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The Grandes Dames of Latin American Art Explain Its Growing Appeal
From ARCOMadrid to Donald Trump, Ella Fontanals-Cisneros and Estrellita Brodsky speak out.
Lorena Muñoz-Alonso, February 24, 2017
Left, Estrellita Brodsky. Courtesy Estrellita Brodsky. Right, Ella Fontanals-Cisneros. Photo Mauricio Donalli.
Since its inauguration in 1982, ARCOMadrid has always played a key role in the promotion and dissemination of Latin American art.
Until 2002, when Art Basel launched its Miami branch, ARCOMadrid was in fact the gateway between Latin America, the US, and Europe, with a host of international collectors gathering in Madrid each February.
The unstoppable rise of the Miami giant, combined with the major recession that hit Spain in 2008, resulted in ARCO going through several sluggish editions in the 2000s, but since Carlos Urroz took the helm in 2010, reshaping and rescaling the fair, ARCO has been steadily recovering its place on the international art stage.
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Urroz's embracing of ARCO's significance for the Latin American art market has been particularly astute. This has been evident in his choice of Colombia (in 2015) and Argentina (this year) as guest countries, bringing a host of local galleries, artists, collectors, and curators not only to the fair, but also to the city at large, as part of the off-site program (Mexico and Brazil were invited in 2005 and 2008 respectively, before Urroz's tenure).
Guillermo Kuitca, Untitled (2011). Photo Alex Delfanne, courtesy Hauser & Wirth.
"[ARCO Madrid and Miami Basel] are very different art fairs, in terms of the art calendar and geographically," Susie Guzman, of Hauser & Wirth, which is participating in the fair for the first time since 2009, told artnet News.
"ARCO has a great program of collectors, curators, art critics. And another key question is that many collectors that we've met in Miami are now buying homes in Madrid, so they will go to both, with Madrid becoming their foot in Europe," she added.
But, has ARCO managed to recover its relevance within the Latin American art landscape? And what shifts might await the Latin American art market, given the current political climate in the U.S. and across the globe?
artnet News discussed these questions with the two grand dames of Latin American art, the collectors and philanthropists Ella Fontanals-Cisneros, founder of the Miami-based Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, and Estrellita Brodsky.
Ella Fontanals-Cisneros. Photo Mauricio Donalli.
Ella Fontanals-Cisneros
Why do you think the art world is, finally, falling in love with Latin American art?
Latin American art has been a great discovery for many people, and it has been undervalued for a very long time, also in terms of prices. Suddenly, some of the best museums in the world realized that it was necessary that art from this region became part of their permanent collections. And people like me, who have supported and championed Latin American art internationally, we've made a small but necessary contribution.
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What role does ARCO play in this?
ARCO always had a very strong presence of Latin American galleries, but there were a few years in which the galleries stopped coming. Carlos Urroz has done fantastic work, he's traveled to all the Latin American countries and recovered those galleries. I find the idea of having a guest country very successful, because it attracts all the collectors based in those countries, making the fair much stronger. Today, ARCO is the fair that supports Latin American art, at least in Europe.
Do you think Miami Basel has stolen ARCO's thunder?
I don't think the two fairs are exactly competing. Miami Basel is one of the best fairs in the world, but its market is more global, it spans the Americas, Asia, Europe… Because of the rise in interest in Latin American art in museums and among collectors across the world, Miami Basel has accommodated that trend too. But ARCO has a different and key role when it comes to Europe, which needed a serious fair that gathered the Latin American galleries here.
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What artists are you obsessed about at the moment?
I like my babies all the same [laughs], but in the last few years I have developed a special interest in the Cuban art scene, and I have acquired a lot of works by Cuban artists. Now, I'm starting to diversify my focus a bit more, starting even to collect U.S. artists.
How do you think that the presidency of Donald Trump will affect Latin American culture in the States, and the Latin American market?
I am very worried about Cuba, especially. I don't see President Trump showing an interest in promoting culture, no matter from where. He wants to eliminate the Endowment for the Arts, for example, which is so necessary for American artists, and that's very worrying.
Also, the U.S. art market has led the way in terms of embracing and investing in Latin American art, so not having its support anymore would definitely be a blow. There's about 50 million Latin American people in the U.S., and it's the fastest growing population there, and It'd be a big mistake to forget and not support the culture and roots of such a large group. I hope that won't be the case, and that he has advisors and people around him who'd help him see that.
Estrellita Brodsky. Courtesy Estrellita Brodsky.
Estrellita Brodsky
How do you prefer to describe yourself: as a collector, philanthropist, or curator?
I am professionally an art historian and curator who collects and supports the arts. Having written my doctoral dissertation on Latin American artists living in post-World War II Paris, I became more familiarized with this and the earlier generation of artists from the region. It helped form my interest in collecting art from Latin America, a place to which I have personal family ties, and a deep belief in the wealth of its various cultures.
Can you tell me what projects and initiatives you are working on at the moment?
I am working on the possibility of having the current exhibition which I curated at the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), "Julio Le Parc: Form into Action," travel to other U.S. museums. Through this first U.S. retrospective survey, I have sought to bring awareness to the important contributions made over the past six decades by Le Parc, overlooked until now in the U.S. Le Parc has been a pioneer in the fields of participatory art, kinetic art, and light installations. Driven by a solid utopian ethos, he continues to find new ways of engaging and empowering the viewer within a sociopolitical space through participation.
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My next project is an exhibition to take place this Spring in my non-profit in Chelsea, ANOTHER SPACE. It will include works by Latin American artists such as Lygia Clark, Helio Oiticica, Alejandro Xul Solar, Joanquín Torres-García, and lesser-known Mexican groups such as feminist-focused artists Polvo de Gallina Negra. There will be a second part that is being developed by Gabriel Orozco in collaboration with Zanna Gilbert.
How do you explain the incredible rise in the interest in Latin American art in the last few years?
I think it has been long overdue but is now happening for a variety of reasons that unfolded over many years. These include the effort of many individuals committed to bringing works through acquisition groups into major institutions such as the Tate in London, and the MoMA and the Guggenheim in New York.
As an art historian, I believe there is a critical role played by dedicated curators who work inside these institutions to guide the institutional strategy in an intelligent and meaningful way. For that reason, I have endowed and supported Latin American Art curators at the Met, MoMA, and at the Tate, and also funded positions at smaller institutions such as El Museo del Barrio.
The acquisition and exhibition history at these various international museums has helped broaden awareness of numerous artists previously unknown outside of their local histories.
What role has ARCOMadrid played, and continues to play, for this market?
Fairs have played a significant role in giving Latin American art and galleries from the region an equal playing field. At ARCO, there is a possibility of seeing these artists' work independently alongside other European and American colleagues. ARCO has historically been showing the art of Latin America and giving it more visibility, as it deserves.
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Do Miami Basel and ARCOMadrid compete or complement each other?
Miami Basel is a much larger fair which makes the experience less personal than at ARCO. Miami Basel, too, has been a significant player in bringing attention to Latin America on a global level but the relationships at ARCO are more intimate between collector, work, galleries, and institutional exhibitions, and targeted to a more Latin- and European-based collector .
Do you think that the presidency of Donald Trump will affect in any way the appreciation of Latin American art and culture in the U.S., as well as its thriving art market?
This period in modern history is going to be, and already is, trying on many levels. Cultural openness and understanding make for a more peaceful environment by focusing on and respecting what makes us human. Isolationism is divisive and dangerous in demonizing the other.
Unfortunately this is a tendency happening on a wider global scale. I worry that in the U.S. we are facing a time that will be very destructive in terms of the lives of so many Latin people, inside and outside of the U.S. They have given important economic and social impetus in truly "making America great" and what we see now is demoralizing on many levels. It is the antithesis of what we have tried to achieve in broadening knowledge, rather than dumbing down all of America and the world, trying to respect all people rather than fear them.
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In terms of the market, I am not sure, but I imagine that collectors will continue to collect regardless of the political climate and may see even more opportunities. But from an institutional perspective, the challenges will be great and need to be met with a more concerted dedicated effort to protect the arts from provincialism.
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1Life and career
1.22011–2019: Beginnings, The Golden Age, and other ventures
1.32019–present: Singles, S16 and collaboration with Paris 2024
2Directing and awards
4Discography
4.1Albums
4.2Soundtracks
4.3Extended plays
4.4.1As lead artist
4.4.2As featured artist
4.4.3Notes
4.5Music videos
5Videography as director
Yoann Lemoine
French music video director, graphic designer and musician
Lemoine performing live in 2014
(1983-03-16) 16 March 1983 (age 39)
Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, Rhône-Alpes, France
Pop[1]
chamber pop[2]
art pop[3]
neofolk[4]
Music video director
Instrument(s)
Green United Music
www.woodkid.com
Yoann Lemoine (French pronunciation: [jɔan ləmwan]; born 16 March 1983), known professionally as Woodkid, is a French music video director, graphic designer and singer-songwriter.[5][6] His most notable works include his music video direction for Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream", Taylor Swift's "Back to December", Lana Del Rey's "Born to Die" and Harry Styles's "Sign of the Times".
Lemoine is also a chamber pop musician.[7] On 28 March 2011, he released his first EP Iron EP.[8] On 18 March 2013, he released his first album titled The Golden Age, which is an autobiographical record.[9] He released his second album S16 on 16 October 2020, more than seven years later, following some single releases.
Life and career[edit]
Yoann Lemoine was born in Tassin-la-Demi-Lune, near Lyon to a mother of Polish-Jewish origin.[10] He studied illustration and animation at the Émile Cohl school, where he completed his diploma with honors. He then left for the UK to follow a silk screen printing process course at Swindon College. In 2004, Yoann moved to Paris. After a brief experience at H5, he joined Luc Besson's crew and worked on the project Arthur and the Invisibles for a year. In 2006, Yoann directed a series of roughs for Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette.[11][12]
Woodkid performing at the Kaufleuten in Zurich, 2013
2011–2019: Beginnings, The Golden Age, and other ventures[edit]
His first musical project is about the transition from childhood to adulthood and his countryside background. The songs can be described as 'organic' and wooden. The project is about a kid, who starts organic and later turns himself into marble.[8] One explanation as to why Lemoine became a musician is that guitarist Richie Havens gave him a ukulele during a video shoot he was directing.[13] Woodkid released the Iron EP on 28 March 2011.[8] For the music video for the single "Iron" (composed by Yoann Lemoine), he collaborated with English model Agyness Deyn.[14] The song was featured in trailers for Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed: Revelations[15] and the film Hitchcock as well as the TV series Teen Wolf.
On 6 October 2011, during a live performance in Brussels, he performed a cover of the Katy Perry song "Teenage Dream"[16] (whose official video he directed). On 15 October 2011, he sang on stage with Lana Del Rey in New York City.[17][18] He co-created the video for her song "Born to Die".[19] He performed at the London Jazz Festival on 15 November 2012.[20]
The French couture brand Dior Homme's fall-winter 2013 collection, "A Soldier on My Own", was inspired by Woodkid's "Iron", and is named after a phrase in the lyrics. The song was used as the soundtrack of the show.[21]
Woodkid and Philip Glass after their conference about New York Minimalism at the Opera de Saint Etienne in 2014
On 15 December 2012, Lemoine announced he was beginning recording of his debut album, to be named The Golden Age.[22] It was released on 18 March 2013 through independent label, Green United Music. Lemoine released the official album cover through a video he created himself on 14 December 2012[23] and released the album's corresponding track listing one week later on 21 December on his official Facebook page.[24]
"Run Boy Run" was directed by Lemoine himself[25] and was used in several O2 and Science Channel adverts (those voiced by Sean Bean).[26][27] It was also used in the teaser trailers for the BBC's series Musketeers, in January 2014.[28] The music video for "Run Boy Run" was nominated for Best Short Form Music Video at the 2013 Grammy Awards. The song was also used in the trailer for the game Dying Light. "Run Boy Run" and "I Love You" were featured on the soundtrack of the 2014 film Divergent. During his Golden Age tour, Woodkid performed at the London Brixton Academy with the BBC Concert Orchestra[29] in November 2013,[30] and was invited by the Montreux Jazz Festival to perform for the second time with the Sinfonietta de Lausanne at the Stravinsky Auditorium.[31] The Golden Age tour performances were marked by a well-coordinated light show and visual projections that included imagery from his music videos.[32] The song is also used in the Umbrella Academy, in connection to Number 5, and the episode was also called Run Boy Run.
In January 2014, Lemoine / Woodkid was invited to give a performance and talk about the New York minimalist movement with Philip Glass by the Opéra and Museum of Modern Art of Saint-Étienne.[33] In February 2014, Woodkid received the award for best stage performer at the French equivalent of the Grammy Awards, Les Victoires de la Musique.[34] In 2014, Woodkid / Lemoine worked as creative director for Pharrell Williams' 24 Hours of Happy music video concept, seen more than 600 million times on YouTube.[35][36] He also served as creative director of the video campaign for John Legend's album Love in the Future, produced by Kanye West, including videos for "Who Do We Think We Are", directed by Paul Gore[37] and "Made to Love", directed by Daniel Sannwald.[38]
In April 2014, Woodkid performed at Coachella.[39] On 26 June 2014, Woodkid opened the Montreal International Jazz Festival with a free outdoor concert to an audience of 100,000+.[40] In July 2014, Ubisoft released its second cinematic trailer for Assassin's Creed Unity, where "The Golden Age" was played. In August 2014, Woodkid performed at the FM4 Frequency Festival in Austria. In December 2014, Woodkid performed at Wonderfruit in Thailand. He also directed Pharrell Williams's Coachella show, featuring Jay Z, Gwen Stefani, Usher, Pusha T, Busta Rhymes, and Puff Daddy.[41] The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps featured "Run Boy Run" as part of their 2015 repertoire, entitled "Game On".
On 15 July 2016, Woodkid performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival at a special "Woodkid and Friends" evening with a nearly all acoustic set. He was accompanied by the Sinfonietta de Lausanne orchestra and a choir of children from the Montreux Choral Festival. Among his friends who also performed at this event were Son Lux, The Shoes, Ed Droste, Thomas Bloch, and actress Elle Fanning singing for the first time live on a stage.[42] On 16 September 2016, Woodkid promoted Mykki Blanco's debut album on his Facebook page. He is featured on the single "High School Never Ends" and helped produce the album. In March 2017, the second episode of 13 Reasons Why aired, featuring "Run Boy Run". In February 2019, the second episode of The Umbrella Academy aired, which also featured "Run Boy Run" and used the song as the episode's namesake. In May 2022, the fifth episode of The Pentaverate aired, which also featured "Run Boy Run".
2019–present: Singles, S16 and collaboration with Paris 2024[edit]
On 7 May 2019, Woodkid released the EP Woodkid For Nicolas Ghesquière – Louis Vuitton Works One, featuring Jennifer Connelly and Moses Sumney.
On 12 December 2019, Woodkid announced the production of a new album set to release in 2020. On 24 April 2020, Woodkid released "Goliath", the first single from his upcoming album.[43] He released on 16 October 2020 his next album "S16".[44] In 2021, Woodkid teamed up with Paris 2024 to compose a new song called "Prologue", this song was featured in the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and the 2020 Summer Paralympics closing ceremony and was released on digital platforms on 8 August of that year.
On 27 October 2021, Woodkid announced on Twitter[45] that he had made an original song for the Riot Games series Arcane. The song in question, "Guns For Hire", was featured in the sixth episode of the series released in November 2021. On 30 November 2021, Woodkid made a post threatening legal action concerning the use of his music in propaganda from a group supporting politician Éric Zemmour. The post quickly gained popularity, gathering over 48,000 likes in just 7 hours.[46]
In 2022, Lemoine collaborated with French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer on her twelfth album, "L'Emprise", producing more than half of the album. He also provided the artwork for the album.
Directing and awards[edit]
In June 2010, he received 5 Lions for his AIDS Awareness campaign Graffiti at the Cannes Lions Advertising festival.[47]
Lemoine's films are produced by Iconoclast.[48]
In 2012, Lemoine received the award for Best Director of the Year at the MVPA Awards in Los Angeles[49] and was nominated for 6 MTV Video Music awards for his videos for Lana Del Rey, Drake, and Rihanna.[50]
Lemoine is openly gay.[51][52][53]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
Peak chart positions
(FL)
Released: 18 March 2013
Label: Green United Music
Format: CD, DL, LP, streaming
2 13 6 34 8 23 4 38 133 38
SNEP: Platinum[64]
BVMI: Gold[65]
IFPI SWI: Gold[66]
Released: 16 October 2020[67]
[68] 39 138 14 30 — 5 — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Soundtracks[edit]
Desierto (Original Motion Picture Score)
Released: 8 April 2016[69]
Label: CG Cinema, Green United
Format: CD, digital download
Extended plays[edit]
Iron EP[70]
Label: Green United / Island Universal
Format: CD, digital download, vinyl
Run Boy Run (Remixes)
Ellis EP[71]
(with Nils Frahm)
Released: 8 July 2016
Label: Erased Tapes
Woodkid for Nicolas Ghesquière – Louis Vuitton Works One[72]
(with Jennifer Connelly and Moses Sumney)
Released: 7 May 2019
Label: Island Records
As lead artist[edit]
"Iron"
2011 29 — 21 — — — 94 The Golden Age
"Run Boy Run"
2012 52 39 —[A] 55 11 60 44
BPI: Gold[73]
"I Love You"
2013 22 — —[B] 17 61 — —
"The Golden Age"
131 — — — — — —
"Never Let You Down"
(featuring Lykke Li)
2015 118 — — — — — — The Divergent Series: Insurgent
"Volcano"
— — — — — — — Non-album single
"Land of All"[74]
2016 86 — — — — — — Desierto – Original Soundtrack
"Winter Morning I"
144 — — — — — — Ellis EP
"L'aérogramme de Los Angeles"[75]
(with Louis Garrel)
2018 200 — — — — — — Génération(s) Eperdue(s)[76]
"Goliath"[77]
2020 22 — — — — — — S16
"Pale Yellow"[78]
70 — — — — — —
"Horizons Into Battlegrounds"[79]
As featured artist[edit]
"Clear"[80]
(Panteros666 featuring Woodkid)
2015 Non-album single
"Highschool Never Ends"[81]
(Mykki Blanco featuring Woodkid)
2016 Mykki
"Karma"[82]
(Mahmood featuring Woodkid)
2021 Ghettolimpo
^ "Run Boy Run" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 43 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[56]
^ "I Love You" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 28 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[56]
Music videos[edit]
2011 "Iron"[14]
2012 "Run Boy Run"
2013 "I Love You"
2014 "The Golden Age"
2016 "Land of All"
2020 "Goliath"
2020 "In Your Likeness"
Videography as director[edit]
2008 Yelle "Ce Jeu"[83]
2009 Nolwenn Leroy "Faut-il, faut-il pas ?"[84]
2009 Moby "Mistake"
2010 Mystery Jets "Dreaming of Another World"
2010 Katy Perry "Teenage Dream"[85]
2011 Taylor Swift "Back to December"[86]
2011 The Shoes[87] "Wastin Time"[88]
2011 Lana Del Rey "Born to Die"[89]
2012 Drake, Rihanna "Take Care"[90]
2012 Lana Del Rey "Blue Jeans"
2014 Black Atlass "Jewels"
2017 Harry Styles "Sign of the Times"[91]
2022 FKA twigs "Killer"[92]
Nominee(s)
Antville Music Video Awards
2011 Best Art Direction "Iron" Won [93]
Best Cinematography Nominated
2012 "Lolita Lempicka" Nominated [94]
"Run Boy Run" Nominated
Best Art Direction Won
Best Editing Nominated
Ariel Awards
2017 Best Original Music Desierto Nominated [95]
2018 British Video of the Year "Sign of the Times" Won [96]
2011 Best Music Video "Iron" Nominated [95]
2012 "Blue Jeans" Nominated
2013 "I Love You" Nominated [97]
2014 "The Golden Age" Nominated [98]
2016 "Highschool Never Ends" Nominated [99]
Best Cinematography Won [100]
Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity
2009 Best Film – Silver "Tiji" Won [101]
2010 Cyber – Bronze "Graffiti" Won [102]
Best Film – Viral – Gold Won [102]
Eurobest European Advertising Festival
2010 Best Film – Bronze "Graffiti" Won [103]
2013 Best Music Video "Run Boy Run" Nominated [95]
2015 "The Golden Age" Nominated
Music Video Festival
2013 Best International Video "Run Boy Run" Nominated [104]
2020 "Goliath" Nominated [105]
UK Music Video Awards
2011 Best Pop Video – International "Iron" Nominated [106]
Best Styling in a Video Nominated
Best Visual Effects in a Video Nominated
2012 Best Indie/Rock Video – International "Run Boy Run" Nominated [107]
Best Visual Effects in a Video Won
Best Pop Video – International "Born to Die" Won
"Blue Jeans" Nominated
2013 Best Cinematography in a Video "I Love You" Nominated [108]
2014 "The Golden Age" Nominated [109]
2020 Best Alternative Video – International "Goliath" Nominated [110]
Best Color Grading in a Video Nominated
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Mike Schroepfer, November 2010
(1975-02-01) February 1, 1975 (age 44)[1]
CTO at Facebook (2013–Present)
Mike Schroepfer (born February 1, 1975[1][2]) is an entrepreneur, technical architect and manager who is the CTO at Facebook since his appointment in March 2013.[3] He was previously Vice President of Engineering in the same company since July 2008.[4]
Schroepfer attended Spanish River Community High School in Palm Beach County, Florida, graduating in 1993. He holds a bachelor's degree (1997) and a master's degree (1999) in computer science from Stanford University.[2][4][5]
He was Software Engineer at computer software company Puffin Designs from October 1997 to November 1999 when he became a partner in Reactivity, Inc., a computer software consulting practice.[6]
Schroepfer founded the computer software company CenterRun in June 2000, becoming its Chief Architect and Director of Engineering. CenterRun was acquired by Sun Microsystems in November 2003. After the take over, he became the Chief Technology Officer for Sun's data center automation division ("N1").[4][6][7] Schroepfer was the Vice President of engineering at Mozilla Corporation from July 2005 to August 2008,[6] where he led the development of the Firefox web browser.[4][6][7][8]
He became director of engineering at Facebook in July 2008.[7][8] In 2008 he was listed as number 20 in the 25 Most Influential People in Mobile Technology by Laptopmag.com.[1] In 2010 Fortune listed him and two colleagues at Facebook's technical branch as joint number 27 in their list of the 40 under 40.[9] Schroepfer has been known for his work on artificial intelligence at Facebook. Particularly, he gained attention amid the social media network's attempt to address the proliferation of false, misleading, and inappropriate content within the platform.[10] It was reported that Mark Zuckerberg believes that Facebook can address the problem through its proprietary AI technology,[10] which initially focused on greater facial recognition capability and better ad targeting.[11] According to Schroepfer, Facebook's AI succeeded at certain types of content moderation.[12] For example, its image classifier algorithms can automatically identify and delete photos and videos that contain nudity.[12]
Schroepfer became a member of the board of directors for Investment Management firm, Wealthfront, announced on November 16, 2015.[13]
He lives in the San Francisco Bay area.[5][6]
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Interview with Mike Schroepfer on a visit to Cambridge University, UK Anglia TV, Nov 19, 2010, Accessed Jan 2011. Mike Schroepfer explains the role he plays within Facebook's development and delivery and shares his ideas of the future.
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ImPex is led by president and co-founder Sam Filmus.
California-based ImpEx Beverages was founded in 2008 as an importer of upscale, connoisseurial spirits, a space that appeared ripe with opportunity. "We saw a demand for more diverse, niche options—spirits that were emerging outside the mainstream," says ImpEx president and cofounder Sam Filmus.
ImpEx initially focused on Scotch whisky, and today the company offers a variety of sought-after Scotch labels—including Speyside single malt brand Tamdhu, whose Batch Strength 002 expression ranked No. 8 on Market Watch sister publication Whisky Advocate's Top 20 list for 2017.
The ImPex Beverages import portfolio features some of the most sought-after whisky brands in the world, including Tamdhu and Fukano, which were ranked in Whisky Advocate's 2017 Top 20.
World whiskies comprise the second key focus for ImpEx. "As we evolved, we saw opportunities to diversify the portfolio with brands that fit the ImpEx philosophy of offering unique products," Filmus says. "The first step was Japanese whisky." ImpEx offers three Japanese whiskies, led by Fukano, whose 2017 edition ranked No. 20 on the Whisky Advocate list. Fukano's success gave ImpEx two brands on the Top 20 list, a distinction shared only by Diageo, Moët Hennessy, and Beam Suntory.
Fukano, along with portfoliomate Ohishi, offers a unique flavor profile compared to more common Scotch-style Japanese blends and single malts. It is made from rice and starts off as a shochu, a Japanese spirit that uses the mold koji to convert starches to sugar before fermentation. It is then distilled a single time on a pot still and aged in barrels. Legally, Fukano and Ohishi cannot be sold as whisky or shochu in Japan, but in the U.S. they have found a niche following thanks to their fruity and savory flavor profiles. In addition to these two rice whiskies, ImpEx also imports Kurayoshi, a blended malt bottled by Matsui Shuzo in the Tottori prefecture, northwest of Kyoto.
The Japanese brands are part of a broader commitment to world whiskies, which have become a vibrant segment in the whisk(e)y space. "Appreciation of world whiskies is growing rapidly," Filmus notes. The company recently added the Tipperary Irish whiskey brand, and this spring it will become the importer of Penderyn, a single malt whisky from Wales.
ImpEx grew out of JVS, a California distributor that Filmus and his family started two decades ago, initially with a focus on Eastern European wine. With offices and warehouses in northern and southern California, JVS covers the entire state. Today it carries more than 1,200 SKUs across brandy, mezcal, vodka, Scotch, world whisky, rum, and craft spirits.
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Veteran hires at highest level in 20 years
Emily Kopp
Nearly three in every 10 new hires in the government is a veteran.
The President's Council on Veterans Employment, made up of 24 cabinet-level and other independent agencies, released Tuesday preliminary fiscal 2011 employment data showing the highest percentage of veterans as new hires in more than 20 years.
At a time when the government is hiring fewer people overall, veterans make up 28.5 percent of all new employees. It marks a steady increase since President Barack Obama launched the Veterans Employment Initiative in 2009 to encourage agencies to recruit veterans by simplifying the hiring process and helping them transition to civilian work.
Many agencies have set up program offices focused on veterans' employment. The government has launched a marketing campaign and the Feds Hire Vets website.
The data show that the initiative is working, said Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry in a written statement.
"The President's Council on Veterans Employment established and pursued aggressive goals, and for our veterans, meeting those goals means jobs that serve the American people and help sustain the growth that supports the propriety and leadership in the world," he said. "I'm proud of the Council's success in keeping these highly trained and experienced individuals working for our nation, particularly the over one million who served in Iraq."
Nearly 12 percent of veterans who have left active duty since 2001 are unemployed, compared with 9 percent of the adult population overall, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The preliminary data showed all but two of the agencies — the Treasury and Homeland Security Departments — surpassed their 2009 baseline percentages. Just one agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, failed to meet its baseline for hiring disabled vets.
OPM tracks federal hiring of veterans and disabled veterans separately. Agencies are expected to improve their percentages until veterans make up at least a quarter of new hires. In addition, they are expected to take action to retain veterans.
Despite the improvements, some agencies remain cautious about hiring veterans with disabilities.
"There's a great fear — an unfounded fear &mdash that every veteran will have [post-traumatic stress disorder] or a traumatic brain injury," Lisa Stern, a workforce and diversity consultant, told Federal News Radio.
She said most veterans with those types of injuries do not have problems integrating into civilian life. Those that do may benefit from common workplace flexibilities, like telework.
During the President's Council on Veterans Employment meeting, the group also approved a pilot program to start in the spring, in which each agency would hire one or two formerly homeless veterans.
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A Puri City Guide – temples, festivals, and sandy shores on India's eastern coast
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At first glance, Puri's buzzing cacophony of traffic and people might be overwhelming, but this colourful, chaotic, coastal city has an eclectic charm, thanks to its oddball mix of a modern beach resort caught up with a buzzing Hindu pilgrimage centre, and backpacker hangout. As one of Orissa's three golden temple cities, Puri draws in thousands of Hindu devotees each year, all looking to worship Lord Jagannath – the Lord of the Universe – at his temple.
Beach hotspot
Religious centre it may be, but Puri's other appeal is its long stretch of golden sand. Take off your flip-flops and stroll the shoreline, feeling the grains of sand in between your toes, as you watch fishermen mending their nets, surfers enjoying the waves – thanks to a steep shelf, the beach has one of India's best surf scenes – and citied-out families picnicking and playing on the sand. It might not have the same pull as Goa's bhang-filled shoreline, but Puri Beach has harboured a continual stream of backpackers since the 70s, too.
Temples and lakes
Religious sites should be top on your list of places to visit in Puri. As well as Jagannath Temple, the city's smaller temples are equally as colourful. Non-Hindus aren't allowed in Jagannath, but can visit some of the smaller ones for a minimal fee. Gundicha Temple is surrounded by lush tropical gardens, and has a series of small colourful shrines. Near to Gundicha, Indradyumna Tank – one of Puri's sacred lakes – is a place to watch pilgrims bathing in the holy waters.
If you fancy heading out of town, the saltwater lagoon of Chilika Lake is a haven for birds and amphibians. In fact, the adorably snub-nosed Irrawaddy dolphins, so different from Bottlenose dolphins, have also been spotted in the waters. Meanwhile, another destination on Puri's outskirts is the heritage craft village at Raghurajpur – with its colourful mural-covered homes – is brimming with artists and artisans, who make traditional handicrafts such as papier-mâché figurines, cloth paintings, and wood carvings.
Puri's climate is generally hot, and the monsoon hits between June and October, so avoid these months if you're not fond of sitting on the beach in the rain. During Ratha Yatra – normally in June – Puri sees an influx of thousands of Hindu pilgrims from all over Orissa and further afield. It's an incredible spectacle and the city's streets are full of colour, devotional songs, and people. If you're after a quieter getaway, you might want to plan your visit for when Puri's less chaotic.
