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Daily schedule includes
•work station based learning;
•large and small group instruction;
•gross motor/outdoor time; and
•breakfast, lunch, and snack.
What we do at Preschool:
•We build strong connections with families.
•We meet state academic standards.
•We have theme based learning units.
Special activities include
•nature walks, and
•caring for classroom pets.


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This listing is for 1 page of planner stickers, designed to perfectly fit into the "standard" vertical planner with boxes measuring 1.5" by 1.9"! You can, of course, use these stickers in any other planner as well.
You have a choice of which foil color you would like.
The stickers are printed on your choice of either premium matte or clear sticker paper.
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We cannot guarantee colors, as all computer monitors are different.
*** The Shattered Rainbow foil is a gradient foil, meaning no two sheets will be the same. In most cases you will only receive half of the rainbow on each sheet (i.e. blue to purple or red to yellow). You can request a specific half but I CAN NOT guarantee you will receive that.

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David Schoenbrod
Trustee Professor of Law
A pioneer in the field of environmental law, David Schoenbrod was at the forefront of environmental justice, taking on big business. Now, his concern has turned to Congress evading accountability to voters.
Professor Schoenbrod's most recent book is DC Confidential: Inside the Five Tricks of Washington published by Encounter Books in 2017 with forewords by Governor Howard Dean and Senator Mike Lee. The book shows how politicians from both parties use the tricks to take credit for popular promises, but avoid blame for unpopular consequences and points the way to stopping the trickery.
Professor Schoenbrod is a co-leader for "Breaking the Logjam: An Environmental Law for the 21st Century," along with Richard Stewart, New York University Professor and former Chairman of the Environmental Defense Fund, and NYU Professor Katrina Wyman. The project is a joint undertaking of NYLS, NYU School of Law, and NYU's Environmental Law Journal. The project leaders wrote a book, Breaking the Logjam: Environmental Protection That Will Work, published by Yale University Press in 2010.
He frequently contributes to the editorial pages of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and other newspapers and periodicals. Professor Schoenbrod asserts in his scholarship that Congress has inappropriately shifted its responsibility for the laws to regulatory agencies and courts.
As staff attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) during the 1970s, he led the charge to get lead out of gasoline, dramatically helping to reduce the amount of the brain-damaging contaminant in the air. For insight into this litigation campaign, see the correspondence between EPA Administrator Russell Train and Professor Schoenbrod. After seven years with the NRDC, Professor Schoenbrod felt the need to write about the trends he had been finding in practice.
"Many of the environmental statutes that were supposed to be helping people were charades," he says. "I found I enjoyed the give and take of the classroom, as well as the opportunity to write about the ideas that began to occur to me in practice."
His widely-praised 1993 book, Power Without Responsibility: How Congress Abuses the People Through Delegation, published by Yale University Press, was the genesis for legislation in Congress and litigation that went to the Supreme Court. Also widely-praised is a second book from Yale, Democracy by Decree: What Happens When Courts Run Government, written together with his litigation partner at the Natural Resources Defense Council and present colleague at NYLS, Professor Ross Sandler. The Supreme Court cited the book in adopting its most important recommendation. In 2005, Yale released a third book, Saving Our Environment from Washington: How Congress Grabs Power, Shirks Responsibility, and Shortchanges the People.
Professor Schoenbrod was the originating author of Remedies: Public and Private (West), now in its fifth edition. He has also published articles in scholarly journals on environmental law, remedies, and the law and politics of regulation.
He began in law practice as director of program development at the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, which had been established by Robert F. Kennedy.
He then was a staff attorney for the Association of the Bar of the City of New York Committee on Electric Power and the Environment before heading to the NRDC. At the NRDC, Professor Schoenbrod also served as Co-Director of the Council's Project on Urban Transportation with Professor Sandler. They coauthored A New Direction in Transit, a plan to renovate the city's subway system that was endorsed by all the city's major newspaper editorial boards and ultimately adopted by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Professor Schoenbrod's academic career includes positions at Yale Law School (1977) and NYU School of Law (1979–84), in addition to his current position at NYLS. He is a member of the Board of Advisors for the New Civil Liberties Alliance, a member of the Advisory Council for the C. Boyden Gray Center for the Study of the Administrative State of George Mason University, and a member of the American Law Institute, the Federalist Society, and the Heterodox Academy.
As a member of the American Tree Farm Association, Professor Schoenbrod has managed a woods at his country home in the Adirondacks.
D.C. Confidential: Inside the Five Tricks of Washington (Encounter Books. 2017) with forewords by Governor Howard Dean and Senator Mike Lee
Breaking the Logjam: Environmental Protection That Will Work (Yale University Press, 2010) (with Richard B. Stewart and Katrina M. Wyman).
Saving Our Environment from Washington: How Congress Grabs Power, Shirks Responsibility, and Shortchanges the People (Yale University Press, April 2005).
Democracy by Decree: What Happens When Courts Run Government (YaleUniversity Press, 2003) (with Ross Sandler).
Power Without Responsibility: How Congress Abuses the People Through Delegation (Yale University Press, 1993).
Remedies: Public & Private (West Publishing Co., 1st ed. 1990, 2nd ed. 1996, 3rd ed. 2002, 4th ed. forthcoming) (with Angus Macbeth, David Levine, David Jung).
A New Direction in Transit (New York City Department of Planning, 1978) (with Richard Chudd and Ross Sandler).
Electricity and the Environment: A Report of the Special Committee on Electric Power and the Environment, Association of the Bar of the City of New York (West Publishing Co., 1972) (with multiple authors) .
"Protecting the Environment in the Spirit of the Common Law," in The Common Law and the Environment: Rethinking the Statutory Basis for Modern Environmental Law, edited by Roger E. Meiners and Andrew P. Morriss, eds.) (Roman & Littlefield, 1999)
"Why States, Not EPA, Should Set Pollution Standards," in Environmental Federalism (Terry L. Anderson and Peter J. Hill, eds.) (Rowman & Littlefield, 1997)
"Why Regulation of Lead has Failed," in Low Level Lead Exposure: The Clinical Implications of Current Research (Needleman ed.) (Raven Press, 1980)
"Consent of the Governed: A Constitutional Norm That the Court Should Substantially Enforce," 43 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 213 (2020).
"Necessary & Proper Episode 1: DC confidential with David Schoenbrod", Federalist Society for Law and Public Studies (June 2017)
"How to Salvage Article I: The Crumbling Foundation of Our Republic," 40 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 663 (2017)
"Prison Reform: The Monitor's First Report in the Nunez Case," 22 CityLaw 73 (July/August 1976) (with Ross Sandler)
"The Mass Murder of America's Trees Must Stop," New York Observer (Aug. 10, 2016)
"Statutory Arteriosclerosis," 28 Environmental Forum 24 (Oct.–Nov. 2011) (with Melissa Witte)
"The EPA's Faustian Bargain," 29(3) Regulation 36-42 (2006).
"The Supreme Court, Democracy and Institutional Reform Litigation," 49 New York Law School Law Review 915-942 (2004–2005) (with R. Sandler).
"What Happened to the Skeptical Environmentalist." (Special Issue: Reflecting on the Legal Issues of Our Times. New York Law School Faculty Presentation Day), 46 New York Law School Law Review 211-244 (2002–2003) (with C. Wilson).
"Politics and the Principle that Elected Legislators Should Make the Laws." 26 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 239-280 (2003).
"246 Glorious Cheeses or the Impact of Environmental Regulation on Small and Emerging Business." 5 Journal of Small & Emerging Business Law 91-111 (2001).
"The Reaffirmation of Proportionality Analysis Under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment (Symposium: State and Federal Religious Liberty Legislation: Is It Necessary? Is It Constitutional? Is It Good Policy?)." 21 Cardozo Law Review 469-492 (1999) (with Marci Hamilton).
"Delegation and Democracy: A Reply to My Critics (Symposium: The Phoenix Rises Again: The Nondelegation Doctrine from Constitutional and Policy Perspectives)." 20 Cardozo Law Review 731-766 (1999).
"Remarks to the Board of Trustees of the Natural Resources Defense Council (Symposium: The Phoenix Rises Again: The Nondelegation Doctrine from Constitutional and Policy Perspectives)." 20 Cardozo Law Review 767-773 (1999).
"Putting the 'Law'" Back into Environmental Law." 22(1) Regulation 17- 23 (1999).
"Why States, Not EPA, Should Set Pollution Standards." 19(4) Regulation 18-25 (1996).
"Overbroad Civil Forfeiture Statutes Are Unconstitutionally Vague (Symposium: What Price Civil Forfeiture? Constitutional Implications and Reform Initiatives)." 39 New York Law School Law Review 285-310 (1994) (with D. Duseau).
