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Ed Kelly holds his RCMP Depot graduation photo from 1959. (Jennifer Feinberg/ The Progress)
First ever Indigenous person to join the RCMP to be honoured in B.C.
Hawk Kelly said becoming a Mountie was his dream job as a kid
Jennifer Feinberg
Jun. 18, 2019 10:04 a.m.
Edward “Hawk” Kelly Jr. was the first Indigenous person in the history of the force to serve in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Because he was the first, Kelly effectively paved the way for hundreds of police officers of First Nations ancestry who followed in his footsteps.
“I feel so humbled by all of this,” Kelly told Black Press.
Kelly will be honoured in Chilliwack at a special event on June 26.
The celebration will mark Kelly’s 80th birthday, as well as 60 years since he graduated from the RCMP Training Academy, known as “Depot” in 1959.
There are currently about 150 RCMP members across B.C. who hail from First Nations communities.
Kelly was sworn in as a member in 1958, and then completed his RCMP training at Depot in 1959, two years after he graduated from Chilliwack secondary.
“I didn’t actually know at the time that I was the first status Indian to serve,” Kelly said. “I just applied for the job that had been my dream job. I always wanted to become a Mountie.”
Nicknamed “Hawk” by his great-grandfather, Kelly said he earned the name because he had sharp eyes like a hawk.
The next day after his graduation from Depot, Kelly boarded a train and headed out to his first posting in Edmonton, to guard cell blocks, before moving on to serve as a constable in the Westblock detachment.
Kelly was an RCMP officer for about five years, in varying roles. He later served as Tzeachten First Nation Chief for two terms, worked for tribal police, and was a park ranger for BC Parks for almost 20 years.
So what made him decide to become an RCMP officer all those years ago?
It was the impressive uniform, especially the red serge, that made him want to be an officer as a child, Kelly replied. The idea that he could really “help people” right across Canada fuelled his dream of becoming a Mountie.
Kelly’s role as the “first” was little known, until it came up recently when he was contacted through Facebook by some, including an RCMP inspector, who felt his achievement should receive some formal recognition.
The public is invited to join members of the RCMP Indigenous Policing Services, as well as Tzeachten First Nation, and Ts’elxwéyeqw Tribe, friends and family for the special event to honour Kelly. The celebration is at Tzeachten Hall at 45855 Promontory Road on Wednesday, June 26, from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. RSVP by email to theungerz@outlook.com
READ MORE: Horse rescue aided by FN policing efforts
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jfeinberg@theprogress.com
In 1959 Ed Kelly was the first First Nations person with status to graduate from RCMP Depot and 60 years later that fact is being recognized.
Ed Kelly and some tribal police colleagues. (submitted)
Ed Kelly holds his RCMP graduation photo from Depot taken in 1959. (Jennifer Feinberg/ The Progress)
Ed ‘Hawk’ Kelly. (submitted)
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Enochs alternative bands
Whether you’re a fan of Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Spacehog, or any of the other classic bands of the 90s, you’ll be glad to know GigMasters has a wide selection of Alternative Bands that you can book for your next event in the Enochs, TX area. Start your search here!
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Enochs, TX Alternative Bands
Please note these Alternative Bands will also travel to Morton, Maple, Pep, Bledsoe, Sudan, Causey, Whiteface, Amherst, Lingo, Rogers, Littlefield, Whitharral, Muleshoe, Portales, Levelland, Spade, Sundown, Earth, Fieldton, Dora, Milnesand, Anton, Springlake, Lazbuddie, Smyer, Farwell, Texico, Crossroads, Olton, Meadow
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Top Alternative Bands Near Enochs, TX
Alternative Band from Denver, CO (424 miles from Enochs, TX)
The music of the Colorado based band Slopeside crafts a unique sound in the Mile High music scene with an eclectic blend of singer songwriter rock, blues and pop. The band has been performing everywhere from intimate settings, festivals and large amphitheaters throughout the state and surrounding areas since 2005. Slopeside's music is great for any event targeting a wide variety of audiences and ages. Slopeside performs original music and songs from well known artists. With four full... (more)
The Wonderfuls
Cover Band from Dallas, TX (351 miles from Enochs, TX)
Thank you to all of our clients for helping us to win the GigMasters "Best of 2018" award!! That is 7 consecutive years you have helped us achieve that award and we are most honored! Hire The Wonderfuls and you will be hiring a professional band that will make all of your guests glad they came to the celebration! The Wonderfuls expertly cover groups like Black Eyed Peas, Chain Smokers, Maroon 5, Sia, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Jason Derulo, The Commodores, Shawn Mendes, Daft Punk, Robin... (more)
Midnight Fiasco
Midnight Fiasco - Dallas Corporate Band, Party Band, Wedding Band, Top Cover Band, Top 40 Band Midnight Fiasco is quickly becoming a well-known staple in Las Vegas' exciting nightlife scene. A premier trio that boasts incredible talent, exciting musical arrangements, and energetic performance this group is built to impress any audience. With a wide range of current pop hits and classic favorites Midnight Fiasco is the perfect choice for any high-end event or party. (more)
The Whiskey Richards
Introducing, all the way from Dallas Texas, The Whiskey Richards. Whether you are looking for Rock 'n Roll, soulful blues, or modern day pop hits ' The Whiskey Richards' can deliver an entertainment experience like no other. The Whiskey Richards have the ability to accommodate your event and budget by adding or subtracting players. They can perform as a duo for a laid back ambience, and in various combinations all the way up to a full 8 piece band. The Whiskey Richards include some of the... (more)
Cover Down
Cover Band from Plano, TX (348 miles from Enochs, TX)
Energetic, talented & professional - Cover Down is a versatile cover band serving North Texas and beyond, whose members are college degreed, many of whom graduated from UNT's esteemed music program. Cover Down is a 7-piece variety band – with male and female vocals, sax, keyboards, guitar, bass and drums – playing the best rock, country, jazz standards, old school and top 40 dance tunes with complimentary emcee and DJ services. We also have an optional 9-member configuration that adds... (more)
Danny Johnson Band
Cover Band from Sanger, TX (322 miles from Enochs, TX)
My name is Danny Johnson and I am in a family band with my brother and father. We play a wide variety of music. I try to focus in on Guitar Virtuoso Artists like Joe Satriani, Santana, Eric Johnson, and even Buckethead. But we also play great classic rock music from Ozzy, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Eagles, Led Zeppelin, etc. We also cover newer bands like Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, System of a Down, Bullet for my Valentine, Tenacious D, etc. We will learn any number... (more)
Patrick & the LVB
Cover Band from Denver, CO (423 miles from Enochs, TX)
Patrick & the LVB - Denver Cover Band / Top 40 Band / Party Band (Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix) Patrick Sieben has quickly become one of Las Vegas' top performers. He currently holds a 4 night per week residency at Aria Resort and Casino located at the heart of the Las Vegas strip, performing a young and energetic mix of modern pop tunes, classic hits and originals. While maintaining his residency in Vegas, Patrick and his band travel across the country performing. Patrick... (more)
Flying Balalika Brothers
Gypsy Band from Austin, TX (383 miles from Enochs, TX)
Balalaika Brothers started as a band in 1995 in Los Angeles California. Performing mostly in local venues and on the streets of Santa Monica ( 3rd Street Promenade). Later the band members classically trained guitarist and accordionist Zhenya Kolykhanov ( aka Zhenya Rock) and bass balalaika player Oleg Bernov grouped with Igor Yuzov and started playing under the name of Red Hot Karl Marx Brothers and later as Red Elvises. Zhenya and Oleg continued playing as Red Elvises while Balalaika... (more)
The Rockmollys
Cover Band from Allen, TX (357 miles from Enochs, TX)
The Rockmollys are full time professional musicians and our band members have performed all over the world and in the studio sharing the stage with bands and artist like Don Henley, The Jacksons,Lynyrd Skynyrd,Goo Goo Dolls, and many more. We love to perform Classic Rock from the 50's-60's-70's-80's-90's-2000's and know many many tunes! We can also play standard jazz or instrumental music for dinner sets, cocktail hours, and such. We do add in a female vocalist and horn player if... (more)
The Williams Brothers Band
Classic Rock Band from Grand Junction, CO (482 miles from Enochs, TX)
THE WILLIAMS BROTHERS BAND moved to Colorado in 2000 after a 10 year run as one of northern California's most popular bands. Since then they have established themselves as the anchor of the music scene in Western Colorado. TWBB is the most successful band in Western Colorado & not only headlines the region's top venues & festivals while successfully touring all over the western United States but are the most requested direct support act to play with national acts touring through Colorado as... (more)
Bluegrass Band from Denver, CO (431 miles from Enochs, TX)
Welcome to Next of Kin - Colorado's only Rhythm & BluesGrass band! From Mumford and Sons to James Brown and beyond - we're a little bit hard to describe... Whether you need to celebrate a destination wedding, a company barbecue or a convention here in the Rockies, Next of Kin is ready to elevate your upcoming event. Next of Kin is the perfect wedding band for the Non-Traditional Bride and Groom. We take an acoustic jam band approach to such iconic artists as Bob Marley, The Beatles, Jimi... (more)
Banned in Japan
Variety Band from Arvada, CO (430 miles from Enochs, TX)
Banned in Japan is one of the best bands in the Denver/Boulder area. They boast some impressive national talent. 'Banned' members have played across the U.S. opening for artists like Lynyrd Skynyrd, ELO, Reba McEntire, April Wine, John Michael Montgomery, Brooks and Dunn, and Eddie Money. This wedding and event band plays Rock, Dance, and Party covers of 70's, 80's, 90's, all the way up to 2014 songs, including hits by Styx, Journey, Prince, Pink, Daft Punk and No Doubt. For weddings, we... (more)
Mariachi Guerrera Quetzalli
Mariachi Band from San Antonio, TX (391 miles from Enochs, TX)
San Antonioni's Premier All Female Ensemble, Mariachi Guerrera Quetzalli exudes beauty and tradition focusing to empower women in the mariachi music industry.Mariachi Guerrera Quetzalli's main focus is to preserve and promote mariachi music, taking pride in the musicianship and professionalism that represents our ensemble. We accommodate to any type of event being celebrated and our repertoire helps us to satisfy our clientele. Guerrera Quetzalli culminates a combination of aproximatelly 25... (more)
Jonathan Moody Band
Opened for VINCE GILL, MARK CHESNUTT, ROBERT EARL KEEN, and even played for LADY GAGA's Super Bowl halftime show rehearsal, among many more! Some of the most notable clients are HALLMARK CARDS, MICROSOFT, MONSTER JAM, LEATHERMAN TOOLS, TEXAS RANGERS, HYATT RESORTS, MARRIOTT RESORTS, WESTIN RESORTS, SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS, NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY, DR HORTON, HEB, TESORO, SUPER BOWL, PEPSI and the list goes on! Jonathan has been fortunate to grace prominent stages such as the HOUSE OF BLUES... (more)
The Social Act Band
Alternative Band from Chicago, IL (990 miles from Enochs, TX)
Hello This is John K. Lead Guitarist and Producer of The Social Act Band as TSAB. We are an experienced rock band that first formed in the early 1990s and have been rocking Chicago and abroad ever since. We are reaching out to you now as we would like to get booked in events, musical festivals, and concert gigs TSAB sets itself apart from most music bands in a number of significant ways. TSAB is centralized in BuckTown/Wicker Park with its own established recording studio of... (more)
Crowd Theory
Cover Band from Los Angeles, CA (886 miles from Enochs, TX)
CROWD THEORY is a 4-piece rock/pop party band with a big sound, infectious performance style, and a refreshingly unique song list! The band plays over 50 weddings, parties, and corporate events a year, and in 2017, was the opening act for 80s rock legend Billy Idol! Playing a range of hit dance songs including Top 40s, 80s, Alternative & Indie Rock, and the Essential Classics, the band puts on a high-octane performance with a refreshing modern edge. The band features multiple singers,... (more)
Rogue Radio
Fusing live rock instruments with cello and electronic synthesizers, ROGUE RADIO takes the "cover band" experience to a whole new level! Rogue Rogue reinvents your favorite dance hits from an awesome selection of Top 40s, 80s, 90s, Disco, and Oldies hits. We have one goal... to keep the dance floor full! When looking for entertainment for your wedding, corporate event, or private party, don't settle for the typical cover band. Take your event to the next level with Rogue Radio and wow your... (more)
Mod Society
Jazz Band from Brooklyn, NY (1644 miles from Enochs, TX)
Mod Society combines modern-chic style with top quality music entertainment that will keep your guests on the dance floor all night! We specialize in blending indie rock, classic rock, and Top 40 in our arrangements to present a unique performance at every event. Mod Society has been performing throughout Boston and NYC for the past 10 years. Our music spans from straight-ahead traditional jazz to highly energized latin jazz and salsa. High-energy Top 40 dance songs and indie covers are... (more)
Cover Band from Phoenix, AZ (535 miles from Enochs, TX)
Patrick & the LVB - Phoenix Cover Band / Top 40 Band / Party Band (Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix) Patrick Sieben has quickly become one of Las Vegas' top performers. He currently holds a 4 night per week residency at Aria Resort and Casino located at the heart of the Las Vegas strip, performing a young and energetic mix of modern pop tunes, classic hits and originals. While maintaining his residency in Vegas, Patrick and his band travel across the country performing. Patrick opened... (more)
Cover Band from San Diego, CA (834 miles from Enochs, TX)
Patrick & the LVB - San Diego Cover Band / Top 40 Band / Party Band Patrick Sieben has quickly become one of Las Vegas' top performers. He currently holds a 4 night per week residency at Aria Resort and Casino located at the heart of the Las Vegas strip, performing a young and energetic mix of modern pop tunes, classic hits and originals. While maintaining his residency in Vegas, Patrick and his band travel across the country performing. Patrick opened for TOTO and YES on multiple dates... (more)
Cover Band from San Francisco, CA (1130 miles from Enochs, TX)
Patrick & the LVB - San Francisco Cover Band / Top 40 Band / Party Band Patrick Sieben has quickly become one of Las Vegas' top performers. He currently holds a 4 night per week residency at Aria Resort and Casino located at the heart of the Las Vegas strip, performing a young and energetic mix of modern pop tunes, classic hits and originals. While maintaining his residency in Vegas, Patrick and his band travel across the country performing. Patrick opened for TOTO and YES on multiple... (more)
Perrin York & The TAG band
Cover Band from Santa Barbara, CA (971 miles from Enochs, TX)
Award Winning Vocalist Perrin York has combined forces with the extremely successful and experienced TAG Band. The band has performed countless times across the United States and last year alone, performed over 150 events, each with raving reviews. This musical act can perform with any size group from as full as a 12-piece band to an intimate Duo, though most often consists of a 5 piece band: Perrin York (Vocals), Rythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Bass & Drums. You can be confident that Perrin... (more)
Cover Band from Las Vegas, NV (717 miles from Enochs, TX)
Patrick & the LVB - Las Vegas Cover Band / Top 40 Band / Party Band (Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix) Patrick Sieben has quickly become one of Las Vegas' top performers. He currently holds a 4 night per week residency at Aria Resort and Casino located at the heart of the Las Vegas strip, performing a young and energetic mix of modern pop tunes, classic hits and originals. While maintaining his residency in Vegas, Patrick and his band travel across the country performing. Patrick opened... (more)
Cover Band from Orlando, FL (1312 miles from Enochs, TX)
Patrick & the LVB - Orlando Cover Band / Top 40 Band / Party Band (Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Chicago, Denver, Orlando) Patrick Sieben has quickly become one of Las Vegas' top performers. He currently holds a 4 night per week residency at Aria Resort and Casino located at the heart of the Las Vegas strip, performing a young and energetic mix of modern pop tunes, classic hits and originals. While maintaining his residency in Vegas, Patrick and his band travel across the country... (more)
Cover Band from Chicago, IL (992 miles from Enochs, TX)
Patrick & the LVB - Chicago Cover Band / Top 40 Band / Party Band (Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Chicago, Denver, Orlando) Patrick Sieben has quickly become one of Las Vegas' top performers. He currently holds a 4 night per week residency at Aria Resort and Casino located at the heart of the Las Vegas strip, performing a young and energetic mix of modern pop tunes, classic hits and originals. While maintaining his residency in Vegas, Patrick and his band travel across the country... (more)
Latin Band from Los Angeles, CA (893 miles from Enochs, TX)
"Experience the sounds of Spain with a spicy fusion of Spanish Guitars and Latin Rhythms.." Based in Los Angeles area, Calé's sound can best be described as a cross-section of different styles of traditional Rumba/Gypsy Flamenco and Classical Guitarists from Spain, mixed with the finest Latin Styles, World Music ,Latin Jazz and South American Rhythms. Calé has released their first album - Vente Conmigo, where you can find modern rumba patterns as well as traditional flamenco palos such as... (more)
Cover Band from Detroit, MI (1209 miles from Enochs, TX)
The Vinyl Underground is Detroit's Premier Party Band. Composed of five of Detroit's most decorated musicians. The Vinyl Underground boasts a range of material unmatched by any other band in the Midwest. The Vinyl Underground has performed at the North American Auto Show for 5 consecutive years, Autorama, The Motor City Casino, The Gem Theater and private parties from Traverse City to West Virginia. Fronted by national and local award winning singer, Chris McCall, the Vinyl Underground... (more)
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Rapidan dance bands
Looking for a band that will get your guests up and on their feet? GigMasters has a wide selection of Dance Bands that you can book for live performances at weddings, birthdays, clubs, and more. Bust a move and see who’s available for shows in the Rapidan, VA area.
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Rapidan, VA Dance Bands
Please note these Dance Bands will also travel to Locust Dale, Mitchells, Oakpark, Rhoadesville, Radiant, Orange, Woodberry Forest, Brightwood, Woodberry For, Burr Hill, Culpeper, Winston, Leon, Montpelier Station, Unionville, Reva, Rochelle, Stevensburg, Haywood, Aroda, Lignum, Pratts, Somerset, Gordonsville, Brandy Station, Banco, Locust Grove, Elkwood, Boston, Wolftown
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Top Dance Bands Near Rapidan, VA
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Déja Grüv Band
Variety Band from Stafford, VA (34 miles from Rapidan, VA)
Do you have an upcoming event that could benefit from some live music? Look no further than the Déja Grüv Band! With over a century of combined experiences, the Déja Grüv Band creates lasting memories for audiences of all ages by performing a variety of music genres. We bring an enthusiastic energy to the stage and are relentless in our drive to wow our audiences with the musicality, instrumentation, and harmony of yesterday's classics and today's hits! From the most intimate gatherings,... (more)
The Blue Tips Rhythm Revue
R&B Band from Fredericksburg, VA (30 miles from Rapidan, VA)
The Blue Tips Rhythm Revue started off as a one shot deal. First assembling to play a set of motown and soul favorites at a mutual friend's wedding, the band and the audience realized something special was going on before the night was over. Soon, united in their love of motown and soul grooves, the four original members added a tight horn section and were on their way to becoming the go-to party band in the region. The Blue Tips are not your typical variety band, blending the expected... (more)
The Adrian Duke Project
Soul Band from Charlottesville, VA (32 miles from Rapidan, VA)
Combining critically acclaimed musicianship with a vast repertoire of influences ranging from John Lennon to Dr. John, THE ADRIAN DUKE PROJECT is a perfect fit for everything from a wedding reception to a company holiday party. A funky gumbo of New Orleans soul, jazz, rock and blues, THE ADRIAN DUKE PROJECT has pleased crowds at wedding receptions, corporate events, festivals, and concerts from Atlanta to Baltimore and everywhere in between. In 2007, Adrian was selected to be part of the band... (more)
Variety Band from Ashland, VA (50 miles from Rapidan, VA)
Coming at you from Richmond, Virginia, Another Level delivers an impressive combination of passion and personality to help every guest feel welcome, fired up, and ready for a party that'll keep them smiling long after the night is over. On stage, this 6-piece band can do it all. From motown and soulful R&B, to classic and modern rock, and lots of contemporary party hits, Another Level's got all your favorites covered. Few other bands can seamlessly jump from Prince to Bruno Mars, then go... (more)
RTC-Cover Band
Cover Band from Richmond, VA (59 miles from Rapidan, VA)
"Where Country Meets Rock & Soul" RTC (Right Turn Clyde) has a reputation for fun and energy with talented musicians that all sing and play dance-able music from the 60's through today. We cover a wide variety, the music that gets you up on the dance floor whether it is Country, Classic Rock, Beach Music, Soul or Motown. We are all professionals and have been entertaining groups and crowds for many years with the appropriate music for the occasion. We tailor our song lists to the... (more)
Lonesome Ryder Band®
Country Band from Woodbridge, VA (43 miles from Rapidan, VA)
LONESOME RYDER BAND® Special Celebration & Party Events!!! ... Corporate Events, Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Reception, Private Manor Estate Events, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Political Conventions, Casino's & Resorts & an Opening Act for various Artist & National Tours We do covers of your favorite artist and genre's of Modern Country, Motown, Classic Rock, Top 40, Southern Rock, R&B, Pop, Disco, Traditional & Classic Country & more! Google us! ... "Lonesome Ryder Band"... Youtube,... (more)
Bud's Collective
Bluegrass Band from Winchester, VA (58 miles from Rapidan, VA)
Bud's Collective is a cutting edge group of talented musicians from the hills of West Virginia. While their music reflects roots firmly planted in Bluegrass tradition, they do not hesitate to add to it in ways all their own. Playing a tasteful mix of front man Buddy Dunlap's original material and popular hits ranging from Stevie Wonder to Alabama and all points in between, Bud's Collective is a reliable choice if you want a successful, lively party. These guys have been playing music... (more)
High Energy Group
Caribbean Band from Fairfax, VA (51 miles from Rapidan, VA)
High Energy is a dynamic island musical group formed in 1999 in Orlando, Fl performing Reggae, Soca, Calypso and Dancehall music from famous Caribbean artists like Bob Marley, Beres Hammond, Shaggy, Third World, Peter Tosh, Steel Pulse, Beenie Man, Destra, Burning Flames, Alison Hinds, Wayne Wonder, Sparrow…... The list goes on and on. We also do many crossovers with a reggae twist from Jazz, soft rock to country. High Energy's musical arrangement will captivate and take you on a cruise... (more)
Rock X Cover Band or Live Band Karaoke
Cover Band from Sterling, VA (56 miles from Rapidan, VA)
Option #1 - Professional cover band playing top 40 hits from the 80's to current hits. Option #2 - Live Band Karaoke! We provide clients with a true rock star experience! Clients are able to sign up to sing based on our Karaoke song list. Our song list includes over 100 of the most popular Karaoke songs available. In addition, we provide a light show that is synchronized to the music. Singers take the stage and their friends cheer them on. By the end of the night, it's a huge party. We... (more)
Southeastern Entertainment Services, LLC
Greetings: Thanks you for visiting Southeastern Entertainment Services, LLC We've been a professional entertainers and musicians for many years playing with a variety of Corporate Event, Wedding, Rock Bands, Duos you name it....We've probably done it. I created this LLC to book the projects I'm performing with in order to focus on SERVICING CLIENTS at a fair price. That's right! That's what entertainment is all about - The Service and Value we create for your event. It's the Alpha... (more)
Variety Band from Richmond, VA (56 miles from Rapidan, VA)
Dance & sing along to Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, One Direction… Slow dance to Patsy Cline, Al Green, REO Speedwagon... Go back in time to the 80's with Journey, Van Halen, Pat Benatar… Groove to the 70's with Lynyard Skynard, Earth, Wind & Fire, Wild Cherry… Revisit 50's/60's oldies with Neil Diamond, Dion, Beatles… Bring your cowboy boots for some country with Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker, Little Big Town… Route 64 provides a dynamic blend of songs from Classic Rock to... (more)
The Unsuitables - Cover Band
Cover Band from Charlottesville, VA (32 miles from Rapidan, VA)
The Unsuitables has been playing music together for four years. It's comprised of musicians from northern and central virginia. The mission of the band is to encourage folks to dance and sing. We play a variety of covers that include Motown, classic R&B, rock and roll, and blues. We have our own sound system if needed. We are sensitive to the surroundings and event. Some events are ok with the music a bit loud so that you can feel the bass players riffs while others are more geared for... (more)
Kat n Keys
Cover Band from Chantilly, VA (49 miles from Rapidan, VA)
Kat n Keys is a premier cover band from the Northern Virginia area performing a variety of popular Classic Rock, Blues, Soul. R & B, Country, and Dance/Pop music. We can perform either as a duo or trio depending on your needs and deliver a full band sound and live performance with the small footprint and affordable price point of most high-end DJs. Our extensive music library spans from the Etta James era of the 1950's to current day pop music from artists such as but not limited to; Lady... (more)
In Full: Charlottesville Wedding All-Stars
In Full is a collection of Central Virginia's finest musicians and vocalists. We have performed at hundreds of events since forming in 2009, and provide a range of services and line up choices to satisfy any client. Booked as a 6 piece with male and female lead vocals, in addition to drums/vocals, bass/vocals, guitar/vocals, and keyboards/sax/vocals. We can also add a horn section, percussion, and additional lead vocals up to a 12 piece big band! Thanks for the opportunity to deliver an... (more)
The Lone Rangers
Variety Band from Charlottesville, VA (32 miles from Rapidan, VA)
The Lone Rangers are on a mission to save the world from boring. Sporting a deep catalog of hits from the '70s, '80s, '90s, and today, the band can elevate any social gathering to a sing-along, dance-along, riotously good time. The Rangers draw on the talents of several established local acts, combining their powers towards a singular goal: to bring you the party. In a world of increasing tedium, the Lone Rangers are prepared to deploy epic amounts of fun. Will you join them? (more)
Let's face it. The goal of every party, celebration & special occasion is to have a great time. Finding a band that can complement and create that exciting, energetic & fun atmosphere is easy when you choose Attraction. Crisp harmonies, a dynamic stage show, a packed dance floor, attention to detail...this 8pc professional show band performs EVERYTHING: Top 40, Motown, Beach, Soul, Classic Rock, Oldies, Retro 70's & 80's, Jazz & Cocktail music, Country and even a little Reggae! Their mantra... (more)
Tommy Wood
Country Band from Ruckersville, VA (20 miles from Rapidan, VA)
Singer-Songwriter Tommy Wood was born and raised in Ruckersville VA. Musical seeds of faith and family were planted in rich, melodious soil for Country Music Recording Artist Tommy Wood. To date, Tommy has recorded five albums with heartfelt country songs that can be heard by the whole family, filled with words that will forever soak into your ears and heart. Tommy has performed hundreds of shows on the east coast and mid-west including sharing the stage with many National acts. His biggest... (more)
Jeff Decker Band
Jazz Band from Charlottesville, VA (32 miles from Rapidan, VA)
JEFF DECKER has been active in the central Virginia music scene for fifteen years. As a member of the University of Virginia's performance faculty, he performs regularly with the Free Bridge Quintet (the faculty jazz ensemble) and the Charlottesville University Symphony Orchestra. He has extensive experience as a professional musician working for parties and receptions, performing for hundreds of such occasions over the last decade. THE JEFF DECKER BAND - a group booked by Sam Hill... (more)
The Reflex
80s Band from Fairfax, VA (51 miles from Rapidan, VA)
The 80's! A time for classic coming of age movies, big hair, and some pretty crazy fashions. The glue that held it all together of course was the music. The Reflex serves as a perfect reminder of that great music of a decadent decade. Step inside the DeLorean and get ready to go back in time…The Reflex delivers the ultimate musical tribute to the 80's! The band's goal is to recreate—some might even say mirror—the sound, vibe, and look of those 80's mega-bands and one-hit wonders you love.... (more)
Billy and Bob Classic Country Show
Country Band from Fairfax, VA (51 miles from Rapidan, VA)
BILLY AND BOB CLASSIC COUNTRY SHOW are a full time Classic Country, Honky Tonk, Americana and a touch of Bluegrass classic country show. Country music from the 1960s through the 1990s. We play the vintage sounds of Buck Owens, Patsy Cline, Merle Haggard, Dolly Parton, Hank Williams Sr., Johnny Cash, Lynyrd Skynyrd and many more are performed as if channeled by a by gone era. Vintage Country and Western outfits complete with embroidery and rhinestones are a mainstay for BILLY AND BOB CLASSIC... (more)
Raised on Analog
Cover Band from Winchester, VA (58 miles from Rapidan, VA)
We play the best tunes from the 80's, 90's and beyond. Raised on Analog is based in Winchester, Virginia. We are a cover band that specializes in not specializing. We play music from all genres - Pop, Country, Rock, R&B/Soul...if it rocks and gets people on the dance floor, we play it! Raised on Analog have been performing as a unit since July of 2014. Most of the band members have decades of musical experience under their belt. We all share one thing in common - a love for music that gets... (more)
BADLANDS BAND
Cover Band from Woodbridge, VA (46 miles from Rapidan, VA)
BADLANDS is the premier Dance/Pop/Rock band in the Washington, DC region! We are a 5-piece band featuring our fantastic female lead vocalist, Jahnel, plus 3 male backing vocalists. We have played over 300 shows in the DC region at corporate events and all of the top clubs since 2010. Our repertoire includes hits from Taylor Swift, Cary Underwood, Journey, Prince, Michael Jackson, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Eagles, Def Leppard, Pat Benatar, Guns N' Roses, Bruno Mars, Fleetwood Mac, Boston, Styx,... (more)
When you want to elevate your party, take it to new heights, and show your guests a whole other level of fun, it's time to Level Up! Playing all your favorite songs from the 60's through today, you can count on us to get the party started, make everyone shut up and dance, and sign, seal, and deliver a night that's memorable for all the best reasons. We'll show up early, be setup on time, and strike the first notes right on cue. We sweat the small stuff so you don't have to. From the... (more)
DC Fusion
Dance Band from Washington, DC (67 miles from Rapidan, VA)
DC Fusion has quickly become one of the region's most in-demand dance bands, and it's easy to see why. No smoke and mirrors here -- what you see is what you get: three remarkable vocalists backed by world-class musicians, doing what they love to do. Northern Virginia Magazine has twice named DC Fusion the area's top wedding band, and the group was invited to perform before a recent home game by the Washington Nationals. Members of DC Fusion have performed with such diverse artists as... (more)
The Exclusives Band & Show
One of the hottest, exciting and professional bands in the Wash., DC metro area, The Exclusives are unique and will turn your special event into an exciting and memorable experience. Folks are raving over The Exclusives Band from Gig-Masters performances, as well as, hundreds of other private and public performances. Once you hear this group, you too will be convinced that The Exclusives Band is "fantastic" and exactly what you are looking for for your special event. REVIEW: "Hi... (more)
Regenci Motown Band
Hi, I'm Calvin Wallace. I have open up for such Artist as Clarence Carter, Lela Hathaway, SOS Band, and Freddie Jackson. I've perform with many recordings artist. I've been performing covers for about 20 years, perform classics from James Brown to Frank Sinatra and everything in between, we aim to please. Given the opportunity to perform for your event Regenci will be prompt, professional, dressed appropriately and give your audience a fun and exciting show to remember. Pricing is based... (more)
Dance Band from Frederick, MD (83 miles from Rapidan, VA)
Hot Fun is the Quad-State's premier cover band, blending an exciting stage presence, professional lighting, "State of the Art" sound and stimulating interaction with the audience. Utilizing "cutting edge" technology mixed with classic musical elements, Hot Fun captures the audience's attention from the moment they take the stage and never lets go. Their focus on fresh music and drive for originality creates a new experience with every show. They provide hours of entertainment through a... (more)
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The IOC is Ruining the Olympics, But Rio Could Save Them
By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan on at
The International Olympic Committee is having a bad month. No one wants to host the 2022 Olympics. The organisation's obnoxious public haranguing has turned Rio into a media circus. Its World Cup counterpart, FiFA, is being investigated for insane bribery allegations. And ultimately, the IOC has got no one to blame but itself. Can the Olympics be saved? Yes. But Rio's going to have to do it alone.
Over the past several decades, the IOC has turned the Olympics into a cynical orgy of multi-billion-pound development schemes and tightly-choreographed showmanship. "We have an image problem," Norwegian IOC member Gerhard Heiberg told the Associated Press recently of Oslo's uncertain bid for 2022. "People in Norway say we love the games but we hate the IOC." And they're not alone.
The ludicrous preparations for the Games now consistently overshadow the athletes and the competitions themselves. What do you remember about Sochi? What do you think you'll remember about Rio? Odds are good it won't be watching a triumph of sport. It'll be how close they came to not happening in the first place.
In Rio, the disparity between what the IOC demanded of the city and what it can afford is growing. "Tourists: Don't get sick. We have stadiums but we don't have hospitals," reads the graffiti in Rio, according to Bloomberg. As Rio's citizens take to the streets to protest the cost of the £6.5 billion World Cup this week, a much bigger bill is lurking on the horizon.
Demonstrators protest against money spent on the World Cup preparations. AP Photo/Leo Correa.
Only eight of the 29 venues Rio had to promise the IOC to cinch their bid are complete. Ten more are still under construction. The cost of building venues like the tennis centre and velodrome have tripled in the time since Rio won its bid. In 2008, Rio estimated the Games would cost £7 billion. According to analysts, that could balloon by 50 per cent as Rio struggles to finish the dozens stadiums, hotels, and infrastructure projects promised in its bid. Officials have announced the operating budget alone has increased by 27 per cent.
Meanwhile, the cost of hosting the Olympics is spiking across the board: The last 17 Olympic games,have over run by 179 percent on average. But there is a solution to what the Olympics have become, and Rio is in the position to carry it out.
Last month, The Guardian's Simon Jenkins made a surprisingly compelling argument that Rio should call the IOC's bluff and stage a vastly scaled-down "austerity games." Rio is "desperately behind schedule," reasoned Jenkins, and rather than push itself further into debt and public unrest, the city should make an appeal to common sense:
Brazil's politicians could plead force majeur, call the IOC's bluff and stage a slimmed down "austerity" games, as did Britain in 1948. They could abandon the unbuilt cluster at Deodoro, intended for events such as rugby, kayaking and mountain biking. They could cancel some of the IOC's "toff" sports such as tennis, golf, sailing and equestrianism, as well as the absurdity of staging a second soccer competition just two years after this year's World Cup. They could slash arena and stadium capacity to what it can already offer, and tell thousands of gilded IOC officials, sponsors and VIPs there will be no luxury apartments, limousines and private traffic lanes, just camping on Copacabana beach.
When London staged an "austerity games" in 1948, the city was too poor and broken in the wake of World War II to build new venues and stage massive development schemes. Instead, it housed visiting athletes in RAF camps, converted an existing greyhound racing track into a human track, and imposed other cost-saving measures. Funnily enough, those games were considered a "remarkable success," and they even made London a huge profit.
The closing ceremony of the 1948 Olympics. Getty/Keystone.
Rio could take a similar path. It could find cheaper options for the venues still left to build. It could re-use spaces that already exist. It could trim all the unnecessary work of building apartments and private infrastructure for VIPs who apparently can't lower themselves to the same level as the athletes and attendees. You wouldn't need to go as far as Jenkins suggests—you can and should still hold all events—but excise enough of the pomp and you can finally focus on what's truly important: The competitions themselves.
The idea might find a lot of support in Rio, where public approval for the Olympics is currently cratering. People are increasingly irate about the way the IOC (and local officials) has handled the preparations. "There's a growing feeling that FIFA and the Olympic committee are taking the demanding parent act a bit too far," argued Brazilian writer Vanessa Barbara in a great New York Times op-ed last week. "If they wanted punctuality, maybe they should have chosen the Germans or the Swiss to host their events. We Brazilians are slightly different."
The IOC, meanwhile, has already said it won't consider taking host duties away from Rio this late in the game. And even if it did take the 2016 back to London, it would be proving that the current model of host city selection is broken. The argument for giving the Olympics to a cycle of past host cities, which already have the necessary infrastructure in place, is a strong one. But the IOC has already claimed that it's sticking with Rio. And in that case, this is the city's chance to, in essence, tell the IOC to fuck off and run the games its own way.
Now is the time to appeal to common sense. To prove that the Olympics can function without breaking the banks of host cities. To prove that they don't have to be a cluster of bad development economics and sickeningly wasteful construction projects. To prove that what the IOC has turned the Olympics into isn't irreparable. That somewhere, buried beneath fuzzy maths and sponsorships, the soul of the games still exists.
Lead image: AP Photo/Felipe Dana.
Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan
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Post-Nuptial Agreements - the Basics
Although divorce rates are in decline, more than 40 per cent of marriages end in divorce (in England and Wales more than 100,000 couples divorce annually) and when one in five of all men and women seeking to end their marriage have already been through one divorce, it is perhaps not surprising that more and more people are seeking to safeguard their individual positions by entering into a pre-nuptial agreement prior to marriage or securing protection by drawing up a post-nuptial agreement at a later time.
For couples who are already married, particularly those with children, drawing up a post-nuptial agreement, which is agreed upon by both as being a fair statement of their wishes, can prevent a lot of potentially harmful stress in the event that the relationship turns sour.
To be binding a post-nuptial agreement must be seen to be fair. When considering whether to enforce a post-nuptial agreement, the court has regard to:
the conduct of the parties leading up to the agreement;
the circumstances surrounding the making of the agreement;
whether there was undue pressure by one side or exploitation of a dominant position to secure an unreasonable advantage; and
the interdependence and mutual influence that existed between the parties.
For more information on the financial aspects of divorce, see Divorce and Money.
Recently, the Government has announced its intention to give pre- and post-nuptial agreements legal effect.
It is clear that a post-nuptial agreement can help couples avoid a bitter battle in the event of a divorce and lead to fairer settlements, provided the agreement is given careful thought and made with the benefit of independent legal advice on both sides.
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The Classroom Racial Gap Hits an All-Time High
Minority students became the majority this year, but most teachers are still white. Policymakers are seeking for ways to get and keep more minority teachers.
by Chris Kardish | March 2015
When Aliyah Cook was in the third grade, she wrote a letter to the principal of her suburban Denver school, asking why the school had no black teachers. Now a junior high student, Cook is getting a response -- only this time it’s from state lawmakers.
The Colorado Legislature last year passed Aliyah’s Law, which called for a study of diversity in the state’s education workforce. What the newly released report found was that while 43 percent of Colorado schoolkids are minorities, only 10 percent of the state’s teachers are. That’s a problem, according to the report: “A major challenge in the U.S. education system, including Colorado’s education system, is the mismatch between the racial and ethnic diversity of the nation’s overall student population and that of the teacher workforce.”
The law’s sponsors plan to submit legislation this session aimed at improving recruitment of minority educators starting in middle school, and providing financial aid for minorities who want to teach. Other potential steps could involve mentorship programs and incentives for district leaders to develop their own retention plans for hanging on to existing minority educators. “The people doing the hiring have to be invested,” says Rep. Dan Pabon, the House speaker pro tem.
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The gap between the racial makeup of America’s public schools and the people who lead their classrooms hasn’t gone unnoticed. But in recent years it’s drawn increasing attention. According to the U.S. Department of Education, this school year marks the first time ever that the student population of the nation’s schools will be majority minority. But only 18.1 percent of American teachers are minorities, the Colorado report says. Research has shown a number of benefits from promoting diversity among educators, from higher academic gains to better graduation rates.
There are less-tangible advantages, too. Students with a diverse set of teachers may better appreciate and understand different racial and ethnic perspectives. And minority educators can serve as mentors for minority students.
The overall growth of the number of minority teachers has actually outpaced that of white educators over the past two decades, but they’re also leaving at a much faster rate, according to University of Pennsylvania researchers. For that reason, retention is key, says Esther Quintero, a senior fellow at the education-focused Albert Shanker Institute. Minority teachers may face tougher working conditions, lower pay and a self-reinforcing sense of isolation. But the real reasons behind the low retention rates aren’t fully known, Quintero says. “We need a better understanding of why teachers of color are leaving and then policies and programs that address those specific reasons. There are very few of those.”
Making inroads can be very hard. Illinois, for example, has funded a multimillion-dollar teacher diversity program for a decade but has little to show for it. The state has spent about $20 million while retaining about 80 graduates, a recent Chicago Tribune investigation found. It’s a problem that state higher education officials are trying to solve by improving the candidates entering the program while also improving the supports those teachers receive once they’re in the classroom. The state board of higher education has broadened the pool of applicants for the program, including accepting mid-career professionals who may not have a background in education.
The real problem seems to be scale. A diversity program that may work in one school or one district is much harder to implement on a statewide level, says Erika Hunt, a researcher and project director for the Illinois State Action for Education Leadership Project. “A lot of colleges have scholarships, so a lot of these pieces are in place. And you can see a lot of places that are already doing this work on a smaller scale that are effective. But the question is how we do it bigger.”
Chris Kardish | Staff Writer | ckardish@governing.com | @ckardish | Google+
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46 U.S.C.
United States Code, 2017 Edition
Title 46 - SHIPPING
Subtitle II - Vessels and Seamen
Part A - General Provisions
CHAPTER 21 - GENERAL
Sec. 2101 - General definitions
From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov
§2101. General definitions
In this subtitle—
(1) "associated equipment"—
(A) means—
(i) a system, accessory, component, or appurtenance of a recreational vessel; or
(ii) a marine safety article intended for use on board a recreational vessel; but
(B) with the exception of emergency locator beacons for recreational vessels operating beyond 3 nautical miles from the baselines from which the territorial sea of the United States is measured or beyond 3 nautical miles from the coastline of the Great Lakes, does not include radio equipment.
[(2) to (3a) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–304, §15(2)(A), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1702.]
(4) "Coast Guard" means the organization established and continued under section 1 of title 14.
(5) "commercial service" includes any type of trade or business involving the transportation of goods or individuals, except service performed by a combatant vessel.
(5a) "consideration" means an economic benefit, inducement, right, or profit including pecuniary payment accruing to an individual, person, or entity, but not including a voluntary sharing of the actual expenses of the voyage, by monetary contribution or donation of fuel, food, beverage, or other supplies.
[(6) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–304, §15(2)(A), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1702.]
(7) "crude oil" means a liquid hydrocarbon mixture occurring naturally in the earth, whether or not treated to render it suitable for transportation, and includes crude oil from which certain distillate fractions may have been removed, and crude oil to which certain distillate fractions may have been added.
(8) "crude oil tanker" means a tanker engaged in the trade of carrying crude oil.
(8a) "dangerous drug" means a narcotic drug, a controlled substance, or a controlled substance analog (as defined in section 102 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 802)).
(9) "discharge", when referring to a substance discharged from a vessel, includes spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping, however caused.
[(10), (10a) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–304, §15(2)(A), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1702.]
(10b) "ferry" means a vessel that is used on a regular schedule—
(A) to provide transportation only between places that are not more than 300 miles apart; and
(B) to transport only—
(i) passengers; or
(ii) vehicles, or railroad cars, that are being used, or have been used, in transporting passengers or goods.
(11) "fish" means finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of marine animal and plant life, except marine mammals and birds.
(11a) "fishing vessel" means a vessel that commercially engages in the catching, taking, or harvesting of fish or an activity that can reasonably be expected to result in the catching, taking, or harvesting of fish.
(11b) "fish processing vessel" means a vessel that commercially prepares fish or fish products other than by gutting, decapitating, gilling, skinning, shucking, icing, freezing, or brine chilling.
(11c) "fish tender vessel" means a vessel that commercially supplies, stores, refrigerates, or transports fish, fish products, or materials directly related to fishing or the preparation of fish to or from a fishing, fish processing, or fish tender vessel or a fish processing facility.
[(12) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–304, §15(2)(A), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1702.]
(13) "freight vessel" means a motor vessel of more than 15 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title that carries freight for hire, except an oceanographic research vessel or an offshore supply vessel.
(13a) "Great Lakes barge" means a non-self-propelled vessel of at least 3,500 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title operating on the Great Lakes.
(14) "hazardous material" means a liquid material or substance that is—
(A) flammable or combustible;
(B) designated a hazardous substance under section 311(b) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321); or
(C) designated a hazardous material under section 5103(a) of title 49;
(14a) "major conversion" means a conversion of a vessel that—
(A) substantially changes the dimensions or carrying capacity of the vessel;
(B) changes the type of the vessel;
(C) substantially prolongs the life of the vessel; or
(D) otherwise so changes the vessel that it is essentially a new vessel, as decided by the Secretary.
(15) "marine environment" means—
(A) the navigable waters of the United States and the land and resources in and under those waters;
(B) the waters and fishery resources of an area over which the United States asserts exclusive fishery management authority;
(C) the seabed and subsoil of the outer Continental Shelf of the United States, the resources of the Shelf, and the waters superjacent to the Shelf; and
(D) the recreational, economic, and scenic values of the waters and resources referred to in subclauses (A)–(C) of this clause.
(15a) "mobile offshore drilling unit" means a vessel capable of engaging in drilling operations for the exploration or exploitation of subsea resources.
(16) "motor vessel" means a vessel propelled by machinery other than steam.
(17) "nautical school vessel" means a vessel operated by or in connection with a nautical school or an educational institution under section 558 of title 40.
(17a) "navigable waters of the United States" includes all waters of the territorial sea of the United States as described in Presidential Proclamation No. 5928 of December 27, 1988.
[(17b) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–304, §15(2)(A), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1702.]
(18) "oceanographic research vessel" means a vessel that the Secretary finds is being employed only in instruction in oceanography or limnology, or both, or only in oceanographic or limnological research, including studies about the sea such as seismic, gravity meter, and magnetic exploration and other marine geophysical or geological surveys, atmospheric research, and biological research.
(19) "offshore supply vessel" means a motor vessel that regularly carries goods, supplies, individuals in addition to the crew, or equipment in support of exploration, exploitation, or production of offshore mineral or energy resources.
(20) "oil" includes oil of any type or in any form, including petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes except dredged spoil.
(20a) "oil spill response vessel" means a vessel that is designated in its certificate of inspection as such a vessel, or that is adapted to respond to a discharge of oil or a hazardous material.
(20b) "overall in length" means—
(A) for a foreign vessel or a vessel engaged on a foreign voyage, the greater of—
(i) 96 percent of the length on a waterline at 85 percent of the least molded depth measured from the top of the keel (or on a vessel designed with a rake of keel, on a waterline parallel to the designed waterline); or
(ii) the length from the fore side of the stem to the axis of the rudder stock on that waterline; and
(B) for any other vessel, the horizontal distance of the hull between the foremost part of the stem and the aftermost part of the stern, excluding fittings and attachments.
(21) "passenger"—
(A) means an individual carried on the vessel except—
(i) the owner or an individual representative of the owner or, in the case of a vessel under charter, an individual charterer or individual representative of the charterer;
(ii) the master; or
(iii) a member of the crew engaged in the business of the vessel who has not contributed consideration for carriage and who is paid for on board services;
(B) on an offshore supply vessel, means an individual carried on the vessel except—
(i) an individual included in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph;
(ii) an employee of the owner, or of a subcontractor to the owner, engaged in the business of the owner;
(iii) an employee of the charterer, or of a subcontractor to the charterer, engaged in the business of the charterer; or
(iv) an individual employed in a phase of exploration, exploitation, or production of offshore mineral or energy resources served by the vessel;
(C) on a fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish tender vessel, means an individual carried on the vessel except—
(ii) a managing operator;
(iii) an employee of the owner, or of a subcontractor to the owner, engaged in the business of the owner;
(iv) an employee of the charterer, or of a subcontractor to the charterer, engaged in the business of the charterer; or
(v) an observer or sea sampler on board the vessel pursuant to a requirement of State or Federal law; or
(D) on a sailing school vessel, means an individual carried on the vessel except—
(ii) an employee of the owner of the vessel engaged in the business of the owner, except when the vessel is operating under a demise charter;
(iii) an employee of the demise charterer of the vessel engaged in the business of the demise charterer; or
(iv) a sailing school instructor or sailing school student.
(21a) "passenger for hire" means a passenger for whom consideration is contributed as a condition of carriage on the vessel, whether directly or indirectly flowing to the owner, charterer, operator, agent, or any other person having an interest in the vessel.
(22) "passenger vessel" means a vessel of at least 100 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title—
(A) carrying more than 12 passengers, including at least one passenger for hire;
(B) that is chartered and carrying more than 12 passengers;
(C) that is a submersible vessel carrying at least one passenger for hire; or
(D) that is a ferry carrying a passenger.
(23) "product carrier" means a tanker engaged in the trade of carrying oil except crude oil.
(24) "public vessel" means a vessel that—
(A) is owned, or demise chartered, and operated by the United States Government or a government of a foreign country; and
(B) is not engaged in commercial service.
(25) "recreational vessel" means a vessel—
(A) being manufactured or operated primarily for pleasure; or
(B) leased, rented, or chartered to another for the latter's pleasure.
(26) "recreational vessel manufacturer" means a person engaged in the manufacturing, construction, assembly, or importation of recreational vessels, components, or associated equipment.
(26a) "riding gang member" means an individual who—
(A) has not been issued a merchant mariner document under chapter 73;
(B) does not perform—
(i) watchstanding, automated engine room duty watch, or personnel safety functions; or
(ii) cargo handling functions, including any activity relating to the loading or unloading of cargo, the operation of cargo-related equipment (whether or not integral to the vessel), and the handling of mooring lines on the dock when the vessel is made fast or let go;
(C) does not serve as part of the crew complement required under section 8101;
(D) is not a member of the steward's department; and
(E) is not a citizen or temporary or permanent resident of a country designated by the United States as a sponsor of terrorism or any other country that the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the heads of other appropriate United States agencies, determines to be a security threat to the United States.
(27) "sailing instruction" means teaching, research, and practical experience in operating vessels propelled primarily by sail and may include—
(A) any subject related to that operation and to the sea, including seamanship, navigation, oceanography, other nautical and marine sciences, and maritime history and literature; and
(B) only when in conjunction with a subject referred to in subclause (A) of this clause, instruction in mathematics and language arts skills to sailing school students having learning disabilities.
(28) "sailing school instructor" means an individual who is on board a sailing school vessel to provide sailing instruction, but does not include an operator or crewmember who is among those required to be on board the vessel to meet a requirement established under part F of this subtitle.
(29) "sailing school student" means an individual who is on board a sailing school vessel to receive sailing instruction.
(30) "sailing school vessel" means a vessel—
(A) that is less than 500 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title;
(B) carrying more than 6 individuals who are sailing school instructors or sailing school students;
(C) principally equipped for propulsion by sail, even if the vessel has an auxiliary means of propulsion; and
(D) owned or demise chartered, and operated by an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3)) and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of that Code, or by a State or political subdivision of a State, during times that the vessel is operated by the organization, State, or political subdivision only for sailing instruction.
(31) "scientific personnel" means individuals on board an oceanographic research vessel only to engage in scientific research, or to instruct or receive instruction in oceanography or limnology.
(32) "seagoing barge" means a non-self-propelled vessel of at least 100 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title making voyages beyond the Boundary Line.
(33) "seagoing motor vessel" means a motor vessel of at least 300 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title making voyages beyond the Boundary Line.
(34) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
(35) "small passenger vessel" means a wing-in-ground craft, regardless of tonnage, carrying at least one passenger for hire, and a vessel of less than 100 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title—
(A) carrying more than 6 passengers, including at least one passenger for hire;
(B) that is chartered with the crew provided or specified by the owner or the owner's representative and carrying more than 6 passengers;
(C) that is chartered with no crew provided or specified by the owner or the owner's representative and carrying more than 12 passengers;
(D) that is a submersible vessel carrying at least one passenger for hire; or
(E) that is a ferry carrying more than 6 passengers.
(37) "steam vessel" means a vessel propelled in whole or in part by steam, except a recreational vessel of not more than 40 feet in length.
(37a) "submersible vessel" means a vessel that is capable of operating below the surface of the water.
(38) "tanker" means a self-propelled tank vessel constructed or adapted primarily to carry oil or hazardous material in bulk in the cargo spaces.
(39) "tank vessel" means a vessel that is constructed or adapted to carry, or that carries, oil or hazardous material in bulk as cargo or cargo residue, and that—
(A) is a vessel of the United States;
(B) operates on the navigable waters of the United States; or
(C) transfers oil or hazardous material in a port or place subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
(40) "towing vessel" means a commercial vessel engaged in or intending to engage in the service of pulling, pushing, or hauling along side, or any combination of pulling, pushing, or hauling along side.
(42) "uninspected passenger vessel" means an uninspected vessel—
(A) of at least 100 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title—
(i) carrying not more than 12 passengers, including at least one passenger for hire; or
(ii) that is chartered with the crew provided or specified by the owner or the owner's representative and carrying not more than 12 passengers; and
(B) of less than 100 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title—
(i) carrying not more than 6 passengers, including at least one passenger for hire; or
(ii) that is chartered with the crew provided or specified by the owner or the owner's representative and carrying not more than 6 passengers.
(43) "uninspected vessel" means a vessel not subject to inspection under section 3301 of this title that is not a recreational vessel.
[(44) to (46) Repealed. Pub. L. 109–304, §15(2)(A), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1702.]
(47) "vessel of war" means a vessel—
(A) belonging to the armed forces of a country;
(B) bearing the external marks distinguishing vessels of war of that country;
(C) under the command of an officer commissioned by the government of that country and whose name appears in the appropriate service list or its equivalent; and
(D) staffed by a crew under regular armed forces discipline.
(48) "wing-in-ground craft" means a vessel that is capable of operating completely above the surface of the water on a dynamic air cushion created by aerodynamic lift due to the ground effect between the vessel and the water's surface.
(Pub. L. 98–89, Aug. 26, 1983, 97 Stat. 501; Pub. L. 98–364, title IV, §402(1), July 17, 1984, 98 Stat. 445; Pub. L. 98–454, title III, §301(a), Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1734; Pub. L. 98–557, §34(a), Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2876; Pub. L. 99–307, §1(1), (2), May 19, 1986, 100 Stat. 444; Pub. L. 99–509, title V, §5102(b)(1), Oct. 21, 1986, 100 Stat. 1926; Pub. L. 99–514, §2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095; Pub. L. 99–640, §§10(b)(1), 11(a), 13(d), Nov. 10, 1986, 100 Stat. 3549–3551; Pub. L. 100–239, §6(a)(1), Jan. 11, 1988, 101 Stat. 1781; Pub. L. 100–424, §8(c)(1), Sept. 9, 1988, 102 Stat. 1593; Pub. L. 100–710, title I, §104(a)(1), (2), Nov. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 4749; Pub. L. 101–225, title II, §209, Dec. 12, 1989, 103 Stat. 1913; Pub. L. 101–380, title IV, §4103(a)(2)(A), Aug. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 511; Pub. L. 101–595, title VI, §603(1), Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2993; Pub. L. 102–587, title V, §5208(a), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5075; Pub. L. 103–206, title V, §§502–510, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2439–2441; Pub. L. 103–272, §5(l), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1375; Pub. L. 104–324, title VII, §709, title XI, §1104(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3934, 3966; Pub. L. 105–383, title III, §301(b)(1), Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3417; Pub. L. 107–217, §3(m)(1), Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1302; Pub. L. 107–295, title IV, §419, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2124; Pub. L. 109–241, title III, §§301, 312(b), July 11, 2006, 120 Stat. 526, 533; Pub. L. 109–304, §15(2), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1702; Pub. L. 111–281, title VI, §§617(a)(1)(A), 618, Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2972, 2975; Pub. L. 111–330, §1(9), Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3570.)
Historical and Revision Notes
A number of definitions are provided because of the need to define jurisdictional and applicability limits of various sections to the many types and classes of vessels.
Revised section
Source section (U.S. Code)
2101(1) 46:1452(8)
2101(2) ..............................................
2101(4) 14:1
2101(5) 46:391a(2)(H)
2101(7) 46:391a(2)(S)
2101(8) 46:391a(2)(N)
2101(9) 46:391a(2)(A)
2101(10) 46:65(1)
2101(12) 46:391a(2)(B)
2101(13) 46:404
46:390(e)
2101(14) 46:391a(2)(C)
2101(15) 46:391a(2)(D)
46:1295f(c)
46:1295g(e)(1)
2101(18) 46:441(1)
2101(19) 46:404–1(1)
2101(20) 46:391a(2)(E)
2101(21) 46:390(a)
46:404–1(4)
2101(22) 46:391(c)
2101(23) 46:391a(2)(O)
2101(24) 46:391a(2)(G)
2101(25) 46:1452(1)(A), (B)
2101(27) 46:390(f)
2101(28) 46:390(h)
2101(29) 46:390(i)
2101(30) 46:390(g)
2101(32) 46:395(e)
46:216(b)
46:239a(b)
46:390(d)
46:391a(2)(I)
46:405(b)(1)(A)
46:481(a)
2101(35) 46:390(b)
2101(36) ..............................................
2101(38) 46:391a(2)(M)
2101(39) 46:391a(3)
2101(42) 46:1452(1)(C)
2101(45) 1:3
2101(46) 46:391a(2)(L)
Section 2101(1) defines the type of "associated equipment" that is involved in the use of recreational boats that are subject to Federal regulatory authority. This equipment is subject to a number of controls under federally established construction and performance standards. Radio equipment is exempt from these regulatory controls, since this equipment continues to be regulated by the Federal Communications Commission.
Section 2101(2) defines "barge" as a vessel that is non-self-propelled and that is often pushed ahead, towed alongside, or towed astern on a hawser by a towing vessel. It does not include a vessel that is propelled by sail only.
Section 2101(3) defines "boundary line" for the establishment of jurisdictional parameters for various maritime safety laws. Public Law 96–324, codified at 33 U.S.C. 151, permits the Secretary to establish appropriate identifiable lines dividing inland waters of the U.S. from the high seas for the purpose of determining the applicability of these laws. These laws will now be included within subtitle II of title 46—Shipping. These lines may not be located more than twelve nautical miles seaward of the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured and may differ in position for the purposes of different parts or sections of subtitle II.
Section 2101(4) defines "Coast Guard".
Section 2101(5) provides that wherever the term "commercial service" is used it is to include all vessels except those that are primarily used for combatant purposes. This is to make sure that vessels that are engaged in the transportation of goods or individuals are subject to the applicable maritime and environmental safety laws, even if they are sovereign controlled vessels.
Section 2101(6) defines "consular officer" as one who has authority to issue visas. Traditionally this person is knowledgeable and familiar with the maritime safety and seamen's welfare laws.
Section 2101(7) defines "crude oil" because certain equipment requirements like inert gas systems, segregated ballast tanks, crude oil washing systems or special ballast arrangements are applicable only to tank vessels that carry crude oil. Crude oil is still included within the definition of "hazardous material" and "oil".
Section 2101(8) defines a "crude oil tanker" as one engaged in carrying crude oil. The definition does not include a tank barge since a tanker is defined as a self-propelled tank vessel. See also 2101(38).
Section 2101(9) makes it clear that the term "discharge" when referring to a substance that emanates from a vessel and is related to the marine environmental laws concerning pollution by oil or hazardous substances.
Section 2101(10) defines a "documented vessel" as any vessel of the United States that has been issued a certificate of documentation that might include a register, enrollment, license, or enrollment and license for various trades.
Section 2101(11) lists what is included in the term "fisheries" for the purpose of documentation of vessels and is intended to be all-inclusive of the numerous types of fishing activities.
Section 2101(12) defines "foreign vessel" as any foreign flag or foreign operated vessel that is operated under the jurisdiction or authority of a government other than the United States.
Section 2101(13) defines a "freight vessel" as a motor vessel or any vessel propelled by diesel or other internal combustion engines and that carries freight for hire.
Section 2101(14) defines "hazardous materials" as a broad range of materials that are not only flammable or combustible but are also designated under related maritime safety and environmental laws.
Section 2101(15) defines "marine environment" as an all-inclusive term that was developed to cover land and water areas that could be affected by pollution from all vessels and not only tank vessels.
Section 2101(16) defines "motor vessel" as a vessel propelled by machinery other than steam to make it clear that these vessels are not steam vessels.
Section 2101(17) defines "nautical school vessel" as a vessel that can be a privately owned and operated as well as a publicly owned and operated school vessel.
Section 2101(18) defines "oceanographic research vessel" as a vessel employed in oceanography or limnology research or instruction. It is defined because this type of vessel, while not inspected and certified as such, is subject to a number of special statutory and regulatory requirements.
Section 2101(19) defines "offshore supply vessel" as a class of vessel that is limited by tonnage and its employment in the mineral and oil industry and while so employed it is not a small passenger vessel.
Section 2101(20) defines "oil" to include oil of any type, in any form, or in any mixture. This is the definition that originated with marine environment and pollution laws and continues the definition that was adopted by port and tanker safety laws.
Section 2101(21) defines the term "passengers" in relation to various types of vessels. Due to the complexity of existing laws with respect to the definitions of "passenger" on various categories of vessels and the need to not make any changes of a substantive nature that could be construed as controversial, four definitions of "passenger" have been included.
Section 2101(22) defines "passenger vessel" as one that is at least 100 gross tons and carries at least one passenger for hire.
Section 2101(23) defines "product carrier" as a tanker that is engaged in carrying oil. This definition when read with the definition of tanker means that it is a self-propelled vessel. A tank barge carrying oil products is a tank vessel but is not subject to the special standards or requirements for a product carrier.
Section 2101(24) defines a "public vessel" as a governmental vessel that is not in commercial service. It should be noted that a sovereign-controlled foreign-flag vessel that is engaged in commercial service is not a public vessel and is subject to maritime safety and environment laws.
Section 2101(25) defines a "recreational vessel" as a class of vessel whose primary purpose is for pleasure. These vessels while not subject to inspection are subject to certain requirements of law to improve boating safety.
Section 2101(26) defines a "recreational vessel manufacturer" as one that is involved with not only the recreational vessels themselves but also with their components or associated equipment.
Section 2101(27), (28), (29), and (30) provides a number of definitions that define the type of instruction, instructor, student, and vessel that is involved in the teaching of sailing.
Section 2101(31) defines "scientific personnel" as individuals engaged in oceanography or limnology because they are specially treated under various maritime safety requirements.
Section 2101(32) defines a "seagoing barge" as a vessel that is at least 100 gross tons making voyages to sea beyond the boundary line.
Section 2101(33) defines a "seagoing motor vessel" as a vessel that must be a motor vessel, as defined in 2101(15), of at least 300 gross tons making voyages to sea beyond the boundary line.
Section 2101(34) defines "Secretary" so that maritime safety and seamen's welfare jurisdiction remains within the Coast Guard at all times.
Section 2101(35) defines "small passenger vessel" as one that is less than 100 gross tons carrying more than six passengers as defined in section 2101(21).
Section 2101(36) defines "State" as a State, territory or possession of the United States and is used to establish jurisdictional limits for the application of the various maritime safety and environmental safety laws of this subtitle. This definition is further limited by definitions in section 2102 that relate to recreational boating safety and facility improvement programs.
Section 2101(37) defines a "steam vessel" as a vessel propelled by steam. However, steam vessels of not more than 40 feet that are used exclusively for pleasure are not included.
Section 2101(38) defines "tanker" as a self-propelled tank vessel that has been constructed or primarily adapted to carry oil or hazardous material in bulk in the cargo spaces. This vessel is a subclass of tank vessel, which is defined in section 2101(39). This subclass definition is necessary because certain statutory minimum requirements that are consistent with internationally accepted standards are solely applicable to these vessels.
Section 2101(39) defines a "tank vessel" as a vessel carrying oil or hazardous materials in bulk or residue including a tanker as defined in section 2101(38).
Section 2101(40) defines "towing vessel" as a vessel in commercial service that pushes, pulls, or tows alongside and includes what is traditionally known as a tug.
Section 2101(41) defines "undocumented" which, in part, facilitates the classification of vessels that may be numbered by the proper issuing authority in a State.
Section 2101(42) defines an "uninspected passenger vessel" as a vessel carrying six or less passengers.
Section 2101(43) defines an "uninspected vessel" as a vessel not subject to inspection and certification by the Coast Guard under section 3301. Recreational vessels and inland towing vessels are typical uninspected vessels.
Section 2101(44) defines "United States" to establish geographical boundaries for the applicability of the various maritime safety and environmental safety laws of this subtitle. This definition is further limited by definitions in section 2102 that relate to recreational boating safety and facility improvement programs.
Section 2101(45) makes it clear that "vessel" as used in this subtitle has the same meaning as is provided in section 3 of title 1, of the U.S.C.
Section 2101(46) defines "vessel of the United States" as a vessel that is documented or numbered under the laws of the United States. A documented vessel and those vessels that are numbered by a State or Federal authority are afforded the protection of the laws of the United States.
References in Text
Presidential Proclamation No. 5928, referred to in par. (17a), is set out under section 1331 of Title 43, Public Lands.
2010—Par. (1)(B). Pub. L. 111–281, §618, as amended by Pub. L. 111–330, inserted "with the exception of emergency locator beacons for recreational vessels operating beyond 3 nautical miles from the baselines from which the territorial sea of the United States is measured or beyond 3 nautical miles from the coastline of the Great Lakes," before "does not include".
Par. (19). Pub. L. 111–281, §617(a)(1)(A), struck out "of more than 15 gross tons but less than 500 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title" after "means a motor vessel".
2006—Pars. (2) to (3a). Pub. L. 109–304, §15(2)(A), struck out pars. (2), (3), and (3a), which defined "barge", "Boundary Line", and "citizen of the United States", respectively. See sections 102, 103, and 104 of this title.
Par. (6). Pub. L. 109–304, §15(2)(A), struck out par. (6) which read as follows: " 'consular officer' means an officer or employee of the United States Government designated under regulations to grant visas." See section 105 of this title.
Par. (8a). Pub. L. 109–304, §15(2)(B), inserted "Prevention" after "Abuse".
Pars. (10), (10a). Pub. L. 109–304, §15(2)(A), struck out pars. (10) and (10a) which defined "documented vessel" and "Exclusive Economic Zone", respectively. See sections 106 and 107 of this title.
Par. (10b). Pub. L. 109–241, §301(a), added par. (10b).
Par. (12). Pub. L. 109–304, §15(2)(A), struck out par. (12) which read as follows: " 'foreign vessel' means a vessel of foreign registry or operated under the authority of a country except the United States." See section 110 of this title.
Par. (17b). Pub. L. 109–304, §15(2)(A), struck out par. (17b) which read as follows: " 'numbered vessel' means a vessel for which a number has been issued under chapter 123 of this title." See section 111 of this title.
Par. (18). Pub. L. 109–304, §15(2)(C), struck out "those" after "including".
Par. (22)(D). Pub. L. 109–241, §301(b), added subpar. (D).
Par. (26a). Pub. L. 109–241, §312(b), added par. (26a).
Par. (34). Pub. L. 109–304, §15(2)(D), struck out ", except in part H," before "means" and substituted "Secretary of" for "head of".
Par. (35)(E). Pub. L. 109–241, §301(c), added subpar. (E).
Par. (36). Pub. L. 109–304, §15(2)(A), struck out par. (36) which read as follows: " 'State' means a State of the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States." See section 112 of this title.
Par. (41). Pub. L. 109–304, §15(2)(A), struck out par. (41) which read as follows: " 'undocumented' means not having and not required to have a document issued under chapter 121 of this title." See section 113 of this title.
Pars. (44) to (46). Pub. L. 109–304, §15(2)(A), struck out pars. (44) to (46), which defined "United States", "vessel", and "vessel of the United States", respectively. See sections 114, 115, and 116 of this title.
2002—Par. (17). Pub. L. 107–217 substituted "section 558 of title 40" for "section 13 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1986".
Par. (35). Pub. L. 107–295, §419(a), inserted "a wing-in-ground craft, regardless of tonnage, carrying at least one passenger for hire, and" after " 'small passenger vessel' means" in introductory provisions.
Par. (48). Pub. L. 107–295, §419(b), added par. (48).
1998—Pars. (17a), (17b). Pub. L. 105–383 added par. (17a) and redesignated former par. (17a) as (17b).
1996—Par. (13). Pub. L. 104–324, §709(1), inserted "as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title" after "15 gross tons".
Par. (13a). Pub. L. 104–324, §709(2), inserted "as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title" after "3,500 gross tons".
Par. (19). Pub. L. 104–324, §709(3), inserted "as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title" after "500 gross tons".
Par. (20a). Pub. L. 104–324, §1104(a)(2), added par. (20a). Former par. (20a) redesignated (20b).
