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Mr Ron Price
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From: George Town Tasmania Australia
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Baha'is and Jews: Some Reflections
Over the last decade, 2005 to 2014, since my retirement from FT, PT and most volunteer work, after an employment-and-student life of half a century, 1954 to 2004, I have often written about the Jews and Judaism with comparisons and contrasts to a people and a religion I have now been associated with for more than 60 years, the Baha'is and the Baha'i Faith. The following 27 pages and 12,000 words provide a series of items containing, as they do, some of these comparisons and contrasts, among other aspects of both the Jewish world and the Baha'i world.
I put the following compilation together after watching Simon Schama's The Story of the Jews on SBSONE TV in Tasmania, on 22/3/'14, 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. His interest in the identity of the Jew, now and in history, stimulated my own interest in the identity of the Baha'i, now and in history. Some readers may find this post a little too long for their reading tastes and the site conventions of short posts which they may prefer. Just skim or scan the piece, save it for later or just ignore it, if it is not part of your interest inventory. I do this all the time.-Ron Price, Pioneering Over Five Epochs, 24/3/'14.
Part 1:
The longer I have been a Baha'i the more and more I have seen parallels between the Baha'i experience and the Jewish experience, between what it means to be a Baha'i and what it means to be a Jew. While individual experiences, inevitably, vary greatly, certain overall themes are common between the two religions: a history of persecution; a body or writings and myths that separate the believer from non-believers and that give adherents a foundation of meaning and identity in their lives; a spiritual homeland of holy places and holy men and women who act as models and metaphors for living; the importance of written history and a transcendent Being as a source of order for man and society; the importance of Torah, or Law, written law, to bring daily life into conformity with the original teachings; a foundation in charismatic revelation and a transition to an institutional theocratic state; the place of vision and a sense of the future in history and; finally, the crucial interrelationship between the individual and the community.
I have found my Baha'i experience has been helpful in understanding general social and moral issues. I felt deeply conscious of being a Baha'i, and active in spelling out what it meant. Part of the effect of this consciousness has been to make me feel out-of-place, and separate; part of the effect, too, has made me feel integrated with, at one with, the social setting wherever I went. Another effect has been to give me many definitions of homeland: house, land, word processor, place of birth, the planet and a range of serendipitous locations where chance and circumstance has brought me to be. -Ron Price, Pioneering Over Five Epochs, 2014.
Part 2:
This Baha'i business
plays a role at so many
different levels, and in
such varying intensities.
We have our holocaust
on a much smaller scale,
and our freshly minted tears,
from innocent, bewildered
eyes; the world's forgetfulness
will not debase this coin of gold
which enters through a portal
from which no man returns.
We have our prophets
who came to this same
grainy, parched, landscape
and its unquenchable sun,
and the crazed hot wind
which mutters so very, very
apocalyptically. They were
placed in this oven where
the heat consumes every
thing but compassion.1
Our combustible souls, too,
vanish in a puff, but not before
those prophets, speaking
redemptive words of glacial
austerity and honey-dew
from an unseen world
viewing the entirety of
complex human history.
1 Roger White, "A Desert Place", Occasions of Grace, George Ronald, Oxford, p.97.
It is a stupendous paradox that a god does not only fail to protect his chosen people against its enemies but allows them to fail....yet is worshipped only the more ardently. This is unexampled in history and is only to be explained by the powerful prestige of a prophetic message..-Max Weber, Ancient Judaism, The Free Press, Glencoe, 1952, p. 364.
The following quotation is from Anthony Andrewes, a classical scholar and historian in his book Greek Society:1 "It was the very instability and incoherence of Greek political institutions during the Mycenean and Dark Ages, 1600 to 800 BC, that led to a political evolution which was denied to other cultures." This quotation aroused my interest in Jewish political institutions.
"The return of the Jewish people to full participation in history through the reestablished Jewish commonwealth of Israel," writes Daniel J. Elazar in the journal Jewish Political Thought, "made it imperative that Jews everywhere reconsider the political teachings of Judaism......The crises of the past few years have generated renewed interest on the part of committed Jews in the character of Israel as a Jewish state, the various diaspora Jewries as communities in the historical tradition of their antecedents, and in the Jewish people as a corporate entity. As a consequence, the modern Jewish search for roots and meaning has been intensified.2-Ron Price with thanks to 1 Anthony Andrewes, Greek Society, Penguin, Melbourne, 1987, p. xxiii; and 2 D.J. Elazar, "The Jewish Political Tradition as the Basis for Jewish Civic Education: Pirkei Avot as an Example", Jewish Centre for Public Affairs: Jewish Political Thought.
"The process whereby its unsuspected benefits were to be manifested to the eyes of men was slow, painfully slow," writes Shoghi Effendi speaking of the life-long exile of the Founder of the Baha'i Faith, "and was characterized, as indeed the history of His Faith from its inception to the present day demonstrates, by a number of crises which at times threatened to arrest its unfoldment and blast all the hopes which its progress had engendered." -Shoghi Effendi, God Passes By, USA, 1957, p.111.
You came from the plains and the mountains
with nearby river civilizations to fertilise your soil. Perhaps you went into Egypt back when
horse and chariot were first used in warfare1
and lived for half a millennium there.
Then your lands slipped out of Egyptian rule; you left for Canaan and fought as an armed group with the Philistines, Midianites, Moabites, Ammonites, Aramaeans. And you fought among yourselves in your tribal and family groups until the United Monarchy under Saul, David and Solomon(ca 1030-930 BC)....It had, and has, been a long journey that's for sure.
Things fell apart again and tensions with the
nomadic Bedouins continued a political and
economic warfare. Extended kinship groups
and warriors quibbled & quarrelled for land;
land has always been a problem of criticality.
Rural herdsmen and the settled, urban
population had sharp clashes, as did
stock-breeders and peasants in those
long lasting historical antagonisms.
Gradually......agriculture replaced
peasantry, herdsmen and artisans.
Town life took the place of country
and with the towns the urban landlords
and Kings replaced those old chieftans.
It was not without a long struggle; it
always seems to have been a struggle.
Under Solomon(971-932) this ancient
Jewish state began to take its part on
the world political stage as a kind of
oriental despotism like Egypt with a
central administration and an all-
powerful king: so it seems to me.
For the next four hundred years(922-538)
Israel took part in a series of long
political and military catastrophes
ending in the Babylonian captivity
and a diaspora: you got used to them.
During those long years oracles
of a classical prophecy told of
the terror of the Assyrians,
the time honoured 'law' of
the confederate tribes, and the
voice of doom, righteousness
and that distant utopian vision.
They made the moral precepts
of everyday life a duty and the
direction of society intimately
connected with a way of life in
a spirit of constant expectation
and the powerful prestige of a
prophetic, a historical message.
And so it was that prophets, psalmists,
sages and priests inculcated the Torah
for generations, mostly without success
until the Judean theocratic state in the
5th century BC gave a definite direction
to Jewish history through that Torah.
A common, universal way of life emerged
in this Hebrew Commonwealth as Greece
emerged into its golden age after its long
and formative age, for formative ages are
long & tortuous: history seems to confirm.
Ron Price
26/7/'96 to 23/3/'14.
The Pharisaic Phenomenon and the Dynamics of Denial, Susan Stiles Maneck, Associate Professor of History at Jackson State University
Since my experience was so very much like Susan Maneck's when I was growing up in a Christian home, I have drawn on her following essay. "My understanding of the Gospel story went something like this," Maneck begins, "God had expressed Himself through the incarnation of Jesus Christ, a simple man, whose sympathies lay with the common folk. He was opposed by the stuffy, legalistic Pharisees who sought to destroy Him for not abiding by their minutiae of rules. The battle between Jesus and the Pharisees was the battle between spirit and law, between common folk and the elite, between simple truth and hypocrisy. These were the demarcation lines that separated good from evil in my young mind, and having been raised in one of the more liberal wings of the church, it was easy for me to imagine that the demarcation line ran between conservative and liberal as well. I remember my pastor at the time proudly asserting that while Judaism had some seven hundred and some odd laws, Jesus had reduced them to essentials such as, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
When I discovered the Baha'i Faith in my early teens and declared at the age of fifteen, like Maneck, I developed a new appreciation for religious law, which was quite different from the attitudes with which I had been raised, but it wasn't until I started university in 1963 that I came to realize what the Pharisees actually stood for and that, far from representing the exact opposite of Christianity, the Pharisees' teachings were closest to Jesus. This was opposed to the Sadducees who were the most literal-minded and conservative faction among the Jews.
Maneck continues: "The Pharisaic school, with its synthesis of the best of Jewish thought with perhaps a sprinkling of Zoroastrian concepts, represented the finest fruit of the two most profound religious traditions of Jesus' age. How is it then that Jesus is said to have addressed them in such harsh words as these?"
