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Thursday, 19 November 2015
Who nailed Jesus to the cross?
The Son received a command from the Father. The Son made a decision.
The Bible tells us that we are chosen to be a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God. We are now aliens and strangers in the world.
The Bible also tells us to submit to our 'masters' with all respect, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.
When the people hurled insults at Him, Jesus did not retaliate. He entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.
The Bible tells us that Jesus bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might DIE to sins and LIVE for righteousness; by His wounds we have been healed.
We were like sheep going astray but the Good Shepherd found us. He called and we answered. Now, we have returned to the Good Shepherd and Overseer of our souls. Praise the LORD!
Life is about making decisions. Surely, we want to make right decisions – decisions that are right with God. Jesus decided to obey the Father. He obediently went to the cross for the disobedient. I have decided to follow Jesus. I have decided to obey my Heavenly Father. I have decided to trust His Word. I have decided to yield to the in-dwelling Spirit of God.
My Prayer
Dear Father God,
I thank You LORD that You have put eternity within my heart and that nothing else on earth can ever totally satisfy me.
I am an eternal spirit being living in a temporal physical body. One day, this body will die but my spirit will live on because Jesus laid down His life for me.
I am the redeemed of the LORD. My Redeemer lives! He lives forever! Jesus lives forever to intercede for us (Hebrews 7:25)
Indeed, we are chosen to be a royal priesthood. We are called to intercede.
May we stand united as One Army of prayer warriors. Teach us; Train us; Cover us with the Blood of the Lamb; Clothe us in the Armor of God. Consecrate us, LORD!
Father, I feel as Moses did. I don't want to go anywhere if Your presence doesn't go with me. We are not going anywhere if Your presence doesn't go with us. In Your presence is peace, joy, rest, fulfillment, and love. Help us to never do anything that would compromise the fullness of Your presence in our lives. We live in Your presence. We live in You. Hallelujah! Amen!
Lam Yee Ling


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Intro to Emergency Response & Recovery of Material Cultural Objects – TX-CERA Workshop
An Introduction to Emergency Response and Recovery of Material Cultural Objects
Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 9:00 AM – Denton, Texas
The purpose of this one-day workshop was to introduce participants to emergency response and recovery for material cultural objects in private and museum collections. Participants learned protocols for responding to disaster scenes and working with local emergency responders. Health and safety issues associated with disasters and collection techniques associated with various types of material collections were also covered. The day ended with a museum mock-disaster table-top exercise and a question/answer session with the instructors.
- Building a Response Team
- Entry into a Disaster Scene
- Health and Safety Issues Associated with Disasters
- Collections-Specific Salvage Techniques
- Resources, connections and networking
- Table top exercise
Instructors: Steve Pine, Jessica Philips and Melanie Sanford

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A light and highly packable sleepingbag for women constructed from recycled fabrics and down. With sufficient warmth for cooler Spring nights or varied trips with periods at higher elevation it's a perfect choice for backpacking and cycle touring.
Earthrise 20D
With the fantastic drape, softness and lustre usually associated only with fabrics made from virgin materials, our Earthrise fabrics are environmentally-sound fabrics with a performance heritage. 20D yarns combine to make a very wind resistant, comfortable, and downproof fabric which has sustainability chops that are hard to beat. And, at 45 g/m2 it won't weigh you down.
Lode Lock Closure
Mountain Equipment`s all-new Lode Lock system with its low profile auto-locating closure combines all the advantages of a magnetic fastener with those of a mechanical lock. Rendering the traditional press-stud collar closure practically obsolete, its one handed quick release closure uses two captivated internal magnets to draw the locking mechanism together and ensure that once connected it cannot be accidentally opened. The result is an insulated collar that is more efficient and easier to operate.
Recycled Down
Our recycled down has exceptional environmental credentials while maintaining superb performance. Sourced from a European facility powered by solar power which sorts and separates post-consumer down and feather products that were otherwise destined for landfill. The down and feather is washed in a plant with extremely efficient water recycling, and then it is graded for quality. We buy only the finest grade of recycled down, in excess of 650 fill power, guaranteeing not only an ethical purchase but a high performance one.
Recycled Lining
Sustainability and performance combine in a soft, breathable and durable lining fabric that is 100 % recycled and weighs just 59 g/m². Environmental benefits without sacrificing function or aesthetic.
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- 100 % recycled, lightweight and down-proof Earthrise material
- Alpine Fit with elastic EXL area guarantees optimum thermal performance
- Construction with inclined box chambers
- Mid-level side seams
- anatomically cut hood with 5 chambers
- anatomically cut foot section with 4 chambers
- long zip with Gemini chamber
- integrated heat collar with Lode Lock closure
- Including waterproof packsack with roll closure and storage bag
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Maximum temperatuur: -3 °C
Extreme temperatuur: -19 °C
Buitenbekleding benaming: 100 % nylon
Voeringsstof: Earthrise 30D
Voeringstof aanduiding: 100 % polyester
Vulling: eendendons, ganzendons
Details vulling: Recycling down
Bijzonderheden: Bevat niet textiele delen van dierlijke oorsprong
Vulling: 367 g
Lichaamsgrootte (max.): 170 cm
Pakgrootte (L x B): 23 x 19 x 17 cm


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The ultimate low-impact guide to exploring Mauritius
It's best known for its turquoise seas and crystalline beaches, but Mauritius has so much more to offer travellers looking for an authentic, sustainable travel experience on the island. And I'm not just talking about waterfall lookouts. Whether you're planning a honeymoon or you're on a backpacking budget, here's how to craft the perfect trip that takes in the best of the Indian Ocean island's incredible (and largely unknown) sustainable tourism experiences run by small local businesses.
Planning your trip
While Mauritius is a relatively small island, a hire car is essential for exploring its many attractions as catching local buses can be tricky and taxis are notoriously expensive. Grand Baie in the north is the closest thing Mauritius has to a tourist centre, but it's by no means 'the' place to stay. Rather, it's best to split your accommodations between several destinations you plan to visit to avoid long drives each day. Ten days is an optimum amount of time to explore the island, but you can pack a lot into a week if time or funds are tight.I explored the island with support from Mauritius Conscious, the only travel agency of its kind in the country specialising in individually tailored, self-guided itineraries including car hire, eco-friendly accommodation, and a range of activities – from conservation projects to food tours – run by small local businesses with big hearts. It's not impossible to plan a trip like this yourself, but in my experience, it's difficult to figure out where to stay, and seek out genuinely sustainable activity operators and accommodations, without this kind of local intel.
What to do
Read on for a region-by-region wrap-up of the country's best low-impact experiences. There's not a lot going on in the centre of the island, but it's well worth stopping by the Takamaka Boutique Winery in the central west, which makes plonk out of lychees!
The south
Traditional and slow-paced, the south is the least developed area of the island for tourism, attracting fans of secluded beaches (many great for kitesurfing) and ramshackle Hindu-dominated villages. The airport is in the island's southeast, close to the faded port town of Mahébourg, so if you're self-driving this area will be your introduction to the island. There aren't too many hotels or restaurants down this way, and the beaches can be a bit wild and windy, prompting many visitors (especially those with kids in tow) to explore the area on day trips instead.
Don't miss: Rochester Falls, public beaches, Bois Cheri tea plantation (a lovely spot for a cuppa or a gourmet lunch), the Hindu temples around Grand-Bassin, St Aubin Rum Distillery (which also has a restaurant), cruising the coastal road.
Best avoided: La Vanille Nature Park offers wildlife 'shows', which animal welfare experts claim can be harmful for wildlife.
The west
The Black River district on the island's southwest coast is the best base for exploring Black River Gorges National Park, a wild expanse of forested mountains laced with more than 50km of hiking trails. Most tourists simply visit Chamarel Falls and the Seven Coloured Earths geological formation (Rs300 entry for both), but there is so much more to do here, with popular hikes including Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire (828m), the highest peak in Mauritius, and the multiples cascades of Tamarin Falls. Other ecotourism options include mountain biking and abseiling, while on the coast you can SUP, kitesurf, and even surf when the swell is up. There are a handful of good restaurants along the main road through Black River, and a big London way supermarket for self-catering.
Don't miss: Hiking in Black River Gorges National Park, a guided SUP tour down Tamarin River, scuba diving off Tamarin, hanging out at the café in Vanilla Village.
Best avoided: Wild dolphin swimming tours (also offered in the north) can see up to 30 boats at a time chase dolphins around the bay. Not cool. Further north towards Port Louis, the Casela theme park offers highly unsustainable (and potentially dangerous) wildlife experiences such as walking with lions.