"Presidential Lawmaking Powers: Vetoes, Line Item Vetoes, Signing Statements, Executive Orders and Delegations of Rulemaking." 68 Washington University Law Quarterly 533-560 (1990).
"Environmental Law and Growing Up (Environmental Law Symposium)." 6 Yale Journal on Regulation 357-368 (1989).
"How the Reagan Administration Trivialized Separation of Powers (and Shot Itself in the Foot) (Symposium: Separation of Powers and the Executive Branch: The Reagan Era in Retrospect)." 57 George Washington Law Review 459-473 (1989).
"The Measure of an Injunction: A Principle to Replace Balancing the Equities and Tailoring the Remedy." 72 Minnesota Law Review 627-695 (1988).
"Separation of Powers and the Powers That Be: The Constitutional Purposes of the Delegation Doctrine (Symposium: Administrative Law 'The Uneasy Constitutional Status of the Administrative Agencies')." 36 American University Law Review 355-389 (1987).
"The Delegation Doctrine: Could the Court Give it Substance?" 83 Michigan Law Review 1223-1290 (1985).
"Limits and Dangers of Environmental Mediation: A Review Essay." 58 New York University Law Review 1453-1476 (1983). Reprinted in 16 Land Use and Environment Law Review 351-374 (1985).
"Goals Statutes or Rules Statutes: The Case of the Clean Air Act." 30 UCLA Law Review 740-828 (1983). Reprinted in 15 Land Use and Environment Law Review 359-447 (1984).
"Making Decisions About Transit." 7 (3) New York Affairs 5 (1982).
"Electricity or the Environment: A Study of Public Regulation without Public Control." 61 California Law Review 961-1010 (1973) (with C.P. Case). Reprinted in Environmental Law Review 99-148 (1974).
Note, "Large Lot Zoning." 78 Yale Law Journal 1418-1441 (1969).
Note, "Jurisdictional Fetter on the FTC." 76 Yale Law Journal 1688-1700 (1967).
"Nondelegation After Gundy—Are We Waiting for Godot?" The Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention, 2019
"Time for the Federal Environmental Aristocracy to Give Up Power (Policy Study Number 144)." Center for the Study of American Business, 1998.
"Subway Scofflaws: A Proposal to Improve Enforcement Against Farebeating and Other Minor Offenses." Natural Resources Defense Council, 1983 (with R. Sandler).
"The Hudson River Power Plant Settlement: Materials Prepared for a Conference Sponsored by New York University School of Law and the Natural Resources Defense Council." New York University School of Law, 1981 (ed. with R. Sandler).
"Recommendations Toward a Sound Lead Criteria Document." Natural Resources Defense Council, 1977 (with T. Henderson & L. Slesin).
"Reducing Crime in the New York City Subway System: Nine Recommendations." Natural Resources Defense Council, 1977 (with R. Sandler, E.A. Goldstein, S. Jurow & F. Harris).
"Electricity and the Environment: The Reform of Legal Institutions. A Report of the Special Committee on Electric Power and the Environment." Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1972 (with others).
"Make Democracy Real Again" The Hill (November 14, 2019)
"From Chevron to 'Consent of the Governed'" Regulation (Winter 2018–2019)
"Let's Make Congress More Accountable" City Journal (November 21, 2018)
"Cuts in Social Security and Medicare are inevitable. Delaying reform will make it worse." USA Today (August 15, 2018) (with Brian Riedl)
"Which Came First, the President or the Lie?" Inside Sources (August 2, 2018)
"LegBranch Conversations: An interview with David Schoenbrod" Legbranch.com (June 12, 2018)
"Trump will perpetuate bailouts by signing bank reform bill," The Hill (March 16, 2018)
"Holding Congress Accountable: A New Deal-era proposal would produce more effective, less burdensome regulation," The Regulatory Review (February 19, 2018) (with Ross Sandler)
"Wanted: Lawmakers who shoulder responsibility," The Hill (February 12, 2018)
"An Antidote for Our Poisoned Politics," The Hill (January 17, 2018)
"How to Put the Representation Back into Taxation," The Hill (December 19, 2017)
"Like Russia, Congress pits Americans against each other," The Hill (November 9, 2017)
"Populism is powerful because Washington deserves a kick in the pants," USA Today (October 23, 2017 (with Howard Dean)
"Washington's Five Tricks," Libertarianism.org, (October 20, Episode 210)
"Congress created a regulatory scheme that keeps its hands clean — time for accountability," The Hill (October 19, 2017)
"Only Congress Can Undo Its Regulatory Mess," Wall Street Journal (June 19, 2017)
"Trump's Cynical Infrastructure Plan," New York Daily News (June 17, 2017)
"The Root of the Healthcare Mess," Investor's Business Daily Politics (June 12, 2017)
"Washington's War Against the People," The Daily Caller (February 27, 2017)
"American Voters Deserve Credit for Civil-Rights Victories, Too" NATIONAL JOURNAL ONLINE – The Next America (July 2, 2014)
The Overwhelming Case for Clean Air Act Reform (Comment), 43 ENVIRONMENTAL LAW REPORTER NEWS & ANALYSIS 10969-10972 (November, 2013) (with B. Pedersen).
"A Small Step (Cough) for Clean Air", The Hill (June 4, 2014)
"We Need Truth in Spending" Huffington Post (December 23, 2013)
"Responsibility for War a la Carte," Huffington Post (September 12, 2013)
"Rescuing the Clean Air Act from Old Age," The American (March 16, 2011)(with Melissa Witte)
"Budget Policy Talk in the Dark" Politico (March 10, 2011) (with Jagadeeshe Gokhale)
"REINS Would Improve Environmental Protections," Inside EPA, http://insideepa.com/(April 28, 2011)
"Toxic Regulation," 16 City Journal 74-81 (2006).
"Appellate Div. Sends Message to Court of Appeals in CFE Case," 12 CityLaw 49-52 (May–June 2006) (with R. Sandler).
"The Lawsuit that Sank New Orleans," The Wall Street Journal (Op Ed) September 23, 2005 at A18.
Book Review of Jasmine Farrier's "Passing the Buck: Congress, the Budget, and Deficits" 120 Political Science Quarterly (Fall 2005).
"CFE Ruling Does Not Bind Legislature, Policy Briefing No. 2, Empire Center for New York State Policy," Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (Aug 2005).
"DeGrasse's New Clothes," New York Post (Op Ed), April 25, 2005, at 28 (with R.Sandler).
"Governance by Lawyers." National Law Journal at A12 (January 20, 2003) (with R.Sandler).
N.Y. Unbound, New York Post (Op Ed), March 15, 2003 (with R.Sandler).
"New York in Handcuffs," New York Post (Op Ed), June 15, 2003 (with R.Sandler).
Schools in Handcuffs: How Courts (Mis)rule N.Y.C., New York Post (Op Ed), March 14, 2003 (with R.Sandler).
Some Thoughts on Reparations, 7 The BLSA News Journal 4 (February/March, 2003).
Essay in Eight Blocks Away: Memoirs of September 11, 2001 at 78-79 (New York Law School, 2002).
"Fishing for Cancer." 114(4) Commentary 44-48 (November 2002).
"The Maumauing of Bjorn Lomborg," Commentary 51 (September 2002).
"Smoke Signals: The Supreme Court Struck the Proper Balance by Upholding Congress' Right to Legislate While Reaffirming Its Duty Not to Delegate." Legal Times (Points of View), March 19, 2001, at 70 (with M. Hamilton).
"Victory in Disguise: Industry Wins One in the Form of Supreme Court Ruling for Non-Delegation Rule." Fulton County Daily Report, at 9 (March 26, 2001) (with M. Hamilton).
"After the Court's Ruling – What's Next for Schools." 7 CityLaw 1, 2-4 (January/February 2001) (with R. Sandler).
"An Elegant but Incomplete Analysis of Delegation." Book Review of Delegating Powers: A Transaction Cost Politics Approach to Policy Making Under Separate Powers, by Epstein and O'Halloran. 22(4) Regulation 64-67 (1999).
"By What Right Do Judges Run Prisons?" Wall Street Journal (Rule of Law), at A19 (August 31, 1998) (with R. Sandler).
"Clean Air, Congress and the Constitution: Why Delegation Ruling Was Correct." On Point, No. 38, May 26, 1999 (Competitive Enterprise Institute).
"Environmental Controls Should Be Turned Over to the States." USA Today Magazine, May 1999, at 74.
"Innovative Agreement Ends Marisol Litigation." 5 CityLaw 1, 3-5 (January/February 1999) (with R. Sandler).
"The Yellow Brick Beltway." Wall Street Journal, at A10 (November 27, 1998).
"Brief Amicus Curiae for Appellees, Clinton v. City of New York." U.S., 1998 (No. 97-1374) (with M.A. Hamilton).
