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Bisley ToolStor Mobile Height Adjustable Workbench - 1500 x 750 x 945 - 1245mm - BIS610227W.
- Price: £565.00 - In stock
- Model: BIS610227W
Bisley Workshop presents our Bisley ToolStor Mobile Height Adjustable Workbench - 1500 x 750 x 945 - 1245mm - BIS610263W. Our fully welded braced framework workbench provides a robust industrial work surface that is capable of supporting a top load capacity of 540kg UDL whilst also being mobile. It has been designed to perform well and withstand most arduous production, assembly or engineering activities in the most industrial workplace environments. The BIS610227W is a 945mm to 1245mm adjustable height mobile workbench that provides the same application abilities as a fixed height bench but can be raised or lowered to suit the working height of the operator. The bench is also mounted on 105mm high, 180kg capacity castors, allowing it to be moved around the workplace with ease. All castors have swivel motion with two also being braking castors.
The BIS610227W has a choice of industrial grade 40mm worktops that are 1500 x 750mm in size. The overall dimensions for this unit are 1500 x 750 x 945 - 1245mm. The BIS610227W is a UK manufactured product by Bisley and supplied fully assembled for your ease and immediate use.
The intelligent design of the BIS610227W means it can function as a standalone bench or as part of a modular installation alongside other Bisley ToolStor workshop products. The attractive design and well engineered components create a high end professional workbench that makes use of Bisley's modern and impressive manufacturing capabilities that better user ergonomics. Our patented design and construction makes this ToolStor framework workbench modern and attractive whilst also supporting some of the highest industrial specifications required in market.
Mobile Workbench Frame:
Unlike competing workbench end frames that have three separate sheet steel sections that are folded to create strength and welded together, our BIS610227W end frames are constructed from a single piece of 60 x 40mm heavy gauge steel box section. This box section is laser cut, folded and then fully welded to create the traditional 'H' shape end frame but with a dramatically increased level of strength. Each end frame construction is then completed with a 60 x 40mm box section welded as a cross member for additional stability and rigidity. Durable steel box section stringers pass through the end frame through a series of cut outs, rather than just being welded to the outside surface. The three stringers connect each end frame together which subsequently creates an incredibly strong workbench frame on which a selection of 40mm worktop can be fitted.
For height adjustability, our welded end frames each house 55 x 35mm legs which slot inside the 60 x 40mm box section, thereby providing the ability to increase the working height from 945mm to 1245mm. Each 55 x 35mm internal leg has 17 threaded holes that provide height adjustments in 25mm increments and secured using the supplied fixings.
For increase user ergonomics, the end frames 700 x 800mm dimensions provide any fitted worktop with a 25mm overhang front and back and a 30mm overhand at the sides. All parts of the frame are finished in Bisley's renowned hard wearing epoxy mid texture powder coat in RAL7035 light grey.
The versatility of our 1500 x 750 x 945 - 1245mm workbench allows a choice of well designed options such as pivot action adjustable feet or a ground bolt bracket. These accessories can be fitted at the time of ordering or retrospectively to suit your workspace applications as and when needed. This adjustable height mobile workbench comes with four heavy duty rubber tyre castors. This allows for mobility around the workplace, whilst still being able to safely support a top load capacity of 540kg UDL.
Heavy Duty Castors:
Two of the four castors incorporate a traditional pedal brake into the full 360 degree swivel motion, thereby not compromising either the bench's mobility or stability. Each rubber tyre castor has an individual load capacity of 180kg. The corrosive resistant and solid pressed steel construction makes our castors ideal for heavy dynamic loads, towing and when shock loading is an issue.
Each castor is securely fitted to the end frames through a thick M10 bolt that provides a very strong fixing.
Industrial Choice of Worktops:
We offer a wide selection of industrial worktops including beech multiplex, lino, esd, stainless steel clad, solid beech and laminate. All tops are 40mm thick for the utmost durability.
Beech Multiplex (Mpx): A 40mm hardwood, resin bonded beech plywood worktop that is suitable for most industrial production and maintenance applications.
Lino: A 38mm particle board core with a 2mm marble grey linoleum surface that is bonded and edge banded. This worktop is ideal for assembly applications as it is easy to clean and is resistant to most oils, chemicals and acids.
Electro Static Discharge (ESD): A 38mm electro-conductive particle board core with a 2mm electro-conductive laminate surface that is bonded and ABS edge banded. This is a specialist top that works well in static free laboratories or where static discharge is an issue.
Stainless Steel Clad: A particle board core with a stainless steel clad surface. The stainless steel edges are dressed for superior protection over longer periods of use. Ideal for engineering, production or mechanical based applications.
Solid Beech: A 40mm solid hardwood block board in beech. An all rounded high end, high load bearing worktop for most benching and woodwork applications.
Laminate: A 39mm particle board core with a 1mm laminate sheet top that is bonded and edge banded. This is our most economical top and is suited for general/light applications or assembly operations.
