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Gloria Steinem has weighed in on the allegations of sexual misconduct against Harvey Weinstein.
"He's existed, and these people have existed forever. When I was growing up, this would have been considered normal human behavior. There was no law against it, there were no words for it; it was just the way the world was," she told Elle.com in a new interview conducted as news was breaking of Weinstein's alleged misconduct.
Dozens of women, including Ashley Judd, Gwyneth Paltrow and Mira Sorvino, have now come forward in reports by The New York Times, The New Yorker and more accusing movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment and, in some cases, sexual assault. Some allegations date back three decades.
A spokesperson for the movie executive told The New Yorker, "Any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein." In a statement, his spokesperson added that "there were never any acts of retaliation against any women for refusing his advances."
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Weinstein's lawyer has also said he plans to sue The New York Times for "false and defamatory statements about Harvey Weinstein."
Before the allegations came to light and the movie mogul was fired from the entertainment company he co-founded, Weinstein helped endow Rutgers University's new Gloria Steinem Chair in Media, Culture, and Feminist Studies.
Rutgers has said it will move forward with setting up the endowment, even while the University of Southern California is turning away a $5 million donation from Weinstein to endow a scholarship program for women filmmakers.
"We think devoting these funds to advance women's equality is a better use of the dollars than returning the donation to Harvey Weinstein and the H. Weinstein Family Foundation," Dory Devlin, director of Rutgers media relations, said in a statement.
Asked whether Weinstein's downfall signaled the end of toxic masculinity, Steinem said, "It's not the last gasp, but it is a step on the way to it because the popular opinion is: This is wrong. There are words for it. There are laws for it. You get punished for it. You get fired for it. It's a step on the way."


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Windhoek — Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein has come out with guns blazing against the decision by the European Union (EU) to list Namibia among "the 17 non-cooperative tax jurisdictions", a blacklist that has publicly named and shamed 17 countries "for failing to meet agreed tax good governance standards."
"This unilateral action against Namibia by the EU is unjust, prejudiced, partisan, discriminatory and biased," said a perplexed Schlettwein, who explained that Namibia's only sin was failing to meet the deadline.
Namibia did not get any official communication for the deadline, as government was advised on different reporting dates, one on December 5 and the other on December 12.
According to the EU, the 17 countries on its blacklist are those whose tax regimes were deemed unable or unwilling to effectively control taxes and allowed illicit financial flows.
A memorandum on the listing says the 17 states - including Namibia - have harmful tax regimes that go against the principles of the EU code of conduct on harmful tax practices. Further, they either have not implemented, or did not commit to implementing the OECD base erosion and profit shifting minimum standards.
In addition, the countries are not transparent in their tax regimes, and the EU requires that countries comply with international standards on the automatic exchange of information, as well as information exchange on request.
Namibia meets all of those requirements, Schlettwein contends.
He said Namibia's Inland Revenue officials had previously met with officials of the EU Embassy to Namibia to discuss the matter and seek clarification.
However, since local officials could not provide clarity on all the questions, it was agreed there would be a further engagement with local EU staff or EU tax experts from abroad. Namibia was later made aware of the deadline to inform the EU of the commitments to implement proposed actions or how Namibia would respond to the proposal.
The finance minister yesterday said the EU blacklisted the country as a tax haven, simply because Namibia did not sign up to four agreements that the EU "unilaterally created but expected Namibia to sign as a sovereignty."
The EU is now using that against Namibia to conclude that it's a tax haven, although Namibia gave the EU positive signals that it wants to join, but has not concluded the process as a sovereign nation.Factoring in all measures the country has put in place, including the tax legal framework containing anti-avoidance rules on transfer pricing and thin capitalisation, "the Namibian government emphatically rejects this assessment."
Nevertheless, the country "commits to use its best endeavours to clarify outstanding questions and answers to correct this unfortunate misconception," he added.
"We believe that we have not been treated equitably and call upon the EU to correct what has already caused serious harm to Namibia's outstanding reputation as a politically stable democracy with rule of law-based institutions," said a stumped Schlettwein.
"Unfair actions such as this against small and vulnerable economies harm our people, diminish our chances to prosper and perpetuate inequality. This action by the EU authorities is against the very spirit of our cultural and cooperation efforts," he said.
The government has meanwhile scheduled an urgent a meeting with EU Ambassador in Namibia Jana Hybášková to take up the matter. "We will raise it at diplomatic level to ensure that the good relationship with the EU is not in jeopardy, but rather that we correct it.
"Whether we missed the deadline or not, factually it does not make us tax haven, or an uncooperative party. It does not. If you missed a deadline, then you should be alerted that you missed the deadline and that there are consequences - and not be classified as tax haven," he countered.


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When Maspro Denkoh Corp. decided last spring to sell its corporate collection of Impressionist paintings at auction, the Japanese television equipment manufacturer contacted the world's top two art auctioneers and asked a lot of questions.