"Congress Passes the Buck–Your Tax Buck." Wall Street Journal (Editorial), at A10 (June 12, 1998) (with M.A. Hamilton).
"The Common Law Approach to Pollution Prevent." A Roundtable Discussion, Center for Private Conservation, March, 1998.
"Time for the Federal Environmental Aristocracy to Give Up Power." Center for the Study of American Business (Washington University, Policy Study No. 144, February, 1998)
"In New York City, The Jails Still Belong to the Judges." Wall Street Journal (Rule of Law), at A23 (September 10, 1997) (with R. Sandler).
"Brief Amicus Curiae for Appellees, Raines v. Byrd." U.S., 1997 (No. 96-1671) (with M.A. Hamilton).
"The Constitution and the Line-Item Veto." Wall Street Journal (Rule of Law), May 21, 1997, at A15 (with M.A. Hamilton).
"The State Regulators Have Had Enough of the EPA." Wall Street Journal, at A22 (May 8, 1997).
"The Delegation of Legislative Powers." Cato Handbook for Congress: 105th Congress (1997)
"How To Put Lawmakers, Not Courts, Back in Charge." 6 City Journal 61-67 (Autumn 1996) (with R. Sandler).
"Putting the Classroom into Practice and Practice into the Classroom." 14 In Brief 12 (Spring 1996).
"Soundings: 'Prison Break.'" 6 City Journal 13 (Summer 1996) (with R. Sandler).
"It's Time Congress Took Back Its Power to Make Laws." Wall Street Journal (Rule of Law), at A21 (December 6, 1995).
"Slaving Away, Pro Bono: Why Should Law Students Do the Bar's Labor?" Legal Times (Opinion and Commentary), August 21, 1995, at 24 (with A. Seward); also printed as "Don't Turn Law Students Into Pro Bono Slaves," New Jersey Law Journal (Op-ed), August 28, 1995, at 25; "Making Work For Someone Else," The Recorder (Commentary), September 1, 1995, at 6; "Public Service: Forced Pro Bono Misses the Mark," Texas Lawyer, August 28, 1995, at 28; "Pushing Law Students to do Pro Bono," Connecticut Law Tribune (Perspectives), August 28, 1995, at 30.
"On Environmental Law, Congress Keeps Passing the Buck." Wall Street Journal (Rule of Law), at A13 (March 29, 1995).
"Environmental 'Injustice' is About Politics, Not Racism." Wall Street Journal (Rule of Law), at A21 (February 23, 1994).
"Clinton and the Politics of Pork." Legal Times (Opinion and Commentary), at 24 (January 24, 1994).
"Government by Decree." 4 City Journal 54-62 (Summer 1994) (with R. Sandler).
"Subway Scofflaws: A Proposal to Improve Enforcement." 8(3) New York Affairs 61 (1984) (with S. Reiss & R. Sandler).
"Take Subway Scofflaws Out of the Criminal Courts." Empire State Report, at 45 (March 1984) (with S. Reiss & R. Sandler).
"Congress Must Spell out Where the Burden of Clean Air Falls." Wall Street Journal (Editorial), at 22 (July 5, 1983).
The Hudson River Power Plant Settlement, (New York University School of Law and the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. 1981) (edited with Ross Sandler)
"Subways: Cash & Carey." New York Times (Op Ed), at 15 (July 30, 1979) (with R. Sandler).
"Tunnel Vision Too." New York Times (Op Ed), at 18 (April 14, 1978) (with R. Sandler).
"New York as a Cough-In." New York Times (Op Ed), at 33 (August 28, 1975) (with R. Sandler).
"Statement of David Schoenbrod, Joined by F.A.O. Schwartz, Jr. and Jean Silver, with Concurrence of Fritz Alexander, II." Decentralizing City Government, Walter Farr et al., (Praeger l972)
Comment, "U.S. Steel Imports." 56 American Economic Review 156 (1966).
Hearings on Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act & Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act: Hearings before the Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law of the House Committee on the Judiciary, 112th Cong., 2st Sess. (Feb. 3, 2012).
Federal Regulation: A Review of Outstanding Proposals, Hearings before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, 112th Cong., 1st Sess. (June 23, 2011).
Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act (REINS): Hearings before the
Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law of the House Committee on the Judiciary, 112th Cong., 1st Sess. (March 8, 2011).
The Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property of the House Committee on the Judiciary, 109th Cong., 1st Sess. (June 21, 2005)
Does Congress Delegate Too Much Power to Agencies and What Should be Done About It: Hearing before the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs of the House Committee on Government Reform, 106th Cong., 2nd Sess. (June 14, 2000)
Role of Congress in Monitoring Administrative Rulemaking: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of the House Committee on the Judiciary, 104th Cong., 2nd Sess. (September 12, 1996)
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977, Part 2: Hearings before the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, 95th Cong., 1st Sess. (March 11, 1977)
Urban Mass Transportation: Hearing before the Subcommittee on Transportation Appropriations of the House Committee on Appropriations, 95th Cong., 1st Sess. (January, 28, 1977)
Future of the Highway Program, Part 2: Hearings before the Subcommittee on Transportation of the Senate Committee on Public Works, 94th Cong., 1st Sess. (July 29, 1975)
Automotive Lead Emissions, Part 1: Hearings before the Subcommittee on Environmental Pollution Panel on Environmental Science and Technology of the Senate Committee on Public Works, 93rd Cong., 2nd Sess. (May 8, 1974)
Professor David Schoenbrod talks about some of the inadequacies of The Clean Air Act along with potential solutions to the problem.


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Evening MBA Orientation
Foster orientation: the first two days of the rest of your life. Along with any new experience a flurry of emotions, expectations, hopes and excitement fill the space leading up to the event. Also the inevitable questions of doubt: Did I make the right choice? Is this going to help me with my career? And, especially after listening to the second-year panel, what did I just get myself into? But perhaps the most pronounced thought is: "Ok, I'm here, dedicated and enthusiastic about my future but what do I want to do with the rest of my life?!!"
For the evening students orientation is two days of introductions to peers and resources, the launch of the new year-long Management 510 course which promotes leadership and strategic thinking and of course the single moment I had been waiting for: finding out who will be in my study group.
Rather than a career crash course, Foster kicks off orientation by asking you to look at your individual strengths, attitudes, behaviors and personal attributes through various surveys and questionnaires. At this climactic point of our lives and while we try to forge a career path aligned with who we are and what we want out of this life, I was inspired, eager and even thankful that Foster recognizes the next three years as a comprehensive journey to conceive our best self. It is within this journey that Foster will help us to not only learn T table, but to also clarify all those doubts we may have had as we walked in the door. Orientation sets this tone and when we leave here we will all have a deeper understanding of who we are and what we are suppose to do with our lives. Thank you Foster, Hello World!
Guest Blogger: Raquel Johnson, Evening Student, Class of 2012


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Heffner is, in a modest way, trying to do battle with our fractious world, as seen on TV. [His] weapon of choice is a weekly 30-minute public-affairs television show called "The Open Mind." Everything about it seems countercultural, even radical, given this disagreeable and high-decibel moment in American history.
This has been a noisy, raucous political season. With name calling, mean spirited back and forth and no small amount of attention paid to poll numbers and Twitter feeds. TODAY's Harry Smith reports on a television program that refuses to go along.
Alexander Heffner was a special correspondent for PBS's Need to Know chronicling the Millennial vote in 2012. He founded and edited SCOOP08 and SCOOP44, the first-ever national student newspapers covering the 2008 campaign and the Obama administration, and taught a civic education/journalism seminar in New York City public school classrooms.


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Saturday 11 July 2020
30 May 2012
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) today published for public comment an exposure draft of proposed amendments to eleven International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) under its annual improvements project. The project provides a streamlined process for dealing efficiently with a collection of narrow-scope amendments to IFRSs.
Read the full Press Release.
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text: Waste Matters was commissioned by Kagad Kach Patra Kashtakari Panchayat (KKPKP) in May 2010. This 10-month project will create a photo-documentary of the people employed in the solid-waste management sector of Pune. This blog serves a repository of content -- photographs and articles -- created during the project's duration. The Waste Matters project is directed by Amit Thavaraj, Outsider Films, Pune.


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Geopower Energy acquires interest in Murphy Brown biogas plant
Geopower Energy Ltd, an alternative energy developer, has closed a private debt facility of $5 million to acquire a joint venture interest in the Blue Mountain Biogas Project near Milford, Utah.
The note was issued by Geopower Energy's wholly owned U.S. subsidiary and subscribed by accredited private investors. Investor demand exceeded the available subscriptions. Geopower used a portion of the capital to acquire the JV interest and will use the remainder of the funds as working capital for new project development.