The north
With its clear, calm lagoons sheltered by a coral reef barrier, the north is particularly appealing for families and scuba dives. As the most touristy area of the island housing the bulk of Mauritius' holiday apartments and more affordable resorts, however, the beaches can get very busy, and aren't as relaxing as those in other parts of the island. On the plus side, dining options are plentiful. Grand Baie is also the closest thing you'll find to a nightlife hub in Mauritius.
Don't miss: Sampling local cuisine on a street food tour of Port Louis, relaxing at Trou aux Biches beach, scuba diving, picking up accessories made by local artisans at Imiloa on the main road between Mont Chosy Beach and Grand Baie, visiting Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden, touring traditional fishing villages.
Best avoided: Mass-market island and watersport tours flogged in beachside kiosks.
The east
The east's long, white beaches framed by ancient black lava rocks are the stuff of honeymoon brochures. Indeed, big resorts dominate much of the coastline, but there are still a handful of beautiful, quiet beaches open to the public. The serpentine B28 coast road is a beautiful drive, taking you south towards traditional, slow-paced villages full of Hindu temples. Keep in mind that there aren't loads of places to eat or cheap places to stay in this area – most visitors dine at their hotels.
Don't miss: Taking a tour of lle aux Aigrettes (arguably the nation's best conservation success story), relaxing on Palmar public beach, cruising the coastal road, learning to kitesurf or aquafoil (it's far less crowded here than in the southwest).
Best avoided: Ile aux Cerfs is a popular day trip spot, but I personally found it too crowded and commercial. Keep in mind that watersport boats leak oil into the ocean.
Culture hit
Aside from the activities mentioned above, there are many more incredible cultural experiences across the island. Mauritius Conscious can hook you up with everything from cooking classes to basket weaving classes, traditional village visits to an introduction to Sega Tipik, a vibrant, Unesco-listed performing art emblematic of the Creole community.
Where to eat
Flavoured by centuries of immigration, Mauritian cuisine is a delicious fusion of Indian, French, Creole, Cantonese (and more!) influences. Among my favourite finds across the island were Chez Rosy in Gris Gris on the south coast, Pasta Marin and Vanilla Café in Black River on the southwest coast, a no-name Chinese noodle and dumpling stall opposite Trou aux Biches beach on the northwest coast, the no-name roti stall pictured above, and the street food of Port Louis. Top dishes to try include fish vindaye (curry), stuffed roti, prawn rougaille (spicy Creole sauce), dholl puri (like Indian flatbred) and roti chaud (warm roti typically stuffed with curry).Several of Mauritius heritage plantation homesteads also house Mauritian fine-dining restaurants; try Le Demeure Saint Antoine in the north. Some big hotels also have excellent restaurants, but prepare to pay top dollar. For budget travellers, supermarkets are handy for self-catering – you can always find fresh baguettes and French cheese. Keep in mind that many shops and some restaurants close on Sundays and Mondays.
Where to stay
Mauritius' big beachfront hotels are clustered in three main areas: the east, the southwest, and the northwest. If you have your heart set on staying in one, check its sustainability policy first (read this to learn more about why that matters).There are a handful of smaller, more sustainable options in these areas, but in my opinion the islands' best accommodations tend to be tucked away from the beach in local villages. I stayed in two Mauritius Conscious partners – Vanilla House guesthouse in Black River and ultra eco-conscious glamping outfit Otentic River on the east coast – and absolutely loved both. I also stayed in Mauritius Conscious CEO Romina's Airbnb in Trou aux Biches in the northeast, which was handy for sampling street food, arranging diving excursions, and catching the bus to Port Louis for a food tour.
Need to know
Daily budget: Mauritius isn't cheap, but that's not to say it's incredibly expensive, either. Factor on around Rs3000 per night for a nice B&B, from Rs1300 per day for a hire car, around Rs100 for a street stall or supermarket lunch and Rs$300 for dinner at a cheap local restaurant. Local Phoenix beers cost Rs40 in supermarkets. A 10-day itinerary crafted by Mauritius Conscious including car hire, B&B accommodation and five activities costs around €1300 per person (They even throw in an Aethic reef-friendly sunscreen!)
Getting to and from the airport: For more than two people, a taxi can cost similar to an airport shuttle (around Rs2000 from the northern beaches). Picking up and dropping off your hire car at the airport is the easiest (and sometimes more affordable) option.
Language: Despite its 158 years of British rule, French remains the national language. However, English is widely spoken. Some locals only speak Hindu, and others only Creole, but everyone does their best to communicate.
Nightlife: Aside from the string of bars in Grand Baie, the island is pretty quiet after dinner.
Tipping: Tipping is discretionary in Mauritius, though it is polite to tip around 10% for excellent service.
Water: Tap water in Mauritius is technically safe to drink, but most locals prefer to drink filtered water, and avoid tap water at all costs if it has been raining heavily. I travel with a Grayl filtration bottle and a SteriPen to treat water wherever I go (check out the other sustainable travel essentials I never leave home without here).
What to wear: Like all beach destinations, it's considerate to put a shirt on when you step off the beach. It's also polite to cover your arms and legs when visiting Hindu temples.
When to go: High season runs from around mid-October to April, though the island can get incredibly hot and humid around Christmas. I visited in the September shoulder season, which was uncrowded and very pleasant temperature-wise, albeit a little windy in the southeast of the island.
Top tip: Most street food is served in polystyrene containers, so it's ideal to have a reusable plate (along with your reusable carry bag) handy. Also, avoid driving through Port Louis unless you absolutely have to. The traffic can be hellish.
Thanks to Mauritius Conscious for supporting my visit to Mauritius.
Sarah Reid is a freelance travel journalist and the editor of ecotravelist. For more on Sarah's background, click here.


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'There is a bit of noise' - Les Kiss defends his Ulster role as critics start to circle
Ulster director of rugby Les Kiss has said his players still believe he is taking the team in the right direction despite recent criticism of performances.
Fresh from blowing a late lead against Dragons, former flanker Neil Best has said "the buck has to stop" with Kiss, while Ulster fan favourite turned forthright pundit Stephen Ferris believes "a lot could be said about Les Kiss's job if things don't go well in the next six weeks".
With such a key run upcoming, the Australian said he and the players still have faith in the work going on behind the scenes.
"There is a bit of noise and you expect that," he said.
"We do not respond to the noise but we want people to know we are a group of people who, we believe, are doing the right things. The group have been brilliant and worked really hard.
"It is easy to pick out the (negative) bits. I do feel for the guys and I back them fully."
With reference to late scores that have at least ensured Ulster's unconvincing performances haven't led to defeats in the last three games, Kiss believes there is evidence to show players are fighting despite some obvious flaws.
"There is no way we can question the attitude and what their commitment is," he said.
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"That sustains my spirit and that is what I will always be focused on, the players and the team first."
Kiss will no doubt be aware, though, that such assertions will count for little if his team misfire between now and the end of January. Ulster face seven key fixtures before a small break for the start of the Six Nations, and it was during this spell last year that the province's season unravelled spectacularly.
For this weekend's trip, Ulster will have their full contingent of fit Irish internationals available, with Jacob Stockdale and Iain Henderson making their first appearances for the province since starring for Ireland.
Rory Best, Stuart McCloskey, Kieran Treadwell and Sean Reidy featured against the Dragons, while Rob Herring is also back.
Connacht have suffered a big blow with flanker Jake Heenan ruled out for most of the season.
Forwards coach Jimmy Duffy is hopeful Heenan will play again for the province but the flanker faces a race against time to come back from troublesome shoulder injury.
Heenan departs Connacht at the end of the campaign, with Pat Lam's Bristol the likely destination. The 25-year-old Auckland native will be out until April at least after he had surgery on an injury he picked up against Cardiff Blues on November 24.
Subscribe to The Left Wing, Independent.ie's Rugby podcast, with Luke Fitzgerald and Will Slattery for the best discussion and analysis each week. From in depth interviews with some of Irish rugby's biggest stars to unmatched insights into the provinces and the national team, The Left Wing has all your rugby needs covered.
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HDKI – It's all in the name.
15th March 2017
I was thrust into unknown territories. Unexpectantly expelled from the WTKO, I had no plan, no contingency, no real idea of what to do next. The only obvious choice was that I now needed to build my own community… That was what I did, set about deciding what future I wanted to build for myself and those who chose to join me on the journey. This became the HDKI.
Like IBM, Scuba or Laser (International Business Machines, self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, light amplification by stimulating emissions of radiation), acronyms tend to take on a life of their own. Nihon Karate Kyokai is a bit of a mouthful, but JKA slips off the tongue quite easily. However, when deciding the name of our group I wanted to avoid loaded, generic titles that would end up becoming meaningless. I also wanted to avoid obscure, Japanese names that few would recognise. Furthermore, we needed to avoid the historic hierarchical systems that are commonplace in most groups. Whether JKA, JKS or SKIF, there is always a Hombu Dojo, a centre of excellence that is somehow apart from those below. I felt we could take what was taught in my dojo and make is accessible and achievable for all. I needed to have, within our name, the idea that we have a flat structure, with leaders amongst equals. I wanted to take what we have achieved in Dublin and export it wholesale to all who wish to avail of it. Therefore, when choosing a name, I knew we could take the Karate, that was taught in the Hombu Dojo, internationally. HDKI was born.