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Modernism, whether seen as a period designation, a manifestation of formal experimentation, or an aspect of modernity, has since its inception been marked, consciously or unconsciously, by gender. The dates 1890-1940, typically accepted as encompassing the modernist period, coincide with the first wave of feminism and its educational, suffragist, socialist, and professional agendas. Feminist activism and ideology of the period, as well as reactions against them, made gender a field of contention, sometimes labelled the "sex wars." The long shadow left by the Oscar Wilde trials, and the flourishing of gay and lesbian cultures, particularly in the urban centres of modernism in the teens and twenties, also queered normative notions of masculinity and femininity. In response to global consumer culture, diverse images of the modern girl emerged, also putting conventional notions of gender to the test. The Harlem Renaissance had its own gendered politics and expressions, as did modernism's venturing into and emergence from colonial situations around the globe.
The discussion of gender in modernism arose in the 1970s, along with the second wave of feminism and the introduction of feminist theory and criticism to the academy. It challenged the ways that the modernist canon, and the experimental forms associated with modernism, had been fashioned as normatively male. Early on, various approaches to the exploration of gender were available, including the gendering of style available in French Feminist theory, psychoanalytic approaches, materialist feminism, and gyno-critical attention to women writers. Raising questions of gender concerning modernist texts had become an expectation by the 1990s. Debates about the adequacy of gender as the central concern of feminist theory have led to the useful concept of intersectionality, which heeds the ways that other social categories, such as race, class, sexuality, dis/ability, and global/colonial location, intersect with gender in creating the standpoint of an individual. Equally valuable are challenges to binary divisions encouraged by gendered oppositions, and the study of ways that gender is produced by culture or performed.
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I'm a junior graphic designer, and I work in social media advertising, creating graphics for use on Twitter and Facebook. I mock up website designs using Photoshop and Illustrator, then give my design work to a web developer to implement. I've learned how to design with the Web in mind using software to create physical aspects, like shadows or texture, on digital pieces. My company manages social media for large brands, so I work with their styles and branding to create appropriate graphics. Working here, I've learned how to best use social media to create relationships, network, and share news or information. I work with an amazing group of people, so friendly and easy to communicate with, and the work is fantastic.
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When you're looking for a job, apply to everything. Try for anything that looks interesting. I'm a big fan of social media and actually I found my job on Twitter. A friend re-tweeted a message from the agency that they were looking for an entry-level designer and gave an email address. I emailed them, had an interview, and my prior experience turned out to be what they were looking for. I did some test design work and got the job. So don't be afraid to take that initial step of applying. It opens doors you may never have thought of opening.


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You don't need to have much in your pockets to change the world, a big-hearted homeless man has reminded us.
While conducting a social experiment, YouTube prankster Sam Pepper approached a few diners in a pizza shop, expressed that he was hungry and asked if they could spare a slice. He was rejected each time.
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It's a lesson about the essence of giving that we continue to learn from the people who have the least amount of resources to share.
YouTube funny guy Magic of Rahat had a similar experience back in March.
He bought a lottery ticket from a store owner and also gave the clerk $1,000, so that whoever claimed the ticket would think he won the jackpot. Rahat then handed the ticket to a homeless man in the neighborhood who was overwhelmed when he "won" the lotto.
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Texas' Morse Takes Thompson Mile At 82nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays
April 6, 2009
Courtesy of Texas
AUSTIN - Senior Jake Morse became the second consecutive Longhorn to win the Jerry Thompson Mile on the final day of the 2009 82nd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays presented by State Farm. One year after Leo Manzano set the meet and stadium record in the event (3:56.98), Morse posted a 4:01.38 to win by almost two seconds.
The Horns posted two runner-up finishes in field events behind sophomore Maston Wallace in the pole vault and junior Brandon Drenon in the shot put. Wallace notched a personal best of 5.55m (18-2.50), bettering his previous mark of 5.50m (18-0.50), which he set in winning last year's national title. Drenon tied for second in the shot with a regional mark of 18.14m (59-6.25), bettering his previous mark of 54-6 by over five feet.
In the high jump, senior Raymond Harris cleared 7-2.25 (2.19m) to finish fourth and second out of collegians. Harris came close to setting a new personal best but was unable to get over at 2.23m.
In other events on the track, freshman Trevante Rhodes used a regional mark of 10.42 to finish fifth in the university 100 meters, while senior Elliot O'Hare placed sixth in the university 110-meter hurdles in 13.96. The distance medley relay of sophomores Logan Gonzales and Danzell Fortson, freshman Patrick Todd and senior Kyle Miller finished third with a time of 9:52.58.
100 Meters
5. Trevante Rhodes, 10.42w (Reg.)
Jerry Thompson Mile
1. Jake Morse, 4:01.38
110-Meter Hurdles
6. Elliot O'Hare, 13.96w (Reg.)
4x400-Meter Relay
6. Texas (Ts. Everett, Tn. Everett, J. Hernandez, D. Fortson), 3:08.69 (Reg.)
Distance Medley Relay
3. Texas (L. Gonzales, D. Fortson, P. Todd, K. Miller), 9:52.58
High Jump
4. Raymond Harris, 2.19m (7-2.25) (Reg.)
t10. Devon Bond, 2.10m (6-10.75) (Reg.)
