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Oldest ‘Four-Ninety’ Chevy to be at Iola Old Car Show
The oldest surviving “Four-Ninety” Chevrolet four-passenger touring car known to exist will be displayed at this year’s Iola Old Car Show.
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The oldest surviving “Four-Ninety” Chevrolet four-passenger touring car known to exist will be displayed at this year’s Iola Old Car Show, set for July 11-14 in Iola, Wis.
The car is owned by Dr. Gerald and Sharmon Perschbacher of St. Louis, Mo. Dr. Perschbacher is a longtime writer, reporter and columnist for Old Cars Weekly and chief judge for the Golden Quill Award.
“We have owned the car for over 20 years. Its endearing features include a good portion of its original seat upholstery in remarkable condition and it has front-seat entry on the passenger side [because] the car is a three-door,” says the owner.
The “Four-Ninety” gained its model designation from its initial sale price of $490. It was a direct competitor to the Model T Ford. The “Four-Ninety” was the first Chevrolet made to compete head-on in production with Ford.
“The only option for the ‘Four-Ninety’ was electric start with electric headlights which came at a cost of $60. There was no spare tire, but the fold-down top was standard in that first model year,” Dr. Perschbacher said.
This survivor was verified as the oldest surviving “Four-Ninety” by experts in Horseless Carriage Club of America back in the 1960s and was verified by Chevrolet historians as holding true in recent years. The car was exhibited several years ago in a six-month display called “Shifting Gears” at the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis.
“We determined that the car was constructed in St. Louis by what had been known as the Banner Buggy Co. owned by Russell Gardner,” explained the owner. “He contracted with William C. Durant to be the largest mass producer of the model which began production in the spring of 1915 and continued through much of 1916. This, then, is an early-1915 version of the model run. The fenders are typical of the early production models,” explains the owner. “The St. Louis factory was producing cars so efficiently that Mr. Durant had experts study the technique and applied it to other factories. Russell Gardner contracted with Mr. Durant to supply dealers up and down the entire Mississippi Valley, which meant the deal was very lucrative. Soon after this car was made, Mr. Gardner sold his facility to Durant, all this happening while Chevrolet was an independent car maker prior to its inclusion in General Motors. After the First World War, Russell Gardner and his two son (both fresh out of military service) then formed the Gardner Motor Car Co., bought back their old factory, and made the Gardner automobile in St. Louis.”
Gardners with eight-cylinder Lycoming engines are now included as Classics by the Classic Car Club of America.
William C. Durant took over GM a second time thanks to a good part of the sale success of the early “Four-Ninety.”
To learn more about the 2013 Iola Old Car Show, visit http://iolaoldcarshow.com/
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Coverages and benefits listed below may not be available in your state. If available, some optional coverages and benefits might be offered at an additional charge. Contact Old North State Insurance Services today to learn more.
Damaged property an insurer takes over to reduce its loss after paying a claim. Insurers receive salvage rights over property on which they have paid claims, such as badly-damaged cars. Insurers that paid claims on cargoes lost at sea now have the right to recover sunken treasures. Salvage charges are the costs associated with recovering that property.
A list of individual items or groups of items that are covered under one policy or a listing of specific benefits, charges, credits, assets or other defined items.
Market for previously issued and outstanding securities.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION / SEC
The organization that oversees publicly-held insurance companies. Those companies make periodic financial disclosures to the SEC, including an annual financial statement (or 10K), and a quarterly financial statement (or 10-Q). Companies must also disclose any material events and other information about their stock.
SECURITIES OUTSTANDING
Stock held by shareholders.
SECURITIZATION OF INSURANCE RISK
Using the capital markets to expand and diversify the assumption of insurance risk. The issuance of bonds or notes to third-party investors directly or indirectly by an insurance or reinsurance company or a pooling entity as a means of raising money to cover risks.
The concept of assuming a financial risk oneself, instead of paying an insurance company to take it on. Every policyholder is a self-insurer in terms of paying a deductible and co-payments. Large firms often self-insure frequent, small losses such as damage to their fleet of vehicles or minor workplace injuries. However, to protect injured employees state laws set out requirements for the assumption of workers compensation programs. Self-insurance also refers to employers who assume all or part of the responsibility for paying the health insurance claims of their employees. Firms that self insure for health claims are exempt from state insurance laws mandating the illnesses that group health insurers must cover.
Size of a loss. One of the criteria used in calculating premiums rates.
SEWER BACK-UP COVERAGE
An optional part of homeowners insurance that covers sewers.
SINGLE PREMIUM ANNUITY
An annuity that is paid in full upon purchase.
SOFT MARKET
An environment where insurance is plentiful and sold at a lower cost, also known as a buyers’ market.
Insurance companies’ ability to pay the claims of policyholders. Regulations to promote solvency include minimum capital and surplus requirements, statutory accounting conventions, limits to insurance company investment and corporate activities, financial ratio tests, and financial data disclosure.
SPREAD OF RISK
The selling of insurance in multiple areas to multiple policyholders to minimize the danger that all policyholders will have losses at the same time. Companies are more likely to insure perils that offer a good spread of risk. Flood insurance is an example of a poor spread of risk because the people most likely to buy it are the people close to rivers and other bodies of water that flood.
Practice that increases the money available to pay auto liability claims. In states where this practice is permitted by law, courts may allow policyholders who have several cars insured under a single policy, or multiple vehicles insured under different policies, to add up the limit of liability available for each vehicle.
STATUTORY ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES / SAP
More conservative standards than under GAAP accounting rules, they are imposed by state laws that emphasize the present solvency of insurance companies. SAP helps ensure that the company will have sufficient funds readily available to meet all anticipated insurance obligations by recognizing liabilities earlier or at a higher value than GAAP and assets later or at a lower value. For example, SAP requires that selling expenses be recorded immediately rather than amortized over the life of the policy.
STOCK INSURANCE COMPANY
An insurance company owned by its stockholders who share in profits through earnings distributions and increases in stock value.
STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT
Legal agreement to pay a designated person, usually someone who has been injured, a specified sum of money in periodic payments, usually for his or her lifetime, instead of in a single lump sum payment
The legal process by which an insurance company, after paying a loss, seeks to recover the amount of the loss from another party who is legally liable for it.
A federal law enacted in 1980 to initiate cleanup of the nation’s abandoned hazardous waste dump sites and to respond to accidents that release hazardous substances into the environment. The law is officially called the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.
A contract guaranteeing the performance of a specific obligation. Simply put, it is a three-party agreement under which one party, the surety company, answers to a second party, the owner, creditor or “obligee,” for a third party’s debts, default or nonperformance. Contractors are often required to purchase surety bonds if they are working on public projects. The surety company becomes responsible for carrying out the work or paying for the loss up to the bond “penalty” if the contractor fails to perform.
The remainder after an insurer’s liabilities are subtracted from its assets. The financial cushion that protects policyholders in case of unexpectedly high claims
SURPLUS LINES
Property/casualty insurance coverage that isn’t available from insurers licensed in the state, called admitted companies, and must be purchased from a non-admitted carrier. Examples include risks of an unusual nature that require greater flexibility in policy terms and conditions than exist in standard forms or where the highest rates allowed by state regulators are considered inadequate by admitted companies. Laws governing surplus lines vary by state.
SURRENDER CHARGE
A charge for withdrawals from an insurance based contract before a designated surrender charge period.
The simultaneous buying, selling or exchange of one security for another among investors to change maturities in a bond portfolio, for example, or because investment goals have changed.
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Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Improves Outcomes, But Remains Underutilized
Jae Kim, MD
Oncology & Biotech News, December 2014, Volume 8, Issue 12
Surgery remains the most effective curative treatment for esophageal cancer. Yet, many eligible patients do not undergo esophagectomy.
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Surgery remains the most effective curative treatment for esophageal cancer. Yet, many eligible patients do not undergo esophagectomy. An analysis of the NCI's SEER database found that Black and Hispanic patients were significantly less likely to undergo surgery for esophageal cancer compared with whites and that this difference was the underlying cause of disparate survival for esophageal cancer.1
Unlike other solid tumors like breast or colon cancer, fewer than half of patients with local or regional disease undergo esophagectomy. Even when surgery is recommended, a significant percentage of patients with esophageal cancer do not undergo surgery.
Patients may be less likely to undergo esophagectomy for a variety of reasons. European studies have found limited benefit for surgery following chemoradiotherapy for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.2,3 Compared with other solid tumors, esophagectomy has historically had relatively high morbidity and mortality rates. Even when there are no complications, the procedure has a major impact on quality of life. However, recent advances in surgical care, particularly the advent of minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) may ameliorate many of these concerns, potentially allowing more patients to receive curative therapy.
Some European studies, primarily involving squamous cell carcinoma, have failed to demonstrate a survival advantage for esophagectomy after chemoradiation.
However, these results should be interpreted with caution and surgery remains the standard of care for most resectable esophageal cancer in the United States. The pathologic complete response rate is much lower for adenocarcinoma, which is the predominant histology of esophageal cancer in the United States. The other main criticism of these studies is the relatively high rate of perioperative mortality, potentially negating the benefits of surgery. Multiple studies have demonstrated improved mortality rates for esophagectomy at high-volume centers. Yet, the majority of esophagectomies in the United States are still performed at low-volume centers. Over the last decade, though, there has been a shift of cases to higher volume centers and an overall decrease in mortality from 8% to 4%.4 This has corresponded with a modest increase in the total number of esophagectomies performed annually.
Beyond volume outcomes, a growing body of literature has found reduced complication rates with minimally invasive esophagectomy compared with open. In the first randomized controlled trial of open versus minimally invasive esophagectomy, the MIE group had one-third the rate of pulmonary complication that the open group had.5 Short-term quality of life was better in the MIE group, as well. Mortality rates were below 4% in both groups. More importantly, MIE does not compromise oncologic outcomes.
Comparisons of long-term survival seem to show no statistically significant difference in overall survival or recurrence rates between open and minimally invasive esophagectomy, which is similar to the experience in other solid tumors.6 In terms of long-term quality of life, results from a study of more than 400 patients after esophagectomy recently presented at the World Congress of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus found significant benefits in health-related quality of life persisted even 2 years after surgery for patients undergoing MIE compared to thoracotomy.7 At 24 months, pain scores of patients in the MIE group had returned to baseline, but remained elevated in the open group.
The use of robotic esophagectomy, an adjunct to MIE, has also been increasing. The wristed motion of robotic instrumentation allows greater dexterity compared to standard laparoscopic tools (Figure 1).
Schematic of roboticassisted minimally invasive esophagectomy mobilization of the thoracic esophagus.
The robotic optical platform also gives surgeons a three-dimensional view and permits use of other wavelengths that have the potential to improve assessment of organ perfusion and tumor location (Figure 2). City of Hope was one of the first institutions to report outcomes of robotic esophagectomy.8
Since then, we have performed over a hundred robotic esophagectomies and have continued to improve surgical techniques.9 In recent years, we have performed more than 90% of our esophagectomies minimally invasively with laparoscopy and thoracoscopy. The mortality rate has been less than 5%, with an anastomotic leak rate less than 10%. Patients are able to recover better and resume normal activities faster. We have been able to decrease our median length of stay to 7 days, which is less than half the national average of 16 days. These results have come despite almost 90% of our patients receiving neoadjuvant chemoradiation during this time.
Intraoperative image using near-infrared fluorescence imaging fluorescence angiography during robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy after administration of indocyanine green.
Esophagectomy continues to be the most effective treatment for esophageal cancer confined to local and regional disease. Improvements in surgical technique, including minimally invasive and robotic esophagectomy, have greatly reduced morbidity and mortality after esophagectomy over the last decade.
However, many eligible patients have not been able to take advantage of these advances, either by undergoing esophagectomy at low-volume centers where these techniques are not offered or by not undergoing esophagectomy at all. Hopefully, greater focus on quality metrics and outcomes will help to centralize surgical care of esophageal cancer at centers of excellence.
Revels SL, Morris AM, Reddy RM, et al. Racial disparities in esophageal cancer outcomes. Ann Surg Oncol. 2013;20(4):1136-1141.
Bedenne L, Michel P, Bouché O, et al. Chemoradiation followed by surgery compared with chemoradiation alone in squamous cancer of the esophagus: FFCD 9102. J Clin Oncol. 2007;25(10):1160-1168.
Stahl M, Stuschke M, Lehmann N, et al. Chemoradiation with and without surgery in patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. J Clin Oncol. 2005;23(10):2310-2317.
Jafari MD, Halabi WJ, Smith BR, et al. A decade analysis of trends and outcomes of partial versus total esophagectomy in the United States. Ann Surg. 2013;258(3):450-458.
Biere SS, van Berge Henegouwen MI, Maas KW, et al. Minimally invasive versus open oesophagectomy for patients with oesophageal cancer: a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2012;379(9829):1887-1892.
Dantoc M, Cox MR, Eslick GD. Evidence to support the use of minimally invasive esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: a meta-analysis. Arch Surg. 2012;147(8):768-776.
McCormack O, Barbour A, Baker P, et al. Long-term health related quality of life outcomes following esophagectomy: a comparison between thoracoscopically assisted and open esophagectomy. Diseases of the Esophagus. 2014; 27(suppl S1):75A.
Kernstine KH, DeArmond DT, Shamoun DM, et al. The first series of completely robotic esophagectomies with threefield lymphadenectomy: initial experience. Surg Endosc. 2007;21(12):2285-2292.
Kim J, Lin J, Paz I, et al. Prophylactic pyloric dilation and endoscopic botulinum toxin injection for minimally invasive esophagectomy. Diseases of the Esophagus. 2014; 27(suppl S1):67A-68A.
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Best Films Of 2020 On Apple TV+, HBO Max, Showtime, and Disney+
By Kristy Puchko | Film | December 13, 2020 |
With the end of the year approaching and award season heating up, movie lovers across the nation are looking to catch up on the great cinema they might have missed. Good news: A LOT of it is now streaming. So much in fact that we couldn’t fit them all in one article!
Join our writers by checking out the movies we loved this year, as well as the ones we are watching before cementing our Top Ten lists. We have explored the offerings of Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video. Finally, we share the best 2020 movies on Apple TV+, HBO Max, Showtime, and Disney+.
On Apple TV+
Boys State Dir. Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss
Roxana and Dustin recommend this documentary, which follows a thousand 17-year-old boys from Texas, who join together to build a representative government from the ground up. Only one will be elected governor. Their understanding of politics is eye-opening.
On The Rocks Dir. Sofia Coppola
Coppola and Bill Murray reunite for a comedy about a turbulent father-daughter relationship. Rashida Jones stars as a married mother, who fears her husband (Marlon Wayans) might be cheating on her. So, she calls in an expert on cheating, her lothario father (Bill Murray). Hijinks and life lessons ensue amid a glorious NYC backdrop.
Wolfwalkers Dirs. Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart
One of the most critically heralded animated films of the year, this adventure follows a young huntress (Honor Kneafsey) as she travels into the deep woods outside her colony and discovers a werewolf-like creature of legend (Eva Whittaker). Gorgeously rendered and full of life, this movie is fit for and fascinating to all ages.
On Disney+
Hamilton Dir. Thomas Kail
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway opus took streaming by storm last July. America’s founding fathers got a hip hop glow-up that exposed their ambitions, ideals, as well as a few of their flaws. See the original, Tony Award-winning cast reprise the roles that made the world of theater turn upside down.
Howard Dir. Don Hahn
You might not know the name Howard Ashman, but you likely have his lyrics etched on your heart. He was the wordsmith of songs from Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin and Beauty And The Beast. He is also one of the many gay men who died because of the AIDS crisis. This documentary examines his life, his work, and his legacy through those who knew the man behind the music.
Onward Dir. Dan Scanlon
This fantasy adventure centers on a pair of brothers who have little in common except a quest to bring their dad back from the dead. This dark premise is handled with a lot of levity thanks to a mirthful world of myths come alive, as well as a plucky pair of pants. Featuring voice performances from Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, this animated adventure could be a serious contender for Best Animated Film.
Soul Dir. Pete Docter and Kemp Powers
Pixar’s latest stars Jamie Foxx as a middle-aged musician who may finally be on the verge of his big break - but then he dies. So, from the afterlife he aims to finagle a way back into his body. That leads him to a shaky alliance with an unborn soul (Tina Fey) who has no interest in being birthed. Imaginative and promoted by a titan in animation, this cartoon is guaranteed to be an Oscar frontrunner in Best Animated Feature. Coming to Disney+ on Christmas Day.
An American Pickle Dir. Brandon Trost
Seth Rogen and Seth Rogen star in this trapped-out-of-time comedy about a turn-of-the-century Jewish immigrant who rises from pickle brine after 100 years of preservation to take on modern-day New York. Naturally, he’s a hit with the hipster crowd who loves an artisanal pickle. However, he’s not hitting it off with his grandson, a hapless app developer who looks just like him.
Birds of Prey Dir. Cathy Yan
Yeah, gang. The Harley Quinn and crew movie came out THIS YEAR. Margot Robbie, Rosie Perez, Jurnee Smollett, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and Ella Jay Basco smashed it, making a movie that boasted outrageous action, unhinged humor, and fearlessly ferocious female ass-kickers. Overflowing with attitude, color, and charm, this superhero movie was a total knockout.
Class Action Park Dirs. Seth Porges and Chris Charles Scott III
This true-crime doc starts off as a rollicking ride of nostalgia for the days when latch-key kids could go to a death trap to test their mettle against infamous amusements. Then, things take a turn as the wild stories expose the evils of capitalism and the lives lost to it.
The Invisible Man Dir. Leigh Whannell
The Universal Monster is re-imagined in a story of domestic violence. Elisabeth Moss stars as an abuse survivor in hiding, whose burden should be lifted when she learns her tyrannical ex has died. Instead, she fears he’s closer than ever before. But when she tries to tell her support network, they fear she’s being hysterical. After all, who’s ever heard of an invisible stalker?
John Lewis: Good Trouble Dir. Dawn Porter
This historical documentary centers on the late Georgian Congressman, who marched for Civil Rights with Martin Luther King, Jr, told his story in comics, and urged us all toward good trouble. Revisit his life and consider his legacy with a film that features Elijah Cummings, Hillary Clinton, Ayanna Pressley, Beto O’Rourke, and many, many more singing the praise of the hero John Lewis.
Never Rarely Sometimes Always Dir. Eliza Hittman
This captivating drama follows two teen girls on a modern Odyssey demanded by America’s anti-choice legislation. 17-year-old Skylar (Talia Ryder) lives in a small Pennsylvanian town, where her options for dealing with an unplanned pregnancy are woefully limited. So, she and her cousin Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) run away to New York City, where she can actually get an abortion. Thus, two girls with no money but a rich understanding of Bad Men must make their way through subways, all-night arcades, and long, late hours. Quietly executed yet masterfully insightful, this one is a stunner that could earn accolades for Hittman and Ryder.
On Showtime
Driveways Dir. Andrew Ahn
This one’s getting buzz for the performance of Brian Dennehy, who plays a widower that befriends a lonely little boy. When his estranged aunt dies, Cody (Lucas Jaye) accompanies his mom (Hong Chau) to clean out the house left behind. Soon, he begins to wonder if it might be a home. It’s a touching drama, and one of Roxana’s recommendations.
First Cow Dir. Kelly Reichardt
Last spring, this tender Western was winning rave reviews from critics, who proclaimed it one of the year’s best. John Magaro and Orion Lee star as a pair of misfits struggling to survive in the tough terrain of 1820s Oregon. However, the arrival of the territory’s first cow sparks a criminal but sweet enterprise that could change their fates.
Swallow Dir. Carlo Mirabella-Davis
Horror becomes hard to swallow in this richly realized tale of feminist rebellion. Best Actress contender Haley Bennett stars as a housewife who feels so suffocated by the expectations laid upon her that she finds freedom in a dangerous diversion: eating the inedible. Marbles, thumbtacks, dirt, and batteries are just the beginning of an incredible story inspired by the writer/director’s own grandmother.
Did we miss an amazing 2020 movie on streaming? Share it—and where to find it—below.
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Tribes in Sudan unite against conflict
As Halima emerges from the dusty truck she catches sight of her aunt among the crowd of singing women gathered to welcome them. Halima’s daughter was just a baby last time her great aunt saw her, and her son not yet born. Halima must break the news that her husband, a soldier in the Sudanese army, is dead, but with this news she swears she will not let confict take her children too.
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As Halima emerges from the dusty truck she catches sight of her aunt among the crowd of singing women gathered to welcome them. Halima’s daughter was just a baby last time her great aunt saw her, and her son not yet born. Halima must break the news that her husband, a soldier in the Sudanese army, is dead, but with this news she swears she will not let confict take her children too. Halima and her aunt come from two tribes who for many years lived side by side. They shared land and water and married between families. Their elders would say, ‘We are two tribes but one community’. But their coexistence was torn apart towards the end of the civil war in Sudan, and though the Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed in 2005, on the ground this was nothing more than a piece of paper between governments.
As South Sudan struggled to fnd its feet in the shifting balance of power that the peace agreement bought, cattle raiding between the two tribes became common and farmers armed themselves to protect their scarce resources. There is a water dam in the area, which in previous years was a meeting point between the tribes, providing both with ample water, and the surrounding land with irrigation for crops. Since the confict started, the women have had to walk up to eight miles each day to fnd an alternative source of water, and the land lay fallow.
South Sudan suffers the most extreme poverty on earth and these villages are no different, the people live in grass huts and there is no sanitation or health service. A young woman named Handi bled for seven days whilst pregnant before anyone could fnd transport to take her to the nearest health service. She lost the baby and, whilst she hopes for more, she does not know what future her children can expect - the community can no longer afford to support a teacher. A sign bearing the symbols of international aid organisations stands in the centre of the village. Inside an empty hall there is a pay per play video player. There is no electricity and, at a cost of fve Sudanese pounds to play the flm on a generator, it is no wonder this hall offers little help to the people of the village.
Local NGO, the Collaborative for Peace in Sudan became involved in the area whilst running a workshop on election awareness. The Collaborative is an umbrella organisation funded through Peace Direct. It is the only local organisation working for peace across both North and South Sudan. Through the Collaborative fve representatives from the area were elected by the community to act as a peace committee.
Community members from both tribes quickly approached them to ask for help. Men and women, tribal elders and young people all spoke of huge gatherings in the past, the dancing and celebrations when they saw each other, and how the women would cook together, and the children would play together. They asked the peace committee to help this happen again.
The committee began by organising transport so the two tribes could meet again - vehicles are uncommon in the area, and most people travel by donkey, camel or on foot. On 7 April 2010 the people of the village sang and danced in welcome as the trucks rolled in, flled with over 500 men, women and children from their neighbouring tribe. It was just a two hour journey, but it was a journey none of them had made for over 5 years. Behind the trucks came more people on donkeys and camels, and later some on foot.
It was from one of these trucks that Halima emerged, and her aunt was one of the women who sang their welcome.
A huge meeting was held in the local administration hall. Although the women had to sit at the back, their very presence was unusual and showed the efforts the peace committee had made to involve them. The talks continued throughout the day, and though there were differences to be resolved, there was a general consensus refected in the words of one tribal elder,“This is our chance to change our community with our own hands.”
The following day the visit was returned, and after another full day of negotiations, both tribes committed to an agreement between them. The Collaborative gave each tribe some funds to buy seeds, it is just a small amount, yet it means that come May when the rains are over, they will be able to harvest their land. The two communities number about 5,000 people, yet this land should provide the crops they need to feed their families, and even some extra for the young men to sell at market.
It is just a small step and there is so much more that the community needs, but it cost under £2,000 for the Collaborative to fund this intervention - just 40 pence per person. This is what the community can achieve with such tiny amounts when they lead with their own hands, and at a tiny fraction of the costs of international intervention.
The Collaborative for Peace in Sudan has set up eight peace committees across Blue Nile and South Kordofan. Over the next year they will help these committees to intervene as and when they’re needed. They plan to set up 8 more, so they can reach more communities and help them to lead themselves out of confict.
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Justin Schmidt
Senior Vice President & Founder
Justin Schmidt is a co-founder and President of Peak Health Solutions. Justin has over 15 years of experience in healthcare management and has played a vital role in managing and building the Provider Business Unit for Peak Health Solutions. He is the key leader around the strategic planning for Peak both domestically and internationally which include operations, financial management and sales/marketing. In addition, he is responsible for the growth and management within the Government business unit for Peak Health Solutions. Justin has a degree in Business Administration from Boston University.
Email: Justin.Schmidt@peakhs.com
Peder Christensen
Peder Christensen joined Peak in 2016 where he had an immediate impact reorganizing and repositioning the sales platform to include additional services lines. With more than 15 years of sales and sales management experience, Peder has had a successful track record in generating sequential revenue and EBITDA growth quarter over quarter. He is responsible for all Peak sales personnel and nationwide sales operations. He holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Health and Social Sciences from the University of Central Florida.
Email: Peder.Christensen@peakhs.com
Laura Pait
Vice President HIM & Consulting Operations
Laura Pait, RHIA, CDIP, CCS joined Peak Health Solutions in the significant role of overseeing all of the organization’s HIM Operations. She has over 30 years’ experience in the hospital and healthcare industry. Laura brought with her a strong record in business development as a professional skilled in Healthcare Consulting, ICD-10, U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and Hospital Revenue Cycle and Healthcare Information Technology (HIT). Laura holds a Bachelor of Science, Medical Records Administration from the Medical College of Georgia, and a long list of awards with North Carolina Health Information Management Association (NCHIMA). On a national stage, Laura is also an active member of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and served as Speaker of the House of Delegates in 2015. She currently serves on the AHIMA Professional Ethics Committee.
Email: Laura.Pait@peakhs.com
Teresa Carter
Divisional Vice President of Talent Acquisition
Teresa Carter brings 20 years of healthcare talent acquisition experience to her role as the Divisional Vice President of Talent Acquisition for Peak Health Solutions. Teresa has a stellar track record of finding top-notch candidates with impressive skillsets and accomplishments. Her high degree of organizational vision and creativity in her approach helps maximize business development and overall recruiting effectiveness.
Email: Teresa.Carter@peakhs.com
Todd Ryan
Associate Vice President of Sales and Strategic Partnerships
Todd Ryan joined Peak in 2018 as the AVP of Sales. He brings over 25 years of experience in the business of healthcare holding a number of regional and national roles with industry-leading technology, staffing and consulting services companies. Todd is responsible for leading the new strategic partnership initiatives for the company in 2019 as well as client development efforts within his region. Todd holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Western Kentucky University and is an active member of the American College of Healthcare Executives as well as HFMA, AHIMA and HIMSS.
Email: Todd.Ryan@peakhs.com
Melissa McLeod-Seyfert
Senior Director of Consulting
Melissa McLeod-Seyfert, CDIP, CCDS, CCS, CPC, CPC-I, CRC, Ahima ICD-10 CM/PCS Trainer has over 15 years of management, coding, auditing and education experience in all disciplines of medical coding and auditing. Her extensive experience in the field has led her to understand the need for strong collaborative relationships between coders, CDI and physicians. Melissa holds credentials as an IP/OP Coder, Coding Instructor and is certified in CDI through both ACDIS and AHIMA. Melissa also holds the approved ICD-10 CM/PCS trainer through AHIMA and has served as an AHIMA PCAP reviewer, a Clinical Terminology Classification Practice Council Member and was the 2010 President – American Academy Professional Coders (AAPC) – Salisbury Chapter.
Email: Melissa.McLeod-Seyfert@peakhs.com
Bryanna Bone
Director of Operations and Business Development
Bryanna Bone is a dedicated management professional with over 10 years of experience in healthcare services. Since joining Peak in 2007 she has made significant individual contributions to the company’s continued success in delivery of contract coding and auditing services to its federal healthcare clients. Bryanna studied Business Management at San Diego State University.
Email: Bryanna.Bone@peakhs.com
Susan Griffin
Director of Coding Services – VA & Indian Health
Susan Griffin, CCS, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10 Trainer, is a dedicated HIM professional with over 25 years of experience in a variety of HIM roles. Prior to joining Peak in 2004 Susan was a Contract Coder for Aviacode and Restuccio HealthCare Group, and a Coder/Trainer/Auditor for Southeast Missouri Hospital. She has years of hospital and health system experience from an HIM, IT, clinical application and EHR/Encoder perspective. Susan is also a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, has attended the AHIMA ICD-10 CM/PCS Academy, and is a well-respected HIM professional on the national front. Susan attended SE Missouri State University.
Email: Susan.Griffin@peakhs.com
Jeanne Castellano
Jeanne Castellano is a licensed CPA with over 20 years of experience in full cycle accounting, payroll processing and benefits administration. She is a well-rounded accounting professional with solid technical as well as intuitive skills. Jeanne enjoys a small business environment where she can be involved in a variety of tasks and experience the entire business cycle. She has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the Minnesota School of Business.
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Tiny Coffins
Music for Chameleons
Random House, 262 pp., $10.95
Unsightly hair seems to give Truman Capote the shudders. One of Holly Golightly’s hangers-on in Breakfast at Tiffany’s was depicted as a pushy, vulgar hobbit. “Tufts of hair sprouted from his ears, from his nose; his jowls were gray with afternoon beard, and his handshake almost furry.” In “Mojave,” a story from Capote’s new collection, Music for Chameleons, a well-to-do female neurotic whose life has been fogged with Seconal and post-partum depressions has an affair with a pudgy psychoanalyst, Dr. Ezra Bentsen. As a lover, Bentsen is a coarse sweaty thumper—“he grimaced, he ground his dentures, he whimpered like a frightened mutt”—and poor Sarah is grateful when his “lathered carcass” finally slides off her. (She never considers getting on top.) After suffering through one of these spasms of rancid lust, Sarah gives Bentsen a tart kiss-off, telling him that he has “hairy heels.” I don’t have hairy heels, Bentsen complains. Oh, yes you do, she counters. “All ordinary horses have hairy heels. Thoroughbreds don’t. The heels of a well-bred horse are flat and glistening.”
Like the preacher in the famous Beyond the Fringe routine, Capote divides God’s creatures into the hairy and the smooth, the untidy and the soigné. Between jiggers of pepper vodka, smooth Sarah and her thoroughbred husband (“God knows, he didn’t have hairy heels,” she thinks admiringly) trade Noel Coward endearments, their prosperous lives poised above a fault line. Under the stiff-upper-lip chitchat, ominous rumbles; and at any moment one expects swizzle-sticks to tremble in their tumblers and thin cracks to zigzag like lightning from floor to ceiling.
Capote’s career has also been teetering on a fault line in recent years, but he argues in his preface that for a writer pain and precariousness come with the territory. “When God hands you a gift, he [He?] also hands you a whip; and the whip is intended solely for self-flagellation.” So with God as a harsh overseer, Capote lashed himself from book to book, trying to master a style as supple and firm “as a fisherman’s net.” After the success of The Muses Are Heard, his amusing account of the Russian tour of the black Porgy and Bess company, Capote conceived of a newfangled truth-based novel—“something on a large scale that would have the credibility of fact, the immediacy of film, the depth and freedom of prose, and the precision of poetry.” Tolstoy with a zoom lens, in short. The Herculean project became of course In Cold Blood, and Capote, sounding a melodramatic chord, claims that for “six nerve-shattering years I didn’t know whether I had a book or not.” Now, In Cold Blood is a work of considerable craft and diligence, but Capote didn’t exactly forge the book in dark solitude, dangling from a severed nerve. He promoted himself and the project brilliantly—by the time the book was serialized in The New Yorker he had created an audience for it (just as Gay Talese created an audience for Thy Neighbor’s Wife with his well-publicized labors).
Since In Cold Blood, however, Capote’s avid longing for attention from the press has caused him to take many a nasty spill off the hay-ride. He gave an embarrassingly groggy performance in Neil Simon’s witless private-eye spoof, Murder by Death; appeared as a panelist on television’s The Cheap Show, sitting by as contestants were drenched with buckets of green goo; and staggered through an interview on a local New York talk-show, chattering away about how tough and mean Southern queers could be. The indiscretions contained in the excerpts from the still-in-progress novel Answered Prayers also provoked anger and distress.
Much of Music for Chameleons seems to be directed at the audience which knows Capote only through his talkshow appearances—certainly readers who have kept close tabs on Capote’s career over the years don’t need to be told about his years of apprenticeship, or how he “created” that much-maligned mutation, the “nonfiction novel.” At times Music for Chameleons seems at war with itself: Capote exploits his TV recognition, tossing off racy anecdotes, and yet again and again he anxiously points out that he’s more than a TV gremlin with a freaky, high giggle—he’s a literary figure of Flaubertian rigor and dignity. Fame has become Truman Capote’s tar-baby.
Curious that Capote says in his preface that he prefers his writing to be as clear and simple as a country creek, for the title story is tricked up with all sorts of mauvish trimmings. The setting: the home of a Martinique aristocrat, who serves absinthe-flavored iced mint tea on the terrace as a hummingbird buzzes to and fro and chameleons skitter about her feet. “Chameleons,” she says. “Such exceptional creatures. The way they change color. Red. Yellow. Lime. Pink. Lavender. And did you know they are very fond of music?” Why, no. So at the piano she sits, playing a Mozart sonata for an audience of appreciative reptiles.
A woman who serenades chameleons from her “cool Caribbean salon” sounds like a Ronald Firbank creation, a stately aristo who attends mass in the morning and moons over cocoa-skinned native boys in the afternoon. “Fetch me my fan, Miranda, my curls are wilting in this listless air,” etc. But Capote plays the scene not for comedy but for doomy existential poignancy: peering into a black mirror which hangs in Madame’s drawing room, he sees endless depths, corridors of darkness. Later, with the mirror in his lap, the visitor muses, “Strange where our passions carry us, floggingly pursue us [God’s whip cracks again], forcing upon us unwanted dreams, unwelcome destinies.”
Capote’s prose is too precious to support such a lofty meditation, and once the chameleons re-group on the terrace to listen to Mozart the story collapses into camp. An even slighter work is “Hospitality,” a nostalgic trifle about a kindly old widow who keeps stacks of dead cats in her freezer. Harmlessly barmy, the widow is one of those people who troop through life wearing a sandwich board which says, “Ain’t life peculiar?” (Were she living in New Orleans, she could enlist in John Kennedy Toole’s confederacy of dunces.)
Frightened mutts and frozen cats, chameleons and thoroughbreds—this new collection is filled with animal images, particularly once Capote crosses the Mississippi and the humidity dips. In a self-interview which closes Music for Chameleons, Capote even says he wouldn’t mind being reincarnated as a buzzard. Buzzards traditionally represent the pitilessness of nature and fate, the recognition that to the predator life is little more than a rotting spectacle.
“Handcarved Coffins,” an ambitious nonfiction novella about a string of ingeniously sadistic murders in an unnamed western state, is a deathwatch chronicle—a buzzard-like vigil. Capote has always had a taste for the ghoulish—I remember seeing him once on a talk-show gleefully spinning out a story about a woman whose hair was infested with spiders—and the killings here have a fiendish brio. A married couple is attacked by a nest of amphetamine-crazed rattlers; a rancher driving a jeep is beheaded by a steel wire strung across the road. Unlike In Cold Blood, in which Capote remained omnisciently remote, “Handcarved Coffins” has its author in the thick of the investigation, sharing his thoughts and fears with us at every macabre turn. Striving for “the immediacy of film,” Capote has written this multiple-murder yarn in screenplay form, adorning the chunks of dialogue with feathery descriptions of clear vistas and cloud formations (“…the air was still, free of snow, and shimmering with the embers of a sunset and the first pale radiance of a moonrise…”).
“Handcarved Coffins” has been sold to the movies for a whopping sum, and small wonder: Capote does everything but tell the director where to place the camera. The plot of this novella is also a cinema-driven suspense machine, as victim after victim is knocked off in Agatha Christie ten-little-Indians fashion by a religious fanatic reminiscent of Robert Mitchum in The Night of the Hunter. Luridly readable, “Handcarved Coffins” is a compact pulp thriller, with corpses forming unsightly lumps on the moonlit prairie.
Unfortunately, Capote is aiming for something nobler—more classically “literary.” As in “Mojave,” liquor and snowflakes bring out the silkiest embellishments in Capote’s style. Red vodka burns in “Mojave”‘s firelight like “a ruby bauble,” and in “Handcarved Coffins” the wine gives off “ruby flickerings.” Capote’s fiction is full of ruby flickerings, moments of jeweled repose which take place between the slashings and the infidelities. But the glinting embellishments are never more than decorative; Capote’s prosy-poetic brushwork represents a strained effort to elevate the True Detective material—to give it a Raymond Chandlerish finish. Snow for example falls with Joycean significance, prompting “thoughts of mortality, the evaporation of time,” and a messianic evangelist who reminds Capote of the suspected killer is symbolically named Bobby Joe Snow.
Yet for all the classic European short-story traceries, “Handcarved Coffins” is trying to say something starkly despairing: that all men are killers, predators. Quoting Mark Twain, the detective tracking the killer says that man is the most detestable creature on earth—the only creature that “inflicts pain for sport, knowing it to be pain.” And it isn’t only the most depraved who are capable of beastliness—violence is implicit even in the most loving of entanglements.* Or as Sarah’s smoothheeled husband says in “Mojave,” “We all, sometimes, leave each other out there under the skies, and we never understand why.”
What makes “Handcarved Coffins” absorbing pulp but unsatisfying as art is that Capote never explores the depths of murderous passion. He springs gruesome murders on the reader, then retreats into ruby flickerings and irrelevant list-making, at one point informing us that after an absence from New York, he found in his icebox black bananas, rotten eggs, shriveled oranges, and a chocolate cake covered with fungus. (No frozen kitties in his fridge.) And though the novella is labeled “nonfiction,” the details are so fuzzy and the murders so far-fetched that you begin to wonder whether fact and fiction aren’t bubbling together in the same pot. Did everything happen the way Capote reports, or did he diddle with the truth to provide goose-pimply shocks and give his account the shapeliness of a short story? Certainly at times Capote seems to be up to his old tics. When he meets the suspected killer, for example, he notices his gray eyes, shrewd peasant face, and Rachmaninoff-like hands. Anything else? This: “Tufts of grey hair sprouted from his nostrils and his ears.”
In one of Lily Tomlin’s monologues, Ernestine the Telephone Operator (one ring-a-dingy, two ring-a-dingy) boasts that she services everyone from the President of the United States to “the scum of the earth.” Capote takes similar pride in being able to penetrate every shadowy nook of society, from the drawing rooms of illustrious artists (Cocteau, Gide) to maximum-security cells housing killers and rapists. First published in Andy Warhol’s Interview, “Then It All Came Down” finds Capote in San Quentin chatting with a real s.-o.-t.-e. specimen, convicted murderer Robert Beausoleil. A former protégé of homoerotic avant-gardist Kenneth Anger, Beausoleil was convicted of the torture-murder of a Topanga Canyon musician; he was also associated with the Manson gang. He’s also an erotic artist of small renown, his pet subject: nympho cherubs doing naughty things with their mouths. Kenneth Anger, introducing Beausoleil’s work to the readers of a porn glossy called Puritan, writes, “Bobby Beausoleil is a Scorpio. And what a Scorpio! He also is an artistic genius. He also happens to be in prison…. Why is a long story; suffice to say that other geniuses have landed in stir: I’m thinking of the Marquis de Sade and Jean Genet.” Even connoisseurs of evil ought to make clearer distinctions.
To reassure Beausoleil, perhaps to impress him, Capote starts rattling off the names of famous assassins and their victims. “I know Sirhan, and I knew Robert Kennedy. I knew Lee Harvey Oswald, and I knew Jack Kennedy. The odds against that—one person knowing all four of those men—must be astounding.” Not only that, adds Capote, but I knew four of the five people murdered at the Tate house. “I’d met Sharon Tate at the Cannes Film Festival. Jay Sebring cut my hair a couple of times. I’d had lunch once in San Francisco with Abigail Folger and her boyfriend, Frykowski.”
Capote’s namedropping suggests a creepy new form of oneupmanship—Victims I Have Known—and you suspect that he is showing off for the slumming Interview audience, which regards criminals as resplendently-tattooed primitives…butchy hunks. But give Capote his due: even a limbering-up exercise like this obliquely expresses his vision of life as a river of murderous woe. Squatting near the riverbank, the suspected killer of “Handcarved Coffins” raises his hand and between his spread fingers the river seems to weave “like a dark ribbon.” And Beausoleil, reflecting on the Manson murders, declares, “Everything in life is good. It all flows. It’s all good. It’s all music.” It’s all music for chameleons.
The rest of the book tends to slapstick and gossip. Capote shares a pay-toilet with a sleek black chorus boy in “Derring-Do,” switching clothes with the kid in order to slip through Los Angeles International Airport unrecognized (he’s trying to elude the cops on a contempt-of-court rap). “A Beautiful Child” is a reminiscence of a spring afternoon spent in 1955 with Marilyn Monroe, and once again that blur of blonde fluff emerges as a frail tabby mewing Adopt me, adopt me at the author’s feet. Adorably helpless, Monroe brings out a tender celestial mistiness in writers usually known for their tough-minded smarts: At the end of Marilyn Norman Mailer urged Monroe to look up Mr. Dickens; and at the wind-up of “A Beautiful Child,” Capote has her ascending heavenward, fading with the waning light of dusk. Before the ascension, however, a lot of celebrity dirt is spread.
After excerpts from Answered Prayers were published in Esquire, Capote and his admirers argued that gossip is the germ of all art, that betraying confidences and pressing one’s ear against the whorehouse wall is the undignified duty of every novelist, great and minor. What, they asked, is Remembrance of Things Past but a gigantic slab of fanatically detailed gossip? We are, it seems, supposed to find Proustian significance in Marilyn Monroe’s confession that she once saw Errol Flynn play “You Are My Sunshine” on the piano with his penis. Or Proustian subtlety in this exchange:
TC: …By any chance are you under the delusion that you’re Queen Elizabeth.
Marilyn: Who?
TC: Queen Elizabeth. The Queen of England.
Marilyn (frowning): What’s that cunt got to do with it?
Nuggets like these may enliven a dull party, but on the printed page they’re as juvenile as joy-buzzers and whoopee cushions. And must we be told that Capote tries to masturbate himself to sleep? From the interior monologue “Nocturnal Turnings”: “Sometimes I wonder: Whatever would we do without Mother Fist and her Five Daughters? They’ve certainly been a friendly bunch to us through the years. Real pals.” Yes, they’ve probably been swell, still….
Capote is at his best not when he’s doing buzzard duty or dusting off his scrapbooks (“I remember having a conversation on this subject with the late E.M. Forster…,” “Soon after the suicide of the esteemed Japanese writer Yukio Mishima, whom I knew well…”), but when he’s hovering at the edges, letting someone else scheme or complain. He can be an excellent straight man, slipping in sly observations as his female co-star pursues a whim or worry like a piece of loose thread. For all its echoes of Isherwood, Breakfast at Tiffany’s remains Capote’s freshest work, I think, a triumphant display of his gift for mischief and his affection for the rootless misfits seduced by Manhattan’s cool, expensive shimmer.
Tucked away in Music for Chameleons is a comic miniature which has Tiffany’s impudent gleam: “A Day’s Work,” a “conversational portrait” of a fifty-seven-year-old cleaning woman named Mary Sanchez. One wet April morning, Capote tags along as Mary goes on her daily rounds, beginning with a brownstone apartment on East Seventy-third. Inside: Grime, disarray. “Not a clean sheet in the house!” exclaims Mary indignantly. “And look at that bed! Mayonnaise! Chocolate! Crumbs, crumbs, chewing gum, cigarette butts. Lipstick!” Piled near a broken toilet is a stack of stroke magazines; scattered across the floor are hundreds of empty vodka miniatures.
TC: What does he do?
Mary: Airplanes.
TC: That explains it. He gets these little bottles free.
Mary: Yeah? How come? He’s not a steward. He’s a pilot.
TC: Oh, my God.
As Mary and TC trudge from apartment to apartment, it becomes clear Capote is up to something brilliantly sneaky: speculating about the lives of people who exist for him only as ghosts and off-stage noises. He’s engaging in pop-archaeology, extrapolating the drift of people’s lives by sifting for clues buried in their intimate debris (cocktail napkins, soiled pillowcases). And as Mary and TC do their dig, Capote seems to shrink before our eyes, turning into a precocious rascal playing hookey from the responsibilities of adulthood—as happy as Huck Finn napping in the clover. Later, after Capote gets stoned on Mary’s Peruvian grass, he’s like a tipsy kid who’s just raided Dad’s liquor cabinet; his whole world becomes a woozy teeter-totter ride.
Like most sprees, however, this one has a sober finish. In the parlor of Mr. and Mrs. Berkowitz, a surrealistic parrot called (what else?) Polly chirps Oy vey! Oy vey! as Mary and TC help themselves to cupcakes and “fist-sized” scoops of pistachio ice cream. Stoned and sated, this unlikely couple starts dancing to a pounding Salsa beat…and then (it’s a sitcom predicament) the grown-ups come home.
Polly: Holy cow!
Woman’s voice: What is this? What’s happening here?
Polly: Oy vey! Oy vey!
Mary: Why, hello there, Mrs. Berkowitz. Mr. Berkowitz. How ya doin’?
(And there they are, hovering in view like the Mickey and Minnie Mouse balloons in a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade….)
Accused of drunkenness, Mary quits, and she and TC again brave the rain.
Mary: Didn’t I tell you they were stuffy.
TC: Belong in a museum.
With Mary, Our Lady of Urban Sorrows, Capote achieves an almost churchly calm, and the story ends with the clicking of rosary beads, prayers. “Please, Lord,” she petitions, “help Mr. Trask to stop boozing and get his job back. Please, Lord, don’t leave Miss Shaw a bookworm and an old maid; she ought to bring your children into this world.”
With Mary’s entreaties wafting toward heaven, we return to St. Theresa’s warning about answered prayers—and to Answered Prayers itself, a novel which, like Harold Brodky’s A Feast of Animals and Norman Mailer’s Egyptian opus, hovers resistantly on the horizon. Music for Chameleons is really a teaser for Answered Prayers, a splashy interlude before the grand finale. Answered Prayers may prove to be the Proustian masterwork Capote has long promised, but it’s disconcerting to read interviews in which he boasts about how many people are going to be upset by the book when it finally appears. There’s a threatening edge to his remarks, as if he’s intent upon dragging skeletons across the carpet to settle old scores. Plank by plank Capote may be assembling his own ship of fools; then again, he may be whistling the hours away in his workshop, whittling tiny coffins.
More by James Wolcott
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James Wolcott is a columnist for Vanity Fair. (October 2018)
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Psychology Seniors Present Research at Regional Convention
Three Oklahoma Baptist University seniors will present research at the annual Southwestern Psychological Association convention April 2-4 in San Antonio, Texas. The students conducted research last fall as part of their studies in an experimental psychology course.
The students conducted the research last semester and compiled the results to present to their class. Students were given the option to submit their research for the regional psychology convention by course instructor Dr. Bret Roark, OBU Ralph and Marie Barby Endowed Professor of Psychology. The Southwestern Psychological Association convention will include presentations of undergraduate, graduate and faculty research. Submissions undergo a faculty review process and are either accepted or rejected for presentation at the convention.
Kevin Aitken, a senior psychology major from Tulsa, Okla., submitted his research titled, "How the presence and sight of a competitor affects maze performance." Aitken performed his research in October and November using student participants from OBU.
"I was trying to study how the presence of a competitor affects a person's ability to solve paper pencil mazes," said Aitken. "I had hypothesized that having a competitor present would actually increase a person's ability to solve mazes."
Participants in Aitken's research completed sets of mazes with a competitor present and without a competitor present.
"I found that having a competitor present and visible actually decreases a person's ability to solve mazes," said Aitken. "My basic idea behind my study was the question, 'Out of sight, out of mind?'"
Aitken's research received the Southwestern Regional Research Awardfrom Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology.
"Without OBU, I wouldn't have developed the skills necessary to conduct such research, and without the guidance of Dr. Roark, I would have never known how to even begin researching my ideas and questions," Aitken said. "Being able to conduct research - from developing a research idea and carrying it out, to being able to present it - will help me in the field of psychology in so many ways."
Senior psychology major Alexander Genheimer, from Mustang, Okla., also will present research during the convention. Genheimer conducted research dealing with the effect of promotion salience on professor evaluations.
"For example, if you were told before getting a professor evaluation sheet that the scores on that evaluation will influence whether or not the professor is promoted, will that bias your response?" Genheimer explained.
"I feel that OBU has an exceptional psychology program, with several professors who not only communicate their message well, but also take time to make sure their students understand and work with them through projects like this," Genheimer said.
Vanessa Fortune, a senior psychology major from Indianola, Okla., will present the research she conducted on the effect of hair color on negative obese stereotypes.
