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Risk Insider: Chris Mandel
Managing Risk in the Tail
There are many definitions of risk, with most coming pretty close to each other. Interestingly, most all of these definitions put "risk" well beyond the point of "expected losses" on the actuarial loss curve (see graph below).
Focusing only on the downside of risk for the moment, are expected losses and those that fall to the right of the "expected" loss point really "risks?" If risk is the effect of uncertainty on objectives, then by that definition, "expected losses" would not be materially "uncertain;" they would be "expected" (though not certain).
This dichotomy has perplexed many risk professionals — especially those who lean into the traditional insurable risk realm, as these sources of loss are the primary focus of most of their responsibilities.
All good then, as that is what they were hired to do; a very necessary function for the successful operation of organizations. And yet this may be the one thing that limits the influence and in some cases the upward mobility of many traditional risk managers. After all, senior managers are typically most concerned about the unexpected and uncertain potential for disruption to the organization, its strategy and its plans that defined success.
As one CEO I worked for would say: "tell me what I don't know." An understandable interest since the CEO is the ultimate accountable person for the successful achievement of the plan of the organization he or she leads.
It is unlikely that expected losses will prevent the successful execution of operational or strategic plans, assuming these losses have been accounted for in budgets or transferred to others through insurance or contract. Now, budget shortfalls do occur and some claims may not be paid under certain insurance or contract conditions, but these are typically one-off variances that should be well within risk appetite and thus usually wouldn't prevent accomplishment of most objectives.
So the obvious questions are: 1] how does your organization define risk and is it the definition that all stakeholders understand, agree upon and can manage to; and 2] where on the loss curve do you want to manage risk to?
Other questions might be, for example, do you assign more importance to likelihood or impact? I would suggest they are not of equivalent import and get their relative importance from a well-defined risk strategy, appetite and the risk culture that undergirds it.
Another question that quickly becomes critical is: how far out on the likelihood axis may be relevant to your risk strategy? This is the ultimate question that will define where you focus along the x-axis (likelihood or frequency), where resource needs are, the level of sophistication of tools and techniques necessary to manage risk effectively etc.
I urge you to get your key risk stakeholders together and vet these issues to ensure you have the right priorities and focus for managing risk within your organization. Absent this, you'll be flying blind along a curve that presents an infinite set of outcomes. Can you afford to fly blind in the face of the potential of catastrophic uncertainty?


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The government and many media channels have accused farmers opposing the agricultural laws of not having enough understanding of the new laws. Farmers have been misled, they are keen to say.
Apart from this, farmers were also called 'Khalistanis'. In such a situation, what do farmers have to say on this subject?
Senior editor Arfa Khanum Sherwani speaks to farmers at the Singhu border about this.

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READ THIS FIRST: Our new eye-opening investigation reveals shocking details about the inside tactics of Precision Door of Phoenix. We sent an advance copy of this story to Precision Door Service's corporate office in Florida. After conducting their own independent investigation into our allegations, PDS is moving forward with termination proceedings against this franchise. If you thought our "Worst Garage Door Company in the Nation" was a blockbuster story, you need to read this.
GDS has been banned from doing business in California since December 2017. But we believe that they've continued doing business non-stop throughout the state. Now, the NBC station in Los Angeles appears to have caught them red-handed, dishing out a residential repair bill of over $3,500. We have the full story and a link to the NBC report right here.
Tired of all the "Bad Bob" stories? So are we. This story brought tears to the eyes of the installer, the customer, and us too. We need more stories like this one.
In an effort to stop Bad Bob in his tracks, DASMA and IDA have launched a new program that lets you report rip-off companies in your market area. The new Scammer Reporting Service is the latest effort by IDA and DASMA's Task Force on Industry Reputation. How does it work? The details are here.
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The Flour Finals - Episode 4 - Brioche or Sweet Potato Rolls?
It's the final episode! Find out which recipe won: was it Herb and Caramelized Onion Brioche, or Sweet Potato Rolls with Brown Sugar Coconut Butter? Watch and learn how to make the winning recipe at home – or if you can't wait, get the recipe now.


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A very nice Autosleeper Symbol. Rare three berth high top, based on a Peugeot Boxer 2.0 HDI showing 57,000 miles. A good size vehicle capable of dual use as an everyday runaround or full on camping. Easy to drive and park. All documents, user manuals and V5 registration present. Complete with fully stamped up service booklet.
An ideal opportunity for a young couple with small child, or equally for a couple with the ability to take a grandchild due to the extra top bunk forming a good size extra bed.
Peugeot 2.2HDI 5 speed manual, PAS, Electric windows, Electric mirrors, Central locking, Stereo/CD, Adjustable steering wheel height, Swivel passengers and drivers seat.
Three in total, Drivers and Passengers plus one travelling seat.
End galley kitchen with opposing end washroom, forward lounge, high top camper with additional folding bed in high top, with large sliding side door.
3 berth, lounge making either 2 singles or a double bed plus further berth 'upstairs'.
Light and airy lounge, large windows, Heki roof light and swivel passenger and drivers seat.
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Hot Water Truma boiler providing hot water to both kitchen and washroom.
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240 volt mains hook-up. 12 volt leisure battery with mains zig charging system.
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TV Aerial, Bike rack, Tow bar, Awning, Rear step, Stereo/CD, Silver screen.
A superb size camper that really ticks a lot of boxes, loaded with useful extras, good service history, a tidy example that's worth viewing/buying.
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At approximately 1 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of Butler Avenue and Pinckney Street in reference to a firearm being discharged in the area.
Upon arrival, officers located a white truck with what appeared to be projectile damage. Officers made contact with the white male driver, who was alert but appeared to have injuries. EMS arrived on scene and transported the subject to the nearest hospital. We would be later notified that the subject did not suffer a gunshot wound and the injuries sustained were from broken glass from the vehicle.Early reports indicate two vehicles were in the area and began shooting at each other. The driver of the white truck was driving down Butler Avenue and was caught in the crossfire.
At this point, Greenville Police detectives are leading this active investigation. Officers canvassed the neighborhood in search of witnesses and evidence related to this case.
We believe at the time this occurred there were multiple motorists on Butler Avenue who may have been witnesses or who may have damage from the incident.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Greenville Police Department at 864-271-5333 or Greenville Crime Stoppers at 864-23-CRIME (27463).


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This is a great little press. It's in good condition and prints well. I had the rollers recovered about 3 years ago and have barely used it since. I no longer have use for the press in my work. It comes bolted to a sturdy 3/4" plywood base that makes it easy to incorporate into a variety of workspaces. The base also makes it easy to crate, store, or transport. $800 OBO. Pick up in Brooklyn, NY.


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Morning routines- I love them, I hate them. Teachers tend to start work quite early, since we're contractually done with the day mid-afternoon. Add in a kid to drop off? Even earlier. I wake up around 5:35 every day, am out the door by 6:40, and finally arrive, after dropping my son off, at work around 7:30. I hate getting up so early, so I have really worked hard to make my mornings as efficient as possible, and now that my son is five and I've been doing this for eons I think I finally have it down. Here's what has helped me:
Prep the night before- I do everything possible the night before. I usually work out after work, which means I shower in the evening, which helps a ton. I get my coffee ready to brew, lay out my clothes and Sawyer's, have everything that needs to go in the car ready by the table, and get as much of my lunch ready while cleaning up dinner.