Pole Vault
2. Maston Wallace, 5.55m (18-2.50) (Reg.) (Personal Best)
7. Will Paine, 5.05m (16-6.75) (Reg.)
Shot Put
t2. Brandon Drenon, 18.14m (59-6.25) (Reg.) (Personal Best)


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Statement of Dr. Mary C. Mulvey ... for Hearings before the Subcommittee on Education of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, United States Senate ... in Support of S. 1663 Adult Education Act of of 1969.
Mulvey, Mary C.
In the course of supporting the proposed continuation and expansion of the present Adult Basic Education (ABE) program as set in S. 1663 Adult Education Act of 1969, Dr. Mulvey presents and clarifies the situation of adult education in Rhode Island and in the United States as a whole, and emphasizes the need for continued support. Dr. Mulvey discusses such topics as: the need for funding adult high school education; social and economic effects of undereducation (on income, career opportunities, educational training, employment, welfare, health, delinquency); ABE program funds through 8th grade level; High School Equivalency programs currently available; tuition programs; demand for high school and equivalency preparation; S. 1663; Funds necessary for adult high school education; and the need for financial support. (PY)
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Hartford Public Library staff assist Hartford residents picking up free winter clothing and supplies.
On Thursday, January 22, we hosted a cold weather clothing drive for Hartford residents in need. Funded by a grant from the Hartford County Bar Association, the event was a huge success, providing over 90 adults and children with new coats, gloves, scarves, hats, socks, sweaters, toiletries, and boots.
The giveaway began at 2:00 p.m. and even before the doors open, a line of eager city residents formed outside of the Center for Contemporary Culture at the Downtown Library. Also available were hot beverages and snacks to enjoy, and a kids craft and storytelling area.
All of the new clothing and refreshments were funded through a grant provided by the Hartford County Bar Association. Some additional gently-used items were donated by Hartford Public Library staff.
Storyteller Andre Keitz told interactive stories for residents and their children as they enjoyed the snacks and hot beverages. "It was a nice time for us to really see how we make an impact here at Hartford Public Library," said Library chief development officer Donna Haghighat. "When people come up and look at you straight in the eye and say thank you, it really means a lot."
2015 was the first year HPL received funding for a winter clothing event, and we look forward to increasing the scale and impact of the giveaway in years to come. During the cold winter months, we happily keeps our doors open to everyone who needs to warm up and relax in a welcoming space.
By Judy Wyman Kelly
Have you ever considered serving on a city commission? Eleven Hartford area residents have and on July 7 they were enthusiastically welcomed by Councilman Larry Deutsch to the newly-created Commission on Refugee and Immigrant Affairs. These 11 nominees had already submitted an application and been vetted by the Mayor. Once approved by the Subcommittee on Health and Human Services and then the City Council, the Commissioners will meet monthly to discuss and act upon matters of concern to refugees and immigrants in the Hartford area and beyond.
The nominees assembled first at the Hartford Public Library where Linda Bayer, Office of the Mayor, gave a short briefing on what to expect. She reassured them that the process was informal– they might be asked a few things about themselves and why they were interested in serving on the Commission. After a few questions such as, "What happens next?" "How often does the Commission meet?" etc., we all walked across the street to City Hall.
I am always dazzled by the majesty of Hartford City Hall. Built in 1914 on land donated by Hartford resident and financier J.P. Morgan, the building is adorned with gilded décor and vaulted glass ceilings, as well as a beautiful centrally located marble stairway. One cannot help but feel both inspired and humbled by the grandeur of the architecture and interior design.
We made our way to the Council Chambers on the 2nd floor where the subcommittee meeting was just beginning. The nominees filed in and were offered seats in the row of wooden chairs facing the council members. Chair Deutsch warmly welcomed everyone, took care of a few small business matters, and then opened the floor to the nominees.
Each person was invited to say a few words about themselves and their reasons for joining the Commission. Michael Akapan of Nigeria has lived in the U.S. for more than 20 years yet remembers well when he first arrived as an immigrant: "By serving on the Commission I hope to help other immigrants and refugees, and to solve problems in humanitarian ways. There are a lot of challenges and we brace ourselves to make significant marks during the periods of our contribution to the Commission." Padam Bharati of Bhutan was resettled in Hartford in 2009, along with 35 other families. He recently passed his U.S. citizenship test and is studying to become a nurse. Bharati hopes to "serve according to the needs of refugees."
Indira Petoskey of St. Lucia is assistant dean in the School of Continuing Education at Eastern Connecticut State University. An immigrant herself and adviser for many international students, Petoskey has a "major interest in working with immigrants and refugees." Estela Morales of Mexico "knows how it feels to come to a new country." Balam Soto of Guatemala hopes to "build a bridge for immigrants in the city," and Georges Annan Kingsley of Côte d'Ivoire wishes to "take positive actions in the lives of immigrants and refugees." Mui Mui Hin-McCormick, formerly of Laos and current Executive Director of the Connecticut Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission, wants to "make sure that the Asian community is not forgotten."
Joseph Morris Kalapele, a refugee from Liberia, has lived in Connecticut for ten years. As a lack of support and information upon arrival in Hartford proved challenging for Kalapele, he hopes to share his experiences with the Commission in order to help other immigrants and refugees. After much hard work, Kalapele earned a master's degree from Central Connecticut State University. Anne Dombrofski, who has worked with immigrant communities abroad and in the U.S. for decades, hopes to "bring about a community in which we can recognize the richness of our ethnic heritage and the contributions of all immigrants and refugees among us." Letticia Cotto, born and raised in Hartford, "looks to make Hartford a more welcoming city."
