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Indianapolis — $50 million. That's how much less city leaders will have to work with next year to keep Indianapolis running. They're now trying to find ways to cut costs while delivering the same services to residents.I'm not sure how Reynold could claim he was expecting a reduction about half this size if he had been following the downwardly spiraling state income tax collections over the past couple of years. Indianapolis residents will be ready to burn Mayor Greg Ballard at the stake (only a figure of speech) when they see the deep budget cuts that will occur in the delivery of basic city services after he just approved a $33.5 million give-away to billionaire Herb Simon and his Indiana Pacers at the same time he has been backdooring tax increases on average taxpayers.
The city controller said the deficit is a reflection of the nation's downward economic spiral.
"It's caused by the wages in Marion County being down from the prior year. The amount that we get in 2011 reflects the economic activity of 2009," said City Controller David Reynolds.
The controller was anticipating an 8% drop but the final number is actually a 15% reduction in revenue.
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard will announce his budget proposal for next year later this month.
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
City Confirms $50 Million Shortfall
7 comments:
- Downtown Indy said...
It's as if they don't even remember writing those big checks for other things.
and to say "It's caused by the wages in Marion County being down from the prior year" is simply proof they are all incapable of managing a budget.
I don't know how much more so-called 'financial benefit' this city can handle from the CIB operations.
Do you suppose they just don't know that those parentheses on balance sheets means 'negative number?'
- Marycatherine Barton said...
All over the country cities and states are failing, and the unscrupulous powerful and wealthy are grabbing everything they can get, while the gettings good. (The guilty and aware in Indy know to whom in Indy I am referring.)
The USA is bankrupt from the cost of fighting wars for Israel, thanks to the influence of extremely influential powerful lobbies for Israel, and the federal government cannot afford to bail us out.
- Gary R. Welsh said...
We aren't fighting these wars for Israel; we're fighting these wars for the benefit of the military industrial complex President Eisenhower warned us about before leaving office. Unfortunately, we failed to heed his warning. They are the ones who have destroyed this country by carrying out assassinations, manipulating our electoral process and our economy to the point the people are virtuallly powerless and our constitution is practically meaningless. Our country has been brought to financial ruin and the blood is on the hands of the few who run this vast complex. Nothing is really what it appears any more.
- Marycatherine Barton said...
Points well taken, dearest Gary. My heart aches.
- dcrutch said...
Reduce spending by X% across the board until we descend from fantasy to the reality of what's important.
What's "important" and what isn't? By my estimation- I think stop the subsidation of professional sports teams. It will cost money to keep the stadiums minimally maintained, but apparently more money to stay in the stadium-rebuild loop as a medium market. Reduce the parks & recreation budgeting. Reduce funding for the Arts. Reduce garbage pick-ups. Reduce operational hours of city offices. Stop spending money on benefits for non-citizens this side of emergency care. Cap dysfunctional parenting reunification attempts. Bring back multi-unit foster care instead of the money we spend for one kid in one home.
If this sounds hateful and draconian, then what are your suggestions? I'm trying to leave public safety & education alone while more successfully protecting children.
You think you can reap more taxes in this economy out of Marion county taxpayers and businesses? Remember-Federal taxes go up next year and our health "reform" kicks-in further.
- Blog Admin said...
dc, I don't know if you've followed budgets in recent years, but parks and rec is operating on a significantly reduced budget. The only reason it got an increase in 2008 was to fix leaking pools. It's not shoe string like animal control is, but I wouldn't put it past this town's politicians to get it to that point in 2-3 years.
- M Theory said...
Gary, I am happy to hear you publicly admit the conclusions you have come to know are truth.
This knowledge is where the path leads.


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Thanks to the recent events in Shadowland, Daredevil has gone crazy and it looks he might not last much longer as the protector of Hell's Kitchen. That means someone else needs to step in for him while he's being "reborn," so T'Challa of Wakanda, aka the Black Panther, is due for a return to the United States. Above, Simone Bianchi draws the new "man without fear."
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It appears that T'Challa's wife Storm will be hanging with the X-Men while T'Challa does his soul searching.
"Storm is with the X-Men in Utopia," reveals the writer. "[Her and T'Challa's] relationship has not changed; they are still married, in love and committed to each other. At the same time, they have their own things they have to do. Storm not only accepts that T'Challa has to be alone right now, she insists on it because she understands that is what he needs. T'Challa is out to test his limits and see what he's made of; that would be hard to do if every time he got in trouble Storm came flying in and zapped his enemies."
Interesting. I think this new role for T'Challa might be actually pretty good for him and Storm's relationship. He's lost all of his toys and his playset, so he does need to regroup and reconfigure his identity. A bit of back to basics might be good for him and I love the idea of T'Challa prowling around New York City. X-Men fans are most likely happy to have Storm back full time for a while. I hope we get some on panel time between the married couple as they deal with the strain of a long distance relationship, but if we don't I can just pretend it happened off panel. Hopefully, the time apart will build Ororo and T'Challa up, showing them as awesome individuals, so when they reunite fans of both characters will rejoice.


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First my review: This book is for anyone who wants to write nonfiction and then publish their work! In her book, Nina Amir explains in detail what blogging a book is all about. When you blog a book, you write your book in public on your blog. She explains that by publishing your book on your blog as you write, you also can attract readers and build a "fan base" of hundreds if not thousands of readers who will buy the print version.