I started setting my alarm two minutes earlier- Yup, two measly minutes. I began doing this a month or two ago and it makes me feel less a little rushed when I get myself ready, before Sawyer gets up at 6:08 (yup, his wake up was moved up two minutes earlier too).
Train the child- When Sawyer started kindergarten this year he was "gifted" an alarm clock and a strict new morning routine. When his alarm sounds he turns it off, makes his bed, and brings his clothes downstairs to change. I get him breakfast, he takes over his dishes, knows to put on his own shoes, etc... and then I just help him with his hair and teeth.
No social media until makeup/hair is done- Social media is basically the bane of efficiency.
Earlier bedtime- I try to be asleep by 10:30 every night, since I am a really light sleeper and wake up many times a night (I lose about 45 minutes of sleep a night, according to my Fitbit). I attempt to be in bed by 10, but by the time my brain turns off it can be awhile. Logically, the better I sleep the easier the mornings are.
Check traffic before leaving- I live in Southern California and have to take two freeways to get to Sawyer's school and mine; there's no telling what's going on between traffic and construction. There are alternate routes, so if I have a plan before leaving I'm happier.
Nothing earth-shaking or incredibly innovative, but I can definitely say that all of these little things have made this school year's morning the easiest since having a kid!


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Ricki Hendrick in her custom Hendrick Motorsports overalls (October 2007)
Josephine Riddick "Ricki" Hendrick is the daughter of the late NASCAR driver and owner Joseph Riddick "Ricky" Hendrick and his fiancée, Emily Maynard.
Ricki's mom found out she was pregnant in October of 2004, just five days after Ricky was tragically killed in a plane crash en route to Martinsville Speedway. Ricki was born June 29, 2005 at 2:49 AM, ET.
Currently, Ricki attends preschool and, in her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her cousins, Kate and Hendrick Carlson. Mom treasures their intimate relationship with the extended Hendrick family. RIcki is also a huge fan of Elmo and was very excited to see her favorite muppet in concert in 2006.
In December 2005, Ricki made her first trip to New York City for NASCAR's Champions week with her mom and Grandpa Rick and Grandma Linda Hendrick. While there, she got to see the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center and meet Santa Claus! Last February, Ricki attended her first speedweeks in Daytona and made her first trip to Disney World.
Ricki and mom currently live in Mooresville, N.C. while they wait for their house on Lake Norman to be completed.
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On Monday, September 12th, a big change is coming to Durham Central Park. We are pleased to announce that an ADA accessible loop shaped sidewalk will be installed on the east side of the Park. The sidewalk will provide an safe and easily traversable connection between Rigsbee Ave and Foster St. for the community (see image). No longer will people have to tromp up or down a sometimes muddy hillside to get from one side of the park to the other. This sidewalk has been in DCP's Master Plan for many years and it is exciting to see it finally being built!
We are also pleased to share that while we are adding this new sidewalk, the open space of the Great Lawn will be preserved and also slightly regraded to help with existing drainage problems. After the construction is completed, this winter, there will be new shade trees installed around the sidewalk. Tree locations TBA. Stay tuned.
During the construction, the Great Lawn area will be closed to the public. Construction should last 6-8 weeks. Park visitors will have full access to the Leaf, Mt. Merrill, the bridge and the whole west side of the Park. In the first two weeks of construction, the Skate Park will also be closed for some much needed repairs. After those repairs are finished, the skatepark will reopen and be fully accessible while the sidewalk is installed.
This sidewalk installation will be funded in large part by East West Partners, the company that is building Liberty Warehouse Apartments. Over the years that East West Partners has been working on the apartments, they have been great friends to Durham Central Park. In addition to installing the sidewalk that has been on the Master Plan for years, they made a sizable donation to build Mt. Merrill and in the near future will be making a donation towards art in the Park.


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Reblooming Daylilies At Tranquil Lake Nursery, there are a number of daylilies that bloom once and then send up additional scapes to produce a second season of bloom. A few will even bloom for a very long time, crossing nearly the whole daylily season. These Repeat blooming varieties will add color and interest to your garden for a long season of bloom. The repeat blooming daylilies listed below are in good supply. We have smaller numbers of many other repeat blooming flowers.We ship healthy double-fan divisions or clumps (4-5 fans), unless other-wise indicated. Occasionally, low stock varieties and some new introductions will be shipped as single fans. Our guarantee still applies. Abbreviations used, in sequence:
Click here for a list of all available daylilies in alphabetical order or here for printable file of our most popular daylilies and iris. To Order: Click here and Go to Order Form: Print order Form: Mail to: Tranquil Lake Nursery at: 45 River Street Rehoboth, MA 02769 or fax order form to us at (508) 252-4740 or send an email to Tranquil Lake Nursery or you can call us with your order at (800) 353-4344 or if you would like to purchase daylilies online, click "Add to Cart" under the picture of the daylily. Send a Gift of Reblooming Daylilies: Click here for Gift Order form Reblooming Daylilies A to D Reblooming Daylilies E to L or M to Z
Reblooming Daylilies E to L or M to Z We are building stock on the following very late blooming daylilies (Hemerocallis), and they will be available in future years: Alec Allen; Apricot; Almost A Miracle; Altamira; Alvantine Taylor; Angelus Bell; Anne's Avonlea; Apricot; Baby Betsy; Baby Darling; Barnabas; Beauty Mark; Belle Shippe; Bellissimo; Beloved Ballerina; Becky Lynn; Beryl; Betty Bennet Brown; Big Show; Big Time Happy; Blue Prelude; Bouquet of Ruffles; Broadway Bonanza; Bruce Buffy's Doll; Bungaree; Cabellero; Caliph's Robe; Caprician Comet; Caprician Honey Gold; Caprician Fiesta; Captain Russell; Carolicollosal; Cellini Gold; China Calm; Cool Delight; Colonial Dame; Cotton Jenny; Creme Brulee; Crown Royal; Crystal Cupid; Dark Enchantment; Decatur Cherry Smash; Earliana; Edna Spalding Memorial; English Gentry; Enjoy; Eternity's Breath; Eureka Springs; Evelyn Stout; Fairies Pinafore; Fanciful Thoughts; Fancy Illusion; Far and Away; Fashion Trend; Fever; Forever Autumn; Forsyth Jimny Cricket; Frankly Fabulous; French Porcelain; Fugue; Fuzz Bunny; Gertrude Condon; Gigglesworth; Golden Dewdrop; Golden Scroll; Gray Horizon; Great Goodness Gracious; Green Eyes Wink; Green Glitter; Hazel Monette; Heap Good; Heavenly Peace; High Priestess; Ida Wimberly Munson; Imperial Guard; Impetuosity; Irish Linen; Jade Tip; Java Sea; Jean High; Kate Carpenter; Kemp Owyne; King Alfred; Kiska; La Peche; Lady Cecilia; Lakme; Lavaliere; Lavender Deal; Leah Abbott; Leda's Lover; Leslie Ball; Little Business, Little Dart; Little Fellow; Little Infant Baby; Little Maggie; Little Neka; Little Orange Bird; Little Skippy; Luminous Jewel; Lunar Sea; Lusty Little Lulu; Lydias Purple; Midnight Splendor, Monarch's Secret; Moon of Xanadu; Nairobi; Nairobi Nights; Pompeian Fantasy, Prester John, Purple Prize, Siloam Sugar Time, Sweet Jasmine; Tiger Butter; Tiffany Jane;Twilight Crepe; Victoria Elizabeth Barnes and Water Witch.Click here for a printable file of our most popular daylilies and iris. |


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Confirmed death toll in Malaysia boat accidents rises to 16
Malaysian maritime authorities yesterday recovered the body of an Indonesian woman, raising the confirmed death toll from two boat accidents to 16 with dozens of others still missing.