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|Worktop Dimensions
|Overall Dimensions
|1500 x 750 x 945 - 1245mm
|Leg Profile
|60 x 40mm
|Frame Type
|Height Adjustable
|Top Load Capacity (UDL)
|Free Delivery
|Delivery Time
|15 - 20 Working Days
|Worktop Size
|Type of Worktop
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Hosted BuyersISSUE 65 / ConfErEnCE & MEEtIngS World / 43The hosted buyer is a future client, not a commodity paul kennedy, mbe, kennedy consultingfrom the top: Hosted buyer meisters Ray Bloom, Paul Kennedy and Jonny SullensToday the hosted buyer is typically an agency, association or corporate buyer of accommodation, meetings space and events. Hosted buyer programmes, whether they are part of a trade show programme, a destination fam trip or a hosted site inspection, are one of the most effective elements of any business development strategy for the meetings industry. That is certainly the view of Paul Kennedy, MBE, who oversaw the Reed Travel Exhibitions hosted buyer programmes for many years. "Hosted programmes are the cornerstone of the most successful trade shows such as IMEX and the Reed 'IBTM' portfolio with EIBTM as its cornerstone," says Kennedy, who advises the Slovenian Tourism Board on the most appropriate strategy for its young MICE industry show (Conventa) which targets south-east Europe. "Small shows such as Conventa (250 international buyers) are evolving their more modest programmes to include full catering and fam trips for all who request them AND pass specific qualifying criteria," says Kennedy, who stresses the cost of these programmes can be high. "But," he says, "the potential return on investment (ROI) is much, much higher."Generally they include travel, four- or five-star accommodation, ground transfers, some business networking sessions (in some cases these are mandatory) or receptions and parties. "In exchange for this degree of hosting, which for some long haul events includes Business Class travel, buyers generally have to undertake a minimum number of pre-scheduled appointments. The issue of mandating the appointments is one of the more controversial aspects of some schemes but the harsh reality is that without some form of penalty, history shows that compliance to pre-scheduled appointments is relatively low, with as many as 33 per cent no-shows." The planner perspective can be quite different."Some senior planners believe they should be hosted without any pre-requisites, while the majority are content to do a reasonable number of appointments while having sufficient time to explore the show," says Kennedy."Some events require seven or eight 15-minute appointments per day chosen by the buyer. The reality is that, even allowing for walking between appointments, this only commits buyers to three hours of the day. I believe this is a fair balance, exchanging professional time for the not insignificant cost of hosting."Bloom says eight meetings each for buyers is a a minimum requirement at IMEX, which has a system of both group appointments and 50,000 individual, buyer-driven appointments. "It is a two-way dialogue," Bloom stresses, and notes there are also pre-show marketing opportunities for the exhibitors to reach the buyers. SMS marketing and buyer webinars are other technology driven methods of matching buyers with exhibitors.Bloom emphasises that for all the checking no system is foolproof, but says that buyers who don't conform to the minimum requirements are simply not asked again.The back office systems to deal with such a body of very demanding professionals is obviously of critical importance. Gone are the days when the appointment scheduling is done manually.Kennedy advocates using professional recruiters, hotel groups, and research companies to ensure the screening process is as good as it can be. "Some form of qualifying panel or specialist company is one of the most important elements of the whole programme," he adds. "It amazes me that the traditional bag ladies/men and the well known freeloaders still
Hosted Buyers44 / ConferenCe & Meetings World / issUe 65UBM's International Confex show in London has started to move along the hosted buyer route, with around 250 buyers being hosted in London for the 2011 edition.Show Director Jonny Sullens is keen to develop the programme and acknowledges that "IMEX and EIBTM have set the standard". It is a standard, he says, that exhibitors, particularly international destinations/DMCs and hotel groups, now demand.One key advantage of an HB programme, according to Sullens, is that "it offers both the organiser and exhibitor a transparent ROI, often before the show has actually started".His only concern with the model is that in some territories or markets exhibitors can miss out on relevant buyers because those buyers haven't either opted into the programme or booked a meeting with that particular exhibitor. "The art of 'working an aisle'," says Sullens, "gets lost, as does the opportunity for that exhibitor to meet additional buyers over and above their set appointments". His philosophy is to give exhibitors what they want: "And that is pre-booked meetings with qualified buyers," he says. "We also need to bear in mind that not all Confex visitors need or want overnight accommodation and travel (but those that do will of course be hosted in this way), so we need to look at other ways to reward our visitors for pre-booking meetings. We want to do this to enhance their experience in and around Confex and that could be through hospitality, education, business intelligence, networking opportunities or corporate gifts. This part of Confex will be run similarly to a loyalty programme with visitors able to trade up their experience by booking meetings with exhibitors."Sullens adds that, when Confex ran its focus groups post 2011 show, "it was clear that the visitors, too, like the opportunity to make the best use of their time on the showfloor by pre-booking appointments. This ensures that they can see who they want, when they want and do not spend time waiting for the required person to free up or have to talk to someone less suitable. "Having seen the work that TFI did with the Discovery Programme for what was then Visit London, we are going to work with them to deliver the International Confex 2012 programme."Trading upmanage to get onto hosted buyer programmes. I believe this is simply down to organisers and destinations believing they know what to do without employing specialists." Such a tactic, Kennedy warns, can be "cheaper up front but perversely more expensive in the long run". At Conventa, buyers not recruited through a professional recruiter are required to pay a registration fee, "designed," says Kennedy, "to ensure the well known freeloading brigade who like to drink and stuff themselves with food don't attend." "The hosted buyer is a future client not a commodity," he adds, saying that in the same way that the professional credentials of hosted buyers should be screened and a reasonable balance struck between the number of appointments and roaming time, the supply side must also step up to the plate. "Sitting on your backside and paying lip service to the buyer who arrives for the appointment is unprofessional and simply rude. It is very common, however. Some exhibitors have so many desks they make it almost impossible to get onto a stand," says Kennedy. Gripes from buyers include being herded around like cattle, and approaches more akin to selling a tourist product rather than a business solution. "Too many exhibitors talk about space, numbers and rates and fail to listen to the buyers' needs and the actual objectives of their events," Kennedy says, but stresses that if these programmes are managed properly a highly effective face-to-face business development environment is created. "The ROI from hosted buyer expenditure can be measured precisely," he adds, but warns it involves "complex work" with no room for an amateur approach. Below: Now the hotel sector supplies over half the hosted buyers to shows like IMEXOf hosted buyers will place future orders as a direct result of the showEIBTM hosTEd BuyEr prograMME By NuMBErs89%

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Gary Melius, a well-known Long Island developer and prominent political patron, was shot in the head by a masked gunman on Monday in the parking lot of his opulent Gold Coast estate in Suffolk County, the police said.
The gunman fled and Mr. Melius was able to stumble back to his house, where his daughter saw him and rushed him to Syosset Hospital. He was later transferred to North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, where he underwent surgery Monday evening.
The police were still searching for the gunman, who they said they believed escaped in a car.
Mr. Melius, 69, who lives on the property, known as Oheka Castle, with his wife, also uses it as a high-end hotel, catering facility and wedding venue. At the time of the shooting, many people were at the house, including lunch patrons and workers.
One of the nation's largest privately owned homes, Mr. Melius's 109,000-square-foot French-style chateau has been the setting of some of the region's most lavish nuptials, including former Representative Anthony D. Weiner's wedding, which was officiated by former President Bill Clinton.
Deputy Inspector Mathew C. Lewis, commander of the Suffolk County Police Department's Major Crimes Bureau, said the shooting did not appear to be random. "This looks to be a targeted crime," he said.
Mr. Melius had just sat down in the driver's seat of his Mercedes around 12:30 p.m. when a lone person wearing either a mask or a scarf pulled over his face approached the vehicle. The gunman shot Mr. Melius through the driver's side window.
The bullet wound was near the front of the victim's head, according to Inspector Lewis. He would not identify the make of the weapon or say whether it had been recovered.
The police were examining security camera footage, but it was unclear if the shooting itself was captured on video. "We don't know any motive at this time," Inspector Lewis said. But he said it did not seem to be a robbery as no property appeared to have been stolen.
As to who would want to shoot Mr. Melius, Steve Schlesinger, chief counsel for the Democratic Party on Long Island and a close friend of Mr. Melius, said that after a lifetime in business, he had undoubtedly made enemies. But Mr. Schlesinger said he could not imagine who would want to kill Mr. Melius. "We have been racking our brains," he said.
Ronald J. Rosenberg, a lawyer for Mr. Melius and a close friend, saw him in the emergency room. "He looked at me, cracked a joke at my expense and said he was sorry he was putting so many people through a tough day," Mr. Rosenberg said in a statement. "There is an extreme sense of relief at the hospital because you knew he was going to recover. His spirit is strong, his sense of humor is just as off-color as ever."