Several of the nominees attested to the important role that the Hartford Public Library played in facilitating their adjustment to the United States. Kingsley described how the library helped him when he first arrived, and Elizabeth Cuentas of Peru credited the library for helping her become a citizen last year after 20 years in the U.S. Chair Deutsch described the library as "being immensely helpful" in getting the new Commission up and running.
Once the nominees were voted in, Chair Deutsch jumped right into business urging the newly-appointed Commissioners to draft a resolution for the City Council addressing the humanitarian issue of undocumented children at the U.S. border with Mexico. Immediately upon leaving the meeting, several Commissioners chatted in the hallway about next steps—a conversation that was followed by many email exchanges.
By the following Monday, a resolution had been passed by the City Council urging Hartford "to play a role in alleviating these oppressive conditions affecting children through influencing federal immigration policy with letters to the Administration AND through offers to receive those children who may be permitted to remain in this country." The "small United Nations," as Chair Deutsch referred to the members of the Commission, was already hard at work! Commission member Dombrofski remarked, "I left Monday's meeting feeling hopeful and energized, by all of you and members of the Council. I am looking forward to working together!"
On a recent lovely summer evening, I made my way to the 19th floor of a Hartford skyscraper for a very special reception honoring some of the city's most hard-working volunteers. Generously hosted by the law firm Shipman & Goodwin, the locale offered a panoramic view of downtown Hartford, the majestic Connecticut River, and the state's many rolling hills off in the distance. It was a view "one doesn't get to see very often," exclaimed one of the guests.
I had come to support and thank the newly-appointed members of the Hartford Commission on Refugee and Immigrant Affairs (CRIA). With backing from the Hartford Public Library, the Hartford City Council, and the Mayor, the 21-person Commission will help refugees and immigrants engage in civic life, provide a forum for their ideas and concerns, and facilitate entry to the city for all new arrivals.
Dining on delicious appetizers and sipping refreshing cocktails, members of the various boards and commissions chatted and shared stories. Dr. Rebecca Thomas of the University of Connecticut School of Social Work and an immigrant from India, shared some of her reasons for joining the Commission, "I have benefited from an education, interaction and engagement with my adopted country, and I would like to share some practical insights to a policy body that can effect change and work with the members of the Commission to best meet the needs of immigrants and the host communities."
Rio Comaduran, born and raised in the U.S., said she "hopes to continue to bring immigrant and refugee issues to the forefront, ultimately affecting policy shifts and changes at the city level, and at the same time encouraging civic engagement and social capital building amongst immigrants. And as a proud Hartford resident and grand-daughter of Mexican immigrants, there's really nothing better! "
Mayor Pedro Segarra thanked all of the volunteers and commissioners for their service, spending some time with the new CRIA members—American citizens Thomas, Comaduran, and Eva Jacobson, as well as Georges Kingsley Anan, a recent immigrant from Cote d'Ivoire, Dean Rhoden of Jamaica, and Balam Soto of Guatemala. Mayor Segarra commented, "Hartford has always been a city of immigrants – from its founding to the present day. I am so excited about the new Commission. We can help our new arrivals with their dreams and aspirations and they will contribute to the health and vibrancy of our city."
Judy Wyman Kelly is a consultant for the Hartford Public Library's The American Place, a center for immigration and citizenship, and a lecturer at the University of Hartford.
Congrats to HPL Youth Services Manager Lina Osha-Williams, honored as an Immigrant of the Year at last week's Connecticut Immigrant Day ceremony at the state capitol! Her dedication to serving the Hartford community is truly inspiring, andwe're so proud to have her on our team.
Also honored at the ceremony: our Adult Learning Department staff, for their implementation of We Belong Here Hartford, a program that provides key support to immigrants new to America by linking them to programs and services available at both the Library and throughout the region.
Way to go, HPL!
As part of the Summer Reading Program, HPL staff members get together to talk about the books they are currently reading!
James – Hartford History Center staff
The Unwinding by George Packer
"This tells the social history of well known people as well as the not so well known people, and how history has shaped each of them. He writes history from the viewpoint of different people, and how history shaped their lives."
Ever since the financial crash of 2008 and the ensuing Great Recession, which only now these five years later is starting to recede, like many Americans I have been in search of insight into the workings of this great capitalism and democracy machine in which we live. The first book coming to hand to enlighten on this question is by George Packer — The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America. I should note up-front that, as the title signals, the news is not good for the demos. An "inner history," Packer's tale is most vividly related by the cogs in the machine, those whom a Frank Capra movie would portray as "the little people." – Carla Seaquist, Huffington Post
Greg – Education Coordinator
The Sense of An Ending by Julian Barnes
"Bizarre in a good way. I thought it was a true story based on the voice. I liked it, and would recommend."