"The professors at OBU have really pushed me and challenged me in my academics," said Fortune. "Because of them I was able to rise to the challenge of doing my experiment."
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Marine Fellows
Directory of Marine Fellows
Pew Announces 2020 Marine Fellows
Program adds 8 leading international scientists and conservationists
The Pew marine fellows program was created to seek solutions to the problems affecting the world’s oceans. This year’s fellows are:
Asta Audzijonyte, Ph.D.
Audzijonyte seeks to drive more sustainable management of coastal ecosystems by improving knowledge about how fishing and climate change affect fish body size.
Ling Cao, Ph.D.
Cao aims to develop the scientific knowledge needed to scale up a more sustainable form of offshore aquaculture that considers economic, social, and environmental impacts.
Eric Gilman, Ph.D.
Gilman will investigate whether various bait types can help reduce bycatch of seabirds, marine mammals, sea turtles, sharks, and rays in longline tuna fisheries.
Arthur Gleason, Ph.D.
Gleason will work to provide key scientific knowledge to support more effective restoration and conservation of coral reefs.
Hiroe Ishihara, Ph.D.
Ishihara will examine how human social networks affect fisheries management to inform the creation of more ecologically and socially sustainable policies in Japan.
Ana M.M. Sequeira, Ph.D.
Sequeira will identify important biodiversity areas and key threats to large marine animals that can be used to improve conservation of these species as they move between and beyond national boundaries.
Andrianus Sembiring, M.S.
Sembiring will develop a rapid, cost-effective method for identifying protected shark species sold in Indonesian markets to enable better enforcement of shark protections in the country.
Nina Wambiji, Ph.D.
Wambiji will gather scientific knowledge to improve conservation and management of billfish species, such as marlin and sailfish, in Western Indian Ocean countries.
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Frequently Asked Questions About the Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation
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5 Philly Rentals With Great Roof Decks
Summer is here, which means you want to soak up rays, right? Get your fill and great views too at one of these apartments and homes available for rent.
By Sandy Smith· 5/31/2018, 11:00 a.m.
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Bright MLS image via Plumer and Associates
The days are getting longer — up until the 21st of the coming month. But those long summer evenings will last through Labor Day at least, and even after that, there will be plenty of time to cook both yourself and something delicious up on the roof after work.
First you need a roof, though. These apartment buildings and townhouses will supply those for you. And even if you can’t grill on them, you can enjoy attractive surroundings, fabulous views of the Philly skyline, and loads of sunshine all the same.
200-10 Lombard St. #811, Society Hill (above) | 2 beds, 2 baths, 1,324 square feet, $2,925 per month. Contact agent about pet policy.
This Abbotts Square condo is being offered for rent for the first time, and aren’t you lucky it is! In addition to the lovely 20- by 25-foot roof deck with panoramic views you see in this photo, you also have an attractive bi-level apartment with an open-plan main living area, a fireplace in its living room, and a home office space on its upper level. You also get 24/7 concierge service, food and newspaper deliveries to your door, access to the complex’s gym, and a building notification system that lets you know about goings-on, package and dry cleaning deliveries and the like. You also get Head House Square outside your door — and did we mention it’s also farmers’ market season?
200-10 Lombard St. #811, Philadelphia, Pa. 19147 [Vivian Gilliam | Plumer and Associates, Inc.]
Image via AIMCO
777 South Broad, Avenue of the Arts/Hawthorne | 1- and 2-bedroom units available; 1-bed, 1.5-bath units range in size from 832 to 962 square feet and rent for $2,388 to $6,358 per month, 2-bed, 2-bath units range in size from 1,050 to 1,283 square feet and rent for $2,853 to $10,320 per month. Monthly rental rates vary with lease term, move-in date and flexibility. Pets welcome, up to two per unit; breed restrictions, fee and additional rent apply.
This South Beach-style apartment building on South Broad Street is topped with a sunny roof deck that’s outfitted for lounging, grilling and socializing. The view up the Avenue of the Arts is unrivaled. Down below, there’s a 24-hour fitness center, a lounge and club room, a dog park and Wi-Fi in the common areas. Storage for your bike and your car is also available, but with a Walk Score of 95, you probably won’t need to bring a car with you.
Management currently offers one month free rent on select units with a move-in date by June 21st.
777 S. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19147 [OP Property Management, LP | AIMCO]
Image via PMC Property Group
Franklin Tower Residences, 200 N. 16th St., Logan Square | 1-bed, 1-bath and 2-bed, 2-bath units available; 1-bed units range in size from 660 to 944 square feet and rent for $1,995 to $2,350 per month, 2-bed units range in size from 1,211 to 1,222 square feet and rent for $2,950 to $3,245 per month. Pets welcome.
This former office building is still in the process of becoming a luxurious apartment tower, but enough of it is ready right now for your enjoyment, including the stylish roof deck with its fireplace, big-screen TV, covered lounge, grills, and up-close-and-personal views of the Center City skyline. And if you’d rather take your outdoor pleasure on a more intimate scale, some of the apartments in this building have balconies too. You’ll find all the features you expect to find in a luxury apartment tower here plus some: among this building’s distinctive amenities are an indoor basketball court, a playroom for the kids and a self-serve dog wash in addition to the dog park.
Management currently offers one month free rent on a 13-month lease plus fee waivers and a reduced deposit on applications accepted this week.
Franklin Tower Residences, 200 N. 16th St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 [PMC Property Group]
Image via Stull Investment Company
938 New Market St., Northern Liberties | 2-bed, 2-bath units currently available, ranging in size from 971 to 975 square feet and renting for $2,300 to $2,375 per month. Pets welcome; nonrefundable deposit and additional rent apply.
Looking to live smarter and greener? Try this brand-new, 16-unit boutique apartment building in Northern Liberties with a striking deck on its green roof. Your apartment comes wired for the future, with a Nest thermostat, smartphone-controlled Philips Hue lighting, door locks with digital keys, smart appliances and a gigabit network with Nighthawk router plus a network for your guests. There are spaces for you and your pooch to stretch your legs, and the building is Energy Star rated.
938 New Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19123 [Stull Investment Company]
Bright MLS image via The Adams Group, Elfant Wissahickon Realtors
4344 Terrace St., Manayunk | 3 beds, 3 baths, 3,000 square feet, $2,800 per month. Contact agent about pet policy.
We need to begin this listing with a warning: it’s listed as available for rent on Zillow, but the agent marketing it has it listed only for sale on his website ($610,000). If the rental listing is accurate, however, you will be able to enjoy, at least for a while, what may be the best roofdeck view in all Manayunk atop a striking modern 21-foot-wide townhouse that’s stylishly outfitted with the best in amenities and features. Its open-plan main floor boasts a living room with fireplace, a kitchen with Viking appliances, and a dry bar with wine fridge. There’s a second fireplace in the high-ceilinged great room on the floor below, and both the living room and master suite have Juliet balconies overlooking Manayunk and the Schuylkill as well.
4344 Terrace St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19128 [Keith Adams | The Adams Group | Elfant Wissahickon Realtors; rental listing via Zillow]
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This was the worst quarterly slump on record since the contraction of 10.7 percent in the third quarter of 1984 and 10.5 percent in the first quarter of 1985.
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Philippines economy crash-lands into recession
Czeriza Valencia (The Philippine Star) - August 7, 2020 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — The country plunged into a recession in the second quarter of the year, with output contracting by a record 16.5 percent after a months-long government-enforced lockdown paralyzed 75 percent of the economy.
After a downward revision of first quarter economic decline to 0.7 percent, first half contraction could average around nine percent, Philippine Statistics Authority head Dennis Mapa said yesterday.
“The Philippine economy crash-landed into recession with the Q2 GDP (gross domestic product) meltdown showcasing the destructive impact of lockdowns on the consumption-dependent economy,” said ING senior economist Nicholas Antonio Mapa.
The country’s second quarter decline was steepest among neighboring Asian countries that also reported declines during the quarter such as Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia.
Malacañang expressed concern over the steeper-than-expected economic contraction but remains optimistic that the sectors worst hit by the pandemic would recover with help from the government’s proposed stimulus package.
As of the first semester of the year, the economy is valued at around P8.6 trillion versus P9.28 trillion in the first semester of 2019.
Among major industries, only the agriculture sector registered growth in the second quarter at 1.6 percent. The industry and service sectors, meanwhile, realized contractions of 22.9 percent and 15.8 percent, respectively.
Sectors that contributed to growth in the second quarter were financial and insurance activities, public administration, defense and compulsory social security, and information and communication.
Mapa said this reflected the demand for loans and financial services during the quarter, as well as heightened demand for IT and communication tools during the lockdown period.
Contributing to the decline were the manufacturing, construction and transportation and storage sectors at 3.9 percent, 2.5 percent and 2.5 percent, respectively.
On the expenditure side, household consumption declined by 10.7 percent, reflecting diminished demand.
Spending for construction and durable equipment also declined by 5.5 percent and 4.2 percent, respectively, as consumption and business expansions were put on hold due to the lockdown.
Economic performance in the third quarter risks being affected by the re-imposition of a stricter community quarantine in Metro Manila and nearby growth areas from Aug. 4 to 18.
Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Chua maintained yesterday that the economy remains in a good position to weather the public health crisis.
“Without doubt, the pandemic and its adverse economic impact are testing the economy like never before. But unlike past crises, the Philippines is now in a much stronger position to address the crisis,” he said.
“Reverting back to MECQ may be one step back for the country’s economic recovery, but the government remains committed to addressing immediate challenges without losing sight of our medium- and long-term goals,” he added. MECQ or modified enhanced community quarantine is a notch lower than the strictest enhanced community quarantine or ECQ.
Target adjustments
Factoring in the re-imposition of the MECQ, the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) has revised the growth estimates this year to a negative 5.5 percent from the previous projection of negative two to negative 3.4 percent.
“That incorporates already the effect of the MECQ. We hope to maximize this two-week period to strengthen the health system so we can boost consumer confidence in the remaining five months of the year,” said Chua.
The government has allocated some P655 billion to help people cope with the pandemic and P59 billion to improve the healthcare system, but this has done little to ease the pain of a population facing record-high unemployment.
Jomar Santos, who used to earn P350 a day delivering school supplies to stores in Caloocan city, has been at home since the lockdown resumed on Tuesday and worries about his wife and one-year-old child.
“It’s really very hard. No work, no food to eat,” said the 23-year-old Santos.
“There’s nothing we can do except to bear it. That’s better than me and my family getting sick,” he added.
The stock market largely shrugged off the data and rose 1.2 percent, having already under-performed its regional peers this year. The local currency closed slightly firmer at P49.05 to the dollar from Wednesday’s P49.075.
Pressure is mounting on the government to deliver more far-reaching support, given the central bank has already cut interest rates to record lows this year and that economists see little room for more monetary easing as inflation rises.
“The worst is behind us, but we’re not out of the woods yet,” Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno said yesterday.
The central bank has slashed interest rates by a total of 175 basis points this year to a record low of 2.25 percent.
Michael Ricafort, economist at Rizal Commercial Banking Corp., said it is “fundamentally tougher to further cut local policy rates at the moment” when inflation is at a six-month high of 2.7 percent in July, above the central bank’s key interest rate.
Instead, policy support will have to come from further reductions in banks’ reserve requirement ratio, which would inject liquidity into the market, or more government stimulus, economists said.
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said that while the second quarter growth figure was alarming, “our resolve to recover at the soonest time possible, however, remains strong.”
“We expect an improvement in the performance of these sectors during the second semester of the year, with our gradual reopening of the economy, as well as our proposed stimulus measures,” Roque said, referring to manufacturing, construction, transportation and storage sectors.
Recovery program
Economic managers, Roque said, have crafted a “phased and adaptive” economic recovery scheme called the Philippine Program for Recovery with Equity and Solidarity or PH-Progreso to counter the pandemic’s effects on business and livelihood.
“We have likewise recalibrated our budget for next year and restarted our Build, Build, Build programs, subject to health and safety protocols, to create jobs,” the Palace spokesman said.
“The Palace is aware of the hardships and the sufferings of our people. We thus provided an emergency subsidy program, which is considered the largest single relief program in the country’s history, when we took the painful choice of imposing the strictest quarantine measure on our people,” he added.
Although blamed largely for the economic contraction, presidential communications Secretary Martin Andanar emphasized that the lockdowns helped safeguard public health and prevented the spread of the virus.
“Although our lockdown and community quarantine implementation had an impact on our economic performance, it served as a cushion to our society’s general health, protection and well-being against COVID-19,” Andanar said in a statement.
“Furthermore, it served as a safety net to suppress the collapse of our healthcare system and assist our frontline healthcare workers, who have been tirelessly responding to the pandemic since it began,” he added.
Andanar said the quarantine measures prevented an estimated 1.3 to 3.5 million cases, which would have overwhelmed the country’s healthcare system. The move also saved some 59,000 to 171,000 lives, he added.
“It is worth noting that while facing this crisis, we are now in a much stronger economic position to address such circumstances in the long-term,” Andanar said.
“Apart from strong economic foundations established by the successful enactment of economic, social and institutional reforms, we continue to capitalize on and to reform our socio-economic advantages so that we can weather any potential, foreseen and unforeseen crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic,” he added.
Andanar said the government would continue to strike a balance between supporting the economy and ensuring everyone’s protection from infection. – Alexis Romero
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Porsche news update – new 911 announced (Edition 3 2015)
In our latest edition of Porsche news update, we present the new 911 which was recently announced worldwide. Representing our continued commitment to define the future of sports car performance, in the latest 911 models we unveil new twin-turbo engines which deliver more power, considerably more torque, a high rpm limit and lower fuel consumption. With sharpened design features throughout, innovative new solutions for connectivity and infotainment and new standard and optional equipment, the new 911 raises the benchmark even higher in the pursuit of the ultimate sports car.
We also explore the Black Edition models which have recently enhanced the Boxster and 911 ranges. The striking characteristics of these models have been further accentuated with enhanced specification and alluring design, making them even more desirable.
In June we celebrated our historic 17th overall victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The innovative Porsche 919 Hybrid won the coveted title exactly 16 years to the day after our last victory and 45 years after Porsche’s very first overall victory. In this edition, we reminisce about the story of Le Mans 2015 and look at Porsche’s success so far in this year’s World Endurance Championship, including our most recent one-two victory at the 6 Hours of Nürburgring.
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Violence in Tennessee Prisons up 20 Percent Under New Commissioner
Loaded on Oct. 15, 2012 by Alex Friedmann published in Prison Legal News October, 2012, page 34
Filed under: Crime/Demographics, Statistics/Trends. Location: Tennessee.
On September 18, 2012 the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC), the parent organization of Prison Legal News, released data indicating that levels of violence in Tennessee state prisons had increased approximately 20 percent since Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) Commissioner Derrick D. Schofield was appointed by Governor Bill Haslam in January 2011.
According to statistical data obtained from the TDOC pursuant to public records requests, the number of violent incidents in three categories – prisoner-on-prisoner assaults, prisoner-on-staff assaults and institutional disturbances – increased significantly during the first 18 months of Commissioner Schofield’s tenure.
Based on TDOC data from January 2010 through June 2012, the average number of assaults on prison staff systemwide increased from 55 per month in 2010, the year before Commissioner Schofield was appointed, to 67.67 per month for the first six months of 2012 – an increase of 23%.
The average rate of violent incidents per 1,000 prisoners increased from 15.57 per month in 2010 to 18.56 per month as of June 2012, or an 18% increase. And the average number of violent incidents per facility per month increased from 22.17 in 2010 to 26.24 for the first half of 2012 – an 18.3 percent increase.
“The numbers speak for themselves,” said HRDC associate director Alex Friedmann, who served time in Tennessee prisons in the 1990s prior to his release in 1999. “If you look at it from a business perspective, if the commissioner were running a company, and while he was running that company things got 20 percent worse across the board, he would be out of a job.”
The escalating amount of violence in Tennessee state prisons coincides with a number of new policies implemented by Commissioner Schofield, many of which are perceived as punitive and unwarranted by prisoners and even some prison staff. The policy changes include:
• Prisoners are required to walk in a single-file line under staff escort on the prison compound, a specified distance apart, and are not allowed to talk.
• Prisoners are not allowed to have their hands in their pockets while under escort, even during cold weather, and the TDOC has not issued gloves to all prisoners.
• Daily cell inspections are held in which prisoners have to stand by their cells without talking, reading or doing anything else until all cells in a unit have been inspected.
• Property rules have been repeatedly changed, and property items that prisoners were previously allowed to own have been prohibited.
• When prisoners are called to meals they are required to line up and wait outside until it is their turn to go to the dining hall; if it is raining they must stand in the rain.
• Most recently, prisoners are required to be standing by their bunks in their cells during morning count, which is held at 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m.; this was not done previously.
“Questions that need to be answered include why levels of violence are increasing, whether that increase is a result of the new policies implemented by Commissioner Schofield, and if not, what is behind the escalating violence. Also, most importantly, why the Commissioner apparently has been unable to curb violence in state prisons, particularly against staff,” Friedmann said.
He added there is concern that the new policies will lead to even more violence, including riots like the ones that swept through Tennessee prisons in 1985, and that the TDOC appears to be anticipating this by training a large number of guards as tactical officers and equipping them with riot gear.
“Rather than preparing for riots that may occur, the TDOC should be seeking solutions to the increasing levels of violence in an effort to prevent any riots from happening in the first place,” noted HRDC director Paul Wright.
Since the Tennessee legislature dissolved the Select Oversight Committee on Corrections in June 2011 there has been no direct oversight over the state prison system, except through the Governor’s office and the standing legislative Judiciary Committees.
“Both Governor Haslam and the chairpersons of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees were notified of rising levels of violence in Tennessee state prisons in March 2012, including increased violence against staff; they received copies of a letter that was sent to Commissioner Schofield to that effect. However, they expressed no interest,” said Friedmann.
The letter sent to Commissioner Schofield on March 8, 2012 was signed by four organizations: the Human Rights Defense Center, Reconciliation, TN CURE and the Tennessee Alliance for Reform. [See: PLN, April 2012, p.20]. While the Commissioner responded to the letter, according to Friedmann he “did not address or respond to the gravamen of our concerns,” i.e., whether his new policies “are resulting in increased levels of violence in Tennessee’s prison system.”
The TDOC is well aware of the rise in violence; for example, in a June 2011 internal report state prison officials noted, “The June 2011 violent incident rate is greater (17.7%) than the May 2011 rate and is also greater (19.2%) than the June 2010 rate.” And in a November 2011 internal report the TDOC indicated that the “violent incident rate is higher (8.7%) than the October 2011 rate and is higher (25.0%) than the November 2010 rate.”
Despite the TDOC’s own reports and data related to violent incidents, state prison officials denied there has been an increase in violence, citing outdated statistics that cover only the first six months after Schofield was appointed.
At least some prison employees are reacting to the policy changes and violence by retiring or resigning; four wardens have retired or quit since January 2011.According to former TDOC associate warden Penny Tucker, who retired after serving 27 years in the state’s prison system, Commissioner Schofield’s “lack of listening to and getting rid of his most experienced people has a lot to do with violence going up.”
Sources: HRDC press release, www.wsmv.com
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Super Mario 3D Land DLC: Controversial, but inevitable
by Alan Ng January 31, 2012, 08:06 1 Comment
At the end of last week we told you about Nintendo’s official unveiling of the Nintendo Network which will serve as the company’s new online marketplace for the 3DS and upcoming Wii U console. Now though we have more information on Nintendo’s somewhat inevitable u-turn to start offering paid-for DLC for their software titles.
As most of you are well aware, Nintendo held off from introducing DLC for their Wii console in favor of offering a full package on disc much like the good old days. However after seeing Sony, Microsoft and countless developers treat additional paid-for content for game releases with open arms, it looks like 2012 may well be the year when Nintendo finally start to give in to DLC as well.
We have told you that Mario Kart 7 could be one of the first 3DS titles to feature DLC content, but Nintendo has now officially stated that Super Mario 3D Land could be one of the first to feature paid-for DLC. Here are a few words from CEO Satoru Iwata when speaking about DLC for Super Mario 3D land specifically, as noted by Eurogamer:
”What if we could provide add-on content through the network? As I referred to before, for example, this is the idea of supplying new stages to Super Mario users who want to play the game more but have completed the game and lost interest in the existing stages.”
While we most definitely welcome the idea of fresh content for Super Mario 3D land since it is a great game, we just hope that Nintendo keep their pricing fair and do not become tempted to give in to greed, which perhaps some other publishers are a bit guilty of at the moment, without naming names.
Do you support DLC for games such as Super Mario Land, or would you prefer Nintendo to keep off DLC completely? Business is business at the end of the day though and we saw this move happening a mile away.
Written by Alan Ng
Alan has been working for Product-Reviews since 2009 and became the Editor-in-chief in 2014. He has a passion for technology, the latest mobile phones and gadgets, and the gaming industry. Alan is a graduate of Canterbury Christ Church University and completed a B.A in Commercial Music in 2008. While expressing a keen interest in all areas that PR cover, you'll usually find Alan in the gaming section, where he'll be keeping enthusiasts up to date on all the latest news and reviews for consoles and PC.
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THUNDERBOLT: Royal Enfield Classic 500 by Cycle City Customs
Few, if any, foreigners will travel to the magical nation of India and leave without experiencing a life-altering change. However, it’s also a daunting place for the virgin traveler and one of the first things you’re confronted by is the traffic. So in a sea of two-wheels, four, diesel smoke and animals it can be hard to stand out. Picking a Royal Enfield doesn’t make the task any easier, they’re everywhere! But Cycle City Customs in the Northern city of Ludhiana were up to the challenge and have gone above and beyond a mere cosmetic makeover in transforming their one-off 2012 Classic 500 into a genuine Hot Rod for the Indian streets.
To give you an idea of just how many motorcycles are on the roads in the world’s second-most populous country, 21million new units were sold in the financial year 2018/2019. Add to the mix the millions of second-hand machines and you have more people using two wheels as their transport than anywhere on the planet. But with the Royal Enfield still the bike to have it makes sense for a custom shop to focus on the make, but with few getting truly serious about their power and performance, founders Baljit Singh and Sukhkaran Singh were ready to change the game.
Baljit is the major man on the tools, a second-generation mechanic who started spinning the spanners at 14. While Sukhkaran brings the design eye and both made their intentions known when naming the project from the outset, Vajra, which means Thunderbolt in Sanskrit! While the lads in India were breaking the bike down, over in the UK, Hitchcock Motorcycles were preparing one of their performance packages to send over. This allowed Sukhkaran to focus on the design while Baljit pulled the motor.
With the parts arriving the 500cc RE single was given the big block treatment, now swinging a custom made stroker crank. Over the top the new barrel houses a high compression Wossner Piston, all assembled with new gaskets and bearings. This brings the capacity of the short block up to 612cc and to make the most of it the head was next on the operating table. Inside the ports have been flowed and allow the high lift lobes and big valve kit to do their thing.
On the outside there is a larger diameter intake and the fuelling is taken care of by a Dynojet PC5 plug-in ECU in conjunction with an Autotune unit, and a quick shifter has been added for clutchless upshifts. On the hot side of the engine a custom stainless exhaust was fabricated with a bung for the 02 sensor and finished out in a GP style muffler. The result is a dyno proven 40bhp at the rear tyre, or a 150% increase over stock with a thumping flat torque curve to match.
Of course such a boost in power means the stock chassis setup would never allow those extra ponies to run free. So starting at the back end the standard twin shock swingarm was tossed aside and a replacement found in the form of a Yamaha unit from an FZR600. With a mount welded to the frame the single shock is fitted up and the conversion gives an inch and a half increase in wheelbase. Up front, a USD setup from a KTM provides a great conversion with their WP forks, disc brake and integrated clip-ons.
In the quest for more performance weight reduction took on an important role and reducing the unsprung mass is aided by changing the wheels for a full set of aluminium items wrapped up in Pirelli rubber. At the rear the stock drum brake was tossed aside and a disc conversion with stainless lines added. Now the team could turn their attention to the looks of their thunderbolt and the subframe was reshaped to take full advantage of the negative space beneath the seat thanks to the shock conversion.
While the frame was getting a coat of red the first of the alloy parts, the old and new mix front fender was fabricated. While on top of the frame the highly polished aluminium fuel tank and cafe racer styled tail section give the bike the look to match its performance. The accessories are kept to a minimum, with the classic headlight offset by custom alloy rearsets and a lightweight side stand. Before the build, the RE tipped the scales at 197kg but rolled back on completed and the final weight is just 154kg fully loaded. Now Cycle City Customs not only standout in the Ludhiana traffic but leave it behind as Varja unleashes its full force.
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Sunda Wiwitan: Polemic and Miscomprehension
argadipa radja syahalam
mahasiswa sampoerna university
“Only a person who has belief in his heart can be trusted by other people” – Erich Fromm.
Belief is not a strange thing to hear anymore. It is so common that we could say everyone must have belief in his life, no matter in what form those beliefs are. Belief means any attitude that something is the case, or that some world proposition is valid
However, to believe in something that has no form, can not be seen, and can not be heard is something else. This is what Sunda Wiwitan, a Sundanese local belief that is located in some region in Java, Indonesia does. In Sunda Wiwitan’s perspective, belief is more correlated to an unusual thing, such as spirits and the afterlife. This belief is also often considered similar to other religions in our country.
The weird thing is even they do what other religions do, they pray, they have a house of worship and they believe in someone above all, they are still not classified as a religion. How it is happening? Do they do anything wrong?
What is Sunda Wiwitan?
“Islam itu Sunda, Sunda itu Islam” That term may rarely be heard by many people. That term is made by H. Endang Saifuddin Anshari, son of Isa Anshari, Magnate in their belief, but how come did that term appear? And what it means?
JakobSumardjo in “Paradox Stories of SiKabayan (2014)” explains that this term is based on the character of the Sundanese people who live in the way of “Huma” or field. Compared to the Javanese kingdom based on the settling fields, the Sundanese kingdom only developed in the state community.
The state society is the Sundanese people in the region which is controlled by the kingdom directly. However, outside the kingdom’s territory. There were stillSundanese Villages that moved around as a result of living from farming.
the nomadic life makes the ties between the kingdom and the people outside territory very loose. This made it free for the cleric and religious leaders to enter and exit Sundanese villages. As a result, it makes the Islamic teachings better known than the teachings of other religions in Sunda. They believe that the religion of Islam been in Sunda since the beginning
The world Wiwitan itself means origin, first, principal and teak. Sunda Wiwitan is a belief in the worship of natural forces and ancestral spirits (Animism and Dynamism) adhered to by traditional Sundanese Society. However, some argue that the Sunda Wiwitan religion also has elements of ancient monotheism, worship “Sang Hyang Kersa” or the one above all.
The teachings of Sundanese Wiwitan are contained in the book Sanghyang Siksakandang Karesian, a book originating from the era of the Sundanese kingdom which contains religious teachings, moral guidance, rules, and Character lessons.
Is Sunda Wiwitan a Religion?
In Sundanese Wiwitanteachings, the delivery of prayers is carried out through the singing of rhymes and songs and dance movements. This tradition can be seen from the rice harvest thanksgiving
Even though there has been inculturation and many Sundanese people have embraced religions outside Sunda Wiwitan, the understanding and customs that have been taught by this religion are still used as a guide in the life of the Sundanese people
A holy place or place of worship that is considered sacred in the SundaneseWiwitan Religion is called Pamunjungan or Kabuyutan. Pamunjungan is a Pundenwith terrace that is usually found on a hill and in Pamunjungan there are usually Menhirs, Arca, Cengkuk Stone, Bowl Stone, Flat Stone, and others.
We can see, Sunda Wiwitan has what another religion has, but still, it is considered as a belief than as a religion. How is it happen? Is a country has the right to decide which are believed and which are religious? When both of them still have faith in the same thing?
According to the Ministry of Religion, There are at least four requirements that a belief group must have to be recognized as a religion in Indonesia These requirements include, faith groups, have different teachings from others, have a different system of worship, have a minimum number of people, and have an organization that represents them for their activities
Sunda Wiwitan Excluded?
The thing about a country that so many diversities, there will always be dissent and intolerance about other cultures and religions. People sometimes will think that their choice of belief is better than others and other people's belief is wrong. There is no mistake other than believing your own belief, but preventing someone from having a belief is not the right thing to do.
This is what Sunda Wiwitan people feel in Kuningan, West Java. There is a polemic that happens months ago involving the existence of Sunda Wiwitan and the people that fight against the development of Sunda Wiwitan’s cemetery
Discrimination and intolerance are thought to be re-experienced by followers of faith in Indonesia when the construction of the tomb of the Karuhun Urang (AKUR)Sundanese Wiwitan community was prohibited by the local government of Kuningan, West Java
That problem arises from the perception of residents who are afraid that the cemetery is used as a place of Heretical worship. This problem Inderectlyreflects the reaction of residents to beliefs that are not yet widely known. Sunda Wiwitan’s people claim that they feel discriminated against even in their own homes
This polemic also happens not only to Sunda Wiwitan, there are several cases that similar to this involving other religions and beliefs. Defending your belief is not wrong, but rejecting discriminates against other belief in the name of your belief is wrong
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7 Things Actors Have Done to Get Movie Roles
by Jenny Corteza | 3 July, 2015 | Filmmaking | 0 comments
Let’s get one thing out in the clear – acting is not an easy job! From afar, it looks like actors are only paid to look good and have a lot of fun while travelling to exotic new places. Well, although that’s part of the job, it’s nowhere near a complete representation of what more they have to do. The hard work and dedication that these people have to put in, to get to where they are in an industry that thrives on competition – is nothing short of inspirational. Actors have to train all their lives to achieve what they have. They have to work hard and fast like everyone else. An average actor’s life involves singing lessons, piano lessons, dancing lessons, sports training, martial arts or other action training, speech training and sometimes learning new languages too!
For serious actors, a lot of hard work and sweat goes into the craft. Specially when an exceptional role is in the market, it is known to drive actors to extremes to land it! Let’s take a look at some of the crazy things Hollywood actors have done over the years to land something great.
1. Drastic Weight Changes
Christian Bale has been known for his extreme process of weight change for roles. Although, a lot of actors do this, nobody does it better than Batman! To portray an anorexic character in The Machinist the actor literally starved himself and lost about 63 pounds! Then he bulked up and put on a lot of muscle to play Batman in the Dark Knight movies. After that, he gained unhealthy weight and stopped exercising to play a fat and lazy character in American Hustle. Oh the pain he puts himself through! Gotta hand it to the guy – nobody deserved these roles more than you man.
2. No Shower For 30 Days!
Halle Berry has worked her tiny-behind off to get to the star status she is at now. When she was initially breaking in to the industry – she refused to bathe for an entire month to correctly portray the role of a cocaine-addict in the movie Jungle Fever! She researched her role well and went to see a crack house with a police officer too. Guess she really needed the role.
3. Isolation from the World
The Australian heartthrob, Heath Ledger left all of us in a tragic and untimely death, but he left us with the best representation of the ultimate anti hero – The Joker. Looks like Ledger really wanted to do the character justice, for he went to the extreme of locking himself up in a hotel room for more than 14 days before shooting began! It’s said that all he did was perfect his lines, movements, speech and posture for the role. The actor definitely overshadowed Bale’s Batman and won an Oscar posthumous for the performance.
4. Extreme Training
For her female action fighter roles in the Kill Bill and Charlie’s Angels movies, Lucy Liu had to go through extreme training sessions. She went through 8 hours of intense physical training, 5 days a week for a year to get the roles. Along with her Pilates training, which she hasn’t missed since the past 10 years, that’s one bad ass woman I tell you! As if this wasn’t enough the actress says she even enjoys running and often uses it lose weight for her roles.
5. Losing Everything!
For his Oscar winning performance in The Pianist, Adrien Brody let go off everything he had to feel more like his character, who was a Jew and a survivor of the Holocaust. Brody might be a little on the crazy side though, he even broke up with his long time girlfriend so that he could feel the real pain of loss. The actor completely committed to the role by drastically changing his lifestyle during filming, he let go of his car, his apartment, his mobile and you haven’t even hear the best part yet! He learned the piano from scratch and perfected the Chopin Piece he plays in the movie! All these efforts made him the proud owner of an academy award at a young age and he was also honored with a Cesar award – which is often called the French Oscar!
6. Admitting into a Psych-ward!
Nobody can even come close to the notorious Jack Nicholson when it comes to extremes. Before the filming of arguably one of the greatest films ever made (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest) the actor along with most of his supporting cast, admitted himself into a psych-ward! The true effects of which can be seen in the movie too. Some of the extras were actual patients from this ward too. Nicholson truly took preparation for a role to the next level and that too in 1975!
7.Learning a Skill from Scratch
The Israel born American actress, Natalie Portman invested a complete year of her life preparing for the lead role in the extraordinary movie Black Swan! She, along with co-actress Mila Kunis, took ballet lessons to prepare for their roles! Portman did more than five hours a day of ballet dancing, along with swimming plus cross training for the physique she needed in order to portray the character right. She also had to follow a very strict diet for the whole year, where she could take nothing more than 1200 calories in a day. Her efforts did not go in vain though, the role won her an Oscar at a considerably young age.
8. Emotionally Connected
Another name that comes to mind about best performance by a considerable effort is Tobin Bell who has been damn famous for his role in SAW film series and also known as Jigsaw Killer because of killing too many people with a sharp jigsaw in SAW film series. Tobin Bell says, he entirely imposed his character on himself to play this Jigsaw Killer role.
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Syria backs US & Russia-brokered ceasefire 'if fight against terrorists continues' - media
23 Feb, 2016 10:22
A Syrian soldier examines radar systems at the Syrian Air Force base in the Homs Province © Iliya Pitalev © Sputnik
The Syrian government has accepted the terms of a ceasefire deal announced by the US and Russia, a foreign ministry source said, as cited by Sana news agency. But Damascus wants the fight against terrorists such as Islamic State to continue.
The source added that Syrian authorities would coordinate with Russia to decide which groups and areas would be included in the "cessation of hostilities" plan.
Syria said that it was important to seal the borders and halt foreign support for armed groups, as well as to prevent "these organizations from strengthening their capabilities or changing their positions, in order to avoid… wrecking this agreement," according to the source.
URGENT: US, Russia reach deal on ceasefire in Syria to begin Feb. 27 – reports https://t.co/6Gh5jLZ7mRpic.twitter.com/Ffcvibsna5
— RT (@RT_com) February 22, 2016
The source said that Syria “affirms readiness to continue to coordinate with the Russian side to identify the areas and armed groups that are to be included in the ceasefire during the period it is in effect.”
READ MORE: Putin: Syrian truce is real chance to end bloodshed
Syria said that it was important to seal the borders, halt foreign support for armed groups and prevent “these organizations from boosting their capabilities or changing their positions as to avoid anything that may undermine this agreement,” according to the source.
Breaking down the US-Russia ceasefire plan for Syria
Damascus announced its acceptance of a halt to combat operations on the basis of continuing military efforts to combat terrorism – against Daesh (Arabic acronym for Islamic State), Al-Nusra Front, and the other terrorist organizations linked to it and to Al Qaeda, according to the Russian-US plan.
Turkey said it welcomed the ceasefire plans, adding, however, that it is not optimistic about a positive outcome of the talks on a political transition, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said, as cited by Reuters.
On Monday, Russia and the US adopted “Terms for a Cessation of Hostilities in Syria” and proposed that a ceasefire start on Saturday, February 26 at midnight Damascus time.
According to the statement, the truce will “be applied to [all] those parties to the Syrian conflict that have indicated their commitment” to accept its terms. It will exclude Islamic State, the Nusra Front and “other terrorist organizations designated by the UN Security Council.”
On Tuesday, Russia's Defense Ministry said the coordination center to reconcile the warring parties in Syria started its work at the Khmeimin airbase near Latakia, which Moscow has been using for its anti-terror air campaign.
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Songs often are associated with memories, what's a song that you have vivid memo...
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Songs often are associated with memories, what's a song that you have vivid memory attached to it? What is the memory?
I took an interest in music at a young age and it was something my parents encouraged. I played saxophone for a while and I had a guitar that I used to made a bunch of noise but never really learned how to play.
I became more of a music appreciator and loved going to live shows. That was something that started with my parents and continued with my father, in particular. We saw Billy Joel when I was 10 or 11 and kept going from there: Green Day, Counting Crows, Springsteen, U2, Eagles, Simon and Garfunkel, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan.
After I had finished college and moved to another state for work, we even traveled to New Orleans together to see Jazz Fest in 2005, just a few months before Hurricane Katrina.
Later in 2005, The Rolling Stones released A Bigger Bang and plotted a stadium tour behind it. He'd said if the Stones went on tour that we should go, so he bought two tickets and was going to fly to me. About a month before, he got really sick and was in the hospital, so it didn't look like we were going to be able to go. But about a week before, he said he felt well enough to try to make it, so off we went.
The Stones were impressive. One of the best shows I've ever seen and one of the biggest spectacles, too. Fifty-foot tall stage with fans inside the stage presentation. A rolling section of the stage that wheeled down to the other end of the stadium for a few songs. Fireworks. A video screen that made Mick's lips four stories tall. It was unforgettable.
One of the songs they played that night was Midnight Rambler, a hot, bluesy song from the group's first decade about the Boston Strangler. It's one he and I had always liked, but never really paid much attention.
In years after the show, whenever it would come up in conversation, we would both talk about how good it was and mention Midnight Rambler as a favorite, so I kind of came to associate this gruesome song with this really nice time with my father. Ha.
In 2010, my father died. The last time we talked on the phone, I was leaving a Van Morrison concert and he wanted to know all about it, showing that musical bond between us.
But now, I hear Midnight Rambler and I'll smile, thinking about seeing that Stones show with him and what a special time that was.
tl;dr: The Rolling Stones' Midnight Rambler reminds me of my dad, but not because of what the song's about
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Small Farms don’t Produce Most the of the Worlds’ Food – But they Could Produce All
By Gunnar Rundgren, originally published by Garden Earth
Recently, I wrote an article about how difficult it is to survive as a commercial smallholder and floated some ideas of why that is and what can be done about it. I want to follow up with two articles. This one is about the production capacity of small farms and the next one will be on labor productivity and its implications for the space of consumption for small holder farmers and its capacity to generate surplus labor for other societal purposes.
I often see the claim that peasants/small farms/small holders/family farms produce seventy percent of all the food in the world. The 70 figure originates from a report by the ETC Groups in 2009, Who Will Feed Us? Questions for the Food and Climate Crises. The original has been revised and the current version from 2017 states that the ”ETC Group estimates about 70% of the population – 4.5–5.5 billion of the world’s 7.5 billion people – depend on the Peasant Food Web for most or all of their food”.
Geoffrey, a successfull small holder in Zambia, photo:Gunnar Rundgren
While I am a small farmer myself and very sympathetic to the future of small farms in a similar way as the ETC group, I think it is important to have the facts straight. To begin with, the poorest 70% consume a lot less than 70% of the food in the world, as people in the richer countries, who mainly depend on the industrial food chain consume a lot more food per capita. Notably, the ETC report says that 70% of the population depend on the peasant food web for most or all of their food. This is not at all the same as that peasants produce 70% of the food as ”to depend on” doesn’t mean that all their foods come from this food web. Many of the poorest people buy salt, sugar, vegetable oil and other commodities which are mainly from the industrial food web. In addition many small farms raise chicken, pigs or have a dairy goat or cow for which they buy some commercial feed, which means that the product from these animals are not only from the Peasant Food Web.
There can be put several question marks about some of the categories of people which are included in the figure of people who ”depend” on the Peasant Food Web. The figure includes 1 billion urban farmers. But there is no billion urban farmers who produce most of their own food. Most urban farmers produce vegetables or small animals, none of them are staple food. ETC claims that 34% of all meat is produced in cities, and even if we accept that figure (which I am quite convinced is grossly exaggerated) it is quite obvious that the feed of the animals are not produced in the cities and most likely that most of the feed has its origin in the industrial food chain. 2.5 billion people are said to get some or most of their food from street vendors and according to ETC those street vendors get most of their food from peasants. I have looked into food chains in many different countries and I believe that the assumption that most street vendors get their food from peasants has no factual basis.
It is very difficult to make the distinction between the Peasant Food Web and the Industrial Food Chain that the ETC make. In many countries there is a continuum of farming systems from small scale food production oriented to self-sufficiency to large scale farms for commodity trading. And there are many peasants engaged primarily in commercial production also of non-food items such as flowers or export crops such as coffee. Many of those buy their food. When I visited small scale palm oil producers on Sumatra 2017, all of them had quit growing their food and bought noodles and canned mackerel.
And there are interdependencies in the webs and chains. Irina Petrovna in the village Peredavik in Kaluga in Russia, which I visited last year, has four cows and she sells the milk products (milk, smetana, butter, yoghurt) directly in the neighborhood. Her cows graze communal land but the hay for the winter comes from the big farm nearby. And it is similar for many of Russia’s 17 million small backyard farms in Russia. This even goes back to Soviet times when it was common that collective farmers also had a smaller private farm and used the resources of the collective for their backyard production.
How much of the world’s food do smallholders produce? by Vincent Ricciardi and colleagues, published in Global Food Security, the researchers estimate that small farms produce “28–31% of total crop production and 30–34% of food supply on 24% of gross agricultural area.” They define small farms as those having less than 2 hectare. In this research, livestock production and fisheries are not included. The selected farm size limit is very small, In Sweden units with less than 2 hectares are not even defined as a farm. Our own farm with around 1 hectare of vegetables and fruits, 8 hectares of arable grassland and 13 hectares of permanent grassland certainly would qualify as a very small farm in this country.
Considering the differing conditions in the world and the difficulties in classification, I don’t think it is possible to get a “correct” figure. Whatever method is used there will be flaws and things to criticize. There is also no need to inflate the figures to prove that small farms can produce sufficient food. The existing situation is an expression of economic conditions and says little about the potential for small farms to produce sufficient food (in a similar way as the extent of organic farms or regenerative farms says anything about the potential of those systems). As the research by Riccardi and colleagues show the production of food per unit of land is rather higher on small farms than on big farms. This is corroborated by research in the USA which shows that yield per hectare also for a staple crop like corn is more or less the same in small farms as in bigger ones.
A historical perspective also helps: In Sweden in 1949 dairy farms produced 5 million tons of milk while the total production today is 2.8 million tons. In 1949 there were 300,000 farms producing milk, with an average of 5 cows per farm; almost all milk was produced on small farms. Today the average dairy farm has around 100 cows, and there are just above 3,000 farms left. Most farms are still called family farms but can’t really be called small farms as we talk about investments of 2-10 million dollars or euro just to keep a few people occupied. The farms of 1949 used considerably less fossil fuels, artificial fertilizers, tractors and imported soy to produce almost twice as much milk. In some regards they were much more efficient than the prevailing production.
The key message is that the potential of small farms for global food production is determined by economic conditions rather than biological, ecological or agronomic limitations.
Teaser photo credit: Processing of local rice by a women’s cooperative in Dioro, Mali. Photo: FAO/Michela Paganini
Tags: Building resilient food and farming systems, economics, small farmers
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Meet the ‘shamaness of poetry’, Hiromi Itō, who is regarded as a defining force in Japan’s literary world. In this video portrait, she talks openly of writing unflinchingly about her own body and how she experiences – and is even excited by – the connection between sexuality, death and pain.
When Hiromi Itō started writing about controversial feminist subjects, such as her sexuality, her menstruation, and her uterus, her father expressed his acceptance but asked her not to continue for the sake of her mother – who in turn did the same. But Itō continued nonetheless, writing about all aspects of her own body – including the sexual organs – in the same way as if she was “simply writing about her hands.” In response to the male-dominated manga she had read, she wanted to be at the center of her writing as ‘the hero.’ Since then, Itō has continued to write honestly about her experiences, like in the famous poem ‘Killing Kanoko’, where she describes how she struggled with postpartum depression – a subject which not many addressed at that time: “When I was holding Kanoko, I was thinking: If I drop her now, she will cry… stuff like that,” However, Itō emphasizes that she never harmed any of her children.
“Death was always my interest.” Since childhood, Itō was attracted – even excited – by death and people’s suffering. She began reading Shakespeare because she was interested in the bloody parts of the plays, and she spent a lot of time fantasizing about death. Later, when people around her started dying it fascinated her: “Death at that time kind of became my reality. The real death is much more interesting than the fantasy-death.” Death and sexuality, Itō continues, have always been closely intertwined: “Death was always some kind of erotic feeling for me.”After she had written a book about the Japanese ritual suicide ‘harakiri’ (also known as ‘seppuku’) as something erotic, Itō was invited to interview a doctor who was going to perform the ritual on himself – without the intention of dying, however: “The room was filled with the blood smell,” she says about witnessing the whole thing in complete amazement and excitement. The powerful experience gave way to a poem, which she also reads in the video.
Hiromi Itō (b. 1955) is a considered one of contemporary Japan’s most important writers, and has written several poetry collections, novels and essays. Itō is known for writing about subjects such as female sexuality, menstruation, pregnancy as well as the fantasy of killing one’s newborn child. Her many collections of poetry include ‘Killing Kanoko’ (2009) and ‘Wild Grass on the Riverbank’ (2015). Itō is the recipient of major literary awards such as the Noma Literary Prize (1999) and the Tamaki Jun Prize (2006).
Hiromi Itō was interviewed by Christian Lund at the Louisiana Literature festival at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Denmark in August 2018.
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Sarkozy warns against rushed stimulus withdrawal
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned central banks on Wednesday against withdrawing their monetary stimulus measures too abruptly, saying it could prompt a collapse of the world economy.
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 27, 2010. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
In a keynote address to the World Economic Forum of business leaders and policymakers, Sarkozy made an impassioned plea for global cooperation to regulate the financial system and attacked the excesses of capitalism that contributed to the most crippling crisis in decades, including excessive banker bonuses.
“We must manage prudently the adoption of measures to support (economic) activity and the withdrawal of liquidities injected during the crisis,” he told a packed auditorium in the Swiss ski resort of Davos.
“We must take care to prevent too abrupt a tightening that would result in a global collapse.”
Central banks have cut interest rates to record lows and flooded markets with liquidity to support their economies, but now face a challenge in withdrawing support before it lays the groundwork for future crises.
France is under pressure from the European Commission to cut its own hefty budget deficit, which swelled during the crisis.
The French leader, whose country emerged from recession in the second quarter of 2009, said tentative signs of economic recovery should make governments bolder, not more timid, in regulatory and structural reforms.
“Either we are capable of responding to the demand for protection, justice and fairness through cooperation, regulation and governance, or we will have isolation and protectionism,” he said in a 45 minute speech.
A forceful advocate of stronger regulation and state industrial policy, Sarkozy called for a refoundation and moralization of capitalism, and curbs on the bonus culture and “morally indefensible” pay packages.
He endorsed U.S. President Barack Obama’s proposals to stop commercial banks from engaging in speculative proprietary trading and from owning hedge funds and private equity funds.
But he said the G20 grouping of major economies was the right forum to reach a consensus on appropriate financial regulation, warning against unilateral action.
“How can we conceive that in a competitive world, we can insist that European banks have three times more capital to cover the risks of their market activities, without demanding the same of American and Asian banks?” Sarkozy said.
“Giving in to unilateralism, to ‘every man for himself’, would also be an economic, political and moral error.”
Sarkozy also said global imbalances needed to be corrected to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis, with surplus countries consuming more and deficit countries cutting back their spending.
Currencies were central to these imbalances and France would use its presidency of the Group of Eight industrialized nations and the wider G20 grouping of major economies next year to put reform of the international monetary system on the agenda, he said.
Reporting by Paul Taylor and Clara Ferrera Marques; Editing by Jon Boyle
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Sentencing reset for Saudi sergeant in Vegas case
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sentencing has been reset to Jan. 29 for a Saudi Arabian air force sergeant who faces a minimum of 35 years to life in Nevada state prison for raping a 13-year-old boy at a Las Vegas Strip hotel last New Year’s Eve.
Court records show the date for sentencing 24-year-old Mazen Alotaibi (MAH’-zen ah-loh-TAH’-bee) was pushed back from Monday.
Attorney Don Chairez (shar-EHZ’) says a state presentencing report recommends the mandatory 35-year sentence for kidnapping and sexual assault with a minor, and concurrent sentences on lewdness and other charges.
A jury found Alotaibi guilty in October of kidnapping and forcing sex on the boy in the bathroom of a sixth-floor room at the Circus Circus hotel, and fondling and kissing the boy on the way to the room.
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Access data anytime, anywhere
SAS® Visual Analytics offers Euramax Coated Products faster access to predictive decisions
The leadership team at Euramax Coated Products knows that the company's success can depend on understanding and sometimes even redefining the future.
One example of this vision? The extraordinary color performance of the world's largest pre-coated aluminum roof at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The massive, red, logo-shaped structure looks almost like a futuristic ship has landed gracefully in the desert terrain.