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Your passion and sense of purpose inspire you to write. Each time you put your fingers on the keyboard, you have the opportunity to make a positive and meaningful difference in the world with your words. However, you can transform more lives if you publish your words on a blog than in a book. If you produce both—a blog a book—your ability to author change grows tremendously.
I started blogging in 2006. I blogged my first book in 2010, and I have written at least five books intentionally on my blog—post by post—(and created three "booked" blogs out of repurposed blog posts) since then.
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One of the "rarest creatures in the world" has been spotted for only the third time ever off the coast of Papua New Guinea by a US biologist.
The creatures, which are thought to have survived two ice ages and pre-date dinosaurs, have only been seen by two people in the world – making them one of the planet's most elusive and unknown inhabitants.
A species of nautilus, distant cousins of squid and cuttlefish, they have been christened the "living fossils" of the oceans' waters due to the distinctive shells that appear as fossils over a 500 million year period.
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The move comes as critics point out the damage being caused by a throwaway culture fuelled by cheap clothing that has seen a sharp rise in the number of garments sold annually around the world.
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"The Circus Animal Unemployment Crisis"
A new-found awareness of the often bleak circumstances of exotic animals bred for profit has led to overloaded refuges. The crisis for overloaded refuges was spurred by a new-found awareness of the often bleak circumstances of those bred for profit; a baby lion can fetch $1,000, a white tiger cub as much as $30,000. They may be kept in corn cribs, horse trailers, basements or worse.
"Earth on Track for Back-to-Back Records for Highest Temperatures"
With an El Nino growing in the Pacific Ocean and climate change spurring global temperatures ever higher, almost nothing can stop Earth from breaking 2014's mark for the warmest year on record.
"Islamic Leaders Call For Phasing Out Global Fossil Fuels"
Islamic leaders from 20 countries have unveiled a sweeping new declaration on climate change, calling on their fellow Muslims to care for the planet and asking world leaders to phase out their use of fossil fuels.
"Meat-Eaters Are The Number One Cause Of Worldwide Species Extinction, New Study Warns"
A meat-inclusive diet often comes with a side of environmental caveats, including livestock's contribution to global warming, its contribution to deforestation, and the stress it places on a bevy of increasingly precious resources, from water to land. Now, a group of researchers want to add another concern to the meat-eater's plate: worldwide species extinction.
According to a recent study published in Science of the Total Environment by researchers at Florida International University in Miami, livestock production's impact on land use is "likely the leading cause of modern species extinctions" — a problem the researchers think will only get worse as population growth increases the global demand for meat.
"Linking two rivers threatens to displace tigers"
Panna national park, home to 24 tigers, will be destroyed if the proposed linking of the rivers Ken and Betwa goes ahead, fear wildlife activists. Work was scheduled to start in December 2015. But the project isn't likely to receive environmental clearances by then.


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Pagan Paths
Stories, questions, and musings about Asatru, and one man's effort to see the modern world through an old lens.
Gods in a Dive Bar
Ever have one of those projects when every part required for success seems overly complicated or nearly impossible? I do not mean a single snag- that seems common enough in any process. I am referencing those endeavors where every person involved is uncooperative and inflexible, every supposed headway results in multiple setbacks, and it seems insurmountable. Even for a Type A personality like me who thrives under pressure and prefers challenging projects to menial or repetitive simple tasks, it can become frustrating.
Allow me to provide some vague but necessary back-story. I was recently offered an opportunity to travel overseas for a few months and serve in a position more important than any I have been assigned to in the past. If I am being completely honest, I was selected over people who are likely more qualified or experienced in the level of management I will be responsible for. Once I received my assignment, I began the process of preparing to depart- a process that, in the armed forces, has multiple checklists to be completed and offices to visit in order to confirm eligibility for the assignment. The process should be very straightforward- but of all the words in the English language, "should" is quite possibly my favorite because it doesn't actually mean anything. More on that in a later blog.
////At this point, some reader may be thinking, "blah blah blah where is the Heathen part of this blog. Please read my first post, and realize that I am getting there, but at no point in this story does Thor throw down a lightning bolt to clear my way. Back to the blog now.////
Every time I turned a corner, someone was determined to tell me, "no," or, "not yet." The medical folks who do vaccinations and blood draw wouldn't see me until my neurological assessment was done (even though they have nothing to do with each other). The neuro office refused to turn on the computer to complete my assessment because there are two times per week when it is done in a group setting and no other option was available (though the assessment is automated and I could have been left alone with it for 20 minutes to complete it)... and the two allowable points were 6 days away. The fellows down at legal were on limited hours and could only review powers of attorney and wills at one period during the week- which naturally overlapped with another appointment required in the process. This trend continued with the administrative side of lining up my paperwork, the operational side of obtaining transportation, and every other component of the process.
Exasperated and having some trouble maintaining my patience, I had a random thought pop into my head- maybe I'm not supposed to accept this assignment. With all the people, offices, and appointments that had mired my process in delays, was it possible that it was more than typical government inefficiency? Had I inadvertently found a strand in my web of wyrd that was pulled taut and unable to be redirected through my efforts?
////Never fear, gentle reader, this is the Heathen part////
I found a coffee shop, ordered a drink, sat down, and consulted my gods and wights. My method of doing so might seem outlandish, but my method of exploring the Heathen solution to a Midgard problem is somewhat imaginative- I visualize a dive bar. The walls are cadet-blue and need a coat of paint. The bar itself is dark brown with a dozen round stools down the left side, vinyl seats cracked and slashed. A pool table is in the back right corner, in need of re-felting and somewhat fitting with the tipless and unweighted cues. A stage is on the right wall, and the front wall hosts a smaller stage with a stripper pole and a shuffleboard table. The whole venue is dimly lit and the glasses look dirty.