Two boats taking illegal immigrants back to neighbouring Indonesia's Sumatra island for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan capsized early Wednesday off Malaysia's west coast in two separate incidents.
Sixteen people are confirmed dead, while 83 others have been rescued so far and 25 remain missing, said Mohamad Hambali Yaakup, an official with the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency.
"The body we found today is a woman," he told AFP. "We will keep on doing our search and rescue operation."
Both boats were overloaded — with one transporting 97 people, more than three times its capacity — and sank in rough seas near Port Klang, the country's main port.
Police on Friday detained two Indonesian men believed to be the shipping agent and coordinator of the boat that carried 97 people. They are being investigated under the anti-trafficking and smuggling of migrants act.
Around two million illegal migrants, mostly from Indonesia and other poorer regional countries, are estimated to be working in Malaysia — taking up low-paying jobs on plantations, construction sites, factories and other places.
Boat accidents are frequent as they embark on rickety, overloaded vessels under cover of night to avoid border patrols.
Large numbers of Indonesians return home annually for Ramadan and next month's Eid al-Fitr, Islam's biggest festival. Both Malaysia and Indonesia are Muslim-majority. — AFP
Fire and Rescue personnel pulling a woman's body fished from the sea into their boat. — Bernama photo


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Iran dismisses Germany's call for Israel recognition
Spokeswoman in Tehran rejects entreaties by Berlin official, says countries have 'totally different views' on the Jewish state
Iran brusquely dismissed a German official's appeal that it recognize the State of Israel's right to exist, saying its stance is not going to change following the signing of a nuclear accord with world powers.
"We have totally different views from Germany on certain regional issues in the Middle East and we have explicitly expressed our viewpoints in different negotiations," Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham said Monday, according to the Fars news agency.
She added that "this is not something new."
German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel had warned Sunday at the start of a three-day visit to Tehran that Berlin could not accept Iran's questioning of Israel's right to exist, and that such attitudes could harm business relations between the two countries. He also said Germany would be willing to mediate between the two enemies.
But Afkham stressed that "the main goal of the German vice chancellor's visit to Iran is a discussion of the prospects of mutual cooperation. We quite naturally have our own concerns and views on existing threats, including the Zionist regime's threats and the roots of the crises in the region."
Gabriel is heading a delegation of representatives from German companies, one of the first overt signs of a thaw following a deal with world powers over the Islamic Republic's nuclear program. The German delegation is the first to visit Iran after negotiators struck the nuclear deal in Vienna last week. Germany was among the six world powers involved in the talks.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said at a meeting with Gabriel Monday that closer ties between Iran and Germany would help bridge the gap between Europe and the entire Middle East, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Rouhani said he hoped Germany would play a "positive role" in improving relations between Iran and the EU, "as it played a positive role in nuclear talks."
In response to Rouhani's comments, Gabriel said "I am sure the business community of Germany and the German government will take stronger steps in the way you indicated," according to ISNA.
But Gabriel warned that obstacles still remained that could affect the pace of German investment in Iran.
"Issues of human rights, civil rights of citizens and other individuals — and especially the security of Israel — are all of great significance for Germany," he said.
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said earlier in the day that the two nations would hold their first joint economic conference in a decade later this year. He said it would be aimed at laying the groundwork for businesses in both countries to work together as sanctions are lifted. The last such event was held in 2002 before the imposition of international economic sanctions over Iran's nuclear program.
Iran and the Germany have a history of economic ties dating back to the 19th century. Germany was a major trade partner in the 1990s and more than 200,000 Iranians live there.
Israel remains strongly opposed to the nuclear deal and its government maintains it has not ruled out a unilateral military option against Iran's nuclear facilities.
Iran does not recognize Israel and supports anti-Israeli terror groups like the Palestinian Hamas and Lebanese Hezbollah. On Saturday, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described Israel in a speech as a "terrorist, baby-killer government."
He also vowed that the nuclear agreement would not change Iran's policy against the "arrogant American government" nor would it change the Islamic Republic's policy of supporting its "friends" in the region.
His remarks were greeted intermittently by chants of "Death to America" and "Death to Israel."
AFP contributed to this report.


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High School Powerhouses
Athletics has long been a staple of the high school experience. Some schools are known for having dominant sports teams, and other teams are known for their mediocrity. But what drives this disparity? The answer lies at the heart of a fundamental but under-recognized truism in sports: winning teams perpetuate their success by being magnets for talented athletes.
November 12, 2019
On a September night in 2004 before the watchful eyes of 25,000 fans, a football game was underway between elite high schools De La Salle and Bellevue High. For the fair-weather fan, this game was like any other matchup. But for the hard-core fan, the game had the potential to rewrite history.
The outcome of this game would either end or extend the longest winning streak in football history: 151 straight wins for De La Salle High School. On De La Salle's first drive of the game, a 45-yard touchdown run had fans hopeful for yet another win. But much to their dismay, Bellevue High dominated the rest of the game and went on to win, 39-20. This marked the end to a feat so prolonged it seemed like it would last forever.
The magnitude of De La Salle's achievement had people wondering: How had they managed to dominate the game for so long? The reason is because De La Salle's winning tradition attracts more gifted young athletes seeking to be part of a reputable program, thus perpetuating their success.
This pattern is circular: A successful high school athletics program continues to dominate because of their previous achievements. Conversely, a school sports team that has a reputation of being bad will perpetuate inferiority by failing to attract top athletes. Few good athletes would want to waste their prime being stuck on a losing team.
Current Paly track and cross country coach Michael Davidson reasons that the image of a team is a significant determinant for success.
"Reputation has the ability to have a tremendous influence on the future because it sets the precedent; it sets the culture, whether it is positive or negative," Davidson said.
While interviewing Davidson, he was finishing up packing equipment after coming back from a cross-country at Crystal Springs. At the meet, Paly cross- country athletes dominated the field. They placed in the top three for all six races, including four races where Paly won outright. When talking about the culture of a team, Davidson's eyes light up at the prospect of being in charge of a program with a fearsome reputation. This is his goal as a coach: He knows that building a successful team culture inspires future athletes to step up and continue the legacy of the program.
In other words, Davidson figures that an athlete considering where to play in high school will say: "Oh, man, that program's garbage man. Those guys, they go horse around. Or, hey, man, if you go for that team, they work hard and practice every day, right? They're going to have sessions six days a week, you've got to be really serious and focused."
Davidson wants to make sure that the rumors surrounding the Paly team resemble the latter commentary and not the former. His grueling 7 a.m. Saturday practices and the successes of his team reflect this goal.
These differences in a team's reputation significantly affect the decisions that many athletes make when deciding where to attend high school. Take swimming sensation Jackson Picard, a freshman at Sacred Heart Preparatory, who recently had to grapple with a multitude of different options when deciding where to apply for high school. Picard is coming off a particularly outstanding summer of swimming. At Speedo Sectionals in Santa Clarita he qualified for USA Swimming Futures Championships in the 200-meter butterfly. After careful deliberation, Picard chose to attend Sacred Heart Prep, which has developed a reputation for being one of the top schools in the nation for water polo. This success in water polo has translated to swimming—the boys swim team finished second behind Bellarmine in the Boys 2019 Central Coast Section swimming championships. This, along with dominance in the West Bay Athletic League, has cemented the boys swim team as serious contenders.