With the completeness and the speed of data that SAS Visual Analytics provides, combined with its intuitive interface, our analysts can, and will, push themselves to get answers to their questions.
Peter Wijers
Business Support Manager
Another example is the company's commitment to business analytics and data exploration. "Exploring data helps both our analysts and our decision makers in gauging the dynamics of our industry," says Peter Wijers, Euramax Business Support Manager. "We're consistently striving to improve our processes and detect root causes for discrepancies in results.
"Confidence in the quality of our data leads to more rapid and fundamentally sound decisions."
SAS Visual Analytics helps Euramax experience that confidence. "With the completeness and the speed of data that SAS Visual Analytics provides," Wijers says, "combined with its intuitive interface, our analysts can, and will, push themselves to get answers to their questions."
More dynamic exploration
Euramax Coated Products is a premium coil coater, serving the European, Middle East and Asian markets. Its three coil-coating lines manufacture pre-coated aluminum and steel for applications in architectural products, transportation and corporate identity design.
Euramax's pre-coated metals cover all kinds of products, from building facades to household appliances, working with some of the most prominent brands in the world.
The company's objectives in employing visual analytics were to:
Gain more dynamic reporting and exploration capabilities.
Provide for more probing research.
Enhance mobility, including the ability to carry data out into the field and share it with customers.
"We wanted to have our data available at any time, to gain quicker insights and make better decisions, anywhere," Wijers says, and to be able to present data in a variety of easy-to-grasp formats.
Euramax now employs SAS Visual Analytics in multiple countries to improve production operations and broaden its research and for financial reporting, with more applications being added on an ongoing basis.
Drilling down
The most common problem with static reporting, Wijers says, is that you can see deviations in the end result but still don't know the causes. Requests to analysts for detailed information take time and, generally, the more detailed the results, the more questions that are raised."
Often an analyst's gut feeling is right, but he doesn't have the means to easily verify it," he says. "SAS Visual Analytics reporting tools allow users to quickly and easily add filters or drill down to a more detailed level of information."
Focusing on the real causes
But sometimes those gut feelings are wrong – and here, as well, SAS Visual Analytics comes in handy.
Euramax uses Lean Six Sigma teams to analyze and solve issues in processes in a structured manner. While productive, this process often reveals that expectations and gut feelings can't be proven.
"Sticking to those gut feelings can hinder employees in their search for improvement," Wijers says. "While identifying outliers, visual analytics allows you to see correlations that weren't expected, and the focus can be put on the real causes."
Road warrior-worthy
Equally important to Euramax is the mobility of SAS Visual Analytics.
Many Euramax employees travel the world and are regularly confronted with the need for information instantly on their mobile devices, often with no Internet connection available.
"With SAS Visual Analytics, the key data is stored with the reports, so access is ensured 24/7, anywhere," Wijers says.
Reports are also designed for the individual user level, allowing Euramax to set up a safe structure for access.
"Our people now have what they need, when they need it," he says.
Wijers is confident of the response as Euramax continues to make SAS Visual Analytics available to more employees: "They're going to be thrilled to have it."
Freedom and flexibility of analysis
Wijers sees visual analytics as opening up the opportunity to explore new areas of efficiency and innovation – to answer questions that haven't previously been posed.
"It's a common fact that when analysts take a lot of time in offering findings, management's motivation to request different approaches to the analysis wanes," Wijers says. "But with SAS Visual Analytics, once the data is loaded, analysts are off and running, without the need for any specialized support. With that level of freedom and flexibility of analysis, answers can be found much faster, and with a higher degree of quality.
"The power and ease of use of SAS Visual Analytics will allow our employees to analyze data in a much more efficient way. Now, knowing that all of the reporting is based on detailed flat data, editing a report and searching for root causes in deviations will be easy to do.
"Once users understand the power that SAS Visual Analytics offers, they'll be much more highly motivated to explore the data and offer new insights."
Gain more dynamic reporting and exploration capabilities, provide for more probing research, enhance mobility, including the ability to carry data out into the field and share it with customers.
SAS® Visual Analytics
Ability to access data anytime and anywhere for deeper insights that inspire better decisions.
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About Our District/
Concord School District » District » About Our District
Concord School District Vision
(our "Sacred Seven")
Our students will be:
Active self-directed learners who inquire creatively about their world and develop a lifelong passion for learning
Informed decision makers who define issues, research alternatives, consider consequences, solve problems, and make choices that demonstrate intellectual integrity and rigorous evaluation
Effective communicators who write well, read widely, listen perceptively, speak clearly, and use language, numbers and symbols to convey and receive information.
Effective collaborators who assume various roles to accomplish group or community goals, using knowledge, compromise, cooperation and respect.
Creative producers who use invention, design and critical assessment.
Life planners who use the skills and knowledge they have acquired to pursue personal and career goals that foster physical, emotional and mental well-being.
Community participants who understand and practice our democratic traditions and values, including honesty, fairness and respect for human dignity and who believe they have the capacity to impact their lives and communities.
Beliefs for Our School Community
The Concord school community expects to act on the following beliefs:
All students can learn and demonstrate what they learn.
Students learn in different ways and require different methods to learn.
All students have valuable contributions to make in school and community.
Our community values and supports quality education and expects educated citizens.
Community involvement is important to increase the future success of our schools.
Families will be active partners in the process of educating their children.
All adult members of the school community will be committed to continuous personal and professional growth.
All members of the school community will treat each other with respect.
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The harmonized standard EN 300 328
The rule EN 300 328 concerning the proper use of the radio spectrum and regulates the placing on the market of fixed and mobile equipment dedicated to data transmissions in the band 2,4 GHz, such as WiFi devices, Bluetooth, Zigbee.
It specifies the requirements to prove that radio equipment effectively uses the radio spectrum and supports the efficient use of spectrum, in order to avoid harmful interference. It also describes what are the spectrum access requirements to facilitate the sharing of spectrum with other equipment.
The application of the standard meets the essential requirements of Article 3.2 Radio of Directive 2014/53 / EU and is harmonized in the Official Gazette of the Directive.
The rule EN 300 328 It is defined by ETSI (Institute European Telecommunications Standards) which it is the body responsible for defining and issuance of standards in the field of telecommunications in Europe.
Field of application: the standard applies to data transmission equipment operating in the ISM band 2,4 GHz and using broadband modulation techniques; in particular, equipment operating:
• Transmission: Frequency Bands 2 400 MHz to 2 483,5 MHz
• Frequency: Frequency Bands 2 400 MHz to 2 483,5 MHz
Among the devices with wireless technology subject to EN 300 328 There are:
WiFi e Wireless LAN (WLAN) (access point, hotspot)
IEEE WLAN equipment 802.11 b/g/n (access point, router, notebook, smartphone, tablet)
Bluetooth devices and Bluetooth LE (notebook, smartphone, tablet, mouse, wireless audio devices, headphones)
apparecchiature WPAN IEEE 802.15.4™ Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (remote controls, sensors)
Zigbee (wireless switches, electricity meters, smoke alarms and intrusion, for automation devices)
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS OF RULE
The standard requires a functional approach to new technologies that adopt harmonized benchmark, entering into the merits of the occupied bandwidth and out of band transmission, but also concepts such as adaptability and modification of the duty cycle, that you are required to give evidence with specific tests.
RF power output
The RF output power (radio frequency) It is defined as the equivalent isotropic radiated power (e.i.r.p.) media apparatus during transmission burst.
Maximum limit is -10 dBW (20 dBm, 100 mW).
Power spectral density
This is the spectral density of isotopic equivalent radiated average power during a transmission burst.
The value is limited to 10 dBm per MHz.
Occupied bandwidth
This is the band that contains the 99% of the signal strength.
It has to fall completely into the band 2,4 GHz a 2,4835 GHz.
Transmitter unwanted emissions in the out-of band domain
Unwanted emissions in transmission in the out-band domain emissions are resulting from the modulation process (excluding spurious emissions) when the apparatus is in the transmitting mode, on frequencies immediately outside the necessary bandwidth.
Transmitter of unwanted emissions in the spurious domain
Unwanted emissions in the spurious domain transmission are emissions that occur outside the assigned band and out-band domain when the unit is in transmit mode.
Receiver spurious emissions
Spurious emissions are emissions in receiving any detected frequency when the apparatus is in the receiving mode.
Receiver blocking
It is a measure of the ability of the apparatus to receive a signal in its operating channel without exceeding a given degradation in the presence of unwanted signals (blocking signal) at different frequencies from those of the operating band.
The minimum performance criterion is less than or equal to 10%.
Main content of the standard
In order to cover the different types of equipment operating in the band 2,4 GHz, the technical requirements specified in the standard are divided into two main types of broadband equipment:
equipment FHSS (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum)
equipment with broadband modulation different from FHSS
For equipment that use the transmission technique FHSS, the standard provides two options for verifying compliance with the requirements, one of which is based on the probability of employment for each frequency.
For occupancy rate (Frequency Occupation) It refers to the number of times that each band is occupied in a certain period of time.
The standard also describes the requirements for emissions Out of Band (OOB) and it defines the frequency range which extends for twice the bandwidth used, around the operating frequency. For spurious emissions, the standard requires the use of high resolution points during the sweep, in order to obtain accurate data.
adaptivity
The products operating in the band 2,4 GHz are often susceptible to interference generated by other devices that use the same frequency band.
EN 300 328 defines “adaptivity” as the mechanism by which the apparatus can adapt to the environment by identifying the other transmissions present in the band.
The test methods described in the standard tend to occur as the device adapts to the environment, identifying other transmissions present in the band and adapting their operating frequencies and channels selected by the exclusion of other broadcasts.
Adaptive equipment must therefore be able to detect interference and interrupting the transmission when the interference is detected.
The appearance of adaptability is part of the requirements for spectrum sharing.
The standard defines various categories of receivers with relative requirements and / or limitations:
Category Receiver 1: adaptive equipment with higher maximum RF power 10 dBm EIRP
Category Receiver 2: Adaptive equipment is not a factor Medium Utilization (MU) greater than 1% and less than or equal to 10% or adaptive equipment with maximum RF power 10 dBm EIRP
Category Receiver 3: Adaptive equipment is not a factor Medium Utilization (MU) maximum 1% or adaptive equipment with maximum RF power 0 dBm EIRP
The latest version of the standard is available on the official website of ETSI.
The issues covered by the standard are extensive and very detailed and require, in addition to expertise and preparation of specifications, Also some experience in the field. Relying on an expert workshop as Sicom Testing simplifies the testing process for the certification of radio equipment operating according to the main standard telecomunicazion and substantially reduces the verification time and controls.
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kind lucia
5 July 2019 at 17:54 | Reply
you have chance to perform for a customer Test WIFI 3D ? in Fully anechoic chamber with operating range up to 6GHz (minimum measurement distance 1m) equipped with 3D moving/scanning system (turn tables or similar)
Hello Dear Lucia,
we can perform the tests required and we will contact you shortly to ask you the details about the products to be tested.
Codiali greetings
Robert Porter
Sicom Testing
31 March 2020 at 0:19 | Reply
Super everything described
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Tag: E3 2015
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Payments to Non Resident Form 15CA ,15CB,Rule 37BB substituted wef 01.10.2013
0 0 RAJ KUMARI Friday, September 6, 2013 Edit this post
INCOME-TAX (FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT) RULES, 2013 - SUBSTITUTION OF RULE 37BB AND FORM NOS. 15CA AND 15CB
NOTIFICATION NO. 67/2013 [F. NO. 149/119/2012-SO (TPL)]/SO 2659(E), DATED 2-9-2013
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 195 and section 192, section 194B, section 194BB, section 194E, section 194LB, section 194LC, section 194LD, section 196B, section 196C, section 196D read with section 295 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes vide number S.O.2363(E) dated the 5th August, 2013 published in the Gazette of India, dated the 5th August, 2013, the Central Board of Direct Taxes hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Income-tax Rules, 1962, namely:—
1. (1) These rules may be called the Income-tax (14th Amendment) Rules, 2013.
(2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of October, 2013.
2. In the Income-tax Rules, 1962 (hereafter referred to as the said rules), for rule 37BB, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:—
"37BB. Furnishing of information by the person responsible for making any payment including any interest or salary or any other sum chargeable to tax, to a non-resident, not being a company, or to a foreign company—(1) Any person responsible for paying to a non-resident, not being a company, or to a foreign company, any interest or salary or any other sum chargeable to tax under the provisions of the Act, shall furnish the following, namely:—
(i) the information in Part A of Form No.15CA, if the amount of payment does not exceed fifty thousand rupees and the aggregate of such payments made during the financial year does not exceed two lakh fifty thousand rupees;
(ii) the information in Part B of Form No.15CA for payments other than the payments referred in clause (i) after obtaining—
(a) a certificate in Form No. 15CB from an accountant as defined in the Explanation below sub-section (2) of section 288; or
(b) a certificate from the Assessing Officer under section 197; or
(c) an order from the Assessing Officer under sub-section (2) or sub-section (3) of section 195.
(2) The information in Form No. 15CA shall be furnished by the person electronically to the website designated by the Income-tax Department and thereafter signed printout of the said form shall be submitted to the authorised dealer, prior to remitting the payment.
(3) An income-tax authority may require the authorised dealer to furnish the signed printout referred to in sub-rule (2) for the purposes of any proceedings under the Act.
(4) The Director General of Income-tax (Systems) shall specify the procedures, formats and standards for ensuring secure capture, transmission of data and shall also be responsible for the day-to-day administration in relation to furnishing the information in the manner specified.
Explanation 1.— For the purposes of this rule, "authorised dealer" means a person authorised as an authorised dealer under sub-section (1) of section 10 of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999).
Explanation 2.—For the removal of doubts, it is hereby clarified that for payments of the nature specified in column (3) of the specified list below, no information is required to be furnished under sub-rule (1).
SPECIFIED LIST
Sl.No. Purpose code as per RBI Nature of payment
1 S0001 Indian investment abroad -in equity capital (shares)
2 S0002 Indian investment abroad -in debt securities
3 S0003 Indian investment abroad -in branches and wholly owned subsidiaries
4 S0004 Indian investment abroad -in subsidiaries and associates
5 S0005 Indian investment abroad -in real estate
6 S0011 Loans extended to Non-Residents
7 S0202 Payment- for operating expenses of Indian shipping companies operating abroad.
8 S0208 Operating expenses of Indian Airlines companies operating abroad
9 S0212 Booking of passages abroad -Airlines companies
10 S0301 Remittance towards business travel.
11 S0302 Travel under basic travel quota (BTQ)
12 S0303 Travel for pilgrimage
13 S0304 Travel for medical treatment
14 S0305 Travel for education (including fees, hostel expenses etc.)
15 S0401 Postal services
16 S0501 Construction of projects abroad by Indian companies including import of goods at project site
17 S0602 Freight insurance - relating to import and export of goods
18 S1011 Payments for maintenance of offices abroad
19 S1201 Maintenance of Indian embassies abroad
20 S1 202 Remittances by foreign embassies in India
21 S1301 Remittance by non-residents towards family maintenance and-savings
22 S1302 Remittance towards personal gifts and donations
23 S1303 Remittance towards donations to religious and charitable institutions abroad
24 S1304 Remittance towards grants and donations to other Governments and charitable institutions established by the Governments.
25 S1305 Contributions or donations by the Government to international institutions
26 S1306 Remittance towards payment or refund of taxes.
27 S1501 Refunds or rebates or reduction in invoice value on account of exports
28 S1503 Payments by residents for international bidding".
3. In the said rules, in Appendix II, for Form No.15CA and Form No. 15CB, the following Forms shall be substituted, namely:—
FORM NO. 15CA(See rule 37BB)
Information to be furnished for payments, chargeable to tax, to a non-resident not being a company, or to a foreign company
FORM NO. 15CB(See rule 37BB)
Certificate of an accountant ^
^To be signed and verified by an accountant (other than an employee) as defined in the Explanation below sub-section (2) of section 288 of the Income-tax Act, 1961.
NON RESIDENT INDIAN section 195 tds on Non resident
SIMPLE TAX INDIA: Payments to Non Resident Form 15CA ,15CB,Rule 37BB substituted wef 01.10.2013
https://www.simpletaxindia.net/2013/09/form-15ca-15cbrule-37bb-substituted-wef.html
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With Republicans divided, Senate leaders slightly scale back Assembly's COVID bill
Patrick Marley Molly Beck
MADISON - Divided Wisconsin Republicans scrambled Monday to put together a new coronavirus relief bill before Democratic Gov. Tony Evers delivers his State of the State speech Tuesday.
Republicans who control the state Senate unveiled a $100 million piece of legislation on Monday that differs from one Republicans in the Assembly passed last week.
Unless the two houses reach a deal, they won't be able to get anything to Evers. And even if they do, they run the risk of the governor vetoing their legislation if they don't cut a deal with him.
The new Senate bill shares many aspects of the legislation passed by the Assembly, including a provision that would protect businesses, local governments and schools from coronavirus-related lawsuits.
But they removed two elements that could make their bill somewhat more appealing to Evers.
They took out a provision that would require local elected officials to vote to continue any emergency order issued by local health officials after two days. Also removed was a provision that would require a two-thirds vote of a school board to approve a plan to implement virtual instruction and require the board to vote every 14 days to keep it in place.
Evers has said any provisions that take power away from local officials navigating the pandemic is a problem for him.
A spokeswoman for Evers did not answer whether Evers would sign the new version of the Legislature’s bill.
Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said Monday during a public hearing on the Senate's plan that most of the provisions are ones that have gotten support from Evers before.
He said a majority of the 29 proposals in the bill extend measures in Act 185, or the first and only COVID-19-related law in Wisconsin that was passed in April.
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Of the new measures proposed in the Republicans' bill, 10 were proposed by Evers in legislation the governor released in December.
Two measures are new, he said: one that requires nursing homes to allow residents to designate an "essential visitor" to allow family and friends to interact with elderly residents, and the proposed liability protections.
"When schools are going back to in-person (instruction), we need to make sure they're protected from frivolous lawsuits," LeMahieu said.
Senate President Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield, said the liability protection provision was crafted in response to business owners he has talked to who settle lawsuits out of court to avoid seeing the allegations become public documents, potentially hurting their businesses.
The litigation protections Republicans are backing are so broad that they would prevent most lawsuits. Businesses would be immune from lawsuits even if they stayed open when told to close or declined to follow orders to limit their capacity.
Democrats in the state Assembly all voted against the Assembly’s version and conservative Republicans in the state Senate who favor limiting public health officials’ power during the pandemic may also oppose the Senate’s proposal.
Senate leaders hope to take their bill to the floor on Tuesday, just hours before Evers will give his State of the State speech, which this year is being delivered virtually.
At least one Senate Republican said he would vote against the bill, saying the changes from Senate leaders were meant to "placate Governor Evers."
"... the state Senate will take up a bill that fails to address most of the pressing issues weighing on the citizens of this state regarding COVID-19," Sen. Steve Nass of Whitewater said in a statement. "I will have to vote against this weak and ineffective Senate version of the bill.”
LeMahieu said Monday he would have gone further with the bill, like including measures that would require more in-person classroom instruction, but did not because he wants Evers to sign the bill.
In a sign of the turmoil among Republicans, Senate leaders had trouble figuring out how to handle Monday's hearing.
First, they took the unusual step of sending it to a committee that hasn't been used in more than a decade. On Monday, they abruptly scheduled a hearing before it to the Senate Organization Committee, a committee of leaders from both parties that schedules floor votes and rarely holds hearings.
To get the bill before that committee, LeMahieu, of Oostburg, declared an emergency so he could avoid a requirement that the public be notified of hearings at least 24 hours in advance.
"Boy, they're off to a flying start, aren't they?" Democratic Sen. Jon Erpenbach of West Point said of Republicans.
LeMahieu apologized to Democratic members during the public hearing, saying he does not plan to use the same process in the future.
Republicans and Evers last approved COVID-19 legislation in April, but they have only renewed talks recently and have been unable to reach an agreement.
In the latest negotiations, Evers initially sought $541 million but later agreed to $100 million. But he has said he would likely veto the Assembly version of the bill if it got to him because of several provisions.
Both the Senate and Assembly versions of the legislation would require insurers to provide testing and vaccines without cost to individuals, make the vaccine available through the state's SeniorCare prescription drug program and put off until March the reimposition of a one-week waiting period before those out of work can claim unemployment benefits. The one-week waiting period has been suspended during the pandemic but is slated to go back into effect in February.
Both would also protect businesses, schools and local governments — something that Evers and Democrats oppose because they believe it would give a free pass to entities that don't do enough to protect their workers or the public.
Contact Patrick Marley and Molly Beck at patrick.marley@jrn.com and molly.beck@jrn.com.
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Pradaxa Bleeding Lawsuits on the Rise Nationwide
New claims continue to be filed on behalf of individuals around the country who claim to have experienced severe and sometimes bouts of internal bleeding after taking Pradaxa.
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As the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) prepares to determine whether federal lawsuits over Pradaxa should be consolidated, new claims continue to be filed on behalf of individuals around the country who claim to have experienced severe – and in some cases fatal – bouts of internal bleeding after taking the drug.
Free Pradaxa Lawsuit Evaluation: If you or a loved one has been injured by Pradaxa, you should contact our law firm immediately. You may be entitled to compensation by filing a suit against the manufacturer and our lawyers can help.
July 25, 2012 – At a hearing tomorrow before the JPML, lawyers for Boehringer and various plaintiffs will present arguments over the consolidation of Pradaxa lawsuits into a multidistrict litigation (MDL), including what the most appropriate venue will be for the cases to be heard.
MDLs are common in complex pharmaceutical litigation, where a large number of lawsuits are filed involving similar allegations. Consolidation is intended to reduce duplicative discovery, avoid inconsistent rulings from different judges, and to serve the convenience of all parties involved in the litigation.
Following tomorrow’s hearing, the JPML will decide whether a Pradaxa MDL is appropriate, and determine the best venue for the litigation. If an MDL is initiated, all Pradaxa lawsuits will be transferred to the designated location for pretrial coordination.
Although the complaints in an MDL are handled in a coordinated manner, unlike a class action, each claim remains its own case. In the event that a settlement or other resolution cannot be reached in the litigation, the claims will be sent back to the original district where they were filed to await an individual trial date.
Since it was first approved by the FDA, Boehringer has marketed Pradaxa as superior to Coumadin (generic: warfarin) for the prevention of strokes among patients with atrial fibrillation. The company claims that Pradaxa is easier to use because it requires less intensive patient monitoring. However, unlike Coumadin, where internal bleeding events can be counteracted with a single dose of vitamin K, there is no such antidote available with Pradaxa. As a result, thousands of patients around the country being treated with the drug have reported severe, uncontrollable bleeding events which often result in permanent injury or death.
According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), which kept a record of all AERS submitted to the FDA in 2011, there were 2,367 reports of hemorrhage and 542 deaths among Pradaxa patients last year. By comparison, Coumadin was only associated with 1,106 AERS and 72 patient deaths, despite the fact that it has been around for over a half century, and is far more widely used than Pradaxa.
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Michael Carrick Turns Down PSG Move
While negotiating over the transfer of Angel Di Maria with Manchester United, Paris Saint Germain are reported to have also asked about the availability of midfielder Michael Carrick.
PSG boss Laurent Blanc is a big admirer of Carrick and was hoping to lure the midfielder to the Parc des Princes as he looked to strengthen the Ligue 1 champions as they look to win the Champions League this season.
United have strengthened their midfield this summer with the additions of Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin, which should cut into Carrick’s playing time. But the England international was not interested in a move across the channel.
Carrick remains a key member of Van Gaal’s side with the Dutchman determined to keep the England international as United enjoyed their best run of form last season with Carrick in the side.
Carrick, who signed a new deal at Old Trafford in March, joined United from Tottenham in 2006 and next year will see him reach the milestone of 10 years at Old Trafford.
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SZA Takes Us Back To The Simpler Times Of Summer Camp In ‘Broken Clocks’
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Though she may be a bit tired of the fame game, SZA definitely seems to know how to play it well. Her debut album CTRL is nearing its first birthday, and the singer has been stretching out the album's promotion expertly since its release. Her latest move to keep the set fresh on our minds is the release of the video for the album's fourth single "Broken Clocks."
SZA takes us back to the days of summer camp — or at least the version of it we've seen in movies from the '80s and early '90s — for the clip. But first, she references Spike Lee as one of the video's characters screams "wake up" at the top of her lungs to set things in motion. The camp comes alive at the sound of the call, with kids scrambling around doing camp activities like pulling pranks, causing food fights in the mess hall and diving into the murky waters of a nearby lake. Supervising all this rambunctious fun are SZA and her TDE labelmates, including ScHoolboy Q and Ab-Soul, who play various roles in the daily activities. Just when we're settling into the video's idyllic fantasy, though, everything shifts. Soon, we realize that the camp scene was a dream that SZA had after being knocked (the f**k) out at her strip club job by a fellow exotic dancer who's fed up with her ways. Thank goodness she has homegirls by her side to clean her up and console her on the curb in front of the strip joint.
SZA has consistently delivered visuals that we didn't expect and "Broken Clocks" proves to be no different. Check it out for yourself when you press play.
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Biologic Knee Reconstruction: A Surgeon's Guide
Brian Cole, MD; Joshua Harris, MD
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Treatment of articular cartilage pathology in the knees of young and active patients is a challenging and controversial issue. Biologic Knee Reconstruction: A Surgeon's Guide is a how-to, step-by-step guide that addresses the evaluation and management of this unique patient population.
Internationally renowned cartilage experts Dr. Brian J. Cole and Dr. Joshua D. Harris, along with their contributors, present information on normal and abnormal history and physical examination. The reader will learn proper decision-making using a patient-centered approach of treatment, increasing the likelihood of a successful outcome. In addition to radiographic assessment of articular cartilage, Biologic Knee Reconstruction discusses the use of biomarkers, defect classification, and patient-reported and surgeon-measured outcomes. Aggressive nonsurgical medical management, including medications, injections, physiotherapy, and rehabilitation, is also presented.
Biologic Knee Reconstruction also discusses the management of concomitant pathologies such as malalignment, meniscal deficiency, and ligamentous instability. Selection of surgical cartilage restorative treatment options is multifactorial, requiring consideration of several patient-, knee-, and defect-specific issues. All contemporary open and arthroscopic cartilage techniques are presented in detail with high resolution figures. A unique feature of Biologic Knee Reconstruction is the presentation of several chapters discussing non-medical issues highly pertinent to the advancement and future of this field: funding of research and cost of new advanced technologies, regulation of advanced cellular, tissue, and genetic technologies, evidence-based medicine and clinical trial design and conduct, and the ethics of allograft tissues and stem cell use.
Technique preference cards from the experts performing cartilage surgery
Patient education information
The most up-to-date descriptions of advanced cartilage techniques
Unique chapters not covered in books elsewhere, including:
Patient-reported outcomes assessment
Newer injection techniques (PRP, stem cells)
One- and two-stage open and arthroscopic techniques using chondrocyte- and stem cell based cell therapies
Costs and public and private funding of research
Barriers to high-quality randomized trials
Governmental regulation and availability/accessibility to patients
Gene therapy and tissue engineering
Ethics of articular cartilage surgery with stem cells, ex-vivo cell manipulation, and juvenile tissue sources
With the most up-to-date content and step-by-step methods for surgical procedures, Biologic Knee Reconstruction: A Surgeon's Guide is the perfect addition to the bookshelf of the orthopedic surgeon, cartilage researcher, sports physical therapist, or athletic trainer who evaluates and manages this unique patient population.
Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA is a Professor in the Department of Orthopedics with a conjoint appointment in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. In 2011, he was appointed as Chairman of Surgery at Rush Oak Park Hospital. He is the Section Head of the Cartilage Research and Restoration Center at Rush University Medical Center, a multidisciplinary program specializing in the treatment of arthritis in young, active patients. He also serves as the head of the Orthopedic Master’s Program and trains residents and fellows in sports medicine and research. He lectures nationally and internationally, and through his basic science and clinical research has developed several innovative techniques for the treatment of shoulder, elbow, and knee conditions. He has published more than 1000 articles and has published 11 widely read textbooks in orthopedics.
Dr. Cole was chosen as one of the “Best Doctors in America” each year since 2004 and as a “Top Doctor” in the Chicago metro area each year since 2003. In 2006, he was featured on the cover of Chicago Magazine as “Chicago’s Top Doctor” and was selected NBA Team Physician of the Year in 2009. In 2012, 2013, and 2014, Orthopedics This Week named Dr. Cole as one of the top 19 sports medicine specialists and one of the top 28 North American shoulder surgeons as chosen by his peers. He is the team physician for the Chicago Bulls National Basketball Association team and co-team physician for the Chicago White Sox Major League Baseball team and DePaul University in Chicago.
Joshua D. Harris, MD is an Assistant Professor at Houston Methodist Hospital Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in the Institute of Academic Medicine in Houston, Texas. He holds a conjoint appointment as Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, New York. He trains fellows in sports medicine and residents in orthopedic surgery at Houston Methodist Hospital, and medical students from Texas A&M University. He is co-director of the Houston Methodist Cartilage Repair Center and the Houston Methodist Hip Preservation Center.
Dr. Harris received his MD from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, in 2006. He completed General Surgery internship in 2007 and Orthopedic Surgery residency in 2012, both at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He completed his Sports Medicine Fellowship at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Harris also serves as head team physician for the Houston Dash and the Houston Methodist Endurance Medicine Program and serves as assistant team physician for the Houston Ballet.
Dr. Harris specializes in knee, hip, and shoulder surgery. His clinical interests include articular cartilage surgery of the knee, hip, and shoulder; meniscoligamentous and realignment surgery of the knee; arthroscopic and endoscopic hip preservation surgery; and open and arthroscopic shoulder surgery. His research interests include clinical, translational, and basic science of knee, hip, and shoulder pathologies and treatments. He has authored and edited more than 150 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters and presented more than 250 national and international presentations. He is a member of several national and international societies, reviews and serves on the editorial board for multiple orthopedic sports medicine journals, and is a member of numerous committees in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and other national and regional societies.
Foreword by Lars Peterson, MD, PhD
Section I Introduction
Chapter 1 Articular Cartilage and Subchondral Bone Anatomy and Physiology
Jason J. Shin, MD; Adam B. Yanke, MD; and Nikhil N. Verma, MD
Chapter 2 Articular Cartilage and Subchondral Bone Pathology
Brian Chilelli, MD; Gloria Matthews, DVM, PhD; Tom Minas, MD; and Andreas H. Gomoll, MD
Chapter 3 Patient Evaluation: History and Physical Examination
Michael B. Ellman, MD and Charles A. Bush-Joseph, MD
Chapter 4 Preoperative Articular Cartilage and Subchondral Bone Imaging
Amit Gupta, MD; Michael C. Forney, MD; and Carl S. Winalski, MD
Chapter 5 Postoperative Articular Cartilage and Subchondral Bone Imaging
Michael C. Forney, MD; Amit Gupta, MD; and Carl S. Winalski, MD
Chapter 6 Biomarkers in Early and Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis
Ariel M. Bodker, MD; Christian Lattermann, MD; and Susan Chubinskaya, PhD
Chapter 7 Chondral and Osteochondral Defect Classification
Jonathan M. Frank, MD and Bernard R. Bach Jr, MD
Chapter 8 Patient- and Surgeon-Reported Outcomes Assessment
Brandon Beamer, MD and Frank McCormick, MD
Section II Nonsurgical Treatment
Chapter 9 Pharmacological Treatments
Julia Bruene, MD and Kathleen Weber, MD, MS
Chapter 10 Rehabilitation and Physiotherapy
Brandon Johnson, MD and Bert R. Mandelbaum, MD, DHL (Hon)
Section III Cartilage Palliation Techniques
Chapter 11 Debridement and Chondroplasty for Focal Chondral Defects
Sanjeev Bhatia, MD; Rachel M. Frank, MD; and Brian Forsythe, MD
Section IV Cartilage Repair Techniques
Chapter 12 Subchondral Bone Treatment
Geoffrey D. Abrams, MD; Joshua D. Harris, MD; and Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA
Chapter 13 Internal Fixation for Chondral and Osteochondral Lesions
Ryan J. McNeilan, MD; David C. Flanigan, MD; and Kyle Randall, MD
Chapter 14 Microfracture, Nanofracture, PowerPick, and Abrasion Arthroplasty
Ethan Kellum, MD, MS and Kai Mithoefer, MD
Chapter 15 Enhanced Marrow-Stimulation Techniques
Rachel M. Frank, MD; Kai Mithoefer, MD; Sanjeev Bhatia, MD; and Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA
Section V Cartilage Restoration Techniques: Cell-Based Therapies
Chapter 16 Osteochondral Autograft
Adam S. Wilson, MD and Mark D. Miller, MD
Chapter 17 Fresh Osteochondral Allograft
Joshua D. Harris, MD and Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA
Chapter 18 Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation
Andreas H. Gomoll, MD
Chapter 19 Other Chondrocyte-Based Cell Therapies
Giuseppe Filardo, MD, PhD; Luca Andriolo, MD; Elizaveta Kon, MD; and Maurilio Marcacci, MD, Prof
Chapter 20 Stem Cell-Based Cell Therapies 1
Elizaveta Kon, MD; Alice Roffi, BSc; Giuseppe Filardo, MD, PhD; and Maurilio Marcacci, MD, Prof
Section VI Combined Techniques: Biologic Knee Reconstruction
Chapter 21 Malalignment—Varus—High Tibial Osteotomy
Francesca de Caro, MD and Annunziato Amendola, MD
Chapter 22 Malalignment—Valgus—Distal Femoral Osteotomy
Gregory A. Sawyer, MD and Robert F. LaPrade, MD, PhD
Chapter 23 Proximal and Distal Patellofemoral Surgery
Jack Farr, MD and Andreas H. Gomoll, MD
Chapter 24 Meniscal Deficiency: Repair and Transplantation
Peter N. Chalmers, MD; Robert A. Sershon, MD; and Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA
Section VII The Future of Articular Cartilage Surgery
Chapter 25 Costs and Research Funding: Public and Private Sources
Geoffrey S. Van Thiel, MD, MBA and Brian J. Cole, MD, MBA
Chapter 26 Governmental Regulation and Availability and Accessibility to Patients
Jonathan A. Godin, MD, MBA and Richard C. Mather III, MD, MBA
Chapter 27 Barriers to High-Quality Randomized Trials: Noninferiority to Superiority
Jaskarndip Chahal, MD, MSc, FRCSC and Ken Zaslav, MD
Chapter 28 Gene Therapy and Tissue Engineering
Laurie R. Goodrich, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVS
Chapter 29 Ethics of Articular Cartilage Surgery: Stem Cells, Ex Vivo Manipulation, and Juvenile Sources
H. Davis Adkisson, PhD; Philip R. Streeter, PhD; Kevin F. Bonner, MD; and Joseph Feder, PhD
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The Elbow and Wrist: AANA Advanced Arthroscopic Surgical Techniques
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Acing the Orthopedic Board Exam: The Ultimate Crunch Time Resource
Bariatric Surgery: What Every Provider Needs to Know
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Netflix to exclusively launch four Adam Sandler flicks
Brittany A. Roston - Oct 2, 2014, 7:34pm CDT
Netflix has been busy, and its recent announcements have been big. It was recently revealed that a second Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon movie would be arriving via Netflix, and now the company has announced plans to produce four Adam Sandler movies it will exclusively launch.
Under the new deal, Happy Madison Productions will work in collaboration with Netflix to produce four new movies, the first of which we may be seeing next year. These movies are said to be in addition to the movies Sandler has in place with other studios.
The move isn’t terribly surprising, given how well Sandler’s movies do on Netflix — the company says his flicks are often high in the “most-viewed” listings across multiple countries. When the new movies arrive, they’ll be made available to Netflix’s global subscribers.
It isn’t yet known what movies the duo have planned, but Sandler has spoken about the deal with an expected dose of humor: “When these fine people [of Netflix] came to me with an offer to make four movies for them, I immediately said ‘yes’ for one reason and one reason only — Netflix rhymes with wet chicks.”
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Staff FAQs: COVID-19
on school's closure, compensation and expectations
If you are wondering when the information below was updated...
This page was updated on April 22, 2020 (10:14 am).
Dear FPS Staff,
I hope this communication finds you and your loved ones safe and healthy.
The Office of Human Resources along with District leaders, union leaders, and City departments wants to ensure that you have information at your hands to alleviate concerns. Please visit the myHr website frequently; we update these FAQs with questions as they arise from you, our staff. Therefore, please do not hesitate to reach out to us with any questions; as I used to say to my students, “If you have questions, your classmates surely have questions as well.” The same applies to staff; no question is too small or insignificant.
Remember that we are here to serve your needs, and we appreciate your continued patience and flexibility as we navigate these unprecedented times.
Be healthy and well!
Inna London
Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources
Highlight of Today: TBE Teachers Expectations
Q: What are the expectations for TBE Educators during this school closure?
A: In collaboration with the FTA, we have established the following TBE Educator expectations:
TBE teachers are to collaborate with their grade level teams during co-planning team time. TBE teachers can assist with the translation of what is listed/ prioritized in the "white boxes."
SEI teachers will provide the appropriate scaffolds/supports for the English Learners on their list of activities. ESL teachers and/or ELD coach can support the grade level team with selecting the appropriate supports for the tasks/activities.
TBE teachers are to take the priority standards and grade level decisions during CTT and plan for their TBE classrooms. All TBE lessons must be in alignment to the scope, framework, and agreed upon decisions during CTT.
TBE teachers will have until Friday at noon or before to link their lesson plans to the remote learning plan. There will be no submissions after this deadline.
SEI plans (links) do not need to be translated in Portuguese/Spanish as the language of instruction is English. SEI lesson plans must have support /scaffolds for English learners embedded in the lesson.
Q: What benefits does the City have to assist my mental well-being?
A: This has been such a difficult time period for so many! We can about your physical and mental health. Please see and make use of the following CONFIDENTIAL City benefits!
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Q: I am looking for a way to keep in touch with the community, get exercise, but maintain social distancing. What can I do?
A: Mark Goldschmidt, Program Coordinator and Teacher of the Resiliency for Life Program at Framingham High School: The Greater Framingham Running Club will be starting a free virtual Couch to 5K Program on Saturday April 18th. The idea is that if you feel as though you were too inactive throughout the winter and especially during our current Corona situation then you can use this team approach to getting in shape through the 10 week program. The program will culminate with a virtual 5K in June. Mentors from the GFRC will offer tips on conditioning, injury prevention and especially motivation. As most of us know, the hardest part isn't the running, it's finding the will to walk out the door to go run when there is every reason NOT to. For those who are already in 5K shape there will be tips on how to take it up to a 10K or even a half marathon. If you're interested in participating or mentoring please email Mark Goldschmidt (Nala's dad) for details. Mark is 6'5", so the club will be supporting social distancing by encouraging you to stay at least one "Goldschmidt" away from anyone you choose to train with.
Q: What are is the District's latest position on remote learning?
A: From Dr. Robert Tremblay, Superintendent of Schools:
I hope you had a great weekend (once you reminded yourself that it was a weekend) and that this message finds you well and managing as best you can during this unimaginable time. We have been working closely with the Framingham Teachers Association and our school administrators to develop a remote learning plan that is equitable and ensures we are doing everything possible to meet the needs of all of our students. If you have not yet done so already, I encourage you to read these guidelines from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) which outlines the priority areas each district must consider when developing a remote learning plan.
These guidelines specifically state:
Equity needs to be a top consideration in local planning efforts, especially as districts and schools make plans to manage an extended closure;
Making connections between school staff and students is paramount, particularly for the most vulnerable members of our school communities;
Districts and schools must work to adopt a remote learning model;
Remote learning models must launch in early April;
Districts should support students to engage in meaningful and productive learning for approximately half the length of a regular school day (educator directed and self-directed learning);
Strongly recommend that districts and schools focus on reinforcing skills already taught this school year and applying and deepening these skills;
Districts and schools should also consider ways that student learning can continue offline;
Connect with one or more educators multiple times per week
Access to multiple hours of academic content directed by educators, which focus on reinforcing skills already taught
Time each day for physical activity
Additional daily time for enrichment activities such as the arts;
Teachers should provide feedback on student work completed at home; and
Strongly recommend academic content be graded as credit/no credit
Before moving forward with determinations of “no credit” schools are strongly urged to consider whether the students have had equitable access to learning opportunities (eg: technology, health, disability, and language challenges).
In accordance with these guidelines, we have developed the remote learning plan outlined below. We are confident this is a sustainable and accessible means of providing meaningful and engaging learning opportunities for our students in a way that is equitable and takes into consideration the needs of all of our students.
While the details of the plan are explained in the table below, the key components of the plan include:
A weekly learning calendar for each grade level and department to provide students with approximately 3 hours of engaging and meaningful learning activities each day focused on review of previously taught skills so as to reinforce and deepen students’ understanding of content;
Support from special education staff and language development coaches to ensure all student have resources to make the content accessible to them;
The inclusion of “no tech” learning options;
Teacher-initiated outreach to students at least twice per week;
A minimum of 180 minutes of office hours per week for each educator so students can have direct and immediate access to their teachers;
Feedback from teachers;
Opportunities for teachers to tailor the learning to meet students’ individual needs; and
Grading incentives to keep students engaged while ensuring those students dealing with challenges are treated equitably.
This work is incredibly important as it provides structure and opportunity for our students and I am particularly grateful to our Office of Teaching and Learning, Special Education and Multilingual Education Departments, and to our FTA partners for developing this model to serve our students as best as we are able during this challenging time.
And to all of our teachers, support staff, department heads, coaches, and directors: We could not do this work without all of you. Your contribution is critical to the success of this remote learning plan for all students, but particularly for our most vulnerable population. We ask that you keep the needs of ALL students in mind as you develop plans, communicate with students and families, and schedule your office hours. If there is anything that you need or anything we can do to support you, please do not hesitate to reach out.
We will, of course, continue to check in with all of you as we proceed.
Elementary and Secondary Remote Learning Summary
Video (4:24 in length)
Draft of Calendar of Activities Elementary (white area will be populated by staff and coached and department heads will populate the colored areas)
Collaborative Remote Learning - ELEMENTARY
Remote Learning -Secondary
Calendar of Activities - MS
Calendar of Activities - FHS
Q: Are there guidelines for videoconferencing with my students?
A: Yes, here are some guidelines that were collaboratively created by the FTA and the District.
Q: I was going to read a story out loud and tape it to send to my students. Is that a copyright infringement?
A: This article is very helpful in understanding the answer, which is complicated. But here is the bottom line: Yes, a rights holder could sue a librarian for reading on YouTube. A rights holder can decide to sue whomever they want. But this is ridiculous—who would sue a library or teacher for digital storytime? The case would be thrown out of court. The rights holder that brings the lawsuit would look despicable and get bad press. Moreover, nonprofit state institutions like many libraries and schools have liability protection and cannot be charged statutory damages—going to court is just not worth the trouble. There are a cautious few who want to get permission before reading a book online “just to be safe.” They may feel that they should pay a fee to read aloud online. For those people, recognize that if you can pay a fee or ask permission does not mean that you should. That is not how the law works. If your use is fair, you do not have to seek permission. Moreover, establishing a permissions market for storytime by our own behavior would not be prudent and certainly not in the public interest.
From Allison Courschesne, Library Media Specialist at FHS: School Library Journal is collecting in one place all the publishers' requests for teachers/librarians who want to do online read-alouds right now. They're all very permissive, and most just ask the reader to acknowledge verbally or in captions the name of the author and publisher:
https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=publishers-adapt-policies-to-help-educators-coronavirus-covid19
Q: I finally got my chromebook. I have lots of questions about use. What should I do?
A: Before calling the IT Department, please check out these FAQs for staff.
Here are some additional FAQs from Ann Mariano, Director of Technology:
Many of these questions have also been addressed at the recent School Committee meeting, a video is available on Facebook. Please understand we are all here to help students. I am reminded of what a former colleague of mine once said, "assume best intentions". If we make a mistake or miss something, it can always be corrected. Please stay safe in these difficult times and thank you for all the wonderful work you do. We are so appreciative of your outreach to families.
1. Families do not have enough Chromebooks, how are they getting them?
We have distributed about 2400 chromebooks to date and continue to ship daily.
After the governor's directive and in the interest of keeping everyone safe, we have moved to a shipping model where chromebooks are shipped to families via UPS.
2. How do I know if a family/student got a chromebook?
If a student received a chromebook, it is listed in Aspen and available for you to see. All records are up to date as of this morning.
3. Where are the hotspots that should go to families who do not have internet?
We had ordered 400 hotspots for families in need. Unfortunately, as with much tech equipment now, the supply chain has broken down. We have been told numerous times they have shipped when in fact they have not. We reach out to vendors several times a day with questions, but to date they have not shipped. We are as frustrated as you are with this.
4. My youtubes may not work when students try to see them. Why can't we just allow everything?
Before all calendar's go live, the tech department will check every link on every calendar to make sure they work.
We understand this can be frustrating, but we have a legal and moral obligation to keep children as safe on the internet as we can make it. By law, we must be CIPA (Children's Internet Protection Act) compliant. If we miss a link by accident, simply let the helpdesk know.
5. I found this new extension and really want my students to have it.
The helpdesk remains open to answer any of your technology questions. We will continue to update Google extensions and add-ons as needed.
Q. I don't have direct deposit, how will I get my paycheck?
A. If you do not have a direct deposit, please note that if the schools are closed and the City Payroll/Post Office is open, your check will be mailed. However, should the City Payroll/Post Office closes, you will not receive your check(s) until services resume. In the case that we are closed for a prolonged period of time, we highly recommend you to enroll in direct deposit.
In order to enroll for direct deposit, please log into your Records account then fill out the Direct Deposit form under the blank doc section. Please realize that this will take a few weeks to go into effect.
Click here Learn more about direct deposit
Q: I need more information about my benefits during this time. What can you tell me?
A: The GIC's nine Benefit Fair events scheduled between Friday, April 10 and Monday, April 27 are canceled. In the meantime, please visit this website to view all the available resources the GIC has to offer members and public employees in response to COVID-19. By visiting the GIC website, you will see a table of contents that contain:
To access medical testing if you suspect you might have COVID-19
Get help with stress and anxiety specifically related to the COVID-19 outbreak
To access the full spectrum of work-life balance services
To access medical or behavioral health care without leaving home
To access your prescription medications without leaving home
For any COVID-19 related insurance claim
The GIC has directed all its health carriers to waive co-pays and deductibles associated with COVID-19 testing and co-pays for claims associated with COVID-19 treatment.
Q. How is my parental leave getting processed?
A. March 12, 2020, March 13, 2020, and March 16, 2020, are treated like snow days and will be made up. Thursday is made up on June 22, 2020, Friday is made up on June 23, 2020, and Monday is made up on June 24, 2020. You will not be charged any sick days for these three days: March 12, 2020, March 13. 2020, and March 16, 2020. Starting, March 17, 2020 you will be using sick time for your parental leave.
Want to calculate your payment schedule in light of the 3/12, 3/13, and 3/16 being treated like snow days and being made up on 6/22, 6/23, and 6/24? Here is a payout template that you can copy and work on as well as an annotated payout template to walk you through it.
Annotated Payout Template: Parental Leave
payout template: parental leave
Please make a COPY.
COVID-19 Diagnosis & FMLA
Q: I just found out I am presumptive positive for COVID-19. What should I do?
A: This is an FMLA event and you should do your best to let HR notify and then provide HR with the FMLA documentation. We will absolutely loosen the requirements and time lines, so just try to do the best you can while staying safe and healthy. We do not want you to be stressed out about documentation!
Q: I was out on FMLA prior to the school closure. How is my FMLA affected?
A: 3/12, 3/13 and 3/16 were not charged against your FMLA. Effective 3/17 the school closure does not affect your FMLA status since all days starting 3/17 are considered "work days."
Q: How does the FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT H.R. 6201 Emergency Sick Leave affect me?
A: Let's break it down. However, in general, the Act:
Makes employees eligible after 30 days of employment (relaxing the FMLA’s usual requirement that an employee be employed at least 12 months with at least 1250 hours of service); and
Permits eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave under the FMLA when the employee is unable to work (or telework) due to a need for leave to care for the son or daughter under 18 years of age of such employee if the school or place of care has been closed, or the child care provider of such son or daughter is unavailable, due to the current public health emergency
Employees can receive two-thirds of their regular rates of pay (with a cap of $200 per day) for up to 10 weeks. However, paid FMLA leave is available only to employees who need leave so they can stay home with children whose schools or care facilities are closed due to coronavirus.
Employees must have been on the payroll for 30 days to be eligible for paid FMLA benefits.