//// Okay, yes, I am getting to it. ////
I visualize Tyr behind the bar in a plaid shirt with the sleeves rolled up, using his one good hand to polish the bar with a rag. Freyja looks amazing in her cut-off jeans and her tank top, and she is playing pool with and a Valkyrie in classic biker-girl attire. Skadi is sitting next to Odin at the bar, wearing her fur-topped boots over dark jeans and a cold-weather parka. Odin is in worn out and stained jeans, old work boots, an olive-green Army jacket, and an eye patch. Freyr and Thor are sitting close to the stage, Freyr dressed like an off-duty cop in his khakis and tucked-in polo and Thor in a Carharts and a tight white tee shirt with a construction helmet sitting on the floor beside him, and the two are watching Loki do stand-up comedy. Loki wears jeans with embroidery down the seams to his knees, a tee shirt in the popular MMA style, and a flat-brimmed hat (because he knows I hate them, and this is my visualization after all).
I order a drink from Tyr and tell him my troubles while he listens quietly. I tell him about my complications, my concerns, and all of the little bumps I have run across. He mostly listens and says little aside from the occasional acknowledgement so I know he is still paying attention. When I finish he thinks on it, pours us both a shot of Wild Turkey 101, and says, "If you know the job is harder than your previous ones, why do you expect it to be easy to get ready for it? Just keep doing the right thing- you will end up exactly where you are supposed to be."
I thank him for his words, pay him and tip him well, and make my way over to the pool table. Freyja sets down her cue and leans against the table to face me, while the Valkyrie studies me with calculating eyes from across the table. I tell Freyja how I am feeling, my frustration and my exasperation, all the red emotions that go with this process I am finding so much resistance in. "F*ck 'em," she replies. "Use all that heat as fuel- get back in the ring and tear them apart. Turn the charm on way up high and see if that works. If not, crank up the aggression and show 'em why you got picked for this position." I thank her and turn to walk way, but the haunting voice of the Valkyrie behind me still reaches my ears, "Don't even think about quitting... I would be very, very disappointed if you opted out of this assignment."
With the message and it's implications loud and clear, I walk past Freyr and Thor towards Odin and Skadi. I am happy to see Thor and Freyr, but I'm not especially motivated to seek their counsel at this point and so I leave them to their show. Skadi turns to face me and gives me a warm hug. She tells me that she knows what it's like to walk up to the gates of people who are inherently not in her corner and have a list of demands that need to be satisfied. We commiserate for a moment and she recommends that I take a careful look at the rules of the game as she calls them. She tells me to look at the difference between problems with the procedures versus problems being created by the person in the office I happen to be interacting with. It's good advice, and I thank her for it.
Odin is my last stop in the bar, I think. He takes a long drink and listens as I tell my story again. His words come as no surprise- he advises me to use my head and be more wise than the sources of my complication, because knowledge will create a way forward even when I can't see one at first. He then tells me to use subterfuge if pure wisdom does not prevail, and that there is a time for blurred lines and shortcuts in any life situation. In parting, he reminds me to keep my temper under control and to remain objective, because I won't know the right time to switch from a cooperative approach to a confrontational one unless my head is clear.
I make my way towards the door, but hear my name through the mic from the stage- apparently Loki has some uninvited advice to give. I make my way back through the bar to talk to him and he sits on the edge of the stage so we are eye to eye. "You're never going to get it all done in time and even if you do, you're not good enough to do the job." I argue that I still have time and even time to spare, and I was picked for a reason so obviously someone thinks I have what it takes. "All of these people- Odin and Skadi and Tyr and Freyja- none of them are in your corner, or else you would be done already. None of them believe in you." I start to get angry and tell Loki that they have all given me great counsel and that I don't expect or want them to clear my way for me- I want to do that for myself because my actions will make them believe in me.
Only as I turn to walk away, pissed off with Loki as usual, do I realize what he was doing and how he helped.
The visualization falls apart, and I know my way ahead. Now, did I actually consult the gods? I don't know, maybe. I wasn't at my altar, and I made no offering. I wasn't in a trance in the traditional sense, and no tornado or thunderstorm or any such natural phenomenon punctuated my visualization. Maybe the gods had a hand in their replies to my questions, or maybe my subconscious generated their answers based on my conceptions of them. I don't know. What I *do* know is that I had a problem, I reached to my faith, I found answers, and I am moving forward.
This is a classic example of Heathenry in my life. Light on the runes and rituals, limited in Viking-Era symbolism, but heavy on results and a sense of home/comfort/belonging/strength/fortitude/dedication.
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Today is a very big day for the Ninja Forms team and our users. Over two years in planning and one year in development has finally culminated in the official release of THREE!
Live and available today, current users will start seeing the upgrade available in your WordPress dashboards shortly.
What is THREE exactly?
THREE is version 3.0 of Ninja Forms and is the most beautiful piece of software we have ever worked on or with inside of WordPress.
It is a complete rewrite of the user interface and the underlying code that powers it; a reimagining of how a WordPress form builder should be built. In fact, it's a reimagining of how any WordPress plugin might be built, regardless of its purpose.
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Yeah, okay. I stole that from Apple, but it's absolutely appropriate in this situation. Here is a bird's eye view of just some of what's new for both users and developers:
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- Completely rebuilt using technologies like Backbone, Underscore, and Marionette.