These are the words from Matt. 23:13-35: "But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye devour widow's houses, and make for a pretense long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. . . . Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat and swallow a camel. Woe unto you, scribes an Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. . . . Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For ye are like unto whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. . . . Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets and wise men, and scribes: and some of them ye shall kill and crucify: some of them ye shall scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city. That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth . . . "
It has usually been the case that those who oppose a new message from God will invariably be the ones who, to outward seeming ought to be closest to it. Hence the Pharisaic school rejects Jesus; the Jews of Medina, the only people with much knowledge of prophet-hood, oppose Muhammad; the Shi'ite Muslims prove the most intolerant of Baha'is. Conflict and opposition seem to be the bread and butter of religious history.
What Maneck does in her essay is to examine very carefully what the dynamics of that denial of that denial to which I refer above. It is her hope that, in the process, we can understand what is it that causes those, whom one might expect to be the first to embrace a new message from God, to be instead its most vigorous opponents. She attempts to draw out a number of interrelated aspects of this denial: "the tendency human beings have to want to control, systematize and contain revelation in manageable categories usually by taking a part for the whole in religion, the role played by the imagination in rejection, the tendency to confuse rigidity with firmness, the specific type of learning which tends to be encouraged within a religious context, the role played by pride and arrogance, the particular temptation of power and leadership, and finally the manner in which religion so often becomes a mask for the genuinely evil and hypocritical."
"There is a story about a child who was busily occupied drawing a picture," continues Maneck. "Her mother asked her what she was doing "I'm drawing God," she answered. The mother said, "But honey, no one knows what God looks like." Unperturbed the child answered, "They will when I'm finished." This child obviously had a big imagination. Many places in the Writings, do not seem to look too kindly on the imagination. Imaginings tend to be paired with adjectives like "vain," "corrupt," and "idle." As an adolescent who daydreamed a lot these references used to bother Maneck a great deal. This, of course, was not what Baha'u'llah was talking about. Rather, He was speaking about those who allow their own wishes in regards to what ought to be stand in the way of recognizing what God reveals of His Will. Baha'u'llah asserts that people, "deprive themselves of the inner reality and by clinging to vain imaginings they are kept back from the Dayspring of heavenly signs. God grant you may be graciously aided under all conditions to shatter the idols of superstition and to tear the away the veils of the imaginations of men." It is when our images stand between us and reality when we have a problem." For readers with an interest in this essay of Susan Maneck's go to this link: Documents by Susan Maneck . This link has 19 of Maneck's essays and the one above is number 10.
Ben Kiernan tells us that "genocide" is a very new word, invented in 1944 by a Polish Jew named Raphael Lemkin in his book Axis Rule in Occupied Europe, and given legal definition by the United Nations in 1948 through The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide. That convention defines the crime of genocide as "an attempt at extermination through acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, racial, ethnic, or religious group."
My life beginning, as it did, in that same year 1944 has seen many an example of genocide which I won't list here or cite in any detail, but there is one group with whom I have been personally associated and this simple prose-poem deals with that group.–Ron Price with thanks to Blood and Soil: A World History of Genocide and Extermination from Sparta to Darfur by Ben Kiernan, Yale University Press, 2008.
I will say, though, that
the religion I have now
been associated with for
nearly 60 years has also
been associated with the
word genocide in the land
of its birth and it has been
this fierce opposition and
hatred that has been the
chief instrument for the
spread of its organizational
form to every corner of the
planet. I have seen this in my
lifetime since the beginning of
the second century of the Baha'i
Era while I have lived and had my
being-& the story is far from over!
Ron Price
20/11/'11 to 23/3/'14.
Poetry After Auschwitz
The Knesset made Yom Hashoah a national public holiday in 1959. The Knesset, the legislative branch of the government in Israel, enacts that country's laws. In 1961 the Knesset passed a law that closed all public entertainment on Yom Hashoah. At ten in the morning, a siren is sounded, everyone stops what they are doing, pulls over in their cars, and stands in remembrance. Yom Hashoah is known in English as Holocaust Remembrance Day or Holocaust Day. It is observed as Israel's day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust as a result of the actions carried out by Nazi Germany. It is a national memorial day and public holiday.
In the same year that Holocaust Day was inaugurated, 1959, I joined the Baha'i Faith. I knew nothing of Yom Hashoah back then at the age of 15. Immersed as I was in affluent post-war North American culture, in sport, in school and in entertainment in its many forms, I was hardly aware of the Holocaust or of the events of WW2. –Ron Price, Pioneering Over Four Epochs, 31 July 2010.
I was comfortable in the smalltown
smugness of my childhood born, as
I was…into salvation's complacent
trinity of Catholic, Protestant & Jew.
My world was small, safe & familiar.
Indians were the bad guys who always
got licked in the movies amidst candy
wrappers and the popcorn-smell of
matinees at the Roxy theatre in a life
that feels now as if it belongs to some-
one else in a dream with those little
streets and the little houses of a youth.
I did not strive against acne or Auschwitz,
although I did have my fears, for all was
not smooth sailing by any means in those
small rooms where I grew-up and had my
being before a cold winter set in about the
age of 18, a winter I had never felt before.
I did come across Yom Hashoah fifty years
later when, in 2009, I was in Haifa visiting
my son at the Baha'i World Centre. I still
heard that song which I had first listened to
in '59; it had arisen from the Siyah-Chal &
echoed through the palaces of Europe--now
flooding the earth with its felicity--this new
song—this Godsong. And now, dear Lord,
I falter, yet sing, for there is poetry after the
Holocaust, after Auschwitz: and I make it!!1
1 Roger White, "New Song," Another Song Another Season, George Ronald, Oxford, 1979, pp.116-118.
Ron Price
31/7/'10 to 23/3/'14.
It was comfortable in the small town smugness
of your childhood. You were born securely into
salvation's complacent trinity: A Catholic, and a
Protestant or Jew.
So begins a delightful poem by Roger White. He seems to describe the tone and texture of my childhood and adolescence. He continues:
The world was small and safe and familiar.
And very white. No red or black offended
our prim steepled vaults of self-congratulation.
Indians were the bad guys who got licked in the
movies, dying copiously amid candy wrappers
and the popcorn smell of Saturday matinees.
Yes, it was comfortable then.
When you heard that God had died, you wondered
Whether it was from sheer boredom--
The tempest came in your twelfth or fifteenth year,
a clean cold wind and you were left like a stripped
young tree in autumn with a cynical winter setting in
and nothing large enough to house your impulse to believe.
The need lay as quiet, unhurried and insidious as a seed
Snow-locked in a bleak and lonely landscape.
So White describes my personal condition from about the age of ten or twelve to fifteen, the years 1954 to 1959. "The need" was there to believe. It "lay as quiet" as a seed and grew, germinated. The tempest blew into my life at eighteen, a little later than it did in White's poem, in his life. But, in the years 1959 to 1962, fifteen to eighteen, I caught a glimpse of the Bab "in the clearing smoke of the rifles in the barrack-square of Tabriz." I heard His "new song./Up from the Siyah-Chal it rose." .....enough, yes, I have heard lots of stuff in my life amidst all sorts of other stuff and somewhere between the noise and the silence other stuff entered.
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Good morning friend Ron
When I saw you name attached to this post, my heart knew a great joy. We have made it across each other's path a few times over the years, but do not think we have actually communicated. Wonderful to see you !!
I have yet to read the item posted - that will be done now - but ask that next time you speak to Daryl and/or Debra, please pass to them my loving regards. Daryl especially has spoken highly of you.
With my loving greetings
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Good morning Ron
An interesting rread, and not one which should be rushed. There are a few parallels which particularly drew my attention. And I like your definition of 'homeland' - not one that had considered before, but very apt.
Firther in the article. Under "Unsuspected Benefits":
The combination of your and Maneck's thoughts on the rejection of Jesus brought to my mind many quotes from the Baha'i Sacred Texts which relate to the matter. 'Abdu'l-Baha deals with this likewise. But there is one aspect not touched on here, and that is the concept of these persecutions being the fuel that feeds the Fire. The first paragraph under "Unsuspecyted Benefits" is, in my own mind, related intimitely, holding as it does the concepts of deprivation of the material leaves one only with the spiritual.
Ypour story of the child drawing God reminds me of another which probably everyone here knows. The mother and child who had been to church, and the sermon was about how God was infinite and had His home in our hearts, and she quizzed her mother; "If God is that big, and He lives in the heart, wouldn't He show?".
I remember that same comfort you speak of, small-town, righteously white, Presbyterian, and the quiet undercurrent of prejudice against anyone not-white. The stereotyped images of good and bad. I was fortunate, the son of an immigrant who had fought in the 2nd world war in the underground, and thus my own upbringing held far less of those attitudes, but simply living in the society we did, we still picked it up. The poem by Roger White says much, and brings back memories likewise. For me, that tempest, that wonderful, stormy, cleansing tempest struck me in my late teens, to culminate on my 20th birthday. And the very first Baha'i I met was a namesake of your own, at around my own age, and his sister was about the third Baha'i I met, that same night. The name 'Price' has always held for me a tender place.