Employer Paid Leave Requirements (From the Department of Labor)
FFCRA Notice
From the Department of Labor
Dealing with Stress and Anxiety
Q: I have been very stressed out and anxious as a result of this unprecedented time. What can I do?
A: To access Mass4You Employee Assistance Program benefits, such as finding a provider, getting access to counseling and all other EAP services:
Call 1 (844) 263-1982 (available 24/7)
TTY Support for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: 711-1-844-263-1983
Visit liveandworkwell.com
If you need help with a substance abuse issue for you or a family member, call the toll-free Substance Use Treatment Helpline at 1 (855) 780-5955 to speak with a licensed clinician 24/7.Mass4You EAP
Q: My child attends the FPS daycare. What is the payment plan during the school closure?
A: There will be no daycare tuition payments due on 3/20 or 4/3. The next scheduled tuition payment will be due the week we anticipate to return (4/10, a regularly scheduled pay day). That payment covers the weeks of 4/13 through 4/24.
FTA Employees
Q: What is the MTA's position on remote learning?
A: The MTA issued this statement.
Q: What are the expectations for paraprofessionals during this school closure?
A: In collaboration with the FTA, we have established the following Unit T expectations:
*Translations of the calendars are district directives; teachers should not be asking paraprofessionals to translate the calendars.
* Learning templates and what the teachers write in the white box ONLY will be translated by individuals paid by the Bilingual Office; some of these individuals may be paraprofessionals who receive additional compensation for doing these translations.
* SEI Classrooms: language assistants should continue helping students with access, which may include some translations by the language assistants, as needed by the students.
* Paraprofessionals should join as many meetings as they can.
* Paraprofessionals can communicate with the parents, especially if they have the relationship.
* Paraprofessionals can simulate classroom experiences since teachers provide the materials (i.e. continue with small reading groups, etc.)
* Paraprofessionals should continue receiving directions from classroom teachers, but they should always feel free to bring concerns to TECs and administrators.
* 1:1 aides can reach out to the student or students they support.
MTA on Remote Learning
Unit A: Teaching and Support Services Employees
Q. What is the payment plan for Unit A employees?
A. You will be paid regularly but will have to make up the days at the end of the school year. Thursday is made up on June 22, 2020, Friday is made up on June 23, 2020, and Monday is made up on June 24, 2020. Beginning March 17, 2020 please monitor work email during regular working hours and follow up as needed. You may be asked to complete work-related tasks by your supervisor.
Q. Will Unit A employees be required to provide work for students?
A. No. Currently, there is no plan to provide distance learning. However, starting March 17, 2020 you may be asked to continue grading, working on grades and progress reports, lesson plans, answering typical emails, working on IEPs, updating any websites you may have, and following up on any other professional responsibilities. Principals have been told to keep in mind that some staff may not have access to laptops and/or may be bound by childcare issues.
Q. I am a nurse. Should I be responding to parents regarding medication?
A. Yes. Beginning March 17, 2020, please respond to parental inquiries regarding medication. Other typical questions should be answered as well.
Q. What is the payment plan for stipend positions?
A. Due to the fact that you are out of school and not working with students, this is an opportunity for stipend instructors to complete a curriculum outline. The curriculum outline will be provided to you by the Manager of Secondary Out of School Time.
District/FTA Expectations COVID-19
A letter from the office of teaching and learning
Q: I need to take a test for my licensure (i.e. for my Bilingual Endorsement or my Elementary license), but the testing services have been shut down. What should I do?
A: We don't have good advice here, sadly. These are tough and unprecedented time. The Office of Human Resources has contacted the head of licensure at DESE but have not heard back yet. This is what is on the DOE website: http://www.doe.mass.edu/edprep/covid19.html. Here is the MTA guidance, which we urge you to follow: For any license other than a Professional license renewal - In the immediate term -I have been advising folks to go into ELAR and make sure they have applied and paid the application fee for any and all licenses and endorsement they are hoping to obtain in the next six months or so. This will make sure they have a PENDING application and it will document to DESE that they were formally seeking to obtain this license or endorsement. DESE staff might not believe us if I say there are a bunch of folks stuck in limbo with something like the Bilingual Endorsement if there are few or no pending applications.
Q: My license is about to expire. What should I do?
A: Governor Baker has issued an executive order extending licenses for certain licensed professionals, including licensed educators. The order states that a license that is “in good standing” as of March 18, 2020, and that has expired or will expire during the state of emergency, is now extended and will remain valid until 90 days after the end of the state of emergency.
Q: I need a signature from a Central Office employee. What should I do?
A: We received permission to give electronic signatures, and then once we are out of this "closure" we will be required to provide an actual signature. For now, send it to the appropriate individual who will provide an electronic signature. Once we return to school, please resend the document for an actual signature.
Q: I am a Special Education educator. Can I have information about special education-related expectations?
A: The Office of Special Education has provided these guidelines.
Unit S: Administrative Support Employees
Q. What is the payment plan for Ten (10) Month Unit S employees?
A. You are now paid twenty (21) or twenty (26) checks; your pay will not change and you will receive your check as usual. You will make up these days: Thursday is made up on June 22, 2020, Friday is made up on June 23, 2020, and Monday is made up on June 24, 2020. Beginning March 17, 2020, please monitor work email during regular working hours and follow up as needed. You may be asked to complete work-related tasks by your supervisor.
Q. What is the payment plan for Twelve (12) Month Unit S employees?
A. You will be paid regularly on March 12, 2020, March 13, 2020, and March 17, 2020. Beginning March 17, 2020, please monitor work email during regular working hours and follow up as needed. You may be asked to complete work-related tasks by your supervisor.
Unit T: educational support employees
A. What is the payment plan for Ten (10) Month Unit T employees?
Q. Thursday (March 12, 2020), Friday (March 13, 2020), and Monday (March 16, 2020) are similar to snow days; you will be paid for the days when we make them up in June (Thursday is made up on June 22, 2020, Friday is made up on June 23, 2020, and Monday is made up on June 24, 2020). As of Tuesday, March 17, 2020, and throughout our time out of school, regularly scheduled payment will be provided. No sick days, vacation days or personal days will be charged. Beginning March 17, 2020, please monitor work email during regular working hours and follow up as needed.
other units and non-bargaining employees
Unit B: Administrators
Q. What is the payment plan for ten (10) and twelve (12) month administrators?
A. Nothing changes; you will be paid as usual. No sick days, vacation days or personal days will be charged to ten (10) or twelve (12) month employees. All Unit B employees will be required to work (remotely or in Central Office, as required) beginning March 17, 2020.
Unit P: Principals
Unit C: Custodial and Maintenance Employees
Q. Are custodians expected to work? What is the payment plan?
A. All custodial and maintenance staff are expected to show up to work on March 12, 2020, March 13, 2020 and March 16, 2020 and will be paid accordingly. Beginning March 17, 2020, pay will continue and senior-level custodians may be asked to occasionally do building check-ins. Maintenance staff will continue to receive pay and must be available on-demand. All such district requests will not be subject to additional compensation, such as overtime.
HUGE THANKS TO OUR AMAZING CUSTODIANS FOR THEIR AMAZING WORK CLEANING OUR SCHOOLS!!!!
Unit N: Food Service Employees
Q. Are food service workers expected to work? What is the payment plan?
A. Employees will not receive pay for March 12, 2020, March 13, 2020 and March 16, 2020, because these days will be made up in June (when employees will be paid). Thursday is made up on June 22, 2020, Friday is made up on June 23, 2020, and Monday is made up on June 24, 2020. No sick days, vacation days or personal days will be charged to employees. Following that, in our attempt to continue to provide our children with food and nutrition during this difficult time, you may, beginning Tuesday, March 17, 2020, you may be requested to come in on an as-needed basis to assist. All days beginning March 17, 2020 and through the end of the school closure are treated like "typical working days" and you will continue to receive your regular pay. We understand that your children's school closures may create hardship in your coming into work, and we will do our best to work with you through this difficult time.
THANK YOU, FOOD SERVICE WORKERS, FOR HELPING FEED OUR CHILDREN EVEN WHEN SCHOOL IS CLOSED!
Unit V: Non-Bargaining Employees
Q. What is the payment plan for Ten (10) Month hourly employees (campus aides, native language tutors, cafeteria monitors, childcare providers, language testers, technology specialists)?
A. You will not be paid on March 12, 2020, March 13, 2020, and March 16, 2020 because the days will be made up in June. Thursday is made up on June 22, 2020, Friday is made up on June 23, 2020, and Monday is made up on June 24, 2020. As of Tuesday, March 17, 2020 and throughout our time out of school, regularly scheduled payment will be provided. No sick days, vacation days or personal days will be charged. Beginning March 17, 2020, please monitor work email during regular working hours and follow up as needed. You may be asked to complete work-related tasks by your supervisor.
Q. What is the payment plan for hourly staff who do not have regularly scheduled hours (i.e. tutors, translators, etc.)?
A. You will not be paid while school is out.
Q. What is the payment plan for OST staff and Adult ESL staff who do not work regularly scheduled hours?
A. You will not be paid on March 12, 2020, March 13, 2020, and March 16, 2020 because the days will be made up in June. Thursday is made up on June 22, 2020, Friday is made up on June 23, 2020, and Monday is made up on June 24, 2020. As of Tuesday, March 17, 2020 and throughout our time out of school, regularly scheduled payment will be provided to those employees available and willing to work remotely. No sick days, vacation days or personal days will be charged.
Q. What is the payment plan for Twelve (12) Month hourly employees?
A. They will be paid as if they were working on any canceled day. No sick days, vacation days or personal days will be charged to twelve (12) month employees. Please monitor work email during regular working hours and follow up as needed. You may be asked to complete work-related tasks by your supervisor.
Unit Y: Substitute Teachers
Q. What is the payment plan for permanent substitute teachers?
A. You will not be paid on March 12, 2020, March 13, 2020, and March 16, 2020 because the days will be made up in June. Thursday is made up on June 22, 2020, Friday is made up on June 23, 2020, and Monday is made up on June 24, 2020. As of Tuesday, March 17, 2020 and throughout our time out of school, regularly scheduled payment will be provided. No personal and sick days will be charged.
Q. What is the payment plan for long term substitute teachers?
A. You will not be paid on March 12, 2020, March 13, 2020, and March 16, 2020 because the days will be made up in June. Thursday is made up on June 22, 2020, Friday is made up on June 23, 2020, and Monday is made up on June 24, 2020. As of Tuesday, March 17, 2020 and throughout our time out of school, regularly scheduled payment will be provided. Please monitor work email during regular working hours and follow up as needed. You may be asked to complete work-related tasks by your supervisor.
Q. What is the payment plan for per diem substitute teachers?
A. You will not be paid on March 12, 2020, March 13, 2020, and March 16, 2020 because the days will be made up in June. Thursday is made up on June 22, 2020, Friday is made up on June 23, 2020, and Monday is made up on June 24, 2020. If you were already scheduled to work after March 17, 2020 and throughout our time out of school, you will receive your regular per diem rate. Please note: although all of your assignments have been removed from the Frontline system, we still have this information for payment.
Q: I can't see the jobs I signed up for in Time and Attendance. Does that mean I won't get paid?
A: You will get paid. We downloaded everything before removing the jobs. Don't worry!
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Q. Can I pick up my stuff from school? I don't have needed electronics and materials to do my work remotely.
A: The following message was sent by Dr. Tremblay on March 19.
Q: Can I continue using my personal electronic devices (i.e. my own laptop)?
A: Absolutely! We only want people who absolutely need to come in on Friday March 20 to come in.
FRIDAY 3/20/2020 ELECTRONICS/ESSENTIAL RESOURCES PICKUP
March 19, 2020: This is to retrieve work-related materials that are NECESSARY to do your job remotely.
Additional questions?
If you are still unclear about anything, please do not hesitate to reach out to your direct supervisor with department-specific questions and/or the Office of Human Resources via email. Not sure whom to contact? Email us, and we will make sure to send your question to the right individual.
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Why Masks Work
The Science Behind Masks and Face Coverings
At St. Luke's, we've receive many inquiries from community members and leaders around the effectiveness of masks and face coverings. There is a lot of misinformation circulating today, so it's important to review the latest scientific information. Please review our answers to the most frequently asked questions below. We include citations to the evidence-based science that informed our responses.
Click each question below for its answer:
How do face coverings work to stop the spread of COVID-19?
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is spread largely through respiratory droplets generated when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Research shows that viral shedding starts during a 2-to-3-day period before symptoms appear, when virus levels in the body are at their highest. Additional research shows regular speaking is sufficient to expel virus-carrying droplets. Though research is ongoing, it is increasingly clear that transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from pre-symptomatic (infected, but have not yet developed symptoms) and asymptomatic persons (infected, and will not develop symptoms) plays a significant role in the spread of this virus in the general population.[i] Wearing a face covering creates an effective barrier against these droplets. There is much scientific evidence to support this claim, and the evidence is growing weekly. See below under effectiveness for details.
[i] He X, et al. Temporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of COVID-19. Nat Med 2020;26:672–5.
Do face coverings protect those wearing them or those around them?
Probably both. Primarily, face coverings help to reduce the chance of droplets traveling from you to others. Epidemiologically, this means they are an effective method of “source control.” In addition, there is evidence to suggest you may reduce your own risk of catching COVID-19 by wearing a face covering. Cloth and surgical masks should NOT be used to protect the wearer by filtering the air they breathe, though both do provide some partial protection against breathing in respiratory droplets. [i] [ii] In addition to mask-wearing potentially providing some protection against infection in the wearer, there is also emerging evidence that it could mitigate the severity of COVID-19 if a person acquires it by reducing the “dose” of virus inhaled. [iii]
[i] Konda, et al. Aerosol Filtration Efficiency of Common Fabrics Used in Respiratory Cloth Masks. ACS Nano 2020;14: 6339−6347.
[ii] Zhao, et al. Household Materials Selection for Homemade Cloth Face Coverings and Their Filtration Efficiency Enhancement with Triboelectric Charging. Nano Lett. 2020, 20, 7, 5544–5552.
[iii] Gandhi, et al. Facial Masking for Covid-19 — Potential for “Variolation” as We Await a Vaccine. N Engl J Med 2020; 383:e101 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp2026913
How effective are face coverings or other prevention methods in preventing the spread of COVID-19?
There really is no question that masks are safe and are helpful in containing COVID-19. Approximately 40% of COVID-19 infections are caused by asymptomatic people or those who have not yet experienced any symptoms. Since we don’t know who may be infected, or if we ourselves are infected, wearing a face covering and physical distancing are the top two prevention methods. Laboratory and real-world studies show that wearing face coverings reduces the risk of transmitting COVID-19 significantly, up to an 85% reduction in some studies. The lines of evidence come from basic science and real-world applications.
In the basic science realm, a recent study demonstrated that individuals who had non-COVID-19 coronavirus infection (causes the common cold) demonstrated that wearing a surgical mask significantly reduced the amount of coronavirus emitted in droplets and aerosols into the air around the infected patient. This coronavirus virus (similar in size to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19) was detected in up to 40% of respiratory droplets in surrounding air samples from individuals NOT wearing face masks. No coronavirus was detected in air samples collected from participants wearing face masks.[i] In addition, homemade face coverings made from household fabrics may be less effective compared with commercially manufactured cloth and surgical masks, but they still can substantially limit dispersion of exhaled infectious respiratory particles, including respiratory droplet-sized particles containing COVID-19.[i]
[i] Leung, et al. Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks. Nature Medicine. 2020.26:676–680.
[i] Verma, et al. Visualizing the effectiveness of face masks in obstructing respiratory jets. Phys Fluids (1994). 2020;32(6):061708. doi:10.1063/5.0016018
Real world examples include case series as well as larger studies.
Among the case series, a well-known case study describes a man who flew from China to Toronto and subsequently tested positive for COVID-19. He had a dry cough and wore a mask on the flight, and all 25 people closest to him on the flight tested negative for COVID-19.[i] In another noteworthy case series, cotton facial coverings or masks were required in a county in Missouri. One hair stylist (A) developed COVID and transmitted it to a coworker (B) with whom she took non-mask wearing breaks with between clients. Otherwise both stylists wore masks while working with clients. Even though these stylists worked for a combined total of 13 days and with 139 clients while infected with COVID, none of their clients or other stylists, who were also required to wear masks or cloth facial coverings, developed COVID. However, 4 of 4 household contacts of stylist A did get COVID infection (masks presumably were not worn when at home).[ii]
[i] Schwartz, et al. Lack of COVID-19 transmission on an international flight. CMAJ 2020. 19(15);E410.
[ii] MMWR / July 14, 2020 / Vol. 69
Larger studies have also shown benefits in populations of people. A recent meta-analysis by Liang, et al estimated that masks could reduce viral infections by 80% in healthcare providers (HCP) and 47% in the community. However, they noted that studies from Asia suggest greater benefit from masks likely due to greater consistency in use compared to studies done in Western countries.[i] A meta-analysis by Chu, et al[ii] estimated a possible 85% reduction in transmission with the use of any N95, mask, or 12-16 layer cotton mask in HCP and about a 44% reduction for mask use in the community.
[i] Liang M, et al. Travel Med and Infect Dis 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101751.
[ii] Chu, et al. Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet 2020; 395: 1973–87.
Finally, studies have been conducted on the effectiveness of policies or mandates around mask use. In a study of the largest health care system in Massachusetts, a leadership-mandated policy of universal masking for all health care workers (HCWs) and patients on rates of SARS-CoV-2 infection was evaluated. At the time universal masking was started (late March 2020), new infections in HCWs was increasing exponentially, reaching 21.3% of overall staff (increase of 1.2% per day). Following universal masking, positive test results began to drop after two weeks to 14.7%, and 11.5% by four weeks (about 0.5% per day). The authors rightly note that other community-wide and hospital-specific interventions (distancing, washing hands, testing, etc.) also played a role, but only after universal masking was in effect for one week did infections in HCWs start to decline.[i] And in an additional recent study, COVID-19 growth rates before and after face mask mandates were compared in 15 states and the District of Columbia, demonstrating that required mask use led to a slowdown in daily COVID-19 infections. In the first five days after a mandate, the daily growth rate slowed by 0.9% compared to before mandate. At three weeks, the daily growth rate had slowed by 2% (keeping in mind that overall infection rates were 10-15%).[i]
[i] Lyu, et al. Community Use of Face Masks And COVID-19: Evidence from A Natural Experiment of State Mandates in the US. Health Affairs 2020. 39;8: 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00818
[i] Wang, et al. Association between universal masking in a health care system and SARS-CoV-2 positivity among health care workers. JAMA. Published online July 14, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.12897
If we are practicing physical distancing do we still need to wear face coverings?
There are the “Three Ws” to help prevent the spread of COVID-19: Wearing a face covering, Watching your distance, and Washing your hands. While all are important, the first two are the most important. In addition, you can think about mask wearing as a way of creating physical distancing even when you are on the move. The droplets you breathe out as you move about in spaces are largely caught by the mask, creating the effect of physical distancing even when that might not be possible.
Does everyone need to wear a face covering to stop transmission in the community and region?
When using cloth face coverings, the personal protection is derived from their use by all members of the community. With wearing a mask, the concept is risk reduction rather than absolute prevention.[i]
[i] Mueller, et al. Assessment of Fabric Masks as Alternatives to Standard Surgical Masks in Terms of Particle Filtration Efficiency. Found at: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.17.20069567v2.full.pdf
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Someone in your family is diagnosed with a terminal disease and your whole world is turned upside down. What can you do to help them through their final days? Where will they be cared for? And by whom? How do you decide? What do you do when members of the family disagree on the best way to care for the dying loved one? What resources are available to make it easier for everyone involved? What ethical issues may arise regarding the withholding or withdrawal of life support? How can the loved one be ministered to spiritually as he or she prepares for eternity? When is it time to let them go and how do you go about it? How might hospice help? This is only a small sample of the many matters covered in this handy guide for those who are responsible for the care of a dying loved one. Trying to make sense of suffering and death, the role of grief, the need for forgiveness and reconciliation at times, the essential part that prayer can play and an overview of some bio-ethical decisions that may have to be made are among the many important issues dealt with here.
About the Author: Robert “Bob” Fischer has been a Registered Nurse for the past twenty years working in such areas as acute and critical care, education, and crisis/hospice nursing. He served as a Naval Nurse Corps Officer aboard the USNS Comfort, a Naval Hospital Ship, and aboard the USS Saipan during Operation Desert Storm. He has a Masters Degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston as an Adult Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist and is completing his formation program as a Deacon candidate for the Archdiocese of Washington DC. His wife Karen is a Masters Prepared Nurse in Public Health Nursing for the Veterans Administration Hospital and shares in many of his ministries.
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"Robert "Bob'" Fischer has been a registered nurse for 20 years. He has a master's degree as an adult critical care clinical nurse specialist and is a deacon candidate for the Archdiocese of Washington, DC. His guide to caring for a dying loved one covers suffering: loss and the grieving process; care of the dying; resentment, forgiveness and reconciliation; bio-ethical decisions and the teaching of the Church; the last things; prayer; and saying good-bye, letting go. --Theology Digest, Summer 2002
"Caring for a Dying Loved One: A Comprehensive Guide, by permanent diaconate candidate and experienced registered nurse (including US Navy Nurse Corps), Robert 'Bob' Fischer (shares his various ministries with his Public Health nursing expert wife, Karen). Written as a guide, in practical, direct language. In 9 chapters, the author looks at basic issues -- the reality of suffering, how caring for the dying is a 'charitable ministry,' realistic words about forgiveness and fear. Other topics include the importance of prayer, goodbyes and letting go, and the realities of 'Preparation for the Final Journey.' Appendices include a section on 'Community Resources' with reference to offices that deal with specific illnesses; some basic, practical prayers; and what is likely the simplest approach to 'Centering Prayer' that has yet been penned." --Crux of the News, February 25, 2002
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Abu Dhabi Rental Law & Tenancy Disputes
Published on : 07 Oct 2019
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TENANCY LAW OF ABU DHABI AND ITS AMENDMENTS (Updated October 2019)
(This article was updated on 7 October 2019)
Tenancy Law is one of the most important aspects of societies' life by means of which individuals' rights and duties are determined. Besides, it also sets a guiding principle for interactions among individuals in general and for resolving disputes thereof in particular. Tenancy law is considered to be the backbone of every individual’s daily life as it is a tool regulating tenants’ and landlords’ (collectively referred to as Parties) transactions through tenancy executed contract. Further, tenancy law has been amended from time to time to bring it in line with current circumstances in addition to the market and social demands thereof.
In this article, our team of lawyers in Abu Dhabi seek to accentuate the tenancy law of Abu Dhabi; its latest amendments and further regulations setting out the obligations of the landlords and tenants per terms of the law.
Tenancy law was not exclusively set out in single legislation or act in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. However, we may say that it is a group of laws regulating the rental relation between the Parties either for residential, commercial or industrial purposes by means of establishing certain mechanisms. It also outlines all procedural steps surrounding these collaborations between the contractual parties as well as setting out the penalty for going against the rules already laid down.
In 2006, Abu Dhabi Law Number 20 was issued to regulate the relation between landlord and tenant on matters such as increasing rental prices and evicting the tenant from the property. Before the amended Law Number 4 of 2010, landlords could not demand tenants to vacate the rented property upon expiration of their tenancy contract. However, circumstances have changed after the below amendments.
The main amendments to the law number 20 of 2006 (the Tenancy Law) include the following:
Abu Dhabi law number 4 of 2010;
This law entitled the landlord to seek eviction of the tenant from the property upon expiration of their tenancy contract and further the landlord may also refuse renewal of the contract. A rent cap of 5% was applicable; however, tenants were subject to a 5% increase in rent upon renewal of the contract without previous intimation to the tenant. This 5% cap is removed due to further amendments.
Head of Judicial Department Resolution Number 10 of 2010 on Lease Dispute Resolution Committees and the applicable procedures before such committees
Under the provisions of law, a Dispute Resolution Committees (the Committee) will be formed, where the committee will be chaired by a judge. The Committee will have the power to urgently resolve the matter arising out of the lease relationship between the landlord and the tenant and to settle temporary procedures submitted by either party. The Arabic Language will be used before the Committee, and the Committee will hear the claims and defenses of litigants, witnesses, and any other person, who is ignorant of the Arabic language through an interpreter.
Abu Dhabi Executive Council number 4 of 2011 on rules and procedures of registration of tenancy contracts in the emirate of Abu Dhabi:
Abu Dhabi Executive Council number 4 of 2011 introduced rules and procedures for landlords to register their tenancy contracts at the Abu Dhabi Municipality (the ADM). The resolution introduced a system upon which the ADM establishes and keeps a registry of tenancy contracts including all data related to the leased property which is known as the ADM’s tawtheeq system. Besides, all tenancy contracts existing or entered between the parties after the implementation of this resolution shall be registered at the ADM. The tenancy contracts must be in English and Arabic or only Arabic language while registering it with the Tawtheeq registry system of the ADM.
Considering the above provisions, the ADM, shall only consider tenancy contracts registered under the provisions of this resolution, any transaction requiring a tenancy contract shall not be accepted and shall be dismissed if the contract is not registered in the tawtheeq registry system of the ADM. The resolution applies to all residential, commercial units and industrial units.
Administrative Resolution Number 12 of 2012 on Controls of Occupancy of Housing Units in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi;
Housing property is defined under the law as the property, or any part thereof prepared for the lease and use it as domicile that provides a person with residence, living, basic daily life needs including a bathroom, kitchen and at least one bedroom. Also, the Resolution prohibits the occupancy of one housing unit by two families.
Administrative Resolution Number 13 of 2012, on Executive Resolution Law 1 of 2011 on Regulation of occupancy of Housing Units and use of property allocated for citizens in Emirate of Abu Dhabi:
The Resolution does not allow the following buildings to be rented out:
Buildings built in farms and manors;
Public housings and other additional housing units;
Public housing that has been demolished and rebuilt upon a license issued by the government;
Housing units built on residential lands that have been licensed upon the owner’s request for special social causes
Abu Dhabi Executive Council Decision issued law number 32 issued in 2012:
This Executive Council Decision removed the rent cap of 5% and granted landlords the liberty to raise the price as per the market rates for their interest. However, the Tenancy Law also provides for rules concerning notice periods required in case the landlord seeks to evict the tenant or seeks to raise rental amount or any modifications in the contract. The landlords must notify the tenant by giving two months notice by issuing an evacuation/eviction Notice or a prior note stating the proposed modification in the contract and indicating the specific alteration the landlord desires to apply. For commercial properties, the notice period is deemed to be of minimum 3 months. It is pertinent to note that in case the landlord does not serve an eviction or rent increment notice during the above course of time before renewal, the contract shall be deemed to be automatically renewed with the same price and same terms.
President of the Executive Council’s Resolution Number 32 of 2012 on Premises Lease Contracts:
The Resolution mentions that the annual increment of the rental specified in the lease contract as mentioned under Article 16 of Law Number 20 of 2006, shall not exceed five percent (5%), provided that the rental should be evaluated as of 10 November 2013 as agreed between both the parties.
Administrative Resolution Number 97 of 2012, on Mechanism of Registration of Lease Contract in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi:
The Administrative Resolution Number 97 of 2012 has laid down the provisions concerning the mechanism related to the registration of lease contract in Abu Dhabi. The Resolution authorizes the Abu Dhabi Municipality to prepare a special record to register lease contracts which must contain the data related to the property used for residential, commercial, or industrial purposes as well as the records of the occupants for the residential property plus the landlord and tenant’s data. The Municipality will also prepare a unified manual on procedures required for registration and can amend it when it deems necessary. The Municipality is also authorized to collect registration fees of lease contracts subject to the following:
• In the case of replacement of the tenant in the same land premises, the current contract shall terminate, and both the parties shall make a new contract upon the payment of fees;
• Registration fees for the property and units should be made in one payment as follows:
AED 1,000 per building on one lot of land and AED 5,000 per lease unit;
AED 1,000 for all villas built on one lot of land and AED 5,000 per lease unit.
• The prevailing lease contracts made before the issuance of this Resolution shall be exempted from the registration fees where their fees are to be only collected upon renewal.
Abu Dhabi Council Resolution Number 13 of 2016 on housing fee:
The Abu Dhabi Council issued a Resolution Number 13 of 2016 in February 2016 whereby the Municipality will charge a 3% housing fee on an annual rent. The fee will be charged on all the housing units in Abu Dhabi. Also, the responsibility to pay the housing fee will be on the tenants and will not be considered as services charge which is payable to owners of the building.
jAbu Dhabi Council Resolution Number 14 of 2016 on Lease Agreements of Premises concerning the reintroduction of the annual rental cap of 5%:
The Tenancy law introduced a 5% rental cap on the lease agreement, however, the cap was abolished on 9 November 2013, but the cap has again been reinstated under the Abu Dhabi Council Resolution Number 14 of 2016 with an effect from 13 December 2016. Under the Council resolution, both the parties can fix the rent for the lease term, upon agreement, however, if the rent is not decided then the landlord has the authority to increase the rent annually.
Tenancy Law amendment of 20 November 2017:
The resolution states that the decision of the Abu Dhabi Rental Disputes settlement committee will be final and binding upon the parties if the claim amount in the dispute is below AED 50,000 (UAE Dirham fifty thousand). However, if the claim amount exceeds AED 50,000 (UAE Dirham fifty thousand), the parties can file for an appeal in the Court of Appeal within 15 days starting from the next day of judgment or from the next day of judgment notification, if the judgment is an absent judgment.
Additionally, the parties also have the right to file an appeal before the Court of Cassation within 30 days from the next day of the appeal judgment or from the next day of judgment notification if the judgment is an absent judgment, subjected that the claim amount exceeds AED 300,000 (UAE Dirham three hundred thousand).
Key Notes:
1. Tenancy Period:
The lease contract shall be valid to the end of the period specified in the contract and the period may be renewed for additional period/s as agreed between the parties.
If the contract term expires and the tenant keeps making use of the leased premises without objection from the landlord, then the contract shall be deemed to renewed for the same period and same conditions.
If either party wishes not to renew the contract; or to adjust the conditions, such party shall notify the other party in writing, two months prior to its termination for residential properties and two months prior to termination of the contract for commercial industrial or professional properties.
The landlord may not ask the tenant to vacate the leased property on the basis of the expiration of the period before 9th November 2012 (specified date), and this date may be renewed upon a decision of the president of the Executive Council as he may deem appropriate.
The committee has the right to decide on vacating the leased premises before the date specified if the occupation of the leased property by the tenant causes gross damage to the landlord provided that the tenant has made use of such premises for not less than two (2) years. In such case, the landlord shall not grant more than six (6) months to vacate the leased property date of resolution of the Committee.
Upon the decision of President of the Executive Council, rules and procedures on registration of lease contracts related to property existed in the Emirate shall be developed.
2. The following procedures must be adhered to:
Ensure that the landlord has registered his property at ADM by reviewing the registration certificate.
Seek the tenancy contract for your review. Examine all terms and conditions especially those pertaining to tenancy period, rental amount, maintenance and other fees.
Eventually, it should be noted that in case a dispute occurs between the landlord i.e. owner or real estate/property management company and the tenant, it would not be possible to submit dispute application to the Rent Dispute Settlement Committee unless the tenancy contract is registered with ADM tawtheeq system. Accordingly, it is advisable to make sure that the tenancy contract is signed and registered. To state in précise, the Tenancy Law is a security for the rights of both the parties whether the party is the landlord (owner/ property management company) or the tenant.
This Executive Council Decision removed the rent cap of 5% and grants landlords the liberty to raise the price as per the market rates for their interest. However, the Tenancy Law also provides for rules concerning notice periods required in case the landlord seeks to evict the tenant or seeks to raise rental amount or any modifications in the contract. The landlords must notify the tenant by giving two months notice by issuing an evacuation/eviction Notice or a prior note stating the proposed modification in the contract and indicating the specific alteration the landlord desires to apply. For commercial properties, the notice period is deemed to be of minimum 3 months. It is pertinent to note that in case the landlord does not serve an eviction or rent increment notice during the above course of time before renewal, the contract shall be deemed to be automatically renewed with the same price and same terms.
Abu Dhabi Law Number 13 of 2017 regulating Court Fees in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi:
For litigating disputes between Landlord and Tenant (2018 and 2019), the above law applies which provides that the court fees payable by a party is set at 5% of the annual rent or; AED 40,000 whichever is lower. Also, the earlier law provied that landlords cannot increase the annual rent by more than 5%, (Law Number 14 of 2016, referred above) but now, Landlord must issue a two months written notice (for residential) and three months written notice (for commercial properties). In terms of procedures to be followed before Abu Dhabi Lease Dispute Settlment Centre, Law Number 25 of 2018 issued by Abu Dhabi Judicial Department applies.
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2020 Trafficking in Persons Report: United Arab Emirates
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Tier 2
PRIORITIZED RECOMMENDATIONS:
TRAFFICKING PROFILE
The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. The government demonstrated overall increasing efforts compared to the previous reporting period; therefore the UAE remained on Tier 2. These efforts included increasing the number of sex trafficking prosecutions and doubling the number of sex trafficking convictions. Officials launched robust awareness campaigns in strategic locations, which reached a substantial number of vulnerable populations, expatriates, and government stakeholders. It piloted its wage protection system that included domestic workers’ salaries for the first time and signed agreements with four prominent labor-sending countries to stringently regulate domestic worker recruitment. In addition, the government fully implemented regulations for the domestic worker law that expanded legal protections for this vulnerable population and adopted and enforced an associated bylaw during the reporting period. However, the government did not meet the minimum standards in several key areas. The government did not report convicting any labor traffickers during the reporting period or providing protective services for any labor trafficking victims. Despite some initial reforms, the sponsorship system continued to heighten some foreign workers’ vulnerability to trafficking. The government did not routinely employ its proactive identification and referral mechanism, which resulted in the penalization of some potential victims and rendering others without care.
Increase efforts to prosecute and convict labor trafficking offenses under the anti-trafficking law. • Increase efforts to identify and provide protective services for labor trafficking victims. • Regularly employ standard procedures for victim identification among foreign workers, particularly women in commercial sex and domestic workers who have fled their employers, to ensure authorities do not penalize victims. • Develop and expand reforms to the sponsorship-based employment system, including wage protection system coverage to all employees, specifically domestic workers. • Report the number of trafficking investigations, and investigate forced labor indicators, such as passport retention, withholding of wages, labor violations, and complaints of abuse, as potential trafficking crimes. • Execute implementing regulations for and strengthen enforcement of the domestic worker law that expands legal protections for domestic workers. • Increase trainings for shelter staff on how to identify and care for labor trafficking victims. • Strictly enforce prohibitions on withholding workers’ passports.
The government reported overall increased anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts, but efforts to address forced labor remained weak. Federal Law 51 of 2006 and its amendments in Federal Law No.1 of 2015 criminalized sex trafficking and labor trafficking and prescribed penalties ranging from five years to life in prison, as well as fines ranging from 50,000 to 99,100 UAE dirham (AED) ($13,610 to $26,980) and deportation for non-citizens. These penalties were sufficiently stringent and, with respect to sex trafficking, commensurate with those prescribed for other serious crimes, such as rape. Federal Law No. 10 of 2017 provided additional protections for domestic workers, as well regulations for recruitment agencies and employers of such workers, including those pertaining to hiring practices, working conditions, and employment contracts. Federal Law No. 10 protected workers’ rights to retain their own identity documents, but did not stipulate penalties for employers who confiscated workers’ passports.
The government historically had not reported statistics on investigations of suspected trafficking cases. However, according to media reports, during the reporting year the government prosecuted 38 sex trafficking cases across the seven emirates, compared with 30 cases (including one for forced labor) the year prior. Officials reported conviction of 67 sex traffickers (media reported conviction of 22 sex traffickers) and administered sentences ranging from six months to life imprisonment, with the vast majority of perpetrators receiving five years or more. Six cases remained ongoing at the close of the reporting period, and one forced labor case stemming from 2018 also remained pending. During the previous year, the government convicted 35 sex trafficking defendants under trafficking laws and handed down similar punishments. The government did not report convicting any labor traffickers during the reporting period, on trend with previous years. In one specific case during the year, after receiving a trafficking-related tip, the Dubai police set up an undercover operation at a local nightclub and discovered 18 young females forced to work as erotic dancers. Officials referred the underage girls to the government-run shelter for care and charged the nightclub owner and four other accomplices with trafficking. Media reported the defendants doctored the ages on the victims’ passports and lured them to Dubai with promises of well-paying jobs then subsequently subjected them to sex trafficking. The government found the five defendants guilty of trafficking and sentenced them to five years in prison each.
The government did not routinely investigate as possible trafficking crimes violations of Emirati labor laws that exhibited trafficking indicators, such as passport confiscation, delayed or nonpayment of wages, physical abuse or fraud, and contract switching; the government treated these cases most often exclusively as regulatory violations, levying administrative fines or the cancellation of business licenses in lieu of criminal proceedings. Labor violations, including those involving forced labor, continued to be addressed by Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization (MOHRE)-administered dispute resolution processes and labor courts instead of specific human trafficking laws. The government did not report any investigations, prosecutions, or convictions of officials complicit in trafficking crimes during the reporting year. Relevant authorities held a series of lectures and training programs in workers’ residences and in recruiting offices to raise awareness on the types of trafficking crimes and ways to communicate with law enforcement authorities and shelters. The Dubai Police Human Trafficking Crime Control Center (HTCCC), the Dubai Judicial Institute (DJI), and the National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking (NCCHT), in collaboration with an international organization, planned and hosted its sixth iteration of a five-week diploma program on ways to detect and prevent trafficking, protect victims, and raise societal awareness of the problem. This program reached 384 government officials from 22 different police agencies nationwide. Dubai police also facilitated a three-week “train the trainers” seminar for 18 graduates of the aforementioned diploma program. The public prosecutor’s office facilitated a workshop on technical rules for investigating, handling, and preparing human trafficking files; the workshop also included an overview of the primary indicators of trafficking, as well as mechanisms for probing the crime effectively. Around 35 prosecutorial personnel participated in this workshop.
The government maintained overall efforts to protect trafficking victims, which continued to focus exclusively on victims of sex trafficking. In 2019, the media reported the government identified and referred 19 victims (including three minors) to care, in addition to 13 victims the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC) reported assisting during the same year, for a total of 32 sex trafficking victims. This was compared with 51 and 25 (primarily sex trafficking) victims identified and referred to care during the previous two years, respectively. While the government had standard procedures for victim identification among foreign workers, officials did not regularly employ these procedures proactively and continued to rely predominantly on third-party referrals to identify victims, including from foreign embassies, religious institutions, or tips received through government hotlines, smartphone applications, and the internet. Authorities continued to implement a formal referral process to transfer suspected trafficking victims from detention centers, hospitals, houses of worship, or facilities run by source country embassies or consulates, to government shelters upon the completion of victim identification. At times, female or male police officers in plain clothes—intended to allay victims’ anxieties—escorted victims, identified by law enforcement, from a government-run detention center to a shelter; however, reports persisted that some victims were unwilling to approach law enforcement officials due to (real or perceived) fear of being sent to prison for immigration or other violations rather than being accepted into a shelter.
The shelters were largely funded through individual donations, notably from the ruling family of Abu Dhabi emirate, as well as contributions from public and private companies and religious institutions. The government maintained oversight and funding for shelters in four of the seven emirates (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, and Sharjah), offering housing and assistance for all female and child sex trafficking and abuse victims across the country. The government operated one shelter for men in Abu Dhabi, but it did not serve any male victims during the year. Protective services included medical, psychological, legal, educational, rehabilitation and reintegration, vocational training and certificates, and voluntary repatriation that included prolonged follow-up care after the victim returned home. Children received services tailored to their needs, including separate living sections and supervisors, as well as teachers who provided age-appropriate educational and psycho-social support. All police departments had a special room for interviewing children and other vulnerable victims. The Philippines, Indian, and Sri Lankan embassies in Abu Dhabi and the Philippines, Indonesian, and Sri Lankan consulates in Dubai provided shelter and other protective services to an unspecified number of female nationals who had been subjected to trafficking during the reporting period. Other consulates used “foster families” of the same nationality to host victims until their cases were resolved. During the reporting year, officials allocated 207,500 AED ($56,490) to the trafficking victims support fund, which financially supported repatriation or resettlement to prevent recidivism.
Shelter staff claimed that identified sex trafficking victims were not jailed, fined, or prosecuted for violations committed as a result of their being subjected to trafficking. However, other independent observers alleged authorities reportedly jailed some potential victims for prostitution offenses, consensual sex outside marriage, or absconding from their employers. Because the government did not routinely use victim identification procedures or screen for potential trafficking crimes among vulnerable populations, it may have prosecuted some unidentified victims during the year. In January 2020, local media reported on Ras Al Khaimah Criminal Court’s sentencing of four women to three years in jail for commercial sex however, the details of the cases and associated allegations remained unclear, although the media claimed traffickers exploited the women in sex trafficking. The government reported it exempted from fines forced labor victims who had overstayed their visas or sex trafficking victims but did not report the exact number of those who benefitted from this exemption during the reporting period. The government did not provide permanent or formal temporary residency status to victims; however, it permitted victims to stay in shelters and participate in court proceedings, and worked with international organizations to resettle in third countries victims who could not return to their countries of origin. Interior officials amended the status of a few victims to assist them in seeking follow-on job opportunities in the UAE. Laborers whose employer had not paid them for 60 days were entitled to legally remain in country and search for a new employer. The government reported funding repatriation in July 2019 for at least nine male victims but did not report a total number repatriated during the reporting period. Shelter staff noted they assisted an unknown number of trafficking victims in finding new employment or sponsors on an ad-hoc basis. The government encouraged victims to assist in the investigation and prosecution of traffickers and provided victim-witness protective services, including private interview rooms, free legal counseling, and safe transportation to court hearings. Police took counter-retaliation measures and prohibited communication between the victim and suspect. Police also enforced two governmental decrees aimed at ensuring the media adhered to victims’ privacy and that shelters adequately protected victims. According to the NCCHT, victims were informed and assured of their rights when giving testimony. Both police and shelter representatives reported victims often chose immediate repatriation at the UAE’s expense rather than remaining in country to testify against alleged traffickers or see a case through to final adjudication. Laborers were entitled to freely seek new employment in the country after 60 days of wage non-payment by their existing employer by going through the Ministry of Interior to arbitrate the process. During the reporting year, nearly 8 percent of the private sector workforce changed employers.
The government increased efforts to prevent trafficking but did not demonstrate any new steps to dismantle the sponsorship system. Various government and quasi-government organizations held numerous training programs, organized lectures, and conducted workshops throughout the reporting period in an effort to raise awareness of trafficking among authorities and vulnerable populations. The government continued to carry out its national action plan to address trafficking, driven chiefly by the NCCHT. The plan focused on prevention, protection, prosecution, punishment, promotion of international cooperation, redress, rehabilitation, reintegration, and capacity building. During the year, a senior Emirati delegation participated in Bahrain’s inaugural Middle East anti-trafficking forum, and committed to regionally specific efforts to include reformation of the notorious kafala system. The government amplified awareness on trafficking through increased informational notices at airports, training courses for high-risk groups, and the dissemination of publications in various languages directed at the most at-risk communities, effectively reaching tens of thousands of individuals during the year. The campaigns raised awareness of penalties for trafficking and publicized hotlines for more information or direct assistance. Airport banners specifically targeted terminals based on nationalities with high workforce numbers in the UAE. The government educated passengers at Dubai International Airport (DXB) about trafficking through clips, broadcasts, flyers, and tactically-situated massive banners in nine prominent languages. Dubai Police, NCCHT, and DXB, in partnership with an international organization, launched a two-year campaign in July 2019 entitled “Don’t Turn a Blind Eye.” The campaign aimed to raise awareness of airport employees and travelers on how to detect trafficking crimes, given DXB remained one of the busiest international hubs in the world. Government shelter staff maintained a partnership with art galleries for visual art exhibits that showcased art made by trafficking victims, to both increase awareness and raise funds for other victims. DFWAC partnered with government-owned real estate developer Nakheel to run awareness campaigns at the developer’s shopping centers, particularly in its Dubai International City area, where many domestic workers resided and worked, to combat internal trafficking. Fujairah Police carried out anti-trafficking awareness campaigns via social media platforms and SMS functions. During the reporting year, local media ran a report on human trafficking, and presented numbers to call for help, including DFWAC and police in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah; the program also highlighted relevant UAE laws. Launched in April 2019 by Interior officials, the “Community Awareness” phone application promulgated information about a range of issues, including child protection, the duties of employers and employees, and trafficking in Arabic, Chinese, English, Filipino, Malay, and Urdu. Emirates Airlines, which is owned by the Dubai government, trained its cabin crewmembers and other airport ground staff on detecting instances of human trafficking at check-in and on flights. The government funded and ran a 24-hour toll-free hotline for reporting cases of trafficking, delayed wage payments, or other labor violations, which operated in Arabic, English, Hindi, Russian, Tagalog, and Urdu. Calls were categorized and automatically alerted police in suspected trafficking cases. In Dubai, authorities ran a separate line, and UAE-wide there remained a 24-hour toll-free number for migrant laborers to vocalize workplace complaints or general inquiries. Analogous to the year prior, the government did not report how many trafficking or trafficking-related calls any hotline received during the reporting year.
The government implemented Federal Law No.10 of 2017 to improve the work conditions and welfare of domestic employees and adopted Cabinet Resolution No. 22 of 2019, which grants domestic workers the right to terminate their employment if an employer fails to meet contractual obligations or if the employee is subject to sexual harassment or physical or verbal abuse by the employer. However, the government did not strengthen regulatory enforcement of in-home inspections and workplace grievance resolution. In addition, sociocultural and legal barriers against government interference with private households continued to hamper monitoring and enforcement efforts of its domestic worker law. This law included the right for employees to retain personal documents, sign standardized contracts with unequivocally designated working conditions, access specialized tribunals for settling workplace grievances, and observe mandatory time off. It also stipulated in-home inspections on the basis of complaints or reasonable evidence of law violations. Under the law’s provisions, a recruitment agency or person who hindered law enforcement, anyone who disclosed information unveiled in an investigation, or anyone who facilitated the abandonment of a domestic worker may be jailed for a minimum of six months and ordered to pay a 10,000 to 100,000 AED ($2,720 to $27,230) fine.
MOHRE primarily oversaw, regulated, and enforced labor-related complaints. Efforts by MOHRE to combat forced labor across the UAE included an extensive labor inspection program that incorporated routine and unannounced inspections of housing and work sites by a team of full-time labor inspectors, in addition to seven dedicated anti-trafficking inspectors. Authorities usually dealt with labor law violations administratively and did not report investigating such cases for trafficking indicators or referring any for criminal prosecution. The government continued its monitoring and inspection program for regulation of private sector laborers, including through the wage protection system (WPS), which electronically monitored salary payments via vetted banks, currency exchanges, and financial institutions for all onshore companies employing more than 100 workers (96 percent of the private sector workforce). The WPS automatically flagged delayed salary payments of more than 60 days or payments that were less than contractually agreed upon, and after a designated period, authorities administered fines and other enforcement actions, including criminal proceedings after an unknown number of labor-related inspections. However, a local news investigation in the previous reporting period estimated that almost 50 percent of all small private construction and transport companies circumvented the WPS to pay workers only 60 percent of their contractual salaries. Media and diplomatic sources reported some companies retained workers’ bank cards or accompanied workers to withdraw cash, coercively shortchanging the employees even though the WPS showed the proper amount paid. Such cases were difficult to prove in labor courts, given the WPS documented accurate payments via designated bank accounts. On trend with previous years, the government did not report the number of complaints of unpaid wages it investigated as a result of its dispute resolution process or the WPS, which were intended to ensure workers were paid according to their contracts and not subjected to forced labor. If employers were punished with administrative and financial penalties for compliance failure, it also did not report investigating such cases for trafficking indicators or referring any for criminal prosecution. Workplace grievances routinely resulted in fines, suspended permits to hire new workers, or the cancellation of business licenses, though the official number of these punishments was unknown. Domestic worker salaries were not required to be paid via the WPS and, coupled with cultural norms and the lack of legal provisions requiring inspections of domestic worker accommodations, wage payment, and work hour abuses, among other acts indicative of forced labor, rendered domestic workers vulnerable to exploitation. However, during the reporting period, officials successfully rolled out a trial phase of the WPS that included domestic worker salaries.
