN , Illinois was on the verge of a winning season and five poll appearances and first-year Michigan head coach Brady Hoke was gearing up for a Sugar Bowl appearance with the Wolverines. A lot can happen in five years. With that said, here is a look at the AP’s top 25 teams of the last five seasons with the 2016 preseason rankings and the all-time top 100 offered for comparison. 5-year AP Rank School (points) AP All-Time Rank 2016 Preseason 1. Alabama (170) 4 1 2. Florida State (110) 9 4 3. LSU (98) 11 5 4. Ohio State (89) 1 6 5. Clemson (87) 22 2 6. Stanford (81) 32 8 7. Oklahoma(79) 2 3 8. Oregon(77) 28 24 9. Notre Dame(60) 3 10 T10. Michigan State (59) 19 12 T10. Georgia (59) 15 18 12. Baylor (58) 47 23 13. Oklahoma State (56) 43 21 T14. Wisconsin (53) 24 NR T14. UCLA (53) 17 16 T14. South Carolina (53) 48 NR 17. Texas A&M (52) 18 NR T18. USC (48) 5 20 T18. Michigan (48 7 7 20. TCU (47) 39 13 21. Nebraska (46) 6 NR 22. Kansas State (44) 44 NR 23. Florida (40) 10 25 T24. Ole Miss (37) 29 11 T24. Auburn (37) 16 NR T24. Louisville (37) 62 19 In a not-so-shocking development, Alabama claimed the top spot. Anyone who has been paying even the most casual attention to college football over the past five years knows that Nick Saban has the Crimson Tide rolling, and really it’s not even close. The Tide are the only team to be ranked in every AP poll over the past five seasons, have been ranked No. 1 a nation leading 29 times and have three national titles in that span. Alabama, of course, is No. 1 again entering the 2016 season. The rest of the top five is equally unsurprising when looking at the past five seasons and most of those teams are ranked similarly with their all-time rank. One notable exception in that regard is Clemson as the Tigers five-year run has outperformed their No. 22 all-time rank. Dabo Sweeny’s team is one of three teams ranked in the top 10 over the past five years to be ranked 20th or lower in the all-time rankings. Joining them in that regard are No. 6 Stanford (32nd all-time) and No. 9 Oregon (28th). Clearly, those three teams are trending in the right direction. The Ducks, however, may be beginning to reverse that trend as they are ranked just No. 24 in the preseason poll this season. Other notable risers in the last five years relative to the all-time rankings are Baylor, Oklahoma State, South Carolina, TCU and Kansas State. Baylor, ranked 23rd this season, is No. 13 over the past five years, much better than the Bears 47th all-time ranking. South Carolina, meanwhile, came in No. 17 in the past five years but the Gamecocks are living off the glory from 2011-2013 when they missed just one poll. South Carolina was not ranked once last season and did not appear in the preseason poll. On the flip side, eight tam from the all-time top 25 are absent from the rankings of the past five years. Texas is the No. 8 team all-time according to the AP, but the well-documented struggles of the Longhorns have them checking in 36th in the past five years as they have only been ranked in 28 percent of polls in that time frame. Penn State is also absent as the N0. 12 all-time team is 72nd of the 75 teams to be ranked over the past five seasons, a precipitous drop to say the least. Also missing are Tennessee (14th all-time; 58th over the last five years), Miami (13th; 48th), Washington (20th; 47th), Arkansas (21st; 36th), Pittsburgh (23rd; 67th) and Iowa (25th; 45th). All of these programs have been trending in the wrong direction over the past five years, though the Hawkeyes may be reversing course after a 12-0 start last season and enter the year No. 17. This research reveals parity is becoming more commonplace in college football. This change can be identified just within the last five years. In 2011, 12 teams were ranked all year with three holding on to the No. 1 spot. The following year was similar with 12 teams ranked all season and just two holding the top spot. Last season, however, just nine teams stayed ranked all year while 2014 saw four different teams ranked No. 1. These are small changes, but they indicate the sport, or at least AP voters, are more accepting of changes within the polls. At the very top, this year’s preseason poll lines up with the past five years and is mostly en sync with the all-time rankings. Teams like Clemson and Baylor, however, show that new powers are emerging in the sport while squads like Penn State and Texas show that the prestige programs grasp on the top spots may be more tenuous than we realize. Blake Williams As a contributor for Forbes I cover sports, money and the intricate relationships between the two. My passion for sports extends beyond the field of play and often cente...	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2844
__label__wiki	0.99268	0.99268	Barca’s Suarez sidelined for up to six weeks after knee injury Luis Suarez will stay off the fields for a while after undergoing a knee surgery. (Reuters pic) BENGALURU: Barcelona striker Luis Suarez is set to be sidelined for four to six weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery to treat a medial meniscus injury, the club said on Friday. The surgery brings Suarez’s season to a premature end and the Uruguayan will miss their final two La Liga games and the Copa del Rey final against Valencia later this month. “Luis Suarez has a medial meniscus injury in his right knee and has been operated on by Dr (Ramon) Cugat, undergoing arthroscopic surgery under the supervision of the club’s medical staff,” said the club in a statement. “The Uruguayan will be out for around four to six weeks. The FC Barcelona striker will miss the three remaining fixtures this season, the league games against Getafe and Eibar and the Copa del Rey final against Valencia on 25 May in Seville.” It remains to be seen if he will be fit for Uruguay’s Copa America campaign beginning with a June 16 match against Ecuador. Suarez has scored 25 goals in 49 matches in all competitions this season, helping Barca wrap up their 26th La Liga title last month. But his poor form in the Champions League, where he scored only one goal in 10 appearances, cost Barca who were knocked out of by his former club Liverpool, who overcame a 3-0 semi-final first-leg deficit to progress 4-3 on aggregate on Tuesday. Previous articleRosmah maintains not guilty plea to amended charge in solar project case Next articleChina files formal charges against ex-Interpol chief Barcelona complete signing of rising Japan star Abe Neymar heads to Paris after PSG spat	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2846
__label__wiki	0.873771	0.873771	The Caboose is open for the 2019 summer season Sunshine Soul (Don Watson, Paul Goudreau, Ken Furnell and Linda Silver) served up a set of train songs at the Kick & Push Railroad’s 2019 season opening Saturday at Railroad Park in Sharbot Lake. Photo/Craig Bakay Craig Bakay \| Jul 03, 2019 “Congratulations on your 9th anniversary,” Central Frontenac Mayor Frances Smith told the crowd at Railway Park in Sharbot Lake Saturday as the Central Frontenac Railway Heritage Society opened the Park for the 2019 season. “This has turned into a beautiful little park and such a great add-onto the village as a whole. “People come from all over to see this, both kids and adults.’ And the park is well on its way to being what the Society members envisioned years ago when they bought a caboose and plunked it down on a stretch of Elizabeth Street without bothering to ask anybody if that was OK in a forgiveness-is-easier-to-get-than-permission moment. “We just wanted to continue to let the public know we are here,” said vice-chair Gary Giller. “(Chair) Derek Redmond is in Australia right now but he wanted to see this done in an appropriate manner. “He’s been a fantastic leader, keeping energy up, being instrumental in all that’s happened — working for signage, etc.” Giller said another key member of the Society is Gene Kirkham, who was also instrumental in pulling together the walkway project. “I’m just an amateur railroad historian and webmaster,” Kirkham said. “But it is sentimental for me. “I come from a railroad family and as a kid, that’s all I heard.” It’s sentimental for a lot of people. Take John Bigham for example. Bigham is an avid HO model railroad and has set up his system on a modular basis. One of his favourite modules is the old Sharbot Lake Station, with the Station House, water tower, freight shed, overpass, and rock cut. He had several of his models on display Saturday. “In 1972, I had a girlfriend who lived up on that hill right over there,” he said. “The tracks were gone by then but we could sit and watch the process of it being torn down. “When I retired, I got into model railroading.” “Our mandate is to preserve and promote the railway heritage of our community,” Giller said. “We rely on the community for support through membership.” Memberships are available at the Caboose (open Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Labour Day) or online at kickandpush.ca.wordpress.com or their Facebook Page.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2847
__label__wiki	0.87454	0.87454	Page 1: Month: July 2018 The Latest British Archaeological Finds \| Fulton Umbrellas The Festival of British Archaeology takes place in summer every year and, since Fulton Umbrellas is a proud British brand, we’ve decided to look at some of the most important archaeological findings of recent times. Detailing what treasures were uncovered and how they’ve helped further our understanding of our ancestors, read on to discover more about the UK’s best digs! Roman writing tablets June 2016 saw archaeologists unearth the oldest handwritten documents ever discovered in the UK. Around 400 waxed tablets, used for taking notes during Roman times, were excavated in London and some even revealed events, names and business dealings! Now known as the ‘Bloomberg writing tablets’ because they were discovered when trying to locate a London base for the company, this discovery gives us a glimpse into the life of those who founded our capital city. Bronze Age settlement Described as the ‘dig of a lifetime’ and ‘Britain’s Pompeii’; British archaeologists were captivated in 2015 as they excavated a lost, prehistoric settlement from around 3,000 years ago. Pottery, textiles, spearheads, metal work, and more were found at what some have argued is one of the UK’s most revealing archaeological sites. Discovered in Cambridgeshire, the artefacts that were found imply that people living during this era were perhaps more sophisticated than formerly believed. Linen was one of the clothing fabrics discovered, while canoes made from hollowed-out oak logs and beads thought to have originated from overseas suggest that these inhabitants were far more skilled and internationally connected than previously believed. As relics from this era are rare, this site — part of the Must Farm settlement excavation — will help us