With my warmest of greetings
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Dear Ron, so happy to see you back on the forum.
How are things down south? as in south for most Aussies.
I have tended to head north in my older years, the cold is not good for my bones.
Now I am in Quilimari, iv region in Chile, still striving to spread the glorious message of Baha.
I found your thread most interesting, and of course some reminders of my own youth.
As for the Jewish peoples have met many, wonderful people, and yes they have suffered, as have many peoples throughout the world. I found it interesting where you commented that God does not protect His chosen people from suffering, something that all need to meditate upon.
Best wishes Ron
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Thanks Folks
i will mention you to Daryl and Debra, Romane, when next we meet, and thanks for your thoughtful and interesting response. Blinkey Bill, you do get around. To answer your question "how are things down south?" I give you this link to read as much or as little as you like: Ron Price - Pioneering Over Five Epochs
Life is busy even in retirement as I go through my 70s.-Ron
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It sounds like your typical James Bond Cold War era movie: under the cover of international research a Russian aircraft is secretly being used to spy on military bases and weapons tests. Welcome to Sweden in the year 2016, as the following story evolves.
Star of the show is the Myasishchev M-55, or the "U-2 spyplane" of the Soviet Union. Currently the only high altitude geophysical research aircraft the twin-boom jet its latest mission may have been more worth its NATO reporting name Mystic-B, then of its current additional name Geophysica.
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From 1996 the Russian aircraft has been employed for measurement campaigns funded by the European Union. For another such stratospheric mission for the earth's climate research – ran by the Stratoclim project, the M-55 touched down on Kiruna Airport in the Swedish Far North on 15 April, just when the diplomatic okay for its being in Swedish airspace ended. If Swedish sources are correct, the Russian embassy had a hand into the late arrival, proposed flight pattern during the research and pressed for a late departure.
Swedish armed forces tests
The Swedish quality newspaper Dagens Nyheter (DN) writes that Russian planners deliberately wanted the plane to be up just when the Swedish armed forces ran two important exercises: another new fighter jet dispersal test like the one at Airheadsfly.com wrote about, as well as a weapons launch from the "Edwards" of Sweden: Vidsel Air Station and the nearby ranges.
High altitude departure
There is controversy on why the plane was grounded much longer than planned. The Russian embassy apparently noted technical issues, while the Swedish Ministry of Defence suspects spy plans. If there was a real problem with either the plane or the crew's intentions is uncertain, but it left Sweden on 21 April on a high altitude of about 58,000 feet – apparently with everything technically working as planned.
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CFSC's work has focused on improvements to the treatment of prisoners, restorative and transformative justice, and the needs of victims (read a brief history of this work (PDF)). The present focus is on justice systems and their effects on children and youth.
CFSC's justice mandate
CFSC's Quakers Fostering Justice (QFJ) program committee works toward discerning, developing and encouraging responses that actively prevent harm, repair harm and move beyond harm in relation to the justice system. It does this in ways that are healing for all concerned and for society as a whole. The fostering of justice as healing is the ground from which QFJ's methods, processes and partnerships emerge.
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Will Kyrie Irving Follow LeBron James' Blueprint Away from Cleveland Cavaliers?February 2, 2014
Tranquility finds the Cleveland Cavaliers almost as often as they find the win column.
Uncertainty monopolized Cleveland before LeBron James left in 2010. Now, the team's projected savior and supposed lone trace of certainty, Kyrie Irving, is consigning the Cavs into deeper and darker states of confusion and panic.
Privately, Irving has been telling people he wants out of Cleveland, according to ESPN's Chad Ford. Publicly, he's been non-committal, answering questions about his future with alarming indifference and detachment.
"I needed this," Irving told the Akron Beacon Journal's Jason Lloyd of this season. "It was more or less a wake-up call."
A wake-up call for what exactly, we don't know.
Is it a sign that he personally needs to grow as a leader? A reminder of how far away the Cavs are from contention? Proof that, like LeBron, his future lies outside the city and franchise he cannot save alone?
LeBron set a precedent when he abandoned Cleveland's sinking ship, one Irving appears prepared to piggyback if the Cavs cannot figure out what it takes to remain afloat in their sea of disaster and dysfunction.
Why Would He Want to Leave?
Short on wins, the 16-31 Cavs offer plenty of reasons for Irving to want out.
Since being drafted first overall in 2011, Irving hasn't been surrounded by the talent needed to win. While he's not absolved of all blame, it's unreasonable to expect more from him on a team that consistently whiffs on personnel decisions.
Cleveland has drafted three other top-four prospects besides Irving since 2011. Though it's further evidence of the organization's inability to escape the lottery, it's also proof the Cavs had plenty of opportunities to land impact players.
In 2011, they selected the still-unimpressive Tristan Thompson at No. 4 when players like Klay Thompson, Jimmy Butler and Kawhi Leonard were all still available. In 2012, they took the always-erratic Dion Waiters at No. 4 when Harrison Barnes, Andre Drummond and Damian Lillard were all still on the board.
Finally, in 2013, they drafted the seemingly lost Anthony Bennett at No. 1 when Victor Oladipo, Michael Carter-Williams, Steven Adams, Tim Hardaway Jr., Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Hart, Barack Obama and just about anyone with a pulse would have been a better pick.
The NBA draft can be a crapshoot, but Cleveland has reached new levels of incompetency. Free agency hasn't gone much better, either. Jarrett Jack, Earl Clark and Andrew Bynum can all be filed under "bust," and that's just from this past summer.
Trading for two-time All-Star Luol Deng was supposed to inject stability and leadership into the roster, but not even he can make sense of this mess. Per the New York Daily News' Mitch Lawrence, he's already disgusted with the franchise:
As Deng recently told one close friend, 'the stuff going on in practice would never be tolerated by the coaching staff or the front office back in Chicago. It's a mess.'
Deng was brought in to help clean it up when he arrived in a deal for Andrew Bynum on Jan. 7.
But since then, he's seen players get thrown out of practice, take off their uniform tops at halftime and threaten not to play, mouth off to Brown and generally act like spoiled brats. Entering Saturday's game at Houston, the Cavs had lost seven of their last 11 games since the Deng trade.
There is no accountability, as Dion Waiters found out when he was kicked out of practice last week but still got his usual minutes against the Knicks. Brown isn't getting much help from GM Chris Grant, who is expected to be fired at season's end because of the losing and problems in the locker room.
Think Deng, an unrestricted free agent after the season, is going to stick around for this? Think again.
Dreams of prying LeBron away from Miami are dead. Anyone with the mental image of him returning needs to get real. He's not coming back to Cleveland's hellhole, and Deng isn't staying if the Cavs continue to be a lottery-bound fiasco without any semblance of accountability or internal structure.
Worse still, this is nothing new.
In November, the Cavs held a contentious players-only meeting, according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst, during which Fox Sports Ohio's Sam Amico says Irving butted heads with Waiters:
More recently, Lloyd indicated Irving has essentially given up on his team, writing that two "opposing general managers this season have told me they think Irving is pouting." Head coach Mike Brown isn't able to deny any of it either, per The Plain Dealer's Mary Schmitt Boyer and Jodie Valade. Not Irving's deteriorating morale; not Waiters' recurring immaturity; not anything:
Looking beyond the fact that Irving shouldn't be quitting or "pouting" as the team's leader, his displeasure is understandable. Losing is difficult to stomach and becomes even worse when the team in question doesn't have a handle on anything.
And the Cavs have a handle on nothing. Not Waiters, not Deng and most certainly not Irving's future.
A Quicker Escape
To Irving's credit, he hasn't entertained rumors of his dissatisfaction and alleged desire to leave. That said, he hasn't exactly denied these reports, either.
"I'm still in my rookie contract and I'm happy to be here," he said following Cleveland's 117-86 loss to the New York Knicks, per Lloyd. "And I'm pretty sure I'm going to be here for a long time. I'm not saying anything to tell the future, but I'm pretty sure the relationship I have with Dan Gilbert and management extends off the court. I enjoy being here."
"Pretty sure" is hardly a vote of confidence.
It doesn't take a psychologist or insider to see Irving isn't happy. The look on his face late in games when the Cavs are down big is one of frustration. Unhappiness. Disgust.
Incessant struggles and constant losing have rendered Irving evasive. As Lloyd noted, he refuses to discuss his future in Cleveland, frequently parroting "it's still too early to say" lines instead of providing answers with any substance or certainty—because he can't.
Irving isn't going to stand for this, however at fault he may be. LeBron didn't, and Irving won't. He may find his way out even sooner.
LeBron signed a second contract with the Cavaliers, spending seven years in Cleveland before meticulously orchestrating his escape.
But Irving doesn't necessarily operate on a similar timeline. Cleveland made the playoffs in LeBron's third season. At 15 games under .500, the Cavs will be lucky to finish in the top 11 of a baseborn Eastern Conference.
With restricted free agency on the horizon in 2015, Irving has the option of pulling his ripcord sooner, giving up on Cleveland well before LeBron actually did. Problem is, he really must be prepared to endure a firestorm.