Par. (20b). Pub. L. 104–324, §1104(a)(1), redesignated par. (20a) as (20b).
Par. (30)(A). Pub. L. 104–324, §709(5), inserted "as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title" after "500 gross tons".
Par. (42). Pub. L. 104–324, §709(9), inserted "as measured under section 14502 of this title, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of this title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of this title" after "100 gross tons" in subpars. (A) and (B).
1994—Par. (14)(C). Pub. L. 103–272 substituted "section 5103(a) of title 49" for "section 104 of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 App. U.S.C. 1803)".
1993—Par. (5a). Pub. L. 103–206, §507, added par. (5a).
Par. (19). Pub. L. 103–206, §508, inserted "individuals in addition to the crew," after "supplies," and struck out "and is not a small passenger vessel" after "resources".
Par. (21). Pub. L. 103–206, §502, amended par. (21) generally, substituting subpars. (A) to (D) defining "passenger" for former subpars. (A) to (F) defining "passenger".
Par. (21a). Pub. L. 103–206, §506, added par. (21a).
Par. (22). Pub. L. 103–206, §503, amended par. (22) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (22) read as follows: " 'passenger vessel' means a vessel of at least 100 gross tons carrying at least one passenger for hire."
Par. (30)(B). Pub. L. 103–206, §509, substituted "more than 6" for "at least 6".
Par. (35). Pub. L. 103–206, §504, amended par. (35) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (35) read as follows: " 'small passenger vessel' means a vessel of less than 100 gross tons carrying more than 6 passengers (as defined in clause (21)(B) and (C) of this section)."
Par. (42). Pub. L. 103–206, §505, amended par. (42) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (42) read as follows: " 'uninspected passenger vessel' means an uninspected vessel carrying not more than 6 passengers."
1992—Par. (13a). Pub. L. 102–587 added par. (13a).
1990—Par. (8a). Pub. L. 101–380 added par. (8a).
Par. (14)(C). Pub. L. 101–595 substituted "(49 App. U.S.C. 1803)" for "(49 U.S.C. 1803)".
Par. (14a). Pub. L. 100–424 added par. (14a).
Par. (34). Pub. L. 100–710, §104(a)(1), inserted ", except in part H," before "means".
Par. (46). Pub. L. 100–710, §104(a)(2), inserted "or titled under the law of a State" before period at end.
1986—Par. (11b). Pub. L. 99–640, §10(b)(1), inserted "freezing,".
Par. (14)(C). Pub. L. 99–307, §1(1), substituted "Materials" for "Material".
Par. (15a). Pub. L. 99–640, §11(a), added par. (15a).
Par. (17). Pub. L. 99–640, §13(d), inserted "or an educational institution under section 13 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1986".
Par. (20a). Pub. L. 99–509, §5102(b)(1)(A), added par. (20a).
Par. (21)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 99–307, §1(2)(A), inserted "or other individual engaged in the business of the vessel who has not contributed consideration for carriage on board the vessel" after "crewmember".
Par. (21)(B). Pub. L. 99–307, §1(2)(D), struck out "or a sailing school vessel," after "passenger vessel".
Par. (21)(B)(v) to (vii). Pub. L. 99–307, §1(2)(B), added cls. (v) and (vi) and struck out former cls. (v) to (vii) which read as follows:
"(v) a guest on board a vessel that is being operated only for pleasure, or a guest on board a sailing school vessel, who has not contributed consideration for carriage on board;
"(vi) an individual on board a towing vessel of at least 50 gross tons who has not contributed consideration for carriage on board; or
"(vii) a sailing school instructor or sailing school student."
Par. (21)(F). Pub. L. 99–307, §1(2)(C), added subpar. (F).
Par. (30)(D). Pub. L. 99–514 substituted "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954".
Par. (47). Pub. L. 99–509, §5102(b)(1)(B), added par. (47).
1984—Par. (3a). Pub. L. 98–454 added par. (3a).
Par. (11). Pub. L. 98–364, §402(1)(A), substituted " 'fish' means finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of marine animal and plant lift, except marine mammals and birds" for " 'fisheries' includes planting, cultivating, catching, taking, or harvesting fish, shellfish, marine animals, pearls, shells, or marine vegetation at a place in the fishery conservation zone established by section 101 of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1811)", which is now covered in section 12101 of this title.
Pars. (11a) to (11c). Pub. L. 98–364, §402(1)(B), added pars. (11a) to (11c).
Par. (21)(B). Pub. L. 98–557, §34(a)(1), inserted reference to a sailing school vessel in provisions preceding cl. (i).
Par. (21)(E). Pub. L. 98–364, §402(1)(C), added subpar. (E).
Par. (27). Pub. L. 98–557, §34(a)(2), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B).
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Pub. L. 111–330, §1, Dec. 22, 2010, 124 Stat. 3569, provided that the amendment made by section 1(9) is effective with the enactment of Pub. L. 111–281.
Pub. L. 102–587, title V, §5208(c), (d), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5076, provided that:
"(c) For Great Lakes barges placed in operation after the date of enactment of this Act [Nov. 4, 1992], the amendments made by this section [amending this section and section 3301 of this title] take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
"(d)(1) For Great Lakes barges in operation on the date of enactment of this Act, the amendments made by this section take effect one year after the date of enactment of this Act.
"(2) The Secretary of Transportation may impose reasonable interim requirements to assure safe operation of the barges affected by paragraph (1)."
Amendment by Pub. L. 101–380 applicable to incidents occurring after Aug. 18, 1990, see section 1020 of Pub. L. 101–380, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2701 of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters.
Amendment by Pub. L. 100–710 effective Jan. 1, 1989, with certain exceptions and qualifications, see section 107 of Pub. L. 100–710, set out as an Effective Date note under section 31301 of this title.
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relating thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see sections 468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
Fishing and Fish Tender Vessels
Pub. L. 103–206, title III, §321, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2427, provided that:
"(a) In this section, 'fish tender vessel', 'fishing vessel', and 'tank vessel' have the meanings given those terms under section 2101 of title 46, United States Code.
"(b) A fishing vessel or fish tender vessel of not more than 750 gross tons, when engaged only in the fishing industry, shall not be deemed to be a tank vessel for the purposes of any law.
"(c)(1) This section does not affect the authority of the Secretary of Transportation under chapter 33 of title 46, United States Code, to regulate the operation of the vessels listed in subsection (b) to ensure the safe carriage of oil and hazardous substances.
"(2) This section does not affect the requirement for fish tender vessels engaged in the Aleutian trade to comply with chapters 33, 45, 51, 81, and 87 of title 46, United States Code, as provided in the Aleutian Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–595) [see Short Title of 1990 Amendment note set out under section 101 of this title]."
Applicability Date for Revised Regulations
Pub. L. 103–206, title V, §513, Dec. 20, 1993, 107 Stat. 2443, provided that:
"(a) Applicability Date for Certain Chartered Vessels.—Revised regulations governing small passenger vessels and passenger vessels (as the definitions of those terms in section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, are amended by this Act) shall not, before the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 1993], apply to such vessels when chartered with no crew provided.
"(b) Extension of Period.—The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall extend for up to 30 additional months or until issuance of a certificate of inspection, whichever occurs first, the period of inapplicability specified in subsection (a) if the owner of the vessel concerned carries out the provisions of subsection (c) to the satisfaction of the Secretary.
"(c) Conditions for Extension.—To receive an extension authorized by subsection (b), the owner of the vessel shall—
"(1) make application for inspection with the Coast Guard within 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 20, 1993];
"(2) make the vessel available for examination by the Coast Guard prior to the carriage of passengers;
"(3)(A) correct especially any hazardous conditions involving the vessel's structure, electrical system, and machinery installation, such as (i) grossly inadequate, missing, unsound, or severely deteriorated frames or major structural members; (ii) wiring systems or electrical appliances without proper grounding or overcurrent protection; and (iii) significant fuel or exhaust system leaks;
"(B) equip the vessel with lifesaving and fire fighting equipment, or the portable equivalent, required for the route and number of persons carried; and
"(C) verify through stability tests, calculations, or other practical means (which may include a history of safe operations) that the vessel's stability is satisfactory for the size, route, and number of passengers; and
"(4) develop a work plan approved by the Coast Guard to complete in a good faith effort all requirements necessary for issuance of a certificate of inspection as soon as practicable.
"(d) Operation of Vessel During Extension Period.—The owner of a vessel receiving an extension under this section shall operate the vessel under the conditions of route, service, number of passengers, manning, and equipment as may be prescribed by the Coast Guard for the extension period."
Tank Vessel Definition Clarification
Pub. L. 102–587, title V, §5209, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5076, as amended by Pub. L. 105–383, title IV, §422, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3439; Pub. L. 111–281, title VI, §617(a)(1)(B), Oct. 15, 2010, 124 Stat. 2972, provided that:
"(a) In this section, 'offshore supply vessel', 'fish tender vessel', 'fishing vessel', and 'tank vessel' have the meanings given those terms under section 2101 of title 46, United States Code.
"(b) The following vessels are deemed not to be a tank vessel for the purposes of any law:
"(1) An offshore supply vessel of less than 500 gross tons as measured under section 14502, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of such title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of such title.
"(2) A fishing or fish tender vessel of not more than 750 gross tons that transfers without charge to a fishing vessel owned by the same person.
"(3) A vessel—
"(A) configured, outfitted, and operated primarily for dredging operations; and
"(B) engaged in dredging operations which transfers fuel to other vessels engaged in the same dredging operations without charge.
"(2) This section does not affect the requirement for fish tender vessels engaged in the Aleutian trade to comply with chapters 33, 45, 51, 81, and 87 of title 46, United States Code, as provided in the Aleutian Trade Act of 1990 ([title VI of] Public Law 101–595) [see Short Title of 1990 Amendment note set out under section 101 of this title].
"(d) Current regulations governing the vessels in subsection (b) remain in effect."
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DMARC Should Reduce Phishing Scams
Major technology vendors announced the formation of the Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) system today. This new email authentication framework should reduce the number of phishing scams that try to trick users into thinking emails are from someone else.
by Dan Lohrmann / January 30, 2012
Major technology vendors announced the formation of the Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) system today. This new email authentication framework should reduce the number of phishing scams that try to trick users into thinking emails are from someone else. Participating vendors, many of which provide free email services, aim to make spoofed domains in messages a thing of the past.
Leading technology companies like Google, Microsoft, AOL and Facebook are participating in the system – which is explained and can be examined in detail at DMARC.org. Here is a quote from the new website:
“DMARC standardizes how email receivers perform email authentication using the well-known SPF and DKIM mechanisms. This means that senders will experience consistent authentication results for their messages at AOL, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo! and any other email receiver implementing DMARC. We hope this will encourage senders to more broadly authenticate their outbound email which can make email a more reliable way to communicate.”
Coverage of the press announcement was widespread today with numerous headlines all over the Internet such as:
USA Today – Tech companies team up to combat e-mail scams
Information Week - Google, Microsoft Say DMARC Spec Stops Phishing and
Tech Crunch - DMARC Promises a World Of Less Phishing
Here’s an excerpt from the Tech Crunch article:
“The move follows an announcement in November that Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL, and Agari were authenticating emails from Facebook, YouSendIt, and other e-commerce companies and social networks.
DMARC said the anti-phishing initiative has actually been going on for the last 18 months.
According to Google, about 15 percent of all e-mail comes from members of DMARC, but by published their DMARC records, these records can not be domain spoofed. This makes the anti-phising group much more effective at stopping criminal gangs from using phasing to dupe unsuspecting users.”
Are there any downsides to DMARC? Not really, in my opinion.
However, as many at Slashdot pointed out in their comments today, this system still doesn’t stop unwanted spam from within gmail or yahoo (or wherever) – it only ensures that the email is not from a fake domain. The benefit is tied to ensuring that the domain is genuine – which is a huge step forward – but not a complete solution. So as the critics point out, we still need to be careful to esnure that you are reading a message from the correct user. For example: there are mutiple people with the same name in Yahoo mail.
Nevertheless, I agree with the major vendors that this is an important step forward in fighting phishing attacks.
What are your thoughts on this announcement?
Dan Lohrmann Chief Security Officer & Chief Strategist at Security Mentor Inc.
Daniel J. Lohrmann is an internationally recognized cybersecurity leader, technologist, keynote speaker and author.
During his distinguished career, he has served global organizations in the public and private sectors in a variety of executive leadership capacities, receiving numerous national awards including: CSO of the Year, Public Official of the Year and Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader.
Lohrmann led Michigan government’s cybersecurity and technology infrastructure teams from May 2002 to August 2014, including enterprisewide Chief Security Officer (CSO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) roles in Michigan.
He currently serves as the Chief Security Officer (CSO) and Chief Strategist for Security Mentor Inc. He is leading the development and implementation of Security Mentor’s industry-leading cyber training, consulting and workshops for end users, managers and executives in the public and private sectors. He has advised senior leaders at the White House, National Governors Association (NGA), National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), federal, state and local government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, small businesses and nonprofit institutions.
He has more than 30 years of experience in the computer industry, beginning his career with the National Security Agency. He worked for three years in England as a senior network engineer for Lockheed Martin (formerly Loral Aerospace) and for four years as a technical director for ManTech International in a US/UK military facility.
Lohrmann is the author of two books: Virtual Integrity: Faithfully Navigating the Brave New Web and BYOD for You: The Guide to Bring Your Own Device to Work. He has been a keynote speaker at global security and technology conferences from South Africa to Dubai and from Washington, D.C., to Moscow.
He holds a master's degree in computer science (CS) from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and a bachelor's degree in CS from Valparaiso University in Indiana.
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Red tape blitz to boost local business
Greg Hands M.P. has welcomed the news that many local businesses will be exempted from unnecessary health and safety rules. The Government is removing the need for most businesses to be inspected and will scrap or overhaul more than 3,000 other regulations.
David Cameron repeats no Heathrow 3rd Runway pledge
Saturday, 8 September, 2012
The Prime Minister has confirmed that there will be no plans for a third runway at Heathrow in this Parliament, honouring his pledge in the Conservative manifesto.Speaking in the House of Commons earlier this week, the Prime Minister said: “Let me say clearly that, while I believe that we need to establish a form of review that will bring parties together and make a decision about airport capacity, I will not break my manifesto pledge.”
Hands praises Government go ahead for Fulham Boys School
Greg Hands M.P. has congratulated Fulham Boys School following the approval of its application to open a free Church of England secondary school for boys by the Department for Education.Fulham Boys School aims to open in September 2013, with its first intake of 120 year 7 boys. A site has yet to be confirmed, but negotiations will now progress as a priority, along with its plans to recruit a head teacher.
Ministers will intervene to stop Charing Cross closure if key tests are not met
The Government has explained how it will judge the controversial plans by the local NHS to close the A&E departments at Charing Cross hospital and three other sites. The plans, which many fear would swamp the A&E at Chelsea & Westminster, have been produced by soon-to-be-axed bureaucrats at NHS NW London.Ministers were responding to the concerns raised in the House of Commons by MPs on both sides about the dangerous travel times and poor service it could produce.
Social care revolution will help families in Chelsea and Fulham
Greg Hands M.P. has welcomed the Government’s proposals to transform social care, which were published last week. The current system is variable, with different services and standards in different parts of the country, and it can place huge financial obligations upon families.
Three local hospitals under threat as NHS bureaucrats begin consultation
Residents across Fulham, Chelsea and Hammersmith are being urged to make their views known on NHS proposals to close Accident & Emergency services at Charing Cross and Hammersmith hospitals, with a further option of closing A&E at the Chelsea & Westminster Hospital.
Hands: save Charing Cross hospital
Greg Hands M.P. is urging local residents to join the fight to save Charing Cross hospital on Fulham Palace Road. Under proposals published yesterday, both the Accident and Emergency department and other critical services would be lost.NHS North West London proposes closing four of the nine A&E centres in the area and downgrading some hospitals, including Charing Cross, from ‘major’ centres with a wide range of clinical specialisms to ‘local’ hospitals. The NHS preferred option could also see the loss of the hyper-acute stroke unit at Charing Cross.
Super Sewer anger as Thames Water snub thousands of Fulham residents
Friday, 1 June, 2012
Water giant ignores massive local opposition to tunnelling from Carnwath RoadGreg Hands M.P. has condemned Thames Water for snubbing the thousands of local residents who wrote to oppose the Super Sewer. More than 3,000 residents from Fulham and Chelsea responded directly to Thames Water’s consultation and a further 5,000 signed petitions against locating the main bore site in Carnwath Road.Despite this, Thames Water has announced that they will press ahead with their plans because “no new information” emerged.
Boris backs Fulham in fight over Super Sewer
Wednesday, 2 May, 2012
Many Fulham and Chelsea residents will have seen the welcome news in recent weeks of Boris Johnson declaring his opposition to the use of Carnwath Road, SW6, as the main drill site for Thames Water’s “Super Sewer” and his call for a “re-think” of the whole project and his announcement of a full consultation.
Hands: 17,000 gain from the biggest State Pension rise in history
Greg Hands M.P. has welcomed the biggest ever cash rise in the Basic State Pension, which came into effect this month.The Government’s new ‘triple lock’ guarantee on the Basic State Pension ensures it rises every year with inflation, earnings or 2.5 per cent – whichever is the highest. This month, it has risen by £5.30 a week, some £275 a year. As a result of the triple lock, pensioners will be an average of £15,000 better off over the course of their retirement.
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We Serve Those
Sarah Holmes is a Junior Copywriter at Havas Lynx, passionate about making complex healthcare information and patient communications accessible. With a background in copywriting for education and advertising, Sarah has been with Lynx for over 12 months and is enjoying making a difference to people’s lives through creative concepts and captivating copy.
This year marks Broughton House’s centenary, one hundred years of providing independent nursing and residential care for veterans of the armed forces and merchant navy in the North West. We’re proud to have recently worked alongside the veterans to shine a light on this remarkable institution and its inspiring elderly residents.
Broughton House was one of our nominated charities throughout 2015, and after visiting the house, we realised it doesn’t have anywhere near the recognition it truly deserves. To remedy this, we created a pro-bono campaign including an exhibition at Manchester’s cultural hub, HOME Manchester, and a beautiful commemorative book to celebrate the charity’s 100 years.
The campaign, titled We Serve Those, has now launched with a month-long exhibition at HOME Manchester and the fabric-bound book available to purchase on the campaign site We Serve Those. Both the book and the exhibition feature the incredible stories of the veterans who live at Broughton House. I asked Angus Prior, the copywriter on the project, about his experience: “It was very, very humbling. You talk to the residents there, these lovely old guys who’ll laugh and joke with you, and you find out that actually they were in the D-day landings or spent three years as a POW. It was inspiring to learn about a place that gives back to veterans who have given a lot already. The staff there are some of the friendliest, kindest people you could meet!”
The project was the collective work of the team at Lynx, photographer Daniel Walmsley, and three others who volunteered their time and resources to make the project a reality; illustrator Jennifer Quinn, Pressision Press, who printed the book and G.F. Smith, who provided the stock.
Featuring across the campaign are the true stories of these dedicated servicemen who fought then, so we could have what we do now. The stories are supported by memorabilia from their experiences and contain remarkable video footage of the challenging period.
The exhibition is described by HOME as: “…explicitly honest portraiture that has not been retouched or altered, presenting an unapologetic depiction of ageing that replaces superficial notions of beauty with nobility and authenticity. A combination of intimate, unwavering photography and personal stories, Brought to Light offers a contemporary narrative of veterans who are as brave as they are humble.”
The exhibition runs until the 6th March in the Granada Foundation Galleries 1 & 2 at HOME Manchester, and you can find out more about the project on We Serve Those, and more about Broughton House on its website.
It was inspiring to learn about a place that gives back to veterans who have given a lot already... You talk to the residents there, these lovely old guys who’ll laugh and joke with you, and you find out that actually they were in the D-day landings or spent three years as a POW. ANGUS PRIOR - COPYWRITER
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Melanoma skin cancer has costly and deadly impact on America
More than 45,000 cases of melanoma occurred in 45 states and the District of Columbia each year during 2004-2006, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. Melanoma is the third most common skin cancer, but is more dangerous and more likely to cause death than other skin cancers, causing 8,000 U.S. deaths and costing billions of dollars each year.
The report, “Melanoma Surveillance in the United States,” is published online today at http://www.eblue.org/webfiles/images/journals/ymjd/MelanomaSupplementProof.pdf [PDF – 15.63MB] and appears in the November 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. The supplement was developed in collaboration with the American Academy of Dermatology, the largest dermatology group in the United States.
“Melanoma is a devastating disease that takes an economic toll on individuals, their families, and society in terms of premature death and lost productivity,” said Marcus Plescia, M.D., M.P.H., director of CDC’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control. “New policies and prevention strategies are needed to address the leading preventable causes of melanoma, enabling people to be healthier, live longer, and continue to be productive.”
Melanoma involves cells called melanocytes, which produce a skin pigment called melanin responsible for skin and hair color. Melanoma can spread very rapidly. Although it is less common than other types of skin cancer, the rate of melanoma is steadily increasing.
It is important to find and treat melanoma and any other form of skin cancer early. If left untreated, they can grow quite large and invade nearby tissues, causing scarring, disfigurement, and loss of function in some parts of the body and, in some cases, death.
The journal supplement of 15 articles focuses on melanoma surveillance, trends, and survival rates. Many of the studies used data from CDC’s National Program of Cancer Registries and the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program—together covering the largest percentage of the U.S. population ever studied.
Significant findings from articles included in the supplement:
According to a study led by Donatus Ekwueme, Ph.D., CDC, deaths caused by melanoma accounted for $3.5 billion in lost productivity each year. Deaths among men accounted for $2.4 billion of lost productivity (an average of $441,903 per man), and deaths among women accounted for $1.2 billion of lost productivity (an average of $401,046 per woman). The study also found that a person who died of melanoma between, 2000-2006 died 20 years prematurely, compared to 17 years from other cancers.
A study led by Xiao-Cheng Wu, M. D., M. P. H., New Orleans School of Public Health, examined racial and ethnic variations in melanoma incidence and survival and found that melanoma rates were higher among white females aged 50 and younger, Hispanic females aged 50 and younger, and Asian Pacific Islander females aged 40 and younger, compared to their male counterparts. This study also found that Hispanics, American Indian/Alaska Natives, and Asians were diagnosed with melanoma at younger ages than whites and blacks.
Hannah Weir, Ph. D., CDC, examined melanoma in adolescents and young adults, and found incidence was higher among females compared to males, increased with age, and was higher in non-Hispanic whites compared to Hispanic whites, blacks, American Indians/Alaskan Natives, and Asian and Pacific Islanders.
In 2005, 34 percent of adults had been sunburned in the past year, and in 2004, 69 percent of adolescents experienced sunburn the previous summer according to a study led by David Buller, Ph.D., Klein Buendel, Inc., which examined the prevalence of sunburn, sun protection, and indoor tanning behaviors.
A study led by Todd Cartee, M.D., Emory University, surveyed a small group of dermatologists and found that many were not aware of reporting requirements, although physicians are required by law to report melanomas to central cancer registries.
CDC recommends that people take steps to protect themselves from skin cancer by:
Seeking shade, especially during midday hours.
Wearing clothing to protect exposed skin.
Wearing a hat with a wide brim to shade the face, head, ears, and neck.
Wearing sunglasses that wrap around and block as close to 100 percent of both ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) rays as possible.
Using sunscreen with sun protective factor 15 or higher, and both UVA and UVB protection.
Avoiding indoor tanning.
For information about CDC’s efforts in skin cancer prevention, visit http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/. For more information from the American Academy of Dermatology on skin cancer, visit http://www.aad.org/skin-conditions/dermatology-a-to-z/skin-cancer . Podcasts about the supplement can be accessed at www.cdc.gov/podcasts.
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For other uses, see Asphalt (disambiguation). Note: The terms bitumen and asphalt are mostly interchangeable, except where asphalt is used as a shorthand for asphalt concrete. Natural bitumen from the Dead Sea Refined asphalt The University of Queensland pitch drop experiment, demonstrating the viscosity of asphalt
Asphalt (/ˈæsˌfɔːlt, -ˌfɑːlt/), also known as bitumen (UK English: /ˈbɪtʃəmən, ˈbɪtjʊmən/,[1] US English: /bɪˈt(j)uːmən, baɪˈt(j)uːmən/)[2] is a sticky, black, and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum. It may be found in natural deposits or may be a refined product, and is classed as a pitch. Before the 20th century, the term asphaltum was also used.[3] The word is derived from the Ancient Greek ἄσφαλτος ásphaltos.[4]
The primary use (70%) of asphalt is in road construction, where it is used as the glue or binder mixed with aggregate particles to create asphalt concrete. Its other main uses are for bituminous waterproofing products, including production of roofing felt and for sealing flat roofs.[5]
The terms "asphalt" and "bitumen" are often used interchangeably to mean both natural and manufactured forms of the substance. In American English, "asphalt" (or "asphalt cement") is commonly used for a refined residue from the distillation process of selected crude oils. Outside the United States, the product is often called "bitumen", and geologists worldwide often prefer the term for the naturally occurring variety. Common colloquial usage often refers to various forms of asphalt as "tar", as in the name of the La Brea Tar Pits.
Naturally occurring asphalt is sometimes specified by the term "crude bitumen". Its viscosity is similar to that of cold molasses[6][7] while the material obtained from the fractional distillation of crude oil boiling at 525 °C (977 °F) is sometimes referred to as "refined bitumen". The Canadian province of Alberta has most of the world's reserves of natural asphalt in the Athabasca oil sands, which cover 142,000 square kilometres (55,000 sq mi), an area larger than England.[8]
The word "asphalt" is derived from the late Middle English, in turn from French asphalte, based on Late Latin asphalton, asphaltum, which is the latinisation of the Greek ἄσφαλτος (ásphaltos, ásphalton), a word meaning "asphalt/bitumen/pitch",[9] which perhaps derives from ἀ-, "without" and σφάλλω (sfallō), "make fall".[10] The first use of asphalt by the ancients was in the nature of a cement for securing or joining together various objects, and it thus seems likely that the name itself was expressive of this application. Specifically, Herodotus mentioned that bitumen was brought to Babylon to build its gigantic fortification wall.[11] From the Greek, the word passed into late Latin, and thence into French (asphalte) and English ("asphaltum" and "asphalt"). In French, the term asphalte is used for naturally occurring asphalt-soaked limestone deposits, and for specialised manufactured products with fewer voids or greater bitumen content than the "asphaltic concrete" used to pave roads.
The expression "bitumen" originated in the Sanskrit words jatu, meaning "pitch", and jatu-krit, meaning "pitch creating" or "pitch producing" (referring to coniferous or resinous trees). The Latin equivalent is claimed by some to be originally gwitu-men (pertaining to pitch), and by others, pixtumens (exuding or bubbling pitch), which was subsequently shortened to bitumen, thence passing via French into English. From the same root is derived the Anglo-Saxon word cwidu (mastix), the German word Kitt (cement or mastic) and the old Norse word kvada.[12]
In British English, "bitumen" is used instead of "asphalt". The word "asphalt" is instead used to refer to asphalt concrete, a mixture of construction aggregate and asphalt itself (also called "tarmac" in common parlance). Bitumen mixed with clay was usually called "asphaltum",[13] but the term is less commonly used today.[citation needed]
In Australian English, "bitumen" is often used as the generic term for road surfaces.
In American English, "asphalt" is equivalent to the British "bitumen". However, "asphalt" is also commonly used as a shortened form of "asphalt concrete" (therefore equivalent to the British "asphalt" or "tarmac").
In Canadian English, the word "bitumen" is used to refer to the vast Canadian deposits of extremely heavy crude oil,[14] while "asphalt" is used for the oil refinery product. Diluted bitumen (diluted with naphtha to make it flow in pipelines) is known as "dilbit" in the Canadian petroleum industry, while bitumen "upgraded" to synthetic crude oil is known as "syncrude", and syncrude blended with bitumen is called "synbit".[15]
"Bitumen" is still the preferred geological term for naturally occurring deposits of the solid or semi-solid form of petroleum. "Bituminous rock" is a form of sandstone impregnated with bitumen. The tar sands of Alberta, Canada are a similar material.
Neither of the terms "asphalt" or "bitumen" should be confused with tar or coal tars.[further explanation needed]
The naphthene aromatics and polar aromatics are typically the majority components. Most natural bitumens also contain organosulfur compounds, resulting in an overall sulfur content of up to 4%. Nickel and vanadium are found at <10 parts per million, as is typical of some petroleum.[5]
The substance is soluble in carbon disulfide. It is commonly modelled as a colloid, with asphaltenes as the dispersed phase and maltenes as the continuous phase.[16] "It is almost impossible to separate and identify all the different molecules of asphalt, because the number of molecules with different chemical structure is extremely large".[17]
Asphalt may be confused with coal tar, which is a visually similar black, thermoplastic material produced by the destructive distillation of coal. During the early and mid-20th century, when town gas was produced, coal tar was a readily available byproduct and extensively used as the binder for road aggregates. The addition of coal tar to macadam roads led to the word "tarmac", which is now used in common parlance to refer to road-making materials. However, since the 1970s, when natural gas succeeded town gas, asphalt has completely overtaken the use of coal tar in these applications. Other examples of this confusion include the La Brea Tar Pits and the Canadian oil sands, both of which actually contain natural bitumen rather than tar. "Pitch" is another term sometimes informally used at times to refer to asphalt, as in Pitch Lake.
Bitumen also occurs in unconsolidated sandstones known as "oil sands" in Alberta, Canada, and the similar "tar sands" in Utah, US. The Canadian province of Alberta has most of the world's reserves, in three huge deposits covering 142,000 square kilometres (55,000 sq mi), an area larger than England or New York state. These bituminous sands contain 166 billion barrels (26.4×10^9 m3) of commercially established oil reserves, giving Canada the third largest oil reserves in the world. Although historically it was used without refining to pave roads, nearly all of the output is now used as raw material for oil refineries in Canada and the United States.[8]
The world's largest deposit of natural bitumen, known as the Athabasca oil sands, is located in the McMurray Formation of Northern Alberta. This formation is from the early Cretaceous, and is composed of numerous lenses of oil-bearing sand with up to 20% oil.[19] Isotopic studies show the oil deposits to be about 110 million years old.[20] Two smaller but still very large formations occur in the Peace River oil sands and the Cold Lake oil sands, to the west and southeast of the Athabasca oil sands, respectively. Of the Alberta deposits, only parts of the Athabasca oil sands are shallow enough to be suitable for surface mining. The other 80% has to be produced by oil wells using enhanced oil recovery techniques like steam-assisted gravity drainage.[21]
Much smaller heavy oil or bitumen deposits also occur in the Uinta Basin in Utah, US. The Tar Sand Triangle deposit, for example, is roughly 6% bitumen.[19]
Bitumen may occur in hydrothermal veins. An example of this is within the Uinta Basin of Utah, in the US, where there is a swarm of laterally and vertically extensive veins composed of a solid hydrocarbon termed Gilsonite. These veins formed by the polymerization and solidification of hydrocarbons that were mobilized from the deeper oil shales of the Green River Formation during burial and diagenesis.[22]
Bitumen is similar to the organic matter in carbonaceous meteorites.[23] However, detailed studies have shown these materials to be distinct.[24] The vast Alberta bitumen resources are considered to have started out as living material from marine plants and animals, mainly algae, that died millions of years ago when an ancient ocean covered Alberta. They were covered by mud, buried deeply over time, and gently cooked into oil by geothermal heat at a temperature of 50 to 150 °C (120 to 300 °F). Due to pressure from the rising of the Rocky Mountains in southwestern Alberta, 80 to 55 million years ago, the oil was driven northeast hundreds of kilometres and trapped into underground sand deposits left behind by ancient river beds and ocean beaches, thus forming the oil sands.[21]
In the ancient Middle East, the Sumerians used natural bitumen deposits for mortar between bricks and stones, to cement parts of carvings, such as eyes, into place, for ship caulking, and for waterproofing.[3] The Greek historian Herodotus said hot bitumen was used as mortar in the walls of Babylon.[26]
The 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) long Euphrates Tunnel beneath the river Euphrates at Babylon in the time of Queen Semiramis (ca. 800 BC) was reportedly constructed of burnt bricks covered with bitumen as a waterproofing agent.[27]
Bitumen was used by ancient Egyptians to embalm mummies.[3][28] The Persian word for asphalt is moom, which is related to the English word mummy. The Egyptians' primary source of bitumen was the Dead Sea, which the Romans knew as Palus Asphaltites (Asphalt Lake).
Approximately 40 AD, Dioscorides described the Dead Sea material as Judaicum bitumen, and noted other places in the region where it could be found.[29] The Sidon bitumen is thought to refer to material found at Hasbeya.[30] Pliny refers also to bitumen being found in Epirus. It was a valuable strategic resource, the object of the first known battle for a hydrocarbon deposit—between the Seleucids and the Nabateans in 312 BC.[31]
In North America, archaeological recovery has indicated bitumen was sometimes used to adhere stone projectile points to wooden shafts.[32] In Canada, aboriginal people used bitumen seeping out of the banks of the Athabasca and other rivers to waterproof birch bark canoes, and also heated it in smudge pots to ward off mosquitoes in the summer.[21]
In 1553, Pierre Belon described in his work Observations that pissasphalto, a mixture of pitch and bitumen, was used in the Republic of Ragusa (now Dubrovnik, Croatia) for tarring of ships.[33]
An 1838 edition of Mechanics Magazine cites an early use of asphalt in France. A pamphlet dated 1621, by "a certain Monsieur d'Eyrinys, states that he had discovered the existence (of asphaltum) in large quantities in the vicinity of Neufchatel", and that he proposed to use it in a variety of ways – "principally in the construction of air-proof granaries, and in protecting, by means of the arches, the water-courses in the city of Paris from the intrusion of dirt and filth", which at that time made the water unusable. "He expatiates also on the excellence of this material for forming level and durable terraces" in palaces, "the notion of forming such terraces in the streets not one likely to cross the brain of a Parisian of that generation".[34]
But the substance was generally neglected in France until the revolution of 1830. In the 1830s there was a surge of interest, and asphalt became widely used "for pavements, flat roofs, and the lining of cisterns, and in England, some use of it had been made of it for similar purposes". Its rise in Europe was "a sudden phenomenon", after natural deposits were found "in France at Osbann (Bas-Rhin), the Parc (Ain) and the Puy-de-la-Poix (Puy-de-Dôme)", although it could also be made artificially.[35] One of the earliest uses in France was the laying of about 24,000 square yards of Seyssel asphalt at the Place de la Concorde in 1835.[36]
Among the earlier uses of bitumen in the United Kingdom was for etching. William Salmon's Polygraphice (1673) provides a recipe for varnish used in etching, consisting of three ounces of virgin wax, two ounces of mastic, and one ounce of asphaltum.[37] By the fifth edition in 1685, he had included more asphaltum recipes from other sources.[38]
The first British patent for the use of asphalt was "Cassell's patent asphalte or bitumen" in 1834.[35] Then on 25 November 1837, Richard Tappin Claridge patented the use of Seyssel asphalt (patent #7849), for use in asphalte pavement,[39][40] having seen it employed in France and Belgium when visiting with Frederick Walter Simms, who worked with him on the introduction of asphalt to Britain.[41][42] Dr T. Lamb Phipson writes that his father, Samuel Ryland Phipson, a friend of Claridge, was also "instrumental in introducing the asphalte pavement (in 1836)".[43] Indeed, mastic pavements had been previously employed at Vauxhall by a competitor of Claridge, but without success.[36]
Claridge obtained a patent in Scotland on 27 March 1838, and obtained a patent in Ireland on 23 April 1838. In 1851, extensions for the 1837 patent and for both 1838 patents were sought by the trustees of a company previously formed by Claridge.[35][44][45][46] Claridge's Patent Asphalte Company—formed in 1838 for the purpose of introducing to Britain "Asphalte in its natural state from the mine at Pyrimont Seysell in France",[47]—"laid one of the first asphalt pavements in Whitehall".[48] Trials were made of the pavement in 1838 on the footway in Whitehall, the stable at Knightsbridge Barracks,[47][49] "and subsequently on the space at the bottom of the steps leading from Waterloo Place to St. James Park".[49] "The formation in 1838 of Claridge's Patent Asphalte Company (with a distinguished list of aristocratic patrons, and Marc and Isambard Brunel as, respectively, a trustee and consulting engineer), gave an enormous impetus to the development of a British asphalt industry".[45] "By the end of 1838, at least two other companies, Robinson's and the Bastenne company, were in production",[50] with asphalt being laid as paving at Brighton, Herne Bay, Canterbury, Kensington, the Strand, and a large floor area in Bunhill-row, while meantime Claridge's Whitehall paving "continue(d) in good order".[51]
In 1838, there was a flurry of entrepreneurial activity involving asphalt, which had uses beyond paving. For example, asphalt could also be used for flooring, damp proofing in buildings, and for waterproofing of various types of pools and baths, both of which were also proliferating in the 19th century.[3][35][52] On the London stockmarket, there were various claims as to the exclusivity of asphalt quality from France, Germany and England. And numerous patents were granted in France, with similar numbers of patent applications being denied in England due to their similarity to each other. In England, "Claridge's was the type most used in the 1840s and 50s".[50]
In 1914, Claridge's Company entered into a joint venture to produce tar-bound macadam,[53] with materials manufactured through a subsidiary company called Clarmac Roads Ltd.[54] Two products resulted, namely Clarmac, and Clarphalte, with the former being manufactured by Clarmac Roads and the latter by Claridge's Patent Asphalte Co., although Clarmac was more widely used.[55][note 1] However, the First World War ruined the Clarmac Company, which entered into liquidation in 1915.[57][58] The failure of Clarmac Roads Ltd had a flow-on effect to Claridge's Company, which was itself compulsorily wound up,[59] ceasing operations in 1917,[60][61] having invested a substantial amount of funds into the new venture, both at the outset[59] and in a subsequent attempt to save the Clarmac Company.[57]
The first use of bitumen in the New World was by indigenous peoples. On the west coast, as early as the 13th century, the Tongva, Luiseño and Chumash peoples collected the naturally occurring bitumen that seeped to the surface above underlying petroleum deposits. All three groups used the substance as an adhesive. It is found on many different artifacts of tools and ceremonial items. For example, it was used on rattles to adhere gourds or turtle shells to rattle handles. It was also used in decorations. Small round shell beads were often set in asphaltum to provide decorations. It was used as a sealant on baskets to make them watertight for carrying water, possibly poisoning those who drank the water.[62] Asphalt was used also to seal the planks on ocean-going canoes.
Asphalt was first used to pave streets in the 1870s. At first naturally occurring "bituminous rock" was used, such as at Ritchie Mines in Macfarlan in Ritchie County, West Virginia from 1852 to 1873. In 1876, asphalt-based paving was used to pave Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC, in time for the celebration of the national centennial.[63] In the horse-drawn era, streets were unpaved and covered with dirt or gravel. However, that produced uneven wear, opened new hazards for pedestrians and made for dangerous potholes for bicycles and for motor vehicles. Manhattan alone had 130,000 horses in 1900, pulling streetcars, wagons, and carriages, and leaving their waste behind. They were not fast, and pedestrians could dodge and scramble their way across the crowded streets. Small towns continued to rely on dirt and gravel, but larger cities wanted much better streets. They looked to wood or granite blocks by the 1850s.[64] In 1890, a third of Chicago's 2000 miles of streets were paved, chiefly with wooden blocks, which gave better traction than mud. Brick surfacing was a good compromise, but even better was asphalt paving, which was easy to install and to cut through to get at sewers. With London and Paris serving as models, Washington laid 400,000 square yards of asphalt paving by 1882; it became the model for Buffalo, Philadelphia and elsewhere. By the end of the century, American cities boasted 30 million square yards of asphalt paving, well ahead of brick.[65] The streets became faster and more dangerous so electric traffic lights were installed. Electric trolleys (at 12 miles per hour) became the main transportation service for middle class shoppers and office workers until they bought automobiles after 1945 and commuted from more distant suburbs in privacy and comfort on asphalt highways.[66]
See also: Bitumount and History of the petroleum industry in Canada (oil sands and heavy oil)
Canada has the world's largest deposit of natural bitumen in the Athabasca oil sands, and Canadian First Nations along the Athabasca River had long used it to waterproof their canoes. In 1719, a Cree named Wa-Pa-Su brought a sample for trade to Henry Kelsey of the Hudson’s Bay Company, who was the first recorded European to see it. However, it wasn't until 1787 that fur trader and explorer Alexander MacKenzie saw the Athabasca oil sands and said, "At about 24 miles from the fork (of the Athabasca and Clearwater Rivers) are some bituminous fountains into which a pole of 20 feet long may be inserted without the least resistance."[21]
The value of the deposit was obvious from the start, but the means of extracting the bitumen was not. The nearest town, Fort McMurray, Alberta, was a small fur trading post, other markets were far away, and transportation costs were too high to ship the raw bituminous sand for paving. In 1915, Sidney Ells of the Federal Mines Branch experimented with separation techniques and used the product to pave 600 feet of road in Edmonton, Alberta. Other roads in Alberta were paved with material extracted from oil sands, but it was generally not economic. During the 1920s Dr. Karl A. Clark of the Alberta Research Council patented a hot water oil separation process and entrepreneur Robert C. Fitzsimmons[67] built the Bitumount oil separation plant, which between 1925 and 1958 produced up to 300 barrels (50 m3) per day of bitumen using Dr. Clark's method. Most of the bitumen was used for waterproofing roofs, but other uses included fuels, lubrication oils, printers ink, medicines, rust- and acid-proof paints, fireproof roofing, street paving, patent leather, and fence post preservatives.[21] Eventually Fitzsimmons ran out of money and the plant was taken over by the Alberta government. Today the Bitumount plant is a Provincial Historic Site.[68]
Bitumen was used in early photographic technology. In 1826 or 1827, it was used by French scientist Joseph Nicéphore Niépce to make the oldest surviving photograph from nature. The bitumen was thinly coated onto a pewter plate which was then exposed in a camera. Exposure to light hardened the bitumen and made it insoluble, so that when it was subsequently rinsed with a solvent only the sufficiently light-struck areas remained. Many hours of exposure in the camera were required, making bitumen impractical for ordinary photography, but from the 1850s to the 1920s it was in common use as a photoresist in the production of printing plates for various photomechanical printing processes.[69][70]
Bitumen was the nemesis of many artists during the 19th century. Although widely used for a time, it ultimately proved unstable for use in oil painting, especially when mixed with the most common diluents, such as linseed oil, varnish and turpentine. Unless thoroughly diluted, bitumen never fully solidifies and will in time corrupt the other pigments with which it comes into contact. The use of bitumen as a glaze to set in shadow or mixed with other colors to render a darker tone resulted in the eventual deterioration of many paintings, for instance those of Delacroix. Perhaps the most famous example of the destructiveness of bitumen is Théodore Géricault's Raft of the Medusa (1818–1819), where his use of bitumen caused the brilliant colors to degenerate into dark greens and blacks and the paint and canvas to buckle.[71]
The vast majority of refined asphalt is used in construction: primarily as a constituent of products used in paving and roofing applications. According to the requirements of the end use, asphalt is produced to specification. This is achieved either by refining or blending. It is estimated that the current world use of asphalt is approximately 102 million tonnes per year. Approximately 85% of all the asphalt produced is used as the binder in asphalt concrete for roads. It is also used in other paved areas such as airport runways, car parks and footways. Typically, the production of asphalt concrete involves mixing fine and coarse aggregates such as sand, gravel and crushed rock with asphalt, which acts as the binding agent. Other materials, such as recycled polymers (e.g., rubber tyres), may be added to the asphalt to modify its properties according to the application for which the asphalt is ultimately intended.
A further 10% of global asphalt production is used in roofing applications, where its waterproofing qualities are invaluable. The remaining 5% of asphalt is used mainly for sealing and insulating purposes in a variety of building materials, such as pipe coatings, carpet tile backing and paint. Asphalt is applied in the construction and maintenance of many structures, systems, and components, such as the following:
Main article: Asphalt concrete
The largest use of asphalt is for making asphalt concrete for road surfaces; this accounts for approximately 85% of the asphalt consumed in the United States. Asphalt concrete pavement mixes are typically composed of 5% asphalt cement and 95% aggregates (stone, sand, and gravel). Due to its highly viscous nature, asphalt cement must be heated so it can be mixed with the aggregates at the asphalt mixing facility. The temperature required varies depending upon characteristics of the asphalt and the aggregates, but warm-mix asphalt technologies allow producers to reduce the temperature required. There are about 4,000 asphalt concrete mixing plants in the US, and a similar number in Europe.[72]
When maintenance is performed on asphalt pavements, such as milling to remove a worn or damaged surface, the removed material can be returned to a facility for processing into new pavement mixtures. The asphalt in the removed material can be reactivated and put back to use in new pavement mixes.[73] With some 95% of paved roads being constructed of or surfaced with asphalt,[74] a substantial amount of asphalt pavement material is reclaimed each year. According to industry surveys conducted annually by the Federal Highway Administration and the National Asphalt Pavement Association, more than 99% of the asphalt removed each year from road surfaces during widening and resurfacing projects is reused as part of new pavements, roadbeds, shoulders and embankments.[75]
Asphalt concrete paving is widely used in airports around the world. Due to the sturdiness and ability to be repaired quickly, it is widely used for runways.
Further information: Fibre mastic asphalt
Mastic asphalt is a type of asphalt that differs from dense graded asphalt (asphalt concrete) in that it has a higher asphalt (binder) content, usually around 7–10% of the whole aggregate mix, as opposed to rolled asphalt concrete, which has only around 5% asphalt. This thermoplastic substance is widely used in the building industry for waterproofing flat roofs and tanking underground. Mastic asphalt is heated to a temperature of 210 °C (410 °F) and is spread in layers to form an impervious barrier about 20 millimeters (0.8 inches) thick.
A number of technologies allow asphalt to be mixed at much lower temperatures. These involve mixing with petroleum solvents to form "cutbacks" with reduced melting point or mixing with water to turn the asphalt into an emulsion. Asphalt emulsions contain up to 70% asphalt and typically less than 1.5% chemical additives. There are two main types of emulsions with different affinity for aggregates, cationic and anionic. Asphalt emulsions are used in a wide variety of applications. Chipseal involves spraying the road surface with asphalt emulsion followed by a layer of crushed rock, gravel or crushed slag. Slurry seal involves the creation of a mixture of asphalt emulsion and fine crushed aggregate that is spread on the surface of a road. Cold-mixed asphalt can also be made from asphalt emulsion to create pavements similar to hot-mixed asphalt, several inches in depth, and asphalt emulsions are also blended into recycled hot-mix asphalt to create low-cost pavements.
Main article: Synthetic crude oil See also: Petroleum production in Canada
Synthetic crude oil, also known as syncrude, is the output from a bitumen upgrader facility used in connection with oil sand production in Canada. Bituminous sands are mined using enormous (100 ton capacity) power shovels and loaded into even larger (400 ton capacity) dump trucks for movement to an upgrading facility. The process used to extract the bitumen from the sand is a hot water process originally developed by Dr. Karl Clark of the University of Alberta during the 1920s. After extraction from the sand, the bitumen is fed into a bitumen upgrader which converts it into a light crude oil equivalent. This synthetic substance is fluid enough to be transferred through conventional oil pipelines and can be fed into conventional oil refineries without any further treatment. By 2015 Canadian bitumen upgraders were producing over 1 million barrels (160×10^3 m3) per day of synthetic crude oil, of which 75% was exported to oil refineries in the United States.[76]
In Alberta, five bitumen upgraders produce synthetic crude oil and a variety of other products: The Suncor Energy upgrader near Fort McMurray, Alberta produces synthetic crude oil plus diesel fuel; the Syncrude Canada, Canadian Natural Resources, and Nexen upgraders near Fort McMurray produce synthetic crude oil; and the Shell Scotford Upgrader near Edmonton produces synthetic crude oil plus an intermediate feedstock for the nearby Shell Oil Refinery.[77] A sixth upgrader, under construction in 2015 near Redwater, Alberta, will upgrade half of its crude bitumen directly to diesel fuel, with the remainder of the output being sold as feedstock to nearby oil refineries and petrochemical plants.[78]
See also: Western Canadian Select
Canadian bitumen does not differ substantially from oils such as Venezuelan extra-heavy and Mexican heavy oil in chemical composition, and the real difficulty is moving the extremely viscous bitumen through oil pipelines to the refinery. Many modern oil refineries are extremely sophisticated and can process non-upgraded bitumen directly into products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, and refined asphalt without any preprocessing. This is particularly common in areas such as the US Gulf coast, where refineries were designed to process Venezuelan and Mexican oil, and in areas such as the US Midwest where refineries were rebuilt to process heavy oil as domestic light oil production declined. Given the choice, such heavy oil refineries usually prefer to buy bitumen rather than synthetic oil because the cost is lower, and in some cases because they prefer to produce more diesel fuel and less gasoline.[77] By 2015 Canadian production and exports of non-upgraded bitumen exceeded that of synthetic crude oil at over 1.3 million barrels (210×10^3 m3) per day, of which about 65% was exported to the United States.[76]
Because of the difficulty of moving crude bitumen through pipelines, non-upgraded bitumen is usually diluted with natural-gas condensate in a form called dilbit or with synthetic crude oil, called synbit. However, to meet international competition, much non-upgraded bitumen is now sold as a blend of multiple grades of bitumen, conventional crude oil, synthetic crude oil, and condensate in a standardized benchmark product such as Western Canadian Select. This sour, heavy crude oil blend is designed to have uniform refining characteristics to compete with internationally marketed heavy oils such as Mexican Mayan or Arabian Dubai Crude.[77]
Asphalt was used starting in the 1960s as an hydrophobic matrix aiming to encapsulate radioactive waste such as medium-activity salts (mainly soluble sodium nitrate and sodium sulfate) produced by the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuels or radioactive sludges from sedimentation ponds.[79][80] Bituminised radioactive waste containing highly radiotoxic alpha-emitting transuranic elements from nuclear reprocessing plants have been produced at industrial scale in France, Belgium and Japan, but this type of waste conditioning has been abandoned because operational safety issues (risks of fire, as occurred in a bituminisation plant at Tokai Works in Japan)[81][82] and long-term stability problems related to their geological disposal in deep rock formations. One of the main problem is the swelling of asphalt exposed to radiation and to water. Asphalt swelling is first induced by radiation because of the presence of hydrogen gas bubbles generated by alpha and gamma radiolysis.[83][84] A second mechanism is the matrix swelling when the encapsulated hygroscopic salts exposed to water or moisture start to rehydrate and to dissolve. The high concentration of salt in the pore solution inside the bituminised matrix is then responsible for osmotic effects inside the bituminised matrix. The water moves in the direction of the concentrated salts, the asphalt acting as a semi-permeable membrane. This also causes the matrix to swell. The swelling pressure due to osmotic effect under constant volume can be as high as 200 bar. If not properly managed, this high pressure can cause fractures in the near field of a disposal gallery of bituminised medium-level waste. When the bituminised matrix has been altered by swelling, encapsulated radionuclides are easily leached by the contact of ground water and released in the geosphere. The high ionic strength of the concentrated saline solution also favours the migration of radionuclides in clay host rocks. The presence of chemically reactive nitrate can also affect the redox conditions prevailing in the host rock by establishing oxidizing conditions, preventing the reduction of redox-sensitive radionuclides. Under their higher valences, radionuclides of elements such as selenium, technetium, uranium, neptunium and plutonium have a higher solubility and are also often present in water as non-retarded anions. This makes the disposal of medium-level bituminised waste very challenging.
Different type of asphalt have been used: blown bitumen (partly oxidized with air oxygen at high temperature after distillation, and harder) and direct distillation bitumen (softer). Blown bitumens like Mexphalte, with a high content of saturated hydrocarbons, are more easily biodegraded by microorganisms than direct distillation bitumen, with a low content of saturated hydrocarbons and a high content of aromatic hydrocarbons.[85]
Concrete encapsulation of radwaste is presently considered a safer alternative by the nuclear industry and the waste management organisations.
Roofing shingles account for most of the remaining asphalt consumption. Other uses include cattle sprays, fence-post treatments, and waterproofing for fabrics. Asphalt is used to make Japan black, a lacquer known especially for its use on iron and steel, and it is also used in paint and marker inks by some exterior paint supply companies to increase the weather resistance and permanence of the paint or ink, and to make the color darker.[86] Asphalt is also used to seal some alkaline batteries during the manufacturing process.
Typical asphalt plant for making asphalt
About 40,000,000 tons were produced in 1984.[needs update] It is obtained as the "heavy" (i.e., difficult to distill) fraction. Material with a boiling point greater than around 500 °C is considered asphalt. Vacuum distillation separates it from the other components in crude oil (such as naphtha, gasoline and diesel). The resulting material is typically further treated to extract small but valuable amounts of lubricants and to adjust the properties of the material to suit applications. In a de-asphalting unit, the crude asphalt is treated with either propane or butane in a supercritical phase to extract the lighter molecules, which are then separated. Further processing is possible by "blowing" the product: namely reacting it with oxygen. This step makes the product harder and more viscous.[5]
Asphalt is typically stored and transported at temperatures around 150 °C (302 °F). Sometimes diesel oil or kerosene are mixed in before shipping to retain liquidity; upon delivery, these lighter materials are separated out of the mixture. This mixture is often called "bitumen feedstock", or BFS. Some dump trucks route the hot engine exhaust through pipes in the dump body to keep the material warm. The backs of tippers carrying asphalt, as well as some handling equipment, are also commonly sprayed with a releasing agent before filling to aid release. Diesel oil is no longer used as a release agent due to environmental concerns.
Main article: Oil sands
Naturally occurring crude bitumen impregnated in sedimentary rock is the prime feed stock for petroleum production from "oil sands", currently under development in Alberta, Canada. Canada has most of the world's supply of natural bitumen, covering 140,000 square kilometres[14] (an area larger than England), giving it the second-largest proven oil reserves in the world. The Athabasca oil sands are the largest bitumen deposit in Canada and the only one accessible to surface mining, although recent technological breakthroughs have resulted in deeper deposits becoming producible by in situ methods. Because of oil price increases after 2003, producing bitumen became highly profitable, but as a result of the decline after 2014 it became uneconomic to build new plants again. By 2014, Canadian crude bitumen production averaged about 2.3 million barrels (370,000 m3) per day and was projected to rise to 4.4 million barrels (700,000 m3) per day by 2020.[15] The total amount of crude bitumen in Alberta that could be extracted is estimated to be about 310 billion barrels (50×10^9 m3),[8] which at a rate of 4,400,000 barrels per day (700,000 m3/d) would last about 200 years.
Main articles: Peak oil, Global warming, and Bioasphalt
Although uncompetitive economically, asphalt can be made from nonpetroleum-based renewable resources such as sugar, molasses and rice, corn and potato starches. Asphalt can also be made from waste material by fractional distillation of used motor oil, which is sometimes otherwise disposed of by burning or dumping into landfills. Use of motor oil may cause premature cracking in colder climates, resulting in roads that need to be repaved more frequently.[87]
Nonpetroleum-based asphalt binders can be made light-colored. Lighter-colored roads absorb less heat from solar radiation, reducing their contribution to the urban heat island effect.[88] Parking lots that use asphalt alternatives are called green parking lots.
Selenizza is a naturally occurring solid hydrocarbon bitumen found in native deposits in Selenice, in Albania, the only European asphalt mine still in use. The bitumen is found in the form of veins, filling cracks in a more or less horizontal direction. The bitumen content varies from 83% to 92% (soluble in carbon disulphide), with a penetration value near to zero and a softening point (ring and ball) around 120 °C. The insoluble matter, consisting mainly of silica ore, ranges from 8% to 17%.
Albanian bitumen extraction has a long history and was practiced in an organized way by the Romans. After centuries of silence, the first mentions of Albanian bitumen appeared only in 1868, when the Frenchman Coquand published the first geological description of the deposits of Albanian bitumen. In 1875, the exploitation rights were granted to the Ottoman government and in 1912, they were transferred to the Italian company Simsa. Since 1945, the mine was exploited by the Albanian government and from 2001 to date, the management passed to a French company, which organized the mining process for the manufacture of the natural bitumen on an industrial scale.[89]
Today the mine is predominantly exploited in an open pit quarry but several of the many underground mines (deep and extending over several km) still remain viable. Selenizza is produced primarily in granular form, after melting the bitumen pieces selected in the mine.
Selenizza[90] is mainly used as an additive in the road construction sector. It is mixed with traditional asphalt to improve both the viscoelastic properties and the resistance to ageing. It may be blended with the hot asphalt in tanks, but its granular form allows it to be fed in the mixer or in the recycling ring of normal asphalt plants. Other typical applications include the production of mastic asphalts for sidewalks, bridges, car-parks and urban roads as well as drilling fluid additives for the oil and gas industry. Selenizza is available in powder or in granular material of various particle sizes and is packaged in sacks or in thermal fusible polyethylene bags.
A life-cycle assessment study of the natural selenizza compared with petroleum asphalt has shown that the environmental impact of the selenizza is about half the impact of the road asphalt produced in oil refineries in terms of carbon dioxide emission.[91]
People can be exposed to asphalt in the workplace by breathing in fumes or skin absorption. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has set a recommended exposure limit of 5 mg/m3 over a 15-minute period.[92]
Asphalt is basically an inert material that must be heated or diluted to a point where it becomes workable for the production of materials for paving, roofing, and other applications. In examining the potential health hazards associated with asphalt, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) determined that it is the application parameters, predominantly temperature, that affect occupational exposure and the potential bioavailable carcinogenic hazard/risk of the asphalt emissions.[93] In particular, temperatures greater than 199 °C (390 °F), were shown to produce a greater exposure risk than when asphalt was heated to lower temperatures, such as those typically used in asphalt pavement mix production and placement.[94] IARC has classified asphalt as a Class 2B possible carcinogen.
An asphalt mixing plant for hot aggregate
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Driveway to a farm Driveway apron and sloped curb to a public street, all under construction
A driveway (also called drive in UK English)[1] is a type of private road for local access to one or a small group of structures, and is owned and maintained by an individual or group.
Driveways rarely have traffic lights, but some that bear heavy traffic, especially those leading to commercial businesses and parks, do.
Driveways may be decorative in ways that public roads cannot, because of their lighter traffic and the willingness of owners to invest in their construction. Driveways are not resurfaced, snow blown or otherwise maintained by governments. They are generally designed to conform to the architecture of connected houses or other buildings.
Some of the materials that can be used for driveways include concrete, decorative brick, cobblestone, block paving, asphalt, gravel, decomposed granite, and surrounded with grass or other ground-cover plants.
Driveways are commonly used as paths to private garages, carports, or houses. On large estates, a driveway may be the road that leads to the house from the public road, possibly with a gate in between. Some driveways divide to serve different homeowners. A driveway may also refer to a small apron of pavement in front of a garage with a curb cut in the sidewalk, sometimes too short to accommodate a car.
Often, either by choice or to conform with local regulations, cars are parked in driveways in order to leave streets clear for traffic. Moreover, some jurisdictions prohibit parking or leaving standing any motor vehicle upon any residential lawn area (defined as the property from the front of a residential house, condominium, or cooperative to the street line other than a driveway, walkway, concrete or blacktopped surface parking space).[2] Other examples include the city of Berkeley, California that forbids "any person to park or leave standing, or cause to be parked or left standing any vehicle upon any public street in the City for seventy-two or more consecutive hours."[3] Other areas may prohibit leaving vehicles on residential streets during certain times (for instance, to accommodate regular street cleaning), necessitating the use of driveways.
Residential driveways are also used for such things as garage sales, automobile washing and repair, and recreation, notably (in North America) for basketball practice.
Another form of driveway is a 'Run-Up', or short piece of land used usually at the front of the property to park a vehicle on.[citation needed]
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Students’ Safety as a Top Priority?
by Derron Wallace on November 9,2018
Safety is necessary for effective schooling. This is a sobering reminder worthy of earnest consideration, especially as children prepare to return to school for the start of another academic year. Discussions of the physical and psychological safety of young people have reemerged in national debates in light of recent school tragedies and the student activism that followed them. Shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High and other schools in the US along with the spate of stabbings of teenage pupils across Britain continue to leave parents and the general public anxious about the security of young people in British and American public schools.
To assuage an otherwise fearful group of parents—politicians, policy makers, and educational leaders at the local and national levels regularly recommit to ensuring that the safety of young people in schools remains a top priority. Such pronouncements are often accompanied by pledges to increase the presence of law enforcement in schools, to install metal detectors, and perhaps most striking of all, to provide bonus pay for teachers who will carry guns in schools. Though the efficacy of such strategies is questionable, these approaches fail to meet the complex and wide-ranging safety needs of young people across a variety of contexts. The emerging safety measures for students in Britain and the US are limited in scope because they are largely school-centered, with little consideration of the larger social ecology of schooling that students navigate daily (Shedd, 2015). The travel routes between home and school—train journeys, cycling paths, walkways—are key dimensions of young people’s schooling experiences that must be taken seriously, if indeed we are interested in the safety and security of all young people beyond televised reports of national safety crises.
Finding a safe route to school can matter just as much as the safety in London and New York City public schools. This is the central provocation of my article in the fall 2018 issue of Harvard Educational Review. The article explores Black Caribbean youth’s experiences with stop-and-frisk in New York City and stop-and-search in London on their way to and from schools between 2007 and 2013. Ethnic distinctions did not afford them exemptions from stop-and-frisk in the presence of police authority. Participants revealed that their accents, deferential attitudes, and school attire did not save them from police scrutiny as they traveled through segregated and disadvantaged regions of global cities. Black Caribbean youth recounted being stopped, questioned, and searched in their local neighborhoods—at points for no clear or convincing reason. Additionally, participants reported feeling unsafe in the company of police officers who should, in principle, keep them safe. Not only did stop-and-frisk/search encounters influence their schooling experiences and affect students’ psychosocial well-being, but they also shaped their sense of belonging in British and American societies.
As an intrusive set of practices, stop-and-frisk/search disproportionately threatens the physical and psychosocial safety of young people of color (Laniyonu, 2018; Legewie, 2016). And yet, these microlevel policing practices that Black and ethnic minority youth in London and New York City encounter to and from schools seldom figure in national debates about the safety and security of students. For them, increased policing hardly suggests that their safety as Black youth matters. In fact, it heightens their vulnerability.
This then begs the question: for whom is safety, in practice, a top priority? The answer should be all our young people. Until this becomes our reality, it remains our responsibility as educational researchers, civil society leaders, teachers, and parents to listen closely to the safety concerns of young people and to collaborate with them to advocate for change until their safety is nonnegotiable in our schools and on our streets.
Laniyonu, A. (2018). Police, Politics And Participation: The Effect Of Police Exposure On Political Participation In The United Kingdom. The British Journal of Criminology, OnlineFirst, 1–23.
Legewie, J. (2016). Racial Profiling and Use of Force in Police Stops: How Local Events Trigger Periods of Increased Discrimination. American Journal of Sociology, 122 (2), 379–424.
Shedd, C. (2015). Unequal City: Race, Schools, and Perceptions of Injustice. New York, NY: Russell Sage Foundation.
About the Author: Derron Wallace is an assistant professor of education and sociology at Brandeis University. Prior to joining the Brandeis faculty, he served as a community organizer in London, working on youth safety, living wage, fair housing, and immigrant rights campaigns. He is the author of “Safe Routes to School? Black Caribbean Youth Negotiating Police Surveillance in London and New York City,” which appears in the fall 2018 issue of Harvard Educational Review.
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AMISOM, Africa’s solution to the Somali problem, is working out well
Somali President Hasan Sheikh Mahmud smiles during a meeting at a Mogadishu hotel. PHOTO | AFP
By MAMAN S. SIDIKOU
The symbolism of my visit to Uganda, so early in my tenure, is not lost on me.
I recently spent time in the Pearl of Africa on the first of several visits I will be making around the continent, to share and highlight the numerous and very significant strides that the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) has made in Somalia.
Uganda was the first country to answer Somalia’s call by deploying forces to help our brothers and sisters in the Horn of Africa back in 2007. These brave forces are now working alongside other troop and police — contributing countries of Burundi, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
The situation in Somalia is an African problem and Amisom is Africa’s working solution. Together we have facilitated the liberation of millions of Somali people from Al-Shabaab’s tyrannical rule and given them a precious chance to experience the kind of freedom and prosperity they have not had in generations.
Early this year, we received fresh impetus on the military side with the adoption of the UN Security Council Resolution 2124, which allows us to have a maximum of 22,126 boots on the ground. This increased capacity allowed our peacekeepers to move from the defensive posture they had earlier adopted, and launch fresh operations.
The first one — Operation Eagle — began in March this year and resulted in 10 significant towns being liberated. The second — Operation Indian Ocean — began in September and has focused on Somalia’s strategic coastal towns, although not limited to that. Ten other towns, including the Al-Shabaab strongholds of Barawe and Adale, have been liberated.
SUPPORTING ROLE
During these operations, Amisom troops have played a supporting role, enabling Somalia’s national army to take the lead. This is part of the strategy to boost the capacity of the country’s security institutions. Amisom troops are not in Somalia indefinitely and our mission is constantly being reviewed by the African Union and the United Nations to ensure that we are putting structures in place that will facilitate our eventual exit.
Not only do we owe Somalia a debt of gratitude for the role it played in some of our liberation struggles; we also need to protect our own borders from the threat of Al-Shabaab. The horrific attacks in Kampala and Nairobi are examples of what awaits us if the enemy is not only vanquished on the battlefield, but also through the strengthening of political structures and fostering of socio-economic revival.
Security has improved in the capital, Mogadishu, and generally in areas under Somalia’s government and Amisom control. We remain vigilant and condemn all attacks on government officials, journalists, and innocent Somalis.
There is empirical evidence of increased and diverse economic activity in Somalia, a clear indication that the country is on the road to recovery.
On the political front, Amisom is supporting activities towards the 2016 polls. The process of establishing federal institutions in Somalia is progressing smoothly; the Parliament and other institutions of state are being supported to put in place relevant structures and mechanisms.
The mission in Somalia is not without its challenges. There are resource constraints, for example, we still lack adequate close air support, which would greatly increase our ability to engage the enemy in a more decisive manner and protect our ground troops.
The African Union takes issues of discipline and conduct of its troops very seriously. The respect for the people in whose countries we work is also central to our operations, indeed the support and cooperation of the Somali people has been key to the success of Amisom.
In this regard, the African Union established an investigation panel to look into allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse recently levelled against our troops. This panel is currently conducting its independent investigations. The results from these investigations will be shared through the appropriate channels.
Overall, we are proud of the work we have done so far and pay tribute to all those who have lost their lives in our quest for a safer continent for ourselves, our children and generations to come.
Dr Sidikou is the Special Representative of the chairperson of the Commission for Somalia and head of AMISOM
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Update on Young Women’s Health Issues
By Juliet B. Ugarte Hopkins, MD, CHCQM
Original story posted on: May 14, 2018
Health of teenage girls is in the nation’s spotlight on women’s health issues.
We would be remiss to focus on National Women’s Health Week and not include topics specific to teenaged girls. Having said that, my first of two items admittedly pertains to girls and boys. But, given the higher significance in women, I feel it’s appropriate.
Humana papillomaviruses (HPV) can infect cutaneous epithelial cells leading to common wart formation on the hands and feet, along with mucosal epithelial cells lining the genitals, mouth, and throat. While almost everyone will acquire some form of HPV infection in their lifetime, most are asymptomatic or the infection resolves spontaneously. But some infections can persist and lead to development of cancer.
Per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC,) an estimated 19,200 women and 11,600 men in the United States are diagnosed with a cancer caused by HPV. In women, cervical cancer is the most common, with almost 12,000 diagnosed each year, resulting in 4,400 deaths annually.
In 2006, hope for reducing these statistics came in the form of the first FDA-approved vaccines against HPV. The vaccine is recommended by the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to be given to all children, regardless of gender, at age 11 or 12. And, if patients did not receive it when they were kids, it’s also recommended for young adults up to age 26. Just four years after vaccination started, HPV infections in teen girls declined by 56 percent. Fewer teen girls have also been diagnosed with genital warts since the vaccine was made available. But, as of 2017, only 43 percent of kids have received the vaccine by the recommended timeframe and this, in my opinion, is a shame.