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- Front-end templating allows developers to swap out HTML elements without modifying any PHP files.
- Extended developer community with detailed codex and tutorials.
- Slack community making the Ninja Forms team more accessible to developers.
- KOZO add-on generator empowering developers to create add-ons rapidly.
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Parlophone, the frontline Warner Music Group label based in the UK, is going through changes.
The record company is now headed by Mark Mitchell, former GM of Atlantic Records UK.
He took over in January this year, receiving the baton from outgoing long-time Parlophone boss, Miles Leonard.
Mitchell is currently waiting for his fellow Co-President to arrive at Parlophone. MBW understands it will be former Virgin EMI's SVP of A&R, Nick Burgess, who will arrive later this summer.
Whoever it is, Mitchell thinks a lot of them: the British exec recently told MBW's quarterly UK magazine – Music Business UK – he believes that his new Co-President is "the best [deal] closer in the business".
Prior to Burgess's arrival, however, Mitchell's been busy.
Warner announced today that Jack Melhuish is joining Parlophone as Director of Marketing, Strategy & Partnerships.
He leaves behind his role as Marketing Director at Universal-owned Polydor, where he recently worked with artists such as The 1975, Lana Del Rey, Haim, Kendrick Lamar, James Blake, Years & Years, Jax Jones, Stefflon Don, Michael Kiwanuka, Elbow and Ramz.
"Jack totally gets the level of disruption, speed and cross channel engagement that's required nowadays."
Mark Mitchell, Parlophone
Mitchell and Melhuish (pictured) used to work closely together at Atlantic before Melhuish jumped to Parlophone in 2014.
As Digital Director and Marketing Director at Atlantic Records UK, Melhuish played a key role in the campaigns for artists such as Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Clean Bandit, Rudimental and Paolo Nutini.
Melhuish isn't the only major appointment made by Mitchell this year.
The exec has recruited ex-Spotify and BBC Radio 1 exec Rob Khan the other month as Music Streaming Lead at the label.
The role sees Khan creating pitches for artists to present to partners such as Spotify, Apple and YouTube, as well as collaborating with streaming partners to craft successful artist campaigns. In addition, he is providing thought leadership for label and wider Warner Music Group on streaming strategy.
Khan became a Music Editor at Spotify in November 2015, before leaving to set up his own consultancy at the end of last year.
Prior to Spotify, he was a producer at BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra.
Confirming Melhuish's arrival today, Mitchell said: "During our time together at Atlantic, we broke a number of huge UK artists, so I'm incredibly excited to be back working with Jack. His recent work has continued that success and seen him really develop a truly progressive approach to marketing artists.
"He totally gets the level of disruption, speed and cross channel engagement that's required nowadays. I'm sure that through highly effective, holistic campaigns, he will have a significant impact on our capability for new and existing artists."
Jack Melhuish commented: "Parlophone is at a massively exciting stage of its life and this is a fantastic opportunity to work with Mitch again, to be part of a talented and passionate team and to lead the label and its artists into different ways of reaching and engaging audiences.
"Both brands and fans want greater access to artists than ever before. Our focus will be to blend all traditional and non-traditional channels to our advantage and work creatively and flexibly with both established partners and the wealth of new and exciting avenues that are available to our acts."Music Business Worldwide


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Holmes Report 17 May 2015 // 3:45PM GMT
BASF, Bayer, Dow Chemical, Dow Corning, and DuPont have the strongest reputations in the chemical industry, according to a new State of the Chemical Industry Study from APCO Worldwide, which uses the firm's proprietary Return on Reputation Indicator model to examine how corporate reputation translates into added value for companies in that sector.
The study found that the ability to improve the quality of consumers' lives and to drive economic success are among the key factors that separate top companies across the United States and in six European markets.
According to Katie Sprehe, director of reputation research and strategy at APCO Insight, based in Washington, DC: "The analysis shows that top companies are particularly well-rated on how their products improve quality of life and overall economic contributions through the creation of highly skilled jobs. There is considerable potential to articulate the story about how these companies enhance the lives of literally billions around the world on a daily basis."
The study examined overall favorability toward the leading 20 chemical companies and measured performance on five key drivers of reputation: safety; innovation and competitiveness; engagement; environmental impact; and governance.
Chris Levy, director of APCO Insight in Europe, adds, "Our analysis shows there is a tangible reputational pay-off for companies if they can get their communication right. The stronger a company's reputation, the more likely opinion leaders are to act as advocates—be that on social media or in more traditional forums.
"Companies should focus on the positive narrative, but not forget to address the most important stakeholder concerns, for example issues around water use."
The Return on Reputation methodology has demonstrated a correlation between reputation and sales, stakeholder advocacy, policy goals, and marketing capitalization.


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On a Young Lady's Sixth Anniversary
by Katherine Mansfield
Baby Babbles--only one,
Now to sit up has begun.
Little Babbles quite turned two
Walks as well as I and you.
And Miss Babbles one, two, three,
Has a teaspoon at her tea.
But her Highness at four
Learns to open the front door.
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Nellie's Schoolhouse enjoyed another wonderful summer! Throughout June, July and August, we visited Camp Pegasus, the Judith Creed Homes for Adult Independence and led and taught a class for young people at Common Space in Ardmore.
Camp Pegasus
At Camp Pegasus in Rosemont, 32 children, ages 7-14, learned how to care for dogs, understand their body language and how to properly feed, groom and walk them. Whether it was Kayla who overcame her fear of canines with determination and courage, or Meg who gave all her love and kindness to our dogs, or Ben who celebrated every dog in our program, or Gianni whose personality and enthusiasm were contagious, all the children were talented, enthusiastic and focused. We thank all of them for their participation.
