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An unusual race for City Council has an incumbent running as a write-in candidate because he's dissatisfied with the candidates seeking to replace him.
Bill Wangemann, 77, is the current alderman in council District 6. He said he decided last year to retire after 50 years of service to the city in various roles. However, he was persuaded to get back into the race through calls from constituents.
"I thought I really didn't want to leave my seat to either one of them, so I decided to run as a write-in," Wangemann said of the other candidates.
Those candidates are Asher Heimermann, 19, owner and operator of the Sheboygan Daily website, and Mark Hermann, 45, who lists his occupation as a restaurant busboy.
Both Heimermann and Hermann ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Sheboygan in the recall of former Mayor Bob Ryan, who lost his seat after incidents of public drunkenness. Ryan admitted he is battling alcoholism and was recently arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Heimermann said he is seeking the council seat because he is frustrated with city government and wants a district that will be "fully represented."
"If you're going to be elected, you should be doing it full-time," Heimermann said, noting that he would hold open houses, attend community meetings and be a more active participant in the community than other city officials.
Wangemann, who has been on the council for 14 years, said he began working for the city in 1963 as a police officer. He currently serves as the city's historian in addition to alderman.
He must run as a write-in candidate since his decision to run came after the December filing deadline. And as historian, he said this is the first time in Sheboygan history that an incumbent has run as a write-in candidate.
"I don't want to cut down the other two guys," he said. "They've got their platforms. I just heartily disagree with both of them."
Heimermann gained notoriety during the effort to oust Ryan by creating a fake Ryan Twitter account. He said it was a parody and told WISN 12 News "it's something stupid I did, but it should not be held against me my entire life."
"I have made my mistakes, and I have learned from those," he said.
Heimermann said is a serious candidate, despite his claim that some in the city "don't take a young person seriously." He said his platform includes expanding public transit, keeping police and fire departments intact and fully funded, and increasing accountability for department heads.
"I care so deeply about Sheboygan, that why I am running for alderman," Heimermann said.
Hermann could not be reached for comment.


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Location on the fastball was center cut, as illustrated by Sale during his postgame media session. But the walk hit harder with Sale, even at this early stage of Spring Training."It absolutely kills you every time," said Sale of free passes. "Home runs happen, but walks are something you can control. You get two outs and walk a guy, it brings up another hitter. And look what happened.
"Just two-out walk, 0-2 home run, those things can't happen. I don't think it was the wrong pitch by any means. It was the wrong location. That one's on me."
Sale, also, isn't a fan of the 'I got my work in' attitude:
"I don't look back on this by any means and say, 'I got my work in. I threw my pitches. All in all, not a bad day,'" said Sale, who allowed three runs on three hits over three innings. "That's not the mindset at all. I've got to be better than that, and I got this week to do that."
I like Sale's attitude.

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Recieved your nice long letter and had Bert sharpen my pencil to ans. it with. I have sent you a few papers but now I'll only send you the Malitia news. I was up to the pictures last night as I stated in my letter and the picture was good. It showed Gen. Cole telephonning and stated that the fellows were all in their armories in 48 hours. It showed the malitia marching through Haymarket Square. It showed the fellow in Co. C. getting married in the rain. It then showed them taking down the tents and marching away. There was the rookies marching and doing exercises and they looked funny.
Little Mary got home and came up with me and when they were showing the review parade Mary kept saying "Is Sam gone by yet?" I was explaining to her about it and I told her I was down there. Meaning Framingham. And then she wanted me to take her to see you next Sun. But of course I told her I couldn't. When it showed the fellows marching over the field to the train I told her they were going to Mexico. And she hollered out, "And did they have to march all the way?" Then it showed them loading the trains and she said, "If they walked they'd be tired wouldn't they?" You can imagine the fun I had.
Yes I understand your letter all right and when you tell about your drills and guard duty ets it makes the letter very interesting. Tell Corp. Marks I was asking for him and glad he is feeling well. Also give Walter Kingsman my best regards. I hope you enjoyed your trip to M. and also glad you took no time in tripping back again. Your some busy guy alright but still its better to be over some one than to have them all over you.
I hope you get your picture all right and be sure and send it home because you know it will be saved here. I'll send Henry's picture as soon as I get it and also one of Mary's. When you go to El Paso sent home some sort of a souvernier if you can. Anything at all will be excepted. I glad you had a chance to dress up and Im also glad your wise enough to can all unnecessary work such as base-ball.
I took your post cards in the shop to show the girls and they thought it was good of you to send them home. Mary is very anxious for me to stop writing so she can write, too, but I going to fill up this paper anyway. Pa recieved a postcard from Bill's son who is in Fort Bliss. It was good of him wasn't it? Pa is feeling good and when he got through reading your letter he said it was a fine composition. Of course we read your letters before we sit down to supper and then talk it over.
You are certainly doing fine in writing and when I don't have to wait for and ans. from my last and you don't either it keeps us close together and I don't relize even yet that you're so far away. As long as we have something to say every day to each other we will be all right.
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Date of registration: Jun 16th 2016
Friday, June 15th 2018, 11:43am
Whilst its great you have released a new suit for generals, how about increasing the level of a general to match those of other officers in the game..
The skills you have on these offys now are not as good as a standard officer and only go to level 5 whereas the others goto 8..
come on guys, why do we need generals when normal offys are as good now?
Date of registration: Jun 24th 2016
Friday, June 15th 2018, 12:12pm
This will get more than 200% attack advantage to generals, so will be a killer suit.. BUT there is a catch,that many of you didnt think; You need to buy every piece yourself, as u cant swap this gear with other players.. So, my opinion is, that it will not be worth the prize. But thats just my opinion.
Friday, June 15th 2018, 12:22pm
Something new, working in the right direction its slow but things seem to be happening...
Date of registration: Dec 23rd 2015
Friday, June 15th 2018, 6:33pm
On the surface this seems like a great thing. But let's examine it more closely.
1-We are expected to buy each piece separately. Duplicates cannot be traded to acquire missing pieces as all other gear sets can.
2-At 800 diamonds per chest the cost is much higher that legendary conqueror chests.
3-As usual, the announcement gives no detail as to the stats of each individual piece for direct comparison to Legendary suits. Add to that the fact that they have not upgraded the generals to reach level 150 or their skills to advance to level 8, I doubt that this in any way levels the playing field versus fully developed heroes with Legendary suits.
Let's get serious guys!!!! FIX GENERALS SO THEY LEVEL TO 150 AND SKILLS LEVEL TO 8!!!!!!
We have been asking for this and other fixes for years. I, for one, have reached the end of my patience. Your attempt to placate me by asking me to BUY gear to make my generals competitive with players whose Heroes were given the level 150 upgrade FOR FREE is not working. Keep up your litany of empty promises and this game will die the same way your former competitor's Stratagem game did.
Date of registration: Dec 17th 2015
Location: behind enemy lines
Occupation: sniper
Friday, June 15th 2018, 6:50pm
sorry this suit only benefits 2 here
first is the game owners and secondy small man syndrome players
not one was we listend to we asked for skill lvl to be same lvl 8 for skills and also lvl 150 for generals
we dont need lvl 150 the skill lvl alone to lvl 8 would have made it fine
the idea of heros was a few extra mill points that is what made them heros now generals will end up over powerd and under skilled.
i will not buy this suit i dont see the benefits from it other than stopping my wife from spending my hard earned money .
anyone who does good luck to u but you will look like the old man is a young guys sports car
game is not war to glory of this carry on it wil be pay for glory
and all pointless with out a merge because who are you fighting with your suit ?
no one its all a waste of time and effort if this carrys on as it is.
nice try war to glory but you missed the point by a mile here and only thought of how to make money not keep the customers interested
Date of registration: Dec 22nd 2015
Saturday, June 16th 2018, 12:37am
you are dead right there bon, at 800 dimes a "random" chest that we dont have the ability to trade between players is an absolute joke!!!