One would think that hearing news of a shot that can prevent cancer would have parents speeding down the road to their pediatrician’s office. Alas, many still shy away due to the unfounded fear that providing the HPV vaccine will somehow encourage their children to engage in sexual activity. Or, knowing about the link to cervical cancer, some parents feel it’s not necessary for their sons. Discussion about the connection HPV has to penile and oropharyngeal cancer might be helpful to sway parents in those situations, along with the idea that the vaccine could also serve to protect their future daughter-in-law.
Once Title IX went into effect in 1972, the number of girls and young women participating in sports grew year over year. Today, women and girls participate in virtually very sport. But, the condition of the Female Athlete Triad (later referred to as the “triad”) is still relatively unknown or misunderstood. Girls participating in sports or activities that rely on weight-based classification, endurance, or focus on leanness are most at risk for abnormalities involving the triad. Examples include but are not limited to: gymnastics, cheerleading, figure skating, and long-distance running.
The triad was officially identified in 1997 and then revised in 2016, involving spectrums of three, interrelated components: menstrual function, bone mineral density (BMD,) and energy availability (EA.) Simply put, EA involves the body receiving the dietary intake needed not only to keep up with energy expenditure through exercise, but also allow for appropriate growth and development. The spectrum of EA ranges from optimal to inadequate with or without disordered eating or an eating disorder. Issues with EA can quickly cascade to affect the other two categories of the triad, menstrual function and BMD.
The maximum rate of bone formation takes place between the ages of 10 and 14 with 90 percent of an adult woman’s bone mass created by the end of adolescence. While exercise is known to encourage bone formation and strength, it has also been found that not all forms of exercise are equal. For example, studies have shown that teenaged female competitive swimmers have a level of BMD on par with non-athletes. Due to the repetitive impact nature of the sport, young women participating in gymnastics have some of the highest BMDs. But issues with EA and menstrual function can in turn have a negative effect on BMD, given nutritional and hormonal imbalances, negating the positive effect of the exercise itself. The risk of bone stress and injury escalates as more aspects of the triad veer away from the normal spectrums.
The variance of menstrual disturbances associated with the triad is wide and too complex to fully describe in this piece. But it is important to note that there are clear connections between EA and hormonal balance which affect menstrual function, between hormonal balance and normal BMD, and hormonal imbalances which lead not only to absence of menarche or absence of menses after menarche, but are also associated with cardiovascular risk factors.
Screening for the triad using a specialized questionnaire is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Female Athlete Triad Coalition at the time of a routine well-child visit or during the pre-sports physical. Positive response to any of the questions leads to further assessment of the patient’s history and physical findings, with subsequent lab, EKG, or imaging studies as appropriate. Treatment is variable, depending on the portions of the triad involved and how significantly the patient is exhibiting effects.
A great deal of emphasis is placed on immunizations, nutrition, and regular check-ups for our youngest patients, and rightly so. Just as important, we must remember the specific health needs of those feisty baby girls as they grow into vibrant young women to ensure they continue to thrive.
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Juliet B. Ugarte Hopkins, MD, CHCQM
Juliet B. Ugarte Hopkins, MD, CHCQM-PHYADV, is a physician advisor for case management, utilization, and clinical documentation at ProHealth Care, Inc. in Wisconsin. Dr. Ugarte Hopkins practiced as a pediatric hospitalist for a decade. She was also medical director of pediatric hospital medicine and vice chair of pediatrics in Northern Illinois before transitioning into her current role. She is the first physician board member for the Wisconsin chapter of the American Case Management Association (ACMA), a member of the RACmonitor editorial board, and a member of the board of directors for the American College of Physician Advisors (ACPA). Dr. Ugarte Hopkins also makes frequent appearances on Monitor Mondays.
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Murphy defends fee for agents who let to homeless
Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy.
Laura Lynott
November 2 2018 2:30 AM
Eoghan Murphy has defended the €500 placement fees for letting agents who house homeless families, despite landlords labelling the move "concerning and disturbing".
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/murphy-defends-fee-for-agents-who-let-to-homeless-37484448.html
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The Housing Minister said he supported any move to house homeless families, but wasn't aware of all "individual lease arrangements" such as the placement fees.
However, he earlier this year communicated to the Dublin Regional Homeless Executive (DHRE) to "do what they could to prevent families from going into emergency accommodation, or to get families out of emergency accommodation as quickly as possible".
Mr Murphy added: "Obviously we want to avoid families having to be in emergency accommodation at all.
"So the DRHE and other local authorities work with a number of landlords across the country to get people into Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and into homes and it's important that they do that."
It was revealed by RTÉ that the €500 placement fees are being offered to private letting agents in Dublin for renting properties to HAP tenants.
The Irish Property Owners Association (IPOA) called on Government to stop the initiative "immediately" amid concerns the State was interfering with the market and the "trust" between landlords and agents.
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Margaret McCormack, information officer for the IPOA, said: "The move to pay agents a placement fee is concerning and disturbing.
"This scheme has the potential to influence the selection of a tenant for a property, it could undermine the relationship of trust between a landlord and an agent.
"It's something we want to be immediately stopped. This is not good for the market."
A number of landlords were contacted by the Irish Independent and they stated they did not wish to speak or be identified, but one spoke anonymously.
The landlord with two properties in Dublin and one in Cork, said: "This could lead to an agent taking advantage of circumstances where freedom should be granted to every single potential tenant to put their best foot forward and a property to be let on a person's merits.
"It should not be left to an agent to make that decision on their own and to be influenced in making that decision by a benefit of €500 plus VAT."
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Where the Peacocks Sing (Paperback)
A Palace, a Prince, and the Search for Home
By Alison Singh Gee
St. Martin's Griffin, 9781250044839, 288pp.
Hardcover (2/19/2013)
How far would you travel for love? In her sparkling memoir, journalist Alison Singh Gee learns that love, riches, and a place to call home can be found in the most unexpected places.
Alison Singh Gee was a glamorous magazine writer with a serious Jimmy Choo habit, a weakness for five-star Balinese resorts, and a reputation for dating highborn British men. Then she met Ajay, a charming and unassuming Indian journalist, and her world turned upside down. Traveling from her shiny, rapid-fire life in Hong Kong to Ajay's native village, Alison learns that not all is as it seems. Turns out that Ajay is a landed prince (of sorts), but his family palace is falling to pieces. Replete with plumbing issues, strange noises, and intimidating relatives, her new love's ramshackle palace, Mokimpur, is a broken-down relic in desperate need of a makeover. And Alison wonders if she can soldier on for the sake of the man who just might be her soul mate.
This modern-day fairytale, WHERE THE PEACOCKS SING, takes readers on a cross-cultural journey from the manicured gardens of Beverly Hills, to the bustling streets of Hong Kong and finally to the rural Indian countryside as Alison comes to terms with her complicated new family, leaves the modern world behind, and learns the true meaning of home.
ALISON SINGH GEE is an award-winning international journalist whose work has been translated into eight languages and has appeared in People, Vanity Fair, In Style, Marie Claire, International Herald Tribune, The Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times. For eight years, she was a staff features writer/correspondent for People magazine. She won the 1997 Amnesty International Award for Feature Writing for her Asiaweek cover story about child prostitution in Southeast Asia. She is the author of the book Where the Peacocks Sing. Alison lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter.
Praise For Where the Peacocks Sing: A Palace, a Prince, and the Search for Home…
“A glamorous magazine writer trades Hong Kong for India when she marries her Prince Charming.” —Entertainment Weekly
“In her new memoir, Gee describes the changes that awaited her when she fell for an Indian journalist who turned out to be a prince – with a broken-down 100-room palace.” —People
“Gee's observations are astute. With its blend of humor, sincerity and seriousness, Gee's story easily could be Eat, Pray, Love's down-to-earth cousin, offering a unique twist on the typical tale of Westerners traveling to India to find themselves.” —LA Weekly
“While it's settings are exotic, Singh Gee's experiences of finding one's place within the family and the world at large are near-universal. Where the Peacocks Sing is a charming memoir with cross-genre appeal to fans of multicultural literature and women's fiction.” —Shelf Awareness
“Like Eat, Pray, Love but with more heart and less sulking, Gee's story of Mokimpur, India, is insightful without being pretentious. This book manages to be dazzlingly romantic and yet still very real; a unique and uplifting read that's as much about traveling to India as it is about finding happiness.” —Library Journal, starred review
“A raconteur with deadpan humor and a shining purpose. We gladly enter her ever changing advenure in India -- a glorious life of former expectations freed by the unexpected.” —Amy Tan, New York Times bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club
“Alison Singh Gee's memoir, WHERE THE PEACOCKS SING is a compelling, moving, and often hilarious account of self-discovery. A journey from the world of Hong Kong bling, to the gentrified ways of old India, it's a story that stays with you, revealing its magic a little at a time.” —Tahir Shah, author of The Caliph's House
“This enchanting memoir, which reads like a modern fairy-tale, brings radically different worlds together. And it does so in a charming, witty, and very poignant way.” —Noelle Oxenhandler, author of The Wishing Year: A House, A Man, My Soul
“Alison Singh Gee has written an expansive page-turner, masterfully braiding her poignant search for home, love and family with the vibrant, startling details of an exotic landscape. Her eloquent prose style is equal to the lusciousness of her subject, and the reader who travels with her is treated to sheer reading pleasure. This is an engaging, insightful, and supremely entertaining debut.” —Joelle Fraser, author of The Territory of Men: A Memoir
“Where the Peacocks Sing is for every woman who thought her Prince was Mr. Big and that life was a closet full of Jimmy Choos, but then realized she was hungry for something deeper. Alison Singh Gee takes us on a life-changing journey from glamorous "it" girl in bustling Hong Kong to Los Angeles and India, where nothing is as it seems, and everything a reminder that even the most waifish among us can secure the greenest of grasses, a place to call home, and a family to love.” —Kim Suneè, author of Trail of Crumbs: Hunger, Love, and the Search for Home
“This is a beautifully written, honest and evocative account of one woman's journey of self-discovery when her LA magazine-cover life collides with that of her aristocratic husband and his decrepit palace in rural India. Singh Gee raises fascinating questions about our relationships with property and how our dreams can shape and even sabotage our happiness. I felt like I too lived in Mokimpur by the end of it, with all its glorious sights and smells, and I got a far more interesting picture of modern rural India than can usually be gleaned through the media. Most importantly it made me think hard about what the word Home actually means.” —JoJo Moyes, author of The Last Letter from Your Lover: A Novel
“People say nobody changes for anyone else. Where the Peacocks Sing makes a strong case that the only thing that changes people is love. To that end Alison Gee examines her family's money demons and how they have shaped her values. And her transformation is a testament to the generosity and beauty that blossoms when you put in the effort for the right person.” —Mishna Wolff, author of I'm Down: A Memoir
“Alison elegantly and compassionately renders this curry-spiced, real-life fairy tale of an L.A. girl who dreamed of being a princess. Here, true love isn't airy-fairy, but as concrete as finding a real home to call your own--making this the most satisfying happily-ever-after I've read in a long while.” —Samantha Dunn, author of Not by Accident and Failing Paris
“There were moments while in the middle of reading that I had to look up and remember where I was, so transported was I. In her memoir, Alison Singh Gee achieves that rare distinction of making her story - as fabled and surprising as it is - entirely relatable. Gorgeously written and filled with poignant moments and characters who deserve their own stories, her book brings a crumbling Indian palace and its neighboring terrain to vivid life, and shows how anything can be transformed and healed with the right kind of love.” —Kavita Daswani, author of For Matrimonial Purposes and Lovetorn
“We need more books about our visits to other people's lands, languages, and imaginations. Alison Singh Gee gives us just that, an inside story from an outsider. Descriptive, wild, and adventurous, Where the Peacocks Sing is a global serenade to modern India, to love, and to figuring out who you are and what matters - in the most surprising ways and places.” —Rachel DeWoskin, author of Foreign Babes in Beijing
“In Where the Peacocks Sing, Alison Singh Gee takes us on a luxuriant journey of expectation. We travel with her on a sensual roller coaster, through memory and across oceans, from the suburbs of Los Angeles and the high-rises of Hong Kong to a village in India, to the place where the heart resides.” —Mei-Ling Hopgood, author of Lucky Girl
“Finally, a book that tells you what happens after you marry the Prince (and fail to appreciate his mother's cooking). Alison Singh Gee's moving, amusing memoir is a true-life, all-too-modern retelling of the classic children's fairytale, but it's also a reminder of several universal truths. First, that loving another person is the quickest way to find yourself. And second, that the longest, farthest flung journeys are often the ones that lead you straight home.” —Eleni Gage, author of North of Ithaka and Other Waters
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Global Inc. (Paperback)
An Atlas of the Multinational Corporation
By Medard Gabel
New Press, 9781565847279, 176pp.
Of the hundred largest economies in the world, forty-nine are corporations. A handful of corporate giants control most of the world's energy, technology, food, banks, industry, and media. Yet despite the ubiquity of enormous multinationals as the leading agents of globalization in the world, the history and character of corporate entities remains largely unknown, daunting, and inaccessible to the general public.
Global Inc. is an atlas that charts this new, multinational geography. It features an extraordinary series of two hundred specially commissioned full-color maps that show how multinational corporations such as General Motors, Toyota, IBM, AT&T, Microsoft, British Petroleum, and AOL Time Warner, have spread out across the globe. Colorful explanatory charts and graphs make clear the tremendous and surprising reach of individual corporations. And additional maps chart the rise of trade, multinational financial institutions, and global tools like the Internet.
The product of several years of collaborative research by leading historians and geographers, Global Inc. is the first book to examine multinational corporations from a truly global perspective, and in atlas format. Impartial, accessible, and engrossing, Global Inc. offers a penetrating look at one of the most powerful phenomena on the planet in the twenty-first century.
Medard Gabel is the director of product development and cofounder of osEarth, Inc., a research and education company. He is the author of five books, including Energy, Earth and Everyone; Ho-Ping Food for Everyone; and Empty Breadbasket. He lives in Philadelphia. Henry Bruner is director and senior researcher at the World Game Institute in Philadelphia.
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Karen Dynan
Professor of Practice, Harvard University
Karen Dynan joined the economics department at Harvard University in 2017 as Professor of the Practice. She is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute. She served as assistant secretary for economic policy and chief economist at the US Department of the Treasury from 2014 to 2017. In that role, she led analysis of US economic developments and policies to address economic challenges. Dynan has published widely in leading economic journals, and her current research focuses on fiscal and other types of macroeconomic policy, consumer behavior, and household finances.
For her work at Treasury, Dynan received the Alexander Hamilton award, the department’s highest honor. Prior to joining Treasury, Dynan was vice president and codirector of the economic studies program at the Brookings Institution from 2009 to 2013. Before that, she served on the staff of the Federal Reserve Board in multiple positions, playing a leadership role in many areas, including macroeconomic forecasting, household finances, and the Fed’s response to the financial crisis. Dynan also served as a senior economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers from 2003 to 2004 and as a visiting assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University in 1998.
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Event Discussion | Dec 14, 2017
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Icelandair Statement on Boeing 737 MAX Operations
Icelandair Group has temporarily suspended operations of its Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft until further notice.
The Company will follow any further developments closely, working with local, European and American authorities regarding next steps. Based on the available information, Icelandair’s thorough safety processes and the training of its crew, the Company is confident in the safety of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
On 10 April, Icelandair announced changes to its flight schedule due to the suspension of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. It is now expected that the suspension will last longer than anticipated and Icelandair has therefore made changes to its flight schedule until the end of October 2019.
To minimize the impact on its passengers, Icelandair has been operating five leased aircraft during the summer season. The leasing agreements of two of the aircraft will expire at the end of August while the other three will be in operation until the end of September. Icelandair is currently working on extending the leasing agreement of one aircraft until the end of October.
Passengers affected by the suspension will be notified accordingly. We encourage all passengers to update their booking under "Manage Booking" and ensure they have their email and mobile numbers entered correctly to receive all up-to-date information.
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Named after Illinois professor of microbiology Carl R. Woese, who discovered the third domain of life, the mission of the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (IGB) is to advance life science research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and to stimulate bio-economic development in the state of Illinois. We do so by tackling grand challenges in fundamental and applied research with genomics and multi-disciplinary team science. The IGB was originally proposed at the dawn of the genomic era as the embodiment of a goal to centralize biological and biotechnological research at Illinois, a role that it continues to fulfill today. Our members conduct path-breaking genomic research to address societal issues in the areas of food security, energy, health, technology, and environmental conservation. A full list of publications is available on our research profile page.
IGB members are drawn from many schools and departments, including biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, sociology, and business. Faculty and affiliate members remain an integral part of their home departments while also pursuing collaborative projects in thematic research groups at the IGB.
In each research theme, the common goal of a particular grand challenge in research—developing more effective cancer therapeutics, creating more efficient and robust food and fuel crops, uncovering the origins of life—creates synergy among diverse groups of scientists. Our work ranges from basic research that expands the horizons of human knowledge to applied research that builds on this foundational knowledge to create new technologies. Our complement of research themes is dynamic, adapting to new discoveries, methods, and needs. Anyone in our academic community can propose a new theme.
There are currently eleven research themes at the IGB and two research initiatives:
Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation
Mining Microbial Genomes
Energy Biosciences Institute
Center for Nutrition, Learning, and Memory
The IGB has partnered with Abbott and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology to establish the first-ever multi-disciplinary nutrition and cognition research center, the Center for Nutrition, Learning, and Memory. CNLM leads directed and solicited research on the impact of nutrition on learning and memory in the human brain.
CompGen Initiative
The CompGen Initiative combines the collective strengths of Illinois’ genomic research with its prowess in large-scale parallel systems and big data to develop new technology enabling genomic breakthroughs. CompGen brings together computer scientists, computer engineers, bioinformaticians and genomic biologists to create new collaborations; so far the initiative has lead to three new large-scale campus projects.
KnowEnG: NIH Center of Excellence in Big Data Computing
KnowEnG (pronounced "knowing") is a National Institutes of Health-funded initiative that brings together researchers from the University of Illinois and Mayo Clinic to create a Center of Excellence in Big Data Computing. It is part of the Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) Initiative that NIH launched in 2012 to tap the wealth of information contained in biomedical Big Data. KnowEnG is one of 11 Centers of Excellence in Big Data Computing funded by NIH in 2014.
Our research portfolio as a whole spans three broad areas of research: health challenges and solutions, genomic technologies, and environmental resources and conservation. Learn more about how individual research themes connect to these areas by visiting the pages linked below.
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Gosnell : When Art Collides with Reality and Exposes the Truth
Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer is the true story of a doctor who went to prison for life in 2013 for stabbing several infants he had delivered alive inside his hellhole of an abortion clinic in Philadelphia. At the same time, infanticide became a key issue in major stories in Virginia and New York. Last week, Virginia governor Ralph Northam became engulfed in a controversy over whether he had appeared in his medical-school yearbook in costume, either in blackface or in the white sheet and hat of a Ku Klux Klan member.
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Jacqueline M. Sofia
Photo + Writing
Burning in the Melting Pot
(Reporter and Producer, WHYY's The Pulse)
This piece explores how Imelda Wilde and other women suffering from chronic UTIs are taking science into their own hands, while doctors continue to dismiss their calls for help. Segment begins at minute 33:20. (air date: October 5, 2018)
Part 2: The Mountain
(Producer, Kerning Cultures podcast)
"Without the female building block, there will be no security." This is the second and final chapter in a mini-series exploring the role of women in deradicalisation efforts. This piece was produced in partnership with News Deeply's Women's Advancement Deeply, as a part of their on-going series about women and radical extremism. www.newsdeeply.com/womensadvancement (air date: February 28, 2018) photo credit: Mohamed Dababi
Part 1: At the Feet of the Mother
Produced in partnership with News Deeply's Women and Girls Hub (now Women's Advancement Deeply) as a part of their in-depth series about the different ways women are affected by radicalization - "as victims, perpetrators, and peacemakers." In this piece, Christianne Boudreau recounts her personal experience of losing her son, Damian, to radical extremism in Syria, and her on-going quest to understand what draws young people towards extremist ideologies. This piece explores why mothers are an untapped force for preventing further extremism among youth on a global scale. News Deeply Women and Girls Hub. (air date: December 30, 2017)
Food Neighbourhoods 59: Amman, Jordan
(Producer, for Monocle 24 Radio)
A tour through one of Amman's oldest neighbourhoods, which has become an enclave for some of the country's most influential artists and food artisans. (air date: November 7, 2017)
Fear and Loving
(Producer, Out There podcast)
An audio memoir about invincibility, shattered self-confidence, and finding inspiration through loss. (air date: August 3, 2017)
These Two Lanes Could Take Us Anywhere
This episode is about Ersin and Raffi, two men who grew up to be taught two very different stories about one very big moment in history: the death of 1.5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. Over 4,000 miles of open road, riding two bicycles from Baltimore to San Francisco, we learn about Ersin and Raffi, and the deeper conflict that’s bubbling beneath the surface. (air date: July 28, 2017)
KC Soundboard: We're Listening To You
(Reporter, Producer, Kerning Cultures podcast) This episode explores the role of journalists when telling stories about the Middle East, and is built around a recorded listener party and feedback from our audience in December 2016. (air date: May 1, 2017)
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The future of Twenty20 cricket - or is it?
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has revealed details of its planned city-based T20 franchise league - except it isn't T20 after all.
It is proposing a new format of 15 six-ball overs and one ten-ball over, making the whole innings 100 balls long - 20 shorter than in a T20 game.
This new format would take place from 2020 onwards and be played by eight city-based franchises, located in Southampton, Birmingham, Leeds, London, Manchester, Cardiff and Nottingham. It will run separately from the ongoing domestic T20 Vitality Blast competition, so fans coming down to Edgbaston will have the chance to see action in both tournaments.
However, while the 100-ball countdown has been hailed by the ECB as a new innovation that will help the new league rival the Indian Premier League and Australia's Big Bash, the ideas have divided opinion.
ECB chairman Tom Harrison, who presented the plan to county chairmen this week, said: "This is a fresh and exciting idea which will appeal to a younger audience and attract new fans to the game."
England bowler Stuart Broad agreed, saying he "loves" the novelty element. He added: "You're stepping into the unknown tactically and that brings a lot of intrigue. Everything is brand new and that brings a lot of excitement."
Others were less enthusiastic. Among the public's responses to the BBC Sport website was a suggestion the players should wear clown outfits, while another fan jested that the next steps should be jetpacks for fielders, invisible bats and stumps made of jelly.
Fans watching matches at Edgbaston may be more used than some to cricket's innovations. Warwickshire was the first English county to adopt the idea of emphasising a franchise-style city-based identity by using the name Birmingham Bears for T20 games, while last year Edgbaston saw the first day-night Test match in England as the traditional red ball gave way to a pink one.
Older fans might recall a few other innovations from the past as well, such as the 1980s 'Brumbrella', a vast cover that not only protected the pitch from rain, but the whole outfield as well.
Of course, everything in cricket was an innovation once, including Twenty20 itself. It seems to have been around forever, but was only invented in 2003 - and at the time many people thought it would never catch on.
This summer, however, there will be many chance for fans to flock to Edgbaston to enjoy the format. As well as Birmingham Bears matches, the ground will host the Vitality Blast Finals Day on 2015, an event that, even at 15 years of age, has become an English cricketing tradition.
In addition, England will host Australia in a T20 international at Edgbaston on June 27th, the final match of a brief limited-overs tour for the Aussies.
Australia itself has certainly not been slow to use T20 to introduce some new innovations, including playing in an indoor stadium as Melbourne Renegades matches take place at the Etihad Stadium in the city's docklands.
Whatever new innovations arise, one thing is for sure: fans enjoying corporate hospitality at Edgbaston will always have lots of great cricket to look forward to. And, for now at least, any jelly they encounter will be part of the menu, not the stumps.
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Small and medium-sized enterprises play an important role for sustainable growth in Europe
Press Release from 2015-10-12 / Group
KfW investigates SME sector in Germany, France, Italy and Spain as part of a joint study with promotional banks BPI, CDP and ICO
Consequences of the financial and economic crisis still being felt by SMEs in Europe's four largest economies
Weak levels of investment and innovation putting Europe's ability to compete in the future at risk
National promotional banks playing an important role in efforts to overcome specific challenges in each country
Despite the different structural characteristics and framework economic conditions in each country, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a central driving force for sustainable growth in Europe. According to a joint study conducted by the European promotional banks KfW, BPI, CDP and ICO, there were more than 13 million SMEs in Germany, France, Italy and Spain in 2013. SMEs make up more than 98% of all companies, employ more than half of the total workforce and make a substantial contribution to value creation in those countries.
In France, Spain and Italy in particular, SMEs appeared particularly vulnerable to the financial and economic crisis and are still suffering from its consequences. Many SMEs in those countries have significantly scaled back their investment and innovation activities due to the deterioration of their business prospects and persistent difficulties with financing. Investment and innovation by SMEs are also still far below their pre-crisis levels in Germany. While more than 36% of all SMEs introduced innovations in the years 2006 to 2008, between 2011 and 2013 the figure was less than 26%.
At the same time, the study makes it clear that European SMEs can only compete internationally on the basis of quality and innovation. The progress of digitalisation, the anticipated increase in energy costs and an ageing population represent substantial challenges, but also opportunities for companies. More investment and innovation is required from SMEs in order to take advantage of these opportunities and remain competitive in the long term.
Dr Jörg Zeuner, KfW's Chief Economist, said “The findings of this study make it clear that European initiatives such as the Juncker plan need to be complemented by targeted national measures for SMEs. This is the best way to take into account and overcome the structural differences in the various markets and the specific challenges faced in each country. National promotional banks such as BPI (France), CDP (Italy), ICO (Spain) and KfW can offer support in this respect with tailored financing instruments. They have successfully developed solutions for SMEs in their respective markets, and are in close contact in order to benefit from the experience of their European partners. In Germany, we will have to redouble our efforts to address the topics of innovation, corporate succession and business start-ups in particular.”
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Too busy to shop for groceries? Then 'click-and-collect'
Wal-Mart is bringing its online grocery shopping/pickup service to metro Milwaukee.
Too busy to shop for groceries? Then 'click-and-collect' Wal-Mart is bringing its online grocery shopping/pickup service to metro Milwaukee. Check out this story on jsonline.com: https://jsonl.in/2mwN6gd
Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 11:57 a.m. CT March 6, 2017 | Updated 8:36 p.m. CT March 6, 2017
Walmart is planning to launch its online grocery shopping and pickup service at a store in Muskego.(Photo: Photo courtesy Walmart)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is bringing its online grocery shopping/pickup service to metro Milwaukee, a move that will almost certainly add to the region's already hyper-competitive supermarket scene.
The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart is part of a trend across the industry in which grocers are battling for the food dollars of time-starved families who are finding it increasingly difficult to spend time in a store every week.
The grocery industry now appears to be growing around two different models: the click-and-collect where consumers select their groceries online and then go pick them up or the click-and-deliver where a consumer makes online selections and then has them delivered.
Wal-Mart is rolling out its click-and-collect program at its stores across the country.
In Wisconsin, Wal-Mart is planning to launch the service at its Muskego store at W159-S6530 Moorland Road, according to documents on file with the City of Muskego. Wal-Mart needs Plan Commission approval to add signs directing customers to the online pickup area at the store. Muskego is a Milwaukee suburb in Waukesha County.
A check of Wal-Mart's online site did not show any other metro Milwaukee or Wisconsin locations where the service is available.
Wal-Mart has 83 supercenters, 12 Sam's Club warehouse stores, 4 discount stores and 2 neighborhood markets in Wisconsin. The company employs nearly 31,000 people in Wisconsin.
"It's certainly going to put more pressure on other grocery players in the industry," said Rick Shea, president of Shea Food Consultants, a suburban Minneapolis-St. Paul grocery and food marketing consultancy. "It's just so ultra-competitive. Everybody is looking for an edge. It's really interesting."
Wal-Mart will join other local grocers, including Sendik's Food Market, which has a similar online shopping and pickup program that it launched in metro Milwaukee in 2015.
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Janesville-based Woodman's has online ordering and pickup service at stores in Oak Creek and Waukesha, as well as Sun Prairie and Madison. The company is rolling out online ordering and pickup across its stores, according to its website.
Kroger Co., the parent company of Milwaukee-based Roundy's stores that include the Pick 'n Save and Metro Market stores in Wisconsin and Mariano's stores in Chicago, has rolled out a similar service at some of its stores around the country.
Wal-Mart's entry into the fray tends to shift the entire market, according to Shea.
"Whatever they do impacts almost all grocery players," Shea said. "It will be interesting to see what happens when they start to roll out it out en masse."
It also bypasses what Shea and others see as one of Wal-Mart's biggest weaknesses: its store shopping experience.
"The whole idea is you get Wal-Mart prices without necessarily having to go into Wal-Mart stores," Shea said. "This is actually a pretty good solution for Wal-Mart.
"Their prices are still close to the best in the industry, but people don't necessarily like to shop their stores. ... Wal-Mart's strategy makes perfect sense."
Wal-Mart's program works like this, according to spokesman Scott Markley:
Customers can shop online or through a mobile browser at Walmart.com/grocery to build their online basket and place an order. A personal shopper then selects the items for the customer and assembles the order. Customers select the most convenient location and time for them to pick up the order.
Once the order is placed, customers receive an email confirmation to let them know the specific location at the store where they will pick up their order — typically in the front or side of the store. "We’ll also call them to let them know the same information," Markley said in an email.
Once a customer arrives at the pickup location, they’ll call a designated number to alert an employee in the store. "Our personal shopper will have their order ready for them and keep it chilled or frozen right up until we bring it out to load into their car," Markley said in the email. "The entire pickup process is finished in just a few minutes ... and it is a completely free service to the customer."
Wal-Mart says the minimum purchase for the service is $30.
"I've used it about four times (in the Twin Cities area) so far, and it's been pretty good," Shea said of the service. "The pricing's the same as if you bought it in the store.
"Everything we are hearing, for the stores where they have included it, it's helped drive the same store comparative sales for those particular stores. I'm a big believer that it's the right strategy for Wal-Mart," Shea said.
For now, Wal-Mart is being very methodical in rolling out the service.
"They want to make sure they get it right, that the software and the online ordering works, that they have the people at the store level to go get it and bring it out to you," Shea said. "It's a real interesting model that, frankly, I think can be a big growth option for Wal-Mart.
"They are going to use it as a growth driver," he added. "It's coming in a big way."
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St. Cloud School Bus, Taxi Accident Sent Bus into a Duplex; 5 Injured
St. Cloud, MN — A collision involving a school bus and a taxi, that sent the bus into a duplex injured four children and the bus driver in southeast St. Cloud Monday morning, May 16, 2011. The school bus crash occurred at about 7:30 p.m. at Lincoln Avenue and 15th Avenue Southeast, reported the St. Cloud TIMES.
According to St. Cloud police, the school bus was heading south on 15th Avenue Southeast and had the right of way, when the eastbound cab on Lincoln Avenue Southeast pulled into the intersection and collided with the school bus.
The impact of the crash caused the bus to cross nearby railroad tracks and slam into a duplex about 50 yards west.
Four children, including at least one child who was riding in the cab, and the bus driver, Kathy Vogt, were injured in the crash. None of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening.
Three people were inside of the duplex at the time and were not injured.
The Guardian school bus, which contracts with the St. Cloud school district, was carrying fewer than 30 students to Talahi Community School when the accident occurred. The uninjured students either walked to school or got rides following the wreck.
The cab driver was cited for failure to yield.
The Red Cross is assisting the duplex residents, who were not allowed back into the building because the crash shifted the building on its foundation.
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Judge cuts potential fine after California pipeline blast
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a big victory for Pacific Gas & Electric Co., a judge has cut nearly all of a potential $562 million fine against the giant utility in a criminal case alleging it violated safety regulations before a deadly natural gas pipeline explosion in California and then obstructed investigators.
U.S. District Court Judge Thelton Henderson issued the order Tuesday without explanation late in the day, hours after the U.S. Attorney's Office requested it in a court filing.
Prosecutors also offered no explanation for their surprising decision to seek a lower fine against PG&E after more than a month of testimony at trial and four days into jury deliberations.
Jurors are deciding whether the company is guilty of multiple charges filed following the 2010 blast that sent a giant plume of fire into the air, killing eight people and destroying 38 homes in the San Francisco Bay Area city of San Bruno.
PG&E now faces a maximum fine of $6 million if convicted of 11 pipeline safety violations and obstructing investigators after the blast. No PG&E officials are facing prison time.
The potential $562 million fine was double the amount of money prosecutors said PG&E saved by skirting pipeline safety requirements. The utility argued in court filings that determining any savings would be complicated and unduly prolong a penalty phase of the trial.
Prosecutors may have been concerned that jurors would think they were asking for too much money and too much of their time to sit through a possible penalty phase, said Robert Weisberg, a criminal law professor at Stanford University.
He said jurors might be so angry at prosecutors that they would side with the company on every count.
Brandon Garrett, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law who studies corporate crime, said the larger fines the government was initially seeking are meant to act as a deterrent and prosecutors appeared to be giving PG&E "a massive and unexplained discount" in the revised proposal.
"Obviously, if a company does not have to pay a fine that is larger than its gains, then its crime becomes profitable," Garrett said.
During the investigation of the San Bruno blast, the San Francisco-based utility misled federal officials about the standard it was using to identify high-risk pipelines, prosecutors have said.
The standard PG&E used violated safety regulations and led to a failure to classify the San Bruno pipeline and others as high-risk and properly assess them, prosecutors said in a 2014 indictment.
PG&E also was charged with violating pipeline safety laws after prosecutors alleged the company ignored shoddy record-keeping and failed to identify threats to its larger natural gas pipelines. The company did not subject the pipelines to appropriate testing, choosing a cheaper method to save money, prosecutors told jurors.
PG&E pleaded not guilty and said its employees did the best they could with ambiguous regulations they struggled to understand. Engineers did not think the pipelines posed a safety risk, and the company did not intend to mislead investigators, PG&E attorney Steven Bauer said during the trial.
The utility inadvertently sent officials a draft policy about its standard for identifying high-risk pipes, not one the company was actually following, he said.
Investigators have blamed the blast in part on poor PG&E record-keeping that was based on incomplete and inaccurate pipeline information. California regulators fined the company $1.6 billion last year for the explosion.
This story has been corrected to say a jury is deciding whether PG&E is guilty of the charges, not deliberating on a penalty.
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St Louis gets $5 million high-tech knitwear manufacturing facility
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St Louis gets new $5 million high-tech knitwear manufacturing facility
Evolution St. Louis expects to create 50 to 60 jobs within the first three years in operation, with additional jobs added as the company expands.
A new $5 million knitwear manufacturing centre is being constructed in St Louis, Missouri, which aims to allow brands and retailers to address emerging trends, react to customer demand and create fashion manufacturing jobs in the US city.
Evolution St. Louis anounced its new high-tech manufacturing facility on the historic Washington Boulevard in downtown St. Louis at a media event yesterday. The facility will use cutting-edge 3D and seamless knitting technology and aims to strengthen America’s fashion market, revitalize the knit sector and create good-paying and sustainable manufacturing jobs in St. Louis and the surrounding area. Leading flat knitting machine builder Stoll will install 300 high-tech flatbed knitting machines at the facility over the next three years.
The project was first anounced to the knitwear trade as Project I at a Stoll symposium in New York City last autumn ( see - Project I and Stoll bring knitwear manufacturing back to US), although the location for the new facility was not disclosed at the time.
“Evolution St. Louis’ investment in our city is a giant step forward in making St. Louis a fashion capital in the United States,” said Susan Sherman, co-founder of the Saint Louis Fashion Fund. “Their investment in downtown St. Louis will put us on the map as a destination for advanced manufacturing and production.”
Leading flat knitting machine builder Stoll will install 300 high-tech flatbed knitting machines at the facility over the next three years. © Stoll.
“I have been a believer in this project since day one,” said Gary Wassner, CEO of Hilldun Corporation and a principal cast member of Project Runway: Fashion Startup. “You can’t imagine how many brands come to me and have sourcing issues. Knitwear is something we have not been able to produce in the United States for at least 30 years. The future of fashion and apparel manufacturing in St Louis is what they make of it. The opportunity is unlimited.”
“We appreciate Evolution St. Louis and their commitment to expanding Missouri’s manufacturing industry,” said Rob Dixon, director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development. “We look forward to working with them as they grow their venture in St. Louis.”
According to Evolution St Louis, the city’s Garment District has a long history as a leader in the fashion and manufacturing industries. St. Louis is now home to brands and companies like Caleres, Soft Surroundings, Summersalt, Stars Design, Aquarius, CMC brands, Audra and Collections by Joya.
“In an increasingly competitive fashion market, this is exactly the kind of manufacturing facility we need to meet the needs of the changing industry,” said Juliana Simon, director of production, research and development for Cushnie. “This facility will help fashion brands and retailers react to customer demand and new trends by using cutting-edge technology and locating production in the United States to shorten the supply chain.”
“Global market conditions, such as industrial restructuring and higher labour costs, have created an unprecedented opportunity to bring apparel production back to the United States.”
"This facility will revitalize the knit sector, strengthen ‘Made in USA’ fashion, and create good-paying, sustainable manufacturing jobs in St. Louis,” said John Elmuccio, co-founder of Evolution St. Louis. “We want to build the supply chain of the future.”
Evolution St. Louis will work with major brands, boutique designers and emerging, direct-to-consumer fashion entrepreneurs to help them move some of the production of their products back to the United States, and work with emerging brands and designers that often have difficulty sourcing overseas because they don’t have the ability to scale.
The $5 million initial project has involved a broad range of partnerships and collaborations with companies and organizations, including elected leaders, the Missouri Department of Economic Development, St. Louis Economic Development Corp., Saint Louis Fashion Fund and German flat knitting machine manufacturer Stoll.
“The local and state elected leaders, economic development officials and the St. Louis Fashion Fund worked tirelessly to help make this project happen,” Evolution St. Louis Co-founder Jon Lewis said. “We look forward to their continued support and partnership as we establish St. Louis as the hub for knit manufacturing in North America.”
“Our machines are renowned for their flexibility, diversity and efficiency,” said Andreas Schellhammer, CEO at Stoll. “We will provide Evolution St. Louis with the technology, software solutions and training to help ideas become reality – from design and pattern creation, to intellectual property protection to production.”
Construction is already underway at the 32,000-square-foot facility and machines will be installed by the end of August. Production is expected to begin later this year.
“We are already in development with several companies, and working with fashion brands, retailers, military, automotive, and other industry sectors as well,” Lewis said.
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Gill’s Village: Multi institution exhibit pays homage to architect Irving Gill
Architect Irving Gill designed the Wheeler J. Bailey house, constructed in 1907, in La Jolla.
By Ashley Mackin-Solomon
When it comes to La Jolla’s history and architecture, there are few more significant players than architect Irving Gill (1870-1936). When it came to giving La Jolla’s early civic, educational and scientific institutions a home, it was Gill who built them.
La Jolla Historical Society executive director Heath Fox opined, Gill and his “great patron” Ellen Browning Scripps were “arguably the most influential (people) in the early architectural history of La Jolla.”
He explained, “At the time, when Gill came to San Diego in 1893, his early work was Arts and Crafts style, which fit in well with the cottage character of what La Jolla was at that time. But when Miss Scripps discovered him and starting commissioning him, the first building was the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and within 10 years we had the Rec Center, the Woman’s Club and The Bishop’s School. When these academic and civic organizations needed buildings — she brought in Gill to build them.”
Scripps even contracted Gill to build her house in 1916, now the the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego’s La Jolla location at 700 Prospect St.
Considered a pioneer in early modern architecture, Gill’s signatures include arches, flat roofs, a severe geometric discipline in terms of straight lines and selective use of the arches and rectangular windows, and use of materials like stucco.
As part of a widespread collaboration recognizing the architect, several Southern California organizations are presenting different Gill-inspired exhibits: The San Diego History Center, AD&A Museum of UC Santa Barbara, Coronado Historical Association, Barona Cultural Center and Museum, Oceanside Museum of Art, Save Our heritage Organization; and locally, Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, The Bishop’s School, and La Jolla Historical Society with Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (MCASD).
And yet somehow, Gill is considered “under-appreciated” as an architect. “He really was left in obscurity after he died. He knew Rudolph Schindler and Richard Neutra and other architects that became famous throughout the mid-century. He was influenced by the same people that influenced Frank Lloyd Wright. And he really was a pioneer in some of that early thinking on modern design. So how did that happen? That’s the question we’re trying to answer with this exhibition,” Fox said.
La Jolla Historical Society
Curated by MCASD deputy director Kathryn Kanjo, the La Jolla Historical Society exhibit has a twofold focus: the artistic aspects of Gill’s early renderings, and the emphasis on nature as decoration. Hanging on the walls of the Society’s Wisteria Cottage galleries, the exhibition will be on view Sept. 24 through Jan. 22, 2017.
Fox said, “There are parts of Gill’s practice that are really art. Architects these days do everything on computers. Not so in Gill’s days, so all drawings and renderings were hand-done. The other aspect focuses on Gill’s philosophy that (a rendering) should include its relationship to the landscape, whether that landscape is natural or designed. … He took a very simple approach and designed buildings using new materials such as stucco and concrete, devoid of ornamentation.”
Gill reportedly said a building should be like boulder, in that it should sit in the landscape and let the life forms — the landscaping — decorate it. In early renderings of The Bishop’s School, ivy is painted climbing up the walls, predicting it would one day grow up to the signature flat roof. Now, mature landscaping fills in the school campus, casting shadows and providing decoration for building exterior.
“This show is about that. It’s about Gill as an artist and the creations he left us and it’s about his thinking of how vital it was to think of architecture in terms of the landscaping,” Fox said. Select pieces show landscaping plans, such as choice of trees and how he envisioned the road and buildings in terms of plant life (now landscaping plans are recommended, if not required, on all new development in La Jolla).
The front gallery focuses on Gill’s La Jolla and greater San Diego projects, with the back rooms focusing on Coronado, Oceanside, Los Angeles and more, including buildings that were never built. Some of the hand-drawn plans are signed “For Miss E. B. Scripps” or “Alterations in residence of Virginia Scripps” (for floor plans of Wisteria Cottage). Wisteria Cottage sits at 780 Prospect St. (More at lajollahistory.org)
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
To show Gill’s creative influences and the artistic environment of the time, the Athenaeum will present “The Iannellis in California: Selected Works 1910-15,” featuring the work of Alfonso and Margaret Iannelli, on view Sept. 24 to Nov. 5.
Maura Walters, Athenaeum executive assistant director, said, “Normally the Athenaeum exhibits contemporary artists, so it has been a treat to work on something a little different. I think the Athenaeum’s Iannelli exhibition will give Gill fans a broader understanding of the community he was working within and the creative atmosphere of his time.”
She added, “Margaret and Alfonso Iannelli were a part of the Southern California modernist artist community in the early 20th century — Irving Gill was also a part of this group. Based in Los Angeles, Iannelli Studios produced works of graphic design, fashion, advertisement and commercial projects. The Iannellis also collaborated with Gill on several architectural projects. Several of these sketches, designs and paintings will be on display in the Athenaeum’s North Reading Room.”
The Athenaeum is at 1008 Wall St. (More at ljathenaeum.org)
The Bishop’s School
With three buildings designed by Gill, The Bishop’s School will host its tribute next month. Curated by students, the exhibit will be open to the public for one day only: 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29.
An early rendering of The Bishop’s School’s Scripps Hall and Bentham Hall
“The exhibit is going to include five blueprints of the earliest buildings, which the students cataloged, meaning they described them, measured them, considered their condition and gave them titles. We had those professionally framed,” explained art teacher Nicky Holland. “They will go on view with reproductions of Gill material (drawings and renderings) related to the campus.”
The exhibit will also feature short texts written by students about the Gill-designed buildings, and will be posted around campus. Holland added, “So everywhere you go for a month, without being glaring, you will see information about the architect.”
About nine students in the art history club began working on the exhibit last year, starting with reading essays by Gill and determining what they wanted to do. “We only agreed to participate if it was a student-centered exhibition, so the students would come Wednesday afternoons to talk about his work, read his essays and look at the pieces we wanted to display. It’s been a great project and joy to see what is important to them about these buildings,” she said.
The students in the 2015-2016 Art History Club include Gabe Cappetta, Jiadi Chang, Allison Havermale, Mary Kimani, Eden McColl, Charlie Michael, Evers Pund, Joseph Ramirez-Cardenas, Allison Zau; Faculty Advisors: Emily Grenader and Nicky Holland; Alumni Contributors: Ashley Chang, Nicholas Stougaard and Pieter Stougaard.
The Bishop’s School will also partner with La Jolla Woman’s Club (another Gill-designed building) to train and provide docents for a symposium on Gill at the Woman’s Club on Oct. 20 (time to be announced). The students will arrange tours of the campus before the symposium starts. The symposium will be open to the public, at 7791 Draper Ave.
The Bishop’s School is at 7607 La Jolla Blvd. (More at bishops.com)
Architect Irving Gill.
About Irving Gill
Irving John Gill was born in upstate New York. He had no formal education in architecture, but apprenticed with firms in New York and Chicago, and worked with Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright , according to a biography provided by the La Jolla Historical Society.
The Arts and Crafts Movement was becoming popular when Gill arrived in San Diego in 1893 and his designs for La Jolla’s Windemere (1894) and Green Dragon Colony (1894), and for Balboa Park’s George W. Marston House (1905), reflect this aesthetic.
By 1908, his mature style characteristic of early modernism was just beginning and his most important commissions, including several of La Jolla’s mainstays, happened during this period.
A bachelor until age 58, he married Marion Waugh Brashears in 1928. Gill died at age 66 in 1936 in Carlsbad.
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MP Wilson welcomes a ‘year of opportunity’
Sammy Wilson criticised Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell
Published: 11:42 Friday 08 January 2016
The incoming year will bring great prospects for the area, East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson has claimd.
The infrastructure developments and investment in the area in 2015 provide a good foundation for further investment and job creation in 2016, according to the DUP man.
“The completion of the A2 and A8 last year - projects which I was pleased to have played a part in bringing forward by allocating the money for them when I was Finance Minister - have improved journey times and opened up new opportunities for industrial investment and house building in both Larne and Carrickfergus,” Mr Wilson added.
“The tourist industry has been given a shot in the arm, with the opening of the Gobbins path already attracting thousands of visitors to the area. The work which has started on the old railway yards in Whitehead will open huge possibilities for tourist interest in steam trains. I know that as a spinoff from these developments there will be more announcements of major tourist and industrial investments.
“However, it is not just large scale projects which will help revitalise the local economy. Many small businesses which are being encouraged through the excellent work of LEDCOM have helped over 1500 people enter self employment,” Mr Wilson added.
“Our local economy, despite some of the setbacks from major employers who have been shedding jobs, is in good health.” He added: “We have much to celebrate and I believe we will have more in 2016.”
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Trump hits back at Paul Ryan following book criticism
Donald Trump and Paul Ryan
US President Donald Trump has branded former Republican speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan a “baby” and a “terrible speaker”.
Mr Trump’s comments came after the former congressman was quoted in a new book as saying the president did not know anything about governing and that he retired to get away from him.
Mr Trump unleashed his criticism on one of Wisconsin’s favourite sons just before leaving to go to the state he wants to win in 2020. He called the retired congressman’s record “atrocious”.
Paul Ryan, the failed V.P. candidate & former Speaker of the House, whose record of achievement was atrocious (except during my first two years as President), ultimately became a long running lame duck failure, leaving his Party in the lurch both as a fundraiser & leader……
Mr Trump said: “Paul Ryan let us down. Paul Ryan was a terrible speaker. Frankly, he was a baby. He didn’t know what the hell he was doing.”
Mr Ryan condemns Mr Trump in American Carnage, by political reporter Tim Alberta.
Mr Alberta wrote that the former speaker, who retired from Congress in 2018, could not stand the idea of another two years with the Republican president and saw retirement as the “escape hatch”.
Mr Ryan is quoted saying: “I’m telling you, he didn’t know anything about government. I wanted to scold him all the time.”
Pushing back, Mr Trump told reporters that one day when he was making a speech in Wisconsin, he invited Mr Ryan, who was booed.
“So for him to be going out and opening his mouth is pretty incredible,” Mr Trump said. “Maybe he gets paid for that. Who knows?”
….When Mitt chose Paul I told people that’s the end of that Presidential run. He quit Congress because he didn’t know how to Win. They gave me standing O’s in the Great State of Wisconsin, & booed him off the stage. He promised me the Wall, & failed (happening anyway!)……
On Thursday evening, Mr Trump posted tweets labelling Mr Ryan as a “lame duck failure”.
“He had the Majority & blew it away with his poor leadership and bad timing,” Mr Trump tweeted. “Never knew how to go after the Dems like they go after us. Couldn’t get him out of Congress fast enough!”
Mr Ryan’s spokesman said he had no comment on the president’s tweets about him.
Mr Trump may have been angered by various revelations in the book, including accounts recalling widespread negative Republican reactions to his off-colour videotaped comments in the Access Hollywood scandal in the closing weeks of the 2016 election campaign. Mr Ryan’s reaction was particularly harsh.
The book recounted Mr Ryan, who served in Congress for 20 years, saying Mr Trump’s presidency was slipping as he was less willing to accept advice from Republicans to moderate his approach.
….He had the Majority & blew it away with his poor leadership and bad timing. Never knew how to go after the Dems like they go after us. Couldn’t get him out of Congress fast enough!
“Those of us around him really helped to stop him from making bad decisions. All the time,” Mr Ryan said. “We helped him make much better decisions, which were contrary to kind of what his knee-jerk reaction was. Now I think he’s making some of these knee-jerk reactions.”
And Mr Ryan, who often was Mr Trump’s wing man on some congressional issues but had a strained relationship with him, was the main focus of Mr Trump’s Twitter rage.
“Paul Ryan, the failed V.P. candidate & former Speaker of the House, whose record of achievement was atrocious (except during my first two years as President), ultimately became a long running lame duck failure, leaving his Party in the lurch both as a fundraiser & leader,” Mr Trump tweeted.
Mr Trump tweeted that when presidential candidate Mitt Romney chose Mr Ryan as a running mate “I told people that’s the end of that Presidential run”.
“He quit Congress because he didn’t know how to Win,” Mr Trump tweeted.
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Supreme Court decision hailed for “providing clarity” on deprivation of liberty
News, 19 March 2014
The Supreme Court’s decision in 2 cases involving people with learning disabilities has been welcomed by charities for clarifying how to determine whether care arrangements for a person who lacks capacity to decide where to live amount to a ‘deprivation of liberty’.
The Supreme Court’s ruling in the cases of P v Cheshire West and Chester Council and P and Q v Surrey County Council that both had been deprived of their liberty are of great importance for the protection of people with mental health problems, learning disabilities and autism who are subject to the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), according to Mind and the National Autistic Society (NAS).
In the case of P v Cheshire West and Chester Council, P has cerebral palsy and Down’s syndrome and requires 24 hour care. Until he was 37 he lived with his mother but when her health deteriorated the local social services obtained orders from the Court of Protection that it was in P’s best interests to live in accommodation arranged by the authority.
Since November 2009 P has lived in a staffed bungalow with other residents near his home and has one-to-one support to enable him to leave the house frequently for activities and visits. Intervention is sometimes required when he exhibits challenging behaviour. The judge held that these arrangements did deprive him of his liberty but that it was in P’s best interests for them to continue. The Court of Appeal substituted a declaration that the arrangements did not involve a deprivation of liberty, after comparing his circumstances with another person of the same age and disabilities as P.
Meanwhile, P and Q are sisters with learning disabilities who became the subject of care proceedings in 2007 when they were respectively 16 and 15. P was placed with a foster mother to whom she was devoted and went to a further education unit daily. She never attempted to leave the foster home by herself but would have been restrained from doing so had she tried. Q was moved from foster care to a residential home for learning disabled adolescents with complex needs. She sometimes required physical restraint and received tranquillising medication. When the care proceedings were transferred to the Court of Protection in 2009, the judge held that these living arrangements were in the sisters’ best interests and did not amount to a deprivation of liberty. This finding was upheld by the Court of Appeal.
In both cases, the question for the Supreme Court was whether the living arrangements for each was a deprivation of liberty. Under the MCA, a deprivation of liberty must be authorised by local authorities using DoLS procedures for care homes and hospitals, or the Court of Protection in other settings. Consideration must be given to whether the care arrangements are in the person's best interests and done in a way that is least restrictive of their freedom.
Previously the Court of Appeal decided that none of the appellants were deprived of their liberty because of the ‘relative normality’ of their lives compared either with their previous circumstances or with others with disabilities. In other words, the starting point for deciding whether they were being deprived of their liberty was the fact that their freedom was already inherently restricted by the nature of their disabilities.
There were 7 justices presiding in this case, rather than the usual 5, which highlights the seriousness of the case. The justices were: Lord Neuberger (president), Lady Hale (deputy president), Lord Kerr, Lord Clarke, Lord Sumption, Lord Carnwath and Lord Hodge. They decided to overturn the Court of Appeal's approach.
In her judgment, Lady Hale outlined specific criteria that define when a person is deprived of their liberty: if they are not free to leave and if they are under continuous supervision and control. Lady Hale also listed three criteria that are categorically not relevant to the assessment: the 'relative normality' of a person's circumstances; the reasons or motives behind the circumstances; and whether or not the person objects to the living arrangements.
This judgment follows a report last week from a House of Lords Select Committee, which concluded that the MCA is failing and called for DoLS to be replaced with provisions that are easier to understand and implement.
Mind and the NAS welcomed the judgement. Paul Farmer, chief executive of Mind, said: “This judgment provides much-needed clarity on a hugely complicated issue. We know that there is widespread confusion about deprivation of liberty, leaving thousands of people with mental health problems and learning disabilities at risk of having their basic rights violated. We now have a test that can ensure deprivation of liberty is assessed in a fair and consistent way, which will help give people the proper safeguards when they are at their most vulnerable.
“This judgment is so important because it recognises the fundamental principle in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities that people with mental or physical disabilities have exactly the same rights as everyone else. Previous judgments have been clouded by other issues, such as whether the person objected to their circumstances or whether they would have had much freedom in any case, given their circumstances. Lady Hale's judgment rightly recognises that these things are irrelevant and that we all have the same basic rights as each other, regardless of individual circumstances.
“In light of this important ruling, we need now to see clear guidance from government for those involved in the care of people under the Mental Capacity Act and for families and people who lack capacity, so that everyone can be sure that the right test will be applied and policies and practices will be updated in light of the judgment.”
Mark Lever, chief executive of the NAS, said: "Today's ruling is a victory for the rights of vulnerable people. This landmark judgment makes it clear that people with autism have the same rights as anyone else: what counts as a deprivation of liberty is the same for anyone, regardless of whether they have a disability or mental health problems.
“Legal safeguards were rightly set up several years ago to ensure that people who lack capacity are only deprived of their liberty when it is in their best interests and all less restrictive options have been explored. However, the system established to do this is bewilderingly complex. The current safeguards are underused, leaving the rights of many vulnerable people at risk.
“Today's judgment marks an important step to address this. We now have an acid test from the highest court in the land clarifying what counts as a deprivation of liberty. We call on the government to urgently issue clear guidance to care providers and local authorities so that they can implement this judgment.”
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State retirement systems unfair to councilwoman, citizens
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at 6:00 am (Updated: December 12, 11:34 am)
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Denise Fogle has proudly served as a councilwoman for the City of Lebanon since 2008. However, Monday, when her fellow council members renewed their oath of office, she was forced to resign.
Stephen Lega
Denise Fogle
Retirement, or more specifically, because of the regulations governing the Kentucky Employees Retirement System.
Confused? Don’t worry, you aren’t the only one.
Fogle worked for more than 30 years at Central Kentucky Community Action, and in that position, she paid into the Kentucky Employees Retirement System. Since she was already part of the KERS when she joined the council, the city was also required to withhold part of her salary as a council member for her retirement.
Fogle was laid off by Community Action in July, but so far she has not received any of her retirement benefits. The reason: according to Chapter 78.510(6) of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, Fogle is still “employed” by the City of Lebanon.
Under this statute, elected officials are treated the same as city employees, and as long as Fogle is “employed” by the city, she cannot receive any of her retirement benefits.
Fogle and her daughters, Tara Montgomery and Jasmine Fogle, have been trying for months to find some way to convince the state retirement officials to allow Fogle to retain her council seat and receive her benefits. Montgomery said they were even told even if Fogle wanted to serve voluntarily and without pay, she would still not be eligible to receive her retirement benefits.
Instead, retirement officials made it clear that Fogle had two choices: (1) continue to serve on the city council and receive no benefits or (2) resign from the council and get her benefits, which include a pension and health insurance.
Considering that city council members are paid $300 per month before taxes are taken out, Fogle really only had one option.
Just like the other council members, Fogle takes her public duties seriously, and she has a sincere desire to serve her community. And, her community obviously wanted her to serve. In the most recent election on Nov. 6, she received 1,142 votes, more than any other council member. We find it completely ridiculous that Fogle is being cheated out of an opportunity to serve her hometown. Not to mention, the citizens of Lebanon are being cheated out of having an elected official of their own choosing.
It’s not fair, to her or to the people who voted for her.
We strongly encourage our local state legislators and other state officials to find a way to fix the flaws in these regulations. Civil servants should not be forced to decide between surviving and serving their communities.
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IFComp 2017 reviews, second batch
IFComp 2017 reviews, first batch
Here is my second batch of reviews for the Interactive Fiction Competition 2017.
Please make sure to play each game before reading my review of it! Or at the very least, read some other reviews before reading mine. Not only will there be spoilers, but my ramblings are a bit on the experimental side this year, and I fear that they could be obscure to the point of misrepresentation if read out of context.
Play this game via IFDB.
Hidden review—click to reveal!
In Harmonia, we get to experience the last few days of Abby Fuller, recently employed substitute teacher at Blithedale College. When our protagonist arrives for her new job, she draws the attention of murderous sociopath Alice Gilman by snooping around in the office of her latest victim, Professor Lynn. Alice appears to find pleasure in luring her prey to their demise using highly elaborate schemes and props, tailored to each victim specifically. But this time she must act quickly, so she decides to reuse the underground trap she already built for Professor Lynn. She immediately starts dropping clues and fake journal entries in the direction of Abby Fuller, who doesn't appear to question the veracity of the documents in the slightest.
Most of the clues are delivered by the college librarian, Ella Merchant. Alice Gilman and Ella Merchant never appear in the same room simultaneously, but nobody in the story seems to suspect that they are in fact the same person. In the role of Ella, the killer befriends Abby, and leads her on a wild-goose chase into an old house located on the campus, which she claims was the residence of the mysteriously missing Lynn. But in fact, the house conceals the entrance to Alice/Ella's underground killing chamber. Abby swallows the bait completely, sends her companions away, and crawls alone into the dark tunnels.
Once inside the killing chamber, she bumbles straight ahead—ignoring the debris, the conspicuous rubber gloves and the skeleton—to a strategically located gas generator, and pulls the starter cord. Now, of course, what happens when you run a gas generator in a cave is that the air slowly fills up with carbon monoxide: an odourless, lethally toxic gas that gets into the blood stream and prevents oxygen from reaching the brain. Common signs of poisoning include confusion, disorientation, and visual disturbance. And sure enough, Abby's actions become increasingly erratic as she stumbles around in the darkness, although she is semi-aware of walking willingly into a trap. In a bittersweet twist, the narrative proceeds to describe her dying dream, in which she discovers a time machine, saves the life of Professor Lynn, and gains a foster child. It is a small comfort to know that Abby is thinking these happy thoughts while she slowly asphyxiates in the catacomb.
Goodbye Cruel Squirrel
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Goodbye Cruel Squirrel is a grim account of the dealings of a young street gang member who must carry out a violent, ruthless heist in order to rise through the ranks and become the next gang leader.
The setting, typical for the genre, is an urban area divided by a large road. The north side is home to the Gray Tribe, a callous criminal syndicate ruled by a fierce but aging chieftain, the Great Gray. The south side is the turf of their vicious rivals, the Red Tribe. Our protagonist is tasked with “acquiring‟ some valuable merchandise from the Reds in a high-stakes operation that will demonstrate loyalty, ruthlessness and grit.
What makes the story so sinister is not necessarily the goal—stealing—but the cruel means that the protagonist callously employs in order to achieve it: Creating a traffic accident as a diversion. Disciplining a former ally who has failed to reciprocate sufficiently, by sending him to a painful death. Breaking and entering. Destroying property. Flooding homes. Condemning families to starvation.
These are appalling actions that cause a lot of pain and suffering. Whether due to sociopathy or long-term desensitisation, the protagonist does not seem to be bothered by this fact, and regards the acts of brutality as functional stepping-stones towards the solution of a practical problem. Perhaps the author is asking us, the players, to contemplate whether we are much different.
In this chilling tale, we follow a young person who is recruited into a terrorist network. The story is mostly on rails (ha!), although we get several opportunities to back out. But if we choose to go all the way, the protagonist ends up being an agent in a secret terrorist sleeper cell, ready to abandon their family when the signal comes, and perform some task assigned to them in order to strike fear into the public.
What makes this story all the more powerful is the informal, almost light-hearted manner in which it is told. The protagonist is a perfectly ordinary person, sensible and polite, hard-working, perhaps a bit prone to worrying. Through a series of events, they stumble upon an underground movement of like-minded individuals. These people regard themselves as more sensible, meek, pious if you will, than the hedonistic barbarians that surround them. And they have a charismatic leader who urges them to partake in a plot of terror and violence in order to overturn society and finally inherit the world that is rightfully theirs.
The rhetoric of the leader calls for as little violence as possible. The terror will be real, he explains, but all the violence will be faked. This, of course, is a pipe dream—the enemy will not remain passive, and the situation will escalate—but it helps the agents to rationalise their initial commitment and radicalisation. Some members of the audience raise doubts, but they are politely but firmly reassured by the leader. And after a final theatrical twist, any remaining capacity for critical thought seems to have drained from the congregation in a convincing portrayal of groupthink.
In conclusion, this is a strong, credible account of the psychology that drives people into organised terrorism. Despite its light appearance, it is a story with an important message: That terrorists are ordinary people like you and me, concerned about perceived moral shortcomings of the world, enticed by rhetorics and peer pressure into using scare tactics to try to fix things. A dire warning that is perhaps more politically relevant than ever.
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By Claire Danes
Photography Grant Delin
I do think girls in their twenties accept certain kinds of lesser treatment than they would at other times in their lives.Lena Dunham
“I think that I may be the voice of my generation—or, at least, a voice of a generation,” declares Hannah, the aspiring writer protagonist of Lena Dunham’s new series, Girls, which premieres this month on HBO and revolves around a group of four young women living in New York as they fumble their way through twenty-something life in the greater post-recessionary Manhattan area. Hannah, played by Dunham (who also writes, executive produces, and directs Girls), is the talky, self-obsessed one, and makes her announcement in her parents’ hotel suite after a whirlwind 24-hour period during which she has been summarily cut off by them financially, fired from her unpaid internship, engaged in awkward sex with a guy who might not be into her, and downed a cup of opium tea. To longtime cable subscribers, the show’s other archetypes will seem vaguely familiar: there’s Marnie (Allison Williams), the uptight, ambitious one; Jessa (Jemima Kirke), the flighty, adventurous one; and Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet), the naive, optimistic one; there’s even a Sex and the City poster in one of the Girls girls’ apartments. But while Sex and the City was a celebration of all of the cosmos, Manolos, and punny innuendos of a certain kind of single-girl life in Manhattan, Girls reflects the resignation-and, in some cases, the entitlement-of another demographic, forced by sky-high rents and a bad economy to watch it all from the existential cheap seats as they come to grips with the fact that the malaise they’ve been experiencing as a deferment of life might very well be life itself.
Dunham, the daughter of artists Laurie Simmons and Carroll Dunham, grew up in SoHo and began making films while she was still a creative writing major at Oberlin College. After graduating and moving back to New York, she developed her own web series, the art-world send-up Delusional Downtown Divas. But it was 2010’s Tiny Furniture, the semiautobiographical tale of a Spanx-wearing film major (Dunham) who, after finishing college and getting dumped by her boyfriend before he goes to the Burning Man festival, moves back in with her artist mother (played by Simmons) and overachieving younger sister (played by Dunham’s real-life sister, Grace), that put Dunham on the map. Shot in 18 days in her family’s apartment for just $45,000, the film went on to win the best narrative feature award at the South by Southwest Film Festival. It also caught the attention of Judd Apatow, who serves as an executive producer on Girls.
Claire Danes recently spoke with the 25-year-old Dunham in New York.
CLAIRE DANES: I watched the first season of Girls, twice: once by myself, because I couldn’t stop, and once with Hugh [Dancy, Danes’s husband]. Your depiction of women is unnervingly relatable. It’s so funny how you’ve worked in things like the way that we’re always asking everyone if they’re mad at us, and the fact that women cuddle with each other and we pee with each other. I also like the way you address the possible, if not inevitable, comparisons to Sex and the City.
LENA DUNHAM: Did you watch Sex and the City when it was on?
DANES: I did. I really liked Sex and the City. I love all those actresses, and I think the writing was really clever. But it was aspirational, and it was escapist.
DUNHAM: Totally. And not just in terms of lifestyle—I kind of also felt like it was aspirational about friendship. Like, I love the friendships that you see in Nancy Meyers’ movies, but for me, that kind of friendship is elusive. I feel like a lot of the female relationships I see on TV or in movies are in some way free of the kind of jealousy and anxiety and posturing that has been such a huge part of my female friendships, which I hope lessens a little bit with age.
DANES: Well, those dynamics are so sophisticated. I do think that women need each other in a way that men might not need each other. I don’t want to make any gross claims, but we do have a kind of intimacy. There is almost a kind of romance in female friendship, and I don’t know if it’s the same for men.
DUNHAM: For sure. I think about my best friendship—which the Marnie-Hannah friendship in Girls is based on—as like a great romance of my young life.
DANES: That relationship on the show was very moving for me, because I’ve experienced that—and almost every woman I know has. We have that one friend, and we practice with each other in pre-adolescence, and then we kind of move on to having a more mature version of that with a man. And then those relationships have to implode before you can kind of meet each other again and renegotiate your friendship as adults.
DUNHAM: Completely. It’s almost like when you’re young, your friends take on the romance role, and then guys take on the role of your friends later. I remember huge fights in college that were like, “You don’t want me to have a boyfriend because you don’t want me to be happy and not be around all the time!” Those are the kinds of things that are really hard to imagine an older woman saying . . . But I’m so glad that those female friendships on the show worked for you, because that was the biggest thing for me-having all those interactions feel genuine. I wanted this show to fill in a gap in TV for women this age. I feel like there’ve been high-school shows—and My So-Called Life is one of them—that have been honest about what teenage girl friendship can be, that sort of Angela-Rayanne romance. That is all stuff that’s been captured really well in the high-school age range. But 24 to 25-that seems like an age that is so specific and that hasn’t been done.
DANES: Your character, Hannah, is fumbling and struggling and terrified to really commit to her work, even though she is obviously very gifted. It’s like she has a confidence that she’s not even aware of.
DUNHAM: It’s sort of like the naivety of youth. It’s interesting how we often can’t see the ways in which we are being strong—like, you can’t be aware of what you’re doing that’s tough and brave at the time that you’re doing it because if you knew that it was brave, then you’d be scared.
DANES: It is interesting that the male characters on Girls are as defined as the women. There is not as much emphasis placed on them, but they’re all really interesting, rich, specific characters. What’s it like for you writing from a male perspective?
DUNHAM: That was always a concern for me. I didn’t want to write in guys who felt like girl fantasies of a good boyfriend or like a voodoo doll of ex-boyfriends whose lives I was trying to ruin. I wanted it to feel like guys that you would know who are a little weird. I do think girls in their twenties accept certain kinds of lesser treatment than they would at other times in their lives. They’re willing to experiment with what it means to be treated well. You know, what’s it like to have a guy who totally demeans one aspect of your life? For Hannah, at least, it’s an intellectual exercise.
