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A narrative has dominated the discussion of the march of our time. It has been the, said-to-be unstoppable, progress of the "Right" to power. The concept pertained to Trump's election, Brexit, the National Front in France, evolvements in Austria, Holland and Germany, the EU's Visegràd Four (especially Poland, and Hungary) and the rise of a tide to erodes once safe left-liberal reservations. What we were led to miss is that not the "Right" –always a menace if not to the left of Stalin- but the growing discontent of the subjects is what deserves attention.
Let us address the terminologies before we assess the ongoing phase of the struggle. To talk in terms of "Right", misstates the nature of the invasion by the masses of politics. Yes, the open and camouflaged "Left" is losing its strangle-hold over public affairs. To talk about a "Right" tide ("Hitlerite" is insinuated) against leftist misrule might be, in view of old habits but surpassed conditions, understandable. The new grassroots movement and the old Right overlap without being identical. What unfolds wants a break with traditional politicking as it has degenerated into a sham. Recently, "new politics" has even added a left-inspired component.
Disenchantment and feeling "forgotten" is why disappointed centrists, once hoodwinked leftists, and a crowd that had given up on politics, reconnect to public life through new parties with a right-of-center base. Meanwhile, the left claims to be liberal although its substance is unrelated to genuine liberalism. Cowardice and submission as a tool to "downplay conflicts" and to "preserve the peace" by not "provoking", does not equal wisdom and it fails as statesmanship. At any rate, even if condemned for it, people want security and a protected identity more than they long for gender-neutral bathrooms.
Regardless of the Left's use of the Liberal label – a love reciprocated because the nominal liberals have legitimized and enhanced the radical left- we witness a new beginning. Part of it is an alliance positioned outside the political class that used to allocate power within the circle of its "morally qualified" insiders. The upshot: the right-leaning contest of power in Europe and the USA. As a reflection of traditional politics' bankruptcy, an analogous left-leaning response emerges. Its expression: Macron in France. Due to its liberal instincts, the reputable "Economist" calls him Europe's "savior". Indeed he might be an early bud of a blooming to come.
We see what the panicked call "populism" is gaining ground. This involvement of the once passive, and the participation of those "forgotten" by "their" parties, creates new, majority-capable forces. Mirroring the elements of the new amalgam and local traditions, these movements can lean to the right or, sometimes, to the left.
Although claiming to be above traditional politics, Macron's DNA points to a leftist parentage. In time that is likely to rise to the surface to make Macron macaroni.
The crew claiming detachment from the past to design a future has a record. The new regents attended the "right" schools that produced the past's administrative elite, and as such, they have statist origins. In that light, the claimed new beginning is unconvincing. Its motto: "forget our failures. Forgive the past; let us continue so we can mend the fence we promise to tear down. Everything you favor –the support allocated – will continue, and others will pay. Nothing you like will change, but everything will be different". Translation: the same clan, young faces, expired recipes.
The magic of leftist populism is likely to be of limited radiation. Socialist collectivism, whether admitted (Sanders, Corbyn) or plugged under a fake label by alleged "centrists", has failed along with the First World's establishment. Its "we can drive faster in the dead-end street" is what provoked mainstream populism as a reaction.
The outcome of left-leaning populism is in the womb of the future. The break with the past by movements that had their beginnings right-of-center, appeared before the left's reaction. Therefore, the latter is a "me-too" reaction to the rejection of the old fare that boosts the rightist revolt.
Now, back to the rightist strain of the revolt of the awakening and "deplorable" multitude. Superficially viewed, its balloon has lost some of its lifting hot air. The cases are the lost election for the Presidency in Austria, the blocked success of Wilders in Holland, Le Pen's defeat in France. Then comes to mind May's reduced majority, the underperformance of Germany's AfD, and the stagnation of the SVP in Switzerland. Meanwhile, in the USA, the traditionalists of both parties and the bureaucracy block Trump. In these cases, the revolt seems to fizzle. Does this imply the failure of the challenge and the return to complacency? Not really.
Sometimes, such as in the case of the AfD, the improvised movement suffers from growing pains. They are manifested in internal discord involving the articulation of programs and tactics. Mainly, however, the still-stand -the Netherlands is a good example- might be more temporary than the beginning of a decline. There and elsewhere, the traditional right, and even the left, has deciphered the writing on the wall. People demand protection from criminal migration, deficit spending, and the big government that perpetuates a regulation-producing overpaid parasitic "apparat" that steers its wards through the thicket it erects.
This realization has persuaded old parties to copy the program of discontent. As in Austria, the traditional "conservatives", but also the left, promise to face the problem seen by those that "do not feel at home in their own country". Concessions to the people –rewarding good behavior- are coupled to an inherited advantage. The popular forces propose change for which they are tagged as extremist by the "moral avant-guard" of the press, pulpit, and the office. Change always means uncertainty. The old elites that verbally subscribe to the solutions advocated by those they condemn promise the security of the usual along with solving complaints they privately dismiss as hysterical. An illustration is the border controls of Hungary. Once, especially Austria's socialists, called them because of their effectiveness "fascism" in action. Newly, they and the conservatives propose to do the same to pacify their ruffled masses. Indeed, this makes "fascism" into such a stretchable term that every self-respecting rubber band must be envious.
The advice, "choose a safe version offered by those you know" still gets the last moment's nod of those that are made to hesitate by the iconoclasm of politics' newcomers. This hesitancy, in view of the alarming prospect that, guided by common sense, and without the elite's approval, the citizen might exercise power, could be of short duration. Meanwhile, those branded by the scribe-tribe as "populist militants" emerge as governing forces or as major contenders in the political game.
The time gained by the beleaguered establishment is likely to be misused by stand-patters. Meanwhile, the threat to the way of life of advanced countries remains not an illusion but a fact. Altering images by playing roles not sincerely meant and faking solutions will not contain the assault. Ongoing developments stem from facts; their menace cannot be dissipated by therapeutic incantations. Admonishing the fatalities of left-liberal errors, to suffer the burden being a virtue by the definition of "virtuous leaders" posing as humanists, might temporarily tranquilizes hypnotized victims. What the old magic cannot do is to make these permanently catatonic.


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A federal court ruled May 9 that a Philadelphia-based museum violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by refusing to waive the admission fee for a caregiver assisting a patron with disabilities.
Michael Anderson, a 35-year-old man with quadriplegia, uses a caregiver 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Upon entering the Franklin Institute on multiple occasions in 2013 and 2014, museum employees informed Anderson that both he and his caregiver would have to pay $25 to enter the museum, as well as the museum's IMAX theater and other special exhibits.
Anderson and the nonprofit Vision for Equality subsequently sued the museum, on the basis that this dual admission requirement runs contrary to the ADA's protection for people with disabilities to the "full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges advantages or accommodation" of places of public accommodation, which includes museums.
The museum contended that the plaintiff's request exceeded the ADA's mandate, analogizing the scenario to that of a "parent accompanying a minor child or a professional tour guide seeking admissions."
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania rejected this argument, rebutting that the museum's position represents a "lack of appreciation" for the ADA's structure for protecting the rights of people with disabilities.
"Because disabled people are not similarly situated to the able-bodied, a facially neutral policy can still result in discrimination," the ruling states. "The ADA was promulgated in part to level the playing field for disabled individuals, who begin with a disadvantage.
"Stated differently, if disabled persons protected under the ADA were similarly situated to all other persons, there would be no need for the ADA in the first place. The need to offset that disadvantage is what justifies preferential treatment of disabled persons when warranted under the statute."
Since the lawsuit was filed, the museum has waived the general admission fee for caregivers, but retains it for patrons seek to enter the IMAX or special exhibits. It is considering appealing the decision, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
For disability advocates, the decision represents a potential breakthrough in the fight for disability access to such institutions.
"We hope that museums and other institutions throughout the country will modify their policies to conform to the ADA," Stephen Gold of the Public Interest Law Center, which represented the plaintiff, said in a statement according to the Legal Intelligencer. "Without a (personal care attendant), many severely disabled people cannot visit and enjoy these facilities. Without a PCA, they cannot be fully and equally integrated in a community's programs and benefits."