We ask for the lvl150 upgrades for generals and w2g give us more money making schemes.
we ask for merge and w2g gives us empty promises and outright lies
Also the prizes for the world cup mission are pathetic for all but the new kursk server.
It seems that no matter what we ask for w2g are determined to do the opposite or to just outright ignore us.
Fortnite is an outright runaway success because it listens to its players and gives them what they want so take a lesson from their model and get your shit together before its too late.
Date of registration: Dec 16th 2015
Location: UK
Occupation: Self Employed
Saturday, June 16th 2018, 8:57am
Guys why you are being Negative all the time? I see this is a good thing we have atleast new update on Generals. w2g already gave you great generals now with this suit you can compete against hero easy. I like the idea not being able to trade . !. this will stop people from using multi account to complete suit 2. Only determind person hold best suit.
You don't get free everything. They already gave us great epic bunny conquer suit for free. So you buy the best or play happly with free stuff.
or there is other cheap suit to give your normal offierand loose it.
Date of registration: Dec 22nd 2015
Saturday, June 16th 2018, 9:39am
The "just be happy we got something" attitude is getting seriously annoying. W2G dont listen to a thing we ask for and most of us are playing this long enough that we should be listened to. I do welcome changes but they are still not listening, we ask for general updates and we get a 800 dimes a chest suit while heroes get their updates for free, im not asking for free suits but 800 dimes is just a piss take given how many would need to be bought to complete a suit cos we all know they rig the "random" drops to make it difficult to get certain parts.
And they did give us the new generals but then didnt give us any extra slots to be able to recruit them!! What fucking use was that? I for one am not inclined towards firing a developed general just so i can get another one thats gonna take more time and money to develop, would it not have made more sense to let people recruit more generals so w2g can make some easy money from that?
And then there is the outright lies we are told about the elusive merge so forgive me for sounding negative but gamespree are ruining this game with their blatant money grabbing. Im not against w2g making money and lord knows ive spent enough here but enough is enough.
Date of registration: Dec 17th 2015
Location: behind enemy lines
Occupation: sniper
Saturday, June 16th 2018, 10:20am
its not negative its just an honest opinion and not just from me this is from 2 alainces from 2 servers and there thoughts s on the suit
more generals would have been better for us and the skills to lvl 150
i understand the game is a business and needs to make new ideas to make more money and thats the cycle of any business.
sadly a business needs to sell or provide a service based on its customer needs. we dont need this suit its quite rude to offer it knowing what was realy wanted and again the true desire of the players was missed but replaced with a cash cow idea.
i dont care if a general hits 2000% and everyone needs it i wont buy it because the game has never once so far given what we need the most .... a merge.
no server is active enough for that suit to be of any use to us and even on merge .... if this happens there wont be enough suits to be a worry.
most players will wait it out there will be sales etc and probably when people moan enough its over powerd heros cant compete etc they wil make a lvl 150 suit and it starts again and again.
wake up and see the relaity here suit is great idea but released at the wrong time under the wrong circumstances, first they should make something u put on a general to open the skills to lvl 8 so its a fair battle then after this play with suit ideas.
and the best of it is they release a new hero on all servers so this means a merge wont come soon in my eyes because as you get him to lvl 150 and they merge it was for nothing ?
im sticking by my morals on this as many will we need a merge and extra general slots to take more and the skills all even on all officers.
if no merge by end of year i burn everything and so will many more players its not a threat sadly its a reality game is dead and boring on the old servers and why spend on anything with out any glimmer of hope.
negativity is not somthing you wake up with its something that is installed into you after empty promises and unheard shouting
Date of registration: Dec 24th 2015
Saturday, June 16th 2018, 8:26pm
Why don't W2G make a complete suit chest like they do with the Easter suit and then when you are guaranteed complete suit I think more people will buy.
9 pieces of this suit is 7200 diamonds and it is strange that the highest purchase available is this amount.
Also if they sort their purchase screen so I can buy diamonds in my own currency would be nice.
Rather than have to pay an exchange rate fee. Which the bank levy.
Date of registration: Sep 19th 2016
Tuesday, June 19th 2018, 10:13pm
Guys why you are being Negative all the time? I see this is a good thing we have atleast new update on Generals. w2g already gave you great generals now with this suit you can compete against hero easy. I like the idea not being able to trade . !. this will stop people from using multi account to complete suit 2. Only determind person hold best suit. OR you should say only the rich will have the suit as whomelse would spend that king of money on a dead game.
You don't get free everything. They already gave us great epic bunny conquer suit for free. So you buy the best or play happly with free stuff.
or there is other cheap suit to give your normal offierand loose it.
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Date of registration: Jun 1st 2016
Wednesday, June 20th 2018, 12:35am
that bunny suit mixed with valentines gear.. stick some good hero medals on and u can be hitting 800-900 easy.. its very good for free
Date of registration: Dec 19th 2015
Wednesday, June 20th 2018, 3:07pm
OK it started out with the chest costing 800 diamonds for unknown gear. Now the same gear is 850 diamonds on sale for 799. If the powers that be want everyone to just quit the game why not say so
Date of registration: Dec 16th 2015
Location: UK
Occupation: Self Employed
Thursday, June 21st 2018, 5:07pm
Just wanted to show you guys free suits I have completed from mission.
oh and it has http://prntscr.com/jxnsi8 on Accessory part but its not showing.
If you don't want to spend penny on new suit but continue playing then all you have to do is complet mission. I am sure there are many players who also manage to complete this suit. I know mission drop rate suks but its worth trying for sure.
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Sunday, August 1, 2010
Halo by Alexandra Adornetto
Release Date: August 31, 2010
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 496
The small town of Venus Cove has always been a peaceful place, but lately, there have been darker happenings. A girl died in a local fire and small troubles and misdeeds have sprung up around town. In response to the growing darkness around Venus Cove, three angels have been sent down from Heaven to renew the town's faith and to bring goodness back.
Ivy is a healer, Gabriel a warrior, and Bethany a young angel who is still trying to figure out what her gift is. Bethany is the youngest of the three angels sent to Venus Cove, and also the most human--something Ivy and Gabriel often worry about. Bethany is an angel, but is also prone to human mistakes, and begins to get far more involved and emotionally invested than other angels would consider safe.
Ivy, Gabriel and Bethany try to blend in, working subtly to help set things right. Bethany wants to experience what being a teenager is like, but even she catches the Ivy and Gabriel by surprise when she starts to fall for the handsome Xavier Woods. How can an angel fall for a mortal boy? The other angels had expected Bethany to know better and to have more control, but Bethany has never experienced anything like falling in love before and craves Xavier's company.
Soon Bethany's amorous feelings for Xavier will the be the least of the angel's worries when a newer, more powerful dark force arrives to wreck havoc on Venus Cove. Will it undo everything the trio has worked so hard for? And what will they do when a dark, handsome, seductive stranger arrives in town and sets his sights on Bethany?
Halo is not an action-heavy novel. It not a book that focuses entirely on plot but rather, focuses on the journey the characters go on. Although it slow at times, it was nice seeing how Bethany tried to fit in. She was rather clueless at times and I wish she was stronger, but she did grow a bit as the novel progressed.
If you're into books that have a set and clear plot and are filled with action, you might find Halo a bit slow. In my opinion, Ms. Adornetto was not focusing just on the end product, but also on the journey. In a way, Halo reminded me of the film Children of Men in the way that both gave more attention to the journey the character experience, rather than just what happens at the end. Both have key occurrences that move the plot along, but the focus is on how characters reach the end, not just the end.
Despite featuring angels and their battles against dark forces, I did not find Halo very preachy. It was not over the top and was not trying to force religion down your throat, which was nice and allows you to just enjoy the book.