DANES: Do you identify yourself first as a writer-director or as an actor? Or are they interchangeable?
DUNHAM: I think I’ve sort of made it all into one giant job where all of the parts feed one another. I remember going to see Les Misérables on Broadway as a kid. I was so jealous of the girl that got to play young Cosette, but I never had a moment where I was like, Oh, that’s something I could do. I just felt like, Oh, that’s what certain people can do. I also never got good parts in school plays, and it would incense me to no end, but I was like, “I’m not cut out for this.” I started writing plays, and I would be all of the characters in my head, but I never auditioned or anything. It was only when I started making short films in college and I was looking for girls to play the me-ish parts that I thought, Well, maybe I’m just going to try doing this myself before somebody else comes in and handles it. For a long time my acting was just a marriage of convenience between me and these characters that I was writing.
DANES: So you’ve never taken an acting class or been in a play?
DUNHAM: Well, I went to schools that were small enough that basically everyone was in a play. I played a bouncing ball in a production of Alice in Wonderland and a fat man in an Italian commedia dell’arte play. I was given some small chances. But we had this amazing playwriting festival at Saint Ann’s [school, in Brooklyn] where there was a teacher who helped us write, direct, and do stage readings of what, looking back, were these incredibly graphic, morbid high-school plays. There’s nothing funnier to me than 14-year-olds writing plays about abortion and incest. I remember a kid writing a big play about purgatory. There was an apocalypse and all that was left was one McDonald’s where everyone had to stay together. There were these ambitious ideas that people were pushing. It wasn’t about becoming great dramatists. It was just about getting your important ideas out into Brooklyn Heights.
DANES: So you were writing in high school?
DUNHAM: Yes, and then I went to college with this idea that I wanted to be a poet. I had a really romantic idea about what that would mean. My parents knew some poets, and I liked how they dressed and acted, but I didn’t really acknowledge that I only liked reading some bits of poetry while I was peeing or something. I was a creative writing major, and I would organize a lot of really intense poetry readings and slams. There was a lot of embarrassing audio footage of me, like, reading my poems in a slam voice. Then I started writing plays, but the fact that plays don’t last forever was too much for me to bear. At Oberlin, you’d put on a play, and it would have a three-day run, and I was like, “This is bullshit!” I’d always loved movies, but it wasn’t some sort of desperate love of celluloid. It was literally like, “I want to write things, and I want people to see them more.”
DANES: So you’re playing someone in Girls who’s reminiscent of who you are, but she’s still fictionalized. What’s that like?
DUNHAM: I play these girls who are close to me, but they’re the parts of me that I find the most shameful, or the parts of me that I kind of want to excise. So I sort of distance myself from it. I have the comfort to feel free and un-self-conscious. I sort of go, “These are all the awful parts of me that I don’t get to talk about all day. Here she is.”
DANES: Do you ever worry that in lifting from personal experiences, you might betray people who’ve been close to you or out them in some way?
DUNHAM: I do worry about it, because it’s really important to me to make work that feels socially responsible. I always think, I’m going to take a little from here and a little from here so that this character really becomes their own person and there’s nobody who could look at this and be hurt, or proud and like, “She fucking wrote about what a hottie I am.” I don’t want that. The only time I felt like a weird exploiter—even though I knew I wasn’t one—was when I was writing a sex scene between me and my adorable co-star [Adam Driver] in which he had to tell me how much he loved my potbelly. It seemed like a weird wish-fulfillment thing, where I’m directing my own fantasy.
DANES: There’s a lot of nudity in Girls, and you reveal a lot of yourself. I’m not a physically modest person in life, but I am in my work, because I am anxious that my body is going to be taken out of context in some way. But how do you feel about that?
DUNHAM: Well, that’s the scariest thing. Something you do to keep a scene feeling real and honest could be taken out of context—I mean, not just by the editors or the people that have final cut, but also viewers who are looking for a flash of skin at 12:45 a.m. I’ve been a little haphazard about how nude I get, and the only thing that keeps me from getting anxious about it is that I’ve had complete control over it.
DANES: You’re talking a lot about women’s relationships to their bodies, which are so complex and so difficult. Sex is just a fraction of it.
DUNHAM: You might think with the show that I was really casual about the nudity thing, but it’s actually something that I’m really not casual about and I started out doing it in my own work. I feel like I’ve been given this really safe way to do it. For some reason in my first movie I was like, “I’m just gonna show my boobs.” I don’t know why. Have you had “get naked” pressure, where you really had to think about it?
DANES: I try to avoid it whenever I can, but at the same time, I don’t want to be coy. It’s so important for me to be as genuine as possible, so I don’t want to stop when it comes to rendering sex the way that most people have it, which is unclothed.
DUNHAM: Yeah, it’s true. We have a little sex-in-a-bra on the show, but we try to keep it to a character who is a sex-in-a-bra-type character. I do have one real-life friend who’s an I-don’t-show-my-boobs girl. That’s the most fascinating kind of person.
DANES: Girls is kind of a pejorative word now, and I think even with the fact that it’s called Girls and the title is in all caps and gobbles up the entire screen, you kind of reclaim it. I feel like the topic of feminism has gone out of vogue because there’s this idea that any inequality that has ever existed is now finally resolved and we should all just be cool. But it’s so important that we become engaged in that conversation again.
DUNHAM: I feel exactly like that—where people are kind of like, “Our moms handled this, and we really have nothing to complain about anymore.” It’s amazing how not true that is, and yet I feel like every time I make a claim of misogyny, I always sort of apologize for it first, which is itself not very feminist. I’m always like, “I’m sorry to be the girl who wants to talk about feminism, but that person is sexist.” So the idea that the feminism conversation could be cool again and not just feel like some granola BS is so exciting to me. It is really funny how even cool chicks are sort of like, “Our moms covered the feminism thing and now we’re living in a post-that world,” when that just isn’t true.
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Most of the photographs and historical information below was collected by volunteer Mary Kay Vogric in 1996 as a joint project between the Loudoun Museum and the Town of Leesburg. Prior to 1858, records of Council actions were kept in "Order Books." Only one such Order Book survives and it is located at the Thomas Balch Library. Beginning in 1858, with the Town's "new" charter, regular Council meeting minutes were recorded. All of the Council meeting minutes from 1858 to the present are available for viewing here.
Images, unless cited otherwise, are from the Town of Leesburg, Virginia records, 1813-present, (RG 1), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.
Name Years Served Highlights
John Rose 1813 John Rose was elected the town's first mayor. It was during his tenure that the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution were supposedly brought to Leesburg for safekeeping during the War of 1812. Rose signed “An Act Providing the Recovery of Certain Fines."
Sam Edwards 1818-1819
Sam Edwards passed an act for “Better Government of Citizens on the Occasion of Fires" requiring all citizens of Leesburg to own fire buckets. Other ordinances included “Appointment of Assessors,” and “An Act to Prevent Persons from Throwing Wood on the Pavements and Footways of the Town of Leesburg for Other Purposes."
During his second term, the town passed “An Act to Prevent Horses Standing to Wagons or Carts in the Streets for other Purposes."
In 1836, he returned for a third time. This pattern of returning for non-consecutive terms was matched in later years by five other mayors.
Isaac Harris 1819 Isaac Harris signed “An Act to Prevent Horses from Running at Large within the Corporation of Leesburg" (Harris may have been signing for Mayor Edwards, rather than being the mayor himself.)
Charles B. Ball 1820 Charles B. Ball signed one of the town's many “Nuisance” acts, this one concerning loitering.
J. A. Binns 1821
Richard Henry Lee 1822-1823 Richard Henry Lee passed a law “to prevent tumultuous assemblings at night in the streets of Leesburg," “A Law Against Firing of Guns and Exploding Powder," and “An Act Concerning Dogs," requiring an annual tax be paid by owners on their pets.
Teckla Cox Photograph Collection (VC 0027), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA
John McCormick 1824 John McCormick passed a law requiring a fee be paid to sell beer in what was apparently the town's first liquor license act, as well as a Nuisance” act dealing with litter.
John McCabe 1825-1827 Dr. John McCabe welcomed General Lafayette and President John Quincy Adams to Leesburg in August of 1825, for a three-day visit. A crowd of about 10,000 Loudoun residents were on hand as Mayor McCabe welcomed the distinguished guests for this great historical (as well as social event).
Presley Cordell 1833-1835 Presley Cordell took office and amended the Ordinance concerning dog taxes to provide for the actual collection of these taxes.
William T. Mason 1838
T. H. Grant 1842
John Orr 1858-1867 John Orr became the first mayor to be elected under the Town of Leesburg’s new charter. Orr presided through the difficult years of the Civil War including the 1861 Battle of Ball’s Bluff, fought in Leesburg. Orr placed great emphasis on public health and looked to further commercial development
Thomas Morallee 1868-1870 Thomas Morallee was probably never officially elected mayor, although he signed the minutes during this time. Elections had been prohibited, with “authorities in office being held over.”
George Head
1870-1885 George Head saw the establishment of the Loudoun National Bank in 1871, and the amendment of the town charter in 1875. Twice during his term, he fought efforts to move the county seat from Leesburg.
Joseph L. Norris 1885-1888 Joseph L. Norris was mayor when pressure began to build for the construction of a town hall. Norris himself was a carpenter who owned a planing mill (where T.W. Perry is located today). Norris is credited with building Selma Plantation and many estates within Leesburg, including the restoration of Oatlands and the present courthouse. However, actual completion of Leesburg Town Hall did not occur until July 1888, after Norris decided not to seek another term.
James W. Foster 1888-1889 James W. Foster saw completion of the new town hall when he first took office. However, Foster had to arrange for additional funds needed for such things as heating and lighting.
Henry Oden Clagett 1889-1893 Henry Oden Clagett had served as the town’s recorder since 1873. Oddly, during his years as mayor, few recorded meetings were ever held, apparently due to a persistent failure to achieve a quorum of town council members.
Walter Jones Harrison 1893-1895 Walter Jones Harrison's term was relatively quiet, while experiencing the same “no quorum” problem as that of his predecessor. Harrison was in office when the cornerstone was laid for the present county courthouse, and worked for the safety and security of the community while mayor. During his term, Harrison also served as president of the Loudoun National Bank, succeeding his father, Henry T. Harrison.
Benjamin V. White 1895-1896
Benjamin V. White was the son of Civil War hero Colonel E.V. White. Mayor White unfortunately encountered personal financial troubles, and resigned immediately after being elected to his second term. Later, in 1900, he purchased the Leesburg Old Stone Church.
In 1902, he was appointed mayor to fill the term of Joseph White, whose illness prevented him from performing the duties of the mayor.
Hugh Turner Ashby Thompson 1896-1897 Hugh Turner Ashby completed the term of Benjamin White.
George Oscar Ferguson 1897-1899 During his single term, George Oscar Ferguson authorized a committee to investigate the construction of closed sewers.
S. Carroll Chancellor 1899-1900
S. Carroll Chancellor authorized the Loudoun & Snickersville Telephone Company to extend its lines into Leesburg. During this period, sewer construction remained a concern for Chancellor, as did the Town’s growth.
During his second term, he worked mainly on a bond issue to finance a new water system. Electric street lighting and telephone service were also introduced into Leesburg during this time.
Joseph W. Wright 1900-1902 Joseph W. Wright suffered from recurring illness through his short tenure, during a period when a major concern for the Town of Leesburg was sufficient sources of revenue.
John W. Bitzer 1905-1907 John W. Bitzer, affiliated with the Leesburg Electric Company, was suspected of a conflict of interest during this important time of technological advances.
William E. Garrett 1907-1909 William E. Garrett took quick and aggressive action regarding the town’s finances. An auditor was appointed for the first time to maintain accounts receivable. On May 28, 1908, the “Monument to the Confederate Soldiers of Loudoun County, Virginia” was unveiled before the courthouse on King Street.
John H. Alexander 1909-1910 John H. Alexander experienced the negative impact of telephone service during his term. The early 1900s saw approval of nearly any company seeking a telephone franchise. By 1910, nine unsuccessful companies had left Leesburg with uncollected taxes. Also in 1910, Leesburg enacted state regulations for automobiles. Alexander later became Commonwealth’s Attorney in 1927, then served as a Judge of the Circuit Court from 1929 until his retirement on December 31, 1952.
Edwin T. Adams 1910-1913 Edwin Adams held a two-year term, with another water bond issue on the ballot. The expansion of the water system was Leesburg’s key issue.
Charles F. Harrison 1913-1917
1923-1934 Charles F. Harrison, a highly regarded lawyer and former Justice of the Peace, was elected for the first of two non-consecutive terms in 1913. Harrison grew up on Wirt Street in a brick building known as the Thomas Knox House, built in the 1780s, which stands today (7 Wirt St NW). During his first term, the town charter was amended. Still pressed for revenue, the Town approved borrowing money to meet expenses. Horses and automobiles began to compete in traffic situations.
Harrison was elected mayor for the second time in 1923 and continued with his earlier agenda, including license fees. A new school was built in Leesburg, and the fire department expanded. However, severe water shortages which would continue to plague Leesburg through the 1960s were brought to the forefront by local media coverage. Under Harrison, a formal Town budget was established in 1927. Harrison’s political career was furthered by his election to the office of Commonwealth’s Attorney.
Charles R. Lowenbach 1917-1921 Charles R. Lowenbach was mayor when, in 1917, the cornerstone of Loudoun Hospital was laid. He was authorized to hire the town’s first attorney and looked at ways of funding the building of streets. During the early 1900s, mayors’ responsibilities included serving as Magistrate, Judge of the Town Court, and Chief of Police.
Charles P. Janney 1921-1923
Charles P. Janney encountered the same difficulty in maintaining stable revenue sources as his predecessors, and suggested the licensing of automobiles. The need for parking was recognized during this time as well. Janney served as a member of the Thomas Balch Library Board of Directors, and on May 13, 1922, the library was presented to the citizens of Leesburg. Shortly thereafter, in July, the “Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Tablet” was unveiled in front of the courthouse.
Pollock and Janney Families Papers, Accession 8409, Albert and Shirley Small Collections Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
E. Neville Bradfield 1934-1937
Neville Bradfield worked extensively for a complete sewer system for Leesburg, accessible to all citizens, as well as meters to control water distribution. The new town charter of 1936 removed many of the function of the town sergeant and transferred them to the auditor/treasurer. Bradfield was later involved in encouraging building restoration in town, serving on the Board of Directors of Colonial Leesburg, Inc.
Bradfield returned as mayor and saw Leesburg through its post-World War II period of adaptation, modernization, and growth. A major interest at the time was a town recreation center.
Lucas D. Phillips 1937-1942
Lucas D. Phillips modernized town government, hiring a CPA to maintain books of the Town’s finances. Language of various ordinances was updated, and in 1938 the Town’s first zoning commission was appointed. The bond issue for a complete sewer system was finally approved by voters in 1938. Metered water and real estate taxes were now chief sources of revenue.
Wilbur C. Hall Papers (M 005), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA
Maurice Lowenbach, Jr. 1947-1951
Maurice Lowenbach arranged for brick sidewalks to be built, as he pursued “colonizing” Leesburg. The installation of parking meters was accomplished, and subdivision ordinance adopted. Lowenbach verbalized the need for postal service, and sought to expand the town limits. It was also during this time that Loudoun resident and actor Arthur Godfrey donated land to build the new Leesburg Airport.
In 1954, Lowenbach was appointed to complete the term of William Nickels upon the latter’s resignation. However, Lowenbach moved out of town during the end of this term.
Edward S. Dailey 1951-1953 Edward S. Dailey attended to possibly contaminated wells, and took the first steps toward establishing a landfill to replace the Town’s garbage dump. Dailey believed in high visibility of the Town’s police officers. It was also during Dailey’s term that plans to by-pass Leesburg was first revealed by the Virginia Highway Commission, a project finally completed 30 years later.
William W. Nickels, Jr. 1953-1954
William Nickels dealt with a severe drought and the resulting water shortage faced by the Town. During his tenure, the Council approved issuing bonds to construct a water storage reservoir. Also during his term, the Town purchased the land on which the current Town Hall stands, although it was originally a parking lot. Mayor Nickels and the rest of the Council were at odds over who had control of the hiring of police officers and their salaries. As mayor, Nickels served as the Town's Chief of Police and felt hiring decisions should not be made by the legislative body. He eventually resigned over the issue.
William W. Nickels, Jr. Photograph (VC 0086), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA
Emerson James 1955 Emerson James is notable for the length of his term – approximately two weeks, filling out the term of Lowenbach, who was filling out the term of Nickels. James first became a Town Council member in 1947, and served for eight years.
Elijah B. White 1955-1957 Elijah B. White worked to improve Leesburg’s water supply by having a new larger capacity water tower installed to meet the needs of the growing population. Also concerned with the Town’s traffic problems, White proposed one-way traffic on Market and on Loudoun Streets, and established stricter parking regulations.
George Durfey 1957-1959 George Durfey celebrated Leesburg’s bicentennial in 1958, as well as Memorial Day observance of the Battle of Ball’s Bluff in 1959. The latter celebration was a combined effort of the County of Loudoun and the Oregon State Society. Durfey also served on the Board of Directors of Colonial Leesburg, Inc., a non-profit corporation for the facilitation of building restoration, organized in 1949.
George Babson 1959-1961 George Babson presided during the particularly volatile era of racial integration. The NAACP included Leesburg on its list of areas throughout the U.S. to which blacks would be bussed, staging sit-ins at lunch counters until they were served. A bi-racial commission of store owners and representatives of Leesburg’s black community agreed that blacks would continue to be served at town lunch counters, as had previously been the case. Appropriate attention was drawn to Leesburg’s lack of “racial problems” and the NAACP backed off.
Hunter M. Leach 1961 Hunter M. Leach was appointed mayor when George Babson resigned and returned to his seat on the Town Council. Following his service as councilman, Leach was appointed to the Town Planning Commission in 1963, serving for 21 years, and still sees the ideas and incentives of 30 years coming to fruition today.
Frank Raflo 1961-1963 Frank Raflo, as his first order of business, hired a town manager for Leesburg. The town manager was a new position, holding greater authority than its precursor, auditor/treasurer. Like his predecessors, Raflo was faced with water emergencies, solved temporarily by hookup to a private well. Towards the end of his tenure, Leesburg's Old & Historic District was created. Later, Raflo authored two books of Leesburg and Loudoun County history and tales, as well as numerous pamphlets and articles of great historical value to citizens and tourists alike.
Kenneth B. Rollins 1963-1973
Kenneth B. Rollins was the youngest man ever elected mayor of Leesburg. Upon taking office, he proposed that the Town of Leesburg solve its persistent water shortages by getting water from the Potomac River. Rollins also recommended that Leesburg build its own wastewater treatment plant. In 1965, initial steps aimed at developing tourism as a major industry for Leesburg resulted in the establishment of the "Committee for Leesburg" in 1967.
G. Dewey Hill 1973-1976 G. Dewey Hill fought the Northern Virginia Planning District Commission for Leesburg's right to not only maintain but also expand its sewage treatment plant. The Commission wanted to discontinue use of the Leesburg plant, whereas the Town fought for its expansion to a regional plant, entitled to federal aid.
Mary Ann Newman 1976-1978 Mary Ann Newman was the first woman to serve as mayor of Leesburg. During her tenure, the old Leesburg Inn was razed to make way for the new county office complex in King Street (today, the Loudoun County Law Library), reinforcing Leesburg's position as the center of government for the county.
Robert Sevila 1982-1992 Robert Sevila saw the population of Leesburg double in ten years, as the town annexed over 7 square miles of additional vacant land. Great emphasis was placed on preserving Leesburg as the historical center of Loudoun while accommodating growth. A major issue involved keeping up with the services required by such a rapidly expanding population. Sevila presided when the present Town Hall was officially occupied in 1990. Of particular interest during his term was the gift to the town of 138 acres of land by Mr. and Mrs. William F. Rust, Jr., in 1986. This land is today's Ida Lee Park.
James Clem
1992-2000 James Clem was instrumental in the decision to build the new county government center in Leesburg's historic district, once again maintaining the Town as the county's center of government. During his tenure, the Town celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Leesburg Executive Airport and acquired land for a new public safety center.
B.J. Webb
2000-2002 A number of significant capital projects were completed during B.J. Webb's term as mayor, including the renovation and expansion of the Thomas Balch Library, the Ida Lee Tennis Center, and improvements to South King Street between the W&OD Trail and Catoctin Circle. Following the closure of the hospital in Leesburg, Webb founded a task force to address the shortage of healthcare options. She also organized a Candlelight Vigil to honor those lost in the September 11, 2001, attacks, attended by over 5,000 on the Loudoun County Courthouse lawn.
Kristen Umstattd
2002-2015 During Kristen Umstattd's fourteen years as Mayor, the Town saw rapid growth in population, from 30,000 to 50,000. The Town made major investments in infrastructure during this time, including expansions of both the water treatment plant and water pollution control facility. The Town worked with the state and the county on transportation issues. Major segments of Battlefield Parkway were completed and the Sycolin Road flyover was built, eliminating a dangerous intersection with the Route 7/15 Bypass. The Acoustic on the Green summer concert series was launched during Umstattd's term as Mayor, and events like the Memorial Day Ceremony and the 9/11 Observance gained renewed interest. It was also during this time that Town elections were moved from May to November.
David Butler 2016 David Butler was appointed mayor in February 2016 to fill the remainder of Kristen Umstattd's term following her election to the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. During his one-year term in office, major streetscape improvements to the Historic Downtown were completed and the Town received significant funding for interchanges on Route 7 and the Route 15 Bypass from the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority.
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By calling up one of the individual pages of the website, which is operated by the controller, and on which an AddThis component has been integrated, the Internet browser of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective AddThis component to download data from the website www.addthis.com. Within the framework of this technical procedure, AddThis is informed of the visit and the specific individual page of this website that was used by the data subject with the help of information technology. In addition, AddThis is informed about the IP address of the computer system assigned by the Internet service provider (ISP) and used by the data subject, the browser type and language, the web page accessed before our website, the date and the time of the visit to our website. AddThis uses this data to create anonymous user profiles. The data and information transmitted to AddThis in this way will enable the enterprise AddThis, as well as affiliates or their partner-enterprises, to contact visitors of the web pages of the controller with personalized and interest-based advertising.
AddThis displays personalized and interest-based advertising on the basis of a cookie set by the enterprise. This cookie analyzes the individual surfing behavior of the computer system used by the data subject. The cookie saves the computer-based outgoing visits to Internet pages.
The data subject may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies through our website by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used, and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent AddThis from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. Cookies may also be deleted by AddThis at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs.
The data subject also has the possibility of objecting permanently to the processing of personal data by AddThis. For this purpose, the data subject must click on the opt-out button under the link http://www.addthis.com/privacy/opt-out, which sets an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie used for this purpose is placed on the information technology system used by the data subject. If the data subject deletes the cookies from his system, then the data subject must call up the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.
With the setting of the opt-out cookie, however, the possibility exists that the websites of the controller are not fully usable anymore by the data subject.
The applicable data protection provisions of AddThis may be accessed under http://www.addthis.com/privacy/privacy-policy.
16. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Adobe Analytics (Omniture) / Adobe marketing cloud
On this website, the controller has integrated components of the enterprise Adobe. Adobe Analytics (Omniture) and Adobe Marketing Cloud (hereinafter referred to as “Omniture”) is an instrument that allows for more efficient online marketing and web analysis. Omniture is part of Adobe Marketing Cloud. Adobe Marketing Cloud enables real-time analysis of visitor flows on Internet sites. The real-time analysis includes project reports and allows an ad-hoc analysis of site visitors. Customer interactions are presented in such a way as to give the controller a better overview of users’ online activities of this website by displaying the data in simple and interactive dashboards and converting them into reports. This enables the controller to obtain information in real-time and to identify problems that occur more quickly.
The operating company for these services is Adobe Systems Software Ireland Limited, 4-6 Riverwalk, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, Republic of Ireland.
Omniture sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject (cookies have already been explained in advance, which may be read above). The controller ensures that the tracking data transferred to the Adobe data center is anonymized prior to geolocation. The anonymization is implemented by replacing the last part of the IP address. The controller has made server-sided settings, which are used to anonymize the IP address of the data subject prior to processing for geolocation and range measurement. Adobe will use the data and information obtained via our website to analyze the user behavior of the data subject on behalf of the controller. Adobe will also use the data to create reports on user activity on our behalf, as well as provide other services to our enterprise related to the use of our website. The IP address of the data subject is not merged with other personal data by Adobe.
As stated above, the data subject may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies through our website by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used, and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Omniture from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. Cookies may also be deleted by Omniture at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs.
The data subject also has the possibility of objecting to and preventing the collection of data generated by the Adobe cookie on the use of this website and the processing of this data by Adobe. For this purpose, the data subject must click on the opt-out button under the link http://www.adobe.com/de/privacy/opt-out.html, which sets an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie used for this purpose is placed on the information technology system used by the data subject. If the data subject deletes the cookies from his system, then the data subject must call up the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.
The applicable data protection provisions of Adobe may be accessed under http://www.adobe.com/privacy.html.
17. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Affilinet
On this website, the controller has integrated components of the enterprise Affilinet. Affilinet is a German affiliate network, which offers affiliate marketing.
Affiliate marketing is a web-based form of distribution, which allows commercial operators of Internet sites, the so-called merchants or advertisers, to show advertising, which will be paid mostly through click or sale commissions, on third-party Internet sites that are also called affiliates or publishers. The Merchant provides through the affiliate network an advertising medium, such as an advertising banner or other suitable means of Internet advertising, which is subsequently integrated by an affiliate on its own Internet pages or via other channels such as keyword advertising or e-mail marketing.
The operating company of Affilinet is the Affilinet GmbH, Sapporo arc 6-8, 80637 Munich, Germany.
Affilinet sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. The tracking cookie by Affilinet stores no personal data. Only the identification number of the affiliate, that is, the partner mediating the potential customer, as well as the ordinal number of the visitor of a website and the clicked advertising medium are stored. The purpose of this data storage is the processing of commission payments between a merchant and affiliate, which are processed through the affiliate network, that is Affilinet.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the Internet browser used and, thus, permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Affilinet from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Affilinet may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
The applicable data protection provisions of Affilinet may be accessed under https://www.affili.net/uk/footeritem/privacy-policy.
18. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Econda
On this website, the controller has integrated components of the enterprise Econda. Econda is a web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering and analysis of data about the behavior of visitors of the websites. A web analysis service captures, among other things, data pertaining to which website a person has arrived on via another website (the so-called referrer), which sub-site of the website was visited, or how often and for what duration a sub-site was viewed. Web analytics are mainly used for the optimization of a website in order to carry out a cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising.
The operating company of Econda is Econda GmbH, Eisenlohrstr. 43, 76135 Karlsruhe, Germany.
Econda sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. With each call up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which an Econda component was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to transmit data for marketing and optimisation purposes to Econda through the Econda component. During the course of this technical procedure, Econda obtains data that is used to create pseudonymous user profiles. The user profiles created in such a way are used to analyze the behavior of the data subject who has accessed the website of the controller and are evaluated with the aim of improving and optimizing the website. The data collected via the Econda component is not used to identify the data subject without first obtaining separate and explicit consent from the data subject. These data will not be merged with personal data or with other data that contain the same pseudonym.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the Internet browser used, and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Econda from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already set by Econda may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
In addition, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to a collection of data relating to a use of this Internet site that are generated by the Econda cookie as well as the processing of these data by Econda and the chance to preclude any such. For this purpose, the data subject must press the ‘submit’ button under the link http://www.econda.com/econda/enterprise/data-protection/revocation-of-data-storage/, which sets the opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie used for this purpose is placed on the information technology system used by the data subject. If the cookies are deleted from the system of the data subject, then the data subject must call up the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.
The applicable data protection provisions of Econda may be accessed under http://www.econda.com/econda/enterprise/data-protection/data-privacy-statement/.
19. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Etracker
On this website, the controller has integrated components of the enterprise Etracker. Etracker is a Web analytics service. Web analytics is the collection, gathering and analysis of data about the behavior of visitors to websites. A web analysis service captures, among other things, data about from which website a person has arrived on another website (the so-called referrer), which sub-sites of the website were visited or how often and for what duration a sub-site was viewed. Web analytics are mainly used for the optimization of a website and in order to carry out a cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising.
The operating company of Etracker is Etracker GmbH, Erste Brunnenstraße 1, 20459 Hamburg, Germany.
Etracker sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and into which an Etracker component was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to transmit data for marketing and optimisation purposes to Etracker through the Etracker component. During the course of this technical procedure Etracker receives data that is used to create pseudonymous user profiles. The user profiles created in such a way are used for the analysis of the behaviour of the data subject, which has accessed Internet page of the controller and are evaluated with the aim of improving and optimizing the website. The data collected through the Etracker component is not used without first obtaining of a separate and explicit consent of the data subject to identify the data subject. This data is not merged with personal data or other data which contain the same pseudonym.
The data subject may, as stated above, at any time prevent the setting of cookies through our website by means of a corresponding adjustment of the Internet browser used and, permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Etracker from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already set by Etracker may be deleted at any time via a Web browser or other software programs.
In addition, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to a collection of data relating to a use of this Internet site that are generated by the Etracker cookie as well as the processing of these data by Etracker and the chance to preclude such. For this purpose, the data subject must press the ‘cookie-set’ button under the link http://www.etracker.de/privacy?sid=58e31c864e66848984dfc79b8f6b51a9&id=privacy&et=V23Jbb&languageId=2, which sets an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie used for this purpose is placed on the information technology system used by the data subject. If the cookies are deleted from the system of the data subject, then the data subject must call up the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.
The applicable data protection provisions of Etracker may be accessed under https://www.etracker.com/de/datenschutz.html.
21. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Flattr
On this website, the controller has integrated components of the enterprise Flattr. Flattr is a social payment service from Sweden, which allows the user to distribute donations to media providers on the Internet through deposits on a credit account and by the provision of a monthly budget. The users of the service may instruct Flattr, by clicking on a Flattr button that is integrated on the website of a media provider, to distribute its fixed monthly budget to this media provider.
The operating company of Flattr is Flattr AB, Box 4111, 203 12 Malmo, Sweden.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and into which a Flattr component was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to download a display of the corresponding Flattr component from Flattr through the Flattr component. During the course of this technical procedure, Flattr is made aware of what specific sub-sites of our website are visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in at the same time at Flattr, Flattr detects with each call-up to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site—what specific sub-site of our Internet page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected by the Flattr component and associated with the respective Flattr account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on the Flattr button integrated into our website, then this information is transmitted to Flattr for billing purposes. The data subject has already agreed to the transmission of such information towards Flattr.
Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Flattr may be retrieved under https://flattr.com/privacy.
22. Data protection provisions about the application and use of functions of the Amazon Partner program
On this website, the controller has integrated Amazon components as a participant in the Amazon partner program. The Amazon components were created by Amazon with the aim to mediate customers through advertisements on various websites of the Amazon group, in particular Amazon.co.uk, Local.Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, BuyVIP.com, Amazon.fr, Amazon.it and Amazon.es in return for the payment of a commission. By using the Amazon components, the controller may generate advertising revenue.
The operating company of this Amazon component is Amazon EU S.à.r.l, 5 Rue Plaetis, L-2338 Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
Amazon sets a cookie the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. With each single call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet website, which is operated by the controller and in which an Amazon component was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject will automatically submit data for the purpose of online advertising and the settlement of commissions to Amazon through the respective Amazon component. During the course of this technical procedure, Amazon receives personal information that is used to trace the origin of orders from Amazon, and as a result, to allow the accounting of a commission. Among other things, Amazon may understand that the data subject has clicked on an affiliate link on our website.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used, and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Amazon from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Amazon may be deleted at anytime via a web browser or other software programs.
Further information and the actual data protection provisions of Amazon may be retrieved under https://www.amazon.de/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=3312401&language=en_GB.
22.a Data protection provisions about the application and use of functions of the Flirt.cash partner program
On this website, the controller has integrated Flirt.cash components as a participant in the Flirt.cash partner program. The Flirt.cash components were created by Flirt.cash with the aim to mediate customers through advertisements on various websites of Flirt.cash in return for the payment of a commission. By using the Flirt.cash components, the controller may generate advertising revenue.
The operating company of this Flirt.cash component is Point of Sale Europe Limited, Riverside View Thomes Lane, Wakefileld WF1 5QW, United Kingdom
Flirt.cash sets a cookie the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. With each single call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet website, which is operated by the controller and in which an Flirt.cash component was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject will automatically submit data for the purpose of online advertising and the settlement of commissions to Flirt.cash through the respective Flirt.cash component. During the course of this technical procedure, Flirt.cash receives personal information that is used to trace the origin of orders from Flirt.cash, and as a result, to allow the accounting of a commission. Among other things, Flirt.cash may understand that the data subject has clicked on an affiliate link on our website.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used, and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Flirt.cash from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Flirt.cash may be deleted at anytime via a web browser or other software programs.
Further information and the actual data protection provisions of Flirt.cash may be retrieved under https://www.dating-finder.com/datenschutz/
23. Data protection provisions about the application and use of functions pertaining to the collection society WORT (VG WORT)
On this website, the controller has integrated a tracking pixel. A tracking pixel is a thumbnail image that is embedded in web pages to enable a log file recording and a log file analysis so that a statistical analysis may be performed. The integrated tracking pixels serve the Scalable Central Measurement System (SZMS) of the collecting society WORT (VG Wort).
The Scalable Central Measurement System is operated by INFOnline GmbH, Forum Bonn Nord, Brühler Str. 9, 53119 Bonn.
The Scalable Central Measurement System is used to determine with statistical key figures, the probability of the copying of texts. The embedded tracking pixel ensures that the collecting society WORT may detect whether, when, and how various users (including the data subject) opened our website and what content was retrieved.
The data obtained using the Scalable Central Measurement System is collected anonymously. To capture the traffic, either a so-called session cookie is created for the purpose of recognition of the users of a website, that is a signature, which consists of various automatically transmitted information, or alternative methods are used. The IP address of the Internet connection used by the data subject is collected only in anonymised form and processed. The data subject is not identified at any time.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus contradict the setting of cookies permanently. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent VG Wort from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by VG Wort may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
In addition, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to a collection of data generated by VG Wort related to the use of this website, as well as to the processing of these data through VG Wort and the chance to preclude any such. For this purpose, the data subject must press the ‘opt-out’ button under the link http://optout.ioam.de, which sets an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie used for this purpose is placed on the information technology system used by the data subject. If the cookies are deleted on the system of the data subject, then the data subject must call up the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.
The applicable data protection provisions of INFOnline may be accessed under https://www.infonline.de/datenschutz/.
24. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Getty Images Photos
On this website, the controller has integrated components of the enterprise Getty Images. Getty Images is an American picture agency. A picture agency is an enterprise which provides images and other image material on the market. Generally, picture agencies market photographs, illustrations and footage. A picture agency licenses different customers, in particular Internet website operators, editors of print and television media and advertising agencies, the images used by them.
The operating company of the Getty Images components is Getty Images International, 1st floor, The Herbert Building, The Park, Carrickmines, Dublin 18, Ireland.
Getty Images allows the embedding of stock images (where possibly free of charge). Embedding is the inclusion or integration of any specific foreign content, e.g. text, video or image data provided by a foreign website, and then appears on the own website. A so-called embedded code is used to embed. An embedded code is an HTML code that is integrated into a website from a website owner. When an embedded code is integrated by a website owner, the external content of the other website is displayed by default immediately, as long as a website is visited. To display third-party content, the external content is loaded directly from the other Internet site. Getty Images provides further information about the embedded of content under http://www.gettyimages.de/resources/embed.
Through the technical implementation of the embedded code, which allows the image display of the images of Getty Images, the IP address of the Internet connection, through which the data subject accesses our website, is transmitted to Getty Images. Further, Getty Images collects our website, browser type, browser language, and time and length of access. In addition, Getty Images may collect navigation information, which is information about which of our subpages have been visited by the data subject and which links have been clicked on, as well as other interactions that the data subject has carried out when visiting our website. This data may be stored and analyzed by Getty Images.
Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Getty Images may be retrieved under http://www.gettyimages.de/enterprise/privacy-policy.
25. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google AdSense
On this website, the controller has integrated Google AdSense. Google AdSense is an online service which allows the placement of advertising on third-party sites. Google AdSense is based on an algorithm that selects advertisements displayed on third-party sites to match with the content of the respective third-party site. Google AdSense allows an interest-based targeting of the Internet user, which is implemented by means of generating individual user profiles.
The operating company of Google’s AdSense component is Alphabet Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, United States.
The purpose of Google’s AdSense component is the integration of advertisements on our website. Google AdSense places a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. With the setting of the cookie, Alphabet Inc. is enabled to analyze the use of our website. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and into which a Google AdSense component is integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject will automatically submit data through the Google AdSense component for the purpose of online advertising and the settlement of commissions to Alphabet Inc. During the course of this technical procedure, the enterprise Alphabet Inc. gains knowledge of personal data, such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves Alphabet Inc., inter alia, to understand the origin of visitors and clicks and subsequently create commission settlements.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Alphabet Inc. from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. Additionally, cookies already in use by Alphabet Inc. may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
Furthermore, Google AdSense also uses so-called tracking pixels. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic that is embedded in web pages to enable a log file recording and a log file analysis through which a statistical analysis may be performed. Based on the embedded tracking pixels, Alphabet Inc. is able to determine if and when a website was opened by a data subject, and which links were clicked on by the data subject. Tracking pixels serve, inter alia, to analyze the flow of visitors on a website.
Through Google AdSense, personal data and information—which also includes the IP address, and is necessary for the collection and accounting of the displayed advertisements—is transmitted to Alphabet Inc. in the United States of America. These personal data will be stored and processed in the United States of America. The Alphabet Inc. may disclose the collected personal data through this technical procedure to third parties.
Google AdSense is further explained under the following link https://www.google.com/intl/en/adsense/start/.
27. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google Remarketing
On this website, the controller has integrated Google Remarketing services. Google Remarketing is a feature of Google AdWords, which allows an enterprise to display advertising to Internet users who have previously resided on the enterprise’s Internet site. The integration of Google Remarketing therefore allows an enterprise to create user-based advertising and thus shows relevant advertisements to interested Internet users.
The operating company of the Google Remarketing services is the Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, United States.
The purpose of Google Remarketing is the insertion of interest-relevant advertising. Google Remarketing allows us to display ads on the Google network or on other websites, which are based on individual needs and matched to the interests of Internet users.
Google Remarketing sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. With the setting of the cookie, Google enables a recognition of the visitor of our website if he calls up consecutive web pages, which are also a member of the Google advertising network. With each call-up to an Internet site on which the service has been integrated by Google Remarketing, the web browser of the data subject identifies automatically with Google. During the course of this technical procedure, Google receives personal information, such as the IP address or the surfing behaviour of the user, which Google uses, inter alia, for the insertion of interest relevant advertising.
The cookie is used to store personal information, e.g. the Internet pages visited by the data subject. Each time we visit our Internet pages, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass these personal data collected through the technical procedure to third parties.
In addition, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to the interest-based advertising by Google. For this purpose, the data subject must call up the link to www.google.de/settings/ads and make the desired settings on each Internet browser used by the data subject.
Further information and the actual data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.
28. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google+
On this website, the controller has integrated the Google+ button as a component. Google+ is a so-called social network. A social network is a social meeting place on the Internet, an online community, which usually allows users to communicate with each other and interact in a virtual space. A social network may serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences, or enable the Internet community to provide personal or business-related information. Google+ allows users of the social network to include the creation of private profiles, upload photos and network through friend requests.
The operating company of Google+ is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, UNITED STATES.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this website, which is operated by the controller and on which a Google+ button has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject automatically downloads a display of the corresponding Google+ button of Google through the respective Google+ button component. During the course of this technical procedure, Google is made aware of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject. More detailed information about Google+ is available under https://developers.google.com/+/.
If the data subject is logged in at the same time to Google+, Google recognizes with each call-up to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of his or her stay on our Internet site, which specific sub-pages of our Internet page were visited by the data subject. This information is collected through the Google+ button and Google matches this with the respective Google+ account associated with the data subject.
If the data subject clicks on the Google+ button integrated on our website and thus gives a Google+ 1 recommendation, then Google assigns this information to the personal Google+ user account of the data subject and stores the personal data. Google stores the Google+ 1 recommendation of the data subject, making it publicly available in accordance with the terms and conditions accepted by the data subject in this regard. Subsequently, a Google+ 1 recommendation given by the data subject on this website together with other personal data, such as the Google+ account name used by the data subject and the stored photo, is stored and processed on other Google services, such as search-engine results of the Google search engine, the Google account of the data subject or in other places, e.g. on Internet pages, or in relation to advertisements. Google is also able to link the visit to this website with other personal data stored on Google. Google further records this personal information with the purpose of improving or optimizing the various Google services.
Through the Google+ button, Google receives information that the data subject visited our website, if the data subject at the time of the call-up to our website is logged in to Google+. This occurs regardless of whether the data subject clicks or doesn’t click on the Google+ button.
If the data subject does not wish to transmit personal data to Google, he or she may prevent such transmission by logging out of his Google+ account before calling up our website.
Further information and the data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/. More references from Google about the Google+ 1 button may be obtained under https://developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy.
29. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Google-AdWords
On this website, the controller has integrated Google AdWords. Google AdWords is a service for Internet advertising that allows the advertiser to place ads in Google search engine results and the Google advertising network. Google AdWords allows an advertiser to pre-define specific keywords with the help of which an ad on Google’s search results only then displayed, when the user utilizes the search engine to retrieve a keyword-relevant search result. In the Google Advertising Network, the ads are distributed on relevant web pages using an automatic algorithm, taking into account the previously defined keywords.
The operating company of Google AdWords is Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, UNITED STATES.
The purpose of Google AdWords is the promotion of our website by the inclusion of relevant advertising on the websites of third parties and in the search engine results of the search engine Google and an insertion of third-party advertising on our website.
If a data subject reaches our website via a Google ad, a conversion cookie is filed on the information technology system of the data subject through Google. The definition of cookies is explained above. A conversion cookie loses its validity after 30 days and is not used to identify the data subject. If the cookie has not expired, the conversion cookie is used to check whether certain sub-pages, e.g, the shopping cart from an online shop system, were called up on our website. Through the conversion cookie, both Google and the controller can understand whether a person who reached an AdWords ad on our website generated sales, that is, executed or canceled a sale of goods.
The data and information collected through the use of the conversion cookie is used by Google to create visit statistics for our website. These visit statistics are used in order to determine the total number of users who have been served through AdWords ads to ascertain the success or failure of each AdWords ad and to optimize our AdWords ads in the future. Neither our company nor other Google AdWords advertisers receive information from Google that could identify the data subject.
The conversion cookie stores personal information, e.g. the Internet pages visited by the data subject. Each time we visit our Internet pages, personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the data subject, is transmitted to Google in the United States of America. These personal data are stored by Google in the United States of America. Google may pass these personal data collected through the technical procedure to third parties.
The data subject may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies by our website, as stated above, by means of a corresponding setting of the Internet browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such a setting of the Internet browser used would also prevent Google from placing a conversion cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, a cookie set by Google AdWords may be deleted at any time via the Internet browser or other software programs.
The data subject has a possibility of objecting to the interest based advertisement of Google. Therefore, the data subject must access from each of the browsers in use the link www.google.de/settings/ads and set the desired settings.
Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Google may be retrieved under https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/.
31. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Jetpack for WordPress
On this website, the controller has integrated Jetpack. Jetpack is a WordPress plug-in, which provides additional features to the operator of a website based on WordPress. Jetpack allows the Internet site operator, inter alia, an overview of the visitors of the site. By displaying related posts and publications, or the ability to share content on the page, it is also possible to increase visitor numbers. In addition, security features are integrated into Jetpack, so a Jetpack-using site is better protected against brute-force attacks. Jetpack also optimizes and accelerates the loading of images on the website.
The operating company of Jetpack Plug-Ins for WordPress is the Automattic Inc., 132 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, UNITED STATES. The operating enterprise uses the tracking technology created by Quantcast Inc., 201 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, UNITED STATES.
Jetpack sets a cookie on the information technology system used by the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a Jetpack component was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to submit data through the Jetpack component for analysis purposes to Automattic. During the course of this technical procedure Automattic receives data that is used to create an overview of website visits. The data obtained in this way serves the analysis of the behaviour of the data subject, which has access to the Internet page of the controller and is analyzed with the aim to optimize the website. The data collected through the Jetpack component is not used to identify the data subject without a prior obtaining of a separate express consent of the data subject. The data comes also to the notice of Quantcast. Quantcast uses the data for the same purposes as Automattic.
The data subject can, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Automattic/Quantcast from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Automattic/Quantcast may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
In addition, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to a collection of data relating to a use of this Internet site that are generated by the Jetpack cookie as well as the processing of these data by Automattic/Quantcast and the chance to preclude any such. For this purpose, the data subject must press the ‘opt-out’ button under the link https://www.quantcast.com/opt-out/ which sets an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie set with this purpose is placed on the information technology system used by the data subject. If the cookies are deleted on the system of the data subject, then the data subject must call up the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.
The applicable data protection provisions of Automattic may be accessed under https://automattic.com/privacy/. The applicable data protection provisions of Quantcast can be accessed under https://www.quantcast.com/privacy/.
32. Data protection provisions about the application and use of LinkedIn
The controller has integrated components of the LinkedIn Corporation on this website. LinkedIn is a web-based social network that enables users with existing business contacts to connect and to make new business contacts. Over 400 million registered people in more than 200 countries use LinkedIn. Thus, LinkedIn is currently the largest platform for business contacts and one of the most visited websites in the world.
The operating company of LinkedIn is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, UNITED STATES. For privacy matters outside of the UNITED STATES LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a LinkedIn component (LinkedIn plug-in) was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to the download of a display of the corresponding LinkedIn component of LinkedIn. Further information about the LinkedIn plug-in may be accessed under https://developer.linkedin.com/plugins. During the course of this technical procedure, LinkedIn gains knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in at the same time on LinkedIn, LinkedIn detects with every call-up to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site—which specific sub-page of our Internet page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected through the LinkedIn component and associated with the respective LinkedIn account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the LinkedIn buttons integrated on our website, then LinkedIn assigns this information to the personal LinkedIn user account of the data subject and stores the personal data.
LinkedIn receives information via the LinkedIn component that the data subject has visited our website, provided that the data subject is logged in at LinkedIn at the time of the call-up to our website. This occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on the LinkedIn button or not. If such a transmission of information to LinkedIn is not desirable for the data subject, then he or she may prevent this by logging off from their LinkedIn account before a call-up to our website is made.
LinkedIn provides under https://www.linkedin.com/psettings/guest-controls the possibility to unsubscribe from e-mail messages, SMS messages and targeted ads, as well as the ability to manage ad settings. LinkedIn also uses affiliates such as Eire, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua, and Lotame. The setting of such cookies may be denied under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. The applicable privacy policy for LinkedIn is available under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. The LinkedIn Cookie Policy is available under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy.
33. Data protection provisions about the application and use of LiveZilla
On this website, the controller has integrated the LiveZilla component. LiveZilla is a live support help desk software that enables direct communication in real time (so-called live chat) with visitors of their own Internet page.
The developer of the LiveZilla component is LiveZilla GmbH, Byk-Gulden-Straße 18, 78224 Singen, Germany.
With each single call-up to our website, which is equipped with a LiveZilla component, this component collects data with the purpose of operating the live chat system and analyzing the operation of the system. Further information about LiveZilla may be retrieved under http://www.livezilla.net/home/en/.
The LiveZilla component sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. Pseudonymised user profiles may be created with the help of the LiveZilla cookie. Such pseudonymised usage profiles may be used by the controller to conduct an analysis of visitor behavior as well as analyze and maintain a proper operation of the live chat system. The analysis is also improving our offers. The data collected through the LiveZilla component is not used to identify the data subject without first obtaining of a separate express consent of the data subject. These data are not merged with personal data or other data which contain the same pseudonym.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent the LiveZilla component from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by the LiveZilla component may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
The applicable data protection provisions of LiveZilla GmbH may be accessed under https://www.livezilla.net/disclaimer/en/.
34. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Myspace
On this website, the controller has integrated components of MySpace LLC. MySpace is a so-called social network. A social network is an Internet social meeting place, an online community that allows users to communicate and interact with each other in a virtual space. A social network can serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences or allow the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. MySpace allows users of the social network to create free blogs or groups of users, including photos and videos.
The operating company of MySpace is MySpace LLC, 8391 Beverly Blvd., #349, Los Angeles, California 90048, UNITED STATES.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a MySpace component (MySpace plug-in) was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to the download through the respective MySpace component a display of the corresponding MySpace component of MySpace. Further information about MySpace is available under https://myspace.com. During the course of this technical procedure, MySpace gains knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website is visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in at the same time on MySpace, MySpace detects with every call-up to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site—which specific sub-page of our Internet page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected through the MySpace component and associated with the respective MySpace account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the MySpace buttons, integrated on our website, then MySpace assigns this information with the personal MySpace user account of the data subject and stores the personal data.
MySpace receives information via the MySpace component that the data subject has visited our website, provided that the data subject is logged in at MySpace at the time of the call to our website. This occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on the MySpace component or not. If such a transmission of information to MySpace is not desirable for the data subject, then he or she may prevent this by logging off from their MySpace account before a call-up to our website is made.
The data protection guideline published by MySpace, which is available under https://myspace.com/pages/privacy, provides information on the collection, processing and use of personal data by MySpace.
35. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Pinterest
On this website, the controller has integrated components of Pinterest Inc. Pinterest is a so-called social network. A social network is an Internet social meeting place, an online community that allows users to communicate and interact with each other in a virtual space. A social network may serve as a platform for the exchange of opinions and experiences, or allow the Internet community to provide personal or company-related information. Pinterest enables the users of the social network to publish, inter alia, picture collections and individual pictures as well as descriptions on virtual pinboards (so-called pins), which can then be shared by other user’s (so-called re-pins) or commented on.
The operating company of Pinterest is Pinterest Inc., 808 Brannan Street, San Francisco, CA 94103, UNITED STATES.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a Pinterest component (Pinterest plug-in) was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject automatically prompted to download through the respective Pinterest component a display of the corresponding Pinterest component. Further information on Pinterest is available under https://pinterest.com/. During the course of this technical procedure, Pinterest gains knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website is visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in at the same time on Pinterest, Pinterest detects with every call-up to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site—which specific sub-page of our Internet page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected through the Pinterest component and associated with the respective Pinterest account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Pinterest buttons, integrated on our website, then Pinterest assigns this information to the personal Pinterest user account of the data subject and stores the personal data.
Pinterest receives information via the Pinterest component that the data subject has visited our website, provided that the data subject is logged in at Pinterest at the time of the call-up to our website. This occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on the Pinterest component or not. If such a transmission of information to Pinterest is not desirable for the data subject, then he or she may prevent this by logging off from their Pinterest account before a call-up to our website is made.
The data protection guideline published by Pinterest, which is available under https://about.pinterest.com/privacy-policy, provides information on the collection, processing and use of personal data by Pinterest.
36. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Matomo
On this website, the controller has integrated the Matomo component. Matomo is an open-source software tool for web analysis. Web analysis is the collection, gathering and evaluation of data on the behavior of visitors from Internet sites. A web analysis tool collects, inter alia, data on the website from which a data subject came to a website (so-called referrer), which pages of the website were accessed or how often and for which period of time a sub-page was viewed. A web analysis is mainly used for the optimization of a website and the cost-benefit analysis of Internet advertising.
The software is operated on the server of the controller, the data protection-sensitive log files are stored exclusively on this server.
The purpose of the Matomo component is the analysis of the visitor flows on our website. The controller uses the obtained data and information, inter alia, to evaluate the use of this website in order to compile online reports, which show the activities on our Internet pages.
Matomo sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. With the setting of the cookie, an analysis of the use of our website is enabled. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this website, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically through the Matomo component prompted to submit data for the purpose of online analysis to our server. During the course of this technical procedure, we obtain knowledge about personal information, such as the IP address of the data subject, which serves to understand the origin of visitors and clicks.
The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time, the location from which access was made, and the frequency of visits to our website. With each visit of our Internet pages, these personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the data subject, are transferred to our server. These personal data will be stored by us. We do not forward this personal data to third parties.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the used Internet browser would also prevent Matomo from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Matomo may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
In addition, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to a collection of data relating to a use of this Internet site that are generated by Matomo as well as the processing of these data by Matomo and the chance to preclude any such. For this, the data subject must set an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie that is set for this purpose is placed on the information technology system used by the data subject. If the cookies are deleted on the system of the data subject, then the data subject must call-up the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.
With each setting of the opt-out cookie, however, there is the possibility that the websites of the controller are no longer fully usable for the data subject.
Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Matomo may be retrieved under https://matomo.org/privacy/.
37. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Shariff
On this website, the controller has integrated the component of Shariff. The Shariff component provides social media buttons that are compliant with data protection. Shariff was developed for the German computer magazine c’t and is published by GitHub, Inc.
The developers of the component is GitHub, Inc. 88 Colin P. Kelly Junior Street, San Francisco, CA 94107, United States.
Typically, the button solutions provided by the social networks already transmits personal data to the respective social network, when a user visits a website in which a social media button was integrated. By using the Shariff component, personal data is only transferred to social networks, when the visitor actively activates one of the social media buttons. Further information on the Shariff component may be found in the computer magazine c’t under http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Datenschutz-und-Social-Media-Der-ct-Shariff-ist-im-Usatz-2470103. Html provided. The use of the Shariff component is intended to protect the personal data of the visitors of our website and to enable us to integrate a button solution for social networks on this website.
Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of GitHub are retrievable under https://help.github.com/articles/github-privacy-policy/.
38. Data protection provisions about the application and use of SlideShare
On this website, the controller has integrated SlideShare components. LinkedIn SlideShare as a file hosting service allows you to exchange and archive presentations and other documents, such as PDF files, videos, and webinars. The file hosting service allows users to upload media content in all popular formats, with the documents either publicly-accessible or private-labeled.
The operating company of SlideShare is LinkedIn Corporation, 2029 Stierlin Court Mountain View, CA 94043, United States. For privacy matters outside of the United States the LinkedIn Ireland, Privacy Policy Issues, Wilton Plaza, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland, is responsible.
LinkedIn SlideShare provides so-called embedded codes for the media content (e.g. presentations, PDF files, videos, photos, etc.) stored there. Embedded codes are program codes that are embedded in the Internet pages to display external content on their own website. Embedded codes allow content to be reproduced on its own website without storing it on its own server, possibly violating the right of reproduction of the respective author of the content. A further advantage of the use of an embedded code is that the respective operator of a website does not use its own storage space and the own server is thereby relieved. An embedded code may be integrated at any point on another website so that an external content may also be inserted within the own text. The purpose of using LinkedIn SlideShare is to relieve our server and to avoid copyright infringements, while at the same time using third-party content.
With each call-up to our Internet site, which is equipped with a SlideShare component (embedded code), this component prompts the browser that you are using to download the according embedded data from SlideShare. During the course of this technical procedure, LinkedIn gains knowledge of which specific sub-page of our website is visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in on SlideShare at the same time, SlideShare recognizes with each call-up to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site which specific sub-page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected by SlideShare and assigned to the respective SlideShare account of the data subject through LinkedIn.
LinkedIn obtains information via the SlideShare component that the data subject has visited our website, provided that the data subject is logged in at SlideShare at the time of the call-up to our website. This occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on the embedded media data or not. If such a transmission of information to SlideShare is not desirable for the data subject, then he or she may prevent this by logging off from their SlideShare account before a call-up to our website is made.
LinkedIn also uses affiliates such as Eire, Google Analytics, BlueKai, DoubleClick, Nielsen, Comscore, Eloqua, and Lotame. The setting of such cookies may be denied under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy. The applicable data protection provisions for LinkedIn is available under https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy.
39. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Tumblr
On this website, the controller has integrated components of Tumblr. Tumblr is a platform that allows users to create and run a blog. A blog is a web-based, generally publicly-accessible portal on which one or more people called bloggers or web bloggers may post articles or write down thoughts in so-called blogposts. For example, in a Tumblr blog the user can publish text, images, links, and videos, and spread them in the digital space. Furthermore, Tumblr users may import content from other websites into their own blog.
The operating company of Tumblr is Tumblr, Inc., 35 East 21st St, Ground Floor, New York, NY 10010, UNITED STATES.
Through each call to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a Tumblr component (Tumblr button) has been integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject causes automatically the download of a display of the corresponding Tumblr component of Tumblr. Learn more about the Tumblr-buttons that are available under https://www.tumblr.com/buttons. During the course of this technical procedure, Tumblr becomes aware of what concrete sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject. The purpose of the integration of the Tumblr component is a retransmission of the contents of this website to allow our users to introduce this web page to the digital world and to increase our visitor numbers.
If the data subject is logged in at Tumblr, Tumblr detects with every call-up to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site—which specific sub-page of our Internet page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected through the Tumblr component and associated with the respective Tumblr account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Tumblr buttons, integrated on our website, then Tumblr assigns this information to the personal Tumblr user account of the data subject and stores the personal data.
Tumblr receives information via the Tumblr component that the data subject has visited our website, provided that the data subject is logged in at Tumblr at the time of the call-up to our website. This occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on the Tumblr component or not. If such a transfer of information to Tumblr is not desirable for the data subject, then he or she may prevent this by logging off from their Tumblr account before a call-up to our website is made.
The applicable data protection provisions of Tumblr may be accessed under https://www.tumblr.com/policy/en/privacy.
40. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Twitter
On this website, the controller has integrated components of Twitter. Twitter is a multilingual, publicly-accessible microblogging service on which users may publish and spread so-called ‘tweets,’ e.g. short messages, which are limited to 140 characters. These short messages are available for everyone, including those who are not logged on to Twitter. The tweets are also displayed to so-called followers of the respective user. Followers are other Twitter users who follow a user’s tweets. Furthermore, Twitter allows you to address a wide audience via hashtags, links or retweets.
The operating company of Twitter is Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, UNITED STATES.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a Twitter component (Twitter button) was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to download a display of the corresponding Twitter component of Twitter. Further information about the Twitter buttons is available under https://about.twitter.com/de/resources/buttons. During the course of this technical procedure, Twitter gains knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject. The purpose of the integration of the Twitter component is a retransmission of the contents of this website to allow our users to introduce this web page to the digital world and increase our visitor numbers.
If the data subject is logged in at the same time on Twitter, Twitter detects with every call-up to our website by the data subject and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site which specific sub-page of our Internet page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected through the Twitter component and associated with the respective Twitter account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on one of the Twitter buttons integrated on our website, then Twitter assigns this information to the personal Twitter user account of the data subject and stores the personal data.
Twitter receives information via the Twitter component that the data subject has visited our website, provided that the data subject is logged in on Twitter at the time of the call-up to our website. This occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on the Twitter component or not. If such a transmission of information to Twitter is not desirable for the data subject, then he or she may prevent this by logging off from their Twitter account before a call-up to our website is made.
The applicable data protection provisions of Twitter may be accessed under https://twitter.com/privacy?lang=en.
41. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Webtrekk
On this website, the controller has integrated components by Webtrekk. Webtrekk is a combination of analysis and marketing solutions in one system. Webtrekk allows the site operator to collect data on the use of the website, as well as individualize marketing activities.
The operating company of Webtrekk is Webtrekk GmbH, Robert-Koch-Platz 4, 10115 Berlin, Germany.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller, Webtrekk collects data for marketing and optimisation purposes and stores them. The pseudonymized user profiles are used for the purpose of analyzing visitor behavior and enabling an improvement of our Internet offer. The data collected via the Webtrekk component are not used to identify the data subject without first obtaining a separate and explicit consent from the data subject. These data will not be merged with personal data or with other data which contains the same pseudonym.
Webtrekk sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. Webtrekk uses the data collected from our website and information on behalf of the controller to analyze user behaviour of the data subject, who has visited our website. In addition, Webtrekk uses the data to create reports on user activities on our behalf and provide other services for our enterprise, which are in relation to the usage of our website. The IP address of the data subject is not merged by Webtrekk with other personal information.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the used Internet browser would also prevent Webtrekk from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Webtrekk may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
In addition, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to a collection of data that are generated by the Webtrekk cookie, relating to a use of this Internet site, as well as the processing of these data by Webtrekk and the chance to preclude any such. To do this, the data subject must click a link under https://www.webtrekk.com/en/legal/opt-out-webtrekk/, which is an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie is placed onto the information technology system used by the data subject. If the data subject deletes the cookies on his system, then the data subject must call-up the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.
The applicable data protection provisions of Webtrekk may be accessed under https://www.webtrekk.com/en/why-webtrekk/data-protection/.
42. Data protection provisions about the application and use of WiredMinds
On this website, the controller has integrated components of WiredMinds. The WiredMinds components automatically recognize and qualify companies who visit a website. The WiredMinds component allows the operator of a website that uses the component to generate leads, thus qualifying potential new customers.
The operating company of WiredMinds is WiredMinds GmbH, Lindenspürstraße 32, 70176 Stuttgart, Germany.
We use a WiredMinds tracking pixel. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in a web page to enable log file recording and log file analysis to subsequently perform a statistical analysis.
WiredMinds also sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. The setting of the cookie enables us to analyze the usage of our website.
Using the data obtained, pseudonymized usage profiles are created. The pseudonymized usage profiles are used for the purpose of analyzing visitor behavior and enabling an improvement of our Internet offer. Data collected through the WiredMinds component are not used to identify the data subject without first obtaining a separate and explicit consent from the data subject. These data will not be merged with personal data or with other data which contains the same pseudonym.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this website, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to submit data for the purpose of online analysis the WiredMinds component. During the course of this technical procedure, WiredMinds gains knowledge of personal information, such as the IP address, which inter alia, serves to understand the origin of visitors and clicks.
The cookie is used to store personal information, such as the access time, the location from which access was made, and the frequency of visits to our website. With each visit of our Internet pages, these personal data, including the IP address of the Internet access used by the data subject, are transferred to the WiredMinds server. These personal data are stored by WiredMinds, but are not forwarded to third parties.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent WiredMinds from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by WiredMinds may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
In addition, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to the collection of data relating to a use of this site that are generated by WiredMinds and the chance to preclude any such. For this purpose, the data subject must click the ‘don’t-track-my-visits’ button under the link https://wm.wiredminds.de/track/cookie_mgr.php?mode=dont_track_ask&websitesel. If the information technology system of the data subject is later deleted, formatted or reinstalled, then the data subject must again set an opt-out cookie.
Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of WiredMinds may be retrieved under https://www.wiredminds.de/1/data-protection-report/.
43. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Xing
On this website, the controller has integrated components of XING. XING is an Internet-based social network that enables users to connect with existing business contacts and to create new business contacts. The individual users can create a personal profile of themselves at XING. Companies may, e.g. create company profiles or publish jobs on XING.
The operating company of XING is XING SE, Dammtorstraße 30, 20354 Hamburg, Germany.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a XING component (XING plug-in) was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to download a display of the corresponding XING component of XING. Further information about the XING plug-in the may be accessed under https://dev.xing.com/plugins. During the course of this technical procedure, XING gains knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in at the same time on XING, XING detects with every call-up to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site—which specific sub-page of our Internet page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected through the XING component and associated with the respective XING account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on the XING button integrated on our Internet site, e.g. the “Share”-button, then XING assigns this information to the personal XING user account of the data subject and stores the personal data.
XING receives information via the XING component that the data subject has visited our website, provided that the data subject is logged in at XING at the time of the call to our website. This occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on the XING component or not. If such a transmission of information to XING is not desirable for the data subject, then he or she can prevent this by logging off from their XING account before a call-up to our website is made.
The data protection provisions published by XING, which is available under https://www.xing.com/privacy, provide information on the collection, processing and use of personal data by XING. In addition, XING has published privacy notices for the XING share button under https://www.xing.com/app/share?op=data_protection.
44. Data protection provisions about the application and use of YouTube
On this website, the controller has integrated components of YouTube. YouTube is an Internet video portal that enables video publishers to set video clips and other users free of charge, which also provides free viewing, review and commenting on them. YouTube allows you to publish all kinds of videos, so you can access both full movies and TV broadcasts, as well as music videos, trailers, and videos made by users via the Internet portal.
The operating company of YouTube is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, UNITED STATES. The YouTube, LLC is a subsidiary of Google Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351, UNITED STATES.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a YouTube component (YouTube video) was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to download a display of the corresponding YouTube component. Further information about YouTube may be obtained under https://www.youtube.com/yt/about/en/. During the course of this technical procedure, YouTube and Google gain knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in on YouTube, YouTube recognizes with each call-up to a sub-page that contains a YouTube video, which specific sub-page of our Internet site was visited by the data subject. This information is collected by YouTube and Google and assigned to the respective YouTube account of the data subject.
YouTube and Google will receive information through the YouTube component that the data subject has visited our website, if the data subject at the time of the call to our website is logged in on YouTube; this occurs regardless of whether the person clicks on a YouTube video or not. If such a transmission of this information to YouTube and Google is not desirable for the data subject, the delivery may be prevented if the data subject logs off from their own YouTube account before a call-up to our website is made.
YouTube’s data protection provisions, available at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/privacy/, provide information about the collection, processing and use of personal data by YouTube and Google.
45. Data protection provisions about the application and use of the scalable and central measuring system of the INFOnline GmbH
On this website, the data controller has integrated a tracking pixel for real-time measurement. A tracking pixel is a miniature graphic embedded in Internet pages to enable log file recording and log file analysis to subsequently perform a statistical analysis. The integrated tracking pixels are used for the Scalable Central Measurement System (SZMS) of INFOnline GmbH.
The Scalable Central Measurement System is operated by INFOnline GmbH, Forum Bonn Nord, Brühler Str. 9, 53119 Bonn, Germany.
The Scalable Central Measurement System is used to determine statistical ratios, that is, the realm range measurement. The embedded tracking pixel is used to determine if, when and by how many users (including the dataa subject) our website was opened and what content was retrieved.
The data obtained by means of the Scalable Central Measurement System are collected anonymously. In order to detect the access numbers, a so-called session cookie is set up for the purpose of the recognition of the website users, e.g. a signature is made which consists of various automatically-transmitted information, or uses alternative methods. The IP address of the Internet used by the data subject is collected and processed in an anonymous form only. The data subject is not identified at any time.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent INFOnline from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by INFOnline may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
In addition, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to the collection of data relating to a use of this site that are generated by INFOnline and the chance to preclude any such. For this purpose, the data subject must press the ‘opt-out’ button under the link http://optout.ioam.de which uses an opt-out cookie. If the cookies are deleted on the system of the data subject, then the data subject must call up the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.
With the setting of the opt-out cookie, however, the possibility exists that the websites of the controller are not fully usable anymore by the data subject. The applicable data protection provisions of INFOnline may be accessed at https://www.infonline.de/datenschutz/.
47. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Zanox
On this website, the controller has integrated components by Zanox. Zanox is a German affiliate network that offers affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is an Internet-based sales form that enables commercial operators of Internet sites, the so-called merchants or advertisers, to place advertising that is usually paid via click or sale commissions on third-party websites, also called affiliates or publishers (e.g. sales partners). The merchant provides, through the affiliate network, an advertising medium, e.g. an advertising banner or other suitable means of Internet advertising, which is subsequently integrated by an affiliate on their own Internet pages or promoted via other channels, such as keyword advertising or e-marketing.
The operating company of Zanox is ZANOX AG, Stralauer Allee 2, 10245 Berlin, Germany.
Zanox sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. The tracking cookie of Zanox does not store any personal data. Only the identification number of the affiliate, that is, the partner mediating the potential customer, as well as the ordinal number of the visitor of a website and the clicked advertising medium are stored. The purpose of storing this data is the processing of commission payments between a merchant and affiliate, which are processed via the affiliate network, that is Zanox.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Zanox from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Zanox may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
The applicable data protection provisions of Zanox may be retrieved under http://www.zanox.com/us/about-zanox/privacy/.
48. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Adcell
On this website, the controller has integrated components of AdCell. AdCell is a German affiliate network, which offers affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is an Internet-based sales form that enables commercial operators of Internet sites, the so-called merchants or advertisers, to place advertising that is usually paid via click or sale commissions on third-party websites, e.g. sales partners, also called affiliates or publishers. The merchant provides, through the affiliate network, an advertising medium, e.g. an advertising banner or other suitable means of Internet advertising, which is subsequently integrated by an affiliate on their own Internet pages or promoted via other channels, such as keyword advertising or e-marketing.
The operating company of AdCell is Firstlead GmbH, Rosenfelder Str. 15-16, 10315 Berlin, Germany.
AdCell sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. The tracking cookie of AdCell stores no personal data. Only the identification number of the affiliate, that is, the partner mediating the potential customer, as well as the ordinal number of the visitor of a website and the clicked advertising medium are stored. The purpose of storing this data is the processing of commission payments between a merchant and affiliate, which are processed via the affiliate network, that is AdCell.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser use and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent AdCell from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by AdCell may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
The applicable data protection provisions of AdCell may be retrieved under https://www.adcell.de/agb.
49. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Belboon
On this website, the controller has integrated components by Belboon. Belboon is a German affiliate network, which offers affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is an Internet-based sales form that enables commercial operators of Internet sites, the so-called merchants or advertisers, to place advertising that is usually paid via click or sale commissions on third-party websites, e.g. sales partners, also called affiliates or publishers. The merchant provides, through the affiliate network, an advertising medium, e.g. an advertising banner or other suitable means of Internet advertising, which is subsequently integrated by an affiliate on their own Internet pages or promoted via other channels, such as keyword advertising or e-marketing.
The operating company of AdCell is Belboon GmbH, Weinmeisterstr. 12-14, 10178 Berlin.
Belboon sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. The tracking cookie by Belboon stores no personal data. Only the identification number of the affiliate, that is, the partner mediating the potential customer, as well as the ordinal number of the visitor of a website and the clicked advertising medium are stored. The purpose of storing this data is the processing of commission payments between a merchant and affiliate, which are processed via the affiliate network, that is Belboon
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Belboon from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Belboon may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
The applicable data protection provisions of Belboon may be retrieved under https://www.belboon.com/en/about-us/privacy/.
50. Data protection provisions about the application and use of TradeTracker
On this website, the controller has integrated components of TradeTracker. TradeTracker is an affiliate network that offers affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is an Internet-based sales form that enables commercial operators of Internet sites, the so-called merchants or advertisers, to place advertising that is usually paid via click or sale commissions on third-party websites (e.g. sales partners, also called affiliates or publishers). The merchant provides, through the affiliate network, an advertising medium, e.g. an advertising banner or other suitable means of Internet advertising, which is subsequently integrated by an affiliate on their own Internet pages or promoted via other channels, such as keyword advertising or e-marketing.
The operating company of TradeTracker is TradeTracker Germany GmbH, Eiffestraße 426, 20537 Hamburg, Germany.
TradeTracker sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. The tracking cookie of TradeTracker stores no personal data. Only the identification number of the affiliate, that is, the partner mediating the potential customer, as well as the ordinal number of the visitor of a website and the clicked advertising medium are stored. The purpose of storing this data is the processing of commission payments between a merchant and affiliate, which are processed via the affiliate network, that is TradeTracker.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent TradeTracker from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by TradeTracker may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
The applicable data protection provisions of TradeTracker may be retrieved under https://tradetracker.com/privacy-policy/.
51. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Adgoal
The controller has integrated components of Adgoal on this website. Adgoal is a German affiliate network, which offers affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is an Internet-based sales form that enables commercial operators of Internet sites, the so-called merchants or advertisers, to place advertising that is usually paid via click or sale commissions on third-party websites, e.g. sales partners, also called affiliates or publishers. The merchant provides, through the affiliate network, an advertising medium, e.g. an advertising banner or other suitable means of Internet advertising, which is subsequently integrated by an affiliate on their own Internet pages or promoted via other channels, such as keyword advertising or e-marketing.
The operating company of Adgoal is Adgoal GmbH, Schellengasse 2. 74072 Heilbronn, Germany.
Adgoal sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. The tracking cookie of Adgoal stores no personal data. Only the identification number of the affiliate, that is, the partner mediating the potential customer, as well as the ordinal number of the visitor of a website and the clicked advertising medium are stored. The purpose of storing this data is the processing of commission payments between a merchant and affiliate, which are processed via the affiliate network, that is Adgoal.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Adogal from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Adgoal may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
The applicable data protection provisions of Adgoal may be retrieved under https://www.adgoal.de/en/privacy.html.
52. Data protection provisions about the application and use of YieldKit
On this website, the controller has integrated components of YieldKit. YieldKit is a German affiliate network, which offers affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is an Internet-based sales form that enables commercial operators of Internet sites, the so-called merchants or advertisers, to place advertising that is usually paid via click or sale commissions on third-party websites, e.g. sales partners, also called affiliates or publishers. The merchant provides, through the affiliate network, an advertising medium, e.g. an advertising banner or other suitable means of Internet advertising, which is subsequently integrated by an affiliate on their own Internet pages or promoted via other channels, such as keyword advertising or e-marketing.
The operating company of YieldKit is YieldKit GmbH, Gänsemarkt 43, 20354 Hamburg.
YieldKit sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. The tracking cookie of YieldKit stores no personal data. Only the identification number of the affiliate, that is, the partner mediating the potential customer, as well as the ordinal number of the visitor of a website and the clicked advertising medium are stored. The purpose of storing this data is the processing of commission payments between a merchant and affiliate, which are processed via the affiliate network, that is YieldKit.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent YieldKit from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by YieldKit may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
The applicable data protection provisions of YieldKit may be retrieved under http://yieldkit.com/legal-notes/privacy-policy/.
53. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Tradedoubler
On this website, the controller has integrated components of TradeDoubler. TradeDoubler is a German affiliate network, which offers affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing is an Internet-based sales form that enables commercial operators of Internet sites, the so-called merchants or advertisers, to place advertising that is usually paid via click or sale commissions on third-party websites, e.g. sales partners, also called affiliates or publishers. The merchant provides, through the affiliate network, an advertising medium, e.g. an advertising banner or other suitable means of Internet advertising, which is subsequently integrated by an affiliate on their own Internet pages or promoted via other channels, such as keyword advertising or e-marketing.
The operating company of TradeDoubler is TradeDoubler GmbH, Herzog-Wilhelm-Straße 26, 80331 München, Germany.
TradeDoubler sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. TradeDoubler’s tracking cookie stores no personal data. Only the identification number of the affiliate, that is, the partner mediating the potential customer, as well as the ordinal number of the visitor of a website and the clicked advertising medium are stored. The purpose of storing this data is the processing of commission payments between a merchant and affiliate, which are processed via the affiliate network, that is TradeDoubler.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent TradeDoubler from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by TradeDoubler may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
The applicable data protection provisions of TradeDoubler may be retrieved under http://www.tradedoubler.com/en/privacy-policy/.
54. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Oracle Eloqua / Oracle Marketing Cloud
On this website, the controller has integrated components of Oracle Eloqua/Oracle Marketing Cloud (hereinafter referred to as the “Eloqua”). Eloqua compares relevant Internet content to data from prospective customers and their profiles, to enable Internet site operators to speak more effectively and specifically to prospects and customers. The purpose of Eloqua is to increase the conversion rate of prospective customers and thus increase the turnover of an Internet site operator.
The operating company of Eloqua is Oracle Corporation, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065, UNITED STATES.
Eloqua sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. Eloqua will use the data collected from our website and information on behalf of the controller to analyze user behaviour of the data subject, who has used our Internet page. In addition, Eloqua will use the data to create reports on user activities on our behalf, as well as to provide other services for our enterprise, which are in relation to the use of our website.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Oracle from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Oracle may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
In addition, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to a collection of data relating to a use of this Internet site that are generated by the Eloqua cookie as well as the processing of these data by Eloqua and the chance to preclude any such. For this, the data subject must press the ‘click here’ button under https://www.oracle.com/marketingcloud/opt-status.html, which sets an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie is placed on the information technology system used by the data subject. If the data subject deletes the cookies on his system, then the data subject must call up the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.
With the setting of the opt-out cookie, however, the possibility exists that the websites of the controller are not entirely usable anymore by the data subject.
The applicable data protection provisions of Oracle may be accessed under https://www.oracle.com/legal/privacy/index.html.
55. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Lotame
On this website, the controller has integrated components of Lotame. Lotame is a platform for data management through which data is imported from third-party sources across devices, in order to subsequently personalize content, advertising and offers. Lotame is therefore also an analysis service. An analysis service performs a survey, collection and analysis of data. It is mainly used to optimize an Internet site, in order to plan costs and benefits of advertising activities.
The operating company of Lotame the Lotame Solutions, Inc. Suite 2000 8850 Stanford Blvd. Columbia, Maryland, 21045, UNITED STATES.
The purpose of Lotame is a cross-device approach of our customers and prospective customers. Device interception is a response by the customer if it takes place on a normal computer system as well as on mobile devices such as notebooks, tablets or mobile phones. Lotame uses so-called Unique Identifiers (UIDs) for this purpose. A unique identifier is a technology that can be used to determine which different technological systems are used by a particular person.
Lotame sets a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies is explained above. With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a Lotame component was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to transmit data through the Lotame component for optimization purposes to Lotame. During the course of this technical procedure, Lotame receives data that is used to create user profiles. The resulting usage profiles are used to determine which different information technology devices the respective user uses to optimize our advertising activities as a result.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the Internet browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the used Internet browser would also prevent Lotame from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Lotame may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
There is also the possibility of objecting to a collection of data elating to a use of this Internet site that are generated by the Lotame cookie as well as the processing of these data by Lotame and the chance to preclude any such. For this purpose, the data subject must press the ‘opt-out’ button under https://www.lotame.com/opt-out-preference-manager/ through which an opt-out cookie is set. The opt-out cookie set for this purpose is placed on the information technology system used by the data subject. If the cookies are deleted on the system of the data subject, then the data subject must call the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.
The applicable data protection provisions of Lotame may be accessed at https://www.lotame.com/legal/.
56. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Bloglovin
On this website, the controller has integrated components of Bloglovin’. Bloglovin’ is an online platform that allows users to organize their favorite blogs. A blog is a web-based, generally publicly-accessible portal, in which one or more people called bloggers or web bloggers can post articles or write down thoughts in so-called blogposts.
The operating company of Bloglovin’ is Bloglovin’ Inc., 25 Broadway, New York, NY 10004, UNITED STATES.
With each call-up to one of the individual pages of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which a Bloglovin’ component was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to download a display of the corresponding Bloglovin’ component, through the Bloglovin’ component. During the course of this technical procedure, Bloglovin’ gains knowledge of what specific sub-page of our website was visited by the data subject.
If the data subject is logged in at the same time at Bloglovin’, Bloglovin’ recognizes with each call-up to our website by the data subject—and for the entire duration of their stay on our Internet site—which specific sub-page of our Internet page was visited by the data subject. This information is collected through the Bloglovin’ component and through Bloglovin’ assigned to the respective Bloglovin’ account of the data subject. If the data subject clicks on the Bloglovin’ button that is integrated on our website, then this information is delivered to Bloglovin’. The data subject has already agreed to the transmission of such information to Bloglovin’.
Further information and the applicable data protection provisions of Bloglovin’ may be retrieved under https://www.bloglovin.com/tos.
57. Data protection provisions about the application and use of Amobee
On this website, the controller has integrated components of Amobee. Amobee is a technological advertising agency specializing in the delivery of advertising to mobile devices.
The operating company of Amobee is Amobee Inc., 950 Tower Lane, Suite 2000, Foster City, CA 94404, UNITED STATES.
The purpose of Amobee is to deliver advertising. Amobee uses a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject The definition of cookies is explained above. With each call-up to the individual pages of this website, which operated by the controller and on which an Amobee component is integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted by the respective Amobee component to transmit data to Amobee. During the course of this technical procedure, Amobee gains knowledge of the data that are subsequently used to create usage profiles. The resulting usage profiles serve advertising activities.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent Amobee from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by Amobee may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
There is also the possibility of objecting to a collection of data relating to a use of this Internet site that are generated by the Amobee cookie as well as the processing of these data by Amobee and the chance to preclude any such. For this purpose, the data subject must press the ‘click-here-to-opt-out’ button under http://amobee.com/privacy/technology/ through which an opt-out cookie is set. The opt-out cookie set for this purpose is placed on the information technology system used by the data subject. If the cookies are deleted on the system of the data subject, then the data subject must call up the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.
The applicable data protection provisions of Amobee may be accessed under http://amobee.com/privacy/.
58. Data protection provisions about the application and use of ADITION
On this website, the controller has integrated components of ADITION. ADITION is a provider of data-based digital marketing that provides an advertising platform targeting advertisers and online marketing agencies.
The operating company of ADITION is ADITION technologies AG, Oststraße 55, 40211 Düsseldorf, Germany.
The purpose of ADITION is the insertion of digital advertising media. ADITION uses a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. The definition of cookies has already been explained above. ADITION does not store personal data in the cookie. All information stored in the cookie is of a technical nature and enables controller, inter alia, to understand how frequently certain advertisements are displayed.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent ADITION from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by ADITION may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
In addition, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to a collection of data relating to a use of this Internet site that are generated by the ADITION cookie as well as the processing of these data by ADITION and the chance to preclude any such. For this purpose, the data subject must click a link under https://www.adition.com/kontakt/datenschutz/, which sets an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie is placed on the information technology system used by the data subject. If the data subject deletes the cookies on his system, then the data subject must call up the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.
The applicable data protection provisions of ADITION may be accessed under https://www.adition.com/en/kontakt/datenschutz/.
59. Data protection provisions about the application and use of AdJug
On this website, the controller has integrated components of AdJug. AdJug is an advertising exchange platform that provides online advertising (banner advertising).
The operating company of AdJug is AdJug GmbH, Bayerstraße 69, 80335 München, Germany.
AdJug sets a cookie. Furthermore, with each call-up to a single page of this Internet site, which is operated by the controller and on which an AdJug component was integrated, the Internet browser on the information technology system of the data subject is automatically prompted to submit data through the corresponding AdJug component for the purpose of displaying advertisements delivered by AdJug. In this technical procedure, AdJug gains information that our website was accessed by the information technology system used by the data subject. The data transmitted within the framework of the technical procedure of AdJug serve for billing purposes in relation to the displayed advertising.
The data subject may, as stated above, prevent the setting of cookies through our website at any time by means of a corresponding adjustment of the web browser used and thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Such an adjustment to the Internet browser used would also prevent AdJug from setting a cookie on the information technology system of the data subject. In addition, cookies already in use by AdJug may be deleted at any time via a web browser or other software programs.
In addition, the data subject has the possibility of objecting to a collection of data relating to a use of this Internet site that are generated by the AdJug cookie as well as the processing of these data by AdJug and the chance to preclude any such. For this purpose, the data subject must press the consumer cookie opt-out link under http://www.de.adjug.com/datenschutz.html, which sets an opt-out cookie. The opt-out cookie, set for this purpose, is placed on the information technology system used by the data subject. If the cookies on the system of the data subject are deleted, the data subject must call-up the link again and set a new opt-out cookie.
The applicable data protection provisions of AdJug may be accessed under http://www.adjug.com/info/privacy.asp.
60. Payment Method: Data protection provisions about the use of Klarna as a payment processor
On this website, the controller has integrated Klarna components. Klarna is an online payment service provider, which allows purchases on an account or a flexible installment payment. Klarna also offers other services, such as buyer protection and identity or creditworthiness checks.
The operating company of Klarna is Klarna AB, Sveavägen 46, 111 34 Stockholm, Sweden.
If the data subject selects the “purchase on account” or “installment purchase” during the ordering process in our online shop as a payment option, the data of the data subject is automatically transmitted to Klarna. By selecting one of these payment options, the data subject agrees to this transmission of personal data required for the processing of the invoice or installment purchase, or identity and creditworthiness checks.
The personal data transmitted to Klarna is usually first name, surname, address, date of birth, sex, email address, IP address, telephone number, mobile phone number, as well as other data necessary for the processing of an invoice or installment purchase. The processing of the purchase contract also requires such personal data, which are in connection with the respective order. In particular, the exchange of payment information such as bank details, card number, date of validity and CVC code, cumulative number, item number, data on goods and services, prices and taxes, information on the previous purchase behavior or other details of the financial situation of the data subject.
The purpose of the transmission of the data is, in particular, the identification check, payment administration, andfraud prevention. The controller shall provide Klarna with personal data, in particular, if a legitimate interest in the transmission exists. The personal data exchanged between Klarna and the data subject for the data processing shall be transmitted by Klarna to economic agencies. This transmission is intended for identity and creditworthiness checks.
Klarna shall also pass on the personal data to affiliates (Klarna Group) and service providers or subcontractors as far as this is necessary to fulfill contractual obligations or to process the data in the order.
Klarna collects and uses data and information on the previous payment behavior of the data subject as well as probability values for their behavior in the future (so-called scoring) in order to decide on the reasoning, implementation or termination of a contractual relationship. The calculation of scoring is carried out on the basis of scientifically-recognized mathematical-statistical methods.
The data subject is able to revoke the consent to the handling of personal data at any time from Klarna. A revocation shall not have any effect on personal data which must be processed, used or transmitted in accordance with (contractual) payment processing.
The applicable data protection provisions of Klarna may be retrieved under https://cdn.klarna.com/1.0/shared/content/policy/data/de_de/data_protection.pdf.
62. Payment Method: Data protection provisions about the use of Skrill as a payment processor
On this website, the controller has integrated components by Skrill. Skrill is an online payment service provider. Payments are made via the so-called Skrill wallet, which is a virtual electronic wallet. Skrill also offers the possibility to make virtual payments via credit cards. A Skrill wallet is managed via an e-mail address. Skrill makes it possible to trigger online payments to third parties or to receive payments.
The operating company of Skrill is Skrill Limited, Floor 27, 25 Canada Square, London, E14 5LQ, United Kingdom.
If the data subject chooses “Skrill” as the payment option during the ordering process in our online-shop, the data will be transmitted automatically to Skrill. By selecting this payment option, the data subject agrees to the transmission of personal data required for payment processing.
The personal data exchanged with Skrill is the purchase sum and e-mail address, which are both necessary for payment processing. The transmission of data is aimed at payment processing and fraud prevention. The controller will also provide Skrill with other personal data in the case, if a legitimate interest in the transmission exists. The personal data exchanged between Skrill and the data subject shall be transmitted by Skrill to the economic agencies. This transmission is intended for identity and creditworthiness checks.
If necessary, Skrill will pass on personal data to affiliates and service providers or subcontractors to the extent necessary to fulfill contractual obligations or to process the data in the order.
The data subject has the possibility to revoke the consent to the handling of personal data at any time from Skrill. A revocation shall not have any effect on personal data which must be processed, used or transmitted in accordance with (contractual) payment processing.
The applicable data protection provisions of Skrill may be retrieved under https://www.skrill.com/en/footer/privacypolicy/.
63. Payment Method: Data protection provisions about the use of Sofortüberweisung as a payment processor
On this website, the controller has integrated components of Sofortüberweisung. Sofortüberweisung is a payment service that allows cashless payment of products and services on the Internet. Sofortüberweisung is a technical procedure by which the online dealer immediately receives a payment confirmation. This enables a trader to deliver goods, services or downloads to the customer immediately after ordering.
The operating company of Sofortüberweisung is SOFORT GmbH, Fußbergstraße 1, 82131 Gauting, Germany.
If the data subject chooses “immediate transfer” as the payment option in our online shop during the ordering process, the data of the data subject will be transmitted to Sofortüberweisung. By selecting this payment option, the data subject agrees to the transmission of personal data required for payment processing.
In the case of purchase processing via direct transfer, the buyer sends the PIN and the TAN to Sofort GmbH. Sofortüberweisung then carries out a transfer to the online merchant after technical verification of the account status and retrieval of additional data to check the account assignment. The online trader is then automatically informed of the execution of the financial transaction.
The personal data exchanged with Sofortüberweisung is the first name, last name, address, email address, IP address, telephone number, mobile phone number, or other data necessary for payment processing. The transmission of the data is aimed at payment processing and fraud prevention. The controller shall immediately transfer other personal data, even if a legitimate interest in the transmission exists. The personal data exchanged between Sofortüberweisung and the controller shall be transmitted by Sofortüberweisung to economic credit agencies. This transmission is intended for identity and creditworthiness checks.
Sofortüberweisung provides personal data to affiliated companies and service providers or subcontractors as far as this is necessary for the fulfillment of contractual obligations or data in order to be processed.
The data subject has the possibility to revoke the consent to the handling of personal data at any time from Sofortüberweisung. A revocation shall not have any effect on personal data which must be processed, used or transmitted in accordance with (contractual) payment processing.
The applicable data protection provisions of Sofortüberweisung may be retrieved under https://www.sofort.com/eng-DE/datenschutzerklaerung-sofort-gmbh/.
Before personal data is provided by the data subject, the data subject must contact our Data Protection Officer. Our Data Protection Officer clarifies to the data subject whether the provision of the personal data is required by law or contract or is necessary for the conclusion of the contract, whether there is an obligation to provide the personal data and the consequences of non-provision of the personal data.
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U.S. News ranks University’s online bachelor’s, grad degree programs
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s online bachelor’s degree programs are the state’s best for the third consecutive year.
That’s according to U.S. News & World Report. The publication released its annual rankings Tuesday. UL Lafayette was No. 114 nationally on the 2019 Best Online Bachelor’s Programs list, and led all Louisiana universities and colleges.
The University’s online graduate degree programs in nursing, education and business were also ranked.
U.S. News & World Report bases its survey on factors such as student engagement, faculty credentials and training, student services, and technology and peer reputation.
The publication listed bachelor’s degree programs offered online by other Louisiana universities and colleges as well: Loyola University, No. 159; the University of Louisiana at Monroe, No. 217; and Nicholls State University, No. 242. Among the 85 schools tied at No. 246 were Louisiana Tech, McNeese State, Northwestern State and Southeastern Louisiana universities, and Louisiana College.
Several of UL Lafayette’s online graduate programs also were cited. Its master of science in nursing and doctor of nursing practice programs placed 65th. That’s up from No. 84 in U.S. News’ 2018 survey.
By delivering the University’s “rigorous and high-quality programs of study” online, the College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions is meeting the need for highly educated nursing professionals found throughout the health care industry, said Dr. Melinda G. Oberleitner, the college’s dean.
“As national shortages of registered nurses, nurse practitioners and health care professionals persist, we remain dedicated to expanding our array of online health care-related programs to increase student access to quality online educational programs in the health professions,” she said.
U.S. News placed the University’s online education master’s degree in curriculum and instruction at No. 166. It’s the highest rating of any online graduate degree program in education in Louisiana, noted Dr. Dr. Peter Sheppard, who heads the Department of Curriculum and Instruction for the College of Education.
“The curriculum offers practicing teachers enrolled in our programs exposure to a range of skilled faculty. The U.S. News commendation reaffirms the college’s ability to prepare candidates for teaching and to improve the instructional practices of veteran teachers as well,” Sheppard said.
The B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration launched its online MBA program in 2017. U.S. News ranked it No. 153 in 2019, the program’s first year of eligibility.
Students enrolled in the online MBA program earn the same degree as they would in a traditional, face-to-face classroom setting, said Dr. J. Bret Becton, the college’s dean.
“The faculty and staff of the Moody College of Business are elated that our high-quality, affordable online MBA program has been identified as among the nation’s best in its first year of existence.”
UL Lafayette offers 16 online undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs, and the list will continue to grow, said Dr. Claire Arabie, interim director of the Office of Distance Learning.
Two graduate-level programs – a master of science in computer science and a graduate certificate in cardiovascular nursing – launched last year, Arabie noted. “Every semester, we’re working with faculty to explore how we can give students more options and opportunities through rigorous online courses and programs.
“Online learning opens doors for those who wouldn’t be able to earn a degree otherwise, and gives us the opportunity to meet both student and workforce needs in Louisiana and across the country,” she said.
Learn more about the University's online programs here.
Photo caption: Students enrolled in UL Lafayette's online MBA program have access to a program ranked recently among the nation's best. (Photo credit: Amy Windsor / University of Louisiana at Lafayette)
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Recommended classes in the Meteoritical Bulletin Database are assigned by the database editor. In most cases, this is based on the most recent classification that appears in either the Catalogue of Meteorites, MetBase, the US Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter, the Japanese Meteorite Newsletter, or the Meteoritical Bulletin. However, in a few cases it reflects differences of opinion about the proper way to classify the meteorite. The nomenclature used may also be modified by the editor to conform to an internally consistent classification scheme
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Say Hi to the Movies That Will Probably Be Nominated for Best Picture
'Wonder Woman' for all the awards (JK, it's not going to win but it should).
By Mehera Bonner
Netflix/A24/WB
The year 2017 is coming to a close, which means Hollywood is churning out their best picture hopefuls faster than pilgrims churned butter back in the olden days. (I refuse to apologize for that reference so please do not @ me.) The competition will be incredibly stiff during the 2018 Academy Awards, mostly because a slew of extremely good movies came out towards the beginning of the year which are definite contenders (hi, Get Out).
Here's who we think will be nominated for the year's most prestigious award, and depressing spoiler alert: Most of these movies star boring white men, which, UGH.
Will Be Nominated
'The Shape of Water'
Guillermo del Toro's film is a near-guaranteed nominee, which is nice considering how unusual it is. Not only is the movie being dubbed a fantasy/romance/horror (hooray for movies that aren't biopics about white dudes!), it's about the relationship between a woman (Sally Hawkins) and a mutant fish man. Honestly, we wouldn't be mad if this won.
'Call Me by Your Name'
Call Me by Your Name is this year's most beautiful, gorgeous, stunning, memorable, and every-single-other-over-the-top-adjective movie. It's a true work of art that fully encompasses the experience of falling in love, and perhaps it's wishful thinking to put it on this list, but I'm doing it anyway.
'Dunkirk'
I have my feelings about Dunkirk, but there's no denying that it's a brilliantly executed film and a true cinematic experience. I'm not sure it deserves an Oscar nomination (though Christopher Nolan certainly deserves one for his directing), but the Academy committee loves itself a war movie, and there's virtually no way this won't be a major contender.
'Darkest Hour'
Perhaps this is an unfair characterization, but Darkest Hour is best defined as Oscar bait. It has a powerhouse actor (Gary Oldman), is a biopic about an important white male in politics (Winston Churchill), and is packed with English accents. It seems deeply unlikely that it won't secure a nomination, but in all honesty I'd be fine with this being replaced by either Get Out or Wonder Woman.
'The Post'
Not only will it be nominated, it has a very good chance of winning. First of all, we have Meryl Streep taking on the role of Katharine Graham—the first female publisher of The Washington Post. Then there's the fact that the film couldn't be more topical/relevant to the situation we find ourselves in today. Oh, and then there's the fact that it's directed by Steven Spielberg. If there was a formula for "How to Get Nominated for an Oscar," this film would be it.
'Phantom Thread'
While Phantom Thread probably won't win, Daniel Day Lewis' last movie will definitely get a nomination. The film clearly rests on the actor's incredible talent and he never doesn't deliver. Chances are the Academy will give him the Best Actor award and let someone else win Best Picture, but still—the movie will be nominated, you can be sure of that.
'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'
This movie is the perfect balance of quirky drama (which the Academy f*cking loves), and the fact that it features a bunch of old faves definitely gives it a fighting chance at a nomination (by that we mean Frances McDorman, Woody Harrelson, and Sam Rockwell). It probably won't win, but the likely nomination is well-appreciated.
'Mudbound'
Mudbound will be a huge moment for Netflix, and rightly so. The film tells the unique story of WWII veterans who return home and deal with PTSD as well as racism in their home state of Mississippi, and has a great cast delivering even greater performances (Carey Mulligan, Jason Mitchell, and Mary J. Blige, to name a few).
'Lady Bird'
Greta Gerwig's Lady Bird has received a rush of intense and well-deserved critical acclaim, which will probably help land it an Oscar nomination, and thank god. The film's social media campaign has also done a very good job of getting eyeballs on the movie—so expect it to steamroll into a film literally everyone is talking about. (On that note, go see it.)
Should Be Nominated
'Get Out'
Get Out is one of the most socially relevant and creative movies in recent memory. Everything about it—the acting, the comedic beats, the terror, the directing—is perfect. But due to the timing of its release and the fact that some people might incorrectly write it off as a pure horror film, there's a chance it won't get the nomination it so crucially deserves.
'The Florida Project'
This one is super iffy. The movie has received a lot of critical acclaim, but if you asked a random person on the street what it is, chances are they'd give you a blank stare. If the film can get its promotional campaign off the ground, it can (and should) earn an Oscar nomination.
'Wonder Woman'
If Wonder Woman seems like an unlikely choice for best picture, sit back and ask yourself why. An Oscar-worthy movie demands brilliant acting, which this movie has in spades thanks to Gal Gadot. It demands brilliant directing, and Patti Jenkins is a genius. Furthermore, Wonder Woman was a cultural movement as much as it was a pop cultural moment. It deserves the highest praise.
'I, Tonya'
I, Tonya is the most extra movie ever, and frankly, it might be too extra for the Academy. While Margot Robbie will likely earn a Best Actress nomination (as will Allison Janney), the movie itself might come up short, which is a shame.
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History of Salado
The Village of Salado was founded at the Old Military Road crossing of Salado Creek on October 8, 1859 coincident with the founding of Salado College. Many of the leaders of Bell County had felt the need for the establishment of a fine school and very quickly Salado became a viable settlement. It developed both as an industrial and agricultural center with a gristmill within the town limits and 7 other mills within 9 miles on Salado Creek. The first Grange in Texas was organized here in 1873, and Salado ranked second in size and importance in the County until the early 1880s. Salado College attracted residents of education and refinement and gave prestige to the village. It operated until 1885 with only the tuition of the students for support. From 1890 to 1913, a fine private school, Thomas Arnold High School, occupied the old stone college building.
In 1884, Salado boasted of 7 churches, 14 stores, 2 hotels, 2 blacksmiths, and 3 cotton gins. After the railroads were built to the north and east of Salado, the newly created towns drew most of the trade from here and Salado steadily declined. Population dwindled from 900 in 1882 to 400 by 1914 and only slightly over 200 in 1950. Since that time, Salado has grown slowly and is recognized as a very pleasant place to live and work. Eighteen of the old buildings here are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and Salado has 23 Texas Historical Markers. The churches and organizations are carrying on the proud tradition of the Salado Masonic Lodge, which provided 2 Grand Masters for the Texas Lodge in the late 1800s. Salado is honored to have had a Rhodes Scholar among the graduates of Thomas Arnold School. The Chisholm Trail came right up Main Street, and the stage lines that served Central Texas included Salado among their stops. A wire cable suspension bridge, the first bridge built in the county, was built here in 1869 and stood until the great flood of 1900. Salado Creek has always been a mighty force in the history of this area and it was designated the first recorded Natural Landmark in Texas in 1966. The revitalization of Salado began in the 1940s as the fame of the dining room of Stagecoach Inn spread. It continued with the founding of the Central Texas Area Museum in 1959 and the construction of the first new residential area, Mill Creek, in 1960. The many shops catering to visitors have led to the popularity of Salado. Today Salado has approximately 130 businesses of many kinds, adding to the charm of this small village.
–Patricia Lawshe Barton
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303 Homestead Ave, Holyoke, MA
Holyoke Community College, located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, was founded in 1946 to provide educational opportunities to residents in its service area. The school offers an engaged staff and faculty that provides education and services to its students to ensure goals are met and that graduates are set along the road to their future. The school serves nearly 9000 students a year, providing them with programs, services and facilities that are constantly under review to ensure they meet the needs of the modern student.
Students enrolled at Holyoke Community College may choose from a large variety of programs aimed at meeting the needs of each student by providing career training and academic transfer opportunities. Career training programs are designed to provide students the skills and abilities to enter the workforce as professionals. Students will take a mixture of courses, depending on the program, that provide theoretical and practical application of the information provided. Students will be able to practice their skills in a controlled environment, earning experience that is invaluable when seeking employment. Programs take between one and two years to complete, resulting in a certificate or degree and allowing for the pursuit of entry level positions.
Academic transfer requires students to complete the first two years of a four year education at Holyoke Community College, followed by the application to a four year institution to complete the final two year and earn a bachelor's degree. Students wishing to transfer to a Massachusetts public institution will find that agreements in place with the school ease the process. Those students seeking our of state or private school admissions should meet with a counselor prior to their first semester in order to discuss those schools' admissions requirements and develop a curriculum that best fulfills them.
Holyoke Community College is a public two year institution that maintains an open enrollment policy that allows any student that wishes to enroll to do so through by meeting the minimum requirements for admission, the submission of the application, and the payment of all fees including tuition. Students must supply previous transcripts if available and take a placement exam, which may be bypassed through the submission of previously taken standardized test scores. Students are also encouraged to participate in new student orientation and to meet with a counselor prior to registration to discuss program enrollment and develop a curriculum.
Financial aid is available in the form of loans, grants and scholarships. Individuals in need of financial assistance must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the information from which will be used to determine a student's financial needs and aid program eligibility. Financial aid must be applied for prior to each academic year. Students receiving aid may be chosen at random to provide additional tax information to be compared to the information provided on one's FAFSA in order to verify its accuracy.
State Residents: $160-$200 per credit unit
Nonresidents: $370-$440 per credit unit
To support students and graduates, Holyoke Community College may offer services to students including:
Weekend and night classes available
Remedial courses
Many community colleges are not only a source of technical or career training but also a stepping stone for students to transfer-out to a 4-year college, therefore we have included both graduation and transfer rates below and how this school compares against other community colleges in Hampden County and the community colleges in Massachusetts as a whole.
Graduation Rate 15.9% 18.3% 16.5%
Transfer-out Rate 17.7% 16.2% 19.8%
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The list of nearby schools has been selected by researching which schools offer similar programs to Holyoke Community College.
Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield, MA (39 miles away)
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Ulster County Community College in Stone Ridge, NY (79 miles away)
Roxbury Community College in Roxbury Crossing, MA (80 miles away)
Adirondack Community College in Queensbury, NY (95 miles away)
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Summary Of The Tables Turned By William Wordsworth
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Jimmy Carter: the most underrated president of the last 60 years
Posted on June 8, 2019 by Geoff B.
Long-time readers know I am a constitutional conservative/libertarian and that I hold nothing back in criticizing the toxic left. When Teddy Kennedy died, I wrote a controversial piece pointing out what a disaster of a person he was, and I remain proud of that post.
I reached my years of political awareness in the late 1970s, and let’s face it, those years were chaotic, and Jimmy Carter was president. The United States suffered through gas lines and massive inflation and seemingly one foreign policy crisis after another (Afghanistan, Iran, the hostages in Iran, El Salvador, Nicaragua, etc, etc). For those of us who lived through those times, the relative calm of the Trump years is, so far, noteworthy. When I was a teenager, I felt like the United States was about to fall apart literally every day.
And the Reagan years of the 1980s were prosperous and filled with foreign policy successes culminating in the fall of the Soviet Union and the seeming end of Communism. So, the conventional wisdom is: Jimmy Carter – disaster; Reagan – massive winner.
What people are missing is that almost all of Reagan’s biggest successes were put into motion by President Carter. Carter laid the foundation for the vast majority of Reagan’s economic and foreign policy achievements. If Carter had been elected for a second term, he would have gotten credit for turning the economy around and laying the groundwork for the end of the Soviet Union. But of course he did not, so many people see Carter as an ineffectual lightweight.
Let me try to convince you that Jimmy Carter has been underrated and indeed promoted many policies that bore fruit after he left office.
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It may be difficult for young people today to understand how bad the economy was through most of the 1970s. The primary problem was inflation, which was in the double digits during critical times. Today inflation is less than two percent. A world of 12 to 14 percent inflation means good in the stores are constantly going up in price and consumers feel they can never keep up. I remember going to the grocery store and seeing the checkers going down the rows constantly raising prices of bread, cereal, meat, milk, eggs – everything. We would go back two days later, and the prices had gone up yet again.
And the economy had created a mental environment where people began to accept the idea of massive inflation. It seemed like something we would just have to learn to live with. But of course massive inflation hurts the poor most of all (and I was quite poor in those days). Mentally, most people I knew had come to accept a sense of decline. We would never get ahead – we would always be poor.
Jimmy Carter appointed Paul Volcker to the head of the Federal Reserve 1979, and Volcker adopted the controversial position of massively raising interests rates to deal with inflation. You can read more about it here. It took two years, and Jimmy Carter was voted out in 1980, but by the early 1980s inflation had virtually disappeared. The policy worked so well that there was massive deflation in many goods during the 1980s. I remember watching gas prices crater after constantly going up in the 1970s, and it was a beautiful thing for drivers.
The destruction of double-digit inflation also created a new sense that the United States was back and that the country would not fall apart at any moment. The new optimism created the economic boom of the 1980s, and led to Reagan’s massive reelection victory in 1984. I will also point out that it meant literally millions of new jobs for people like myself. People in my family went from poor to upper middle class during the 1980s, and it is directly linked to the improvement in the economy.
Now, to be fair, a lot of the economic success of the 1980s was due to the Reagan tax cuts, which Carter probably would not have favored, but one simply cannot the rule out the importance of ending double-digit inflation. And Jimmy Carter and Paul Volcker deserve credit for destroying inflation, not President Reagan. It is simply a fact.
Believe it or not, there was a time when Democrats were not completely ignorant of basic economics. JFK, for example, promoted tax cuts in the early 1960s that created the boom of that decade. And in the 1970s, Democrats, including the execrable Ted Kennedy, promoted deregulation precisely because it is good economic policy and helps the poor.
Oh that the Democrats of today would learn a bit of history!
One of the great underreported stories of our time is that the basic foundations of economic success from the 1980s to today were created by the wave of deregulation promoted by many Democrats, including President Carter, in the 1970s and the early 1980s. In the space of a few years, the country saw deregulation of the airlines, the trains, the trucking business, natural gas and telecom.
It is difficult to imagine now, but there was a time when a cross-country phone call cost a week’s salary. An economy seat from San Francisco to New York was the equivalent of $2000 in today’s money (and most people smoked on the plane, by the way). Conservatives and liberals united against the high costs created by regulation, and they passed a series of bills and measures to end regulatory capture on a federal and state level.
The deregulation of the 1970s and early 1980s created new industries which of course created new jobs. In the 1970s, there was only one telephone company, AT&T. By 1990, there were dozens of phone companies, all offering cheaper prices. The same thing happened in many other industries.
President Carter deserves credit for promoting much of the deregulation that helped create the economic booms that followed him.
The Middle East was even more of a mess in the 1970s than it is today. The region suffered through explosive wars in 1967 and 1973, and the rise of the PLO and other terrorist groups made it seem that there would never be peace.
The Camp David accords, sponsored by President Carter, were a huge success. Israel and Egypt are still at peace today in part because of hard work by the Carter administration. The great accomplish should not be forgotten: Jimmy Carter deserves a lot of credit.
Believe it or not, President Carter also deserves a lot of credit for laying the foundation for Reagan’s policy on the Soviet Union. In many ways, Reagan took Carter’s policy of 1979 and added to it, rather than create an entirely new approach.
I would encourage people who think Carter was a disaster on foreign policy to read this article, which points out many of his successes. It may help you see his presidency as more nuanced than you imagine.
Jimmy Carter is not on my list of best presidents
To be clear, Jimmy Carter is not on my list of the 10 best presidents in U.S. history. Most of the best presidents (those who actually followed the Constitution) served in the 1800s. The best president of the last 100 years is Calvin Coolidge, and Jimmy Carter does not come close to being as good as silent Cal. But Jimmy Carter was, in my opinion, better than all of the presidents who followed him, except for Reagan (and the jury is still out on Trump). He was better than Ford and Nixon and LBJ. He was as good as JFK. So, in my opinion, Jimmy Carter is tied for the second best president of my lifetime, after Reagan.
You don’t have to remind me about Carter’s many failures in Afghanistan, Iran and Central America. You don’t have to remind me about the many terrible judges he nominated. He don’t have to remind me about his unfortunate flirtation with anti-semitism. I lived through the Carter years, and I know all of those things about Jimmy Carter, but I still think that, overall, he is underrated.
If one of my conservative friends can read this article and say to himself, “I still hate Jimmy Carter, but he did do a few good things,” than I will consider it a success.
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12 thoughts on “Jimmy Carter: the most underrated president of the last 60 years”
Aaron Sellers on June 8, 2019 at 5:19 pm said:
I was between 0 and 10 years old during the 70s so I don’t remember much, but I do remember the gas lines, the Miracle hockey game, and the hostage crisis. Most of my political views of Carter come from my parents who were die-hard republicans and hated him (and loved Reagan). I appreciate this article for giving me a different perspective on Carter.
Warren Zeigler on June 8, 2019 at 5:31 pm said:
The Soviet Union policies of Ronald Reagan were not built on anything from Jimmy Carter. Obama, like Carter, told us that we would never see unemployment below 6 percent again. Inflation slowed because of an economy crashed by Carter years before. Jimmy Carter was a micro-manager (even auditing the use of the White House tennis court) who had no respect in the military. (I raised my hand the same day Reagan did for his first year.) I have said before, Carter was a choir boy, but I say now that this, along w/ the Camp David accords, were his only pluses as President.
Joyce Anderson on June 8, 2019 at 5:33 pm said:
Jimmy Carter nominated my Uncle Monroe McKay to the Federal Bench. So good Jimmy on that one. He did create the Dept of Edu, so bad Jimmy on that. I do think that much of his failure was still due to the aftershocks of Watergate. Ford was kind of like a band-aid that was still gushing blood, and with Carter things began to settle from that. I was a very small child during the 70s. I do remember very high inflation and my parents getting something like 15% on their first home loan and thinking they were getting a steal. I also remember my parents being very happy to vote for Regan in 1980. Mom was a Regan Democrat and never looked back — our other uncle, Monroe’s brother, was Gunn McKay who served in Congress as a Democrat from Utah’s First Congressional District during that time as well. That generation of the family was slightly horrified when their children all turned tail and voted for the GOP.
Russell Davis on June 8, 2019 at 7:10 pm said:
Jimmy Carter was a disaster. Probably worse than Obama. I lived in France in 78 and 79 and even the French were laughing at what a loser he was.
He did hire Paul Volcker who did ring inflation out of the economy. He was also very good about spending. He used the classic Dem method to handle spending by gutting defense and moving the funds to other areas of the government. He also set up both the Depts of education and Energy. Colossal wastes of money.
The economy Reagan built was a result of his tax policies and in addition his leadership. Carter’s “malaise” speech was his administration personified.
I do not have any idea what you are referring to when you talk about Dems rolling back regulation. This is the party of the ambulance chasing trial lawyer. They do not roll back the administrative state.
His foreign policy was a nightmare from Iran to Afghanistan. The most naïve president in history.
To top off his presidential term, his time after his presidency is undoubtedly the worst in history as well. He undermined both Repub and Dem presidents around the world. Israel, North Korea, Iran, etcetera. He has been a lap dog for the UN undermining US interests at will. The current nightmare in Venezuela possibly could have been avoided but for Carter’s sanctioning a bogus reelection of Chavez.
Anita on June 8, 2019 at 8:52 pm said:
I was too young to remember his effectiveness/lack thereof, but when I read this article (which has stuck with me for a long time in contrast to our current president), I was so impressed by how he reminded me of King Benjamin: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/08/17/feature/the-un-celebrity-president-jimmy-carter-shuns-riches-lives-modestly-in-his-georgia-hometown/?utm_term=.696a6076ef75
Michael Davidson on June 8, 2019 at 11:31 pm said:
I don’t see Camp David as representing real change, but as a launching point for paying the Egyptians handsomely to play nice. Egypt is perennially the second largest recipient of US foreign aid every year since then. So, if we wanted to call paying off a foreign government every year for the last 40 years a foreign policy win, I suppose you could. But I am a bit skeptical.
Likewise, I am skeptical of your assertion that he would have been nearly the cold warrior that Reagan was. Carter would never have spent money on the military, which is what ultimately bankrupted the Soviets. He also lacked the credibility of a puncher. The US didn’t have the same deterrent power with Carter as commander in chief, because it wasn’t clear he would be willing to hit back. The fact that Reagan actually talked tough (which Carter never did) and the fact that people actually believed that Reagan would punch or counterpunch with anyone (which no one believed about Carter) made all the difference.
Bookslinger on June 9, 2019 at 5:01 am said:
Most everybody is a mixture of good and bad. Geoff is right that Carter had some good points.
And Reagan had his bad points too….
– near total deregulation of Savings&Loans created a debacle. they should have been regulated like banks.
– RICO took away Fourth Amendment and other freedoms, many innocent people had, and still have, asset forfeiture/confiscation under that. And it’s worse where cops are corrupt. If you were found with a lot of cash, the police could just take it, with no arrest, no charges, as happened with people whose business dealt with a lot of cash, or who had to pay cash for big ticket items.
– Other privacy losses, regarding travel, including being put off a bus mid trip, with no charges.
– Immigration amnesty of 1986 (or 1987) which casued illegal immigration to SKYROCKET. It’s basic human nature: If you reward something, you get MORE of it.
lemuel on June 9, 2019 at 7:33 am said:
I don’t think Carter was a great president either, but … is he our *greatest* ex-president? He’s been a pretty dang good humanitarian, with habitat for humanity and the parasite straws and all that. And he hasn’t done it to enrich himself.
Ken Cluff on June 9, 2019 at 10:42 pm said:
My memories of Carter… I was a missionary at the time. I would’ve preferred Ford over Carter in the 76 election, but Carter’s first term set the stage for Reagan. Had Ford won, Reagan probably would not have won until ‘84. I was at BYU during Reagan’s first term. Those were halcyon days. I agree Paul Volker was a great choice for the Fed chairmanship. I also think Camp David accords were good, but the credit belongs as much to Anwar Sadat… probably one of the best statesmen of the 20th Century.
What most may find interesting is the mainstream media lambasted Reagan from day one of his presidency: he was too old or to illiterate and uninformed. He was accused of being a puppet of his political handlers. While the media of his day didn’t degenerate to polemics as they have now with Trump, they certainly were not Reagan’s friend.
I digress. I think Carter is a decent human being, but he was in over his head. He survived because he had a friendly media and Congress. His best “accomplishment” is, to repeat myself… he set the stage for Reagan.
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John Perry on June 10, 2019 at 10:40 am said:
Jimmy Carter is an exceptionally decent and thoughtful man. Unfortunately, my impression of his presidency will forever be colored by what I experienced while serving as a missionary in France from mid-1979 to mid-1981.
Back in those days the missionary received monthly checks directly from his/her family. My mother began by sending the recommended amount, which seemed to just barely last the month. As the US Dollar to French Franc exchange rate continued to dip, however, I was getting less and less each month and found myself running out of funds before the next check arrived. After a couple of months in a row of this, my parents started sending larger checks to help me get by.
I noticed an immediate surge in the exchange rate after the 1980 election. Now I found myself with a little extra money each month. As the rate continued to climb, I had enough extra cash to buy some nice gifts and mementos for my family before returning home. When I returned to France with my little family 12 years later, the exchange rate for US dollars was still around the elevated post 1980 levels.
For some reason President Carter was unable to project an image of confidence as the custodian of the American economy.
Old Man on June 11, 2019 at 4:42 pm said:
Well done. I greatly appreciate this effort for a more nuanced discussion of history.
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Away improvements
Chopper calls on 'more belief' away from The Den
Millwall coach Neil Harris has told Lions Player that Steve Lomas' men need to believe in themselves more when they play away from The Den.
The 3-2 defeat at Blackburn - the side's most recent away game - was the third consecutive loss on the road, but Chopper believes The Lions can make the most of the busy Christmas schedule with a run of results on their travels.
"Millwall Football Club as a whole has put a lot of importance into home form, certainly since I've been here, and nothing has changed now," he said. "But our away form now needs to pick up and we have to show more belief when we're not at The Den. Once we get one positive (away) result, whether that is at Watford, Doncaster or Southend in the Cup, I'm sure there will be more to follow."
The Boxing Day trip to Vicarage Road sees The Lions come up against a Watford side entering a transitional period under the leadership of new boss Giuseppe Sannino, and Harris, who is combining first team coaching duties with leading Millwall's U21 Development Squad this season, hopes that the side can continue The Hornets' winless run.
"It's a huge fixture for us and a chance to pick some points up against a Watford side who have been on a bit of a downward spiral, albeit now with a new manager.
"Our fans normally go there in numbers and with this being such an important game for us, I'm sure they will be very vocal."
For more from Chopper, including a look back at his memorable goal in the 4-1 New Year's Day win at Vicarage Road back in 2002, click here
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Biomaterials For Genitourinary Tissue Engineering
Biomaterials should provide a three-dimensional space for cells to form into new tissues; they should allow for delivery of the desired cells for tissue replacement and appropriate bioactive factors (cell adhesion peptides, growth factors) to desired sites in the body, and guide the development of new tissues with appropriate function (6).
In tissue engineering, a scaffold that allows cell adherence and regeneration is essential. The materials that are used as scaffolding should replicate the biologic and mechanical function of the native extracellular matrix.
The majority of mammalian cell types are anchorage-dependent and must have a cell-adhesion substrate for survival; biomaterials provide a cell-adhesion substrate that can deliver cells to specific sites in the body with high loading efficiency. The scaffolding also provides mechanical support against in vivo forces, thereby maintaining the integrity of the predefined structure until the cells have matured into the desired three-dimensional structure.
A foreign body response should be avoided as it leads to rejection and/or necrosis and ultimately failure of the graft. As the scaffolding is metabolized by the host, its degradation products should be nontoxic, nonimmunogenic, and removed from the host at the appropriate rate such that the concentrations of these products remain at a tolerable level. Furthermore, the biomaterial should provide an environment in which cell behavior is not altered. Cell adhesion, proliferation, migration, and differentiation should promote functional tissue formation.
The ideal biomaterial should also be biocompatible. The biomaterial should persist for an appropriate amount of time to allow for adequate replacement of normal tissue, but it should be absorbed by the host without inflammation.
The naturally derived materials have the potential advantage of cellular recognition and biologic response. However, synthetic polymers can be reproduced on a large scale with controlled properties of strength, degradation rate, and microstructure.
Collagen, the most abundant structural protein in the body, is readily purified from both animal and human tissues with an enzyme treatment and salt/acid extraction. Collagen generates minimal inflammatory response, and it has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for many types of medical applications, including wound dressings and artificial skin. Collagen implantation is limited by its relatively rapid degradation from sequential attacks by lysosomal enzymes. Acellular tissue matrices are collagen-rich matrices prepared by mechanical and/or chemical removal of the cellular components from tissues leaving only the supportive scaffolding behind. This artificial extracellular membrane slowly degrades after implantation and is replaced by true extracellular matrix proteins synthesized and secreted by transplanted or ingrowing cells.
Three basic classes of biomaterials have been utilized in the engineering of genitourinary organs: naturally-derived materials (e.g., collagen and alginate), acellular tissue matrices (e.g., bladder submucosa and small intestinal submucosa), and synthetic polymers [e.g., polyglycolic acid, polylactic acid, and poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)].
Alginate, a polysaccharide isolated from seaweed, has been used as an injectable cell delivery vehicle and a cell immobilization matrix owing to its gentle gelling properties in the presence of divalent ions such as calcium. Alginate is limited by its lack of a biologic recognition domain and limited range of mechanical properties.
Polyesters of naturally occurring alpha-hydroxy acids, including polyglycolic acid, polylactic acid, and polylactic glycolic acid, are used widely in tissue engineering. The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of these polymers for a multitude of clinical applications including sutures. These polymers contain ester bonds, which are hydrolytically labile, allowing their degradation by nonenzymatic hydrolysis. Their degradation byproducts are nontoxic—natural metabolites that are eliminated from the
The success of using cell transplantation strategies for bladder reconstruction depends on the ability to use donor tissue efficiently and to provide the right conditions for long-term survival, differentiation, and growth.
The augmented bladders demonstrated cellular organization consisting of a trilayer of urothelium, submucosa, and muscle.
Laparoscopic bladder augmentation is being done in humans; however, laparoscopic bladder augmentation with engineered tissue has only recently been described in animal models.
host in the form of water and carbon dioxide. These materials can be constructed such that they degrade in several weeks to several years by altering the crystallinity, initial molecular weight, and the copolymer ratio of lactic to glycolic acid. Also, these polymers are thermoplasts, which allows them to be formed into the appropriate three dimensional scaffolds with a desired microstructure, gross shape, and dimension by various techniques, including molding, extrusion, solvent casting, phase separation techniques, and gas foaming techniques. These techniques can be used to process biomaterials into porous sponges and fiber meshes, which have high porosity and a high surface area-to-volume ratio; these properties enhance the effectiveness of the scaffold. Other biodegradable synthetic polymers including poly(anhydrides) and poly(ortho-esters) also can be used to fabricate scaffolds for genitourinary tissue engineering with controlled properties.
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Definition: A Concept of Operations (CONOPS) is a user-oriented document that "describes systems characteristics for a proposed system from a user's perspective. A CONOPS also describes the user organization, mission, and objectives from an integrated systems point of view and is used to communicate overall quantitative and qualitative system characteristics to stakeholders [1]."
A CONOPS "describes the proposed system in terms of the user needs it will fulfill, its relationship to existing systems or procedures, and the ways it will be used. CONOPS can be tailored for many purposes, for example, to obtain consensus among the acquirer, developers, supporters, and user agencies on the operational concept of a proposed system. Additionally, a CONOPS may focus on communicating the user's needs to the developer or the developer's ideas to the user and other interested parties [2]."
Keywords: concepts, CONOPS, operational concept description, operational concepts, operational scenarios, system concepts, use cases, user needs, user/system roles, viewpoints
MITRE SE Roles & Expectations: MITRE systems engineers (SEs) are expected to understand and recommend the development and use of a CONOPS as a tool throughout the SE life cycle to communicate user needs and system characteristics to developers, integrators, sponsors, funding decision makers, and other stakeholders. In some cases MITRE systems engineers may be asked to support the development of a CONOPS.
MITRE SEs should be able to apply systems engineering methods to map user (operational) needs to system requirements, functions, and conceptual system designs. They should also be able to develop test requirements that are traceable to system requirements and user needs. In addition, they should test operational concepts (concept validation) and user utility as described in the CONOPS.
The purpose of a CONOPS is to describe the operational needs, desires, visions, and expectations of the user without being overly technical or formal. The user, developer, or both may write CONOPS, often with help from MITRE systems engineers. The CONOPS written by a user representative communicates the overall vision for the operational system to the organizations (e.g., buyer, developer) that have a role in the system acquisition and/or development effort. A CONOPS can also be written by the buyer, developer, or acquirer to communicate their understanding of the user needs and how a system will fulfill them. In both cases, the CONOPS is intended to facilitate a common understanding of ideas, challenges, and issues on possible solution strategies without addressing the technical solution or implementation; it is often a first step for developing system requirements. As systems continue to evolve in complexity, SEs and mission owners can utilize a CONOPS to develop and sustain a common vision of the system for all stakeholders over the system's life cycle. The original CONOPS written at the beginning of system acquisition should be updated after developmental and operational testing, to convey how the system being acquired will actually be used. This update is needed since many final systems include some additional capabilities not originally envisioned at program start, and may not include some capabilities that were omitted during trade-off analysis. The CONOPS should include the full range of factors that are needed to support the mission (i.e., doctrine, organization, training, leadership, materiel, personnel, facilities, and resources). Post-fielding life cycle costs often dwarf those of the development effort. Therefore, it is critical that the CONOPS provide sufficient information to determine long-term life cycle needs such as training, sustainment and support throughout capability fielding and use.
A CONOPS should contain a conceptual view of the system (i.e., a preliminary functional flow block diagram or operational architecture) that illustrates the top-level functional threads in the proposed system or situation. A CONOPS should define any critical, top-level, performance requirements or objectives stated either qualitatively or quantitatively (including system rationale for these objectives). The SE should consider the CONOPS as a functional concept definition and rationale from the user and customer perspectives.
Multiple CONOPS guidelines, models, and methodologies are available that can be tailored as needed for particular environments or situations. A MITRE SE should be able to determine which CONOPS format, model, or methodology is appropriate for the specific situation, and if (or how) it should be tailored for that system/environment. Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering provides an approach to making this decision based on SE analysis of criteria:
Program risks
Customer desires, requirements
Funding constraints
Market considerations
Technology considerations
Nature of the system to be developed
Example Methodology
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard 1362-1998 (IEEE Std 1362-1998), IEEE Guide for Information Technology—System Definition—Concept of Operations (CONOPS), is an example of a well-developed and commonly used SE CONOPS guideline. Several SE organizations, including the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE), currently use the IEEE CONOPS guidelines, which state:
This guide does not specify the exact techniques to be used in developing the CONOPS document, but it does provide approaches that might be used. Each organization that uses this guide should develop a set of practices and procedures to provide detailed guidance for preparing and updating CONOPS documents. These detailed practices and procedures should take into account the environmental, organizational, and political factors that influence application of the guide [1].
CONOPS Objectives
In the situation where the operational user has not developed a CONOPS, MITRE SEs should select or recommend a CONOPS guideline or model, and the objectives for developing a CONOPS. They should also consider any guidelines that have been put in place by the organization. The main objective of a CONOPS is to "communicate with the end user of the system during the early specification stages to assure the operational needs are clearly understood and incorporated into the design decisions for later inclusion in the system and segment specifications [1]."
Regardless of who develops the CONOPS, frequent interaction is needed among the end users, MITRE engineers, acquisition organizations, and development, test and security stakeholders. It may also be the case that the operational user does not understand or cannot envision how new capabilities will operate in their environment, particularly if it is a new type of system or operation. In these cases, experiments and prototypes can be of value in illuminating these issues. Additional CONOPS objectives include:
Provide end-to-end traceability between operational needs and captured source requirements.
Establish a high-level basis for requirements that supports the system over its life cycle.
Establish a high-level basis for test planning and system-level test requirements.
Support the generation of operational analysis models (use cases) to test the interfaces.
Provide the basis for computation of system capacity.
Validate and discover implicit requirements.
Critical CONOPS Components
When tailoring IEEE Standard 1362-1998 CONOPS for a specific purpose, non-critical components can be deleted or minimized. However, the document should always include critical components in any CONOPS. These are contained in IEEE Standard 1362-1998, discussed below:
The existing system (manual or automated) the user wants to replace.
Justification for a new or modified system (including restrictions on that system).
A description of the proposed system.
Scenarios highlighting use of the system in the user's environment including internal and external factors.
For a software-intensive capability, the CONOPS might have a greater emphasis on the information system perspective of the users' needs and developers' products concentrating on software feasibility and software requirements.
System Engineering Applications for a CONOPS
MITRE SEs should be able to use various iterations of a CONOPS as a tool throughout the SE life cycle to communicate user needs and system characteristics to developers, integrators, sponsors, funding decision makers, and stakeholders. IEEE Standard 1362-1998 guidance on the application of a CONOPS provides additional clarification. "The CONOPS approach provides an analysis activity and a document that bridges the gap between the user's needs and visions and the developer's technical specifications." In addition, the CONOPS document provides the following:
A means of describing a user's operational needs without becoming bogged down in detailed technical issues that shall be addressed during the systems analysis activity.
A mechanism for documenting a system's characteristics and the user's operational needs in a manner that can be verified by the user without requiring any technical knowledge beyond that required to perform normal job functions.
A place for users to state their desires, visions, and expectations without requiring the provision of quantified, testable specifications. For example, the users could express their need for a "highly reliable" system, and their reasons for that need, without having to produce a testable reliability requirement. [In this case, the user's need for "high reliability" might be stated in quantitative terms by the buyer prior to issuing a request for proposal (RFP), or it might be quantified by the developer during requirements analysis. In any case, it is the job of the buyer and/or the developer to quantify users' needs.]
A mechanism for users and buyer(s) to express thoughts and concerns on possible solution strategies. In some cases, design constraints dictate particular approaches. In other cases, there may be a variety of acceptable solution strategies. The CONOPS document allows users and buyer(s) to record design constraints, the rationale for those constraints, and to indicate the range of acceptable solution strategies [1].
Use tools and/or techniques that best describe the proposed system from the user's perspective and how it should operate.
Describe the system simply and clearly so that all intended readers can fully understand it.
Write the CONOPS in the user's language. Avoid technical jargon. If user jargon is employed, provide a glossary that translates it for non-users.
Use graphics and pictorial tools as much as possible, since a CONOPS should be understandable to different types of stakeholders. (Useful graphical tools include, but are not limited to, node-to-node charts, use cases, sequence or activity charts, functional flow block diagrams, structure charts, allocation charts, data flow diagrams, object diagrams, storyboards, and entity relationship diagrams.)
Describe the operational environment in detail to give the readers an understanding of the assumptions, constraints, numbers, versions, capacity, etc., of the operational capability to be used.
Describe those aspects of the physical environment, safety, security, and privacy that exert influence on the operation or operational environment of the proposed system.
Include voluminous descriptions, such as a data dictionary, in an appendix, or incorporate them by reference.
IEEE Computer Society, March 19, 1998, IEEE Guide for Information Technology—System Definition—Concept of Operations (ConOps) Document (IEEE Std 1362-1998).
Office of Management and Budget, December 5, 1994, Operational Concept Description (OCD), Data Item Description DI-IPSC-81430.
Additional References & Resources
Fairley, R.E., R. H. Thayer, and P. Bjorke, April 18-22, 1994, Proceedings of the First International Conference on Requirements Engineering, pp. 40-47.
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Milton Avery Sea Grasses and Blue Sea 1958
Avery painted scenes of nature throughout his career, but he preferred simple forms to realistic details, and his palette is distinctively personal. The results come close to abstraction. In Sea Grasses and Blue Sea (based on Avery's memories of Provincetown, Massachusetts), the sky is a straight and narrow blue band at the painting's upper rim. The rest of the canvas is divided into two trapezoids of almost equal size and shape. The lower of these, the sea grass, is pale and lightly streaked, and echoes the tonality of the sky; above it is a wedge of a predominantly darker, saturated blue, with patches both of a lighter blue and, more sharply, of deep black. Magically, the overall effect is of waves flecked with white foam.
That black is paradoxical: as Matisse remarked of the black in one of his own paintings, it is used as "a color of light and not as a color of darkness." In various ways, in fact, Avery is closer to Henri Matisse than to the styles that prevailed in America during his lifetime-in his love of clarified form and flat color, for example, and in the sense of rich serenity that permeates his art.
Publication excerpt from The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA Highlights, New York: The Museum of Modern Art, revised 2004, originally published 1999, p. 227.
60 1/8" x 6' 3/8" (152.7 x 183.7 cm)
Gift of friends of the artist
© 2019 Milton Avery Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Milton Avery has 8 works online.
Ways of Looking July 28–November 1, 1971 1 other work identified
Making Choices March 16–September 26, 2000 1 other work identified
Painting & Sculpture II November 20, 2004–August 5, 2015 1 other work identified
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CMarie Fuhrman's Invitation to Begin Healing the West
By Sarah Aronson • Jun 13, 2019
"Sometimes the job we have to do is often uncomfortable, whether it’s killing a deer to put it out of its pain, or to open it up. It’s kind of that pen too, to open up stories, to open up wounds that need to be reopened to be able to heal properly. I think the knife serves that metaphorical purpose as well." -- CMarie Fuhrman
Native Voices
The following highlights are from a conversation with CMarie Fuhrman about her nonfiction and work as co-editor for the anthology, Native Voices. This program was recorded in Spokane, WA during their Get Lit! literary festival with the generous support of Spokane Public Radio. To hear the full conversation, click the link above or subscribe to our podcast.
Sarah Aronson: In the piece “Aspen,” published in the High Desert Journal, you introduce a deer collision with a car, but you braid together themes of death, sacrifice, witness, and partnership. I wanted to know that moment as a writer, that moment of synergy, when you knew this was the story. . .
CMarie Fuhrman: That story was about the knife. It came out of an idea that Kim Barnes had given me to write about a knife: just think of a knife in your life and write about it. Of course what immediately came to mind was this pocket knife that my father had given me. Originally it was meant for things like gutting fish and ranch work. That knife had traveled so much with me, including the moment when my late husband had used it to kill another deer. I knew that when I was thinking about how to tell that story, as painful as the story is, particularly the part of losing my husband in an accident, that I could put that emotion and energy into that knife and into the deer and bring those two together in a way that wasn’t about me as much, but really put the emotion into the things, into the animal.
When I was finished, I realized it was also a larger narrative of the west, and that vulnerability of the deer, the guns, the knives, this kind of moving forward, and how those things keep colliding especially with how we’re trying to redefine the west now. So it became a much larger story when I realized what all was packed into the deer, and the knife, and the road.
I’m glad you brought up the knife, because I was so curious to know both about the object symbolism of the knife and also the reality of what it means as a hunter, as a woman who has also hunted. What it means to you to carry that on the land. . .
Yeah. I’ll answer the literal part on the land first. I was hiking with a friend in Idaho, down by Rapid River near Riggins, but also where I shot a cow elk in December. I was talking about how it changes when hunting season comes along (my traditional hunting season) and now I’m carrying a gun, a weapon. The intention has shifted greatly. My partner and I spend most of the summer out in the wilderness, out in the forest. When we’re there in the summer we carry no weapons. We might have a knife for utilitarian purposes, but never as something for defense or for harm. So when we step out to hunt, that feeling changes. I almost don’t like myself as much anymore. I’m not just this person who’s there to observe or to be one with this place. I’ve changed my role there. It’s a little bit different, I have to reexamine who I am in that place.
That particular knife I do take with me when we hunt, I do use to gut and skin animals. It has a deep history to it. It has a dark job. That knife then can also be seen as the writer—that will have a deep history imbued in a place—particularly for Native writers, I’m thinking of Native writers now. Or for people who’ve been in the west a long time. Sometimes the job we have to do is often uncomfortable, whether it’s killing a deer to put it out of its pain, or to open it up. It’s kind of that pen too, to open up stories, to open up wounds that need to be reopened to be able to heal properly. I think the knife serves that metaphorical purpose as well.
In talking about killing, or putting the fawn out of its misery, what is our ethical responsibility to other life?
I think that there’s something about finishing what we’ve started. In the second scene with my late husband when we watched that deer get hit: to leave something struggling, to leave something dying without bearing witness to that death or sitting with that death, to just drive off from it and pretend it didn’t happen, we’re not doing our civic responsibility, and we’re not doing our human responsibility. Not just to that life but to this place that holds us.
I can’t help but draw the cultural reference to what has happened to Native people too: going by on the side of the road the “progress,” a vehicle hitting a deer. I’ve got to get to where I’m going, I can’t stop to deal with this life, or I can’t physically, like the man in that first scene who ends up leaving because as soon as the knife comes out he just can’t bear to finish what he started, or see it all the way through. I think we have some responsibility to life as well as to death. . .
In this groundbreaking anthology of Indigenous poetry and prose, Native poems, stories, and essays are informed with a knowledge of both what has been lost and what is being restored. It presents a diverse collection of stories told by Indigenous writers about themselves, their histories, and their present. It is a celebration of culture and the possibilities of language, in conversation with those poets and storytellers who have paved the way. A truly synergetic collection of contemporary and early Native voices.
CMarie Fuhrman
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CMarie Fuhrman is the co-editor of Native Voices (Tupelo 2019) and author of poetry and nonfiction that has appeared in multiple journals including Yellow Medicine Review, Cutthroat a Journal of the Arts, Whitefish Review, Broadsided Press, High Desert Journal, Taos Journal of Poetry and Art, as well as several anthologies. She has served as guest editor for several publications and is Poetry Review Editor for Transmotion Journal. CMarie is the 2019 recipient of the Grace Paley Fellowship and about to be a 2019 graduate of the University of Idaho's MFA program where she is the Project Coordinator for Indigenous Knowledge for Effective Education Program (IKEEP). CMarie resides with her partner, Caleb, and dogs, Carhartt and Cisco, in the mountains of West Central Idaho.