The Cavs can match any offer he receives in 2015. Unless he successfully forces a trade, he must accept the $9.2 million qualifying offer he's due that summer, play out another year in Cleveland and leave as an unrestricted free agent in 2016.
That type of patience may not exist, leaving Irving with one of two options: accept a lucrative extension this summer or exert every ounce of leverage he has by first refusing to sign anything.
Owner Dan Gilbert watched helplessly in July 2010 as LeBron sent his Cavaliers into another Dark Age, and he won't allow that to happen again.
"The key thing, whoever you are and wherever you are, you cannot wait," Gilbert said before last season, per Windhorst. "The big lesson was if a player is not willing to extend, no matter who they are, no matter where they are playing, no matter what kind of season you had, you cannot risk going into a summer and having them leave."
Moving forward with Irving after he refuses to sign an extension falls under waiting.
If Irving is willing to wait and see, the Cavs may not be. Memories of LeBron spurning them, leaving the team with basically nothing, are still fresh in the minds of those in control.
Their refusal to play that same game, to take that same chance again, means a resolution will be reached sooner rather than later, one way or the other.
On His Way Out?
Don't expect Irving to leave Cleveland the way LeBron did.
When LeBron was in town, the Cavs had hope, more direction than they've ever had with Irving. When he stayed the first time, it was because he believed. And yeah, because Cleveland could offer him more money.
Irving's situation is different, because the Cavs are so far gone. If he signs an extension this summer, it won't be because he believes. Or has faith. Or possesses some sense of undying loyalty for the city of Cleveland.
It will be out of convenience. Out of impatience. Out of prioritizing a max-contract extension over winning and future outlook.
Likewise, should he decide to leave, it won't be a long, drawn-out process. Cleveland won't live in fear of what happens next if he refuses to sign a new contract. Or invest more years and money in his services if it's only prolonging the inevitable.
If and when Irving leaves, it will be quicker and cleaner than LeBron's departure. It will be sparked by Irving himself, but controlled by the Cavaliers. A trade will be struck long before he can leave them the way LeBron did.
"I'm here for my teammates, I'm here for Coach Brown and the coaching staff and I'm going to play my heart out every single night for the Cleveland Cavaliers," Irving said, via Lloyd.
For how much longer, though?
Unlike LeBron's eventual exit in 2010, Irving's actually feels inevitable, buttressed by multiple reports and reinforced through excessive losing. So when—not if—he leaves, he'll follow a different path entirely.
One paved and put to use much sooner than LeBron's ever was.
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The War of the Roses has erupted again in Oldham after a sign went up in part of the borough claiming it is in YORKSHIRE.
Some people in Springhead have reacted furiously after the White Rose-emblazoned marker was erected at the traditional Lancashire/Yorkshire boundary.
Red Rose loyalists say they were not consulted over the sign and have hit out at what they see as an 'inflammatory' move.
But the head of the Saddleworth White Rose Society (SWRS), who commissioned the project which has also seen a Lancashire sign put up on the other side the road, has hit back, stating that 'nobody can argue with historical fact'.
The signs, each costing around £770 each, were put up on Saturday on Oldham Road to mark the boundary which remained until Local Government Act changes came into force in 1974, placing the borough in Greater Manchester.
But the addition of the white rose has sparked an outcry.
Kieron Patterson, 36, who was born and raised in Springhead, is one of those upset.
He said: "I have no problem with people celebrating Yorkshire Day and waving white rose flags.
"My issue with this is that nobody here was consulted. I was born after the boundary change and I am a Lancastrian.
"My parents, who were born before the changes, also consider themselves Lancastrians – nobody is going to tell us we are from Yorkshire and that is what annoys me about it."
One 73-year-old Springhead resident, who did not wish to be named, branded the signage 'inflammatory'.
He said: "It's ridiculous. Nobody I know who lives around here thinks they are from Yorkshire.
"What right do they have to ram this down people's throats? It's inflammatory and I don't think anyone was consulted."
Chris Marsden, a 41-year-old freelance designer, lives in the house next to the sign.
He said: "There's a gap between them of about 50 yards – where does that leave me? In no man's land?
"It seems a bit bizarre that they want to bring this up after 37 years. I am a Lancastrian and I would never want to live in Yorkshire."
But Geoff Bayley, from the SWRS, defended the signs.
He declared: "Those who live in Springhead are not from Lancashire. Springhead is in Saddleworth and Saddleworth remains in the West Riding of Yorkshire which was never abolished.
"People are not aware of what went on before 1974 and that needs to change."
Mr Bayley admitted that Springhead residents were not consulted.
But he added: "We have more than 300 members and some of those are from Springhead."
His stance was backed by
Barbara Beeley, councillor for Saddleworth West and Lees.
Mrs Beeley, who was born in Whitby, North Yorkshire, said: "I would say that if you did a straw poll it would be fifty-fifty.
"They are marking the traditional boundaries and they acknowledge our heritage."
Madeleine Heap, former landlady of the Top House, Springhead, was more concerned over the cost.
The 52-year-old said: "Everyone knows about the 1974 boundaries.
"I just think to start putting signs up when you consider everything else that needs money spent on it is ridiculous."


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Voter ID Laws Will Disenfranchise Voters
March 26, 2012 | Clarion Ledger | David Goodman
My brother, Andrew Goodman, was murdered by the Neshoba County Ku Klux Klan during Freedom Summer 1964 because he wanted to vote and figured all other Americans wanted that right, too.
Along with James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, Andy died defending democracy against the Jim Crow practices that shut African-Americans out of the voting booth and public discourse.
Back then, less than 6 percent of African Americans in Mississippi were registered to vote and the awful truth was that the white power structure wanted it that way.
Fortunately, because of the work of lots of brave people and good citizens, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 became the law of the land. Finally, we had the tools to fight decades of obstructive voting rules, and millions of citizens, in all parts of the country, gained the right to vote.
Almost 50 years later, it seems we are sliding into the heart of darkness once again. A number of states have enacted or are considering new election legislation that promises to again restrict certain demographic groups from voting. And this time, it's not only Southern states like Mississippi, but Midwestern states like Kansas and Wisconsin.
Perhaps the most insidious of these new anti-democratic proposals is the push to require government-issued photo ID in order to register and vote in the name of protecting the public from "voter fraud."


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Chilled, that's how I would describe Chris and Lucille. Everything about them is relaxed and easy to be around, it was such pleasure to take their wedding photos!
It was so much fun to photograph all the colourful chucks, polkadots and petticoats. I love how much Chris and Lucille made their wedding their own…from their clothes, to Chris singing as Lucille walked down the aisle, to them having the band The Jane Austen Argument providing the beautiful music for the reception. Thanks to Tuli for being my second, it was a perfect day.


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Retired couple claims $1 million Powerball prize
NEW ALBANY, Ind. —
A retired New Albany woman and her husband claimed one of two winning Powerball tickets sold in southern Indiana.
Jane Cobb won $1 million from last Saturday's drawing.
Her ticket matched the first five numbers, but not the Powerball.
Cobb and her husband bought it at the Kroger in the New Albany Plaza.
"I saw we matched three numbers, so I started for the bathroom to tell my husband we got three numbers and then, in the hallway, I realized we had matched four," said Cobb. "By the time I got to the bathroom where George was, we had five numbers."
Those winning numbers are 1, 36, 40, 52, 53 and the Powerball was 20.
Another $1 million ticket is still unclaimed.
It was sold at the Circle K on Hamburg Pike in Jeffersonville for the April 10 drawing.


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John heads up the Land and New Homes division and works closely with developers. He provides expert advice to assist with development site acquisitions, pricing of the new units, specification, local market conditions and demands as well as overall marketing strategies to ensure that their new homes are sold effectively and for the best possible price.
In addition he liaises with our local sales offices and the New Homes sales team to ensure that each client is fully supported from our entire sales network.
John has worked in the property industry for over 30 years, he took over the role of New Homes Director at the end of 2009, bringing with him land expertise and rebranding the division as Land and New Homes. As the business has continued to expand he opened a second Land and New Homes office in South East London at the start of 2013.
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Ben joined KFH in the Land and New Homes division in 2005 and heads up the residential development team working closely with developers, investors and house builders. He provides expert knowledge and advice on all aspects of site acquisition, planning, development, marketing and sales.
Ben brings with him a wealth of development experience having worked on many of London's landmark schemes over the last 15 years. He has a broad client base which includes national house builders, commercial land owners and investment houses, as well as numerous small and medium sized developers.
As the business has grown, Ben's Residential Development Team has expanded across a range of disciplines, providing an end to end service to our clients to help source and acquire sites and bring their developments successfully to market.
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As well as overseeing the South East London and North Kent New Homes Sales Team, Tony advises developers on all aspects of schemes they may be looking to buy or sell. Areas include, the unit size for optimum return on build costs, sales and marketing advice and brochure planning, market research, planning advice and site sales staff recruitment and management.