I thought Halo was very well-written and was very impressed to learn that the author is only seventeen years old! Halo is an interesting story and provided an intriguing take on angels and their differences (in both expectations and existence) from humans as well as the structure of Heaven . I definitely enjoyed Halo and am really glad I was able to snag a copy at BEA this year! It lived up to my expectations and I am eagerly awaiting the next novel in the trilogy, Hades!
9 comments:
- Liz @ Cleverly Inked said...
I think I could sink my teeth into this one. Hmm Blah I guess I need to stop at the book store AGAIN
- August 1, 2010 at 10:20 AM
- My Life With Books - Jennifer K Jovus said...
This sounds like a great book - with a beautiful cover
- August 1, 2010 at 10:28 AM
- Liviania said...
I didn't know the author was seventeen! This one looks wonderful.
- August 1, 2010 at 12:43 PM
- Dominique said...
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- August 1, 2010 at 12:44 PM
- Dominique said...
Hey Liz! haha, I know that feeling. I've been purposefully avoiding the bookstores lately cause I've spent too much $$ lately! I've been making trips to my library instead
Hi kjovus! thanks for stopping by--I absolutely love this cover too!!
Hey Liviania, I was very surprised too! the writing was very mature for a 17 year old! :)
- August 1, 2010 at 12:46 PM
- Diana said...
I also very much enjoyed this book. Was very surprised by it after all the negative reviews I had read for it.... just teaches you to never judge a book by its cover :)
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BERLIN- After finishing as runner-up for two straight years in the NCAA Division II wrestling championship tournament, former Stephen Decatur High School standout student-athlete Latra Collick is making a strong run at getting back to the finals this year and possibly taking the next step.
Collick, who recorded a 119-21 record during a stellar year at Decatur now wrestles for Newberry College in Newberry, South Carolina and is an important part of the school's wrestling success. Newberry is currently ranked number-two in the NCAA Division II poll and number-one in the East Region.
Collick's national standing as an individual mirrors his team's success. He is currently ranked 5th in the country among all NCAA Division II wrestlers in the 149-pound weight class and first in the East region. His season record now stands at 23-5 including seven pins and five major decisions. He is currently riding an eight-match winning streak dating back to January 15.
Collick made an immediate impact when he arrived at Newberry College as a freshman two years ago. In his first two seasons, he was national runner-up in Division II in his weight class and appears to be getting better. After going 26-11 last year, Collick now has a career college record of 40-23 including a 23-5 mark this year.
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Google Wave is no more. For those who remember the sound of the jaws of the tech mainstream dropping when Google showed the demo at Google I/O, that may come as a shock. For those who tried to use it, it's probably less of a shock. I kind of liked ReadWriteWeb's take:
Why did Wave fail? Maybe because if you don't call it an "email-killer" (and you shouldn't) then you'd have to call it a "product, platform and protocol for distributed, real time, app-augmented collaboration." That's daunting and proved accessible to too few people.
To say that people don't get collaboration or that Wave was ahead of its time is a cop out. Wave IS an awesome product. Real-time collaboration IS changing how the world works together. On the Flash side that is one of the reason I'm so excited about Collaboration Services; real-time collaboration is fantastic.
But this was a case of Google's user experience coming to bite them. Some people love the minimalistic experience of Gmail. And it worked a few years ago when it was first introduced, but the iPhone has shown how critical a great user experience is to user adoption. And frankly, Google's user experience hasn't changed much since the Gmail days and the applications are starting to feel dated. That's not a big issue when you're doing something as straight forward as email, but when you're trying to completely change how people communicate, you need to provide a user experience that abstracts the technology and just makes it easy. Have we seen that done before?
Exactly. Wave was a great technology showcase but it was not a great product. Google had the chance to fundamentally change communication on the web but they didn't have the design chops to put it in a package that was useful to people and instantly easy for them to dive into. You can't do an 80 minute demo for something that's this big of a shift in thinking.
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You know, for a movie franchise that hasn't graced screens in over 21 years, the folks in charge of making "Ghostbusters 3" sure know how to make a public fuss. First, Ivan Reitman was confirmed to direct. Then word came that Reitman might be out and Marc Webb was going to be hired to take his place. Then Bill Murray said he'd join, but only if his character got killed off. Then Murray said the movie was myth and would never happen. Then Reitman was back in for good. THEN A GHOST CAME AND STOLE THE SCRIPT! Now original star and writer Harold Ramis says the movie WILL happen. Kinda. From an interview with ABC via FilmShaft:
"Well, there's been a lot of talk about a third Ghostbusters film, which has now become real. It's… I can say with some certainty that there will be a third movie. It won't be out until Christmas 2012, but the work is going on now."
Let's parse this quote. Notice the use of "some certainty." There's no such thing as some certainty. Either something is certain, or it's not. If it only has some certainty, then it has NO certainty. So let's not assume Ramis' word is gospel here.
I think Ramis is saying this for two reasons. First off, I think he's doing it just so Bill Murray will finally relent and come aboard. Is it me, or is Bill Murray perhaps the world's most annoying person to deal with? His brilliance as a performer aside, wouldn't you rather have your eyeballs plucked out than try and get Bill Murray to be agreeable?
Secondly, I think all this odd talk over the movie is something its makers enjoy. I'll be honest, I have no clue why anyone would want a third Ghostbusters movie. And I say that as one of the five people who LIKED "Ghostbusters 2." I think the makers of this movie assume that, if there's enough turbulence during production, that will convince you to want this movie more than you actually do. "What's that? A third Ghostbusters? Well, that's dumb. They shouldn't make it. What's that? They're not making it? What's that? They're making it, but without Bill Murray? Or Ivan Reitman? Well, when are they going to MAKE this stupid thing already! Jeez, I want my Ghostbusters 3! Wait. Do I?" You see how this can mess with your brain?
Anyway, it sounds like this movie is happening, until a report pops up next week that says it's not. It's almost as if this project is, dare I say, HAUNTED? Huh? Huh?
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It's not news to anyone that the food that we feed our dogs matters. The right food may translate to better health, proper weight management, longer life, a shinier coat, and better performance in a range of sports and activities. New research suggests that the diet of working detection dogs can even have an impact on their ability to smell.
Joseph Wakshlag at Cornell and his colleagues at Auburn University found that dogs who were fed more fat and less protein than typical diets contain were better able to detect certain scents such as TNT, ammonia nitrate and smokeless powder. Over a year-and-a-half, they rotated dogs through three diets and compared their detection abilities when they were on each diet. The three diets were: 1) a high quality performance diet, 2) regular adult dog food and 3) regular adult dog food combined with corn oil. The ability to detect scents was highest when the dogs ate the diet of regular dog food combined with corn oil. That diet had less protein but the same amount of fat as the high performance diet. The high performance and regular diets had equal amounts of protein, but the high performance diet had more fat.
Digesting protein causes a rise in a dog's body temperature, as does exertion in the form of physical activity. The panting that is essential for lowering body temperature reduces a dog's ability to smell well. In order to do their detection work as effectively as possible, dogs must cool down so that they are not panting. A diet higher in fat and lower in protein seems to allow dogs to cool down faster and therefore smell better.
What constitutes a high performance diet may depend on the sort of performance that is desired. Dogs who work by running or pulling hard may need more protein to succeed at their job than dogs who need to be able to maximize the effectiveness of their olfactory abilities.


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1. Literally, to grab and hold onto someone with one's hands. The police officer grabbed hold of the suspect before he could run away. My sister grabbed ahold of me at our mother's funeral to keep herself from breaking down in tears.
2. To gain total control, influence, or power over someone. Once major corporations grab hold of a politician, it's easy to predict where his political interests will lie. Addiction seems to have completely grabbed ahold of John.