Officials continued to employ public-private partnership recruitment centers for domestic workers, known as “Tadbeer Centers,” mandated to regulate the recruitment and training of domestic workers, educate them on their legal rights, resolve employer-employee disputes, and verify worker accommodations for compliance with domestic worker law minimum standards. Each center was equipped with a room solely for grievance mediation, with a video connection to MOHRE for official oversight. In practice, however, these centers were inhibited as they were not generally able to enter or inspect private homes. There were 23 operational Tadbeer Centers across the UAE as of the end of the reporting period. The centers were integral to the movement of domestic worker recruitment from the Ministry of Interior to MOHRE, a change aimed at improving recruitment regulation and standards. In September 2019, the UAE and Government of the Philippines signed a trafficking-specific memorandum of understanding (MOU), which adopted procedures and created a joint taskforce to combat the crime as well as share best practices, exchange information, promote human rights, and provide assistance in the protection, repatriation, recovery, and rehabilitation of trafficking victims in accordance with domestic laws. In June 2019, the government signed several MOUs with labor sending countries to regulate recruitment mechanisms. The agreements with The Gambia, Nepal, and Pakistan outlined a recruitment mechanism that required designated ministries in said countries to review and approve a worker’s job offer before submission to the MOHRE, where an electronic copy was filed to prevent contract switching. These MOUs also facilitated the recruitment of domestic workers to the UAE solely through Tadbeer Centers. The UAE had other MOUs with Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, and Thailand. The government did not enforce a prohibition on employers withholding workers’ passports, which remained a pervasive problem. The government did not take measures to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts in the UAE. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs maintained provision of workshops and awareness programs on human trafficking for its diplomatic personnel.
As reported over the past five years, human traffickers exploit foreign victims in the UAE. Foreign workers comprise nearly 90 percent of the UAE’s population and are recruited globally. Lower wage labor, including most manual labor and a significant portion of the service sector, is provided almost entirely by migrant workers predominantly from South and Southeast Asia and the Middle East, with a growing percentage from East and West Africa. It is not uncommon for employers to subject some of these workers to conditions indicative of forced labor, such as passport retention, non-payment of wages and unpaid overtime, restrictions on movement, contract switching, fraudulent employment promises, substandard food and housing provisions, or a failure to meet other contractual agreements. Women and men from some of these countries travel willingly to the UAE to work as domestic workers, security guards, drivers, gardeners, massage therapists, beauticians, hotel cleaners, or elsewhere in the service sector, but traffickers subject some of them to forced labor or sex trafficking after arrival. Reports indicate the UAE serves as a trafficking hub where recruiters sell migrants to families who subsequently illegally transport them to other countries in the Gulf. The UAE has in recent years become a primary destination for Ugandans seeking employment as domestic workers and security guards. Many Pakistanis are reportedly hired on promises they will receive handsome salaries, medical benefits, and accommodations, but after reaching the UAE the promises go unfulfilled, with some Pakistanis discovering that the companies that hired them are fraudulent. For expatriate workers and domestic workers especially, the kafala or sponsorship system in the UAE restricts their ability to leave a position without prior notice. Despite legal measures allowing workers to change sponsors or terminate their employment, some employers continue to exercise unilateral power over foreign workers’ movements, deny laborers working illegally the ability to change employers, restrict permission for them to leave the country, and threaten employees with abuse of legal processes, which heightens their vulnerability to trafficking. Traffickers subject some women, predominantly from Central Asia, South and Southeast Asia, East Africa, Eastern Europe, Iraq, Iran, and Morocco, to sex trafficking in the UAE, and most trafficking cases registered in the UAE are classified as sexual exploitation despite significant labor trafficking concerns. Per media sources, some cases of child sex trafficking involve traffickers forging ages on passports to facilitate undetected entry into the UAE. Other reporting claims recruiters in some source countries work as individual agents rather than for regulated companies, complicating law enforcement and monitoring efforts.
Although illegal under UAE law, many source-country labor recruiters charge workers exorbitant fees in their home countries (outside of UAE jurisdiction), causing workers to commence employment in the UAE owing debts in their respective countries of origin, increasing their vulnerability to trafficking through debt-based coercion. Despite new laws to prevent the practice, reports of employers engaging in the practice of contract-swapping persist, leading to less desirable and lower paying jobs for laborers post-arrival in the UAE. Traffickers often recruit victims from the large foreign population already in the country; they may deceive or compel a migrant worker in the UAE, willingly on a tourist or work visa, into forced labor or sex trafficking. Additionally, some laborers enter the UAE on tourist visas and start working for an employer who subsequently opts to not change the tourist visa to a work one in order to grant legal residency, a common method of exploitation. According to UAE shelter staff, migrant workers will sometimes start with one employer and for various reasons, including abuse or exploitation, low salary, or simple dissatisfaction with the job, will follow alternate employment opportunities that ultimately prove fictitious, as traffickers in the UAE are adept at using manipulation to entice laborers with “higher salaries.” North Koreans working in the UAE may have been forced to work by the North Korean government. In October 2017, the UAE pledged to stop issuing new visas and company licenses to North Korean workers and, in late 2019, closed the last DPRK businesses in the UAE. According to the UAE’s assessment in 2020, the number of DPRK workers in the UAE has been reduced to seven from approximately 500.
During the previous reporting period, an international organization alleged the government, a member of a multi-nation coalition that commenced military operations against Houthi rebel forces in Yemen in 2015, provided training and coordinated operations with the Security Belt Forces, Hadhrami Elite Forces, and Shabwani Elite Forces—proxy militias fighting Houthi forces and terrorists in Yemen that allegedly recruited and used children as soldiers. Media also previously reported officers associated with Sudan’s Rapid Support Force took bribes from families to permit minors to serve as combatants in Yemen during that reporting year. Emirati officers supposedly trained and commanded some Sudanese combatants during the previous reporting period. While the UAE did not directly commission those forces, there were Sudanese units under the Saudi-led Coalition fighting with Emirati and Yemeni Government forces during those years. However, during the current reporting year, there were no allegations the UAE recruited, used, or detained any child soldiers, and in September 2019, the UAE reportedly ceased providing direct support to Security Belt Forces after the signing of the Riyadh Agreement.
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INGLEWOOD, Calif.—The Cowboys faced fourth-and-3 at the Rams’ 11, trailing Los Angeles by 3 with less than 12 minutes to play in the season opener.
Head coach Mike McCarthy and offensive coordinator Kellen Moore opted not to kick the field goal.
They opted not to entrust running back Ezekiel Elliott — who had already muscled for 89 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries, plus another 29 receiving yards and score — with the conversion.
They opted not to gamble with a quarterback keeper from Dak Prescott, who’d rushed for 18 yards on two carries including a 12-yard run in the end zone.
CeeDee Lamb’s catch was a yard short.
The Cowboys failed to muster further points, ultimately falling short 20-17 in McCarthy's first game as coach.
The first ever win at SoFi Stadium wasn’t destined to come easily. Neither team ever led by more than a possession. The Rams flashed early but lost the lead before half. Each team missed a first-half field goal, Rams rookie Samuel Sloman from 29 yards and Cowboys kicker (and former Ram) Greg Zuerlein from 53. Rams quarterback Jared Goff sliced through Dallas’ defense for much of the day but fell prey to the wrath of reinstated-from-suspension Aldon Smith as the game elapsed.
The Cowboys defense, even when it limited the Rams’ production at times, struggled mightily to get Los Angeles off the field. The Rams ultimately dominated the time-of-possession battle by more than 11 minutes. Rams running back Malcolm Brown collected 79 yards and two touchdowns, while Goff completed 20 of 31 passes for 275 yards with an interception.
The Cowboys tracked 380 yards of offense but couldn’t sustain drives long enough to capitalize.
Running back Ezekiel Elliott, who spent the summer hammering his pass catching on Prescott’s backyard football field, scored Dallas’ first touchdown off a pass in the flat. Elliott caught the ball at the 19, encountering four Rams defenders on the right sideline at the 7-yard line. No matter. Elliott juked all four for a quick change of direction left and barreled into the end zone.
Before half, he charged up the middle for a second score.
The Cowboys defense struggled to tackle, particularly on screens, but improved slightly toward the end of the game when Smith reminded the league why he returned after 1,764 days between games. Smith mauled Goff to set up a Chidobe Awuzie interception and recorded a drive-killing sack to give his offense a chance at 2-minute drive heroics.
The Cowboys couldn’t convert.
Mike McCarthy’s first win in Dallas will wait.
Cowboys lose Vander Esch for 6-8 weeks, Jarwin for season
Before halftime of their season opener in Los Angeles, the Cowboys lost two key starters to long-term injuries.
Tight end Blake Jarwin will miss the remainder of the season and linebacker Leighton Vander Esch is expected to head to injured reserve for six to eight weeks. Both players will undergo surgery this week.
Jarwin, expected to threaten vertically in Mike McCarthy and Kellen Moore’s offense, tore his ACL in the second quarter of the Cowboys’ 20-17 loss after he caught a 12-yard pass from Dak Prescott. A Monday MRI confirmed the tear the team had feared, Cowboys executive vice president Stephen Jones confirmed on Dallas radio station 105.3 The Fan.
Vander Esch was ruled out quickly after breaking his collarbone in the first quarter of the opener. Dallas’ 2018 first-round draft selection missed seven games last season due to a spinal injury that required surgery. He’d rehabbed eagerly since January, looking physically fresh in training camp in addition to shouldering more leadership responsibilities on defense.
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Ittymaani Made in China Box Office Collection | Day Wise | Worldwide – Mohanlal
Raunaak Mitra
The comedy-drama Malayalam film Ittymaani: Made in China is the directorial debut of the duo Jibi-Joju. The preachy drama film for a family has received mixed or above-average reviews from the critics and audience. The movie had a worldwide release on the 6th of September 2019, one week before Onam begins in Kerala.
Some of the critics noted that the film has a fragile story as compared to the other films. On the other hand, the script of the film is not as good as the lead actor in the film, Mohanlal. Some of the critics also said that Mohanlal, with his breathtaking performance, cannot save the movie. However, Mohanlal starring movie has the ability to pull the crowd to the theatres, and this also happened with Ittymaani: Made in China.
Ittymaani Made in China Day 1,2,3,4 Box Office Collection
Box-Office collection of Ittymaani: Made in China
In the first three days, Ittymaani: Made in China has collected around ₹ 8.40 Crores in India.
Friday Day 1: ₹ 2.37 Crores
Saturday Day 2: ₹ 2.88 Crores
Sunday Day 3: ₹ 3.15 Cr
The overseas collection of Ittymaani: Made in China has been very significant:
Day 1 Friday: ₹ 3.00 Cr
Day 2 Saturday: ₹ 1.20 Cr
Day 3 Sunday: ₹ 1.00 Cr
Total Overseas Collection: ₹ 5.20 Crores
In addition to this, the pre-release business of the film is around ₹ 12 Crores and gross collection in India if approximately ₹ 9.90 Crores. Ittymaani: Made in China has done a great business in Kerala in the first three days, i.e., ₹ 2.50 Crores (Day 1), ₹ 3.00 Crores (Day 2), and ₹3.20 Crores (Day 3), respectively.
An insight on Ittymaani: Made in China
The film has been released in 1000 theatres across the globe, and in India, the film has been released on 425 theatres. As far as the verdict of the film is concerned, the film, Ittymaani: Made in China was a great concept, and the lead actor Mohanlal stole the show.
The film also stars Honey Rose, Raadhikha, Aju Varghese, Dharmajan Bolgatty among others. According to sources, the film has been doing decent business as of now. The reports concerning the box-office collection of first three days suggest that the film is successful on the box-office.
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The Gibbon is the "Species of the year 2019"
Gibbons are considered the most endangered apes in the world. Gibbon not only suffers from a loss of habitat but also from the excessive trade as a fancy food or as potential medicine. In addition, young gibbons are popular pets. Gibbon mothers are killed in order to subsequently offer the helpless offspring on pet markets.
The species conservation project "Species of the year 2019 - the Gibbon"
The natural habitats of gibbons are increasingly being destroyed by deforestation, road construction and agricultural land use. The Gibbon groups often lack alternative options that meet their requirements for a suitable habitat.
Gibbons are massively threatened by illegal hunting. Rising sales prices for traditional Chinese medicine or the pet trade are intensifying the hunt for rare wild animals. The poachers are penetrating deeper and deeper into the forests, as many animal species in the peripheral areas have already been eradicated.
Those who want to protect gibbons outdoors have to deal with these problems. A difficult undertaking! The species conservation campaign "Zoo Animal of the Year 2019" supports two important Gibbon conservation projects. On the one hand, a project in Laos in whose sphere of activity two gibbon species live and on the other hand a project that is committed to the preservation of gibbons in Vietnam.
White-cheeked Gibbon Project - Nakai-Nam Theun, Laos
The Nakai-Nam Theun National Reserve in Laos covers 3,500 km² and is one of the last large contiguous forest areas on the Indochinese peninsula. It is home to numerous endemic and highly endangered species. Northern (Nomascus leucogenys) and Southern white-cheeked gibbons (Nomascus siki) live here.
"Project Anoulak" means help for the rare animal species in Laos. To reduce illegal poaching 24 trained rangers patrol the forest in carefully selected areas supported by the local government agency.
The project team conducts field research to understand the way of life of the native animal species and to define their distribution area in order to implement the best possible conservation measures.
The "Project Anoulak" also attaches great importance to environmental education for the next generation and wants to achieve a certain pride in the unique biodiversity of the region by educating the local population.
Yellow-cheeked Gibbon Project - Kon Plong, Vietnam
Around 800 of the endangered Northern Yellow-cheeked Gibbons (Nomascus annamensis) still live in Central Vietnam. Their habitat in the mountainous forests is threatened by deforestation, fragmentation and pillaging.
The aim is to protect the gibbons' habitat on a large scale and thus ensure their survival in the long term. On the one hand, two existing protected areas are to be connected to one another and another large and previously unexplored forest area is to be added. The latter is home to the gibbons and the possibly largest population of the extremely endangered gray-legged mantle. The result of the measures is a gibbon sanctuaruy covering an area of over 120,000 hectares and a real milestone in the conservation of these species.
In addition, rangers receive improved training to protect the gibbons from poaching. Through targeted monitoring not only the gibbon stocks are recorded but also cases of poaching are detected and pursued together with the responsible authorities.
The population is made aware of gibbon conservation through environmental education, public relations work and cooperation with local schools. The local population is intensively involved in all measures and decisions. This is the only way to successfully protect the gibbons.
More information is available on the Species of the Year homepage
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Biden names Janet Yellen, former Fed chief, as Treasury secretary
Pioneering Jewish economist was the first woman to head the Federal Reserve, has worked with 2 other US presidents, though Trump gave her a miss
By Agencies 30 November 2020, 7:07 pm 0 Edit
Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen appears for an interview with FOX Business Network in the Fox Washington bureau, in Washington, August 14, 2019. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
WASHINGTON, United States — US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named former Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen as his choice for Treasury secretary.
“Janet Yellen is nominated to serve as Secretary of the Treasury. If confirmed, she will be the first woman to lead the Treasury Department in its 231-year history,” Biden’s transition team said in a statement.
The 74-year-old pioneering Jewish economist previously broke barriers as the first female Fed chief, and will be tasked with revitalizing the coronavirus-stricken US economy if confirmed by the Senate.
Biden announced Yellen’s nomination — which was first reported last week — along with a number of other officials who would fill out his administration’s economic team once he takes office in late January.
“As we get to work to control the virus, this is the team that will deliver immediate economic relief for the American people during this economic crisis and help us build our economy back better than ever,” Biden said in a statement.
A history of working with US presidents
Yellen began her career in academia before joining the board of governors of the Federal Reserve, the central bank that controls monetary policy, in 1994.
Then Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen gets up after testifying at a hearing of the Federal Reserve Board Joint Economic Committee, November 29, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
She worked for former US president Bill Clinton as a member of the Council of Economic Advisers in the late 1990s. Then in 2004, the Bay Area resident — her Jewish husband and fellow economist George Akerlof taught at the University of California, Berkeley — became president of the Fed’s San Francisco branch.
Former US president Barack Obama appointed her as vice chair of the Federal Reserve in 2010, before elevating her to chair in 2013, replacing fellow Jewish economist Ben Bernanke.
Her career has earned praise from all sides — for example, even though US President Donald Trump declined to give her another term as Federal Reserve chief in 2017 (he told The Washington Post that he was partly “hung up” on the fact that she is only five feet tall), he called her a “wonderful woman who’s done a terrific job.”
Synagogue member
Yellen was born to “not particularly observant” Polish Jewish parents and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. At Yale, she was mentored by Jewish professors Herschel Grossman and Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel prize winner.
While she and Akerlof lived in Berkeley, they were members of a local Reform synagogue, Congregation Beth-El. The Forward reported that their only son went to preschool there.
Yellen’s Jewish heritage has earned her a place in “globalist” theories involving Jews.
In 2016, Trump released a campaign ad that drew condemnation from the Anti-Defamation League, the Union for Reform Judaism and other Jewish groups. In the ad, Trump spoke about who controls the “levers of power in Washington” and “global special interests” as images of Jewish billionaire philanthropist George Soros and Yellen appeared.
Tasks facing Yellen
The United States has seen a sharp contraction in growth and tens of millions of job losses as it struggles with a resurgence of infections amid the world’s largest COVID-19 outbreak.
US President-elect Joe Biden speaks in Wilmington, Delaware, November 25, 2020. (Carolyn Kaster/AP)
Massive stimulus spending approved earlier in the year has helped blunt some of the downturn, but Yellen likely will be tasked with breaking a deadlock in Congress over passing more aid, which analysts say is needed to avert renewed economic pain.
Biden also announced Neera Tanden, president of liberal think tank Center for American Progress, as his pick to head the Office of Management and Budget.
Nigerian-born Wally Adeyemo, a former deputy national security advisor, will serve as deputy Treasury secretary, the statement said.
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Home >Camera Enforcement > Speed Cameras > Arizona: City Study Praises Speed Cameras, Independent Study Challenges
Arizona: City Study Praises Speed Cameras, Independent Study Challenges
An independent 2013 study of speed cameras in Phoenix, Arizona conflicts with the results of a 2017 study conducted by Scottsdale.
A peer-reviewed, independent study of the efficacy of photo radar on Arizona freeways in 2013 found little value to their use. In response, the city of Scottsdale on Monday released its own study to defend the value of the program, which has been a boon to the city's budget.
Three years ago, a team of medical researchers were asked the question, "Do speed cameras reduce collisions?" The answer that they published in the Annals of Advances in Automotive Medicine was, "No." They evaluated the effects of camera use along a 26-mile segment on Interstate 10 running through downtown Phoenix, comparing its performance against a 14-mile segment that had no cameras. Photo radar was first used on the area's freeways in October 2008 and were removed in October 2010 in the wake of public backlash.
The study controlled for variables that would affect the collision data, including traffic volume, seasonal variations in weather and the distance between cameras ( view study, 420k PDF).
"After accounting for motor vehicle collision increases in the control segment we found that neither camera placement nor removal had an independent impact on motor vehicle collisions," the medical researchers concluded. "In other words, speed cameras did not statistically contribute to an increase or decrease in the number of motor vehicle collision."
The researchers found that studies claiming positive results for speed cameras suffered from methodological flaws.
"While studies have examined the effects of speed cameras, few have looked specifically at the relationship of speed cameras and total number of motor vehicle collisions while also accounting for confounding variables," the medical researchers concluded.
In nearby Scottsdale, however, the city's photo ticketing contractor, American Traffic Solutions (ATS), issued 44,000 automated citations from 18 mixed speed and red light cameras, plus four mobile speed cameras, which generated a total of $3,953,997 in revenue in 2014. To protect the revenue stream, the city commissioned Lee Engineering, which holds a multi-million-dollar traffic engineering services contract with the city, to co-author a report with city traffic engineering analyst Andrew Merkley.
The new Scottsdale study looked at up to five years of collision data before and after the use of automated ticketing machines, though it carefully limited the collision numbers to camera-enforced approaches, instead of considering the net effect of a camera's presence on the entire intersection.
The study did not review crash report narratives to determine the actual cause of accidents, nor did it consider traffic volume and any of the other confounding variables considered by the medical researchers. The results of this method proved positive for the city.
"The overall results of this study reveal that Scottsdale's implementation of photo enforcement is having a positive safety impact by reducing crashes at enforced segment and intersection locations and may also be having a positive safety impact on nearby intersections," Scottsdale's report concluded.
In a memo to the city, Lee Engineering promised a second phase to the report that would take traffic volume into consideration. A copy of the Scottsdale memo is available in a 2.3mb PDF file at the source link below.
Source: Photo Enforcement Evaluation (Scottsdale, Arizona, 1/23/2017)
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Michael Owen states his prediction for Tottenham v Fulham
Michael Owen is backing Tottenham Hotspur to ease to a 2-0 win over Fulham in the Premier League on Wednesday night
By The Sport Review
Wednesday 13 January 2021, 08:30 UK
Liverpool FC legend Michael Owen (Photo: BT Sport)
Michael Owen is backing Tottenham Hotspur to secure a 2-0 win over Fulham at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday night.
Spurs will be looking to hoist themselves into third place in the Premier League table by winning their game in hand against the Cottagers.
Tottenham have only managed to win one of their last five top-flight games, securing a 3-0 victory over Leeds United in their last league fixture.
Jose Mourinho’s side have only managed to collect eight points from a possible 18 to undermine their Premier League title challenge.
Fulham have the chance to put Brighton under pressure in the relegation battle if Scott Parker’s side can secure a result against Spurs.
The Cottagers are in 18th place and three points adrift of Brighton, although the west London side have played two games less than the Seagulls.
Former Liverpool FC striker Owen is tipping Tottenham to secure a 2-0 victory over Fulham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday night.
“Fulham travel to Tottenham having drawn their last four Premier League matches,” Owen told BetVictor.
“Spurs have scored ten goals in their last three games, and despite two of those matches coming up against opposition from leagues below them, it’s never a bad habit to fall into.
“I was impressed with Spurs in their last home match against Leeds, and if they can recapture that form, I think they’ll win.”
Tottenham have won 10 of their last 11 games against Fulham in the Premier League.
Fulham haven’t beaten Spurs since Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov netted the winner against his former club in March 2013.
Spurs have recorded eight victories in their last nine games in the Premier League at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Mourinho’s men are unbeaten in their last seven London derbies.
Tottenham will travel to Sheffield United in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
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Hard Kill review — a martial mess of quantum nonsense
Kevin Maher
Friday September 11 2020, 12.01am, The Times
Bruce Willis as Donovan Chalmers in Hard Kill
When challenged about his reasons for starring in the truly execrable Jaws: The Revenge, the veteran actor Michael Caine replied: “I have never seen it, but by all accounts it is terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific.”
I can only hope that Bruce Willis managed to squeeze a house out of the producers of this breathtakingly poor mess about a, ahem, “quantum” military computer program that can either destroy the world or save it. The program, which exists on a hard drive, is desired by a sinister international terrorist called the Pardoner (Sergio Rizzuto) and a billionaire former soldier called Donovan Chalmers (Willis, openly uninterested).
The plot, it transpires, is merely an excuse to fill
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Best Marlon Brando Movies
Number one on my list of best movies ever. I could watch this classic over and over and never get tired of seeing it. I read the book beforehand and seen the movie when it first came out in the theaters. Great acting by Brando, he portrayed an inspiring characterization of Don Corleone!
Everything about this movie is great and hope it will be my Favorite till my end of life... Marlon Brando no words to describe his acting n his personalty... Big big fan... RIP God actor
If acting was a religion... Den marlon brando would rightfully b the GOD almighty... That is what he has proved with all his performances including the greatest don vito corleone!
In films very few actors would have reached that level of perfomance with such ease and so much of control. Even the great robert de niro (young) couldn't quite match the aura he created.
This is Marlon Brando at his best. You can feel the emotion that Brando puts into the role of Terry Melloy, and how he reacts to the world around him and tries to achieve redemption for the life he chose of corruption. With a doubt the greatest movie ever made, with beautiful contrast between black and white of the film, and with a superb cast, with the directorial of Elia Kazan. Not to be missed for all generations of film lovers. Marlon Brando changes the world of acting with this astonishing picture.
It's one of my favorite films. It's a heart breaking performance from the one and only Brando, as well as his best one. It's a gritty and true portrayal of a broken man and city.
This is the second greatest performance made by Marlon Brando and only edged out to the Godfather. Which was the greatest movie of all time
Phenomenal movie that truly stands the test of time. The movie is as applicable today as when it was made.
Masterpiece. 'The Godfather' can't give to the viewer the depth, the sensitivity and the powerful quality 'A Street Named Desire' offers. I wonder why so many people get impressed by gangster movies. How come and they talk to their lives? Are we serious now?
MARLON BRANDO is freaking awesome actor. Love him in most of his movies. I was actually hesitating on whether to pick this one or On the Waterfront. But finally decided that he is absolutely hilarious in ASNS. Breathtaking performance... Hey Stella!
One of the best acted films of all time. The whole cast, the everything of it was simply right.
One of his greatest performance.. Great intensive acting
How is this 6? Should be on the first place. Great movie, great soundtrack, great performances, brilliant and haunting
The surreal take on war is brilliant and haunting, Sheen and Brando's performances made the film way better than it already was
This is Brando's finest performance, in my opinion. I like 'The Godfather' better as a film, but this film captures Brando's darkest two hours in a movie. The scene in the end where he is talking to his dead wife was mostly improvised... THAT IS INSANE!
Compelling, tragic and thought provoking. gutsy roll
Probably the girliest movie ever made
Girls Slumber Party Pack
The Freshman/Soul Surfer
Cast: Marlon Brando, Matthew Broderick, AnnaSophia Robb, Carrie Underwood
This is the very best movie version of Shakespeare's play.
Watch his speech in this movie.
The wild One is a landmark in many ways, it was one of the most important movies for a new generation of youngsters in the 1950s, his style waring raw denim jeans, white tee and a biker jacket is most probably the most iconic look in pop culture. His rebellious performance as the motorcycle gang-leader in "the wild one" is the reason for the modern cowboy, the outsider witch find his freedom riding the highways across USA, and his peers establishing motorcycle clubs such as Hells angeles and Bandidos. Not only a top actor performance but creating one of the iconic looks of todays rebellious youth.
Brando as young raw talent, a brilliant performance. If it wasn't for this movie Brando would have faded into the Hollywood wallpaper, deserves to be number 1 just on those merits..
One of his best acting with young vision and charismatic identity as a gang leader. His most of the up-coming performances more mature but expressing weak attention.
Best movie ever! I think he portrays the best personality for this character. I love Marlon Brando.
Best family-friendly movie so far.
The finesse laiden, yet powerful nuances of Brando's acting are on display as he owns the first 10-15 minutes of the best comic book movie ever made
Reflections In a Golden Eye
Totally underrated in this film. Better than Streetcar, Godfather combined.
Best film by far. One of the best films of the Second World War
Laclu
The Fugitive Kind
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
Great love story. The only jananese word I can remember
This has to be the top
Burn!
One-Eyed Jacks
This was a spaghetti western before there was such a thing as far as the story goes, way ahead of it's time! Shows yet again the versatility and vision and daring of Brando
One of the best westerns
A Countess from Hong Kong
One of best films of all time and brilliant performance by Marlon Brando
Great from start to finish...Brando the greatest
The Teahouse of the August Moon
Very funny movie I love it, and marlon was a genius, I like Japanese people and the movie is really good
A Dry White Season
The Missouri Breaks
The Missouri Breaks was one of Jack Nicholson's early movies.
Viva Zapata!
Very good film of Elia Kazan
Couldn't believe that Brando sang better then Sinatra in this movie, loved it
No Birth like Brando.One and only...a genius...
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Blue Force Gear Quote of the Day: AG Nominee Jeff Sessions Tells the Truth About Guns
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“The proven method for saving the lives of innocent Americans is not disarming them. The proven method for saving the lives of innocent Americans is to arrest, prosecute, convict and jail criminal offenders, especially armed career criminals illegally using guns. This is the way to reduce gun violence.” – Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) quoted in Jeff Sessions Should Support Gun Violence Research Regardless Of His Beliefs [via huffingtonpost.com]
peirsonb says:
I’m curious, why should Sessions support spending money on gun violence research when he already has the answer that research will show anyway?
NYC2AZ says:
Because according to progs and sjw’s, elections only have consequences when their candidate wins.
Big Bill says:
Note that, according to the HuffPo article, there’s not enough research on gun violence because ” gun violence research has been restricted in the U.S. since 1996, thanks to a National Rifle Association-backed law that had a silencing effect on federal research at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ”
What was actually restricted was biased research. And, Obama, in an executive order in 2015, lifted that ban (unilaterally, without bothering to go through Congress). So HuffPo is wrong, the CDC can do the research. As well, the ban never said no one else could do gun violence research, and, in fact, there have been many such studies done.
The HuffPo does say, though, “The problem with Sessions’ argument is that no one ― including Sessions ― knows how to fix our nation’s gun violence problem.” That should be a problem for gun control people, as it says their proposals aren’t as effective as they say they are, or would be.
And the HoffPo, obviously, isn’t exactly unbiased. So when they say research doesn’t show gun control to be effective, we should all take notice.
strych9 says:
He clings vainly to the hope that one day the grabbers will accept some mild form of facts and/or logic?
jmf552 says:
Finding out something you don’t already know is only one purpose of research. Another is to prove to others that what you believe is true. As strych9 correctly pointed out, gun grabbers will never accept logic or facts, but that’s not the point. We spend way too much time worried about the opposition. Who we should be worried about is the huge number of undecideds in the middle. That is where the battle gets won. Say what you want about Trump, but he proved himself to be the Jedi master of that in the election.
I support fair, balanced and independent research on this topic. We need to get the facts in the open. Not for us, or for the grabbers, but for the 80% or so of Americans in the middle.
Stuki Moi says:
Because, like all neocons (really just a bunch of liberals, but mugged by reality), meaning 99% of self described cons these days, he is just another progressive dimwit who thinks “studies show,” carries more weight than the equally weighty “I spoke to God and he said….” stuff fashionable amongst the ruling class in an earlier era.
Yeah. It’s simple things like this.
Jomo says:
Because we don’t accept that we lost, dude. The fight continues! If we didn’t get Hillary, then we make Trump be the new Hillary! Totally makes sense if you think about, cause Hillary won the popular vote, so Trump should do what she would have done in her place, nah mean?
/sarcasm.. /
RandaII says:
I have a hard time listening to anyone who uses the phrase “gun violence.”
Ditto. My guns are strictly non-violent. They just sit there and do nothing. And as infrequently as I’m able to get to the range, I sometimes worry about my ability to make them violent!
Tom Vaughan says:
Right on, brother; drives me crazy, too. Here’s a short blog-post saying the same thing: https://drgo.us/?p=3518
Chip in Florida says:
The link is to Huffpo…. I clicked on one of those links once, took almost three weeks to get the stupid off of me.
I haven’t found the HuffPo stink to be that bad.
The Vox stink, on other hand, can only be removed with copious amounts of bleach. Taken orally.
I told you this the other day: drink a pint of wood alcohol and hit yourself in the head numerous times with a 16oz hammer.
The effect is the same as reading Vox and the process is a hell of a lot less painful.
The other day I was talking about Vox Day. This time about Vox.com.
Though I suspect the remedy is the same.
“The proven method for saving the lives of innocent Americans is to arrest, prosecute, convict and jail criminal offenders…”
This is what is known as “a blinding stab of the obvious.”
Not something to be taken for granted these days.
Jonathan - Houston says:
There’s nothing so rare as common sense.
ToddR says:
Sounds good except he used the term, “gun violence,” which I think we all know is a rally-cry for grabbers.
Jeff Sessions Should Support Gun Violence Research Regardless Of His Beliefs
The “research” that anti-gun organizations have produced is hardly conclusive. Additionally, trump was elected on the basis of some specific viewpoints. Therefore he should hold true to those viewpoints. Viewpoints like the nonsense that is “gun violence research” coming out of extremely biased universities and organizations.
Most of the studies I’ve read over the years have been pretty conclusive, in the vein of more guns = less crime.
It’s those studies that get pretty much ignored. What they’re looking for is one study that concludes something different so they can latch on to that one.
Kap says:
sure grab the good guy’s gun so bad guys survive, and can pay off the Democratic party! Ya ever notice when the American Hating Democrats start talking serious gun control right on Que a Democratic Party black op inbred upholds the parties line,
Being a Republican I hope the new AG Cleans house on the ATF, IRS, Land Management, and EPA
The AG runs the Department of Justice, which has ni administrative authority over any of those agencies, as they’re each housed in other departments.
Now, if there is federal criminal activity taking place in those agencies, he can investigate and prosecute that, but not just swapping out bureaucrats.
Where he can do some of that, though, is at the now politicized and thoroughly discredited FBI, which is part of the DoJ.
“No one knows how to stop gun violence.”
Boston Miracle reduced inner city gun violence by 65% in 18 months. Nationally it reduced it by 40%. White House refused to fund expansion of the program. They said, “There is no political will for this, only for Newtown type events.”
Hmmmmmm.
If you aren’t going to do something about this then leave those numbers out of your gun death numbers, Hillary. Barack.
MamaLiberty says:
First it would seem prudent to define “crime,” and identify especially those who use violence in their crimes against actual victims. No victim, no crime. The tool used to commit crimes is immaterial.
Incarceration doesn’t prevent crime, usually… merely postpones it – after conveying a graduate level education in more and more violent crime in many cases. And incarceration is incredibly expensive, paid for by all of the actual and potential victims. How great is that?
The best outcome for any real crime is prevention of it by targeted individuals or their responsible guardians. Up to and including the death of the perpetrator at the hands of his/her intended victim or those private guardians.
And no, I don’t expect politicians of any flavor ever to understand or work in that direction.
Shoulda said that the primary protector of the individual, is the individual, and the government will not inhibit or prohibit. Anything else is bullsh_t and a damned lie.
Mike Crognale says:
Here we go again. These morons never learn. It’s so sad. it does no good to remind them that the Constitution forbids all gun laws, despite Scalia’s mistaken opinion. The laws that have been passed are each and every one illegal under the true reading of the 2nd Amendment. Repeal them all, period.
Jim Bullock says:
An immodest proposal: Perhaps the proper role for “the nation’s chief law-enforcement officer” is to, you know, enforce the law. Specifically:
1) enforce the laws as written
2) to maximize peaceful, responsible people’s opportunity to go about their lives as they like, and
3) *maybe*, just *maybe* point out where legislation or research might clarify what to do.
They’re called “agencies” as they *implement the priorities of others.* They are agents, without their own authority. In general federal authority derives from legislation, from the legislature, representing the citizens … who engage the whole clown-show as a (poor, flawed, sadly least-bad) mechanism to govern ourselves together to our own advantage. Start acting like you work for the people you “govern” and they call you “populist”, which just seems to mean small-r “republican” government. When did this become a bad thing?
The soon to be opposition are all wee-wee’d up because the current AG nominee seems to think this way, rather than as having a mandate to legislate by other means. Indeed, given the outgoing administration’s dismal record of reversals by The Supremes, often 9-0, or 8-0, including the Notorious RBG, one might conclude even they see a role for the legislature in, you know, making laws.
Myself, this is of a piece with one of my favorite uncomfortable inquiries about the DOJ.
1) “What, exactly is accomplished by the DOJ civil rights division that wouldn’t also be accomplished by vigorous enforcement of “equal protection” per the 14th amendment?”
2) “Assuming whatever they are doing is all that important, how about we solicit legislation codifying whatever the civil rights division is doing beyond “equal protection. That would certainly “raise awareness” while squelching running budget fights and questions about legal authority.”
3) Why is it the DOJ’s job to police dumb state, local, or indeed federal laws? (At a federal level, we unequivocally afforded ourselves “equal protection under the law”, with remedy through the courts, via the DOJ, and politically. We are not afforded “absolute protection from dumb laws” enforced via the DOJ or the courts. Stupid laws are ours to address politically. What’s the DOJ’s part in that?)
I do not think The Donald has it in him(*), but something like this is a fine riposte to the crabbing about Sessions, Ben Carson, Mattis, and now the Budget Director. “Hey, if it’s that all fired important, let’s get some legislation that says it plainly.” The Donald’s approach to legislation remains opaque. I’m curious how “This is a big deal. We need to codify this in law.” would work as a strategy.
(*) President-elect Trump seems disinclined to point to outside authorities, like the legislature. It’s all him, all the time. We’re kinda numb to that, given the last 8-ish years.
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Problem and Opportunity Statements to drive investment and jobs in WA
Patrick Evans
Announced today, the WA State Government announced the new Problem and Opportunity Statements initiative to drive investment and support WA jobs.
The Market-led Proposals policy allows the Government to provide focused opportunities for industry to respond with innovative solutions that stimulate the economy and create jobs for Western Australians. The State Government is calling for private sector offers to provide alternative accommodation options for Landgate in Midland, and/or acquire the Landgate building for consideration. The State Government is committed to retaining a public sector presence in Midland.
The WA Government will be issuing a series of Problem and Opportunity Statements over the coming weeks that cover a range of issues across various sectors, including health, culture and arts, tourism, and the environment.
The first Problem and Opportunity Statement was today released to industry, calling for innovative solutions for the future of the current Landgate building in Midland and accommodation options for the public sector in the Midland area.
Proposals for the Landgate opportunity are invited to be submitted until September 11, 2020 and will be assessed against the MLP Policy criteria.
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Home » This Simple Add-On for 18-Wheelers Could Save More Than 200 Lives per Year!
Aug 26, 2020 | By The Zimmerman Law Firm, P.C. | Read Time: 3 minutes
Trucking accidents are some of the most terrifying crashes. Imagine this: A car runs into the side of an 18-wheeler and crashes underneath, where many of its safety features (seatbelts, airbags) are useless. The top of the vehicle could be ripped off; in many cases, the occupants are killed. Many times this happens when a lane change is made at an unsafe time.
Government data shows that more than 200 people are killed this way every year – grisly deaths that experts say could be stopped if trucks were required to have side guards to repel cars. Unfortunately, the agency in charge of highway safety requires guards on the back of trucks, but not along the sides.
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has been considering whether to mandate “side guards” on all trucks since the 1960s. The guards can help prevent 9 out of 10 injuries from under-ride collisions, in which a car hits the side of an 18-wheeler and crashes underneath it. Nearly all trucks in Europe have the potentially life-saving devices installed.
There are many terrible, tragic stories like Lois Durso, whose 26-year-old daughter, Roya Sadigh, was killed in an under-ride crash. A year later, on a visit to Europe, Durso noticed something about all the trucks zooming by. They all had side guards. Durso started investigating the side guards and came to a dreadful conclusion: If the truck her daughter’s car collided with had been armed with them, she would still be alive. “I was very angry – with the trucking manufacturers and also the federal government,” she said. “They’re fully aware people are dying as a result of their trailer design. And yet they do nothing about it.”
When Hollywood starlet Jayne Mansfield died on a Louisiana highway nearly 50 years ago it sparked the first calls for rear and side protection. But it wasn’t until 1998 that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) required rear guards – known as Mansfield bars – on trailers. However, side guards are still not required, even though the NTSB, which investigates accidents, determined that they would reduce injuries and deaths on America’s roads. NTSB issued an optional recommendation to the NHTSA in April 2014 that all new trailers have side protection systems.
The trucking industry claims that side guards are not cost-effective, could weaken parts of the trailer, and dangerously increase their weight, according to one report. But Joan Claybrook, a consumer advocate who headed NHTSA in the 1970s, said technology isn’t the stumbling block. “It’s very difficult politically, because the trucking industry wants to stop any safety standards that it can, because it increases the price of a truck,” she said.
In a statement, the American Trucking Association said “we believe preventing crashes should be the preeminent strategic safety goal, and that the best underride guard is one that never gets used. Rather than focus on lessening the impact of a crash after it occurs, we believe the focus should be on preventing crashes through education, enforcement of speed limits, adoption of distracted and aggressive driving laws, and increased use of technology including automatic emergency braking and collision warning systems that provide safety benefits that are the precursors to what we may see from autonomous vehicles in the future.”
Though this sentiment is sincere, it certainly isn’t very fasible. In a perfect world, we would eliminate trucking accidents but as long trucks are still being driven by human drivers, there will be human error.
What do you think? Should trucks be required to have side guards?
The Hill “Report: Trucking industry avoids mandatory safety devices” February 7, 2017
NBC News “Side Underride Crashes Kill 200 People a Year. Will Congress Act?” February 7, 2017
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The influence of intermittent fasting on the circadian pattern of melatonin while controlling for caloric intake, energy expenditure, light exposure, and sleep schedules: A preliminary report
Aljohara S Almeneessier1, Ahmed S Bahammam2, Munir M Sharif2, Salman A Bahammam3, Samar Z Nashwan2, Seithikurippu R Pandi Perumal2, Daniel P Cardinali4, Mohammad Alzoghaibi5
1 Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2 University Sleep Disorders Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
3 Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
4 BIOMED-UCA-CONICET and Department of Teaching and Research, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina, 1107 Buenos Aires, Argentina
5 Department of Physiology, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date of Submission 10-Jan-2017
Ahmed S Bahammam
Sleep Disorders Center, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Box: 225503, Riyadh 11324
DOI: 10.4103/atm.ATM_15_17
Aims: We hypothesized that if we control for food composition, caloric intake, light exposure, sleep schedule, and exercise, intermittent fasting would not influence the circadian pattern of melatonin. Therefore, we designed this study to assess the effect of intermittent fasting on the circadian pattern of melatonin.
Methods: Eight healthy volunteers with a mean age of 26.6 ± 4.9 years and body mass index of 23.7 ± 3.5 kg/m2 reported to the Sleep Disorders Center (the laboratory) on four occasions: (1) adaptation, (2) 4 weeks before Ramadan while performing Islamic intermittent fasting for 1 week (fasting outside Ramadan [FOR]), (3) 1 week before Ramadan (nonfasting baseline [BL]), and (4) during the 2nd week of Ramadan while fasting (Ramadan). The plasma levels of melatonin were measured using enzyme-linked immunoassays at 22:00, 02:00, 04:00, 06:00, and 11:00 h. The light exposure, meal composition, energy expenditure, and sleep schedules remained the same while the participants stayed at the laboratory.
Results: The melatonin levels followed the same circadian pattern during the three monitoring periods (BL, FOR, and Ramadan). The peak melatonin level was at 02:00 h and the trough level was at 11:00 h in all studied periods. Lower melatonin levels at 22:00 h were found during fasting compared to BL. Cosinor analysis revealed no significant changes in the acrophase of melatonin levels.
Conclusions: In this preliminary report, under controlled conditions of light exposure, meal composition, energy expenditure, and sleep-wake schedules, intermittent fasting has no significant influence on the circadian pattern of melatonin.
Keywords: Circadian rhythm, fasting, light exposure, meals, Ramadan, sleep
Almeneessier AS, Bahammam AS, Sharif MM, Bahammam SA, Nashwan SZ, Pandi Perumal SR, Cardinali DP, Alzoghaibi M. The influence of intermittent fasting on the circadian pattern of melatonin while controlling for caloric intake, energy expenditure, light exposure, and sleep schedules: A preliminary report. Ann Thorac Med 2017;12:183-90
Almeneessier AS, Bahammam AS, Sharif MM, Bahammam SA, Nashwan SZ, Pandi Perumal SR, Cardinali DP, Alzoghaibi M. The influence of intermittent fasting on the circadian pattern of melatonin while controlling for caloric intake, energy expenditure, light exposure, and sleep schedules: A preliminary report. Ann Thorac Med [serial online] 2017 [cited 2021 Jan 21];12:183-90. Available from: https://www.thoracicmedicine.org/text.asp?2017/12/3/183/210597
The month of Ramadan, the 9th month of the Muslim lunar calendar, is a unique model of intermittent fasting, where people abstain from food and drink between dawn and sunset. Moreover, Ramadan is accompanied by several personal lifestyles and societal changes, including a delay in starting work, nocturnal prayers, and the opening of stores and shopping malls until predawn time.[1] Furthermore, habits and meal frequency and timing change during Ramadan, for example, some cultures prefer fried foods and consume an excessive amount of sweets.[1] Studies have shown that high fat and sugar intake can lead to changes in clock gene expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) and other peripheral brain nuclei (non-SCN brain nuclei).[2] During Ramadan, the usual circadian pattern of eating shifts suddenly, which results in an increase in caloric intake at night. The increased caloric intake at night has been proposed as a mechanism that possibly affects the circadian rhythm and results in a loss of the temporal control (circadian disruption) of metabolic processes during fasting,[3] given that the timing of meals and glucose levels have been shown to affect the circadian rhythm.[4],[5],[6]
The melatonin rhythm is one biological marker of circadian rhythmicity, which conveys messages to the body about the daily light/dark cycle.[7] Although several tissues in the body produce melatonin, the circulating neurohormone is derived almost exclusively from the pineal gland.[8] Melatonin is believed to be one of the best markers for circadian rhythm disruption because individual melatonin profiles are highly reproducible and are less affected by masking factors than are other markers of circadian rhythms, such as core body temperature or cortisol level.[9]
Two previous studies have suggested a shift delay in the peak of melatonin during Ramadan. However, neither study controlled for food intake, sleep/wake schedule, energy expenditure (exercise) nor the social habits that accompany Ramadan. In addition, there was no proper control for light exposure. Moreover, in both studies, the melatonin concentrations were not measured in the early morning, thus neglecting possible early morning peaks in melatonin concentration. Thus, whether Islamic intermittent fasting influences the circadian pattern of circulating melatonin remains undefined. We hypothesized that if we control for the above confounders, Ramadan daytime fasting will not influence the circadian pattern of circulating melatonin. Therefore, we designed the present study to assess the circadian pattern of plasma melatonin during and outside the Ramadan month while controlling for the sleep/wake schedule, sleep duration and quality, meal composition, energy expenditure, and light exposure.
This study is a part of a research project to assess the effects of intermittent fasting on sleep architecture, circadian rhythm, hormonal changes, and different cellular biomarkers.[10],[11] However, the current melatonin data have not been reported before. The study protocol has been described in details before.[10] Eight nonsmoking, healthy Muslim male volunteers between the ages of 20 and 35 years (weight = 69.1 ± 8.4 kg) provided written informed consent to participate in the study. Participants were informed of the project through advertising on bulletin boards in the university. The advertisement clearly stated that the volunteers were being recruited for research purposes. The selected volunteers were not on any medications, did not drink alcohol, did not perform shift work, and were not on vacation during the study period. None of the participants had sleep complaints or was on any dietary program. In addition, the selected volunteers were not practicing fasting as routine voluntary rituals before. Moreover, all participants have regular sleep/wake schedule and have morning chronotype confirmed by a validated Arabic version of the reduced Horne and Ostberg morningness–eveningness questionnaire.[12],[13] The regularity of the sleep/wake schedule was assessed by wrist actigraphy monitoring (Philips/Respironics, Inc., Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA) in all participants for 1 week (it was worn on the nondominant wrist). A regular sleep/wake schedule was defined as <1 h of daily variability in the bedtime and wake-up time.[10] None of the participants traveled 2 weeks prior to or during the study. Their work hours were from 07:30 to 16:30 h before Ramadan and from 10:00 to 15:00 h during Ramadan. The participants were instructed not to wear sunglasses during the study period.
The study protocol was approved by the College of Medicine Institutional Review Board at King Saud University, and written informed consent was obtained from the participants.
Study protocol
This study was performed during the last week of Rajab (month 7, Hijri), the first and last weeks of Shaban (month 8, Hijri), and the 2nd week of Ramadan (month 9, Hijri). The study period corresponded to the dates between June 25 and August 15, 2011, on the Gregorian calendar. Participants reported to the Sleep Disorders Center (the laboratory) on 4 occasions. During each visit, the participant spent 24 h at the laboratory and underwent overnight polysomnography (PSG) [Figure 1]:
Figure 1: Study protocol
The participants came to their initial visit during the last week of Rajab (month 7, Hijri) to receive a medical checkup, to adapt to the sleeping environment and equipment, and to undergo an overnight sleep study (not included in the analysis) to reduce the “ first night effect”, which is known to affect the sleep architecture of the first night of PSG recording [14] and to rule out sleep disordered breathing. All the participants were given an actigraph to wear on their nondominant wrist, to wear at home to monitor their sleep/wake pattern.[15] The body weight was monitored during the study period.
Fasting outside Ramadan
This fasting period is not an element of the normal routine of religious Ramadan fasting. We introduced this protocol to simulate Ramadan Islamic daytime fasting outside of the Ramadan season to control for the lifestyle changes that occur during Ramadan, such as changes in the sleep/wake pattern, sleep duration, physical activity, and meal composition, which may influence melatonin secretion and circadian rhythmicity. This fasting period was completed 3 weeks before Ramadan to avoid any overlap with the baseline (BL) (nonfasting) or the Ramadan fasting and any carryover effects. The participants performed fasting for 7 days during the 1st week of the Shaban (month 8, Hijri). The participants reported to the laboratory for the last 24 h of the fasting week.
Baseline (nonfasting)
This visit occurred during the last week of the Shaban (month 8, Hijri) (BL without fasting). The participants had a normal dietary routine during this week and reported to the laboratory for the last 24 h of the week.