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The Gathering Space is available for groups for quiet reflection, meetings and conferences. It consists of a worship space, meeting area, small kitchen and toilets. Our spacious grounds are also available to wander in. Bring your own lunch. Tea and coffee are supplied. Payment by donation.
We were pleased to offer this hospitality to Archbishop Philip Freier and the Regional Bishops of Melbourne Diocese, for 3 days of strategic planning.
Residential groups can book the Spirituality Centre for weekend of weekday retreats, conferences, etc. Our current charges are a suggested donation of $65 per person per night for a fully catered stay, or $30 per person per night if self-catering. Towels are provided, but please bring your own bed linen if possible. If you cannot, it will be provided at no extra cost.
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Look for solid auto sales, with Ford, Jeep, Hyundai/Kia and Tesla in the spotlight.
Scrutiny over oil and gas fracking, a hard landing for rare earth stocks, and a surprising jobs engine.
Consumers embrace cloud computing, a new battle over digital content, TV and the Intranet merge, and traditional publishing makes a comeback.
Two big retail players restructure, hard times for other brand names and ETFS become a scapegoat for market volatility.
Basketball's labor-management battle costs dearly, Nike puts its stamp on the NFL merchandizing and a sponsorship goes to a new level.
Amazon expands it touchscreen business, there's consolidation in the cloud computing space, and big changes in the Android market.
Two big CEOs step down, a political crisis emerges in China and the euro survives.
Look for a huge corporate spin-off, a major apparel merger, rock bottom bond yields, hedge fund failures and an election defeat for President Obama.
Look for another bullish year in the futures pits with gold hitting a new high and gasoline coming close to one.
The euro plunges against the U.S. currency, gold prices slump, and the Euro debt crisis bailout costs $2 trillion.
2012 will be a tough year economically across much of the globe, but the US economy, while it won't be thriving, will look good compared to Europe, China and Japan. Here are the rest of my predictions.
Look for most of 2011's trends to continue; home prices will fall while foreclosures, delinquencies and rental prices will rise.
Quantitative easing picks up, US stocks outperform global indices and the Chinese economy slows down for real.
Warren Buffett will still be running Berkshire Hathaway one year from now, Buffett will bag another 'elephant' in 2012, and Buffett won't lie low.
Housing slumps but stocks jump in China, a reversal for Japanese bond yields and deficit problems dog India.
Shoppers will pick through the after-holiday sales, and then put their wallets away for the rest of the year.
Add health care fraud to ponzi schemes and insider trading at the top of the list of wrongdoing in the financial world.
Home sales rise and prices stabilize, growth is better than expected, Obama beats Romney and the euro survives and prospers.
Euro Zone debt crisis will get a lot worse, weak banks will fail, the EU will act at the last minute, US debt will dominate.
The Fed will continue with $85 billion monthly securities purchases but spooked markets by not mentioning its financial concerns cited in September.
Romney squeaks to victory, the GOP takes Congress, Obama raises taxes and the Fed keeps rates on hold.


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The Davee Foundation, the philanthropic organization the late Adeline Barry Davee (FSM '31) created with her late husband, Ken Davee, has established a $1 million scholarship fund for Department of History students.
The gift continues the Davee family's legacy of generosity to the university's Department of History. In 1988, the foundation established the Adeline Barry Davee Distinguished Professor of History, which is currently held by professor Ted Steinberg.
Starting in the fall semester of 2019, the new $1 million gift will begin supporting students with financial need and high academic performance, with some preference given to those from the Greater Chicago area, where The Davee Foundation is based.
Each academic year, two to five students will be awarded the scholarships, which will include part or full tuition, fees, room and board, books, school supplies and a stipend. Students must maintain at least a 3.0 grade-point average.


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Supreme Court Update: Brown v. Plata (09-1233) and Fowler v. United States (10-5443)
Greetings, Court fans!
We're back to bring you Brown v. Plata (09-1233), the Court's lengthy and highly controversial decision ordering a reduction in California's prison population; and Fowler v. United States (10-5443), interpreting the federal witness tampering statute.
Justice Kennedy authored the majority opinion in Brown v. Plata (09-1233), where he joined with the liberal wing of the Court to find that overcrowding of California prisons was the primary reason for serious and long-standing violations of the Eighth Amendment's protection against cruel and unusual punishment through inadequate medical and mental health care, and that a population reduction was necessary to remedy these violations. At the time the injunction was issued, California's prisons were at nearly 200% of design capacity. The result: inmates packed in cells resulting in increased disease and violence; inadequate medical and mental health care resources; extremely long waits for these services; and many preventable deaths, prolonged illnesses and needless pain. These conditions prompted two class action lawsuits relating to mental health services (filed in 1990) and medical services (filed in 2001) seeking injunctive relief. Both district courts found serious constitutional violations. Indeed, in one case, the State stipulated to a constitutional violation. The courts then worked for years with the State to remedy the problems, appointing a Special Master in one case and a receiver in another. Despite these many years of efforts, the rising tide of prisoners washed away any positive gains. So the plaintiffs in both cases asked that a three judge district court be assembled to consider the remedy of a prison population limit, as provided under the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ("PLRA"). Under the PLRA, a three judge court may not be convened to consider population reduction unless a court previously entered an order for less intrusive relief that failed to remedy the problem and gave the defendant a reasonable time to comply with its prior order. Once convened, the three judge court must find by clear and convincing evidence that "crowding is the primary cause of the violation of a Federal right" and that the relief extends no further than "is necessary" and "is the least intrusive means necessary to correct the violation. . . ."
California first argued that the three judge court shouldn't have been convened because it should have been given more time to comply with the district courts' prior remedial orders. This argument was easily dispatched: 12 years had passed since the appointment of a Special Master in one case; 5 years had passed since the consent decree in the other. Though additional later orders had been entered, the basic plan remained unchanged and had not been effective. The Court also rejected California's complaints that it wasn't able to present evidence of current conditions, finding no factual basis for this argument. The Court heard significant expert testimony about current conditions; California pointed to no substantial evidence that it wasn't permitted to introduce; and the discovery cut-off imposed by the three judge court a few months before trial was an appropriate step in managing the litigation.
Moving to the merits, California argued that overcrowding was not the "primary" reason for the violations because curing the overcrowding problem would not in and of itself cure the violations. Applying a deferential standing of review to this mixed question of fact and law (particularly since the "mix weighs heavily on the fact side"), the Court concluded that the evidence below supported the three judge court's decision that overcrowding was the "primary" cause, creating unsafe and unsanitary living conditions, and affecting every aspect of the delivery of medical and mental health care. Overcrowding need not be the only cause, it need only be the "foremost, chief, or principal cause of the violation." The three judge court also properly found that no remedy other than population reduction would correct the violation and that the remedy imposed was both necessary and no more intrusive than necessary to correct the violation. California argued that it could address the problem through transfers of prisoners out of state or to county facilities, the creation of increased capacity via new construction, the hiring of additional medical and mental health personnel, and training. The first two measures are just alternate ways to reduce the prison population and remain available to California. The third and fourth had never been successful; the prisons remained deeply understaffed notwithstanding years of focus on hiring. But if California suddenly succeeded where it had long failed, it could move the court for a modification of the decree on that basis. Finally, these options (while still available to California) are expensive and the three judge court did not have to turn a blind eye to California's fiscal crisis. Any solution which required additional expenditures of funds was unlikely to succeed. Finally, the mere fact that the remedy would benefit prisoners outside of the plaintiff class did not mean that it swept too broadly. It was narrowly tailored to address the identified violations; any side benefits were collateral. And if the three judge court had imposed a population reduction remedy aimed only at current members of the class, this would have significantly reduced California's discretion in implementing the remedy. Recognizing that its ruling could result in setting tens of thousands of convicted criminals free, the Court explained that it was sensitive to the clear public safety concerns raised, but found that the evidence presented to the district court showed that a population reduction to 137.5% of design capacity would be adequate to remedy the constitutional violations and could be achieved with no adverse impact on the public, via parole reform, diversion of low risk offenders, and the expansion of good time credits. The Court also reminded California that it could move to modify the decree at any time if it could show it was finally violation-free, and suggested that California might well want to move to modify the decree to increase the amount of time it had to comply.