Judith Creed Homes
Our ongoing relationship with the Judith Creed Homes (JCHAI) continued this past summer. Meeting three times in June, July and August, 12 young adults spent one hour with our sweet dogs, discussing and learning about the gifts dogs offer us and understanding how to work with our canine friends in positive and productive ways. Our relationship with JCHAI continues to be affirmative and enjoyable.
Dog Walking 101
Our second Dog Walking 101 course, running for 6 weeks in June and July, featured instruction on the skills and steps necessary to become a professional dog walker. Isabelle, Nate, Bryn, Dillon, Liam and Natasha were invested and enthusiastic participants in our program at Common Space in Ardmore (in association with Carousel Connections), and earned their certificates of achievement, presented at our last class in late July. We are grateful to Common Space for allowing us to use their wonderful room and supporting Dog Walking 101.
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Under the Statement, the leaders emphasized that conclusion of the trade deal negotiations "is becoming more urgent and significant" given the current headwinds faced by the global economy.
They welcomed the substantial progress made in the talks process in 2018 that has reached final stage and expressed their determination to conclude a modern, high quality and mutually beneficial RCEP in 2019.
By now, the participating countries have concluded talks on seven chapters on economic and technical cooperation, small and medium enterprises, customs procedures and trade facilitation, government procurement, institutional provisions, sanitary and phytosanitary measures and standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures.
Of the chapters, five were concluded this year alone, according to the Joint Statement.
The leaders reiterated the value of continued engagement with various stakeholders of the RCEP, including representatives from the business sector, non-governmental organizations and others in ensuring that RCEP remains inclusive.
The member countries began talks in 2013 and the initial goal was to wrap up them in 2015./.


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Ashutosh Rana and Renuka Shahane
Why Ashutosh Rana and Renuka Shahane went in for the most non celeb marriage.
He broke into the big league with his role as the psychopathic killer in Tanuja Chandra'sDushman, followed by the role of another psychopath in Chandra's Sangharsh, yet Ashutosh Rana fell big time when he met Renuka Shahane, the quintessential good girl of Hindi filmdom and television serials.
They met three years ago and for the better part of the past two years were a couple. Finally, in May, Rana's spiritual guru, Dev Prabhakar Shastri told a pleased as punch Rana that he should marry Renuka. "My guruji advised me to get married. He likes Renuka and thinks she's perfect for me."
So he did obey his guruji and the duo went in for the most non celeb marriage ever, far from the razzmattaz of Mumbai.
Says Renuka, "We wanted it to remain simple because Ashutosh's spiritual guru wanted it that way. Simplicity suits us fine as we had no time to arrange an elaborate wedding." They wed on May 25th in Damoh in Madhya Pradesh, and returned to Mumbai on the 27th. Though the wedding itself was a simple and private affair, with only close family and friends present, but in Damoh they were treated like visiting royalty.
"We reached Damoh station on the 25th morning itself and the wedding ceremony was scheduled for 12 noon. To our surprise we found the entire station packed with a throng of people like there is in a political rally. We literally had to fight our way through to the jeep which had come to receive us. And then we stood in the jeep and waved to the crowds lining both sides of the road."
They were then taken to a newly built hotel in Damoh which they then had to inaugurate. It was already 9.30 am by then, and they had to reach the wedding mandap by 12. To add to their woes, the power supply went off, and Renuka had to get dressed and do her own make up in the sweltering May summer heat of Damoh. "I was perspiring all the way, and it had nothing to do with nervousness." The bride dressed in a traditional red, beige and gold chaniya choli, while the groom went traditional too in a beige bandhgala sherwani, with a gold turban.
Renuka's mother who was to give her away didn't reach the venue on time, so Ashutosh's sister did the honours. The ceremony was very simple and traditional and the entire wedding was organised by Rana's guruji, so Renuka has no wedding organising tips to share. What she does state, however, is
that she enjoyed the unusualness of her wedding. "I think we just sailed through the wedding like zombies," she says candidly.


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Seize Hahnemann, Evict Freedman: Healthcare is a Human Right
There is an empty hospital and there are sick people. We should not allow one millionaire to hold our city and our health hostage! #TakeOverHahnemann
The Berks County detention center has been abusing undocumented people long before the Trump administration. Shut it down!
The Berks County Residential Center, also known as the Berks County Detention Center, is one of three family detention centers in the United States where the federal government detains undocumented families seeking asylum. It can hold up to 96 people-- mothers, fathers, and children--and can hold them indefinitely.
Berks County owns and runs the center and is reimbursed by the federal government for operational expenses, a cost of $343 per person per day. ICE dictates the center's policies. Additionally, the county makes at least $1.1 million annually by leasing the building space.
Mothers, fathers, and children imprisoned inside Berks experience conditions of abuse and neglect. Families have reported verbal, physical, and sexual abuse from staff. Children as young as two weeks old have been incarcerated and parents have cited poor conditions for their children, including failure to provide adequate and timely medical care. In one case, it took three days for a four year old girl vomiting blood to be taken to a hospital to receive medical attention.
In 2016, a detention center worker was convicted of institutional sexual assault after admitting to raping a 19-year-old Honduran woman. He served less time in prison than this woman and her 3-year-old son did at Berks. ICE responded to this abuse by blaming victims of sexual violence. The Spanish version of the handbook given to families upon arrival includes a section titled "Measures to Avoid Sexual Assault" that dictates how women should dress, act, and talk.