gain a more educated glimpse into how people lived and worked thousands of years ago. Viking treasure In May 2017, a metal detectorist found a haul of Viking treasure that turned out the be the biggest of its kind ever discovered in the country! Around 100 rare artefacts from the Viking period were dug up in south-west Scotland, which included items such as: silver bracelets, gold rings, brooches, textiles, beads, crystals, and even a silver cup. The metal detectorist gave his find to the Queen’s Lord and Treasurer’s Remembrancer Experts, where the items were described as “outstanding and exceptional”. The organisation, which determines what happens to ownerless findings, later ruled that the items should be passed onto Scotland’s National Museum — granted that it pays nearly £2 million to the finder! Why a great archaeological discovery? Experts say that this collection of Viking treasure shows a greater European connectivity than previously thought… Barracks at Hadrian’s Wall The discovery of Roman cavalry barracks last year at Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland was an exciting time for everyone involved — not just due to its size, but also because it shows historians much more about the military influence and build up to the construction of the famous, historical border. Apparently constructed before Hadrian’s Wall around AD 105, the newly discovered site unearthed possessions of Roman soldiers and their family members that are around 2,000 years old — including lances, arrowheads, shoes, combs, brooches, woven cloth, hairpins, and pieces of armour. But what makes this discovery so important is the detection of two Roman cavalry swords still featuring their scabbards and pommels. Leader of the archaeological team, Andrew Birley, states that: “Archaeologists would never expect to find a Roman cavalry sword in any context, because it’s like a modern-day soldier leaving his barracks and dumping his rifle on the floor. This is a very expensive thing, so why leave it behind?” Reportedly, the artefacts have been kept in such excellent conditions for thousands of years due to being concealed under a Roman-laid, concrete floor. Perhaps one of the most publicised and exciting finds of recent years, the unearthing of Richard III’s body in 2012 — named the Greyfriars Project — finally put to rest the theory that the iconic former king of England was buried under a carpark in Leicester. For decades, there have been debates about the demise and resting place of Richard III. But apart from giving an answer to a long-posed question, what was the archaeological benefit of finding the king more than 520 years after his death? Using the latest in carbon dating, forensic analysis and even the DNA testing of a living descendent of the king, scientists were able to not only tell the world that this was indeed the legendary monarch, but also reveal more details regarding what he looked like and what happened to cause his death — apparently, it’s true that he had a curvature in the spine and he actually died due to a blow by a blade to the back of the head! After extensive testing, Richard III was reburied at Leicester Cathedral in 2015. These are just a handful of British discoveries that have helped to shed light on how our ancestors lived — why not grab a metal detector and see what you can find to celebrate the British archaeology this year? Browse our range of premium umbrellas before you go, including men’s, women’s, designer, children’s, and sport styles. Wimbledon 2018: The Highlights \| Fulton Umbrellas One of the biggest tournaments in tennis has just finished for another year, with fans around the world applauding the champions — Novak Djokovic and Angelique Kerber — in what was a memorable sporting event. But what were the tournament’s highlights? Considering our range of sports umbrellas and the typical British weather even in summer, Fulton Umbrellas has perhaps a more vested interest than most in Wimbledon and the fans who gather outside to watch it! From the most intense match to the most astonishing comebacks, we’ve explored and put together a collection of the best Wimbledon 2018 highlights… Most exciting match Reflecting on the whole tournament, the stand-off between the Spanish player, Rafael Nadal, and Argentinian, Juan Martin del Potro, was arguably the most gripping of Wimbledon 2018. Nadal’s quarter-final victory was packed with incredible sprints for the ball, unbelievably powerful shots and expertly angled backhands. The passion and desire to win was clear for all of us to see and made for great entertainment — even debuting BBC commentator, Andy Murray, said that the ‘fifth set is one of the best sets I have ever seen’. Biggest disappointment For many British fans, the news that Andy Murray would not be playing in this year’s Wimbledon was disheartening. The 2016 champion unfortunately backed out of the tournament only one day before the event started, citing a lack of preparation for it due to a recent hip operation. Although many of us were still mesmerised as each competitor battled it out for the trophy, not having one-time Wimbledon winner Murray in with a chance of a repeat victory presented a different experience to the event for British fans. Greatest shock result Wimbledon is always full of twists and turns on and off the court, but not many of us were expecting the outcome of the quarter-final match between Roger Federer and Kevin Anderson. Almost everyone was anticipating the reigning Wimbledon winner — who has lifted the famous trophy a record-breaking eight times — to emerge victorious over South African, Anderson. However, it wasn’t to be. Over the course of four hours and 14 minutes, Federer gradually lost his ownership of the match. Soon after a promising start, the often-unbeatable Swiss player began to make a few uncharacteristic errors that let his opponent in with a chance to steal the match. With a fighting spirit, powerful forehand and shots of more than 100mph; Anderson shocked commentators and fans alike with his eventual victory — which also meant that he was the first South African for over three decades to reach the semi-final stage of Wimbledon. Most incredible comeback German women’s 2018 champion, Angelique Kerber, has perhaps made the greatest comeback of the tournament. After losing her number one world ranking spot and suffering multiple first-round exits at majors in 2017, few would have put a lot of money on the 30-year-old Kerber to lift the trophy at Wimbledon 2018. However, she did just that, beating the masterful Serena Williams 6-3, 6-3 to clinch her first Wimbledon championship! We chose three winners for the category of ‘best shot’: Angelique Kerber, Daria Kasatkina and Rafael Nadal. Kerber and Kasatkina showed amazing poise, power and precision with their unbelievable 25-shot rally in the quarter-final match, while Nadal’s backwards, ‘through-the-legs’ shot against Alex de Minaur that went over his opponent’s head landing just inside the line was spectacular! Clearly, this year’s Wimbledon has been an exciting one — but will Andy Murray make a return to the court next year and what else will 2019’s tournament have in store? Browse our range of men’s, women’s, children’s, and designer umbrellas before you go. Posted on 9th July 2018 Where Are the Hottest Places on Earth? \| Fulton Umbrellas Many of us are currently enjoying a nice, warm summer in the UK. But have you ever wondered how hot this season gets for other destinations around the world? The team at Fulton Umbrellas wanted to find out. So, we put together this list that explores the highest recorded temperatures across the world! Find out which locations are considered some of the hottest on the planet… Dallol, Ethiopia This African location features geysers, salt formations and acidic hot springs that makes it an amazing place to visit. As a hydrothermal spot, Dallol — in northern Ethiopia — offers its population an extremely hot environment, as well as a nearby volcano, which erupted in 2011. The site often hits around 45°C and it actually holds the title for the highest temperature for an inhabited destination (on average) due to it maintaining a temperature of around 40°C between 1960 and 1966! Wadi Halfa, Sudan Found in northern Sudan, Wadi Halfa is famous for its ferocious dust storms alongside its scorching temperatures. During a typical summer in the Sudanese city, Wadi Halfa is around 40°C — although in April 1967, resident shad to endure heat of up to 53°C! Wadi Halfa is based on the shoreline of Lake Nubia, although the location gets very little rain and has a population of just over 15,000. Tirat Zvi, Israel This kibbutz, based a short distance west of the Jordan River, is populated by a mere 792 people (as of 2016) — perhaps because it can get uncomfortably hot. In June 1942, the location reportedly hit a temperature of 54°C! Although this record has been disputed since, Tirat Zvi still gets an average temperature of around 37°C. Founded by European Jewish immigrants in 1937, this settlement was named after one of the fathers of the Zionist Movement and is today the biggest producer of dates in Israel. Kebili, Tunisia Tunisia, found on Africa’s northern coast and near the Italian island of Sicily, can also claim a place on the list of the globe’s hottest locations. Hitting a record high of 55°C — and with a record low of only 13.9°C in the same month — Kebili is an extremely hot place. This location also holds the earliest evidence of human habitation in the country, dating back around 200,000 years, and is susceptible to ‘foehn wind’. This is a hot, very dry, down-slope breeze, usually found in mountainous regions. Aziziya, Libya Based less than 30 miles south of the Libyan capital city, Tripoli, Aziziya was once the titleholder of ‘Hottest Place on Earth’ with a temperature of 58°C — unfortunately a few factors (like the inexperience of the person who took the recording) voided its title. During summer, visitors and residents of Aziziya experience heat of around 48°C and the location has a population of just over 23,000. Death Valley, USA Death Valley in the Californian Death Valley National Park is named by the Guinness Book of World Records as having the hottest recorded temperature on the globe — 56.7°C in July 1913! Although, the hottest June so far is believed to be in 2016, where the heat reached 52.2°C. Death Valley is a graben, which means it is a low block of land that is bordered by higher areas, and has a desert climate with short, mild winters. Not only is Death Valley the hottest spot on the planet, but it’s also the driest location in the USA. Its average rainfall is about 5cm, although, it can get windy, has dust storms and is at risk of flash floods. Death Valley’s Badwater Basin is also the lowest point in the USA — 86m below sea level! Lut Desert, Iran Although Death Valley has the crown for hottest location, the