3. To capture someone's attention, interest, or imagination. Her latest novel grabbed hold of me and didn't let go until I'd read it cover to cover.


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Dany, who asked the Washington Blade not to use his last name, came to Virginia from Mexico in 2009 to escape the discrimination and abuse he said he suffered from his classmates and family members because he is gay. Those whom he said kidnapped him after he ran away from the school to which his parents had sent him as a child threatened to kill him because of his sexual orientation.
Dany moved to D.C. last year, but the woman with whom he was living soon told him the money he gave her to live in her home was not enough to pay for food and rent. He said that his landlord forced him to prostitute himself. He made the revelation during a District of Columbia State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights hearing on trafficking of LGBT youth in Northwest Washington on Tuesday. Dany told the Blade in a follow-up interview she threatened to report him as an undocumented immigrant if he refused.
"I had no guidance because I was very fearful," he told the commissioners. "I had no direction on what to do."
A report the State Department issued in June said up to 27 million people around the world are currently victims of labor and sex trafficking. Up to an estimated 300,000 people in the United States are currently involved with human trafficking.
The Polaris Project, an organization that combats human trafficking, estimates 100,000 children are currently in the sex trade in the U.S. The group's National Human Trafficking Hotline has also received more than 80,000 calls from people who want to report cases as well as victims seeking support.
Those who testified at the hearing said homophobia and transphobia only exacerbate the problem of human trafficking among LGBT youth.
Andrea Powell, executive director of FAIR Girls, an organization that advocates on behalf of exploited girls and young women in the D.C. metropolitan area and elsewhere, highlighted the case of a 17-year-old transgender teenager from Maryland she said had recently been arrested for solicitation.
Powell said the teen has run away 62 times because of the abuse she said she suffered in the foster care system in which she has lived since birth. She said the teen's boyfriend who is in his early 40s sometimes allows her to live with him in "exchange for sex." Powell said he has also asked his girlfriend to have sex with others to help him pay the rent.
"The situation was pretty normal to her," Powell said. "She would prefer not to have sex for money. She really preferred not to have sex with her boyfriend, but she did not want to be sent back to foster care and saw this as the best case scenario."
A report the Williams Institute published last year indicates 40 percent of homeless youth are LGBT. Nearly 70 percent of service providers who responded to the survey cited family rejection as a major contributing factor to homelessness among this population.
Statistics from the National Coalition for the Homeless in 2009 indicate LGBT youth are more susceptible to victimization and mental health problems once they become homeless. The group said nearly 60 percent of homeless LGBT youth have been sexually assaulted, compared to roughly a third of their heterosexual counterparts. The National Coalition for the Homeless also found homeless LGBT youth are 7.4 times more likely to become a victim of sexual violence than those who are straight.
One person who requested anonymity told the committee a man who lived with his family in Honduras when he was a child began to abuse him because he is gay. He said his family kicked him out of the house after he told local authorities the man impregnated his 13-year-old sister.
The witness told the committee he began selling drugs to make money, but subsequently turned to prostitution. He said the person with whom he currently lives threatens to tell his family about what he is doing.
"This person is kind of a bad person to me," he told the committee. "He has made me do stuff that I don't want to do."
The Polaris Project, the Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are among the members of the D.C. Human Trafficking Task Force that formed in 2004 to increase the amount of trafficker prosecutions while identifying and expanding services to victims. It also receives grants from the U.S. Department of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Assistance to combat the issue.
Casa Ruby CEO Ruby Corado, who told commissioners during the hearing she had to work four jobs to pay the family with whom she lived after she moved to the U.S. from her native El Salvador in 1986, said homophobic and transphobic attitudes among some older D.C. police officers remain a barrier to LGBT trafficking victims. She said the situation has begun to improve through the Metropolitan Police Department's Gay and Lesbian Liaison Unit.
"There are open-minded law enforcement out there," D.C. Police Det. Steven Schwalm told commissioners during his testimony. "If you're being exploited, by all means give us a call. We're here to help."
Powell said another potential solution is to work with law enforcement officials to refer trafficking victims to services under so-called safe harbor laws as opposed to placing them under arrest for solicitation and other crimes.
"Incarceration and detention are not safety planning options," she said. "They're not our best case scenarios."
As for Dany, he began volunteering at Casa Ruby after he said four men beat him up because he is gay last December as he left his apartment to see his psychologist. He has a new place to live and has applied for a U visa that allows crime victims to live in the U.S.
Dany, now 23, told the Blade he no longer prostitutes himself.
"If my story is going to help someone, I'm going to tell it," he said.
The National Human Trafficking Resource Center's hotline is (888) 373-7888 or 233733 via text message.
Why isn't Obama doing anything about this? It's his own backyard.


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Alternative Exposure grants assist S.F. experimental artists
Southern Exposure's Alternative Exposure grant is considered a success by any measure. We can trace this success to the ingenuity of Southern Exposure's longtime Executive Director Courtney Fink, but we really owe it all to Andy Warhol.
Years ago, Fink began talking with Pamela Clapp, then program director for the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, about new ways to support artists. The Warhol Foundation was created following the artist's death in 1987 to advance the visual arts by supporting art "of a challenging and often experimental nature." Today it is one of the most important arts funders in the United States.
Over the past seven years, Southern Exposure, a nonprofit organization focused on visual artists, has become a major arts funder in the Bay Area. Since the inception of its Alternative Exposure grant, Southern Exposure has awarded more than $420,000 in grants to 120 independent artist initiatives, including alternative spaces, galleries, public art, educational programs, websites, publications and events. AltEx, as it is known, is also a model for other communities around the country.
"At the time, we began talking about new models of support," Fink recalled. "Southern Exposure was about to temporarily become a nomadic program. We were trying to develop new ideas during a three-year experiment to explore what it meant to be a nonprofit without a gallery. Simultaneously, there were many artists in the Bay Area running spaces and alternative projects that were an important part of the arts ecosystem."
Aiding experimentation
From these conversations and with backing from the Warhol Foundation, AltEx grant was born. Designed to provide capital for experimental collaborations and new modes of public engagement, the grant aimed to support and recognize under-the-radar projects and artistic experimentation. Suddenly do-it-yourself platforms at the grassroots level were eligible for much needed cash infusions.
At the same time, AltEx formally recognized the Bay Area's wealth of alternative practices and the work of artist-run apartment galleries, street performances, indie social justice projects and up-and-coming art publications, among other experiments. The Warhol Foundation's involvement gave art world credibility to artists on the fringe - for many recipients, myself included, AltEx was the first professional recognition of their work. (Full disclosure: I received a grant in 2008 and was a juror for the program last year.)
"It was so clear that San Francisco was the perfect place to pilot this program because of its critical mass of artist-driven activity. It had always been a part of the city's defining character," said foundation Program Director Rachel Bers. "We consider this activity to be a vital part of life and living in cities."
There were 150 applicants in Round One in 2007. Fifteen recipients, including Clarion Alley Mural Project and apartment gallery 2nd Floor Projects, received a total of $45,000. Shotgun Review, an experimental self-publishing site for exhibition reviews, was also among the first round of recipients; it later evolved into Art Practical, a professional online journal of Bay Area art and culture and an important resource for contemporary art writing, exhibition listings and reviews, in addition to public programs.
Many of the recipients said that the AltEx grant meant the difference between stopping and continuing. Looking at its history, one can see how a modest boost has sustained some small projects at critical points of development. This is how the history of art is told in many instances, with countless artists developing longer careers from early low-budget experimental projects.
One example arose during photographer Cindy Sherman's retrospective at SFMOMA in 2012: In 1974, she and other artists established Hallwalls, an alternative space that began in the halls of a converted ice-packing warehouse in Buffalo, N.Y. Sherman was lauded by the museum as "one of the most influential artists of our time," even as her exhibition catalog cited an early history showing in an alternative space of her own devising. Larger ideas - and sometimes MacArthur "genius" fellowships, apparently - can arise from experiments and alternative spaces. AltEx grants demonstrate a belief in this kind of expansive potential.