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July 31st 1980: What did Glen Frey and Don Felder get up to during an Eagles concert???
July 31, 2016 Cathryn Draper 0
The long-standing feud between Eagles members Glen Frey and Don Felder came to a head during a concert performance in 1980 in Long Beach, California. Frey and Felder spent the entire show describing just how they were going to beat each other after the gig! "Only three more songs until […read more…] |
The latest on the Covid-19 pandemic in the US
By Meg Wagner, Melissa Mahtani, Melissa Macaya, Mike Hayes and Veronica Rocha, CNN
As US students go back to schools, Covid-19 cases among kids have been on the rise in the US since early July.
Dr. Anthony Fauci says the continued spread of the virus could allow new variants to emerge and spread if more people don't get vaccinated.
As the Delta variant grips the US, infections caused by the Lambda variant have also been emerging.
Fauci says Covid-19 vaccines should be mandated for teachers
Students make their way into Brentwood High School outside of Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Tuesday that he thinks vaccines for teachers should be mandated. (William DeShazer/The Washington Post/Getty Images)
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on MSNBC Tuesday that he thinks vaccines for teachers should be mandated.
"I'm going to upset some people on this, but I think we should," he said, when asked if he thought teachers should be mandates to vaccinate teachers.
He continued: "We are in a critical situation now. We've had 615,000-plus deaths and we are in a major surge now as we're going into the fall, into the school season. This is very serious business. You would wish that people would see why it's so important to get vaccinated."
There won't be central mandates from the federal government, he said.
"But when you're talking about local mandates, mandates for schools, for teachers, for universities, for colleges, I'm sorry, I mean I know people must like to have their individual freedom and not be told to do something," he said. "But, I think we're in such a serious situation now that under certain circumstances mandates should be done."
He said that these mandates could "absolutely" come from governors, and he believes that when full approval for the vaccines comes from the US Food and Drug Administration, "I think you're going to see that local institutions, local enterprises are going to feel empowered and appropriately so, they're not worried about any, you know, getting sued or anything, that they're going to be saying if you want to go to this university or if you want to go to this college, you got to be vaccinated. If you want to work in our organization, you have to be vaccinated. I think we're going to see a lot more of that."
10:13 a.m. ET, August 10, 2021
Schools reopening without masks "is a formula for disaster," says Louisiana doctor
From CNN's Lauren Mascarenhas
more children are being hospitalized for Covid-19, Dr. Mark Kline, physician-in-chief of Children's Hospital New Orleans in Louisiana, warned against reopening schools without mask mandates on Monday.
When asked what kind of protections are needed to keep kids safe as schools across the country reopen, Kline cited Louisiana's mask mandate for schools. He told CNN's Don Lemon that it would be wise for governors across the region to follow suit.
"I think bringing together large numbers of children, congregating them in classrooms with masks being optional – or worse yet even, forbidden – is just a formula for disaster," Kline told CNN's Don Lemon.
"This virus that we're dealing with now is a game changer, and it's just so easily transmitted from person-to-person that this could truly catalyze an explosion of cases across the region," he added.
Kline said he's extremely concerned that students who are too young to be vaccinated will soon return to school, while huge numbers of eligible adults and adolescents in Louisiana remain unvaccinated.
"It's one thing not to care about your own health or to think that Covid is not a threat to you personally, but maybe if you learn that it's a threat to your children, you'll reconsider the idea of not being vaccinated."
Kline said 18 children are currently hospitalized with Covid-19 at Children's Hospital New Orleans, six of whom are in the intensive care unit. He said the hospital has seen one child die during the current surge.
Kline said children and adolescents of all ages are being admitted for Covid-19 at the hospital. There are more of them than before — and now they're getting sicker, he added.
"Half of the children that we've admitted have been under the age of two," said Kline. "Currently, we have a seven-week-old and a 10-week-old in the hospital."
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Good news for ghost-story fans: Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners production is set to turn Reddit's viral ghost story, The Spire in the Woods, into a feature-length film.
Spielberg's Amblin has teamed up with Roy Lee (who produced supernatural horror film It) and Jon Berg (who produced Justice League), after acquiring the rights to author Tony Lunedi's The Spire in the Woods - a series of Reddit posts written in 2013 that were later collated into a book.
The blurb reads: "After discovering the suicide of a schoolmate may be connected to a local legend, a young man embarks on a quest to discover the truth. Why had Robert Edward Kennan killed himself? Was it because of a failed relationship or something more insidious?
"Based on actual events, the Spire in the Woods is equal parts coming of age and ghost story. A candid account of one man's struggles with his mental health, his obsession with the supernatural, and the single biggest regret of his life."
The film will retitle the story The Bells and is the tale of a young teenage boy seeking for answers about his friend's suicide. But once he sets out on his search for information he's inexplicably drawn in by the same alluring but deadly ghost story.
Movie producer Roy Lee founded Vertigo in 2002. Alongside producing this year's It: Chapter 2, he was also behind moves including US remakes of The Ring, Dark Water, and The Grudge. Scary stuff.
Steven Spielberg is busy in 2019 too, executive producing Men in Black International the film adaptation of the David Lloyd Webber musical, Cats. He's also directing his own updated remake of West Side Story, set to film his summer.
There's no more information on the film as yet but you can read the original Reddit feed where it all started here. |
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Weather: Fine weekend, warmer temperatures on the way
James Fyfe
As winter officially comes to an end, a burst of warmer weather is set to herald in spring.
A ridge of high pressure moving up the country means most of the country will be in for a fine weekend, though a front on Thursday will bring rain to western areas of the country, especially the West Coast of the South Island.
The front will have weakened considerably by the time it arrives in the North Island, though North Islanders - particularly those in western areas south of Auckland - can expect a few showers on Thursday, according to Met Service.
NIWA warns 'sudden stratospheric warming' will peak on Friday
Weather: Prepare for incoming 'spring chaos'
'September to remember' could bring cold, wild weather - NIWA
The milder weather set to arrive will develop over the weekend, coming hand-in-hand with a sub-tropical low heading our way.
Exactly what sort of weather the low will bring, however, remains unclear.
"The top of New Zealand is very narrow so a low dropping from the sub-tropics is always a bit like balancing an egg on a roof...chances are it will slide down one side or the other," says Philip Duncan, head forecaster for WeatherWatch.
"However, every now and then high pressure to our west and east can channel and funnel a sub-tropical low directly into the upper North Island, so this low remains one to watch."
Duncan says one possible consequence of the low will be heavy rain and gale-force winds in the upper half of the North Island in the middle of next week.
Map showing potential air pressure for Wednesday, September 4. Photo credit: WeatherWatch
He says the rain would probably be appreciated in many parts of the country.
"While there has been a lot of chat about how many days have had rain falling in the north, like Auckland, the reality is in fact many northern regions need much more rainfall as we're in deficit for this time of year."
According to WeathWatch, recent day-time temperatures are above normal in more than half the country, though overnight lows have been down on average. |
Dr. Hayfaa Tlaiss
Associate Professor of Strategy/HRM/OB
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Tlaiss H, Elamin A. Exploring organizational trust and organizational justice among junior and middle managers in Saudi Arabia: Trust in immediate supervisor as a mediator. . Journal of Management Development. 2015;34(9):1042-1060. .
Tlaiss H. How Islamic Business Ethics Impact Women Entrepreneurs: Insight from Four Arab Middle Eastern Countries. Journal of Business Ethics. 2015;129(4): 859-877. .
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Gendered expectations and ideologies of patriarchy: contextualizing Arab women's entrepreneurial leadership
Entrepreneurial Leadership, Patriarchy, and Gender in the Arab World: Lebanon in Focus
Contextualizing the career success of Arab women entrepreneurs.
Talent Development and Management: Exploring the Rhetoric and Reality in Lebanon.
Leadership in Saudi Arabia
Talent retention: Evidence from a Big Four in France |
I'm heading into my 23rd week of pregnancy. This morning while getting ready, I looked in the mirror and noticed stretch marks.
The funny thing is, after staring for a few seconds to make sure that's what it really was, I went on about my business & got dressed.
It didn't bother me. At all. I remember when I was pregnant with Adelei, my stretch marks didn't come until the very end. Maybe the last 2 weeks or so. And I was devastated! I cried, and pouted, and researched ways to make them go away. Long after Adelei was born, they were still there. They simply went from purple to white.
It wasn't until I started losing weight last year and using coconut oil that they started to disappear.
Is it just because I'm growing up? Or because I'm less concerned with my appearance? Or because I know what to expect? I don't know. But what I do know is that I'm proud of myself. I've earned these stripes.
I received a coupon for one free Annie's Frozen entree from Influenster in exchange for my honest review. I was a little skeptical at first because I am not a fan of frozen meals. However, I like other Annie's Homegrown products, so I tried to keep an open mind. I'm glad I did. The lasagna was delicious! After a long day, it was nice to not have to prep a meal, I just simply placed it in the oven to bake and within half an hour, my family had a great meal to eat. I will definitely be keeping Annie's entrees in my freezer for the nights I just simply don't want to cook. While they're a little more expensive, the taste just can't be beat.
Of all of these things, though, the one I want to highlight is the Aged White Cheddar Mac & Cheese.
I was a little leery to try it because I'm not a huge fan of 'boxed' mac & cheese. But I received it for free, so it was my duty to try it and review it.
Y'all...it was so good. I don't generally care for the tiny macaroni noodles, but the sauce was delicious. I'm a sucker for white cheddar popcorn, and this? This is my new vice. I shouldn't even call it a vice because although it's delicious, it's much better for you than other 'boxed' varieties. Plus, one single serve package is only 220 calories!
The best part? My daughter LOVES it! Mac & cheese is her favorite, & this did not disappoint. Run [don't walk] to your nearest Target & pick up some! It's a little pricier than other brands, but honestly, you get what you pay for.
About 6 weeks ago, I decided that I wanted to try running. It's never been something that I enjoyed doing, but after seeing so many infographics about it, I thought I should give it a shot.
I started by going to the 3 mile track on post and I was just happy to get around the whole thing without passing out. I mostly walked. I jogged a few times, I didn't run. But most importantly, I didn't give up. I kept up with my time, and tried again. And again. I invested in a jogging stroller so that pushing my daughter would be a little easier. Every time I saw a difference in my time, it motivated me to go again. Each time, I've jogged a little more. More recently, I've been switching between going to the 3 mile track and running on the treadmill at the gym. I feel like the treadmill gives me confidence that I don't yet have at the track. I actually run on the treadmill. I jog, too, but I barely walk. I push myself to the limits, and it's helping increase my endurance and stamina. I can now run several minutes [on the treadmill] without stopping. I've gone from doing a 18 minute mile to a 13 minute mile. That's what hard work and dedication can do, y'all. I'm not done, though. My goal is to be able to run 3 miles without slowing below a jog the entire time. As of now, after mile 2 I start to get sluggish. I know this is going to take a lot of work, but I'm all in. I'm ready for the day that I can do a 5k in 36 minutes.
Isn't that amazing? What do you have to lose? A box of 40 green tea bags is less than $4. Get a box, some raw honey, and a few lemons, and drink a few cups a day. It's a delicious addiction. Your health is worth it!
If I didn't know any better, I would think that my sweet tooth is the size of Texas. It is probably the biggest reason that I've had so many relapses, but I'm here to share with you some of my favorite sweet treats to fight your cravings.
*Mind over matter! It's okay to indulge as long as the indulgences are within reason. Don't just eat aimlessly. Preportioned snacks are a good idea [especially for beginners] because once the package is done, you move on to a new activity. DON'T be tempted to open another pack!
What are your favorite healthy [or low cal] sweet treats?
Today I'm here to sing the praises of My Fitness Pal.
My Fitness Pal is such a valuable resource to those who are looking to lose weight. What initially drew me to it--It's free! On myfitnesspal.com, you can keep up with your caloric intake [separated by each meal!], add your exercises and calories burned, & track your weight loss progress.
It's more than just a weight loss journal, though. It's a community. You have the ability to add friends and see what they've been up to. This has been a huge motivator for me to be able to connect & interact with my sister & other bloggers who are rocking their weight loss journeys! You can post in forums, print reports, and calculate your BMI.
*this post was in no way sponsored by my fitness pal.
I'm Jamie. I'm a 25 year old recent college graduate, first time mom, and proud army wife. I'm lucky to get to spend my days learning and playing with my sweet baby girl. Cooking is my hobby, and art is my passion. I am head over heels in love with my husband, Aaron; more than words can truly express. |
"Hi! Thank you for stopping by my ESBQ gallery. Much of my artwork can be described as boldly colorful, whimsical and (sometimes) a little zany. My art ranges from realistic wildlife and fantasy animals to off-beat, innovative creatures that are my own original creations and has been collected worldwide. Please, feel free to explore my art gallery, visit my blog spot, myzazzlestore (where my artwork comes to life on ties, mugs, necklaces, postage stamps, cards, t-shirts and more!) and the other websites where I regularly list my art for sale. I also have a Facebook listed page under Kim Loberg Studio you can visit.
I have always been fascinated with animals in both their natural state and as fantasy creatures. Having a very fertile imagination, fantasy takes hold and one of my horses becomes a great sea steed, wild and free to roam the depths of a fantasy ocean. My housecat Bob becomes a bat-winged creature or a witch's spider-cat while our roosters morph into zombies, walking the earth on Halloween night, which by the way, is my favorite holiday. Nature and color are the elements that motivate my paintings. Color breathes life into my art, giving it depth and form. Viewing nature sparks my imagination, embarking it on an endless journey with beautiful and sometimes unsettling results. That journey is also part of my quest to define my work and find my niche in the art world.
Kim Loberg is a professional Nebraska artist that has been drawing since pre-school years and oil painting since age 14. She produces her artwork from her studio Kim Loberg Studio, in a variety of mediums including pencil, ink, pastels, acrylics, oil paints, and watercolors. Kim also sculpts with a needle and thread in fabric and also in clay. Carousel horses, hippocampus, dragons, animals, fantasy, and wildlife are her favored subjects.
Her artwork has been exhibited at the Miniature Art Show at Prairie Winds Art Center in Grand Island, Nebraska, the NNAA Annual Spring Art Show, the 2011 and 2012 Juried Art Competion at the Norfolk Arts Center, the Nebraska Game & Parks Commission State Habitat Art Contest, the 24th Annual Wyoming conservation Stamp Art Competition, Sale & Show, and at Wayne State College's Juried Student Fall 2007,Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009 art shows. Kim's Senior Art Exhibit was held April 14-23, 2009 at the Nordstrand Art Gallery at Wayne State College, Wayne, Nebraska.
Kim has an Associate of Arts Degree in Art and an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Business Management-Entrepreneurship from Northeast Community College and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Studio Art from Wayne State College. She is a member of the Northeast Nebraska Art Association. She is also a member of the web-based groups Halloween Artists, HA31, WHOA Horse Artists, ACEO-Art Cards Editions and Originals, ATC & ACEO Enthusiasts, SFA-Small Format Art, and the Nibblefest Art Contest.
She is also a recognized national designer and operates Kimberly Ann's, a home-based business. Using acrylic fur fabric as a medium, she creates stick giraffes, dragons, unicorns, cows, and pigs, as well as traditional stick horses for children of all ages. Her whimsical animal kitchen towel sets add an amusing touch to any kitchen. |
Here is a profile and biography of Australia cricket player Travis Head.
Travis Head (Australia)
Full Name: Travis Michael Head
Date of Birth: Dec 29, 1993, Adelaide, South Australia
Major Team: Australia, Adelaide Strikers, Australia Under-19s, Delhi Daredevils, Marylebone Cricket Club Young Cricketers, Royal Challengers Bangalore, South Australia, South Australia Second XI, South Australia Under-23s, Yorkshire
Bowling Style: Right-arm offbreak
Test 19 31 2 1153 161 39.76 2322 49.66 2 7 133 1 12 -
ODI 42 39 2 1273 128 34.41 1414 90.03 1 10 135 16 12 -
T20I 16 15 3 319 48* 26.58 245 130.20 - - 19 10 4 -
Test 19 9 126 76 - - - - 3.62 - - - -
ODI 42 26 765 737 12 2/22 2/22 61.42 5.78 63.75 - - -
T20I 16 3 24 39 1 1/16 1/16 39.00 9.75 24.00 - - -
Test Debut: Pakistan v Australia at Dubai, 07-11, Oct 2018
ODI Debut: West Indies v Australia at St Kitts, Jun 13, 2016
T20I Debut: Australia v India at Adelaide, Jan 26, 2016
Australia's Head gets ODI call-up in Sri Lanka |
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Maria Chehonadskih // 48 Hours of Common Effort: How Cultural Workers and Political Activists Met and Talked
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The entire spectrum of problems connected with the condition of creative workers has recently become the focus of fundamental discussions and reflections on the part of the artistic community as well as a number of leftist political and social activists. These discussions have revealed points of convergence between creative workers and workers engaged in nonstandard forms of employment, which have become more and more widespread in Russia. The search for new ways of regrouping radical leftists, trade unions, and social movements makes new forms of dialogue possible. The 48-Hour May Congress-Commune of Creative Workers was the first initiative to task itself with tackling both theoretically and practically the host of problems connected with the nature of the work done by cultural workers and labor relations in the cultural field.
1. Informal Relations and "Protections of Proximity"
Precarity as the norm for labor relations in Russia emerged in the nineties in connection with the transition to the market economy. Shock therapy and a sharp decrease in production led to massive unemployment that was in no way regulated by the state. The first forms of self-enterprise played an important role in forming the new system of nonstandard employment: unemployed people united into groups and networks or operated independently, hiring others as "day" workers. As a system of labor relations, precarity emerged spontaneously and at the grassroots, via family ties and friendships, informal relations between former colleagues, and a broad network of mutual assistance and mutual dependence. Nonstandard employment was not officially recognized for a long time because this kind of (self-)enterprise was a semi-legal form of private business and part of the shadow economy. The situation remained invisible, and the problems occasioned by it were long left unarticulated.
Broad-based creativity as a means of surviving under new conditions also affected the field of cultural production, which had to be renewed and provided with new institutional foundations. The absence of state protectionism in the cultural field has likewise turned cultural production into self-enterprise based on a system of informal relations. Moscow-based sociologist and activist Carine Clément has located the germs of these relations in late-Soviet industrial production. Informal relations are a unique system of interaction between management and workers in which personal communication serves as the basis for generating a more flexible labor system. The positive surmounting of the Soviet bureaucracy's disciplinary forms snowballed into something that fissured work collectives and annulled official and legal statutes.[1]
To understand the informal relations among actors in the field of cultural production and the processes of institutionalization, we should turn to the notion of the tusovka, which was introduced in the late nineties by Viktor Misiano. The tusovka is a particular type of community that has emerged in the wake of the collapse of official culture and the disciplinary Soviet society. The tusovka does not operate on the principle of a "common cause" or "ideological unanimity," consolidating instead around the prospect of commercial commissions and official recognition. In a situation where hierarchy and status have been destroyed, a dispersed and individualized community is formed. This extreme individualism is matched by a quasi-institutional form – the "one-person museum," the "one-person gallery," the "one-person editorial team."[2] When she founds a publishing house or gallery, the individual aspires to realize herself not only as an entrepreneur, but also as an enterprise: the gallerist simultaneously becomes a curator, PR agent, journalist, and manager, and sometimes she even functions as an artist. A person who works for this one-person gallery never understands what position he has been hired to fill. Individual entrepreneurial creativity excludes concrete goals, overall strategies, and artistic programs, as well as the division of responsibilities and professional ethics. It thus follows that the economy of all such new establishments is based on an ethics of relationships and unwritten laws. The primitive accumulation of both symbolic and real capital by certain members of the tusovka was likewise made possible by the archaization of labor relations – for example, it was possible to easily, quickly and cheaply assemble a private art collection through the practice of barter (as when a painting was exchanged for studio space).
This phase of primitive accumulation has ended, however, and now these quasi-institutions have become the dominant model for museums, cultural centers, and publishing houses. The mafia-like stranglehold exercised by cultural veterans of the nineties makes it difficult to realize alternative forms of institutional politics. During a period marked by Putin's "stabilization" and the business elite's long-awaited recognition of art, the old "I am my own director" scheme and the face-to-face model of interacting with hired workers, artists, curators, and critics have continued to develop. The tusovka has given rise to a new art bourgeoisie that includes huge numbers of gallerists, art dealers, managers, artists, and functionaries. The rhetorics of friendship and informal relations are reproduced in all production situations. Consequently, the workers who service this system do not consider themselves exploited. The local color of the organic behavior exhibited by both groups reaches such proportions that it resembles an orgy: both groups attend the same roundtables, where they discuss the market and capitalism in a business-like manner.
This "quasi-institutional" system in itself is an example of fundamental instability, insofar as it is strictly dependent on private capital whose flow might be cut off at any moment. Both at its top and its bottom, the system experiences this "fundamental instability" as a common existential condition. To defend its own interests, the art community unites according to the principle of "protections of proximity," whose basis is not class identification, but territorial and professional community.[3] For a long time it was not mechanisms of state regulation that defended people from social risks, but networks of mutual aid and support formed among friends, colleagues, and relatives. Today, this system accounts for the fact that the art community survives and maintains its own reproduction. This art community (Gemeinschaft) thus renders itself indifferent to the outside world, for its territory is limited both mentally and geographically (the center of Moscow, making the rounds of exhibition openings).
Given this highly developed system of informal ties and practices, it is precisely medieval means of social defense that are operative in the art community today. A homeless artist lives with an art critic buried under rush jobs. The critic seeks new work for himself and the artist, while the person who commissioned one of the articles from the art critic is interested in obtaining an editor's position from the art critic. This circle can be multiplied to infinity: the editor that the art critic hired is now himself looking for assistants to work on a new commission and he recruits the homeless artist, who is now interested in finding new lodgings. More people in need of something plunge into this chain of work-and-lodging in the search for a landlord from within "their own" milieu. Working without a contract, wage delays, and nonpayment of fees are standard finales in such ventures. Relations of this sort, in which everyone is bound by a thick ring of obligations and responsibilities, sometimes leads to the fact that the real employer remains unknown to the majority of people participating in a particular chain. This mechanism is foolproof: it never malfunctions. Moreover, the dialectic of "feast today and fast tomorrow" makes it possible for the participants in the chain to agree to any wage conditions.
The "inner circle" principle likewise generates within the art community whole "families" or "family relationships," in which more hidden and intimate forms of cooperation exist. The art community replaces the family for many cultural workers uprooted from their places of birth. Their condition is thus wholly comparable with the condition of immigrants.[4] Hence the forms of "family business" and the welfare administered by the art elite, who feed "starving" cultural workers with odd jobs and protectionism. At the May Congress, one could observe a series of such "family reunions" within a single space.
The Congress: The "Commons" Fights the "Community" (Gemeinschaft) with Its Own Means
The idea for the congress was closely bound up with the emergence in recent years of a whole host of grassroots initiatives focused on an analysis of new forms of employment and the political mobilization of workers. The people behind these initiatives (Vpered Socialist Movement, Chto Delat, Street University, Educational Film Group, etc.) set themselves the task of creating a common platform for involving cultural workers in political struggle. Theoretical discussions of atypical forms of labor, of precaritization, on the one hand, and the practical experience of activists in trade union work, especially the campaign against temporary employment, on the other, were meant to encourage an exchange between the various initiative groups.
The May Congress was organized via a series of debates over the course of many months. As the organizer, Nikolay Oleynikov from Chto Delat united these discussions around a single concept, the "commune-congress." Its artistic impulse inherited the traditions of May Day, while the idea of the "commune" (obshchezhitie) itself harkened back to the Soviet experience of communal living. The content of the congress was organized around the performativity of its form. Consequently, it was decided that the greater part of the theoretical, conceptual and practical discussions would be shifted into a nonacademic format. As conceived by the organizers, the May Congress was to be run as an uninterrupted marathon, part of which involved not only preparations for a May Day demonstration, but also sleeping together at the venue and common meals. This nonstop commune-laboratory was accompanied by artistic actions, poetry readings, and film screenings.
The common demands articulated by congress attendees can be boiled down to the need to legitimate the labor of cultural workers and for practitioners of traditional creative professions (philosophers, artists, poets, writers) to show solidarity with workers engaged in nonstandard forms of employment and with other workers involved in cultural production (journalists, critics, designers, publishers). The participation by congress members in the May Day demonstration was to have been a first step towards overcoming this gap by creating a common field of solidarity and political struggle.
It would have seemed that Nikolay Oleynikov had devised an appropriate form for conducting the congress. Arguably, the idea of a 48-hour nonstop discussion that involved everyone sleeping, eating, and, at the end, going out to demonstrate together fit the traditions of the "Gemeinschaft spirit" that I have described above; this "communitarianism" might have opened up towards new social and political experiments. But in contact with local realities the idea of collective habitation that would in turn encourage solidarity began to burst at the seams. The forty-eight hours of collective living simply were not a success. Because the congress was held in a factory building (now occupied by the art center Proekt_Fabrika), where the ravaged, dirty interiors imparted to the proceedings a particular aftertaste of marginality, only the most radically minded attendees agreed to sleep on the cement floors. However, the marginal, impoverished setting was not the main factor that prevented participants from engaging in collective sleep, just as the absence of such sleep cannot be considered the reason that the congress was unsuccessful. We should instead focus on the fact that both participants and guests were unable to recognize themselves as a single political subject.
The word "precarity" was not simply alien: it proved to be nonfunctional as a marker of collective identity. The joint seminars involving political activists, artists, and theorists laid bare the fact that participants did not understand one another. The congress thus revealed class differences more than it did class resemblances. The activists did not recognize either the artists or the theorists as an oppressed class, identifying those assembled as a mob of bohemians, while the artists ignored both the activists and the theorists. As it turned out, professional identity dominates even within a politically engaged milieu. Finally, the art crowd accepted the artists and theorists as "their own kind" and showed up only for the theoretical round tables, regarding the event as yet one more artistic action or exhibition.
The political content of the congress was for the most part displaced by the majority of attendees. During the first day's main round table, art workers regaled each other with cases illustrating the burdens of precarity: complaints and examples from the speakers' personal lives poured in from all corners of the room. However, attempts to articulate a complaint and raise it to the level of a political problem were ignored. Participants were unable to push the community towards political common ground, and that, perhaps, is why its members did not come for the second day of practical seminars, and so trade union activists were forced to give each other practical advice.
The "community complaints" were undoubtedly a form of parrhesia: the hushed-up, suppressed problem of precarity found its affective outlet. Perhaps it is only in this way that the art community will gradually arrive at an understanding of its situation and find new political tools for combating it.
The division of participants into groups was the main paradox of the congress: after all, its concept consisted in organizing an open, common space. Intellectual dialogues, preparation for the demonstration, and consumption of food all happened at one and the same time in one and the same place – the large hall where the congress was held. The seminars and discussions were held in the center of this hall, while the small handfuls of artists who were preparing their actions congregated in the corners of the room.
The art group Verkhotura and Friends organized a sewing workshop in the hall in preparation for their action "Tailoring Clothes for Daily Resistance," which involving making and refitting clothes for the May Day demonstration. Shirts, dresses, and jackets abounded with slogans like "Many People, One Subject," "Dissent Is Primary," and "Singularity, Not Identity." The wording of the slogans was clearly marked by the sixties-era spirit of romanticizing and poeticizing resistance, but the artists isolated themselves from other congress members. They worked intently throughout the proceedings without uttering a word. The noise they generated with their sewing machine irritated participants in the round tables, who would ask them to take a break and join the discussion. But the round tables were likewise ignored by the activists, who crowded around the tables with food and literature and talked amongst themselves. From time to time the situation was reminiscent of scene from a Kira Muratova film: all three groups would begin talking simultaneously.[5] The first day also included poetry readings and a video program followed by discussions. The performative nature of the way the poets read before the audience went the longest way, arguably, towards generating solidarity within the group. The evening of the second day saw the premiere of Chto Delat's new film, The Tower: A Songspiel, which likewise animated the crowd and provoked lively debates. The nonstop congress-commune, in which too many events took place within a single space, alienated participants even further from one another, whereas the centralized readings and joint film viewings proved to be more effective ways of uniting people.
The practices of "informal relations" (commune and communality) prove to be the least effective tools for mobilization because they encourage the members of different groups to close in on themselves. Therefore, there is a need to formalize such events precisely in order to make these groups open up. Formalization should not be understood as a procedure for arranging regulated and official forms of relations. Instead, this procedure should be understood as way of generating critical distance.
Finally, what does the struggle against precarity mean for an artist who travels from museum to museum, from conference to conference, and for a worker who migrates from job to job? Can workers and artists in the end unite in a common struggle? Does "artivism" encourage these social groups to unite? In Russia, the paucity of the leftist movement is definitely a motivation to join forces. A positive aspect in the political practice of the movement against precarious labor is the attempt to reinvent classical political action and the recognition that the actions of a particular heterogeneous group is today simply not sufficient to effect specific changes either locally or globally. The experience of the May Congress encourages us to continue discussions about the forms of political participation, as well as about the problems of the "commons" amongst atomized, precaritized subjects.
The congress attempted to overcome narrow professional communitarianism. However, the form of the congress itself preserved all the traits of "communitarian" ideology, and its outcomes thus seemed contradictory to participants. Communal living and communalism were always connected with the whispering of dissidents in a kitchen, with secret conversations about politics, but only people who trusted one another could take part in such conversations. The art milieu, which shared its "complaints" with congress participants, was not able to convey them in dialogue form to the activists, insofar as the latter were unable to relate themselves and their own political experience to the artistic context. The problem of the "inner circle" and opening it up to political identification is a long-term perspective for the leftist movement in Russia. The efficacy of "communal living" can be imagined only in the context of a small, close-knit milieu. Which is exactly what happened: on the morning of May 1, several small, close-knit groups marched out to demonstrate.