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Sewing machine set up
This is my main quilting/sewing machine. In other words, I do not have a long arm. This is not to say that I do not wish I had one - but just that I don't. At this point in my life, it is not an option.
It's a Janome 8900 and, while not a long arm, is no slouch as a work horse. I am not in love with my machine, however. I have not named it, and would not feel pangs of guilt if I sold it for something different.
When I first purchased a Janome in 2010, at the time, here in Poland, it was because it was the only option I had in the price I could afford with a big throat. It was rated like Chicago Cutlery knives - "a good bang for the buck" - not overpriced for what you get.
I have been able to quilt literally hundreds of charity quilts on my Janome as well as dozens of others. I, however, also appreciate other good brands--in other words, I don't consider myself a machine snob.
Previously I had had a Pfaff Hobby. I had no complaints about my Pfaff--they are good machines--but the throat space was just too small and the machine was too light weight--It was like trying to do serious mechanic work with tools that are just too light weight. At some point, mechanics tend to invest in mechanics' tools. (Can you tell that my husband was/is a mechanic as well as a preacher/teacher/pastor?) Pfaff, and all the brands, actually, also have high end/heavy duty machines with large throats.
My motto -- "Do what you can with what you have, and not what you wish you had!"
I'm very thankful for this machine. Its throat space is large - about 11", so you can actually shove quite a bit of quilt in there.
The largest quilt I've done on this type of machine is 113"x113".
Since you really only have to work with 1/2 of the width of the quilt at any one time, it is not impossible to do large quilts. Of course, there is scrunching and pushing, but it is quite do-able with this size of throat.
I did set up a table next to my sewing area, so that the weight of the quilt can also be on it as I work. The table is removable, so when I'm not quilting I can fold it up and it doesn't take much space. It was purchased at my most favorite local store, Lidl. Actually, it came in a set of three - I took one of the three and gave the other two for my husband for this wood working area.
Probably the thing that would help me most would be to get my husband to drill a hole in the kitchen counter we installed for the top of the cabinets and drop my machine down into it. But so far, I've not been able to do that - it just seems so permanent.
The counter top has a high gloss and is nice and slippery.
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Christmas in NYC: South Street Seaport
We all know about the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at Rockefeller Center. The enormous pine has become an impressive symbol of Christmastime in New York City and an attraction that people from all over the world come to see. But it isn't the only oversized Christmas tree in the city. As Financial District residents, we're proud to have a beautiful neighborhood tree in South Street Seaport. We even had our own Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony last night, and there's also a mini ice skating rink open to the public!
Be sure to check out this picturesque winter spot if you're in the area.
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The images from your memory card are transferred onto your hard disk. You would think that would be enough wouldn't you? But no, as I have told you, your hard disk will fail. Also the images still on the memory card need to be deleted ready for further image taking.
So, copy your files into another area. Perhaps a DVD or an external hard disk. Copying onto a DVD will reduce the chances of them being stolen (external hard disks are nice to steal but who wants a homemade DVD?) but who knows if the media will fail over the years or perhaps there will be a mishap? You can also copy to CDs but the capacity of CDs is far less then that of a DVD.
So, some people copy onto two DVDs or CDs. One is kept separate from the other and is only used for checking that the images have written successfully. This is the master backup. If media changes, you should be able to remake DVDs (or their future counterparts) by recopying either directly or from your computer once more.
External hard drives are cheap and large capacity (mine is 320 GB). They perform very well and are very quick in use. Also, if they are used for backup only, the chances of breakdown are minimised. But – don't store it near to your computer – they will both be stolen.


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How to Influence Neuroplasticity
Simple Techniques to Change Your Brain
Our nervous system is a malleable vehicle. Physiology overall is sensitive to genetic abnormalities. DNA base changes can have devastating consequences such as multiple sclerosis or other debilitating pathologies. Outside of the significant but minority cases which inhibit this severely, the body is overall a malleable structure. This is determined by the work you do or how your nervous system is used. A simple example: if you sit excessively you can develop a hunched over posture. This is a change in the magnitude of nervous energy to certain muscle groups in your musculoskeletal system. Learning a language or how to code causes many neuronal connections to be made in the correlated brain region. Both of these phenomena make up what's called neuroplasticity.
Learning new skills affects different lobes in the brain, in that it creates neuronal connections. Much of this is connected to the nervous system and how it is expressed. I.E. you learn the proper technique to play tennis, the proper motor groups connect with muscles. Training something like a backhand also affects the magnitude of energy which is produced by mechanical work in muscle sarcomeres. These nerve impulses stem from the motor cortex and that section of the brain is strengthened when it is used. This also applies to the auditory and other sections of the brain. Neuroplasticity, and the rate which you can rapidly affect these connections, seem to work on a negative curve correlated to age.
It is commonly cited that many major personality factors are set by age three. The brain seems to stop developing in size around the age of 25. Neuroplasticity can and does continue until you die. Your brain adjusts daily to the tasks and patterns which you expose it to. Baseline neuroplasticity is affected by many factors. These include trauma and anything a young or old brain is exposed to. If the brain is exposed to things which require critical thinking/problem solving, those parts of the brain will be trained and developed.
How to Influence Neuroplasticity
There are many methods that people use to influence neuroplasticity. These include meditation, diet, and exercise to name a few.
1) Diet seems to be largely a negative or positive variable. The better and more optimized it is, the better your nervous system functions and will function long-term (barring potential genetic exceptions). There is evidence that the ketogenic diet has a variety of positive effects on brain health. Ketogenic benefits in mind, I recommend using it sparingly. Remember plant fats exist and test and see what foods your body reacts best to (whether it is a fat-based or carbohydrate-based, or whether you do better with fewer animal products). The bacterial composition of your gut also influences your chemical messenger composition. This is also affected by what you eat, so optimizing your diet impacts your mental health in multiple ways.
2) Meditation is another story. It works to regulate neurochemicals, and this is what impacts neuroplasticity (1). Studies have shown that meditation upregulates inhibitory, relaxation neurochemicals which such as GABA (1). This also inversely applies to stress hormones (such as cortisol) and the central nervous system response. If you meditate in a negative set of circumstance or excessively, it can serve to deaden the nervous response. In this way, meditation can act like a drug. That in mind, you can use this technique like a governing tool. If you have issues with excessive stress, you can use a speedometer as an analogy. Moving into the red is damaging and uses excess gas, but excess will slow your cognition. Unlike a gas pedal, we don't really have control over this in reality. Life can throw many stressors at you at once, forcing you to redline. This is where meditation can serve to bring the tachometer more to the center. Obviously, excess practice may cause you to slow cognitively and be more 'spaced out.' This is likely due to a deficiency of stress hormones relative to inhibitory hormones (like serotonin).
3) Exercise also influences neuroplasticity in both parts of the nervous system (central and peripheral). This is due to BDNF and other factors which are released when you train. There is also data which shows exercise can enhance performing complex cognitive tasks (if done following exercise) and creativity.
Works Cited
(1) Divya Krishnakumar, Michael R Hamblin, and Shanmugamurthy Lakshmanan. Meditation and Yoga can Modulate Brain Mechanisms that Affect Behavior and Anxiety. Anc Sci. Published in final edited form as: Anc Sci. 2015 Apr; 2(1): 13–19. doi: 10.14259/as.v2i1.171


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The answer is good things only happen to you if you're good. Good? Honest is more what I mean... Be anything but a coward, a pretender, an emotional crook, a whore: I'd rather have cancer than a dishonest heart.
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Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.
It does not take much strength to do things, but it requires a great deal of strength to decide what to do.
You're right. I am crazy. But you know what else? I don't give a fuck.
You get in life what you have the courage to ask for.
Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing.
The key to life is accepting challenges. Once someone stops doing this, he's dead.
You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.
I'm bad and I'm going to hell, and I don't care. I'd rather be in hell than anywhere where you are.
Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.