The new book is a mystery of memory and missed opportunity. Tony Webster, a cautious, divorced man in his 60s who "had wanted life not to bother me too much, and had succeeded," receives an unexpected bequest from a woman he'd met only once, 40 years earlier. The mother of his college girlfriend, Veronica, has bequeathed him £500 — a legacy that unsettles Tony, pushing him to get in touch with Veronica (their relationship had ended badly) and seek answers to certain unresolved questions. – New York Times Book Review
Leti – Park Branch Manager
The Block Captain's Daughter by Demetria Martinez
"She writes in a very poetic way. She writes stories of people, from dream state to reality, first person to second person. I Would also recommend her other book, Mother Tongue."
Americans are familiar with the challenges of illegal Mexican immigration into the US, but are much less accustomed to learning about the experiences of such immigrants after they're in the country. In The Block Captain's Daughter, Demetria Martinez introduces us to six characters and the relationships they share, describing each and their environments through the others' eyes and voices. – Foreword Reviews
Martha Rea – Senior Library Assistant
Icarus and Love by Antoinette Brim
"I've read this book multiple times, I continually pick it up ot read it again. You can tell the author reads a lot, she gets in the minds of her characters."
Icarus in Love, Antoinette Brim's second collection, certifies the presence of a very fine poet among us. This entire collection is a strong reminder that assessing old ways of being is necessary work and loving the self is necessary work. Antoinette Brim is obviously at the point of assured command of her craft. The way she sifts through the past and reworks the deepest fibers of her experience is amazing evidence of the poet's heart and skill. Her riffs on the work of other poets ring like music. I love so many, but I'll list "The Female Body" and "Woman Sees Starry Night" and "33 Jackson Street Aubade"–simply great poems. -Eloise Klein Healy, Poet Laureate of The City of Los Angeles
Pat – Campfield Branch Manager
The Next Time You See Me by Holly Goddard Jones
"Highly recommend, craftily written. The author manages to weave multiple stories together in a way that makes it interesting to read."
Holly Goddard Jones follows up her terrific book of short stories, "Girl Trouble" (2009), with an equally impressive novel set in the same hard-luck Kentucky town near the Tennessee border. The robust cast includes Emily, a 13-year-old who finds a body in the woods and keeps it a secret; Susanna, a schoolteacher whose hard-living sister, Ronnie, has disappeared; and Wyatt, a lonely factory worker hazed by his younger colleagues. An eerie air hangs over the novel, but Ms. Jones has a talent for making even scenes apart from the central mystery feel suspenseful. She also has a precise eye and empathy to burn, bringing each of her many characters to well-rounded life. – New York Times Book Review
Caitlin – Social Media Coordinator
Falling by Christopher Pike
"This book has so many different little stories going on, and Pike is able to weave them all together. It has intrigue, mystery, a kidnapping, a faked death, a serial killer, and an FBI agent who can't seem to get herself out of trouble. Highly recommend."
Matt Connor is falling. He has lost his obsession (he thinks love) to another man so he goes for the logical; he fakes his own death. The plan is flawless, the entails perfected. Matt Connor dies and a new man is born. Kelly Feinman is falling. She is an FBI Agent with a hero complex who loses her family and almost her life. Tracking a serial killer known as "Acid Man" on her own Kelly is in for a big surprise when she finally finds him. Kelly may survive, but she doesn't learn from her mistakes. Falling, is filled with twists, turns and surprises. Nothing and no one are ever what they seem to be. At the heart this is a compelling tale of human nature and is worth the read. – All My Writers Review
I have a confession to make. I'm obsessed with libraries. That's right. I am truly, madly and deeply in love with libraries. I believe librarians are the coolest people on the planet and contrary to popular belief, it's your library card that you can't leave home without. Not your American Express. With all that being said, I'm embarrassed to admit I didn't always feel this way.
After graduating from college, I suffered for almost ten years from a common but under-treated social condition known as Libramnesia. Individuals suffering from Libramnesia completely forget about libraries or even worse, believe libraries are irrelevant. My particular condition was a physical reaction caused by the countless overnighters I spent on the first floor of Byrd Library throughout my four years at Syracuse. Once I handed in the last paper of my college career, I did not step foot into a library again until nearly a decade later.
My first visit back to the library was prompted by another debilitating condition I was also suffering from at the time called unemployment. I was unemployed and needed a book. Up until then, if I wanted a book I bought one. Given my jobless state of being, I decided I could no longer afford the luxury of shopping for books at Barnes and Nobles. It was then, when I needed access to information that I otherwise could not access on my own, did I regain my memory.
The thing that struck me immediately upon my return to my local library was how much the library had changed from how I remembered it. No longer was I limited to borrowing books and DVD's. Now I could register to learn computer software skills or resume building techniques. In addition, there were opportunities for me to attend forums on topics impacting my community and participate in dialogues with my public officials. I couldn't help but also notice librarians were no longer wearing buns in their hair. Instead, they wore beautiful smiles that represented the diversity of my community. Despite all of the new additions, one very important thing remained the same – library programs were still free!
Fast forward to today and I'm proud to say I serve as President of the Board of Directors for one of the country's most innovative urban public libraries – Hartford Public Library. In my dual role as a library board trustee and Libramnesia survivor, I recently headed to Chicago for a librarianship double header – the American Library Association's Annual Conference and the Urban Library Council's Annual Forum. During my time at the conference I met with incredibly smart and passionate men and women from around the country that all shared an unbreakable commitment to their respective library communities.