Later that year, mothers detained with their children in Berks initiated a hunger strike to protest and challenge the government's claim that families would be released from Berks after 20 days. The hunger strike did bring national attention to the situation at Berks, however the women eventually suspended their hunger strike citing intimidation from ICE.
In August 2015, a Federal Court judge ordered the release of immigrant children held in detention centers in Texas and Pennsylvania, after determining that the detention of children and their mothers who crossed the border illegally was in violation of a court settlement. In 2016, the PA Department of Human Services (PA DHS) revoked the license to operate the Berks County Family Residential Center and the center has been running without a state childcare license ever since.
Governor Wolf claims that he wants to close Berks Detention Center but that his hands are tied. The Shut Down Berks Coalition along with legal experts have conducted extensive research proving that Governor Wolf and the PA DHS can use Emergency Removal Orders to shut down Berks due to the clear neglect and dangers to the mental and physical health of the people detained there. Yet Wolf refuses to meet with the coalition and continues to claim there is nothing he can legally do.
Furthermore, the Berks County government has an economic interest in the detention of immigrants since it gives them millions of dollars in income. Although the county claims they are not profiting off the detention of undocumented immigrants, the $7 million they have made through their contract with ICE since 2011 speaks otherwise.
The Democratic Party is, at best, an unreliable ally. Nationally, the party abandoned its promises on DACA and negotiated a budget deal with no protections for immigrant youth. Democrats hope their rhetorical battle against the Trump administration's extreme immigration policy will obscure the fact that it was the Obama administration which dramatically expanded family detention and deportations. Democratic and Republican presidents alike have played a role in the brutal imperialist policies at the root of the refugee crisis around the world.
The Democratic Party establishment is both terrified of, and complicit with, the right-wing demagoguery around immigration. US corporations and their politicians encourage "illegal" immigration to create a hyper-exploitable workforce which, under constant threat of deportation, must accept virtually any working condition. Then those very same forces, whip up the racist, xenophobic arguments about immigrants stealing jobs and committing crimes. This 2-for-1 special further divides the working class and undermines its capacity to fight back.
Legal status for immigrants would greatly strengthen their ability to struggle collectively with native-born workers for improved wages, benefits and working conditions. This puts progressive Democrats in a bind: they want the votes that will come with supporting the hugely popular demand "no kids in cages" without jeopardizing the corporate donations that come with maintaining, or even weakening, the status quo.
Liberals know how to wag their finger at native born workers and tell them to share, but their dependence on corporate cash prevents them from taking up a platform of taxing the rich to pay for a massive green jobs program, housing, education and healthcare; and of ending mass incarceration, militarized policing and deportations which could lay the basis for a united working class fight back against the billionaire class.
Groups like the Shut Down Berks Coalition have campaigned and organized for years to shut down Berks and free immigrant families in Pennsylvania. The protracted length of this fight has made it clear that no amount of reasoning or logical argument will be sufficient to convince Governor Wolf to order Berks closed. Governor Wolf is more afraid of the blistering attack he will face from his Trump-like opponent, Scott Wagner, than he is of our movement. We have to escalate our tactics to change that. Closing the Berks facility would be a massive win for the movement, one which could inspire heightened struggle at other detention facilities around the country.
Governor Wolf order the closure of Berks through an Emergency Removal Order. The released families should NOT be transferred to another facility upon closure.
Mayor Kenney end the PARS data sharing contract with ICE.
The next level of struggle requires the mobilization of broad layers of working class people, both documented and undocumented, ready to fight together in solidarity and disrupt business as usual to end deportation and win dignity for all working people.
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Understanding the Psalms, Proverbs, and Parables – The Source of Godly Wisdom
The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: For learning what wisdom and discipline are; for understanding insightful sayings; for receiving wise instruction in righteousness, justice, and integrity; for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced, knowledge and discretion to a young man— a wise man will listen and increase his learning, and a discerning man will obtain guidance— for understanding a proverb or a parable, the words of the wise, and their riddles. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and discipline. Proverbs 1:1-7 HCSB
Reading the psalms, proverbs, and parables found throughout the Bible is highly recommended for a daily study of God's Word. So many common sense truths reside in them. Yet, beyond what is deemed as common sense, one discovers the spiritual connection within each of us that instinctively links truth with living rightly before God. However, how many of us take the time to truly explore the depth and breadth of wisdom found amongst the Bible's proverbs and parables. Even Jesus referred frequently to the psalms and proverbs to justify His teachings. His parables are a legendary part of his tradition of speaking truths in riddles and proverbial truths. So what is the value of psalms, proverbs, and parables?
for receiving wise instruction [in] righteousness, justice, and integrity – In other words: they help us to become more receptive to gaining godly wisdom within the Bible, which guides us in living our daily lives in ways that please God. They offer evidence of what is the truth and how to apply it in our relationships with others, in a manner pleasing God. In essence, it helps us to live our lives according to the perfect, pleasing and good will of God.
for teaching shrewdness to the inexperienced – The words of wisdom found in the psalms, proverbs, and parables help us to walk more confidently through life as a child of God. In circumstances when we lack the practical experience to deal rightly with life issues, the Bible provides the godly advice we need to choose wisely the right course of action. Shrewdness or astuteness comes with experience unless a wise mentor steps forward offering advice. However, in the absence of a mentor, the psalms, proverbs, and parables offer the shrewd counsel to help you to handle daily situations and relationships with sound judgment.