Reputation has the ability to have a tremendous influence on the future because it sets the precedent; it sets the culture, whether it is positive or negative
— Michael Davidson
This reputation is what drove Picard to choose Sacred Heart. He wanted to join a program where his talent would be on display.
"I wanted a school that had a lot of potential to be dominant in swimming for the next few seasons," Picard said.
Picard's experience illustrates how success perpetuates success. Sacred Heart's notable achievements in swimming helped convince Picard to join, and his bright future will likely lead the team to many triumphs in the years to come.
Sacred Heart's ability to dominate in several sports is in part due to the increased funding available to private schools, allowing them to improve other aspects of a program that lead to success. This includes the coaching staff, the facilities, the equipment, and so on. The ability to fund their athletic programs more extensively allows private schools the upper hand compared to public institutions.
Further emphasizing this divide, private schools have access to resources that allow them to recruit better players into their programs, which helps them keep a consistent influx of talent. This gives them an advantage over public schools, which are regulated more tightly and have no power to actively recruit young athletes. Simply put, a team is only as good as the sum of its parts; these components tend to heavily depend on the aforementioned factors.
Some high schools take athletic recruitment to a whole new level. Schools such as Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida, and IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida have revolutionized the high school recruitment process through the implementation of their unique strategy: recruiting while players are in high school.
While most schools attempt to attract players straight out of middle school and develop them for four years, IMG has found it beneficial to encourage players to transfer to their school during their junior or senior years of high school. In utilizing this strategy, their team is usually comprised of players who have already proven themselves in high school, creating a football super-team. Montverde boasts notable alumni D'Angelo Russell, Ben Simmons and RJ Barrett, while IMG alumni include Dylan Moses, Shea Patterson and Deandre Francois.
What attracts players to IMG, and why don't other schools employ a similar strategy? Top athletes are drawn to IMG in part because they have some of the best facilities in the nation, comparable to those of most Division I colleges. They boast a 5,000 seat stadium, state of the art locker rooms, multiple practice fields and a virtual reality training center. The best athletes are offered scholarships to attend the school, however those without are required to pay the lofty tuition of $72,500.
The school's recruiting model is incomparable because of its initial capital investment. IMG is an acronym for International Management Group, which is a talent management company based in New York City. They have been growing the high school and its sports programs since 1987. Public schools don't have the luxury of being backed by a corporation, and thus their facilities are typically lackluster. At the end of the day, money makes an impact.
The difference in funding results in a difference in talent and the split only becomes more drastic as time progresses. However, this type of school solely focused on producing recruits and not wins is rarer; most high schools yearn to be successful in the moment, not 10 years down the road.
A local high school that has been known for recruiting middle-school-aged players to ensure the success of their high school teams is Saint Francis High School, a private school in Mountain View. This approach has proven to be successful: the Saint Francis baseball team has consistently been one of the best in California and even reached a top ten national ranking in 2015.
The coaches won't tell you they were recruiting people to go there because that's against the rules, but they were
— Ryan Degregorio
Despite efforts from many administrations to curb the practice of scouting young athletes, coaches tend to find loopholes to such rules, typically holding informal meetings to keep an eye on local talent.
Ryan Degregorio, a former baseball player for St. Francis and the current varsity pitching coach for Paly, has had first-hand experience with this process.
"The [Saint Francis] baseball team organization every winter ran a one to two-week baseball camp for seventh and eighth graders," Degregorio said. "That was part of their recruitment process in order to figure out which [athletes] were the best, which ones were good, and [those] that were not meant to play baseball. The coaches won't tell you they were recruiting people to go there because that's against the rules, but they were."
When so many factors come together to produce excellent teams, the players on the field know the implications of their success.
"We're better than you, we know we are, and were going to prove it," Degregorio said of the attitudes of players on winning teams. "Just having that swagger, that feeling that you're better than everyone is a feeling that just about every player on that team has."
The "swagger" that private schools boast helps create a reputation that recruits players, like Jackson Picard, to their schools. This creates a circular pattern that helps schools, like De La Salle, maintain superiority. This gap in talent is so wide that a single team can go on winning for 12 years straight.
We're better than you, we know we are, and were going to prove it.
— Ryan Degredorio
You might be thinking to yourself, "How is it fair for public schools and private schools to compete against one another when the odds are so heavily stacked in the private school's favor?" And you're right: it's not. But this is where the magical essence of high school sports is found — that moment when an underdog breaks a 12 year winning streak in single game—and is a favorite theme of many sports books and movies.
This includes McFarland USA, a film about a central valley high school cross- country team that beats the odds and wins against more prestigious schools. Interestingly enough, the stereotypical prestigious school featured in the movie happens to be our very own Palo Alto High School. However, given that Paly is nearly 250 miles away from McFarland and is not even in the same section, the interactions between the two schools are entirely fictional.
Despite being characterized as the powerhouse in McFarland USA, Paly competes locally with schools like Bellarmine, Sacred Heart, and Saint Francis. These private schools tend to dominate Paly in certain sports. Take Bellarmine, which won the boys Central Coast Section swimming championships 31 years in a row.
Thirty-one consecutive years! That's the longest championship streak of any sport in CCS history.
Bellarmine was taken down by none other than (you guessed it!) Palo Alto High School. Just kidding. It was actually Gunn, which in 2016 brought an end to a streak that seemed infallible. The best part about the win was that it all came down to the final race: the 400-meter Freestyle Relay, an event that the Bells traditionally excel at. But thanks to an outstanding effort by both Palo Alto high schools (Gunn finished 1st in the race, followed by Paly in 2nd and Bellarmine in 3rd), Gunn was crowned champion and the streak was over.
The following year, in 2017, Bellarmine went right back to winning. The 2018 and 2019 section titles were also both claimed by Bellarmine. But as the 2020 swim season approaches, maybe this three-year streak will be brought to an end by Jackson Picard and Sacred Heart Prep. Or maybe even by Paly, which has high hopes with seniors Dexter Gormley and Jack Hogan returning for their last year.
Reputation and money drive the repeated success of many winning sports teams. But the enduring appeal of sports will always be that on game day anyone can win. There's nothing quite as sweet as the triumph of the underdog. Sko Vikes!


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Sunday 3 March 2024 (other days)
3rd Sunday of Lent
Using calendar: England - Portsmouth - Isle of Wight. You can change this.
Deus, in adiutórium meum inténde.
Dómine, ad adiuvándum me festína.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
et in sǽcula sæculórum.
O God, come to our aid.
O Lord, make haste to help us.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Ex more docti mýstico
servémus abstinéntiam,
deno diérum círculo
ducto quater notíssimo.
Lex et prophétæ prímitus
hanc prætulérunt, póstmodum
Christus sacrávit, ómnium
rex atque factor témporum.
Utámur ergo párcius
verbis, cibis et pótibus,
somno, iocis et árctius
perstémus in custódia.
Vitémus autem péssima
quæ súbruunt mentes vagas,
nullúmque demus cállido
hosti locum tyránnidis.
Præsta, Beáta Trínitas,
concéde, simplex Unitas,
ut fructuósa sint tuis
hæc parcitátis múnera. Amen.
Forty days and forty nights
thou wast fasting in the wild
forty days and forty nights
tempted still, yet undefiled.