Maria Chehonadskih is a theorist, curator, and an editor at Khudozhestvennyi zhurnal (Moscow Art Magazine). She researches the problems of precarity and cultural production. She lives and works in Moscow.
1. Carine Clément, "'Fleksibil'nost' po-russki': sgibaemye i nesgibaemye rabotniki" ['Flexibility à la russe': bendable and unbendable workers]; accessed at: https://www.isras.ru/files/File/publ/Flexibeln_po_russki_Kleman.pdf
2. See Viktor Misiano, "The Cultural Contradictions of the Tusovka," accessed at: https://xz.gif.ru/numbers/moscow-art-magazine/cultural-contradictions/.
3. Robert Castel's genealogical analysis of wage labor has revealed the principles of "communal" insurance against risks that was practiced in medieval society. Here, Christianity, with its doctrine of brotherly love for one's neighbor, played a vital role. Thus, before a system of patronage and charity for the poor emerged, there existed a broad network of mutual aid and solidarity among peasants within particular villages. These forms of cooperation also extended to large village families. Robert Castel, From Manual Workers to Wage Laborers: Transformation of the Social Question, trans. Robert Boyd (New Brunswick and London: 2003), pp. 9–46.
4. In order to reside legally in Moscow, people from other cities are required to officially register with the local authorities. Without this registration (propiska) it is impossible to receive free medical care. The propiska, however, functions more as a mechanism of biopolitical control, sowing fear and a sense of rootlessness amongst new arrivals.
5. Kira Muratova is a Russian filmmaker famous for her aural innovations. The rhythms and intonations of speech have a central importance in her films. The superimposition of phrases, polyphony, inaudible speech, and the repetition of the same words by her characters make the conversation scenes in her films resemble the musical forms of the canon and recitative. In this sense, the scene in the film Chekhovian Motifs (2002) where a family argues over dinner is indicative. The characters speak simultaneously, trading affirmative remarks. This peculiar form of collective monologue underscores the absence of mutual understanding among the interlocutors. It is also an example of the communal type of discursivity, with its characteristic "kitchen squabble." |
Media Context and the 2017 General Election: How traditional and social media shape elections
1 June 2017 - 28 February 2018
PI/s in Exeter: Professor Dan Stevens
CI/s in Exeter: Professor Susan Banducci, Dr Travis Coan
Funding awarded: £ 50,000
The snap election called by Theresa May presents an urgent opportunity to assess and understand the role of media in British politics at a time when a fractured media system is being held at least partly responsible for presenting misleading information to voters.
Our previous research (ES/M010775/1) examined traditional (television, newspapers and radio) and social media during and after an election in which some form of coalition government was the expected outcome, confirmed by extensive and widely reported polls, and economic issues dwarfed all other coverage. Our aims were to: 1) Develop a model of information flows and intermedia agenda setting from traditional and social media; 2) Assess the contrasting influence of national, and sub-national media on specific constituencies and subsets of the electorate; 3) Understand the role of social media in the electoral process; 4) Examine media effects on learning, preference change during the campaign and perceptions of the legitimacy of the outcome in the post-election period.
Some of the key findings of our study have cast new light on intermedia agenda setting with respect to issues and leaders, as well as offering experimental evidence that post-election reactions to the same "broken manifesto promise" are highly contingent on attributions of responsibility. Two years later the electoral context has shifted, with a majority Conservative government, different leaders of almost all the major parties, Brexit is both the main issue and the ostensible reason the election was called, the possibility of the incumbent government gaining the largest proportion of the vote in a generation, and a growing distrust of polling data and the media e.g., 'fake news' and Twitter bots. This provides us with the opportunity to re-examine and extend our original aims in a contest of different leaders and different issues, "fake news" and a seeming far less competitive race. Taken together, these will allow us to address the extent to which media contribute to the ability of voters to hold governments accountable through the electoral process. We accomplish them using a combination of the existing infrastructure that we developed for large scale media data retrieval and analysis (ES/M010775/1 and ES/N012283/1), and a survey panel capturing clickstream activity, which will provide us with a unique opportunity to examine information search and exposure (e.g. filter bubbles). |
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Chair of Biotechnology was established in 1992 at the Department of Food Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana. Later on in 2010, in the scope of reorganisation, the Chair of Biotechnology merged with the Chair of Food Microbiology and it has been renamed to the Chair of Biotechnology, Microbiology and Food Safety. At the Chair, we intensively carry our research and pedagogical work in the study programs of Biotechnology, Microbiology, Food Science and Technology, and Nutrition. Numerous national and international research projects have been carried out in the fields of microbial biotechnology, food microbiology and biotechnology, microbial genetics and taxonomy, bioprocessing, proteomics and (bio)analytics.
The Chair of Biotechnology, Microbiology and Food Safety consists of the following laboratories: Laboratory for Biotechnological and Microbiological Education, Laboratory for Industrial Biocultures, Laboratory for Industrial Bioprocesses, Laboratory for Proteomics, Laboratory for Food Microbiology and Laboratory for Molecular Biology. The Chair also includes the Infrastructure Center for Bioprocessing Technology and the Collection of Industrial Microorganisms (ZIM) where thousands of microbial strains of yeasts, bacteria, filamentous fungi and actinomycetes from natural and industrial environments are stored.
Researchers at the Chair are active in developing several research areas:
i) In the field of industrial bioprocesses and bioculture development with the main focus on the bioprocesses for the production of microbial secondary metabolites and industrial enzymes.
ii) We are developing and applying advanced metabolic engineering and synthesis biology approaches, relating mainly to »cell factories« based on actinomycetes and yeasts hosts.
iii) We are also specialised in the development of industrial processes for the production of primary and secondary metabolites up to the scale of laboratory bioreactors of volume 5L-20L.
iv) We are developing lactic acid fermentation processes of diverse substrates to increase their functional and nutritional value. With a proteomic approach, we study metabolic and biosynthetic pathways of the microorganisms used, and thus the quality and safety of fermented products.
v) Model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the stationary phase of growth is used to study the influence of bioactive substances and other environmental factors on cell health by measuring various parameters at the cellular and proteomic level.
vi) We isolate and characterize microorganisms from traditional foods and their natural environment. By applying genomic tools we are studying the driving forces of their adaptation to the human environments and the emergence of novel yeast species.
vii) We use the tools of directed laboratory evolution of yeasts to improve their properties and apply these approaches in development of new food products.
viii) We study the activity and mechanisms of action of natural antimicrobial agents of various origins for effective control of microbial pathogens and food spoilage agents.
ix) Advanced microscopy methods, cultivation and molecular-biological approaches are combined in the studies of biofilm formation and adaptive mechanisms of bacterial survival on surfaces.
x) We study virulent factors such as attachment, biofilm formation, adaptation or resistance to disinfectants or alternative antimicrobial agents, and relate them to the physiology of model organisms (function of efflux pumps and cell membranes, extracellular matrix molecules, etc.).
xi) Microbial interactions of Campylobacter are investigated at the strain, species and genus level, through signaling molecules, gene transfer and bacterial interactions in mixed biofilms.
xii) We are developing advanced methods for the identification, quantification and characterization of pathogenic microorganisms, spoilage and indicator microorganisms in food.
xiii) In order to manage microbiological contamination of food and food production environments, we new, environmentally friendly technologies of minimal food processing and new contact surface materials (antimicrobially active delivery systems and biocomposites).
The Chair cooperates with numerous institutions nationaly and internationaly, organizes domestic and international conferences and participates in international projects. We traditionally cooperate actively with many Slovene and foreign companies in the area of food, chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. Since the formation of the Chair, a number of new SMEs have been founded as a result of translation activities in the scope of diverse research projects.
Since the foundation of the Chair, a large number of students of Biotechnology, Microbiology, Food technology or Nutrition have completed their studies at the Chair. Among them, more than 75 PhD students have finished their doctoral studies and today they work as successful professionals and leading managers in industrial sector, governmental and research institutions and universities.
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Anja Klančnik
Maja Paš
Hrvoje Petković
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If you are facing an unexpected pregnancy or are suffering from the pain of a past abortion, Right to Life of Holland Area and the agencies listed here want you to know that you are not alone… a friend is only a phone call away.
This directory exists to offer prolife support through a variety of programs, including pre- and post-natal counseling, post abortion recovery, help with adoption or foster care, housing, clothing, material assistance and more. We hope you find this directory helpful.
If you are facing an unexpected pregnancy or suffering from the pain of a past abortion, call… 1-800-57WOMAN There are alternatives to abortion… there have to be.
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*Indicates a place of refuge and healing, not only for women and families who are suffering from the pain of abortion, but also from the loss of a child due to miscarriage or early infant death. |
Mindy Thompson
Mindy Thompson is a writer of fantastical stories for Middle Grade readers. She holds a BA in creative writing from Boise State University and previously had the privilege of working in public and middle school libraries. She currently resides in Southern Idaho. Find her on social media @mindythompson_.
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Mindy Thompson writes fantastical stories for Middle Grade readers.
A graduate of Boise State University with a B.A. in creative writing, Mindy spent ten years working in public and middle school libraries. She began writing upper Middle Grade with her past students in mind and hopes to give them a place to find themselves in the books they read.
Mindy lives with her sister-turned-roommate in Southern Idaho and spends far too much time watching historical hair and makeup tutorials online.
Visit her at mindythompson.com or on social media @mindythompson_
What does all the magic in the world matter if it can't save the ones you love? For self-proclaimed bookstore lovers and fans of Pages & Co. comes an exploration of the way war can shape a family, in the tradition of Pax and Wolf Hollow.
It's 1943 Sutton, NY, and Poppy's family owns and runs, Rhyme and Reason, a magical bookshop that caters to people from all different places and time periods. Though her family's world is ravaged by World War II, their customers hail from their past and their future, infusing the shop with a delightful mix of ideas and experiences. The shop runs on a set of rules handed down from one generation of bookseller to the next, with their cardinal rule their most strict: shopkeepers must never use the magic for themselves.
But then Poppy's brother's best friend is killed in the war and her brother wants to use magic to save him. Young Poppy is caught between her love for her brother and loyalty to her family, all the while knowing that her brother's actions could have devastating consequences that reach far beyond the bookshop, feeding an insidious, growing darkness.
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers (October 26, 2021).
© 2023 by Nicola Rider.
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A Longview man sits behind bars in the Gregg County jail after leaving the hospital voluntarily and stealing an ambulance. According to the Longview News Journal, Daniel Shacklee is now being held without bond on the charges of criminal trespassing charged with theft of property of more than $300,000.
The incident with Shacklee began around 10:34 a.m., according to the News Journal, police responded to a criminal trespassing complaint. After being confronted by police, an ambulance was dispatched to the scene where he voluntarily agreed to go to the hospital. While in transport, CBS19 reports, Shacklee jumped out of the back of ambulance and ran into a wooded area.
Once located, Shacklee agreed to go to the hospital when, upon arrival, he refused medical treatment and left the hospital.
After leaving the hospital, he stole a Longview Fire Department ambulance and left. Police located the stolen ambulance near the intersections of Methvin Street and High Street where he was arrested.
Shacklee was taken back to the hospital for a medical clearance before being taken to the Gregg County Jail. KLTV 7 reports that Longview police believed that Shacklee was under the influence of some kind of substance, but no drugs were found in his possession. |
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Australia: PayPal to fund 'yes' campaign for marriage equality in Australia, launches donation-matching scheme
Another international technology giant has thrown its support behind Australia's marriage equality campaign, with leading online finance firm PayPal today (Wed) pledging to match up to $50,000 in donations to the "yes" campaign.
PayPal's pledge will follow a slew of supportive messages from big technology names, including Google, Uber, Twitter, HP, and from Apple, which issued a statement in support of changing Australian marriage laws the day before its iPhone X launch last month.
The new financial commitment will also come after PayPal canned a major operations centre in a protest against bathroom laws discriminating against transgender people in the United States.
PayPal Australia small and medium business director Brian McDonnell said technology firms had a "social responsibility" to back the marriage equality movement in Australia, as well as a popular platform with which to raise awareness.
"If you look at tech companies like Microsoft and, locally, Atlassian, they are actively advocating in the same way as PayPal that the result of this survey should be a 'yes' and marriage equality should exist for Australians," Mr McDonnell said.
"Every person in Australia, and broadly around the world, has technology in their pocket every single day and that is a driving force in itself. That really creates a platform to get broad distribution about a critical issue.
"This is not about marriage. It's actually about equality before the law."
Mr McDonnell said PayPal would "match any donation up to $250" made on the Equality Campaign website (australiansforequality.nationbuilder.com/matchdonate) up to a total of $50,000.
Read more via news.com.au
Tagged: Australia, marriage equality, crowdfunding, activism
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Becky Gibson, 26, from Chippendale, Sydney, has won the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship for her body of work, represented by Broadway site # 1 2010.
Becky Gibson attended the National Art School in Sydney, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2006. She was a highly commended finalist of the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship in 2009. Becky is interested in developing a series of new works that look at merging the themes of erased landscapes and memory.
This year's judges were artist Colin Lanceley and the Gallery's head of Australian art, Wayne Tunnicliffe. 'I thought Becky's work showed sophistication in her handling, her use of paint, the way she understood form and colour and particularly how sophisticated her technique was dealing with it. Her work was personal and I think she is a perfect recipient for the scholarship,' said Colin Lanceley.
The judges also highly commended James Drinkwater, 27, from Newcastle. |
The year-over-year (Q4 2017 to Q4 2018) gain for the PSR-TPI was 3.5%, climbing 4 pts from 114 to 118.
Except for North America, most of the other key regions are beginning to see an economic slowdown. Regarding the commercial truck market, a slowing global economy along with generally strong truck sales during the past few years is placing downward pressure on commercial vehicle adoption rates.
While the economic conditions in the United States is currently strong, the economy is expected to moderate later in 2019 and into 2020. The forecasted economic slowdown in the United States is expected to contribute to a global economic slowdown over the next few years.
In North America, the medium and heavy commercial truck segment is expected to remain strong through much of 2019. Production levels for class 8 trucks continue to be strong driven by record order levels that are expected to continue well into 2019. |
For this review, you could say I'm in enemy territory, given that I'm a Dodgers fan, but I can't say no to free tickets. The hospitality service Legends recently took charge of the "Big A" and has revamped its food selections. For starters, they have made the popular nachos more available throughout the stadium. The nachos stand is known as Nacho Nachos. Since there are several around the park, it keeps the lines down. The service was quick.
Steak and chicken are the protein options for the nachos and for my first choice I chose chicken. The chips are the standard, round Tostitos chips you'd see at any stadium. The same goes for the cheese. It's the warm, delicious, guilty pleasure goop we all love. The Nacho Mama size is the medium portion size for nachos. There is a small size, which only comes with chips and cheese, and there is a bigger size called Nacho Daddy, which has the same ingredients as the Nacho Mama, but comes in an Angels helmet. The toppings include pico de gallo, sour cream, jalapeños, and guacamole. I found all of them to be fresh, including the chicken. There was plenty of cheese to cover every chip, which made them messy, but they give you a couple forks with your order and I'd take "messy" over "not enough" any day. I wouldn't suggest going about eating these with your hands. The chicken was hot, tender, and flavorful. I tasted some peppers and onion in its seasoning. I didn't run into any dry pieces of any bits that were too tough or full of fat. The portion size is definitely big enough for one hungry person.
I had some room for dessert, so in keeping with the Mexican theme I chose churros… with a twist. I've heard about the infamous Oreo churros before, but have never been able to find them. I know they're at Disneyland (I'm not sure if these are the same), and some movie theaters. I picked these up at a stand called The Coop, which sells chicken tenders. They look like your standard churro, but dark brown instead of tan. Before I ordered these, I assumed that the Oreo filling would be inside of the churro, however, the filling (which is really more like icing) is on the side. Unfortunately, they were incredibly dry and crunchy. The Oreo dip was almost frozen, which made it a challenge to get out of the tub. I would prefer if the dip were warm, given that the churros are warm. The churros definitely tasted like chocolate, but the dip was more like vanilla icing instead of the Oreo cream with which we are all familiar. I don't know if I just had a bad batch, or one that had been sitting out too long, but I'm not sure I'd give these another try.
Just a few days later and I'm back again at the ballpark. I was craving the nachos again, but I went for the steak option this time. Like the first time, the service was fast and pleasant. As I returned to my seat, I realized my nachos were missing guacamole and sour cream. I'm not sure if they were out, or forgot to add them to my nachos, but the game had already started and I was starving, so I ate them as they were. As I said in the previous review, the toppings were fresh, and the quality was consistent here. There was plenty to go around (minus the guacamole and sour cream, of course). and steak was tender, but I felt that the chicken had more flavor. |
Time travel is a subject that fascinates us—the idea of such a thing is incredibly intriguing and holds a certain mystique that inevitably draws us in. In turn, a lot of movies about time travel have been made. Like, a lot. Naturally, I have compiled a list of best 25 time travel movies. Set in no particular order, each movie was selected on the basis of how compelling its use of time travel is and how it elevated the film's overall enjoyability.
Richard Kelly's thought-provoking cult classic is perhaps one of the most profound films ever made involving time travel. And despite how deeply interwoven it is with the film's plot, it's not something you can immediately glean early on in the film. Jake Gyllenhaal plays title character Donnie Darko, who encounters a large bunny-rabbit named Frank. Frank informs Donnie that the world is going to end in 28 days, a timeframe during which an increasingly bizarre course of events begins to transpire. The film's core themes are directly connected to its use of time travel and are a necessary addition to this list.
Perhaps one of the most iconic time travel movies, Bill Murray stars in Groundhog Day as a narcissistic weatherman sent to a small town to cover Groundhog Day for an assignment. However, he soon finds that he's stuck in a time loop, forced to re-live the same day over and over again. This film has sent the precedent for several other time travel movies, many of which borrow the concept of a character living the same day repeatedly. But none do it quite as well as the original.
Christopher Nolan's Interstellar is one time travel film that brings the sub-genre to space and does so in such a gorgeously captivating way. Taking place in a dystopian future, a group of astronauts travels through a wormhole in order to find a new home for humans, who are struggling to maintain survival on Earth. The film is upheld by a great cast (Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway) and while it may have a near three-hour runtime, its unique exploration of mankind is worth it.
James Cameron's The Terminator is not only culturally significant in terms of time travel movies, or even film in general—it has made an impact in pop culture on the whole. Even those who have not seen The Terminator understand the reference upon hearing Arnold Schwarzenegger's famous line: "I'll be back." Schwarzenegger plays the Terminator, a cyborg sent back in time from 2029 to kill the woman whose son becomes responsible for protecting the world against machines. There is no doubt that as time goes on, this will continue to hold its spot as one of the most prominent time travel movies.
Oh, yes, About Time is definitely on this list. A romantic-comedy that soothes the soul, About Time uses the concept of time travel to ponder the beauty and fragility of life. A young man (played by Domhnall Gleeson) learns that the men in his family have the ability to time travel, and uses his newfound gift as a means of improving his future. Along the way, he meets a young woman (Rachel McAdams) with whom he falls in love, and his time travel gifts come into play for both the better and the worse. While it may have its cheesy moments, what makes About Time so great is how it uses the element of time travel to create a simple and honest portrayal of the human experience.
Another iconic take on time travel comes from Back to the Future. Michael J. Fox stars as Marty McFly, a teenager who accidentally travels back in time to 1955 and interrupts his parents' first meeting, quickly becoming his own mother's love interest. As bizarre and hilarious as the premise sounds, the film is wonderfully fun and enrapturing, and its widely loveable nature makes it easy to partake in multiple viewings of the film.
Franklin J. Schaffner's Planet of the Apes was perhaps one of the earliest films to play with time travel and managed to do so in a fairly unique way, even for its time. The film follows an astronaut crew who crash lands on a desolate planet situated 2000 years into the future. The crew soon discovers that apes have taken over as the dominant species of the planet, leaving humans to be the more primitive race. Time travel is utilized to portray quite the interesting role-reversal, and it was one powerful enough to launch a five-film series, along with a reboot series decades later.
A list of time travel movies wouldn't be complete without mentioning everyone's favorite time-manipulating sorcerer in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Benedict Cumberbatch plays Dr. Stephen Strange, a cocky neurosurgeon who loses destroys his hands in a tragic accident. Desperate to find a way to heal them, Strange visits Kamar-Taj, where he discovers his last shot at recovery is to train under the revered sorcerer known as the Ancient One (Tilda Swinton). Doctor Strange may not necessarily be considered a movie about time travel, but it certainly plays a significant role, especially in the film's final showdown between hero and villain.
It's not quite cinematic gold, but it seems impossible not to note when talking about time travel movies. The film stars John Cusack as Adam, who is taken back to 1986 with his two friends and nephew thanks to a time machine at a ski resort. Once there, they must make it through the entire night without changing anything to make sure that the nephew is stillborn. While it may not be anything more than light, charming fun, the film embraces its silliness—and really, how seriously should a movie about a time machine take itself?
This isn't the only Star Trek movie on this list, but time travel plays a big role in The Voyage Home. In order to save Earth from a mysterious alien presence, Admiral Kirk and his crew head back to the late twentieth century, only to find that it is not quite what they expected. Another time travel film that refrains from taking itself too seriously and partakes in several lighthearted jokes, The Voyage Home is a great time travel movie and perhaps one of the best in the Star Trek franchise.
Colin Trevorrow's Safety Not Guaranteed brings together time travel with romantic comedy once again. Aubrey Plaza, Jake Johnson, and Karan Soni play three magazine writers who embark on an assignment to interview a man (Mark Duplass) who placed an advertisement seeking companionship for time travel. The film has a natural feel to it and its exploration of the characters' relationships with themselves and each other make it a worthwhile watch.
Not only is Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban the best movie in the Harry Potter franchise (let's all just admit it), but it's also one of the best time travel movies. During his third year at Hogwarts, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) finds himself entangled with a known convict, Sirius Black (Gary Oldman). The film's final act brings into play a magical object called a Time Turner that plays a key role in the outcome of events. With Alfonso Cuarón's sleek direction, the enthralling story, and the beloved characters, this is easily one of the most unforgettable time travel movies.
Twelve Monkeys brings another interesting narrative to the world of time travel films. A convict from the year 2035 goes back in time to discover the cause of a deadly virus, only to be sent to the wrong year. He winds up in a mental hospital but soon winds up discovering the Army of the 12 Monkeys, thought to be responsible for the virus. The fantastic cast and creative storytelling solidify its success as a time travel film.
Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt star in this flick about an officer who is demoted and forced to fight in combat without a day of training. He quickly gets killed but takes down an alien with him at the same time. However, coming into contact with the alien has thrown him into a time loop, and he is forced to experience the same day of fighting and dying on repeat. Taking a cue from Groundhog Day, this movie mixes time travel with other familiar elements of science-fiction and ultimately makes for a clever final product.
In Looper, Rian Johnson creates a unique world of science-fiction that serves as a backdrop for complex characters. Time travel has been created but is only available on the black market, the mob sending those they want to get rid of 30 years into the past. When they arrive, a hitman named Joe (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is waiting to clean up the mess. Looper manages to be fairly unpredictable for its subject matter and is thoroughly entertaining and thought-provoking.
Denis Villeneuve's Arrival is an entry that might not seem like a time travel movie at first impression, but in fact, it is embedded into the film from its very first scene. The film follows a linguistics professor (Amy Adams) who is asked to attempt deciphering the language of the new life form that has landed on Earth. While it may not come across as a time travel movie in the conventional sense, it will leave viewers with much to think about long after the credits roll.
Never underestimate the power of a good Anime film—The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is one of them. A schoolgirl named Makoto discovers a device that gives her the ability to physically leap through time. At first, she uses her newfound ability to do things like arriving on time and ace tests, but she soon realizes her time traveling has an effect on those around her. Sweet and charming, this film reminds us of who and what is important to value most in life.
Yes, there's more Star Trek. Technically the first film in the reboot series and eleventh in the franchise overall, J.J. Abrams has upended most limitations by having the new films exist in the same Star Trek universe. In other words, the same characters are living in an alternate timeline, thanks to the possibilities set up by time travel. While the film may not center on time travel directly, this element is what allowed this film to be a success.
I must say: perhaps this is the best time travel movie of all. 13-year-old Jenna gets her greatest wishes fulfilled when, after some enchanted dust falls on her head in a closet at her birthday party, she wakes up in an apartment as a 30-year-old woman (Jennifer Garner). Jenna has no choice but to quickly learn the ropes of her adult life. Not only is the concept original and fun, but it sheds light on the beauty of savoring childhood innocence and optimism in an overly pessimistic world.
This seems like a good time to mention that Rachel McAdams has actually been in 4 movies about time travel (The Time Traveler's Wife, Doctor Strange, About Time, Midnight in Paris), but is never the one doing the actual time traveling! In this film, McAdams plays the titular role, and her husband (Eric Bana) is stuck in a state where he involuntarily jumps through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his lover. While it may not be everybody's cup of the tea, the film's ambition for taking this concept and running with it should be applauded.
Another film following in the footsteps of Groundhog Day, our protagonist (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) enters the body of someone new as he attempts to prevent a mass murder attack on a commuter train, re-living the incident over again. The film is more for entertainment than anything to think too deeply about, but it makes for some good action sequences.
In an epic X-Men installment, the X-Men join forces with their younger selves in order to change the past and salvage their future. Both time periods come together in order to save their species, all wonderfully brought together through time travel. This arguably made for one of the best X-Men movies in the franchise, and the time travel element really showcases the character development here.
Ethan Hawke shines in Predestination, in which he plays an agent who travels through time in order to stop criminals from going through with their crimes. The plot is fairly unpredictable, and it's one that will make you think. Close attention to detail will pay off when watching this movie, and intricacy often makes for the best time travel film.
A goofy but loveable entry, this film has Keanu Reeves and Alex Winters playing floundering high school students. The pair uses a time machine to travel back in time and put together a report for history class that will earn them an A+—one that involves bringing a group of famous historical figures back with. The concept may seem ridiculous, but the absurdity is what makes it great.
Shane Carruth's Primer is definitely more arthouse than virtually any other movie about time travel, which is surprising in a way, because—as this movie shows—a lot of creativity can be had with the concept. The film follows two friends who build a device that unintentionally creates a time loop. Of course, they start out by using this to their advantage but quickly learn there are catastrophic consequences to their tampering with time. It's very refreshing for a time travel film and is worth the watch for anyone desiring something unique.
While it seems like there are so many titles on this list, there were also so many wonderful ones that couldn't make the list. But in terms of escapism, all time travel movies are pretty great. Since we can't really travel through time (yet), I suppose watching movies about it is the next best thing.
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I had made a post awhile back about my husband telling his sister about the induction, and I was going to update that post, but it says it is napping and to make another post. I will link it, though.
My LO (little one) is here. I've been spendjng my PP (previous poster) with grand parents and my husband comes up when he can (his employer did not grant him any time off at all, so he has seen his son a total of 5 times, and LO (little one) is a week and a half old already).
According to OB and midwife, had he been born any later, he'd be stillborn. There was a knot the size of the palm of her hand in his umbilical cord that was never caught in ultrasound. Husband almost seems afraid of LO, he's afraid to hold him, feed him, tries to change him but thinks he's hurting him. I've caught him whispering "I'm so sorry, baby boy, I want to be a better daddy and husband for your mommy. I want you to have better" and things like that. I don't know if this is normal? But he IS actually trying to take care of DS, something I was convinced he wouldn't do. When he's with us, if he hears even a noise from this baby, he there to check for spit up and his breathing, if he fusses, he asks me of he can feed him (I'm pumping and breastfeeding) or change him but he acts like LO (little one) will shatter if he moves wrong.
The contact with his family hasn't ceased, but is very vague and they don't receive information about LO (little one) besides "he's well, thank you for asking" and if they want to come down, we've just said "that isn't going to work for us, we'll let you know when we are going to be able to have people over."
I'm so glad you're feeling better about the situation and that he is trying to restore your trust. The best thing you can do for his confidence with LO (little one) is push him in the deep end. I was a wreck when my kids were born so my husband had no choice but to step up and be their primary carer. He was terrified, I remember his hands shaking the first time he undressed Tilly for her bath, but it was so incredible for his confidence and the bond he had with them. It made us better go-parents and even though he does things differently to me, I've had to learn to let go and accept it.
You know, he could take a parenting class down where he lives - in those evenings when he's not at work and not up with you.
Has he made any effort, independently, to learn to be a dad?
The warning about not waking napping threads is really for everyone BUT the OP. It's really so somebody else doesn't post something dumb like "any update?" and bump a thread, getting everyone excited that maype the OP (original poster) came back and then annoyed that it was just some thoughtless person. I've seen people come back to update their threads after a nearly a year, I think.
I'm glad he seems to be taking this seriously. Maybe you can get him to agree to therapy.
The fact that he's making an effort and trying is huge. If you're going to parent with him divorced or married he's going to need to get his hands dirty - and it sounds like he's willing. Give him a chance to bond. For some men it takes time.
You're doing the right thing, OP.
He went to LO (little one) first pediatrician appointment and had a list of questions of things to look out for, and i saw that he was watching videos on how to swaddle and burp a newborn. So it seems like he is really trying.
The warning about not waking napping threads is really for everyone BUT the OP. It's really so somebody else doesn't post something dumb like "any update?" and bump a thread, getting everyone excited that maype the OP came back and then annoyed that it was just some thoughtless person. I've seen people come back to update their threads after a nearly a year, I think.
Ohh, gotcha. I wasn't sure, thank you.
That's what I'm hoping for. I won't take LO (little one) away during a feeding or changing, but if he asks for help, i'm happy to. Changing a diaper is more difficult with 4 hands, but when he's here, he tries to hold him or do tummy time with him. It's nice to see. I'm worried it won't last long, but maybe the wellbeing of his child is the motivation he needs.