Fortunately, for me, I recovered and regained my memory and appreciation for the awesomeness that is our public library system; however, there are still those among us that continue to suffer. The worst case of Libramnesia was recently identified in Miami, FL., where Mayor Carlos Gimenez's brain was completely attacked by the disease. The Mayor of the city with the second highest income inequality of any large county in the country made the decision to close 22 libraries and layoff 251 employees in an effort to avoid increasing property taxes. In his fragile condition, the Mayor was quoted as saying "the age of the library is probably ending." To learn why this is the most inaccurate statement ever, please visit ilovelibraries.org. In the meantime, let's pray for the residents of Miami-Dade that Mayor Gimenez makes a speedy recovery.
We have an amazing staff here at the library, and now we're not the only ones who know it! The White House is honoring a handful of librarians from around the country as "Champions of Change"; recognizing people who are doing great work in their communities. She is being honored with 11 other museum and library workers from around the country.
Homa is our Chief Adult Education Officer, and works with patrons through The American Place to find ESL and citizenship classes, as well as help immigrants become settled in our community. She works tirelessly with the adults to visit the library to provide programming that reflects the Hartford community as a whole.
"The one thing that all immigrants have in common are those American values — we all have the same political values of freedom, and we can bring people together through that shared culture," Naficy said [Hartford Courant].
"Homa Naficy is a superstar to the population she serves, because she is tireless in creating opportunities that help immigrants become acclimated to their new home." – CEO Matt Poland
We're thrilled for Homa and will share updates from the event at the White House!
Homa at the White House!
|Getting to Zero
by Jasmine Cardi
In 2012 the Hartford Public Library had its first Staff Development Day. All of the libraries in Hartford were closed and all the staff met at the main branch. Our morning started off very intensely with Andy Stefanovich. Simply put he is a motivational speaker who has worked with many of the top leading companies in the world to inspire them to think creatively. Andy Stefanovich is Chief Curator and Provocateur at Prophet, a strategic brand and marketing consultancy. In 2 hours he shared a great deal of information with us. Two of the things that struck me the most were about passion and relaxing. If we really think about it we spend most of our time at work. If we can think of something we are passionate about and dissect it to find what are the qualities of our passion then we can apply that to our work environment.(Passion in action) For me I love helping people. Each day I get a chance to help many people that walk into the library. The idea of knowing what characteristics make up your passion and being able to find it in other things is great. It makes me think about things in a different perspective. (Which Andy also spoke about in great detail) The second thing that struck me was getting to zero. Getting to zero refers to getting to your relaxing point. I am not referring to getting a massage relaxed. I mean, that is great but is not likely to happen on a daily basis. What I think Andy meant was doing something that helps you release the stress of the day and have a little "you" time to regroup or just clear your mind. Helping people takes a lot of energy. Regardless of the weather, how you are feeling or other stress factors you have a task to perform once those doors open. You are ON and the show must go on. Without getting to zero sharing your passion, or enjoying your passion, might become difficult. For me, getting to zero sometimes includes a trip to First & Last Bakery before I start my day. I sit alone and enjoy a quiet breakfast and a hot cup of coffee. These 30 minutes before I start work are very important to me. It allows me to clear my mind and prepare for the day ahead. What Andy shared with us seemed like basic things that many take for granted. It was nice to be reminded how these small things we can easily take for granted can make or break our day. We do not need to sacrifice our passion or ourselves for our job. The idea is if you find your passion within your job it will not only benefit you but also the people you encounter as well. I encourage you to read Andy's book Look at More. I know I will be reading it. I also will not forget the 2 back-to-basic principles I'd like to explore and expand on: passion in action and getting to zero. This was an experience I'm sure never to forget and am grateful to have been apart of.


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Here are 10 ways franchisors can improve the effectiveness of communicating with their franchisees and improve franchise relations.
1. Take responsibility for communicating important messages to your network.
Do not rely on franchisees to communicate policy messages to their peers, even if these do come from FAC meetings. It is not their role and, because they
will inevitably have conflicting interests, they are likely to communicate inconsistent or incomplete messages, creating disappointment all around.
2. Do not endorse franchisees meeting together without a competent facilitator
. Human nature being as it is, the angriest or most unhappy people will almost always pull down the mood of a group making these meetings unenjoyable,
unproductive "bitch sessions" - a pet hate of your better franchisees. If there are problems to be resolved, ensure the person running the meeting
understands how to set up a constructive process that results in workable suggestions and solutions.
3. Stay calm and non-defensive when responding to franchisee concerns
. Even if you feel your competence or integrity is being questioned, trying to prove you are right and they are wrong will just make them suspicious you
are hiding something. It also can also frustrate people who will feel shut down and not raise legitimate concerns in the future. Listen carefully to
people's underlying concerns and respond directly and factually.
4. Do not use town hall meetings to resolve group gripes
. Allowing angry or opinionated people to stand up with microphones creates an unsettling, political atmosphere of point scoring rather than the honest,
open discussions you need to understand and resolve issues. There are more effective methods to have gripes heard where everyone gets a say, the mood stays
positive and actions are agreed on.