Mr. Melius, a close associate of former United States Senator Alfonse M. D'Amato, is a powerful political power broker who has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Democrats and Republicans alike. He has also raised millions for charity.
Born in Jackson Heights, Queens, Mr. Melius started his career as a plumber before becoming involved in construction. He ultimately made his fortune in real estate.
He bought Oheka Castle in 1984. The house, completed in 1919, was built by the financier Otto Herman Kahn; its exteriors were featured prominently in the movie "Citizen Kane."
"At the time of its construction, the French-style chateau was, and still is today, the second-largest private residence ever built in America," according to a website for the estate.
Mr. Melius regularly hosted poker games there with a who's who of the New York political establishment attending.
"What Gary Melius created at Oheka Castle is a classic Gold Coast environment for virtually every boldface name who walks on Long Island," said Gary Lewi, a former press secretary for Mr. D'Amato. "People from all sides of the political spectrum have gone through the doors to either share a meal, smoke a cigar, play a game of poker and leave their differences outside."
Mr. Lewi said Mr. Melius came to enjoy the way everyone, Democrats and Republicans, could find themselves at the estate.
"It was kind of like how Washington used to be, a political generation ago," Mr. Lewi said. "He greets you at the door with this impish smile, shakes hands and then recedes into the woodwork, as the boldfaced names sit down and enjoy a game of cards." While friends described Mr. Melius as charming and a smart political operator who was not ruled by ideology, he found himself enmeshed in a scandal last year that led to the resignation of the Nassau County police commissioner, Thomas Dale.
The county's district attorney found that Mr. Dale had intervened to order an arrest in a politically charged case. It turned out that Mr. Melius had placed the call to Mr. Dale that led to that arrest.
Mr. Lewi said the news of the shooting sent a shock through the political establishment.
"It was inconceivable," Mr. Lewi said. "It would be akin to a personality like Robert Moses being gunned down in the parking lot of Jones Beach. It was like, 'What? That cannot be right.' "


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Disequilibrium in markets
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Describe two different markets where there has been a market disequilibrium. That is, there is a shortage or a surplus. This is often temporary for weeks or months, maybe because of a natural disaster. Briefly discuss the supply and demand curve in each case. What can a manager of a firm within this industry do to minimize the impact of this situation (or to take the best advantage of it)?© BrainMass Inc. brainmass.com October 10, 2019, 4:12 am ad1c9bdddf
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Disequilibrium in Markets:
This is a condition that creates an imbalance in the market conditions. This occurs when the demands that are in the business environment can not be met with the supply that has been offered in the market. In certain markets the supply levels can dominate the demand which is referred as a surplus and vise versa which is termed as a shortage (Market Disequilibrium, 2012).
A Surplus Market Condition:
This market condition occurs when the quantity rates that have been supplied exceed that which was demanded at the same price levels. In this market condition organizations lack the ability of selling their commodities based at the same price levels and opt to reduce their prices. This condition creates a market disequilibrium that will lead to the altering the prices of the goods and services in the business market. This takes place when the production rates are higher, alterations in the ...
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The silver dot was somewhat superfluous anyway as it wasn't actually a physical button but a touch sensitive one. So on the Plus, Palm has simply put a thin horizontal strip of light in its place, which disappears into the blackness of the body when not activated. Tapping the strip simply makes it glow while swiping left and right causes light to flow from one side to another, and swiping up or down makes the light spread out- or inwards. It's all very pretty. It also serves a practical purpose as tapping it switches you between the desktop and an open app, swiping left and right moves you back and forth in documents and menus, and swiping up and down opens and closes the menu.
As for that matt back plate, it's actually the same matt back plate as used by the TouchStone wireless charger, which was available for the original. This £45 optional extra basically provided you with this backplate (into which is embedded some antennae and electrical contacts) and a base station. Put the packplate on the phone and place the phone on the base station and it will wirelessly charge your phone. It's arguably something of a gimmick, but it's pretty darned convenient as well and the matt back plate looks better than the basic glossy one.
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"Writing the Changing World," the third national conference of the Dramatists Guild, is being held in La Jolla July 16-19, 2015, at the Hilton Torrey Pines. The Dramatist Guild promises that the conference will be "a happening unlike any other." The Guild states, "Bringing together more artists from film, television, and social platforms, we're offering panels and workshops on storytelling for the future. Attendees will be exploring creative outlets in an ever-growing theatre community, have access to entrepreneurial marketing strategies for all creatives, and continue to map out challenging artistic paths."
The conference will include many San Diego playwrights, some of who will lead panel discussions and present readings of their plays to attendees. The public is welcome to attend but a discount is offered to Dramatists Guild members. Admission to the conference ranges from $395 to $535 depending on when you sign up. There is a discount for students with valid I.D. Discounts for volunteers are also available through Tari Stratton, email@example.com.
For a full schedule of each day's events and activities, click on the link:
We put the following questions to Gary Garrison, Executive Director of Creative Affairs at the Guild, as a way to glean some insights into the upcoming conference and how it might benefit local playwrights.
1) How does the conference title, "Writing the Changing World," reflect the current state of affairs for playwrights, and what programs in the conference directly address this theme?
I think it's important to recognize that no dramatist has a straight trajectory while building and shaping a career. There are often long periods of writing, with sometimes even longer periods of rejection, frustration and exasperation with little to no attention from the theatre community. What, then, can dramatists do to survive their careers? What can any of us do to keep ourselves above the poverty level, using whatever skills we have as dramatists or theatre people? One answer has become increasingly clear over the last five to ten years: we see more and more dramatists embracing film and television as a way of staying financially solvent. We also see, most often in television, network shows being helmed by playwrights. Since a good number of our members are on the west coast, and film and television is such a prevalent industry there, why shouldn't we make an effort to explore that industry as a source of work and commerce for playwrights, as well as understand the commonalities of craft and career? That's why we chose the west coast as the site of our conference this year.
In terms of the conference title or theme, "Writing the Changing World," the world is changing culturally and politically at break-neck speed — gay marriage, for example, has changed the cultural landscape of so many states in our country (California alone has been a fascinating study in the psychology of change). The legalization of pot has had a profound impact on the here and now. Banks all over the world are being indicted for bad business practices; weather is literally changing the face of our globe. As dramatists, what responsibility do we have in mirroring our current society and addressing our future? Hopefully the 2015 DG conference will answer some of those questions.
2) What special (out of the ordinary) kinds of programming are in the works for the conference?