That's what I'm hoping for. I won't take LO away during a feeding or changing, but if he asks for help, i'm happy to. Changing a diaper is more difficult with 4 hands, but when he's here, he tries to hold him or do tummy time with him. It's nice to see. I'm worried it won't last long, but maybe the wellbeing of his child is the motivation he needs.
Have you heard the thing about how in most adult humans, HAVING to care for a baby intensively, which means a whole lot of hours over a short time, will make them fall in love with that baby?
That could be happening, and it's to be encouraged. It works on me, and I don't even like babies and never have (but once this threshold is crossed with one, I'm its willing slave).
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MICROSOFT PLEDGING THAT DATA CENTERS WILL USE 100 PERCENT RENEWABLES BY 2025
Microsoft | January 16, 2020
Microsoft is pledging to become 100% "carbon-negative" by 2030 by removing more carbon from the environment than it emits. CEO Satya Nadella said Thursday that the commitment will happen "not just across our direct emissions, but across our supply chain, too." It's a major step up from Microsoft's previous green pledges. The tech company had previously said its data centers would be 60% powered by renewable electricity by the end of last year, but environmental groups have said it has fallen sho...
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Solar power on electric cars has yet to become a common feature, but Tesla is about to change that – starting with the Cybertruck electric pickup. We've discussed solar roofs on electric vehicles before, most recently with the one on the latest Prius Prime, but the recurring problem is that they rarely generate enough power to be worth it. For example, we estimated that the solar cells on the Prius Prime's roof could generate enough power to add about ~2 miles of range during the day. And of cou...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $125.5 million in new funding to advance solar technology research. "Solar energy has grown tremendously in the last decade," said U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette. "The research and development supported by this investment will build on the technological foundations necessary to continue the solar industry's growth and preserve American energy choice, independence, and security." In addition to the solar funding announcement, EERE ...
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Home Off Beat 'No Global Warming Occurred After 1998'! Is it a self-created political fiasco?
'No Global Warming Occurred After 1998'! Is it a self-created political fiasco?
Human-caused climate change is no new story. For many years now, it has been viewed as a large and urgent problem. The truth below the lines it that the biggest part of the problem is neither environmental nor scientific! The Irish Pennants report, addresses it as a self-created political fiasco.
Do you know, for the years 1998-2005 global average temperature did not increase (there was actually a slight decrease, though not at a rate that differs significantly from zero)!? This simple fact is drawn from the official temperature records of the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia.
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[★TRENDING] WINNER Nam Taehyun apologizes for impolite behavior at recent event
After receiving heated attention and criticism from the public, Nam Taehyun of WINNER has apologized for his use of impolite speech towards the audience at a recent concert event.
On November 22nd, WINNER's main vocal, Nam Taehyun, was caught up in a controversy regarding his recent behavior at the GS& Concert 2014 event held in Songpa-gu, Seoul at the Jamsil Gymnasium.
During the group's introductory speech on stage in front of an audience of ecstatic fans, fellow WINNER vocalist Kang Seungyoon began greeting their loving fans with an excitement. As the cheering of many fans began to drown out the voice of Kang Seungyoon during his speech, Nam Taehyun blatantly shouted in banmal (an informal way of speaking to others in Korean), "He's speaking here (얘기하잖아)!" putting the rest of the members in a slightly perplexed situation.
However, on November 24th, Nam Taehyun announced a formal apology for his behavior through his agency, YG Entertainment. The idol apologized, "At that moment I was not in the position to get angry. I used banmal thinking that it would make the fans feel like they were close to me, like a friend, but my use of informal speech became a problem. In regards to this, I am deeply sorry. I did not think before speaking."
Nam Taehyun continued, "Through this mistake I have realized just how important every single word coming out of my mouth is. From now on I will be very cautious."
Even a YG Entertainment representative stated, "To be completely honest, Nam Taehyun is one of the members who speaks most comfortably around the fans in order to make them feel closer to the group, as if they were friends. Many fans have been disappointed that his true self is never revealed on television, so he often acts very friendly towards fans during fan meets or concerts. However, people who are not familiar with this side of Taehyun have watched this recent video and have mistaken him for behaving impolitely. We will make sure to be careful so that incidents like this will not happen again."
Meanwhile, as the short clip of this incident is going viral over various South Korean online communities and websites such as Daum, Naver, Nate, and other individual blogs, netizens began criticizing the idol's behavior and even dug up past rumors of Nam Taehyun's alleged bullying during his youth. Other netizens have defended the idol saying he was merely teasing fans in a joking manner.
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The Pendulum has Swung: California Passes Harassment Legislation In Wake Of #Metoo Movement
By: Don Samuels
Recently, California Governor Jerry Brown signed a series of Bills that add additional protections to victims of sexual harassment and may make it more difficult for employers to defend those claims. Specifically, on or before January 1, 2019, the following laws will take effect:
SENATE BILL NO. 1300
Senate Bill 1300 provides the most numerous and far reaching changes to the harassment landscape in California. It adds a number of new provisions to the government code which broaden the definition of harassment and may diminish the ability of an employer to defend itself in court. Specifically, the Bill adds a new Section, 12923, to the Government Code which:
Substantially broadens the definition of a hostile work environment to include any conduct that "sufficiently offends, humiliates, distresses, or intrudes upon its victim, so as to disrupt the victims emotional tranquility in the work place, affect the victims ability to perform the job as usual, or otherwise interfere with and undermine the victims personal sense of wellbeing."
Indicates that a single incident of harassing conduct is sufficient to create a triable issue regarding the existence of a hostile work environment if the harassing conduct has unreasonably interfered with the plaintiff's work performance or created an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.
Rejects the "stray remark" doctrine and instructs that "the existence of a hostile work environment depends on the totality of the circumstances and a discriminatory remark, even if not made directly in the context of an employment decision or uttered by a non-decision maker, may be relevant, circumstantial evidence of discrimination."
Instructs that the legal standard, except in very limited circumstances, for sexual harassment should not vary by type of workplace.
Instructs that harassment cases are rarely appropriate for disposition on summary judgment.
In addition, Senate Bill 1300 also:
Codifies case law that an employer may be responsible for the acts of non-employees with respect to harassment of employees, applicants, unpaid interns, or persons providing services pursuant to a contract in the workplace.
Adds Section 12964.5 to the Government Code, which restricts the ability of an employer to require an employee to sign a release of a claim or right under certain circumstances. Note a "release of claim or right" includes requiring an individual to execute a statement that he or she does not possess any claim or injury against the employer or other covered entity, and includes the release of a right to file and pursue a civil action or complaint.
Prohibits an employer from requiring an employee to sign a non-disparagement agreement or other document that purports to deny the employee the right to disclose information about unlawful acts in the workplace, including, but not limited to, sexual harassment. Any agreement or document in violation of this section is contrary to public policy and shall be unenforceable.
Significantly, this section does not apply to a negotiated settlement agreement to resolve an underlying claim that has been filed by an employee in court, before an administrative agency, alternative dispute resolution forum, or through an employer's internal complaint process. Critically, a settlement agreement will only be considered to have been "negotiated" if the employee received notice and an opportunity to retain counsel.
CONFIDENTIALITY OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS
In addition to the restrictions imposed by new Government Code Section 12964.5, Senate Bill 820 adds Section 1001 to the Code of Civil Procedure and relates to the confidentiality of settlement agreements. Specifically, this new section outlaws provisions in a settlement agreement that prevent the disclosure of factual information related to a claim filed in a civil or administrative action regarding sexual harassment or other forms of harassment. However, the prohibition does not apply to the identity of the claimant, if they requested it to be confidential, nor does it prohibit the confidentiality of the amount paid in settlement of a claim. That provision, however, must be read in light of the new federal tax provision that precludes the deductibility of payments in connection with the settlement of sexual harassment or sexual assault claims that are subject to a confidentiality provision.
ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 3109
In keeping with the concerns underlining new Government Code 12964.5 and Code of Civil Procedure Section 1001, Section 1670.11 is added to the Civil Code and makes a provision in a contract or settlement agreement void and unenforceable if it waives a party's right to testify in an administrative, legislative, or judicial proceeding concerning alleged criminal conduct or sexual harassment.
LESSONS TO BE LEARNED
The California legislature has greatly expanded the protection of employees and other individuals in connection with sexual harassment. As a result of these changes, it is even more imperative for employers to train their employees to recognize and report allegations of sexual harassment and to affirm that they have been trained on these issues and they are not aware of any such circumstances. Additionally, employers need to be careful when requiring an employee to forego legal claims or to restrict their ability to disclose facts relating to sexual harassment by either preventing such disclosure in a settlement agreement or trying to prevent their testimony in an official proceeding.
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A Notice of Assessment is mailed to each property owner in the beginning of March each year as notice of these values. The ONLY times these values may be appealed is during the March Board of Review. The dates and times of these meetings are on the Notice of Assessment. At the close of the March Board of Review the values become final and cannot be appealed. (With the exception of Commercial and Industrial Property which may be appealed directly to the Michigan Tax Tribunal by May 31).
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They sure have come a long way from their Little Cowpoke days.
This year, Southern California acoustic Americana trio Nickel Creek turns 25 and celebrates the occasion with a new album and nationwide reunion tour, including a recently added show at UC Davis' Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts on August 3. Loyal fans are jubilant.
Sara Watkins (fiddle), her brother Sean Watkins (guitar), and Chris Thile (mandolin), began touring together as children in 1989, releasing Little Cowpoke and Here to There in the '90s. After pairing with Allison Krauss to produce their first studio album, Nickel Creek, in 2000, the nominations and awards came pouring in, including the Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album (This Side) in 2003.
Nickel Creek has always expertly woven together a sound from bluegrass, pop, folk rock, Americana, and even classical influences. But their new album, A Dotted Line, does so with new vitality — the product of a seven-year hiatus in which the musicians each pursued solo projects and other collaborations, adding to the breadth of their already incredible talent.
"The thing I'm most grateful about is that [the fans] are coming with us," Sara said before taking the stage in Chicago last week. "Of course they want us to play things from earlier records, but that they're also coming with us for the new music makes us feel like it's a shared experience with the audience."
Sara, Sean and Chris have each produced at least two solo albums since completing their Farewell (For Now) tour in 2007. Sara has collaborated with the likes of John Mayer and The Decemberists, and guest hosted A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. Sean formed the indie folk duo Fiction Family with Jon Foreman (formerly of Switchfoot).
Chris formed another progressive bluegrass band, The Punch Brothers, in 2006, and worked with Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer and Stuart Duncan to release The Goat Rodeo Sessions in 2011. He has recently toured solo, performing Bach's violin Sonatas and Partitas reimagined for mandolin. His performance at the Mondavi Center in February was extremely well-received.
"[The time apart] has made us all much stronger as individuals, and ultimately as a band." Sara considers Keillor a particularly good mentor: "He has been so generous to me," she said. "You learn a whole lot from watching that show [A Prairie Home Companion] from the sidelines. How he reads the audience and reads the timing. It's remarkable."
At a recent show in Oakland, Chris joked that Nickel Creek disbanded simply because they had run out of creative titles for their instrumental pieces. Once the ideas started flowing again, it was time to regroup.
In reality, the musicians were mulling over a bit more than just creative titles, but only by their combined efforts did these ideas get off the ground. When the trio reconvened in Chris' apartment last June, each musician brought a few "song starts"—unfinished melodies, chord progressions, or lyrics—to polish for an EP.
The first project was "Destination," a song start Sara had tried unsuccessfully for years to complete. "I couldn't hone in on the subject matter," she said. "I knew the vibe I was going for, a dissatisfaction with wherever you are, but I couldn't figure it out lyrically." After some input from Sean and Chris on the lyrics and arrangement, "it kind of came naturally"—a benefit of knowing each other so well. "There's a shorthand we have communicating now, which speeds things along," Sara said.
Their musical and personal bond was so effective that Sara, Sean and Chris soon realized they had plenty of material for a full album. The most creatively titled of the new instrumental pieces, "Elephant in the Corn" is a bouncing, whimsical treat. Other highlights of the album include "21st of May" — Sean's humorous tune predicting the end of the world — and an infectious, danceable cover of Canadian new wave band Mother Mother's "Hayloft." A Dotted Line seamlessly transitions between these tracks and more melancholy songs like "Christmas Eve," and "Where is Love Now" (a Sam Phillips cover), which beautifully display each musician's vocal prowess.
According to Sara, Nickel Creek's ranging style arises organically from the songs they love to hear.
"We don't really think, 'Let's try to play a pop song now.'" She said. "If there's a song we really like, we play it because it's exciting and we want to figure it out. To learn the parts by playing them, you get a great intimacy with the song."
Just what this tour means for Nickel Creek's future remains to be seen, but for now, they are living in the moment.
"We are not planning very far into the future. Instead, we're going to enjoy the diverse turn our careers have taken and enjoy all the things that come with that," Sara said. "We don't have to pick just one thing, so we don't want to."
Joining Nickel Creek on the tour are The Secret Sisters, a charismatic pair of sisters from Muscle Shoals, Alabama with a definitively more twangy, country sound than the main act. Laura and Lydia Rodgers are fresh off the release of their sophomore album, Put Your Needle Down, produced by the legendary T Bone Burnett. Despite their name, it's no big secret that these talented young songstresses are related. Their feisty on-stage interactions invite the audience in, like just another member of the family, privy to both the sass and the love they share sitting with relatives around the piano.
The Rodgers' come from a strong musical background, abundantly obvious from the ease with which they transition between the sweet, poppy "Good Luck, Good Night, Goodbye," the heartfelt "Let There Be Lonely" and the feisty murder ballad "Iuka." And the smoky "Dirty Lie" — a collaboration with Bob Dylan himself — is not to be missed.
Fans new and old will love the show, which offers a little of everything from both groups' impressive catalogues.
Tickets are available at Mondaviarts.org.
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Tax Reform in Georgia: Lessons for Ukraine
There is no doubt that the tax reform carried out by the Mikhael Saakashvili's team after its ascend to power in 2004 was a success. But the Georgian government did not start the reform by sharply reducing the tax rates
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The Georgian government did not start the reform by sharply reducing the tax rates. Before anything else, it reviewed the motivation system within the tax service. It was impossible to fire all the tax inspectors instantly, as it was done with the police. Therefore, the government decided to alter their mindset by restructuring the system of their motivation. First changes in the tax legislation were adopted already in 2005, when a new tax code and a law on tax amnesty were introduced.
High tax rates, a complicated corruption-inducing system, kickbacks for securing VAT refund, tax benefits in exchange for bribes, collusion between business and tax inspectors, shake-downs on the companies that were not willing to pay kickbacks. This is all about Georgia before 2004. One of the most favourable tax legislations in the world, the tax service offers highest quality services via electronic systems, businesses are convinced that they have to pay taxes. This is all about Georgia after 2011.
There is no doubt that the tax reform carried out by the Mikhael Saakashvili's team after its ascend to power in 2004 was a success. As a result, Georgia climbed 100 places in the Doing Business ranking, from the 111th place in 2005 (the 2005 ranking reflected the situation in the second half of 2003 and the first half of 2004, i. e. before the "Rose revolution") to the 12th place in 2011. The share of the companies that paid taxes (compliance rate) rose to 78-85% from 35%. The ratio of budget revenues to GDP almost doubled, rising from 16% in 2003 to 31% in 2011.
The Georgian government did not start the reform by sharply reducing the tax rates. Before anything else, it reviewed the motivation system within the tax service. It was impossible to fire all the tax inspectors instantly, as it was done with the police. Therefore, the government decided to alter their mindset by restructuring the system of their motivation. Harsh sentences given to tax inspectors on corruption charges were combined with widely broadcast arrests of corrupt officials, and quickly discouraged most of them from taking bribes. Authorities arrested numerous former officials and businessmen suspected of corruption. They were given an option of buying themselves out of prison by paying substantial amounts of money to the treasury (the payments sometimes equalled tens of millions of dollars). These methods were condemned by human rights organisations, yet they clearly demonstrated to the society and bureaucrats that the rules of the game had changed and the country started a new way of living.
First changes in the tax law occurred already in 2005, when a new tax code and a law on tax amnesty were introduced. There were three stages of the tax reform. The main achievements of the first stage (2005-2006) were the decrease in a number of taxes from 22 to 7, the simplification of tax procedures and the expansion of the tax base. Only a few of the tax rates were reduced. The social security contribution changed the most – from 33 to 20%. The later stages (2007-2009 and 2010-2011) saw radical reductions in tax rates. In 2008, the social security contribution was merged with the personal income tax. The combined tax rate was lowered from 32% to 25% in 2008, and further to 20% in 2009. Also in 2008, the corporate income tax rate was decreased from 20% to 15%, and in 2009, the dividend and interest tax rate was reduced from 15% to 5%. Moreover, the 100% depreciation of fixed assets investment was introduced, with an opportunity to report losses during five years.
Table 1. Key tax system indicators in Georgia in 2004-2011
First stage Second stage Third stage
Number of taxes 22 7 7 7 6 6 6 6
VAT rate (%) 20 20 18 18 18 18 18 18
Personal income tax rate (%) 12-20 12 12 12 25 20 20 20
Social security contribution (%) 33 20 20 20
Corporation income tax (%) 20 20 20 20 15 15 15 15
Dividend and interest income tax (%) 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5
Source: Ministry of Finance of Georgia, IMF
Tax rates were lowered simultaneously with broadening the tax base, which included the cancellation of tax benefits, and with introduction of a stricter control over tax evasion. One of the unpopular steps included prohibiting the street trade without a licence (and accordingly with no taxes paid). Small street vendors went to the streets to protest against the measure that could deprive them of their only source of income. The provision that required all enterprises to use cash registers to record VAT collected on each transaction caused massive discontent and the resistance of businesses. The government did not make any concessions. Moreover, it enforced the new rules by means of controlled purchases made by secret customers. It punished all the disobedient enterpreneurs with hefty fines, which often exceeded the price of a cash register by several times.
At the same time, the Georgian government streamlined the tax administration system. In order to improve the business environment and to minimise contacts between businesses and bureaucrats, authorities introduced a system of electronic tax reporting in 2007. They also established the risk-based system of tax audits based on clear criteria. Since 2011, only those companies that were deemed at risk of evading taxes were subject to tax inspections.
Thanks to the comprehensive tax reform, Georgia managed not only to create a favourable business environment, but also to improve its fiscal situation. It is notable that the state budget revenues grew most before the changes in the tax laws. The ratio of budget revenues to the GDP was equal to 23% already in 2004, in comparison to only 16% in 2003 (a 7.0 percentage points decrease). Tax revenues rose almost by 4.0 percentage points, to 16% of GDP. In the next years, revenues grew as well, yet at a lower speed: they grew by 8.0 percentage points in four years – up to 31% of GDP in 2011.
Graph 1. The dynamics of key budget figures in Georgia in 2000-2014 (% of GDP)
Source: IMF
The Georgian experience of tax reform has never been more relevant for Ukraine as it is today. Both governmental and non-governmental organisations that take part in designing changes to the Ukrainian tax code should analyse the reasons behind the success of the Georgian reforms and draw appropriate conclusions from it. In my opinion, the main reasons of the success are the following:
First, Georgian reformers were not only liberals, but pragmaticts as well. Their primary task was to increase the budget revenues. They were successful thanks to the active struggle against corruption, though their methods were not always ideal.
Secondly, tax rates were reduced gradually. This reduction was matched by the cancellation of tax benefits, which prevented a slump in budget expenditures and contributed to the creation of the same rules for all.
Thirdly, in addition to lowering tax rates, a lot was done to simplify the tax administration system.
Fourthly, a stricter control over paying taxes was introduced. A new system was created, which ensured that only those who actually evaded paying taxes were punished. At the same time, honest companies could work without fearing unwarranted and tiresome tax inspections. New strict rules caused discontent and even protests, yet were accepted by the business community because they applied equally to all, without any exemptions.
Finally, the comprehensive approach was very important. The main principles of the tax reform in Georgia are low tax rates, ease of paying, strict control over tax evaders, equal rules for all. If at least one ingredient is omitted, a cake called "tax reform" may prove to be not only inedible, but poisonous as well.
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How Pablo Escobar's Medellín Cartel Became The Most Ruthless In History
By Katie Serena
Though he's the face of the organization, there's so much more to the Medellín Cartel than just Pablo Escobar.
At the height of its power, the Medellin Cartel made roughly $100 million in drug profits a day.
They supplied 96 percent of the United State's cocaine and controlled 90 percent of the global cocaine market. The cartel differed from its smaller counterparts in that it was highly organized, highly influential, and capable of corrupting almost anyone. For just under twenty years, the cartel effectively took over Colombia.
YouTubeThe main members of the Medellín Cartel.
By the time of their downfall, not only was the Colombian government working around the clock to take them down but so were the governments of the United States and Canada as well as several organized resistance groups. Eventually, they were able to arrest or assassinate most of the cartel members, ending, of course, with the infamous Pablo Escobar.
As the cartel's leader, Escobar had much to do with the organization of the cartel. The Colombian version of The Godfather — and even known as El Padrino — Escobar worked to corrupt local police departments, pay off government officials, and keep the order amongst the cartel members.
However, the Medellin Cartel was much more than just the escapades of Pablo Escobar. Through the years the cartel had multiple leaders, committed hundreds of crimes, and owned a fleet of planes, helicopters, yachts, and even two rumored submarines. From the beginning, the cartel was set up to become exactly what it was: the largest, most terrifying drug cartel in Colombian history.
The Rise Of The Medellin Cartel
Wikimedia Commons"El Patrón", Pablo Escobar
The Medellin Cartel's most famous member is probably Pablo Escobar. Known as the "King of Cocaine," Escobar was also the wealthiest criminal in history, at one point raking in $2.1 billion in personal income in one year. He was so rich he even had his own zoo, complete with hippos. By the time of Pablo Escobar's death, he was worth a known $30 billion, though he most likely had hidden assets that totaled more.
While the world knew him as a vicious, dangerous criminal, the residents of Medellin, Colombia thought of him as a successful and generous businessman. Within the local cities, he had made a name for himself as a generous donor to the slums of Medellin, particularly the children of the poor.
Escobar got his start in the late 70s when the cocaine trade took off. Following the drug movement of the 60s, demand for psychoactive drugs increased. Due to its tropical climate, Colombia became the number one grower of the coca plant, the plant from which cocaine is derived.
Escobar entered the drug business by smuggling coca paste, the unrefined version of the plant's leaves, into Colombia, then back out into America. He would refine the paste himself and hire mules to smuggle the resulting powder into the United States either in their luggage or in condoms filled with it.
Eventually, Pablo Escobar teamed up with Carlos Lehder and George Jung, two fellow Medellin Cartel members who had expertise in flight trafficking. They organized flights into South Florida by way of the Bahamas, using small biplanes that could fly below the radar and land on unmarked dirt roads in the Everglades.
Escobar would also enlist his cousin, Gustavo de Jesus Gaviria Rivero, to join the growing Medellin Cartel. For years, Rivero operated the cartel quietly behind Escobar's flamboyant leadership. He developed the routes that the cartels used, and maintained order over them, while Escobar gallivanted made a name for himself.
Wikimedia CommonsThe known drug routes of cartels throughout the 70s and 80s.
Rivero was the one who thought up alternative measures when the governments began cracking down on drug smuggling. Rather than move to different, less effective routes, Rivero began hiding cocaine in shipments of things that were legal, such as fruits, clothing, and appliances.
He would mix the drug into fruit pulp, cocoa powder, wine, and even clothing such as blue jeans. Once in the United States, trained chemists would extract the drug.
Over time, the American government began to pick up on the Medellín Cartel's movements and tricks. However, Rivero and Escobar were always one step ahead of everyone else. They constantly moved their channels, switching from the tourist-infested shores of the Bahamas to poverty-stricken Haiti, down to Panama. Eventually, from the interactions with the locals in these new channels, the Sinaloa, Juarez, and Tampico cartels were born.
The Cartel's Many Crimes
Getty ImagesLuis Galan, a Colombian senator and presidential hopeful, murdered by the Medellin Cartel.
As part of doing business, the Medellin Cartel was naturally involved in violence and crime that extended beyond drug smuggling. The exact numbers of murders carried out by Medellin Cartel members or on their orders is unknown, though some experts put the number at somewhere around 4,000.
They weren't just killing civilians or other drug cartel members either. At least 1,000 of them were Medellin police officers or journalists, while 200 were judges and Colombian government officials. They even killed Colombian presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galán as he was about to walk on stage to give a speech in front of 10,000 people.
In 1989, Escobar and the Medellin Cartel were responsible for the single deadliest criminal attack in Colombian history. In an attempt to assassinate presidential candidate Cesar Gaviria Trujillo, the cartel placed a bomb onboard Avianca Flight 203. Moments after it took off, the plane exploded over the town of Soacha, killing 107 people.
In 1985, left-wing guerrillas from a movement known as M-19 stormed the Colombian Supreme Court in retaliation to the Supreme Court's study of the constitutionality of their extradition treaty with the U.S. M-19 was paid by an unknown group of people to destroy all files on "Los Extraditables," the group of cartel members who were under threat of extradition. Ironically, most of "Los Extraditables" were members of the Medellin Cartel, including Escobar himself.
Though many of their crimes were well-publicized, thousands of murders, kidnappings, and terrorist attacks went unreported, due to fear of retaliation or bribery to keep quiet.
The Fall Of The Medellin Cartel
Getty ImagesA late 1980s drug bust, turning up pounds of cocaine from Colombia.
By the early 1980s, cocaine had become an epidemic and the War on Drugs had been declared. Crack cocaine, a cheaper and more addictive alternative to the pure powder had ravaged America's inner cities and sparked the government to increase pressure on Colombia to capture the kingpins — namely Escobar and the rest of the Medellin Cartel.
However, despite a formal extradition order from the U.S., and increased Colombian police presence, Escobar managed to evade capture. He vowed never to surrender to the United States or anyone else, and continued to run his ring from inside Colombia.
Running out of options, the newly organized Drug Enforcement Administration sent two officers, Javier Peña and Steve Murphy, down to Colombia, to assist the Colombian government in capturing Escobar and extraditing him to the U.S.
Within days, Escobar had put a $300,000 hit out on Peña and Murphy. The two officers were immediately placed under watch by local authorities, unable to move about Medellin unsupervised. However, the bounties drove other organizations to up their search efforts, and soon the PEPES (People Persecuted by Pablo Escobar) was formed, a militant group determined to bring him to justice.
In 1991, it seemed as if they would get their wish. Feeling pressure from the police, Los Pepes, and rival cartels, Escobar finally orchestrated his surrender. However, he was determined not to be incarcerated like any old drug mule.
Instead, he set it up so that he could serve his time in La Catedral, a luxury prison of his own design which sat on a hill overlooking Medellin.
Of course, being Pablo Escobar, he was able to escape La Catedral in no time and was back on the streets of Medellin trafficking drugs almost before authorities had realized what happened.
Soon, however, evading arrest began to take a toll on Escobar. He soon became paranoid, turning to murder and violence quicker than before, eventually murdering two of his allies. His actions quickly turned even his closest confidants against him, and they began calling a police hotline, leaving tips as to his whereabouts.
Wikimedia CommonsColombian police stand over the body of Pablo Escobar, whose death sparked the beginning of the end for the Medellin Cartel.
Finally, one day after his 44th birthday, Pablo Escobar was taken down. He had made a mistake, ultimately a fatal one, by lingering too long on a phone call with his son, Juan Pablo Escobar. Police were able to track the signal and surround the house. As Escobar tried to escape to the rooftops, he was gunned down by Colombian authorities. Within moments, Pablo Escobar was dead.
Though Escobar was gone, the Medellin Cartel was far from over. Their distribution networks, some of the most efficient in the world, are still in use, funneling cocaine from newer cartels to places like Sierra Leone, Barcelona, and Chicago.
The city of Medellin, once ravaged by crime, hovering at roughly 6,000 homicides per year, now plays host to skyscrapers and highrise apartments. The economy has equalized, opening up to culture and art and lowering gang activity.
The torment that the Medellin Cartel put the city through pushed it to become bigger, better and faster than before. Though crime still exists, the residents of the city claim it is stronger than ever before.
After learning about the Medellín Cartel, check out these facts about Pablo Escobar. Then, take a look at the Instagram photos of some of the most famous cartel members.
Katie Serena
Katie Serena is a New York City-based writer and a staff writer at All That's Interesting.
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The Summer Olympics in Tokyo simply can't take place as scheduled
By Jane McManus
One person who knows exactly how devastating it would be to cancel the Olympics is Nancy Hogshead-Makar. As a 17-year-old, the swimmer was training full time for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The focus of every day was training. Her naps were rigorously scheduled. Her diet was meticulously thought-out. She pushed herself to her physical limits. There was no purpose other than Olympic gold.
"I think someone who says, 'Let's move it to next year,' has no idea what it takes to make an Olympic team," Hogshead-Makar said. "The goal had me by the throat. I made a promise to myself after the Olympics that I would never give myself to a goal so completely."
But in 1980, the United States wouldn't send a team to the Olympics. President Jimmy Carter boycotted the event in response to the USSR invading Afghanistan in 1979. He made the decision in March of 1980, after Hogshead-Makar and her teammates had been swimming 14 miles a day for three months to increase their lung capacity and strength.
"We were in mourning," she said.
The Olympic flame just traveled from Athens to the Matsushima base in Japan. And yet, that flame is a symbol of a tradition that cannot go forward as scheduled. We can say that knowing that those on the team are giving up something that they have pursued singularly. But a pandemic virus that is affecting some parts of the world more severely than others, where athletes from nations that have fought back the infection come into contact with those from nations where it rages and those where it hasn't yet arrived, is a problem that scales well above one beloved Olympic tradition.
The Olympic flame has arrived in Japan, but the Games simply can't move forward at this time. (Eugene Hoshiko/AP)
The calls to cancel the Olympics are getting louder. The CEO of USA Swimming, Tim Hinchley III, knows exactly what it takes to make the team, so it is with deep seriousness that he called for a year-long postponement.
Hinchley wrote the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee, "the right and responsible thing to do is to prioritize everyone's health and safety and appropriately recognize the toll this global pandemic is taking on athletic preparations."