Ramadan (R)
This visit to the laboratory occurred during the last day of the 2nd week of Ramadan (month 9, Hijri) after fasting for 2 weeks.
The details of the protocol are described in previous publications.[10],[11] Participants reported to the laboratory at approximately 18:00 h. During the laboratory stay, the participants received meals with fixed caloric intake (35 kcal/kg/24 h) based on their ideal body weight, and fixed proportions of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. This was organized by a dietitian. Food items containing large amounts of 5-hydroxytryptamine or melatonin were avoided on the study nights and days.[16]
Meal timing
During BL, the participants had three meals: dinner at 20:00 h, breakfast at 07:15 h, and lunch at 12:00 h mid-day. During fasting outside Ramadan (FOR) and Ramadan, the participants had the following meals: breakfast (at sunset, between 18:30 and 18:55 h), dinner at 21:00 h, and suhur before dawn (between 03:00 and 03:15 h).
On the day of admission to the laboratory, at 18:00 h, an intravenous cannula was placed in the antecubital vein for blood withdrawal. Blood samples were collected at 22:00, 02:00, 04:00, 06:00, and 11:00 h. The samples were immediately centrifuged at 4°C and stored at −70°C.
Fasting protocol
The fasting protocol has been described elsewhere.[10],[11] During the FOR period, the participants were asked to fast for the 1st week of Shaban (7 days) to assess the effects of Islamic intermittent fasting in the absence of the lifestyle changes and eating habits that occur during Ramadan. During the following 3 weeks of Shaban, the participants maintained their routine activities and eating habits. The participants performed fasting during the month of Ramadan. During the FOR period, dawn (the beginning of fasting) occurred at approximately 03:37 h and sunset (the end of fasting) occurred at approximately 18:47 h, and during the 2nd week of Ramadan, dawn occurred at approximately 04:00 h and sunset occurred at approximately 18:34 h.
Polysomnography
A standard PSG recording was performed.[11] During PSG, the following parameters were monitored: four leads of electroencephalography (EEG) (EEG: C1-A4, C2-A3, O1-A4, and O2-A3), electrooculography, chin electromyography, electrocardiography, oxygen saturation, chest and abdominal wall movements, air flow (thermistor), and sleep position. Scoring was performed manually according to established scoring criteria.[17] The PSG recordings are described in a previous publication.[11]
The participants were asked to avoid any naps during the study day in the laboratory. During BL, the PSG recording began at 23:00 and was concluded at 07:00 h. During FOR and Ramadan, the PSG recording began at 23:00 h. During Ramadan, the participants had the suhur meal at 03:00 h, and the study was resumed from 03:45 until 07:45 h. During FOR, the participants had suhur at 03:15 h (to account for the shift in the dawn prayer time), and the study was resumed from 04:00 until 07:45 h. Alice 5 diagnostic equipment was used for data acquisition (Philips/Respironics, Inc., Murrysville, Pennsylvania, USA). The arousal index, which is a measure of sleep fragmentation, was defined as the number of arousals per 1 h of sleep. “Stage shifts” was defined as the total number of changes in sleep stage from lights out to lights on.
Light exposure in the laboratory
While in the laboratory, light exposure was controlled during the three study periods (BL, FOR, and Ramadan). From 18:00 h until bedtime, the light level was maintained at 50 lux. During the PSG recording, all lights were turned off and the light level was <1 lux. During suhur meal, light intensity was maintained <30 lux.[18] The light intensity was measured using SpectralStar Light Meter LX-1 (Japan).
Energy expenditure measurement
To control for the effect of exercise on melatonin secretion,[19] the energy expenditure was measured while the participants were at the laboratory using a SenseWear Pro Armband™ (Body Media, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA). The technical characteristics of the armband have been previously described.[20],[21] Briefly, the armband is a small portable sensing device worn on the triceps of the right arm. The device provides information regarding the total energy expenditure and total sleep time. The sensors in the armband measure movements, skin temperature, galvanic skin response, and heat flux from the body. The measured physiological data were processed by advanced algorithms to calculate the total energy expenditure.[22] The accuracy of the armband has been validated in many studies and comparisons with double-labeled water and metabolic carts.[22],[23],[24]
Determination of melatonin levels
Plasma melatonin levels were determined by an enzyme-linked immunoassay (GenWay Biotech Inc., San Diego, California, USA). The limit of detection was 1.6 pg/mL, and the mean recovery was 102.4% (83%–125%). The intra-assay and inter-assay precision were 8.8–151.7 pg/mL and 5.6–134.3 pg/mL, respectively (the intra-assay and inter-assay coefficients of variation were 3.0%–11.4% and 6.4%–19.3%, respectively). The measurement procedure was carried out according to the manufacturer's instructions. During the blood sample collection, the illumination level was always <30 lux. The samples were constantly kept on ice and protected from light radiation to avoid melatonin degradation. All samples for melatonin were run in duplicate.
The data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation. Energy expenditure was expressed as metabolic equivalents (METs). The average METs were calculated to obtain an overall hourly average for each day.
To obtain the best estimates of the overall acrophase for melatonin, we used a 24 h cosinor rhythmometry model , where M = mesor; A = amplitude; Ø = acrophase, and T = 24 h.[25],[26] The model was implemented for each participant's data during the three periods. Comparisons of the BL, FOR, and Ramadan fasting groups were performed using a repeated measures (RMs) ANOVA. When the normality test failed, Friedman's RM ANOVA on ranks test was used. Post hoc analyses were performed to determine the significant differences between individual groups. The results were considered statistically significant for P < 0.05. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), IBM version 22 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) software.
The study group had a mean age of 26.6 ± 4.9 years and a body mass index of 23.7 ± 3.5 kg/m 2. No differences were detected in body weight during the three study periods: 69.1 ± 8.4 kg, 67.5 ± 7.8 kg, and 66.3 ± 12.3 kg for BL, FOR, and Ramadan, respectively. Moreover, no differences were found in serum glucose measurements at 15:30 between BL, FOR, and Ramadan (6.1 ± 0.5, 5.7 ± 0.4, and 5.8 ± 0.5 mmol/L, respectively).
[Table 1] shows the sleep pattern at home. There was a significant delay in bedtime and wake-up time during Ramadan due to the accompanying delay in the start time of work. No significant differences in bedtime and wake-up time were found between BL and FOR. No differences were detected between the nocturnal sleep duration and total sleep duration (nocturnal sleep and naps) among the three study periods.
Table 1: Sleep pattern while at home
[Table 2] shows the sleep parameters and the energy expenditure during monitoring in the laboratory. The sleep efficiency was relatively lower than normal (BL = 79.3% ±9.6%, FOR = 70.7% ±11.1%, and Ramadan = 74.2% ±7.3%), which could be related to the disruptive effect of blood collection. Otherwise, no changes were detected in sleep parameters. Energy expenditure was reported for 24 h (day and night), during the daytime (from dawn to sunset), and at night (sunset to dawn). No significant changes were found in energy expenditure during the three monitoring periods (BL, FOR, and Ramadan).
Table 2: Sleep parameters and energy expenditure during monitoring at the Sleep Disorders Center (the laboratory)
[Figure 2] shows the pattern of melatonin concentrations during BL, FOR, and Ramadan fasting. Clearly, the melatonin levels followed the same circadian pattern during BL, FOR, and Ramadan. During the three study periods (BL, FOR, and Ramadan), the melatonin levels showed the same peak level at 02:00 h. The documented trough level was at 11:00 h in all studied periods (BL, FOR, and Ramadan). However, the plasma melatonin level at 22:00 h was lower during fasting (FOR and Ramadan) than at BL, with a significantly lower level for Ramadan versus BL (28 ± 18.7 pg/mL versus 25.7 ± 19.5 pg/mL, respectively, P < 0.05). Moreover, at 11:00 h, the melatonin levels were significantly higher during FOR than at BL (28 ± 18.7 pg/mL versus 25.7 ± 19.5 pg/mL, respectively, P < 0.05). Cosinor analysis of the melatonin plasma levels [Table 3] revealed no significant changes in the acrophase during the three periods.
Figure 2: Circadian pattern of plasma melatonin concentrations in eight healthy male volunteers before and during Ramadan daytime fasting. Each point represents the mean and standard deviation of eight participants. Values at baseline ( ), baseline fasting before Ramadan ( ), and Ramadan (-▴-) are presented. The dark-headed arrows indicate the meal time during fasting (Ramadan and baseline fasting), and the white-headed arrows indicate the meal time during baseline. ( ) indicates awake, and ( ) indicates sleep
Table 3: Cosinor summary of plasma melatonin circadian rhythm during baseline, baseline fasting, and Ramadan
Several lifestyle changes that accompany Ramadan fasting, such as changes in the sleep/wake pattern, sleep duration, physical activity, and meal composition, may influence melatonin secretion and circadian rhythmicity.[1],[21],[27],[28] Indeed, current evidence shows that changes such as light exposure,[29] sleep/wake schedule and sleep duration,[29] meal composition,[16] and exercise [19] influence plasma melatonin levels. The present study was designed to assess the changes in the plasma levels of melatonin during intermittent fasting, while controlling for potential confounders that might affect the levels of the hormone, such as the sleep/wake schedule, sleep duration and quality, physical activity, light exposure, and meal composition. Moreover, to control for potential confounders that accompany the lifestyle changes during Ramadan, we assessed the effects of intermittent Islamic FOR. To our knowledge, this is the first study to assess the effects of intermittent Islamic fasting on melatonin plasma concentrations outside of the Ramadan season.
The main finding of this study is that melatonin levels followed the same circadian pattern during BL, FOR, and Ramadan, although there was a decrease at 22:00 h during the 2nd week of Ramadan compared to BL [Figure 1]. However, in our study, when a cosinor model was used; no shift delay was detected in the acrophase during the three periods.
During Ramadan, food and fluid intake are shifted to the hours of darkness, thus partially reversing the normal circadian pattern of eating and drinking. In theory, these changes could affect circadian rhythmicity in fasting individuals, with effects including changes in several hormone systems and the core body temperature.[1] A limited number of studies has objectively assessed the circadian rhythm changes during Ramadan, and the results suggested a shift delay in the circadian rhythmicity of body temperature.[3],[21],[30] In a well-designed study, Roky et al. continuously recorded body temperature for 24 h in six healthy participants during Ramadan using a rectal thermistor probe and reported delays in both the occurrence of the acrophase and bathyphase of body temperature (i.e., the times at which the calculated maximum and minimum values, respectively, occur in the cycle).[30] The shift delay in core body temperature was attributed to the shift to night time meals during Ramadan.[30] Whether a shift delay also occurs in the circadian rhythm of melatonin secretion remained unknown.
Theoretically, changes in the circadian pattern of body temperature during Ramadan should also be associated with alterations in the circadian pattern of melatonin secretion, although some studies suggested that shifting the meal time influences the core body temperature rhythm but not the melatonin rhythm.[31],[32] To date, two studies have assessed melatonin secretion during Ramadan. In the first study, the plasma melatonin levels were measured in blood samples obtained every 4 h (omitting the 02:00 time point to avoid sleep disturbances) before and on the 23rd day of Ramadan.[33] The investigators reported a smaller and delayed night peak and a flatter slope in serum melatonin concentrations during Ramadan.[33] In the second study, saliva samples for melatonin were collected from eight healthy volunteers at three-time points over a 24 h period (08:00, 16:00, and 00:00) 1 week before Ramadan and on the 7th and 21st days of Ramadan.[28] A significant decrease in melatonin concentrations at 00:00 and 16:00 h was reported during Ramadan compared to BL levels; however, similar trends in melatonin profiles were observed during Ramadan but with a flatter slope.[28] A major limitation in those previous two studies was that melatonin was not measured in the early morning hours, which overlooks the possibility of a late peak in melatonin concentrations. Moreover, neither study properly controlled for differences in light exposure, sleep schedule, or the social habits that accompany Ramadan.
To overcome the shortcomings of these studies, we assessed circadian patterns in melatonin during intermittent fasting outside the month of Ramadan and during the 2nd week of Ramadan after controlling for light exposure, sleep schedule, sleep duration, and meal composition. A trough in melatonin levels was observed at 11:00 h and a peak at 02:00 h during all studied periods, which indicates that intermittent fasting has no significant influence on the circadian pattern of melatonin.
The current study concurs with the previous studies [28],[33] in reporting lower nocturnal melatonin levels. In general, most studies consistently found a decrease in nocturnal melatonin concentrations during fasting, even during short-term experimental fasting.[34],[35],[36] Although the exact mechanisms involved in the reduction of melatonin levels during fasting are unknown, this finding could be related to the shift in meal time. In a study that assessed the effects of a single morning and evening carbohydrate-rich meal for 3 consecutive days on the circadian phase of salivary melatonin rhythms under controlled constant routine conditions in ten healthy participants, the nocturnal melatonin secretion after the last morning meal was elevated compared to that for the evening meal.[31] Another plausible mechanism is the rise in nocturnal cortisol levels during Ramadan, which could be associated with a drop in melatonin levels.[37],[38] In addition, the decrease in melatonin synthesis could be due to a decrease in glucose supply.[39] The latter hypothesis is supported by findings showing that melatonin levels are decreased secondary to mild hypoglycemia and that glucose supplementation during fasting ameliorates the decrease in melatonin levels.[35] Nevertheless, hypoglycemia is not believed to occur in healthy individuals during Ramada n fasting.[28],[40],[41] Moreover, glucose level did not change significantly in the current study.
Although the present study was conducted under well-controlled conditions, the meal time during fasting periods could not be matched to the BL because the shift in meal time is an essential part of the religious practice during fasting. The effect of meal time on melatonin levels in humans remains undefined. Indeed, there are very few uncontrolled studies investigating the effects of meal timing on circadian rhythms in humans.[31] In shift workers, meal timing does not appear to be a strong synchronizer of circadian rhythms.[42] In fact, daily meal timing does not usually entrain circadian rhythms controlled by the SCN clock in the presence of the photic synchronizer.[43],[44] In contrast to the peripheral organs, the SCN clock seems to be invulnerable to feeding time and remains in phase with the light–dark cycle.[45],[46]
A number of limitations of the present study must be considered. An important one is the relatively small number of participants examined due to the time constraints of the study protocol. Nevertheless, small participant numbers are typical in studies that use objective continuous assessment methods under controlled conditions and must be conducted within a limited time (the month of Ramadan) as both of these factors limit the number of recruited volunteers.[10],[21],[28],[30],[31],[33] Second, the fact that the participants were recruited within a university setting, which may limit how well the sample represents the general population since individuals in this group are more likely to be more educated than the general public. Third, females were not included as females have to break their fast while having menstruation.
Our investigation of plasma melatonin concentration in eight fasting participants during and before Ramadan revealed that under controlled conditions of light exposure, meals, and sleep-wake schedules, intermittent fasting does not significantly influence the circadian pattern of circulating melatonin. Larger studies are needed to assess the circadian pattern of melatonin during intermittent diurnal fasting while controlling for potential confounders.
We are extremely grateful to the study participants who took the time from their busy schedules to participate in the study. Without their participation and feedback, this study would not have been possible.
This work was supported by the Strategic Technologies Program of the National Plan for Sciences and Technology and Innovation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (MED511-02-08).
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy delivers his State of the State address Jan. 10, 2021. The address was broadcast Jan. 12.
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Murphy's State of the State address draws criticism from Republicans, business groups
By Kim Jarrett | The Center Square
Kim Jarrett
The Center Square Contributor
(The Center Square) – Predictably, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s State of the State, broadcast Tuesday, didn't elicit much in the way of a positive response from the state's Republican leaders.
“New Jersey’s 2020 was very much a Murphy Meltdown,” the New Jersey GOP wrote in a statement. “The governor failed in his response to the pandemic, ordering COVID-positive patients back into our long-term care facilities, not protecting our veterans homes, and ignoring medical advice in favor of PR spin.”
Republicans also criticized Murphy’s handling of the state’s finances.
“He also chose his far-left ideology over the basics of his job – pushing a liberal wish list over running Motor Vehicles (Department), raising taxes instead of effectively delivering unemployment aid, and repeatedly telling people to leave New Jersey if they don’t agree with him,” the NJGOP said in their statement. “Our state is taxing and spending more than ever, and Murphy’s massive debt scheme will leave our children footing the bill.”
Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean said Murphy needs to work with Republicans in the Legislature.
“We could have prevented the policy failures that led to unnecessary deaths in our nursing and veterans homes, the closure of nearly one-third of New Jersey’s small businesses, and the unemployment of nearly two-million New Jerseyans,” Kean said in a statement. “If Governor Murphy truly wants to make New Jersey stronger in the year ahead, he should learn from the mistakes of 2020 and work to build consensus with other elected leaders.
Business groups asked Murphy to do more to help the state’s businesses.
Michele Siekerka, president and CEO of the New Jersey Business and Industry Association thanked Murphy and his administration for their efforts, noting they did not have an easy road.
“We are certainly excited about a new and balanced economic incentive program, signed by Governor Murphy last week, which will be a strong tool to both create and retain jobs in our great state,” Siekerka said in a statement. “For the sake of our affordability and fiscal survival, impactful fiscal reforms must now supplant the excessive taxation on our overburdened residents and businesses. Without that commitment, New Jersey’s considerable challenges will only grow greater.”
The state director of New Jersey’s National Federation of Independent Businesses called the speech “a lot of slick video production but there wasn’t much there for small businesses.”
“As a matter of fact, when he listed his accomplishments, many have been mandates that are harmful to small businesses because they raised the overall cost of doing business,” NFIB state director Eileen Kean said in a statement. “The Governor said small businesses are the backbone of the local and state economy but the incentive program he highlights really doesn’t offer economic relief to them, but instead to new startups or attracting businesses from out of state.”
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Oregon school districts at crossroads for reopening classrooms in early 2021
By Tim Gruver | The Center Square
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(The Center Square) — Oregon schools are now free to set their own guidelines for reopening classrooms, but many school districts in the state are still debating next steps before making any bold plans.
In December, Gov. Kate Brown announced the state would lift health restrictions by New Year's Day letting districts decide how and when they return students to in-person learning.
According to Oregon Department of Education data from before New Year's Day, some 22,000 K-12 students were being taught in-person, or less than 4% of the state's 587,000 student body. Most were from small counties where in-person learning is permitted.
Oregon lawmakers also passed legal liability protections in December for schools in the state in December as a means of encouraging districts to reopen.
Brown set an optimistic date of February 15 for when Oregon schools could begin reopening as usual. According to the governor, the state also intends to prioritize the state's 70,000 K-12 teachers for its next round of vaccinations which has no start date.
Oregon's ongoing first phase of vaccinations is geared for health care workers, long-term care facility staff and residents, and a range of public employees.
The rollout is going much slower than expected following hiccups on the federal government's end and the state's own distribution.
In mid-December, Oregon Health Authority officials anticipated vaccinating up to 100,000 Oregonians before the end of 2020.
On Monday, the OHA reported 51,255 people in the state received their first of two COVID-19 vaccine doses since December 16 -- less than 30% of the supply the state reports having on hand.
The majority of vaccine recipients were white or of an unidentified race ages 30 to 59.
Oregon Education Association President John Larson decried Brown's decision in December, saying that "radically and abruptly" changing state health guidelines without input from teachers was unwise.
On Sunday, parents and teachers against reopening classrooms planted 500 red flags in front of Oregon school district offices in Portland representing teachers and students who died of COVID-19 in 2020.
On Monday, the OHA reported statewide positivity rates for COVID-19 were 7.1% with three counties—Coos, Umatilla, and Morrow—seeing rates of above 25%.
Those numbers are well above the strict 5% threshold Brown set last summer.
As of Sunday, Oregon has seen 117,745 cases to date and 1,500 deaths from the virus, the OHA reports. Another 109 COVID-19 patients remain hospitalized in intensive care units.
A number of Oregon school districts are already moving forward with plans to begin phasing in normal classroom instruction as early as mid-January, such as in Klamath County.
The Eugene 4J District also plans on conducting both in-person and remote learning by February.
Others like Portland Public Schools have not committed to bringing students back to classrooms until February at the earliest.
The Salem-Kezier, Beaverton, and the Tigard Tualatin school districts plan on meeting this week to discuss pathways to reopening.
Tim Gruver is a politics and public policy reporter. He is a University of Washington alum and the recipient of the 2017 Pioneer News Award for Reporting. His work has appeared in Politico, the Kitsap Daily News, and the Northwest Asian Weekly.
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The Character Quotes / Abandoning / Abandoning
Abandoning quotes:
Abandoning a task that is futile and pointless is not giving up. -- Megan Hart
Abandoning your true self amounts to suicide except that it is less dramatic. Don't commit suicide so that you may appease some folks... -- Assegid Habtewold
Abandoning the project was incredibly stressful after having gone through the process of building the room, installing the kiln, collecting the stones, sitting with the kiln day and night as it came to temperature, experiencing the failures. -- Andy Goldsworthy
How significant is Aristotle? Well, I wouldn�??t want to exaggerate, so let me put it this way: Abandoning Aristotelianism, as the founders of modern philosophy did, was the single greatest mistake ever made in the entire history of Western thought. -- Edward Feser
Crime is the price society pays for abandoning character. -- James Q. Wilson
You're abandoning a lot of ideas when you're too into comfort. -- Christian Louboutin
Of course, I won't be abandoning photography, because it is my life. -- Sebastiao Salgado
I set up situations that involve abandoning control and finding out what happens. -- Brian Eno
I hope to live all my life for my art, without abandoning my principles one iota. -- Gustave Courbet
Checking your ego, abandoning it, letting it go, is a huge part of recovery from addiction. -- Susannah Grant
We are not abandoning our convictions, our philosophy or traditions, nor do we urge anyone to abandon theirs. -- Mikhail Gorbachev
Republicans have been accused of abandoning the poor. It's the other way around. They never vote for us. -- Dan Quayle
What keeps us from abandoning ourselves entirely to one vice, often, is the fact that we have several. -- Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Ageing doesn't mean giving up on style and individuality; it doesn't mean abandoning fashion and living in comfy slippers and flannel knickers. -- Twiggy
It has become impossible to give up the enterprise of disarmament without abandoning the whole great adventure of building up a collective peace system. -- Arthur Henderson
Doing nothing while the middle class is hurting. That's not leadership. Loose regulations and lax enforcement. That's not leadership. That's abandoning our middle class. -- Kamala Harris
The good Lord is amazing; He opens up doors. I was close to abandoning the dream, and He was like, 'Hey, slow down there, buddy.' -- David Nail
All writers of fiction will at some point find themselves abandoning a piece of work - or find themselves putting it aside, as we gently say. -- Martin Amis
To me, consensus seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one believes and to which no one objects. -- Margaret Thatcher
Respecting the Second Amendment does not mean abandoning common sense. The right to own guns in this country must remain, while we also must strengthen our laws to prevent mass shootings. -- Claire McCaskill
Go where your customers take you! For example, did you know that Sony's first product was a rice cooker? Since abandoning the rice cooker, it has merely managed to become the world's biggest consumer electronics company. -- Naveen Jain
I hate the whole concept of comfort! It's like when people say: 'Well we're not really in love but we're in a comfortable relationship.' You're abandoning a lot of ideas when you're too into comfort. -- Christian Louboutin
Our choice of a reform framework dictated that we looked at the fundamental assumptions that had driven Nigeria's economy, society and policy hitherto and to seek ways of either abandoning or transcending those assumptions and their supporting institutions. -- Ibrahim Babangida
We may very well be faced with the choice of retaining the AAA credit rating or abandoning some of our key infrastructure projects, which are about jobs for the future. I will choose jobs in that equation every time. -- Jay Weatherill
It would be sad if the expertise built up during the 40 years of the U.S. and Russian manned programmes were allowed to dissipate. But abandoning the shuttle, and committing to new launch vehicles and propulsion systems, is actually a prerequisite for a vibrant manned programme. -- Martin Rees
Measuring success in cultural diplomacy - the use of education, creative expression in any form, or people-to-people exchange to increase understanding across regions, cultures, or peoples - is challenging. How does one quantify changes in attitude, abandoning stereotypes, or feeling empathy as a result of a performance, a film, a book? -- Cynthia P. Schneider
The thing about working in Hollywood is that, at some point, you really get tired of hearing how godless you are, and how if you and the rest of the heathens in Tinsel town would put more God-centric shows on TV, people wouldn't be abandoning prime time in favor of their Bible study classes. -- John Ridley
Fear is present when we forget that we are a part of God's divine design. Learning to experience authentic love means abandoning ego's insistence that you have much to fear and that you are in an unfriendly world. You can make the decision to be free from fear and doubt and return to the brilliant light of love that is always with you. -- Wayne Dyer
I do what I love to do at the moment. If I wake up tomorrow and decide I want to dance, that's what I'd do. Or design clothes. I think I'd throw myself into whatever I'm doing now. It's not about abandoning what I was doing before, or giving up. It's about knowing that if I die tomorrow, I lived the way I wanted to. -- Ayumi Hamasaki
Forgiveness is abandoning your right to revenge. -- Desmond Tutu
Anything worth putting off is worth abandoning altogether. -- Epictetus
Change your practices without abandoning your core values. -- James C. Collins
Not enough gets said about the importance of abandoning crap. -- Ira Glass
One cannot begin a new dream without abandoning the last [one]. -- Neil Gaiman
I looked through a lens and ended up abandoning everything else. -- Sebastiao Salgado
Growth and fulfillment come from abandoning old practices and embracing new ones. -- Brian Tracy
True peacefulness comes from abandoning the illustion that satisfying desires brings pleasure. -- Joan Z. Borysenko
[A-listers] ended up abandoning Hillary [Clinton] more than they abandoned [Donald] Trump. -- Rush Limbaugh
Men and women fall in love abandoning reality in favour of the dream -- Jeremy Griffith
Sins slowly suffocate the heart, and abandoning sins brings life to the heart. -- Abdullah ibn Mubarak
What often prevents our abandoning ourselves to a single vice is, our having more than one. -- Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The hijrah to Allah includes abandoning what He hates and doing what He loves and accepts. -- Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya
The conspiracy theory of society... comes from abandoning god and then asking: "Who is in his place" -- Karl Popper
You're abandoning a lot of ideas when you are too into comfort. 'Comfy'-that's one of the worst words! -- Christian Louboutin
We are not abandoning our convictions, our philosophy or traditions, nor do we urge anyone to abandon theirs -- Mikhail Gorbachev
...there is an intense delight in abandoning faulty states of mind and in cultivating helpful ones in meditation. -- Dalai Lama
Those few members who desert the cause are abandoning an oasis to search for water in the desert. -- Neal A. Maxwell
Early on, my abandoning father had set the pattern of my love life on the loom of my subconscious. -- Jane Stanton Hitchcock
The spiritual response is too often a simplistic one: we abandon God or we blame God for abandoning us. -- Joan D. Chittister
You cannot throw words like heroism and sacrifice and nobility and honor away without abandoning the qualities they express. -- Marya Mannes
Choosing one path means abandoning others - if you try to follow every possible path you will end up following none. -- Paulo Coelho
I think I have always had a pretty strong creative impulse. And that has probably saved me from abandoning myself completely. -- Nick Cave
...you either forgive a lover for abandoning you or you forgive God for taking them - either way you have to forgive... -- John Geddes
Practice unfettered living from the heart, abandoning all self-imposed limitations to emerge a new, creativity unleashed, giving of yourself like never before. -- Pooja Ruprell
We are settling for a Christianity that revolves around catering to ourselves when the central message of Christianity is actually about abandoning ourselves. -- David Platt
Forgiveness does not mean condoning what has been done. Forgiving means abandoning your right to pay back the perpetrator in his own coin. -- Desmond Tutu
She had walked to the brink, abandoning all belief, and just before the bitter end, she was pulled from the abyss by faith. -- Sage Steadman
Lovers and mystics are familiar with this sense of grandeur, this taste of joy - in abandoning oneself to the will of others. -- Anne Desclos
Overcoming fear has nothing to do with abandoning common sense. We retain our common sense, but we lose that emotion that is fear. -- Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
With his mind free from the inflow of thoughts and from restlessness, by abandoning both good and evil, an alert man knows no fear. -- Gautama Buddha
I'm staying," Henry said, annoyed. "Why?" "Because, if I leave, it would be like abandoning two mentally challenged people in a nuclear waste dump. -- Lisa Lutz
In abandoning the vagueness of the sketch the artist shows more of his personality by revealing the range but also the limitations of his talent. -- Eugene Delacroix
In truth it is best to learn wisdom, and abandoning all nonsense, to leave it to boys to enjoy their season of play and mirth. -- Horace
Western intellectual Islamologists have totally failed in their duties as intellectuals. They have betrayed their calling by abandoning their critical faculties when it comes to Islam. -- Wafa Sultan
Well, there were several things. One was that the industry itself built in Detroit was abandoning the city - taking factories elsewhere, the corporate headquarters elsewhere. -- David Maraniss
A victor only breeds hatred, while a defeated man lives in misery, but a man at peace within lives happily, abandoning up ideas of victory and defeat. -- Gautama Buddha
When one, abandoning greed, feels no greed for what would merit greed, greed gets shed from him - like a drop of water from a lotus leaf. -- Gautama Buddha
We have no intention of abandoning the American people to unproven theories and extreme positions. We're the people party and we're going to stick up for the people. -- William J. Clinton
This doesn't mean abandoning our values and ideals; wherever we can, it's in our interest to help foster democracy through the diplomatic and economic resources at our disposal. -- Barack Obama
The opposite of self-assertiveness is self-abnegation--abandoning or submerging your personal values, judgment, and interests. Some people tell themselves this is a virtue. It is a "virtue" that corrodes self-esteem. -- Nathaniel Branden
The recollected go forth to lives of renunciation. They take no pleasure in a fixed abode. Like wild swans abandoning a pool, they leave one resting place after another. -- Gautama Buddha
Man could escape danger only by renouncing adventure, by abandoning that which has given to the human condition its unique character and genius among the rest of living things. -- Rene Dubos
I am a bad feminist and a good woman. I am trying to become better in how I think and say and do - without abandoning what makes me human. -- Roxane Gay
Happiness does not come from the things that we have but the abandoning of things that we cling to, by letting go of the attachments to things we don't want. -- Kevin Griffin
Man will rise, if God by exception lends him a hand; he will rise by abandoning and renouncing his own means, and letting himselfbe raised and uplifted by purely celestial means. -- Michel de Montaigne
I tell you," he [Milosevic] continued, "Izetbegovic has earned Sarajevo by not abandoning it. He's one tough guy. It's his". These words were probably the most astonishing and unexpected of the conference. -- Richard Holbrooke
One of the pleasures of travel is to dive into places where others are compelled to live and come out unscathed, full of the malicious pleasure of abandoning them to their fate. -- Jean Baudrillard
As soon as you start asking what education is for, what the use of it is, you're abandoning the basic assumption of any true culture, that education is worth while for its own sake. -- Ann Bridge
If abandoning animal research means that there are some things we cannot learn, then so be it ... We have no basic right ... not to be harmed by those natural diseases we are heir to. -- Tom Regan
The media is trying to portray that [Donald] Trump supporters are on the verge of abandoning him right now by highlighting how many of them wanted Hillary locked up, prosecuted, convicted, and all that. -- Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood
If we are to remain mission focused, as we must be if we are to be relevant in an uncertain age, the abandoning those things that do not further the mission is a leadership imperative. -- Frances Hesselbein
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The Green Journey
Road filters suggested as solution to pollution
Written by: Callie
A company in the UK has devised an ingenious tool that could help to tackle the country’s persistent traffic pollution problems.
Pollution Solution has created sets of tiny suction fans that can be embedded in road surfaces in a similar way to cat’s eye reflectors. They effectively act as miniature vacuum cleaners when they are connected to a neighbouring filtration system.
Sucking in dirty air, pumping out clean
Using solar power, they would be triggered whenever they sense cars have stopped – and are therefore emitting high levels of emissions – nearby. The fans suck the resulting fumes into their piping and then feed them into a roadside filtration unit that’s roughly the size of a dustbin.
This can subsequently act to remove pollutants including nitrogen oxide and particulates from brakes and tyres. Pollution Solution claims the system could remove at least 30 per cent of potentially dangerous pollutants, with the filtered air that comes out 99 per cent clean.
Spokesperson and founder Thomas Delgado said the best locations for the filtration tools would be junctions where there is a lot of stationary traffic, as well as engine idling hotspots such as parking bays outside schools.
“All the information we have is that those hotspots are the areas that really need to be tackled,” he added. “There are talks of banning the sale of fossil-fuelled vehicles by the year 2040, but if we don’t take steps in the interim it is inevitable that people will die unnecessarily.”
It is now expected that trials will take place to test the efficacy of the gadgets in real-world traffic scenarios.
Any technological solutions to the issue of pollution are sure to be welcomed by the government, as traffic fumes and their toxic effects continue to plague British towns and cities.
Earlier this year, a map compiled by Friends of the Earth showed almost 2,000 locations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have levels of air pollution exceeding safe limits.
Steve Clarke, marketing manager at Green Journey, adds: “If these tiny tools really work in the way the manufacturers claim, they could be a great help in cutting harmful emissions entering the environment from vehicles. Let’s hope the trials work out.”
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Joey Evison Named In 15-Man England Squad For ICC U19 World Cup
FEATURED NEWS | 23rd December 2019
Nottinghamshire all-rounder Joey Evison has been named as part of a 15-man England squad for the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa.
The 18-year-old, who made his green and gold senior debut last summer, scored a record-equalling 18-ball half-century for the Young Lions in the final round robin match of the recent Tri-Series with Sri Lanka and West Indies.
Now he will head to South Africa in the new year, tasked with bringing home the U19 World Cup trophy in a 15-man squad led by Lancashire’s George Balderson.
The Young Lions go into the tournament in good spirits having reached the final of the Rising Stars Tri-Series in Antigua on Saturday, which featured West Indies U19 and Sri Lanka U19.
All 15 members of the World Cup squad featured in the Antigua matches, including Kent’s Jordan Cox, who scored 228 runs in the tournament, and Balderson, who was the leading seamer in the competition with 15 wickets.
Somerset’s Kasey Aldridge finished third in the bowling charts with 13 wickets, behind Balderson and Sri Lanka spinner Kavindu Nadeeshan, and will hope to find pace and bounce in the South African wickets.
England U19 Head Coach Jon Lewis said: “I’m excited to see what this squad can do at the World Cup. It will be a great challenge for them both on and off the field, playing in unfamiliar conditions against new opposition in matches that will be televised around the world.
“The series in Antigua has shown that our core group of players can perform well in a challenging environment. Each individual is improving in their specific roles within the side, but in South Africa we’ll need to ensure these roles all come together to produce good team performances.
“We’ve seen in Antigua, and in our home tri-series this summer against India and Bangladesh, that we can beat some of the best teams in the world. I look forward to seeing how we can take that confidence into the pressurised environment of a World Cup.”
England squad for 2020 ICC U19 World Cup
George Balderson (Lancashire) - captain
Kasey Aldridge (Somerset)
Ben Charlesworth (Gloucestershire)
Tom Clark (Sussex)
Jordan Cox (Kent)
Scott Currie (Hampshire)
Blake Cullen (Middlesex)
Harry Duke (Yorkshire)
Joey Evison (Nottinghamshire)
Lewis Goldsworthy (Somerset)
Jack Haynes (Worcestershire)
George Hill (Yorkshire)
Dan Mousley (Warwickshire)
Hamidullah Qadri (Kent)
Sam Young (Somerset)
England ICC U19 World Cup warm-up fixtures
Sun 12 Jan: England U19s v Zimbabwe U19s - LC de Villiers Oval, Pretoria
Tue 14 Jan: England U19s v Afghanistan U19s - Mandela Oval, Hammanskraal
England's ICC U19 World Cup fixtures
Mon 20 Jan: England U19s v West Indies U19s - De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
Thu 23 Jan: England U19s v Australia U19s - De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
Sat 25 Jan: England U19s v Nigeria U19s - De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley
Mon 27 Jan - Thu 6 Feb: Knockout stages
Sun 9 Feb: ICC U19 World Cup final
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Decision to Return Later for College Degree Boosts Career
By Bobbi Maier on June 19, 2017
Editor’s note: This alumni success story is presented here as it was first published for #aggiesatwork on the Cal Aggie Alumni Association website in 2015. Steven Perelman, a managerial economics major, continues as vice president of business development for Tony Hawk Inc.
As skateboarding icon Tony Hawk’s go-to guy, Steven Perelman ’99 gets paid to fly around the world, orchestrate events for thousands of people, and connect with big-time sponsors and corporate partners in the action sports world.
He’ll tell you he “fell into” his role as vice president of business development for Tony Hawk Inc. — but really, his success is the result of a lot of hard work and motivation, along with one big life decision: to return to college as a 30-something and earn a degree from UC Davis.
“I didn’t run in circles where people were talking about SAT scores and where they were applying to go to college,” Perelman said of his high school years.
He was interested mainly in music and he was surrounded by people who saw blue-collar jobs in their future.
Hits career ceiling without a college degree
“It took some really hard life lessons to go work my way up the ladder in an industry I wanted to work in, until I hit that ceiling, where someone said, ‘This is as far as you can go without a college degree.’”
That ceiling became apparent during a final interview for a marketing manager position with Sony Music. The process had gone well and Perelman, with relevant experience he’d garnered by climbing the Hollywood entertainment industry ladder throughout his 20s, thought he was being called in to receive a job offer.
“They told me ‘we really liked you, but we’re not going to hire you,” Perelman said. They’d chosen the other final candidate, who had a four-year degree. “I told them, ‘this is rock ’n’ roll; I didn’t think a degree was top priority.’” And then the executives around the table held up their hands and began listing off their alma maters.
Non-traditional student finds work connects to classroom
Perelman’s choice became clear: he became a non-traditional college student at American River College and then transferred to UC Davis, majoring in managerial economics. He found that, despite being the “old guy” (he was only in his mid-30s) his life and work experience assisted him in the classroom.
“We would be talking about a marketing program for a certain company and I’d be familiar with it from having been out in the working world, as opposed to reading it in a book,” Perelman said. “I loved the campus, I loved my professors, and I loved that I got an A in econometrics — the holy grail of our major.”
In his senior year, a friend working in action-sports marketing approached him. “She said, ‘I know you were a skateboard enthusiast as a kid, and I know you’ve worked with bands — could you help us?’” Perelman recalled.
Booking bands for action-sport events
He began booking bands for action-sport events, and his final year at UC Davis became very full: classes and studying during the week, flying out to different event locations every weekend. Shortly after graduation, Perelman moved to L.A. to work for ASA Entertainment — a perfect fit given his interests.
“We were the X Games on the road, working with the same athletes and traveling all over the world,” he said. It was through this role that he met Tony Hawk in 2005.
“We became friends, and now he’s my boss,” Perelman said. “We spend an incredible amount of time together on the road, and we have a great relationship that works well for making business decisions.”
His biggest job perk is skating with Hawk
There’s no average day when managing events, endorsements and corporate partnerships for a skateboarding pro — especially one considered to be one of the most successful and influential pioneers of modern skateboarding in the world.
There’s plenty of whirlwind travel, which Perelman loves, and countless responsibilities regarding event planning, logistics and upholding sponsors’ partnership agreements. One big job perk: he gets a chance, now and then, to skate for fun alongside Hawk.
Although attending UC Davis was initially a means to an end for Perelman, when he reflects on his education now he notes the lasting assets.
“The ability to tell colleagues and my peers in the corporate world that I went to school at UC Davis has given me a tremendous amount of confidence,” he said. “It brings credibility to my abilities. I didn’t take the standard route most people do with their educations, but I did it the way I needed to do it for me. UC Davis opened a lot of doors for me.”
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A reformed criminal landlord whose licences for 29 properties were revoked has had her appeal rejected.
Nasim Hussain and her daughter Farina took Waltham Forest Council to court after it revoked the 29 licences and refused applications for seven new licences.
They argued the convictions – from 2016 – were spent, meaning the rehabilitation period had passed without any further crimes.
However, the Court of Appeal decided the council can consider spent convictions, “if it is satisfied justice cannot be done without admitting that evidence” and refused their appeal.
In May 2016, Hussain lied in her licence application for four homes, claiming they didn’t need gas safety certificates because they didn’t have gas appliances.
She had told the same lie about 21 homes the previous year and only obtained certificates for the properties when forced to by the council.
After she was challenged about her 2016 applications, she sent the council four certificates that turned out to be backdated forgeries.
Her husband admitted forgery and was fined £1,000 while Hussain was fined £40,000 after pleading guilty to knowingly or recklessly supplying false information.
The council argued the Hussains’ failure to carry out basic and inexpensive gas safety checks and later fraud proved they were not a fit and proper choice to act as licence holders.
Councillor Louise Mitchell (pictured), responsible for housing and homelessness prevention, says it’s important that tenants who rent in the private sector can rely on their landlord to provide safe and secure accommodation.
“Where a landlord flouts their legal obligations and cuts corners to expose tenants to unnecessary risks, it is only right that we can take this into account when deciding whether that landlord ought to be involved in the day to day letting and management of rented homes,” she adds.
Read more about Waltham Forest licensing.
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Extra Cash For Point To Points; New VEA Program Will Bolster Steeplechase Circuit
The following piece appeared on Fauquier.com and was written by Besty Burke Parker.
Virginia’s thoroughbred industry is embracing the 2019 reopening of Colonial Downs.
Now the steeplechase community has an exciting development to fuel their sport.
On Monday, the Virginia Equine Alliance (VEA) unveiled plans to reward point-to-point and steeplechase owners and trainers with cash payments, a plan aimed at increasing participation, officials say.
According to the system, every time a Virginia-owned or -trained horse makes a start in a point-to-point race the owner will receive a $200 “starter reward.”
The bonus is designed to encourage steeplechase participation at all levels, from the limited “owner-rider” divisions to the open hurdle and timber divisions.
The account will be funded by off-track wagering profits from the VEA, a group comprised of Virginia’s standardbred, thoroughbred and steeplechase horsemen.
“VEA recognizes the important role local point-to-points play in preparing horses for the sanctioned meets and for developing young riders,” explained VEA executive di
rector Jeb Hannum.
With up to eight races at each of seven point-to-points, that’s a lot of incentive, say horsemen.
“Wow, that’s great,” said former circuit champion rider, now trainer, Jeff Murphy, when told of the new program. “That may not sound like a lot of money, $200, but it means a lot to working horsemen, and new owners.”
“I have a group of people I want to bring in on a syndicate,” added owner-rider Sam Cockburn. “This gives me something to bring to the table. We’re looking for a horse for them right now.”
“We hope this program entices people to get a (race)horse, or to put a partnership together and have some fun,” said Hannum.
VEA will also give $25,000 to each of Virginia’s seven National Steeplechase Association-sanctioned meets, and donate $10,000 to the Virginia Point-to-Point Foundation. The popular Virginia-bred turf championship series also continues – $2,000 purses in a half-dozen qualifying races, leading up to a $25,000 autumn championship.
Colonial Downs will open a 600unit historic horse racing operation in New Kent County in April. The track, which features the nation’s largest turf course, opens for live racing Aug. 8-Sept. 7, with 15 weekend dates planned. The Virginia Derby, a 1 ¼-mile race on the turf – is scheduled Aug. 31. Jump races could be carded each week, according to steeplechase officials.
Colonial expects to produce more than 800 new jobs, $25 million in state tax revenues, $17 million in local tax revenues and $25 million annually to Virginia’s horse industry.
VEA took over running four OTBs, and handling the purse account that accrues from wager takeout, when Colonial’s former owners stopped live racing after the 2013 season due to contract differences with horsemen. OTB operational control will transition to Colonial later this year, Hannum explained, but VEA will continue to promote programs that help racing and breeding from a percentage payout from HHR revenues.
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Best Western Launches New Campaign, Today’s Best Western with Behind the Brands Series
March 15, 2018 france
Phoenix, Arizona (United States) – March 15, 2018 (travelindex) – When Best Western Hotels and Resorts launched a transformative brand refresh in 2015, the primary objective was to signal that Best Western is a contemporary and relevant brand, worthy of today’s travelers. It is also intended to enhance the brand’s image as an innovative, forward-thinking industry leader. Now, with the introduction of a “Today’s Best Western” campaign that will run throughout 2018, including a “Behind the Brands” series, travelers are getting a look at the evolution of this powerhouse hospitality brand.
“Best Western has been undergoing a brand resurgence during the past ten years,” said David Kong, President and CEO of Best Western Hotels & Resorts. “Our brand refresh with new logos showcases our exciting brands and positions Best Western as a leader in its respective chain scale segments. We are proud of our continuous innovation, which has enabled us to achieve record RevPAR Index, unrivaled industry recognition, and unprecedented guest satisfaction.”
Best Western Hotels & Resorts continues to experience tremendous growth in both size and scale, as well as penetration in diverse markets globally. Recent achievements for the company, in large part due to the success of the brand refresh, include:
– Distinctive Brand Portfolio – To add to the iconic brands – Best Western®, Best Western Plus®, and Best Western Premier® – the company has launched eight new global brands since 2015. This includes a series of cutting-edge concepts catering to a new generation of travelers with the new-build Vīb® and GLō® brands, as well as soft brand options for most chain scale segments – upper economy and midscale (SureStay Collection® by Best Western), upper midscale (BW Signature Collection® by Best Western) and upscale and upper upscale (BW Premier Collection®). With a focus on providing unique, dual-branded properties combining the best of the Best Western Plus and Executive Residency by Best Western® brands.
– Growth Around the World – In addition to an impressive pipeline of 296 hotels in North America, Best Western is also growing across the globe. In particular, Best Western opened nine new hotels in Asia in 2017 – with locations in Myanmar, Japan, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. These have included two brands that are entirely new to the region – BW Premier Collection and SureStay Plus® Hotel by Best Western. The company received recognition as the “Best Debut Hotel Chain” at the 2017 India Hospitality Awards, with plans to open six hotels in India and three in Bangladesh in 2018.
– Rising Guest Satisfaction – Best Western has enjoyed significant increases to guest satisfaction ratings in the past 10 years, with scores doubling since 2007. This stems from the award-winning I Care® Every Guest, Every Time hotel staff training program, the $2 billion spent on strategic renovations following the Design Excellence program and the rollout of the descriptor program. In 2017, Best Western announced an impressive 1,956 Best Western-branded hotels globally received the 2017 TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence recognition, yielding the brand’s highest level of guest satisfaction to date.
– Continuous Innovation – With the 2017 global launch of the new Best Western Mobile Guest Engagement Platform – which includes web-based guest communications tools pre-arrival, on property and at check-out – Best Western continues to show its commitment to implementing new technology that enhances the customer journey. Named one of Fast Company’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in AR/VR for 2017, Best Western’s brand refresh has encompassed a number of technological advancements including the Best Western Virtual Reality Experience (BWVRE), which gives guests an immersive 360-degree look into all of the brand’s North American hotels – making Best Western the first major company of its size and scale to utilize this cutting-edge technology in this way. The reimagined BestWestern.com optimizes customer interactions across all digital channels, while incorporating highly visual, interactive elements.
– Award-Winning Loyalty Program – Best Western has continued to make valuable enhancements to its award-winning loyalty program Best Western Rewards. By offering more rewards and recognition for Elite members and generous promotions for members of all levels, BWR’s membership has grown to more than 32 million members globally – representing gains of nearly 14 percent annually, since the beginning of the refresh. BWR achieved a top five ranking in U.S. News & World Report’s 2017-2018 Best Hotel Rewards Programs and runner-up status in WalletHub’s 2017 Best Hotel Rewards Program. With a goal to bring real value to today’s travelers with instant rewards and gratification, BWR offers a lower point level threshold relative to other hotel brands, enables members to redeem free nights at any of Best Western’s 4,200+ hotels worldwide, and awards points that don’t expire and don’t have blackout dates. On top of this, the newly unveiled Experiences by Best Western Rewards now provides members with exclusive, one-of-a-kind experiences in some of the most sought-after destinations around the world.
– Awards Across the Board – Best Western continues to set industry records regarding awards and accolades. Several notable distinctions received in 2017 include: a Top Breakfast Ranking from J.D. Power’s 2017 Guest Survey; Best Western Plus and Best Western ranking number one in upper-mid-price and mid-price hotel brands respectively by Business Travel News®; 65 Adrian Awards for excellence in digital marketing, advertising and public relations; the company’s ninth consecutive AAA®/CAA® Lodging Partner of the Year award; and a gold Recommend Readers’ Choice Award in the Hotels/Resorts category.
Today’s Best Western features 11 brands, each with its own logo and distinctive personality. The company’s new “Behind the Brands” series will dive deeper into each individual brand, further illustrating the differences for travelers. Best Western rolls out the “Behind the Brands” series later this month, with a sneak peek into the continued evolution of Best Western Premier.