The Blue Mountain Biogas Project captures methane from swine waste at Murphy-Brown LLC's Circle 4 Farm. Murphy-Brown is the livestock production subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, a $13 billion global food company and the world's largest producer of pork. The methane released from the swine waste is cleaned, conditioned and burned to generate electricity. The electricity is then sold on the grid under a long-term, fixed rate off-take agreement to a Utah municipality. The carbon credits and renewable energy certificates are also sold under long-term, fixed rate agreements, thereby maximizing revenues from the project. The capacity of the project is 3.2 megawatts of renewable energy, enough to power 3,000 homes.
Geopower intends to offer up to $8 million of company equity in early 2014 to accelerate development of other renewable and alternative energy projects. This will likely be the only opportunity new investors will have to purchase Geopower Energy stock.
"The strong interest from private investors in our debt offering is a show of confidence in our ability to develop energy projects," said Geopower's managing director and CEO, Ben Mead. "The Blue Mountain Biogas Project is one of the world's largest producers of electrical energy from swine waste, located on the largest pig farm in the western United States. This is a high quality project and will pave the way for Geopower to develop other energy projects."
"Geopower is focused on low-risk energy projects that will generate annuity-type returns. The Blue Mountain Biogas Project is a great example of that."
Geopower is currently developing other projects in waste heat recovery, biomass, mini-hydro and clean coal. Geopower's development model is technology agnostic. Rather, project development is driven by investment criteria that minimize risks to generate base load alternative energy. The company has a global outlook and will seek opportunities that provide strong and reliable returns on investment.


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A mustard plaster? What the heck is that, you may be wondering…and even if I knew (your mind continues), wouldn't it be messy and probably ineffective anyway? Well, I don't know. But I like the idea of it, and I'm going to try it too! You can use a mustard plaster to bring warmth and circulation to the chest when battling persistent coughs or bronchitis. No one in my house has had a persistent cough or bronchitis in as long as my memory can stretch, but you never know. And the herbalists I trust the most, including MD Aviva Jill Romm, certainly advocate their use. As Dr. Romm indicates, the increased blood flow reduces coughing and speeds healing (Romm 2003). And yes, this is perfectly fine to use with children over three years of age. In fact, that's who she suggests it be used for, though of course it's useful for adults too.The only caveat is that mustard plasters must be used with those who have the ability to communicate with you if it becomes uncomfortable, so the individual must be awake and able to communicate clearly.
Aviva states that the process may seem elaborate or complicated, but after doing it once it will be simple. The relief your child will get will make it all worthwhile.
1/4 cup dried mustard
2 cotton kitchen towels
large bath towel
hot tap water
large bowl
warm, wet washcloth
salve or petroleum jelly
1. Lay out one kitchen towel on a flat surface. Spread the mustard powder onto the towel, leaving a 1 inch border around the edge uncovered. Next, fold the bottom border upward over the edge of the powder to keep the powder from following out. Place the second towel over the first one, and starting from each of the short edges, roll the edges to the center, forming a scroll.
2. Place the scroll in the bowl and cover it wiht very hot water. Bring the bowl and all the other supplies into your child's room. Be certain there are no drafts in the room.
3. Place the large bath towel open on a pillow, take off the child's shirt, and liberally apply the salve or petroleum jelly onto the nipples to protect them from getting blistered or burned.
4. Thoroughly wring the water out of the mustard filled towel when it is cool enough to be handled. Unroll the mustard bandage to the folded edge. With teh folded edge at the bottom, place against the child's chest and as far aroudn the back as it will reach. The child should quickly lie back on the bath towel, which you then wrap over the plaster. Cover the child with blankets.
5. To prevent burns, remove the plaster immediately when the child says it feels hot or is stinging. This may be after only a few minutes. After removing the plaster, wash the area with the damp washcloth and cover the child with blankets to prevent chill. Never leave the plaster on a child under the age of eight for more than 5 minutes. Adults can tolerate it for a maximum of 20 minutes. Do not repeat more than twice a day for two days, and discontinue if the area becomes red. Never leave a child unattended while the plaster is on.
Okay….so try it out and please, please, please…tell me how it goes!
Ref: Romm, Aviva Jill (2003) Naturally Healthy Babies and Children: A Commonsense Guide to Herbal Remedies, Nutrition, and HealthNaturally Healthy Babies and Children: A commonsense guide to Herbal Remedies, Nutrition, and Health. Ten Speed Press: Berkeley.


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"Mission Impossible" is back -- and Tom Cruise will be along for the ride.
The star will be featured in the fourth installment of the "Mission Impossible" franchise, a film he will also produce, Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider reported Tuesday.
Paramount confirmed reports of Cruise's return, saying the film will bow over Memorial Day weekend in 2011, according to Hollywood Insider.
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"Mission Impossible: III" director J.J. Abrams will also be on board for the flick, which will be co-written by Abrams' "Alias" co-workers Josh Applebaum and Andre Nemec.
Cruise's latest project, "Knight and Day," will be released in July.


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Even though the present site the bad guys were using for WannaCry Ransomware has been shut down; the threat still exists until all users run the Microsoft Patch we linked to in this article. Windows 7 and XP users were the targets and the victims.
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Wednesday, Mar 14, 2012, 10:05 am
AFL-CIO Endorses Obama, Puts Money on National Worker 'Conversation'
Unions hope 400,000 activists will hold back flood of Super PAC money
ORLANDO, FLA.—In a case of news that carried significance but no surprise, on Tuesday the AFL-CIO's general board unanimously endorsed the re-election of President Barack Obama at their meeting. After delivering their endorsement, union leaders then chatted by telephone with the president "about the need to build an economy that works for everybody," AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka said.
Despite some leaders' earlier misgivings about Obama's performance, "we've never doubted his concern for working people," Trumka said. Equally, if not more important, the labor movement—including unions like the Firefighters, about half of whose members traditionally identify as Republican—sees the increasingly right-wing, plutocratic and anti-union Republicans as a dire threat to working people and blames Republican intransigence for limiting Obama's accomplishments.
Trumka also applauded Obama for shifting from a focus on deficits last summer to a focus on "jobs, jobs, jobs" since Labor Day. "He's put out bold initiatives to bring people back to work, brought revenues back into our economy, and has a vision for this country that stresses opportunity and fairness," said political committee chair and AFSCME (public workers) president Gerald McEntee, an ardent Hillary Clinton supporter in 2008. "We think he's a good man."
But if the endorsement was anticipated—anything else would have been real news—labor's own plans for political work may turn into the more substantial political news.
Partly the changed plans to greatly intensify its own direct contact with workers and to build year-round political mobilization springs from longstanding frustration with holding Democrats accountable to support pro-worker policies in a time when, as McEntee said, there's "no question American labor has a target on its back." But the change also reflects the new influx of unregulated cash from corporations and rich individuals, such as the 35 Republican benefactors giving a million or more dollars who so far account for 40 percent of Super PAC spending.
With the flood of money into Super-PACs, "everything has changed," says AFL-CIO political director Michael Podhorzer. "The AFL-CIO, the labor movement have changed." Although unions may spend a lot of money on politics—the best estimate for the 2008 election cycle is $400 million, unions recognize that even more than in recent decades when business interests outspent them by more than ten to one, they can't compete in giving to campaigns or Super PACs with Republican billionaires.
The union edge comes from direct conversations with fellow union members and workers. A personal talk with someone who can be trusted can most effectively counter the preditable barrage of negative ads, Podhorzer said.
"Now more than ever the labor movement has to be about creating conversations among workers," Podhorzer said, "quality" conversations that go beyond checking for support or reading a script. The Labor 2012 campaign hopes to recruit 400,000 activists to carry on those conversations at the workplace, door-to-door, and on the telephone.
This is part of building the year-round labor apparatus, which will be developed most intensively in six states—Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Florida, Nevada and Pennsylvania—and to a lesser degree this election in nearly 20 others.
The shift entails a change in spending. Two-thirds of labor political money went to candidates and party organizations in 2010. Already last year that share dropped by 20 percent, Podohorzer said. Now, he said, labor "is investing funds in long-term capacity," giving less to candidates to use as they please.
The new capacity will be used to reach non-union workers as well as union members, expanding labor's influence and increasing the efficiency of neighborhood canvassing. Already the 3 million member Working America has demonstrated the political and broader organizational potential of reaching out to workers without a union at work. Money for this new outreach will be channeled through labor's own new Super-PACs.
Unions will also control the message. Asked what Obama should be saying, Trumka replied, "Keep talking about jobs. keep talking about all the ways he's going to create jobs. keep fighting against the failed policies of the past. Talk to the middle class, to give them hope. Talk about inequality, about manufaccturing....Keep talking about enforcing our trade laws."