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Study Abroad in Sao Paulo: Academics
Academic Programs
Courses include: business, economics, environmental studies, geography, history, international relations, law, politics, Portuguese language, sociology. Internships also available.
Program Options
This program is designed for students who wish to begin or strengthen their skills in Portuguese language and/or take courses, taught in English, in Brazilian Studies. In order to gain the most out of the study abroad experience and be able to access Brazilian culture and the local community it is highly recommended that students take a course in Portuguese language, although this is not required.
The Portuguese language course is an intensive 4-week course totaling 100 contact hours and carrying a recommended 6 credits. Courses are available at Beginner and Intermediate level and language level is determined by a placement test. In addition to learning the grammar of Portuguese language, students will gain a deeper understanding of Brazilian culture through structured activities which may include a Brazilian cooking class, listening to Brazilian songs and reading texts from Brazilian authors and Portuguese literature.
The courses taught in English focus on the Brazilian perspective and include business, economics, environmental studies, geography, international relations, politics and sociology. The minimum course load is 13 credits and the maximum is 17 credits.
No AIFS participant is permitted to take a course without receiving a letter grade. Pass/fail options are not available.
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Students who already have a higher level of Portuguese language may participate in the Internship Program. Placements are offered in the fields of business, environmental studies, marketing and many more. Internships are generally for 20 hours a week and recommended for 6 semester credits. In addition to the internship placement students should still take four courses from the Brazilian Studies program. The total internship hours will be listed on the FAAP transcript along with a detailed evaluation from the placement and faculty at FAAP. For further information about the internship program please contact your AIFS Admissions Officer.
No AIFS participant is permitted to take a course without receiving a letter grade. Pass/fail options are not available.
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Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP)
Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP) was founded in 1947 as a foundation designed to support and foster fine arts. Over the years, it has consolidated its position as one of the most important and respected academic institutions in Brazil with the equivalent of University status.
The institution has roughly 12,500 students in its schools of Business, Fine Arts, Communications, Law, Economics and Engineering. In addition to its main campus in the centrally-located neighborhood of Higienopolis, the foundation also has a modern building that houses the FAAP Center of Excellence and new campuses in São Jose dos Campos and Riberão Preto, designed exclusively for professional development. FAAPs executive MBA program has been repeatedly elected one of the best in Brazil.
In carrying out its threefold mission to promote education, encourage research and support cultural events, FAAP serves as a center for the study of economic, historical, cultural and artistic issues in Brazil and abroad.
FAAPs programs are recognized by the Ministry of Education of Brazil and have a long standing reputation in the country. The foundation is not only a school; it is one of the most renowned centers supporting arts and culture in the state of São Paulo. These activities are developed by the Museum of Brazilian Art, the FAAP Theater and the Artistic Residence, turning the campus atmosphere into a perfect blend of education, art and culture; an unforgettable experience for international students.
FAAP is an international institution. Its partners are on the five continents, in more than 50 countries. Social responsibility is a commitment at FAAP; the foundation runs many charitable projects involving its students.


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Jul 8, 2013
The App Store turns five this week, and it looks like it's going to be a big deal: a variety of high-profile freebies are being made available, including classics like Where's My Water?, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery, and even a recent hit like Badlands.
It's hard to think that the land of mobile apps has been around for so long already – Google Play is actually close to turning 5 as well, with the Android Market having launched initially in October 2008. There's a lot of apps, and a lot of Android devices out there – likely more than the App Store at this point.
It just still feels like the App Store is just a bigger deal, for whatever reason. Is it because of the Apple mystique that causes everything surrounding the App Store to feel more elevated, more important.
Perhaps it has to do with the community around the App Store? I've often felt that the lack of a promo code system on Google Play has limited what the press can do, as developers are often hesitant to send out APKs of their games. That's an easy route to piracy.
As well, dropping an app's price to free temporarily just does not happen on Google Play, so it's not a way to promote apps. Why this has yet to change is baffling because it continues to arise as a problem.
But really, what do ascribe as the biggest reason for the difference between the culture of iOS and Android? iOS, because of the limited amount of hardware that can run it, has to focus on the apps. Android users tend to focus more on their devices, customizing them, hacking them…the app-focused culture isn't there because it doesn't necessarily have to be pointed in that direction.
However, Android continues to grow in prominence, and is still on the receiving end of many major apps and games. And I have talked to developers that have seen better performance on Android than on iOS because of the audience. As well, the core gamer audience may prefer Android. Perhaps it's that hacker culture, or the availability of gamepads.
Whatever the reason for the different cultures, one can only hope that the app marketplaces can keep going strong for another five years. And who knows, maybe the culture will be dramatically changed by then as well…


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This guide will be broke down into 3 main parts: Gameplay, Awareness, Equipment
Attention writers: I am not a writer, 2 fucks not given in how I wrote this as far as punctuation, grammar etc….so don't bitch.
Clarification….there are 2 types of noobs.
1 is the new noob that just got the game and is clueless about basics. We help this one as much as possible to get better and enjoy the game.
2 is the dickbag noob that is highly ranked but sucks ass at the game. He is basically a waste of a server slot but useful in populating the server until more experienced players join.
You can also use supported fire "press Z" next to various map objects that highlight the supported fire feature. This means that you can mount your gun to the object and use it to steady your fire. It's useful but more often than not…not used by too many players.
Lastly you have leaning "press Q or E" which helps you fire around corners without giving away too much of your body to shoot at. This is useful when firing at positions while still maintaining some sort of cover. Mastering the lean and creep will make you a corner killer in no time!
Probably the most ignored skill of this game. This is the difference between winning and getting fucking wrecked in a match. Teams that have great teamwork will easily pwn any other team that doesn't work together.
Special Note: quickly clear the area when reviving! Nothing shittier than getting a revive and then shot in the face because the enemy is right behind you because your dumb ass didn't clear the area first. If a teammate says "don't revive me"…don't!
Bored? Alone on a saturday night as usual? Load an empty server with your map on it and run around and try shit out. Practicing throwing nades and angles can result in godlike gameplay. If you take the time to learn what other lazy bastards don't….they will rage quit while you stockpile points from wins.
Constantly going to the same spot to try and kill the guy that rapes your face will only earn him more kills because your dumb ass won't change up your gameplay. Don't feed the other team easy kills! Learn to kill and move quickly to avoid being predictable. I can tell you where 30 players will be as soon as they join our server because they do the same shit over and over…..learn to change it up.
You can get by on "gamer headsets" but the sound quality is shit compared to a real high quality pair of headphones. Ps…razer is dog shit if your wondering.
Always watch your ammo count! Gunfights with 2 bullets left = you dead. Keep an eye on your mags too, if your low then look for a gun laying around and pick it up. Be sure to switch to it and reload it before getting into a firefight, better safe than sorry.
Watch the clock and make sure you have enough time to win! If you have to recover the flag before you extract, make sure you give yourself enough time!
Enemy player count
Some servers have player count "on" which means you can hold down the "Tab" key to see how many enemies are still alive. This will help you make that last minute decision on where to make your final stand or how to negotiate that last ditch effort on extracting the flag. (our server keeps it on) iSOLATION KILLHOUSE
Gaming mobos: MSI, Asus, Gigabyte
Get a motherboard with a gui interface.
Nvidia Geforce is my choice.
AMD/ATI Radeon is ok.
The control panels for video settings are extensive…I'm not going into all that shit here.Hard Drive:
SSD – Solid State Drives are faster than the older typical moving part hard drives.
Western Digital, Corsair, Intel and Samsung are some good quality SSD's to buy.
Sound Card:
Get a card with 7.1 for tv and movies but it can hinder your gaming audio. Make sure you tweak your sound if you have 7.1 surround so you don't get false positives from the surround sound effects. Most cards have a control panel to tweak settings.Power supply:
At least a bronze certified with dual 12+ rails minimum.
Seasonic, Antec, Cougar, Raidmax are good psu's.Case:
Raidmax, LianLi, Antec, Thermaltake are some good cases.
Dual band or Tri-band, Gigabite wired with high speeds.
Netgear, Buffalo, Linksys are good routers.
Omron switches
Redragon is my choice. (Mammoth mouse)
Logitech, Sentey, Corsair, Razer are good mice.Keyboard:
Logitech, Gskill, Coolermaster, Corsair, CougarMousepad:
Redragon (archelon)
Logitech, Razer, Steel Series are good pads too.Headphones:
Gaming Headset if your on a budget. 3.5mm do not buy a usb set!Microphone:
Condenser mic with 3.5mm jack to sound card
Find a cheap quality mic on amazon.
Anything over 8mb is sufficient.


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Aquarius season 2 to premiere on June 16, 2016
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Aquarius is a new American television drama series starring David Duchovny that is currently airing on the NBC channel in the United States. The new series was created and written by John McNamara (In Plain Sight, Profit) who also serves as an executive producer on the show alongside David Duchovny (The X-Files, Californication), Marty Adelstein (Prison Break, Last Man Standing) and Melanie Greene. Season 1 of Aquarius premiered on NBC on May 28, 2015.