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The Circuitry Of Poetics With Sherwin Bitsui
By Sarah Aronson • Oct 25, 2018
In this kinetic new poetry from Sherwin Bitsui, characters live in a state of fading and blurring, appearing as though photographed or filmed. Dissolve hums with the coexistence and dissonance of landscape and waste, crisis and continuity—with Navajo thought inherent to the movement of the book. Wielding one of the most deeply intuitive, uncompromising poetic voices of our time, Bitsui marries past and present, urban street and wilderness, "the afterbirth of sirens glistening over him."
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LEFT HAND PATH: 663 Steps To Hell
Λιλ Deviλ December 21, 2016
"Cristina Scabbia and LACUNA COIL are upset with Christmas and actually, it makes sense. All these years, Cristina asks from Santa Claus a good voice and he s...
METAL ALLEGIANCE: ‘Scars’ Lyric Video Feat. MARK OSEGUEDA, CRISTINA SCABBIA
Manos Spanos November 8, 2015
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LACUNA COIL’s CRISTINA SCABBIA: I Don’t Consider Myself ‘Hot’
Manos Spanos January 26, 2014
Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL will return to the road to introduce North America to their new album, "Broken Crown Halo", as part of the Revolver Hottest Chicks In Hard Rock Tour, which launches February 20 and features LACUNA COIL sharing a stage with SICK PUPPIES, Century Media Records labelmates EYES SET TO KILL and CILVER. The tour launches in Wilmington, North Carolina, and runs through March 20 in Anaheim, California. Visit www.hottestchickstour.com for additional details and VIP packages. Comments LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia: "The 'hottest chick in metal' thing has been created some years ago from the U.S. magazine Revolver and that's where the name of the upcoming tour is coming from. "The magazine has been so grace me with the first cover ever with a female artist and I am very grateful for this. "I don't consider myself 'hot.' "I have my up and downs and surely don't look at myself in the mirror contemplating the (non-existing) 'perfection.' "That said, when I see polls or even 'contests' in between people (fans of different bands) about 'which one is the hottest chick in metal or rock,' I feel glad to be included but I also...kinda feel like puking a bit. "How can you say a person is 'hot' or not? Based on (the generic idea of) beauty? "'Hot,' at least in my world and referred to a person, means someone who can be good looking (according to my personal taste so it doesn't have to be universal) that has an interesting personality as well. "In my life, I met super-good-looking guys that were as interesting and hot as a clam shell, therefore the 'hot factor' was not there at all, not even a chance. "So the question (and I wait for your answers to see what you guys think of it, I am very interested) is: how can you know someone's personality if you don't personally know this person and say this human being is hot? "Can really a static picture only make you think a person is 'hot'?" "Broken Crown Halo" will be released in North America on April 1 (one day earlier internationally) via Century Media Records. The CD was recorded Italy by producer Jay Baumgardner (P.O.D., SEVENDUST, EVANESCENCE, PAPA ROACH) and engineer Kyle Hoffmann (P.O.D., BUSH, ZEBRAHEAD). The effort was mastered by Howie Weinberg, whose credits include RAMMSTEIN, SOUNDGARDEN, NIRVANA, DEFTONES and SHERYL CROW. "Broken Crown Halo" is LACUNA COIL's seventh studio effort, and the highly-anticipated follow-up to "Dark Adrenaline", which was released in January 2012 and saw the band tour with acts including MEGADETH, MOTÖRHEAD, VOLBEAT and SEVENDUST after debuting at No. 15 on The Billboard 200 album chart.
LACUNA COIL Begins Recording New Album
Manos Spanos September 11, 2013
Italian heavy rockers LACUNA COIL have entered the studio with producer Jay Baumgardner (P.O.D., SEVENDUST, EVANESCENCE, PAPA ROACH) to begin recording their new album for an early 2014 release via Century Media Records. After the first days of recording, the band is already happy with the magic happening in the studio. Cristina Scabbia (vocals): "I am so excited to work on new stuff… "I am sure a lot of people will be mesmerized by the cinematic vibe of the new album that's underway. "I'm very happy to have the chance to work with Jay. Not only is he a pro in what he does, but I am just loving the fact we are going to experiment with new sounds and are getting a different point of view about our art. We're swamped with the music already... 'LACUNA COIL is back, baby!!!”
Video: PARADISE LOST Joined By LACUNA COIL Singer For ‘Say Just Words’ Performance
Manos Spanos June 19, 2013
British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST celebrated their 25th anniversary with a very special show at the Metal Hammer Golden Godsawards, which was held last night (Monday, June 17) at London's esteemed Indigo2 venue (headlined by the other British legends MOTÖRHEAD). PARADISE LOST invited their friends Cristina Scabbia (LACUNA COIL) — who sang "Say Just Words" in a duet with PARADISE LOST frontman Nick Holmes — and Gus G. (FIREWIND, OZZY OSBOURNE) who joined PARADISE LOST to pay tribute to the godfathers of metal, BLACK SABBATH, for an "Into The Void" cover version. Video footage of the "Say Just Words" performance featuring Cristina Scabbia can be seen below. In a statement released last week, Holmes stated about the Metal Hammer Golden Gods show: "[I am] really looking forward to singing with Cristina. I think it will be a lot of fun. She has an amazing voice, and I'm looking forward to being completely overshadowed!"
PARADISE LOST To Be Joined By GUS G, CRISTINA SCABBIA At ‘Metal Hammer Golden Gods’
British gothic metal pioneers PARADISE LOST will celebrate their 25th anniversary with a very special show at the Metal Hammer Golden Godsawards that will be held on June 17 at London's esteemed Indigo2 venue (headlined by the other British legends MOTÖRHEAD). PARADISE LOST invited their friends Cristina Scabbia (LACUNA COIL) — who will sing "Say Just Words" in a duet with PARADISE LOST frontmanNick Holmes — and Gus G. (FIREWIND, OZZY OSBOURNE) who will joinPARADISE LOST to pay tribute to the godfathers of metal, BLACK SABBATH, for an "Into The Void" cover version. Says Holmes: "[I am] really looking forward to singing with Cristina. I think it will be a lot of fun. She has an amazing voice, and I'm looking forward to being completely overshadowed!" Adds PARADISE LOST guitarist Greg Mackintosh: "It is the dream job of any guitarist to play for Ozzy, and Gus achieved that. I watched him atGraspop festival and he slayed the crowd. It will be awesome playing my favourite SABBATH song with Gus."
MEGADETH Joined By LACUNA COIL’s CRISTINA SCABBIA At SONISPHERE Italy (Video)
According to Soundsblog.it, LACUNA COIL singer Cristina Scabbia joined MEGADETH on stage yesterday (Saturday, June 8) during the Italian edition of the Sonisphere festival in Milan to perform the MEGADETHsong "A Tout Le Monde". Fan-filmed video footage of her appearance can be seen below. MEGADETH's setlist for the show was as follows: 01. Trust 02. Hangar 18 03. Kingmaker 04. She-Wolf
PARADISE LOST To Embark On 25th-Anniversary ‘Tragic Illusion’ Tour
Manos Spanos May 21, 2013
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Cristina Scabbia: ‘I’ve Always Hated Descriptions Of Music’
Panagiotis Karagiannidis November 2, 2009
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LACUNA COIL Frontwoman Talks About ‘Shallow Life’
Panagiotis Karagiannidis May 4, 2009
Kate Heath of myYearbook recently conducted an interview with vocalist Cristina Scabbia (more…)...
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Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris on Accusations of Satanism: "It Was Hilarious!"
The Best Concerts in Miami This Week
DJ Mehdi Dead at 34
Liz Tracy
Liz Tracy | September 13, 2011 | 11:30am
DJ Mehdi died tragically and accidentally at the age of 34 on September 13.
There are mixed reports on what occurred. Though it hasn't been confirmed, Resident Advisor reported that he fell from a mezzanine with others. Three people have been hospitalized. And according to LA Late News, French reports say that he fell several meters through a Plexiglas roof. Meanwhile, DJ Mag noted that it was the roof of his own home in Paris, where friends were having a birthday party for his partner in Carte Blanche, Riton.
Mehdi Faveris-Essadi, Parisian-born of Tunisian heritage, first came into the spotlight as a hip-hop producer. He gained international attention mixing the genre with electronic and house music.
DJ Mehdi worked with Ed Banger Records to release his 2006 album Lucky Boy and he is best known for his single "I Am Somebody." With the Club 75 collective, he partnered with friends Cassius, Busy P, and Justice's Xavier de Rosnay.
Fans all over the world are mourning this loss and expressing it on Twitter and Facebook, including former collaborators Chromeo, who wrote, "We lost our brother. No words."
DJ Mehdi is survived by his wife Fafi.
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Liz Tracy has written for publications such as the New York Times, the Atlantic, Refinery29, W, Glamour, and, of course, Miami New Times. She was New Times Broward-Palm Beach's music editor for three years. Now she plays one mean monster with her 2-year-old son and obsessively watches British mysteries.
Twitter: @theliz4eva
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iPhone 5 Release Date: New Phone Will Abandon Google Maps and YouTube
By Camira Powell
With speculation swirling around about the new features on Apple’s iPhone 5, one thing seems to be true: Apple is saying goodbye to Google.
There have been plenty of rumors regarding the new phone’s thinner design, 19-pin port (instead of the standard 30-pin port), and the different location for the headphone jack. However, there has also been talk that iPhone 5 will not include Google Maps or Google-owned YouTube. If that is true, this marks a major move in the burgeoning war between Apple and Google.
This is a relatively new development for both corporations. For a long time, the two companies co-existed rather harmoniously, as Apple focused its energy on producing devices (MacBooks, iPhones, iPads, etc.) while Google was busy making software (Google Mail, Google Maps, Google Analytics, and so on). However, all that began to change when Google began its foray into producing its own gadgets, like the Google Chromebook. The first version of the hard drive-less computer wasn’t a big hit with consumers, yet it was enough to inspire a possible future filled with more Google-made devices.
Conversely, Apple has always believed in keeping as much of its production in-house as possible, making its own chips at least since 2009. On one hand, it looks like the company has major trust issues. On the other, this kind of micromanagement has allowed Apple to make its “superior products.”
In any case, Apple’s decision to abandon Google Maps and YouTube leaves consumers worrying whether the new Apple-based inventions will be as good as the all-powerful Google software. According the Apple software developers, the answer is no. Apparently, Apple maps will not have public transportation information built-in like Google Maps, which kind of seems like a step backwards for users and the company.
Nonetheless, all of this gossip remains just that. Until the iPhone 5 is officially released –– on September 12 –– we can only wonder how good a Google-less iPhone can be.
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Gist: Davido Celebrates Wizkid As He Turns 28 Today.
16th July 2018 Djwharlexgold GIST 0
From the slums of Ojuelegba, Wizkid has risen to the level of a world-class star and has had his music played virtually in several corners around the world. They say music unites souls and the young man has evidently delivered tunes that will play in the hearts of millions of his fans scattered around the globe forever.
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Wizkid was born on July 16, 1990 and grew up in Surulere in his family home with a Christian mother and Muslim father along with 12 female siblings. The young boy was majorly influenced by music from King Sunny Ade, Fela Kuti, and Bob Marley which he admitted to being the cushion to his heart while growing up in a polygamous home. As an aspiring musician, he had to convince his father of his passion by making frequent visits to the studio. He got lucky when Naeto C mentored and coached him at 15 to activate his fullest potential.
At age 11, Interestingly, the young boy was already shooting for the stars and made his first album with one of Nigeria’s celebrated music icons, late OJB Jezreel. The seven-track album was a collaborative one with the Glorious Five, a group he and a couple of his church friends formed. With the stage name, Lil’ Prinz, in 2006, Wizkid gained the support of family and friends when he released the album in church.
Nigerians first came to know Wizkid after he was discovered by singer, Banky W in 2009. Wasting no time, he was signed on to record label Empire Mates Entertainment (E.M.E). Whom much is given, much is expected, in 2010, the 19-year-old at the time, officially launched his career with the release of Hola At Your Boy, which gained him the award for Next Rated at the Headies.
Having gained more confidence and acceptance, the young man went on to release a second studio album titled Ayo in September 2014. The album was loaded with hit singles such as Jaiye Jaiye, On Top Your Matter, One Question, Joy, Bombay and Show You the Money, all which sealed his place as a great artiste in the Nigerian entertainment industry.
He however didn’t stop there, in 2015, Starboy decided to tell his success story and announced his plans to release a third studio album. Although he didn’t come through, he marked his terrain as an international superstar with the release of Ojuelegba and went on to perform with the likes of Chris Brown as well as do major collaborations with big names such as Drake and Skepta.
In 2016, Wizkid regained his position as one of the greatest artiste from Nigeria when he featured on a song with Drake titled One Dance. The single reached number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, a position it kept for 10 non-consecutive weeks.
In September 2017, the Starboy sold out Royal Albert Hall in London. The success of that day made him vow to repeat such with the iconic 02 Arena. It was only a matter of time, in April, 2018, tickets to Afrorepublik had already sold out weeks before Wizzy took the stage. Grand performances from the likes of Mr Eazi, Tekno, Tiwa Savage, Not3s, Yxng Bane and Maleek Berry had the crowd of 20,000 cheering and dancing in excitement before Wizkid stepped out to take the fans on a wild roller coaster of good music. Needless to say, he made history that very night.
After the 02 Arena, people assumed the Starboy had done the greatest until he was unmasked as the first African artist to walk at one of the famed house’s shows of Dolce and Gabanna. Wizkid walked alongside world famous model, Noami Campbell. The same woman who introduced him at his Afrorepublik show in London just few weeks prior.
According to reports, the 27-year-old superstar is worth about N4 billion and for the Baba Nla, this is only just the beginning and fans are elated with anticipation over his soon-to-be released album he has promised them he is working on.
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NAPA & GPC – A SHARED HISTORY
It takes a lot of talented and motivated people to keep any retail store running, and NAPA stores are no exception. Whether you are looking at becoming a Store Manager, District Manager, Parts Specialist, Delivery Driver, or Retail Store Associate, you can find the career lane that is right for you. No two lanes are the same – some move linearly through their careers, advancing through the ranks in their lane, and some change lanes, trying different things and new challenges until they find their perfect fit in the NAPA family. You can expect an exciting, challenging, and rewarding career when you apply for a career at any of our stores.
Carlyle Fraser is One of the Cofounders of the National Auto Parts Association (NAPA)
In the 1920’s, America fell in love with the automobile. More and more vehicles began traveling the roads, creating a need for an auto parts distribution system that could keep pace with the demand to keep our automobiles running. NAPA was founded to meet those needs, and has been meeting them ever since.
Fraser Founds Genuine Parts Company After Buying a Small Auto Parts Store in Atlanta
Genuine Parts Company was founded when Fraser bought a small auto parts store in Atlanta. The store had six employees and capital of $40,000 when he acquired it. From the beginning, Genuine pushed swift, reliable service as a way to outflank the competition. The firm also used its relationship with NAPA, the trade association cofounded by Fraser in 1925. NAPA set standards and sold parts to jobbers.
GPC Goes Public
During the 1930s, company sales went from $339,000 to $3.18 million. In the year of its 20th anniversary in 1948, the company had $20 million in sales. That same year the company went public, selling 150,000 shares of common stock at $11 per share.
The First NAPA Brand Parts are Introduced
By the late 1960s, Genuine was a nationwide distributor, supplying 2,500 independent jobbers and owning 33 of the 55 NAPA distribution centers, which then served 4,000 jobbers throughout the United States. The first NAPA brand parts were introduced in 1966 to be distributed through GPC’s ever-growing network.
GPC Expands Into Canada with the Purchase of Auto Parts Distributor Corbetts, Ltd.
Expansion outside the United States began in 1972, when Genuine acquired auto parts distributor Corbetts, Ltd., which was based in Calgary, Alberta. Corbetts served more than 100 jobbing stores.
GPC Diversifies Through the Purchase of S.P. Richards
Auto parts were becoming more elaborate and expensive as a result of technology advances and stricter pollution standards. In 1975, attempting to diversify, Genuine picked up a wholesale office supplies firm, S.P. Richards Co.
GPC Expands into Industrial Parts with the Acquisition of Motion Industries
In 1976, under the leadership of CEO Wilton Looney, GPC expanded into the industrial parts business with the acquisition of Motion Industries, Inc. Looney believed that industrial parts would be recession-proof in the same way that auto parts were: during recessions industrial firms would buy replacement parts for existing machinery rather than purchasing new equipment.
GPC Acquires Dallas-Based General Automotive Parts Corp.
In 1982 Genuine bought General Automotive Parts Corp. of Dallas in a stock swap valued at about $250 million. General Auto had stores in 12 states in the southwest, north, and central regions of the United States.
EIS, Inc. and UAP Inc. Acquired
Genuine entered a new, and potentially higher growth, line of business through the July 1998 acquisition of EIS, Inc., a distributor of electrical and electronic materials, in a deal valued at about $180 million. In December 1998 Genuine spent about $231 million to buy the 80 percent of Montreal-based UAP Inc. that it did not already own.
Johnson Industries, Inc. Acquired
In January 1999, GPC further expanded its auto parts group by acquiring yet another Atlanta-based firm, Johnson Industries, Inc. With annual revenues of $120 million, Johnson served new-car dealers and owners of large vehicle fleets, such as Federal Express.
GPC Acquires Asia Pacific
Repco and the entire Exego group (consisting of Ashdown-Ingram, Mcleod Accessories and Motospecs) were all acquired by GPC Asia Pacific.
Acquired Alliance Automotive Group and Inenco Group
Through Alliance Automotive Group, GPC extended its reach across the Atlantic Ocean, into Europe. With Inenco, GPC and Motion Industries greatly enhance their presence in Australia.
Merged EIS into Motion Industries
For nearly the past 20 years, electrical/industrial products distributor EIS Inc. had been operating independently as a subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company, like fellow GPC subsidiary Motion Industries. Now, the two subsidiaries are one. EIS became the Electrical Specialties Group of Motion Industries.
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Promoth Mangath – UAE Exchange
Promoth is the CEO of UAE Exchange Group. Responsible for formulating the organisation’s global strategy, Promoth leads global sales, marketing and operations, including end-to-end oversight of the branches and expansion plan along with the financial and operational performance, worldwide. He plays a key role in the strategic development and roll out of new products across UAE Exchange locations. UAE Exchange stands for commitment to customer satisfaction and business excellence, which Promoth personifies perfectly. Backed by his experience in a variety of roles, he is known for his exceptional ability to manage large and diverse teams and to nurture new business verticals and offerings. Promoth has also led the team that devised the risk and compliance strategy, which strengthened the global compliance of the organisation, building its goodwill among regulators from across countries, where it has operations. He has been at the helm of several key transitions at UAE Exchange in the last 10 years including restructuring, visioning and branding, which paved way for the transformation of UAE Exchange into a truly global brand.
Promoth was conferred the prestigious Excellence in Finance & Profession Award instituted by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Abu Dhabi Chapter, in 2015. 2016 saw him bagging the Finance CEO of the Year Award at the Indian CEO’s Awards by ITP Group.
An associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India since 2000, Promoth holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce.
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Wai Kwok
Mr Kwok joined the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) in June 2015. He heads up the Capital Markets division responsible for admission and supervision of financial market infrastructures and capital market intermediaries. The division also regulates the offering of securities, collective investments schemes.
Mr Kwok also spearheads FSRAs strategy and efforts to support the supervision of innovation in Financial Technology (FinTech) and development of the FinTech ecosystem in ADGM.
Mr Kwok has more than 10 years of supervisory experience. Prior to ADGM, he served as the Director of the Capital Markets Intermediaries Division of the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Mr Kwok graduated from Imperial College, London with an M.Eng in Electrical Engineering and holds an M.Sc in Applied Finance from the National University of Singapore. He is a CFA charterholder.
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Gene Markin
New Jersey Law Blog
Corporate & Business Organizations
Likelihood of Confusion: The Sine Qua Non of Trademark Infringement
Trademarks are product differentiators that help consumers recognize familiar brands that customers have come to associate with a certain perceived level of goodwill, reputation, quality, taste, consistency, and style. A form of shorthand, a unique signature of sorts, a trademark signals to consumers the source or origin of a particular good or service.
Walking into a McDonalds, we know how a cheeseburger is going to taste. Seeing a red and white striped curved awning with green domes that extend above the awning, we can expect to enjoy custard ice cream or Italian ice from Rita’s Italian Ice. Coffee served in a cup with a two tailed mermaid is, as we all know, from Starbucks.
But what would we think if we encountered McRonald’s burgers or a red and white striped curved awning with blue domes or coffee served in a cup with a three-tailed mermaid?
Trademarks, especially famous trademarks, allow companies to protect their reputation and reap the benefits of their investment by prohibiting others from profiting off of the goodwill of the trademarks by using confusingly similar marks in commerce. Thus, almost every trademark infringement dispute is focused on whether a reasonable consumer would be confused or deceived by the allegedly infringing mark.
The more famous a mark, the broader its protection – you could not open up a McDonald’s Taco Stand without facing a legal challenge from McDonald’s Corporation because consumers would likely believe that the tacos sold by McDonald’s Taco Stand were produced or otherwise sponsored by McDonald’s Corp.
Consumers would be deceived into thinking that McDonald’s is affiliated with the Taco Stand, which can have damaging consequences for the McDonald’s brand. If the tacos are terrible or cause consumers to become ill, consumers will associate those negative experiences with McDonald’s thereby diluting and hurting the brand and goodwill McDonald’s has developed in the marketplace.
For this reason, the line separating infringing use from non-infringing use is paved with potential for consumer confusion. Would the purchasing public mistakenly assume that the alleged infringer’s goods originate from the same source as, or are associated with, the goods of the trademark owner?
Courts confronted with this question make the determination on a case-by-case basis aided by the application of a multitude of factors. In the Federal Circuit, they are known as the DuPont factors:
The similarity or dissimilarity of the marks in their entireties as to appearance, sound, connotation, and commercial impression.
The similarity or dissimilarity and nature of the goods . . . described in an application or registration or in connection with which a prior mark is in use.
The similarity or dissimilarity of established, likely-to-continue trade channels.
The conditions under which and buyers to whom sales are made, i.e. “impulse” vs. careful, sophisticated purchasing.
The fame of the prior mark.
The number and nature of similar marks in use on similar goods.
The nature and extent of any actual confusion.
The length of time during and the conditions under which there has been concurrent use without evidence of actual confusion.
The variety of goods on which a mark is or is not used.
The market interface between the applicant and the owner of a prior mark.
The extent to which applicant has a right to exclude others from use of its mark on its goods.
The extent of potential confusion.
Any other established fact probative of the effect of use.
[See In re E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 476 F.2d 1357, 177 USPQ 563 (C.C.P.A. 1973).]
Not all of the DuPont factors may be relevant or of equal weight in a given case, and any one of the factors may control a particular case. Furthermore, the significance of a particular factor may differ from case to case as there is no mechanical test for determining likelihood of confusion.
While similarity or dissimilarity of the marks and the relatedness of the goods or services are usually key considerations, in some cases, a determination that there is no likelihood of confusion may be appropriate, even where the marks are similar and the goods/services are related, because these factors are outweighed by other factors, such as differences in the relevant trade channels of the goods/services, the presence in the marketplace of a significant number of similar marks in use on similar goods/services, the existence of a valid consent agreement between the parties, or another established fact probative of the effect of use.
In the Third Circuit, courts apply the ten-factor Lapp test to determine likelihood of confusion, by evaluating the nature of the products and the context in which they are marketed and sold. See Interpace Corporation v. Lapp, Inc., 721 F.2d 460 (3d Cir. 1983). Courts will not mechanically weigh the number of factors tilting in favor of each party, but instead must view the facts in their entirety, using the factors to view the totality of the circumstance.
With totality in mind, each factor is not necessarily given equal weight.[i]
Similarity of the Marks
“Similarity of the marks is tested on three levels: sight, sound, and meaning.”[ii]Simply changing a letter will not make the appearance of a mark sufficiently different from the original.[iii]
A court must also consider any accompanying mark. A name may appear dissimilar when viewed in conjunction with a company’s house mark, i.e. a mark identifying the manufacturer.[iv] When a product mark is also accompanied by a company’s house mark, the likelihood of confusion is reduced.
The insurance company Allstate developed a device that plugs into one’s vehicle and monitors driving habits to determine insurance rates. This device is called Drivewise and is typically paired with Allstate’s house mark as Drivewise by Allstate.
Kia Motors named new features in their vehicle Drive Wise features and paired the mark with its Kia logo. In a subsequent suit by Allstate for trademark infringement, the court held that both Allstate Insurance and Kia “have well-established, highly recognizable house marks, reducing the risk that consumers will mistakenly associate Allstate’s Drivewise program with Kia [and their Drive Wise vehicle features].”[v]
Courts will also look to the pronunciation of the mark and the meaning. For example, in Allstate, the Court noted that Drivewise has the same meaning for both Allstate and Kia; to evoke a sense of intelligent driving.[vi]
Strength of the Mark
The strength of a mark is largely dependent on the category in which it falls. There are four recognized trademark categories, each with increasing degrees of protection: (1) Generic marks, (2) Descriptive marks, (3) Suggestive marks, and (4) Arbitrary or Fanciful marks.[vii]
A court can never afford trademark protection to a generic mark. This is because generic marks are typically common descriptive names that refer to the category in which a product exists.[viii]
For example, you cannot register a trademark for your brand Chocolate Barbecause it is a generic descriptive phrase that describes a category of products. If a court were to protect such marks, it would be detrimental to the public because such protection would restrict the use of common descriptive terms and ultimately limit public speech.
A descriptive mark tells the consumer something about the product.[ix] It refers to the qualities or characteristics of the product.[x] For example, Sublime Carmel Chews may be considered a descriptive mark because it tells the consumer what the product is and describes a characteristic of that product.
A court will only enforce a descriptive mark if it has attained secondary meaning. In other words, the product “has become distinctive of the applicant’s goods in commerce.”[xi]
For example, a court held that the Dallas Cowboys’ use of the phrase America’s Team had attained secondary meaning, because of its recognition and familiar link to the team, and was not solely descriptive.[xii]
The nature of the product is also important when determining the type of mark. Monkey brand candy would be a descriptive mark if the candies were shaped like monkeys, but arbitrary if the candies were simply round.[xiii]
A court will not protect a simple descriptive name until that name becomes an identifier in commerce of the specific product. Even when a descriptive mark warrants trademark protection, that protection is limited. A court will only find infringement when the marks are “quite similar, and the goods closely related.”[xiv]
A suggestive mark is something more than descriptive, but less than arbitrary. Rather than describing the characteristics of a product, a suggestive mark contains a subtle connotation that reveals something about the product.[xv]
The popular pomegranate-flavored drink POM was entitled to the increased protection of a suggestive mark because it takes some imagination on the part of the customer to link the product and the mark.[xvi] Admittedly, the distinction is unclear, and many courts have struggled to differentiate descriptive and suggestive marks.
As one court stated, “[a] term is suggestive if it requires imagination, thought and perception to reach a conclusion as to the nature of the goods.”[xvii]
Courts do not require secondary meaning in order to afford protection to a suggestive mark.[xviii] Allstate Insurance’s vehicle monitoring device, Drivewise, is a suggestive mark because it does not merely describe the device, but instead, suggests that it is tied to wise driving.[xix]
Both suggestive and arbitrary/fanciful marks enjoy the highest level of trademark protection because they are considered strong as compared to descriptive marks.[xx] Strong marks, like suggestive and arbitrary/fanciful marks, are inherently distinctive, and not dependent on a description of the product.[xxi]
Although both suggestive and arbitrary marks are considered to be strong, arbitrary marks have the advantage of bypassing the confusing debate as to whether they are merely descriptive or suggestive.[xxii] As the name implies, an arbitrary mark is not linked to the characteristics of the product—it is simply made up.
Hershey’s does not describe a chocolate bar, nor does it suggest the same. The Penguin book publishing mark is also arbitrary as a penguin in no way suggests that the product is a book.[xxiii]
Price of the Goods
A court must determine whether the similarly marked goods “could give rise to the mistaken belief that the goods emanate from the same source.”[xxiv] When goods are of the same quality and similar price, the likelihood of confusion is increased. “Different price points make confusion less likely, because the parties’ goods will be purchased by different classes of consumers.”[xxv]
Courts have gone as far as to find likelihood of confusion even when products seemingly have no relation at all, simply because they occupy the same price range. For example, a court held that Uberto by Gucci branded electronic cigarettes were likely to cause confusion with the famous Gucci fashion brand, because the fashion brand sells some small products, such as money clips and pens, in a similar price range that could conceivably come in contact with the electronic cigarettes.[xxvi]
If these similarly priced goods were not sold by the fashion brand, confusion would be less likely as consumers may know that the reasonably priced electronic cigarettes do not fit into the fashion brand’s price range.
Length of Time Defendant Has Used Mark Without Actual Confusion
“If a defendant’s product has been sold for an appreciable period of time without evidence of actual confusion, one can infer that continued marketing will not lead to consumer confusion in the future.”[xxvii] The longer the products have coexisted without confusion, the stronger this inference will be.[xxviii] Courts require a showing of actual confusion for this element to weigh in favor of a likelihood of confusion.
“Intent to deceive is strong evidence of a likelihood of confusion.”[xxix] When a mark is adopted with knowledge of its trademark status, a court may presume that there was intent to deceive.[xxx]
Knowledge of a mark’s trademark status, however, does not automatically establish intent. “Proof of a non-registrant’s intent to cause consumer confusion is only relevant to this inquiry when it supports an inference of likely confusion.”[xxxi]
In Allstate, the Court held that despite Kia’s knowledge of Allstate’s Drivewise mark, intent to deceive was not present because Kia “believed that there would be no consumer confusion” based on the use of its own Drive Wise mark.[xxxii] Where there is no reasonable inference of likely confusion, this factor will not weigh in favor of confusion.
Evidence of Actual Confusion
Unsurprisingly, evidence of actual confusion supports an allegation that the use of a mark is likely to cause confusion, but this is not a necessary element under the Lanham Act.[xxxiii] Evidence of actual confusion is rare because it is frequently unclear, and therefore, courts only apply weight to this factor when there is substantial evidence of past confusion.[xxxiv]
When multiple products with similar marks are marketed through the same channels, the likelihood of confusion is increased. If a cannabis product is sold in the same stores as a non-cannabis product that it parodies, the two products share a marketing channel and may be confused.
If the two products are advertised in the same magazines or television channels, there is also an increased likelihood of confusion. The relevant inquiry is whether consumers are likely to encounter both products via the same marketing channel.[xxxv]
Proximity of the Goods
When products are closely related, the danger of consumer confusion is increased because a consumer may reasonably conclude that the products are associated with each other.[xxxvi] Products that are close in proximity (possibly a similar use or category of product) to each other must use marks that are not similar, while products that are not related may use increasingly similar marks.[xxxvii] Products that are in close proximity are often sold to the same group of purchasers or are similar in use or function.[xxxviii]
For example, the Sleekcraft speed boat was found to be in close proximity to the Slickcraft family recreation boat, despite the boats having different purposes.[xxxix]On the other hand, if a court finds that the two products do not compete at all, a similar mark will not cause confusion among consumers.[xl]
Likelihood of Expansion
When goods are not in direct competition, a court must look to the likelihood that the expansion of either parties’ business will result in competition.[xli] “When goods are closely related, any expansion is likely to result in direct competition.”[xlii]
Mere speculation as to the expansion of a product line is not sufficient to weigh in favor of consumer confusion. The party alleging infringement must have concrete evidence of expansion plans.[xliii] Without concrete plans to expand, this factor will weigh against a likelihood of confusion.
[i] Allstate Insurance Company v. Kia Motors America, Inc., No. 16-6108, 2017 WL 6550669 at *9 (C.D. Ca. Dec. 22, 2 2017).
[ii] Sleekcraft, 599 F.2d at 351.
[iii] Id.
[iv] Id.
[v] Allstate, 2017 WL 6550669 at *11.
[vi] Id.
[vii] Abercrombie & Fitch Co. v. Hunting World, Inc., 537 F.2d 4, 9 (2d Cir. 1976).
[viii] Park ‘N Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park and Fly, Inc., 469 U.S. 189, 194 (1985).
[ix] AMF Inc. v. Sleekcraft Boats, 599 F.2d 341, 349 (9 Cir. 1979).
[x] Park ‘N Fly, 469 U.S. at 194.
[xi] Id. (quoting 15 U.S.C. §§ 1052(e), (f)).
[xii] Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Ltd. v. America’s Team Properties, Inc., 616 F. Supp. 622, 638 (N.D. Tex. 2009).
[xiii] Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. v. SanGiacomo N.A. Ltd., 187 F.3d 363, 370 (4thCir. 1999).
[xiv] Sleekcraft, 599 F.2d at 350.
[xv] Id. at 349.
[xvi] Pom Wonderful v. Hubbard, 775 F.3d 1118, 1126 (9th Cir. 2014).
[xvii] Stix Products, Inc. v. United Merchants & Manufacturers Inc., 295 F. Supp. 479, 488 (S.D.N.Y. 1968).
[xviii] Abercrombie & Fitch Co. v. Hunting World, Inc., 537 F.2d 4, 11 (CA2 1976).
[xix] Allstate Insurance Company v. Kia Motors America, Inc., CV 16-6108, 2017 WL 6550669 at *10 (C.D. Cal Dec. 22, 2017).
[xx] Abercrombie, 537 F.2d at 11.
[xxi] Sleekcraft, 599 F.2d at 349
[xxii] Abercrombie, 537 F.2d at 11.
[xxiii] Ashley Furniture, 187 F.3d at 369.
[xxiv] Coach Servs. Inc. v. Triumph Learning LLC, 101 USPQ2d 1713, 1724 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (quoting 7-Eleven Inc. v. Weschsler, 83 USPQ2d 1715, 1724 (TTAB 2007)).
[xxv] Ritz Hotel, Ltd. v. Shen Mfg. Co., Inc., No. 05-4730, 2009 WL 1838357, at *5 (E.D. Pa. June 25, 2009).
[xxvi] Gucci, Opposition Nos. 91223733 and 91223735 at 22–23.
[xxvii] Ritz Hotel, Ltd. v. Shen Mfg. Co., No. 05-4730, 2009 WL 1838357, at *7 (E.D. Pa. June 25, 2009).
[xxviii] Id.
[xxix] Entrepreneur Media v. Smith, 279 F.3d 1135, 1148 (9th Cir. 2002).
[xxx] Interstellar Starship Servs., Ltd. v. Epix Inc., 184 F.3d 1107, 1111 (9th Cir. 1999).
[xxxi] Ritz Hotel, 2009 WL 1838357, at *7.
[xxxii] Allstate, 2017 WL 6550669 at *14.
[xxxiii] Network Automation, 638 F.3d , 1151 (quoting Playboy Enters, Inc. v. Netscape Commc’ns Corp., 354 F.3d 1020, 1026 (9th Cir. 1991).
[xxxiv] Sleekcraft, 599 F.2d at 353.
[xxxv] Allstate, 2017 WL 6550669 at *15.
[xxxvi] Sleekcraft, 599 F.2d at 350.
[xxxvii] Id.
[xxxviii] Id.
[xxxix] Id.
[xl] Allstate, 2017 WL 6550669 at *12.
[xli] Sleekcraft, 599 F.2d at 354 (citing Restatement of Torts § 731(b)).
[xlii] Id.
[xliii] Allstate, 2017 WL 6550669 at *16 (quoting Surfvivor Media, Inc. v. Survivor Productions, 406 F.3d 625, 634 (9th Cir. 2005).
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Gene Markin is a Shareholder in Stark & Stark’s Complex Commercial, Intellectual Property, and Cannabis Litigation Groups where he concentrates his practice on complex litigation matters involving copyright protection and infringement, trademark and trade dress infringement and enforcement, trade secret litigation, false advertising, domain name disputes, unfair competition, class actions, fraud and consumer fraud, shareholder and partner disputes, breach of contract, cannabis business disputes, cannabis intellectual property matters, cannabis insurance coverage...
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WATCH: ‘The Big Tournament Live’ previews Thursday’s Sweet 16 tournament action
by: NBC4 Staff
Posted: Mar 28, 2019 / 06:27 PM EDT / Updated: Mar 28, 2019 / 08:35 PM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The Big Tournament Live continues Thursday as the top 16 NCAA men’s basketball teams face off in week two of the NCAA Tournament, vying for a spot in the Elite 8.
NBC4’s Jerod Smalley and the Nexstar Nation team take you around the country for updates on Tennessee vs. Purdue, Michigan vs. Texas Tech, LSU vs. Michigan State, UNC vs. Auburn, Oregon vs. Virginia, Duke vs. VA Tech and Houston vs. Kentucky.
Join us back here Friday and Saturday at 3 p.m. EST and Sunday at 1 p.m. EST for The Big Tournament Live.
CHICAGO (WCMH)-- Central Ohio native Jonathon Cooper says the growth the Ohio State Buckeye football team has made in the off season has been "amazing." The defensive end from Gahanna is returning for a third season and is ready to get to work.
"The summer training has been great," Cooper told NBC4's Audrey Hasson at Big Ten Media Day in Chicago." Everybody is really improving. It's all been going up so far, and I feel like the entire team is ready to put on our pads and see what we really look like."
CHICAGO (WCMH)-- In the 2018 football season, receiver K.J. Hill finished second on the Ohio State football team with 70 catches and six touchdowns behind Parris Campbell.
Campbell is now an Indianapolis Colt after being selected 59th in the NFL draft in April.
CHICAGO (WCMH) -- Ohio State Head Coach Ryan Day says his staff is 'recharged' as they head into August and the start of a new football season.
It is Day's first Big Ten Media Day as head coach, following Urban Meyer's departure at the end of the 2018-2019 season.
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ABBA Says It Recorded 2 Songs, First New Material in 35 Years
ABBA had big hits in the 1970s with songs including "Waterloo" and "Dancing Queen" before splitting up in 1982
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Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Faltskog of Swedish pop group ABBA pose at the BBC Television Centre in London, England, Dec. 6, 1978.
Mamma Mia! The members of ABBA say they have recorded new material for the first time in 35 years.
The Swedish pop supergroup says it has recorded two new songs, including one entitled "I Still Have Faith in You."
The news was announced Friday in an Instagram statement from Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Agnetha Faltskog.
ABBA had big hits in the 1970s with songs including "Waterloo" and "Dancing Queen" before splitting up in 1982. The band's statement said the members reunited to plan a virtual tour featuring digital avatars, and decided to go back into the studio.
They said it was "an extremely joyous experience."
The band says "I Still Have Faith In You" will be performed by the group's holograms in a December TV special.
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The Cat That Purred
The cat that discovers the value of friendship
by: John J. Piantedosi
SKU 978-1-56548-540-2
ISBN Number: 978-1-56548-540-2
Written in a charming rhyming style and featuring brightly-colored illustrations, a story of friendship.
The Cat that Purred is written in a charming rhyming style and features brightly-colored illustrations that tells the story of a cat that loved to purr and purr and purr all day. Season after season he was invited to play outside, but the cat always found a reason for not going. Finally, his friend, the bird found a way for the cat to play with the others in the park. The cat understands that his friends need him. So, he finally goes out and joins the others and they all have a wonderful time together.
“With good humor and deft touch, John Piantedosi gently prods young readers to explore the larger world—and to discover their own untapped abilities.”
Tim McLaughlin
Professor of Children’s Literature and English department chair
“As an illustrator myself, I believe you can judge a book by its cover. It is certainly true of the delightful paintings that fill the pages of this wonderful book.”
Bro. Mickey McGrath, OSFS
John J. Piantedosi is an author and with over 25 years experience in parish, school and campus ministry. He holds a Masters of Education in Counseling from Boston State College and a Masters of Arts in Ministry from St. John’s Seminary. Presently, John is an Adjunct Professor of Behavioral Studies, History/Government, and Learning Communities at Bunker Hill Community College in the Boston area. He is the author of The Gospel for Children, published by New City Press, 2011.
Andrea Maglio-Macullar is an artist, painter, designer, illustrator, and writer. Her education includes studying at Northeastern University and then continuing on to Monserrat College of Art and The De Cordova Museum School. She has won many awards fir her paintings and has illustrated and/or written several books about the Saints and Popes and children’s stories. You can see more of her work at www.andsart.weebly.com. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband Bill.
John J. Piantedosi
The Gospel for Children
Irene the Elephant
Polly’s Little Kite
The Cube of Peace
The Cube of Love
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On the Road with Rick Holmes: Stonewall, a riot to be proud of
Rick Holmes More Content Now
As a bar, the Stonewall was the pits, customers from that era recall, but it was a haven from a harsh world that had no place for them.
Rick Holmes, an award-winning journalist and longtime GateHouse Media columnist, is on the road in search of the ties that bind Americans - and the forces that pull them apart. With all eyes on Washington, Rick reports from real places too often reduced to primary colors on an election map.
The Stonewall Inn is an unlikely icon in the annals of freedom.
In the summer of 1969, it was just another sleazy bar in Greenwich Village.
Owned by the Mafia, it operated without a liquor license or health inspections, subject to occasional police raids that were quickly settled through police payoffs. The Stonewall sold watered-down drinks for high prices to a clientele that had almost nowhere else to go. Its customers were gay men, including those at the disreputable edge of what was then a disreputable class: drag queens, male prostitutes, transgender people.
As a bar, the Stonewall was the pits, customers from that era recall, but it was a haven from a harsh world that had no place for them. They found friends and acceptance at the Stonewall, connections and sometimes a place to sleep in Sheridan Square, the small, triangle-shaped park across the street, furtive sex at the abandoned docks a few blocks west.
It was hard being gay 50 years ago, wherever you lived. Being exposed as gay could get you fired from your job, kicked out of your housing, stripped of your professional license or dishonorably discharged from the military. Most hid in the closet for fear of losing their families, friends and livelihoods.
Worst was the shame. People were told they were sick sexual perverts, a danger to children. They were forced into psychiatric therapies, even lobotomized, in hopes of “curing” their homosexuality.
This all may sound strange to those born in a more enlightened age. But in 1969, homosexual acts were illegal in 49 out of 50 states. In New York, you could be arrested simply for sitting in a bar with known homosexuals. Under the city’s liquor regulations, a bar could lose its license for serving a single homosexual patron. Under an 1845 law used to harass cross-dressers, you could be arrested for being seen in public wearing fewer than three items of clothing appropriate to your birth gender.
For decades, officials mostly looked the other way as gay people were drawn to the relative tolerance of city neighborhoods like Greenwich Village. But in the years after World War II, America grew less tolerant. The witch hunts led by Sen. Joe McCarthy targeted gays as well as communists on the strange logic that their orientation made them vulnerable to blackmail by communists. In what became known as the Lavender Scare, 425 State Department employees were fired after allegations of homosexuality. President Dwight Eisenhower issued an executive order that caused 5,000 other gay federal employees to be fired.
In New York, image-conscious mayors sent the police after the “queers” – a pejorative term then, since claimed by nonheterosexuals as a badge of honor. They raided the downtown docks and other public places where gay men played. The NYPD’s Public Morals Squad – yes, there was a division specifically charged with policing morality – went after the gay bars of Greenwich Village.
Their June 28 raid on the Stonewall Inn was typical, except that mob-owned bars were usually raided on weeknights, so they could quietly reopen by the weekend. The Stonewall was raided late on a Saturday night, when the bar and the streets outside were crowded. The cops declared the business closed and checked the IDs of most customers before letting them leave. Those dressed in drag were taken to the bathroom by female officers, who stripped or groped them to discover if their clothing matched the organs underneath. They mostly didn’t, so the drag queens were marched into paddy wagons parked outside.
What happened next wasn’t typical. The crowds out on Christopher Street jeered and ridiculed the police. They threw pennies, showing the “coppers” how little they were worth. Someone threw a shot glass at the bar’s mirror and things got uglier. The police retreated, locking themselves in the bar, but soon reinforcements arrived. This time, instead of running from the police, the crowd mocked them, setting up a Rockettes-style chorus line and chanting, “We are the Village girls.” The police responded with billy clubs, but the crowds didn’t disburse. They just ran around the block and continued their taunting. The Stonewall Uprising was on.
The rest is history. The crowds and the cops were back at it the next night and for several nights after that. Few paid attention at first, with minimal media coverage given to the skirmishes in the Village, but a spark had been lit. Gay New Yorkers who had mostly wanted to be left alone found strength in fighting together, and the word spread to LGBT communities in other cities.
On the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall riots, gay advocates in New York held a rally and march demanding “gay liberation,” with similar events held in Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. They grew into Pride parades, the centerpiece of LGBT celebrations in thousands of cities in the U.S. and around the world.
There’s been some silly talk this year about holding “straight pride” parades. There’s always been tut-tutting from some that what you do in the bedroom is nothing to take pride in. They miss the point. The opposite of pride is shame, and those who have never been made to feel ashamed – of who they are, who they love or who they are attracted to – have no need to compensate by announcing their pride.
Today, the Stonewall Inn – still a bar, though a much more reputable one – is festooned with rainbow flags and surrounded by tourists taking selfies. The small park across the street is the center of the Stonewall National Monument, so designated by Barack Obama, with National Park Service rangers on hand daily to explain what happened here 50 years ago. Folks of every nationality and gender orientation share laughs on its benches. People take turns playing show tunes on a rainbow-painted upright piano.
New York, hosting World Pride this year, expects 6 million visitors to join the party.
Shame is still a problem, especially for queer young people. Suicide rates are significantly higher among LGBT youth than their peers. But they have fallen since Pride parades became common and same-sex marriage became legal and accepted. Those who declared “no more” on the streets outside Stonewall – and the millions of brave people who joined them in the half-century since – have a lot to be proud of.
Rick Holmes can be reached at rick@rickholmes.net. You can follow his journey at www.rickholmes.net. Like him on Facebook at Holmes & Co, or follow him on Twitter at @HolmesAndCo.
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Lost For 25 Years, Indian Man Finds His Mother Using Google Earth
In 1986, a young Indian boy by the name of Saroo Brierly was working as a sweeper on India's trains. On one fateful night, he'd make a mistake that would go on to determine not only the rest of his childhood, but a substantial portion of his life. It was a sequence of ill-fortuned events that led the then five-year old Saroo over 1,000km from home and his family, to the impoverished slums and crowded streets of Calcutta. It took him 25 years and the help of Google's virtual globe to find his way back home...
Speaking to the BBC, Saroo recalls the nightmarish turn of events that left him destitute, horrifyingly alone and scared for his life amongst the streets of India's third-largest city. Working late one night with his older brother on one of India's trains, “we got off the train, and I was so tired that I just took a set at a train station, and I ended up falling asleep. And when I awoke, [my brother] was nowhere to be seen, I thought [he] would come back and wake me up. I saw a train in front of me and thought he must be on that train, so I decided to get on it and hoped that I would meet my brother.”
He never did find his brother aboard the train, instead falling sleep once again and awaking 14 hoursSaroo Brierley, then and now later in Calcutta. “It was a very scary place to be. I didn't know where I was, I just started to look for people and ask them questions.” Soon becoming one of the many other orphans on the streets of the city and living rough, Saroo became a beggar, an unfortunate reality for a young boy who had, a few days earlier, had the warmth of his family to fall back on.
For the five-year old who had once had nothing but bad luck however, Saroo did eventually find solace in being taken in by an orphanage, and was later adopted by a couple from Tasmania. Although he readjusted to life well with his adoptive parents, his true home was never far out of mind. With only memories to go on (Saroo was illiterate and thus could not remember the name of his home town), Saroo's only hope of finding his way back lay with a piece of software that saw its release in 2005, a whole 19 years on from the fateful events that had come to define his life to that point.
“[Using Google Earth] was just like being Superman. You are able to go over and take a photo mentally and ask, 'Does this match?' And when you say, 'No', you keep on going and going and going.” Then, using basic maths to calculate the distance the train could have covered in the 14 hours he was sleeping (“about 1,200km”), Saroo drew a circle from the epicentre of Calcutta to visualise the regions his home town could inhabit. Miraculously, and with just a couple of notable landmarks to use as markers - “I navigated [the town] all the way from the waterfall where I used to play” - he found it. Khandwa.
With just childhood memories to go on, Saroo pin-pointed his home town from a zone 1,200km in radius through Google EarthHome to around 170,000 people and located in the East Nimar District of India, Saroo soon made his way to the neighbourhood he once knew as home, Ganesh Talai, in the hope to find his mother. “When I got to the door I saw a lock on it. It looked old and battered, as if no-one had lived there for quite a long time,” he describes. But that's because no-one had. In fact, according to a neighbour who recognised the five-year old Saroo from a photograph, his family had moved some time ago. “Another person came and then a third person turned up, and that is when I struck gold. He said, 'Just wait here for a second and I shall be back.' And when he did come back after a couple of minutes he said, 'Now I will be taking you to your mother.' I just felt numb and though, 'Am I hearing what I think I am hearing?'”
Incredibly, after 25 years estranged from his family, a piece of technology developed by the search giant Google - founded a whole 12 years after he became lost - had finally helped him find his way back after over a quarter of a century missing. Taken to his mother who was nearby, Saroo didn't immediately recognise the woman in front of him, recalling how “she was 34 years old and a pretty lady the last time I saw here. I had forgotten that age would get the better of her. But the facial structure was still there and I recognised her and I said, 'Yes, you are my mother'. She grabbed my hand and took me to her house. She could not say anything to me. I think she was as numb as I was. She had a bit of trouble grasping that her son, after 25 years, had just reappeared like a ghost."
But it was him, and Google had led the way...
Richard Birkett
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Valve's 'Handbook For New Employees' Made Public
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The Rapper Headphone Conspiracy
Feature, music, techJason England April 21, 2012 50 Cent, Beats, Dr Dre, Headphone, Ludacris, Rapper Headphone, Sleek, Soul, conspiracy
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Best Shots Extra: ACTION COMICS #1, BATGIRL #1 [New 52]
By Colin Bell, Newsarama Contributor September 7, 2011 12:49pm ET
Best Shots Extra, New 52 Edition
Action Comics #1
Written by Grant Morrison
Art by Rags Morales, Rick Bryant and Brad Anderson
Lettering by Patrick Brosseau
Published by DC Comics
Review by Colin Bell
‘Rama Rating: 8/10
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In Action Comics #1, emphasis on the Action, Grant Morrison and Rags Morales dial things back a bit, regressing the character to a younger and more inexperienced Superman. It’s a move that’s been expected since the first rumblings of DC’s New 52, so probably of little surprise to anyone. What is surprising is just how much the character remains quintessentially Superman despite the clock being wound back for Kal-El in both physiology and fashion sense.
Yes, he wears jeans and boots – but he’s still standing for Truth, Justice and the American Way. Indeed, his downright unprovoked persecution of corrupt businessmen gives him more of a leaning towards truth and justice than perhaps has been evident of his adventures of late, which time and again have descended into villain-punching-as-resolution. In this book Superman’s not fighting for Earth. For the time being he’s fighting for the little guy, both as a superhero and as a journalist.
Morrison gives us a character that’s more reactive, with a shorter fuse, and an added element of grandstanding that’s rarely been seen. That might be the hardest pill for ardent fans to swallow, as this is a brasher Superman than we’ve witnessed before, with a penchant for wisecracking presumably intended to underline his immaturity as a hero. It’s not an endearing arrogance, but I expect it’s not meant to be.
This isn’t an origin story. There’s no reference to the Daily Planet, Smallville, the Kents, or even Krypton. But it is a fine balance of scene-setting and action. Between the pursuit of wrong-doers and the smashing of tanks, the book finds time to lay out its supporting cast, many of whom will be instantly recognizable to anyone that’s ever read a Superman comic. There’s also what appears to be a cheeky dig at the television series Smallville, or at least I’m perceiving it that way because it suits my views on the program to a tee.
Morrison ensures that there are nods to what's gone before - both Jimmy Olsen's ringtone and Clark Kent's landlady’s curious name hark back to stories and characters originating in the Silver Age. There are also hints of what’s to come, and personally I can’t wait to see where Morrison takes Lex Luthor off the back of his appearance in this issue, where his motivations for opposing Superman are made crystal clear in an incredibly efficient manner.
Also on the efficiency trip is Rags Morales, and thanks to his art the book doesn't hang about for a second. Brilliantly paced, we're thrown into the thick of it as Superman unknowingly runs a gauntlet through Metropolis, freewheeling from one set piece to another, the stakes escalating each time. I don't think it's a coincidence that the comic only ends as the Man of Steel is brought to a halt – the sheer inertia of it all gives you the impression that if he hadn’t been stopped, the book would’ve kept going indefinitely. Morales’ pencils convey just the right hint of arrogance and enjoyment on Clark Kent’s face as his superheroic identity remains in perpetual motion in each panel he appears; and they also nail the perfect hangdog expressions of ’aw-shucks’ when he’s out of the cape.
Looking over it, this was the perfect book to kick off The New 52 – accessible, action packed and full of character. So relax. He’s still Superman; slightly more flawed for sure, but not in a way that compromises the indefatigable spirit of the character. From the look on his face, Superman’s enjoying it. From the look of the book, the creators are enjoying it. I’m enjoying it. I think you might enjoy it too.
Batgirl #1
Written by Gail Simone
Art by Ardian Syaf, Vicente Sifuentes, and Ulises Arreola
Letters by Dave Sharpe
Review by George Marston
'Rama Rating: 6/10
With my first foray into the new DCU now behind me, in the form of Batgirl #1, I must say, I feel a lot of trepidation. It's not that Gail Simone didn't write a decent comic, or tell a good story; it's that this is clearly a comic book aimed not at someone who's been a fan for years, but for someone just coming into the medium. Is that a bad thing? Not necessarily. The biggest problem to me is that this book leaves me with more questions than answers about Barbara's new status quo. While that's clearly intentional (no need to bog down new readers with fifteen years of now irrelevant back story), it does little to invite me into the new world, or to entice me to shrug off my lingering questions about the character.
To backtrack slightly, I should say that, if DC's plan is to get brand new readers on board, this is definitely the way to go. You don't have to know anything other than the concept of Batgirl to pick up this book. Hell, you don't need to know more than the story of Batman to figure out what's going on. Gail Simone deftly handles everything you need to know about Barbara Gordon and her high-flying alter ego without wasting space or barraging the reader with endless bubbles of florid text. Further, the gimmick behind Mirror, the new villain introduced here, is immediately understandable, and definitely unique. I found myself being easily drawn in to the deepening mystery of Mirror and the Brisby Killers, only to be jarred back out every time there's mention of Barbara's time in a wheelchair.
It's established early on that, in this new continuity, the Joker shot Barbara Gordon three years prior to the events of this story. It's also established that, in that time, Barbara was confined to a wheelchair. What's glossed over is what happened during those three years, and how she regained the use of her legs. Was she Oracle? Probably not, judging by the financial woes she expresses. The bigger question is, how is she walking again? The only explanation given is that "a miracle happened." It's hard not to feel like she just got Superboy-punched when there's no rhyme or reason at hand. It would almost be an improvement to have eliminated "The Killing Joke" from continuity entirely.
Simone's plot for this issue sets a great tone for Batgirl, making it clear that while she isn't quite the hardnosed expert her mentor is, she's got something of a mean streak all her own. It's a fun, flighty mystery set deep against the dark backdrop of Gotham's underbelly. Batgirl is positioned as a small, fiery beacon in a sea of violence. It's a shame that Ardian Syaf doesn't do a better job of capturing that mood. His art, while technically proficient, is utterly charmless. It's static and scratchy when it should be kinetic and bold, a crime committed by many of DC's stable. It's hard not to compare Syaf to Neal Adams, something most bat-artists would welcome, but there's little in these pages to show anything but the bad habits that Adams's legacy has brewed in subsequent generations of artists. The lack of mood isn't all Syaf's fault, as inker Vicente Cifuentes and colorist Ulises Arreola do little to draw anything exciting out of the layouts and pencils. Again, it's hard to call it "bad," per se, but it isn't interesting, and it's not a draw.
It's impossible to look at Batgirl #1 without remembering what's come before, and attempting to reconcile the trappings of the "new 52" with the fact that the Bat-Family's continuity is meant to remain largely intact. DC seems to want it both ways for some characters, but doesn't seem willing to meet the old readers in the middle when it comes to lingering questions. I don't think that's Gail Simone's fault, but when positioned against readers wishing for answers, or at least a seamless transition, the book certainly suffers for it. Through the eyes of a brand new reader, the book may hold up better, but ironically, it's the ties to past continuity that make this a tough call. On one hand, the internal plot is consistent, and entertaining. On the other, it's the unwillingness to let go of what's been done before that bogs the book down. It's clear that DC's plan is to garner new readership, free from the shackles of continuity, but if that's the case, what's the point of holding on to the past at all? There's no real bridge between old and new, and so I almost wish that DC had the guts to go all in on the reboot. If they're going to deny us the answers we want, they would simply eliminate the questions. Batgirl would be better for it.
More from Newsarama on Action Comics and Batgirl:
DC's New Superman Is a Modern, Cynical Superhero
Morrison Writes a Social Justice Superman in ACTION COMICS
Gail, Jill and Babs: A Conversation about BATGIRL & ORACLE
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Cloetta and LEAF to merge
This press release may not be published or distributed, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, in the United States of America, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong or Australia or any other country where such publication or distribution would violate applicable laws or rules or would require additional documents to be completed or registered or require any measure to be undertaken, in addition to the requirements under Swedish law. This press release is not a prospectus but an announcement of a proposed merger between Cloetta AB (publ) ("Cloetta") and LEAF Holland B.V. ("LEAF"). For further information, please see "Important notice" in this press release. This press release has been published in Swedish and English. In the event of any discrepancy in content between the language versions, the Swedish version shall prevail.
New Cloetta becomes a Nordic confectionery leader
The Swedish confectionery companies Cloetta (ticker: CLA B) and LEAF today announced a merger of the two companies (the "Transaction"). The combined company will take the well established name of Cloetta and become a leading Swedish confectionery company with a strong base in the Nordic region as well as in Italy and the Netherlands. The new Cloetta will manage a portfolio of iconic brands and have pro forma net sales of SEK 5.7 billion and recurring EBITA of SEK 666 million[1].
Highlights of the merger include the following:
Strong portfolio of iconic, local, long-established brands including Kexchoklad, Läkerol, Polly, Ahlgrens bilar, Plopp, Malaco and Cloetta in Scandinavia, Jenkki in Finland, Sperlari and Saila in Italy and Red Band and Sportlife in the Netherlands.
Highly complementary combination of two strong companies, creating a full range of confectionery products by combining Cloetta's strength in the chocolate segment with LEAF's leading operations within the sugar confectionary segments.
Significant value creation potential through strengthened strategic position and improved earnings potential. The merger is expected to be accretive to earnings per share for the shareholders of Cloetta.
AB Malfors Promotor ("Malfors Promotor"), Cloetta's largest shareholder, to invest SEK 545 million in the Transaction, showing its strong commitment to the new Cloetta.
The remainder of the rights issue connected to the Transaction will be fully underwritten by Malfors Promotor, CVC and Nordic Capital[2] without the charging of customary underwriting commission.
Significant synergy potential in excess of SEK 65 million annually to be achieved within two years of closing of the Transaction. In addition, LEAF is currently in the process of finalizing a supply chain restructuring program expected to yield another SEK 45 million in annual cost savings as of Q1, 2012.
Leading position in an attractive industry with stable earnings growth and strong cash flows.
Press conference - Today at 10.00 AM CET, at Summit Grev Turegatan 30 in Stockholm.
Call-in: +46 8 506 269 00, pin code: 807681#
It is the intention that Bengt Baron will be CEO and that Lennart Bylock will be Chairman of the Board of Directors[3] of new Cloetta. Bengt Baron is currently CEO of LEAF and has extensive experience in developing consumer brands. Lennart Bylock has a long track record of leadership in executive and board roles. Both Bengt Baron and Lennart Bylock were previously members of Cloetta Fazer's Board of Directors.
"Cloetta was founded nearly 150 years ago and has since then been deeply rooted in both our business values and local society. Our family, through Malfors Promotor, always has and always will act as a long-term owner in Cloetta. The proposed merger with LEAF should be seen from that perspective. Together with LEAF, we now place ourselves in a bigger context and can together build an even stronger company," said Olof Svenfelt, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cloetta.
"This merger is a perfect match where we will unite iconic, local brands, from complementary categories with very few overlaps. The new Cloetta will offer a full range of strong brands, and a very strong route to market in the Nordic countries as well as in Italy and in the Netherlands. In an industry where the brand is nearly as important as the taste of the product, this transaction makes both industrial and strategicsense," said Bengt Baron, CEO of LEAF.
''We are delighted to see Cloetta and LEAF come together through this merger - the industrial logic is so compelling and we are proud to have contributed to the creation of a very strong and attractive brands company with exciting prospects'' said Hans Eckerström, Partner, Nordic Capital and Peter Törnquist, Partner, CVC
LEAF is currently owned by CVC and Nordic Capital and has been since 2005. Since the acquisition by CVC and Nordic Capital, LEAF has focused on developing and building brands and improving efficiency. Non-core businesses have also been divested.
The Transaction, valuing LEAF at SEK 6.8 billion on a cash and debt-free basis, will be financed through a fully underwritten rights issue, an issue in kind to LEAF's shareholders and bank financing. Upon completion of the transaction, Cloetta shareholders will hold 42.4 per cent[4] and LEAF shareholders 57.6 per cent of Cloetta's enlarged issued share capital. The Board of Directors of Cloetta believes that the Transaction offers significant value creation potential for Cloetta's shareholders and the merger is expected to be accretive to earnings per share. Shareholders representing 64 per cent of the share capital and 81 per cent of the votes in Cloetta have stated their support for the Transaction. Malfors Promotor, with a shareholding representing approximately 52 per cent of the share capital and 74 per cent of the votes in Cloetta, has undertaken to subscribe for its pro rata share in the rights issue and will underwrite the remaining part of the rights issue together with CVC and Nordic Capital (indirectly through LEAF Holding S.A.)[5]. The underwriting commitment by Malfors Promotor, CVC and Nordic Capital is done without the charging of customary underwriting commission.
As a consequence of the Transaction, the Board of Directors of Cloetta has decided to withdraw its proposal to the annual general meeting to pay out a dividend in cash of SEK 0.75 per share plus a bonus dividend of SEK 0.50 per share for the year 2010/2011.
The Transaction is conditional upon approval by the shareholders of Cloetta at an extraordinary general meeting (the "EGM") and approval by the relevant competition authorities. The EGM is expected to be held on or around February 15, 2012 in order for the shareholders of Cloetta to approve the Transaction, to resolve on the issue in kind and to authorize the Board of Directors of Cloetta to resolve on the rights issue.
Transaction summary
Merger of Cloetta and LEAF
Cloetta, on the one hand, and the owners of LEAF, CVC and Nordic Capital, on the other (acting through LEAF Holding S.A.), have today entered into a sale and purchase agreement to create a confectionery leader in the Nordic region.
The Transaction will be effected through a cash payment of SEK 1,500 million and the issue of C-shares (convertible into B-shares following the record date for the Rights Issue) equivalent to 57.6 per cent of the enlarged issued share capital of Cloetta including the Rights Issue to the owners of LEAF (the "Issue in Kind")[6]. The new Cloetta will also assume LEAF's existing net interest-bearing debt, which amounted to SEK 2,888 million as of August 31, 2011.
The Transaction values LEAF at SEK 6.8 billion on a cash and debt free (enterprise value) basis implying an EV/EBITDA multiple of 9.0x for the twelve months ended August 31, 2011 ("2010/2011")[7]. The corresponding EV/EBITDA multiple, pro forma for the synergies arising from the Transaction and the additional cost savings from LEAF's supply chain restructuring program of in total SEK 110 million, is 7.8x.
Closing of the Transaction is subject to clearance from the relevant competition authorities and shareholder approval at the EGM in Cloetta, to be held on or around February 15, 2012.
As part of the Transaction, Malfors Promotor has agreed to convert part of its holding of A-shares to B-shares so that its share of the total votes in Cloetta, following the Transaction, will correspond to 39.9 per cent.
Financing of the Transaction
The Transaction will be financed through a rights issue of approximately SEK 1,050 million with preferential rights for existing holders of A-shares and B-shares (the "Rights Issue"), fully underwritten by Malfors Promotor, CVC and Nordic Capital (indirectly through LEAF Holding S.A.) and through a five year credit facility of SEK 4.2 billion provided by Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ). The credit facility will be used for the refinancing of existing interest bearing debt in LEAF, for the partial financing of the cash consideration in the Transaction as well as for general corporate purposes of the combined company.
Ownership structure
Upon completion of the Transaction and the ensuing Issue in Kind and Rights Issue, Malfors Promotor will hold 22.0 per cent of the share capital and 39.9 per cent of the votes in Cloetta, CVC will hold 33.0 per cent of the share capital and 25.4 per cent of the votes, Nordic Capital will hold 24.6 per cent of the share capital and 18.9 per cent of the votes and the minority shareholders in Cloetta will hold 20.4 per cent of the share capital and 15.7 per cent of the votes[8]. CVC's and Nordic Capital's shares will be held by newly established holding companies.
Shareholder support
Shareholders representing 64 per cent of the share capital and 81 per cent of the votes in Cloetta, including the company's largest shareholder Malfors Promotor, have stated their support for the Transaction.
Exemption from mandatory bid
The Securities Council (Sw.Aktiemarknadsnämnden) has granted Malfors Promotor and the shareholders of LEAF an exemption from the obligation to make a mandatory bid pursuant to the Swedish Public Takeover Act (Sw. Lagen om offentliga uppköpserbjudanden).[9]
Indicative timetable etc.
The following table sets out indicative key dates for the Transaction, subject to customary competition clearance:
Notice to the EGM in Cloetta
Information material to the EGM including complete terms and conditions of the Issue in Kind and the Rights Issue available
EGM in Cloetta
Expected closing of the Transaction; Issue in Kind of C-shares to LEAF shareholders executed
The Board of Directors resolves on the Rights Issue, making use of the EGM's authorization
Subscription period for new shares in the Rights Issue
To ensure full alignment between shareholders and the management team of new Cloetta, Malfors Promotor, CVC and Nordic Capital have agreed to use part of their shares to implement a management incentive program in the form of call options to enable the recruitment, motivation and retention of qualified managers. By using shares from the three main shareholders, no costs for the incentive programme will be incurred by the minority shareholders.
This press release is not an offer for subscription for shares in Cloetta. A prospectus relating to the Rights Issue referred to in this press release and the subsequent listing of new shares at NASDAQ OMX Stockholm will be prepared and filed with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. After approval and registration of the prospectus by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, the prospectus will be published and made available on, inter alia, Cloetta's website, subject to certain customary limitations arising from securities laws and regulations.
The distribution of this press release in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law and persons into whose possession it or any part of it comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. The information in this press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of any securities of the company in any jurisdiction.
This press release does not constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation of an offer to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom. No public offering of the securities referred to herein is being made in the United States. Copies of this announcement are not being, and may not be, distributed or sent, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, into the United States, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong or Japan.
Handelsbanken Capital Markets is acting for Cloetta and no one else in connection with the Rights Issue and will not be responsible to anyone other than the company for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients or for providing advice in relation to the Rights Issue and/or any other matter referred to in this announcement.
Handelsbanken Capital Markets accepts no responsibility whatsoever and makes no representation or warranty, expressed or implied, for the contents of this announcement, including its accuracy, completeness or verification or for any other statement made or purported to be made by it, or on its behalf, in connection with Cloetta and the new shares, or the Rights Issue, and nothing in this announcement is, or shall be relied upon as, a promise or representation in this respect, whether as to the past or future. Handelsbanken Capital Markets accordingly disclaims to the fullest extent permitted by law all and any responsibility and liability whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise which they might otherwise have in respect of this announcement or any such statement.
This press release has not been approved by any regulatory authority. This press release is not a prospectus and investors should not subscribe for or purchase any securities referred to in this press release except on the basis of information provided in the prospectus to be published by Cloetta on its website in due course.