Lut Desert — also sometimes called the Dasht-e Lut — in Iran has been named by NASA as the hottest surface. By ‘surface’ experts in the field mean its ‘land skin temperature’, which is the heat level a surface reaches purely after being heated by radiation from the sun. The highest temperature recorded here? 70.6°C in 2005. That’s even too hot to allow life for bacteria! Unsurprisingly, the Lut Desert is one of the world’s driest places, too, and is even an UNESCO World Heritage site (as of 2016). Fortunately, British summers aren’t likely to hit these blistering temperatures! Nonetheless, keep yourself shaded with a men’s, women’s, designer, kids’, or sports umbrella this summer! Or, why not browse our on-trend birdcage, dome and telescopic collections? Why is rain important? What to remember at weddings Save it for a rainy day? Alternative uses for umbrellas RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019 Roundup Meaning Behind The Words: Other Terms Used For Umbrellas	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2848
__label__wiki	0.766033	0.766033	Report: Urgent Action Needed to Avert Global Hunger The Foresight Report on Food and Farming Futures, a study into food security commissioned by the UK government, says that the current world trade and food production system is unsustainable and fails to end hunger. But the report makes recommendations that are sharply at variance with the pathmark IAASTD report of 2008 and it seem more in line with mainstream neoliberal and "Green Revolution" solutions. The report favors a more "open" world trade system in food commodities, as well as the use of GMO seeds and other technological fixes. The report says it favors official "protection" of poor people from sharp price increases, but it says too little about speculative financial practices, biofuel subsidies, and agro-industrial methods that are driving the world into food shortages, hunger and famine. By Pallab Ghosh A UK government-commissioned study into food security has called for urgent action to avert global hunger. The Foresight Report on Food and Farming Futures says the current system is unsustainable and will fail to end hunger unless radically redesigned. It is the first study across a range of disciplines deemed to have put such fears on a firm analytical footing. The report is the culmination of a two-year study, involving 400 experts from 35 countries. According to the government's chief scientific adviser, Professor Sir John Beddington, the study provides compelling evidence for governments to act now. The report emphasises changes to farming, to ensure that increasing yields does not come at the expense of sustainability and to provide incentives to the agricultural sector that address malnutrition. It also recommends that the most resource-intensive types of food are curbed and that waste is minimised in food production. "We know in the next 20 years the world population will increase to something like 8.3 billion people," he told BBC News. "We know that urbanisation is going to be a driver and that something of the order of 65-70% of the world's population will be living in cities at that time. "We know that the world is getting more prosperous and that the demand for basic commodities - food, water and energy - will be rising as that prosperity increases, increasing at the same time as the population." He warned: "We have 20 years to arguably deliver something of the order of 40% more food; 30% more available fresh water and of the order of 50% more energy. "We can't wait 20 years or 10 years indeed - this is really urgent." Radical changes Professor Beddington commissioned the study and was among the first to warn of "a perfect storm" of a growing population, climate change and diminishing resources for food production. The Foresight report says that the food production system will need to be radically changed, not just to produce more food but to produce it sustainably. "There is an urgency in taking what may be very difficult policy decisions," the authors say. "(But) 925 million people suffer hunger and perhaps a further billion lack micronutrients. The task is difficult because the food system is working for the majority of people but those at risk of hunger have least influence on decision-making." Professor Beddington also said he viewed the billion people who overeat and are therefore obese as another symptom of the failure of the food production system to deliver good health and well-being to the world's growing population. The report says that "piecemeal" changes are not an option: "Nothing less is required than a redesign of the whole food system to bring sustainability to the fore." The authors are calling for food and agriculture to move up the political agenda and be co-ordinated with efforts to tackle the impact of climate change, water and energy supplies and the loss of farm land. They also warn that there is no "silver bullet" that will solve the problem but concerted action is needed on many fronts. Professor Beddington said: "We've got to actually face up to the fact that this is a complicated problem which involves vastly different levels of society and we need to be persuading policy makers not to think about food in isolation, not to think about climate change in isolation, not to think about water in isolation, not to think about energy in isolation. All of them are intimately related." The report adds that new research can play an important role. It also says that the use of any particular technology, such as genetic modification, cloning and nanotechnology should not be ruled out. But it acknowledges that there is resistance to the application of controversial technologies. "Achieving a strong evidence base (of the safety or otherwise) in controversial areas is not enough. Genuine public debate needs to play a crucial role," the report says. However, by assessing 40 success stories from Africa the report authors say the spread of existing best-practice could treble food production. "Ending hunger is one of the greatest challenges to be considered by this project," the report observes. It calls for protection of the poorest from sharp price increases through government intervention and greater liberalisation of the trade in food in order to offset market volatility. They also note that China has invested heavily in agriculture and is consequently one of the few countries to have met the Millenium Development Goal (MDG) of halving hunger. The report also calls for new measures to hold governments and food producers to account. This would involve developing objective measures on how well they are doing to reduce hunger, combat climate change and environmental degradation and boosting food production. To view the report, click here. General Analysis on Hunger Emergency Food Relief System Trade and Food Production System Land Ownership and Hunger Agribusiness Companies Environmental Degradation and Agriculture International Policy Process	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2850
__label__wiki	0.69826	0.69826	NATS Reports Record Environmental Savings More efficient air traffic control procedures, innovative new technologies and the better use of airspace saved a record breaking 190,000 tonnes of aircraft CO2 last year, according to NATS. The savings equate to cutting £38m from airline fuel bills. The figures emerged as the Global air traffic management company published its corporate responsibility report, charting its progress during 2013 in reducing the environmental impact of aviation and cutting airline fuel costs. In 2008, NATS became the first air traffic management provider in the world to set itself targets on environmental performance. Since then it has worked with the rest of the industry to reduce fuel burn and CO2emissions. Providing continuous climbs and descents and direct routes all help aircraft save fuel and reduce emissions. Last year NATS introduced 75 changes to airspace and procedures to allow for more efficient journeys, while new departure routes were introduced to allow aircraft to climb higher more smoothly. The NATS led TOPFLIGHT project also pioneered optimised transatlantic operations, saving up to half a tonne of fuel every flight. Ian Jopson, NATS Head of Environmental and Community Affairs, said: “This is our best year yet in terms of CO2 and fuel savings. It means that since 2006 we’ve cumulatively saved £270m worth of fuel for our airline customers, but we’ve still got more work to do. “Our overall goal is a globally sustainable aviation industry, in a business and an environmental sense. We have a near term target to cut 4% off ATM related CO2 per-flight by the end of this year. We’re just over half way there and are now going all out to achieve the rest.” NATS made progress in minimising its own environmental footprint. Just 4% of the company’s waste now goes to landfill, while its water use has halved since 2006, saving 40 million litres a year – the equivalent of 15 Olympic sizes swimming pools. Beyond its immediate 4% target, NATS’ longer term aim is to cut 10% of CO2 emissions per-flight by 2020. Martin Rolfe, NATS Managing Director Operations, added: “This is a real success story, not just for NATS but for the wider industry. It demonstrates the added value we’re able to offer our customers and that environmental savings can go hand in hand with exceptional safety and delay performance.” In the Middle East, NATS is currently working on projects in Qatar, Kuwait and Oman, and has previously worked with Bahrain and at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai to support the safety, efficiency and environmental performance of its airspace. NATS successfully completed work on the Qatar Airspace Design and Implementation (QADI) project for Hamad International Airport, which officially started operations last month. In the UK, NATS guides around two million aircraft through some of the busiest and most complex airspace anywhere in the world. Increasingly, its expertise is in demand from other countries, with NATS also working in Asia, the United States and Far East	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2851
__label__cc	0.68161	0.31839	14 Hess St S, Hamilton, ON L8P 3M9 14 Hess St. S, Hamilton, ON L8P 3M9 Meet the Harvey Katz Law Office Legal Team Harvey James Katz, LLB – Principal Our founder and principal of the firm, Harvey James Katz has been protecting the rights of innocent victims and helping injured people obtain compensation for over 35 years. He brings an insight to the firm that is truly unique and is an approachable and compassionate advocate. Appearing in all levels of court, Harvey has invaluable trial experience in Ontario, and this allows him to see your claim from the beginning to the very end and prepare for the best possible outcome. Born and raised in the Hamilton area, Harvey attended the University of Toronto and the University