Aquarius is set in the late 1960s, and Duchovny stars as a Los Angeles police sergeant with a complicated personal life who starts tracking a small-time criminal and budding cult leader – Charles Manson (Gethin Anthony) – seeking out vulnerable women to join his "cause." Aquarius also stars Grey Damon, Emma Dumont, Claire Holt, Michaela McManus and Brían F. O'Byrne.
Season 1 of Aquarius debuted on the NBC channel in the US on May 28, 2015 and it will consist of thirteen episodes. However, NBC has also made the unprecedented move of releasing all 13 episodes of David Duchovny's new series online, in order to offer viewers the same binge-viewing experience they now enjoy on streaming platforms. You can watch all episodes of the drama right now on NBC.com, various video-on-demand platforms and Hulu. There have been rumors that this move meant that the show will be limited to one season and has essentially been cancelled. However, in a recent interview, the creator of the series, John McNamara said that he already has new ideas for a second season. Let's wait for the official announcement from NBC on the fate of the show. Meanwhile, check back with us for the latest news, or subscribe to our notifications and get the premiere date of Aquarius season 2 automatically sent to your inbox as soon as it is announced.
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UDATED June 25, 2015: Great news for David Duchovny fans out there! NBC has just officially renewed their freshman drama series Aquarius for a second season. The good news came just several days after the network axed the show's Thursday companion, Hannibal, after three seasons. NBC also tried something that no other network has done before: it released the entire season 1 of Aquarius online right after airing the premiere episode. And it paid off – the network was able to reach viewers who might have otherwise overlooked a great summer drama. The release date of a second season hasn't been set yet, so check back with us for the latest news, or subscribe to our notifications and get the premiere date of Aquarius season 2 automatically sent to your inbox as soon as it is announced.
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Wearing new shoes in class, or going barefoot for the first time, may create blisters on a dancer's feet. Blisters can be prevented by using padding on the areas where shoes might rub the feet, for example, on the back of the heel or outside edges of the toes. Moleskin padding can be placed inside the shoe at these friction points while the dancer gets used to the shoes. Toes can also be taped for dancing barefoot. It is important not to attempt to drain a blister, due to the chance of infection.
Every patient has a different rate of healing based on their age, medical history, and social history. The most common post-op recovery after a simple bunion surgery is 3 weeks in a post-operative shoe and then transitioning into regular gym shoes. If a more complex surgery is performed, we typically ask the patient to remain non-weightbearing on the involved foot for about 2 weeks then transition into a walking boot for 4 weeks (6 weeks of recovery time). After 6 weeks, the patient's typically begin transitioning into the regular gym shoes.
Although we tend to favor those uncomfortable, narrow shoes more than the natural-fitting variety, it's important to maintain foot health as often as possible. Even the smallest bump on a toe could develop into painful bunions , callouses and hammertoes in a short time period, so be extra cautious when wearing narrow shoes. Otherwise, avoid wearing tight footwear at all costs. Bunion Treatment in West Palm Beach From irritating corns and calluses to painful bunions, knowing how to detect these foot conditions and eliminate the pressure is important in order to stop the progression. When conservative treatments don't work, talk to your Brooklyn podiatrist for professional care.
Not only is this good news for people who continue to switch shoes with little luck, but it is also good news for your pocketbook. On his website http://www.FootCare4U.com, Schuler suggests that in many cases a simple $2 toe pad under the first toe can reduce the development of calluses, bunions and corns. He details how to make your own pad in his book and on his website/. So you can skip the trip to the shoe store, and head to your computer or the book store instead for fast foot relief!
To prevent bunions , always buy comfortable, well fitting shoes and be sure they have plenty of toe room. If you already have a bunion, most drug stores sell pads that, when applied to the bunion, will protect it from further abuse. Bunions that cause severe discomfort can be treated surgically. Dr. Perlstein is a podiatrist in Brooklyn, NY , treating more than 25,000 patients since 1986. This experienced Brooklyn podiatrist offers a wide range of foot and ankle care including emergency care and treatment for bunions. His office is also open on Sundays.
Your doctor may use a small knife to pare (trim) the callus or corn. You may reduce the size of the callus or corn yourself by soaking your foot in warm water and then using a pumice stone to rub the dead skin away. Never cut the corn or callus yourself, especially if you have diabetes or other conditions that cause circulatory problems or numbness. In some cases, surgery may be done to remove the callus or corn or to change the underlying bone structure. For Bunion Solutions visit the Bunion Pain Footstore where we have a huge stock of products designed to stop bunion pain and corns and callous.
People wear orthopedic shoes for a variety of reasons including bunions, hammertoe, fallen arches and conditions related to diabetes. Like all shoes, orthopedic shoes and the orthotics worn with the shoes wear out. Additionally, many of the chronic conditions that require people to wear orthopedic shoes can alter with time, meaning repairs or modifications are necessary. A bunion is formed by abnormal bone structure at the base of the joint, found on the big toe. A bunion will cause the big toe to lean into the second toe. If you do not use precautions to prevent the bunion from progressing, you can suffer from major foot complications.


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We are starting a project with the International Labor Organization and the Government of Colombia, to train 150 people victims of the armed conflict in technical careers such as Systems and Software Development and Call Center , in order that they can prepare for the labor market with an official title, which allows them to compete in order to be able to use or develop their business idea in these two careers that are currently very useful for the labor market. From the Foundation we have made agreements with companies that have committed to receive 100% of the beneficiaries to carry out their work practices.
The resources to start the project has a duration of 6 months are already on the part of the International Labor Organization and the Colombian Government, however my foundation needs a counterpart resource of around US $ 2000 to guarantee the subsidy of transportation and feeding of these population. Thanks for all your support.
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With the House and Senate voting to approve same sex marriage legislation by a collective total of just seven votes- Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley is expected to sign the bill sometime this week. Already however efforts are underway to petition the issue to be placed on a referendum ballot for the voters to decide in the fall. Senate Minority Leader E.J. Pipkin acknowledged that supporters had the votes, but said ultimately, voters will have the final say on the bill. He also warned supporters of the bill not to try to block a referendum vote.


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Wafer-thin slices of delicious Japanese beef
at Megan's Kitchen
All in all, I think I generally succeeded -- though there was one Kowloon City Chiu Chow meal at which my mother complained that Penang had better food of the same style. (The moral of the story: do not give Penangites food similar to that which they can find in their home state for, almost inevitably, the food in Penang will be considered better than that found elsewhere!)
And while Cantonese meals (including dim sum brunch at the Wan Chai branch of Victoria City Seafood Restaurant, roast goose at Yat Lok and claypot rice dinner at Four Seasons in Yau Ma Tei) were assuredly hits, the highlights of our recent culinary excursions definitely included two dinners that assuredly included Japanese elements.
To be sure, dinner at Megan's Kitchen actually was Hong Kong-style hot pot but the highlight ingredient for that evening's hot pot was most definitely the marbled slices of Japanese beef that were sliced so delicately tissue thin and seemed to melt in one's mouth. Alternatively, the decadent feast we had at Sushi Kuu was pretty much 100 percent Japanese in terms of presentation. Also, with fugu (puffer fish), ikura (salmon eggs), toro and uni among our ordered items, I think it could be said that our choices of ingredients were classically Japanese to boot! :b


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Totnes Passivhaus
|Location: Totnes, Devon, UK
|Completion Status: Completed 19-Aug-2011, certified Sept 2011
|Occupancy: Occupied
|Architect: Janet Cotterell
|Consultant: Adam Dadeby
|Contractor: Jonathan Williams
|Client: Adam Dadeby and Erica Aslett
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WINNER: UK Passivhaus Awards 2013 - Private Housing Category
The Totnes Passivhaus was the third UK retrofit to be Passivhaus Certified (in Sept 2011). The project was challenging, including both masonry retrofit and new-build timber-frame elements (which includes a new living roof). The existing house formed part of a distinctive, modernist housing estate built in the 1970s and the Passivhaus performance requirements therefore had to be addressed within very particular design constraints to retain the valued 'group' aesthetic. The project achieved an air tightness test result at Certification of 0.2 a.c.h. (exceptional for a retrofit) and the total Primary measured energy in use is 75.8kWh/m².a during the first year of occupation, note that this covers running a home office and frequent extra B&B guests! The project also includes a photovoltaic array and a solar hot water system. The construction solutions made use of natural materials (e.g. sheep's wool, cellulose, timber frame) and high performance materials (e.g. An External Wall Insulation System using 180mm phenolic insulation).
The project has proved a valuable learning resource, both for the team that created it and for visiting students and B&B guests. Common concerns about MHVR and air quality and about prohibitions on opening windows are dispelled when guests experience a Passivhaus for themselves and have an opportunity to quiz owners,Adam Dadeby & Erica Aslett, about living in a Passivhaus. The Totnes Passivhaus also offers an opportunity to experience staying in a Passivhaus first-hand. The project further highlighted the need for a practical and accessible book on the subject – now realised in The Passivhaus Handbook. Together, they have proved very effective in helping to promote Passivhaus in the UK.