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The Repopulation Goes Live Once Again
The wait is now over as The Repopulation goes live with a new website, a new public Discord channel, and instructions on how to re-enter the sandbox.
The wait is now over as The Repopulation goes live with a new website, a new public Discord channel, and instructions on how to re-enter the sandbox.
Initial details of The Repopulation relaunch are shared on the game's forums as the team transfers game data over to Steam and readies internal testing.
After several months of downtime The Repopulation is sold to Idea Fabrik, with plans to relaunch the title in the first quarter of 2017.
The Repopulation is switching to the Unreal Engine following trouble with the Hero Engine causing them to go offline. They also announced a spin-off title!
In an unfortunate turn of events, The Repopulation has taken its Alpha servers offline due to some problems over at their host Idea Fabrik.
2015 was dominated by fantastic betas and early access events it's really hard to pick just a few to make this list. For that reason we've selected 70. Yes, 70 different...
The Repopulation is facing some very real concerns over the future of its game engine following some negotiations over at Idea Fabrik.
The Repopulation is adding and improving a bunch of stuff this patch, including sieges, social features, and itemization.
The Repopulation are aiming to launch in Q4 of 2015, with the hopes of making the game feature complete during the summer.
Sci-fi MMORPG The Repopulation deploys build 15.2.1 today, introducing underground cities and a slew of UI improvements, bug fixes, and stat changes.
The Repopulation is having a 25% off sale this week on Silver and Gold Packages of the game purchasable through Steam and The Repopulation's website.
The folks over at Above and Beyond Technologies have releases their second patch for The Repopulation in less than a month.
Above and Beyond Technologies has released its monthly report. The month of January brings a host of new updates including tweaks to the graphics engine.
Now that the NDA has been lifted and The Repopulation is in early access, the team talks about whats coming next for their Sci-Fi Sandbox MMORPG.
Above and Beyond technologies announced in a recent blog post that The Repopulation will soon be heading in to early access.
We're coming up on the end of the year and that means award season is once again upon us. Until December 31st you can vote on your favorite Kicktarter MMO of the year. There's a lot...
We're coming up on the end of the year and that means award season is once again upon us. Until December 31st you can vote on your absolute #1 Most Anticipated MMO 2015. Which is the...
The Repoulation sees yet another month of extensive changes. New Player shops are only among the vast list of huge chances implemented in October.
A new teaser trailer has been released for the alpha of Above and Beyond's Sandbox MMORPG The Repopulation.
Listed is back with a 2017 edition of "What Ever Happened To...", looking at where titles like Firefly Online, Heroes and Villains, and Star Citizen are.
Whether it's the sandbox features or being a pirate that draws you to ArcheAge we've got alternatives for you to try.
New swag, in game items, and games every day throughout September for the biggest MMOs, MOBAs, and online games available!
Steven is headed off to PAX Prime and has rounded up a short list of online games he's excited to check out while he tours the seaside city.
While can never stop mourning the loss of Star Wars Galaxies, Steven is here with some of his recommendations for games that might fill that wookie sized hole.
Fragmented is a sci-fi survival action shooter with RPG elements and is free to all players who have already purchased its predecessor, the Repopulation. Fragmented is an action...
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College Bound
College Bound is our results-driven program designed to encourage members ages 6-17 to think about and plan for education beyond high school graduation. We reach out to under-served students in order in increase college and career opportunities.
Career Launch
Career Launch prepares teens for the world of careers and work. Through Career Launch club teens 13-18 years old embark on a journey to explore possible vocations, make sound educational decisions and find success in the world of work.
SAT prep is designed to help our juniors who will be taking their exams over the course of this year and into the beginning of their senior year. We will be holding Sat Prep beginning January 23 and will consist of 6 sessions staring at 3:00pm-5:00pm.
High School
The goal of the College Bound program is to ensure members receive the support needed to graduate high school on time and upon graduation, have a plan for the future. Whether the plan is to attend a 2 year, 4 year, public or private university or to graduate job ready, our program offers various resources to help members achieve their goals.
Keystone is the Boys & Girls Club Movement's ultimate teen program for youth ages 14-18. This unique program provides leadership development opportunities for youth to participate in activities, both in and out of the Club, in three focus areas: academic success, career preparation and community service. With the guidance of an adult advisor, Keystone Club aims to positively impact teens, their Club and local communities. Their active membership opens the door to unique opportunities including potential recognition for our annual Youth of the Year and invitations to the BGCA National Keystone Conference.
Meeting Place and Times
College Bound meets Monday-Thursday, right after school until 5pm, in Room Z-195. We provide tutoring, field trips, college advice, community service, and more. Come and join us!
Message from the Coordinator
This semester we hope to encourage more students to join the Boys& Girls Club and we hope to offer a program for all our students. We will have programs to gear all grades 9th- 12th and we hope to make a big impact in their lives. We will continue to offer scholarship opportunities and help with the transition from high school to college in our CollegeBound Program. Spring services such as test prep, campus tours, community service opportunities, and launch our Career Readiness program will be open to all members. We are excited to welcome new students into our program and look forward to celebrating the accomplishments of our members at our annual College Bound graduation this June. Please stop by Z-195 for more information about our program, our doors are always open.
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A sit-down with American Olympic hockey player Hilary Knight. USA TODAY Sports
Nashville Predators long-time broadcaster Pete Weber doesn't need a scouting combine to know defenseman P.K. Subban could someday measure up to Tony Romo in the broadcast booth.
"Subban is such a natural," Weber said. "He's relaxed when he speaks. I'm not saying P.K. shoots from the hip, but he gives you an honest answer and I think that's what Tony Romo has done."
With a fresh blend of enthusiasm and insight, the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback has become an instant sensation as a CBS NFL in-game analyst.
USA TODAY Sports asked people in the hockey world to predict which player would be Romo's charismatic equal behind the microphone.
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"I've listened to Tony Romo and he's fascinating, the way he sees football," New Jersey Devils winger Taylor Hall said. "The way he looks at offensive and defensive formations. ... I think it's awesome. If I've met someone like that in hockey I would say it's (teammate) Ben Lovejoy. He's a smart dude and has a good eye for the game."
New Jersey veterans Andy Greene and Travis Zajac both voted for goalie Cory Schneider without knowing how the other voted.
"He's a pretty bright guy, quick-witted," Zajac said. "I think you have to be a personable guy to get on the TV or radio."
Schneider's pick is Devils center Brian Boyle. "He thinks the game well, he's smart and articulate and passionate about it," Schneider said. "He's got a good sense of humor, too, so you can keep things light."
Schneider does believe goalies are often good analyst choices.
"You spend your whole career watching the entire game unfold in front of you," Schneider said. "Maybe (Panthers goalie) Roberto (Luongo) ... would be an affable, funny, been-through-everything, seen-everything personality, like Romo has been in the NFL. I'm sure he could diagnose and give you his breakdown quickly."
NBC Sports executive producer and president Sam Flood hires color analysts and he is specific about what he looks for in potential hires.
"My rule of thumb is: Do I want to hang out and watch an entire game and have a couple of beers with this person?" Flood said.
He said color analysts need to be a person "you would want to invite into your house on a regular basis."
That's important, Flood said, because during the playoffs an analyst is going to be in a fan's living room maybe three or four nights in a week.
"And you need to have that person make you feel smarter without doing it in a way that you feel you are getting downloaded with information that doesn't change your experience," Flood said. "I look for people who are fun to talk to and you know that it will translate into TV."
Flood acknowledges watching athletes during their careers with an eye toward whether they could make good analysts in the future.
"The day we announced a deal with NASCAR, I reached out to Jeff Burton and said, 'I know you are still driving, but let me know when you are ready to go to the booth because you are coming to NBC.' "
Flood said he has identified NHL players as possible future analysts, but he is not ready to say who they are.
Detroit Red Wings winger Gustav Nyqvist thought teammate David Booth would be good, and Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski cast a vote for San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns.
"I like watching his interviews," Werenski said. "He's pretty funny. He keeps things relaxed."
Legendary broadcaster Mike Emrick opted for three choices.
His trio: "Excitable, well-spoken" Nate Schmidt of the Vegas Golden Knights; "down to earth, yet with energy" Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ian Cole; and St. Louis Blues goalie Carter Hutton.
"Like catchers in baseball, (goalies) see the game differently and it's out in front of them," Emrick said. "There are so many (goalies who would be good), but Carter Hutton would be a great choice."
Winnipeg goalie Connor Hellebuyck believes teammate Blake Wheeler would be excellent on TV because he knows "all of the aspects of the new NHL."
Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon liked the Blues' Brayden Schenn as a future analyst. "He's always got scoops for the boys, in group chats and stuff," MacKinnon said.
Schenn, who agreed he'd be good at getting "a few scoops along the way," voted for teammate Alex Pietrangelo. "He likes to talk," Schenn said.
Subban's name came up often because of his engaging personality.
"I think he's awesome for the game of hockey, and he's a great ambassador," Dallas Stars center Tyler Seguin said.
Subban's father was a school principal, and all of his siblings, including brother Malcolm (Golden Knights) have excelled in sports.
"He is helped by his background. He knows how to express himself," Weber said. "He's creative in his expression and he loves the game. That's the most important part of this. He is not a detached observer. He gets into it."
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San Francisco Giants
How did Ryder Jones prepare for the show? By playing 'MLB The Show'
Baseball players all have different ways of preparing for their first trip to the show.
Former River Cats infielder Ryder Jones got ready for his Giants debut by firing up "MLB The Show 17."
WATCH: Highlights: #SFGiants rookie Ryder Jones shows off his glove in #MLB debut https://t.co/6PhuFNgWk5 pic.twitter.com/XCChSjA52a— NBCSAuthentic (@NBCSAuthentic) June 25, 2017
According to Bleacher Report, Jones – who played his first major-league game Saturday when the Giants hosted the New York Mets – played the PlayStation 4 game Friday night. Jones knew that Jacob deGrom was starting for the visitors, so he had his teammate Christian Arroyo use the Mets, with deGrom as the starter.
Jones said he went 0 for 2 on the video game against deGrom.
"We were just messing around," Jones told ESPN about playing the game as preparation for the call-up. "I think I got a knock, maybe a popup. Arroyo was manning the deGrom and he threw me some good pitches."
In the Giants' 5-2 loss to the Mets on Saturday, Jones – who is playing third base while Eduardo Nunez is on the disabled list – went 0 for 4 overall, with his first three at-bats coming against deGrom.
After going 0 for 2 Sunday against the Mets, Jones is still seeking his first major-league hit. He hit .299 in 53 games with the River Cats.