Justice Scalia, joined by Justice Thomas, dissented. First, they took issue with the nature of the alleged Eighth Amendment violation. There is no right to be free from a deficient medical system. There is only an individualized right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment, including the denial of needed medical attention. The majority either erred by allowing a class to go forward where most of the individuals didn't have a cognizable constitutional claim (which would be procedurally improper since class actions are simply a procedural vehicle to amalgamate valid claims), or the majority erred by recognizing a new type of constitutional claim based on being a patient in a poorly run prison system (which would be a "gross substantive departure" from the constitutional standard). This improper identification of the constitutional issue flows over into the remedy, which is not tailored even to the classes as defined, but would result in the release of 46,000 prisoners, many of whom "will undoubtedly be fine physical specimens who have developed intimidating muscles pumping iron in the prison gym." Scalia then railed against structural injunctions generally, and this one specifically. As he makes perfectly clear, he doesn't think courts should issue them. They raise severe separation of powers and competency questions. And here, when dealing with sensitive prison operations, these problems are exacerbated. Scalia would also not defer to the three judge court's fact finding since, in his view, it was not truly fact finding (based on evidence of historical information) but policy judgments (based on the predictions and value judgments of experts). Finally, Scalia rebuked the majority for its unsolicited advice regarding modification of the decree. This "bizarre coda" is either a "polite reminder" that parties can always seek to modify a decree or an improper "warning shot" that should California seek modification, the district court better grant that request. Thus, it is either utterly unnecessary or completely inappropriate. All of this goes to what Scalia wouldn't do. What would he do? He would only grant prisoner release under the PLRA on an individualized basis – in this type of case, if and only if a prisoner was unable to get adequate medical attention in prison. Scalia acknowledged that the PLRA seemed to envision the possibility of institutional prisoner reduction orders, but did "not believe this objection carries the day," since the PLRA as a whole was aimed at limiting judicial power, not enhancing it.
Justice Alito, joined by the Chief, issued a separate dissent. (Apparently, they were not comfortable with the scorched-earth, no institutional injunctions approach, advocated by Scalia.) They would reverse on the more narrow grounds that the three judge court erred by: (1) failing to consider evidence of current conditions and instead basing the decision on outdated information; (2) concluding that no remedy short of "massive prisoner release" could remedy the alleged constitutional problems; and (3) giving inadequate weight to the order's impact on public safety. The State presented some evidence that conditions were improving and the district court did not make a finding that unconstitutional conditions continued to exist. Such a conclusion was a necessary precursor to the imposition of current injunctive relief. Moreover, Alito and the Chief found the notion that massive prisoner release was required to ensure adequate medical care "implausible on its face" and not supported by clear and convincing evidence. While overcrowding may contribute to poor care, it certainly must be possible to do things like ordering new equipment, hiring better doctors, sanitizing exam tables, and implementing a better record management system without releasing 46,000 people. The relief ordered is simply not tailored to the constitutional violations alleged and is frankly ill-suited to correcting them. Finally, the district court did not give adequate weight to the evidence of public safety ramifications. The court's findings in this area were not like standard findings of fact and thus, were not entitled to the same degree of deference on appeal. Alito concluded on this optimistic note: "I fear that today's decision, like prior prisoner release orders, will lead to a grim roster of victims. I hope that I am wrong. In a few years, we will see."
If you were hoping to move on to something more upbeat, our apologies in advance. In Fowler v. United States (10-5443), Charles Fowler was convicted under the federal witness tampering statute for killing a local police officer who came upon Fowler and several other men as they were preparing to rob a bank. The statute prohibits killing "another person, with intent to . . . prevent the communication by another person to any law enforcement officer or judge of the United States of information relating to the commission or possible commission of a Federal offense." The statute further provides that the defendant need not know that the officer or judge actually is a federal official. On appeal, Fowler argued that the Government failed to show that he had killed the police officer to prevent him from communicating with a federal officer. The Eleventh Circuit held that the Government only needed to show "possible or potential" communication to federal authorities, and affirmed Fowler's conviction.
The Court reversed, in an intriguing 6-1-2 split. Justice Breyer wrote for the majority, which included the Chief, Kennedy, Thomas, Sotomayor, and Kagan. The Court began with the proposition that since the statute focuses only on the defendant's intent, the Government need not show beyond a reasonable doubt, or even that it was more likely than not, that the victim would have communicated with federal authorities. But since the statute speaks of the defendant's intent to "prevent" a communication, and there is no need to "prevent" something that cannot possibly occur, the Government must prove something about the hypothetical communication. The question was, what? The Court looked to the dictionary definition of "prevent": to render an "intended, possible, or likely" event impossible by anticipatory action. The Court quickly rejected, as contrary to the statute, any standard that would require a showing that the victim "intended" to make a communication. The Court also rejected a standard which would only require that a communication be "reasonably possible." Since violations of state law often implicate federal law as well, and there is always some possibility of communication with federal officials about a federal offense, a "reasonably possible" standard would sweep too broadly. The Court settled instead on a "reasonable likelihood" standard as most consistent with the witness tampering statute's language and objectives. In sum, where a defendant kills a person with intent to prevent communication with law enforcement officers generally, the Government must show that it was at least reasonably likely that there would have been a communication with a federal officer. (It remains to be seen whether Fowler can benefit from this standard. Since he did not challenge the "reasonable likelihood" standard at trial, the Eleventh Circuit must first determine, on remand, whether he can proceed with his challenge under the plain error doctrine.)
Justice Scalia concurred in the judgment only. By his reading of the statute, the "federal officer" requirement is an element of the crime, and thus must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. This element would be satisfied, for example, where the person killed turned out to be an FBI informant, or where the killer wanted to silence a witness about a crime only federal officials prosecute. The Court's "reasonable likelihood" standard was both unprecedented and "hopelessly indeterminate." Scalia doubted that a jury would be able to discern the difference between a communication that was "reasonably likely" and one that was "reasonably possible." But the dissent's approach was worse still. It would make the statutory words "of the United States" superfluous, and would federalize crimes that had no connection to any federal investigation. In this case, the Government's only evidence that the slain police officer would have communicated to federal authorities is the fact that a different state police officer contacted a federal officer four years later about a robbery by one of Fowler's confederates – after the state statute of limitations had expired. Under these circumstances, Scalia would hold that there was insufficient evidence to support Fowler's conviction on remand.
Justice Alito, joined by Justice Ginsburg, dissented. In their view, the Court's "reasonable likelihood" standard effectively added an element not present in the text of the witness tampering statute. Under the statute that Congress passed, a rational jury in this case could have found that Fowler's intent was to prevent his victim from communicating any information that would lead to his arrest and conviction. And since the victim possessed information that related to, among other things, a federal crime, a rational jury could infer that this group included law enforcement officers who were employed by the United States.
With more than a handful of decisions outstanding, you'll see us in your inbox again soon. Until then, thanks for reading!
Kim & Jenny
From the Appellate and Complex Legal Issues Practice Group at Wiggin and Dana. For more information, contact Kim Rinehart or any other member of the Practice Group at 203-498-4400


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No plans yet? Here are some more cool things to do this weekend in London. If you have tips we haven't covered, don't hesitate to leave us a comment below… Taking a Eurostar soon? 23 ideas to have fun around St Pancras this way.
London off the beaten path
1. Stop by St Katharine Docks to enjoy the Classic Boat Festival: river tours, canoe taster sessions, jazz orchestra, craft workshops…
2. Celebrate Indonesia at Potters Field Park this weekend: white sand beach, music, cooking demonstrations with tastings, costumes, martial arts…
3. The Piano Bar in Soho will host over 30 jazz concerts this Saturday – and they're all free!
4. No time to stop at Baker Street? This pub, right by Trafalgar Square, has a replica of Sherlock Holmes' flat.
5. Did you know that London has its very own lighthouse? And yes, you can visit it.
Culture and art in London
1. Don't miss the London Design Biennale at the Somerset House, to which over 40 countries participated. We particularly loved Australia's light sculpture, Latvia's interactive screen and Lebanon's silent pavilion.
2. Make a detour via Eltham Palace's Art Fair – always a treat.
3. Join this walking tour in Hyde Park on Saturday to learn how the royals shaped London's parks.
4. Or explore the Barbican with this special architecture tour.
5. The Halcyon Gallery has a selection of pop art portraits by Russell Young on show: Kate Moss, Marilyn, Kate Moss…
London foodie ideas
1. Click here to find the best bacon rolls in London.
2. Love retro atmospheres? This tea room, in North London, is sure to make you smile.
3. Make a detour to try Plaquemine Lock, a creole pub in Islington.
4. Selfridges has a negroni fountain. A dream come true!
5. Dominique Ansel has a new cronut – quince and orange blossom flavoured.
London for families
1.Go on an urban safari: sculptures of colourful rhinos, each decorated by a different artist, have been placed in the streets of London. You will find a map on the website.