Over the years, AltEx has expanded its outreach, thanks in part to additional backing from the city's Grants for the Arts program. Last year, $70,000 was split among 16 projects. Savernack Street, a peephole gallery in the Mission; Queens of the Castro, an after-school workshop organized by drag performers to create safe spaces for LGBTQ youths; and the Mandala Project, a drawing program for inmates at San Quentin Prison, were among this year's recipients.
"The AltEx grant has literally been the only reason I could keep this project going," said Carrie Katz, the creator of Savernack Street, in an e-mail. "I do everything on my own. Installation supplies, refreshments for the openings and the stipend I give my intern all came from the grant."
Since she opened, Katz has provided opportunities for artists to exhibit their work and hosted 11 exhibitions and public events. These types of creative junctures stimulate and strengthen the art community at the grassroots level by providing space for experimentation, public engagement and social gathering.
Warhol would be proud. Since 2007, the Warhol Foundation has committed more than $3 million to its larger regional regranting program and has funded some 300 alternative artists' projects across the country, with plans for a total of 10 regional programs by 2016. "As we've developed the program, we have looked at SoEx as a model, because it has become an integral part of the Bay Area landscape," said Bers.
Immediate impact
None of the usual business model indicators of success apply - grant recipients probably won't launch a nonprofit, sell artwork or even last, for that matter. "The premise of the program is that you can do something brief and provide something in a given moment that is really necessary," Fink said. "Some of the shorter projects initiate conversations that are picked up later and have lasting cultural legacies."
But how does an experimental project provide something "really necessary" in a given moment? Often by creating opportunities from limited resources to explore salient issues: Alternative gallery spaces provide expanded exhibition opportunities for underrepresented artists, just as experimental publications offer platforms for under-represented writers. Both also provide space to test out new ideas.
Immediacy is often intrinsic to grassroots projects, which are typically nimble enough to respond to current issues in ways that larger organizations can't because of logistics or won't because it isn't their mission. In many ways, grassroots artists keep cities honest because they respond to issues that larger institutions won't touch.
Much has changed since AltEx's inception. As a result of the latest tech boom and escalating rents in the city, a lot of artist-driven activity has moved elsewhere. AltEx has only become more relevant as funding sources for the arts have diminished and the cost of living has increased, factors that tend to restrict artistic experimentation. Add to it that many nonprofits and small businesses that support the arts - including galleries, bookstores and art supply stores - have also been displaced or closed altogether due to the shifting real estate market, challenging the cohesion of San Francisco's larger art community. Still, many artists see this time as a heightened opportunity for ingenuity.
"There tend to be trends and themes that emerge in the AltEx applications, depending on the social climate. The changes in the city are reflected in the types of proposals that are submitted," says Fink. More recent projects are centered on access to practical resources. Real, Time and Space, a 2012 recipient, offers studio work spaces for artists in a former print shop in Oakland's Chinatown. Bay Area Public School, a 2013 recipient, presents a free educational program in downtown Oakland based on skill-sharing and self-directed learning.
Warhol's legacy
Warhol couldn't have known how much impact his foundation would have or what it would do exactly, but he believed deeply in the importance of artists' radical ideas - so much so that he bet his entire estate on a commitment to support them. It has undoubtedly been the most widely impactful gift of his legacy, the spirit of which is exemplified in Southern Exposure's Alternative Exposure program and in its proliferation of new models.
AltEx was also an experiment that challenged convention; in this regard, it embodies Warhol's ideals at the grassroots level. Here is a risk that panned out - an initiative to support artists that has yielded wide-ranging community benefits, within and beyond the Bay Area, and is continuing to ensure that artists' ideas are given the opportunity to flourish.
Challenging and experimental ideas advance the visual arts, Warhol believed - what he didn't say, but must have known, is that they also advance the people and cities engaged with them.
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Christian L. Frock is an independent writer who writes about art and public life. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @invisiblevenue


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I was recently introduced to the writings of artist and evangelist Lilias Trotter. You've probably never heard of her. You have to search deep in the engines to find ample material on her life. All of her books seem to be out of print. I have yet to see it or read it, but this biography is reportedly excellent. She seems to be a person I would like to know better. How on earth a Christian woman could have a flourishing apostolate in the Muslim world of a century ago is beyond my understanding. It might be truly impossible today.
I found her reflection on John 10 in a collection on spiritual writing. She wrote to appeal to those who were formed in the Muslim world, but she doesn't seem to have compromised her Christian faith. Instead, she presents Jesus as a strong leader who will appeal to those raised in the Arab culture, people who give every bit of allegiance, obedience, and commitment to a leader. Unswerving obedience doesn't necessarily blind the follower to one's leader. If the virtue of obedience is stressed, then it is very possible, and probably common for people to adhere totally to an authority yet harbor a sense that the quality of leadership is somehow lacking. Miss Trotter suggests to her listeners and readers that Jesus will not be like those self-seeking masters who expect much of their followers, but who do so at their own profit. Jesus is wholly obedient to his Father's plan, and does not ask others to lay down their lives without his own sacrifice setting the example and showing the way.
In reading the Lord's teaching on the Good Shepherd, Miss Trotter identifies four distinct dangers to the flock: the stranger (10:5), the thief (10:8), the hired hand (10:12a), and the wolf (10:12b). The stranger offers a distinct choice from the call of the Shepherd, and it may be a friend who attempts to lure the believer away from faithfulness to Christ. The thief is the one who lurks and sneaks for an opportunity to destroy a believer from within. For the author, the thief is the devil. The hired hand represents the world, an experience of prosperity and the veneer of safety while things go well. But the hired help will flee when danger besets. And the world will readily abandon those who have fallen on hard times. The danger of the wolf seems related, as Jesus links them in the narrative. Miss Trotter sees the wolf as the persecution of believers, the violent opposition that will tear at and attempt to destroy the community.
Many Christians look outside the enclosure for the stranger, the thief, the hireling, and the wolf. While I'm not prepared to deny the external forces of evil amassing against believers, I'm also not inclined to point fingers at people directly. ("You, the wolf! You, the thief!) Why? Because my sense and experience is that all four dangers lie within each of us. Each comes as a form of temptation. We can aim for a grace-filled and God-assisted mastery of these dangers within. In so doing, we focus on another teaching of Jesus, namely the attention to that which clogs our own sight. So I'd like to suggest that we look at Miss Trotter's four themes and see how they might apply to the forces within.
The stranger within is well known to many saints who have struggled. Saint Paul summarized it with exquisite agony. We believers do things, say things, and think things that in our sane moments we would never do. And in looking back on those dark moments, we ask ourselves how and why. It almost seems as if another person has sometimes coopted our mind. One doesn't have to be an addict, a compulsive personality to do this and know it. I think we all know it. I know I look back and ask myself those questions. What is needed is a deeper listen to the voice of Christ. And if we're not sure we'll hear it, it may be as simple as asking to hear. God will tell us. And the faith community–certainly no strangers–has the wisdom we need to hear.
The thieves are things which steal our love and attention–our idols, it seems to me. I don't only mean celebrities, which are enough of a danger in this age, both inside and outside of the institutional Church. I'm also thinking of the small and large things that take us away from prayer, family, and good living. It could be as serious as drugs. It could be as innocent as chocolate–but an indulgence that begins small and eventually overtakes the soul by an embrace a little too possessive. It can also be those emotions we hoard and then utilize against others. It can be anything, and usually a good thing.