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It is an extremely grave and eye-opening revelation that PYD evacuate DAESH: Turkish FM
NEWS CENTER - Ministry of Foreign Affairs drew attention the evacuation of DAESH by PYD/YPG as extremely grave and eye-opening development.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs made a statement on the secret deal that the PYD/ YPG has reached with DAESH to be evacuated from Raqqa.
"It is an extremely grave and eye-opening revelation that the so-called "Syrian Democratic Forces" dominated by PYD/YPG, the Syrian extension of the terrorist organization PKK, brokered a deal with the terrorist organization DEASH to evacuate a large number of DEASH terrorists from Raqqa while the operation to clear DEASH from Raqqa was already underway," read the statement made by Turkish Foreign Ministry.
The statement continued as: "As we have emphasized on every occasion, the purpose of PYD/YPG in Syria is not to fight against DEASH, but to create illegitimate faits-accomplis on the ground, to occupy territories and to alter their demographic structures. The deal sets a new example of the fact that fighting one terrorist organization with another would eventually result in these terrorist organizations colluding with each other."
"We also deplore the statements of the spokespersons of the Global Coalition against DEASH and the US Department of Defense whereby they not only did not deny the existence of the deal but, on the contrary, expressed their "respect" for it," said at the end of the statement. (ILKHA)


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Where Are the Homes?
It's no secret that this year there are fewer homes for sale. What's more is that a large fraction of the available inventory is distressed listings (specifically, foreclosures).
So if you're thinking about getting into the market, you may be growing a little concerned. If you're thinking of listing your home for sale, this blog will have some really really helpful info for you, too1.
Today I want to share a pretty cool chart, and use it to explain some of the thoughts I've been having. If this year is your year to buy or sell, I am hoping you will find some cool nuggets of info.
Buyers: Don't Panic!
If you are a potential buyer, don't panic.
It's alright.
December & January are typically the lowest inventory months of the year, with this year being no exception. In fact, the most scarce day appears to have been Feb 1, and that, my friends, is a date in the past…
From February to June (at least), choice for buyers tends to increase.
A Dope Chart
I created this little beast to help because I was curious to see where all the new listings are so far this year. I mean, in which subdivisions…
Before we get started analysing this thing, let's make a really important note2: This graph only includes homes without condo fees (most commonly single family homes and duplexes) and vacant lots have been excluded. I'll write a follow-up blog soon with the equivalent chart for condos, and it's super interestingly different, so feel free to follow us on social media so as not to miss it. If you can't wait, please feel free to get in touch for personalized advice.
We can learn some things from the chart. Here goes…
1) New Listings Are Down (A Lot)
We blogged about this a few days ago, but it's the first obvious conclusion. That is, the rate of new listings coming onto the market this year is down as a response to lower prices. Depending on the neighbourhood, they are down between 9% and 80% compared to 2016 year-to-date (YTD). That's right: There are no neighbourhoods where the rate of new listings has increased.
2) Fire-Impacted Neighbourhoods Are Where The Supply Is
New listings are still down in Beacon Hill, Abasand, Stonecreek and Wood Buffalo, but they are not down nearly as much as in most of the unaffected neighbourhoods. This could be for at least three reasons:
a) People have been waiting to be able to sell (deferred listings…i.e. People who would have listed last year, but couldn't for obvious/sad reasons).
b) The fire has caused people to want to sell.
c) The fire has caused people to be able to sell. In some cases, victims of the fire have a more valuable (to the market) product today than their unaffected neighbours. Due to having a new home to sell, they may not be affected by negative equity in the same way, so can still afford to sell.
3) Parson's Creek & Eagle Ridge Stand Out
Now, it is early days in 2018, but it appears that more people in these subdivisions are choosing to list, as compared to their Timberlea neighbours (for example). This is a bit perplexing because it might seem natural to assume that families with older homes would have more equity. It's possible that the converse is true. Perhaps it is demographics, or more do to with socio-economics, but it appears that people in Eagle Ridge and Parson's Creek remain either more motivated, or more able to sell their homes than people who own Timberlea homes. We shall see if this continues to play out during the rest of the year (those neighbourhoods could just be outliers at this early stage).
Possible Conclusions
One thing we've been advising buyer clients is that if you don't mind where you live, then it might make more sense (as the year goes on) to choose to live south of the bridge, in say Abasand or Beacon Hill. The reason is that most other people prefer to live north of the bridge, whereas, as you can already see from the chart, plenty of homes are coming online south of the bridge. If this was to continue, for some time, then logically, you might expect prices to differ significantly between north and south. In the last few years, there has been a price differential, but you can imagine a world where it is bigger.
What about the "How" to find listings question? Well, you could have one of our specialist buyer's agents help you. In the meantime, please enjoy searching the whole MLS® here on our website. We are committed to not hassling visitors if you just want to browse!
If you are looking to sell a home with one of our listing agents, they'll be careful to not just look at the price range, but also the location, when fine-tuning pricing for you. In a balanced market, their marketing abilities can be used to premium price certain homes. If your home is in Timberlea, Thickwood, Dickinsfield, etc., then that's a good thing because you don't have much competition yet this year, and there are plenty of buyers in those parts of town.
I hope you enjoy these blogs. We'll be posting every day from now until March something, so be sure to check back or subscribe to the newsletter, if you like them. Thanks for reading and sharing!
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- The interpretations of the MLS® data are my own and don't reflect the opinions of the Fort McMurray Real Estate Board or its members. There is plenty of my opinion in here, but the data we are using is super accurate. Not intended to solicit clients currently under contract with a competing real estate brokerage.
- The data covers sales of all property types only the following areas: Abasand, Beacon Hill, Dickinsfield, Downtown, Eagle Ridge, Grayling Terrace, Parsons North, Prairie Creek, Stonecreek, Thickwood, Timberlea, Waterways and Wood Buffalo.


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Uber, which is facing lawsuits from drivers, passengers and regulators over its ride-hailing service, is now being accused of stealing trade secrets from a man who says he invented the technology behind the app.
Entrepreneur Kevin Halpern says he founded a company called Celluride Wireless in 2002 that used mobile technology to match drivers with passengers. Halpern, who is based in California, claims he shared Celluride's trade secrets with Uber co-founder and CEO Travis Kalanick over a period of time beginning in 2006 and that Kalanick allegedly stole Halpern's technology and cut him out to launch Uber.
Halpern "spent seven years developing technology that he claims is the basis of the Uber app," Halpern's attorney Christopher Dolan said during a press conference at his law office in San Francisco on Thursday. "He has been left out of the company."
An Uber spokeswoman said, "These claims are completely baseless. We will vigorously defend against them."
Uber, founded in 2009, provides a mobile app that lets passengers hail a ride from their smartphone. The company began operations in San Francisco and is now the world's largest ride-hailing service, operating in more than 250 cities in 57 countries.
It's also the second-highest-valued venture-backed company in the world with a valuation of $41.2 billion. No. 1 is Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, with a $46 billion valuation, according to The Wall Street Journal. Last week rumors floated that Uber may soon top Xiaomi with reported new funding coming in that could value it at $50 billion.
In addition to suing Uber, Halpern also filed claims against Kalanick, Uber co-founder Garrett Camp and Uber's early venture capital investors -- Benchmark Capital, Founder Collective and First Round Capital. The suit was filed Thursday in San Francisco Superior Court. The three venture capital firms did not respond to requests for comment.
Lawsuits against deep-pocketed tech companies are not uncommon in Silicon Valley, with people claiming their technology was copied or misappropriated or even that patents were violated. It's happened to Facebook, with Apple's iPhone, and to Google for many of its products.
Halpern claims that he worked on the architecture and business plan for Celluride Wireless from 2002 to 2008. He says he built a beta test and model for the ride-hailing service but that he did not file for patents or copyrights. His attorney said Halpern has a sealed time capsule that contains his original plans, which is locked in a safe.
Halpern says he trusted Kalanick with the technology and that they only had a verbal confidentiality agreement. The two reportedly met several times to talk about Celluride's technology, funding and their potential business relationship, according to court documents filed by Dolan. Before bringing the lawsuit against Uber today, Halpern says he tried to negotiate with the company to resolve the matter privately last fall.
"This is an important action by Mr. Halpern," Dolan said. "It's not one he took lightly."
Halpern filed a similar suit against serial entrepreneur Anu Shukla in 2009. In that suit, Halpern alleged to be co-founder of a company Shukla founded. That case was dismissed in 2014 and Dolan claims the matter was resolved between the two parties.
Dozens of lawsuits have been filed against Uber in the past few years. Drivers have brought claims alleging the ride-hailing service illegally classifies them as contractors rather then employees, which means Uber doesn't have to pay for workers' compensation or health insurance. Passengers have sued over reported assaults carried out by Uber drivers who allegedly didn't have proper background checks.
And government regulators in the US, Germany, Spain, France and other countries have sued Uber for claims including allegedly misleading passengers, unfair competition with taxis and operating illegally.
Halpern's complaint against Uber says he suffered damages for an undetermined amount that is more than $1 billion. "He wishes to demonstrate that young entrepreneurs can stand up to the biggest corporations when they feel they've been harmed," Dolan said.