2. Adventurers will love Dinosaur World Live at Regents Park's Open Air Theatre: the Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, Giraffatitan and Segnosaurus are remarkably life-like.
3. Little ones are sure to enjoy "The adventures of Snigel the snail", a free show at the Southbank Centre this Saturday,
4. Stop by the Science Museum on Saturday to learn how rocket fly and have a go at making your own. Free.
5, Children can learn to dance salsa at the Royal Festival Hall this Sunday – free.
Click on the map to see where the events are!


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Overview | Brazil | Burkina Faso | Cote d'Ivoire | DRC | Ecuador | Ghana | Guatemala | Indonesia | Mexico | Mozambique | Nepal | Peru | Rep. of Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Projet d'appui aux communautés dépendantes des forêts
Project Document
Funding: US$6.0 million
Forest Investment Program Approval: June 2015
World Bank Approval: April 2016
Implementation: April 2016 - July 2021
National Steering Committee: List
National Executing Agency: Caritas Congo, ASBL
Objective: Strengthening the capacity of targeted indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) in selected territories and at the national level to participate in REDD+ oriented land and forest management activities
Capacity Building
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The project also provides grants to communities to support sustainable livelihoods, primarily through commercial development of the communities' natural and cultural resources. Examples could include agroforestry, marketing of non-timber forest products, soil and water conservation, and women's economic empowerment.
While each DGM project has a grievance redress mechanism, DGM DRC has enhanced theirs through a partnership with the Indigenous and Local Peoples Network for Sustainable Management of DRC Forest Ecosystems (REPALEF). REPALEF Focal Points can be found in each project area with DGM motorbikes for mobility. Through this partnership, DGM DRC has made its grievance redress mechanism more accessible and enduring.


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- L.A.'s Possum Dixon remember Ric Ocasek, who produced their "New Sheets" album in 1998
- Birdie in the hand for life's rich demand: Robert Dean Lurie's "Begin the Begin" covers R.E.M.'s early formative years in Athens, Georgia
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- Jane Wiedlin felt weird in Japan in this exclusive excerpt from Drew Fortune's book "No Encore!"
- A Night Flight Exclusive: "How to Be a New Wave Video Slut," starring Ann Magnuson as "Fallopia"
- Night Flight's Stuart S. Shapiro's inspiring book "Identifi Yourself: A Journey in Fuck You Creative Courage" is a humorous and poetic journey
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I Just Want Some Skank: "The Best of Flipside: Vol. 1" captures L.A.'s mid-80s punk rock scene
The Best of Flipside: Volume 1 captures all the action and sweat-drenched aggro-energy of the L.A. punk rock scene in the mid-1980s.
Watch it tonight, tomorrow or anytime you want in our Punk section, streaming over on Night Flight Plus.
Released on DVD in 2001, The Best of Flipside: Volume 1 combines vintage the live performances of Bad Religion, the Circle Jerks, the Weirdos and the Dickies that were previously-released on VHS as Best Of Flipside, Volume 1 and Best Of Flipside, Volume 6, respectively.
This 126-minute concert compilation of (mostly) small venue club shows features Bad Religion live at the Olympic Auditorium, L.A. (June 1, 1984); the Circle Jerks live at the Stardust Ballroom, L.A. (April 1984); the Weirdos live at the Stardust Ballroom, L.A. (February 22, 1986); and, the Dickies live at Skateway (November 8, 1985).
Here's a tracklist: Bad Religion: "Damned To Be Free," "The Way/Frogger," "Action," "Armageddon/New Leaf," "Politics," "Voice Of God Is Government," "Latch Key Kids/Slaves"; Circle Jerks: "I Just Want Some Skank," "Beverly Hills/Operation," "Leave Me Alone/Coup D'etat," "Junk Mail/Stars & Stripes," "Behind The Door," "Wild In The Streets," "Red Tape/ Wasted," "Back Against The Wall," "Question Authority," "Politcal Stu," "Letter Bomb/In Your Eyes," "Murder The Disturbed," "Under The Gun," "When The Shit Hits The Fan," "Parade Of The Horribles," "I Don't Care/Live Fast Die Young," "Put A Little Love In Your Heart"; Weirdos: "We Got The Neutron Bomb," "What Will Ya Do?," "Solitary Confidential," "Message From The Underworld," "It Means Nothing," "Pagan," "Do The Dance," "I Want What I Want," "The Hideout," "Helium Bar"; Dickies: "Nobody But Me," "Gigantor," "You Drive Me Ape," "Pretty Please," "Poodle Party," "She's A Hunchback," "Tricia Toyota," "Crosseyed Tammy," "Saga Of Jim Bowie," "If Stuart Could Talk," "Bedrock Barney," "Mammy, Moe And Jack," "Paranoid."
Read more about Flipside fanzine below.
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Flipside published semi-monthly, the very first issue coming out in the summer of 1977 (July/August).
They continued to publish regularly until 1985, and finally folded in 1991 after their last distributor went under, but they've continued to resurface since then for various projects.
The Flipside gang were five Whittier High School friends — editor and publisher "Al" (Al Kowalewski), "Pete" (Peter Landswick), "X-8" (Sam Diaz), "Tory" (Jorge Torres), and "Larry Lash" (Steve Shoemaker) — who offered up what was essentially a different point-of-view, honing in on certain bands within the punk rock sub-culture they felt weren't being covered.
From 1979 until 1989, the magazine was co-owned and co-edited by Hudley "Hud" Flipside (Holly Duval Cornell).
The fanzine emerged at a time when the local Southern California alternative weeklies, newspapers and music magazines weren't focusing too much on the local L.A. underground punk scene.
The D.I.Y. publication at first consisted of four hand-typed 8 1/2″ x 11″ sheets Xeroxed, stapled together then folded over in the middle to make sixteen smaller pages (later issues were produced on newsprint, via a high speed web press, with a glossy cover).
The fanzines were distributed exclusively through Lovell's record store in their hometown of Whittier, California, a suburb twenty miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles, about midway between Anaheim (this writer's own hometown) and L.A.
The fanzine's editorial perspective — basically the same for record reviews and band interviews — was to simply express everything verbatim, word-for-word transcriptions of what had been said, with very few editorial asides.
Within a year or two of Flipside's first issue, though, they had weren't the only punk-centric publication covering the L.A. scene.
Slash, for instance, were able to beat them to the presses by two months, publishing their own first issue in May of '77, even though they'd officially launched after Flipside.
Slash — which featured writing by Night Flight contributor Chris D — published from 1977 to 1982, and mainly offered what amounted to an insider's take on the Hollywood punk scene.
Slash would also found their own record company, of course, and there was also Greg Shaw's Bomp! zine — originally Who Put the Bomp! — which launched in 1974 and led to his formation of the Bomp Records label, which put out records by the Weirdos, the Last, the Zeros, 20/20, DMZ and others. Shaw also ran the Bomp! Records store.
Other L.A. punk rock labels — like Greg Ginn's SST, Chris Ashford's What? Records, and Dangerhouse — thrived without having any kind of formal association to a print publication or a record store.
There was also Back Door Man, founded by Fred "Phast Phreddie" Patterson — with help from the late, great Don Waller, D.D. Faye and several others — which actually arrived on the scene earlier than both Flipside and Slash, publishing their first issue in January 1975.
They had a more broad-minded approach to punk, focusing more on hard rockin' punk-infused bands like the Stooges and Patti Smith, with less so about the local scene. It only lasted until late '78.
There was also Lobotomy, the "brainless magazine," which launched in 1977 with content penned by Pleasant Gehman, Anna Stateman, Kid Congo and Randy Kaye.
Other L.A. punk zines we can barely remember all these years later include I Wanna Be Your Dog (Hollywood), Generation X (Hollywood), and Raw Power (Woodland Hills).
Flipside seemed to focus mostly the bands playing at clubs in the L.A. suburbs, the San Fernando Valley, or down in Orange County's various punk clubs like the Cuckoo's Nest, or even out in the Inland Empire.
The Flipside crew were helped considerably by local KROQ FM radio personality Rodney Bingenheimer, who often mentioned Flipside on the air during his "Rodney on the ROQ" shows.