The hireling–Miss Trotter sees this danger as the lure of the world, and its focus on achievement and success. But fall upon hard times, and the world will be just as hard. We can do it just as easily to ourselves, relishing the initial feelings of joy and perhaps even ecstasy in the spiritual life. But when things get difficult, we abandon God. One prophet accused God of being unreliable. The Psalms are full of such laments. From the cross, Jesus quoted an accusation of abandonment. So the question is: do we cling to God only when we are repaid for it? And if so, are we not unlike others in the world who expect payment in return for loyalty?
The wolf may indeed be that self-destructive urge within us. It might also be that our own tendency to aggression is the wolf within the fold of the Church. Angry words, sarcasm, criticism with that familiar bite: and consider how especially vicious believers can be with sisters or brothers who have not measured up to certain standards. How often does the apostle's warning ring true for us?
Looking outside the Church at the dangers Christ keeps at bay: I sincerely wonder if this is not a very subtle temptation. From the safe side of the fence, we can point fingers. But human failings are more widespread, as I think we all realize. Those dangers, stranger, thief, hired hand, and wolf are all within the Church and also within each of us, most likely. If we are not prepared to look within, how can we hope to diagnose accurately the more subtle dangers that exist to tear us away from Christ and devour us.


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"Right Lisa," he taunts, not believing her, "Some wonderful, magical, animal."
It is hilarious moment in the show's history that people like me inevitably giggle at no matter how many times we have heard it repeated. I'm glad to see it written out, word for word, in a public place like a men's room wall. And it's not some drunken vandal that did it, unless he painstakingly stenciled the letters in a intoxicated state of precision and exactitude. No, it is clear that the Berkshire shares both my childish sense of humor and of course, my
I also feel welcome here because the staff and bar keep are, well, welcoming. And friendly. I have been here many times over the past couple of years and I've always had friendly table service and generous pours at the bar.
What I also appreciate about the Berkshire is that they don't overdo it. To continue with the Simpson's analogy, there is no one at the Berkshire standing over your shoulder and ordering you to butter your bacon or bacon up your sausage. ("Butter it!") No, in fact, the menu does not get at all carried away with bacon, which is nice to see in an age where even pork lovers like me are taken aback by the amount of food that is bacon-ized. In fact, the Berkshire even goes so far as to try and make friends with salad. Not only are there side salads (better to go for the sweet potato fries), but a whopping six dinner salads on the menu (although two come with pork and/or ham). So if your heart hurts, there are plenty of less-fatty options. I've never had any, but I'm sure they are good.
What they do make with pig parts, they do well. And several in superb style. One thing I love is that they always have jamon serrano on the menu, and it can often be seen hanging over the meat slicing station (yes, they have one of those too, and they call it the 'bacon station'). They also slice up a nice Spanish chorizo and a good salami. All these can be sampled on a meat platter--though last time I was there I saw it being served with slices from a King Sooper's baguette behind the bacon station. And with Udi's fabulous breads right across the street that borders on unforgivable! But what they do with those meats on the rest of the menu makes up for it.
What they do right is an absolutely perfect and simple serrano ham and fresh mozzarella sandwich. It is good because you can taste every subtle flavor of the serrano, and all the other ingredients-- tomato, oil and vinegar shine in the background. The muffalleta is also good, done with the serrano, chorizo and salami. Topped with provolone and an olive tapinade, it is not the most traditional, but it is a fine sandwich. My other favorite sandwich is a brunch specialty: a Monte Cristo sandwich with jamon serrano between two slices of French toast.
You say moo-fa-leh-tah...
My wife's favorite is pure gluttony: the King. Actually, maybe it should be re-named the "King Killer", as it is at least in part responsible for the not-so-glamorous demise of Graceland's most famous citizen. It is, of course, bananas, peanut butter and bacon. The bananas are caramelized and the bacon is wonderfully thick and crispy. Served between two fat slices of Hawaiian bread spread thick with gooey peanut butter, it is disgustingly good.
I have also tried a dinner entree or two, though I find the prices a little high and prefer to stick with the sandwiches. That being said, the double bone-in pork chop stuffed with apples and white cheddar cheese that I had on one occasion was well-cooked and wonderfully rich.
The pinnacle of the porkiness here is a sophisticated flight of house-cured bacon. The first is balsamic-marinated and served with a sliced strawberry; the second is cinnamon-chipotle with a single raw almond; third is a curry-flavored slice with fig; and lastly a (heavily) garlic-powdered slice with roasted garlic. Each one presents a nice flavor combination (expect the garlic--save this for the end because it is pure garlic) and is highlighted by the fact that you are eating bacon. Good bacon. Very good bacon.
Porkchops and bacon, my two favorite animals.
As I said, there are plenty of items I haven't tried at the Berkshire that may very well be good. They even have a deep-fried Snickers bar if you are so inclined. And just so it won't seem that I am on the payroll (not that I wouldn't mind free bacon flights for life), there is at least one negative thing I have to say besides the King Soopers loafs in the kitchen (which is worth repeating): the pulled pork sandwich is just not that good. It's too bad in a pork-centric place like the Berkshire, but it is consistently dry and way too salty.
The Berkshire appeals to the gluttonous Homer Simpson side of me, but it also does so with a certain degree of class. And again, the staff is welcoming as is the place itself. I haven't sampled much of their dinner entrée menu, mostly because when I go there I feel like a beer, some bacon and a good sandwich with some of their great sweet potato fries. So when your in the mood for some pork, check out the solid sandwich menu at the Berkshire. It doesn't have to be bacon day.


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"New Moon" star Taylor Lautner's personal life might be just as popular than his movies – but the young star is remaining tight-lipped on the details.
Taylor has reportedly been linked to country cutie and "Valentine's Day" co-star, Taylor Swift, but the duo has yet to confirm that they are more than friends.
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"We got along great. We instantly clicked. And she's – she's an amazing girl," Taylor said of the singer in a new interview with Rolling Stone. "Aside from being beautiful, she's extremely funny, charismatic and fun to be around, so we definitely get along. We're close."
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"Possibly," he told the mag.
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In a bold move, the mag also raised another question with the young actor – asking if Taylor was still figuring out his sexuality.
"Another possibility is that maybe you're just sort of discovering yourself," Rolling Stone asked.
"OK," Taylor said.
"…As a young person trying to figure out his sexual identity in the world," the mag continued.
"OK. I see where you're going," he said during the interview. "Interesting choice."
"It is a possibility," the mag said.
"There's a lot of rumors out there," Taylor said.
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be on (one's) good behavior
To be very polite or exercising exceptionally good manners. Primarily heard in US. Now, you kids must be on your good behavior for your Auntie this weekend! Good morning, class. I hope everyone was on their good behavior for the substitute teacher yesterday.