5. Coordinate franchisee communications through a single channel
. Franchisees have better things to do than wade through a mass of random, verbose emails from different departments. Ensure all emails are interesting,
relevant and short. If the franchisee has to take action make this as clear and easy as possible.
6. Minimize lecturing to franchisees at regional meetings
7. Train franchisor executives in effective presentation skills
. Maximize engagement through the effective use of voice modulation, confident posture and a light easy pace. Use pictures and simple charts to bring your
messages to life. If you are just going to read points off a slide you are better to provide this information online or using a handout.
8. Prepare for meetings by imagining what success looks like
. Consider what you will see happening if it goes really well. How will people respond during the meeting? How will they feel afterwards? What outcomes
will be achieved? Discuss this as a team prior to the meeting.
9. Set an example of constructive participation
. Executives that wander in and out of franchisee meetings or sit at the back of the room catching up on their emails are making a statement that the
meeting is not really all that important. Feign interest if you have to. While you may have heard the messages, if you look bored, it can come across as a
lack of commitment.
10. Use regular webinars with top leadership to keep franchisees up to date
. A 30 minute webinar with your CEO every few weeks will keep franchisees feeling connected and in the loop on important strategic information. Webinars
should start and finish on time, be tightly run and provide an opportunity to ask questions.
Greg Nathan is a psychologist, author of several popular franchising books and
Founder of the Franchise Relationships Institute. This article is from his collection of Healthy Franchise Relationships Tips, available from
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Fair play to ye lads, packin looks like there was serious care and attention at hand!
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Thanks Moose/Tractorpilot!
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Norm I think I saw your steed with a sticker on the screen
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During the Renaissance, artist and architect Vincenzo Scamozzi was tasked with a daunting commission: to design and plan an entire city to be aesthetically pleasing and strategic for military defense.
Scamozzi was a natural fit for the project; he'd written "L'Idea dell'Architettura Universale" ("The Idea of a Universal Architecture").
Scamozzi's town of Palmanova became one of the prime examples of Late Renaissance star fort designs. The shape blends military, religious and philosophical principles that Renaissance Italians held dear.
Three guarded gates and an encompassing moat adds further protection. At the time, the Ottoman Empire to the east presented the greatest threat.
The star shape is also a nod to cosmological spirituality particular to the type of Catholicism practiced at the time.
Despite Palmonova's priority of defense, it did fall under Napoleonic rule in 1806.
And then under Austrian power with its neighboring towns, Veneto and Friuli, in 1866.
Scamozzi designed the city according to principles of utopia postulated by Sir Thomas More in 1516.
The hope was for Palmanova to be self-sustaining and a perfect example of humanist philosophy.
However, by 1622, few Italians wanted to live in their newly built utopia.
The population was so low (a huge problem for a city aiming for self-sufficiency) that, in 1622, Venice pardoned some of its prisoners and offered them free land in Palmanova if they would agree to settle there.
Edward Wallace Muir Jr., an American professor, said, "The humanist theorists of the ideal city designed numerous planned cities that look intriguing on paper but were not especially successful as livable spaces."
For example, privacy was not well regarded in this version of utopia, in accordance with More's writing, "He that knows one knows them all, they are so alike one another."
Today, approximately 5,400 people live in Palmanova. The fortresses and glimpses at 16th-century life draw tourists from all over the world.
More than 350 years after its founding, Palmanova was declared a national monument of Italy and became a UNESCO heritage site.
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Tuesday, 14 November 2017
A NEWRY woman has hit a lucky streak after winning €28,000 on a RTE game show! Eileen Jackson's appearance on Winning Streak has been a long time coming as the lucky 63 year old has never missed an episode since the show began, in September 1990.
Eileen comes from a huge family so she was busy picking who would come on the bus to cheer her on in RTE studios last weekend.
For example, she is from a family where she is one of 11 children and all of her siblings, with the exception of her sister Pauline, who will be watching from Brussels in Belgium.
A retired teacher, she took early retirement almost 10 years ago, after teaching for 31 years at Southern Regional College, Newry.
In retirement she kept herself busy volunteering for her local GAA club, St John Bosco GAA in Newry and for the local Gateway club for people with special needs.
Nowadays she is a full-time carer for her 91-year-old father Peter, who was in the studio with her for the show.
Eileen has two loves: shopping and travel and she plans on putting her winnings towards these two pursuits, preferably both at the same time as she plans to take a shopping holiday to New York City.
She also plans to buy a new car with her winnings as she says her current one is for the scrap heap!
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Unfortunately for Eileen, she didn't get the chance to spin the wheel but no doubt she will be delighted with her debut appearance on her favourite show!
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Angel was a bit difficult to get into tonight though, after that Buffy ending -- but I understand the logic of the two. I'll be interested to see how both series work on different networks next year....
Oh...today's (well, tomorrow's) trivia fact: I went to my first science fiction convention of any kind fifteen years ago. It was a one day Doctor Who event at the old prom center in St Paul with Peter Davison, run by the old Doctor Who Fan Club of America. I've still got some vivid memories of being a big geek and trying to debate what order we should put the novelizations in; as you could either put them in the order of the book release, or the order of the TV episode airdates.