Teachers union president Randi Weingarten said she sees the election as a choice of two Americas, one where "you're on your own,' the other a democratic country where we're all in it together. Unions will work to keep up a sharp contrast between Obama and the Republican nominee. "The challenge for us is making sure through messages and conversations that this election is a choice and not a referendum," Podhorzer said.
"To the extent the Republicans talk about the economy, they want to make it a referendum on Obama. That's flawed. It's a choice: Do you want this disastrous economy to be dealt with by Barack Obama's policies or Mitt Romney's policies?"
Confronted with that choice, voters for now at least are very narrowly picking Obama. Labor's grand conversation may strengthen that margin, particularly in some groups--like the white working class, where support has fallen off sharply since 2008. But labor can help the Obama campaign on many other fronts—registration, voter protection, mobilization of people of color, if union members share—or better, exceed—the enthusiasm of the endorsement their leaders showed on Tuesday.
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The State Giveth, And The State Taketh Away
By Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford
When it comes to pay raises for our educators, the state giveth and the state taketh away.
This year was supposed to be the first time our public educators received a true raise since 2008. Before that, the legislature cut educators' and state employees' pay by 2.5 percent (by making them pay more for their benefits), and tried to make up for it a couple of years later by giving 2 percent back.
They called it a raise, but educators were still bringing home a half-percent less than they were before the changes to their benefits.
Our state employees and both education and state retirees have not received one cent during that entire time! In fact, they got the pay cut but never received the 2 percent salary increase that educators were given a couple of years ago.
Finally, this year looked like it would be different (at least for active educators; retirees and state employees were still left out!).
But then the state's PEEHIP Board – the board that oversees educators' health insurance benefits – voted once again to increase educators' contributions to the program. In effect, the PEEHIP board went around the legislature and erased the raise educators have just been given.
And what's frustrating about this isn't so much the money. Educators and state employees still have great benefits, even if they aren't as good now as they used to be. And most educators and state employees wouldn't mind paying a little more for those benefits if they had to, provided the increase in their benefits wasn't as big or bigger than the increase in their pay checks.
What's really damaging about this is the impact it has on educators' morale.
According to a 2014 report from the Alliance for Excellent Education, about "13 percent of the nation's 3.4 million teachers move schools or leave the profession every year." Alabama has not been exempt from that national trend.
In the Huntsville City School system alone, the number of tenured educators who resigned between 2009 and 2015 increased by 225 percent! And that's just the teachers who stayed long enough to earn tenure; it doesn't include teachers who leave after the first two or three years.
The problem goes far beyond just trained, certified teachers leaving the profession. We are also seeing a nationwide massive shortage of educators as a result of fewer and fewer college students choosing a career in teaching.
Research shows that it isn't that the next generation is less committed to their community or less interested in trying to make a difference. It's that instead of trying to make a difference as a teacher, today's college students would rather make a difference as a social worker, community organizer, working in public health, or serving in law enforcement or as a first responder, among others.
Today's college students already see what teachers are feeling every day in the classroom. Both prospective educators and those already in the classroom look at the state of today's public education system and ask themselves why they would want to be in a profession where they don't feel valued, where there is more emphasis put on standardized tests than actual teaching, where the pay is already $10,000 a year less than other professions that require a similar level of education and certification, and where they see little-to-no support from state leaders?
When you take all of this combined, and you add in that as soon as the legislature passes a pay raise the PEEHIP board comes along and takes it away, it's no wonder public educators are feeling discouraged, and so many are resigning or retiring.
Right now, all the emphasis in Montgomery is on the General Fund budget and the problems it's facing. But if we don't start showing more respect for our educators, retirees and state employees, and start standing up for them, we may soon find ourselves with very few left in those professions who are qualified and motivated to do the job.
If we want to avoid the kind of problems other states have seen (such as California, where they are having to issue emergency credentials to fill understaffed schools), then we need to start taking better care of our educators and our public school systems.
Rep. Craig Ford is a Democrat from Gadsden and the Minority Leader in the Alabama House of Representatives.
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Opinion | Solving Alabama's unemployment crisis is a matter of patriotism
Patriotism is at the top of my mind these days as we prepare for this weekend's Fourth of July celebrations. I feel a great sense of pride in our nation, even though I often disagree with political leaders at various levels of government.
You can love your country and love many things about your country but still see problems and areas where we can do better as a city, state or nation. And one of the areas where we seem to be struggling here in Alabama is with our unemployment situation.
No one in leadership could have predicted that the coronavirus would hit us the way that it has, and our leaders have struggled to balance the need to keep our people healthy with the need to keep our economy running.
It's a difficult balance, and while the numbers of new infections of the coronavirus keep going up and keep getting media attention, we are also seeing our unemployment benefits being stretched to the max.
The Alabama Department of Labor is understaffed and overwhelmed by the flood of people filing for unemployment benefits. The Department's employees are making a heroic effort to make sure that those with legitimate needs are getting the help they need to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table. But even so, the unemployed have to wait for hours just to get a ticket that would allow them to speak with an employee and file a claim for their benefits.
But what's even more concerning is the fact that the state's unemployment fund is on track to become financially insolvent by the end of the summer. If that happens, then the state will have no choice but to borrow more money from the federal government.
Of course, everyone's hope is that this coronavirus will begin to slow down, a vaccine will be invented, and business will be able to return to normal. Most people don't want to rely on government checks to survive and would much rather get back to work as soon as possible.
But for now, at least, the economy is recovering slowly and our unemployment rate, while improving, is still over 6 percent. And that means that, even with borrowed federal money and the recently announced federal extended benefits program, Alabama is still in trouble and our unemployment funds are still in a dangerous situation.
As bad as the situation is, there is a possible solution that our state leaders can and should be considering, if they can get past their current bickering.
The federal government has already sent funding through the CARES Act to help the state battle the coronavirus. Most of that money should be going to providing healthcare services, such as testing for COVID-19, and personal protection equipment like masks and gloves for healthcare workers and employees in essential industries.
However, there's no reason why some of that money can't also go towards our unemployment program to help those who are out of work because of the coronavirus.
If some state leaders think they can use up to $200 million of that money to build a new State House, then why can't they use that money to keep Alabama families fed and housed for a few more weeks?
As the legislative session came to an end a few weeks ago, lawmakers and the governor went to war with each other over how to spend that money. Instead of fighting over pet projects, they should be putting that money into Alabama's families to help them survive this crisis.
The Fourth of July is all about patriotism, and there's nothing more patriotic that solving our unemployment crisis and helping Alabama families get back on their feet.
Craig Ford is the owner of Ford Insurance Agency and the Gadsden Messenger. He represented Gadsden and Etowah County in the Alabama House of Representatives for 18 years.
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Opinion | Gov. Ivey: This is our time, Alabama
In a few days, America will celebrate her 244th birthday. Traditionally, many towns and cities around the country light up the night with fireworks and music festivals. In 1776, John Adams predicted that Independence Day would be "celebrated by succeeding generations" with "pomp and circumstance…bonfires and illuminations."
However, largely because of COVID-19, this year's observance of our country's birth will likely be a bit more subdued than previous years. While unfortunate, this is certainly understandable.
Today – and very likely in the days that will follow – instead of talking about what unites us as one nation – other conversations will occur that are, quite frankly, a bit more difficult and challenging.
My personal hope – and prayer – for this year's 4th of July is that the marvel of our great country – how we started, what we've had to overcome, what we've accomplished and where we are going – isn't lost on any of us.
We are all searching for "a more perfect union" during these trying and demanding days.
Over the past several weeks, our nation has been having one of those painful, yet overdue, discussions about the subject of race.
The mere mention of race often makes some people uncomfortable, even though it is a topic that has been around since the beginning of time.
Nationally, a conversation about race brings with it the opportunity where even friends can disagree on solutions; it also can be a catalyst to help total strangers find common ground and see things eye-to-eye with someone they previously did not even know.
Here in Alabama, conversations about race are often set against a backdrop of our state's long – and at times – ugly history on the subject.
No one can say that America's history hasn't had its own share of darkness, pain and suffering.
But with challenge always comes opportunity.
For instance, Montgomery is both the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement, as well as the cradle of the Confederacy. What a contrast for our Capital City.
The fact is our entire state has, in many ways, played a central role in the ever-evolving story of America and how our wonderful country has, itself, changed and progressed through the years.
Ever since the senseless death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, thousands of Alabamians – of all races, young and old – have taken to the streets of our largest cities and smallest towns in protest to demand change and to seek justice.
These frustrations are understandable.
Change often comes too slowly for some and too quickly for others. As only the second female to be elected governor of our state in more than 200 years, I can attest to this.
Most of us recognize that our views on issues such as race relations tend to grow out of our own background and experiences. But, fortunately, our views can change and broaden as we talk and learn from each other.