Our conference is constructed primarily around panels, workshops and seminars. These are a few of the over 100+ events that will happen across our time there:
Audio/Radio Writing
The Playwright-Performer
The Making of Jukebox Musicals
One-on-One with Bobby Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez
Blogging as Political Activism for Theatre
Comedy Across Mediums
The Cultural Fingerprint in Writing for Television
Women Writing Women
What makes what we do particularly unique is that we have access to a number of reputable writers that sit on our Council of the Dramatists Guild, or work in collaboration with our Council members. So, for example, in the Comedy Across Mediums panel, we have Lisa Kron (Tony award winner for Fun Home this year), Dan Castellaneta and Deb Lacusta (The Simpsons), Mark Krause (cartoonist), Lisa Lampanelli (comedian), David Rambo (playwright and television writer, The Lady With All the Answers) and Michael McKeever (playwright).
3) Why San Diego (La Jolla)?
It was on the west coast, it was cheaper than any major city on the west coast — which directly translates to our members, it has a thriving theatre community, and quite frankly, where can you find a more beautiful setting?
4) Who are the keynote speakers?
John Logan (Red, I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers)
Marsha Norman (The Secret Garden, 'night Mother, The Color Purple, Getting Out)
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason (Designing Women)
Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Wicked, Pippin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
Conference attendees include members of the San Diego Playwrights network who will lead panel discussions and present readings of their plays. On Thursday, July 16 at 3:00 p.m., Patrice Cassedy will lead a panel on Writing From History: Finding Your Niche (and Passion), featuring Aleta Barthell, Thelma Virata de Castro and Anita Simons. At 4:00 p.m., de Castro will speak about Building Community: How to Get Produced in Your Own City. Cassedy, Simons and Steven Oberman will complete the panel.
On Thursday, July 16 at 8:00 p.m., in the "After Hours" portion of the conference, Cassedy will present White Playwright/Black Story, which will include a reading by San Diego actors Monique Gaffney and Sylvia M'Lafi Thompson of a scene from her off off-Broadway play Detroit Blues, followed by a discussion that explores the question: Can we tell each other's stories? On Friday, July 17 at 9:00 p.m., Oberman will present Vanished: Taking it to the Fringe, which will include a reading from his interactive show "Vanished," and a discussion of the process of producing it for the upcoming San Diego International Fringe Festival.
Hope to see a bunch of you at the conference. Let's welcome our fellow playwrights with open arms!
For more information about the Dramatist Guild and National Conference, visit http://www.dramatistsguild.com.


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Dec 31, 2009 - 4:21 pm
My husband passed on Oct 13, 2009. I am dying slowly each and every moment since then, so I wonder about the title of this thread. Do we truly survive the loss of a loved one or so we simply exist until it's "our turn"? I will never call myself a surviving caregiver, I will simply describe myself as someone who is "waiting my turn to leave this awful place".
Jan 01, 2010 - 4:44 am
Please, think about something for me if you will....Please take the time to think about helping someone that might need a little affection and a little attention like a grade school kid that may need a mentor or a big sister. Life is to precious to simply let it pass by. I know that you are very depressed and I understand completely but if you were to entertain the thought of getting out and actually getting close to a kid that needs you or any adult that will listen, you may find it very therapeutic for you as well as the child. There are many schools that want mentors and big brother or sister role models for children that are less fortunate than others. I have a boy at school that is 9 years old and has no father and he is a great young man, keeps me on my toes all the time and keeps me smiling with his wit, charm, and simple 9 yr old thinking. This place isn't awful, its just the state that you have wrapped yourself in that makes it very unbearable...Please, for your sake, venture out and regain yourself and find that there is more to this life than simply waiting for my turn to leave this awful place. Its not an awful place, what makes it awful is standing in one place waiting for something to happen, that only you can change, and not even trying. If I seem harsh, I don't try to be, I just wish for you to be able to function again, to smile again if only a little, to take baby steps at getting back some of the goodness in life that you had before. May you find your peace.....Love and Hope......Clift
Jan 01, 2010 - 3:46 pm
It's not easy, but I am surviving. I have other family members who need me. I have friends who care. My husband's greatest concern was me. He often told me that my role as caregiver and surviving spouse was much harder than his. He even apologized to me the day before he died for "putting you through this." I assured (promised) him that I was a strong, independent woman and that I would be fine. I didn't tell him that I wouldn't hurt or miss him. I didn't even know that I would wake up each morning feeling his loss. He is the first thing I think of each morning, and the last thing I think about each night. But, I am surviving. I feel his presence in so many ways. We were married for 42 years and did a lot of growing up together. We have lived in this house for 34 years. I see him everywhere. He was a very generous and well loved man. I received over 80 sympathy cards and notes. He touched so many lives. I need to carry on where he left off. I have to survive. So do you. Knowing that we are starting a new year without the most important person in our lives is very hard. I won't wish you a happy new year because I understand how empty that makes us feel. I will wish you peace and love. Take care. I know you are a strong woman, too. Many of your posts have helped me. Fay
Jan 04, 2010 - 9:48 am
The new year is not looking good to me right now i lost a diamond out of my ring news years day it will cost 200 to fix my car needs motor mounts they want to charge me 400 for that i will have to be moving out of our house by the first of march.Since angel died i had to make alot of decisions i am trying my best and thank goodness for this board i know that i am not alone in this journey and we almost have all the same feelings.I do feel like a widow thou. The holidays were tough for me but i have to continue to live the best i can easyer said then done, but its been almost 9 months since angel died. its seems like yesterday to me . Take care
Jan 04, 2010 - 6:09 pm
Jan 07, 2010 - 2:18 pm
MichellP, How are you today. I know that we both are into taking one day, one hour, one minute at a time. I hope today is a little better. Fay
Apr 15, 2010 - 6:05 pm
also gave me some pause. Your pain really touched off a storm of emotion in me. I'm a survivor (of my own cancer) and a surviving caregiver. The youngest of my brothers was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia which took the pins out from under me. Then I was diagnosed with kidney cancer. Then my oldest brother was diagnosed with liver cancer. I flew to my youngest brother's side as often as I could (luckily he had a wonderful wife), then took care of my oldest brother through the short time he lived after his diagnosis. I lost both of them in less than a year and didn't know which way to run. I didn't know how to grieve or what to grieve for but most of all I felt guilty that I was the one to survive. They've both been gone for almost five years and I still find myself picking up the phone to call - or think 'I've got to tell Joe about that'. I don't have any wise advise for you. I can only tell you that it does get better over time. If you've got someone who will listen (not talk to you but listen!) - use them.
God bless!
Apr 22, 2010 - 10:52 pm
I am also a caregiver, and undergoing cancer treatments myself. My older brother was diagnosed almost 5 years ago with Mesothelioma, and last may I was diagnosed with the same thing, almost unheard of for a 19 yr old female. I also lost my twin brother to cancer, and I completely understand your feeling of guilt for still being here while others have passed on. I also didn't know how to grieve, but instead but all my power into my older brothers illness, only then to find out I was sick too. I can't tell you how many times I think to myself that I need to tell Miles (my twin) something or walk into his room to see if he wants to go shoot some hoops, and he has been gone for almost 2 years.