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Current Lavins and Mentees
Entrepreneurial SDSU students collaborating on innovative ideas
Here are the current Lavin Entrepreneurs that make up the 2018-2020 Cohort
Business and Finance
Victoriana Gonzalez is a business and finance undergraduate who was born and raised in San Diego, California. She is an energetic person with lots of ambition and great attention to detail. Her interests revolve around fashion, technology, athletics, marketing, sustainability, and web design. At the core of these interests is the main principle of giving back to the community. Victoriana aims to help improve the lives of others through analyzing problems and providing innovative solutions. Her start in entrepreneurship began at a very early age where she custom painted accessories and sold them through third party websites such as e-Bay and Etsy. In her sophomore year of high school, Victoriana decided to start designing her own websites and created an e-commerce platform to launch her handmade jewelry brand. After a few years of solely selling online, she decided to expand her brand by offering wholesale prices, marketing to local boutiques, and stocking her jewelry in-store. Intrigued by what drives human interest and people's interaction with certain consumer goods, Victoriana also collaborates with an array of different brands to help them create content for their marketing purposes. She does this content creation and marketing though a blog based website where she utilizes photography as well as the exposure of popular social media platforms. Throughout her many entrepreneurial journeys, Victoriana has learned the value of hard work as well as the necessity of trial and error. She isn't afraid to fail, receives criticism with a positive attitude, and feels it is of utmost importance to learn from mistakes in order to further improve upon them. Victoriana currently hopes to make new connections and gain valuable knowledge from the Lavin Entrepreneur Program so that she may apply this insight to future as well as current business endeavors.
Intl. Business
Alireza is a transfer student from Los Angeles Pierce College. He was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. He migrated to the USA in 2015. Alireza completed his Pre-University education in Metallurgy Engineering and Mathematics. He has completed three A.A. degrees in STEM, Business Administration, Behavioral Science at Pierce College. Alireza will major in International Business at SDSU and applied for the Lavin Entrepreneurship Program.Pursuing business has been an inspired by his father's career as industrial manufacturer in Iran. Alireza assisted his father in production and sales of machinery in the Middle East. From this work experience, Alireza has ventured into his own business aspirations that he is passionate about. He not only wants to get fully involved in business, but make it his primary vocation. Alireza has the tools for becoming a strong businessman. He continues to build with the tools he possesses. Following his experience from industrial manufacturing, Alireza became a consultant for After Sales Service, an international trading company. He immersed himself in every department, including shipping, purchasing, and sales. Alireza developed a passion in trading through this experience. Negotiating with international companies has become tool in Alireza's arsenal. In 2007, Alireza took a risk and started his own company. He purchased a 20-foot container of birthday candles from China that he sold to different vendors in Iran. He handled the importing progress from A to Z; such as purchasing, shipping, inspection, customs, and B2B/B2C sales. This was a great start for his career as an entrepreneur.
As such, he has acquired a strong knowledge base about business, which has further compelled him to learn about its theoretical and academic frameworks at SDSU. Upon graduating with a bachelor's degree in International Business; according to the world economy situation and globalization process, he aims to establish a company that provides consulting services for the international firms.
Business and Finance
Sadiq Almosawi has a passion in fitness and health and knew early on that he wanted to build and develop his own fitness training program. From being a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and working with people hands on he knew that he wanted to develop his own online training program. He became inspired in entrepreneur when he saw he can use his talents and his mind to build something great that will be helpful to everyone from across the country to across the world. His passion and drive can excite anyone, with his excellent communication skills and being able to relay his message well with clients or anyone speaking to him you can just feel the motivation. Growing up in San Diego he can see this would be a great city to start up his program because of the saying "Summer body's". The weather feels like summer all year long so it's always "Summer body" time. Sadiq Currently reads many fitness books and personal growth books to help himself grow more with education on his field of work. What Sadiq is looking to get out of the Lavin Entrepreneur program is grow more on building his online training business and to be around like minded entrepreneurs.
Intl. Business
Caitlin Szikszai was born in Northern California, but grew up between Canada, California and Hong Kong. When living in Hong Kong during her teenage years, she fell in love with the diverse array of cultures across Asia. Caitlin is currently a Junior, studying International Business with an emphasis in the Asia Pacific. Through this focus Caitlin is learning Mandarin for all four years of her undergraduate studies and is studying Asian culture and business customs. She hopes to move to Asia post graduation and start a music marketing and programming company which focuses on making EDM events more publicized and accessible across Asian countries. Music programming and sustainability are two of her passions. As a sophomore she was able to apply these two passions through her position Greenfest's Executive Chair. Caitlin and her executive team of 13 members brought Lil Yachty and Vic Mensa to SDSU's campus for their spring concert. In addition, Caitlin oversaw the programming of 14 on campus events which focused on raising awareness regarding sustainability, celebrating diversity and showcasing SDSU pride. She has also practiced her business knowledge in her role as a Business Analyst Intern at Bank Of The West in San Ramon. One of Caitlin's biggest strengths is being able to think creatively whilst keeping a logical viewpoint.
Daniel Kelly is a Management major with a specialization in Entrepreneurship and an Interdisciplinary Studies minor through the Weber Honors College here at SDSU. Daniel's entrepreneurial interest was kickstarted when he won a business plan competition in his hometown of Redondo Beach, California during high school. Since coming to San Diego State he has been involved in many campus organizations, most notably his business fraternity Delta Sigma Pi. Serving as President this past semester where he learned managing 100 plus college students is no easy task. Daniel was able to foster his leadership skills and learn the importance of being a positive force within an organization. In addition to on campus involvements, Daniel has also interned as a media research intern for Assembly Media in Los Angeles and as a marketing intern for Property Capsule, a real estate tech start-up here in San Diego. He is passionate about trading stocks with his paychecks and making hip-hop music in his bedroom (yes he does have an album out). After finding his place within entrepreneurship through the Lavin Entrepreneur Program, Daniel hopes to start his own music marketing agency or fintech start-up.
My name is David Alexander Sinclair, I've been studying at San Diego State University
for 3 years. My life in three words can be put as: Planned Chaotic Happenstance. I
have lived in San Diego my whole life, but I have moved 13 times when I was a young
kid and finally settled into one home when I was 15. Life has had its difficulties
for me, but overall it has shaped me and my goals and led me to the Lavin Program.
I have experienced living poor, living well, and not having to worry about money whatsoever.
I have talked to people from all over the world and learned that everyone is more
or less the same. Most people are good. They just want to live out their lives with
their loved ones and provide purpose to the world around them. However, there are
others that seek to change the world and after reading about how business ventures
can be the launching point for changing the world. I realized I needed to change my
major from Electrical Engineering to Business. This is where my true passion lies
and all of this was a realization I had one and a half years ago from writing this.
I realized that sometimes to get to the point where money works for you, you have
to understand what it's like to be broke, mentally, and financially. However, the
true dividing factor between the doers, and the ones who make up excuses is the mindset.
Some people go through their lives not trying to understand other perspectives and
ultimately not trying to understand themselves. For me, I believe in empowering everyone,
and showing them that they can discover themselves and conquer their fears and insecurities.
I learned that fears and insecurities are some of the biggest factors in how successful
one's life is, and more importantly, their level of satisfaction in life. I believe
there are only two absolutes in this world that we can not control: Life and death.
This is where everyone human thus far in existence has not been able to escape yet
some have been able to accomplish so much in between those two absolutes and they
might have even changed the world. My goal is to change the world, and I think it
starts with understanding people's perspectives no matter if they're black or white,
poor or rich, and no matter their creed. I believe that we all need to open our minds
and look inwards in order for us to do good. I'm not afraid to do what it takes to
get where I want to be in life. A year and a half ago I started a Mobile At Home Car
Detailing business. I started with a bucket and a towel and would go door to door
asking people if they needed their car washed. Fast forward to now, I detail for the
hospitals, car dealerships, fire departments, and I'm the exclusive San Diego Yacht
and Country Clubs car detailer. By learning how to be professional and genuine with
my clients and providing a truly enjoyable service, I believe I can apply this formula
to any industry I work in, and change the world with unification and introspection.
Thank you for reading my biography,
Major: Business with specialization in entrepreneurship
Co-Founder and COO of World Power Designs for the greater san diego area Founder and Sole Proprietor of Clarity Car Washing
Isaac Torres is a Finance major here at San Diego State University. His interest in entrepreneurship started when he was a kid, as he was able to watch both of his parents own and operate their own successful businesses. Growing up he was able to learn from their mistakes and their successes which also led to him being able to witness first-hand, the mindset and mentality it takes to become an entrepreneur. Since being at San Diego State, Isaac has gotten involved in a handful of different organizations such as the professional business fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi, Aztec Music Group where he currently serves as their Vice President of Finance and Ambassadors. Apart from his school activities, Isaac finished an internship between the summer of his Freshman and Sophomore year with Northwestern Mutual. There he learned the skills necessary to open and close a sale, as well as learning how to face rejection. Isaac is very passionate about music production, personal finance and investing, cryptocurrency, basketball, and self-improvement. He is grateful to be apart of the newest class of Lavin Entrepreneurs and is looking forward to learning from his fellow peers.