As a nation, we believe that all people are created equal in their own rights as citizens, but we also know that making this ideal a reality is still a challenge for us.
Even with the election of America's first African American president 12 years ago, racial, economic and social barriers continue to exist throughout our country. This just happens to be our time in history to ensure we are building on the progress of the past, as we take steps forward on what has proven to be a long, difficult journey.
Folks, the fact is we need to have real discussions – as an Alabama family. No one should be under the false illusion that simply renaming a building or pulling a monument down, in and of itself, will completely fix systemic discrimination.
Back in January, I invited a group of 65 prominent African American leaders – from all throughout Alabama – to meet with me in Montgomery to begin having a dialogue on issues that truly matter to our African American community in this state. This dedicated group – known as Alabama United – is helping to bring some very legitimate concerns and issues to the table for both conversation and action.
As an example, Alabama will continue to support law enforcement that is sensitive to the communities in which they serve. We have thousands of dedicated men and women who put their lives on the line to protect our state every single day. But we can – and must – make certain that our state's policies and procedures reflect the legitimate concerns that many citizens have about these important issues.
I am confident all these conversations – and hopefully many more – will lead to a host of inspirational ideas that will lead to a more informed debate and enactment of sound public policy.
We must develop ways to advance all communities that lack access to good schools, jobs, and other opportunities. As governor, I will continue to make education and achieving a good job a priority – it distresses me that some of our rural areas and inner cities face some of the greatest challenges in education.
There are other critical issues that must be addressed, and I will continue to look for solutions along with you.
Everyone knows government cannot solve these problems alone. Some of the greatest solutions will come from private citizens as well as businesses, higher education, churches and foundations. Together, we can all be a part of supporting and building more inclusive communities.
In other words, solving these problems comes from leaning on the principles that make us who we are – our faith – which is embodied in the Golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
My beliefs on how to treat people were shaped in Wilcox County and my faith was developed at the Camden Baptist Church.
The bible tells us over and over that our number one goal is to love God with all of one's heart and then to love our neighbor as we love our self. That is what I strive to do every day.
When anyone feels forgotten and marginalized, compassion compels us to embrace, assist and share in their suffering. We must not let race divide us. We must grow and advance together.
Being informed by our past, let us now carefully examine our future and work towards positive change. Together, we can envision an Alabama where all her people truly live up to the greatness within our grasp. We cannot change the past or erase our history… But we can build a future that values the worth of each and every citizen.
So, in closing, my hope and prayer for our country as we pause to celebrate America's 244th birthday, is that we make the most of this moment.
As for our state, let's make this a time to heal, to commit ourselves to finding consensus, not conflict, and to show the rest of the nation how far we have come, even as we have further to go.
These first steps – just as we are beginning our third century as a state – may be our most important steps yet.
This is our time, Alabama. May God continue to bless each of you and the great state of Alabama.
Guest Columnists
Opinion | Our sacred honor
This weekend America will celebrate its 244th birthday. Unfortunately, we do so in a time of a pandemic, a struggling economy, and violent protests. But, it's still our birthday, and we should both commemorate and celebrate it.
We usually do a good job in our celebration, although this year will be different since social distancing means we'll be in smaller groups and public fireworks displays have been cancelled. I suspect most of us will find a way to gather with family and close friends to cook out and show the red, white, and blue.
But, a commemoration is more than that. Merriam-Webster defines "commemorate" as "to call to remembrance" or "to serve as a memorial of." How many of us will stop and remember what it meant for the Second Continental Congress to not only declare our independence from Britain but also to state our reasons for doing so in majestic language positing the highest ideals?
Let me make a suggestion. This Fourth, get a copy of the Declaration and read it. My extended family and friends usually get together and have several of us read the various portions of the Declaration out loud and talk about its meaning. It doesn't take much time and we always experience a renewed appreciation for the gift that is our country. This year we will do it virtually, in smaller groups.
The Declaration was meant to be read out loud. Indeed, on July 4, Congress not only voted to accept it but also provided for its distribution to the states and the Continental Army. On July 6, John Hancock, as President of Congress, sent letters to the states and to General Washington enclosing broadsides of the Declaration requesting that they have it "proclaimed." It was read out loud to celebrations in dozens of cities and towns in July and August, and to the Continental Army on July 9 as it prepared for the British Invasion of New York.
To some extent these events were meant to inform and inspire the people of a newly independent nation. But then, and now, the Declaration is a defining document. It not only said we were an independent nation but also who we aspired to be. Freedom and equality were to be at the heart of the nation's character. And the rights stated in the Declaration—life liberty and the pursuit of happiness—are clearly labeled gifts from God himself to all of us.
The story of our country is really the unfolding of the efforts to live up to these aspirations. President Lincoln used it as a primary basis for arguing against slavery, as in the Gettysburg Address where he famously said, "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal." As a result of the Civil War these ideals were enshrined in the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution.
Martin Luther King used it in his 1963 "I Have A Dream" speech, referring to the Declaration and the Constitution as a promissory note to all Americans which he and others in the Civil Rights Movement called upon the nation to honor. As a result of the Movement, Congress passed the 1964 Civil Rights Act and in 1965 the Voting Rights Act.
I know it is fashionable now among our nation's elites to view America as evil from our birth, evil in our institutions, and evil in our character. That view is a myth, untethered to the reality of our history. This myth is just a false preamble to lay the groundwork for their efforts to radically reorganize our society and have government run every detail of our lives, all the while piling tax upon tax on us. Isn't this type of government what caused the founders to declare independence in the first place? These elites call themselves "progressive," but their plan is actually a regression to a tyrannical central government taxing us against our will.
Despite our faults, some of which have been grievous, we are a nation established upon the highest ideals and which has the strength of its character and institutions to self-correct as we strive toward those ideals. Our history repeatedly demonstrates that is who we are.
David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian, several years ago told a gathering of those of us in Congress that Americans would be more hopeful if we only knew our history. How true. Complicated and contradictory, yes, but it is also a history of spectacular success and of a major force for good, here and abroad.
So, this week let's celebrate and commemorate who we are. Let's pause in the middle of our present troubles to renew our pride as Americans and draw lessons from our founding and history for the resolution of the issues of the day. And let us, like our founders, "mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.
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Opinion | Descendants of Emma Sansom call for monument's removal
We are descendants of Emma Sansom's family and current or former members of the Gadsden community. We add our voices to the call to remove the statue at the head of Broad Street commemorating Sansom and Ku Klux Klan leader and Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest.
The monument was erected to enforce white supremacy in Gadsden, which we abhor and lament. The only defensible action today is to remove the statue.
Our community may have forgotten why this statue and others like it were erected. We must remember why in order to take wise action.
According to the Auburn University-supported Encyclopedia of Alabama: "Emma Sansom (1847-1900) played a heroic role in the Civil War, when as a teenager she led Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest across Black Creek in northern Alabama to capture Union colonel Abel D. Streight and his raiders in 1863."
Sansom thus guided to victory the man who would become the first leader of the Ku Klux Klan as the United States struggled to establish a multiracial democracy.
Support of the Confederacy and white supremacy cannot be separated given the historical reality: an oligarchy of less than 400,000 enslavers brought about secession and war to guard their "property rights" over enslaved Black people. Alabama's secession ordinance in January 1861 foregrounded the hope to "meet the slaveholding States of the South" and set up a new government. Cherokee County — which Gadsden was a part of in 1861 — voted against secession in that convention, as did St. Clair County and most northern Alabama counties.
This division among the white ruling class was an early sign of Confederate disunity as many Southerners resisted the Confederate project throughout the war. Thousands of Alabamians enlisted in the Union Army, mostly from northern Alabama where slavery was entrenched but less centralized than in the lower Alabama "black belt."
Decades after Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House, the "Lost Cause" came into existence. The Lost Cause refers to the myth that a unified South fought for a heroic and noble civilization doomed by fate and the ahistorical "aggression" of the North. The elements that make up the Lost Cause draw from writings by Confederate President Jefferson Davis and by Confederate General Jubal Early in the 1870s and 1880s. They revised the history of secession and war to distance the Confederacy from slavery, focusing instead on antebellum South
Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun's "states' rights" philosophy — itself a platform to justify Calhoun's support of what he called the "positive good" of slavery.
The purpose of the Lost Cause was to justify the enslaving oligarchy's motives and mission in the minds of white Southerners, most of whom did not own slaves. Its cult conducts an enduring counter-revolution to deny Black people full citizenship to this day.
The legacy of the enslaving power is violence against Black people up to now. That violence includes the KKK's multiple incarnations, the Jim Crow regime, thousands of lynchings, and repression against Black people struggling for civil rights. Today there are crosses burning in Alabama in reaction against the Black Lives Matter movement. The Lost Cause is not just a shameful past wound, its adherents oppress Black people in America to this day.