I agree with finding a friend or someone who will listen to you. I have taken comfort in some of my friends here (I am a college student). I don't like the attention that being sick brings, but sometimes there's no choice but to rely on the strength of others when you feel weak.
I wish you the best!
May 20, 2010 - 1:00 pm
Hey Lacy - WOW! You've been through it too. You are too young to be going through this. I am so sorry! Mesothelioma? Isn't that asbestos related? I was born and raised in homes full of asbestos insulation but surprisingly none of us got meso. I hope you've got good doctors and it sounds like you've got some good support. I fully understand your feelings about the 'attention that being sick brings'. Some people are almost like vultures the way they almost demand every tiny piece of information from you - others treat you as though you're contagious! God bless you!
Jun 26, 2010 - 2:08 pm
I am very sorry to hear of all your troubles at such a young age. It's ok to lean on friends when you need to. That is what friends are for! I lost an uncle to meso. Have you checked into the financial help that is out their for victims of this disease? I am sure you have seen the ads on tv. I know my uncle got something. Take care of yourself, come here when you need support, and lean on family and friends. Fay


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Cook County Democratic Party
|Toni Preckwinkle
|134 N LaSalle, Chicago, Ill.
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|Democratic Party of Illinois
|Chicago City Council
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The Cook County Democratic Party is a political party which represents voters in 50 wards in the city of Chicago and 30 suburban townships of Cook County. The organization has dominated Chicago politics (and consequently, Illinois politics) since the 1930s. It relies on a tight organizational structure of ward and township committeemen to elect candidates. At the height of its influence under Richard J. Daley in the 1960s, it was one of the most powerful political machines in American history. Party members have been convicted of public corruption. By the beginning of the 21st century the party had largely ceased to function as a machine due to the decline of political patronage following the issuing of the Shakman Decrees. The current Chair is Toni Preckwinkle.
- 1 Organization and leadership
- 2 History
- 3 List of chairmen
- 4 Public corruption convictions
- 5 See also
- 6 References
- 7 Further reading
- 8 External links
Organization and leadership
Article I of the by-laws of the Cook County Democratic Party states that the party exists to "attract, endorse, and support qualified Democratic candidates for office, to develop positions on issues of public importance, to advance the ideals and principles of the Democratic Party, and to seek to improve the lives of the people of Cook County through effective, efficient, and fair government." The by-laws also state that the party must "promote Democratic political activity in Cook County and encourage broad and diverse political participation by Cook County Democrats regardless or race, color, creed, national origin, gender, physical ability or sexual orientation ... and take an active role in county, state, and national political efforts which have an impact upon the people of Cook County."[1]
The party was chaired by 31st ward committeeman Joseph Berrios from 2007 until April 2018.[2] The Executive Committee has eight other officers: two Executive Vice-Chairs, First Vice-Chair, City Vice-Chair, Suburban Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, and Sergeant-At-Arms. Each of the 50 wards of Chicago and the 30 suburban townships has its own committee and is represented in the Central Committee by an elected committeeman.
In suburban Cook County, regional groups, such as the Southland Democrats, co-ordinate activities with their local Democratic township organizations and their committeemen.[3] Article IV, Section 4 of the By-laws of the Cook County Democratic Party allows the Suburban Vice-Chair (a position currently held by Illinois State Senator Don Harmon) the authority to "convene caucuses and meetings, solicit support for the organization, assist the County Chair in any matters upon request, coordinate activities concerning recommendations for endorsements of candidate, and bring before the Central Committee issues of particular interest."[4]
Early history
Cook County was created on 15 January 1831 and it was named after Daniel Cook. Cook had been one of the earliest and youngest statesmen in Illinois history and he was a registered Democrat in Randolph County.[5] By 1837, local Democrats were winning electoral victories under the leadership of William B. Ogden. Ogden recruited Irish immigrants into the party. Their loyalty to native Democrats was established in return for petty political favors and an occasional elected office.[6] The careers of Irish Democrats from this period, such as John Comiskey from the Blue Island area, were still limited by anti-Irish discrimination.[7] Prior to the American Civil War, the city of Chicago and Cook County had created a strong two-party tradition.[8] The local Democratic Party grew stronger in the decades that followed the Great Chicago Fire due in part to an influx of new immigrants from eastern and southern Europe.[9] By 1890, Roger Charles Sullivan had accumulated major influence within the tumultuous Cook County Democratic Party. He would come to dominate the organization for two decades and he was a national figure during the age when urban political bosses reached the height of their power and prestige.[10] After his death, he was followed as chairman by George Brennan in 1920.[11]
Prior to the death of party chairman George Brennan in 1928,[12] the Democratic Party in Cook County was divided along ethnic lines – the Irish, Polish, Italian, and other groups each controlled politics in their neighborhoods and municipalities. Under the leadership of Anton Cermak, a Czech American, the party combined its ethnic bases into one large organization. With the organization behind him, Cermak was able to win election as mayor of Chicago in 1931, an office he held until his assassination in 1933.[13][14] After Cermak's death, Patrick Nash and Edward J. Kelly consolidated the Cook County Democratic Party into a political machine.[15][16]
Nash and Kelly were able to bring African-Americans, who had been predominantly Republicans since the Civil War, into the Democratic Party.[16] Nash died in 1943 and Kelly took over as Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party. The extensive corruption that took place during Kelly's tenure caused him to become unelectable.[17] Jacob Arvey assumed the position of Chairman of the organization after Kelly's ouster in 1947.[18][19] Arvey put reformers on the slate, such as Martin H. Kennelly for mayor, Paul Douglas for United States Senate, and Adlai Stevenson for governor of Illinois.[20] During the early years of the 1950s, Joseph L. Gill – George Brennan's brother-in-law – replaced Arvey as Chairman of the party. His role was more of a caretaker than that of a political leader.[19]
Under Richard J. Daley
The Democratic committeemen of Cook County elected Richard J. Daley as their chairman in 1953 and the Democratic committeemen of Chicago slated him as their mayoral candidate in 1955. He served as chairman for 22 years and as mayor for twenty years.[19][21][22] This was accomplished with the help and support of William L. Dawson.[19] In return, an African-American "sub-machine" led by Dawson was created under the umbrella of the regular machine. In the predominantly African-American wards, Dawson was able to act as his own political boss. He amassed a considerable power base by awarding political appointments to his allies,[23] just as Daley did in the larger machine. However, Dawson's machine had to continually support the regular machine in order to retain its own clout.[24]