of Windsor Faculty of Law and was called to the Bar in the Province of Ontario in 1978. He is currently a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the Hamilton Law Association and the Canadian Bar Association. Harvey can be contacted at: Email: harvey@harveykatzlaw.ca Eli Jakubovic, JD – Associate Eli joined our office in 2009 after articling at one Canada’s largest national law firms and has since provided outstanding legal advocacy and interpersonal skills to our clients. Eli’s practice includes representing our clients on personal injury matters, residential and commercial real estate transactions, and wills and estate planning. Eli’s personal injury practice is focused on serious personal injury matters, catastrophic injury cases and complex client situations. Eli employs educated legal strategies and tactics to ensure his clients receive the compensation they deserve. Eli is a natural communicator and his ability to translate complex, legal terms to plain English is something our clients appreciate most when working with him. An active member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association and The Hamilton Law Association, Eli’s personal emphasis on community, communication and client service is evident in his work product. Eli regularly appears in the Superior Court of Ontario, and excels as an advocate and formidable litigant both in and out of the courtroom. Eli received his Juris Doctor from the University of Toronto and attended York University for his undergraduate studies. Eli can be contacted at: Email: eli@harveykatzlaw.ca Phone: 905-523-1442 ext.224 Brendan Sullivan, BA (Hon), MA, LLB – Associate Brendan was called to the Bar in 2016 and came to Harvey Katz Law Office to help clients with their serious legal problems in the areas of personal injury, wills, estates and real estate transactions. Brendan is a lifelong Hamiltonian who attended Cardinal Newman High School, McMaster University and shouts “Argos suck” at Ticats games, no matter who they are playing. Brendan studied law in Scotland, receiving his LL.B. from the University of Edinburgh. Upon returning to Canada he completed his articles with a large insurance defence firm where he assisted with a 7-week jury trial in Toronto. Brendan has recently taken up squash and enjoys exploring restaurants and shops in downtown Hamilton on the weekends. Brendan is a member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the Hamilton Law Association and regularly appears before the Superior Court of Ontario. Brendan can be contacted at: Email: brendan@harveykatzlaw.ca Michael Bishop, BA (Hon), LLB – Associate Michael was born and raised in Burlington, Ontario. Prior to obtaining his LL.B. from the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, Michael attended Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, and University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. During his time at law school, Michael won the MacKay Cup National Moot Competition, supported by Canada’s then Minister of Justice and Attorney General, the Honourable Peter MacKay. Following law school, Michael survived articling at Harvey Katz Law Office and joined the firm following his call to the Bar in 2017. Michael’s primary focus is motor vehicle accidents, slip-and-falls and long-term disability. He also helps his clients with their wills, estates and real estate transactions. When Michael is not working he enjoys hiking on the Bruce Trail, kayaking and exploring the Niagara Region’s wineries. Michael can be contacted at: Email: michael@harveykatzlaw.ca In blessed memory of Paul Stuart Rosenblatt December 5, 1977 - April 11, 2018 Copyright Harvey Katz Professional Corp. Accident Lawyer Hamilton 2019 - Legal	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2857
__label__wiki	0.683444	0.683444	Redbrick District – Segment 07 Unlike the cobbled together buildings and labyrinths found across the rest of Segment 07, the Redbrick District is purpose-built housing said to have existed since the segment’s creation. While the urban sprawl of the segment has closed in over the years, a small section of the district remains, untouched to this day. Origins of the Redbrick District It is said that when Segment 07 was created, the world was a very different place. Starvation and overpopulation were not yet an issue, and everyone had a place to live and a role to play. What is left of the Redbrick District then, is a snapshot of the world the way it once was. As time moved forward and space became a premium, the district was slowly overrun by the surrounding buildings. While only a small portion remains as it was, much of the Redbrick District can still be found beneath the floors of housing block. Construction of the Redbrick District is sturdy and purposeful. Much of the district’s underlying structure is formed from the same cement-like material as the segment. This cement structure is wrapped in an exterior material that resembles red masonry brick. This softer outer material allows exterior attachments such as lighting to be more easily added. That it lends a classic, old-world elegance to the buildings, is but a pleasant side effect. Each building consists of four apartments, with two on the bottom floor, and two on the top. The front of each building features a wide porch area with steps leading up to the main doors. Once inside, a stair case leads to the upper floors. Each building is furnished with polished wood flooring and large bay windows that look out onto the street. Compared to the typical construction found in Segment 07’s housing blocks, the interior space and standards of comfort are truly of another world. A Place of Spirits and Memories Though most of the Redbrick District has been overtaken by the ever expanding housing blocks of the segment, a small portion remains intact and undisturbed. This area was once home to a young woman named Alison. One day, during a noble hunt, Alison and her family were targeted. The hunters took Alison and her two younger siblings Marcus and Martika, but her parents were brutally massacred by the hunters for resisting, and left as an example. Such was the savagery behind their deaths, that their home remained vacant for many years after. Years later, after the events of that day had been forgotten, people began to move back to the area. Whenever anyone would disturb the building that used to belong to Alison’s family however, strange things would happen. People would complain of it being abnormally cold, or of hearing laughter in the middle of the night. Those who ventured out after dark would report sightings of a girl in a dark blue dress. This girl would often dance and pirouette around before seeming to vanish into the darkness. Word of these ghosts and hauntings quickly spread. While many dismissed them as silly superstition, others saw word of a young girl out in the open as a chance for profit. The information was sold to local hunters, and a hunt was launched to obtain this rare prize. The bodies of the hunters were found several days later. Each hunter was impaled upon a large spire of ice, and the bodies were left in the open, as if on display. From that point forward, the remains of the Redbrick District were abandoned and left to the spirits that resided in them.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2867
__label__wiki	0.900043	0.900043	Dutch Radio interview: Phil Collins - release Going Back The Dutch Radio2 has interviewed Phil Collins for the release of his new album Going Back. It was airplayed on September 9th. Q1. Phil Collins has made a new album with old songs which are going back to the 60's, the album is called Going Back. I asked him first, Going Back was sung by Dusty Springfield in the summer of 1966, you sing that number, that's the name of the album, how old were you? Q2. You were only 15 years old when you went out, how is that possible? Q3. You came often in the Marquee Club in London, what kind of club was that? Q4. Have you ever seen Motown artists there? Q5. You wanted to call back the feelings of the 60’s, why? Q6. What kind of feeling is that? Q7. In 1970 you started drumming at Genesis, was that music also happy? Q8. You loved more Motown then Genesis? Q9. You are so famous, how does that feel? Q10. What is the most important in life? Q11. In which album we can hear that you are extremely happy? Q12. Back to the album Going Back, it’s almost a copy of the original, why? Q13. Your album is named Going Back, you live in Switzerland right now, is it conceivable that you ever return to London? Followed by the song 'Jimmy Mack'.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2868
__label__wiki	0.57769	0.57769	How Georgia’s communities are using special funding tools to fuel development. Anna Bentley, jenniferstalcup.com City Transformation: Doraville’s Community Development Director Enrique Bascuñana\|!!\| left\|!!\| and City Manager Shawn Gillen at the Assembly Transform is a word we use a lot,” says Shawn Gillen, Doraville city manager. And for good reason: When General Motors built an automobile manufacturing facility inside Doraville city limits 70 years ago, the town that sprang up around it reflected its primary economic engine. And when that facility shut down in 2008, the city that it supported suddenly found itself without an identity – and with a whole lot of vacant land. Eight years later, Doraville and its shuttered GM site are entering a new stage of development, fueled in large part by a zoning tool called the tax allocation district (TAD), which is a geographically defined area that uses public dollars to fund certain large-scale – oftentimes price-prohibitive – developments. Doraville plans to use its TAD to create a transit-oriented, mixed-use development called the Assembly, a nod to the former General Motors plant’s official name, Doraville Assembly. TADs aren’t the only tools being used to transform local communities, though. Opportunity zones (OZs), enterprise zones (EZs) and special public interest (SPI) districts are also helping cities and counties across the state jump-start their own economic development. For Doraville, establishing a TAD was integral to its redevelopment’s success. “One of the main reasons that it was a viable option for us is that there is a tremendous amount of infrastructure hurdles to get over here,” explains Gillen. Between the site’s 100 acres of concrete and asphalt, lack of adequate stormwater and water/sewer facilities and formidable environmental remediation needs, it’s essentially a blank slate. A very large, very expensive blank slate. “There isn’t another tool like the TAD that will allow these things to get built without the cost of the land making it unmarketable,” he says. In a TAD, redevelopment activities are financed with public dollars through the pledge of future increased property taxes. The idea is that as the redeveloped property