for teaching knowledge and discretion to a young man – A teacher's goal with any student is to become obsolete, ergo every worthy teacher desires to become obsolete because their pupil has learned how to learn for themselves, thus eliminating the need of the teacher – the foremost goal of education or knowledge one can achieve. Once one has increased in knowledge, discretion defines the proper use of knowledge to navigate life's situations and relationships.
a wise man will listen and increase his learning – This is the test that one has grown in his or her spiritual maturity: the ongoing pursuit of knowledge and the understanding. A spiritually wise man or woman acknowledges their responsibility to pass-on understanding and knowledge with others. Yet, wisdom also reveals to a godly person, no matter how much we have learned, we will never know it all! In fact, the more we learn, the more we realize there is more to understand and learn! Only God is omniscient, or all-knowing! Wisdom is but a journey, not a destination.
and, a discerning man will obtain guidance – A wise person never attempts to walk through life alone. He or she realizes more than anyone that God provides signposts and mentors for us to seek out and acknowledge for our own good. Only an ignorant person, or a fool, walks through life eyes-closed and stumbles and falls at every twist and turn throughout life's journey. A wise man is a discerning man, choosing his or her way without haste but with confidence.
It is for this reason the passage concludes with this statement of truth: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. This "fear" is not fright or horror but in the sense of reverence and honor. It is the fear that we would miss out on knowing and understanding how much the Lord loves us and desires to have a relationship with us. It is the fear of never knowing the truth and not receiving the blessings that come from living truthfully before the Lord, seeking God's will, ways, and wisdom.
How about you? Have you made the investment in seeking to learn by investing time each day in the psalms, proverbs, and parables, seeking a fresh "aha" moment of truth and understanding? Remember, the first step of wisdom is the fear of never knowing God and His love.
He (Jesus) would speak the word to them with many parables like these, as they were able to understand. And He did not speak to them without a parable. Privately, however, He would explain everything to His own disciples. Mark 4:33-34 (HCSB)
What did the Lord want His disciples to learn by teaching them in parables? The closer you are to the Lord, the clearer the parables and proverbs become to you.
NOTE: For more information about how I transformed psalms, proverbs, and parables into entertaining fictional stories filled with truths about life's challenges and choices please visit TMBrownAuthor.com.


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Call for papers: P.S. Soundscapes (2017)
Together with my colleague Benjamin Cope i'll be co-editing 'P.S. Soundscapes' - an upcoming (2017) issue of 'Topos' - journal of Philosophy and Cultural Studies. The volume will be dedicated to the questions of sound, music and listening in the Post-Socialist region.
Deadline for articles & reviews in English, Belarusian or Russian: 1 May 2017.
More info: EN - http://bit.ly/2fyCxFF, RU - http://bit.ly/2eIa9kY
The journal for philosophy and cultural studies "Topos" announces a call for papers for a 2017 issue.
Topic of the Issue: P.S. Soundscapes
The theme of the volume is to explore philosophical, social and cultural questions related to sound, listening and music, with special reference to the soundscapes of Eastern Europe and the former U.S.S.R.
The volume understands P.S. Soundscapes in two important ways.
Firstly, in the shadow of the visual turn, sound has often remained the poor cousin of visual and cultural studies. Yet, since the mid-20th century, sound has been a key element both of the rise and transformations of popular culture, and of experiments at the limits of art, thinking, music and the relations between people and their environment.
John Cage's famous silent piano piece "4:33" constitutes a provocation to thinking about how what we hear connects the individual to that which is around them, and about a permeable border between music, listening and the environment in which sounds occur.
The first sense of "P.S". in the title "P.S. Soundscapes" is therefore to assert that reflecting on sound can be an important postscript to the primacy of vision. We call for articles demonstrating how research on sound and listening can enrich and transform our understanding of a range of aspects of individual and collective life.
The second understanding of P.S. refers to the concept that we developed in a publication on urban studies, P.S. Landscapes: Optics of Urban Studies (Vilnius: EHU Publishing, 2008). In that volume, the term "P.S." was used as a way of gesturing to the "post-socialist" region, while also suggesting that this term has serious flaws and limitations.
In other words, what we seek to explore in the sense of P.S. Soundscapes is how thinking about sound is inflected as it emerges in the former socialist countries of Eastern Europe and the ex-Soviet Union.
The volume aims to do this in two . Firstly, by presenting issues with relation to sound that are being worked on by researchers in the region. And, secondly, by presenting an overview of the particular questions or characteristics of soundscapes as they emerge in relation to this region, and the towns, villages, landscapes, architecture, music industries, mediascapes, technological and performance paradigms, communities and scenes to be found here.
The purpose of the volume is twofold.
Firstly, to assert the place of sound as an important node in the contemporary humanities, and to present key issues thus emerging. Secondly, to explore issues of sound as they emerge in the P.S. region.
Themes of the volume:
sound studies;
sociology of music;
sound/listening and philosophy;
sound and vision; sound and media studies;
the relations between sound, listening and music;
sounds and spaces (music and place identity; local or regional soundscapes; music and community; festivals);
cities and sounds;
event studies;
localized music industries (music and work);
sounds and technology;
sounds and psychology/cognition;
sound design/architecture (atmospheres);
popular music;
ethnomusicology and post-colonialism.