What motivated the white people of Gadsden to erect this monument to Sansom and Forrest is just one part of a larger project to retrench white rule and eliminate Black political freedom.
After federally-directed Reconstruction ended in 1877, the white ruling class regained political control of the Southern states. Democratic Party "Redeemer" governments passed Jim Crow laws segregating Blacks. The US Supreme Court decision Plessy v Ferguson in 1896 upheld Jim Crow segregation. From 1890 to 1908, almost every post-Confederate state including Alabama adopted a new constitution that disenfranchised the Black population.
The wave of post-Confederate activity was a direct cultural outgrowth of the repression wrought by Southern states against Black people as the Lost Cause cult took hold. This period birthed the "Dunning School" of historical thought that condemned Reconstruction as a corrupt mistake, a view modern historian Eric Foner calls "part of the edifice of the Jim Crow system."
The United Daughters of the Confederacy, founded in 1894, was the most prolific organization building Lost Cause monuments. They also enlisted upper- and middle-class white youth and cultural institutions to carry the flame of the Lost Cause through highly influential educational campaigns including endorsing a book that lionized the Ku Klux Klan.
The year 1900, when various post-Confederate groups had their first national convention, began a massive wave of Confederate monument construction on government and publicly accessible property. The Southern Poverty Law Center identified 403 unique monuments constructed to the Lost Cause from 1900 to 1919, over half of all such monuments standing today.
In 1907, forty-four years after the Black Creek crossing, the Gadsden chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy put up the statue of Emma Sansom and Nathan Bedford Forrest overlooking the Coosa River. The Etowah County commissioners court, which today is the Etowah County Commission, also got the Alabama state Legislature to fund the statue. Public money paid for the establishment of this monument and the public must be involved in its disestablishment. This is not a private matter.
We should remember that the City of Gadsden's establishment of this statue was only accountable to the white citizenry. Black people were unable to vote and enjoy representation during this time due to Jim Crow. It was not a unified city building this monument, but a segregated racial class directed by the torch-bearers of the Lost Cause. Viewing these statues in the context of history, it is clear that their purpose is domination of Black Americans struggling to secure their liberation.
The Sansom and Forrest statue is inextricable from the enslaving power and its twisted descendant ideologies. The statue's base honorably depicts the man who oversaw the massacre of primarily Black Union soldiers at Fort Pillow which has been called "one of the bleakest, saddest events in American military history." The public celebration of Forrest's legacy is shameful, and Emma Sansom's aid to his cause cannot be separated from its consequences. They supported enslavers against the liberation of millions of Black people.
The McNeel Marble Company of Georgia, which built the statue, clearly stated what it was selling in a Confederate Veteran article for its statues proclaiming "SUPREMACY." The statue is not a contemporary historical marker; nor is it supposed to be a genuine likeness of Emma Sansom. Rather, the statue is a political provocation built only six years after Alabama's constitutional change shifted the Jim Crow regime into overdrive. Its purpose has not faded. The statue's memorial of Forrest and Sansom in 1907 is akin to erecting a statue to segregationist Birmingham leader Bull Connor today, a man who attacked civil rights protesters including children with dogs, fire hoses, and mass arrest in the early 1960s.
These monuments do harm lasting for generations when we forget the underlying causes of division and inequality in society. The roots of Black peoples' oppression today have a lot to do with the erection and maintenance of that statue, as does the relatively wealthier position of white people in our community. To achieve justice, we must remember and then act in solidarity.
The multiracial movement calling for change in Gadsden is made up of our neighbors. They are not "outside agitators." They have to live with the Lost Cause's weight every day—as we all do.
Some white people in Gadsden say they feel a connection to this statue as part of their heritage, and consider the statue part of the fabric of their home. Our Black neighbors are making it clear that they agree, and that is exactly why they need to see change in our community. We want to live in a harmonious democratic society where all can live free of intimidation.
Many people who feel pride about Emma Sansom discuss "division" about the statue like it is a new phenomenon. The outcry against the statue is the voice of an awakened community. They understand that it is time to address the focal points of what has really caused a division in our community for over a hundred years. It only seems like a new "division" to those of us who benefit the most from the "normal" status quo.
We ask those who may feel a sense of pride about the statue to examine if most of their Black neighbors feel the same pride. You may say you are not personally racist and have good deeds to prove it. The statue's effect in Gadsden is not about anyone's personal feelings or failings – it is a feature of the systemic oppression that acts to this day against the freedom of Black people.
Gadsden's population today is more than one-third Black people. What are we doing with a monument that celebrates an achievement meant to keep a third of our neighbors in bondage?
Think beyond your personal experience and towards the whole of the Gadsden community. Can we fulfill our potential as a beloved community if more than one-third of our neighbors are daily reminded that the town celebrates a time when their relatives were enslaved? Removing the statue will take a weight off our backs that we may have never recognized.
The debate that considers these statues as "history" today speaks to the success of the Lost Cause's cultural hegemony. Yes, we must remember – a history never to repeat. Gadsden does not have to celebrate a man who led the perpetrators of racist terror. We can leave the Lost Cause behind, beginning by removing its symbols that haunt us.
Look to the heartening installation of a memorial four years ago to the memory of Black Gadsdenite Bunk Richardson. In Feburary 1906, Richardson was framed for the rape and murder of a white woman, taken from the Etowah County jail and lynched by a mob of 25 masked men.
This act of racist injustice happened the same year the UDC commissioned the statue of Sansom and Forrest on Broad Street. Identifying and commemorating the victims of injustice is a necessary part of making justice possible, and we can all do it together. Those are the kinds of memorials we need in Gadsden.
We can remove this statue just like other Alabama cities are doing. This month, the mayors of Birmingham and Mobile authorized and executed the removal of Lost Cause statues. The University of Alabama Board of Trustees and the Madison County Commission voted to remove Confederate memorials in recent weeks. The Gadsden community's task is neither impossible, nor a logistical challenge. It is time to make the moral choice – no more Lost Cause in Gadsden.
What does it look like to tell the story of Gadsden that points us towards justice and away from racialized domination? If the statue of Sansom and Forrest remains standing somewhere when removed from public view, it needs context showing that it celebrates the cause of human enslavement – and that today we want to build a society of liberation for all people.
If we are silent, we are complicit in the ongoing injustice against Black people. As Emma Sansom's nieces and nephews, the best first step we can take to abolish the stain of white supremacy in Gadsden is to remove this symbol of the enslaving power that once ruled this land. We can eliminate the source of division and fulfill the American promise of a democracy full of equal participants.
We are encouraged by the multiracial makeup of both the BLM protesters and the City Council members calling for the statue of Sansom and Forrest to be moved. The movement calling to take the statue down has already made progress in eliminating racial division by standing together. We stand with them. The promise of a democratic society, where all are created equal, lies after the statue's shadow over Broad Street has faded. Remove the statue, and let's get to work on building a beloved community in Gadsden and in the United States.
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Walking is one of the best ways to maintain good physical health, especially for today's stressed out workers. Increasingly, people are taking time out during lunch or in the evenings to take a walk. From improving the mood to decreasing heart disease risk, walking is a low-impact activity for everyone, young and old.
If you walk for 30 minutes, 5 days a week you can get excellent health benefits. You can separate your routine into smaller segments of 45 minutes three times a week. Take the time to get out and enjoy walking and you'll reap the rewards.
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- Increases blood flow and circulation
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Those who can't go for a walk outdoors (such as during winter) still have the option of using indoor tracks or treadmills at gyms. Although walking isn't as effective as other exercise routines in developing good conditioning, you can walk anytime, anywhere, and avoid the injuries associated with jogging, weight lifting, mountain biking, roller skating, tennis or golf. Walking and golf have a lot in common, however many golf courses are becoming sources of stress, as management try to push through as many golfers as possible during the day. Many courses even require golfers to use power carts.
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Walkers are increasingly using pedometers and activity monitors to count the number of steps they've taken and to calculate their steps per minute. Training regimens often advise reaching a step per minute goal (often referred to as pace or pitch) as a way to maximize the benefits of walking.
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Our location is open for breakfast and lunch in Belleair Bluffs. The food, service, and menu is similar to the original Maggie Mae's on Sand Key. Stop in and see us and check out the new setting and menu items.
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Breakfast at Maggie Mae's, located on beautiful Sand Key Florida, comes fast, friendly and with an incredible view of Clearwater Bay. Our delicious over portioned breakfasts and lunches are sure to satisfy any hunger without breaking the bank.
Our menu features a large selection of Southern breakfast and lunch favorites - just like granny use to make.