It wasn't a convention in the sense I like them today -- a couple on stage events and a huge merchandise selection. But it was fun, and it was really good for our club. Our first, small step into a wider world. I should scan in some of my stuff from that sometime...
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KISSIMMEE — Andrew J. McKay wants to make religious figurines big business -- about six feet big.
To do that he has brought his Museum of Woodcarving, including 100 life- size wooden sculptures of biblical personages, to Osceola County.
KISSIMMEE — Andrew J. McKay wants to make religious figurines big business -- about six feet big.
To do that he has brought his Museum of Woodcarving, including 100 life- size wooden sculptures of biblical personages, to Osceola County.
The museum opened in the Old Town mall on west U.S. Highway 192 in Osceola County about two weeks ago. All its exhibits and works are the product of 30 years of work by McKay's uncle, Joseph T. Barta, who died in 1972.
McKay said Barta also carved animals and people in miniature. Besides the approximately 100 biblical works, there are about 400 smaller sculptures of goats, elk and dinosaurs as well as carvings of John F. Kennedy and the flag raising at Iwo Jima.
McKay said that Barta concentrated his career on life-size recreations of religious stories, including Adam and Eve's banishment from the Garden of Eden to the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
McKay said his uncle spent six to eight weeks carving each life-size personage. The objects are made of seasoned ponderosa and sugar pine wood, all held together with a special glue -- the formula for which Barta took to his grave, McKay said.
The star of the exhibit is Barta's sculpture of Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper. The recreation of the famous painting took Barta 4 1/2 years, McKay said, and he estimated its worth at $2.5 million. Besides separate statues of Christ and the Apostles, the work includes bread and fish on plates and a carved table cloth.
The Museum of Woodcarving was previously located in Spooner, Wis. -- Barta's hometown. McKay said, however, that the cold Wisconsin climate kept tourists -- his main customers -- away from October to May. The move to Osceola allows McKay to stay open all year. He expects about 1,200 visitors a week.
McKay said he hopes to carve a niche for himself in the county's tourism market because of the museum's proximity to hotels and its location in the Old Town mall.
The museum is the first business to open in the $12 million mall, which is being built to resemble an early 20th century Florida town. The project's developers, Tollman-Hundley Hotels, based in New York City, have said the mall will include restaurants, specialty shops and a 1950s-style discotheque.
But until Old Town is completed, the only people walking past the museum for the next few weeks will be the construction crews working on the surrounding buildings. Other shops are scheduled to open in the next months, with a grand opening celebration set for the first week of October.
McKay said he will charge $4 admission for adults and a $2 for children. At that rate he said he needs to bring in about 200 people a day to be profitable, a rate he says he doesn't expect any trouble reaching, based on the museum's success in Wisconsin.


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In Tuesday night's debate, Senator Barack Obama largely blamed deregulation for the current economic crisis.
Not everyone agrees with that sentiment, though.
Writing today in The New Republic, Alvaro Vargas Llosa, the director of the Center on Global Prosperity at the Independent Institute, says that the culprit was not deregulation, but rather "easy money by the Federal Reserve and the government-induced lowering of standards for approving loan requests." Mr. Vargas Llosa worries that propagating such a "myth" will eventually lead to overregulation and protectionism, an outcome that he decries as a "crime against humanity."
All hyperbolic language aside, Mr. Vargas Llosa has a point. As the historian Niall Ferguson wrote in an article for Time Magazine, which we linked to last week:
Back in 1930, the Senate passed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, which raised duties on some 20,000 imported goods. Historians define this as one of the critical steps that led to the Great Depression — a tipping point when the world realized that partisan self-interest had trumped global leadership on Capitol Hill.
Meanwhile, Lawrence A. Hunter, the former Republican staff director of the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, writes Tuesday in The American Spectator about the emergence of "an ill-conceived bipartisan consensus both about the causes of the financial crisis and the remedial policies that should be enacted to prevent its recurrence."
This consensus, he says, "falsely blames the financial crisis on lax government regulation and markets gone wild," instead of focusing on the true culprit: "the debauching of the currency and the resulting boom/bust cycle of inflationary credit expansion followed by financial panic…"
Last month, my colleague David Leonhardt also weighed in on the issue of deregulation and its impact on the credit crisis. He largely blames a lack of new regulations, rather than an erosion of old ones for today's economic woes: "The nursemaid of the current crisis isn't so much what Washington did… as what it didn't do."
In that sense, Mr. Obama may be wrong in placing most of the blame on deregulation in and of itself. But in saying, as he did during the debate, that "we still have an archaic 20th-century regulatory system in place for 21st-century financial markets," he appears to have a point.


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It has been proposed that Dercum's disease is a local defect in lipid metabolism [1]. An investigation [1] of fatty acid biosynthesis in two patients with Dercum's disease suggested that there might be a deficit in the formation of monounsaturated fatty acids in subjects affected by the disease. However, contradictory findings were revealed in another study, comprised of 13 patients with Dercum's disease [2].
Regarding adipose tissue function in Dercum's disease, the findings are inconclusive[3].