As a B&B guest notes "Fantastic night in a Passivhaus. We hope this is the beginning of a Passivhaus adventure for us!"
Steve and Linda G., Bucks, November 2011
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BROSSARD, Que. – It took a full season and a long playoff run to judge the effects of the massive roster makeover the Montreal Canadiens made in the summer of 2009.
Pierre Gauthier, who took over the team built by Bob Gainey when he replaced him as general manager on Feb. 8, said Monday that the signing and dealing binge that brought in Mike Cammalleri, Brian Gionta, Scott Gomez and others has put a new face on the franchise.
"There's a feeling of optimism and enthusiasm around the team," Gauthier said in a rare talk with the media as the Canadiens rookie camp opened at their suburban training centre. "I think we left the spring with a better knowledge of our team, of who we are and what we can accomplish."
After slipping into the eighth and final playoff spot in the East, the Canadiens made a surprise run to the conference final, upsetting talent-packed opponents in Washington and Pittsburgh before falling to the Philadelphia Flyers.
While the hero of those playoffs, goalie Jaroslav Halak, was traded to the St. Louis Blues, Gauthier was confident the younger Carey Price will get the job done behind a team that has evolved into a tighter unit than the group of strangers who turned up for last year's camp.
"What we like about our team through last year's process and how it all concluded was that we developed an identity for our club," he said. "We like the leadership group.
"That's something that really came together in the playoffs. It's an interesting group, an emotional group—a lot of people who really care about the team."
He said the identity that emerged was of a team built on speed and strong puck-moving and positional play.
"In the playoffs, there were teams that were more talented and bigger than us, but we were able to compete because of our speed and intelligence," he added. "That's our identity. You need good special teams and a good goalie as well, it goes without saying."
Team leadership will also have some structure this season as Gauthier said management will name a captain before the start of the regular season. He gave no hints, but Gionta, Gomez, defenceman Andrei Markov and perhaps rearguard Josh Gorges would be leading candidates.
Other than Halak, who was dealt for prospects Lars Eller and Ian Schultz, the Canadiens made only a handful of player moves this summer while making big changes in off-ice personnel.
Among player moves, veteran forwards Glen Metropolit and Dominic Moore, plus defenceman Marc-Andre Bergeron left, while forwards Dustin Boyd and Jeff Halpern and back-up goalie Alex Auld were acquired.
There are 17 players from the NHL club and another 17 on the AHL Hamilton Bulldogs who are returning, so few jobs are open for the 31 prospects at the rookie camp.
One rookie who is a virtual shoo-in the make the team, especially with Markov still recovering from a knee injury, is 21-year-old P.K. Subban, who became a regular on defence during the playoffs. With seven pounds of muscle added to boost him to 215 to start camp, Subban is expected to move into Bergeron's spot.
Other candidates include Yannick Weber, Alexandre Picard and Mathieu Carle.
"There's a lot of offensive defencemen in the organization—we've got 20 million of them that are ready to play," said Subban. "It's selfish for me to say it's my spot.
"I can't say that. It's going to come down to who the coaching staff thinks is most ready."
The 21-year-old Eller, a strong skater with skill, also has a good shot at making the NHL squad, but will be battling with young players who have already played games for Montreal like Max Pacioretty, Ben Maxwell and Ryan White.
Eller says he's ready to live with being the guy they got for Halak, and Gauthier said he has no regrets about sticking with 23-year-old Price, who they drafted fifth overall in 2005.
"We see in Carey a more mature person and someone who really fits into the group here," said Gauthier. "It's up to him to have success with the team and the team to help him have success."
The GM said a goal for the summer was to restructure the administration, which he did by moving out a handful of scouts and bringing in amateur scouts Ron Jankowski, Serge Boisvert and Christer Rockstrom and naming Vaughn Karpan pro scout.
He also brought in Pierre Allard as strength coach and named Ken Morin to a new job as head of hockey information.
New Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman raided the Canadiens for assistant GM Julien BriseBois as well as Bulldogs head coach Guy Boucher and his assistants.
Gauthier then hired former NHL rearguard and long-time executive Larry Carriere as his assistant and got former NHL captain Randy Cunneyworth to coach Hamilton with Randy Ladouceur, whose specialty is developing young defencemen, as his assistant coach.
He said a priority was getting more former NHL players into key jobs in the organization, which neither BriseBois nor Boucher were, although neither were Gauthier nor head coach Jacques Martin.
The team will also be preparing to see Geoff Molson, who led the group that bought the team from George Gillett last September, take over as president and CEO at the end of this season, replacing Pierre Boivin.


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Cameron Diaz's Short, Blonde, Updo Hairstyle with Bangs
Cameron Diaz's Short, Blonde, Updo Hairstyle with Bangs makes a casual style look soft and glamorous. Steal her style: 1. To get Cameron Diaz's hairstyle, apply a smoothing balm to damp hair and blow dry straight using a paddle brush.2. Let your bangs fall naturally and create a side part. Run a ceramic flat iron through your hair to tame stubborn sections. 3. Lightly tease your crown using a fine-toothed comb. Then gather your hair back into a messy bun at the nape of your neck. Allow face-framing pieces of your hair to fall as you go. 4. To finish, spray with a lightweight hairspray. See More Cat Deeley Hairstyles
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Ashley Benson's Short, Blonde, Wavy, Updo Hairstyle mixes casual with chic for a stunning updo. Get the look:
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2. Create a side part, and then begin wrapping random sections of hair around a styling wand. Be sure to leave your ends pin-straight, not curled under.
3. Next, gather your hair back into a low, messy bun at the back of your head. Secure with an elastic. Allow face-framing pieces to fall naturally.
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Cody Horn's Short, Chic, Blonde, Updo Hairstyle
Cody Horn's Short, Chic Blonde, Updo Hairstyle is a clean, sleek look that works great for short hair lengths. Steal her style: 1. To get Cody Horn's hairstyle, apply a styling cream to damp hair and blow dry evenly using a round brush.2. Once your hair is dry, run a flat iron through your hair to smooth out any untamed pieces. 3. Lightly tease the crown of your hair using a fine-toothed comb. Be sure to leave a front layer smooth so it can mask the tease sections underneath.4. Rub a styling pomade or gel onto your hands and smooth the sides of your hair back. Use a soft brush to distribute the product evenly.5. As you brush the sides of your hair back, use bobby pins to secure pieces down near the nape of your neck. 6. Run your fingers backward through the top section of your hair and finish with a strong-hold hairspray. See More Cody Horn Hairstyles
Evan Rachel Wood Chic, Edgy, Blonde Updo
Evan Rachel Wood's Chic, Edgy, Blonde Updo is an edgy way to style short hair. See how to get the look:1. To get Evan Rachel Wood's hairstyle, start with day old hair, since it has the most texture. 2. Apply a bit of styling gel to your fingers, and rake all of your hair back. Use a teasing comb to tease the top layer of your hair. 3. Slip on a thin elastic headband to push back the wispy section of hair at the top.4. Mist all over with strong-hold hairspray to keep the look in place. See More Evan Rachel Wood Hairstyles
Amy Poehler Short, Blonde, Curly Updo
Amy Poehler's Short, Blonde, Curly Updo is a sophisticated way to style your hair. See how to get it:1. To get Amy Poehler's hairstyle, start by parting your hair to the side. Apply smoothing cream to the top half of your hair and blow dry using a round brush to smooth it out.2. Then, apply texturizing product to the bottom half of your hair and blow dry roughly with your hands to add texture.3. Once your hair is dry, use your fingers to gather all of it into a low chignon at the nape of your neck. Twist it up and use bobby pins to secure it in place.4. Mist all over with anti-frizz hairspray to finish. See More Amy Poehler Hairstyles
Evan Rachel Wood Chic, Edgy, Blonde Updo
Evan Rachel Wood's Chic, Edgy, Blonde Updo is a gorgeous look for girls with short hair. Steal her style:1. To get Evan Rachel Wood's hairstyle, start by applying styling gel to damp hair. 2. Create a side part, and comb your hair to the side for a romantic touch. 3. Simply allow the gel to dry, which should bring out the texture in your hair. See More Evan Rachel Wood Hairstyles
AnnaLynne McCord Short, Romantic, Blonde, Curly Updo
AnnaLynne McCord's romantic updo is a perfect choice if you have shorter curls. See how to get it:1. Right when you get out of the shower, part your hair to the side.2. Apply smoothing cream to damp curls and let them dry naturally.3. Once your hair is dry, pin your curls back in small sections using bobby pins. 4. Mist all over with anti-humidity hairspray to finish. See More AnnaLynne McCord Hairstyles
Brittany Daniel Short, Straight, Funky, Edgy, Blonde Updo
Brittany Daniel's teased hairstyle is a great choice for short hair. Steal her style:1. To start, use a teasing comb to tease the top of your hair for maximum volume. 2. Take the top section of hair and pin it back loosely. 3. Apply a bit of styling gel to the back of your head, and slick it down with a comb. See More Brittany Daniel Hairstyles
Samaire Armstrong Short, Wavy, Blonde Updo
Samaire Armstrong's tousled waves look gorgeous on a short bob. Steal her style:1. This look works best on day old hair. Apply a texturizing product to dry hair and work it through. 2. Wrap sections of your hair around a 1-inch curling iron to create loose waves all over. 3. For an angled look, pin up sections of hair in the back using bobby pins.4. Apply a bit of styling wax to your fingertips and piece out the front layers for more movement. See More Samaire Armstrong Hairstyles
Carey Mulligan Short, Blonde Updo
Carey Mulligan's textured updo is a great choice for short to medium length hair. Steal her style:1. Apply some texturizing wax to your fingertips and rake them through damp hair. 2. When your hair is semi-dry, gather all of it up into a loose bun and secure it with an elastic. If your hair is on the shorter side, use a clip or barrette to pin it back. 3. Tug at the top of your head to loose it up a bit, and mist generously with strong-hold hairspray to keep it in place. See More Carey Mulligan Hairstyles
Pink's Straight, Edgy, Blonde Updo
Pink's rocker hairstyle looks so edgy. See how to get it:1. This look works best on day old hair. Apply a dab of styling gel to the top of your head and comb it through. 2. Use your fingers to comb all of your hair back, leaving some room near the top. Twist your hair into a bun, and secure it with an elastic.3. Mist the top of your hair with a generous amount of strong-hold hairspray to keep it in place. See More Pink Hairstyles
Gwen Stefani Blonde, Edgy Updo
Gwen Stefani's outrageous updo could practically stop traffic! Steal her style:1. Section clean, dry hair as follows and clip in place: the top portion is the hair above your forehead and back to your crown; the bottom section consists of everything else.2. Slick back the bottom portion into a French twist, using pomade to smooth the sides and twist to the right while pulling ends of hair up. Pin in place.3. Tease the roots of the top section and then smooth out -- just slightly.4. Dab a little more pomade in your hands and create one giant curl in the top section with your fingers, curling forward and counterclockwise. Hold curl using bobby pins and plenty of hairspray.