For more information on Best Western Hotels & Resorts, please visit BestWestern.com
About Best Western Hotels & Resorts:
Best Western Hotels & Resorts headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, is a privately held hotel brand with a global network of 4,200* hotels in more than 100* countries and territories worldwide. Best Western offers 11 hotel brands to suit the needs of developers and guests in every market: Best Western®, Best Western Plus®, Best Western Premier®, Vīb®, GLō®, Executive Residency by Best Western®, BW Premier Collection®, and BW Signature CollectionSM by Best Western; as well as its recently launched franchise offerings: SureStay® Hotel by Best Western, SureStay Plus® Hotel by Best Western and SureStay Collection® by Best Western. Now celebrating more than 70 years of hospitality, Best Western provides its hoteliers with global operational, sales and marketing support, and award-winning online and mobile booking capabilities. Best Western continues to set industry records regarding awards and accolades, including 64 percent of the brand’s North American hotels earning a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence award in 2017, Business Travel News® ranking Best Western Plus and Best Western number one in upper-mid-price and mid-price hotel brands, and Best Western receiving seven consecutive Dynatrace® Best of the Web awards for its leading hotel website. Best Western has also won nine consecutive AAA®/CAA® Lodging Partner of the Year awards, recognizing the brand’s commitment to providing exceptional service and great value to AAA/CAA’s nearly 58 million members in the U.S. and Canada. Best Western-branded hotels were top ranked in J.D. Power’s 2017 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study – ranking first in breakfast (food and beverage category) for midscale; and second in overall guest satisfaction. Over 32 million travelers are members of the brand’s award-winning loyalty program Best Western Rewards®, one of the few programs in which members earn points that never expire and can be redeemed at any Best Western hotel worldwide. Best Western’s partnerships with AAA/CAA and Harley-Davidson® provide travelers with exciting ways to interact with the brand. Through its partnership with Google® Street View, Best Western is the first major company of its size and scale to launch a virtual reality experience for customers, setting a new industry standard and reinventing how guests view hotels.
– All Best Western and SureStay-branded hotels are independently owned and operated.
– Numbers are approximate, may fluctuate, and include hotels currently in the development pipeline.
Contact information Asia:
Marketing Communications Department
Best Western Hotels and Resorts – Asia
Sirimanas Maungrod
Email: sirimanas.maungrod@bestwestern.com
Orapan Sornnuwat
Email: orapan.sornnuwat@bestwestern.com
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Title: Please Shut up!
A police officer pulls over a speeding car. The officer says,
"I clocked you at 80 miles per hour, sir."
The driver says,
"Goodness, officer, I had it on cruise control at 60; perhaps your radar gun needs calibrating."
Not looking up from her knitting the wife says:
'Now don't be silly, dear - you know that this car doesn't have cruise control."
As the officer writes out the ticket, the driver looks over at his wife and growls,
"Can't you please keep your mouth shut for once?"
The wife smiles demurely and says,
"Well dear you should be thankful your radar detector went off when it did or your speed would have been higher."
As the officer makes out the second ticket for the illegal radar detector unit,
the man glowers at his wife and says through clenched teeth, "Woman, can't you keep your mouth shut?"
The officer frowns and says,
''And I notice that you're not wearing your seat belt, sir. That's an automatic $75 fine."
'Yeah, well you see officer, I had it on, but I took it off when you pulled me over so that I could get my license out of my back pocket".
The wife says,
"Now, dear, you know very well that you didn't have your seat belt on. You never wear your seat belt when you're driving."
And as the police officer is writing out the third ticket, the driver turns to his wife and barks,
"WILL YOU PLEASE SHUT UP"?
The officer looks over at the woman and asks, "Does your husband always talk to you this way, Ma'am? "
I love this part.......
"Only when he's been drinking."
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USgamer Community Question: What's Your Favorite World or City in a Game?
Do you have a favorite game world/city that you wish you could play in forever?
Article by USgamer Team, Contributor
There are so many beautiful worlds and cities in video games. The best of which embed us in that place, or better yet, make us wish a tiny bit of ourselves actually lived there. But at the very least: we get an interactive playground to frolick in for a few hours or far more.
So this week's community question poses the question: What's your favorite world or city in a video game, and why? You can find the USgamer staff's answers below, but let us know what yours are in the comments!
Kat Bailey Editor-in-Chief
I feel kind of funny writing this given that it might actually be the worst region in Pokemon, but I have a lot of love for Sinnoh. And most of that love has little to do with the region itself.
See, I was living in Japan at the time, so I will always link Pokemon Diamond and Pearl to that period of my life. What's more, I've actually been to Hokkaido in the winter, which is the area of Japan that Sinnoh is modeled after. As such, revisiting Sinnoh always brings with it warm feelings of skiing, spicy ramen, and the annual Snow Festival.
That connection is the strongest in the northern part of Sinnoh, where you trudge through knee deep snow en route to Snowpoint City. It's an effective moment, not the least because it really drives home how unbelievably cold Sinnoh is, and makes me think of home.
Oh, and the Sinnoh region has the best gym leader music, so there's that too.
Mike Williams Reviews Editor
This is a hard question. The problem with the answer is you can't assume that you'll be the protagonist or related to the protagonist in whichever world you choose. There are a number of settings that are really cool, but only if you're the focus of the story of that world. Like the Marvel or DC comic universes, being a hero is really cool. Being a bystander? Not so much.
This knocks out some fairly awesome worlds from contention. Hyrule in the Legend of Zelda seems like a great place to explore, depending on which version you're in. The Old Republic stands out to me, but there are areas of intense crime, poverty, and devastation. Grand Theft Auto V is a playground, but only for the main characters.
Given those thoughts, I'm drawn to games and worlds where everyone is on a level playing field, or at least you're not hurt too much being on the bottom rung. I'm going to go with the world of Minecraft.
All you have when you start is your life and how much effort you're willing to put forth. Death doesn't exist. You can die and lose stuff, but you never really die. How much you're willing to build determines how comfortable you are and what you have. There's no economy. It's just there. So yeah, I'd probably live in the Minecraft world.
Or the Citadel after the end of the Mass Effect Trilogy. Seemed like a cool place.
Caty McCarthy Staff Writer
Okay. This is honestly a recent game, but trust me on this: Gravity Rush 2 has one of the best video game cities of all time.
Gravity Rush 2 isn't even a great game, honestly. The combat remains just as clunky as the first game; the main missions often escort you out of the city and into confined, linear spaces that are often boring. But once you get back to the breathtaking city of Jirga Para Lhao, it's awe-inspiring. It's a tiered sort of city, with the poorest living far below and the rich living high in the sky in lavish mansions. The music changes as you drift to new areas, setting the tone for them respectively. The level of detail on every inch of Gravity Rush 2's city is remarkable, from street signs to food stalls. Gravity Rush 2 feels like a city that people live in, and it has a pointed sense of identity that's rare in most games.
It's also a rare open world that doesn't approach you with constant conflict. Instead, usually the side missions in the city are delightfully mundane, like delivering newspapers, or finding a dog's long lost frisbee and playing fetch with them afterwards. As you explore, it suddenly makes sense why the game literally gives Kat a camera upon her first step into the city. This is Kat's playground, a city she can experience from every angle imaginable (this is Gravity Rush after all), and it's hers to explore and photograph at her leisure.
When I ended up stopping playing the game, it wasn't because I was tired of it, it's because I missed my home in this city when it moved locales. I missed flying around it, landing on skyscrapers, and plummeting somewhere excitingly new. A new vantage point that was always prime for selfies.
Matt Kim News Editor
It's probably because I just finished Lost Legacy recently, but I'd love to find myself as a globe-trotting treasure hunter in Uncharted. "But Matt!" you say, "the Uncharted world is just our world!" Yes, but it's a version of our world that still apparently bankrolls treasure hunters (of less than reputable qualifications) to fly to far off lands and escape from ancient curses.
I figure my history degree is enough to convince some wealthy patron to jetset me to some hidden city of gold or something. Unlike Drake, I'll try my best and come back with the treasure.
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Hurricane Irma left a trail of death and devastation across the Caribbean last week before slamming into Florida and spreading across the southeastern U.S. At this writing, there have been at least 38 confirmed deaths in the Caribbean and 23 in the U.S. Our hearts and prayers go out to all who have been impacted by this storm, the largest ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Caribbean is the world's most popular region for cruises and Florida is home to the three busiest cruise ports in the world (Port of Miami, Port Canaveral and Port Everglades), so Hurricane Irma's impact on the cruise industry has been as enormous as the storm itself. In this cruise newsletter, I'll explain what we know so far.
First, Hurricane Irma caused widespread destruction to a string of Caribbean islands, including numerous cruise destinations.
The hugely popular port of St. Thomas, USVI, was devastated. Power is still out, food is running low and the airport was destroyed. Nearby St. John was hit equally hard but somehow St. Croix was spared significant damage.
The British Virgin Islands suffered massive damage. I've seen unofficial reports that up to 90% of houses, businesses and boats were destroyed.
Up to 70% of the homes in the Dutch territory of St. Maarten have been severely damaged or destroyed and there is also severe damage on the French side of the island, St. Martin.
Also hard hit was the tiny island of Barbuda, where Irma first made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 185 mph. An estimated 95% of the island's structures were damaged and the island's prime minister described the scene as "total carnage".
Scheduled port calls to these destinations have already been canceled on numerous sailings and this will likely roll out to other ships and dates. Some cruise ships will continue to call solely to deliver food and supplies.
All of these islands depend heavily on tourism, and the sooner they can reopen their shops, restaurants and resorts, the faster they will recover. Right now, they are in desperate need of food, water, medicine and clothing. Complete recovery is likely to take years.
In addition, numerous islands sustained significant damage but their tourist infrastructure emerged intact and they are--or will soon be--open for business. Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Nevis, St. Barts, Anguilla, Antigua, Haiti, St. Kitts, the Turks and Caicos and Cuba fall in this category.
Fortunately, Irma missed some islands completely. Aruba, Barbados, Bonaire, Curacao, Grand Cayman, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and The Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago are among those that were not impacted at all. Cruise ports in Mexico and Central America were also not affected.
After ravaging the Caribbean, Irma hit the Florida Keys as a Category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 mph, leaving behind extensive damage in the 113-mile-long chain of islands. FEMA has reported that about 90% of houses in the Florida Keys were damaged and 25% were destroyed. Port calls at Key West have been canceled.
Irma made its second U.S. landfall at Marco Island, a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico along Florida's southwest coast.
Irma continued north along Florida's west coast, bringing high winds, heavy rain and storm surge to both coasts of Florida as well as Georgia and South Carolina. Nearly 15 million homes and businesses in the southeastern U.S. lost power and 6 million are still in the dark.
Throughout Hurricane Irma's short but lethal life, cruise lines kept their ships well away from the storm to ensure the safety of passengers and crew and to provide as enjoyable a cruise experience as possible.
As Irma bore down on Florida, the headquarters of the world's largest cruise lines--Royal Caribbean International, Carnival Cruise Line and Norwegian Cruise Line--and many smaller ones, were closed and employees evacuated.
Royal Caribbean opened the Enchantment of the Seas to 2,700 Florida-based employees and families in need of shelter; the ship sailed out to calm, safe seas to wait out the storm.
Florida's ports were closed. Some cruises were extended, at no additional charge to passengers, while others were canceled, delayed or had their itineraries altered. Here's a partial list of these changes.
The following sailings were canceled:
9/7 Carnival Liberty
9/8 Carnival Victory
9/9 Carnival Ecstasy
9/9 Carnival Splendor
9/10 Carnival Liberty
9/11 Carnival Paradise
9/11 Carnival Victory
9/8 RCI Enchantment of the Seas
9/8 RCI Majesty of the Seas
9/9 RCI Empress of the Seas
9/11 RCI Enchantment of the Seas
9/13 RCI Empress of the Seas
9/13 RCI Majesty of the Seas
9/8 Norwegian Sky
9/9 Norwegian Escape
9/11 Norwegian Sky
9/8 Disney Dream
9/9 Disney Fantasy
9/11 Disney Dream
9/9 MSC Divina
The following sailings were delayed and modified:
9/9 Carnival Conquest -- changed to depart 9/12
9/9 Carnival Glory -- changed to depart 9/13
9/9 Carnival Magic -- changed to depart 9/13
9/9 Carnival Vista -- changed to depart 9/13
9/11 Carnival Sensation -- changed to depart 9/13
9/9 RCI Harmony of the Seas -- changed to depart 9/12
9/10 RCI Allure of the Seas -- changed to depart 9/13
9/10 RCI Oasis of the Seas -- changed to depart 9/13
The following sailings in progress were extended until passengers could safely disembark:
9/2 Carnival Conquest
9/2 Carnival Magic
9/2 Carnival Glory
9/2 Carnival Vista
9/4 Carnival Sensation
9/2 RCI Harmony of the Seas
9/3 RCI Oasis of the Seas
9/3 RCI Allure of the Seas
The following sailings were cut short:
As soon as damage reports came trickling in, several cruise lines deployed ships to battered Caribbean islands, to deliver relief supplies and assist in evacuation efforts.
Royal Caribbean International sent the Adventure of the Seas and the Majesty of the Seas to St. Maarten and St. Thomas to deliver supplies and to transport evacuees to safety. The Empress of the Seas stands ready to assist in relief efforts in Key West once the impact of the storm is known.
Norwegian Cruise Line dispatched the Norwegian Sky to St. Thomas to bring supplies and assist in humanitarian efforts. The current plan is to use the vessel to evacuate 2,000 people to Miami.
Carnival Cruise Line is working with officials in Caribbean islands to coordinate the delivery of supplies as part of scheduled port calls on both an immediate and long-term basis.
Vacations To Go is the world's largest seller of cruises, including Caribbean cruises. If you're holding a Caribbean cruise reservation (booked through Vacations To Go) to any of the affected islands, your VTG cruise counselor can provide the current status of your itinerary and answer any other questions you may have. Please call us at 1-800-338-4962 if we can be of service.
Again, our hearts and prayers go out to all who have suffered due to Hurricane Irma.
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State of Colorado opposes request to restore voter list
DENVER, Colorado “-State Attorney General John Suthers asked a judge Tuesday to deny a request to reinstate thousands of voters whose names were removed from state records.
Colorado Common Cause, Mi Familia Vota Education Fund and the Service Employees International Union filed a lawsuit last week against Secretary of State Mike Coffman alleging violations of the National Voter Registration Act. The lawsuit said the state illegally removed an estimated 26,931 names from voter rolls between July 31 and Oct. 31, within 90 days of a federal general election.
In court documents filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court, Suthers opposed the groups’ request to reactivate those voters.
He said some names in question were removed because voters had moved or were registered more than once. The state also removed names of people who died, were convicted of a felony, or had asked for their names to be removed. Suthers contended that the voter registration act doesn’t preclude corrections to voter rolls within 90 days of a general election.
The groups said Coffman removed the names of 3,291 people because election notices that were sent to them were returned as undeliverable within 20 days after they registered. Suthers said those voters can still cast provisional ballots that will be counted if the voters can present an address that matches the one listed on their voter applications.
“In short, no eligible Colorado voter will be denied the right to cast a ballot in this election and have it counted,” Suthers wrote.
He argued that reinstating voters with early voting already under way would threaten the integrity of the statewide voter registration database.
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Walchhofer wins downhill, Miller 8th in Italy
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Austria's Michael Walchhofer is airborne as he speeds down the course during an alpine ski World Cup men's downhill race, in Val Gardena, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
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BORMIO, Italy – Michael Walchhofer of Austria added another victory to his farewell season Wednesday, becoming the first skier to win the grueling World Cup downhill on the Stelvio course three times.
Walchhofer clocked 1 minute, 59.66 seconds on the circuit’s most physically demanding layout for his third victory this season and the 18th of his career.
Bode Miller, who is still seeking his first win of the season, finished eighth on a course where he’s had two downhill victories. Miller was on pace for a podium spot but went slightly off line in the lower section, when racers’ legs are burning from the constant turns and bumps.
Having done no speed training over the summer, Miller is still not satisfied with his equipment.
“It’s all about the setup,” he said. “If you’re not comfortable with your setup, it’s tough to execute.”
Silvan Zurbriggen of Switzerland was the only other skier to break 2 minutes, finishing just 0.08 seconds behind. Christof Innerhofer of Italy was third in sunny and cold conditions with the temperature hovering just below the freezing level.
“Winning three times on this difficult slope – maybe the most technical course on the circuit – really means a lot to me,” Walchhofer said. “It’s a perfect start to the season.”
Retired Austrian great Hermann Maier won four races overall on the Stelvio, but only two downhills. Miller has three victories here, with two in downhill.
While most skiers were bent over in exhaustion upon crossing the finish line, the 35-year-old Walchhofer had enough energy for a celebration that included a few quick slalom turns before he came to a stop.
“I didn’t do so well in training and I wasn’t enjoying myself. So this morning after inspection, I went back to my hotel room and just told myself to have fun and it worked,” Walchhofer said.
Walchhofer’s two other downhill wins in Bormio came on consecutive days in 2006.
Zurbriggen, who won his first career downhill in Val Gardena this month, took the lead in the overall standings from American Ted Ligety, who skipped this race. Zurbriggen leads with 395 points, one in front of Walchhofer and 74 ahead of Ligety.
“I’m really satisfied with myself with such a great season,” said Zurbriggen, who had contemplated skipping this race. “I just decided to come a few days ago, and I guess I made the right decision.”
Having won two of the three races so far, Walchhofer holds a 15-point lead over Zurbriggen in the downhill standings.
Steven Nyman of United States was 11th, and teammate Travis Ganong was 20th.
Two other Austrians who skied right after Walchhofer didn’t finish.
Klaus Kroell was on pace for the podium before he fell and slid down head-first for several hundred yards, bloodying his face but apparently suffering no other injuries.
Mario Scheiber was faster than Walchhofer through the middle split, then missed a gate. Robbie Dixon of Canada also fell and reported bruises, but no serious injuries.
Most of the men have a break for New Year’s, while the top 15 in the overall standings will compete in a special parallel slalom city event in Munich on Jan. 2.
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The primary purpose of the athletic program at the Warwick Valley Central School District is to promote our students’ physical, mental, social, emotional and moral well-being. The district believes that participation in athletics contributes to a well-rounded education and gives students experiences that help them succeed outside of school. The Warwick Wildcats compete in Section 9 of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association.
Athletics will return to Wildcat Country as Section IX sports begin Jan. 19th
Section IX scholastic athletics will return on January 19th, following a pause in New York State that began in March 2020. Section IX is composed of over 40 schools from the Orange County League and the Mid-Hudson Athletic League. The leagues voted 16 -1 in favor of a plan that will re-order the seasons.
Winter sports will begin on January 19th (Indoor Track, Boys Swimming and Skiing) followed by the fall season on March 1st (Football, Spirit Cheer, Soccer, Volleyball, Cross Country, Girls Tennis, Girls Swim) then spring sports on April 19th (Baseball, Softball, Outdoor Track, Lacrosse, Golf, Boys Tennis and Crew Club). The sports of basketball, wrestling, competition cheer, football, volleyball and lacrosse are pending approval prior to their starts.
The fall and spring seasons will be condensed with the fall sports running in March and April and the spring season during May and June. There will be no overlap of the seasons. As a result of these changes there will be many firsts occurring, including Warwick celebrating its first homecoming during the spring of 2021 (it is usually in the fall).
The athletics model for the year includes all levels from the middle school up through high school and is contingent on the Warwick Valley Central School District being in session.
Please email or call the athletics director’s office at 987-3050, ext. 12880 or gsirico@wvcsd.org for additional information.
Athletic Schedule
Section IX has created a Warwick Valley Central School District schedule page that provides teams schedules and important information. As an added bonus, parents have the option of signing up to receive automatic notifications related to date, time or facility changes, as well as game cancellations via email or text. View the Warwick schedule on the Section IX website here.
Additionally, all athletic meetings, events and physical dates are listed on the Athletic Department’s Google Calendar. The Warwick Athletic Hotline is also a great resource for cancellations and daily contests. To access the hotline, call (845) 987–3050 and select option 8.
Interscholastic Athletics Offerings
Football (Varsity, JV, Freshman, Modified)
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Girls Tennis (Varsity, JV)
Girls/Boys Cross Country (Varsity, Modified)
Girls Volleyball (Varsity, JV and Modified)
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Boys/Girls Track and Field (Varsity, Modified)
Boys Tennis (Varsity, JV)
Boys/Girls Lacrosse (Varsity, JV, Modified)
All student-athletes must have a signed permission form and an updated physical in order to practice/tryout. No exceptions. Student athletes are responsible for completing the required health forms, including his or her 30-day health history, interval health history form and the annual sports and new student form. These forms are available on the Health and Wellness page.
Concussion Management and Awareness Act
A concussion is defined as a type of traumatic brain injury, caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head that can change the way the brain normally works. Concussions can also occur from a blow to the body that causes the head to move rapidly back and forth. Even a “ding,” “getting your bell rung,” or what seems to be a mild bump or blow to the head can be serious.
Most people who suffer a concussion do recover quickly. However, in more severe cases, a concussion can be fatal. Unlike a broken bone or a laceration, outward signs of a concussion can’t be seen. By learning to identify the symptoms and danger signs of concussions coaches, teachers and parents can help keep children safe.
The state’s Concussion Management and Awareness Act requires that students with a possible concussion or brain injury are removed from athletic activities, including physical education classes, interscholastic sports and other extracurricular activities. Students will not be allowed to resume athletic activity until they have been symptom-free for 24 hours, and have been evaluated by and received written and signed authorization from a licensed physician. For interscholastic athletics, clearance must come from the school’s medical director.
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10 On Your Side partners with Beach lawmaker to solve unemployment problems
by: Chris Horne
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — You’ve told us about your hassles with filing for unemployment — not being able to talk with a live person, knowing what supporting documents to send, finding out the status of your claim.
We’ve referred about a hundred viewers to Sen. Bill DeSteph, (R-Virginia Beach). He and his staff were able to use their connections at the Virginia Employment Commission to move many of those cases from frustration to satisfaction.
One of our referrals from Norfolk wasn’t going to wait around.
“He rode a bicycle from Norfolk to my office, and we were actually able to get him through the system, get him resolved and a check within two weeks,” DeSteph said.
Another referral, who wanted to remain anonymous, left DeSteph a voicemail: “You helped me and my family out and that means the world to me, man.”
“Within a week, I had the back pay and the correct pay,” said James McWilliams, who was furloughed from a local restaurant.
“(DeSteph’s office) forwarded my information to the employment commission and from that point I was able to talk to somebody,” said Pete Dekker, who lost his job as a mechanical engineer.
10 On Your Side Investigative Producer Adrienne Mayfield began rounding up those complaints and referred them to DeSteph.
“I hadn’t really even thought about going to the senator. So that was an awesome idea of hers,” McWilliams said.
DeSteph says the partnership has been a different level of constituent service.
“You’re talking with somebody sitting there at home doing what the governor said, doing what the president said, and they’re just like okay, I’m desperate what do I do here, help me out,” he said.
DeSteph would handle some cases on his own, but says the vast majority were the work of staffer Jill Eyler.
“We personally work with the VEC to make sure that that person’s taken care of, and we track them all the way through.”
He says getting people results with their claims raises their morale.
“It enables them to put food on the table, pay their bills and get by at a time of a national crisis,” DeSteph said.
“It made it happen a lot quicker than it would have (without the help),” McWilliams said.
“We’ve received over a hundred folks, and I think it’s great working with WAVY Channel 10 and getting things done,” DeSteph said.
“They ended up back-paying me to the very first day that I applied,” Dekker said.
With the second round of benefits now kicking in — the Pandemic Unemployment Act for people who were denied conventional unemployment — we are seeing fewer people having problems.
But remember you can contact us and we will get your case to DeSteph’s office.
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Biden bets big on immigration changes in opening move
by ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press / Jan 20, 2021
SAN DIEGO (AP) — For the opening salvo of his presidency, few expected Joe Biden to be so far-reaching on immigration.
A raft of executive orders signed Wednesday undoes many of his predecessor’s hallmark initiatives, such as halting work on a border wall with Mexico, lifting a travel ban on people from several predominantly Muslim countries and reversing plans to exclude people in the country illegally from the 2020 census.
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Quick Description: David J. Sencer CDC Museum off Clifton Road is worth a visit despite the strict government-installation security
Date Posted: 9/23/2017 10:24:44 AM
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The David J. Sencer Center for Disease Control (CDC) Museum is located in its own building on the CDC campus near Emory University in Atlanta.
Security here is very strict, as there are very bad things stored here that need to stay here. Each adult needs a valid government-issued ID, and no outdoor photography is allowed (so no picture of the museum building). There are more security checkpoints inside the building, and each visitor must wear a CDC-issued clip-on badge after their ID is scanned. However, once you get inside the museum, it's endlessly fascinating.
When Blasterz were here, the "Ebola: People + Public Health + Political Will" exhibit was on display. Being from Dallas, we were very interested in the larger story of the epidemic that generated so much fear in our home city in 2016.
From the CDC Museum website: (visit link)
"Ebola: People + Public Health + Political Will
June 19, 2017 – May 25, 2018
Ebola: People + Public Health + Political Will is an investigation of the historic 2014-16 Ebola Fever Virus epidemic in West Africa, the United States, and around the world. As the crisis unfolded in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone in 2014, it evolved into both a health and humanitarian crisis. When it became clear that Ebola could potentially spread exponentially, threatening global health security, there was a coordinated, massive response."
About the David J. Sencer CDC Museum
The David J. Sencer CDC Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate, uses award-winning exhibits and innovative programing to educate visitors about the value of public health, and presents the rich heritage and vast accomplishments of CDC. The museum hosts about 90,000 visitors each year, and provides popular educational programs for students and teachers.
Originally called the Global Health Odyssey Museum, the facility was established in 1996 in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 50th anniversary and to coincide with the Centennial Olympic Games. In 2011, the museum was re-named the David J. Sencer CDC Museum, in honor of the longest serving director of CDC.
The CDC Museum’s mission is to educate visitors about the value of prevention–based public health, while collecting, preserving, and presenting CDC’s rich heritage and vast accomplishments through engaging museum exhibitions, dynamic educational programming, and web archives.
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Make the case for CDC’s commitment to participate in global solutions to international public health challenges."
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Biles sets record for most medals at gymnastics worlds
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Published: Oct. 13, 2019 at 4:29 PM EDT
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) -- Simone Biles broke the all-time record for most medals by any gymnast at the world championships by winning the balance beam competition Sunday.
It's the 24th world championship medal for Biles, breaking a tie on 23 with the Belarusian men's gymnast Vitaly Scherbo.
Biles scored 15.066 on the beam after a near-flawless routine, opting for a simpler dismount than the double-double she performed earlier in the championships.
China took silver and bronze with Liu Tingting on 14.433 and Li Shijia on 14.3, respectively.
Earlier, Russia's Nikita Nagornyy won the men's vault for this third gold medal of the championships. He's the first European man to win the vault since 2010.
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Scientific Miracles of the Quran, 15 – The Mystery of Iron
Scientific Miracles of the Quran, 16 – The Importance of Moving in Sleep
Scientific Miracles of the Quran, 17 – The Ears are Active during Sleep
Scientific Miracles of the Quran, 18 – The Creation in Pairs
Scientific Miracles of the Quran, 19 – Roundness of the Earth
Scientific Miracles of the Quran, 20 – Well-Guarded Canopy
Scientific Miracles of the Quran, 21 – The Returning Sky
Scientific Miracles of the Quran, 22 – The Function of Mountains
Scientific Miracles of the Quran, 23 – The Star That Knocks on The Door
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The Star that knocks on the Door
Now, we will make you listen to a sound; what does this sound remind you?
Yes, it sounds like someone knocking at the door.
The human ear cannot hear all sounds of the universe. It only hears the frequency range of human speech that covers 250 Hz and 3000 Hz. It cannot hear the sounds below this frequency which are called infrasound and sounds of Ultrasonic which are above this and at a very high frequency. They can only be recorded with equipment that can perceive these high frequencies.
With the development of science and technology, the ultrasonic sounds of the universe from the atmosphere to the planets of the solar system which sound at a very high frequency have been recorded. The most interesting among them is the star which is named as Pulsar by the scientists, mentioned as the star of Tariq in the Qur’an and sworn by. Yes, this star, which is called Tariq, sounds just like the sound of the door being knocked by someone. The most interesting side of this is that the word of Tariq in Arabic language means the knocker on the door.
In fact, the word TARIQ stems from the root of the verb “tarq”. Tarq means knocking strongly, slamming audibly. According to this, “tariq” basically means the one who beats strongly just like beating with a knocker and knocker on the door.
How could today’s discovery of the sound of the star which is in the form of door knocking of named as Tariq meaning door knocker 1400 years ago be explained since there was no science and technology then?
If we regard the Qur’an as human word -God forbid- , we must also accept that prophet Muhammad (PBUH) recorded these ultrasonic sounds with equipments that perceive high frequencies 1400 years ago and called them Tariq but there is no single human being on earth who could accept this idea.
Scientific Miracles of the Quran, 2 – The Splitting Asunder of the Earth and the Skies
Scientific Miracles of the Quran, 10 – Femininity and Masculinity in Plants
Scientific Miracles of the Quran, 8 – The Reduction of the Earth’s Surface from its outlying borders
Scientific Miracles of the Quran, 13 – The Weight of Clouds
Scientific Miracles of the Quran, 5 – Perfect Orbits in the Universe
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Car found 200 feet into Batavia woods after crash
Aug 22, 2016 | WLSAM Staff
(BATAVIA) A man had to be extricated from their car Sunday night after it was found rolled over and 200 feet into a wooded area in west suburban Batavia.
Emergency crews responded to the single-vehicle crash at 11:33 p.m. on Kirk Road south of Wilson Street, according to a statement from the Batavia Fire Department.
Crews found the car on its roof with a 28-year-old man inside who needed to be extricated, according to the fire department. It took about 20 minutes to remove the man from the vehicle.
He was taken to Delnor Community Hospital in Geneva, according to the fire department.
The circumstances of the crash were not immediately available from the Batavia Police Department.
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The Washington Post published on Tuesday an irrelevant bullshit puff piece on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh that any PR firm would consider a slam dunk. I don't know why they did it. I don't know what they were thinking. I only know that I'm so angry I can only see in shades of red, much like the hot flames shooting from all my favorite orifices.
Really good insight into #BrettKavanagh the person in this @washingtonpost oped: I don’t know Kavanaugh the judge.… https://t.co/0FuiVdSNac
— Sean Spicer (@Sean Spicer)1531255379.0
You know you've made some quality journalism when Donald Trump's former Minister of Truth is running with it. But maybe there's more to the piece. This is the Post, after all. It's not some suburban PTA newsletter.
Much has been written about Brett Kavanaugh as President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court, but the discussion has focused on his record as a federal judge and in his legal career.
Well, yeah, because that's what matters. We didn't really get into Ruth Bader Ginsburg's workout regimen until after her third decade on the Court. I just this met this asshole. Why are we rushing into second-date topics literally the day after his nomination? The timing also implies this glorified press release from a random person I don't give a latte-fueled crap about was teed up and ready for a while. Didn't the Post suspect that this was all part of White House Publicist John Barron's plan to sell moderates on the guy who's going to overturn Roe v. Wade and make it easier for you to die in killer whale-related workplace accidents? Could everyone please stop being so goddamn stupid during the rise of US fascism? I'd really appreciate it.
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I'd like to talk about [Kavanaugh] as Coach K. Like the one at Duke University, this Coach K also is a mentor to student-athletes who love basketball. But his players are sixth-grade girls.
Yeah, she thinks she's really funny. But what about these sixth-grade girls? Do we have another Jim Jordan scandal brewing? Ha! No, that would be an allegation of serious wrongdoing and actually relevant to the upcoming Senate confirmation hearings. You know, the kind of thing that a paper could get sued over if they didn't do their due diligence. No one complains if you run overwhelmingly positive op-eds about powerful people! This is much easier -- unlike, say, legitimate journalism.
In the summer, Brett is the "carpool dad," often shuttling students to and from practices, games and activities. And in a city where professional obligations can often take priority over personal ones, Brett is a steady presence at his daughters' events, even if it means racing across town just to catch the last 15 minutes of a game or program.
It's awesome being a working parent who also happens to be a man, so you're still described as a "steady presence" in your kids' lives because you show up for the last "15 minutes" or so of their events. If this were a working mother, the same scenario would start some Kirk Cameron-produced faith-based movie called "I Drink Because My Mother Works Outside the Home." It would end with the mother tearfully embracing her kids and saying, "I don't need the Supreme Court. I'm already Chief Justice of the highest court in the land: Motherhood."
I'll leave it to others to gauge Judge Kavanaugh's qualifications for the Supreme Court as a jurist. But as someone who would bring to his work the traits of personal kindness, leadership and willingness to help when called on, he would receive a unanimous verdict in his favor from those who know him.
I'm impressed that this person who is unqualified to talk about anything is humble enough to recognize that fact. Look, I know this is all a trap and FOX News will run with how "uncivil" the left is being by daring to criticize a nice suburban mom for flexing her white privilege. She was just innocently using a major newspaper to politically aid and abet the Trump administration and promote the image of her fellow white person as some kindly Solomon, which isn't even his stated value proposition as a Supreme Court Justice! The right enjoys bashing us over the head over how their preferred judges don't "legislate" from the bench like those awful "liberal activist judges" who think women and LGBT are people. Kavanaugh himself even said this at Trump's rose ceremony when he was announced as Kennedy's (hand-picked) replacement.
Brett Kavanaugh: "No president has ever consulted more widely or talked to more people from more backgrounds to see… https://t.co/CrGNZRzdYX
— Axios (@Axios)1531185298.0
Oh, no, that was just the bald-faced lie portion of the speech. Once he demonstrated to Trump that he's a reliable lickspittle toadie, Kavanaugh said things he might've possibly meant.
Kavanaugh on his judicial philosophy: "A judge must be independent and must interpret the law...A judge must interp… https://t.co/wMv7NlHUQD
— NBC News (@NBC News)1531191653.0
Yeah, any heartless creep with a strong understanding of Constitutional law can do this. He doesn't need to be a good dad or even a good person. In the hypothetical Star Trek episode where the Romulan refugee is denied access to an abortion, it's not the emotional McCoy who'd argue against her but coldly logical Vulcan Spock (actually neither would because they're not assholes).
At the rate we're going, Carpool Lady might end up testifying on behalf of Kavanaugh at his confirmation hearings. Cory Booker might ask some tough questions about whether he made sure everyone had their seat belts fastened but overall, she'll likely be treated much better than Anita Hill ever was.
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When IT incidents occur, it is imperative that PagerDuty delivers quick and accurate Voice and SMS notifications and alerts to those people who are tasked to help resolve issues. PagerDuty needed to make sure that the right people were notified at the right time and that those people had access to the necessary data and tools to resolve any issue quickly.
Vonage Voice and SMS and Number Insight APIs
PagerDuty is now able to standardise on the Vonage API interface and deliver timely, high-quality service to the many regions where they need to deliver.
The speed with which engineers are able to resolve incidents successfully that arise in technology development and infrastructure can easily make or break a company. Unexpected downtime can amount to thousands or even millions of dollars in lost revenue, not to mention damage to the organization’s brand equity. That’s why PagerDuty’s digital operations management platform has rapidly grown to become one of the top “must-have” SaaS applications for IT executives.
PagerDuty notifies information technology (IT) teams when issues occur regarding their mission-critical applications. The company’s platform integrates with a huge variety of monitoring tools that provide organisations with a comprehensive view of their entire digital stack health, allowing developers and administrators to identify and resolve issues proactively before they have a chance to bring business to a grinding halt.
PagerDuty’s platform streamlines the incident resolution process to make sure the right people are notified at the right time and that those people have access to the necessary data and tools to resolve any issue quickly. The SaaS offers both a tool that users can access via web, mobile devices, email or phone and a platform that integrates the organisation’s existing developer tools into an incident response workflow.
Finding Vonage: When Notification Delivery Is Crucial
Jeremy Bourque is the product manager on PagerDuty’s notification delivery team. According to Bourque, “The original idea behind PagerDuty was fairly straightforward. There were a lot of DevOps teams developing code, developing services delivered over the web and they were also on call and responsible for those services if something went wrong. They would need to be available to troubleshoot and fix issues.
“PagerDuty was developed originally to facilitate that process and create a central place where all of the alerts from different monitoring tools could be routed, then to notify the right people according to the configured on-call schedules and escalation policies. We’ve since evolved and expanded into modern incident response, more sophisticated event intelligence and more. Now we’re screening noise, de-duping and aggregating different signals, providing analytics and visibility, as well as supporting team coordination and multi-team responses.”
One of the most critical components to PagerDuty’s business has — from the beginning — been notification delivery. When a signal comes in that is important and will potentially affect business people need to be informed immediately.
“The whole idea behind PagerDuty came from our founders being on-call and literally carrying around a pager,” said Bourque. “When you came on call, you physically took that pager from that last person. It’s a really old fashioned model that certainly doesn’t make sense anymore. But that idea of something like a virtual pager is still part of the core of PagerDuty today.”
Today, because everyone carries a mobile phone with them, the mobile device has become the primary way of “paging” people on call. A PagerDuty user can configure an app to indicate how they want to be notified and, when a signal comes in, they can be contacted on the device that they already have. A user has the option to get a push notification on their mobile device, an email or an SMS and/or voice notification.
Vonage's Voice and SMS APIs power this core functionality of the PagerDuty platform. Because most people prefer to set up their notification rules so that less intrusive notifications are tried first, SMS followed by Voice is a common configuration.
However, some do rely on Voice as their primary notification. According to Bourque, “When there’s a critical problem at 2:00 am, our customers depend on us to wake them up. The best way to do that is with a phone call. That’s why we use Vonage's Voice API to make sure we can meet that essential need for ur customers when it matters to them the most.”
Since PagerDuty customers span the globe, they expect the company’s software to work globally. “From a customer’s perspective, it should be very simple and seamless,” said Bourque. “They should be able to indicate on which number they want to be called or sent an SMS, and it should work for them easily and transparently. It’s not accomplished easily, but that is what Vonage does for us quite well.”
Vonage’s Number Insight to Reduce Incidents of Fraud
PagerDuty has also recently started to use Vonage’s Number Insight API, allowing them to implement additional verification for their platform. When PagerDuty faced growing costs related to fraud, Number Insight was a tremendous help.
“We’ve always been proud to offer a free trial of our service, but that exposes us to an increased risk of fraud. We had some cases that had involved the use of premium phone numbers,” said Bourque. “So we looked for a way to prevent that problem.
”Number Insight allows PagerDuty to verify phone numbers and receive information about the numbers, including whether or not they are premium. By identifying the premium numbers to prevent people from using them inappropriately, the company is reducing the incidents of fraud.
According to Bourque, “In North America, all of the premium numbers follow a fixed pattern such as 1-900 or 1-9-something numbers, so you can weed those numbers out fairly easily. But globally, it becomes much harder. Figuring out whether or not any given international phone number is a premium number was a challenging problem for us, but Vonage made it easy.”
As Bourque summarised, “Vonage really stood out as a company that had a robust feature set to its platform, good availability, good global reach and good pricing. It’s a top-tier player that we looked at and said, ‘this is a company we want to do more business with because we can we standardise on this interface and deliver to all the regions that we need to deliver to.’”
“When there’s a critical problem at 2:00 am, our customers depend on us to wake them up. The best way to do that is with a phone call. That’s why we use Vonage’s Voice API to make sure we can meet that essential need for our customers when it matters to them the most.”
JEREMY BOURQUE, Product Manager Notification Delivery, PagerDuty
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Smoking ban at children’s football games
By Rhys Gregory September 29, 2020
Smokefree Sports
Wales is to become the first country in the UK to see smoking banned on the side-lines of children’s football games in a historic move by the Football Association of Wales (FAW) and FAW Trust.
The decision by the FAW to introduce a no smoking policy on the side-lines of its small-sided, children’s football games has been welcomed by Health Minister Vaughan Gething and follows a campaign by ASH Wales aimed at de-normalising smoking and preventing children from ever taking up the habit, particularly in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and increased risks faced by smokers.
It is launching the policy today to mark World Heart Day which is run by the World Heart Federation and supported by UEFA and Healthy Stadia.
In the first grass-roots country-wide initiative of its kind in the UK, FAW and FAW Trust will ask all small-sided football teams to apply the policy during games and training sessions for 522 junior clubs, 3,159 teams and 42,232 players across Wales.
The new FAW policy will see smoking banned from the side-lines at football matches across Wales for ages 5-11-years old from September 2020, followed by 5-12-years from September 2021 and then 5-13-years from 2022.
Research has shown that children are highly influenced by the behaviour of adults in their lives, such as parents and sports coaches. Children with a parent who smokes are 70% more likely to smoke themselves. The Smokefree Sports Cymru campaign aims to raise awareness of this intergenerational habit with 9% of 15 to 16-year olds in Wales still smoking and more than 6,000 children taking up smoking every year in Wales, according to Cancer Research UK. The policy will also ensure that more children are protected from exposure to second-hand smoke.
A pilot smoking ban was trialled at Rhondda & District Football League’s mini and junior football games and at the South Wales Women’s and Girl’s League junior matches before the decision was made to introduce the policy across Wales.
The FAW and FAW Trust policy comes ahead of new regulations banning smoking in playgrounds and in the grounds of schools and hospitals as part of the Public Health (Wales) Act, that are due to come into force next March.
Health Minister Vaughan Gething said:
“I welcome the work undertaken by the FAW to ban smoking on the side-lines of all children’s football games in Wales. Voluntary bans like this one help protect children from seeing smoking as an acceptable and normal behaviour and can help prevent them from taking up smoking in the first place.
“I remain committed to take further action to de-normalise smoking in more public places, particularly those where children are likely to be present and plan to introduce a ban on smoking in outdoor care settings for children, school grounds, hospital grounds and public playgrounds on 1 March 2021.
“I would encourage anyone who wants to quit smoking to contact Help Me Quit, the NHS Wales service on Freephone 0808 163 3129 or visit HelpMeQuit.wales to request a call back. Smokers who use cessation support are up to four times more likely to succeed.”
Dr David Adams, FAW Trust Technical Director, added:
“As a parent of children who take part in grassroots football, I am delighted with our partnership with ASH Wales and that the FAW and FAW Trust are leading the way to help the next generation of children grow up recognising the health risks associated with smoking.
“This step change is also part of our wider agenda to ensure children’s first experiences of small sided football are positive.”
According to ASH Wales’ latest YouGov survey, 82% of adults in Wales are in favour of banning smoking in outdoor areas where children play sport.
Suzanne Cass, CEO of ASH Wales said:
“Currently in Wales there is an urgent need to address youth smoking prevalence which is still at an unacceptable level.
“When children witness adults lighting up in everyday settings such as football pitches, they come to see smoking as a normal lifestyle choice, rather than the deadly addiction that it is.
“This policy will make a big difference to children’s perception of smoking and we very much hope that this will prevent many of them from taking up the habit in later life.”
Dr David Tuthill, Officer for Wales at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) also welcomed the move:
“We applaud this new initiative by the FAW. Earlier this year, our State of Child Health report showed that Wales had the highest proportion of young people smoking of all the four nations.
“Worryingly, this proportion seemed to be increasing – the only one of the four where that was the case. Smoking causes long-term harm to children and adults. Keeping children smoke-free is vital.”
John Griffiths, MS, for Newport East and Chair of the Cross-Party Group on Smoking and Health said: “This is another important step forward to making our public spaces fully smoke free. The side-lines of our children’s football games across Wales should be a safe place for parents and players. They shouldn’t have to endure the harmful effects of passive smoke.”
World Heart Day takes place on September 29 every year and aims to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke. This year’s campaign has special significance due to ongoing efforts to tackle Covid-19. Research has shown that smoking tobacco, poor diet and physical inactivity are associated with increased severity of disease in Covid-19 patients. The campaign is urging all football fans across Europe to stop smoking, do more exercise and eat a balanced diet.
Head of BHF (British Heart Foundation) Cymru Adam Fletcher, said: “Quitting smoking is the best thing you can do for your health and to protect the health of your heart. Inhaling cigarette smoke increases the risk of getting heart disease, including having a stroke or a heart attack because it forces your heart to work harder than it should have to.
“We welcome this decision by the FAW and FAW Trust to ban smoking on the side-lines of children’s football games. It will help to change perceptions towards smoking and help to prevent young people seeing it as a normal lifestyle choice.”
Matthew Philpott, Executive Director of Healthy Stadia said:
“We’re delighted to see FAW and FAW Trust introduce such a progressive policy to coincide with both World Heart Day and UEFA Grassroots Week. The new smokefree sidelines measure will help to further de-normalise tobacco smoking and help to eradicate any lingering association between tobacco and sport. Alongside reducing the number of cigarette butts littered at grassroots venues, the new policy will also help to minimise second-hand smoke creating a cleaner, happier and healthier environment for players, coaches, officials and spectators.”
Rhys Gregory
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April 5, 2018 | News/Articles, Press Releases
Unified Compliance Reveals Their Patented Mapping Process Interested parties can view the mapping process in real time using the new Mapping Observation Portal
Today, Unified Compliance announced the release of the Mapping Observation Portal to the public. It is the latest in the company’s commitment to total transparency related to their patented mapping technology.
Unified Compliance is the publisher of the Unified Compliance Framework® (UCF®), the world’s largest compliance library. It is also the first professional compliance mapping tool that maps regulatory guidelines, national standards, audit guides, and other Authority Documents.
A number of companies claim to do compliance mapping. However, the UCF is the only system available today that provides the technology necessary to create a legally defensible, unified framework to aggregate and harmonize all compliance requirements applicable to an organization.
Now, for the first time, anyone can use the Mapping Observation Portal to see how the patented technology is used to tag and matches mandates in an Authority Document. Users will also be able to ask questions and track the completion status of Authority Documents that Unified Compliance is in the process of mapping.
This is the second milestone for Unified Compliance in the recent past. In July 2017, the company released the UCF Mapper™. This product allows customers to tailor their use of the system using the same patented processes the UCF Team uses. Customers can map their own unique business requirements and internal policies, along with regulations and standards relevant to their organizations that are not currently available in the UCF.
Dorian Cougias, co-founder of Unified Compliance, is passionate about the latest release. “We were excited when the UCF Mapper™ was introduced because we could open our system to the entire compliance community,” Cougias said. “Now, with the Mapping Observation Portal, we’re achieving even more transparency, and giving compliance professionals the chance to see into the heart of the UCF.”
Cougias will host a webinar on April 26, 2017 to introduce the Mapping Observation Portal and show attendees how to use it. Registration is open, but space is limited.
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Anything you can dream of you’ll find in the Polish capital: interesting history, a wealth of events, exciting nightlife, Michelin-star restaurants, and an abundance of green areas. Check out the charming Old Town and take a stroll down the Royal Route. Learn about the city’s history in Warsaw’s many interactive museums. Spend a wild evening by the Vistula and chill out listening to a Chopin concert at Łazienki Royal Park. No doubt, Warsaw is a must-see on the tourist map of Europe.
The Royal Route
Warsaw’s Vistula
Chopin’s Warsaw
The Praga District
Warsaw for Children
Winter in Warsaw
Warsaw Pass
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Łazienki Royal Park
The Warsaw Rising Museum
The Vistula Boulevards
Palace of Culture and Science
Museum of King Jan III's Palace at Wilanów
POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
Copernicus Science Centre and Planetarium
Fryderyk Chopin Museum
The Royal Route connects three former residences of Polish rulers: The Royal Castle, Łazienki Królewskie and Wilanów Palace. It is the city’s most famous route. Among the buildings lining the streets Krakowskie Przedmieście and Nowy Świat are the Presidential Palace, the Warsaw University campus, as well as beautiful churches and townhouses. The Route continues along the elegant and green Aleje Ujazdowskie, with embassies and ministries situated along the way. The historical route ends at Wilanów Palace. The Route is not to be missed in the wintertime when it is illuminated with thousands of lights as part of the Great Illumination.
The Castle Square
Krakowskie Przedmieście
Nowy Świat Street
Aleje Ujazdowskie
Ujazdowski Park
Warsaw University Botanic Garden
No other river in Europe is like the Vistula flowing through Warsaw. Its natural banks, inhabited by wild fowl, are right next to the city’s boulevards. In the summer, the weekend city life comes alive here – trendy bars and clubs, charming bistros, and outdoor events attract both city dwellers and tourists, while the sandy beaches are the perfect place to chill out. A cruise down the river to see the city from the water is also an interesting option.