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Internet pirate utopias
Ludlow, P. (Ed.), 2001. Crypto Anarchy, Cyberstates and Pirate Utopias. MIT Press.
p. xvii are we heading for genuine utopias via the net? maybe, but if they ever come 'more likely to be small, community-based and fleeting'
p. 21 Chapter 25 by Hakim Bey: this chapter taken from fringe culture classic, talks about Temporary Autonomous Zones (TAZs) on the internet and compares them to 'pirate utopias' of C18
Michael permalinkSeptember 12, 2010 1:25 pm
Hi John,
By coincidence, as your post came up on my RSS feed I was (avoiding) editing an old essay containing a quote from the second edition of TAZ, where Bey recants his former enthusiasm for technological embodiments of the TAZ:
"The Web has become a perfect mirror of Global Capital: borderless, triumphalist, evanescent, aesthetically bankrupt, monocultural, violent — a force for atomization and isolation"
I don't have the book here, unfortunately, so I can't tell you what comes after that… but I'm sure it's unequivocal. 😉


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Dept. Homeland Security's "Fusion Centers" Say YOU Are A Terrorist If...
Fox News:
If you're an anti-abortion activist, or if you display political paraphernalia supporting a third-party candidate or a certain Republican member of Congress, if you possess subversive literature, you very well might be a member of a domestic paramilitary group.
That's according to "The Modern Militia Movement," a report by the Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC), a government collective that identifies the warning signs of potential domestic terrorists for law enforcement communities.
"Due to the current economical and political situation, a lush environment for militia activity has been created," the Feb. 20 report reads. "Unemployment rates are high, as well as costs of living expenses. Additionally, President Elect Barrack [sic] Obama is seen as tight on gun control and many extremists fear that he will enact firearms confiscations."
MIAC is one of 58 so-called "fusion centers" nationwide that were created by the Department of Homeland Security, in part, to collect local intelligence that authorities can use to combat terrorism and related criminal activities.
During a press conference last week in Kansas City, Mo., DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano called fusion centers the "centerpiece of state, local, federal intelligence-sharing" in the future.
"Let us not forget the reason we are here, the reason we have the Department of Homeland Security and the reason we now have fusion centers, which is a relatively new concept, is because we did not have the capacity as a country to connect the dots on isolated bits of intelligence prior to 9/11," Napolitano said, according to a DHS transcript.
Is it just me, or are you imagining a new Jeff Foxworthy book coming out, "You Might be a Domestic Terrorist If...?"
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Not so long ago, I wrote a glowing review of a book called The Grim Trixter by Brandy Schwan. This beautiful and darkly evocative publication has been recommended for a Stoker and if it receives enough recommendations, it will make the preliminary ballot and go on to the voting. When Jason Sizemore, editor of Apex Digest, asked if I'd be interested in interviewing Brandy, I jumped at the chance because I really feel this book is worthy of many, many recommendations.
It turned into a good thing for me as well because I enjoyed getting to know this interesting woman. So, without further ado, welcome to the very first Unprofessional Snarky Author Interview. <g>
1. I read that you like to write in this one particular tree… I'm intrigued. Do you think it might be houseing a dryad who acts as a muse?
I suppose that, that could be a very good assumption… Lost hours and time, drown in inspiration, by day and night. It would be very like the Dryad to inspire that sort of enchantment *Winks* There is also the 'Crazy Woman' factor… If you come about a tree with a woman in it, lost in thought, barefoot, wild curls and a certain look her eye… You may be inclined to not bother her and allow her to go about her dreamy ways. I adore finding writing heights and coves, they inspire new views… A bit closer to having my head directly in the clouds or simply lost in strange shadows. I have never been one to truly enjoy sitting at a desk, neat and tidy, sterile, enclosed. I need to be out and about discovering to remember~
2. How old were you when you wrote your first poem? What was it about?
The first poem that I remember writing was 'untitled' — Titles always come last for me and at times titles do not come about at all and end up in the 'Jane Doe' box… I was six years old and I wrote about 'The Forest' and my worry for the destruction. My Grandparents' house (out in the middle of the woods) was/is my sanctuary… I was constantly worried over going there one day and finding some plastic progression in the stead of my beautiful hideaway. To this day, everything about that world still stands as great and amazing as it always has. I am entirely grateful. I feel at times that if it is to ever be destroyed, so will my heart, my roots. I cannot imagine life without my Grandparents and our Avalon Land. My soul is in that little house and those grand woods. Regardless what may or may not happen… The voices of my family will never abandon that place. So much has happened there, such a great deal has been healed there, born and passed over, haunted, enchanted, inspired, nurtured. It is a forever bloom of magic and adore. Perhaps, it is the only poem that truly matters when all is said and done. The thoughtful worry, great heart and concern of a six year old child, inspired not by material toys. But an old Oak above her head and soft moss beneath her bare feet~
3. Your bio says you live in a house set in the middle of nowhere and everywhere. A hidden haven with trees at the end of a long road — that it's filled with antiques. We share a love of setting — I bought my home because it was hyped as a hidden haven in the woods. I also love antiques. Do you have a particular favorite and does it have a story?
It is a bit funny, because I have never truly chosen my homes although the homes where I have ended up are perfectly suited to me. When I came here, I had never been here before. I left in the dark morning hours and this is where I ended up. Here, where I had never been before. I did not so much as know where I was going to live exactly. When I set foot in this old house, like others I have lived in, it felt like an old friend. An Owl in the tree hooting away at night, crickets chirping, ghosts galore, lilac bushes surround the house and great old trees, sheds, high grasses, peaceful lulling all around. Each time I have left a home, my heart breaks. I may as well be leaving a dear friend behind… Still, I end up in a most natural and seemingly familiar surrounding each time.
Antiques– Most all of the antiques in my home are family heirloom. It would be difficult to pin one down as a favorite, as each one has a particular memory for me, adored. I do however cherish dearly, my Great Grandmother's pearls and Cameos… I have never been one for diamonds, gold and what not… A bit flashy for me… Although I do like the old costume jewelry and trinkets… I wear a ring of red coral… Absolutely anything from the sea thrills me. I was fortunate to have been gifted Gran's pearls. I love and miss her so very much. She was an incredible woman, she 'is' an incredible spirit. Great Grandma passed away only a few years ago on Christmas Eve, just as she said that she would. She loved Christmas… Still does, I imagine;)
4. Will you tell us about the ghosts?
Oh, yes… Ethel and Walter. They built this home. No one else lived here after them until I came here. They still live here and I imagine they always will. The two are quite active, I realized on my very first night here. Ethel sings in my ear, clear as any living woman and at times it catches me off guard and gives me the creeps. But for the most part I have grown quite used to it. She likes to redecorate and makes it completely, loudly obvious when she is unhappy — she made me believe that every dish in the kitchen had crashed to the floor my first night here — I ran to the kitchen and everything was neat and in its place. However she is entirely nurturing… Pulling up blankets at night, turning up the heat… Things along that line. Walter is a door guy… He likes to open them, close them. He likes his tobacco and he can be a bit invasive at times. But not in a harmful way. He loves to hang around when baking is going on… Watch your plate~ There is also an infant here and that is a happening of its own, along with a shadow figure outside. There are others. But these are the most obvious and strongest communicators.
5. No washing machine, a wood stove for heating and cooking… do you think that maybe your wonderfully simple style of living is what gives you the room to write with such lovely extravagance?
One of the gifts that I have always been so very grateful for is that I can write anywhere. I do not 'prefer' to write of course in an environment that is not perfect for creation. But I can adjust in only moments if need be… When I am inspired, it is going to happen no matter my surroundings; fortunately, I am very often and with a charmed, consistent flow, inspired. This particular surrounding does compliment my moods beautifully and is very much what I am used to in the way that I was raised. When one has acquired from early childhood a particular art form as a main tool for communication, it becomes a natural, daily occurrence, necessity to release emotions and points of view. Poetry being a voice and not so much the career choice created. "Lovely extravagance" — Thank you so very much for your beautiful compliment, Rinda~
6. Other than the melody of your own words, do you listen to music as you write? What kind?
I generally tend to not listen to music while I write. I find it a distraction for the most part. If I do listen to any sort of music, it is Bach or the like. Distraction is not the end all for me. But if I can avoid it, I will. Once in a great while a song will stir a memory for me and I have the odd quirk of replaying it many times until it delivers me directly to the heart of the emotion. I will then turn it off and begin writing~
7. What drew you to poetry as a medium? The words? Rhythm and sound?
This is not an easy question. I do not remember a time, poetry was not a part of my life. It is as much 'me' as my skin is 'me' — I believe the heart of it for my soul is a burial ground of sorts. I can weave and hide whatever I like within the Rhythm, Sound, Cadence, those words… I can set my entire life right before the eyes of the world, word for word and yet… It still belongs to 'us' (Poetry and I). Poetry is my confidant and all of my secrets are kept safe by "The Entity'… Poetry herself~
That is why, when readers say to me "I love it. But I do not understand everything." The reason for this is, I do not want for you to understand everything… I much rather you 'feel' it. What I do in this way, I have done with precise intention. You should be delivered to a place of 'you' –Your worlds I have inspired within you to reflect and remember or move towards and grasp… What is buried within the pretty weaving, was buried very deep and quite methodically~
8. Where can readers and adoring fans find you on the Net?
Here on My Space page. http://www.myspace.com/grimtrixter
And of course through my publisher's link (Jason Sizemore)
9. Will you be so generous as to pick a poem I can post here? A tease, so to speak?
Absolutely… This is a favorite of mine and I believe quite fitting for us all~
To the artist unseen~
You look for the shiny marble floor below, it eludes you;
Head in the clouds, celestial views…
Is this what they tell you?
Do they plead with you? Come back down to heavy Earth,
Abandon your Ivory libraries, look away from the Sirens;
Their musings-
Embrace gilded ideals, mortal minds,
Look upward to your dreams from marshy shores,
Do not fly to high that is for the birds-
I laugh amused because I know you better,
Even from that shore you would find your mermaids;
Lurlei haunting the Rhine,
King Triton calls out to an unsheathed imagination;
You paint the sea to capture foamy dreams-
Your preternatural worship enslaves you lonely within nostalgia's echoing towers;
Is it a blooming melancholy?
Mystic blues of petaled dusk, she falls her bewitching curtain,
Shadow and trickery… It is your hour to nod away the repressive doubters;
Escape within your genius creations,
Search out true love dancing beneath that olive tree;
It is starry eyed moon above, "vex" the sober logic-
Where will you go to, night owl?
Perched upon your midnight cloud a purple hue;
Blue planet's stolid faces,
Innumerable counts, souls in famine look up to you for salvation's cream and sugar, wheat and water,
resurrected fruitful orchards…
Gaze across dreary black gray meadows;
Ring out the clouds, your head encircled…
Colored hope rain down to quench famished lands, hearts-
Do not be vacant to vagabond spirits, heal cataract eyes…
Allow them your wise beauty;
It is you who would hide and do hide,
As you have cleverly hidden a gift behind walls of sculpted madness…
"You" Villainous Sculptor your own clay expression~
Stay in those clouds if you like,
Drink honey mead as Athena tastes delicate Ambrosia;
Your talents prepare her feast and bounty…
"Still, be merciful"
Do not abandon the rest of us… dreamless~
Published Work 2006 Brandy Schwan
10. What is your absolute favorite way to spark the imagination? Any particular writing ritual?
If I make a plan to sit down and write, nothing will come about. Words, thoughts are constantly swimming around. The same as when you have a song stuck in your head, I suppose. When the moment is right the particular power line will rise to the top and no matter what I may be doing, I grab a pen and honor the demand of the words. My greatest stress is in the past when I have let the line escape and it goes stale. I am compulsive and quite obsessive about these great moments. I have missed them before, although not often and it will drive me mad. These amazing moments of inspiration cannot be replace by another. I let the inspiration happen natually~