attracts investment and growth, property taxes will rise. That additional tax revenue – any amount collected above the TAD’s base rate – will then be funneled into a special fund set up for the development. And because taxing jurisdictions like cities, counties and school districts will not receive those additional property tax funds for the life of the TAD (which is typically 25 to 30 years), they must all agree to participate in the TAD. Once the TAD’s term expires, all affected taxing jurisdictions will once again receive the full amount of property tax revenues. Since their introduction by the Georgia legislature in 1985, TADs have become an increasingly popular funding tool throughout the state. In 2003, there were only six TADs in Georgia; by 2015, there were more than 60. And they’ve made a sizable impact as well. In the city of Atlanta alone, TAD bonds have leveraged $2.3 billion in private investment and funded the construction of 8,000 housing units and 4.2 million square feet of commercial space since 2001, according to Invest Atlanta, the city’s economic development agency. TADs are the drivers behind such massive projects as Atlantic Station, the award-winning redevelopment of a 100-year-old Atlantic Steel mill site located on the edge of Midtown Atlanta. Remediated and redeveloped for $2 billion over the course of six years, Atlantic Station, which opened in 2005, traded its 138 acres of brownfields for a healthy density mix of commercial, office and residential space. A TAD is also being used to spur development along the BeltLine, which traverses 45 intown Atlanta neighborhoods. Though the majority of Georgia’s TADs are scattered around Metro Atlanta, TADs have also been established in Augusta, Macon, Rome and Savannah. In Doraville, city leaders and planners are just getting started, relatively speaking. “It’s a long-term project,” says Doraville Community Development Director Enrique Bascuñana. “It’s not going to be developed overnight.” Bascuñana estimates a phased 15- to 20-year timetable for the Assembly project, though promising developments have already been announced. Nalley Nissan purchased a 20-acre portion that will become two car dealerships (Nissan and Infiniti) and a collision center. And Third Rail Studios, a full-service film production company, claimed the site of an existing building that it will retrofit into a film and television production studio, complete with sound stages, support mill shops, vendor spaces and administrative offices. Overall, the Assembly is designed to be a walkable urban development tightly integrated with its nearby MARTA Doraville station. The site’s master plan features pedestrian-oriented streets with 10- to 12-foot sidewalks; bike routes; plenty of greenspace; and a reimagined railyard anchor called the Yards, which will feature dining, shopping and entertainment options. OZs and EZs Though not technically a zoning district, OZs are another tool that cities throughout the state can use to stimulate growth. OZs are managed through the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) and are defined as areas with significant blight that are in need of some substantial redevelopment. With an OZ designation, these areas can offer attractive tax breaks for businesses that choose to expand or relocate inside the OZ’s boundaries. Businesses that add at least two new, full-time, permanent jobs inside the OZ can receive the maximum tax credit of $3,500 per employee per year for five years, which can be applied to the businesses’ state income tax liability and withholding tax. There are no qualifying factors for the type of business, either; if there are at least two new jobs, there is a tax break. “An OZ is a tool that [communities] can use because they can entice businesses,” says Cherie Bennett, Georgia DCA planner. “It’s a way for a community to get a business to come into an area that they’re trying to revitalize anyway.” Communities often pair OZs with a sister designation, the EZ, which is a locally designated and managed distinction that can offer many other benefits to relocating companies, including waived building inspection or regulatory fees and local property tax exemptions. Though EZs are managed locally, they must all meet the criteria listed in the state’s Enterprise Zone Employment Act of 1997. The act stipulates that EZs must show general blight or distress, underdevelopment, an unemployment rate that is 10 percent higher than the state rate and pervasive poverty. In fact, having a designated EZ or urban redevelopment plan is required for an area to become an OZ. Other OZ criteria include a location within or adjacent to a Census block group with 15 percent or more poverty and evidence of significant blight – a criterion that the Georgia DCA has doubled down on in recent years. Blighted buildings are truly rundown, unsafe or poorly maintained, not just outdated or ugly buildings in need of a paint job. A prime example of the type of buildings that the Georgia DCA considers blighted – and the city of Atlanta’s shining example of a revitalized OZ – is City Hall East, which was rechristened as Ponce City Market a little under two years ago. “That was definitely a building that you could say was blighted,” says Bennett. “I remember driving past that building for years and years and years and thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, what is ever going to happen to that great, historic building?’” As it turns out, that building became Atlanta’s largest adaptive reuse project to date and one that is drawing national attention for its creative reuse of a massive abandoned space. Originally constructed in 1926, the gargantuan brick structure (the largest of its kind in the Southeast) was first a distribution hub and retail location for Sears, Roebuck & Co. In 1990, Sears sold the building to the city of Atlanta, and a sliver of its space became City Hall East for nearly two decades before finally sputtering into complete vacancy in 2010. And then things started to get very interesting. Developer Jamestown bought City Hall East from the city in 2010 and spent the next five years – and nearly $325 million – gutting, rehabilitating and rebranding its 2.1 million square feet of interior space. Officially opened mid-2014, Ponce City Market’s transformative rebirth is undeniable, and it has quickly become both a thriving community hub and significant economic driver for east Atlanta. Some of Ponce City Market’s earliest tenants were, not surprisingly, businesses looking to bring new jobs inside the City Hall East OZ, which circles the Ponce City Market property and was established in 2011. Currently, the building’s office tenant roster includes athenahealth, MailChimp, Cardlytics and HowStuffWorks – each receiving the OZ’s job tax credit, and each contributing to the steady growth around Ponce City Market, the BeltLine and the neighborhoods they touch. The City Hall East OZ is just one of many OZs spanning the state. At press time, there were 135 OZs in the state of Georgia, reaching from Blairsville to Valdosta. DCA also reports EZs in more than a dozen cities in Georgia, including Augusta, Columbus, Savannah and East Point. SPI Districts Introduced in the late 1970s, SPI districts are nothing new in the city of Atlanta – but their urban-design-focused regulations are certainly bringing a refreshed look to developments from Midtown to Downtown and could serve as a model for other regions in Georgia looking for a new economic development tool to put in their arsenal. The SPI designation is intended to preserve the character of an area (or protect its proposed character) while encouraging pedestrian traffic and interest. SPI regulations focus on activating the street level – a phrase that essentially means making buildings that line main corridors visually interesting and generally inviting to pedestrians, says Charletta Wilson Jacks, director of Atlanta’s Office of Planning. This emphasis on activated street levels translates to an enhanced focus on fenestration – or glass facades – along the first (and sometimes second) floor of a building. It also means pulling buildings closer to the street, constructing wider sidewalks, incorporating street trees to create a tree canopy and placing parking lots behind or adjacent to developments, never directly in front. For a mental picture of an activated street level, consider the area between Buckhead (SPI District 9, or SPI-9) and Midtown (SPI-16): “If you take a ride down Peachtree Street, the missing piece in the puzzle is the Brookwood area. … That’s the missing piece between Buckhead and Midtown,” says Wilson Jacks. While Midtown and Buckhead’s newest developments feature glass-fronted, pulled-in buildings and wide, pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, Brookwood’s businesses and shopping centers are usually placed further back from the street, with parking lots separating the buildings from the main road. All in all, there are 17 SPI districts in Atlanta stretching from Buckhead to Greenbriar and from Berkeley Park to Memorial Drive/Oakland Cemetery, Candler Park and Inman Park. The Office of Planning or interested neighborhoods can initiate the creation of an SPI district, or they can initiate conversations together. Whichever way it begins, the process involves a great deal of collaboration among the Office of Planning, area business owners, community organizations such as community improvement districts or citizen advisory councils and other affected organizations. “There’s collaboration in all of our major rezoning efforts,” says Wilson Jacks. “You have to have community investors on board, particularly if their properties are impacted. Georgia is a property rights state, and you want to be sure that those property owners buy into the regulations that you are proposing.” While SPI designations are reserved for areas with a defined character or motivating public interest – Downtown Atlanta for its historic buildings, wealth of tourist attractions and distinct urban feel; Buckhead for its world-class shopping; and Memorial Drive/Oakland Cemetery for its historic significance and artistic vibe – other zoning designations like neighborhood commercial and mixed residential- commercial can create the same urban-design feel without the density requirements of an SPI district. These zoning districts are ideal for areas that would benefit from the dynamic aspects of urban design without the generally high-density requirements of an SPI district. A good example of this would be the BeltLine, says Wilson Jacks, where a myriad of quality-of-life zoning designations are being implemented to create a pedestrian-focused, mixed-density urban environment. Though each of these development tools – TADs, OZs, EZs and SPI districts – have their own unique mechanisms and requirements, they all share a common goal: to help Georgia’s communities develop new opportunities for economic growth and better respond to increasing demand for walkable, affordable, viable activity centers. Accomplishing this goal means embracing the principles of urban design: planning for multimodal forms of transportation, including car, bicycle, transit and foot traffic; allowing for a mix of commercial, residential and office uses within developments; incorporating affordable multifamily housing options; and creating environments with a sense of place that will attract businesses, employers and residents. “The emphasis is really focusing on a better-quality built environment,” says Gillen. “One of the things that we approach is, ‘How do we make this sustainable environment that can last the next 100 years?’ It’s not only the way things are going in planning theory, but it’s the way the market is driving. “We’ve got more and more people moving into a smaller space, and we have to make sure that we grow and develop as a city to accommodate that in a way that doesn’t have such a negative impact on the environment.” TADs, EZs, OZs and SPIs. Here’s a crash course on what these zoning designations are and how they can help you. TADs : Tax Allocation Districts are geographically defined areas that use public dollars to encourage investment, often large-scale redevelopment projects, in an underdeveloped area. Sometimes called TIF (tax increment financing) districts, TADs typically last for 25-30 years. There are currently more than 60 TADs in Georgia. EZs: Enterprise Zones are districts where property taxes are abated for a period of 5 years then are gradually increased over the subsequent 5 years. The area must meet at least three of the following five criteria: pervasive poverty; unemployment rate at least 10 percent higher than the state or significant job dislocation; underdevelopment; general distress; and adverse conditions; and general blight. OZs: Opportunity Zones are areas that are within or near an area with 15 percent or greater poverty and where an EZ or urban redevelopment plan exists. OZs offer several incentives, including a job tax credit of $3,500 per job created. The zone also requires the lowest job creation threshold of any job tax credit program, requiring only two jobs to qualify. There are more than 130 OZs in Georgia. SPIs: Special Public Interest districts are areas where zoning encourages pedestrian-friendly development while preserving the character of the community. There are 17 SPI districts in Atlanta. Categories: Economic Development Features, Features	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2870
__label__wiki	0.772537	0.772537	Quick Shots: Benson’s disappointment exceeds Grossman’s Reed Schreck Nov 29, 2007 at 12:01 AM Nov 29, 2007 at 12:50 PM It makes for good debate – who has disappointed the most, Bears quarterback Rex Grossman or running back Cedric Benson? Using a self-concocted formula, it’s nearly a draw. Grossman grades out at 3.29 and Benson 3.15, with 3.0 being average. For Grossman, I assigned an A for passer ratings of 80.0 or better, a C for 50-79.9 and an E for 49.9 or worse. He’s had 14 A’s, 11 C’s and 9 F’s. For Benson, I assigned an A for rushing average of 4.0 or better, a C for 3.0 to 3.9 and an F for 2.9 or worse. He’s had 14 A’s, 14 C’s and 11 F’s. Amazingly similar, so far. As for other measuring standards, Grossman has had eight games with 100.0 or better passer ratings; Benson’s had two 100-yard rushing games. Both were first-round picks, but Benson being chosen fourth and Grossman 22nd means a bit more should be expected of Benson. The winner – or loser, if you prefer – is Benson. He has been more of a bust than Grossman, even if the distinction isn’t drastic. It's too early to say neither will have a lengthy NFL career. Sometimes quarterbacks develop late, with Jeff Garcia, Jon Kitna and Rich Gannon among the most prominent in the past decade. Grossman, easily, appears to have a better shot at collecting NFL paychecks for a lot longer than Benson. Yes, he will be missed Cedric Benson, for all of his shortcomings, picked a fine time to get injured. As much as he’s struggled, he was good for carries and had been enjoying his most productive stretch recently. Benson averaged 7.1 yards per carry over his last two games, totaling 136 yards on 19 carries. Three of the rushes were for 20-plus yards including a 43-yarder. Adrian Peterson is averaging 3.6 yards this season with a long run of 11 yards. Garrett Wolfe is averaging 3.4 yards, but 25 of his 31 yards came on one carry. Grossman on upswing It took a fourth-quarter surge, plus overtime, for Rex Grossman to finish with respectable numbers last week against Denver. Overall, since he replaced Brian Griese, Grossman has a solid 92.6 passer rating. He’s completed 48 of 84 passes (57.1 percent) for 601 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. In fourth quarters and overtime, he’s been even better. The last three weeks he’s 22 of 34 for 291 yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions and a 111.3 passer rating. Now that’s progress. No need for shades While the big names in pro football have to be careful when they're out in public, Chicago's special team ace Brendon Ayanbadejo doesn't have to be super cautious everywhere he goes. He said he only gets recognized in Chicago. "I can be anywhere else -- they don't know Brendon Ayanbadejo," he said. "They don't know Brendon Ayanbadejo in Miami." Bears almost missed Strahan The Bears wouldn't have minded if Giants defensive end Michael Strahan had decided to retire after all before this season. Strahan, whom the Bears have to deal with Sunday, almost decided not to come back for a 15th season. "As close as you could come," the NFL's single-season sack record-holder (22.5 in 2001) said when asked how close he came to retiring. "The beach was looking real nice. With the way the weather is getting cold, I'm thinking about what the heck did I do? I was really close. "At the end of day, I wanted to finish up better than I finished last year. Now I'm having a lot of fun. We'll see how this year goes. Maybe I'll come back for another one." Reed Schreck's NFL Quick Shots appear Tuesdays and Fridays. Contact him at 815-987-1381 or rschreck@rrstar.com.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2874
__label__wiki	0.720567	0.720567	HomeNews & EventsPortraitIn Portrait: Gregor Fuhrmann Gregor Fuhrmann wants to use tiny membrane vesicles to transport active substances to where they are needed in the body. He started a junior research group at the HIPS to pursue this project. Nano-researcher, but well-earthed Gregor Fuhrmann basically inherited his interest in science from his parents, who are both graduate chemists. The native of Berlin decided to take up a course of study in pharmacy in Germany‘s capital. For his internship year, he visited the laboratory of Jean-Christophe Leroux in Montréal. “Since the chemistry between us was so good, we kept contact after my visit,“ Fuhrmann explains. After he received his license as a pharmacist, he commenced his doctoral work at the ETH Zürich in 2008 – again with Leroux, who had just transferred to Zürich. Vesicles as messenger material Months before receiving his doctoral degree, which he completed with honours, Fuhrmann secured a position as a postdoctoral fellow with Molly Stevens, a materials researcher in London. There he studied extracellular vesicles, i.e. vesicles released by body cells for purposes of communication with other cells or for defence against pathogens. It was obvious to Fuhrmann that vesicles can be used as targeted transporters to navigate active substances through the body to the site of disease: “As a messenger material the body is familiar with, vesicles are perfectly suited for this purpose,“ he says. He received no less than two stipends to pursue his idea. His next goal was to set up his own research group to work on the control of infections. Especially the fate of cystic fibrosis patients, who suffer from persistent lung infections, drew his attention. And he went to look for help for his undertaking. In Germany, one person stood out in particular: Claus-Michael Lehr, who develops in vitro lung models at the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS). Ultimately, Fuhrmann approached Lehr at a conference in 2014. “It was also helpful that both Molly and Jean-Christophe were present at the conference to put in a word for me,“ he explains. Since December 2016, Fuhrmann and his Biogenic Nanotherapeutics junior research group at the HIPS have been isolating and characterising vesicles from mammalian cells and bacteria, testing them on bacterial cultures either without modification or laden with active substances. Within the next five years, we want to establish a method for the preparation and loading of vesicles with active substances that has the potential to be developed further for the market. Gregor Fuhrmann What differs London from Saarbrücken In his career, from studies in Berlin to the junior research group in Saarbrücken, the 35 year-old has seen much of the world, while his focus always was on research. And this is no different in Saarbrücken: “The city is really nice and down-to-earth, not as aloof as London,“ he says. “But the good research conditions are the crucial difference.