Shall not we thy sorrow share,
and from earthly joys abstain,
fasting with unceasing prayer,
strong with thee to suffer pain?
And if Satan, vexing sore,
flesh or spirit should assail,
thou, his vanquisher before,
grant we may not faint or fail.
So shall we have peace divine;
holier gladness ours shall be;
round us too shall angels shine,
such as ministered to thee.
Keep, O keep us, Saviour dear,
ever constant by thy side;
that with thee we may appear
at the eternal Eastertide.
Ps 144:1-9
| Psalm 144 (145)
Ps 144:10-13Regnum tuum, Dómine, regnum ómnium sæculórum.
10Confiteántur tibi, Dómine, ómnia ópera tua; *
et sancti tui benedícant tibi.
11Glóriam regni tui dicant, *
et poténtiam tuam loquántur,
12ut notas fáciant fíliis hóminum poténtias tuas, *
et glóriam magnificéntiæ regni tui.
13Regnum tuum regnum ómnium sæculórum, *
et dominátio tua in omnem generatiónem et generatiónem.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Regnum tuum, Dómine, regnum ómnium sæculórum.
| Psalm 144 (145)Your kingdom, Lord, is an everlasting kingdom.
Let all your creatures proclaim you, O Lord,
let your chosen ones bless you.
Let them tell of the glory of your reign,
let them speak of your power –
so that the children of men may know what you can do,
see the glory of your kingdom and its greatness.
Your kingdom stands firm for all ages,
your rule lasts for ever and ever.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
Your kingdom, Lord, is an everlasting kingdom.
Ps 144:13-21Fidélis Dóminus in ómnibus verbis suis et sanctus in ómnibus opéribus suis. †
13bFidélis Dóminus in ómnibus verbis suis, *
et sanctus in ómnibus opéribus suis.
14Allevat Dóminus omnes qui córruunt, *
et érigit omnes depréssos.
15Oculi ómnium in te sperant, *
et tu das illis escam in témpore opportúno.
16Aperis tu manum tuam, *
et imples omne ánimal in beneplácito.
17Iustus Dóminus in ómnibus viis suis, *
et sanctus in ómnibus opéribus suis.
18Prope est Dóminus ómnibus invocántibus eum, *
ómnibus invocántibus eum in veritáte.
19Voluntátem timéntium se fáciet, †
et deprecatiónem eórum exáudiet, *
et salvos fáciet eos.
20Custódit Dóminus omnes diligéntes se, *
et omnes peccatóres dispérdet.
21Laudatiónem Dómini loquétur os meum, †
et benedícat omnis caro nómini sancto eius *
in sǽculum et in sǽculum sǽculi.
Glória Patri et Fílio*
et Spirítui Sancto.
Sicut erat in princípio et nunc et semper*
et in sǽcula sæculórum.
Fidélis Dóminus in ómnibus verbis suis et sanctus in ómnibus opéribus suis.
| Psalm 144 (145)The Lord is faithful in all his words and loving in all his deeds.
The Lord is faithful in all his words,
the Lord is holy in all his deeds.
The Lord supports all who are falling,
the Lord lifts up all who are oppressed.
All look to you for help,
and you give them their food in due season.
In your goodness you open your hand,
and give every creature its fill.
The Lord is just in all his ways,
the Lord is kind in all that he does.
The Lord is near to those who call on him,
to all those who call on him in truth.
For those that honour him,
he does what they ask,
he hears all their prayers,
and he keeps them safe.
The Lord keeps safe all who love him,
but he dooms all the wicked to destruction.
My mouth shall tell the praises of the Lord.
Let all flesh bless his holy name,
for ever and ever.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be,
world without end.
The Lord is faithful in all his words and loving in all his deeds.
℣. Cibávit illum pane vitæ et intelléctus.
℟. Et aqua sapiéntiæ salutáris potávit illum.
| ℣. He gave him the bread of life and understanding to eat.
℟. And the water of wisdom to drink.
Leges de advena et paupere (Codex fœderis)Hæc dicit Dóminus: 22,19Qui ímmolat diis, occidétur, præter Dómino soli.
20Advenam non ópprimes neque afflíges eum; ádvenæ enim et ipsi fuístis in terra Ægýpti.
21Víduæ et pupíllo non nocébitis. 22Si læséritis eos, vociferabúntur ad me et ego áudiam clamórem eórum; 23et indignábitur furor meus percutiámque vos gládio et erunt uxóres vestræ víduæ et fílii vestri pupílli.
24Si pecúniam mútuam déderis in pópulo meo páuperi, qui hábitat tecum, non eris ei quasi créditor; non imponétis ei usúram.
25Si pignus a próximo tuo accéperis pállium, ante solis occásum reddes ei; 26ipsum enim est solum, quo operítur, induméntum carnis eius, nec habet áliud, in quo dórmiat; si clamáverit ad me, exáudiam eum, quia miséricors sum.
27Deo non détrahes, et príncipi pópuli tui non maledíces.
28Abundántiam áreæ tuæ et torculáris tui non tardábis réddere.
Primogénitum filiórum tuórum dabis mihi.
29De bobus quoque et óvibus simíliter fácies: septem diébus sit cum matre sua, die octávo reddes illum mihi.
30Viri sancti éritis mihi; carnem animális in agro dilaceráti non comedétis, sed proiciétis cánibus.
23,1Non suscípies famam falsam, nec iunges manum tuam cum ímpio, ut dicas falsum testimónium.
2Non sequéris turbam ad faciéndum malum; nec in iudício plurimórum acquiésces senténtiæ, ut a vero dévies.
3Páuperis quoque non miseréberis in iudício.
4Si occúrreris bovi inimíci tui aut ásino erránti, reduc ad eum.
5Si víderis ásinum odiéntis te iacére sub ónere suo, non pertransíbis, sed sublevábis cum eo.
6Non pervértes iudícium páuperis in lite eius.
7Mendácium fúgies. Insóntem et iustum non occídes, quia avérsor ímpium.
8Nec accípies múnera, quæ excǽcant étiam prudéntes et subvértunt verba iustórum.
9Peregrínum non ópprimes; scitis enim advenárum ánimas, quia et ipsi peregríni fuístis in terra Ægýpti.
The law for foreigners and the poorThe Lord said to Moses:
"Anyone who sacrifices to other gods shall come under the ban.
"You must not molest the stranger or oppress him, for you lived as strangers in the land of Egypt. You must not be harsh with the widow, or with the orphan; if you are harsh with them, they will surely cry out to me, and be sure I shall hear their cry; my anger will flare and I shall kill you with the sword, your own wives will be widows, your own children orphans.
"If you lend money to any of my people, to any poor man among you, you must not play the usurer with him: you must not demand interest from him.
"If you take another's cloak as a pledge, you must give it back to him before sunset. It is all the covering he has; it is the cloak he wraps his body in; what else would he sleep in? If he cries to me, I will listen, for I am full of pity.
"You shall not revile God nor curse a ruler of your people.
"Do not be slow to make offering from the abundance of your threshing-floor and your winepress. You must give me the first-born of your sons; you must do the same with your flocks and herds. The first-born must remain with its mother for seven days; on the eighth day you must give it to me.
"You are to be men consecrated to me. You must not eat the flesh of an animal that has been savaged by wild beasts; you must throw it to the dogs.
"You must not make false assertions. You must not support a guilty man by giving malicious evidence. You must not take the side of the greater number in the cause of wrong-doing nor side with the majority and give evidence in a lawsuit in defiance of justice; nor in a lawsuit must you show partiality to the poor.