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Amid a pressure cooker of increased scrutiny, political wrangling and budget cuts, federal agencies face a stiff challenge to pare down huge amounts of improper payments being made in connection with the delivery of citizen benefits. To succeed, agencies must first assess whether they have the infrastructure in place to support their operations.
Agencies must take a new approach or re-evaluate their progress against goals to reduce improper payments and implement realistic benchmarks. Regardless of what path they take, one thing's for certain: They must identify and automate error-laden processes to root out what's causing the problems.
In a time when more citizens are tapping into government resources and when waste, fraud and abuse are more prevalent, citizen benefit programs are being strained on several fronts. It's imperative for agencies to become more efficient.
Overtures have become warnings: President Obama has identified areas that need improvement with the Improper Payment Elimination and Recovery Act, which mandates agencies that manage benefit programs remove nearly $50 billion in improper payments by 2012.
Possible solutions?
• Reduce risk and costs of operations. Agencies can integrate legacy systems better by using advanced predictive analytics and business process management technology. This helps them more efficiently deliver services and mitigate risk.
• Increase visibility into payments. Consistently enforce process standards while accommodating the specific needs of each program. Streamline processes by maintaining an audit trail along with the rules and processes being applied.
• Break down silos. Eliminate information and organizational silos with fully automated processes that extend across disparate systems, organizations and channels.
• Be able to adapt to changing laws, policies and procedures. Eliminate time-consuming, costly manual interventions and workarounds with dynamic case management that adjusts a process automatically to account for new information and criteria.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Plaza Towers Tour
Claire from High Gloss Blue has been sharing her fabulous photographs from last Sunday's Plaza Tower Tour of Homes. She even has a post specifically dedicated to the various Saarinen Tulip Tables in the building!
Stay tuned to High Gloss Blue as she promises there are other pictures to come.
For more on the architecture and the local design celebrities who call Plaza Towers home (Phoebe Howard & The Peak of Chic, to name a few) be sure to read this article in the April Issue of Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles.
Posted by Brilliant Asylum at Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Labels: Atlanta, Eero Saarinen, mid-century modern, Phoebe Howard
5 comments:
- Terry said...
Ms. Brilliant, I expected to see you there. Better make plans for next year.
- October 21, 2009 at 9:14 AM
- the sweet life with olives said...
Great post. I LOVE seeing inside buildings and homes I grew up driving past. I remember when they re-did the lobby ages ago and it seemed like such a big deal! SO I'm a tweet virgin, but I actually looked on your today and it had me laughing out loud. When I'm in town we'll have to get together for drinks and whatever Real Houswives is on... I'm not picky, I adore them all in their own special ways:-)
- October 21, 2009 at 10:40 AM
- LindsB said...
That door handle is crazy cool- I want one on my front door!
- October 21, 2009 at 2:41 PM
- the.neo.lifestyle said...
very nice especially the doorhandle :-)
- October 22, 2009 at 12:22 PM
- plaisirs simples said...
OMG THAT DOOR HANDLE!!!!!!! loving it!!!!!
- October 24, 2009 at 7:16 PM
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Karnataka Security Services Association
Leadership Conclave – 3rd February, Bangalore
As part of the NEXT BILLION INDIANS Thought Leadership initiative, BetterPlace in partnership with KSSA (Karnataka Security Services Association) hosted an exclusive evening for ~250 MD's & CEO's of Security Services Companies in Karnataka on the 3rd of February (Saturday) from 6:00-11:00 pm, at Hotel Capitol, Bangalore.
It was one-of-the-kind opportunity to network, discuss challenges, and share and learn best-practices from peers and leaders, as well as hear from both the Leadership of Primary Employers, as well as the Police and Controller on the expectations from the Private Security Industry Players in Karnataka. Together, these companies employee more than 4,00,000 guards across the State.
- Lighting of Lamp
- Felicitation to Republic Day Parade Winners – KSSA Parade Platoon that Won 2nd Prize in 26th Jan 2018 Republic Day Parade (by Chief Guest & Panel Speakers)
- Panel Discussion – Challenges & Expectations of the Security Services from the Primary Employers (Moderator: Anupam Bonanthaya, CMO BetterPlace)
- Launch of Digital Learning Platform for Security Guards in Kannada (by Chief Guest)
- Chief Guest Speech (IG ISD & Controller, Mr. Arun Chakravarthy)
- Sector Skill Council Presentation & MOU Signing (Col. Anil Kumar Pokhriyal CEO, MEPSC)
- Vote of Thanks (Secretary KSSA)
- Announcements (President KSSA)
- Cocktail Dinner
Panel Discussion -Challenges & Expectations of the Security Services from the Primary Employers – Summary
Panel Speakers:
- Preethi Vickram ( Chapter Head – ECA, Regional Head – Podar Jumbo Kids)
- Nandan Bhatia ( Admin & Facilities Head – Britannia)
- Sumeet Sharma (Service Delivery Head- India Corporate Real Estate and Services – Capgemini)
- Capt Lata D S ( Security Head – Honeywell)
- V R Srinivas (Regional Security Head South Asia – HPE)
- Aswani Kumar Gupta ( Head of Facilities, Security & Vigilance – DTDC Express)
- Jonathan Yach ( Director – Retail Operations – Virtuous Retail)
- Arjan Sawhney (APAC Account Director, AT&T from CBRE)
- Joseph Rajkumar ( Regional Director, G4S & KSSA EC Invitee)
- Lt.Col. Darshan Bal (Managing Director, Terrier Security Services, VP KSSA)
The primary employers said that the expectation from their "end consumers" has dramatically changed in the recent times. Be it the lakhs of customers who walk into their malls or the IT companies who work in the software parks or the parents of children who study in their schools or the customers who trust them with their goods. There is an expectation to provide them a "world class service". As a result they expect their service providers to partner with them by providing a "service" versus providing just manpower.
The primary Employers further provided the following suggestions:
- Service providers to work closely with employers to understand their requirements specific to their industry, and provide people who can deliver those services.
- 100% Uncompromising Compliance with the Laws of the land.
- Skilling for the job. Provide training needed to deliver the service.
- Building expertise in the service instead of being a jack of all trades.
- Brand building. Users like to be associated with a branded player versus any other vendor.
- Make use of technology, specifically digital platforms.
- Intermediaries like real-estate and facility management service providers to play a balancing role in order to set the right expectation both with clients and the service providers.
The Security Services providers said that they are willing to work to cater to the needs of the industry, but also suggested the following areas for making the partnership to work:
- Make the SLAs achievable by focusing on 4-5 critical SLAs versus 50 different SLAs so that they can deliver on the key SLAs.
- Treat the service providers as "partners" and invest time and resources in building a longterm partnership, especially given their past experience that typically any "blue collar" service provider is treated as unimportant.
- Give importance to the human angle. Engage the blue collar employees so that they feel part of the system. Provide facilities, training, awards/rewards. Help via CSR programs.
- Incentivise the service providers to not just meet, but do better than the SLAs.
Launch of Digital Learning Platform for Security Guards in Kannada – Summary
One of the main challenges raised by the Primary Employers panel was about training. BetterPlace digital learning platform helps address many training challenges in a scalable manner.
- The content is compliant with NOS (National Operational Standards) defined by NSDC.
- In addition to English, Kannada & Hindi, the content is also available in 7 other vernacular languages like Assamese, Odiya, Bengali, etc so that guards can be trained in their native language.
- The content is delivered in an engaging storyboard format in a WhatsApp like interface making it very interactive.
- Using this app, security guards can be trained on both job skills, as well as customer interaction skills like english speaking, day to day responsibilities like vehicle parking, corporate guidelines, etc.
- It also helps keep employees and contract employees continuously engaged on a ongoing basis, and also help measure the level of engagement.
Felicitation of Chief Guests
The Secretary of KSSA, Mr. Sheetal Kumar listed out the accomplishments of KSSA for this year, and also felicitated the chief guests, IG Mr. Arun Chakravarthy, SP Mr. Ravi, CEO MEPSC Col. Anil Kumar Pokhriyal, CEO BetterPlace Mr.Pravin Agarwala, and other dignitaries on the stage.
Chief Guest Speech – Summary
IG of ISD Karnataka State and Controller, Mr Arun Chakravarthy in his speech highlighted the achievements of his department. Two important accomplishments being
- Streamlining of the PSAR Licence process to achieve a turn around time of 60 days.
- Streamlining of the PVC process
He stressed the importance for the guards to be trained and compliant as per PSAR guidelines and also directed the agencies to train the guards in communication skills on how to interact with customers, especially in Kannada, and train them in handling emergency situations in order to save life and property. He said given that there are more than 4 Lakh private security guards in the state, compared to 1Lakh police, they are an extended arm of the police.
Sector Skill Council Presentation & MOU Signing – Summary
Col. Anil Kumar Pokhriyal, CEO of MEPSC (Management & Entrepreneurship and Professional Skills Council) under which the Job roles for the Private Security Industry falls did a short presentation about MEPSC.
MEPSC signed a Partnership MOU with BetterPlace, for the following
- Launch of Digital Training Platform for Job roles like Unarmed Security Guard, Security Supervisor, etc with content aligned with NOS (National Operational Standards by NSDC)
- Candidates trained using this digital platform qualify for Assessment & Certification by MEPSC.
- Launch of trainer module so that the training of the trainers can be scaled drastically in a short period of time.
- Demand Aggregation – Security Agencies shall list their job vacancies via the Demand Aggregation portal and MEPSC approved TP/TCs shall list their candidates on the portal and it will help match with jobs based on geo location preference, job roles, etc.
Vote of Thanks
Mr.Pravin Agarwala introduced BetterPlace.
BetterPlace helps transform the Blue Collar workplace by providing a digital platform for providing various services like background verification, training, attendance management, demand aggregation of jobs versus skilling, financial services to the employees, etc. They are trusted by more than 200 large blue collar employers and more than 8,00,000 blue collar employees have gone through their platform.
He also rolled out some offers for the KSSA Members at the event.
- 50% Discount for re-verification within 1 year (within Association members)
- Extra 10% discount on spot booking TODAY at the event.
- HELPDESK at the event for the benefit of the KSSA members. Please use the facility for demo, pricing, and any other help.
The vote of thanks was provided by Mr.Suresh.V, Director KSSA EC, where he also mentioned about the upcoming KSSA Sports Day on 23rd & 24th February, 2018. He invited everyone to register and participate in the sports day.