Multimedia Fountain Park
Museum on the Vistula
Cruises on the Vistula
Warsaw beaches
Warsaw is the city of Fryderyk Chopin. It is here that he spent his childhood and early youth. It is also in Warsaw that Chopin’s musical talent was discovered and where his international career began. Discover the places connected with Chopin. You will be assisted by mobile applications and a website available in a number of languages.
www.chopin.warsawtour.pl
Statue of Fryderyk Chopin
The Holy Cross Church
Trail of the playing benches
You must have heard of her – the woman who broke all stereotypes! She was a double Nobel prize winner, a professor at the Sorbonne University and one of the first women to get a driver’s licence. Did you know that she was born in Warsaw? Take the opportunity to visit her house, see where she was born and check out the places she held dear. See Warsaw through Maria’s eyes and see what a long path she had to tread before finally being laid to rest in the Pantheon in Paris.
Maria Skłodowska-Curie Museum
Church of the Visitation of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary
Central Agricultural Library
The Vistula Embankment
Before the war, Warsaw was home to one of the largest Jewish communities in Europe. Jews made up 30 per cent of the city’s population and were a major part of the city’s exceptional ethnic mix. They had synagogues, schools, and hospitals here; ran handicraft stores, manufacturing plants and banks; and were also engaged in freelance professions, many as artists. Though the Holocaust put an end to centuries of Jewish history in Warsaw, traces of their existence are still present. You can see how Jews have impacted the city’s development.
www.judaica.warsawtour.pl
The Jewish Cemetery
The Nożyk Synagogue
Memorial Route of Jewish Martyrdom and Struggle
Fragment of the ghetto wall
Situated on the right bank of the Vistula, Praga is seen as the most genuine and authentic part of the city. During World War II, it did not suffer as much as the city centre; hence, you can still admire its original architecture. The charming alleys, restaurants pulsating with life, trendy art galleries, and exceptional combination of historical industrial architecture with modern design concepts have made Praga a favourite spot among Warsaw’s artists and creatives.
Museum of Warsaw Praga
Neon Museum
The National Stadium
Skaryszewski Park
The Charm of PRL - Museum of Life under Communism
When travelling with children, you can be sure to find places in Warsaw where the whole family is going to have a blast. Just about everyone is enchanted by the city’s many parks and gardens, as well as the beautiful riverbanks. Be sure to plan a visit to one of Warsaw’s interactive museums and see how much fun learning can be. Get to know the city’s sweet side by trying some delicious local ice cream, or, if you’re travelling in the winter, a cup of hot chocolate at Wedel’s.
Dollhouse Museum
Playgrounds and outdoor sports gyms
Veturilko
The University of Warsaw Library Garden
If you find yourself in need of a moment’s respite in the wintertime, do come to Warsaw, as it takes on an entirely different face at this time of year. You will be met with an abundance of winter attractions, from the city’s many ice-skating rinks and Christmas markets to brightly illuminated streets and squares. Museums and other attractions become a lot less crowded. It is also easier to book a hotel or make a dinner reservation. Isn’t life beautiful in the winter?
Christmas illuminations
Ice-skating rinks
The winter version of the National Stadium – Zimowy Narodowy
The Royal Garden of Lights
Warsaw is more than the beautiful historical architecture of the Old Town and its fascinating history. It is also a city that is alive, that is transforming and discovering new directions. If you want to really feel the atmosphere of the Polish capital and the people who make it so special, stray off the beaten path and seek out new adventures.
Soho Factory
Hala Koszyki
City cruises in old cars from communist times
Murals and street art
Warsaw tempts with its abundance of cultural events. Regardless of whether you are a music lover or a sports fan, whether you are interested in design and fashion or simply want to know what is hot in the city, there is a wide-ranging offer of regular and temporary events for you to choose from. Take a peek at our calendar – we’re bound to have something that will catch your eye.
Chopin’s Music Concerts at Łazienki Royal Park
Orange Warsaw Festival
Jazz in the Old Town International Festival
The Cross-Culture Warsaw Festival
Warsaw Restaurant Week
Warsaw Marathons
Hush Warsaw - Fashion & Design Fairs
Singer’s Warsaw Festival of Jewish Culture
Garlands on the Vistula
Warsaw Film Festival
Warsaw cuisine is like the city: diverse, multicultural, delectable and full of energy. Book a table at a Michelin-star restaurant or experience the atmosphere of the communist era in a so-called milk bar. Allow yourself to be seduced by local desserts like W-Z cake, zygmuntówka, or organic ice cream. Take a peek at a breakfast fair, sit on the grass, and celebrate food. Apart from the classic Polish specialities that we describe below, Warsaw restaurants have dishes from all corners of the world, as well as vegetarian and gluten-free cuisine.
W-Z cake
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Warszawa Wschodnia by Mateusz Gessler
Zygmuntówka
Chocolate by Wedel
Herring Warsaw-Style
Pork knuckle in jelly
Chłodnik (cold soup)
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Staroswiecki Sklep (Wedel Chocolate Lounge)
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Shopping malls, small designer boutiques, flea markets and fashion fairs are some of the tempting shopping options available in Warsaw. You can find stores featuring the leading global and European brands, both from the top shelf as well as more affordable options. A good idea would be to get yourself something special and choose Polish fashion designs and products tagged “Made in Poland”. If you are looking for bargains, on the other hand, check out the Warsaw outlets.
3 Mysia Street
Vitkac
Złote Tarasy
Mokotowska Street
Three Crosses Square
Annopol and Ursus Outlet Factory
Fashion House Outlet Centre
The night is still young and you feel like going out in the city? A whole array of places awaits you, such as the popular clubs at Plac Zbawiciela or the hot bars and clubs by the Vistula, where the nightlife gets going in the summertime. If you want to party, check out the party zone on Parkingowa, Nowogrodzka and Mazowiecka Streets. If you want to see the city’s skyline from a top floor, no problem. There are clubs with such panoramic views.
Clubs by the Vistula
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Kufle i Kapsle
Piw Paw
Parkingowa, Żurawia and Nowogrodzka Streets
Mazowiecka Street
Kredytowa Street
The Pavilions
Would you like to travel around Warsaw more efficiently and cheaply? Then choose the Warsaw Pass. This card gives you free admission to the most important tourist attractions, as well as rebates and a public transportation ticket. You can decide how much time you need to visit the city – one, two or three days. You can buy the card at Warsaw Tourist Information Points, among other places.
Visit: www.warsawpass.com
The official tourist portal of the capital city of Warsaw
Website: www.warsawtour.pl
Chopin's Warsaw official portal
Website: www.chopin.warsawtour.pl
Warsaw Tourist Information Points
There are three Warsaw Tourist Information Points in the city, situated in the most important tourist locations. At these points, you will receive not only advice as to what is worth visiting but also free and practical city maps and mini guidebooks in various languages. You can also buy a Warsaw Pass here.
- Palace of Culture and Science, 1 Plac Defilad, (entrance from Emilii Plater Street)
- Old Town Market Square 19/21/21a
- Chopin Airport – Terminal A, Arrivals, Entrance 2
For opening hours, please see the website.
If you have more questions, please email: info@warsawtour.pl
City Transportation
It is cheapest and fastest to go either by foot or by public transportation when in Warsaw. There are buses, trams, and a metro. At night, you can use the metro, which operates until midnight on weekdays and until as late as 3:00 a.m. on weekends. You can also use night buses marked with the letter “N”. Timed tickets for shorter or longer trips can be purchased in the ticket dispensers at stops, in buses, or at kiosks. The same tickets are used in all types of public transport.
Bus No180
This is a regular bus line to most of the interesting tourist attractions in Warsaw. The route runs along the Royal Route all the way to Wilanów.
Website: www.ztm.waw.pl
Most planes land at the Chopin Airport in Warsaw, which is just 30 minutes from the city centre by public transport. If you have a long layover in Warsaw, use the time and visit the city. Skip the traffic jams and take the SKM (Szybka Kolej Miejska – Fast City Train), lines S2 and S3, or a bus No 175, for example.
Address: ul. Żwirki i Wigury 1
Website: www.lotnisko-chopina.pl
Warsaw Modlin Airport
This airport is 35 km from Warsaw, but with convenient connections to the city. To get to Warsaw from Modlin Airport, you have a choice of special Modlinbuses and OKbuses, as well as a train operated by Koleje Mazowieckie. All these means of transportation arrive in the very centre of Warsaw right by the Palace of Culture and Science.
Address: ul. Generała Wiktora Thommée 1a, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
Website: www.modlinairport.pl
Warsaw Central Train Station
Located in the very centre of town in front of the Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw Central is the biggest station in Warsaw. Once you have seen all there is to see, you can leave for other Polish cities.
Address: al. Jerozolimskie 54
The centre of Warsaw is all paid parking from Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Parking is free on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Veturilo City Bikes
Bicycles in Warsaw can be rented at over 300 stations. The first 20 minutes is free.
You can rent a bike in one of three ways. The first is to log in to the website and pay an initial fee of PLN 10. The second is to register with a credit card at a rental station terminal. The third is to use the Nextbike mobile application.
Website: www.veturilo.waw.pl
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These grants provide financial assistance to students registered with the UniSA Elite Athlete & Performer program.
Value: $2,000
Pro-rata payments will apply for part-time enrolment.
A registered UniSA Elite Athlete or Elite Performing Artist
Demonstrable evidence of financial hardship
Whilst low socio-economic status is the primary criterion for the Elite Athletes Study Grant, applications will be weighted according to other equity indicators, including:
first in family to study higher education
identify as Aboriginal
living in a regional area within the last 4 years
Australian Institute of Sport categorisation
The grant will be awarded on the basis of financial disadvantage and other equity criteria.
Applications are accessed through myScholarships (via logging on to the myUniSA student portal) between 12:00am* 15 March 2021 - 11:59pm* 2 April 2021.
Only one EAPP Study Grant will be allocated to a student in a calendar year.
UniSA Elite Athlete Scholarship
NOTE: This scholarship is not currently open for application in 2021
As an Elite Athlete Friendly University, the University of South Australia (UniSA) has a proud history of supporting elite athletes to achieve their best in their sport and studies.
The UniSA Elite Athlete Scholarship extends this support to reduce the financial pressures associated with study, so you can focus on achieving your sporting and academic careers.
The Elite Athlete Scholarship will be awarded to South Australian students who have achieved an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank and have enrolled to study a UniSA undergraduate Bachelor's degree. Scholarship recipients receive $20,000 per annum (to a maximum of $80,000), to support their educational and living expenses for up to four years of full-time study (or part-time equivalent) whilst maintaining a Grade Point Average (GPA) of minimum 4.0.
Value: $20,000 per annum (to a maximum of $80,000), for up to four years of full-time study (or part-time equivalent).
Meet academic entry requirements for their chosen program of study, and have successfully applied through SATAC to study a Bachelor's degree at UniSA.
Be a commencing UniSA student who has completed year 12 in South Australia in the period since the scholarship was last awarded.
Be starting university for the first time.
Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia.
Register as an elite athlete with UniSA by the scholarship closing date
Have won a medal within the last four years in a South Australian Sports Institute (SASI) recognised sport at one (or more) of the below competition levels:
- Olympic Games
- Commonwealth Games
- World Championship Games
Elite Athlete & Performer Grants FAQs
How long will the grants be open?
The EAPP Study Grant will have two opening rounds in 2021. Each round is open for approximately three weeks.
The EAPP Travel Grant will have four opening rounds in 2021. Each round is open for approximately three weeks.
How many grants are available?
Both grants have a finite funding allocation.
The number of EAPP Study Grants issued will depend on the number of eligible applicants.
The number of EAPP Travel Grants issued will depend on the number of eligible applicants and the reimbursement $ amounts requested by eligible applicants (maximum possible reimbursement is $2000). The applications will be assessed and allocated in chronological order of receipt until the available funds are exhausted.
There has been a very high level of applications for these grants, particularly the Travel grant, and an application will not guarantee an offer.
How do I apply and what will I need to provide?
Applications for the EAPP Travel Grant and EAPP Study Grant are via ‘myScholarships” on your student portal.
Click apply
Submit your answers to the eligibility criteria
Check your student email for an automated email, acknowledging your application and advising what supporting documentation you are required to provide.
Provide any requested supporting documentation to scholarships.prizes@unisa.edu.au
Please refer to the Scholarships website and the ‘Supporting Documentation Guide (PDF 2mb) for information on what will need to be provided with your application.
Which application round should I apply in?
EAPP Study Grant: Applications for the EAPP Study Grant can be in either round, however a recipient can only receive the funding for the EAPP Study Grant once per calendar year.
EAPP Travel Grant: You should submit an application for the EAPP Travel Grant in the round that immediately falls after your competition / event. The table above provides specific dates.
If you are unable to submit an application during the relevant application round due to sporting or performing demands, please contact Scholarships.Prizes@unisa.edu.au.
Applications must be made in the same calendar year as the competition / event.
A recipient can only receive the funding for the EAPP Travel Grant once per calendar year.
Can I apply for both the EAPP Travel Grant and the EAPP Study Grant?
Yes, an eligible student may receive both the EAPP travel and study grants in a calendar year.
How can I check if I’m currently registered with the EAPP?
Please contact Director.SAS@unisa.edu.au to confirm if you are registered with the program.
Where can I find more information about the EAPP and check if I am eligible?
Information regarding the EAPP can be found on the UniSA website at https://www.unisa.edu.au/Study-at-UniSA/Elite-athletes-and-performers/How-to-apply/
I didn’t submit an application or my supporting documentation before the grant application period closed. Can I submit a late application?
Late applications will not be accepted for the EAPP grants.
Please note that applications with outstanding supporting documentation will also not be accepted for review.
When will I find out if I will be offered an EAPP grant?
Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application within a month of the closing date. For successful recipients, payments will be processed after the relevant study period census date.
For more information on grant payment processes, please click here.
For more information on 2021 Study Period census dates, please click here.
Will the EAPP grants be offered in 2022?
At this stage we are unable to advise you accurately in regards to re-opening the grants, as they will be subject to review for future years.
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MAISONS A PANS DE BOIS
JULES VALENTIN
Limited edition from $145.00 to $7,420.00
Passionate about the photographic medium since 2000, Jules Valentin strives to create images as he undertakes his marine explorations. The photographer does not hesitate to head offshore and play on stability/instability. Through his personal projects, he orders and assembles his chosen locations in shots using rare, dark, and silvery colours. The sight of them evokes a kind of fresh coastal breeze, the movement of the sea, or a shift or freezing of time. Professing a profound admiration for British photographer Michael Kenna, he explores a landscape in which the picturesque tends to be effaced. Like his mentor, he reveals through his lens the universal power of nature and the elements: the movements of the stars over a calm surface, or a tormented ocean, the power of the wind pushing the clouds or unleashing mighty waves. ... See more See less
Born in Brittany and professing a profound admiration for British photographer Michael Kenna, in his own way, Jules Valentin explores a landscape in which the picturesque tends to be effaced. Like his mentor, the universal power of nature and the elements are revealed before his lens. Here, he continues his exploration by photographing urban landscapes. In this series, the artist set down his suitcases in Rennes, photographing the emblematic sites of the city.
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Grays Confirm Phillips As New Manager (again).
By Staff Reporter on August 11, 2009 No Comment
GRAYS Athletic have announced that Gary Phillips is the new manager of Grays Athletic with ex-Weymouth boss Alan Lewer acting as his assistant.
The club continues to refuse to issue a statement on the status of Craig Edwards, although Edwards is of the opinion that he has been sacked.
Grays have also announced that they will not be detailing the length of the new signings contracts. Unconfirmed reports have indicated that players such as Paul Terry are on monthly contracts.
YourThurrock Comment
In the event of a nuclear war, there will be three things left standing: The Great Wall of China, Keith Richards and Gary Phillips standing in the Grays dugout.
With the first game of the season just hours away, there is no doubt that Grays have a very interesting squad indeed, the real question is can they gel in time to match the streetwise Histon.
The last three seasons have seen Grays widely tipped to compete in the play-offs but the manager merry-go round in 2006-07 put paid to that; then the tinkering of Justin Edinburgh saw the team flirting with relegation by October in 2007-08. Last season, the team floundered in the rain at Weymouth and never found any momentum all season.
After the Bromley disaster, the squad looked incapable of mounting any challenge against Blue Square Premier opposition.
Edwards departure has been met by a huge influx of intriguing players. The vast majority of the Edwards signings have gone. Some players such as Fred Murray have only stayed for a few days.
With the club remaining tight-lipped on the lengths of contracts, it may be that the situation remains somewhat liquid.
Still, fans will be travelling up the M11 excited to see what level of football exciting and experienced players such as Lee McEvilly, Dean Morgan and Paul Terry can produce. Sneak a draw at Histon, a result at Tamworth, a settled squad and who knows.
Grays Confirm Phillips As New Manager (again). added by Staff Reporter on August 11, 2009
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'In These Moments of Darkness, We Hold onto God's Word': Trump Comforts Florida Shooting Victims
Crystal Woodall
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CBN News Roundtable on Florida School Shooting
President Donald Trump offered his condolences Thursday to the grieving families of the 17 people killed in the school shooting that took place Wednesday in the town of Parkland just north of Miami, Florida.
"Today we mourn for all of those who lost their lives," the president said. "No parent should ever have to fear for their sons and daughters when they kiss them goodbye in the morning."
"Each person who was stolen from us yesterday had a full life ahead of them, a life filled with wondrous beauty and unlimited potential and promise," he continued. "Each one had dreams to pursue, love to give and talents to share with the world. And each one had a family to whom they meant everything in the world."
He assured the town that all of America is praying for the victims and their families "with one heavy heart."
"In these moments of heartache and darkness, we hold on to God's Word in scripture: 'I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will heal you,' " he said. "We trust in that promise and we hold fast to our fellow Americans in their time of sorrow."
"I want to speak now directly to America's children, especially those who feel lost, alone, confused or even scared: I want you to know that you are never alone and you never will be. You have people who care about you, who love you, and who will do anything at all to protect you. If you need help, turn to a teacher, a family member, a local police officer, or a faith leader," he said.
In times of tragedy, the bonds that sustain us are those of family, faith, community, and country. These bonds are stronger than the forces of hatred and evil - and these bonds grow even stronger in the hours of our greatest need. https://t.co/bu140nscez pic.twitter.com/OoTXMCSexB
Trump announced he plans to visit Parkland to visit with families in coming days.
The alleged gunman was reportedly an orphaned 19-year-old former student at the school who had a troubled past. Students and teachers say they saw warnings signs that he posed a danger to the school.
Trump, who suggested the teen was "mentally disturbed," vowed to work with authorities to address the issue of mental health and to make safer schools his "top priority."
"Our community is working with local law enforcement authorities to investigate the shooting and learn everything we can. We are committed to working with state and local leaders to help secure our schools and tackle the difficult issue of mental health," the president said.
President Trump is urging everyone to combat Wednesday's tragedy not with anger, but instead to "answer hate with love" and "cruelty with kindness."
"We must work together to create a culture in our country that embraces the dignity of life," Trump admonished.
Meanwhile, the gunman has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder after unleashing the deadliest school shooting in the US in five years.
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Great Southern Grammar Governance - Profile KS
Home > About GSG > Leadership Team
Mr Mark Sawle
Reporting to the School Council, I am fully accountable for the performance and development of the school. Together with the Leadership Team, I strive to create a first-class school that provides city opportunities in a beautiful country setting. As a passionate advocate for regional Australia, I am proud of the role GSG plays as the premier provider of education in the Great Southern region.
Mrs Emma Franklin
I oversee the day-to-day operations of the school, from K-12, and develop processes and procedures for effective communication, coordination of daily events and issues relating to duty of care. I manage the school calendar, maintain standards and ensure that learning outcomes are being met. I chair the Pastoral Committee, Occupational Health and Safety Committee and am Executive-in -Charge of Boarding and ICT.
Mr Andrew Orr
The Business Manager is responsible for leadership, management and organisation of the school's corporate services including: finance and administration; facilities and grounds; catering; and the Canteen. The Business Manager ensures the success of the school financially by adopting best practice financial management, risk management and governance.
Ms Suzanne Youens
Head of Junior School
Ensuring our students have the best possible start to their education is key to my role as Head of Junior School. I work closely with staff as they provide engaging learning experiences and support all members of the Junior School community to provide a safe, nurturing environment to allow our young students to flourish.
Mr Adam Scott
Head of Middle School
My role is to nourish each child's pastoral and academic well-being during their early adolescent years. My aim is to guide and support students to be creative, challenge themselves and explore new ideas.
Mr Mark Bonnin
Head of Senior School
I am responsible for the day to day management of staff and students in Years Ten, Eleven and Twelve. Schools are relational and I strive to underpin all interactions with respectful, substantial relationships. I nurture the growth and development of every individual in Senior School academically, socially, physically and spiritually.
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ShowYou—The iPad Social Video Browser That’s Taking On TV
Wade Roush
@soonishpodcast
If you have an iPhone, an iPod Touch, or an iPad, and you’re active on Facebook and Twitter, and you like to watch videos from places like YouTube, Vimeo, and TED, and you have a Wi-Fi network at home with a fast broadband connection, and especially if you have an Apple TV, then there’s a new app out today that you will love. It’s called ShowYou. If you don’t meet this description, you won’t see the point of the rest of this article, so you can stop reading now.
I’m kidding. You should keep reading, because ShowYou is important. It’s likely to accelerate a bunch of changes that are already underway in the way we think about Internet video—and about television itself.
ShowYou is a mobile, social video browser. As the name implies, it shows you the Internet videos that your friends have been sharing lately on your social networks. At launch, the videos all come from YouTube, Vimeo, and TED, and the social networks include Facebook and Twitter. Over time, more sources and more networks will be added.
What could be so momentous about all that? After all, you can find the videos your friends are talking about online simply by following the links in their tweets or their wall posts. Well, the point is that ShowYou—which comes from Remixation, the same San Francisco company that created the video curation site VodPod—isn’t Facebook or Twitter or a Web browser. It’s a slick, simple iOS app, designed from the ground up for one activity: finding, watching, and commenting on videos. And it does that so well that I think it will quickly be classed alongside Flipboard as an app that redefines what’s possible on touchscreen devices. ShowYou puts the Apple devices’ touchscreens to elegant and original use, and in the process it dramatically raises the bar for other video-centric apps. It puts Google’s native YouTube iOS app to shame, just to name one.
I interviewed Remixation CEO Mark Hall about the new app in late March, and I’ve spent the last couple of weeks as a ShowYou beta tester. (You can follow me on ShowYou under the name waderoush.) From my experiences so far, I’ve noticed a few key qualities that make ShowYou stand out from the dozens of other new apps I see every month.
One is that it lifts Internet videos out of environments that weren’t designed to showcase them and puts them on devices that feel like they were made expressly for video. This is especially true on the iPad 2, the device I used to test ShowYou.
A second point is that ShowYou incorporates a lot of little user-interface decisions that, cumulatively, make it not just frictionless but fun to use. For example, when you click on a video in the app’s lineup, it starts playing right away; there’s no need for an extra click on the play button, the way there is with videos embedded in websites. And the iPad version of ShowYou includes a nifty navigation trick: a “grid view” holding up to a thousand video thumbnails in all. To explore this enormous grid, you … Next Page »
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Navigating Challenges & Advancing Clinical Development: A Toolkit for Emerging Biotechs
How incorporating more virtual/hybrid trials and decentralized research into clinical development can better integrate healthcare into patients’ real lives and accelerate approval of new medications.
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Acknowledging various stakeholder networks and regulatory environment variances is essential to uncover the right decision-makers in support of biologics or biosimilars
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5 edition of Silicides found in the catalog.
fundamentals and applications : proceedings of the 16th Course of the International School of Solid State Physics, Erice, Italy, 5-16 June 1999
by International School of Solid State Physics (16th 1999 Erice, Italy)
Published 2000 by World Scientific in Singapore, River Edge, NJ .
Silicides -- Congresses.,
Electronics -- Materials -- Congresses.,
Integrated circuits -- Congresses.,
Thin films -- Congresses.
Other titles 16th Course of the International School of Solid State Physics, Silicides, fundamentals and applications
Statement editors, Leo Miglio & Francois d"Heurle.
Genre Congresses.
Series The science and culture series. Materials science ;, 1, Science and culture series (Singapore)., 1.
Contributions Miglio, L., D"Heurle, F. M.
LC Classifications QD181.S6 I58 1999
Pagination viii, 377 p. :
Transition metal silicides (TMSis) are attractive advanced functional materials due to their low electronic resistivity, high melting-point, excellent mechanical properties and thermal stability. However, the overall performances of binary silicides are not satisfactory enough to meet the requirements of man Silicides for VLSI Applications - Kindle edition by Murarka, Shyam P.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Silicides for VLSI › Books › Engineering & Transportation › Engineering.
COVID Resources. Reliable information about the coronavirus (COVID) is available from the World Health Organization (current situation, international travel).Numerous and frequently-updated resource results are available from this ’s WebJunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus Back to book. chapter 10 Silicides. With Christian Lavoie, Francois M. d’Heurle, Shi-Li Zhang. The goals of this chapter are to give an overview of silicide contacts to microelectronic devices and to present many important material advantages and limitations for microelectronic applications. A simple web search on the current subject easily
Get this from a library! Semiconducting silicides. [V E Borisenko;] -- "This book first summarizes the formation methods and properties of semiconducting silicides, discussing new prospects for silicon-based micro-and nano-electronics, optoelectronics and Physical Properties of Surface Silicides. E.G. Michel. Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, , Madrid, Spain Search for more papers by this author. Book Editor(s): Klaus Wandelt. University of Bonn, Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Wegelerstr D‐, Bonn, Germany
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Silicides by International School of Solid State Physics (16th 1999 Erice, Italy) Download PDF EPUB FB2
In this chapter the silicides are defined. They are the product of the reaction between silicon and metal. Almost all metals can react with silicon forming various silides. Of particular interest are the MSi 2 (M stands for metal) silicides.
In this book the CoSi 2, NiSi 2, FeSi 2, WSi 2, TiSi 2 and MoSi 2 are considered either as bulk or thin This book chapter will review recent progress in the mechanism of formation, stress, texture, and the effect of Silicides book elements for the silicides and germanides closely related to the development of the experimental techniques, including in situ techniques (XRD, sheet resistance, DSC) and atom probe tomography (APT).
The book gives a comprehensive presentation and analysis of properties and methods of formation of semiconducting silicides Fundamental electronic, optical and transport properties of the silicides collected from recent publications will help the reader to make a choice for their application in new generations of solid-state devices The book gives a comprehensive presentation and analysis of properties and methods of formation of semiconducting silicides Fundamental electronic, optical and transport properties of the silicides collected from recent publications will help the reader to make a choice for their application in new generations of solid-state devices A comprehensive presentation of thermodynamic and kinetic Silicides are also important for other applications (thermoelectric devices and structural applications, such as jet engines), but it is not easy to find an updated reference containing both their basic properties, either chemical or physical, and the latest 16th Course of the International School of Solid State Physics, Silicides book › Books › Engineering & Transportation › Engineering.
Special Book Collections Special Book Collections Specialized Collections Some aspects of the diffusion-controlled growth and oxidation of metal-silicides are presented in this volume of the journal. Purchase this book: eBook.
$ Print. $ Abstract. To improve strength and creep resistance of MoSi 2, WSi 2 and TiSi 2 reinforcing phases are added to produce silicide composites. Their effect depends on size and shape. Common composites of these silicides are based on addition of SiC, Si 3 N 4 and other silicides such as TaSi effective silicide added as a strengthener to MoSi 2 is Mo 5 Si low fracture toughness below the Other concepts and materials discussed in the book are the use of silicon material in different processes of VLSI, nitrides, silicides, metallization, and plasma.
This handbook is very useful to students of engineering and physics. Also, researchers (in physics and chemistry of materials and processes), device designers, and system designers CHIH-HANG TUNG is a senior member of the technical staff and Project Leader at the Institute of Microelectronics in Singapore.
GEORGE T. SHENG was the first to develop cross-sectioning samples of TEM studies of semiconductor devices and has been involved with many other groundbreaking projects at Bell Labs. CHIH-YUAN LU is Chairman and CEO of Ardentec Corp., an ULSI testing This book focuses on the mechanical properties of silicides for very large scale integration (VLSI) applications.
It presents the fabrication process for bulk silicides and thin films, and list complete testing deformation for a variety of silicon based compounds. The author also presents dislocation in silicides, fatigue and fracture :// This book chapter will review recent progress in the mechanism of formation, stress, texture, and the effect of alloy elements for the silicides and germanides closely related to the development of the experimental techniques, including in situ techniques (XRD, sheet resistance, DSC) and atom probe tomography (APT).
Silicides Fundamentals And Applications Get Download PDF book full free. Silicides Fundamentals And Applications available for download and read online :// This book provides a comprehensive review of the current state of the art in silicon compounds for thermoelectric applications.
Silicides are materials with good initial thermoelectric properties, which can be enhanced through tuning of their micro- and :// Annotation Experts from Europe, the US, and China review the research to date in metal silicides, offering 42 individually commissioned reviews of numeric data on the silicides of both transition and rare earth metals and commentary on the latest research.
Reviews are organized along the main categories of materials properties, with sections on structural and thermal properties; growth and K.S.
Kumar, in Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology, 2 Silicides as High-temperature Coatings. Silicide coatings have proved to be invaluable in providing high-temperature oxidation resistance in nickel-based alloys, steels, and most importantly in refractory metals and alloys.
The excellent hot corrosion resistance of silicides has been well established (e.g., degradation Nickel silicides (Ni–Si alloys) are applied to reduce the contact resistance between the Si substrates and electrodes in CMOS structures, and to improve About this book Covering interface science from a novel surface science perspective, this seven-volume handbook offers a comprehensive overview of both these and numerous other :// Text Book: Silicon VLSI TechnologySilicon VLSI Technology Fundamentals, Practice and Modeling Authors: J D Plummer M D DealAuthors: J.
Plummer, M. Deal, Silicides – S iki i ti th h h ll j ti (itt f)Spiking or migration through shallow junctions (emitter of npn) – ~zyang/Teaching/SpringECE/Downloads/ In book: digital Encyclopedia of Applied Physics.
Cite this publication. Jeffrey P. Gambino. Silicides are widely used in silicon integrated circuits as contacts and interconnections. In many Science Bulletin (Sci.
Bull., formerly known as Chinese Science Bulletin) is a multidisciplinary academic journal supervised by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and co-sponsored by the CAS and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC).Sci.
Bull. is a semi-monthly international journal publishing high-caliber peer-reviewed research on a broad range of natural sciences and. Silicides are intermetallic compounds with Si and many metals form stable silicides. The interfacial reactions between various metals and Si have been investigated for many years and some silicides have been developed for contact and gate materials in Si ultra-large-scale-integrated (ULSI) applications [].
Refractory materials containing Al 2 O 3, borides or silicides other than MoSi 2 are used in furnace construction, and as materials for nozzles, leading edges, shaft seals, dies and cutting and sharpening tools.
2. Resistance to Oxidation and Corrosion. MoSi 2 is the most stable of the :// While no book can be up-to-the-minute with the advances in the semiconductor field, the Handbook of Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology keeps the most important data, methods, tools, and techniques close at ://
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| In a Pandemic, First Years Vlog, Trade Milk and Fight Loneliness
Madison Hahamy
In a Pandemic, First Years Vlog, Trade Milk and Fight Loneliness
Madison Hahamy 12:41 am, Sep 03, 2020
Alex Taranto
When Rachael Shaw-Rosenbaum ’24 first arrived on campus, she wasn’t met with the crush of cheering upperclassmen who would normally help first year students in Branford move into Vanderbilt Hall on Old Campus. Instead, she was dropped off by a relative at Branford College and was met with professional movers and a white tent where she took her first of many coronavirus tests.
Move-in for first years is normally a long process: parents book hotels, families travel to Ikea and Target for last-minute supplies, and students navigate the endless registrations, lines and activities that happen during orientation. This year, however, was different. First years who came from unrestricted states or international locations could have one parent come to their dorm to unpack for a two hour slot. Everyone else moved in alone.
“It was kind of sad moving all of my stuff in and unpacking by myself,” Shaw-Rosenbaum said in a Zoom interview from her dorm. “People are on quarantine schedule, so there wasn’t anyone to talk to. So I moved myself in for a couple of hours, and cried.” She laughed slightly and continued. “Maybe my suite is specifically emotionally sensitive. We were all struggling emotionally. Some of them because they were missing their family, some because of the isolation. I think there were many tears shed.”
First-year orientation, endearingly known as “Camp Yale,” occurs the week before classes begin. First years move into their dorms a few days early for a flurry of activities designed to teach them all of the information necessary to start college, as well as to help them bond with other members of their class. This year, all Yalies living on campus were required to quarantine within their residential college for two weeks after moving in, so “Camp Yale,” and the first-year experience in general, has been drastically altered.
First years experienced two separate quarantines. Upon arriving on campus and taking an initial COVID test, students needed to remain in their rooms until they received a negative result, at which point the quarantine was extended to the confines of the residential college. This quarantine was supposed to happen solely in a student’s dorm room, according to Stiles First-Year Counselor (FroCo) Marty Chandler ‘21. The majority of first years interviewed for the article told the News, though, that that information wasn’t adequately communicated and, as a result, they immediately formed quarantine pods with their suitemates.
While this initial quarantine was supposed to last a maximum of 36 hours, a backlog of tests resulted in much longer waits for some students. Hanaé Yoshida ‘24, for example, waited 50 hours before her first test results came back, during which she vlogged to pass the time. “[The second day] was also the day of the tornado, which was a lovely welcome to New Haven,” she laughed. “It’s 2020. Anything can happen.”
Most Yalies spent the initial quarantine the same way. If you happened to be in a single, standalone suite, the first day or so was spent unpacking (perhaps a testament to their boredom was the fact that every dorm room I could see in Zoom interviews was impeccably decorated). If you had suitemates, the time was spent getting to know them: Netflix, card games, the works.
According to Marissa Blum ‘24, each suite had a refrigerator and microwave, some multiple, and Yale Dining gave each student a bag full of microwaveable meals, snacks, a pint of milk, a box of cereal, fresh fruit, and a gallon of water for the initial quarantine. Because Yale gave the same quantity of food to everyone regardless of how long their initial quarantine lasted,multiple students disclosed that they had large quantities of leftovers, which they either threw out or swapped for more desirable snacks. Yoshida described an underground trading scene in Morse College, where students traded food through the college’s GroupMe — especially popular were the tikka masala and Starbucks frappuccino. “We all received so many cartons of milk. I have so much of it, but some people really want it, so there’s also a complex trading process of milk cartons.”
If their test results come back negative, students can then leave their suite for the larger residential college courtyard, which is where students spend the majority of their day eating, socializing and, now that classes have started, working. For the most part, the courtyard seems to be a respite from the confined suite, allowing first years to get to know one another and eat together. However, some first years mentioned moments that highlighted just how odd it is to be starting college in the midst of a widespread public health crisis.
Vanika Mahesh ‘24, who is in Pierson, described how FroCos in her college were keeping a strict watch on the first years. “Our FroCos are overlooking the courtyard, so if you’re sitting and eating and not eight feet apart, you’ll hear voices from above telling you to do that.”
Blum, who is in Trumbull college, described a familiar sense of being monitored. “Yesterday, I saw Trumbull’s public health coordinator following people around and taking photos of the courtyard,” she said.
In an email to the News, Tyler Kellenberger, the PHC for Trumbull, emphatically denied taking pictures of students, adding that “I occasionally sit/walk in the main courtyard around lunch/dinner or in my free time (weather permitting) and FaceTime or Zoom Call my parents/long-distance friends on my phone. This could give the appearance of taking a photo, but this is not the case.”
After the suite quarantine, the food becomes prepackaged, grab ‘n go style from the dining hall, with either a vegan or non-vegan option. On a scale of NYU TikTok to Michelin-starred, almost everyone I talked to rated the food quite highly. Emily Zenner ’24 said in an email to the News that, regarding the food, “as a Texan who loves a good steak, I was impressed.” However, as Melissa Adams ’24 noted in a separate email, food wastage is still an issue.
“Lunch and dinner, our two hot meals, are served in fairly sizable portions in large plastic containers/bowls and I feel bad since I know many of us are probably ending up wasting more food since we can’t customize our meals to the same extent I assume students normally can,” Adams said.
Every first year interviewed, nine in total, was asked the same question: “Do you currently feel safe?” Students gave varying answers — for some, safety encompassed more than just their physical health.
“I don’t know if I’d say that I’d feel mental health-wise safe, because I’m not having a great time right now,” said Shaw-Rosenbaum, after mentioning that, coronavirus-wise, this is the safest she’s felt all summer.
Camden Rider ’23, who is not a first year but is currently quarantined on campus, echoed similar sentiments, adding that “Yale is doing a lot for safety protocols, but a lot of people are feeling a little lonely, and isolation is going to do that. Hearing the sounds of the street and the sounds of people in the areas around me and not being able to interact with them is a weird feeling.”
To the credit of the residential colleges, they’re taking measures to mitigate the loneliness. All colleges, for example, hold nightly FroCo meetings, some with the addition of virtual duty. First years in Silliman received a “Silliswag bag” with a plant, snacks, t-shirt and coloring materials. Some colleges ordered pizza for all students. Morse College had students participate in “Morse Madness,” a set of virtual challenges that included a suite Zoom photoshoot. Pierson College FroCos dropped off sparkling cider outside of everyone’s room after the virtual opening ceremony and taught everyone the Pierson chant through the windows. Saybrook sent out movie recommendations and held a socially distanced dodgeball tournament.
As for physical safety, the rules set out for social distancing and the college quarantine are being mostly followed: with notable exceptions. When I asked Mahesh how she felt about the safety level, she initially said that “social distancing is there,” and then paused to revise. “It’s there-ish. Most people are chill about it. Davenport people have been coming to the Pierson buttery, for example, because they can.” She continued, “So far I’ve seen people respecting people asking for masks and space, but it’s only been a week, and I’ve already heard people complain about certain people and say ‘he’s so pressed about social distancing.’ Once the 14-day bubble is lifted, something’s going to happen. From people’s attitudes, I already know.”
Blum said she felt safe at the time of her interview but was similarly unsure about what would happen after the quarantine period ended. Even now, she claimed that not everyone is following the social distancing guidelines. “There are people who have been having small parties, less than 10 people, happening within their residential college.” She described a Snapchat story of first years drinking and playing beer pong.
Even so, Blum noted that the large majority of people are following the rules and making the most of their substantially modified first-year experience.
An anonymous sophomore living on Old Campus also noted a similar flouting of social distancing rules. He told the News that he reported on Wednesday night a party occurring on Old Campus to a Public Health Coordinator, who, he claims, promptly shut it down.
It isn’t “Camp Yale,” students acknowledged, but, as Zenner wrote in an email, “I can’t really compare to Camp Yale, since I’ve never been there to witness it myself. But for the circumstances, I’ve been happy with how little I’ve been bored.”
Hanaé had a similar perspective. “Of course it’s not what I would’ve ever imagined, but never did I imagine that I would ever be able to come to Yale,” she said. “That gratitude is getting me through those challenges, how starstruck I am to be here.”
Madison Hahamy | madison.hahamy@yale.edu
Correction, Sept. 5: A previous version of this article misspelled Rachael Shaw-Rosenbaum’s last name.
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Auditor’s Office Arrests Alcorn County Tax Collector for Embezzlement and Fraud
Today State Auditor Shad White announced Special Agents from his office have arrested Larry Ross, Tax Collector of Alcorn County, after he was indicted for two counts of embezzlement and one count of making a fraudulent statement by a local grand jury. Upon his arrest, Ross was issued a demand letter showing he owes $69,155.23 to taxpayers in Alcorn County. This amount includes interest and investigative expenses.
In addition to ensuring property taxes are collected appropriately, the Alcorn County Tax Collector’s office under Ross is responsible for the sale of vehicle license tags. Ross allegedly embezzled from the county by taking cash he obtained from recycling unused vehicle license tags. He also allegedly took cash from fees collected by the office. Investigators also found evidence Ross created and signed fraudulent bills of sale as Tax Collector. From March 2012 through March 2020, Ross purportedly embezzled $2,689.58 from Alcorn County.
In addition to the criminal findings, Ross is allegedly responsible for losses to the county in the amounts of $43,746.48 and $5,478.81 through waiving late penalties associated with the licensing and registration of motor vehicles.
Ross surrendered to Special Agents at the Alcorn County Jail today. His bond was set at $10,000 by the court.
If convicted, Ross faces up to 45 years in prison and $20,000 in fines. A conviction would also prevent him from serving as an elected official in the future. All persons arrested by the Mississippi Office of the State Auditor are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The case will be prosecuted by the office of District John Weddell.
“We are committed to stopping theft of public dollars in Mississippi, no matter when or where we find it,” said Auditor White.
A $10,000.00 surety bond covers Ross’ time as Tax Collector of Alcorn County. A surety bond is similar to insurance designed to protect taxpayers from corruption. Ross will remain personally liable for the full amount of the demand in addition to criminal proceedings.
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Employee Engagement in an Era of Social Change
By Mark Shadle
It’s a challenging time for company executives and communicators alike as both groups try to decide what to say to their employees about the current political, economic and social environment.
On one side of the spectrum, business is booming, signaling good opportunities for employers and job seekers alike. Unemployment is at its lowest point in decades. For the first time, more than 50 percent of Americans think the current environment is a good time to find a quality job. And, according to Gallup, in February 2017, economic confidence among Americans reached its highest level in nearly a decade. Trust in business is up.
But the workplace is not immune to the issues of the day. The nation is divided by voting party and, to some degree, by generation. Consumers today report feeling a sense of injustice, a lack of hope, a lack of confidence in the system and a desire for change. For management, there is real reason for concern: these are not the worries of an isolated group, but instead may mirror the views of their own employees. Everywhere, employees are uncertain about the future and are eager for information they can trust.
Employees say they want to see their leadership take a stand on key social issues. But leaders must act thoughtfully and consider the breadth of employee and stakeholder views when taking an organizational position. Consider the recent actions of Starbucks, Lyft and Amazon, applauded in the media for their responses to Trump administration policies. Morning Consult’s poll showed that roughly 60 percent of Millennials supported these corporate actions. But a closer look at the research found support for these corporate moves dropped with age, with only half of people in their 30s in favor of the actions, and even fewer among Gen X. Every company has its own blend of generations, genders and ethnicities, so it’s wise for management to consider the entire employee population and seek to communicate with everyone on important issues.
In this environment, there are several considerations for how a company should communicate to its employees about political and social change. Whether a company says something or not will depend on whether they have anything of substance to communicate. Is anything actually changing for employees? Is there an imminent threat to the business that everyone should know about? Will a communication make employees feel safer, less worried? The answers to those questions will ultimately guide the decision for each individual company.
Following are some communications guidelines when communicating to employees, especially on social issues:
Use this time as an opportunity to assert the company’s values. Acknowledge uncertainty but make the company’s values clear and explicit. Note: There really is no bad time to do this.
Explain to employees WHY the current environment matters to the company and how management is making its decisions.
It’s not a brand moment; it’s a strategy moment. Companies that are built to last are able to weather all sorts of change, political and otherwise.
If the company operates globally, remind employees of the need for respect of cultures everywhere, especially differences.
Do not assume that all your stakeholders agree. Consider the election results; there may be many employees who support this administration.
Operationally, step up your monitoring. Be transparent about what you know and how it is shaping decisions.
Plan for more than one communication – don’t just issue a single communique. As news unfolds there likely will be more developments and more to say to employees. Maintain a dialogue.
Assume that any internal communication WILL become public and shared on social media.
Make sure employees know there is somewhere to go or someone to talk to if they have any concerns – ethical, emotional.
How employees you are listening to them. If management sends out something, show that it started from conversations with employees.
In this environment, we should consider using research and creative analytics to confirm the right steps – and avoid missteps.
With the range of tools readily available now, we can help leadership and communicators to test their messages and positions. We can explore a range of ideas and approaches with select groups of employees in advance of final decisions. And once the company has made its decisions and taken a stand, research can help them evaluate employees’ reactions.
Most important, leadership needs to consider employees first among their stakeholders. Building internal support in the early days will lead to greater advocacy and success later.
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SGIA, NAPCO Media, and Printing Industries of America (PIA), and its affiliates have joined forces to launch a powerful resource channel dedicated to providing the printing and graphic communications industry with up-to-the-minute news and resources on COVID-19 and how to navigate the latest information about the pandemic. The COVID-19 Resource Channel is now live.
With content being updated daily, the entire industry can easily access guidelines and best practices as recommended by leading government agencies, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, Small Business Administration, Department of Labor as it pertains to the printing industry and relevant operations and procedures.
“We are at a critical time in the industry right now,” says Ford Bowers, President and CEO, SGIA. “It became apparent that our community is desperately searching for answers and the latest information on COVID-19 and how it is affecting business operations. As legislation and new mandates are changing daily, sometimes even more frequently; we worked quickly to assemble experts from across platforms to engage swiftly to track and monitor these updates, so that we could provide the resources, together, in one easily accessed location.
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SGIA, PIA, and PIA affiliates have been actively working on the industry’s behalf to call for swift legislative action to mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic on the printing and graphic communications industry, including its call to action to support print as an essential business. Other initiatives include, but are not limited to, advocating for a federal emergency program to provide compensation for COVID-19-related employee leave; equipping members with resources to implore leaders in Washington to emphasize the critical need for a government response to address the potential consequences that COVID-19 poses to public health, the nation's economy and its workforce; and much more.
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Customer Services: Most physicians who prescribe Viagra Sildenafil start patients on the 50 mg dose and either raise or lower the dose as warranted. Open in a separate window. Nevertheless, in most studies, about three quarters of patients prefer Cialis and one quarter prefer Viagra. Medical Emergency. Related Articles. Support Groups. A physician might write a prescription for a patient to take 2 of the 20 mg tablets of sildenafil a 40 mg dose one hour before sexual activity. But there are also some differences, such as when you take them, how long they work, and what their side effects are. Three articles included 3-month adherence, 6-month adherence, 3-month persistence and 6-month persistence data, and were analysed via meta-analysis. This is when…. Cialis remains in your bloodstream for 17 to 18 hours or longer. Efficacy measures A meta-analysis was conducted to examine the efficacy of sildenafil and tadalafil. Sildenafil, Viagra, and Levitra Vardenafil have relatively rapid onsets of action compared to Cialis Tadalafil. Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors for the treatment of erectile dysfunction: That leads to a series of chemical reactions in the blood vessels of the penis that results in 6 times the blood flow getting trapped in the penis. This may result in dizziness or a headache. Cialis can be used once daily, at a smaller dosage, and is also effective at treating benign prostatic hyperplasia BPH. Side effects of Cialis include headache and indigestion. Expert Opin Drug Saf. Switching patients with erectile dysfunction from sildenafil citrate to tadalafil: This article does not contain any data from studies with human participants or animals performed by any 20mf the authors. A total of 12 studies included headache data, and the pooled estimate of the OR was 0.
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19. Watch your IP
A startup founder in the audience said he had a product and wanted to work with Google on scaling it. “Watch your IP and make sure it doesn’t get tangled up with legal issues,” advised Amit. “Better yet, come work for us,” he joked.
20. Keep a sense of humour
Learn how to laugh at the quirky nature of human beings and the unpredictability of life. Amit didn’t say it as many words, but this showed throughout the evening with his jokes and quips. “When people search for golfer Vijay Singh, you know they want information on his golf scores. But when people search for Tiger Woods, you know they are searching for something else,” he joked. A memorable moment for this Google Fellow was when he asked his kids a question, and they asked him to look it up on Google!
When asked what he would be doing if not at Google, Amit said he would become a carpenter: “I like making tables!” When asked a whole range of questions about search and objectionable content, Amit joked that Google was not the Internet – it only indexes online content. “Stop blaming Google for everything, we are just a bunch of machines,” he quipped.
The evening came to an end after 90 minutes, but the audience had a ton of other questions on the future of ranking, the meaning of privacy, the right to be forgotten, and so on. Still, it left them with lots of ideas and energy to tackle the legendary Bangalore evening traffic, with another glorious event after that: the World Cup 2014 kickoff in Brazil!
Will India ever win the World Cup? Will India create the next Google? Food for thought and action indeed!
About Amit Singhal
Amit Singhal is Senior VP and Google Fellow. He is the head of Google's core ranking team. Born in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Amit received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in computer science from IIT Roorkee in 1989. He received an M.S. degree from University of Minnesota Duluth in 1991 and Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1996. At Cornell, Amit studied with Gerard Salton, a pioneer in the field of information retrieval, regarded as "the father of digital search."
He then joined AT&T Labs (previously a part of Bell Labs), and was persuaded by his friend Krishna Bharat to join Google in 2000. In 2011 he was inducted as a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery. Fortune magazine named Amit Singhal one of the smartest people in tech. In 2011, Amit Singhal was given the Outstanding Achievement in Science and Technology Award at The Asian Awards.
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