text: The Dodger-Diamondback Brawl: Do Unwritten Rules Still Apply? by Alex Remington June 13, 2013 "That scrap between the Diamondbacks and the Dodgers on Tuesday night was all about baseball's unwritten rules," said Buster Olney on ESPN. Then Jayson Stark clarified: "The two teams involved clearly had two different copies of those unwritten rules." In fact, it's a case study in just how increasingly ridiculous these rules are, while underscoring just how dangerous their continued enforcement has become. The battle isn't over, either. It has continued by proxy in the press, as the team's managers seek to exonerate themselves and their players while darkly casting blame at the opposing side. "If you really want to get technical about it," Don Mattingly said, "in baseball terms, it really shouldn't be over." Okay, so what happened? And what are the conflicting sets of unwritten rules? There are two branching sets of unwritten rules here, so I will attempt to annotate the course of events, with appropriate quotations from Jason Turbow, author of "The Baseball Codes," who maintains a blog about baseball's unwritten rules. Interpretation 1. is likely the one favored by the Diamondbacks, while 2. is likely the one favored by the Dodgers. First, Zack Greinke hit Cody Ross. It appears to have been unintentional. A player got hit, so that obliges his team to protect that player by throwing at a player on the opposite team. Turbow: "Retaliation for an incidental drilling—especially one so incidental that it required umpire intervention to confirm that it even happened—is simply not necessary." Second, Ian Kennedy hit Yasiel Puig. It was clearly intentional: Puig got hit in the face and stayed on the ground for a couple of minutes, appearing dazed. Retaliation has been satisfied, so the teams are even. First of all, retaliation was unnecessary, but second, and even more importantly, Kennedy "ignored the tenet mandating that one never drill a batter intentionally above shoulder level." This was egregious. Third, Zack Greinke hit catcher Miguel Montero in the back. Greinke attempted to drill Montero on four straight pitches. That was seen by many players as just too much. "You get one shot," Arizona reliever Brad Ziegler told Jayson Stark. It would have been fine had Greinke hit Montero with his first fastball, but throwing at him with the next three was egregious. Since Kennedy had put one of Greinke's players on the ground and nearly taken him out of the game, Greinke responded by hitting the catcher in the back. Turbow writes, "Usually, when catchers are hit in a retaliatory fashion, it is because they called for the pitch that made the retaliation necessary in the first place." So this might make the teams square. As Stark writes, "The Diamondbacks expected that" Greinke would try to hit a Diamondback that inning. Fourth, Ian Kennedy hit Zack Greinke. The pitch essentially followed the same trajectory as the one that hit Puig, but Greinke was able to duck and throw up his shoulder at the last moment, so he didn't get hit in the head. As Turbow writes, "Usually, benches clear when an aggrieved hitter—somebody who has just been hit or knocked down—takes issue with the pitcher." So the Dodger bench would have followed Greinke's lead, and would not have cleared unless he took a step toward the pitcher. Greinke didn't take a step toward the pitcher, so it should have ended there. But the Dodgers had seen enough of Kennedy throwing at their teammates' heads. Greinke remained at home plate, lightly restrained by catcher Miguel Montero, while the benches cleared around him. There is something Talmudic in the intricacies of the disputed unwritten rules. But it's relatively easy to untangle this particular Gordian knot: get rid of them. All of the the unwritten beanball rules are really, really stupid, and they should be out of baseball forever. Retaliatory beanballs often escalate the situation rather than resolving it, as teams often disagree on when they've been satisfied, "if you want to get really technical about it," as Mattingly said. All you have to do is remember a couple of months ago, when Zack Greinke hit Carlos Quentin — almost certainly unintentionally — and Quentin bum rushed the mound, broke Greinke's collarbone, and put Zack on the DL for a month. As Mike Petriello writes at Mike Scoscia's Tragic Illness, a Dodger blog: We have Puig & Clayton Kershaw, basically the two most important men on this team right now, both potentially throwing punches. (Eric & Chad have your full wrap-up and GIF-fest already taken care of.) They're risking suspension; worse, they're risking injury. … Sure, it may have been fun to see some "heart" & "life". No, no one wants their team to simply roll over and die, and like I said, Kennedy's actions demanded a response. But for the small amount of respect that may have been earned, what's left of an entire season — careers, maybe — got risked. The math simply doesn't add up there, does it? Or, as Wendy Thurm argued last year: Ballplayers shouldn't be permitted to do on a baseball field what could get them arrested if done on the street outside the ballpark. Throwing a baseball at someone at high speed with the intent to harm them is, at a minimum, assault and battery. It doesn't matter if the person hit by the ball did something to anger the person who threw the ball, other than to provide a motive. Moreover, it makes no sense for baseball to put their most expensive assets at risk. With utility guys making millions and superstars making hundreds of millions — all in guaranteed contracts — teams should be doing more to protect the health and safety of their players. The Dodgers and Diamondbacks are turning into a version of the Hatfields and McCoys. Greinke became a part of a feud that's been going on for two years, before he ever joined the team. "Two years ago, Gerardo Parra was drilled by Clayton Kershaw after Parra had — in Kershaw's estimation — showed up Dodgers pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo," writes Arizona Republic beat writer Nick Piecoro. "The next season, Kennedy attempted to drill Kershaw but twice missed with fastballs." Ian Kennedy also appears to have done everything he possibly could to escalate the situation. "Even more pertinent is the fact that he seems to enjoy this kind of thing," writes Turbow. "Last year he led the National League with 14 hit batters, even with otherwise good control—he walked only 55 over more than 200 innings." Kennedy is sure to receive a long suspension from Major League Baseball, and the length of his suspension will send a message, whether it is long or short. As I have argued before, retaliation needs to stop. Baseball is no longer in the era of Classic F___ing Brawls. MLB has instituted a concussion DL, and people across all sports recognize that head injuries stay with players for a lifetime. There is no place in baseball for headhunting, or for long-standing feuds that fester into recurring violence. Kennedy should be banned for at least 15-20 games, so that teams will actively prevent their pitchers from retaliating by throwing at players on the opposing team. Retaliatory beanballs need to end. Immediately. We hoped you liked reading The Dodger-Diamondback Brawl: Do Unwritten Rules Still Apply? by Alex Remington! Please support FanGraphs by becoming a member. We publish thousands of articles a year, host multiple podcasts, and have an ever growing database of baseball stats. 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The training course is delivered by some of the best Corporate Governance tutors in the UK. They are heavily involved with Corporate Governance at the highest possible levels and have a wealth of practical experience at their fingertips, as well as outstanding theoretical knowledge. The role and responsibilities of Company Board Directors will be comprehensively covered by this course.
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Director Training Course Content - Directors' Responsibilities and Director Duties
The training course will cover:
- The new 2019 snd 2020 Laws and Regulations, Effective 1 Jan 2019 and 6 April 2020
- Legal Framework
- Trading Business Structures
- Limited Liability
- Applicable Laws & Regulatory Framework
- Constitution and Governance Framework
- New company law effective from 1 January 2019 and 6 April 2020
- Companies Act 2006 Requirements
- Scope and Relevance
- Seven Statutory Director Duties
- Director Qualifications
- Director Liabilities
- Shadow Directors and De Facto Directors definitions and implications
- Duty of Independent Judgement
- Non-Executive Directors
- Promote the Success of the Company
- Long Term versus Short to Medium Term
- Director Contracts
- Declarations of Interest
- Director Transactions
- Conflicts of Interest
- Resolution of Conflicts of Interest
- Relief for Breaches of Duties
- Common Mistakes
- Appointment and Removal of Directors
- Memorandum and Articles of Association
- Shareholder Relationships and Dealings
- Strategic Reporting Requirements
- People with Significant Control Reporting Requirements
- Director Insurances and Indemnities
- UK Corporate Governance Code 2018, Effective 1 Jan 2019
through 2020
- Scope and Relevance
- Comply or Explain
- 5 Main Sections of the Code
- The Role of the Board
- An Effective Board
- Board Evaluation
- Division of Responsibilities
- The Chairman
- The Chief Executive
- Non-Executive Directors
- Board Composition and Appointments
- Nomination Committees
- Director Commitment and Development
- Director Induction and Support
- Board Accountability
- Risk Management and Internal Control Duties
- Director Pay Principles
- Audit and Remuneration Committees
- Shareholder Relations and Meetings
- Insolvency Act 1986 and the Director Disqualification Act
- Director Risks
- Director Actions and Conduct before Insolvency
- Insolvency Process
- Insolvency Results
- "Pre-Packs", Pre-Packaged Administrations
- Director Disqualifications
- What you can and cannot do to try to save a failing company
- Common Mistakes and their consequences
- UK Corporate Governance Reform Drivers
- Quoted Company Director Pay
- Unquoted Company Director Pay
- Shareholder Dissent
- Engagement with the Workforce
- Engagement with the other Stakeholders