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Athletic Coaching (Minor)
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Dean School of Health Sciences
Laura M. Burke
Regis Launches Three-Year Degree Programs for Undergraduates
Regis College is pleased to announce the launch of a new fast track program that allows undergraduate students to earn their bachelor's degree in just three years.
Smile On
When Mount Ida College announced that it would close its doors in spring 2018, Regis committed to continue their Dental Hygiene program.
Regis Receives Its Largest Award from the National Institutes of Health
Regis College announced today that it received $275,000 from the National Institutes of Health, the largest award given to the university from the organization, to fund neonatal brain research in its Neuroscience program in the School of Health Sciences.


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Hotel doors to be shut on November 12 after minors served alcohol
The Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority has ordered the North Richmond Hotel to close for 24 hours after serving alcohol to two 17-year-olds.
In a statement released today (Thursday), the authority said the hotel would have its liquor licence suspended for 24 hours on Monday, November 12.
"[The offence] was identified by NSW Police during a walkthrough on August 25, 2017," the statement said.
"When entering the venue, police noticed two male patrons who appeared to be under the age of 18.
"When approached, the two males admitted to being 17 years of age and consuming more than 10 schooners between them over several hours.
"In subsequent interviews with the venue's employees, one of the bar staff admitted to serving the minors on 'auto-pilot' without asking for photo ID.
"Both the member of staff and the licensee were issued penalty notices by police for the offence."
The authority can hand out escalating penalties to venues found guilty of serving alcohol to minors – including licence suspensions of up to 28 days – under the Minors Sanctions Scheme.
"In handing out the penalty, the authority noted that the venue had no adverse history of compliance issues with its liquor licence," the statement said.
Liquor and Gaming NSW director of compliance operations, Sean Goodchild, said serving alcohol to minors was one of the most serious offences under NSW liquor laws due to the high risks of harm.
"This case should serve as a reminder to all venues as we head into the busy festive season," he said.
"Under the Minors Sanction Scheme, escalating penalties apply for selling alcohol to under 18s including liquor licence suspensions, cancellations and disqualifications.
"Licensed venues are advised to ask for age ID of any patrons who appear under the age of 25."


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by Jack Mariano
Homecoming Week of 2014 begins with the opening of the Fall Festival Carnival on October 1st at 6:00 pm. Discounted rides and activities will be available this evening and will run throughout the week. Please visit the following website and its accompanying Facebook page for more information about coupons, discounts, and ride vouchers in exchange for game tickets. Feel free to "like us" on Facebook to spread the word!
CARNIVAL – to be held on the grounds of Octorara Middle School
KIDS SPECIAL! On Thursday, October 2nd, students in grades k-6 will be able to purchase unlimited ride wristbands for $10 (half price). These bands will be good from 3:30 to 7:00 on Thursday evening. Coupons for $2 off regular $20 wrist bands are available in all of the district buildings. Come support our booster organizations, who will be offering face painting, lollipop trees, hayrides, plinko boards, cornhole games, and much, much more! At the bottom of this email is a basic outline of some of our events during Homecoming.
In addition, the Annual Octorara Homecoming Parade will be held Thursday, October 2nd. All parade participants should enter the lower parking lot and bus loop at the Primary Learning Center. Line- up will begin at 5:00 p.m. Only parade participants will be permitted in this area. All spectators may park in any of the other campus parking lots and walk to the parade route. We encourage you to bring lawn chairs or blankets. The parade will begin promptly at 6:00 pm. The parade route will encompass the road that connects the Primary Learning Center to the Intermediate School and will cross over Highland Road into the bus lane of the Jr./Sr. High School. Our grandstand will be in front of our brave statue and the parade will terminate behind the Jr./Sr. High School. The parade is open to community groups and organizations as well. There is no fee for local businesses or civic organizations to participate. If you are interested in participating in the parade and have not done so already, please contact Jamie Bankert, Assistant Principal and Athletic Director of the Octorara Junior-Senior High School via email at firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone at 610-593-8254. A constantly updated schedule of events can be found here: http://www.octorara.k12.pa.us/domain/558 Thank you and we look forward to a wonderful week of games, rides, and community fellowship.
Homecoming 2014
Schedule of Events
Wednesday, October 1
Fall Carnival Opens at 6:00 p.m.!
All you can ride wristbands for sale for $20 (discount coupons available)
Talent Stage for Students Throughout the Night!
Thursday, October 2
Carnival Special:
Students in Grades k-6 will be able to purchase $10 "all you can ride" wristbands
K-6 wristbands good until 7:00 p.m. (coupons not valid with $10 band)
Talent Stage for Students Throughout the Night!
6:00 Homecoming Parade on Octorara's Campus
7:00 Boys Soccer Game vs. Unionville
Gene Davis Memorial Rededication Ceremony – Honoring The Educator and Coach who put Octorara Soccer on the map
Friday, October 3
Carnival Opens at 3:00 p.m.!
Talent Stage for Students Throughout the Night!
9:40 a.m. District Hall of Fame Induction Assembly (HS Auditorium)
1:20 Pep Rally (flex period at end of school day).
7:00 Football vs. Sun Valley
Halftime: Homecoming Coronation Ceremony
Saturday, October 4
8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Soccer Booster Breakfast $5 (kids get half off with soccer jersey)
8:00 a.m. Women's Alumni Field Hockey Event (come out and see your favorite players from yesteryear)
10:00 Girls' Soccer vs. Marple Newtown
10:00 Cross Country vs. Oxford
10:00 Field Hockey vs. Oxford
10:00 Girls' Tennis vs. Oxford
11:30 Volleyball vs. Sun Valley
Carnival Opens at 6:00 p.m.
Talent Stage for Students Throughout the Night!
7:00 Homecoming Dance