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Daley helped turn out the vote for John F. Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election. Kennedy won Illinois by 9,000 votes, yet won Cook County by 450,000 votes, with some Chicago precincts going to Kennedy by over 10 to 1 margins.[citation needed] Illinois' 27 electoral votes helped give Kennedy the majority he needed.[25] Chicago was selected to host the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Political commentator Len O'Connor described this period as Richard J. Daley's "High Water Mark" and described the Cook County Democratic Party at the time as one of the most powerful political machines in American history.[21]
Under George Dunne and Edward Vrdolyak
The Shakman Decrees introduced judicial oversight of City and County hiring, reducing the number of voters who owed their livelihoods to the Democratic party.[26] The 1968 convention had ended in disaster. The Walker Report concluded that a "police riot" had taken place at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.[27] NBC News had televised the event and switched back and forth between demonstrators being beaten by the police in front of the convention hall and the festivities over Humphrey's victory inside.[28] Racial tension over issues such as urban renewal in Woodlawn and Lincoln Park, red lining, open housing and public school desegregation alienated African-Americans and Latinos voters. Though Daley himself never faced any criminal charges, a number of his associates did, including Thomas Keane and Arvey. After Daley's death in 1976, no mayor has served as chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party.[29] Michael Bilandic, Daley's successor as mayor, lost in a 1979 mayoral primary to Jane Byrne.[30] In Bilandic's obituary, The New York Times wrote that the operation of the Cook County Democratic Party as a political machine ended during Bilandic's mayoralty.[31]
Byrne's base of support was on the Northwest side of Chicago, and to a lesser extent the Southeast, and she also benefited from independent African-American electoral support.[32] Originally a Richard J. Daley appointee, Byrne did not have the backing of the influential ward committeemen such as John Daley, Michael Madigan, or Thomas Hynes. For a short while after Byrne's election Richard J. Daley's successor as Democratic County Party Chairman George Dunne supported her.[33] In 1979, Oak Park Democratic committeeman Philip J. Rock became the Illinois State Senate's top Democrat. He would serve as such for the next 20 years and he would retire as the longest serving President of the Senate and Majority Leader in state history.[34]
George Dunne had a falling out with the mayor and in 1982 he lost the party chairmanship to 10th Ward committeeman Edward Vrdolyak, an ally of Jane Byrne. When Richard J. Daley's son Richard M. Daley challenged Byrne for mayor in 1983, a coalition of African-American, Hispanic, and "good government" or "lakefront" liberals coalesced.[35] Latinos who had been displaced for years from the downtown and lakefront neighborhoods joined the West Town Coalition and the Young Lords, and both groups backed Harold Washington. He won the three-way primary election with 80% of the Latino vote. The Young Lords leader Jose Cha Cha Jimenez introduced the new mayor in June 1983 in Humboldt Park before a crowd of 100,000 Puerto Ricans.[36] For the next three years, the Cook County Democratic Party was divided by crippling Council Wars in the city of Chicago.[37] This was essentially a racially polarized political conflict that blocked the agenda of Washington and his allies.[38]
After Washington was elected - and in spite of the fact that African Americans and Latinos comprised 55 percent of the votes in the city's 49 wards - only 15 Blacks and one Latino served as alderman.[39] Gerrymandering had prevented the Black and Latino majorities from electing candidates from their own communities. Washington's supporters and allies waged an unprecedented and successful battle over redistricting. Their broad, multiracial coalition then used grassroots organizing techniques that resulted in electoral wins.[39] Those victories brought an end to the Council Wars that had paralyzed Chicago's city council since Washington was elected.[40] Several prominent Democrats, led by Party Chairman Edward Vrdolyak, defected to the Republican Party.[41] George Dunne, who had aligned himself with Harold Washington during the Council Wars period, was re-elected to the party chairmanship after Vrydolyak resigned following his defeat by Washington in the 1987 Mayoral election. Washington's death in the fall of 1987, a half-year into his second term, fractured the Washington political coalition.[42] No subsequent African-American candidate was able to unify the West and South Side African-American communities or mobilize the same degree of support among white liberals as well as Washington had.[43]
In 2008, Vrdolyak, former Democratic Committeeman from Chicago's 10th Ward, Chicago alderman, and former Cook County Democratic Party Chairman, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud related to the sale of property by the Chicago Medical School.[44]
Under Tom Lyons
Dunne did not seek re-election to the party chairmanship in 1990, amidst a scandal in which he admitted having sex with female county employees who alleged they were pressured into providing sexual favors to him.[45] Following Dunne's departure, Thomas G. Lyons was elected chairman of the party and would serve in that capacity for 17 years. He had also been the 45th Ward committeeman and was a lawmaker, lawyer and lobbyist.[46] After the March, 2000 County elections, Pulitzer Prize-winning Chicago Tribune editorial page editor R. Bruce Dold wrote in an op-ed,
Nobody wants to be the chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party, the job once held by Richard J. Daley, the job that made George Dunne a powerful man. Nobody wants it because the Democratic Party of Cook County has become nothing more than a distraction for the one Democrat who counts, Mayor Richard M. Daley. ... The Democrats, though, they had a thing of beauty, a big, genuine, political machine. But then it became a victim of Jane Byrne. And then it became a victim of Harold Washington. And now it's a victim of indifference.[47]
Richard M. Daley's political operation was largely separate from the county organization.[2][48] His power bloc included the growing Hispanic community, through a "powerful and feared patronage army" known as the Hispanic Democratic Organization.[49] Unlike his father, the younger Daley also reached out to those who initially opposed him, and primarily through negotiated apportionment of city funds for aldermen's local projects, was able to gain control of the City Council to a degree that only the elder Daley ever enjoyed.[citation needed][50][failed verification] In July 2005, the federal court-appointed Shakman monitor reported widespread abuses of a previous court decree against patronage hiring.[citation needed] On July 5, 2006, Robert Sorich, formally, Daley's director of the Mayor's Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and, informally, Daley's patronage chief, and Timothy McCarthy, Sorich's aide, were each convicted on two counts of mail fraud connected to rigging blue-collar city jobs and promotions.[51][52][53][54]
In 1995, Mel Reynolds, Democratic congressman from Illinois's 2nd congressional district, which includes parts of the south side of Chicago and south suburbs in Cook County and parts of Will and Kankakee Counties, was convicted on 12 counts of sexual assault, obstruction of justice and solicitation of child pornography, and while serving his sentence, was convicted on 16 unrelated counts of bank fraud, misusing campaign funds for personal use and lying to FEC investigators.[55][56]
Lyons died in 2007. Shortly after Lyons death, 13th Ward committeeman Michael Madigan said, "The party's been going through transition for a long time. This is a completely different Democratic Party than the one I joined in 1969."[2] Richard M. Daley retired in 2011.