"If you come on your enemy's ox or donkey going astray, you must lead it back to him. If you see the donkey of a man who hates you fallen under its load, instead of keeping out of his way, go to him to help him.
"You must not cheat any poor man of yours of his rights at law. Keep out of trumped-up cases. See that the man who is innocent and just is not done to death, and do not acquit the guilty. You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds clear-sighted men and is the ruin of the just man's cause.
"You must not oppress the stranger; you know how a stranger feels, for you lived as strangers in the land of Egypt."
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℟. Iudicáte egéno et pupíllo, húmilem et páuperem iustificáte.* Erípite páuperem et egénum de manu peccatóris liberáte.
℣. Páuperes elégit Deus in hoc mundo, dívites in fide et herédes regni.* Erípite.
℟. Do justice for the weak and the orphan, defend the afflicted and the needy.* Rescue the weak and the poor; set them free from the hand of the wicked.
℣. Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom?* Rescue the weak and the poor; set them free from the hand of the wicked.
Venit mulier de Samaria haurire aquamEt venit múlier. Forma Ecclésiæ, non iam iustificátæ, sed iam iustificándæ; nam hoc agit sermo. Venit ignára, invénit eum, et ágitur cum illa. Videámus quid, videámus quare venit múlier de Samaría hauríre aquam. Samaritáni ad Iudæórum gentem non pertinébant; alienígenæ enim fuérunt. Pértinet ad imáginem rei, quod ab alienígenis venit ista múlier, quæ typum gerébat Ecclésiæ; ventúra enim erat Ecclésia de géntibus, alienígena a génere Iudæórum.
Audiámus ergo in illa nos, et in illa agnoscámus nos, et in illa grátias Deo agámus pro nobis. Illa enim figúra erat, non véritas; quia et ipsa præmísit figúram, et facta est véritas. Nam crédidit in eum, qui de illa figúram nobis prætendébat. Venit ergo hauríre aquam. Simplíciter vénerat hauríre aquam, sicut solent vel viri vel féminæ.
Dicit ei Iesus: Da mihi bíbere. Discípuli enim eius abíerant in civitátem, ut cibos émerent. Dicit ergo ei múlier illa Samaritána: Quómodo tu, Iudǽus cum sis, bíbere a me poscis, quæ sum múlier Samaritána? Non enim coutúntur Iudǽi Samaritánis.
Vidétis alienígenas: omníno vásculis eórum Iudǽi non utebántur. Et quia ferébat secum múlier vásculum unde aquam hauríret, eo miráta est, quia Iudǽus petébat ab ea bíbere, quod non solébant fácere Iudǽi. Ille autem, qui bíbere quærébat, fidem ipsíus mulíeris sitiébat.
Dénique audi quis petat bíbere. Respóndit Iesus et dixit ei: Si scires donum Dei et quis est qui dicit tibi "Da mihi bíbere", tu fórsitan petísses ab eo et dedísset tibi aquam vivam.
Petit bíbere, et promíttit bíbere. Eget quasi acceptúrus, et áffluit tamquam satiatúrus. Si scires, inquit, donum Dei. Donum Dei est Spíritus Sanctus. Sed adhuc mulíeri tecte lóquitur, et paulátim intrat in cor. Fortássis iam docet. Quid enim ista hortatióne suávius et benígnius? Si scires donum Dei et scires quis est qui dicit tibi "Da mihi bíbere", tu fórsitan péteres et daret tibi aquam vivam.
De qua ergo aqua datúrus est, nisi de illa de qua dictum est: Apud te est fons vitæ? Nam quómodo sítient qui inebriabúntur ab ubertáte domus tuæ?
Promittébat ergo sagínam quamdam et satietátem Spíritus Sancti, et illa nondum intellegébat; et non intéllegens, quid respondébat? Dicit ad eum múlier: Dómine, da mihi hanc aquam, ut non sítiam, neque véniam huc hauríre. Ad labórem indigéntia cogébat, et labórem infírmitas recusábat. Utinam audíret: Veníte ad me, omnes qui laborátis et oneráti estis, et ego vos refíciam! Hoc enim ei dicébat Iesus, ut iam non laboráret; sed illa nondum intellegébat.
A Samaritan woman came to draw waterA woman came. She is a symbol of the Church not yet made righteous. Righteousness follows from the conversation. She came in ignorance, she found Christ, and he enters into conversation with her. Let us see what it is about, let us see why a Samaritan woman came to draw water. The Samaritans did not form part of the Jewish people: they were foreigners. The fact that she came from a foreign people is part of the symbolic meaning, for she is a symbol of the Church. The Church was to come from the Gentiles, of a different race from the Jews.
We must then recognise ourselves in her words and in her person, and with her give our own thanks to God. She was a symbol, not the reality; she foreshadowed the reality, and the reality came to be. She found faith in Christ, who was using her as a symbol to teach us what was to come. She came then to draw water. She had simply come to draw water; in the normal way of man or woman.
Jesus says to her: Give me water to drink. For his disciples had gone to the city to buy food. The Samaritan woman therefore says to him: How is it that you, though a Jew, ask me for water to drink, though I am a Samaritan woman? For Jews have nothing to do with Samaritans.
The Samaritans were foreigners; Jews never used their utensils. The woman was carrying a pail for drawing water. She was astonished that a Jew should ask her for a drink of water, a thing that Jews would not do. But the one who was asking for a drink of water was thirsting for her faith.
Listen now and learn who it is that asks for a drink. Jesus answered her and said: If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, "Give me a drink," perhaps you might have asked him and he would have given you living water.
He asks for a drink, and he promises a drink. He is in need, as one hoping to receive, yet he is rich, as one about to satisfy the thirst of others. He says: If you knew the gift of God. The gift of God is the Holy Spirit. But he is still using veiled language as he speaks to the woman and gradually enters into her heart. Or is he already teaching her? What could be more gentle and kind than the encouragement he gives? If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, "Give me a drink," perhaps you might ask and he would give you living water.
What is this water that he will give if not the water spoken of in Scripture: With you is the fountain of life? How can those feel thirst who will drink deeply from the abundance in your house?
He was promising the Holy Spirit in satisfying abundance. She did not yet understand. In her failure to grasp his meaning, what was her reply? The woman says to him: Master, give me this drink, so that I may feel no thirst or come here to draw water. Her need forced her to this labour, her weakness shrank from it. If only she could hear those words: Come to me, all who labour and are burdened, and I will refresh you. Jesus was saying this to her, so that her labours might be at an end; but she was not yet able to understand.
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℟. Clamávit Iesus: Si quis sitit, véniat ad me et bibat, qui credit in me, flúmina de ventre eius fluent aquæ vivæ.* Hoc autem dixit de Spíritu, quem acceptúri erant qui credíderant in eum.
℣. Qui bíberit ex aqua, quam ego dabo ei, non sítiet in ætérnum.* Hoc autem.
℟. Jesus cried out, If any man is thirsty, let him come to me! Let the man come and drink who believes in me! From his breast shall flow fountains of living water.* He was speaking of the Spirit which those who believed in him were to receive.
℣. Anyone who drinks the water that I shall give will never be thirsty again.* He was speaking of the Spirit which those who believed in him were to receive.