- New legal requirements effective from 1 January 2019 and 6 April 2020
- Wates Corporate Governance Principles Context
- EU Corporate Governance
- Relevance to UK companies
- Context and relationship to the UK Corporate Governance Code 2018
- 9 Principles applicable to all companies
- 5 Principles applicable to large or complex companies
- Non-Executive Directors
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Major Corporate Governance Failures
- Indicators
- Causes
- Impact upon the brands and their finances
- Costs of failure versus the costs of prevention
- EU and Other International Board Structures
- Dual or Two-Tier Board Structures
- Contrasts to the UK Unitary Board Structure
- German Board Structures
- French Board Structures
- Impact of the Differences upon employment, taxation and company ownership
- Effective Board Meetings
- Principal Duty of the Board
- Direction and Management
- Board Powers and Responsibilities
- Delegated Powers and Limits of Authority
- Board Agenda; Standards and Procedures
- "Any Other Business"
- Board Papers; Standards, Processes and Timings
- Board Minutes
- Meeting Effectiveness Reviews
- Risk Management
- Risk Management and Entrepreneurialism
- Top 5 Risks across all companies
- Emerging Risks
- Corporate Risk Culture
- Rewarding Risk Taking
- Internal Controls
- Risk Management Standard ISO 31000
- Bribery Act 2010, Board Level Only
- Scope and Sting
- Six Key Management Principles
- Rolls Royce and Deferred Prosecution Agreements
- Staying out of trouble
- Criminal Finances Act 2017
- Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007
- Scope
- "Controlling Mind" no longer relevant
- Reputational and other consequential losses
- Direct Penalties
- Data Protection Act 2018 & GDPR Board Level Traps & Errors
- EU defined safe areas
- Data Transfers across countries and companies within the same Group
- Board Level Data Protection Impact Assessments and Data Profiling
- Board Level Data Protection by Design
- Cloud Storage implications
- Corporate email addresses
- Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, Board Level Only
- Scope and Relevance
- Duties to Employees and Others
- Penalties and Prohibition/Improvement Notices
- Minimum Practices and Evidence Based Management
- Strategic Financial Management
- Enterprise Valuations; EBITDA, Acquisitions, Disposals and Goodwill
- Impact of Acquisitions upon the finances and the market value of the organisation
- Risk, Return and Gearing; or the interaction of ROI, ROCE and Gearing
- Strategic Budget Issues
- Board Level Recognition of Sales and Strategic Sales Management
- Strategic Balance Sheet Issues
Through presentations, hands-on case studies and group discussions, the course tutor will impart exactly the knowledge and information that Company Directors need to fulfil their directors responsibilities and duties, as well as to assess and maximise the effectiveness of their own Company Board. Every appointed Board Director, including both Executive and Non-Executive Directors, will benefit from this training course; from the most recently appointed Company Board Director to the Chairman of the Board.
Training Course Leaders
One is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, an FCA, and a Chartered Director; the Board Director qualification awarded by the Institute of Directors. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Consulting, a Fellow of the Institute of Directors and a former Town Councillor. He serves on the Thames Valley Board of the Chartered Management Institute and was the lead Finance for Non-Finance Directors tutor for many years for the Chartered Management Institute. He has just completed 12 years on the Chartered Director and Standards Committees of the Institute of Directors. The Chartered Director Committee of the Institute of Directors was the body that advised the Institute of Directors for more than 12 years, as to what UK Board Directors should know in order to properly fulfil the role of a company director. This committee helped to shape the Institute of Directors examination syllabus in the UK. He has been closely involved at a senior level, for more than 20 years, in all aspects of the professional development of company directors and managers; he has also served on a Plc audit committee and a remuneration committee.
In addition to professional executive and director development services, he is actively involved in company acquisitions and disposals, as well as providing board level financial consulting services. He has practical experience of funding new start ups and investments, including raising new Equity Share Capital. He has over 30 years of successful UK and International experience, including 7 years as the Finance Director, Company Secretary and then the Chief Executive of a Plc, as well as 14 years with KPMG Management Consulting, IBM and Arthur Andersen.
The other is a Chartered Company Secretary and a Fellow of the Institute of Directors and has spent many years as a Corporate Governance Tutor at the Institute of Directors and elsewhere. He has many years experience as a Company Secretary and as a company director; both as a non-executive director and as an executive director.
The course tutors are very well qualified and highly experienced individuals; one of these will deliver your workshop. They possess a delivery style, which is dynamic, approachable and highly engaging, enabling them to deliver a workshop that you and your company will benefit from and equally importantly, one that you will remember and enjoy. Their courses are always assessed as "Excellent" by the delegates.
Who Should Attend This Training Course
The 2-day and the 1-day training courses are designed for both experienced and newly appointed Company Directors, as well as their specialist advisors and consultants, who want to ensure that they are complying with all of the relevant laws and regulations, as well applying the highest standards of Corporate Governance within their companies. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, along with all other Company Directors, both Executive and Non-Executive Directors, current and prospective, as well as Company Secretaries will benefit from this training course.
Training Course Learning Objectives
By the end of this training course participants will be better able to:
- Define, analyse and interpret the corporate governance issues inherent in any business scenario
- Understand and quantify the impact of any particular course of action upon the fundamental corporate governance issues and concepts
- Recognise and comply with the new statutory and other requirements relating to Company Director roles and responsibilities that came into force in 2019 and 2020
- Become familiar with the key aspects of the range of legal, regulatory and corporate governance requirements with which Company Directors should comply in 2019 and 2020
- Understand the key aspects of the new 2018 Corporate Governance Code, insofar as they relate to Company Directors, which is still the latest version in 2020
- Identify and discuss the key ethical and governance issues facing any organisation
- Become familiar with and understand the implications of Shadow Directors and De Facto Directors
- Analyse and make sound Board decisions based upon a deeper understanding of the corporate governance issues and the statutory duties of a Company Director
- Understand the wider corporate governance impact of any business decision and its strategic interaction with all aspects of the organisation
- Become more familiar with the key elements of the most important aspects of Strategic Management
- Understand and recognise the key aspects of offence specific legislation insofar as they are relevant to board directors
- Become better able to make a strong contribution to Board discussions and decision making
- Understand and implement a framework for Strategic Risk Management
- Become more familiar with current the most important aspects of Strategic Financial Board Issues
- Understand and recognise the key requirements of the Seven Statutory Director Duties detailed in the Companies Act 2006
- Know and understand the 2019 and 2020 legal and regulatory changes
- Understand the personal and corporate ramifications of any potential insolvency issues
- Avoid assuming any personal liabilities through an imperfect knowledge of the insolvency laws relating to Company Directors
- Understand the major provisions of the Director Disqualification Act and learn how to avoid accidentally transgressing any of its provisions
- Communicate more effectively and easily with fellow Board Directors and key advisors; through an in depth understanding of Corporate Governance and Strategic Management techniques
Internal Staff Training and Development
This training workshop, along with most of our other best practice training workshops, can be delivered as an internal training course at your premises. Even with groups as small as 6-8 delegates, the course fees per person for internal training workshops can be lower than for open events. The potential savings are even greater, if the travel time and the travel costs of the delegates are included.
Running training workshops internally is very convenient and it allows the participants to explore how key issues will impact on them and their organization. Then as a team they can begin to agree upon a development action plan, with priorities. This approach is favoured by many of our clients as it combines a high quality service with excellent value for money and is a highly effective route for staff development.
Certificates of Professional Development.
This course is recognised for CPD purposes by most professional institutes and associations including the Law Society, the CIM, the CMI, the ICAEW, the Institute of Learning and the CIPD. Formal Certificates of Professional Development will be issued by email to participants who successfully complete this course. These certificates will enable participants to evidence the update of their CPD records. The workshop will consider how to best apply the knowledge gained by the delegates upon their return to the workplace. This element of the programme is designed to maximise the benefits of attending and enable participants to make valued judgments when recording CPD activities