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Bill would bans death-in-prison sentences for children
Sen. Harold M. Metts and Rep. Marcia Ranglin-Vassell have introduced legislation to enable those serving lengthy sentences for crimes they committed as juveniles to be eligible for parole after serving 15 years, effectively eliminating life without parole for juvenile offenders and ensuring the state complies with recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings.
Current parole law makes no distinction between adults and those under 18 convicted in adult court. Typically, those serving life sentences are eligible for parole after 20 to 25 years.
The legislation (
) is aimed at creating more nuanced parole laws that better reflect the differences between juvenile and adult offenders, and acknowledging recent Supreme Court decisions.
"Justice is not one-size-fits all. The Supreme Court has recognized that those who commit crimes as juveniles are not the same as adult offenders. Their minds are still developing, and yes, they can be rehabilitated," said Senator Metts (D-Dist. 6, Providence). "This legislation isn't going to open the prison doors and set anyone free. It's going to give our duly appointed and highly qualified Parole Board a chance to look at individual cases and determine whether someone who committed a serious crime as a child should still be in jail or whether he or she has truly rehabilitated and is deserving of a chance to be a part of society for the first time in their adult life."
Said Representative Ranglin-Vassell (D-Dist. 5, Providence), "Who among us is not very different than they were as a teenager? Teenagers who commit crimes, even very serious crimes, are still children, who have a long way to go and much to learn before they are fully mature. Even in prison, they grow up, and if they have rehabilitated, they should have the opportunity to show the Parole Board that they are not the same troubled young person they were when they committed their crimes. To give them life without any opportunity for parole is to throw away their entire lives before they have even grown up, and it rejects the notion of rehabilitation that is supposed to be at the heart of corrections, particularly for youth."
Senator Metts is a retired assistant principal and a deacon in the Congdon Street Baptist Church who regularly provides ministry in prison. Representative Ranglin-Vassell is a special education English teacher at E-Cubed Academy in Providence, has been a teacher in Providence for 18 years, and also taught in Kingston, Jamaica. They say they sponsored the bill both because juveniles are different from adults, and because the justice system is not merely about punishment and retribution, but also for rehabilitation, restoration and reconciliation. The possibility of parole provides hope to the incarcerated, as well as incentive to improve.
The change would affect only nine prisoners currently serving in Rhode Island. It does not apply to Craig Price, who murdered four of his Warwick neighbors as a teen and is now being held in a high-security Florida prison, since he is no longer serving time for the murders, but for numerous subsequent infractions committed in prison as an adult. It also would not prohibit life sentences in the future for youth who commit similarly heinous crimes.
The bill was influenced by four U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the last 17 years grounded in adolescent development research, holding that children are "constitutionally different" from adults and should not be subject to the country's harshest penalties. In the past five years, the number of states that ban life-without-parole sentences for children has nearly quadrupled to a total of 19 and the District of Columbia, including Texas, West Virginia and Arkansas. An additional four states ban life-without-parole sentences for children in most cases.
Consistent with patterns documented throughout the justice system, these draconian sentences
disproportionately impact children of color. According to Human Rights Watch, African-American youth are sentenced to life without parole as children at a per capita rate that is 10 times that of white youth. Research by the Sentencing Project has also shown that most children who are serving life-without-parole sentences have suffered extreme trauma and abuse. More than 80 percent of kids serving life witnessed violence in their homes and neighborhoods on a regular basis. More than 50 percent of boys and 80 percent of girls were physically abused; more than 20 percent of boys and 77 percent of girls were sexually abused.
The Campaign for Fair Sentencing for Youth, Rhode Island Parole Board Chairwoman Laura A. Pisaturo and representatives of the Diocese of Providence and the American Civil Liberties Union all testified in support of the bill last year, when it passed the Senate.
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Post SATs activities (St John's Primary School)
Partner type: Maintained School
20 Year 6 students from St John's after their SATS are finished participate in a number of sports and activities on a weekly basis at College with our various sporting professional coaches. These include football, tennis, cricket, hockey, rugby as well as CCF assault course and fun swim sessions. As part of the partnership College also transport the school's sports teams to local events and tournaments.
Aims of the project
Expose children to the facilities and professional coaches of College. Introduce new sports and activities to them.
Coaches deliver fun sessions and children have new experiences as well as the opportunity to use our facilities. They are used to a tiny concrete play area.
Both school benefit from shared activity.
Background and goals
Our Head of Sport had an idea and emailed about a partnership.
Staffing-investment and facilities.
Non teaching - 2 or 3 staff for a 2 hour session plus planning.
Not at present.
Pupil involvement
Pupils can become involved from College.
Year 6.
Both genders.
Frequency and duration
Once a week - under review now and being taken on by CCPS.
CCPS discretion-project has evolved.


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Gorgeous Custom 3,672 Sqft Single Level Home on 1 Acre with 4 car Garage and No HOA! 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathrooms, with second Master suite. Master Bathroom features a Lavish Roman Soaking Tub, and Huge Rounded Walk-in Roman Shower with dual shower heads. Huge Open Great Room with Recessed Ceilings, and Chef's Kitchen with Butler's Pantry complete with prep sink and huge walk-in pantry. Off-set Travertine flooring, with 8 ft doors, and Plantation Shutters throughout.
Listing courtesy of HomeSmart Lifestyles.
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This Tuesday night, December 12 at 8pm, join LIC Reading Series at LIC Bar for a wonderful night with four writers discussing memoir: Ashley Ford (Host, 112BK), Abeer Hoque (OLIVE WITCH), Sarah Perry (AFTER THE ECLIPSE), and Jason Tougaw (THE ONE YOU GET).
It may be chilly outside, but we have a working fireplace at LIC Reading Series...come get cozy!
LIC Reading Series: Ford, Hoque, Perry, Tougaw
December 12, 2017, 8-10pm
where: carriage house of the LIC Bar, 45-58 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, NY 11101
closest subway: 7/E/M/G to Court Square; G to 21st St; 7 to Vernon-Jackson
As always, the Astoria Bookshop will be onsite selling books by our readers, who will be signing any books purchased that evening after the event. There will be a panel discussion with our guest authors and raffle prizes for the audience!
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About our readers:
ASHLEY C. FORD lives in Brooklyn by way of Indiana. She is (mostly) a writer, editor, and public speaker. She is currently writing a memoir, and hosting Brooklyn-based news & culture show, 112BK. Ford has written or guest-edited for The Guardian, ELLE, BuzzFeed, Slate, Teen Vogue, New York Magazine, Lenny Letter, and various other web and print publications. She also taught creative non-fiction writing at The New School and Catapult.co. Ford previously worked as a development executive for Matter Studios, where she focused on web series and documentaries, and was also the host of the first season of Audible.com's literary interview series, Authorized. She has been named among Forbes Magazine's 2017 30 Under 30 in Media, and Brooklyn Magazine's 2016 Brooklyn 100.
ABEER Y. HOQUE is a Nigerian born Bangladeshi American writer and photographer. She likes sliding doors and choosing your own adventure. Her books include a travel photography and poetry monograph (The Long Way Home, 2013), a linked collection of stories, poems, and photographs (The Lovers and the Leavers, 2015), and a memoir (Olive Witch, 2017). See more at olivewitch.com.
SARAH PERRY holds an M.F.A. in nonfiction from Columbia University, where she served as publisher of Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art and was a member of the journal's nonfiction editorial board. She is the recipient of a Writers' Fellowship from the Edward F. Albee Foundation and a Javits Fellowship from the U.S. Department of Education, and has attended residencies at Norton Island in Maine and PLAYA in Oregon. Perry's prose has appeared in Blood & Thunder magazine, Bluestockings Literary Journal, Elle.com, and The Guardian. Her memoir After the Eclipse was published in Fall 2017 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. She lives in Brooklyn.
JASON TOUGAW is a professor of literature at City University of New York. He is the author of two nonfiction books, Strange Cases: The Medical Case History and the British Novel and Touching Brains: Literary Experiments in 21st-Century Neuromania. Tougaw's memoir The One You Get: Portrait of a Family Organism is the winner of the 2017 Dzanc Nonfiction Prize. Excerpts from The One You Get have appeared in Boys to Men: Gay Men Write about Growing Up and Electra Street: A Journal of the Arts and Humanities. He blogs about the relationship between art and science at Californica.net.
This event is made possible in part by the Queens Council on the Arts with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.


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