“ The HIPS is fascinating because of its modern looks and the local research groups are very experienced and very well networked. This article was first published in HZI staff magazine InFact issue 01/2017. Smalltalk not being his thing, Gregor Fuhrmann may sometimes seem a little standoffish because of his reticence. But he has managed to establish friendships from Jena to Québec and from Stockholm to Verona. The father of two children is also an enthusiastic amateur bio-gardener and fan of the Hertha BSC football club – two passions that are successful rarely enough but keep the professional high-flyer well-earthed. Author: Kathrin Fuhrmann Cover page of HZI staff magazine "InFact", issue 01/2017 © HZI	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2876
__label__wiki	0.786074	0.786074	Eco-Friendly Label Reformation Opens New Shop With Touch Screens and "Sexy Time" Lighting 3:41 PM PDT 6/2/2017 by Stephanie Chan Courtesy of Reformation Founder Yael Aflalo chats about her new space located at Platform. Reformation is expanding its presence in L.A. The eco-chic label founded by Yael Aflalo in 2009 is now open at Culver City's Platform development, set up across from healthy eatery Sweetgreen and located within the same outdoor plaza as Aussie beauty brand Aesop and men's boutique Magasin. So, why Platform? According to Aflalo, proximity to the Reformation office was an important factor. "Our offices are upstairs," Aflalo tells The Hollywood Reporter. "It's so helpful to have a store really close to our office because we're in there all the time, trying on clothes and interacting with customers. One of our goals was to have a fake store in our office, so as we expand our stores and test out new ideas, we could keep tabs on it. I was like, 'This is perfect: We don't need a fake store. We can have a real one.' " It's a real one, indeed, and one that comes equipped with a tech-enabled shopping component. "Every interaction in the store is tracked through our proprietary system, and you can create dressing rooms via touch screen on our iPads or with a store associate," explains Aflalo, whose brand counts Emily Ratajkowski, Bella Hadid and Emma Watson as fans. "You're able to have a very pleasant experience while in the dressing room, which are larger, more comfortable, have more flattering light." In addition to displaying flattering sustainable dresses (starting at $98), sexy crop tops and floral-print shirts, the 2,140-square-foot space also offers the brand's recently launched categories of eco-friendly denim (starting at $88) and vintage-inspired swimwear ($78 to $168), which Aflalo says is ideal for trying on in stores because "we have something called 'sexy time' lighting, which is actually just very low, flattering lighting, and I can't imagine a better way to try on swim than with super-dark light." Aflalo worked with Santa Monica-based Montalba Architects in designing the new boutique, which features floor-to-ceiling windows and exposed wooden ceilings. As one of the first individuals to introduce a sustainable (and stylish) fashion label long before it became a trend, Aflalo has been at the forefront of making sure her company uses the most efficient and eco-friendly technology to cut down on waste, water and energy footprints, especially since the fashion industry is the second-largest polluter in the world. She even opened up the doors to Reformation's downtown L.A. factory in April to let visitors see "where we produce our clothes from start to finish, including product development, cutting, sewing, packaging." (Factory tours are held on the first Friday of each month.) Aflalo's commitment to sustainability remains unwavering, despite President Donald Trump's announcement on Thursday that he was planning to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement. "I think for us, and for me personally, it's important to battle this sense of disillusionment and to think about ways we can be helpful, like getting active in local and state governments, as well as the community," says Aflalo. "The industry needs to follow local laws, and that's really important. There's a joint coalition of companies that are sticking to the Paris Accord, and we're happy to be part of one of those companies." She adds: "Consumers can also effect a lot of change by being thoughtful of where they spend their money. It just encourages me to spend my money more consciously and to get more involved in local and state governments that reflect my value and interest in the environment." Aflalo shares that her next goals for the company include achieving its sustainability goal for the year and opening more stores across the country, though she wouldn't specify the next location. (Ref also has stores in New York and San Francisco, as well as a pop-up in Miami.) Reformation's Platform space (8810 Washington Ave., Suite 102) is the first of two store openings for the brand this week; its boutique on 8253 Melrose Ave. is being relocated to 8000 Melrose Ave. That location will open June 7. Stephanie Chan THRnews@thr.com stephmchan	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2879
__label__cc	0.631848	0.368152	Seneca's Story You'll learn about your job, about other people, and you'll learn about God." - Seneca Criswell Volunteers steered couches, chairs, and racks of clothes through the back rooms. A white-haired man in jeans and a t-shirt gave directions to another worker: “To the right a little!” Quickly moving his feet on the dusty floor, Seneca Criswell obligingly shifted the end of the heavy, floral print couch to the right as his partner and supervisor backed into the open warehouse-like room. Moving furniture is just one of the many tasks that Seneca has been preforming in his almost two months as a volunteer at Hope House. When he started working at Hope House, it was to fulfill community service hours. Seneca said he soon found himself enjoying the work. “I fell in love with it. I just keep coming back ever since,” he said. Seneca was introduced to Jobs for Life, an 8 week program that meets twice a week at Hope House. After joining the class, Seneca didn’t miss a single class, Shirley Kendall, one of his Jobs for Life mentors, said. “He was real reluctant at first,” Shirley said, “but he has done real well.” Seneca said he learned how to stay away from conflict at the work place, how to find jobs, and how to be respectful to coworkers and authority. Most importantly, Seneca said Jobs for Life taught him about God. “He wants us to work. I didn’t know that before I came here,” he said. He finished his last day of studying the course material this week, but Seneca isn’t done with his journey yet. Because he was the only student in this class, he will graduate with the next class after he finishes some of the group activities. Additionally, he is currently a part of Faith & Finances classes here at Hope House. From there, Seneca plans to keep volunteering his time here until he finds a job. He says he would like to find as a tour guide or working with children. Either way Seneca says he hopes to serve other people through his work. “That’s my main goal,” he said, “to help people.”	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2884
__label__wiki	0.676194	0.676194	Xbox One vs. PlayStation 4: Game Sharing The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 will compete on a few different fronts when they launch this November. The biggest front is on graphics capabilities. Fans... Editorials6 years ago Call of Duty: Ghosts plays at 720p on Xbox One and That’s OK This past weekend Activision, the makers of Call of Duty announced that the next big title in the franchise, Call of Duty: Ghosts won’t run at... Xbox One Pre-Orders Return to GameStop for the Last Time Gamers planning to purchase the Xbox One, Microsoft’s next-generation gaming console, have just one last chance to pre-order the console at GameStop. The United States’ largest... Microsoft Locks Down Titanfall in Xbox One Exclusivity Agreement Gamers who’ve had their eye on Titanfall, the upcoming first-person shooter created by Respawn Entertainment, won’t have much choice in choosing a platform to play the... Halo: Spartan Assault Coming to Xbox One and Xbox 360 Halo Spartan Assault, the game that Microsoft used as a showcase for how its ecosystem allows developers to create the same experience in multiple places, is... Xbox One Users Will Get Free Trial of Kinect Sports Rivals Users who purchase the Xbox One won’t get a full copy of Kinect Sports: Rivals, the game Microsoft hoped would act as a showcase for the upgraded... Microsoft Details Xbox One Dashboard in New Video While Microsoft has spent some time talking about the Xbox One Dashboard, it hasn’t been as detailed as other aspects of the console. The Dashboard is... 5 Things Users Should Know on Xbox One Launch Day When Microsoft announced the Xbox One this past May, the company made it clear that it wasn’t seeking to create just another gaming console. Instead, it would... Xbox One Ad Campaign Officially Launches We’re just under a month away from the Xbox One’s official launch on November 22, and Microsoft is now beginning its guerrilla marketing campaign in order... Microsoft6 years ago Microsoft: Exciting Things Coming to Xbox One After Launch The Xbox One is less than a month away from launch, however that isn’t keeping Microsoft from teasing fans with promises of new features coming after...	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2886
__label__wiki	0.557361	0.557361	H.Res. 85 (116th) H.Res. 85: Electing Members to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives and ranking Members on a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives. React to this resolution with an emoji Save your opinion on this resolution on a six-point scale from strongly oppose to strongly support Add a note about this resolution. Your note is for you and will not be shared with anyone. Hakeem Jeffries Sponsor. Representative for New York's 8th congressional district. Democrat. 116th Congress, 2019–2021 Agreed To (Simple Resolution) on Jan 29, 2019 This simple resolution was agreed to on January 29, 2019. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution. The resolution was passed in a vote in the House. A simple resolution is not voted on in the other chamber and does not have the force of law. The vote was without objection so no record of individual votes was made. H.Res. 85 is a simple resolution in the United States Congress. A simple resolution is used for matters that affect just one chamber of Congress, often to change the rules of the chamber to set the manner of debate for a related bill. It must be agreed to in the chamber in which it was introduced. It is not voted on in the other chamber and does not have the force of law. GovTrack.us. (2019). H.Res. 85 — 116th Congress: Electing Members to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives and ranking Members ... Retrieved from https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hres85 “H.Res. 85 — 116th Congress: Electing Members to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives and ranking Members ...” www.GovTrack.us. 2019. July 17, 2019 <https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hres85> Electing Members to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives and ranking Members on a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives, H.R. Res. 85, 116th Cong. (2019). \|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hres85 \|title=H.Res. 85 (116th) \|quote=Electing Members to a certain standing committee of the House of Representatives and ranking Members ...	