It's time to change the date. Norway and Brazil have already come out in favor of a delay. As painful as that would be given the time and money to prepare, it is really the only option. It's not just about the players on the field and how quickly they might transmit the virus to each other — see the NBA if there are any doubts about how that works. Theoretically with rigorous testing in place, you could quarantine each athlete and test them several times before the games.
Except that it isn't just about the athletes. Even if you closed the Olympics to spectators, there are officials and support staff, security and heads of sport that need to be at the events. There would be production crews for the international broadcast feed. There would be cafeterias and hotel rooms to be cleaned, common spaces where people would gather, restaurants and bars.
Sports arenas and courts empty worldwide as coronavirus precautions are taken
And how would athletes prepare? Those stay at home orders apply to them as well. As much as we watch and as famous as they become, Olympic athletes are not essential employees. They are not the doctors who will treat the sick, they are not workers who will make masks or restock grocery shelves. The most important jobs right now are not the ones in the spotlight.
The one thing that made Hogshead-Makar feel better about missing the 1980 Olympics when she was 17, was feeling that she was sacrificing something for the good of the country. An attorney who is now the CEO of Champion Women, which advocates for equity in sport, Hogshead-Makar got the Congressional Medal of Freedom that year, which bolstered that feeling of sacrifice.
Nancy Hogshead-Makar (Phillip Faraone/Getty)
Since then, she has a more nuanced understanding of the geopolitics of that decision, but at the time the sense of solidarity brought her comfort. In 1984, she went on to win three gold medals and a silver.
The coronavirus is a different kind of impediment than the one that kept US athletes home in 1980. And yet, that sense of shared sacrifice is important. We need to pull together to stop the spread of a virus with the potential to kill millions around the world. Our games, our goals, our pursuits are all being put on hold.
Even the ones that had us by the throat.
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Depending on your choice we can arrange the whole booking process including contact with the guests before, during and after their stay. You will have full control without having to do anything. Do you only want guests in your home whom you select or would you like us to rent out the house as often as possible? No problem. Obviously you have access to your own property whenever you want to. An email, text or phone call is adequate. In addition, you determine the rental price and the terms. Naturally we will advise you in this matter.
When we arrange the cleaning you can be assured that the home will be spotless. Cleaning is something we value a lot, this of course includes the washing of towels and bed linen, and making the beds.
At each check-in we take the time to explain how your home works. It is pleasant for the tenants and it prevents misuse of the property or equipment. We also provide information about the surrounding areas and there is an extensive information pack in 3 languages. Preferably we check-out your guests personally. When it is difficult to do so, we perform an inspection of the house as soon as possible after the guests have left after which we inform you about our findings and advise you about the refund of the deposit. When your guests would like a shuttle service to or from the airport, we can provide this as well. For Alicante and Murcia we charge €50,- oneway. When your guests want to rent a car, bike or boat, we are also happy to be of service. We are available 7 days a week for questions and emergencies, both for you and your guests.
As a homeowner you will have one contact person within Orange Holiday Housing throughout the whole year.
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Every year, women are doing hundreds of hours of work-- behind the scenes and for no pay.
Men work hard too (of course they do!), but no one ever forgets to give a gold star to a man who works very hard. It's visible, it brings home a paycheck, it's the social norm.
The Force of Nature sculptures are data visualizations that transform the work hours of women of various ages, ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds into weight-bearing sculptures, photographic portraiture, and social practice interactive events.
Every woman and every different demographic group experiences work inequity differently, so each sculpture, in material and composition, reflects the personality of the person it was built for.
The solid forms are typically representative of the women's paid labor, because that's more seen in society, and the ones that are more transparent represent the unseen labor-- invisible, but it's still there. And the spaces in between represent when the women were not working, so if you look at them you see very few spaces for any of these women. |
Now you know how a computer works. The basic concepts are actually rather simple. Of course, actually building a computer is an incredibly complex undertaking. Fortunately, we programmers can focus on programming them.
Then the computer continues with the next command. Then the next. And so on. This is the programming of the computer.
Each program is just a sequence of commands. To think like a computer we have to think in sequences, too! It's as simple as that. If you can formulate a sequence of commands that delivers the output that you want, then you have designed a program! Writing this down in a programming language is the last step.
Let's start thinking in sequences with a real-world example: My morning routine. As I can't do more than one thing at a time (especially early in the morning), this is a good example of a sequence. I start the sequence when the alarm rings. I get up, go to the bathroom and brush my teeth. Then I go to the kitchen and make a cup of tea (no, you don't have to drink coffee to be a programmer). I eat my breakfast and get dressed. Then I get out of the door. A nice, straightforward sequence. I can also put it in a graphical representation that helps to think about sequences: A flowchart.
Figure 3. A flowchart of my morning routine.
Figure 4. How to choose the socks according to the weekday.
Now there is an input to the sequence: The current weekday. It changes the path of execution depending on its value. It is also called a condition or in programming slang an if statement. The condition is depicted by the rhombus symbol in the sequence. If this were a computer program, we would read the current weekday from a memory location that contains this information.
But a sequence does not have to be just straight top-to-bottom. We can also move back up in the sequence and perform a step again. This is called a loop. Such a loop should always include a check that will finally let the sequence continue. Otherwise our program will never finish.
I need a loop in my morning routine because I keep all my socks in the same box. I have to take a random sock out and check if it has the color that I want to wear that day. If the color matches, I keep it. Otherwise I put it back into the box. Then I take the next sock and perform the same check again. So I have a loop.
Figure 5. How to select two socks of the same color.
I finish the loop when I have two socks with the correct color. But what happens if the box does not contain at least two socks of the color I want? I would stand in my dressing room forever, taking out socks and putting them back. As a human, I would get frustrated after a few minutes and just go with the other color. But a computer does not get angry, bored or hungry. So it will do this into all eternity. You have to give it another exit condition to prevent this case.
Figure 6. How to select two socks if there aren't enough socks of the same color.
Of course, you could also check that there are at least two socks of the right color in the box before the sequence starts. Whatever solution you choose: you are responsible that the program can finish under all conditions. Designing the correct sequence that always provides the correct result under all possible circumstances is our job.
This is the essence of programming: Formulating the solution to a problem in a sequence so a computer can execute it.
Keep practicing this skill with all kinds of problems. Think them through in your head. Draw the solutions on paper. Think about mathematical problems. Think about everyday problems. Thinking them through and writing them down in flowcharts will sharpen your programming skills without needing a computer at all!
Describe your own morning routine. Try to find a twist to it to make the sequence more interesting, like deciding which tea to drink.
Revisit the sock problem. Create a sequence that sorts the socks according to their color, so you don't have to do it again every morning.
Let's make the sock problem more interesting: Imagine all socks have a unique number. Every day, you want to wear socks that have higher values than on the day before. This means you have to sort the socks according to their number. There are multiple ways to solve this. Try to see how many you can find. Then try to compare them: How many steps does each solution take to sort 10 socks that are in random order.
In the next sections, you will learn about algorithm, functions and data types. |
Sputnik is a CMS that behaves as a wiki (out of the box) and has a pretty cool back end storage mechanism that supports databases, flat files, and git repositories. By using git I can work "offline" on a copy of the sites powered by sputnik and just sync the changes back when I'm ready. Since I don't allow ssh access to the production servers running sputnik, I've set up a scheme whereby I can sync changes from my laptop up to the VC server. The sputnik server will pull any changes down automatically and push any changes up as well.
Here's the script that does it.
I wrote this in a quick and dirty fashion and should really clean it up before letting it loose. Oh well.
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On Sunday 21st April 2019 the sun will rise at 06:05 and will set at 20:18. It's going to be quite a warm day, with temperatures reaching 23.4°C. Today is expected to be a dry day, with a very low chance of rain. It will be a very clam day today, with a maximum expected wind speed of 10mph.
On Monday 22nd April 2019 the sun will rise at 06:03 and will set at 20:19. It's going to be quite a warm day, with temperatures reaching 23.7°C. Today is expected to be a dry day, with a very low chance of rain. It will be quite a breezy day, with a maximum expected wind speed of 16mph.
On Tuesday 23rd April 2019 the sun will rise at 06:01 and will set at 20:21. It will be a mild day, with temperatures reaching around 18.5°C. Some moderate to heavy rain is expected, 6mm of rainfall is possible today. It will be quite a breezy day, with a maximum expected wind speed of 18mph.
On Wednesday 24th April 2019 the sun will rise at 05:58 and will set at 20:23. It will be a mild day, with temperatures reaching around 11.8°C. Heavy rain which could cause some standing water is expected, 11mm of rainfall is possible today. It will be quite a breezy day, with a maximum expected wind speed of 28mph.
On Thursday 25th April 2019 the sun will rise at 05:56 and will set at 20:24. It will be a mild day, with temperatures reaching around 9.7°C. A light shower is possible, 2mm of rainfall is possible today. It could be quite a gusty day today, with a maximum expected wind speed of 40mph.
On Friday 26th April 2019 the sun will rise at 05:54 and will set at 20:26. It will be a mild day, with temperatures reaching around 9.2°C. Some moderate to heavy rain is expected, 7mm of rainfall is possible today. Some quite strong winds are possible today, with a maximum expected wind speed of 60mph.
On Saturday 27th April 2019 the sun will rise at 05:52 and will set at 20:28. It will be a mild day, with temperatures reaching around 8.8°C. Some moderate to heavy rain is expected, 5mm of rainfall is possible today. It could be quite a gusty day today, with a maximum expected wind speed of 28mph. |
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By ohtadmin | on July 16, 2008
The Archbold Board of Zoning Appeals granted variances to Lugbill Brothers, Inc., Archbold, for a proposed office building in the Archbold Industrial Park.
The firm is proposing to construct the building for the Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center, which would lease space to the Northwest Ohio Computer Association. Plans call for the building to be built on the south side of Nolan Parkway, on a nine-acre site.
The service center board is expected to make a firm decision on the building project at the end of this month.
Approved in the variance was a rear yard variance of five feet to allow for "ancillary structures"; in this case, airconditioning units, which will be 35 feet from the rear of the property, rather than 40.
Tim Miller, building designer, said the air conditioning units, known as chillers, will be screened or muffled to limit noise.
The board also allowed the reduction in the size of the parking lot, from the 610 spaces called for in the zoning code, to 448.
Miller told board members it is anticipated about 180 employees will work in the building, but more attend meetings and conferences there.
The board decided to allow the parking lot to be built without curbs on the west side, in case the lot needs to be expanded in the future. The parking lot will be sloped to contain storm runoff.
Lugbill Brothers also agreed to provide screening between the Fox Chase Manufactured Housing Community and the office building.
Board members Tim Smith, Phil Grieser, and Brad Roth voted in favor of the variance. Board members Tim Ziegler and Rich Winzeler were absent.
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GM – FBF – During Black Music Month, there is a lot of good posts by people that look at artists on a daily and weekly basis. So let us look at the more famous record companies that put their sounds on wax. Over the rest of the weekends in June I will remind you of many that started in the late 50's through the 70's, starting with the sound of the South. Enjoy!
Remember – Barry Gordy and Motown want to create "The Sound for Young America", I will stick with the rest of America. – Estelle Axton
Today in our History – June 10, 1957
Stax Records is an American record label, originally based in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1957 as Satellite Records, the label changed its name to Stax Records in 1961. It was a major factor in the creation of Southern soul and Memphis soul music. Stax also released gospel, funk, jazz, and blues recordings. Renowned for its output of blues music, the label was founded by two siblings and business partners, Jim Stewart and his sister Estelle Axton (STewart/AXton = Stax). It featured several popular ethnically integrated bands (including the label's house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s) and a racially integrated team of staff and artists unprecedented in that time of racial strife and tension in Memphis and the South.
Following the death of Stax's biggest star, Otis Redding, in 1967, and the severance of the label's distribution deal with Atlantic Records in 1968, Stax continued primarily under the supervision of a new co-owner, Al Bell.Over the next five years, Bell expanded the label's operations significantly, in order to compete with Stax's main rival, Motown Records in Detroit. During the mid-1970s, a number of factors, including a problematic distribution deal with CBS Records, caused the label to slide into insolvency, resulting in its forced closure in late 1975.
In 1977, Fantasy Records acquired the post-1968 Stax catalogue and selected pre-1968 recordings. Beginning in 1978, Stax (now owned by Fantasy) began signing new acts and issuing new material, as well as reissuing previously recorded Stax material. However, by the early 1980s, no new material was being issued on the label, and for the next two decades, Stax was strictly a reissue label.
After Concord Records acquired Fantasy in 2004, the Stax label was reactivated, and is today used to issue both the 1968–1975 catalog material and new recordings by current R&B and soul performers. Atlantic Records continues to hold the rights to the vast majority of the 1959–1968 Stax material.
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To help him organize and pare down, he turned to Claudia Smith, a professional organizer with Clear Your Clutter Consulting in Davis.
"Downsizing and letting go of stuff is good for everyone," said Smith, who said many of her clients are in their 40s to 60s. "I go into homes where the attic is crammed and every room is filled. The kids are completely overwhelmed."
Grace Bamlett, owner of Organized Outcomes in Orangevale, said parental possessions are "an emotional weight for baby boomers." She said 10 to 15 percent of her business is clients who are "either having to downsize for their parents or dealing with stuff left to them after their parents have died. It's a large group of people, and it's only growing larger."
As professional organizers, Bamlett and Smith encourage their clients to shed belongings but not the memories.
Bamlett is a proponent of "guilt-free" organizing. "If you're holding onto something because you feel you should, don't. Give it to a charity that speaks to your heart. Or find another relative, someone who's interested in family genealogy."
If parents are alive and willing, ask if they want help.
Start giving things away to family or friends: jewelry to a dear friend. A set of dishes to a daughter-in-law. "It's far better to give them to a loved one now," said Smith. "They can enjoy them and your kids don't get stuck with everything when you die."
Years before she died, Judy Hertel's mother sat down with her two daughters at the kitchen table, going through her heirloom and costume jewelry. At her mother's suggestion, Hertel and her sister made a list of the pieces they especially wanted to keep.
"She wasn't ready to give anything up yet but wanted to know what we wanted," said Hertel, mother of three kids in their teens and early 20s. "And she wanted to avoid any fights after she was gone," she laughed.
Savor memories
One way to eliminate the avalanche of stuff is by capturing a loved one's memory in smaller ways, such as a shadow box, which contains "the essence of the member in a physically small way," as Smith put it.
Sacramento attorney Don Fitzgerald, whose father was a school bus driver and avid outdoorsman in Siskiyou County, has several shadowboxes created by his sister after their father died about 11 years ago. Using pieces of their dad's favorite flannel shirts, his fishing lures and old family photographs, she gave one to each of the six grandchildren, including a photo of each child with "Papa."
"One glance at the shadowbox," said Fitzgerald, "and great memories come flooding back."
Smith, the professional organizer, did the same for her father.
"You don't need a room packed full of stuff to honor a memory," said the Davis resident. "You want to keep the history and memories alive, without the burden of a huge volume of physical stuff."
Sibling differences
It can be challenging when siblings come home to divvy up Mom and Dad's belongings. When Hertel's father died in January 2013, he left behind a lifetime of possessions in the family home outside Chicago. Everything was still in the house, from old family board games to Hertel's wedding dress. And then there was the basement. Her father, a General Motors machinist, had a basement workshop filled with tools, lathes, vises and thousands of pieces of leftover scrap metal. Cleaning all of it out to ready the house for sale fell to Hertel and her siblings.
"My brother just wanted it done. His attitude was: Go in, get it done and put the house on the market." Her sister, by contrast, needed to touch every piece of paper, which greatly slowed the process. "It created a lot of tension," recalled Hertel.
Ultimately, they donated clothing, linens and kitchenware to a local church charity. They recycled 150 pounds of metal, including boxes of bolts, screws and nails. And they filled two waist-high dumpsters with discards.
The task was further complicated because Hertel was in California and not able to be as hands-on as she would have liked. In retrospect, she wishes they'd done far more of the sorting while her parents were still alive.
Sandy Edwards, a retired teacher in Carmichael, vividly remembers how she and her siblings divvied up the contents of their parents' sprawling, four-story Victorian mansion in Merchantville, N.J., which had been in the family since 1900. It took two years and innumerable trips back East. Essentially, "we linked arms and walked room by room. We didn't assign values to anything but used three colors of Post-it notes" to mark the things each wanted to keep, including items for grandchildren. "The emotional part was extremely hard to do," Edwards said, but dividing things up was comparatively easy among her siblings.
Don't wait till too late
Four or five years before her mother died at age 97, Marty West, a retired UC Davis law professor, helped her go through closets, drawers and paper files. It was a process her mother welcomed, she said.
For her mother's 90th birthday, West took home boxes of loose family photographs and assembled a four-volume scrapbook of her mother's life, starting with baby pictures in 1915. It was a way to preserve the best of all the random photos that pile up in drawers and closets.
It wasn't until after her mother died that West discovered – stashed in her mother's garage – a treasure trove of old family correspondence, some dating back to the 1800s. The letters, in shoeboxes and cardboard containers, had been stored unopened for years. Some were from her Kansas grandmother written to her grandfather while they were courting in 1896. Some were from her parents, who were social and religious activists in the 1940s, working as high school teachers in the Japanese internment camp in Manzanar and later in a church-sponsored relocation hospital in Chicago.
"It was sad when I discovered all this correspondence because I could no longer ask her about it," said West.
For the last several years, West has been methodically going through hundreds of letters. She's tossing out "anything I'd never want to read again," but keeping correspondence that has personal, historical or emotional significance. Old letters from aunts, uncles and cousins have been sent to surviving relatives. The ones she is keeping are filed chronologically in airtight plastic containers, rather than cardboard boxes that could be susceptible to insects.
With her own professional papers, chronicling her work on UC Davis faculty women's issues, West has already donated many to the UC Davis archives.
Tackling those kinds of chores now can save everyone tedium and some heartache in the long run.
Miller, having closed up his parents' Palo Alto home and settled most of their legal affairs, is now committed to paring down the physical pieces of their lives that he's accumulated in Davis. "The nature of the job is emotionally wrenching, but most of it is so tedious just because of the sheer quantity," said Miller.
For him, it couldn't be done without a professional at his side.
"We baby boomers want someone to give us permission to let go," said Smith, the professional organizer. "We feel a huge responsibility to honor the past. But there's the financial, emotional and sheer exhaustion of the time and energy in dealing with it."
That's why she advocates a simple rule of thumb: "We spend our first 40 years in life collecting things. And we should spend our second 40 years getting rid of things."
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Sudan Public Holidays News and Updates
See also: upcoming public holidays in Sudan and public holidays news and updates in Central African Republic, Chad, Congo (DRC), Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, South Sudan, Uganda.
This page contains a sampling of our database of news and updates related to Sudan public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays and national holidays, as of November 2020, and covering calendar year 2022 Sudan public holidays, gathered as part of our continuous monitoring of worldwide news media and official government sources to detect changes to bank holidays and public holidays legislation, or ad hoc bank holidays and public holidays changes, anywhere in the world.
Below is this list of Sudan public holidays news and updates.
2020 (public news feed delayed by 30 days)
Sudan Juba Peace Agreement Public Holiday November 15
Sudan News Agency (Khartoum) - The Sudanese Council of Ministers has declared Sunday, November 15, 2020, as a national public holiday throughout Sudan, to mark the arrival in Khartoum, Sudan's capital city, of the leaders of the armed movements that signed the Juba Peace Agreement, in South Sudan, on October 3, 2020.
Sudan 2020 Public Holidays Announced
The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan (Khartoum) - The Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has released its annual list of the official non-working national public holidays in the Republic of Sudan for the calendar year 2020.
Sudan Declares December 25 Public Holiday
The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan (Khartoum) - Sudan's Religion Affairs and Endowments Minister, Nasraddeen Mufreh, has announced that the cabinet of ministers, of the Sudanese transitional government, had approved the declaration of Christmas Day, on December 25, as an official public holiday in the Sudan.
The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan (Khartoum) - The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has released its annual list of the official non-working national public holidays in the Republic of Sudan for the calendar year 2019.
Sudan Public Holiday January 1st
The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Cabinet's Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has declared that Monday, January 1, 2018, would be a public holiday in all parts of the country on the occasion of Sudan National Day.
Sudan Public Holiday December 24
The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan (Khartoum) - The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has announced that Saturday, December 24, 2015, had been declared a non-working public holiday in Sudan on account of the upcoming Eid Al-Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday) annual non-working public holiday in the Sudan.
Sudan Public Holiday April 13
The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan (Khartoum) - The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has announced that Monday, April 13, 2015, would be a one-off non-working public holiday in Sudan on account of the presidential and national elections being held in Sudan on that day.
Sudanese Public Holiday January 1st
The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has declared that Thursday, January 1, 2015, would be a public holiday in all parts of the country on the occasion of the anniversary of the independence of Sudan.
Sudanese 2014 Eid al-Adha Public Holidays
The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Cabinet Ministry of the Republic of Sudan has declared that the upcoming annual Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) non-working public holidays in the Republic of the Sudan would be extended to run from Friday, October 3, until Wednesday, October 9, 2014.
Sudanese Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday January 24
The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has declared that Thursday, January 24, 2013, would be a public holiday in all parts of the country on the occasion of the anniversary of the holy Birthday of the Prophet.
The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has declared that Tuesday, January 1, 2013, would be a public holiday in all parts of the country on the occasion of the fifty-seventh anniversary of the independence of Sudan.
The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan (Khartoum) - The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has released the list of official non-working national public holidays in the Republic of Sudan for the upcoming calendar year 2013.
Sudan Adds New Public Holiday
The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - Sudan's President, Omer Al-Bashir, has issued a presidential decree declaring May 31st as a new annual non-working public holiday in Sudan to commemorate the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), signed in Doha on May 31st, 2011.
Sudan 2012 Eid al-Fitr Public Holidays Announced
The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has announced that the date of the upcoming Mulid (Prophet's Birthday) would be observed as a non-working public holiday throughout Sudan from Saturday, August 18, 2012, until Tuesday, August 21, 2012, inclusively.
Sudan 2012 Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday Announced
The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has announced that the date of the upcoming Mulid (Prophet's Birthday) would be observed as a non-working public holiday throughout Sudan on Sunday, February 5, 2012.
The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Sudan has announced that the date of the upcoming Mulid (Prophet's Birthday) would be observed as a non-working public holiday throughout Sudan from Monday, August 29,2011, until Friday, September 2, 2011, inclusively.
Sudan Announces Prophet's Birthday Public Holiday
The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers has announced that next Tuesday, February 15, 2011, would be the date of the upcoming Al-mawlid public holiday (the birthday of Prophet Mohamed).
Sudan Rules-Out Referendum Public Holiday
The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers has announced that there would be no public holidays declared for the upcoming referendum on the secession of Southern Sudan.
Sudan Announces Eastern Christmas Public Holidays
The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Secretariat General of the Sudanese Council of Ministers has announced that the public holidays for the upcoming Orthodox Christmas will begin on Friday, January 7, and last until Sunday, January 9, 2011.
Sudan Announces Christmas Public Holidays
The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Sudanese Council of Ministers has announced that the upcoming public sector holidays for Christmas, would run from Friday, December 24, until Sunday, December 26, 2010, inclusively.
Sudan Declares Islamic New Year Public Holiday
The Sudan News Agency (SUNA) - The Sudanese Council of Ministers has announced that tomorrow, Tuesday, December 7, 2010, would be a public holiday on account of the 1432AH Islamic New Year.
Sudan Announces Eid Al-Adha Public Holidays
Secretariat of Sudan's Council of Ministers (Khartoum) - The Sudanese Council of Ministers has announced that the upcoming public holidays for the Eid Al-Adha would be from Sunday, November 14, until Thursday, November 18, 2010, inclusively.
Sudan Announces 2010 End of Ramadan Public Holidays
Secretariat of Sudan's Council of Ministers (Khartoum) - The Secretariat of Sudan's Council of Ministers has announced the dates for the upcoming Eid Al Fittr (End of Ramadan) public holidays.
Sudan Declares April 15 Electoral Public Holiday
Al Jazeera (Nairobi) - The Secretariat-General of the Council of Ministers of the government of Sudan has declared a one-off electoral public holiday, tomorrow, Thursday, April 15, 2010, to get the maximum number of people to vote in the current elections.
Sudan Declares Public Holiday Today
Reuters (Khartoum) - Late last night, the government of Sudan declared today, Monday, December 7, 2009, as a one-off public holiday to coincide with the final day for voters to register for the upcoming presidential, parliamentary and local elections.
Sudan Announces April 11 Election Date
Sudan Radio Service (Khartoum) - Sudan's National Election Commission has announced that the upcoming general elections, briefly scheduled for April 5, 2010, will now take place on April 11, 2010.
Sudan Announces End of Ramadan Public Holidays Dates
The Sudan Tribune (Khartoum) - Sudan's Cabinet State Minister, Kamal Abdel-Latif, has announced that the upcoming End of Ramadan public sector holidays would begin on Sunday, September 20, 2009.
Sudan Declares April 15 Census Public Holiday
The Sudan Tribune - The Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announced today that Tuesday, April 15, 2008, would be an official public holiday throughout Sudan to coincide with the implementation of the fifth Sudan Population and Housing Census.
Sudan Extends New Weekends To Entire Country
El Watan - The government of Sudan, under the Presidency of Omar al Bachir, announced that, beginning on January 26, 2008, weekends in Sudan will be Fridays and Saturdays.
Sudan's Capital State Extends Weekends To Fridays And Saturdays
New Sudan Vision - Starting on January 12, 2008, Khartoum State weekends for both public and private sectors will be 2-day long; Fridays and Saturdays.
Sudan Confirms Sham Al-Nasim Public Holiday
Sudanese Media Center - The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announced that next Monday, April 9, 2007, will be an official holiday for all the employees in the state on the occasion of Sham Al-Nasim.
Sudan Declares July 9 CPA Signing Public Holiday
United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) - The Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers of Sudan has announced that Sunday, July 9, 2006, would be an official public holiday throughout Sudan on the occasion of the celebrations of the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA).
Sudan Announces Date Of Islamic New Year Public Holiday
Sudan Radio (Omdurman) - The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers of Sudan has announced that next Tuesday, January 31, 2006, will be a public holiday throughout Sudan to celebrated the first day of the new Islamic year 1427.
Sudan Declares August 6 Public Holiday
Sudan TV (Omdurman) - The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers has declared a one-off public holiday to coincide with the Sauturday, August 6, 2005, funeral of veteran southern Sudanese leader Dr John Garang De Mabior.
Sudan Radio Service (Nairobi) - The government of Sudan has declared today, Thursday February 24, 2005, a one-off public holiday and encouraged people to stay indoors, following yesterday's arms' depot blast in which 80 people died and over 250 were injured.
Sudan Announces End of Ramadan Public Holiday Date
Sudan TV (Omdurman) - Following its consultative meeting on the sighting of the Moon, the Sudanese Council of Muslim Scholars has declared December 5, 2002, as the date of the upcoming Id-al-Fitr public holiday.
Sudan Announces December 25-29 Public Holidays
Suna News Agency (Khartoum) - The government of Sudan has announced a public sector holiday from Monday to Friday, December 25-29, 2000, inclusively, on the occasion of the upcoming annual public holidays for Christmas and End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr).
See also: Sudan bank holidays and public holidays for 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026.
Background Information (Sudan)
Wikipedia page for Sudan (includes commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays)
Bank of Sudan (Sudan central bank)
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Vann Molyvann (born November 23, 1926) is a Cambodian architect. During the Sangkum Reastr Niyum regime (1955–1970) Prince Norodom Sihanouk enacted a development policy encompassing the whole kingdom with the construction of new towns, infrastructure and architecture. Molyvann was the foremost of..
The Preah Suramarit Theatre or the Bassac Theatre is the former national theatre of Cambodia in the capital Phnom Penh.
Designed by chief national architect Vann Molyvann in 1966, it opened in 1968 as the Grand Théâtre Preah Bat Norodom Suramarit (aka Mohorsrop Theatre). Built to resemble a..
The Institute of Foreign Languages Faculty was designed by Vann Molyvann.
This complex of classrooms represent the culmination of the ideas explored during Vann Molyvann's career. Material, structure and light all collaborate perfectly toward the execution of a..
The stadium might have been built to host the..
The buildings are inspired by traditional Cambodian wood houses but rendered in refined modern detail. Some..
The most striking element of the National Bank of Cambodia, built by Van Molyvann in 1968 is the huge roof constructed out of concrete.
The bank is actually part of a complex of houses and apartments for the staff of the National Bank of Cambodia. The staff housing from Molyvann incorporate..
The Police offices were constructed in 1959 and one of Vann Molyvann's first projects in Phnom Penh.
Although there is limited research out there regarding this building, it was designed with 'brise soleil' sun shading. Sadly this building was demolished in 2006.
Originally opened in 1969 as the Cinéma d'Etat (State Cinema), the Chenla Theatre underwent a complete facelift in 2002 and becoming part of the Phnom Penh Cultural Centre.
Phnom Penh Cultural Center was previously known as the Chenla Theatre. The cultural center in Phnom Penh was built in the 1960's. It was renamed Phnom Penh Theater after the Pol Pot war in the late 1970's. Recently, the theater was renovated again and state-of the art facilities and equipments.. |
Aww super sweet with the fun pelicans!
So darn cute Tonya! Great sentiment and love the light touch of color!
yay for flamingos! I love the fab card…it's perfect! Thanks for all the sweet words! Thank you for the florida stop!
So cute Tonya and smart thinking.
Love the FLAMINGOS!!! FAB FAB FAB Tonya!