Deadline for Articles and Reviews: 1 May 2017
Instructions for authors can be found on the website of the journal: http://topos.ehu.lt/en/journal/info-for-authors/
Editors: Benjamin Cope (firstname.lastname@example.com) and Pavel Niakhayeu (firstname.lastname@example.com). In case of questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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If you noticed, this personal (side) blog of mine has been around for a while. A year and two months, to be exact. I know this is kinda late to celebrate its birthday, but a simple, short post like this would do. Right?
Happy (first) birthday, Owl Memoria. People don't really know you, nor you are a reputable blog with well-written posts on various topics. You're a mess, but I like you for what you are–because you're a product of my thoughts and emotions. Something I can own. Something I can look back to. But, you still got a long way to live up to your name. Haha
Okay. So I just wrote a quasi-love letter to my blog, as if it's personified (although it's addressed as a thing later on).
I've slowed down on blogging, but I do not think I am stopping any time soon. It is still fun to write down my thoughts like this, without really giving a care of what other people may think or say about me or my blog. Haha.
Yep. Blogging like this is basically doing a monologue.
So, thanks to anyone who's reading my blog regardless if you've accidentally clicked a link somewhere else. Oh, special thanks to those who leave comments. You guys are amusing. Haha


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Crews respond to Holland factory fire | News
HOLLAND, Mich. (WZZM) -- Firefighters are working with the owners of a Holland factory to make sure the facility does not catch fire again.
The building housing Challenge Manufacturing on West Washington Avenue near U.S. 31 caught fire around 11 p.m. Wednesday.
Investigators believe the flames started on the roof near the facility's skylight. They say it was likely caused by sparks from welding that was going on at the time.
This is not the first time firefighters have been called out the Challenge Manufacturing, but they say company leaders are listening to their suggestions about how to prevent future fires.
Workers resumed operations shortly after the fire was put out.


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Praise for Second Wind
"Describing his races tack-by-tack and gust-by-gust, Philbrick crosses the finish line with sure-to-be satisfied readers interested in sailing and the personal life of this highly popular author."–Booklist
Praise for Valiant Ambition:
"May be one of the greatest what-if books of the age–a volume that turns one of America's best-known narratives on its head."–Boston Globe
"A suspenseful, richly detailed, and deeply researched book about the revolutionary struggle that bound George Washington and Benedict Arnold together and almost disastrous dysfunction of America's revolutionary government that helped drive them apart."–The New York Review of Books
"Clear and insightful, it consolidates his reputation as one of America's foremost practitioners of narrative nonfiction."–Wall Street Journal
"Philbrick is both a meticulous historian and a captivating storyteller. The book has unforgettable novelistic details [and] also contains much astute historical analysis and argument. Philbrick sees Arnold not as the man who almost lost the war so much as the catalyst that helped to win it."–Christian Science Monitor
Praise for Bunker Hill:
"A masterpiece of narrative and perspective."–Boston Globe
"A tour de force . . ."–Chicago Tribune
"Popular history at its best–a taut narrative with a novelist's touch, grounded in careful research."–Miami Herald
"A story that resonates with leadership lessons for all times."–Walter Isaacson, The Washington Post


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6th Annual Rod Nilsestuen Legacy Event
The 6th Annual Rod Nilsestuen Legacy Event was held at the University of Wisconsin–River Falls on Monday, March 27, 2017. The keynote speaker was Doug Wilson, CEO of Cooperative Resources International (CRI). He addressed a full theater of agricultural leaders, students and professors on the topic, "Leadership in an Uncertain Agricultural Economy." His thoughtful and articulate presentation provided insight into what it takes to lead an agricultural company into the next decade and beyond.
Mr. Wilson recently stepped down as a member of the Board of the Ralph K. Morris Foundation after serving for many years.


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Don't Fall in Love with Me
Do not fall in love with me. I'm not the girl you can ever live happily ever after with. I'm only good for a night. I'm the kind of girl you meet in a bar, share your poison with, blabber in a slurred way about your pretty ex-girlfriend who cheated on you & then have a one-night stand with. I'm the kind of girl who can help you get over your ex in a night. But, don't make the mistake of trying to take my number or calling me ever again. Because, I'm the girl you will never be able to get over. Neither alcohol nor one-night stands will make you forget the intoxicating way my mouth tasted, like a whisky completely different from the one we drank or the way I spilled my secrets out carelessly along with the whisky on your shirt. You won't forget the faraway look in my eyes as you drank me in with yours.
Do not fall in love with me. I'm not the girl who needs a man. I own such a cluttered life that I feel suffocated by the least amount of space clogged up by the commitment a relationship seeks. You can trap me in a cage & admire my exotic feathers, but I'll fly away at once as soon as you leave the door open. I'm always on the run, searching for new roads. I do not have a home. I just want to be lost & never found again.Do not fall in love with me. I'm incapable of loving anyone. I've been stripped off of trust, faith, hope, love & I'm naked. My soul has love bites all over it & it has not yet healed. I've given & given & received nothing in return. And now, I have nothing left to give you. Do not fall in love with me. Your warm tears cannot move a cold stone like me.
My memories will turn into your nightmares & will torment you until you become a hallucinating insomniac. They will render you powerless over your thoughts & actions. You will have nothing else to talk about, but me, with your mates even when you're sober. And soon, you will have only yourself left to talk to.
Do not fall in love with me. You'll forget to breathe. You'll forget to live. You'll forget that you're a human being too. And, that you also deserve to be loved. Do not fall in love with me. You'll become incapable of loving anyone else. And, there will come a time when you will forget that there was a time when you loved yourself too.
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