Computer Science
Jason is a student at SDSU pursuing a degree in Computer Science. Since he was ten, he helped out at his father's store talking to customers, making connections and selling products. Recently, he's helped build and grow his father's website and social media. He attended High Tech Los Angeles, a project based high school with a focus in technology. There, he gained experience working in teams, gaining valuable leadership experience and giving presentations to hundreds of people. He always knew he was interested in entrepreneurship, but his interest grew after winning his class's Shark Tank Project, where he created a business pitch, commercial and website for a new brand of smoothies tailored for athletes. He enjoys running, watching baseball, programming, making websites and apps and learning about technology. He's currently a member of Helix, a Zahn team creating a wearable that measures blood pressure passively. He's very excited to be joining the Lavin Program and to learn and grow to be a successful entrepreneur.
Joseph Wilk is a Finance Undergraduate Student that believes these four years in college are the chance of a lifetime to either kick-start your career or fail and learn everything possible while doing so. He is a task oriented free thinker who uses his creativity to solve and overcome problems in all aspects of his life. In high school he earned his Eagle Scout award as his first major accomplishment. His Freshman year he started a Statistics tutoring review with one other student in his class where he learned and enjoyed a ground up startup. He has been involved in SDSU's entrepreneurial programs since his first semester in the Journey to Entrepreneurship Class and Entrepreneur Society. Later he privately marketed the director of the Lavin Center's book which led him to the Marketing Assistant position for Lavin. He now holds the Lavin Program Coordinator position. Last summer he worked full time at a Start-up called LeadCrunch.[ai] which exposed him to the corporate world as well as a several year deep startup effort. This summer he will also be working full time at General Atomics as a Project Control Analyst to sharpen his finance and accounting skills. Although Joseph is business oriented, he does appreciate the automotive industry and has a large interest in cars. He also researches various other subjects from engineering to geo-politics in his free time to increase his worldly knowledge. He hopes to derive these real-world and entrepreneurial experiences for starting a business of his own. Once his education is complete, he would like to either have started a business in the financial field or will go and work for one of them to learn what he needs to start his own.
Business and Finance
Zac Solomon is a Management Information Systems major who has diverse interests including art, business, and technology. Born and raised in San Diego, California, Zac has always been interested in entrepreneurship. He had always been a self-starter, so starting his own business was always in his plans. His started working for himself in high school working as a freelance photographer and videographer, flying around the USA to produce media content for a variety of customers. After high school he decided to take heed of the new global trends and focus on his childhood love of technology. This leads him to also volunteer for San Diego State University's Cyber Defense Team as the current System Administrator. In his future business ventures he plans to blend his loves of art and technology, as he has always considered himself equally left and right brained. In his free time Zac enjoys reading, driving, and cruising on his longboard down the Pacific Beach Boardwalk. He's always happy to have interesting conversations and especially over a good macchiato. From the Lavin Entrepreneurship Program, Zac hopes to receive guidance and mentorship to help him hone in on which of his plethora of ideas to focus in on.
Intl. Business, Marketing
Matt Kolbl is an undergraduate student of San Diego State from Northern California. Based in Northern California, his childhood consisted of ski trips to Lake Tahoe, hiking all over the Sierra Nevada's, and spending hot summers in lakes or rivers. Raised by an entrepreneur and immigrant from the Czech Republic, Matt developed a passion for exploring other cultures, leading him to declare for a major in International Business with an emphasis in Spanish. He is also pursuing a minor in marketing and works as a digital marketing intern for a mortgage company in La Mesa. Prior to the start of his digital marketing internship, Matt interned for the Zahn Innovation Platform Idea Lab, an on-campus entrepreneurial Thinktank with a professional direction. Matt hopes to use the connections and education he gains from the Lavin Entrepreneur Program to gain insight on business management and development.
Michael Kosoff is a Statistics major from Woodland Hills, California. After being consistently inspired by many entrepreneurs who came to speak on campus in his first year at SDSU, he and a friend started a service to create and sell Instagram stories to personal brands and businesses on social media. He taught himself how to use programs such as Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and After Effects. He gained experience in sales, as he emailed, direct messaged, and cold called hundreds of realtors, small businesses, and anything in between. He is now in the process of expanding on those skill sets as he is working with a brand on Instagram creating content and with a digital marketing agency to hone his sales skillset. Michael's dream is to one day launch a brand and work alongside talented and passionate people who want to accomplish the same goal.
Computer Science
Paige Doherty is a Computer Science major with interests in art, entertainment, sustainability, and marketing. Born in Portsmouth NH and raised in San Diego CA, her entrepreneurial journey began while designing websites for her artist mom then branching out to marketing consulting & web design for other artists. When she came to college, she found a passion for event planning and management; she planned SDSU Homecoming, a 200-person engineering career fair, an EnviroFashion Show, and helped orchestrate two music festivals – SDSU's GreenFest and Creative State's Melting Pot. After coming back from studying Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship in Rome with Professor Bernie Schroeder in January 2018, her goal was to gain insight on what drives other entrepreneurs – so she started TheMillennialCurator, an Instagram account where she interviews musicians, entrepreneurs and activists. She has been interning at Northrop Grumman for the past three summers, rotating from a systems engineering intern to managing a group of 18 interns to an embedded software intern. She recently launched a sustainable ecommerce store, and hopes to encourage corporate social responsibility in the new generation of ecommerce entrepreneurs. In addition, she is establishing a digital media marketing agency with a classmate this summer to bridge the gap between creatives and clients. Through the Lavin Program, she hopes to grow personally & professionally as a person and an entrepreneur. In the future, she hopes to continue bridging the gap between creatives and corporations.
Computer Engineer
Parker Perry is a Computer Engineer undergraduate student who moved to California in order to chase his entrepreneurial desires. Originally from Dallas, Texas: Parker has started his own ZIP Launchpad Team and as the CEO of the team Helix he has helped pioneer a new method of measuring blood pressure and is incorporating it into a device that measures passively. This is unlike every other device that requires the user to manually take a measurement throughout the day. The device is also hidden from sight which alleviates the stigma that so many patients of hypertension face. Parker was a recent recipient of the Conrad Prebys Entrepreneurship Endowed Scholarship and was very humbled by the opportunities that followed. Parker has also been a Best Buy employee for over 5 years now and works as a Magnolia Sales Consultant where he sells higher end home theater equipment and is responsible for building complex home theater systems for a variety of customers. He was also an intern for a circuit board manufacturing company named, National Circuit Assembly. He worked on the floor and operated a super computer that manufactured various circuit boards according to the command prompts that were entered by him. It required him learning a manual of commands and understanding how complex circuits work. Parker has learned different aspects about how consumer electronics are created and sold by his experiences in both retail and production fields. He has always had an interest in electronics and in middle school Parker repaired broken iPhones and installed custom software on them which required writing code, he offered his services on Craigslist and through his school. He made good money at an early age and in high school he took this one step further by learning how to take video game consoles apart and modify the hardware/software components to allow third party software to run without Microsoft's or Sony's drm protections. He considered himself an entrepreneur at an early age and always knew he wanted to lead a company that was involved within the field of consumer electronics. His passion for being an entrepreneur and love for technology only continued to grow and that is how he ultimately found himself longing to be in California so he could be apart of the technological revolution that only continues to grow.
Ben Nelson is a recent transfer student from San Diego Mesa College, and will be studying finance and real estate at SDSU. Born and raised in San Jose California, his Silicon Valley environment was extremely conducive to entrepreneurship and design with an analytical touch. As an adolescent, Ben enjoyed creating and building mechanical items that served a functional purpose. He would take electronics and assemblies apart to acquire useful components and make something new. When funding for any outing or purchase was needed, there was always a way to make it happen. He rallied up the neighborhood friends and started a gardening service, which later expanded to dog walking and other needs of established clientele. In high school, he became involved with a photography/ social media start up. At one point he was one of four individuals working to keep the company afloat. This proved to be an extremely valuable experience, as the website gained a massive amount of traffic and was able to secure two series of funding. Now a main interest of his is real estate and property development. He is currently interning under a real estate broker who owns his own commercial and residential firm. After graduation, he hopes to start his own venture, which might necessitate saving capital from real estate sales. Design and engineering is also a strong interest of his.
Chad Vardas is an ambitious and high energy student with a passion for entrepreneurship and psychology. He's creative and thrives in a fast-paced environment. His mission is to alleviate mental suffering by releasing biotechnology solutions that help get people to their optimal psychological state. Chad's focus is improving evidence-based mental health therapies by making them home based using AI and biometric sensors. He's driven to understand the root of mental illness. Currently, he's bringing a product to the market that uses 25 years of proven scientific research to provide on demand stress relief and rewire the brain to be more resilient to stress, anxiety and depression. Chad is the Founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Technology Officer at his company, Vardas. His core values include awareness of suffering and compassion. He is majoring in Business Administration Management with a Specialization in Entrepreneurship as well as minors in Neuroscience Psychology and Leadership.