Deus, ómnium misericordiárum et totíus bonitátis auctor, qui peccatórum remédia in ieiúniis, oratiónibus et eleemósynis demonstrásti, hanc humilitátis nostræ confessiónem propítius intuére, ut, qui inclinámur consciéntia nostra, tua semper misericórdia sublevémur.
Per Dóminum nostrum Iesum Christum, Fílium tuum,
qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus,
per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum.
| Let us pray.
God our Father,
in your infinite love and goodness
you have shown us that
prayer, fasting, and almsgiving
are remedies for sin.
Accept the humble admission of our guilt,
and when our conscience weighs us down
let your unfailing mercy raise us up.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Benedicámus Dómino.
– Deo grátias.
| Let us praise the Lord.
– Thanks be to God.
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As the title implies, this book is specifically for collectors. Unlike a few other books of this genre, Moreland & Bannister have clearly spent a good deal of effort to compile information useful to the average collector. The book is organized into three sections: Map Making, Map Makers, and Map Collecting. The first section gives a general history of mapping, including an enjoyable chapter on myths & legends on old maps. I cannot fathom why one chapter was devoted to the map in the Hereford Cathedral, as only the most daring of collectors could ever hope to possess it. The second section is organized by country, each chapter containing an introductory essay on the history of cartography in that country or region, followed by brief biographies of individual mapmakers. There is a happy departure from the tendency of such books to read like the minutes of the Anglo-Dutch Mutual Admiration Society. Helpful information is provided on Germanic cartographers such as Bodenehr, von Reilly, Weigel, etc. Also included is an extensive chapter on Italian cartography. There is even information, although somewhat sketchy in places, on mapping in Portugal, Spain, Scandinavia, Switzerland, Russia, and Poland. Several chapters cover the mapping of regions, including the British Isles and several parts of the world. The final part of the book provides general advice to collectors.
The illustrations are well done, and well selected, since they are almost all maps which the collector can find on the market. There are eight color reproductions, including the George Lily map of the British Isles. Overall, this is a fine book, marred by only a few inconsistencies. For example, in a listing of famous maps by Italians, the title of the Zaltieri North America map is given in English translation while no other titles are translated. A possible drawback is the emphasis on European cartography. The American collector may not find enough useful information to justify the steep price. However, one must keep the price in perspective. Nowadays, $70 hardly buys much of a map. This book is a necessity for all dealers, and for serious collectors who already have a copy of Tooley and would like another general reference.
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There is an expired Certificate of Inspection in an elevator in Rockville's Campus Center, located across the hall from the Office of Student Life. The certificate expired on Oct. 19, 2013. Considering the number of students who ride the elevators at Rockville's campus everyday, this fact is concerning.
When asked who is usually in charge of maintaining the elevators and insuring their formal inspections, Joe Perez, the Facilities Service Center Supervisor for Rockville stated, "usually it'd be our existing manager, who was here, but he found another job and I've been acting [manager] since." After being informed that the elevator is across the hall from the Office of Student Life, Perez asked "which building is that in?" At the end of the conversation Perez said that it will be taken care of in "about three weeks." This shows the initiative that Perez presents as he learns to handle his new position.
If a student notices that an elevator has an expired Certificate of Inspection they should immediately notify their campus' Facility/Security office. The number is 240-567-1600 for Takoma, 240-567-5111 for Rockville, and 240-567-7777 for Germantown.
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"You did not choose me, I chose you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last. (John 15:16)
Early on Wednesday afternoon, 19th January, Pauline gently and peacefully breathed her last breath and came face to face with God whom she had lovingly and generously served. Pauline was 84 years old and had just celebrated the 64th anniversary of her Religious Profession as a Daughter of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
To Pauline's brothers Michael and Gregory, her nieces and nephews and all her relatives and friends who loved her so much and are deeply saddened by her death, we offer our deep sympathy and love. You know well her deep love for you, her pride and joy in you, and her gratitude to you. We also offer sympathy to those who join us from around the world, especially, our Sisters.
Pauline Mary Pitman was born in Sale, Victoria on 21st April, 1937 to Charles and Nora Pitman, the third child of five children.
In 1940 the family moved to Lidennow South and they stayed here during the war years.
The final years of World War 2, when Pauline was between the ages of five and 10 years old, affected her during the whole of her life. She remembers many Italian POWS working on the dairy farms and many of the local young men were away fighting in the war.
Her father had a one teacher school with eight classes. Pauline was determined to start school and at age 4 she started school and brought the Lindenow South State School enrolment up to 30! Pauline attended a number of schools because of her father's job. She spent six years at Notre Dame de Sion School, a year boarding with the Brigidines in Mentone, completing her studies at Sacred Heart College, Shepparton. Pauline embraced these moves because it opened her world to make a number of friends to enjoy various interests with, including sport, dancing and we won't be surprised to hear that Pauline herself says she had a great social life. On completing her secondary education Pauline went to Emily McPherson College of Domestic Economy because she wanted to be a nurse and she knew she could do nursing there.
Pauline's parents had a deep faith with love of the rosary, mass and devotion to the Sacred Heart. There was always a copy of the latest Annals in the family home and when Pauline was in Grade 5 she dreamed of being a missionary. The dream continued to grow and when she was 11 she met Sr Aileen Crowe who was enroute to Kiribati and our ever decisive Pauline decided at that moment that as soon as she was able she would join the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart.
In 1956 Pauline entered the Novitiate at Bowral, taking the name Sr Mario. She was professed in January 1958 at Hartzer Park. After profession Pauline studied to be a nurse and midwife and her life long dream to be a missionary as a DOLSH was fulfilled when on the 31st May, 1965 she travelled to PNG to be a Missionary and a nurse. Her first appointment was eighteen months nursing at St Therese's hospital at Badili in Port Moresby.
The next six years Pauline was nursing at Napapar, Uvol and Paparatava on New Britain Island. This involved going on patrol to the villages and assisting the people medically in their own situations. She also trained PNG nurses who became the backbone of the health system run by the Catholic Church. Pauline's work was to keep up the immunization of babies and to see the mothers for antenatal treatment. This was very important and reports were made each month and sent to the Health Department. As with all our nursing Sisters on isolated outstations, Pauline was called upon to diagnose and treat various conditions that normally a doctor would attend to. The people greatly appreciated her care of them and Pauline was grateful to the other Sisters in community who – though they were not nurses – helped out in the hospital when there was a need.
In 1976 Pauline returned to Port Moresby where for the next two years she was the National Coordinator for Natural Family Planning in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. This was an appointment by the Catholic Bishops' Conference. During this time Pauline travelled to many Dioceses to teach leaders about the Billings Method of Natural Family Planning. She found this very satisfying and the men and women she trained continued this work after she left.
Unfortunately, the reactions she had to the anti-malarial tablets brought her back to Australia in 1978. She firstly resided at Kensington and then in Toowoomba for two years where she continued her Natural Family Planning work. On her return to Kensington, she was infirmarian both at the Convent and at Sacred Heart Monastery Infirmary. From 1983 to 1985 she was once more in Toowoomba. She spent a year at Taroom doing pastoral work before going to Port Keats and Santa Teresa where she nursed and trained others.
Pauline always showed an interest in others and had a good memory for people she had met and had socialised with. She was very outgoing and touched the lives of many.
When it was becoming apparent that Pauline's health was failing she asked to transfer to St Joseph's Aged Care Facility in 2007. What a time of suffering for our dear Pauline! It was at St Joseph's that she was beautifully cared for until her death.