Just a few selections off the menu
Maggie's has all the regular fixin's for a real down home way to start the day, but try some of our classic creations that makes Maggie's really shine:
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Maggie Mae's has all the healthy Florida fresh fruits and a Chicken Walnut Salad served in a melon bowl that will charm your taste buds. Check out the entire menu and fun signs.
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Pro Wrestling Illustrated has revealed that Gail Kim has been named #1 in the 2012 PWI Female 50. The Female 50 will be available fordigital download on Thursday, October 18, at www.pwi-online.com. It will be released on newsstands later this month.
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Bake the Book: 'Sweet Auburn Desserts'
Author's Note: For the next two weeks we're heading down South to bake our way through Sweet Auburn Desserts, a Southern-accented collection of recipes from Atlanta's Sweet Auburn Bread Company. For a little background on Sweet Auburn, we sat down with pastry chef-owner Sonya Jones, who is preserving sweet traditions with Sweet Potato Cheesecakes, Coconut Cream Pies, Apple Roly-Polys, and more.
Your Atlanta bakery, Sweet Auburn Bread Company, has been called "the little bakery that could." Can you tell us a little bit about how the bakery came to be?
My mother operated a neighborhood cafe serving sandwiches and home cooked meals. I grew up working there after school and on weekends. I honed my skills by assisting her with cooking and baking. After studying at the Culinary Institute of America, I returned to Atlanta in 1992. Working and teaching with Southern food icon Edna Lewis, I decided to stick to my roots by preserving Southern African American cooking.
In 1997, I opened Sweet Auburn Bread Company, selling made-from-scratch desserts like the ones from my childhood. President Clinton visited my bakery in 1999, tasted my creations utilizing southern staples, sweet potatoes and pound cake, Sweet Potato Cheesecake (with a pound cake crust) and gave it a rave review and a media blitz from Food Network to local news stations followed from that day on. CNN heard about my small storefront and chose to follow my business through the economic crisis that was decimating so many businesses and restaurants. CNN named my segment "The Little Bakery That Could."
You've had the rare opportunity to cook and teach with the legendary Edna Lewis, what did you learn from her?
Simple techniques, seasonal produce, and the best of ingredients were the foundation for a great meal. I learned to be critical and persistent when seeking out the specific ingredient needed for a particular dish. Sometimes we shopped at several stores and markets to gather the ingredients for a meal we were to prepare for a class. Her passion for seeking out fresh ingredients was contagious.
Many of the desserts at Sweet Auburn are heritage recipes. Where did these recipes come from?
Many of the recipes at Sweet Auburn have been passed down to me through my mother and a few of her close friends, which were passed down to her from her mother and other family members and close friends of the family.
There is also influence from working alongside Ms. Edna Lewis and reading What Mrs. Fisher knows About Old Southern Cooking, the oldest known African-American cookbook published in America. There were always stories to accompany the recipes, their origins, special instructions on preparation, when it was served, who loves it most, where it was last served, etc. This tradition preserves the recipes and ensures that the next generation can enjoy the desserts from their childhood prepared by their ancestors.
I remember, from a very young age, hanging around the kitchen watching my mother prepare dinner with a homemade dessert sure to follow. I often long to "taste" those memories again. Many other people have the same longings, seeking out the tastes from their childhood. I do not want these recipes to die out. Heritage recipes evoke memories from the past and the loved ones who prepared them. That's what makes them so important and well worth preserving. and is why the slogan 'We're baking memories' greets you on the door as you enter my bakery.
The South, perhaps more than any other region in the country has a tradition of baking and a serious love for sweets. Why do you think desserts are so important in Southern food traditions?
Since sugar cane is grown in the South it was a staple ingredient—all one had to do was to throw in a couple of other readily available ingredients such eggs, lard or butter, and flour into a bowl and wow—it's just pie! Add any seasonal fruits or vegetables from the garden or tree at hand and you have a delicious pie. Southern cooks were always seeking out creative ways to utilize what they had in their pantry. The creativity extended to competitions to see who could create the best dessert to place on the table at social gatherings, picnics, church revivals, and family reunions. Also, sugary desserts could better withstand room temperatures before the introduction of refrigeration.
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Column: Affordable Care Act leaves lots of questions, confusion
When a patient came in for a recent visit, she was noticeably upset. When I asked her what was wrong, she told me she was annoyed that her other physicians would not accept her new insurance. She felt abandoned and blamed her doctors for not taking her coverage. When I inquired further about what type of insurance she procured, she responded, "one of the new affordable health care act plans" -- better known as Obamacare.
Millions of patients across the country have now enrolled in an Affordable Care Act insurance program only to find that many doctors are not accepting these programs. Patients and physicians alike are confused by the new programs and how they are structured. One of the first issues that is causing confusion is that the patients enrolled in these ACA plans have the exact same insurance card as a person enrolled in the same insurance company who pays for a traditional plan. This poses a major problem for doctors, especially when patients need to be referred for tests or consultations. For example, had I referred this patient for her scheduled endoscopy at the local hospital, neither the hospital nor the physician's fee would have been covered since they do not accept her new ACA coverage. Thus, had the patient gone for the test, she would have been personally responsible for its cost (likely thousands of dollars). Unfortunately, without giving the physicians a way to ascertain that an individual has an ACA plan, they risk referring patients to physicians and/or facilities that do not participate in the plan.
Another issue for physicians is that many insurance companies sent their panel physicians a letter stating that if the doctor does not "opt out" of a new ACA plan, it would mean that they were automatically assumed to accept these new plans. However, many doctors claim they never received these letters nor did they authorize these insurance companies to include them in their new ACA plans. Thus, even if a patient or physician researches online or in their provider coverage book to see if their doctor participates, many doctors who are listed by default, actually will not accept these new plans.
A main reason that many physicians and facilities have chosen not to participate in these ACA plans is the relatively low reimbursement rates. Most of the new ACA plans are extremely discounted with most paying very low rates for patient care. Unfortunately, while many doctors have expressed their desire to participate, from a business standpoint they cannot afford to. Several doctors I spoke with actually studied the reimbursement and stated that in some cases they will actually lose money if they were to see patients in one of these ACA plans.
Despite these issues, some practices have decided to accept these plans for now while they determine whether accepting ACA plans make financial sense for both the patient and the practice. Some have told me that they will reassess after three or six months and may then chose to opt out, leaving even more patients without a doctor to visit. Furthermore, as many hospitals and specialists have already opted out of these new plans, patients may find themselves without the choices they once enjoyed when they had their traditional plans.
The benefit of a discounted ACA plan is that the cost is considerably less than a traditional plan. However, with this discount comes a price -- unexpected reality that choices of doctors and institutions may be limited. I caution patients to be informed when changing to a ACA plan so that they understand this fact and recognize there could be some sacrifice in return for savings.
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Another hidden feature of the ACA plans is that many have very high deductibles. As such, patients should expect that they may receive a bill for services until they reach this deductible level. This is very confusing for patients who never had a deductible before and who expect that they simply present their new insurance card and pay their copay. Ultimately, when they do receive this bill, they are confused and believe the bill must be a mistake. As such, many may deliberately ignore the invoice and potentially may find themselves in collection for nonpayment. Patients are therefore advised to understand the plan they are signing up for and recognize the potential additional costs.
Regardless of her frustrations, my patient was inappropriately angry at me on behalf of all physicians and stated that very vocally in my office. Her belief was that regardless of the plan, physicians should be required to accept all of these new discounted programs and even be grateful to the government for enabling patients to enjoy insurance coverage. She did not want to hear about the financial realities nor did she seem to care that some doctors may risk their practice by accepting these policies.
Unfortunately, these are the financial realities. Just as an individual should not be asked to take a significant pay cut in his or her job or profession, many physician organizations believe that doctors should not have to either.
Before signing up with one of these plans, recognize that the provider list may be limited. Call your doctors to assure that they are on the provider list and also confirm that your local hospital participates. Do not schedule a test or procedure until you know whether the institution or physician is covered under your new program and especially notify your physician that you are being covered under the ACA program so that they can appropriately refer you. Be careful to make sure that your health care is being cared for under the Affordable Care Act.
Dr. Michael Schwartz is board certified in internal medicine with a private practice in Darien. For comments or questions, visit his website at www.drmichaelbschwartz.com


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David Austin Roses
In the early 1950s David Austin set out to create a more beautiful rose. Sixty years on, this simple objective remains.
From a hobby breeder as a young teenager David Austin has gone on to breed a collection of roses renowned across the world.
Rose breeding is often described as being as much an art as a science.
All David Austin roses have a collective style and reflect one man's vision. All have beautiful blooms and in most cases wonderful fragrance held on graceful attractive shrubs. A garden of these outstanding roses is hard to beat for sheer exuberance of flower and fragrance.
Today, David Austin Roses remains a family business. David Austin has been joined by his son David and his grandson, Richard.