LOVE your flamingo card! So cute and fun! Wonderful trip to FL, so glad we could all go on this adventure together! |
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Top 5 for the weekend April 6-8
Published 12:00 am EDT, Thursday, April 5, 2012
OUR HEARTS WILL GO ON
Just in time for the centennial of the Titantic sinking comes the re-release of the Academy Award-winning "Titanic," an epic re-created in 3D and IMAX 3D -- so real you'll think those iceberg chunks will land in your lap and Leo and Kate will steam up your glasses. Still rated PG-13. (And don't forget about that Titanic artifacts exhibit at the Henry Ford Museum while you're in the mood ...) Check listings for theaters and showtimes.
FAREWELL -- FOR REEL
The Irish stepdancing musical "Riverdance" is reeling its way around the world one more time, ending a 17-year run that's played to more than 22 million people in 40 countries and has been seen by 2 billion on TV. The company takes its final bows in Detroit at 8 p.m. Friday, April 6, and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, April 7, at the Fox Theatre, 2211 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Tickets are $20.50-$75.50. Call 313-471-6611 or visit www.olympiaentertainment.com.
FRUIT-FILLED DELIGHTS
The East Great Falls gang is back, 10 years later but we bet not a whole lot wiser, in "American Reunion." The "American Pie" crew has turned out in force for the sequel, including Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Alyson Hannigan and Eugene Levy. We're already smacking our lips. Rated R. Check listings for theaters and showtimes.
SOMETHING TO "SMILE" ABOUT
Music fans are in for a treat when composer, arranger and producer Van Dyke Parks -- Brian Wilson's chief collaborator on the Beach Boys' "SMiLE," among other projects -- performs at 9 p.m. Saturday, April 7, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, 4454 Woodward Ave., Detroit. Admission is $10. Call 1-313-832-6622 or visit www.mocadetroit.org.
BLUES IN BERKLEY
WCSX "Motor City Blues Project" host Mark Pasman will hold a Paz Man SuperSession on Saturday, April 7, at the Berkley Front, 3087 W. 12 Mile Road. The troupe -- which includes members of Mitch Ryder's Band, Jeanne & the Dreams, Free Beer and special guests -- will play in honor of Tim Hunt, a Berkley resident and music scene regular who recently died from complications of Crohn's disease. The music starts at 10 p.m. Admission is free. Call 248-547-3331 or visit the Berkley Front's Facebook page. |
impacts. Meanwhile, our brothers and sisters of color must consider and navigate it every minute of every day. This journal is an outstanding tool to cultivate racial awareness by posing the questions white people are not posing to one another in everyday conversation. May the disciplined discovery it offers lead you to places you never imagined, both in your heart and mind, as well as out in the world. Mostly, may it result in you finding new ways to translate your best intentions into meaningful action".
"Some of the questions this journal asks seem simple at first. If you stay with it, and challenge yourself to go beyond the "easy" or "obvious" answer, you may discover some pretty interesting things about yourself and about the world around you. I am finding this experience challenging and sometimes uncomfortable, and totally worth the effort. Very glad this exists and hoping more people will choose to get into what needs to be a nationwide conversation about race.
Note: I did notice at least one statement in the book that tells me it assumes the reader/journaler is in the United States. Doesn't mean the content is not applicable elsewhere, but just be aware of it if you happen to live outside the US."
"Wow! This journal has been an incredible gift to me. It has opened up my mind to thoughts I have never had until now about how race and privilege affects my life. I am going to buy more to give to some friends and relatives. |
Kremlin Unaware of French Media Reports on Details of Putin-Macron November 7 Phone Talks
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The Kremlin is unaware of the article in the French business magazine Challenges that provides controversial details of the November 7 phone talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Sputnik on Thursday.
MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - On November 12, the Paris-based weekly magazine, citing a diplomatic source, claimed that Putin had asked Macron for France's help in the production of the COVID-19 vaccine.
"No. It was not brought to our attention," Peskov said when asked to comment on the French media report.
The most recent phone talks between the two leaders took place on November 16. Putin and Macron discussed the developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Prior to that, the Russian and French presidents, indeed, held the phone talks on November 7. However, the sides once again discussed the situation in Karabakh, as well as in eastern Ukraine and Libya. They also tackled security issues, including terrorist challenges in Europe, and, for a fact, expressed their interest in deepening the two countries' cooperation on combating the coronavirus pandemic.
Russia is currently developing three COVID-19 vaccines, with two of them proven to be effective. The world's first registered vaccine against the coronavirus, Russia's Sputnik V, is going through phase 3 trials in Russia, as well as in Belarus, the United Arab Emirates, India, and Brazil. Sputnik V is 92 percent effective, based on data from the first 16,000 volunteers who have received both shots of the two-dose vaccine.
Dmitry Peskov, Emmanuel Macron, Vladimir Putin
12:17 GMT 'It is the Beginning of the End': Director of India's Premiere Medical Institute on Mass Vaccination |
Congratulations to EMBL Australia Group Leader Associate Professor Max Cryle, who has been awarded a Career Development Fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council.
With three new institutions joining our Partner Laboratory Network, we're searching for three ambitious early-career researchers to become EMBL Australia Group Leaders in the areas of Bioinformatics, Cancer Genomics and Host Pathogen Interactions.
A young member of EMBL Australia's Partner Laboratory Network took out the award for the best scientific poster at the Visualizing Biological Data (VIZBI 2017) conference in June.
On 9 June, many of the 74 EMBL alumni now living in Australia, as well as their colleagues and networks, congregated at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney for the first EMBL alumni event to be held in Australia.
Dozens of life science leaders from across the nation – and several from across the globe – travelled to Melbourne to share their expertise with sixty hand-picked young scientists at the 4th EMBL Australia PhD Course.
Professor Ada Yonath is not one to back away from a challenge. It was this grit and determination that saw the Israeli crystallographer - and Nobel Laureate - overcome injury and jet lag to spend more than two hours entertaining and inspiring students at the EMBL Australia PhD Course.
EMBL Australia has continued to thrive as a research organisation with strong local and international linkages. In 2016, the Partner Laboratory Network almost doubled in size, with four new and promising early-career researchers establishing their laboratories at our existing host institutes and more institutes coming on board, and we continued to strengthen ties between the international and Australian research communities.
EMBL Australia Group Leader Associate Professor Cryle co-led a team of researchers who have identified a key part of the process by which a common clinical antibiotic is formed – a finding that could potentially pave the way for novel compounds to tackle the problem of bacterial resistance. With 'superbugs' responsible for around 700,000 deaths globally a year, new types of antibiotics are urgently needed.
The EMBL Australia group is growing, with two renowned research institutes – the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute – joining our Partner Laboratory Network. |
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Ferguson Prosecutor Admits His Handling of the Grand Jury in the Darren Wilson Case Was Not Normal
Ferguson Prosecutor Bob McCulloch appeared on a radio interview and admitted that his handling of the grand jury in the Darren Wilson case was not "normal."
McGraw Milhaven asked the right questions. The excellent video is a bit over 27 minutes, so I won't write more so you can have time to watch. Please, don't miss the part towards the end where McCulloch believes that because he did not previously charge police officers for killing unarmed citizens, that it proves he was fair in accessing the Darren Wilson case.
Posted on 12/19/2014, in Michael Brown - Ferguson and tagged Bob McCulloch, Darren Wilson, Ferguson, McGraw Milhaven, Michael Brown, radio interview. Bookmark the permalink. 35 Comments.
writersdream9 | 12/19/2014 at 3:07 pm
You have presented this very well and unbiasedly. The bias lies with me. I just don't trust him. Thank you though for sharing this!!
Oh writersdream, I don't trust McCulloch either. He's like a poisonous snake who justifies his decisions and actions on the basis of acting according to his nature.
You sure said it! That's the way I feel when listening to him.
Watching/listening now
@BlackManUSA @ShaunKing We attorneys are not permitted to put on a witness known to be lying, under our ethical rules.
— Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) December 19, 2014
He's so full of sh*t..
Jueseppi! Thanks for the re-blog. Have a wonderful week-end.
I have to listen to this again……it must be some sort of hallucination, a dream, a sign of the apocalypse………something !!!
deray mckesson retweeted
TC @tchopstl · 5m 5 minutes ago
First 3 versions of Darren Wilson's story of the chase DW gave w/in 24 hours of killing Mike Brown. #Ferguson
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shannoninmiami | 12/19/2014 at 11:43 pm
anonymous released the radio calls long before the grand jury was had the case and we know Wilson didn't call in anything of the sort. he didn't say anything about shots fired and neither did the cops that showed up before he was done killing Mike Brown. witnesses saw 2 other cops show up before wilson was done killing Mike and they said neither one of those 2 cops felt the need to shoot. so those 2 pigs saw the murder too, who are those guys?
the young turks did a video discussing the two construction workers that witnessed the murder and that's where i heard of the detail about the those two other cops, I just looked for that video and I cant find it now but i'll find it sometime.
Is this the video?
shannoninmiami | 12/20/2014 at 8:42 pm
YEP!! that's the one!
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/lawmaker-wants-investigation-of-st-louis-prosecutor/ar-BBh0Our?ocid=ASUDHP
note: I'm not a "msn" fan but here's an article.
Sort of OT: My God,
Still We Rize @BaburRealer · Dec 18
WI Gov Walker calls Nat'l Guard to be ready for #DontreHamilton indictment decision
I embedded the link to video into your comment. Milwaukee has a history of profiling minority men and it has no problem slapping the harshest of sentences on them for the most minor crimes. It improved starting around the 1980's, but like in other places, corporations, and even courts, things started going backwards in retaliation for the first Black being elected president of the United States.
Xena, sad to report but Dontre Hamilton is another #hashtag. One I'd never heard until people in Milwalkkkee shut the highway down. (70+ got arrested??) The movement is bringing a lot of local killings to national awareness.
IIRC, Dontre was killed back in April, the police who shot him numerous times was immediately terminated. The citizens there want charged brought against him and they expect a decision by end of year.
Ferguson had it right, "there's a Ferguson everywhere"
Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn said that Dontre was an "emotionally disturbed person. Two other officers had responded to a call about Dontre in the park, but (now former) officer Christopher Manney arrived much later and decided to engage Dontre. Chief Flynn terminated Manney saying that he treated Dontre as a dangerous criminal instead of following his training and treating Mr. Hamilton as an EDP."
Manney was not charged. Chief Flynn stated, "Every member of this police department has had to make critical decisions under pressure with insufficient information that could have gone wrong. Here's the point I want to make — there's got to be a way of holding ourselves accountable absent of putting cops in jail for making mistakes."
The Milwaukee County prosecutor wouldn't decide on whether to file charges against Manney. The feds stepped in to investigate and then the County prosecutor took the matter before a grand jury.
I've been saying —- there are segments of our society that are thought to be burdens by common folk as well as some law enforcement personnel. Until they respect that all lives matter, we will continue to see minorities, the mentally ill, the homeless, the disabled, and the poor killed under color and claim of official right without consequences. It's Aryan ideologies in American society.
Exactly, Aryan ideology.
Was reading about the Veiled Prophet http://t.co/Dmf4IlyiIo
Yours truly, Chief Dotson of STLPD a member. Maybe a boyhood dream of his. Ha
How interesting these secret societies w/in it's ideology.
Don't know why but it doesn't surprise me. There were "conspiracy theories" going back over 10 years that White Supremacists planned on getting into five sectors to give them control; law enforcement; teaching; medicine; the judiciary and politics. The "conspiracy theory" thought that White Supremacists were in actual competition with the Illuminati for positions in the same five sectors and eventually, they will begin to war against and destroy each other. The theory also said that while the Illuminati seeks control to rule, that White Supremacists seek to destroy and the Aryan concept of leading the general population to believe that those they destroy are or will be burdens on society is the first step to killing without consequences.
The second step is likened to what the Nazis did in eastern Europe which is to get Aryan supporters to give over people and again, without consequences. We see this in 911 callers where their calls result in law enforcement killing, and the caller fades into the woodwork with no consequences.
There was a time when I read conspiracy theories for fun, never giving them serious consideration because I thought that Americans are too smart, and there is too much that history has taught us, for us to go back in time.
"There was a time when I read conspiracy theories for fun, never giving them serious consideration because I thought that Americans are too smart"
You and me both, Jesse Ventura was a nut; but now his absurdities are beginning to show a realism making me think twice. Even some of what "right wingers" claim are starting to make sense. (can't believe I said it)
Here's a current conspiracy theory for ya. I put nothing past LE unions. I may not agree but it sure makes one wonder.
I just watched this asshole promoting his radio interview with mc conman, and he's virulent filthy racist too. he's disgusting.
Two sides to a story | 12/20/2014 at 12:34 am
Hope McCulloch is left twisting in the wind soon. Hopefully he's getting desperate. Clearly he's used to doing whatever he wants to do without much fanfare. The world is watching now!
Well Saints preserve, that Mr. McCulloch is so impartial he saw fit to permit 'fabricators of the truth' as witnesses… to a murder. And – he believes this didn't bear any weight upon the GJ decision. No sir, right after Wilson's testimony, it was settled in their minds. No harm, no foul. Does this smell like sulfur to you, as in rotten eggs? It does to me!! 🙂 He's a real double talker.
I just did some reading, and it appears that grand juries are only used in an investigative capacity when an elected government official is suspected of using his/her office to commit a crime. A reason for that is because there is generally no body of authority with jurisdiction to investigate elected officials. I'll see if I can find a law professor or legal writing on the matter.
What peeked my curiosity is that McCulloch said he presented all witnesses,proven liars or not, before the grand jury because he used the grand jury to investigate.
Fascinating find Xena. Impression, McCulloch allowed these witnesses to absolve himself of any prejudice. Seems to me he actually had two options, one, a special prosecutor or two, send the matter to the grand jury 'without' witnesses who were discredited.
McCulloch's obligation was to Michael Brown – McCulloch indicated that the FBI and other investigators found what his office found, witnesses who were less than truthful. Would those investigative materials not be at the disposal of the grand jurors? If they were available or not, what purpose would it serve Michael Brown to have those untruthful witnesses testify?
McCulloch, it appears, would like the public to believe that the grand jury made their determination based on potential credible evidence presented through testimony to which they had the option to believe or not believe – and, 'investigate matters' they were uncertain about. Which is what the prosecutors office is all about. Sounds more like a trial to me, not a query and assist on factual evidence to move forward to trial.
It makes no sense whatsoever. No more sense than having Darren Wilson 'tell his side of the story' to the grand jury. Is Wilson's statement evidence of no wrong doing? Not in my book. But I certainly appreciate Milhaven's statement that McCulloch hadn't heard Michael Brown's side of the story…and I don't believe he ever intended for this case to go to trial.
There's lots of info on U.S. attorneys using grand juries for investigative purposes, but nothing for the State of Missouri that I've found thus far.
deray mckesson @deray :
We distrust police accounts for good reason. The destruction of black life is too easily justified by blue fiction. We protest. #Ferguson
Protest is the end of silence. It is the end of accepting murder as a condition of life. Protest is the beginning of change. #Ferguson
Protest must also be community-building. The strength of new relationships is the strength of the movement. #Ferguson
If you cannot imagine freedom, then you cannot fight for it. If you cannot dream while awake, you may sleep forever. #Ferguson
There is a difference b/t protest spreading and the movement spreading. The former is about moments, the latter about new power. #Ferguson
We've been fighting for 400 years. Do not let people rush you as we fight right now. Freedom won't come easily or quickly. #Ferguson
Hi Yahtzee, love Deray; he's comedic/ articulate. I watched he/Wyze/Netta/2unchain on a panel last week (via live stream), they all were on point.
Another "sort of OT: Meet the Pro-Slavery Fairview Park Auxiliary Cop
http://m.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2014/12/19/meet-the-pro-slavery-fairview-park-auxiliary-cop
Peni, it kinda reminds me of a certain individual who came out with his identity posting racial hate-speech and racially offensive comments who now wants to be a paralegal.
Oh my…….that one too.
Peni, yeah — that one. LOL!
Uh, another OT subject yours truly STL:
@valeriehahn .@STLFireDept responded to a man on fire in a portable toilet at 6th and O'Fallon Street at 8:20 p.m. Man taken to hospital; unknown cond.
HowardK @Fluffenburger · 22h22 hours ago
@valeriehahn @STLFireDept …..wow! he must have been really really gassy
Becky Timmons @Inkydelaware · 9h9 hours ago
Hate when this happens–MT "@valeriehahn: .@STLFireDept responded to a man on fire in a portable toilet, taken to hospital; unknown cond."
cfbostonbrian | 12/22/2014 at 9:53 pm
People need to break away from the frickin' norm. If this country was based on what was considered normal, then the English would rule over america (yes small case a), but because some dared to be different, the English was evicted, if you will. The more police officers get away with this type of police brutality, the more they will do and the more vicious of their killings. |
Two-time Dancing With the Stars champion Julianne Hough may have traded in her dancing shoes for a seat on the judges panel this season, but you'd never know it looking at her body.
The dish is not only simple and delicious, but also lower in calories and carbs than the starchy original. Here, we reveal our own take on the recipe—inspired by Julianne's ingredients—that you can make at home in just minutes. Pair it with a side salad to round out the meal and don't forget to tune in to Dancing with the Stars tonight to see the six remaining couples battle it out for a place in the Semi-Finals!
STEP 1: Preheat your oven to 450 degrees F. Cover an oven tray with foil and lightly grease with olive oil.
STEP 2: Using a very sharp knife, split the squash in half lengthwise and scrape out the seeds and pulp.
STEP 3: Season the squash with the olive oil, salt and pepper.
STEP 4: Place the two squash halves cut side down on a baking sheet and bake for about 30 minutes, or until the insides are soft.
STEP 5: Remove squash from the oven and allow it to cool for a few minutes. Then, run a fork through the inside of the squash to create spaghetti-like strands and transfer into two bowls.
STEP 6: Top each bowl of "spaghetti" with 1/4th cup of marinara, 1 tablespoon of cheese and oregano to taste. |
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Big horn worm • Bearded Dragon . org .
Discuss topics of food for your beardies here.
The hornworms are squishy and usually no problem for them to chew up and digest.
The calciworms can be tough sometimes if they eat a lot at once and don't chew them. Then they can come through whole like that. Try offering them more slowly to allow time for chewing and see if that helps. Not really a cause for concern in either case.
OK thanks, something else real quick. I saw a spot behind RJs neck, hidden in a "fold " it looks like shed, but kinda thicker, not sure how else to explain it. But I was wondering, to be safe, how do you identify yellow fungus?
It could be a single scale shed. If you post a picture I can take a look. Yellow fungus usually shows up as a dark area that looks scabby or wounded. It usually looks quite a bit worse than just a shed area. |
Billy Bob Thornton isnt throwing his hat into the ring to take over from Donald Trump – and doesnt think his fellow celebrities should either.
The Bad Grampa star, 63, confessed he isnt sure why the public are so interested by what famous people – such as Katy Perry, Robert De Niro and Chrissy Teigen – think about politics.
I think sometimes its a little bit overblown with celebrities really having stuff to say about politics, he explained.
We really dont know whats going on behind the scenes with these politicians.
Ive had favourite senators and presidents over the years but the fact of the matter is Im not sure why people are so interested in what an entertainer has to say about politics.
A string of famous faces have come out against Donald Trump in the year since he began his Presidency.
Chrissy Teigen recently announced she was disgusted by his border control measures – which separated more than 2,000 children from their parents.
Kanye West, Oprah and even Kim Kardashian have been rumoured to be running for a seat in the White House, amid all the controversy.
But Billy Bob has vowed he wont be one of those campaigning in the 2020 election.
To be very frank, Im not a very educated guy, Im severely dyslexic, I have OCD – Im not the guy you want running anything, he added to the Daily Telegraph Australia.
The Fargo stars words come after Kim had to speak out over speculation she was planning to run for President.
Speculation she accidentally managed to start herself.
When the 37-year-old was asked whether she wanted to be in power one day, she hinted she could see herself in the White House, simply replying: Never say never.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians stars words obviously sent fans into meltdown – but she later admitted she has no plans to take over the country.
Speaking to Access Online about the whole drama, she admitted: I dont know why I said that! The answer is never! I dont want to say never… But why would I say that? I dont want to run for the President!
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Drinking With Clowns – Rhythmically mesmerizing and melodically captivating
Published on October 1, 2017 in Reviews by staff
Drinking With Clowns is project is led by Baldo Bobadilla (singer/songwriter/producer from Paraguay) and Kristias Trujillo (Drummer/Composer from Mexico), who over the years have been joined by many talented musicians from the South America and the United States and have made amazing contributions to the project, such as the collective's third member, Alejandro Jimenez (Colombia – Percussion). The idea of spreading positive harmony and love throughout the world is not only limited to the band's music, as Bobadilla is also the Executive Director of Future Kind – an organization dedicated to bringing educational opportunities to those least fortunate among us, for which the band is an active donor and contributor.
Drinking With Clowns, who have shared the stage with many international artists as well as played at prestigious venues, has so far released four albums, 'Mind Your Head' (2007), 'My New Head' (2010), 'El Vuelo' (2012), and the latest self-titled album 'Drinking With Clowns' (2017).
The tracks on this album have a feeling of freedom about them, of the flexible variety and facility, as if each one on its own could easily play on for hours without running out of rhythm and euphony. Their music seems primed to accommodate almost anything, looking back to their heritage, or forward to the latest trends.
The tracks begin as defined arrangements but always sound as if they are ready to accept improvisations and have been tightened through the process of performance into blocks of music that can be savored both melodically and rhythmically.
Each song retains a well-structured Latin flavor, with democratic anticipation of the next instrument, of the next musician who might come in at the moment of their cue. The music of Drinking With Clowns has the atmosphere of a circle rather than a linear hierarchy, the sound of artists looking outwards, at the other musicians, and at the audience, rather than downwards at their shoes or inwards at their miseries and doubts.
This is music for exteriors, for expansion, for diffusion, for bringing joy to the world. But always horizontally, side by side with the listener, and not vertically, looking down at the audience. The pace is set by the groove of the drums and percussion, but there are smooth swaying guitars, rich funky bass lines and vocals in both Spanish and English.
The groove running throughout the album, is sexy without being sexual, it celebrates open-limbed movement rather than flirtatiousness or grinding or anything wet or heavy. This is music for the masses music which shuns exclusivity. Drinking With Clowns are about inclusion, participation, cooperation and sharing, and it comes shining through in their music.
Rhythmically mesmerizing and melodically captivating, Drinking With Clowns can go from the insistent slow burn of "Liberaté" to the rhythmic delights of "Tropical", and then onto the upbeat funk of "I Wanna" and "Out Of Control" before sliding towards the banging alternative sound of "Time To Go".
Their varied influences, soaked in with their roots sound, seems to be the perfect combo for the band's wide range of talents showcasing their natural groove, eclectic flourishes and cultural flavor; if you want a feel for this group here is your starting point. Drinking With Clowns has put together a solid studio recording to chill out, get down, drive around, or simply listen to!
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Current non-equity national tour director Mark Bramble doesn't disappoint in a mostly commendable production that played a one-night stand in West Palm Beach on New Year's Eve.
The 16-week touring production heads north beginning Saturday. The tour will include a stop at Dayton's Schuster Center from Jan. 10- to 15.
For the reviewed production at West Palm Beach's Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, Bramble chose to have the curtains closed as the audience filed into the theatre. As the show began, the curtain rose until we could only see those dancing feet. One could hear vocal indications of recognition at that point.
And what great work those dancing feet accomplish. They belong to the roughly 40-person cast, which admirably clicks tap shoes in unison. They fully inhabit their characters and execute the musical's creative, vivacious dances with flair, giving us a toe-tapping, memorable evening filled with glitz and glamor. It appeared to be just the stylish New Year's Eve celebration audience members were seeking. All that was missing was a champagne toast.
It's easy to want to toast "42nd Street's" likable heroin, Peggy Sawyer, an eager but naïve performer wannabe who arrives to make it big in New York City from Allentown, Pa. during the height of the Great Depression.
Certainly the dancing and extravagance of "42nd Street" are big draws for the musical, a love letter to Broadway and musicals. It originally opened on the Great White Way in 1980, played for 3,486 performances and won Tony Awards in 1981 for Best Musical and Best Choreography. A 2001 revival earned two Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical and spanned 1,524 performances.
But the people who lived during the musical's setting of the Great Depression hardly enjoyed success and extravagance. Near the beginning of the show, Julian Marsh, the director of "Pretty Lady," the musical-within-the-musical, remarks that those who don't wish to audition can join the bread line outside. Marsh himself badly needs a hit; the Depression's hit him hard.
Into this world of frustration and desperation Sawyer arrives. It's a world with which we can identify, with the economic woes the nation's faced in recent years. It's easy to root for Sawyer, perhaps because we see part of ourselves in this determined, desperate young woman seeking the American Dream.
Of course, our emotional investment in the character depends on how effectively an actor conveys Sawyer's desire and commitment.
Clara Cox excels in the role. At first, her body posture, mannerisms and voice suggest insecurity, hesitancy, modesty and even an apologetic feeling for merely being at the theater. By the end, as the star, she walks with an air of triumph and confidence.
Sawyer's a challenging role. That's because a performer must convince us that the inexperienced young woman has potential as a performer, but is capable of quickly transforming into an actor who performs like a seasoned veteran. Cox makes this transition appear seamless.
Leading lady Dorothy Brock also changes during the course of "42nd Street." At the beginning, she's arrogant and vain, but later shows compassion to Sawyer.
Matthew J. Taylor is commanding, driven and demanding as desperate director Julian Marsh, matching the intensity of Slocum's Brock. But Taylor also deftly conveys Marsh's softer, compassionate side. One moment, he's like a drill sergeant, the next he's like a coach anyone would want to play for.
Taylor's also comical, especially in the scene in which an incredulous Marsh is told by Sawyer that she'd rather return to her hometown of Allentown than play the lead in "Pretty Lady." Taylor's Marsh scrunches up his face and draws out the word "Allentown" with a mixture of disbelief, belittlement and disgust, as though the lowly town gives off a stink that spreads all the way to New York. Wouldn't it be funny if "42nd Street" played a theater in Allentown?
Gerrianne Genga is a hoot as "Pretty Lady" co-author and airhead Maggie Jones, playing her with a high-pitched voice and great comedic timing.
Director Bramble has helmed the production with a comedic bent and smart staging, which includes highlighting major characters at key moments. Bramble's pacing is effective; it's fast, especially toward the end, reinforcing the chaos, tension and high stakes as Sawyer scrambles to learn her part. She has "36 hours to learn 25 pages, six songs and 10 dance numbers." Bramble manages to pace the production quickly and, at the same time, stress key moments of the story and not rush the production.
At times, cast members don't sound as comprehensible as they could. There are also moments when they speak before applause completely dies down.
Singing wise, company members display mostly expressive, versatile and strong voices that are pleasant to listen to. The singers are accompanied by a vibrant, live orchestra.
Musical highlights include a catchy "We're in the Money" a rousing "Lullaby of Broadway," and a sultry, inviting rendition of the title song.
Scenic designer Kacie Hultgren keeps the sets simple, although some look a bit amateurish. Roger Kirk's costumes are period appropriate and elegant, particularly the costume worn by Brock.
Lighting designer Ken Billington helps focus performers and establish mood.
This touring company is nearly as big as the 48-member cast of the original Broadway production, resulting in the rich sound of those clicking shoes.
They'll click throughout the tour in several states, including Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Marcus Aurelius: Yes. My decision disappoints you?
Commodus: You wrote to me once, listing the four chief virtues: Wisdom, justice, fortitude and temperance. As I read the list, I knew I had none of them. But I have other virtues, father. Ambition. That can be a virtue when it drives us to excel. Resourcefulness, courage, perhaps not on the battlefield, but... there are many forms of courage. Devotion, to my family and to you. But none of my virtues were on your list. Even then it was as if you didn't want me for your son.
Commodus: I search the faces of the gods... for ways to please you, to make you proud. One kind word, one full hug... where you pressed me to your chest and held me tight. Would have been like the sun on my heart for a thousand years. What is it in me that you hate so much?
Commodus: All I've ever wanted was to live up to you, Caesar. Father.
Marcus Aurelius: [Marcus Aurelius gets down on his knees] Commodus. Your faults as a son is my failure as a father. Come.
Commodus: Father. I would have butcher the whole world... if you would only love me!
Commodus: Your fame is well deserved, Spaniard. I don't think there's ever been a gladiator to match you. As for this young man, he insists you are Hector reborn. Or was it Hercules? Why doesn't the hero reveal himself and tell us all your real name? You do have a name.
Maximus: My name is Gladiator.
Commodus: How dare you show your back to me! Slave, you will remove your helmet and tell me your name.
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Composed by Aram Ilyich Khachaturian (1903-1978). Edited by David Oistrakh. Score and part. International Music Co. #2246. Published by International Music Co. (IM.2246).
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June 05, 2010 Khachaturian by Uncle Jun
I don't know why this concerto isn't performed at least half as much as the Tchaikovsky. Like the Tchaikovsky, it's both technically very difficult and very Russian {I don't know what an Armenian concerto sounds like}. Don't attempt to play this piece unless you can...
handle the Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn, as there are similarities to both of them. There are a lot of notes in this concerto, especially the 3rd mov. Oistrakh is the man to emulate. It was written with his tone in mind & dedicated to him.
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Manuel Tabora
June 19, 2007 Awesome and not overplayed
This concerto is one of my favorites. It is a beautiful piece. The recording I have is by Oistrakh himself (the concerto was dedicated to him). It is not as flashy and virtuostic as other pieces (Paganini No. 1 for example) but the harmonies in this piece are anything but...
traditional, which makes some passages kind of awkward to play until you put some serious work into it. I had to chose between the Mendelsohnn E minor, the Goldmark, and this, and I chose this because it seems like everybody plays the Mendelsohnn, and I wasn't even able to find a recording of the Goldmark, so this is kind of a happy medium between the overplayed and the vanished. A very satisfying piece, I feel like it is my first "big" concerto.