Under Joseph Berrios
On February 1, 2007, Joseph Berrios was unanimously elected Chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party and headed the organization until April 18.[2] Berrios is the first Hispanic to serve as Party chairman.[58] In 2010 Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, a Berrios political ally, said, "When Joe came in, for the first time, African-Americans, Latinos, women had a real opportunity for leadership in the party and had a real opportunity to be slated by the party."[59]
The party has recently won several notable elections in suburban Cook County. At the county level, the Democratic committeeman of Wheeling Township, Patrick Botterman, engineered Brendan Houlihan's successful campaign for Commissioner of Cook County Board of Review in 2006.[60]
Berrios has been the subject of numerous investigations and legal proceedings involving ethical violations, corruption, fraud and nepotism. He has defended his right in the press and in courts to hire and promote family members and friends to taxpayer funded positions.[61][62][63][64]
Under Toni Preckwinkle
On April 18, 2018, Toni Preckwinkle was unanimously elected Chair of the Cook County Democratic Party. She became the first woman and first African-American to hold the position.[65]
List of chairmen
|Years served
|John McGillen
|(fl. 1893)
|Thomas Gahan
|Thomas Carey
|(fl. 1904)
|William L. O'Connell
|(fl. 1909)
|John McCarthy
|(fl. 1912)
|Roger C. Sullivan
|George Brennan
|Anton Cermak
|Patrick Nash
|Edward J. Kelly
|Jacob Arvey
|Joseph L. Gill
|Richard J. Daley
|George Dunne
|(1976-1982, 1987-1990)
|Edward Vrdolyak
|Thomas G. Lyons
|Joseph Berrios
|Toni Preckwinkle
Public corruption convictions
Examples of high-profile cases which have resulted in the conviction of members of the Cook County Democratic Party include Rod Blagojevich, Isaac Carothers, Arenda Troutman, and Jesse Jackson, Jr.[66][67]
See also
- ^ By-laws of the Cook County Democratic Party: Article I: Organization and Purpose p. 1
- ^ a b c d Chicago Tribune: Democrats elect a new chief
- ^ Southland Democrats: Democratic Organizations Archived 2013-02-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ By-laws of the Cook County Democratic Party: Article IV: Officers, Powers and Duties p. 4
- ^ Growth of Cook County, Vol. I, by Charles B. Johnson, published by the Board of Commissioner of Cook County, Illinois, 1960.
- ^ Holli, Melvin G. and Petre d'A. Jones, editors; "Ethnic Chicago" (1995) p. 414
- ^ Holli, Melvin G. and Petre d'A. Jones, editors; "Ethnic Chicago" (1995) p. 416
- ^ Encyclopedia of Chicago: Machine Politics
- ^ Holli, Melvin G. and Petre d'A. Jones, editors; "Ethnic Chicago" (1995) p. 417
- ^ Richard Allen Morton (1998). "'A Man of Belial': Roger C. Sullivan, the Progressive Democracy, and the Senatorial Elections of 1914" (PDF). Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 91. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-19. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- ^ Holli, Melvin G. and Petre d'A. Jones, editors; "Ethnic Chicago" (1995) p. 433
- ^ Holli, Melvin G. and Petre d'A. Jones, editors; "Ethnic Chicago" (1995) p. 444
- ^ O'Connor, Len; "Clout: Mayor Daley and His City". (1975) pp. 37-39
- ^ Holli, Melvin G. and Petre d'A. Jones, editors; "Ethnic Chicago" (1995) p. 451
- ^ O'Connor, Len; "Clout: Mayor Daley and His City". (1975) p. 45
- ^ a b Holli, Melvin G. and Petre d'A. Jones, editors; "Ethnic Chicago" (1995) p. 437
- ^ O'Connor, Len; "Clout: Mayor Daley and His City". (1975) pp. 54-55
- ^ O'Connor, Len; "Clout: Mayor Daley and His City". (1975) p. 56
- ^ a b c d Holli, Melvin G. and Petre d'A. Jones, editors; "Ethnic Chicago" (1995) p. 457
- ^ O'Connor, Len; "Clout: Mayor Daley and His City". (1975) pp. 60-61
- ^ a b O'Connor, Len; "Clout: Mayor Daley and His City". (1975) pp. 11, 12
- ^ O'Connor, Len; "Clout: Mayor Daley and His City". (1975) p. 121
- ^ Dawson, William Levi, (1886 - 1970)
- ^ O'Connor, Len; "Clout: Mayor Daley and His City". (1975) pp. 110, 113
- ^ O'Connor, Len; "Clout: Mayor Daley and His City". (1975) pp. 158-162
- ^ Cook County Shakman Compliance Administrator: Background
- ^ Federal Judicial Center: The Chicago Seven Conspiracy Trial
- ^ NBC Morning News, August 29, 1968.
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of Political Biography: Jane Byrne
- ^ Chicago Tribune: Jane Byrne elected mayor of Chicago
- ^ New York Times: Michael Bilandic, Daley Successor in Chicago, Dies at 78
- ^ WBEZ: This American Life 84: Harold
- ^ Illinois Issues #18: After Byrne's Win
- ^ Illinois Department of Central Management Services: Rock, Phil Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ WBEZ: Forging a Rainbow Coalition: The Legacy of Harold Washington
- ^ Williams, Jakobi; "From the bullet to the ballot : the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party and racial coalition politics in Chicago". (2013) p. 198
- ^ "Rahm Emanuel says he doesn't want a repeat of the Council Wars that once crippled City Hall"
- ^ Encyclopedia of Chicago: Council Wars
- ^ a b Political Affairs: Harold Washington: The People's Mayor
- ^ Fremon, David K., "Chicago Politics, Ward by Ward". (1988) pp. 3-4
- ^ Los Angeles Times: Vrdolyak Files for Chicago GOP Primary
- ^ Daily Kos: Remembering Harold Washington
- ^ "The Root: The Root Cities: Chicago's Political Power Brokers". Archived from the original on 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
- ^ Former Ald. Ed Vrdolyak Pleads Guilty Archived 2008-11-06 at the Wayback Machine Chicago Sun-Times, November 3, 2008
- ^ New York Times: Chicago Is Untroubled By Political Sex Scandal
- ^ Chicago Tribune: Thomas G. Lyons: 1931 - 2007
- ^ Chicago Tribune: Is Cook County's Democratic Party Becoming A Joke?
- ^ Chicago Sun-Times: The two mayors Daley: Son about to pass father for time in office
- ^ Chicago Tribune: Once Mighty Political Group Shuts Down
- ^ Huffington Post: Mayor Daley Will Not Seek Another Term, Chicago's Political Landscape Changes Enormously
- ^ Bush, Rudolph; Mihalopoulos, Dan (2006-07-06). "Daley jobs chief guilty; Jury convicts 4 in city hiring fraud; feds say, 'Stay tuned'". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Ruethling, Gretchen (July 7, 2006). "Chicago Officials Convicted in Patronage Arrangement". The New York Times. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
- ^ "Federal prosecutors are poised to call dozens of witnesses from City Hall to describe a revived model of the Democratic machine.