We thank God for the many gifts given to Sr Pauline Pitman. We thank the Pitman family for their gift of her to our religious family.
We will remember Pauline as a woman of deep faith who cared for the sick and infirmed with tenderness and compassion.
We thank you Pauline for your interest in each one of us, your kindness and good humour.
May your courageous soul rest in peace.


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The investigation as of the facts of illegally received from the state budget cash compensation payments in the amount of UAH 543 thousand for rent by the Member of Parliament (MP) of the VIII convocations was completed. On June 23, 2020, the indictment was sent to court. The person is accused of committing a crime under Part 2 Article 364 (Abuse of authority or office) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The investigation revealed that the ex-MP received compensation for the allegedly paid cost of renting a room in the "Kyiv" Hotel. In general, for December 2014 - December 2017, these illegal cash payments amounted to more than UAH 543.9 thousand.
In March 2020, the MP was given a notice of suspicion.
The NABU Detectives started a pre-trial investigation as of abovementioned facts in October 2018 and completed in May 2020.
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Voting Rights
Voting rights are and have been under attack since 2013. After the whirlwind that was the 2020 election, many were left feeling that voting rights need to be restored, now more than ever.
Below, you will find some history and also ways that YOU can take action to restore voting rights through the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
During the nearly century-long Jim Crow era, intimidation, violence, literacy tests, poll taxes, grandfather clauses, and other tools were used to prevent voting for minority populations in the South.
1788: Voting Left to States
The U.S. Constitution is adopted on this date, but in lieu of a federal requirement, it grants states the power to establish standards for voting rights. As a result, mostly white Anglo-Saxon Protestant males, who own property and are older than 21, are the only group allowed to vote. Article II establishes the Electoral College.
July 9, 1868: Citizenship Granted to All US-Born and Naturalized
Following the 13th Amendment, which prohibits slavery, the 14th Amendment is ratified, granting citizenship to all people "born or naturalized in the United States" and "equal protection under the laws," including formerly enslaved people.
February 3, 1870: Black Men Granted the Right to Vote
The 15th Amendment is ratified, granting Black men the right to vote and Congress the power to enforce the right. However, laws, including poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses, are enacted in mostly Southern states, suppressing Black voting rights until 1965.
June 2, 1924: Native Americans Granted the Right to Vote
Congress enacts the Indian Citizenship Act, granting the right to vote to Native Americans born in the United States. Despite its passage, some states continue to bar Native Americans from voting.
1943 Chinese Exclusion Act ends
In the wake of World War II when the United States and China had operated as allies, the Chinese Exclusion Act, which had barred Chinese from becoming citizens since 1882, is finally repealed. Chinese immigrants and their American-born families become the first Asian Americans eligible to naturalize and gain citizenship—and vote.
January 23, 1964: Poll Taxes Banned
The 24th Amendment is ratified, prohibiting the use of poll taxes in federal elections. "There can be no one too poor to vote," President Lyndon Johnson says during a ceremony announcing the amendment.
August 6, 1965: Voting Rights Act
President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act into law, banning literacy tests and enforcing the 15th Amendment on a federal level. It also provides for federal examiners who can register voters in certain jurisdictions. Facing a flurry of legal challenges, the U.S. Supreme Court upholds its constitutionality in a number of rulings from 1965-1969. In 1970, Section 5 is extended for five years.
July 1, 1971: 18 and Up Can Vote
The 26th Amendment is signed by President Richard Nixon, granting the right to vote to U.S. citizens who are 18 or older. Prohibiting discrimination based on age, it lowers the age from 21, largely in reaction to the number of 18-20-year-olds fighting in Vietnam.
August 6, 1975: Rights for Non-English-Speaking Voters
In addition to establishing a permanent ban on literacy tests and other discriminatory voting requirements, amendments to the Voting Rights Act are signed into law by President Gerald Ford requiring districts with significant numbers of non-English-speaking voters to be provided with instructions or assistance in registering and voting.
September 28, 1984: Voting Is Made Accessible
The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1984 is signed into law by President Ronald Reagan, requiring polling places in federal elections to be accessible for people with disabilities and the elder. It also states that if no accessible location is available, an alternative way to vote on Election Day must be offered.
October 29, 2002: Help America Vote Act
Enacting sweeping voting process reform, President George W. Bush signs Help America Vote Act, mandating that the U.S. Election Assistance Commission improve and certify voting equipment, maintain the National Voter Registration form and administer a national elections clearinghouse with shared practices, among other items. It provides states with funds to meet the new standards and provisions.
June 25, 2013: Voting Rights Act Walked Back
In Shelby County v. Holder, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, rules that Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional, holding that the constraints placed on certain states and federal review of states' voting procedures, known as preclearance, are outdated. Seen as a blow to civil rights activists, since the ruling, which affected nine states and several counties and townships, a federal commission found at least 23 states had enacted "newly restrictive statewide voter laws." These include polling place closures, voter ID laws, limiting early voting, and more. The Supreme Court then left this up to Congress to write new criteria.
Since the Supreme Court's decision in Shelby County v. Holder, in which they ruled that Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional and outdated, states have boldly pushed forward discriminatory changes to voting practices- changing district boundaries to disadvantage select voters, instituting more voter identification laws, and changing polling locations with little notice.
These laws especially disenfranchise people of color, the elderly, low-income people, transgender people, and people with disabilities. Voters are more vulnerable to discrimination now than at any time since the Voting Rights Act was signed into law more than fifty years ago.
What would it do?
It serves to fix the gap left by the Supreme Court by introducing new criteria that will address modern discrimination tactics like poll closures, etc. The bill also ensures that any changes to voting rules that could discriminate against voters based on race or background are federally reviewed, giving voters an equal voice nationwide.
Additionally, it would:
- Increase transparency by requiring reasonable public notice for changes to voting policies and rules.
- Grant a states Attorney General the authority to request the presence of federal observers where there is a serious threat of racial discrimination in voting.
- Implement best practices and require federal approval for policies that impact the ability to cast a ballot or register to vote, the availability of language assistance, or redistricting.
Where is it now?
The newest piece of legislation on voting rights is the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. It was introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL) on August 17, 2021, and passed the House on August 24, 2021, by a vote of 219-212. The bill was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) on October 5, 2021.
Want to take action against voter suppression?
We encourage you to email and call your legislators urging them to vote for the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Call template:
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Hello, my name is [insert your name]. I'm a constituent from [insert your state], zip code [insert your zip code]. I am calling to ask you to support the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Across the country, we are seeing state legislatures pass voter suppression laws that limit access to voting, impose harsh voter ID laws, reduce polling place availability, and make it difficult to cast absentee ballots.
The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act responds to these current conditions in voting by restoring the full protections of the original, bipartisan Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was gutted by the Supreme Court in 2013.
The ability for everyone to meaningfully participate in our democracy and the need for your action is urgent. The Senate needs to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act now.
Thank you.
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- The Senate MUST pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act to protect Black Americans from restrictive voting laws. #PasstheJohnLewisVotingRightsAct
- Our democracy is under attack. The American people deserve voting rights that protect the sanctity of ALL to practice this right. #PasstheJohnLewisVotingRightsAct #VotingRightsAct
- The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act MUST be passed now. Marginalized communities are suffering from inaction. #PasstheJohnLewisVotingRightsAct
- @Sen_JoeManchin @SenatorSinema, we need you to protect our democracy. Upholding the filibuster is not as important as the impact of voter suppression. #PasstheJohnLewisVotingRightsAct