Drew Barrymore Chic, Blonde Updo
Drew Barrymore's red carpet look is a sophisticated style for a special occasion. 1. To start, make sure you have plenty of product on hand, namely a strong-hold hairspray or spray gel and a hair wax to finish the look and help keep it in place. Also helpful: a friend to assist you, or at least keep you company.2. Beginning with dry hair, part hair at the side and comb or brush it into a ponytail that sits halfway between the crown of your head and the nape of your neck, and slightly off to the left. Twist the ponytail around twice, to form a roll.3. Tuck the ends under to bend the roll against your head, and tuck the roll inside itself and quickly pin into place. 4. Set the look with hairspray. 5. Use hair wax to smooth down any loose strands or flyaway hairs. 6. Depending on how elaborate your outfit is, a twist updo is also the perfect style for a pretty accessory like a crystal-encrusted comb or a fresh flower. See More Drew Barrymore Hairstyles
Cate Blanchett Party Updo
Cate Blanchette's twisted bun, and glitzy hair accessory, puts a fun, flirty spin on the simple updo. What to do: 1. To start, put a dollop of mousse on your palms and rub through your hair. 2. Twist some random sections of hair and pin down with bobby pins.3. Pull all of your hair into a low bun, letting strands fall out near the nape of your neck (which totally says you're stylish without looking like you're trying too hard).4. Add a snazzy headband or clip on an accessory below the bun.
Brittany Murphy Curly Updo
Brittany Murphy's swept-up tendrils are perfect for a romantic date or a party and works best for short hair. Get the look: 1. If hair isn't naturally curly start by diving damp hair into 2-inch sections and apply a curling cream to each chunk. 2. Shake out tendrils and blow dry using a diffuser to create waves. Make an effort to keep your hands out of your hair as much as possible to ward off frizz. 3. With a couple sections around your face, define curls with a small barreled iron and spray with a light-hold hairspray.4. Using your fingers, gently pin hair up and back, off your forehead. You can either messily pin it up randomly or create a loose little bun depending on how long your hair is.
Brittany Murphy Blonde Updo with Bangs
Brittany Murphy's messy clipped-up look works well for fine, short- to medium-length hair. Get the look: 1. Start by washing hair with a good clarifying shampoo and conditioner to get rid of any product buildup and allow for natural volume. 2. Use a medium-barreled brush and roll hair under while blow drying. 3. Apply a small amount of pomade or wax to ends which adds definition to layers of fine hair. 4. Pull hair back (leaving your bangs out) into a low ponytail. Flip ponytail upside down and secure in the middle with a small claw clip. Pull out some strands on the bottom and top to get optimum I-don't-care appeal.


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American farmers are finding themselves forced to the sidelines of the global food supply chain. The U.S. agricultural juggernaut is being overtaken by booming harvests in developing countries like Brazil, which controls 43% of the export market for soybeans, up from 12% in the late 1980s, and is close to surpassing the U.S. in corn exports, the WSJ's Jesse Newman and Jacob Bunge write. That gives Brazilian farmers greater sway over prices. It also means U.S. growers increasingly make decisions about what to plant and when to sell their harvest based on weather, transportation snarls and other events in faraway places. In this they join U.S. manufacturers and other industries that long ago lost their ability to sway the global market. The shift affects more than just farmers, as rural communities depend on tax revenue and the value of farmland to pay for local services.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT -1.89% is putting pressure on its food suppliers as it wages a price war in the grocery aisles. The retailer is aggressively cutting grocery prices in a bid to fend off low-cost brick-and-mortar rivals like Aldi and emerging online competitors, including Amazon.com Inc., the WSJ's Heather Haddon and Sarah Nassauer report. Consumers are coming out the winners, with shoppers paying 1.3% less for eggs, meat and other staples last year, the steepest drop since 1959. But it's squeezing profits at Wal-Mart and other large grocers like Kroger Co. , which must also slash prices to hold onto customers. The chains then pass some of the pain along to vendors. Low commodity prices have cushioned the blow, though some analysts expect agricultural markets to turn higher soon.
A trade dispute over steel is heating up. The Trump administration says it's investigating whether steel imports pose a national-security threat, potentially laying the groundwork for new tariffs against China. President Donald Trump, who campaigned on bringing back jobs lost as steel mills and other industrial plants succumbed to foreign competition, said that steel is too critical a resource for the U.S. "to become dependent on foreign countries." U.S. presidents can limit imports on national-security grounds, though they have rarely done so, instead relying on anti-dumping laws that bar foreign manufacturers from exporting products to the U.S. at below cost. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross called such rules too "porous." The steel probe is still in early stages, and similar studies in other industries this year haven't led to concrete action. But the stakes are high, as efforts to cut steel imports could spark retaliatory measures targeting U.S. exports.
Hunter Harrison promises changes big and small at CSX Corp. In his first public remarks as the railroad's new chief executive, Mr. Harrison outlined plans for sweeping changes, including idling over 500 locomotives and 25,000 railcars and untangling the "spaghetti bowl" of intertwined East Coast routes, the WSJ's Paul Ziobro writes. CSX is already baking reforms into its earnings outlook, predicting profits will rise 25% this year, well beyond Wall Street forecasts. CSX earlier reported a jump in revenue and profits on stronger coal volumes. CSX shares were up 6% after Mr. Harrison spoke, a sign that investors believe the 50-year industry veteran can repeat the success he had in his previous post at Canadian Pacific Co.
'It's like a football team going from a running attack to a passing attack. It's still football, something you're familiar with, but a different strategy.'
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Drop in U.S. farmers' income since 2013, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture projections.
General Motors Co. stopped operations in Venezuela after authorities expropriated its plant. (WSJ)
Japan is leading the way in collision-avoidance technologies to assist growing numbers of elderly drivers. (WSJ)
Tesla issued a voluntary recall for 53,000 vehicles over faulty parking brakes. (WSJ)
U.S. jobless claims rose for the first time in four weeks. (WSJ)
The Conference Board's leading economic indicators rose for a third month in March. (WSJ)
Construction wages in Los Angeles sank as firms hired more immigrants and fewer unionized workers. (Los Angeles Times)
Amazon plans to expand operations in Australia, including several new warehouses. (The Guardian)
Toyota is testing a hydrogen-powered, zero-emission truck at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. (Orange County Register)
The Port of Charleston expects bigger ships but fewer visits as new alliances kick in. (Post and Courier)
APL has expanded its container-shipping services under new owner CMA CGM (Tradewinds)
United and Lufthansa entered into a joint venture to cooperate on cargo routes between the U.S. and Europe. (Air Cargo World)
The Teamsters Union, YRC Freight and two regional units agreed to raise wages for some dockworkers. (DC Velocity)
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