Roland Herrera, Westbury Park Strings
June 11, 2007 Great edition
If you've never heard the Melodiya recording of Oistrakh playing this Concerto with a Russian Orchestra - then you have missed out. This is the best edition to get. It was dedicated to Oistrakh.. he played it magnificently, and what a privelage it is to have his bowings and fingerings |
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Parveen Hassan is the founder of Conservative Women's Hub, an online platform, dedicated to debate and engage Conservative women entering public life. Parveen is the West Midlands Conservative Women's Organisation (CWO) Deputy Chairman 2017-2019 and former Chairman of Birmingham Heartlands CWO. Parveen's experience covers political and leadership campaigning, a seasoned, grass roots campaigner within the Conservative Party, local and regional elections, the West Midlands NO2AV referendum, Team 2015, Conservative City Seats Initiative 2015, and mayoral campaign in 2017.
Parveen first came active in the world of politics, following the former Prime Minister, David Cameron's vision to attract diverse women from all backgrounds to enter the party and play a part for the country as public servants. She continues to support more women to enter the political sphere for the voluntary party. As head of communications for the Conservative Friends of Bangladesh (CFOB) 2016, Parveen was part of the Project Shapla 2017 delegation. The international social action volunteering project in Bangladesh where she visited the Rohingya refugee crisis in Kutupalong camp, Cox's Bazar to experience first hand the impact on survivors and global injustices with parliamentarians.
Parveen Hassan's career outside the world of political interests remain on women and inclusion, international development and public accountability. She served on various charity boards as a trustee and director, supporting diverse and new migrant communities addressing violence against women. Devoted to delivering fairness and justice, her twenty six years of experience in the civil service leads in a multiplicity of roles advising on strategic stakeholder engagement on prosecution policy and inclusion areas within the criminal justice sector. She's also a board member for West Midlands Tell Mama, advising on tackling hate crime for the region.
Recognised for her dedication to public service on equalities and women, Parveen won best female employee of the year at the British Asian Hafta Awards 2009 for her projects to address violence against women; finalist of the AAA Gold Award for Women of the Year Asian Achievers Awards 2009. Winner of the WM LCJB Criminal Justice Award in equalities, public confidence, and community engagement and NBCPA Award on community engagement including numerous staff awards for her community, and stakeholder engagements (2009-2018). In 2018, Parveen featured in the British Bangladeshi Who's Who List of the most Influential British Bangladeshi's in the UK for her public service. Parveen also won the Women Economic Forum, Exceptional Women of Excellence Award for women empowerment projects and features on the West Midlands 550 campaign of top regional leaders, leading on inclusion and diversity.
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Parveen Hassan was one of the first selected BBC 100 Women aspiring global leaders in 2013 striving to make the world a better place for women with real life experiences. Parveen Hassan appeared on BBC News channels on an international platform, debates through social media with unheard voices on women's achievements, barriers and development.
Following a series of interviews on Brit Asia TV on successful Asian women and for mainstream media on the role of Muslim women in the UK. She's a regular contributor in the Bangladeshi press raising the profile of women in education, employment and political engagement, continuously campaigning to heighten awareness for the prominent role Bangladeshi women can play in society and their vital economic contributions.
She continues to takes a keen interest in international development, gender equality, tackling injustices and Bangladesh.
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The requirements of the UK trust register (aka Trust Registration Service) were introduced by the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (the 'Regulations') and came into force on 26 June 2017.
The Regulations implement the European Union Fourth Money Laundering Directive and seek to ensure greater transparency in respect of trust and company structures. As well as imposing certain information gathering requirements, the Regulations also require HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to maintain a register of.
The trust register requirements potentially apply to any trusts that have a UK tax consequence. Where a trust falls within the scope of the trust register, trustees must provide information in respect of the trust, trust assets and persons defined as beneficial owners and potential beneficiaries of the trust.
The data held on the trust register will not be available to the general public, however, it may be shared by HMRC with law enforcement authorities in the UK or another EEA member state, if requested.
Here is a link to the HMRC Guidance Notes for the full requirements.
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A non-UK trust which directly holds assets in the UK and is liable to pay one or more relevant UK taxes for a particular tax year.
If the trust is a non-UK trust that does not have any UK source income or hold any UK assets directly it will fall outside the scope of the UK trust register.
Trustees must generally provide information by 31 January 2018, however, earlier deadlines can apply in certain circumstances.
Trustees must also inform HMRC of any changes to the trust. This must generally be done by 31 January following the end of the tax year in which the change occurred, assuming the trustees were liable to file a tax return in that year.
Any advisers who are being paid by the trustees to complete the UK trust register.
Beneficiaries would include all persons named on the trust deed. Potential beneficiaries would generally include persons indicated by the settlor in a document (such as a letter of wishes) as someone who should benefit from the trust.
Direct, withhold consent to or veto the exercise of a power mentioned in the above.
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The full name of any advisers who are being paid by the trustees to complete the UK trust register.
If the residential address is outside the UK, the passport number or ID card number of the individual, along with the country of issue and expiry date.
For classes of beneficiaries, the trustees must provide a description of the beneficial class on the trust register. There are expected to be instances where individuals within the class need to be separately identified and reported as above, however, there is still some uncertainty with HMRC as to when this is required.
If applicable, the name of the register of companies in which the legal entity is entered, the company registration number and the jurisdiction in which the company is registered.
The information provided is held on the UK trust register by HMRC. HMRC may use the information to review the tax filings of named beneficiaries and settlors to ensure this is consistent with the information on the UK Trust Register.
The information held on the trust register is not available to the public, however, it may be shared with law enforcement authorities such as the Financial Conduct Authority, The Serious Fraud Office and the Metropolitan Police. The UK Government have confirmed there is currently no intention for any of the information to be made public.
Will we need to provide you with our personal information?
Reportable persons will need to provide the relevant information to ensure we can accurately and fully complete the trust register. Alongside the disclosure obligations, the Regulations also impose an information gathering obligation on trustees. In particular, trustees are required to ensure they hold relevant, up to date, information for each of the persons reportable under the UK trust register.
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Meredith Stensland, Sara Sanders, and Marla Berg-Weger
Advance care planning (ACP) is the process of determining and documenting desired wishes for the end of one's life. Referred to by such terms as end-of-life planning, advance (health) directives, and living wills, ACP is a relatively new concept within our society, having emerged as a social, political, and ethical issue in the United States only since the 1960s. Researchers and legislators have been challenged in their efforts to examine healthcare decision-making and design appropriate policy to guide practice. This article will define ACP, provide an overview of the history and evolution of the process and the associated legal and ethical issues, and describe the process with three specific populations. In addition, it examines the role of the social work profession in working with individuals and families on planning for the end of one's life.
Diane R. Bessel and Erin Carman
Social work is different from other helping professions in that its mission and ethical standards require members to not only serve persons in need, but to support their empowerment and work for the amelioration of harmful social conditions and inequities through advocacy. Social work advocacy has taken many historic and contemporary forms, reflecting the broad spectrum of social work practice and related knowledge, values, skills, and cognitive and affective processes. Given increasing diversity and complexity in the world today and the continuing need to advance human rights, as well as social, economic, and environment justice, ongoing commitment and attention to social work advocacy is needed, especially as it pertains to social work education, practice, and operational approaches.
African Americans: Overview
Larry E. Davis, John M. Wallace Jr., and Trina R. Williams Shanks
African Americans have been a part of the nation's history for nearly four hundred years. Although their history includes the forced imposition of chattel slavery, the strict enforcement of legal segregation, and a tenuous acceptance as equal citizens, African Americans have been, and continue to be, major contributors, creators, investors, and builders of America. In this article we summarize briefly the history of African Americans, we examine racial disparities in key indicators of social, mental, and physical well-being, and we highlight persistent strengths that can be built upon and areas that provide hope for the future. The challenge for social work is to simultaneously celebrate the historical successes and ongoing contributions of African Americans to this country while also recognizing the vestiges of structural racism and fighting for greater civil rights and social and economic justice.
African American Social Welfare History
Iris Carlton-LaNey
This article discusses the African American social welfare system that began to develop during the early 20th century. This social welfare system, designed by African Americans to serve African Americans, addressed needs that were not being met by any other formal social services while the nascent social work profession was emerging. The myriad programs included settlement houses, boys and girls programs, training schools, and day nurseries. The women's club movement played a critical role in the development of this social welfare system and provided much of the impetus for change and inclusion. Through formal organizations, including the National Urban League (NUL) and the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), and an array of clubs and social groups, social services were extended to urban and rural communities throughout the United States.
Ageism in the Workplace
Patricia Brownell
Older workers make important contributions to the workplace, its productivity, and its culture. Work remains important for older adults for financial security, to give meaning to later life, to maintain social networks, and to promote lifelong learning. However, ageist beliefs about the capacity of older adults to remain productive and contributing workers in the workforce can create barriers for older workers. Understanding how older workers experience ageist behavior in the workplace can help employers, policy makers, and social workers learn more about how to address this social problem. Organizations can become more age friendly through enabling workplace programs, supportive management, and proactive human resource managers. Social workers serving older adults in employee assistance programs and in private practice can help them to challenge ageism in the workplace. Finally, legislation such as the Age Discrimination in Employment Act protects the rights of older workers; however, more legislation is needed to address bullying and harassment of older adults in the workplace.
Aging: Overview
Nancy R. Hooyman and Amanda Barusch
The rapidly growing older population is more heterogeneous than any other age group. Although many face vulnerabilities and inequities as they age, most are resilient. This entry explores the "greying of America," examines the definition and measurement of aging, reviews the diversity among older adults in the United States, discusses productive, successful, and active aging, and suggests leadership roles for social workers in enhancing the well-being of elders and their families.
Aging: Public Policy
Jeanette C. Takamura
Public policy advances in the field of aging in the United States have lagged compared to the growth of the older adult population. Policy adjustments have been driven by ideological perspectives and have been largely incremental. In recent years, conservative policy makers have sought through various legislative vehicles to eliminate or curb entitlement programs, proposing private sector solutions and touting the importance of an "ownership society" in which individual citizens assume personal responsibility for their economic and health security. The election of a Democratic majority in the U.S. House and the slim margin of votes held by Democrats in the U.S. Senate may mean a shift in aging policy directions that strengthens Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, if the newly elected members are able to maintain their seats over time. The results of the 2008 presidential election will also determine how the social, economic, and other policy concerns will be addressed as the baby boomers join the ranks of older Americans.
Alaska Natives
Sarah (Hicks) Kastelic
Alaska Natives represent less than 1% of the U.S. population but reside in more than 229 Native villages and account for 40% of federally recognized tribes. Most Alaska Native communities shared common Euro-American contact experiences: exposure to western religions, education, and disease. Historical trauma contributes to many of the social welfare problems Natives experience today: low educational attainment, unemployment, inadequate health care, substance abuse, and violence. Service delivery mechanisms, lack of cultural appropriateness, and isolation compound these pressing issues. Locally delivered social welfare services that take into account traditional Native worldviews, values, languages, and intergenerational relationships are effective in addressing many of these issues.
Alcohol and Drug Problems: Law Enforcement and Legal Policy
Anna Celeste Burke
Historically, U.S. policy has been characterized by long-standing ambivalence evident in the changing emphasis placed on prohibition as the aim of drug policy, and in debate about the relative merits of various approaches to drug control. Often characterized as supply reduction versus demand reduction efforts, significant changes have occurred over time in these efforts, and in the emphasis placed on them. In the last quarter of the twentieth century, U.S. drug policy adopted a more prohibitionist stance, with increased reliance on a variety of law enforcement, and even military actions, to control the supply and use of drugs, even in the face of evidence for the effectiveness of prevention and treatment, and high costs associated with the burgeoning incarceration rates.
American Social Security System
Eric R. Kingson, Dana Bell, and Sarah Shive
This entry examines why our nation's Social Security system was built, what it does, and what must be done to maintain and improve this foundational system for current and future generations. After a discussion of the social insurance approach to economic security and its underlying principles and values, the evolution of America's Social Security system is reviewed—beginning with the enactment of the Social Security Act of 1935, through its incremental development, to the changed politics of Social Security since the mid-1990s. Next, program benefits and financing are described and contemporary challenges and related policy options are identified, in terms of both the program's projected shortfall and the public's need for expanded retirement, disability, and survivorship protections. The entry concludes by noting that social workers have an important role to play in shaping Social Security's future.
Sondra J. Fogel, M. Dwayne Smith, and Beth Bjerregaard
Capital punishment, the administration of death as a legal sanction, is a criminal-justice response to a restricted class of criminal activities that involve the killing of another human being. As a legal process, capital punishment has been modified by several landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions. Yet, it remains a controversial penalty with factors of race, gender, socio-economic status, mental health status of the defendant, and other extra-legal factors often attributed to the sentencing decision. Social workers are increasingly used as mitigation experts or in similar types of roles for the defense team. As a profession, social work opposes the use of capital punishment. The purpose of this entry is to provide an overview of the death penalty as it is currently practiced in the United States and to review current issues and controversies surrounding its administration. |
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Tourists stranded as earthquake shakes Taiwan
A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling a three-storey building, stranding about 400 tourists on a mountainside, and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks.
By Stephen Wilkie
18th Sep 2022, 2:00pm
Updated 18th Sep 2022, 3:10pm
The magnitude 6.8 quake was the largest among dozens that have rattled the island's south-eastern coast since Saturday evening, when a magnitude 6.4 quake struck the same area.
Most of the damage appeared to be north of the epicentre, which Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau said was in the town of Chishang at the relatively shallow depth of seven kilometres (four miles).
The three-storey building, which had a 7-11 convenience store on the ground floor and residences on the upper ones, collapsed in nearby Yuli town, the island's Central News Agency said.
This handout photo taken and released by the Taitung County Fire Bureau shows firefighters moving a person during a rescue operation at the site of a collapsed building (via Getty Images)
The 70-year-old owner of the building and his wife were rescued first, but it took longer to get to a 39-year-old woman and her five-year-old daughter.
A photo released by the Hualien city government showed the girl lying on a blanket and being handed down a metal ladder from the top of the debris by helmeted rescue workers in orange uniforms.
Photos showed the top two storeys sprawled across a narrow street and on to the other side, with electricity wires pulled down by the fallen building.
Police and firefighters rushed to a bridge collapse on a two-lane road in what appeared to be a rural part of Yuli where three people and one or more vehicles may have fallen off, according to media reports.
A landslide trapped nearly 400 tourists on a mountain in Yuli famous for the orange day lilies that blanket its slopes at this time of year.
A canopy on a platform at Dongli station in Fuli town, which is between Yuli and the quake's epicentre at Chishang, hit a train, leaving three of the cars tilted at an angle, the agency said, citing the railway administration.
The shaking was felt at the north end of the island in the capital Taipei.
In Taoyuan city, west of Taipei and 210 kilometres (130 miles) north of the epicentre, a man was injured when a ceiling collapsed on the fifth floor of a sports centre.
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory for several southern Japanese islands near Taiwan, but later lifted it.
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Mouse to select various options, numpad to hotkey build units, space to use hyper beam, arrow keys to view minimap and area.
Heliguardian war is like a real time strategy helicopter game, but without the ability to micromanage your troops. The objective is to get your helicopter troops to destroy the enemy base. It's surprisingly fun, so turn that in-game music off and keep reading.
Heliguardian starts off simple; you have the option to build two types of helicopters, and can use an emergency hyper beam to obliterate the map in case things aren't in your favour. Make careful use of they hyperbeam; it can save your life, and clear a stalemate. Also, the hyper beam kills gives you money for each helicopter, so spend it fast before your stock maxes out. Hotkey use is very important; remember to constantly spawn helicopters every few seconds.
Experience, the upgrade currency, is calculated by your level score divided by two. Ultimately, you might think, "Hey, if I prolong the battle, I will get more experience!" Well, actually, the game discourages that with a bonus for time taken to complete the level. Yes, at a point, you will make more experience than the bonus would have to offer, but do you really want to waste that much time on one single level? Upgrades in this game are very important; the most important ones are money regeneration, and population count. The most useless one is money stock, so besides taking note of these three, feel free to upgrade whatever you want. A good strategy is to upgrade the dragonfly and constantly build those en masse.
You cannot queue units, unfortunately, so remember to constantly fill your population count with helicopters. If you overbuild, your money will be lost, which is not too big of a deal, but something to watch out for. Also, you cannot view the sides of the map for some reason; a little interesting tidbit.
Turrets and sideturrets are useful once you've established a middle ground fight, but the game allows you to constantly build them even if you already have some; all it does is waste your time, so be advised against that.
You can replay battles for more experience; I recommend just replaying the last level you beat if you need a little more for an upgrade. The end-game of HeliGuardian can get pretty difficult; however, there are some tips to get past them. First off, make sure money regeneration is maxed out; this is crucial, you cannot win without a steady flow of money. Then, max out extra money per kill, and spam traps. Just keeping hitting the A hotkey no matter what, and remember to be constantly spawning helicopters. Also, the hyper beam is a necessity to break their assaults; you cannot physically win the game without using the hyper beam properly, so time your uses with it and the spawning of helicopters.
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Behind The Scenes: How Copy Edits Work
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One of the things we like to do here at Pub Crawl is give you a peek behind the curtain at parts of publishing you might not otherwise see. If you follow any authors on social media, the odds are very high you've seen them mention their copy edits more than once. So what exactly are they?
Copy edits come later in the editorial process—almost the last thing authors will do before it's too late to change the text! (And believe us, most authors aren't nearly ready to stop tweaking words, even when it's time!)
The copy editor is many things. Grammar guru, continuity expert, repetition police, dictionary, the works. Here's how some of it works:
Grammar guru: The copy editor will mark up all the spots the story's grammar isn't quite right, indicating what the correct usage would be. It's then up to the author to either accept the chance, or write 'stet' (which is Latin for 'let it stand', we're a quaint bunch in publishing) if they want to leave it the way it is. The author might want to leave something the way it is (technically incorrect) for any number of reasons. The character's voice—a teenager mightn't say 'whom', even if it's correct. Their own personal style—they might really like using far too many em-dashes, like I do. Impact—they might want a sentence fragment or something all mixed up to create a sense of confusion, or chaos, or to shine a light on particular words. (Fun fact: ask any group of authors what they stet the most, and they'll almost always tell you it's the places the copy editor points out you should, technically speaking, have a semicolon.)
Continuity expert: The copy editor is the one who points out that when your character says 'I can't believe it's only been three days', they really shouldn't believe it. Because it's been five. (Whoops. Yes, that is a personal example.) They check all kinds of things, from eye color to that one mention of a character who got erased in an earlier draft, and technically shouldn't exist at all. The copy editor is the one who points all this out after you've read the manuscript dozens of times, and would cheerfully swear it's completely clean.
Repetition Police: After checking the manuscript completely, the author is usually completely sure there are no word repeated too close together. They usually find they're wrong. (See what I did there?) The copy editor catches repeats and confusing language, anywhere it's not quite clear what a sentence means.
Dictionary: During copy edits on These Broken Stars, Meg and I learned that you can rifle through a box hunting for something, but you riffle through papers. Two Fs. When you've got an Aussie on the team, the copy editor sometimes also points out things that might be correct in Australia or the UK, but are completely confusing if you're an American.
Suffice it to say we love our copy editors, who make us look smart! For more entertaining tales of saves copy editors have made for other authors, check out this hilarious post by author, literary agent and Pub Crawl/LTWF alumnus Mandy Hubbard.
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This 60-Year-Old IRONMAN Triathlete Isn't Slowing Down
Passion & Purpose | December 5, 2018
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By Brookdale Senior Living
When Reiko Donato's daughter was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder, it changed everything. Well, almost everything. Despite doctor's visits, surgeries and the stress of being a new parent, one thing always remained the same: Reiko loved to run.
"With so many things out of control in my life, it gave me a sense of control," says Reiko.
Her daughter, Alex, was only seven months old when she had a major seizure that sent her to the ER. Just before her first birthday, she was diagnosed with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC), a rare disorder that causes tumors to grow in the brain, eyes, lungs, kidneys and heart. TSC affects over 50,000 people in the U.S., and is the most common cause for autism and epilepsy -- both of which affect Reiko's daughter.
Being a new parent is enough to send anyone's life into chaos, let alone a serious and rare diagnosis. Little was known about TSC at the time, and so Reiko soon found herself acting as her daughter's advocate, shuttling between doctors' appointments, surgeries and MRIs.
Today, Alex is 19, and through careful monitoring and treatment, her condition is stable. She and Reiko still spend a considerable amount of time in and out of the doctor's office.
And through it all, Reiko has kept on running.
So when a friend recommended she check out a local indoor triathlon, she thought, why not? Reiko entered her first triathlon at age 50, and to her surprise, she won in her age group. Then she entered another, and then another.
It wasn't long before Reiko found herself entering the most rigorous of triathlons: the IRONMAN, which consists of a 2.4 mile swim followed by a 112 mile bike ride and topped off with a full-length, 26.2-mile marathon. After placing fourth in her age group in her first IRONMAN in Chattanooga, it was official -- Reiko was hooked.
"We joke in the triathlon community about 'drinking the Kool-Aid,'" says Reiko. "From the outside it may look a little crazy, some of the things we do. But you get hooked! Crazy becomes the norm. Everyone's doing it."
It may sound impossibly hard -- and oftentimes it is. At the age of 60, Reiko must maintain a careful balance between rest and training: 10 to 12 hours of training during the week, with one day for rest. And on race days, there's weather to consider, nutrition, equipment, pacing and bodily stress.
Races are a problem-solving challenge as much as a physical one -- and that's exactly what draws Reiko to the race.
"IRONMAN days are a lot like life," she says. "My life didn't turn out the way I expected it to, with my daughter's challenges. It threw me a curveball. Race day is the same way. Maybe someone kicks your goggles off in the water, or you have crazy weather, or you drop your nutrition bottle on your bike. But you have to accept it and figure out how to deal with it. That's what really makes me want to do the race."
But despite the challenges IRONMAN presents, Reiko mostly talks about her friends in the tight-knit triathlon community, and how much fun she has.
"I always have a great time racing, no matter what kind of day I have," says Reiko. "It's so different from my role as a special needs mom, or from my background as a market researcher. It's good for your body, and I've found a social network group too."
Over the last ten years, Reiko has competed in IRONMAN triathlons around the globe, including the World Championship, where she earned a finisher's medal. This year, she celebrated turning 60 by competing in IRONMAN Chattanooga on her birthday . . . and won. This qualifies her for her the 2019 World Championship race in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
In the end, it all comes back down to racing for her daughter. Reiko sits on the board of the TS Alliance, and has used her races as a platform to raise over $250,000 for tuberous sclerosis research.
"My daughter keeps me going on hard days," she says. "She doesn't know her life any other way. She's got annual brain and abdominal MRIs to make sure tumors aren't growing. She has seizures, medication every single day, a lot of doctors' appointments, and is still doing occupational and speech therapy. But she takes it all in stride and doesn't complain."
"If Alex can do it, I can do it. I am doing this for Alex."
To make a donation to help find the cure for Tuberous Sclerosis, visit the the TS Alliance website.
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PixelTools MPEGRepairHD can be used to convert any PowerPoint presentation to an MPEG stream with a user selectable slide duration.
A demonstration of the PowerPoint conversion process can be obtained by clicking ppt2mpeg.zip. Download this file, unzip the directory structure and execute the runppt.bat file. The demo compresses a sample PowerPoint slide sequence into an MPEG file using the batch process of MPEGRepairHD. The resultant PixelTools.Mpg can be viewed on any MPEG-2 player.
MPEGRepairHD can encode a sequence of bitmaps of any dimension with patent-pending technique that instructs MPEG decoders to display each bitmap with a specific duration.
The first step is to convert your PowerPoint presentation into a sequence of bitmap files. Select Edit | Select All to select your entire presentation. The select File | Save As | Device Independent Bitmaps and enter the name of the first bitmap to be saved in the Save As dialog box.
The next step is to configure MPEGRepairHD to encode the sequence with the appropriate duration. An easy way to do this is to use the PptToMpg.ini in the above referenced demo. Just depress the down arrow in the Base Encoding Profile edit box, select the Load Custom ini file and browse to the PptToMpg.ini configuration file. Browse to the first slide using the File button in the Encode Input edit box. Browse or enter the name of the resultant MPEG file in Encode Output edit box. Depress the Run button to complete the process.
Number of Frames: Select the total number of source slides that you wish to convert into an MPEG file. You can also enter ALL which will encode all slides in the sequence in your source directory.
Bitrate: Select the desired output bit-rate for your target decoder.
Output Rate:Select: the Output Frame Rate appropriate for your target decoder. 25, 29.97 or 30 are typical frame rates. Do not use the frame rates in parenthesis as these are not legal MPEG rates.
Input Control: Select the Multiply Input Frame Rate By: option and enter your desired frame rate multiplier in the adjacent edit box to result in your desired slide duration. For example, if your frame rate has been set to 30 (frames per second) and you want each slide to be displayed for 5 seconds, the multiplier should be 30 x 5 or 150.
Audio /Mux: If you wish to create a multiplexed stream including an audio file, check the appropriate Output Stream and Audio Source Options. Depress the Mux button to select your desired multiplexing type and output bitrate.
The Expert Workshop SDK can be used to encode a sequence of bitmaps to be displayed at a slow duration IE several seconds per slide.
VidEncodeParams_struc .eNABLESTUFFING should be set true to create constant bit-rate streams or false for highly compressed variable bit-rate streams.
VidEncodeInputControl_struc.RateBy should be set to the number of repeated frames you wish to add to each source bit-map. For example, if your frame rate has been set to 30 (frames per second) and you want each slide to be displayed for 5 seconds, the RateBy value should be 30 x 5 or 150.
To create the MPEG file, call ExpEncodeNextFrame for the number of source slides. The encoder will add flags that instruct the decoder to repeat the current frame for the number of RateBy frames.
Any bitmap file sequence (that has a horizontal size evenly divisible by 16) created from a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation can be converted to an MPEG file.
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Locksmiths have been around for decades. There is no doubting whether their craft is a necessary one or not. With all the chaos in the world and the rushing and stress that we sometimes have in our lives, we all misplace our keys every once in a while. However, when no matter how hard and how long you search or how many times you try to retrace your steps you just can't figure out where you left it, locksmiths are there to ensure that you do indeed have a way to get back in your home.
The locksmith trade isn't simply about putting a hairpin into a lock as you have probably seen one too many times in the movies. Perhaps you've tried this yourself and realized that it doesn't quite work that easily. Locksmiths cover a pretty wide range of things. From cutting keys to providing you with safes to store your valuables, securing your home with a top of the line alarm system, these are just some of the things that a locksmith will be able to do for you.
Because accidents happen, and they usually tend to do so when we least expect it, it's important that we are always prepared. This means that you should perhaps try to find yourself a locksmith before you are even in need of one. Research a couple of companies and when you have decided on one, be sure to store their telephone number in your phone or address book and keep it handy at all times. What's even worse than being locked out of your home or car is not knowing where to turn and whom to call when something like this happens.
But how do you choose a locksmith?
Like everything else, it is always a good move to contact your friends and family members. Perhaps they have used a locksmith before, or they know someone who has and are very pleased with the service they had received. Surely they won't hesitate to recommend their locksmith to you if they believe in the job that he does. On the other hand, if they have used someone whom they had a terrible experience with, you'll know who to steer clear of.
Check online for locksmiths in your region, check the local newspapers and even the telephone book. For all the ones that stand out to you, gather up your questions and give them a phone call. Based on the customer service you receive in that first instance, paired with how quickly they were to answer their phone, you may be able to narrow down your list. Obviously if it took you three or more calls to get someone on the phone, you'll perhaps want to avoid going with that company because who knows how many times you'll have to call to get someone when there is an emergency.
Choosing a locksmith can be hard. There should be a list of things that they do significantly well in order to influence your decision. As previously stated, they should be pretty quick to answer their telephone. You may also want a locksmith that has more than one person on staff, as this will prevent you from having to wait for them to attend to someone else before being able to get to you and thus saves you from having to wait hours for their arrival. You'll also want a locksmith that works through the night, or is at least available outside of regular business hours. This way, if you're locked out of your home in the early hours of the morning, you'll be able to call them to help you get in, rather than having to sleep in the car, or book a hotel until they are ready for business at regular hours.
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Alcatel-Lucent Settles Bribery Case
In one of the biggest Foreign Corrupt Practices Act settlements of all time, Paris-based Alcatel-Lucent S.A. will pay $137 million for bribing officials in Costa Rica, Honduras, Malaysia, and Taiwan.
The company and three subsidiaries will pay $92 million to resolve criminal charges with the DOJ and $45 million in disgorgement to the SEC.
The settlement places Alcatel-Lucent seventh on the top-ten FCPA list.
By agreeing to plead guilty, Alcatel-Lucent escaped substantive bribery charges. In a two-count criminal information, the DOJ charged the company with violating the internal controls and books and records provisions of the FCPA.
The DOJ and the company entered into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement. Among other things, Alcatel-Lucent pledged to stop using third-party sales and marketing agents in conducting its worldwide business. The DOJ said the unprecedented pledge was made on the company's "own initiative and at a substantial financial cost."
Three subsidiaries were also charged and each agreed to plead guilty to conspiring to violate the antibribery, books and records, and internal controls provisions of the FCPA.
Alcatel-Lucent — which provides telecommunications equipment and services — was formed in 2006 after U.S.-based Lucent Technologies merged with Alcatel, a French company. The new company is headquartered in Paris, France.
The illegal conduct started in the late 1990s and continued through 2006.
Prosecutors said Alcatel-Lucent's three subsidiaries bribed foreign officials to win business in Costa Rica, Honduras, Malaysia, and Taiwan. The company also hired agents without proper controls in Kenya, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Angola, Ivory Coast, Uganda, and Mali. Overall, Alcatel-Lucent admitted making $48.1 million in profits as a result of its bribery.
In Costa Rica, a subsidiary wired about $18 million to two consultants. More than half of the money, the DOJ said, was then passed to Costa Rican government officials. The bribes produced contracts worth more than $300 million for Alcatel-Lucent and a profit of more than $23 million.