Cloetta has not authorized any offer to the public of shares or rights, as applicable, in any Member State of the European Economic Area other than Sweden. With respect to each Member State of the European Economic Area other than Sweden and which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State"), no action has been undertaken to date to make an offer to the public of shares or rights requiring a publication of a prospectus in any Relevant Member State. As a result, the shares or rights, as applicable, may only be offered in Relevant Member States:
(a) to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities;
(b) to any legal entity meeting two or more of the following criteria: (1) an average of at least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than EUR 43 million and (3) an annual net turnover of more than EUR 50 million, as shown in its last annual or consolidated accounts; or
(c) in any other circumstances, not requiring the company to publish a prospectus as provided under Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive.
For the purposes hereof, the expression an "offer to the public of shares or rights, as applicable" in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the shares or rights, as applicable, to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase any securities, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State.
This communication is directed only at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom and (ii) persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") and (iii) to high net worth entities falling within Article 49(2) (a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). Any investment activity to which this communication relates will only be available to and will only be engaged with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect management's current views with respect to certain future events and potential financial performance. Although Cloetta believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Accordingly, results could differ materially from those set out in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. You are advised to read this announcement and, once available the prospectus and the information incorporated by reference therein, in their entirety for a further discussion of the factors that could affect the Cloetta's future performance and the industries in which it operates. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events described in the forward-looking statements in this announcement may not occur.
[1] Pro forma for the twelve months ended August 31, 2011 excluding non-recurring items.
[2] Funds advised by CVC Capital Partners ("CVC") and Nordic Capital Fund V Limited ("Nordic Capital")
[3] Lennart Bylock will resign from Cloetta's Nomination Committee effective from Cloetta's annual general meeting on December 19, 2011.
[4] Assuming that the rights issue is fully subscribed for and that the underwriting commitments do not need to be utilized.
[5] Subject to customary terms and conditions.
[6] The number of C-shares to be issued is dependent on the final terms of the rights issue.
[7] Cloetta shares valued at SEK 30.20, the closing share price on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm as of December 15, 2011. EV/EBITDA multiple is based on recurring EBITDA of SEK 760 million.
[8] Assuming that the Rights Issue is fully subscribed for and that the underwriting commitments do not need to be utilized and that Malfors Promotor converts part of its holding of A-shares to B-shares.
[9] AMN 2011:33
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Who was featured on 'rebel' banners before Nottingham Forest beat Derby County
The banners were the latest Trent End display from Forza Garibaldi
Matt DaviesDigital Sports Journalist (Social Media)
Nottingham Forest fans during their side's 1-0 win over Derby County (Image: Dan Westwell)
Nottingham Forest fans played their part in ensuring there was a spine tingling atmosphere in the build-up to the win against Derby County.
Not for the first time, there was a vibrant display in the Trent End as banners were unfurled to make for an impressive sight at the City Ground.
Once again, supporters group Forza Garibaldi were behind the display, which this had the theme of hailing some of Nottingham's greatest rebels.
Here, we look at who was on each banner.
Eric Irons
Nottingham Forest fans during their side's clash with Derby County (Image: Dan Westwell)
Jamaica-born Irons settled in Nottingham after serving in the RAF during World War Two. An ardent campaigner for racial equality, he became Britain's first black magistrate in 1962.
He was then awarded an OBE in 1978 after working to earn more rights for black workers in the city since the 1950s. Irons passed away in 2007.
Helen Watts
Suffragette Helen Watts, from Nottingham.
Vicar's daughter Helen Kirkpatrick Watts played her part in helping women finally earn the right to vote.
A key figure in establishing the city branch of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), the suffragette was a true rebel of her time as she was arrested numerous times in the pursuit of equality for women.
During the First World War she was a nurse in Bath and she also worked in both the War Office and the Ministry of Labour.
Alan Sillitoe
Nottingham-born author and poet Alan Sillitoe is best known for his novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1958).
DH Lawrence
DH Lawrence (Image: Hulton Archive)
Another acclaimed Nottinghamshire author, Lawrence is best for known for writing Lady Chatterley's Lover, as well as Sons and Lovers, among numerous other novels. He was also a prolific poet.
Ned Ludd
Ludd, who was perhaps born as Edward Ludlam, was the leader of the Luddites. A protest group in the 19th century, they feared skills would be lost from the textile industry with advancements in technology.
The term Luddite has erroneously come to be associated with those who are opposed to any kind of industrial advancement.
Brian Clough at the City Ground (Image: Getty)
Apparently Mr Clough is quite famous for his work at Nottingham Forest. The former Reds boss guided the club to the League championship, two European Cups, a European Super Cup and four League Cups.
He is undoubtedly Forest's greatest ever manager - and arguably the greatest boss football has ever seen.
Current Reds manager Martin O'Neill played under Clough and he was thrilled with the atmosphere on Monday night.
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Ralph Krueger returns to NHL as Sabres coach
FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2016, file photo, Europe coach Ralph Krueger speaks during a news conference at the World Cup of Hockey in Toronto. A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press that the Buffalo Sabres have hired Krueger to become their next head coach. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity Tuesday night, May 14, 2019, because the team has not announced the hiring. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Ralph Krueger bar-hopped around Buffalo, watching a period of NHL playoff hockey at each spot and talking to Sabres fans along the way.
He had already decided to return to the NHL, and the experience solidified that he wanted to make that comeback as Buffalo's coach. Krueger changed his mind on coaching again just in time to give the Sabres the experience they desire behind the bench.
"I could just feel the coaching magnet calling me back," Krueger said Wednesday after being named Sabres coach. "I stayed very close to the game. All the relationships I built over the years are warm. I've been in contact with multiple head coaches over these last years. It's always been my startup site, NHL.com. Watching games and observing the way the league is operating has always been important to me."
Krueger spent the past five years as chairman of English Premier League soccer club Southampton FC, a different kind of experience he hopes to draw from for his latest challenge. The project-oriented Manitoba native, who played and coached hockey in Europe, talked to Sabres general manager Jason Botterill two summers ago but wasn't going to leave Southampton until his job there was completed.
With that now in his rearview mirror, Krueger returns to the NHL, where he coached the Edmonton Oilers in 2013 and spent two seasons as an assistant with them before that. Despite being fired via Skype after just one lockout-shortened season, Krueger said he harbours no hard feelings toward the Oilers but believes this is much more of a win-now situation compared to a full-scale rebuild he dealt with in Edmonton.
"This group is ready to become a contender and to compete with anybody on any given night," Krueger said. "I'm confident that we can become that kind of a team quite quickly."
Krueger only has 48 games of NHL head-coaching experience, but Botterill said the team's brass put a lot of stock into international experience. Krueger coached Switzerland's national team to Olympic appearances in 2002, 2006 and 2010, took Team Europe on a surprising run at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, was part of several world championships and served as a consultant under Mike Babcock when Canada won Olympic gold in 2014.
"Those are high-pressure situations where you have to make adjustments, you have to make quick decisions and he got results in those situations," Botterill said at a news conference in Buffalo. "That was impressive from our standpoint."
Babcock, coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, isn't thrilled Krueger is now coaching just across the border but is glad to have his longtime friend back in the NHL.
"He's going to make their group better, so real good hire by them," Babcock told The AP by phone. "He's a good man, a real good brain, real good thinker, good communicator and he's been a good coach."
It helped his case that Krueger spent time as a Carolina Hurricanes consultant while coaching overseas and spent three total seasons as a coach at the NHL level. Botterill had been vocal about wanting an experienced head coach after firing Phil Housley , who was in his first such job, but said the Sabres looked at up-and-comers as well as veterans.
That pursuit led to Krueger, who's well-respected in hockey circles for his knowledge of the sport and ability to be a tactician and a good players' coach. During his introductory conference call, Krueger answered several questions about changing the Sabres' culture, but his makeup leads colleagues to believe that won't be an issue.
"He's had great experience, and every experience whether it's good or bad you grow from," Babcock said. "He's been around enough that he knows how to handle people so he won't have any trouble that way."
Krueger, who's currently in Europe, expects to meet Sabres captain Jack Eichel and forward Sam Reinhart next week at the world championships in Slovakia to begin building a rapport with them.
"Ralph is a great communicator and has a history of being a strong leader," Botterill said. "His past has shown that he has a great ability to interact with players and get the most out of a group."
Krueger hasn't been in the NHL since 2013, but coaching Team Europe to the final at the World Cup almost three years ago reminded him of his love for the job. In recent interviews, Krueger indicated he was more interested in a management position in the NHL — except when he thought back to the World Cup, he remembered coaching is his real love.
"My kids have been telling me ever since that that's the happiest I've looked in the last six years," Krueger said. "That definitely confirmed that in my heart of hearts I'm a coach."
AP freelance reporter Mark Ludwiczak in Buffalo, New York, contributed to this report.
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NYSERDA Board of Directors Appoints Alicia Barton President and CEO
Kate Fish and Sukanya Paciorek Join NYSERDA Board of Directors
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced that Alicia Barton was appointed president and chief executive officer at its board meeting today. Ms. Barton succeeds John B. Rhodes, who served as president and CEO since 2013, and is now Chair of the Public Service Commission.
“We are thrilled to have someone of Alicia’s caliber and experience join the state’s energy leadership team,” said Richard Kauffman, Chairman of Energy and Finance for New York. “Alicia will play a pivotal role in providing continuity to the momentum that has been created at NYSERDA. Her dedication and commitment to driving clean energy resources and technologies will help us advance Governor Cuomo’s Reforming the Energy Vision and benefit all New Yorkers.”
“It is an honor to join a nation-leading organization like NYSERDA that is accelerating New York’s transition to a cleaner and more affordable energy system for all New Yorkers,” said Ms. Barton. “Under Governor Cuomo’s leadership, New York State is taking some of the most aggressive actions in the nation to combat climate change, and NYSERDA’s work is critically important in supporting the state’s efforts to protect the environment for generations to come.”
Ms. Barton has spent more than a decade in both the public and private sectors leading successful clean energy projects and companies. She was most recently at the law firm of Foley Hoag LLP in Boston, Mass., and served as the co-chair of its Energy & Cleantech practice. She has extensive expertise in the energy sector with regulatory and policy issues, project development, environmental compliance and establishing new markets for clean energy technologies.
Prior to joining Foley Hoag, Ms. Barton served as Chief of Operations for the Global Utility group at SunEdison overseeing teams focused on the global development of utility-scale wind and solar projects. She also served as Chief Executive Officer for the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), a quasi-public agency that helped to make the state a national leader in energy efficiency, renewable energy and deployment of clean technologies.
Ms. Barton directed the Massachusetts Environmental Policy (MEPA) Office, including its first-in-the-nation environmental impact review of greenhouse gas emissions. After MEPA, she served as the Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Planning for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (Mass DEP). Ms. Barton began her career in legal roles in the Massachusetts Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and at Foley Hoag.
She received a bachelor’s degree in Natural Resources from The Ohio State University and a juris doctor degree from Boston College Law School.
The board also welcomed two new members, Kate Fish, Executive Director, Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA), and Sukanya Paciorek, Executive Vice President and Head of Asset Management, Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation. Ms. Fish and Ms. Paciorek will each serve six year terms.
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Africa|Ethiopia and Eritrea Declare an End to Their War
Ethiopia and Eritrea Declare an End to Their War
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia, front left, welcoming Eritrea’s foreign minister, Osman Sale, front right, to Addis Ababa in June. It was the first official delegation from Eritrea in two decades.CreditCreditMulugeta Ayene/Associated Press
By Selam Gebrekidan
Ethiopia and Eritrea on Monday formally declared an end to their “state of war,” a two-decade-long standoff that followed a brutal war over their shared border.
The official end of hostilities is expected to bring some stability to a part of the world better known for its enduring conflicts, and to a region that abuts one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world even as war rages on in Yemen, just across the Red Sea.
The announcement came after Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, visited Eritrea’s capital, Asmara, on Sunday, where he embraced President Isaias Afwerki on an airport tarmac. The leaders said the countries would resume trade, economic and diplomatic ties, including reopening embassies and restarting flights.
“The state of war between Ethiopia and Eritrea has come to an end,” the leaders said in a joint declaration. “A new era of peace and friendship has been opened.”
More than 80,000 people had died in the war.
Later on Monday, Ethiopia asked the visiting secretary general of the United Nations, António Guterres, to lift sanctions against Eritrea, Mr. Abiy’s chief of staff said in a message on Twitter. The United Nations had imposed an arms embargo and a partial travel ban on Eritrea, citing its disputes with neighboring countries.
Mr. Guterres told reporters on Monday that the sanctions might “become obsolete.”
Eritrea gained its independence from Ethiopia in the early 1990s but has not recorded the same growth as its neighbor, sinking into economic and social isolation. Ethiopia, landlocked since the secession, has a strategic interest in a critical Eritrean port, Assab.
A border war broke out between the countries in the late 1990s, and since then, they have been locked in an unyielding animus.
Eritrean dissidents have accused the government of using the war to justify endless military service that has been behind the exodus of young Eritreans in recent years. Eritreans were among the largest group of people landing on Mediterranean shores during the height of Europe’s migration crisis.
Ethiopia, which has the second-largest population on the continent, will now seek access to the Red Sea through an Eritrean port to temper its reliance on a port in neighboring Djibouti.
The main street in Badme, a disputed town on the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea.CreditMaheder Haileselassie Tadese/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Few had anticipated the quick turn of events even though Ethiopia’s governing party had indicated a year earlier that it would change its relationship with Eritrea. “I did not expect the speed and the enthusiasm,” said Goitom Gebreluel, who researches Ethiopia’s foreign policy at the University of Cambridge in England.
“I believe that this had been decided a while back and the leadership changes within EPRDF facilitated it,” he said referring to Ethiopia’s governing coalition, the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front, led by Mr. Abiy.
The reconciliation accelerated last month when Mr. Abiy announced that Ethiopia would fully agree to a 20-year-old peace deal that was intended to end the border conflict. Mr. Abiy was among the thousands of soldiers who fought in the war.
On Sunday, Mr. Abiy said he had agreed with the Eritrean president to “resume the services of our airlines, to get our ports working, to get our people to trade and to open our embassies again.”
“There is no longer a border between Eritrea and Ethiopia because a bridge of love has destroyed it,” Mr. Abiy said.
On Monday, the two countries said they would carry out “the decision on the boundary between the two countries.”
A website linked to the Ethiopian government said that the East African neighbors would reopen embassies in the near future and that Ethiopia’s national airline would resume flights to Asmara next week.
Negotiations are underway to exchange prisoners of war, the website said. Direct telephone lines had been restored between the countries a day earlier, for the first time in two decades.
Mr. Abiy, who at 41 is one of the youngest leaders on the continent, came to power in April. He has since pushed for a series of changes in his country.
His government released political prisoners, gave amnesty to people charged with political crimes and promised to partly privatize state-owned enterprises, including the national airline.
His delegation returned to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, on Monday.
A version of this article appears in print on , Section A, Page 7 of the New York edition with the headline: Ethiopia and Eritrea Say Their War Has Ended. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe
Ethiopia’s New Leader Raises Hopes. Now Comes the Hard Part.
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Media|Shonda Rhimes Describes Her Grand Netflix Ambitions
Shonda Rhimes, the creator of ABC hits like “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scandal,” is looking forward to creating shows away from the strictures of network television. “Now I can’t wait to show everybody what a Shondaland show is that we make for the world,” she said.CreditCreditEmily Berl for The New York Times
Shonda Rhimes Describes Her Grand Netflix Ambitions
The star producer reveals the eight shows she plans to make for the streaming service, which wooed her away from ABC with a nine-figure deal.
By John Koblin
LOS ANGELES — Shonda Rhimes achieved almost everything a television producer could hope for during her long run at ABC. She made herself into not only one of the most prolific writer-producers in the business, but also a mogul, as the founder and head of the Shondaland production company. ABC filled its entire Thursday night lineup with shows created or produced by her — a body of work that includes “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “How to Get Away With Murder” — but Ms. Rhimes was restless.
Now, after signing a multiyear, nine-figure deal with Netflix, Ms. Rhimes will try to match or top her network success in the wide-open expanse of streaming, free of time slots, commercial interruptions, and restrictions on language and content.
In an interview at a NeueHouse work space here — during which she laid out her Netflix plans for the first time — Ms. Rhimes sounded confident that she will deliver something unexpected.
“Everybody thinks that there’s a ‘Shondaland show,’” Ms. Rhimes said. “No. There’s a Shondaland show that we made for ABC. Now I can’t wait to show everybody what a Shondaland show is that we make for the world.”
Netflix’s courtship of Ms. Rhimes began, in earnest, in the late fall of 2016. At the time, she had more than a year to go on her ABC contract, so she didn’t tell anyone at the network about the breakfast she had planned with Ted Sarandos, the chief content officer of Netflix.
With her agent, Chris Silbermann of ICM Partners, in tow, Ms. Rhimes and Mr. Sarandos took a table in the back of Republique, a casual restaurant on South La Brea Avenue. During the sit-down, Ms. Rhimes was frank with Mr. Sarandos about how she viewed her next act.
“I said, ‘I’m not going to make you a second ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’” Ms. Rhimes said. “That was one of the first things I said. And he said, ‘I’m not interested in you making a second ‘Grey’s Anatomy.’”
Word of the breakfast made its way to The Hollywood Reporter — but the brief item that ran soon afterward in the trade publication’s Power Dining column failed to identify Ms. Rhimes correctly: “Netflix’s Ted Sarandos and wife Nicole Avant ate breakfast with ICM Partners’ Chris Silbermann at Republique,” the item read.
“I was like, ‘For once, bias is working in my favor!’” Ms. Rhimes said. “Nicole and I are both black women. We couldn’t look more not alike. But somebody decided that’s who that must be. And it saved me a whole lot of trouble.”
Last August, Netflix and Ms. Rhimes had an agreement for a contract with a base salary of around $150 million, with incentives that could kick the producer’s earnings much higher, according to two people with knowledge of the deal.
The news of a streaming company’s successful wooing of a major network producer hit Hollywood like an earthquake. As Dana Walden, co-chief executive of the Fox Television Group, described it this year, “That sent a message to the entire talent community: There’s a new template in town. For any uber-premium creator, the value has gone up 10 times.”
Eight Shows (One About a Grifter)
Ms. Rhimes, 48, is among the select few television producers whose work has helped define a cultural moment. In the ’80s, there was Steven Bochco, with “Hill Street Blues” and “L.A. Law.” Next came David E. Kelley, of “Ally McBeal” and “The Practice” fame. And then there was Ms. Rhimes, who made her mark during what would turn out to be the last years of appointment television viewing.
The producer and director J. J. Abrams, who has known Ms. Rhimes for several years, said she brought something distinctive to network programming.
“The thing that you can’t deny is her characters are surprising, her characters are vulnerable, her characters are ambitious, her characters are broken, and her characters are involved in situations that are shocking and stressful,” Mr. Abrams said. “She is able to tell real stories in ways that feel relatable.”
Ms. Rhimes said she had two principal goals for her time at Netflix. One is to come up with shows that are more expansive than her ABC fare. The other is to turn Shondaland into an enduring company that will live within Netflix in the same way that Marvel exists inside the Walt Disney Company.
“It would be really amazing to me at some point down the line — not now — if somebody said, ‘There was a Shonda for Shondaland?’” Ms. Rhimes said. “It needs to be bigger than me.”
In the days after signing the deal, she was enthusiastic about the creative freedom Netflix had promised her, but found herself with an immediate problem: She had no idea what she was going to write.
“It wasn’t like I had a treasure trove of ideas in the back of my head that I’d been hiding and saving,” she said. “So the panic overtook me for a while.”
Mr. Abrams had sympathy for his friend’s plight. “You can have all the success in the world, but none of it matters when you’re there alone with the blank computer screen,” he said.
Over the next few months, Ms. Rhimes tended her continuing ABC work and scouted material that could be a fit for Netflix. But she still had no clue about what, exactly, she would throw herself into as a writer-producer.
“In October,” she said, “because of who I am, I was like: ‘Why don’t I have a show yet? I should have a show all written and ready to go. I should have eight episodes all written.’”
Mr. Sarandos reassured her: You just started, take a breath. Colleagues said there was no way Ms. Rhimes could go deep into something new when she still had to wrap up the seventh and final season of “Scandal.”
She flirted with a sci-fi project — “I’m obsessed with that, but it hasn’t cracked yet” — while warding off the well-meaning but irksome questions from people curious about her Netflix plans. After Memorial Day, she escaped the noise of Los Angeles for the quiet of Arizona.
“I was trying to meditate, which I can’t do,” Ms. Rhimes said.
That was when she came upon an article in New York magazine about a fashionable young grifter, Anna Delvey, who swanned about New York with a beautiful crowd — only to end up in Rikers Island on charges of grand larceny.
“I knew exactly what the show was,” Ms. Rhimes said, “which is a very clear indicator.”
She bought the rights to the story, by a New York magazine staff writer, Jessica Pressler, and started writing almost immediately.
“I felt comfortable,” she said. “I slept differently.”
Betsy Beers, Ms. Rhimes’s producing partner since 2002, said she could tell Ms. Rhimes was onto something.
“What I heard was the excitement,” Ms. Beers said. “What I wait for is a tone in her voice — you hear this level of excitement in her voice, where she can’t stop talking about it.”
The story of Anna Delvey, right, who was sent to Rikers Island on grand larceny charges, caught the eye of Ms. Rhimes in New York magazine. “I knew exactly what the show was,” she said.CreditDave Kotinsky/Getty Images
In addition to the show about the grifter, Ms. Rhimes has seven other series in the works at Netflix, ranging from period dramas to a documentary.
■ An adaptation of a group of lush romance novels set in Regency England — the Bridgerton Series, by Julia Quinn — that the “Scandal” veteran Chris Van Dusen will turn into a dramatic series.
■ A series based on “Reset,” a book by the former tech executive Ellen Pao about sexism in Silicon Valley. Ms. Rhimes said she was likely to write this one.
Ellen Pao’s book “Reset,” about sexism in Silicon Valley, is the basis for another Shondaland series in development. Ms. Rhimes said she would probably write it.CreditJustin Sullivan/Getty Images
■ “The Warmth of Other Suns,” the award-winning 2010 nonfiction book by Isabel Wilkerson on the flight of African-Americans from the Jim Crow South to the North and the West. It will be adapted by the actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith.
■ “Pico & Sepulveda,” a series set in Mexican California during the 1840s.
■ An upstairs-downstairs series called “The Residence,” based on the 2015 nonfiction book of the same title, by Kate Andersen Brower, about the private lives of United States presidents, their families and White House staff.
■ “Sunshine Scouts,” a series that Ms. Rhimes described as a “darkly comic, ironic, twisty show about some foul-mouthed teenage girls who are trapped at the end of the world.” The writer and director Jill Alexander will be in charge of this one.
■ “Hot Chocolate Nutcracker,” a documentary centered on the dancer and choreographer Debbie Allen and her reimagining of the holiday ballet.
The dancer and choreographer Debbie Allen, appearing in an episode of “Grey’s Anatomy,” is the focus of a Shondaland documentary, “Hot Chocolate Nutcracker.”CreditMitch Haaseth, via Getty Images
The Shondaland Dream
Ms. Rhimes said the idea of building out Shondaland had been with her for some time. She stressed that she had not grown bored with the work she had been doing for ABC — far from it — but she found that she was able to solve crises that once occupied a week of her time in 30 minutes flat. She added that she remained proud of her ABC shows and the spotlight they threw on characters who had gone underrepresented in Hollywood.
“We created a brand and an audience for ABC that they did not necessarily have before, which was a certain kind of woman,” Ms. Rhimes said. “I literally remember when we started, them saying that no woman is going to watch a woman who is this ‘not nice’ and this sexually active and this competitive.
“I really hate the phrase ‘smart, strong women,’ but the ‘smart, strong women’ thing really exploded with the shows we made,” she continued. “And people followed along in a way that felt really good for network television.”
In contrast with her fellow super producer Ryan Murphy, who had talks with Amazon and Fox, his studio at the time, before he decamped to Netflix, Ms. Rhimes knew exactly where she wanted to achieve her Shondaland dream: Netflix.
Mr. Sarandos was eager to sign her not only because he was a fan of her work but because of something he noticed in Netflix’s closely guarded data. “More than half” of Netflix’s 124 million paying subscribers have sampled one of the Shondaland shows available on the streaming service, he said in an interview.
As Ms. Rhimes works to develop her lineup, her production company is on its way to a new location: Raleigh Studios, in Hollywood, about a mile from the Netflix headquarters. While checking out the property, Ms. Rhimes and a group of her Shondaland colleagues spent a while staring at a framed photograph on the wall of the United Artists founders Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D. W. Griffith. Given Ms. Rhimes’s ambitions for the company, which she sees as a 21st-century incarnation of that artist-driven studio, she considered it a good portent.
“We have this whole dream,” she said. “There’s going to be a row of offices, and we’re all going to be working on our scripts at the same time. And everyone is going to come out of their offices and scream about how bad their script is: ‘Does anyone know what I’m supposed to do for Act 5?’ And everyone is going to drink Scotch and then run back to work.”
“I don’t think that’s what’s actually going to happen,” Ms. Rhimes continued. “But it does feel really good to know that it does feel like a very United Artists, creative kind of place.”
A version of this article appears in print on , Section BU, Page 1 of the New York edition with the headline: Plotting the Unexpected. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe
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#Face2FaceTime with Grammy-Winning Duo A Great Big World
How video games, OCD and 'Paris Is Burning' inspired their upcoming album
Photo by Joseph Llanes
#Face2FaceTime is a series in which ONE37pm calls the do-ers, the hustlers and the icons from the worlds of business, culture, music, sports and style. Who should we dial next?
On “Hooray For You,” the penultimate track on A Great Big World’s upcoming third studio album, the Grammy-winning pop duo injects this compelling quote from the 1990 documentary film Paris Is Burning.
“I always had hopes of being a big star. As you get older, you aim a little lower, and I just say you still might make an impression. Everybody wants to leave something behind them, some impression, some mark upon the world. Then you think you left a mark on the world if you just get through it, and a few people remember your name. Then you’ve left a mark. You don’t have to bend the whole world. I think it’s better to just enjoy it. Pay your dues and enjoy it. If you shoot an arrow and it goes real high, hooray for you.”
The all-too-real Dorian Corey quote leads seamlessly into “When I Am King,” the album’s final song that AGBW’s Chad King says is “about the bitter pill to swallow when you’re seeing others’ success and you feel like, ‘What about me?’”
“It’s a very common feeling and it sucks to have those feelings of bitterness, but we were going through it,” bandmate Ian Axel admitted in a #Face2FaceTime interview with ONE37pm. Going through it, in part, meant coming down from the extreme highs they felt during 2013-2015 when the duo’s “Say Something” ballad with Christina Aguilera achieved commercial and critical success, winning the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance and steadily reaching six times platinum.
“I’ve got my Grammy on top of a ladder bookshelf in my living room ... by a bunch of Harry Potter books,” Axel revealed. “It’s so crazy having it in the house. I see it. I’m afraid to touch it. It intimidates me. I still can’t believe that happened.” King also keeps his award on a bookshelf.
"Hooray For You" and "When I Am King" both come out later this year. So far in 2018, Axel and King, who met as music business students at New York University before graduating together in 2007, have released two singles: the nostalgia-inducing “Younger” and the heartwarming “You.”
In the video above, A Great Big World describes the inspirations behind both songs.
“Younger” gives several nods to the Mario Bros. video game franchise by name-dropping Mario in the lyrics, infusing the song’s intro with classic game noises and turning the single’s music video into an 8-bit style work of art starring the duo as pixelated characters eating the lyrics. “One of the first things I think of about my childhood is all of the video games I played,” Axel said. “I was a big gamer and I still kind of am. I’m trying to balance that part of my life and not go crazy with it.”
The lyrics in “Younger” also reference Maroon 5’s 2002 debut album Songs About Jane. King said that record inspired him to pursue being a musician. After hearing it, he remembered thinking, “I want to do that. I want to do what Adam Levine is doing. The songs are so catchy and beautiful. The songwriting is so great.”
For the duo’s latest single, “You,” Axel drew inspiration from his infant son. He began writing the ode to his baby before his birth and completed it after his wife, Lina, gave birth in 2017. “It’s just the idea of the people who come into your life that you haven’t met yet that are going to rock it and change your life forever,” Axel said with a smile. “Having a kid was one of the most profound things that ever happened to me. It was a love letter to him, before I met him and after I met him. And it became a love letter to my wife as well.”
Another standout yet-to-be-released track from the album is “Save Me From Myself,” which addresses Axel’s ongoing obsessive-compulsive disorder.
“I’ve been dealing with a lot of anxiety issues and OCD my whole life,” he revealed. “I finally wrote about it … for the first time. It felt pretty scary to talk about it. I’ve dealt with OCD with therapy and medication and sleeping. Getting more sleep helps it. Exercising helps it. But being a musician and being a new dad you don’t get a lot of that stuff, so it’s just balancing and focusing on the really amazing things in my life. It’s hard. It’s going to be a lifetime. It’s one of the cards I got. It’s one of the things I’m dealing with.
“I have bad days. I have good days. It’s a ride.”
Watch ONE37pm’s full interview with A Great Big World below, for more sneak peek details about the upcoming self-titled album.
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OpEdNews Op Eds 11/21/2018 at 19:12:10 H3'ed 11/21/18
Trump Chooses "Relationship with Saudi Arabia" over Accountability for Jamal Khashoggi's Murder
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Despite overwhelming evidence that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was assassinated at the order of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, President Trump stood by Saudi Arabia Tuesday in an extraordinary written statement riddled with exclamation points and subtitled "America First," writing, "It could very well be that the crown prince had knowledge of this tragic event -- maybe he did and maybe he didn't! That being said, we may never know all of the facts surrounding the murder of Mr. Jamal Khashoggi. In any case, our relationship is with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia."
Trump's statement came even after The Washington Post reported last Friday that the CIA has "high confidence" that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered Jamal Khashoggi's murder. Saudi officials have tried to dismiss Khashoggi's death as a rare, unauthorized killing, but a recent New York Times report suggests the kingdom has sought out private companies to assassinate perceived enemies since the beginning of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's rule.
We speak with the Israeli investigative reporter who helped break the story, Ronen Bergman, author of "Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations." Ronen Bergman is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine and the senior national security correspondent for Yedioth Ahronoth. His piece in The New York Times is titled "Saudis Close to Crown Prince Discussed Killing Other Enemies a Year Before Khashoggi's Death."
JUAN GONZALEZ: Despite overwhelming evidence that Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was assassinated at the order of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, President Trump stood by Saudi Arabia Tuesday in an extraordinary written statement riddled with exclamation points and subtitled "America First," writing, quote, "It could very well be that the crown prince had knowledge of this tragic event -- maybe he did and maybe he didn't! That being said, we may never know all of the facts surrounding the murder of Mr. Jamal Khashoggi. In any case, our relationship is with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." Trump's statement came even after The Washington Post reported last Friday that the CIA has "high confidence" that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the assassination. Despite this, Trump repeated Saudi claims that Khashoggi was an "enemy of the state" and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. This is Trump speaking to reporters Tuesday.
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: I'm not going to destroy the world economy, and I'm not going to destroy the economy for our country, by being foolish with Saudi Arabia. ... This is about America first. They're paying us $400 billion-plus to purchase and invest in our country. That's probably the biggest amount ever paid to the United States. This is over a long period of time. It means hundreds of thousands of jobs, billions of dollars of investment and product.
JUAN GONZALEZ: Trump's claims that Saudi Arabia is investing $400 billion in the United States is false. A new report from the Center for International Policy found investment from Riyadh is responsible for fewer than 20,000 U.S. jobs a year and just a fraction of the investment cited by Trump.
AMY GOODMAN: Saudi officials have tried to dismiss journalist Jamal Khashoggi's death as a rare, unauthorized killing, but a recent New York Times report suggests the kingdom has sought out private companies to assassinate perceived enemies since the beginning of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's rule. Last week, the Times reported top Saudi intelligence officials close to bin Salman considered a $2 billion plan to hire private intelligence operatives to assassinate prominent Iranians, for example.
Well, for more, we go to Tel Aviv, Israel, where we're joined by an Israeli investigative reporter who helped break the story, Ronen Bergman. He has just written an exhaustive new book on the long, secretive history of Israel's extrajudicial killing program. It's titled Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations. Ronen Bergman is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine and senior national security correspondent for Yedioth Ahronoth, Israel's largest daily paid newspaper. His piece in The New York Times is headlined "Saudis Close to Crown Prince Discussed Killing Other Enemies a Year Before Khashoggi's Death."
Ronen Bergman, welcome to Democracy Now! Before we go into the secret history of Israel's --
RONEN BERGMAN: Thank you.
AMY GOODMAN: -- targeted assassinations, let's talk about this latest news, President Trump standing before reporters and explaining why he will continue to side with Saudi Arabia and the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, despite the CIA saying it's clear that Khashoggi was killed on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's orders. Can you respond to this and talk about the history of Saudi Arabia and assassination?
RONEN BERGMAN: Sure. Thank you, Amy and Juan, for inviting me to the show. I think that what President Trump just did was the highest level of what the French call realpolitik. He took one interest of the United States, as he sees it at least, to have these huge deals, or alleged huge deal, with the Saudi Arabia government in their funding of huge arms deals, and put this as only one consideration and put aside all the rest -- human rights, the horrific operation to kill a journalist in their territory, in the consulate, the, I would say, very conclusive evidence suggesting that high Saudi officials, if not the crown prince himself, were deeply involved, and said "I just don't care about that." And I think this is -- he's not the first one who did that; we saw that a few times, or many times, in world politics before. But it's really done in a very blunt way.
We have published -- David Kirkpatrick, Mark Mazzetti and myself -- last week in The New York Times the [inaudible] case. This is not [inaudible] operation by one Saudi official, that as early as March 2017, more than a year ago, the Saudis were pitched by a group of businessmen, former operatives of Israeli and American intelligence -- Israeli intelligence and American businessmen, who asked the Saudis to fund a $2 billion project to cripple Iranian economy, so to create something in a sort of a small Iran-Contra affair, to create a huge private intelligence organization that would use black operations to cripple Iranian economy.
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Researching for humanity: the death of Arthur Helton & the survival of Gil Loescher
In August 2003, a terror attack blasted apart the UN headquarters in Iraq. Inside, Gil Loescher and Arthur Helton were sitting down to interview Sergio Vieira de Mello for their joint openDemocracy column. Adam Ramsay speaks to Gil ten years on.
Adam Ramsay Gil Loescher
I was sitting in a front room overlooking the Hebridean isle of Jura when I heard the news. A bomb had gone off in the UN headquarters in Iraq. Twenty-two people had been killed. It was ten years ago this month, but I remember it well.
It seemed to the teenage me to be a turning point. Whilst revising for my school exams, I had marched against the invasion. Then, after some flashes of fireworks had been beamed into our sitting rooms, George W Bush stood in an implausibly tight uniform on the deck of USS Abraham Lincoln under a banner: “Mission Accomplished”.
Bombs had passed with the spring. That summer was about the Hutton Inquiry, the death of Dr David Kelly. Was this brief military adventure really it? Was the violence we had spent so long shouting against over already?
In a bang, that August afternoon, it turned out that it wasn't.
It's true that the short war – shock and awe, Elite Republican Guards and Rageh Omaar – had finished. The statue of Saddam Hussein in Firdos Square had been torn down.
But that day, in the rubble, something else began: the long war, the grinding war, the war where words like 'IED', 'Blackwater' and 'Abu Ghraib', were learnt through fuzzy radio reports, which gradually merged into each other and the background noise.
But there were things torn apart in that bomb which were much more important than any perceptions of one teenager in Scotland.
Arthur Helton and Gil Loescher were refugee experts, writing a column for openDemocracy at the time. They were in the building when the bomb went off.
Before visiting the UN headquarters, they had gone to see the head of the US mission there, Paul Bremer. He gave them his mantra: “The security situation in Iraq is improving day by day. It is under control now”. So, that was that. Summer 2003. The war was over.
Then they went to the Canal Hotel, where the UN had placed their HQ in the city. The two men had got an interview with Sérgio Vieira de Mello, the UN envoy. As they sat down together the bomb went off under his office.
As a child, Arthur Helton had spent his spare time reading a copy of Webster's dictionary. Perhaps unsurprisingly, he aced everything at school before heading home each day to share out household chores with his little sister, Pam.
“He had one very good friend through high school” the same little sister told me, “who later would need his assistance” with an immigration problem.
He took an interest in the civil rights movements of the 1960s and, after graduating from the New York University School of Law, spent time standing at the city's docks. As refugees arrived from Haiti, he would support them, represent them, ensure they were treated fairly.
Through the Lawyers' Committee for Human Rights, he established the Refugee Protection Programme which still provides free legal help for those who seek refuge in the USA.
Eventually, he wound up as program director of peace and conflict studies at the Council for Foreign Relations. His book, The Price of Indifference - Refugees and Humanitarian Action in the New Century, won praise from Kofi Annan.
“Sometimes we would see him in news commentaries” Pam says. “He would let us know if he might be on TV. When he spoke on those commentaries, he was sometimes controversial. He certainly answered questions with well-informed authority that sometimes left interviewers speechless. He had virtually a photographic mind, knew his subjects well."
He was driven by his work, only seeing his sister if his job took him near where she was living. “He would always ask about family though”, she says, “even if they were not present.”
“Arthur experienced his field of work first hand. He was fearless and driven to accomplish as much as possible with the tools and skills he had. He knew full well he was dealing with peoples' lives, yet he was very disciplined within a framework of law."
“He was never partisan, always honest, always using the legal and technical approach to problem solving. He was a teacher of others because he saw the value in passing experience and knowledge on. He was extraordinarily patient, chipping away at obstacles like a stone sculptor, be those obstacles people or processes or governments.”
“New York had a massive power outage the weekend before he left for Iraq. Mom called him and he did not know the whole North Eastern area had been affected. He told her about going to Iraq which she did not like, but he said he would call again when he got back since he would be missing her birthday on August 18th.”
He never made that call. On the 19th of August, the day after his mother's birthday, he was killed by the bomb. He had dedicated his life to supporting refugees, and he lost it the same way.
Arthur Helton
Gil Loescher was in the room too. Ten years on, I stepped onto a bus then walked a couple of miles through the woods to get to his home.
The house itself is the sort of place that every Londoner dreams of retiring to – with an orchard at the bottom of the steep garden, a view over rural Oxfordshire, and plenty space for a brood of grandchildren to run around.
I met Gil as an open topped lift lowered him down into the kitchen. He was sat in the sort of chair which seems to consist of little more than wheels and a plank of wood, and engulfed my hand in his – Gil Loescher is, it turns out, a notably big man.
The hand itself still bears the scars of reconstruction. It was shredded in the explosion. His trousers are tied off above where, once, his knees would have been and he wears a hearing aid – another lasting effect of the blast.
“I'm an American”. I try to work out which corner of the country his accent points to. I can't.
It turns out he was born in San Francisco and grew up in California, but, in the late 60s did his PhD at the London School of Economics before spending 25 years working at the University of Notre Dam, near Chicago.
The PhD focussed on the Vietnam war, and it was then that he developed an interest in refugees and human rights.
“Refugees were just coming to the fore as an important issue. When… I was in London, [I] had done some work for Amnesty International, way back in the 60s and early 70s, and was very interested in human rights issues."
“And then when I finished my PhD, human rights was coming to the fore as a major political issue because when I finished coincided with the election of Jimmy Carter and a whole shift in American foreign policy towards incorporating a human rights element in its outlook.”
He speaks slowly, clearly. You can tell he's spent a lifetime teaching. He is, I would guess, very good at it.
“But it was also a time”, he explains, “when there was this huge boat people crisis and this came to dominate the policy of many people in the State Department in Washington and also it was headline news. The New York Times ran a story on it every day.”
“I was asked, with a colleague, to work for a new US Commission that was appointed by Carter, the President and the Congress - a joint Congressional/Presidential Commission - to look at US refugee policy.”
Since then, he has written or contributed to an impressive list of books on refugee policy, and is described on the websites of numerous university departments and influential organisations with phrases like 'long established expert'. The list of posts he's held, governments he's advised and foundations who have funded him is somewhat intimidating.
I find it difficult to see this academic outside his political context. All ideas are located in an ideology. This, surely, is triply true when it comes to migration and war.
My own job, for the last five years, has been organising and training student activists, and I wonder how much this student of the sixties – writing about Vietnam - was shaped by the famous movements he must have grown up with.
“I was an undergraduate”, Gil explains, “in Northern California, just over the hill from Berkeley and just very close to San Francisco during the late 1960s... it really affected me, influenced my outlook tremendously."
“It did influence me not only in terms of how I thought about things politically, but also socially and every other way. It's one of the reasons why then I went on to do a DPhil dissertation on the Vietnam war and trying to understand it more."
“I also did a lot of travelling in the early 1970s. I went to China for 3 months with a group of other young academics and non academics, some of the people were very politically engaged and lived on a commune and did all kinds of stuff. This was before Nixon went... The world was opening up in this time and these were new frontiers in a way and so all this was very exciting and greatly influenced my outlook."
It was also around this time, “way back in the 70s/early 80s”, that Gil Loescher and Arthur Helton first met.
“Back then the refugee field was pretty small. In fact he was primarily working on human rights issues then got into refugees and asylum”
“We all kind of knew each other.”
“We had, in the spring of 1980, the Mariel boat crisis when 130,000 Cubans came within a couple of months on flimsy boats, followed shortly thereafter by tens of thousands of Haitians doing same thing.”
It's worth noting, perhaps, that these refugees were fleeing two Caribbean dictatorships, each supported by a different side of the Cold War divide.
It was during this period that Helton had developed his habit of standing at the docks in New York, finding Haitian refugees to support.
In a tribute to his friend on the first anniversary of the attack, Gil explains that “Arthur was among the first Americans to put into practise the application of human rights principles in this way.” He had stayed in touch with this dedicated human rights lawyer “because he was someone who worked on issues that were important to me”.
They were, he told me, “colleagues, but also close friends”.
Decades after they first met, their joint sense of purpose led the two of them to carefully track the impacts of the Iraq war, and so to their joint column for openDemocracy. Gil, in particular, had recently developed an interest in the region.
“I had led a big project... looking at the policy of Western states... making asylum very difficult for refugees to obtain, but particularly maintaining that refugees could be kept in their region and dealt with in their region of origin.... the year before, I had spent some time travelling in the Middle East, in Syria, Jordan, Turkey, visiting Iraqi refugees and looking at their situation... That's how I got interested in the issue of the Middle East.”
And so, when it was “getting to be obvious” that there was going to be a Western invasion of Iraq, Gil and Arthur approached openDemocracy and started a series of columns.
Arthur Helton was by this time at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York – perhaps America's most influential foreign policy think tank. Gil was at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London – again, as establishment an organisation as they come.
Council for Foreign Relations building
The thirteen articles the pair wrote for openDemocracy from December 2012 to the fatal August eight months later – which were syndicated onto the websites of the two think tanks - had two main themes.
“First of all” Gil says, “we started the series before the invasion actually happened and we cautioned against an invasion, principally on the grounds that it was probably going to be a political disaster, that the history of Iraq made it evident that this would be very difficult to carry on successfully and that it would probably lead to further ethnic strife.”
“But more importantly that it would probably eventually result in a major displacement of people both internally and externally as refugees - all of which”, he says calmly, “came true”.
One of the things that stands out about the approach taken by the pair is the emphasis on dispassionate evidence and on a legalistic human rights discourse. In a world where both sides of debate were shouting slogans, here were two academics, carefully writing up their findings.
But that doesn't mean that they weren't aware of the political context – they were, Gil says, “trying to point out the wrong headedness of - if not the wrong headedness at least the difficulties that were going to be presented by invading Iraq.”
After the invasion they thought it was necessary to see for themselves the situation in Iraq. Alongside their column for openDemocracy, they had another purpose for their trip - as ever, concern for displaced people themselves was a significant factor for both of them.
“One of my interests”, Gil says, “was to make an initial determination as to whether the situation was safe enough for Iraqi refugees, particularly those tens of thousands I'd visited in the Middle East, whether it was safe for them to return home or not.”
Arthur had started a new NGO “that was supposed to be the intermediary between governments who were making policy and the NGO world but more expertise based.”
He asked Gil to join. “This was actually one of the first trips” for the NGO, “he just started this 6 or so months before”.
If they were there to assess the situation, then their question was soon answered. The bomb was a turning point in the Iraq war. After it, Gil explains, “you get a whole series of suicide bombings”.
“There had been these earlier attacks, suicide bombings, [but] it wasn't at all clear that this was a pattern. In a way, I think it only became a pattern with that attack on the UN.”
As an historical event, the bomb meant something else too.
“It was also a crucial moment in UN history” Gil says. “It was probably the worst incident in the UN history. In fact, I'm sure it was. They still sort of remember it that way. Every August 19th there's a commemoration at the UN for this.”
“It had tremendous effect” Gil explains, “both initially and more long lasting effect - on the UN in terms of its vulnerability, its independence, its perception of neutrality.”
“But even more important than that” he says, “I think it had a larger impact, a larger effect on the whole humanitarian community and in the sense of vulnerability.”
The bombing violently illustrated how perceptions of the UN had shifted.
“The importance of it is that the UN, at least globally, wasn't seen as an actor, as one of the military actors, in this... that this wasn't a military target as such. It was a more symbolic target.”
The UN's history in Iraq was murky however, “there has also been this difficulty of the UN involvement during the Saddam Hussain regime - of the UN food project and of the sense that this was very politicised.”
“And that was something, you know, there was some resentment among some of the Iraqi population towards the UN and then also because the UN had sanctions... imposed against the regime through the UN and other means.”
For Gil, though, there are more immediate concerns than the global ramifications of the bomb which took away his legs and his close friend. He is initially hesitant – it has been written about elsewhere, he tells me. But soon, Gil is outlining the story.
“For Arthur and me, it came out of the blue, it's still very unclear how it actually happened, how the truck loaded with the explosives got access to that back road that took them right up to the building. There's various conspiracy theories about this that some UN staff still believe. It's very unclear.”
“It came as a complete surprise. You know it was a – I don't remember. Apparently I was conscious the whole time. My rescuers, these two firemen on leave, tell me I was, you know, conscious and awake and co-operated and so forth the whole time.”
“I don't remember that. I blacked out - I have just kind of blacked that out. I have little specific memories of, kind of, regaining consciousness after the blast, having been thrown from the third floor down to the ground with the whole building collapsed upon us.”
Where before his explanations were clear, fluent, he now began to stumble a little, to stammer a little, and to pause often. You could feel muscles tense as he touched on still raw memories.
“I remember, you know, I remember… seeing, you know… waving for help, because there was just this long shaft up to the third floor… one of the guys who would come down to help me… waving to get his attention.”
“It was a completely, erm, botched rescue in the sense that - although I mean the two guys, the firemen were terrific. They worked against all these incredible obstacles to save us, because it was just Sergio and me who were alive, everyone else in the room, the six people that were in the room, apart from Sergio and myself, were killed. Instantly, I think.”
Sérgio Vieira de Mello, the man they had been interviewing, had from beneath the rubble managed to call for help on his mobile phone, it later turned out, alerting the rescuers.
“They had nothing. They were working in the dark – in 110 degree heat, Fahrenheit heat, 40C or whatever it was. The building was collapsing, concrete was falling down.
They had nothing to cut through – Sergio was trapped up to here [indicating his waist] with concrete. My legs were trapped. They had nothing to cut through that… which, you know, rescue operations nowadays have.”
“Water was pouring down. They were just scooping up with their hands. They had to lower a handbag, a lady's handbag, down to these two guys to put bricks in - and so forth. It was totally unprofessional.”
“When they finally realised that they… couldn't free me, they then decided the only way to get me out was to saw my legs off.”
“They had nothing except a pocket knife to do that.”
“And they also found an old rusty saw in the building. And that's how they did the amputations.”
“And... and then, to get me out, they had to take some curtains down from above and lower those curtains and then put me in the curtain and pull me up and out… and from there the stretcher out to a helicopter that took me to the airport, where some immediate surgery was done.”
“And then I was on a flight very soon thereafter to Landstuhl in Germany, the US military hospital.”
“It was, you know, given that this was the US military who came to rescue people, was unbelievably bad, unprofessional, the injuries were probably worse than they needed to be.”
Despite this lack of proper resources, Gil has only praise, though, for the two men - First Sergeant William von Zehle and Staff Sergeant Andre Valentine - who managed to save him. They were “on short term duty to do this kind of thing. One guy was from New York, the other was from Connecticut, they had been working as firemen there, where they presumably had much better equipment.”
De Mello was serving as Kofi Annan's representative on Iraq when the bomb went off. But he was doing this during a temporary leave of absence from his usual position – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The Brazilian had previously been United Nations Transitional Administrator in East Timor and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi later claimed that he had been targeted specifically because of this. By helping East Timor become independent of Indonesia – the largest Muslim country in the world - he had, apparently, committed a crime.
The fire fighters managed after three hours to rescue Gil Loescher. But just as they freed his body from the rubble, Sergio Vieira de Mello, who had been tipped as the next UN Secretary General, died.
When Gil arrived at the hospital in Germany, his doctors calculated his chance of survival: 25%. It's his family who describe the following months best. Day by day, they kept a blog from his bedside. Its pages are now bound in a book, stored at their home. In it, his wife and daughters lay out in detail the ups and downs over the months that follow.
For the first few weeks, Gil was largely unconscious. Every breath squeezed into his body was carefully counted. Every fluctuation in his heart signalled a potential crisis. Every change in his temperature could mean some fatal infection.
There were endless procedures to clean the wounds from where his legs had been amputated, endless operations to reconstruct his hand and upper lip, endless waves of antibiotics and fear.
Each time he was in the operating theatre, the surgeons also hunted through his body, finding ever more shrapnel to remove. At one point, they pulled a large lump of glass from inside his ear – explaining, perhaps, the hearing aid he still wears.
The family spent every day at his bedside learning to bathe him, and learning gradually whose touch would slow his heart, and whose voice would quicken it.
They talked to him, telling him again and again what had happened, that he was safe now, that he'd be OK. They read to him – the books he'd read them as children. They sang to him – returning regularly, they say, to 'Puff the Magic Dragon'.
For a long time, the situation was grave. The inevitable infections of a long intensive care stay kicked in – each one, a huge risk. The family's spirits rose and fell with every word from the doctors.
But gradually, the situation improved. As he stirred one day his exhausted daughter repeated, in case he could hear, 'you made it papa, you made it'.
After a couple of weeks, he was flown on a tiny bi-plane to the John Radcliffe hospital in Oxford. Once there, once his many wounds were grafted shut, once the doctors said it was safe, he was slowly allowed to wake up.
For a long period, he couldn't speak – the tracheotomy hole he was breathing through made that impossible. But, finally, he was allowed to breath for himself – and so, finally, to speak for himself.
“When I regained consciousness, I was with my family, and one of the first things I asked was “Arthur? Is Arthur alive?” And they told me.
His family recount how he wept bitterly for much of that day.
“But I somehow, I somehow think I knew it” he tells me, “but I don't know how I knew it, but partly maybe because, apparently, if I was conscious all that time, those four and a half hours, maybe I kind of figured it out, because it was just me and Sergio around, so, but – anyway...”
He was similarly aware that he had lost his legs, and seriously injured his hand:
“I had also realised that somehow. Because when I woke up, I, yeah, I did, I said ‘I've lost my legs, haven't I? Can I just... can I be reassured that that's what had happened?’ All of that, I was conscious of when it was happening, but then I kind of blacked it out.”
“Obviously there were things that were there, that were still there, that I knew about. That's why I was perhaps not too surprised that Sergio and Arthur died either.”
The doctors who cared for Gil in those terrifying weeks thought, if he did survive, that he wouldn't be home before Christmas. But his recovery, given the scale of the injuries, was remarkable. In fact, he was back for Halloween.
Gil arriving home with his family
An extra sheet – written many months after the blast – is folded into the end of the book. It describes Gil, surrounded by friends and family from across the world, on a pair of prosthetics. It's his daughter's wedding, and he's walking her up the aisle.
Tens years after it happened, it is clearly still difficult for Gil to tell the story. But he finishes with a detail he also wrote about on this site only a few months after the bomb went off – in a piece entitled “I was not going to die in the rubble”.
“The other thing is - that I think is important - is that I survived partly because – I do remember this very well – that after the actual bombing, in the rubble, before the firemen came down, I looked up, this hand was completely… all the skin was gone, the bones were all broken and so-forth, and I realised that I was really in a bad shape.”
“And I realised that I didn't want to die. I didn't want to die.”
“That whatever it took I was going to get through it… and that, moreover, that I had somewhere to go to recover, and I knew that my family would get me through it if I got through that.”
That one word – family - came out with such emotional power that it cracked Gil's voice.
Since that day, Professor Loescher's work on refugees has continued:
“That was also part of my motivation in the rubble – I still had things to do. I wouldn't want to give that up. And it was part of the motivation of my recovery too. I had incredible help. I had a younger colleague. I had only met him a couple of years before we went to Baghdad. James Milner's his name. I've written a lot since with him.”
“Before going to Baghdad, he and I had decided that a big project we wanted to do was to work on protracted refugee situations – refugees who had been in displacement for ten, fifteen years, twenty years or more – two-thirds of the world's refugees now are in protracted refugee situations.”
“So one of my first visitors to the hospital at the IC [intensive care] unit was James. And he came, and he said ‘you know we have this project to do’. I couldn't even speak. And he said ‘I'll come back next week, we'll make an early start’. And he did. Incredible.”
As with the mention of his family, it was not the memory of the crushing in Baghdad which moved Gil most, but the love which carried him afterwards.
Within a year, he had started his job at Oxford – an impressive feat, given his injuries, which he puts partly down to significant help from a number of colleagues. And soon enough he was back doing what he loves most, with James Milner.
“Three, no two, two and a half years after being injured, we went back to the field together, went to the Thai-Burmese border and travelled two thousand kilometres - spent two, three weeks visiting camps. It was great, and I couldn't have done it without him. Yeah, I've had enormous help.”
“And it's been wonderful” he says, teaching in the Refugee Studies Centre's graduate programme. “I teach one course every year, and it's really enjoyable. The masters level students are all in their 20s to 30s and a lot of them have had experience in the field, it's a great group of students I have every year.”
Learning to do all of this in a wheelchair, is, of course, “very difficult”.
“I've kept to a manual wheelchair because I want to be physically strong as long as I can.”
For such a well travelled man, there is a clear frustration at his own home city and university:
“Oxford is a nightmare – the pavements, the cambre, of the pavements! Try going on that cambre! It's just a nightmare. It's kind of humiliating at times having to be carried up in my chair, up a flight of stone steps to get to the dining hall at one or two of the colleges... I find that hard to swallow.”
“There are places I can't go to, and if there's an interesting lecture I can't go to it.”
Perhaps partly as a result, his shoulders are starting to give now.
“I'm fighting to delay having to go in an electric wheelchair for as long as I can, but inevitably it's going to happen, I think.”
Rebuilding his life also meant making the whole house wheelchair-accessible.
“It was a big venture. Huge venture.”
However, he's happier when telling me about his outdoor vehicle:
“It's called a tramper. It has a 30 mile charge, it goes up a one in four grade. We have a trailer, and we go to Scotland and the Lake District.”
“We used to walk, and one of the hardest things for me is not being able to climb mountains and to walk... I've been able to keep some of that life.”
“I was very athletic – I was 6ft 8 inches tall – I was on a basketball scholarship at an American college. I played basketball. It was a big part of my life when I was younger. And all that's... so, you know, yeah, in several ways it's been difficult.
It's not just in Oxford that it's hard. Disabled people have been in the front line of the current government's cuts.”
“I am very angry about the present government and the fact that they have just kind of used the economic downturn – the recession – as an excuse to carry out these politically motivated reforms, to create the kind of society that fits well with conservative thinking, and that there are a lot of people, not just disabled people, who are suffering the consequences of that. It makes me angry as hell.”
“Particularly in a way, last summer I went a couple of days to the Paralympics. That was really very inspiring to me. I've never seen so many wheelchairs in one place in my life. It was just wonderful – it was all set up for people. And then, on the other hand, the next year, they start to initiate all these cuts.”
Gil Loescher's story over the last decade is, though, ultimately a happy one. Since lying crushed in the rubble he has rebuilt his life. The future he imagined as he clung on for those hours has, largely, played out.
The same cannot be said for the broader story.
“Things haven't got any better in Iraq in the ten years – nor have they got any better in the broader region”.
“I remember writing these articles before going, the policy makers don't appreciate the history – Sunni/Shia. There's nothing new in this” he says, “it's just the tyrants of the past many decades have suppressed that, but that's what's happening – it's not a surprise that there's this growing Sunni/Shia rift throughout the region. It's a nightmare.”
I suggest a simple hypothesis: “You were right”.
“At least” Gil says, “the way they went about it – I mean an outright military intervention and then with no thought, or very little thought, about what you're going to do with that, in terms of a new political and social order.”
Gil is a major character in the history of openDemocracy. As I'm about to take on the task of co-editing one of its sections, I ask him what advice he can give me.
At this point, a voice appears, with an almost joking tone, from upstairs – Gil's wife:
“You want my advice? Don't go! Don't go!”
Gil, however, has a different attitude:
“I can't give advice about going to places. I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. I had been to lots of places before. The highlight of my professional life has been the missions overseas – particularly to refugee camps.”
“I feel tremendously privileged to have spent time with distressed, threatened people who are willing to spend time talking to me about their lives. That's the highlight of my life – one of the highlights of my life, very much so.”
“And I think, if you're going to be a journalist, I think that it's probably really important to go to the field, to speak to the people who are victimised, and not just to rely on speaking to people in the corridors of power. I think it brings a whole new life to journalism and to how we perceive the world ourselves.”
This advice reminded me of something. Jean Baudrillard argued that the 1990-91 Gulf War did not take place. It was, he said, an atrocity which masqueraded as a war. The US military developed an extraordinary ability to spin the media and so warp the public understanding in the West of the bombing. This meant that what happened in reality was only tangentially related to the performance we call “the Gulf War” played out on our tellies.
We can't, he argued, give the two events – the TV fiction and the deadly reality - the same name. By the time of the Iraq war, Bush's guru Karl Rove was mocking opponents of the regime for residing in the “reality based community”.
“That's not the way the world works anymore” he famously said. “When we act, we create our own reality.”
Arthur Helton and Gilburt Loescher went to Iraq because they cared about the old fashioned notion that reality does matter. They went partly for the readers of their columns and, more importantly, for tens of thousands of refugees who just wanted to go home.
That struggle to establish the truth is a dangerous one. It cost Gil Loescher his legs and Arthur Helton his life. But it is the only defence there is against those who wish to control what we know.
Arthur and Gil's columns can be read here.
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Canadiens acquire defenseman Shea Weber from the Nashville Predators in exchange for defenseman P.K. Subban
MONTREAL – Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin announced on Wednesday that the team has acquired defenseman Shea Weber from the Nashville Predators in return for defenseman P.K. Subban.
“We completed today an important transaction which I am convinced will make the Canadiens a better team. It was also one of the most difficult decisions I had to make as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens. In Shea Weber, we get a top rated NHL defenseman with tremendous leadership, and a player who will improve our defensive group as well as our powerplay for many years to come. Shea Weber led all NHL defensemen last season with 14 powerplay goals. He is a complete rearguard with impressive size and a powerful shot. P.K. Subban is a special and very talented player. He provided the Canadiens organization with strong performances on the ice and generous commitment in the community. I wish him the best of luck with the Predators,” said Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin.
Shea Weber, 30, played in 78 of the Nashville Predators’ 82 games in 2015-16, recording 51 points (20 goals, 31 assists). He led all NHL defensemen in powerplay goals (14), and ranked tied for third in powerplay points (26).
The Nashville Predators’ captain for the past six seasons (2010 to 2016), Weber has played a total of 763 career NHL regular season games. He registered 443 points (166 goals, 277 assists), displayed a +48 differential, served 568 penalty minutes, and amassed 187 powerplay points, including 80 goals with the man advantage. The 6’4’’ and 236 lbs defenseman added 28 points in 59 career playoff games (13 goals, 15 assists) and served 57 penalty minutes.
A native of Sicamous, British Columbia, Shea Weber has participated in the NHL All-Star Game on five occasions (2009, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2016). Twice he was named to the NHL First All-Star Team (2011 and 2012), and the NHL Second All-Star Team (2014 and 2015). A few weeks ago, Weber was the recipient of the 2015-16 Mark Messier Leadership Award in recognition of his superior leadership in hockey and commitment and service to his community. Weber was amongst the three finalists for the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s Top Defenseman on three occasions during his career.
On the international stage, Weber contributed to two gold medal championships by Canada at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, and the 2014 Olympics in Sochi where he was an alternate captain to Sidney Crosby. He was named to the All-Star Team of the 2010 Olympics. He also represented Canada at the World Junior Championship in 2005, and was a member of the Canadian team that twice won the World Hockey Championship (gold medal in 2007 and silver medal in 2009). Weber was named the World championship’s Top Defenseman in 2009, and was named to the tournament’s All-Star team. Shea Weber was recently selected to Canada’s squad for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey in September in Toronto.
Shea Weber was selected in the second round, 49th overall by the Predators in 2003.
P.K. Subban was a second-round pick, 43rd overall, by the Canadiens in 2007. He played a total of 434 regular season games since making his NHL debut with the Canadiens in 2009. He registered 278 career points (63 goals, 215 assists). Subban also recorded 38 points in 55 career playoff games (11 goals, 27 assists). He was awarded the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s Top Defenseman in 2013.
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Indo-American Heritage Museum > Taste of India: “Beyond the Samosa” Food Walk
Taste of India: “Beyond the Samosa” Food Walk
Taste of India: "Beyond the Samosa" Food Walk
June 22, 2019, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Patel Brothers, 2610 W.Devon Ave., IL, Chicago
Tour Cost : $35 per head Book Now
Taste of India: “Beyond the Samosa” Food Walk is back by popular demand this Spring and Summer 2019! Catch a glimpse of the distinctive Indian American marketplace scene and sample delicious street food while you explore the history and culture of the community on a guided tour of Devon Avenue. Due to expected volumes and since we would like to accommodate everyone, three tours will be scheduled as follows: Sat, May 18th; Sat, June 22nd; Sun, July 14th, from 2:00-4:00pm. Further details will be published on our website and social media pages shortly.
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Gala 2017 a Magical night at the Indo-American Heritage Museum Chicago IL: The Indo-American Heritage Museum promised an “evening extraordinaire” for its September 16 Gala 2017 at the Field Museum and deliver it did, in abundance! Set in the vast grandeur of Stanley Field Hall was an intimate dining area, elegantly laid out in IAHM’s signature peacock colors, where Ustaad Amjad Ali Khan, his sons Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash and musicians from the Chicago Philharmonic were to present the first ever North American performance of his Samaagam concerto.
Indo-American Heritage Museum celebrates Gala 2017 at Field Museum The Indo-American Heritage Museum promised an "evening extraordinaire" for its Gala 2017 on Sept. 16 at the Field Museum and deliver it did, in abundance!
Gala 2017 a Magical night at the Indo-American Heritage Museum Chicago IL: The Indo-American Heritage Museum promised an "evening extraordinaire" for its September 16 Gala 2017 at the Field Museum and deliver it did, in abundance! Set in the vast grandeur of Stanley Field Hall was an intimate dining area, elegantly laid out in IAHM's signature peacock colors, where Ustaad Amjad Ali Khan, his sons Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash and musicians from the Chicago Philharmonic were to present the first ever North American performance of his Samaagam concerto.
LAGAAN CRICKET REMATCH : DR. NILESH D. MEHTA Folks from India, who have settled in the USA, are no strangers to visiting and enjoying the museums. Bollywood in Chicago doesn’t seem too astonishing a thought especially when India’s premier actor Aamir Khan chose the city as the location for his 2013 blockbuster film Dhoom 3. Ironically, it was The Field Museum which was used in the backdrop of many shots of this film. This museum has been inspiring curiosity about life on earth for more than a century.
Beyond Bollywood' exhibit opens at Field Museum A new exhibit at the Field Museum looks further than the limited view provided by Bollywood films to explore the contributions Indian Americans have made in the U.S. at large and locally in Chicago. 26 July 2017
The Indo-American Heritage Museum’s reveal "Unstitched: The Art of Sari Draping" Chicago IL: The Indo-American Heritage Museum's Sunday, April 23 presentation of "Unstitched: The Art of Sari Draping" at Ashton Place, 341 75th Street, Willowbrook, IL, was a winner on all counts, judging by the audience reaction. IAHM, a non-profit educational organization, was established in 2008 and is the only institution of its kind in the country. The event is among many the museum organizes throughout the Chicago area as part of its efforts to preserve the history of Indian Americans and promote understanding of their diversity, culture and contributions to American life. 26 April 2017
The Indo-American Heritage Museum’s reveal “Unstitched: The Art of Sari Draping” The Indo-American Heritage Museum’s Sunday, April 23 presentation of “Unstitched: The Art of Sari Draping” at Ashton Place, 341 75th Street, Willowbrook, IL, was a winner on all counts, judging by the audience reaction. IAHM, a non-profit educational organization, was established in 2008 and is the only institution of its kind in the country. The event is among many the museum organizes throughout the Chicago area as part of its efforts to preserve the history of Indian Americans and promote understanding of their diversity, culture and contributions to American life. 23 April 2017
The National Indo-American Museum (NIAM), formerly known as the Indo-American Heritage Museum (IAHM), retains its current web address ( www.niam.org ) and can be reached at info@iahmuseum.org as we are currently operating under both identities during this phase of transition.
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Jan. 7, 2016, 1:03 p.m.
Schibsted wants to circumvent the mobile adblocking apocalypse by making better, more effective ads
The Scandinavian media giant surveyed thousands of its users to figure out characteristics of effective mobile ads. One finding: Static images were more effective than rich media or video ads.
By Shan Wang @shansquared Jan. 7, 2016, 1:03 p.m.
Imagine opening up an app, scrolling through an article, being interrupted by a full-size Clash of Clans video, trying to tap a microscopic “×” to close out of the video, and accidentally tapping into the app store. For regular smartphone phone users, this scenario’s all too common.
More user-friendly mobile ads haven’t caught up to the vast potential for monetizing growing audiences on mobile.
What’s actually working in digital advertising? 8 publishers on how they’re bringing in money
“It’s a matter of investment. For some agencies, mobile advertising hasn’t gotten too much of a budget yet in terms of the creative side,” said Staffan Engström, head of mobile at Scandinavian publishing group Schibsted, said. “It’s a big bottleneck to crack the code for successful mobile advertising. As soon as we see bigger budgets coming through, I think the effective results that we so far haven’t seen, what’s been holding the industry back — all will change.”
But what can news readers stomach when it comes to a big disruption on a relatively small screen? Moreover, what do they prefer, and how much should agencies spend on well-made mobile ads?
Schibsted removed some of this guesswork in 2015 by surveying more than 37,000 mobile visitors to its news outlet Aftonbladet about their responses to various types of ad campaigns they saw for products ranging from fast food to luxury cars. Aftonbladet is Sweden’s largest news source, its mobile website reaching more than 5.9 million people per week in a country of 9.8 million. (In Sweden the advertising trade group KIA-Index records web traffic by week.) It has a predictably shrinking print circulation and declining revenues overall despite digital — mobile — gains, trends represented by many other news outlets within the Schibsted group. (Headquartered in Norway, Schibsted is also the parent company to Norway’s leading newspaper Aftenposten and the tabloid Verdens Gang.)
Aftonbladet mobile users saw over the course of a week from ten major advertisers, from Mercedes to Burger King, in three formats: a static image, interactive rich media, and video, for a total of 30 different possible campaigns, each eventually seen approximately 400,000 times. Users then received surveys based on the variety of ad campaigns they ultimately saw. The work here was carried out in partnership with Lund University in Sweden with graduate students Gustav Sundberg and Anton Olivensjö.
The study revealed that the most effective of these formats was the static image. Static banner ads had the greatest effect on a reader’s preference for a brand and intent to purchase the item advertised — and those are among the categories that matter most to advertisers who, at the end of the day, want to sell something.