- ^ Chicago Tribune: Chicago rebuilt machine, U.S. says
- ^ Clinton Commutation Grants, January 2001, University of Pittsburgh Law <"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-06-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)>
- ^ Interview with Mel Reynolds, Chicago Reporter, January 2001 <"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2016-02-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)>
- ^ Bloomington Pantagraph: Dem Majorities Remake Ill. Legislative Landscape
- ^ Press Release: Berrios Gets Backing from African-American Elected Officials
- ^ Chicago Tribune: Preckwinkle praises Berrios to Tribune editorial board
- ^ Chicago Reader: Patrick Botterman
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/18/joe-berrios-nepotism-con_n_825278.html
- ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/15/joe-berrios-cook-county-a_n_1280138.html
- ^ http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/chi-cook-county-inspector-general-wins-round-over-berrios-on-subpoena-20140825-story.html
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2015-11-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/now-its-madame-chairman-preckwinkle-makes-history-as-new-cook-county-dem-chief/
- ^ Gradel, Thomas J.; Simpson, Dick (January 20, 2015). Corrupt Illinois: Patronage, Cronyism, and Criminality (1st ed.). University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0252078552.
- ^ Tritsch, Shane (December 9, 2010). "Why Is Illinois So Corrupt?". Chicago. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
Further reading
- Cohen, Adam and Taylor, Elizabeth, American Pharaoh: Mayor Richard J. Daley — His Battle for Chicago and the Nation (2000)
- Grimshaw, William J, Bitter Fruit: Black Politics and the Chicago Machine, 1931–1991 (1992)
- Morton, Richard Allen, Roger C. Sullivan and the Making of the Chicago Democratic Machine, 1881-1909 (2016)
- Rakove, Milton L, Don't Make No Waves, Don't Back No Losers: An Insider's Analysis of the Daley Machine (1975)
- Rakove, Milton L, We Don't Want Nobody Nobody Sent: An Oral History of the Daley Years (1979)
- Royko, Mike, Boss: Richard J. Daley of Chicago (1971)


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Celtic 1-1 Killie
SPL Match 17, Parkhead, Dec 21st, 2010.
Conor Sammon's 15th goal of the season gave the visitors a surprise lead eight minutes into the second half.
But Thomas Rogne headed Celtic level with six minutes remaining and neither side could grab a winner.
Killie move to within three points of fourth-place Inverness.
Celtic, who had James Forrest and Emilio Izaguirre, back in their starting line-up following injuries, were keen to stamp their authority on the game early on with Forrest putting some dangerous crosses from the left into the Kilmarnock box.
From the other side, McGinn was also a threat, going close to scoring three times in succession.
The winger's first effort was comfortably saved by Bell but, moments later, the goalkeeper fumbled a cross and presented McGinn with another shooting chance but the Northern Ireland international fired wide.
McGinn was then put through on goal by Gary Hooper and drew a save from Bell with a low shot towards the near post.
After Izaguirre's shot was beaten out by Bell, the ball rebounded off a Kilmarnock defender and out of play but claims of a handball from the home side fell on deaf ears.
From the resulting corner, Ki Sung-Yeung's delivery was headed wide by Daniel Majstorovic.
Celtic were dealt an injury blow when Hooper went down after getting in a tangle with Frazer Wright and the striker was stretchered off to be replaced by Anthony Stokes before the rest of the first half petered out.
The home side were sluggish at the start of the second half and they were dealt a sucker punch when Killie scored the opener from a sweeping counter attack.
Bell gathered the ball from a Celtic corner and threw the ball out to Mehdi Taouil. The Moroccan released Sammon in on goal and the striker kept his cool to fire past Fraser Forster and into the net.
Celtic looked to respond with a series of corners and crosses into the box but Kilmarnock's stout defending kept their lead intact.
Neil Lennon made further changes by introducing club captain Scott Brown from the bench at the expense of Joe Ledley and replacing McGinn with Paddy McCourt.
Stokes carved out a shot from distance but could not keep his powerful effort down and Daryl Murphy also cleared the crossbar after getting the break of the ball in the Killie penalty box with the goal gaping.
But Celtic kept up the pressure and Jamie Hamill's foul on Izaguirre gave the hosts a free-kick, from which Ki crossed to Rogne, who headed into the net via the post.
As the match moved into injury time, Killie mounted another breakaway and Sammon burst through and rounded Forster but the striker's cut-back was cleared by Majstorovic.
Murphy could have won it for Celtic at the death but headed over after being found by Stokes's cross, which would have been very cruel on the visitors.
Killie: Bell, Fowler, Wright, Bryson, Hamill, Pascali, Taouil, Gordon, Eremenko, Kelly, Sammon.
Subs (all not usedd): Letheren, Clancy, Hay, Sissoko, Miguel, De Silva
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Dr. Corbin Marchack is a 2005 graduate of University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry in 2005. In 2006, he joined a practice with Dr. Bryan Pope and Dr. Nelson Henry in Jefferson City, Missouri. In 2008, Dr. Marchack became the new owner of Magical Smiles formerly known as Smile Smiles. His first son was born in 2006 with a rare genetic syndrome and this has been his inspiration for working with children. He lives in Columbia, MO with his wife of ten years and their two sons Clayton and Dominic. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He also loves being a dentist for children, especially those in need. He is also involved in many organizations: American Dental Association, Missouri Dental Association, Jefferson City Dental Association, Missouri Coalition for Oral Health, Missouri Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, Peirre Fauchard Academy, Dental Advisory Committee to MO Health Net, and Nichols Career Center Dental Advisory Committee.
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This article is meant to bring you the basics on alphabet and pronounciation of the Seylum language.
The Consonants
c sounds like ts in tsunami, or like zz in pizza.
g sounds ever as in game, no matter what vowel succeds it.
h sounds like in house. It never get doubled.
j sounds like s in pleasure.
r sounds ever as in promise and apprentice, never as in rage.
s sounds ever as in console. Always.
The rest of the consonants (b, d, f, k, l, m, n, p, t, v, z) sounds the same in English.
The Dygraphs
sz sounds like sh in Hiroshima. Doubled version is ssz.
cz sounds like in Czech Republic. Doubled version is ccz.
dz sounds as it looks (as the same in English). Doubled version is ddz.
gy sounds like j in The Jetsons. Doubled version is ggy.
ny sounds as something between the Spanish ñ and the final ng like in showing and flowing. It does apply only for the gerundive verb forms.
Don't confuse doubled letters with dygraphs, for which their respective doubled versions are given above.
The Vowels
ö sounds like French eu in bleu and Montesquieu. Quite like in German and Hungarian.
ü sounds like the u in French menu.
The others (a, e, i, o, u) sound more or less as in Spanish.
The y is the shortened version of i, which is used for making dyphthongs.
alefebet : alphabet
digraf : dygraph
ditongu : dyphthong
dupi : doubled
konsona : consonant
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It feels like just yesterday Madonna and her then-husband, director Guy Ritchie, presented their baby boy Rocco to the world in August 2000.
Madonna and Ritchie have since divorced, but Rocco is now a grown up 12-year-old working as a back-up dancer on his superstar mother's current MDNA world tour.
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