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2887
__label__cc	0.556777	0.443223	Storm damage to forests costs billions — here's how artificial intelligence can help Emma Hart and Barry Gardiner Monday, June 25, 2018 - 12:12am Shutterstockurfin An estimated 18 million acres of forest, roughly the size of Panama, are lost each year, according to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization. High-intensity storms cause billions of pounds of damage every year, and climate change is set to make this worse in future. We already appear to be (PDF) seeing more frequent and intense windstorms. Ex-hurricane Ophelia and Storm Eleanor both wreaked havoc in the British Isles over the winter, including injuries, power cuts and severe travel delays. It’s not only commuters and households that are affected. Every year across Europe, the number of trees that commercial forests lose to storms is equivalent to the annual amount of timber felled in Poland. Forest damage is a particular problem in northern and western Europe, but increasingly also places such as the Baltics and Belarus. Thanks to climate change, the damage could double over the course of this century. Researchers use various modeling techniques to help forest managers predict which trees are at risk of damage, but none is sufficiently accurate. Artificial intelligence has the potential to make a big difference, however. We have built a system that we believe points the way to protecting the forestry industry more effectively in future. Forestry is an important contributor to the U.K. economy, with an annual gross value added (PDF) of around $2.65 billion — slightly over 0.1 percent of the total economy. There is around 31,000 square kilometers of woodland, about 13 percent of Britain’s total land surface. This area is increasing all the time, both to meet the rising demand for timber and for environmental reasons: in England, the recently announced Northern Forest between Hull in the east and Liverpool in the west will help with flood prevention, soil loss and wildlife. In Scotland, a large proportion of tree planting is being driven by the need for more carbon dioxide to be removed from the air via carbon sequestration. Forest damage is holding this back, however. At least (PDF) five times in the U.K. in the past 50 years, huge storms have damaged timber with a volume of more than 35 million cubic feet. Forest damage is holding this back. At least five times in the U.K. in the past 50 years, huge storms have damaged timber with a volume of more than 35 million cubic feet. The forestry industry attempts to reduce the risk of wind damage in various ways, including harvesting trees at a younger age and thinning forests earlier to increase the long-term stability of the trees. Foresters in the U.K. commonly use a software system called ForestGALES to help estimate the probability of wind damage to groups of trees — stands as they are called in the industry. Modeling techniques (PDF) also exist to predict storm damage to individual trees, based on things such as their height, width and more general forest characteristics such as soil type. All these systems suffer from the fact that their predictions reference databases of information which do not contain much data. Unfortunately, it is very time consuming to gather the relevant information and it is not available for some areas, so it is not always practical to improve on this. It also doesn’t help that the proportion of damaged trees in any given forest is quite low, at circa 15 percent of the total. ShutterstockKichigin Courtesy of The Conversation. Forest futures We and several other colleagues have been collaborating to find a different way forward, combining our expertise in computer science and forest management. We have been able to show that computers can use machine-learning to devise a model that can predict damage to individual trees very accurately. It relies on a type of artificial evolution called genetic programming (GP), which mimics evolution in the natural world to come up with new features that can be fed into a classification system to make it easier to discriminate between different trees. These features don’t fit into any neat human categorization, so it’s hard to give examples; each new feature is a complex mathematical function that combines some of the original variables such as tree density and trunk circumference in novel ways. Genetic programming mimics evolution in the natural world to come up with new features that can be fed into a classification system to make it easier to differentiate between trees. When we tested the model using data collected from two storm-damaged forests in southwest France, it was 90 percent accurate in one forest and 79 percent accurate in the other. In terms of percentage points, the improvement on other modeling systems was in the double figures. The new approach also provides new insights to forestry managers, for example highlighting the factors that most influence susceptibility to damage — such as tree density — which in turn helps them to develop better forest management plans for the future. And the models work sufficiently fast that the impact of these management plans can be mapped in real time, which is extremely helpful for forest planning and engaging with stakeholders. It is a good example of how artificial intelligence is improving our ability to cope with the world around us. We don’t know of anyone else trying to apply machine learning to forest risk management, but there are parallels in numerous areas — breast cancer diagnosis, to give one example. Time will tell whether we can get to grips with climate change, but if more storms are in the future, we should at least be better at identifying the weak spots in forests in advance. This story first appeared on: Chair in Natural Computation @EdinburghNapier Barry Gardiner Weathering the storm: how your business can mitigate natural disasters ByBeverly Adams Warming Temperatures May Freeze North American Timber Industry As mass timber takes off, how green is this new building material? ByJim Robbins Report on Value of National Forests Big Data lets you see the forest and the trees Energy Management System vs Building Management System: Get Started Cheat Sheet Dawn of the Building Performance Era	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2889
__label__wiki	0.960886	0.960886	The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side Facsimile ed A facsimile first edition hardback of the Miss Marple books, are published to mark the 75th anniversary of her first appearance and to celebrate her new-found success on television. When "The Murder at the Vicarage" was published in October 1930, little did the literary world realise that Agatha Christie, already famous for her early Poirot titles, was introducing a character who would become the best-loved female sleuth of all time. The 14 Marple books would appear at intervals over the next 49 years, with Miss Marple's "Final Cases" published in 1979, three years after Agatha's death. To mark the 75th anniversary of Miss Marple's first appearance, and to celebrate her renewed fortunes as a prime time television star, this collection of facsimile first editions will be the perfect way to enjoy these books in their original form, that is the 12 novels and two short story collections. Reproducing the original typesetting and formats from the first editions from the Christie family's own archive copies; these books sport the original covers which have been painstakingly restored from the best available copies, reflecting five decades of iconic cover design.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2890
__label__wiki	0.579103	0.579103	SWING ! Posted on December 14, 2015 Written by btsay A must-see exhibition in the Olympic Museum’s Gallery from December 9th 2015 to January 31st, 2016. Free entrance. The exhibition SWING! Has teed off. After a 112-year absence, golf is returning to the Olympic programme in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro! To mark this event, The Olympic Museum, in collaboration with the International Golf Federation (IGF), is devoting an exhibition to golf. The exhibition will be on at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne until 31 January 2016. Staged at two editions of the Games (Paris 1900 and St Louis 1904), golf is getting its Olympic swing back. A SIX-HOLE COURSE DESIGN The design, with its six “holes”, offers a “walk through the course” to visitors, enabling them to discover everything about this sport before the upcoming Games: its origins, the equipment, Rules, courses and the biggest golfing icons. No “green fee” is required to enter, as the exhibition is free of charge. After its time at the Olympic Museum, the Swing exhibit will have a lasting legacy. It will be presented in the fan zone at the golf venue during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and following that will visit the museums, tournaments and offices of a vast number of the IGFs 168 members around the world. AN INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION With its interactive quizzes to test one’s knowledge about golf and the OMEGA Putt Challenge, this exhibition has something for everyone. A GAME OF VALUES “The IGF is extremely grateful to the IOC for the wonderful opportunity this exhibit provides to showcase the return of golf as an Olympic sport. As you will see in this exhibit much has changed in our sport since it was last in the Olympic Programme. But what has not changed are the values of golf and the spirit in which golf is played and governed. Integrity, Respect, Excellence and Solidarity are values that are in harmony with those of the Olympic movement and on display in this exhibit. Golf’s admission to the Olympic Programme has unified our sport. This exhibition is a great example of this unity and how daily the IGF collaborates with its membership in fulfilling its mission”, as Peter Dawson, IGF President noted during the inauguration ceremony of the exhibition. “The return of Golf to the Games is not only good news for all Golf fans around the world, but this exhibition also highlights values that are really important for the development of the Olympic spirit”, echoed Francis Gabet, IOC Director of Culture & Heritage. “I would like to take two examples that you will discover or re-discover in our exhibition: One is gender equality as golf was one of the first sports to have female athletes competing at the second edition of the modern Olympic Games in 1900. The second is the birth of Golf which is linked with the desire of peace by the people: in fact, the first official mention of golf was in 1457 when King James the second banned it because people were playing golf instead of training to defend cities and villages!” PRODUCTION AND CONTRIBUTORS This exhibition was created by the Olympic Museum in partnership with the International Golf Federation (IGF), with the scientific help of the World Golf Hall of Fame & Museum (USA), The British Golf Museum (UK), USGA Museum and Golf Canada. The scenography was imagined by « L’atelier Caravane » (FR). THE OLYMPIC MUSEUM Quai d’Ouchy 1 1006 Lausanne – Switzerland Open every day 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct.15- May 1st: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.(closed on Mondays) http://www.olympic.org/museum PR Manager – IOC Claire Sanjuan claire.sanjuan@olympic.org Project Manager – IGF Aurélia Tacchini aureliatacchini@igfmail.org For photos, please click here or contact images@olympic.org Copyright © 2012 International Golf Federation. All rights reserved. Filed Under: 2015, Olympics, Press Releases	cc/2019-30/en_head_0043.json.gz/line2897

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