Readers rarely engaged with rich media or the videos, which are fairly disruptive, and only 0.3 percent ever played the video ad to begin with (“Video is good at building awareness, but this is a very, very, very low number if you want people to actually get your message,” said Engstrom). Rich media ads were a turnoff: The survey revealed a negative correlation to effectiveness of the campaign after just two exposures to the ad. Static image campaigns won out again here, their effectiveness increasing pretty significantly with exposure.
Engström hopes the Schibsted mobile study results will help move his industry away from clickthrough rate — the ratio of people who actually click on an ad, out of all the people who see it — as proof of an ad’s success or failure. Among those surveyed, CTR was negatively correlated with an ad’s effectiveness.
Consider the possibilities for a publisher that decreases reliance on clicks as a measure of success and decreases the number of ad campaigns built only to capture clicks (or taps, whether intentional or stray). Schibsted is not alone here. Facebook, too, for instance, has been building up a new measure for marketers that it’s calling “conversion lift,” finding click-counting insufficient in a world where people access sites from multiple devices. The Financial Times has rolled out a new measure called “cost per hour,” which takes the amount of time that an ad has been seen into account.
Advertisers and the agencies that help create the ads are listening to Schibsted’s findings, said Engström, whose team works across all the company’s brands. For mobile, he recommends specifically short, six to eight-second videos — never 30-second videos, which resemble television spots. Vertical video, though, is a relatively uncharted and potentially dangerous territory, as takeover ads are the most intrusive format for readers.
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“We also see a lot of advertisers starting to talk to their ad agencies about this, though it’s still a slow process,” he said. “But we do see far fewer 30-second videos being sent to us after our work.”
“What we’re learning, too, is that the main message of the video should be in the beginning,” he added. “It’s not like, in 30 seconds you build up some kind of feeling throughout, then get to the point at the end. You need to know exactly what you’re going to look at. There is no teaser. You have to have the main message up front. You need to be very clear what you’re going to talk about.”
Engström hopes his team’s work might help Schibsted bypass the mobile adblocking apocalypse altogether — an apocalypse that hasn’t yet arrived, but looms on everyone’s minds.
Looking to Europe for news-industry innovation, Part 2: Schibsted’s stunning classifieds and services business
“Mobile adblocking hasn’t become a problem for us — it’s under 1 percent. Most of our traffic comes on mobile apps. And for our mobile website, we haven’t seen any development at all for adblockers,” Engström said. (For desktop, the overall adblocking rate at Schibsted is closer to 20 percent.) “We’re more worried about creating a really good ad experience so we don’t get into that problem.”
“Good” very often means “relevant.” And as a publisher, Schibsted is “very much in the blind” about useful user demographics like age and income level for its sites without a required login, Engström said, though the company plans to work on a system, sometime in the coming year, to better keep information on its audience by building on data collected from users of the company’s financial services sites, which request more personal information and require a login.
The company also continues to fine-tune its geotargeting capabilities.
“We’ve been using geofencing, creating virtual fences based on where people have been,” said Estelle Douglas, who works on mobile advertising at Schibsted. “For instance, everyone who has been at a soccer stadium watching a game: We can build a profile around them and then, at a later stage, reach out with an ad when they visit one of our sites.”
In one instance, the team helped a large Swedish supermarket chain personalize ads for each city that has one of its stores. It also helped a telecom company shape ads for each of the small local markets it targets. “The results were good,” Douglas said, “mainly because of the relevance of the message.”
Schibsted is also working on a “brand builder” system that makes sure readers aren’t repeatedly shown the same ad.
“Advertisers can’t just create two or three ads and expect them to run for months. You will bore people to death,” Engström said. “The mobile device is so driven by your mindset — what you do at certain times of day — and advertisers need to follow that kind of cycle.”
Photo of advertisement clock of the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet on the building of the Ministry of the Environment in Stockholm by Arjan Richter used under a Creative Commons license.
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Iwata Asks - Pokémon HeartGold Version & SoulSilver Version
4. The Power of Science is Staggering!
1. Just Making The Last Train
2. The King Of Portable Toys
3. Just Being President Was A Waste!
5. We Were Greedy With The Features
6. Pokémon Players Past and Present
HeartGold and SoulSilver which we are discussing today are remakes of Pokémon Gold and Silver. Previously, you also remade Red and Green, didn’t you?
Yes, they were remade as FireRed and LeafGreen17. So this makes HeartGold and SoulSilver the second time in the Pokémon series that we’ve released remakes. 17 and were released for the Game Boy Advance in Japan on 29th January 2004 and were remakes of Red and Green with a whole host of additional features.
At the time of FireRed and LeafGreen, I remember thinking that while these were great titles for people new to Pokémon, at the same time, it wouldn't do for them to be identical to the old titles now that the hardware had changed to the Game Boy Advance18. That’s why I went to show you the Wireless Adapter19 which had just been completed. Basically, my intention was to put the hard sell on you. 18The Game Boy Advance was the next console in the series after the Game Boy Color and was released in Japan on 21st March 2001. 19The Wireless Adapter was an accessory for the Game Boy Advance which allowed multiplayer wireless play. It was released packaged with Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen in Japan on 29th January 2004.
Yes, that’s right! (laughs)
I thought that I simply had to show this to Ishihara-san, the "King of Portable Toys".
At the time, I was asking really obvious questions like: “So ‘wireless’ means you’re getting rid of the wires, right?” (laughs)
Yes, you did! (laughs)
Well, we’d put together Pokémon with this kind of analogue idea of trading Pokémon by connecting consoles with the link cable. I fired all sorts of questions at you like “What kinds of things will this make possible?” and “How far apart can you be and it will still work?” In the end, I grasped the innovative nature of the Wireless Adapter and remember thinking: "The power of science is staggering!" (laughs)
“The power of science is staggering!” That’s the very first line you hear in Red and Green, isn’t it? (laughs) Anyway, because you responded so positively to the Wireless Adapter, we got Game Freak to check it out.
Morimoto:
Yes, that’s right. At that time, we conducted trials to see from what distance the wireless signal could be picked up and Game Freak staff would leave the meeting room saying: "Look! It's still connected!" (laughs)
It was great fun to witness those scenes of everyone trying it out. It really did turn into a gathering of people all saying: “The power of science is staggering!” (laughs) But I think that being able to really sense the possibilities of wireless technology led us to the Nintendo DS we have today.
I see what you mean.
Later on, the developers of the hardware told me candidly that at first they thought we were crazy to sell something that costly bundled together with software. But they also said that the experience they gained with wireless technology proved incredibly valuable when it came time to work on the Nintendo DS.
In fact, the Wireless Adapter meant that even just trading Pokémon felt really fresh and completely different from how it had been up to then.
The scene at Pokémon events completely changed, didn’t it?
Back when you had to use link cables, people would wait patiently in long lines for hours on end…
And then suddenly we could distribute Legendary Pokémon in an instant.
When you remade Red and Green, using the Wireless Adapter in that way allowed you to devise whole new gameplay elements. This time round, a decade has passed since Gold and Silver were first released so I wanted to see new elements that would make players feel that this was a whole new Pokémon game. And Ishihara-san, you were pondering this issue yourself… (laughs)
Yes, that's right! (laughs)
Then at just the right time, we made ‘Walk with me!’20 and I went to show it to you. After all, you are "the King of Portable Toys"! (laughs) 20’Walk with me! Do you know your walking routine?’ is a Nintendo DS software title released in Japan on 1st November 2008. It records the user’s steps at one minute intervals allowing the user to compare the distance they walk during their daily routine.
As the software element of ‘Walk with me!’ was developed at Creatures Inc., I was really interested in it. Then when I was actually shown the Activity Meter21, I thought it was really interesting that there was no screen displaying the number of steps and that it was so light that you could just slip it into your pocket without it remotely getting in the way. Then, when the title was released, I began to walk around with the Activity Meter every day. 21The Activity Meter is a pedometer that was packaged together with ‘Walk with me!’ and records the number of steps the user takes. It can also be attached to dogs.
You’ve got a dog, so I imagine that you were already in the habit of going out for walks.
As both my wife and I have dogs, we bought two Activity Meters and went out for walks with them attached to the dogs' collars. But one day, I managed to drop one. (laughs) Then around a month later, I was walking the dog as usual when I saw this black, muddy object lying stuck in a puddle…
Surely it couldn’t have been…! (laughs)
That’s what I thought: “Surely it can’t be…” (laughs) I thought I must have dropped it somewhere like this, but a whole month had passed so naturally I’d given up on it. When I picked it up and wiped the mud off it, I saw that the red LED was flashing. I thought “Wow!” and brought it back home. When I connected it to the DS, I realised that it was the one that had been attached to Pocky. Oh, I should explain that Pocky is the name of one of my dogs! (laughs)
Right. (laughs)
So though it had been exposed to the elements for a whole month, it was still working. I remember thinking that this was amazing. Not that Nintendo are making any sorts of guarantees like that about the product…
Indeed we’re not! It’s only splashproof22! (laughs) 22A splashproof item is designed to resist exposure to light rain and sweat as opposed to a waterproof item, which can be immersed in water.
But because of that personal experience, I thought that I'd like to try to use that device in some way. I thought that you could really develop the idea for a Pokémon title if, for example, we could put the pedometer data straight into a game. I also thought you could do something interesting with it using it as a successor to the Pokémon Pikachu pedometer.
So you said: “Couldn’t this be made into the rebirth of the Pokémon Pikachu device?" When we were working on the Activity Meter, the Pokémon Pikachu had completely slipped our minds. Although they've got measuring steps in common, the manner in which they came about was completely different and none of the developers for the two projects overlapped. When you first made the proposal, I suddenly realised: "You're exactly right!" When you're developing a wide range of products, you can get it into your head that there's no connection between them. But sometimes something strange can happen and a chance occurrence will suddenly make you see a connection between them. I think this is often the way that new possibilities get uncovered.
With Gold and Silver, we released Pocket Pikachu Color! Gold and Silver Together!23 This time round we wanted to include a device like that to show the way that the title’s scope has multiplied. 23Pocket Pikachu Color! Gold and Silver Together! was an enhanced version of the Pokémon Pikachu device released in Japan on 21st November 1999. As well a having a colour display, it could also connect to Pokémon Gold and Silver.
When I heard you say that, I knew exactly what you meant.
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Huawei phone buyer's guides
Huawei P30 Pro vs P30: Which should you buy?
Britta O'Boyle | 5 April 2019
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Huawei's P30 and P30 Pro are now available to buy. The P30 replaces the P20, while the P30 Pro succeeds the P20 Pro, but how do they differ from each other?
Here are the differences and similarities between the P30 and P30 Pro. Which is the right one for you?
What's the same on the Huawei P30 and P30 Pro?
Waterdrop notch
The Huawei P30 and P30 Pro both run on the same processor - the Kirin 980 - and they both have the same software UI and experience too - Android Pie with EMUI 9.1 over the top. It's worth checking out our feature on how the current Google ban might affect the software on these devices going forward though.
Both the P30 and P30 Pro have a water drop notches at the top of their displays, like the OnePlus 6T, and both opt for optical in-display fingerprint sensors. They also both have a 32-megapixel front camera.
The P30 and the P30 Pro have similar designs too, with metal frames sandwiched between glass panels and they both come in several beautiful pearlescent finish options.
What's different on the Huawei P30 and P30 Pro?
Whilst the design language and software experience is similar across both the P30 and P30 Pro, there are a number of differences between the two models.
P30: From £699
P30 Pro: From £899
The Huawei P30 costs £699 for the 128GB/6GB variant. The P30 Pro meanwhile, starts at £899 for the 128GB/8GB model, though this increases by £100 for the 256GB storage model and a further £100 for the 512GB model.
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P30 Pro: IP68
P30: IP53
The Huawei P30 Pro features IP68 water and dust resistance, putting it in line with other flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S10.
The standard P30 meanwhile, has a slightly lower IP rating at IP53, making it less resistant to water and dust compared to the Pro model.
P30 Pro: 6.47-inch, OLED, 2340 x 1080, 19.5:9
P30: 6.1-inch, OLED, 2340 x 1080, 19.5:9
The Huawei P30 comes with a 6.1-inch display, while the P30 Pro comes with a larger 6.47-inch screen. The P30 also has a flat display, while the P30 Pro has a curved display.
Both are OLED panels though, both come with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and both come with the same resolution, which makes the P30 the sharper of the two devices.
P30: 149.1 x 71.36 x 7.57mm, 165g
P30 Pro: 158 x 73.4 x 8.41mm, 192g
The physical size of the Huawei P30 and P30 Pro are different too. The P30 measures 149.1 x 71.36 x 7.57mm and weighs 165g, while the P30 Pro is larger at 158 x 73.4 x 8.41mm to accommodate the larger display. It is also heavier at 192g.
P30: Triple rear camera, 3x optical zoom
P30 Pro: Quad rear camera, 5x optical zoom
The main difference between the Huawei P30 and P30 Pro is the rear cameras, as was the case with the P20 and P20 Pro. The P30 has a triple rear camera system, while the P30 Pro has a quad rear camera system.
The P30's triple camera system is made up of a 40-megapixel main sensor with a f/1.8 aperture, a 16-megapixel ultra-wide sensor with an f/2.2 aperture and an 8-megapixel zoom sensor with a f/2.4 aperture. It has 3x optical zoom and up to 30x digital zoom.
The P30 Pro has a 40-megapixel main sensor with a f/1.6 aperture, a 20-megapixel ultra-wide sensor with an f/2.2 aperture and an 8-megapixel zoom sensor with a f/2.4 aperture. It offers 5x optical zoom and up to 50x digital zoom. The P30 Pro also has an additional Time of Flight sensor for depth.
P30: Kirin 980, 6GB RAM, 128GB storage, 3650mAh battery
P30 Pro: Kirin 980, 8GB RAM, up to 512GB storage, 4200mAh battery, wireless charging
The Huawei P30 and P30 Pro have the same Kirin 980 processor but the Pro model offers more RAM, at 8GB compared to 6GB and a larger battery capacity. The P30 has a 3650mAh battery, while the P30 Pro has a 4200mAh battery.
The Pro model also comes in three storage capacities of 128GB, 256GB and 512GB, while the standard P30 only comes in 128GB. Both support Huawei's Nano Memory card for storage expansion up to 256GB.
The P30 Pro comes with reverse wireless charging, like the Mate 20 Pro, but the P30 misses this feature and wireless charging in general off its list.
Conclusion and price
The Huawei P30 Pro is superior to the P30. This superiority comes in the form of a more advanced camera system, more RAM, a larger battery capacity and a larger display.
The P30 Pro is more expensive than the standard P30 though. There's a £200 difference, with the P30 starting at £699 and the P30 Pro starting at £899, so you have to decide whether those extra features are worth the hole in your wallet.
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RS SEWING, INC.,
Patrick L. DePace, Trial Attorney; Benjamin T. Chinni, Associate Regional Solicitor; Christine Z. Heri, Regional Solicitor; M. Patricia Smith, Solicitor of Labor; U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC
For the Complainant
Rich Spencer, pro se, Canton, OH
For the Respondent
Before: MacDOUGALL, Acting Chairman; ATTWOOD, Commissioner.
BY THE COMMISSION:
At issue before the Commission is a motion filed by the Secretary seeking relief under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) from a final order. For the reasons that follow, the motion is denied.
On February 4, 2014, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued Respondent a nine-item serious citation and a two-item other-than-serious citation, with a total proposed penalty of $20,300. Respondent contested the citation, but it never filed an answer to the Secretary’s complaint. On July 18, 2014, the Secretary submitted a Notification of Settlement to Chief Judge Covette Rooney. On September 12, 2015—eight days after the judge issued an Order of Default based on Respondent’s failure to file an answer—the Secretary submitted to the judge an executed settlement agreement.1 The judge’s default order was docketed with the Commission on September 21, 2015, and became a final order on October 21, 2015. 29 U.S.C. § 661(j) (judge’s decision becomes final order of the Commission within thirty days of issuance absent direction for review).
On January 10, 2017, the Secretary filed the instant motion, asking the Commission for relief under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) due to an alleged “mistake.” Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 60(b)(1) (allows for relief from final judgment based upon “mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect”); see also 29 C.F.R. § 2200.2(b) (applicability of Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to Commission proceedings). According to the Secretary, “the parties were not aware that an Order of Default had been entered” when the settlement agreement was transmitted by the Secretary to the judge.2 A motion under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1) cannot be made more than a year after the final judgment was entered. Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(c)(1) (explaining timing for Rule 60(b) motions). Because the Secretary filed his motion fourteen months after the Order of Default became a final order, relief cannot be granted under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b)(1).3 The Secretary’s motion is therefore denied.
/s/ Heather L. MacDougall
Acting Chairman
Cynthia L. Attwood
Dated: January 25, 2017 Commissioner
1 The Notice of Decision states that copies of the judge’s order were mailed to the parties on September 4, 2015.
2 Although the Secretary’s assertion is attributed to both parties, his motion does not comply with Commission Rule 40(a), 29 C.F.R. § 2200.40(a), in that it fails to state that the Secretary conferred with Respondent prior to filing his motion.
3 Although the Secretary seeks relief only under subsection (1) of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b), relief also cannot be granted under subsection (6) of the Rule. While the Rule’s oneyear limitation does not apply to subsection (6), which provides that relief may be granted “for any other reason,” subsections (1) and (6) “are mutually exclusive, and thus a party who fail[s] to take timely action due to [a subsection (1) reason] may not seek relief more than a year after the judgment by resorting to subsection (6).” Pioneer Inv. Servs. Co. v. Brunswick Assocs. Ltd. P’ship, 507 U.S. 380, 393 (1993).
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September 7, 2016 Olivia Chin
This piece was originally published in the Summer 2016 issue of Our Jackson Home: The Magazine.
Rain falls steadily against the sidewalk, bouncing back up almost as soon as it brushes the ground, and all I have for a shield is my military-green rain jacket as I hurry into Alba. Throwing off my hood, I spota guy in a sharp polka-dotted button-up and a girl with cool eyeliner sitting in the corner of the coffee shop. Together, local artists Hunter Cross and Cameron Briley combine their talents as The Skeleton Krew, an original band with a 60s-inspired, blues-rock vibe. But before they sold out of their band’s black-and-white baseball tees at their Outsiders Exposition concert, they performed with a different sound under a different name: The Killing Flower. I take a seat with Hunter and Cameron to talk about The Skeleton Krew’s origins, the Jackson music scene, and what’s next in store for their growing careers.
How did you guys get started playing music together?
Hunter: Well, I’ve been playing music since I was fourteen. I’ve played music here in Jackson and spent some time in the Nashville area a few years back.
Cameron: I got my start when I was fourteen as well. I’ve only been playing guitar or bass for four and a half years now, probably, but I’ve been playing and reading music since sixth grade. I’ve had a lot of time with music in general.
Hunter: And we met three and a half years ago, and (turns to Cameron) you had a bass in your hand, and we started talking music.
Cameron: Actually it was two and a half years ago, and I couldn’t play [the bass], so I just pretended to play it (laughs).
Hunter: I was in a band already, but I wanted to start trying something new, so I approached her about forming a band. I had to talk her into it.
Cameron: It took him over a year to talk me into it. . . . He tricked me.
Hunter: Did I trick you? Well, it worked!
(Laughing) That’s a good way to get started.
Hunter: I never really had consistent members. Back then it was all hard-core stuff, and that was not us. It was kind of hard to get gigs, hard to find an audience, but now I think things are changing. We just changed our name; we were called The Killing Flower.
How did you decide that your name needed to change?
Hunter: When we started the band, it was more folky, acoustic guitar-driven music. And it just kind of evolved into what it is now, which is more rock and roll. I guess our heavier influences come through a bit.
Yeah, I can see that. You kinda have a blues-rock Led Zeppelin thing now.
Hunter: Yeah, we’re big fans.
Who else would you say is an inspiration for you?
Hunter: We just got out of the car listening to Beck. . . . I could list influences all day. Bob Dylan is a big influence.
Cameron: The Doors, Captain Beefheart.
Hunter: T-Rex. . . . There’s so many. . . . And the seminal bands of the 60s and 70s, like The Velvet Underground.
Fashion-wise, you guys also have a really cool thing going.
Hunter: If I didn’t have a musical bone in my body, I probably would’ve went into fashion. I like the weird, more avant-garde side of it.
Cameron: As far as fashion for me goes, I like the 1920s, Art Deco, Edwardian, Victorian . . . anything like that, and then I just modernize it and add a dash of the late 60s. It’s just mood-dependent.
Something else I was wondering about, especially in connection with your song “Evil,” is your songwriting. I was wondering how you go about with your songwriting process?
Hunter: In a lot of ways, everything musically has already been done. But to me it’s almost like something I can say that I did. I like poetry, so I try to fit that into a song . . . whether it’s stream of consciousness, fragments of dreams, or something like that. Anything to paint a picture. I don’t want a song to just be a song; I want you to visualize it as you listen to it.
I don’t want a song to just be a song; I want you to visualize it as you listen to it.
— Hunter Cross
What do you guys think about Jackson’s music scene right now? What are some things you think are good about it already, and what are some things you’d like to see change?
Hunter: I can definitely see an interest in new music. Five years ago I would’ve hesitated to say that. There’s an interest in going to local shows now, and I’d like to think we’ve had a hand in that. People thought that they had to go to Memphis or Nashville to hear a band. I’ve given people the benefit of the doubt in the sense that we’ve had to educate them, to let them know it’s okay to come to a local show and support bands. We’re not all like some . . . you know . . .
Cameron: We’re not all punk kids handing out acid. That’s not what any of our friends are about!
Did you guys think that parents would be wary, with the younger music scene, of that kind of atmosphere?
Hunter: I think so. But it’s okay. . . . Mom and Dad, you can bring your kids to this. We try to look for alternatives [to playing in bars]. That had a big hand in starting The Outsiders.
What’s next in store for you guys?
Hunter: We’re looking at when and where we’re going to have the next Outsiders show. That’s going to be a continuing [series]. Long-term, I guess we’re saving up to record some more. We found some people in Franklin who really get where we’re coming from musically. . . . We still believe in recording studios. When you get serious, I think that’s necessary.
Check out The Skeleton Krew on Soundcloud.com, and follow them on Facebook and Instagram.
Olivia Skelton is the danger. She is also a writer, music aficionado, barista, and Union University graduate based in Jackson.
Header image taken by Kristi Woody.
tags A Night of Storytelling, A Night of Storytelling Spring 2016, Our Jackson Home: The Magazine, Vol. 2 Issue 2, Jackson TN, Tennessee, music, musician, local music, local band, band, The Skeleton Krew, Outsiders Exposition, The Killing Flower, Hunter Cross, Cameron Briley, Nashville TN, Faith Tutorial, folk, rock and roll, rock, Led Zeppelin, Beck, Bob Dylan, The Doors, Captain Beefheart, T-Rex, The Velvet Underground, fashion, Memphis TN, Women's History Month
The Star Center: A Listening Ear for the Community
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Todd Krygier Joins Griffins as Assistant Coach
June 17, 2019 - American Hockey League (AHL) - Grand Rapids Griffins News Release
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Detroit Red Wings on Monday announced the hiring of Todd Krygier (KREE-ger) as an assistant coach for the Grand Rapids Griffins.
Krygier joins fellow assistants Matt Macdonald and Mike Knuble, goaltending development coach Brian Mahoney-Wilson, and video coach Bill LeRoy on second-year head coach Ben Simon's staff.
"Combining his playing and coaching experiences, Todd understands what it takes to develop players to the next level," Simon said. "He is extremely genuine and passionate about his work and is a great communicator and teacher. He has a creative mind for offense and has had a lot of success running the power play on the teams he has coached.
"I look forward to working with Todd as he will bring new ideas to challenge and support our staff. I believe his personality and work ethic will be a great addition not only to our staff, but also the great prospects we have in Grand Rapids," he added.
Krygier, 53, spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach for Western Michigan University (NCHC), helping the Broncos total a 58-47-8 record (0.549), finish in the top four of the conference standings twice, and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in program history in 2017. During the 2018-19 campaign, WMU posted a 21-15-1 record overall, tied for fourth in the NCAA with a 3.47 goals per game average - which ranked as one of the highest in team history - and boasted its third consecutive year with a power play operating above 18 percent. The Broncos' 129 total goals in 2018-19 were the third most in team history since the 2000-01 season while the 133 tallies in 2016-17 were second most.
Prior to joining the college ranks, Krygier served as head coach of the United States Hockey League's Muskegon Lumberjacks from 2013-16. He amassed a 92-72-8-8 record (0.556), including a winning mark during each of his three seasons, and guided Muskegon to the 2015 Clark Cup Finals before falling in three games to Sioux Falls. Between the 2014, 2015 and 2016 NHL Entry Drafts combined, seven Lumberjacks were selected.
Born in Chicago Heights, Ill., Krygier spent seven seasons (2006-13) as head coach at Novi (Mich.) High School. He tallied a 102-51-15 mark (0.652) and was named MHSHCA Division I Coach of the Year in 2011 after leading Novi to the school's first hockey state championship.
"Todd has valuable coaching experience at different levels of hockey," Simon said. "He has had success as a head coach in the USHL and as an assistant coach at the collegiate level, proven both through his teams' successes and through the individual growth of the players he has coached both on and off the ice. Todd also enjoyed a 12-year playing career, including 543 NHL games, 107 AHL games, and 93 IHL games."
A forward, Krygier was selected in the 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft by the Hartford Whalers and skated 12 years professionally from 1987-2000. He logged 543 NHL contests between Hartford (1989-91), the Washington Capitals (1991-94; 95-98) and Anaheim Mighty Ducks (1994-96), racking up 243 points (100-143 - 243) and 533 penalty minutes. He showed 17 points (10-7 - 17) in 48 Stanley Cup Playoff games and was a member of the Capitals' first-ever team to advance to the Stanley Cup Final in 1998 before being swept by the Detroit Red Wings. Krygier accumulated 81 points (30-51 - 81) in 107 AHL games between the New Haven Nighthawks (1987-88), Binghamton Whalers (1988-90) and Portland Pirates (1997-98), and 79 points (26-53 - 79) in 93 appearances with the International Hockey League's Orlando Solar Bears from 1998-2000.
Krygier played college hockey at the University of Connecticut from 1984-88 and holds a business administration degree with a focus on finance.
Krygier and his wife, Kim, have three sons, Brock, Cole and Christian, and two daughters, Natalie and Grace.
The Griffins will open the home portion of the 2019-20 season on Friday, Oct. 11 with Opening Night presented by Huntington Bank.
Single-game tickets will go on sale to the public in September. Fans can secure their full-season, select-season or group ticket packages by calling (616) 774-4585 ext. 2 or visit griffinshockey.com for more information.
Check out the Grand Rapids Griffins Statistics
American Hockey League Stories from June 17, 2019
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Sabres Announce 2019 Development Camp Schedule - Rochester Americans
Flames, Heat Extend Affiliation with Kansas City - Stockton Heat
Todd Krygier Joins Griffins as Assistant Coach - Grand Rapids Griffins
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Anaheim Ducks Name Dallas Eakins Head Coach - San Diego Gulls
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Griffins Youth Hockey Camp and Golf Outing Return this Summer
Griffins Release 2019-20 Schedule
Griffins Receive Ticket Awards
Griffins Sign Spezia and Kestner to One-Year Deals
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Home › Arts & Life › The real party is at the tailgate
The real party is at the tailgate
The UTSA and San Antonio community are getting “rowdy!” UTSA’s first football season is fast approaching, and with it comes a classic college football tradition: tailgating.
Arguably, tailgating began during the Civil War. During the Battle of Bull Run in 1861 a group of Union supporters got together with their picnics and were yelling, “Go, Big Blue” to the troops. The first recorded instance of tailgating at a sporting event was a football contest between Rutgers and Princeton in 1869. The fans cheered on their teams and had a communal feast from the rear of their wagons, hence tailgating.
The first UTSA football tailgating event, “1st and Rowdy,” was held last fall on September 16th, 2010. Although a year in advance, the event nevertheless surpassed expectations in attendance, attracting more than 1,000 participants. More than 560 season tickets were sold that day, totaling $120,000. With so much Roadrunner spirit a year before the kickoff, expectations for this year are high.
The tradition doesn’t stop there. Many students are looking forward to the first games festivities “We will get to see the start of a whole tradition,” states Steve Pye, a junior majoring in business.
For each UTSA football game, historic Sunset Station, located just north of the Alamodome, will be temporarily renamed Roadrunner Station. There will be many activities including giveaways, food, live music and activities all in the spirit of roadrunner pride. Roadrunner station will be open before each game from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Also a feature of each roadrunner football game is Rowdy Town, located in the North Plaza outside of the Alamodome. Opening three hours before each home game, Rowdy Town presents entertainment for participants of all ages, such as a play area for young roadrunners, an official tailgate party, and live music.
Shuttles are available to transport students from UTSA to the Alamodome to participate in Roadrunner Station and Rowdy Town on game days, allowing residential UTSA students to participate in the fun.
UTSA seems to be buzzing with football fever. “I really can’t explain it. I just like watching football. I get really excited about rooting for a team that I like,” states Marco Gorena, a junior art major.
Festive tailgating events will further serve to gather diverse groups of people together and amplify the roadrunner morale.
Football is wellknown as an integral part of life in many colleges across the nation, rallying students of all interests and people from all walks of life together. In less than a week, UTSA will finally have a share in this spirit and unity, and the students, faculty, and community could not be more excited.
The beauty of tailgating is the presence of school spirit that is palpable as you walk to the stadium; as well as the smell of hamburgers and the sizzle of bratwurst on the grill. There will be impromptu reenactments of great college plays in the lanes of the parking lot and debates over the quality of the BCS or why we should have a playoff system. Then you realize that you have to rush to the stadium so you can watch the game, which is why you came anyway. Right?
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Red, White, and Blues
Election night, Nov. 3, 1992 - George H.W. Bush vs. William Jefferson Clinton vs. Ross Perot. I was the director of meetings and conferences for the Automotive Service Industry Association.
by William R. Host, CMP
Our annual citywide convention and trade show had taken place that week in Las Vegas and was culminating in our annual awards gala for 1,500 that evening.
We made the most of the election as our theme for the event. Red, white, and blue was everywhere – flags in the centerpieces, matching linens, and patriotic floral. A fiber-optic curtain wall with programmable colored chaser lights served as the stage backdrop for the awards and entertainment. We ran a live feed to broadcast CNN on large GE video-projector screens so that everyone could see the election results coming in.
The night was carefully orchestrated: 6 to 7 p.m., cocktails; 7 to 8:15 p.m., salad, intermezzo, and entrée. At 8:30 p.m., the first award was to be presented, followed by dessert and then the recognitions. After the program, the renowned political-satire choral group The Capitol Steps was set to perform. The group was known for the care they took in being fair and balanced before “fair and balanced” was an accepted news-media phrase. It would be a great night of celebrating everything American – and what was known by the 90-percent conservative Republican crowd to be a close but clear victory for President Bush.
It didn’t happen. One by one, the state results came in. By 11 p.m. (EST) – 8 p.m. in Las Vegas – CNN called the election for Clinton with 370 electoral votes to Bush’s 168. It all played out, larger than life, on the jumbo screens. The first award had not yet been presented! The crowd of 1,500 was silent. Truthfully, grown men and women were in the bathrooms crying. And all my devastated boss, our production company, and I could do was to just plow through the evening as planned. The show must go on.
And it did. The award winners were celebrated and congratulated. Then it was time for The Capitol Steps – who, for whatever reason, were not so fair and balanced that night. Three quarters of the performance was pro-Democrat, satirizing and parodying the Republicans. The audience started to shrink and slink back to their rooms or the gaming tables. The crying in the bathrooms seemed to grow louder.
And I, a 15-year veteran meeting professional, stood at the back bar throwing back a few shots of vodka. That night it did not feel so great to be a Democrat.
Filed Under: Career, Departments, People, There's A Meeting for That
William R. Host, CMP
William R. Host, CMP, is associate professor at Manfred Steinhold School of Hospitality.
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'Gang of Six' Controls Botnet of 1.9 Million Computers
By Robert McMillan
Criminals have built a massive "botnet" network of hacked computers that has infected an estimated 1.9 million computers worldwide, including systems within U.S. and U.K. government networks, security vendor Finjan reported Tuesday.
A group of six criminals has run the operation since February, controlling the botnet from a server located in the Ukraine, Finjan said. Using a network of Web sites, they have installed their malware by tricking victims into viewing malicious Web code that then installs the malware.
Nearly half of the computers hacked by the gang are located in the U.S., but they have also hit a sizeable number of machines in the U.K., Canada, Germany and France, Finjan said.
Finjan researchers found "compromised computers in 77 government-owned domains ... from the U.S., U.K., and various other countries," the company said in a statement.
Finjan has contacted institutions that were hacked by the gang and is working with law enforcement on the issue, the company said.
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E-Book Piracy: The Publishing Industry's Next Epic Saga?
By Tom Spring
As e-readers such as the Amazon Kindle continue to rise, so follows the publishing industry's worst nightmare: e-book piracy. For years e-book piracy was the exclusive province of the determined few willing to ferret out mostly nerdy textbook titles from the Internet's dark alleys and read them on their PC. But publishers say that the problem is ballooning as e-readers grow in popularity and the appetite for mainstream e-books grows.
"We are now seeing large volumes of e-books being pirated on everything from file-sharing networks to Websites," says Ed McCoyd of the Association of American Publishers, a trade organization representing major U.S. book publishers. The year-to-year percentage growth of available e-book titles is unknown, McCoyd says. Other publishers, such as Hachette Book Group, say that e-book piracy has grown "exponentially" over the past year.
A review of e-books currently available for illicit download confirms that e-book piracy is no longer dominated by technical how-to e-books but includes best-selling authors Janet Evanovich, John Grisham, and James Patterson. PCWorld found that one-third of Publishers Weekly's 2009 top 15 best-selling fiction books were available for illicit download through a growing variety of book-swapping sites, file-sharing services, and peer-to-peer networks.
[ Further reading: The best e-readers ]
The availability of best sellers is just the start. PCWorld discovered virtual bookshelves stuffed with pirated e-book titles ranging from copyrighted popular fiction and nonfiction titles to college textbooks and how-to e-books. All of these titles are downloadable and ready for viewing on your e-reader of choice, be it the Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, or Barnes & Noble Nook.
"We know e-book piracy is a problem, and we are taking the issue very seriously," says Paul Aiken, executive director of The Authors Guild, an advocacy group for writers. "We've seen the music and film industry deal with this, and it stands to reason we will grapple with it too." Aiken says that while he is concerned about the growth in the availability of e-book titles on the Internet, he is not convinced that the number of people who are actually downloading the digital files is increasing as rapidly.
Compared with music piracy, illicit e-books are not nearly as widespread or as easy to acquire. Pirates must be determined to track down specific e-book titles. Pirated e-book files (usually available as PDFs) can sometimes be poorly reproduced, and are sometimes made up of scanned page images--not text.
Publishers Stuck Between a Digital Rock and a Hard Place
Worries of piracy have kept many publishers and authors, most notably J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series, from embracing the e-book format. They fear that e-book files protected by digital rights management (DRM) technology could be hacked anyway. However, refusing to take advantage of the e-book format can sometimes backfire and drive piracy, says consumer technology analyst Rob Enderle of the Enderle Group.
For a relatively small amount of money, pirates can convert any hard-copy book into an unprotected text file, even if a legitimate electronic book is never created, Enderle says. "This fear of electronic piracy is actually fueling the piracy movement," he says.
That's what happened with Rowling's works. Even though Rowling's publisher, Scholastic Books, doesn't currently offer any Harry Potter titles in e-book format, hackers have scanned all of the books and turned them into PDF files that are viewable on any e-reader.
"If electronic books can't be had legitimately, others will step in and fill the need; and once a pirate industry is established, it probably won't go away easily," says Enderle. The best way for the publishing industry to combat piracy is to follow the music industry's lead and make more e-book titles available.
Publishers have been producing more digital editions for their books, and revenues are up. Wholesale trade in e-books in the United States for the first three quarters of 2009 ($110 million) is up threefold compared with 2008, according to the International Digital Publishing Forum.
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US Companies Pushed to Disclose Cyberattacks
By James Niccolai
Public companies may need to look more closely at their exposure to cyberattacks after new guidelines were released this week by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The guidelines, from the SEC's division of corporation finance, aim to help companies determine when they need to disclose cyberattacks or the amount of risk they pose to a business.
In general, public companies in the U.S. are required to disclose incidents that could have a material impact on their business. While the current regulations don't specifically mention cyberattacks, the new guidelines say they need to be reported in some cases.
Companies should disclose the risk of cyber-incidents "if these issues are among the most significant factors that make an investment in the company speculative or risky," say the guidelines, issued late Thursday
To determine that, companies need to look at factors such as how likely it is they will be targeted by an attack and what the cost of an attack might be, in terms of disruption to operations or loss of sensitive data.
They may also be required to give details about hacking incidents that took place in the past.
"For example, if a registrant experienced a material cyberattack in which malware was embedded in its systems and customer data was compromised, it likely would not be sufficient for the registrant to disclose that there is a risk that such an attack may occur." Instead, they would probably be required to reveal specifics of the incident, the SEC said.
The guidelines come in a year that has seen numerous high-profile hacking incidents, including a massive attack on Sony that forced it to take its PlayStation Network offline for more than a month.
The risk of cyberattacks has always been a potential disclosure issue, but the SEC guidance "really highlights the issue and brings it to the fore," according to David Navetta, a founding partner of Information Law Group, which provides legal services related to IT matters.
Even so, he wrote in a company blog post, "materiality is still going to be a big issue, and not every breach will need to be reported as many/most will not likely involve the potential for a material impact to a company."
One interpretation of the guidelines is that "companies internally are going to have to more carefully forecast and estimate the impact of cyber incidents and the consequences of failing to implement adequate security," Navetta wrote.
"This analysis will go well beyond privacy-related security issues where most companies have focused (due to various privacy laws and regulator activity), and implicate key operational issues impacted by security breaches," he said.
James Niccolai covers data centers and general technology news for IDG News Service. Follow James on Twitter at @jniccolai. James's e-mail address is james_niccolai@idg.com
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Pershings INSITE 2013 to Feature Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton
Pershing’s INSITE™ 2013 to Feature Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Peyton Manning, Danny Meyer and Walter Isaacson
JERSEY CITY, N.J.- Pershing LLC, a BNY Mellon company, announced today its schedule of keynote speakers for its annual INSITE conference, one of the biggest industry events for registered investment advisors (RIA) and broker-dealers. Taking place from June 5-7 in Hollywood, Florida, INSITE 2013 will bring together global thought leaders as well as highlight the developments and trends in global investing that are impacting RIAs, broker-dealers and the investment community.
INSITE 2013 will feature presentations from renowned speakers including:
The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton, Former Secretary of State and Former U.S. Senator from New York, will provide the keynote address
Walter Isaacson, president and chief executive officer of the Aspen Institute will discuss innovation and his experiences while writing his best-selling book Steve Jobs
Peyton Manning, Super Bowl winning quarterback and four-time NFL MVP, will discuss leadership and his motivating secrets for success
Danny Meyer, chief executive officer of the Union Square Hospitality Group who will reveal his unique, but successful philosophy around putting his team first
A View From the Top panel featuring several key executives, including Robert Reynolds, president and chief executive officer of Putnam Investments and Eric Schwartz, chairman and chief executive officer of Cambridge Investment Research
"INSITE 2013 will provide attendees with the insight, knowledge, ideas and inspiration to thrive in today’s investment environment," said Caroline O’Connell, chief strategy officer and managing director at Pershing LLC. “With a leading lineup of keynote speakers, and highly relevant sessions and discussions, INSITE offers advisors and broker-dealers a unique opportunity to network, learn and be better able to serve their clients and grow their businesses.”
In a broad array of seminars and breakout sessions, conference attendees will have the opportunity to learn directly from industry leaders about what is shaping the capital markets, the challenges facing retirees, and the trends in managed accounts and alternative investments. Discussions will include:
After the Fiscal Cliff: The Fundamental Outlook for 2013 and Beyond
Don’t Stand Still: How Practice Management Can Help You Grow Through Difficult Times
Fiduciary Redefined and Compensation Transparency
Investor of the Future: The New Modern Family
Breaking Out of the Box: The Next Frontier of Recruiting
As an added benefit, conference participants will be able to earn Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP® Board), CFA Institute and Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) continuing education credits.
About INSITE™
INSITE attracts more than 2,300 attendees, including investment professionals, independent RIAs, dually registered and hybrid advisors as well as senior-level product and marketing executives. It is held at the Hyatt Regency, Orlando, Florida. For additional information, visit www.INSITE2015.com. To keep up-to-date on INSITE and to join the conversation on the issues that will be discussed, follow us on Twitter @Pershing and use hashtag #PershingINSITE.
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Q&A on Sports and Social Media
November 5, 2011 Peter Stringer Analytics, Conferences, Content, Database Marketing, Digital Marketing, E-mail, Facebook, Interview, Marketing, ROI, Social Media, Sports Business, Sports Marketing, Twitter
The following Q&A was conducted by Paul M. Banks (@Paul_M_BanksTSB) for ChicagoNow.com and was published on October 26, 2011.
Congrats on keeping the Celtics site within the top 5 most trafficked (among NBA sites), what’s the key to that success?
Stringer: When I first joined the Celtics in 2005, our team was not a championship caliber squad on the court, yet Celtics.com was typically ranked in the top 10 NBA websites. Having a brand with 60 years of history, and now 17 championships, means that fan interest will always be strong.
That said, when I took the job, I made the decision to change our emphasis to content and started covering the team myself, something Celtics.com wasn’t doing at the time. Most teams weren’t doing it either. But I think that decision paid off and gave fans a reason to come to us for regular content about the team.
In ’05-’06, we really started delivering content, news and information to our website as soon as we could post it, and we were routinely beating the local papers with team information. It forced them to adjust, and they initially weren’t happy about it. Six years later, Twitter has taken that 10 steps further. Sports journalism has evolved drastically since I started with the team.
So true. Sports media has changed so much in even the past 2-3 years, the last 5 even more so. How has the 2008 NBA championship provided long term benefits for your organization’s: online presence, social media presence, ability to market offline, size of fanbase? What percentages of growth have you seen?
Stringer: There’s no question that winning the NBA title in 2008 gave us a huge boost in terms of fan interest. We had our biggest season ever on Celtics.com in terms of traffic in 2010-11, and yet we only went two rounds deep in the NBA Playoffs. That said, before last year, traffic was trending downward, yet our social media audience was exploding. The reality is, fans are spending less time seeking out team websites and spend more time following your team via social media. So we need to be constantly providing news and information to fans on Facebook and Twitter because that’s where they’re spending and increasing amount of their time online.
Beyond Twitter and Facebook, what are your most useful/favorite social media sites. What do you find to be the best/worst aspects of: Digg, Stumble Upon, Delicious, Reddit
Stringer: I use Twitter as my own content curator to find things I’m interested in, and almost never use any of those other sites you mentioned here. Twitter always turns up great content for me, and I rarely go to ESPN.com or other websites anymore. I go to Twitter to seek out content from my peers and industry leaders, and I make an effort to share content that I think my own personal followers will find compelling. That’s why Twitter is so important to me. It’s completely reinvented how most of us are consuming information.
Couldn’t agree more, Twitter is really the only one I use, and I check it like 10-12 times a day.
What’s your best advice to the web entrepreneur that seeks to use social media mostly to build traffic, not to build online relationships? Just posting links to the site isn’t an advisable practice is it?
Stringer: You can’t expect social media to deliver huge traffic numbers to a website, and if your economic model is based around page views, it’s time to rethink it. People want headlines first and foremost, and rarely want to click and read. Unless you’re the first to provide some exciting breaking news or unique content, you’re not going to see click-throughs beyond 2-3% on a regular basis. We’re in the age of skimming right now; attention spans are getting shorter all the time.
I still enjoy reading and find plenty of great content on Twitter, but social media is not going to instantly deliver traffic to your website. You have to develop a pattern of delivering quality content on a regular basis, and should be working on creating ways to monetize your growing social audience because your website traffic will almost certainly drop if isn’t already.
You do a lot of public speaking, what are some of the hottest topics of NBA discussion right now?
Stringer: Every time I speak about the Celtics’ social media efforts, I always get asked about generating ROI in social media. It’s the number one question on people’s mind. It’s something I spend a lot of time working on as well.
What are the basic requirements for any web company’s Social Media Strategy and Social Media Marketing plan?
Stringer: First things first: Have a strategy. Far too many companies are doing social but can’t articulate a basic strategy. And second, I’d say you need to be constantly reading and learning about it, because this business is quickly evolving. Companies like Facebook are changing the rules constantly. What was true in social media last week may not be true next week. It’s your responsibility to stay current, and I spend a lot of time keeping up with the industry.
What would you change/add to that answer in regards to Sports Marketing and Sports Brand Management?
Stringer: I’d say that sports marketing and branding is increasingly becoming a technology issue. We reach millions more fans in the digital arena than we’ll ever reach in the physical arena. So teams need to invest a lot more time, energy and strategy in digital as they look to market their team to fans all over the globe for the long term.
Tell us what SES attendees should expect during your panel session ”Social Media and Sports” with Scott Reifert, Bryan Srabian and Jamie Trecker.
Stringer: I’m looking forward to the panel. I met Bryan a few months back in San Francisco when I was in town, and I’m looking forward to connecting with Scott and Jamie as well. While I’m sure we won’t agree on everything, it’s always great to exchange ideas about this stuff, and it should be a great discussion. We’ve all had unique experiences with large sports brands in great sports cities, so we’ll all be bringing informed perspectives to the table.
Finally, athletes tweeting: pros and cons?
Stringer: What did Spiderman’s uncle say? “With great power comes great responsibility.” Athletes have a unique opportunity to connect with fans on their own time and in their own way with social media, but the pitfalls are dangerous and they’re inevitably going to make mistakes.
At this point, you’d think they’d realize that anything they tweet is fair game, but it seems like every week athletes are re-learning this lesson. We live in a new age of transparency, and the walls that used to separate the star athlete from a common fan are quickly falling down. Used correctly, social media can be a great tool for athletes. But it’s very easy for them to make a damaging mistake if they don’t take it seriously.
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Master P’s brother, C-Murder, seeks re-trial in murder case after witness recants
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Another success of students from the Silesian University of Technology
Vsit to the Lviv Polytechnic National University
The Silesian University of Technology begins the practical flight training of students at the Gliwice airport!
The Silesian University of Technology joined the global Network of Santander Universidades
Students of the Silesian University of Technology winners of the international Multi Comfort Student Contest!
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Students of the Silesian University of Technology were promoted to the second stage of the Global Management Challenge
The team of our students - Golden Eye – was promoted to the second stage of the 19th edition of the largest business simulation in the world - Global Management Challenge 2018/2019. In this competition teams of three to five people manage their companies competing on the virtual market.
Global Management Challenge has been organized since 1980 in the form of nationwide on-line competitions in nearly 40 countries. The initiative has already gathered over half a million participants worldwide. In Poland, it has been present since the year 2000.
In the advanced training program GMC uses gamification, which means the use of mechanisms from computer games in business. Simulation gives the opportunity to take on the role of the board and run the company for the next quarters in the virtual market. This is the only competition in Poland when students compete with company employees in the field of management.
155 company and student teams participated in the first stage of the simulation. They had been competing for five weeks to obtain the highest investment result of their company. The next stage of the simulation began on 10 January. There were 60 teams, including a student team from our university, who qualified to the next stage. The winning team will represent Poland at the World Final. The awards include also post-graduate studies and business books. The results of the competition are announced during the gala after the completion of the final games in Warsaw.
We keep our fingers crossed and wish our team promotion to the world finals!
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Resident’s disgust at roadside dumping of pads containing urine and faeces
Pads on the side of the road.
A resident of the Laurelvale area has described the dumping of used incontinence pads along the Brackagh Road and on Priests Hill as “disgusting”.
The dumping of the pads - which contain urine and faeces - has been going on for the past six years, with the incidences occurring sometimes three or four times a week.
The woman, who claims she reported the incidents to the Southern Health and Social Care Trust when they first began, said, “Each time there are two or three in a plastic bag, but when the cars run over them, the pads are squashed and scattered all over the road.
“I can only imagine it must be the same person but whether it’s a carer or family member I just don’t know. The trust needs to raise awareness.”
A spokesperson for the Southern Health and Social Care Trust said, “All clients who receive continence products from the Trust are advised how to safely dispose of used items. In the interests of everyone’s health and safety, we appeal to all clients and carers to ensure that products are appropriately wrapped and put in their bin.”
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Posted on July 24, 2011 by John Hinderaker in Terrorism
In Defense of Blond Norwegians
The relief–not to say glee–with which many liberals greeted the news that the Oslo mass murderer was a “tall, blond Norwegian” was palpable. Liberals pilloried those who ostensibly leaped to the conclusion, in the first minutes after the massacre began, that it was probably the work of Islamic jihadists. Scott noted earlier such attacks on Jennifer Rubin.
As far as I know, liberals haven’t attacked me for the post I did while the attacks were in progress. But what I wrote was, I think, typical:
The perpetrators of these attacks have not yet been identified, but they likely were Muslim terrorists.
Was that wrong? Not at all. Any time mass murder attacks take place, it is not just likely but highly probable that they are the work of Muslim jihadists. Over the last several decades, jihadists have launched hundreds if not thousands of terrorist attacks. They dwarf, in numbers, similar outrages perpetrated by anyone else. That is why, whenever a bomb kills innocent bystanders or an armed man guns down children, the first thing everyone thinks is that it likely will prove to be another instance of Islamic terrorism.
In this case, it wasn’t. The left seems to find significance in that fact, but the appropriate response is, so what? As conservatives have been saying for a decade, terrorism is a tactic, not an enemy. This is why many conservatives have never been happy with the “war on terror.” That people other than jihadists can use violence against civilians to advance their cause, or simply out of craziness, is obvious.
The fact is, however, that as far as we know, there is only one political movement in the world that 1) has an ideology that both excuses and glorifies the mass murder of innocents, and 2) actually uses terrorist attacks as a tactic to advance its political goals. That movement is Islamic jihadism.
It is possible, of course, that yesterday’s attacks will lead to the revelation that there is a second such movement: a conspiracy of blond Norwegians. Liberals seem to think so. If there is indeed such a movement, the authorities in Norway will put it under surveillance, infiltrate it, arrest its leaders and destroy it. If such a movement becomes a threat to the U.S., our intelligence agencies, military and law enforcement authorities will do the same. Possibly that will prove true, but–as a more-or-less blond Norwegian (or Norwegian-American, anyway), let me say that I doubt it.
Based on experience, it is much more likely that Anders Breivik will prove to be one of an entirely different breed: a nut whose mania has a political cast. The Unabomber, from whom Breivik apparently plagiarized chunks of his “manifesto,” is a good example of that genre. Its prototype is John Brown. One might think that Brown was right about slavery, or Kaczynski was right about the environment, or Breivik was right about the Islamification of Europe. But that is irrelevant: all three were crazed murderers who deserved to die.
Unfortunately, Breivik won’t die, since Norway doesn’t have the death penalty. In fact, as I understand it, the longest prison sentence you can get in Norway is 21 years, so Breivik will still be a young man, free to kill again if he so chooses, when he is released. Maybe the real debate we should be having about the Norway massacres relates to capital punishment.
In the meantime, none of this has any bearing on the jihadist threat, which is exactly as serious today as it was a week ago.
UPDATE: One more thing: it is almost funny, in a black-humor sort of way, that several jihadist groups tried to claim credit for Breivik’s rampage. What does that tell you? They thought it was a great idea, and only wished they had been able to do it themselves. Meanwhile, the press describes Breivik as a “fundamentalist Christian.” Really? Does that mean he goes to church? I would like to know what Christian church he attends on Sunday mornings.
I’m just kidding, of course. Suffice it to say that representatives of “fundamentalist Christian” churches didn’t race to claim “credit” for his mass murders. QED.
Democrats Can’t Take Their Own Medicine
Scenes from the Democratic Panic Room
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Jim Donaldson: A surprise pitching mismatch
BOSTON - Honestly now, if all you knew about Saturday's Red Sox-Yankees game was that CC Sabathia was pitching against John Lackey, and then someone told you the final score was 10-4, you'd have thought the Bronx Bombers won, wouldn't you?
BOSTON - Honestly now, if all you knew about Saturday's Red
Sox-Yankees game was that CC Sabathia was pitching against John
Lackey, and then someone told you the final score was 10-4, you'd
have thought the Bronx Bombers won, wouldn't you?
Well, wouldn't you?
Sabathia, after all, took the Fenway Park mound with a record of
16-5 and an earned run average of 2.55, having given up just four
runs in five starts in the month of July.
Lackey, on the other hand, gave up five runs in last start, on
Monday against the Indians, and had an ERA of 6.23.
Instead of a pitching matchup, it appeared to be a pitching
mismatchup.
Except for one thing.
While Sabathia came in with a 16-2 mark against the rest of the
American League, he was 0-3 against the Red Sox.
Now, you can make that 0-4.
Sabathia hasn't just been beaten by Boston, he's been battered
The Sox rocked him for seven runs on nine hits on Saturday -
three of them by Carl Crawford, who was batting a woeful .144
against lefties (15-for-104), plus a three-run homer by Jacoby
Ellsbury, who racked up a career-high six RBI in the game.
In his four starts against the Red Sox this season, Sabathia has
an ERA of 7.20. Against the rest of the league, it's 2.11.
As for Lackey, he's now 2-0 against the Yanks.
This, as the old saying goes, is why they play the games.
And what a game it was, with Ellsbury and, unexpectedly,
Crawford, pounding one of the best left-handed pitchers in baseball
while Lackey kept the hard-hitting Yankees in check.
New York had the bases loaded and nobody out in the fourth when
Lackey got Nick Swisher to hit into a 4-6-3 double play. Although
Lackey then gave up another run when Eric Chavez singled on an 0-2
pitch, it could have been worse.
As it also could have been in the fifth, when, following an RBI
single by Derek Jeter, the Yankees had runners at first and second
with nobody out.
Ellsbury's homer in the bottom of the fourth had capped a
five-run inning against Sabathia and given Lackey a 7-2 lead, but
that advantage suddenly appeared in serious jeopardy with Curtis
Granderson and Mark Texeira coming to the plate for New York.
Lackey proceeded to strike out both of them, then ended the
inning by getting Robinson Cano to ground out to first.
"He really limited the damage," Sox manager Terry Francona said
appreciatively.
That wasn't the case with Sabathia.
"He's good, he's really good," Francona said of the New York
lefty. "It's not like when we see him we say: 'We're going to lunch
up on this guy.'
"He's got the fastball and changeup against righties, and the
curve ball against lefties. He's one of the toughest pitchers in
the league. He's had his way with a lot of teams."
But not with the Sox, who became the first team ever to beat
Sabathia four times in the same season.
As for Lackey, things have not gone the way he would have liked
since he signed a five-year, $82.5-million contract to come to
Boston from the Angels prior to last season.
Although he was 14-11 and pitched 215 innings in his first year
with the Sox, his ERA was 4.40 and he allowed 233 hits.
This season has been worse. Much worse. Although he now has won
his last five decisions to improve to 10-8, his ERA still is an
embarrassing 6.14.
Which is why he was understandably - and justifiably - proud of
the way he pitched Saturday.
"I take pride in those kind of games," he said. "It was a
'grinder.' They make you grind. They're a lot like our club. You
can't make mistakes. You've got to grind through. It's not always
pretty."
But it was gutsy, and professional, and clutch - and that's what
the Sox are going to need from Lackey as they battle the Yankees
for the A.L. East title and then head into the postseason.
The Sox can score - they lead the majors in runs and team
batting. But they're going to need Lackey - and newly acquired Eric
Bedard, too - to step up and pitch well if they're going to go deep
into playoffs.
"This was a big game," Lackey said. "It was a fun
atmosphere."
He knew most people weren't expecting him to outpitch Sabathia,
weren't expecting him to hurl the Sox back into a tie for first
He also knew that he wanted the ball in that situation.
"I've got confidence," he said. "I've been around a while. I've
won a few big games in my life. It feels good to come through when
we need it."
jdonalds@projo.com
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Report: Pollutants Increase in Snake River Aquifer
Texas Improves Flood Preparedness After Hurricane Harvey
Experts Come to CO to Talk Watershed Restoration, Climate Change
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Climate Justice Group Calls for Local Solar Jobs
More “Green” for Green Streets-Jobs-Towns Projects in MD
Image: "Before" and "after" example in Belair-Edison.
BALTIMORE - Hundreds of thousands of dollars are being handed out today as part of the Green Streets-Green Jobs-Green Towns initiative.
The grants, totaling $367,000, are going to 10 projects that have found ways to wrap up watershed protections, street improvements and new jobs - all at once.
The projects are being showcased by the Environmental Protection Agency. Its regional administrator, Shawn Garvin, says the agency wants to support local governments and organizations for their innovation.
"For the first time, we're funding actual construction projects, as well as design and planning projects, which demonstrates a growing interest in this program."
Most projects receiving funding are in Maryland, with money also going to Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The Chesapeake Bay Trust, EPA, Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Maryland Department of the Environment are part of the initiative.
Dr. Jana Davis, executive director of the Chesapeake Bay Trust, says the connections between "green streets" and "green jobs" are sometimes best understood by seeing the work in action.
"We want these projects to not only improve water quality, improve livability, provide opportunities for green jobs and on-the-job training, but we want these communities to serve as a demonstration site for others to come in and learn."
Thirty people in the region will receive hands-on green-job training at 2 p.m. today so they can complete a green infrastructure project at John Eager Howard Elementary School, 2011 Linden Ave. in Baltimore.
Deb Courson Smith, Public News Service - MD
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Talking to Your Teen About Safe Driving
When teens begin to drive, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the National Safety Council, the sobering statistics start to pile up:
Car crashes are the leading cause of death for U.S. teens ages 14 through 18.
A teen’s crash risk is three times that of more experienced drivers.
Being in a car with three or more teen passengers quadruples a teen driver’s crash risk.
More than half of teens killed in crashes were not wearing a seat belt.
You can help your young driver make better decisions behind the wheel, however. Start by setting a good example yourself. And set time aside to have a serious discussion about the following issues, all of which have a large impact on the safety of teen drivers:
Speed: According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, speeding continues to grow as a factor in fatal crashes involving teen drivers. Thirty-three percent of such accidents in 2011 involved excessive speed. While a lot of emphasis is rightly placed on the risks of driving under the influence or while distracted, the danger of speeding is just as important.
Alcohol: If drivers are under 21, driving with any amount of alcohol in their system is illegal. It’s as simple as that. And not only does the risk of a serious crash increase once alcohol is involved, jail time is a possibility as well.
Seat belts: Teens don’t use their seat belts as frequently as adults, so it’s important to set a good example and always have yours on. Seat belts are the simplest way to protect themselves in a crash, so let teens know that buckling up is mandatory.
Phones: Distracted driving is dangerous driving, especially for an inexperienced teen. That means no calls or texting when behind the wheel — no exceptions. Again, it pays to set a good example when you’re driving with your teen in the car.
Passengers: The risk of a fatal crash goes up as the number of passengers in a teen driver’s car increases, according to the NHTSA. Depending on your state’s licensing laws for young drivers, limiting your teen to one passenger is a good guideline. (And some states don’t allow teens to have any passengers for a time.)
Of course, any driver needs to have a good grasp on the laws and rules of the road, and, because teens don’t have much experience, it’s important to have regular conversations about safe driving. How teens drive doesn’t just depend on them. It depends on you, too!
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#PrideMonth 2019
#IDAHOBIT 2019
#HumanRightsDay 2018
#IsraeliMovieNight 2018
#FootballPeople 2018
#FvH2018
On the occasion of LGBT Pride Month - when events around the world are organized to commemorate the Stonewall riots, a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBT) community against a police raid that began in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, and are widely considered to constitute the most important event leading to the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for LGBT rights in the United States - we have the pleasure to announce the upcoming
Film Screening of "Rafiki"
20:00 o'clock (82 mins)
Millennium Movie Theater
Tickets are free of charge
Skopje Film Festival and Youth Artivists for Change in cooperation with the Association for Cultural and Media Activism QUEER SQUARE from Skopje are hosting a screening of the critically acclaimed feature film "Rafiki", which puts a spotlight on the issues and challenges faced by gay people in a conservative and religious society where same-sex love is prohibited, and homosexuality is a crime punishable by law by 5 to 14 years' imprisonment.
How to get tickets?
NOTE: Tickets are available on a first come, first served basis.
You can pick up your free tickets at the box office of the Millennium Movie Theater, starting from June 20 2019. The seating capacity of the cinema auditorium is 510 seats. Given that it is a one-time film screening, please make sure you claim your tickets on time.
In order for as many people as possible to get a chance to see the movie, obtain only a number of tickets you actually need.
Millennium Movie Theater is located on the first floor of the Skopje City Trade Center. The working hours of the box office are every working day from 14:00 to 22:00 and weekends from 10:30 to 22:30. Contact Phone: +389 2 3120 389.
Banned in Kenya, embraced by the world
Rafiki (transl. "Friend") is a 2018 Kenyan drama film directed by Wanuri Kahiu. Rafiki is the story of friendship and tender love that grows between two young women, Kena and Ziki, amidst family and political pressures around LGBT rights in Kenya. The film had its international premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival; it was the first Kenyan film to be screened at the festival.
"Good Kenyan girls become good Kenyan wives", but Kena and Ziki long for something more. Despite the political rivalry between their families, the girls resist and remain close friends, supporting each other to pursue their dreams in a conservative society. When love blossoms between them, the two girls will be forced to choose between happiness and safety. Inspried by Monica Arac de Nyeko's "Jambula Tree", which chronicles a story of two girls in love in Uganda, "Rafiki" challenges deep rooted cynicism about same sex relationships among actors, crew, friends, and family in Kenya.
LGBT is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender.
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood", says Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Article 5 of the new Law on Prevention of and Protection against Discrimination, defining the discriminatory grounds, clearly states that "any discrimination on the ground of race, color, origin, national or ethnic origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, belonging to a marginalized group, language, citizenship, social background, education, religion or religious belief, political belief, other types of beliefs, disability, age, family or marital status, property status, health condition, personal status and social status or any other ground is forbidden". Individuals and legal entities which will be found in breach of this law will be subjected to fines of up to 5000 euros.
Hate speech and hate crimes motivated by the actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity of a person shall be considered a criminal offense under the Criminal Code and, accordingly, shall be punished with imprisonment.
This event is being organized within the framework of the project "Youth Artivists for Change", financially supported by the Embassy of the Netherlands in North Macedonia.
Association for cultural and media activism QUEER SQUARE Skopje
A Member Organization of The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) , Fare Network , LGBTI Equal Rights Association for Western Balkans and Turkey and National Network against Homophobia and Transphobia
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Nicolas Lawrence, 1753
28 May 1753 Nicolas Lawrence, probably Nicolas Laurens [Old Bailey].
Nicholas Lawrence, was about 38 Years of Age, born upon the Island of Guernsey, of poor Parents, who died before he was six Years old, when a Gentleman of that Island took care to get him a good Master, and sent him to Sea as a Cabbin-boy ; since which Time, he says, the general Part of his Life was spent at Sea, and he has been to most of the known Parts of the Globe. Tho' he could never read a Word in a Book, he has been so much Abroad as to be able to speak French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, &c. He was a poor ragged Wretch, having scarce a whole Piece in his Coat, Waistcoat, or Breeches; and after Conviction the Man appeared disordered in his Senses; insomuch, that tho' he would sometimes seem attentive when at Prayers, and would say he loved to hear the Word of God, yet there was scarce any such Thing as making him sensible of his miserable State, any farther than as he felt the Pressures of Hunger and Nakedness. This poor unhappy Wretch was very deservedly convicted of the Fact the Indictment was laid against him for; and another might have been proved by the same Evidence. But as he was found guilty of the first, the second was not try'd. He had just Sense enough to own both the Robberies, and said he robbed for Want. He died in a most miserable Condition, and could scarce be said to be in his Senses for some Days before he died. The Coroner sat upon his Body, and granted a Warrant for his Burial.
This was the famous Robber, who, it is generally believed, gave Rise to a certain pompous Advertisement, concerning an imaginary Robbery in the Neighbourhood of Enfield; which, as it is recent in most Peoples Minds, we have no Occasion to particularize.
This might be the Nicolas Laurens who was baptised on 2 June 1718, son of Jean Laurens and Marie Machon.
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“Rosewater, a true-life prison drama set in Iran, is one of the most incisive movies about the post-9/11 world ever made. As a filmmaker, Jon Stewart, the quipster-newsman of The Daily Show turns out to be a '70s classicist, deadly sincere not just about his subject but about doing everything possible to capture the full, revealing truth of it . In Rosewater, he takes the story of Maziar Bahari, the Iranian-Canadian journalist who was incarcerated by the Iranian government in 2009 and lets the drama speak for itself.
“Bahari, played with fervour and a kind of elegant modesty by Gael García Bernal, was a 40-something journalist with a pregnant wife when he was dispatched to cover 2009’s Iranian presidential election, in which Mahmoud Ahmadinejad faced reformist challenger, Mir Hossein Mousavi. When Bahari arrives in Tehran, he talks to a pack of young reformers, who have loaded the roof of their headquarters with illegal satellite dishes – they call it ’dish university’. This is what the election is really about: letting the outside world in.
“Ahmadinejad is declared the winner by a landslide, and protesters take to the streets. Though the film uses a lot of actual news footage, you never feel like it's blending reality and staged scenes. When Bahari arrives at Evin Prison, he's placed in solitary confinement, and the real drama begins. The fear of torture hangs in the air. He's blindfolded constantly and subjected to painful abuse. But the most excruciating torment isn't physical, it's psychological: he simply doesn't know what his enemies want.
“In prison, Bahari's interrogator, known as ‘the Specialist’ is obsessed with making him confess. Since Bahari has, in fact, nothing to confess, the situation is an absurd one. García Bernal makes Bahari a decent, smart, but basically ordinary guy with nothing special to draw on to save himself.
“What allows Rosewater to earn its optimism is that it's a movie very much about a global political sphere that has been rocked by an explosion of media. In Iran this is the real writing on the wall: the regime can put people in prison, but what they can’t keep out is information.”- BBC
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An indie-erotic film lauded a superior alternative to Fifty Shades of Gray, The Duke of Burgundy is "a wholly magnificent work of high exotica." (The Guardian)
"Peter Strickland’s The Duke Of Burgundy risks attracting exactly the wrong crowd. For one thing, there’s no duke in the movie. Indeed, there are no men at all. For another, while the film’s central relationship involves sadomasochism, and its overripe imagery mimics softcore ’70s pictures, viewers hoping for cheap thrills will come away disappointed. Nobody even gets naked—which is clearly by design. At its core, this is one of the most incisive, penetrating, and empathetic films ever made about what it truly means to love another person, audaciously disguised as salacious midnight-movie fare. No better picture is likely to surface all year.
"Strickland opens with a dynamic between his two main characters that’s as misleading as it is provocative. Dressed in a way that suggests the past without specifying any particular period, a young woman named Evelyn arrives at the lavish home of an older woman, Cynthia. Cynthia immediately chastises Evelyn for being late, then sets her to work on a series of demeaning, Cinderella-style tasks, eventually leading to equally demeaning sexual favors. When the same sequence of events, featuring identical dialogue, recur on a subsequent day, it becomes clear that this is a consensual ritual that the two women share—a commonplace master/servant fantasy scenario. What also gradually, becomes clear is that Evelyn is quietly engineering everything that happens, while Cynthia is only involved in order to please her partner.
"Strickland is clearly a heavy-duty cinephile and he has a lot of fun early on establishing the parameters of his Eurotrash softcore aesthetic. The Duke Of Burgundy dispenses with literally anything that doesn’t meet the needs of its story. Other women are seen from time to time, but nobody does anything resembling “normal” work.
"Underneath all the kinky weirdness is a simple, deeply moving portrait of two people who love each other despite having some very different interests, and who actively work to make each other happy. Is love alone enough?
"Strickland strips away everything that would distract from that question, then places it in a context bizarre enough to slip past calcified assumptions. Against all odds, he’s made a romantic masterpiece." - Mike D'Angelo, The A.V. Club
Peter Strickland
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