In Honduras, a company subsidiary hired a "consultant" who was a perfume distributor with no experience in telecommunications. He was personally selected by "the brother of a senior Honduran government official," the DOJ said. Alcatel-Lucent won contracts in Honduras worth $47 million, with profit of $870,000.
In Taiwan, the company and its joint venture there hired two consultants with no telecommunications experience. They passed some of their $950,000 payments to Taiwanese legislators. Alcatel-Lucent received a contract worth $19.2 million and earned $4.3 million.
In September 2008, former Alcatel executive Christian Sapsizian, 62, was sentenced to 30 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and forfeiture of $261,500 for bribing employees of the state-owned telecommunications authority in Costa Rica. He had pleaded guilty in June 2007 to two counts of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Sapsizian, a French citizen, was a 20-year Alcatel employee and served as the company's deputy vice president for Latin America. Before being fired in 2004, he caused Alcatel to wire $14 million in "commission" payments to a consultant, who then transferred $2.5 million to a government official in Costa Rica.
Sapsizian admitted to conspiring with Edgar Valverde Acosta, a citizen of Costa Rica who was Alcatel's senior country officer there, to arrange the bribes. Acosta was indicted with Sapsizian on June 14, 2007. He's an FCPA fugitive, last known address: Costa Rica.
The U.S. indictments of Sapsizian and Acosta resulted from bribery investigations by Costa Rican authorities. In October 2004, Alcatel learned of the investigations. It fired Sapsizian and Acosta and disclosed to U.S. authorities that it had uncovered payments from employees and consultants to government officials and political parties.
Lucent, meanwhile, settled Foreign Corrupt Practices Act charges of its own in December 2007 with the DOJ and SEC. Its violations occurred before the merger with Alcatel. The settlement included a $1 million criminal fine and $1.5 million in civil penalties. Lucent's offenses involved payment of travel expenses for Chinese government officials from 2000 to 2003.
In April 2009, Alcatel-Lucent signed agreements in Washington, D.C. worth $1.7 billion with China Mobile and China Telecom to help the Chinese companies roll out 3G technology.
In February this year, Alcatel-Lucent said in its consolidated financial statements that it had reached agreement in principle with the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle Foreign Corrupt Practices Act offenses.
Alcatel-Lucent also paid $10 million in January to settle corruption charges brought by the government of Costa Rica.
The SEC's civil complaint said all of Alcatel-Lucent's bribes were "undocumented or improperly recorded as consulting fees in the books of Alcatel's subsidiaries and then consolidated into Alcatel's financial statements. The leaders of several Alcatel subsidiaries and geographical regions, including some who reported directly to Alcatel's executive committee, either knew or were severely reckless in not knowing about the misconduct."
Alcatel-Lucent's common stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol ALU.
View the DOJ's December 27, 2010 release here.
Download the criminal information in US v. Alcatel-Lucent, S.A. here.
Download the deferred prosecution agreement in US v. Alcatel-Lucent, S.A. here.
Download the criminal information in US v. Alcatel-Lucent France, S.A. et al here.
Download the plea agreement in US v. Alcatel Centroamerica, S.A. (Costa Rica) here.
View the SEC's Litigation Release No. 21795 (dated December 27, 2010) in SEC v. Alcatel-Lucent, S.A., Civil Action No. 1:10-CV-24620-GRAHAM (S.D. FL.) here.
Download the SEC's civil complaint here.
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Good Friday's fixture sees Town travel to league leaders Leyton Orient for the first time, in a match that will be televised on BT Sport.
Orient sit two points clear of Salford at the top of The National League with just three matches to go, while Town have a five point cushion between themselves and eighth placed Ebbsfleet; meaning there is plenty to play for at The Breyer Group Stadium.
Having been appointed Manager of a side just three points above the relegation zone in November 2017, Justin Edinburgh has transformed Orient into title contenders and will be desperate to get his side into The Football League, where The O's spent 112 years before relegation in 2016/17.
The sides met for the first time in history at The CNG Stadium in September, with both boasting unbeaten records, though it was Orient that maintained their impressive start with a 3-0 victory.
Saturday's opponents go into the clash on the back of a late win at Sutton at the weekend, the 23rd time Orient have scored in the final 15 minutes of matches this season.
Macauley Bonne has been the most prolific for the league's third top scorers behind Town and Salford with 23 goals, though it is a defence that has conceded a league best 35 goals that has caught the eye this season.
Despite that record, goals look to be on the cards on Friday with the two sides going a combined ten matches without keeping a clean sheet.
Orient have lost just one of their last 13 matches in all competitions and are unbeaten in five at Brisbane Road, though Town have lost just one of their last seven away from The CNG Stadium, winning on five of those trips, and have the third best away record in the league.
It will be the fourth time that Town have been shown live on BT Sport with our goalless draw at Fylde being followed by victory over Hartlepool and defeat to Salford at The CNG Stadium. |
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Mamata Banerjee turns against Congress, wants to hijack leadership of the anti-BJP Grand Alliance
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The anti-BJP grand alliance had been forged with a view to consolidate the so-called secular votes and corner the BJP in 2019 elections. However, significant cracks have emerged within the ambitious alliance. The most obvious and lethal of the rifts is the dispute for leadership between Mamata Banerjee and the Congress represented by its president Rahul Gandhi. While Mamata Banerjee has tried giving the cold shoulder to Rahul Gandhi given his weak leadership and organisational skills. However, Congress has time and again voiced its concerns about this and has made it clear that it will not accept any outside leadership and wants Rahul Gandhi to lead the hyped front.
Mamata Banerjee first hinted at her desire to lead the prospective anti-BJP front followed by desperate advice (almost command) to consolidate the anti-BJP votes. However, her unnecessary advice has not gone down well with the Congress. It has almost become clear that the grand alliance will face troubled waters due to the absence of undisputed leadership.
Even though it was the Congress which had floated the idea of an anti-BJP front it soon became clear that the Congress would not be the dominant ally amongst the opposition parties. In fact, it can be safely said that even though the Congress tried to bring the regional powers at one common stage, these regional powers are not very enthusiastic about keeping the ever depleted Congress in the loop. Soon after the grand alliance had come into picture, Mamata Banerjee went out to extend a hand towards other anti-BJP powers such as NCP chief Sharad Pawar and TRS chief Rao. However, she was found reluctant to visit ailing Congress veteran Sonia Gandhi on the ground that she did not want to disturb her. The fact that non-Congress leaders such as Sharad Pawar and Chandrashekhar Rao do not share very cordial relations with the Congress is out in the open. This has given rise to the speculations of a non-BJP non-Congress front. The joke would be on the Congress which would end up bringing everyone on a common platform only in order to isolate itself from mainstream politics.
The anti-Congress sentiment has been in part fuelled by its dwindling fortunes. No one is ready to play sycophant to someone like Rahul Gandhi who has a horrible track record to start with. Moreover, with Rahul Gandhi becoming the face of the alliance, the contest gets reduced to 'Rahul v Modi' narrative. We all saw the result of such a contest in 2014, even as the BJP swept through the general elections. The Congress has only reduced in stature thereafter. It has even started showing signs of a party that is nearing its dissolution. Congress is not only a diminished lot but also a divided lot. It is plagued by infighting and massive ego clashes even among the top leaders. Many of its senior most leaders showed reluctance to press with the impeachment motion against the Chief Justice of India showing that everything is not right within the party leadership and cadres. TMC, though a regional satrap still has predictable dominance in West Bengal even though the BJP is enjoying growing presence in the region. Compared to this the Congress can only boast of its glorious electoral past. It only enjoys some dominance in its bastions but is no longer the pan-India party that it used to be. Its electoral fortunes are highly unpredictable and no one wants to risk their survival by contesting under Congress' leadership of the grand alliance.
The Congress has not remained silent about this issue. They have tried cornering Mamata and throw her out of the coalition by targeting Mamata Banerjee at the state level. The Bengal Congress chief, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury publicly snubbed Mamata Banerjee making it clear that she should not interfere with internal Congress matters and that it is only Rahul Gandhi who has the right to lead an anti-BJP front. The tussle between Mamata Banerjee and Congress has thus come out in the open. It is suggestive of the fact that the question of a holistic anti-BJP alliance is not even in the picture. The Congress and Mamata Banerjee cannot work alongside with both of them harbouring Prime Ministerial ambitions.
Mamata Banerjee had at first only hinted at her Prime Ministerial ambitions but now she has even started to attempt overwhelming power much to the displeasure of the Congress. On the contentious issue of impeachment motion against Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra she made a veiled attack at the Congress without making much fuss. Instead of showing sympathy for the dismissal of the motion, she admonished the Congress for taking a wrong political move. She further stated that even though she tried to dissuade the Congress from making the suicidal move the Congress leadership was adamant on going ahead with it. The Congress Bengal chief, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury tried to hit back at Mamata Banerjee with another very personal comment. He went on to suggest that Mamata Banerjee is hands in glove with the BJP and that she is trying to dislodge an alliance against Prime Minister Modi from inside.
Mamata Banerjee has started meddling with Congress' internal affairs and at times even admonishing/ sidelining the party which still claims to be the most popular opposition party and the undisputed opposition leader. However, with Mamata Banerjee hinting at Prime Ministerial ambitions the Congress is in a fix. If it leaves the alliance as a protest against Rahul Gandhi being treated as a non-entity it would end up facing a deadly situation where the BJP takes a lion's share among the voters and the rest being garnered by the other "secular" parties. In such a situation the Congress might plummet further from its 2014 tally. However, if the Congress stops harping on Rahul Gandhi's leadership it would mean an abject surrender. The Congress will be reduced in status to a third choice. The next general elections might be a lose-lose scenario for the Congress if the grand alliance is hijacked. As far as Mamata Banerjee's over-ambitiousness is concerned, her claim can only be described as a far-fetched dreamed. Experiments like former Prime Minister Deve Gowda and IK Gujral did not go down well with the electorate. In all probability, the country will not be enchanted with Mamta Banerjee as the Prime Ministerial candidate.
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Despite the chilly and rainy weather, the Grand Opening of Cauldron Ice Cream in Irvine still drew over 400 people eager to try out the new store and its famed OG Puffle cone. A long line wound around the building located in the Cypress Village Shopping Center on the corner of Jeffrey and Trabuco. Cauldron Irvine joins six other locations throughout Southern California including Santa Ana, Temple City, Glendale, Pasadena, Chino and Convoy (San Diego).
While the name Cauldron may not be a household name, many people have seen pictures of the rose shaped servings of ice cream served in a bumpy waffle cone on Instagram. The owners know the value of social media marketing and developed a product that would be aesthetically appealing. Co-owner James Ho said, "Our core value is freshly made ice cream, but people eat with their eyes first, so presentation is key." With over 100,000 followers on Instagram, this strategy appears to be working.
Cauldron is known both for unique flavors of ice cream—like Earl Grey Lavender, Maple Bourbon Crunch, and Vietnamese Coffee-- and the OG Puffle cone, which was inspired by a popular street food in Hong Kong. The cones were not a part of the original concept, but have definitely added to the popularity of Cauldron. As Ho says, "Its hard to beat cold, creamy ice cream served in a warm shell." In case its really too cold outside to eat ice cream, Supa Hot Chocolate is also on the menu, a warm chocolatey beverage topped with plenty of creamy foam.
When asked why Irvine was selected for the sixth location of Cauldron, Ho replied, "Irvine is a family centric community, and ice cream is all about families." Ho was joined at the Grand Opening by his two partners, Dan Nguyen and Steven Cao. Expansion of Cauldron continues with a third Orange County location in Garden Grove as well as other states and even Canada.
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Yesterday was. Last week...was. Let only what needs to be pondered from the past remain in the present. Let today be a fresh beginning.
Abba Poemen said about Abba Pior that every single day he made a fresh beginning.
Sometimes the burdens accumulate. Day after day, we add something onto our shoulders. Soon enough our posture-physical, emotional, and spiritual-degrades. A new beginning is necessary.
The Swiss theologian Karl Barth said that grace is new every day. He is channeling Abba Pior, who made a fresh beginning every day. In our Sunday liturgy, we have a prayer of confession and the assurance of grace. This part of the service gives us the opportunity to make a new beginning every week: we name our waywardness and wrongdoing and acknowledge that, for God in Christ, we are forgiven. God always offers new beginnings.
Here is a daily practice you can use to make a fresh beginning of each day. Before you go to bed at night, examine your day. What were your interactions like? Did you live with grace and peace? Did you wrestle with self-doubt or anxiety? Did you judge another? Were you defensive or offensive? Be critical of yourself. Own your faults and failures. Acknowledge the good and loving. Then, name what went wrong, name the ways you acted against God's ways. As you name those things, pray "Lord, in your mercy hear my prayer." Repeat until you no longer dwell on the wrong and rest well.
In the morning, examine your thoughts and feelings. What are you carrying over from yesterday? As another pastor recently told me, you will act out of those first feelings your whole day if you don't reckon with them. In prayer, say, "God's grace is new each day." Repeat until there is relief.
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Hello and welcome to Meet the Press. Record petrol prices puts pressure on interest rates and make framing this year's Federal budget that much harder.
Look, you hear of some companies that are announcing already that they want to put up prices because of fuel costs. Then, C, if a large number of people were to do that, then it wouldn't help anybody.
And, D, it puts pressure on interest rates, doesn't it?
And, D, the best answer always comes from Paul Bongiorno.
This morning, the dialogue continues. The Treasurer is our guest. But first, what the nation's papers are reporting this Sunday April 30. The 'Sunday Mail' leads with - mum's fury, private Jake Kovco's mother angrily denies her son took his own life. All the papers give prominence to the Kovco casket fiasco as the Government and the military struggle to make amends, an honour guard of 300 members of the dead man's unit, the famous Third Battalion of the Royal Australian Regiment, greeted the flag-draped coffin on its return. The 'Sunday Age' reports - Costello warms to nuclear option, the clean energy of the future. The Treasurer is quoted saying the evidence is there of gradual global warming and we have to begin addressing it. The 'Sunday Times' has - home owners dread rate rise. Family budget faces crunch. The paper says with inflation on the rise there's speculation that interest rates will rise to rein in spending. In just over a week, Peter Costello will deliver his 11th budget, an endurance record in itself, and it's shaping as perhaps his most challenging. Welcome back Treasurer.
Good to be with you Paul.
If I could go to the Kovco matter, everyone's talking about it this morning, it's been a tragic week really for the Kovco family, made worse by the bungle. Nobody can be happy about that, can they?
Nobody is happy, it shouldn't have happened. It's terrible for the family that it did happen, and our hearts and our sympathy go to them and of course our apologies go to them for what has happened. The most important thing now of course is to have an inquiry to first establish the circumstances of the death and then, of course, look at the circumstances of the delivery of the body back to Australia. But I hope now the family can get on with the burial and they can come to terms with their grief and the process can move on to establish the truth through these inquiries.
On that point, it seems that the Defence Minister maybe added to the family's grief by giving a different version, by speculating on how the death occurred?
Well, I don't think there's any point in speculating now. What obviously happens in these circumstances is a terrible casualty happens, you make inquiries, you try and find out what happened, you get one explanation, but until everybody has been interviewed and all the pieces have been put together you never really get a complete picture and this is what a coronial inquest does of course. It goes to everybody, examines all the forensics and you come to a conclusion. Until you get the whole picture, you can't actually say what happened.
Is there any sort of lesson to be learnt from privatisation here? Some people have been critical of the military privatising the return of the body. I suppose the point being - maybe there are some things that should never be privatised?
Well, Paul, you've got to make the best arrangements as you can. Bear in mind you're coming out of a country where there are big security risks, you've got staging points in the Middle East. You've got to make the best arrangements and the quickest arrangements that you can. I don't think you should broaden out from this to any general principle of Government administration except to say that the Government should do everything that it can to ensure these errors do not occur again. And can I tell you this, it is not matter of cost or anything else. Every cost that is required to do that will be provided for. It's just a question of who's on the ground, who has the arrangements and who has the facilities at the time.
Coming to the budget, how's it going to work this year? Do you have to wait until you see what the Reserve Bank board decides on Tuesday before you can finalise your budget, finalise what you'll give and what you'll take?
No. The conduct of our monetary policy, which I put in place in 1996, is to have the independent bank monthly meetings setting the cash rate. It does that according to a formula that's been agreed between the Government and it, an inflation formula of 2% to 3% underlying over the course of the cycle. That goes on on a monthly basis. The fact that there hasn't been a change for some time means many people think that that process hasn't been occurring. It has been occurring. It's been occurring every month and that will go on before the budget, after the budget, for years to come, I hope. So, we don't sit around and wait for these things. We make our own assessments as to what the economy needs, where it has to go, and we take the right decisions accordingly.
You, as you've just pointed out, you have taken your hands off that particular lever, but in past years you've voiced your opinion. There are a lot of nervous people out there waiting on the Reserve Bank's decision. Do you think there is a case for a change?
For over 10 years now, Paul, I have studiously refrained from predicting future interest rates. You know that because you ask me on a daily basis.
I'm just wondering if you thought there was a case for a change.
Let me make this point - interest rates in this country will be set as they always have been, according to an inflation target, 2% to 3% underlying over the course of the cycle, and this will be determined by the board at its meeting. I don't predict the future of interest rates. I've got other things that I'm turning my mind to at the moment, and that is an independent arrangement which has served Australia well over 10 years and will continue.
On Wednesday at the release of the latest consumer price index numbers, Labor's Wayne Swan said the rise in the basic cost of living makes tax reform all the more urgent.
Treasurer Costello in this budget must put an end to the tax grab on additional earnings of families. Families when they work a bit of overtime, when they do an extra shift, shouldn't be losing 50, or 60 or 70 cents in every additional dollar they earn. That's why we need some new policies with a bit of vision.
You've said that women will be a big concern, a big focus, in this budget. Will you be addressing the issue raised by Wayne Swan there?
Paul, as you know, he opposed tax cuts at the last election sorry, he opposed them the last budget he voted against tax cuts in the last budget. This is the kind of nonsense you get out of the Opposition. They vote against tax cuts and then demand that taxes be cut. I think they learn this at Labor Party training school not to stand for anything, not to have any policy but to demand things that they've previously voted against. I think we can put him to one side. What we can say is that last year we cut tax, the year before we cut tax, the year before we cut tax, we've legislated another tax cut from 1 July. If at the end of the budget process, after funding initiatives in health, in defence, in security, we can balance our budget and relieve the burden of tax, that is what we will aim to do. We've now got the Australian economy into a position where we can balance our budget, where our debt is low. We have big expenditures coming, but if we can fund those expenditures and reduce taxes, that's our aim, this is the rule we've established over the last three years and we'll continue to observe that rule.
When we come back with the panel, we ask - is Australia's record foreign debt a bigger problem than the Government admits?
You're on Meet the Press with Treasurer Peter Costello. And welcome to the panel - Laura Tingle, the Australian 'Financial Review and Michael Harvey, the Herald Sun. Remember the debt truck launched by the Liberals in Opposition back in 1995? It drew attention to our then record foreign debt. Mr Howard and Mr Costello had no doubts it was putting pressure on interest rates. 11 years later the Government has repaid $96 billion of its contribution. But Labor is unimpressed.
All this Government has done is transfer the debt from Government to ordinary Australians. HECS debt up for Australian kids, credit card debt up for Aussie families, and the foreign debt up massively for all of us, from something like $180 billion when this Government came to office to $500 billion, half a trillion now.
Mr Costello, you've been heralding the fact that the Government has no net Government debt any more but Australian households really wallowing in debt. At the very least that's a big political problem for you now. Isn't next week's budget really going to be about trying to ameliorate the effects of petrol prices and other pressures on household budgets, on debt-laden households?
Well, when you're talking about debt, there's a few different issues that you've got to carefully sort out. Otherwise you get people like Kim Beazley who don't understand it making the kind of howlers you just saw him making. The Government doesn't owe any debt, so that taxpayers have no obligation to pay taxes either to service debt or to re-pay it. We've repaid $96 billion of Labor's debt. Now, then when you come to foreign debt, well, if the Government doesn't owe any money, who does owe money to overseas lenders? Principally, the Australian banks. About 80% of that debt is owed by Australian banks - Westpac, National, ANZ, Commonwealth. That would be a worry if the Australian banks suffered some big shock which they weren't prepared for. We've done stress tests on the Australian banks. They are very well capitalised, they are extremely profitable, the IMF, APRA, the Reserve Bank, all believe that the Australian banking system which carries most of that foreign debt under various scenarios wouldn't be in trouble at all, scenarios such as a property crash, scenarios such as an interest rate rise. Whilst the Government owes none of that debt, while the private sector is well capitalised - and we don't get complacent about that - then as the IMS has found, this is not a substantive problem.
It is a substantial problem for Australian households and it's not good, is it, that the economy is so driven by debt these days?
Well, Australians have borrowed money during a period of exceptionally low interest rates, as you would expect them to. They were borrowing far less when home mortgage interest rates were 17%, with home mortgage interest rates at 7% they do borrow more. For many of them it's enabled them to live in better houses or to renovate or to buy cars or to educate their children. As long as you see the capacity to service those borrowings and as long as the banks aren't getting lax in relation to lending standards, which would be a worry, then you look back at the economy and you allow people to make their own decisions, but I do want to re-emphasise this point because I made it to the bankers myself, they shouldn't become lax about credit standards, they shouldn't be lending money to people who on various scenarios might have trouble with servicing. I've made that point to the banking sector. I've received assurances from the banking sector that their credit standards aren't being reduced, if anything they believe that they're actually being more prudent about them.
Treasurer, one of the biggest pressures on household budgets is of course petrol prices and the Prime Minister has made some comments suggesting that family tax benefits are perhaps the offset, if you like, to that pressure. Do you see family tax benefits indeed as a tax cut?
Well, they are, because with the family tax benefit a family with two children pays no tax at about $40,000 to $45,000. Let's think about this for a moment. A family which is on almost average earnings in Australia, which are between $40,000 and $50,000 with two kids, pays no tax, zero. Because the family tax benefit nets out, cashes back, the whole of their tax liability. People sometimes say, "Well, let's cut taxes for middle income families." You can't cut them because they're paying none. They're not paying any income tax. The only way we found that you could actually improve their position was by increasing the family tax benefit, which is a $600 per annum, which we did you'll recall shortly before I think it was the 2000, 2001 election.
So are changes to the family tax benefit in this budget going to make up for petrol price rises and indeed the prospect of interest rate rises?
Michael, interest rate rises will go on across the cycle for a long period of time. Petrol price rises will come and they will go. Let me make this point. Let's suppose the situation deteriorates in Iran. Then you would expect the petrol price to go up, could go up very very substantially. Now, the Australian Government of course has to bear in mind assistance to families, and we do, and that's why families pay no net tax. But the idea that there is a countervailing action in the Australian Government for every development overseas is not the way we base policy. What we base policy on is within the Australian economy, within the ability to raise revenue, to service, to fund those services that we need and balance our budget, what's the best deal we can do for families. That's the way we set it.
Treasurer, you've talked about what you can do for families, but they're not the only ones and some of the hardest hit group at the moment are the very group you want to see getting into the workforce, that's the single mums. Is there something you can do for them, because they must be being hit by all these pressures as much as anyone else?
Sure. For those that are on pensions, what we do in fact is we tie our pensions to wages. Wages are moving higher than inflation, so pensioners, people actually on pensions of one kind or another, have actually been getting real increases now for five or six years. In addition to that, single mothers would get family tax benefits including the $600 per child lump sum paid at the end of the year, remember, that's the payment Labor said didn't exist. Had a mother come up to me the other day, she had four kids and she said she was looking forward to getting $2,400 lump sum tax free, at the end of the financial year which is the $600 payment.
Treasurer, what about the 2.7 million Australians who are either childless couples or singles, they're not helped by Family Tax Benefit A or B to meet rising prices?
Well, you're right, Paul, that our tax system favours families. That is, a family will pay less tax than a single person on the same income. You're absolutely right about that. But I wouldn't walk away from that for a moment, because the family's got to support mum, dad and a couple of kids on that income. The single person only has to support one person. The fact that the family gets a much better tax deal and at average earnings pays no tax, actually helps that family with the raising of the kids. The raising of the kids is the future of our society. In an ageing society, we need more kids and they're our future, and I don't walk away from that for a moment.
Coming up, Australians have doubts about the ethics of three senior Government ministers. And in the cartoon, Mark Knight in the Herald Sun is scathing over the private Kovco casket bungle - tomb of the unknown solder, Kuwait airport - for the mascot, 'disgrace' isn't the word.
You're on Meet the Press. Late last week another email emerged in the Cole Inquiry warning the PM, Foreign Minister and the Trade Minister of concerns in the UN Security Council over corruption of oil-for-food sanctions against the regime of Saddam Hussein. Again, the ministers either could not specifically recall or believe they did not see it. After similar responses during their appearances at the commission, the Morgan poll found 54% of Australians thought the PM didn't act ethically. 56% for the Foreign Minister and 55% for the Trade Minister.
Treasurer, these are pretty worrying poll figures. You must be concerned about the prospect of political damage to the Government, or is this issue just too complicated for voters to care about?
It's a damaging perception, though, isn't it?
Well, whilst these things are going on, Paul, you are hearing one side of the story with witnesses coming through. Let's wait until we've heard all sides of the story.
Treasurer, about this time last year, you talked about the benefits of a smooth transition in the leadership of the Coalition. Do you still think that that would be in the best interests of the Government, and is there enough time to have a smooth transition of leadership, if necessary, during the current term of the Government?
Well, of course, it's always in the best interests of a Government, and anybody who thinks about that for a moment will realise that. But at the moment we're focused on doing the budget. I'm totally focused in relation to that, and I'm not being distracted by other things.
But beyond the budget will you rule out a challenge in this term, Treasurer?
Michael, as I said, I'm not being distracted by anything else. I know that I get asked these questions every budget time. Experience has shown me that, whatever you say, people can always beat up the story. I have no intention whatsoever of beating - allowing anyone - even a master such as yourself, to beat up a story.
It's reported in one of the papers today that you haven't committed to a 12th budget, is that right?
Well, Paul, can I please just deliver this budget. I think there's enough work to be done on the 11th budget before we start working on the 12th budget. As I said earlier, the budget is the premier economic statement of the Government. It's a statement of our revenues and our expenses. We have a background of moving petrol prices, we have a background in relation to monetary policy which will rise and fall over the long and medium term, which has its own independent cycle, which is related to inflation, moving up and down all the time, and the Government must make sure that its decisions are consistent with ensuring that we have good, strong economic management.
Let's talk about some specifics in this budget then. It's going to be a big surplus, plug some holes with that. We talked about front lines before, what about our northern front line? A big issue seems to have been the numbers of illegal fishing spottings on the rise again. Is there more we can do on that sort of issue?
I think there is more that we can do, which is not to say we haven't been doing anything to date, but certainly protecting our fisheries is a priority for this Government. We know that there have been a lot of vessels that have been sighted, many by some of the indigenous people. I think an investment in providing trackers or people who can give alerts, particularly amongst the indigenous community in northern Australia, would be a very, very positive thing to do. And the Government is also determined that those vessels that have been apprehended will be destroyed. We are looking at boat destruction facilities which will be used for illegal apprehended vessels in northern Australia, so that the message that goes out is - your boat might get here but it will never get back because it will be destroyed in Australia. We want that message to go out to illegal fishermen who are tempted to come into Australian waters in the north.
Treasurer, you've been quoted again today talking about the benefits of nuclear energy, possibly in Australia in the future. But isn't this a bit of a contradiction in terms? You're not talking much about other forms of energy, and for example, wind farms seem to be something that the Government just can't sort of accommodate, particularly in Coalition electorates. Don't you think we should be doing a bit more to encourage some of those other forms of energy?
Probably better than a nuclear silo.
You may not like that either. And planning would have to be taken into account in the siting of a nuclear generator, quite right, absolutely right. But I think longer term, as we look to alternatives to fossil fuels, nuclear will come right back. It is coming right back.
Do you believe it will be a hard sell in Australia, given that we don't even want to dispose of our own nuclear waste for medicinal purposes?
Look, we mine uranium and we sell it to people to build nuclear power stations. What would be the logic in saying, "Nuclear power stations are acceptable in every other country except the one where the uranium is mined?" What would be the logic in that? If it becomes commercial - and that's a big if - because we have cheap supplies of fossil fuels - but if it does become commercial, I believe we thought to do it.
Thank you very much for joining us today, Treasurer Peter Costello, and thanks to the panel, Laura Tingle and Michael Harvey. Until next week, goodbye. |
We are on Blackboard Learn 9.1 Q22017 and are using Respondus Lockdown Browser to provide a layer of exam security. We would like to know how to discover which exams in the system use Lockdown Browser. There must be a setting in SQL to indicate the test is using Lockdown, but I have no idea how to set up a query that would return results for all tests by course in a given semester that was using Lockdown Browser.
Brilliant! Thank you so much, Chris.
Unfortunately, it also assumes the instructor hasn't changed the name of the assessment.
But I'm having more difficulty (because I'm a SQL novice) adding a statement that will let me see only tests available after a certain date (for instance, if I wanted only tests that were occurring from October 1 forward). I look through the tables, but I'm not sure where to find that information. Any help is appreciated.
"to_date" doesn't appear to be a Microsoft SQL argument.
The web tells me I can use "Cast" to replace it (or "convert"), but that apparently entails some sort of editing of the argument that I've tried to do but I keep returning syntax errors.
While what you say is true, it's a fairly safe bet at our institution that the instructors haven't edited the name. However, keeping that in mind, I'm wondering if there isn't a flag put on the assessment like "use lockdown = true/false" that would be more foolproof.
Actually, LockDown will break if the instructor renames the quiz! They cannot remove the part of the title that includes LockDown Browser!
Warning: To preserve the settings used by LockDown Browser, do NOT modify these settings in Test Options: 1) Name 2) Open Test in a New Window, 3) Require a password, 4) Password. If these settings have been modified the test status will appear as an "Error."
Good to know. Makes your solution even more elegant. |
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