Music Rec. Technology
Diego Hernandez is a transfer student pursuing a degree in Music Recording Technology and Audio design at SDSU. As a flippant and cynical youth he got himself into a lot of crazy situations that taught him the lessons of life the hard way. Impulse, stubbornness, and impatience were the recipe for many of his successes and many more failures from which he forged his character. His first foray into what is known as entrepreneurship began when he was 14 and had his heart set on buying his first MacBook to learn better how to make music, which for a child from a humble upbringing was no small financial feat. With the help of his father, he took to craigslist to flip used laptops for a small profit and with time made enough to accomplish his goal, which also kickstarted his deep interest in music and creative production. Numerous pursuits followed, including developing a homemade protein bar recipe and making a few local sales, developing a stickers app for iMessage, being part of several musical collaborative efforts, and simultaneously making and losing absurd amounts of money in the psychotic digital playground that is trading cryptocurrencies. Since his youth, Diego has shattered his worldview several times and is constantly seeking different perspectives from other people and ideas. He is looking to create something not for himself, but to bring up the people around him, to tap into the potential of friends and family as well as anyone else who comes into his life. He is a firm believer that a person's true potential lies in being a medium for which to connect different people and ideas tother into a synergistic cohesive to achieve progress for the collective, to become a strong link in the universal network and to encourage others to do the same. He considers himself very fortunate to be able to be a part of the diverse culture of SDSU and the prestigious Lavin program and looks to contribute to every opportunity that presents itself during his time there with the hopes of creating a lasting impact.
General Business
Erick Sanchez is a general business major and has had several interests ranging from music to cars. When he graduated high school, he immediately took a job at a Valvoline, to gain experience working with cars. He quickly realized that he had a talent for managing people and getting results through them. He moved up quickly and has been a manager for about 3 years total now, and is currently running the largest, and most profitable store in California. He also gained experience in understanding how to manage expenses, maximize profits, attract sales, and maintain positive relationships with customers and suppliers. This led him to realize that anything is possible through hard work, and a strong will. He has also been interested in the music industry, being able to play the piano since he was 6, and picking up the guitar at 12. On his free time, he loves to walk/run with his dog, read, and watch movies. In the long run, Erick is interested in starting up his own business and running either his own garage, bar, or brewing company. He also wants to learn how to find potential booming markets, create a supply to satisfy them, and learn to make connections in order to get started. This, along with many others, are skills that Erick wants to learn, and master through the Lavin Entrepreneurship program.
Ali Sufi will be entering his major of Management Information Systems in the fall of 2018. Born and raised in San Diego, Ali has always had it easy when it came to school. However, the straightforward, 9-5 life that comes after graduation was never something he was interested in. Ali developed a passion for entrepreneurship at a young age. Motivated by the story of Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man, Ali sought to follow in his footsteps and begin importing and exporting goods. His first successful import to the US was of Rugs and various textiles from Doha, Qatar in the summer of his Sophomore year in high school. It wasn't about the profit but rather to know that he had the ability to do it which was enough for him. Ali loves stand up comedy and binge watching shows. He's a sucker for a rags-to-riches story. He has plenty of business ideas but has never had the guidance of someone who has experience starting and upkeeping a business. This is what he hopes to gain from the Lavin program, the knowledge to start and maintain a successful business.
Noah Sherwin is a psychology undergraduate at San Diego State University and a transfer student from San Diego Mesa College. He was born in Cottonwood, Arizona and moved to San Diego from Boulder, Colorado at the age of 17. Noah's main focus in life is achieving financial freedom so that he can focus his time and energy on what he really loves. He is driven and incredibly passionate about being his own boss, and is focused on not taking the traditional approach of a nine to five lifestyle. Noah is still new to the entrepreneurial game but is no stranger to hard work. He knows what it takes to be a successful business owner, and has been surrounded by successful entrepreneurs since moving to San Diego. He currently works as a professional musician, playing for everything from massive corporations across the country to small local weddings. He joined his current company when it was still in its early stages, and has watched it grow from a small group to a large company with over 30 rotating musicians. He has witnessed this ground-up growth firsthand and knows what it takes to replicate it. His goal is to eventually start a business that provides economy-sharing style services to people in San Diego, from rental cars to properties to excursions. He knows that diving into the entrepreneurial field always comes with more risk than the traditional path, but is willing to do whatever it takes to achieve his goals. He also knows that gaining as much wisdom and as many connections as possible is essential to success, and that's what he hopes to gain from the Lavin program. He hopes that he can take the connections and information that he receives from this program to progress further towards business ownership and financial independence, and ultimately wants to help others achieve their entrepreneurial goals as well.
Tiffany Gil is a Business major, specializing in Entrepreneurship. This will be her first year at SDSU, transferring from Orange Coast College. She has always been business oriented and plans to follow after her parents' footsteps in opening her own business. She comes up with many business ideas and likes to find more efficient ways of doing things. When she was in high school, she joined a highly competitive, global entrepreneurship program called "The Young Entrepreneurs" (TYE). In the program, she pitched some of her business ideas to her peers and mentors, and was able to form a small team, holding the position of the "CEO." After more than six months of dedication and hard work, her and her teammates made it all the way to finals, winning the competition and the prize of Two thousand dollars. Tiffany also competed in a mock "Shark Tank" business pitch competition at her junior college. She presented her product in front of three industry professional judges and a crowd of over two hundred people. Out of two winners and competitors composed of almost all males, she won "Most Likely to Succeed." Besides winning the competition and a cash prize, she said the greatest part about that moment was empowering many of the women in the audience. Many young girls came up to her afterwards to chat with her and talk about their aspirations and plans for their future. Someday, she hopes to serve as a guide for young children and adults, helping them with their career plans and mentoring them towards success. On the side, she is working towards a UX (User Experience) design certificate, in which she hopes to get an internship in UX/ UI (User Interface) design, while also managing an Airbnb property rental and learning more about stock trading. In her free time, she enjoys being outdoors, scuba diving, hiking, traveling far away and spending quality time with friends and family.


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More than half of people who have hypertension, a.k.a. high blood pressure, don't know enough about the condition and are unable to control it properly, according to a new survey.
Often, patients don't even correctly understand the meaning of the word "hypertension," and think of it more in terms of stress, anxiety, or other psychological disturbance rather than what it actually is -- namely a physiological dysfunction that can turn into a chronic disease if untreated, the researchers found.
Many healthcare professionals use the words "hypertension" and "high blood pressure" interchangeably when talking to their patients, which can be confusing for some, said Dr. Barbara Bokhour, a professor of health policy and management at Boston University School of Public Health and co-author of the study, to Reuters.
Explained in a nutshell, blood pressure is the force exerted by the blood against the walls of blood vessels. It is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg). Measuring involves two readings: systolic, indicating the pressure as the heart pumps blood out, and diastolic, the remaining pressure as the heart relaxes and refills with blood.
Normal blood pressure ranges below 120 systolic and 80 diastolic. Readings of 120 to 139 systolic or 80 to 89 diastolic are considered "pre-hypertension," meaning there is a risk of developing hypertension without intervention. Everything above 140 over 90 is categorized as hypertension of various stages, with 180+ over 110+ seen as a medical emergency.
Hypertension can build up for years without ever showing discernable symptoms. But left uncontrolled, it can lead to life-threatening complications like kidney disease and heart disease as well as heart attack and stroke.
Hypertension is a growing worldwide epidemic. The number of people living with the disease crossed the 1 billion mark in 2008, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The causes are seen to a large degree as diet and lifestyle related, including excessive consumption of salt and alcohol as well as excess weight and lack of physical activity.
Against widely shared assumption, hypertension is not a disease that predominantly occurs with age. Recent studies found that young adults in their 20s and 30s are now increasingly at risk as well, facing complications much sooner than generations before them.
For this reason it is extremely important to keep blood pressure as low as possible, especially in the first half of adult life, said Dr. Joao Lima, a professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University and lead author of one such study, ideally even below the recommended limits.
Food and Health with Timi Gustafson R.D.


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Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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The Formula One-themed Ferrari World Abu Dhabi is the world's largest indoor theme park, and is housed inside a sprawling, 200,000 square metre structure. The building is designed to resemble the side profile of the Ferrari GT body, and features Ferrari's famous "prancing horse" logo on its roof. The park is home to a variety of thrill rides and family attractions, including the world's fastest rollercoaster, Formula Rossa
History: Ferrari World Abu Dhabi opened on November 4, 2010, located close to the Yas Island Circuit Grand Prix venue. The park's developer, Aldar Properties, sold it to the Abu Dhabi government just three months after it opened. The commercial and residential property firm was forced to offload Ferrari World in order to reduce its debts, having been badly affected by the global credit crunch.


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